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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-05-05

he protegido.
Pero 5qu6 les habran hecho los ratones
a los gatos en- 6pocRs antsriores & Bu exis'
tencia?
Nacen con esa odio hereditario y 81 aca.
so no 10 sienten 10 bsstante, las madres Sc
los inspiran. Recuerdo que Ia gata blan
ca de Ia Conserjerfa se instal6 en- mi pieza
con sus pequenuelos y que no tenfan a6n
cinco BemanaB de nacidoB, cuando una
noche la rnadre tFaiO un ration que coloc6
sobre una losa. Los cuatro gatitos Sc
aproximaron tfmidos curiosos; Ia gaia
comenz6 Bu lecci6n de tortura cogiendo y
soltando alternativamente su presa; psro
las celdas no son tan espaciogas como las
alcobaS, y como Ia madre, atents & US
hijoE, no vigil6 10 sufciente al ration, este
pudo escaparse de prisa.
El deBcontento y la humillaci6n de Ia
gaia no tenfa lfmitsE; uentfa sobre II las
miTadas de sus cuatro hJoB que parecfan
decirla: y bien? Su dignidsd de madre
su odio de gaia estaban comprometidos y
ultrajados: movfa Ia cola airada, , como
uno de los gatitoB Sc aCerc6ra para acari-
ciarla, y le pisase Ia cola, le di6 tai arafia
20, que 10 hizo rodaE debsjo de la CANA.
81 ration se habfa eBcapado por el intere'
ticio de una plsncha de metal de la chi
menea. La gaia SO Coloc6 frente & aquel
agujerC, fla Ia mirada, abHorts, inm6viI;
cuando SO convenci6 de la inutiIidad de su
vigilsncia, pues el ration no salfa, resolvi6
entretenerBe con Bus hiios.
TranscurrieTon tres dias despu@s de esta
aventuTa que "a habfa olvidado, cuan o
vi aparecer al borde del agujero uu
ratoncilIo de amortiguados ojog. que pare.
cfa buscar q alguien. La gaia madre AGA.
baba de salir y los cuatro gatitos dormfan
en- un rine6n Bobre una piel de carnero que
les habfa comprado. Ell Tatoncillo adelan.
to las dos patitaa delanteraa. luego su cuer
po enfaquecido = extenuado; prob6 dar
a'gunos pasOa con lentitud; cay6 sobre el
dorBo y espir6. Sin duda el agujero no
llegaba hssta la pared 8 6sta era demaaia.
do maciza y no tenfa grietss en- donda
ocultarse; el ratonciIlo habfa pasado aIlf
tres dfaS sin, conner, prefriendo morir de
hambre, antes de tropezsr de nuevo con el
terrible feIino.
AU0usfk Hqeo1oa,1re
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De TRIBUNALES.

La secci6n primerA' de Ia CoTte de este
distrito d! ha dictad0 las aigui'nte' FeS0lu'
DECLARE herederos de Rafael Roca
sus hijoB Carmen. y Riacrdo , & Bu viuda
Luisa Correa, an Ia quota en- usufructo.
Con lugar el divorcio pedido por Co.
lestino Perez Perez contra CristobRlina
Diaz Sanchez.
-Heredero de Ramon Dinas Herman
dez su hijo Ramon Dimas Ortiz y & So
viuda en- la quota usufruCtuaria COrrespOn-
diente.
-Dispuso pasar al fiscal el expediente
de dominic promovido por MarbA Claire
English.
-Heredero de AdeIa de Juan 81 pa
are Jose de Juan.
Declare sin lugar Ia demauda de
Maria Marcelina Escalera contra Jose
Balado sobre nuIidad de un expedienta de
dominic de fnca ristica radiCada e1FSan-
turce.
-Herederos de Vicenta Fontanals Do
minguez 4 Hus hermanos consangufneos
Carmen, Julian y Antonio por parties
iguales.
-Tuvo por desistido Evaristo Rodrf
gi8z, administrator judicial de los bienes
de Ia testamentarfa de Feliciano Carbia,
de la demsnda de deBahucio contra Piz6
heFmanos.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-05-05
NOTICIAS

AVISO.-En $40 al contado, Sc vende
una mSquina de escribir, marca ''Sun."
Tene muy POGO uBo. Su astilo es moder
no. Escritura visible de precioso tipo'
Informar6n an Ia Agencia Singer. 8 Y. q.
-P0R NO PODERSE ATENDER.
Sc aTrienda SO vende una fnca, com
puesta de 460 cuerdas sitio denominado
Cuyon, jurisdiction de Coamo, toda de
paste de yerba de guinea, distribuida en-
4 cercados con aqua abundante y 81 rio
CuYon que la rodea en- su mayor parte
bien cercada de alambTe tachueio en-
buena condici6n Dicha fnca tiene 180
cabezas de ganado vacuno = alguno caba'
ballar que une al negocio bien vendidos
ganancias -DiTigirae 4 r. M. Gonzalez
-Aibonito, p. r. 15va.
-SE VENDE una casa de MADEIRA de
dos pisoB, situada en- Csguas ealle de
Acosta
Para informes dirigirse R T. Ponte,
ApaItado n6m. TIA, San Juan, P. R.
Ia V. a.
s VENTA DE MADERAS. MADEIRA
de 'pichipen" Sc vende precioB m6dicos.
deacargando una gran psrtida en- 81 ''islote."
4nD4uG3 6tsDAuI5G 6bGs GbSs ara Al4UEu4GEg
Cruz 5 San Juan, Puerto Rico y parada
27 en- Santuree y en- el islote de Puerta de
TERRA. Bows
-PongO en- cOnocimiento del Comercio
y del p6blico que he dado los sefioreH s
RAMIREZ & Co, de San Juan, mi re.
presentation para la venta exclusive en- Ia
Isla de Puerto Rico de los vinna "RIOJA
CLARETE' de Ia COMPANIA VIM
COLA DEL NORTE DE ESPANA'
Manuel MuEoz, Habaua. p. q.
Ell "NUEVO CAFE de los espo.
sos Morgan, Fortaleza 21, ofrece un COM
pleto Rurtido de los mejorea dulces cho-
colates. Helados, refresCoS, frutas al ma,
tuEal y todo cuanto Tegale el paladar mas
delicado 80 encuentrs ALI primoroaaments
Hervido. Cafe con leche chocolate, Be
encuentra desde las siete de Ia maflana
las IL de la noche, "Samost' 'Baker"
las marcas de chocolate sin rival se en-
cuentFan ALI. D.
Sc compran ABANICOs ANTI.
GUOS sunque no est6n en- buen estado,
collares antiques de OOTGg y prendas anti
guaB
Dirfjase 6P. J. B. Tetu6n 40, San Juan
al 8 Gale Aurora, Ponce.
Orange Liy.-Cura la debilidad, ulceraoiO-
nes, aplanamiento, periodos dolOrosOs. Pa
ra sOlicitar muestra gratis dirigirse la Sc
fOra FL. V. Fretter, Detroit, Mich. U. 8. A.
--Malgastar el dinero 90 comprar otro
arttculo cusndo puede usted curaTEe del
est6msgo con la asombroHa 'Estomacalina
Ulrici."
Ell ron "Exposici6n San Luis" de los
se1oreg A. Alvarez HermanoB es Ell mejoT
y mas puro de su clase. Constantes pedi
dos que acreditan su bondad, son daspa-
chadoB por estR casa en- su ESTABLISHMENTS
San Jose z. ap.
EN- ola Correspondence de Puerto
Rico, Allen 81, hay de venta recibos ta-
lonsrios para CObro de alquileres de casas,
fsnzaB en- metalicO y con irmas deCIara.
cioPeu de nacimiento, dsfunci6n , csrtifca-
Ci6b m6diCa. p.
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NOTAS Y NO1ICIAS

FL dia pT6ximo, las ocho de Ia
noche, sfectuar6 ejercicios en- el patio del
antique cuartel de San Francisco, Ia COM
pa1fa 3D. de "a guardia nacional, que
manda el capit6n sefior Vail Spinosa.
Han contFaido matrimonio On Hu.
macao, Ia simp6tiCa joven Angela Diaz y
81 Distinguish caballero D. Moncaa, que
gozan ALI de generaleB simpatfas. Muchas
felicidades en- 81 nueVo eatado.
Una Inca de autom6viles sc fundar6
en- breve, para hacer el BeTvicio entire
San Juan, Humaeao puebIos interne'
dios. Creemos que 10 que a6n no es mas
que IN proyecto deberfa llevarse & Ia
pr6ctica por resultar de utilidad pGblica
una Inca de esa naturaleza. Sc han pc.
dido catalogos & Estados Unidos, con OBJ.
jeto de comprar varies autom6vi'eg con
cabida Huf 1iente para dieciseis personas,
con sus correBpondientes equiT aies
La Juant3 local de Sanidad ha dis
puesto que los alumnos de las escuelas
p1blicas, recientemente vacunados, no 8sis'
tan los centroB docentes hasta que no
transcurran IA dfas.
La Bsqufs que ha reinado an la isls,
ha producido p6rdidas On Ia cosecha de
tabaco, pues ests producto ha mermado
mucho este afio. Un agricultor que gan6
81, 500 en- una cueTda de tabaco el pasado
aflo, tiene 500 de perdida en- esta cosecha.
Ell senior Agustin Gueyara, marshall
de la Corte de Distrito de Aguadilla, Sc
encuentra en- San Juan en- aguntos del
EsTvicio,
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Ia TIENDITA
Al IadO del AyuntamlsRtO

DE ]. ECHEVARRIA.
: Dedicado expresamente la vents de
efectoa religiosoB, juguetes = traJes para
nihoa>
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MatrImOnlOs DGsgTaGladOS.

Cuantos y cuantOs c6nyuges de uno- Il
otro sexo no ha experimentado el desaire
del otro ser que en- IN tempo le am6 y
aearici6. Est6 ''requeteprObado" que una
de las causas de I'M ser despreciar otro,
es el estado de abandono de la boca. Ha-
case usted limpiar Bu boca por cualquier
dentiata HSgase extraer esaB rafceH vie
jas que le dan NAL Olor su alientO, y Hu
otra mitad Sc 10 agradecera y premisrd
DeBde luego, que, serfa mas conveDiente
y para mayor seguridad deberfa invitar
gu dentistR que le sacaTa esas pleas viejas
hacienda uBo del Antidolar que no solo
evita 81 dolor, 81 que tambi6n impide toda
inhamaci6n malas consecuenciaB que le
puede originar 81 uso de aneat6Sicos bara-
toB suciog.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-05-05

FAMAS De EUROPA.---Los eminentes sa-
bios medicOs Germod BOuchardat, Nonta
Rafael de Valence Drome) France, des-
pues del analisis hechO por los eminentes
sabios Liebig y Pasteur, certiffcan que las
propiedades de este vino son de tai excelen-
cia, que su uso debe ser obligatorio los
enfermOs debiles y an6micos, y que tOman-
dolo, frecuentemente garantiza buena sa-
lud, 10 que recomienda muy eficazmente
todos sus colegas. Cuidese mUchO con
las falsificaciones. UnicOs agentes para la
Isla de Pto-RicO. CerecedO HeTn10G0OS g
Ca. San Juan PR.
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"LA VILLA DE MADRID" avisa

"LA VILLA DE MADRID" aviss q
sus favorecedores, que acaba de recibir Las
legftimas alfombras terciopslO de Oriente,
marca "EgcudO' para Bala, asf como loa
drilss de hilo, legftimo n6mero 100 y il
pijapa y las mejOTea alpacaB negras = casi
miTsS ingleSea.
En- materiales para Ia confecci6n de
o'mbreroB, ENGAGES, bOrdados, aplicaciones
cors e; es la casa que tiene Siempre el
meior surtido en- Puerto Rico. Hacemos
envios pOr correos { todoS los pueblos de
Ia is'a. Tey$fomo s7S. p. 0. B. 764.
San Francipco 5, San Juan P. R.
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Z. del Valle ZonO
INGENIERO CIVIL Y AGR0NOMO

OOS se de Draceg cOna oece seros proJesiOaas
COnruc oves como eFOcarle aeueiuctO g. &PlanOs
conrucciones de ecasas-Mensuras deslndeL
en- general
OFUIHA GALE 49, T0H0
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1INEA FERREA DEL OEsTE

Itlnerario.--sslidas de Baysm6n y Capi.
ItA simultaneamGnte.
Dlas laborsbl0-Ma afisna 8, 7,O5, g 30
S.45 11,CO. Tards 1915, l.45, B.16. A.B6, 5.46
DIss fsstivoa.-M anana 9, 7O5, $3.50, s.45
, HOO Tards 1915, 1.SO, 2.BO, 8.BO, $50
6.45 y $50.
RIjlabs harstoB para dias fsstivos. De
OasoEio 8 BayRm6n, ida y vuelta II ol aa0
1915 81 case S0-l6. De Bayam6n Oa .aii0
yyuelta T. claEe gO-45. y 9las9 SOLO
OIASO q CentaVos'
Baynna6n, 10 de septi 'nabra de 1905.
RR16n VaIdeS.
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En- esta imprenta Sc vende papel de pc
ri6dico viejO 4 $500 los 46 kiloB (aGs qstia-
tall
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RIOS 7 GREPES.

Las Bsnoras que quieFan If bien peina'
das estan de enhorabuens pues en- el PA.
RS BAZAR, ha llegado de Paris un
gran sustido de Rios crepes de pelo ma.
tural en- todos los matices.
Ademds hay oreF6s de pelo artificial ,
rollos de alambre muy fno cubierto de
pelo todos muy c6modos.
Todas estss novedades se encuentran en-
ell PARIS BAZ AR de Pedro Giuati For
taleza 81.
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SEPASE.

CUE no pUblicamOs communicates sin que
sean pagadOs por adelantado.
CSda seis pRlabrRs Sc cuentan pOr una IL
Rea y Ia lin0a vale diez csntaVOs.
Las eaHtas que vengan con communicates
sin Ru imports no go C0ntssERn.
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INDIGAnnR GENERAL

Gs1NsEJo "A LAS MADREs.-El Jarabe calrnanee ds
u Sen Wnsow debe siempre los nnos estaD
en- q odo de ia enticion Proporciona avio Immediate
pcqueno pacienfe produce sueo natural tranquio,
silvia e dolor el angelic desperta muy vvo alegre
Es muy agradable al paadar eama al nino abanda
enc3s aivis Dolores haee faeies las fneiones del
estothago regUa los ntestnos Es el meor remedo
conocdo para daea va povenga esta de la dentic6n
de eualquera engase mucho cudado pedL
sl Jarabe Calnante de Ia Sennrs Winsow"; el neo
de todos ':.~~-
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-09

gineers have beaten thei- estimates
as to the amount Of time involved in
construction.
Perhaps the most interesting thing
in connection with the operation IS
that the government engineers have
been enabled to do so much at slch
a reasonable expense. Il has beer
found that the work now being done
any of the bids put in by private par
ties. and there is no intention of adopt
ing the contract system. Even II
much OF the governments work else.
where a good deal of the task is su5let
to private contractors, but in Panama
Uncle Sam is supreme and is giving
az exhibition of energy tnat is sur.
prising. 1t is twelty-three years since
the French began or the Culebra cut
ard managed 10 scratch the ground
pretty well. 1t was not the fault OF
their engineers that it was not hasten
ed to conclusion. but the fault of 30
litical and financial graft in France
| which cost so MANY millions and
wrecked the enterprise.
Already the American engineers arc
so much encouraged by the progress
made that. although they are going tC
construct lock canal, they are fig
nring out how it may afterwards be
| reduced to the ocean level.
The dream Of four hundred years il
rapidly approaching a realization, and
it Will be a monument to the energy
ard intelligence of Uncle Sam's engi
neers.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-09
A SAN FRANCISCO HoLD-uP.

The financial depression has brought
about many curious complications, but
none SO strange as that in California
Owing to the stress for money the
governor has been making "A continu-
ous legal holiday for some time so as
to avoid a panic. This has helped the
hanks, but II has badly disorganized
many institutions including the courts
There are twelve very sad men In
San Francisco living nj first-class
hotel looking out on the bay, but de
prived of their liberty. These were
serving on a jury when the holidays
began, and. of course. the trials were
stopped and 1t Is not known when
they are to reopen.
This means little relief for the graft
ers on trial. At the last election the
people voted overwhelmingly to con
tinue the reform mayor and the re
form district attorney and the pros
pect j. that before long Abe Reuf anu
ex-Mayor Schmilz will have some very
good company IN jail We have heard
SO little OF late about these graft
cases that II might he assumed by
iaany that there is lapse of virtue
after the first trials, on tbe contrary
the wheels Of justice are revolving aa
rapidly as possible under the clrcum
stances and in short time the iai
doors wifi open 70 new batch oI
convicts.
Those who at times are apt to sigh
for their country and thinS that II is
given over 10 inlquity and especially
tc municipal rottenness should consid.
81 the advances which are Icing made
We are distinctly improving and he Is
no less than blind who cannot feei
that everywhere the atmosphere IS
becoming surcharged with deter.
mination to atone for the past and do
better in the future.
The country is getting along very
nicely snd it is going to be much bet
ter in the years 10 come. Philadelphia
North American.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-09

or than that OF Pittsburg and Ale
gheny together That population has
been increasing rapidly ever since. so
that Baltimore has now an estimated
population OF 5000. Cleveland, in its
turn. claims to lie growing more rapid
Is than either Baltimore or Greater
Pittsbnrg, and is certain that II will
excel them both in population in 1920.
ard Will not lack much Of doing 1t
IN 1910. San Francisco is agitatlng a
scheme of annexation which will con
solidate. under the name of San Fran
cisco, the towns on both sides OF the
| bay of that name and create "A city of
| not less than 100000 This sounds
| like a pipe dream The cities of Oak
land. Berkeley and Alameda would
never consent to be marged with San
Francisco, a city Of turbulent politic'
and uncertain government. separate'
by eight miles of water.
The trick of swelling Il citys i'm
portance by distant and unnatural an
nexations has Its limits. .Adiacen
towns are properly merged. but no
those divided by intervening TERRITORY
or wide cxpanse of water. Newarl
secs a way. through annexation. of ac
cumulatng a population under th'
Newark name that shall exceed that o
Greater Pittsburg. Boston would sub
due Pittsbures budding hopes of ex
ceedlng that city. The Boston FIeral'
observes that the population whicl
might he brought into a Greater Bos
ton would make Greater Pittsburg
very small burg by comparison.
The census in less than three year
from now will settle some of thes
conflicting claims. The people of e,
cry rapidly growing city are supreme
l. conscious of its advance, and ger
orally entirely unconscious of the ao
vance of other cities. The result /
that the official census always bring
with it some rude awakening, an
makes many local estimates look e>
tremely silly. i is better for cite
not to attempt to classify themselye
and other cities by estimate Th
official census ranks the cities mucl
more satisfactorily and tluthfully.-
Philadelphia Press.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-09
BANKING CITIES ON ESTIMATES

The consolidation of Pittsburg and
Allegheny. recently confirmed by the
decision of the federal supreme court,
brought that city up To the seventh
place. measured by the last federal
census. Had the union now perfected
existed in 1900 the Greater Pittsburg
wonld have had q population of i5l 900
and have ranked above Cleveland. Buf-
falo, San Francisco aud Cincinnati.
each of which ouiranked' Plttsbure al
the last census.
Pittsburg claims now 500. 600 popula,
ton. and puts Its own rank above Bal
timore. which in 1909 had IOS 957, and
makes 1t close to Boston. which In
1900 had 100000. But these cities
have not been standing still. and
through their newspapers they scoff at
Pittsbiirg's pretension to outrank
them. Baltimore is especially emphat-
IL In fepudiating Pittsburg's pretension
tc outrank IL. II recalls the fact that
In 1900 its population was IS 900 great.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-09
THROWING DIRT AT PANAMA.

Twenty-six thousand men at Panama
mot including about six thousand IN
the railway are throwing dirt at the
rate OF almost million cubic yards n
month. This is an enormous amount
oil material, but the figures do not
state. what is a more important fac,
that most of IL has to be moved sey.
elal miles In order to find waste
dumps" 1t is mostly taken ont OF
the Culebra cut, from the r'dee which
forms the principal barrier between
the two oceans. At this rate the most
important part of the task will he
accomplished well within the limit act
down by the engineers few yeqrs
ago.
We have spent on ac.ua' constrIc.
ton work something like fifty million
dollars, as much more was Paid France
aid Panama and many other millions
We're spent In the zone fol- sanitary
ard other purposes. II ceems likely
That the estimated cost of $3.50. 900. 800
on construction work alone will be OK.
ceeded, but that is of less consequence
than the inspiring fact that seven
years hence ships will be ahle to cross
the isthmus. OF course, the unfore.
seen may take place. There may be
land slips and bad foundations for
locks encountered, but so far the en-,
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-09

II we really are experiencing a sea.
son OF duh times 1t will last just as
long as the people want it. Our banks
have on hand more cash than ever
before. The farmers hays just har.
vested larger crops and fever obliga.
tions to meet than ever before. Stop
looking down over your nose, but meet
your fellow business man with cheer.
ful good morning and your neighbor
with 4 pleasant smile an1 don't tail,
of the terrible calamities that are
shadows and never materialize, and
before you know it the community
will have forgotten all about the trou.
bies of the eastern stock gamblers
No financial troubles of the east
should be allowed to AFFECT us here.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-09

1t Is announced that this seasons
catch of seals in and about Bering sea
In the smallest ever known. amount
ing to less than six thousand skins,
as against more than ten thousand last
year. This tends to support the belief
that the agreement between the
United states and Great Britain for
the preservation of the furbearine 9
seal from extinction is not on great
practical value. The truth seems to
he that the work of destroying the
once numerous seal herds was dole
SO effectively by Canadian poachers
during the period when the subject
was the theme of so much bitter con
troversy. that only a dwindling rem
nant Is left. The doctrine which
James G. Blaine put forth that Berine
sea was entirely within the ownership
Of the United States. was pronounced
void in international law; but its re
lection made the doom OF the seal
cert ain
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-09

Our farmers have harvested crops
this year big enough to feed all Ameri-
ca. with surplus worth several hun
dreh millions to he sold to Europe.
The cotton planter has been able to
supply raw material for every textile
mill In the United States and half the
rest of the world The mineral output
Of no two other nations on the earth
equals that Of America. The United
States is exporting every month prod
nets valued at s4O0Oo,Oo0 more than
the amount it must buy abroad. No
where eise Is wealth so diversified
and nowhere else does the average
person possess SO much Of IL. Work
men are better paid than any where
else, and they are receiving more to-
day than was ever earned even In
this country. In view of these mani
fold material advantages, Is 1t any
wonder that million foreigners an
nually seek these shores for perma-
nent home?