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communicate with us without undue de
lay
''In every way desirable. BY George
| should Just think she was, with a
prospective Income of $1,000 year.
shall see Jack safely off tomorrow
and then make tracks for Fulham. |
have Just got three weeks In which to
manage the whole affair"
Jack Winter left Marley Hall early
on the following morning Before he
went he had final look round with
Fred.
81 don't suppose l shall ever stay
here again, Fred. 1t is a dear old
place, and | would have given anything
to see my wife the mistress of It,"
"But they may not find Miss Clover
dale. She may be dead--or married"
Possibly; but there is no use in idle
speculation. Well, good by, Fred have
a good time"
''rhanks; and good luck to you"
Fred Blake stood and. watched the
conveyance drive away.
THANK goodness, he's gone, and now
| can start work"
Packing small bag. he caught the
next train to London, and took a cab
from Victoria to Fulham. All the way
along he had been, revolving plans In
his mind for making Miss Coverdales
acquaintance. but as he could arrive at
no definite plan OF action he resolved
to trust to chance.
And his trust was not misplaced. The
Grove, Fulham, proved to be time
worn street OF seml-respectabiilty,
where dllapidated cards were displayed
In nearly all the bay windows bearing
the legend, Lodgings" or APART
ments." No. 99A was no exception In
this respect and Fred Blake found
himself on the doorstep making earn
est inquiries as to his prospect OF being
accepted as a lodger.
IL don't know, I'm sure, sir; but II
you'll come in I'll ask Miss Coyerdale."
Fred accepted the invitation and was
AS the servant retired a voice shouted
down the stairs:
"who is It. Sarah?"
"A gentleman, bout lodgln's, mum"
Very well; l will be down in
minute"
And as Fred listened to the voice a
shudder passed over him; 1t was the
shrlll, hlgh-pitched voice Of a shrew.
In a few moments the door opened
and Miss Coverdale entered. She was
very tall and very gaunt, with thin
lips and high cheek bones. Her hair
was fattened to her head by dozen
curling pins, and a dirty dressing gown
tralled behind her. she glared at Blake
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A ouick-DeIivery Letter.

1t is curious fact that a century
and a half ago a letter Travelled much
faster than ever it has done since. II
was in 1853 that Lord March made a
heavy wager that he would cause a
letter to be conveyed 100 miles with
in an hour. His Lordship engaged a
score of cricketers, all expert throwers
and catchers, had the misslve inclosed
in a ball, and arranging his men at in
tervals in a circle, got them to throw
the ball as swiftly as possible from
one to another. At the end of the
hour it was found that the letter had
Travelled almost exactly 100 miles
Era Magazine.
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HYGIENIo AND SENTIMENTAL.
Medicine Teaches How Some Prac
tees Are Not Charity.

Medicine Teaches How Some Prac
tees Are Not Charity.
1t must be admitted than In many
Instances hygiene Is directly opposed tc
sentiment The passing Of the chalice
or the loving cup from mouth to mouth
is instinctiveiy regarded as process
opposed to Clearly ideas and medicine
teaches how Objectionable such pro
ceeding is and how it may easily hand
on disease.
But sentiment wins at every city
dinner Hygiene declines to agree with
the sentiment that we must not dust an
old bottle of port or claret covered
with cobwebs and mold and removed
from a cellar which must contain de-
poslt alive with, it may be, appalling
archaeological potentlalities.
Hygiene, again, would condemn the
highly seasoned and oil-stained meer-
schaum or briar pipe, but sentiment
says there is no pipe like it for a cool,
well-havored and pleasing smoke, be-
sides which such a pipe has number
less associations and the very sight of
it recalls pleasant personal expert
ences. Hygiene dictates the removal of
all so-called dirt films and the bringing
to light of an exquisitely cleaned and
smooth surface whereon no bacteria
can find Judgment; sentiment prefers
the tone and dignity of deposit and
loathes a brand-new stone. brick or tile.
Hygiene would dispense with cur
tains and carpets and bid us live in
rooms with walls and floors polished
like a well-appointed dairy. To these
things the sentiments of some people.
at all events. naturally object. Hy-
giene has long attempted to Danish the
open fire, but sentiment has strongly
and so far successfully resisted this at
tempt. Neither must there be smoke
In the landscape If hygiene has its full
sway, whatever art or sentiment may
say.
We can not be found as advocates, |
however faint of the smokiness of Lon !
don, but the painters and etchers of .
less murky cities are never tired of |
pointing out the aesthetic possibilities |
Of our capital with its blurred outlines !
and suggestive shadows Hygiene would !
take away the jelly from the dietary
because it is an excellent culture me-
1ium for heterogeneous sentiment
bids it stay. Instances could easily be
multiplied.
With hygiene there is no middle
curse. Its cry is sterilize. sterilize,
,cour, scour; but to sentiment sterili-
.ation and securing mean often a lost
oy. How, then, can the strife between
sentiment and hygiene be ended. Until
is absolute it is impossible
o say, for much that may be demanded
n the name of hygiene now may be re-
cinded tomorrow because our sight is
lefective-London Globe.
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Granular EyeIids.

Trachoma, or granular eyelids, Is
striving so hard to keep from becom-
ing established in this country. 1t al
ready prevails here to a considerable
extent, but it could be overcome if
| fresh cases could be excluded; and 1t
Is because many would-be immigrants
suffer from 1t that they are turned
back from these shores every year.
1t is a disease which affiicts chiefly
the poorest classes in Europe, especial
ly in Russia and Poland, and its spread
through contagion is increased by the
dirty and unhygienic surroundings in
which these people live.
The disease is extremely contagious,
and If introduced into a public school
is likely to attack a very large number
of the pupils unless 1t is early recog-
nized and the sufferers are excluded.
The Inflammation, which soon be-
comes chronic in its course, involves at
first the mucous membrane which lines
the lids, but is almost certain, if neg
lCNlCu, " SPlGdll " lllc CONGIllS VI TIE
eyeball. If the lid is examined it will
be seen to be studded on its under sur
face with a number of little round bod
les of a grayish-white color, embedded
in the thickened mucous membrane.
The upper lids droop, so that the eyes
are only half open. After time the
eye itself becomes affected aud the
cornea grows Opaque. This leads to
more or less complete blindness.
The treatment of granular lids must
be energetic, and begun early, if relief
is to be hoped for, since the disease
is progressive one, which advances
steadily to soaring and impairment of
vision unless checked in time
The treatment is one calling for the
skill of the physician. Domestic rem
edles are useless, even harmful, since
the application of them causes danger
GUS delay and postpones the institution
of scientific measures of relief.
For the protection of others it is vi
tally important that the sufferer from
granular lids should have his own tot.
let articles-soap, towels and even
wash basln-which must on no account
be used by others. The towels and
used by him should not
20 into the common wash, and should
always be thoroughly boiled for ten or
fifteen minutes and ironed with as hot
an iron as can be used without scorch-
ng 1t Is only by the exercise other
sistent precautions of this sort that the
other members Of the family can be
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How the Pendulum Was Found.

Like many of the commonest mechan-
ical instruments in daily use, the in
vention of the pendulum is due entirely
to chance. Calico, when under TWEEN
ty years of age, was standing one day
in the metropolitan church of Pisa,
while some painters were at work on
the ceiling of the church.
A suspended lamp which was hang
ing before the altar was disturbed in
some manner, and the scientist was
struck with the almost perfect regular
ity with which 1t swung back and
forth. The idea of measuring time by
such an instrument found instant gen.
Grafton in his brain, and he completed
the system in use to this day.
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The Earliest Te1egrnphs.

The telegraph is only a natural evo
luton. Long before Morse was born
the American Indians telegraphed mes
sages by means of the smoke from a
fire, which was caused to rise at GER
tain intervals by means of tapping a
blanket.
The natives of Central Africa like
wise have telegraph system of their
own design. This consists of a number
of large drums which are beaten with
a heavy stick, and can be heard for
surprisingly long distances. These drum
signals are also used by the Bakubas,
and In New Guinea. The inhabitants
thump away at their code of messages
on these drums, and the natives often
spend hours In conversing with neigh
boring tribes through the drum signals.
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DID I BUT DAREl

When Sylyia's checks by breezes blown
Assume a rudy crimson flush,
The milky paleness having grown
Into a peerless rosy blush,
j feel an impulse stealing on
To kiss the maiden then and there;
And so | would, and so | would,
Did | but dare
When Sylvia sits with me alone,
While all within the house is hushed,
And prattes in far sweeter tone
Than ever robin red5renst gushed,
fain would clasp her to my heart,
She seems so simply sweet and fair
And so | should, and 80 | should.
Did but dare
When sylvia's sparkling eyes shine bright,
Like twinBling starheams in the sky,
And every glance seems to invite
My lips 10 hush her mufIled sigh,
] long In ardent soft carcss
TO Irvine mine arms about her hair;
And so | could, know | could,
Did | but dare
When Sylvia walks abroad with me
The world wears n brighter hue;
Her eyes seem fairer than the sea.
Her lips than roses kissed with dew.
! long TO tell her loves sweet tale.
To hymn her beauty fresh and rare;
And 80 I could. know ! could,
Did | but dare
And so my timid craven heart
IL filed with mournful, bitter care;
For though ! would, and should, and
could
do not dare.
New York Herald
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'Do | understand" said Mrs. Blak,
of Fred, that you married me in the
belief that | was Godfrey Winters
heiress?"
II thought you were, certainly"
"And yet, when | asked you what
your motive for marrying me was you
answered that it was nothing but love
and affection"
you seem to have made mess Of
things. Fred" said Jack.
81 must admit that In marrying Miss
Coyerdale | thought she was the heir
ess, but the fact that she Is not does
not lessen the regard in which l now
hold her"
THAT Is right, Fred, my boy; we
seem likely to settle things comfortably
all round. | have promised my wife
that her aunt should come and live
with us, and as you are now man and
wife we can all live at the Hall to
gether--there is plenty Of room and,
In order to stihe your scruples, you
can act as steward Of the estate"
That will be splendid" said Mrs.
Winter,
you are very good to me, Jack.
said Fred, "and | accept your offer
gratefully. / have always led a
straight life up to now, but the pros
pect of fortune proved too much for
me. Since l have been married | have
learned to love my wife, and it is pos
sible that in after years we may both
look back with a certain amount of
pleasure to my first temptation."-
Telegraph.
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ments were destroyed, and perfect
victory obtained over the episcopacy
so that many persons took refuge with
their treasures, on the Continent, where
the Scottish monks possessed many re-
ligious houses; some being at Nurem-
chief, whose dress is picturesque and
extremely beautiful. The Scottish tunic
or blouse, checkered or striped In light
and dark green, with violet intermixed.
and bordered with violet stripes Is
covered with steel breastplate, ac-
companied by a back-piece, judging
from the Iron positively a
bequest of the Romans, by whom the
Scots were once subjugated; this, in
deed, Is also attested by the offensive
weapon the javelin; the sword, how
ever, must be excepted. for 1t Is ma
tional and like that of the present
time. The strong shield may also have
descended from the Romans, as well
as the helmet, which is decorated with
an eagles wing; these, together with
the huntingdon, give to the figure a
very imposing appearance. The ma
tional plaid Is wanting, this was borne
by attendants or squires. We are in
reminded of the heroes of
Fingal and Ossian, and we might al
most think that this figure belonged to
the time of the Scottish king, Kenneth
the Second, grandson of King Achaias,
and the sister Of the Pictish king, Hang.
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JAPAN A BIG STEEL BUYER.
Has Placed Several Large Orders in
The United Sfnfea.

/
the United States-
| In quiet way the imperial govern
ment of Japan has been placing some
| big orders In the markets of the United
States which will help to keep our In
dustries busy. Payment for. the sup
plies ordered will distribute In this
country some of the capital which Unit
ed States investors parted with when
they bought the Japanese bonds.
From a reliable. source it Is ascer-
tanned that the orders now placed in
this country by Japan for railroad sup
plies and In the course of execution ag-
gregate In value the large sum of ST.
100000. An order was recently placed
with the United States Steel Corpora
ton for 81 900 tons of rails to be deliv-
cred in lots of 5000 tons a month at
the standard price Of $28 ton.
These rails, with the fastenings will
cost the imperial government about $3.50
a ton when they are delivered at
Dalny. They are to be used In the
construction of railroads in Manchuria
by Japan.
Orders for 316 bridges have also re
Gently been placed with the United
States Steel Corporation by the impe-
rial government Of Japan, while from
the same source orders for 800 cars and
115 locomotives have also been placed
in American shops. All the equipment
fe TO dot In crani fipa lions
During the war japan was so anx-
ious to obtain locomotives and cars
that cast-off equipment was accepted.
But now the best that can be made Is
none too good TO satisfy the exacting
demand for the government work. A
corps of agents is stationed at the va
rious shops for the purpose of inspect
ing materials and workmanship and to
see that the specifications are lived up
to In the minutest detail.
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he must make up his mind soon. Con
to me for the letter before you 60"
When Fred Blake was In the tn
OH his way to Marley Hall he was
a very thoughtful frame of mind
had in his pocket n letter contain
the address of the lady who would
mistress OF Marley Hall If Jack VIII
refused to marry her. Jack was g
to marry Mary Carson In two d
and Miss Coverdale was ignorant
the fortune coming to her Jack w
be out of the way on his honeym1
and wed Miss Coyerdale before she
made aware that she was Geo
! Winters heiress.
| at IL the chance Of a lifetime, j inc
I'll take it. Jack Winter has had the
best of things up to now, living in the
lap Of luxury, while | have been slay
ing away for a pttance. am now
going to have my revenge, and 1t viii
be a glorious day for me when car
shut the gates OF Marley Hall In his
face"
When he reached the hall he found
Jack Winter had already arrived and
was waiting him.
'Well. Fred, got here at last7 Your
old rooms are ready for you. and 80 Is
dinner. No news from Foster and
Arnold. | suppose?"
"Mr. Foster asked me to tell you that
he had no news yet, but he hoped to
be able to report success In day or
two"
ooh. there is no hurry so far as
am concerned. He can keep his report
until | come back from my honey
moon"
Then you are quite determined"
Determined My boy, wouldn't
give Mary Carson up for anything In
the world. No; am going to meet her
tomorrow, and then, as soon as | can
get a special license, we are going to
be married"
"Well, | wish you luck. old boy; but
would do lot to remain master Of
Marley Hall"
When Fred Blake retired to his room
that night he took Mr. Fosters letter
from his pocket and broke the seal.
"Now to learn the place where my
little gold mine Is located;
''I am glad to be able to Inform you
that we have at last discovered the
OF Miss Cloyerdale. She
is living at 99A. The Grove, Fulham.
We have not yet apprised the lady of
the contents Of your uncles Will, and
viii refrain from doing so until we
hear from you. AS the lady seems In
every way desirable, we hope you will
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man accompanied by his wife WIS.,
tied a merchant tailor to order suit
Of clothes. The couple differed as ITO
the material and manner of making,
and the wife lost her temper. ooh,
well" she said, turning away, please
yourself; l suppose you are the one
who will wear the clothes" "Well."
observed the husband, meekly, 81 don't
suppose you'd want to wear the coat
and Observation-Disclosures Inquire.
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old book, which,
according to the
characters on the
back, appears to
have been written
In Gaelic or Erse.
According to the
assertion Of the
possessor, this Cal
edonian document
was brought to
Germany in the
year 1896, during
t h e devastating
Reformation in
Scotland, when all
cloisters and re-
lipinus endnW.
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A Small Target,

"He said he would blow his brains
out If l refused him."
did you accept himT
mo, knew he wasn't good enough
shot to carry out his threat."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
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How the Melon Cnme.

Lawd maze patch err melons,
En- de cullud man he call,
Wen long come de white man
An took en- pizened ALI
En- sence dat day de cullud man,
While comm ter de scratch,
Is keerful wen de moon shine
On de watermelon patch !"
Atlanta Constitution.
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A Sure shot.

81 wish 1 could discover some way
to stop my wife's, running about and
Cumming with Mrs. Gadabout."
why, that's easy"
you may think So but the more l
talk against the woman the more she
goes with her."
"Of course. The next time she is
mentioned In the presence of your wife
praise her beauty. Post
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When woman begins talking about
a Kindred Soul, it means trouble is In
sight for her, and that she likes the
looks of 1t.
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ORIGIN of the payonet.

The bayonet was so named because
1t was invented at Bayonne. France,
about 1647. 1t was used by the French
with success at the battle of Killie-
crankie in 1859. The British army
adopted the bayonet in 1893.
Charity is cloak that covers null
titude of queer performances.
Some men are guided and some oth-
ers are guyed
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Marvellous, a =
Quaint and Curious.
q ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Ancient Scottish Chieftnin.

ESCSlS1S<8

Here is Scottish costume of the
eighth or ninth century, after draw
ing on parchment, extracted from an
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In almost any conversation the word
81" works harder than all the others
In the dictionary.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-07-07
UN ELEGANTE PIANO.-se ven

UN ELEGANTE PIANO.-sa vende
un msgnficO , elegsnta PIANO, estilo
Rlem6D, de vOces Claras y sonoras scabado
de recibir y Construido especialmente para
eatoB climaS poE una aorsditada fabrica de
piRnos de los EstadoH Unidos Este piano
es de los mejores que SO introducen en- este
mercado, no solo por Ia soiidez eIegancia
de 50 construction, sino que tambi6n por
Ia Honoridsd potente clara de suB voceg.
Para informeI, diSfiase don Federico
Font CamufaH, Cruz 6. 3v.a.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-07-07

Ell "NUEVO CAFE" de los espo-
sOu Morgan, FOrtaleza 21, ofrece un COM
pletO Eurtido de los mejoEea dulces y cho-
Colatsn. Helados, refrescoS, frutaH al ma.
tural , todO cuanto regals el paladar mas
deliCado Bo encuentra alf pTimoEoEamente
HorvidO. Cafe con lsche chocolate, Bs
sncuentER desde las Hiete do la mafanR
Las ~ do Ia noche. Acaban de recibir 81
famoso chocolate BAKER muy acredita.
do an tOdo el mundo,
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-07-07
FAC.ECIAS.

En- un ex6men;
Olga uSted: 1qui6n dsrrot6 81 dltimo
candiIIo de los hunos9
-IToma! IPues. ....Uu enemigo, 81 jefe
de...... los otroBl
***
Un viRlerO HecueEda en- la egtaclon que
se ha olvidado ca u fonda 81 paraguas,
con tempo sufciente para il reclamarlo.
El dueio del establecimiento le dice que
81 cuarto ACADIA de ser Ocupado por dos re.
Glen casadoB.
Nuentro viajero Bube precipitadamenta
Ia escalsra llama Is puerta.
De prOnto, oye la vOz del EeBpOBo, que
dice 50 mujer:
-Aquf dentro est6 toda mi vida, mi
amor, mi algeria.
81 viajsro, gritando:
-DiSpensa usted, caballero, tambien
debe estar abf mi paraguaA
***
Una viuda Fecibe la vista de una
amiga.
He sabido tu desgracia , me he apre-
surado q venir verte. iPobrecilla! lYa
tieneB luto para tempo!
isl Initial lAdu me quedan once
meseB y mediol
-lQu6 quiere decir inter6s simple2-
preguntaron q un usurero.
Cue ca muv simple preafeP dinero &
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-07-07

PODER.-Con fecha 12 del presents
mes, ? por ante 81 Notario de Mays gdez,
Lcdo. Mariana Riera Palmer, he conferi-
do poder generalfsimo d. William Fal.
be d. Roberto Wilson, mancomuus-
damente.-DGvid wilson, Central Orien.
ta'', Arecibo p. r.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-07-07

En- "La Correapondencia de Puerto
RiCo', Allen 64, hay de venta Eecibog ia.
lonAriOS para Cobro de alquilereu dc Canaz,
aRnxas On met6liCo con fFmaH, decIa "a.
clones de nRCimiento, defunci6n certifca-
ef6n m6dicR. d.