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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-08-06
SVBASTA PUBLICA.
TERRENos EN- sANTUROE.


El vieFneB dfs IA de Agosto de 1908
Len tEeg de 10 taEds, HsE6n vsndidaa ca nd.
blics BubaHtB, en- 10 NotRrfa de don Julio
Cesar Gonzales TstEan 8, altos del Ban
co do Puerto Rico juntaB 6 BopaVadamsnts
doE psECsIaBde t0rT0no gituadau On San
tuFOs (stop 26,) ConAtituysndo IolREes con
feente lR carTstaFa central unOg, otFos
& callsI AfEmRdaE, de diaz metres de
ancho.
DichRH paEo0laB c0nEtituyen unos
10, 900 metros CuadFadou, exclude 10 deH'
tnsdo & GALES que qusda & bsnsfcio del
TGmatista.
Laa condolences dc diCha gubasta, aBf
como el plano de las parCeIaB exprs1adaB
eBt6n do manifesto en- lR NotRFfa del OK.
pFsBado NotaFio don julio Cesar Gon'
SaIez. 15V.G
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Sc 6ispayi IN tirn hiriRnhnSa mas
slriba de Ia tstiIIa izquieEda. %

En- nR nOChs del pr6zimO pASado Julio'
como & la8 nuevG, 20 enContEAbR Nioome'
dsu Re 0arl 1, pueEtOrEiquG17, On casa del
gr. Jon N VaE, en- lR Calle de lG8 MerCe'
de1-s lnto DomiDg0-CRa0 que antigua
msntal irvi dc hospital.
Robt Etu, que eItAbR Glgo Iom6Elo' plono
al duet do lG casa I'm vRBo do Hgua, y
Cuando 90, ,Ol fu6 al COmodoE & buScGE!olO'
gsc6 ur rev Silver Smith & WslHo1, oHli0rs
nuOvS mil metros, y 10 diGpaT6 hiri6ndoHe
mas ar1ibR Dc Ia tetilIR iEquiOEdA y SaAion'
do ol pI Oya ill poE ID eIpAldR.
Nivar cocri6 & ID, HAlR y oncontr6 d 10
bortn alntRiIo, deuAngE6ndoBo = con con-
VulaiCncL
En- ueguila lego 81 sr. EDtebAn Niva!'
ComandantG del puerto, y & POGO 81 meal'
co sr. Ctili0 Mel6ndOE, quiensI no onOon'
trsbsn Csrca del lugRE del IuCeBO.
Cuanlo IL m6dioo sntabR heCi61doAe !a
primera Cu1a lego Ol fICoAl sr. PoEfric
HOrn6ndeg, qAion levant6 81 atsItado co
FrOBpOndiente.
A los onOs y media fu6 81 hsrido tInllH
dado III cas-, On Ia mi1mR Calle dc ial
Mercedes. ., j,
Robe 10 u planchAdOr de veutidoI d
CauimiE; y otTNI vsC0I, Gegdn infOrmeI' h'
intsntado GuicidREHs. -,
EB rUsible que no mUeEA dc Ie heRlda
poEqus, hastn ahOEa, Digue aliviAdo.
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AVisamos q Las persOnas, que
solicitan suscribirse & este dia-
rio, que ell peri6dico no les ser6
enviado, si 81 aviso que con tai
obieto remitan, no Viene acOm-
panado del imports de Ia sus-
Cripci6n.
Esta vale por IN trimestro
1925. Por IN gemestrs $3.50. !.
POr IN afio $500. Page an
tisipa,
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DIVERTIDO Bale EN- GURABO
ERlA N0CHE DEL DOS.
Ode mWsstrO OOrrespO"saE.)

Agosto 4 En- noChs del dos de los
coEriente1 10 Celsbr6 un bonitO bailo en- eG'
tR localidad.
El baiIo obtuvo liBoDjaro 6xit0. Las
horaa dsDlizSRonBo 0nimad1GimaG.
ConoufPi6 un heTmoHfBimo E0millete de
IindaB uelioEitas 1indieFon alegremente Culo
to TerpBiCore haStR hOrn RvRnzRdR de Ia
madTugadG.
Actoa soCiaTe1 como 0Be dsbsn FOpOtiE8o
on nueBtrR goCisdad, pueB ContEibnyen {
haCeE mas firmGB los lazOs dc CoEdiRlidad
entire lAs familiar diStinguidRS de 0hte pus'
bio.
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lBRIGOS Y SONBREROS.

En- 81 Paris Bazaar % han reCibidO abri'
gos de Bsda negEOs con CusIIo bordado
$500 uno, y Loo hay tambien de 8S., $40
y $12 uno.
En- sOmbHeHoB do Befi0ER 30 RCaba de Eo-
c.bir uno do ultima novedad que gs ven.
der6 dos dollars. Es un nombEerO Hu'
mamsnt0 bAratO , muy eIegants.
En- RrtfGuIog do metal platsado pEopios
paFa FegAIoB hay an immense BuTtid0.-
PEDRO GIUSTI, FoEtaIega %.
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La TERRA TEMBLAN-
do en- AreCib0.
DGsis una pRHa del baIIiO lsI0te
CORtampIandO Ia gran naTGiaba.
Marina COTTOO, dlstIhguIda tSpO8A te Don Rl-
non GldlIlO, fGIIuGId,
Ode n&sstrO OOrrs9pOn6aE }

Agaato 5.-AysE mamma 10 1inti6 On
sata CiudRd un 1ijeFO tsmblor de t9FTB.
La noChs h&bfa uido nofoCantO, hRbiendo al
baE6mstFo desCendido algunRs lfneaH.
p -DuFante 81 pRBado msB dc Julio Bs ina'
Cribisrcn on outa RsgiItro civil 145 n0ci'
misntou, 81 defuncisneH , 28 mAtrimoniog.
I'll diatiDguido Dr. GAmbArO ha 1a i
do aver para MayEgd!s, dondo paFmane'
CeE6 RlgunoB df's, FFgsOIRndo do1Pue1 do
nuavo 6 asta eiudGd.
-AUEeg'ads la AvAriR an IL IlAnta
sl6ctriCa, deuds hoy tensmoB do nusVO luz
aunqus solo para el alumbFRdo pGbliCo, y
tarminadaB Ian obT01 de innovation On di'
cha plantn, 20 dREG de nUevo luz IoO
partiCulaEG8
Aver sali6 para San joan con ObjetO
do embaFcArse para loB ERtadoB UnidoB =
Europa, el sF. don Manuel LedGAma y
aprociada familia. Les deGeamOI IN fsliz
viOje.
La CompAifa de zGTEuela empreIa
Zimmerman abriHa On GBtR Ciud0d I'M
Abono de Eeig funCionag, entire Las m0jOEsH
do % ropOEtoFio. PTonto daEemoG como
Cer Len obTaB olegidR1.
Aver maHiAnR On 81 bAHEi0 IIlOte Be
enContTabRn gcbEo uuR peiiR tres indivi'
dues Oontomplando 10 gran maTeiAd0 quo
habiR en- 81 puerto, = en- eIOB momentOH
una gran ola Lon OnvoIvi6, HEEaAtFando doH
de GIlOB, ain que pudiOER PERstaElOB auxilio
81 otrO. La poliCfa = vsCinoI han PFaCti'
Cado recor ocimiento On GquelloB iugGTsI,
poro adm no han GpREeCido lOH CAdAvere1
de aqusllo1 dos infsliC0B CAmpeAinou. d.
-Ha fallocido en- eStA Ciud0d de aguda
dolsnCin, 10 distinguidR Sra. Marina Co
rrsa, espoHa dc don Ramon CNdillR. A
sBts y familiaEes de 10 fnDda damou nuoS
tro mas aentido p6IamO.
Los individuOn que pOEsCisTon ahcga
dos on sl IalOts 90 llAmAn Ramon V6lez J
OEeBpO Morales.
Ell pr6ximo domingo 20 CslebEaR6n on
ents CiudRd Las aGsmbleAg primaEiR1. gut
no pudisEon QfsCtuRTHo 0l pasAdo domingo
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ligade prupistaTlus fincas urhanas

Por la 'sLiga'' 90 gas de lee Com
psfiiaB del aIumbTad dsctFico dc asta
Giudad ID CslsbTaci6n Ia oontEato para
Ia ColoCaCi6n ds RopoEa MADEIRA an Ian
aEotsRB de laB ORsaB deltFog aEoCiadoE,
CON garantfsB J CisEta saionog benefi'
CioaaB para Los miAmols baaea 90 d.
E6n 6 ConoCaE tan pHoEan- ultimRdas.
Lo que Do haoo pdblh hER COnoCimien'
to de Loo stfi9rs1 asoci1 con 81 fin de
que, q 10 eBtiman con4tss comedian {
ias compafifaB ds refs q paRmiso s.
autoEisRCi6n pFoVlIiona neeoaitsn, pa
ER podoF colooaF dieho ter,
San Juan, Puerto Julio 81 ID.
j, ,908.-Joss Maria 70, Presidents.
5 va
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REVOLUTION MUsIOAL-sOliei

REVOLUTION MUsIOAL-sOlicita
nusatTo CAtaIogo de mdEica para piano,
violin , piano, mandOlina y guitarra que
contiens mSs de mil doseieRtaS obraH diHtin
tAE, todaE preCioE nunCa viEtos On Puerto
Rico dc 10 OsntaVos eL ejeBplGF. III luio
y II correction de nueatFaB edicioneT, TO-
das litOgFafRdaB, no neCssitA EsOlamo.
Rsmita hoy mismo ~ direction para sn.
viaFIs 81 CAt6lego. Century Music Pub.
Comp. Allen 4 RItoA ApaEtado AIS, San
Juan Puerto Rico. 45v.h.
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SENEPER.

-Hs regFeIadO do santuECe o.tanle
cara wn nficina. dental ca ID caEa n1msHo
4 ds lo oelIo del CFigtO, 81 Eeputado .doctoE
an cirugfs dental, don MaRtsno FueEb :
-Contin(ia anfaHmo On % Es5ioanclR os
Ia Calla da "Dos hGrmRnos en aant1Re-.
el vefior FranCiaCo Perez, c0megelanEo oa
aqusl pObladO. D0ae6moale pEoneo Eelta
bIeCimiente.
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F1F' E7iH l' PORTO RICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
COMPANY
sERvIOIO DE EXPRESS POR La LINEA DEL TROLLEY


Dos carros de Express sen diariamepte a m. SPIN.
vdad las hace izen Pueden
ped compehdOres
usandO e 'sEtema
c. o. cobra)
Cobram moe de la ura al deVOlvem dnO
p6rdida
Sc dan intoTmes y arifa medane sictud.
TIPOS-1 b 25 lb. lb. b.
Nuevo servio de de los
del Pabeon del
pores) las $50. a m
Pabelon
escaa los cuas Ia plaza la Companfa ~
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CaIIs deJ BaNt0 CF89tO, San Ja6080 r 4.
Bajo 81 patEOCinio del Iltme. sF. Q bi9po
y diEigidO p0r lo8 HeEmRnoB de las Eaous'
las CFiutianss, ebriFG su nusyo CuRBo ezoo'
Lar al dis pEimeE0 de SatiembEei UpEsoa:
elemental, medic, aCad6miC0 y coneFOial'
Sc admiten Rlumnog intsFnOg, medic ia
tSRnog y exteRnoB.
Pfdass el pEoapeCbO del DiEsctoE.
3Ov.G HsrmasO Blimona F. s. G.
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G6nOEa % F.H40.

V6anas Ios elegantal. ee3 genoveusl
CON ampufiaduEa de Plh DuEtido on
On paRaguag gsnoVa meiaE 1s5a
dGl mundo. AguR de de Mine0ni,
paFR aVitlR lR eaida de So vandan
@ EL POPULAR dl q salaE
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PARA CURAR lREsFR ADO
ENUN Ola tome lAxATTVo RBdBo
QUINTNA, n botIcario loiIver& el d1nero sino
So oUFs. . La AFma de y. FRoyB 60 halla Cs
eRul8N 40 fi&p-
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Sc VENDE una ''Victoria" uuada par
On msguifico 0Htade. ElGgants J fusEta
IuformaFkn en- lR "FIor dc Mayo" CO.
lie de Ia CruE San Juan. 15v.
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Ell director dc ones del dspRrta,
msnt0 COnsolidado' sactivsndo los tFs'
bsiOu de sBtadf6tiea diiGmo, que ss han
de inCluiF en- el inforl anual del gobhr'
nRdoE.
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Los CompI0misaTiOs tIiunfanteS en-
YabuCO3.
(De nuestrO oOrrespOn0aI especially.

Agoatu g. COIebrRda Ia elOCCi6n para
ComprOuliaarion que han dc reuniESo on
OOnvonci6n para sIegiF Lon fanciOnAEioI
iudicialeH de cate dintTitO, obtuvieFon el
triunfo en- 10 8onG uEbanR de YAbuCoA don
Francisco % On CAbRllGro = don Regele'
do BsnitSs, qliOneB 10 E0uniE6n 81 PEozl-
mo domingo.
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F, NLMES GOFRESl,

Constructor y eontEatiuta do obraE. Ca.
lie del PaEque, paEads A. 8Ov. ..
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En eGa imprentR ~ vand8 pap0l dc
paEi6aiOa vioio { a2.OC Loo 48 kile1 (SsDs
quiatGL
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TGntaliva de suicide de un puerto
lTiQuGiO.
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COLEGIO De SAN PABl 10

Gale del Santo CristO, San Jua an P. R.
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sAr. Juan PUERTO RICO JUEYEs DE AgogTo DE 1908
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19
HOPE FOR WILLIAMSBURG TRUST co.

An argument for issuing an order requesting the
State Superintendent OF Banks TO examine the con-
dition Of the Williamsburg Trust Company, as
10 furnish statistics to capitalists who are said
be ready TO put up sufficient funds for the
reopening OF the institution, was made yesterday
by William y. Dykman. counsel for the depositors,
before Justice Crane. OF the Supreme Court in
Brooklyn. The subject came up at the adjourned
hearing OF motion TO vacate the appointment OF
the receivers. Messrs. Van Wyck and Pabst. Jus
tice Crane much in favor OF Dykmans propO-
sitiou although II provoked heated argument.
II the Banking Department will make its exam
ination Monday" said Justice Crane. apply TO
me for an order. II any stands in the way OF
getting the money / Will about st. Communi-
cate with the Banking Department, and
II any che attempts interfere with the exam
ination get order from me You may report
Saturday morning"
Mr.. Beekman, attorney for the capitalists inter
ested in the reopening Of the institution, said:
Every hing depends upon the ability OF the bank
20 There is every prospect, think Of
that being the result OF the action OF Justice
Crane"
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19
SALES AT SOUTH FLATBUsE.

New sales OF South F1atbush lots by Wood, Har-
mon Co. include: To James J. Evans, plot on
Avenue o. between East 5sth and 57th SITS; George
E. Corbett, a plot in East 18Th St. between Fill
more ave. and Avenue o; William Berlner, plot
in East 5sth St. between Fillmore ave and Avenue
o; Andrew Biagini, plot in East 18th st, be-
tween Fillmore ave. and Avenue o; Morris Brown
plot IN East 5sth st, between Fillmore ave and
Avenue o. Miss Annie Coombs plot in East 56th
st, between Fillmore ana Avenue o. Arthur
L. Houston. plot in East 5Sth st. between FIJI
more and Avenue Q; Miss Thora M Moiler
plot in East 5Sth St, between Avenues and T
Patrick Stanton, q plot in East 54th st. between
Fillmore ave. and Avenue o; r. NJ Barton, plot
IN East SD St. between Avenues and o; James
Crafty, plot in East 5Sth st, with frontage in
Mill Lane; Oscar A. Sheppard, a plot in East 5Sth
st, between Fillmore and Avenue o; Fred
Succi plot between East 5sth and 59th SITS, in
Avenue o; D. B. Getty plot IN Mil Lane. be-
tween Avenues NJ, and TO William r Hurst
a plot IN East 56th St, between MIL Lane and
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19
THE PRIVATE SALES MARKET.

James " Kelly sold for Anna Dietz. No. $50 West
1o St 2 three story and basement dwelling house,
On plot 1sxlOO feet. TO a client for occupancy.
John \. Stearns the four story and basement
dwelling house No. I5s East 9th ST. lot 20x9Ss 8
feet
J. ". Dinjck has sold no. 25s West sd St, four
sSory building on lot 2x9s9 feet. The buyer is
J J Cavanagh who owns Nos. 26O and 262, ad-
Joining and controls 70 feet frontage, which he
vii Use for his restaurant business.
lub, Of AIasso. Italy. No. 81 West s4th st. three
story American basement dwelling house, lot
xx1mI feet. hrs. II. GsttIing.
OE1ra Brothers have sold 60-toot plot on
Nsoster ave. north OF Scott aye also for william
W1nTnxrt 6-toot plot the east side OF Marion
ave-, south Of 1ssth st, 20 builder; also for Mary
Sostw1ck the southeast corner Of Travers st and
Hull builder. who will improve with pri-
Yste houses
Jacob Leitner has sold for client to Leader &
Bloom the plot. 50xl6o feet on the east side Of
Washington ave, 10 feet south OF 1925 ST The
buyers viii erect a six story hathOuse with stores
Alfred Olenick has sold for @. Vannutelh the plot
14x3o feet. the south side of 10th St. 9s feet
west OF Mott ave. Clara De Groot, who gives IN
exchange farm in the township OF Woodruff
Oneida County.
c N silvernan & Son has sold To Hyman Hor-
vitz the block front St. Mary's St, between
Cypress and Beekrnan avee.. 1se. .4z1O0x irregular
Geaslss Fsszsr has sold No. 90 L-Ai-~~2 ave-.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19
BUYING AT MAsSAPEQUA.

Building and development work At Massapequa
10 progressing rapidly. The market for property
there is brisk The Queens Land and Title Com
pany reports the following sales in this develop
nent: To c. 6. Wilson. plot 4ox1GO feet, the
north side Of Clark ave, for $500; f, A. Lutes,
plot IO01IOo feet. the side OF Central ave,
FOR $500 10 George W Dress plot 4Oxlo0 feet.
the south side Of New Hampshire ave. for $3.50
Frank Dress, plot 4oxlOO feet on the south side
% New Hampshire ave, for $3.50; ]. p. Farms
worth. plot 40x1O0 feet, on the north side Rhode
Island ave, for $3.50; z. G. True plot 40xlG0
fest. the north side Of Rhode Island ave. for
80, J 9. Happ plot 4OxlCo feet. on the north
side of Rhode Island ave- for $3.50; L. Pardo
por LeoX-6 feet, the north side Of Rhode Island
ave, FOR e $50. 10 H. A. Hodgkins. plot 60xl0O
feet, the north side Of Rhode Island ave, for
tzz % g N. Couch. plot 6OxIO0 feet, the north
side OF Rhode Island ave, for $40; TO T. J. CAL
an. plot 65xl00 feet. the north side OF Rhode
Island ave, for $40; to z. L. Parker. plot 60x1OO
feet the north side OF Rhode Island ave. for
SEI7 Anna Mullen, plot <0x100 feet the north
side q Rhode Island for $3.50; 10 n. +. Clark
plot 45xlJ0 feet the north side Of Rhode Island
ave, for ESQ and. 10 Frank Il. Beadle plot 40xlOO
fee. the north side OF Rhode Island ave
for s2gg
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19
TO ALTER NEW AMSTERDAM THEATRE

Plans have been fled fol- remodelling the stage
Of the New Amsterdam Theatre the improvements
including the installation Of TWO freproof rnezza-
nine floors which 10 be incosed in eight-inch
brick FIRE walls and fitted property rooms. Three
more windows will be built D. P. Appel is the
architect. The Improvement is TO cost 5000.
Plans have also been fled for remodelIng the
five story fathouse No 146 East 99th ST into a
studio apartment house, installing a plum bing
plant throughout The improvements are TO be
made e cost Of SO 600, for William B. Nesbit as
owner. Theodore c Visscher is the architect
Plans have also been fled for rernodelling the
front and rear tenement houses No. 10 East Sd
for Egerton l. Winthrop, as owner. Henry
Regelulan is the architect.
The Manhattan plans for buildings recorded
yesterday comprise z six story hathouse. TO be
built for William Moore, as owner, I4st St,
west Of Amsterdam ave, at & cost Of s25, 600.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19
TO CLOSE cHILDREN's HOME.

The decision OF the managers OF the Westchester
Temporary Home, at White Plains, to close the
institution Will make homeless from 1B TO 200
children after August L The managers voted TO
close the institution at a secret meeting last
Wednesday.
It is said that lack of financial support from
Westchester County brought about the decision.
The managers OF the Home which is an institution
that receives Protestant children committed 10 1t
by the court time ago made request 10 the
BOARD OF Supervisors for increase in the main
tensnc. fund The board referred Il TO the super
intendent OF the poor, who refused 20 grant IL on
the ground that the county was already paying
IN. institution Il cents week for each child
than # was paying TO the Catholic Protectory and
other similar institutions.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19
VAN CORTLANDT TERRACE
BUILDING TO BE HIGHER.
Metropolitan Life Adds -Four
Stories TO Madison Square Tozcer.

TIE tower Of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company building, al Madison Square, viii for a
tine a. least hold all lofty records. Because Of a
change the plans. four floors will be added, Civ
ing the building ffty-four stories. including the
tVo easements The roof OF the tower will be
eEhty-egtt feet higher than the Singer Building,
and viii be 100 feet above the sidewalk.
The work the tower is being watched by a
number Of architects, who preparing plans for
buildings which may eventually reach 100 feet.
The Singer Building, which is the tallest struc
tUre IL Manhattan, is 6l2 feet high.
IN adding the floors the Metropolitan
building the insurance company officers say that
they put themselves beyond immediate competition;
by making the building tall that it will stand
above every structure in the city. At present the
steel framework can be seen from Prospect Park,
BROOKLYN, and from points on the New Jersey hills.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19

northeast corner of 15Sth st. story fsthouse,
| on lot 25xS75 feet also No. Teasdale Place. a
four story nathouse.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19

Is the only place on the upper west
this character can be purchased. s
$4,000 10 $3.50 600. with large plot of
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19
ADVERSE cHILpReNs SOCIETY RULING

In Yorkville court yesterday Magistrate Butts
ignored precedent in refusing to grant a warrant
10 Mr Watson. agent OF the Children's So
ctatv for the arrest OF a man who according to
the agent had refused TO pay anything the So
ciety for the support Of his child, which is being
cared for by a charitable institution at the in
stance of the society On March 80 Mr.. Watson
applied at Jefferson Market court for a warrant
Magistrate Butts said that he would refuse to
Grant Il until he had investigated the matter.
Yesterday the magistrate ruled that the Chill
dren's Society had no right 70 collect sush money
from parents.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01

4 plan to bring over n large number
of voters from Philadelphia, and. hon
or among thieves falling below par,
one of the supposed conspirators gavA
away the whole proposition, producing
letters i'll evidence in which the num-
Der of voters hired were spoken of
as so many yards of pipe the laying
of pipe for the Croton water being at
that moment leading New York ac-
tiyity. The Wing leaders indicted
were subsequently acquitted by the
jury, who decided that the accuser
and the letters alike were fraudulent,
but 'pipelaying" schemes had come to
stay.
II acknowledge the corn" meaning
81 give in" 81 retract," was a flash of
humor lighting up a serious discus
sion in Congress during the early year
OF 1928. Andrew Stewart, indulging
in oratorical license. made the pictur-
esquc statement that Ohio. Kentucky,
and Indiana sent their haystaclSs corn
fields and fodder 10 New York and
Philadelphia for sale. But Wickliffe,
strict constructionist in words. re-
futed the charge
What 40 you send. then?" asked
Stewart, with a shrug in his voice.
Horses, mules. cattle, hogs" was
the reply.
You feed 500 worth of hay to a
horse,s retorted Stewart, and we can
fancy the triumphant slyness of Che
twinkle in his eye. "and thirty BUSH
els of corn TO fatten q hog You sim
ply put that thirty bushels into the
shape of hog and make it walk off to
the Eastern market"
a saving grace OF humor came to
Wickliffe, and in an instant he was
on his feet.
"Mr. Speaker" he cried, 81 acknow-
lodged the corn!"
The term "a gerrymander" was also
Born in laughter. In 1911, when El.
bridge Gerry was elected Democratic
governor of Massachusetts,. both
houses ct the state capital were also
Demccratic-in short. the Democrats
had corner on the local market. EN-
mently fitting was the moment for re-
arranging boundaries on the political
map so that large number of fed
eral votes might be thrown into one or
two districts, leaving all the others
controlled by the Democratic power.
So remarkable an appearance had the
new map, however. that Gilbert Stu
art declared it the express image of
Il saiamander.
"A salamander!" retorted a wit.
Call 1t gerrymander instead!"
Not much of shower" Is the no.
iitical turn of the sour grape fable of
our nursery days, and is often thrust
into the teeth of an opponent who
pTeteIis to make light of a grave de-
feat
While Noah was building his ark a
neighbor daily peered at his labor, but
when The rains descended to the un-
comfortable degree that the scoffer
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mad to wade with water up to hi,
chin, he approached the ark and beg
ged 10 be taken aboard. Noah was
obdurate in refusal--the geological
crowd on board a sufficient excuse
perhaps, perhaps, for turning the cold
shoulder-ands the drowning man
waded off in huff. calling back: II
don't believe there's going to be much
of shower anyway"
The rather anarchistic slogan of
waving the bloody shirt" the repre-
hensible attempt to infiame sectional
passion long after the Civil war end
cd. has too weirdly picturesque an
origin to be passed over in silence. All
the way 10 Corsica we must go. back
TO the blood-letting days of endless
feud.
Before burial the victim of the lit
tie unpleasantness among friends was
laid out on plank, with his firearms
close TO the dead hands and his blood
stained shirt hung. a banner and n
badge above the unseeing dead face.
while women huddled in black man
ties. rocking and wailing. encircled
the corpse, and men bristling with
arms close to the dead hands and his
bloodstained shirt. Suddenly wife.
mother or sister OF the deceased
sprang up with scream snatched
down the bloody shirt, and waving It.
began frenzied lamentation, rhap-
sody of love for the dead. TRADE of
curses upon his enemies.
TO make up Il. slate" secret un-
derstanding of leaders before the con-
vention officially dominates candi-
dates, probably originated in an early
use OF slate upon which names could
be easily changed.
Log rolling" a mutual assistance
Of persons in power without a too
nice regard for the public good. had
an honest, commemorate origin in the
neighhorly habit of backwoodsmen
helping each other in cutting down
trees.
"Mossbacks" was the pet name Civ
en- to Democrats regarded fossil, par
ticnlarly in the state of Ohio. The
analogy is apparent to anyone. ire
spcctive OF party, who has been intro
duced to the old swapping turtle.
whose sluggish habits are responsible
FOR the mosslike vegetation growing
upon his shell.
"Jayhawks," thrust upon the guer
lllas during the Kansas troubles In
1856. was afterward applied to politi..
cal marauders generally, a jayhawk
having so disreputable a disposition
that lie has been accused of killing
innocent little birds for mere sport.