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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-02-06
No sR DEscurDE uD.

Los varios s1ntomas de una con.
dici6n debilitada que toda per.
soma reconoce en- 81 misna, es una
ad7ertencia que por ningun con-
cepto deberfa pasar desaperclbida,
pues de otra manera los g6rmenea
de enfermedad tomaran incremen.
to con gran peligro de fatales con-
secueneias. Los germenes de Ia
tisis pueden ser absoryidos por
los pulmones q cualqniera hor&
echando raices y multiplicdndose,
q no ser que ell sistema sea ali
mentado hasta cierto punto az E la
facilite resistir sus ataques. La
PREPARATION DE- WAMPOLE
que es tan sabrosa como la miel y
eontiene los principles nutritivoa
Y curativos del Aeeite de Hzgado
de Bacalao Puro, que extraemos
directamente de los hfgados frcscos
del bacalao, combinados con Jarabe
de Hipofosftos Compuesto, Extrac,
tos de Malta y Cerezo SiIyestre,
fortifca el sistema contra. todos los
cambios de tempera5ara, que pro-
Queen inYafiablemente Tos, Catarro,
Asma, Gripa. Tfsis v fndo3 las en-,
aE,s1sII,1
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-02-06

que se cuanta por niglo5s hh Hido azote e.
mible , "a hoy una amenRza CieFta
nueatEaa Yidss , Eiqu.zlu.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-26
WHAT THE TEACHER DID.
Part OF Programme Embarrassing to
Bashful Young Man.

Here is story that Is being told on
nice young man who teaches a Sun.
DAY school class in North Baltimore.
IL mas been told on other young men
before, and there is a strong probabil.
ity that 1t never happened at all to this
particular young man, but his friends
have attached the story to him, and.
Such TO his discontinue, he must bear
IT, In the first place, he is very BASH
iul, and the request made by the Sun.
day school superintendent that he
take class OF young ladies', who had
Just lost their previous teacher. was
disturbing enough. The previous teach.
er mad been charming woman, and
her loss was due to marriage with a
Washington man. The class of ten
charming young ladies waited while
the young man was being brought
from the other side of the room. where
he had been the presiding genius of
a class of small boys This is Mr.. T..
ladies', announced the superintend.
ent. He has consented to become your
teacher and ] am sure he will find
the position most delightful one"
Surely, surely" gushed Mr.. T. 81
shall be charmed. perfectly charmed"
and then as the superintendent moved
away, leaving him bashful not to say
scared, he rushed into his duties at
once-"and now. ladies', if you will
tell me what your former teacher al.
ways did first we will try carrying out
the same program. There was a few
moments silence, then a pert-looking
young miss, casting down her glances
most effectively, purred: We'll, if you
really want TO do that way, Miss Grace
always kissed us good morning" This
may or may not be true, but the
young man declares the people who
are telling il are mean.
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SYNOPSIS.


Burton H. Barnes. a wealthy American
touring Corsica. rescues the young Eng
fish lieutenant, Edward Gerard Anstruth-
er, and his Corsican bride, Marina,
daughter of the Paols, from the muir
derous vendetta, understanding that his
reward is to be the hand of the girl he
loves. Enid Anstruther, sister of the Eng
fish lieutenant. The four fly from Ajac-
clio to Marseillcs on board the French
steamer Constantine. The vendetta pur-
sues and as the quartet are about to
board the train for London at Marseilles
Marina is handed a mysterious note
which causes her to collapse and necessi-
tates n postponement of the Journey
Barnes gets part of the mysterious note
aud receives letters which inform him
tnat he is marked by the vendetta. He
employs an American detective and plans
10 beat the vendetta at their own game.
Nor the purpose of securing the safety
of the women Barnes arranges to have
Lady Chartris lease a secluded villa at
Nice to which the party is to be taken
in yacht Suspicion is created that
Marina is in league with the Corsicans
A man. believed to be Corresio Dar~lla.
is seen passing the house and Marina is
thought to have given him a sign. Ma
rina refuses to explain to Barnes which
fact adds to his latent suspicious. Barnes
plans for the safety of the party are
learned by the Corsicans. The carriage
carrying their party to the local landing
s followed by two men.
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know, our friends-Mr. Barnes of New
York and his party?"
Not yet, Mademoiselle though be.
lieve their carriage has returned"
Their carriage returned" Maud
darts nervously TO her mothers par
lor
why are you rushing in upon me,
you horrid child?" cries her mother.
angry at being interrupted
"Oh, ma | thought you'd like to
know. Miss Marston says had such
good lesson in arithmetic
Very well, tell Miss Marston to
give y-i another and longer one"
Yes, but it's too late now. It's ten
O'Clock and Mr.. Barnes and Enid and
the rest haven't come back. When do
you expect them, MAJ"
Il don't expect them"
"What?" Maud's eyes roll in a dazed
way.
They have gone away"
"Where?"
ITO London, imagine"
Maud flies from the room and alone
in her own chamber sobs. groans and
rends her hair. muttering: "Oh, could
have sold Barnes the other part of Ma.
rina's letter for lots, and now he's
goae away and it amt worth tup-
pence
She is about to go despairingly to
bed when curiosity mingling with her
disappointment, she calculates: Il
wonder what 1t is, anyway" and goes
to studying the little quarter OF a sheet
of letter paper she las drawn from
the bosom of her frock.
1t is mixture of French and Italian.
She cannot entirely decipher the for.
eign handwriting indeed, she can
scarcely understand il.
But some passages In it produce
such terrible effect upon the child's
nerves that after she has gone to bed
she losses about and sleep will not
come to her. Suddenly her very pig
tails seem to stiffen with terror; she
rises half ont of bed and mutters to
herself: "Oh. what do they mean by
killing her II she does; and killing her
husband, If she doesnt?'
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again Besides these. he has only a
walking cane to take with him AS
he picks his stick up. Miss Maud Char.
iris flies in 10 him, excitement and dis
may on her face.
~, hat do you want--more marrons
glaces?" he asks. savagely.
Why. Marina and Enid say they
are only going out for drive on the
Prado, and they have both got their
handsatchels with them
"To keep their jewelry safe from
bellboys," mutters Barnes. Besides,
those satchels have powder puffs in
them, | imagine"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES not going
away now?" This last very nervously.
Does this look like it," says Bur
ton. tapping nonchalantly his boot
with his cane. Enquire at the office
and see If I've paid my hotel bill"
This Emory by arrangement will set
tie later
"Oh--then it's all right" a great
relief ripples the Charths girls face.
She swishes her two blonde pigtails
merrily about.
Certainly, it's all right. Maudie.
Au revoir, till breakfast" and Mr.
Barnes goes away with Edwin to take
the ladies' down to the open barouche
that is awaiting them. At the hotel
entrance Edwin places both HIS bride
and his sister in the carriage and seats
himself In front of them, looking as
carefully to the rear as If he expected
white squall. Barnes springs into
the barouche, whispers some orders to
the driver and they roll away.
Gazing on the carriage as 1t rolls
away, Maud says contentedly to her.
self: "Cracky, | was scared Burton
was going before | told it to him.
then adds contentedly: Gee, I'm as
smart as diplomatist." as she fishes a
fourth piece of paper out OF the bosom
of her frock. IF I'd sold all that let
ter to Barnes at the first jump, I'd
have been out of stock In trade" So
Miss Chartris goes up to bread and
butter tea with her governess quite
contentedly and munches marrons
glaces surreptitiously over her lessons
for the two succeeding hours. Then
the carriage not returning with the
driving party. the intrigante grows
anxious. She sneaks down to the ho-
tel office and whispers to the clerk:
Have they come back yet? You
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-26
The Care of Goldfish.

The secret of success in caring for
goldfish is to keep the water they are
in fresh and sweet Their globe
should be emptied and its water re-
newed as often as every second day.
Lift each fish out gently in a glassful
of water, empty the globe. wash it
again Clear, sweet rainwater should
be used. and its temperature should
DE raised to rs or so degrees by warm
ing part of it. Sparkling well water
Is too cold for the fish to thrive in,
and too pure, for the animalculae OF
rainwater forms an important part of
the food of these fish, They need no
other sustenance than very few
bread crumbs sprinkled in their water
daily, for overlooking will kill them
very quickly.-The Housekeeper.
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The Youths Companion Calendar fol-
1909

I'm Grandmothers Garden" is the
title of the beautiful picture painted
by Charles G. Curran for The Youths
Companion panel calendar for 1909
1t is printed on the finest finished
stock, by the most recent methods of
photography All the strength and
beauty of the original painting are
faithfully shown by employing thir-
teen separate colors. This is the
largest calendar that The Companion
has ever issued, the picture alone
measuring s inches in width and "a
inches in length. Below the picture
are arranged the twelve months
Great care has been taken to make
the date figures legihle, and to insure
practical and useful, as well as an
artistic, calendar The calendar is
given to all those who pny their sub
scriptlops to The Companion for 1909.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-26
NEW LIFE
Found in Change to Right Food.

After one suffers from acid dyspep
STA, sour stomach, for months and then
finds the remedy is in getting the righ'
kind of food it is something to speaS
out about.
A N. Y. lady and her young son mao
such an experience and she vans
others to know how to get relief. she
writes:
For about fifteen months my littie
boy and myself had suffered with soui
stomach. We were unable to retain
much of anything we ate.
After suffering in this way for So
long decided to consult specialls'
In stomach diseases. Instead OF pre-
scribing drugs, he put us botp on
Grape-Nuts and we began 10 improve
Immediately
1T was the key to a new Ire
found we had been eating too mucn
heavy food which we could not diges.,
In few weeks after commencins
Grape-Nuts | was able to do my mouse
work. / wake in the morning WIN
clear head and feel rested and nave ~
sour stomach. My boy sleeps wen anu
wakes with laugh.
I'VE have regained our lost We'sns
and continue to eat Grape'Nu's io'
both the morning and evening mea.',
We are well and happy and owe II
Grape-Nuts." There's a Reason
Name given by Postum Co. ba''.o
Creek. Mich. Read 1.-THE koau ~
Wellville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. ,,',,
one appears from time 90 time ,,,m1
nre genuine, true, and full Oh
interest.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-26
A MATTER OF HEREDlrY.
Agnes Had Only Followed in the Foot.
steps of Her Mother

Even If there had not been kernels
of rice on her hat and a glad light
of love in her eye any bachelor could
have told that she was bride And
the manner in which she spoke to her
husband showed they had not been
married long.
man in the passing crowd spied
the couple, and rushed over to greet
the bride
We'll, well, Agnes" he cried, ex.
tending his hand, you don't mean to
say that you're married.
'Why-why, yes" the girl STAN.
mered, vivid color mounting to her
cheeks, as she tried to defend her
novel situation. "You-you know, 1t
runs in the family. Mother was mar.
ried, too"
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CHAPTER III (continued)

"Confide in mel" The American S
voice Is commanding. III you don't
am compelled to tell your husband of
this letter. We can't let you tear your
self into nervous flinders and not
know how to aid you" To this he
adds, hoping by nlppancy to tighten
her heart: Edwin will soon make
those pretty lips speak"
Never, though | adore him!" she
cries hoarsely. II cannot will not
it is SO craftily. so flendishly cruel 1t
strikes my husband and all our future
happiness. ii is worse than il they
killed me as they will some day. They
hope to Stay not only our bodies, but
to destroy even Edwins love for me
before | die"
Barnes thinks how his own imme
date wedding to Enid Anstruther has
been subtly thwarted by the letter he
carries In his pocketbook which he
guesses came from the same man He
now knows that his love for his aft.
anced is being assaulted as well as the
honeymoon happiness of these two
just mated.
For the sake of all of us you must
speak" he commands.
The answer of the Corsican bride
mystifies the American more than
ever. She says nobly. yet doggedly;
For the sake of my husband, | am
silent"
Then you compel me to tell Edwin
of the letter." he says shortly.
AS Barnes speaks, the bridegroom
enters, and woman's tact destroys his
opportunity.
She throws herself enthusiastically
but coquettishly into the arms opening
for her and cries, half playfully, half
tearily: Edwin. In the railroad de.
pot received note fiat produced my
nervous agitation Mr. Barnes thinks
1t wise | tell you its contents. | don't.
Now, of course, if you say so, | must
do as you tell me. | am an obedient
Wife She puts her arms caressingly
round Edwin's neck and whispers:
Shall ~ then gives him a tempting
little kiss.
Hang 1t, Barnes" answers An.
struther. under these allurements, Il
have too much trust in my darling to
want to read her letters"
you're a very bright girl TO have
your husband so soon in subiugation,
remarks Burton, gloomily But, Ma
rina, in such vital matter warn
you to beware OF playing your enemies
game"
Pooh answers Edwin. what do
you, bachelor, know about women.
anyway" Then he jeers in sailor
bluntness: You and Enid didn't hunt
up minister to-day. You are not so
enterprising a fellow as thought you,
Barnes, for | am quite certain that |
saw consent in my sisters red cheeks
and dropping eyes
At this. Marina utterS subdued yet
CHASTITY sigh. which is destroyed by |
the kiss Of her young husband, and the |
unfortunate Burton goes silently away |
BY himself, rejecting upon his be- |
rothed 5 manner to him that has been |
growing colder and more distant each |
minute since he has tacitly refused to |
make himself lord of her !
loneliness, he cogitates mo- !
rosely; Am | not playing our enc
mics game also in not wedding Enid?"
But II is too late for minister now.
Then carriage is already at che door
10 take them away first for a little
drive on the Prado to destroy suspic.
ion, then when evening darkness falls
upon the land 10 the Corniche road,
where the boat will be waiting to put
hem on shipboard.
Barnes carefully iuspects his pistols
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-26
Smart Doctor.

MY husband is troubled with a
buzzing noise in his ears. What would
you adviser" Il would advise him TO
go to the seashore for month or
two" But ne can't get away" Then
you can 60"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-26
Cheese Kent for Ceremonies.

Saaen cheese is made in Switzerland
from cows milk. It Is the custom to
make saaen cheese at the birth of
child and eat it AZ the burial feast or
even at the burial feast of a son OF the
child for whom it Is made
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-26
Get a Patent.

Your invention may be valuable and
should be patented. Send for free in
formation and advice to Fl. j. ROBIN
SON, Patent Attorney p. o. Box 544.
Salt Lake City.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-26

la the Congo the extravaganza OF
the average white man is astounding
Champagne is the lnvariable order OF
the day for men getting few hun
dred dollars per year, and the official
usually lands In Antwerp after three
years with enough money for a spree,
when he must sign and go back
Worlds Work.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-26
Deep Foundations.

The caissons for the foundation
work of the tower of a New York sky
scraper were sunk to bedrock through
nearly 70 feet Of quic2sand, and the
pillars incrusted to the fundamental
rock, over 60 of them having thus
been placed within three months after
the calssons were first sunk.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-26
CHAPTER ~.
Suspect Everybody"

AS Barnes seats himself in the car
rage it dashes past the numerous
magnificent cafes of the Rue Noallles
and turns into the wide Rue de Rome.
the horses keeping up smart gait,
They fit between the elms and plane
trees with which this beautiful avenue
is planted, and passing the Obelisk,
enter the even broader Prado.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-26
snend Much Ia Armament.

At the presou Idoment the coun-
tries OF Europa ago spending on their
armies and ma . as much as $4,000.
900 day
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-26
THE DIFFERENCE.

Jones-You never hear of fat
criminal, do you?
Bones-Certainly not. Look how
difficult it would be for stout person
to stoop to ANYTHING low!
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-26
How Rows Beain.

Hubby, | dreamed last night that
that you didn't love me-"
How foolish you are"
Foolish, am l? AS II could help
what | dream about"
And the fight was on.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-26
Natural Curiosity.

Small Harold noticed that a stylish
young man who was. calling on his
sister wore shoes that tapered to a
point. Say" queried the little fel.
low. is your toes all cutted off but
Ona2"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-26
Have Queer Belief.

An amusing superstition Of old Mon
mouthshire. England. is that snake
has four legs. all of which will duly
come out If after thoroughly killing
him you hold his body over a hot
lame
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-26
The Real Place,

First Amateur Fisherman-Where
Is really the best place to get the
best trout?
Second Ditto (confdentiallyl--ln
any first-class fish market.-Baltimore
American.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-26
River That Disappears.

The River Polk flows into cave In
the side of mountain and complete
ty disappears. at Adelsburg. near
Trieste.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-26
seboolbov Definition.

Some funny things happen in the
Bchoolroom. A Brooklyn teacher
called upon a small boy to define
multitude" "A multitude" said the
boy. lis what we get when we mulJL
ply"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-26
Their First
Thanksgiving
BY CARLOS BAYARD.

N nothing be done?" asked
Caroline anXiously.
Vance Greenway shook
his head.
Not yet, dear" he ex-
planned. 81 have consid-
cred the matter carefully
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-06-06
DIFFICULT TO sTEER A SHIP.
Man at the Helm Works with the Cur.
talns Tightly Drawn.

The work of steering 4 great ship,
even with the aid OF all the machinery.
is much more delicate than one would
imagine. The larger and faster the
snip the greater is the difficulty. 1t is
aot enough to hold the wheel In the
same position to keep the ship on her
course, for the wind and waves and
The currents Of the ocean tend con
Stant!y to knock the ship OF hei
course. The great wall OF xteel-for
The hull may be 700 feet long and 60
teet high-offers a broad target for
the wind and waves.
The art OF steering Is to humor the
snip to these forces and when she is
detected to bring her back quickly to
ler course. II you could watch the
pinnacle, especially in bad weather
you would see the needle Of the com
pass constantly shifting from side tc
side, which means that the greal
steel Prov Is not going forward H.
perfectly straight line.
me most astonishing thing about
the bridge IL to find the wheelhouse
with all Its curtains tightly drawn,
as often happens. and the man at the
helm steering the boat without see
Ing ahead at all. At night or even
by day, if the light of the pinnacle
is confusing, the wheelhouse Is often
completely shut in. The man at the
wheel, 1t Is explained, does not need
TO look ahead. The lookout high ur
IN the crows nest" and the office,
on watch on the bridge will keep him
informed If any object is sighted The
iuty of the man at the wheel is t,
keep the ship on her course. Through
out his watch OF four hours he mus
Keep his eyes on the compass and no
nhere slse.--St. NloholaA
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-06-06
The Boy and tho Rats.

In a large warehouse In Liverpool! a
boy named Edward Scott was EN-.
ployed to run errands. There were
many rats about the place and he was
told that II he could catch one and
SINCE Its tall all the others would
leave. A trap was set and a rat was
caught but while singeing It's tail &C.
cording to directions the lighted paper
blew into pile of straw and started
connagration that burned four big
buildings and inflicted loss of half
million dollars There are some
smart boys In this world, but there
are also some smart rats, and 1t is
Just as well to keep them apart. II
the rat had caught the boy and singed
his hair there might have bssR eight
buildings burned.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-06-06
LARAMIE, WYO.

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Derrick and two
little girls are visiting in the city.
Visitors from Rawlins are Mrs
Ford and son, Mr. VIM. Ford Mr.. Mar.
ion Tinsley and Mr. Smith.
The Crumley boys visited with their
father on the ranch last Saturday.
Mr.. VIM. Page went to Rawlins this
week.
Mr.. Eugene Fitchue and Miss Jennie
Swinton were united in marriage last
Monday night. Mr.. and Mrs. Fitcbue
VIII reside on Fremont street.
Rev. Samuel Bettes. "The COWBOY.
Preacher" has given Miss Carrie Bur.
ton the keys to the old PRESBYTERIAN
church for her assistance as organjst
. has sent for Rev. P. C. Crutchfield
whose preaching we all admire, and if
ne comes, there will be services next
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-06-06
o The NATURAL EFFECT.
LII Wonder That Diner was Some
what on Mentally.

The wild-eyed man looked hard
from his table at the woman across
the little room at the pink ink table
d'hote. Have you heard about these
dynamite explosions going on all over
the city?" he asked her. q heard
the one Saturday night" she said Il
couldn't help hearing It." Well" de.
clared the bright.eyed man, don't
give It away, but am the cause OF
all those explosions" For heavens
sake" whispered the woman to her
companion, did you hear that? Does
he carry tn" bombs around with him,
you think? ! want to go home'' y
know that man" remarked her com
panion quietly. NO wonder he has
attacks OF brain storm now and then
He's been drinking this table d'hote
ink and eating these dinners for two
solid years. IN. Y. Press.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-06-06
Defends Electric liuht.

Reports to the effect that electric
lights are detrimental to the eyesight
are pronounced unfounded by an elec.
trical expert in the London Times.
He says that the trouble arises from
too direct exposure of the eye to the
light, and that effect would be the
same or worse with any other light.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-06-06
Use Wire Fences for TeIephonino

Telephone communication has been
established between a number of Aus.
tralian farms by means of wire fences.
1t has been found easy to converse
with a station eight miles distant by
means of instruments connected on
the wire iences Several stations are
thus connected.