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CASAs Y ART|CULOS
DE LOS E. u.

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Farmacia Colon. Antique esta,
bleclmien;o. ''ran surtido de dfoga1
y patentlzados- Plaza principal. Sa1
Juan.
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Practicante. silvestre Feijod
Martinez, Embalsamador-Farma>
cla Colon V San Jose 6. San Juan,
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-12-20

Joya de inapreciable valor 4 les
dispepticos. es 4 msrAvilloss "Esto.
macalina Ulrc.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-12-20

lngeniero Civil.-Ramon Gan
dla Cordova, Tetuan So, eiudad 8
Parada II Santurce Miramar, San
Jnan, Puerto Rico.
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Herrero HnOs. S. en- C.-Importh
dores y eNportadores. Direction te<
legratlca a" Herrero" San Juan.
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Manuel Travieso. Farmaceutico.
Con IS arcs de experienced profet
slonal, ofrece a usted suls servicio(
en- su bien surtida oficina de farmal
ela. San Jose, numero l2t, "cercl
del correo. '-Esmero en- ell despA
cho de REcETAs L
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18

to Santa Fe N NJ Constantinople to Mecca is
approximately that from New York to Prescott Arz.
The Turk therefore, who has always been regarded
SLOW going, must be conceded to have more industry
than generally to his credit There u.s. however,
behind the religious motive political be gained
Inc sultan is the nominal head of the Moslem world
But as the holy Places Mecca Medina and several 9th
ers, are in land far distant from the center
pres political influence the ruling officials in those
cities have, for hundreds of years. been quasindepend
ent some have thrown off entirely the Turkish bond and
actually maintained their independence Then again.
pilgrims from Syria, who attempt to travel by the
van routes through Arabia, Petraea along
sea- have long been subject plage by wandering
tribes OF Bedouins. railroad through this country with
fortified stations at short intervals would bring north
west Arabia under real. rather than nominal Turkish
control and restore to the sultan genuine authority
protectors of the holy places"
The Turkish government is always harassed by it's
creditors. The moment plaster into the treas
ury all the creditors make grab for it, question
of financing the enterprise became prime import
ance, for no money, road In this dilemma the willy
Turk hit upon happy expedient. The sultan issued
an trade commanding that every Mosem family which
sacrificed sheep at the feast of Bairam should bring
in the skin to the nearest government official and these
skins should be sold for the benefit road AS
Turk does the sheepkling act Bairam it was figured
out that after the officials had stolen all they could with
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HIT CEILING AND BE A DIVA.

Madame began 1.-THE most tedious phase of the
in voice culture is learning to BREATHE shall
test you now free Of charge, and, if you do WE'LL
may be able to shorten that portion
Hope eaped into the Young Girls eyes.
Il took lessons in that out home" she replied.
But madame shifted
Lie down." The Young Girl was startled; she even
ventured to hesitate.
Yes, yes. On your back 1t is my method and
Endorsed by the most eminent throat and lung
specialists. So. Relax your muscles Now Madame
seized bit of white paper from the piano and tore
it into strips Of which she handed to the Young
Girl Chew this" she said until you have made it
into just such spba you used to make in school.
Then fill your lungs to their greatest capacity form
your lips if to whistle and with all strength,
blow celingward."
Visibly startled but visiby still impressed,
the Young Girl did she hidden and blew the spit.
ball about six feet into the air.
Madame nodded approval. mot at all bad" she con.
ceded Il think materially curtail this portion
Of the course"
The Young Girl scramblng to her feet.
"When--when will it be competed?" she asked.
Just you hit the ceiling, said madame,
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out detection there would still be 100000 francs
addition, contributions would be made by the faithful,
and that finally the road ITSELF construction pro-
gressed ought to bring in revenue increasing year by
and trusting to faith and sheep SKINS the
begun The portion of the road thus far completed
is from Damascus to Medain Salih. From CONSTANT
rople the lines under construction directly south
CORA. Near Aleppo projected line will lead, by way
of Bagdad to the Persian gulf From Medain Saith the
road is under construction to Medina while
been made from Medina to Mecca and the Red sea.
The route is to east of Jerusalem and the Dead
the high lands of Syria Moab and northern Ara
bia. The engineering difficulties serious but by
insurnountable, and be compared with
those of the Union Pacific The Caifa line descends
from Deraa with mighty sweep down to the while
the chains mountains in Moab must be traversed by
the aid of loops tunnels and BRIDGES At Damascus
level is 1000 feet above the and varies
5000 feet highest point south. difficulties
presented by that portion of the line from Constan
tnople to Damascus for the giant ranges
and Armenia extend through Asia Minor almost
to the Aegean and Mediterranean So is believed that
at points this part of the line the
to height of 5000 to 1000 feet above the sea.
Several hundreds of miles of this part are actually
under construction tunnels bored, viaducts and
bridges run between important towns. There are
completed lines from Constantinople to Angora,
from Smyrna into the vlayet of Konieh and these
portions will be feeders of the main line Work the
line is greatly expedited by the labors of division of
the Turkish army, it being difficult to labor in
the country be traversed, particularly in northern
Arabia, where the Bedouins few and unendurably
lazy The Turkish soldiers themselves particu
larly energetic but strange to this service is much
desired only from the fact that the
actually paid, which most of the Turkish army is
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pound. After taking one and one:
half bottles of the Compound, 1 am all
right again, and I recommend it to
every suffering woman" -MRs. MAY
DEAL, Winchester, Ind.
Hundreds of such letters from girls
and mothers expressing their gratitude
for what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound has accomplished for
them have been received by The Lydia
E. PinkhamMedicin Company, Lynn,
Mass.
Girls who are troubled with painful
or irregular periods, backache, head
ache, dragging down sensations, faint
ing spells or indigestion, should take
immediate action to ward off the seri-
Gus consequences and be restored to
health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. Thousands have been
restored to health by its use.
IF you would like special advice
about your case write a confiden.
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
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not but their term of military service is reduced
third say nothing of spiritual advantages promised by
the sultan German and French engineers do the plan
nng foreign workmen engaged for the bridges, un
viaducts while the soldiers employed for
the mechanical labor The management is ostensibly in
the hands of several boards composed of pashas beys
and cabinet minister's who meet in COnstantinople and
so be learned nothing but object to every
report made by the engineers and suggest tunnels when
the line could we'll follow the route, which
has been in for thousand years.
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of Villalpando. Preston had
him hanged to a tree as a
warning to traitors, the bag
of gold for which he had sold
his city being tied to his feet.
Certain of the people of La
Guayra had warned Caracas
of the landing of the English
men. and the entire fighting
force of the city, led by the
Alcaldes, Garcia Gonzalez and
Francisco Reballedo, marched
out to meet the foe. But it
was taken for granted the
buccaneers would cross by the
royal road" which was COM
raratively easy, so the Span
iards stationed themselves on
that highway, laying several
cleverly placed ambushes.
Meanwhile Preston and his
men had quietly walked into
the city, without opposition.
No, that isn't quite true, for
Don Alfonso Andres de Ledes-
ma had been left behind on
account of his advanced age.
Desperate, but undismayed, the
gallant old cavalier donned
his armor, mounted his horse.
couched his lance and single
handed disputed the entrance
of the English into the city.
Don't hurt him. cried Pres
ton. He's too brave to die
But Don Alfonso charged. the
five hundred and fell MORALLY
wounded.
"Preston looted the city
thoroughly and the Spaniards
returned to find him safely
fortified in some of their pub
11C OullOlH6o. "A "CCh AoICA
he marched out unmoleSted,
recrossed the mountains and
set sail with all the treasure
of Caracas. The name of Don
Alfonso de Ledesma is still
honored by the few remaining
ancient Spanish families in
Venezuela, but there is no
statue of him in Caracas"
Rested and refreshed, we re-
sumed the trail and now came
our great disappointment.
Agapito's memory had played
him false, and the mountain
range that still rose hundreds
of feet in front Of JUS must be
crossed before the descent be-
gan. We walled bitterly, but
toiled on through a dense jun
gle of tall trees, thick shrub
berry and interlacing vines.
Just as the sun reached the
zenith we really came to the
top, some 5000 feet above the
= j
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brought hints or Va
all the
magnificent Miles OF
hills
background
from
might we'll
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Marion St., Manchester, Ia, says:
constant work at sewing machine
seemed to bring on kidney trouble. The
kidney action was irregular and the
pains in my back and loins so severe
I could hardly endure it. Doan's Kid
ney Pills made me feel better in a
short time, and took them until en-
tirely free from my trouble"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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Our Languages.

What a lot of languages we talk,
even If we talk only English! I was
assailed by a man across the luncheon
table with a language about Cup
tie final, and confessed that it was
quite unintelligible. Then another
man talked about golf, which is an
other language. And then the wom-
ans language elbows these columns.
"The Countess -- wore seagreen
white marabout stole. and black tat.
feta bow garnished her huge hat Of
burnt Tagel straw" 1t is a fine exam
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the river, for which the pale shades
of the slaughtered Egyptians had no
further use. But in the interval dove
had built its nest in the peak of his
great tent.
Moslen1s are kindly to animals,
which are beyond the possibility of
being converted to Islam by the
a pity to disturb the dove; he de-
layed; meanwhile new city gradu-
ally grew up on the bare plain to the
north of his tent. In a word, Cairo
rose out, of. the desert for. the amaze
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Natural History a. She 10 Spoke.

Doris lived in the city, and a sum.
mer visit to grandpa's farm revealed
many wonders. After being treated to
the farmers luxury, cream. she was
allowed to go to the barn to see the
cows MIXED. She looked on with
much interest for a while and then
asked: "Grandpa, which is the little
pocket she keeps the cream IMP
The Delineator. 49,. =.
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People Of To-Day and MosIem Con
queror Of Old Show Themselves
Alike In One Respect.

Freight car No. 1856 of the Penn
sylvania railroad was held empty ON
side track waiting until Mrs. Rob-
in Redbreast completed the Matching
out Of fine nestful of eggs laid on
journal box while the car was in
New York
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ment of after ages, while the Mem
phian palaces of sun-dried bricks went
back into the soil. To this day in
South Cairo they will show you the
original Fostat, the place of the
dove."-New York World.
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THE SAME TOUCH OF NATURE

Touching, but no novelty. When
mighty Amr' and his Moslem hosts
overthrow Egypt and made all north
ern Africa stronghold of Allah and
his prophet, they camped on the east
bank of the Nile, opposite the ancient
capital, Memphis, until they had
licked the defenders of that ten-miles-
wide and twenty-miles-long city.
When Amr' had finished he thought
OF moving into the fine town across
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Proverbs.

I do not say a proverb is amiss
when aptly and seasonably applied:
but to be forever discharging them.
right or wrong, hit or miss. renders
conversation insipid and vulgar
CervanteS. .v!s
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day. Nine times out
OF ten, backache
tells of kidney weak
ness. The only way
to find relief is to
cure the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills
have given sound
strong backs = to
thousands of men
and women. Mrs.
Wesley Clemens, 311
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me regular, and
thatI would event.
ually have dropsy.
1 would bloat, and
suferfrombearing-
down pains, cramps
and chills, and I
could not sleep
nights. My mother
wrote to Mrs. Pink
ham for advice, and
I began to take
LydiaE.P inkham's
Vorofoh1o IOm-
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BILLS AFFLiCTlON,

Courage.
Hes q man of great courage"
Unusual courage?"
"Yes, unusual courage. He isn't
afraid to keep his seat in a street car,
even If a woman he knows is standing
right in front of him."
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annual pilgrimage from all parts of the Mahommedan
world is OF enormous proportions That from India and
the east is provided for by steamship lines, but it is
proposed by the Turkish government to offer special
Inducements to its people in Asia Minor SYRIA Palestine
and North Africa to make the sacred pigrimages
at their by providing railroad transportation from
Constantinope to Mecca
To comprehend the magnitude of the enterprise it is
necessary to remember that old world distances not
always understood in the world. The scale OF the
maps is usually much smaller, sometimes get the
idea that the United States is the largest country the
earth, because it looks largest on< the map better
conception of the Turkish undertaking will be gained
by the knowledge that, taking Constantnople
ter, Paris will be the edge of circle with radius
of 5000 klomeers (about $3.50 miles, while Mecca will
be 500 kios beyond the edge of that circle In other
words, to make the matter palmer, the distance from
Constantinople to Paris is about that from New York
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18
BURDENS !,l:,'l J !. LIFTED
From Bent Backs,

y A. bad back Is a'heavy handicap to
those Of US who have to work every
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where ne doctor might relate the tale OF Amory
1T was in June 1885, he
the
preston running
bold
be considerable
chased the inhabitants
Guaicamaento There
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18
Building Railroads of Sheepskins

By Capt. Ellis D! Morson

ABROAD building is now the order of the
day in all countries, and though it seems
almost incredible, the Turk has caught the
railroad fever and is not only projecting,
but actually constructing, and has partly fin
ished, what will be one of the longest and
most important railroad lines in the old
world. Its object is to connect the political
capital of Islam with the holy places which
every Moslem is expected to visit at least
once during his lifetime. AS the Moslems
+bo
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pie of women's slang. But to the man
it means nothing-but expense.-Lon-
don Outlook
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MOTHERS
WHO HAVE
DAUGHTERS
Find Help in Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable c Compound

Winchester, Ind. "Four doctors
told me that they could never make
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az far as the top Here's Agapio you charge
the
give dollars young peon general burst of
laughter reduced his price
At four O'Clock morning luggage
Prety little
avd by the surf
she has from the
~
haphaard that the doctor
inquired somewhat anxiously
YES
its ~ 49,
unpoesing Above us doomed the
forming peak to the east La
connecting
goats" l. ~ ~ ~
m replied the DOCTOR grmly
Half an hour of ambeng and
This is the path taken by donkeys" explained Agapio
mat Amory preston led band OF armored armed
to Caracas in the night you
but wait until a resting place."
and
richness tropical foliage through which pushing
Ell
projecting of the path had
lights the fishing
share of the spoil Swimming
wheel suddenly
fish, seldom
We still sheltered
Agapo moved lesuey
knees became wobb o'clock
than the
ting leading
the the
hour,
followed the little
her ahead her
of
hlsides
to be at the top OF things far as route
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Somewhat Surprised.
81 hear your daughter is going to
marry duke"
Eyes; a love match"
do you mean to tell me she gets
him for nothing?"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18
Mr.. PIckARp's EXPERIENCE
CON THE Trail Of a Sold

Gov THE Trail Of . *.sold.
~ euecaneer," published
herewith for the first time, 10 a
pit of Venezuelan history which
Has never before ben told and
10 not to be found in any Of the
stantsrdes historical works on
e Venezuela t. is * replete with
thrilling situations embodied in
the capture Of Caracas by Amo-
~ Preston's buccaneers. While
: the -6ahdits- wsse- Stealing along
. the secret meuntain., path,k ito
Caracas, the ahle-bodied inhabi-
:, tants Of the city took positions
OF defense along the main thor
oughfare to the, capital Of vene-
zuela. The desperadoes were
discovered by an infirm old man
who attempted to resist their
invasion with true patriotic In
stinct. 1t was easy to overpow-
er him. The Caracas traitor
who guided Preston over the Sc
: cret path was hanged before
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Not a drop OF brandy left in the house. But
serve you with fine Muscatel" .~ ,>~'> s>A.7
so Muscatel it was perforce, surprisingly good.
too' u quart soon vanished and the doctor nearly fell
over thousandfoot precipce in the front yard
price was namedthree reals, 80 American
confirmed the suspicious that had been rising in our
MINDS The place must be nest of smugglers, and it
tooK on an added air of romance We needs photo
srapn all the inhabitants, from the lanky youth with
ancient muzzleloading shotgun babies and
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RAIL Caracas?" said the dusky scan
~ clad women who energetcaly doing family
ing in the brawing Macuto Oh yes that
by way Of La Guayra There is longer path
here but we have heard of the trail
Nk Direct to Caracas mountains the little
old keeper of the sea-baths wives and
declares he is looking for the certainly there
such route but it isn't much now you are sure
4 l. to lose your way"
why, of course cried Don
MacutO. 1T is easily hadb
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end of the climbing. An
other range of hills cuts
of the view of Caracas
from there, but the way
is all down hill"
So we robbed a lonely
orange tree and scram-
bled on with renewed
vigor.
That white house, when
we did reach it, was a Joy.
Only a rambling conglom-
Grafton of adobe rooms
and courts, swarming
with Indian men, women
and children, it was a ha-
ven of rest for our wear
led bodies.
I'VE want some cool
drink quickly" said the
doctor.
Beer, brandy or Wine?"
asked the swarthy, hand
some young matron, who
seemed to be the head
OF the establishment.
Beer"
I'm sorry, but we have
no beer to-day"
Then some brandy in
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the city was entered Once in Caracas Ioone
sway.
while in Caracas, visiting cpriano Castro who then
dent OF Venezuela it to meet
VINO were familiar with this
gwen to make the journey pathway
took photographs OF the smugeers
w'ds These photographs reproduced
sug9'ers to-day hold forth in the Smugges
ing upon the venezuean government caused the
Holland and Venezuela, which troube
cause OF the flight Of Castro expulsion
most ports on this side Of the
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-30
DEATH OF w. E. MARSH.

Word has been received by the local
lodge of Ijlks that w Il Marsh. a
life member and builder OF the Ogden
Lucin cutoff. Harriman's greatest
achievement in railroad reconstruc-
tion, died in San Francisco this morn
ing after four weeks illness follow
ing an operation for appendicitis.
At the time he was attacked with
appendicitis, MT Marsh was in charge
Of the heavy reconstruction work on
the Southern Pacific lines In the Sier-
ra Novadas. near ColfaX
Though his greatest single piece of
railroad building was the l7-milc
bridge and Iill-in across Great Salt
axe. his second most important piece
OF work was the Bay Shore cutoff near
San Francisco.
Ogdenitcs recall Mr. Marsh AS one
of The most energetic railroad build
crs. whose indomitable will was fac
tor in completing the cutoff when
the sinks at Rambo made progress
almost impossible and caused dlsmay
in the engineering department cntrust-
ed with that large undertaking.