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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-04
The BARRIERS Story.

The barber drew the keen razor
over his customers face and began:
"A friend of mine told me the best
fish story l ever heard in my life while
ne was getting shaved the other day
Want to hear it? All right You see,
it concerns physician who had a
friend who was daffy over fish, and he
used to try all kinds of queer expert
mentS with them. One time the friend
told the physician that if you took
fish and kept 1t out of water every
day, increasing the time each day,
yOI'd soon have the fish so that it
wouldn't have to be IN the water at ALL.
Well, the idea sounded reasonable to
the physician. so he went and bought
a large shad He put it in an aqua
rum. and every day he took it out of
the water and put it on the floor. The
first day he only allowed it to stay out
for thirty seconds. but every day he
shad didn't need any water at all to
live in
'Well, one rainy night the physician
was sitting in his study teaching the
shad to smoke Il cigar when the tele-
phone bell rang, and after answering
It the physician prepared to go out on
a hurry call He ordered his carriage,
and when it appeared at the door he
went out, the shad following him. 1t
was raining hard, and a perfect tor
rent of water was flowing down the
cutters. The shad attempted to get in
the carriage, but slipped and fell into
the gutter and was drowned. Oh, Pm
sorry | cut you, sir. But you couldn't
help smiling then, could yOuY-Phila-
delphia Press.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-04

Nell beside hln The couple was not
the one they sought
Then even as they stood there in
embarrassed silence they Heard the
couple pronounced husband ANA Wife.
"And now. ny young friends" said
the Clergyman ontutiyelF advancing
in their direction
Have you married any other couple
today Nell NAped
The clergyman shook his head.
"Of course sou haven't your IL
censes," be aid to Jimmy. "Fortu-
nately the clerk of this town lives next
door. ana if You will kindly give me
the necessary information I'll see
about them for YOU"
Jimmy began to chuckle He was
about to explain to the clergyman his
mistake when suddenly he squared his
shoulders, looked quickly at Nell and
then faced his interlocutOr resolutely
And almost before the girl was aware
of what was happening Jimmy had
given the requested information and
the clergyman had tripped out to Sc
cure the licenses next door.
Jimmy she gasped MS the door
closed behind the retreating parsOn.
Jimmy. For goodness sake
Jimmy Brice took her hand in his
own. Nell. dear I've waited so long,
and we've missed Mabel and Nixon
anyway. and this is such bully cler-
gyman--a real gentleman Of the old
school"
"if you will be good enough to stand
before me here, said the clergyman
when he came back.
Come" said Jimmy gently. and the
girl arose
Stars We're winking drowsily in a
clouGless sky when they once more
turned into the winding drive and
found the colonel still pacing the We
randa
what do YOU thinkT' he beloved
as they drew up TO the steps "They
didn't go to Worthwhile. They took the
SIG train for the city and were mar
ried there. Had the impudence tC
send me telegram. Nixon did, ask
ing my forgiveness My forgiveness,
mind ou-confound his impertlnence!
So you've had your trip for nothingw
''Have weY' said Jimmy. helping
the blushing Nell from the car "Oh.
Pm not so sure of that, colonel. Step
into the library with me. if you will.
I've something important to tell you.
Matrimony seems to have struck this
family today in a veritabIe epidemic"
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-07-14
.UNGUENT0 DEDOAN
Cura radicalmente las
almorranas, eczema
picazon 8 comezon,
be la plel.

La primera aplicacion del
Unguento de Doan, calma la
irritaci6n en- casos de ,picazon
9 comez6n de la piel Y ell la
mayoria de los casos, una sola
latita es 10 suficiente para GU.
rar radicalmente los peores
casos de almorranas (salidas 8
sanguinolentas) ronchas, ara.
dores, sabailones, sarpullido,
aspereza del cults, grietas
herpes, barros, espinillas, etc,
Ell UNGUENTO DE DOAN DESPER-
GUIDE DL CUTS.
No debe faltar en- ell "Bu-
doir" de las sehoras. Los HON
bres deben usarlo en- la noche
del dia de barba 8 aieite. Una
buena fricci6n al acostarse Dol
la noche y obs6rvese la suavi
dad del cults al dia siguiente
despu6s del baho.
PROCURESE en- las boti
Gas y tiendas que venden me
dicinas.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-07-14
NueVa ap|icacien
de los Iayos X.

De ahora en- adelante va ser POGO
menos que impossible atravesar las
Aduanas con contrabando gracias
4la aplicaci6n de los rayos Y. va en-
Francia Sc han hecho varias pruebas.
que, como era de esperar, han dado
excelentis mos resultados, y Norte
America trata de impiantar esa mo-
dificaci6n, que economizara tempo,
empleados y dinero, pues es sabido
que los Estados Unidos emplean un
verdadero ejerclto de vistasy Y adua-
neros en- la nacion y espias con suel-
dos fabulosos en- Europa, sobre todo
en- Francia, Alemania Y especiaimen
te en- Holanda, por tener en- Ambe-
res el principal mercado de piedras
preciosas, que es el articulo que mas
paga por derecho de introduction
10 que hace que las joyas en- la Anne
rica del Norte cuesten ell dobie V aun
el triple de 10 que valen en- los mer-
cados de Europa.
Sin las violencias del cacheo nj Ia
verguenza de desnudarse ante vista
matronas, aplican los rayos Y a los
que pssan la frontera Y en- un momen
to ven claramente los objetos escon-
dides entire las ropas en- los zapatos
On Ia boca y aun en- estomago.
La opersci6n es sumamente facii
y rlpidisima, pues basta coiocar CO.
locar al sospechoso unos momentos
antes el sparato para descubririe ei
contrabando,y en- las pruebas veri-
ficadas iiltimamente en- Ia fronetera
franco-aiemana por los empieados
de IL aduana de Ia replblica fueron
examinados l67 personas en- ei breve
espseio de As minutes.
La sorpresa de los visjeros que iie-
gaban de Aiemania y fueron asf sor-
prendos fue grande y q pesar de sus
pgotestas Sc vieron obiigados & sopor
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-07-14
Director INFERNO.

Sc da hecho cargo de la direction
de Sanidad el doctor Felipe Cordero
con el caracter de INFERNO, durante
la ausencia dc Is dias concedida a
doctor Tomas Vazquez, quien ha sa-
lido para Europa via Nueva York
y hasta tanto Sc haga cargo el nuevo
director nombrado para tomar po-
session el 10, da agosto proximo.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-07-14
BANco TERRITORIAL Y AGRIcoAL
DE PUERTO-RIC0.
Capital autorizado 81 .4OO. COO. Capital rea-
lizado S3l5, ,5329S. U. S. c
operaeiones que resIi,a:


Prts,amos: Con garsntias personsle,.
con colateraies. con hipotecas eorto
V largo plazo sobre fincas ristIcas.
peseuentos: De giros. paesres. obi
eacione. comerciales & corto plazo-
Giros: Sobre Espsaa. New York. Pars.
Londres v Hamburgo-
Gnos por Cable: Sobre New York y
Madrid
Cuentas Corrientes: Con interss de ? .
m anual diSponibles 4 Ia vista por cheques
lnPosieiOnes { plazo fijo: Con inieres
de p e anual segun tempo
Secci6n de ahorros- ImposIcione< sohr1
lb.etas desc - cts & 600 coz mtsreses
al ?. e. snu.l
CObr,nzsss Por ouents .eens con conn
sstl minim4 de oob-o- SIN coullsson pare
o corrienjistzs
Dep5sItos- De elective v valore-.
Csusio De nonedas= De todos los pal
ses
Vents DE- c9d-i,s hiP5;e1afias. La melo'
InS'rln 81 Puerto Rico. interes . p G
Pssze~-o po- sHp0o-s sen>strzles-
Sen,a De fiucss- DAndo fscilldAdes para
Il rss"- IN las Jurisdictions de AdguntAs.
Asa2s hueazs. Aiboasto. Arecibo. BARGE
loretz. bsrTos. Carey. Cizies. Corosal- GsIsya
so1seta. BzsrOs. Csyey. Csasss Cororai.
S'1zys--ia- Hattie. Juana Dax, Lola. Mana
q. Nsrlc7n. Nsrsni5to. P.tiliaa, Rio Gfa.de,
Itussp. la4uooa y IascA
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-07-14
1Iabajos de Ia Union
en- Yabucoa

Julio 13.-En la tarde del domin-
60 tuvo lugar la Asamblea general
del partido Union de Puerto Rico,
para la designation de la junta To-
cal del mismo.
+. A las 2 p. m. fue alberto el acto
por ei Presidente del partido, pasan
do seguidamente a ocupar la presi-
dencia por razon de su edad, ell Sr.
Garlic, actuando de secretaries los
jovenes Ernesto V. Ramos y Jesus
Rivera, va constitufdo Ia mesa, Sc
pas6 seguidamente 4 verificar la elec
ci6n de Ia junta local y practicable
que fuera el escrutinio, resultaron
electos: Presidentes honorarios: !:
D. Luis Mu1oz Rivera, Jose ]. Da
villa, Jose L. Berries, A. Garcia Gin
tron.
Presidente elective: D. Carlos Be-
nitez Santana.
Vice Presidente: D. Jose Mira. Ca
rrillo.
Vocales: D. Eduardo Burguella
Evaristo Hernandez, Luis Toro Pc
res. Domingo Castro Eliza, Delgado
y Delgado.
Vocales suplentes-D. Mariana
Colon Berries, D. Jose L. Berries,
Angel Ayuso Valvieso, Antonio Fl
gueros, Gregorio Berries Ortiz.
Una ves conocido el resultado
de la votaci6n, hizo uso de la pala-
bra nuestro amigo y correligionario
Sr. Garlic para pedir a los asamble
istas que sustituyeran por otra per-
soma el cargo para ell cual habia sido
eiecto, dandole las gracias a los ami
COS y compatriotas que le honraron
con su voto, pero haiiandose presente
nuestro querido compatriota Sr.
Colon propuso la Asambiea que
dado los grsndes mer;tos polit;cos
que para con el partido tenfa contral
do el ST.. Carrillo, no Sc le admitiese
Ia tai renuncia y Ia vez que Sc lie de-
dicara un voto de confianza, la Asan
blea identificada con las manifes'
taciones del amigo Colon; asf 10 acol
do por unanimidad, por 10 cual el Sr
Carrillo acepto ell cargo, despues d.
repetir las gracias y quedar altamer
te agradecido a las demostracione'
de afecto dadas por todos los CORE
Gonarios presentes.
Seguidamente Ia nueva junta 10
cal tomo possession; dandose por ter
minado ell acto a las de la tarde
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-07-14

tar la acci6n de los rayos Y. deco
misando articulos escondidos con as
lucia initil en- aquella OCCASION.
4 un cabaiiero Sc lie encontro el
abrigo lieno de reioies habiimente co
iocados en- ei encolchonado del TO-
rro.
Una mujer que iievaba el volante
del vetido cuaiado de sortiias de gran
valor. un magnlfico briliante debajo
de la iengua de un i6ven gomoso. u
ma puisera V una cadena con perlas
en- ei mono de una sonora. varias pie
drss preciosas en- los tacones huecoS
de i'm pastor V asf. en- incontabie mi
nero. fueron haiiadas pruebaS lie
contrabando los sorprendidos y 4
terrorizados cuipabies.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-07-14
ii EspaholpS y annpriCanos!!

Espanoles Y Americanos,
Puerto-riquenos y Cubanos,
Franceses Y Alemanes,
Turcos Y Chinos,
Japoneses v Tagalos,
TODOS, pero todos conviencn en-
QUE
No hay mas que Tabonucol para
el catarro!
Tabonucol para la TISIS, asma,
ronquera, tos.. $50.
Venden al por mayor
SAN JUAN:-SreS J. NJ. Blanco y
Co,
Don F. Guillermety.
PONCE d. T. Moscoso, Sres
F. Ruiz de Porras.
Al detail las principales farmacias
del mundo.
Precio:-75 ccntavos.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-07-14
Fuertes aguaceros los
dias 6 y 7.
La temperature sieue inal-
terable con lijera depre-
sion.
Ell pluyionetrs domestro una
lijera precipitation desigual-
neate repardda On teda la
secciop.

La temperature media de Ia sema-
na di6 I'm promedio casi igual al de
Ia semana precedente. La temperate
r. mas alta que han informado fue
$50 en- Juana Dfaz ell dfa 10, y la mas
baja fue $50 en- Jayuya y Maricao ell
dfa s, demostrando una variaci6n
dc 100 en- Ia semana. La precipita-
ci6n de Ia semana fue ligera y desi-
gualmente repartida en- toda Ia Sec
ci6n; de unas cuantas localidades in
forman que hubieron fuertes aguace-
ros los dfas W..
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-07-14
Compania de opera,

Es cosa segura que el II del pro-
ximo Agosto llegara a San Juan la
gran compahfa de opera Empresa
Lercibabaza.
Fl abono sigue alberto a cargo del
Sr. Ulises Loubriel. Para los infor-
mes dirigirse al cafe LA Mallorqui-
ma.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-07-14

Nadie sabe que su casa es-
i'd desalquilada. Nadie 10 So
be. porque usted no 10 onancid.
81. desea alquilar su casa que
ohora no le produce NADIA anun-
cieIa en- "La Correspondent
cia" Para estd cldse de anun-
clos hay en- este di0rio precios
especiale, muy limitados.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-07-14
Rasgo de bondad
de Ia Ieina de lng|atena.

En- la lcudad dc Londres hay un
hospital muy melancolico por sus
asociaciones. Sc llama el hospital
de San Lucas, pero por destinado a
recibir solamente aquellos que la
ciencia medica ha dado por deshau-
ciados, es mas comunmente conocl-
con ell triste nombre de "hospltal de
los moribundos''. En- el Sc halla ha-
ce algunos tres meses una loven
obrera llamada Marta Massey, en- el
ultimo grado de tisis.
Por mucho tempo habia deseado
vivamente yer a la reina, pero nun
ca 10 habia podido conseguir. Wen
dose va proAima a morir, con toda
sencillez escribi6 uno carta SUI SUI
berana, rogandole humildemeate Sc
dignase ir a verla antes de empren-
der SUI viaje a Russia, pues 81 10 deja-
ba para SUI vuelta seria va muy tar
de.
Esta muestra tan patetica de can
dor conmovi6 a la reina hasta las
lagrimas; y el sabado 6 de JUNO,
sin hacerse anunciar, Sc presento a
las puertas del hospital, y pidi6 ser
conducida a la CANA de Marta Massey
Cuando la pobre muchacha vic su
reina, Sc echo q llorar de gozo por-
que SUI deseo habia sido llenado. La
reina lie hablo con suma afabilidad
dandole las gracias por su carta y su
invitacion de If d verla, y le presentt
un magnifico ramillete de orquideas
lirios de los wales y claveles blan-
cos diciendo al mismo tempo que
los habia mandado recojer en- los
invernaderos Gle su palacio expresa-
mente para ella. La pobre enferms
solamente pudo con dificultad y cor
, voz entre-cortada por la emosior
dar las .gracias a SUI ma
jestad. Pero 10 que no pudo EXPIRE
sar la lengua, 10 eXpresaron muchc
mejor sus ojos arasados en- lagrl
, mas.
;. Despues la reina recorri6 toda:
las alas del hospital, .deteniendost
cerca de cada CANA, Y repartlendo
los pobres moribundos preciosas ro
sas que habia traido al efecto. A
pasar la reina Sc elevaba un con
cierto de bendicioncs bien diferen
tes del que hacianresonar los gladia-
dores en- el circo romano, cuando a
; desfilar dclante del emparador de
a cia:- Cesar, los que van a morir Il
a saludan."
Estando va para salir del esta
Fl blecimiento, la reina oyo una tos Sc
: ca de uno de los enfermos. Sc la dij'
/ que era Marta Massey. Enseguid
la sonora mand6 traer de su automt
bill una cajita de pastillas que llevi
siempre consigo. Con elias Sc fu
otra vez 4 la CANA de la enferma,
poniendole una pastilla en- la boo
N con sus mismas manos, lie dijo qu
o la dejara disolverse V asi sentirl
te alivio, v dando In cajita d la enfel
Al ma, lie recomendo tomara una pa:
J. tilla cada vez q fuera molestaad
|, por la tos. Y dirigiendole una sol
o risa de esas que son un rayo de 81
= para el alma, v estrechandole Ia M,
no, la reina Alexandra So despidio.
BANcO TERRITORIAL Y AGRIcoA
DE PUERTO-RIC0.
J. Capital autorizado 81 400. COO. Capital re
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-07-14

Hay agricultores que neces,ta
mayordomos" y hay "moyordomosn
que neccsitdn colocdci6n. Esas dos
dspirdciones Sc encuentrdn con diff
tultad y retdrdo. Ambas coincidirdn
rdpidamente ST los deseos dc naayordo-
mos y dgricultores Sc anuncian en-
LA Correspondence. Hay en- es
diario especial q m6dica tdrya a
.fecto.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-07-14

En- esta imprenta Sc vendc
papel de periodico viejo a SO
quintal.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-07-14

En- esta imprenta Sc vende
papel de periodicos vieios a
s 2 Quintal.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-06-10
pcZORL4 E,qLLeS S

generated from coal. Tho5s min es use continuously 155,0oo horsepower Energy can be transmitted the dis tance of 500 miles from the falls at S25 per annum.
 An initial plant, designed to fur nish 2o.00o horsepower, will be in stalled Steel towers, each 50 feet apart, set at distances of 900 feet, will carry the wires. These towers will be imbedded in concrete. Inasmuch as the wind pressures are not very there are neither sleet nor snow storms to combat, the unusually large distance allowed between supports is perfectly feasible. The problem Of maintaining transmission line through wild region of jungle and thicket, of being able to offset the mischief wandering Zulus might be able to do by throwing a copper wire over the main cable and thus ground ing the current the engineers refuse to consider, at least at present. Though these are serious objections advanced by those familiar with the country and its inhabitants.
 The cost of this first installation would aggregate about five millions. For each 10000 of horsepower added, the cost will, of course, be far less. The amount of power is practically in- exhaustible. How far it may be util- ized is a question of transmission alone. Wherever it can be carried, there the telephones, the telegraph lines, the street railways may be op- erated by the tremendous energy gen. erated by this falling water.
 South Central Africa teens with wealth Thus in the Witswaterrand alone John H. Hammond, the well known American engineer, has esti- mated that gold to the value of 4,000 million dollars may still be found. Mining in this region is carried down to depth in some places of 5000 feet Electricity would aid i'm mensely in getting out these rich stores.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-06-10

For ages, energy capable of gener- ating 35,000,000 horsepower has been plunging in a huge wall of water one mile wide. 360 feet high, over the Vic toria Falls, in the Zambesi river, South Africa By comparison, our own dwarf, some ITO feet high, with po- tential horsepower of but 7,000,0 900. Yet Niagara is the busy servant of man, while the Zambesi thunders on its useless way, though literally able to do the work of whole continent, at preesnt of no value except as one Of the most stupendous spectacles ever beheld by human being. The waste that is going on here is ap- palling in these days of eonserva- tion of the worlds resources.
 But this state of affairs is not to last. This titan is to take up it's bur den also. Some time ago 8 commit tee of famous engineers, representing various countries, were called upon to consider the feasibility of trans hitting electric power generated by these falls to various points in Rho desia and beyond. This staff of ex- perts was made up of Ralph D. Mer- schon. New York, Sir Douglas Fox and Sir Charles Metcalfe of Great Britain, Nj. Blondel of France, Dr. Edouard Knapp of Germany and Dr Erouard Tissot of Switzerland. Their conclusion was that from the Vie toria Falls power could be sent in all directions to tremendous distances, even to the Rand mines, 600 miles to the south They further stated that it was but matter of time when a transmission cable should go out into North Rhodesia copper fields, to the deposits of gold ore at Tanganyika and Lo Maghunda, and to the cotton mills of Rhodesia In fact they proph- esied that Victoria Falls would ulti- mately convert South Africa into a vast industrial center.
 To-day the Rand mines pay yearly from $125 to s2O0 per horsepower
The Carlisle independent., 1909-06-10
HE PUZZLED THE BRITISHER
Evidently Doorkeeper Had Never Heard Of the Lord That Ameri-
 can Minister Served.

Judge George F. Lawton of the Mid dlesex probate court told me a story the other day of an American minis ter who was spending his sabbatical year travelling abroad. Arriving in London, he made every effort to get an intimate view of the two branches of parliament in session. Of course no stranger is allowed on the floor of the house of lords, but the minister not knowing this. and with the usual amount of American push, tried to make his way in. There is a rule, however, that servants of the various lords may be admitted to speak to their ministers. Seeing the minister walking boldly in, the doorkeeper asked:
 What lord do you server"
 What lord?" repeated the aston ished American, the lord Jehovah"
 For moment the doorkeeper hesi- tated and then admitted him. Turn ing to an assistant standing near, he said:
 He must mean one of those poor Scotch lairds. ."-Boston Record.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-06-10
To Enjoy

the full confidence of the Well-Informed of the World and the Commendation of the most eminent physicians it was essen tial that the component parts of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna should be known to and approved by them; there fore, the California Fig Syrup Co. pub fishes full statement with every package. The perfect purity and uniformity of pro duct, which they demand in laxative remedy of an ethical character, are assured by the Company original method of man ufacture known to the Company only.
 The figs of California are used in the production of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna to promote the pleasant taste, but the medicinal principles are obtained from plants known to act most benefcialIy
 To get its beneficial effects always buy the genuine ne-manufactured by the Cali fornia Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-06-10
Is Tired of Praying.

A little girl in St. Louis the other evening was going through the usual form of prayer: God bless mamma, and papa and make me good girl" and so on, when all at once she semed to come to a decision. Now that is the last time I am going to say that prayer" she said, very grave ly, looking at her mother. You are older than I am and it is your place to ask for all those things and I don't see any use in two peoples asking the same thing" Since then she has firmly refused to pray, insisting that it is her mothers place to ask God for blessings.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-06-10
Hair-Raising Experience of Camper m Caiifornia-Expected Jaeuar to At-
 tack Him.

MT. Lewis R. Freeman of Pasadena, Cal. relates in a jocular way an ex- perience that must have been any thing but jocular in reality. Rolled up in blankets from head to foot, in terrific thunderstorm at night, he watched a jaguar circling round him, and wondered whether the animal would begin the meal at his head or his feet. To let him tell his own story. as he gives it in the New York Tribune:
 Tt was in the Verde Creek canyon of Mount San Pedro Baja California, in the spring of the year, just at the time when the last of the seasons storms come in rains in the valley. hail and sleet in the foothills and lower spurs. and solid snow on the lofty mountains The camp was in the canyon, we'll inside the boxed-in stretch. The Mexican cook had de- serted a week before, and my com panions were off on tbree-day mountain sheep hunt, leaving me with a stiff knee alone in the camp.
 Late one afternoon the air became close and stuffy, the breeze died out and great black clouds came wheel ing down from the summit of San Pedro. Soon the thunder began to roll and rumble among the cragS and echo with deep reverberations through the canyon, while the lightning flashed with vivid glare and shot in zigzae lines from cliff to cliff Then the rain came. and in torrents. 1 retreated, supperless, into the tent, which was under the tallest and thickest pine on little bench at bend of the stream. The thunder roared louder than ever, and. pulling in the tent flap, I looked out. The. lightning was leaping from pole to pole, and the heavens were fairly ablaze At this juncture it sud- denly occurred to me that lightning always struck the tallest trees, and, grabbing my arms full of byankets, rushed out into the rain, not stopping until was In clear space, well be- yond the range of the big pine. Then I rolled up in the blankets-there must have been eight or ten in all- one after the other, making a big, half-soaked bundle, almost as high as it was long. My arms, head and shol- ders were out of the main wrapping, but I protected them somewhat with tho loose cad of the last blanket.