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OF the city. Here all types Of Russian
hfo are seen. from the proudcst nobility.
driving In their auto cars and handsome
carriages 10 the poorest peasants living
In one OF those immense deuscly crowded
apartment buildings. Tho scene IN this
portion OF the street AT about midday
NAV challenge comparison with any street
in the world. and the spectacle IS en-
hanced by the maenlhccnce of the deco
ratiCns. Besides tho handsome residences.
there are many large shops and cafes Of
fcring recreation TO the crowds prone
nndlng up and down
st. Petersburg has a number OF large
summer gordcns. which are an adornmcnt
10 the city and oncr a pleasant rest TO
thousands 10 warm weather The Sum
mcr Gurden Is tho largest and most at
tractivc Uf these Everywhere are the
large. wcll-sLadCd benches, throngcd With
matrons, while the children play In the
sand and cGtch their balls on one side
OF the Summer Garden is the TZlrzlu-
ski Lag. or Field Of Mars
There are a number OF buildings ia ST.
Petersburg that arc worth noticing or
these the Exchange Is certainly the most
prominent III stands on the flrtLcst
point Of Nusslli ostroG. WITH q large opeu
space before H. and IL j., reared on an
elevated foundation. The granite quoys
on either Side give zolidity, while "a LONG
flight Of granite gtep5 leads down 10 the
river. The space before the building Is
decorated With two immense columns.
supporting the proWs OF ships east In
metal and erected 10 the memory OF Mor-
curry. The building rs Of Immense proper
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miles. Now, as | have mentioned. 1t Is
only 5l5 miles from our base of sup
plies to the Pole.
Granting these most unfayorablc con-
GlttouS we would fined ourselves at the
Pole with our fuel well nigh exhausted.
bot there is every reason TO believe that
our airShip would remain In the air scy-
cral days longer with large chance that
in thOt tlmc the winds would carry her
rs n free drifting balloon far toward some
land and OF course any land would mean
safety Tor our crew. Even should this
alternative fail We would have no reason
TO b. discouraged, for we have not put
all our eggs Ia one basket OF In two baS-
bcts, for that matter. We still have re-
course 10 the slcdCine scheme Wc 90
prepared not only for the summer and
nuumn, bur with provisions enough to
enable up to remain In tho North. II
need h., the entire winter. slcdging back
the following spring, which IS the season
when Arctic travel may be pursued most
fayor3bly"
one important factor In favor OF Well
mans success this season Is that he viii
Lot he compelled TO lose much time In
experimental prcllmiuories. on the other
hand. he has In readiness carefully
planned and fully equipped headquarters
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Pole 10 land Is l,GOO miles, while the
shortest distance Is 80 miles nod the
average distance Is IN the uclgbborhood
of 700 miles At the outset OF our dnsh
toward the Pole we can certuiuly count
upon the assistance Of favorable wind
because We VIII not set out from CUmo
Ncllman uut1 we have such favorable
wind. However, even il the wind proves
generally uufayorable after We leave the
permanent balloon station the project Is
yet possible of accomplishment
I'm order that our effort may be
crowned with success 1t Is only necessary
that the America shall cnrry us some
where near the Pole, because we are GO
Ing prepared 10 make the remainder of the
journey TO the Pole and back again 10y
slcdglnS The America cou proceed with
her engine power Tor 12O bours. travelling
continuously at 4 speed Of is miles per
hour. The average wind OF the Polar
Ocean In July nnd August Is 10 miles per
hour. n we are 50 unfortunate as 10
have wind OF average force blowing dl-
rectly contrary TO our course throughout
The entire time OF The voyage, we could
still make Roadway at tho rate OF eight
miles per hour. which would allow In the
10 hours travel permitted by our fuel
supply n distance covered of about 0oO
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This base Of supplies. known "a Camp
Wollmau," IL located on Danes Island
Spitzbergcn. an unilhabltcd and unclaimed
country Here Is huge steel framework
- feet high and more than 30 feet in
length. securely anchored and braced to
Withstand the scvcrest Artic blasts. 1t
Is but necessary 10 spread an acre OF sail
cloth over this skeleton structure and
there is provided n balloon house that Is
adequate for all practical purposes.
Machine shops and other Incidental struc-
tures are all In place, having been con
structed during the past few years.
grouped within n stones throw Of that
rugged monument which marks the SPOT
from which Andrce set out on that tragic
arst attempt to reach the Pole 10y the
aerial route. This bulloon station and the
uirShlp itself were provided 10y the Invest
mcnt Of the Chicago capitalists who
backed Mr. Wellmau's aerial project at
the outset, but the whole installation was
this year turned over 20 the explorer nS
II eift and his present quest Is mude with
his own funds supplemented by the CON
tributious OF several men who are am
bilious that an American shall beat cS-
plorers OF all other nauoualities to the
Pole.
Wlue ms has been explained, Welmun
has headquarters ready To hand iu the
Arctic. the airsbip must Ice transported
from Paris. where II has been since the
last attempt at II Polar cruise, and
variety Of other equipment must be as
sCmblcd. For one thing, a complete new
gasmaklug plant is 10 he installed I" pro
vide Hiding power Tor the gigantic bal
loon This new hydrogen plant involves
The transportation To Danes Island of no
tons of sulphuric ncid and 40 tons OF iron
shaVlnEs. This paTaphernulln, the alSshiu.
and finally. Mr. Wcllmuu and the mem
hers OF his party nre being transferred
from Tromso, North Norway, 10 Danes
Island, by the motor ship Arctic, which
n have TO make several OF these ferry
trips ere everything Is assembled at the
base OF supplies.
This motor ship Arctic which Is playln.
SO important n part ln Mr. WellmOu's
present preparations Is herself an object
OF no mean Interest She was launched
only this past spring and Is three
mastcd schooner Of $50 tons burden, built
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burg, while there Is a branch for the
boys at Gntshna. The building at st
Petersburg is much more Of palace
than n fouudline home The main build
Ing Is composed Of what was formerly
he palace OF Prince BoblnsEi and Count
BaSumonsk
When the children are grown they arc
relieved from all obligations toward the
institution. The boys are easily provided
with positions In the trades and imperial
factories; the girls are given positions as
teachers and goycrnesses
Though St Petersburg has fewer
churches than Moscow. 1t has churches
Of all denominations and every style OF
architecture Here are seen Grccan,
Byzantine. old Russian. new European
architecture and what not The hand
soonest Of these Is ST Isaac's Church.
Tho church Ia large and imposing with
out Inside IL has many handsome deco,
rotlous. costly pictures of saints aud gold
crosses.
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Here are spacious and wcll-huilt houses.
While beyond are n succession OF mag
nilccnt puluccs. This need not sound
strange, as there are 10 European cities
having go many princes aud palaces Even
the dwellings OF the poor have u snowy
mnguincencc about them Everything Is
built on q gigantic scale 1t is not uu-
usuul 10 and house occupied by 200
families. but they arc not built high, two
stories being the average height Build
Inc n home Ia this city Is usually an eS-
peuslyc annif The driving OF the stakes
alone often costs hundreds OF dollars-
But the palaces OF the princes and no
billty are usually as beautiful oS the
other homes are plain and unaltractivc.
Hero are found richly hand-caryed fur
nlturc. splendid Jade and malachltc vases
There Is 30 much of everything thnt IL Is
really oycrpowcrlug The royal palaces
are large and furnished at great cost
The Aunitschof palace Is inhabited more
BY the present imperial family than the
Taurlde palace The former stands on
the great Pr'pektln, the nclghborhood of
the Foutnnka, and closes tho brilliant
range Of palaces In the street IL was
originally built by Elizabeth. Some years
ago Il was bought az one of tho Empcr-
or'g nbodes II is handsomely built,
though II hos no historic significance
part Of tho court are usually here In
residence. and It T. hero that the En-.
pcror holds many OF bis most important
councils Those VINO saw the Winter
Palace before the fire recall the mass of
wealth deyoured by the connagrIuon. Iu
six hours priceless furniture. ornaments
and rare pictures were destroyed.
The Hermitage II the San Soucl OF St
Petersburg This was built by Catherine
and used for her retreat after bcr work
aud that OF her courticrs was done Tor
the dny. This palace is surrounded by
bonutlfui shade forests, refreshed by foun-
tains and pleasant grottoes. ON cool
days concerts md theatrloals were given
within the palace. while In the warm
weather these were held out OF doors
s,benuliful music and rare voices rcsOuOdcd
through the forest then.
The people In Russlo do not object to
the cold uuinyiung houses. Pleasant
days bring thousands into the streets be-
low. The Ncysky Prospect IS splendid
street that intcrsccts all the rings OF the
city II winds It's way between the hand
come residence. plerces the Chamber Of
| Commerce and touches the poorest purts
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The roof IL supported 10y granite mono
liths from Finland, buried Tor centuries
In deep swamps. They are crowned with
capitals OF bronze and support the euor-
nous beam of fricze formed OF six
polished blocks. But the cupola 10 the
crowning glory to all this spleudor. lt
Is made OF copper aud oycr.oid With gold
that glltters Ike the sun on a mountain.
The Russian capital IS most attractive
on pleasant summer evening. The
scene presented by the Exchange, tho
university buildings, the Academy OF
Arts the Corps de Cadets and the Acnd-
envy OF Sciences. surrounded as they are
with wcll-kept grecnsward and splendid
flower beds, present an inviting appear
nncc The river Is lined with sailing
craft Of nearly every description. devoted
To pleasure. II has several nue steam
yachts when are used by members OF
the club for making trips up tho gulf
on a summers evening az one sits ON
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p1A o city In this country has ever
H y made direct and Official attempt
D ( to get rid Of the rats within It's
boundaries except SON Francisco. THIS
city has. however, spent tens Of thousands
Of dollars 10 trying 10 cxtcrmnate lis
hordcs OF rats. II IS due TO the fact that
Il Is through the 1ca9 thot live on rats
Infected with bubonic plague germs that
the bulk OF the spread OF this terrible
scourge occurs that this crusade was
begua.
The Citizens Commlttee which was In
charge Of the work of rat determination
lu Frisco hns now set down the results
OF It's endeavors Most interesting Is the
statement by this committee that the
most effective meJhod OF destroying the
rodents was the old.fashioned and homely
tabby cat Thousands Of so-caIlee chem
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IcoI preparations were tried by the work
ers ngalnst rats and found OF little
practical value.
Rats were caught and touched up with
tar or sulphur and thea turned loose Into
their old hauuts. but little eject ap-
peared 10 be produced on their eompnn-
ions Dogs wcro founc to he good rat
hurricrs. but OF Infinitely less value than
the cats Special mention Is made 10y the
eNper!nentcrs that pcttcd cats and cats
fed by owners were OF small Yaiue as
rat cxtcrmiuators, 1t wGs only eats never
fed by human hands and who were out
for a meal aud compelled TO hustle for
a llvIn= thut mnde any effective inroads
on rot-bauuted warehouses
The question as to whether heas on
the cats employed TO catch The rats
could not carry the bubonio plague was
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90 lie trnvelcr TO whom St Peters
r. burg Is unknown. imngincs the
~ city as ancient, picturesque and
SAn, Irregular But 1t Is laid out MS
regularly as many American
cities 1t Is On ancient city. dressed
In a new guse. il is situated nlopg the
Ncva. with many modern buildings aud
parks on the one side. churches and old
buildings on the other,
The location Of tbo-city is not attrsc-
tive: IT Is built on several Islands iu the
delta. The ground is go low 10 many
places that the buildings have TO be
raised on piles This morass was changed
irto a splendid city by Peter the Great,
who was inSistnnt that be was going TO
train himself and bis people 20 fond
ness FOR the sea. AS child he had been
frightened by the sudden rushing OF
% ascadc, and for years he could not see
water without trembling and feur. When
hc was grown, he said. ~ shall build -,
Petersburg hero without bridges, that our
people may bc constantly on the waters
OF the Ncva. crossing and recr0s'iuS'
Since this time the city has grown
aud expanded greatly aud bridges are n
necessity. The st Nicbolos Is large
massive stone structure built on huge
granite plcr. Three other bridges are
large floating structures which span tie
river In the summer. but ar" removed as
coon ns the river Is frozen,
ON one side OF the river are many
pleasant summer homes and cottages sur
rounded by beautiful lowering gardens.
on the other side nrc the barracks ana
the poorer part of the city.
Most ~ the public buildings arc placed
In public square 20 they are seen with
little difficulty At one end Is the large
senate and synod, before It stands tt
colossal equestrian statue OF Peter the
Greot To the south OF the Admiralty
She most important part ~ the city Is
seen. the BOlshar Storma or Greater Side.
Towards the west lies the BSsillus Island
with the large splendid exchange. the I'M
portant Academy OF Sciences ond tho
diversity.
The city Is divided Into four large dl'
visions. separated by the Great aud Lit.
tlc Ncya aud by the Great Nefka Inc
great side includes the court. the no.
bllity and nearly half the population
Here many OF the best streets ma some
of the hnndsOmcst residences ore seen
The streets are broad and wei paNed
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N2I12d1 QLLze NL5egT

80 ONE fne day In August. II present
Sh plans do not mscnrry, Walter Well
mc,,coe cne ht.,i Of the most persistent of
for the North Pole In an alrshlp This
Is by no means his nrst attempt to reach
the apex Of our planet In 1894 and again
In 1885 he invaded the frozen North and.
Whereas he did not get within sight Of
the Pole he did discover new lands and
otherwise contribute TO the world kuoNI-
edge Of this region. Both Of these e1-
pl"rinc expeditions were, however con-
ductcd on the regulation plan-thnt Is
hy means cf stHunch vessels that could
defy the Ice and supplemented by the
dog teams which Gro woll-Dlgh iudispcn-
sable TO exploration In the Arctic
McllmOn was not very strongly i'm
pressed by the project Of the iu-fatcd
Andrce for reaching the Pole in an ordl-
nary free balloon OF the spherical type
which must obviously bc at the mercy of
the winds. but from the time that the
dTiclblc or stecrabc balloon flrSt proved
It's pTactlcnbillty for long lights he wns
irbucd With an ambition 10 trek north
ward via the aerial routc-thc one untrlcd
pathway to rho Pole, and the ono which
1t seemed might bc free from the obsta.
clcs which have rendered battling the
other highways during all these years OF
polar campaigning. 1T was in the year
1915 that Wellman first formulated den
uitrly In his mind his daring scheme Tor
cruising TO the North Pole In an alrshlp
and sending back the news Of his victory
lay means OF that other twentieth century
innovation, wireless telcSraphy
Practical work began Mt once aud the
following season, the summer Of 1906. saw
ia" Arctic nirshlp America n reality, and
q balloon-housC with the necessary incl.
dental repair shops, etc. established far
within the Arctic Circle and at point "a
near to the Pole as II was practicable TO
establish n permanent human habltntIon
At first it was hoped that Digit for the
role could be arranged that summer. but
II was soon seen that everything was so
Ecw and untriod that the entire "opcn
season" OF two and n half months must
bc given over 10 preparations and the
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Scientific Men Demand Rat determination.

closely studied and IL is the general de-
clsion that tue cats do not harbor the
bubouic plague aeas. It should he re-
membsreI that study of the method oil
spread OF bubonic plague In China ana
the Philippine lsllrdg developed the stnrt-
Ing fact that probably 90 per cent OF all
cases were started by the victim being
BIT by IDEAS which had caught the disease
from rats which had eaten Infected
refuse.
Frisco was marvelousIy helped IN her
battle against the Gcos by her are iol-
lowing the great earthquake several yoafs
ago Much Of the squalld section ol inc
cltv. especially that section known aa
"Cblpntowp.r was wiped out. In this
section millions OF rats were DESTROYED
Now Frisco claims to have less rats IMAM
any city Of the same size IN all the worlu
"A great many less rats
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JaDan's Forests.

Years ago Japan saw the need OF pre-
serving her forests. and Mt the present
time that country ia supplying much
timber 10 America, more especially to the
various railrond companies. which have
bad difficulty In obmining certain kinds
OF tlmbers needed 10 the construction OF
railway coaches
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The greatest blessing in the matter OF
natural productions that exists In emma
is thc bamboo 70 reclte the diuereht
uses to which II * put would cover reaios
os manor II Is thought that over ca
varieties OF bamboo exist. and It can be
properIy termed the national plant
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ID lie trnvelcr to whom St Peters
burg Is unknown. imnglncs the
city as ancient, picturesque and
=, irregular But It Is laid out ns
rcrmlnrlY rs mnnN American
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-11-02
Sc EVENDE.

&c venGe una finca de 1900 cuer-
das, situsda en- el kil0metro 6 de la
csrretera Manati. Ciales, unida Ia
fibrica de la Central Monserrate, por
un ferrocarril de vApor que conduce
las caiiss que en- dicha fnca Sc eose-
chan. Esta fnca esta arrendada en-
la actualidad. Hay que respetar el
contrato de arrendamiento, percibien-
do ell cpmprador $1,000 de renta y
entrando en- possession de $50 cuerdas
excluidas de dlcho contrato, una casa
y un 10000 matas de pima en- produc-
cion que radicsn en- elias.
Pueden scmbrarse 1000 cuerdas de
cana (actualmente hay 400 cuerdas
sembradas que pseden verse). Las
500 cuerdas restantes. son propias
para ganado, con aqua abundante por
todas parties.
se dan facilidades para ell pago.
Dirigirse Apartado de correo No.
So. "Nauati"
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iiiii218 76!!!!

Este es ell numero!!!!!
De los curados en- Puerto
Rico.
Esa es obra del Tabonucol.
Asma, tisis, ronquera, tos....
El Tabonucol es el mejor
patentizado que a Puerto Rico
ha venido. Venta al por ma
yor:--..
Sres. J. M. Blanco e. Co., y
D. Fidel Guillermety, San
Juan.
Sres. +. Ruiz de Porfas, T.
Moscoso y G. Villaronga hijo,
Ell Ponce. Al detail, en- las
mismas parties que al por ma
yor y en- todas las buenas bo-
ticas de Puerto Rico.
Deposito general: THE Ia
bonucol Co., Ltd.
SUCURSALES: En- todas
parties del mundo.
% centavos pote.
FL cdtdrrO mds reJeltle,
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Para fines de ano.

Sc accrca Ia tcmporada de fcstas
V en- pre vision dc los muchos pedldos
que ha de continur rccibicndo en- su
acrcditado cstablccimicnto el "Po-
rular" cl Sr. AmGrico Salas, esta ha
eicndo nucvas importaciones dc cal
zado Y perfumcria Los ultimo> mo
dclos dc los E.stados | nidos y dc Eu
rupa, estan cn las vidricras del "Po-
pular" Ia variedad dc forrnas de
ralzado satisfacc al mas eNigcnte
gtl,to. Alcoholad1 dc acncditadl
marca. agua> para baIlo, y tocador,
- cneucnlran cXcClcntcs. Zapat0s
para i,odaS. dr modclos clc2antisi.
mos. = Ia ,spccialidad del antique
uStabltriilcnip.
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AVISO AL PUBLICO.

Las firmas comerciantes { indus
trialcs que suscriben, cesar en- sus
rcspcetivos negocios.
Por tal motive, todas aquellas pers
sonas q. tengan creditos contra dicha
frmas pucden proceder Il su cobr :
desde csta fecha hasta Ia termir acion
del pr6.imo mes de Noviembre, asi
como tambien los que tengan asuntos
pcndientcs Ell pro enccntra de elias
puedcn hacer las aclsraciones que
de>ecn. Aihonito Puerto Rico. Dc
tubre 90 del l909.-licsute Rocco.
pp. .L,sc .lpton;o Rocco .iose Into
ViD Horco
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ADVERTISEMENT.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Office Of Perto Rico Irrigation Service.

Gxnyunaa, Porto Rico, September 2S,
1909.
Sealed proposals will be received at
this office until 2 o'clock 2. NJ. ia
nuary II, 1910, for the construction
of an earth and gravel dam, to be
known as the Patillas Dam and Ap-
purtenant Structures, near the town
Of Patillas, Porto Rico, requiring the
excavation Of about 10000 cubic
meters Of earth, rock and gravel, and
the placing Of about 1900 cubic
meters of concrete. The estimated
cost is about $500,O00. Plans and
specifications may be obtained from
this office; or from the Commissioner
of the Interior, San Juan, Porto Rico;
or from the U. S. Reclamation Service,
Washington, D. G. A deposit Of
$500 is required for the plans, which
deposit will be refunded on the return
Of plans prior to the date set for open
ing the bids. The right is reserved
to reject any and all bids.
B. M. HALL,
Chief Engineer,
Porto Rico Irrigation Service
By ORDER OF
L. H. GRAHAME,
Commissioner of the
Interior Of Porto. Rico.