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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-10-28
Sucesos en-
San Juan y|a is|a
Muere en- Bayamon un
niflo y Vega baja' de
academies casuales.
Ri6a en- Ia calle de San Jose
en- San Juah Y son arresta'
dos los cauSantes.

A las cinco de Ia tarde del dfa de
aver, en- Bayam6n, el muchacho FRA
ncisco Matias como de 10 a ! arcs
Sc encontraba en- su casa en- union
de otros, v apoderAndose de un re-
volver que habfa en- un baul, hizo
I'm disparo que fue herir al nifio
Nectali Berries que quedo muerto
en- ell acto. Matfas fue arrestado,
ocupandose el revolver Y puesto a
disposition del Juez Municipal.
Entire Z Y s del dfa 25 de los CO.
rrientes, .,en, Vega Baja, estando jul
gando varios mychachos en- unos ca
ros cargados con unas vagonetas que
habian de ser trasportadas al sltlo
donde Sc levan a cabo los trabalos
de Ia carretera el caj6n de unos de
los carros Sc fue hacia atrAs y una de
las vagonetas al rodar hacia Ell suelo
alcanE6 al muchacho Demetrio Vega
de IA afios de edad quien reclbio un
fuerte golpe en- la cabeza, habiendo
muerto POGO despues de resultas de
dicho golpe.Se investig6 este case y
el Juez decreto ell arresto Gle los con-
ductores de dichos carros, mlentras
sc esclarece 81 ha Aabido culpabllldad
por parte de ellos por dejar los Ca
nos en- aquel sitio.
+. Aver, en- la calle de San Jose es-
puina a la luna ,en San Juan, como
( las 10 A. NJ. los individuos Juan
Fuentes Salvador Font, Valentin
Mascara, Lucas Rodriguez Ceclllo
Salgado, Gregorio Rojas, Ricardo
Peraza Manuel Martinez, Juan
Martinez Juan Amanda Y Pascaclo
Cruz sostuvieron una rina sallendo
uno de ellos herido. Todos fueron a
nestados v puestos a diposlci6n del
Juez Municipal, quen les exiiio a ca
l.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-10-28

trasladase ell cadaver al pueblo, i su
residencia en- la Gale Mayor. El fina-
do habia contraido matrimonio hace
cosa de dos amos, con la distin guida
dana Dha. Margarita Oliver. La
concurrencia que asistio al entierro
aver tarde fue numerosisima, COM
puesta de 10 mas distinguido de esta
buena sociedad. Tn coche de cuatro
asientos conducia las coronas fune-
bres. Ell finado era socio de Ia raz6n
Wantzelius, Oliver v Co. Era miem
Nosotros por medic de estas Inca
damos nuestro mas sent do pesame
4 Ia apreciab!e famiEa Oliver.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-10-28
No 10 Divides.

Fon San Luis Los sres. A. AZ
rez heImano, siguen obteniendo e n.
.o- Ga.to ton laventa del acredltat
''f'.;,o .an Luis" produato de superb
eai,4Al aua Is conquisaio justs
ma 81 ;A isla : fnera de ellA 7
con.ions sastancias noeivas y IS VI
herida s6ni<a J reconstituyente- n
olviGeis ,,ie les pedidos deben hacen
q Ia acrsditada casa Gale de San Ja
en- san .Juxu Ron San LUIS
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-10-28
INABONA
TINTURA INDIANA
rara ell cabello , Ia barbs.

sefor: spor que ee tortprs
81 tiene I'd. d TINTURA,
Con inquietarse que CANA
Pudiendo comprar Ia INDIANA,
lQuien aqm 3, desazons
Exktiendo Il lNABONA,
Yano hay ninguna person,
Que NO pudiendo p antarss.
No use, para femozarse.
TlNTURA INDIANA INABOyA
Consigals en- las Farmacias
Y nos dara I'd. las graciasl
lnatona lndian TIncture Comps-
rrsc- lsrItsl $4,000. Allen 81
IN eeta inpreDn se vende pep.lde
p ricdieos vi9o & S2quiptal.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-10-28
"El primer cuentista puertorriqueho. :"

aoEs eenddo estabece po LA Correspondence dc Pusrt,
Rco unanta poS ella considerable deendo
e prner cuenta puetoqueno Siendo sve que ttuo
primer puesto conrvado hasa
otro de LA Coepondeuca
al1cbatado por campe5n
SOFA Corre-pondenca pcari medda gus vaya reoibsal
.odos los cuentos Ie;nlttio
Le que la CSrrespondsncla en 10 poslDe esperl
oSendo los opjctos de Correpondnca estinua
gnero terario estudio de vida regional Ia
dda nau:aleza Dos da patra daEo
autore que clio cncon
abaos vida puertoGueha bao odos los
los que ella prede
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-10-28
BASES DEL CANFE0NA7O
Bases generates del concurso in
telectual que fue recibido
con entusiasmo por numero-
sos y distlnguidos escritores.
Mas de ochenta cuentos remitidos; nauchos,
esperanto turno de publication.

esperanto turno de publication.
ahrma hay Puerto Rico inseno' capao
han poudo bea oras eraas odo los genero
FHandose esecaenta anmnado Ia eaolr
ana cento LA Corponden pooar que puien produ
oe gran meo Ia E Al obeto eco abr meda a.
ea Aneas a anpeonato de ua decda cl ssa
au9o del cuento de mas
Los cuentos deben ser neditoa
La Correspondence oece venoedor
peonato estabce eva aeants las ssuentes asss
loos cuentos remitd La Correondenoa toma
pIte ei campeonao dhen o crs rass
Pava e cdmpeonao de LA Core 3eacla'.
deben
feIan pubcado Peo deearen aqusos hae pubco
aaverIan ndicando an publclis VI
n0olco debe todo modos Ell nombra del
CQando termina ell plaze del csmpeonata
So dese 10 de Julio d. loo
termnara el 10 de Noviembre de 1910
os dpen contene oas de 1000 palabras eh eo
dueden escntos puetoqueos ntes en- Ia s eeH
5oun msmo autor pued
de que paseu de cuatro
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-10-28

N eeta imprepn e vende pspslde
P ricdieos vi@e & lt2quiDtal.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-10-28
Cuando termina ell plaze del campeonato.
Formation del jurado.

to- rs dc Noriemb de 1910 STA Coondencia a0rir e5
nac6n urado poto de los cueo ecda
c~ sea huJador La CorresDa
oenca puDlcara Is a sta d. y
~ nombres esdents Ia a d, crmsr
,urado cahcaior de los 81 consisti
caoa autor de centos mo La Coepondnca ID
doce nomores de agrado para
e urado tsta dermnaa dc los 25 80 nombres d.
a. ooce arAn deeados los do caado
para urado De candidates. La Coespondenca dega
a c'co oenI
dam tornado urado cacaior del de de h
&c Puerto Rico E urado as nsado rscbri IL IL
Demhrs de 1910 de concurrdo
reonatoy 16 de nero de 1911 dcbo urao yercdc %
enegars pl:ma qua
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-10-28
JUYENiii

cue es na disputa ei nsor t.nse
nocido era re&taurar .. cabe 10
De ys4ts en- tod.s $ 'armae;r
Al per N yor ~
CO, - 8. f}ox ;Ol. nre. i,
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-10-28
para tod9

IL, d. oonocer el mejor i
ideado ,,~..4 devolver a oabelios
primitive color? I
:Quier. Nd cambisr su canoso
10 ;ar ana hermosa cabellers ne
j s;dasa'
lie zustarta 4 Vd. hacer deapa5
Ger 2; %so signo de vejes que iadud1
oi~neae producen las tanas5
4. iateresado enhaoer u
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liam ia
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-08
DUN'S WEEKIY REVIEW.
Industrial and Commercial Conditions
Though Irregular, on the Whole
VERY satisfactory.

-.ew York, Feb. 4.-R. G.. Dun &
Company's Weekly Review of Trade
will say:
Industrial and mercantile condi-
tons, though Irregular, are on the
whole very satisfactory with promis-
ing spring outlook. The event of this
week has been the great weakness in
securities. The failure recor1 has
been greatly expanded in amounts in
yOlYed during the past month, but the
record seems wOrs than it real is
because it's big total of liabilities is
due to a handful of large defaults,
chiefly by brokerage firms.
Current consumption of iron and
steel continues in heavy volume, and
ali leading producers are busily en-
gagged in filling contracts on their
books.
large sellers of cotton, wooden and
worste1 fabrics have named the clos
ct prin 8 for fall deliveries that
have been known in the dry goods
trade for some years. and they are
getting busy in good volume, nrin"f-
pally on we'll Known staples of quail
" II the iobhine markets the trad
i~g for the week has been more ac-
tive. the moderate advances relative
to the rise IN raw materials doing
much to stimulate confidence.
Footwear manufacturers are firm
as to prices and in most Instances
have reserved riders on Their books
g thct the present sitratiCr in boots
and shoes Is fai~1v satisfactory.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-08
(Ry the Associated Press.)

New York, Feb. 4-Notwithstand-
Ing a certain irregularity in prices. the
drift has been owards a more cheer
full state of things. These are some
Of the which bulls are US
ing to cheer up their following: The
strength of the spot situation, the re-
fusal Of the planter and spot holder
to follow the recent decline in fu-
lures, the increased activity and firm
ness in Liverpool. and larger spot
sales at Liverpool and the reports OF
dry weather in Texas. Also the small
receipts both at the ports and inte-
rior towns are attracting more ana
more attention. On the surface, TOO,
the statistical position to many looks
strong. The short interest has in
creased. For some weeks past pretty
much everybody has been a bear on
cotton. The next acreage was gong u
be enormous and the new crop Wontd
pc hapS tie the largest ever known.
The stimulus Of high prices must bring
about an extraordinary yield unless
something unforeseen in the matter
of weather should intervene. SPIN
ners were buying from hand TO mouth.
Told tina if they held aleof frHn 80
market prices would slump, they ala
so only TO find that futures and cotton
goods dropped far more tan the
raw material. The upshot was that
the short interest increased to rather
la. ge proportions. Then 1t became
noticeable that large interests were
buying March AMI May, probably with
a view Of taking the cotton as the
contracts maturei. h strength or
the spot situation in connection with
this rather mysterious and certainly
persistent buying Of March and May
fraily made shorts nervous. Ana
another source of Gisnuietude to a
bear, were persistent reports that WIN
ter rains IN Texas were deficient. Also
it was said that after a drop OF three
points a pound some rally was due,
no matter what might be n ult1m7ta
drift of prices. 1t is argued that II
the s%pinners take anythi e Like the
~QUantity which they usually DO the
visible supply at the end of the sea-
son will be small indeed. On fhe
other hand, however, trade and spec
ulation are 10th quiet Spinners as a
rule persist in their policy OF uylnS
frcm hand to mouth. If the crop mas
been curtailed %spinners takings are
being curtailed also: On the whole,
however. the tone has been stead'er
especially as regards the distant
months. Today n advance at one
time of about 81 4 bale, was due
mainly to reports of strong n more
active SPOT mari cts at the South.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-08
Liverpool Weekly Cotton.

Liverpool, Feb. 4.-The following
are the weekly cotton statistics:
Total imports of all kinds, $500
bales.
Total Of American. $4,000.
Total stocks of all kinds, I 0S2 600.
Total stocks, American, 9S1 90.
Total American forwarded. 80 600.
Total sales, all kinds. $4,000 bales.
TCtol sales, American, $1,000.
ENGLISH spinnere takings, $4,000.
Total export. 5000.
Quantity afoat. all Finds. $4,000.
Quantity af1oat, American, 1'2 900
Total sales on speculation, 800.
Total sales to exporters, ] 500.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-08

has ever had. Good men preceded
him, but as commissioner he has sur
passed them all. The department has
been sleeping; he woke 1t up. His
s~ubordinates a~e on the Jump; they
earn their pay. Although he has
something like three score and ten
years to his credit, he is the youngest
man in the State Were he not more
than forty, we doubt if anybody could
stay in North Carolina for the noise
which growing crops would make. He
is a live wire and during his first
year as commissioner he has accom-
plished much. Commissioners Ora
ham and Mr.. Clarence H. Poe are do
ing more for his State than any
dozen men. The Dispatch wishes
them both unlimited strength to labor
for North Caroline
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-08
Comparative Cotton Statement.

New York, Feb. 4.-For the week
ending Friday, February 4, 69,5ol:
Net receipts at all United States ports
during week, 251.321; net receipts al
all United States ports same week
last year, 5,l17,585; total receipts
since September / t, 1861 !; total
receipts to same date last year, 49,
3S7: exports for the week, 245,9O6;
exports for same week last year,
4,22o,6S5; total exports since Sep
TENDER 1st, 5.S73,S56; total exports
same date last year, 689,2e6: stock at
all United States ports. 915,953; stock
at all United States ports same time
last year, HIS: stock at all IN
terror towns, 79S,972; stock at Liver
pool same time last year, 1,274.0Oo;
stock Of American afioat for Great
Britain same time last year, 368,OOo.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-08
Movement Of Cotton.

The following statistics on the
movement Of cotton for the week ena-
ing February 4, 1910, were compiled
by the New York Cotton Exchange.
Weekly Movement-POrt receiotS.
his year 74.3o1: overland to mills
and Canada, his year 90 125; south
ern mill takings (estimated). this
year 10000: gain Of stock at interior
towns. this yea 16.o04; BROUGHT into
sight for the week. this year 13S,642.
Total Crop Movement-Ports re-
ceipts, 5.71S.O71. overland to mills
anG Canada SCI S79: southern mill
takings (estimated) 1910. 600; stock
1T interior towns in excess OF Sep
tember 1st 570.e14; brought into sight
thus far for season ~S,42O,364.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-08
RAILWAY MIN IN BIiDEN.
President Nils and Mr.. Lismcn View
the Territory-Mr. ArmfieId With
Mr.. NJ Lean Making Contracts.

Especial to News and Ooserler.E
El4zabeth>own, Feb. 5.-PreSidents
of the rival roads, j. A. Mills. of the
Raleigh and Southport and ]. L.
Armfeld. of the Virginia and Carolina
southern We're in ElizabethtoWn to-
day.
Mr. Mills with Mr. Lisman, Of <o~v
WORT. in an automobile, were viewing
the country east and south Of L-lza-
BEETHOVEN.
Mr.. Armfeld with A. W. Mclean,
ESQ. Of Lumberton, were here making
contracts for crosstieS. ana ma .;
other arrangements for the early
completion Of the Virgil j ant Caro-
lima SoDthorn - I'i-o hat htown
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-08
Monument to Gen. Rey-
noIds of Union Army
BE|NG CARVED At MT. AIRY

Is the Son Oh the SOn1euerate sharp
Shooter Who killed the General
Magnificent Monument to Cost
Over S15O,OCO.
At the granite quarry, lea the
town of Mt. Airy. in Surry county,
which is TO be erected as a memorial
to the late General Reynolds, of the
Union army, who was shot at Gettys-
burg by Frank Wood. a Confederate
sharp shooter. Employed at the
quarry to sharpen the tools of the
Italian ScuipIorS who are carving the
monument Is The SON OF the 1onied-
craze soluler who shot the man to
Whose memory II Is to be erected.
Wood, SO the story goes, belonged
to Capt. Reeves Company OF Vo.In-
teers from Surry County, He will
ak but little about how Genera Key
holds was killed, but some Of his
Lraye comrades. who Were on the
sharp shooting line. tell the interest
ing story. I hey say that Wood was
lying behind a log when General
reynolds rode out IN front OF his men
ana gave the command:
FORWARD, en-Si 'em nell!'
One OF Nood's comrades, VINO knew
his record as a marhSinan, said:
Frank, can you hit him /"
The sharp shooter, who never Shlrk-
ed a duty, replied. promptly:
Il don't know, but IL raise my
sights AID try HIM one!
The sharp shooters rifle cracked
ana he Union general tel from mis-
horse.
And nov: forty-six years after the
event, which occurred in one of the
greatest battles of history, the son of
The Confederate soluler who fired the
fatal shot, is employed sharpening
tools that are used in carving the
monument to one of the famous gen
erals of the war betwe-n the States
the man whom his tathor, Responding
to the call of duty, shot.
The monument is being constructed
in sections and the sculpture work
alone will cost s150,0OO. The design
IS a magni-cen. one-a M lite
sized, and a battalion of infantry. ar
tillery and cavalry. 1t will require
trains to carry it to Gettysburg. where
1t Will be erected, and the work on
it will not be completed until some
time next year.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-08
Up to High Point and ASheviiie.

Does 8 transient residence at Hieh
Point condu~e to marital difficulties ?
On the heels of the Quaker City's
r~~~t~cnoa as tho One-time home of
the ProFaWs. comes the 9~nnouacero0 n
that the Tillma"s spent bic
tire at Hi~h Point. and appeared to
he q very devoted ro"rle. Along with
tchevi1le. Hi"h Point hos gotten more
than its share of notoriafy by reason
Of uncongenial married neople making
4 temporary Headquarters.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-08
Cotton Receipts.

New York, Feb. 4.-The following
are the total net receipts of cotton at
ali ports since September 1st:
Galveston, 2,066 sos; New Orleans.
8f5,417: Mobile, 191,734; Savannah,
1 1873 10; Charleston, 191,423: Will
mlngton, $50 ,994: Norfolk. 3~95.758;
baltimore, 1865; New York. 3.795;
foston, 6.672; Newport News, 9.733;
Philadelphia, S12: San Francisco,
24,499; Brunswick, 192.312; Port
Townsend. 2O,646; Pensacola, $4,000;
Portland. Oregon, 200: Port Arthur
and Sabine Pass, 1924; jacksonville.
1928; Eagle Pass, Texas. SO: Ell
Paso, Texas. AS: Laredo. Texas,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-08
The Laymen'S Movement.
(Oranee Comfy Observer !

(Orange County Observer.)
The Laymen's Movement is a great
and worthy undertaking. The Orange
County Observer wants to see a lay
mems movement hat will cause lay
men TO go to work in the Sunday
Schools and prayer meetings. If the
l2ymen expect God to bless them in
their great movement. trey ought to
consider tie prayer meeting and the
home of more Importance to them
than club meetings and the like.
What ete layEen need is the old time
religion.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-08
COTTON SITUATION
IN BRIGHTER VEIN
Notwithstanding Certain
Irregularities in Prices
OUTLOOK VERY bULL|SH

And Why? Strength of the Spot
Situation, the Refusal of the Plant
cent Decline in Futures, the In
creased Activity and Firmness at
Liverpool, the Larger Spot Sales at
Liverpool and the Reports OF Dry
Nea her in Texas.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-08
Snakes III d Dog
{PaybOro Sentinei.)

StnlInei.J
Charlie. the little dog that was a
pet of the town that belonged to w.
S Simmons died a few days ago. He
Fad been bitten two or three times by
snakes. Mr.. Glide StaIlings cut open
the dog for curiosity and found to be
a fact. q number Of little snakes hang
ing to his liver.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-08
CANAL WORK TO CONTINUE.
The Ditch" to be Cut as Far as Bar
tees Brdge.-Contratt Let. $1O,2O
This Will Make the Cut" Twelve
Miles long.

Wilson, Feb. Notwithstanding
some of the landowners along the pro-
posed extension Of the ToisnOt Canal,
Claimino they have been assessed too
high, The ToiSnot Drainage Canal
Company has closed a contract with
Mr.. Lawrence Brett for the continual
ton of the work from Elmondson's
| ridge to Partee's Bridge. a distance
of four miles-which will, when fin
ished, make the canal twelve miles
long. This section of the canal will
he thirty-six feet wide ana seven feet
deep. n Will cost $4,000. Another
contract was also given to Mr.. Brett
to 4 White Oak Swamp for a dis
lance of a quarter Of a mile, twenty
feet wide and five feet deep. to cost
S400-makinS the whole moun for
the extension of this important work
$4,000.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-08

1900; Gulfport, 1852: Georgetown,
1926; Texas City, 10,919; minor
ports, $3.50. Total. 5,117,567 bales.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-08
High Praise OF Maj. Graham.
Lexington Dispatch.)

Major William A. Graham, Com
missioner OF Agriculture, is doing
more for North Carolina than any
commissioner of agriculture the State
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-21
FIFTY YEARS. ExPERIENCE OF
AN OLD NURSE.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup is the
prescription Of one of the best female
physicians and nurses in the United
States, and has been used for fifty years
with never-failing success by millions OF
mothers for their children. 1t relieves
the child from pain, cures diarrhoea,
gripping in the bowels, and wind collie.
By giving health to the child it rests the
mother. Twenty-Five cents bottle,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-21

We only see in a lifetime a dozen
faces marked With the peace Of con-
tented spirit.-Beecher.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-21

AIEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.
alexandria 6azette.
FRIDAY EVENING, OCT. II
rnnk thA ADVICE.

The president of one Of the promi
nent railway corporations in America
was making a stirring address to an
audience of young men and dwell
with particular emphasis on the neces-
sity of making a good appearance.
"When you are looking for work, =
he said, ''be careful that you are pre-
sentable. II you have only $24 In
the world, spend $50 for suit OF
clothes, $3.50 for a pair Of shoes, 90
cents for hair cut and shave. Then
walk up to the Job wherever 1t is and
ask for It like man."
This advice was greeted with great
applause, and the railway president
sat down amid a storm Of cheers. The
very next morning a dapper looking
young fellow walked into the outer
Office of the orator and, handing note
to the clerk, said, please give this to
the president" The note read as fol-
lows:
II have paid $50 for this suit OF
clothes, $3.50 for pair Of shoes and
30 cents for a hair cut and a shave. l
have walked from Harlem, and l
would like job as conductor on your
road"
He got the job.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-21
He Qidn,t Borrow.

4 reference book on Russian history
being needed right on the spot, the lit
erary hack said he guessed he would
go around to Clarke's to borrow his
He went to Clarke's. but he came back
without the book.
didn't he have it?" the mans wife
asked.
"He did, but / hadn't the nerve to
ask for it. Clarke's plan of advertising
book borrowers scared me of. Before
l had q chance to mention Russian his
tory he steered me past shelves where
every few inches a dummy stood sand
wiched In between real books. The
labels on all the books were conspicu'
GUS. black lettering on white, and they
set forth some mighty interesting sta
tistics.
"'"Three Musketeers," borrowed
March % by John Smith. Not re-
turned After / had read about a
dozen of those dummy labels said II
was a fine day, wasn't 1t. Clarke said
yes, It was, and / came away. To ad.
vertise to subsequent visitors that
had borrowed one Of Clarke's best
books was a little too much notoriety
for me."-New York Sun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-21
Ersnoh Servants, Characters.

1t is an unwritten law In France that
you must never say anything bad about
servant OF employee In bis "charac-
ter"-that Is to say, II you cannot say
anything good you must content your
self with a noncommlttal statement
which will not compromise his pros
poets. For instance, If you have caught
your cook robbing you In such shame
full and impudent fashion that you are
obliged to dismiss her you may not
state on her Certificate" that you have
dispensed with her services because
you found she was dishonest. That, 1t
is held, might prevent her obtaining a
situation elsewhere, and as every one
has to earn his bread the cook must
be given the opportunity of recon-
menclng her larceny elsewhere. All
that you are entitled to say on her
character If you will not lie and pay
her compliments is that she entered
and left your service on certain dates.
Paris Letter to London Globe.