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Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-23
NEW YoRks FLOWERS

New York city is veritable land
of flowers, and sells more of them than
any other city in the world, says the
New York Herald. From all PARTS of
the globe they come here, and from
here they go into every corner of the
continent, with a good foreign trade
besides. Paris comes next to New
York in the trade, but is not a close
second.
Besides the legion of flower raisers
for the metropolitan market, there are
sixty importers and All retailers on
Manhattan island. These retailers
average daily sales of $4,000, that run
from the passing bunch of violets at
from 10 to 30 cents to the choice rose
or most rare orchid that sells at from
81 to $40.
No flower is too rare or too expen-
sive to flIh a market here, and many
dealers pride themselves on being able
to furnish any plant that grows, no
matter where. OF the orchids alone
some 5000 varieties can be had, and
the earth is being searched for new
varieties that will find buyers anxious
to pay all the expenses of getting
them, with a good profit besides.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-23
Second Prize-Milton Basham, Inglewood

and prince to walk through the forest
with her; she took them down in a
deserted mine and in a small part,
which her father had always owned,
she showed them some emeralds of the
choicest kind; she had known of these
jewels for several years, but had told
no one, as she wished to gain the love
of good man who would be charmed
by her pearls of great price, and not
by the enormous value of the beautiful
emeralds.
Prince Charles and Amelia were
married and lived in great happiness.
Amelia the beautiful was also very
bounteous, and every year she gave
a wonderful entertainment in the for
est for children far and near; all were
obliged to be clad in calico and come
barefooted, then the children of peas
ants and the children of princes danced
side by side.
MARY G. KENDERDlNE.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-23

Very early in the spring the little
flowers had lifted their golden heads
to look up to the blue sky. How lone
ly everything was in the world on
those cold days, and how proud were
the dandelion children when they heard
a boy or girl exclaim: "Oh, I have
found a dandelion. Spring is surely
here"
Day after day the lawn was gay with
golden headed flowers, but as warm
weather came and children went into
the woods for wild flowers no one no.
ticed the dandelion babies The dan
delion mothers, though, took just as
good care of their children as they
had when the boys and girls were ad-
miring the spring messengers. Every
mother nestled her babies down close
to the warm earth and when it was
very cool she folded her long spear
like leaves over the children to pro-
tect them from rough winds and
weather. Not golden dandelion had
a long stem during a cold, wet spell
that spring, for with long stems the
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-23

dandelions and plant grass seed in
their places"
3 What worse news could Mrs. Dandy
Goldylocks have heard? She whis-
pered the terrible asecret, which was
soon known to every plant parent. By
noon a cross man came to look at
the garden.
yes" he said, IT will be here in
one week and begin my work.
That afternoon the children came to
make dandelion chains, but the gate
was locked. The golden-haired plant
children looked up in sorrow, for there
seemed no joy in the garden that day.
That night, when the flowers nodded
their sleepy heads, one wise little plant
mother clapped her hands in joy. Mrs.
Curlylocks had thought of plan.
They all agreed that her idea was a
capital one. Yes, every dandelion
mother would send her darlings to the
country to play and grow in the pure
air and sunshine. How fine that would
be, and much pleasanter than life in
the noisy city. From the next day
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-23
PRETEND you ARE A DOLLY

Let's pretend you are a dolly. Sup
pose you have yellow hair and blue
eyes and are double jointed, and sup
pose somebody has just paid a dollar
for you in store and brought you
home to little girl Just suppose that
little girl didn't take goor care of you
at all, but left you on the floor to be
stepped on, and sometimes even out
in the rain, until pretty soon your wig
came off, and then one Of your eyes
got lost and even your joints were
loose! Now, If you really were a dolly
and all these dredful things happened
to you, wouldn't you be sorry for your
SELF? Well, think of it-thats Just
the way some dollies are treated by
some little girls E. p.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-23

plant mothers could not have pro-
tected the flowers.
Warmer days came. Children in
merry throngs visited the great gar
den to gather the yellow flowers for
their chains and crowns of gold
Happy We're the dandelions that were
chosen by the little people. Every
evening the plant children hid their
little heads as they went to sleep very
early. for their mothers believed in
the old saying, EARLY to bed and early
to rise
One morning there was great trouble
in the garden. Only the dandelion pa
rents were unhappy, for the little
flower children. were not told of the
danger which threatened them. Mrs.
Daisy Goldylocks had whispered to her
neighbor that she had been awake very
early that morning only to hear bad
news. A servant of the house had
come into the garden to look around.
Gracious me-" she said. This will
never do. The mistress comes home
in two weeks, and Jack the gardener
has not come to care for this terrace.
shall engage another gardener at
once, who must root out all of these
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-23

ON the plant children grew taller and
taller. Their mothers told them of
broad fields where other pretty plant
children lived, and where the sweet
music of crickets and grasshoppers
made life gay. How grand such
home must be- they thought.
The plant parents promised that as
soon as the children were large
enough they should travel to these
pleasant homes, but the children only
laughed for they knew not how they
could travel. Day by day the dam
delions grew. The little hands of each
baby clutched feathery umbrella,
which swayed to and fro in the breeze.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-23
srAR With A sERpENrs TAIL

The woman with the serpent's tongue
OF whom a certain poet sung
Must relinquish all her claim
To any such degree of fame
As follows in another's trail,
The comet with the serpent's tail
For scorpion-lke in very truth
1t beads venom in its tooth;
But-not unlike the poets lass
1t works destruction just by gas p,
But as the damage that is done
By women with the serpents tongue
Is often greatly magnihed,
So with this gas of cyanide
1t may be found by actual test,
AS harmless the other pest;
And through its fumes the world NAV pass .
Unharmed as If through laughing gas,
Despite what doleful prophets says
About the millions 1t will slay
Boston Transcript
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-23
DANDELIoNs COUNTRY SUMMER

The large garden had only grass
growing in it, except that here and
there a few dandelions had sprung up.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-07-03

tretenerla! ..
Ell chiquiilo habia recobrado toda
SUI viveza y estaba transfigurado; an
te su vista pasaba como una prone
sa de felicidad infantil, en- la cual
veia a la linda pequeha, que, siendo
superior a 6l, Sc dignaba ser SUI ami
ga, personificando a sus ojos una
idea apenas terrestre.
! NADIA nj nadie habia podido dis
minuir aquella admiration supers-
| ticiosa, aquel sentimiento casi reli-
gioso que le hacia considerar a Blan-
ca como un ser aparte de los demas
Y SUI ardiente imagination, que
desde su primer encuentro viva en-
un mundo encantado, lleno de m,lsi-
ca Y flores, de rayos de luz, de esplen
dores infmitos, baj6 bruscamente a
la triste realidad, en- la soledad del
bosque; de aquel bosque donde el
Garildn naciera, cual el lobo 8 la 20
IRA donde habfas de morir como la
zorra y ell lobo despues de una exls
tencia penosa. Y recayo en- SUI habi
tnal salvajismo, lacerado el corazon
por agudo dolor; asi es q. la PROPOSE
cion del baron lie devolvio la esperan
"a Blanca Sc acordaba de el ,deseaba
oue estudiase en- las escuelas donde
los hijos de los ricos iban a aprender
tantas cosas interes. Ell lansetazo Sc
creto que a ella lie unia no Sc habfa
pues, roto, y podfa aun esperar el re
greso de dias venturosos
Una manana, vestido de nuevo
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-07-03

turno al Gap'ldn, 81 amo lie dijo:
"A mi regreso me ocupare de ii
81 te has portado bien durantc mi
jausencia.
La htera Sc puso en- marcha, Sc
guida del baron y los guardas. De
pronto el Gauildn, que parecia petri-
ficado, Sc estrem ecio y echo correr
a 10 largo del sendero que bajaba ha
cia ell vale y subfa por la colina O.
puesta, y durante largo ratio vi6se
un punto negro que bordeaba la ca
rretera, saltando, apareciendo y es-
condiendose hasta que la litera Sc
| perdio a 10 lejos.
El nino volvio al cabo de dos dias,
roto, sucio, rendido. Fue a ocupar
su puesto cerca del fuego, como alb
sorto Ell honda meditation. Su ma
DIRE, adivinando SUI dolor, quiso dis
ira erie haciendole conner, pero el al
70 los hombros, Y en- un sollozo mur-
mur6: 'No tengo hambre'
a partir de aquella fecha no Sc le
VIC reir nj jugar; torn6se salvaie,
malo, testarudo. Pasaba el tempo
vagando a 10 largo del riachuelo o
bajo los pinos, testigos de sus juegos
con Blanca, y por la noche. desnues
de una cena frugal, Sc volvia al rim
con. en- el cual su madre lie encontra-
ba inm6vil, con los ojos muy abier-
tos, cual 81 siguiese una imagen Vi
sible solo para el.
Este cl ico me va a matar, ge-
mia la pobre mujer que no acertaba
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-07-03

| Ell muchacho obedeci6, Y traz6
pernosamente algunas letras sobre
un pedazo de papel.
Blanca, lego ell baron.
Miro al chiquillo que habia vuelto
su indiferencia acostumbrada, y
comprendio ell misterio de su alma.
Aquel corazon infantil y salvaje sin
ti6 Ia Influenza de la belleza; aquel
hijo del bosque, nacldo para guar
dar rebanos O para cortar LENA, ha-
biase afinado al contacto de una ma
turaleza aristocratica. Apenas Sc
alejo la nina, el Garildn. en- quien el
caracter primitive volvi6 a aparecer
recayo en- su salvaiismo, conservan-
do, sin embargo, Ia nostalgia de a
quel carino.
-Pues bien, siguio ell baron, Blan-
ca, en- recompensa de tus servicios,
quiere q. haga de tt un muchacho
instruido y bien educado. cTe gus
tarfa il al colegio de San Demetrio ?
para estudiar en- los mismos
libros que la senorita?
ST, en- los mismos.
Isl. 81 quiero exclam6 con la mi
rada brillante de algeria. Dejar6 en-
paz pajaros, liebres y lobos; no ma
tare mas jabalies; no pedire a Juan
nj plomo nj p6lvora para mi escope-
ia. La senorita ha dich6 que volve-
ria aqui todos los veranos; 70 tam
bien vendre, y entonces habra flores
en- los bosques y nidos en- los arboles
..iYa vera usted como sabre en-
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-07-03

IA explicarse la actitud de su hljo.
Transcurrido un mes regreso e]
baron, siendo recibido con gran re-
gocijo por sus criados.
Cuando ell Garildn Sc presento an
te el dueno del castillo, este Sc que
do pasmado de SUI delgadez, rostro
palido V aire triste- iba desclazo;
sus cabellos encrespados lie caian
,sobre los ojos, y su traje estaba he
, cho girones.
-iQue NAL arreglado vas! muir
muro el baron, mientras el chiquillo,
de pie en- medic de la habitacion, es-
trujaba entire sus manos el sombre.
70. Namos, ahora va eres mayor, va
tienes fuerzas, hay que ser formal y
pensar en- algo de provecho. SQuie.
res que te confie el cuidado de un re,
bano de ovejas?
FL nino no contest6, mas una con-
Traction Gle su rostro probo al baron
que la proposition hecha no lie sedu-
cia.
Este le examine unos instantes, y
repuso:
Blanca me ha dicho que has
aprendido a leer solo y que sabes un
POGO lie escritura.
Al DIR ell nombre de SUI companera
de juegos, el Gauildn Sc estremecio;
una ola de sangre lie subio al rostro
y sus labios temblaron, pero no pudo
proferir una palabra.
-Quiero verlo. Toma, coge esa
pluma escribe algo,
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-07-03
los dias mas tarde sa-
caron la litera de la
remisa. ennanchandO en-

caron la itera de Ii
remisa, enganchando Ell
ella, dos mulas; estaba destlnada {
Blanca y su ava. Los guardas, mon
tados, Y armados, esperaban que el
baron subiera al caballo va ensillado
que le aguardaba junto a la puerta.
.Acompanaban la nina hasta Cosen-
"a, desde donde toma ban el coche
para Napoles. Antes de sublr miro
Blanca a su alrededor; a la entrada,
el Garildn, con la cabeza baja, cru
zado de brazos, parecia entregado
a la mas profunda desespel acl6n.
mo vas a despedirte de la seilo-
zita ? lie grit6 su maGle, enjugandose
los ojos con ell panuelo.
El nino obedecio: avanz6 uncs
pasos y movie los labios como 81 qui-
siese decir algo: su garganta, apre-
tada por la augusta, no delo escapar
ningdn sonido Y permanecio mudo,
contrafdo el rostro por Ia pena que
lie dominaba.
-Adios, Garildn; acuerdate de 10
que me has prometido, Y sobre todo
ouiere mucho a tn ma DIRE Y ten cui-
dado con los precipicios
No respondi6 NADIA. El baron, en-
traje de viale. daba la mano a los
servidores que quedaban al cuidado
de Ia casa, Y estos Sc la besaban res
petusoamente. Cuando lie lego el
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-07-03

de pies q cabeza, con un traje con.
feccionado por su madre, dichoso
como un rey, marcho el muchacho
acompanado de Juan, a fin de ingre,
sar en- el colegio de San Demetrio-
donde por POGO precio las familias
acomodadas podian educar a sus hi
jos.
Vel castillo qued6 silencioso y me
lanc0lico. Ell baron recibia de vez en-
cuando cartas afectuosas de Blanca
y otras de Garildn; 6stas escritas ia.
tigosamente, con mano inhabil a
principle, pero pronto progreso, y
sus misivas llegaron correctamente
escritas.
Sin embargo, la epoca de las vaca-
clones Sc acercaba, Y ell baron, aun-
que anheloso en- extreme Gle volver
yer a la pequei1a, quien debia las
horas mas felices de SUI existencia
tan solitaria, no quiso que afrontase
los peligros del largo trayecto desde
Napoles a Calabria. Ell Gauildn tam
POGO salio del colegio, al cual iba su
madre a verle muy amenudo con
Juan, ell antique criado, quien queria
al nino cual 81 fuese SUI hijo.
Xxx
Y transcurrieron ocho amos de es-
te modo, y el baron Sc resolvio al ca
bo de ellos a traerse de nuevo a su
lado a su pupila, cuya educacion es-
taba terminada. A pesar de sus acha'
ques quiso ir a buscarla personalmen
! te. Hizo adornar ricamente las habi-
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-07-03

tacIones que debia ocupar con 81
doncella y una sehora Gle compania.
deseoso de que NADIA faltase 4 Ia he-
redera de un gran nombre & inmensa
fortuna. Antes de marchar penso en-
ell Gareldn, ell cual habia crecido, Sc,
gun frase de SUI madre, "erguido co
mo una columna, hermoso como un
San Miguel, sabio al igual de un no,
Die FL baron decide intcrroyarlc
a su regreso, d fin de sabar 81 guerra
contlnuar sus estudios, hacerse sacer
dote o admlnistrar sus bienes, pues
|el colono empezaba a hacerse vicio
y habla que pensar en- dare un sus-
tituto.
-Sera I'm colono Gle prim era, de.
cla Juan con alre entendido. Sus pro.
tesores hablan muy bien de cl, V su
fuerza y valor contcdran los ladro.
mes y malandrines.
AL cabo de un mes ell baron hizo
saber que a los pocos dias regresarla
con la seilorlta Blanca; los criadoj
Sc dlspusieron a limpiar la casa; Ia
sonora Francisco, madre del Gauildn
y Juan barrieron ell patio como 81 50
tratase del pavimento de una iglesia
y 10 engalanaron con festones de TO-
llaje. Ell colono marcho a Cosenzs
con diez guardas montados a caba,
Hos y armados para dar escolta =.
baron y SUI pupila.
IN esta imprenta sc vende papel 4
Z 1
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-07-03
BANC0 TERRITORIAL
Y AGRICOLA DE PUERTO RlC,'
Seccion de de Ahorros.

Por acuerdo del Consejo de Admi-
nistraci6n en- session de hoy, Sc ha
modificado, para empezar a 'regl;
desde ell 10 de Julio pr6ximo el page
de intereses sobre lioretas de la Sec
ci0n de Ahorros razon de "A
anual
Lo que Sc hace publico para gene
raj conocin.iento San Juan, P. r.,
80 JUNO de 1910 FL Secretario =,
P. Rocafort -Vo. Bo. FL Director
Gerente R. Castro Gonzalez
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-07-03
OFRECEMOS Al PuDLICO
El hmpiador VACUUM marCa "SAlTO. y

Con las siguentes garantias de fabrica
"Marchara constanteente sin caentaSe nterrumpirse
''ene por minute destucon calctllada de 25 d 80
pies cibco de are libre Producra maXimo de
pulgada segn ell mercuTio Standard de los T. T. u u.
Durara de Is d 20 amos, ain usandose diaramente"
E SANTO trabajara de cualquer cbo de luz incandes
centc costo de centavos la hora Ell 'S.ANTO' no
podr nunca ser snperado para eli hoga peo tamhdn
gran capacidad 10 hace apeecibe para TlENDAS ALMA,
GENES. OF1CINAS, IGLESIAS, IOSPITALES, II otros
edcos grandes Haga vista nnetras ofcinas, para
la demonstration, por ctac0n andaremo ei aparao
cualquie stio San juan para dem9straro pryado
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-07-03

an esta imprenta sc vende papel 4
periodicos viejo 4 50 quintal.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-16
WHEAT WAS WEAK
UnfavorabIe Reports and Decline in
Provisions Were Factors
Other Grains Weak.

Chicago March l5.-WHEAT =
Closed weak, B@l3s lower The mar
ket was weak all u day. The slump
early was induced by various reports
of rain in the southeastern wheat
country, which later proved unfounl.
| ed, although the official forecast in
dictated rain that section tonight or
tomorrow There was little buying
on the decline and the spectacular
fall in provisions Of IS to IS cents
late In the session gave another bear
ish trend to an already weak mar
ket. Unfortunately crop reports from
Illinois, Indiana and other states met
with little response from the trade,
which was apparently waiting to see
| If the predicted rains would material.
ize. At the close May was q off and
July 1B@1A lower.
No. red $119@121; No. red
s1.15@1.1S; No. 2 hard $1.13@114k !;
No. hard $1.0S@1.13. May opened
$1.14s; uly $10SA @106N.
CORN-The market fell off with
wheat, and the early selling by longs,
who stocked up yesterday, was fol-
lowed by still greater decline when
wheat and provisions slumped, The
cash market was sluggish, generally
" lower. Futures closed weak, with
May &@A off.
No. 61@61% No. 3 white 6sa4 q
GAY; No. 5 yellow G2@G21a May
opened 65M@65A; highest 65A low
64A@64as; closed 642s@641z. uly
66A.
OATS-Early liquidations was fol.
lowed by still further weakness.
Trading was in narrower limits than
wheat and corn. Closed weak, "a to
IS lower
No. 3 44A@4ih No. white 441s
@46%; standard 46h G472. May
May opened at 4G to 4557s highest
&c; low 1873; closed 453s@4451a. uIy
1875.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-16

1.-THE Beginning Of Iron,' by DR..
Ridgeway, discusses the question of
the first use of this metal. In Egypt
it can be traced back to the ninth GEN.
fury B. c., and in Libya to about 400
B. c., while in Uganda 1t is said to
have been in use only some Ave or six
centuries. AS result of his interest
ing Investigations DR.. Ridgeway con-
cludes that the smelling Of iron orig.
mated in Central Europe, and espec-
tally in the region known as the Nor
icum, equivalent to modern Austria
Bavaria The above date for the first
use OF iron in Egypt refers to the
metal obtained by smelling. The use
Of native iron in the form of meteor
ties dates back to remote antiquity.
The weapons made from these we're
obtained, like flint Implements, by
chipping. And it is interesting to re.
member that recent investigations
have shown that the iron of many me.
teorites is a sort OF natural steel.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-16
Maine Pearls.

Two Hampden men who have been
up in Greenfield on pearl fishing ex-
petition were in Bangor recently with
their spoils, which, according to a
statement Of local jeweler, are worth
several hundred dollars. Pearl fishing
is a most lucrative industry and for
tunes are made in 1t every year, but
the statement above will surprise a
good many people who never supposed
pearls were found In Maine The
pearls found are fresh water pearls, to
be sure. but they are pearls neverthe-
less. and to the inexperienced are
quite indistinguishable from the oys-
ter pearl. These men, IN the short time
they were at Greenfield, gathered
about 200 pearls, but only one or two
OF them are of any commercial value,
The largest one was shown to local
jeweler Tuesday morning, and he stat-
ed 1t was worth several hundred dol
lars. There being no market In Ban
gor for pearls Of such value, he ad-
vised sending II to Tiffany In New
York --Kennebec Journal
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-16
SEALED PROPOSALS FOR
FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT
Cairo, ILL.,, March 10, 1910.

cairo, ILL, MdTcu ~, I51V'
Sealed proposals addressed to the
City Council of the City of Cairo, ILL.,
nois, will be received at the office OF
the City Comptroller No. lii Com
mercial avenue, in said City Of Cairo,
up to 1880 o'clock p. m. Thursday,
March gath A. D. 1910 for furnishing
to the said City of Cairo the follow
ing fire fighting equipment:
1000 Feet Standard Fire Hose.
Nozzles
Combination Hook and Ladder
Truck.
2 sixty (Go) Foot Extension Lad
ders,
. Fifty Gallon Chemical Tanks with
Accessories.
Horses.
4 Sets swinging Harness.
Oxygen Helmets with 2-hour sup
ply tank each.
Hose Wagon with 35-Gallon
Chemical Tank.
6 Five 60 Gallon Chemical Hand
Extinguishers and one 35-gallon Tank
The city council reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
ERNEST WORKMAN,
" City Comptroller.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-16

follow the insects feed upon humus-
possibly also on sap from rootlets.
The front legs are developed into
tools like cutting jaws for burrowing
and getting food.
The insect mouths its skin five times
during its life underground. These
changes occur during the second,
fourth, eleventh and fifteenth years.
When the seventeenth year is reached
ambition of new sort is born. The
creature, now pupa, crawls to the
surface of the ground, sometimes cele-
brating the great day by building
chimney Of earth and crawling out
of this special exit into the open for
the final moult.