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hacerse mutuamente sus confiden-
cias. Esther habia repetido las pala-
bras del ermitano, no sin temblar de
miedo, y Mad. de Laurens habia in
ventado una fabula cualquiera, & fin
de correspondent de algtn modo a la
franqueza de su hermana. Poruue
Nenita no podia extender su cinismo
hasta ell extreme de hablar de aque-
LA muerte lenta del agente de cam
bios. a que hab(a aludido el ermita-
no en- sus palabras.
-Estoy temblando-dijo Esther.
-lQuien sera ese hombre?.. Isl Sc
realizase su amenaza!...
| -Algdn envidioso-repuso Sa-
rah:--pero no temais NADIA, hernia
ma. Juan os anna y sois rica
Dionisia de Audemer y Liza segui-
an tambien atemorizadas por las
misteriosas palabras del ,ermitano.
Liza habia venido al bale porque le
obligaban a clio; Ia pobre nina es-
taba debil, sufria mucho, y aquel
dltimo choque recibido acababa
de anonadarla.
Apoyabase en- el brazo de Dioni-
sia, atrabesaba la multitud inten-
tando retlrarse, porque Sc sentia
desfallecer.
Aquella voz que le prohibia espe-
rar, pesaba sobre SUI coraz6n como
una montana de hlelo.
Sali6.
En- el iastante en- que Dionisia
volvia a entrar sola en- el salon de
bale, Franz Sc acerc6 4 ella y ia di-
10 rapidamente algunas palabras al
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Goldberg, pero no desagrada con-
vencerse de Ia tHbacion de las rec-
senas veneradas.
Los Goldberg, que tenian empeno
en- hacer desaparecer todas las trazas
de aquel momento embarazoso, ha-
clan porque Sc redoblase ell entuslas-
mo y Ia algeria,
Habiase retirado Ell viejo Moses:
pero nadie Sc extranaba porque las
presentaciones solemnes que hacia
de su jefe La familia eran siempre tan
cortas como raras. En- cambio Abel,
Esther y Sarah parecian multiplicar-
Sc para satisfacer a todo ell mundo.
Ell caballero de Reinhold dejaba
muy atras los lfmites de la amabili-
dad: y hasta el mismo doctor Jose
Mira hacia esfuerzos, bastante nulos
para ser agradable.
Aquel bale tenia por pretexto los
esponsales de Ia hija segunda de
Moses Geld, Ia hermosa condesa
Lampl6n, con ell joven vizconde Ju-
liam de Audemer. Ell matr;monio de-
bla efectuarse en- Paris algunas Sc
manas desru6s; por 10 tanto, no Sc
escaseaban las felicita clones de estiio
prodigandoseles a la vizcondesa, a
Esther y a Julian; todo el mundo res
petaba aquclla union Acknowledgement
te acertada: y los vastagos del alto
comercio, que hablaban de nobleza
como los ciegos hablan de los colores,
decian tonterias infantiles acerca de
la bondad de ambas familias.
La vizcondesa recibla las felicita-
clones con rostro radiante. Aquel ca
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10 MEj0R.

La joyeria Tinaud tiene ell
meior surtido de objetos de
arte y novedad para regalos,
y esta Constantemente reCibien
do los liltimos modelos. 81 Nd.
desea comprar un objeto de
verdadero gusto yea nuestro
surtido, en- cfectos de plata de
ley. metal blanco, platcado y
cGistal tallado LEJlTIMo ticne
uninmenso surtido, esta casa
solo vende articulOs BCENos
todos Carantizados. Especia-
lidades para regalos de bo-
daS.
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OANOs
Vigilabaseles de cerca. Mad. de
Audemer, satisfecha de su primer
triunfo, guardaba Embellishments
su hlja para el buen cabanero de
Reinhold. Julian ayudaba a su ma
dne en- este empeho: porque Sc ha-
bla convertible en- Goldberg de los
pies a la cabeza, y las pretenciones
de Franz Sc parecian hijas de una
loca fantasia.
Dionisia y Franz no habian podi-
do estar I'm momento juntos desde
el principle del bale. Julian estaba
entonces a pocos pasos de ellos, y
a 10 lejos Sc veia a la vizcondesa que
buscaba inquieta a su hiia: era pues,
precise aprovechar Ia OCCASION, pero
no convenia abusar de ella.
A las pocas palabras de Franz,
contest6 la joven por medic de un 81
pronunciado en- voz muy baja: y el
encaje de la careta permitio yer una
graclosa sonrisa.
Dlonisia Sc sonri6 con su madre, y
Franz sigui6 adelante.
AL tempo de aleiarse, un brazo
Sc enlaz6 con el suyo, y una voz
conocida murmuro a SUI dido;
-Estais muy contento, caballero|
Franz Sc ruborizo como una joven
a quien Sc sorprende hacienda sehas
q un amante desde su ventana.
Con la ingenuidad de su alma,
Franz Sc compadecia. sinceramente
de Mad. de Laurens, y Sc acusaba de
haberla abandonado: como quiera
que amaba apasionadamente y SEN
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tia en- toda eu plentiful Ia dicha de
ser amado, adivinaha tambien Ia an
gustia que debe despedazar a los
que no Sc ven correspondidos.
Franz creia haber abandonado q
Sarah, asi es que Ia vista de aquella
pobre mujer que en- su sentir debia
padecer tanto, despertaba incesante
mente en- el fondo de SUI coraz6n Ia
tristeza y los remordimientos.
Era Sarah quien acababa de en-
lazar su brazo con el de Franz.
-lQue buen gusto teneis para
vestir, sehora!-exclamo Franz por
decir algo: y cuan bella estais con
ese traje!...
Nenita medic volvi6 Ia cabeza.
-Creia que no tenias va tempo
para reparar estas cosas-repuso
dando a su voz I'm acento de triste-
"a: es precise que medic una espli-
caci6n entire nosotros, caballero..
La uuua Ell que esIOy me uace
sufrir mas adn que la certidumbre
de una desgracia. -...
No os comprendo >. .dijo Franz
titubeando.
-Acabais de dar una cita q Ia Sc
horita de Audemer'.
-SQue decis?
-Estoy convencida de clio.
-Os aseguro...
IA que viene mentir?. Sc que
la annals.
-Pero. .lsino hay tai cosa!
Brillaron los ojos de Sarah ira
yes de los agujeros de SUI careta;
huhierase dicho O11e tenian el pOder
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de traspasar Ia mascara de Frans:
| Habianse detenido junto & uno
de aquellos pilares de caprchosa az :
quitectura que sostenian las b6veI
da de la antigua sala de Justicias d
los condes.
Aquel Pillar, como todos los otros
ofrecian un conjunto luminoso, que
saliendo desde el suelo terminaba
en- el monstruo esculpido que lie ser
via de chapitel. .
La multitud pasaba a su alrede-
dor en- todas direcciones. =,
Solo un personaje Sc mantenla in
m6vil al lado opuesto de Ia colum-
ma. 49,.
Era este un hombre que habla
tenido' el lugubre eaprcho de dis
frazarse de espectro.
Tn largo velo blanco le cubrla de
pies a cabeza.
Hacia POGO tempo que Sc lie echa-
ra de yer por primera vez en- el bal-
le. A los alegres apostroies que les
habian sido dirijidos aca y ALA por
los concurrentes no habla ccntesta-
do una sola palabra: y podia declr~
Sc que representaba un todo rlgor
su papel de fantasma.
Sc ha bia pAseado por la sala CO.
mo buscando a alguien a traves Ia
los agujeros practicados en- su sllda-
rio; su paso era tarde V vacilante.
No hacia un minute que Sc hablia
detenido detras del pillar: y despues
entonces, hubierase dicoho que dero
raba con la vista a Franz y Sarah.
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INTERESA.

Sc vende una hermosa quinta en- la
parada Is en- Santurce, propia para
resi- dencia de tamilia 8 para Coleglo'
Tiene toda clase de comodidades,
un gran iardin, rboles frutales, pese-
bre, cochera, y garage para auiomo-
vii.
Informara en- la casa del lado,
don Jose Cerra
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DineIo y TeIoj gratis,

piia sin diucro, dicz pesos
oro dc 'aatillas "Rccupcrador
de Ia Saiud el mejor PATENT
zado PEA la sangre, Il este,
mago, q aigado. Y los riIones,
col0que crtre sUS vccinos
pues e. aceptado donde quie-
IA que sc ofrece Y al mandar,
nos el imPorte, obsequiaremos
con una cOmisiGn Ell dinero. v
un reloj gratis. Fscriba en
seguida d Ia National Drug
Agency" Tetuan 81, San
Juan. Pto..R.co.
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D|RECTOR|0 De PONCE

lcdo. F, Manuel Toro, abogado ,
notario Gale Concordia escuina
Aurora,
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Jose A. Poventud- Abogado,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
Ofcina: Gallo Mayor No. 10. Tele-
ono No. 219-2.-Ponce, P. R.
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lcDo TOMAS CASTILLO. Abogado No
tario. Attorney At Lawy. Calle Union
esquina ViveaNe 20 (bajos.)
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.lIEEA {ERREA DEL OESTE

ItinCrario &C trcncs Y vanorcs que
emrczard i r,g:r CcSde {. ~ de Sep.
tieulbre &C 1903.
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Luis Llorens Torres.--Abogado con
Bufete alberto en- Ia calle de la Union
MIN. 4. Ejerse en- todas las Cortes
del pats.
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Lcdo. Jaime G. Seix. Abogadoy No
tario, ejerce en- todas las Cortes de Ia
Isla J de New York, ofcina calle Ma
rina No. IS, en- New York 70 Woll St.
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'Lcdo. Ramon Dapena, abo-
gado ! notario, calle Isabel No. 6.
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En- esta Imprenta sc vcndC
papel de peri6dioos viejos a
q Quintal
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-03-31

Lcdo.F Manuel Toro, abogado y
notario Gale Concordia escuina
Aurora.
Jose A. Poventud- Abogado,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
Ofcina: Gallo Mayor No. 10. Tele-
ono No. 219-2.-Ponce, P. R.
Lcdo. Jaime G. Seix. Abogado y No
tario, ejerce en- todas las Cortes de Ia
Isla J de New York, oficina calle Ma
rina No. IS, en- New York 70 Woll St.
Luis Llorens Torres.--Abogado con
Bufete alberto en- Ia calle de la Union
MIN. 4. Ejerse en- todas las Cortes
del pats.
'Lcdo. Ramon Dapena, abo-
gado ! notario, calle Isabel No. 6.
lcDo TOMAS CASTILLO. Abogado No
tario. Attorney at Lawy. Calle Union
esquina 4 ViveaNe 20 (bajos.)
Dr.. A. Ferran, medico Ci.ujano,
Gale de la Reina, No. II.
Dr.. Eusebio Coronas, medico Cru
iano calle del Sol No. 2.
Dr.. v Santoni.- DE la facultad de
Paris. Especialista en- las enferme-
dGdes de Ia vista. Horas de consul
tas, de sa 10 A. NJ. y de 2 q P. N.
Plaza Principal Ndm. IL.
Dr.. R. Lopez Nussa. -Medico G.
rujano. Consultas dc i a 3 P. M.
Comercio esquinns a Salud Te:tto-
no 2sS.
Farmacia la Emerita" de Ma
nuel PUG Diana. Calle Isabel
Y Leon.
El Leon de Orc, de Roman Cepe-
70; habitaciones c6modas y ventIadaA
selectas comidas, calle de Ia Villa
No3.
Hotel y Colmado de B. NeiA,
plaza Deilcias No. . y 5.
Hotel America. Altos de "..La Mar.
Earita.". de Lopez y Fernandez,
plaza Delicias. No. 10. p
Acvedo HermanoS Comercian.
tes en- provisiones. Gale Atocha nd-
nero ), irentc al mer.alo. Teleiono
$50. Ponce, P. r.
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Sc vende una finca de so cuerdas
de cafe y paste, en- pueblo de Moro
Wis. Para iutormes dirigirse Luis
de la Cruz, Ponce.
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DR.. V Santoni.-Dela Ia facultad de
Paris. Especialista en- las enferme-
dGdes de la vista. Horas de consul
tas, de Sa 10 A. NJ. y de 2 q 4 P. N.
Plaza Principal Ndm. II.
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s,nt. celia Capital y ssyamon simultsneamen'
rabIps EiaS ipSliEOs

Wales EXTEAnEDINARIOS.
40 9.lj iU.3U
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Ia Chiquita." De Jose Mas y
Perez Rops hocha, Quincalls y Mer-
cerfa F8brics de sellos de gonna
Gale Mavor, esuuiua { Estrella.
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Carlos del Vdlie Zono.
lnssnlero Civil y Arquitecto
Assoc. Nc. Am. Soc. G. E.
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Jose dc Lucas. Comerciante al de.
tall oa!ls Concrete esq.sssa Salud,
No. l9.
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La Caborrojeha, jugo de cana
y tzutas al natural refreecos. dull
ces y cigarros, calle Marina. No. s.
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lr. A. Ferran, medico Ci.ujano,
Gale de la Reina, No. II.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-12-31
CHEAP MILK REFRIGERATOR.
How to Make One From a Wooden
Box and a Tin Pail

If milk is not kept cold it is dan
gerous food for babies, for every min
ute that it is much above the temper
allure of ice the germs of disease in
crease in ii nj an alarming rate. Very
many babies die of summer complaint
because their milk has been allowed To
stand for hours in a warm room.
Many are unable To buy enough ice
in summer to preserve milk in or
binary refrigerators for twentyfour
hours. Most mothers. however, buy a
five or ten cent cake every morning
and by following the suggestion of DR..
Alfred T. Hess can make at home at
small cost an excellent milk refriger-
ator that requires only very little ice:
"Obtain box from the grocer. Any
wooden box Il foot in depth will an
swer the purpose. Buy Il tin pail with
a cover. one deep enough to hold a
quart bottle of milk. and Il slightly
larger pail without Il cover. Place one
inside the other and stand them in the
center of the box. Now pack sawdust
or excelsior beneath and all about
lntiil W htNP Nut iioii SNhlihS III.
Complete the refrigerator by mailing
about fifty layers of newspaper to the
undersurface of the box cover.
The refrigerator is now ready for
use. In the morning as soon as the
milk is received it should be placed in
the pail, and cents worth of ice
should be cracked and placed about
the milk bottle. The cover should be
replaced on the can and the lid on the
wooden box. Every morning the melt
ed ice should be poured off. Survey.
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Hoqs Pay For Keeping.

No animal on the farm is better
adapted 10 turning good feed quickly
into marketable meat than the hog,
and none can better repay from mar
ket standpoint discriminating system
of feeding. This is particularly true as
to first cost. tor the hog is by nature
planned 10 utilize the least expensive
feeds and will manufacture into tooth
some pork much that might otherwise
be reckoned OF little value, If not
waste In any phase OF farm economy
the hog is feature. and his proper
feeding has in inuumerable instances
been The factor that kept farms
profit on The right side OF the ledger.
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How to Make Starch.

To make starch allow one-half pint
of cold water and one quart of boiling
water to every two tablespoonful of
starch. Put the starch in a large
saucepan and pour on the cold water,
stirring all the while with spoon to
remove all Jumps. When the mixture
is smooth place the pan on the hot
stove and pour boiling hot water over
the starch. continuing the stirring. II
made property the starch will thicken
Immediately. 1t often happens that
the water is not at boiling point when
being poured on the starch, and in this
case it will not thicken and must
therefore he emptied into clean YES
sci and placed on the fire to boil.
When smooth remove from the stove
and strain Set aside to cool, taking
care that it is covered so that skin
will not form over the top. To give a
shiny and smooth appearance to the
linen when ironed stir piece OF wax
candle three or four times i'll the
starch This will also prevent the iron
from sticking.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-12-31
How 10 Keep oiIeloth Clean.

Those who use oilcloth as covering
for floors often find it hard to keep 1t
in good condition 1t should never be
scrubbed with hard brushes or washed
with strong soap or soda. Oilcloth
should be cleaned by being washed
with soft cloth and tepid water, and
should it he very dirty little ammo
mia should be dissolved in the water.
When il is dry rub the oilcloth wen
with beeswax that has been softened
with turpentine -Four ounces OF bees
wax melted and thoroughly mixed
with eight ounces of spirits of turpen-
tine gives nice polish. Now and
then rub the oilclOth with boiled lin
seed oil to feed" it and keep it Ill
good condition. MIX also Is good
for it,
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-12-31
SERVING OF WATERMELON.
How to Use the Rind az a Bowl For
the Pink Fruit.

Though most true lovers cf the wa
termelon will insist that the only way
to enjoy the fruit thoroughly is to eat
it au naturel as the pckaninnies do,
this is hardly a proper and BETTING
manner for the luncheon table.
The commonest method of serving
the melon is to cut it, not into the
crescent shaped pieces beloved by the
darby, but in pie shaped triangles. 1t
is pleasantest to serve these without
the rind, and for this purpose the fruit
should be carved in the following
manner: Slice off both round ends.
Cut the remaining portion in two.
Then cut the pink centers out of Ell
Their of these sections and serve them
on patters of ample size. At the table
pieces may be cut into individual por-
lions.
A more novel method is to utilize the
effective green rind as a bowl for the
pink center Cut the melon in half
lengthwise and trim it on the bottom,
that it may stand firmly on the plat
ter. 1t may be brought to the table in
this manner or scooped out with a
large berry spoon. The platter should
be garnished with large green leaves
from vine or bush.
When one owns a French potato bali
scoop the pulp may be shaped in little
round balls and served in sherbet
glasses with lemon or pineapple ice.
These balls are also a decided addition
TO fruit cocktails or fruit hash.
In serving melons one must always
remember to have them and the plat
tiers from which they are to be served
thoroughly chilled. Some people are
of the opinion that salt brings out
the flavor. while others prefer sugar
The same rule for chilling holds
good with muskmelons. To serve
them with chopped ice in the followed
center is To detraet from their taste,
as we'll as to bother the consumer
They may he eaten with sugar, salt,
pepper, cinnamon or salad dressing,
according TO preference.
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THE VALUABLE SEPARATOR.
Care Should Be Exercised to Keep
This Instrument Clean.

The cream separator enters into the
matter of the production of pure cream
as one of the greatest factors of clean
illness. TO insure the production of
cream free from bacterial infection to
any marked degree it is necessary to
exert the greatest care in the keeping
clean of the separator. Although the
average housewife on the farm may
and does use good judgment and pride
in taking care of the separator. there
are a sufficient number of housewives
that do not to require much agitation
of the subject.
The separator must be washed after
each and every separation if the great
est care is to be exercised and at least
once a day if freedom from expensive
bacterial infection is desired. Many
cases are familiar where no further
washing is made other than that of
flushing the machine out with hot or
cold water With this manner of wash
ing it is impossible to keep clean and
free from bacteria any separator
Not only does cleanliness in the mat
ter of washing exert great influence,
but it is necessary TO locate the sep
arator in place that is sanitary as
well as convenient. Too often the for
mer factor is forgotten; too often
does the farmer place his separator
where it will be the handiest for him,
with no thought whatever of the sani-
tary conditions surrounding.
Not only do undesirable bacteria.
putrefactive in their nature. fall into
the milk and cream. but the odors of
an unclean stable are absorbed by the
cream The volatile fats of butter fat,
constituting per cent of the entire
quantity. absorb very readily any odor
that may be associated near the cream
Thus TO insure cream free from
odors or taints it is impossible to place
the separator anywhere but in clean
place without injuring the quality OF
the cream Thus the separator exerts
much influence in the keeping clean
Of cream. Since its Introduction the
separator has revolutioniZed the cream
business. but il has not eliminated that
great factor of cleanliness.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-12-31
FAIRGROUNDS
FOR CHILDREN
Methods by Which Vacant
Spaces Can Be Utilized.
CHICAGO'S MODEL SYSTEM.

If Followed by Other Municipalities
They Will Find 1t Beneficial to the
Entire Community-Means of OBJ
tanning Land Suitable For the Pur-
pose.
In an address before the Congress of
National Playground Associations in
Rochester n Y, Chicago alderman
had the following to say:
With worldwide reputation for its
parks and Fairgrounds the Chicago
public has become accustomed to see
ing big things accomplished by its
public bodies charged with the re-
sponsibility and duty of providing for
recreation. physical exercise. the well
fare of the children and enjoyment of
the beautiful on the part of all citi-
Zens who are within reach of the
hundred and one pleasure grounds,
breathing spaces. recreation and park
places inside the limits of Chicago.
1t is not generally known that the
special park commission within the
last ten years has expanded in its ac-
tivites from a mere advisory board of
aldermen and private citizens assigned
to the task of solving the problem of
possible TIE present model system of
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-12-31
GYMNASIUM IN PUBLIC PLAYGROUND.

oYMNAsIUM IN PUBLIC PLAYGROUND.
parks and Fairgrounds into an i'm
portant department of the city admin
istration
The present function of the special
park commission, composed of nine
aldermen and twelve private citizens,
all appointed by the mayor. embraces
the establishment, improvement and
maintenance of about sixty small
parks squares and trlangles, comfort
stations. wading pools, fifteen play
grounds. two bathing beaches and the
office of the city forester, who has
sole charge of the care, maintenance.
planting and trimming of trees in the
streets or parkways of Chicago. in
Guiding the removal of dead and I'M
slightly trees and the general beauti-
flying of the streets.
The varied ownership of these mu-
nicipal playground sites and the com
missions method of acquiring play
grounds suggest several ways in which
other municipalities can initiate or ex-
tend their playground system.
The first method adopted by the com
mission nearly ten years ago was to
ascertain the pieces of property owned
by the city and either unused or else
available for playground purposes and
arrange with the administration for
such use by disseminating some other
municipal use to which the land was
being put. The latter arrangement
was made by moving the department
which happened to be using the land
or by removing certain unsightly and
Improbable residence buildings which
the city happened to come into posses
sion Of This method formed the nu-
cleus of Chicago's present municipal
system.
The second method-that of obtain
ing the lease of land suitable for play
ground purposes-has been found TO
be economical and comparatively easy
TO put In operation. In most cases
where the city obtained Il lease of
playground sites the commission was
assisted by aldermen of the wards in
which the sites We're located. They
found the owner who was disposed TO
make lease of his property on condi-
tion that he would be relieved from
payment of taxes or specia assess
ments during the term of the lease,
and the proposition was submitted to
the council for ratification. This ar
rangement is advantageous to the prop
ertv owner from monetary point or
view and affords the city an oppor-
unity to get playground established
without mourning heavy initial ex-
pense in the purchase price of the leas-
ed land
The next method-that of obtaining
soliciting or accepting gifts OF lana
from clubs. private citizens and I'M
provement associations-is always to
he recommended. 1t costs the city
nothing for the land. and the expense
of Improvement. equipment and main