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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-09-20
nuNDo SOCIAL

Ha llegado esta capital procedente
de Santo Domingo, Ell senior Lopez Pen
ha, perteneciente a una prestigiosa ia
milia de aquella Republica y elemento
muy valioso de la sociedad domini-
cana.
Ell seilor Lopez Penha es persona muy
culta. su instruction es europea, y La
ha completado luego con frecuentes via
jes. Els tambien periodista; pero tie
he la suerte de no ser un professional de
la plllma Ell estos palses; es un dalettma-
IT,; escribe cuando algo extraordinario
solicita su atenci6n, y ha librado muy
valientes campanas.
Para nuestro Director ha traido una
carta del senior Pellerano Alfau, Direc-
tor de Ell Listlm Dada90, de Santo Do
mingO.
Pellerano Alfau y Lopez. Penha son
hermanos politicos.
Para nosotros es va un buen amigo y
un distinguish companero. -:
-: *.*
Sc nos informa que'el Club de Danaas,
de esta capital, organizara una brillan-
te fiesta para recibir la copa de plata
que lie envia La Ahanso. PuertorY9Que15G.
Sera un acto hermoso' y. como xodos
los del Club de Damas, de una distin
ci6n suprema.
Han Iegado q Sam Juan, +proceden
tes de varias poblaciones de la lsla:
DE Ponce, ell doctor A. L. Acosta, y
los senores C. Roure, Oscar Matter R.
Busquets; de Juana Diaz, Mr. A. B.
Marvin y w. M. K. Jones; de Laress, ell
seilor j.. Bello Fec. <4
De la Habana: ell senor Q. Ferrer
Han salido: para Yabucoa, don San
tos Tonrey; para Ponce, don S. Moret
y don Miguel Morell; para Trinidad,
Mr.. II. Henderson. :
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-09-20

yaguez y Rafael Tirado para Aguadilla
. A las cuatrO y media mOntaban en- los
AUTOMOBILES va de regreso a San Juan
los excursionistas, satisfechos y cOmpla-
cidos de las agradables impresiones de
I'm dia esplendido y del fraternal recibi-
miento obsequios hechos por los hernia
aos Alcaide 4 s,is compaheros de Ia
" Fraternidad Escoiar
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-09-20
ASAMBLEA
Dg...LA
"Fraternidad* Escolar''

III domingo =. serittcdse::Ia excursion
Guayama de- loa nlembr,S: de la E" Fra
trrnidad Escola, salieltdo: Ell autom6-
giles de csta ciud1i l"s coinpaneros de
IA Direeiiva atros de San: Juan.
A Las diez meilst. aHahbaSe reuni-
.io, en- Gusyara les ciiiapaneros: Luis
uuhoz Moraleo. Pedro lie: Audrey, Jai-
.ne Annexy. Enrique G. Her nandez, Ma
nuel RodrigusT Ssrra. Rafael Castro
Gonzalcz. Ramda Gambia C6rdova, Y
Eduardo Larcca. quienes fueron reel
dido, galanioinoa.D.' por los. De- Guaya-
na y Arroyo. aebdrss Toin4s tiernardi-
10 de Ia IIuerta. Antonio .Aloaide, 81
non Alcaide. Carlos Biondet:: Vicente
0lazagasti. Carlos Maria Muiloz,: y el
,sior Fernando Csllejo incidfntaimen-
ie ef aquella c,u.istd :
Despues dc celebFada la .AS'fmblea, Ell
r. cual. en motto de Ia mayor eordiali-
lad compaiera.aa - toriiaron: acuer-
d's hnpor@ni"~ >"ilrii'l'li" J" Hlu" u'
ia Fraiernil''i h~'coiar' Sf:'F:iSiaua-
r'n IL INA 'l1"i" de ID 'ar'ie io'
''"nrurren'es 10 ln'" n"'r"n'': =: &c
i'' herma"os. hita'de' en d'hae reside
Il eompancro Snldn. quien uni:do: su
hrrnan' h"i'a o'r'.i'o q S'> WV" i'"'''
r''N rn Ia - F'''e'7iil"d "h pahq'''e
Ali go0'an'n Asr'''a.l, 'iei'% No. %.
r'Fend'd". '"' Ia y'P'rl"i''@ i!t'ii'"-
''ncia de' "h'e4'''' D'',p"eS 'N:. sci
r'ribidos p'r iSa diS'InsHlnas i@"iA!"N
-ilc'sidr pastr'n i"S eA'''r'lo''iS'": q. Il"
''rllisime Ig'jln 60" d"i-hr 'receif :t1l''i'l-
'l'Hi dc: plan'n' e<p'l'"s > tr"Picale' Il"
.ligenas. on'"Htrod",e con ia mesa aei
hanquete, pfept MA ""J" eoFPuiei'"H
mango T. af0"si'"i"> con af'e tan eN-
Gnisiio Que a. l'' .''' = .'' 'i'''" P'' IL"
no~ DE- iehn'"l' -s''''" '.'"'"h lh'ef'eiii"'
rn Su prePafar'oh
MAiiJsfe' "'"'''''''' N"'i''''"N =
is''tos yinos y sa''r''a-'imo' dniees y iru-
ias llenahan les f'tnrr"s y tnrlo" del
iurn0 adnsest'oioSe to''"> lt- que eh
d" Bamancas 30 pudiera ofreceree tai va
riedad eu mi banquet, dIgllo por ORA
parte del Ie.lslJan. mas atamadO.
Al cs.auc,afHe ei eapnmoSo Ieare
Vhcqn6i hrlriaroH "a Antitri6n Anto-
mo Aleaid~:..Ci presldente DE. la :" Fra
irrpidad, huia Atianz Morales Y Fer
mando Cullejo. espresando todos gra-
tss impre.iones airmando los senti-
inientos d. uni6n y fraternidad que rel
nan en- ioJas los coapaiieros.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-09-20

Continuan cerrados ell teatro Apollo
y ell cine Monte Carlo, de Puerta de
TERRA.
Sabemos que los empresarios estdn
en- tratos para reanudar las funciones
con espectaculos variados y amenos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-09-20
Violento incendio
en- Yauco
CincO casas deStrulda.s.

Se la reclbido en- esta ciudad Il des
pacho telegrafico siguiente:
En- la madrugada de hoy declar6se
Ell Yauco,. un violento. incendio en- eI
cafe Puerto Arturo, situado en- la
plaza principal quemandose cinco ca
sas y siendo destruida una. Todas es
taban ascguradas
FL Fiscal investiga el suceso
EsperamoS detalles de nuestro CO.
rresponsal.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-09-20
Una Investigation:

Iiasta nueStra mesa de redacci0n nos
llegan informeS de que Ell Attorney ha
nOmhrado al senor Frank Martinez pa
ra llevar cabo una investigation en-
la Corte de DistritO de Mayaguez por
una question surgida entire empleados
de dicha COrte.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-09-20
pr0VlSsOna{

IA hora que cerramos esta edicion
ningun suceso de importancia Sc ha,
registrado en- la isla, exception de al
g1lnas Jugadas sorprendidas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-09-20

En- Lola ma ocurrido I'M acto cerl~
surabie.
Monserrate Correa penetr6 furtiva-
mente en- la residencia de Juan Be-
rrios, en- momentos que este estaba
fuera, intimando q su esposa j CONC
ter actos carnales con 6l Afortuna-
damente la polnla acudi6 tempe
y arrest6 d dicho Correa, exigiendofe
el juez mil dollars para su libertad
provisional.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-09-20

Participa i SUI numerosa cGentela que
fla las horas de l de Ia tsrde, para
Ia consulta diaria, en- Los altos del Ns-
81 de Ia ealle de Tetuan, donde tiene -
tableeido su despacho professional.
Telefonos No. 1926 y 1917.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-09-20
Una entrevista
con el DR.. Lippit

En- La cuarta plana publicamos una
entrevista con ell director de Sanidad
acerca del nOmbramientO de un ingenie-
rO sanitariO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-09-20
Circo Las Tres Banderas.

La empresa Portell y Garcia anuncia
para hoy una gran funci6n, con ell de-
but de la compania de Variedades di-
rigida por Freres Guilot y Delgado.>
Dicha troupe vien6: acompanada de
artistas que ejecutan diflciles traha'
jos de Equilibrios, Juegos Malavares,
EXcentricos Musicales. -:
Forma parte tambien en- ell espec-
taculo una magnifca collection de Pc
rros amaestrados que hacen arriesga-
dos trabajos y ell mono. artista, Pascual
Travieso, que toca el..viol1n y Ell piano,
ejecutando ademas, admirables actos
de marOma.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-09-20
DE LOS PUEBLOS

En- Adjuntas, en- ell barrio Garzas'3
fle sorprendida aver una jugadaa
arrestande seis personals
De San Sebastian comunican TAM
bien I'm arrestO de seis personals, por
Jugar a 10 prthibSdo.
En- el barrio EECordillera' de Gales
slfri6 una mortal cafda Marcial FL
gueroa, que trataba de treparse por
un barranco, sufriende graves eontIRs
stones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
An Old Clockmaker Dead


 Franklin, N. H.-Robert Stuart Johnson, nearly S1 years old, better known as Stew Johnson, probably the oldest clockmaker in New England, recently died at his home in Sanbornton.
 He was a son of Simon Johnson. who built the clock factory on Salmon Brook, near Turkey Bridge. in Sanbornton, in 1890 His son, Stew entered In business with his father and has followed the oc- cupation of clockmaker for more than 50 years.
 His clock shop is today one of the ob- iects of interest. Some of the finest clocks in use in Boston today were the product of the Johnson shop. All kinds have been manufactured, including many of the old fashioned tall clocks.
 Many times buyers from a distance would come to Sanbornton to have Stew Johnson build them their clock works to order, sometimes taking the movement away to have the case built elsewhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
Philadelnhia's Old Mint
Inc Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
 In removing the foundations of the coin age building of the old mint, at Nos. S7 and g North Seventh street, some quaint specimens Of old time building construc- ton. including several curious vaults, were uncovered. The cellar in whcih the vaults were located was reached by heavy stone steps, supported by brick or stone arches, a method handed down from me- diaeval times. One of the vaults in which bullion was stored consisted of a vault within a vault, and was designed. 1t is said at the time of the war of fS12 to con ceal materials which could not be readily transported to other hiding places. Sev- eral small windows in the cellar were pro- tected by heavy hand-wrought iron bars. These have been preserved and will be added, along with other relics, such as locks and hinges, to the collection in Inde- pendence Hall. In digging out an old well in the yard number of copper coins bearing the dates 1916 and 1918 were found, as well as a quantity of scrap copper
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
These Schools Bar Kissing
the I.ns Anreles Exaniner.

From the LOS Angeles EXdnlner.
 No more Drop the Handkerchief or "King William" or, in fact, any games incorporating osculation. will be permitted on the grounds of Santa Monica public schools.
 The Kissing Buzz in the November issue of the Santa Monica School Bulle- tin is tabooed as a pest and made a fit object for an attack by the horticultural commission.
 The bulletin brands the kissing practice as insanitary, owing to the ease with which germs can be carried. The modest little high school girls declare they have not cultivated the practice, at least, not upon the school grounds, and take the bulletin as personal affront. The bulletin applies to all students and younger ones in particular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03

from which the coins had been cut. From old papers relating to a lawsuit, found by Frank H. Stewart. president of the com pany which owns the property, it was as- certained that five buildings were original ly included in the old mint, all of them grouped around the coinage building. It is an historic fact that this old structure, which was the last of these buildings to be razed. was the first building of any de scription erected by authority of the United States Congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03

FOR RENT-MOST MODERN HOME IN BIRMINGHAM, ON CLIFF TOAD, MOUNTAIN TERRACE; RECEPTION HALLS, LIVING ROOM, PARLOR, PAN TRIES, HARDWOOD FLOORS, SLEEP ING TORCHES, THREE BATHS COM PLETE, SERVANTS ROOM AND BATH, LAUNDRY, GARAGE, IN FACT EVERY CONVENIENCE. SEE US FOR THE PRICE. JEMISON R. F.. X INS. co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03

FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE AR- REST AND CONVICTION OF ROBBERS WHO BURGLARIZED F. G. IxINNEY'S HOME ON SYCAMORE STREET. ARTICLES STOLEN CONSIST OF BED CLOTHES, LINEN, CLOTHING AND ARTICLES OF VALUE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03

The Royal Geographical society has received news of an important discov- cry of coal in the wilds of New Guinea one of the many discoveries made dur ing daring and romantic expedition in Central Papua undertaken by MT. Don aid Mackey and MT. William Little.
 According to a detailed narrative of the expedition @ start was made from Yule island which was reached in the govern ment steamer 'Merrie England" The travellers were transported to the main land in whaleboats. Various creeks were crossed and it was in these that coal was found; 1t appeared to be of excellent quality. On the journey up the Purari river heavy rains were experienced and it was difficult to make headway, par tlcularly in the rapids. Natives were met with but they were not altogether un- friendly.
 The explorers put them to flight by firing over their heads, and villages were mostly evacuated in advance At one point the party suffered severely for want of water, and they penetrated into a blind waterless valley from which it was necessary to retrace their steps.
 At Biroe he natives were found to be well developed physically. The men fit ted small cylinder through their nos tIils, from each end of which a thin epine of bone extended some inches. They wore arrow proof bark belts and ear rings, armlets and necklaces. They used stone tomahawks for killing animals. and bows and arrows as weapons Of war. The natives were of low type
 During the expedition the partys ad- vance was stopped by a precipitous gorge which they named Eathor gorge, and it was decided to retreat and at tempt to cross to the south side of the river. Rafts proved failure but the crossing was at last effected in canoes Several-of the tributaries appeared to flow underground for considerable dis tances.
 A fortune estimated at five millions sterling awaits the next of kin of Peter Taylor, an Amsterdam millionaire, for inerly a native of Falkirk. A firm of Scottish lawyers is now busily engaged in sitting the credentials of several hun dred applicants. Peter had brother William. The brothers did not agree and Peter emigrated to Holland and became grain merchant. lucky marriage to d wealthy Danish woman placed him in easy circumstances and with Scottish shrewdness and business acumen he em- parked in larger commercial transactions eventually amassing a huge fortune. The feuds between the two brothers continued and the millionaire, having no family himself. left his money to hls nephew on condition that if the latter died childless the fortune should lapse for 100 years and then pass to the next of kin. By this means William was prevented from ever touching penny of his brothers ,nillions.
 The nephew died without leaving an heir A century has now passed, and since the news about Peter Taylor and his heirless fortune leaked out, claimants nave been multiplying daily. Fa1kirk's parish records are being carefully ex- alnined for traces of the mllionare's s nearest collateral relatives. and the task of working out the Taylor genealogical tree is likely to prove perplexing for some time to come.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03

has been rinsed with sugar water. I'm arrests, after few applications, all infec. ton, and when this is of local origin com. pletely cures it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03

nary success in the sterilization of the
 gums by Dr. Berthelot of the Pasteur in- stitute and Dr. Rosenthal, Paris dent ist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03

preparation of tactic acid is applied to form thick cream, after the mouth
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-24
NEVER saw ST. HELENA.

That's tho Latest Fronoh Story About
tho Great Napoleon.
What II Napoleon never saw St. He
lena?
What IL he fooled the English to the
last and died, as he lived. free manf
Absurd you exclaim. Tons OF
literature, written in every language
Of modern civilization. tell you he did
die a prisoner on that rocky island.
You believe In 1t as you believe In the
Fourth OF July or In Thanksgiving
day. 1t is hard, solid fact. which no.
body ever doubts.
And yet very distinguished French
historian has been doubling II for years
his doubts for decade. Finally. he
has boldly declared to the world that
history for once Is wrong.
M. Omessa, the historian In question.
boldly declares that Napoleon l., after
losing all on the field of Waterloo, re-
fused to give himself up to the hated
English, escaped to Italy and, instead
Of himself, sent his double, Private
Robeant, to st. Helena, in accordance
with plans laid long beforehand. Cen
eral Bertrand, the friend of lifetime.
made the supreme sacrifice OF accom-
panying Robeant to the island so MS to
blind the English to the trick being
played on them. For seven years, ac-
cording to Omessa, the real Napoleon
lived In Verona, selling spectacles to
British travellers. At last the desire
again to see his only son, whom he
adored Tor was 1t some new political
plans In that restless brainD. got the
better of his caution. The ex-emperor,
the former conqueror Of Europe, the
hero of the finest army the world has
ever seen. went to Vienna, where his
little sou was in the care Of Francis
H., Austrian emperor. who had thought
1t an honor to call Napoleon son-in-law,
and was shot down like n dog while
trying to climb the wall which divided
him from his son.
Omessa, whose declarations have ere
ated tremendous sensation through
out Europe. backs his statement with
various documents. = Paris Cor. New
York World.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-24
To Eidht tho EIy.

So completely have housefies been
exterminated in England that screens
are no longer used in windows and
doors. This shows what can be done.
A solution of formalin or formalde-
hyde in water is the best and cheap
est exterminator.' Put spoonful of
formalin In half teacupful of water
and expose It In a saucer in your
room. Try 1t once and you viii see.
Burn pyrethrum powder in room and
sweep out the stupefied flies or put
twenty drops of carbolic acid on d hot
shovel: The vapor is deadly to the
pest. Put dram of bichromate OF
potash in half glass of water and
sweeten. Expose a little of the soIu-
ton in saucers. Sticky fly paper also
will do the work.-Louisville Courier
Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-24
QUEEN MARY STOOD.
A Royal Rebuke to the Ladies Who
Insisted on Smoking.

A Royal Rebuke to the Ladies Who
insisted on Smoking.
Queen Mary does not like ladies
smoking In her presence, and it is
never done by any ladies in the en-
tourage of royalty, though there are,
as a matter Of fact, two ladies attach
ed to the court who indulge in an oc-
casional cigarette, but they never do so
in the presence of her majesty. Some
few years ago the queen showed her
dislike to the cigarette habit being in
dulged in by ladies in manner that
was not without its humorous aspect.
Her majesty. then Princess Of Wales.
was the dinner guest Of a well known
American hostess, who, after dinner.
sought and of course obtained the
royal assent to some of the ladies'
smoking cigarettes, the queens dislike
to this practice not then being gener-
ally known, but during the consump-
ton OF the cigarettes the queen re-
manned standing. and of course every
other lady IN the room had to do like
wise.
The hostess had the shrewdness to
guess why her royal guest did not sit
down and in a few minutes managed
to convey her wish to the ladies' who
were smoking that they should throw
away their cigarettes, which they glad
ly did. for they also suspected why
they were kept standing. The queen
then sat down. and her majesty has
never since had reason to express her
dislike Of ladies smoking in her pres
ence.--London M. A. p.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-24
The Air Mans 1eart.

M. Dastre, one Of the professors in
the Faculty of Sciences, in Paris, re-
Gently read a paper before the acad-
envy, the subject dealt with being
NAL des Amateurs" The trouble of
aviators is said to be very like noun
tain sickness. only 1t comes op much
more rapidly. The sensation is expe-
rienced at a height of about 1000 feet
and again In the descent. One thing
NJ. Dastre endeavored to impress upon
his hearers was that q sound heart
was before all things necessary for
those ascending to great heights. An
other point OF advice was that any
one who had experienced Ill effects
from an ascent should not allow the
matter to rest when the sensations
had passed away. He should make
point Of consulting his doctor at the
earliest opportuntty. Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-24
FASHIONABLE FATHER.

when pa came down for breakfast we
Jes' looked at him an muttered. "GeeP'
An ma she laffed an turned away.
An sis said. Summers hero to stay"
Then pa got sore an said; Look here.
What seems to be so very queer?
What are you glgsling over now9
What's eatin' you folks anyhow"
you're a sight TO look upon"
Said ma. with that rag collar on"
You make me tired" said pa right then.
''rd have you know all gentlemen
Are wearing collars jes' like this;
This year it's what the fashion Is.
Because I'm gettin' old you think
ought TO be some way back gink
An stick TO stun my father wore:
You folks would make an angel sore.
Laugh IL you want to, jes the same,
I'm playin' In this clothing game"
You look real cute" ma, smiling, said;
You ought to pompadour your head"
Yes, pa, an II you like" said Cert,
I'll work some letters on your shirt"
They're wearing tiinky hats this year"
Said ma; you must have one my dear
Get trousers with n four inch cuff
And show tho world that you're hot stun /"
At which pa jumped right up, real sore.
An grabbed his hat an banged tho door.
Detroit Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-24
BAH raam to rour Ianan.

The far west and the middle west APP
pear TO contain the only big UNIVERSE
ties ambitious regarding foreign base-
ball tours. Announcement comes from
the University of California that there
Is possibility of that university send
ing baseball team to japan. The
Californians are to make the trip at
the invitation of Waseda and Keio
universities. The trip. however. will
not be made until 1912. Although no
definite announcement has been made
that the team will be sent to Japan.
the project leaked out The athletic
authorities at California wished TO
keep the matter one OF secrecy until
definite action was taken and the trip
made certainty. II is said on the
coast however. that the trip Is surety
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-24
London SIano.

II some London slang has short
life the street sayings current for a
time pass away even more quickly.
Most of these. such as HAS your
mother sold her mangle" ''Who shot
the dogT" and How are you of for
soap?" survive only in the pages of
contemporary novelists. Some, how
ever, have long life. Does your
mother know you're outT' has been
traced back to 1910 and may possibly
have been current before then. Others
are revived. with slight alterations.
Ten years ago rude little boys would
shout, "Where did you get that hat?"
when their grandfathers would ex-
claim, what, the same old hat!' And
the expression Of dissent emphasized
nowadays by mot in these trousersr'
used to be conveyed thirty years ago
by the tag mot in these bootsr'-Lon-
don Chronicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-24
A FAMOUS OLD BEACON.

9t. Agnes Light, of the British Coast,
IL to Disappear.
One OF the oldest and most famous
lighthouses in the world is to disap-
pear. According to an official notice to
mariners, the st. Agnes light, Sicily, is
to be replaced by light on Peninnis
head, st. Mary. For centuries II has
gladdened the eyes of passengers from
the other side of the Atlantic or has
blinked parting to emigrants.
It stands inland on the highest
ground in the island of St. Agnes, and
the first light was lit on the spot as
long ago as 1880, Coal was the only
nluminant. and the light was often al
lowed to go out. But In 1700 oil lamps
and rehectors were installed, and
flashes of the present one minute re-
volving light can be seen at a distance
Of thirty miles.
Probably one of the chief motives
which prompted the placing OF a guild
ing light on the island was the reputa-
ton which st. Agnes bore. for wrecking
in the old days. Many a ship was
lured on the rocks by false lights, and
the tradition was preserved among
seamen for many years afterward.
1t is stated that almost within living
memory crew who were shipwrecked
on the island kept their would be res
cuers at bay with stones. They feared
that they would be massacred and
could be approached only when they
dropped helpless from hunger and ex-
haustion.
The new light will be exhibited from
circular iron tower which will be
painted white and will be forty-flve
feet In height.-Pall Mall Gazette.