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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-29
NORTH DAKOTA, THE Land Of
Progress and OPPORTUNITIES,
FORCES RAPIDLY TO THE front
Census Bureau Statistics Show Remarkable
Gains Made in State
Size of Farms Grows Larger, Which is Only
Regrettable Feature

This increase may be accounted for
by the fact that at the earlier dates
there was larger proportion of
farms which had been acquired from
the government and were still of the
original size, usually 100 or 800 acres.
These tracts have been united in
many cases into larger farms as a
result of the requirements of the
wheat growers and livestock farm.
ers
The average value of a North Da.
kota farm, including its equipment,
as noted above, amounted in 1910 to
$13,109. OF this amount, $11 .063 re.
presents the value of land and build
ings, $1,456 the value of live stock,
and $500 the value of implements
and machinery. The average value
of land and buildings is now 1884
per acre. or more than twice as much
as 10 years ago. Between 1890 and
1900 the average value per farm of
all farm property increased from
$3.50 to 1881; in the next decade
it increased to $1,000, or about two
and one.half fold
Few Tenant Farms.
As is usual in newly settled Sec
ions of the country, the proportion
of farms in North Dakota which are
operated by tenants is still small
being only half as great as the pro-
portion Of farms operated by tenants
in the North Central states as a
group, and a little less than two-fifths
as great as the proportion reported
for the whole United States. The
comparatively small proportion of
farms in North Dakota which are op-
Grated by tenants is largely the re-
suit of the low price of land in that
state and Of the recent acquisition
of a considerable number of farms
from the government in the form of
homesteads.
This proportion however, as well
as the actual number of such farms,
has increased in the last 20 years.
In 1890 only So per cent Of all the
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-29

TIER CHILDREN SUIT HER TO PERFEC-
TON, Ell, BRADY?"
is one. If you really must give vent to
your feelings you can pat the good
supporting walls. my little son."
Presently. clean and fresh, the chill
dren were brought into the drawing
room to greet Miss Graham before she
left. As she was receding down the
tree lined avenue Robert junior stood
one arm about his mothers waist and
waved to her. Robert senior seized
the other rollicking atom and deposit
I'd him in Annals arms. Then he stood
back to enjoy the artistic effect.
'Her children suit her to perfection,
eh. Brady?' quoth he. III her chill
dren don't 60 we'll with a woman you
may take your oath there's something
radically wrong with her.
physically or morally?" Brady ask.
I'd. laughing.
Both" said Granger. "<,o far % the
female sex is concerned. they are con-
vertible terms. Have q eiRar?'
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-29

farms in the state were operated by
tenants; in 1900, S.5 per cent Of all
the farms were so operated; and In
1910, 14.3 per cent. The proportion
of farms operated by owners and
managers has declined from 93.1 pei
cent in 1890 to 85.7 per cent in 1910
In 1910 farms operated by owners
and managers were about two and q
half times as numerous as in 1890
whereas farms operated by tenants
were more than five and a half times
as numerous. OF the latter, almost
eight-tenths are rented either wholly
or in part for a share of the pro.
ducts. This proportion Is less than
it was in 1900, but greater than it
was in 1890. OF all farms in the
state, Ill per cent are rented Who'll
ly or in part for a share of the pro-
duct, and 80 per cent for cash, in
Guiding non.specifed.
Farm Mortgages.
The Eleventh Census (1890) was
the first to collect data relating to
mortgage debt on farms The basis
Of the returns was the farm home"
occupied by its owner. The same
class of information was secured
by. the population schedules of the
Twelfth Census $500. The agricul-
tural schedules of the Thirteenth
Census (191O) secured practically
the same Information. except that
the basis was "owned farms in
stead of "owned farm homes"-a
difference involving, however, no ap-
preciable incomparability.
In 1910 the total number of farms
owned in whole or in part by the op-
orators was 63,212. OF this number
.-,.4 were reported as free from
mortgage, 81 727 were reported as
mortgaged, and for 1874 no report rel.
alive to mortgage Indebtedness was
obtained. The number Of mortgaGed
farms constituted 500 per cent of
the total number of owned farms, ex.
elusive of those for which no mort.
gage report was obtained. In 1900
such farms constituted 31.4 per cent
and in 1890, 1877 per cent. It may be
noted that the percentages given for
the three censuses are comparable,
but that the number of mortgaged
and unmortgaged farms reported In
1890 is not entirely comparable with
the numbers reported at the later
censuses because at the census Of
1890 the farms for which no reports
were secured we're distributed be-
tween the two classes of mortgaged
and unmortgaged farms. It is EVIL
dent. however, that the number Of
farms decreased slightly
from 1890 to 1900, but increased
greatly from 1900 to 1910.
The statement OF mortgage debt
and the value Of mortgaged property
Is restricted to the farms of those
farmers who own all Of their land
and report the amount as well as the
fact of Indebtedness, OF the 31.727
farms reported as mortgaged, 1881
are wholly owned by the farmers,
and for 10. 1877 of these the amount
Of mortgage debt is reported. Only
these last-mentioned farms are in.
cluded for 1910 in the next table,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-29
2 The Fighting Hope q:
From the Play by
WILLIAM ]. HURLBURT

and reserved, is polite and considerate.
And his mother-oh, Anna, she's just
the dearest, sweetest patrician old lady
you ever saw! Then there's the
housekeeper; she's queer old Puritan
article, plain as a Wesleyan chapel.
severe as an ancestor in oil, but so
kind and good. Yes, I'm very fortu-
nate in my new position. Oh, look at
your distinguished guest" cried Miss
Graham. look at his smart little
trap; look at the antics Of his brown
cobs. Who is he? Robert is greeting
him as If he were the grand mogul."
"A Mr. Cornelius Brady, I believe"
said Anna AUTHORIZATIONS Of Rob-
ert's innumerable finds Do you
know, DEAR" added she impulsively,
leaning forward, II wish Robert were
not so susceptible. He costs me more
signs and watchfulness than both my
other children put together"
Miss Graham observed the "other"
and secretly condoned it.
MI. Cornelius Brady came smoothly
into the pretty little green and dun
drawing room. Suave, adroit, with the
contained manner of the man Of the
world, he impressed one as having the
gift Of moral construction, reconstruc-
ton or destruction, as the case might
be.
While the small talk went it's rounds,
while the June air stirred the cur
tains and stole in softly laden with
scent from the rosebushes, bis eyes
rested on his young hostess delicate
face with an admiration as genuine
as 1t was indiscreet. Her sweet, Joy.
GUS womaniiness was enough to en-
chant even a man like him, faded with
many entertainments.
But Granger was scarcely alive to
the indiscretions. Anything in the
shape Of victory attracted him. II the
victor happened to be your own wife.
60 much the better.
"Good heavens" he exclaimed sud-
denly, "there are those children squall.
ing like fends! They're experts al
ready in every i'll timed interference.
Robert will be At for nothing in life
but a minister. As for the other
But the woman to whom he had ad-
dressed these remarks had already
vanished and was making for the back
garden.
The shrill, importunate little voices
turned to a whimper as she appeared.
my two dear red turkey cocks.
what's It all about?' cried she cheer
fully, with pretty gathering in sort
of gesture.
"B-bobbie he h-hurted me wild
s-sto-one. he did" sobbed Harold.
burying his baby face in her skirts.
"Oh. muddie." explained Robert jun.
Tor, II was Just THROWN stones at the
lazy roof, you know. an'-an' one Of
'em hit Harold; that's all. Shut up
Harold, will you? When you cry you
cry mud, an it's most disgustin'. Peo-
pie ought to cry clean water, oughtn't
they, muddie?" he protested. looking
ut the soiled cherub peer.
ing helplessly upward from the folds
of his mothers skirts.
"Best plan would be not to cry at all.
Even clean crying makes ugly, red lit
tie noses. Nurse, wash this sorry wee
face, please. If Harold's good he shall
have strawberries for tea.
"And, Robert" she added, with
whimsical smile. "don't bother about
throwing stones at the lazy roof. There
are some things in life we must learn
to take as we find them. The lazy roof
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-29
Novelized by
VIRGINIA LEILA VENT
PROLOGUE.

PROLOGUE.
A strong man bravely facing
the foes w.o would brand him
with disgrace, calmly silently
fighting then, to a finish; a con-
yict declaiming his innocence
from, behind prison walls which
enfold hin, because Of his weak
ness and his wickedness; a beau
fitul young mother battling for a
stainless name for her children
and for the fair name Of their
fafher-whof more interesting
themes than these could a novel
ist devise for a real life romance
Of today?
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-29

which presents data relating to mort
gagged farms for 1910 and 1890. In
this connection it should be noted
that in 1890 the amount of mortgage
debt of farms with incomplete reports
were estimated according to the per.
centags and averages obtained from
farms with full reports, but that no
such estimate is here made for 1910
The table gives a comparative state.
CONTINUED on Poge ~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-29

CONTINUED on Poge ~
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-25
ANTE Ell SUPREME
E Habeas Corpus de aver

Aver tarde com parecieron ante ell no
norable juez de la Corte Suprema, Mr..
Nc Cleary, los senores abogados D1az
Navarro, Llorens Torres y Ben1tez Cas-
tano, qlfenes en- representacio de los
Sres. Carlos f. Morales, Mauricio Jime-
nez y Zen6n Liborio, interpusieron un
recurso de <'habeas corpus" ante la men
cionada Corte, fundandose en- que no ha-
b1a causa legal para privar de libertad
individual a sus representados.
Fueron citados y comparecieron el
|Comisionado de la Corte Federal Sr.
Antonsanti, el fiscal de la Corte Sr. By
ron Ambler y el sub-marsha1 Sr. Har-
ris, quienes declararon ante la Cort2 d
preguntas del Sr. Dlaz Navarro.
El ST. Antonsanti manifesto que las
primeras confdencias que tuvo y que
lie obligaron q dictar 1una orden de ALA
namiento de mOrada para practicar un
registro, en- las residencias donde vi
v1an los mencIonados selores, Sc las
sllministr6 e1 inspector de policIa San
|telmO, quien present0 la denuncia, que
|verifcado ell registro Sc ha.llaron EN- un
baud del Sr. Jimenez, cartas suficientes
para considerarlas documentos sospe-
|chOsos, " que lJreg0, dict0 el amanda
miento de arresto verlfcado por el sub
marshal. TEL Sr. Morales fue arrestado
en- el Hotel Inglaterra y los Sres. Jime-
nez y Zen6n, en- ell hotel San Juan
A preguntas del Sr D1az Navarro,
|sigui0 informando el Sr Antonsanti,
que considerable los delitos cometidos
por los expresados Sres comprendidos
en- las secciones II y 13 del C0digo Pc
nal, y que por tanto habla aumentado
la fanza de 5000 dollars a 1900.
Despues de lEn interesante careo que
los reporters no pudieron tomar debido q
q. la mesa de Ia prensa Sc hallaba ocupa-
da por algunos Sres. abogados, Ell juez
Mae Cleary, a petici6n del Sr. D1az Ma
varro, cit6 para esta malana a las nue.
We, para examlnar las pruebas docu-
mentales que motivaron, segtin Ell Co.
misionado de la Corte Federal ell arres-
die los senores Morales, Jin6nez y Ze-
mon.
Aver quedaron lbajo La custodia del
Marshal del Supreme.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-25
H|P|CAS
AL SIR. ALGERIA, DE MAYAGUEZ

He visto las l1neas que Vd. me dedi
ca en- La Tribunal" como justa defen-
sa a su admirado "Murcia'', Y, como
soy un admirador en- ntusiasta de
& Atlas'', es justo tambien que eche mi
cuarto espadas por este excelente ami
NAL que creo y considero ell mejor de La
lsla, mientras otro no supere los sober
bios records que sin esfuerzos hace, Ca
da vez que 1e dispensan la alta indul-
gencia de concederle una carrera.
Porque aqul, y este tiene que confe-
sarse con harta pena, son mas, pero con
una proportion abrumadora, los que van
en- contra de "Atlas" que los que lie
admiran y defender. Ustedes estan or
gullosos de tener un "Murcia" por Ell
que rompen lanzas q cada momento y
pOr ell cual vaclar1an sus bolsillos & srl
| favor 81 sc hiciera un "match' con cual-
quier caballo; pero aqu1 no ocurre igual
porque los enemigos de "Atlas" son tan
tos, que 81 ma1ana pasado viniera
Murcia" a San Juan q medir con el,
las pizarras de las bancas acusarian un
! exceso en- las apuestas q favor de uste-
| DIES. As1 y todo, tenemos la seguridad
absolute de que nuestros bolsillos Sc
quedarlan exhaustos y nuestro credito
agotado, porque ir1amos de un modo Gle
60 a favor de "Atlas'' los pocos, pero
buenos, enthusiasts por este caballo.
ST ustedes quieren yer 81 'EAtlas' ven
ce no 4 "NIurcia", dec1danse venir
a San Juan. Nuestro Hip6dromo no
sera tacaiio tendran ustedes una opor-
tunidad de saber conciencia cual de los
dos caballos es ell verdadero champion -
81 lie temen ''Atlas'' como han de
temerle despu6s que Sc enteren de 10
que en- verdad hace este animal, le te-
nemos otro animalito que los dejara vo-
tados la senorita ''Bruja."
"Atlas'' env1a a "Murcia" su saludo
cartel de desafio Ella Bruia" sus re
cuerdos yo a Vd ell testimonio de mi
consideration distinguid1sima.
Las carreras del domingo Sc ganaron
por ell orden sguiente:
En- la primera, Pelayo; en- la segunda,
Feria; en- la tercera, Estrella, en- La Guar
ia, Caramelo; quinta, Mambi; sexta, Lu-
per6n y septima, Granada.
Juan del Pueblo
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-25
Vista inportante en- el
Tribunal Supreme

para mallana diA rs, & las ? p. M,
esta seilalada annie la Hon. Corte Stl-
prema, Ia vista del recurso de Ger
eiorati interpuesto por ell abogado Sc
nor Tous Soto q nombre de do1a Clo~
|tilde Vera, contra Ia Corte de Distrita
de Humaczno.
Ha sido autorizada para intervenir
EN- la ianpugnaci6n del recourse la cor
poraei6n The Faijardo Development Co.
a qgiem representara ell abogado seGo~
Ml1ez Morales.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-25
Cine las Tres bandera2

E1 mlercoles 10 del corriente, CON eR
fin de feste,tar sa1 primer amiversario, La
ermpresa del Cine Las Tres Banderas.
regaI0 q slls na1merosos fayorecedores
dos artisticos relojes, iguales, uno para
| ell pi1bico de Halcos LIunetas y otro
para el de dJ1.adas
:Et de las gradas correspondi6 al No.
131 cnyo poseedor, hasta Ia fecha, NO Sc
Oha presentado a recogenlo.
La empresa 1la uesstelto da1 un plazo
hastG el aniercoles 26 de los corrientes
a las siete y media de la noche para en-
ta1egar el a*egalo, a la presentation del
nRnalero agraclado.
ST mo apaIee & recogerlo el poseedor
del n5lnne4'o dentro del pGazo pref jade.
sc Volvera 4 regalar eI Jueves 27 en Ian
mlssna fosna qlIe se efectuo altes, mo-
slrsvdendo por 10 tan6o, hos niinneros an
terlores.
Hoy se estrenaran varias pelfcu1as
|SensacIoala1es
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-25
Sin Jurisdiction:

Ell Juez 1LoCleary, de esta Corte Su-
|prema, lla reslelto esta mailana, que
dieha Corte no tiene jurisdiction para
resolvar vel necurso de ''habeas corpus
en representation de los~seflores Mora
les, eJian6nez y Hen6n, denunciados per
infracciones de los art1culos II y 13 deE
C6dTgo Penal, ante la Corte Federal de-
hos Estados Unidos.
Oon dlcho motiUo los acusados ham
pasado otra veg bajo la jurisdiction del
Comisionado de la Corte Federal senior
Amtonsanti. -
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-25
Sociedad Espa11ola
AUXILIo MUTUO y BENEFICENCIA
de PUERTO RICO.
AVISO IMPORTANTE.

A lin de evltar Gniolestias generates,
para el mlejor servicio de esta institu-
clio y eurmpliendo tambi6n los deseos deE
Dr.. Don JACOBO OALDEDAS, sc ha-
ce sabe1. qne, ni1entras no Sc pubEque
aviso Ien co1ltrario, diGho Sr. en- su cali
dad de 0I6dico4C Ciru jano, no asistira q
ninguna persona que solicibe para la
cual Sc soliciten Sis conocimIientos cien-
t1ficos.
Actualnnente, solo puede atender des-
de las 8 2 hasta las doce de Ia maHa-
na, los dias laborables, en el Estable-
clmlento Sanlta1io de esta Sociedad, erk
|Santnrce, d los socios de esta Institr1-
cl0n que requiertan intervention ql1ir6r-
gica.
Asi que el SANA'EORIO que esta So
ciedad esta termmando de construir e1n
HATO REY, este concluido, podri
abender ALI, a las horas que Sc pref
Jaran, d las personas que solicitor utili-
Ear s4ls serwicios PROFESSIONALS.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, "A de AbriR
de 1911.
Ell PRESTDElNTE,
Avelino Vicenet-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-25
de
Don Antonio OrcaSita2

Tuvo efect0 aver tarde, la bora
anunciada, y result6 una demonstration
de simpat1a d la distinguida familia do
liente.
Ell feretrO llevaba muchas coronas.
En- ell acompanamiento fguraba una
nutridlsima representation del comercio
y numerosos amigos del finado.
Despidi0 ell duelO nuestrO eminente
cOmpanero en- la prensa, don Vicente
Balbas, que hizo una elocuente necro-
logla del finad0.
Ell BOLETIN reitera SUI p6same q los
deudos del que va no exlste, y especial
mente, a don Antonio M. Somoza, nues-
tro muy estimado amigo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-25
PoT Ia Co|onia Espaho|a

Esta tarde Sc reunira en- ell domicilio
del Presdente de la comisi6n organiza-
dora de Ia Colonia Espanola, d. Vicente
Balbas, don Antonio Sarmiento, don
Abelardo de la Haba y don Jose Perez
Losada.
A la reunion de esta tarde, presentara
ell ponente don Antonio Sarmiento, ell
proyecto de Constitution de la Colonia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-25
Para e| Auxi|io Mdtuo
UN BUSTO DEL PRESIDENTE

Ell insigne escultor espanol Miguel
Blay, esta trabajando el art1stico busto
de nuestro muy estimado amigo don
Avelino Vicente, encargado por un CRU
po de admiradores del emprendedor pre-
sidente del Auxilio Mntuo, para colo
carlo en- la avenida del sUntuoso edificio,
pr0ximo q terminar
Como obra del gran escultor, no hay
que decir 81 sera admirable
Entire las grandes cosas de que podra
enorgullecerse el Auxilio Mutuo en- su
nueva installation, ha de fgurar este
busto cuya frma es una extraOrdinaria
garantfa y una poderosa recommendation.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-25
IL querido Maestro Salvador Brau,


Mi viejo amigo y admirado historia-
dor: AL leer cen la atenci0n con que
Sempre leo t0do 70 que produce su doc
ta pluma su 0hrA historical, numca bas-
tante elogiada La Colonization de
Puerto Rico" que no debiera faltar en-
q estudio hiJt ioteca de ningiln hon.
bre de letras me Gi 4 meditar sobre la
lnIiferencla C0nQue acOgen trabaJ0s de
esta IndOle nUGStrpS centres universita-
rios, al punto de CUE III siquiera los men
c.onan en- sUs lecc;ones diarias los cate
draticOs que tienen la mission especial
de enseIiar d SU> disc1pulOs la historic
de los pueblO3 en- >lls cOmienzos. ell me-
do social tOrment0so en- que vivieron
Y "a evoluci0n poiitica accidentada por-
que atravesar0u. De ah1 la escasa pre-
p3raci0n con Que llegan nuestrOs pre-
>nntos graduates cientificos al t6rmino
de su carers y e- desd6n con que AGO.
gen esas impr3haS pacientes investiga-
clones que como -ss de usted y las de los
doctres Sthal, Eeno Y Coll y Toste abrie-
ron tan ampli0s horizontes al estudio de
Jas razas Originarfas de nuestra paciente
B0rinquen. Y Saque en- consecuencia
de esa medi57cj6n. que no habiendo
quien divulgue eL libro en- los centros
docentes, 10 hay quien 10 acoja como
fuente segura de information Y menos
10 cOmpre; y eS claro que tiene que lle-
gar el desaliento pOr parte del autor
ilSsta abandonar La obra emprendida,
pues no solo no Le da la gloria merecida,
sinO que nj i5jquiera 1leva comodidad
hogar nj pan dec0roso la familia.
POr ESQ acknowledgements tendremos la
obra de usted trunca en- sus comienzos,
y sin esperanzas de que haya quien la
continue, pues parte de que sera diff
ell encontrar otro usted que vaya al fe-
cundo fl6n del ArchivO de Sevilla; en-
cuentre. como t4sted, quien 10 guie por
aquel "laberinto de Creta' y sepa hrls-
NEAR documentos, compulsar citas, ex-
tractar notas apropiadas, rectifcar erro-
res inveterados; tener para todo este
profundos conocimientos de la materia
en- investigation y una paciencia prue-
ba de acusiosidad benedicna. es casi
impossible que haya quien Sc decida a
acometer tan magma empresa, sin al
canZar otro preml0 sus afanes y sacri-
ficios que una vejez anticipada Y achaco-
sa, pobre y triste, y alguno que otro bre-
be elogio en- los peri6dicos locales, que
no traspasan los limites geografcos de
nuestra pequeTla isIa.
Asl v todo, iusto es decir que ell pri-
mer tomo pub!icado de ella Colonial
ci6n de Puerto Rico. es de alta tras-
cendencia y de Indispensable consulta
para los Que, dentro de la flosof1a de
la Historic, quieran ahondar en- los orr
genes de nuestra vida primitiva y de
los factores etnicos que entraron. por ley
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-25

de adaptation, en- nuestrO medic social
Y en- nuestro desenvolvimiento progre-
sivo. De mi Sc decirle que, leyendo la
obra de usted. encOntr6 datos que des-
conocla acerca de Colon y su valioso her
manO Bartolome, en- Ia empresa-atln
mas her0ica que la del descubrimiento-
de la colonization del Nuevo Mundo. Y
ESQ que hab1a acopiado multitud de IL
bros. peri0dicos v documentOs que Sc
relacionaban con la vida de Crist0bal
Colon V, ell descubrimiento de America,
con ell prop6sito de escribir algo que
pretendla yo fuese digno de glorifcar
al eXcelSo genoves en- Ell cuartO Cente-
mario de aquel magno acontecimiento
que complement6 el planeta que habita-
mos.
Esa obra mia, empezaba con ardoroso
estimulo con frme prop0sito de He
varla q digno coronamiento, no pas0 de
varios cap1tulos. Era empresa sugestio-
nadOra, pero la implacable realidad vino
a decirme que no podla acometerla sino
aquel que pudiese dedicarse a ella ex-
cluslvamente, pues era de ampGO anali-
sis, de paclente Investigations de m6todo
sereno y para la que necesitaba abso-
luta tranquilidad de esp1ritu. Y fu6
para mi aquella epoca inolvidable, de
bravo lucha por la vida en- un medic
eXtrano, y a la vez, de amplia campaila
revolucionaria cubana, al lado de Mar
tel abnegado-para hacer dos nacio-
nalidades Independence, que despu6s
nos llevar1an 4 La Confederation Anti
llama, de las dos islas tristes y solas del
Mar Caribe. Facil es comprender que
mi Obra Sc qued0 en- proyecto, Y penas
81 d1 conocer alguno que otro cap1-
tulO en- La Revista Ilustrada'', de New
York, cuando ful uno de los redactores
de aquella reputada publication. Des-
pues, la accidentada vida que he lleva-
do rodando de un lado a otro, dormido
ell entuslasmo de los amos viriles, va no
es possible que reanude la sugestiva en-
presa, nj a ciencia cierta-si es cue Sc
han extraviado-sabria donde Sc hallan
papeles y peri6dicos, y adn capitulos va
terminados, de la obra en- question.
Mi devotion hacia usted, mi vieio
maestro, habr1a deseado dedicarle, COM
pletos, mis- "Apuntes crlticos sobre Co.
Ion pero va que por azar de la suerte
por burla del destino no ha podido
ser asi, usted, ben6volamente, acogera
estos fragmentOs que Sc han salvado de
la desecha borrasca en- que he vivido,
antes de que otro viento de tempestad
los arrebate y disperse para siempre. Si
no son dignos de sns altos merecimen-
tos llterarlos, crea que van en- ellos en-
vueltos la amiraci6n sincera ell cari1io
permanente de quien, va de pasada
quiere dejarle prueba inequivoca de
aquella admiration de este carifo.
Cordialmente suyo amigo Y compa-
nero,
S. Figueroa.
San Juan, P. r., Abril %, 1911.