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Ell DR.. V. GUTIERREZ ORTIZ

En- la resena que hicimos aver de!
misin unionista en- San Juan, omit
mos nvoluntariamente el nombre
del ~elocuentfsimo orador don Victor
Gutierrez Ortiz quien tambien to-
mo l>rte en- el festival. siendo acla-
ma 20 por la multitud.
El DR.. Gutierrez Ortiz, quien for
ma parte de la Plana Mayor del par
tido unionista es sin disputa uno
de los mejores tribunos del pals, es-
ta hacienda una gran campana en-
favor de los intcreses de su partido.
Sin ser candidate acude a todos los
p5eblos donde su presencia es reque
rida y segun nuestros corresponsales
q domingo 16 tomo partc en- festas
po.itlols en- cuatro poblacfones dife-
rentes Y distantes. A las seis de la
tarde hablaba en- Rio Grande a
las nueve de la noche llegatn a Ma
natl donde pronuncio un discurso
magnifico como todos los de el.
FL DR.. Gutierrez Ortiz es uno de
!os luchadores que mas merecimien-
tos tione en- su c}lectividad Y aunque
ha rehusado aceptar oandidaturas
que le han ofrecido sus numerosos
amigos, nos consta que su partido le
ofrecera un puesto de confanza en-
Ia administration del pals como justo
premio a sus grandes meritos Y a su
labor enthusiastic en- todas las epocas
Y en- todas ils circunstancias.
REPORTERO POLITICO.
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A Y | so

El dia veinte de setiembre reuniose
la Directiva de la Union Local de Ira
bajadores de Defensa Benefcencia pa
ra resolver una peticion firmada por ma
yoria de socios solicitando la disolucion
de la Sociedad. Fu6 acuerdo citar para
una reunion Ell dia primero de octubre
cuya reunion llevada a cabo resolvi6se
por mayoria quqe la Union Local de Ira
bajadores quedaba disuelta, 10 cual ten
go ell honor de informarle.
Atentamente
A. PADILLA, Presidente:
] BAREA, Secretario. Advt.
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Los enfermos del
Higado tienen su
vida en- peligro

FL JARABE Antibilioso del NOME
AQUILES, radical efcazmente com
bate todas las intermediates product
das por des6rdenes hepaticos~ Biliosi
dad, ahento fetido OPPRESSION, son al
gunos de los sintomas que indican que
Ell hie ado esta enfermo.
Pru6bese este famoso remedio Sc
convencera.
De venta en- todas las farmacias y
droguerias.
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suscrIbase a EL MuNDo.
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vLErA, DE FLORES z CoRoNAs

Quiere usted bonitas Flores Ce-
rOnas7 Liame q Martin Pena, Stop
20 TelsfonO 422 verde. Santurce, y
enoontrara 10 que desea siendO iHme-
diatamsnte atendids. :.
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LA MAS FERMOSA

LA MAS FERMOSA
Que siga ell caballero su camino
agravios desfsciendo con su lanza:
todo noble tes6n al cabo alcanza
fjar las jusGas leyes del destino.
Calate ell roto yelmo de Mambrino
y en- tu rocin glorioso altivo avanza,
desoye al refranero Sancho Panza
y en- tu brazo confia EN- tn sino
No tena5 la esquivez Gle la Fortuna
81 el Caballero de la Blanca Luna
medir sus armas con las tuyas osa
Y te derriba por contraria sueEte,
de Du,cinea, en- ansias de til muerte,
idi que siempre sera Ia mas fermosa!
Enrique Hernandez MIYARES.
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''Recordar es vivir---Daute

gregar can:peones de la Revolucion de
Yara-Manuel Sanguily, Enrique Co
llazo, Jose Maria Aguirre y Ramon Roa,
verbigracia-, representatives un item
20 de la gloria de 10 pasado y de la fe
para 10 porvenir. POGO, 81 algo, importa
para su fama que en- los tres lustros que
7ivi6 consagrado a LA HABANA ELE-
GANTE la production propia resultara
escasa, cuando es 10 cierto que entonces
luch6 mas que nunca por ell progreso in
telectual de su pals y obtuve, en- recon-
pensa de su iniciativa perseverance "
luminosa, la honra y satisfaction iYmen
sas de inspirar sus compatriotas con-.
fianza en- ell advenimiento de Ia libertad
J Ia democracia.
Con 10 que produjo Ell buena prosa for
maron Ia piedad fraternal de Jose Ma
nuel Carbonell y la disposition de la
Academia Nacional de Artes Y Letras
TN eXcelente volumen Eabialo precedi-
do, gracias al concurso de los propios
elementos, otro, donde Sc halla la no
tan vasta como prin.orosa labor poeti-
ca del dulce bardo de LA MAS FER
MOSA. Bastaria este soneto famosisimo,
81 otras composiciones no 10 abonaran
tambien, para inmortaliEar ell nombre
de Enrique Hernandez Miyares, como
en- la literature francesa por una sola
production de igual genero, sin una
mas de merito, Alexis Felix Arvers ha
pasado la posteridad y alcanzado la
erection de una estatua. Sus versos con
tienen destellos patrioticos realmente
admirables. En- plena colonia supo can
tar al machete hbertador En- la que
ira en- la paz-en la paz de Cuba re-
dimida fu6 Secretario del Institute Pro
visional de Segunda Ensenanza de la
Habana, individuo de Ia Academia Ma
cional de Artes y Letras Plenipoten-
ciario Gle la Republica Ell las festas del
centenario de la independence mejica-
na-su Ira vibro para expresar los arran
cues de su corazon, capaE de ternur3s,
spontaneidades y noblezas conn.ovedo-
ras.
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signal
Q orasin
of Station ipNica eeAon fDx ell kRAfa
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"a v1gg3E PAsrEL DE PERIoDICo
vIEJc. E5oO aUMTAL
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-05

With only a handful of cattle in the
alleys. the North Portland trade in
that division for Friday was consider
ed nominally steady at previous quo-
tafiope
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-05
Primary Wool Markets
Dull and Unchanged.
5.-Thc

BOSTON, Mass, June 5.-Tht
Commercial Bulletin today says:
THE depression in the market q
week ago has continued during the
current week, sales being almost moth
ing in this market and reports from
the west Indicate tina the market
there is very duh. The primary mar
kets are dull and hardly changed.
THE goods markets are duh and
unsettled with the mills going on short
schedule generally of three to four
days a week.
Secured basis:
Texas. fine. IL months. $1.656
1870: fine, eight months, SLAB @1.50.
California, northern, si.65 W 1.7O;
middle county, s1.55 @ 1.60; southern,
$1.3011.35.
81 sO6n1.s5: eastern clothing. $3.50 n
Oregon. eastern No. 1, staple. $3.50
G1.s5; eastern clothing. $3.50 q 1.55;
valley, No. l, $3.50.
Territory, fine staple. $i.s5I % 1.9O:
half blood comblng, $3.50 a 1.65: 3-S
blood combing. s1.1511.20; fine
clothing. s1.45 n 1.50.
Pulled. Delaine. $1.s5 % 100; AA,
$1.65 a 10; A supers. s1.45 70 1.50.
Iohairs. best combings, tjG65c:
best cardings. 55G soc.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-05
Volume of Business
Lighter Than for Year.

NEW YRK, June 5.-Bradstreet''
today says:
Trade and industry are still highly
irregular. perhaps. the word disturbed
would be more accurate and the vol
ume of business is lighter than at any
time for over a year past. Apparel
lines are chiefly so affected, but SYM
pathetic reflection of difficulties in
these trades is mound in many other
lines. Still while all trade prospects
are in a rather muddled condition.
particularly in wooIen and silk fab
RIGS and shoes and their related lines.
there is less hysteria manifested es-
peciaIly in retail lines and there is a
growing idea that while the peaks OF
demand and OF prices have alike pass
ed, conditions surrounding production
and supply are not such as to give
countenancc to the calimity talk Of
few weeks ago.
Weekly bank clearings $7.546,s41.-
900.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-05
7Vy]N]9 ONV 7V9O7 SM]N l]YyVW A7|V0

and September $3.50 3-4 to $3.50 rs
Oats finished Lac off to 1 3-Sc up and
provisions varying from five cents de-
cline toa rise of 10 cents.
cline to n rise of 10 cents.
came from commission houses where
belief had been fostered that receipts
would show a pronounced increase
next week. Not only were new arrivals
today scanty. but advices from the
country said interior stations were
getting few cars. Besides, many of
the cars which had been forwarded
from the east were reported unfit for
grain loading, one line netting just
$50 suitable cars ont of total of 500.
Oats touched new high record
prices for the season.
Provisions at first were weak with
hogs but gossip that European buy
ing orders We're in sight brought a
rally.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-05

In the hog alleys there was steady
tone for Friday trading. Receipts
were only about 1-2 cars and de-
mand continued sufficient to maintain
the previous price.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-05
Course Grain Quotations
for seattle Unchanged,

SEATTLE. Wash. June City de-
, livery: Mill feed $50 per ton: scratch
feed $50; feed wheat 500; all grain
chop $50; oats *7s; sproutinG oats
sS1; rolled oats $50: whole corn $50;
cracked corn sS5; barley SIS; clipped
barley $50.
Hay, Eastern Washington timothy
mixed SAT per ton; double compress
ed $51; alfalfa s46: straw $1s.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-05
REPORT SAYS PENROSE
IS FAvOR|NG SPR0Ul
(By United Press)

PHILADELPHIA. June 5.--Rcports
are being circulated here today that
Senator Penrose will soon issue n
statement approving the candidacy of
Governor Sproui for the republican
presidential nomination. 1t had been
previously announced that Penrose
would support Knox.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-05
Shamrock Trial uorsc Here

CITY ISLAND. n. Y. June 5.-Eews
that tho 23 meter Shamrock trial
horse" for Sir Thomas Lipton's Sham
rock. w.. challenger for the Americas
cup, had crossed the Atlantic safely.
was received with enthusiasm by "the
war camp" that tho Irish yatchman
has esta ablished here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-05

Lns LoIowing prices are the prices
icing paid to producers by Pendleton
business houses. Wherever retail
prices are given the fact will be spe-
cially mentioned.
Eggs and Poultry.
Eggs, 80 cents.
Hens, 2S cents
BOOSTERS. is cents a pound.
Chickens. 2S cents a pound.
Country Ham, Ria
Ham. best quality. 2sc.
Bacon. best quality. 40c.
Butter Fat and Buttss
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-05
Market for Cattle
25C Lower on Sound.

SEATTLE. Wash. June 5.-Hogs
receipts none; steady. Prime $$14.75
M15.25; medium to choice s13.75 "a
14.75: rough heavies s12.75 a 1925;
pigs s12m13.
Cattle, receipts 3l9: market 25C
lower. Best grain and pulp fed steers
s11.75 1850: best grass fed steers
Oils; medium to choice SEA
II: common to good $7.50@1O: cows
and heifers 1915 a 1925; common to
good $3.50 $50: bulls $500 q $50:
calves $7.50M15.50.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-05
&c. Penney Co., A Nationwide Institution


THE arrival of the yacht" said Col.
Neill. yachting representative of the
challenger. will mean that we. at last
will be able to settle down to the real
work Of putting shamrock Nv in COM
mission for the race. As soon as the
20 meter Shamrock Is changed to a
racing yacht we will be able to have
some brushes that will tell us some
thing worth knowing about our
yacht"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-05
Corn Market Rallies
Despite Free Selling.

CHICAGO. June 5.-Despite free
selling at times and consequent break
in prices, the corn market today rail-
lied and closed higher. Inadequacy of
current supplies here proved too great
handicap for bears. The close was
nervous at half to 1 1-2c net ad-
vance, with July st.74 IA TO STA u
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-05
Killing Cattle Steady
Sheen 95@51c Lower.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. June 5.-Cat-
tie, receipts 22O0: native killing cattle
fully steady; southern cattle strong to
csc higher: bulk better kind $10.50@
11.25.
Sheep 700. 25 assoc lower: choice
native ewes $S.25; spring lambs
steady; best natives $16.25.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-05
Eggs and Poultry.
Small Receipts Tend to
StcatIincSs at Portland.

Eleven loads of livestock came for
ward to North Portland for the Fri
days trade with a big sprinkling in
the sheep and lamb division. Hogs
were steady. cattle fairly steady. sheep
and lambs lower.
Lambs lost another half dollar to
a dollar in the market during the Fri
day morning trade at North Portland.
Trade started under pressure and the
extreme tcp was $3.50 for the day.
Sheep were considered steady at for
mer values.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-29
ship STRIKE IS
YET UNSETTLED
MORE MEN RETURN TO WORK
YESTERDAY ANNOUNCE OFF,
GALS AT SHIP PLANT.

No new developments were an
nounced by either the officials of the
strikers at the Pensacola Shipbuild-
ing company yesterday. The unions
are awaiting word from Washington
was asked of the government by the
local unions. Whether or not the
government has answered the request
has not been made public.
Another conference between the
striking men and the plant officials
has been scheduled for Monday morn
ing at which meeting an effort will
be made to settle the grievances be-
tween the men and the plant.
Many of the strikers received their
pay envelopes at the yards yesterday
for the time which was due them
before joining the strike.
The plant officials announced that
more men returned to work yesterday
and that the plant checked out yes
terday afternoon between 1900 and
1900 men. though the exact number
was not available at the time of the
interview.
President Stewart said that the City
of Vernon would be launched Tuesday
and that plans for the launching would
be announced today or tomorrow THE
work az the yard is progressing as well
as could be expected and we are hold
ing places for as many of the men as
we cam said Capt. Stewart. The
men are still being carried as en-
ployes and can return to work without
any formal reinstatement.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-29
LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS.

Rev. Jesse Miller, a winter visitor
in the city will preach at the First
BAPTIST church this morning, in the
absence of Rev. J. A. Ansley, who is
in Jacksonville.
The tourists club viii hold an ex-
cursion Monday which will include a
fishing trip and oyster catch. A fish
fry and oyster roast will be held at
the end of the trip All tourists are
requested to bring hook and line and
meet at Pine-St. wharf tomorrow
morning at o'clock
The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-29

TO so all TO pieces and my digestion
became SO deranged that l could eat
scarcely anything. My heart gave me
a lot of trouble: it was an effort to
Walk upstairs and at night I used to
lie awake in continual dread lest my
heart should stop beating altogether
Then, as a result Of exposure one
winters night in a small boat, while
in the execution of my duties. | was
seized with violent pains in the right
shoulder and arm, which nearly drove
me to distraction. I consulted doctors
and specialists and underwent maSs9ge
and electrical treatment, without get
ting much relief. l was ordered to
give up all preaching and public work
for at least three months, and l began
to fear that my health was permanent
ly affected
He Had Been Skeptieal.
Il had always been rather skeptfcal
Of the testimonials concerning the
merits of any medicine, but one day |
read the statement of a man whose
symptoms seemed to be identical with
my own. and his praise of Tanlac rang
so true / decided to give it a trial my
self. I bought bottle and its effect
was 24mOSt immediate. My nervous
condition began 10 disappear and l be-
gan to get sleep at night. My appe-
tite so increased that I could scarcely
satisfy it, and I found myself putting
on weight rapidly. BY the time l had
taken the fourth bottle. the pains in
my arm and shoulder disappeared and
l am feeling better today than for a
long time past.
Il feel that l should he guilty of base
ingratitudc if l did not write and tell
you what q boon Tanlac has been to
me, and | give you this unsolicited tes-
timOnial to use as you may think best.
in the hope that others may find in
your wonderful medicine the means to
restored health and strength
Tanlac is sold by leading druggists
CNcryWhcre.-AdV.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-29
BRILLIANT MINISTER
VICTIM Of |NFL LDEHzA
Rev. Dudley B. Ashford, Noted
Preacher and Lecturer, Well
known on Three Continents,
Was Ordered To Give Up
Work.

nrv,eend Dudley b. Ashford is an
ay..,uliuary man. Although still on
..,-.nuy side Of forty, he has crowd
-..e service to humanity into a
.~ cars than most men accomplish
.r lfa-time.
L. .after his graduation from Har-
.- t.l,oEc. London. England, he was
-aild minister at the famous New
.., Congregational church. London.
SHIRT time thereafter he was select
. 5. present the cause Of Congo Re-
... nd African Missions before the
....r.. If Norway, and toured that land
..l such success that be was greesed
. .-rmOus crowds at every meeting.
lgS under the auspices of the
aa8I Missionary Society, he was
-.u- .u New Zealand and for three
.. ubored as a missionary among
... t.tnriS, where his experiences were
.... and thrilling.
f.. 4I6 ho returned to England and
..j for three wears at Wood Street
...-ra-ational church, Cardiff. South
H..~. the biggest congregational
aa i'm the British empire. It
~.~ while hcer that he fell one
E tIo early vistims of the great
..> flu epidemic, an attack from
.a"'l ae had not fully recovered when
.. ..raptcd a call TO the Queens Road
.a-.r=ati0nal church, st. Johns New
.#n#and, where his fOrcefui 3r"lch-
.- ~ton attracted record cOngrcEl-
IH strain OF this work upon his un-
mined constitution proved too Sc
ud he suffered a nervous break
.asr, from which now, however, he
..- r0mpla tnly recovered. Moved by a
..~-~a TO serve his fellow men he has
..@.tly written "A letter that tells how
.. was restored 10 health and strength.
Moved BY Gratitude.
This letter. addressed to The Tan
.. Co, Atlanta. Ga, is on eloquent
EIr'ssion of gratitude and is as fol-
-Dirutlemcn: Your medicine. known
.- 'ranlar.' has been such an inesti-
IL. eaJc blessing to me. that I fell con-
-.raincd to write and tell You so. II
'rjuh"r, 1918. while 4 minister of Wood
street. CONGREGATIONAL church, Cardiff
~uIth Wales, I had a severe attack Of
ac spanish Influenza, from the effects
# which [ never fully recovered.
ost twenty eight pounds in weight
md was unable to recover my usual
mercy.
Then, in February. 1919. I became
lhe minister Of the Queens Road Con-
-regatioral church at St Johns. New
foundland. My ministry was attended
with great success, hut the strain
nro-cd too great for me and I had q
serious breakdown. My nerves seemed
The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-29
SHIPPING NOTES.

The British steamer British Earl
left the harbor yesterday afternoon for
Port Arthur. Texas, for cargo Of oil.
She will so to London following talk
ing on her cargo. She was here for
bunker coal.
American steamer Bombay left
Yesterday for Nicaragua following the
unloading of a cargo of mahogany logs
at this port. She will bring a similar
cargo on her return trip.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-29
SKOVGAARD PLAYS AT
MILTON HIGH SCHOOL

Milton, Feb. Is Especially -Axel
Skovgaard, the famous Danish vio-
linist appeared at the high school
building last night and pleased a large
audience. His playing was wonder
full and no words are good enough TO
describe it more. Milton's apprecia-
tion of the master was excellent and
the city was fortunate in securing him.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-29
NAVAL STORES.

Savannah, Ca, Feb. 2S.-Turpentine
firm, $1.96A; sales, As; Receipts
Shipments, SO; stock. 31ree;
Shipments. IS; stock, 6,955 casks.
Rosin firm; sales, 1S5; Receipts
Shipments, SO, stocls. 31.606 bbis.
Quotations were as follows:
The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-29
NEWS OF RECORD.
Marriage Licenses.

Fred Shelby and Willie May Ma
lone.
Wiley ". Williams and Annie f.
Fillingim.
Charles Harrell and Elsie McCurdy
Stephen G. Roslund and Ona Raw
Iinson.
Leon II. Webb and Estelle r. Find
ley.
John Wilkes and Winifred NJ. Jorvis
Morris Dandelakis and Minnie Simp-
SON
Deeos.
Virgins Estate Co, to Emma T.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-29
BLUE RIBBON TALKS.

Just a teaspoonfuI of Blue Ribbon
Vanilla to the quart of material
changes it from tasteless to delicious.
Flavor it with Blue Ribbon Vanilla.
Distinctive, delightful. delicious,
The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-29

iany 1ormai reinstatement
4 ------------------------ 4
| M Il RA kI' Ep(1RIS
| - "A
opened barely steady.
/ March ..-...'........- 500
May ................ .............. $500
July --......!. ............-.. 32-z2
OCTOBER ....:. ........-'....... $3.50
December -...-.......... z9.1o
|
| New York, Feb. 2S.-Cotton futures
closed barely steady.
/ March -.-.........-.. 5'.9o
May NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 34.93
July .....-.........-.. 1927
| October 1886
December 29.2S
|
! New Orleans, Feb. 2S.-Cotton fu-
| lures opened steady
: March .................-.. 3Sso
, May NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3o-4o
July -......... .............'.. oz.to
| october INSTRUMENTATION. 29-Io
December 29.lo
|
| New Orleans, Feb. 2S-Cotton fu-
| lures closed steady at G~ advance OF
Ill to 25 points.
March NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 5000
May NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1857
July NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1924
October ................... 29.92
-
New York, Feb 2S.-Followlng a
rather quiet opening in which Decem-
Der sold points lower and other
months unchanged to points higher
than last night the cotton market de-
veloped n c r e q activity and
strength this morning on demand
from March shorts carried that de-
livery up to 1896 or ps1nt above yes
terday's record for the season May
advanced to 35.ol ana OCTOBER TO 80
cents or 10 to 13 points above the
previous close. Ihe news was some
what mixed a reported strike at Fail
River was threatened to close all mills
unless speedily adjusted, being offset
by bullish weekly statistics, a strong
stock market and steadlness OF OK
change. New Orleans was moderate
seller early.
Further active buying of March in
the last half hour caused an advance
to 1926 which IS q ne" high record,
May following with an upturn TO 3o.O1
and October to 3O03.
The strength was attributed almost
entirely to covering movement hy
very steady at 2S points net advance TO
nOlntS
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-12-16
6irthplaces Of Presidents.

eirthplaces Of Presidents.
With three exceptions, every Presi-
dent of the United States has been
Graded on farm or in small town.
The exceptions We're Andrew Jackson,
who was born at Raleigh. N. c.; TheO-
dore Roosevelt, who first saw the light
In New York city. and William III.
Taft, whose birthplace was Cincinnati.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-12-16
WORTH THE SUM EXPENDED
Reco rds Show That Columbus Memoir
able Voyage Cost Promoters and
Participants Very Little.

The cost of the discovery of Amer
ica by Columbus was but a little over
$1,000. the old story to the effect that
Queen Isabella parted with many OF
her finest jewels to the contrary. Two
of the three ships that made that
wondrous voyage. the Pinto and the
Nina, We're captained by two brothers,
Martin and Vicente Pinzon, and they
paid all the expenses attached to these
ships, as well as furnishing the crafts
themselves. The account books of the
PinZOns show that Columbus in his
capacity of commander received 1,500
pesetas a year, or about $500. The
sailors received the magnificent sum
Of $3.50 a month, or about cents
day.
The cannons for all three ships cost
$4,000 pesetas, or about what it would
cost to fire one of our modern big
guns. while the whole outfit and the
wages of the sailors came to only &c.
600 pesetas. The accounts cover the
time between August, 1892, to March
1893. The queens share is believed
to have been less than $1,000. and
even at the valuation placed ON jew
els at that period it would not have
taken many or large ones to raise this
sum.