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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-04-30
cAMpos. DE c1DRA

Ell dia 25 del actual tieclarose un in
cendio en- una fabrica de tabacos. sita
en- ell barrio de "Beasriz'' de Caguas
otro incendio destruyo hoy la casa
de zen6n Cruz, en- ell mismo barrio, sin
que hubiera desgracias personales.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-04-30
TODO Ell MUNDO DESEA
La Providencia Divina
No Contiene Alcohol y Qui-
ta La Caspa.

Es una preparation maravillosa pura-
mente vegesal. Usada por toda persona
6e buen gusto en- la Isla de Cuba. Pa
RI tener una cabellera rica, suave y
sbundante, lacia rizada, que lie de me-
j1r- -realce su belleza use la PROVI-
DENCIA DIvINA. Hecha la primera
Irueba a conciencia y despues de ha-
sr notado ell resultado de 10 que es ca
rlz este producto, quedara usted con-
vencido convencids.
Preparada exclusivamenSe por la Sc
nora Belen Fernandez, Habana, Cuba.
Te venta EN- :odas las droguerias, farma
cias mercancias quincallas mas acredi
t. das de Puerto Rico.
Unico Distribuidor.
A. Garcia
San Sebastian l6, Altos.
Telefono IO43 NEGRO.
San Jusn, p. r.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-04-30

Sc ha perdido totalmente la cosechs
de maiz, habichuelas y arroz. iTan te
rible ha sido la sequia.
sELvATIco.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-04-30

Muchos de nuestros jibaros que han
cosechado algun tabaco, Sc dedican al
sport automovilista- En- ESQ gas.an
su dinero...
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
chamnlon Meanest Man

Apeculiar case which recently came
before London magistrate was that
Of woman who applied for a separa-
tion from her husband. whom she de-
nounced as the champion mean man Of
all England. She complained that her
husband during the sugar famine kept
bis supply in a separate bowl. In which
be imprisoned a fly. II the fly was
still there when he returned home no
body had tempered with his hoard; II
Il was not, a lump or two had been
taken
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
Fans in History.

In India the fan is most common
and there are servants that do moth
Ing else hut follow their masters
about with a punkah, a kind of large
S-een, with which they attempt TO
oil the atmosphere. In the early
L,eS there were ecclesiastical fans,
used to keep The flies from the sacred
bread and wine and when the pope Of
Rome goes forth in state large feather
fans arr carried. but are nOt used Ia
the mass rs they were in the Middle
ages.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
Remember the Small Thinos.

It Is easy to talk glibly Of serving
humanity and TO forget to pass the
salt to the man who sits next us at
table, to think Of placing our lives at
worlds disposal and neglect the
small attentions which mean so much
to our own hOme.-Henry Sloane COf-
I'm.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
HANGED for Not DRINKING.

An old English story tells Of "ths
saddler Of Bawtry who was hanged
Tor leaving his ale" II arises from
the story that on the way to the glib
bet where Bawtry ma!efactors expI-
ated their crimes il was the custom to
halt the procession at one spot, and
give the criminal a farewell drink Of
beer. A Saddler. marked for death.
contemptuouSIy refused the proffered
oraught and was promptly hanged.
BY just aS many minutes later rs he
had declined To daily a breathIess
horSeman arrived with a reprieve!
When Sleep Will Not Come.
Don't hate the world and kick all
night just because you don't happen
TO so to sleep. II damages your own
nervous system, and any tender re-
gard in which your roommate may
have held you. Anger eats up energy
and is responsible for next mornings
very unpleasant day-after feeling. The
lack OF sleep mattercd not At all. II
Instead Of rluuShing about viciOusly
you had curlcd up cOZily and day
dreamed. your right might have been
salvagcd. all might have been WE'LL
Exchange
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
Tall Pointer.

Yo1 can't Take your face. PerhapA
f.. Cc-r-. you would make II diff.
ferpl.. a.-.aps not. But you can
make vcu- voice. You can make Il
rentle o. harsh, you can make it pleas
mt or qu7rrelsome, you can make IL
eommon or refined. you can make Il
spDeallng or repelllng. Many a Job
has been refused because OF an I'M
pleasant voice, many a friendship re-
buFed because Of tones that CRATE
hsrshly on the ear. A common" voice
slams tight shut the door Of many so
cal and business OppOrtunities.-In-
dIsDapois Star.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
Life's Real Meaning.

As the sun rises every soul Is born
again. and the new day gives US a
chance to begin all over again, We
can do and be what we will to do and
be for the entire day. We can make
It a red-letter day II we try hard
enough. This is the way Of growth.
And If life does not mean growth. en-
largement to US, then we have missed
its higher meaning.-OrisOn SWEET
Marden in Chicago Daily News.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
To Restore Faded Ink.

When the ink Of old documents has
faded and II Is desired to restore II,
this can be done by washing with any
OF the substances that blacken on
mixing with irOn-infuSlOn Of nutgallS,
sodium-Sulphide, or acetic ferro-cyan-
ide Of potassium, for instance.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
DRAINING Of Old Ace.

To dream of old age is a sign Of
coming good news. To see an old
man Is a sign of love for the young
dreamer. a sign Of success for the
mature person. To see an old woman
b ones dream fOretells an immedI-
Ite pleasant surprise.-Chicago Herald
and Examiner.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
On the Way.

The time seems to he coming when
those who indulge in luxury and show
will he regarded with quite as much
suspicion and contempt as was for
merly directed toward those who
haunted the doors OF chicken coopS
after dark.-Utica Observer.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
Quite Sure Of Il.

do you believe that the thoughts
OF n husband and wife become identI.
cal?" asked BOunder. 81 do" an
swered Jaggsby. "FOr example. my
wife IS waiting for me now. and she
knows just what she is going to say
to me. and 20 do L"-BrOOklyn Citi-
zen.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
Spencer Popular In America

herOe1 Spencer, the great philos-
Upnsr was more popular in America
o = his life than in England. When
S spencer visited the United States, in
ISS2 his fame and influence were so
securely established that one admirer
Olefed to pay all the expenses incur
iel Oy the philosopher on his trip,
ana heads of railways offered him the
IUS' luxurious travelling facilities,
"IlIe other friends Wed with one an
Uuler 10 make the tour comfortable,
interesting and instructing.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
Ancient Musical Instrument.

II seems not unlikely that the ear
Hest form OF the harp was the Instru-
ment we call a Tyre. The latter was
possibly the first Of all stringed instru-
mentS. One finds II represented on
the monuments Of ancient Egypt and,
though so long obsolete. It often ap-
pears in modern architecture as q dec.
Grafton.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
The Earth's Crust.

Interesting facts concerning the
earth's crust were disclosed by Col.
Sir Sidney Burrard recently. "Isos-
tasy' is the particular science which
deals with the structure Of the earth,
and Sir Sidney told how all noun
tains and heights standing above the
sea level are compensated by deficien-
cies of matter underlying them below
sea level, and that all oceans and sur
face hOllOws dipping below sea level
are compensated by excuses Of mat
ter underlying them in the crust.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
10 Valuable 10 Farmer.

Iaa val-a o. trees on a farm can
hardy aa overs ted. A principle
lara down by WISE uhServers is that ;
per cent Of all areas Of plains and
prairie states should he put into trees.
The forest waters the farm. This Is
patent fact in all regions where IT.
riSatlon Is practiCed: it is not less true
In all the rest Of the country.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
Always the Silver Lining.

Well admit that the future Of the
so-called civilized world unfOlds no ra-
diant prospect to the vision Of the stu
dent. Still, the sky can never become
so black, but that a 60-pound water
melon will spray the frownIng arch
way with fainbows and spangle the
horizons with flashes Of gold.-Hous-
ton Post.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
Economy.

The pot Of gold at the end Of the
rainbow-has anybody ever seen lit
VIII anybody ever return with 1T
Economy may mean the difference be-
tween living In a poor house and sup
porting one.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03

Prominent Republican politics in the Second Ward who
ready and willing to begin work for the election of Hon.
Warren G. Harding and Hon. Calvin Coolidge for President
and Vice-President of the United States.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
The Continents.

Modern usage recognizes four CONT
nents-Eurasia, Africa, North Amer
ica and South America-and Is divid-
ed as regards Australia, which Is vari-
ously styled a continent and a CONT
mental island. The title, Antarctic
continent. is sometimes given to q
great body Of land supposed to oc-
cupy the south polar region. Former
ly Europe and Asia were accounted as
two continents.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
Precursor Of the PLANO.

The harpsichord, comparatively mod
ern, represented an attempt to con-
struct a horizontal harp that was
played upon by means OF oblong wood
en- keys called Jacks" Our piano IL
a modified and improved harpsIcord
invented in III by Bartolomeo Cristo-
falo Of Padua.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
BOILING Tin Cans

After trying many other processes
Of recovering tin from old cans, there
Is now, according TO La Nature, a TO
turn to the Old-fashiOned method Of
boiling the scraps (well cleaned) In q
solution containing an excess Of free
alkali and saltpeter. The tin is recov-
cred as crystals Of stannate Of soda,
and the alkali and saltpeter can be
used over and over again.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
The Worthy Citizen.

He who possesses worth and INTEL
ligence, who IS just, speaks the truth,
and does what Is his own business
him the world viii hold dear.-Dham-
mapada-
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
Something Like Cold!

A commercial traveller gives a ter
rfble account of the intense cold In
Sweden: an Haparanda. the day be-
fore l left, l attended a performance
at the theater. 1t was a tragedy.
Everybody wept; but It was so cold
that the tears of the spectators in
the gallery fell like hailstone among
the occupants Of the stalls"
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
How to Test Set Diamond

A set diamond may be tested by
placing wax on its back. The luSter
OF n true gem will not be affected by
this operation. while the spurious brill
liancy Of paste limitations will be to-
tally destroyed by II.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
Italian CITY Of Crime

The only town in the world which
can boast Of possessing more criminals
than law-ahidinG folk Is the Italian
city OF Artena. which Is known rs the
City Of Crime. For several hundred
years nearly every criminal who has
escaped prison or done time in Italy
has emiErated TO Artena. and today
practically every inhabitant OF the
place Is a criminal or the child Of q
criminal.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
Had Many Sleeping Places.

The average man probably sleeps IN
100 beds or so during a long life
time. A veteran commercial traveller
whose home Is in New York. can az
ford to smile at this record. for, he
says. 81 calculate that have slept In
at least 5000 beds during my forty
odd years on the road. and I have
slept we'll in them all"
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
When Sleep Will Not Come.
nPicture Brides7n

The manner Of picture bride" mar
ria=eS in California is this: a Japa-
nese sends his picture 10 his relatives
In Japan who select n suitable maiden
and in turn forward her photograph to
the waiting sutton in America. II sat
isfactOry. the relatives on both sides
meet. hold n banquet and the mar
rage is considered fact. The wife
then Joins her husband in this country.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
An Apt Illustration.

The teacher was quoting wise saws
to the class and getting their opinion
about them. She said: "a discreet
silence is better than the truth spOk-
en- without charity Can any boy give
a practical Interpretation OF that max
im?' Somewhat TO her CONSERVATION,
a freckle-faced lad made this hOmely
application: IF you see a cockroach
on the table. don't say anything about
it."-FrOm the Outlook.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
Remarkable FIIoht Of Pigeon.

A homIng pigeon bearing the name
Of Ben Bolt was announced as having
establi"' ii a new long-distance flight
rec r. Of 300 miles In the summer
Of 1915, from Norwalk, Ohio. TO Los
Angeles, Cal. The bird made the
trip in FIVE days nine hours and thirty
one minutes, arriving at Los Angeles
August 80.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
GouI Vision
Found Out What Allied Him

Billy's mother had bought some ap-
pie tarts for company, and when Billy
spied them he said to his mother: 81
have such n funny feeling in my stom-
ach. l don't know whether l am
thirsty or hungry" His mother said,
Take a drink of water" after which
he said, NO, that isn't it. 1 stin feel
that way" WhereupOn his mother
gave him one of the tarts. and after
eating it he said, THAT was It, mother.
I was hungry"
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
Greenland Source Of Ieeberas.

The source Of practically all the
icebergs OF the arctic and sub-arctic
regions is Greenland. Owing To the
northward set of the West Greenland
current the bergs Of this side are car
ried first to the north and II is only
at about the seventy-fourth or seventy
fifth parallel OF latitude that they be
gin to make their way westward to
come down on the American side.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
When Man Weighs Nothing.

ward university showed by an elabo-
rate mass of figures printed In Science
that a man on a train moving along
the equator westward at 1890 miles
an hour, or eastward at 1000 miles
an hour would weigh nothing. as meas
ured by an observer on the train.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
SIckenlnq Discovery.

The teacher had read a chapter from
The History OF the American Revolu-
ton" and Raymond had then heard the
word "breastworks" for the first time.
Telling his mother the story when he
got home, he said: when the British
got up in the morning and saw the
Americans on the opposite side Of the
hill, they threw up their breakfastA"-
Boston Transcript.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
Daily Thnunhf

AS "unkindness has no remedy at
law" let Its avoidance be with you
a point Of honor.-Hosea Balfour.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03

A French surgeon OF the Pasteur
Institute claims TO have discovered Il
process by which he can graft hair
to the scalp and so make the heads OF
the bald to blossom like the Seven
Sutherland Sisters. He declares that
ne has already positively and perma-
nently cured six bachelors Of badness
through a slight surgical operation
which Is painless and leaves no III ef-
fects.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
Added PERCENTAGES.

A so per cent increase for an article
that costs 81 would make II cost $3.50.
But for the article that has doubled
in price the new price is 200 per cent
Of the old.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
Don't Be Too Curious.

A perSsn who is too nice an observer
Of the business Of the crowd, like one
who is too curious in observing the
labor OF the bees, will often be stunR
for his curiosIty-Pope.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
Rejecting a Compliment
Actions That Count.

Let rs, II we must have great &C.
lions, make our own so. All action II
Of infinite elasticity, and the least ad-
mits Of being inflated with celestial
air until It eclIpses the sun and the
moon.-Emerson.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
safety First" Better

Today safety first" is one Of the
most common expressions in the Eng
lish language. Every one knows what
It means and the principles It stands
for.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
Preseryino Solder Webs.

Naturalists employ an Ingenious
method In order TO preserve the web
Of the spider. The webs are first
sprayed with n thin solution Of artists
shellac and then, II Of the ordinary
geometric form, they are pressed care
fully against a glass plate, the sup
porting threads Of the web being sew
cred. After the shellac solution has
dried the plates carrying the webs are
stored in a cabinet for later use In
Rcfentific work
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
HIuh-soundina Titles.

Chinese emperOrs are never men-
toned by name from the moment Of
their acce ssion, and are generally al
luded to by some such title as Lord
Of a Myriad Years." or THE Son Of
Heaven"
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
Human stepplna stonas.

There are said to be many FRA
leiGhs" in China. When a Chinese
lady comes to a muddy place in the
road she usually gets over II by en-
ploying human stepping stone. Beck
onlnG n hoy she gives him a small coin.
In return for which he drops on his
hands and knees in the mud for her
to step over.
1.-THE Three Kings Of Cologne"
This refers TO the three wise men
Of the East who followed the star to
the birthplace OF Jesus Christ. Their
names are usually given as Malthazar,
Gaspar and Melchior Their bones
are supposed to he preserved in the
cathedral OF Colgate.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
Curious Sea Charts.

A sea chart made Of sticks and
shells forms one OF the curious exhib-
its to he seen in the South Sea Island
hall Of the American Museum OF Nat
ural History, New York. They were
formerly used as guides by the skillful
and daring navigators Of the Marshal
islands.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
Alfalfa.

Alfalfa receives its name from an
old Arab word which means In Eng
fish ''the best kind Of fodder" The
plant looks something like clover and
grows very rapidly. In fact II grows
so quickly that three or four crops
can be harvested during the summer.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
Carlsbad Always In Danger.

Carlsbad, the famous health resort,
f. built on a crust. underneath which
Is a subterranean lake Of boiling wa
ter, and all the hot sulphur springs
have TO be ceaselessly watched and
the pressure kept down lest the town
be destroyed.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
Many Reasons for Insomnia.

Whenever sleep becomes coy and
must be woOed It is a sign that some
thing has gone amiss and must be
remedied. To obtain sleep then be-
comes a search for complex mental,
emotional or physical thorn In the
side. Loss Of sleep may be due to
some physical thorn such as an over
burdened intestine or stomach, an
absceSSed tooth root. thickened ton
sill, a skin irritated or cold, or an in
lection in some hidden. walled-Off area
Of the anatomy. Equally as often
some unconscious memory Of financial
reverSes or difficulties, domestic COM
plicatiOns or some other work BAN
ishes sleep.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03

New Use for AirpIane Engine.
A London factory owner believes
himself the first to use an airplane en-
CINE rs an ordinary power unit. Only
a small part Of the rated horse power
% used
The broad ax., 1920-07-03

DR.. E. Escomel describes in AnaIes
de la Facultad de MedIcina UIma,
PERU certain psuedO beetles the
blood Of which has from time immemo-
nal been used by the natives for
curing warts. Under II these growths
turn white. as II cauterlzed by an
acid.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03

We may say a fellow shows bad
taste in devotIng his life to painting
or sculptorIng. but at the same time
most OF US have a sneaking admira-
ton for the one who can naturally do
things we can't
The broad ax., 1920-07-03

John had Just been reprimanded BY
his mother for something he had done,
when he went into the bedroom where
his new little baby sister was lying In
her crib. His mother overheard him
say: "Sister. you ought TO go back
where you came from; you can't do
anything you want to do here"
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
No chanees at AII for Joy.

Junior had spent several weeks one
summer visiting a favOrite aunt who
lived in the suburbs, and he was rem
Iniscent Of those happy weeks when
he again paid her a visit. However,
she had moved, and now lives in q
fiat. When junior came home he
voiced his grievance to his father,
saying: There wasn't no room to
move around in; why. they didn't even
have any kids in that building to
fight WITH"
The broad ax., 1920-07-03
Counting Has a Limit in China.

Ten thousand is the largest number
In the Chinese language. Therefore
all large sums must be stated in null
tiples Of this figure-the population Of
the country IS four times 10000 times
10000. or 400 million.-Asia Magazine.
The broad ax., 1920-07-03

There is something that always
makes me feel good-that is a red
haired, freckle-faced little boy that can
whip all In his gang and at the same
time Is not a bully.-Exchange
The Washington times., 1920-05-14

Rnss,s'S fermsr place among thu
Slayish people.
This is the view taken by the Dam
feger Neuste NsehrichteA and other
leading newspapers In commenting on
the successes OF the Polish arms, and
is reflected In a recent address by
Marshal OF the Diet Trsmporynski to
the Diet
"The Polish armies today" said
TrAmpozynski. "carry order. freedom
and peace 10 the populations OF
Wolhpie. Podolle, and kteY, and as
suranee that no one again shall rob
the population OF the fruits OF their
work. II. In consequence OF our vie
tories, we are suspected OF pursuing
imperialists ends, we give assurance
that our conscience never would per
init the 5scriflce OF even single
Polish soldier In order TO interfere
with the internal affairs OF neigh
boring states. or with the intention
OF snnexlng even a single district OF
a ighboring state OF which the ma
jority OF the population does not de-
sire 10 belong TO Poland.
"In continuing the war forced
upon us. we do SO In order TO avoid
The Washington times., 1920-05-14
First Army Air Circus
Opens With Thrilling
Feats For Spectators

male. This Is the nrst race OF the
kind TO be held In this country.
Contestants are Colonel Hartney,
Snipe; Colonel Hickam. SEQ; Cap
tain Osborne, SEQ; Lieutenant John
son, DH-4; Lieutenant Boggs. OLA;
Lieutenant Dolan, DH-4; Lieutenant
Haynes, DH-4B. and Lieutenant Lo-
gan. DH-4B.
At 2:30 o'clock the free-for-all stunt
contest will open. This promises 10
be one OF the most thrilling OF all tho
events, as the contestants will have
TO 20 through the most difficult or
the airmsn's bag stunts In fixed order
within a time limit of nve minutes.
An aerial combat between four
small. speedy scout planes will be
the next event on the program. and
will come at the close of the stunt
contest. The parachute jump Will
close today's program.
Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
a number of pursuit planes will at
tack a fixed balloon. The planes will
hide in the sun. or in the clouds, and
dive on the balloon. attacking from
three sides. The three observers In
the balloon will telephone TO the
ground crew on the balloon truck 10
haul the balloon down and will jump
with parachutes to avoid the machine
gun fire OF the attackers.
As the three officers drop TO the
ground at the end Of their parachute
harnesses they will be attacked by
the airplanes. the pilots of which Will
endeavor to "slay" them with an
imaginary stream OF machine gun
bullets. At the same time other
planes Will attack the ground crew
and attempt TO disperse theni with
machine gun fire to prevent the haul
ing in OF the balloon so that II may
be destroyed, at leisure. These tactics
were favorites with the Germans
overseas.
Visitors may reach Boiling Field by
taking Washington Railway and Elec-
trio cars on Ninth street marked
"Anacostia," Congress Heights" or
steel Plant" AT the pit in Anacos-
tia, where the current Is changed
from underground to overhead. they
will be met by trucks from Boiling
Field, which will carry them to the
exhibit free OF charge.