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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-08-17
Alquileres

&C ALQUILA casa Ave. Robles
muy cerca de la High una casa
con 4 dormitorios, sala, comedOr, co
Gina v doble servicio sanitario. In
eermaran 336 Rojo. 8-23
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Solares.
pARA INDUsTRrAs concrete

para INDUSTRIAS concrete
Solares en- venta Alquiler.
Con frente a magnffica carretera !;
pr6xiInos al Barrio Obrero; altos,
secOs Y ventilados. Con excelentes
condolences al presente y magnffica
perspectiva para ell porvenir.
Informes: A Min. Tel. 1865, Box
665 Cristo IL, San Juan. p. r..
S-16
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CE VENDE: Hermosa casa ma
dera, dos plantas, parada 161a,
calle de Barcelona 80. A 40 metros
de la parada del trolley. Informa-
ran Ell la misma lame al tel6fO-
no GA verde, Santurce. p
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-08-17

CE ALQUILA vende una casa
nueva de dos plantas con una
tienda en- los bajos en- calle Lola
esquina Tapia. Pasan guaguas por
ell frente. Informes doctor Glines,
Allen As, San Juan. 8-29.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-08-17

CE ALQUILA. Casa en- Santurce,
cinco dormitorios, buen solar, ga
raje Y doble servicio sanitario. In
formara Gregorio Yazquez, Tel6fo
no 302 rojo, San Juan. P.
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ALGO DE PELICULAS. En- la vo-

A LGO DE PELICULAS. En- la vo-
taci6n general del afO 1924 he
cha en- EstadOs UnidOs por los di-
rectOres de peri6dicos V por los due
nos de Teatros. ocup6 el cuarto pues
to en- el mundo entero la regia pro
ducci6n ZEN LAS GARRAS DE
LA DIOSA" (The Green Goddess
magistralmente interpretada por
George Arliss, Alice Joyce Y David
Powell. ProntO serd presentada en-
Puerto Rico esta colossal obra pOr
el Circuito Teatral de Puerto Rico
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES @@@N@@@@@0@@@@@@@@@t

CE VENDE una estufa electrical
con horno POGO uso. Precio
ro0dico. Informes doctor Glines,
Allen 45. San Juan. 8-29
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cE ALQUILA en- santurce fresca

CASA MODERNA, calle McLeary,
Sc alquila para setiembre. CincO
habitaciones grandes con closets, Ia
vamanos. Ademas garage, cuarto
de servicio complete, BALCONIES Y So
BAR grande, gallinerO Cerca de la
Playa Y del parque. Precio razona-
BILE 81 permanente. Apartado 1907.
Telefono 1903, San Juan. $40
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CE VENDE. Solar 200 metros, Ger
ca parada % Avenida Anton
santi. London Ave, entrada por
Ave. de Diego Informardn Telefo-
no 212 rojo, Santurce. 1922
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TODO BARATIsIMo. Con mott

vo de nuestro balance hemos
rebajado los precios de todos nues-
tros artfculos. Visitenos, escriba-
nos pidiendonos muestras. No pier
da esta oportunidad. Hacemos en-
vios C. o. D. LA Villa de Madrid"
Tel. 166. S. Brau st. No. 81. Box
764. 8-29.
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CHALET .acabado de construir,
dos plantas, estilo americana. Sc
vende por ausentarse su duelo.
S5,OOO.O0 contado, $5,000.00 hipote-
ca. Colon Tel6fono 1714, San Juan
o Telefono As verde, Santurce. S-26
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SOLARES: En- magnffico sltlo, Pa
rada IA, Carretera Nueva, Mira
mar. No necesita tener todo ell di-
nero. InfOrmes: Apartado 541, San
Iuan. Tel6fono 1876 Rojo, Santurce.
R-21
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NEvERAs. NEvERAs. $1.oo al to-


NEVERAS. NEVERAS. $1.0O al to-
maria y ST semanaI. Joya del HO-
gar, Sal4 Juan, Gale Cristo No. 13,
Santurce, calle Carretera No. 115.
Rio Piedras. Gale Muioz Rivera. 90
-.~-r~~>>~~~~>~~>>~~ >>~~~rS~~,~-~s~~~~~~
KHTIK ID. Una preparation ar
seuical para ell complete exter-
mimic de las garrapatas. Garantlza-
do de producer ln efecto eficaz y
rapido. Pida infrmes a Los Mu-
chachos", Sues. de A. Mayol Co,
San Juan. p. r. p.
'~~-~S@spS~S~ s=S@S%<~-S~~%sSSsvND~.%NS
81 LA Tos LIE MoLEsTA. Pida.
en- su farmacia un frasco de
'HYOTOLE" ell excelente jarabe
que hace desaparecer la tos mas re
belde en- POGO tempo. No deje de
rrobarlo en- seguida. Convenzase de
clio. $40,
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DNERO PARA COLOCAR, en- ne

quenas cantidades. sobre hipo-
tecas de fincaS urbanas en- San
Juan Santurce. lnformaran Fer
nandez Co, Edificio Padfn, San
Juan. SIT
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EAMILIA Ibanez Garmendia par
ticipa a sus relaciones de Pto.
Rico que ha fijado su residencia en-
23O w. 1O7 St, uno de los sitios de
mejor vecindario de N. Y. 8-31.
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listed Es Ell CULPABLE

81 su Gltimo anunclo en- la sec-
ci6n de avisos clasificados de- Ell
MUNDO no surtlo el eferto de-
seado uStod ~ 81 ..ni,ahn porque
fracaso al intentar convertIr en-
;olapra adores a nuestros iectores.
Venga nosotros y pondremos q
ST disposition nuestra e1perien-
cia sin costo alguno. r.
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CANTERA. CANTERA. sQuier

usted hacerse rico al igual que
otros? lie arriendo magnffica Can
terra, situaci0n vcntajosa. Dele Ia
isla. Explote negocio piedra. Inda-
que usted situaci0n economical ex-
plotadores este negOcio Cerca San
Juan. Informard: TelGfono 4O1, ro-
jo, Santurce. 8-2G
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CURSO Escolar 1925-1926. Pre-.

CURSO Escolar 1925-1926. Pre-
parese con tempo en- La vi
La de Madrid. Telas para unifor-
mes, pantalones, y blusas Khaky,
medias, calcetines, cintas cinturo-
nes, camisas, pajamas, yuntas, bo-
tones etc. Visitenos, Escriba hoy
n1ismo. Hacemos envios G. o. d.
Tel. 166. S. Brau St. No. 81. Box
764. 8-29.
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y y =.
OUIEN TENGA cantera de pie-
4 RQUITECTOS, INSPECTORES,
Y MAESTROS DE OBRAS. Ia

gran Oportunidad para perfeccio-
narse en- su trabajO! La obra AR
CHITECTURE, CARPENTRY &
CONTRACTING" Zen ingles) de la
American Technical Society, en- 5
voldmenes, lie dara la information
que uSted desee. Libros practicos,
con pianos V diagramas. A plazos.
PaSe pOr nuestra oficina en- Cristo
II, o escriba "a: Salvador r. Min
Inc, San Juan, L. Il. S-21
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MUsICA para Piano. RecibI

semanalmente los JiltimOs hits
de New York. Tambien un gran sur
lido de cOunlets y mtisica espafiula
en- general. Envfo a la isla franqueo
extra. Los Muchachos. San Juan,
T. K. u
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CARPINTERO con 1

amos de experienced en- cOnstruc
clones de obras, desearfa coloca-
ci0n permanente, precio m0dico. In
formara a Florencio VazqueZ, agen
te de este peri0dicO, Cayey, p. r..
S-O5
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OUlEN ES USTED?, no i1nporta
qui6n sea; hombre mujer, fuer
tie o debil, enfermO saludable. ins
truido ignorante, la CLARIvI-
DENTE NENEZOLANA 'TSABEL,
w. MARANTES DE COLON, le pro
bara que, actualmente usted no usa
la mitad de su poder creative, en- In
resOluci0n de Sus asuntos. Consul
tela. Consultorio: Carretera I27,
Parada IL, TelGfono, 1887 verde,
Santurce, Box 1440 San Juan. SIT
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A LAS FABRICAS de gaseo.

CE VENDE un juego, de sala,
comedot Y varias bibliotecas de
secciones Muy POGO uso casi nue.
vo Y por precio m6dico. Informes
telefono $50 azul, Parada 26, Ca
rretera Nueva No. S santurce.
500.
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AL0UILANSE con sin comidas
habitaciones espaciosas, limpias Y
ventiladas BafTos exeelentes, en- ca
sa de familia respectable. Informe ::
en- IInettuan . Altos tel6fono 730 ver-
de. SIC
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BROADWAY Bazaar, San Fran

BROADWAY BAzAR. San Fran.
cisco AZ. Sombreros de seGOras
y nifias. Recibimos nnevOs mOdelos
semanalnIente, artfculOs de fanta-
sfa trajes para nifios pequefios. Es
merada atenci6n en- todO. Lame al
telefOno GAS. San Juan. P.
S@@SSNs"N-'N>@-'s--~~~~-~'
CURSO ESPECIAL. ST desea pros
perar, aprende ingl6s Eseuela
Baldorioty o en- su casa. $4.00 mem
suales. Venga lame Professor An
gel NJ. Braschi, tel6fono 2023 rojo,
Santurce. S-17
= ~N~eF>~N~N<>~se%N%~N %~N<>b~A~S~%~s
OUIEN TENGA cantera de pie
dra de cal, escrfbanos y le da-
'emOs la forma como explotarla
On POGO cOsto. NJ. A. Poupart Co,
Cox 322. San Juan. Representatives.
de The jeffrey Manufacturing Co.
9-13
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SE YENDE MAQUINAR1A. Dos


CE VENDE MAQUINAR1A. Dos
bombas de vacfo seco. tamaiio
5 II X 10 movidas a vapor. Dos
bombas centrffugas de 6 acopla
das directamente a motor el6ctricO
de 10 II. p, go volts, 3 fases, GO
ciclos, 1900 r. p. NJ. Dos condensa
tiOres (surface condenserS) largo.
4'1OH. ancho 2'2". Informarhn: The
Mayaguez Light Power and Ice Co.,
Mayaguez. z. r. 90
CE VENDE. Por $1,000 una casa
MADEIRA con solar cost6 $4,000 en-
la parada &c. Para in1ormes A.
Mark, carretera 243. Tel. $40 azul,
Santurce. SIS
~~~~~~~$~A~S~~~S~ ~S~~%@>d~s$asSNS>SA~>>~
CE VENDE por embarcarse su due
no una pulperfa. Buen negocio,
venga V observe cerca de la plaza
del Mercado. Buena clientela. Infor
mes Duffaut No. 10, Santurce. S-26
~~~S~N-o~~~s~s~~~sr~S~
NEVERAS. Sc venden de todos
tamafos. Unica oportunidad, de
Roble Y Metal. Buena para restau-
rant. ColmadoS, Carnicerfas, Boti-
cas- Hospitales, etc. Luna No. 38,
Tel 1919, p o. Box 1909. 2.
~>~~~~~N~~~S>~"~~~~
OCCASION. Sc vende ell ajuar de
una casa Informara Edificio
Bouret apartamento % o telefOno
1925 negro. San Juan. S-17
>--~~-~~~~~N~~~se>~
MIENTRAS DUREN. ofrezco Glen
maquinas de sumar alemapas de
bolsillo a $1.55 c. .. d. Su precio
$500. Enrique Torres. Box 523, Pla
va Ponce. S-18
| CONIPRO llayes viejas raras,
grandes y pequefas. DR.. f. We
ra, Mayaguez, p r. SIG
IVENDEMOS. Fincas rnsticas y
urbanas en- Bayam0n. Casas en-
Santurce Precios especiales Y ia
cilidades para pagos. Tenemos di-
nero para hipotecas. Informaran,
Rafael Pesquera Edificio Ell NUN
DO, Tel. 157, Jose G. Umpierre, ca
lie Marti Is, Bayam0n. r.
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CALVE SU VIDA: Para est6ma-
go, intestinos, v6mitos y nau-
seas del embarazo, indigestiones
y jaquecas, tome usted Ell Aperi-
two Tarrant. Solicitelo en- farma-
cias droguerfas. a-26
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CE ALQUILA apartamerto con 4

habitaeiones, sala, comedor, CO.
Gina, servieio sanitario complete.
Parada 20, cerca las escuelas, ca
rros el6ctricos V guaguas. Informa-
ran Tel6fono So, Santurce. 8-21
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PUPILOS. Sc admiten, sitio ven
tilado, cerca de la Universidad.
PreciOs m0dicos. Dirfjase a MI
GUEL BUXEDA Jr., Jose de Die
go st. 26, Rio Piedras, p. r. SIG
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EMBARAZOS:- Ell Aperitivo
Tarrant alivia ell malestar Y los
V6mitos Embellishments. No con-
tiene drogas nocivas, es la clave
dc la limpieza interna. Pfdalo,
Farmaclas. 1896,
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E ESPLENDTDO surtido en- bajjIlas
inglesas de loza porcelana. No
compre I'd sin yer nuestros pre-
clos. FL GlOhO. San Justo 30. p.
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CE ALQUHA apartamento, calle
Ernesto Cerra 33 con dos dormi-
ltorios. sala, comedor, cocina Y ba-
no. Precio S240O. Informaran Te-
lefono 900, Santurce. S-22
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|(ASA para estudiantes de buena
procedencia. Rio Piedras, Gale
|Afuiloz Rivera. Para ambos sexos !;
|precios m6dicos familia de repu-
|tacion. Comida excelente. Buen ira
Ito. Propietaria Dolores Sotoma-
vor S-25
S.<s.Ss NseSS>%>@FNSSS\S>eSS~
|CE ALQUILA por $500 mensua-
les In casa No. %, Gale BARGE
Iona. Informaran Telefono 166, San
Tuan y 1855. San Juan, P. b T.
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nARA VERANEAR..r

pARA VERANEAR: una casa CO.
moda con installation sanitaria.
Buena aqua. Hacienda "iiramon-
tes''. KIN. AZ Cidra. Informaran
Km. 5. Hacienda Miramontes, Ci-
ORA o tel6fono $50, San Juan. p.
-'>~~~S>~N~N'>-r>~>s-N vs-~s@~S~>~
OCCASION: Sc yende todo ell a1uar
de una casa. incluyendo niue
bIes. loza. lamparas. etc. Lame al
tel6fono 033 San Juan. o al 1929
Santdrce. P.
~~~~~S~~>N~a~%>N
I'll HOGAR, 16 Allen st. Compra
venta de muebles. Todo a mi
tad de precio positivamente. Car
bonatador el6ctrico, greca de dos ga
lones, sillas fuente soda, romano
pequeiIa, marmol de seis pies, mo-
tor / caballo, tres faces, rOpero lu-
mas Arcadia Rivera, San Juan, p.
r. p.
Evening star., 1925-09-13

timed; and here. Thomas. you can do
me true service. Call upon Kennedy
you know him, / believe-if not, in.
troduce yourself; he is a perfect gen
tleman. and will give you a cordial
welcome. Speak to him of my wishes.
and urge him to see the Secretary of
War in my behalf--or one of the other
Secretaries, or President Tyler.
Il mention in particular the Secre-
tary of War because / have been
to West Point and this may stand me
in some stead. / would be glad to
get almost any appointment-even a
$500 one-so that / may have some
thing independent of letters for a sub
sistence. To coin ones brain into
silver, at the nod of a master, is, to
my thinking, the hardest task in the
world. Mr.. Kennedy has been at all
times a true friend to me-he was the
indebted to him for life itself. He will
be willing to help me. I know-but
needs urging. for he is always head
and ears in business. Thomas, may
l depend upon you?"
Thomas, on receiving the letter, re-
iterated his desire to aid Poe, but the
enthusiasm of the first letter had de-
parted. He wrote back:
MY Dear Poe: I did not see until
this morning-you use generally such
pale ink-the solitary line at the top
of the third page OF your letter where
you say: State that 1 deciphered It
by the return of mail-as / do
Please alter the communication / sent
you, SO as to express the fact. Today
it rains hard, Congress was in session
last night until IL o'clock, and it may
be day or two before / see Kennedy.
/ wrote you that I had never seen the
President. I shall see him on Friday,
as his son has invited me to dine with
him. If / had the address now. I
might brtnx YOU uns in 4 quiet Eax
Evening star., 1925-09-13

situation that would suit you and
place you beyond the necessity of
employing your pen, he says, he can
obtain for you there. Let me hear
from you as soon as convenient upon
this subject. | assure you. Poe, that
not an occasion has offered when in
the remotest way l thought ! could
serve you that / did not avail my
self of it-but / would not write
upon mere conjectures that some
thing available was about to occur.
So my motives must be my apology.
my friend. for my long silence.
Besides, I could not obtain for you,
and I have tried repeatedly, Clay's
report on the copyright question. l
may be vet successful. II / had OBJ
tanned 1t I might have written sooner
having that to write about Yes, l
saw Dickens, but only at the dinner
which a few of us gave here-I liked
him very much. though.
You certainly exhibited great
sagacity in your criticism on Barn
ably Rudge.' / have not yet read it,
but I mean to do so, and then read
your criticism, which 1 have put by
for that purpose.
Somebody told me, for have not
seen it in print, that you and Graham
had parted company. Is IL so?
Poe. though I am as steady as
clock work, somehow or other my
hand Is so nervous this morning that
I can scarcely hold the pen. How is
the health OF your lady? / have often.
often thought of her and sympathized
with you. Make my warmest respects
to her and your mother. and write me
the moment you receive this. Your
friend, IF. w. THOMAS"
As Poe himself wrote, the Gus
tomhouse suggestion gave him new
life.'' 1t is with eagerness that he
ansWereds
Evening star., 1925-09-13
BY FRANCIS Cow SMITH,

A PIECE of night detached it
~ self and assumed the form of
~ huge cat. 1t was as if part
4 of the jungle's gloom had
ViSiblN condensed into
Evening star., 1925-09-13

Francis Cow Smith bears the
distinction and the exceeding good
fortune of being the first white
man, certainly since the days of
the early Spanish and Portuguese
explorers. ever to return from
that section of the Brazilian
interior watered by the Rio das
Mortes-River of Death. This sin
lister name was bestowed upon the
stream because all other of his
predecessors had lost their lives
in treacherous rapids, had been
killed by wild animals. or foully
murdered by savage Indians
AS related last week, Capt. Cow
Smith. under the guidance of
friendly Indians. had penetrated
into the heart of the wilderness
along the mysterious watery ave
nue. until he reached the region
Inhabited by the hostile Cher
Hantes Indians. During the jour
ney his life was thrice endan-
gered-once when his canoe
crashed upon a rock and he was
hurled into swirling rapids: again
when he was enveloped in the
coils of a giant sucuru. a deadly
snake, and again when he was at
tackled and severely bitten by
poisonous ants
While proceeding upstream. sud
denly. from the banks of the River
OF Death, came shower of poi
soned arrows. Not a glimpse was
10 be had of the Indian bowmen
hidden in the jungle fastness.
After reaching the middle Of the
wide stream Capt. Cow Smith in
sisted on continuing the journey.
but his panic-stricken guides re-
fused and he was forced to return
to safer quarters
Evening star., 1925-09-13

the jaguar crashed sfdewise to the
ground, but instantly. like a steel
spring let loose IN writhinst fury. he
leaped aside. whh-led once around,
crouched snarlingIS and Launched a
maddened drive for my THROAT.
Watch your cat when It really goes
| into action. cornered, against a., dog.
And imagine Yourself, facing t1rrt such
| flashing swiftness in a beast thirty
| times as large; Yeu Will understand
then how bewildered I felt, and why
my second shot was poor.
The bullet / learned afterwsrdL only
blazed a cash along thecnfuriated ami
mails flank. But SO sTlarpened were
my senses in this crisis chat I distinct
| ly heard a vicious hisS close to my
ear and felt the hutter 90 my chssk
! OF something shooting paE me from
| behind. And almost in the saIne mo
ment l heard the singing snip of jaws
| that closed on thin air above my
| shoulder.
A steel.shod claw ripped through
my coat. and / was hurled to the
ground by the massive bunk that
struck my eide. While / struggled
| frantically to my feet away from the
| whirlwind OF lashing claws 1 realized
what had happened.
The chief up the slope behind me
had risen to the emergency. and had
desperately fired an arrow past me
within an inch OF my right ear, catch
! ing the beast in the shoulder as he
leaped The wound had turned him in
! his jump and upset his muscular con
| troll just enough 10 let me escape the
| fatal grip Of claws and teeth.
The animal lay on the ground. now,
shuddering a moment. growing pit
! eously, seeking once more 10 rise, then
I slowly stifening out as the arrows
/ poison took effect. l knew then how
| might have perished had the In
! dams aim been less perfect. A poison
! ed wound in my cheek would have
! finished me even If the jaguar's jaws
/ had not
! Perhaps 1 have painted the untamcd
! tribes OF Brazil in too sinister light.
! Certainly this Caipo chieftain proved
/ a loyal friend in need, when he might
! so easily have left me to perish and
I claimed my enVied equipment for his
/ booty.
! Later, when ! had returned to Con
| ceicao. whence / started on the last
| lap of my homeward journey down To
! Para. l met a wandering Cara)a IN
dian with an old rife. lie had no am
munition but proudly compared his
I gun with mine-and, smiling in child
| like simplicity. told how he had dis
posed OF the rifles original owner SO
that he himself might possess ire
stick"
so. 1t 'is a land of strange contra
| dictions. this Brazilian 1ungle-land.
Never from moment TO moment are
+! you quite sure whether your Indian
! "camarada" will prove heroic friend
or treacherous enemy. Perhaps on my
next trip | can learn more OF the
twisted workings OF the Indian brain
! but I hope l shall do so under less
perilous circumstances than faced IN
that thrilling battle with the piach
jaguar.
Evening star., 1925-09-13

and pave the way-but as I have not.
l must make the genius of friendship
my guide and trust to It's illegible)
to make all right in your behalf
There are thousa nds of applicants, but
/ think the wants of a man like you,
who asks only for a clerkship, should
not be neglected. You will eventually
succeed If you should not at first.
II know very few of the big bugs
here, having kept myself to myself,
but L think l have skill enough to
commit your merits to those who
though not women. will be more skill
full advocates of your claims.
Il write in the greatest haste.
Your friend,
"F. w. THOMAS"
X n
TT took Thomas a few months to ad-
just his own literary affairs to such
an extent that he could spare a few
moments to see Representative Ken
nedy for poor, anxious Poe. On Au
gust 80. 1S41, two or three months
after the request was made of him,
we find him writing Poe as follows:
My Dear Poe: l have been indis-
posed for some time, which prevented
my writing to you, as | had nothing
to communicate, and the exercise of
my pen was painful.
II wrote you that I saw Kennedy
and that he expressed his willingness
to aid you in any way in his power.
Sure I have conversed with the
Presidents sons about you-they
think the President will be able and
willing to give you a situation. but
they say, and l felt the truth of
the remark before 1t was made, that
at the present crisis, when everything
is 'hurlyburly.' it would be of no
avail to apply to him. He IS much
perplexed, as you may suppose,
amidst the conflicting parties. the an
tictpated cabinet breakup, etc.
''As soon as times get little more
quiet I will wait on the President
myself and write you of the inter
view"
The matter seems to have Jagged
during the Fall and Winter of 1S41-
AZ, until, on February 6. 1912,
Thomas selects a good quill from the
Government assortment on his desk
and proceeds to plant some new hopes
in Poe's receptive brain.
Some other correspondence must
have followed. but it has been lost.