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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-02-18

Cuando va habian abandona-
DO las costas de Venezuela, re-
clDlo orden la escuadra alema-
ma, de seguir este nuevo rumbo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-02-18
POSTALES
Para Pepa Berta Roig.

Para Pepa Berta Roig.
Me dicen que eres luz y eres poesia..
Y mas que hacerte versos 20 GUERRA
Ver como cubre til cabello suelto
La airosa curva de til tale esbelto
Que admire tn hermosura
En- la illusion antastica dc O.
Y sin saber por que, Sc me tigura
La realidad mas bella que el ensuefio.
E. BENITEZ CASTANO.
X
Para Maria Carlota Gimenez.
Como aSombros de luz son tus miradas
Que ssben imitar, dtilce Maria.
La destumbrante claridad del d1a,
La tenue luz de noches estrelladas.
J. PEREZ LOSADA.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-02-18

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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-24
Elko. Nevada, Friday, April ~ 1908.


The condition OF the sheep industry in
some parts OF Utah. Idaho and eastern
! Nevada may well cause alarm among
iiockmastere, says the Salt Lake Herald
( The deadly disease known as ostrosir
coma or -big head" has made it's ap.
pearance among the animals. and the re.
suit is that they are dying by hundreds.
III some cases 10y the tI'"r,and Com.
inp, ts it does. au the heels II a rartic-
; ularly hnrd, cold winter. the outlook
for the sherpmen is decidedly disconr.
aging.
Big head is II malady that. forim
atelH, does not make its appearance very
often. ~ its scientific name indicates,
1t is lumpy, humorous growth winch
appears about tie head and neck Of the
afflicted animal, spreading down into
the legs and eventually running into
necrosis. with results that are invaria.
bly, fatal. by some authorities the dis
| ease is said tn he highly contagious,
while others cDntcud that il cannot
be communication from "nr sheep to an
other.
The safest plan. when the men who
are supposed to know differ. is to quar-
antlne the infected bands The moment
II sheep shows signs of Cst"usarcoma il
should he segregated from the rest and
kept segregated until death ends il,
sGffrrngs We ar" told tia, healthy
sheep are not 80 likely Ia hr attacked
ns those that ar" NOT healthy. This is
acr0un,c! for Toy the fact that the lis
cas-" - nn "niGrowil ~ Impoverished
hl"uh
That ACCOUNT" fnf IL appear Inct at
tins time. Tie -hrri'. ,xIrpt those that
have ihd specially favored raugeI, have
been suhIcctei I" many unusual bard
ships during the winter JUST ended. The
weather has been cold, the snow has
been 1eep and the ranges poor. Ami.
mails that survived the snow aud the
storms. tn" o. 1T and iIr.. lari of austen.
hncc nr" :" no ruudiir'r I" withstand the
ravagCs -! "ii, head.
Those n:ti c.,"d by II >urcumb within
II few uuurs. The veterinarians who
consider II rnniagIOus wnnld seem To
have ih" n'iirr argument, for the reas.
on TINT thee ar" few instances where,
nniess diligent prccauunnlry me lsures
were taken. only 81 small percentage Of
the tlDck> ~ which the disease gets a
foothu!d dir.
Br diligence n"w shrrpmen may he
able t" sac Il idir percentage nf their
investment, but unless they act prompt
ly they are Ii kelly, nc ,orimg to rsports.to
lose all
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-24
IOI.iSif WHEAT.

Much has been printed lately regard.
ing new cereal which has heen called
corn wheat, the inference being that
1t is hybrid ~ corn and wheat. and
western farmers have become interested
III it,
| The department Of agriculture has in &.
| vestIgatcd the matter and has identified
! the cereal. the results uf the invcstiga-
! hon be nI embodied in the following cX-
tract h"m ii recent issue ot IIarper's
! Weekly:
! For some time FARMERS III our prairie
| States hnvc been deeply Interested in
| the report that new cereal knowu ns
corn wheat" lag been discovered
According to the craggcrate! state
mcnts TINT have been cure mt IN tie
west. The Kernels Of the new grain ar.
ahon, midway III siZ" between wheat
and maize. aud the proportion of crop to
| seed IL Tar greater than III the case of
wheat. Just how much foundation
there ls for the story has been made
known 10y the department oi agricul.
iurr. Not only is there no such thing
H' corn wheat but III the opinion Of
the departments "Kpcr;s, no hybrid Of
corn and wheat could bc produced, or,
at any rate. no hybrid that wuuld bc
fertile. The true name of the cereal
Winch has been incorrectly designated
IL polish wheat" go called because il IL
lar a
though II Is not native there. it, original
home being bcli' we'd Ia he in the
Mcdltt"rraucun rrgIuu .NS regards the
s'Zr of the NcrnclS ~ Il is grain. there is
no doubt TINT, while much smaller than
the kernels of maize. they are often
twice Hs large IA those of ordinary
wheat. The assertion that the normal
yield OF this grain IL from sixty to one
hundred bushels the acre is pronounced
exaggerated. though the department
docs not discrcdit the reports from
Idaho and Washington that III those
states from sixty to seventy five bushels
per acre have nt times been garncrcd,
IL seems that Polish whcal is restricted
as regards adaptability Ia soil aud elm.
ntc. So far IA the United States is con-
ccrncd. the department Of agriculture
thinks that the new cereal could only
hc grown successfully in the region OF
the great plains and III the territory on
the western side ~ the Rocky noun.
tains. Ii should he a boon tu eastern
knn~as. and la AL sections where arti.
ticinl irrigation has been accounted
condition of fertility, because char.
hctcristic Of Polish wheat IL its cXccp.
tlnnnl power nf.resistancc to drought
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-24
40 HUSISESS THERE.

Corning Na.I Free Press: This office
Is i'll receipt of Il personal |, tier from a
government "mploye III the Philippines
who STATES: "Inur'rr right on the
Philippin" question: We have no bu- j.
ness here and the men who have been
he. the longest most cmphi tically in.
sist that the worst is Vet to come There
is restlessuess and disatisfactinn every
where among .ht natives, but we rmr st
all he quiet as long rs we're in the rm-
ploy Of the government Think nf 1t.
'alc worst to- come Then in this free
country where freedom nf speech and
freedom uf tile press are among the
rights given every citizen, we have sub
Jecis who must keep quiet as long as
they are III the service nf this free i?)
country. Then We nave slavery exist.
ing under the dome Of Manila. DO YOU
believe il? But bold on, we are en-
gagged in Christianizing these people
with a shot gun. But you must krcp
quiet aboni how it is done and how we
are doing il.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-24
4 Wonderful Air CITY,

Many stories have been written about
mirages and delusious. hut none has
been more interesting and curious than
TINT OF the Silent City mirage which
makes its appearance near the Pacific
glacier i'll Alaska. The discovery of this
wonderful mirage was made by the In.
diaDs, who would tell Of the city winch
was built in the clouds. Tho mirage
can he seen in the early part of July
from to 6 p. m. II rises from the side
ot the Pacific glacier. Its first appears
like n heavy mist and soon becomes
clearer. and one can distinctly see the
scepter city, we'll deIiucd streets aud
srees, tall spires aud huge and odd
shaped buildings which appear to he
ancient mosques or rathedrale. II ~ a
city which would seem to contain at
least $1,000 or 10000 inhabitants.
As yet no one has been able to iden.
ity IT, although several have claimrd to
recognize the place. There ia no city
like 1t IN Alaska, nor in any country
about IL for thousands uf miles. Some
claim it is II city in Russia, others say
1t is u city IN England, but none can
tell whore nnd what il IT, The mirage
was given the name nf Silent City. aa il
appears Ia ono like dead city. There
10 nothing TINT would indicate TINT il IA
inhabited.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-24

With it's mechanical frame quite con
cealcd beueath beautiful howers and
vari colo" ed foliage plants, the mammoth
floral 81 Ick that may be- seen at ST
l-onis bN visitors Ia the Louisiana puT-
chas" EXr"-I -Itiou iu 1914. will b- h, far
the largest time pirr" ever r"ustruri-T
The mech .nlsiu uf the rI e.; l. h,r 'r,I
and the huge 'Gal. "u" hundred f,rt IN
DIANE ter. 'inNS IL face tIX u chca
above the cNrund. ;'ht. dini. the hands
the minu" hand hrinr - feet .nug and
II owing tiv" feet at each move. aud all of
the frame are So covered with flowers as
to auitc conceal any mechanical con.
trivanceS.
The numerals marking the hour arc
10 feet i'll length and are made Of bright
cOlored colcUs, A foliage plant that grow
dense AMI may he pruned with the
gardeners shears and kept symmetrical
without fear of impairmg the growth of
the plant.
In the circle surrounding the numerals
are collections. OF IL distinct plants, each
collection being - feet long and IL feet
wide. Nature has ordained that each OF
thcee plants should open it's blossom ut
certain hour Of the day, and the great
floral clock shows how the laws Of ua-
ture are as exact us the mechanical
laws discovered by man. AS the hands
Of the giant floral clock reach the
numeral naming II certain hour the
iiowcrs i'll the great bed at the back of
the hour so designated begin to open
their buds and to exRlc the perfume pc.
culinr la the plant.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-24
HI" New Tnlcphurc Line.

MrRs a. llyi,on aud IIcRsum have re-.
turned from their trip through Lamoillr
Ruby and starr Valleys {" locate Il
telephone line From Mr.. II! I,"n We
learn tint two linca are under ""usidcrn.
iion, one being an extension NJ the La
moIllc line to Ruby valley with Il brunch
to n"cth md the other being from EIku
io llallcck aud thence Ia Ruby valley
wa ~ the Il.rnnch with u branch Ia
Dcrth from the 7l.rnnch und branches
from Drcth through Sturr valley. Tho
inter route will probably bc selected.
Tho southcru terminus oi the line will
bc Ut Mr.. IInnkine' ranch in South
Ruby. Tho material hns been purchaa.
al and the new liuc will hc built as snou
~ pnagIhlc. When completed, il will
hrrng the pCOpl" of Ruby md Starr
valley ~ clusr connection with the
ronuiy HCnt
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-24

When the Iiaina Christina was raised
out nf the oozc is Manila BAY. eighty
skeletons ~ men were found between
her decks. That is Il ghastIy story.
Those innocent men had to die as part
ntnuemcut Tor Spain eins of cruelty to
her colonies: her neglect oi her own
children: her weakness IN permitting
priests to usurp the functions Of sinta
until national decay md the dry rot of
of ignorance and superstition has
disIntegrHted her former vnlor and left
her helpless before II real lighting
force
a nations strength depends upon the
units II her people. When their up-
portuniiicR nrc prescribed: when their
mInds nrc never lighted hy the lamp nf
knowledge, when tho germs %: hope in
their souls are never permitted to- warm
into life; when they ccnsc to exercise
their own Judgments aud leave the re-.
sponsihilitics of their lives to their lead
crs, then there follows Il time when Il
crisis comes to them aud thoy utterly
fall, and II IL not strange tu find their
skclCiOnE in suultcn ahips.-GrOdwin'a
Weekly.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-24
Ton Much f"r Patrick.

Tho other day little red faced Irish
mnn approached II 3, sioillcr which had
mhclch City, another "DOmcstic- aud
the third "FOrrigu" tic looked nj tho
three in turn and then, ne II puzzled *
PRESTON crossed his lace, scrn,chcd hia
head.
"faith," hc was heard to muttct, Il
don't know in which wan Ia put tho let.
ter! Sure. Katic's domcstick. nm shc
lives IN tn city. all right, aud she's II
furrincr. too: but, bcgObs. dunno how
III thing cnn g" in both Oi the three
hnlca at vance," { olumbue Jcstor.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-24

Reno ia ~ the tlrOca oi ito frat city
election. Some oi tho people want n
non .pnrtIsnn city government and 9TH
cru wnut government controlled by
party machinery. Tho Democrats have
taken tho non partisan aide 0f the qucs.
tiun and tho Republicans. or majority
OF them, want Republican Mayor anI
all the other officers. The on.partisana
have held meetings aud placed tho FOL.
lowing ticket IN the field:
Mayor, George f.. Turrctln, Rep;
City Attorney, Jchu S. Orr, Rep; city
Clcrk. KING Ryan. fusion; and w. j.
w@tcriicld, Il. j.. Drappo, G.. T.. Clough
John Michacls and Prof n. r.. Wilson
for Aldermen, Three Ot tho Aldermen
atc anti.Ropuhlicana. Hon. =. l.. Flnn-
nigan VIVA the iirat choice of the non.
parusnns Tor Mayor, but no positively
declined 10 mako tho race. Tho licpub
licnns will place full ticket in :he
field aud then the fur will begin to fly,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-24
rnkc rhI. Hnnh rnti-

II yon can't got to sleep rount three
billions. taking care to pronounce each
number slowly and distinctly. II this
docs not prove effective got out Of brd
and turn eighteen handepringa Oh.
serve u proper regard Tor the uniformity
"f the thing, aud scc that they nre c: the
same siz' and Velocity. u you still
iiud !ou nrc unable to- yet into the Land
of Nod. take walk uronnd the block,
"nd then, II tins means fails. 90 and iun
II big mnm tell him him he Iir. IlrIl
put yuu Ia elccp.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-24

IN Illinois girl ia suing school tea.
cher Tor $4,000, lie gave her a hug that
permanently dislocatcd her shoulder.
The il Il severe reflection on the Illinois
male school teacher Thcy have no, the
gentle, delightful embrace of Utah
)cdagoguc. ], mny bc they have not
had tho practice winch IL afforded in
thia Statr md when they meet coy
damscl whose face is sulTuscd with
blusheR Mt the mere squeeze. their ucr.
vonancss causcg thcm tn excr, an cn.
folding pressure most clumsily executed
and greater than they intended. An
Illinois school teacher should be rc
etrictcd hy law FOR hugging anything
leea animate than stovcpipc. 49,. Ogden
Stapard.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-24

Describing ;hc new issue Of United
Stntcs pnstrg" stamps. u writer in the
Chicago Tribune sHys: The series OF
1902 will include fifteen stamps, ONLY
seven of winch have yet been issued. in
cludnr The |, >. 3, !, !. 4 and l3 cent
stamps There will also he stamps OF
q. 10. IL. aud - cents, 81. 60 and 81 aud
n special delivery stamp oi new pattern.
Tho cu!nr- Hnd portraits selected for
this series are az follows: l.cent green,
licnjamen Franklin; 2-ceni, red,
George Washington, 3.cent, purple,
Andrew Jack son; I cent dark brown,
u. =. Grant: 5.cent, blue. Abraham
Lincoln; G.ccnt, magenta, james A..
Garfield; ccit, dark lilac. Martha
Washington; l0.ccnt, light brown, Dan.
iel Webster; l3.cent, slate, Benjamin
Harrison; lucent, olive. Henry Clay;
30 cent, orange. Thomas Jefferson: 81.
black. ID. q. Farragui; 81, sapphire blue
James Madison; -, dark green, John
Marshall, special delivery, light blue.
boy on bicycle. Every stamp gives the
name "f the person whose portrait ad q.
orns il and the years Of their birth and
death Frames including the pOrtraita
are different for every denomination
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-24
Volume 81.
Description uT Death valley.

In Mines and Minerals for April is nm
interesting article 10y Don Maquirc on
Death Valley, in southern California
and Nevadn, from %li.ch the follow ing is
taken.
lnyo and San Bcrnardiuo counties
California and Nyc county, Nevada,
taken as one united area. comprise the
most utterly desert region within the
area II the United States when |
stat this 10 no. mean that all Of the
area above named IL entirely nn IRE.
clamablc .ieScrt, but the grsntcr part
~ the section il, and within it. area lies
what may Ice termed the culmIDatiOn Of
stcri!iiy. the uu" spot III which dcsolaticn
Is supreme, and whose name is well
applied, for within no part Of the known
world IN there another -uch spot us
DoHth valley.
Ill" land IL wcirIly dcsulatc, and the
dr"ary regions NJ the damned are well
typilcd IN that locality during the
months of June, July. August and Sep.
tembcr "f each year Like all the great
valleys of Nevada and Caliioru MIA. De th
valley lies Obung from north to south.
It's length - about hiuy miles and its
width from mountain range tn mountain
range about tbIrty-rivc miles. although
the width "f TIA" deepest part ~ Death
valley IN less than thirty milc-
The Panammt mountains ehut uus
from the valley the last vrstigr uf moist
winds TINT blow from the Pacific These
winds. even bcfOTI the! reach the first
-nmnIts of thc lnunuIImt range on the
west nave swept across the Mojave
plains and next have bluwn uScr the
Pnnhmlmi desert sr that whnt little
moisture they carr! Is exhausted before
they roll across the Pmamiui moun-
tduns. In the atmosphere oi Death
valley in the month Of August there is
less than uuc.half ~ ono per cent mois.
turr. Again. the country surrounding
Death valley, made up 81 volcanic
rhngcs- hnck, red, green. yellow and
brown herein cnustic naturalization
has Tor rountlrss centuries furnished
the elements of stcriliJy I" every storm,
torrent and rlnudburst that have. dur.
ing thcs" agcs. wished down their edes.
thus prccipi;ntrng in the deep valley
below the deposits uf hnrnN we now
ind there.
Death valley Il, .rrt If thus surround
"d 10y l;alHinn desert nn the north. Puu.
amin, desert on the west. Mojavc desert
"n thc south, and the Amnrgusa desert
"i' the cnst; and its depression being
lower than any 81 the above. need we
wonder that II should be a rcLtrr OF
misery, when the last rays of SIMMER
p0nr down upon II aud the refrnCtcd
heat strikes Il from the pnnamint mud
Funeral mpuntHIn ranges. During the
"f autumn the heat III Death valley rises
{" i.D {" I'D degrees. higher 10y lar than
anywhere else ~ the western world;
not only dU"s this heat exist there dur.
my th, day but al'u during the night.
Tor th" mountains uu either side und the
hard surface ~ the middle valley, dur.
my the day heated like the walls ~ Il
furnace. do not have time to cool pur.
ptlbiy until the snu again rises in
copper sI,,, aud thus Tor weeks and
monihs. uniHvorcd 10y moisture. this
gS"ai central isolated region innsts ard
burns, u lInb ~ silence and dosoln.
iinn.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-24

Tho Republic of McXico will soon
have trained nrmy Of 100000 soldiers.
There nro 900 public schools IN the
Republic and 100000 boys nro being
drilled daily and prepared Tor soldiers.
From the borders of the Iucntnn aud
from the Pacific To tho guf coast tho
Rcpublic will eoon bc II vaRt parade
ground Tor troops. I, is to bo rcgro tied
'lm such II course aa this is found
necessary in II Republic on tho Amori-
can continent, enys M exchange.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-24

Tho Pos'oIlicc Department has issued
n general order calling attention 10 the
prevalence ~ smallpox IN certain see.
tone of the country and directing all
postmnstcrs to strictly enforce section
62G Of The postal laws and rcgula tiopa.
governing the treatment of mail matter
md supplies infected by disease germs.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-09-01
AN IMPORTANT SURVEY.
All Streams In the State Are to be
Measured.

Last winter the legislature created
other duties prescribed in the bill es-
tablishing the Office, it is ordered that
the engineer, in conjunction with the
experiment station of the agricultural
college, shall make a measurement OF
all the streams in the state and ascer-
tain their flow of water. Arrange
ments have been perfected by which
this is to be done, plans for conducting
the work having been perfected by
State Engineer Wade and Professor
Baker of the experiment station. A
schedule of work has been mapped out
by them by which there will be no
conflict between them and also avoid
a conflict with the work in the same
direction that is doing by the United
States geological survey.
Several years will be required to
finish the work, as the intention is to
make daily or at least weekly records
of the flow of all streams large enough
to be utilized for irrigation purposes.
One purpose of the measurements
is to ascertain the exact mount OF
water each stream is capable OF fur
nishing for use of the irrigators and
thus prevent future failures of bitches
and canals for the want of water. In
stances are known where such enter
prises have failed because OF a lack
of knowledge ON this important sub
ject, the builders having constructed
them without knowing that the water
had already been appropriated. On
many streams filings have been made
far in excess Of the ability OF the
streams to supply the water claimed
and litigation has been the result. I'm
til the exact amount of water carried
by the streams in controversy is as
~certained settlement OF pending liti-
CATION is practically impossible.
Before extensive irrigation projects
can be carried on successfully it is
imperative to know the full limits of
the different streams intended to be
utilized. Hence the Importance to
the state of the forthcoming survey
will be fully appreciated by all.
Each Of the two parties to the
survey will supply one another with
| duplicate records of the work done and
thus confusion and conflicts will be
avoided.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-09-01

Down Mobile which to the
opera house on Thursday, September
3, for one night lis one of the most
realistic of Mr.. Lincoln ]. Carter's
productions. The plot is cleyerly con-
structed and brings out a great deal of
deep heart interest, pathos and a
laughable amount of side splitting
comedy.
The story is in the south, as the
name would indicate, on the banks OF
the Mississippi, where a happy home
is broken up by an impostor who rep
resents himself as a long lost son.
He falls in love with the heroine, who
believes him to be her brother and the
story is woven around this plot in an
interesting and exciting style. The
scenic effects are said to be of par
ticular note.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-09-01
If Sir Thomas will really do as he

Ii Sir Thomas will really do as he
said he would-wait until England
shall produce a Herreshoff before he
will again challenge for Americas
cup-then he may as well consider
himself out of the yacht racing game.
The fifty years that have passed since
the cup was brought across the ocean
have demonstrated that America is
net wanting in that of which England
is woefully short-men with the skill
to design and build sailing craft the
superiors of any the world can pro-
duce. The Herreshoffs, in the natural
course of events, may become extinct,
but other builders and designers OF
equal skill may be relied upon to take
their place.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-09-01
Dissolution Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the CO
partnership heretofore existing be-
tween Christ & O'Grady, doing a vari-
ETY. show business in this city, has
this day been dissolved by mutual
consent. All debts owing by the late
firm and all moneys will be paid and
collected by Mr.. O'Grady, who contin.
ues the business.
CHRIST & O'GRADY.
Billings, Mont, Aug. 81, 1908.
1913
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-09-01

purpose. Even though our vice con
sui at Beirut was not assassinated,
Turkey and the rest of the world have
been given proof that so long as the
present administration shall be at
the head of the nation, Americans will
be protected wherever they may be,
and that if wrong is done. to any Of
them prompt reparation will be de-
manded.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-09-01

In glorying in the Gee of Tom
Johnson in his defeat of Zimmerman
as the party's candidate for governor
of Ohio, because, as it declares, it
was a defeat OF the wealth of the
democratic party, the Great Falls Tri.
bune shows but little regard for the
very estimable gentleman who is pop
ularly accredited with it's ownership.