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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22
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Durante el afio econ6mico termina-
do en- 30 de JUNO del presente afo. en-
tro vinos. cervezas y licoreS espirituo-
SOS. sc cousumieron entire los Estados
Unidos I.S39 cSI o0I galones. Equiva-
vAliendo e. gallon 4 4.54 litrus. el total
no anda lejos dc siete millones de IL
trcs. y 81 - Va 4 repaFtir tanso por ca
oeza. tocan los ennsumidores. consando
4 todos los vivieutes. ra.6n Dc unos
70 galones. d 81 liiTos y cuarsu. No
s,endo eoucebible que todo hicho VI
vispte haya ccnzumido "a legigima. els.
70 es.4 cue alguno siens cue hahens
excedido
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22

Ei sargenio dc Il Polcia insular del
Puesto Dc cabo-Rojo. trasmits por via
Mayaguez. el sguiense ss,sgTAms al CO.
runel Hamill
AnOehe policia cabo- Rojo sorpren-
DIS una iugada 60 casa Dc Ramirez don.
Dc IA sido HorpEendida "a sn csras oea-
sionsa. Han sito aFEuHade DOE iali-
vsduca. ocup4ndoles basaps y dineFo.
Ellcs trataron de hacsr Srzixlgncia 4 IA
palkA. aeusindols d agrsnida. a
uzE.do sn,i<n1a e Il ssanla Aeaka
a ueEnF 60 enlo1 mamrn1nx al Tsnsnn-
- d u temaprsri6n. w
Lsuaaras Rssia ss.esreAhR1
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22
J ComeicIo ' Navigation
Revista de las
operaciones practlcadas hoy
rNTRADAs DE TRAvEs1A

De New York vap amer Caracas
de 1850 toneladas captain w. Woo
drick, a Villar y CO, con caIga Iue re-
sefiaremos en- el proximo nlimero.
De habana y escalas vap esp Mont
serrat" de 2.3o5 toneladas captain Be-
nigno LAWN 4 Sobrinos de Ezquiaga
con carga de transito.
De Geneva y escalas vap esp "Pfo
TX" de 5000 toneladas captain Jose Su-
bifio a Sobrino de Izquierdo y co, con
carga que reseharemos en- Ell ndmero
proximo.
ENTRADAS DE CoSTANERos
Ninguna.
SALIDAS DE TRAvESIA
Ninguna.
ShLIDAS DE coSTANEROS
Para Fajardo Y ruta vap amer "Vas-
CO., con carga general.
OPERACIONES SOBRE Ell MUELLE
Ninguna.
DESPACHADOS
Ninguno.
OPERAC1ONEs DE BUQCES EN- PUERTO
TRAvESIA
John Nc Dermott, Medford, Alice
Lord, Pho TX y Caracas, descargaddo.
Lorenzo y Julia, pendiente. Montserrat,
pendiente.
CocTANEpoc
Providencia, Fajardo y Luquillo. Vic.
toria, Maunabo y Ponce. Isabella, Aqua
dilla y Mayaguez. Carmelita, Yabucoa
Uberita y Maria Artau Vieques. Ana
Maria Naguabo y Humacao. Petra y
New San Michael pendiente.
VAPORES QUE Sc ESPERAN
Esp. "Niceto" Con destino directo 4
este puerto los de Arecibo, Mayaguez
y Ponce, salio de Liverpool ell dia 10
del Corriente mes.
Col. amer. "Benja jamin c. FIRTH
Ell dla IL del corriente mes, debe haber
salido de New York con destino q este
puerto.
Esp. Leon XIII"-Salio de Cadiz
con destino a este puerto el dia IS del
corriente mes, hacienda escalas en- Ca
narias.
Cubano maria Herrera Del 28 al
80 del corriente mes llegara a este
puerto procedente de Habana y escalas
intermedias.
Cubano "Julia" destino a la
Habana y escalas intermedias, saldr4
de este puerto ell dia Is del corriente
mes, de madrugada.
Amer. Ponce FL dis ~ del CO.
rrente mes, Saldra de este puerto di-
rectamente para ell de New York.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22

Aver tuviinos OCCASION de yer una
nueva industria establecida en- Puerto
Rico. En- la cale de la Fortaieza, n1-
nero II, Sc ha instalado una fabrica de
colchones de alambre, los que, la vista
del p1blico, son hechos con una ligere-
"a pasnosa.
Esta era una industria desconocida
on Puerto Rico, pues todos los colcho-
mes y trabajos de esa especie venian
del extranjero.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22


dos esa nemo sufriendo necdad de amenO
enemedad C1r
c6n sal ara afos de sufmieno Cuana mas la de mas
No Chalatanes
Fraudes cuaqer conguen nada Eos en
sabes financial pofeSnalmente Medicos
los eSaarn elos ueden arruinar En- muchd
Libres Frescpcon Lbres Sercos haa cdos
cuos grandes euadas medca Essy
planes solo fin enga6 p1bco
medico eOS
Oos adeen emna d curado dpues todas
faltaron
perscna atsdas
por mdcos
cul honbres parculardad sabmo
poi fin.
advno ba rnguna dera6n
DamoS bienvenda
mos eshoecs aqeos que
deseen
EoS
g Su sido
da Su deseza le du Su ntegudad ncestonabe
eneuedad enegos grandes beranos
amos de tOdas cr6nieasy osras indisposiciones
sOoo0 HoMBRES DEBLEScURADOSi
LEcToR psddo seranzal RsG CO.
LFCTOk Ha eade 50 sanrrs enai ussed DebHiad1
LEcTOR "NUEST1O NUEv0 METODO DE DOS PESOS MESp
Taamsnto- earaA Lo ~ Aseho harA sd-
coNsILTENoS DE 81 cAS0sN coSTo
Nosusos invana angdn ergN
Sollamos = mtsodO pasds
= y pa paSss Ss = ssss 40 cEx vOz ns NARMz-
ara Aoabrs M sa.sa4 p4 RUERzA SEXUAL
:sssz % .N; Is. ':s:s. = sss ::ssss
sSSEhcxso m.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22

Ell cable que une esta Capital con
Norte America y Europa, via Saint
Thomas, fue interrumpido anoche. No
sabemos 81 debjdo los fuertes vientos
Que han reinado en- estos dias, q que
etra causa Sc debe la interruption.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22

El doctor Woodbury., comisiouado
del Departamento de Limpieza de Ca
lies on New York. ha presupuestado
los gastos de su ramo para 1904 en-
Ss.I235oI 40. Para el afio en- que esta-
mos, contando de Enero a Enero, lie
han dado $s.32o7I2.so. Ya hay para
escobas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22

Ha sido creada una plaza mas de cor
net1n en- la banda de Ia Policfa Insular,
la que ha sido cubierta por CarmeIo
Diaz. de Arecibo.
Con esta plaza alcanza treinta y
cuatro el n1mero de m1sicos de que Sc
compone dicha banda.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22

Anteayer dimos la noticia de haber
Sido asistidas, en- la Sala de Socorros de
esta Capital ,bastantes personals, y nos ex-
trafiaba el n6mero tan crecido de elias.
En- cambio, en- 81: dia de aver ne ha
tenido nadie necesidad de ser curado.
VzyanSe las verdes por las maduras.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22

Han ingresado en- Ia carcel de Areci-
bo los periodistas don Juan Escude-o
Miranda y don Edelmiro Julio Lespier,
acusados del delito de acometimiento.
Lamentamos profundamente el per-
cance ocurrido a los compaheros.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22
S 200 Al M Es


dado dgoni cidadoso eudo atenci6n
ratamsnto
dO de caa d
rroe Nuesro ene
sa eante solo buenc culquier el aho
Mandemos tOra coea de comience
Reeaerden usd complete
diagonss edcnxs apcacones
por pos o. que
DO Cuanto mas gand GWmsso d rcsA ms sad pOpuadd
dol plan
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22

Por jugar 4 10 prohibido, frAron con-
denados por el Juez de Paz lel distrito
de Cathedral, con 10 dollars lie multa Q
veinte dias de carcel Antonio DAvila, y
con noventa dia. de carcel Francisco
Rosado, por ser este reincidente en- este
delito.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22

Tia sido nonbrado rneasg1dO dc Il
represensacidn mrSical De Aicmaria en-
IA Exposici6n De Saint LOUIS del iQo4
Mr.. George w. S,swzrs. Quieu se m
pucs,o en vizis para iicha ciud1d
Ne. SesuaEi eItk nmhits conisiona-
do del arseglo y aoindicionamHnso del
iscsl p4ra laa hantas miliiares qns enn-
curririn 4 airha kxpos,gi6a.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22

Las Jurtas EscolareS de Humacao,
Guayama y Cayey, no han remltido to-
davla al Departamento de Educacion
los presupuestos correspondence a los
meses de Septiembre y Octubre.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22
LETRASr.H, JyM

Ramon Hernandez y Paren-Mer-
cedes Hernandez-Joseph Abraham
Petrona Jordan-Mr. Boyer Milleger-
Monica Millan-Dartola Medina-Ja-
vmeS L. NJ. Melhinch Rafael Mezora-
aa-Rev. VIM. Mears Emerson-S. M
Mac Cauley-Frank L. Mason.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22

La retreta de anoche tt1vo que ser
suspendida por Ell NAL estado del ITEM
DO. En- todo el dia no ces6 dc Hover y
Ia noche fue tempestuosa y frfa.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22

Ha renunciado el puesto de CONCEAL
de Maricao, don Luis Maria Marin,
Siendole aceptada por el Gobernador
dicha renuncia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22
Cambios en- San Juan
{ Vista $4.So6
LoNDREs 60 DIV $4.Ss6,
90 DIV $4.82Hk

New York; vista 2ro p9 P
Paris: vista IN 4 234p8 D.
Hamburgo: vista 81 p8 D.
Espafia' SdIv 4 $25 q p.8 D
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22

En- uuo de los proxinos correoS lie
garzn dos hermosos billarss, para ell
nuevo salon que en- los altos del popular
cafe LA Nallorquina" van establecer
sus propietarioS En- dicho salon de
billares Sera instalado tambien un mag
n1ico piano marca Crown.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22

Ha susPendido tenporalmente su
publication el peri6dico que We la luz
en- Arecibo, LA Estrella del Norte".
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22
$a.oo AL MI S

En- Q1intentoS
Undos
dgas empacamos o nuestras
canada
nsgocs D da este plan ue adoptado ha
han aprovhd de opuad benefcdos
curados la nominal do
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22
Noticias diversas

que el guardia Dzmaso Aponte detuvo
4 Tomas Aponte, por seduction de la
nif1a Maria Faustina Rodriguez, de
Cayey.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22

Cartas detenidas en- el Post Office" de
San Juan y que seran pasadas al ODE
p6sito de Cartas Mae1tas" 81 no son re-
cogidas antes de los ounce dias de su
AViSo
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22

Por el Juez de Paz Gel Distrito de Ca
tedral, ha sido condenado q tres dias de
arresto. Francisco Rosado, por tur5ar la
paz p1blica.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22

Tamb.kn ingrcso en- Ia carcsl de
Puerta de Terra. el Director de nurs-
fro colega "Ths San Juan News. Mr.
Hobart 5. Bird. 10 deploTamoS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22

ESta noche tocara en- ell Parque ''Bo-
rinquen" la orquesta de la Policia In
sular, desde las ocho y media de Ia no.
che haSta las once.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22

Mafiana tocarz en- Ia Plaza de Baldo-
Tioty. y 81 el tempo 10 permite. Ia ban =
da 'Iuvensud del Concrete" que dirige
el maestro don Manuel Tizol.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22

Han sido citados los concejales que
componeE el Concejo Municipal de esta
Capital. para una session extraordiraria.
que tendrz lugar es,a nOche las ocho.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22

Por faltar de palabras la Policfa, Ia
sido condenada sufrir ounce dias de
arresto, Ia individual Clara Avil6S, por
el Juez Kopel.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22

Detenidos en- cl Dep6sito Municipal,
con fecha de hoy, g. Varones S., mu-
jeres 10, pendientes de sentencia II y
Seran puestos en- libertad 6.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22

ucus..l e a poliria Iu.uhr. -
eibi6 nnpcka - HsrKE1m1 q Cayey.
O. Tcnirnis ReTss. dkntols cns.n q
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22

nA9M
1nlDaO q
6AMn0
uiHsli1n
CanceFes
EnfefmedadeS &
est6mago 8 intesti-
nos
Dyspepsia
TumoreS ovartos
Hernia
Tumores
EScr6fu1a
Ep1lepS1a
de orejs
Enfermedad de
bright's
EStreches
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-22
81 SALVD ALE a VD. VN PESO?
FL GRAN Ian De EOS PESOS
Como todo el pueblc enfermo puede ser curado sol
este plan pago simple bajo.
neior tratamientc en- Ia Tierrs por so1s

expicar los papei
pede podmo pacientes por
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-12-04
THEIR LAST
DINNER
i4+a+z-.' .sp+4.l:f+.s+:-%A+s<
BY VIRG GINA
LEILA WENTZ
/, Copnrtghi. ISBS.
; by 7. {. ueClatre

She had promised him the evening a
week before. AMI when h. asked her
where they should dine she had an
swer,d:
'At our little French rpstaurant-
don't you remember? IL will lie like
old times" Old times ,n.pnI the days
when they l;ad wor.zrd sseiher as re
porters on Il los'il paper. That was
two years ago.
So tonight. down 81 the old fashioned
southwest qnartc'-s { ,hr city. they sat
at one of ihe son. r.. Iables. The low
ceilinged room w:rs presided orrr by n
plump. kindly host. Apparently mon
sieur had not gahir,s u single wrinkle
IN these two years.
Ah. and here. tou- came their old
waiter. with one bT those smiles of
the waiter WHO Is st the same time
an old friend OF '-uuTSr he didn't
know anything ahour: i.is patrons lives
during the past Two tJ ,iveniontlis. He
assumed that they sec. married.
We have one Of una kimps f;ivorite
dishes tonight h. Sati. addr.ssing
Muricl. She flushed slightly.
Presently the girl cs ,sed iler flow Of
light hearted chs ter .ind i.t,,aH iurn-
ing her cup abouC in 4 slow mec,einic-
al fashion.
Billy" she said. IT has happened.
She spoke in that soft. low tone woni-
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-12-04

"Sin eaters of the old days. like
''mutes' of quite recent times, were
hired performers at funerals. In con-
sideration of sixpence in money, bowl
Of beer and crust of bread these sires,
as they were called-"long. lean, ugly.
lamentable rascals"-would by eating
over the body take upon themselves all
the sins of the deceased and SO free him
from afterward walking the earth as
ghost, so that his soul might rest in
peace.
This custom prevailed all over Wales
and the adjoining English counties and
was observed in the strictest time OF
Presbyterian government even down to
1856. The usage is said to have arisen
from a mistaken Interpretation OF Ho-
sea iv. 8. They eat up the sin of my
people"
The more likely origin Of this strange
custom Is the Levitical scapegoat. A
much later remnant of this obtained at
Amersden. Oxfordshire, where after
every funeral cake and a nagon Of
ale were brought to the minister I'm the
church porch
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-12-04

II was much amused the other day"
said an uptown hardware dealer. lat
n small boy ~ho came around looking
for job One OF the clerks had drop
ped n lot of sharp pointed tacks into
a drawer of brass screws and had CIV
en- up the idea OF taking them out.
when the youngStcr turned up look
ing for job we thought we would try
him out by letting him sort the two
articles. He went ut IL the same way
we had begun. picking out the tacks
with his fingers and getting the point
Of every third tack In the ball Of his
thumb.
He had enough in about minute.
and he Strengthened up. We all began
TO smile. expecting him 10 give up the
job. Instead of that be went over TO
the show case and picked out a horse
shoe magnet. Thea lie came back to
the box. In thirty seconds he had the
tacks out, and the screws were still
in the compartment He knew that
the magnet would attract iron and not
brass. and in a jiffy he had accom-
plished what we had been trying to do
all the morning.
I'VE didn't really need a boy, but
this chaps smartness appealed to us
and we find him so handy to have
around that next Saturday he gets a
raise."-New York Press.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-12-04
Extreme Ab.en,mindedne...

THE queerest case of absentminded-
ness that I have ever known Of" re-
marked the night clerk OF certain ho-
tel, was that which happened at this
hotel early yesterday morning. Two
fellow boarders. one Jones by name and
the other whose name is Brown. occu-
pied n room on the third floor.
"Well. Brown requested me to have
him wakened at 3 o'clock so as to al
low him TO catch the 4 o'clock train.
He was awakened at the requested
time. and in his hurry 10 dress himself
he put on Jones' clothes by mistake.
He did not discover his mistake until
he reached the depot, and would you
believe it'-here the speaker paused
''when he found out that he was wear
ing some one else's clothes he imme-
diately returned 10 the hotel and went
right 10 bed
Il don't see any observation-disclosures
about that" broke in one OF the listen.
ers.
"You don't? Why, he thought that
had awakened the wrong man."-Phil.
adeiphia Press.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-12-04

Kraft has determined the boiling
point of certain metals by the use Of
vessels OF quartz heated by an electric
furnace. Zinc sublimes below 800 de-
grees and at Gao degrees distills fairly
quick. The corresponding tempera-
lures for cadmium are 322 degrees and
44S degrees. Selenium distills quickly
ut $50 degrees. tellurium at $50 degrees.
boiling being observable ut 535 degrees.
Lead boils rapidly and distills at 1.lG0
degrees. Tin proves very refractory. no
distillation occurring even at LOO. AT
Coz degrees antimony sublimes slowly
and ut 10 to TS0 degrees distills rapid
ly. Sublimafion OF bismutli commenced
at $40 deg .'eeS: the sublimate assumed
the form OF drops at n3o degrees. and
the metal boiled briskly at 1.0J0 de-
grees. \ slight mirror OF silver ap-
peared mt ] .C.0 degrees. AMI rapid vap-
oriZation proceeded ut l.3io degrees.
Copper and gold boil at too high tenn
peratur TO Ice examined even in silica.
With the former II slight amount of
sublimate. formed nt i.;IJ degrees: with
the latter extremely little vapor arose
| even at 1,3s5 degrees. which is near
the point at which the resistance OF
silica breaks down.-Scientific Ameri-
Il can.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-12-04
How the Baby Assists.

Reader. gentle or otherwise. have yon
ever noticed how the young father 2nd
mother OF a first baby carry on a con-
versation?
II you have you must have wondered
how in the world they managed TO talk
to each other before the baby became
a member OF the family.
The following is a sample talk in a
family OF three. one OF which trio is
baby n year old
Mamma with infant on her lap)-
Baby. ask pepper II he Will div NOM
mer ze paper.
The paper is given.
Papa-Baby, ask oor mommer IL she
knows where Peppers slippers are.
Tell pepper his slippers are In the
hall closet. girly baby" The slippers
are found and put on.
"Baby. has 90 been a good little tot
kins todayr'
''Girly baby. tell COR pepper dat oo's
been de bestest. doodest. sweetest little
popsy wopsy in the town. so 90 has"
lie dlad TO hear dat. baby. Pop
per's own daughter girly must always
be dood as a doll"
"Baby. now tell pepper baby totkins
Is goin' sleepies and can't talk any
more. By, by. popperr
by, by, totkinsr'
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-12-04
A Re.ourc.fuI Woman.

81 think it is a foolish fashion that
so many women indulge. that Of tell
ing their age wrongly" said the wo-
man with the prematurely gray hair.
Il can honestly say that never prac-
tice it myself"
.'No:" said her friend, with many
meanings in the monosyllable.
We'll" said the first speaker. with a
smile-she was a woman with a sense
Of humor-''the fact is I don't have to.
have a way Of making myself out
younger than am IL wish to without
telling fib at ALL"
Really" inquired the other curl
ously. In what wayY
II put the burden of the fib all upon
the questioner. You see. when one OF
my dear women friends-it is always
women who are curious on this point
asks me how old am I say: oh, I'm
year or two older than you. you
know, my dcar-at least a year older
Let me see. now. how old are your
And then she always knocks more of
my age than l should ever have the
nerve 10 do myself"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-12-04
A,HaIf Solved Mystery.

Detroit has a suburban grocer who
lie something of a joker. and. having
bought a crock Of butter of Uncle
Reuben a few days ago, he slipped
five pound stone in the empty crock
and exhibited il TO the farmer and said:
Uncle Reub. I've known you for
the last FIVE years. and I'd have sworn
that you were an honest man. I'm sor-
ry to see this
"Waal. that half solves the mystery"
replied the old man as he picked up
the stone. hefted 1t and looked 1t over
in a puzzled way.
what mystery" queried the grocer.
''Three or four days ago a strange
dog came along by our place. and my
son Bill heaved this rock at him. The
dog and the stone disappeared like a
flash. and. though Bill hunted around
for half an hour. he couldn't find Ell
ther. I can't say where the dog got to.
but the rock must have come down on
this crock of butter and sunk to the
bottom ont of sightw = Detroit Free
Press
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-12-04
TN- Gender of Arkansas.

"The life of n schoolteacher would
be sorely monotonous." said a teacher
OF a boys school. IF IL were not for
his sense Of humor and the really fun
ny things which happen every day I'm
the schoolroom. One day. for instance.
I had up my smart class in grammar
and set the boys parsing. ] called 10
Moses. cc.orcd hoy. to parse Arkan-
ras. and he said Arkansas with en-
phasis on the second syllable. ! cor
rected his pronunciation. and he went
on:
'Hark-cn-saw * noun. objective
case. Indicative mood. comparative de-
gree. third person. passive and nomi-
native case to scissors
lyon haven't said what gender.
Moses remarked.
"'Feminin.. gender quickly remark
ed my smart scholar.
why. sir?' | asked. somewhat puz-
zied.
"'Becos it's got Miss Souri, on the
norf. I.ou:sa Anna on the snuf. Mrs.
Sippi on The east and ever - many
morp sieInales or the west
lit was So we'll dol;r I joined in and
aus-puragei the laugh which followed
fhe smart boys Eumor."