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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-12-11
E L EDIFICIO PROPIO
CONCURSO GENERAL
A cumplir un deber

Con placer continuamos ocu-
pandonoS de la Sociedad Espa
fiola de Auxilio M1tuo y B5ne-
hcencia. institution que mere
ce todas nuestras simpatias y
~ debe cOntar con el apovo de
LOS EgPANoLES REsIDENTEs EN-
PUERTO RICO, aunque algunos de
estos, por residir fuera de la
'poblacion en- que ell sanatario
ejerce su benefca Influenza, no
saquen de su cooperation I'm
provecho Immediate.
Hay que laborar por el bien
com1n.
No debe existir egoismo, ira
tandose de la familia.
La familia espaflola necesi-
ia estar, hoy mas que nunca,
unida fuertemente.
Y, ademas. cuando sc levante.
hermoso y fuerte, ell edihcio en-
proyecto. cada espafiol podra
decir con orgullo: ahi, dentro de
esas paredes, bajo ese techo que
da albergue a los compatriotas
que sufren, esta latente el espi-
ritu de la patria, nunca olvidada,
recordada siempre con emoclon
rrofunda.
Dice ell senor Ochoa, en- la
Memoria a que nos referimos:
Pero a1u hay mas: ain tenemos en-
planta ell proyecto de la construction
del ed6cio, y esta aspiration, que cons
tituye otro de les ldesles por que suspl-
ra la lSociedad es, sin duda, tambien
causa poderosa que justi6ca ell que lie
vemos nuestra amblcion 4 iDsaciables
l1miteS. A
La construction de ediGcio es, seflo-
res, ell problema que mas nos preocupa,
y en- ell que eSta flo el pensamiento de
todos los que aman Ia oociedad. ES-
te afan por poser edificio propio, y por
poseerlo en- condolences que respondan
a 10 que la ciencia exise, no Sc mani
fiesta desde shora, sino que viene, CO.
mo sabeis, preocupando sacramento la
atenci6n de todos los socios. caSi desde
Ia fundaci6n de la Sociedad. sin que
desgraciadamente Sc haya alcanzado Ell
suspirado ideal, a pessrde cuantos pro-
yectos cuantas ipgeniosas combina-
clones Sc pusieron en- juego para conse-
guirlo
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-12-11

Z Sa'azar. PfrSi lente accidental.-
Vaca,eS: K. A. Miller. ]. Fiiia. N. NJ
yOral. X. Marisni. ] Armstrong. y. H-
razzi. ID. fSilei. X. toug, Ois.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
Evidence on commission.

During contested will case one Of
the witnesses in the course Of giving
his evidence described the testator
infinitely.
CHOW, sir" said the counsel for the
defense, ~ suppose we may take it
from the flatteriag description you
have given of the testator, his good
points and his personal appearance
generally, that you were intimately
acquainted with him?'
s'Him!" exclaimed the ,witness. 'He
was no acquaintance of mine.''
Indeed: Well, then you must have
observed him very carefully when
ever you saw him?'' pursued the ex-
aiming counsel.
81 never saw him in my ife," was
the reply.
This prevarication, as counsel
thought it, was too much; and, adopt
ing a severe tone, he said:
''Now, sir, don't triae with the
court, please. How, ask, could you,
in the name Of goodness, describe
him SO infinitely if you never saw
him and never knew him?'
''Well,'' replied the witness, and the
smile which overspread his features
eventually passed over the court,
'.you see, married his widow
Cleveland Leader.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
the oLo scHooLHouse.

The little red sscilooihouse is open again;
The door stands ajar and the Shutters
are down.
The windows thro' many q newly-washed
pane.
Like the spectacled master. gaze up the
long lane.
And with much the same stern schol-
aStical frown.
( The little red schoolhouse is open. tits
clear
!. BY the newly-trod path from the stiles
J to the door,
L BY the two little PATHS leading round to
& the rear.
Where truant feet scamper when 'books''
time draws near
To snatch from grim duty just one
minute more.
IT'S clear by the paper that filters the
All. perhaps. that's immortal of states
man or bard,
atrewn recklessly. ruthlessly hither and
By the footprints In mud the worn door
sill upon, 49,.
And the ball-bats and playhouses cum
bring the yard. ~ a
The little red schoolhouse is open, say.
But the faces that wistfully peer thro'
. - the door,
So weary Of work and so hungry for play.
And the voices that lisp the old lessons
to-day =
Are never the faces and voices of yore
The little red schoolhouse is open: but
where.
O,brother Of mine. are our comrades Of
old: t
The stout-hearted lads and the maidens
SO fair.
We fought with and played with and
With valor and ardor and love all I'M
told?
The boy who could never just learn how
to SPELL
Q. what was his name? and what has
been his fate?
The good boy, the bad boy, the boy who
would tell.
The boy who could mimic the master so
well.
And the boy who could wondrously
draw on his slate!
And the girl whose initials were carved
on the beech
In the yard. and SO deeply engraved in
Who could write so. and sing so and say
such a speech,
And no tongue could relate and no teach
er could teach s17
o Time and Change. where have you
buried her art?
The little red schoolhouse is open-alas.
We may not return to our desks. as Of
old
Up the rough path ad astra no longer
may pass
All their lessons forgot, our mates sleep
meath the grass
And their names, aforementioned, on
stones are enrolled.
e. O. Laughlin, in Indianapolis Jour-
nal.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
LIZARDS IN SAMOA.
Tiny Reptile. That Are ca,.A,e .,
Some Surprising Per-
fOrn2neen.

A resident of Samoa writes in an
entertaining way of the izards-little
fellows about two inches long, prettily
colored in a light and dark shade
of brown. They can run up win
dow-pane quite as easily as can the
flies on which they feed, says the
Youths Companion.
when alarmed the lizards are off
Like fash of light. and will take the
most reckless leaps. have seen them
land safe at the end of 2O-foot jump.
Yet when cornered they have no hest
tation in swapping off the most of their
tails.
''That was maddening puzzle to my
small cat. The sight of moo any
where was an immediate challenge to
the kitten. She would Immediately
start on the hunt, for the most part a
frnitless chase, for the little lizard
could skulk off faster than two cats
could pursue. Yet when the kitten did
succeed in landing on the lizard there
followed scene of bewilderment. The
moo invariably snapped of its tail,
Wnlcn was lc1t WFiSSHnS IN one parA
of the veranda, while the lizard ran
off short distance and awaited de-
velopments.
1.-The kitten never knew whether to
catch the lizard or the tail. If the
moo moved, the kitten went for it,:
but she always stopped short to keep
an eye on the wriggles of the tail. AS
soon as she turned back to take care
Of the tail the moo got in motion and
had to be looked after. Hundreds of
times have watched the dilemma.
and the ending was always the same
the lizard got away and the kitten had
to be content with the bony tail. But
there were lots of lizards about my
house, sprouting new tails"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
innocent Tommy.

Innocent Tommy.
Mr.. Callow-What funny littlehole
in the sofa! Itlooks like some one had
been boring.
Tommy Maybe you did it, Mr.. Cal
low.
"I?"
Eyes, heard sister say you were .
bore. Chicago Daily News.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
! HELEN'S LEGACY !
! rsos:sesatsoa,eoeepsesosatsoneonsoy<
By A. r. Brownlee.

ITTHEN Helen StoclSwell had re-
Wy fused to 1sarry Winfield Bar
ton without his fathers consent, the
young man had said: ''Why, Helen,
you don't know my father. He al
ways refuses everything at first. It's
his way. 1t isn't because it's you. Ii
we were once married, he wouldn't
care anything more about it"
To which she replied: ut seems to
me, Win, that if you approached him
rightly, and told him that we didn't
wish to marry without his consent
and blessing. and that we would pa
tiently wait, it would not be long
before he would yield. It seems dread
full to marry with father or mother
against us. The memory of it would
last forever. 1t never could be made
right
He had angrily replied, in his
wounded vanity, that he guessed she
didn't care much about him, or she
would proudly marry him if all the
world objected. And when he found
her still unyielding, had left her and
never gone back, getting consolation,
in due time, from the companionship
of pretty Retta Lowe, whom he mar
ried. His father had objected, but
when it was over, forgave him, as
Win had said he would. Helen often
met Win and his pretty, stylishly-
dressed wife, riding in their fine
team.
It was not long after Wins mar
rage when Helen was left a legacy Of
$4,000 by great uncle on her fathers
side; whom she had not heard from
for long time. 1t seemed at first as
if fate had meant this good fortune
as kind of salve to ease her sore
heart, and SHE was as joyful as a poor
girl can be who supports herself and
her mother by her own hands.
When, however, Helen Stockwell
looked more closely in the matter of
her inheritance, she had a long strug-
gle with herself, then refused to ac-
cept it. She would have resented the
idea Of being called o goody-goody
girl. She prided herself on her broad
mindedness and her tolerance of
other peoples beliefs,even when they
differed widely from her own. She
didn't say to herself that her uncle
had obtained his money in, morally,
questionable manner. She would
not have criticised anyone else for
accepting such money. She could
only judge what was right for her
own self. And she was quite sure
that, so far as she herself was con.
cerned, it was not right for her to
accept the money, in spite of hel
m0thar's quite different way Of look.
ing at the subject.
Mamma" said Helen, sadly, 81
want the best that life can give me
but X I accept this money, I would
only be taking second or third best
Tor II win have no blessing with it,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16

iutely pure leather; more dexi6fe and VII Woor
i9nssr shanany other tam ape q the world.
yoax:s which p1ovee its superiority. WnY noA
GIVE W. i. Douglas shoes trial and eaVNmo1oY.
= Baslaesss tisee sales: &x.OS1. S10SS
gain Of -, SEQ. A54.9o IN -Four Yesrs.
Worth Soo0 conpared Win othSS jaSkees
IL oe9 imported and Ameyies. feathers, HevHe
e1tsst CaiE Enamel. Box Calf Catf klct IT. e0one
Colt, osd kEtoNai kangaroo Fest cotov Eveieta
eAnS1NAs Tho genuine have ". L DOUGLAS
VeutIyHs name and prd0 stamped On bottom.
Shoes ~ mail, CSC. ertrd. Rus. Cosseoafree.
W. Il. DOU9LAS, BRoCKTON. MA2R.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
Reason for the stop.

A train travelling on a small branch
railway in the Highlands suddenly
came to standstill. One Of the
passengers poked his head out Of the
window to ascertain the cause, and
just caught the guard as he passed
under the window on his way to the
engine.
"Why are we stopping?" he In
quired.
'Ho9t, mon, ye maun JUS abide a
wee; the waters game al tina boil
London Answers.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
EPocHs OF THE NEGROES.


"As white people frequently date
noted happenings from some particu-
lar occurrence" said man who was
brought up on a plantation, according
to New York Sun writer, $50 the
negro dates events in his career from
q happening that made lasting inn
preston. An old nanny in my fam
lily fixed the age of one of her children
by saying she was born when the
stars FELL referring to noted stellar
display which put more negroes on
their knees than anything else that
ever happened.
81 foun' nah Jesus said a good
old woman, in relating her experience,
when de Ohio ribber foated de cab
ms fun dar foundashuns in Kahn
tucky.'
"Another one said: 4 was moughty
wicked twell de cholry broke out a
long time ago, and folks died in dar
tracks, right wha dey stood. Dey
didden' hab time ter go ter dar beds.
"I wus married ter nah man de
year oh de big comet said former
slave, in reply to question, AN dat
were de beginnin' OBJ nah troubles dat
lasted twell de summah de grasshop.
pahs come an eat up de wat ahmil-
lions, when I see de great light dat
fotch peace to nah hawt.'
"'Does you reckumembah de yeah
dat yoh pappy haid de measles?' asked
an ancient granny of her grandchild.
Dat was de yeah yoh met Caleb John
son and dat yoh wer marred ter
him. An when yoh Caleb got de
breakin's out laik yoh pappy, he glib
his hawt ter de Lawd.'
"a negro mother who was telling
white lady in New York about the
death of her daughter Lucretia said:
eyes, MAIN, Lucreeshy was tuken
down sick de day dat de butcher mans
dawg bit one of Miss Jackson's chill
lun, jest after Miss Jackson was bap-
tiled. Lucreeshy nebber left her bed
arter dat succumstants, and dat wus
de yeah dat I married nah second
man gwine on seben moEths come
Mawch.'
"a Missouri negress was very GER
tain Of an event which had been in dis
pute, and carried her point when she
said: i amt nebber fohgot dat yeah.
1t was about de time dat de Ku-Klux
kim ter ouah place an tuck nah son
Tom an hung i'm on tree right in
nah back yawd. Dat berry night dar
was pertracted meetin' begun in de
Baptist chu'ch, an putty nigh ebry
niggah on ouah place foun' saliva
shun.'
'Doan you membah,' asked q pious
old creature, to memory dear, de yeah
dat Mistah Bawsley's mewl, dat he
was plowin', struck STUN of yallah
jackets in de fell am dey swan up
an sting datmewltwellhe died? Well,
honey, dat WIS de yeah dat Samanthy
Puckins an ole Doctah Holliway's
young body suvant, Rastus, run away
an got married by Squire Holcumb,
an dat yeah a rebibal broke out in de
naiberhood dat caused mo- shoutin'
dan ebber was hearn OBJ befo'. Yais, in
deedy, honey. It all come back ter
me now"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16

colored and showing 'brick-dust-like"
deposit. Urination is infrequent, too
frequent or excessive. You should
heed these danger signals before
chronic complications set in-Dia-
betes, Dropsy, Bright's disease. Take
Doan's Kidney Pills in time. and the
cure is simple.
]. F. Wainwright, Of the firm OF
Bones & Wainwright, painters and
contractors, Pulaski, Va, says: "Four
or five times year for the
past few years I have suffered
with severe attacks of pain in my
back, caused from kidney trouble.
During these spells I was IN such
misery from the constant pain and
aching that it was almost impossible
for me to stoop or straighten, and it
really seemed as If the whole small
OF my back had given away. AZ
times also had difficulty with the
kidney secretions which were dis
colored, irregular and scalding, and I
was also greatly distressed with
headaches and dizziness. I used
a number Of recommended RENE
dies but I never found anything so
successful as Doan's Kidney Pills.
When heard of them I had an at
tack and procured box Of them. In
q few days, the pain and lameness dis
appeared, the trouble with the kid
rey secretions was corrected and my
system was improved generally. I
have every confidence In Doan's Kid
ney Pills."
\ A. FREE TRIAL Of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mr.. Vain
wright will be mailed to any part Of
the United States on application.
Address Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
n. \. For sale by all druggists, price
50 cents per box.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
TWO SIGNALS

There ~ q
tw o serious
sign al . of
kidney ills.
Tho first sig
nal G o m e 8
from the back
with numer-
GUS aches and
pains 8. The.
second signal.
comes in the
kidney secre-
ions, t h e
urine il thin
and pale or
too hiehl ~
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16
our venomou. snake..

OF the 165 kinds of snakes found in
the United States but 20 are yenomous.
They are the copperhead and water
moccasin. which are closely related;
the coral snakes Of the southwest, the
two species Of Sistrurus and the Is
species of rattlesnake. The most dan
ge-ous of them-the water moccasin
lis not seen north of Tennessee
Cleveland Leader.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-16

o9De8S0SD14 ~ 8SVO
$25, 600 REWARD
viii DO paid TO anyone who
can disprovo this statement.
Because w. Z. Douglas
tsthe largest manufacturer
he can buy cheaper and
produce his shoes at .
lower cost than other con-
Germs, which enables him
TO sell shoes for $3.50 and
$500 equal in every +,
way to those sold else
where for Stand $500.
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31
William Stoughton and son of Carmel

William Stoughton and son of Carmel
Hill visited in this place last Sunday.
Prof Mills Whittlesey Of Trenton,
n. j., is at present visiting his broth
er here, Robert c., while resting from
arduous home duties as general life in
surance agent. We much regret to
learn of his wife's continued illness
and necessary long stay in Colorado.
William Mowry passed Sunday in
New Haven.
Mrs w. G.. Grannis returned from A.
H. Bolles', last Friday, to her home in
Litchfeld, accompanied by Mrs Jane
BOlleS,a former resident here, but late
of Kent. Mrs BOlles expects to pass
several weeks with her niece in Litch-
field.
William Murphy became so far ad-
vanced with his own farm work, this
month, that he has been able to cut
and gather Col @. w. Pickett's and
Hon G. P. Lyman's hay crop. He is
omong the very first on his street who
is able at this season of the year to
help his neighbors and at the same
time not neglect a single home duty.
John Collins has at present one of
best pairOf draught horses and harness
to be found in his locality and is able
to draw therefore from the railroad
station the heaviest loads of grain to
his residence, where he sells at most
reasonable prices.
Rev N. S. Becker and family are this
week visiting at Charles G.. Carlson's
in this village.
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31
LITCHFIELD COUNTY
WASHINGTON.
AT ST JOHNS.

Last Sunday, the Rev William Rob-
lnSon, rector OF St Johns church enter
ed upon the fifth year Of his ministry
on this parish, and preached a most
excellent and interesting sermon on
the subject 1.-THE Gospel of the Minis
try" from the text, I'd Cor. Al. 1t
would have done everybody in the
place good to hear it.
There was celebration of the Holy
Communion at the II O'Clock service:
about fifty persons received, anon g
them being nearly all those who have
been confirmed in the last four years.
The parish register shows that the
list of communicates has nearly dou-
bled during Mr. Robinson's ministry
here. He received the good wishes
and congratulations at the close of the
services.
Mrs Robinson and children are ex-
pected to arrive home on Thursday or
Friday Of this week after a months
visit with relations and friends in To-
ronto, Canada.
During the rector's absence at St
Paul's school, Concord, N. H., the Rev
R. G. Booth, assistant minister of St
Bartholomew church, New York
City, will off1ciate'at the church on the
9th and 10Th prOx; and the Rev DR.
Bissell OF Litchf,eld will fill the pulpit
on the last two Sundays in August.
Weekday services are held every
Wednesday afternoon at 5 O'Clock, fol-
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31
WARREN.
ATTRACTIONS OF 'ABOVE-ALL.D

ATTRACTIONS OF "ABovE-ALL."
On Monday, July q, there were IS
visitors on Above-All taking in the
grand panorama of mountain scenery,
which travellers from Europe claim to
be very like and equal to Switzerland.
The latest arrivals at the AboAe-Au
farm are Mrs Lieball and Miss Butler
from Philadelphia.
Rev Henry Epson, of New Preston
preached, last Sunday, to large audi
dience. Rev Mr. Munson still occupies
the parse a ye. He and Mrs Munson are
entertaining friends from out of town.
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31
lowed by a choir rehearsal under the
leadership of Arthur Woodruff.

THE ENTERPR1s1NG PoQUAssET CLUB.
The Poquasset club are improving
the grounds around the late E. j.
Hurlburt place. The fence and stone
hitching posts have been removed and
also some Of the shrubbery cut in Or
been rented by the club for another
year and club members are doing the
work.
Arthur Cotton is in town. Mr. Cot
tons father, former pastor in this
place, is guest at the Ridge.
Mrs Van Ingen gave pleasant card
party on Friday evening.
Arthur Woodruff enjoyed a days
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31

Master Earl Bassett of the Elm City
is enjoying sojourn at Henry B
COger'S.
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31

Mr. and Mrs Dennis Carroll and chill.
dren Of the Park City passed Sunday
at Justice M. J. Cavanaugh's.
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31

Misses Mabel Morris, Elsie Moore
and Julia Duncombe have passed a
few days with the Misses Taylor at
Fairfield beach.
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31

Minott Augur and Philo Nichols
passed Sunday with their families at
Fairfield Beach.
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31

Mr. and Mrs j. A. Morris, who have
been passing two weeks with Mr. and
Mrs H. 81: Peck, returned to BRIDGE
port, Friday.
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31

Miss May Edwards of Shelton arriv'
ed, Monday, at the home of her sister,
Mrs Arthur Beardsley, and will spend
a month with her.
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31

John w. Ray, the genial stage
driver, passed Tuesday in the Park
City.
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31

Henry Wheeler and Miss Jennie
Wheeler of New Britain spent Satur
day and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs H
G.. Clark.
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31

The July issue of the telephone
directory is being distributed among
the local subscribers, this week.
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31

The selectmen will open bids on Fri
day on the proposed State road work
on the DepOt-Sandy Hook read.
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31

Miss Edna Hemmin gson returned,
Sunday, from an extended visit in
Washington and Hawleyvile.
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31

Mrs Lockwood Shepherd is a guest
at the home of her son, William H
Shepherd, in Zoar.
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31
G. p. Baker 6 Co.

furnishing cottages lawns
line in all these goods Our veranda
be qed for comfort durability style;
price, will last Do fail look
placing order veranda lawn goods Maple
deliver in Newtown
nearby places. look stock will
Special given letters inquiry and mail orders.
Hair made in short notice
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31
KENT.
GRANGE PICNIC,

INITIATIVES 1O1<tO
There is going to be another one Of
those Grange lawn parties at Frank S.
Peet's, Friday evening, August 7, 1908.
A nice entertainment will be given and
lots of good things to eat and drink
will be for sale. Come one, come all,
both great and small. Every one will
have hearty welcome.
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31

Arthur T. Nettletcn, the popular
treasurer Of the Savings bank, passed
Wednesday in Stamford.
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31

Mrs Charles Plude of Bridgeport is
visiting Mrs Burt Wildman.
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31

Miss Carrie Osborne of Derby was
the guest, last week, Of Mrs Alfred Os
borne.
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31

Mr. and Mrs Albert Platt are guest
Of her sister, Mrs Hyla Stiler.
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31

G. B. johnson has been reapin
grain for J. A. Blackman.
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31

Miss Annie Osborn of BOtsfOrd is
visiting friends in Long Hill and Eas-
ton.
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31

Miss Louise Ross, daughter of Rev