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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-07-30

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Pues bien, a esa hora la redac-
ci6n de un gran, peri6dico pre-
senta un aspecto imponente.
Aqui Y ALA Sc ven por el sue
10 cuartillas estrujadas y rotas
que, no cabiendo va en- las ces-
tas, Sc han desbordado sobre el
piso.
En- las mesas los pisapapeles.
las plumas, los tinteros, los Sc
-cantes, los timbres y las reglas
yacen en- ell desorden mas COM
pleto.
La luz electrical ilumina las
=salas, con unos resplandores tan
vivos, que infunden miedo.
La redaccion evoca entonces
.el recuerdo de un campo des-
pues, de una tremenda batalla.
Y en- verdad, la batalla Sc ha
librado ALI durante muchas no.
.Tas.
Soldados de la inteligencia Sc
han batido bravamente por la
-verdad y la belleza. esgrimien-
do, como arma de combate, esa
espada tajante del genio que Sc
llama la pluma.
Pero ahora todos los comba-
tientes descansan en- sus ho-
cares.
Solo I'm hombre permanece
en- ell campo de la lucha, como
centinela de un campamentO
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS abandona-
do. pero al que pronto volveran
de nuevo los adalides ausentes.
Ell hombre en- question es ell
.redactor de guardia.
Aver la montaba en- Ell perio-
dico LA Oposicion" mi compa-
nero Rene.
Guando llegue a visitarle, eran
Has dos y media de la madru-
gada.
Rene estaba muy nervioso;
paseabase a largos pasos por
frente a su bufete, y Sc estreme-
scia a cada instante.
-lQue te pasa?-interroguele.
-IOh! Acabo de tener un
Suef1o horrible-me contest6.
Como! iT1? IEl que no
Sc duerme jamas?
--Sf; 20. Solo he dormido
diez minutes, porque un repor-
ter me desperto en- seguida, pa
ia informarme de un noticion
estupendo.
Mira, voy a contarte mi sue
no, porque Jay! necesito desaho-
garme, que ST no, reviento; mas
antes debo ponerte en- autos, pa
ia que la cosa no te sorprenda y
sepas. ademas, con toda exacti-
tud 10 que sufri mientras sofiaba.
Yo he amado, y aun amo loca-
mente, a dos mujeres, cuyos
,nombres velare con seud0nimos
al relatarte mi suefio.
Dalila fue una adultera, que
Sc me entrego cuando yo frisa-
ba en- los dieciocho ailos.
iQue hembra, chico! Vamos.. :.
que me volvio ell seso, porque yC
entonces tenia seso y corazon, y
esperanzas y ternura, Y cuanto
tienen los mozos que todavia
no han caido en- las funestas EN-.
boscadas de la vida.
Aquella mujer fue mia; 81
muy mia. -. Como la quise
ST me hubiese dicho lmata!, hu
biese matado para satisface1
uno solo de sus caprichos !.
Llegue a adorarla tantu, tanto
que sentia celos profundos de ST
marido, un imbecil como otrC
tcualquiera.
Pero un dia Dalila escupio so
bre mi alma todo ell tango que
-encerraba en- su cuerpo magnifl
co, en- aquel cuerpo que 20 habis
rhecho vibrar mil veces con carl
fCias ipcendiarias.
Para borrar de mi cerebro Ia
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-15

steam in all directions. Disputes have mainly been adjusted and the passions arising from these are for the time be- ing in abeyance.
 We should like to see something in the nature of large convention of em- ployers and labor representatives, the object of which would be to bring about mutual understanding of the aims and purposes of both parties. Con- ferences of this kind have frequently been tried in the past and great good has resulted therefronl. In view of the political excitement that is facing us in connection with the campaign next year, it most desirable that the inn portation thereinto of fierce antagonism between labor and capital be avoided if possible. We offer the suggestion to the Civic Federation which conducted a most successful and instructive con- ference of this kind six months ago. Wall Street JouranI.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-15
AN NrEREsTIEe THEORY.

It is credibly reported that there is a doctor in New Britain in this State who doesn't believe in vaccination, and who does believe in srnalloox. His idea seems to be that smallpox is disease to be desired rather than rejected. He talks of it as comparatively harmless, and says that when it rages violently the death rate falls.
 Of course this doctor disagrees with most people who think they know a lit tle something about smallpox, but of course that doesn't prove that he is en- tirely wrong. His argument seems to be some like that in the good old story about the doctor who gave his patient something to make him have fit, be- cause he (the doctor) was death on fits, while rather uncertain about some other siclnesses. f it Is true that smallpox is the best disease to have, that it can be more easily handled than other dis eases. and that the general having of 1t will decrease the death rate, let's go in for smallpox. But let's talk it over for awhile first. It is barely possible that the New Britain doctor is either too far behind or too far ahead of the times to be safely followed. It may be well not to be nasty about the general distribu- tion Of Smallpox germs.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-15

this particular case. he thought some penalty should be imposed. The tinfoil label from a package of the cheese sold was exhibited, and it bore this inscrip- tion: worcester county neufchateI cheese" Neufchatel cheese, the lawyer said. is manufactured in the city of that name in Switzerland, and, being manufactured from cream, contains forty per cent. of butter fat. The State board had had this sample ana lyzed and found that it had been made of skinned milk, and with a minimum amount of butter fat in it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-15
~---s-s---~--~---~-------- 4 ESPISED AND DEFIED l. '


 4 DESPiSED AND DEFIED LAW.
 Governor Pennypacker of Pennsy1- vania has signed the Grady Libel bill which was passed by the legislature at it's recent session. In explanation and attempted Justification of his approval of a measure plainly intended to mug gle the newspapers of Pennsylvania. and restrict legitimate criticism of public officials he makes an elaborate statement. His argument is based on the assumption that the existing libel law does not afford sufficient protec- tion. from the ''negligence' or the ''malice" of careless or interruptions newspaper publishers. Every instance of injurious publication which he cites is, according to the ablest lawyers in Pennsylvania, fully covered by the statute which the new act is designed to supplement. There was no occasion, so far as the public interests or the protection of private citizens is con- cerned, why further restrictions should be placed upon the press, and in the end perhaps it will be found that the effort to impose such restrictions wont work. The organ of Governor Penny packer himself and Senator Quay, the Philadelphia Inquirer, believes that the law is unconstitutional and could be overthrown in the Supreme court, and characterizes it as revival of the spirit of the dark ages; "a spirit op- posed to freedom of discussion, to lib- erty and independence" It does not believe the law will stand. Some of the papers are apparently seeking a test of the law in their own cases. The North American cartoons Cover nor Pennypacker mercilessly and spreads sarcastic headlines across the top of its first page; the Press has a stinging cartoon, showing the governor as the creature of disgusting type of political heeler; and the Ledger throws this defiance at the law: For this journal the scheme to restrain the free dom of speech and the freedom of the printing press has had no terrors at any stage of it's existence; neither has it had any, nor it is likely to have any, for newspapers of like character. With regard to the act, the policy, the conduct, custom and precedents of this journal will not be changed an iota.''
 If Governor Pennypacker becomes famous because he signed this law his fame wont be of a kind that his descendants, if he has any, will point to with pride.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-15
SHOULD GET TOGETHER.

What is wanted now is that labor or ganizer and unorganized should make itself acquainted at close range with the principles and aims of organized capi- tai and with the leaders who direct capital and with the leaders who direct capital in this country Many miscon- captions would be removed by closer acquaintance. The employer would find that the union leader did not always wear horns and a forked tail and the union leader would find out that the employer was not always what he is pictured in the yellow journalism" :" No bette: time than the present would possibly be imagined for getting to- gether in this way. Wage questions have been settled for the time being and work is going ahead under full
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-15
DIsTR EssFUL FINLAND.

Unhappy Finland doesn't grow any more happy. Some incidents which &C., companied the departure into exile of the four victims of General Bobrikohf's severity-Baron von Born, Count Man nerhein, NJ. Caslien and NJ. Wolf-in- dicate how deeply the Films are stirred. An almost impenetrable mass of people assembled at the station to witness their deportation. The platform could not hold the crowd of spectators. who lined the railroad for nearly half mile. When the train started the popu- lace waved their hats and threw flowers and shouted good wishes to the exiles. At many stations along the line large crowds assembled to sing patriotic songs and bid farewell to the exiles. At Apo, awaiting the departure of the steamer, was crowd of two thousand persons, who sang the Finnish national hymn as the ship left. The case of M. Wolff seems to excite the most synpa- thy. There is reason to believe that false information was given against him by workman whom he dismissed last December for insubordination. This man, who is now employed in the Vi- borg police, acted as pilot to the force which raided his house and openly ex- ulted over the misfortunes of his for mer master. Commenting upon the sit- uation, correspondent of the London Times says: "The St. Petersburg bu- reaucracy have now introduced the Ori- ental system of arbitrary despotism, under which every mans property, iib- erty and even life are at the mercy of the executive government, which is above the law and free from all re- straints on its liberty of action. The system has proved a dismal failure in Russia, where the people have never known anything better. It is hard to believe that it can be success when applied to nation like the Films, who have grown up amid the western tra- ditions of personal liberty and self-gov- ernment.''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-15
MUCH MrsPEzcED SENTIMENT

H.
 When one has been sentimental or proud about something for long time and then finds out that there has been a mistake iE locating the sentiment or pride one is apt to feel little foolish for awhile, Many have been placed in such predicament by the decision of 8 committee of, the Essex Institute of Salem, Massachusetts, that the little frame building at the rear of the Insti- tute building, which has been looked upon as the frame of the old First church of Salem, built in 1885, and has been visited and looked upon as such by thousands of pilgrims from all over the world, was not the frame nor any part of the original historical edifice. The committee does not attempt to say what the building really is, although in it's report it points out that the tradi- ton regarding it is only found in the family of Enos Pope, who were Quak- CTS. It is possible, therefore, that the building may have been that of the first Quaker meeting house.
 Of course the sentiment that has been thrown around the old house hasn't been wholly wasted. It has done those who have felt 1t some good. We sup pose that a man who is proud of ances- tors that were not worth being proud of gets some good out of his pride.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-15

She-'I know you must have made love before to some other grill" He But I had you in mind all the time. '- Life.
 Clara-"what are you reading now" a-"Historical novels" Clara-~"Do YOU like thern?' Dora-"Yes, indeed. there Is so much I can skip. York Weekly.
 "If a fairy should appear to you and offer three wishes." said the imagina- tive woman, what would you do?' I'd sign the pledge" answered the matter of-fact man.-Washington Star.
 Hasn't Squallop been foolin' us beau- tifully?' How" T found out the other day by accident that he has been member of church for twenty-five years without any of his friends sus- pecting it."-Chicago Tribune.
 She-"You say your automobile has been acting strangely all day?" He ''Yes; It has stopped don't know how many times" She-"And what are you putting the oil on it for?" He-''To stop it stopping. ."-Yonkers Statesman.
 q thought Snithers had given up his horse in favor of automobiles, but I saw him buying heavy pair of animals to- day." "Oh, they are merely to bring the automobile home. when it breaks down. "-Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
 q don't see what you all has to git so proud about" said Miss Sadie Cot tonball. "Cohse you doesn'." answered Miss Maine Brown. 'I'se been studyin' de white folks. What you want to do is jes' put on de airs yohse'f an let de yuthuh folks do de guessin' bout Whut de reason is.'-Washington Star.
 In g. class of a certain Sunday school near Marvhill, question was put to a scholar as to why such strong bond of love existed between Jonathan and David. There was silence for some con- siderable time, when one of the young est remarked. Tt was jist because Da- vid wis wallin' cot wi Jonathan's sis ter" The teacher did not pursue the subject further Glasgow Evening FTip1ns
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-15
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations. Wants. Rents, and other small adyertisements. One Cent a Word each in' serrion. Five Cents Word for full week lseyen timesl.
 Display advertisements. per Inch, one ins gertion, $1.20; each subsequent insertion, ~ cents; one V eek, S320; one month, S1o; one year. S40. ,y
 Obituary Notices, in prose or verse. 10 cents per line. Notices of Births, Mar.I- ages. Deaths. and Funeral. 50 cents eaen' Local Notices, 15 cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to tneis own immediate business fall matter to De unobjetcionable), and their contracts do not inclIde Wants To Let. For Sale. etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-15
Things In The Sale Worth Remembering

That we have extra large sizes in many of the most attractive items. .3s.. g.,..... ..s...
 That we've made a feature of children's underwear.
 That the Consumers League mark is on nearly every piece.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-15

Miss Marshall Riser is sugar inspec- tor for the Spreckles Sugar Company of Hawaii Miss Riser is Kentucky wo- man and began the study of chemistry at the state college at Lexington. She continued her work under Professor John Uri Lloyd and in 1901 she was elected a member of the American Chemical Association.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-15

The champion circulation liar has been discovered His lair is in Japan, where he is acting as editor-in-chief of the Thundering Dawn, Buddhist or gan Just started in Tokio. Here is his greeting" to the public'': 'This paper has ceme from eternity. It starts it's circulation with millions and millions of numbers. The rays of the sun, the beams of the stars, the leaves of the trees, the blades of grass, the grains of sand, the hearts of tigers, elephants, lions, ants, men and women are it's subscribers. This journal will hence- forth flow in the universe as the rivers flow and the oceans surge.'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-15
sonncas of a Con, m u CT.

l. How rarely men are able to foresee The woes or joys an hour may bring! It chanced
 This morning that missed my train; I In anger on the platform; fretfuly pulled my chin-not having goatee- Then, turning, saw vision that advanced Almost to where stood; she shyly glanced Up out of deep and soulful eyes at me. The train we waited for came with whir; Tbe people, like stampeded cattle, rushed And, jamming one another, pushed and I, having gained the steps, stood back for Her 1rIIS5a dainty sleeve against me softly And, looking up her thanks. she sweetly
 blushed.
 I followed after her; we halted where Two empty seats remained; across the
 aisle
 watched her from behind my paper while The train rushed to the haunts of toll and Her poise was splendid and her face was And there was something charming in her
 style; I fancied once I saw her faintly smile, When suddenly she caught me gazing
 there.
 The ride that oft had seemed so long be-
 fore
 Was ended far too soon! stood aside To ope passage for her to the door,. And then--ah, Fate, thou wrecker of man s I trod upon her trailing skirt and tore A rip that looked about fathom wide,
 Chicago Record Herald.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-15

w. H. Sampson of Cincinnati, man. ager of some of the largest silk mills Of the world, discourages the Geor- gians about silk culture. He tells them that the silk can be produced in that region as well as anywhere in the world; but in order to make it pay the country would have to compete even with China, where the laborer gets only about five cents a day. There is much of the work from the cocoon to the production of the silk that has to be done by hand. In France peasant women and children do this work, but there is no class of workers in this country that will do it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-15

The following advertisement ap- peared recently in a newspaper pub- lished at High Wycombe, England: T, Y, am desirous of abstaining from all intoxicating drinks from this date, April IS, 1903, and it is my sincere wish that you should not, under any cir- cunstances, serve me or any of my friends, so that I may not be able to drink either by myself or with any one else. Signed, -."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-15

Connecticut inventors may be inter- ested in the statement of the Electrical Review that the great need of the time is a good and cheap insulating ma- terial. An inventor who will turn his attention to it and produce it has a great fortune awaiting him. Other de- partments of the electrical business have got excessive attention, but this practical and simple matter has been neglected. There is here a large field for research open to g. man who un- derstands the situation. "We now have" says the Review, "mica, rubber, various varnishes and shellacs, cotton and silk, and, for line work, glass and porcelain. Of these materials, glass and cotton are the only inexpensive ones, and the latter generally requires, in addition, treatment with some ma terial, while to make the former relia- ble is troublesome and costly"
 The Massachusetts State board of health has proceeded against Boston grocer who sold as neufchatel cheese an inferior article manufactured in Massachusetts. Conviction was se
 cured in the municipal court, and the offender got off with light fine. The lawyer who represented the prosecu- tion said the State board was deter mined to enforce the law against sell ing inferior grades of cheese in the guise of superior ones, and while he did not desire an extreme sentence in
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-15

It is said that a representative of the mikado has bought an X-ray ma chine, which is to be utilized in the government hints in Japan for the de- tention of dishonest employees. The machine Is used to examine suspects as they leave the mint daily, and has revealed the presence of coins that had been consigned for safe keeping to the guilty ones stomachs.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-15

CORSET COVERS at 50cts. Of soft fine nansook soft fine you hide away the palm of your Cam among them Charmngly trimmed. Very simple for those who like only of fine ace;or eaboray who like them fancier. ..>*<
 Other Corset Covers at from Sets to $5.ss.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-15

The German university world has been startled by the discovery of thefts in the building occupied by the Saxonia Corps and the Borussia Corps at Bonn.
 These clubs are exclusive, and the irn- perial princes are members of the lat ter organization. The thief has been found and has confessed before court of honor. He belongs to noble family.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-15

PETTCOATS at oS cts We're particularly strong pretty white Skirts shakest thing decide has been pick the popular There many styles 9sc and they're all Cheap fetching people buying them rapidly that give skirts at sscs the palm today.
 Other Pettcoafs from 3scts to $l298 @S.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-15
INTERR UPTIOSS.

She-"I know you must have made love before to some other girl" He But I had you in mind all the time. Life
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-15

DRAWERS at 25cts. We select this number because is going faster 50c 75c 89c rather have been no like them New Haven 25c Made French band perfect fitting of fine muslin with hemstitched lawn ruffle. < %a#=H
 Other Drawers from 15csa Pair to $3s8
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-15

NIGHT GOWNS o8cts. These right the door and Gowns have perhaps the strongest hit in the sale Two do styles end pretty and dainy made of nansook cbI We'd like give detailed description of these Night Gowns that easily worth $l.39 instead of sScts
 Other Gowns at from 5scts to $SsS
The colored American., 1903-11-14
COLORED MEN IN BUSINESS.

The Negro State Business League
OF Arkansas comes in for a goodly
share of space in this issue of THE
CoLoRED AMERICAN, and it deserves
even more space. The race men of
Arkansas are on the alert and they
are leaving no stone unturned to bring
about the best results that can come
from, cooperation. For years this State
has taken the initiative in a business
way. The first street railroad owned
and operated in the South was located
IN Pine Bluff, Ark. The first large
buSines houses, wholesale drug stores
and big undertaking establishments
were successfully operated in the cities
OF the State. The first colored judge
elected, and the largest number of col
ored men in the Upper and Lower
House OF the State legislature are
credited to Arkansas. The coIored peo
pie are thrifty and enterprising. They
have two successful banks in operation.
they own thousands of acres OF land.
have a large number of schools and
academies operated by themselves, and
are setting a pace for leaders of the
sister States. The Negro State Busi-
ness League is the newest and latest
venture, and the story of its success
and how well it is doing is told in to-
days CoLoRED AMERICAN. To the race
men in other States we say, go and do
likewise.
The colored American., 1903-11-14
NEGRO INVENTORS.

We are glad to be able to present
to THE COLoRED AMERICAN readers to-
day reprint in full of an article writ
ten by Mr.. Henry E. Baker and pub
lished in part in a recent issue of the
New York Euening Post, on the sub
ject Inventions by Negroes" Every
fair-minded person is willing to con-
cede the force of facts in determining
the Negroes relative value in the body
polite; and that the article above
mentioned is of value in this respect
is beyond question. Mr.. Bakers long
experience as a member of the exam
lining corps of the U. S. Patent Office,
body of men scientifically and tech
nichally trained to pass upon the merits
of mechanical inventions, has given
him facilities enjoyed by no other
member of his race for getting the in
formation presented in this article
It is Of unquestionable value to the
student of Negro history and achieve
ment; and the writer has, in its pre-
sentation, rendered the race a fine SER
vice.