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The Grit-advocate., 1904-07-15
YOUNG IAN RICH. BUT FRUGAL.
foufs H--Nefeller Always Carefully
Counts the Cost

Counts the Cost.
ina IN ID. Rockefeller, Jr., is
close To demonstrated by the fol-
loWiEs .g. which is said TO be abso-
lutely
You q 'urkcieller wanted a safe for
mis- ' IuWelry, and he wrote to
well-h0 firm and asked them to
notify . when they had a nice safe
on ma .u a few days Mr.. Rockeiel-
Ter It word that the firm had
safe a' acy thought would suit him
he I# an appointment, and went
to see +. -afo the reXt day. The safe
was : fly. and AIR. Rockefeller ap
peare he well pleased with it.
"H'" Ich is it?' he inquired.
'TNu udrcd ana fifty dollars"
Mr.. IH"koieller thought a minute
and 'U. asked TO see some 9th er
safes. he was shown through the
buildn- and. after asking many ques'
tiOns as ID prices, he bought one that
cost s.,
HI" will we ship it, Mr.. Rookie
feller ne clerk asked.
+. "Tlal ,epends. What will it cost
to sen to my home at Tarrytown?'
"Finu.u dollars"
Mr. |, IieieIer again did some more
think and then said: "Wcil, you
may keep it here few days. Our
wagoD Z be down shortly and l will
have 1t an for the safe
The Grit-advocate., 1904-07-15

The purpose of the Forethought
Note Book library is to collect useful
ideas and send them around the world
in various ways and directions.
From Idaho comes the follow ing let
ter: In paper printed on one side
only at this place find your request
for helpful information on different
subjects. | will endeavCr to answer
a few of your queries from my cX-
perience. That part of early life
which has proven most useful was
from the age of sixteen to twenty.
three years. A useful hint on chill
The Grit-advocate., 1904-07-15

dren's clothing IS 70 always have it
comfortable. on no" TO keep children
quiet in church. would leave them
out of church if they attend Sunday
school. About the dict of peculiar
child. let The child choose what it
likes best if it agrees with it To
teach a little girl 10 love her younger
brother let her believe she is loved
as much a. he
If a stranger should ask you to
hold a baby a moment and then not
return for it. what would you do
The Grit-advocate., 1904-07-15

With the women, however was a
slender, pale man Of 80 with a black
Nandyke beard and heavily penciled
eyebrows. Being of the prompt
school, Derng lifted his hat and ask
ed the honor of escorting Senorita
Nillareal. This forced an introduc-
ton. It appeared that the name of
the newcomer was Carlos Gusman de
Silvera, direct from Spain. In a little
while Senor de Silvera took himself
off, scOwling. Then the trembling
Rosa went on to say that he was a
lover favored by her father, come out
from Spain to hurry his wooing: that
she feared she would be forced into
The Grit-advocate., 1904-07-15

ed, was escorted only by her duenna,
herself not more than 80 and still
warmly susceptible. Private Tom"
Dering, walking around and around
the plaza in an opposite direction,
dark eyes. There were other walks
on the plazas, then an exchange Of
notes. then a deposit Of small coin
into the palm of the she-dragon. then
blissful love-making This lasted a
week Going to the tryst Dering saw
his loved one duennaed as usual.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-07-15
Stamp All EQQa Sold.

The up-to-date poultry raisers in
Connecticut never sell an egg which is
not stamped with the name OF the
farm on which it was produced and
the date of selling
The Grit-advocate., 1904-07-15

Copyright 1901. by Daily Story Publishing Cos
The Grit-advocate., 1904-07-15

By Earl NJ. Pratt, Oak Park, Illinois
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-04
w HI A 7 w E w E A r
By George Bancroft Griffith

COME men dress to kill. while it kills others to
- dress. Men may talk about the absurdities and
discomforts of feminine dress as much as they
please-and it pleases some of them to do so a great
dcal-but when warm weather comes the women
have an opportunity to take their innings in this little
game and make an overwhelming score.
\ champion of mans superior conrnon-scnse can
receive no greater setback than to stroll along the
street a July morning and observe the appearance and
Here, for instance, comes along a man with a tall.
stiff hat on his head. a tall, stiff collar around his
neck. a stifiy starched shirt-bosnm covering his
breast, stiff cuffs on his wrists. wooden coat. vest and
trousers upon the portions OF his anatomy adapted
thercunto. pcrspiration and dust upon his brow.
broad -brimncd hat of light. perforated straw. a mass
OF semi iiaphanous lace from which two bare
arms and one ditto neck appear. and between the hat
and the lace a womanis face is seen. cool. compliment.
wholly comfortable. unknowing perSTiration, inno-
cent of dust. altogether satisfactory to behold. y
vision of this sort makes amends for all the outragcS
of thcatcr hats in the winter. and Tor once gives man
a pang of envy that he also is not permitted to wear
comfortable garments in midsummer.
But the man has his inning as soon as fall comes;
for then he is comfortable in the gari that made
life miserable a few weeks previously. while the
diaphanouS vision of July has become a bluc-nosed
shivering reality. trying to prevent the chilly wind
from cutting through her shirt-waist
1t is told OF the late Bret Harte that his wife, coming
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-04

expense hat a ratlOna man Should
more gladly incur than that of
dress. for not only himself, but for
the women who are dependent upon
him. OF course everything is pro-
portionate and in reason, and YOU
do not expect a poor man to pro-
vide costly raiment for his wife
and daughters; but too many men
apparently think that it is of not
much importance whether the women
dependent upon them have raimcnt
that is suitable to the seasons
and conformable to the prevailing
styles.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-04

silver studs as big as Sh1ll1ngs, an immense scarf
for girdle-full of pistols and daggers-red cap.
red slippers. broad. hluestriped Jacket and trous-
ers." The whole town was agape. and several
people asked the crratic young Englishmen to
dine with them on the strength of his peculiari-
ties. At a later date. in a Turkish town, with the
united assistance Of his English. Spanish and fancy
wardrobe, as he naively put it, he sportcd a costume
which produced a most extraordinary effect on that
costumcloving people. a great many Turks called
Disracli let his oddities fall partly out of sight.
Lord X. a distinguished elderly Englishman of
a later day. seems to have rivaled the great premier
in a part of his wearing apparel at least. a Boston
woman who recently returned from a long Western
trip SAYS that the most entertaining feature OF the
whole excursion was the said lord and his baby
blue night-gowns. He travelled with a valet. of
course. He retired to bed on the palace-car early.
and every night withdrew to his masculine pre-
serves at ore end of the car and had his valet
urdrcss him and rig him for The night.
When all was done he marched down through
the aisle to his section at the other end of the
car magniticentlv arrayed in this baby-blue tlan-
mel night-gown that hung to his feet and had a
beautiful frill at the neck. Upon his head was
a white. knitted nightcap: and his rosy counten-
following behind with his loriship's day clothes on
his arm. helped to make up a picture that could
never be forgotten.
Savages dress for warmth and dcccncy: but as
a rule civilized men and women dress not only
for these indispensable purposes, but to delight
the eyes OF those who look at them. There is no
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-04

These Huizcn women wore dresses
of enormous tullncsS in all shades
OF plum, and the prettiest of all
the Dutch caps. 1t is well worth
4 visit to this far-off little Will
aye. | think tourists never 90
there. 1t is the Island of Markcn
that they seek. No wonder it has
become a show-placel To think
that any people only a few miles
from a city so large and modern
as Amsterdam should still retain a
dress almost savage in its make
and color
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-04

in a purple %petticoat, sacking apron,
and stocking feet of course, for their
wooden shoes are left on the door
step.
| painted from one dear, apple
checked woman and her troop of
rosv children. What dirt and content
pigs, goats. cats and chickens,
higgledy-piggledy in two small rooms
for all. man and beast! She would
cheerfully drop her work, which was
usually washing, wake the baby,
and sit all the afternoon for half
a gulden Twenty cents in our
money!.
Her husband earned We dollars and
forty cents a week, and they lived
on it, with what they got from the
hogs and the few eggs they sold.
was there when the butcher came
for one of her hogs. She was a calm
Dutch UrouiO no longer. but an excited
oman Her best black dress, white
lace cap and coral necklace were
hastily put on, and off she went.
first t o help the nan tie its legs and
put it into the barrow. then off
with him and her %squealing beast
To have it weighed When she
returned. she proudly showed me
the thirty-three gulden she had re-
crived for it. Then, with a little
sigh. she counted it into separate
piles: this one for the doctor; this
for last winters fuel. and o on.
There was little left ior the many
things that must have been needed
for that little tow-headed troop
who were clingirg to her skirts. gazing
with awe at such a quantity of
money.
Laren, among its marvels. has a
threshing-machine. They say that the
wonder of the people when it first
arrived was beyond description. Now
every summer it goes from farmhouse
to farmhouse. each man taking his
turn at having his grain threshed by
il.
If the dogs of Constantinople are
noted, surely the cats of Holland
should not be passed unnoticed. TIL
where, drinking from the family W
milk-pitches, OF in the beds-which a
built as they are in the walls. witho
the resting-placc of the family-cats.
showed me seven sleeping in hers
wonder. after a few hours spent in
interiors. that one walks the floor 3
dozens OF them. but like all things
10 them.
There is one shepherd in the villa
morning gathers the sheep from he
and takes them on the dunes or '
is a little pasture. Poor a his
harassed one. for every artist who
longs to paint him and his sheep;
and many must tempt him sorely
him to stay long in n spot. On
dog more busy than his master,
from what they must not touch.
lovely picture as they come romping O
with their faithful unpaintablc herder
No wonder Mauve loved to pal
what magic did he get them to pose f
that he could do those lovely pictures
his eyes shut!
Only a short distance from Laren.
Zee, is a fisher village called Huize
the Spanish. which accounts for the
fierce temperS of the people. so | w;
the dark hair parted and brushed n
side of the pretty. blue-eyed WON,
any signs of bad temper-indecd.
think | never saw such red cheeks
black hair and rosy faces. they rer
the comical. little. jointed, wooden d
50 onmon in our childhood but
more.
These Huizen women wore dresses
OF enormous tullncss in all shades
Of plum. and the prettiest of all
the Dutch caps. 1t is well worth
a visit to this far-off little Will
| think tourists never 90
- "
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-04

down late to breakfast one day, and
being asked for her spouse, explained
that she left him trying to match a
cravat with the stockings he had de-
cided to wear for the day.
As a contrast to this, take the story
of a Mr.. Poland told in the "Rcmin-
~iscences of Montagu Williams" pub
lished not long ago in England. Mr..
Poland caused his family great anxiety
by the bad fit of his clothes. He was
persuaded to go to a certain tailor
and be measured. but the new suit
fitted the wearer worse than the old.
The tailor was interviewed by Mr..
Poland's friend Underdown:
1T is not my fault, sir. | assure
you. Every care was taken, as you
desired. but how could we fit Il
gentleman who would insist on being
measured sitting DOWN" Undcrdown
did not know what to make of this,
and at once proceeded to the temple
to solve the mystery. On learning
the object his visitor had in calling,
Poland said with the imperturbablc
iIlGllliNi ptNllIidl w III "'l, II -
my business and not yours. | like
to be comfortable. | spend three parts
of my life sitting down, and prefer
to he measured so
This recalls the anrcdotc of the poet
Wordsworth. who going to a London
tailor, and striding around the room.
throwing his arms about like a mad
man. asked the astonishcd knight of
the shears if he could make a suit Of
clothes for a man accustomed to walk
in that manner. The poet was in the
habit OF composing his verses while
striding through the fields and woods.
and didn't care to have his ~gcsticula-
tons hampered by the cut of his
clothing. The divine atilatus must
have its flow unrestricted by the out
ward garb.
In his youth and early manhood
the late Earl of Bcaconstield showed
much cccentricity in his attire. In
Malta, for example, he donned as his
w~alking-dress "a blood-red shirt, with
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-01-15

feiz Sc esparca por rostroSon las nias que estan
en- recreation.
-tNo te apetece ir jugar los aros al volante7-
le pregunte rendo.
I'm poquito no creas.
Nos introdujeron en- el locutorio que era una gran
peza cuadrada bastante clara parda al medic per une
reja Del lado de ALA veia puerecita su lado
una pila de aqua bendita Gloria pregun6 la hermana
ega que habfa ntroducdo 81 segua sendo superiora
la hermana Saint JUST habendo respondido arnativa
mene e encargo Ia dese que senora deseaba YER
la. Espersmos ratio, sentados silas al pie de la
rea, al cabo vimos Ia superiora por la puere-
cita del ondo omar con los dedos aqua benta sant
guarse. Era monjita facucha palda de unos cua-
Ienta aos de edad Gloria levano acerc6 la cara Ia
reia le dijo sonriendo:
La graca del Espfriu Santo sea con yuestra reve-
rcncia mo reconoces
La mcnja "a miro sorprendda por el saudo. solo.
usual en- el convento pero di6 sefaes de conocsra
Sea siempre con ella, sefiora No tengo el gus
to,-respondio con marcado acento frances
-lNo Sc acuerda de Ia hemana San Sulpicioa
-iAhl-excIam6, meptras dos los rnliscr,os de la
cara Sc e contraia CON soarisa-IAhl La hermana
San supico. ID andaluzal Quien habia de pensari..
ESQ qus ~ Saba que esaba listed en- e convento
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Retreta

Tor orden del Gobernador ha sido'.
suspendida la retreta que debfa cele-
brar esta noche la banda "JHventud
del Comercio."
En- su ugar tocara la banda de la
Policfa Insular, para que asf tengan
ccasion los "touristas" de DIR una bue--
ma banda.
81 programa es el misn1o de Ia retire
ia del microbes, que no pudo efectuar-
Sc, por el NAL tempo.
La banda de Ia Policfa Insular TOGO
'esta rnafiaua en- la Mansion Ejecutivaa
y todos los ''touristas que tuvieron oca-
sion de oirls, Ia aplaudieron mucho y Ia.
colmaron de elogio,
Sentimos Ia suspension de Ia retretsa-
de Tizol, per 10 de los atriles y el.rer
Eertorio nuevo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-01-15
'EJuvensud del comercfo''

Los apreeiables joyenes y es-
timados amigos nuestros don
Pedro Homar, don Jose Perez
Gavilla y don Josef Flores nos
han'invitado para que concurra-~
mos a una reunion, que ha de
efectuarse Ell domingo p1oximo,
en- la casa ntmero SO de la calle
de Tetuan, con objeto de fundar
una asociacion, que ha de titu-
larse "Juventud del Comercio. !"
La sociedad sera recreativa.
Celebramos ese pensamiento,
deseando que la sociedad quede
establecida a satisfaction de to-
| dos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-01-15
so2 B1Br1or scA DEL BorrrrN MrRcArru. !.

sguiente Pasamos, sin embargo por delante de e. CO.
gidos del brazo Era Tn edi6cio grande veusto con
dos torres amenadas, que habfa sdo palaco casa sol
rega de I'm tftulo esaba situado una pazoeta con
zrboles
-Mira-me dijo mi esposa con enternecimiento.-
ives aqueas dos ventanitas de la orre7 ALI dormfa 70
con Maxmua otra educanda. lCuzntas noches me engo
Jevantado para mrar el celo
" en- que pensabas mirandolo7
no s6... En- NADIA
mo te venian deseos de escaparte7
-Nunca. Las mujeres no Sc escapan sno cuaudo
estzn euamoradas.
Por Ia mafiana, a Ia bora que Gloria indico como
mejor, que Ia de recreation nos fuimos al conyen
tO La portera no reconoco mi mujer esta tampoco
le do qrien ea para mer gozar de la sorpresa de las
msnjas Atravesamos un largo poralon toscamente en-
pedrado las paredes enjbegadas agunas cruces nepras
pintadas elias de trecho en- recho Submos una es
calcn grande, sucia afosa de piedras gastadas Dor
q uso, entramos los grandes corredores del case
r6u entarimados al uso del pafs Las tablas, vieas
requebrajadas todos ados ofreefsn en- agnos pun
sas agueros por doude podra pisar una persona lie
gsr aquf, percbimos uido confuse eano de CRITICS
y czrcjadas,
mo o,es7-me dijo Gloria. mientras una sonrisa
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Edicto
Lcdo. Don Jose I. Gomez Padilla, Juez.
Municipal de esta ciudad.


Hago saber: Qae en- el juicio YER
bal civil se9uido en- este juzgado por
don Perfecto Sourido contra don Mar
cos Roman, en- cobro de pesos, SO ha
|dispuesto, por providencia de hoy, Ia
venta en- p1blica subasta por tercera
vez Y sin sujecion tipo, por tGrmino
de diez dia,s de la fnca siguiente:
RUSTICA sta enJel barrio do Sabana
Hoyos, de este termino municipal, de
una cabida de setenta cuerdas mas 6
menos, equivalentes ve;nte tres hecR
rareas. cincuenta y ocho areas VEIN
te y cuatro centiareas de terreno 4 pas
tos, cafe, montes y malezas, con una
casa habitacion de MADEIRA ttchada
de paja; con lindes por el Norte con
tierras de Manuel Cintron SUCCESSION
Lierza, por el Sud con tierras de REYES
Colon, por el Este 6 saliente con Ia ST.
ceslon Llenza y el predicho Colon y por
el Oeste poniente con tierras de Juan
Mendez; cuya fnea ha sido tasada en-
UN MIL DOSCIENToS CUARENTA Y CINCos
DOLLARS. El remate tendra Iugar en- es--
te Juzgado el dia veinte y seis del actual
a Ia una de Su tarde, haciendose pre-
sente: que para tomar parte en- la SUI
basta habra que consignar preyiamen-
te en- la mesa del Juzgado el disz por
ciento del importe de dicha tasacion "
cue no sc ha suplido la fslta de tftulO-
Dado en- Arecibo 4 doce de Enero.
de mil povecientos cuatro.-Jose 1. Co.
nez.-El Secretario, ]. Santana Ra--
mirez. 3i-vsl
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-01-15
cuRA aARANTIzApA PARA LAS
ALMoRRANAs.

Simplss sangrantes; exterioEes y con plea
s6n 81 no cura no pague. Los Boticarios esthn.
autorisados por los manufacturers del UNGUEN-
TO DIE PAzO deYolver el dinero 81 la medici-.
na deja de curar eualquier easO de almorranas,
aenque see cr6nic0. Los casos ordinarios SO ou-
APPLICATION da alivio sosiego. La picas6n SO cal
ma instantkneamente. Es IN nuovo descnbri-
miento 81 dnco que 90 ofrece cen una gasantio
positivn, 81 no cura no paguo-
81 81 boticario no 10 tieno On "a almaoon, envio.
nos selIos de correo equvalentes 6 80 csntayoa
en- oro americana, diIigiendo IL oarta PARIS
MEDIClNE Co., st. Louis y. y. De A.. que son
tamhien fabricantes dc les PAGI1ELh9 La
xAhTna Dh BRoh0-QUxNMA = stiehrere'-
me1ie Dara lee re1iiadoa
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CIVIL

Dia IS. Juicio oral su juicio dc des=-
ahucio promovido por dofia Manuela
Antique contra don Paub'o Figreroa.
Abogado: Geigel y Ramos Oose C.|
Dis l8. Juicios oral en- ell divorcio de
dofia Jovita Marcial con don Quintin
F;ores. Abogados: Martinez Quin' eros
y Freyre Barbosa. Es parte el Fiscal.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-01-15

Wn sale todas las UEVES por e
ESTE ora los VIERNES por OESTE las de manana
Sa1dra por el ESTE: Viernes Agosto = a. Septiembre
Saldra e OESTE Martes Agosto 49, ~ Septiembre
hos vapore CoAMo PONCE sadan de San uan Ponce
drectos y otros puertos) hacia Agoso 20 Sept
Un de pasae de uta sale de San New York
81 Mrtes la negada del vapo coaneo de vas
por el ESTE
Un vapor de pasaJe de lega Juan de New York
q neves antes de la sad del cstanero vas
u OESTE.
OAcna San Juan Gale de Tetuan esquna de la Tanca
rELEFoNO No sII
Ofcina de Nueva York, Mum. broadway.
Ofna de Nueva Orleans, w. iuck Agent 6l9 ST.
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Tribunal de Distrit0
DE SAN JUAN
CRIMINAL
JUICIOS ORALES
Dfa TO- VILLAIN Lind por abuse de-
confanza.
Abogado: Diaz Navarro.
Maria Pizarro. Abogado: Herman
dez Lopez.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-31
THE EMPEROR DIsPLEAsED
WITH ALEXIEFF AND KURQi
Correspondents State Agreements
Is Drafted Whereby Germany;
Will Lend Arms to Russia
if necessary to Prevent
Leaving Settlement to
International Congress.
tBy Associated Press. )

e LONDON. May 3l.--The reports pubs
slished In Paris OF discord in the inter-
view between General Kuropatkln and
viceroy Alexleff at N1ukden and Of the
southern movement Of the Russian vans
guard below Wafeng Tlen have give1fi
rise to rumors that General Kuropatkiu
has yielded to the wishes OF the Alexieff
party and is attempting to relieve Port q
Arthur. Among sober papers here, how--
ever the idea that General Kuropatklr
would venture on such a dangerous and q
hopeless movement Is not taken serious Sls
~. According to correspondents ut Jap-sS
anese headquarters up to May 29th moths q
ing Important had developed beyond out-t
post encounters. Japanese troops are.
largely engaged In building roads and
bridges. The Standards correspondent
saws that General ISuroKi gave q luncheon
to foreign military attaches to celebrate
the victory on the Yalu while almost
simultaneously the Japanese first army,
was informed of the Kin Chou VIC ctory.
3 The same correspondent Indicates the
red son for delay in the lop erat tton ST. s
says that the force tnat LANDED az ,11
shan appears to have struck the fringe
~ Ia RAINY season. The downpour has
been very heavy. I.
General Kuropatkin the Telegrapi ny y! s
ST Petersburg correspondent, says is
fighting two enemies. one at home, the
other Manchuria. While his military rep
utntlon is undergoing a terrible ordeal.S deal
he is also accused of failure as Minister
Of war. to make proper prepara tions for ZOE
Var. The Emperor is alleged to be 20
dissatisfied that lie would dismiss potn
.llexieff and ISuropatkin we're 1t not tllt's
he fears the effect on public opinion.
The general impression among the hlsn-
est Glasses is that the fall of Port AR
tbur ought to be the keynote to the eng
of the war, and that II the Japanese
s,cceed in this aim. Russta's best Ni@
terest will be to make peace ou1 noS
hody but the correspondents possess thd
moral courage to make such susses ION
to the Emperor. 49, 49,
1he correspondent asserts that ing ing
/, rreement Is drafted whereby Germany =.
nromises armed support to Russia
necessary to prevent England ana lhs
Irnited states from attempting TO SUD-
NIT the far eastern question to an inter-
rational congress, and declares that tha.
racant relaxation of fIantl-Jewish laws ps
russia Is the outcome of the desire ol
he Minister OF the Interior to concllias0s
American opinion.