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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-09
Ell POETA

Entire los infnitos versifca-
dores que abruman al mundo
con sus empalagosas compost
clones, Sc hallan muy pocos
que pueden aspirar al dlctado
de pOetas.
Para obtener este hermoso IT,
tulo Sc hace indispensable estar
dotado de una imagination. CO.
mo diio Horacio, la mas divina
que pueda habitar en- cabeza
humana. La imagination es ell
alma de la poes1a, asi como Ell
poeta es hijo de la naturaleza.
El poeta mace y no Sc hace. Pc
70 naturaleza y estudio confr-
man al poeta.
Los poetas, generalmente ha.
blando, no tienen la pretension
de razonar; solo desean mover
con Ell fuego de la expression,
juntando 10 agradable con 10
it'll. Esa preetnsion es absurda,
81 hemos de atender a los conse-
jos de los grandes maestros.
Boileau, en- su arte poetico, dice:
"antes de escribir appended a
pensar."
Y en- efecto, ;como seria posi-
BILE escribir una buena poesia 81
ell asunto no ha sido profunda-
mente meditado2
Cierto es que sc escriben y pu-
blican versos insustanciales y
que deleitan, por la gracia con
que estan escritos, 8 por el mo-
two que los ha inspirado; pero
rarisimas veces sc encOntraran
reunidos 10 agradable y lo util,
Y asi sc observa que mientras
unos deleitan sin instruir, otros
no divierten Y cansan. Y para
saber deleitar E instruir es nece-
sario tener una imagination sa-
ma y fecunda y "la mas divina
que pueda habitar en- cabeza
humana.
Ademas de una buena memo
ria, de I'm juicio seguro y de
una imagination creadora; ade-
mas de un sentimiento profun-
do V delicado, existe en- Ell YER
dadero poeta una especie de in
tuicion misteriosa que le hace
adivinar, v casi le revela los Sc
cretos del humane coraZon, y,
hasta de la naturaleza entera.
Reprendian los antiques a los
poetas de su epoca porque solo
Sc empleaban en- escribir baga-
telas, y hoy estamos viendo que
sc contin1a por la misma senda,
cantando frivolidades que nj di-
vierten nj instruyen.
Y ST va en- la antigiiedad ha
b1a ese constante afan de hacer
versos, no 10 es menOs en- nues-
tros tiempos que hacen sudar a
las prensas para producer Volt
menes semejantes a los de Nu-
ma Pompilio, que nadie sc atre-
via leer nj a abrir. Y estos yer
sifcadores, llenos de I'm amor
propio que raya en- la soterbia,
no aguardan ell fallo de la OPT
Mon; ellos mismOs Sc tributan
aplausos, enalteClendo sus pro-
ducciones aunque esten reple-
tas de defeCtos.
Natural es que. asi como TN
padre no advierte la fealdad de
sus hijos Isl no son verdaderOs
monstruos), TN pretendiente a
poeta no nota en- el actO los de-
fectos de sus trabajos; pero 81 Sc
diese la pena de olvidarlos du-
rante algunos meses, y los leye
Sc despues, echaria muy de me-
nos ei entuGiasmO que sentla al
escri birlos.
La ambici0n del poeta, su an
sia COnstante, es ia inmortalidad
de su nom bre; perO para COnse
guirla es necesario recOrdar el
immortal Quintana, que dijo:
Y ST QuereiS que el universe
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-09

BERMUDEZ, HERMANOS Y Ca.
The border vidette., 1904-11-19
Greene in Chihuahua

w. c Greene, the Cananea copper king, is now in the state of Chihuahua looking over his recent railroad pur- chase, the Rio Grande, Sitrra Madre and Pacific and his vast timber pur- chase of 2,5OO,O0O acres in the north western part of the state. The Fl Paso papers state that he went over tbe Sierra Madre railroad by special train last Wednesday and that he was accompanied from that city by his attorney, Judge A. B. Fall, and E. w Mead, general manager of the road.
 Last Tuesday w. E. Pon.eroy, a mining man representing MT. Greene, and Sam'l N. Dedrick, mining partner of Judge Fall, came in from the west and left next day for Fl Paso. They ware to meet the Greene party and escort them through the mountains The party is expected to come out by Minaca and arrive here about the 22nd instant
 All of this looks like Greene means business. Especially is this so when it is considered that he has an engi- neering party in the field looking out a route for the extension of the Sierre Madre road into the vast timber tract purchased. It Is known also that MT. Greene has two important mining deals on for properties in that section Chihuahua Enterprise.
The border vidette., 1904-11-19
Will Harness San Pedro.
Secretary of Arizona

Ore sf the biggest irriga ton pr1- iects that has ever been undertaken by private parties iu the territory is planned by the farmers living at St. David.
 They propose to tap the flow of the San Pedro river near Fairbank, and by means of big canal carry and dis tribute the water to the forms at St. David, one of the richest farming dis tricts of the territory.
 At the head of the canal dam will be constructed so as to back the water up and raise the level so that 1t will have a downward course all the way to St. David.
 There Is one great danger that the tual.y carrying out the scheme, and this will come in times of flood in the San Pedro river. The floods 1t is feared will wash out the dam and in lure the canal, but the farmers hope to bridge this danger by having a number of flood gates.
 The enterprise is big ,one and il successfully ca rried out will mean 8 great deal to the St. David district There is plenty of tillable ground there to make it one of the richest agricul- tural districts in the territory and al that is now needed is a plentiful sup ply of water-EX.
The border vidette., 1904-11-19
Copper is Way Up-

Everybody in financial circles who is at all interested in the copper situa- ton and the copper shares Is now talking about the present phenominal metal market. A l f cent market has at last been reached, and that, too, before election day-the predicted time for it. And what is more, if the demand continues at Its present rate and supplies do not increase to meet the same. it is more than likely that the price will be at least half cent higher in the next week The ma jority of the lake producers are now asking 14 cents and that, too, for De- cember delivery. Indeed, no offerings whatever of any earlier shipments are being made at present
 All the representatives of the lead ing producing interests in Boston are still agreed that the market is in a thoroughly sound position. There is no question whatever but that the consumers who have been holding off from purchasing supplies are now in the market in good earnest, and this, taken in connection with the continued abnormal foreign demand, is responsi- ble for the present unusual condition conditions that bid fair even now te open the way to a still higher range of prices in the near future.
The border vidette., 1904-11-19
Many Chinks Bound For China.

F. w Hill, deputy U. s. Marshal, reached Tucson Friday from Nogales in special car containing twenty nine ChiAamen. arrested in Nogales during the past few weeks for entering the United States in violation of the ex- clusion laws. They are part of a ship load of three hundred Chinamen who were landed at Nogales recently. John Foster, deputy U. s. Marshal and special excursion agent for this occasion, joined the party at Fairbank with five celestials from Tombstone Six ChiHCmen are now confined in the Tucson jail and they will be deported at the same time
 United States Marshal McCord leaves Saturday night with the party bound for San Francisco at which port they will be placed on a steamer bound for the Orient-Post.
The border vidette., 1904-11-19
Buys MuIatos Gold Mines.

W. c. Greene of Cananea has boug ght the Mulatos Gold mines short distance over the Chihuahua line in Sonora. These famous old producers. are in the center of what is sometimes called the "Mulatos Gold Belt" It extends somewhat northwesteily for some so or 100 miles to the Sahuayacan mines in the state of Chihuahua, and from Mulatos southeasterly. This belt, almost entirely gold belt, mostly free, is practically virgin. The veins are numerous, the gold is gen. orally too large for cyaniding; wood and water are plentiful.
 Gresne's purchase of the mines and the vast timber tracts which extend over into Sonora near Mulatos, means a railroad, so he says--Exchange.
The border vidette., 1904-11-19
TIE VOTE
District Attorney of Cocf,ise County
 Gives fills Opinion

Upon request of many District Attor- ney Cunnin gham hands us the follow ing opinion regarding a tie vote, says the Tombstone Prospector.
 The statutes of Arizona make no provision for the deciding of a tie vote at any election held. Paragraph 2276 pro, ides. "Thc person receiving at any election the highest number of votes for any office to be filled at such cleo ton. is elected thereto" Reasoning from this. then. any person failing to receive the highest number of votes is not elected to the office, and in case of n tie vote no one has received ''high- est number" of votes
 A more diff question is how to decide tie vote. Paragraph 2273 provides for special election to fill vacancies in the offices of members of the legislature and Delegate to Con gress, ''only," but no way is provided for county or precinct officers in case of tie. Paragraph 2O4 provides, "Every officer must continue to dis charge the duties of his office, although his term has expired, until his successor has qualified" Paragraph 265 pro- vides when vacancies occur in office, but no such contingency as tie vote is one of them
 Perhaps. in the case of a tie vote the person in office would hold over there being no provision to legally de clare anyone elected to succeed him. The office for that reason could not be declared vacant and the vacancy filled by the proper auth ority, neither could a special election be held to decide the matter, and the canvassing Board cannot issue d certificate of election to any person except he recieves the highest number of votes. For the persons themselves to decide by lot or otherwise who shall hold the office, such a course would not be legal, and need not be recognized by any body. So as the law now stands there would be only one solution, the incumbent would hold the office under Par 2O4.
The border vidette., 1904-11-19
Diamond Bunco Man Jailed.

At six o'clock last Saturday night Mir. Albert Steinfeld appeared before Justice Culver and swore to a warrant charging J. T. Harcourt with obtain ing money under false pretenses, and the warrant being placed in the hands of Sheriff Murphy, that officer left for Phoenix last night to obtain the re- quisition papers for brining Harcourt back from Los Angeles, where he had been arrested Saturday afternoon by detectives Cowan and McKinzie, of the Los Angeles force, says Mondays Tucson Citizen
 The details of the matter are per fectly fresh in the minds of the public here, so that recapitulation of them would be entirely superHuous. Every one knows why Harcourt Is wanted.
 He has been in the city of the an gels for the past three weeks, accord ing to a statement made by the police of that town, and is supposed to have come from Chicago, as he went there from here immediately after the trou ble in this city.
 Neither Mir. Stienfeld, nor his attor- ney Hon. Eugene Ives. cared to make any statement this morning in regard to the case, and Ezra Bartlett, who is one of the parties in the matter, also declined to be quoted. Harcourt will probably reach here Wennesday night.
The border vidette., 1904-11-19
Coal In Arizona

Coal mining is out of Arizona's lIne, but at feast one large coal field is to be found in the territory-the Deer Creek coal fields near the Gila river east of Dudleyville. The deposits are not enormous in extent as coal beds go, being but about two and one half feet in thickness and extending throug gh- out basin three by ten miles in ex- tent, about 6O,OOO,OOO tons in all The local value of this deposit, how ever, IS incalculable for the reason that it lies in the center of 0 great copper producing territory in which the enormous demand of the smelters has already diminished and almost de pleted the available supply of fire wood To these great mining centers of Bisbee, Globe, Clifton and Morenci, situated Tn an arid and almost timber less region, this deposit of coal is of the greatest value. The coal is of two kinds of qualities, the first hard block coal easily quarried and transported and the second soft badly crushed coal carrying a large percentage of ash and most useful 10 generate electricity or gas where it lies, as 1t will not readily lend itself to transportation for con- sumption elsewhere These claims are being worked by the Saddle Mountain company, and MT. George Chitten- den of this company IS now in Wash in gton to hasten the patent of these claims before the building of the Ari- zona Eastern. which passing as it does. within few miles of the company's claims will raise the government price on these coal lands to S5 an acre. Miner and Manufacturer.
The border vidette., 1904-11-19
Those Orphans.

Alexander O. Brodie, governor of Arizena, spent last evening in the city, says the Bisbee Review. During the early part of the evening the governor was the guest of Supt. Walter Douglas at his residence, and it was after II o'clock when the governor returned to the Copper Queen hotel. where news paper men and local republicans were waiting to see him.
 Governor Brodie has recently re turned from the east, where he went on official business and to visit Mrs. Brodie, who has been compelled to re- main in the east for some time on ac- count of her health.
 Governor Brodie was in Washing ton at the time the attention of the president was drawn to the Orphan Asylum in cident at Clifton. At the suggestion of the president the gov ernor returned to Arizona and on Thursday and Friday of last week made personal investigation of the charges pro and con. Statements of the leading citizens of Clifton and Morenci were taken by the governor, and great deal of other documentary evidence, all of which has been for warded to the president, together with the report of the governor on the sub ject, which report has not yet been make public and will not be until tine president releases it. The governor was of the opinion that the matter will finally be settled in the probate court of Graham county, and a hear Ing of the applications of the families of Clifton to adopt the orphan children in question, has been set for two weeks hence in order that the Founding Asylum could have representative present at that time.
The border vidette., 1904-11-19
Proclamation or ThankssiyIn
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
 Office of the Governor

The closing of a year of exceptional prosperity and plenty brings to the people of Arizona an opportunity to express thelr unfaltering faith in the benefcence of the Almighty God, and it is with an abiding trust that we again welcome the season of Thanks giving.
 Let it bring to our minds in grate- ful acknowledgement all the blessings that have come to us; let US be thank full that the health of the people of ArIzonaIlas been good, that our mines, fields and forests have yielded abund- antly, that in all lines of industry our people have prospered. and honest toll and endeavor have been richly reward ed, leading to the contentment of all.
 In recognition of the many gifts of Providence, 1, ALEXANDER O. ERODE, Governor of the Territory of Arizona, do hereby recommend, in conformity with the procla nation of the Presi dent eff the United Statas, that
 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1904 be observed throughout the Territory by devotion to Thanksgiving and Prayer, remembering those who are in need by acts of Christian charity and broth erly love; thus proving our worthiness of the Divine blessings of Almighty God.
 In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the Great Seal of the Territory of Arizona to be affixed Done at the Capitol, in the City of Phoenix, the eleventh day of November, A. D. 1904.
 ALEXANDER O. ERODE By the Governor.
 w. F. NICHOLS,
 Secretary of Arizona.
The border vidette., 1904-11-19
NOTICE.
The Taxes or Santa Cruz County Due
 and Payable.

Notice is hereby given that the duplicate assessment roll of the County of Santa Cruz is now in my possession for the collection of taxes levied for the year 1904, in said county.
 Taxes will become delinquent on the third Monday in December, 1904, be- ing the 18th, and unless paid on or before that date will bear interest at the rate of one per cent per month from date of delinquency until paid and there will be also added fifteen cents per tract, city or town lot, as Clerks fees for making back tax book, and four per cent on the amount of taxes, as Collectors commission; and at the expiration of sixty days after date of delinquency suit will be brought for the enforcement of the tax lien, and after suit Is brought usual court costs will be added, in compliance with the act approved March 19, 1904.
 Payment may be made st my office, during office hours--7 a. m. to ' p. m.
 GEO. B. MARSH,
 Treasurer and Ex-Officio Tax Collector of Santa Cruz County.
 NorE-Remit F. O. money order, Wells Fargo & Go. Express or check on First National Bank Nogales, Arizona; all other checks accepted for collection only.
 First pub. Oct 9, 1901. St.
The border vidette., 1904-11-19

If you want a real Favorita Cigar 3 for 25 cents Mexican money, go to John Jund's old stand, now presided over by NJ. Bouscharain, the veteran saloon man. He also sells three fingers of the famous McBryer for 10 cents
The border vidette., 1904-11-19

FoR sALE-Furniture in The Daniels (Sanitarium Building-) Reason for selling want to leave town Must be sold by November lst Inquire at The Daniels If
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-10

IN the Clerks Office OF the Circuit
Court Of the County of King
/ George on the eth day of May, 1904.
Robert Ashby Jones, Kate Jones,
Mamie Jones, Julia Jones and
Lucy A. Jones, infants, by l.. NJ.
Jones, their next friend, plaintiffs,
Against
h. L. Jones and Ellen, his vile; Harry
Jones and Florida, his wife; Ada Is.
Smith and William, her husband;
Alice NJ. Cook aud Frank, her hus-
band; Ida Il. Jones, and l.. Nj.
Jones, Defendants.
The object OF this suit is to have
partition among the heirs at law OF X.
=. Jones, deceased, OF the propertJ
known AS "ROsita,' assigned to his
widow, l.. NJ. Jones, az her dover.
Aud an affidavit having been made
and filed that all Of the defendants,
except b. +. Jones and Ellen, his
wife, and l.. NJ. Jones, are not resi-
dents Of the State OF Virginia, II Is
ordered that they do appear here
within fifteen days after due publica-
ton hereof, and do what may be nee
essary TO protect their interest in this
suit. And it is further ordered that
a copy hereof be published once a
week for four weeks in The Free
Lance. and that n copy be posted at
the front door Of the court house OF
this county on the 2nd May Rules OF
said Court. \ copy-Teste:
T.. l.. Hunter, Clerk.
& n Ashton u. a. m10wiw
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-10

The leading Republican Senators,
like the girl who married the man to
get rid OF him, want to make Speaker
Cannon Vice President In order to
get rid OF him as Speaker. As Presi-
dent OF the Senate he would We no
power, except to preside over the
Senate and keep order, whereas as
Speaker of the House hecOntrols leg
islation, and virtually the wheels OF
government. In his present position
of almost unlimited power, It Is
claimed that the Speaker is obsti-
nate, and beyond their control Tor
political or party purpose, and they
therefore desire to shear him OF his
power by transferring him to the
other wing OF the Capitol building
1t seems Mr.. Cannon is not agreed to
this transfer, and is disposed to
show his obstinacy in that matter
by declaring that he will not consent
to the transfer, and it shall not be
made. We will see.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-10
THE SELECTION OF JUDGES.

The question isnow being agitated
in Georgia as to the best method OF
electing members OF the judiciary OF
the State. At the present time all
members OF the judiciary are elected
by the people in that State, and a
change In this method is being agi-
tated because it Is charged that can
didates for judgeships spend large
sums OF money to secure their elec-
ton. We believe that unquestiona-
bly, the best way to secure competent,
efficient and honorable judges, Tree
from political alliances and obliga-
tions, is by appointment. Human
nature Is not strong enough to with
stand the temptation OF showing ia
vor to those who have assisted him
In securing his election. Appoint
ment by the Legislature is not entire
ly free from objection in this respect,
but ID has many advantages over the
elective system, notable among these
being the fact that a candidate for
judicial honor is not forced into the
mire OF a political campaign. The
advantages oishe appointive system
have a striking illustration in Viz
ginia, where We have had few or no
charges OF misconduct In office. 1t
would probably promote the eff
cheney and independence OF our Judi
ciary if they were appointed Tor Lille
instead of for a term of years, as Is
the present method, but there are
many objections in this State to lie
tenure of Office, and it is doubtful If
the high standard to which our judi
ciary has attained could be further
promoted. As between election and
appointment, however, there can be
no doubts that the latter has prefer
ence. The judiciary OF every State
should be kept unstained by the con-
terminating influences OF politics.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-10

The recent visit OF Senator German
to New York has started the Cor
man Presidential boom anew, but we
are rather inclined to think that Mr..
German will make a great mistake
If he places himself at the disposal
of Tammany. Tammany tested it's
strength with the Anti-Tammanyites
before the State Convention and was
defeated, and now it proposes TO ap-
peal to the Democracy OF other States
to come to it's rescue and defeat
Judge Parker by supporting Senator
German. This, it appears to Us,
would be bad move and would
prove detrimental to the cause. The
voice OF New York in her State Con-
vention must be respected, regard
less OF the position OF Tammany or
its efforts to dictate or dominate.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-10

The first editor to nominate Judge
Parker for the Presidency is coming
to the front, and OF course if the
Judge is elected the editor who start
ed his Presidential boom must be re-
membered with fat office, as all
Democratic editors should be. The
man referred to is Mr.. j. NJ. Page, OF
she Jerseyyille Democrat. He de-
clared that he was the first editor in
the United States TO advocate the
nomination OF Judge Parker as the
Democratic candidate for President.
He put his name at the head OF bis
editorial columns on January 20,
1908, and has kept it there ever
since.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-10
Gov. Montague Speak. In Baltimore.

GOV. Montague WAS u speaker Satur
day night at a meeting held in Chase''
Theatre Baltimore, TO urge the adup'
ton by the voters OF "A 5000, 900 loan
for the construction OF new city docks IN
the fire-swept locality. The meeting wac
held under the auspices OF the Young
Mems Greater Baltimore Association, an
organization which is urging the rebuild
ing of the city Oh grander scale. U.
the stage with Gov. Montague were Gov.
Nsrfisld, Of Maryland; Mayor McLane,
Congressman Wachter and other leading
officials.
YirRinia's Governor was accorded "a
rousing welcome.
lie delivered an eloquent speech, In
which he impressed on the people OF the
city the fact that the South was look
ing to Baltimore for an example u
energy and enterprise such as this coun-
try has never seen.
lie advocated the rebuilding of the
burned district on liberal lines, looking
to the future development OF the metro
polls of the South.