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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-10-06

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Ell organo de los funcionarios
y acolitos congregados, no podra
extender una burla de america
nismo patriotico a los dem6cra-
tas, nj aspirara ciertamente a
|ejercer ell monopolio del anne
ricanismo verdadero para dis
tribuir patentes de americanos
precisamente a los sumisos y a
los que pasan por todo.
Atrevase, entonces, con Mr..
Winthrop.
Digale, con la misma logica
que a Mufloz Rivera, que es an.
tiamericano, porque habla de un
gobierno justo y honrado, porque
esta barriendo ell favoritismo y
la farsa de la politica del pals;
porque ha dicho que la po]icia
no debe inclinarse con parciali-
dades peligrosas hacia los parti-
dos politicos; porque ha presta-
do o1dos a to1os los agricultores
y a los organismos fnancieros
que fueren q hablarle de Ia exis-
tencia de una honda y gravfsi-
ma crisis, cuandO en- los infor-
mes ofciales sc mantenia enga
Iosamente, escandalosamente.
que Ell pals atravesaba una epO-
ca de extraordinaria prosperi-
dad. Por todo ESQ que es ata-
car. que es desautoriZar, que es
destruir la falacia del anterior
gobierno,5 debe Eel San Juan
News" acusar de antiam eriCanO
al Gobernador Winthrop.
Porque el senor Mufloz Rive
ra, como nosotros, no ha hecho
mas que protestar de los desma-
nes, de las demasias de los fun
cicnar1os engreidos que han lie
gado a Puerto Rico de igual
manera y con el mismo desenfa-
do que pudiera existir entire los
cong uistadores persas y visigo-
dos en- aquellos siglos que admi
tian la conquista como legal,
cuando aun no habia dicho
Hugo el immense, "que 81 robar
es una vergiienza invadir no
puede ser una gloria.
Nosotros no somos partidarios
del Sr. Muiloz Rivera, nj somos
parciales de su politica, pero no
podemos desconOCer sus gran
des prestigios, su waller superior,
su patriotismo ; no podemos
consentir que Sc pretenda inu-
tilizar una igura culminante
del pueblo puertorriquefio y no
aceptamos que Sc pueda lamar
antiamericano a quien ataCa a
Mr.. Hunt Y a Mir. Lindsay, por-
que entonces seria 10 mismo que
proclamar la inviolabilidad de
los funCionarios publicos, Y la
diviniZacion oe Sus errores y
desaguisados, Ecosa a la que no
Sc ha llegado aun en- ell imperio
mogrebino o en- ell pals de los
abislniOs.
Entonces, medidos pOr Ell ex,
trano Criterio del News sere-
mos anti-ameriCanOs nosotros,
porque analizamos y necesaria-
mente Criticamos la casi totali-
dad de los procedimientos sc
guidos hasta aqui por los fun
cionarios publicos; y antiameri-
cano, tambien. quien ha dicho
en- los propiOs oidos del pueblo
americana con gran aplauso de
este las siguientes palabras que
son de una belleza etica Sill
perior:
mos oponemos tan fervorosamente
como JorgeWashington Sc oponla a to-
do absolutismo indehnido, irresponsa-
BILE, discrecional y vago, y toda poll
tica de explotacion.c colonial fuere quien
fuere el que la invoque 6 la ejerza.
Los que sean inherentemente ineptos
para vivir segdn las instituciones de
los Estados Unidos, son tambien inhe-
rentemente ineptos para incorporate
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-24
NATIONAL AID FOR ROADS.

We are in receipt Of copy Of the Brownlow bill
recently introduced in, the house by the gentleman
from Tennessee whose name bears and in the SEN
ate by Mr.. Gallinger, of New Hampshire, togethe,
with comprehensive statemept from Representa-
tatiye Brownlow to its aims and probable results
The bill gives evidence of careful study Of the great
problem of good roads and we regard it as a meas
ure which should receive unanimous support in both
houses of congress
The measure carries an appropriation of $4,000
000 at the annual rate Of $8000000 to be ap-
portoned among the several states according to their
population, with the provision, however that states
having less than 100000 population shall receive
$250,0O0. There are 16 such states in the union
and 100000 is to be apportioned to them. The
remaining $2O,0OOOOO is to be divided among the
other 29 states according to the unmber of nhabi
tants of EACH The bill creates road building de-
partment under the supervision of the secretary of
agriculture and provides for the officials who are to
direct the disbursement Of the government funds
The important feature Of the bill is that which
specifies that those states accepting government aid
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-24
AsroRIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY.
PUNISH THE PARENTS.

At La Grande, Ore. few days ago, q lSyear-old
girl with the unromantic name Lucy Prov attempted
suicide because she was denied the love Of the man
whom she adored Were it not for the seriousness
Of the situation one might find rare humor in the
letter which the loyesiek child left to tell her parents
OF the cause Of her rash act;
Dear Friends: leave you now. cannot bear
the pain Of life any longer love Davie Coon with
the love Of my life. When they denied me Of him
it very near killed me. leave you now to go to my
heavenly Father in heaven. Goodbye to all
'sThe heavenly cross bear,
Jesus, / am coming there"
Attached to this parting missive was the request
that none of deponent's clothing be removed. 1T
is nv last request she wrote. II appears from the
La Grande Observer that Davie Coon lis sport
who came here several months ago, and the Observ
er concludes from this circumstance that the parents
Of little Lucy have not properly attended to the train
ing Of their child. Lucy swallowed carboic acid
but has recovered She followed the example set by
another child Of tended years, the two const
tuting the material for serious thought the part
Of the people of La Grande.
13year-old girl who is unable to bear the pain
Of life because Of the fact that Dave Coon would not
remain in town and love her because she might not
find convenient to meet him and listen to his soft
protestations of endearing affection, and who is
thereby reduced to the extremity of swallowing car
bolic acid evidently being convinced that the cir
cumstances called for the most horrible death she
could provide for herself-such 13-year-old girl
ought to be spanked But Miss Lucy is not nearly sol
much to blame as her parents. Presumably Lucy has
been accorded liberties which are not extended tol
children Of her tender age by consderate parents and
that she formed sosstrong affection for Mr.. DaYie
Coon is not surprising Had she been properly tran-
ed at home she would not haye fallen into desperate
loye with the itinerant sport and there would have
been no drinking of scarbolic acid nor penning Of
slshy farewells to her host Of dear friends Instead
Lucy would have been studying her third reader
and planning to bring the hearts of her mother
and father by distinguishing herself at school,
The, county court Of Union county should summon
Mr. and Mrs Prov before it and require them to
show cause why they should not be denied legal Gus
tody of their child There is no other form of pun
shment provided in our civilian, which is of our
misfortunes. We have too many instances of the
reckless deprayity of children who permitted to
roam the streets at WILL and law which would reach
negligent parents would be great blessing
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-24

Henry Watterson expresses the joyful fear that
the republicans have been making tool of Mr.
Bryan and points to the promiennce given him on
his recent European trip evidence Of the design
ing Of the administration representatives abroad. Mr.
Watterson need not fear on this score Mr. Bryan
achieved distinction in the United States and he was
merely received with decency abroad just as Mr..
Watterson might be if he to go to Europe, That
Mr.. Watterson fails to distinguish between courtesy
and political rascality is amentable and that he pa.
rades hisignorance in the public press is even more
to be regretted.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-24

must appropriate similar amounts from their own
treasures. This proposition nsures the expenditure
of $lS,000 600 on the highways of the nation Thnsa
states which neglect to make application for funds
before January l, 1907, will he excluded from the
benefit and the surplus funds thus created shall be
realloted to the different states which have taken up
the entire amounts apportioned to them, The gov
ernors of the several states are required under ths
terms Of the bin, TO make application within 30 days
after adjournment Of the next legislature coveuing
after the passage Of the act for national aid and
IN event of their failure TO do so ten proper officers
having jurisdiction of the public highways in the
civil subdivisions Of the states may make application
to the road director for the assistance which the
governors may have declined to ask. This provision
makes it possible for road districts to take advantage
of the governments generosity
Our government has devoted its attention to nearly
all other matters except good roads In 1908 it ap-
propriated $50 540l99 for rivers and harbors, and
we believe the appropriation asked for highways
should be granted. The benefit to be derived from
suitable highways are too obvious to be set forth at
this time. The great problem Is to arouse interest
in their construction. Nothing else would go so far
in this direction as liberal national appropriation
and, the experiment once successfully tried. annual
appropriations could be looked for in the future.
Best Of ALL perhaps under the terms Of She Brownow
act the most approved methods Of construction would
be employed, to the lasting benefit Of the agricultural
districts and the cities depending upon them.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-24

The San Francisco Bulletin is looking for name
Tor the people of the United States It points out
that we are not Americans any more than are the
people Of Mexico or Canada and, indeed the people
OF South America might as well call themselves
Americans. The late Colonel Pat Donan, during
the course OF an address to high school students in
Astoria, once referred to the people of the United
States as United Statians and the name, we be-
leve is the best which has ever been suggested to
technically designate them.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-24

In an abstract just issued by the bureau of Stats
ties OF the department of commerce and labor com
paratve statement is given Of the debts Of the lead
ing nations of the world. How heavily burdened
with oblgationS these chief nations are few people
realize, and few are aware how unevenly these ma.
tlonai burdens are distributed The total indebted
ness of the civilized powers is put at about S35 00O
100000. But If this total abort half is carried ~
five European countries France, the United King
dom, Germany, Italy and Spain. The greatest debt
or nation in the world is France-at the same time
one OF the richest and the most frugal An enor-
nous outstanding debt is one of the cherished ira.
ditions of French craftsmanship; and neither the
French government nor the French people can be
brought to view with alarm the fact that France s
obligations reach nearly $6,OO0,oOo,OOO more than
a sixth of the total Indebtedness Of the world
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-24

When L T.. Geer assumed editorial control of the
Statesman he proceeded to pitch into Colonel Hofer
editor of the Journal and the two have since been
going il The following reply is made by the Jour-
nal to one of the former governors onslaughts
The Statesman editor has had some reference 10
the fondness of the Journal editor for sauerkraut
We submit in all fairness that this is violation OF
the rules Of the ring. II is striking below the belt
The man who eats sauerkraut as an article of diet
doing so in pursuance of the liberty guaranteed BY
the constitution The enjoyment of life, liberty and
the pursuit Of happiness was mentioned in the deea
ration Of independence What is known as the sauer
kraut habit has brought up some good citizens and it
is harmless and Misunderstanding beverage We
are willing to differ with the Statesman editor on
some minor matters like giving tips to Pullman car
walters. But he should not attack our national ar
ticle of diet. We recommend that he buy a barrel
of sauerkraut and proceed to replenish his long
lean and lanky form, Sauerkrant will build up his
cadaverous, beanpole style of anatomy and possibly
get some new ideas into circulation Y
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-24

Ex-senator Simon says he is not longer to be con-
sidered as an apirant for senatorial honors. We
take i Mr.. Simon has made discovery.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-01-20
Ancient Cooking school.

We of the twentieth century are in
clined to think Of cooking schools as be-
longing exclusively to our day and gen.
Grafton. Therefore it may be news to
many people that as long ago as the
reign of good Queen Anne a Mr.. Kid
dee had a school of cookery in Queen
street, Cheapside, and another in Hol-
born Here is his advertisement-the
original is on good paper, with neatly
engraved border:
To All Young Ladies:
At Edward Kiddee's pastry school, at
Little Lincoln's Inn Fields, are taught
all kinds of pastry and cookery, Dutch
hollow works and butter works on Thurs
days, Fridays and Saturdays, in the aft
ernoon, and on the same days in the
morning at his school in Norris street, ST.
James, Haymarket, and at his school at
st. Martins lie Grand on Mondays Tues
days and Wednesdays, in the afternoons.
What Dutch hollow works may be
none of the cooking schools of today
seems to know, but they sound good.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-01-20
ADVICE TO BOYS
Get the Primary Business Virtues Into
Your Character

Boys are constantly writing me for
advice about how to succeed, and when
I send them my receipt they say that
am dealing out commonplace generali-
ties. OF course am, but that's what
the receipt calls for, and if a boy will
take these commonplace generalities
and knead them into his job the mix
ture IL be cake.
Once a fellows got the primary bust
ness virtues cemented into his charac-
ter he's safe to build on. But when
clerk crawls into the Office in the morn
ing like sick setter pup and leaps
from his stool at night with the spring
of a tiger Pm a little afraid that if I
sent him to take charge Of a branch
house he wouldn't always be around
when customers were. He's the sort Of
a chap who would hold back the sun
an hour every morning and have it
gain two every afternoon if the Lord
would give him the same discretionary
powers that he gave Joshua. And 1
have noticed that he's the fellow who
invariably takes a timekeeper as an in
suit. He's pretty numerous In business
man eye could affect clock face In
the same way that a mans country
cousins affect their city welcome 1
should have to buy new timepiece for
the Office every morning.-From Let
tiers From Self Made Merchant to
His Son." by George Horace Lorimer.
Obeyed Instructions.
The CITY editor summoned the photOg-
rapher of his staff. Colonel Welli-
CAMS house is burning" he said, "and
I want picture of the fire. Get out
there as quick as you can with your
camera and take a view of what's left
of the building from the inside of the
fence corner
"But," said the photographer, eff
"Thats the point I want it taken
from-right in the corner"
'sBut think there's
81 don't care whether there's a bet
ter point or not You know what I
want. Hurry up. You are losing time"
The photographer took his camera
and departed A few hours later he
came in with the proof of picture he
had taken from the desired point of
view.
''What is this?' said the city editor.
"That is photograph of the ruins of
Colonel Welligan's house from the in
side corner of the fence near the street"
ST can't see anything Of the house"
ST couldn't, either,'' responded the
photographer. II tried to tell you there
was big tree standing between that
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-01-20


Some Red Saunders Philosophy.
"Of all the worldahI ever broke into
this ones the most curious" said Red
Saunders, land one of the curiousest
things in it is that I think it's queer.
Why should I, now? What puts 1t in
to our heads that affairs ought to go SO
and so when they never do anything
Of the sort? Take any book you read
or any story man tells you, 1t runs
along about how Mr.. Smith made up
his mind to do this or that and pro-
ceeded to do it. And that never hap
pened What Mr.. Smith calls making
up his mind is, when you come down
to bed rock, nothing more nor less than
what Mr.. Smith pleasantly calls his
mind lodging to cover under pressure
Of circumstances. That's straight. Old
Lady Luck comes for Mr.. Smiths mind,
swinging both hands. She gives it a
stem winder on the ear, lams it for
keeps on the smeller, chugs it one in
the short ribs, drives right and left in
to its stummick, and Mr.. Smiths mind
breaks for cover; then Mr.. Smith tells
his wife that he's made up his mind
he, mind you! Wouldn't that stun
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-01-20
SOUTH WHEELOCK.

Frank McGovern has gone to New
York in the interests of the o. II. Mig.
Co. of Lyndon.
Real Estate Agent E. J. letters has sold
to Miss Mary Buckley part of the old
Jones farm that is south of the highway.
1t joins Miss Buckley's farm giving her
good sugar orchard and more pasture.
Miss Rose Mcdowell has gone to St.
Johnsburv Center to work for Edwin
Gray.
Miss Agnes McGovern has finished her
school in Stannard and returned to her
home.
A. e. Weed has taken partner in bus
mess. having sold Fred Hoffman of
Wheelock an half interest in his saw MILL
The new firm expect to start their mill
this week.
John Bean has finished work for George
Jenkins, having been running his saw
the past week.
o. Howard of Greensboro and Ed.
Brainard of Lyndon are at work for
Weed & Hoffman.
George Peak returned from New Hamp-
shire last week.
The L. B. S. will hold a social with
Miss Ethel Bean, Saturday afternoon
and evening.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-01-20
The Fierce Caterpillar.

A more harmless, inoffensive creature
does not crawl than the common gar
den caterpillar, yet this small worm
will put up an appearance so fierce
upon occasion as to brighten its enc
mics away. Soft and pulpy, with no
defensive or offensive weapons, this
destroyer of cabbages and lettuces will
bluff itself into a veritable armored
cruiser and brighten many more for
midable insects into ungovernable
fight. It's method of procedure is like
this: Immediately anything approaches,
the slow moving, fat caterpillar raises
its hairy body, wags formidable look
ing head and looks the essence of
strength and defiance, so much SO that
it requires bird Of particularly val
liant disposition to attack it.-Chicago
Record-Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-01-20
Irrecoverable waste.

The utilization of what formerly were
considered waste products and the res
direction of materials from a used up
state to a new condition Of service
ableness have in recent times been de-
veloped to such a degree of complete
ness that we are scarcely prepared to
admit that anything is ever irrecover-
ably lost. In this respect we believe
in the conservation of material just as
we have long been taught to believe
in the law of conservation of energy.
From a purely practical point of view,
however, some things certainly may be
SO completely lost to further use that
their loss may well be considered abso-
lutte, and one of these is the metal lost
in the wear of railway rolling stock
brasses. For the speculator in copper
values, the promoter of a copper "cor-
ner," to use the brokers' cant, the cop
per which has gone into railway
brasses need have no terror. 1t is not
likely ever to be available again in full
measure. 1t is dissipated so complete
~, in part at least, that it's practical
recovery is not likely to receive much
serious consideration. From the best
available deductions on the subject it
appears that per cent of the annual
copper production of the world disap-
pears in this way every year.-Cassier's
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-01-20
AT THE WILLIE.

At the special town meeting last week
it was voted to pay Mrs. Jennie Parker
$1,000 and release her from her life lease
comes the property of the town. Why
would not this be an excellent place FIR
our long desired ard much needed library
building?
about 800 new books and people are
invited to send in lists of any books de-
sired that will be of general interest.
There are several cases of mumps in
town, among recent victims being Mrs.
Harley Chaplin and Ruth Mcdowell.
c. A. Squires and son Herman are sell
ing off their goods preparatory to clos
ing out their business here.
The Woman's Club have begun rehears-
ing on the play they are to give later in
the winter, entitled "The Virginia Heir
ess." The proceeds will go to their
library fund.
DIR. c. w. Staples is visiting his brother
in Boston, and will go to Providence
before returning home. As he is unable
to work on account of the injuries re-
ceived from the f,e in his Office, this is
good opportunity for him to take a
vacation.
The dancing school was held Saturday
evening on account of the basket ball
game Friday evening, and it will be held
Saturday evening, Jan. 80, on account of
the concert in the lecture course, which
comes Jan. 20.
Theodore N. Vail entertained party
of Is young business men of the place
Thursday evening at dinner. Mr.. Vail is
a royal host, and the bountiful hospi-
tally OF Speedwell Farms is unstinted.
as all testified. A delightful social even
ing was spent by the guests.
The Shakespeare Club meets tomorrow
afternoon with Mrs. c. B. Hutchinson,
the folio wing being the program for the
day: Philosophy of Brahmanism, Mrs.
Folsom; Brahmanic gods, Miss Emer-
son; Brahmanic theology and the sacra-
fee, Mrs. Blodgett.
Mrs. III. E. Folsom spent last week in
Boston.
Mrs. ]. S. Schofeld has returned from
visit to her old home in Irasburg.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-01-20
STANNARD.

John Richardson and wife OF Crafts
bury visited friends here last week.
Arthur Weed and George Gerry. OF
South Wheelock, were in town Wednes-
day on business.
Mrs. George Harrison is able to go out
again, after narrow escape from pneu-
monia.
Harry Clark is through work with his
hay press for the winter.
Harley and Elmer Shepard were at
home Saturday and Sunday.
Roy Jameson is recovering from a
recent attack of grip.
Miss Florence Hudson is at work for
Mrs. J. III. Clark.
Walter Amsden of Walden is running
his saving machine in his neighborhood.
There seems to be plenty of work, as this
cold weather calls for large supply OF
wood.
Maud Harrison is at home from st.
Johnsbury.
Mrs. A. E. Garfield visited her sister in
Glover last week.
D. Fl. Smith and Adj Brown are each
running two teams and Roy King one.
taking logs from the Jackson lot, now
owned by Ufford and Richie, to their
mill at Greensboro Bend.
Frank Simonds was considered little
better Saturday.
Mrs. A. L. Weed has been suffer ing
with cold and bad throat trouble the
past week.