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How to Walk.
rom the Chicago Chronicle


When William Schuyler of st. Louis, in
addressing public school officials at the Au-
ditorium last week, introduced the subject
of walking properly he made a great hit.
He confined his remarks to the slipshod
gait of the woman teachers, but another
speaker applied 1t to all teachers and a
third to all classes of men and women In
the United States. The indictment Is that
the people of this country, far more than
the people of European countries, treat the
matter Of gait and carriage with indiffer-
ence, that they appear to be unconscious of
their awkwardness, that they act as IL they
were ignorant of the power there is in a
fine walk and bearing and that they take
no pains to cultivate an impressive walk
and 1t Is a true bill.
II any one will stand on crowded street
for an hour and watch the pedestrians as
they pass by he will see no end of awk-
ward and ridiculous things In their walk.
Some seem to be falling backward and
some to be falling forward. Many walk
largely with their shoulders. some rocking
sideways, 90 if they were jerking their feet
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Servants Diaries.
From the Boston Transcript.


Does your household employee keep a
diary? Learn at once If she does, or if he
does, and then If in the period covered by
the journal you have given out inconsistent
orders at different times, or have done any
thing in the bosom Of your family for which
you are or should be ashamed. make up
your mind that something strenuous must
be done. Somehow you must get hold of
that diary and destroy it; perhaps you can
buy it, or maybe you can borrow it long
enough to tear out page or two. The sub
ject was discussed at the meeting Of a wo-
mans club in New York yesterday and all
agreed that the keeping Of diaries below
stairs may be a menace and something
worse to society. although no way was
agreed upon to stop the practice. Probably
the wisest thing, under the circumstances,
is for you to be good always. and then if
the diary of looker-on is produced at a
hearing of any sort its pages will help
your case.
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ODD NAMES OF NEWSPAPERS.
Samples Of Titles of Publications in thu
Different States.

From the Chicago Record-Herald.
The majority of newspaper publishers are
satisfied with ordinary names for their
journals, but there are others who prefer
odd titles. In Alabama there are papers
called the Hot Blast, the Dove. the Hum
ming Bird. the Time Piece, Spot Cash, the
Wire Grass Siftings, the Standard Gauge
and the Search Light. In Arizona is the
Oasis. In Arkansas are the Buzz Saw, the
Back Log, the Mountain Wave, the Meteor.
the Cannon Ball, Mountain Air and the
Arkansaw Thomas Cat.
In California are the Condor, the Wasp.
the Pomotropic, the Buzz. the Tomahawk
and the OAR In Colorado are the Elk,
the Candle, the Flume. Sparks, Gold, the
Mountain Echo, the Gold Belt, the Rather
and Yesterday and Today. In Connecticut
is the Fiery Cross.
In Georgia are the Gateway the Jimple-
cute. the Hustler and the Wise Mems
Guide. In idaho Ii the Canyon Echo. In
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Fertile Manchuria.
From Scribner's.

From Scribners.
This is distinctly a human country-a
country of cornfields, beans and potatoes,
horses, cattle, sheep, dogs, goats and no
freaks in tree trunk, branch or foliage.
But can't get over seeing Chinaman in
a cornfield. 1t is always a shock. He
doesn't seem to have any right there-some-
how. nobody does except white man or a
darby. There are tumble bugs in the dusty
road, and gray, flying grasshopperlike
things that rise from the dust. flutter few
feet from the earth and drop back again,
just they do at home. And the dragon
flies-why, they are nothing in the world
but the SNAKE Doctors that 1 used to
throw stones at when l was boy in the
Bluegrass. The mountains are treeless and
volcanic, but it's human country, and I
don't feel as far from home as l did in
Japan. Brill says it all looks like lot of
Montana hills around Ohio cornfields only
the corn is millet that grows twelve feet
high.
The people eat the top, they feed the
blades to livestock, and the stalk serves al
most every purpose of bamboo and for fire.
wood as well. You can ride for hours be-
tween two solid walls of it, and you Won
der how there can be people enough in the
scattering villages to plant and till or even
to cut il. A richer land l never saw. 1t
looks as though it would feed both armies,
and vet there was no Sign-nO burned
house or robbed field or even a cast-off bit
of the soldiers equipment-to show that an
army had ever passed that way. One fact
only spoke significantly of war. No woman
except child or crone-was ever visible.
This struck me- when / recalled the trail
of the Massa chusetts volunteers from Sb-
oney to Santiago and the thousands of
women refugees struggling into Caney, as
very remarkable. 1 suppose both japanese
and Russians are trying to keep the good
will of the Chinaman as well as of the rest
of the world. l don't wonder that the Rus
slams are fighting for that land, nor shall
l wonder should the Japanese, If they win,
try to keep it. But how it should belong to
anybody but the Chinaman, who has titled
1t in peace and with no harm to anybody
for thousands of years, / can't for the life
of
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Few Enormously Rich in France.

The French ministry of finance has just
published the statistics of the wills proved
in France in 1903, and from this 1t is evident
that the number of the very rich in the
country has been grossly exaggerated. Last
year only 49 wills leaving more than 900, =
600 francs, or 10000, were proved and Of
these only IA exceeded 100000 francs, or
ESQ, coo. There were only eight fortunes Of
more than 10,0O0.0 900 francs. or f4OO, O0o and
the highest of all was of the exceptional
value of f2.000.O00. 1t is evident, then that
the real miilionaires in France are very
few, but 1t should be noted that rich men in
France marry rich wives, so that family
may be much more wealthy than the will of
either father or mother would imply. But
the fact remains that the Frenchman is too
wise to be given over to the hunger for
gold, and that the whole joy of living for
him is not conferred in pfling up dollars as
1t seems to be across the Atlantic
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out of sticky mud some sagging at the
knees, some throwing first one shoulder
and then the other backward and some
throwing only one shoulder and arm back
ward, as If about to throw a base ball.
Some press each foot hard on the pave
ment as If they were trying to stretch new
shoes. Some make sort of pause between
every two steps, so that every step looks
like new start. Some rock their heads to
and fro as If they Were completely ex-
hausted. There is an endless variety of
these queer and laughable eccen.ricities.
and nobody seems to be conscious of It.
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The sooty Lungs Of Londoners.

From the Westminster Gazette.
Mrs. Ernest Hart tells In the latest num-
Der of the House Beautiful that the first
time she was present at post-mortem on
a patient Of a hospital In Paris she ex-
claimed, on the chest being opened, why,
the lungs are not black!" "Ah," remarked
the surgeon. you are accustomed to see
the oot-begrimed lungs of Londoners."
This, she says, was true. for as registrar
in her hospital IN Isondons 1t was her duty
to saGamine the sluBgs OF the bodies OF pa
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Suite of Furniture of Solid Silver.

From the New York World.
An extraordinary suite of furniture has
just been made In London. Constructed
throughout of solid silver, 1t is destined
for the eastern palace of an Indian prince
massive four-post bedstead, which has
absorbed a ton of silver; twelve dining
room chairs four tables, two divans, a
lady's dressing table and a cabinet made
up the suite. which took nearly a year to
make. Weighing altogether over four tons,
it's value is estimated at $4,000.
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tients that came into the post-mortem
room. No object lesson could be more
striking and no demonstration more con-
elusive of the vile atmospheric conditions
under which we live in London and other
great smoky cities than this comparison of
the lungs Of Londoners with those of the
inhabitants of Paris,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-07

II was reading today In the newspaper
OF the great American desert; what is the
great American desert?' asked the lady at
the head of the table.
why, 1 believe the great American des-
sert Is prunes,. replied the thin boarfer
feelingly.-Yaukers Statesman.
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In State Department.

For instance, it is recorded that in the
State Department among papers relating
TO territories are some pertaining to the
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-07-18
TeSOrer1a

Por los Colectores de San Juan,
Aguada, Sabana Grande y Ponce, Sc
han levantado 50 embargos despues
de haberse abonado las contribucio-
mes que adeudaban los propietarios de
las fncas embargadas.
~
A peder del Tesorsro han llegado
denuncias contra individuos de Yaa
CO, Cidre, Juncos, Patillas, Arroyo,
Dorado y Utuado por infraccion de
las leyes de Rentas Internas.
Por ell Juez de Paz de tcabo Rojc
Sc han impuesto Glen dias de carcel
4 los individuos Juan Mendez y Can
dido Seda, por violar las leyes de
Rcntas Iniernas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-07-18
Eg caEos. em New York
Las primeras v1ctimas

Nueva York, martes.-El calor en- esta ciu'
dad es insoportable Los term6metros marcan
ciento tres grades la sombra.
La temperature enervante, ashx1adora
Por insolacion asfxia han perecido varlas
personals. .
Los academies en- la via publica son CONT
nuados causa del CalOr.
Sc ha or, hibido la agomeraci6n de perso
mas en- los trarvas por tenor la as6xia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-07-18
viwiendD zsl aisse l6bsse
Escenas desgarradoras
en- la via pdblica-

Nueva York. martes.-Las escenas que Sc
presenclan en- esta .eiudad, causa del espauto
so calor reinante. son desgarradoras y trlstisi
mas.
Los barrios habilitados por la gente pobre;
Sc quedan desiertos pOr la noche -@, "
La gente duerme en- los parques en- las pla.
zas, en- las GALES.
Los hospltales son imcapaces para contener
auxlliar las victimas del calor
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-07-18

vote, with their voice, in the Spanish
| Cores. being in ali things equal to the
representatives of the peninsuiar pro
vinces.
Is demonstration more nvincing
required in order to satisfy the most
skeptical that the Island Of Porto Rico
| is equipped for the exercise OF self
government
Not alone for this, not only is it be-
cause of its Individual affairs but it
has intervened in the government OF a
nation as cultured as that of Spain,
and this, even though autonomy had
not been found here, even had the
island continued being an ultramarine
province, it was enough proof. mere
than sufficient Of that proof # which
the gideonic congra:ion speaks about
so cternally.
The american colonization follows
no scientific plan. It is not only that
it transplants ordinary vulgar me
thods. customs and laws. 1t is not the
MIXING of the oil and water, of which
Justice Brewer spoke with such inge-
uity; it is something more selvatic,
disturbing and violent.
1t is a cineomatograph review of all
primitive laws, of all obsolete Gus
toms, of all routine proceedings and all
the mogre bino practises Of the varioxs
States If the Union.
Each functionary brings those of
his own State.
Each chief of a department adopts
those with which he is familiar and
knows about. not taking into account
the Decentralization which takes place
in the country as result of those
repeated changes and which produces
a state of chronic disorder. even am
ountig to violent manifestations.
Each functionary is here an emperor
and pontif. His attributes exceed
those conceded to 9 sovereign lord in
the days of feudalism. r..
That we are not prepared, the op-
pressive tutors repeat with insolent
lnonotony.
And in the midst Of such conditions
time passes and the Ill feeling iucrea-
ses aud is reflected in the general
state Of mind throughout the colony,
and it is becoming sos violeut, SO
general, as to irspire serious disqnie-
tude and alarming fears.
The unrest and alarming fears are
nots felt by the exo:ic functionaries
who have no other thought than their
selfish interests. But we who suffer
the effects of all the abuses Can no
longer accept with suicidal TT sigc alton
the characterization Of being childish
and eneducated people. We shall
proclaim our rights ana demand
justice.
If it is denied us, it will not be with
our consent it will be contrary to the
Collective will which, tired of hoping,
,r:vely unites and takes au attitude,
which though not rebellion, is suffici-
-nlly dignihed to command respect,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-07-18

The functionaries who write in
some newspaper, have wisheo.to neu
tralize the good effect produced by the
splendid declarations of Judge Brewer
commented upon by us.
| The answer of the congregation
Though indirect, is insultingly .impu
dent.
The United States is not able to in
TRUST the government Of the colonie:
| to the natives.
When they have demonstrated thai
hey possess abilities for governing {
c tuntry, when there is not the least
doubt that the public administration
would have guarantees for its necessi-
ties, and when the country could count
on resources for sustaining self gov
ernment. then, the members of the
congregation say. through the medium
of aquilleno journalists, that the ma
ltion would be able to retire from the
colonies.
1t is the same thing that has been
said many times.
The repetition of the eternal iujus-
tice: the lack of preparation.
But the repeating Of this absurdity
lindulged in by the Unsuitable func
1tionaries who realize that their acts
are without legal warrant, is inadmi>-
sa bic, and thoy adopt this method,
put forward this lame excuse, for the
|usurpations which they are perpetrat
ing.
All the talk about preparation is a
farce.
Every day it becomes more clear
though impunity gives boldness to
the redemptionists. who have no other
wish or idea than to maintain thems.
elves in the lexercise of an irsuppor
table tutor hip which they have elec
ted to adopt, contrary to the dictates
of opinion.
The fallacy of such an attitude is
manifest.
If the Porto Ricans have to prove
that they are capable of self govern
ment before definitely exercising that
right, it is necessary that they be
given the opportunity for proving it;
no. country which has successfully
demonstrated the grade Of its superior
culture in all the elements that 60 to
form it, should be asked to submit to
that kind of examination by another
country. :.
The proof, which the eeotism of the
functionaries of expectation render.
it impossible for the colony to give,
was very clearly demonstrated, very
completely. and satisfactorily at a time
when its rights we're not refused
recognition, when it's capacities were
not denied. when it lived in absolute
fellowship with nation in all the
manifestations of national life.
In Porto Rico. autonomic govern
ment has triumphed. The american
invasion found that form of governm-
ent esta blished in the country. And
for some time prior to that the Porto
Rican deputies interviewed with their
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-07-18
MR.. Witte. salzra snafsams
LO que se dice en- San PetersburgO

Nueva York martes.-El jefe de la com
sion rusa para la psz, Mr.. Witte, saldra mailana
con direction Washington.
La creencia genera en- San Petersbnrgo es
que ell importante personaje ruso no ha hecho
dimisi6n de cargo, por no hacer mas d11lcl'
com mpl1cada la situaci6n del gobierno, va bas'
tante critica con la renuncia del conde Mura-
yieff
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-07-18
Pendiente de I'D que hara
Afem1amisa
T6mese I'm conficto

Nueva York martes. - Telegrafian de
Washington que la opinion esta pendiente:de la
conducta que ha lie segair Alemania, en- vista
de la Ultima resoucion del general Castro.
El Presdente Roosevelt trata de conseguir
que el general Castro vueva sobre su acuerdo
cerre otra vez el nuevo puerto habiiisado pa.
ra el comercio.
ST este fracasa. temese TN conf1icto.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-07-18
60 ps'Ogras115 de
las comferenClas de I anger
Una nOta del Sultan

Nueva York. martes.-El Sultan ha parti
cipado las potencias que la guerra civil ha
terminado en- Ell imperio mogrebino.
Ell orden es absolute: segdn avlsa el Sultan.
Las conferencias de ranger podran por 10
tanto celebrarse, en- medic de la tranquilidad
mas completa.
Ell programa de las conferencias sc publi'
cara en- la entrante semana.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-07-18
Russia tendra que accept aa'
las proposseiones
Ell Jap6n no rebaja NADIA

Nueva York martes.-Desde Londres cable
grafian que seran ndtiles cuantas gestiones rea,
l1cen los usos sus amigos para que el Japon
modifque los terminus acordados para llegar
un convenio de paz con los rusos.
Ell Mkado no t1ene ningun interes en- que
la guerra termne, segAn dcen los despachos in
geses. celebraria que no fuera possible llegar
a un acuerdO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-07-18
Ell fracaso de las
negociaciones de par
Los terminus del Jap6n

Nueva York, martes.-Los despachos reci-
bidos de San Fetersburgo dicen que el jefe de
la comision rusa para la paz, ha declarado que
considera impossible llegar un acuerdo. 81 el
gobierno del Jap6n no modifca los termlno5 en-
que pretende que Sc concerte el tratado de paz
Del peslmismo del jefe de la comisl6n rusa
participa la opinion general en- el imperio
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-07-18

Dice que perdona a Noruega

Nueva York, mar tes.-Dicen los despachos
que Sc reciben de la capital de Suecia que ell
Rey Oscar, en- una nterviu que ha celebrado,
ha dicho que perdona Noriega la ingrat1tud
con que trata actualmente pals.
Ell yiejo Soberano Sc muestra muy entrlste-
cido, pero confia en- que no puede ser muy du
radera la separation de los dos pueblos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-07-18
Una ola de fueg0
El VeranO terrible

Nueva York, martes.-Los despachos que
Sc reciben de Europa. .dcen que la temperature
en- Ell Sur es tan irresistible como ia que sc. pa
dece algunos puntos de los Estados Unldos.
Ell verano Sc presenta terrible este ano.
De Centro America llegan tamblen noticias
por ell estilo.
Una ola de fuego invade casi TODD los
paises.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-07-18

PetmanecerA en- San Juan un mes.
Ofrece sus servicios en- el Hotel Ingla-
terra. Horas de Oficina de 9 an
a. m. y de a 4 p. m.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-07-18
Fl h0mharde0
de vEadiw0St0lx
Otro ataque la plaza

Nueva York, martes-En la capital rusa Sc
han recibido not1cias de que los japoneses han
emprendido otra vez Ell ataQue contra Vlad1vos'
tok.
La escuadra ha bonn bardeado la plaza.
Despues de un ataque sill resultados, los
buuues han vueto al horiZonte.
En- la plaza existe un gran entusiasmo para
la defensa.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-07
Joy co.'s "ROSAL|E"
BURNED; ; Of CREW
IN GREAT PERIL

New EorS Dec IA fire broke in the hold of the Rosae,
Joy line steamer laid for the winter South Brooklyn pier
early today and FIVE nearly lost their lives
The FIVE members of the under Capt Stephen Merritt
asleep the time the fire broke awakened
from the United States transport General Mcclellan which lying
alongside OF the Rosalie Two of frightened
jumped overheard but finally hshed of the
When fire boats arrived the Rosae enveoped in flames
the Mcclellan danger of catching FIRE Before the fire
under control the cabin
destroyed. The damage $4,000.
The Rosaes stern sank under the weight of the poured
into the hold by hremen until swing
around the vessel Although the steamers hull still preserved its
symmetrical lines unnured large the interior
completely away.
There nearly dozen vessels close the Mcclellan
them danger City
Key West caught fire before away but the flames
extngushed before any damage done
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-07
LIST
OF AWARDS
is GIVEN

Many visitors flocked 10 Infantry hall
today To admire the hundreds OF prize
birds on exhibition at the poultry show.
The Judges have been working as hard
as they could ever since the show was
opened and have not yet completed the
work OF deciding which specimens are
entitled to the various ribbons.
Many OF the owners OF fancy fowls ex-
hbited are kept busy showing off their
pots and explaining their multitudes OF
good points. one does not realize how
many good points can be embodied in the
aristocratic makeup OF a fancy chicken
until he has encountered its owner at the
poultry show. one man was heard to
remark that n the average fowl had as
many good points as were claimed it
must be an awful job for the Judges to
count those possessed by a blue ribbon
bird
The visitors seem to have great inter
est I'm the department where the pets are
shown Many are the expressions OF
admiration for the proud felincs. whose
patrician bodies rest in idle languor on
downy cushions. well as for the hand
some Angora rabbits nearby them.
Not only Is the show the biggest and
best OF any which has been given here
but from present appearances it Is the
most successful from every standpoint. A
long list OF awards has already BEEN made
and there are more To come.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-07
EXPOSED
BY LAVISH
SPENDING

Kezar Falls. Nc. Dec. 7.-walter Chick.
a farm hand aged aged about % years.
employed by David varney. the aged
farmer who was murderously assaulted
with a shotgun in his own barn and
robbed or s70u last night, was pfacpf under
surveillance by the selectmcn pending an
investigat tion.
The officials claim that Chick was
spending money freely in town last night
and as he was supposed 10 be In poor
circumstances financially. their suspicious
were rauosed. They allege that $40 was
found I'm his pockets. Chick. who has
been employed by Mr.. Varney for some
time. belongs I'm that section OF Brown
field known as New Boston"
Deputy Sheriff Palmer is carefully con-
tinung the prompt inquiry he began with
town officials. The scene OF the shooting
is on the road TO Freedom, n H.. In the
town OF Porter, oxford county. and about
a mile from tho town house
No information as TO the condition OF
Mr. Narney had been received early to-
day beyond the fact tina the was not x
pected TO live through today.