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The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-26

THE age s5 years. Edmund Booth. probably
~ the Oldest newspaper editor in the United States
IL not in the world is seriously considering the
advisability of retiring from active service.
Mr. Booth is editor and proprietor of the Elrea, Of
Anamosa, Iowa. which he has built up from insgnh-
cant sheet to journal of influence and considerable
profit Having accumulated competence his inclinations
now turn toward the simple life not often found in the
editors chair.
For the better part of a century Mr. Booth been
battling with fortune although seriously handicapped by
physical misfortune. He is blind in eye and is as
deaf post
During his busy teacher farmer gold
miner and editor with considerable attending his
efforts alcng each line.
Life started inauspiciously Mr.. Booth. In his
childhood home Springfield Mass. illness deprived him
of hearing and the sight of one eye.
In order to education under such disadvan
tages, he remained for years Hartford Conn.,
Asylum for Deaf and Dumb where after graduation he
taught for six years.
Here that. through romance. fate decided
future.
Among his pupils was Mary Ann woiworth a sweet
little deaf mute. whom he grew to love.
Being financially unable to wife. the young
instructor determined seek his fortune in West
year farming placed him position to
ask Miss wolworth for her hand She consented and
went West to join him.
Clergymen were few and far between that time In
Iowa. but civil magistrates were empowered perform
the marriage So to Justice of the Peace the
loving couple betook themselves.
This particular justice type raw frontier
legal arbitrator He knew about handling pistols
that were stuck in his belt than he did any
mony in the prayer book.
Very likely prayer book or ritual formed part of
his Office equipment At any rate. he his
end how TO proceed
Fortunately for him and the young couple Queen
Victoria of England had been married only short time
before-his was in the winter of 1and the papers
filled with accounts of that royal event
So the justice hunted up his newspaper and with that
in hand bravey read the marriage ceremony found
given there, ending with the blessing that had
been pronounced Victoria Albert by the Arch
bishop OF Canterbury When it was over he heaved
great sigh of relief.
Mr Booth was one Of the California pioneers or
Fory-niners, having been caught in the mad rush TO
the Pacific slope for gold
Five years he worked claims In the new Ell Dorado
now and then sending home bag Of gold With this his
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-26
Mrs. j. ". MoWatt, Who Has
Spent Eighteen Years at Sea,
Tells in Her Diary of Her
Experiences on the Great
Deep
"/HEN sVoman has passed the
w greater part of eighteen years at
sea-Driuc;h1I IIy -, eo,Eno o,eeseIe

~ greater part of eighteen years at
sea-principally in sailing vessels
she may be expected to haze at hand a
carried fund of anecdote.
Wih experiences running the gamut
from lying becalmed and broiling under tropi-
cal suns to dashing in shp7creck upon an iron
bound coast, recital of her adventures is ex-
pected to prove of interest,"
But a0hen she is the only svoman ON board
during long Voyages, aOhat is the story of her
daily Hfee
Hos0 does she amnse herselfs In zUhat
honseScifely employments does she engagee
Dire the slo1oly passing hours almost crush
ing in their monotony, or is she able to find
some form of entertainment for eachg
The log kept by Mrs. J. ". MozUatt, of
Philadelphia, answers all these questions most
Interestingly. For almost tzoo decades she has
voyaged soith her husband, the skipper of sail
ing ships, to eOery part of the sVorld.
She has found many thrills as sUeH as
monotony ON the deep blue sea.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-26

barked in I he newspaper
field.
He had been writing for
some time, and his articles
had attracted considerable
attention. When offered the
Anamosa Eureka, he mort
gagged the farm, and obtained
a half interest in that paper.
1t was not long before he
owned the entire property,
and his vigorous methods at
tracted attention.
He was editor, reporter,
typesetter. proofreader and
pressman- Having decided
views in favor Of the abon-
ton Of slavery, he stirred
the political circles of Iowa
quite a bit during the trou-
bled times preceding the
Civil War.
In addition to being an
editor. Mr.. Booth was an
orator OF ability and fer
vor, and won reputation as
q stump speaker.
Rarely did he lose an op-
portunity to engage in de-
bate, so strong were his
convictions. Seeing a gam
OF men upon the street, ap-
parently engaged in political
discussion. the editor ..ould
not unusually pitch into the
fray.
Possessed Of a strong
voice-not being able to hear,
he never knew to what pitch
he raised II in the excite
ment Of controversy = his
street debates always at
tracted large and interested
crowds.
The debates, however,
were generally one-sided, as
he talked until he finished.
not hearing the arguments
of his opponents, or giving
them opportunity to refofn
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-26

day. sitting deck, engaged in some fancy
that has occupied attention for fully six months,
whep>the captain cried: Look at that whalew
OF course, jumped up look, when my husband
said, April fool!' 1 should minded that
much but fancy work fell the side and my six
months work lost. vexed that 1 cried.
April 2-Several flying fish fell deck to-day. One
tom. 1 gave him drink of whisky.
April "a sad day. One of the Swede. fell
from aloft to the deck and instantly killed. The
body sewed up in SAIL with weights at the feet.
All hands collected, while the captain read the
burial service after which the fellow slid
board and disappeared beneath the waves.
May IL cleaned and sorted the contents of the medi
cine chest During the evenings the captain and
myself amuse ourselves playing cards.
May 1s-Reached port Auckland, New Zealand
after voyage of nearly four months.
May 2-For the past days 1 have been sight
seeing shopping. visiting the wives captains
port and calling acquaintances. This is usual
round of days in port
May S0-Ths being Decoration Day a home, our ship
dressed with flags In consequence people kept
ing to the dock all day. thinking there a
ding board
Zealand and this section the world.
August W-To-day sailed for New York and home
November Give nearing New York after a
good run Of three months. Life shipboard been
pleasant and not nearly monotonous as one might
imagine At least 1t has not wearisome to melt
might to those less accustomed to it.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-26

During my nfe,' he said recently AZ have made one
eye do the work OF and eyes, and II has
been faithful think nearly time now to
give 1t a rest"
Mr. Booth has always blessed great strength
and good health but growing feebleness calling
attention his IS years. Were this fact ne
would probably not think OF retiring.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-26
EaMzmH BooH

wife shrewdy laid foundation of present
she invested the money in land the outskirts of
Anamosa-her urst venture amounting to 500. Within
year the town started growing direction and the
land became valuable. The best part is
located upon the tract
Mrs BOOTHS success brought her husband back from
Santornia' and after purchasing a farm he
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-26

K r RS. MOWATT has sailed long that she really
MT prefers the land.
~ Nor does she mind in the least being the only
woman aboard ship She has grown accustomed
to that
oeglnning ner voyages as young bride, she has
NAMED with her husband through almost his long
cruises In all that time nearly every day. too brought
some new experience; added something to her
knowledge
Sometimes thrilling adventures swept along on
the crest Of the tumblng Mrs Mowatt was
shipwrecked and cast penniless foreign shore;
another time, her ship sprung aeak in hurricane and
the crew kept at the pumps until they demanded
that the captain make for the
sailor fall from the masthead dashed to pieces
on the deck frequently she caught sharks porposes
at
But 1t was all in her voyages-along with the monot-
onyand so received mention at its appointed place
For entertainment, well as to record her doings
for the eyes OF friends ashore Mowatt kept her
diary. log it is termed nautical phraseology
Better than anything else this log pictures the home
life" of a lone woman at sea-
In order to keep log correctly one must possess
considerable nautical knowledge
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-26
A COY HOME ON BOARD

When Mrs. Mowatt began, she determined that the
diary should be in all it's terms
To attain such result first set about to learn
the name of every part of the Ship of every rope sail
and SPAR Study Of the rules navigation maps of all
seas the and various other instruments
followed For several weeks this kept busy
well entertained
By that time she had grown accustomed to routine
life afoat and could so arrange her time escape
ennui.
With reading. sewing, knitting writing up the log
engaging in housewffely duties about coy little cabin
home fishing during calms watching the ever-chang
ing and fascinating during storms she never found
time hanging heavily upon her hands
Probably the most interesting pages her log book
are those telling of voyage from New York to New
Zealand and back in the barkentne Sadie A Thomson
and further trip to Cuba and return
The voyage to New Zealand began January Is and
ended the November % following few months later the
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-26

THE age of 95 years, Edmund Booth probably
the Oldest newspaper editor in the United States,
If not in the world, is seriously considering the
adyisah hiltv of retirinR from active service.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-05
Tratatlo de Sociologfa
POR
DON EucENro M. DE HosToS

De Ia famosa revista de Madrid
"Nuestro TEMPO" copiamos los ST
guientes p6rrafos references al Trata-
do de Sociologfa del ilustre educacio-
nista puel torriqueffo sefior Hostos.
"Tratado de S0eioiogta: Bsjo este
tftulo. reunidas y ordenadas con ad-
mirable metodo , constituyendo On
libre de los buenos, acaban de publ
carse tai cual sus discipulos las reco-
gieron de sus labios, las notables ex-
plicaciones que sobre ciencia social les
dio en- los 1ltimos afios de su vida Ell
que fue gran pensador y divulgador
de esta ciencia, ell sabio professor del
Institute professional de R. D. D. E.
M. Hostos
El presente Tratade de Sociologfa
es fruto de la observation personal
que de las sociedades europeas y anne
ricanas hizo este gran maestro duran
te mas de cuarenta afIos, y en- 81 Sc
sintetiza TN profundo estudio de la
humanidad, a la vez que un hondo
pensar en- los completes problemas de
| la vida del hombre social. Tras una
introduction met6dica para establecer
ell metodo la vez cientf6co hist6.
rico que ha de seguir en- este estudio,
10 divide en- tres libros: Ell primero
que trata de la Sociologia teorica; ell
20 de la Sociologia expositiva y ell
80 Ncciones de Sociologfa; trabajo
nota abilfsimo que ell sef1or Hostos die
to sus alumnos de la Escuela Nor
NAL de Santo Domingo, y en- el cual
Ell observador Sc forma idea perfec:a
de como pensa ba este hombre de cien-
cia desde muy antique.
Como no pretendemos describir este
lbro, nos limta mos a 10 expuesto y a
recomendar a'todos su lectura, puesto
que en- sus paginas encierra ell gran
probe ma de la organization de las
sociedades y de sus organismos"
Ell Tratado de Sociologfa Sc halla
de venta en- ell BoLETIN MERCANTILE.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-05

E! Paterson, New Jersey, ocurrio
Ell otro dfa una fatalidad singularfsi-
ma. Charles Schroeder, un sobrino
suyo y su nadre, fueron hallados n
sus dormitorios, que eran dos pleas
contiguas, muertos por as6xia con gas
Sucedio que TN cuadro grande colga-
do en- la pared cayo sobre una cafle-
ria de gas, esta Sc rompi6 y el local Sc
lleno de huido.
No murieron dos nif1os mas que
dormfan en- otra pieza porque, no lie
gando a ellos el gas con tanta fuerza,
fueron Salvados a medic asfxiar por
vecinos que acudieron, La posicion
natural en- que fueron hallados los trse
cadaveres daba entender que Ia
muerte sobrevino sin sentirla.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-05
La reunion de anoChe
EN- Ell CASINO ESPANOL

Todas las dam as que componen las
comisiones de los kioscos de la Ker-
messe invitadas por Ia Comisi6n de
festejos asisiieron aneche & una rsu
ni6n preliminar en- los salones del Ca.
sino.
Tambien concurrierop los sefiorei
auxiliares de las distintas comisio
mes.
Como en- todas las reuniones del Ca
sino predomin6 una esplendidez de
buen tono, siendo obsequiados todos
los circumstances con champagne y dul
ces.
Un a6nado quinteto dirijdo per .
maestro Marquee ejecut6 algunas pie
zas que gustaron mucho.
Vimos allf presentes a las sefioras DE-
Fabian, Alfonso y Schira.
Sefioritas: Carmen y Pepita Brunei
Rita Calaf, Monsita y Carmen Ferrer
Bibf Fern andez, Maria y Mariana Hoa
re, Josefina y Gasela Korber. Misi La.
timer, Maria Monserrat, Iraida Orbets
ly Joaquina Sure.
Seforas de Cuetara, Paniagua y
Targa.
Seforitas Blanca Cerra, Juanits
Monroig, Lolita Mas, Margarita, Eliss
y Bertha Meltz, Teresita Rodriguez
Umpierre, Juaquina Soto, Camelia Pa
tria y Helvetia Schira, Mariana y Ca
tallna Espinet y Margarita Wolkers.
Sefioras de Bolivar, de Calaf, de
Monserrat y las Sefioritas:
Carmelita Casalduc, Blanca Diaz
Maria Llauri, Hayde Marin, Provita
y Gloria Paniagua, Angelita Perez
Pierret. Maria Julia Soler, Pepits
Tous, Providencia y Mercedes Velea
y Lolfn y Elisha Vizcarrondo.
Las sef1oras de Zalduondo, de Gior-
getti, de Gaos y otras distinguidas
damas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-05
Dos inseparables

Recientemente Sc celebro TN festfn
familiar en- Konigswalde, Alemania,
con un desenlace por demas original y
melancolico. Los esposos Bader fes-
tejaban sus bodas de djamante, 6 sea
el 80 aniversario de su matrimo onio
con asistencia de muchos enthusiasts
amigos. En- lo mas alegre de la fes-
ia, diio Bader a su mujer:-l lsabes que
me siento algo indispuesto7-y yo-
respondi6 ella-iSabes que me estoy
muriendo?-repuso el al cabo de un
instante?-Igual me pasa mf-con-
to la mujer. Nj palabra mas dijeron.
Lo que siguio fue question de embal
samadores, amortajadores y de la pa
rroquia.
Naturalmente. no procedfa enterrar
por separado los tque tanto tempo
habisn vivido juntos. Bader tenla o5
"a flos y la mujer lie andaba cerca.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-05
La pol1tica en- Cuba

El safior don Manuel Sanguilf. pre-
sidente del Senado cubano, en- tai
calidad Vicepresidente provisional de
Ia repllblica, Sc EMBARGO Ell sabado IS
del pasado desde la ciudad de N. Y.
para la Habana en- ell vapor Monte
rey" pretextando que Ell frlo arrecia-
da va demasiado. 10 cual, respecto de
su salud, que no es completa al pare
Ger, era no solo pretexto plausible, si-
no raz5n convincente. Su idea orr
ginal era no embarcarse hasta ell IS.
Ell motive de este spresuramiento no
fue ell frfo, sin emb4rgo; sino las COM
plicaciones polftica en- que esta en-
vuelta la isla, precisamente las mis-
mas que, en- otra forma, le inducian 4
demorar 10 m IS possible la partida.
los despachos del 20 publicados en-
seccion correspondence indican la
posibilidad (que sin duda sera remon
tfsima) de un golpe que incapacite al
Presidente Palma y dele la election
de successor en- manos de las Camaras.
donde una com binacion de liberales E
independientes formar1a mayorla.
Aunque Ell senador Sanguilf Sc en-
barc6 antes que llegasen estos tele-
gramas; 10 que ellos irnplican no po-
dia serle ignorado, y esto, sin duda, le
hizo salir una Semana anteS de 10 que
.pensaba.
Es positive que en- la Habaua Sc ha-
bio de sustituir al general Gomez con
Ell sefior Sanguilf, como 10 es que en-
circunstancias uormaIes no podr1sn
hacer mejor sustitucion. Pero 10 es
mas adn que ell sefIor Sanguilf no Sc
presta a cAbalas de este jaez. nj de
ning1n otro Tai vez, aunque es du-
doso por no estar en- su caracter, acep-
tara la primera magistratura, mas ha-
brfa de ser entrando en- ella con pie
derecho. La presidencia del Senado
.e hace factor de primer orden e in
dispensable; y como sin su coopera-
ci6n seria materialmente impossible
realizar maniobras del calibre de las
que anuucia ell cable. esas maniobras,
6 sean las de alistar los elementos IN
dependencies que lie siguen para efec-
tuar golpes de Estado, no podran lie
varse a efecto mientras ell actual pre-
Sidente del Senado no las sancione, y
seguramente no las sancionara.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-05
.El Sr. Baiv@

"Postumas del malogrado compa
nero Carlos Casanova, ha empczado a
venderSe en- esta ciudad.
El apreciable joven mayagiiezano
sehor Baive es el encargado de entire
gar ell n,1lnero de ejemplares destina-
dos a esta Capital. Dado ell motive
de la publication de "Postumas" &
nadie debe extrafiar la rapidez con que
Sc vende "Postumas". En- breve que.
dara agotada la edicion.
Saludamos al seflor Baive.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-05
Cartas detenidas

Podran reclamarSe Ell las Ofcinas
de Correos de San Juan hasta ell dia
IA del actual las slguientes cartas de.
tenidas, pasando 1uego al Negociadc
de "cartas muertas":
Barlow Mrs. U. B., Bermudez vi
cente CO, Caracena Fernando de, Diaz
A. Busquet Enach Isaac, Hurtado Lo
renzo, Horta Aniceto, Iglesias Antonio
Garces. Igaravidez Belen, Lamout A..
Morales Antonio Lopez, McHele AL
bcrto. Marti Martin, Perez Francisco,
Rodriguez lisa bel, Rivera EuIalio, Ro.
man Benito Arroyo, Ratnom6s Dio-
nisio Sals Manuel y Vega Jnana..
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-05
En- Bayam6n Sc ha faltado
A 0lSP0slCloNES sanlTaRIas
Informe dado sobre tai asu nto
por Ell Inspector del Distrito
Norte.
"Diciembre 4, 1905.
AL Superintendent de Sanidad

AL Superintendent de Sanidad.
Tengo el honor de informar usted
que Ell sabado dltimo del corriente.
acompaflado del sefior Urrutia, inspec.
tor de alimentos pase al pueblo de Ba-
va mon para dar cumplimiento a la
orden verbal de esa Superintendent,
de inspeccionar ell Bacalao decomisa-
do los comerciantes de aquel pueblo
sefores Ramon Camara y Mendez y
Fresno.
va allf Sc me informo por dichos CO.
merci4nteS que cl bacalao decomisa-
do habia sido llevado al cuartel de la
Polic1a Insular. Entonces pregunte
por la muestra tomada en- los esta BILE
cimientos denunciados y se me infor-
mo que habia desaparecido; pregunte
tambien por el paradero del articulo
decomisado y Sc me contest6 que Sc
habla mandado enterrar pero que
a1n quedaba psrte de el, que podfa
verse 10 que veri6que. separando al
gunas pleas del monton, que presen-
tai ban la alteration conccida por Hon
go Roj Como la muestra tomada
NAtSSLd nlSALO SA AOo NOLACASlOo AO 4uC
enviada a la superintendent de Sa-
nidsd, segln dispone la ley no habien-
dose htcho ell examen bacteriol6gico
de dicha muest-a, no podra spreciarse
ell grado patogeno que pudieran al
canzar los diversos microbes que des-
compusieron la parte del bacalao
alterado en- la fecha del decomiso.
OtraS pleas del monton no despedian
DIOR que acusara putrefaccion y las f.
bras Sc deStacaban con facilidad. Ell
Inspector de alimentos seflor Urrutia
reconcile dicho bacalao Ell 27 de No.
viembre pr6ximo pasado encontran-
dolo en- buen estado,
De 10 expuesto Sc deduce que gran
parte del art1culo no debio haber sido
de>hechado del consume y que no Sc
cumplio Ell deber de renlitir oportuna-
me la Superntendencia de Sanidad
la muestra del Btcalao decomisado a
los comerciantes de Bayam6n.
Respetuosamente.
jose LMgo Vi70, M. D.
Inspector M6dco del Dstrito del Norte'
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-05
iPOR CARLOAD!

Ha te2.,:o luhar en- Arecibo, al de-
cir de la 2 ensa de aquella ciudad, I'm
especta--',o o tristfsimo y de suma ex-
trafleza - Puerto Rico.
Cuatro mujeres tuvieron que condu-
cir al cementerio ell cadaver de un nj :
10 porque ninguno de los hombres que
asistieron al velorio quiso prestarse
hacer esa misericordiosa obra.
Escanas de esa naturaleza no Sc han
presenciado hasta ahora. jamas en-
Puerto Rico. aqui donde es proverbial
ell sentimiento de caridad y filantropia.
lDegeneramos? :; :;
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-05
DeCarOlina
Diciembre, 1 de 1905

DANANIAOlSy oS ASO5
No ha mucho, Celebramos la bien-
venida de Asturias, de don Tomas
Suarez y Rodriguez, y hoy Sc nos pre-
isenta una enlutada esquela de la res
petable casa de Sobrinos de Fernan :
dez, de Can6vanas. invitandonos para
Ell entierro de don Tomas, que tendra
lugar en- Lola 4 las ocho media
a. IN.
Don Tomas Suarez, fue en- meiores
tiempos, uno de los que en- este pue-
bio, formo part= de la razon social de
la importante casa comercial "Los
cuatro hermanos" con sucursales en-
Aguas Buenas y Canovanas, las que
abraZaban todos los ram mercantiles
fundandO ademas la hacienda de ca
fas con maquina de vapor, denomina-
da LA Providencia' en- ell barrio de
Sabana Absjo de esta Jurisdiction.
compuesta de gran nt1mero de acres
de terreno, en- su mayor parte de "Po
yales" y "Furnias" cuya costosa de
secaci6n. les cause la ruina.
En- aquellos tiempos la casa "Cuatro
hermanos' gozaba de credito ilimita-
dfsimo en- San Thomas y otras plazas,
de donde, por 10 regular, Sc surtia ell
alto comercio de Ia isla. Ha muerto
pobre y Sc lamenta mucho este luc-
tuoso suceso en- Carolina, donde los
sef1ores Suarez, han enjugado tantas
lagrimas y remediado tantas necesi-
dades en- la clase desheredada de la
fortuna.
%. E. P9 y reciban sus hermanos
don Manuel y dof1a Teresa, Sobrinos
de Fernandez y demas deudos. el tes-
timonio de la mas sentida condolencia
del
Corresponsal.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-05
Casino ESpa1ol de Guayama

Hemos recibido atenta invitacion
para ell bale que celebrara ell Casino
Espaf1oI de Guayama ell dia del &C
tual.
Ell quito centro hispano conmemora
con ese festival ell quinto af1o de su
fundacion. Felicitamos ardientemen-
te al Casino Espa dol de Guayama y
damos las gracias por la ateucion.