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No man in the camp could get
quicker action on his shooting irons
han Canada Jim. No man was slow
or to wrath, or greater in time CT
stress. Ever for the weak against
the strong, the right against the
wrong, according to his lights, the
man from Canada was accepted by
the miners and light-trigger gentle.
men Of Happy Land as glittering
parts.
The thing called law had not yet
reared its depressing head in the re-
gion dominated by Canada Jim, but
it was headed that way. News OF
.Jim's latest exploit had travelled
across the border, and the federal
authorities at that time being men OF
digestion, had classified the dynami-
ting of a tenderfoot's plant as a crime.
The fact that the tenderfoot went
skyward with the engine house was
an unforeseen accident, for he had no
business to be there in the night time,
and you couldn't expect Jim to hunt
all over creation for people who ought
10 be in bed
The United States sent out little.
gimlct-eycd swashbuckler in command d
or the posse. man Canada Jim
could have eat raw to use his own
expressive vernacular. The marshal's 8
hunting knife was the only serious
looking thing about him. and it rath.
or reminded one Of patriotic young
ster trailing his grandfather's sword.
When Canada Jim was informed by
courier what was coming his way,
he moved out to the edge Of the camp,
asccnded the hill ways and met a
girl of tho mountains coming to the
spring with bucket.
Whats up, JIM" she asked
'There's n little crowd coming over
from the fort" he said. carelessly.
Il don't feel like runnin' from 'em.
but if you could stow me away some
where's. Kate. for a half hour or so
I'd be obliged. Id tackle any three
Yes. any five of 'em-but my powder
wouldn't hold out for fifty. you know. u
The girl anxiously followed his re.
marks, and eagerly acted on his sug
EeStiOn.
Right you are. Jim." she said, look.
ing out OF a pair Of dark brown eyes,
which made no attempt to shield the
affection she had for this brawny
giant OF the West: "Ill put you in a
place they'll never think OF looking. -
Canada Jim looked reluctantly
down the trail.
Damn me il III hide from 'em!"
he said. in a sudden burst OF anger;
what right We them tin soldiers ter
come ter these diggin's an tell us
what's what! You go inside, grille
an I'll learn en-"
Don't be foolish. Jim." said the
girl. as she took his arm and endeav.
orcd to force him to accompany her:
they'd sure sit you. and then what'd
become O me" Come on, there's a
good boy"
The love-light Yn her eyes pleaded
NOR" cloquently than her words The
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-16


charts before him, the indefatigable
commander-in-chief. United States
Surgeon General Walter Wyman. His
staff consists of six assistant surgeons
general, selected from corps of over
a hundred commissioned and uni.
formed medical officers, under whom
work force of over 500 medical as
sistants.
AT eight Of the principal fruit ports
of Central America. at various other
yellow fever hotbeds in Mexico and
South America, officers are stationed
in the United States Consulates for
the inspection of vessels bound for the
United States. Moreover, as soon as
vessel sails into any United States
port from a foreign yellow fever port,
a public health boat sails out from
quarantine to meet it. Medical Off.
GERS board it. the passengers and crew
being carefully examined before al.
lowed to land. All persons suspected
of having exposed themselves to the
infection are taken off and detained
within the quarantine enclosure suffi-
ciently long for the disease to devel-
op. Until some five years ago yellow
fever ships were boarded by diSin.
fecting corps, armed with portable
sulphur fumigators, which resembled
fire engines. Disinfecting solutions
were sprayed upon the infected parts
OF the ship and all baggage was
steamed upon metallic racks wheeled
upon truck into an immense steam
chamber. But, although these devices
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-16
Plausible.

At the examination of the pupils in
the primary school here a short time
ago. 4 member of the committee put
questions at random TO the scholars
Among the latter was tow-headed
lad OF Patsy Bolivar" prcclivities
Who, on being asked how many days
there are in year, answered "sev.
en- When the tittering of the rest
of the class subsided. the member re.
marked: II said a year, not a week.
Now try again. How many days are
there in year?'
The lad appeared non-plussed and
vexed for a moment and then ejacu-
lated: Monday. Tuesday, Wednes-
day, Thursday. Friday, Saturday, Sun
day. just seven. If there's others
never heard of em.'-New York
World.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-16
The Dutiful Son,

The small boy was very obedient
and iutiful.
Also very stupid.
Perhaps the second statement was
superfluous.
But we did not intend to open a
moral discussion
His father had always taught him
he should take pains in small
things" as only the people who did
SO ever amounted to anything.
The boy had pondered deeply over
this advice, wondering duly what i,
meant.
Until one morning when the lad
awoke with a severe ache in every
tooth
Then he was happy.
For. with every tooth handing him
a separate bunch OF agony, he knew
that he had taken pains in small
things"
And he was happy Baltimore
American.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-16
COON, Lassie, be Good to Me.

Coon. Lassie, be good to me. Wilma
ye. dear?
Yc've taen a my HART. yc shall hae a
my gear:
wadna be Sangin' aboOt all alane
If the warld were a siller. an you not
my ain.
The birds are a matin'. the flowers wed
the grass.
An you are my springtime. my ain bon
ME lass:
Like kiss O the~sun to the life sprinsin
sod.
Put your lips to my ain; were I you
My HART is thumpin' like sticks on a
Just rantin' wi hunger: COON. gle it a
My eyes arc a. thirstin' like night for the
dew,
Let them drink. my ain dariin in one
look frae YOU.
COON. fill up the crook O. my long wait
in arm,
I'll huddle We close an I'll shier ye frae
HARM.
Put your han in my ain; let me spier
in your ear:
Coon. l.assie. be good to me. Wilma ye
Capt Charles Mc1lvaine in Mcclure
Magazine.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-16

er foreign infections aboard ships.
mosquito study, so Zealously carried
or by scientists in the past few years,
resulted in a complete revolution of
quarantine laws applying to yellow fe.
yer. Disinfection of baggage is no
longer required unless it be suspected
that mosquitoes are harbored therein.
Instead OF the sulphur furnaces and
sprays for killing the yellow fever
germ directly, there now are applied
in necessary cases agencies for free.
ing the vessels entirely of mosquitoes.
The yellow fever mosquito Of the
tropics is, then, the unQoubted carrier
of the germ. This was proven few
years back by Surgeon Walter Reed,
United States army. He confined in
one house not screened from mos.
ouitoes volunteers clad in the most i'm
maculate night garments and covered
by the cleanest bed clothing which it
was possible to obtain. In another
house completely screened against
mosquitoes he shut up volunteers who
used the night clothes and bed cover
ings, taken from patients in yellow
fever hospital. The men in the first
building contracted the disease, while
those in the second escaped. whereby
it was proven that the suspected mos
quito and not the supposedly infected
clothing was the agency of transmits
sion. So much for the preventive cam
paign Of the disease soldiers who lie
in watch for Yellow Jack from their
lonely, often isolated, quarantine sta
tionR
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-16
Had Use for Both Rolls.

certain type of cheap restaurant
is the same all the world over. In 2
Berlin eating house of the cheap
grade one man dropping in observed a
friend being well bestowed.
What, you are not going to eat two
of those enormous rolls. are you?" he
inquired. with evident interest in his
friends welfare
''Oh. no. replied his friend, care.
lessly- Il eat one and clean my knife
and fork on the other" So.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-16
Compound Interest.

A banker was urging a young man
to put his money in "a saving fund
where he would get compound inter
est on it, and in the course of his ar.
gument he used a telling fact.
"One cent said he. put out at
compound interest at the beginning
of the Christian era would amount to
how much, do you suppose
"Oh," said the young man, "a hun
dred dollars or so.'
To-day" said the banker, lit would
amount to over 100000. And at sim.
pie interest what do you think i,
would total up .--
about half that?" s .S,.:.
AT simple interest it would reach
only $1.16 ..<@-s,.g=s sg ..5s
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-16

new orleans recalls the ScOurge OF
1878 when 10000 American citizens
were killed and some 125, 900 disabled.
Since then Uncle Sam has taken pre-
cautions to guard against the recur-
renee of such an epidemic. To-day
diseased soldiers of the United States
Treasury's reorganized public health
and marine hospital service have their
coast defences-twenty-sev coast de-
fences lining the seaboard. They have
their land pOsts-tWenty-two hospitals
and 121 relief stations. Then, too,
they have their foot soldiers and field
artillery, all organized under uni
formed officers as fearless as the mill
tary men who fight the visible, though
not less treacherous. foe. Moreover,
they have their camps of tents: their
attaches, alert in foreign lands; their
smart fleet of war vessels. which dart
out to challenge the demon pestilence
before it may have an opportunity to
land. And the result has been that
although yellow jack gained a foot
hold in the New England ports in
years baclS-whereas, in the nine
teenth century the years when he did
not ravase the shores of the United
States somewhere could be counted
upon your f1ngers-this years success
full attack is counted as an exception
and its spread is not anticipated.
How these disease soldiers are now
working against this scourge of the
tropics, his cohorts Of microbes and
his aerial artillery Of mosquitoes is
an Interesting story, says the Mon
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-16
Sometime to Be Gained.

Moses" he said to the old colored
man around the warehouse, II hear
that you have a son in Chicago"
Yes. sab. my son Peter has done
gone TO college. sah,' was the proud
reply.
him. eh""
Il dunno how great Peter will done
turn out. sab. but reckon If he stays
in dat college long 'nuff he'll come
home and be able to tell pullet from
rooster in de darkest night and not
make so many mistakes. ."-Chicaso
News.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-16
Lowest" Of American Newspapers

-
Randolph R. Freeman printed the
first newspaper issued below the level
OF the sea. 1t comes out at Indio, a
station in the Mojave desert, on the
Southern Pacific railroad. He calls it
The Submarine" He once described
his journal as the low-downdest news
PAPER on EARTH He uses paper OF a
submarine 1int' and announces that
his Office sis located PIP feet from be-
low" His editorial departments are
called Along the Coral Strand" and
The Undertow," and his funny de-
paTtment is dedicated to McGiEly.
Another Mojave desert journal is pub
Iished 1t The Neelles, and is called
The Needles Eye
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-16
GIVEN AWAY BY THEIR SHOES
Footwear Has Frequently Led to Cap
ture of Criminals.

ture of Criminals.
Shoes have played an important
part in the capture of criminals" said
Detective William Barrett of Buffalo.
Had it not been for the footwear OF
certain thieves they would never have
been caught. 1t is not so long ago
that l and two others were detailed
on case, and before we caught our
man, another shop had been burglar
lied.
I'VE looked at the marks about the
windows and noticed they were
scraped by nails. We went back to
the other place and found the same
conditions. Later we went into a
well-known resort and found man
sitting in chair He had his feet
encased in a neat fitting pair of shoes,
but for some reason he had nails put
in the heels. We jumped him at
once, and searching his rooms We dis
covered enough loot to start 4 store.
He later explained that the ndils
were put in his shoes to aid in roof
climbing.
Squedky SnOeS nave caused tne
arrest of several thieves right in
precinct. The other night thief
thief bought pair of cheap shoes
and they were very musical. The
man got into a place and before he
got anything his noisy shoes gave
him away and he was caught. All
clever criminals have penchant for
buying good, soft shoes. They pay a
good price for them and they are re-
paid sometimes by getting of with
the swag to pay up for what they
spent. Shoe Retailer.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-16
Her Secret,

Would YOU" she asked, rather be
: lucky in love and poor or have grea,
wealth and be incapable OF loving?"
II think" he replied, that Id
rather be lucky in love-"
After long silence she said:
We'll, suppose one can't be lucky
in love without making somebody else
lucky in it at the same time."
Then he took her in his arms and
wanted to know how she had guessed
that he was yearnin. for her,
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-16
Ambassador Reid's Expenditures.

1t is estimated that if Ambassador
Whitelaw Reid shall keep up the
social pace he has set in England his
term as American representative
there will cost him about $500 900.
He is laying plans for social and dip
lomatic campaign such as none Of
his predecessors thought of undertake
ing. Dorchester house. the London
mansion which the Reds have taken,
cannot be fittingly maintained under
SIS GOO year. West Park. a country
place he has engaged, will cost $25,-
600 more. exclusive OF elaborate enter
tainments planned there. Then there
are the opera. trips TO the continent,
etc. which will bring the total up to
or beyond the formidable figure men
toned.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-16

the CABIN Susie met them, scorn.
fully.
Beg pardon, MISS" said the leader.
raising his hat, deferentially, I'm
Captain Jack Hobson from the fort,
across the line. We're looking for
one Canada Jim. Might he be in these
parts?'
He might and he mightn't," said
the girl, saucily; "but if you're itchin
to know I'll say its lucky for you he
amt here"
The captain smiled and stroked his
stub of beard.
"Yes"' he said interrogatively.
"Yes!' she repeated, with fierce en-.
ergy; III Canada Jim was hereabouts
he'd mix among you parlor sojers
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-16


said. In a sudden burst Of anger.
big man put his arms around her and
kissed her.
Il guess yon are right. SUSIE" he
said. mournfuly; but it makes me
hot to think O them gingerbread riders
making Canada Jim hunt his hole.
Put me where can hear what goes
on. an il they says an onpolite word
10 ye III be among EN- fore they
knows the time O. day"
The 'awny-haired maid of the noun.
tains led the way TO a rear addition
made OF plank. and pointed to some
boards lying across near the roof 1t
was so dark that one could not be
seen up there unless a light were
carefully used in searching.
A company OF horsemen approached
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-09-01
Ley Municipal

Acaba de editarse con todo
esmero y Sc halla Ia venta en-
Ell BoLETIN MERCANT1L un vo-
lumen conteniendo la Ley Mt
nicipal anotada y las leyes con-
cordantes y relacionadas con la
misma. que forman 81 apen-
dices.
Para los Az Ayuntamientos, fun.
cionarios municipales, abogados,
propietarios, ETC., es de sumo
interes la adquisicion de dicha
obra, en- la que Sc encuentran
reunidas las multiples y disper-
sas disposiciones legales refe'
rentes a la organization NUM-
cipal, a las facultades y debe.
res de los Concejos, ETC., etc.
Precio del ejemplar: $1.so.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-09-01

sexos, enemigos irreconcilia-
bles por ley de la Naturaleza; la
mujer y ell hombre que aspiran
a dominar. a someter, q triun-
far ell uno de la otra y a ia in
versa. If #
5-1Y que ocurri67 pregunte
anhelante. '.
Vino Ell muchacho. Era
muy joven. muy cortes, muy
simpatico y muy ingenioso.
Aunque estaba alegre. le vimos
preocupado. Hermida. por dis
traerle, nos 10 present6, asocian-
dose a todas nuestras jiras y
fiestas en- proyecto- - iEmpe.
no in1til! Una mailana, muy
temprano. sc vino a bailar ahi-
apuntando un extreme del mar
hacia las rocas-y va no volvi-
mos a verlo. En- Motrico reco-
gieron su cadaver los pescado-
res, .un pobre cuerpo maltratado
por las olas, roido y martirizado
por las bestias marinas. Los
que lie vieron aseguraron que Il
habian sacadc los ojos en- el fon
do. del mar. -.
''.. ..ss. .'.... ...s ssss s.s.s.
Gallo la muchacha y hubo
una larga tregua de silencio.
Las oias iban Y venian. en-
palmandose mansamente en- la
playa, y luciendo a nuestros
ojos la coqueteria de sus espu-
mas. En- el cielo, ell sol asomo
su faz amenazadora entire nubes
fuliglnosas.
Manuel Bssen0.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-09-01
La Fiebre amarillo

LA Tribune" de Woonsocket dice
fecha ~ de Agosto:
New Orleans 24.-Diez nuevos ca -
SOS de infection sc han descubierto.
Los inspectores descubren nuevos ca
SOS entire los moradores en- la colonia
italiana situada sobre los confines de
la villa. Un foco de infection jgual
mente Sc ha encontrado en- la parro
quia de San Bernardo.
Ell 'rapott" concerniente a la hebre
es ell siguiente total: 1856; nuevos
casos a.; focos de infection 10; total
$50. En- tratamiento 2S7. Total 600
intestados.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-09-01
Ell Pueblo de Puerto Rico.

FL FoeDlo Qe Puert0 R1co,
Por el presente edicto que Sc pu-
blicara por termino de un mes Y una
vez por senana en- un peri6djco dc
los de mas circulation de esta Ciudad
por ignorarse ell paradero del deman-
dado John Lenners.
Por la presente Sc notifca usted
que Sc ha presentado en- la ofcina del
Secretario de la Corte del Distrito Tu-
dicial de San Juan de Puerto Rico, la
demanda del actor antes citado en- la
cual Sc establece contra ustedes una
reclamation de HOO dollars, siendo la
sdplica de dicha demandante como 81
que. Por tanto la demanda pide: >
que los demandados sean condenados 4
psgar los mil pesos de capital y Glen
de intereses devengados, que adeudan
a la demandante, mas las costas in
tereses que Sc devenguen. 20 Que en-
case de no hacer efectiva la deuda, sc
proceda por Ell Marshal de la Corte 4
embargar y vender en- p1blica subasta
la fnca hipotecada para responder de
las Su:nas debidas.
Y Sc noti6ca 4 usted que de no com.
parecer contestar dicha demanda
dentro de los diez dfas despues de no.
tifcado, 81 la notification Sc hiciere en-
Ell distrito y dentro de los veinte dias.
81 Sc hiciere fuera del distrito, pero
en- IL Isla de Puerto Rico>y dentro de
los cuaren nta dlas, 81 Sc hiciere en- otra
parte. la demandante podra solicitar y
obtener fallo por la cantidad de mil
Glen dollars reclamados.
Es abogado de la parte demandante
Don Damian Monserrat.
Extendida bajo mi frma y sello de
Ia Corte. Puerto Rico FL de Agosto
de 1905 Jose Figueras. Secretario
por l. D. Delgado, Secretario auxi-
liar.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-09-01
Era la Cnesta de Aguadilla

Sc alquilan solares, a TN ki3ometro,
de la poblacion. Ell propietario dara
aqua para el consume los inquilinos
durante los meses de Mayo a Octubre.
PrecioS convencionales.
Para informes, Antonio c. Hurts do.
Aguadilla.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-09-01

TrOS1va. Y TO OlV1demOS que
la energfa del ,hombre puede
opener y opone no pocos obs
taculos a la cocicia invasora del
Oceano.ss
Hace POGO estuve en- Santur-
ce y vi concluidas las obras del
puerto, ell muelle y contrarnue-
lie que enfrenan al Cantabrico,
permitiendo que los buques Sc
hospeden sin riesgo en- la bahia.
Pues bien, iquien puede negar
que Ell ilustre don Evaristo Chu-
rruca ,es capaz de di6cultar la
obra destructora de las olas7.
Cualquiera en- su case Sc en-
vaneceria de haber triunfado So
bre un elemento que hasta los
geologos consideran invencible.
Ell es demasiado sencillo y de.
masiado modesto para engreirse.
De estas reflexiones me SAGA
una voz femenina, una voz que
no tarda en- retener la atencion
de todos los presentes.
Este af1o-dlce-uo viene a
Deva nuestro amigo Alvaro
Hermida.
Gesto de scrpresa en- la 'lnte-
resante concurrencia.
-sPor que9 - pregunta una
muchac cha de rostro ambarino,
ojos obscuros. nariz ligeramente
respingada. rasgo que pone I'm
matiz de malicia en- su palabra,
y pelo negro peinado con estu-
dada coqueteria. Hay, sin en-
barge, en- ella algo que visto
una vez, es inolvida BILE; las ma
nos, unas 1nanos redondas, Pc
quenas, nacaradas, d u c a es
unas manos capaces de encen-
der una passion por su aristocra-
tico y suggestive hechizo.
-IPor que no viene Alvaro
Hermida?-vuelve a preguntar
con mas extraneza que interes.
Tan NAL lie ha lido aqui?-
exclama otra de las circunstan-
teS.
IFS que ell golpe del afio pa
sado fue tremendo! iPerder su
mejor amigo! Y en- que circuns.
tanCiaS! 80 lorna a decir la
que primero hablo.
Todo 10 que encubre un fon-
do dramatico, 10 que deja entire
yer un dolor, una passion, una
passion, una novela, me tienta,
sin poderlo remediar.
No ignore que ell caudal no.
velesco de los seres es casi STEM
pre- mezquino, que la passion es
POGO frecuente, que son conta-
das las personas que padecen
por estlmu ulos del alma y que el
drama esta casi siempre auscn-
te de nuestraS exIstenciaS gri-
ses, aeon pasadas y burguesas.
A pesar de ESQ, tropezamos al
guna veg con la excepCion; con
ell hombre que mata y Sc mata
pOr amor; con el que 10 sacrif-
ca todo a TN alarde de romauti-
cismo; con el que cultiva en- su
espiritu una fora de gustos Sc
le ctos Y aborrece de muerte la
pedestre vulgaridad; con el que
es apasionado. generoso, heroico
y violento; con Ell que ana la
poesia mas que la vida; con el
que Sc esta muriendo de tedio y
de melancolia porQue lie repug-
ma cuanto lie rodea 80.
~ que ocurrios-me atrevi
a preguntar.-iQuien era aquel
HON bre? Como fue su muerte?
Unas Gu Aptas palabras, conci.
sas E impregnadas de piedad,
me pusieron al corriente de 10
suced do. Alvaro Hermida in.
vita a un amigo suyo a pasar
unos dias en- Deva. Ell amigo,
en- Madrid e resiste, porque
ALA lie ret1ene su novia. Porfia
Ell de Deva prometiendole que a
los OchO dlaS le devOlvera la Ii
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-04
DR.. wILLET TO DEDICATE.
New Christian Church at Bloomfield
viii Be Open Sunday.

Bloomfield, March s.-The dedica-
ton of the new Christian church at
Bloomfield will occur next Sunday.
For this purpose the other churches in
the city have adjourned their regular
preaching services. The morning SER
vice will begin at 1890 The pastors
Of the churches will assist in the open
ing services. DR.. Hubert L. Willet Of
the Chicago university, will give the
morning and evening addresses. A
large chorus composed of the singers
of the various churches lead by u. s.
Miller will have charge Of the song
service, at the morning, afternoon and
evening meetings. The afternoon SER
vice will be held at 8 o'clock. A ten
minutes address from each Of the pas
tors will be given at this service. At
ter a short intermission, the COM
munion service will follow. A COM
plete set of the individual communion
service has been secured and will be
used for the first time on that occa-
sion.
The children's hour will be 1870.
A special service will be given to the
children at this hour. So far as pos
sible it is desired that the children do
not attend the morning service. They
will be welcome at the other gather
ings. The children's meeting will be
under the direction of Miss Jennie
Ferguson, assisted by others. A mass
young peoples meeting will be held
at $50 lead by DR.. Stafford, pastor of
the Methodist church. Evening ser
vices will begin at 1880. DR.. WilIet
wiz give the address.