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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-03-31
Nota del dfa

pehlaciones ee Ia isla. asalta en-
seguida Ia inQuieiui de que e.
te Ia anarQuia esiahleCi6a lie
aSiento en las poblaciones V en-
los eampos. en- uno lie sus mas
brdtsles Y tenebrosos aspectos.
"A que obedeee el creclmlen-
10 de Ia delincuencla el aumen.
10 inuSltado De la crlminalldad'
Porque no baSta con saber
Que estamos en- presencia de TN
pavoroso problema no es suh
ciente Ia certidumbre de que el
NAL es realmsnte invasor V pc
ligroSo, TO necesarIo es saber
como puede evitarse la propa
gaclon, Y para clio es precise
saber de donde .Viene v hasta
donde puede llegar 81 no Sc lie
ataja
Vlene. tantas veces 10 hemOs
dicho va. 10 hemos repetido tan
taS veceS, que nos parece inDe-
cesarla la repetici0r ahOra.
La crisis economical, engen
drando un estado de urba-
cl0n y de ruina produce la anar-
qula de esta sangrlenta actual :
dad que pr-sta mas que el dia-
rio contingente que necesita pa.
ra subsistir la cr0nlca san
grienta.
Menudean los asesinatos, los
robos y los asaltoS. Y es tai la
compllca non de L. urdlm bre
criminal, del desborda mfento
Sc vati-O de los instlntQs lie per.
versldad que Sc da en:una Cor
te de Justlcla el case estup9n 10
de descubrirse V penar>e 4 los
reos de cCnlplIcldad en- un deli
to de a>esin4t0 sin Que aparez
ca Ell autrr del crlmen p0r MIN
guna parte.
Entire las varias roticias que
que nos. tTaomiten hoy desde
Hum4cao, hay una que al prom
to parece chlotosa. pero que a
POGO que Sc medite en- ella. tor
nase de una s0mbria serledad
pOrque J1emuestra a que punto
de temerfdad Y de atrevimlento
conduce la perturbation am
= biente que ha creado la pr0fun-
da crisis
Un teniente de la pOlicia in
suIa fu6 d prestar auXiliOs a
un ciudadano que VIC su casa
asaItada por unos bandidos; CO
mo es NATURAL, dejo ell caballo a
la puerta; Crey6 que nadie osa-
ria cogerio, que estaba SECURE
pOr ser de quien ETA; perO all sa
llr de la casa pudo darSe cuenta
de su error Sc habian llevado
sci Ca bal o
Esto podra servir de aviso. de
motIvo de risa, pero, eS lnduda.
bic, que tienc un fOndO desagra
dabIe de ese atrevimiento in
sensatO que presta la desespera
ci0n.
Los estados de ruina de esca-
Sez, de mtseria, traen IN aumen
to >eguro de la criminalidad.
En- Europa sc teme a los in
viernos Crueles, tantO por las
mermas en- la riqueza pIbliCa,
como por 10 que hace a la delin-
cuencia en- esOS dias, en- esas no.
che, interminables en- que falta
en- los hogares asolados. el pan
de los hiJos.
Sobre nosotros ha caido ell in
vierno crudlslmo de la desgra-
cia Els IN inviernO prolongado,
tenaz. Un cruel invlerno.
Y en- los bohios fermenta la
desesperaci6n, sube de punto
esa e>pecie de locura que tras-
lorna todas las faCultades del
hombre. que lie convlerte en- un
impulsivo salteador de vidas v
haciendas; en- Ell sitio en- que
hay hambre muchos dias. no
puede haber honradez para mu-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-03-31

FL honrado Y venerable vecine de
esta ciudad don Jose Joaquin Alvarez,
fu6 victima de un asalto a mano ar
mada lltvado a cabo por unos malhe-
chores en- cl dia de aver.
El s,fpr Alvarez vive en- ell barrio
de Anton Ruiz, seg6a dice por la
oche'' Sc c pIesento un grupo de
cu"tro seis crimrnaies quienes des-
Du6s de lamar repe tidas veces 4 la
puerta y franqueada e>ta por ell res
petable anclano le exigieron les en-
tregara el diuero, 10 que respondi6
este que no tenia cantidad alguna
al yer butladas sus inteuciones cri-
minaIes lie dispararon varios tiros de
revolver sin que por fortuna hirieran
al asaltado, dandose luego los malhe.
chores la fuga.
Avsada la policfa traslad6se al lu,
gar del hecho Ell Teniente Mas aeon
pahado de unos gu4rdias y hallandose
este Official investiga ndo ell caso, al
gulen Sc amoI6 del caballo que
montaba ell teniente y sin permiso
previo mont6se en- q y desa pareci6
A estas horas todavia no ha regre-
sado el tcniente, no sabemos 81 por
talta de cabalgadura por la fndoe
importante del hecho cometido
Comunicar6 V. noticias de esta
ciudad con fre ~uencia para que la Isla
Sc vaya enter ando de 10 felices que
somos los que habitamos por estos
lares, en- donde "seis veces por sema-
na" suceden Cosas tan peregrinas
como las ralatadas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-02
FAIR SLEUTH ON HTS TRAIL
terious Woman-Puzzle
Explained Later.

A suburbanite bound home
ward the other evening fancied,
after he got off the train at his
station, that he was being fol
lowed by a woman who kept a GER
tain distance behind him, whether
he walked fast or slow, says the
Philadelphia Record. Memories
of women highway robbers, stOr-
les of Matchmaking females and
various other unpleasant sugges-
lions came into his mind, and he
tried the effect of turning down
one street and up another. Sure
enough the woman still followed.
The more he wanted to look
around to see what sort of a per-
son she was the more he didn't
dare to; but finally, taking his
courage in both hands, he stopped
when he came under an electric
light and turned squarely around.
AS the woman came up she
seemed puzzled and slackened her
pace. May ask you why you are
following me?" he said. why,
yes" replied the woman. 81 sup
pose | must explain andapolOgize,
though l had hoped l wouldn't
have to. I'm. going to call on Mrs
Jones. l don't know where she
lives, but the man at the station
said you lived next door, and if /
followed you I'd get there"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-02
ROUTE NO. 2-ELLINWOOD.

Another fine rain blessed this To-
cality Saturday and Sunday and all
farmers wear a broad smile.
John Hermes and wife have re-
turned from their visit at Blackwell,
Okla.
Frank Doherty called on Siegal
Books family Monday.
Clarence Atkinson sports a fine
spanking new team.
John Doherty and wife and Harry
RAIDER and wife visited with D. T.
Dietch and family Sunday.
Ed. Isern of Ellinwood and John
Doherty of Route 2 drove to Great
Bend Monday.
Antoine Matzek is very i'll with
appendicitis and it was necessary to
remove him.to the hospital at Great
Bend.
Wonder what. attracts Eds at
tention so much of late down on the
hill.
Russians and Silica crossed bats
Sunday, 25 to o in favor of the Rus
slams.
Iva Doherty visited with her cousin
Esther RAIDER Sunday. =
Henry Kimpler wife and daugHtks
attended the picnic apd ball al
EiEnwood last Thursday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-02
The Dreaded Artist.

The thought of possible cartoons
cannot well be absent from the minds
of men whom ali the world knows
Mr.. l. A. Tollemache, the author of
Talks with Mr.. Gladstone" tells-not
in the book-a story which presents
the statesman in an attitude not IA
miliar in ordinary representations of
the great man. One stormy day dur
ing one of Mr.. Gladstone's visits to
Biarritz he walked from his hotel to
call on Mr.. Tollemache, who was
amazed to see that Mr.. Gladstone came
without an umbrella. Mr.. Gladstone
laughfngly explained that if the high
wind had happened to turn his umbreI-
Ia inside out, a picture of him in that
forlorn plight would have found its
way into half the comic papers of Eu-
rope.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-02

sorrows. To a recent English visitor,
Miss Mary Durham, this man said, as
he took leave of her:
''It is wild spot 1t is lonely, and
little dangerous. One must not cross
the plain after dark, for there are bad
men who rob and kill. Yonder is Al
bania. 1t is easy for them to come
across Even last night there were
armed men. They came ND here and
threatened me with guns
And what did you do?"
81 stood here" he answered, SIM
ply, and 1 cried to them, The Lord
God has said, Thou shalt not XIII" =
Then" he added, in a matter-of-fact
manner, they went away."-Youth's
Companion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-02
The Carnival band is deserving of

The Carnival band is deserving of
complimentary mention for the most
excellent music they are furnishing.
They are a bunch of musicians, in
every sense of the word, and their
excellent work is being appreciated.
Their leader says they have a lot
of new music which they are playing
daily. \
We want to compliment the Lund-
blade & Bolinger and the c. Samuels
Co. stores on the neat booths they
have put out for the Street Fair. At
the Lundblade & Bolinger store a
large canopy tent about IA x 80 feet
is erected, with a neat fountain play
ing in the centre, and comfortable
seats for those who desire a place to
rest. The same accommod alton is
offered at the G. Samuels Co. store,
excepting that the tent is not quite as
large, and the fountain is omitted
The public shows an appreciation of
these places of rest, furnished by two
of the largest of our business houses.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-02
LYNx-EYED SPIES OF RUSSIA
Out of Sight OF the Watch
full Police.

Russia is prominently the land OF
spies. Democratic and socialistic
France has raised the spy system to a
state function, but in Russia it is the
very soul Of the state, writes Vance
Thompson, in Success Magazine. In
Moscow, in the streets, agents OF the.
police are stationed every 500 yards; in
addition secret agents watch the houses
Gay and night-One being allotted TO
every four houses; and in every house
is another spy, the porter. Go where
you will, you are never out Of the watch
full eye Of the police. You brush against
spies in your hotel, as in the theaters;
in a restaurant as in the LraWing-room
% a friend. II is rioiculcusIy easy to
recognize those you meet il the fashion
able resorts Tney have evidently been
instructed to disguise themselves as
gentlemen, azC fCr CIe Of then tie Iiv-
cry OF 2 go: Il : 3 t-cc-- cuat. a silk
hat, aIC 81. rain CT sunlight
an un- tr=i5. The Eznous third poIiceI
stra --,ea- 4sLc. that IL an open
cab-ta.-i-G French CT English to his
friend = wcrll a11east be sale rom
survei.lz--5: hit MS friend will touch
him siCr-.-cz2tly I'D seal Of the
weatE-- TT abb OF the box.
somnc =: NH Thi,e hai- ard coed
pater- =-es ma. = = s2- ncre 8 ffied
in tbs - -~sgs< isaa tx lraK cling
strange i - sh--1z las been
founC leifsri-e near the rs. clubs. the
hotr-=. C ,ae en- castles. t. chances
are stroee that re Is. a suhtlsr police
than hist oI the third zectcn-the
80 ---~i - Us RAM cstiCns in
ever capital = Europe 40 America
COMPLETES this great system Of espion-
mage It's resh Is Ger every man in
Russia; nc oae rceS VI vstcHe6-save
only ole Cou-t Tol=..oi.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-02
Through The Fires OF Sorrow.

Through The Fires OF Sorrow
A drama in two acts.
DRAMArIs PERSONAL.
Mrs. Norton, wealthy widow, proud and pas
sionate. Miss A. Tromer
Augusta, her eldest daughter, naughty and vain
.............. ...........M Miss U. Hooper.
Pauline. afterwards Dolores. has great talent for
painting, ......-.....----......M Miss ]. Trojan.
Nellie C1a ghorn Mrs. Norton's niece. ............
...-..-...--....-. Miss E. McGreevy.
Grace, Isabel sisters 80. .Misa A. Goebel, -
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. -. Miss NJ. Hooper
Constance, baby step-niece, -. Winfred FEEDER.
Mrs Worthin gton, benevolent widow, patron
............of artists. Miss A. Daley.
Fanchette, her maid. ....... Miss NJ. Diehl
Tom Pincher, a good hearted po1icem an
.......-..... .......... Master E. Moses.
Aunt Betsey. privileged old nurse,
..........s...-... -.......... Miss J.Dailey.
Sally Ann Tompkins. wicked little street singer
100. Anna Pataky.
Miss Edith TemyIe, Miss Clare Meredite, Miss
He1oise Zachaeie, fashionable friends of the
Nortors. Miss N. Hooper, Miss NJ. Tromer,
...... ............ $500. Miss J. Goebe1
Recitation, when Papa's Sick. Winifred FEEDER
fBETwEENTHE ACTS.
Recitation, Give the Christians to the Lions,
Lucia di Lammermoor,' Piano and Violin
............... Misses Elsie and C1ytie Breeder.
Rubensteins Melody in F. Piano and Violin
Master Otto Bambach, Miss E. Breeder.
Recitation "Gua1bertas victory''...:.. 1900.
-. ............M Master Edward Moses.
Song, up Away Vocal Class.
Boot Black Drill. Masters B. and o. Bam-
bach, a. Talbot, E. Moses.
Song 'Hark Hark! the Lark. Vocal Class.
DOWN YOU CO."
A Comedy In One Act.
CHARACTERS
TheophiIus Sharp. lawyer, Master Ed. Moses
Peter, his Office boy. William FEEDER.
............. ........... Ba1thasear Bambach.
Terence O'Conne11, a policeman. Leo 1arpy.
JamesF1ashing, insurance gent,
Observation-Disclosures. -. Bertram Keenan,.
Giovanni Baccioco, Italian, Hilary Talbot
Nicodemus Morosini a tragedian, Otto BAN bach
See Kong Chinaman,---- -. Jerome Wildg gen.
wrasco Calmatic, bear tanner, ...... $500.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Francis Bachleacher.
B9uno, bear,-.-..-. Ben Sede1>i
Crowd of Boys.
Song Forgetful Fred Misses J. Taoian,.-..
Observation-Disclosures Mary 9Tromer, Anna Patky.
Golden Star Galop,'' Misses Elsie Breeden...---
josephine Goebel.
Ua1edictory, ................ Miss Wanda Hooper.
Awarding of Medals and Premiums.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-02
German Colonel Who Had q Keen
Eye and Was Not Slow
of Wit.

The noted soldier and historian,
Theodore Ayrault Dodge, was educated
in Berlin, and at a dinner party,
apropos of German military discipline,
he once said:
1.-The German soldier must never ap-
pear in public except in uniform. Even
when he is on furlough he must not,
under any circumstances wear civilian
dress.
''Well, Swartz, young lieutenant Of
cavalry, during my residence in Berlin,
was one day engaged in some adven-
ture or other, and put on, to disguise
himself, suit of black cloth Dressed
in this suit he was passing down an
unfrequented street, when he came
face to face with his colonel.
Detected in so grave misdemeanor,
Swartz proved himself the possessor of
a resourceful mind. He said to the
colonel, in a bass voice different from
his own:
"Can you tell me, sir, where Lieuten-
ant Swartz lives? am his brother
from the country, and 1 have come
to pay him visit
''The colonel readily and politely
gave the required information and
passed on.
I 1.-THE lieutenant congratulated HIM
self On his escape. He hurried home
and put on his uniform. Duty late
that afternoon called him before tAe
colonel again. He saluted with con-
hdence. The colonel regarded him
eddy.
8 .Lieptepant Swartz,' he said, 7
wish yan'e ten your brother from the
country hat.. If he pays you another
Visit, IN a him in clpse confinement
for ten esya
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-02
ONLY PARTLY CONVINCED.
Man with Honey Order Was Com
pletely overhauled by Clerk Who
Sought Identification.

The clerk in the money order di-
vision of the post Office looked
sharply at the man who had pre-
scented an order to be cashed, says
the Chicago Tribune.
sWho sent you this?" he de-
manded.
"John Philander Avery" re-
piled the man.
The clerk hunted up the letter
of advice and compared it with
the order.
.Is your name Absalom Rick
etts?"
eyes, SIR
"Have you anything in your
pockets to Identify your"
eyes. Here's the letter the Or
der came in"
The clerk examined the super.
scription carefully.
''Anything else?"
eyes, sir. Here's a lot of other
letters with my name on the en-
velopes."
Anything else?"
"Here is my accident insurance
policy"
He handed it over and then pro-
ceeded to dig from his inside peck
cts and submit for examination
his cards of membership in the
7. M. G. A, Lonesomehurst I'm
provement association, and Civic
Reform league, together with re-
ceipts for dues from the secre-
taries of several other societies of
which he was member.
Anything else?"
/ q Nothing but this postal card
notification that my taxes are
due"
The clerk bounced upon this, ex-
amined it on both sides, made a
memorandum on a sheet of pa
per, questioned him as to his
house address, business address
and occupation, eyed him suspi-
ciously, and then grudgingly hand
ed over the money-$465.
care you sure even now?" asked
the man. II might have knocked
some fellow down and taken all
these away from him, you know"
The clerk made a grab at him,
but it was too late.
The man had the money.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-02
The Age of a Horse.

So many old horses are sold for
young ones, one feels but little sym:
pathy for a neighbor who buys IA
year-old and pays six-yearsold price
for it. Frequently a'sleek, fat high
life animal, which by general APP
pearance indicates him to be five or
six years, is twice as old or more.
The lower front teeth, if healthy
and natural, are practically an &C
curate guide. The yearling has very
short teeth, with deep cups in center,
the two end ones being shorter than
the others. A 2-year- old has short
teeth with comparatively shallow cups
A 3-year-old has two long teeth in the
center with two short or ''colt" teeth
on each. side.
A 4-year-old has four long teeth.
with one short one on each side. A
year-old has six long teeth with deep
cups in the two center teeth. A Z
year old has the center teeth worn
nearly smooth. The cups of the sec
ond pair are shallow. An S-year old
has the second pair worn nearly
smooth.
A 10 year old is commonly spoken
of as smooth mouth horse; that is,
no cups. AS the animal grows older
the corners of the end teeth become
round. To tell the age with any de-
gree of accuracy beyond II requires
much exercise Of judgment and long
experience in handling horses.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-02
SECRET BUSINESS eRIBEs.
Illicit Tolls Taken Daily by Stewards.
Clerks and Heads Of the
Departments.

Talking Of business bribery, Sir
Arthur jeff, one Of Great BTitain's
leading business men, said:
But Is proof required Of what il
going on in your MIDST? Does not the
shipping trade bristle with secret
brides? Are not Illicit tolls taken
daily by stewards. freight clerks. store
keepers, and other heads of depart
ments? Is there not in some trades 3
fixed rate Of payment, well understood
by manufacturers, whose travellers have
to pay. say, five per cent to the GUS
toners foremen? Does not the trav-
eler call nominally TO see that the
goods are all right, but secretly to pay
the five per cent. which is insisted
upon?
81 ought not to omit the testimony
of the judges. Each of us has had ex-
perience of the evil which 1 have de-
scribed. Personally have been struck
in cases tried before me by two things
first, the prevalence of these brides
in commercial transactions, and, sec
ondly, by the cynical indifference with
which they are regarded by those from
whom 1 should have expected an in
dignant denunciation of their dishon-
esty.
ITO the excuse usually made that
these commissions are not really Sc
cret and fraudulent because they are
so well known, there are at least two
answers-one that fraud is not the less
fraud because it is known to prevail,
and the other that if, and so far as,
masters, either in regard to trade or
domestic service, know that their own
servants are being bribed, and from
weakness or want of moral courage
shut their eyes to the fact, they are
making themselves parties to the evil
practices and doing a distinct injury to
the state''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-02
SIZE TURNED VEGETARIAN.
Lacy of Title v;a:ted a Slaughter
House ano Tow Eschews

The. countess of Essex. who has
nan5 American fris3cs. recently be-
came a ee arian. re. orts tae New
York FribuRe- TIE etlsr day in q
letter TO New Yor zss accounted for
her abandonment OF flesh food
Not long ago." she wrote, Il Waited
q slaughter house
'T can't tell you shoS everything Vas
stained deep with blood; how thsre
arose from the drenehed, daEk fOors
the peculiar odoF q blood.
-As 1 was hurrying away. shEee beau
tiful lambs we're led In By = man with
long. shining knife FiateA With pitY.
and indignation, said:
How can you be - eruel Is 60
put those innocent little lsabs 70
dea&hF
why. madam" said the man. -you
wouldn't eat them alive, would you 2"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-02
MINERS ENTOMED.
Tunnel Caves in on Colorado Miners at
Gunnison Tunnel.>

Montrose, Colo, May .31.-A shaft
is being sunk to the Gunnison tunnel
where twenty-seven miners were en-
tombed by cave-in yesterday. The
shaft is rapidly approaching the place
where the men are entombed. 1t is
expected that some will be dead. One
corpse has already been encountered,
but before<it was recovered another
cave-in buried it again.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-02
Polite Dismissal.

In Japan, when a visitor is con-
sidered to have stayed long
enough, the lady head of the house
hold makes up a neat little lunch
con basket tied with ribbon ar I
hands it to the guest, who acce, =
the basket and the hint at once.
No offense is taken at this sort of
hint in Japan.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-02
Living Rapidly.
Feminine View.

He-Don't you think Miss Up
son carries her head rather high 2
She-Yes, poor girl! caH'r
help feeling sorry for her.
"Feeiing sorry for herr"
eyes. She has such an awfully
long neck, you know."-Chicago
Daily News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-02
Canal Boat Women.

Thirty thousand women make
a living by managing and steering
the canal boats in southern and
midland England.
Living Rapidly
81 tell you, Singleton, you don't
know the joys and felicities of a
contented married life, the happy
Hight ef years, the long restfal
calm Of"
SHOW long have you been mar
ried?"
"Just a month" Chicago
Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-02

Vice President Fairbanks in Portland.
Portland May S1:-Vice President
Fairbanks and the congressional
party arrived today to participate in
the opening exercises of the Lewis
and Clark exposition tomorrow. Fair
banks is the guest of president Goode
of the exposition. L.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-02
ives 1900 v,visaef.e...

Up amons SEe rocks Of desolate re-
gion in Asntsnesrs IA lfttle church,
built oaf q Two ezss1ss IN the form
Of . eress, and pres5aed over by her
NIT priest. who prays there for his sim-
pie people and comforts them in their