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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-10
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por IA o3ioins Del orgsnizador gene
raj - nos hs rcmiiido q siguienie
pregrama dc las scios pabhcos Qus
piensa llevar cabo Ia American Fc-
dora;ion II Labor. del 20 "a So del 80
r-icnie nleS.
llevara i eiecio en san Juan. V en-
los dcmas eparismenios de ia isls.
dicha asociaci6n. comenzando hoy
marteS 10 en- Ia Federation Libre de
San Juan. a las : lie Ia noche, con una
imporiante asamblca de Culones. Y en-
IA que sc iomaran acuerdos de gran
trascendencia para las classes oorersS
de Puerto Rico.
la labor quo sc propone realIzar la
Federation Libre en- el siio 1905 sera
interessnte y energica para mejorar la
condicion economical de los trI balado
res. Las cdestiones que han de ser
objeto de propaganda son las sigulen
ties:
Resolution de la Ultima con
venci6n de la American Federation Of
Labor, y sus derivsdos.
~ Estacion Naval para Puerto
Rico
3 -Construcciones federales en- el
pals
49-ConstruccioneS del Canal de
Panama la petici6n de 5000 trabaja-
dores para dichas obras contratados en-
blienaS condolences
5"-Los trab4jadoreS asricolas, azu.
careros cafeteros y el alza de sus sa
larios.
90 ger Congreso Obrero, que ten.
dra lugar en- Mayagiiez ell pr6ximo
10 de Mayo
7n-Labor de los delegados obrc-
ros en- la Camara Legislative
8"-Organizaci6n, Union y Prensa.
Los obreros que tomaran parte en-
esta campafla seran Santiago Igleeia>
Organizador de la American Fedora
tion of Labor; Organizador del Distri-
to Eugenio Sanchez, los secretaries
Alfonso, Storel, Morales, Sirino, y de
legados del Comit6 Central asi como
las comisiones de agitaci6n que nom
braran las Uniones loo lies; este con 10
que respecta al Distrito Le San Juan.
En- los otros Districts de la Isla Sc
seguira el mismo procedimiento, con
los obreros nom brados al efecto por las
Federaciones Libres. Publicamos hoy
el itinerario calendario de fechas de
los meetings, para San Juan y sus dis
tritos. Lo mismo Sc hara oportuna-
mente con Ell de la lsla.
Marces, dia 10 de Enero. Asamblea
General de Uniones.
Microbes II.-Meeting regular de
la de marinos 800.
Jueves I2.-Union de pintores y de
Icoradores.
Viernes I3 Meeting p1blico en- la
plaza de Baldorioty, las a de la tar
de, y por la noche junta de Ia Union
de pintores.
Domingo Is.-Qsla) Vega -baja.
Lunes I0.-Union de carpinteros y
ebanistas.
Martes I7.-Union de torcedores.
Microbes IS Union de culinsrio os
y empleadOs de hoteles
Jueves I0-Union. de Damas.
Viernes 2o.-Meeting p1blico, en- la
plaza de Colon. las de la tarde y
por la noche Union de albaf1iles.
Sabado 2I.-Uni6n de Panaderos.
Domingo 22.-Qsla) Manati
Lunes 23-Qsla) Rio Piedras.
Martes 24.-Union Obrera Federada
Microbes 25.-
Iueves 60 Union de Sastres.
Viernes 27- Meeting p1blico en- la
Plaza de la Leatad las de la tarde
y por la poche union de HeIreros.
Sabado 28.-Union de Escribientes
| Domingo 29-Union de Dependent
ties.
Lunes 3o.-Uni6n de Zapateros.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-10

quo hag1n csala e. i'ciagaa AtrHca
tonugucsa. aonde han srTibsdo vsrias
vaporcs Caro0ncfoN
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-10
Sociedad PrOtectora
de Mendigos

Balance del bale celebrado en- ef
Teatro ell 81 de Dciembre de 1904 4
benefcio de esta Sociedad:
INGRESOS
AZ palcos a So (tod;s): $l26. 90
I45 billetes, vendidos en- ia
quilla a$I......... I45. 90
50 billetes vendidos por las
sefloritas ......... So 90
Cantina ............. IS 90
SOmbreroS. ....:.. 1000
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-10

We o.--El Presidente. Juan Her
nandez Lopez FL Secreta rio-Teso-
rero, M. A. Palacics.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-10-20

Owen was known to all circles pos
sessing the slightest tlncture of science
as the man who could reconstruct an
entire extinct animal If you gave him
the fragment Of a fossil tooth. The
public would not buy his books, but
they showed their appreciation of his
genius in various simple minded fash
ions. All reports about the sea serpent
were referred to him for examination.
People who fancled that they had
found live toads imbedded In rock or
coal wrote to ask him what he thought
Of 1t. One day, just as he was setting
out to keep dinner engagement, he
was detained for half an hour by a
note from a stranger wanting to know
whether something he had found In a
sausage was or was not the tooth of q
dog and requesting an immediate an
swer. To the credit of the sausage
vender It proved to be the tooth Of
sucking pig.
On another occasion, Earl Russell,
having received as a present from
President Grant what purported to be
bear ham, sent the bone for examina-
ton to Owen. One Is sorry to hear
that the great anatomlst at once pro-
nounced it to be the ham bone of an
ordinary pig-London Academy.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-10-20
Consideration Point.

An old boatman at a fashionable re-
sort on the east coast Of England was
engaged by party Of ladies' to row
them to local cave known as the
Smugglers' Retreat.
After pulling away in silence for
twenty minutes or so the old man sud
denly ceased rowing at spot not fifty
yards from the cave.
Now, ladies'" he remarked calmly,
we've reached Consideration point"
Consideration point" echoed the
spokeswoman of the party. What a
peculiar namei Why Consideration
pointT
"Weel, it's just this way, num-" ex-
planned the cunning old fellow. ''TheNr,"
pointing to the cave, lis the cave;
here's the boat Between the cave an
the boat theer's lot O. narsty sunken
rocks, an this il Consideration point,
cos parties allus stops here to consider
whether they'll go the long an safe
way round for IS pence or trust to luck
an them theer rocks for a shillin'w
The ladies didn't know that them
theer rocks" were purely imaginary,
and IS pence was the fare agreed upon.
London Queen.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-10-20
sy,.,a,sst.c Painter.

Tho language Of hints Is Greek TO
children, as rule. and they interpret
II after simple fashion of their own.
where have you been all the morn
ing. Dick?' inquired Mrs. Sampson OF
her ton-yesr-old son.
I've been down by the old sawmill
watching man paint picture" re-
piled Dick. whose chubby countenanee
was decorated with paint of various
colors.
~ am afraid you must have bothered
him." said Mrs. Sampson as she began
to scrub her sons besmirched features.
Nom, didn't bother him bit, :"
said Dick in moments intermission
between the applications of soap and
water "He was interested in me.
could tell by the way be Talked
"What did he sayT' inquired Mrs
Sampson.
HE looked ct his watch" replied
Dick, "and told me no knew it was
most my dinner time. He knew boy
of my age must be hungry, he said, for
he'd been boy himself"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-10-20
,.nAhkhANANA'VNNNANNNNNAV
The Blow That
Recoiled
By CHARLES A. JOHNSON
o..,,,iebt Igg5, By E. S. Mcclure
I ,wS,MH\Ev\NIvNvlvvvVVlV

( COPYRIGHT '-' ~ ,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
There was small margin of difference
,.t,reon the two men, so far as eyes
Os' wi SOC as they threw off their coats
GU snrang each to his own canoe.
a aro paddles flashed into and out of
luz Mr. sending the frail crafts over
' i smooth surface of the lake at re-
ln S.tobIe speed Neither one gained
annreciabIy on the other, though they
'pl, FACING with intense rivalry.
W." a. tbev had sat in front Of their tent
time the arrival of the merry
launching party from across the lake.
i L. had witnessed an accident which,
u Hn without tie added incentive Of
,.oIrv made each man strain his
..a,y nerve to reach the goal. The
,.nncb had struck on rock beside the
norrow channel and, careening sud
dsnIv on her side, had filed and gone
down.
Harry Morton and Jim Carruthers
40 NOT men who could see women
drown without drowning with them.
Bnt as they padded. each mans heart
,row chill with the awful thought that
tho woman he loved was one Of the
Smuggling group, and they loved the
same woman.
This love was born. as love some
times is. in the idle time Of summer
holiday They had gone to the lake
for rest. each man Eancy free. Sworn
comrades, they had even laughed at
1--we and planned to live as they were,
fond Of the same things and looking
far no deeper interest than they found
in each other and in mutual pleasures.
Rut before the first week In camp
was over Morton had developed hith-
orto undiscovered fondness for walk
ing and for hours at time he was alb
sent from camp. Carruthers had about
tbe same time found himself to be de-
voted to canoeing but neither of the
men said much to the other about his
newly discovered pastime. In truth,
Morton sought a dryad whom he had
seen in the woods as he padded along
the shore one morning; Carruthers pur-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-10-20

Now, THEREFORE,, /, EDWIN WAKEFIELD,
Governor ofthe state of Mary land, in pur-
suanee OF the provisions OF section /. OF Ar
ticle A. of the Constitution OF the State Of
Mary land, and OF the mandate OF the Court
Of Appeals OF the state OF Maryland. do
hereby order and direct tina. copy of each
OF said bills proposing said amendments to
said Articles I and OF the Constitution Of
The state be published In n least two news
papers in each of the COUNTIES OF the state,
where SO many may be published. and In any
county where not more than one newspaper
may be published, then IN that newspaper,
and in three newspapers in the city OF Baltf-
more, one OF which shall be in the German
language, once a week for at least three
months preceding the next general election,
which said election viii he held on the 18th
day of November, 1906, at which election
the said proposed amendments shall be
submitted. IN the form and manner pre-
scrlbed by the General Assembly, to the
legal and qualified voters OF the state for
adoption or rejection.
--.---- Given under my band
IHE GREAT and the Great Seal OF the
SEAL OF Estate OF MARYLAND nj the
MAINLAND. J City of Annapolis, this
- N----- 9th day Of July. 1905.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD,
Governor of Maryland.
BY the Governor:
OSWALD TILGuHAN,
Secretary of State.
aug. l. $ mos.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-10-20
BY MOTOR
BOAT
By ELLIS JEROME
Copyright, 1905, by R. B. NoClnra
Copyright, 1905, by R. B. Mcclure

/ 90 not see," declared Burton Ash.
iey' that the possession of motor
boat necessarily renders me unfit to he
Molly's husband"
ITS not that" explained the banker
but what it represents. The man who
marries John Langdon's daughter must
be the sort of man who can look after
John Langdon's money and not fritter
1t away on toys"
scarcely a toy" protested Ashley.
The automobile was regarded as a
plaything at first. Now it fills a use
ful purpose. 1t will be the same story
about motor boats"
We'll" said Langdon, when you can
show me that motor boat IS really
useful you may ask Molly's hand again.
Meanwhile l repeat that the man who
marries my daughter must be able to
look after my money"
You do not expect Molly to marry a
confidential clerk, do you?' demanded
Ashley.
Not exactly that" explained Lang
don, but l want her to marry a man
whe can look after her fortune"
Suppose" suggested Burt. that Won
give me Molly and make some other
disposition of your funds. l have
enough for two"
You won't have long at this rate"
growled Langlon, spending your IA
theirs money for toy boats"
Ashley rose to his feet I'VE seem
to be arguing in a circle" he said
quietly. Il guess l had better be 60
ing. I am to understand that the cues
ton may be reopened when l have
shown you that a motor boat is of some
use"
"If you can" retorted Langdon.
Good morning"
Burt strolled out Of the bank and IN
the street. He could not understand
Langdon's prejudice. The elder Ashley
had left him comfortable fortune
we'll invested. He contented himself
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-10-20

charge While Carruthers started foE
inc shore with Miss Campbell
Morton was little in the lead and
when he had landed his charge he turn.
ed for the return swim, but was borri-
fed to see Carruthers on his hocl,
struggling violently and cllngina 70
MISS Campbell as if she were a life
buoy
lie understood it Immediately. Car
ruthers had been seized with a cramn
and had lost his head.
Loosen your hold or you'u both
sink| he shouted as he swan toward
them, but Carruthers was past reason
ing with.
Ihere was only one thing to do
When he came within reach he strucl,
Carruthers such blow on the point
of the jaw the latter was stunned and
let 60
Then few strokes carried Miss
Campbell to land, and Horton turned
back for his friend. Diving. he found
him near the bottom and brought him
also to shore. He put him in charge
OF the two women, who were unhurt
and already recovering from their
fright.
The rescue of the others was accom-.
plished quickly, and the Whole party.
water soaked. but safe, were soon con.
graduating themselves and Shoverjng
thanks on their roscuers.
Morton got his lions share of the
praise, but he noticed with a pang that
Miss Campbell was constrained and
almost formal in what she said.
And when some weeks later he vep-
tured to propose to her she said. with
evident distress: Il am more sorry
than know how to say that you have
asked me this question. l never can
forget what you did for us all, but
the horror Of that blow you struck
neither can l forget that. 1t seemed
like murder"
So Morton knew his fate. That night.
while they were smoking their last
pipe he said to Carruthers: "Goodby.
Jim. I'm off in the morning You may
never see me again, and if you don't,
teach her to forgive me even If she
can't forget the blow 1 struck my best
friend to save the woman loved"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-10-20
High TiIne.

Every one knows that nerves are del
icate things, easily disturbed and diff
cult to kssp in order. Mr.. Underfoot,
loyal husband that no was, had learned
this lesson.
Yes, the doctor'said Jenny ought to
have a change of air, and she's gone to
a kind of rest cure place for awhila y
said Mr.. Underfoot to one Of bis old
friends, while his gaze was carefully
fixed on the distant landscape.
'"rired outY' inquired the friend.
mo" said Mr.. Underfest slowly,
'She wasn't tired out, for she hadn't
done anything to tire her But she was
always kind of high strung. and to-
ward the last of it she got real nervous.
One day I just happened to inquire
what time dinner was to be, for it had
varied about two hours one way or an
other, and she9was making molaSses
gingerbread, and my asking that ques-
ton upset her nerves 80 that abe pour
ed the batter right over me before l
could move of. 30 next day she went
to the rest cure"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-10-20

In the year 1766 Lord Give and
Mr.. Verelst employed the whole In
fluence of the English government to
restore a Hindoo TO his caste who had
forfeited 1t, not by any neglect Of
his own. but by having been compelled
by a most objectionable act Of VIC
lence TO swallow drop Of COW broth,
The Brahmans, from the peculiar cir
cumstances of the case, were very,
anxious to comply with the wishes OF
the government. The principal men
among them met at Kishnagur and
once at Calcutta, but after conSuita-
tons and an examination Of their most
ancient records they declared to Lord
Give that there was no precedent to
justify the act. They found It i'm
possible to restore the unfortunate man
to his caste, and he died soon after
Of broken heart-Sydney Smiths
Essays on Indian Missions"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-10-20
His Detailed Report.

When it was first arranged to have
postmasters send in quarterly reports
many queer documents were received.
One, which is still on file in the post
Office department, came from the little
town of Waterford, ILL.,, and is as fol
lows:
July the 9 1855. Muster jines buchanan.
president OF United States-Dear Sur Bean
required by tho instructions of tho post
Office TO report quarterly, I now foolfil
that pleasin duty by reportin as follows.
The Harvsstin has been goln on pretty
well and most Of the naburs have got
thur cuttin about dun. wheet is hardly an
average crop, on rollln lans corn Is yell
lowish and wont cut mora than ten or
fifteen booshils to the akir and tho hslth
Of the comittie il only tolorbly meeSils
and colsry hav broke out In about and
a half miles OF hear THAR are "A powerful
awaken on tho subjes of roligin in the
potts naburhood and moro souls are boan
made to know thur Sins forsivin miss
nancy Smith Il Moor nabur had twins day
before yesterday and one OF thom Is a
poor scragEy thing and wont live half
its days this ia about all know and have
to report this quarter give my respects to
Mrs buchanan and subScrib myself your
Trooly, Abigail jenkins.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-10-20
His Modest Epitaph,

There are those who take the precau-
ton to buy their own monuments and
tOmbstones and write their antemortem
epitaphs. What special comfort they
can get out Of this is not clear, but
that is their business. We recall, for
instance. a true story of fellow who
had been found guilty of very cruel
murder in one Of the Connecticut towns
and was sentenced to die on the gal
lows. A few days before his execution
his lawyer called at the cell and asked If
there was anything the condemned would
like him TO have done in postmortem
arrangements. The man said that he
would leave with the lawyer a sum
sufficient for the purchase of plain
stone to be erected at the head Of the
grave and bearing the simple inscrlp-
ton: SACRED to the memory Of -
-. Died - (name and date we
omit. OF. such is the kingdom Of
heaven."-Buffalo Commercial.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-10-20

THH TINY CRAFT TREABLBD WITH THE
HEAVY VIBRATIONS, But FoRGKD AHEAD.
with looking after these interests and
devoted the rest of his time to his au.
tomobile and his motor boat.
The boat was the first one on the
lake, and to the people in the. little
town Of Avondale it seemed the height
Of extravaganza to have spent several
thousand dollars upon the Shell-likO
craft with the high power engines.
That John Langdon. practically the
owner Of the First National bank.
should have shared this ballsf was in
explicable to Burton. The banker
should have had greater breadth.
The week that followed was exceed.
ingly miserable for Burt. He saw but
little of Molly Langdon. and those lin
terviews were too fearful to be,pleas-
ant. Molly was dutiful daughter and
would not consent to a marriage with
out her fathers approval, and yet her
coaxing was of no avail when she
preached the subject to her parent
To make matters worse, there were
rumors that the bank was not altogeth-
er sound These reports annoyed Mol
", who had her fathers assurance that
the bank was solvent, but he was I'M
able to combat the growing report
The run came some ten days after
Ashleys interview. Molly went to the
bank one morning to find long string
of depositors before the paying .teller's
window and her father pacing the floor
of his private Office, white and haggard
"Is 1t very bad?" she whispered as
she entered his room.
"Badg" he echoed. Its ruin unless
we can meet this rum"
"Haven't you the funds?"
mot in ready money. We cannot
keep paying out for more than an hour
and a half. We need at least 100000
more"
and you cannot get itT'
mot in time. We can get 1t here by
evening. but 1t Is on deposit with the
Bank of Trust, and to bring 1t around
the lake by Specldl tEdih SNSh "oNN
require three hours"
"And Osange Is only eight miles
across the lake." unused Molly. "Why
not use a boat"
1--WE telegraphed to Osange, but there
Ii not even tug, and 1t would take n
man hours to row across in this wealth
err
Molly's face frightened. "Give me
an order for the money" she cried
Telephone the bank to send the mon
ey to the steamer wharf, and I'll have
it here inside of an hour"
"Do you mean itS" demanded her
father. More than once Molly had ex-
treated him from an embarrassment.
81 do" she declared. Five minutes
later she.was speeding out of the bank
past the growing line of'depositors.
Burton Ashley. was waiting for her
at the corner with his auto painting at
the curb. "Jump in and take me down
TO the boathouse" she cried. IN ex-
plain ION the way down."
AS the machine sped over the smooth
road she explained the situation to
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-10-20

Burt Osange, where the surplus cash
Of the First National was on deposit.
was eight miles across the lake. but It
was an eighty mile run by railroad on
account Of the dip of the lake. The
only hope for the First National Law in
the motor boat.
1t was not long before Burton was
ready for the trip, and the trim little
craft was speeding across the lake at
twenty mile speed in spite Of the chop
py waves through which a rowboat
would have labored ponderously.
Burt had all of the power on, and
the tiny craft trembled with the heavy
vibrations. but forged ahead, pushing
her way through the rough water as If
aware that her own reputation and
Burts happiness depended upon her
work.
Ihey were met at the OSange wharf
by very much astonished clerk, who
was assisted by two policemen in
guarding a pile Of bags and bundles.
A few words of explanation, the
transfer Of the receipt and the boat
was loaded for the return trip.
1t was harder work returning. for
there was weight to carry, but Burt
forced the boat ahead at full speed. un-
mindful Of the occasional wave he
shipped. A clock on the rail before
him told him that he was making time
and he forged ahead.
The spectacle of Burt Ashley draw
ing up to the curb in front of the bank
In his red automobile, accompanied by
Molly Langdon, whose trim spring cos
tune was in odd contrast to his water
splashed bathing suit, was sight suf-
hciently strange to draw from their
places in line the more curious of the
depositors The sight of the bundles
Of coin and bills being carried into the
bank was still more efIicacious in sup
pressing the run. and twenty minutes
later the bank was empty save for the
occa sional depositor
Ia the presidents room Burt sat in
enc of the leather chairs And that
was how il was done" he concluded,
"twenty-four minutes going, twenty
eight for the return trip and the rest
of the time was on the road or spent in
slowing the cash"
John Langdon rose awkwardly from
bis chair. Il think June is good
month for weddings" he said irrele-
vanity.
Burt and Molly agreed with him.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-10-20
eaIaIectrIhed.n

The startling physiological effects OF
electricity upon the human system full
" warrant the use Of the word as
superlativs term to express enthusias-
tic conditions. This expression must
have come into use at an early day,
soon after Franklin made the static
electrical machine matter of general
knowledge, for Thomas Jefferson IN
his autobiography stated, "Paine's
Common Sense electrified u.s." Thorn
a. Paines book was issued Jan l,
ITO, and as Jefferson's autobiography
was founded on his diary it is probable
that the sentence was written by Jer-
ferson at the same tlme.-Electrical Re
view.