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Evening journal., 1906-10-24
Rushino Work on Chemical Enqine.

The chemical engine OF the washing
ton Fire Company is undergoing re-
pairs in a LOCAL shop. but is expected
to be finished in time for the inspection
and parade on Halloween.
Evening journal., 1906-10-24
NEGROES ARE
FOR REFORM

CcontInued BON Flrst 10
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17
FINDING WAITS HOMES.
Foster Parents Want GTis 7cath
Golden Hair and Blue Eyes.

II all of New York's homeless walfs were Htt'e
girls about five years old with blue eyes and solden
hair foster fathers and mothers a-pIenty couAo De
found for them in the Middle West The Illinois
ChIldren's Home and Aid Society, which aided
1870 children last year. including Chicago waits
and children to the society from the New
York Juvenile Asylum has about five applications
for such little girls fer every that comes TO It.
The following letter from woman in North Da-
kota recently received by the society. Is typicai
of hundreds that come to it from many states:
so have you a little girl between four and five
year OLD with oue eyes anu and would like to
get one TO take. as near as possible her pace
At the headquarters of the Illinois Children's
Home and Aid Society in Chicago is card cata-
logue containing 497 names Of New York children
who have been placed farms in the West and
Middle West. The society keeps in close touch
with these children. Its agents visit each child az
least year. and a correspondence Is main
tanned with them, so that they are aided and ad-
vfsed and made 70 believe that their welfare is Of
interest TO the Institution that first gave them
lift in the world. The files Of the society con-
tain detailed records of each child since he or she
has gone into the world
This careful supervision has grown up IN con-
trast 10 the old. impersonal methods OF 1ndentur-
ing children 10 homes in the Middle West So
cara1essIv did many of the reformatories carry
out this work placing children amid surroundings
not only poor but often vicious. that some states
passed restrictions so severe 10 be practically
prohibitve. South Dakota requires a 1000 bond
for every child placed a private home. Indiana
$4,000 and Michigan 81 900.
HOMES FOR FIVE HUNDRED CHILDREN.
But this old prejudice in the West against
placing children declares DR.. Hastings H Hart,
superintendent Of the Chidren's Home and Aid
Society. 'as rapidly being overcome. and one OF
the greatest factors in the overthrow OF this popu~
lar skepticisu is the work of q few of the New
York parental schools. notably the New York
Juvenile Asylum. IN the last two years our So
ciety has found homes for more than five hun
dred children sent from that institution and out
of that number only four have had TO be returned
as incOrrigible. In the rapidly growing towns OF
the Western States these children, carefully placed
in reliable homes where they can have the com
panionship OF good playnates, grow up 10 be re-
spectad and useful citizens Many of them have
made fine records. One boy only eighteen years
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17
TIE Original Note in Toilets.
Personal Adornnent-Syles More frivolous
han for Mar Years

of the useful kind Of costume IN mind. was simple
enough for the morning, and Vet change OF nat
and blouse would quite transform it, The mate
rial brown. not quite bronze. and.
while the stuff had a glossy surface. IL hung in
soft folds. of the peculiarities of the new
mohairs The skirt was low corselet, plated.
with the folds stitched down TO a becoming depth,
and round at the bottom, just clearing the
ground. Near the hem it trimmed with straps
OF -taffeta in the same cclor and tiny silk covered
buttons. The bolero had merely cape sleeves
slashed the outside of the arm and fastened
with silk straps Collar and shawl revers were OF
tafeta. with motifs of Cluny lace put with
small silk buttons. The bclero reached barely 10
the top of the corselet belt.
A group Of satisfactory gowns recently in
cluded costume of tan toie, tastefully deco
rated with guipure and raised eTnbroidery Of the
the bottom Of tie skirt rising to the knees in front
turned back to show a good deal of the tan silk
vest. embroidered all about the edge with deli
was narrow depassement of pale blue silk and
then an inch Of finely pleated linen lawn The
front edge. with tiny pleatng.
THE NEW CHEMIsETTE.
good many Of the severe forms OF chemsette
are being again. These are made Of lawn
slightly stifened. and in some cases the choker
Is encircIed BY a satin stock Lace AID lingerie
guirapes and chemisettes have been worn so long
that these new ones are a welcome change.
Useful. comfortable taffeta paIetots always
worn Every woman numbers one OF these in black
IN her wardrobe and she is wise If she has one
in color as well. An attractive model is Of bois
oe rose taffeta bordered all about by narrow
crisp ruffle headed by two-nch wide Pompadour
ribbon d rose design a white ground. Two
rows Of the ribbon and some Irish lace insertion
make the revers and from under these fall pleated
ends Of batiste and lace. The full elbow sleeves
finished with q band Of ribbon and up
standing ruf7e.
One kind OF skeleton bodice is made with fichu
over the blouse instead Of the common bre-
telles- An example Of this IS a costume Of rose
crepe made with a pleated cCrselet skirt. The ichu
is OF and white striped gauze and crosses low
the bust. passing about 10 the back, where II
knots at the top Of the corselet skirt with the
hanging ENDS added 10 the back draTery.
a nice gown that has the air Of simplicity rather
unusual a. the moment bears, too. the unrnIs-
taxable cachet OF good house. The material is
q supple gray-blue cloth, and the princess skirt
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17

would be impossible 70 get taere. nat n fscs BE
hadn't been home himself for two weeks on ac-
aging news had little effect upon the plnczy
woman. Who 1rsJ osing GENES 4 norse Sc % : T1s
and a wagon. and with these accomplished tas
journey which the old residents would never have
Even after the age OF nineteen. when they be-
Son aTs Es2t Track oe Every effort is made to
make them feel that. IN case OF any trouble q
always ready both 10 advise and materially aid
them. There are ua-y instances where tne ~
carried cases OF injustice 70 It's charges Cro9sa
the courts spar!qg no EXPENSE 59 oo'-1 1S ssS =
deny these apparently unprotected children This
disruption between me roster pans - :, -
child Observation-Disclosures arse, uSLa-y uIo . -.
having a troubIesome temper. and these can n
most cases be strsightered out Were. hoNessTTi
is removed and placed II more s1lta1ee aolS -.
AL disputes and dissat5sIae 5-G1s, - g 1SsSE-1
1e91H 1an9-r - Ths foE-TeenrA however, proved 70 D
tbe hight one for she is understood BY her present
together Another instance. that OF BOY. sssis9
possessed very strong likes and dlsLkes. WE ,-
6slGsd s4sg 9 aPy6atn 61t In In @ Shis way he silently
ated one situation for another ouC l2As . y s,Trs
his forte in a Chicago machine s1op ana . ~
tiS EGTeS sor Children me city love IS an nstiac:
quite uncontrollable This is especially true .. - -
Jewish charges. VINO US4S~-4E nave
DIaCed in some city situation one lsle ~.-.s
66vercome with the longing for New York, ra.
away back 10 his old haUnts. II took IL h..S|s ss
months 70 accomplish the long Journey .ss-.-s
money but when he reached the big city he - -
that what had been so dear 70 nm 20 snsrr
lost fascination. and he faced about ~ ,ya-
} the next two months beating his way gaSA -
the long road which he had tus- JTaVe--e1' 49,
Ing 10 the farm. this time 70 stay, - ..Iu-,--
In comparing the healthy farm lre ara sa- @ "a.
surroundings of these children who nzvs s,sss go 80
cued from the slurs with the ceerless Eopfss ssns.
almost vicious surroundings of me aver.7s .Tsis
who is forced upon the charity OF an -
Is. after all. far more fortunate than nose = oVa
fellows who allowed 20 work out lls- lls-rs-, -
destinies in the poorer localities of tae 'S7---S
cities.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17
WOMAN AND THE CHURCH.

Take womau's treatment by the Christian
Church" says THE Wonan's Home Companion"
To-day il is easy understand why many women
have half deserted church work for clab work, IN
asmuch for centuries men did all the preaching
and women most OF the practising. largely through
missionary societies devoted 10 heather on the
other side OF the earth.
This religious record was most secular, TO say
the least. The Council of Macon, composed or
hfty-nine bishops, seriously considered whether
woman had a soul. but bc a majority OF one de-
creed that she had Later one Christian sect de-
clared that woman would have 10 be transformed
into a man before she could be resurrected Then
the saints called her all sorts OF vituperative
names ST Bernard said that woman was the
organ OF the devil ST. Cyprian characterized her
as the instrument OF the devil St John Damas-
denounced her as the daughter OF falsehood
poison of the asp, the mnlice Of the dragon 81
Pau's nlfder sedict, 1T is shame for woman
10 speak in the church.. has until lately prevented
the fair from securing representative
within the sacred precincts. She not per-
ntted sing in the choirs or speak in the
pulpit To-day tho only church which recognizes
the absolute equality OF men and women Is the
Orthodox Friends. though the recent establishment
OF the house OF churchwomen' by the Episcopal
Church Is q step toward her universal religious
equality
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17

old. taken out OF the cutters by the Juvenile Asy-
lun agents and sent TO US four years ago, ALREADY
has a bank account OF SlSo with a sood Psyinns
position of responsibility upon one or the
large farms in Iowa
DR.. Hart has been in charge of finding homes for
the New York Juvenile Asyium's children Tor the
carefully selected by a committee OF the asylum
from the cottage colony or tlS asylum.
Home and Aid Society uses the same cottage sys
for the reception Of their charges but IN ms
case. the cottages one hundred miles apart one
being in Chicago with provision Tor LOU 80
three others. with capacity Tor tWeiltS tS-HNe
each at distances OF one hundred miles ana SIT
uated in the principal cities OF southern IIlhOiS
To those tbe children are sent by the Juvenile
Asvlurn. and here they kept until SulIaOIe
homes can be found for them in the country Siost
Missouri but families which nave taken them have
moved until these children are scattered
throughout a dozen different states
NEW HOME INVESTIGATED.
Before placing child in any family the pro-
posed new home is first carefully investigated by
one of the agents OF the society. who not only in
ter-iews the foster parents and looks into their
home but makes thorough inquiries through the
neirhborhood respecting them Even after the
child has been successfully placed these agents
continue to call at intervals throughout the year
The interest which they take IN their charges ana
the indOmitable perseverance whch IS oIteh ileCes
sary keep close touch with so many roster
Childrer are well Illustrated by the following mel
dent. common enough occurrence IN the ousS
lives o these agents
MR. Laura ] Donaldson, the person who visits
children in Iowa, Missouri and Oklahoma, arrived
I The child whom she wished 10 was on farm
fifteen miles in the country. and several weeks
OF rain had rendered the roads-such as they were
and the rivers almost impaSSable- Upon inqulr-
ing AZ a few houses which surrounded the railroad
station she found the owner OF the farm which
She wished visit. but ne informed her that II
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17
Helen T. Fillebrown as the King.

give adequate criticism Of the play. In fact
The demand for places so great that in ad-
dition 10 the usual three performances on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday evenings a special dress
rehearsal given Wednesday afternoon, at
which the seniors and aIUmuse were present
Everyone who witnessed the presentation gave
the seniors credit for excellent performance,
and which showed the results of many weeks
of careful rehearsing
OpheIia of Miss Hazel ]. Goes were highly COM
mended. Other interesting character studies were
given by Miss Helen T. F1llebrown the king,
Miss Louise Ryals as the queen, Miss Emma Loomis
as Polonius Miss Bessie Warren as the First
Gravedigger, Miss Florence Mann as Laertes, Miss
Lola Bishop as the First Player, and Miss Anna
Wilson a Marcellus.
a special feature OF the performance was the
music which was composed by Miss Amy G.
Naber and arranged for orchestra by Jennie NJ
Peers. o. under the direction OF Henry Dixie sleep
er the head Of the music department.
The costumes and scenery were designd by spe-
Alfred Young Of New York. was the coach
The cast included Alice Faulkner, Mary Wham,
Asr5 Porien Hinman Marie NErkia M MI ~
glrrt stone, Frances May Pol Agnes Russell Gray,
D1nIam Hazel Merritt Gates Marie Louise Rige-
low Elsie Margaret Klein Marjorie Stephens Allen
Kerr NcCurrach. Melinda Crosby Prince Ethel
Percy MonsOu, Ruth Morrison Fletcher Edith Ter
sIedd Janet De Witt Mason. Marian Beye. Helen
Mar Iarmonth, Sarah Ripley Bartlett, Louise Van
faa SG F4zeI s pa r MAJ jjz1he III Root RI
Nancy Merrill, Josephine Augusta Lane, Alice Mae
L.ndman Ruth Patience Flather, Edith Mabelle
Emile Victorine Piollet, Marcis Holmes Shaw
dine Alice Gilbert Raymond Mary Osborn seizure
man. Margaret Gansevoort MaSon, Ethel May
spaiding, tieorgana Elizabeth Flint and Odiee
/ Gertrude BUrnhaE.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17
REDUCED TAILOR GOWNS

O. Haas Bros. ladies' ta1Ors. formerly OF 80
avenue and now OF No. % West 2tA stree" -, -
Offering some particularly allUrlns bargains -.
week The most important IS IL ths Ane o. - -
made gowns. Orders for costumes for WllSH -, -,
regular price is said 70 be SO viii hs taken -.
week $50 They will be richly lined WIZ -
and copied from models suitable for ne pless.
time and coming season Model costumes - -s''.
for any occasion are greatly reduced ao- -
suits are also reduced Suits n linen ana -I5 n-5sr
and other summer materials are o1ereI. "a. sn3
a reduction OF 70 per cent, ard polA - =
material are guaranteed
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17

a lot Of tun!cs. The front apron IS bordered with
a cluster Of narrow side peats, which carries out
the idea Of open tunics For the top. in place Of
the usual boero, is a double pelerine. but the
uudeTsieeves axe OF cloth match the rest OF
the gown. 10 underblOuse shows except IN the
form Of a small chcmisette. for the space between
the sides Of the Delerine is filed in with double
breasted nique vest, trimmed with two rows OF
small pearl buttons
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17
SMITH DRAMATICS.
College Girls. Present Hamlet Be
fore Llarge 44ndicnccS.

Northampton, Mass. June 16 tSpeciaD.-Com-
mencement week at Smith College began on
Thursday night with the presentation Of Hamlet"
the senior play, in the Academy of Music \
great deal of interest is always felt in Smith
College dramatics both in collegiate and literary
circles and this year it has been extended to
theatrical spheres. Richard Mansfield and Frank
lin Sargent each requested seats. that they might
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17

II has been proposed 70 take up a colisc11-
soon in the schools Of the country for ths p
pose Of erecting a schooIhOUse in san 80.
upon which shall be inscribed some stch - ,ss
as this. Erected by the schoolchll0reA ,seo -
United States for the children Of san FralS1Ts rS -
as a memorial OF the great calamity az Al.Hs IA
90 1906" The idea seems 10 have orislIa.s - 60
Boston. but other cities ara 10 be asAe" "
operate
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17
ON INSECTS.

Bed-bugs. Moths. Ants, Fleas-Sauades Mos
quito Bite Cure and Insec< Externinator EtIls al
insect life. 4 world-ren owned lotion tor keep
ing away mosquitoes and other Insects whsa
sprayed around The only article that has stood
the public's test for over 20 years (COn-potso1-
ous). Pint bottles 25c; Z gallon. S1-OO; gallon.
$500 Salrsde's ROACH TERROR viii posi-
lively clear your house OF reaches. Sold in =
lb. and ! ID. tins; makes no dust Al druggists
and grocers or SALLADE & CO. nnanU1actur-
ers ID Cedar ST. N Y
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-09-28

origen del pleito y sus diversas cir
Gun stanciaS.
En- los primeros dfas de Octubre
del o5, hallandose don Joaquin Ma
Itienzo en- la Mallorquina, tuvo con el
en- las mesas de dicho cafe tina en-
treviSta don Pauline Pumareda, So
clio ,gestor del referido estsbleci-
miento, cuya entrevista tuyo por ba-
Sc ell convenio de TN negocio para el
sum inistro de leche.
Dice Ell sef1or Pumareds que con-
vinieron en- que los sefiores ]. Ma
tienzo y Ca, a quienes representaba
don Joaquin. enviarlan todos los dfas
a contar desde Ell 10 de Noviembre
200 cuartillos de leche al precio de
5 centavos y medic el cuartillo por
ell termino de dos afIos; que este COM
promise 10 acepto la casa de J. Ma
tienzo y Ca. por carta del 10. de
Noviembre; que despues solo ell dfa
llez recibio la Cantidad de leche y
por la noche del mismo dla tina carta
en- la que sc desistla del compromi-
so. FL seffor Pumareda, 4 nombre
de los '5ucesores de Olivia V Ca, es-
cribio a los sefiores Matienzo re-
queriendoles al cumplimiento de 10
pactado, SO pena de exigirles judi
cialmente dafIos Y perjuicios. He
laqui el fundamento de la demanda 4
vlrtud de I'm contrato que los de-
mandantes dicen celebrado y que los
demandados niegau su exiStencia.
FL sefIor Lopez Landr6n Zen ell
dia de ayer) propuso la enmienda de
algunoS erroreS materiales.
El sef1or Mott hace uso de la pa
labra para sus alegacioneS y empie
"a leyendo la contestaci6n la re-
convenci6n la demanda.
Alega que no Sc puede exigir una
reconvencion hasta que por una sen.
tencia de la Corte Sc declare 81 exis
te la persecution maliciOSa por parte
de los demandantes los deman-
dados.
Luego examina los hechos de la
contestaci6n y pide la elimination
de los ndmeros s, 8 y 10 cue cree
lmprOcedentes.
.Tambi6n Ell seffor Mott entra 4 la
doctrlna de los contratos para de
mostrar que el celebrado entire las
parties reunia los requisites esencia-
| les de los mismoS.
2. 4. S.
fCOutIsHsrs)
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-09-28
D0ia Carmen PenoIas Hernindp,
HAF FALLEClDO

Tras de cruel Y prolongada eAfer-
medad ha sucumbido vfctima de Ia
misma Ell la manana del dia de hoy
la virtuosa y carita tiva DANA dona Cars
men Penelas Hernandez, hermana del
del distinguido y competente letrado
don Helario Cuevillas Hernandez de
de la senorita dofia Josefa.
Ha fallecido en- Santurce (parada
I0) en- los momentos dolorosos Y acia-
gos de estar sus hermanos bajo la ac-
ci6n de una grave enfermedad. Tan
circumstances han acibarado
mas la pena sufrida por tan meritfsi-
mas personals
No solamente Gstos la fnada amar
ga su existencia, sino que deja a mu-
chas familias pobres llorando su. eter-
ma ausencia a quienes prodigaba Sc
naladisimos favores y enjugaba sus la
grimas en- los penosos frances de la
vida.
Doha Carmen en- nuestra sociedad
por sus reconocidas virtudes, por su
coraz6n generoso y por sus bond ades v
distinction, gozaba de merecidas simpa.
tfas y honrosas conSideraciones.
FL BoLLrN MERcANru une su dolor
al incompatible de los distinguidos
hermanos de la dnada y que el Altfsi-
mo la scoja en- el Seno de los justos
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-09-28
FL temblor de aver
EN- MAYAGUEZ

Ell periodico Union Obrera," re-
cibido hoy trae los siguientes infor-
mes:
"A las Io.4s minutes Sc produio
una oscilacion sefsmica en- la ciudad
de Mayagiiez que duro mas de 40 Sc
gundos.
Ell temblor producido en- la TERRA
tue tan intense que la poblaci6n Sc
sobrecogio de terror lanzandose a la
calle numerosas personas, arrodillan-
dose y hacienda oracioneS.
Los daf1os materiales ocasionados
los desconocemos a la hora que es-
cribimos estas notas.
Ell temblor es uno de los mas po-
de, osos que han sentido las personals
mas ancianas de Mayagiiez.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-09-28
ReYiSta de los TribunaleS
CORTE DE DISTRITO
sECCIoN PRGMERA
Pleito entire los Sucesores de Olivia
sefiores Matienzo

Como en- nuestra rese1a anterior
indicabamos, en- Ell pleito que los de-
mandantes los Sucesores de Olivia
y Co. entablaron por medic de su
abogado Mott, contra los demanda-
dos don Joaquin Matienzo y la So
cial de ]. Matienzo y Co., represen,
tados respectivamente por los le-
trados don Rafael Lopez Landron
Y don Antonio Sarmiento, deman-
dando indemizaci6n de daf1os y per-
iuicios por incumplimiento de TN
contrato, en- la contestacion a la de-
manda Sc presento una reconvenci ion
cuyas contestacion y reconvencion
opone ell abogado demandante Mr..
Mott, unas excepciones.
De modo que los asuntos a d1scu-
tir eran 81 proced1au 8 no las excep-
clones opuestas a la contestacion de
la demanda y la reconvencion, y 81
6sta tendria no cabida dentro del
pleito principal.
Para mejor referir las ideas yea
mos, todo de IN modo elemental, ell
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-09-28
Da1OS CauSadOS en- AreCibO
Per IL 1BKBLOR De ATnR

La Iglesia Cat6lica, la casa que
ocupaba la Corte de Distrito, las es-
cuelas Jefferson, Baldorioty, y Licoln,
la casa de don Agustin Collazo, la
de la succession Balseiro Julia, la del
sefior Coll y Cuchf y otras mas Ian
sido agrietadas. En- el estableci-
miento de Botellerias de don Francis
co Sanchez cayeron muchas botellas
de los escaparates, igual sucedi6 en-
la tlenda de don Corpus Gomez que
perdio tres docenas de botellas de
diferentes licores. Muchos edifcios
mas han sido averiados.
Cast todos los edifcios esco lare s
han sidos agrietados Las escuela s
Baldorioty, Lincoln, Jefferson han
sNfridos pequefIos desperfectos y to-
dos los salOnes fueron "a abandonados
por los nifIos que corriau llenos de
paVOr.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-09-28
SALA DE SOCORROS
sURASsS IN Ell Ola DE lTEg I THsT

Aver tarde Y anoche fueron aten-
dldos en- Ell cuarto de socorros mt
nicipal los lndlvfduos Miguel Rive
re, Victor Melendez y Maria Rive
"a, los nlfos Arturo D5vila. v
Elto Paniagua, de heridas y contu-
stones leves.
Y esta mafana fueron curados por
ell practicante Llauger, los indivi-
duos Jose Guinals, Jose Mora y Gre
gorio Morales de heridas leves, v
Victor Leon, vecino de Puerta de
TERRA, a las ~ de herida contusa
con fractura de la falange del dedo
segundo del pie derecho Y herida (
la pulpa del dedo gordo del mismo
pie, leve salvo accidente: tuvo Dor
clio que pasar al Hospital Municipal
donde Sc le atendera.