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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-04-21
en- ID iSI0 de GUuII

Guam, 20 de MARIO. Una enferme.
dad tropical llamada gangrosa, mas
repulsiva que la lepra ha tornado tai
incremento en- toda Ia isla que el te-
nlenre de marina Nc Nance, go
bernador interino, ha dcdicado un
hospital eXclusivamente 1 los ataca-
dos de esa dolencia, que sc dice ser
talmente contagi0sa.
Ell nueyo hospital costara 5000 Y
Sc CONSTRUED Immediate nj he los le-
prosos que va eXiste On Ia lola
Lagrangrosa destruye la parte ST.
perlor de la cara por medic de ulce-
raci6n lenta.
Como ell ndmero de atacados pasa
va de 400, Ell gobernador considera
imperative su complete aislamiento
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-04-21

s6fica v hunana, es nueva II
muy rara todavia. 10 que Ia
lcaracteriza es sobre todo Ia emo
cion. Pero la emoci6n, mo e.
I'm obstaculo q Ia risa9 ID es, u
por ESQ e1 "humour" hace tan
solo sonreir. Es Ell patrimonio
de una elite; es Ell patrimonio
del fllosofo, bastante sagaz para
advertir el lado risible de las
'cosas y bastante humane para
no ponerlo Gle relieve, sino de
modo discretisimo, con una bon
dad iLteligentc y IN escepticis-
mo de buen tono.
En- Ell 'humour', 10 c0mlco
debc juntarse con 10 patetico y
producirse SimultaDeamente 10
uno Y 10 otro. Como esta mez-
cla singular puede llegar a con
seguirse, pueden decirlo un
Sterne, TN Dickens, TN Mark
Jovain, IN Bret Harte. Pueden
.declrlo, aunque no sean ingle-
ses, Campoamor Y Florentino
SAM. Q kart Y Valera. Porque
si esta cronica no fuese va de-
masiado larga. quizas me atre-
viese q demostrar que el "hu-.
mour" cuya paternidad Sc atri-
buye a Sterne, es de cepa espa-
nola. iQue era nuestro Cervan-
tes sino un gran humoriSta2 FL
misno Sterne-leasc ST no el
Tristan Shandy" = bebio en-
las fuentes del "Ouiiote." Y,
(por que el insigne Palacio Val
des es tan gustado en- los pai-
ses de la lengua inglesa2 Por el
''humour" que sc desliza como
TN rio SubterraneO por sus
obraS, y ESQ que el autOr de
"Riverito" no ha vuelto q cult
var aquella satira, tan fna V
tan honda, de las semblanzas
que escribiera hace va mas de
veinte amos.
Y en- fin, aunque Luis Taboa-
da Sc haya l1evado al otro mum
do la risa de los espanoles, CO
mo sc acaba de decir con exa
geraci6n muy disculpable. aun
puede quedarnOs la sonrisa, V
este sera siempre un gran con
suelo para los dias que corren...
Antonio Cort6n.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-04-21
la RISA
lConelnsIonl


aJD6nde estoy?", contesta: iEn
sln globol'; simpleza de Eva,
que habiendose caido al aqua
-segtln reciente es revelaciones
de Mark Jovaln -siente por los
pobres pececillos una compa
sion tan grande que lena con
e1los el lecho de Adam, para que
este los caliente -. Y asi su-
cesivamente. Constantemente
nos reimos con la risa que La
mennais sofia condenar como
un indicio cierto de Ia falta de
simpatia hacia ell projimo.
Pero nuestra risa, sin cmbar-
30, q veces no es la de la burla.
Asi. al lado de la teoria de
Aristoteles y de Hobbies, ha
surgido otra: la que han prin-
cipalmente defendido Kant v
Schopenhauer. Es la teoria de.
10 incongruente. La risa que
Suele provocar en- los espiritus
vulgares la contemplation de
una deformidad ffsica, no es
precisamente la de la burla. Ell
deforme, el Jorobado, es incon-
gruente; no es conforme al tipo;
no es proporcionado; no esta en-!
Ell orden; sc sale de 10 conven-
cional. Y es la deSproporcion|
10 que divierte; la despropor-
Ci6n, que es una modalidad de
10 incongruente de 10 opuesto al
la regla general. mo es 10 in
.congruente 10 que nos regocijaI
en- Don Quijote2 mo esta el ca
ballero de la Mancha en- una
constante incongruencia con re.
lacion al mundo circumstance
Don Ouijote es de una sola pie
"a; tiene una resolucion, unI
partido tornado; We Ell mundo v
las cosas a trav6s de I'm inva,
3Tiable prisma; Y de este modo,
rconduciendose segun su fanta-
cSfa, es sin cesar incongruente.
El hombre normal pasa su item
po en- adaptarse a los hechos. Y
Don Quijote pasa el suyo adap-
tandO 4 su Sue1lo la realidad de
la vida y, por supuesto, defor-
mandola. \
Tiene tambien la risa susI
grados y sus formas. Hay una
Tisa casi animal, que podria lla-
marse 6siol6gica; hay una risa
intellectual. que resulta de per
cepciones y de comparaciones
de orden intellectual. Hay tam
bien una risa de orden moral.
Estas diferentes rioas suponen
grades de cultura Y de moraIi-
dad diferentes. Y hay, en- fin,
una risa receloSa, sutil Y ate
nuada. La risa tambien evolu-
ciona. Persisten, sin duda, las
formas antlguas y persistiran
a1n mucho tempo. Pero aho-
ia tenemos ell "humour", que
casi es de nuestros dias. Esta
lorna, muy intellectual, muy
LENA de sensibilidad, muy flo
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-04-21
HOTEL MELIA
COLMADO Y CAFE RESTAURANT
5-PLAZA PRINCIPAL -3y5
PONCE, PUERTO RICO

Stuado esablecmento frenta
etc,
Conaas aas hOraA
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-04-21
EmpreSa AUTOMOBILES Jimenez

Esta empresa hace servcO diaro entire Camuy sabe
Ia viceversa enlazando los trenes correos
Sus automobiles gomas neumatcas para comOdidad
del pasaje solo admten pasaeros por vehculo
Los bietes venden e1 Hotel Cab6 Mayaguez Ell
trayecto de Aguadla Isabella po NJ menez; San Juan
Por Pic Sanchez la legada del tren Camuy.
EY Preco por asiento entire Camuy vice a.
Quebradillas
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08

ing officers. Robert Thomas of Leavitt
and Willie Schiller of Scribner were nomi-
mated for president Willie was not pres
ent and though he was ably championed
by a small black-haired youth Robert won
out. Ernest Eberhart of Hooper was
elected vice president, Myrl Carlton of
Ames secretary and Byron Forbes OF
Hooper treasurer.
There were a good many aspirants for
honors among the girls and the following
officers were chosen: Eva Nichols. Ar
lington, president; Charlotte Scilley, Ames,
vice president; Charlotte Monnich. Hooper,
secretary, and Lillian King, Ames, treas
urer.
Loves opera house was filled at the
meeting this afternoon. After singing by
the eighth grade girls OF the city schools
County Superintendent ]. M. MatEen ex-
planned the object and plan of corn grow
ing and cooking contests. Miss Rosa
Bouton delivered an address on THE New
Home Movement" and Prof e. G. Mont
gomery of Lincoln on Corn Culture in
which he gave the boys some good ideas
about corn raising, the necessity Of good
seed etc Deputy State Superintendent f.
c. Bishop told them Of the state contest
and convention to be held later i'm Lincoln
and urged them to compete in the con-
tests. Mr.. d. V. Stephens spoke briehy,
congratulating them on what they had
done after which they were entertained
by moving pictures. A large number OF
city people visited the exhibits this after
noon
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08

origin, each of them originating several
miles from the place of damage, it is not
sufficient to show that II is more probable
that the fire started by the railroad com
pany was the one that caused the dam
age. The verdict cannot be supported by
probability and conjecture.
Point In scavenEer Law.
The judgment of the case of the state
against several parcels OF land, appeal from
Douglas county, is affirmed, the court hold
ing: The purchaser at a judicial sale at
which certain apparent liens have been
duly certified and deducted in the appraise-
ment is a purchaser subject to such liens
and is estopped after confirmation with
out objection to dispute their validity, and
the rule is equally applicable to the judg-
ment plaintiff and to strangers. A stipu-
lation that the supposed liens are In fact
void is not a waiver OF the estoppel This
is an action in the name of the state to
foreclose the supposed tax liens pursuant
to the so-called scavsnger act of the last
Legislature. A grantee Of the purchas ser
at the foreclosure sale was made de-
PENDANT and answered denying the validity
OF the alleged taxes on account OF which
the foreclosure was sought, and It was
stipulated before the trial that the said
supposed taxes were wholly void. but the
district court nevertheless entered a de-
cree OF foreclosure and sale.
widow Gets Verdict.
A judgment of 1900, given IN the district
court OF Platte county in favor OF Minnie
EdmOngson. Administrative. and against
the Union Pacific Railroad company, has
been affirmed by the supreme court. The
! judgment was for damages by reason OF
the death OF Cameron Edmongson, a brake
man, who was thrown from the top OF a
freight car by the sudden stopping OF the
train, said to be due to defective air brakes.
Gibson Not Paid.
In the case Of the State of Nebraska ct
al. Rppellees, against the several parcels
Of land and l. c. Gibson ct al, the su-
preme court held: THE evidence exam
I ined and held insufficient 70 support a find
ing that appellant. Gibson, was paid con-
! sideratiOn for signing a petition for local
improvements" The question at issue in
the case was whether Gibson was estOpped
from questioning the validity OF a special
assessment for grading. A written state
ment was produced in the lower court
| signed by Cash Bros, who had the contract
to do the work, saying In consideration of
Gibson signing the petition there was to
be refunded to him amount equal to
the special assessment against him. A
warrant for $3.50 issued 10 Cash Bros was
produced and upon IFS face was stamped
the following: Assignment 10 r. A. Car
penter, city clerk; paid April 10, 1900, F. A.
I Broadwell, city treasurer, South Omaha.
/ Stamped on the back were these words
| Presented and registered for payment
April 1900. Not paid for want OF funds
/ "a writ ter
/ IN ink across the back Of the warrant
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
CORN GROWERS AND COOKS MEET
Young People of Dodge County Hold
Large Convention.

FREMONT, Neb, Dec. 7-(Special)-
The annual Dodge county boys and girls
corn growing and cooking contests and
convention was held here today. The corn
raised by the boys and the food cooked
by the girls was displayed in the -corri-
doris of the court house and the equity
court room and overlooked into the dis
trict court room. There we're over 400 en-
tries and about every exhibitor vas on
hand. About seventy-hve youngsters came
in from Dodge and Snyder. The morning
trains also brought in a good many. A
hayrack appropriately decorated and con-
tanning twenty from Rosedale school dis
trict attracted considerable attention on
it's arrival in the city. Each youns corn
grower received a yellow ribbon badge
bearing the legend Corn is King and
each competitor in the cooking contest a
ribbon Of white with the words Cooks are
Queens"
There was standing room only and fully
a third Of the children were unable TO
gain admittance TO the district court room
when the meeting was called TO order for
the transaction Of business at IL o'clock
The boys were a little backward in elect
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
TAKE NO sUBsTITUT

The substitute which dealer may try 70 sell ,
aideT -FOUR health. Get only tbs old reliable DE- D
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
DECREASE IN YIELD OF POTATOES
Blight Affects Crop in Many Portions
of the state.
From a STAFF Correspondent
,,-r.,,y ~ ~ gCpacial N-The renol


CFrom a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Dec. 7.-(SpeciaL)-The report
en- the yield Of Irish potatoes in Nebraska
issued today by the state bureau Of labor
and statistics shows a total production of
59S4.2 I bushels, which we're produced from
O.9S acres, giving an average yield Of
IS "a bushels per acre. A severe blight has
affected the potato crop Ia practically every
section of the state, which has resulted in
a far below normal crop. This blight
caused a decrease Of p per cent in the av-
erage Yield, which, combined with a de-
crease In acreage OF "a per cent or S,SiS
acres, makes the 1906 crop 2S179S2 bushels
below 1905.
Sheridan county, as usual, leads the state
in acreage and total production. having an
acreage OF 5,326 and a production Of 1858
bushels. Box Butte county takes second
rank with 4s67 acres and 2Ts51 bushels
produced. Dawes county ranks third in
acreage with 2725 acres. but is passed by
scott's BLUM in production, the latter hav-
ing produced 243, $50 bushels. Wayne and
Thomas counties are credited with the
largest average yield, having 125 bushels
per acre. although the latter only had an
acreage Of thirty-three acres Eleven other
counties have an average yield of 100
bushels or over viz: Boone, Cedar, Chey-
enne, Cherry, Cunning. Dixon, Knox. Madi-
son, Rock, SCOTS Blum and Wheeler.
Douglas county had an acreage Of am
and produced 1S8,7S bushels. or an average
yield OF eighty-ive bushels per acre. Ian
caster produced ls5,5OO bushels from 2,65C
acres with an average yield of seventy
bushels The farm value of the crop Is
placed at 81, Ss3, GSs.4O.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
burglar Caught in store.

BLUE HILL, Neb., Dec. 7.-(special Tel
egram.) "A burglar was detected in w. C..
Frahm's store Sunday by John Ray, man
ager OF the store, and Frank Baker. and
while one stood guard the other secured
assistance and the thief was taken In
charge and landed in jail. He was given
a preliminary hearing Monday and bound
over to the district court under 500 bonds
and, being unable 10 furnish them, was
taken to Red Cloud Tuesday by Marshal
Durdin and turned over TO the care OF the
sheriff
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
BURLINGTON WEN WAIVE HEARING
Four saline County Men hound over
to District COurt.

TO DialfteN Cont.
WILDER, Neb, Dec 7.-(Special Tele-
gram I'm the county court this afternoon
Messrs Davis, Hines. Edwards and WoT-
rell. respectively Burlington agents at
Wilber Crete, Dorchester and Friend
waived preliminary examination and were
held 70 appear in the district court, forth
with on their personal recognizance OF
800 each.
County Treasurer Bowlby has been mott
ned by telegraph that an order has been is
sued by Judge Munger In federal court e
restrain him from collecting taxes for 49,
from the Burlington railroad and from In
any manner interfering with its agents Of
ofhcials in attempting to make such collec
tions.
BEATRICE. Neb., Dec. 7.-CSpecial Tele-
gram -County Treasurer Barnard left to-
day for Blue Springs. Wymore and othel
points in the county 20 serve papers on N,
Burlington agents similar 70 those serve
O.. l. S. sage. agent az this place relativ,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08

FREMONT, Neb., Dec. Especial. The
Dodge County Poultry associations an
nual show closed this evening. Some OF
the highest grade birds la the state were
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08

to payment of taxes. AS yet Mr.. SAGE has
taken no action in the matter and is evil
IDENTIFY awaiting instructions from his en-
ployers.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08

L. c. Gibson" The court says: 1T
does not appear that the order referred to
was delivered to Gibson or acted upon by
him. The order was dated prior to the
awarding Of the contract to Cash Bros and
not disclosed. There is no evidence the
warrant was delivered to Gibson nor that
he received the proceeds therefrom."
Journal Company Must Answer.
The case of ]. E. Cobbey against the
State Journal company, error from Gage
county, is reversed and remanded the
court holding that section 65 of the code
applies to corporations as we'll individ-
uals, and II an action is rightly brought
in one county, summons may be issued to
another county for service upon corpora
ton Mr.. Cobbey brought suit in the dis
trict court OF Gage county against the
Journal company and o. NJ Stonebreaker
and others to recover damages for an
alleged unlawful conspiracy by them for
the malicious prosecution of an injunction
suit to prevent Mr.. Cobbey from receiving
an appropriation from the state for printed
copies Of the statutes sold the state
stonebreaker was the only defendant
served with summons in that county. but
his summons was issued to Lancaster
county and served therein upon the other
attendants. These defendants, the State
Journal company and the Nebraska State
Journal association are corporations or
ganized under the laws of this state, each
having its place Of business in Lancaster
county and having no place OF business
in Gage county. The corporations ap-
peared separately and objected to the juris-
diction OF the court over their persons.
The objections were sustained and the suit
| dismissed as to them. This judgment is
now reversed. Cause remanded.
No Damages for Baker.
Greedy Baker will receive no damages
from swift and Company packers. on ac-
count OF injuries he received while en-
! ployed at the packing house In South
Omaha. After the men had quit work in
the hog killing department Baker with
others was washing preparatory TO leaving
the premises when a cOlored boy turned a
hose on him and badly scalded him. He
! claimed his injuries were due to the care
| lessness OF a fellow servant. The testimony
was 20 the effect Baker and the boy had
had trouble during the morning, and, while
| the court said the company may be cen
/ sured for employing a H-year-old boy, the
| evidence showed he was we'll developed and
I appeared as old as the plaintiff. The lower
/ court took the case from the jury and
rendered a verdict for the defendant. This
/ the supreme court held was the proper
thing to do.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08

Continued on Fifth PaEeJ
The bee., 1906-12-13

Esq. w. S. Rutherford, an old
and highly respected citizen of
Nebo, died at his home very sud-
denly Friday afternoon. He was
sitting at the foot of the bed on
which his wife was i'll when
suddenly he fell over. He was
picked up by those in the room
and put on a bed but instantly
expired without word. Mr..
Rutherford was up town Friday
morning and seemed to be in his
usual good health. He was we'll
known over Hopkins county and
served as justice of the peace for
several times and as police judge
of Nebo. He was inferred at the
Union cemetery at Nebo Sunday.
The bee., 1906-12-13
chsfins Dish Club.

Saturday evening Miss Georgia
Wyatt was hostess at the Chat
ing Dish Club, which was en-
tertained at her home in a most
delightful manner. The decora-
tlons in natural vlolets and rib
bon OF the same blue were love-
~. The pleasures of the even
lug were a violet hunt in which
Mrs. ii. ID. Oowand won the
prize, a bouquet of the fragrant
beauties, and hidden flower
word contest in which Henry
Browning came out victor, re-
ceiving as prize a box of
candy. The toothsome refresh
ments of quail, beaten biscuits,
coffee, cheese, salted almonds
and mints were served and a
royal good time they had.
The bee., 1906-12-13
THos. N. BLACK


Thos. N. Black has been ap
pointed to position as super
intendent of the Shamrock
mine at Providence and is now
in charge. This mine is the
property of the st. Bernard
Mining Co., with which com.
pany Mr.. Black has been con.
nected, in the darlington office
for the past three years. He
now takes the position left
vacant by the recent resignation
of popular John Orr, who had
been in charge of the operation
since it came into the present
ownership. Mr.. Black expects
to ship enough of his house
hold goods tomorrow TO begin
housekeeping, and Mrs. Black
and children will go to Provi
denee at once. He will occupy
new cottage Just built and
situated very conveniently about
half way between Providence
and the Shamrock mine.
The bee., 1906-12-13
Contractor Martin Meets With Painful
Accident.

Last Friday while superintend-
ing the building of a house near
Hecla @. T. Martin was painful
ly hurt by the falling of a scaf-
fold which he stood under, a
heavy timber striking him on
the side of his head, cutting. an
artery and knocking him down.
But with his usual endurance he
got up and walked home, a dis.
tance of mile, the cut bleeding
profnsely. On reaching home
medical attention was called and
stitches taken in the wound.
Mr.. Martin has recently been
unfortunate. Only two weeks
ago he fell from a wagon injur-
ing his back from which he has
not yet recovered.
The bee., 1906-12-13
A Texas Wonder.

There's a hill at Bowie. Tex,
that's twice as big as last year. This
wonder is w. l.. Hill, who from a
weight of 80 pounds has grown to
over lS0. He says:'I suffered with
terrible cough, and doctors gave
me up TO die of Consumption. /
was reduced to 30 pounds, when /
began taking DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds. Now, after taking IL
bottles, i have more than doubled
In weight and am completely cured. "
Only sure Cough and Cold cure.
Guaranteed by st. Bernard Drug
Store. soc and $l00. Trial bottle
free.
The bee., 1906-12-13
ONE OF A TYPE OF
THRIFTY COL0RED NEE,
"Rsz" league has Made Good Record
and set Good Example.

An excellent example of sober
and industrious living an d
thrifty management on the part
of the colored man who knows
how to make Of himself auseful
feitizen is shown in the person
and property of w. r. league,
now of Madison vile, who made
the bulk of his property and laid
the foundation of future prosper
ity duriug the thirty years he
was employed in and about the
coal mines principally at st.
Charles, in the employ of the
st. Bernard Company. "Raz"
has just completed a two story
brick residence in Madisonville
and will occupy it in about a
week. Besides this he owns
valuable property at st. Charles,
Henderson and Owensbora He
has raised a family with creoit
to himself and the community
while he has lived we'll and ac
cumulated a nice competency.
"Raz's" motto has bsen "you
can't save money if you make
$3.50 day and spend S3 90 a
night" 1t carries a good lesson
that will win for anybody who
tries the plan suggested.
"Razn league is but one of a
type of colored men in Earling-
ton, Madisonville, ST. Charles,
Mortons Gap, and other places
in Hopkins county who have
been for years making good in
their honest devotion TO the duty
of sober and industrious living.
The bee., 1906-12-13
Prof. Arthur MeMurray.

The third number of the
Lecture Course will appear Oh
Saturday evening, Dec. %. Prof.
Arthur McMurray, an elocution
list of rare ability, will present a
recital of the popular novel,
"That Printer of Udell's." An
unusual treat is in store for all
who will avail themselves of the
opportunity to hear Mr.. Nc
Murray.
The bee., 1906-12-13
WANTED-GOOD MAN m eac

wANTED-GOOD MAN IN each
county to represent and advertise
cooperative department, put out
samples, etc. Old established bust
ness house. Cash Salary $2l.00
weekly expense money advanced ;
peomanent position. Our Refer
.ence, Bankers National Bank OF
Chicago, Capital s2,000.000. Ad-
dress Manager, THE COLUMBIA
HOUSE. Chicago, Ill. Desk No. /.
The bee., 1906-12-13
New Cure for Epilepsy.

]. b. Waterman, of Watertown,
o rural free delivery, writes: my
daughter, afflicted for years with
epilepsy. was cured by DIR. Kings
New Life Pills. She has not had an
attack for over two years." Best
body cleansers and life giving tonic
pills on earth. 25c at St Bernard
Drug Store.
The bee., 1906-12-13

A story comes from Kansas that a
negro is turning into watermelon
but we can't help thinking there is
something twisted abont this story
II the turning into" were turned
the other way around 1t would
sound more convincing.
The bee., 1906-12-13

Thousands of Cinnamon are cut
ting off their pigtails IN China and
one was arrevted for "mashing" in
Chicago lately, The yellow men
seem to be advancing in the ways
Of civilization at a brisk gallop.
The bee., 1906-12-13
Rushed
Rushed
Rushed

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we dq numb h W dhdy y he number deodwh
h ar h gh wait or
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n p pa pei
@ in at nee
yd NJ hry H offers
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The bee., 1906-12-13

o A - n q II T. "a.
Bear. Ii. ,Is Kind You Haze AIEays Bought
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