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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-05-14
Desoe Washington

A los pueblos, la vanidad los pone
en- ridiculo; pero el orgullo les sientan
bien, porque, algunas veces, es fuente
de grandes y mobiles acciones- Una
parte dc Ia prensa alemana censura,
sin raz6n, al Presidente Roosevelt, por
haberse negado admitir socorros del
extranjero para la gente que el terre-
moto dc San Francisco ha dejado sin
pan nj hogar
Mr. Roosevelt ha expresado su ne
gativa en- t6rminos corteses y cordia~
les; y el pueblo americana la ha apro-
bado. Ia visto que Sc presentaba una
ocaci6n de demostrar que es en6rgico,
f. active, rico y caricativo de dar al
mundo an espectaculo de solidaridad
como el que hubiese dado en- case de
una guerra. En- este alo de prosp ri.
dad y en- este pals que crece a Lqu6
poner tribute la caridad europsa2
Estara mucho mejor empleada en- las
vfctimas de la erupci6n del Vesubio,
a quienes el Presidente Roosevelt, con
su acto ha prestado lin importante ser.
vicio.
Itala es mucho menos rica que los
Estados Unidos tiene que soportar
impuestos pesados y grandes arma-
mentos; y, como dice bien, el Post"
de Nueva York, mas sufrimientos ha-
bra entire los so mil desvalidos de Ma
poles, que entire los 500 mil de Cali
fornia.
Mr.. Roosevelt ha estado bien, en-
esta circunstancia; pero no 10 esta
cuando thace" socialismo va con mo
two de las tarifes ferroviarias, va al
proponcr que Sc tomen medidas para
que no haya multi-millonarios, mejor
dicho, 10 que hace es anti-capitalismo
No s6 81 su Ministro de la Guerra, Mr.
Taft, pensaba en- el Presidente, aver
al dirigir 4 los estudiantes de Ia Uni
versidad dc Yale, un discurso, en- el
que les aconsej6 que no cayesen en- la
tentaci6n de fgurar entire los socialis-
tas ae saAo"' 4"e So'1 "''0' '0' 0''''
intencionados, Pero dc POGO seso.
-El derecno de P oPIeaaa-diJo
Mr. Iaft-ha hecho' en- e ProgFeso
humane, un papel tan 1mPoftante como
e deTeeho IA hpeFtad personal "a
insttoeton de Il proPied@a ha 'Taloo
la acumulaci6n de capital sin el cual
estariamos hoy 81 I" ingaoFacla a
gala s-fta e pfinclPat PaPeI oe +
ezistencia. GFacias al caPta' ha Po-
dido 81 homofe dlstfuTar de ios resui-
tados dig su tfaoajo
"Aqui van en- aumento los soclallstas
dc salon este es' con dineroi. Pefo no
abundan tanto como en- Ins.aIerIa.
donde los rlcos anoan slenPIe en- ous
ca de nueVos spots con que matar q
abUrimiento; y, SeSun P&fece'-es un
sport dehcloso el de atacar al lnfame
capital. cuando Sc tiene una Dueha
cuenta en- el Baneo' ESoS sociahstas
de arfiba nan eontflouiao con 50 al
nero con ~ PfoPagahoa a feclente
eXito electoral oel Pal l'oo oDreIo ID
giles, que he enViado ia Camafa de
los Comunes unos So representatives;
con esta fuerza considerable, uene
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-14
TODAY IN HISTORY.

Name Day; Levin. Sun rises at 7:4; : i52t-Ffapcisco Pizarro sailed from PanafAn fors the conquest of Peru Diego sae 12lHiagfoi rand IIerahdoi du Lugue, priest, associated with him under bonds, and oaths for mutual pro- ure; they were Fepulsed and compelled to leave the country. More than six years afterwards eile attempt was re-
 1880--Afarquiss de Boullle, a celebrat- ed French general, died. During the American war he served with credit 6 to the hs Msa Rae S ssnS pPSSs ppePpoS tion he was compelled slto seek aif asylum in England. 1SO4-As the south wing ofathe capi- Htol of Washington was not&8ompl eted the members of the House of Repre- .sentatives met in the libary of the building. going to Mexico.
 1S32-Charles Carroll, died, aged 96 i; ton of Independence. He studied law in England and France and returned to America at the age of 27, where he was soon known as an advocate for liber- writers in Maryland. He resigned pub. lie life in 1S10.
 1sS2-Fire in Buffalo. .ts
 1S35-James Freeman, pastor of the He was chosen pastor of the Episcopal Society that worshiped there in 17SS. Having rejected the trinitsrian doct- hearers responded to his sentiments and resolcved to alter their liturgy ant retain their minister, Thus did the become the first Unitarian church In
 Is90-Jchn A. G: Davis, professor of law in the. University. of Virginia, died lnF v.Sc 1hn afznhnwnaA hxy guised student. He was a man of ex- traordinary intellect, of unttring in- rdustry. of amiable and phflanthropie treatise on criminal law,
 1S40-Zachar!ah Lewis, senior vice. president of the American Bible So- was educated for the ministry and was for seventeen years editor of the Com mercial Advertiser and New York
 iSsSSTwo .ferryboats on the East River, New York, collided. killing five and seriously injuring twenty+one per sons. The steamer Matanzas destroy ed by fire while at sea, off Cape Hat
 iS69-A. bronze monument to Bishop BrownelI, founder of Trinity College Burnham, unveiled on the college
 is74--Iieutenant Governor V. v. Smith Proclaimed himself the lawful nor nor Garland. elected under the .hew constlTution, and appealed to the President to sustain him. .-....r |.
 18Sf-Guiteau trial begun. *5
 lS94-Lexington, Ky, had a sensa- tion in the marriage of Cassius M. Clay octogenarian, and 14-year- old young girl.
 Is05-2Jamies H. Hyde testified before the insurance Investigating committee that the Mercantile Trust Company paid Gov. odell $75,OOO on the advice O. E. H. Hartman,
 (Ser7ice by American Press-News, Washington, D. CD
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-14
SOME coon SENSE.

FsrUua n Negro Editor to Northern AEa-
 B. J. Davis. in The Atlanta Independ-
 Every abusive article. or political blunder made in the North by our friends only makes our burdens heavier and days darker. The Southern white man Is a human being and would be less than patriot and unworthy of the proud heritage he wears If he did not hit back at those who belle his tra- ditions and islander his native heath. It makes no difference whether the Southern white mans traditions and achievements come up to the ideal of the other fellow or not, he has the same right to glory in his progress as the other fellow has. Let our friends North who really desire our uplift substitute reason and moderation for abuse and vfllificaton in handling the problem up for solution. Let us count up the cost to ascertain our profits.
 What have we gained by the fight of any negro leader firm the South to the North? Has a single negro leader who fled from the South to the North added anything tangible to the national life of our racial gTeatness2 But has not each of them Invariably sunk Into in- signiflcance just as soon as the people got tired of their thrsadbare story of martyrdon to the cause of liberty. Nine iees from the South to the North by force as he puts 1t. has no real cause for, flight, and not more than one white man In the community mas Lold nim 10 take up his bed and walk. The same injunction is. often sternly read to. ob- 1ectionable white characters in any Southern community.
 The real won tn and character of the American negro will be measured and judged by the Southern article: and it's standard will not be any higher in character than the estimate placed up- on our usefulness as citizens in the communities where we live by our white neighbors The Northern agita- tor may deny this axiom, but its proof remains fndestructible, and Is every day demonstrating that a race Is like an individual and cannot rise any higher in the national life, and contributes no more to the natinal growth, than the estimate placed upon its worth in the community where 1t lives by it's neigh bors. The thing for us to do Is to make friends with the people who will be called upon to appraise our worth az men and women. And if our Northern friends cannot help us to reach this end, their interference will prove far more hurtfui to our national growth than helpful"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-14
"WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER a4, .noos.
rnslINa HoaEn To TIIRal.

The city of Chicago has in prospect a race problem that is causing some of the citizens to lie awake at night to think about it. This paragraph from The Chicago Journal shows the begin. ming of thetrouble:
 Evidences of remorse appear in cer tain quarters because negro. Ferol" nana L. Barnett, has been elected a rfudre of the municipal courts. An agi' fatfon has been begun to persuade nm to resign on the ground that race feeI. inc if he takes his seat, VIII pc aroused and dire consequences will fol- low. But Barnett declines to be per- suaded. He says he was elected ana will take the oface, come what may
 Now, as we look at it, if the voters of Chicago wish to elect negro judges, they have perfect right to do so. We may not admire their taste or com mend their judgment, but presume they have acted wholly within their legal, constitutional and personal rights, and we wish them joy of their job. Just what win be the effects of having a negro sit as judge we cannot say, but they are not likely to add to the peace. dignity and good humor of the people.
 But the election of a negro judge is not the real race problem, but seems to be at the foundation of it. The oppo' sition which has been expressed to- wards Barnett, and the efforts to get him to resign have caused bitter re- sentiment among the negroes. and they have already launched an independen: political league of their own people, in which old party lines are ignored and the coIored people of all beliefs arc united and will work for their own in- 4erests. The number of negroes .n that city is put down at 46,00o. How many of them are voters we have no means of knowing, what number of enough to cause cold feet among the Republicans, who have usually con troIled the colored vote. If the negroes perfect their plans and can control the vote of their race, they will cut no small figure in city politics in the near future.
 But the political feature of the race question is not the only disturbing one, or the west one. What is worrying them most is the rapid increase in colored populat tion. According to the city census in 1890 there were but 14.- 900. and 46,OOO now, and the statement fs that influx is rapidly increasing That increase is giving the whites something to think about, and is also giving them an insight into condi- lions existing in most Couthern cities, proving to them that a congested negro population in city Is responsible f,r ehe large criminal dockets in our courts. The official reports given out from the city show that in 1905, 5000 negroes were arrested on criminal com nlaints, which Is about l3 per cent of the present population. This is a suf- aciently bad record. but 1t Is bound to grow worse as the congestion of ne- groes increases. Chicago Is certainly learning by daily experience what southern cities are called on t, endure, and we think that city. at least, has no cause to criticlse any methods used in the South to guard against the menace of an over population of the negro race.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-14

this is one of the grand old men who deserves much praise. for he has for. the last fifty years stood as a rock in Ssfsnss 9Sy sorcss of s s d ss And to grand old men like these is due the thanks of this generation for the Christian enlightenment and privileges we enjoy.
 The Ideal Prosperity.
 Possibly prosperity for the great aii-possibiy not. But the Ideal pros perity., which this country of bound less natural resources ought to have, not only for. short periods but for all tinie, is that which would bring bet ter conditions of labor and life to the masses. a
 Wait And See. Birmingham Ledger. a {s@
 We had no bad men trying to do anything awful and we mad no bad men trying to break into the court house. What happened % was t,rs XsTy in the South. One of the men got 1t and one lost fl and there IS not a scratch left. on the Democratic party in this county.
 Getting Immigrants. Mobile Register.
 The only way to obtain new labor in the soath In adequate supply IS 9 19 of the stream of immigration from New YeSk to Southern ports. South Carolina has successfully commenced do a good work if It adopts plan whereby the Southern States will work in unison, seeking immigration hefoTe sSags 50s and aater stns E
 < < & For Better Roads. Franklin Times.
 The cry is going up all over the country for better public roads Thou- sands upon thousands of dollars have been given by the government to ans Toad system and opening of the rivers,s Important step for the continued de. yeIopnent Of our country and one or couragement by a liberal appropria- tion for the building of better pupiic highways.
 Taking gf Phfi0sOphlcaily. Bessemer Workman. .. As. d matter. of fact. a hard winter with plenty of frost and good fall many germs, kills out obnoxious weeds. and acts as tonic to the earth. So far as we are concerned we have long ago learned the lesson of patience and let the coming season he severe or otherwise we will accept 1t as we would the tempest or the calm, cir cumstanee over which we have and desire no control.
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 Judicial ReprImand. Dothan Journal. *
 At the conclusion of Captain Walk ers,s speech for the defense in the cir cult court room, during the Crockett murder trial, there Aas some applause. This, was quickly dueled by Judge Pearce with a severe reprimand for those who were responsible for the occurrence. That was contempt of court" said Judge Pearce, "and, if any one of you who participates in 1t have the manhood to stand up right where you are I will prove to you that 1t was contempt of court by sending you to Jail
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-14
pRIFTWooD Z
sY pHIL !. ARMsrhoNo

Most of us are so busy knocking we don't give Opportunity a chance.
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 These are the kind of mornings one wraps up in blanket and writes poet ry for the June magazines Every cloud has a silver lining, and lots of silver has a cloudy lining. The real race probiem--getting your money back on z 2 sure ss thing. Some women are better of.
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 A woman can hardly ever pass bar Der shop without locking in; M Some hearts are so calloused by un- fulfilled promises that poor Don Cupid can only bruise his wee knuckles knocking for admittance. People try to hide their pasts by putt ing them up in glass jars.
 Se Ts q Sometimes a man marries for money, and at others to get ris of money.
 Chestnut Hunting Time Time to hunt the chestnuts in the Ala with the saucy Squirrels barkin' all around.
 Time to hunt the chestnuts fer there's 4 ]. An the prickly burs are scattered on the ground. Time to hunt the chestnuts--for tho mornin' airs like w:ne. An the woods Is fairly beckonih to What the grass is f1ashin' crystals Iilxe tine dew upon the vine Am you run a race to beat your tow rXs haired chum. Time to hunt the chestnuts~-whar- the golden glory spills OCT the meadow, OCT the hilltop am the trees.
 An fthar's something strange in Ma lure that your heart fairly thrills--- An you thank the Lord for morn- ings such as these. Time to hunt the chestnuts--get a rock r and pointed stick An beat the prickly sticky hulls away.
 Oh I want to be a boy down by ole Mulberry Crick-- Gatherin' chestnuts fore the break
 Revised. Telf me not in mournfui numbers = Things aren't what they seem to be. Tell me things in lively numbers Say, for instance, 23. = Rap, Rap, Rap. Does she go with the upper crustr' Well. er--she's nothing beneath the surface"
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 What They Said. Excuse me, sir--but have you any gloves on your hand you don't want?' 'I have two on my hands" You're very good, sir--I'n just take them off your hands, Ss Se s
 The Phamtem. Last night l thought wandered through a marsh. Where wiii-o-the-wisp kept onward leading me Until hag crooked out in accents harsh, tunity-"
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 Aife's Swing Somg. tst .sst A little love. s t$ ss
 Agiittle hate ssa
 A little swinging
 On tow'rds Fate.
 A little swinging
 How we cling 7 Until there's something Stops the swing
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-14

The members of the House of Repre- sentatives of the Sixtieth Congress have all been elected. Their term or office will begin on the 4th of March next but their term of service will not commence until the first Monday in December, 1907. unless there is an extra session, and this is hardly prop able. There is to be another sesslOn of the Fifty-ninth Congress com mencing in a few weeks and lasting until next March. Perhaps one hun dred of L.4e men who will so back to Washington to attend the closing hours of this Congress will not be members of the next. Commenting on the long space of time between eIec- ton and beginning of service of Con- gressmen one of our exchanges well says that "in every case the Congress that meets after Congressional elec- ton is morally superseded by the new ly elected House No other prominent legislative body in the world tolerates such an absurd, if not dangerous ar- rangement. Besides putting off the registering of public opinion. for over a year, 1t subjects the country to the danger that men of no great integrity, and smarting under the sting of defeat, may make unscrupu- lous uss.-ee their remaining lease or power to further unworthy ends"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-14
Chert for County Roads.

Birmingham Age-Herald.
 One of the papers read before the the Birminghad meeting ieiated to the use of ehert on. county roads. It is a material found in nearly every part of this district, and experts agree In considering 1t the best Of nature s materials for road-building. II is one Ing in great beds near Florence. Fort Payne. Birmingham, Leeds, Bessemer Admission, Jacksonville and perhaps a dozen other. North Alabama towns
 While perhaps it Is better In the larger towns to employ in road-mak- smaller towns Of this State and on the country roads chert IS the best pos- sible material It is easily mined, re. quiring no preparation whatever. 1t wears we'll and smoothly. Chert roads that the scientifically contracted call. not truthfully be said of roads con- structed from any other material
 The time Is coming when a great de- mand for chert will spring up in this State and in the surrounding Staies. The good roads movement Is con. when every county wakes Ln to tho value and true econ ony of good ro1dS the Alabama ebert will be iu demand The present demand is considerable and the transportation companies arc beginning to give 1t the attention it
 chert f. O. b. cars in this county is, worth about sixty cents a ton, and any locality can, with this price before it, quickly calculate the cost of ;- ncedfuI supply. Contractors stand ready to supply it. The quantity deposited hert is practically inexhaustible. and so is need of good roads throughout the South,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-14
Aias In unhoIdIur Larr

Annlston StAG.
 AL all negroes would lend their as- sistance to upholding the law and aid in the apprehending negro criminals, Instead of often shielding them, there would be fewer lynchings and more legal hangings, and a more wholesome regard for the law. The negro George Hawkins deserves honorable mention for his action. -
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-14
WHAT STATE PAPERS
 ARE SAYING : .r.
For the Little ones.

For the Little Ones.
 Tuscumbia North Alabauian. ~ -- A good strong pull for compulsory wise child labor law that will pre- vent tots from working the mills.
 The Picture Was Lacking. Gadsden News. s' -7 A New York paper recently pup-. lished an article entitled "An Honest Grafter," but neglected to print his photograph, so the people are unable to see what an honest grafter looks
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 Labor Problem, Greensboro Watchman. ..s.. be planted in this section or better labor secured. It seems that the cii- ma1a has about been reached so far as the present class of labor is con- ceTned. .., -ts -
 Hurts No One in Alabama.
 Birmingham Age-Herald.
 should be permitted to own a billion dollars. This is not considered a new attack upon the men of Alabama, for not long ago we. did not have in onr must '''''''O"S''s < * X
 Perpetunting Family Names. s..- Birmingham Ledger. MT, Roosevelt has a great idea of perpetuating families on the govern ment salary list. He will take James R.. Garfield into the cabinet. :. MT. Gar fields chief qualification Is that he is the son of a former President. .-.,.
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 Must Know Them. s' Ashland Standard. -... t.~. A pecullarity in many voters is, that they refuse to vote for any man they do not know personally. They there fore vote only for a partial list of off, hcers, for there is never an election that there are not some candidates who are unknown to some of them.
 F & F ,.-
 And Do They stnl Lives ta Bessemer Weekly. ;Fa' t+ We wish to take this opportunity Of extending our felicitations to tue three distinguished citizens who aetea- afternoon We admire their courage. They deserve to go down In History as heroes of the true type .. A... :.
 Trusts Still Forming. @ - Birmingham News. | gantic theatrical combination in the suggests that the output of actors will be even worse than. heret0fors, and it may be necessary for Uncle sam to pass a rigid inspection Jaw for rons. S:'
 A Man Among Men. '... yv Tuscumbia Dispatch. e. The Alabama Baptist contained, a. half tone cut of our vegetable friend commenting on him The Baptist speaks of him as an author, teacher and preacher. who has helped to mold Bap- tiSt opinion in North Alabama, Truly
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-14

The %1ndian Journal Is fairly bub- bling over with enjoyment, replacement and various other things in consequence of the Democratic victory in Indian Territory and Oklahoma. Carpet baggers must skidoo." it exclaims; Railroads and other corporations will keep hands off while Democrats pro- vide for separate schools. cars and waiting rooms" Our compliments to the coming State. sr .--
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-14

There Is no inconsistency m advising American heiresses against marrying such man as Castellane and Marlbor- ough and at the same time advising Sir Thomas Lipton to take a rich American wife, Sir Thomas is a gen. tleman, from all accounts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-14

The following advice from The Lin- coln (Neb.) Journal is worth considef- ing. It says; Democrats ought to put in the next two years seeing If they cannot come to some agreement as to what the country needs beyond the mere election of Democrats to of- flee For fifty years the party has been a house divided against itseIr, and see what has happened to it."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-14
A POpuIar ordrr.

EIUd OIIUUVTs
 President Roosevelts action in dis- honorable discharginA the negro troops who raised trouble ag Brown vile, Texas, or rather in giving them dishonorable discharges from the ar- my, meets with general appreciation We do not think that he deserves spe- cial praise for 1t, but that It was his plain duty, and he deserves credit for doing it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-14

The Charleston Post says: 'Fhe first sign of returning animation to the Re- publicans of New York, following the defeat of Willie Hearst, s the am nouncement that Chauncey 'Depew is almost restored to health and will be in his seat in the United States Sem ate when Congress convenes."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-14

clear and comprehensive as to take the question out of the realm of con troversy. No man in public life can rights and powers of the Federai Gov ernment and the States, and perhaps none is more loyal to both than the veteran Alabama Senator.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-14

The Muskogee. q. IT., Democrat is. of the opinion that it is wholly beyond the power of mortal man to understand Pennsylvania politics, but we think it's dead easy. We always understand that when the votes are counted. the Re- publicans will have everything.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-14

Having settled various other intricate questions. some of the esteemed con- temporaries are now wrestling with the query: Does a woman own her own clothes?" We'll. if she doesn't, she usually makes very effective blun at it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-14

The New Haven Register. with evil dent dissatisfaction, calls attention to the fact that the members of Roose- at political spell binding than the Cabi- net of any other President the country has had. That is true, and We do not believe right-thinking men of any party can approve 1t.