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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-12-20
BaHs Territorial y Aghtds De Puerb Rits
SECCION DE AHORROS


En- session pdblica que celebrara
el Consejo de esta Sociedad e1 d1a
81 del actual, q las dos de la tarde,
en- el salon de actos del mismo, calle
de Tetuan, n1mero IS, Sc veriflcara
el tercer sorteo de diez premios dc
4 CINCO DOLLARS cada uno, en-
ire los imponentes que mas Sc han
dlstinguido por su onstancia en- el
ahorro, segdn 10 establecido en- e1
aItfculo "A del Reglamento
10 que Sc hace pdblico para como
cimiento de los interesados
San Juan P. r, II de Diciembre de
900. - E1 Secretar1o, P. Rocafort.
W b El Director Gerente, r
Castro Gonzalez. 2
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-12-20
"a intervenci6u, Sc ian1pone
Lo que han de decidir los poderes

Nueva York, jueyes.-A1 puerto de Tan
ger ha llegado un crucero de. la Armada tia
llama
E1 representante de Inglaterra ha invitado
a los c6nsules una reunion importante Sc
creta que ha debido ceebrarse hoy.
Esperase que de TN momento a otro Sc de-
cidan las potencias a intervenir por medic de
las armas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-12-20
OPORTU MD AD

Sc vende MoAINo de 81 x 60, doble engranaje,
horzonal clindro de vapor az dametTo 90 de
de soida construction fabricado por la Gail
netro de L. caalns mayor u de la inermedia 6 4;
otor tpo balancin paralelogramo cindro de vapo
az diametro por 54 de de construction soida IA
hricado La reEombrada de Fletcher
Aondon Derbi de Inglaterra
Para mas intormes drgirse la Capital,
SOBRGvOS DE EzQUAfG.d
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-12-20
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Los successes safaaScan0s
FL Kaiser intranquilo

Nueva York, jueves.-Un cabegrama de
Berlin dice que el Kaiser ha mostrado gran in
teres por conocer todos los dctales de la alar-
mante situacion que Sc esta desarrolando en-
Marruecos.
Sc ha dado 6rdenes para que vayan Afri-
ca dos cruceros alemanes.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-12-20
Ia expulsion del CaEdeDaE
Richard
Una medida de orden p6blico

Nueva York juev -Cablegrafian de Ma
drid que el gobierno frances ha invitado
Monsenor Richard arzobispo de Paris tras-
Francia el peligro de una excitacion constante
como la que estimula la actitud de Monsenor
Richard.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-12-20
Los refugIados :.
en- los bgaques
En- ell puerto de Fez

Nueva York, jueves.-Los cruceros france
ses y espanoles permanecen en- el puerto de
Fez. manteniendo firme la reclamation inter
puesta
Los extranjeros RESIDENCES en- Africa. po-
seidos de IN panico nvencible, Sc han refugla-
do en- los buques franceses Y espanoles.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-12-20
a r'epEsir1iE' los satropesEos
Contra Ell pillaje de los moros

Nueva York, lueves.-Dicen de Paris que
las tropas francesas que han desembarcado en-
Marruecos, han recibido ordenes de hacer fue-
go contra las partidas de mores rebeldes, que SC
entregan al pillaje sin respeto los intereses
de los europeos, hasta en- las propias cludades
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-12-20
"a rsevolgscT0n de- Ecuador
Ell movimiento- Sc extiende

Nueva York, jueves -Informan de Ia capi-
tai del Ecuador que la>reyoluci0n sigue exten-
Idiendosepor la republican, Imas pujante cada vez,
un formidable cuerpo de ejercito avanza sobre
la capital para Tomper. .el cerco puesto por los
Irebeldes.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-12-20
I'm eEseTs9ico articgzIo
. del EfTirmes''
Sensation que produce EN- Europa

Nueva York, jueves.-Ha producido viva
sensation en- los circulos politicos de Europa,
IN art1culo del Times" de Londres, invitando
a los poderes a tomar una radical y en6rgica
intervention en- Africa, para que terminen de
una vez los insufribles desordenes en- Ma
TrueCOS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-12-20
Indignation en- Europa
Persiguiendo a los extranjeros

Nueva York, jueves.-En Europa ha eau :
sado profunda indignation la actitud del feroz
bandido Raisui, que esta concitando nueva-
mente a las turbas africans para que hostili-
cen los europeos y les causen perjuiclos en-
SuS intereseS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-12-20
MANUEL PAZ URDAZ
JN@g6eseSo

Registrador de L. proT iedad substitute que
sus Il a6os en- Arecibo efrecs sus ssrvscios,
ssmo Notario, en- Arecihe. Bajos dc IL casa
n6mero 13, cslle de Ii Cruz, y - hace eargs
de pressntsr para 81 inscription en- 81 Regis
tro dc 10 propiedad del Distrite y remitir 1
los respectives intsresados. les deeumsAtss
cue een tal sbjets % le snvfaR.
AREOIB0, PUERTO RIGA
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-02
The Grapevine In England.

The ancient cultivation of the vine in
England appears to have been almost
entirely confined to the monks, who, as
the ruins of their monasteries prove,
had a shrewd eye for the most shell
tered and fertile spots in the land.
They, too, were the only people who,
in the feudal ages, had leisure or in
clination for such work as vine grow
ing. When Henry VIII. suppressed the
religious houses the monks became fu-
gitives and the English vineyards ran
to waste untended. Another reason for
the disappearance of the industry from
this country is to be found in the fact
that during the middle ages the pro-
hibitive taxes imposed on all foreign
products made the wines of the con-
tinent almost unbuyable luxuries, and
therefore the English had to be content
with the inferior produce of their own
vines. AS these duties were decreased
the superior wines Of more favored
countries gradually drove our own out
Of the market More than one attempt
has been made to revive open air vine
growing in England, but the uncertain
ty of the British climate seems to be
an effectual bar to such experiments
developing into regular industry
London Queen l
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-02
A Good Luck Stone,

All through the ages the ruby has
been called the stone of good luck. Ac-
cording to the old stories, whoever
owned ruby would never fail in any
thing he undertook, for that beautiful
jewel held in its glowing red heart a
magic power which always brought
success. No matter how dangerous the
task, the ruby was sure to give cour-
age and victory. In the days of an
cient Greece when the rich man wish
ed to express to a friend good wishes
for wealth or honor he sent to him a
ruby engraved with the figures of an
orator. Today the ruby is considered
the luckiest of stones, though the good
fortune. as we see it, lies in the own
ing of anything SO precious, for even
the diamond is not so valuable a gem.
The ruby is the stone of July, and the
fire which abides in its red heart is
truly typical of that burning month of
summer. According to legend, howev-
er, this fire varied with the fortune of
the owner. A popular superstition in
regard to the ruby was the belief in
its power to foretell danger or disaster
by the changing of it's color. 1t was
favorite talisman and love token in the
time of the crusaders.-St Nicholas.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-02
Easy Come, Easy Go.

A Michigan man tells grimly hu-
morous story of a lumberman who,
after a hard winter in the lumber
camps, appeared in the streets of one
of the larger towns ready and anxious
ito have good time" This lumber
man had with him the sum of $500, the
proceeds of his seasons labor-a sum
for which he had toiled and slaved and
risked his life in the lumber jams, en-
during the while all the discomforts
and tribulations of the rigorous winter.
With the $500 thus painfully amassed
the lumberman sought the comparative
civilization Of lumber town. He first
purchased himself a big drink and an
expensive cigar; then hied him to
faro joint, where he staked his entire
fortune on single play. In another
moment he was penniless. Shifting
the cigar from one corner of his mouth
to the other, the lumberman cheerfully
observed, "Oh, well; easy come, easy
gor'
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-02
A Secret Standard.

A small boy and his smaller sister
of West Philadelphia family were be-
ing interviewed by an admiring visitor.
She asked the boy how old he was, but
he had an attack of shyness and could
not tell. His sister, however, did bet
ter and announced that he was six
years old. six years old! exclaimed
the visitor. ''What a big boy! And
how tall are your This stumped both
the children. The visitor expressed sur
prise that q. six-year-old boy could not
tell his height, and even the little sister
hung her head IN shame. Then the Wis
itor gave it up and talked of other
things, but soon the little girl edged
around to her and whispered, "You
mustn't tell mamma" she said, .'but
Rob is Just tall enough to reach the
jam on the pantry shelf. ."-Philadelphla
Record. /.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-02

we get so neighborly we won't know
ourselves. We go down and ask 'em
to perform for our especial benefit
yes, we do, Bolton" he insisted as the
other showed signs Of mutiny.
"Well, go on"
1--WE invite 'em both up here and tell
each of 'em the nice things the other
Is supposed to have said. We let the
old women brag and no kicks coming.
Do you seeY
Yes said Bolton, 81 see. suppose
! must sacrifice myself to the cause.
So be It."
They set themselves to work, to-
gether with their wives. The two men
became SO engrossed In their efforts
with the young people that they hard
ly paid any attention to the noise that
still went on. They noticed, though,
that after a time there were intervals
of total silence. The two young peo-
pie occasionally left the house togeth-
er On rare occasions the young man
carried a box of flowers into the
house, and the girl was heard to play
over and over with much feeling the
love song of Paderewski. At such
times the two old gentlemen adjourned
to the back piazza and regarded each
other with a deep and solemn joy.
They felt that their plans were sue
ceeding, but how well neither of them
guessed until the climax was sudden
ly upon them-the elimination of all
their dreams.
One evening one of the old women
tapped at the doors of both fats and
invited the two families downstairs
rather mysteriously. The girl was
dressed in white and was blushing,
and the tenor, visibly nervous, seemed
to be waiting for the bell to ring.
When it did ring, in a few moments,
he ushered in the minister of near
by church, where he sang on Sundays.
Then he and the girl stood up, and be-
fore the old gentlemen knew what was
happening the two were one, musical
unity. The joy of the two old men was
deep-very deep. They shook hands
with every one and then with each 9TH
er. And then
hClC are YOU SO1IIS W i've H.
quired Mr.. Adams. ''You must let us
make little contribution toward your
housekeeping"
"Oh, that's the best part of itp' cried
bride, groom and both old women at
once. ''The agent is going to get the
landlord to take out the partition be-
tween our fats and make one big one,
and we are all going to live here, and
we can have the same rooms for stu
dos, so we can go right on with our
work. Aren't you glad? It was you
who brought US together, and now we
can stay right here with you"
Somehow the two old gentlemen got
up their own flight of stairs when the
awful evening was done Silently they
stood in the hall and looked at each
other while their wives laughed heart
lessly. Then without one word they
opened the doors and disappeared with
In their own apartments
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-02

cars to carry few productions about
the country, and the expense entailed
is enormous. Better less elaborate
scenery and more plays. And, after
all, the play is the thing, not the seen
cry, and it is no compliment to an actor
to feel that an audience has been be-
guiled to the theater with possibly an
even greater desire to witness a sulmp-
tuous production than to study his act
ing.
Managers in an effort to outdo one
another have forced extravaganza to,
the limit. "The Proud Prince" cost me
1000 before the curtain rose on the
first performance, and spent almost
as much money on eff / Were King"
The day of solid wood trimmings for a
room, of solid silver properties of the
essence of reality in stage furnishings,
has reached its zenith, and, as / have
already remarked, we will now have
change.
There have been entirely too much Of
the real. One of the most effective
scenes l have ever witnessed was in an
Irving production of Don QuiXote,"
in which the scenery was all painted,
with scarcely trace of carpenter work.
| am curious to see If they will not
adopt this method at the National the
ater in New York, where they propose
to have a very extensive repertory. I
am firm believer in the National the
ater, for, while the stage is thoroughly
matter of amusement with the aver
age theater goer still, rightly speaking,
there is no more potent educational
force With the regular manager, nat
urally enough, as on that depends his
living, the question of money must en-
ter largely into the production of
play. So that with him the educational
idea has much to contend against.
This is where the value of National
theatre would come in. Secure against
the encroachments of commercialism,
it could and should be entirely educa-
tional. Furthermore, and this is i'm
perative if the National theater is to be
an educational force, the prices should
be as low as it would be possible to
charge.
In European cities the government
provides good theatrical entertain
ments. In America the poor people
must pay or stay away. I have often
wished that some arrangement might
be made whereby the poor could see
the better plays. In the large cities,
for instance, where there are parks ex-
cellently adapted for the purpose, why
could not open air performances be
given of Shakespeares plays for the
benefit of thousands who will probably
never otherwise see his dramas?
1t would not be necessary that the
performances be given by great or high
priced players. The main thing would
be to familiarize the poorer classes
with the great dramatic authors. Tae
miracle and the morality plays were
originally performed in England on
portable stages in the public squares.
and the players went, as they do In
these days, from town to town.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-02
A oneer Time For business.

The vicar of a certain parish church
has recently paid many visits to an old
farmer, one Giles, with the object of
inducing him to attend church. At
length he received the assurance that
the farmer would pop in some time
when he wasn't busy" On the follow
ing Sunday, while the clergyman was
giving out his text, Giles nervously en-
tered the sacred edifice Walking up
the center aisle, he peered from left
to right until he reached the front pew,
when. to the surprise of the vicar, he
turned on his heel and walked out
again. The preacher was somewhat
severe on the congregation for their
lack of courtesy in not offering the
stranger a seat and after giving
a "wigging' to the churchwardens,
sidesmen and verger the vicar waited
upon the farmer and apologized in
their behalf. "Oh, didn't come to
stayw exclaimed Giles. 'I wanted
to see Farmer Brown about his pigs,
but he wasn't ere."-Pearson's Week
".
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-02

a good right hand and left that no.
body so far has been able to block
with any degree of success, Ferguson
possesses everything that any other
heavyweight has. Some time ago he
was nicknamed 1.-THE Stubborn Child"
1t is not q misnomer
Ferguson, although a brawler and a
man who is in constant trouble of one
sort or another, is a good man in the
ring when his manager has been able
to get him to train for an event. He
and Rubin boxed an exciting fifteen
round draw, and the Bostonian insists
he had all the better of the engage
ment. Ferguson also was one of the
few white heavies who were not afraid
to take a chance with Jack Johnson,
and, although the negro always had
the better of the bouts on points, still
the white man made it interesting for
the big black and was invariably there
at the finish and fighting hard.
In his last bout with Johnson, which
took place at Chelsea, Mass, on July
1S, 1905. the white man lost on foul
In the seventh round, at time when
he was making it very warm for the
black.
Ferguson was born at Moncton, n. B.,
twenty-seven years ago. He has a
tremendous reach, He recently placed
himself under the management Of John
J. Mack, who seems to have convinced
the big fellow that his only chance to
get along in this game is to train prop
erly and walk straight path when
not in the ring.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-02
rhe Regret OF His Life.

Sir William Grove, the emiBent sci
enlist and jurist, never forgave himself
for not discovering the spectroscope.
'T had often observed" he said, that
there were different lines exhibited in
the spectra Of different metals ignited
in the voltaic arc, and if had had any
reasonable amount of wit l ought to
have seen the converse-viz, that by
Ignition different bodies show In their
spectral lines the materials Of which
they are composed." .s.ss,sslsss,s sls, ,sssssi.s 49,
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-02
Sandy Ferguson.
Stubborn Fighter Who Won't
7rain Unless He Feels
Like 1t.

1t is doubtful if there is another case
In the annals of the prize ring like that
OF John H. Ferguson, who sails under
the sobriquet of SANDY" Hare is
without doubt one of the greatest
heavyweights of the last decade. That
is as far as fighting ability goes, but in
no other way.
lie has been fighting for eight years,
and in all those years instead of paying
attention to the game he took up for a
livelihood and trying to boost himself
along he has stood in his own light and
never let a chance slip by to do him
self an injury without taking full ad-
vantage Of it. He wouldn't train; he
would disappoint fighters, managers
and club promoters with consistency
worthy of better cause, and even
when they did get him in the ring it
was about two to one he would make
one of his miserable fights. Now and
then he would feel right, and when he
ald it was bad news for his opponent.
II Ferguson had the head of Jim Cor
SNHN VI AAlNA -4SSOy AC NOuu DE tue OuG
man in the world to have maintained an
absolute despotism among the heavy
weights He has the physical ability to
make great fight with Jeffries, but
for some unaccountable reason has Just
moped along and, instead of being
rated up with the top notchers, is to-
day considered only an outside chance
who could if he would" but who is
as unreliable as a March wind. 1t is
an instance of where a man had every
chance in the world to gain fame, for
tune and friends by the use of his tai
ented fists, but who let the chance pass
him without even giving it nod of
recognition as it sped by.
1t isn't because Sandy is shy on
physical gameness either, for he has
engaged in wicked fights, taken a
world of punishment and won out in
the end. 1t is only necessary to say
that he defeated Joe Walcott when
that black battleship was fighting in
fine form.
When one looks over a list of Fergu-
sons performances in the ring it can
be seen at glance that he has con-
siderable class. Besides beating Wal
colt, he won victories over Tim Fogar-
ty, Dick O'Brien Cwice), George Byers,
Bob Armstrong, Tom Carey, Jim Nc
Cormick, "Klondike," Jim Calvin,
Charley Haghey and a number of 9TH
ers.
In England Sandy defeated six of
the best heavyweights. Besides these
victories he has boxed draws with Pad
dy Fenton, Charlie McKeever, Gus
Rubin, Jack Johnson and Joe Walcott.
Six feet three inches in height, weight
200 pounds in condition, fast as a
lightweight, clever at defensive work,
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-02

Of his work when the lady's maid re-
turned to say:
L came here and told you story.
and am sorry for it,
Il have no doubt the jury will take
that Into consideration" grimly replied
the lawyer.
i VIII now tell you why wanted to
look into the escritoire," she continued.
Ihe date of certain person is writ
ten on the bottom of one of the drawers
or some other place, l was offered a
thousand francs to get it."
But you got over your faint too
soon"
"Will monsieur put his price on the
piece Of furniture"
thing all to pieces and find out what
you folks want of it."
If monsieur would take, say. 1000
francs
I'm busy this evening, my dear"
She stood for a moment as if wonder
ing how she could accomplish her OBJ
Ject, and then burst into tears and took
her departure. Mr.. Stebbins peeked and
peered and worked for two hours be-
fore he found the secret drawer, but it
was discovered at last. The contents
consisted of six letters from a woman
to man. If he had been a poet he
might have had compunctions, but, as
lawyer instead, he sat down and
read every one Of those letters with as
much interest as if breach of promise
case was on the tapis. Some of them
he read over twice. When he had fin
ished and tied them up again he said to
himself:
"a jury wouldn't be ten minutes
bringing in verdict of guilty after
reading those letters"
He had scarcely eaten his breakfast
next morning when the landlady an
nounced lady caller.
rs it that girl of last night again?"
he asked.
"No; it is grand lady. Such a hat;
| such diamondsr'
'Show the lady and the hat and the
diamonds up"
Mr.. Stebbins knew that he stood in
the presence of the real thing as soon
as his visitor entered, and he seated
her with a courtly bow and a wave of
the hand.
II shall speak the truth and say that
toire," she began.
II admire your candor madame. AL
ways speak the truth on the witness
stand. Several persons have come on
the same errand."
'It belonged to gentleman who
died very suddenly"
"How suddenly"
sion"
''But, as the last one was written a
whole year ago, he had time to burn
them"
She looked him in the eyes, but made
no reply.
'There are documents that should be
sacredly preserved and documents that
should be burned as soon as read"
The lady inclined her head.
MY advice to you as lawyer is not
to write at all'
She bowed again.
"This package is what you are. after,
madame, and present it to you, with
my compliments"
And, with a wave and bow, he took
the package of letters from his pocket
and presented it to her.
Monsieur, I am grateful" she mur-
INJURED.
flush, tushv'
II shall hold you in dear remem-
brance"
run along. countess. The jury says
not guilty, but don't do it again. You
have your letters, have the escritoire.
and I'll set aside that secret drawer to
keep my comic valentines in"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-02
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SOthern
Asks For
Simplicity
.Actor Says ExnaUag0nce
In Stage Productions Is
on the Wane and He Is
Glad of 1t - Believes
National TheaterShonld
Be Educational.
By E. H. SOTHERN.

am quite sure that extravaganza in
stage productions is on the wane and
the public no longer demands the ex-
pensive and elaborate scenery with
which it has become familiar in the
past fifteen years. 1t has been sur
feited Believe me, simplicity will be
the keynote of future plays
With the immense scenic investitures
now in vogue it requires a train load of
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-02
win BE Bred 20 Lou pillon,s Sire,

Lady Sedan, 2:14A, the beautiful Nor
val trotting mare that raced SO well
for Red Gerrty on the great western
circuit in 1908, will soon foal to AL
lerton, 2:0914. She will be bred to Sid
ney Dillon this year. She is owned by
George Schley, Milwaukee.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-02
A Prominent WESTERN Stable.

Frank Nohlechek is training stable
headed by his good La Croix pacing
mare Winifred, 2;1714, at Plymouth,
Wis.