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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-11-23
NOve1as cortasI
Rrroz CON Heche

Tcnia cinco hijos, suegra y
euflada casadera :. dlgo NAL,
incasable.
Era periodista anonimo, de
los del mont6n, uno de tantos
infelices que llenan las colum-
mas de un diario con trabajos
dignos de la mayor estimacion,
v que, sin embargo, por su ne
cesaria condicion de oportuni-
dad, apenas viven unas cuantas
horas.
A pesar de su asidua y hon
rada labor, no habia consegu1do
Ell desdichado ganar mas de
veinticinco duros mensuales, no
siempre pagados con puntuali-
dad. Figurense ustedes como
andaria aquella casa. Con Glen
to veinticinco pesetas ten1an
que conner y vestir ocho perso-
mas, y pagar al casero, porque
ALI no Sc deb1a NADIA, Y educar
a los chicos. Sc com1a cocido
con muchos garbanzos. toc1no
en- cantidad dosim6trlca Y carne
en- cantidad homeopatica Por
las noches IN guiso de patatas,
y Sc acabo.
Lo sup6rfuo, las golosinas,
los platos apetitoSos, aun los
mas vulgares eran ALI descono-
cidos; basta decir que los ninos
no habian comldo arroz con le-
che mas que una vez, convida-
dos por IN amigo dc la casa, a
quien TOGO la loterla.
Desde entonces soma ban los
pobrecitos con aquel postre, del
cua1 conservatism dule1simo re
cuerdo. Y nunca podra aplicar-
Sc con mas propiedad ese adje-
two.
Constantemente preguntaban
a su madre@
-JCuando vas a hacer arroz
con leche2
Y ella siempre les contes-
taba;
FL dia del santo de tn pa
dre, 8 el de mi cumpleanos i
otra fiesta por el estllo-que nc
llegaba nunca, porque no po-
dian hacerse tales despilfarros.
Al pobre padre Sc le ocurriG
an d1a la idea Salvadora de es-
cribir algo para el teatro. Como
10 frecuentaba con los biileteS
que le daban en- la redaccion.
habia visto que muchos dispa-
rates Sc aplaudian Y que ous
autores CANADIAN en- Una sola
noche mas CUE 6l en- IN mes.
-lPor que no he de hacer yo
algo como eso?--dijo, y Sc deci
dio q probar fortuna.
Penso el plan de una pieza
en- IN acto, la dialog6, la llev6
a TN empresario, y su condi-
cion de periodista, aUnque hu-
milde, no inauyo POGO en- Ia
pronta admission de la obra.
LEGO la noche del estreno y
el p1 olieo aplaudi6 Y el autor
fue llamado al pro8cenio Y has
ia logr0 que en- una de las su-
~ceslvas representations, IN We
-cino entusiasta lie arrojase q Ia
escena una corona de laurel na-
tural con unas cintas en- que Sc
le1a expresiva dedlcatoria.
Aquel tTofeo glorioso, mas
querido por 10 inesperado. fut
el adorno mejor de la modesto
sala, luci6ndose en- Ia pared so
bre Ell retrato en- grupo fotogra-
fico de los dos esposos, -engala.
nados con sus trajes de boda.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-11-23

A<00 p1OQuCtOo uC ID p1CLd CO
mica hicieron disfrutar pronto
a la famiIia del autor de relati-
va holgura, y entonces los chi
COS, recordando su eterno ideal,
preguntaron a la madIe:
1Cuando comemos arroz con
leche2
-IMaflana!-contest6 la bue-
ma mujer con los ojos humedeci-
dos por las lagrimas y fjando
va una fecha segura para la
realization de aquel deseo, tan
tas veces manifestado.
En- efecto; preparose para el
slguiente dia un verdadero ban
quote, en- el que hab1an de fgu-
rar diversos manjares apetito-
SOS, y como djgno remate Ell an
helado plato de dulce, condi-
mentado por la duef1a de la casa.
-lOh! iQue idea!-exclamo
cuando Sc preparaba para ha
cerlo.
Algo ronantica por el roce con
su marido, concibio I'm pensa-
miento que Ie parecio oportuni-
simo, y Sc dedico a ponerlo en-
practica.
Encerrada en- la cocina, DON
do no permitio entrar a ningu-
no de los chicos, que aguarda
ban impacientes la bora de la
comida, salio de ALI muy salts
techa, llevando al comedor la
fuente mas honda y mas grande
de la vajilla, donde humeaba Ell
arroz con leche.
FL banquete fu6 opiparo, Y al
llegar el momento de se1S.,r los
postres, la esposa del apla9r-'rrc~.
autor coloco sobre la mesa, con
aire de 1nt1ma satisfaction, la
fuente tanto tempo esperada
por los pequefluelos, que al verla
Ialll, al alcance de sus manos,
prorrumpieron en- exclamacio-
nes de regocijo.
Sc les sirvl0 a ellos antes que
a los mayores, v cual no seria la
sorpresa de estos cuando vieron
que los cinco muchachos, que
slmultaneamente Sc habian lie
vado la boca las cucharillas
con ansia no disimulada, Ell vez
de relamerse de gusto, hacian
I'm gesto de desagrado, y decjan,
dejando de conner:
-iQue NAL sabe este! Que
amargo esta!
FL padre probo la golosina, y,
en- efecto, noto que tenia IN sa
Dor como de acibar.
-Esto no Sc puede conner :;
sin duda la cacerola n1 esta linn
pia. Dejadlo, hijos. no vayais a
envenenaros.
No, no es eso-diioentonce
la esposa-ya Sc a 10 que sabe.
Como este era IN <traordina
| rio para solemnizar tn triufo, Sc
me ocurrio la idea de colocar,
para sorprenderte, aqui dejaba
Idel arroz, estas dos hojas del
laurel de til corona. Mira!
Pues hija mia, 10 has echa-
do a perder. Desde hoy no olvi-
este: Ell laurel es amargo STEM
pre- ... Por ESQ simboliza la
gloriaI
.gstgueE Ramos Corrt@m.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-26
GOT THE REAL SYMPATHY HERE


Franklin H. Sage, who escaped
from the Elgin insane asylum has
written another letter from Cleve-
land, this time to w. ]. Winery.
The deepest gratitude is expressed
in Mr.. Sage's letter to his brother
Masons. Hhis friends in Cleveland
have taken him TO a doctor who ex-
pressed grave doubts as TO Mr.. Sage S
ability to regain his complete health,
which was undermined in his forced
walk from the asylum to Chicago.
But he hopes to come before the To-
cal Masons again in the course OF
time and then personally thank each
and every one of them.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-26
ANNUAL MEETING OF LAKE
LAKE COUNTY TEACHERS.
To Occur at the County Seat From
August 90 to % Instraetors
in Attendance.
(By supt. W. R. Curtis).

The annual Lake County Teachers
Institute will be held in the circuit
court room at Crown Point, Ind,
August 2O-24. The institute will
be called to order at 10 a. M. on
the opening day and at 8 a. m.
on each day thereafter.
Instructors: DR.. r. A. Armstrong,
University of West Virginia-Litera-
ture and Allied subjects; DR.. G. G..
Shaw, University of New York
Education and Professional work;
Mrs. H. R. Lyeth, cago-Music.
President H. B. Brown of Valpa-
raiso University.
Tuesday evening lecture Mod
ern Man"-Dr. Shaw.
Thursday evening lecture" -"Tact
and Gumption DIR. Armstrong.
Every teacher who attends every
day will rave two per cent added
to the general average on his certi-
ficate for the purpose of determin-
ing his per diem only
teachers VINO are exempt from eX-
animation and others not affected by
the two per cent" law-those to
whom the two per cent offers no
monetary inducement-a espec-
tally urged to be present The in
structors need the inspiration OF
your presence; your schools need it;
your fellow teachers need it; you
need it.
Let us make this meeting one ot
the greatest educational events in
the history of the county.
All school officers are especially
urged to be present. A very cordia
/ invitation is extended to all citi
zens and friends of education to at
tend these meetings.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-26
HORSE GIVES
THE CLEW
Tracing the Backward Trail
Searchers Find Man by
Roadside.
SCHMUESER IS INJURED
Returning From Visit to His Mother
He Meets With Serious Run
away Accident.

John Schmueser, who lives at 122
Clinton street and conducts a paint
and oil business in 218 Sibley, was
the victim of a bad accident while
on the way home from Oak Glen in
a buggy. Mr.. Schmueser had been
on visit to the home of his mother
and was returning alone when the
accident happened. Just what was
the cause was not known but at g. 80
p. m. Schuemer's horse came running
back to the barn with nothing but
the harness. 1t was Immediately
seen that there had been a runaway
and a search was made along the
most probable route of the return.
On the road running south from
Frieke's saloon on the corner of
Holman street and the cemetery
road, the badly smashed buggy was
found distributed along the road for
a hundred yards. Following the
wreckage for short distance Mr..
Schmueser himself was found by the
roadside unconscious.
Emmerllng's ambulance was called
and the injured man was taken TO
his home in Clinton street DR.
Howatt was called and Schmueser's s
injuries were found not to be neces-
sarily fatal
This morning Schmueser's en-
ployes brought back the wreckage
of the buggy. The seat was broken
the rim was off one of the wheels
the top had been torn completely of
the buggy and the shafts smashed tc
pieces.
Mr.. Schmueser has regained con
sciousness and his physician reports
that he is improving rapidly.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-26
BRIDEWELL SUGGESTED FOR
HAMMOND AND VICINITY
Work House for Buns and Hoboes
Would be Found a Paying Busi-
ness Affair.-Work for Petty Mis-
demeanorants.

A bridewell or a workhouse for
Hammond is Chief of Police Rim
bach's suggestion in order that the
buns and hoboes give Hammond a
wide berth, and that in case they do
get their feet tangled up in this
city, that they may not be a con-
tinual expense to the taxpayer, but
that they will be proft-producing to
community which they have dis
graced by their misbahavior.
Chief Rimbach, of course, under
stands that Hammond cannot be in
duced to put up a workhouse alone
and suggests that the other cities
like Indiana Harbor, Whiting and
East Chicago contribute their share
to the erection of the building. The
prisoners are now sent to the Crown
Point Jail where their board costs
40 cents a day. They never go
there for less than eleven days. One
man was sent there yesterday for
| thirty days. Four more were SEN
fenced to go there today because they
were unable to pay their fines for
being drunk. They lay around in
the Jail doing nothing and are only
an expense to the taxpayers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-26
PLANS HALL FOR HAMMOND
Building Where Conventions Can Be Held and Large
Public Gatherings Take Place Planned BY DR..
-s---- Mary E.. Jackson. ..--~---@-~
PROMOTER ASKS FOR HELP FROM ABROAD
Corps Engineering Project Which Will
Beautiful Public Structure to the Cy-Wil be Aided by
Sister Organizations from Other Cities

Speaking of the undertaking DIR.
Jackson said: THE object of he
memorial hall is to teach patriot.
There is a crying need for it in t.
district of foreigners. The tin
will soon be here when not another
soldier of the civil war will be left.
What will Hammond have to show
in appreciation of this work before
he passes away We are unable to
hold reunion here, there is no place
to shelter the boys. Lowell and
Crown Point get the reunions year
after year. Hammond has no accom-
mediation. 1t has no public meeting
place. No place in which a public
speaker can address a mass. Sew
eral years ago when the vice presi-
dent spoke in Hammond he stood
under an umbrella to shelter himself
from the rain while speaking to an
audience.
I do not doubt that in year from
now we shall have raised money
enough to undertake the building
work. With the money in the bank
we can step before Hammond and
say: Give us an option on a building
site Make it a park. Beautify it
with trees, statuary and fountains.
It will improve the city Hammond
has been ready to give a tract of
land to outside concerns which have
reaped the benefit. Let Hammond
now donate a piece of ground TO
itself.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-26
SOUTH CHICAGO MUCKRAKERS
POLLUTE HAMMOND WATERS
Lake Dredgers Make Their Pumping
Ground Just North of the Indiana
Water Like and the Waves and
Breezes do the Rest.

At last the offender who is poIlut-
ing Hammonds drinking water has
been located. The South Chicago
dredgers are undertaking the lake
and make their dumping ground
just north of the Indiana water line.
An innocent breeze comes along from
the north and carries the filth into
the pipes of Hammond. The result
is that the good people of Hammond
are suffering from sins committed by
South Chicago and have no means
of retaliating as this citv in the first
place has no filth to dump into the
lake and secondly if it had, nobody
could be induced to carry it 10 the
South Chicago lines. The local
water officials are, however, flushing
all the pipes and mains in order to
clean them. The work is somewhat
slow as Hammond has no over supply
of water with which to food the
pipes. Nor can Hammond health
authorities intervene as the matter
must be taken up by the state board
of health.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-26
Would Incur Patriotism.

with such an object lesson the
real patriotism can be taught Then
the people will have a gathering
place on the holidays such as the
Fourth, Decoration and Labor Day.
What would have become of our Dec
Grafton day celebration had it
rained? The day would have passed
unnoticed. With the building on
the plan of the armory in Chicago, it
will answer the purpose for every
occasion. The memorial hall shall
be built by the public, shall be oe-
upied by the public and should be
the pride of the public. When it
once has reached that point, public
spirit will grow and the teaching OF
patriotism viii be an easy task.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-26
NO HAMMOND BRIDGE?
NO FAIR GROUND STALLS
Grown Point Councilman Votes
Aga Columbia Avenue I'M
prov> ent But Wants Stalls for
Fair Grcun6.

Hammond's fight for a bridge at
Columbia avenue was begun at a
special meeting of the county council
which was held yesterday for the
purpose of making the general de-
fciency appropriations. The coun-
cialman from from Crown Point ask
ed for $500 for the purpose of build
ing new stalls at the fair grounds.
The Hammond members refused to
vote for the Improvement because
the Crown Point councilman. Ahl-
win, voted against an appropriation
for the bridge One of the Ham
mnnd councilmen said last night that
representatives in the council
this city would fight every inn
nent that was desired at the
seat until Ahlwin would
to the building of the Colum-
enue bridge
new bridge it is estimated will
1880 and is badly needed to
N the development of the east
the city The Hammond
Of the council are of the
that the member from Grown
viii come around to Ham
way Of seeing things before
meeting of the council next
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-26
pY'S IDEA OF A JOKE

Mrs. Charles Reed reports that
while Mrs. Wolfe was washing for
her. some one called the woman TO
the phone and said thaS her Louse
was on fire. Mrs. Wol5 went III al
haste to her home only To find that
some one had played a joke on her.
She was made SO nervous by the ex-
citement of her trip that she was
unable to resume her work for some
time.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-26

c. II. Ceist, manager of the South
Shore Gas company, was in Ham
mond yesterday on his round of in
speetion of the different light plants
in the various states. It was Mr..
Geist's first visit TO Hammond since
the South Shore has moved back TO
its old home in the Taper block.
Since that time the work of the
company has branehed out and Mr.
Geist was quick to see the change
He returned TO Philadelphia after
his visit. 1t Philadelphia he makes
his home IN Drexel Road.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-26

VIII Hammond rise to the oppor-
tunity? The Woman's Relief Corps
of Hammond, auxiliary to the G. A.
r. of Col Calkins Post, proposes to
give Hammond memorial hall. The
thought of memorial dedicated to
the past and present members of the
Grand Army is noble, inspiring, gen
erous and at once practical. A me-
mortal hall for Hammond which
when completed will cost no less
than $4,000 and possibly $4,000
seems almost an impossibilty when
one considers that the movement was
started by a handful of women and
yet the project could not be in bet
ter hands. Already DIR. Mary jack
son, who is the original author of
the project, is getting figures for the
basis on which to begin the stipend
Gus task of soliciting the subscrip-
tion. One thousand dollars in cold
cash from her private purse is ready
to start the stone rolling and start
/ it fast. The work of DR.. Jackson is
too well known in every circle to
need any discussion in connection
with the public spirited undertaking.
The word fall is not in her vocab-
ulary. The spirit with which she
and the other women of the Relief
Corps are shouldering the burden is
catching.
They have made the whole United
States their field of subscription
From Pres. Roosevelt down to the last
child in the kindergarten donation
and the mite will come in. Strong
| est Of all in the aid of the local corps
will be the other 1105 Women's Re
lief Corps and the G. A. r organiza-
tions all over the country.
With the money in sight Hammond
will not hesitate to furnish the site
and the best one that is to be had.
All Invited to Contribute.
DR.. Jackson proposes to send out
hundreds of thousands of cards tc
the different Relief Corps in the
country who will sell them at a small
sum and by this method she hopes
to realize s25, The school chill
dren will be enlisted, and wealth,
citizens will appreciate the honor I,
be admitted as donors to the patrioti
work.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-26
THE WEATHER.

Thunder showers this afternoon
or tonight. Friday fair. Not much
change in temperature.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-26
GARY FROM
GROUND Up
Skeleton of Gigantic Steel
City May Now Be Seen
in Outline.
BUILDING FOR ALL TINE
Permanent and Substantial Improve
ments Beginning Down Deep
in the Sand.
(By C. Oliver Holmes. }

A little over two months ago the
fourteen sections which at present
comprise the limits of our city of
Gary were untouched and lay as
nature had left them save for the
small streaks here and there where
the railroads ran through. These
fourteen sections lie between the Lit
tie Calumet river and Lake Mich
igan, couple of them being far
enough east to lie in Hobart town
ship, the remainder lying in Calumet
township About a mile from the lake
runs the Grand Calumet river which
divides the city into a North side
and a South side. The elevation is
between ten and fifteen feet better
than that of Hammond and the
larger portion of the land is covered
with timber growth.
Today we have within our cor
porate limits more territory than any
municipality in Lake county and our
population is growing more rapidly
than any city in the United States.
We humber approximately thous-
and people and WI have twice that
many ere winter has begun, at the
present rate of increase.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-26
Railroads are Building.

Nearly twenty miles of switches
and switch tracks have been built
by the various railroads through
here since the commencement OF
the work. The B. & O.. the Lake
Shore and the I. H. have each set up
depots that rival in size and COM
modiousness those OF Hammond. All
of the roads have telegraph stations
here and the Western Union also has
an office.
Thus far the only building CON
structed is the postofice building.
This will serve temporarily for the
postoffice, engineers headquarters,
town offices and the private Office oi
A. f. Knots, but will later on be
moved back and used as a dwelling
There are several temporary board
structures as for instance Mr.
Warne's market and grocery, the
Bohemian restaurant, the bakery
and tonsorial parlor otherwise
we all live in tents. The hundreds
of teams that are used here are sta
bled in tents.
A roadway has been constructed
across the "swale" which follows tbs
Grand Calumet, being sand hauled
from its north shore. 1t has beer
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-26

raised to grade, which is about twen-
ty feet deep for a length of about
half mile, using approximately a
hundred thousand yards Of sand.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-26
Office of Steel Co.


The Office building for the Steel
Co., which is to be on the north shore
of the river will be among the first
erected. The driving of the thous-
and piling which comprises the
lower foundation is now being pushed
after which the twenty feet of con-
crete work will be put in.
North of the B. & 0. and 1. H.
tracks covering a territory of nearly
two square miles, large numbers of
men and teams, steam shovels, clam
shells, concrete-mixers and pumps,
are constantly at work putting in
sewers, excavating for foundations
for the plants. and putting in foun-
dations for the blast furnaces.
The Great Lakes Dredging COM
pany is building a long pier out
into the lake to enable it to land
it's dredges which are to begin
work on the harbor
Arrangements are being made for
school quarters for the school chill
dren here although not at their in
stigation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-26
Elaborate City Planned.

An elaborate city has been planned
and is being worked out. Four
streets have been graded, three run
ming north and south and one run
ming east and west. Besides these
there are almost a dozen that are
under way. Broadway, the prin-
cipal north and south street is ready
for the pavement as is also Fifth ave
nue. for a part of its distance, the
former to be one hundred feet in
width and the latter eighty feet.
The hundred feet will comprise sixty
six feet of vitrified brick and seven
teen feet of cement sidewalk on
either side.
The recent letting of the contract
for twenty-eight miles of sewer in
the business and residence portion
begins the working out of a drain
age system more carefully planned
for the needs of the territory than
that of any city in the state of In
diana. All sewer mains, as we'll as
the gas mains, and Aght and tele-
phone wires viii run through the al
leys. thus ohviating the constant de-
struetion of the streets by franchise
fostered corporations. About one
fourth of the work is done on the
construction of the six thousand
feet of concrete sewer that is tc
drain the North side
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-26

Times Want ads, Bring Results
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-26
Coed Mail Service.

In fact every detail of the great
work is being taken care of at its
proper time. Mail is recei- I and
dispatched from the post -e four
times a day. The town government
is being organized and soon every de-
partment will be working out its
particular part.
Upon the completion of the grad
ing, plating, the getting in of the
sewers and other work essential to
the beginning, the property that will
be put on the market viii be for sale
TO those who will improve what they
buy. This will probably be inside
of couple of months now. Addi-
tionaI figures are being secured on
the construction of at least three
hundred houses and this work will
soon begin.
This is but meager description
of the enormous work being done and
one must see it to appreciate the
vastness of the undertaking and tc
realize that here will be the key tC
the greatest commercial and indus.
trial center the world has ever
known.