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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-07-30
DESOE MiYaGUtZ
.LABOREMOS UN|DOS -.
FRASES DE ORC.
ASANBLEA COSTOSA Y ORIGINAL

FL futuro del pueblo de
Pto. Rico depeade soldmcnte
dcl miSmo pucblo Es 10
mismo que ell future de New
York y ell de Texas. 81 son
feles y responder a las res
ponsabilidades del gobierno.
llegaran a ser felices. El dla
que los puertorriquef1os Sc
unan para benehcio de su pals
V de los Estados Unidos, el
future de Puerto Rico esta
asegurado.
(Frases de Mr.. Post en- su
discourse en- la aperture de Ia
linea ferrea de Vega Alta
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-22
Power Of FaIIina Water,

1t is perfectly well known 10 every
one that water constantly dropping
upon stone will wear it away. and
there is trite old proverb regarding
this fact. The force Of single drop Of
water falling from Il height is not
great. but the results of this tiny blow
when 1t Is many times repeated are
astounding. There IS Il story of enc
poor wretch who was bound with his
back to stone wall and had Il stream
of water ''of the bigness of Il mans
finger directed on to his bare head,
the water falling from height Of
about eighteen feet. The receptacle
from which this apparently harmless
stream trickled was a barrel holding
only twenty gallons. but before the
water had more than half run out the
man was dead, with hole in his skull
which exposed the brain.-Popular Me-
chanics.
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Susv's Opinion Of Her Father.

Before Susy began the biography
she let fall remark now and then
concerning my character which show
ed that she had 1t under observation.
In the record which we kept Of the
children's sayings there is an instance
of this. She was twelve years old at
the time. We had established a rule
that each,member of the family must
bring a fact to breakfast-a fact
drawn from book or from any other
source; any fact would answer. Susy's
first contribution was In substance as
follows: Two great exiles and former
opponents in war met, in Ephesus,
Scipio and Hannibal. Scipio asked
Hannibal to name the greatest gen-
eraI the world had produced.
alexander and he explained why.
"And the next greatest?'
"Pyrrhus,' and he explained why.
"But where do you place yourself,
then"
''If I had conquered you, would
place myself before the Others
Susy's grave comment was:
'That attracted me. 1t was Just
like papa, he is so frank about his
books
So frank in admiring them, she
meant-From mark Twain's Auto
biography" in North American Re-
view.
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with Aunt Pam. She liked Allen Derry
well enough. His mother had been her
dearest friend. But there We're the
debts-the only thing Judge Derry had
left his son. A spotless reputation, of
course. did not count against lack of
financial foresight The judge had been
beguiled not only into risking his own
money, but into giving his neighbors
bad advice 1t was the neighbOrs
Allen was paying, although they had
not the least shadow Of legal claim.
Phil Gray had said it was magnificent,
but not business Aunt Pam agreed
with him heartily. Still. she had been
always motlrerly kind to Allen. having
no suspicion Of what was in his heart
and Linda's.
Allen stopped his pacing abruptly
and said, looking over Linda's head:
'Phil is a good chance also Il good fel-
low. l hope he'll make you happy as
the day is long. know he'll try. But
tell me, have you put on his ring:'
Not get" Linda said very low.
Derry caught her hands and drew her
to her feet He held her facing him
| and looked full In her eyes rs lie said
brokenly: "Then-give income little
| inch of--love l krow you love me
even as l love you We wrong nobody
Il shall no more than kiss you-oncc.
| All | wantpis to have you look up ut
| ne from my breast and say. Allen. |
| love yo,l-with the love that easteth out
| all fear"
".Allen, l love you with the love that
casteth out all fear" Linda repeated
submissively, laying her head against
/ his shoulder. His arms infol1e;i her.
/ For 4 long minute they stool silent.
trembling through and through with a
sense Of sacred fareweIls. Then Al
len bent and kissed her. saying gently
as he put her away from him, 'Hc.nenl-
Der, no matter what happens here, you
are mine through, i'll eternity"
"Goodby." Linda said heF voice cical
and mistaken. ''Goodby." Allen echoed
and turned toward the door. 1t stood
opcn. inframing rhil Gray. whose face
was very white. Eut whose e.:c; Were
steady and kindly. He cane t. the
two at the hearth with ous;'tiaiche
hands. saying: II did not mean to spy
Oh YOU; but. thank God, ] heard. Tht
mistake that has been made is not pas
undoing. Linda. l set you free. NoN
choose between us.
With Il happy Cry. Linda put her haze
in Derrys ana hid her bushes ul,o:
his breast Gray drew Il hard breath
but smiled gallantly anh asked: ".\r'
ycu surprised to see TAG here: an
surprised to be here. But there's Il re;l
son for it. Allen, old man, read that
It came to us an hour back. You know
our firm settled up your fathers af
fairs"
Allen tool, the yellow slip, but til
words on it danced before him. 1t wa
, Phils last GOOD office t. read to hin
that the mine. so long held worthless
had turned out to be marveousl,, rici
Ill the money that had been sunk i
it would come back hundrcafoll
You'll be rich. you two-so rich 20
) can buy all I.awton.' he said at las
, smiling Linda held out her hand
him SO did Derry as together the
, said, "And be sure we will marry an
: live happy ever after
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-22
Rural Delivery Notes

The total number of rural routes In
operation throughout the United States
is 31.461 and the number of carriers on
them is 1890. There is available for
new service during the balance of the
current fiscal year 1887 1862
The report on the operations of the
rural delivery service up to April /.
recently made public by Fourth As
sistant Postmaster General De Graw.
shows that there are in operation in
Pennsylvania 2,042 rural routes and
that there are on file over 2.IGO peti-
tions for the extension of the service
in the state by the establishment of
new routes.
Postmaster General Meyer has ap-
proved the detailed adjustment of sal
aries of rural free delivery carriers as
submitted by Assistant Postmaster
General De Graw, and the new sched-
ula, which will become effective July
next, will make a graded increase IN
the compensation of carriers of from
} to IS per cent, based upon the num-
Der of miles traversed by carriers rs
shown by the records of the depart
nent.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-22
TRIFLEX ROAD MACHINE.

set well ahead and the scraper de-
pressed at the forward ends and raised
slightly at the left or back ends. The
position of the frames is controlled by
the chain to which the doubletree is
hitched. The chain has three rings in
it, one in the center to be used when
hauling with scrapers square and one
on either side of the central ring to
hitch when working with scrapers
diagonal, like the split log drag.
THE scrapers are held up tightly
under the frames by bolts passing
through castings fastened to the tops
of the scrapers and up through blocks
of wood set between the double sides
of the frames. These castings act as
fifth wheels and allow the scrapers to
swing under the frames into any de-
sired position, but the bolts, being near
the front edges of the castings and di-
rectly over the center of the scraper
planks, hold them rigidiy against the
| thrust of tile earth when scraping is
being done.
| by manipulation of the levers at the
/
sired position, and the frames and
scrapers may be raised or depressed ut
/ either end. For easy transportation to
/ or from work both levers should be
! back and the scrapers raised clear of
! the ground. The cut shows right lever
part way forward and left lever part
way back.
by lengthening the long connecting
rods the front wheels may be made to
| rise ahead Of the rear ones. thus de-
pressing the front end of the frames
and making the front scraper do all
the work. This would only be done in
heavy work. BY shortening the rods
the back end of the frames would go
down first and each scraper would
take 4 light cut.
1.-THE machine is easily turned, as the
front wheels are hung as casters and
when frames are raised they can turn
in any direction. The frames are sep
arated by six inch blocks, 50 that the
wheels and their supporting levers
work between them. The advantage
claimed for the long rigid frame with
these scrapers is that it will tend to
cut off all high places and drop the dirt
into holes and thus equalize the road
surface better than would a shorter
machine with only one or two scrapcrs
which would naturally follow the sur
face of the road and not correct its in
equalities.
'The wheels are three inch tread and
eighteen inches in diameter, and thu
frames are each of two pieces of 2 by
inches by 12 feet. The scraper planks
are 2 by s inches by feet. These di
mensions may be altered to suit condi
tions under which work is to be don'
without changing wheels or levers.
; "When used like the split log drag. t.
trowel or smear the surface of Il we
! road, pieces of . by 4 timber can b.
) fastened on the bottom of the scrape
planks SO as to prevent the blade
, from cutting and to make fat sur
face four inches broad to smooth th
Y no,ld ~
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-22
Impossihle.

A year or so ago an American stu
dent in Berlin was attending lecture
in a room drowsily close through lac!:
of ventilation. TO keep awake he be.
gan whispering to a German at his
side the story of Mark Twain bout the
man who lived all his life in Il chronic
fear of fresh aip. The relatives az alfs
man, as is well known. deet,lea R2ter
his death to have his remain; crcalat-
ed, and the climax of the story ccctlrs
when the undertaken, opening the Gcor
Of the oven to see whether inciileritlon
was complete, was appalled, to hear the
corpse speak out and request him to
close the door and shut off the draft.
The American sprung the joke us Of
fectively as he could. but never IL smile
was his reward. His German friend
remained for several moments in ii per-
picked study; then he leaned over t)
the American and said: But how could
that be? The man was dead.'-Iar-
per's Weekly
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-22


HER FULL IN THE EYES.
Hushr' as she saw Derry about to
whistle II know. She told me so
herself
''When:' Derry asked, his voice low
and steady. Linda tried to look re-
f1ective. but her bushes betrayed her.
'sIt was-some time last week." she
stammered ut last. 1--WE were coming
home together
''From the courthouse. saw you
there listening to the speeches. Derry
interrupted Then, with quizzical
smile: with such authority l must of
course agree All the same, Linda,
thought you understood you-yOu
were playing with the others SO as to
wait for me. l couldn't speak out un-
til l had got from under the load Of
my fathers debts
Julia can free you. That was why
Linda began, then stopped short, her
eyes on the fire. After a minute she
went on clearly: Il had to think you
were tired Of an uphill fight. Besides,
YOU were Tree dts dfI IiicIC Aau HCNCi
been word between u.s.
"No--worse luck" Derry said. rising
and walking twice across the room. 1t
was big and dim, full Of faded furni-
ture, the tiny, scantily filled crate set
in the big chimney breast speaking
eloquently Of the change from a time
of hospitable plenty. Aunt Pam had
the house; Linda, Il narrow income.
Therefore they liyed without work. as
| became gentlewomen born, though Lin
| la was more than little restiye.
What if / am born Bryson: Ii
won't hurt me to trim hats or make
cotillon favors for play! Goodness
knows I do enough of it for-inyita
tions ard Thank you, dear And | DC
selievc the very people tl.1t impose Oh
me would think more of me If
charged them round prices she hat
said more than once. But always .Aun
| Pam and Aunt PANS ideas had pre-
vailed The one way ont was marriage
with some good steady fellow of de
cent patrimony and the knack Of get
ting oil in the world
/ Phil Gray had both, hence stood higl
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-22
Lirlda's Lovers
By MARTHA
M'CULLOCH-WELLIANS.
Copyright, 1907. by Mary Mckeon.

LINDA, dc tell fellow how you
do it, You're no beauty-posisively,
your nose Is snub--yet here YOU have
Lowton's three best beaus so fascinat-
ed they won't look at another girl
when you're around
Derry's voice was judicial, but the
twinkle in his eyes belied its measured
note Linda Bryson chose to answer
the eyes rather than the words.
''Unless you stop being tiresome
shall call Aunty PAM she said. Il
know she is dying to have you tell her
all about the Greer funeral
''Say, do you know there's law
against cruel and unusual punish
ments? Derry asked, with an accent
of deep injury.
''Is there? Dear me! How do you
happen to know it-being a lawyer"
Linda flung back at him. People say.
you know. that the less law you have
the more cases you VIM
people in this ease meaning Phil
Gray. l didn't think he's be so nasty
oNcI luc uiGDDAus saw hiti. i'Shif
said TRANQUILITY. Il shall have to look
out for myself. Unless old Phil had
been more than professionally jealous
he never in the world would have said
such thing"
"Why should he be jealous cf-any-
body? We're engaged-have been
since last Thursday"
Linda pouted. Derry breathed hard
Just once. then caught both her hands
and pressed them warmly, saying: II
see. you had to console the boy. He
was pretty crestfallen when he left the
courthouse that afternoon. OF course
I wish you joy-all kinds of joy-dou
BILE riveted, copper fastened, and | con
gratulate him with all my heart But
honestly. Lin, are you sure
'Sure of what:" Linda asked saucily
though with the least shake of thu
voice.
"Why, that you love Phil well enough
| to live with him all your life?" Derr,
| began.
care you sure you love Julia Moor,
that way?" Linda countered.
Derry stared at her. Julia Moore
What has she got to do with it:' Ii
asked.
Linda flung up her head.
"She must have heap to do Wit
it, since you are going to marry hel
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-22
Funds For Road Work.

According to reports published in the
daily press, 100000 will be provid-
cd by this session of the state lesis-
latllre of New York for road improve
ment in that state this year. This
amount is less than that advocated by
some. but it is believed that it will be
ample when the large amount of road
Improvement work now under con-
struction and contracted for is taken
into consideration, together with the
fact that $2.0O0,O00 of the Sj,o00,V0
appropriated by last years legislature
has not yet been used.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-22
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, La.
THOS D. BOYD, A. NJ, IL. D., President

STATE UNIVERSITY has made
that surpassed
obtain preparation for the battle hfe
electrical
and mechanic chem
of philosophy
supplied Fully equipped
Tyix buildings beautiful
Forty nsruc and session.
all Louisiana Board other
pen si26 months Session Sept Is, 1907
For full information catalogue address WESTBROOK secy
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-22
All She Had.

In the absence Of his wife and the
illness of the servant lIr. Taylor un-
dertook to help three-year-old Marjory
to dress He had succeeded in getting
her arms in the sleeves and through
the armhoies of her garments and had
buttoned her into them. Then he told
her to put on her shoes herself, and be
would button them. He soon discOy-
cred that she was yainly striving to
put left shoe on her right foot.
"Why, Marjory," he said impatiently,
don't you know any better than that?
You are putting your shoes on the
wrong feet"
'.Dey's all de foots dot, papa,' re-
piled Marjory tearfully.-Youth's Com
panion.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-22
NEW ROAD MACHINE.
Triple Csyisa For improving Earth
Highways.

Triple Csyisa For improving Earth
Highways.
A new style of road machine for
earth roads has been devised by G. G.
Townsend, road engineer, Frostburg
Nd, says the Good Roads Magazine
He says of this inventions:
st is cross between Shuart grad
er, a spring tooth harrow and split
log drag and resembles all of it's distin-
gnished progenitors i'll some of its
features. It gets it's wheels and levers
from the spring tooth harrow and the
Shuart grader, its hong frame from the
harrow, its three scrapers from the
grader and from the split log drag.
.'The cut shows the machine. ready
for work. with the right hand frame
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-22
Health and Music.

Health is of the first importance in
any business or profession, but in the
musical profession it is the very cs-
sence of the whole thing. And ho" t.
preserve that health is the bugbea: Of
q musicians life.-London Black and
U~l,ifo
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-22
Disappointed Hopes,

you can't rake up anything against
that candidate" well, | happen q
know lie is in love with married
woman" do you? Oh, who is she:'
"His ."-Baltimote American.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-22
Louisiana Railway and
Navigation Company Il

Daily Passenger Trains
with
Pullman Parlor Cars
between
Shreveport
and
New Orleans
giving
Exceptional Service
to and from
Bossier Parish.
Fast Freight Service
Bossier Parish.
Route your freight
via the
l.. X. and n.
G. ELLERBE, H. B. HELM,
Assistant to President, Genl Superintendent
Shreveport, La. Shreveport, La.
f. c.. d. MARSHALL.
Gen1 Freight and Passenger Agent,
SHREVEPORT. La.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-22

1t requires less effort to be polite
than disagreeable.-Dalla News
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-19

TAKE this from The Church Neps,
published for the Episcopal
Church, st. Louis:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-19
Goodland Items.


Real winter weather.
A light fall of snow.
Farmers about through gather
ing corn.
F. M. Adams is baling hay.
Our merchant, r. Black, is get
ting his Christmas goods.
DR.. Adams passed his sixty
eighth birthday Dec. 9.
Clifford and Randolph Adams
returned Sunday from a two
weeks visit to st. Louis and JEFF
ferson City.
James Mosier, of Washington
county, was a Goodland caller
last week.
Mr.. S. L.. Brooks received word
from Centreville of an accident
which happened to his son-in-law,
M. g.. Harrison, circuit clerk of
Reynolds county. A cannon fire.
cracker exploded in his hand,
severely injuring the thumb and
forefinger of his right hand.
Mrs. Parks, of Lesterville, is the
guest of her daughter, Mri. Terry,
at Goodland.
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. Gibson, of Tolu,
are guests of DR.. Adams.
Fl. N. Brooks and family, of Sum
light, were guests of Goodland
friends last week. Master Ear,
who is six years old, shows de-
cided talent for drawing while little
Miss Beulah, is as sweet and pref
ty as a picture.
Our school closed with an enter
tainment consisting of songs, reci-
~tations, and dialogues by the chill
dren and a candy treat by the
teacher, Miss Wehner, who is a
prime favorite with both pupils
and parents. Some nice prizes
were distributed. Among those
reciting, the children of Rev. S. w.
Croker deserve especial mention
for excellence. Mr.. Lindsay G..
cannot be beaten in song and dia-
logue.
We miss Miss Wehner's smiling
face from among us, and wish her
the best Of luck wherever she goes.
Next Sunday is regular meeting
day at Goodland. PAULINE.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-19

chosen few. Why not change the
law and elect all our Judges-Fed-
eral as well as State-for terms OF
reasonable length? That would be
democratic. To me it seems idiotic
in the master to put his servant
beyond his control or the power OF
his discharging him if the service
rendered be unsatisfactory. Life
tenure of Office is un-American and
indefensible, and filling Office by
executive appointment is corrupt
ing and dangerous.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-19

1T has come to the pass that either
the autocracy of the Federal court
or the rights of the States must go.
The far-sightedness of Thomas
Jefferson is nowhere more appar-
emit than in his fear of the future
encroachments of the Federal Ju-
dietary upon the sovereignty of
the States and the liberties of the
people. His warnings were found
ed in wisdom. Encroachment has
followed encroachment until now
a State is made subservient to the
will or within or far-fetched legal
induction of some Judge more au-
tocratic than conscientious. Inn
mune from the popular will, with
no adequate check upon him, such
as should always be retained by
the master over his servant, it is
not singular that he fits himself to
his life-position: becomes arbitra-
ry, overbearing, and impatient OF
restraint. If 1t be pleaded that such
is not always the case, the fact will
be admitted; but it does not lessen
the danger to the sovereignty Of
the people. If here and there is a
Judge subservient to the desire Of
the appointing power, he may cas-
lily establish precedent for great
wrong and reap his reward from
the one man he seeks to propitiate
and serve. His life-tenure. does
not ldivorce him from politics; it
only restricts his field OF action by
transferring 1t from the many to the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-19

TAKE this from The Church Neaus,
published for the Episcopal
Church, st. Louis:
Even an ardent patriot would
discover some imperfections in
our legislation. AS an instance in
the postal department, the absurd
and incomprehensible regulation
in regard to mailing monthlies in
cities. The Church NeWs has to pay
two cents for every copy within
the mailing district which includes
Kirkwood and Ferguson, while
weeklies, some of which of ques-
tionable value to the community,
go at the nominal rate of a cent a
pound. The injustice of it is ag-
gravated by the fact that two cents
is required when mailed from the
publishing Office, and only one
cent when posted by anyone out
side the office. An additional bur-
den is laid upon us by requiring a
stamp to be affixed to each paper,
instead of allowing the postage to
be paid by quantity. AS we I'M
derstand it this is not a law of
Congress but a ruling of the postal
authorities.
The ''postal authorities seem to
consider that they own the service,
as we'll as the people of this coun-
try "body, boots and breaches; ;"
that the burden of regulating pub
fishers under the law, beyond law,
and without law, rests upon their
devoted shoulders. They make
rulings" without number to reg
ulate US. They want to dictate the
size and cut of papers entered as
second -class, the fneness of the
material used, the amount of read
ing and advertising matter, etc.,
etc. The Crumpacker bill, now
before Congress, is said to have
the opposition of the postal au-
thorities, since it takes away from
them the power of life and death,
so to speak, but it will likely go
through. 1t provides that no man
shall be deprived of his right to
use the mails except he be found
guilty of fraud in open court after
a fair trial. Under the present
rulings" of the postal depart
ment, a "fraud ORDER may be
issued against you or me upon
secret information given by some
lying detective seeking to advance
himself by making cases." and
there is no recourse. We have
not even the right to a hearing,
which may be granted or denied
us at the sweet will of the public
servants we employ and pay! A
pretty state of affairs in a 'free"
country!