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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-11-07
Total entries for the year =.

The discrepancy between the num-
ber of entries made and the number
of articles deposited" Is explained by
the fhct that two classes, photographs
of works of art and foreign books, re-
quire deposit of only one object for
each entry, whereas in other classes
two deposits are necessary.
It is a peculiar fact that the appll-
cations have their high and low tides.
For instance, January is the big month
in the copyright office. For ten years,
which is the period covered by the
present reports, January is the time
for an onslaught of authors and com
posers January 2, 1907, was record
breaker, with total Of 3,525 titles
registered that day. December is next
to January in the amount Of business
done.
On the other hand, November Is
close to the extreme of dulness, being
surpassed in that respect only by July
and August. For instance, the low tide
Of the year 19O6-07 came on August 4,
when only 164 titles were recorded.
May and June are good months.
Some years one leads, only to lose to
the other the following spring.
People who have fallen victims to
the fashionable foible of forgetting
what is in the constitution may need
to be reminded that the copyright
laws had their origin In Article L., Soc.
ton s, of that document That article
states that congress shall have power
ito promote the progress Of science
and useful arts by securing for limited
times to authors and inventors the ex-
elusive right to their respective writ,
ings and discoveries"
At the second session Of the very
first congress the original copyright
act was passed and from that time tc
this there have been 20 acts relating
to copyright passed by congress. We
now have copyright relations with II
countries, counting Great Britain and
her possessions as one country. We
have relations with all the larger Eu
ropean countries except Russia, Aus
tria and Sweden.
We have even concluded a treat!
dealing exclusively with copyright
matters. 1t is with Japan, and is tht
first of it's kind concluded by this
country An earlier treaty betweer
the United States and China contained
an article relating to copyright, bu
did not deal exclusively with it.
In 1892 there was diplomatic agree
ment between the United States ant
Germany relating to the protection o
literary property, but this was not
full-fedged treaty ratified by the sen
ate.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-11-07
4 SKELETON MYSTERY
BONES OF INDIAN CHIEF UN.
EARTHED IN TEXAS.
10 Clothed In Uniform Of a 5rigadier
General Of United States Army
Remains In Almost Perfect
State of Preservation.

Brownwood, Textile skeleton of
what was probably once a famous In
dian chief has been taken from a lone.
ly and unmarked grave at the top of
Dne of the Twin mountains, ten miles
east of the spot where once stood the
historic old fort of Camp Colorado.
Jim" Byrd, farmer, who discov.
cred the skeleton, has lived near the
Twin mountains for nearly so years,
md has no recollection of any human
body ever having been buried there.
His 12-year-old son was on a hunting
expedition recently and strolied to the
top of the West Twin mountain when
be suddenly came upon two big brass
rings lying half embedded in the vel
ow clay of the hillside The rings had
most antiquated appearance and at
,nce excited the curiosity of the youth
Iul Nimrod and he took them to his
Iather, who decided to make further
Investigation.
With pick and shovel the father and
son began digging at the spot where
The rings had been found, and had
hardly scratched the surface of the
sarth when they uncovered the bones
f a human being. BY careful work the
clay was removed from all sides Of
the bones and the sight that greeted
The eyes Of the explorers was most
M onH Tattauos
remnants of what was once a United
States army uniform clung in moulded
lampness to the frame of stalwart
indian chief. The bones of the savage
we're in state Of almost perfect pres
srvation, and the long black hair still
,lung to the scalp in sinuous plaits.
But the strangest and most peculiar
feature Of the find is the fact that the
coat of the uniform bore epaulets
which have been pronounced by army
men who have examined them to des-
gnate the rank of brigadier general
! of the United States army.
In the grave we're also found steel
brldle bits, saddle buckles and the old
fashioned small steel spur which was
once in vogue in the United States
cavalry. A small dirk and a big
butcher knife were also among the
many articles which filled the grave
Old army men here are highly inter.
ested in the find and declare that the
savage had at some time killed brig
adler general and took his uniform,
which, in true Indian style, was buried
with the aborigine when he started on
his journey for the happy hunting
grounds
The Twin mountains, where the
skeleton was exhumed, stand ten miles
east to north of the old Camp Colora.
10, which once formed the only protec
ton for the pioneers of this section
and where was once stationed the
afterward famous southern general
Robert E. Lee, then a young lieuten
ant The fort was abandoned more
than 80 years ago, and the Oldest set
tiers have no memory of anyone hav
Ing been buried on this mountain The
grave was nearly at the top of the
mountain and on the east side, facing
the sun.
The good state of preservation In
which the bones and the uniform were
found is accounted for by the fact thai
the impervious qualities of the clay II
which they were buried excluded al
moisture from the grave.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-11-07
SHAKE IN A BOTTLE TO MIX
Advice Of Noted Authority, Also Gives a
Simple Home Presentation,


Now is the time when the doctor gets
busy, and the patent medicine manu-
facturers reap the harvest, unless great
care is taken to dress warmly and keep
the feet dry. This is the advice of
an old eminent authority, who says
that Rheumatism and Kidney trouble
weather is here, and also tells us wha t
to do in case Of an attack.
Get from any good prescription phar :
macy one-haif ounce Fluid Extract
Dandelion, one ounce Compound Kar-
gon, three ounces Compound Syrup
Sarsaparilla. Mix by shaking in bot
tie and take in teaspoonful doses after
meals and at bedtime.
Just try this simple home. made mix
ture at the first sign OF Rheumatism,
or If your back aches or you feel that
the kidneys are not acting just right.
This is said to be a splendid kidney
regulator, and almost certain remedy
for all forms Of Rhematism, which is
caused by uric acid in the blood, which
the kidneys fail to filter out. Any one
can easily prepare this at home and at
small cost.
Druggists in this city and vicinity,
when shown the prescription, stated
that they can either supply these
ingredients, or, if our readers prefer,
they will compound the mixture for
them.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-11-07
CANDIDATES ARE so POLITE.
Each Wears the Campaign Button Of
His Opponent.

Hackensack, N. J.-Brotherly love
and the Golden Rule are the principal
planks in the platforms of both par
ties in Cliffside, where the contest
for mayor is being waged with a
politeness that has assumed Chester
fieldian proportions.
Mai. S. Wood McClave, the Repub-
lican candidate, and Warren E. Sam
mis-, his Democratic opponent, are as
we'll known in New York as they are
in Bergen county. Mr.. McClave,
son of the late Police Commissioner
McClave, has an extensive lumber
business. With his ten children, two
of them famous football players at
Princeton, he occupies fine old man
sion at Edgewater Heights, N. j. Mr.
Sammis is lawyer, with fine old
home across the road from his op
ponent. He is still nine behind Mr.
McClave in the family line.
Lawyer Sammis appeared at q
smoker the other evening wearing q
McClave button. Lumberman Nc
Clave at the present moment has 8
Sammis smile slowed away on his
coat lapel. Close friends of both de
clare that each will vote for the other
Autographs of each adorn the tele
graph poles and dead walls, hanging
side by side in perfect contentment
When a Sammis and McClave mar
meet they extend both hands wide
open.
"McClave would make splendid
mayor" say the Sammis men earn
estly.
"Sammis is good enough for us,
reply the McClave men gallantly.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-11-07
Contract MARRYING Fever.

Elkton, Md.-A marrying fever that
struck the family of Samuel Hamilton,
a widower of Rising Sun, and resulted
in the marriage of four of his five chill
dren within two months, also affected
him, and he sought out Mrs, Mary
C. Powell, an old friend in Baltimore.
proposed, was accepted, and they were
married in Philadelphia, by Rev. Mr.,
Ferris, at the First Baptist church.
Hamilton is SC years old and post
master at Rising Sun. His only re.
naming child, g son, win be married
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-11-07
Catch of Seals Low.

Victoria, B. C-The sealing catch of
this season is the lowest on record and
is about one-third that of last year.
Last year II schooners took 9,645
skins. This year Is schooners will take
about $500, to which are to be added
SS sea otter skins, as compared with
13 taken the previous year
The average Behring sea catch is
ESQ as compared with 504 last season.
The schooner Victoria, which re.
turned from Behring sea with 443
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-11-07
New Island Is Discovered.

Washington. - Anti expansionists
will grieve to hear that the domain Of
the United States has been increased
by new island popping up out Of
Alaskan waters in the Bogaston group
of islands Of the Alaskan peninsula
The new island is 400 feet high and
over 100 feet in diameter at the base.
A year ago it was not in existence.
1t was discovered by the crew of the
revenue cutter Mccullough and has
been named in honor of the MeCul.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-11-07
At 81 He Goes to COLLEGE.

Washington, Pa.-Peter Murray, of
Buena Vista, at the age of 81, has gone
to college.
He is student at jefferson acad.
emy, Canorsburg, and the teachers
say he is one of their most diiigent pu.
pills.
II his youth Murray had to work for
a living and sacrifice his schooling
He has accumulated money till his
large business interests, he says, de
mand that he be better educated.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-11-07
Bachelors Marry.AIl Pact.

South Bethlehem, Pa.-Members of
the Emmett Social club have organ
ICED the Queerest bachelors club.
Every two months the bachelors will
be lined up, lots will be cast, and the
one who draws the fateful number
will be expected to marry within the
year.
If at the end of the twelvemonth
he has not succeeded in coaxing q
stsyasu Frrrn q hluchfn0 cxuooAhnark h.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-11-07
A Good Llniment.

When you need good reliable lini-
ment try Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
1t has no superior for sprains and
swellings. A piece Of flannel slightly
dampened with Pain Balm is superior
to plaster for lame back or pains in
the side or chest. 1t also relieves
rheumatic pains and makes sleep and
rest possible. For sale by II. @. Mil
Ter.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-11-07
Holds Salary is Immune.

Washington.-The war department
has taken the position that the sal
sry of a retired army oficer is not
subject to income tax, but that his
other property is not exempt The
question arose in Massachusetts,
where the state sought To ievv tha 4n.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-11-07

CDR. Thomas Eclectric Oil is the
best remedy for that often fatal disease
Group. Has been used with success
in our family for eight years, Mrs.
L. Whiteacre, Buffalo, N. Y.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-04-24
LA locura del ahorro
CRiMfN HORRIBLE

En- Chateauroux ha ocurrido
un drama terrible.
Un joven de veintidos anos,
llamado Emilio Marqueran, sc
volvio repentinanente loco.
Empleado en- Ell mercado, ha-
bia logrado economizar 500
strancos. El tenor a perderlos
le traia preocupado. Anteano-
che Sc levanto a las tres de la
ma1ana y fue a la orllla del
rio, arrojando al>agua su tesoro.
Nolvlo a su casa. Y e,npunan-
do TN baston desperto a su ma
Dire dandola palos. La desdi-
cnada quiso hair, pero el hijo,
aprovechando un momento de
terror de la lnfeliz, la: agarro
por el cueilo. la hlzo sacar la
lengua y sc la arranco con las
manoS
Despues 81 loco rompio a pa
los los crlstales, los muebles Y
cuanlo estaba q su aicance.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-04-24

adn6l1l ador - 4 aouana al puerto
Nusvs YORK y 4 opinion del tribunal
l1 hIfo fllica 4 Prseldsnts ds Sala
Fallek. qsion ljo qas hesta Il frltado
y Psyl1 y Mn lde ln6e kabia sido
consid d1rd cosno pe1te intsgral de.
Cuba y qus 40 podia consider6rsela
comprendida On el articulo do ese
tratado que inclufa islas solo "a Il
vecindad de Puerto Rico
81 case tuvo 81 origen en unos
cuantos cajcnes de tabaco que 50 i'm
portsron por Pearcy "a septiembre de
1909 pero Ia vista del tribunal Sc pos
puso de plaso en- plazo. con Il esperan.
"a do qae el .ststus" de Il isla pudie-
ra fijarse de6nitivamente por medic
de la legislation 8 do ID diplom acia.
Los tabacos Sc torcieron en- IA isla de
Pinos con tsbaco cultivado allf y cuan
do llegaron Pearcy no quiso pagar de.
rechos fundandose ca que eran del
pals. Por 10 tanto, el administr ador los
embargo y Pearcy apel6 al Tribunal
de Circuito de los Estados Unidos,
donde no Sc le presto ayuda porque
ese tribunal mantuvo una exception
perentoria expedida por el goblerno
y deshech6 Ia demanda. Pearcy Sc
dirigi6 en- seguida al Tribunal Supre.
mo, y este confirma ahora la decision
del tribunal inferior.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-04-24
- 1eceslts UNA con
buen,s rcfefenclas. Infor-
en,r<n - esta imprel.ta.
La temperature reinante en- la isla.
Ligeros y repartidos
aguaceros.
El PROM EDlo

Durante toda Ia semana por 10 ge-
neral. ha reinado un tempo claro
nublado en- parte. Considerable nu-
blosidad local, acompaf1ada general
mente de ligeros y repartidos aqua
ceros. ha ocurrido en- algunas locali-
<dades de las divisiones N. y O.,
mientras que 10 largo de Ia costa S.
el tempo fue uniformemente cfaro,
con temperatures enteramente atlas
-durante Ell dfa. Han reinado brisotes
del E vientos del NE, con una We
1ocidad maxima, en- San Juan, de 26
1nillas por hora.
La temperature media en- la isla
fue $3.50, oI.5o sobre la de la Sc :
mana precedente, ain todav1a lige-
ramente baja del promedio de la tenn
peratura del mes de Abril durante
los siete aflos pasados. Las noches
durante la semana fueron general
mente frescas. La temperatura mas
alta que han informado fue ooo en-
Central Aguirre. Ell dia 10: la mas ba
ia. $50, en- Cayey, Ell dia IS. De diez
estacioses informan una temperature
maxima de 90 Q, 6 mas
Ell promedio de la precipitation en
la iSla. durante la semana. fue o.sI
pulgada 8 cerca de TN cuarto de la
cantidad usual en- este periodic del
-afio. La precipitation conslsslo e.l
.aguaceros locales, rnuy desigualmeu
te repartidos sobre la isla. Annqae
la seguia ha terminate materialmen-
tie en- aigunas localidades, hay una
gran necesidad de mucha mas lluvia
especialnente q 10 largo de la COS
ia Sur.
La siguiente tabla demuestra Ia
variacioa de temperature y la can't
dad de precipitation en- estaciones
determinadas:
fExPBRaTIRA PRkfI-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-04-24
Sobre inefcacia de contrato.
El Pueblo de Puerto Rico,

& Rosa, Maria del Carmen, Micaela y
Angelina Brunet y Guayta y
Luisa Guayta y Munte, por su pro-
pio derecho y como representante
legal de su hija menor de edad
Rosenda Brunet:y Guayta.
Por Ell presente edicto que: Sc pu-
blicara una vez par semana y duran
.e I'm mes en- el peri6dico de esta
localidad Ell BOLETIN MERcANTIL, Sc
notifica 4 ustedes que Sc ha presen-
tado en- la oficina del Secretario de
la Corte de Distrito del Distrito Ju-
dicial de San Juan, Puerto Rico, la
demanda del actor antes meneiona-
do, en- la que solicita la inehcacia y
disolucion del contrato de cQmpr
venta de la hacienda Media LIMA
hoy "Providencia". de Manatf,y con-
signado en- la escritura que. at1torizo
EN- diez de Junio de 1903, ell Notarjo
de esta Capital Don Gabriel Guerra,
celebrado entire los demandandantes
y Don Abelardo de la Haba y Don
Francisco Brunet, siendo la sliplica
de dicha demanda como sigue:
"SUPLICAN rcspetuosamente la
Corte. que dicte sentencia a su favor,
declarando Ia lnehcacia del ssontrato
7ce1ebrado y disuelto este : d3Aclaran
DO ademas y como consecuencia de
clio, que los demandados quedan
obhgadOs solidariamente 4 devolver
la finca con sus frutos desde la fe-
cha que recibleron la POSSESSION de la
mislna y que los: demandaiates vie
men obligados devolver las canti-
dades que recibieron 4 cuenta de- los
S 2,ooo espafloles. precio~, del Con
trato, y que son SI2 900 espaf1oles,
en- 10 de Junio de 1908 $4,000 es-
pafloles, en- ; de Mayo de 1904
5 5000 espaflcles Ell % de Mayo de
1905: y S 5000 espaf1oles. en- 3 de
Mayo de 1906, y entregaran tambien
los intereses sobrc esas cantidades
desde que ifueron pagadas@~ al tipo
del 6 olo anual. { imponiendo las
costas al dema ndado que sc opusiere
d esta demanda.'
Y Sc notiflca uStedes que de. no
comparecer 8 conteSkar dicha desnan
da drn.rbIde los hdliise>-dias deSpues
de no1ificados, 81 Ia riotificacio Sc
hiciere en- cl distrito, y dentro dc
los veinte dlas, 81 Sc hiciefe fuera
del dis,rto< pero Ell Ia fsla de7Puerto
Rico. y dentro de los cuarenta dias
Isl Sc hiciere en- otra parte. los de-
mandantees podran solfe1tar de la
Corte les; sea cohcedtda la petic'on
hecha eff la demanda, previa prue-
ba de 10 pretendido en la misma.
Son abogados de la parte ,actora,
los Sendres Cuevillas y Mendez.
Exteud'da b+:jo mi frma y sello
ofciaF, de la Certe, hoy dia dos de
Abf11 de 1907 A. Marin Marien.,
SecrStarlo auXlllar. =: 4
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-04-24
n II COR1I 1I DlSIIllO
Dn. NSfRII0 JUDICIAL DI SAL JUlI, I. T.,



El Preuidento 0o.
ds 10 Estadss Unidoa.
Maria. Rafaela, Isabel, Narina Dolores
Medina Nen6ndes Angel Vasconi y Yasconi;
Rafael Velarde y Medina, representado por ~
nadre CON patria potestad RafaslA Medina
MenSndes; LUIS Alvarado, en- ~ cualidad
de padre con patria potestsd sobre sus mono:
res hijos Alfonso. jose, Aarfa Luisa y Manuel
Alvarado y Medina,
Den0mdaNtes.
vER&us
Abelardo dc la Haba; Francisco, Rosa,
Maria del Carmen, Aicaela : Angelina Bru-
net = Guayta; y Luisa Guayta Hunt6 per
81 propio derecho y como rspresentante legal
de su hija Rosenda Brunei GuaytA
Demamdados.
EMPLAZAMTENTO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-04-24
La Na De PIaoS no Is Yort'antprana

Ell Tribun al Supreme de les Esta.
mente que la isla de Pnns no es terri
torio norteamericsno Fl falle Sc p.o
uunci6 en- la famosa causa de Edwaid
]. Pearcy contra Nevada N. Strana
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-04-24


de d aeaaii toN
Diaio-
day ayonly.- Domn
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-24
HORRORS OF DARK AGES.
Visions conIured Up In Torture Room
Of Ancient Tyrant.

The horror of horrors in all Italy IL
found at Padua known as the torture
rooms of that demonical monster Of
cruelty, Ecelino, a thirteenth century
ruler Of Verona. Padua, Vicenza and
Brescia. His cruelties finally became
so intolerable that the church pro
claimed a crusade against him. The
peasantry rose and farmer killed the
brute with a scythe. ! was shown an
upright box in which was the skeleton
of victim Two apertures enabled
the condemned to see a table, Just
out of reach, crowded with food and
drink. To-day, II is stage food and the
wine is colored water. but the realism
is intense. The climax OF shudders
was reached when | came to a block
in the center of small square room.
Nailed to the chopping block, severed
midway between the wrist and elbow,
lay the dainty hand of a woman, just
as IT had been chopped from the living
arm! The instant my eyes saw this
sight the cell seemed to resound with
the shrieks of the terrified woman.
and, although the hand I gazed upon
was Of wax, the mental shock pro.
duced was dreadful beyond conception.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-24
ARE LoFTIEsT OF MINES.
Worked by Ineas and Now to Be
Opened by New Company.

II Is thought that the old Caylloma
silver mines in Peru are probably sit
uated at greater elevation than any
other considerable mines in the world.
Their altitude varies between $4,000
and 1900 feet They we're worked by
the Spaniards In the sixteenth century,
and before that, II is believed, by the
lncas. An English company is now
preparing hydro-electric plant for
them, This plant will be situated at
an altitude of between $1,000 and 49,
900 feet 1t will derive its power from
a waterfall on the Santiago river, and
In dry season from Lake Huaillacho,
one of the sources of the Amazon. The
power will be transmitted by cable
about three miles, At the highest
mines the pressure OF the atmosphere
is only eight and one-half pounds a
square inch, and water boils "a de.
grees below the ordinary boiling point.
Youths Companion.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-24

the post of commissioner Of internal
revenue, to become effective on Dc.
cember 1. Mr.. Wight has a number of
important business matters which he
wants to adjust and settle prior to
taking up the duties of the office.
Pending his assumption of the work
a commissioner ad interim has been
appointed by the president.
Col Wight is a product of Maine.
Born in South Penobscot, at 16 he en-.
tered a dry goods store in Rockland
as q clerk, and many there now recall
what a green country youth he was.
His employers sent him to Oil City,
Pa, to manage a branch store. He
became a travelling salesman. for A
flour concern and eventually drifted TO
New Orleans. Thare he founded a big
supply house i'm the reconstruction
days and invested heavily in vessels
and timber lands, amassng large
fortune. He has been prominent
figure in Louisiana Republican poll.
tics for years and is the states ma
tional committeeman.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-24
To Satisfy a Grudue.

Sir Thomas Upton. aprepos of bach.
elorhood and marriage. said in an
after dinner speech in Chicago: Bach.
elors, ! admit, are villains, but II is a
shame to play such tricks on them as
1t is customary everywhere to do. A
nasty trick was played on a bachelor
friend Of mine at a dance. A woman
was reproaching him for never having
married, when her husband, a little
bored, perhaps, said grufly: "He says
he could have cut me out and married
you II he had wanted to- The woman
started. Indeed she cried Why
didn't he do it, then? He says he
owed me grudge, the husband ex.
planned, with q Chuckle."