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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-10
Ell TRIUNFO DE LA'MUERTE

Este recuerdo Sc desperto en- la memriao
de Jorge, que experiment6 la necesidad de CO.
municarlo
--Te acuerdas-dijo,- o,-lte acuerdas Ell pr-
mer dia cuando mordiste Ell pan recien saldo
del horno me 10 ofreciste caliente caliente
humedo2 tie acuerdas7 Guam bueno me
supo!
-Todo 10 recuerdo iPodre case olvi-
dar nunCa el mas minimo detalle de aquel
d1a?
Ella revio en- la memoria Ell sendero sem
brado de retama, Ell fresco y gentil homenae
esparcido por Ell camino. Y durante algunos
instantes sc extravio en- aquella vision de poe
Sla.
|iLas retamas!-murmuro, con una son.
rlsa de imprevisto lamento.
Depues anado:
tie acuerdas2 Toda la colna era I'm
manto amarillo el perfume que exalaba
daba vertigos.
ira una corta pausa. agrego
-lQue extrana planta Ahora, al ver
cesped hirsuto lquien podia imaginar aquella
festa2 p .--
Por todas parties sobre el camino. ellos
encontraban aquellos cospedes, que encima
de sus largos troncos agudos ostentaban vainas
cubiertas de pelusas blanquizcas, cada tallo
contenfa simiente estaba habitado por I'm
gusano de color verdoso. *
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-10
|N0t6c6as d6V(grsas

La Camara de Comercio de Whining
ton ha solicitado del sefior Rossell in
formes sobre Ell desarrollo comercial
~ agrfcola de Puerto Rico. Dicho ca
ballero visitarA varias poblaciones de
la Isla pasara una corta tempor ada
al lado de su hijo, ell sef1or Paul Rossell,
Ingeniero Auxiliar del Departamento
del Interior
FL Ex-Representante Kerr, mues-
trase vivamente interesado en- Ell ira
baJo educativo de Puerto Rico, y con
este objeto abriga ell proyecto de hacer
un detenido estudio de los adelantos de
la instruction en- la Isla.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-10

Nuestro ccrresponsal de Rio Piedras,
nos informa que ha trasladado su re-
sidencia dicho pueblo, ell distinguido.
comerciante don Ramon Perez Villa
mil, quien rssidia en- Rio-Grande hace-
muchos amos. Ell sef1or Perez Villamil.
ha adquirido varias hncas en- aquei
pueblo Sc propone trabajar en- Ia
bores agricolas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-10

Los sefores r. Ortiz & Co. dc Ca
yey nos remiten una circular comuni~
cando haber constituido una sociedad
mercantil regular colectiva bajo Ia
razon social de "R. Ortiz & Co, que
Sc dedica1a Ia compra venta de
toda clase de provisiones frutos al
por mayor y detail. Son socios Co
lectlvos y administrators 4 la ven
con facultades para usar indistinta-
mente de la frna social. don Ramon
Ortiz Collazo y don Pedro Quintana
Vazquez.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-10

81 Juez de la Corte de Distrito. sec.
cion primera, ha declarado tutora de
Fausto Rocabado su esposa, sef1ora
Teresa Antony, quien prestar& una
fanza por tres mil dollars juramento-
de su cargo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-10
Haltacions snue0adas 0 sin aInupb|aI
PARA CABALLEROS

En- Ell piso principal de la casa MI
nero IS, calle "Rafael Cordero' IAN :
tes Luna), alquilanse habitaciones cla.
ras, frescas y con vistas q la calle.
Tam bien Sc sirven comidas, tanto 4
los huespedes como domicilio, Y
admitense abonados; todo precios
limitados.
Dirijirse al propietario de dicho
Boarding House,
ELEUTERTO GARCIA.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-10

la parada 20, Sc yenden cuatro sola-
res pequefos en- la calle Los dos
hermanos y siete, tres pequeflos y
cuatro grandes en- la calle de Canals
Dirigirse, para detalles inform es
la seflora Latimer viuda de Carrera
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-10

Entire los pasajeros llegados aver en
Ell vapor americana aCoamo", Sc en-
cuentran los seflores John S. Rossells
Wilmington, Del, y Ell Elk Represen-
tie J. L. Kerr, de la costa oriental de-
Maryland, los cuales han venido en-
viaje de recreo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-10

Anoche di6 ST function anunciada
Ell cinematografo de la empresa "Por-
tell & Co., exhibiendo magnificas
pelfculas; llamaron la atencion fue-
ron muy aplaudidas Huelga en- Pa
rls'. "El Perro Carlos" y "El PequeS
fio invalido''.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-10
Resfriados causan dolor de cabeza

Ell LAXATIVO BROMO-QUININA.
desvfa la causa. Usado en- todo Ell
mundo para curar un resfrlado en- IN
dia. La firma de "E w, GROVE
en- cada cajita.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-10
GRAN BAZAAR De R0PA HECHa
Y SASTRERfA
DE
r. M O N IT E s.

En- este antique acreditado estableci
miento, Sc reciben constantemente buenos y
elegantes Casimires franceses ingleses como
tambien toda clase de artlculos para ca
balleros Camisas, Cuellos, Punos, Corba
las, Calzoncillos, Camisetas, PaiIuelos, Ii
rantes, Ligas, Cinturones, Medias etc etc
Tambi6n cuenta dicho estabecimiento con
elegante surtido de sombreros de todas clases
de la muy acreditada fabrica Sues. de j.
Cabrer, de Ponce. i ma nfnldad dc artfcu-
aos, desde e Sombrero de 25 ctvs. hasta ell
mas fno Clak. Cintas para sombreros, las
hay para todos los gustos Sc venden al po
mayor al detail. Vista hace e.
FoRTALEzA %. SAN Juan, P. r,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-10

Muy Ell breve Sc hara cargo nue.
vamente de su puesto en- el Asilo de
Carload de nifIas, de Santurce, Ia
maestro americana Mss. Cecilia Kahn
de Hamilton.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-10
TRIBUNAL SUPREME DE PUERTO RICO
OFICINA DEL SECRETARIO

OFICINA DEL SECRETARIO
Por la presente sc informa al pGbli
co EN- general que los PROGRAMS para la
admission de aspirantes al ejercicio de
su ABOGACIA ante los Tribnnales
Inulares, no Sc distribuyen en esta
Oficina, debiendo dirigirse todo ell que
nterese algdn ejemplar de ellos, la
Librer(a del BoLETIN MERCANTIL
que ha tornado 4 su cargo la pubhca-
cion y venta de los mismos.
San JuanrPuerto Rico, 90 de Julio de 1907
Ill. IT, castro,
SctreariO del Tribunal Supreme
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-10
Hotel Paris
GALE MENOEZ VIGO. NO IA
M AY a G u { z

8ituado este establecimiento en- ell centre
10 10 calle Mendez Vigo, con un jardin al
hsnte, es el que reune mayores yentajas
y comodidades para los selores viajeros, y
" que cuenta con mejores habitaciones fres-
@Daa, ventiladas, magnifcos banos y duchas.
~ COmidas 6 tOdas horas IL
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-10

Ayer Sc GfaCtufo IN PIE ira baJando.
en- Ell muelle donde atracan los vapo-
res de la ~Red D. Line" ell peon Sim
pliclo Rosario, quien fue trasladado al
Hospital Municipal, donde continu a
hoy.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-10
Sc ALQUILAN

magnlhcas habltaclones. Intorm aran
Cruz %.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03
Give Your Baby Water.

A baby, like an adult, needs water
as regularly as it needs food. The
milk that it gets, though a liquid,
does not satisfy it's thirst. It should
be given water at least three times
a day, and this water should he near
ly, if not quite, free Of crganissns.
The water that comes from the aver
age city main OR country spring is
alive with microscopic plants and
animals, even when it seems clear
and sparkling. These minute organ
isms, as a rule, are harmless to adults
but in the delicate stomach Of the
baby they are apt to cause disturb
ances, and SO they must be eliminat-
ed. The best way to get rid Of them
is to allow the water to boil twenty
minutes. After that, let is cool and
store it in clean, well-corked bottles
which have been previously immersed
In boiling water for five minutes
Glass shoppers are better than cork.
Boiled water is tasteless and insipid
because Of the absence of air-bubbles,
but the baby seldom notices it. It
is best drunk out Of a thoroughly
clean nursing bottle. Offer water to
the infant every four hours, and let
it drink as much as it wants. The
supply for each day should be boiled
IN the morning. Under no circum-
stances should water be kept more
than a day.-The December Define
ator.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03
NEW LIFE
Found in Change to Right Food.

After one suffers from acid dyspep-
sia, soul stomach, for months and
then finds tho remedy is in getting
the right kind of food. 1t is something
to speak out about.
A N. Y. lady and her young Sol
had such an experience. and she
wants others to know how to get re-
lief. She writes:
For about fifteen months my lit
tie boy and myself had suffered with
sour stomach. We were unable to
retain much of anything we ate.
after suffering In this way for so
long l decided to consult a specialist
In stomach diseases. Instead of pre-
scribing drugs, he put US both on
Grape-Nuts, and we began to improve
Immediately.
ut was the key to a new life. I
found we had been eating too much
heavy food which we could not digest.
In q few weeks after commencing
Grape-Nuts I was able to do my
homework. 1 wake In the morning
with a clear head and feel rested and
have no sour stomach. My boy sleeps
we'll and wakes with a laugh.
I'VE have regained our lost weight
and continue to eat Grape-Nuts for
both the morning and evening meals.
We are well and happy and owe it to
Grape-Nuts." There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read 1.-THE Road to
MELVILLE" In pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A
new n appears from time to time,
They are genuine, true, and full Of
human interest,
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03
Popcorn Balls.

Make some old-fashioned molasses
candy and just before taking from
the fire stir in enough popcorn to
thicken it. After stirring the mix
ture for a minute set the kettle at
the side Of the stove, take the mix
ture from it by the large spoonful
and lay each on creased paper or a
creased tin. AS it hardens roll each
spoonful into a ball, greasing the
hands we'll first, and roll each ball
over and v in freshly-popped corn
until this ceases to adhere to the sur
face. Wrap in waxed paper.-The
December D%elineator.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03

Mr.. William F. Vah1berg. Oklahoma
City, Okla, writes:
"One bottle of Peruna which | have
taken did more toward relieving me of an
aggravated case of cataTfh OF the St0fs-
ach than years of treatment with the
best physicians.
II had gtcen up hopes of relief, and
only tried Peruna as q last resort.
Il shall continue using IT. as l feel sat
listed it will effect an entire and per-
faGnent cure.
Il most cheerfully recommend Peruna to
all who may read this"
Peruna is usually taken as a last resort.
Doctors have been tried and failed: Other
remedies have been used. 'sanitariums
have been visited. Travel has been re-
sorted to-.
At last Peruna is tried. Relief y found.
This history is repeated over and over
again, every day in the year. IL is such re
suits as this this give Peruna its unas.
sailable hold upon the people. We could
cay nothing that would add force to such
testimonials as the above. That people
who have had catGrrh and have tried
every other remedy available, find relief in
Peruna, constitutes the best argument that
could be made.
Peruna is sold by your local drug
gist. Buy a~bottle today.
r. "a ,no
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03
How,s Thiso

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot DO
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F.. j. CHENEY l. Co., Toledo, @.
We, the undersigned. rave known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
WALDINo, kINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act.
insdirectly upon the blood and mucuous sur.
Price, Toe. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03
Panorama adach

Caused by constantly shifting gaze,
as by moving picture shows, travelling
in rapidly moving conveyances and
the like, is cured by. external applica-
ton to the eyes Of DR.. Mitchell'g Eye
salye. It strengthens them and stops
the burning sensation. Automobile
lists use Mitchell's Eye Salve. 25c.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03

It is queer that the milk Of human
kindness does not get churned into
butter by the turbulence Of some Of
its supposed possessors.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Childre,
teething, softens the gums reduces inflamm..
ton. aQays pain, cures wind colo. Csc a bottle
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03

10 Drive Out Malaria and Build Up
the System
Take the Old Standard GROVES TASTE
LESS CHILL Tonic You know what you
are taking. The formula is plainly printed
on every bottle, showing it is simply Qui-
nine and Iron IN q tasteless form, ak the
most effectual form. For grown people
and children, SOC.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03

Capudfne Cures Indigestion Pains,
Belching, Sour Stomach, and Heartburn,
from whatever cause. It's Liquid. Effects
Immediately. Doctors prescribe It. l0c.
25c.. and 50c.. at drug stores.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03

no cure for me and / was given up to
die. Being urged. ! used Doan's Kid
ney Pills. Soon / was better and Ia q
few weeks was about the house. well
and strong again"
Sold by all dealers. Scents a box.
Fostef-Milburn Ca~. Buffalo, N. 7.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03
A Test.

If any of you should die today,
could you say to God,.Lord, here is
my life-work. Thou didst send me
into life with a handful of seeds. and
here is my heart, like a garden, full
OF fowers!"-Henry Ward Beecher.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03

For q was
weak and run down,
could not sleep, my
limbs swelled and
the secretions were
troublesome; pains
were intense. / was
fast in bed for four
months. Three doc
tors said there was
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03
HAD ECZEMA IL A

Mrs. Thomas Thompson. Of Clarksville.
d.. writes, under date Of April 2S. 1907: Il
hod tho best doctors to prescribe; but moth
ing did mo say good until got rxrTERIx1.
Il CURED me. I am SO thanktul,"
Thousands OF others can testify to similar
cures. TR7r1a1xE Is sold by druggists or
sent by mail Tor 500. by>J. T. SHurTHIHl.
Dept. 4. Savannah. Go.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03

Hicks Capudinc Cures Nervousness,
Whether tired out, worried, sleeplessness
or what not. It quiets and refreshes brain
and nerves. It's liquid and pleasant to
take. Trial bottle To-. Regular sizes 26o.
and 50c.. at druggists.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03

a 10 N1NV WOsMs
~"Everywhere I 60 ! speak for ~TsTTsRIk1,
because It cured me Of ringwofm In iS
worst form. My whole chest from nook to
waist was raw as beef; but rBT-1A1NB cured
me. Il also cured q bad case Of piles" So
eays Mrs. n. +. Jones OF % Tannohill st.,
P~ittsburg, Pa. TErrBAIsE, the great skin
remedy, Is sold by druggists or sent by natl
for sos. Write J. T. ~ShurTA1xE, Dept. 4.
Savannah. Ga.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03

Itch cured in 80 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. At druggists.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03

A beginner is always a good man.
Martial.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03

He who goes to the mill gets be-
foured.-Italian.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03

Every tomorrow brings its bread.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03
Proverbs and Phrases.

A day that is not thine own do
not reckon it as Of thy life.-Arab-
ian.
A man is not known till he cometh
to honor.-Dutch.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03

If we pay for the music ne will
Join in the dance.-French.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03

Some broad-minded people are new
so thin-minded that their
liberality Of opinion avails little.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03

A good mans pedigree is little
hunted up.-Spanish.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03
c ZOE SICK WoMEM

FOr Thirty years Lydia q. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills.
andhas positively cured thousandsol
women who have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation, ulcc "a.
ton, afbroid tumors, irregularities.
periodic pains, backache, that bear.
ing-down feeling, f~atulency, indiges.
ton, dizziness ornervous p~rostration.
Why don't you try it
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She ehas guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn. Mass.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03
DEATH 70 RING WORM.

A common danger produces unan-
Imity.-Latin.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03
NO SKIN WAS LEFT ON BODY.

BABY was ExpcCUeQ co Dl0 Win ne
zema-Blood Oozed Ont All Over
Her Body-New Well-Doctor
Said to Use Cuticura.
Isl months after birth my little girl
broke out with eczema and I had two doc
tors in attendance. There was not . particle
Of xii left on ier body, the blood oozed
out Just anywhere, and we had to wrap her
in silk and carry her on q pillow for ten
weeks. She was the most terrible sight /
ever saw, and for six months / looked for
her to die. I used every known remedy to
alleviate her suffering, for it was terrible
b recommended the Cuticura Remedies.
She will soon be three years old and has
never had a sign of the dread trouble since,
We used about eight cakes Of Cuticura
Soap and three boxes of Cuticura Oint-
ment. James J. Smith, Dumid, Va, Oct.
a and q, 1906"
Every tainted dollar knows where
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03
RUD-BoUND FOR MONTH";
4spe Abandoned After Physicians
Consultation.

Mrs. Enos Shearer, Yew and Wash
iagton Sts., C~entralia. WASH, says:
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03

If you wish to reach the highest.
begin at the lowest.-Syrus.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03

This woman says she was savaa
from an operation by Lydia r.
.Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Lena Y. Henry, of Norristown. Ca
writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
II suffered untold misery from "a.
male trouhles. My doctor said an onars.
ton was the only chance 1 had. and :
dreaded it almost as much as death
Zone day I read how other woman
had been cured by Lydia E. Pinkham'.
Vegetable Compound, and l decided -
try it. Before I had taken the Arst
bottle I was better, and now I am an.
tirely cured.
Every woman suffering with anv
female trouble should take lydia =
Pinkham's Vegetable Compoundn
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-12-03

Every tainted dollar knows where
to get an immunity bath and how to
become respectable.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-02-27
Odd Use For the Tongue.

The brakeman moaned and sighed a
cinder in his eye.
"ili tongue it out for you.' said the
conductor, and be bent over his asso.
ciate, ran his tongue over the pupil Of
the mans eye and In jiny had out
the cinder.
''On railroads, in foundries in stoke.
holes" the conductor said afterward,
wherever cinders get continually in
the eye, there every body extracts them
in one way-with the tongue. The
tongue removes things better than any
instrument would do. 1t sweeps the
eye clean as food sweeps a river
bed. Further, 1t Is painless. Its pas.
sage over the eyebail is. indeed, a
rather pleasant sensation. AS regards
the sensations of the owner Of the
weliW New Orleans Times.
Democrat.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-02-27
MARsH!PS AT NIGHT.
From the First Call a. SundoWn 80
the MournfuI Taps.

the Mournful APPS.
The routine of life on battIeship
nt night will interest boys who have
nautical bent.
Til" first call' s sounded five miu-
utes before sundown, when the ensign
and the jack halyards are manned ana
stay light made ready for hosting to
indicate the ships whereabouts during
The uight. Then the color cal, follows
at sundoyyn as the flag Is lowered and
saintcd by all as it reaches the deck.
1be assembly is then sounded fer
evening quarters and muster, bueathere
ls No drill
As rule, it is Just after sunset
when the bugle call Is sounded to
"Staid by hamm0ckS." That brings MI
The crew on deck. and they stand III
silence close out to the ships side be-
side the hammock nettings. In two
ranks facing the stern, until the boat
SWain's mate reports TO the officer OF
The deck, "Ali up and aft" The latter
then orders, Uncover; pipe down"
and u obedience to this order and the
boatswain's whistle the nettings are
thrcwn open and the hammocks are
sefyad out and taken below TO their
proper places Each hammock has
printed on it number, and that same
number is OH the hooks below decks
where the hammock has to be swung,
SO that each man sleeps IN the same
place every night. and that place is
called his billet"
Iuless 4 boat is called away there
vii! be no more hugle calls until five
minutes of . o'clock. The period is one
OF complete relaxation and is spent by
the sailors in smoking, spinning yarns,
singing, playing on musical instruments
ana dancing. At five minutes Of the
first call is again sounded as warn
ing to the crew to prepare to turn into
their hammocks and go to sleep. Then
at . o'clock comes the call known as
Tattoo"
This tattoo is the survival OF an old
custom. In the ''old navy it used to
lnsr fifteen minutes and was performed
r1t!l drum and fife, playing all manner
of airs and uuicksteps according to the
fancy or ingenuity OF the drummer and
The fifer. 1t Is even said TO have been
handed down from period Of super
stition, when they used to make hull
lhbaloc after dark to drive the devils
ont cf the ship. At the last note of
tattoo the ships bell is struck twice for
. O'Clock, and the boatswain's whistle
sounds ''Pipe down" Every man must
then turn into his hammock, whether
he is sleepy or not, for an inspection is
made by the master at arms to see
that all have done so. Then sounds
that last long, mournfui call, Taps
Chicago News
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-02-27
Potato GROWING Contest.

A novel grange contest took place at
North Augusta, Me-, this fall In pota-
to raising between the brothers and
the sisters. Each one had been pre-
yiousiy required to plant five hills Of
potatoes. care for them and dig them.
The losing side was to furnish the
supper. On Oct. each one carried
the potatoes raised to the grange,
where they We're weighed. The broth
ers won by the small margin of five
and one-half pounds. The largest crop
raised was twenty-five pounds by Ever
stt Wither. ]. w. DARROW.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-02-27
A Queer Epitaph.

may perhaps be allowed an inquiry
with regard to stone said to have
been >emoved from Epworth church
yard slthin the memory of persons
now living. but when or by whom
nobody can say. 1t was TO the memory
Of one Richard Iowris. and it bore
this inscription:
Who lies here? Who do you think?
Rtchard Towris, and he liked drink.
Drink? Drink, for why?
Eecause Richard Towris was always dry.
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