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The Washington herald., 1908-02-23

There is no doubt that Overwork often
unhinges the nervous system and renders
thu victim irresponsible for his actions
and wealzens his power of self-control,
says a writer IN Pearson's Weekly
The banker IS confined 10 his counter,
the student is tempted to push his seden-
tary habits into the hours required for
repose, the public man and politician un-
dergo every form Of mental strain. The
cerebral system is overtaxed, the normal
controlling power becomes diminished.
and the person becomes more or less for
a certain time abnormal. not only in his
judgment but in his natural propensities
To such an extent Is this sometimes
seen that crime is often the result OF this
disordered state Of the nervous system.
Overwork not only Increases the num-
Der Of the insane. as is admitted by all.
but as 1 have just stated, is responsible
for an increase in crime Where crime
exists there is often bad insanity, and
vice versa, so what leads 10 one result
will obviously lead TO the other. In
creased cerebral activity is the cause OF
this calamity.
The evils OF excessive study generally
do not act in one direction only, they
manifest themselves in a morbid condi-
ton OF the organ OF thought, which, re-
acting on the mind itself, disorders its
manifestations. Excessive mental thought
causes disorganization OF the whole nerv-
Gus system and fibers of the delicately
made brain.
It Is well-known psychological fact
that suicide is often the result OF an
overworked brain. and desire to com
NIT murder can often be attributed TO
the same cause. These. in my opinion.
are two Of the most terrible crimes that
can possibly be committed
Excessive mental labor has thus often
stolen away many a valuable life which
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23
Their wnnt Satisfied.

Prom the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A philanthropic Cleveland man heard
the other day OF a family down in the
fats that was In extreme need OF fnan-
cial aid.
He made a trip down to the poor. mis-
erably furnished home and found that
the family was. indeed. having a struggle
10 get enough TO eat.
He pulled three s. bills out OF his wAset
and handed them 10 the gaunt, half
starved-looking mother and told her TO
take II aud spen,. II as she thought best
a few days later he returned 10 see
how the family were getting along. All
the members IN sight srIl looked poorly
fed
Did you buy some groceries With that
Sl5?' he asked.
We'll. no." said the woman. with some
hesitation. You see, It was the first
time we had had so much money ell az
once, and it looked like such a good
chance that we each went up and had
dozen cabinet photographs taken"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23

the onccming vessel. Down with the
wheel" shouted Capt. Boggs. Get on as
big a head OF steam as. you possibly
cam he yelled through the tube 10 the
engineer My fears are about 70 be
realized added the captain II was seen
by US as our ship was brought around
to make back tracks for Coronel that
the stranger swung around also TO at
tempt 10 fire on US. The next thing
We knew there was a pun OF smoke
distinctly visible. from the deck OF the
little steamer.
"All hands on the Conemsugh except
the frmroom force we're now on deck
Get on every ounce Of steam you cam
shouted Capt. Boggs to the engineroom,
where the OF watch was helping shovel
in the coal IN lend you my deck force
II you want more stokers.'
An eyes were fastened on the stranger
when we saw another pun OF white
smoke issue from the nearing vessel.
which must have been only a few miles
away, and a shell skipping along FAR
ahead OF our bow. Smoke and fire
belched from our funnel. Twelve knots
was the average speed OF the Conemaugh.
but the old girl must have done fifteen
or sixteen on that day. Every rivet and
plate IN her frame shook We began 10
fear that we should not escape, but Il
was with JOY that we now saw the en-
trance 10 the harbor Of Coronel.
The pursuing vessel turned and steam
ed out to sea, evidently concluding she
would become involved in complications
with another country II she pursued US
within the three-mile limit"
Whatever It was that scared the Cone
maugh. the pursuing vessel was not the
Spanish torpedo boat Temerario, bottled
up in the Platte, for she was never on the
west coast, but, according 10 Capt. Ray
mond P. Rodgers. L. s N. chief intel
lgence officer. had been in that river on
the east coast for a number OF years
previous to the SpaEish-American war.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23

didedly better feeling. This is because
the Esperanto movement is particularly
strong IN those countries.
1T can be easily seen that this is the
logical end 10 which a world language
will lead. When you can speak the sane
language as another man you are drawn
to him closer than though you could not
understand each other.
Esperanto a Proved Tongue.
II have never been able to find any
one ready 70 combat this idea. The only
thought is whether Esperanto IS not
simply fad. whether II is not a mush-
room growth which viii soon wither.
How silly such a thought is. Esperanto
IS now twenty-one years Old. there are
100 societies which were formed by those
who speak 1t, II has found a place in
every known country. and thousands and
thousands Of letters written in II ar.
exchanged annually.
Those who speak II are chiefly poor
people, people who find It useful because
IL Is simple and Is as useful as three or
four other languages. When you have
such folks interested. Il proyes that the
thing is not a fad. They are not OF the
kind who can afford fads.
Then Il has a literature OF its own.
Shakespeare has been printed in Esperan-
TO, Moliere's works. too. and many OF the
great classics. Thus you see the $500
Japanese who speak write, and read
zamenhof's language can read the works
OF the great English bard, the great
Frenchman, in fact. all the greatest Os
the classics. and they do not have to give
up time 70 learning the various Ian
guages, nor do they have to waie for
translations.
None Other So Simple.
There is no other language whose
grammar is so simple. There are no ex-
ceptions 10 its rules. The usage in one
case always holes good in all others.
The Greek and Latin custom Of using
hexives with root words is the basic idea.
but Zamenhof has allowed no irregulari-
ties TO creep in.
From all languages these root words
have been drawn. always with an idea of
utility. so that 1t is as much the tongue
OF one race as IL Is OF another
IT there ever is TO be a universal Ian
guage, Esperanto undoubtedly is the one.
and / hope that ! shall be able TO con-
vince President Roosevelt OF that fact"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23
AMT IT AWFUL, MABELl
Origin of n New Hit of Theatrical
Slang

A writer in the New York Evening Sun
explains the origin Of the new theatrical
slang phrase. Amt It awful Mabel?''
The words from the refrain of a song
written by John E. Hazard. an English
actor, and he thus tells how they were
evolved:
Amt II Awful. Mabel7' has had rath-
er queer history" explains Mr.. Haz-
zard. II got the idea from a conversation
Of two chorus girls which I couldn't help
overhearing. as they occupied the next
dressing room TO mine when I was play
ing in musical comedy 1 totted the
verses down that night and rerIted them
at supper party two or three oays
later. II made such a hit that eech Of
the eight dear ladies present begged me
TO give her 4 copy Of it TO put in her
scrapbook. Being both young, enfhuslas-
tic, and obliging. 1 complied. IN ,act. /
sent them each copy before seat the
poem TO the weekly publication which
had offered 20 send me good fat check
for It.
Three days later. TO my amazement. il
was published in part in the columns OF
theatrical weekly. And when ] saw IL
there I don't mind telling you that among
other things I said Amt II awful. Ma
bel?' 10 myself. However, perhaps 1
shall eventually make some money out
OF the poem after all, for I have included
IL in my bunch OF more or less poems
which I have published under the title
Of Poetry and Rot In the meantime I
am not giving any more unpublished
poems to ladies to put in their scrap
books
The poem runs as follows:
II worries me To beat the band
To hear folks say ou lives Is grand;
Wish they'd tTed some one-niGht stand.
Amt It awful. MRbeg
Noth.n ever seems 20 suit
The managers an awful brute
Spend lives lest lookin' cute,
Amt it awful, MABEL:
Met boy last Tuesday night.
Was spendin' money left and lsht--
Ne. gee ! couldn't eat a 0i,e,
Amt it awful Mabell
Then l met another guy
HungTyi well. I thought Ia diel
But / couldn't make him buy.
Amt Il swfui, Mabel
Lots Of men has called me dear.
said without me life was drear:
But man "a all 50 unsiace-e
An II AWFUL Mabftf
l tell you. life is mighty hard
I've had proposals by the yard
Some Of 'em would a had mo starrrdl
Amt it awful. Mabel;
Remember that sealSkin sacuue of minel
When ! got A.. lookd awfully fne-
found out II 4 shine.
Amt it awful. Mabel?
Prsrsa donna .ore On M.
Ny roses had her up tree
Just told her - 'twenty-three
Amt it awful. AIabelt
Ny dear. she went night cut and wired
The New York Office 20 have me fired
But sayi twas the author had me hired
Amt II awful. Mabelf
The way folks talk about u.s. too;
For the smallest thing do
Nuf 20 make a girl feel blue
Amt it auful, Mabel?
Ny Gawdi is that the overturel
In viii be on. I'm sure
Tie things IS actresses endure
Amt it awful Mabel?
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23
Dragging the Enemy.

Carl NJ. Wheaton. an inventor Of con-
siderable note. who makes his home at
Newtonville. Mass. has produced, after
nine years experimentation. q submarine
CUR which viii fire through the hull OF a
battle ship a shell containing a drug
which VIII cause all those who come un-
der it's sway TO fall asleep. Wheaton
claims that this gun viii revolutionize
naval warfare entirely. and he has found
a number OF high-ranking officers OF the
American service who agree with him.
So far. though, the United States gov
ernment has shown no disposition to
take UP his scheme. and II is said that a
foreign power is now negotiating for it.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23
REAL ESTATE IN BRAZIL.
Some odd Laws and Customs Dow
There.

some Odd Laws and Customs Down
There.
There is no business in Brazil which
corresponds with that known as the real
estate business in the United States.
Real property in Brazil is sold generally
with no other intermediary than the no
tary who prepares the papers Buyer and
seller are brought together through
newspaper advertising, general business
associations or in other ways.
In Brazil there are but two classes OF
people, the rich and the poor. There is
no middle class like that which forms
the mass of people IN the United States.
and property is held BY lease, the owners
holding it for investment the lessons hav-
ing no interest In It other than that OF
temporary occupancy
Taxes on real estate are mostly upon
rental basis. and in Rio de Janeiro 10 per
cent of rents go TO the municipality. In
occupied property is not taxed. Property
occupied by owners is taxed one-tenth or
what It's annual rent would amount to,
the sum being based upon the actual
rental OF similar property.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23
Time and Notion

Prom the Philadelphia Ledger.
a Traveller finding that he had a couple
OF hours In Dublin. called a cab and told
the driver 10 drive him around for two
hours. At first all went well. but soon
tire driver began TO whip up his horse so
that they narrowly escaped several col
liSionS.
What's the matter?' demanded the
passenger. Why are you driving SO
recklessiy? I'm in no hurry"
"Ah. g'wah Wid yez.' retorted the cab
by. Dye think I'm goin' 10 put IN the
whole day drivin' you around for two
hours? Gitapg'
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23
CLAIMANT OF MILLIONS DIES.
Descendant of SIR Francis Drake
Expires in Illinois.


Dr. Austin A Drake, claiming 20 be a
direct descendant OF Sir Francis Drake
and heir TO millions IN England. died re-
Gently in Springfield. H.. in his .ighty-
first year.
DR.. Drake spent his entire life In an e.
fort TO recover the vast fortune which he
claimed. He was practicing physician.
but spent al his professional earnings or
ganizing members OF the Drake family
throughout the world for the prosecution
OF the claim. which involved many acres
OF real estate in the heart of the city OF
London. which. It was contended. had
been seized from the estate OF SIR Fran
els Drake.
Two years ago a representative was
sent TO New York in an attempt 20 revive
the claim, but he was unsuccessful.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23

From Punch
He-whO is that plain old lacy in the
corner?
She-That Is my mother.
He-Oh. I'm sorry. Now you mention
It, see the likeness.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23

Blindly I turned down the high road.
my throat aching, my eyes full. What
a scene-what a scene, What a heart
less, soulless man OF God, I reflected. so
heali
The way turned. and the hillroad in
ali its snowy whiteness lay before me.
Half way up toiied a bent old woman.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23

MI vest told this story.
There was IN the town of SedaMa an
old man familiarly known as Uncle Joe.
Uncle Joe had at one time been a pros
porous lawyer but had become a sot. yet
stih retained the love if not respect Of
all
A band OF praying women determined
20 try 70 reclaim him. SO they went to
him and asked him TO sign the pledge.
Ladies" he said, hear what I have
TO say Then If you ask me I will sign.
am an old man. All my former
friends have died. My wife and children
lie in yonder churchyard. The past has
no pleasant recollections. The present
offers nothing but delusions. The future
IS a blank.
But for . cents -yonder corner I
can buy oliyion for the past, Joy for
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23

eaSh ctnef.
All Can BE Understood.
Esperanto congresses are the only
bodies drawn from all parts OF the world
where the addresses delivered are intel
lgible to everybody. Take the Peace
Congress at The Hague Its members
have shown that they believe their delib-
erations would be more fruitful IL they
could speak Esperanto. While one OF our
congresses was In session we received
a telegram expressing this feeling.
And there can be no doubt that the
cause OF peace would be greatly advanced
II men and women throughout the world
were able to talk with and write TO each
other in commonly understood tongue.
A great many Of the prejudices between
cations to-day exist simply because the
masses that make them up cannot un-
derstand the expressed ideas Of each
other.
Take, for instance. the Germans and
the French. The antipathy that exists
goes down even among the children.
Their histories are responsible for this.
Bat we find that since Esperanto clubs
were started among the young In these
countries and the school children have
been corresponding there has been a de-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-09-14
FL -Arte del TeatrO

FL n1mero que "El Arte del
Teatro" pone hoy a la venta
ofrece interesantes informacio r
mes de las obras nuevas "Mu-
setta. IS. NJ. el Botijo" Y "Sa =
bado bIanco," estrenadas con ex-
celente exito ultimamente. De
todas elias publica numerosas
esCenas.
Tambien publica una infor :
maci0n del nOta bic actor lsidro
Soler, con numerosos retratos de
los tipos creados por el en- dife :
rentes obras, Y amplia informa-
cion de America Y provincias.
En- colores' ofrece una bella
portada de Rosario Toscano Y
retrato Y caricatura del notable
primer actor Emilio Duval.
FL n1mero esta presentado
con Ell luio y la perfection de
costumbre.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-09-14
FL CardenaI Merry del Val

FL cardenal secretario de Estado
Merry del Val, es un hombre de
"pufios''.
A pesar de cuantos consejos Sc lie
dieron en- contrario, ha insistido en-
ir pasar su acostumbrada tempora
da de descanso Ell Ell palacio apostle.
lico situado orillas del lago de Cas-
tel Gandolfo.
Cuando fuG 4 despedirse del Papa
este, que conoce Ia hostilidad de par
te de vecindsrio de los "Castelli Ro-
mani contra Merry del Val, lie diio,
sonriendose:
-"Eminentissimo" Dios os bendi-
ga y os proteja.
-"Santita "-respondi6 ell seoreta-
rio de Estado -Dos me protegera. y
yo.. sere ell eiecutor de sus altos de-
signios.
Y diciendo este ensen6 al Papa
unos brazos de IN vigor muscular
Verdaderamente extraordinario. com
plemento de su hercGlea constitution
fisica.
Merry del Val ha sido acogido muy
afa blemente en- Castel Gandolfo. Fl
Ayuntamiento organize una manifes-
taci6n de simpatia en SD honor, V 4 la
cabeza de ella fuG viSitar al eminen.
tie huGsped. Este agradeci6 ell aPasa
10, pero no tuvo el menor inconve.
niehte en- dar entender sus visitan
tes que les agradcceria mucho ma,
que todos los homenajes, para 10 su
ceSivo, que le dejaran disfrutar en
paz de las soledades dc Castel Gan
dolfo.
Y. efectivamente. el cardenal sc
quedo solo con su amigo el comenda
dor Puccinelli, 1nico acompsii4nte dc
su "villegiattura"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-09-14
ROMA
La Congregation del lndice

La Congregation del Indice ha en-
wiado q todos los obispoS ANA circu-
Ear en- que. ba sandose en- la constitu-
ci6n apost6lica de Romano Curia
Eecnerda los cat6licos el deber de
Conciencia, y todoS los obisp0s Ia
obligation EEK oficis" de denunciar
al Indice todas las publicaciones
de cualquier naturaleza que sean, que
puedsn ser sOSpechOSaS de herejia
solo de disconformidad con las doc
Grinas y les creencias ortodoxas de Ia
IgleSia cat6lica.
Ha dado lugar esta circular la
prOximidad de la aperture de las es-
cOeIss, tiende lograr que los
Obispos vigilen la perfecta ortodoxia
de los libros de texto y de lectura, las
publiCac ZONES cientffcaS lIbros de
cultura de lectura. Los Comites
de vigilancia y los Consoles de cen
Sura, inStitridos en- cada di6cesis por
la Enciclica 'Pascendi", deberan
examinar escrupulosamente cuanto
saparezca en- la PrenSa local, apenss s
adviertan algo punible denunciaran a
Ia Congregation del Indice la publi-
caci6n sospechosa.
Para auxiliar a la Congregation
menc ionada sc ha re lut do un hume
rosfsimo personal de intclgentes lee
torres. en- 10 suceSivo ell Ind ice fun
ciOnara con relativa y prudente rapi-
Giez. de modo que sus fallos prohibit
vos no scan nj muy prematuros nj
muy tardfos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-09-14
Numero PIT
Los !!n9u!!!n0S del l!angta

Computando estadisticas, ha
logrado veriguar un ge6grafo
aleman que la gran familia hu-
mana cuenta en- la actualidad
un total aprox1mado de 1.45o
millones de indivlduos. La par
te del mundo que encierra mas
es Asia. que tiene 800 millones
de habitantes; luego siguen, Eu-
ropa, con $50 millones; Africa,
con 2Io; las tres Americas, con
no; V las diversas islas del glo-
bo, con 10 millOnes.
De todas las razas humans,
500 millones de individuos usan
.ropa, $50 van completamente
.desnudos Y 700 solo cubren Ia
mitad del cuerpo. Vese, pues,
cuan ampIio horizonte les esta
aun reservado en- el mundo q
los sastres.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-09-14
Los dOCumentOs de Calico

HaCe alg1n tempo df noticia de
que el professor aleman David sOhn
Aabfa logrado, fuerza de pacientes
investigacioneS. descubrir algunos
dOcumentos references al proceso De
VA InQuisici6n de Florencia contra
Galileo Galilei. Die tambiGn que
aque!los plpeles habian sido encon
Erados en- la biblioteca Real de Bru-
selas. Pues bien; ell seflor Guido
Biagi, eminente director de la Biblio-
Aeca Nacional de Florencia, que ha
visitado la de Bruselas, dice que los
dOcumentos de Calico estan alli con
1tros muchos del Santo Ohcio, que
$ueron robados del arzobispado de
Elorencia Figuran entire ellos tres
GOmOS que contienen el procesO de
GSalileo; es deCir, los heterogeneous
Giel sabio italiano y algunos fragmen
EOS de las declaraciones de varios tes.
EigOS; otro tomo de discusiones cien-
EfEicas acerca de las teorias de Cali
aeO. Ell famoso "Eppur 81 muove"
esta ampliam documentado illus
arado.
Existe ,ademas, en- ell mismo sitio IN
1ega1o con Io3 dOcu mentOS del San
10 Ofcio, hrmados por los cardenales
SantO Severino, Arrigorri, Sorbrllf,
Borghese, Millini, etcetera G583
46oO), todos relacionados con proce-
SOS instruidos para castigar delitos
de magia, sacrilegios, blasfemias, he
Tejfas, etc.
Otro legajo contiene 81 documen-
Gos cuyas fechas estan comprendidas
entire los amos 1892 y 1910, que
GonSisten en- sentencias dictadas con
ara ingleses, alemanes espefioles
acuSados de tener opin1oues hereti-
cas-; "a contra hebreos, y muchas mas
contra libros antireligiosos.
Todos estos papeles, robados por
una mano desconocida, fueron vendi-
dos & un pintor flamenco. el cual Sc
los ced i6 la Biblioteca Real de Bru-
SelaS, mediante ell pago de 500 fran.
COS.
A exception de los que Sc reheren
4 4Galileo, tales papeles tienen esca.
SO valor. Sin embargo, Ell professor
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-09-14

En- Berlin, Ell muy celebre
doctor Rosenbach. que parece
dedicado al estudio de todo
aquello que puede ser benefco
al bello sexo, y que ha publica-
do siempre con muy buena AGO.
gida por parte del publico, al
gunos tratados sobre hygiene,
muy dignos sin duda de APPLAUSE,
acaba de hacer I'm verdadero
estudio sobre Ell uso del velo
con que las senoras sc cubren
el rostro, y asegura que seme-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-09-14
La nueya Congregation
&c Sacramcntis

En- las ohcinas pontihcales reina
febril y extraordinari actividad para
preparar la plena actuacion de Ia
con stitucion apost6lica "Sapienti Con
clio, que entrara en- funciones en-
Noviem bre proximo.
La secretarfa de los Breves, que
estaba instalada EN- el palacio de la
Cancilleria Apostolica, ha sido trasla
dada al Vaticano. cerca de la secreta-
ria de Estado. Las ohclnas de los
Breves van ser ocupadas por la
Congregation de Sacrament" de
reciente cleacion. Cuatro enormes
camiones. de los cuales tiran vigoro-
SOS percherones, transportan dc la
Cancillerfa, situada en- el hisr6rico
Campo di Fiori, al Vatican0. los lega-
jos del arch ivo de Breves. FL sello
pontificio que marca los plomos de
los programmes papales ha sido trans
p0rtado con todo geuero de precaullo.
nes, bajo la vigilancia De un pelot6n
de guardias vestidos de paisano. Tn
prelado, delegado del cardenal Merry
del Val, Sc hizo cargo de los docu.
mentos y de los sellos.
Cuando este instalado el mobiliario
de la secretarfa de Breves en- su nue.
vo local, Sc nombrara el prelado que
ha de dirigirla.
Esta secretaria habra de ser consi.
derada como una dependencia de la
de Estado.
France Francka.