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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-08-18
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En- ell Estado de Illinois Sc
han dado, Y acaso sc repiten en-
estos momentos, escenas de una
violencia Y de una brutalidad
repugnantes. La lucha de ra-
zas ha estallado ALI con furia
fratricida y los elementos de
color estan resultando las vic
timas de la acometividad exal-
tada de los blancos de Illinois.
Es un espectaculo doloroso
que demuestra como en- la Me-
tropoli de Puerto Rico suceden
cosas espantosas, cosas maud =
tas que provocan la censura y
levantan la protesta universal
les, Y determinarian una inter
venci0n en- Ell pals en- que tales
cOsas Ocurren, sinO tuv1era para
gozar de la impunidad mas abb
soluta. la fuerza, Ell poder, la
omnipotencia.
En- los momentOS aCtuales,
cuando varias ComisiOnes de
ofciales de ejerCito estudian la
topografia de Santo Domingo y
Haiti, con fines que Sc adivinan
facilmente. cuaudo todavia no
es facil predecir que suerte es-
pera a Cuba y que case puede
nacerse de las promesas de la
intervention, CuandO en- Fll1pi-
mas Y en- Puerto Rico, Sc ha es-
tablecido deflnitivamente Ell go.
bierno de los Estados UnidOs so
pretexto de instruirnOs en- la
ciencia de los metodos america
nos y de todas las excelencias
que guardian los sistemas que
nuestrOS buenOs tutOres Sc
atr1buyen; Cuando d1ariamente,
constantemente, sc nos esta re
pitiendO la mOn0tOna Cantaleta
de que hemos de tomarles como
vivientes modelos irreprocha-
bles, que debemos imitar con la
fldelidad que nos sea dado copiar
a los superhOmbres, todos sus
actos y sus costumbres, es de
una triste oportunidad provi-
denCial ESQ que ocurre en- Spring
field, doIOrOso e inhumanO es-
pectaCulo, que, por fortuna, no
tiene aclimatacion entire nos
OtrOS. nj entire nOSOtrOS Sc haI
dado nunCa.
iOu6 dirian los bur6cratas que
tratan de justifcar su prolonga-
da permanencia en- la colonia
afectando Greer ingenuamente
en- 10 de que han venido aqui a |
cumplir un fin extrahumano y
que la gran naci0n norteameri-
cana ha reC1bido Ell magno en-
cargo de difundir por ei mundoI
Il evanQeIlo de la libertad, del
Ia igualdad, de la paz, del or
den. que dirlan ST en- la colonia
sucediesen actos como esos ac-
tos brutales que han obligado
al gobierno federal d emplear
las tropas de la rep1blica para
Teprlmirlos2
ST q cada ratio Sc nos echa en-
cara la supuesta impreparaci6n
que nos lmposibilita para Ell
gobierpo, lqu6 c1mulo de de-
ducciones y de consecueucias
no podriamos sacar nosotros del
esas horrendas reveIaciones
que nos hace aver ell cable. del
crimenes, de atropellos, de sell
vatieas violencias que han teni.
do por teatro lameutable Ell
pals de nuestros tutores?
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-08-18

I7.-2242. (Apelaci6n). NicoIasa
Trinidad Lopez Garcia VS., Iacinto
Lopez Laborde, sobre cob-o de pesos.
IS.-No. 22o3. Benito Odict VS..
Victoria Cedefio, sobre divorcio. No.
1889. Catalina Pizarro VS.. Rosalfa
Ayende, sobre dlvorcio No. 22I4
Eleuteria Bulerfn VS.. Sotero Verdeio.
sobre divorcio
2t.-No. 332. Sue. de Leonardo
Igaravldtz vs.. Rubert Hermanos.
q Jurisdiction volunfaria.
Todos los asuntos Sc entienden se
flalados para las q q. m. Los demas
dlas los feserva Ia Corte para deli
bsrar.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-10

party has had in my time or any 9th
er time was Samuel j. Tilden. Why
the Democratic party today would be
glad to take up the cadaver of Tilden
and hail it as leader"
"And how old was Tilden?" some
one asked.
"About thousand, wasn't he?" re-
piled the speaker. Anyhow, he was
over sixty"
There is at least this much to be
said in Uncle Joe's favor. He is old
enough to run for president If he wants
to. He is not barred by youthfulness;
neither is there any danger Of his be-
Ing referred to as the boy orator. Still.
although nearly seventy-two, he Is not
as old as Gladstone and Disraeli while
they were yet great parliamentary
leaders, as Won Moltke and Bismarck
when they whipped France and made
Germany, as Lord Roberts and Paul
Kruger when they led their respective
sides in the Boer war, as Goethe and
Herschel when they did some Of their
best work or as Henry Gassaway Da-
Wis when he returned to earth to run
for vice president.
One Of the reasons that the speaker
has been able to live to such hale
and frisky age is that when the angel
of death came looking for those sanity
characters that are cut off in the flower
of their youth Uncle Joe was always
able to prove.an alibi. He was either
running for Office. telling stories, play
ing poker, swearing at the Democrats.
acting as bank president or serving in
congress. none of which can be de
scribed as exactly sanity occupation
There are two Cannons one made by
~. nsuNspsper Correspondents aud the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-10

thing, but It would be still greater If 1t
had too much reverence lightly to in
terfere with these God made differ
ences In the souls OF men
Joseph G. Cannon was fortunate
enough to escape this ironing out proc
ess that polishes all men into a sem
blance of each other He made himself.
and even If he did do "a darn poor
job he at least preserved his individ
uality. The unique result is as delight
full as breath from prairie or noun,
tain after months of the depressing air
Of tho City
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-10
An over-vaunted Virtue.

s. ]. kimball, the general superin-
tendent of the life saving service at
Washington, said the other day of an
applicant for a certain post:
The man was recommended for his
steadiness. Now, steadiness is a virtue.
especially in life saving, that goes none
too far. Whenever l think of it, l
think of an old lady l used to know.
"fMrs. Madden gentleman once
said to this old lady, your neighbor,
Herbert Bisbing, has applied to me for
work Is he steady?
"Mrs Madden threw UP her hands.
"'Steady, is it?' she said. Sure, if
he was any steadier he'd be dead"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-10

democratic attitude, not the highest
aspect perhaps, but still one that must
be recognized. With most men who
are ruled by this impulse it is but dim
ly recognized or is entirely uncon-
scious. By the keen mind Of Abraham
Lincoln, however, who had the same
characteristics himself, this inner mo-
tive was clearly seen and stated. He
said that nothing could be very wrong
that is done by most Of the people.
That Is quite characteristic Of Lin
coins large charity and faith in ma
jority rule, but it is doctrine not
without it's perils for all that. 1t is a
fine thing to be one with all men, not
to seem separate from them in any
way, but 1t is a finer thing to be one
with truth, to be white to the core.
Lincoln was both, cor as nearly so as
any man seen in our time. 1t would
he we'll for those actuated by the same
democratic spirit to follow in his foot
steps.
Perhaps the most immediate influ-
ence in shaping men Of the Jackson
and Lincoln school, to which those Of
the Cannon and Tillman type belong
In lesser degree, is that Of early envi-
comment. Lack Of college education,
too, has something to do with it. Your
average college, with all that may be
said for it, has monotonous tendency
to reshape all men by the same pat
tern-at least outwardly. The inward
man is something that even colleges
cannot entirely deprive Of individual
ity. Conformity kills manhood and civ
ilization There is no species Of same
ness so deadly rs that Of character.
God made souls. and he made them
dilerent. Higher. education is great
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-10
From the Ladies' Saloon.
washington Star.)

.
Jacob Hope the head Of Philadel-
phia's famous photograph school for
parrots, said the other. day:
'There are worse things than a
swearing parrot, and one was brought
over on German boat last month. His
owner. sailor, swore that this trav-
eled bird knew no profanity, and a
lady bought him.
"But she had to bring him to me-
The parrot, tho he didn't swear, had
evidently spent most of his time on
shipboard, in the ladies' saloon, for
what he would do was this:
"For hours at time he would choke
and gasp and hiccough as if he'd never
stop, and then he'd sing out feebly,
steward - bucket"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-10
Likes to Be One With All Men.

Another reason for the exterior af
fected by man Of the Cannon mold
is that he desires to seem and be like
his fellows He Goes what the rest
eat forbidden fruit or even because he
wants to gain favor, but merely
through sense Of brotherhood and
good fellowship: 1t is an aspect Of the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-10
(To Be Continued.)
Tho Rubonic PLAGUE

destroys fewer lives than stomach,
liver and kidney diseases, for which
Electric Bitters is the guaranteed rem
edy. soc. Mcbride & VIII Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-10
Death from Blood Poison

was prevented by G. W. Cloyd, PUNK,
Mo-, who healed his dangerous wound
with Bucklen's Arnica Salve. 25c. Nc
Bride e. Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-10
Personal Side Of Joseph G. Can
non, Whom Bryan Expects to
Oppose For President
SELF MADE MAN WITH BIG HEART
Cannon Possesses Delightful Person
ality-Has No Use For oslerism-
Likes to Be One With All Men
Some Samples of His Stories, in the
Telling Of Which He ExceIs.
BY JAMES A. EDGERToN.

"HE Hon. Joseph G. Cannon.
speaker of the house of repre-
sentatives, uncle to all the Unit
ed States and some outlying de-
Tendencies and who will be the next
Republican nominee for president, &C.
cording to a prophecy by William j.
Bryan, Is known as the David Ha-
rum Of politics. He was born Of
Quaker ancestry. q fact which would
not be suspected from his language.
but which is family limited at by his
whiskers. These hirsute adornments,
which were once as fiery as their own
er's expretives and waved in the fore
front Of battle like the bright oriflamb
Of war, are now as white as those of
a billygoat, which pugnacious animal
Uncle Joe resembles in other ways.
: Mr.. Cannon is past seventy, but does
not believe in the Osler theory. No
man past seventy does. All the con-
verts of that doctrine are under sixty
and are liable to sudden change OF
faith on passing that crucial birthday.
Uncle Joe does not look seventy, does
not feel seventy and does not act sew
enty., AS man is only as old as he
looks, feels and acts, Cannon should
call the almanac by shorter and ug-
lier name and send 1t to join the presi,
dents gallery of liars. This act would
so add to his popularity among all
women past thirty that it would GER
tainly land him in the White House.
Besides, it would be carrying out one
Of the policies Of the administration
and might even divide the Taft sup
port from that quarter.
Has No Use For Oslerism.
So vigorously does the speaker OBJ
tect to being Oslerized that he takes
the thing seriously and makes an ar
gument against it. When asked if he
was ready to be chloroformed accord
ing to the Osler formula, Uncle Joe
Indignantly replied:
"The ablest, the most learned, the
most forceful leader the Democratic
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-10

other by nature. The newspaper can
non always has very long cigar IN
his mouth, generally pointed as nearl!
straight up as q somewhat nssert!yc
nose will permit; geSticuates In speak
Ing like an excited jumping jack; sits
on the small of his back, with his feet
on desk; slaA people on the back and
delights them y risque tales; looks
like a joyous OH "mer by day and
dresses and goes to- banquets. like a
plutocrat, by night uses some eXple-
tives that can be printed and others
that cannot; Is very attentive to the
ladies'; runs foot races dances iigs and
does other unexpected things that men
Of seventy are not supposed to do and
generally conducts himself in rather
interesting but perfectly irresponsible
manner.
Darn Poor Job at It,"
This is the Cannon manufactured by
the reporters. The other-the one he
said he made himself and did darn
poor Job at it"-hcurS remote like
ness to this caricature, but that is
about all. 1t is the difference between
a cartoon and half tone The orig
and expression aScribed to him, 1t Is
true, but with the emphasis different
ly placed. The caricature italicizes the
peculiarities, while the real portrait
brings out the underlying fneness and
beauty Of character Mr.. Cannon has
most of the idiosyncrasies that are
charged to him and perhaps few
more, but they are not all of him. In
deed, they are but small part, and the
superficial part at that.
Cannon, like most men of his type,
is better than he is painted-is better
than he paints hiulself--for 1t is the
habit of such men TO caricature them
selves quite as much as the newspa-
pers caricature them. Nor do they at
feet the pose. 1t is spontaneous. yet 1t
does them injustice In the old phras-
ing they put the worst side out. They
wear comic mask, which has but Il
grotesque likeness to their own true
features.
Many things account for this tend
ency of some men to show their worst,
or at least their toughest, aspect to the
public. Hatred Of sham is perhaps
the most potent. They so despise the
Pharisee, the chap with the holier than
thou attitude; they so abominate the
charlatan. the prig and the fop, that
they go to the other extreme. They SO
want to be genuine that they prefer to
seem less good than they are rather
than more.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-10

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money if it
fails to cure. II. w. GROVES sigma
ture is on each box. Zoe
Evening journal., 1908-03-26
DIRECTORY MAN
NOW ON THE JOB
Work is Made DOubIy Hard
by Wrongly Numbered
Houses

4 John T. Mullins to-day began the
work of compiling the city directory
ior the year 1908. He hopes to have
he book ready for distribution within
.wo months.
Mr.. Mullins expects to find an in
srease in the city's population this
rear. The last book contained about
$1,000 names. but these figures are ex-
bected to be increased 1900 this year.
"The directory man" complained this
morning about some Of the difficulties
Encountered by his solicitors while OBJ
laining information for the book.
MANY houses are wrongly numbered.
which fact causes confusion and pro-
tokes the fellow who is looking for
some one into saying harsh things
about the man who compiled the direc-
tory. OF course the directory man
cannot renumber the houses Of the
city. We have asked Council and the
building inspector to do theework bur
ihus far have not been successful in
Dur efforts.
Across Third street bridge house
numbers changed every time a family
nbves. One Peach street house thai
lhould have been numbered 403 was
Numbered sol. When our man inquired
low the house came TO be wrongly
numbered the woman told him thai
he had paid sixty cents for the figures
while she lived on Church street and
II course she was not going TO let tl'
aew tenant of the Church street hous'
AVE the bronze metal for fear sh'
would sell it. That's only one Of oul
many troubles.
Just tell the people they can ex
iedite the work of compiling the direc
tory by giving our solicitors the de
sired information the first time thel
call"
Evening journal., 1908-03-26
A FINELY DECORATED STORE.
Lights So Arranged at ereenbaun's as
to Make a Most Beautiful Display.

At the store Of Samuel Greenbaum,
No. 304 Market street, a most success
ful Spring opening began today to con-
tinue until Saturday night, the store
remaining open until Q o'clock during
the three days. The store is probably
the most handsomely decorated in the
city. Palms. apple blossoms. grape
leaves and other decorations have been
distributed throughout the store taste
fully. Large electric light globes have
been covered with colored cloth and
twined with grape leaves and twigs and
the store will present pretty pic
ture when lighted up tonight for the
first time for the opening.
The store carries a beautiful line Of
suits and silk evening dresses and in
fants' and children's wear. A de-
partment on which particular efforts
have been made to attract attention
this spring is the millinery department
in which will be found all the latest
creations to charm the eye of woman
kind During the opening souvenirs
dainty little mirrors-will be distribut-
ed TO shoppers.
Evening journal., 1908-03-26
TEMPERANCE
MEN GET HOTEL
Capitol House, in Dover. TO
be Run by a Syndicate Of
Prominent Residents
speeIal 70 NE EvENINa JoURNAL.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, March 26,-It transpired
here to-day that the Capitol Hotel, on the
Dover Public Square. opposite the State
House and Kent Court House, has been
purchased by a syndicate Of temperance
men. and the movement they propose to
launch into will probably be watched by
persons all over the peninsula as well as
IN other States where the local option is
sue is under discussion.
The syndicate is headed by George W.
Tebo, Henry Ridgely and James H.
Hughes. and they propose to operate a
modern temperance hotel cafe and apart
ments with all the modern conveniences.
A competent manager will be engaged at
once. in order that the hotel may be re-
modelled and thoroughly equipped by the
time the State conventions, institutes and
Legislatures VIII meet here.
I'VE are not going to ask for State and
county rebates, or municipal exemption"
said one Of the purchasers. Mr.. Tebo. to-
day.
1--WE believe the great majority Of the
local option people of Delaware and the
peninsula are only waiting the opening
Of such a public house to give it their
HDoioA support 4here Will pe no raising
Of rates, but, on the contrary, the rates
viii be placed within the reach OF every
body, desiring good accommodations and
pure and wholesome meals. served with
every advantage"
1t is said that the remodelled hotel will
contain a free reading room, public tels-
phone and telegraph booths. an amuse-
ment hall for bowling, skating. or gym
nasium, and public baths. Daily and
Sunday dinners will be made speciality.
The company is not yet incorporated
Evening journal., 1908-03-26
TREES RECLAIM
MANY OLD FARMS
Old Field Pine Source Of
Wealth to Southern
Farmers

WASHINGTON, March 26-Everywhere
in the eastern and southern states the ak
is Transforming the magnificent forests OF
the past into culled and cut over land.
The demand for lumber is so great and
operations are so extensive that in a COM
paratively few years those who wish to
see timber in its virgin luxuriance will
have to visit distant and isolated sections
Of the country.
Under the new conditions brought about
by the exploitation Of the virgin forests a
type Of woodlands known as the old held
pine has developed into commercial i'm
portance within recent years as a result Of
clearing away the original forests for
agricultural purposes. This old field type
promises to increase IN value more and
more with the corresponding increase in
the price of wood products. Old fields
are common both in the South and In the
North, although they arise from different
causes and become reforested with differ
ent species Of trees.
In the South before the Civil War. vast
areas of land were in cultivation which
have since been allowed to return to
forest Many thousands Of acres were
often included within a single plantation,
mostly cleared, and growing splendid
crops Of Gotten, corn, tobacco, and many
other valuable farm products. 1t is com.
mon to-day to see In certain sections OF
the South, old plantations of great extent
that are now growing up with loblolly or
as 1t is generally called. old field pine.
Through this natural reforestaton ma
ture has freely furnished source OF in
come on land that would otherwise have
been unproductive all these years. Yet It
has not been until recently that the old
field pine was thought to have any value.
There were forests Of longleaf pine every
where close at hand and the wood was
much superior for every purpose. Fence
rails made from longleaf pine last many
years. but loblolly rails soon decay and
must be frequently replaced. Railroads
through the pine country would accept
nothing but longleaf pine for ties. So
the old fields were allowed to grow UP and
remain untouched except that occasionally
the owner would cut down a few trees
to prevent them from eneroaching into
his very door yard.
There is a large and increasing source
Of wealth in our old field pine lands. il is
never the object Of forestry to encourage
/ tree growth on land that Is better suited
for agriculture. At the same time there
are vast areas uncultivated that are pro-
ducing no income to their owners. Such
land should be permitted to grow trees
and be protected from fire and misuse un-
til such time as they may become more
desirable for other purposes.
Evening journal., 1908-03-26
TOO MUCH MUSIC
FOR THIS WIFE

NEW YORK. March 2s-Mrs. Martha
Garrett, twenty-four years of age, has
left the home Of her seventy-two-year-
old husband. William, at Brooklyn, and
gone back to her mother, that borough.
This angered her husband so much that
he hied to get a warrant for her ar
rest, charging her with desertion. In
stead he was made prisoner and his
sanity win be tested.
Mrs. Garrett, pretty and stylishly
dressed. was in the Fifth Avenue
Court when the case came up. This
in effect, is the story she told the mag
istrate:
when he began to call on me he
talked OF the vast tracts of property
he said he owned in and around Marl-
borough, N. Y. Two hours after he
asked me to wed We wsTs married.
Evening journal., 1908-03-26
NO REDUCTION in COAL. YET

Although it has been heralded that
the price Of coal for family uses would
take a drop Of fifty cents a ton on the
first of April, so far local dealers have
had no official notification from the
operators to that effect, although IL
may come at any time now.
According to one of the leading coal
dealers in the city the operating COM
panies as a rule hold Off any announce
ment, officially at least, until the day
or the day before the reduction is to be
made. This, it is claimed by some, 70
be done to prevent prospective buyers
from holding off until after the reduc-
ton is made before they lay in large
supply It is probable that notification
Of a drop will be received here within
the next day or so.
Evening journal., 1908-03-26

dent Mitchell himself. was unanimously
adopted.
Evening journal., 1908-03-26
STRAWBERRIES
ABOUT LEWES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
LEWES, Del, March 26-The farmers
around here have put in large orders for
strawberry plants and are going into the
industry in earnest. Already the city
buyers are induiring after the situation
and are planning TO be here when the
season opens. The enthusiasts here be-
heve that on account Of the more favor
able conditions in this vicinity, Lewes
viii outdo Selbyville and Bridgeville with
in few seasons in the shipment Of the
luscious fruit.
Soil experts say that by developing the
new industry, It would give enough pro-
duce to warrant the use Of a boat be.
tween this town and points up the Della
ware bay ana river and thereby afford q
most excellent outlet for all farm pro-
duce at very low prices.
This would enable the farmers to OBJ
tain higher prices for their crops. About
forty farmers have promised to set cut
plants, many Of them ten acres each.
Evening journal., 1908-03-26

Later I learned that he did not own
anything but an old mouth-organ, on
which he could play only one tune.
Night after night he would lie in bed
and play Home. Sweet Home and
never was the song more outraged.
couldn't stand 1t any longer"
When being led from the court room
on his way to the hospital the old man
fingered on the stair long enough to
say;
NY name Is Congressman Bill.
/ hail from MARLBOROUGH Hill.
1 never worked and I never will
The courts be id.
Garrett is a civil war veteran and
spends a portion of his time at the
New York State Soldiers and Sailors
Home, at Bath. n. Y.
Evening journal., 1908-03-26

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