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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-10-14
U prQyeeto,0e Nj. Skinner

Aver embarc6 ell Assistant Secretario
de Puerto Rico Mr. Skinner, quien Sc
dirige q Washington para afianzarse en-
ell nuevo puesto que ell gobierno ameri-
cano ha creadO en- esta isla.
Mr.. Skinner parece que no es de la
cofradia de Mr.. Ward y aun cuando 81
Secretario de Puerto Rico no indic6 NADIA
acerca del relevo, Mr.. Skinner que es in
timo amigo de Mr.. Willoughby trabaja-
"a cerca de este y de Winthrop ell puesto
de director del Censo en- Puerto Rico.
Mr.. Skinner regresara esta isla con
ell nuevo gobernador Cotton
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-10-14
:N@&9@ del @]6@

Con Ia definitiva marcha de MT. foSt,
la politica entire en- un breve periodo de
calma
Y decimos breve, porque el eStupor
oue produce ell cambio de funclonarlos,
no puede durar mucho tempo.
Ahora estamos en- un periodic dc lnte'
rinidad. Y este favorece, sin duda IA
ouietud expectante que Sc inca.
Pero esta aparente serenidad durafa
POGO.
va la opinion Sc ha dado cuenta de
que ell cambio de personals no supone
seguramente ell cambio de prOcedlmlen-
tos. sabe que no hay que esperar gran
des cosas de ningdn funcionario que 60
bierne con ell regimen actual.
81 este no sc Gambia. ST Ell la pr0xi-
ma session del Congreso nacional, no SO
cumple ell anuncio de reforma de la ley
organica, 0la reforma no Sc hace de ma
nera que las aspiraciones colectivas que
den satisfechas, en- el case de que hasta
entonces Sc prolongue la discreta y cor
tes expectation que Sc produce al adve-
nimiento del nuevo gobernador, desde
esa fecha todo vOlvera al eStadO lamen-
table que ha imperado en- los jlltimos dlas
del gobierno de Mr.. Post. :
Parecera, viendo las cosas superficial
mente, cruel injustIcia ei .atacar un
funcionario cuando Sc sabe que es Ell re-
yimen que viene soStener y a defender.
la cal,sa fatal de su fracaso rrrelnedla-
BILE.
Sin Ia raf0rma de- sistema, SIN ell cam
bio de procedmlentos, 40 hay funcIona-
rio del gobicrno que salga del pals SIN
haber fracasado, aunque SuS d0tes de ia
lento y diplGmacla sean tan eXtraordlna-
ras que, como ocurre con Mr.. Cotton, Ell
yobicrno-de Washington espere la estu-
penda realization del milagro
Y es, prccsamente, la ilsta de los GO
bernadores eracasados, ell argurtento dc
nas fuerzd que ha sabido esgrimlr la
colonia contra ell regimen astiXlante man
tenido en- ella contra ella.
Cuanto nayor sea ei prestige ie- que
goce en- los centres oficiales de " Washlng-
ton ell gobernante que nos envel, cuanto
mas Sc espere de & y mas Sc confie en-
su diplomacia y acierto, mas impression ha
de ca,,sar en- ell amino de los que slgucn
con interes, aunque sin exito alguno, Ell
desarrollo de nuestros problemas, ell sa-
ber que esos funcionarios han seguido
la misma senda oscura del fracaso, y han
caido fatalmente en- La sima de Ia lmpo-
pularidad.
Ell pals tiene trazado su camino, y ha
desechado con indignation visible la acu-
s.,ei6n de infantilismo que la codlcia bu-
rucratica ha inventado para explotar i'm
punemente las mejores prebendas colo
males
Solo, en- aquel breve periodic de espe-
rama que hizo Greer en- una honrada
vuelta los antiques metodos por parte
de los nietOs de Washington, hubo un
gobernador, Winthrop, que sc salv6 de la
caida en- que todos han dejado aqui sus
prestigios, el que los tuviera, 8 las espe-
ranzas puestas en- ellos, por los que 60
biernan desde la metropoli los destinos
de la Isla.
Fu1 aquel un periodic de expectacior,
mientras duro la sorpresa producida
en- los animos por las palabras que pare
clan anunciar I'm canlbio de rumbo en- la
politica colonial, pudo Mr.. Winthrop
sortear los escollos, deslizandose, escu-
rriendose, antes de que pasara ell encan-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-10-14
ASOdQC6l Dc jlVeneSGiS6QlOS'
GEORGE F.. TIBBILLS

Con ell caracter de SecretariO de la
Association de J0venes Cristianos" en-
las antillas y acompanado de nuestro dis
tinguido amigo el senior don Juan de
Guzman Benitez, visito este caballero la
redacci6n del BOLETIN y dej6 su tar
jeta y una information de los fines de la
Association en- Puerto Rico.
"La Association de Jovenes Cristia-
nos, es una de las pocas colectividades
protestantes que tiende la unidad de
fines y dogmas dentro del Protestantis-
mo, y p0r esta tendencia, es digna de te-
nerse en- consideration, porque trabaja
indirectamente por ell sublime fin de la
UNIDAD CRISTIANA, tan de menos
echada en- ell Professionalism de las De
queilas sectas, producto l6gico de las pc
quefas pasiones de los hombres.
Tenemos entendido que ell Secretario,
y Secretario general a quien esta maiiana
vimos, ,desembarcar del "Caracas''. vie
men a Puerto Rico a iniciar la funda-
ci0n de tres edificios para la Association,
uno en- San Juan, otro en- Ponce Y otro
en- Mayaguez, con Ell objeto de hacer 70
que no han podido realizar las fracasa-
das denominaciones protestantes, por la
pequenez de alma,y de horizontes de los
ineptos ministries soIvadores, que, con po-
deres Omnimodos, han sido importados de
ALA, para desgracia de la autentica idea
cristiana.
Al llegar 4 la isla Mr. Aguila Lucas Y
Mr. TibbilIes no deben FIARSE COM
PLETAMENTE de los informes que les
den los ministries ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, por-
que. como ellos, iran 4 un SECURE fra
case.
Es turbia fuente de information aque4
LA que suministran los fracasados, quie-
nes para ocultar su magno fracaso las
sociedades que prodigamente los suben-
cionan, tienen que mentir los hechos Y Ia
estadistica para explicar su "dulce IA
niere''. en- medic la placida caldeada
atm6sfera de las tranquilidades tropi-
Gales.
La mayor parte de 10 que dicen los
periodiquines protestantes de Puerto Ri
co, esta escrito para la China 9 la Persia,
porque nadie aqui Sc entera de tales CO.
sas, y pueden hacerlo impunemente, por-
que saben que nadie, excepto tres 8 cua-
tro sugestionados por falta de cultura,
leen esos disiates que a la par que son
una Ofensa 4 la verdad, son I'm atentado
contra ell idioma
Hubo aqui m club de la "Asociacion
de J6venes Cristianos' hubO de ce-
rrarse .por las negatives razones que yo
apunto..
AL venir 4 Puerto Rico el Secretario
general, Y ell Secretario de las Antillas,
deben estar preparados defenderse con-
ira los mayores enemigos que, igual-
mente que la americanizaci0n. tiene Ell
Puerto Rico la autentica IDEA CRTS-
TIANA. A saber:
Los ministries americanos que. Ell su
avidez egoista no ven aqui otra cosa que
los defectos Y vicios de los natives, olvi-
dando la admirable parabola de Cristo
"de la viga en- elypropio ojo y la paia
en- ell ageno,''y que no Sc ocupan de
otra cosa que de recibir el correo de su
terra, de utflizar los pastores "nativos"
y mandar q los "boars" informaciOnes
dignas de las emil y una noches.''
Sean bien venibos los secretaries de la
Association de Jovenes Cristianos,
w.. ADRIAN ell OJO con los misio-
neros americaqos "aplatanados.''
-U~(@)@~-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-10-14
In honor De Sap Rafael

Ell viernes de la presente semana. n
toque de oraciones, empezara en- Ia an
tigua parroquia de Santurce Ia solemne.
novena con que los devotos del poblado
tratan de honrar San Rafael, para 10
cual han contribuido con sus limosnas-
hablendolo hecho con su donativo ex-
traorlinario una respectable senora, es-
peclaimente devota del Arcangel.
Los cantos estan cargo de distin-
guidas senoras y 'senoritas del poblado,
con acompanamiento de ammonium, di-
rigidas por la senorita Conception Aqua
yo-
La salve de la, vispera y la Misa del
dla de San Rafael seran toda orques-
a; estando el sermon cargo del elocucn-
te orador sagrado Rev. P. Vassallo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-10-14
Plato del d1a

Claridad en- ell espacio. go.
en- algunos, mucha pena
y en- OtrOs mucha algeria,
porque unos van y otros llegan
De la Comisi6n GLORIOSA,
NADIA. mi sefales deja. 80.
los ascensos embrolladOs,
los sargentos en- la brecha
Y los cabos sin saber
a que cartalla Sc quedan.
Mr.. Baiz y Mr.. Stanton
sin acordarse siquiera
que una ley reguladora
marca de ascensos la meta.
Existe una barahunda
en- la Policia, que afecta,
desde ell Jefe de la misma
y la Comisi6n aquella,
hasta los escasos guardias
que por ell nativo velan.
Stanton y la Comisi6n
lgnoran leyes supremas
para efcaz desarrollo
de La encomendada fuerza,.
5Y no dimiten por ESQ. ..ts
ivan a dimitir! la ciencia
del mando no importo madn
para dirigir la. fuerza, .
Y resulta que una orden .
disparatada, inordena . =.
toda la escala del Cuerpo go.
y a la procelosa fecha.
Sc igiiora quienes desciemdem. -.
como la escala Sc queda.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-10-14
Fl Sellor Munoz Rivera

Esta mafiana ha regresado de los Ex-
tados Cnidos, en- ell "Caracas" ell leader
del partido Unionista y director de ella
Democracia' don Luis Munoz Rivera.
Al muelle fueron a esperar al ilustr.
pofltico muchos de sus amigos de est&
caus1ad y de Ia ish.
El BOLETIN saluda cordialmente al
emlnente companero en- la prensa
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-10-14

con los chic0s de la prensa
" en- forma descOmedida,
basado en- su herculea fuerza.
promote ser CONTUNDENTE
con la macana en- la diestra.
y en- vez de una correction
por conducta tan Gustera.
su superior Mr.. Names.
con general eXtraneza, 4
al darle el subordinate @:,
noticia de su acci6n fera.
dijole que debi6 hacer
EFECTIVA la entereza
en- la cara de Dalmau.
V varias otras BELLEZAS.
Shanton 4 Names disculpa
de tan e.rtra5las maneras,
diciendo que fue la causa
de sll actitud. la rabieta
que lie infirio un. .limpiabotas
que, lie salio en- la cabeZa.
Que bonitas. que bonitas.
piramidales serias,
las razones dc este jefe
discIlpando una PERNETAe
Estamos, pues. auia0s
ccmo en- jibdrO Sc cuenta.
arriba la ineptitud
velada en- incompetencla,
jefes QUE DEBEN ser serios
ensenando la muneca
porque la verdad no fulja
en- columnas de la prensa.
V abajo. . .abajo el desorden
por no conocer la .letra
de la ley. y los caminos
abandonados; Sc juega
sin limite en- los bOhios
en- el campo Y en- la sierra.
Vaya.! -estamos AVIAOS
con la policiaca fuerza
Vamos. vamos. vamos, vamos!
que dimitan que aprendan!!
Lleg6 esta maiiana al puerto,
en- vapor, Munoz Rivera,
sus amigos en- ell muelle
esperaron al poeta,
alguno que otro. su leader
pOlitico de entereza.
Como aver tarde salio
Post, en- direction opuestay
acaso ALA en- alta mar '.. -
de respectivas cubiertas, .
uno con allegro aspecto, .'
otro con profunda pena, ~"
mutuamente Sc dijeron - ~.
iadi6s, adi6s pues la terra
dejaba uno con pesar ~"
y otro regresaba q ella. go
Puede asegurarse en- firme,
que ambos, al cruzar las velas,
aunque tendidos, insomnes,
en- respectivas literas
pensaban en- los sucesOs
de la PATRIA BORINQUENA.
ELPIS.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
HOT SPRINGS TO
 GET TEACHERS
Executive Committee of Arkansas State Teachers Association Sets the Meeting Date
 December 28, 29, 30.

Little Rock, Oct. 4. = Hot Springs was yesterday selected as the place of meeting of the Ar kansas State Teachers Associa- tion, by the Executive Committee of the association, the time for meeting being December 28, p and 30.
 After agreeing upon the place of meeting, the committee out lined the prop ram for the three days session. It was agreed that the first days session should be devoted to addresses by noted ed ucators.
 The program for the second day will be as follows: County Examiners section, conducted by D. l.. Montgomery of Danville; College and High School section, conducted by J. A. Burr of Hen drix College; Superinteudents and Principals round table, con. ducted by E. $. O'Daniel of Clarksville; Athletic section, con ducted by o. D. Longstreth of Conway; Mathem atics, conducted by G. w. Drake of Fayetteville; School Improvement, conducted by Mrs. I. P. Murray of Little Rock.
 The third day the Literary aud Reading Circle will meet in the morning and the rem aiuder of the session will be devoted to bus mess, including the reports of committees and the election of officers.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
QUORUM COURT IN SESSION
Voted Same Tax as Last Year-i2 to 10 Against Keeping Road
 Commissioner.

The quorum court met Monday in regular annual session with 22 jus tices present out of total of 31. N The court voted the same tax as last year, 4 3-4 to general fund and IA for U. s. judgment.
 It was decided on recommenda- tion of Judge Prickett not to build any new bridges this year.
 The question of county road com missioner created more of stir than any otl CT. The discussion for and against began shortly before noon, extended until adjournment for din ner at 1920 and was taken up on re- convening at 1:30. The opposition maintained that the $2 per day paid the commissioner was wasted, and several were especially aggrieved because of some spot of road neg lected in their district, for which they blamed the commissioner. On putting it to vote, F voted against appointing a road commissioner and 10 for. It afterwards was discov- cred, so it is said, that a late law compels either the court or the judge to appoint commissioner, this after adjournment. Judge Prickett, did not, however, express himself.
 The following parties were pres ent:
 J.. T. Walker, Hardy Jones. w. T. Cole, W. M. Shelton, F. H: Furr, M. B. Fried, L. P. Purvis, George Lawrence, E. s. Miller, Edward Fa- gan. 0. L. Gregg, w. M. Darwin, J | R. Allen. A. M. Woodell, w. J. Da- wis, D. Moore, R. B. Lane. K. G Pierce, w. J. Hay, D. F. Brawley B. F. Stinnett, J. L. Bedding.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
LOOKED LIKE A GAME
L. D. Hare and H. W. Curry of Wal dron, Acquitted of Forgery Charg-
 es in Trial at Fort Smith.

Fort Smith, Oct. 2.-One ol the most interesting tria's held in Sebastian County Circuit Court for some time came to a close this afternoon. It was that of the state of Arkansas against l.. D. Hare and H. w. Curry, which was brought here on a change of venue from Scott county. The claim was made by the state that the defendants forged a certifi- cate of stock in the Waldron Tim Der and Coal Company amount ing to $l75,0)0. IL was brough ht out during the lengthy trial that both of the defendants admitted portion of charges, but testified that action in the matter had been with the knowledge and sanction of ]. G. Womack, the owner. A number of witnesses from Scott county and Joplin, Mo-, testified and w. M. Robin sou, prominent attorney, testi- fled favorably as to the character of both Curry and Hare.
 w. H. Martain of Hot Springs, a warm personal friend. and Read & McDonough of this city, repre- rented the defendants and so strong was their side of the case that Special Judge Frank You mans dt cided to instruct the jury to bring in a favorable verdict.
 It nas been alleged that malice against the two gentlemen caused the prosecution, as they are said to have been instrumental in breaking up a lot of "skulldug- gery' in Joplin and Webb City.
 The jury returned a verdict of acquittal, after being out only bout an hour,
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
A FLOWING WELL
 FOR WATER SYSTEM
Every Assurance That the Water Shortage Will Soon Be a Thing of the Past for
 Mena.

Prospects for a greatly iu- creased supply of water for the city's water system are exceed ingly bright. There have been good many "slips" in the past, so the present commissioners are a little bit slow in telling it-never- theless, it is fact that they have Drought in" a flowing we'll, where the drilling has been going on up at the water supply station.
 The we'll is not cased down to the solid rock and as the first twelve feet is of open boulder form ation the water does not come to the top of the hole, but several days ago E. J. Ralstou, who has the contract for the drill- ing, discovered that the water had broken out through this boulder formation into the dry creek bed which is about six feet lower than the ground where the drill hole is located.
 The flow IS good and strong, boiling out along the creek bank next to the we'll and runs quite a stream for some distance along the bed of the formerly dry stream before Il sank away in the open rock formation.
 While the drilling is going on and for some time after this wa- ter is colored bluish grey from the drill cuttings, but ruus clear aud cold after the drill has been taken out and the water had time to settle.
 Of course there is not enough water overfl )wing to supply the town, but the drill is down about 250 feet with the six-iuch hole, in shale formation and going on down at the rate of about twenty feet a day. The com missioners expect to have the ten inch drill put into the hole and run it out that size for two hundred feet when casing will be put in and a test made of the water supply.
 The indications are that if the well dues not flow all the water needed for the city during the dry season, a pump placed in it will give all that could be used.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
CAN'T BE SEPARATED
Some Mena People Have Learned How
 to Get Rid of Both.

Backache and kidney ache are twin brothers.
 You can't separate them.
 And you cant get rid of the backache until you cure the kid ney ache.
 If the kidneys are we'll and strong, the rest of the system IS pretty sure to bein vigoroushealth.
 Doan's Kinneys Pills m a k e strong, healthy kidneys.
 Mrs. William NJ. Helms, Sul- lenberger Street, Malvern, Ark. says: ''I used Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble which had annoyed me for years and l am glad to state that they dld me a world of gcod. The annoying symptoms of the complaint dis. appeared as if by magic vixen began using Doan's Kidney Pills and my health is now better tbau it has been in years. For sale by all dealers. Price 30 cents. Foster-Milburn O.. Buffalo. N. Y, sole agents for the Uuited States.
 Remember the name.--Doan s-- and take no other.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
YOU ARE COR-
 DIALLY INVITED

We cordially invite all of our former students and all of those contemplating entering our school, or that are in any way interested in it, to visit our booth and see our splendid exhibit at the State Fair of Texas at Dal- las. Our exhibit will be located in the Exposition building, near the aisle leading into the Audlto- rum. We won first honors at the Dallas Fair last year and ex- pect to do so again, for our ex- hibit will be even better thls year than it was last. We will also have an exhibit at the State Fair of Arkansas at Hot Springs, where we have carried off first honvrs two consecutive years. We will be glad to meet our for
 mer Students as well as prospec- tive students at Hot Springs.
 A visit to our booth will show YOU why we have built the largest school of Bookkeeping, Business Framing, Shorthand, Typewrit- ling and Photography in America. We will also take pleasure Tn showing you why we can' with lthe famous Byrne Simplihed Shorthand aud Practical Book keepius. save you almost $2OO in time and board, while taking the course. over what it would cost 1t Iother schools, yet get twice tneir actual experience in bookkeeping, banking, higher accounting anG
 teDegraphy, and twice tneir speeu
 ;n shorthand. We will show you | also why our courses are so thor ouoh and practical and how 1t IS
 that we place every worthy grad
 nate in a good position. our eA,
 h;hit will contain the latest ana most modern machinery ana
 eou;oment used in large, up-to'
 da,e business office. Those in'
 ,erssted ia entering America s
 largest commercial school shou "a
 1rite for catalogue and make their arrangements to enter al Many students arc pouring ID e.or, aIl parts of Texas ana man other states; from present i ina'cs, ca o.n ,;ans we will have by far tat l largest attendance thls ys,ion year II
 ,he I history of the institution ? rvler Commercial College lSier . Tex
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
TOURING AUTO HERE
C. L. Sloan, Wife and Two Children Parade Through on 3500-Mile
 Journey.

Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock d large red, dust covered touring car arrived in Mena from the east. 1t was occupied by c. l.. Sloan, a farmer of Memphis, Tex, his wife and two children. The car was 90 horsepow CT "Cadil- lac" and was about the first of chat size that has been through this part of the country.
 IL attracted much attention here and Mr. Sloan said it was quite a curiosity among the mountains of this country.
 In reply to request for par ticulars of the trip MT. Sloan said that they had left Mem phis, Tex, on July l6 and had gone through New Mexico and into Colorado, where they stayed four weeks at Colorado Springs. They also stopped short time at Pueb- To, Cripple Creek and Denver. They then went through Kansas toKansas City, then south throug h Joplin, Mo-, to Muskogee, Ok, cast from there to Hot Springs by way of Fort Smith and Waldron. From Hot Springs they came to Womble, where they spent few weeks. Out Of Womble, at lC o'clock Monday, they came to Mena by way of Black Springs They stopped one hour between here and Wombe. They left here about 2:30, after getting a new supply of gasoline, for Tali- hina, Ok.
 From there their route will be through Denison or Paris, Texas, to their home in the Panhandle country, a total of $500 miles Up to the time they got to Meus they had travelled 2S00 miles The best roads found in Arkau sas were from Hot Springs te Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
AN ARMED MAN NEAR PRESIDENT
Police of Portland, ore, arrest Stranger With Revolver
 in His Pocket.

Portland Ore, Oct. 3.-Captain Bailey and two local detectives ar rested an armed man in front of the Portland hotel just as the president was entering his motor car to partici' pate in the military parade.
 Captain Bailey was attracted by the aculiar actions of the man. He had a camera in his hand and was trying hard to reach a point of vantage close to the president. Sdmmoning two de tectlyes. Captain Bailey placed the man under arrest. When ne Wal searched a revolver was found, togeth CT with quantity of extra ammuni tlon. The man refused to give hi name. but said that he was from Bos fCn
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
IMMENSE ARKANSAS PINE
Cut Near Mufreesboro and Contains
 8743 Feet of Lumber.

Forest Ranger Guy Brewer re ceived a photograph Monday of a large pine log that was cut near Murfreesboro, Pike county. His father, H. T. Brewer, and his brother Roscoe, are shown by the log. The father, who IS stand ing on the wheel of the wagon is very little above the log. There were seven twelve-foot cuts made from the tree, the larger one of which scaled 172S feet. The seven cuts contained S,741 feet. A part of the larger cut will be on exhibition at the state fair at Hot Springs.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-07
CHICKEN FOX EPIDEMIC
Drouth and Dust the Cause-How to
 Cure and Prevent.

A large number of poultry raisers are not little alarmed at the epi- demic of chicken pox now prevailing among so many fowls. Inquiry last week revealed this fact and the cases are serious and many fatal. The cause is attributed to so much dust and dirt, combined with other un- sanitary effects of the drouth, etc. The symptoms are well known sores and swellings occurring around the eye, mouth and comb, the eye finally closing up and the fowls starving to death, not being able to find their feed.
 The best prevention is to use Kre- so dip and coal oil, putting a few drops in the drinking water and sprinkling coops, houses and vicinity with one part each of kreso and coal oil and 50 to 70 parts water.
 To cure infected fowls---make paste of lard, say one cup, adding tablespoonful each of kreso and coal oil, applying two or three times daily, and separate infected fowl: from the others. The disease is very contagious and the germs live in the ground year after year, unless killed by the free use of Kre- so dip spray or something similar in the form of sprays, and lime and ashes. This precaution will save ths appearance of most any other poul try disease. E. N. Hopkins.