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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-08
cures for sIeepIessress.

In nearly all hospitals where there
are patients in an excitable condition
who cannot sleep and where it would
be injurious to give narcotics, the fol-
lowing method is adopted A hot
water bottle is covered with flannel
and placed at the feet A thin tissue
bag of thinnest silk rubber is par
tally filed with cold water and placed
TO the base of che brain. This is about
ten inches long and six inches wide.
as soft as silk and only half filled
with cold water, SO it does not feel
bulky back of the head. In many
cases the patient goes to sleep within
\ few minutes, because this draws the
blood from the active brain, which
is one cause of insomnia When the
patient is extremely nervous, a crack
er spread with butter and sprinkled
slightly with cayenne pepper is eaten
This heats the stomach. The stock
ing wound around the neck, not toe
close, yet rather snug, is an old meth
cd, for 1t does not retard the flow oil
blood from the head to the arteries
but 1t does rerard the flow to the
head, Just as the cold water assists
All these methods are simple. effec
tive and harmless
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-08
TO UTAH EDUCATORS.

The Salt Lake Route, Utah's most
popular road, announces many rates
and dates for east and west-bound ex-
cursions. These excursions include
attractive water and rail trips, ocean
voyages and side trips to the Alaska
Yukon Exposition and other notable
places.
For the N. E. A. convention at Den
yer, July 5th to 9th, all stations In
Utah will sell round trip tickets, also
on many other dates low round trips
to Denver, Cheyenne, Pueblo and Col
orado Springs.
The round trip to Los Angeles on
days especially suited for teachers go
ing on their vacation is $4,000. Tick
cts also sold returning via San Fran
cisco and Portland, Ore, and good
for ocean trip to Portland. Every
teacher in Utah should call on the
nearest Salt Lake Route agent for full
particulars or write to Kenneth c
Kerr, ID. p. A., Salt Lake City, who
will cheerfully give full information
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-08
SPANIARD SEEN AT HIS BEST.
illustration Of Courtesy and Hospital
ity II Would Be Hard to
Find Match For.

Havelock Ellis, in his Soul OF
Epain,v has revealed intimately and
charmingly the temperament OF the
Spanish people. According TO hin'
the Spaniard is still fundamentally
primitive. In proof of his possession
of the primal instincts of hospitality
and charity he quotes the following
anecdote from an Aragonese newspa-
per of few years ago, at time WISH
there was much distress in Aragon.
laborer out of work came on the
highroad determined to rob the nrsl
person he met This was man win
a wagon. The laborer babe him halt,
and demanded. his money.
Here are $50. all that have, the
detained man replied.
There is nothing left for me but
robbery. My family are dying OF
hunger" the aggressor said. apoioget
ically. and proceeded to put the money
in his pocket; but as he did SO his
mind changed.
Take this, chico" he said, hand
ing back 500 zone is enough FOL
me-"
Would you like anything l have
in the cart?" asked the WAGNER, i'm
pressed by this generosity.
Yes" said the man. Take thl
dollar back, too. / had better hav'
some rice and some beans
The wagner handed over bag O
eataoles, and then held out five dollars
which, however, the laborer refused.
Take them for luck money, sal
the WAGNER. Il owe you that
And only so was the would-be rot
Der persuaded to accept.-Y outh'
CompaniOn
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-08
As to
the Fate
of
Turkey
By DR.. J. F. DAVIES

Young Turks ruin Germany (and by this mean the govern
men deposed Abdul Hamid and nothing would
him back the throne England
the other hand backing the Young Turks least with moral
rather think this combination able make
sando Russia and Germany allow the forces now IN
to work out their salvation.
But the situation ckish and spark set off fghu
Young Turks be it remembered numerical
iority indeed minority of educated and berovng
men against natical
The with the Young Turks is that they represent
authority and the people have inherited respect for that
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-08

a narrow piece of board is nailed,
back of which the nest is made.
To set the trap simply raise the Stats
inward from the bottom eight or nine
inches high and place small stick
under one of the Stats AS the hen
enters the door is raised off the stick,
which falls to the floor. There should
be about FIVE Stats for a box IL or IA
inches in width, Stats close against
inch strip at bottom.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-08
IN TIE POULTRY YARD.

Impure water is fruitful cause of
disease.
The Indian Runner duck does not
fatten so readily as other varieties
If well fed and cared for Pekin
duck will nearly reach its matured
weight at ten weeks of age.
Better poultry and more profit may
mean smaller fiocks. Most farm fiocks
are too large.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-08
Earthquake Fears.

Mankind are strangely inconsistent
IN the matter of running risks. There
is no danger that appalls the magma
ton more than the danger of earth
quake, and yet those parts of the
world that are most subject to earth
ouakes seem never to have been
therefore summed by human beings.
An earthquake is an "act of Cod" and
men are clearly helpless against It,
Like death, no one knows when it may
come: but, unlike death, it may never
come to all. and therefore men fear
Il less than death--London Times
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-08

To my mind the most fascinating
question of speculation right now is the
future of Turkey.
It appeals to me with especial force,
as I lived in the dominions of the sultan
for period of five years, and am familiar
with most phases of life in that old but
ever-interesting country What is going to
happen in Turkey rests not with the Turks,
but with the foreign powers. Russia, right
at the doors of the ''Sick Man of the East, .
frovns upon the establishment of a liberal
government, and would like to see a reac-
tionarv wave that would overwhelm the
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-08
The sninster,s PRAYER.

Dear Lord" is the favorite prayer
of an Atchison spinster, make me to
see every time l come to thee with
complaints what my married brothers
and sisters have to put up with from
their children, that l may cease my
complaining. and be duly grateful that
thou hast seen fit in thy wisdom to
make carefree spinster of me-
Atchison (Kan.) Globe.
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strides forwards the Of holding concrete will be
reduced of perfection, and, what equally nm
portant cheapne there will number of gifted a
their efforts cities and will IN tins
country.
Movngpure machines will be perfected that the char
will speak, and all he of the
stage faithfully reproduced the lngpcure This OF
approach the that entertainment will
be will numbers of the working classes
perhaps 20 depending the financial con-
diton counye locomotive will pass almost altogether out OF
use viii operated by electricity
fertilizer will spring into existence containing
large percentage nitrogen This will be drawn from the air by cleo
trjcy and the arabiy of the land Even
this doneto a large extent in Sweden.
Fifth All water will be utilized by electricity to an
extent and will be used with great advantage
bothn dustrialy and for railroads
successful aerial navigation will be estabishedperhaps
for mals-and will achieve sound practical working basis
shall be able protect ourselves against environment
by things of that that the general state of
health improve average span life will increase by large
percentage
of sort other will be dis
which many things understood will be explained We
unfortunately had eight we'd know
Ninth the possibilities of coal supplies better
and will utilize that 80 per cent of the efficiency
will not be away, it is to-day
than per perfect As the this will b
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-08

chnery will be devised and articles of comfort and
luxury will be produced in enormous numbers at such
small cost that all classes will be able to enjoy the
benefits of them.
These are some of the inventions which the world
is awaiting which it is of seeing realized. Just
how they will be realized is what the inventors are
working now to determine.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-08
PLAN FOR SIMPLE TRAP NEST
One Can Be Made Cheaply Out OF
Common Box by Following Direc-
tions Herewith Given.

The accompanying plan of trap nest
is quite simple and can be made from
a box of suitable size. 1t should be
II or IA inches square by 20 or "a
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-08
HOUSE FOR HUNDRED HENS.
Good Poultry Shed Can Be Construct
ed for $10o-Plans by an Elk
pert for It's Erection.

t. E. Orr. the poultry expert. says
a good poultry house for 700 hens can
be built for $500 He suggests that
1t should be AS feet long, ~ feet
wide. Az feet high at the rear, 5A
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-08
An Act
of
Genuine
Goodness
By J. F. DURHAM

had barely enough back Gin
depob condition the town where he had
weeks preceding the encounter There this
terrestrial globe such utterly dead one the beaten knight of the
ordinary humiliation failure
multitude Everyone his back him
was with Hearing foro and that pennes
to boot aid to the detected bearing
message cheer the purpose roll bills
$500 good The fallen idol Of the
upon the dnort simply act of true goodness and
humanity
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-08

One of the kindest acts / ever knew
man to perform was that done by Mr..
John r. Mclean, owner of the Washington
Post, to beaten, dispirited, dead-broke,
and down-and-out pugilist
1t was in 1882, when Mr. Mclean
was living in Cincinnati and in active con-
troll of the Enquirer. The whole nation
had been in state Of excitement over the
outcome Of the fight between John l.. Sulli-
van and Paddy Ryan at Mississippi City.
The talent thought Ryan would annihilate
the Boston boy, but the smart men were
wrong, and poor Paddy's star went down
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-08
Science
Progress
Strides i'm
Concrete, Pictures
and Fuel
BY THOMAS A. EDISON

He will mark the wonderful advance science
and invention that the world has known hoped for
So vast will that advance have scarcely any
conception OF its scope but already great Of the nven
tons of the future are assured is only Of those which
regard practical certanties that speak here
First Within the 20 so years Rand will start
within the architecture will take
strides forward the of modng concrete Will Ok
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-12-29
Gaccti||a de BaIce|oneta

Ode nuestro corresponsa especial
Barceloneta Diciembre PEI
dia 20 del corrlente Sc reunieron en-
asamblea los socios fundadores del
"Circulo San Rafael en- esta pobla
cion q la que asistieron todos los de
localidad con el objeto de renovar
la Junta Directiva de acuerdo coll el
Art. XI Cap l de SUI Reglamento
la que por mayoria quedo constitui
da en- la forma gulente.
Presidente, Fernando Suria Cha
yes.
Vice presidente, Jose Alfonso del
Olmo.
Secretario, Enrique Lopez Sicard6
Tesorero, Agustin Gonzalez.
Nocales :-Sres. Fernando Boneta
Pozo. Rafael Diaz LENA. Jose
Eguen Otazaba Jose OImo Y Ma
nuel Zorrilla.
Hay mueho entusiasmo para el
sostenimiento del centro que sigue
Lenando aqui IN alto cometido y
proporciona ratios de solaz Y culto
pssatiempo a los elementos de esta
sociedad.
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CARTAS DEL PUEBLO
La obra del patriotismo.

Comerio, Diciembre 81 de 1909.
Sr. Director de La Correspondent
cia"
Distinguido compatriota: -Tengo
el gusto de incluirle una copia del
telegrama que la Asamblea de We
cinos de esta Jurisdiction, sin distin
cion de matices, ,acordo en- el dia de
hoy dirijir al Hon. Secretario de la
Guerra.
De usted con toda consideration
alto compatriota Antonio Colon.
"Comerio, Diciembre 81 de 1909.
Secretario de la Guerra de los
z. E. U. U.-Mansi6n Ejecutiva
San Juan.
Pueblo Comerio reunido en-
Asamblea magma, nos designa como
representatives partidos politicos
para informaros deseo unanime de
pueblo, de que Congreso americana
conceda a Puerto Rico camara alta
electiva y ciudadania americana.
Confusion poderes legislative V
eiecutivo actual ley Foraker anula
voluntad y disposiciones puertorri-
quenas y desmiente abolengo y de-
mocracia gran pueblo americana.
(Firmado) Carlos Leon, Presiden
te del Comite republicano.
Antonio Colon. Presidente de la
Junta Local Gle Ia Union.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-12-29
CIUDADANIA COLECTIVA, PRE-
VIA CONSULTA AL PUEBLO.

El "Heraldo Espanol' en- un ar
ticulo titulado la ciudadania a.
mericana', publicado aver, repro
duce V comenta nuestro editorial
"Nolvamos os la vista al pueblo.
Sc sirve el ilustrado colega ma
nifestar, cue esta en- desacuerdo
en- 10 que Sc rehere a Ia ciudadania
para los extrangeros, pues es cosa
no ignorada-dice-que, los extran-
geros pueden adoptar la ciudadania
americana cuando quieran. Nos
permitimos lamar la atencion del
colega al punto de que no nos pro-
pusimos q;e una consulta hecha
al pueblo ara resolver 81 esta D
no dlspuesto d ser cludadano de
los Estados Unidos, envolviera l.
quail pregunta para los extrange-
ros con el fin de que ellos pudleran
aceptar o no la misma ciudadania.
Fue nuestro obieto exclusive in
dear que Cebla conocerse dd re-
terndum la opinion del pals en- es-
te case, inclu.endo Ia de los ertrda-
9eros, acerca de 81 serIa convenien-
tie o no i los intereseS del pals. que
los puerlorrlquenos fueran ciuda-
danos amencanos. Asi pueS. SOLO
indicabamos la procedeneia de que
los extrangeros dijeron 81 eonvenia
! o no j Ia isla aquella ciUdadania.
Dentro de las mas sana democra-
cia no es possible proceder sin6 baio
! el mandate de las mayoriaS. 81 Una
navoria de yotos dijera en- P Rico
/ que dehian ser los puertorrique-
hos ciudadanos de los Estados Uni
dos. esc scria en- nueS;ro concepto
iuelnAihle mandate de la opinion
pijhl lea. E.sto no obligaria 4 aceptal
esa ciudadania a los que no 10 creye-
ran conveniente. porque seria raeio-
/ nal Que 10 ley lie naturalization con
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Santurce puestos de leche eneontran
do densidAdeS dol. % al al = 81

/ E3ss 80 s.r - t.f f,, 5fts "a !. -
Santurce puestos de leche eneontran
do densidades del % al 81. = 'd.
Gorden y Spaven presentan pla
nos para aprobacion de las obras de
plomeria que han de realizar en- las
oficinas de Ia San Juan Light and
Transit Co. en- Ia Marina.
Ramon Reyes Peha de Santurce
remite copia de una carta .dirigida
al alcalde de San Juan sobre el esta
do antihigienico en- q. Sc encuentran
algunos terrenos habitados en- el ba
rrio de Santurce.
Official Sandal, de San L orenzo
solicita Sc le remita linfa vacuna
para proceder q la vacunacion POI
haberse presentado algunos casos
de variciela en- aquel pueblo.
Official de Sanidad, Caguas, 1nfol
ma que ha cuarentenado dos caba
Hos sospechosos de pardecer muel
mo y pide sean inspeccionados POI
el Sr. Inspector Veterinarlo de este
Departamento.
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tuvierA una clausula advirtiendo
que las personals que no quisieran
ser ciudadanos norteamericanos te-
MAN ell derecho de no aceptar est
titulo. No podria concebirse que POI
que haya quien 20 quiera esa ciu.
dadanfa, Sc negara q una mayors
que la pidiera, 81 en- ese sentido ST
pronunciaran los puertorrique-
nos.
Es evidente que la ciudadanfa,
de legislarse para los puertorrique-
nos, tiene que ser colectiva. La ma
turalizacion por grupos 9 por indi
viduos, daria por resultados un sta
lus para la isla con los mismos in
convenientes que tiene este de aho
IA de que no estamos quejando. La
ley Foraker ha creado en- la isla ciu
dadanos de varias classes. ESQ Sc la
ma privilejlo. Hay aqui individuos
que tienen dos cludadanias E indivi
duos cue tienen una, 81 es que esos
que solo una tienen, pueden ser con
siderados cludadanos de alguna
parte, toda vez que P. Rico no ha
sido declarado entidad nacional.
Lamentamos ese estado de cosas
y 81 la ciudadanfa de los Estados,
Unidos no Sc diera colectivamente
en- P. Rico, resultaria el mismo pri
vilejio: unos ciudadanos sin patra
que Sc liam an de P. Rico; otros ciu
dadanos de los Estados Unidos ma
cidos en- P. Rico. Esta anomala 81
tuacion solo podria encontrar algdn
palliative cuando el individuo que
en- ella Sc sltuara, 10 hiciera por su
propia voluntad.
De este modo, antes que
legislar una ciudadanla quien
Ia quiera, parece procedente legis
larla para todos ,dando al que no la
quiera el derecho de no aceptarla.
Somos partidarios de que Sc con
suite a nuestro pueblo cuidadosa
mente, que es 10 que quiere ser; pc
70 81 la mayoria en- P. Rico Sc resol
viera por solicitar de modo deflnl
tho q estable Ia ciud adanfa de los
Estados Unidos, somos partidarios
de que sea decretada colectivamen
ta
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-12-29
NUEsTRo IDloMA.

El tema del idioma de los pue1
torriquenos ha sido tratado una
vez mas, por nuestro ilustrado co
lega de Ponce ''El diario de Puer
to Rico. En- sus columnas ell Sr.
j. E. S. hace consideraciones muy
interesantes al respecto. Entire o.
tras cosas dice:
no hay que temer, pues, que
en- Puerto Rico, el idioma de Cas-
tilla Sc pierda o Sc bastardee. Los
nihos puertorriquefos aprende
ran el ingles en- las escuelas; pero
fuera de elias cultivaran siempre
mas el castellano, no solo por cue
es el idloma de su patria, Y de su
raza, sino por que tambien es mu
cho mas rico, Y mas arm6nico Y
mas claro que el ingles."
FL fenomeno de las lenguas en-
pueblos que chocan en- el cuIso de
la historic, es muy conocido. En-
penarse en- llevar la contraria a!
fatalismo de las leyes naturales,
solo prueba ignorancia V absolute
desconocimiento de Ia realidad.
Balo ese punto de vista empa-
harse en- sustituir en- Puerto Rice
la lengua castellana por la inglesa
es echar pedrezuelas al mar para
derramarlo
No tan arraigadamentc pertene
cen 4 un individuo sus facciones
como a n pueblo pertenece 81
lengua. En- Ia escala animal Ia:
condolences organizes formaronst
en- sigloS Y sigloS, Y en- este order
de IDEAS las lenguas no pertenecer
al dominic ri de la literature. n
d. Ia grama-ica, nj de la inhuen
cia dol gohi, rno. nj del despotis
mo ,ir los tiranos, nj de ley alglna
ideaia ror los hombres. Dependc
eNclu,ivamente de las inmutable:
levcs de Ia naturaieza; Y mas f
I'll ,cria arrancar del semblantt
dc m iLdividuo suS faceiones. gu,
a.Iancsr &c III cstirpe Ia lengu.
que hab!a.
Para zanzibar dc lenguas es mi
hester que scan depuestas las NJ
c,-i5ade> Y resPetadas las conc ii
stones dc /, ciencia. In q hogar
6 cn don,ie <e cambian las faccio
nos dc los indiviiuoS.. In pueblo
rar viuCd De variadas leves, POI
vlEtul de los cruces, por virtuc
de los cambios de china V por {
trss causas. puede yer sus hogs
res bai0 Ia inauencia de un tipc
etnico extransero. CruzAndose 10:
ildividuoS. ! Ia vuelta de variable
tempo. los caracteres inGivdua
les - cnIzan tambien V ios M:
persistcntes Y antiques, los QUE
desauollcn MAYOR energfa en- su
ciii>l6n. seran los tiunfantes
10 nlis,no. eon las lenguss. En-
los kogare> = en- condo Sc difun
&c Y e enscna al pueblo otra len
qua distinta de Is suya En- las es
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cuelas pueden aprenderse cuantas
lenguas Sc quieran ensefar;; pero
en- los hogares no Sc perpetuan
esas lenguas, .sino por medios y
procedimientos muy distintos a
los que pueden emplear maestros
de escuela, 8 gobiernos no bastan
tes cultos, para entender de esas
cuestiones.
Tiene raz6n el "Diario de Puer
to Rico. La ,cngua casteuana no
desaparecera de la isla suponien
do que NO tuvieran los puertorri
quenos esa intencion, en- alg,lnos
siglos. Este fenomeno tiene en- ST.
/ contra la condicion geografca de
isla que concurre en- Puerto Ri
co. La masa de unos individuos
que hablan determinada lengua,
infuye en- Ia masa de otros indivi
duos que hablan otra distinta. De
esa lucha saldra triunfante Ia ma
sa de indiWduos que sea mayor.
Con cuatro siglos de domination
apenas hay actualmente pocos mi
les de espanoles en- Ia isla. Supo
niendo que hayan trascurrido 100
amos, no es probable que haya pa
ra entonces, residiendo en- Ia isla,
cien mil norteamericanos. Ell diez
por ciento de poblacion hablando
una lengua, en- ningun case, como
no Sea & traves de muchos siglos,
podria imponer esa lengua al no
venta por ciento del pals en- que
reslden juntos.
ST ell million de almas de Puer
to Rico fuera trasladado al con
tinente de norteamerica, es SECURE
que en- brevisimo espacio la inAuen
cia del ingles habria probado que
no mucho tempo habria de tardar
la desaparicidn de la lengua cas-
tellana. Estas solas considerable
mes bastan para asegurar sin error
que 81 Sc quiere esperar para hacer
justicia nuestra patrla, a que 81
pueblo liable ingles, morira de vie
jo el gobierno que Sc 10 proponga
antes de conseguirlo.
En- 10 cue no estamos de acuer
do con el colega es en- que la lengua
castellana Sc conserve entire noso
tros con la pureza que hasta ahora.
No, ESQ no podra ser. La Influenza
de la escuela ensenando ingles a
cada generaci6n que vaya nacien
do, sera seguramente bastante pa
ra determinar asociaciones de ideas
expresadas por medic de asocia
clones de vocablos. y es muy facil
que el resultado de esas aso
ciaciones sera acknowledgements la
adulteraci6n, la corruptela del cas-
tellano, dando lugar muy en- 10 por
venir tai vez q la formation de un
dialecto en- el que predomine con
extraordinaria fuerza la lengua cas-
tellana.
Es indudable que dentro de 50
amos bordln, board, lunch, olraid,
blsnes, trolley, & &. seran palabras
castellanas entire los puertorrique
nos. sHasta d6nde puede llegar el
que determine esa corrup
tela y esa mezcla de lenguas? No
podria medirse, pero con toda Sc
guridad esa corruptela no llegara
nunca hasta establecer en- la isla el
absolute imperio de la lengua in
glesa.
Ell ,inico recurso para obtenerlo
es que una considerable masa de
nolteamericanos resida de asiento
en- la isla y forme aqui familia, per
en- ella sus hiios y los
hijos de sus hIos. A csc precio, a la
vuelta de un par de siglo todo el
mundo hablaria ingles en- la isla