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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-04-08

oue en- ell curse de la humana existen-
cia Sc tropieza En- efecto, ell senior
Ferrier, hombre practice y humanlta-
rio al propio tempo estimando sin du-
da con harta raz0n que este de las ca
rreras Y profesiones eran quebraderos
de cabeza que Sc cream tan solo las per-
sonas de una mentalidad inferior, y
que Dor otra parte las iniciativas de los
hombres aunque no tengan en- difini-
tiva otro objeto que ell de resolver ell
prosaico problema del conocido, deben
inspirarse sin embargo en- ideales levan-
tados, decidi6 dedicarse a los negocios
montando a tai objeto un despacho en-
ell que instalo a seis jovencitos que en-
traron a su servicio,- y proveyendose
luego de una maquina de escribir en-
pez6 sus trabajos circulando por to-
das naciones de Europa y America
unos impresos en- los que, POGO mas Q
menos, Sc decia 10 siguiente: "Senor
D. n. n Muy seIor mio: NADIA hay tan
triste V lastimoso como arrastrar una
vida enfermiza y delicada, llena de pc
SadumbreS y preocupaclOnes, amarga-
da tai veZ pOr continues SufrlmlentOs.
Pues bien: 81 desgraciadamente fuese
usted uno de los muchos seres que sc
encuentran en- ese case, y desea, como
es logico, recuperar la salud, 81 anhela
usted que su ORGANISING recobre ra-
tpidamente ell vigor y las energias de la
a la direction que fgura en- ell sobre que
a esta Sc acompana y reciblra usted a
vuelta de correO un folleto eXplcatlvO
del sencillo medic de que puede usted
valeres para lograrlo Y claro es-
ia iQien es ell que hallandose en- tai
case deja de hacer la petici0n tenlen-
do en- cueata que con clio NADIA Sc pier
deo Y asi sin duda debieron raZOnar
muchos va que es 10 cierto que las
cartas reclamando ell folleto llovieron
a centenares y que cumpliendo 10 ofre-
edo. ell senOr F'errier remiti0 tOdos
los peticionariOs I'm folleto escritO con
la mayor correction lujosamente i'm
preso en- ell que Sc aseguraba que des-
pues de detenidOs y profundos estudios
habia conseguido fabricar unas sorti-
jas cuyas propiedades curativas eran
tales que desde ell vulgar dolor de niue
| las haSta ell procesO cancerOsO mas gra
We. todo Sc curaba con solo llevar unos
dias esa mOnada de sortija, de mucho
mas Valor, como Sc comprende, que
las cua.jadas de piedras preciosas. pc
sar de no costar mas que - frances.
estuche comprendido; porque 5c6mo ha-
bia de faltar TN estuchc semejante
joya?
rs facil que algunOs eSpiritus escep-
ticOs. que siempre los hay puSieran en-
dutla las afirmaci0nes que Sc contenian
en- aquel fOlleto de satinado papel pc
70 es cierto tambien que hubo en- cam
bio muchas personals Que no vacilaron
en- enviar los ounce franco
consabidos. recibiendo Il correo segui-
do va que el senior Ferrier era inca
paz de dejar de cumplir 10 ofrecido
una finisima sortija de cierto metal que
81 bien podia parecer Iat6n no dejaba
tampoco de tener grandes semejan-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-17
BABY WASTED TO SKELETON

my little son, when about a year
and q half old, began to have sores
come out on his face I had a physi-
clan treat him, but the sores grew
worse. Then they began to come out
on his arms, then ON other parts of
his body, and then one came on his
chest, worse than the Others. Then /
called another physician. Still he
grew worse. AT the end of about a
year and a half of suffering he grew
so bad that / had to tie his hands in
clDths at night to keep him from
scratching the sores and tearing the
flesh. He got TO be "a mere skeleton,
and was hardly able to walk.
My aunt advised me to try Cuti-
cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. I
sent to drug store and got a cake of
CutiGura Soap and box of the Oint-
ment and followed directions. At the
end J0f two months the sores were all
we'll. He has never had any sores
of any kind since. can sincerely say
that only for .Cuticura my child would
nave died. / used only cone cake of
Guticura Soap and about three boxes
u Ointment.
Il am a nurse and my profession
brings me into many different fam
lies and it is always a pleasure for
me to tell my story and recommend
GutiCura Remedies. Mrs. Egbert Shell
don, Litchfield, Conn, Oct. %, 1909"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-17
Doubted Edisor's Good Faith

Mr.. Cummings replied, land it does
the trick, too; but there's no trickery
about it. Why, talked into it, and an
hour later there it was saying exactly
what l had said and saying it in my
own tone of voice Edwards here
said he would recognize my voice with
his eyes shut and that it was my voice
coming out Of the machine"
Mr.. Dana still looked unconvinced.
How does he do it?' he asked
'Well,' replied Cummings, hes got
little thing somewhat like his micro
phone transmitter of the telephone,
and when you talk against it it vi
brates upon a tin foil cylinder, which
reproduces the vibrations. And those
vibrations, when the cylinder is put
into the machine and set going, repro
duce the human voice.
Mr. Dana looked long and curiousIy
at Mr.. Cummings, as though he were
trying to determine in his own mind
whether or not his two reporters had
been imposed upon. Cummings grew
impatient. There isn't any doubt
about it, Mr.. Dana" he exclaimed,
with some heat. tom Edison has got
a machine that will catch the human
voice and reproduce it perfectly
Well" said Mr.. Dana, speaking
slowly and thoughtfu1ly, 1'if-you-are
-sure-go-ahead 1t will make-a
wonderful-story.'
at will, indeed cried Cummings.
TITS the story of the most wonderful
invention ever made. And the man
that's made it is a wizard
The story of the photograph, or
talking machine, as it appeared next
day in the Sun made a full page and
was the sensation of the day. Upon
reading it Mr.. Dana was convinced
that Edison had really invented what
he said he had; and ever after he
regarded the monograph as the most
mystic and wierd of all inventions.
Copyright, 1910, by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-17
Story OF His Scared Face

ing the deformity of his face, that this
misfortune is forgotten after five min
utes conversation"
Four years later l made the &C
quaintance Of Mr. Brewster after he
was called by President Arthur to the
cabinet as attorney general. Then I
learned at first hand that, after few
minutes conversation with Mr.. Brew
ster, one forgot all about his awful
deformity of face in admiration Of his
intellect. A few days later the late
Samuel j. Randall, then speaker of
the house, told me the story of the
scar.
General Brewster's Disagreement
was the result of an accident that &C.
Cured in his childhood" said the
great Pennsylvania Democrat, "and l
can describe that accident in no bet
ter way than to tell you of an Incl
dent which took place in court.
"Mr. Brewster appeared as counsel
in an important case and handled it
with his accustomed brilliancy and
ability. There is no orator at the bar
who surpasses him, and his misfor-
tune is almost instantly forgotten by
those who hear him speak. The OPP
posing counsel was much irritated, at
last lost his temper, and made a most
unkind and unprofessionaI allusion to
Mr.. Brewster's scared face.
For a moment the court room was
absolutely silent The judge looked
forth from his desk with reproach in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-17
MORE THAN EVER
Increased Capacity for Mental Labor
Since Leaving Off Coffee.

Many former coffee drinkers who
have mental work to perform. day
after day, have found a better capaci-
ty and greater endurance by using
Postum instead OF ordinary coffee. An
Illinois woman writes:
I had drank coffee for about TWEEN
ty years, and finally had what the
doctor called coffee heart l was
nervous and extremely respondent;
had little mental or physical strength
Left, Id kidney trouble and constipa-
tion.
THE first noticeable benefit derived
from the change from coffee to Postum
was the natural action Of the kidneys
and bowels. In two weeks my heart
action was greatly improved and my
nerves steady.
Then l became less respondent,
and the desire to be active again
showed proof of renewed physical and
mental strength.
i am steadily gaining in physical
strength and brain power. 1 formerly
did mental work and had to give it up
ION account of coffee, but since using
Postum I am doing hard mental labor
with less fatigue than ever before"
Read the little book THE Road to
Wellville, in pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above Iettert A new
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-17
81, 600, 900 Spurned BY 7ilden

the stealings from the city of New
York was twenty per cent.
At first Tweed was defiant. believ-
ing that he had not only courts, but
legislatures, at his control His de-
nance went so far that he asked:
We'll, what are you going to do
about it?" But it was a very differ
ent Tweed who discovered that Joseph
H. Choate was correct when, at a
Cooper union meeting the great law
yer took from his pocket a paper con-
tanning presentment and accusation,
and said This is what we are 60
ing to do about it." And it was
still more different Tweed who, when
the prosecution had been begun and
he realized that the various supports
upon which he relied were no more
than broken reeds, ventured to call
upon Samuel ]. Tilden. What oc-
Cured at that interview has hitherto
remained unpublished.
One stormy evening Mr.. Ti1den was
Informed by servant that Mr.. Tweed
had called and was anxious to speak
with him.
Show him into the library" was
Mr. Tilden's reply. In the library, n
addition to Mr.. Tilden, were one or
two others. It was a most abiect,
broken-down wreck of a man who pre-
sented himself to Mr.. Tilden He
said, using substantially these words:
Mr.. Tilden, l have called upon you
to see whether all this prosecution
against me cannot be called off,"
1T is beyond my power to call it
off, !" replied Mr.. Tilden.
mo, it is not, Mr.. Tilden; you car,
stop this. 1t has gone far enough.
am willing to agree to any terms you
may name if you will only stop the
prosecution
THAT I cannot do
Il beg Of you, for the sake of my
family, who are suffering everything,
to put a stop to it. l am willing to
leave the city, to leave the country.
will go into complete retirement. I
ask you, for the sake of my family to
bring this to an end"
Il can only say, Mr.. Tweed, that
l am powerless to stop this Even if
I should step aside, another would
take my place"
MIR. Tilden, if you will agree to
stop this, I will agree to leave the
city, to go into complete oblivion, and
there will be, in addition, four million
dollars for you"
'Not for me, Mr.. Tweed. If you
have any restitution to make, you
must make it to the city of New
York. You should have thought of
your family before. I cannot help
you. The prosecution will continue.
And you can only escape through the
verdict of a jury which, assure you,
will be made up of honest, fair and
impartial men,"
Then you decline?" said Tweed.
81 cannot stop these proceedings"
Mr.. Tilden," he replied
Good night, Mr.. Tilden, and good
bye" and with these words Tweed
left Mr.. Tilden's library. Soon after
he was convicted upon twelve counts
of the indictment, and served a term
in the penetentiary.
Copyright, 1910, by E. ]. Edwards All
Rights Reserved.)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-17
MADE HIS APOLOGY AMPLE
Irish Legislator Even Withdrew the
Words That He Was About
to Utter.

There is in congress western rep
resentative of Celtic origin who has
more than once stirred up the ami
mails" by his propensity to bait the
opposition.
On one occasion he rose to de-
nounce the statements made in a
speech that had been delivered by a
member Of the other party. His i'm
petuosity led him to phrase his re-
marks rather strongly.
Order, order!" exclaimed the
speaker, pounding with his gavel
Again, in a minute or two, did the
son of Erin return to his charge of
wilful misstatement. Again was he
called to order
1t was critical moment His col
leagues, for motives of policy, did not
wish him to be put out of the debate,
SO they limited so by tugging vigor-
ously at his coat tails.
Now, it's very dangerous matter
to trifle with the tails of an Irishman's
coat, save in the cause of friendship.
Nevertheless, the indignant yet good
natured member recognized the COM
mand Of his party and sat down after
delivering this Parthian dart:
81 obey the ruling of the House, and
l beg to retract what I was about to
observed"
That one touch of Irish oratory took
the whole House by storm.-Lppin-
colts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-17
LOOKING After the Eqqs.

Lady Betty, who is 4 years old and
lever misses q trick, was taken the
other evening to a restaurant for her
supper, and with all the Importance
md -sprightly dignity of her years
calmly ordered poached eggs on toast.
While the little family group was
awaiting its service the "kiddie"
amused herself by looking out of the
window, pressing against a screen to
get a closer view of something below.
She was warned by her mother that
the screen might give way and let her
fall to the sidewalk, perhaps injuring
her terribly. She drew away, thought
a minute. and then said naively:
Would ] fall if the screen went >out?'
You certainly would" was her moth
er's reply. And would i get awful
hIrted?" VERY likely" Then what
would the man do with the eggs?'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-17
New NEWS =
OF YESTERDAY
.AJE. 20 E0zZNN/xZ.~

his glance, but apparently was check
him by Mr.. Brewster, who stood i'm
passive for a few seconds. Then,
speaking in very low, but distinct
tone of voice, with just a hint Of
pathos in his tone, he said:
MY brother has referred to my
scared face, to the ravages which ap-
pear upon my countenance. I will
only say that when I was a boy was
playing with my little brother in the
library of our home, when by some
chance he fell over into the fireplace
7 hurried forward to save him; l did
save him. But in doing SO I myself
fell face forward upon the glowing
Goals, and a skin that was as fair as
that of any child and eyes that were
as perfect as those Of childhood were
in that instant scared by the hot Goals,
so that I have borne upon my face
ever since the terrible story OF that
misfortune. But l have always been
glad that, though I myself suffered, |
was able to save my little brother
from destruction. That, your honor,
is the explanation Of the disfgure.
ment to which my learned brother has
seen fit to refer, and with it l hope
you will be content
Not for moments only, but for min.
utes, after Mr.. Brewster had finished
speaking not sound was to be heard
in that court ROOM" said Speaker
Randall. And it was a silence that
was broken only when the judge said
quietly, but with suppressed emotion
Proceed, gentlemen.
Copyright, 1910, by E. ]. Edwards. AL
Rights Rese-ved)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-17
How Benjamin n. Brewster, Arthur's
Attorney General, Was Disfeured
for Life in Saving Brother
From Death.

In the summer of 1878 I met at
Saratoga Gen. Simon Cameron, for
years senator from Pennsylvania,
President Lincoln's first secretary Of
war, and afterwards minister to Rus
sia
I have come for the first time in
some years." said he, ito spend
week or ten days at what l used to
regard as the most attractive summer
resort in the United States. l am
pretty well for an old man, and 1 live
In very healthful part of Pennsyl-
van1a, but I thought a change of scene
and chance of meeting old friends
might do me good, and l know it will
do my companion a great deal of
good"
From the manner in which General
cameron spoke I inferred that he re-
ferred to his wife, or some other mem
Der of his family, not knowing at that
time whether or not he were
widower. But an hour or two later
| say him walking arm in arm with
quaint and strangely apparelIed man.
The gentleman wore a true beaver
hat, bell crowned, the plush Of the
beaver standing out almost in little
r1nglets. Instead of a linen shirt
front there appeared ruff1ed lace, and
his neck was sWathed in the typical
neck-cloth Of two generations earlier
At the cuffs of his coat were little
fringes of lace; the waistcoat was of
buff color, with gilt buttons; the trous-
ers pale blue, fastened under gait
ers by straps, and he wore light-col-
ored spats. But notwithstanding this
extraordinary and archaic apparel,
and certain unusual grace and dig
nifty OF manner, the man attracted in
slant and especial attention by reason
Of the frightfuI devastation of his
face. II was almost inexpressibly
scanned and SCARED, and the dropping
underlids of his eye gave a peculiar
staring effect to the expression of his
face. His lips were scared, and yet it
was observed that his smile was one
of peculiar charm. Senator Cameron
seemed to be very proud to be in as
ISOLATION with this strange appearing
man, and when / asked gentleman
who knew them both who the sena-
tors companion was, he replied:
THAT is Benjamin H Brewster,
one of the great lawyers of Philadel-
phfa, man of infinite charm and wit,
SO intensely fascinating, notWithstand-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-17
An Exciting Town.

Los Angeles rs a truly exciting town
to live in. TO say nothing of its
heavenly climate and its bombs, there
is always something stimulating in
the occult line going ON. Just the
other day Il widow of the angelic city
began to long for a sight of one of
her schoolmates whom she had not
seen for 40 years. The longing brought
its ful6llment. A spirit told her to
look for him i'm Brooklyn. She oheyed,
met him on the street few hours
after she arrived. and promptly mar
ried him. It is worth while to tive
in a city where things like this hap
pen, even at the risk of being blown
up Bow and then.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-17
PUTS STOMACHS IN ORDER.
No Indigestion, Gas, Sourness or Dys-
pepsia Five Minutes After Taking
Little Dapepein.

There should not be a case of indiges-
ton, dyspepsia or gastritis here if read
ers who are subject to Stomach trou-
BILE knew the tremendous antiferment
and digestive virtue contained in Dia-
pepsin. This harmless preparation
will digest g. heavy meal without
the slightest fuss or discomfort, and
relieve the sourest, acid stomach in
five minutes, besides overcoming all
foul. nauseous doors from the breath.
II your stomach is sour and full of
gas, or your food doesn't digest, and
your meal don't seem to fit, why not
get 50-cent case of Pape's Dfapepsin
from any druggist here in town, and
make life worth living. Absolute re-
lief from Stomach misery and perfect
digestion of anything you eat is sure
to follow five minutes after, and be-
sides, one f1fty-cent case Is sufficient
to cure a whole family of such trouble.
Surely, harmless, inexpensive
preparation Hike Pape's Diapepsin,
which will always either at daytime
or during night, relieve your sick,
sour, gassy, upset stomach and digest
your meals, is about as handy and val
liable a thing as you could have in the
house.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-17
John Was a Born Hunter

having first, of course, stopped the
earth.
The laird rode his way, and all day
was foregathering with his cronies at
the market tOwn-a business in which
his henchman would ably and very
willing to have seconded him.
1t was the hour OF evening, and the
laird rode home. He came to mighty
excavation on the hillside The trench
was both long and deep.
Very tired and somewhat short
grained in temper, John was seated
on mound Of earth, vast as the
foundation of a fortress. There's
nae fox here, laird" sale John, wip-
ing the honest sweat of endeavor from
his brow
The laird was not put out He was.
indeed, exceedingly pleased with him
self.
Deed, John" he said, Il wad hae
been muckle surprised gin there had
been a fox in the hole. It's ten year
since 1 saw the tod gang in theTe!"-
Youths Companion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-17
Editor of the New York Sun insisted
There Must Be Trickery in the
Talking Machine Invented
by the Wizard.

By the year 1878 Thomas A. Edison,
by his invention of the stock ticker,
the quadruplex system in telegraphy
and a microphone and carbon trans
mitter in telephony, had become ia
nous as a nineteenth century wizard.
That year Charles A. Dana, editor of
the New York Sun, was told that Edi-
son had invented an instrument of
some sort that talked, and in due
course he despatched the late Amos ].
Cummings, afterward member of
the house of representatives, and my
self to MenIo Park, N. j., where Edi-
son had his laboratories, for the pur-
pose of inspecting and witnessing a
demonstration of the alleged inven-
ton, as Mr.. Dana called 1T.
We found Edison in the best of
spirits and standing before his newest
product. He turned the crank and to
our intense establishment there came
from the bowels of the apparatus Edi-
sons own voice. Then he invited Mr..
Cummings to speak into the machine,
and an hour or so later both Of US
were more astonfshed than before, If
that were possible to hear the ma
chine reproduce SO perfectly that no
one who knew the voice could have
mistaken it, word for word, just what
Mr.. Cummings had spoken into it.
After that we were entertained by
the machine reproducing a song which
our host told US had been sung into
the machine by one of his assistants.
He thinks he can sing" added Mr..
Edison, drily, his irresistible tendency
to make joke getting the better of
him. And little later, after he had
explained the mechanism and the phil
osophy of the new invention, and it's
probable uses, he solemnly declared:
why, this machine will knock report
ers out of business! That is the only
regret I have about it."
Filled with amazement and enthu-
siasm, we returned to the Sun Office
and reported to Mr.. Dana.
Tom Edison has got the thing,
sure" declared Mr.. Cummings. His
machine will capture any human voice
and then reproduce it just as distinct
Iy as though the person were talking
to you"
Mr.. Dana looked incredu1ous. That's
impossible" he protested, decidedly.
There must be some trick about it,
some magic. There's a man up at
Niblo's garden now who has a thing
he calls talking machine, and we all
know there's some trick about it. It's
the same with Edison's'
We'll, there is magic enough in it,"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-17
THOUGHT ONLY OF THE GAME
FiIial Affection Lost Sight Of by the
Small but Enthusiastic Lover
of Football.

Among the spectators at match
between the Blackburn Rovers and
the Olympic was a little lad about
nine years of age. Though the boys
knowledge of the game may have
been limited, his notion Of correct
play was extremely robust.
go it, 'Lympic," he yelled. Rush
'em off their pins. Chatter 'em. Jump
on their chests. Bowl EN- over. Good
for yer. Now 'em down. Scatter 'em,
'Lympic."
When his parent neatly erased"
one of the opposing forwards, the
youngster expressed approval by
bawling, Good fer yer, ovid en-" add
ing proudly, to the spectators, 'Feyth-
er 'ad i'm sweet"
Yes" said hearer, but he'll get
killed before tAe games finished"
81 don't care carrot if he does"
said the boy.-London Tit-Bits.