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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-06-20
Curiosidades
La escueEa al aire hore-

Todo ell mundo habia Gle las re-
formas que deben introdnclrse en- los
colegios. Hay higienlstas que conslde
ran barbara tener a los ninos encerra-
dos en- locales tristonesr Y hay macs
tros que Sc uueian del regimen escoiar
V sobre todo de tener que dar clase a
tien alumnos, "a veces, amontonados en-
una sala de pocos metros cgladrados de
de superficie.
La reforma total admirable de la
escuela. ser1a la escueIa al aire hbre y
esa reforma la tiene l1nplantada va
,lesde hace diez amos un professor de
Nontigny (Francia).
Dos tiendas de campaila armadas, no
importa d0nde, unas nesita con sus
bancos un encerado; tai es ell mate
rial necesario Las leeioneS son STEM
pre- lecciones de coSas; 4 los alumnos
grandes chicos Sc les enseila divir-
ti6ndolos. Aprenden ell calculo jugando
4 los comerciantes con piedrecitas, con
las cuales sc eiercitan en- las cuatrO re-
glas Sc les habit1a q plantearse 81
mismOs los problemas que deben resOl-
yer. Toman medidas, Sc peSan, traba-
jan en- los jardines de la escuela y reel
tan fabulas representandolas. Para la
fabula del zorro y ell cueryo, un escolar
sc s1tbe a un arbol y recita la parte del
cuervo su compaiero en- ell suelo re-
presenta al zorro. Los ninos siempre
estan al aire libre tSi llueye sc guare-
cen en- las tiendas de carupana y ALI
sigue la clase.
lEl maestro cuenta Ia historic del
aqua, de la montana del mar al lado
de una fuente 9 de mn arroyo. La his
toria del viento la expliea un dia tenn
pestuoso la historic de Ia piedra
cuando llegan, por elempio, ante un
banco 6 una esea1era de granite. La
historia de la MADEIRA viene 4 PROPOSE
to de un arb0l ell cual Sc cobijan, de
una mesa q la cual sc sientan Los te-
mas de ensenanza SON infinitOs, porque
la naturaleza no tIene iimites cOnOci-
dos. Las lecciOnes surgeon pOr 81 mis-
mas. En- un paseo por ejemplO, los
alumnos eneuentran un regimiento, "
aprop0sito del ejercito Sc les habla de
la patria y del amor patrio, y despues
de la leeei6n de los ni1os juegan a los
soldados para poner en- practica 10 ex-
plicado por el maestro
Los temas de escritara versan sObre
las eosas que el alumno ha visto ha
dido durante el d1a y los ilrastra de me-
moria con dibujos mas menos perfec-
los.
Los muchachos visitan las fabricas,
los talleres> las granjas, las casas en-
construction, ef jard1n zool6gico, los
enarteles, etc, y en- todas parties en-
cuentran algo que apren(er y 10
aprenden msensiblemente, distray6n-
dose.
Estos hines sabea adenaas limpiarse
las botas, arreglar la tienaa de campa-
Ma, guisarse sn comida, nadar, cuidar
su jardln, hacer juguetes de MADEIRA,
de alambre y de barro. En- una pala-
bra, al yer los progresses y la salud de
JstOs eScOlares, carlsa extraileza que
todavfa haya escuelas en- casas antihi-
gi6nicas que cuestan mueho mas caras
que unas tiendas de Iona y las cuales
suele lr ei nlno de mala gana, some
tiendose a una IMPOSITION de la socie-
dad, al contrario de 10 que sucede
con los alumnos del professor frances
que est3n deseando eseapar a su lado
para flustrarse recreandose-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-06-20

De venta en- Ia librerfa del BOLE-
TIN MERCANT1I.
Sc remitira cualquier pueblo de Ia
Isla, mediante el envlo del preeio del
ejemplar y oeho eentavos para ell fran
queo.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16
Successor Of Famous Garden to b
Mammoth AffaIr-To Be Known
as broadway Gardens"

New York.-"Broadway Gardens" Is
to take the place of Madison Square
Gardens, which has been sold. and
shortly will be RACED and replaced
with business structures. Announce.
ment has been made by the archi.
tects for the new arena that the com.
pany organized to built It will be- In
corporated next week with S1,5OO, 900
capital
The mammoth structure will oc-
cupy the entire block ON Broadway
between Forty-seventh and Forty.
eighth streets. and will extend back to
within 100 feet Of Eighth avenue. In
every way 1t will be larger than Mad
ison Square Garden. The main en-
trance will be on Broadway. and the
rest of the Broadway frontage will be
occupied by a store and ONCE build
ing six stories in height On the For
ty-seventh street side will be a the
alter on the ground floor, with a seat
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not take place until after dark was q
disappointment to the photographers
and many Of the visitors; but the ef.
feet OF the explosion with the enor.
nous flame which penetrated and rose
above the forest trees of this region
was so much more impressive at night
than 1t possibly could have been dur
Ing the daytime that 1t was held to be
fortunate that 1t had occurred at night
rather than during the day.
The explosion at the experimental
mine means further that, having been
actually witnessed by so many coal
mine operators and managers from
the different coal mining states, these
men will return to their respective
mines impressed not only with the
fact that dust will explode from the
improper use Of black powder, but
that many Of the explosions that have
already occurred in the mines In other
regions have been dust explosions and
not gas explosions. as they were for
merly supposed to be. 1t, therefore.
opens up new lines OF treatment look.
Ing to the prevention of such mine
explosions In the future"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16

hand holding the dog inside the mum
This Is frequently tried trick at sea.
sons when NUTS can be worn with.
out exciting suspicion.
We catch about one a month - an.
other customs officer said. "but sor
every one we do spot twenty or
thirty must escape us.
IF a dog does not bark or wr,e,,.
at the wrong moment and II II Is 40
skillfully tucked away as not 70 i'm.
pede movement. a woman who ba.
her pet hidden somewhere in her
dress is practically certain to pass
us scot free.
Women. II seems, rarely trust IN IN.
smuggling powers of their men folk.
where dogs are concerned. This .,
nrst sight. may seem curious for .
man could very often get a dog sa,s.
iy through in one of his big pockets
But perhaps the reason lies deer.,
The following Shavian dictum Is "a.
garded as truism by the custom. ~.
icers.
"A man IL generally more bones,
than woman; il you challenge him
and he has contraband he usu.,,r
owns up"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16
Women Show Remarkable Ingen-
uity in Getting Pets Through.
One Was Detected When "5aby"
Barked and Another Was Caught
Giving Animal Drug to Pre-
vents Its Making Noise.

Dover.-The days when bold, bad
smugglers ran their boatloads OF
rum and brandy and tobacco into Sc.
cret coves and caves on the seashors
are gone. The smugglers of today
are women, and their cargo is often
dogs.
The devices which they are now
adopting to .evade the customs on
GERS and the quarantine law of the
land are as ingenious as they are
amazing.
Twice women have been charged
here with attempting to smuggle dogs
IN by concealing them In pockets in
their underclothing. They would have
succeeded in their intentions, too. but
for the dogs having yelped and be-
trayed their mistresses.
But popular-and often successful
as is this hidden pocket dodge. It IL
commonplace beside some of the
methods Of dog smugglers which have
recently been attempted at Dover.
"A woman. a nurse and an infant
in long Clothes" said a customs off,
,er. boarded the steamer at Calais.
they Immediately shut themselves in
cabin. and were not seen agair till
Dover was reached. except by the Gus
IONS men on board. who were quite
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16
Lower
Wage
Farmers
Standard
of Living
By LORA BELL

There why workngman should be food
that disaeu to him simply because it cheap while
unate members of society live the choicest the workers produce
Why shouldn't the wongmen have carpets their
better entitled to them? Would
or Persian either floors of kind them
worngmen did not produce them? And their filing rooms
with hmsy gmcracs surely better for them satisfy their craving
for beauty in this way than to stihe it entirely
Let remember that society supplied with an du
cation to appreciate Mona L coisnne vases purses indulge
such tastes
But it surely hopeful that he wishes beauy
home than if he satisfied with
What need lower the wage
living but distribute equby the wealth produces
that he can develop and crafty higher tastes
The producer of wealth entitled there and it time
we found to keep that best from going the ders
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The answer settles the question of payment for the
the loser pays for BOTH The expense of lunches and
teas is shared nowadays because the opportunity for
payment does not always materalize Of course this
plan is only used by who are in the habit Of
going about together, when payment by either one
all of the time would be manifestly unfair.
When spending money is limited, what is known
as Clutch treat" is common. 1t is custom with
college boys well girls and finds favor with wage
earners 1t allows TO shoulder no more than per-
sonal expenses in any kind of recreation.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16
ACHIEVEMENTS IN IGNORANCE.

Geenral Barry's report concerning
the deficient education of many can.
didates examined for admission to
West Point Military Academy Is In.
feresting from more than one point OF
view. These young men were not ia
ken at hazard from the mass of their
fellows. nor we're they merely young
men OF average ability. Each OF them
had been selected and chosen rs a
nominee for cadetship. Each of
them had presumably prepared for the
examination he knew awaited him.
says the New York World. Yet many
ct them disclosed a degree OF tgnor-
ance concerning history and lfteraa-
fure that could hardly be surpassed
among illiterates. One of these as
pirants for West Point stated that
Lee and Stonewall Jackson had fought
at Princeton and Trenton, another
that the battle of Waterloo was fought
between "Nepolican" and yelling
ford" OF Mason and Dixon's line it
was said It divides Maryland from
Georgia" Among the most import
ant writer's Of the nineteenth century"
were included "Eller Wheeler Wilcox.
Gilbert Huggard. Jack London and
Dorothy Dix" These young men are
graduates Of American schools. To
them have been open from their boy
hood all the advantages Of public II
braries and an incessant and we'll
nigh countless stream Of magazines
and newspapers. They surely are not
dull boys nor unambitious Their ig-
norance. therefore, Is as discreditable
10 their teachers as to themselves.
The idea of retaining Russian
swamp lands is not new. Like many
pther valuable ideas 1t sprang up In
the fertile mind OF Peter the Great,
who built his capital in a swamp. be-
cause 1t was the only place he could
ind affording access to the sea. Peter
the Holmogori district in the
province Of Archangel for raising
Dutch cattle because he noticed the
between the grass of
and that of the Holmogori |
district. 1t Is now pointed out that |
1t small expense the vast swamps in |
The province of Archangel can be |
turned into lands covered with the
grass. and that after few
years a large portion of 1t will be At
Tor raising cereals and vegetables. A
systematic reclamation movement is
now planned by the Russian depart.
ment Of agriculture.
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APT AS SMUCCLERS

satisfied that they had no contraband
with them.
AT Dover. however, when the party
was coming ashore, the infant whose
head was completely muffied in lace
and muslin, barked.
Here is another story, the would be
smuggler In this instance being a
man:
"A travelling rug on his arm ex.
cited suspicion. He was stopped and
the rug examined. and found to con.
tain three little pockets, in each of
which was valuable tiny dog.
He was fined SIS and the dogs we're
put In quarantine"
The sailor to whom I spoke once
happened to glance inside a cabin. oc-
cupied by two women passengers to
Dover. just before the customs men
entered It.
one woman was giving a little dog
whih Of something out of a bottle
probably chloroform: the other was
busy making up a parcel of wraps.
etc. A cushion was thrown carelessly
over the insensible dog. and the off,
GERS did not trouble to look under.
meath 1t.
wnen the women left the boat they
mad the dog concealed in the parcel
which had been passed"
And these by no means exhaust the
means which women employ to SNUG.
gle their pets.
Ihey suspend them In bags from
their necks- Women who do this al
ways wear well; buttoned up coats or
else plenty of furs. -.e.
Tney put them In big pockets of
loose ''overcoats."
They carry them in their NUNS one
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16
Expert Demonstrates Contention
of Explosion.
Pennsylvania Mine 10 Wrecked by
Touching on Badly Placed Charge
Of Ordinary Black Powder
Test 10 object Lesson.
nvv. lo1sv<.x -

Pittsburg, Pa.-"No amount Of
writing or talking could be so forcibls
In the teaching OF great lessons,
said DR.. Joseph A. Holmes. director
OF the bureau of mines, when he re
turned the other night from the dem
onstration at the government expert
mental mine at Bruceton. Pa. Gov
cred with mud and looking almost
like a veritable miner. DIR. Holmes
was most enthusiastic over the ex
pertinent, Notwithstanding many de.
lays In the preparations.
1t was not until after dark that this
first "made-to-order" mine explosion
really took place.
Standing alone in his laboratory,
back in the hills of Allegheny county,
chemist twice touched an Innocent
appearing button. The explosion
failed to materialize. Investigation
found the source Of trouble. which
was readily remedied.
The last shot was touched on by
DR.. Holmes. Instantly there was a
dull rumble far down in the bowels
OF the earth. Flames, burst from the
drift and spurted from the air shaft.
The farmhouse went down with a
crash. Dense volumes OF black
smoke poured into the open and the
heavens were ablaze.
1t was terrifying to the laymen.
Fire bosses, mine foremen and su-
who had heretofore es-
capped those things unexpected saw
what they believed they would some
day experience. but would never be
able to tell-a real mine explosion.
Tho government effort had ap-
parently been successful.
1t was a test Of the explosive prop
critics OF the deadly" coal dust. So
enthusiastic was DR.. Holmes, the gov
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16
PERIL OF COAL DUST

ernment's expert, that he made this
public statement:
The great value OF this experiment
to the mining industry was in demon
strating to more than $500 coal Cd
orators and mine managers from
every coal mining district OF the
United States the fact:
That ordinary bituminous or soft
coal dust will explode from a charge
OF black powder badly placed In a
mine;
That dust will explode with a vio-
lence sufficient to wreck the mine and
Kill every person working In the mine.
and
That poisonous gases are given on
from such an explosion in sufficient
quantity to suffocate and poison any
persons in the mine who may have
escaped the violence of the explosion.
The fact that the explosion did
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16

Germany Is fast becoming Ameri-
canized. according to the reports of
the British consul at Munich. who
notes the symptoms In altered trade
methods. the greater use of advertis-
ing by business houses and the growth
Of luxury and restlessness in private
life. says the New York World. But
what will strike Americans them
selves as the best evidence OF Ameri-
can tendencies in Germany is con-
tanned in the mounting cost of living
tn Germany and In the imperial chan
cellor's suggestion that 1t must be &C.
cepted as part of the new conditions.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16

Biologists are claiming that the
greatest underground river In the
world flows from the Rocky noun
tains underneath New Mexico and
Texas. emptying itself in the Gulf Of
Mexico. This river is thought to be
In places several miles wide, and it is
believed that 1t feeds rivers that TOW
upon the surface. The artesian we'll
belt Of Texas is pointed to as the up
Hitting of the water from this river.
often from eight hundred feet below.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16

Massachusetts is preparing to put
in force a law which will compel the
retirement Of state employees on age
limit. but with a pension. Inasmuch
as part Of the pension fund is to be
obtained from enforced contributions
from these employees. based on Ger.
tain percentages Of their salaries
there cannot be so much objection to
the plan as there might otherwise be
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16
TO GUIDO MADISON SQUARE

Ing capacity Of LOO. Two theaters
winter garden and a covered garden
Will occupy the roof.
The arena will seat about 10000
persons. 1t will be ESQ feet in length
oy loo Feet In width. Underneath the
arena VIII be another one of the same
size. available for show purposes The
sides Will be constructed. as Tar as
feasible. OF glass and steel.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16
Marriage Is No H.ndte,n

Ottawa. Kan.-To prove thar h.,n.
married is no handicap to education
or social life In school. the married
students of Ottawa university have
perfected the organization of a benz.
diets club. and. In violation OF A re-
cent order to segregate the sexes At
chapel exercises. marched in with
their wives and took their seats in a
BODY AS they came in they gave
tneir yell: Pink and white: pink
and white Oh. benedicts. they're all
right There are ten couples in the
club and eleven children Tbe Iar,.r
are honorary members of tie club
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16
Many
Modern
Social and
Family
CHANGES
BY A. WANOEMAN
Chicago

better thoughts the times realize that the
nos think of life as the experienced older do
The young must through practically the cycle personal
experiences as the old did when they young
for themselves
And again, many mothers heart strong maternal instincts
has been broken because not all mothers have the worldly
change into comrad of their grown offspring the natural course
that parents should resign themselves but how hard that
Those who look deeper into these things realize furthermore that
live of deep social changes all human relations which of
change the conditions the family life This
however not the place to talk economc the UNDERSTANDING
There bam of Gead" mother whose heart
cries out anguish for the children she has brought mn in
ceang and love- children turn away in
dsdan too ostsn-the young foolsi
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16

A Chicago man who was arrested
for kissing a girl made a plea for
mercy by explaining that he was so
badly under the influence Of intoxf-
cants that he didn't know whether he
was kissing a girl or a horse. The
Judge. being unwilling to accept in.
toxication as an excuse, fined the Of
fender $25 and costs. Things are not
IA they used to be.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16

Isn't it about time that we stopped de-
handing of American labor that it lower
its standard of living to that of the foreign
laborer? If bean soup and rye bread is q
better diet than meat and white bread by
all means argue for bean soup and rye
bread, but recommend them as foods for
all classes and not simply for the working
man SO that he can live more cheaply.
Start the reform where people have got
farthest away from the simple food idea
in the high priced clubs and hotels and the
millionaires' homes. That is where it is
most needed.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16

As to complaints regarding ungrateful
and disobedient children, the fault lies. it
seems to me, neither with the average par
ents nor with the callous, superficial young
persons. 1t is not an individual trouble of
individual families, in the main, but rather
result of the present money mad, sensa-
ton chasing general public spirit, with its
cynical and heartless lack of morality.
Nothing else but such tragedies Of fam
lily life can be reasonably expected when as
in Chicago the young folks are forced to
fight for jobs without living wages, tempt
ed on all sides and out Of touch with the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16

Copenhagen.-Lieutenant Becker OF
the Royal Danish Life Guards. has re.
turned from visit to the United
States full Of praise for the American
army In company with Admiral To.
go. the lieutenant watched the army
maneuverc at West Point. and he was
delighted with the training of the
American forces.
At the Danish autumn maneuvers a
new military bridge invented by
Lieutenant Won der Maase will re
ceive Its first test The bridge is de-
signed to enable infantry to cross
streams quickly and noiselessly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16

Music IL said to increase a cows
output OF milk. but farmers who sub
ject their cows to photograph concerts
are lacking In the milk of human kind
ness.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16

Another American heiress has de
cided to cut herself adrift from her
noble spouse. bpt the market price OF
dukes aud earls Is as high as ever.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16

New York officials prohibit flying on
Sunday. but Newport authorities place
no restriction whatever on the high
flying game
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16

The size OF women's hats appear L,
Increase as the sense OF woman's In
portsnce grows.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16
Who
Pays
Habit of
Borrowing Is to
Be Fr0wned On
By JOHN L. GEHRrNG

HE habit borrowing something be frewned upon chiefly
because borrowers rarely have good In large cities
one escapes the borrowing neighbor because little
"a acquaintanceshp between families
VOL apart than the thickness wall ceiling
vRY IN small communities there temptation remedy the
shortcomings OF ones household wardrobe by the loan of
articles belonging neighbors relatives
few scrpes concerning the value of anything they may desire
There is doubt that there times the tempo
ray use OF articles trouble and discomfort
"nere card parties are frequent and everybody boows extra tables be-
cause 1T understood that nobody
at the most But invariably articles promptly returned and the bo
rowers stand ready take their lending That simply
arrangement where everybody shares alike bit borrowing
eggs and butter and postage stamps and small money and
forgetting to repay them.
fnemnded women rarely content to rest under obligation
description They accept favors gaou but
in some other each repaid To pay kind the preferred
ne but that not always possible borrowing 1t strange that
women will be punclus the matter of
postage stamps meet of that kind frequently.
Two will for than two minutes payment
car fare when might be easily adjusted by simple little scheme
which having among Take pair
going to matinee boarding will ask: "Odd p