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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-09-28
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pedagogico
CONVOCATORIA

En La Asamblea General, celebrada
por la Association de Maestros en- Pom
ce, el dla ocho de julio del corriente
a1lo de julio del corriente ano, fu6
acuerdo de los delegados ALI presentes,
convocar a todos los profesores de la
isla, asociados no, para que concurran
al proxlmo certamen pedag6gico-litera-
rio, que baJo la direction de la Asocia-
ci0n Local de Cabo- Rojo, Sc celebrara
en- dicha ciudad, durante las vacaciones
de Navidad.
La Association ofrece los siguientes
temas:
Primero: Lecciones Ilustradas para
la Ensenanza de la Naturaleza.
Segundo: Poes1a Liza Maestra.''
Tercero: Influenza que Ell estudio
de la agriculture ha de ejercer en- 10
porvenir de Puerto Rico
Cuarto: Relaci6n entire ell hogar Y
la escuela.
Quinto: Influenza de las escuelas
en- las prisiones,
Tambi6n Sc acordaron los premios 81
guientes:
Para ell primer tema I'm primer pre-
mio de veinticinco dollars y un segundo
prenio (medalla de oro.)
Para los otros cuatro temas. un pri
mer premio, (medalla de oro) un Sc
gundo premio (medalla de plata.)
Todos los maestros yodran obtar es-
tos premios, excepto al primero, que Sc
ra nnica y exclusivamente para los
maestros de nuestra asociaci6n
al segundo tema podran concurrir to-
dos los literatos puertorriquenos, perte-
nezcan 8 no al magisterio
Los originates para este certamen de-
| beran ser enviados en- copia de maqui-
nilla y sin firma nj inicial de ninguna
clase, y deberan tener un LENA para
distinguirlos de los demas.
Las composiciones deberan dirigirse
| a La Secretarla de la Comisi0n del Ger
tamen, Ell Cabo Rojo, antes del d1a Is
| de diciembre de este ailo.
| Dichos trabajos seran juzgados por
TN Jurado competente, compuesto de
tres personals de reconocida capacidad,
quienes seran nombradas oportunamente
por la Comision Organizadora
No Sc aceptara ningun trabajo que no
| sea in6dito, nj que contenga menos de
cinco paginas de escritura en- maqui-
nilla, exceptuandose las composiciones
que Sc relacionan con ell tema segund0
de esta convocatoria.
Tan pronto Sc publiquen los t1tulos y
lemaS de las composiciones premiadas,
.sus autores enviaran otra copia de sus
trabajos premiados la 'Comisi6n del
Certamen
Cabo Rojo, % de septiembre de 1911
F Vicenty, Presidente de IA Comi-
sion, NJ del 'TQro ;Peralta,. Secretario
Luis. Padilla, Vocal <:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21
The Origin of Flag Day.

In writing concerning Flag Day.
which was recognized and more or
less observed through the nation on
Wednesday of last week, Congressman
Smith d. Fry, of Maine, says it was
George Washington and not colonial
dame who originated the stars and
stripes.
The Washington family coat of
arms consisted of three bars running
across the escu tcheon, and three stars
in the upper portion. - writes Mr..
Fry, and from that coat of arms, the
family stars and stripes, the hands
and brain Of Gen. Washington evolved
our national flag.
The flag first appeared floating over
Gen. Washingtonls headquarters on
January 2, 1876, and over year later,
on June IA, 1877, Congress officially
adopted the following resolution :
Resolved that the flag of the thirteen
united states shall be IS stripes of
alternate red and white, with union
Of 10 stars of white in a blue field,
representing the new constellation. !"
1t was Geo Bolch, who operated a
free kindergarten for poor children in
New York City, that put the idea Of
observing Flag Day into execution
" it'll his little ones Their exercises
struck a popular chord The board
Of education of New York City adopt
ed it In the city schools and later it wa
incorporated in the laws of New York
and other states.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21
Platteville Professor Resigns.

Prof. Thomas Fl Gentle, who for
thirteen years has been connected with
the Platteville State Normal School,
as supervisor Of the training depart
ment, ast.week rendered his resigna-
tion, greatly. to the surprise and regret
of the faculty and student body. It
is understood that MIR. Gentle will go
to Oregon soon, where he is to take
charge of the work in a normal school
near Portland. the president of that
institution wing come all the way
to Plattevil. to confer with him.
Prof. Gentle is man of varied capa-
bilities, who has not only endeared
himself to the students at the normal
and the people of Platteville, but is
also we'll known and popular through
out the county, having been promin-
ent in school institute work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21
RAISING THE MAINE.

The battleship Maine, the mysteri-
Gus blowing up and destruction of
which in Havana harbor on the
night of February Is, 1898, sup
posedly from the explosion of a
mine in the harbor through a plot
IN which number of Spanish
officials were implicated, and which
aroused public sentiment in the
United States to such a degree as to
drive President Mckinley and the
congress to a declaration Of war
against Spain, is now being raised
and it will soon be known in truth,
perhaps, whether the explosion
which destroyed this noble ship and
caused the death of 257 American
sailors was really caused in the way
1T has so long been supposed, or
was an internal one with which the
Spaniards had nothing to do. A
cotterdam has been built around the
vessel and the water pumped out
from within the enclosure to a
depth of 10 or IL feet The recess
sion of the water shows the terrible
effects of the explosion, although
nothing has yet been found to in
dictate cOnclusively the character Of
it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21
FIRST SCHOOL MEETING
HELD IN WATERLOO
Continued from Page 1 J

meridian to meet at the house of
Edward Sprague in said district on
Saturday the 9th day of April next at
four Of the clock p. NJ. to elect
district officers and to transact such
other business as may be necessary in
the organization of said district.
Dated at Waterloo. Grant county,
this Goth day of March, A. D. 1850.
j. E. Dodge, Town superintendent.
Names of persons residing in school
district No. in the town of Water.
loo, Grant Co., Wis. Alexande err
Trewcutt, Edward Mcdonald, Patrick
Brady, VIM. Craig ST., DIG. Spencer,
Philip Payne, George Titus, Benjamin
Crombie and Edward Sprague.
l, Edward Sprague, hereby certify
that I have personally notified the
above named persons according to the
directions of the within warrant.
Dated Waterloo, this 8th day of
Sept. 1850 Edward Sprague.
Monday Sept. 3Oth, O'Clock p. M.
A. D 1850.
The electors Of school district No 1
town of Waterloo, Wis. met at the
house of E. Sprague pursuant to ad-
journment and appointed D. Il.
Spencer chairman. When the follow
ing persons were elected district
officers for the ensuing year-Henry
Craig, director, ID. G. Spencer,
treasurer and E. Sprague, clerk-It
was then voted that we have a school
kept three months the next summer
by woman teacher. The meeting
then adjourned to the last Monday of
Sept. 1851 at this place at o'clock
p. m. E. Sprague, Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21
Notice to Auto Owners.

have purchased an interest in the
Pennsylvania Oil Co. who make a
speciality of high grade auto oils and
I have decided to give my Grant Co.
friends an opportunity to purchase
the best auto oil at wholesale price
which is 80 cents per gallon.
You cannot run your auto without
oil and you may as we'll purchase
your seasons supply as to purchase it
in small lots and pay 40 per cent more
and bother to run after it,
I would suggest that two or three
auto owners club together and get a
barrel as we will pay freight to near
est R. r. depot, on barrel lots. This
is the oil that is used by over so per
cent of the expert drivers of Chicago
and Evanston, and is the best I have
been able to find after driving a car
over five years, We do not ask pay
for oil until after you have received
same and see for yourself the goods
are right your credit is good Address
: r. ~"Theo. B. Davis,
933 Sherman Ave,
14w4 Evanston, I'll.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21
Success Achieved by Prohibition Cam
paign.

VIM. G. Dean, who is conducting
campaign in the county for the
prohl bitlon party under the direction
OF the state committee reports that
success has met his efforts to a fiatter-
ing degree People are everywhere
ready to listen and give support,
Large and enthusiastic meetings were
held at Mt. Hope and Millville. Sun.
day Mr.. Dean addressed large audi
ences at Mt. Ida Baptist church, Mt.
Zion z. NJ. church and Werlev
Christian church. No meetings were
held at Fennimore or Lancaster, but
some will be planned later. Mr.
Dean spent parts of Monday and Tues
day interviewing local prohibitionists
and others interested and secured very
encouraging support both moral and
financial.
Tuesday night he was at Beetown,
and Wednesday at BLOOMINGTON.
Thursday night he speaks at Patch
Grove, Friday at North Andover and
Saturday at Cassville. Next weeks
schedule is. as follows: Sunday, June
rs, Potosi; Monday. June 26. Platte
Vile; Tuesday, June 81, Belmont;
Wednesday, June 20, Cuba CITY.
Thursday, June 49, Benton; Friday.
June 30, Hazel Green; Saturday, July
1st, New Diggings; Sunday, July I'd,
Shullsburg,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21
Notice of Meeting of Board of Review.

County of Grant, town of So.
Lancaster, SIS.
Public notice IS hereby given that
the board Of review for the said
town Of So Lancaster, Will meet at
the city hall, in the city of Lancas-
ter, on the 26th day of June, 1911,
(last Monday of June, at nine
o'clock in the forenoon, for the
purpose of receiving and examining
the assessment roll of real and per-
sonal property in said town, and all
sworn statements and valuations of
real and personal property therein,
and of bank stock, and Of correcting
all errors in said roll, whether in
description of property or other
wise
Dated this 18th day of June. 1911.
V. Fl KINNEY, Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21
Notice to Dog Owners.

City Ordinance Chap IA Sec. 81.
Every person residing in the city of Lam
caster, owning or having in possession dog.
shall on or before the first Monday of July.
in each year, register such dog with athe
city clerk and shall pay TO said city clerk. as
license fee for keeping of such dog, for the
ensuing year, One dollar for each male dog
and three dollars for each female dog. Also
shall pay for any part of a year in a like
prOportnate amount.
Sec. % fixes the penalty for violation of
any of the provisions of Sec. 81. as follows:
The person violating shall be adjudged to
pay fine of not less than two dollars nor
more than ten dollars, and costs of prosecu-
ton. and to be imprisoned in the Jail of
Grant county until such Judgment is paid,
not exceeding, however, the term of ten DAYS.
Owners of dogs please take notice, that the
law makes it your duty to register and pay
this license to the city clerk at his office He
is not required to n axe demand or give
notice.
Please attend to the payment of this Ii
cenSe promptly.
This ordinance will be strictly enforced.
i@1 JOSEPH II. BENNETT, Mayor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21

County Option was defeated in
the Wisconsin legislature last week,
by vote Of sc to II, and an
amendment to repeal the present
local option law failed of passage
by vote of 40 to Sc. AS an il
lustration of the sentiment of the
present state senate on the whisky
question, on recent date the
senate voted that the selling of
groceries ard other table provender
must cease on Sunday because not a
work of necessity. One senator
offered an amendment that saloons
must be kept closed and liquor and
beer not sold on that day." which
was promptly voted down.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21
Long Wire Span.

The span of telephone wire just
placed across the bay is one of the
longest anywhere in the state of Ore
gOn. The wire runs from a pole near
Captain Wellander's house to one
about 100 feet high on south beach.
and the distance from pole to pole is
$500 feet, or nearly one-half mile. Its
average heights above the water is
about 125 or $50 feet, and will clear
the masts Of any vessel coming in
here at present.-Newport Signal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21
Good Advice to Teachers

Deal in broad generalities, be phil.
osophical, but hide your philosophy so
skillfuIly that you appear as artless as
the minds you address. Let your Ian
guage lie simle, noble, magnanimous.
Never pride yourself on teaching a
great number of things. Rest content
to rouse curiosity. Be satisfied with
opening your scholars minds, and do
not overload them. Without any in
reference Of yours they will catch fire
at the point where they are infamma,
BILE. "-Anatole Fence.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21
G. A. r. WILL NOT LIVE
When Last Member Passes to Other
Shore Order Will Die.

According to Lieut.. Col. Watrous
the members of the q. A. R. do not
wish their order to live. The fol-
lowing article by the we'll known
soldier-auth appeared in the Mil
waukee Sentinel last week:
Warned by the fate of the society
organized by the soldiers of the re-
evolutionary war in emulation of the
Order of the Cincinnati, composed of
officers, the present members of the
G. A, r. do not wish to have their
order perpetuated, but have made GER
tain that when the last member has
passed to the other shore the G.. A. r.
will pass out of existence. @s'
The old fellows of the grand army
do not wish to leave such an heritage
as Washington s soldiers unfortunate,
ly left, for the society formed years
ago still lives in the form of Tam
many Hall, the powerful political
machine of New York But the
soldier societies of the civil war will
not be entirely lost, for other organI-
cations have shown surprising growth.
Immediately after the death Of
President Lincoln, April Is, 1865, a
cluster of officers of the northern
army in Philadelphia called a meet
ing and took steps for the organiza-
ton of the military order. Loyal
Legion of the United States.
The Loyal Legion became popular
with the officers Of the army at once
Each state was entitled to COM
mandery. Wisconsin was one Of the
early states to organize.
EARLY in the existence uf the ord er
rule permitted the eldest son of a
member to join. and later third
class was introduced. The third class
consisted Of civilians who had been
active and valuable in support Of the
general movement during the civil
war. The late Congressman ohm Fl
Potter, Col. E H Broadhead and
Edward Sanderson were members Of
the third class in the Wisconsin CONS
mandery. A few years ago, when the
legislative body met in, Milwaukee. d
proposition came up to make all the
sons of the first class members eligl4
BILE to mem bership 1t met With
sharp opposition, but it carried and
has resulted in many additions.
Nearly year after the Loyal Legion
was organized, DR.. Stephenson of
Decatur. ILL.,, was the leader in or
ganizing the first post of the Grand
Army of the Republic. The same
year posts were organized in Wiscon
sin. There was no dividing line
Private soldiers and officers alike
were accepted as members, and that
has been the custom ever since. The
order spread rapidly and the member
ship was very enthusiastic, but be-
tween thirty five and forty years ago
the mistake of allowing politics to
enter into its affairs was made, and
it soon went into rapid decline, and
did not begin to rebuild again until
1879, and its real vigorous new growth
commenced in 1880.
At the time Milwaukee entertained
the greatest reunion of ex-soldiers ever
held in the United States.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21
Telescope His Tomb.

After Keller had become head of
the Lick Observatory, and died there,
and his ashes were brought back to
Allegheny for burial, it was his friend
Brashear who sealed them up in their
last resting place, hollow in the sup.
porting pillar of the 30-inch reflector,
which is Keeler's memorabilia.
Clure's Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21
Left Him Ponderinn.

Old Friend Well, I'm pleased to
have met your charming wife, Fred.
You must be very jealous of her"
Fred (conf1dentially)-" / take
care never to introduce her to any
man that sane woman could take a
fancy to."-Stray Stories.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21
Notice.

Poll and Road Tax NOW DUE.
Payment can be made at the Office Of
the City Treasurer, in the city hall.
Please be prompt in payment.
13w4 City Treasurer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21

that "Those who live in glass houses
should not throw stones" Those
who are prone to criticlse others
should endeavor not to lay them
selves open to criticism
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21
Notice for Bids.

The undersigned will receive bids
for the construction of about $500 90
worth of permanent road in town
of Ellenboro sections 10 and 20
about half in each place, at the vii
lage of Ellenboro, Monday June IL
at $50 a. IN.
Chas. Creamy, Chairman.
A. Wepking, Commissioner.
IA
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21

Miss Helen Draper, student of the
Philadelphia Conservatory of Music,
will give lessons on piano and
organ. For further information
write the above name, Lancaster,
Wis. 14w3*
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21
FOR SALE CHEAP

Two good residences with large
lots situated in the fourth ward,
Lancaster, Wis. Apply to
l6tf CHAS. HARVEY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21

FOR sALE-Two yearling short
horn bulls, pedigreed and tested.
Good ones. Color red. W. A.
johnson, Lancaster, Wis. 1Otfc
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21

A few choice farm mortgages for
sale. Address communications to the
Herald. 12w5
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21
No, Not the One.

Please, m" says the new maid, in
London Opinion, announcing visitor.
us this the lady you told me always to
say you was out to?"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21
The Diners viewpoint.

The restaurant variety of chicken
has eleven necks, five backs and thir
teen wings
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21

FOR SALE-A few we'll improved
farms in Jefferson Co. All at bargain
prices; write for description.
Jas. Sendlebach, Mt. Vernon. ILL.,,
R. R. No. s. 14.4w*
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21

Exclusive Agency Offer: We offer
exclusive agency IN your town of
"Knit-to fit" underwear aud hosiery.
Liberal commission. Lady representa-
tive preferred. Apply early. Ref
erence required.
Consumers Mills Co.
17w1" Grand Rapids, Mich
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-05
MYSTERY OF THE UMBRELLA
Plttsburs shopkeeper Wondered About
It for Many Days-sImpIe,
After All.

In the midst Of a driving rainstorm
one day recently the owner of a small
store on a North side street corner
was startled by the violent opening OF
the door and the sound of rushing
feet. Hastily dropping the work she
was doing in the rear room. she bur
r1ed toward the front Of the store Just
In tine to see the door slammed shut
and a strange man running away at
top speed When she reached the
door he bad disappeared; but when
she turned to investigate she was
astonished to behold handsome gold
handled silk umbrella. dripping with
moisture. lying on the showcase.
Surprise. alarm and complete mysti.
ication were mingled. What possible
explanation could there be Of a stran-
ger dashing into her place in the
midst OF drenching dovnpour. leav-
Ing his fine umbrella withoxhs word
OF explanation. and rushing Eth into
the rain without It?
The more she thought about It tho
deeper grew the mystery She re-
lated the incident to her customers.
Not one Of them could OFFER a plausi-
Die solution. She finally concluded
the man was crazy. and she 'elt rro-
foundly thankful that he had done r,
worse.
Then one day a second stranger ap-
Peared. He was almost as mysterious
as tho first. He produced a letter
and handed It to the storeksepe-. II
was dated Chicago and read:
Dear Tom; left your umbrella In
the little store at the corner near
your house. Just had time to grab
q car. 30 failed to explain to store
Keeper. Left II on showcase. Hors
you recover It o. K"
We'll, declare" was all the Little
storekeeper could gasp as che pro-
ducec tho umbSella How simple IL
was. after all."-Pittsburg Gazette
Times.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-05
ORIGIN OF OUR cALEADA
Story Of the Year and lts Days, I
Now Constituted, Told
Once More.

The Julian year consists Of 1851
days and exceeded by II minutes 1873
seconds the solar year II S65 days
hours 4s minutes 46 SCI ~. IN cor
sequence of this. the equinox In tn
course Of few centuries fell back cor
siderably. In the time Of Julius Cae
sar, It correspondent to March %
and by the sixteenth century It had
retrogarded to March IL. II was aI
this time that a physician o. Verond
named Ghiraldi proposed . plan fol
amending the calendar. He died bel
fore he had opportunity to carry II
forward. but his brother presented II
to Pope Gregory XIII. who assembled
q number Of learned men to discuss It
1t was passed upon favorably and
adopted, and thus was given to the
world what has since been known an
the Gregorian calendar. In 1882 Greg
DRY Issued brief. apolishing the Julian
calendar in all Catholic countries! and
Introducing the reformed one.
The reform of the Gergorian vr new
on the Julian or old, consisted In
dropping ten days after October 4
1882. so that the 18th was reckoned
Immediately after the 4th. Every one
hundredth year. which. by the Odd style
was a leap year. was to be a common
year. the fourth century. divisible by
four. excepted; that Is. 1900 was to re-
main a leap year, but 100, 1900 and
1900 were not to be reckoned az such
while 1000 was to be reckoned.
In this calendar the length Of the
solar year is taken to be 265 days 8
hours 40 minutes and IL seconds. the
difference between which and the true
length is immaterial.-The Christian
Herald.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-05
On tho Shelf,

TO the married woman and to tba
apinster alike II is always a shock IN
nnd that parties are being given for
younger set to which they are not
hidden, for the realization that tbese
younger members OF society ara cIaa..
Ing them as "old" is not aItopetbo-
pleasing. To the married woman this
experience usually comes later than
to the unmarried. for she will he
asked to young gatherings when a
spinster several years her Junior will
be omitted Whether this ia because
her husband is still reckoned attrac.
tive, though married, or because NJ
her utility as chaperon, is an OMEN
question, but the fact remaips. Ona
spinster lately confessed that for sev.
eral days after her first experience at
being left out OF a party she almost
pincheo herself, saying, Can this be
J that am 80 slighted?" for she dearly
loved to dance and never had been a
wall flower. Now she says aha hs.
slowly Out surely been relegated
tne dinner set and there she cuts out
the deoutantes at every chance she
gets In revenge.
The First "cowboys.- S
cowboy" was once a sinister word
IN american politics. In the Reyolp.
uonary war the cowboys" were
set OF Tories in Westchester county
new YORK. popularity so-called becansa
OF the brutal roughness with which
they treated their Whig or rehsi
nolBhbors. IL was, mn dorh. a,
memory OF them that the name -
co"ooys was given in 1851 to Ger.
ta'n people In Connecticut and otbe,
parts OF New England who were Al.
most secessionists. al
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-05

BOOK & JOB PRINTING
The best equipped job
printing plant in Blko
county. All of our work
is the very best that skill
ed labor and high-grade
materials can produce.
Let us give you prices on
letter heads, bill heads,
envelopes, blanks, circu-
lar letters, dodgers, post
ers, pamphlets and books