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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-07-24

Tambien es de suponer que les
espanoles no hubiesen olvidado nuestras
smpatias hacia los varios pa1ses suda-
mericanos que Sc habian rebelado y des
prendido de la metr6poi espahola.
Sc recordara tambien que en- 1872 en-
tr6 el crucero espanol "Numancia" Ell
la bahia de Nueva York. Teniendo ne
cesidad de ciertas reparaciones este bar
co, por cortesla de nuestras autoridades
navales obtuvo permiso para entrar en- ell
,dique de piedra del Arsenal. Fue por
entonces cuando ocurri6 ell triste suceso
del "Virginius -
Providencialmente para nosotros, una
barca de carbon con varios centenares de
toneladas de este combustible sc fue a
pique delante del dique en- que habla su-
Dido ell *'Numancia''. Esto impidi6 que
Sc pudiese remover ell "caisson'', por 10
oual el crncero espanol qued6 impotente
en- ell dique, imposibilitado para cual-
quiera obra destructGra contra nuestros
barcos y bahlas.
Dicese que en- la guerra y el amor to-
do es perYmtido. Els muy probable que
tambien Sc hnbiera regocijado, bajo ana
logas circunstancias otra potencia naval,
por ell hecho de tener apresado al barco
mas potente de un enemigo possible. Nj
IN solo Official de nuestra marina dej6 de
simpatizar personalmente con el CONAN
dante y Ia tripulaei6n del "Numaneia"
privados de la oportunidad de acldir in
mediatamente, en- case de necesidad, al
teatro de la guerra possible. Adoptaron-
Sc medidas para convencer al gobierno
espanol de que de ninguna manera podla
hacerse responsible a la tripulaci6n del
barco de guerra por la critica situacion
en- que Sc hallaba. Desde ell momento en-
que ell ''Numancia qued6 en- posici6n
de no ser utilizado por los espanoles,
sus ofciales fueron objeto de la mas ex-
quisita cortesia, protegiendose custo-
diandose ell barco como 81 fuera nuestro.
Ell incidente del Natmeamcs0 es I'm ejem-
plo de como los oficiales de marina de to.
das las naciones del mundo pueden to.
lerar que Sc prolongue la permanencia
de un barco de guerra extranjero surtc
en- sus puertos en- tiempos de tirante1
de relaciones.
Hay motives abundantes para presu
mir que en- Ell invierno de 1898, nj la,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-07-24

La vista del Secretario
de la Guerra

Aunque no sc han recibidO informeS
precisos acerca de la fecha en- que el
Secretario de la Guerra su comitiva
Negaran Puerto Rico, es muy dificil
que puedan desembarcar aqui antes del
26. Sc ha preparado un ensayo de pro-
grama de los obsequios que sc tributaran
al Secretario y su comitiva; pero es
puramente eventual, pues no pueden ha-
cerse arreglos defnitivos hasta que Sc
Sepa cuando Hegara dicho funcionario.
H programa planeado es el siguiente:
Microbes jueves, julio 26 27.-Lle-
gada a Ponce por la manana Viaje q
San Juan via Barranquitas, Aibonito,
Comerlo Catano.
Jueves, {por la noche. )-Comida en- ell
Falacio.
Viernes %. (Por La tarde )-Te en- ell
Country Club, de las 5 q las z.
(Por la noche. y Banquete ofrecido
por la Association de Puerto Rico en- los
,salones del ''City Club
Sabado 29-Recepci6n bale en- eI
Ralacio.
Domingo so. (Todo ell dia. )-Viaje
en- autom6vii via Carolina, Fajardo,
Humacao, Guayama, Jajome Alto, San
Juan. De paso la comitiva hara una
corta vista La Reserva Mifitar en- Ca
yey. ..
Lunes 81 CPor La tarde. )-Revista
del Regimiento de Puerto Rico, recep-
ci6n en- Casa Blanca vista las ofjei-
mas del Departamento de Sanidad.
{Por la noche )-Comida en- Palacio.
Reception bale en- Ell Union Club
Martes primero de agosto. (Todo ell
a1ia- -)-Viaje de regreso a Ponce, por fe-
frocarrif hasta ArecSbo, y desde Areci-
bo en- automobiles hasta Ponce.
(Por la noche. )-Recepci6n Official en-
R0nce
lei Secretario de la Guerra y su CO.
mitiva partiran probablemente de
Ponce ell martes por La noche, primero
de agosto.
Fort Pierce news., 1911-04-14
IARRED THE Bank.
Sensational Plays That Have Been
Pulled off at Monte Carlo.

Sensational Plays That Have Been
Pulled off at Monte Carlo.
The big players have never succeed
ed in carrying away very much moness
from Monte Carlo. In 1905 London
newspaper published a story to the eff
feet that an American from Chicago
had won 100000 francs there in one
day and had taken the money home
with him. but his name was not given.
In the early nineties the sensation al
Monte Carlo one season was the play
of a Chicago youth of twenty-one,
named Harry Rosenfeld, who made
something like 100000 francs in
week, playing during the day, but lost
most Of it at baccarat at night after
the casino had closed.
The late David Christie Murray used
to tell a story of a sensational play
at Monte Carlo that he witnessed him
self. at was my fortune" he said.
ito be in the casino on a Sunday night
in 1899 when French nobleman bear
ing historic name entered the room
with fancy to play on No. s. He
was followed by a valet who was
marked 'pugiiist from head to heel
and carried a cash box which proved
to be full Of 1000 franc notes. 'Nu-
nero huit.' said M. Ie Due, 'et maxi
mum par tout he was known, and
his challenge was accepted before the
cash box was opened. No turned
up three times running. NJ. le Due
matted three times seventeen times
5000 francs in about three minutes,
Fort Pierce news., 1911-04-14
ORDINANCE NO. 26


An Ordinance TO be entitled:-An Or
6inance TO prohibit a minor child un-
der the age of sixteen wears from play
ing or lettering on the streets Of Fort
Pierce, Florida, after the hours OF
eight o'clock p. m. and before the hour
of o'clock a. m. unless said minor
child shall be accompanied by a parent
or guardian, OF shall have the written
consent of such parent or guardian.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and
Council of the City OF Fort Pierce,
Florida:
SECTION 1
That from and after the passage of
this ordinance and it's approval by the
Mayor and after same has been publish
ed as required by law, it shall be un.
lawful for any minor child, under the
aye of sixteen Years TO loter or play
upon any of the public streets Of the
City of Fierce, Florida, after the hour
of eight o'clock p. m. and before the
hour of o'clock d. M, unless such
minor shall be accompanied by his or
her parent or guardian or is at the time
accompanied by some adult person who
shall at the time be in charge of said
minor, or unless said minor shall at
the time have the written consent OF
his or her parent or guardian or of the
person who shall have legal control OF
such minor.
SECTION II
Any person who shall violate the
provisions of section one of this ordin
ance shall upon conviction thereof be
punished by a fine of not less than
$500 nor more than $40 90 or shall be
confined in the City Jail for not longer
than 10 days.
SECTION III
All ordinances and parts of ordi nal
ces that are in conflict with the provls-
ions of this ordinance, are hereby re-
pealed
SECTION "
This ordinance shall 90 into effect
upon It's passage and on being approved
by the Mayor and after it has beer
published as provided by law.
Passed by conncil in open session or
this the 5th day of April, A. d. 1911.
w. r. jackson,
President of Council
Attest: F, y, Tyler,
(SeaD Clerk.
To the Mayor:
hereby certify that the above anC
foregoing ordinance was duly and reg
ularly passed by the council in opei
session on the 5th day of April, A. D
1911.
Frank NJ. Tyler,
City Clerk
The above and foregoing ordinanc
is this day approved. by me. For
Pierce, Florida, April 9Th 1911.
K. Whyte,
Mayor.
Fort Pierce news., 1911-04-14
FORT PIERCE IS

The Sportsman's Paradise,
On the famous Indian River,
242 miles south of Jacksonville.
Rendezvous for pleasure crafts,
Backed up by good farming lands.
In the heart of the Pineapple Belt.
The county seat of st. Lucie county.
One mile and half from the Allan
tic ocean.
Commercial center of the Middle
East Coast.
Division headquarters Of the Florida
East Coast Railway.
Crown g faster than any other town
on the East Coast.
Headquarters for fruit and produce
buyers during seasons.
Three miles from Indian River Inlet
the great fishing point.
Eighteen miles from Santa Lucia
Inlet, where the government will prob
ably spend S1,400,000 for a harbor in
the near future.
Fort Pierce news., 1911-04-14
April IA 1911
oRD1NANCE NO. 25

Ao Ordinance to be entitled; An or
linauce prohibiting any person, hrm'
or corporatson from obstructing any
public street or other public highway
within the City OF Fort Pierce, Florida,
M allowing any engine, car train OF
cars vehicle or any other obstruction
10 remain on such street or way for a
neriod of time longer than FIVE minutes
and prescribing punishment Tor the
violation thereof.
Be it Ordained, by the Mayor and
City Council of the City OF Fort Pierce,
Florida:
SECTION
That from and after the passage OF
this ordinance and its approval by the
Nayor. and after the same has been
published as required by law, It snail
be unlawful for any person, hrm or
corporation to obstruct, or cause to be
obstructed any public street or any
other public highway within the cor
porate limits of the City of Fort Pierce
Florida. with any engine, car or tram
of cars. vehicle or any other obstruct-
ion, and TO allow such abstraction to
remain on or across any such street or
way for period of time longer than
FIVE minutes aJ any one time.
SECTION II
Anv person, firm or corporation,
who shall violate any of the provisions
Of section one of this ordinance shall
upon conviction thereof be punished by
a fine of not less than $500, nor more
than $500 at the discretion OF the
Mayor.
SECTION III
This ordinance shall 90 into effect
Immediately upon its passage and ap'
proval by the Mayor and after same
has been published as required by law
Passed in open Council on this the
5th day of April, A. d. 1911.
w r. Jackson,
President Of Council.
Attest: F. NJ, Tyler,
Seal Clerk ofCouncil.
To the Mayor, Fort Pierce, Florida.
hereby certify that the above and
foregoing ordinance was regularly and
duly passed by council in open session
on the 5th day of April, A. d. 1911.
F. NJ. Tyler,
Clerk of Council,
The above and foregoing ordinance
is this day approved by me- Fort
Pierce, Florida, April 9th, 1911,
r. Whyte,
Mayor.
Fort Pierce news., 1911-04-14
Their Last Hope Gone.

When the minister praised the rasp-
berry jam at Mrs. Green's bountiful
Saturday night supper he could not
imagine why Angie and Horatio, the
twins. gazed at him so reproachfully,
"Don't you like raspberry jam. my lit
tie MANI" he asked Horatio.
yes, sir, do, and Angie does" said
Horatio in distinctly resentful tones.
'and mother told us that she. was
afraid the last she made wasn't quite
up to the mark and if you didn't praise
It Angie and could have 1t for lunch
con on our bread, for Mrs. Willis and
Mrs. Shedd never said a word when
they ate it, and you've made the third.
But now she'll use il for the church 30
CABLES. And Horatio looked el1onl-
ily at his twin. who reluFoed ne look
In kind. YOUTHS conpa,so
Fort Pierce news., 1911-04-14
ORDINANCE NO. 27.

An Ordinance 10 be entitled-Aa Or
dinance Requiring the Construction Of
Sidewalks along certain streets of the
City of Fort Pierce, prescribing the
material of their construction and their
width and thickness, and prescribing
the time 10 which they shall be built
aud prescribing remedies for the non
compliance herewith.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and
City Council of the City of Fort Pierce.
Florida;
SECTION |
That the owners of real estate abnt.
ting upon the following streets shall.
and they are hereby required 10 con-
struct sidewalks along their respective
lots on the streets hereioaiter designa-
ted, and of the width and thickness
Fort Pierce news., 1911-04-14
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The Tupelo journal., 1911-01-27
DON'T GET TOO sEDATE.
Play Is as Good For Grown Persons AZ
For Children.

Play Is as Good For Grown Persons a.
For Children.
Play is just as necessary to keep
a grown man young and middle aged
man from growing old as it is to make
a child grow into a man. Words
worth's lines are as sound physiology
as good poetry:
My heart leaps up when behold
The rainbow In the sky.
So was it when my life began:
So be it when am a man
Or let me die.
In childhood we play because we
are young, in middle age we are
young because we play. and IL we
keep it up we shall never know that
we are old until we are one day sud
denly dead. Yet the absurd idea has
grown up, and Mrs. Grundy has adopt
ed it with her usual fatuousness, that
play is something undignifled In a
grown man and unbecoming in lady.
And this unfortunately is one Of the
rare instances where thinking makes
it So" After man has practiced this
belief in the uselessness of exercise
for half decade or So and become
fat and pompous and red faced or pale
and slack muscled and short winded
then the contortions that he INDUCES
in when he decides to unbend and try
to play furnish considerably more en-
tertainment to spectators than to him
self.-Dr. Woods Hutchinson In Out
inc
The Tupelo journal., 1911-01-27
Tbs Electric Fan.

Back in the early eighties DR.. S. S.
Wheeler, an electrical engineer Of New
York. was experimenting with small
electric motor. In the course of his ex-
per;ments the doctor conceived the
idea that steamboats, might be run
with electricity if the propellers could
be directly connected to high speed
electric motors. doing away with all
the gears then in use in steam propul-
sion With this idea in mind he had a
small screw propeller constructed and
fastened it to the armature shaft Of
his small motor. To his surprise the
experiment resulted In fine breeze of
cooling air which more than delighted
the experimental, for the day was de-
cidedly hot. 1t is needless to add that
the experiments with screw propellers
ended right there. and the engineer
took up the study of the electric fan,
with the result that he soon perfected
the device until it was commercial
success.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-01-27
PURE GLYcERIN.
Il u Quser Substance Endowed With
Peculiar Properties.

recultar ProPertieo.
One of the great advantages Of glyc-
erin in its chemical employment is the
fact that it neither freezes nor evap-
crates under any ordinary tempera-
turc No perceptible loss by evapora-
ton has been detected at tempera-
ture less than 200 degrees f.. but IL
heated intensely 1t decomposes with a
smell that few persons find themselves
able to endure. 1t burns with pale
fame. similar to that from alcohol, II
heated to about 500 degrees and then
ignited. Its homeopathic qualities
make the compound of much use as
vehicle fc. holding pigments and col
ors, as In stamping and typewriter rib
bons. carbon papers and the like.
If the pure glycerin be exposed for a
long time to freezing temperature 1t
crystallizes with the appearance Of
sugar candy. but these crystals being
once melted 1t is almost an impossi-
bility to get them again into the con-
gealed state II little water be add
ed to the glycerin no specialization
will take place, though under suff1-
cient degree Of cold the water will
separate and form crystals, amid which
the glycerin will remain in Its natural
state of fiuidity. If suddenly subject
ed to intense cold pure glycerin will
form a gummy mass which cannot be
entirely hardened or crystallized. Al
together it is quite a peculiar sub
stance
The Tupelo journal., 1911-01-27
A STRANGE Likeness.

An extraordinary resemblance has
recently been discovered at the London
Natural History Museum between
specimen of the huge African elephant
and the pygmy shrew mouse. Sir E..
Ray Lancaster suggested comparison
of the two, and the result has been that
practically every bone, muscle, blood
vessel and nerve Of the giant beast has
been found identically reproduced in
the little animal. which is scarcely
two inches In length. In the museum
a stuffed mouse has been placed be-
tween the fore feet Of its enormous
mounted prototype for the purpose OF
showing the curious likeness.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-01-27
Cicero on Wit.

There are witty sayings which car
ry concealed suspicion of ridicule, OF
which sort is that of the Sicilian who.
when a friend of his made lamentaton
to him saying that his wife had hanged
herself upon fig tree, said. Il beseech
you give me some shoots Of that tree
that / may plant them" OF the same
sort is what Crassus said to a certain
bad orator who. when he imagined
that he had excited compassion at the
close of speech, asked our friend
here after he had sat down whether he
appeared to have raised pity in the
audience Very great pity" replied
Crassus, "for I believe that there Is no
one here so hard hearted but that
your speech seemed pitiable to him.
Cicero's Oratory.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-01-27
In the Shadow of Fame.

There are number of former celeb
rites who are now running rooming
and boarding houses in New York city.
Many a singer, actress or writer who
formerly held place in the public eye
has now settled down to the prosaic
occupation of housing and feeding q
small portion Of that same public.
Their houses are magnet for young
persons with the artistic temperament
One woman who once enjoyed a fair
reputation as violinist has five fur
nished apartments which she subjects
room by room to aspirants for drama
tic, operate and literary honors. Re-
fiected glory rather than physical COM
fort is the portion Of most of these
satellites. but the privilege OF hobnob-
bling with yesterdays greatness COM
pensates for material discomfort
York Press.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-01-27

dinance, it shall s. Hi finr Of
not less than ($aQ0 Am dollars. nor
more than $500 0o) hundred dol
lars. 1. II ssss
Secrson 4 Thsk1 trib ,ict-
ion If anv r a al Com
Ri way C9n iA8isas Ma ~ si
The first two Sestis's&e thi- Oru nc
Shalt not be ba to another pro ecu
Il i Tor its failure to comply with said
d FINANCE within reasonable t'Hse at
ter such ri CO siction.
Seeai,G 5.
tory to the Msy Bss4ru si~l
me-, OF shA CITY Tupeo. the aoove
and fores ding ordinance shall b. IN full
force and effect from and after this
date.
The above ordinance was read and
considered by Seetlous at Il nuhie ad
iourned meeting OF the Mayof and
Boara of Aldermen Of the City OF Tu-
nslo. held at the Mayors office, OH the
7th day OF january, A. d 1911. and
vote on its final passage was taken
by yea and nay vote, the same hav-
ing been reduced to writing previous to
being voted on; there being present at
such meeting, D. w. Robins, Mayor.
and D. s. Ballard E. r. Wilson, G. w.
Troy and /. H. Spreading, Aldermen.
all of which SAID Aldermen voted yea
on each Section of said Ordinance.
D. w. ROBINS. Mayor.
C. E. GOODLETT. Clerk
The Tupelo journal., 1911-01-27
LAWS OF WARS.
The Code Now In Use Among All the
Civilized Nations.

The Flaws of war as at present
formulated by the civilized nations
forbid the use of poison against an en-
envy: murder by treachery. as, for ex-
ample. assuming the uniform or dis
playing the Gag Of foe; the murder
of those who have surrendered, wheth-
er upon conditions or at discretion:
declarations that no quarter will be
given to an enemy: the use of such
arms or projectiles as will cause un-
necessary pain or suffering to an en-
envy: the abuse of flag OF truce to
gain information concerning an en-
emy's positions; all unnecessary de-
struction of property, whether public
or private.
They also declare that only fortified
places shall be besieged: open cities or
villages not to be subject to siege or
bombardment; that public buildings Of
whatever character. whether belonging
to church or state, shall be spared:
that plundering by private soldiers or
their officers shall be considered mad
missible; that prisoners shall be treat
ed with common humanity; that the
personal effects and private property
of prisoners, except their arms and
ammunition, shall be respected: that
the population of an enemy's country
shall be considered exempt from par
ticipation in the war. unless by hostile
acts they provoke the ill will of the en-
envy.
Personal and family honor and the
religious convictions Of an invaded peo-
pie must be respected by the invaders
and all pillage by regular troops or
their followers strictly forbidden
New York Herald.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-01-27
RonnIclabber.

New drinks have sometimes a glori-
GUS and brief popularity. Lord STRAIT
ford. writing to Lord Cottington in
1885, extols "bonnyclabber." which he
says lis the bravest. freshest drink
you ever tasted. Your Spanish don
would. on the heats of Madrid. hang
his nose and shake his beard an hour
over every sop he took of it and take
it to be the drink of the gods all the
while.'
No one. however. seems to know
the exact composition of the seductive
"bonnyclabber, although from an al
fusion to it by Ben Jonson it would
seem to have been a mixture of beer
and buttermilk. London Chronicle.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-01-27
KEEPING TAP ON THE CROPS
The Way the Agricultural Department
Gets Its Information.

The Way the Agricultural Department
Gets Its Information.
The details of the comprehensive sys-
tem employed by the department Of
agriculture in gathering the crop in
formation from all over the country
are interesting. There are 10000
township correspondents scattered all
over the Union. whose duty it is to go
carefully over the territory and submit
each month concrete information as to
the condition of all kinds Of crops. In
addition to this branch. 5000 county
correspondents" send In separate re-
ports from those Of the township men.
a state agent makes further report
direct from his agents. and an organ
ization in direct communication with
the department, comprising seventeen
travelling field agents." go about the
country and make separate reports for
groups Of states. Special cotton cor
respondents are also employed to fur
nish accurate information concerning
Tie cotton yield. Five different reports
are sent to Washington each month
by five different sets of correspondents.
This safeguards the government crop
reports for accuracy in local crop re-
ports and keeps the great crop account
and cost estimates for the millions of
American farmers. These records are
sent to the agricultural department. Of
ficials of the bureau of statistics and
board go over all the FIVE reports from
five distinct groups of correspondents.
and from all the figures a crop report
estimate is distributed to 10000 post
offices throughout the country every
onth.-National Magazine.