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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-11-22
LIKE THE MADONNA FIcHU
More Than One Reason for the Popu
Iarity of This Peculiarly Named
Garment.

Why the Madonna fichu Is so-called,
nobody seems to know, but at any
rate it makes a satisfactory covering
for the blouse OF ugly cut or evil fit,
since it conceals most of the back and
fronts and q goodly portion Of the
sleeve-tops. The Madonna fichu actual
ly Is a shoulder cape with a deeply
rounded back reaching to the belt, and
so broad is It at the shoulders that
its lower edge terminates half way
between the top and the elbow Of the
sleeves. The front tabs, instead of
tapering, continue broad for their en-
tire length and have square ends
which come fatty against the figure
and are fastened to some part Of the
frock by invisible hooks and eyes.
The Madonna fichu is made in va
riety of ways. A model, which Is
greatly liked in soft silk or fine linen,
is in two layers, one trifle deeper
than the other, and has wide turned
over collar in Van Dykes edged with
heavy embroidery. This fichu crosses
close to the belt, and running over it
at it's front center fastens against the
side seams of the skirt far down on
the hips, thus forming an effect not
unlike the fronts of cutaway jacket
Another attractive Madonna flchu Is
Of black chiffon velvet. Its only trim
ming Is a narrow band Of white OF
black malines going about the neck
and as far as the bust. where the wide
tabs cross. From there they run to-
ward the sides of the bodice, and are
hooked against it's under arm seams.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-11-22
Diana of the Air.

The beautiful and athletic Eleanora
Sears, at luncheon at Sherry's, said
of aviation:
II like the biplane we'll enough, and
the monoplane am simply head over
heels in love with"
To this remark one of Miss Sears
many unsuccessful suitors answered
reproachfully:
"Ah, another case Of man being sup
planted by machinery"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-11-22
Fur characterization,

Some Of the smartest new suits
have collar and cuffs of fur. Chinchil.
Ia. squirrel, and skunk are used with
excellent effect. Frequently only the
collar and revers are of fur, and these
are SO attached that they can be re-
moved when required. Occasionally
bands of fur are used on the Skin,
also.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-11-22
After Dinner Joke.

In the great Pecos valley apple
country of New Mexico the latest ar
rival is always asked:
What is worse than biting into an
apple and finding a worm
He is stumped. They tell him,
Finding half a worm
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-11-22
Willy Wooer.

Ardent Suitor-"I lay my fortune at
your feet" Fair Lady-"Your fortune!
l didn't know you had one Ardent
Suitor-"Well, it isn't much of a for
tune, but it will look large beside
those tiny feet."-Boston Transcript.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-11-22
&{Il23 3Y3EElN3 s SsSz1 Lbs
Mixed Up Terms.
Are you going to show him up?'
81 will, if it comes to showdown

As summer tonic there is no medicine
that quite compares with OXlDlNf 1t not
only builds ". the system. but taken reg
ularly prevents Malaria. Regular or Taste
less formula at Druggists. Adv.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-01
De Mayaguez

por fin termin6 esta madrugada a las
1 nenos cuarto, el Juicio contra Arturo
Cebourdan autor de Ia muerte de Jose
Reeves Luciano acaecida Ell el mes de
abril del ano pr6ximo pasado FL .refe-
rido iuicio empez6 el dia 20 de este mes
eoncluyendo esta madrugada despues de /
euatro dfas y sus noches de trabajo ac-
two. por parte de los empleadoS de la
Corte de trabajo paciente por parte
de los senores del jurado.
FL proceso parecia mas interesante por
la forma en- que - cometi6 el crimen y !
la bora critica que Sc yescogi6 para rea-
lizarlo parte de 10 sensational que re-
sult6 Ia tarea del descubrimiento del
mismo. pero ante la Corte resulto canson
un -tanto monotone y tardio. III hscai
astnvo nm tanto energico eli el cumph-
miento de su cargo la defensa trabalo
cuanto pudo por obtener la lnculpaol-
6dad de su patrocinado Ell juez, senior
Seplllveda. diriii6 la palabra al Jurado
nospido de una gran unprecedented en- la
| forna de instruirlo y estuvo como una
hora dandole provechosas instrucclones.
A las tres V media Sc retro el Jurado
a deiberar. dandosele ID minutes de
! tempo para ponerse de acuerdo, al caoo
de los cuales Sc anunci6 que no haora
yeredicto hasta las nueve de la manana.
FL p1bhco Sc retro todo trasnochado
volviendo a las nueve a conocer ell we're
dicto. pero este fut aplazado para Ia tar
! de- conocitudose las dos y plco de Ia
nisma
FL urado trai6 m veredieto ee eul'
pable de asesinato en- primer grado cor
ateuuantes.
J FL iuez procedi5 en- seguida dictai
D sentenci6 eondenandole a la pena de re
clusi6n perpetua.
La opinion de que seria caStgado
5 la ultima pena predominaba en- el puon
% go. De modo que al ser hoy sentenelad
6 Ia pena Immediate, Sc agriaron algunc
IS rostros de partdarios de Ia horca, mieE
30 tras ~ llenarou de satisfaction los
Is aouella, personas que abominan el g
% dalso...
10 Sin embargo 20 insisto en- Que la
TINA pena es preferible a Ia inmediat
90
20 Corresponsal
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-01

tnaho la habltaciou dc donde habia
salido dona Cruz, les dijo:
Ahi dentro nay una Joyen.
Ora.- exclamaron la yez
Cocardasse Y Passepoil.
Este ultlmo penso
- La otra htera
-Esa joven- prosiguio el Joro-
bado,- acaba de vestirse y va sa-
lir por esa puerta como la otra.
Cocardasse design6, guinando un
oio. la lampara encendida
Nos vera dijo
Claro que os vera
y que haremos entonees pre-
gunt6 el gasc6n.
-Voy deciroslo La saludarels
con gran respeto y despues la dircls:
Estamos aqui para conduciros al
bale de Palacio.
Nj una palabra de este nos ham
dicho al darnos nueStfaS lllStfucclo-
mes.
Cocardasse anadio:
-sY nos creera la joven
-Os creera 81 la decis el nombre
de la persona que nos manda.
Fl nombre del Principe 2-pre-
gunto Cocardasse.
No. Y anadir6is que yuestro
amo la espera a media noche junto
a la estatua de Diana en- los jardines
de Palacio.
Ii Tenemos, pues, dos amos por 10
visto, cuernos de Satanas l--excla-
mo Cocardasse.
No, no teneis mas que un amo pc
ro ese no Sc llama Gonzaga.
Ell jorobado, al decir este, Sc diri.
gi6 La escalera.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-01
PAUL FEVAE

robado frotabo yesca LA lampara
81 encendi6
~ que es 10 que tenemos que IA
Ger ahora. maese Esopo4 No es asi
como os llaman2- pregunto el gas
con.
-Esopo, Jonas y de otras yarias
maneras- respondi6 el jorobado.-
Pero old bien 10 que os voy man
dar
- Saluda a su senoria, Passepoil
,Ordenad, lPeste de lisiado
Y Cocardasse Sc quito el sombrero
Passcpoi hizo 10 mismo, anadiendo
con acento zumb6n;
4 las 6rdcnes de yuestra exec
lencia.
Y hartis bicn Ell cumphrlas-
contest6 secamente Esopo.
Nuestros dos espadachines Sc mi
raron. Passepoil perdi6 su expire
sion de burla Y murmuro:
- Cuando yo digo que esd voz la
c0nozco!
FL iorobado cogi6 de Ia escalera
dos linternas. como las que acos-
tumbraban lleyar los portadores
de sillas las encendio.
-Tomad- les dijo luego a los
asombrados espadachines.
- C6mo-dijo Cocardasse NAL hui
morado.- tCreeis que alcanzaremos
la silla?
-Debe estar va muy lejos-ana-
di6 Passepoil
ii Tomadlas
FL iorobado era testarudo. Los
dos bravos tomaron cada uno su lin
terna.
FL jorobado, mostrandoles con Ia
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-01
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199

Y como st llama nuestro amo
-pregunto el gascon, que hacia va
nos esfuerzos para conservar en- los
labios su lnsolente sonrisa--l Esopo
sin duda
40 Jonas g-balbuce6 Passepoil,
Ell iorobado les miro fjamente.
Ambos bajaron los ojos. Ell jorobadO
diio lentamente
ii Vuestro amo Sc llama Enrique
de Lagard6re
-; NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. la vez
estremecitndose.
El jorobado subi6 la escalera. In
tonces les miro un instante, Y al YER
los tr6mulos anadi6 estas palabras
- 1ndad derechos
Y desapareci6.
i OH - exclam6 Passepoil, cuan-
do la puerta de la habitaci6n reser-
vada de maese Luis Sc cerr6 tras. ell
jorobado.
III Hemos visto al demonio - ex-
clam6 Cocardasse.
Marchemos dereehos, noble
amigo
Seamos sabios, cuernos de Lu
cifer
ii Figdrate que habia creido re-
conocer! - dijo Cocardasse.
IA All Parisi6n2
No; la joven que hemos condu-
cido la si1la Esa joven juraria
que era la gentil gitana que vi en- Es-
pana del brazo de Lagard6re.
Passepoil dejo escapar un grito
La habitaci6n de Aurora aeababa de
abrirse.
~5Que te pasa 9-- dijo el gasc6n
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-01

sobre ia hierba. Cocardasse estaha
pensativo.
-Es ideal la pequena - dijo el
normando.
-,Rayos! Creo que hemos hecho
bien el negocio.
Il Que mano tan pequena IAN
suaSel
Las cincuenta pistolas estan ga
nadas. va te 10 dije: No mezcian-
dose Lagardere en- un negoclo...
Miro su alrededor como 81 no es-
tnviera eompletamente convencido
de 10 que decia.
Que tale! No enyidio a Coma
ga nj sus titulos, nj su orc pero
Yamos andando - lie diJo Co
cardasse dandole un empui6n.
Esa ninfa alejara el sueno de
mis- parpados mas de una noche
Cocardasse, agarrandole del eoleto
le arrastr6 de 81, mientras lie decla
La caridad nos obliga a desatar
la vieja al chico.
No te parece que la vieja esta
bien conservada?
Cocardasse lie meti6 yiolentamente
-en ell portal mientras juraba lleno de
indignation. Cpando lleg6 ante la
puerta, apareci6 ell jorobado que les
.dijo:
-Estoy contento de vosotros, va
lientes; pero vuestra mission aqui no
ha conclude todavia. Pasad.
- Este arrapiezo parece alguien
-dijo Cocardasse.
Juraria que he visto sus ojos y
dido su voz en- otra parte. Parece,
en- efcto un tunante, pero.
Tn ruido seco les indic6 que el io'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-06

go Sept. 9 when he flew at the rate of
1865 miles an hour. Our picture shows
Vedrines in his record flight sailing "in
full air. around one Of the pylons of
the Chicago course.
The other branch Of aerial naviga-
ton, that Of lighter than air sailing,
has its record holders. Of course. The
illustration shows one OF the very lat
est and biggest of the Zeppelin balloons
which are attracting so much attention
from our German cousins. This one
may almost be said to be their pet, as
it Is named for their "prinzesschen." OF
little princess, Victoria Louise. only
daughter of the kaiser. The latest
Zeppelin has sleeping quarters n a
kitchen. wireless telegraph apparatus
with a range Of 900 miles, engines of
$40 horsepower, searchlights and ma
chine guns. So you see it Is more than
a balloon in the old sense. 1t is a YER
liable ship of the air." and the recent
report that one of the monster Zeppe-
Inns had been sent out on a forty hour
voyage caused no establishment.
Leaving the air n getting back to
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-06

OF greater magnitude than any other
similar structure In the world. 1t must
be understood. of course that this Is
not the worlds largest bridge; merely
the one having the largest re-enforced
concrete arch. The arch forms part of
the Larimer Avenue bridge over a deep
ravine In the eastern residential part
of the city and measures 312 feet clear
span.
In Australia there Is q huge arch OF
concrete with a clear span of BIT feet.
but IL only t~hirty-six feet wide. while
the Pittsburgh construction is fifty feet
In width. Speaking Of bridges, 1t
should be made known that the bridge
now under construction to connect
Long Island with the Bronx will be
more than three miles long. 1t will be
the greatest bridge in the world when
completed. The longest bridge nov in
use is the Tay bridge. in Scotland,
which is 1o.7So feet long. The longest
American bridge Il the Ohio River
bridge at Cairo. ILL.,, 1850 feet long.
When II Comes to Warships.
In the matter of Warships Uncle Sam
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-06
Montenegrins, Who Have Defied The Turks

They rose to whore their sovran eagle
sails;
They kept their faith, their freedom, on
the height,
Chaste. frugal, savage, armed by day
and night
Against tho Turk, whose inroad no.
where scales
Their headlona passes, but his footstep
fails,
And red with blood the crescent reels
from fight
Before their dauntiess hundreds, in
prone flight
BY thousands down the crass and
through the wales. .
o smallest among peoples, rough rock
Of freedom, warriors beating back the
OF Turkish Islam for five hundred
years!
Great T%sernosora, never since thine
Black ridges drew tho cloud and brake
the storm
Has brsathed a race Of miehtier noun
tainesrsl -Tennyson.
n T was in 1877, when Montenegro
Joined forces with Russia against
the Turk, that Lord Tennyson
wrote the quoted sonnet. His son
says he placed 1t first among his SON.
nets. Were the English poet living to-
day he might be moved to still more
stirring praise of little Montenegro, de-
cIaring war first against her powerful
neiEhbor without waiting for the prom
ised aid Of the other Balkan states.
1t was characteristic of Montenegro
to move thus boldly against over
whelming odds. One Of the most highly
cherished stories of Montenegrin his
tory tells how a. ancestor of King
Nicholas held the monastery of Ostrog
with thirteen men against several
thousand Turks. When a bomb thrown
by the enemy landed on the monastery
wall 1t was h prince himself who
seized 1t and flung 1t back to explode
In the Turkish ranks. driving than Off
in panic. The 500 years of warfare
with the Ottomans Ia replets with sto-
ries like that. So. although the Monte
nsgrin leaders knew that the Turks
could muster 1,176. 900 lighting men to
their own 10000, the inequality did not
frighten them when the time came for
taking up arms for their ~corelisionists
In the Ottoman empire
Every MontsneErin of hghting age
knows how to handle q rine. and there
are few among them who are not able
bodied. The people of the little coun-
try Of the black mountain are tall and
strong n handsome and. It must be
confessed. Just about s~emicivilized.
Fighting II an agreeable pastims among
them They assert with hrmness that
II . man dies Of only two pistol or
gunshot wounds 1t is an act OF God,
not OF nature 1t takes eight bullets
to 4 4 Montenegrin. they believe. An
indication OF their nature may be
gained from the fact that among theml
granddaughter = held much more light
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-06

west OF the hump" The district is
now in control OF several giant steam
shovels and thousands of workmen.
h contract price to be paid by the
city for the work Is $780, 00. this in
Guiding the reconstruction of the
sewers in the district, but this amount
Is only a small portion of the money
which is being spent. All of the blocks
affected contained many old buildings,
most of which have been demolished.
In their stead will go up many new
buildings, some large Office structures
being planned.
Giant steam shovels are used to AXE
out the dirt in the district. A great
part of this dirt was taken to the north
side. where many streets were raised,
some OF them as much as twelve feet
high. This does away with floods In
that part Of the city. Many Of the bet
ter buildings were raised to meet he
new level. AS soon as these streets
were filled the dirt was then taken to
the Try street yards of the Pan Handle
railroad and dumped through a huge
platform into cars, 1t was then haul
ed away and is being used by the rail-
o for filling purposes.
In the streets Of the hump district
are the sewers and water mains, tho
mains of the three a companies. the
wires in conduits of two telephone
companies. the police n fire alarm
systems and the wires OF one electric
light concern. On the surface of the
streets were the single and double
tracks of the Pittsburgh Railways
company. All of these companies have
been working with the excavators, re-
placing their mains, lines n the like
as soon a. the new levels were reach
ed. In almost all parts of the district
rock was encountered, and dynamite
vas used in e~xcavating.
When the larger buildings were
erected OF the hill, among them the
Frick building, t~wenty-one stories
high; the Carnegie building, fifteen
stories high. and the courthouse tho
regarding Of the streets was antici-
pated, so that now all the work neces-
sary on those buildings is the remodel
ing. This, then, makes the former
basement the first fioor. This work on
the Frick building. now about done,
cost 500. 900. This included the drop
ping Of the elevators n floor. The
same action Is being taken at the Car
negie building. Very little work Is
necessary at the courthouse Is this
building was erected very low. and the
new grade will cause this building to
stand up well and add to its appear
ance.
In the matter OF taking car Of
sewers, mains, wires and h ! k the
methods varied according to condi-
lions. The gas mains were provided
for temporarily by lines strung under
temporary sidewalkal These side
walks were erected with the beginning
Of work, just over the old walks. Az
the workmen progressed they tore out
the old walks. the new wooden struc-
lures standing for the use Of the peo-
Pile. Water lines. where they could not
be cut out by reason of lack of supply
from other sources. were generally
maintained In their old positions. be-
ing supported in various ways while
the workmen excavated underneath.
BROOKE B. HuTCHINS
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-06

ana can throw a shell twenty five
miles, but Its greatest practicable fir
ing range is about $500 yards, at which
distance the shell. If fired truly. will
pierce a twelve inch plate of armor.
Gentlemen, the enemy, keep away from
the big gun that guards New York!
From big guns to big diamonds is a
long step, but we have to say some-
thing about the Culllnan diamond be-
cause the artist put 1t into the picture
with the other large things. This il
the largest diamond In the world. 1t Is
so very large. In fact, that it had to be
cut into sections before 1t could be
used. The biggest part was set into
the scepter Of the king of England. for
the Cullinan was presented to King
Edward VII. after it was found in
South Africa. 1t was cut and polished
in Amsterdam. When found in 1905 the
Cullinan weighed 1924 carats. and its
dissection yielded 100 polished stones.
Of which the largest weighed 800 3-18
carats. How very. very big this Is may
be Judged from a comparison with the
size OF the Kohinoor, the wonderful
blaze Of light" which had been con-
sidered the elimination of the worlds
product In gems. It weighs only 1oe
carats, ,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-06

ly than Is theft. You may leave your
door open In Montenegro with the vir-
tual certainty that your goods will not
be disturbed, but II you incur the dis
pleasure of a native he will go gun
ming for you with pistol or rife. Every
man there carries arms, although the
little country has to import them from
Germany and England.
Writers say women are universally
respected In Montenegro, and a woman
may go in safety anywhere in the coun-
try" but they sometimes omit the I'M
portant fact that the Women do most of
the hard work.. It is not an uncomm
sight on the o a to Cetinje, the Mon
tenegrin capital. to see a woman bear
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-06

~IME. the year 1000 A. d. or
thereabouts.
Sc~hoolteacher, loquitur
classical for "speaking"):
Eyes, children, in those b%enlghted
days Of our grandfathers, about the
year 1912, they actually thought that
steamships 800 feet long were marvels
and that airships which sailed at the
rate of only 100 miles An hour were
very speedy. They even boosted of
their buildings that were only 800 feet
high and thought they were 'skyscrap-
ers' You may give a short laugh OF
derision now If you wish"
In the future centuries delivers into
the records of this one will be struck
by one characteristic of the people of
our age-that is. by u longing or de-
sire or mania-pick your W word
for speed and bigness. We hin in
terms of millions when our minds turn
to money, and when we give thought to
other things II is only to the biggest
and best of their kind. When the idea of
high buildings occurs to us we do not
think of the other lofty structures rear
ed by man, but we turn instantly to
the Woolworth building, $50 feet high
and the tallest OF its kind. Thus also
in other matters. If we contemplate
purchasing automobiles or motorboats
we give consideration only to the big
gest and speediest we can get, ignoring
other considerations. II Is the charac-
teristic of the g
The imperator, Biggest Ship.
That is why anything new hat sur
passes its predecessor in speed or size
is sure of much newspaper space. The
gigantic steamship Imperator, recently
launched In Germany, will receive a
tremendous welcome when she reaches
New York on her maiden trip some
time next year Her 800 feet of length
will attract Americas attention as she
steams up the North river to her dock,
enlarged expressly for her accommodate
ton. The lmperator was launched on
Mey~22sQf his year, and the event vas
-.ned yr-Mcuentous to Germany
thkt the kaiser len his august pres
ence to the ceremony. He expressed
himself as delighted with the idea that
Germany was to have again the blue
ribbon of the seas" taken away from
her by Great Britain when the latter
country built the Olympic and the IT.
tanic,
When the Imperator pushes her nose
past the Battery the New York papers
will no doubt get out the pictures
showing how high she would look II
set up on end In Broadway alongside
the Woolworth building. That archi-
tectural expression of mans striving
for height rears itself in beautiful NAL
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-06

now holds the lead in the race for the
bigness goal with the Wyoming and
the Arkansas. And. what's more, the
old gentleman of the star spangled
clothes is planning to keep in front
with the 10000 ton Pennsylvania, au-
thorized by the recent session OF con-
gress. The Wyoming and the Arkan-
sas, centers of attraction in the recent
big naval review in New York, are U.s.
400 ton vessels, bigger than any others
In commission in any navy. They will
be excelled in size by the Texas and
the New York, now being built, by the
Nevada and the Oklahoma, authorized
last year,, and by the Pennsylvania.
But until these vessels are completed
and receive their commissions the Wyo-
ming and the Arkansas will be the
queens Of the American navy.
Biggest Of Land Fighters.
OF land fighters the most powerful on
earth Is the sixteen inch gun mounted
for coast defense at Sandy Hook.
When this gun Is fired the shot is
heard almost, but not quite, around
the world" The gun weighs 1870 tons
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-06

hesrlns were successful. For manv
Years they were unmolested by the OF
eo1nans. Peter II. QS30-1S5D mada
Efforts TO improve the condition of his
people by lberalizing the constitution
ana attempting to reclaim his subjects
from their predatory habits. There
was renewed war with the Turks, but
peace was again arranged In 1853. In
iooo Prince Danilo was assassinateo
aho was succeeded by the present
ruier' lchol In 1851 the Montene.
srihs again stirred up trouble for Tur-
Key. n this time they we're beaten
paaiy. When servia fought against
turkey In 1876 the Montensgrins trns
10 their nature. refused to keep ou,et
ana Joined with their coreligionisrs
against the hated Mohammedans. Ont
OF the Russo-Turkish wal Of 1s77-7s.
IA winch M~ontenegrins fought side by
side with the Russians. the little coun.
Try gained territorial advantages.
ELLIS -POSTLETHWAITE