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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-08-06
Gallo Pand0.
LeCtuY'aS arneI1aS
FL LAGO DE Los MUERTOS

Mr. Amaury Talbot, el Gobernador
de la Nigricia Meridional, emprendio el
ano pasado, Ell compania de su esposa,
I'm viaie de exploration por estas gran
deS comarcas que ning1n empleado del
gobierno habia recorrido jamaS Ell in
teresante informe antropol6gico, botani-
nico, zool6gico, y. en- parte tambi6n, geo
grafco que acaba de publican, Sc refe-
re a la region comprendida entire el gol-
fo de Guinea el Africa Central.
Una de las regiones cientlficaS mas IN
teresantes es la de Oban, donde Talbot
descubri6 el fame "Lago de los muer
tos En- muchos cantos de los indigo
nas-cuenta ell explorador- Sc eta ell
nombre de este lago, pero me costo mu-
cho trabaio conocer siquiera la signifi-
caci6n de la palabra, y mas aun, averi-
guar aproxirnadamente su situaclon.
Una vez II egado al punto mas cercano,
prestaronse Il os indigenas con visible adj
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-08-06

trick EN- correr los 200 metros en- la
quinta carrera llegando ell gallardo Mu-
Iato un quinto Gle segundo despues Co
saco esta pidiendo relincho limpio que
10 dejen Ell paz, sali6 delante y lego ell
nltimO. Esta carrera despert0 ell interes
propio de las simpatias Gle los caballos
Por 10 que antes te dije Gle tTrsus no
pudO correr Ell la seXta carrera wen
dose solos Ell la pista a lnglaterra y
Asturias ganado ell primerO la distancia
Gle 1000 metros Ell l01 su contrarlo
Ell l.O1 lI3, ahora bien
81 es verdad no 10 pregunto;
como ALI 10 apuntaron te 10 apunto
Ell la pizarra Sc entiende
En- resumen; hubo, pues, una carrcra
buena. una mediana dos maas dos
pesimas De los Is caballos que Sc
corrieron a exception de StPatrick Mu-
lato, Inglaterra y Asturias, ningun otro
debi6 jugarse, pues unos no estan en-
cOndlciOneS OtroS no son caball0s de
carreras formales La tarde. pesada; la
entrada foja, un tercio 10 mas que de
costnmbre las bancas no cubricron el
presupuesto
TIE desea que hayaS tenido meior
Suerte TIA amigo
Gallo Pando.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-08-06

NuesO ell dfa de
e el
mano
EN- el pasado
la
AGENTES RICO:
7. -
Mayaguez Pagan Lopez
- Arroyo vreIa Alvarez Co.
Arecbo G..
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-08-13
Early MANUSCRIPTS.

The type Of letter In carly mano.
script was the same as that of those
used on the earlier metal plates ana
wax tablets. All letters were cap.
itals. Minuscule, or small lettering.
as opposed to the majuscule, was in.
vented in the seventh century BE.
fore It's invention there was no spac-
Ing between the words. There was
no punctuation, unless possibly some
mark between sentences. When cur
sive writing came into general use
about the beginning OF the tenth CEN
fury the art was practiced by only q
few highly trained scribes. This con-
tinued all through the middle ages.
The scribes were artists, and they
carried their art to high degree OF
perfection. Many OF the manuscripts
of that period IRE very beautiful spea.
mems Of handiwork and as perfect 40
print.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-08-13

There Was Death In Each Of the Two
Grips.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-08-13

ebbed out Of him poured back into his
body he staggered among the dogs.
fastened them to the sledge and urged
them down the mountain into the plain.
There was soon 20 sound of the sledge
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-08-13
Safety Play Counted

The subject OF kissing before IN.
gagements for marriage" cane m q,
whist club OF half dozen mar,3et
couples. 1t turned out that not ono
OF the women had been kissed nnjl
her troth was plighted one of tho
men had poor memory: I'VE used 10
KISS, sometimes, didn't WEI" he said
to his wife. mo, sir" she said wi,n
deep Indignation; you tried 10. srt
you fought for the privilege, but ycl
never succeeded" rs that so?' tho
husband remarked: i've kiss ed 81
many" What's that? What I'D Won
say?' the wife asked. There vas .
pause. Intense but suppressed ,vr.ts.
ment was visible on the faces r., 10.
other married men. II say" ST. mo
husband, II have kissed you sc u...uy
times that can't remember wto,
began Then the other marriel ..ea
breathed more freely.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-08-13
SURGERY IN ANCIENT TIMES
Trepannlng 10 One Of the Oldest Of
Operations, Dating Back to
Stone Age.

There Is no doubt that some roush
torn OF surgery must have existed
from very ancient times, but It is
strange to find that 80 complex and
delicate an operation as trepanning IL
one Of the oldest.
So far as actual records go. Hippoc-
rates gives us the earliest account.
He wrote treaties on fractures, disio-
cations and wounds of the head, in
which he described the method of
procedure to be followed In the case
OF fractured skull His direction
was to cut away piece of bone so
that the pressure on the brain might
be relieved.
There are also records about this
time and later OF a file being used for
this purpose. which at n time when
anaesthetics were undreamed of must
have been, to say the least painful.
According to DR.. T. Rice Holmes,
the operation Of removing pieces Of
bone was performed long before his
toric times. The effects on the skull
are easily seen after death and are
visible 80 long as the bones are pre-
served.
From inspection of certain skulls Of
the later stone age in ancient Britain,
DR.. Holmes has come to the conclusion
That some of these had undergone the
operation, which must have been po1-
formed with stone implement.--I.oe'
don Standard.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-08-13

1t was q small fire that was making
the smoke. with none OF the fierce, drv
woods to burn up the smell. Il was
fire hidden among the rocks. a tiny
Ore. over which the fleeing missioner
was cooking his breakfast.
Jan almost moaued aloud In his glad
ness, and the old mad strength return.
ed to bis body Near the summit OF
the ridge he picked up a club 1t was
short. thick club with the heavy END
knotted and twisted.
Cautiously he lifted his face over the
rocks aud looked out upon plateau
still deep In snow swept bare by tho
winters winds and covered with rocks
and bushes His face was so white
that at little distance It might have
been taken for snow hare Il went
whittier when few yards away he saw
the fire. the man aud the dogs.
The man was close to the little blaze,
his broad shoulders hunched over.
steadying a small pot over the fame.
BEYOND him were the dogs huddled
about the sledge. inanimate as death.
Jan drew himself over the rocks
Once he had seen big footed lynx
creep upon wide awake fox. ana. like
that lynx. he crept upon the man be-
side the Bre. One of the tired dogs
moved, and his pointed nostrils quiv.
cred In the air. Jan lay fat 10 the
snow. Then the dogs muzzle dropped
between his paws, and the boy moved
on.
Inch BY inch he advanced. The inch
20 multiplied themselves into foot,
the foot heightened into yards. and
still the man remained hunched over
his simmering pot In tlasb Jan took
the last leap. and his club crashed
down upon the missiouers head The
mao pitched over like log, and. with
a shrill cry. the boy was at his throat
II am Jan Thoreau" he shrieked
II am Ian Thorenu ian rhoreau
come to keel your He dropped MS
club ana was upon the mans chest.
his slender fingers Tightening like steel
wire about the thick throat OF MS en-
envy. II keel you slow slowr' ne cried
10 'hV 'hSS'oht' Stusk'cu WtHNiy
The great thick body neavrd under
MIN. ana ne put all his strength into
his na:ds Something struck hin In
the incc. Something struck him again
and ugnln. but ne felt neither the pain
nor the force OF II. ANA his voice sob
bri on his triumph ns no choked The
uInn's hands reached up and tore ut
his matt. uul ian SAW only the nIiS
sionsrs mnitled tace growing more
notified ana his eyes staring H. greater
ag0uy mp INTO his own
Il am Jan rhorpnm." he panied again
and again II nm Jan Thoreau. au l.
Keel you ksei you"
The blood poured from his face II
blinded him until he could no longer
ssee The one from which he was chok.
Ing life. He bent down his head TO es
cape the blows The mans body
heaveu more and more: It turned until
he was half under It. but still he hung
10 the thick throat, as the weasel hangs
In tenacious death to the jugular of It's
prey.
The missloner's weight wns upon
him In crushing force now. His huge
hands struck and tore AT the boys head
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-08-13

the Boy Keeling to the Ground.
the dogs and advanced to meet him.
A dozen PAGES ahead Of the team It
stopped and waited.
"Our dogs are so near exhaustion
that we're afraid to take them any
nearer" said voice. They'd die like
puppies under those packsr'
The voice thrilled Jan. He advanced
with his back to the ire. so that he
could see the stranger.
"You come from ChurchillT he
asked.
His words were hardly question.
They were more of an excuse for him
to draw nearer, and he turned little.
so that for an instant the glowing fire
flashed In his eyes.
"Yes; we started from the Etawney
just week ago today"
Jan had come very near. The stran-
ger interrupted himself to stare into
the thin. fierce face that had grown
like a white cameo almost within
reach of him. With startled cry he
drew step back, and JAMS violin
dropped to the snow.
For no longer than, a breath there
was silence The man wormed him.
self back into the shadows inch by
inch, followed by the white face of the
boy. Then there came shrilly from
JAMS lips the mad shrieking Of name,
and his knife flashed as he leaped at
the others breast.
The stranger was quicker than he.
With sudden movement he cleared
himself of the blow. and as JAMS arm
went past him. the point of the knife
ripping his coat sleeve. he shot out
powerful fist and sent the boy reeling
to the ground.
Stunned and bleeding. Jan dragged
himself to his knees He saw the dogs
turning, heard low voice urging them
to the trail and saw the sledge dlsap-
pear into the forest. de staggered
from his knees to his feet and stood
swaying In his weakness. Then he
followed.
He forgot that he was leaving his
knife In the snow. forgot that back
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-08-13

There Was Death In Each Of the Two
Grips.
and face, aud then they had fastened
themselves at his neck. Jan was con.
scious Of a terrible effort to take In
breath. but he was not conscious of
pain. The clutch did not frighten him.
1t did not make him loosen his grip.
His fingers dug deeper. He strove to
cry out still his words Of triumph, but
he could make no sound, except gasp
ing like that which came from between
the gaping Jaws Of the man whose life
his body and soul were lighting to
smother.
There was death in each of the two
grips. but the mans was stronger. ali
his neck was larger and tougher, so
that after time he staggered to his
knees and then to his feet, while Jan
lay upon his back. his face and hair
red with blood, his eyes wide open and
with bfeless glare In them. The mis-
sioner looked down upon his victim In
horror. Az the life that had. nearly
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-08-13

ebhed out Of him poured back into his
body he staggered among the dogs.
fastened them TO the sledge and urged
| them down the mountain into the plain.
There was soon 20 sound Of the sledge
Half mile down the ridge. where II
| sloped M gradually from the forests
and swamps OF the plain. team Of
! powerful mnlemutes were running at
the head Of u toboggan On the sledge
was yourr half Cree. woman. Now
beside the Sledge. now NJ the head Of
the dogs. rIucking his whip aud shout,
Ing joyously, ran lean de Gravois
he was uringinc back with MIN a
splendid young woman with mig lus
trous eyes ana hair that sbone with
the gloss of ravens wing In the sun
She laughed az MIN proudly ms ne
danced and leaped beside ner. reply
ing softly In cree. winch is the most
beautiful language ~ the world to
everything that ne said
Jean ieaped and ran. cracked his
caribou whip ana shouted and sang
until he was painting and red In the
face. just ms Townka had called upon
him to stop and get second wind the
malemutes dropped back upon their
Launches where Jan rhoreau lay,
twisted and bleeding. In the snow
"Wbat is thisy' cried Jean
He caught JAMS limp head and
shoulders up 10 bis arms and rallied
shrilly to lownka. who was disentan
Cling herself from the thick furs In
which he had wrapped her.
ut is the fiddler / told you about,
Eho lives with Williams at Post Lac
Bcin" he shouted excitedly 10 Cree.
"He has been murdered He mas
been chokcd to death and torn to
pieces In the face as II by an animal"
Jeans eyes roved about as lowaka
kneeled beside him. What Hghtv'
he gasrcd. "Sce the footprints--a big
man and small boy. and the mur
derer has gone on sledger
HE Is warm" said lowaka 1T
may be that he Ia not dead
Jean de Gravois sprang to his feet.
bis little black eyes flashing with
dangerous fre In n single leap he
was at the side NJ the sledge throw
ing of the furs and bundles and all
other objects except his rife.
"He Is dead. lowakn. Look AZ the
purple ana black In his face Il is
Jean de Gruvois who will catch the
murderer. md you will stay here and
make yourself n camp. III co.
be shouted to the malemutes.
The team twisted sinuously aud
swiftly IN thr trail as he sped over the
edge of the mountain Cpon the plain
below he knplt npon the toboggan with
his rifle In front OF him and at his low.
kissing commands. which reached 70
farther than the dogs ears. the team
stretched their loug bodies in pursuit
of the missioner and his huskies
Jean knew that whoever was ahead
of him was not far away. and he
laughed aud hunched his shoulders
when he saw that his magnificent
malcmutcs were making three times
the speed of the huskies. 1t was a
short chase. u led across the narrow
plain and into dense tangle Of swamp,
where the huskies had picked their
way in aimless wandering until they
came out in thick balsam and Bank
sian pine Half mile farther on. and
the trail broke into nm open which
led down to the smooth surface of
lake, and two-thirds across the lake
was the fleeing missioner.
s''-.',.,-
Ito be Continued.)
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-08-13
CHAPTER w.
The Fiuht at Dawn.

TT was q new team. It had come
from the trails to the east. and
JAMS heart gave a sudden jump
= as he thought of the missionary
who was expected with the overdue
mail. At drst he had mind to inter.
cept the figure laboring across the
open. but without apparent reason he
changed bis course and approached the
sledge.
As he came nearer he observed sec.
ond figure, which rose from behind
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-08-13
Her Comprehensive Reply.

II ask only" in well modulated
tones said the earnest, fiddle faced
young man, that you give me what
you can OF your love and that you
never strive for my sake to deny any
yearning or strange any impulse that
pants within you. Give me what you
can while you can give 1t without
grudging or regretting. but the mo-
ment you feel that It is task to love
me renounce me forever, though the
verdict pierce me to the very heart"
How cutel" returned the fiufry
young thing "But-ee-hee! heel
yes. WilloughbyI"-Puck.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-08-13

Drawing a Fine Distinction.
rwalkcr-They've reduced your
salary, have they?
Elevator Boy-Nope; they've cut
my wages.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-08-13
BY JAMES OLIVER CURWooD, Author of

Copyright, 1911 BY the Dobbs.Merrin Company
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-02-10

Mr. Walter Norton F. R. g. S, Of London
schools the world all of which
Shorthand schools the Luis valley recently
chools-Alamosa Independent
One month the B. c. Shorthand
Three
the minds
Prof w. Norton retired Houses O
emby
O
The Monte Vista High school committee the
Prof Walter
pupils
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-02-10
DOWN AND OUT

Senator La Toilette addressed
600 or more diners at banquet of
the American Newspaper Associa-
ton at Philadelphia Saturday
night. He spoke two hours and
bearded the lions in their dens."
The following is taken from the
ypress dispatch:
"One would think that in a
democracy like ours, seeking for
instruction, able to read and un-
derstand, the press would be their
eager and willing instructors such
WAS the press of Horace Greeley,
Henry Raymond, Chas. A. Dana,
Joseph Medill and Horace Ruble.
But what do we find has occurred
in the last few years; the money
power has gained control of our
industry and government. 1t con-
trolls the newspaper press. The
people know this. Their conf
dence is weakened and destroyed.
No longer are the editorial columns
of newspapers a potent force in
educating public opinion. The
newspapers, of course, are still pat
ronized for news. But even as to
news the public is fast coming to
understand that wherever news
items bear in any way on the con-
troll of government by business,
the news is colored; so confidence
in the newspaper, as newspaper,
is being undermined.
Cultured and able men are still
to be found on the editorial statfs
of all great dailies, but the public
understands them to be hired men
who no longer express honest
judgments and sincere conviction
who write what they are told to
write, and whose judgments are
salaried."
1t is generally conceded that IS
per cent of the great editors of to-
day do not dare to express their
honest convictions on public mat
ters. The subsidized press now
declares that La Toilette is down
and out
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-02-10
THE MACHINE WON

The state democratic committee
met in Denver Monday to fix a
time and place for holding the two
state conventions. The committee
decided as follows:
"The Colorado democratic state
convention for the selection of
twelve delegates to the national
convention in Baltimore in June
will be held in Colorado Springs,
Monday, April 80. The party's
assembly to recommend candidates
for the state primaries to be held
in September will be held in Pueb-
10 Tuesday, Aug. g. Each conven-
ton will have 1,04S delegates
The Wilson democrats favored
holding the convention on June
4th.
The Denver-Harmon machine
won by vote of 81 to "a.
The Denver machine traded off
both conventions for the early
convention so as to have it held
before the Denver election for
some purpose not made known to
the public.
The delegates will be apportioned
as follows; Two at large from each
county in the state, with one adj
ditional for every l25 votes, or
fraction thereof, cast for governor
.Sin 1910. Under this apportion-
hment Denver will have 237 dele
gates and Pueblo "a, Rio Grande
county II.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-02-10

The increased price of silver is
helping out the shipment records
over at the Rio Grande depot to a
considerable degree. The ship
ments for January were something
like 120 tons greater than they
were for December. r.-Creede Can
die.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-02-10
THE MINORITY

Here is one mans view of self
government. Addressing the New
York lawyers, this man said with
great earnestness:
1--WE don't believe that all peo-
pie are fitted for popular govern
lnent. Some of us don't dare say
80, but [ do; and the question
whether people is fitted for pop
ular self-government depends upon
the restraint that the minority can
place upon the majority to see that
justice is DONE"
That is explicit, is it not? The
minority must restrain the major
ity, that is, the minority must rule
the majority. We are all familiar
with this. When this minority is
made up of the mobiles, in purple
and fine linen, we call it an aris-
tocracy. When it is composed of
the rich and powerful, we call it a
plutocracy And when judges,
selected from the aristocratic and
plutocratic minority, reflect in
their decisions the economic views
of the minority class from which
they come, then we have what has
come to be called a judicial oil
garchy. In each case a minority
restraints and rules the majority.
Who is the man that thus cham
pions a ruling minority? 1t is the
president of the United States.
La Toilette.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-02-10

f. M. DeMuth representing the
Bryant, Gort q Bowman Sales Co,
of st Louis, was visiting his pat
rons Saturday,
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-02-10

Mrs. Fred Hyatt left Sunday
night for Chicago and New York
to remain a month.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-02-10

M. Brady went to Denver on
business Friday. He returned
Monday morning.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-02-10

1t is rumored that Hearst is con-
templating starting newspaper
in Denver.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-02-10

Herman Emperius, of Alamosa,
purchased a $17O0, 45-horse power
Overland from the Monte Vista
Motor Car Co, Friday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-02-10

Mrs. Lyman, who has been the
guest of her daughter Mrs. H. M.
Howard, left Friday for her home
in Boulder.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-02-10

At the recent election in Ger
many the socialists polled 4, 100000
votes and elected ITO members of
the Reischstag.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-02-10

w. G. Glinn, an inmate of the
Soldiers Home, went to Denver
Saturday evening for a short stay.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-02-10

f. 5. Baldwin returnsd Saturday
from business trip to Portales,
N. M.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-02-10

The Chieftain says: "The Speer-
Harmon faction controlled Mon
days meeting of the Democratic
state central committee and by a
vote of 81 to 30 completely routed
the Shafroth- Wilson faction.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-02-10

Mrs. McCallum, who has been
the guest of Mrs. Chas. Trueblood,
left Saturday for her home in Den
yer.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-02-10

OF the 10 billions wealth of this
nation (not including government
property the corporations claim
only 55 billions are in their hands
1t is not denied that corporotion
wealth increases much faster than
the wealth of the nation.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-02-10

Oregon will try for the first time
at the coming primaries there,
April 18th, not only to instruct
delegates to the national conven-
tons but also to send delegates
who sympathize with their instruc-
tions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-29
ISLEUTHS WATCH INDIANAPOLIS
 BASEBALL PLAYERS
Find Men Drinking and Staying Out ..s, Late-Six OF Seven Are
 Suspended.

Indianapolis, July 2s-That detec- tives employed by the Indianapolis baseball club, of the American Asso- ciation, have been following the play CTS, noting their dissipation, became
 known here today when the sleuths submitted lengthy typewriter reports showing the number. of drinks each
 player has had, the various resorts visited, and the time the men have
 retired each night during the last three weeks are carefully noted.
 thorough shake-up on the team beginning with the installation of Charles O'Day, of Springfield, Central League team. as manager in place of r Charley O'Leary, the ex-Tiger. this week. is promised. The sleuths were employed by President Sol Meyer, of the club. to ferret out the reason for the teams recent slump. Meyer ad-
 mits that six or seven of the players have been suspended and fined, but he refused to give their names The team has been away from home for over three weeks. During that time the detectives followed the players night and day.