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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-05-04
Las ciudades
tumultuosas

FL resoplido ardiente hondo de
nuesua epoca Sc ha condensado en- tres
cludades tipicas, modernas por esen-
cla y por potencia, en- tres ciudades
madres, yeneros creadores Y fecundos
de dinamismo fisico Y moral, en- donde
ahenta,. lucha Y triunfa con fuerza ava
salladora, ell espiritu atormentado,
tempestuoso Y rugiente del siglo. Los
nombres de estas tres ciudades antor-
chas fulguran como estrellas de pri-
mera magnitud en- ell cielo radiante y
luminoso de la Humanidad. Con sus
destellos magicos hechizan deslum-
bran el alma enorme recia de las
muchedumbres. Con que mlsica de
clarines triunfales, con que restalla1
de estandartes victoriosos resuenan es-
tos tres sonidos EN- las duras entranas
del hombre moderno Nueva York
L6ndres Paris Q 10 que es 10 mis-
mo He rcules, Polifemo, Venus Afro
dita.
En- estaS tres ciudades, atormenta-
das Y tragieas, resuenan, sollozan, Vi
bran, gimen, cantan, rugen y estallan
como liras salvajes todos los amores,
todas las piedades, todos los odios, to-
das las coeras, todas las ansias, todas
IL
las imprecaciones del doloroso cora
zon de la. epoca. Son las ciudades de
los dorados deseos Y de las yictorias
luminosas. Ciudades intensas. her6i-
cas- Y triunfales Meca de la Humani-
dad, en- elias palpita ell coraz6n del
Universe, Y ell trabajo encarnizado Y
frenetico. con sus febres lfricas. exalta
las almas hasta ell paroxismo prestan-
dolas titanicos arrestos. Su fuerZa Sc
compone de la fuerza de todas las ra-
zas Y ell ritmo del siglo es su propio
ritmo. Sus trenes maravillosos son CO.
mo las gigantescas palpitaciones del
globo. Sus fabricas enormes incendian
el cielo con el hume de sus chimeneas.
Su verbo es autoritario rotundo De
sus docks, de sus almacenes, de sus
muelles sale ell torrente poderoso de
vida que todo 10 invade Y 10 fecunda.
De sus bancos, de sus ofcinas, la voz
Gle mando que impulsa la industria
mueve ell comercio. De sus laborato-
rios la yarita magica que trueca el pc
dernal en- orc Y SAGA piedras preciosas
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-05-04

medad es la misma de mi madre y aca-
so tenga razon.
oh, no: nunca 10 la dicho Y na
estas pues, buena va?
-Si, y pesar de clio muchas We
ces.. muchas veces he pensado con
horror en- ese NAL Tengo fe que Dios
me ha oido: le he pedido tantas veces
con tanto fervor que no me vuelva
dar ESQ g.
-Quizas no con tanto como yo.
-Pidele siempre.
-Siempre, Maria. Mira; 81 es
cierto que hay una causa para que te
haya parecido que me esforzaba esta
noche para estar serene; pero yes que
me la has hecho olvidar hace largo ra-
to.-Le referl la noticia que habia-
mos recibido hacia dos dias.-Y esa
ave negra !-dijo luego que conclui,
y volvia con terror la vista hacia mi
cuarto.-i Como puedes preocuparte
tanto con una caSualidadY
~ Persistes EN- no contarmelog
Hoy no; alg1n dfa. Conversa.
remos un ratio con Emma antes de ir.
te es tan buena con nosotros.
A la media hora nos separamos, per-
miti6ndonos madrugar mucho para
emprender nucstro viaje a la parro-
qula. Ansas de las cinco llamo Juan
Angel a mi puerta. Felipe Y 81 hi
cieron tai rufdo en- el corredor ARE.
glando monturas y asegurando ca
ballos, que antes que 10 esperaran acu-
di en- su ayuda Preparado todo,
abrio Maria la puerta del salon, pre-
sentandome una taxa de cafe, de dos
que lleyaba Estefania, me di6 los bue-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-19
CHAS, WILSON, A PIONEER, DEAD

Chas. Wilson pioneer citizen of
of Neosho county who lived for %
years;at SOL N Saota Fe died Friday
night at Humboldt at the home of
his son George Wilson whom he has
been visiting since last Saturday.
The body was brought down on the
afternooa train and the funeral ser
vices were conducted at 2:30 SUIT
day after0oon by Rev. W. M. Berkeley.
Besides his son George, Mr.. Wilson
is survived by his son ed and grand
daughter Miss Mamie Wilson both
living ia ChaHate, aud daughter
Mrs. I'D Thomas of Colorado City.
Colo. He was past IA years of age
and was an odd soldier. When he
came to Kansas about 40 years age he
homesteaded q farm In Big Creek
township aud farmed until he moved
to town. He was a member OF the
Odd Fellows lodge and OF the Chris
tian church.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-19
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION

The 47th Annual Convention OF the
Kansas Sunday School Association
will meet at Hutchinson, May I, s
9, 1912.
Besides distinguished out-of-state
talent, Mr.. W. G. Pearce and Mrs,
Mary Foster Bryner of Chicago, DR..
Warren Fl. Wilson, Phi. D., Prof. 1. H.
Meredith and Mr.. Ralph E. Diffen-
dorfer of New York City and Rev.
Chas. D. Medbury, D. D, of Des
Moines, many of Kansas most efficient
and enthusiastic Sunday School
workers will have places on =, the
For programs and informa-
tion regarding transportation, enter
tainment and arrangements, address
j. H. Engle, General Secretary,
Abilene, Kansas.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-19
A PIONEER FARMER DEAD

James G. Webb died at $3.50 Friday
afternoon at his home, l7l6 s. Santa
Fe after long illness with tubercu-
losis which for eighteen mouths past
had incapacitated him for work.
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. II. l.. Snyder at the house at
$3.50 Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Webb was 81 years old a1d first
came to this countv and settled on
Big Creek about forty years ago, He
had moved away at iotervals but re-
turoing foar years ago had Tanned
north OF Ctianute until he moved to
town in October 1916. He had taken
trip to New Mexico 10 hope of i'm
proving his health Mr.. Webb is
survived by his wife, SON IL years
old and daughter s years old, a
brother J. H. Webb, a half brother
A. L Lynch live In Chanute and two
other brothers live in Joplin and
Idaho. A brother j. G. Webb who
lived in Big Creek township was
allied by lightning SIX years ago.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-19
MAY 4 TO Be CLEANUP DAY

Mayor Lapham with the consent
of the other commissioners at their
meeting Tuesday afternoon desig4
mated Saturday May q as general
cleanup day in Chanute. On or
before that date every householder
will be expected thoroughly to clean
up his premises and have the gar
bage carried away at his own
expense in accordance with the city
ordinance which makes ample pro-
vision for such action.
In mentioning the matter the
mayor said that he felt sure
that the ladies of the city were
distinctly in favor of the appoint
msnt of a day, and that he felt sure
that some action is important from
a sanitary stand point. When the
council was still in power Hays as
chairman of the health committee
had appinted May I as the last day
for cleaning up without incurring
danger of arrest. {
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-19
CLOTHING AND CLOSET BURNED

A fire alarm at 7:I5 Saturday
called the department to the home
of Walter Hill, IA South Western,
where a fire had started in a
clothing closet from some source
which is entirely unexplained. The
smoke coming into the bedroom
where the child was sleeping caused
the discovery of the fire. The
chief loss was of the clothes in the
closet though the plasterIng fell and
the door and casing were burned.
TIE bedroom wall paper was
damaged by smoke. Insurance of
$1,000 was carried on the house and
$500 on its contents.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-19
EMPHASIZED POWER OF STORIES

The great value Of story telling
aud the simple manner by which it
may be made effective was empha-
sized by Mrs Jean Hobart 10 her
talk to Sunday school workers at the
Methodist church Sunday afternoon.
10 demonstrate her poiut she gave
an illustrated talk on tie Scripture
verse any cup ruuneth over" just as
she would give it to children.
Though simplicity itself the talk
made a distinct impression upon her
hearers. The address was the last OF
a series of four which Mrs. Hobart
has given here since the first of the
vnar
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-19
DEATH OF J. n. MCDONALD

J. N. Mcdonald passed away at
1880 Thursday evening at his home
803 South Highland after an extended
illness. He had been failing for R
year and had been unconscious since
last Friday. The body was taken
10 Creighton, Mo. Saturday morning
for burial. He is survived by his
wife, his daughter Miss Pearl
Mcdonald and two sons George and
Don Mcdonald of this city, and a
daughter Mrs. G. f. Pendarvis of
Erie.
Mr.. Mcdonald was member of
the Elks, A. o. U. w. and Modern
Woodmen lodges. He was born in
Illinois, May l, 1852. He retired
from active life about four years ago
after having been engaged in the
baDkiug business since coming to
Chanute in October 1901. Prior TO
that he had been a banker in Baxter
Springs for four years after having
been president for ten years Of the
Cuwley County National Bank at
Winfield which he had organized.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-19

The ladies of the Chanute City
Federation Of Women's clubs at
their April meeting Tuesday after
noon in the library, their meetings
being held monthly during the
spring, accepted the offer of P. O.
Barrels of the Rosenthal Mercantile
Co. for the use of the basement of
the Mercantile building as city
Rest Room instead of the rooms on
s. Highland In the r:ar of the
Neosho Valley Bank. The use of
the rooms now to be vacated was
donated to the ladies late last sum
mer by Mr.. P. Hurt who since that
time has had several opportunities
to rent them. In connection with
the decision of the Federation to
make the change the ladies passed
a vote Of thanks 10 Mr.. Hurt for his
help In establishing rest rooms for
Chanute.
No rent is to be charged for the
new room bat the ladies will be to
some expense in fixing up the base
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-19
THREE DAYS FISHING

On last Wednesday one of our
force, Roe Walker, got the fishing
fever and Thursday hit the grit for
the shady banks of Village creek.
He was accompanied on the above
day by his brother E. B. Walker.
The day was fine for the sport and
they caught five black bass and
nineteen croppies, the kind that
would make such anglers as Yves
Phillips sit up and take notice. On
Friday Roe accompanied by Mr.. J,
A. Mcugh visited Big Turkey and
landed thirteen bull heads. Roe
was tired out when reaching home
in the evening but got up next morn
ing and hiked up to the creek. The
bass and croppie put up great
fight but when he returned he show
ed he got the better of them as his
string of bass and croppie were the
finest brought to Chanute in many
a day.
He SAID the water was warm for
wading and catching bait.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-19
AN UNFORTUNATE SEEKS FRIENDS

An old man of perhaps 10 years of
age whose chief material property is
an old violin was placed on the train
Monday by the police headed to
Thayer as he told Chief Swartz that
he had relatives between that city and
Altoona. BE was weak in mind and
body but not being resident of the
county he could not be sent to the
county farm. He has been in town
for about two weeks coming here
from Missouri.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-19
Ladies Federation To Move Rest Room tt
Basement Of Mercantile Building

ment for their purposes. Upon
motion Mrs. S. G.. Isett was real-
pointed chairman of the committee
to have charge of the work. The
furniture will be moved very soon.
The ladies hope and expect that
with warm weather coming the wo
men from the country will make
a larger use of the Rest Room than
IN the past.
The Federation at its meeting
also discussed the resolutions of the
'Civics committee of which Mrs.
Parks Helmick Is chairman which
are to be presented to the commits
sioners In regard to city scaven
ger. The ladies favor having such
an officer regularly licensed who
shall inspect sanitary conditions
and provide for a regular method
of caring for garbage. They ad'
vocate dividing the city into dis
tricts from which all refuse shall be
taken away at regular specified in
tervals.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-19
GEO. BARCUS JOINS THE TRIBUNE

George Barcus of Parsons who re-
Gently bought an interest in the TIL
bune Publishing company Of this city
arrived in town Sunday and Monday
began his active association with The
Chanute Daily Tribune. Mr.. Barcus
was business manager Of the Parsons
Sun until few months ago when he
sold out his interests in that paper.
lie was graduated from the College OF
the University Of Kansas in 1901 aud
received his masters degree from the
same school the next year, and since
that time has become well known
among the newspaper men Of the
Third district.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-19
DEATH OF mrs. RAWLINGS

Mrs. Lydia Rawlings died at 2 O'Clock
Friday morning at the home OF ber
only living child, Mrs. A. {. Wallar,
5l2 S. Evergreen after lingering
illness from tuberculosis. The fun.
eral services were conducted at the
home Sunday at II o'clock by Rev. J..
r McFddden aud the Eastern Star of
which order Mrs. Rawlings was a
member. The casket was open
from 11;3O to noon. The body was
taken for burial to Decatur, ILL.,, via
Parsons and st Louis Sunday after
noon,
Mrs. Rawlings was 81 years old and
had lived in Chanute for "a years.
She had made her home with her
daughter for two years except when
in Colorado or Texas for her health.
She was accompanied home from Ell
Paso by Mr.. and Mrs. Wallar last
January.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-19
Gas Wells in East
Field Were Tested
Mayor Lapham and Commits
sioner Johnson Conducted
Investigation.

In connection with their intention
of giving the gas system careful at
tention Mayor Lapham and l. N.
Johnson, commission of public util-
itles, went to the east field last
Monday to test the gas wells which
furnish the supply secured by
pumps at the city pumping station.
Inasmuch as the city pays but M
cents per thousand cubic feet for
the gas secured from this field it is
desired that the supply from this
source be increased if possible.
Though the gas pressure has been
reduced IN some of the city'S mains
in order to decrease the loss from
leakage it is not the wish Of the
officials that any consumer should
suffer from a lack of pressure.
Mayor Lapham has therefore asked
that any complaints because of low
pressure be phoned to the city hall
SO that where the pipes are too
small, the condition may be reme-
died. He also asks that citizens
help the gas department by notify
ing the city clerk of any leaks in
the gas mains.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-19
TERRIBLE MARINE DISASTER

If the information given by the
morning metropolitan dallies is even
approximately correct the greatest
marine disaster of history occurred
Monday when the mammoth White
Star line steamer Titanic went tt
the bottom off the Newfoundland
Banks within four hours after it
crashed into an iceberg. Out of
22oo persons on the Titanic only
CTS passengers had been accounted
for and it was feared that 1925 lives
were lost when the steamer sank.
Communications by wireless tele
graph with Olympic and Carpa!hla
steamets which were in the vicinity
of the disaster were unsatisfactory
and the number of persons whom
they had been able to save was un-
known. Untold wealth was repre-
sented among the passengers of the
Titanic, there being on board at
least six men each of whose fortunes
might be reckoned in tens of mil
lions of dollars. The wealthiest of
the list is Col. John Jacob Astor
who is reputed to be worth $50 mil
ion dollars.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-19
Inferior Bricks Shown
Up by Test
independence Expert Will Cull
OCT Poor Ones---City to
Buy Rattler.

That the nine bricks selected by
Lapham and Sans from the lot
which are stacked up on West Elm
street to be used in its paving, lost
-23.7 per cent of their weight when
submitted to a sixty. one minute test
in the Pittsburg city rattler on
Monday afternoon was reported to
the commissioners at their regular
meeting Tuesday afternoon by city
engineer Fratt. The test was
made for him by the city engineer
of Pittsburg with Harry Jiencke,
president of the Independence
Brick Co. and Munroe Wright,
salesman for the Buffalo Brick Co.
both also present.
Two of the nine brick broke lin
the process of their testing. Both
Jiencke and Nash of Pittsburg pre-
dicted in advance from their ap-
pearance that these two brick
would not stand the test hut no
others were at hand to substitute
for them. With them eliminated
from consideration the percent of
loss would have been but IT.1 per
cent, Mr.. Pratt reported, which
would have brought them we'll with
in,the 20 per cent rattler test which
the city engineers cif6c ation re-
quire that contractors shall use in
paving Chanute streets The bricks
which we're selected at random by
Lapham and Sans from those
stacked on S. Forest made slightly
better showing in the RATHER test
Tuesday morning. With "a shrink
age of az a per cent of their original
weight as reported by Mr.. Pratt they
too did not meet the city's require
ments. In this instance also two
bricks were broken by the churning
given them.
Both Mr.. Wright and Mr.. Jiencke
were at the city hall and after hear
therreport given by the city engineer
were asked by Mayor Lapham for
their opinion of the significance of
the test. Jiencke whose company
was on the defense because of the
charge made by Wright that the In
dependence brick would not meas
ure,up to the standard, frankly ad-
mitted that Chanute evidently had
some brick for which he coud not
properly expect it to pay.
al want your contractor and
property owners to pay for good
bricks only" said Jiencke to the
commissioners, "and your city
ought to own rattler. Our brick
leaders at independence got care
less when they realized you had no
rattler which would check them up
carefully and they sent you some
brick which they should not. 1
propose to send up one of my ex-
perts at my expense and let him
work with your Mr.. Pratt in
thoroughly culling out all of the
inferior bricks. A number of them
show at a glance that they would
stand no rattler test. But there is
no paving brick company that has
no better record for good material
than ours"
In his discussion Jiencke charged
that the action of Wright for the
Buffalo Brick Co. in cnticising the
independence Brick Co. was not in
good faith but was because the
latter had secured a contract here
and also at Wichita where the
Rufalo brick had failed to make
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-19
PUTS END TO BAD HABITS

Things never look bright to one
with "the blues " Ten to one the
trouble is sluggish liver, filing the
system with bilious poison, that DR..
Kings New Life Pills would expel.
Try them. Let the Joy of better
feelings end "the blues" Best for
stomach, liver and kidneys. 25c at
all druggists
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-19

NJ senior grafton was given Mon
day morning as the freshman class
had to be photographed again for
their Annual picture. According to
reports it seems to be difficult for the
first year students to remain quiet a
few moments.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-19

Mrs. E. NJ. Groome and Mrs. Fred
Gray returned Tuesday evening from
Pleasanton, Kansas where they at
tended the funeral OF the formers
sister-in-law Mrs, 6. w. Ward on
Saturday.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-19

RIGR SCHOOL NOTES

The grades for the second month
of the last semester were determined
Monday evening and make a good
showing. The grade reports will be
given to the u1ents Wednesday
morning.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-19

Both high school and grade athletes
are working to prepare themselves
for the track meet to be held two
weeks from Friday. Both Prof. IL.
A. Dickinson and Prof. VIM. Cough
are working with the grade and high
school boys as coaches.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-19

Members Of both of the high school
tennis clubs have begun playing on
the courts at the Pioneer building
each evenIpg after school.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-19

Baseball and track practice is a
regular feature now. Prof, Hoss is
the baseball coach.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-09-19

other government has such a root.
IL belongs to the American govern
mental tree, and therefore it is just
assumed that it is sacrilege to sug-
gest taking it out or trimming it in
any manner.
1t Is we'll now and Their to remem-
Der o and then FOR WHOM the
government exists. If it is not for
the people whom it governs, then it
certainly Is not a democracy. If it
operates to defeat the deliberate will
of the people, then it is well to CON
slider the question of making changes
in the form of government.
If the people are not to be relied
upon, then certainly their agents,
presumably chosen by them or under
their direction, certainly cannot be
trusted.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-09-19
ABERDEEN GKOCERS
GET HIGH PRICES

Aberdeen, S. D.-A news item
in a Waterfowl paper relative to the
prices of fruit and vegetables on the
Watertown market lead an Aberdeen
newspaper to consult local grocers
and compare Their prices on the same
products, with those prevalent at
Watertown. The result was aston
ishing to Aberdeen housewives and
may lead to Il crusade for lower
prices. With two or three exceptions
Aberdeen consumers found their
grocers We're charging. them from 20
to 30 per cent more than W%atetown
residents have to pay for the same
class of commodities. The prices
varied, somewhat, and did not indi-
cate a combine on the part of grocers,
but nevertheless in nearly every in
stance prices were higher. Four
grocers We're asked for prices and the
schedules We're compiled from their
answers. One grocer.wEo charged 90
cents d peck for wild plums. and 30
cents>a half ibushels where other groc-
ers were charging but so cents a
peck or 80 cents a half bushel, was
asked the reason for tie apparent dis
crimination against the customer who
wanted but ii peck of plums, and re-
piled: "Oh more of them by the
peck
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-09-19
MONEY AVAILABLE FOR
COUNTY o A WORK

Pierre, S. D.-The good roads
move in the counties covered by the
government forest reserve i'm the
half of the state VII get as
sistance through a provision of the
agricultural appropriation bill passed
at the last session of congress. This
provision gives to such counties. ten
per cent of the receipts from the for
est reserves, for road building in the
territory covered. This is in addition
to the fund which has been coming
for several years, in which five per
cent of the receipts are turned over
to the counties, to be divided bet
ween the road and school funds.
There is already $4,226 available in
the new fund, and the governors Of
flee has been notified that it will be
forwarded. 1t is suggested that this
fund be sued to help along road pro-
jects already under way, and being
work, instead of being scattered
about generally. as such a method
will bring better results than by at
tempting to scatter the fund in small
amounts generally over the counties.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-09-19
COMPLAIN OF DELAY
AT QUARANTINE LINE

Pierre, S. D.-The quarantine line
on the Missouri river has for the
past year or two been d cause of more
or less friction between shippers who
desire to send stock across the stream
and the state veterinary department.
There have been numerous delays
lately which have been costly to
those who have a few head of live
stock they want to ship east, and it
would appear that the veterinary de-
partment might we'll station a rep
resentative at this crossing point,
instead of allowing delays by getting
men in from outside towns after
long waits at expense to the shipper
while they locate n of the state
force. At least that is the way ship
pers look at it, and there are very
few days when there is not complaint
made in regard the manner CT hand
ling the situation.