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The Washington herald., 1912-01-31

n IhOMA6 and II. n. MAhEhALxL, AIlOr-
neys for Petitioners
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
Of Columbia. holding District Court.-In re The
worth, in the Disrict Of Columbia District
Court. No l002-Nctice Is hereby given that the
Commissioners q the District of Columb1. pursuant
to the proSidons Il section ioos ct SEQ. Of the
Code of Law for the District Of Columbia. have
nled petition in this curt pEAying the cOndeunA-
ton of the land necsssary for the opening of an
alley in quare 5ls tsquare %. Petworthl. bounded
BY Alison street. Kansas avenue. Webster street,
and Ninth sTest. in the District Of Columbia. as
shown on plat map fled with the said petition.
a. part thereof and rrayibg also that jury Of i've
tOdidous. expeIienced disnterested men. who shall
b freehclders within The District Of Columbia. not
related 10 any person interested in these proceedngs
and not IN the srTice or employment Of the Dis
trict uf Columbia oS the United States. Be sum
noocd By the United States marshal for the District
OF Columbia to Assess the dam1res each owner Of
land to Be taken may sustain by Of the open
ins ot sid alley ard the condemnation Of the land
necessary for the purposes thereof and TO Asses the
BENEFITS resIltins the-efrom. including the expcnse-
of these proceedngs. provided for in and By the
aforesaid Code Of lava Il is. b. the court, this
18th day q January, A. d. lgi2, ordered that all
pcrsons having any interest in thse proceedings be,
aud they are hereby, varied and Commanded to ap-
pear in this cort before the IZTH DAY or
FEBRUARY. A. D. 1917 at 10 O'Clock a. m. and
ouutinOe IN attendance Until the court shall have
made its final oEdsr ratifying and couHrming the
award q damages and the assessment Of benefits q
the jury 70 be smpaneled and sworn hesFin: and II
is further ordered that a copy of this notice and
order be Published once in the Washington Law
RcpcTteT and onco in the Washington Evening Star.
The washington Herald. the Washingt.n Times.
and the Washington Post. newspapers published in
the said District. before the sid l2th day q Feb
u.Ary, A. D. 1872 II is further ordered that a
copy Of this notice and order be ssUed by the
United States marshal or his deputies upon such
of the ownes q the fee Of the land TO be condemn
ed herein as may be found hy the said marshal. o.
his deputies within the District q ColumtiA before
the said lah day Of Febulsry. A. ID. E9l2 By the
Court: JOB BARNARD. Justice. tins eopy-
Test: tseal1 ]. R. YOUNG. Clerk. BY Y. T.
CUNNINGHAM. Assistant CLERK.
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ANACOSTIA.

Ten pupils OF the Van Buren School
will be promoted to the high schools to-
day. They are Alice Leapley. Ethel Car
roll, Dorothea Lutz, Bonita Peacock,
Myrtle Peacock, Anna Reh. Helen
Shannahan. MarceIlus BaIderson. Edwin
Slye, and AIonzo Stone. Mrs. N. b. Cros-
we'll principal Of the school. has made
II specially known that children who
have reached the school age since the
opening Of the present term, are now
eligible TO admission, and urges that
parents present their children to-day
and tomorrow, as new classes will be
formed. Similar promotions will be made
to-day at Ketcham School, where Miss
Gertrude Phillips has compiled the eIigi-
BILE list.
Anacostia Council, No. Is. Junior Order
OF United American Mechanics, met last
evening in Masonic Hail. with J. W. Gran
ford, councillor. presiding. Final plans
were completed for the entertainment Of
the officers of the national council, who
will visit this city the early part Of
next week. Degree work was also con-
ferred last night on a number or candi-
dates. It is expected that a number Of
visitors will be present at the meeting
next week.
A large number were present in Hitch
cock Hall at the Government Hospital
for the Insane last evening TO attend the
employees dance. The hall was decor
ated, and music was furnished by the
hospital orchestra, with Joseph B. Cald-
well in charge.
Electa Chapter, No. 2. Order of the
Eastern Star. OF Anacostia. is in receipt
Of a handsome gayel, made of ivory and
ebony. the gift Of Charles F. Roberts,
worthy patron OF the Grand Chapter IN
the District of Columbia, and a member
Of the local chapter. This is the first
time since its organization that Electa
Chapter has been IN possession or a gayeI,
as IT has heretofore used the one. be-
longing to Anacostia Lodge, No. q. F.
A. A. NJ.
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SnnTHERN RAILWAY.

PREMIER CARRIER OF THE SOUTH.
n B-Fonowing schedule figures puhlished only
a. information and not guaznteed
For Atlanta Birmingham. Mobile. New Orleans
AsheviIle 3 a z. and lolj p n For ChlttarooEa
md Memphis DDS p N dGily. Dining erL
For Talladess, CaIeTl, Selma. Uniout0En. DmoD
olia a. m daily.
For Roanoke. Knoxville Chattanoosa, BtrnirE-
ham, New OrIeans lo:io D. n. Dining czz
For Roanoke Kno1Tne, Chattanooga. NaAhTiIs.
Memphis. $40 a N daily. Gsleepins ar opsn Hftsr
10 p nj Dining cara
For Charlotte. spartanburz. Atlanta Anrtstcn.
Birminghan Ia5 D n. daily. Dining can
Fer AShsTille. Chaflotte. Columbia. ChErlestoa.
Afken Aur1sta. ssTannAh Jacksonville. and FLORIDA
pcntA s0 p N. daily Dining oEs
L. 8. BROWN. Gensnl Agent.
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BUSINESS oPpoRTUNITIEs.

A FINE BUSINESS PROPERTY IN
vestment. House on g ST, in a splen-
did location. where private houses are
being remodeIed daily into stores shops,
&c. Owner will sacrifice. as she Is leav-
ing Washington. Address BOX s. Herald
ONCE. g
1 HAVE A SCHEME TO MAKE 5000
by the use OF $50. Who will advance
$50 for 50 per cent of the profits2
know my business and can guarantee
results, Address SEYMOUR. Box %,
Herald office.
CASH FOR YOUR BUSINESS OR
real estate-I bring buyers and sellers
together. No matter where located, II
you want to buy. sell. or exchange any
kind of business or property anywhere
at any price. write me: Established
1881. FRANK p. CLEVELAND, as1o
Adams Express Building. Chicago. III.
5lf-m.w,f-H
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HELP wANTED-MALE.

RAGTIME, PIANO PLAYING POSI-
for booklet CHRISTENSEN SCHOOLS.
1906 L st. NV, and e250 Ontario st. NV.
a0-u
II YOU ARE AN AUTOMOBILE EX-
pert you are never out Of job. GOOD
men are IN demand all over the United
States. Our day or night course will pre-
pare you. PAYS more than government
Jobs. and EMPLOYMENT Is SURE.
Think Il ever and come and tax 70 US
LEGE OF WASHINGTON. INC..~ 1906
18th st. NV. For white students only.
2-te
AN INTELLIGENT PERSON MAY EARN 500
monthly corresponding for DewEpapers:' no can
CATE. Lockp1rt. n. 7. af+J
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Regret John r. Majors Death.
The National College Of Pharmacy, of
which DR.. John r. Major was a charter
member, at a special meeting yesterday
passed resolutions of regret, which will
be sent to his family.
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HELP WANTEp-FEMALE.

WANTED-wHITE GIRL TO HELP
around house and take care of chill
dren: good home and good wages. Apply
az store. s33 G NV.
WANTED : COMPETENT STENoG-
rapher and bookkeeper. Address A. B.
E., Box I. Herald office. 9-u
AN INTELLIGENT PERSON MAY EARN 500
monthly corresponding for nsHsrapsrss no can
yassing. Send for Particular. PRESS eYNDI-
CATE. Loekport n Y. afly
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PROPOSALS.

L. S. ENGINEER OFFICE, 20 nth ST. NV.
Warrington, D. c., Jan. z, l9l2-Sealed proposals
for furnishing and delivering building stone and
Portland cement win be received hero until Il m,
FEBRUARY D, 1872. and then publicly opened.
Information On application. W. q. LANGFTTT.
Lieut. Col. Enrs. jAz.2.0,1-fe3.A
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LOST AND FOUND.

LosT-TUEsDAY AFTERNOON Be
tween the Grafton Hotel and the Post
Building and columbla Theater a cora.
horseshoe pin. Reward II returned 70
MISS DRooP. Grafton Hotel -
LosT-A SILVER MESH BAG. WITH
initials '.E. j. o." Reward II returned
to 1z1t r. ]. ave. NV. 3
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PERSONALS.
MRS. ORA l. FIELDS.
CANARIES.
SO H STREET NV. crop FLooB.

CANARIES.
SIS H STREET NV. CToP Flooh0.
HAVE YOU 4 SHORT STORY. "A
poem, an essay, sermon, peuu,son; p,n,sn,;
which you would Ike published IN e 2
recognized publication? II so, and woule
be interested in getting such service and
a large guaranteed high-class clrcula-
ton, address COMMISSIONER, Box i
Herald office. zs.l
WoRKINGMEN-PUT THEM OUT OF
business-the "grafters:" see that the
value Is there, even II it's slightly used
suit or overcoat; 50 to $40; We treat you y
SQUARE. One price. JuSThS OLD
STAND. 619 D.
RHEUMATTsM. STOMACH TROUBLE:
and Constipation cured by my special
treatment; consultation free.
ANNA X. SMITH. NJ. v. r, slS = ST NV.
1-eod-f
MISS KATIE CAIN AND ASSISTANT
manicuring. 7ls 7th st. nw.' Apt. L
Sem
MISS WELLS AND ASSISTANT. MAN
tourists. 2os d st. NV, Apt. Hours,
a. m. to .. m
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covering the season of 1910. as my model,
and classified things in this fashion;
"a: Numbers, The numbers which
scorers give to the players are remem-
, bered-and used the other way. The
scorer usually calls the pitcher No. L.
In this cipher P-the abbreyiatlon for
pitcher-does duty for the figure l. The
numbers, then, are as follows:
'l-P.
&C ..
"3IB.
"4-2B.
"5-SS.
"6-3B.
'-RF.
SCI.
''@LF
'.10-Sub.
"O-Cmpire''
Not bad" chortIed the colonel. as this
last announcement was read. Go ahead
this is good"
II decided" Brockett continued, "to
let 100 standy for the word manager
used either way, of course-and 1000
stand for magnate. Certain figures, TO
ravellnR, were then added from the aver
ages. If, for example, had occasion TO
use the figures 3Sj In any connection, I
Used the word COBB" 3s5, you see. was
Cobb's batting average on the 1910 sea-
SON. ..
THAT word" laughed the colonel,
proved the death-blow to one OF my
experts who had been getting along
swimmingly till he encountered IT. Go
on. son."
The letters of the alphabet" Brock
EFT resumed, were taken from the de-
tails at the heads of columns In the
scores or from the details at the lower
portions thereof. Let me show you the
idea:
-"A-pos. ...r
"B-AB.
"C-R
"D-BH.
"E-SH
"F-SB
"G-sBH
"H-3BH.
"T-HR.
"J-TB."
Hold on" interrupted the colonel.
"T can follow, so fsr-but what does
the TB represent in basebalI?"
Total bases, colonel" Brockett ex-
planned.
'I-PO.
MA.
"N-E
."O-TC Ctotal chances).
-"P-FA Chelding averaEe).
OPP Cinnings pitchedl.
"R-w.
81.
ITO (taken out).
"U-Fin. Cfinished)
Vt (tied).
"W-BB.
'X-HB Chit by pitcher).
"Y-wP Cwild pitch).
80.
"And-PB.
THEIR learned runs).
"Of-LB (left on bases).
Some OF the last-named abbrevia-
tions, colonel" Crockett went on. are
really just ornamental, but can help to
puzzle any one of an inquisitive ma
ture. Then, too. you can use the order
in which the teams finished in 1910 to
designate the terms first, second, third,
&c. See how 1t all runs?'
The colonel looked over key and
code once more, and then solemnly
shook hands with all three of the
youngsters.
Boys" said he. 'T surrender at dis
cretion,
Shall we leave tomorrow" asked
Brockett, as the common citizens were
arraying themselves for the decisive
game agaAst the cavalry. The Cuban
nodded emphatically.
Not that 1t isn't pleasant enough
round here explained Ramon Solano.
''and we could put in the whole month
of your leave Of absence among good
friends. still, want TO go back East.
BY the way. how about that ball-the
ball that Delehanty gave your
Broclett sighed sympatheticaIly.
you have my condolences, Ramon. 1
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SPIRTTUALISM.

MRS. WHITE WILL HOLD sEANCE
every Wednesday and Friday, at D. m
sharp; to be seen privately every day.
30 sth St NV. SOo-m,w,f-sm
MEETINGS MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, AND
Fridays. p. N sharp; q message to each: daily
readings Developing class Thursday. p N Ma
MALTBY. sS n q. NV. Phone n "a asAn
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RUG WEAVING.

BEAUTIFUL RUGS woven from old
carpets by the WASHINGTON RUG
WEAVING CO.. ssi 9TH st. NV Main ts2a
zf7-n
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MONEY WANTED AND TO LOAN,

MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE
in small and large sums. Several trust
funds TO loan at ~ to per cent inter-
est on good business or residence prop-
erty. All transactions conducted with
economical consideration for borrowers
WM. H. SAUNDERS & CO., Southern
Building. sT 18th St NV. zi6-tf
MONEY TO LOAN ON APPROVED
city real estate at lowest current rates
of interest; special privileges with respect
to prior payments: TYLER & RUTHER-
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

OLD BOOKS, PAMPHLETS. AUTO
graph letters, and manuscripts OF
American historical interest, cid engrav-
inEs Of eminent Americans, old views of
cities and historic buildings, pictures OF
old ships, naval fights, &c. old colored
prints of any subject LOWDERMTLK
& CO., I4a4 F NV. 2-eod-It
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MALE & FEMALE HELP WANTED

4 DIPLOMA FROM A BUSINESS
college means nothing unless the col
lege has reputation for thoroughness.
The STANDARD for graduates at
DRAUGHON'S, 1877 New York ave. NV,
Is HIGH.
LADIES AND, GIRLs-RELiABLE; HOME
wurk; steady or evening: stAmping patterns; SD
dozen; work Euarzntssd. Lady in attendance. Gail
Room rs. Kenots Bldg. ilth and G. a5-h
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INDECENT SICK ARE
GIVEN MATERIBLAID
Providence Hospital BepOrt Shows
Extent of Service Rendered
to the Needy Poor.

A report which has just been prepared
gives some interesting statistics OF the
work done last year in the social service
department of Providence Hospital. The
figures are as follows:
Visits q Sisters to the needy poor ~
Number q calls for assistance from patients
and Others
Number Of times families have been relieved
and helped by various means-food clothing.
fuel bedding. groceries, medicine. milk
ueNets, Ho
Number Of lunches furnished TO poor school
NumbeT Of riek children supplied with milk
through dlspensary..
Number Of visits made BY physician to out
door IL
Number Of children in day nursery per day. II
Meals furnshed the unemployed zlst
In addition to this. II is stated that
there are in Providence Hospital 131 beds
for white and colored charity patients.
with fifty beds in the isolation building.
During the last three months of last year
the Average daily number of free patients
was as follows: October. 80; November,
81, and December, 81. Within the limits
OF the appropriation the aid from Con-
gress to Providence Hospital allows 60
cents per day per patient.
During the year 1911 the number of
persons treated In the outdoor depart
ments, not under Congressional appro-
priation, was 4,02S, OF which 3,s72 were in
the dispensary, IS in the outdoor service,
and 20 in the outdoor obstetricsl service.
The social service department. a vaIu-
able adjunct TO the regular hospital work.
is sustained by private subscriptions from
organizations and individuals Dependent
families OF INDECENT patients are espe-
cially cared for.
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RAILROADS
NoRFofK & WESTERN RWY

SCHEDULE N EFFECT OCT 9 i1li.
Leass Washington. New unioa Station
30 a n Daily-An poiufs On Norfolk nd
Western
Ioao ?. n. Dally-Rcsnoke Bristol. wInstoa-
Orleans. Through Sleeper. Dining Cam
iao q. m.-For Bristol. KnoxTiiie Chaftanooga,
Nashville. and AemphiL Washington -AEemphts
For EorfoIk-Leags WhIhinEfoa, IN a n daily,
srits Norfolk. I'D a. n. fz11 noon DAILY. arrigs
forfuik SD .. n. daily. Parior Cara LeaFs Flea
mond daily. lao .. n. a-TiIs Norfok. 80 .. n.
go D m-Daily-Berysine. Luray. shsnandoah.
Trains from the southgesE arIiFs IS 4 n, 1e8
}. m and i215 a
An information Fourteenth street and SeH York
aSsnus CBond Buildingj.
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SITUATIONS WANTED-MALE.

A STEADY MARRIED MAN WISHES
place as driver or any outside work.
BOX 2, Herald ONCE. 81
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BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD,

LEAVE UNION STATION.
ROYAL BLUE LINE.
EVERY OTHER HOUR ON THE ODD HOUR
TO PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK.
NEW YORK TERMINALS. LIBERTY STREET
ard W. TWENTY-THIRD STREET
TW tsu Royal Special. hoursl. 9O fRoy1I
epeciaD, III g q. N. 100. 5oo tRoyal Limited.
hoursl, so. Sm p N, and slza5 right. 74s
o. n Diners and Parior CaB On day trains.
sleepers on slZd5 night qpen at 100 ,. m
Philadelphia and Afl1ntis City. m. 'a0a. rioo
:. N. T00 '3oo. 80 7. N.
TO BALTIMORE
EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR"
Cyeek days. 30 a m. TO Iooo p nj
szsg $50 ts.o, 20 To B00 J5o 80
$50 1000 81 90 a. m, sl200 noon. fl3a5 q %.
nis tl2oo .5o. tsD, p=o. t4a1. Hs5, 'sos.
fsm. $50. tsoo. ga. fToo. - p1n. 'aSa.
'1osp, I'm. 'l3B night
WESTWARD
CHICAGO sis a. m. rs. ssN D n
CINCINNATI. ST. LOUIS AND LOUISVILLE.
ssla a. m Ias D. n, 'f21o night
PIrTsBURG. $40 a. N. lis 'Sao ,. n. '1zsD
usEht tsIeepeR ready 10 .. nj
CLEVELAND. $40 p N. CoLUnBUS -
,. m.
WHEELING. 80 ~. SO >. n
Schedules Of local trains at ticket omcsL
sDafly fExceps Sunday. tsunday only.
TELEPHONES at following Ticket omess: IN
@ 4. NV. Main Issi: SIS PENNSYLVANIA ave. Main
n; Union Station once. Main ~
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CHEsAPEAKE & OHIO LINES.

Published only Information: not guannteed
90 D N daily-c. 4 o. SPECIAL Solid traiu
10 cincinnah. with Pullman sleepsn 10 Losissire.
Cincinnati. IDdianapoiis. ST. Locis. and Chioso.
G o. dining car. servies Q IA carte.
uJo u m daiiy-F. =. V. LIMITED 10 hs
West southwest sad Northwest. Pullman Eespsrs
IA virginia Hot Springs. Cincinnati. and LoutstlIs
,circinnati sleeper open for occupancy 70 p n.
C. 4 o. dining car. serTics Ia earte.
TJckst Oaees SIS Pa. ave-. 1x9 = st.. and UnIon
ststion Phones. Main lo8. IN. and f5a
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WINDOW AND HOUSE CLEANING.

YOU'LL WEAR BILLIKEN's SMILE
II you have the Acme" do you win
dow, once, and house Sleaning; ACME
fphone Main T159. 1l5-d
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MOVING, PACKING, & STORING.

MOVING, PACKING, AND STORING A sPE-
cialty. Get our estimates: save moDey and EorrJ
PEOPLES STORAGE AND EXPRESS CO.. $50
lfh Il nv IPhnna North 2lo-M. M-6m
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MONEY LOANED sALARIED PEOPLE,
Women keeping house and others. with.
out security. Ofaces In all principal
cities. D. 81. Tolman. r. 6o6 $50 18th nv
1-f
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PLANO TUNING.

PIANO TUNING, $50; WORK GUAR
anteed; over 25 years experience. Drop
postal. 7. HALVERSEE, IN East Cap
itol st. s-smo.
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UPHoLSTERINe.

UPHoLsTERING. cABINETMAKINo.
and repairs. Antique fur. reproducing.
JEAN AHRANO,
M p st. NV. Phone n. ssza
s6o-tf
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FOR sALE-HoUsEs.
FOR sALE-1oTs.

OWNER OF TWO LARGE LOTS,
northwest section. one block from car
line, will sell at bargain; will accept de-
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FURNITURE, BAGGAGE, PIANOS, &c,
moved with care; packing and shipping
a speciality. KRfE6rS EXPRESS, 122l
H st. NV. Phone Main slo. ls1-tf
GET OUR ESTIMATES ON ABSOLUTE
Iy fireproof storage. UNITED STATES
STORAGE CO., 4Is-l2o 10th ST. NV. Phone
Main I229 1Il-6
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LEGAL NOTICES.

E H. THOMAS and P. h. MARSHALL. Attor
neys for Petitioners
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MEDICAL.
PGWNBRoKERs.

MONEY TO LOAN
ON DIAMONDS AND JEWELRY.
LOUIS ABRAHAMS.
MOVED TO SIS G ST. NV.
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SPINOLOGY.

FREE SPINAL CLINIC
For spinal. nervous. and chronic diseases oS men
woznen. and children. Gail 90 District Nati0oal
Bank Bldg. after so .. m. jEH-h
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CHAPTER XXI.

Nice promotion waiting back'in Wash
ington for you, Mr.. Brockett," said old
Col. Lewis, beaming with fstherly affec.
tiOn upon the messengers. TOO bad you
are not in government service, Mr.. So
1-r
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FURNIsHEp RooMs.

Is 2D ST. NE.-a LARGE Sd FLOOR
heat and hot water q
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covering the season of 1910. as my model,
and classified things in this fashion:
IA: Numbers, The numbers which
scorers give to the players are remem-
bered-and used the other way. The
scorer usually calls the pitcher No. l.
In this cipher P-the abbreyiatIon for
pitcher-does duty for the figure l. The
numbers, then, are as follows:
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FOR EXCHANGE.

I WILL TRADE Ny EQUITY IN DE.
sirable northwest city lots for an equity
! IN small six or seven room house Bon
81. Herald once. 81
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REAL ESTATE WANTED.

WANTED CHEAP BUILDING LOT
on electric car line. within 90 minutes
ride Of city: give price and full particu-
lars. Address zlS Colorado Building: =
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TABLE BoARDERs TAKEN AT SIS
per month; home cooking. soi5 18th St
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-11-16
Trafico interrumpido

Debido a las fuertes lluvias que ha
habido en- estos 1ltimos dias ell trafco
entire San JUAN y Ponce, por la Carre-
terra Central, ha estado interrumpido
durante ell dia de anteayer.
FL senor Luis Sanchez Moralez, que
iba para Ponce en- su autom6vil. tuvo
que detenerse EN- Aibonito porque los
rios desde ese pueblo hasta la ciudad del
Sur no daban paso Igual lie sucedi6
al Comisionado del Interior senior Will
son, quien estando anteayer EN- Ponce no
pudo regresar esta capital en automo-
vii, por ell mismo motivo
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-11-16
N EW Y O r K
EN- BRONX PARK.

En- este parque sin limites Ell que
hay anchurosas alamedas, vericuetos
perdidos, glorietas ideales, que parecen
un refugio del amor para ell amor,
lagunas de aqua muerta en- cuyO fondO
ha puesto ell limo una regia alfombra
de terciOpelO verdinegrO, en- este regio
parque Ell cuyOs mas escOndldoS reco
vecos hay siempre un mistico banco
bajo la cOpa prodigiosa de una acucla
entire la MARIANA opalina de las trepa
doras he paseado mi nostalgia la
hora crepuscular. El sol va estaba le
Jos He sentido el frio de su despedi-
da. Y he pensado que tai vez no vuelva
en- muchoS dfas a poner un beso tibio
sobre las plantas que amarillean
Apresuradamente, veO cruzar por una
calle de alamos en- que desemboca un
caminito estrecho pOr donde voy, una
mujer que lleva en- un cochecito de MINI
bre, I'm nino que duerme. No debe ser
la madre: hay EN- la manera de empu-
lar la canastilla rOdante, una intrepl~
deZ que no eS maternal Cuando llego
con mi paso tardo la encruclJada Ell
que Sc amplia la senda, la mujer del
cochecito ha desaparecidO Y la alameda
esta sola, con esa augusta soledad de
los parques senoriales.sr r. Las hoJaS que
van cayendo de los arboles han escrito
sobre la MADEIRA de un banco un pOema
de abandonO Y de tristeZa. Son las
ilusiones perdidas, que dijo ell Poeta.
Estas hOjas amarillas, que Sc despren
den de las ramas que negrean, tOrman
hace unos meses NADIA mas, el pallO de
esmeralda bajO cuya SOmbra cant0 ol
amor su canci6n de vida Y juventud.
EntOnceS eran verdeS Y eStaban arriba
recogiendo ell relente de las nocheS. pOr
las mananas. al venir ell sol. relucian
cuaiadas de brillantes Y ahora, aho-
ra son una basura mas, que los guardas
del parque quemaran manana en- una
gran hoguera. Asi hemos visto des-
aparecer en- ell rodar ale la vida tantas
cosas beIlas Y amadas Yo Sc que en-
estos bancos del Bronx Park tiene
el amor un trono todas las noches, GUAM
do viene ell buen tempo, cilando todos
estos arboles forecen y es la frescura
de su sombra de una gentil complicidad
para las parejas de enamorados. En-
tonces hay que reforzar el personal de
vigilancia para que los debordamientos
del amor no caigan Ell pecaminosos ex-
cesos. pero las frondas Sc estremecen
con ell chasquidO de los besos, porque ell
amor gusta de hablar en- voz baJa, Y
para hablar Ell voz baJa hay que poner
muy juntos, el dido que escucha y la
boca que promote tantas cosas que sc
olvidan luego.. 81, Que Sc olvidan
luego, es entonces que Sc desprenden