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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-05-13
JORGE ISAACs

mientoS. Despertando de s1bito de
esa especie de embebecimiento, toma
Gle la mano a su amada Sube con ella
Ia cima de un penasco, desde el cual
Sc divisaba ell deSierto sin limites Y
Y ell caudaloso rio, y la dice;
Ell Gambia como el Tando, nacen
del seno de las montanas. La ma
Dire no es nunca hechura de su hijo.
SabeS tn quien hizo las montanas
No.
I'm Dios las hizo Has visto ell
Tando retroceder en- su carrera?
No.
Ell Tando va como una lagrima
perderse en- un immense mar. ante
cuyo bramido, ell rumor de I'M rio es
como tn yoz comparable con La del hui
racan que durante las tempestades
sacude estos bosques gigantescos cual
81 fuesen d6biles juncos. iSabes tn
quien hizo ell mar?
No.
I'll rayo que rasga las nubes y ca
yendo sobre la copa del moabad la
despedaza, como til planta deshace
una de sus flores secas, las estrelas
que como las agatas y perlas que bor-
dan sus mantos de calm, tachonan
el cielo; la luna, que te place contem-
plarenla soledad dejandote aprisionar
entire mis- brazos; el sol bruno tn tez
de azabache Y ola luz a tus oios, sol
ante el cnal ell fuego de nuestros sa-
crificios es menor que ell brillo de una
luciernaga todo es obra de un solo
Dios. Ell manda que te anne como a
mi mismo, FL quiere que yo ria 81
rles, que lore 20 81 lloras, y en- cambio
de tus caricias te de6enda como q mi
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-05-13
Revista Comercials
Cotizaciones del Mercado

Precios mlm de los articulos que Sc
detallan en- alnacen
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08

us. A d~Isg-ession, perhaps III moi~
pertinently an application
Temptation then no longer ~ III
shoulder, George began to nave
oualms, little chaps. who started Du4-
zing into his moral ears with all tnas
maddening, interminable drone winch
makes one marvel however DO scnooi'
teachers survive their first terms'
Among these qualms there was mons
that pleaded for the desolate lux "a
his minions whose carelessness na0
made the theft possible. For all Georee
cared, the Moslem might GRIND nis
forehead in the soulless SAND anu
make the air palpitate with his plants
to Allah. No. The disturbance was
due to the fact that never before q
he been Willingly the purchaser Oh
stolen goods. He never tried to gloze
over the subtle distinction between
knowing and %suspecting; and II he had
been variously suspicious n regard 10
certain past bargains, conscience nao
found no sizeable wedge for neV 10
murrers. The Yhiordes was confessed
ly stolen.
He paused, with his hand upon the
door-knob Of his room. II he didn't
keep the rug, 1t would fall into the
hands Of a collector less scrupulous.
To return It to the Pasha at Bagdad
would be pure folly, and thankless. 1t
was one of the most beautiful weav-
ings in existence. It was as priceless
in its way as any Raphael IN the Vat'
can. And he desired its possession In
tensely. Why not? Insidious phrasel
Was 1t not better that the world
should see and learn what a wonderful
craft the making Of a rare rug had
been, than to allow 1t to return to the
sordid chamber of a harem, to newt
able ruin? AS Ryanne said, what the
deuce was a fanatical Turk or Arab
to him?
Against these specious arguments In
favor Of becoming the adventurer's
abettor and accomplish. there was
first the possible stain Of blood. The
ms agreed that he had come away
from Bagdad in doubt. George did
not like the thought Of blood. Still,
he had collected a hundred emeralds.
not one of which was without It's red
record. Again, If he carried the rug
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08

Forty Thieves; George was transport
ed mentally to that magic city, stand
ing between the Tigris and the Eu-
pirates, in all its white glory OF a
thousand years gone. Ryanne, the
room and It's furnishings. all had van
ished. all save the exquisite fabric pat
termed out of wool and cotton and
knotted with that mingling love and
skill and patience the world knows no
more He let his hand stray over 1t.
How many knees had pressed its thick
yet plant substance? How many
strange n had 1t mutejy wit
messed, scenes Of beauty, Of terror? 1t
shone under the light like the hide OF
a healthy hound.
The nerves Of a smoker are general
ly made apparent by the rapidly OF
his exhalations. These two. in the
several minutes, had filed the room
with a thick, blue haze; and through
this the elder man eyed the younger.
The sign Of the wolf cleared in his
eyes, but without animosity, modified
as 1t was by the half-friendly, half
cynical smile.
"IIl risk It," said George finally,
having stepped off the magical carpet.
Is 1t were. II can't give you a thou
sand pounds tonight. ] can give you
three hundred, and the balance tomor-
row, between ten and eleven, at
Cooks"
THAT will be agreeable to me-"
George passed over all the available
cash he had, rolled up the treasure and
tucked 1t under his arm. That some
where in the world was a true be-
lever, wailing and beating his breast
and calling down from Allah curses
upon the giaour, the dog Of an infidel,
who had done this thing, disturbed
George not in the least.
II say" as he opened the door, you
must tell me all about the adventure.
1t must have been a thriller"
1T was" replied Ryanne. "The
story will keep. Later, II you care to
hear It,"
"Of course" added George, moved
by a discretionary thought, this trans
action is just between you and me-"
"You may lay odds on that" heart.
lily. WELL, good night. See you at
Cooks in the morning"
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II Was the YhIordes.

home with his other purchases, hS
could pull 1t through the customs onld
by lying. which was as distasteful to
his mind as being a receiver Of stolen
goods.
He had already paid a goodly sum
against the purchase; and It was MOI
likely that a man who was down "a
reversing his collars and cuffs would
take back the rug and refund the
money. The Yhiordes was his. han
pen what might. So conscience snuSssA
Sout her red lantern and retired.
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
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fellow! What did he want at this mo-
ment?
IL Ryanne saw that he was too
much, as the French say, he also per-
ceived the cause. The desire to shake
George till his teeth ratified was in
stantly overcome. She hadn't seen
him, and for this he was grateful.
you are interested in rugs? l mean
old ones, rare ones, rugs that are
bought once and seldom II ever sold
again"
"Why, yes. That's my business"
George had no silly ideas about trade,
He had never posed as a gentleman's
son in the sense that It meant idle
moss.
Ryanne presented his card.
How do you pronounce IT." asked
George n~aively.
"As they do In Cork"
Il never saw 1t spelled that way be-
fore"
Nothing surprising in that" replied
Ryanne. mo one else has, either"
George laughed and waited for the
explanation.
"You see, Ryan is rs good a name
as they make them; but 1t classes
with prlze-nghters, politicians and bar
chemists. The two extra letters put
the finishing touch to the name. A
, jewel is all right, but what tells Is
the way you hang 1t round your neck
= TO me, those additional letters repre-
, sent the jewel Ryan in the hands of 6
n Lalique."
you talk like an American"
, Il am; three generations. What's
the matter?' with sudden concern.
George was frowning. Haven't
met you somewhere before?"
@ mot to my recollection" A specu
lative frown now marred Ryanne'
n forehead. 1t did not illustrate q searcl
In his memory for such q casualty a
the meeting of George. He never fol
got n face and certainly did not N
- member Georges. Rather, the frow,
had Its source In the mild dread tina
Percival Algernon had seen him somt
where during n Of those indispos
, tons Of the morning after. mo;
y think you have made a mistake"
~ Likely enough. 1t just struck m
that you looked something like a cha
named Wadsworth, who was half.bac
le in the varsity, when l entered m
y freshman year"
"A university mani Lord, no!
&c was turned loose at ten; been hustlin
y ever since" Ryanne spoke easily, NJ
~ a tremor In his voice, although
had received a slight mental jol
tie mo; no college record here. But
'r' want to chat with you about u
ID I've heard Of you, indirectly"
From the carpet fellows? We {
a big business over here, What ha,
al you got?"
We'll, I've o rug up In my roo
gn ia like to show you. ! want your iud
he ment for one thing. VIII you do n
ng the favor?"
lily Since the girl had disappeared al
MS with her those imaginary appurt
by nances that had Cor a space trar
ed formed the ~lounging.room into a stas
de George saw again with normal visi,
be- that the room was simply q comm,
meeting.ground for well-dressed p>
ed sons and addressed persons, of {
unimpeachable, the impeccable, t
doubtful and the peccant; for in Cali
me as in ancient Egypt, there is eve
is class and kind Of humans, for who
Ter the Decalogue was written, TIRE
his Scribed. and shattered by the turl
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CHAPTER ~.
An Old Acquaintance.

That faculty which decides on the
lawlessness of our actions; so the
noted e~tymolugist described con-
science. 1t fell to another distin-
guished intellect to add that con-
science makes towards Of us all. Az.
She may be overcome at times, side
tracked for any special desire that de-
mands a clear way; but she's after us,
fast enough, with that battered red
lantern of hers, which, brought down
from all tongues crisply into u own.
reads-"Don't do I'll" She herself is
not wholly without cunning. She rare
ly stands boldly upon the track to flag
us as we come. She realizes that she
might be permanently ditched. No; It
Is far safer to u after US and catch
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CHAPTER III.-(Continued.)

ATIAT &
Georges romance gathered Itself for
Q flight. Perhaps 1t was love thwart-
ed and the gentleman with the mus
tache and imperial. in spite of his ami
ability, might be the ogre. Perhaps
II was love and duty. Perhaps her
lover had gone down to sea. Perhaps
(for lovers are known to do such
things) he had run away with the
other girl. II that was the case,
George did not think highly OF that
tentative gentleman's taste. Perhaps
and perhaps again; but George might
have gone on p%erhapsing till the
crack O. doom, with eve a solitary
glimmer Of the true state Of the girls
mind. Whenever he saw an unknown
man or woman who attracted his at
t%ention, he never could resist the i'm
pulse to invent n omance that might
apply,
Immediately after dessert the two
rose; and George, finding that nothing
more important than a pineapple ice
detained him, got up and followed. Mr.,
Ryanno almost trod on his heels MS
they went through the doorway into
the cosy lounging-room. George
dropped into a vacant divan and wait
ed for his cafe a la Turque. Mr.
Ryanne walked over to the head-por
ter's bureau and asked II that gentle
man would be so kind as to point on
Mr., George =. A. Jones, If he wer
anywhere In sight. He thoughtfully
not to say respectfully, laid down
small bribe.
"Mr. Jones?" The porter knew MI
Jones very we'll. He was generous
and treated the servants as thougI
they were really human beings. MI
Ryanne, either by his inquiry or Il
the result Of his bride, went up Sc,
SrHl degrees in the porter's estimt
ton. "Mr. Jones Is over there, on tn
divan by tho door"
Thanks"
But Ryanne did not then seek III
young man. He studied the QUAR-
from a diplomatic distance. No; ther
was nothing to indicate that Georp
Percival A%lgernon Jones was in an
way handicapped by his Arthuresou
middle names
mo fool, as Gioconda In her infnit
wisdom hath said; but romantic, te
nbly romantic, yet, like the tim
bather who puts a foot into the waite
finds It cold. and withdraws 1t. II wi
all depend upon whether he Is a re
collector or merely a buyer OF rug
Forward, then, Horace; a sovereis
has already dashed headlong down II
far horizon" The curse Of speakiI
his thoughts aloud did not lie heavi
upon him tonight, for these cogitatiol
were made In silence. unmarked
any facial expression. He proceed,
across the and sat down besi
George. Il beg your pardon" he
gan, "bnt are you not Mr.. Jones?"
Mildly astonished, George signif
that he was.
George P. A. Jones?"
George nodded again, but with sor
neat in his cheeks. Eyes. What
N7" The girl had just finished h
.eofop and was going away. Hang Il
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SYNOPSIS.

George Percivnl Algernon Jones. vice
president Of the Metropolitan oriental Rug
company OF New York, thirstlng for ro-
nance, Ia In Cairo on Il business trip
Horace Ryanne arrives at the hotel IN
Cairo with n carefully guarded bundle.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08
Happens Sometimes.

Get of and let's go to the h,,
game"
I got on the other day. Cant ,,
Peat so soon"
night" -
can't 90 that either, The Off s
night" "~SsA
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08

Good night" George passed down
the corridor to the adjoining room.
And now, bang! goes Pandora's box.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-15

the owners and holders OF the here
matter described unmatured In.
lproyement Bonds issued by the City
Of Cairo, Illinois, thar the City Treas
urer of said City Of Cairo, Illinois
has ascertain2d the amount of III,
special tax assessment which has
been collected under Assessment
No. % of said City of Cairt
which is applicable to the payment
of the unmatured Improvement
Bonds issued by said City of Cairo OF
each of the Series hereinafter de-
|sclihcd, under Ordinance No 12 of
said City OF Cairo, adopted December
18th, A. ID. l9e6, and approved De-
cember 18th. a. u. 1896, for tho inn
provoment, OF Eighteenth. Nine
tenth, Twentieth Cross and Cedar
streets. by the filling Of the untitled
portions OF said streets with earth,
from lot line TO lot line and to the
grades OF said streets as now estab-
iished BY ordinance, under said Or
dinance MOI ~ of said City Of Cairo.
and that said City Treasurer of said
City Of Cairo has also selected by lot
the particular unmatured Improve
ment Bonds of each Series herein
after described which will be paid on
the10th day OF February, A. d. 1912,
out of the amount of said special tax
assessment which has beer collected;
that the particular unmatured I'm
provement Bonds which have been so
selected by said City Treasurer to be
paid and the S2ries to which they be-
long and the number Of Improve
ment Bonds of each Series which viii
be so paid and the total number Of
Bonds Of all Series
which will be so paid are as follows: 4
Improvement Bonds numbered / /.
2, 8, 4 and Of Series numbered 2
being five in number; that the total
Of said Improvement Bonds
Of all Series which have been Sc
Iected to be paid and which will be
paid is five; that all of the above de-
scribed Improvement Bonds will be
paid at the office OF the City Treas
1rer Of said City of Cairo, at the
First Bank and Trust Company
Bank, Nos 609-6l1 Ohio Street, in
he City OF Cairo, Illinois, on
he 10th day of February, A. |
}. 1919, on demand, and that
I'll of said described Improvement
Bonds, and the interest coupons be.
onging thereto, must be presented |
or payment at the time and place |
asst mentioned, and that all Of said |
described Improvement Bonds, and |
he interest coupons belonging there |
o. will cease to draw interest from |
md after said 10th day Of February, |
\. d. 1912.
Dated this Sth day of January, A, |
}. 1912.
JAMES QUINN,
City Treasurer
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-15
AssIGNEE's NOTICE.
In tie Matter of Assignment of Ike
Altman for Benefit of
Creditors.

Public notice is hereby given thai
the undersigned has been appointed
assignee in trust for benefit of credi-
tors of Ike Altman, merchant, OF
Cairo, Illinois, and all persons hold
ing any claim or claims against said
Ike Altman are hereby notified to
present same TO the undersigned
Under oath or affirmation within
three months from this date whether
said claims are due or not.
All persons indebted to said Ike
Altman are requested 10 make
prompt payment of the same to the
Dated Cairo, Illinois, December
90, A. d. 1911.
FIRST BANK AND TRUST co,
Assignee of Ike Altman.
BY II. r. AISTHORPE, Sec'y.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-15
BODY OF CHIEF
WALSH IS TAKEN
FROM EQUITABLE
Working Under Walls that Threat
en- to Fall, Firemcn Find
Remains of Leader
WAS PROBABLY ASPHYYIATED
Thought Dead before Walls Fell
Vaults will be Reached
in a Week
WAS PROBABLY ASPHYXIATED

New York, Jan. +-In thl
shadow Of weakening walls, thai
threatened each moment 70 fan
dremen worked this afternoon to
wrest from the ruins al Tad Equita-
bic building the body Of Battalion
Chief William Walsh who met death
in the fire Of lag Tuesday. They
found him shortly after noon, PIN
ned face down by an iron been. With
only his rubber coat Showing,
1t is believed the caief was as
phyXiated as he CROPPED through the
burning building and that the dc
bris that fell upon him crushed an
already lfeless body,
Removal of the debris proceeds
slowly and firemen estimate that the
vaults of the Mercantile Safe De-
pcsit Company viii not be reached
for ten days or two weeks
Funds for the relief Of the fami-
lies OF those killed in the fire total
approximately $40 000,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-15
GUH De
b u SINESS DIRECTORY
CLASSIFIED ALPHABETICALLY

life Imprisonment for the murder OF
Mrs Estelle Dumas, Dec II, 1910
The documents charge that A. I'll
Walters Of Aurora, one OF the jurors
has declared in barber shop just
before he was summoned for jur,
duty in the case that he believed
Morris guilty of the crime.
An affidavit from Walters was
produced denying the charge. Cir
cult Judge Carnes withheld his de.
cision
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-15

Rural New England gets its full
share of credit as a romantic setting
equal to Southern France or Italy
in Nina Wilcox Putnam's book "In
Search of Already" to be brought out
this spring by Doubleday Page &
Co. The author knows New Eng
land, and shows her love of the
stone-fenced fields and shady reads
in every line of the book
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-15

German education under govern
ment direction is rapidly eliminating
unskilled labor says Elmer Roberts
In the February Scribner's They
import their un8killed laborers and
give them a time limit, when they
must return to their respective coun-
tries, German education aims to
make the son OF the common laborer
skilled artisan They begin to
study the aptitude of the pupil, ply
sically and mentally, as soon as he
enters school and choose trade
for him.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-15
BOOK CHAT
Literary Notes

AEVNIU1 1NVt~N7
Montgomery Schupler the noted
writer on architecture, in the Febru-
airy Scribner describes The New
Washington, which has been clab-
Grated in the last ton years along
the lines of q definitely convinced
plan for the Identification of the
national capital Three new depart
ment buildings, to be seen together
and harmonized in their architec-
ure. are soon to be undertaken.
Peixotto illustrates many OF the
beauties of the later buildings.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-15
STEAM LAUNDRY
Our modern machinery
means sanitary linen to
you.
AMERICAN STEAM LAUNDRY !
TIME CARD CAIRO ELECTRIC NY

Rolf lima cars due to leave Second 81, 30
sBSN AA&a1 ing north on Commercial Av0
every IS minutes from q M TO II p. m.
Going north on Walnut st, every ID minute
from 8 a IN. to 1873 .. m. 1s
F0ptdf ot' Line to leave second ST. 20 90
Ing north on Holbrook, Mt 5:57, SGT, 6:42, 500,
I:l2 u. M, and on the same minutes every
hour until 1912 and 1872 p. m.
Going west on Twenty Eighth st. at b:tS,
6.lg. 6.34, 6:49 and 7n4 a. m. and on same min
utes every hour until 1924 and 1904 p. IN.
Poplar st. cars due to pass St Mary's park
Is minutes after leaving Second ST.
Belt Line Owl Cars n TISt B. On W gssa q
m /; 1870 a. M: $50 a. M; $3.50 a. M 4;So a. IN.
$50 a. m.
North on Commercially M; 1 a. M; q n.
M; 3 a. M: 1 a. M; 8 a. m.
Belt and Owl cars are due to pass West
Thirty-fourth aSt is minutes after leaving
Second Street,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-15

Employment of any
kind by man of SO. Strong, healthy
and willing to do anything. Address
A II, Bulletin Lodging House.
WNTED-Any kind of laboring
work Address X Bulletin Lodging
House
WANTED--Any kind of light
labor. Address l.. Bulletin Lodging
House.
WANTED--Work of any kind by
expert rigger. Willing to do any
thing Address B Bulletin Lodging
House.
WANTED--Work by we'll educated
physician. willing to do any kind
OF work. Address c Bulletin Lodg-
Ing House.
WANTED---Work of any kind by
all-round planning mill man. Adj
dress d Bulletin Lodging House.
WATED--Work of any kind by
experienced restaurant man and sec.
ond cook Address f Bulletin Lodg-
ing house.
sd
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-15

Captain John McAuley Palmer, of
the general staff Of the United States
Army, contributes to Scribners Mag
azine for February discussion of
THE Insurance OF Peace" in which
he presents q plea for military ef-
ficinecy as the best preventive OF
war. The Civil War has cost nine
billions Of dollars to date 1t might
have been prevented, he believes,
by an appropriation Of five millions
per annum from 1850 to 1860
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-15

You win at least gdtrit tlSt VIVID
ard Two make four "tl, yca," ra
piled the high linancler. i,al IA uli
doubtedly the case In rR4l.cnt4r.
mathematics. But in business I hey,
seen two and two put togc,h.s IN suo
way as to make any NJ Der mi
lions"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-15

A modern suburb of London with
new Queen Anna houses is the Wit
ching Hill estate. which is the sett-
ing Of the stories Of adventure which
Il. W. Hornung will contribute to
Scribners Magazine, beginning in
the February number Il. G. Yohn,
who illustrated 'Raftles, will Illus
trate these stories
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-15
JUROR SAID GUILTY

Elgin, H., Jan. l5.--Affdavits by
two BARRIERS of Aurora, III, were
produced in the Kane County cir
cult court today in support OF mo-
ton for new trial for Henry w.
Morris of Plano under sentence Of
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-15

Notice to the Owners and Holders of
the Hereinafter Described Unma
tured Improvement Bonds Issued
Bv the CITY of Cairo. Illinois. to
Present the Same for PAYMENT.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-15

BUY your coal at English's coal
yard. Coal that is coal, not slate
or rock but the very best grades of
Harrisburg coal. 1900 Sycamore.
Both. phones.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-15
HELP WANTED--MALE

SEE VARIABLE, the painter, If
Won want signs of any kind any
where at any time: flrst-class work
Both phones 220 Eighth street
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-15
FL0RTDt

LpAt "
Via tho eputruff ttUrrtu III t = 4tUrfdT
and Cuba Solii fast through train.
Seminole Limited" from Chicago
to jacksonville. Corresponding
service from st. Louis Connects at
Jacksonville with trains for all
Florida points and steamship con
nections for Havana, Cuba, Florida
folders on application
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-15

FOR SALE hereby offer for
sale my one-story house and lot, No.
SEA Tenth st. MRS. JEANETTE
FARNBAKER, 422 Seventh st.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-15
VICKSBURG, MISS.

Contains VicksburR National Mil.
tary Park, concentrating the siege
and defense of the city An inter
esting place to visit en- route to New
Orleans. Send for handsomely Illus
trated books entitled 'Vickshurg
for the Tourist, and Siege and Dr.
Tense of Vicksburg'
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-15

John Glasworthy, the author Of
THE PatricianN and other novels,
is also a poet. Four of his poems
will appear In the February number
of Scribner's Magazine
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-15

MEN--We will mail on trial a
full dollar box Of Biel's Nerve Tab
let's. They act on the system like
Steam acts on an Engine" giving
Health, Strength, Vim, Vigor and
Vitality or cost nothing. Send no
money, just name and address. Biel
Mfg. Co., Dept. Glib. Denver, Colo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-15

ROOMS papered complete, $3.50
and up; 100 patterns to select from.
VARIABLE, the painter, 220 Eighth
street. Both phones.