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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-09-07
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nuestro tambien amigo don Antonio
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-09-07
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-09-07
REFLEXIONES

sobre la Suppression de un foco
de peste en- Inglaterra
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-09-07

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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-09-07

Esquinas, Fortaleza y San Jose.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-07

fully clever. 1T is easy" once said
Sir Conan Doyle. the creator of that
wonderful Holmes. Ito unravel a plot
which you have constructed" Wheth-
er Doyle. or Holmes, either, would be
first-class in chase after a chicken
thief is another question. But We
all like to tag along through dark
passages and devious windings. until
we stand with open mouths at the
grand climax. drinking in the clear
cut wisdom of the unrufIled detective.
AS things really go,I suppose that
a man-hunt is almost as prOsaic, and
scarcely more dangerous than a fire
sale of damaged shoes. It's the GRIM
inaIs business to cover his tracks,
and the honest officers duty to I'M
cover them as quickly as may be; and
each does the best he can for himself
There may be pistols and other dan
gerOus hardware Oh hand, il is true:
but nobody shoots. except in extrem-
ity - it's noisy business. anyway;
and, for the bows and arrows which
the story-villain employs. they are
an unknown quantity to both police
men and bad men"
Ever since POe's time. the detective
story has been a favorite with us.
1t gives the reader something imper-
sonal to wonder about and puzzle
over. How did that sign come upon
the forehead of the dead man? What
caused the look of terror in his eyes?
You don't try very hard to solve any
black mysteries of this sort. be-
cause you know that the author will
do it cOmfortaobly for you in the
next chapter but one. Yet the mys-
terry tickles your Imagination gent
ly, and you get impatient if the even
ing paper does not arrive on sched-
ule time.
There is surely no harm in read
ing a few good stories of this class
they frequently give you hints and
for some literary work
of your own; but do not let the
good. salt rising bread burn to a
cinder. and the coffee boil over in
disgust, and the steak turn black in
the face, while you are trying to
find out whether that loud noise at
the end of the last chapter was the
peaceful hOnk of an automobile or a
dastardly pistol shot.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-07
The Lure of the DetectiUe StOrv
by Edna F.. Anderson

What is it about the sleuth story
which makes it so fascinating to
most people, especially women? The
family newspapers and magazines
teen with hair-raising tales of this
class; and there is a steady demand
for them in the book stores. Conan
Doyle has certainly set the fashion
for host of imitatOrs; and We are
treated constantly to diluted Stud
les in Scarlet and signs and omens,
which may mean something myster-
iOusly horrible to the author of them
but which do not make us forget our
meals. Even the comic papers now
take hand in the game; and we
have SherlOckO and Watso, the mon
keys with the nOsing instinct, as they
solve various mysteries in the animal
kingdom.
suppose the charm that does the
trick here is the suspense in which
one is held. We like to be thrilled
once i'll awhile, we simple. humdrum.
jog-trOt people. AS rule, things go
on pretty evenly from day to day for
the most of us. So, when We get hold
of a gripping detective story. wher e
the end of the first chapter finds
us at the door of dark room whence
issue blood-curdling grOans, our in
tcrest is so rouse dup" as Josiah
Aliens wife says, that we can hard
ly wait for the next day to see how
the mystery is going to be cleared
up.
Some months ago, when THE Red
Triangle" was published in one of
the big newspapers. how anXiOusly
we all wanted to read it-just to
see what the weather man had to say
about the rain, And every mothers
daughter of us skipped right over the
and bargains, feverishly
turning to the page where Mr.. He
witt. the calm detective. and his NOR
tai enemy, the arch-viilain, We're
plotting and counter plotting to foil
each others plans.
How easy it all seems for those
story-book sleuths to guess exactly
what their opponent are going to do.
Yet that Hewitt man might be eX-
tremely puzzled if he had to find a
on crowded street car.
as are also Sherlock Holmes and all
the other sleuths who are so delight
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-07
1911 IN HISTORY.

By far the most important events
viewed in the light of history are the
movements for arbitration and
world-peace shown by the new treat
les of the United States with England
and France. These treaties prob
ably will cause others to be signed.
which will end in peace for all the
nations
Two new republics have been
formed, those of China and of Por-
tugal. In Mexico. President Diaz was
removed from Office by a revolution.
This was practically a change in the
character of the government. All of
these movements mean a more en-
lightened and better government for
the people
In connection with the revolt in
Mexico was the mobilization of 90
900 American troops on the border
under the orders of the President.
This was necessary for the preserva-
ton of neutrality and protection of
American citizens.
On the whole the past year has
been a year of peace and prosperity
Notwithstanding the TurkO-ltalian
war and the labor troubles in Eng
land.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-07

A dispatch says that $15O,OO0 was
spent in St. Louis Sunday night to
celebrate the birth of the New Year.
1t is safe venture that New York,
Chicago and lesser towns spent ten
times s750.0OO. More than one life
was snuffed out by the joy-makers.
One dollar for every man. woman
and child in st. Louis spent in one
evening for the debauching of man
hood, the dethronment of reason;
the destruction of all that makes for
the veal of home commonwealth and
the race. And in that city an army
of hungry men seek work, thOus-
and haggard women COW in poverty
and numberless children cry for
bread.
American holidays should mean
more than a season of debauchery
and crime. No act of benevolence
can wipe out the blot which Sunday
nights orgy placed on the New Year,
nor atone manhood for its shame
1t is not too early to begin creating
sentiment which shall give us a cele-
bratiOn next New Year that will fit
tingly impress us that We are mes
sengers to carry on the good work
started nineteen and twelve years
ago.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-07
THE LIGHT UNDER \ BCSHEl..

Missouri is too modest.
Missouri produces poultry, eggs.
cotton, minerals, lumber, coal, mules
and fruit worth millions of dollars.
Her resources will stand comparison
with those of any other state.
Yet Missouri has lost relatively in
population. Other states are attract
ing people from her. Her sons and
daughters unmindful of the OppOr-
tunities at home, seek fame and
wealth abroad.
This is not just to Missouri. These
other states are no more deserving
than she. But they are telling the
world what they can offer.
Missouri, too, should advertise.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-07
In Southeast Missouri

Southeast Missouri towns are coun-
try towns with growing pains. They
are in transitional stage. One may
see in their makeup both the old and
the new. They have all of the charm
of the easy-mannered Southland,
coupled with the hustling progress
siveness of the North.
This double civilization, as We
shall call it for lack of a better term,
One of the most noticeable is the
architecture of the towns. 1t is pos
sible to see in the same block in
many of these towns. magnificent
modern house standing beside an
ancient, white-columned, gable
rooted, many chimneyed Southern
house.
1t is only within the last ten or
twelve years that this wonderful
section of the United States has come
into it's own.
Some of the towns have been there
for many years. But they have been
surrounded by swamps and lOwlands.
Most of them that made any progress
We're situated along the river front
and were landing places for river
boats. 1t was not until the Swamps
and marshes were drained and good
farming class established on the land
permanently that these towns really
began to grow.
Horace Greeley was right when he
said: go west, young man, go
west, and grow up with the country"
But the advice that he probably
would offer now would be: Go
south, young man. go south" There
are counties and towns in Southeast
Missouri that have increased 40 and
100 per cent in population in the
last ten years. SikeStOn, for eXam-
pie, has had a most remarkable
WE'VE dSO DlhtStOIl
was wide place in the road. Today
it is a city of $500. 1t is not proper
to call it a country town. 1t has all
the earmarks of a city. 1t has a
hotel that is modern in every partic-
ular. There are two stores in the
town that did more than $1,OOO,0O0
worth of business in the last year.
Considering the floor space they rank
with any west of New York City.
This town has more than 100 visitors
day registering at its hotels. In
this town there are nine men that are
rated as milliOnaires.
And SikestOn is only fair sample
of the other towns in this wonder
full section of Missouri. The land
surrounding them is of inexhaustible
fertility. The towns have to give an
outlet to the products that are raised
on the land. Hence they are busy,
thriving. bustling places. E. b. T.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-07
q. :. RAYNOR PRESIDENT CLUE
Agricultural Students Choose staff of
College Paper. Also.

Agricultural Students Choose staff of
College Paper. Also.
o. S. RaynOr was elected president
of the Agricultural Club at the meet
ing held in the Agricultural Build
ing Friday night. The other Off
GERS elected We're: Vice-president.
T. G. Reed. secretary. II. S. Williams,
treasurer. r. S. Besse. sergeant at
arms, G. T. Lipp.
The staff of the Missouri Agricul-
tural Farmer was also chosen at this
meeting. G. F. Jordan was made
editOr-in-chief. The remainder of
the staff chosen is: Business mana
ger, j. 7. Thurman. associate
editor, C.. Brashear. assistant bus
mess manager. r. H. Benton. agrOn-
Omy editor. c. A. Helm. animal hus-
bandry, w. 7. Wassel. dairy hus-
bandry. Earl Thomas, horticulture.
+. l.. OverhOlzer. poultry and bees.
Nj. |. Hurley, veterinary. J. A. Helm
reich. farm management. W. +.
FOard, forestry, V. c. Follenius.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-07
University Calendar
January S-12.-Farmers Week.

January S-12.-Farmers' Week.
January 9.-Prof A. T. Olmstead
on A Problem in History" Univer-
sty Assembly. 10 a. m.
January 9.-German Club, WO-
mems ParlOrs, Academic Hall, 7:3O
p. m.
January Colonel William c.
Hunter on Modern Business and the
Young Man." University Assembly
10 a. m.
January 1l.-Colonel William c.
Hunter. SwitZler Hall. 2 p. m.
January 11.-COburn Players in
THE Merchant of Venice" Univer-
sity Auditorium, p. m.
January IL. Governor Hadley,
public address, University Auditor
ium. 7:3O p. M.
January 11.-Art Lovers Guild.
DIR. r. l.. Ramsay on THE Medieval
Drama" Archaeological Museum, s
p. m.
January 12.-SOcial Science Club,
Room "a. Academic Hall, 7:3O p. m.
January 16.-Phillip Van Ness
Myers on International and Inter-
national Ethhics," University Assem-
bly,. 10 a. III.
January 17.-FOrtnightly Con-
cert. University Auditorium, s. p. NJ.
January 1S.-Art Lovers Guild
Prof. w. H. Pommer. selections from
Schumann, s pm.
January 19.-Phi Mu Alpha Con-
cert, University Auditorium. s p. III.
David Bispham. baritone.
January 23.-German Club.
January 26. - Social Science
Club.
January 27-February 3.-Mid-
year Examinations.
February Art Lovers Guild
Prof. A. T. Olmstead on Ancient
Pottery" 8 a. m.
February 5.-Phi Mu Alpha Con-
cert. University Auditorium. s p. m
Harold Bauer. Pianist.
February 6.-E. F. Trefz on THE
Profession of Advertising. liver
sity Assembly, 10 a. m.
February S.-Art Lovers Guild.
DIR. r. l.. Ramsey on THE Rise of
Modern Drama" S p. m.
February 8. Social Science Club.
February 13.-German Club.
February An. p. Gould to
journalism students on advertising.
Switzler Hall.
February 15.-Art Lovers Guild.
II. V. Stearns, selections from List,
s p. m.
February 22-23.-Y. w. c. A.
Mass meeting. University Auditor-
ium. 4:30 p. m.
February 23.-Social Science
Club.
February %. March 2.-Y. NJ. c.
A. Week, lecture course.
February 27.-German Club.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-07

freezing % m
l on Missouri ntr into Canada
o and Minnesota
h and Iowa Missouri b
II for w hn be mdand eneanya THE
~ a m /
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-07
Former tSudpntS We'd After Holidays

Miss Eulah Smith and J. II. Nc
kenzie. both of Webb City, were
married just after the holidays. Miss
Smith graduated from the College of
Arts and Science and the School of
Education of the University of Mis-
souri, in 1910. Mr.. MckinZie is a
graduate of Engineering He is city
engineer of Webb City.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-07

A Good Columbian" isn't neces-
sarily one who keeps his esolu-
tiOns. and doesn't swear when he
masheS his finger. In the motto II
refers to one who is for his home
town first, last and all the time be-
tween.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-07
The Art of Omission.

Robert Louis Stevenson, prince of
literary stylists. wrote:
There is but one art-tO omit.
Oh. if | knew how to omit | would
ask no other knowledge. A man who
knew how to omit would make an
Iliad of daily newspaper"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-07
Twenty Years Ago.

There had been 241 marriages in
Boone county in 1891. In 1890 there
were 24O; in 1889. 261: in 1883.
1872.
A petition was submitted to the
people by the Columbia council to
change Columbia from a village to a
city.
The newspapers told of matri-
monial epidemic in Mexico, Mo. Leap
year had just commenced. Five
couples were married the first day of
the year.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-07
Thirty Years Ago.

General Joseph f. Johnson, in a
letter to the Philadelphia Press, ac-
cused jefferson Davis of having sto-
len $2.500,000 in gold and silver
from the Confederate treasury.
The property in the Columbia
school district was valued at $l.11S,-
O00.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-07
room.

Among your New Years resOlu-
tions you should have resolved to
keep the resolutions of this year
little longer than you did those of
the year before.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-07

An optimist is one who can enjoy
zero weather when the heat just
won't reach from the furnace to his
room.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-07
What the Old Grads Sd7o
Ten Years Ago.

An exhibition was given by the Co
lumbia fire department. A new wag-
on had just been bought. Local news
papers stated that the department
won the admiration of large crowd.
Mrs. Carrie Nation lectured in Co
lumbia.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-07
Fifty Years Ago.

Union troops defeated the COnfed-
crate at Mount Zion. fifteen miles
northeast of Columbia.
Railroad bridges were burned by
Confederate troops near Centralia
and Sturgeon.
The price of negroes had failed
rapidly in Missouri during 1861.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09

pony expresses, bad men, bad whisky
and fortyfours. But none of this in
Alaska.
A copy of the Fairbanks Evening
Times published in the heart of that
frosty but golden continent and de-
liveree By carrier for s24 year.
single copies a quarter. shows it has
daily news from the states and the
world cabled and wirelessed to its
office. II speaks of meetings of city
councils, conventions and discusses
arctic vaudeville theaters. A house
wife advertises a furnished steam
heated room for rent and another
ad speaks of the stage line connect
ing nearby railway. But the stage
line. unfortunately for romancers. is
operated by fur-coated chauffeurs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09

sumner from excessive prices and to
securing the American producer, and
especially the American wage work
er, what will represent the differ
ence of cost in production here as
compared with the cost of production
in countries where labor is less liber-
ally rewarded; the extension of the
laws regulating safety appliances for
the protection of labor: the creation
of bureau of mines--these and
similar laws, backed up by executive
action, reflect high credit upon all
who succeeded in putting them in
their present shape upon the statute
books; they represent an earnest OF
the achievement which is yet to
come, and the benefieence and far
reaching importance of this work
done for the whole people. measure
the credit which is rightly due to
the congress and to our able. upright
and distinguished president, William
Howard Taft"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09
A ROOSEVELT TRIBUTE.

One of the best tributes ever paid
to President Taft and his admins
tration was that paid by Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt September 81.
1910, when, as temporary chairman,
the colonel addressed the New York
convention at Saratoga. This ia
what Colonel Roosevelt said on this
oceasion-eighteen months ago:
I'VE come here feeling that we
have the right to appeal to the peo-
pie from the standpoint of national
achievement. A long list of laws
embodying legislation most heartily
Ito be commended as combining wis
dom with progress have been enact
ed by congress and approved by
President Taft
The amendments to the inter
state commerce law, beginning OF q
national legislative program for the
exercise of the taxing power in con-
nection with big corporations doing
an interstate business; the appoint
ment of a commission to frame meas.
ures that do away with the evils oil
overcapitalization and of improper
and excessive issues of stocks and
bonds; the law providing fer tho
publicity of campaign expenses; the
establishment of the maximum and
minimum tariff provisions and the
Exceedingly able negotiations of tbs
Canadian and other treaties in &C
lcordance Herewith; the Inaugural
ton of policy of providing for
disinterested revision of tariff seized
ules through high class commission
of experts which will treat cacf
schedule purely on it's own merit
with view to protecting the can
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09
CONTINUED TO DEATH.

As might be expected, considering
the absolute inefficiency of the
courts in criminal matters, the Gary
bribery cases will probably never be
carried any farther. They were
continued TO death.
One man. Walter Gibson. was con-
victed; another Antony Baukus be-
came a fugitive from justice. With
a persistence born of desperation the
defense fought off the tidal wave of
evidence that threatened to engulf
them.
No one questions that Baukus was
paid to leave the country. He knew
too much and could not be relied up
on to keep his mouth shut. His con-
fession proved this.
Next came the betrayal of trust on
the part of Meyer Himmelblau, the
|stenographer on whose evidence Glib
son was convicted. No one doubts
that he was bought off.
The splendid structure of evidence
that the prosecution had built up
was torn down piece by piece as one
witness after another disappeared.
The disappearance of Harry Moose,
another of the principal witnesses
for the state, was the final blow to
the prosecution. Thomas Dean had
the goods on Gary officialdom but he
was not able to hold his case togeth-
er against the influence of limitless
resources.
The bribery crowd simply out
winded the state. Thomas Knots
fulfilled the fondest expectations of
the crowd who said that they would
never convict the crafty Tom even
though he may have been guilty.
A prosecution that promised to
make bribery the most dangerous O.
occupations for unscrupulous city
officials has been an ignominious
failure. 1t has accomplished moth
ing except to establish the facr, be-
yond peradventure that there was
a lot of rotten work in Denmark.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09
TIMES CHANGE.

Some time ago hard-hearted old
school teacher told a class of aspir-
ing kids that the old and popular
idea that every American boy should
consider himself a potential presi.
dent of the United tSates was dead
wrong because the terms were few
and the would-be's many.
We disagree therein.
We now have before us the spec.
tacle of a professor, country lawyer
from Columbia City, and a militia
officer grasping for the job. Surely
the place has descended down to the
ordinary immortals.
Perhaps the teacher meant a DO,
shouldn't aspire to be a trust mag
nate These positions are for the
mighty and those who consort Will
kings. But the presidency, An,
one of the ordinary herd may nov
list his name in the primaries FOL
this common job.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09
WHAT ABOUT TT
A Washington dispatch says:


DO you know why 1 forsook
the practice of law in Indiana to
enter politics." asked Gov. Thomas
r. Marshall, of Indiana, of his
audience at Y. NJ. c. A. mass meet
ing here today. We'll, 1t was to
preserve my self respect / want
ed TO get into a profession where
my conscience could be given
breathing room. where 1 would
not have to wink one eye at the
truth"
The governor deplored de-
cadence in the practice of the pro-
fessions of law, medicine and the
ology.
II would be extremely interestin;
to hear few pointed remarks nov
from the members of the Lake Coun
ty Bar Association and the LAX,
County Medical Association and w,
take it that they would be much ii
order.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09

was drowned Saturday evening, has
not been recovered. The high water
has made it almost impossible to drag
the river and II is not likely that the
body will be recovered for days. His
father, Christopher i. Gates ST., ar
rived in Lafayette yesterday from To-
ledo. The canoe was found early yes
terday a mile south of where Gates
lost his life. A. O., Gates, brother of
the Inflated student, has offered a SIS
reward for the recovery of the body.
The police have notified Independence,
Attica. Covington and other places
south of here to be on the lockout for
the body.
DRAWN IN FLY WHEELS DIES.
w E. Burch, 35 years old. in work.
ing about the fy-wheel in the oil pull
plant in Laporte, last night was drawn
into IL and hurled TO death, every bone
in his body being broken. Burch ~
survived by his widow and one child.