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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-03-08
ARTlCULOS De FLAl
UNA OFICINA BIEN EQUIPADA

mo hace su mejor esfuerzo por te.
ner su escritorio bien equipadoi
Seguramente es ell pequefo costo de
una verdadera necesidad de toda ofici-
ma: la pasta Water-well de pegar, la
tinta de sellar y ell l1quido borrador de
tinta; manufacturados por la Carter's
Ink Company no han de ocasionarle
mucho gasto.
Vera las ventajas que ofrecen, son
10 mejor mas econ6mico.
De venta en- ell BOLETIN MERCAN-
TIL
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-03-08
IN BANKRUPTCY

IN BANKRUPTCY
Por ell presente Sc hace p1blico que
don Segundo Cadierno, Sindico de la
frma en- quiebra antes dicha, recibira
ofertas por escrito hasta ell dia 81 de
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-25

Three students of philosophy eat on
top of high hill One was Pes
simist, one an Optimist and the third
had not declared himself.
While the first two were warmly
discussing their opposing theories OF
life, a sudden gust of wind simulta-
neously lifted off three hats and sent
them bowling down the hill. The Pes.
simist and the Optimist gave chase.
but their companion remained calmly
sitting on top of the hill and watched
the others running after the hats. Pres
emily each procured his own hat and
the Optimist picked up also that of the
third man. Then they painted back up
the hill.
"Whew!" gasped the optimist, as he
handed over the hat to him who still
sat on top of the hill. 81 guess you're
an Optimist, too. You didn't seem to
worry any"
why should II" was the dispas'
sionate reply. 81 knew that mine own
shall return to me- You see, I'm a
Fatalist. "-Frederick Moxon, in Lip
pincott's.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-25
Oratory Being Replaced
by Printed Word
By JOSEPH LEVIN. Boston. Mass.

amns notes the fact which he seems to depor that orato
spreading thought and knowledge being superseded by
the printed word
True great Daniel Webster Wendell Phil
lips Ward Beece and the old eum But nearly
where week topics OF cur
discussed by thoughtful and And in Boston,
lat least, there S a superabundance Of lecturers.
In general public getting out Of the habit of listen
lectures craons and speeches and swallowing them whole without
question This the age questions Every thoughtful woman
anybody Newspapers magazines and books
this generation far sophisticated not wiser more
profound than sophcaton is fatal the SPELL
be successful the orator must appeal to the
his hearers the the public reads the harder to
play on its feelings.
genuine oatoy? Who doesn't like to have
feelings his set afro by the burning words of an eo
ouent speaker? Feeling the known substitute for thinking which
at if Webster Phillips Beecher could speak to
us on the questions of would all flock to hear him.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-25
GREATEST OF ALL DISASTERS
Flood Of the Hoana-Ho In China In
1887 Takes First Place Among
Catastrophes.

Talking of floods, what was the
greatest disaster nature ever hit the
world with? l don't mean the deluge
or anything so far off as that, and
don't mean wars, either. They're our
own work. But what was the biggest
loss of life that ever happened be-
cause of flood or fire or an earth
quake, or anything of that sort, as
far back as the ordinary records go?"
II suppose you don't include plaques,
such as the black death that ravaged
Europe for a century or so. almost
continuously, back in the Middle
Ages?'
'No; that lasted too long. mean
one of the sudden smashes that have
hit the world and knocked out cities
or sunk ships; anything of that kind"
We'll" said the man appealed to as
a handy reference book, ''if you limit
it that way l think the flood Of the
Hoang-ho, or Yellow River, in China,
in 1887, takes first place. It began
late in September and before the wa
ter went down about $4,000 square
miles of one of the most fertile and
populous plains in the world had been
swept by the swift current. That
means twenty-five per cent. more land
than there is in Ohio.
More than a thousand villages and
towns were simply washed off the
map, and the loss of life has never
been calculated at less than million.
Some authorities say that fully l.
100000 persons persisted. 1t was like
wiping out as many people as there
are in Cleveland and Cincinnati to-
gether."
Il should say that might be the rec
ord disaster of all the ages!" ex-
claimed the friend who started the
talk about losses through the violence
of nature. 1T must be away ahead of
| anything an earthquake ever did, or a
storm at sea-"
"Yes, probably by four to one, at
least. But some of the worst earth
quakes and volcanic eruptions have
done lot of killing where there was
no way to get authentic figures. 1t is
possible that more than a quarter of
a million people have lost their lives
in some earthquake or eruption, or
both together, but the odds are
against It,"
What paralyzing thing such a
flood as the one in China would be If
it happened in this country or Eu-
rope!"
Indeed, it would" was the reply,
"but half the people in China probably
never even heard the news"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-25
DRIFTING WITH THE TIDE
Initiative a Thing Which Many People
Seek Most Earnestly to Be
Relieved OF.

In some quarters there is a penalty
put upon initiative. Society frowns
upon those who rebuke its practices.
1t does not care to be rebuked. 1t
wants no John the Baptist. with his
locusts and wild honey and terrifying
message. 1t wants a Petronius, a
Beau Brummel, to regulate Its enter
tainments and set style in dress.
The devotee of fashion is generally
content to drift with the tide. He or
she accepts opinions and ideas-as
they would not accept their clothing
ready-made. The notable. the protes-
tant, is banned. ostraclsed. You must
do as the others do in modern Rome
and Babylon. No wonder the seer Of
Concord asks Indignantly: But is
science and the heart always to be
merely endured and tolerated, and
never to walk to the quarterback and
take the commando" Why, when mu-
sic is heard. or picture exhibited
or even when horses are put through
their paces-are the clothes some
woman wears the matter of para
mount interest? Just SO long as the
habiliments is more than the wearer
and what is put on the head Is more
than what is put into it, we shall have
science and the heart" apparently
(thoughnever really subservient to
the foolishness of Vanity Fair
| Philadelphia Ledger.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-25

beautiful residence high ON the hill
overlooking the business section of
Fall River, is the mecca of innumer-
able curious sightseers year after
year. Apparently the interest in the
Borden murders and the personality
Of the daughter upon whose shoulders
guilt first fell never abated. A round
dozen prominent Fall River people
tell me that. no matter where they
go. the minute they mention that
their home town is Fall River, they
are greeted with bue one inevitable
question:
Whatever became of Lizzie Bor-
DEM"
Put Lizzie Borden First.
Fall River is noted for its mills
its industries-its prominent people;
but they rank second in interest and
Importance to the question::
What about Lizzie Borden?"
Lizzie Borden comes and goes about
the city and in and out of 1t, I'M
questioning and unquestioned. A few
years ago she discarded her carriage
and handsome pair for the finest
Limousine that money could buy. Sc
cure from observation in it's richly
upholstered interior, she drives about
the city at dusk or goes to and from
the trains and takes trips around the
surrounding country All her shop
ping is done out of town. She is a
frequent visitor in Boston, where she
makes her home at the Bellevue. reg
istering as "Lisbeth Borden" al.
though her story is well known to
the hotel attaches.
Crimes Never Forgotten.
The real attitude of Fall River
toward Lizzie Borden is perhaps best
reflected in its newspapers Every
year. on the anniversary of the
crimes, the Fall River Globe prints 6
vigorous article in regard to the muir
ders. the perpetrator and the fact thai
the crimes remain an unavenged bio
on the community. The articles are
pointed so strongly and SO openly a
one and only one person as to invite
suits for criminal libel, but IL th'
woman ever sees them or hears o
them. she has made no sign.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-25

Claude Grahame-White, the English
aviator, is tory, and, like all tories,
he hates the Democratic legislation
of the chancellor of the exchequer,
David Lloyd-George.
Mr.. Grahame-White, in a recent let
ter to an American srlend=snRariea
to an American wife, he has many
American friends-said bitterly:
1.-THE Lloyd-George policies are all
open to abuse. Take his latest pol
icy, the maternity benefit. 80 shillings
a week to every insured woman who
has a child born to her.
"a mechanician of mine was in a
pub. getting glass of sour ale the
other day, when woman entered.
"'Say, old dear she began, could
you let me have half a dozen O. gin
on tick? Tom and me are havin' a
party tonight
you're a customer Of NINE said
the landlord doubtfully, but il l let
you have this gin, whenll 1 get my
money!
THE woman smiled an embarrassed
smile Then she said:
"'old Lloyd-George'll owe me thirty
bob next month. III pay you then. old
dear!'"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-25
lUrgeMinimum Wage
| Scale for Women
BY T. ELLING. Chicago

and girls what immortality among them it opinion
that the majority of employers would raise and favor mini
wage law.
Girls who wrong usually get the start downward through the neg
gence inability of careless parents who unqualified
for the proper training of children.
1t is here minimum law for and assisted by
minimum education law would desirable effect
Suggestive songs cheap halls Saloons poroom obscene
theaer dputabe cafes these with their evil influences
product girls (so boys) than low
wages did.
advertising given immoral life through suggestive and
other agencies has lifted its social stigma and made its entrance less
reproachu
number of candidates only awaiting the proocaton, which
sometimes S low wages
question being discussed would bring
into the same question of the species (wo by the much
greater number) and sensible plan Of action
shall have ougown the of low fallen people and
their evils have learned exercise ntelec
problems concerning social and conditions instead of the
pink sheet
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-25
Ordinary Offences is
| Most Pleasing
By Rev. Frank Crane. Chicago

GOOD 1t tastes good good 1t doesn't cost cent and will
dish than money and curses can get done in month
The average American empoye who deals with the public distinctly
sapreae Street nsoeny deaf Bank clerks
coeptuoy girls snappy. And dry goods
ades np Walters take your order when they please bring
YOUR % gel realty and they and need another
fork you may get up and get it yourself
waiter in New took meek looking old gentle
mans order besk and then departed and remained somewhere
in e dim time BY and by he to the old gentle
man. who had sitting patiently with his hands folded
Ifow would you like your steak SIR" asked the waiter.
The old gentleman looked up collected his thoughts and responded
enthusiastically, "Oh, very much very much, indeed
Some day the herd who ammed like cattle into elevated
Trains and punched back by guards and told to "ep lively who
~ bupp on streetar straps browbaen dep snubbed
walked upon public antsome day this proeara will rise and
drive n few clerks three feet into the ground.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-25
Really Neat Retort.

While telling stories in the freight
on a recent afternoon the question
arose: What is the neatest and
cleverest retort on record?" The
claimants were many, but the follow.
ing, which may not be familiar to some
of our readers, was adjudged winner:
One day Dougles Jerrold and o
friend, who were neither quite SO
sober as they might have been, quar-
relied, as men will under such circum'
stances. Next morning Jerrold, who
had forgotten the incident, met the
friend on the street, and raised his
hat in greeting, as was then the man
ner. To his surprise he was "cut
dead" He pulled up in surprise. MY
dear b, what is wrong?" "oh,"
said B., in whom the memory of
the quarrel still ranked, 81 never
raise my hat to cad, Jerrold." Don't
your" replied Jerrold, raising his hat
again as he passed on. 81 always do.H
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-25
Right Treatment of
Children by Parents
By W. A. PETERS. Baltimore, Md.

of the Massachusetts probation commission by story he told the other
probation 1t out of his long expert
ence as a probation concerned wealthy contractor Boston
This had and daughter both fine children But their
mother died Their father the epmoter not unlike
Others affection for her children than for her foster
children The son. MINOR drinking He arrested His
father refused aid him and he to the workhouse.
Meanwhile daughter lacking the sympathy Of mother became
yaywar Against her the fathers heart closed She went
no work in department and caught stealing articles from the
store things equally eprehensbe this young girl guilty of
nntI seabe probation and its eformatye influences
Of parental responsibility? The boy and the girl might
have been saved i'll had they known the sustaining sympathy
of a parent at the most critical point in their lives.
What of the severe attitude of father which ompe the ia
step take The place. best may of parent by practcng
baton? Probation preventive its nature but right treatment by
parents is the best Of all preventives.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-25
Some Promises Easily Remembered.

Some Promises Easily Remembered.
One of the managers of the Froh.
man forces met an old Kansas City
friend recently In New York, and each
being pleasantly surprised to sec the
other. they decided to talk over old
times at a convenient bar During
the course of the conversation the
manager volunteered to send two
complimentary tickets to the hotel to
the friends wife and sister to attend
matinee the following afternoon.
AS they parted the friend admon-
ished him not to forget to leave the
tickets as he had promised, and added
that he would better tie a s. ang
around his finger to remind him.
The manager laughed and voiced HE
thought.
oh" he said, 81 never have to tie
a string around my finger to remem
Der things for other mems wiveS"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-25

Is the orators occupa-
ton gone, and is the spell
binders day drawing to a
close? Has the newspaper
put them out of business?
Samuel J. Elder, himself a
speaker of more than COM
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-25

A minimum wage law
for women would be vel
come and would mark a
stride for progress. If it
can be demonstrated Il do
not think it can beg that
the lowness of wages paid
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-25

just plain, ordinary, ev-
eryday politeness is about
the most pleasing thing a
human being can have to
offer. .=
1t sweetens the air. 1t
cheers the heart. 1t feels
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-25
CONDEMNED BY
PUBLIC OPINION
Woman Once Accused of Crime
Is Stunned by Her
Neighbors.
LIZZIE BoRDEN'S LONELY LIFE

Twenty Years Ago She Was Charged
With the Murder of Her Parents,
and Although Acquitted She Seems
Compelled to Live Alone, Except
for the companionship of Her serv-
ants.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-25

1t is often said that the
measure of parental delin-
quency should be estab-
lished when children be-
come delinquent. The point
of this was emphasized by
Edwin Mulready, secretary
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-23
AN ADVERTISING TALE

y "a. AN RDVEk IISINI ! HEk
It was the usual rendezvous, the
smoking-room at the Blue Dragon;
and gathered together there was the
usual crowd--knights of the road, all
of them; and between them they
travelled" in almost every conceiv-
able commodity, from biscuits to
hairpins.
The conversation; as conversation
among such men is apt to, drifted
round to the subject of>advertising,
and wondrous, amazing tales were
told concerning the gentle art of
pushing" sales before the young
man from America chimed in, and
capped the lot.
!. at was last winter" he began, in
bis confident, persuasive voice, "a bit
terly cold day, over in Chicago-be-
ing frozen to the marrow, l slipped
into a secondhand clothes shop and
bought a muffler. AS unfolded the
thing, a packet fell out, containing a
photograph and a note.
"Now, that photograph was a por-
trait of the most beautiful girl I've
ever dreamed of. Hence, since thes
note gave her name and address,
and said, If you are single, please
write to me- sent off letter forth
with.
Three days later I received re-
ply: Sir, the Mary Smith to whom
you wrote was my grandmother. She
died nine years ago, aged eighty-six.
Yours truly
"That dealer, you know, GENTLE
men," concluded the young man
from America, with a wistful sigh,s
never advertised. Nearly broke my
heart, he did!'
1870
PhiIadeIphia's grafters, who robbed
ho,. af S15Q QQQ r,al1st each raa,r SEQQ
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-23

No, sir, not for a minute.
He's a man!
Got to earn a living somehow" he
said. Lets find a way"
So while his wife put in the inter-
walls between caring for her helpless
husband in working at home at her
old trade of photograph retouching,
he considered.
No capital you understand
trade that he could possibly work at
condemned to spend the rest Of
his life either lying fat in bed or
cropped up on his feet with some
thing to lean against, as you'd lean
ladder against the side of house
but he just knew he could earn a
living!
He's doing it! i
He put in telephone-tWo of
them, for there are two telephone
systems in ST. Louis-and began teIe-
phoning to people he knew asking
them to send him their magazine SUBJ
soriptions. The first month he earn
ed SIS in commissions, lying flat on
his back In bed and just teIephoning!
Then he won typewriter that was
offered as prize to subscription
agents, had a high stand built to hold
it, a high chair with a seat like a
bicycle saddle-he can't sit down,
you remember and began writing
letters that would do credit for. neat
ness to stenographer.
81 started in August 1, 1927
Rump told me. 81 have taken sub |
scriptions in SO different states
Canada, Mexico, Philippine Islands
and Germany last week had
a nice order from Shanghai!
81 have earned good income for
a man in my condition about s10O
a month on the average after l have
paid my telephone bills, stationery. |
postage and circular advertising.
Can you beat that for clear grit? |
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-23

Fashionable New York dressmak-
ers announce that, next summer,
women's clothes will be more daring
than ever" but we don't believe it.
It's probably just a canard got UP to
make up fellows buy binders. @a2.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-23

Five United States presidents MARI
ried widows-Washington, jefferson,
Madison, Fillmore and Benjamin.
Harrison. l4,s-. So = .ts,f.s.: Ia
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-23

PhiIadeIphia's grafters, who robbed.
her of $4,000, must each pay $500
fine and serve two years, unless par
doned. A movement for remission of
the fine ought to be started for the
poor things. .ss '
-O-O-
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-01-25
The Parting Guest.

It. used to be the proper formula to
say, when guest signitied his or her
intention to depart, Don't. be in a
hurry" even though the visitor had
stayed Cor hours. Unfortunately, ii
number OF persons still keep up the
farce and push it SO far that they
hold onto caller until he has to be
almost rude to escape. A friend was
heard to say that she would like often
IT, run in for little visit at a certain
house if it weren't such ali effort to
get away. It. always took has all hour
IT, say goodbye. so she never went
unless she had plenty OF time ahead
Tc press Il. friend to stay when he
wants to depart is as bad US to over
lead his plate at meal times or overdo
any other attention. Speeding the
parting guest does not mean to show
relief when visitor makes move
to depart, but meet that desires
eturteously, Ito help him by looking
UP time tables or watching tor the
trolley Car, to..start him in time for
the train he wishes to eaten, to show
gratitude for the call rather than re-
preach for his not staying longer.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-01-25
Tho pope's Brother Prefers to Work.

Angelo Sarto, the Pope's postmas-.
ter brother, recently explained to a
friend why he prefers to earn his 'liv-
ing and TO work instead or spending
/ his days in Rome and draHing an al
lowancc. from the Vatican as the
Pope's brother. Angelo, who. is a
humble, simple minded, una assuming
man. said:
Had my brother Beppo Nhe Pope),
wen the first prize at Il lottery or ia.
herited IL large sum of money lie
would have surely divided it among
the members of his falnil;., but we
all feel that his emoluments as Pope
are not intended to be distributed
among us. He is sovereign. but we
are still plain common people. We
arc proud of him but whv should we
benefit because as Pope it is rieces-
sarS for him to live in stli,, attended
10y many servants, as sovereigns do?
Had the Papacy been hereditary
then one would expect the Popes
, family to share the honors, but every
enc knows that we do not come in
II: all. Surprising a man vas elected
president of great republic; if he
happens to have Il brotl1er, who is
only a rural postmaster it does not
follow that he should become 4 Cab
met Minister does it? If tile brother
is destitute then OF course he is en-
titled to help: but not otherwise.
"Bcppo says that he supports his
three sisters, who are poor and who
lived with him since l,o became
priest He would willingly support
me too We're | poor. He yves away
most OF his income in charity and
would he included among the Door
Thank God earn dollar I, day, and
! that is quite enough for Hlc, SO why
should | be helped by the Pope when
there are so many others who are
worse off and cannot work? am
neither ashamed that I am the Iope's
brother nor that l am a rural post
MASTER
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-01-25
FROM DULUTH

Division No. ], Ancient Order OF
recently held IL joint insta lation of
officers at their hall at, second avcnue
west and 4th street. The committee
Oh arrangements had II very nice pro-
gram for the evening which was in
charge of y. j. Powers. county prcsi-
dent, who also installed tae officers.
Among the speakers of the evening
were Right Rev. Bishop -McGolriciS.
Rev. +. ]. LSdcn, Miss Mae Iammcl.
State Insurance Vice President, AID
Fay NJ. Hughes, also NJ. j. Harvey.
past president of Division No. 1. AZ
tor the social entertainment lunch
was served where about tvs hundred
enjoyed themselves With tho clainties
Of the evening.
Misses Muudc uad kathryn Bolin,
10th prominent young ladies of this
city. left here Wednesday for tho
NSo'tii, w itelc lll'N VII olJttlu lHC Ddt .
ancc of the winter months. While in
the South the Misses BoIin expect to
see the Panama Canal, Kc.- West and
other points of interest. Tefore re-
turning they expect to vigit friends
in New Orleans and New York.
w. j. Power, assistant general
freight agent for the Great Northern
railroad, left ST. Maly's hospital Sun
day after an illness of a couple OF
months. Mr.. Power expects to re-
sumo his duties in ST. Paul in few
days.
Thomas I'eieh OF this city made {,
donation of 100000 for al extension
to st. Marys hospital for the cure of
crippled children and Il similar
amount for three Catholic churches
to be built in New Duluth. 1nterna-
tional Falls and Deerwood making a
total OF 100000