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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-23

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surtiran efecto en- "a contabiiidad hasta
el dla ultimo del mes siguiente al Ell
que sc solicitor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-09

-, ADDY had shown the children a pretty little nest in q tall tree in the
n garden and promised them q story about 1t ut bedtime.
And now " Q are ready to so to bed" Jack and Evelyn suggested
az the clock d the manteI chmsd out the hour.
II told you that the little nest we a was the home Of the odole" daddy
began. -E@E@l# @@a@ #&M#&
$50 he Ia" daddy agreed There re several kinds Of orioles. all looking
4 little different, but all building those hammOckhke swinging nests a tn
enc OF the branch of a tree
. There is a old story about the ortoe. but I think I shall have TO ash
you to take It with Vol grains Of salt
This story says that onc upon a time the odole was q hornet Though
1t was kind and gentle at heart. yet every n feared 1t N account OF It's
sting. No one would let IT make its home rear their house
But war broke out between old King BereaR who ruled the land OF mew
and ice. and Queen Flora. who ruled the land OF sunshine and flowers F1oras
armies wereo ne after another beaten. The good queen feared that he woud
be driven away and her subjects killed or become the slaves Of cruel Boreas
"One day there dew into the window Of her palace 4 little brown insect
1t was the hornet a~ ~
begged. The queen said that he might 60
He few straight for King Roreas himself. and he sung him wherever
he could. The king struck at him with his terrible warcuh. ut d hornet
ws 81 small and nmhle that he could never hit him
You know how hornets I'll sting Well, at last the king turned and ned.
when the hornet wen Jack to tell his queen that King Boreas and MS
had gone. she was so grateful, that she asked the tiny hero what she
could do o reward him. @
My queen. replied the hornet n n likes m "a In all the world I have
no friends. thought long for them.
1T shall be SO no longer; cried the queen, waving her magic wand.
"lnstantly the hornet was changed Into IN snoe. and after singing a won.
derful song of/thanks to the queen dew out Of the window to build his nest
u welcome guest wherever he chose t o &C.
His nest still looks like the hornets. though he nw u q weaver instead
Of a mason He shngs n longer. and every one Is his friend"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-09
EFFICIENT.

That Germany has attained an In
dustrial Development Of phenomenal
character was made clear to the tour
ing party in the shops visited, in the
statistical summaries and the self
conscious though modest speeches de-
livered by representatives Of the hosts,
and in the general evidences Of uni
versal prosperity Of the nation, writes
one Of the editors of the Engineering
News who participated in the present
tour Of the American Society Of Me
chanical Engineers in Germany. The
tour was made in a country, which,
with %two-thirds Of the population Of
the United States, concentrated on a
small area, supplies nearly its whole
demand for food products from it's own
agriculture; which displays intensive
cultivation of the soil both in the coun-
try districts and close up to the city
areas; which carries a vast commerce
on its rivers and canals, and is build
ing additional canals at a rapid rate;
which possesses the largest inland
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-09
Sidewalk Sketchc,
80 - =. E>-.a>l -
~ Howard L. Ram
H GOOD OLD DAYS.

The good old days are a reminiscent
period which a man delights to talk
about when you couldn't drag hin
back to the farm with a rope and
tackle. The farther he gets away
from them the better they look, and
the longer he looks at them the more
convinced he becomes that he was
never really happy except when doing
the chores.
In the good old days people slept In
houses so full of leaks that you could
throw a setting hen through the siding
without ruffling a feather. The boys
always slept upstairs. in a room built
as close to the north wind as possible,
where they could look through the root
and watch the snow pile up on the
foot OF the bed. II one Of the boys
turned over before morning, he would
start an avalanche which raj always
sure to land in somebody's boots. If
you have ever slept in a north In
the dead OF winter, with the frost
breaking through the bedding ever and
anon and running up and down your
person, you will know what home com
fort is.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-09

In the good old days the chores
on the farm we're done before any
body was up except some sleep-walk-
ing rooster with the asthma. 1t was
first necessary to 60 out and wake up
the cows, SO that they could be oper-
ated upon before the mixer turned
into a human icicle. Then the other
domestic animals e juggled with in
jig time, after which the juggler re-
turned to the house to thaw out, filling
the kitchen with the fragrant fumes Of
burning sole leather. There being no
stoves, a person who WIS thoroughly
CONCEALED had to buck up to an open
fireplace and revolve rapidly on one
heel, to keep from becoming parboiled
in front and frost-bitten behind.
In the=good old days people slept
in Rockford socks and the fear Of slow
death, mingled with salt pork three
times a day and seldom saw anybody
except the circuit rider and the under
taker. II the modern farmer were
asked to exchange these degenerate
times for the good old days, he would
start a riot that would make the Turk
ish war look like a sophomore cane
rush.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-09
MRS. DIES

Des Moines, Aug. THE funeral Of
Mrs. Marcus Kavanagh, who dted II
her home, 1870 Twenty-ftrst street. on
Monday night, was held this morning
at 9 O'Clock from st. Johns Catholic
church. Mrs. Kavanagh vas Is years
old and had been q resident Of Dos
Moines since 1857.
Mrs. Kavanagh is survived BY two
children, Miss Mary Kavanagh OF Des
Moines and Judge Marcus Kavanagh
OF Chicago. Two brothers and two sis-
tiers also survive here. They are Mrs..
Frank Coldwell Of Stuart and James
Hughes, Mrs. N. 8. Mcdonald and Or.
John F. Hughes Of Des Moines.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-09

be opened for you ace you accom-.
plish something worth while" Ends
frank voice answered. Il
After that EVERY heard the dimin-
ishing voices Of the two girls. Ethel's
was pleading for her brothers. re-
lease and Ends was firmly adamant.
He Will never do anything In this
world without concentration, Ethel.
Now that he IL forced to work In order
that his mind will be occupied, Dick
will surely get the habit, and once be-
ginning he will continue. Don't You
lee It Is the only way?" She laughed
softly and Ethel turned swiftly toward
her.
"You care, Nuid!' Everly heard his
sister question.
Ell have always cared" Ends
voice answered. "But l will never
marry Dick until he manifests his
talents" Her voice trailed OF, and
Everly smiled ~whimsically to himself
as he took UP his pencil.
"Now, why couldn't she have toiA
me that before!" he wondered.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-09

the government would be an act Of
bad faith of which the American pub
lie would certainly not approve. In
this connection I wish to r%eiterate the
proposal made a week ago In these
advices rs a solution Of the currency
problem In case congress fails to agree
on q reform measure.
"Now that the currency bill Is before
suggestions as amendments, which I
firmly believe would be q satisfactory
solution of the banking problem: Let
the greenback bills remain outstand-
ing, their present amount. being over
$360,000, 900. Let the national bank
bills also remain outstanding, their
present volume being about $700,000,-
900. As the latter are backed by the
government two per cent bonds, this
action would keep those issues at par,
if it we're known that they we're not
to be disturbed. This would give
stability to our government bonds,
which, owing to their circulation priv
ileges, give the United States the high
est apparent credit Of any nation In
in the world, although British consols
have long been considered the premier
security.
Still It must be remembered the latter
carry 20 privileges and sell strictly up
on an investment basis. In order to
provide for much needed elasticity the
$500, 000, 900 reserve fund law should
be extended, making such required
amendments as would be necessary to
allow an increase or decrease of u r
rency according to requirements. Were
these ideas carried out In an e~ffectual
manner, the country would receive at
the present time all 1t needed In the
way Of currency reform; at least until
a thoroughly satisfactory currency bill
could be devised and passed, which
may cause long delay to the detriment
Of business undertakings on a large
scale, 5"&
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HAzINc NEWLY WEEDS.

A young Methodist preacher VINO
while enjoying his honeymoon at
Clear Lake, ,jolted a member OF a
serenading party by a we'll directed
,biff between his eyes, knocking him
MT Of a window, had the sympathy
nd commentator of his %parishion-
,rs and the young man himself who
m his enthusiasm overstepped the
onds Of discretion il not decency.
The bride and groom-of course
mostly the bride-of June and July
occupy a stately en1inence till the
service Is over and the ices are served
and then they become the prey of
friends and ever strangers. Unless
they escape disguised as servants or
Sby some other means Of stealth, it be-
.omas 9. case almost Of assault and
battery.
Getting mad because ones guests
stun the bridal umbrella with rice. or
belt newly weds iwth confetti on their
lawn, Is silly. Pursuing them 80 miles
iby automobile and tracking them down
Ia the s~eclusion of the bridal chamber,
hrowing confetti over the transom and
Sing ribbons to the door knob is an
Jther thing. There are circles In which
sit is considered also a very humorous
act. indicative Of great originality and
BROAD mental caliber, where the bride
-oom is kidnapped and held captive
VIZ "a hours, while the bride is cry
fny her eyes out because a mess OF dish
water has been thrown over her honey
moon path strewn with flowers. Mar
sriaqe Festivities will always be a time
Sfor the tricksy young folks to play
their pranks.
A A good joke or prank on the bridal
gcouple is all right If 1t has brains back
ri IT. but vandalism ought not to be
tolerated.
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ton. The salary that the mayor or
councilmen were to get was thorough
" discussed before the election, and
those elected sought and worked for
the position. They knew then what
salary it was to pay. They, in effect,
morally contracted with the people OF
this city to work for the city for two
years from last April for a specific
sum per year. The people believed
that was what they intended to do.
This council now has no moral right
to break that contract with the people.
A city office should not be looked upon
as a position for pecuniary gain.
The waterworks commissioners and
the park board are doing effective and
beneficial work for the city and citi-
zens for practically nothing. They are
not wasting time figuring on or even
thinking about salaries.
The park board is %judiciously hand
ling the amount that the park tax an
nually provides, and has made Ottum-
was parks places Of beauty that are
much appreciated. The members Of
this board get IS per month.
The waterworks commissioners &C
copied their positions at $25 per
month. They took charge Of a plant
that had practically been abandoned
by it's owners, and have devoted to
it as much thought and time as they
have to their own business. They
have given Ottumwa a quality of water
that is ~unexcelled, have extended the
mains, have added to the whole plant,
and have rebuilt and are now using
part Of the power equipment that was
abandoned by the previous owners.
They have now after much work,
thought, study and investigation COM
pleted plans for an improvement that
if successfully carried out will not only
ultimately decrease water rates in the
city, but will reduce taxes by making
a more extended Use Of the water
power.
Those men have never given the
salary a thought. They recognize and
comprehend the responsibility Of a
public Office.
The members of the council who are
pushing the ordinance to raise their
own salaries are acting in that matter
at variance with all the other city
boards. These men should not break
their contract with the people.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-09
CURRENCY.

In a letter on financial conditions,
Henry Clews, the New York expert,
discusses emergency currency as fol-
lows:
The recent weakness of two per
cent government bonds has attracted
much attention. OF course these bonds
sell at their present price largely be-
cause of their circulation privilege.
British consols IN per cents, which
sell on an investment basis only, are
quoted about 70. To deprive our two
per cents of their circulation rights
without some form Of compensation,
redemption or refunding on the part OF
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-09
WAITING FOR THE WORD.

4 AL Europe, It seems, Is waiting rOf
the word to rush into the United States
with It's multitude of cheap products
as soon as the tariff barrier Is torn
down by the democratic party. Press
dispatches from New York are author
ity for the statement that over one
hundred and five millions Of dollars
worth Of imports is even now reposing
in bonded warehouses at various ports
of entry, waiting for the passage OF
the bill that will admit it duty free or
under greatly reduced rates that will
make it much cheaper than the Ameri-
can product.
The enemy to American enterprise,
is at the door, ready to step in the
minute the gate is opened n throw
wrenches into the machinery of the
American manufacturer. The passage
Of the tariff bill now being debated IN
the senate, will be the signal for the
bullying storehouses to open their oor
and let the cheaper made European
products into our markets. 1t Will
also be the signal for the sending to
this country of ship loads more OF the
same products and prices will undoubt-
eddy fall.
j So far so good. II cutting down
prices was the only thing that the tar
y in would do, 1t would be q blessing.
Cut prices however will mean that the
AAmerican manufacturer will have to
Sgmeet the competition OF the foreign
F'aborer whose daily pay is measured IN
vents rather than dollars. Patriotism
ills not going to cause Americans ~
1sbav more for the American product
THAN they will for the foreign. the
competition must be met.
Now the question is, will 1t be posi-
lole for the American manufacturer to
meet the competition of dollar q day
br less European laboreTs while the
American laborer is getting his two or
three dollars a day? If he can then
the taHff is .needless. !
on the other hand IL the American
nrod,,cer and manufacturer cannot
meet the competition of European
pauper workers, then he must either
sell at a sacrifice or go out OF bust
ness.
Which Is he going to do?
With the factories closing down and
American workers losing their jobs,
the old adage, IT the world was worth
only q dollar, I couldn't buy a corneE In
Podunk," may have q parallel. Cheap
! European products are not going to
Shelp thu American who Is u OF q toD.
The new democratic tariff Is going
II beueft somebody. The question is,
have the European manufacturers who
are shipping goods here already IN
anticipation of the new schedules,
missed their guess as to who will get
the gravy
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-09

harbors Of the world, and Is extending
these harbors with great enterprise;
and which has in It's prime industrial
district-the Dusseldorf-Essen region
maximum shop production and home
factory production almost side by side.
and In equal flower. Observation OF
these facts, and of the economical and
orderly habits Of the people, conveyed
a convincing impression OF Germany's
present day industrial strength.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-09
OIL P~ROSPECTORS
AT MARION

Marion. Aug. PARTIES from Ohio
have been in evidence In Marion and
Central City during the past week
prospecting for oil and gas. They say
that Indications are good and : ta1k-
fnS about boring for 1t. They do not
ak for financial assistance but mean
business on their own account.
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NOT BREAK CONTRACT.

SHOULD MOT bHEAN OONI nHS''
It does not seem to us that the
members of the city council who are
making the move to raise their own
salaries, fully comprehend the needs
and demands of the city at this time.
They do not comprehend the respon-
sibility OF a public elective Office.
Ottumwa, now more than ever be-
r in its government, needs the
sincere and united effort OF the city's
,est business ability. It needs the
efforts of men who are moved by a
feeling Of duty to the community in
which they live-not by the salary it
NAYS or what they IAN make 1t pay.
The city officials Of Ottumwa have
seen delegated with a much deeper
ssponsibility Gaan a salary PROPOSE
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doing 0Omovnlng lot the general well
fare such az promoting road improve
ment, or doing something for your own
welfare such Al selling goods.
Muscatine Journal: Senator Lewis
wants congress TO establish a
Fathers day" We always thought
that the first of the month. when
bills come in, was dads own particu.
lar day. He certainly Is much
sought after then.
Sioux City Journal: It Is said Uncle
Sans investment of 3375,O00, 900 at
Panama Is likely to remain unique.
The chances are the other way.
The times are inviting to big money.
and the canal business is not unlikely
to have the effect to keep something
going on. AS Q mere hint, the Missouri
river and its tributaries may be men,
toned
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Fayette
county claims to have the best roads
in the state. There appears to be some
basis for tho claim. In Fayette county
the people have been getting busy.
While people in &C many other coun-
ties have talked good roads, In Fhyette
county work has been substituted for
talk-with splendid results, OF course.
Mason City Times: It takes . CEN
fury for q cedar to grow large enough
to make q thirty foot telephone pole,
But 1t Is urged that q eucaly Plus will
makes It in thirty years. We don't ad-
wise anyone to 60 into the business,
however, for the chances are that no
one will want q telephone pole thirty
years hence. Wireless does not re-
quire poles.
Waterloo Courier: Mail carriers Of
the state will invade Waterloo next
week, but this should give no license
to any resident to repeat the question,
"Any mail for me today. Mister Post
mani" Rather people Of Waterloo
should not be disposed to object II the
regular burdens OF the carriers are q
little lighter while they are entertain
ing the guests.
Burlington Hawk-Nye: The public
was assured yesterday by Senator
Salisbury Of Delaware that "protec-
ton has reached It's end" But he did
not say which end. The people will
have something to say upon that point
after q brief trial Of the democratic
brand Of a tariff which protects the
importer and the foreign manu-
facturer more than 1t does the home
manufacturer, farmer and working
man.
Marion Register: The editor of the
Burlington Hawk-Eye, after taking a
SIP out of the old Mississip, penned an
editorial on the pure water which the
orchard city people drnk-the best In
the state" II the Burlington editor
would come to Marion and test the
pure spring water supplied by our
water company he would have less to
say about the excellence Of the river
water. Engineers who have measured
the flow from the springs report a
supply sufficient for a city Of 10000
people and the officials OF the G. M.
& st. Paul railway having tested 1t
say it is the best on their 10000 mills
system. a
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Kansas Is found to have a lower
death rate from tuberculosis than any
other state. the average being sixteen
in each 100, 900. Hutchinson leads the
rest OF the state with only Ave to tho
1OO, 900. Inasmuch as Hutchinson's
population is only $4,000 this is an av-
erage of less than one.
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Or. sHAlLuDERcER makssa sp,nlAi6 &
se treatment Ct Chronic and Nesvoas eeeaas
sive praoties. has made him 70 psotiutSut thsth -
can successfully treet chronic dtssasess seeer
other physicians have faled. This n whyhe has
pS1sicssas have nads : tsw Visits sndstsptsd.
Disease, A Specialist VINO has ma6s alhser.s
give yoa To besE results. and Il yoa assekysu
heed sojsCAdfic treatment. -
Dr. ShaTssbsrrsr treats Dissasse d ths lE!ye,
Esr; Nos s.a rnsSs.' LIVER tHna.' k Adas 1t snss.ss....
Nd Biedder; Catasrh. Ringing 10 Ears, Deat.
ness, Paralysis. Nsuralesa. Hplspsy. HssaAchs:
0oitre. EczemA. Scsofula. Appsndsosus. Gravel
and Rheumatism.
PILES, FIsTULA, FIssURE, ard OTHER
RECTAL Dl9EA9E9 IR1A1D
WITHOUT SURGICAL OPERATION.
WOMEN who are WEAK, NERVOUS,
to noH th.ir sex. '1i,nd that hs advanced ands cssntiic
methods. save many suEYscsl operations.
PRIVATE DISEASES a SPECIALITY.
Cases OF fonx standing especially dsehred.
Wrong treatment and incorrect d!A9noeis haye
often resulted In the worst emtedone. y -
s ; EHh.I isape, wso s ss:s eys GI Hsse.s : - sood rsests:
ton for treating those diseases. ~
NERVOUS DEBILITY.
Are you nervous aad. ~dsapendeut;. easily cxci:
ted and isritsbiss wssk and dsoSdtated; stred
morulngs; without ambittDn, snecgy Of eefeootht:
Iss2s:: ::sl,y 1 s,ssssSaS; d Msrs ao. a sa,ss cal "a
Or biurrsd eyes; pimp'es on your face; veal
back. or deposit IA urtne7
Df. Shallsuberser spares 70 saSost 20 cnfo-nss
much 10 INN g 10 III pa3sats. Nost.o q htsn A..
patients come from ~ recommsnoats0n o.
others whom he has trsssed.
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A Poor Excuse.
why did you drop off the water
wagon
1T was 20 crowded I couldn't get a
seat" explained the other man
lamely.
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Many a man after marriage wishes
he had one-tenth of the money he
fooled away on other girls, to buy q
baby carriage with.
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Most Food 10 poIsor

Most Food 10 Poison
to the dyspeptic. Electric Bitters soon
relieve dyspepsia, liver and kidney com.
plants and debility. Price soc. Frank
B, Clark.
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The sugar interests are planning a
revenge on President Wilson. Well,
revenge was always sweet.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-09

There's always an investigation
OF some sort to keep the senate from
Its real work.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-09

A man at Merrill. Mich. was cured
of a nervous affection by shock from
a bolt Of lightning. This remedy 10
not copyrighted. Anybody can take
It.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-09

r. The strike of tombstone makers in
New York presents q grave situa-
ton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-09

'Ostriches and alligators r raised In
incubators In South Africa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-09

The average yearly profit at the
Casino, Monte Carlo, Is $5,000,000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-09

Telephones are used to teach parrots
to talk in q London bird school.
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Too Hot.
1T Is not always May"
Perspiring poets sigh.
And We are glad to say
The same about July.