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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-12-05

do de muerte daba su panuelo moJadC
en- su propia sangre a su vecino, dicien
dole:
-Entrega este mi novia
Mas de una demOiselle" de Orleans
tiene va su panuelo enrojecido. En-
tempo de guerra, los noviazgos no ad-
miten tardanzas. Unos ojos azules Sc
encuentran con unos ojos pardOs, dos
sonrisaS Sc cruzan, al d1a siguiente va
estan "fances
Yo, decir verdad, no he visto estos
idilOs puros, que acaban generalmente
en- la Alcaldia En- cambio. he visto los
otros, los del cafe, los de la calle, los
que no neceSitan de escribano. En- to-
dos los rinconcillos sombr1os de la Ro-
tonde, del AIoderne y del Comerce, las
parejas de oficiales ingleses y de ''pe
titeS femmes" de aQui abundan Ellos
sin embargo, no hablan frances, elias
tampOco hablan ingles. 6C0mo diablos
pueden hacer para entenderse? Los in
t6rpretes militares. que Sc pasean pOr to-
das parties oStentando sus brazales trico
lores, no debcn ser llamados para estaS
charlas.
En- todo caso-me dice un viejo ca
marero, Sc entienden muy bien... Guam
do Sc van juntos, parecen antiques ami
Cos, al dia siguiente cuandO vuelyen
por la manana tomar cafe, cualquiera
diria que son des vieuX maries .. "
Los mismos orleaneses no Sc las arreglan
mejo
Todos los ingleses estan aqul, Ell rea-
lidad. como en- su casa. CuandO entran
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-12-05

do de muerte, daba su panuelo mojado
en- su propia sangre a su vecino, dicien-
dole:
Evening star., 1914-01-04
Nearly an Accident.

From Pearson's Weekly.
An amusing motor cyclist story comes
from Liverpool
A gentleman was returning to Liver
pool after country run one evening
recently when in front of him he noticed
bright light. 1t came rapidly nearer,
and as it was plainly the lamp of a
cycle of some description the motor
cyclist swung to the left to let the
other pass.
To his surprise he saw, as he got
nearer. that the other cyclist was ap-
parently coming straight toward him or
the wrong side Of the road. He footed
frantically with his motor horn, but the
other rider seemed to have gone deaf OF
mad, for he took not the slightest notice
judging by the lamp.
At the last minute, when a collision
seemed inevitable. the motor cyclis,
swung over a bit toward the right. Tc
his horror, the other did the same. Fran
tically he jammed on his brakes anG
nearly broke his legs getting off his
bicycle.
Only when he was safely on the ground
did he discover that he had been over.
taking a furniture-removal van with 8
huge mirror fastened onto the back. anC
he had been staring at the reflection OF
his own lamp.
Evening star., 1914-01-04
Movies for the China Field.

From the Brooklyn Eagle
Students of race development in the
far east may well feel a strictly nom
commercial interest in the experiment
involved in the establishment of a heavily
capitalized company in Hongkong to pro-
duce in cities and larger towns Of China
motion picture shows with explanations
in the vernacular. How much such shows
may mean to the education of the China
men can only be guessed by the Occi-
dental. That the isolation of China from
the worlds growth, the real ignorance
Of the Chinese masses as to all things
outside their own land. are responsible
for most of the conditions that cause
peril to the new republic from foreign
powers is evident enough to any one
who cares to think.
The quickness of the Chinese mind
is not doubted. Perhaps there is no
race on earth that is better qualified
to grasp what the movies" have to
offer. The panorama without speech has
a peculiar appeal to the Ceestials. A
few years with the films that show the
life, the drama the interests of eau
casian races may do more to create a
new China than any political changes at
Peking. Education has to be sugar-coat-
ed everywhere. The movies should
have great future in China.
Evening star., 1914-01-04
Seek Extra Advice.

Sooner or later. however. il is pretty
certain to develop that one should lay big
case before the man who has made
special study. not only of the motor
truck but also of haulage and delivery
service in many kinds of business. He
is called the transportation expert he
knows the capabilities and limitations OF
gasoline and electric machines of all sizes
and can advise intelligently about the
number, type. load capacity, speed. tire
equipment and other factors best suited
TO the requirements of any parucular
case Nearly all OF the large truck com
| panies have such men attached To their
| engineering and sales departments. ANA
| are glad to furnish their recommends
| tions free, provided the inquirer is within
easy reach and has sufficient business
! to lead to the expectation that he might
become an important customer.
BY far the greatest educational FACTOR
! is the big national motor car shows al
which ali the principal makes of trucks
| and delivery wagons can be examined
and compared as to design. workmanship
and price There the experts. not "t
one or two but of dozen or more com
| pa nies, may be consulted without estao-
fishing an implied obligation to buy.
Evening star., 1914-01-04
Early Day Railroad Travel.
From the Philadelphia Record.

From the Ph1ladelphla hecofu.
November 20, 1888, car made the firs'
trip over the Portage railroad. This was
the most remarkable engineering under
taking Of the time. The railroad was
thirty-six miles long, extending across
the Allegheny mountains from Holidays
burg to Johnstown. There were ten in
clined planes, five on each side of the
mountains. Engines at the top OF each
plane pulled up four cars at time. The
ascent on the east side measured l ,59s
feet. Then there was tunnel of SO
feet, and a descent Of 1.172 feet on the
western side Passengers on canal boats
entered the cars at Hollidaysburg and
were carried over the mountains, EN-
barking in other boats on the western
side and thus continuing their journey
to Pittsburgh. Later boats were built SO
that they could be taken apart into three
or four sections and placed on q car fof
The trim over the mountains. The con-
struction Of the Portage railroad cost
81, ,500,00
Evening star., 1914-01-04
ARE ANNOUNCED
FOR BIG AUTO EVENTS
Contest Board of A. A. A. Assigns
Time for Classics Of Motor World.
Rules Are Changed

At a meeting of the ,.ontest board of
the American Automobile Association
held at A. A. A. national headquarters
last week. requests for assignment OF
1914 dates for motor car contests were
dates were assigned contingent upon
proper completion Of the preliminary
conditions prescribed by the contest
rules:
anapolis motor speedway, 6oo-mile race
Sioux City Auto Club and Speedway Associa
tion, 30o-mile race. July 4.
and l.
Seattle speedway. July 10 and IA.
August % and 30
Corona Auto Association road races. Septem
Der O.
Ell Paso Auto Club, Phoenix road race Novem
Der -.
Inasmuch as automobile manufacturers
throughout the country make up theil
individual schedule of the events in which
they expect to have their cars compete
during the year and arrange their con
test plans accordingly, the attention OF
affiliated clubs and promoting organiza
tions generally is called to the import
ance of at once fixing as closely as pos
sible the date or dates of any contests
which they might have in prospect, ir
OrQer tndt Che contest DOdTQ might Gu
operate with them in arranging more
or less consecutive circuit as to locali
ties and avoid possible conflict in dates.
Change in Rules.
For the past four years all drivers Of
motor cars in contests have been re
auired to register annually with the
contest board. Registry cards have beer
issued drivers. which cards may be re
quired to be exhibited to the referee OF
starter upon demand at any sanctioned
event. Under the present rules. in al
road races, and in beach. speedway ol
dirt track meets fifty miles or more il
length, or in practice therefor, the crew
of car must consist of both driver an6
mechanican. and for the first time the
coming year all mechanicians will be re
quired to be registered with the contes
board
The marked enthusiasm among makers
of cycle cars and the relation of these
small self-propelled vehicles to contests
in general was discussed and it was the
sense of the meeting that in the modifi
cation of the contest rules for 1914 sug
gestions be invited from the manufactur'
ers of cycle cars with view to embrac-
ing in the A. A. A. contest rules for mex,
year classifications and regulations gov
erning cycle car contests.
Evening star., 1914-01-04
SHOULD SEEK EXPERT
ADVICE BEFORE BUYING
Merchants May Make Costly
Mistake in Purchasing
Trucks.

How TO so about choosing motor
truck or delivery wagon without max
ing a costly mistake is a problem that
undoubtedly confronts thousands of
business concerns. They have practi-
cally decided to adopt motor vehicles
to facilitate their business. being con-
vinced by observation and keen fore
sight that the mechanical road vehicle
is just as inevitable to continued in
dustrial and commercial progress as
were the steamship and the locomotive
in their respective fields Of transporta-
ton. But. while amply qualified by long
experience to buy horses and wagons
precisely suited to the conditions of
their business, the motor wagon is such
an unknown quantity to the great ma
more or less at sea regarding the steps
to be taken and the points to consider
In making a decision.
With more than one hundred different
makes in the market to choose from,
and every possible size and type, from
capacity or less to the ponderous ten
nifty to go astray If one depends solely
upon his own judgment. What the
prospective buyer really is in need of
is more knowledge on the subject. The
best buyer of goods or materials In
any line is the one who has the widest
and most intimate knowledge Of those
goods and materials.
Evening star., 1914-01-04
Proportion Of Stroke.

MANY other reasons might be advanced
In favor of the long stroke. We have
tried to touch upon what We consider the
most important. We have not gone into
the question Of what We consider the
best proportion OF the stroke to the bore.
for the simple reason that SO much de-
pends on the work for which the motor
Is to be used. What may be ideal in one
case may be all wrong in another. Where
you have a given number of revolutions
per minute as in stationary work, the
better practice Is to use the longest
stroke possible, consistent with a smooth
running engine. Where you must have
variable speed the better practice, in
our opinion, is to have the stroke such
that the piston speed will be at point
showing the greatest efficiency at the
number of revolutions per minute at
which the motor will be generally used.
Generally speaking, for motors used for
work requiring a variable speed the
smaller the motor the greater the stroke
can be in proportion to the bore. Carry
ing the long stroke to the extreme, or to
the point Of what we sometimes call
freak construction, will only do injury
to its progress, but we have had this III
every new idea since the creation OF man.
and must expect to see 1T carried to
point where stroke is out OF all proper
ton to the bore from the standpoint OF
good construction
Evening star., 1914-01-04

nothing seriously wrong in the design.
material or workmanship of any one
of fifty of a hundred different makes-
OF machines, a bad selection with res
gard to the requirements OF any pars
ticular case would probably cause
trouble and disappointment =
Your own trade organ will put yoe
in touch with the leading truck ana
wagon manufacturers throughout the
country from whom catalogues and
detailed records of service and cost or
operation in different trades can be
obtained for the asking. Sometimes
valuable information can be obtained.
from other companies in the same line
of business as your own or which are
doing work of a similar nature with
motors.
Evening star., 1914-01-04
AuTon0BILe


District automobile licenses have been
issued since The Stars last report as fol-
lows:
1s666-Harry F. Kennedy. Columbian
building. Chalmers.
1S667-W L. Smith Company. 1872 6
street northwest, Demonstration.
1S66S-John S. Larcombe, 1915 H street
northwest, Haynes.
1s669-Charles P. Hooker, so L street
northeast. Buick.
1s670-Oscar c. Brothers, jr., Drury Ho.
tel. Pullman
1s671-J. NJ Gudger. jr., Falkstone court
Rauch & Lang electric.
Croxton.
1s673-Colgate & Co., 222 sth stree,
southeast, Ford.
1s674-James G. Bachman, the Majestic
R. c. N
1s675-A K P. Harvey. 1916 NJ street
northwest Waverley.
1S676-Potomac Electric Power Com
pany, 18th and C streets northwest, Cad.
lilac
1S677-Jesse J. Madden. 1922 10th stree,
northwest Buick.
1S67S-Ga1t & Bro, 11o7 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, Ford.
1S679-M. A. Velati, 500 14th stree,
| northwest, Ford.
| 1s6sO-Alice Fl. Wadsworth, 500 16tf
| 1S6s1-United States Naval Hospital
Washington. D. c., Cadillac.
1s6s2-George H. Myers, 231O street
northwest. Packard.
| 1S6S3-Harry Livingston, 1910 Sth stree
northwest. Demonstration
1S6SHUnited States Soldiers Home
| Washington. D. c.. Ford.
| 1S695-Dulin & Martin Company, 1918 T
street northwest, Autocar truck.
| 1S6S6-Samuel W. Keys, 72O Alabams
| avenue northwest Studebaker.
1s6s7-House of Good Shepherd, Wash
| ington. D. c., Ford.
1s6sS-Brown G. Arnold. Center Market
Ford
1ssss-Albert E. Pagan, stoneleigh court
Buick
| 1s69O-William H. Allen. District Ma
tional Bank building, Overland.
| 1S691-United States Army. Washington
D. c.. Franklin.
1S692-Mrs. r. S. Mccormick. 172i
| Massachusetts avenue northwest. Ford.
1s693-Probey-Ha Company, 123(
Wisconsin avenue northwest Haynes.
1S69EWilliam L. Clarke, 1901 Park road
| northwest. Pierce-Arrow.
1s695-John F. O'Mara, L. S. S. May.
| flower. Hupmobile.
1s696-Abram B. Clemmer. 1874 18TH
street northeast, Hudson.
18697-Merchants' Transfer and Storage
| Company, 920 e street northwest, Max.
| we'll
1s69s-Merrill T. Vaughn. Woodbridge. D
! c.. Marion.
1s693-S. L. Heap, 1874 X street north
west, Cadillac
| 1S7O0-Dr. C. r Grayson, White House
Chalmers.
1s7o1-Charles E. Colbert, I'LL H stree,
| northwest. Ford.
1s7o2-Joseph Allanic, 1896 X stree,
| northwest, Ford.
1s7O3-J. c. Boyd. 1921 22d street north
west. Rauch & Lang electric.
1S7O4-Melvin H. HERMAN, 6799 Geor.
! gia avenue northwest. Maxwell.
| 1S7O5-Charles c. Carter, 11O2 L street
northwest. Buick.
1s7O6-Charles R. Luce, 215 I'd stree,
southeast. Ford
| 1STO7-Edward F. Barker, 456 Pennsyl.
vania avenue northwest, Studebaker.
| 1s7OS-William A. Smith, 100 10th street
northwest, Franklin.
| 1s7O9-Auto Livery Company, 90 18Th
street northwest. Alec.
| 1s710-Auto Livery Company, 90 18Th
street northwest, Alec.
1s711-Blake Palm, Bond building, Co
lumbia.
1s712-L. V. Stevenson, e34 1 stree,
northwest. Packard.
| 1S713-John A. Brightwell, 615 3 street
southeast. Moon.
1S714-W. P. Jackson. I'LL New Hamp
shire avenue northwest, Mercer.
| 1S715-C.. S. Mckenzie, 430 Sth stree
northwest. Ford
1S716-Mrs. Alexander Stewart, 22Ot
| Massachusetts avenue northwest, Pack
| ard.
Evening star., 1914-01-04
Talked Too Much.
rom Pearson's Weekly.

From Pearson's Weekly.
The -wootton-S -Siever case is still occupy
ing the attention of the racing set.
In one of the sporting clubs the other
day the story was told of dying jockey
who gave to his son this parting advice:
Never talk. my son. ] talked too :huch
once, and 1 suffered for it,
The dying man explained that he was
riding in a race in which there were only
two runners. He had been instructed 10
let the other horse win. and haf way
through the race, when they were neck
and-neck, he said to the other Jockey.
"You needn't ride so hard. I'm not going
to win
"Oh, aren't you?" said the other jockey.
and he Immediately fell OF his horse, SO
the first jockey had to win.
The second jockey had apparently re-
ceived the same instructions as the WIN
ner.
Evening star., 1914-01-04
Going Too Far.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Il don't mind your being earnest and
sincere in your desire for equality with
men. but you are carrying this suffra-
gette thing too far
What's the trouble?'
You've addressed this Christmas pack
age to Mrs. and Mr. Brown
Evening star., 1914-01-04
News of the Day.
ON the Pittsburgh Post.

From the Pittsburgh Post.
John, did you read about this Denver
millionaire giving his wife a diamond
tiara?"
NO"
Its in all the papers. Why don't YOU
keep posted on current events?'
Evening star., 1914-01-04
Study Different Sizes.

The obvious thing, then, is to get in
touch with those who do know about
the machines and to make as careful a
study as possible of the different kinds
and sizes and their respective merits
and capabilities. 1t is essential to the
satisfactory use of a motor truck or
delivery wagon that it be suited in all
respects to the precise nature and vol
ume of the work to be done, roads or
streets to be traversed. topography of
the vicinity where used. daily mileage
required and amount of care likely to
be bestowed upon it on the road and
in the garage While there might be
Evening star., 1914-01-04
Playing by System.

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
They teach the children to play by
rule now
make a mud-pie."
Evening star., 1914-01-04

Briggs-You must have a lot OF trouble
keeping your wife dressed up in the
height of style.
Griggs-Yes, but it's nothing to the
trouble I'd have if 1 didnt.-Boston
Evening star., 1914-01-04

Judge-How did you get that awful
bump on your head?
Umson-Family quarrel, your honor.
Judge-Hit by piece Of bric-a-brac?
Umson-Not the brack, your honor:
just the brick.-Judge.
Evening star., 1914-01-04

short-stroke motor with the large bore,
for the reason that the compression
chamber on the larger bore leaves a
greater exposure of wall surface.
Again, this greater wall exposure in the
compression chamber occurs when the
compression is at the highest possible
point. while with the long-stroke
motor that part of the cylinder wall
swept by the piston. by reason Of the
longer stroke, is not exposed until the
pressure has reached the lowest pos
sible point. Hence the loss would not
be SO great even with an increased wall
exposure in the longer stroke.
Evening star., 1914-01-04
Air-Tight and Elastic.

Originally, a compound tube is air
usht and highly elastic. But it can't
retain these qualities long. The inorganic
Evening star., 1914-01-04
Proper Selection Important.

One of the fundamentals is proper
selection. II is a matter of no little con-
sequence to select from the many styles
lIuw on the market. each having apparent
advantages to recommend it. the type
which best satisfies the essential require
mentS for reliable service. As the func-
tion of tube is that of an air-tight lin
ing for the casing the most satisfactory
tube is one that not only fultills this re-
nGirEment best, hut which retains its air
tight property longest To remain air
tight the tube must he elastic, as in serv-
ice it is subject to continual flexing.
In general. there are two classes of
tGbss on the market-pure gum and COM
pounded. The compounded tube is usu-
ally thicker than the pure gum type and
increased thickness is desirable because
ii decreases the susceptibility to pinching
and puncturing. Pure gum tubes are
usually not built as thick because of the
Extra and essentially unnecessary ex-
penSe this would involve But the extra
thickness of the compounded tube intro
duces more disadvantages than this one
advantage can COMPENSATE for.
Evening star., 1914-01-04
TUBE IS DELICATE
PART OF THE TIRE
Most Satisfactory One Re-
tains Air-Tight Property
Longest.
INSIDE SHOULD BE CLEAN;
DIRT CHAFES SUBSTANCE
Two Glasses on Market-Danger Of
Running Flat-Rim
Trouble.

\ Pneumatic automobile tire is AN en-
v-iupe for the air pressure it retains.
The casing provides the tensile strength
necessary to sustain the internal pres
-rre and to resist road wear: the function
of the inner tube is to provide an air
tight lining for the casing. The casing is
the more expensive, but this does not
prevent the by-no-means inconsiderable
saving that few simple precautions
with the tube will return.
1T ought to he borne in mind that the
tube is the most delicate part of the tire,
and that to yield the highest efficiency
il ought To he treated correspondence" "
SAYS F. 4. Henderson Of Akron. Ohio
The tube in itself has comparatively no
tcusiIe strength: it simply fattens itself
"Jt against the inside of the casing. If
ever the casing becomes too weak at any
point the tube blows out. in itself it
cannot restrain the pressure of the in
side air cushion.
To insure good tire service the mo-
torist takes precautions against tire trou-
bIe. The first problem is to take care of
the casing, that it will successfully pro-
teCt the inner tube. The motorist also
Will be interested in knowing the things
to do TO avoid unnecessary trouble with
his tubes
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-07-08
MICHIGAN FIRE INSURANCE.

Mutual fire insurance, under Grange
auspices, has been a great success in
Michigan and the farmers of that state
have saved thousands of dollars
through this means. Recently several
other big mutual fire insurance COM
panies in the West have adopted the
plan upon which the Grange company
was first started-of establishing two
classes of risks, the "rodded" and the
"unrodded." Over dozen Michigan
companies alone have gone on to this
basis and others are expected to fol-
low.
The reason that the Grange fire in
surance company in Michigan has
been such a success is easy to under
stand, when it is realized that there
are 10000 patrons in Michigan, distrib-
uted among 900 subordinate Oranges,
that are located almost wholly among
the rural districts, where farm prop
erty is chiefly in evidence, but where
fire protection is almost wholly lack
ing and the difficulties of placing in
surance on farm risks exceedingly
great
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-07-08
NOTICE..

The legal voters of the town of Beiyi-
dere are hereby notified and warned to
meet at the Town House, in said town,
on SATURDAY, July 18th, A. D. 1914,
! at ten o'clock in the forenoon, for the
purpose of acting on the following propo>
sitons, viz
To see what action the town will take
relative to helping the State Highway
Commissioner in building a permanent
highway from Avery's Gore line south
towards Belvidere Corners.
To do any other business thought prop
er when met.
Dated at Belvidere, VT, this 90th day
of June, A. d. 1914.
A. B. BROWN. Selectmen
E. S. CAMPBELL, of
f. W. POTTER, Belvidere
BELvIDERE, VT, June 30th, 1914.
We hereby certify that we have caused
said warning to be published in the NEWS
AND CITIZEN, a paper of known circula-
ton in said BelvIdere, two weeks success
sively prior to the date of said meeting,
there being no newspaper published in
said Belvidere.
A. P. BROWN. Selectmen
E. S. CAMPBELL, of
E. W. POTTER, Belvidere
BELvIDERE, VT, June 30th. A. D. 1914,
at 6 O'Clock p. m, received the Warming
and recorded the same in Belvidere Town
Business Book. page 232; and also GER
tify that said Warning was recorded be-,
fore being posted.
j. o. THOMAS, Town Clerk.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-07-08
THE ARMY.

No sane man today can posi-
bly, think nation situated as
the United States is with respect
to the world could do without
an army. All stable govern
ment rests upon the possibility
of using force to secure obedi-
ence to its DEGREES. judicial
tribunals are successful in OPP
GRAFTON not because the unsuc-
cessful sutton Is satisfied with
the decision, Is pleased with the
reasoning of the court adverse
to his contention or Is overcome
by the magnetism Of the judge
in rendering his judgment. They
succeed because Of the knowl-
edge of the defeated suitor that
the whole force Of the state is
back of every judgment and
that to resist would be worse
than useless. And so it must be
with nations until another day
has dawned and many Of the at
tributes Of men which now guide
their conduct have been changed
for other and different ones. 1t
is absolutely essential for any
nation today to maintain suffi-
cient force to secure the carry
ing out of its decrees.-Secretary
of War L. NJ. Garrison.