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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1872-06-05

calores Sc van hacienda mas intensos cada
dia y convendrla que Sc examinaran Sc
diera algun tempo de vacaciones los
alumnos.
CWemtOs dc cSaIOn.-EEeMOs recibibO el
cuarto vol1men mensual de esta interesan-
tlsima collection de exec entes novelas que
con una aceptacion inmensa estAn dando
luz en- Madrid los reputados escritores
Guerrero y Frontaura, Conoc1amos va ell
merito, ell interes, la pureza de estllo y
la moralidad de los Cuentos de nuestro
ilustrado amigo D. Teodoro Guerrero, Pc
ro 10 que no sablamos era que SUI compa
nero Ell Sr. Frontaura podfa competir dig
namente con ell gran escritor cubano. Y
sin embargo NADIA mas cierto. Br1GIDA v
LA DoNCELLA DEL PISO SEGUNDO, las dos
obras que alternadas con UNA PERLA EN-
Ell TANGO, LA CAMELIA LA MARIPOSA v
luna HIsToRIA DE LAGRI4As de Guerrero,
ha publicado Frontaura, son dignas de f.
gurar al lado de estas anaden, 81 cabe,
mas interes y variedad a esta buena Pro-
PAGANDA DE La FAMILIA que es ell titulo
con que Sc ha designado toda esta colec-
Il
| cion. as,fs;,. .,.g 81. +.
i Los amantes de las letras no deben per-
der esta OCCASION de hacerse de una mag
mica seriev de obras. Son ademas de bue
mas, en- extreme baratas, pues por Ell mo-
dico estipendio de cuatro reales al mes Sc
halla el lector al fin del ano con doce to-
mos que Sc pueden deiar leer sin cuidado
en- el hogar de la familia. s
LIN Quincena Eae1ifmsuIar.-COu este
titulo ha visto Ia luz p1blica en- Madrid.
una revista de noticias poltticas de inter6s
general euyo primer ndmero Sc nos ha re
! lritido por el dltimp correO de Id Penfnsu-
Il: contiene una revista spolltioas de- Ia
qulncena y muchas noticias de inter6s: Su
tamafo es igual al de Ia Reuista Ounce
nal de la Habana.
FL agente de esa publication, D. Juan
II. Marien, nos ha manifeataao que ser4
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1872-06-05
GAOBTILLAS,

Ex Exhmenes-NO sabe1nOs que Sc haya
fjado la fecha en- que deban tener lugar
los de las escuelas de esta Capital. Los
calores Sc van hacienda mas intensos cada
dia y convendrla que Sc examinaran Sc
diera algun tempo de vacaciones los
alumnos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1872-06-05

G.. GaIIardO v AmtOnanza
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-11-08

Is thing which sometime must befan
every son and daughterof the human fam
iy and yet,
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-11-08
ne Rassle d .he l.a..leanaI.e.


Mr.. Frank Buckhnd writes us fol-
lows upon this subject:
Mr.. Thomas Hughes, NJ. p, has
been kind enough to give a very fine
specimen Of the rattleo rattlesnake,
It l. two inches and half long, and
iscomposed Of nine joints. This piece
of mechanism Is one Of the most won-
derfll In the animal world. Its COM
posed of horny material, very thin,
and Is almost as transparent us the
sheets Of gel2tine in which bon-bons
are wrapped. 1t Is difficult to explain
Its ultimate structure in words. The
rattle before me is formed of nine
complete sections, fitted one into the
other in q more ingenious way than
any puzzle made BY human hands,
even those Of the Chinese they fit
one into the other 50 that 1t Is impossi-
Bile to get them apart without breaking
them. Number one (say the lowest)
passes right through hollow in NUM-
Der two. and then bulges out, forming
a kind OF clip or projection, around
which number three holds on firmly,
not unlike the ball-socket joint. The
rattle is rather more than half an inch
across. The snake does not carry it
with Its broad side to the ground, but
with one edge up and the other down; !;
when shaken with the human hand,
the noise it makes is very like the noise
from 4 child's rattle; but when the
snake plays upon his own instrument.
its sound is quick and sharp, like shot
when dropped on a tin plate. There
can be no doubt but that this curious
musical instrument, is given to the
snake in order to enable him to get
close to his prey.
Imagine blazing hot day on the
desolate prairie, no noise. everything
is silence itself. The whirr-whirr Of
a rattlesnake's rattle would, under
these circumstances, attract the notice
of a bird or small animal, who could
easily escape from his enemy by flight
If he knew where his enemy was. He
remains, however, still to listen to the
unwonted noise, and gives the snake
time to get up, glide noiselessly up to
him, and strike him with his deadly
tangS. Some time since All American
gentleman happened to be talking
with me at my museum. when sud-
denly played upon a rattlesnake s tail.
My friend. a traveller, who knew the
sound well. Immediately jumped sud-
denly aside IN great alarm, thinking
that might have a rattlesnake loose
in the room.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-11-08
Sagaeity Of - Mare--A Case of Dar-
win.


A remarkable instance of the saga
city lis it not reason?l of a horse has
come to our notice. Mr.. John Fletch-
er, OF Norwegian, OWNS an unbroken
cayuse mare, which runs in a pasture
adjoining his house. The mare, which.
Is very wild, has a colt at her side. A
few nights since, after Mr.. Fletcher
had retired, he was aroused by the
mare coming to the window Of his
house. and by paving, neighing, and
in every way possible trying to get his
attention. This continuing for some
time, he gotup and went out and drove
her away, and returned again to bed;
hut she Immediately returned, and, if
possible, increased her demonstration,
he again went ont, when the mare
came up to him and rubbed her nose
against him, although always before
she had been very shy Of allowing any
one to come within reach Of her, then
ran on 4 few yards before him, con-
tinuing her neighing then, as lie did
not follow her, she returned to him,
rubbing against him In the most DEM
onstrative manner. He attempted to
drive her of, struck her with a stick.
and following her few yards to
brighten her away. As soon, however,
as he turned toward the house she re-
turned and tried In every way to pre-
vent him from so doing. lie then re-
marked that her colt was not with her,
in fact he had not noticed before it was
quite dark. 1t occurred to him then
10 follow her which he did. So soon
As Size saw he was doing so, she ran
Off before him, stopping every lew
yards. turning around to see that he
was still following. Then again rum
ming on keeping mp her calling, until
sIe reached a distant part of the field,
where she stopped at an old pros
pect hole On coming up with her
The again commenced rubbing against
him, and drew his attention to the hole
where he soon discovered the colt. 1t
appears it had slipped into it and was
unable to get out. and the mare had
taken this method to obtain assistance.
Being unable to get it out alone, Mr..
Fletcher went for some Of his neigh
bors ard with them returned. While
they were taking the little fellow ont
the mare manifested the most intense
delight, aud seenied almost beside her
self with joy; and afterward, when
the men had got ont of tile hole. she
came to Mr.. Fletcher, and placing her
nose on his shoulders, gave every sign
Of gratitude that a human mother
might under similar circumstances.
WHO will say the horse does not reason?
Vtrgiata City Mgatand.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-11-08
FARM NOTES. "A good COW eats no

FARM NOTES. "A good COW eats no
more than poor one.
If you give COW some salt to lick,
it is said to make her '.bear down.
1t Is estimated that proper care of
agricultural machinery would save an
nlally no less tlan S5.0O0,0 900.
Three good reasons why it Is best to
plant small instead Of large trees !:
They cost less ut the nursery, expense
Of packing and transportation is less,
and losing but few roots, they are
more certain to live.
Water in which potatoes have been
boiled j. said to possess a poison fatal
to lice on cattle. Wash freely with
sponge or wooden cloth. choosing a
su8ny day or warm stable for the
operation, and "a their hides dry, rub
down with 4 ctlrry-c0mb.
Dr. Holt stated before the Farmers
Convention at Petersburg, Va, that
the peanut crop Of the counties of
Surrey, Sussex, Southampton, Nanse-
mond aid Prince Georges has often
been elual Iii value to the entire wheat
harvest sold ii Richmond III one year.
Seeds kept III paper bags are often
destroyed by mice, but ii well dried.
put into bottles and well sealed. they
not only keep letter lint retain their
virtues longer. Label the bottles
neatly.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-11-08

A one-armed hOrseinan recently
travelling through Missouri stopped at
a blacksmlths shop to have bis horse
shod. The smith noticed the empty
sleeve, and asked him ii he lost his
arm In the war. He fHplied with q
sigh that he did, and even more, going
on to relate how he LEFT home to enlist
in the Southern army, and at the close
Of the war. Ia going back, be found
that bis wife, who thought him dead.
had moved away and lie had since been
unable to obtain d trace 0f her. "What
Is your name Y" asked the blacksmith.
When the answer was "J. w. Wald-
rap." he suddenly released the boot
over which he Ind been bending. and
without looking at the ex-soldier.
cried: Follow me into the house. :"
and hurriedly led the way. Amazed
as he was at such conduct Waldrup
mechanically obeyed the unexpected
bidding, and before be could pause to
think, was in the presence of q comely
matron about whose sewing chair three
happy children were playing. She
was the blacksuith's wife, the mother
of his little ones yet as she rose to
see whom the smith had brought in,
and caught sight of the strangers face,
one wild shrek proclaimed the iilstan-
taneoHs recognition. and she tainted.
In the belief that Waldrup was dead.
she had married the blacksmith Of
Cedar city in the year Of the soldiers
parole and could now only confess her
dead mistake and call alternately on
her husband and her God for pardon.
After the first agitation Of the singu-
lar reunion had partially subsidized, the
tive men returned to the smithy and
| talked the matter over as sensibly and
coolly as their respective feelings per-
nitted. Devotedly as he loved the
woman, the blacksmith admitted the
others stronger right to her and gem
erously consented that she herself
should decide between them. After
u long passion Of tears and selt-re-
proach, She elected to 90 with him
whom she first loved; but declared
with bitter lamentations, that she
could not leave her children. The
smith raising his head from his breast,
on which it had dropped in the first
! dependency Of her great affiiction
eyed her wistfully for moment, and
then said, "you shall take them my
DEAR When the steamboat st. Luke
stopped at the landing some hours later.
! Wallrup went on board with his still
weeping and thickly ypiled wife, and
| the blacksmith followed with the chill
| dren. The boats bell rang for the
starting. and the dread separation was
at hand. The crew, the passengers,
the captain-all who witnessed it,
were affected to tears BY the touching
scene. With great drops rolling down
his tawny cheeks tile smith kissed the
children one after another, and in a
choking voice bade their mother an
eternal good-by. The two men gaZed
wisttullv at each others faces, Shook
hands long and earnestly, and then the
blacksmith, by a strong effort of iron
/ will released the hand of Waldrup,
and walked quietly to the shore. lie
never turned his face again towards
the boat, which soon passed out Of
sight around a mercifnl bend i'll the
river, but strobe on. with head bowed
down. to the home whittier the voice OF
his wife and children should welcome
him no more.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-11-08

The ex-repFesentatives Of the United
States abroad, Fitzpatrick and Casius
NJ. Clay, espoused the Greeley caase.
Both were recalled FOR indecent con-
duet. When the man Butler gets
back from Egypt, he willprobably take
the stump for Greeley. The Liberal
organization il serving a very good
purpose IL the sewerage lilie. a great
party, like great city. needs sewer
age. Foulness would reek and breed
disease ifallOwed to stagnate 1t must
be drained off.-Caicdg0 Jowna.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-11-08

Theirs spends bis leisure studying
kbe Greek philosophers,
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-11-08
How !?

by calling on
R. G. HILL e. son,
With prescription, where you can have
II compounded by one experienced in that
particular line. Also, constantly on hand
a good assortment Of fresh drugs, patent
medicines. chemicals, paints, oils, dye
stutfs, trusses, etc. Agents for the
Celebrated Unk Weed Remedy,
Or, Oregon Rheumatic Cure; DR.. ID. Jayne
Il Sons medicines, etc.
Spcnce's Positive and Negative Powders
kept in stock. Also agents for the
Home Shuttle sewing Machine,
One Of the most useful pieces of household
furniture extant. Call and examine,
X. G, HILL 4 son.
Albany, June 10, 7l-iOv3
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-11-08

A young man asked young lady
her agc. and ahe replied "Six times
seven and seven times three added to
my age viii exceed six times nine and
four, as double my age exceedstwenty.
The young man said be thought she
looked much older.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-11-08
TT WILL DEI.lGEAT TEE AIAXY
i friends of the

To know that in the stubborn contest for
superiority in samples of work. at thegmut
Northern Ohio Fnir, their tayorite has
carried OIL the two great premiums the
Medal for best FIX specimens machine
work, and the Diploma for best embrOid-
cry. Asthe great competition was in these
two classes, il will DC seen that the VIII
sons victory is complete. We knew this
would be so it could not be otherwise.
There Is no talking down the fact that the
New Wilson ~ The best Family Sewing
Machine now manufactured capable nf
doing the best work on any Kind Of goods,
under all circumstances.
This award OF the highest premium
should and viii silence the talk of that
large class OF sewing machine men who
have made this machine the object of their
special enmity, simply bccauseit is Il mod.
crate priced machine amp nndersells their
expensive ones.
Go and see the Premium New Wilson
Sewing Machine, the best in the world,
now on exhibition at Snow & ROos ART
Gallery, 70 First street, Portland, oregon,
and remember you can buy this premium
machine for $50.
ca Agents wanted.
MINER & PEARSON.
July 10, T2-46
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-11-08
Albany Collegiate Institute.
ALBANY, OREGON.

THIS INSTITUTION WILL REOPEN on
4 Monday, September 1, 1871, witha corps
Of teachers capable and earnest. Instruc,
tion will be thorough and practical, ann
the system Of order UNSURPASSED. For par.
ticulars address
i. X. WARREN, A. NJ, Presidents;
Or, Rev, ". r. GEARY, ID. d., Albany,
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-11-08

THOSE Pending the occur
renee OF threatened earthquake. a
South American pater-flmil;as sent his
boys TO stay will 4 friend beyond The
limits Of the fated section. The con-
vulsion did not turn up wien due, but
the youngsters remained in their place
of safety till the following note from
the host procured their recall:
Dear P. Send tho earth
quake along here, and take home your
boys"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-11-08
Albang @egister.


You are struck BY the great number
of children everywhere here. Some
houses absolutely overfiowing with
them; some tables are emhowerel In
.olive branches The different sets
get along very well together generally,
but thar Ii little wouder. after the
miracle of agreement between the
mothers. Polygamy does not seem to
spare women the cares of maternity.
| know a Mormon household in which
two middleaged wives count about two
dozen children between them. took
two little fair-lnired girls for twins
and they were sort Of polygamatlc
twins, born almost at the same time
In the same house, of different moth
ers. IL seems to me that the children
here do not look as happy and bright
as In our towns; | fancy that the little
girls, at least. have something Of the
subdued, repressed look of their moth
ers. But some of them are pretty,
and nearly all neatly and comfortably
dressed. hear that they have very
good schools. and are under good
discipline at home, answering to the
roll-call at night. ana duly honoring
their father and their mothers.
Many Mormon wivesar sisters, and
1t il said they get along quite harmo-
niously. The very nature of women
seems to be changed here. and turned
upside down and inside out. An in
telligent first wife" told a Gentle
neighbor that the only wicked feeling
she had about her husband taking q
second wife was that he did not take
her sister, who wanted him. or rather
a share OF him. She would have liked
to have the property kept in the fami-
ly. [ saw the other day a pair Of
young wives, sisters, walking hand in
hand, dressed alike in every particular,
Of the same height and complexion,
and Of the same apparent age indeed.
looking so exactly alike that it was
almost q case ofmitigated higamy. II
must seem queer, even to them, to say
.'our husband, nas they used to say
''our piano, = or ''our pony"
The most singular ard unnatural
marriages here are those Of men with
their wives mothers. These are not
unfrequent. 1t strikes me this is a Sc
ditiOns plot against immemorial do
mestic authority, the most ancient
court Of feminine appeal that it Is an
attempt to do away with mother-in-
law. When young wives are taken,
the three or four or five do not always
become one flesh, there il sometimes
rebellion and even hostility on the
part Of the old wife. Occasionally a
husband objects to having even a second
wife imposed on him. | heard Of one
the other day, who. though he finally
submitted to the command of the i'm
perial Brigham. that he should TAX,
and provide for certain poor womm
"a lone. lorn, cretur, declared
that he couldn't ''bear her, and Al
once put her away on ranch forty
miles from -pensioned and pas
tnred her ont.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-11-08
DRUGS, ETC.
Murder in Albany

HASNEyER YETBEE KNOWN, AND
IL no threatening of ii at present.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-11-08
AT the Midday,

on your life, ii disease lays his vile hands
upon you, there is still "a balm In Gilead, !"
by which you may be restored to perfect
health, and prolong your days 10 mil,cu-
Ions extent
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-11-08

SMALL P0x--CLAY Dressing 10
PREVENT PITTMG. Dr. V. S. Bunker.
ii A note to the Medfcd Record, says !:
During the recent epidemic | used
clay dressing for two pretty decided
cases of coniiuent small p0x. Both
patients were young women. one, Il
married lady, aged twenty-three. Tie
other, single, aged twentr-one. had
the disease with great violence. recov-
cred rapidly and snow well. In each
case busted finely sitted pipe-elay
over the face al soon MS the pustules
became rlydeve!oped. Illis formed
Immediately clean, dry and whole
some scab. abolished the into!erable
itching and burning, served apparently
as a good absorbent Of infectious ma
terial. and scaled or during conyale-
scence. leaving underneath a soft, ma
tural integument. There was no dis
figurement in either case
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-11-08

A Jersey paper tells a very interest
ing story of a little boy in that State.
He was climbing an apple tree, and
when upon the topmost limb he slip
ped and fell to the ground. He was
picked up and carried to the house in
an insensible condition. After watch
ing by bis bedside through many weary
hours, his mother perceived signs Of
returning consciousness. Leaning
over him she asked Ii there vas any
thing she could do for him. now that
he began to feel BETTER Should She
bathe his forehead, or change his pll-
low, or tan him? Was there anything
he wanted2 Opening his eyes languid-
", and looking at her, the little sIfler-
er said: "Yes; | want 4 pair Of
pants with pocket behind.a He
got them.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-05
KEEP UP YOUR FIRES.

There is one cause of sore throat and
lung diseases which has hardly been thought
of, and deserves to be repTimanded. That
cause is chilly houses in damp weather.
Nothing in the limits of bad housekeeping
more exciUes the ire of a sensitive person
than the poor economy of putting out fires
as soon as the almanac marks the time
when warm weather is due. After the
first Of May most housekeeperS have stoves
taken down and heaters removed, leaving
the family to shiver through the May storms
and chilly mornings in June.
The cause of at least one third of the
diseases common in spring we believe to
be the half-chilled condition in which the
people force themselves to live. When
women 60 about the house wrapped in
shawls, it is sure sign that fires are needed.
One grand maxim of life is to keep COM
Portable, and there is much more in that
sentence than most of the people see. 1t
does not enjoin mere selfindulgence; but
it cOmpels one 10 keep ones own body and
mind in the best working order. You
can't be useful or gOod-humOTed when suf-
fering, and regard for others, as well as
your own happiness, will prompt you to do
both. So have the fires lighted if you are
cold, even in August.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-05
A WORD ON KEROSENE.

DR.. James r. Nichols, editor of the BOs-
ton Journal Of Chemistry, writes the follow
ing on kerosene:
"Kerosene is not explosive; lighted Ia
per may, be thrust into it or flame applied to
it, with perfect safety. Accidents from ker-
Osene occur from two causes: imperfect
manufacture and dduHerGtiOH. Naptha is
volatile, infammable, and dangerous, and
with imperfect distillatiOn of kerosene some
naptha remains, and further, unprincipled
dealers add nap.ha to kerosene. But even
naptha is not explosive; to render it or the
vapOr that rises from it explosive it must be
miIed tCitb air, and this is the great secret
of the terrible accidents now so frequent. A
lamp full, or nearly full, is comparatively
safe. In using impure oil, above the line Of
oil is inexplOsive vapOr, (not gas,) and as
long as it is warm and quiet, no air can
reach the oil; but when the lamp cools, the
vapOr cOndenses, and a vacuum is formed
which is instantly filed with air and the
mixture is more or less explosive. Let the
lamp be suddenly shaken and an explosion
is probable; or let an unreplenished lamp be
lighted and there is similar danger. Gold
air striking partially filled lamp will CON
dense the vapOr, air VII rush in and there
will be an explosion. So much for impure
kerosene. Moral: Buy of responsible par
ties, and always keep your lamps well filed.
"The whole hazard comes from mixed va
DDrN
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-05
CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.

1t is proposed that Morse meetings be
held all over the country simultaneously on
some early day-the 18th inst, probably.
Joe Jefferson has engaged himself for
next season to his own son as manager.
Thirty-five horses and mules and 30 new
wagons were consumed yesterday in PHI
adelphia fire.
The Pittsburg iron mongers have ad-
per pound, and nails 25 per cent.
A Chicago merchant suicided last even
ing-crazed over his losses in the October
fire.
A railroad meeting at Atlanta next Tues
day, is likely to change the Chattanooga
and Northwestern time table.
The horse-shoers of st. Louis are on
strike against mscbine-made shoes.
The pOet-editor Bryant left Havana yes
terdsy for New Orleans.
Brooklyn reports 40 cases of smallpox in
one block.
CoviDgton, KY, claims a population of
$4,000.
New York has Bureau of Combustibles
to look after the sale of kerosene.
The extensive Touring mill of Henry G.
Yerger & Co., 81. Louis, was burned yes
terday.
Boston Gilmore yesterday invited Presi
dent Grant to his Peace Jubilee.
An indianapolis workman was killed yes
terday by the bursting of grindstone.
FOREIGN.
COrtina has run the gauntlet of the Jua-
rists reaching the border with only ten men.
The rest of the rebels are marching and
cOuntermarching in an incOmprehensible
way.
London printers have struck for nine
hours day and gained their point.
The rinderpest has wholly disappeared
from Belgium.