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no quiere abandonar el tetrico castillo
donde paso su niiez: ali os espera ansioso
de verOs.
La hermosa mora dir;jio q D. Alfonso
una mirada llena de ternura de amor.
-lremos juntos2 lc dijo, interrogando-
lie y estrechando con atan una de sus ma
nos.
-Si, mi bella Zulima, va no me sepa-
rare de tu lado: tie debo la vida y la felici-
dad
oh! tiemblo todavia con 10 que me has
contado y la sangre Sc me hiela al recor-
dar que tu hacha Sc levant6 sobre la ca
beza de Hamct y que'el punal de mi her
mano iba traspasar tu corazon.
No, alma mia, ese Dios tan bondado-
so que entire truenos y relampagos, d6biles
rehejos de su gloria, inundo de luz la
cumbre del Sinai para morir despues en-
una cruz, perdonando la criatura hechu-
ra suya que 10 sacrifice, csc Dios EN- ell
que ahora crees no arroja el fantasma del
infortunio en- la morada bendita de los an
geles. Ten fe, que Ia fe es la escala por
donde sc llega al temple de la ventura.
La tengo, dijo Zulima, oprimiendo su
corazon con la mano del valeroso espano,
y brilla aqul como un faro divine que no
Sc extinguira mientras aliente mi vida. ST,
continue con exaltacion, cuando tai vez
Hamet y tn calais al golpe terrible del
acero y ballados en- yucstra sangre lanza-
bais cl suspiro del moribundo donde van
enyueltas sus esperanzas, entonces quien
sabe 81 las blancas alas de mi oracion os
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-05-31

en- 1851 por el marques de la Solana al
archipelago de Jolo, la bandera espanola
habia fotado en- estas islas, nj tampoco
que el sultan de las mismas habia acepta-
do una pension del gobierno de Ia PENN
sula, que hasta Ell dia viene consignada en-
los presupuestos de Filipinas; mas desea-
bamos saber 81 Sc habia persistido en- la
polItica que produjo la anexion del peque-
no archipelago joloano, y 81 la toma de
possession que en- 1851 hicimos del mismo
habia sido continuada confrmada por
actos posteriores.
Para poner en- claro estas dudas nues-
tras, hemos acudido las compilaciones
legales y hemos procurado adquirir algu-
nos datos, siendo ell resultado de estas in
vestigaciones la conviction de que la So
berania de Espana en- ell archipi 6lago de
Jol6 no es solamente un hecho derivado
de la conquista y ocupacion de aquellas
islas en- 1851, sino que esta bicn fundada
en- derecho, mediante ell acta de incorpo-
racion q la monarqula espanola de aque-
Hos territories, concluida en- 80 de abril
de 1851, y por cuyo articulo |? ell sultan
de Jolo, q fin de reparar ell ultraje hecho
a la nacion espanola en- enero del mismo
ano, manifestaba desear y suplicaba que
dicha isla con todas sus dependencies fue-
Sc Incorporate la corona de Espana,
"que de algunos siglos d esta parte, ana
dia, era va su 6nica sonora y protectora." "
Con este prop6sito el sultan presto solem-
nemente por dicha acta adhesion y sunni
sion Espana, reconociendo su reina
Da Isabel II y a los que sucederla pudie-
sen en- la suprema dignidad por sus sobe-
ramos, senores y protectores.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-05-31

ihay mejor escudo que el senO. dc una
madre para salyar al hijo de su coraxoni
no podia menos de conocer que su
hijo tenia razon. Los espanoles Sc paseaban
por 10 altiva Europa, despues de haber ar
rollado los arabes, sin que ningun Apodsr
humane fuese sufciente para detener su
arrogante paso. Elmundo miraha aterra-
do aquella raza de titanes que tenian por
descanso el pelear y por traje de gala Ia
pesada y deslumbradora armadura
La Italia y la America vieron lsus fer
tiles campinas regadas con Ia sangre de
aquellos heroes y de aquella sangre brota-
ron capitanes, dignos de ser cantados por
Homero y que muchas veces eclipsaron
con el brillo de sus ha.anas q los doses
del gran poeta griego.
81; aquellos capitanes fueron los que des-
pues, en- Otumba, asombraron al orbc
mas tarde hundieron los bajeles turcos en-
las hirvicntes aguas de Lepanto y vieron
q sus pies humillada IL saltiya Francla
dominaron Ia Alemania y Ia B6lgica ' a
caballeresca Holanda pAvida, ante auueIlos
guerreros, no pudiendo vencerlos en- Il
combate, lam6 en- 81 auxilio a kouido
elemento y el proceloso Oc6ano, hbrre de
sus robustos diques, inunda lurioso los
campos y los tercios castellanos perecen
ahogados, despnes do blanqaear con sus
huesos las horestas ) de Flandes y haccr
temblar bajo 81 espada tres continentes.
ID. Alfonso vislumbraba esasfpoca que cl
5ran CAPTAIN empezaba en- Berta v EN- CO.
'nola, (CsntMiwk
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Luego corri6 ansioso 4 la casa donde
Abul y Zulima, vivian tristes y solitarios.
La hermosa mora lanz6 un grito de ale
grfa al yer SUI amante.
u. Alfonso y Hamet, verdadeIos objetos
de su cariho, habian Ilegado & ser para
ella dos esperanzas que diyisaba en- lonta-
nsnza y que nunca podia alcanzar, dos
ilusiones que, como el humo, Sc pcrdian en-
o. espacio para presentarse luego sus
ojos convertidas en- fnnestas nubcs.
Asl cs que al yer ID. Alfonso, en- cuyo
semblante Sc retrataban la satisfaction eI
contento, no pudo rcprimir un grito inde-
tnible, voz de un corazon que solo alienta
felicidad.
FL caballero cristiano cont6 & Abul 4
Zulima todo cuanto le habia pasado con
Hamet.
--Su tristeza csinnensa, anadi6, no quie-
re pisar este recinto que anna tanto. El eco
- y infancia ha despertado en- su pecho y
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y no tiene un remedio la ciencia que
va que no extinga, amengie al menos ese
NAL, dijo ID. Alfonso con ansiedad.
Ell medico movie con aire de duda la
cabeza.
Tai vez, dijo, en- la edad viril hubiera
sido facil; pero hoy casi decr6pita la con-
ducirfa primero la tumba.
Y diclendo este acercaba al rostro de la
enferma TN frasquito de 6ter para que 10
aspirase.
La madre de d. Alfonso abri6 lentamen-
te los ojos, fjandolos como espantada, en-
ell medico y en- su hijo.
-Madre mia, dijo este, como os sentls9
La enferma no contesto, pero oprimi6 en-
tire las suyas las manos de d. Alfonso.
AL POGO ratio dijo, lanzandole una mira
da de indefnible ternura.
-Bastante bien, hijo mio; pero sdonde
estabasg
-Apenas supe que os hallabais enfer-
ma, vuestro lado, madre mia
Os habeis impresionado mucho con mi
llegada, continue d. Alfonso, vuestra
edad, querida madre, es precise no dejar-
SC arrastrar por la tristcza nj por la ale
grla
A las pocas horas madre hijo pasea-
ban del brazo por m delicioso jardin que
d. Antonio, padre de D. Alfonso tenia al
cuidado de algunos criados arabes y donde
pasaba su vejez entrctcnido con las plan
las, despues dc haber guerreado yalerosa-
mente toda su juventud.
--HabgAs sufrido mucho en- Ia guerra
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verdad, hijo mioi

Verdad, hl)o mlo'
No 10 creais, dijo d. Alfonso; el entu-
siasmo que inspira la santa causa que de-
fendemos nos hace olvidar nuestras fati-
gas nuestros dolores. Dios que premia
siempre al que en- El confa ha adornado
nuestras frentes con el laurel de los heroes
y la palma de los martires. La bandera
que abatio ell agareno en- Guadalete brill6,
en- medic de la consternacion universal,
al lado de la Cruz, sobre un solo peiiasco
de la indomable Asturias, y hoy ondea So
bre las torres de la Alhambra: eI Parte-
nope la We abrillantada por los fulgores
del Vesubio y los montes de un mundo
deseonocido hasta ahora, la muestran en-
clavada en- sus peladas cimas, la at6nita
Europa que envidia nuestro podcrio nos
contempla con admiration. iComo hcmos
de sufrir, madre mia, 81 nuestro esfuer-
20 Sc debe esa grandeza que eclipsa 4 las
demas naciones, como ell sol los demas
astros3
La madre de d. Alfonso no contest6: suI
corazon de espanola luchaba con su cora
zon de madre y tan pronto Sc sentia orgu-
lloSt uc su HUO, como IeInDlaDa al YER con-
tinuamente pendiente su vida de las espa-
das enemigas.
81 ella hubiera podido ir al combate Sc
hubiera entusiasmado con ell entusiasmo
de d. Alfonso: no 10 abandonaria en- min
gun peligro y unida q como 81 cuerpo
al alma, cuando el arlna enemiga se levan-
tase sobre la cabeza de stl adorado hiio, /
~ cuorPo y serYiria Dc sscudo, porque,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-05-31

esteril, porque Espana no ha de aban-
donar d Cuba, porque los espaf1oles
que ALI existen han jurado, antes que
verla independence, sepultarse en- sus
cenizas.
Energicas y patri6ticas son las me-
dilas que el general Concha esta alK
llevando 4 cabo No dudamos que ell
Sr. marques de la Habana con la ener-
gfa que le distingue, y que va conocen
bien los filibusteros por sus anteriores
mandos EN- aquella isla, de Gina q
grandes proyectos que lentamente res
tablezcan ell cr6dito y encierren en- un
cfrculo de. hierro esa infame insurrec-
cion que no emplea sus fuerzas sino
Ell devastar los campos & incendiar 10
que es producto de muchos amos de
trabajo.
Pero como los filibusteros han ca
lumniado tanto 4 los voluntarios, asl
hoy pretenden manchar la honra de
dignos jefes del partido espanol de
aquella Antilla.
Nosotros que desdc ell dia netasto
en- que la insurreccion iZo su trapo en-
Yara hasta la fecha hemos vlsto los
sacrifcios sin cuento que dichos patrl-
clos han hecho y hacen por la honra
de Espana; nosotros que hemos admi-
RADIO su immense patriotismo cuando
el filbusterismo paseaba triuntante por
las campinas de Bayamo, que los he
mos visto con indescrip ptible entusiasmo
organizar batallones de voluntarios para
opener un muro invencible la insur
reccion, no nos es difIcil Greer que esos
rumores, que esas murmuraclones anti
patri6ticas y depresivas para ell honor
de nuestra bandera, tienen su orlgen
en- los centros .insurrectoS Slempre dis
puestos destilar su veneno y mancl-
liar todo cuanto lleve ei nombre de
espaf1ol.
A esos patri6ticos y caballerosos
jefes 4 quienes, como 4 los her6icos
voluntarios, Sc han levantado calum-
Mas que, repetimos, dimanan sola-
mente de fuentes filibusteras, es 4
quienes mas dano causa la insurrec-
cion, y mientras esta dure, sus intere-
ses no solo estan en- peligro, sino que
sus fincas no producer casl NADIA.
Nuestros amigos que saben de GUAM
tos manejos. aunuue estos sean los mas
rastreros, Sc valen los eternos enemi-
gos de 10 patria para dividirnos y asf
poder mejor vencernos, no deben nun
ca sospechar de los que mas interesa-
dos estan en- que la insurreccion ter
mine Y que mas Sc han desvelado por
la grandeza de la patria
Afortunadamente ell flibusterismo
que tanto ha trabajado en- la Peninsula
cubierto con la m }scara de la hlantro-
pia, va perdiendo mucho terreno y va
muchos de nuestros gobernantes van
conociendo que estaban arrojando dar-
dos contra 81 mismos al prestar apoyo
los Secuaces de Quesada y demas
compancros.
Nosotros no nos hemos sorprendido
de la nucva idea que echaron a volar,
porquc cstamos acoStumbrados a Or
otras idtnticas, todaS con ell mismo fin,
este es, ell de de denigrar a la madre
Espalla: tarea indtil, porque va los
conocemOs
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tlace agun tempo que, impulsados por
el dcseo de cvitar en- nuestras provincias
del archipelago filipino, dice La Epoca,
successes que podrian originar perturbacio-
mes de mayor 0 menor entidad, pubicamos
algunos parrafos pregnntandosise cntendia
que las islas de Jolo y de Tavi-Tavi pcrte-
necian de un modo detnitivo alterritorio de
Espana en- Asia. No ignorabamos que, des-
pues de la expe dicion gloriosa veritcada
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Con el fin de dar cn.este nGmero el
mayor nGmcro possible dc noticias dc
la madrc pztria, omitimos por hoy las
dc Cuba, las cualeS, por otra parte,
no son muy mtercsanteS.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-06

the seat, and ornament the upper edges
of the chair with o box plated rutfie,
plated in the middle. Our sitting
room needs some ottomans or stools for
the accommodation of the young folks.
We will take some small boxes, 'about
two feet by q foot and a half-or square
ones will do, and proceed as with the
lounge, Strong hinges can be put on
tor a lid, and the ottoman will. answer
for seat, mending basket, a work
box, or receptacle for newspapers and
magazines. We will stuff these seats
so that they will be comfortable, and
add to the ease of our children as we'll
as to the convenience of ourselves
With table, a mirror, and a few en-
cravings or chromos, in homemade
frames, hung on the walls, our bare
parlor or sittingroom presents quite a
grand appearance, and we will rest from
our labors for while before we furnish
our chambers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-06
Novelties in Seeds and Plants.

The agricultural department. of the
Hartford Courant seems to owe it's pa
ternity to scholarly gentleman, who
writes of rural affairs con anaoge, rather
than of one who delves his livelihood
from his farm. The work Of the grace
full pen which wrote my Summer in a
Garden" is plainly visible, yet his pleas
ant, chatty paragraphs glitter with
grains Of solid sense, and occasionally
one "pans out" a nugget HERE'S one
It is a mistake for beginners who
would be likely to feel the loss of time
and money sorely, to dip deeply into
new seeds andplants. Spring novelties
are not known in market, by their fruit,
and the potato most widely advertised
in March would probably sell better for
the table in November under an old
name. The safest rule for beginner
in anything is to do as other folks do.
There is alwaysa farmer or two in every
neighborhood who ventures upon some
thing new every spring, sometimes max
ing, sometimes losing, butalways with
in SO small a range compared with the
solid staples of his production, that he
balances an occasional loss against the
surety Of the mild excitement of the va
riety. These are looked up to by their
ne1ghbOrs as purveyors of anything
good they light upon for the second
year, and the local market is so we'll
supplied that there is small chance for
success in the hap-hazard speculations
of an inexperienced newcomer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-06
The RectOrial Chair of Glasgow Uni.
YerSiJy.

A correspondent of the New York
Arcadian gives some interesting partic-
ulars concerning the Rectorial Chair of
Glasgow University, to which Ralph
Waldo Emerson was recently nominal
ed. The students of that University
are usually divided into classes, the
Reds and Blues,-Liberals and Con-
servatives,- and the Lord Rector, who
holds office for three years, has of late
years always been elected on political
grounds. The party which has nomi-
mated Mr.. Emerson, however is the
Whites, new and independent club,
which owes it's existence to the desire of
a large number of students that the
Lord Rector should be elected upon
non-political grounds. The organ of
the new club, the University Independ-
ent, affirms that hitherto Scott, Dick
ems, Tennyson, and Carlisle have asked
the suffrage of Glasgow students, but
never secured them as against parlia
mentary candidates. Mr. Emerson
stands for the succession to Mr.. Dis
rael1, but this correspondent implies
there is not the smallest chance of him
being elected.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-06
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Scab in Sheep.

The following is one way of treating
scab III sheep: Take of flowers Of sui
phur, one pound; Venice turpentine,
four ounces; rancid lard, two pounds
strong mercurial ointment, four ounces
mix we'll together The modeof apply
ing this ointment is as follows Begin
at the head of the sheep, and proceed
ing from between the. ears along the
back TO the end Of the tail, divide the
wool IN furrow till the skin can be
touched, and leta foger bedrawn along
the bottom of the frrTow. From this
furrow similar ones must be drawn along
the shoulders and thighs to the legs, as
far as the wool extends. And if much
infected, two or morefurrows should be
drawn along each side parallel with
that on the back; and one down each
side before the hind and fore legs.
This ointment should not be used in
very cold or wet weather. Make a new
sheep-fold, and destroy the old by burn
ing it, managers and all Cleanliness
above all things is necessary. Such
parts Of fences, and the posts where the
sheep have been in the habit of rubbing
themselves against, should be burned.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-06

A dinner was given to Miss Nelson at
a private house in San Francisco, and
according to the reports was rather
more gorgeously poetical than anything
gastronomic which has yet dawned upon
this Western hemisphere It is true
that the paper from which the following
description is taken calls Miss Nelson
tragedienne," and says that she was
sought after among the "nobs," but of
what value is English or French COM
pared to such q display as this?
ALL the vast resources of the coast in
fish, game, meats, vegetables, and fruits
were exhausted In supplying the table.
The sparkling wines of champagne, the
arlstocratic liquid from Maderia's Gel
lars, the ruby nectar which only the
warm hills Of Burgundy can produce,
brandies older than Americas history,
sherry richer than the Bank of Califor-
MA, part with more body than Cutter
McAllister, graced the board, adding
roses to those which bloomed on the
cheeks of the ladies, and imparting
br1lllancy to the conversation of the
bearded guests. Glorious was the
grand salmon stuffed with brook trout
and baked in rose leaves; superbly ma
]estlc the pyramid of skewered frogs q
la mode Huguenots;' entrancingly deli
c1ous the baked maccaroni, each stick
OF which had been stuffed with ancho-
vles and Madagascar peas; but these
were as nothing beside the grand course,
the dish by which Monsieur lie Chef
graduate Of the kitchen of Dumas) has
made himself an undying name. It was
composite. The centre was humming-
bird surrounded by a spring linnet,
which in turn was enveloped by an Eng
lsh snipe. These the carcass of
stuffed grouse surrounded, covering
which were two canvas-back ducks,
raised in a celery garden, the whole
placed within the bosom of o Chicago
goose. Soaked in raisin wine for six
days, then larded and smoked three
weeks over burning sandal wood, it was
at last placed on the spit and roasted
with pig-pork drippings. The sauce
was of truffies stewed in Private Cuve :;
the garnlsh, moss-rose buds. No won
der the fair artistic was delighted.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-06
Managing n SalAy Horse.

The same writer says in the Atlantic
Monthly for April:
There are two ways of managing a
balky horse. My companion knew one
of them, and I the other. His method
is to sit quietly in the wagon, and at
short intervals throw small pebble at
the horse. The theory is that these
repeated sudden annoyances will
operate on horses mind. and he will
try to escape them by going on. The
spectators supplied my friend with
stones, and he pelted the horse with
measured genfeness. Probably the
horse understood this method, for ne
did not notice the attack at ALL
My plan was to speak gently to the
horse, requesting him to go, and then
to follow the refusal by one sudden,
sharp cut of the lash to wait moment
and then repeat the operation. The
dread Of the coming lash after the gen
tie word will start any horse. [ tried
this, and with certain success. The
horse backed up into ditch, and would
probably have backed himself into the
wagon if [ had continued. When the
animal was at length ready to go, Davie
took him by the bride, ran by his side,
coaxed him into a gallop, and then,
leaping in behind, dashed him into a
run which had little respite for ten
miles, up hill or down. Remonstrance
on behalf of the horse was in vain, and
it was only on the return home that this
specimen Cape. Breton driver began to
reflect how he could erase the welts
from the horses back before his father
saw him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-06
Sweden by Candle-Light.

The Swedish summer is very short,
and the year has hardly any spring OF
autumn. But the summer days are
very long, and the sun, after setting,
sinks only few degrees under the hor-
lion, filling the whole space during the
night with q mystical luminousness
which makes even thepig-sty romantic
AT midnight you can walk in the garden
and read letter from your mother.
And how singular the letter is Every
word IN it has a new meaning, and so
has every object around you. The
street, the houses, the old church, the
river, the hills all look so strange. and
yet they all look as if you had never
before seen their true shape, and never
before understood their true meaning.
The houses do not press the ground
with their weight; they float in the air
like pictures. The river does not push
its waves forth through a melancholy
fall from one pebble to another it only
turns its hands, rapidly but gently, to
catch the images of the stars. The
trees do not suck, and heave and toll
for bit of existence; no, they breathe,
they live, they whisper about Paradise.
Swedenborg's idea of spiritual bodies
was by no means a grotesQue notion.
1t was one OF the most natural and most
beautiful. illusions the human mind
ever gave birth to. 1t was genuine
child of the Swedish summer night.
The gathering and the hammering, and
all the noises of the town, are asleep.
The splash of the water falling down
the cataract in the birch wood is trans
formed into sweet melody, whose sub
dued notes swing in the air. now sound
ing near to your ear and now echoing
far off. But this, as all individual
sounds, the chipping of the insects in
the trees, the clap of your steps on the
rocky path, the cracking of the paper
In your hand, are soon hushed by the
deep stiffness which from the terrace
with the lonely lake and the sombre
pine forests draws nearer and nearer
till it covers all the world with silence.
Only one individual sound can be dis
tlngulshed, one single drip Of water
falling into a silver basin, one single
note struck on the deepest string of an
instrument. It is the echo of the first
cataract, a hundred miles distant, fan
off among the mountains. Distance
seems here merged into infnity and
time into eternity. The GaluIy TO,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-06
Crime in Belgium.

The experiences Of Belgium seem to
continue to be favorable to the abolition
of capital punishment. Forty years
ago, for period of five years, 1880 to
1874 inclusive, capital punishment was
practically, although not by statute,
abolished in Belgium, and no execution
took place during that time. But in
the next five years, ending 1889, four
executions were permitted to take place.
But so far from this proving means of
increasing public security, it was found
that the number of murders had in
creased nearly fifty per cent. in the sec
ond period as compared with the first.
Since this experiment. Belgium has
almost entirely relinquished the infic-
ton of capital punishment, and in a
letter addressed recently to the Secre-
tary of the London Howard Association,
Mr.. Visschera, amember of the Belgian
Government remarks: "The COM
mission of grave crimes is every
where diminishing in Belgium, and it
is noteworthy circumstance that for
nearly eleven years no execution has
taken place in this country"