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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-08-20

le suplico a V. que salve { Santisteban ba-
jo Las dos condolences indicadas por An
dres.
va no estA en- mi mano hacerlo: todos
estos bravos que me escuchan saben 10
que ha pasado, y semejante fagueza en-
mi me desprestigiaria y me harla despre.
ciable sus ojos.
--Pues sean ellos los que decidan. Vo-
luntarios, los que sntas de aver queriais
ir morir por vuestro captain, los que
aver su lado es batisteis como leones,
squereis que el que ha sido vuestro tenien-
te, ell que por salvar al senor Alvarez os
dirigia morir por 81 EN- las brechas del
campamento cuando 20 os alcance, muera
en el patIbulo 8 que Sc salve9
-Qae Sc salve, que Sc salve, contesta
ron muchas voces.
"A yer, proaigni6 Virginia, que se
descubra todo Ell que tenga compassion del
culpab'S.
Fodos los ALI prcsentes, excepto Aiva.
rez = el acusa1o, Sc qaitaron ell sombrero
-G'aeias, generosos patri2ios. va We
81 senor captain que no soy 20 soIa Ia
que intercedo por ell pobre padre de fami-
lie que hunilde 10 ha suplicado cue no Ie
pie: da, scmos todos. -
Alvarez desarrugo el entreceio ante
aquelIa uaaninilad dc sentimiertos
-lMe ia " 'au palabra de honor Il
seParS,Se DC esa sociedad que asi Sc sobra -
pone al ratriotismof pregunt6 ! ssns; sOs.o
teban, ''.
| LA asvia con q Gqrssgs; pero, segun
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-08-20
Ell PERU PINTADO
OR UN REPUBLIcANo EsPANoL.

Ell famoso ciudadano Jose Paul
Angulo anda recorriendo las repdbli-
cas- hispano americanas, y sc ocupa
actualmente en- proponer al gobierno
de Costa Rica que paguo ell pasaje a
los numerosos inmigrantes espaf1oles
que estan sin trabajo en- Buenos Al
res y Monteyideo, por, Greer aquel
pats susceptible de grandes adelantos
81 & 81 Sc trasladan los brazos penin-
sulares que estan demas en- las mar
genes del Plata. He aquf la triste des-
cripcion que hace del PERT ell com
pafiero de Contreras y que publica Et
COstariceDSe en- su ndmero del Z de
julio:
"Nada tan famoso, dice, como las
riquezas del PERI que han llegado q
ser proverbiaies hasta en- lenguaie ia
miliar. Ilnporta por 10 tanto decir muy
alto y muy claro, para que sepan los
emigrantes europeos a que atenerse,
importa decir que el Peru esta total
mente arruinado, que su crisis actua', !,
larga va demas de dos amos, no es
crisis bancaria 8 comerciaI, sino esta-
do por ahora definitivo y consecuen-
ca l6gica de su pasado y de su pre-
sente.
Existen en- Ell PERT otras particula
ridades sociales que no debo pasar
por alto, y es la principal ell hecho
de conservarse aun en- aque'Ia repd-
blica, NADIA menos que la esclavitud
en- toda su horrible desnudez; es de
cir la propiedad legal del trabajo del
Rombre y de su voluntad y acciones
todas. Esto que tan grave es y tan
vergonzoso, ignoralo ell vulgo en- Eu-
ropa y en- America. Los Castelares y
Varelas Sc olvidan de consignarlo en-
sus himnos de. ;ilabauzas, cuando soli-
citan aplausos y simpat1as. 70 voy
explicar como Sc realiza.
La esclavitud de los negros babia
sido abolida en- ell Perd y corrla ell
ano de 1859, cuardh 4 los senores
hacendados Sc les preyino que para
conseryar sus riquezas y aumentarlas
inde6nidamente, les convenia ell ira
bajo esclavo, halandose dispuestos q
establecer la esclavitud blanca puesto
que la negra era va impossible. Con
este fin obtuvieron del Poder Eiecu-
two un decreto en- que Sc les autori-
zaba 4 traspasarse. 8 sea venderse ell
trabajo de un individuo que volunta
riamente 10 hubiese enajenado por
cierto n1mero de af1os q cualquier
empresario de esta esclavitud disfra-
zada. Con semejante decreto Sc auto
rizo la trate, no de negros, pero 81 de
asiaticos, de pobres chinos que, enga-
fiados y sin saber 10 que frman, vie
men desde ent6nces, hace va Is amos,
frmando documentos en- los cuales
por la m6dica suma de s pesos fuer-
les Sc yenden durante s afios al que
en- China los compra con derecho a
Tevenderlos en- ell PERT. He aquf la
clausula mas signifcativa de estos in
James contratos: dice asf' textualmen-
te: "Conste, para 10 que pudiera ha
ber lugar, que me obligo 8 la obser-
vancia de todas y cada una de las
clausulas arriba expresadas (estas
Cl&usulas, bastante numerosas y que
no trascribo por 10 extensas, no son
sino la expression de la mas absolute
esclavitud durante ell periodic de ocho
af1os) no solo con los Senores Juan
Figari 9 Hijos (asi Sc denominaban
los comerciantes de came humana
d que Sc re6ere ell documento) sino
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-08-20
CApfTULO XIII.
Celos q rehabilitation.

aQqe pasaba en- casa de Margarita J en-
Ia de su padre entire tanto que las escenaS
referidas tenfau lugar en- el campo J
mientras Sc deslizahan los dias que
necesit6 Iudaecio Gomez para reponerSS
de sus contusioneaY Hay tempestades oei
corazon que Sc adivinan mejor que 50
explican, J porque de este estamos con-
vencidos, no nos detendremos 4 descrlDlr
10 que padeci6 la susceptible y reslgnaoa
esposa de nuestro heroe, nj Ia indignation
que cause al viejo Ruiz Ia noticia qge' N
mediatamente despues de Ia psrtlda ae
Virginia, Sc divulg6 de que esta Sc hsolS
figado en- busca de su amante. Aunqus
poquisimas personas Ia habfan visto cru. J.
zar q caballo por la Gale Real segulda 90
m negro, en- breve hahia mas dc cleh
tsstigos ocu!ares que aseguraban naosr
pressnciadO sl prire:pio de este viaio sss
candaicso,
q
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-08-20

Themes razon. tCuando partimoss ;.
--Pronto. Hasta que 20 no avise nj
una palabra te permito crugar con tu pro-
tegido ", j6ven, a~descansar en- su lecho
hasta que Sc ponga en- estado de emPren-
der viaje. ~ -.
Las 6rdenes del capitan Sc cumplierOn
puntualmente. A
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-08-20

Jueves. Ie de AgOstO de 1szs.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-07-09
a GREAT DISCOVERY.

Mr.. John IL. Kelley, of Philadel-
phia, claims that he has discovered
a substitute for steam as motive
power, by Transforming water, with
out the aid of fuel or fire, into q
gaseous state of far greater expan-
sive power than steam, and with as
tonishing simplicity and eheapness.
lie says glass of water thus chang
ed into gaseous condition will run
a twenty-horse power engine one
hour. Chemical agencies of some
kind are understood to be the secret
of the process. Capitalists are said
to have agreed to pay S2S0,OO0 fol
the patent right for the six New
England states, and advanced $50,
600. We hope Mr.. Kelley will abol
ish the fuel and steam business b.
next year, and give US cheap rides
1 to the centennial. Such q motiv,
power of such small weight, would
solve the balloon, cheap transporta
ton, ocean railroad, and nearly al
the ether problems that bother eyel
the most enlightened people.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-07-09
Fine Flour and the Teeth.

To supply the daily loss of the
lime salts from an adult body
weighing one hundred and forty
pounds, fifty grains of the salts of
lime would be required. This is
found in about twenty ounces of
unbolted wheat flour, or one hun
bred ounces of superffne flour.
From twenty to thirty ounces of
unbolted wheat may be taken as
the representative of the value of
the food which is daily eaten by q
healthy person of one hundred and
forty pounds weight. 1t is simply
ridiculous to suppose q person of
that weight could eat and digest
one hundred ounces of flour! con-
sequently those who do make SD
perfine wheat flour an important
factor in the nutrition of their bod
les, fail in getting the necessary
amount of lime salts. Now, this is
true of thousands and hundreds OF
thousands in the United States. The
teeth of these fine flour eaters are
defective; their children inherit
their defective dental organization,
and so the mischief spreads. Irish
girls who come to this country fol
service usually have good teeth, but
in two or three years their teeth de.
cay surprisingly. This is easily &C.
counted for, when it is notorious
| that they eat large quantities OF
food made from superfine flour, Of
which they rarely tasted in theil
native country.
An American dentist who visited
| Germsny said that he visited 6
| children's school where there were
over two hundred pupils, and made
an examination of their teeth, and
moreover failed to find even one
decayed. These children used black
bread
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-07-09
Gems Of TruIIa.

Rivalry is only feared by inferior
minds.
Books are the welcome compan-
ions of the lonely.
Memory would be the sweetest
ofall blessings if we had only bright
moments to remember.
Gratitude-A bachelor made a
will leaving his property to the girls
who had refused him. "For to them
l owe all my earthly happiness"
Women's rights are the rights
that God has given them, to be look.
ed up to, be respected and beloved
by men.
When we find we have taken 8
wrong course, it is far better to &C.
Wedge our error, and retrace
our steps, than to pursue our way
with a pride that is really a humili.
alton, and with boldness that is
really cowardice.
The liberty of the press is not 8
liberty to bear false witness, to coiI
base lies, malign private or public
character, and to perpetrate wicked
libels. This is prostitution of the
press, and no men have so deep al
interest in seeing it duly punished
as honorable and truthful journal.
lists themselves. Good lawyers re-
joice when a shyster is thrown ovel
the bar.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-07-09

To PREVENT Cows FROM SUCK
ING THEMsELvEs.-Mr. John Hud-
SON, q reliable citizen of Wilson,
says the following method is efjec-
tive:
Get your tinman to make 9 half
inch tube of heavy tin, well solder.
ed, leaving both ends open, of the
proper length to reach through the
coWs's mouth in the manner Of q
bride bit. Punch eight One-eighth
inch holes in this tube near the mid
die and one inch apart, as follows
Two in the upper side, two in the
lower, and two in each OF the other
two side. Solder small ring to
each end, and it is finished. Faster
q string or strap to one ring, put
the bit in the cows mouth, bringing
the strap over her head and fasten
it to the other ring, and she has
done sucking herself. NY bit made
according to the above description
cost just ten cents.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-07-09
BIOGRAPHY OF REV. JOHN
RANKIN.

From New Richmond Mr.. Ran
kin moved to Illinois, and spent
some time at Peoria. There he was
invited to take charge of the Pres
byterian church of Granville. e
preached to that church q year and
some months. That church is q
remnant of the former Presbyterian
church of that place, which was
broken up by the anti-slavery con-
test, by which the church was di-
vided and a Free Presbyterian
church was formed, which changed
into Congregational church. Du-
ring the time Mr.. Rankin was there,
it was composed of Presbyterians,
Baptists, Unitarians, UniVersalists,
and PerfectiOnists. An orthodox
man who had been a Presbyterian
minister, was the pastor, and faith
fully preached TO them the truth.
The Presbyterian church would
have been extinguished had not a
United Presbyterian church united
with them. They had a good
church and good parsonage, and
were a good people. They prosper
ed well while Mr.. Rankin served
them as pastor. He would have
been pleased to have stayed with
them, but his son Thomas, with
whom he expected to spend his re.
naming years, procured a farm in
Kansas, and deemed his parents zoo
old to be left alone. He would not
leave them; for that reason Mr.
Rankin left his charge and went tC
Kansas. He preached a short time
at Lyndon, and organized the Pres.
byterian church of that place. He
afterwards served the church a
Quenemo a year and a half, during
which time that church did we'll
He now lives with his son Thoma
at Emporia; is in his eighty-thirt
year; has no charge; breaches
whenever opportunity occurs, ant
after a long life of hard labor h
is able to preach twice day with
out suffering any Inconvenience.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-07-09
VARIOUS ITEMS,

The editor of the st. Louis Dis.
patch enlightened the public, q few
days ago with the information that
the American forces at the battle of
Bunker's Hill had opposed to them
the "best soldiers in the world, the
veterans of Wellington's Peninsula
campaigns and of Waterloo" The
battle of Waterloo was in 1915, only
forty years after the battle at Bun.
ker Hill.
A correspondent of the Wichits
Eagle says the following is a sure
cure for snake bites on horses Oh
dogs, and he believes would have
the same effect on human beings
NTake onions (if green, tops and
AID mash them fine, spread on g
cloth large enough to cover all the
swollen part, sprinkle ON some salt
and apply Immediately. Change
the poultices every fifteen minutes
for the first hour or two If badly
swollen, scarify slightly with !
sharp knife"
A French traveller, who is shortly
to start for Africa in charge of Al
exploring party, is said to have con
trived novel way to impress thu
bsrbaric mind. He carries an cleo
trio battery in his pocket eoTnmuni
eating with two rings on his hand
and with other apparatus scatterel
about his person. When he shake
hands with a savage chief, thatchie
will be very much astonished, 70
an electric shot viii run up his arm
and he will see lightning playing
about the head of his visitor.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-07-09
TIae Araxnnsas RIYer

Is little less than 1900 miles in.
length, being one of the longest
aud sWiftess running streams upon
the continent Rising IN Colorado
territory, longitude one hundred
and six and one-half degrees north,
receiving its waters from rivulets
and springs that are fed by the melt
ing of the eternal SHOWS of the
snowy range which rears its rugged,
lofty and snow-crowned peaks $50
miles west of and 5000 feet above
the base of the Rocky mountains,
it flows completely around the south
peak, surges and sparkles at the
base of Mount Lincoln and rushes
out through a canyon in Pixies Peak
range into the valley of eastern Col
orado and on eastward. It enters
Kansas seventy-five miles north of
the south line of the territory, runs
due east 140 miles, DIVORCES seventy
five miles northeast, then angles to
the southeast, forming what is
known as the Great Bend, thence q
little south of east through Kansas,
the Iadian territory and the state of
Arkansas, emptying into the Mis-
sissippi midway between Memphis
and Vicksburg. The Arkansas is a
broad and shallow stream, with
many islands, low but well defined
banks, varying from 2 to 10 feet in
height. The most remarkable feat
ures are that although draining q
country, before reaching Kansas,
larger than all New England, and
although it carries the melting
SHOWS in June, July and August of
many thousand square miles, it
never overfiows its banks, but its
waters are curiously kept within
the bed of the stream, working a
great benefit to the soil of the val
ley for miles upon each side. The
fact is the bed of the stream through
out its course in Kansas is compos-
ed of sand and gravel,as also are the
adjacent lands. The superabund-
ant water spreads itself through this
subsoil, instead of overlooking the
country, as would be the case if the
subsoil of the wide valleys was
clay. So completely does the porus
subsoil drink up this water that
most of the year it is easily florida
BILE with teams, and there have been
times when, in the western portion
of the state, the river bed would go
dry, although water could be OBJ.
tanned three or four inches below
the surface, where in reality the riv-
CIR was flowing in the gravel. The
river at Wichita is about 800 feet
wide, at Hutchinson, forty miles
further up, it is 600 feet wide.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-07-09
VOLUME IS.

from Sacramento. The wind mills
form peculiar feature of The land
scape. They are TO hc seen by hum
dreds in all directions, pumping mp
water from wells, 60 irrigatc the
felds. Here is a lesson for JAY
hawkers. The agricultural wealth
OF California has come from intelli-
gent industry. Kansas is a better
grass country than California; its
soil averages much better; it has
more rain; and there is no reason
why the parchiDg Kansas breezes
may not do the same work as is per-
formed by the winds OF the Pacific.
Brother Granger, if you want 10
try California agriculture, begin on
the Neosho or Walnut, and see
whether abundant water will not
produce better Californian crops. 1t
surely will.
| must set my watch back two
hours. We have journeyed thirty
degrees toward the west, but my
precious "Elgin" seems all uncon-
scious of the fact. 1t keeps Normal
School time. Its heart is evidently
at Emporia. Wake up, my senti-
mel! You are in new worldI 1
wonder it my own hands will as
easily take mp the new thread of
lifel
Tomorrow is your Commence
ment. II will be truly that to me-
the commencement OF new expert
ences and labors. know what
sultriness pervades Kansas airs
now. But here the Pacific wind
blows cool and. moist across the
plain; tie day is clouded, and rain
falls softly at intervals, as we speed
down the valley 10 our new home.
Evidently the weather is out of
joint. The early rains were very
scanty in amount, and the latter
rains are coming at an unprece-
denied period. The wheat crop
was shortened by drouth, and now
some of it is sprouting in the cock.
(There isn't wheat stack in Cali
fornia, l suppose.) The farmers
are not happy.
Through wild gcrges, amazing
cuts, and another tunnel, we cross
ed the DiablO Range, and are now
flying up to San Jose valley. Last
Wednesday l closed my work in
Emporia. It is Tuesday afternoon,
the sixth day of our journey. The
waves of the San Francisco Bay
glisten in the west, backed by the
cloud mountains of the
Coast Range. Ahead of US, en-
powered In foliage, is our new
home. Here l must close these
rambling notes, adding but one or
two items.
The cost of n through ticket from
Emporia via Omaha, is about $ll5,
first class. The journey, in Phil
man car, is not wearisome one,
but is holiday vacation to me. 1t
is not severe, even for one in frag-
lie health. My wife experienced an
hour of nausea and faintness, while
crossing the summit west of Chey-
enne, some $500 feet above sea lev
ell. One other lady was similarly
affected. Outside of this the jour-
ney was pleasant one for all.
l will write again when l have
learned more about our new home.
With warmest regards to many
friends,
III. Il. MORTON.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-07-09
TmE REL1EF RzJs1NEss.

The report of the operators of the
Kansas state relief society has been
completed and placed in the hand OF
the public printer. It makes about
six hundred manuscript pages, and
covers all the transactions of the
committee in detail, from its organ
izatlon November 10, 1874, to it's
disbandment June 8, 1876. The
amount of cash contributions re-
ceived is given at $73,S93.47; and
the quantities of supplies at 265 car
loads, at 1I,040 separate packages.
The estimate value of supplies is
put at $16l ,245, which, added to the
cash receipts, makes the aggregate
benefactions over 1926, 600. In add
ton to this, the United States have
given nearly 100000 in rations and
clothing, and over $1,000 has been
sent directly to the various counties
from the east, and it is not included
in the committees reported receipts
1t is safe to say, counting every.
| thing, that fully five hundred and
fifty thousand dollars in money and
supplies have been sent into Kansas
since the 10th of November for the
relief of the grasshopper sufferers
The largest amount of money was
contributed by California, and the
largest supplies by Illinois. A vast
amount of private relief was also
sent into the state.
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fort may conform it into a habit
and an exceedingly comfortable hab-
it il is, if it does not carry MS too far
in the direction of Indifference.
Whoever hopes to find SUI
perfiuity of charity in society
will be disappointed. AS a
rule, it is not charitable. 1t
accuses hastily, tries unmerciful-
ly, and absolves tardily. 1t is a tri-
bunal without much responsibility,
and as TO women, with scarcely any
at all. Not that it is altogether gov
erned by malice; but it is swerved
by prejudice, nIisled by the feeble
ness of its judicial faculty; aud
hindered from patient investigation
by want of personal interest, and by
pre-occupation. Social decisions
are fallible partly because they are
not disinterested, sometimes because
they are hasty, and often because
they are not judicial. So it is and
we must submit to it as best we
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-07-09

REPUBLICAN RECORD. - Frank
Leslie's Illustrated Paper, one of
the most ultra of the Democratic
journals in the country, speaks of
the Republican record in this wise :
The Republican record during
these fourteen years it is useless for
US to discuss. It has certainly been
a brilliant one. The body has car
ried on its shoulders q weight of re-
sponsibility never before assumed
by a political party in free repub-
lie. It has been followed by ma
iority of the people of the North
with almost religious ardor, and
the negroes of the South bless it as
their almost divine emancipation.
It lie impossible for an American,
be he Northern or Southern, to
contemplate the history of this
great political organization without
feeling ofcadniratieR, however
much he may oppose the principles,
and however bitterly he may suffer
in consequence SGits success
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-07-09
O-OPRRATaON.
Hn1erna1iOnaa Exchange He.
tween Great Br11ain and
the United states. f-z -

Washington, June 23.-Prepara-
tory steps are being taken to bring
about q system of international ex-
change between Great Britain and
the United States. through the lnedi-
ums of the cooperative societies in
Great Britain and the Patrons of
Husbandry in America. The Gem
trail Cooperative Board of the CO.
respondence with Secretary Kelly,
of the National grange, for some
time past relative to the project, and
at a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the National grange next
week the subject will be formally
presented by a deputation from the
cooperative societies now en- route
to the United States.
The British co-operators ask the
acceptance of their plan of union,
and state that the object is to reform
commercial abuses, get rid of mid
die men, restore integrity in deal
ing, equalize wealth, ETC., and rep
resent that q much greater quantity
of American products would be
sold in England but for the extrav-
agant charges of middle men, and
that the same is true of manufac-
tured articles sent to America from
England. They proposed to oper-
ate with the Changers on direct
trade lines, sending their own ships
freighted with their own goods to
exchange for American products,
such as wheat and cotton. on fair,
equitable and economical terms.
The cooperative societies of O..
Britain number about 100000 mem
bers, while the number of Changers
is estimated at about 100000. AS
the latter already have state agen'
cies established for the purchase at
wholesale rates, and for cash, of al
the articles they desire, the plan Of
exchange proposed is believed to be
feasible, since cooperation is one
of the underlying principles of the
order. Prominent Changers nov
in the city, especially those from
the South and West, are anxious tt
have the proposition of the British
| co-operators accepted, since they
assert that they would sell their ag'
ricultural products to better advant
age in European markets, and ge
many articles of English manufao
ture at cheaper rates than in thi
| onunfrU