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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1877-04-01
no. n lNII
81. Director del BorErIx. J.

"A ss Il 81 u
Alny ST. mio de toda mi consideration
ESpero MERCER de V. por vez pr;mpra, Sc SIR
Va dar puhlicidad en- las eo.llmnas de s,l iEus-
trado pcriodico al signiente rcnitido
Ha poc0s dias que acabad bajar 4 Ia tnnllel
mi malogrado amigo protector Don Mannel
Rios
i'altara IN deher dc gratitad ST espeeal-
monte no hiciera piblico por medic de Ia prem.
sd, G, dobic sentimiento que ha eausade en- mi
jGvcn coraZpa Ia tan sensible rreDarable
pfrlla dc hi distinguidoamig0y socio eolnan-,s
Gitalio. te7 sts,4
Aunqpc otros mas au9rlzalas Sc llayab. an !,
ticpado i deer 10 bastantc en- slt ;slst0 enco-
mio, me es lnuy grato consiGnar cue hace el y
eSnaclo de cliatr0 amos me enc0ntrftba lisffTt-
tando los benefcios de su generosa ysleeidida
protection primcro como tenedor dc libros de
Su Hacienda, V despaeS di6me lie ella una prrle-
ba mas conpartiendo las ut;litlafles de I'M esta-ss
becimiento de comelcio, sito en- Ia misnia cue
confiara i mi administrators ;dspefisaml0me
ademas c0nhdelclas que mo lionraban Y hacialf-
me aprecar cada dia mas el inestimabe yalor N
lde su aIlIstad cirrunStancas slliclentes DHli- h
garme Il hmentar por sempre su sentida muei,-
tc ttA$s t@4 ait - fag
\ pesarfque por motivos que no pneto ex-'
pfesar, su recuerllO serd iiel en mi Inemoria
nunca este sera bastante i mitigaI Ia honda
pcna que 6leja on mi alma la eterna separation
de mi nolvidabley querislo bienheehdr y. e +,
Sllva eSta Soncilia manifestation de lenitivo
bastante I'll d0or de Su atii@id;t fainili.l que
acompaiio no tlesnint6ndola ei nlslno aieetoi u.
eonyqae distingiia al que iile mi amigo, y So
clio y protector ~,3.t .rggs9 $500 48si
ljios justo labriaeoSido' 'intlnaablemensesc
elscielo su unble y euitatiHa alma, que itanto
bicn tlerram6 sempre sobre siis semelantes,
des iSaandole uh lugaren la mansion de los
bpnados |a4aa s
Sin otra cos,., sr. Director, qnedo de Y, afec-
tisimo $. s. @. b. S. M Jose II Istegdsl i q
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1877-04-01
haya sucedido NADIA.

maya SuceuldO naua.
-Otro error tuyo, querida mia en-
primer lugar, todo ESQ ha podido suce-
derme en- segundo lugar, me ha suce-
dido en- parte pues tuye encima los
cabalios, y me vi debajo del coche Y
en- tercer lugar, al desembarazarme &c
Ia sente que me rodeaba, quise saber
la hora en- que me habia salvado do tan
inminente peligro, Y me encontre sin
relol. Mas aun no sabeis 10 extraordi-
mario, 10 sublime del caso Oidlo bien
el que habia caido de boca delante ce
los cab:.llos, era el maton, ell provoca-
two, ell valiente V ell que lie habia sal
vado la vida era su contrincante, el pu-
silanine, ell cobarde =. GQue tai?
La senora de MiIamar 40 guerra dar-
Sc por yencida, y murmuro con soDera-
na indiferencia
NO encuentro eli Ell suceso NADIA de
extraordinario.
II Oh, 81, mama replic6 Margarita
es un rasgo hermoso
ESQ mismo decian ALI todos Que
corazon, que corazon..... Y, sobre to-
| do. -. iqu6 puaos
-Daria eualquier cosa por conocer
4 ese hombre. ST 10 encontramos en
alguna parte til mo dirds quien es.
No te fes, Mia tn padre no la
sido nunca fsonomista.
Els cierto: ademas, con aquella
confusion me fu6 impossible verlo bien
psro, en- fin, imaginate un hombre Co
mo otro cuAlquiera. Solo puedo decir-
te que, al saltal sobre los caballos, Sc
le cayo ell sombrero w..
II Dios mio I Fra calyo....? !? ex-
clam6 la seno2ita de Miramar sin poder
contenerse.
No, al contlmrio, de ESQ estoy Sc
guro pero lleva cnel sombrero un pre-
cioso ramillete de margaritas.
Ia senora solto la carcaiada, dicien-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1877-04-01
TELL sGRAMAs VIA HABANA
Nos ha traido cl Alicaslte los

Nos ha traido cl Alieaslte los ST.
guieptes
Turqufa a y Montenegro no han
podido avsenirse i TN acuerdo.
Lendress, mario l5-El aspecto
para una s,ollcion satisfactoria Gle Ia
question de Oriente es meaos hala-
giieno.
Nueva fork, mario 17.-En las
elecciones Scelebradas en- el Estado
de New Hampshire los dem6cratas
ha:1 jelegado un miembro del Congre-
80 ~ los republicanos dos de los
ceHdidatos de ese partido anunciados
N4ondres id. id.-Creese general
merNte que las potencias europeas
llegaran d un acuerdo EN- ell protocol
10 para el arreglo de Ia question de
Washington, q)RRafao 10 +El senadc
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1877-04-01
BTILLAS.
de 1877.

AL Sr. X.-Cree este caballero salil
del atolladero en- que sc ha metido adop-
tando ell estilo cortado de Selgas come
Intes tratara de imitar ell de Ceryantes
para dilucidar Ia va manoseada question
del acueducto el hospital Las con-
tradlcciones que ha pretendido encon-
trar en- nuestros articulos no estan en-
ellos sino en- In fantasia de nuestro apre-
eiable contrincante. La ciencia de cue
tlnto alardc habia hcclo ell Sr. X. no
In ha deado muy bien parada quo di.
gamos Por 10 demas & no ha de con-
fesar su derrota para este Sc requiere
demasiada abnegacion. Por nuestra
parte le hemos probado 10 que el exigid
para adherirse d nuestro parecer, es
que el acueducto es I'M elemento dc hi
giene, Y este nos basta.
Crltos. -Clando Sc quiere hay item
po estlmulo para todo. Decimos es-
to porque nos 10 prueba la gran con
currencia que ha ahuido en- estos solem-
nes dias, 10 ..lismo'& Ia Cathedral que d
San Jose, San Francisco Y Y. O. T. Fran
ciscana doquiera las festividades han
sido selectas y el culto diviro digno dc
tan piadoso yecindario que ha demos
tra(lo una yez mas no Sc amortigua Ell
q en- manera alguna ell sentimiento re-
lioioso, lie 81 va tan arraigado, sino que
81 cabe, Va cada DIX. aumentindose
EN- los corazones de los files.
Lluvias. En- la madrugada del m;er.
coles, el juGves y el viernes, es decir
toda Ia semana Santa, ha sido fayorecida
esta capital con copiosas nuvias, que POI
10 vlsto no caveron eli Saco roto Y 81 ell
les alilbes que las recibieron como de-
licioso mana.
Que Sc repita, senoras nubes, que Sc
repita.
Ell Diario de Avisos. Nos ha visitado
este apreciable colega de la coronala
villa. Correspondence CON gusto
Opera. Ell II llegara esta capital, Z
bordo del paquete ingles, la compania
de opera que debe actuar Ell breye eI
nuestro teatro.
Bale. -Tendra lugar uno manana do.
minGo ell casa del Sr. Torres, calle Gle Ia
Cruz n1mero 6, que promote SCI pisto-
nudo.
A. danZar pues, afortunada juventud
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1877-04-01

perdido. talgpn amigo de u casa " n
ha encontrado.
Bisil;; perb ese 'asihligo p0r daes ss 80
oculta?
Maft1 no eheontr6 rDepnasta satisfaactassss a. aaa
ria, y Sc encogio de hombros. es a,sl Z. 'sssl +
Y EN- verdad, Ia rapuesta que MargarA
rita deseaha, solo ella misma podiaadar-l
sela Ash es que hizo el el.siguienteAra-
oiooinlo: AAsAA ~
q QuiGn ha pod.lo encontrarse esta
ioya = Cualquiera.. z u n AZ =
e" Quien ha' poditlo encohtrirsela
deyolverninla -. - ? Algun amigo. ~
!" { Quien ha podidoa elHpgtyiRela,
devolv9rmela ! cclltarse -. FL sola-
mente elanG'7 3 w ih f}
La losica de las mnieses es terrible:
cuandos quieren una cosa SO hacen6 s6 s4
mialnas argnmentos incontestables
Dei6mosla aqui entlegada5 Tia tena-
cidal desuApensamiento. seguros slequa Ell
pronto yendrl 4 buscarnos. assg,sslg !.
Los que no han dido i Tamberlick
no saben Io-Ile es el 10 le32eeho ;.pues
parece que esta nota singulalfsimase
privilegio exclusive lie la yoz poderosa
del gran tenor. Quiero decir que 81
lG tba leeto es una cosa rara, muy rara,
tan rara como un Othon entire los nn- 4
mislnaticos, como 1'iyuafe et Blaaco en-
tire los sbibliomanes. Es un prodigio
del dispason humane, Nota repentanfs
que vibra un instante ddsaparece, de-
jandas GA al dido una impression dcsa-
graseahle, y on el Amino IN entusiasmo
artllente Es poner ell grito en.el cielo
porque ahi han snhido muy poeos, NJ $
mas ALA no subira nadie. En- Ia gipa1as,
sin del canto, es el .salto mortal ,la 1a
yoz, grita sslyaio que'al estrelIarse, pa,
reee quo quiere rosnper q pselio ,ss
aontle sale.
(CoNTTNUAHA.l
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1877-04-01

ssa AZ
puntos, donde, sa@un notic;as que habia
] adqairido, debianRencontrarse las part
] das enemigaS. Y tomando pols;endc
en- plAtica las nletlidas mas oporfunas
1obtuyo los bnenos resultados que Sc
prometia alcanzar.
/ Once dias han estado operanGlo iiues-
tras fuerzas enllos ya citados puntos,
durante cllyo tempo han sostenido fue-
60 cinco veccs con ell enemigo, <haciGn-
dole 8 prisioneros, entre ellos d. Ra-
fael Rivoro, hermano de madre del iris
temente celebre cabecilla Sori captu-
randoles 10 caballos con mordaras 2
mulos, V ocupdndoles rifles, 7 armas
blanc,.s, yarios relojes, gran cantidad
de ropas y porcicn &c objetos Gle suma
importancia para los rabeldes, entire
ollos multitud Gle porros de coger gara-
TO, euya psrdida les es lauy periudicial
Iambien fuG muerto el titu!ado coronel
y. Rafael t'onsasa, de crande importan-
cla para nuos5ros enemigcs, cl caal te-
MIA en5re ellos gran reaom1ro = era uno
de sGs mus atamados fabricantes dc
p5lvora.
Las operaciones rracticadas en- Ia
parte Sur Y Este del Departamento
desde ell % del prGximo pasado al L.
del actual y des,ie 81 :; hasta In fecha
por la columna III laaulto dc, S.. Coro-
mel tenientc coronel D. Aurclio Agui-
lera durante las cualcs SO ha recono-
edo minuciosamente una extension de
mas de 80 leguas por las orillas del
Seyilla Y Tana, moutes del Cuayabal,
BoqueroneA Y otros, ,reg!strfnttose todas
las tincas situadns en- dicho territorio,
han dado por re5uItado en- los diferen-
tes tiroteos ha5idos con el enemigo, ha-
cerlc 6 mucrtos V II prisioneros, coger-
les Is armas de fucgo, algunas blancas,
Is caballos, 2 mulos, una carreta Y 4
bueyes, V destruirle ranchos, talleres,
una salina y grandes siembras, sin mas
n6yedad por auestra rarte que 3 solda
dos heridos y un sargento contuso Ade-
mas Sc han cogido 3 muchachos lie II
a l5'anos.
He aqui las noticias oficiales de las
Villas recibidas en- Ia Habana el 30:
Fuer1a del battalion de Baza en- re-
conocimientos practicados porla zona
de MaDcaragua desde ell al 8 inclusi-
YES, do por resultado hacer al enemigo
4 muertos, ] prisionero, recoger II ia
milias, 2 armas de fuego con municio-
nes, dos caballos y destruir alsunas
siembras ranches. t 1868
Ell coroncl Vazqucz participa que, en-
zona. Quemado Grande disperso una
partida de 20 individuos, hacienda pri-
sioneros Il 6 negros, de ellos de me-
nor edad.
Hoy Sc ha presentado en- I.tias 81 ca
becil!a Ramon de Leon, veriiicandolo
en- la Movida ell csclayo Dionisio Girl
nan del inrenio AIanZanares. d &
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1877-04-01
.pRESIDEECIA
DE la SOCIEDAD DE AGRICULTUR.
DEL EXPERIMENTATION DE-: POXCE.

Mny Sr. mio;
An;mada c8ta Soc;edad dcun sincere enu-
siaSmO por tOd0 10 que IS rclac0na con Cl
progrcSo mora! material ,lc csta Provincl,
no l,a ccSado de ocupatS1 dcsde Su iilntMcion,
dcntro de los limi,cs tic SUI natural eStcra dc
accion, dc numer0SoS asunt0S dc intcfcS gene
raj cuya reSolucion rcclamaba con empenO In
opinion pdbIica dc toda In Isa EScaSoS EN-.
per0, en- Sumo grade han sido los rcstltalos
obtcnidos hasta cl tlia, Y una de las pl'ncpaes
clusas de cue no htyan co!reaponGido ii NJ
dor Y 4 la G con que incron clnop@dldoS Sils
titles trabaoS, cs, no dlitisriJ, la csreacia Ell
III Mclrop0lI dc III comS!0nddo parmmncnte,
qae deilgado dc todo compromise cafactrl
p9i,ico, Y cicfcicado ana icgitiml iutln"ncia
en los crcuioS en- que sc mucven los Podercs
del Estado, removicsc oi)st.culos, eacarecicse
dudas ,Iiese e impulse nccesal'o Il los astll-
tos Quc Ia Sociedad Ia promorido v que cn
defntiva cst:tn a,Wellos lun1dos L rcsoVcr.
Eata lalta. hccho extensive el pcnSamicn!o,
no solo Il III representation dc la clasc agrlcola
Gnca Il que SO c0nsagfan nuestras tdrelS Sln0
i IA dc toCtaS las classes pr0GuctoraS del pas
ha sitlo en- todas las epocas .scneralmente sen
tida Ell Puerto Rico, Y miicso mas ca In prescn-
tc, en- que de una manera tan al0rnantc ha
dcscendido el nivcl de nuestla antigua pros
peridad, hacienda ,lescar todos los que anan
i Isa que In n:no protectora del GoDicrno de
: NJ. sc aprcsurc !; tlertanar sob,e ella los
bene.icios que juStamen.e anhela me:cce.
Precise eS reconocer en- Ia ialta 4 que aludi-
mos, una de las calSas indircctaS del lamenta-
bic estacionalniento que Sc obserya en- el desar-
roIlo dc nuestra riqucza pdblica, pues il la dis
tanca i que Sc halla esta lsla della Madre
Patria, ocupada Ia men.e de nucstros Go5er-
nantes con los mitiplcs complicados profile
mas que sc imponen su preferente atcntion,
impossible es de tol!o plinto, por g:tnde que sea
81 desyelo por los ntereSes dc esta partc dc In
Nacion. que scntan con la intcnsdad con que
Ia sentmos noSotlos, Ia indole Y caasl dc nues-
tros males la urgencia de los remedh.s que
exigen Y la forma en- que deben aplicarsc, 81
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lnscrtamos con gusto Ia siguicnte
circdlar de Ia sociedad de Agricul-
tura. FL pensamlento que revela
este documcnto nos parece conye-
nientc plausible.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-31

Of the fireplace, gave him one of the
most tremendous thrashings ever re-
corded in the pages of history.
And with no pomp or ceremony, no
breakfast, no speeches, no wedding
guests, with only good Mrs. Murga-
tr0yd for bridesmaid, the two true
lovers were made one. And six months
afterward, in the court of queens
bench, the great assault case of Sly
thorpe VS.. Howard was tried, when the
jury, in awarding the farthing by way
uf damages, expressed their unanimous
regret that there wasn't a smaller coin.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-31

"When Mrs. Custer made her appear
ance, it was the prevalent belief that
camp was no place for ladies, and
many were the comments her visit
created. 1t was only after observing
the effect of her presence, that the
sneerers were compelled to admit that
it was altogether, pure and elevating,
and to wish that a similar blessed in.
tluence might extend over their own
camp.
.'Like a good angel she came to the
brigade at Stevensburg, like a good
angel she remained with them till
spring. All that Custer s already noble
character needed of dignity and re.
pose. of sweetness and patience she
gave him. Finding him good, she left
him perfect, and her sweet and gracious
influence can be traced on all his after
ife.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-31
THE MINUET.

Grandma told me all about it.
Told me, so [ couldn't doubt it.
How she danced-my grandma danced
Long ago.
How she held her pretty head,
How her dainty skirt she spread
How she turned her little toes
Smiling little human rose!-
Long ago.
Grandma's hair was bright and sunny;
Dimpled cheeks, too-ah, how funny;
Really quite a pretty girl,
Long ago.
Bless her! why, she wears cap,
Grandma does, and takes nap
Every single day; and yet
Grandma danced the minuet
Long ago.
Now she sits there, rocking, rocking,
Always knitting Grandma's stocking
Every girl was Taught to knit
Long ago).
Yet her figure is 50 neat,
And her way so staid and sweet,
l can almost see her now
Bending to her partners bow,
Long ago.
Grandma says our modern jumping
hopping, ruSnlnS. Wnlrl1ng, pumping,
Would have shocked the gentle folk
Long ago.
No-they moved with stately grace,
Everything in proper place,
Gliding slowly forward, then
Slowly courtesying back again,
Long ago.
Modern ways are quite alarming,
Grandma says; but boys were charming
Girls and boys, mean, of course
Long ago.
Bravely, modest, grandly shy
What II all of us should try
Just to teel like those who met
In the graceful minuet
Long ago?
With the minuet in fashion,
Who could fly into passion?
All would wear the calm they wore
Long ago.
In time to come, if I, perchance,
Should tell my grandchild OF our dance.
should really like to say,
"We did it, dear, IN some such way.
Long ago.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-31
How a Fortune Was Made.

In 1923, Talma. having only appear
ed in tragedy since 1915. consented to
give his support to Mile. Mars in one
of Cassimir Delavigne' S comedies. The
announcement created wonderful
sensation-the best actor and the
best actress in France to appear to-
gether. One morning, about a week
previous to the time of the announced
appearance, while Mile. Mars was in
her apartments, manufacturer of
Lyons asked for an audience. On en-
tering he spread out before the actress
a shimmering fold of costly yellow
velvet. ''Will you deign to accept
this, and make my fortune!'' said the
visitor. Explanations followed, and it
was understood to be purely a bust
ness affair. The sagacious manufac-
turer knew very well that the superb
woman before him set the fashion III
female dress before all Paris Yellow
velvet was his speciality, but nobody
wore it; and yet he was assured that it
would be all the rage if once seen up
on the queen Of the stage. Mile. Mars
did not know. The color was very
trying; she had dresses enough; but at
length, the pleading of the manufac-
turer overcame her scruples, and. in
the.gladness of her heart, she took the
velvet and handed it over to her dress
maker, with instructions for the max
ing.up.
The eventful evening arrived, and
Mile. Mars was arrayed in her robes of
yellow velvet. On beholding the re-
Election Of herself in her dress.
ing-room mirror her heart gave
way: sit is too ridiculous y she
cried, almost shedding tears of veNa-
ton. II look like an awfully eXagger-
ated canary bird. Really cannot ap-
pear. Tell the manager he must post
pone the play, or at least, wait for me-
Talma heard the word, and hurried
from his dressing-room. els that all!'
he said, when he had surveyed the
queen and heard her story. "Upon my
word, you never looked better in Your
life. The effect is superb. lam lcharm-
ed with it, And the play went on.
In less than two weeks thereafter the
salons of Paris were literally golden
with yellow velvet. A lady could not
be in the fashion in anything else.
Years afterward the wealthiest manu-
facturer of Lyons gave grand fete in
honor of Mile. Mars, entertaining her
sumptuously. The festival was held
in spacious and supurb country house
on the banks of the Saone, and the for
tune upon which the estate had been
reared had grown up from yellow vel.
vet.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-31
Commodore Vanderbilts Gratitude for Kind
ness Done More than Half Century Ago.

From the Albany Express.
A FEW years agO,a young man living
on Green Island, and an employee of the
New York Central Railroad, had the
misfortune to get his foot in the tstrack
frog and before he could extricate
himself one leg was crushed and the
other badly injured. Having relatives
among the Shakers of Watervliet, we
did everything in our power to make
him comfortable, closing our direct
endeavors for him by building him a
house, &c. AS the young man would
need leg determined upon soliciting
from the railroad a sufficient amount
to procure it. Realizing the inability
to secure damages for the accident,
l started for the Commodore's resi-
dence in New York, stopping at AL
bany to get letters Of introduction
from Col. w. S. Church. Making my
wishes known, the Colonel invited me
to dinner of which himself and Horace
F. Clark were about to partake.
At dinner I made known my bust
ness and while the genial Colonel
encouraged me, Clark told me it was
no use, as Vanderbilt would not look
into it ut all, and my errand would be
futile and foolish. But I was deter
mined to see the best representative
of American enterprise, and with the
letter of Col. Church, at the bottom
of which Clark wrote the words. II
tell him it will do him no good to see
you II. F. Co., / was ''passed' on
to New York. went directly to his
private office, at which [ met another
sOn-in-law, who was also waiting to
see him, and who 1 enlisted in behalf
of a personal introduction. Soon the
magnate appeared, and receiving me,
a Shaker, never could he have been more
genial. Dismissing the son-in-law we
were alone. l presented my creden-
tials, and he remarked: ''Church Gid
right Horace is am" something
with long ears, not mule! After eX-
planning how such cases should proper
ly be petitioned, he told me that the
''Board of Directors won do anything
about it for year, and closed by
saying CPL get it y and ordered the
secretary to draw up a check for 500,
which he handed me.
[ arose to depart, when he detained
me to lunch, and there he told me of
his first visit to the Shakers, about
the year 1872. He brought a sloop
load of melons to Albany, and after
despatching peddlers south and east,
started himself with one horse and
wagon with melons to Schenectady.
Arriving at the Shakers, lie fed his
horse, and took dinner himself. After
dinner he sold to our people a large
number of melons, and the old man's
eyes twinkled exceedingly when he
said: [ never saw such people; they
made me ashamed; they paid me we'll
for my melons, but would not let me
pay for my dinner nor horse feed! I
have never forgotten it, and hoped
some day to get even with Them
After procuring the artificial limb,
which cost 1886, wrote to the Com
modore, asking what disposition to
make of the rest. The answer still
manifested a disposition of getting
even by replying: It is at your dis
position the interest for two dinners
would ere this have amounted to that,
saying nothing about the PRINCIPAL
G. A. LOOMAs.
SHAKERS, N. Y.