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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1878-05-08

signare una triste pagina. Mis- lee
torres saben que el gobierno dispuso
Sc trasladara i Espana el cadaver del
director del diario III Croaista. Don
Jose Ferrer de Couto, que fallecid
en- yueva- York ell Q de Julio dltimo;
la barca Aaasttsia trajo 4 Slntander
los restos. y una vez Ell Madrid, el
dia 10 les dieron sepnltnra'en ell ce-
menterio de San Isidr,, al lado del
Sr. NJ .rtin de Herrera, que frmo ell
|deereto de traslacion. In iglesia de
San Glnes fue Ia elegida para los
ft,nerales, y acudieron rendir ell 1l-
timo tribute al valeroso campeon en-
America de la integridad de la patra
esclitorcs, diputados, senadores, ge-
nerales, comisiones ofciales, el perso-
nal del ministerio de Ultramar y re-
presentantes de la flmil, a; presidian
ell duelo ell ministro Sr. Eiduayen, ell
presidente de la Diputacion provin-
cial y los escritores Teo loro Guerre-
ro Y Manuel Juan Diana, intimos
amigos del linaao la comitiya siguio
d pc, llevanio las ciatas del feretro
ell director de In Po!iica, ell Sr. Va
lero de T1rnos pa'lrino de Ferrer de
Couto ell su tlltimo desaflo, ell Sr.
Gutierrez de la Vega y ell Sr. Marti-
nez, representante del Clrculo hispa-
no-ultramarino de Barcelona.
Dolorosa impression experiments
en- aquella triste ceremonial ful ami
90 de In infancia de Ferrer de Couto
y corresponsal de ST. periodico Ell
Croaisti hasta su muerte, elviando
constantemente 4 Nueva-York, CO.
mo 4 ese BoLETlN, mis- inspiraclones
poIfticas y literarias de E'pala con
el pseud6nimo de r. l. P, lctras que
acaban de grabarse en- Ia lapida del
director del diario. Seguia detris
del carro f1nebre por las GALES que
tantas veces cruce con Ferrer, inva-
diendo el porvenir, conunicandonos
las alegrlas y las inspirac'ones de la
javentud y al traer a mi mente los
recuerdcs dc aver, mis- ojos recogie-
ron ell descngano, fjos Ell aquella ca
ia que me ensenaba i apreciar la
verdad de la existencia.
Las corrieEtes de la vida arrastra-
ron al hombre vigoroso lleno de fuer-
Ia y de salud, lleyindole d America
d realizar una idea, y las corrientes
de los mares nos lie han devuelto
inerte, encerrado en una GAIA como
fardo escoadido Ell Ia bolega de una
barca.
All. Vi la cara de Ferrer de Cou-
to al traves de un cristal aquellos
ojos de nllrada poIerosa estaban ce-
rrados ell brazo que con tanto va
lor cmpul6 In espada y la pluma,
como rama tronchlda y SEGA, Sc ha-
bia pegado al cuerpo; su corazon, que
no aumeatabA un latido ante ell peli-
gro hubiera marcado emocion profun-
da al saber que ell ideal de su sueilo
Sc re,:liza Cuba pacifica su terra, y
Ferrer ha enmudecido para gozar del
triunfo y caniar sus glorias.
AL separar mis- ojos de aquel cris-
tai, mo despedl del amigo dc toda la
vida, murmurando dos palabras :
Hasta manana. 81: porque ante ell
despojo de Ia humanidad. ante la con-
viccion de 10 que somos no cores
ponde otro adios mis- elocuente nj
mas seguro.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1878-05-08
CORRESPONDENCE ESPECIAL
DEL "B OLETfN MER NTIL.
REVISrA POLIrICA DE EUROPA.
PARIS, abril Is de 1873.

PARIS, abrlI 10 de 1878.
Las cronicas de la politiea de paz son
palidas al lado de la gran question Gle
Oriente que preocupa 4 la Europa, avi-
da de sosiego para que puedan prospe.
rar los negocios y concluir las crisis eco-
nomicas, industriales y comerciales.
La Francia contipna retrAida en- todo
10 relative 4 la politica exterior. Basta
que el emperador de Alemania y el prin-
cipe Bismarck Sc ocupen de la question
de Oriehte para que el gobierno frances
Sc abstenga de mezclarse en- ella. Los
recuerdos de la Ultima guerra NO Sc han
Dorado aln y Sc quiere eyitar toda in
gerencia de la Alemania en- los asuntos
franceses.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1878-05-08

nos entendido, el Err.
yuntamiento, en- session
1er, para tratar del es-
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-22
VARIETIES.

-"What did you get 2" said wife to
her husband the other day, when he re-
turned from black bass fishing. ooh ]
got lots" he said II got tired I got hun.
CRY; got wet and muddy; 1 got back
home, and I think I've got cold"
Actual fact A pious man was 60
ing through the common one Sunday,
and came upon some youngsters playing
marbles. Boys" he said, "Boys, do you
know what day it is ~ One of the imps
turns to bystander with "Here, can you
tell this man what day it is; he don't
know?"
AS they were about to quaff, one of
the party suddenly called out to another,
Hello, Dougherty; you drinking whisky 2
Sure, it was only yesterday We towld me We
was taytotler." SWELL" said Mr.. Dough-
erty, evidentally somewhat disconnected,
you're right, Misther Kelly-it's quite
right ye are. | am taytotler, it's true; but
Him not a bigoted one "- Virginia Nev.
Chronicle.
"A correspondent ofthe Lakefield Neaos,
a paper published in Canada, has discover
ed remedy for the obtrusive potato bug.
He says that during visit to Peterson,
Ontario, he found thousands of dead bugs
in the garden of friend, and learned upon
inquiry that flower plant known as the
Petunia, had poisoned them. He therefore
suggests that Petunia seed be planted
among the potatoes next season.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-22
For The A9is and MteNigencer
A Problem.

Mr.. EDITOR: Please announce the fol-
lowing problem for solution:
A superticies eight inches square, contain
ing GA square inches, is cut in pieces, and
put together in such manner as will form
paralellogram inches by 13 inches, con-
tanning 65 square inches. The following
directions will show the cutting and plac
ing of the pieces, viz:
First cut off strip by s inches, and
then cut said strip diagonally in two pieces
which leaves them inches on one side and
8 inches on the other side, each right.
angled triangle. Then cut the remainder
which is 5 inches by 8 inches, beginning
at the distance of inches from one end, and
cut diagonally to within inches of the OPP
poste end on the other side, which leaves
them each inches long, with width of
5 inches and inches. Place the by 8
inch to the 5 by inch piece certain
way. and you have aright-angled triangle
by 10 inches. Join the other pieces in the
same way and lay the two triangles reverse
ly together, and you form the paralrllogram
5 by 10 inches, the area of which is IS in.
ches.
Query-how is the extra square inch
gained? W.S.B.
HoPEwELL, MD.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-22
A Race After a Wedding.

A few weeks ago two couples from Farne,
Scotland, were married and, as matter of
custom, proceeded, each with their best
men and maidens, to the church to be
''kirked." Now the fishermen on that
coast have been taught to believe that the
couple which first returns from "kirking"
will be the most prosperous in the district;
and, naturally, before the sermon was ended
there were signs of uneasiness in the con-
gregation. When the preacher made a
final pause, one of the bridegrooms, more
anxious to run the race that was set before
him than to share in the benefits of the
benediction, made bound for the door,
and reckoning to his young wife to follow,
led off in helter-skelter home stretch.-
The rival bridegroom with the attendants
was close upon his heels, and in few min
utes all the wedding guests had scampered
out of sight.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-22
Poe tic al.
For The Agis d Mtelligeneer.
Drifting.


Swiftly the years go drifting along,
Drif'in si'ntly day by day,
Into The past's weird kingdom throng,
Into her realms to rest for aye;
Drifting away-while we seek to hold
Some fairy part whose transient CLEAN
Lights for moment our pathway cold,
Then melts away like beautiful dream.
Drifting lightly, airily by -
Childhuod's fair and happy hours,
Care free hearts and cloudess sky,
Wee pretty feet that meet but flowers;
Drifting away to appear at last,
AS the sweetest blessing life has known,
A memory bright of the fleeing past,
Sun-kissed days forever flown.
Drifting away-the spring of youth,
Its glorious visions of future might,
Its firm, pure trust in love and truth,
Its eager hopes and tances bright;
Drifting on till the radiant CLEANS
Faint and fade in the bitter redl
Till the lovely golden, tender dreams
Vanish away with the lost ideal.
Drifting away from sorrowing hearts,
Friends, dear friends of the happy past,
As slowly and sadly hope departs
From the exile's lonely life, at last;
Drifting further day by day,
To meet no more with clasping hand,
TIL the errors of earth are scattered away,
In the pure, clear light of the heavenly
land
Drifting along with the sluggish tide,
Sweeping the waves of the river dark,
Our loved and lost ones silently glide
Over the sea-in a phantom barque;
Drifting over, but soon to rest
In the beautiful land that waits above,
Beyond the pillows troubled breast,
In the perfect peace of a Fathers love.
Silently, swiftly, drifting on,
We idly float with life's quick tide;
A fearful prayer, or merry song,
The echoes bear to the other side;
Drifting, drifting over the waves,
Seeking the city that heavenward lies,
Whose spires lift DER loved ones graves,
Whose portals open beyond the skies;
Surely, silently drifting DER,
To rest at last on a fairer shore.
G. NJ A.
JAMAICA, L. l., January 20, 1878.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-22

BRIEFLY ANswERED.-A traveller inter-
rogating a backwoodsman received brief
but pertinent answers, thus:
"Whose house is this ?"
"Morg's."
"Of what built 2"
"Logs."
sand neighbors ?"
"Frogs."
"What is the soil ?"
"Bogs."
"The climate?'
"Fogs."
"What do you live on 2"
"Hogs."
allow do you catch them ?"
"Dogs."
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-22

There were tramps also in Shake
speare's day, as the following bit Of philoso-
ply, from Much Ado About Nothing,
shows:
"Dogber,y-This is your CHARGE you shall
comprehend all vagrom men; you are 10 bid
any man stand, in the princes name.
"Dogbeuy-Why, then, take no note of him,
but let him go; and presently call the rest of
watch together, and thank God you are rid Of a
knayen
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-22
Baltimore, Feb. 4, 1878.

Quick CONFESSIONAL hard old Gus
toner was Badge. He was never known to
attend church, and was considered the
wick eldest man in the small town in which
he lived. One night his old cow was
prowling about the house seeking what she
might devour and stuck her head in the
swill barrel. At the time the barrel was
empty, her head was so far in that she made
blind rush to free herself from the incum-
brance. AS luck would have it. she struck
a Decline for the house, and directly for
the front door.
The old man was sitting inside telling
his family all about great murder trial,
when the COW gave a trightful below.
which was prolonged by the empty barrel
into an unearthly roar. At the same time
the front door crashed from its hinges, and
the cow with her uncommon head gear,
bolted into the room. "Old Wickedness"
gave one agonized look at the frightful
demon which confronted him; each separ-
ate and individual hair stood on end; a
shivering feeling crawled up and down his
back his eyes protruded from his head !;
altogether he was picture of abject terror.
Suddenly his tongue loosened and he
screamed, For heavens sake, take Mary !
She's better prepared than l am"
Since that eventful night the man has
joined an easy going church, which is one
step progressive, and he only swears now
when he sees old Brindle or the swill bar
rel. The old COW fetched him."
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-22
For The -Rgs d Intelligence
Geographical Enigma.

I am composed of 80 letters:
nl My 49, 49, az a. 10, = is county in
My %, 4, 12, SO, IS, 10, 3, 81, is village
in Hartford county, Md.
My 16. 81, 6, 1, 5, is village in York
county, Pa.
My 81, II, 10, 90, 80, "a, SO, is one of the
United States.
My 25, ID, 10, 33, SO, 8, 81, is lake in
North America.
My 4, 8, 81, 80, 10, SO, is a town in
Maine.
My 2, 10, 8, 8, 10, :, 90, IA, is town in
Canada.
My II, 81, So, IS, "a, IA, 81, is town in
Pennsylvania.
My 20, 4, 8, 81, 80, 80, 20, IA, is town
in Virginia.
My 90, IS, "a, "a, 30, 81, is town in
Michigan.
My eG, "a, IA, 81, 81, SO, is town in
Minnesota
My 20, 81, 8, 95, IA, is a county in Penn
sylvana.
My 80, 81, 0, 3, is town in Georgia.
My 35, 81, 2, s, 80, 2, is county in Penn
sylvania.
My 4, 10, IS, 10, 8, 30, town in Mary
land.
My whole is an enterprise that deserves
every possible assistance from the citizens
of York, Hartford and Baltimore counties.
S. d. NJ.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-22

HORSE SHoEING.-In the United States,
England and France, the horse. sheer sim
ply takes the horses foot on his knee TO
shoe it. This depends to some extent on
the nature of the breed of horses, which in
some countries are, on the average, more
shy, and most of them could not we'll be
treated in this way. Thus, in the Neither
lands, and in parts of Germany, the horse
is placed in q narrow stall, where short
chains are attached to the uprights then
one of these chains is placed around the
horses ankle and the foot lifted and tied
up to convenient height for the smith to
do his work. In Turkey and Servia the
horses head is held by one man, another
holds the leg on his arm, while the third
operates on the foot. In Russia the horse
is placed in square cage, made of rough
wooden plapks, and is strapped around the
belly with wide leather straps attached to
cross-bars of framework his head is also
safely tied, the foot is fixed to stake in
the ground and is held by an assistant,
while the smith nails on the shoe,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-22

Mrs. Spriggs, will you be helped to
small piece of turkey ~ "Yes, my dear
Mr.. Wilkins, will" "What part would
you prefer, my dear Mrs. Spriggs 2" twill
have a couple of the wings, u couple of the
legs, some of the breast, the side bone,
some filling and few dumplings-I feel
very unwelI to-day" Wilkins tainted.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-22

HALF MoURNING.--Dog man: Yes,
ma'am. This here dog, ma'am9 Real stock,
nary white hair on him. Dirt cheap for
you, ma'am. Take him for twenty five
dollars" Young widow: "Oh the
sweet, pretty thing All black, you say,
my man Well, you must know that my
dear, dear husband has been dead these
last eight months, and am thinking
heighol of quiet colors again. Now,
couldn't you get me nice little doggy,
with just little white on him9 A kind
of half.mourning dog"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-22
Sewing Machines |!
TOA
GOLD BASIS.
Bead These Prices:

secor, Empire, Etna, Keystone, Common
Sense Florence, Blees, Domestic, Home, Nc.
Lean q Hooper, and other makes at equally low
prices.
All attachments, including Tucker, Binder,
extra Hemmer, &C., free.
Write without delay for our new "a page IL.
Illustrated PRICE LIST.
OrmOnd Manufacturing Co,
my4 1y Al N. Gay Street, Baltimore.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-22

A 500 DOLLAR ROOSTER. THAT famous
$4,000 COW which was so much talked
about in this country few years ago, has
found rival in point of proportionate
pecuniary worth in $500 chicken. The
English Agricultural Gazette says that
game cock was recently sold for the above
excessive price, and suggests that in the
future the raising of such chickens would
prove very lucrative source of income
The same journal, we notice says that over
$13,00O,000 worth of eggs were imported
into England in 1876, and vet the SUPPLY
was short of the demand. Here is an open
ing for poultry-men, and a wider felo for
inventors of egg preserving processes and
egg carrying devices Scientific american.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-22

How TO DO Your HUSBANDS SHIRT TO
SUIT.-The following rec pc for doing up
shirts will be found of use to many house
wives; Take two ounces of fine white gum
arabic powder, put it into a pitcher and
pour on it pint or so of water; and then
having covered it up, let it stand all night.
In the morning pour it carefully from the
dregs into clean bottle, and cork it and
keep it for use. A tablespoonful of gum
water stirred into a pint OF starch made in
the usual manner will give to the lawn,
either white or printed, a look of newness,
which nothing else can restore to them,
after they have been washed.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-22

TRAINING CoLTs.-One of the first things
which the Arabs teach their colts is never
to run away when the master dismounts.-
They give the greatest care to this part of
his education, as it is of supreme import
ance in the life of an Arab. 1t is done by
placing slave on each side of the colt. who
whenever he attempts to start, put their
feet on the reins and stop him suddenly.
thus hurting his mouth. After many days
of this exercise, he becomes so well trained
that he will stand wherever his master dis.
mounts from him, even if left alone and
has to stand whole days for his masters re-
turn.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-07
AUs,,TToN sA II = nays.

nor until the Court shall have ordered tue Receiver
TO surrender possession TO fiie purchase .n.,..
The undersigned will on the day OF safe giyc ADLns
Information he Gun Gomez rnfng the taxes clafmeu Oy
the State Of West vfrsi b, which are now IN Ii r.
tiop and also 10 the Receivers i0r te
arrears OF taxes to the State OF suplect 10
lieu Tor which tnaes mud certificates the saie Is 10
be made. 4,
The purchaser purchasers hts Or their repre- pr
Of the nurchase-n1oney NOT required % be paid In
cash ia any OF tile outstanding bonds Of inIeres.
coupons secured by any OF The several OF
trustleeds above mentioned such rate per eesa t
the Interest thai may be due and payable thereon, as
in the opinion Of the undersigned win be payable 10
respect OF tuch bonds coupons upon me olstrlDu
ton of the proceeds of sale under The prioriles o.
lien as settled by said DEGREES and 1T any queson
shall arise as to the rate and amouBt at and for
which said bonds and coupons shall be received ap-
plication may be made TO the courts to decide tue
same. $50 $3.50
AS between bidders whose bids are otherwise OF
equal value the undersigned will receive the bid or
tile purchaser who is ready and willing to pay lne
Target proportion OF his bid In cash or Its eqnya-
letthal Is TO say, the bonds and coupons which ne
ia authorized receive In addition 10 the amount OF
WILLIAMS C. WICKHAM.
..s=s SDeciaf Commissioner.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-07

Does eny OF dc gem lem understan' what
ferlantropy means s'' asked Brother Gard
ner as he rose and folded his arms across
mia noble breast. Itwas Tong time before
Fenix Smead lifted his body and replied:
q ,spect dat a fcrlantherpist am pusson
dat feels d heap sorry for de poor, an, IS
alters wantin' 60 better the condition OF his
nayburs.', % You Is mo- dan sixth.ffths
kerect, >, continued the president. De
ferIaniherpist sits down befo' . rousinl
rood fire on cold day an wishes dat every
body else had such q lire. He doan, take
meney out'n his pocket to buy wood an coal
for de moor. but he figures up some scheme
by which all de money an NIL de POI folks Is
to he divided up somehow, so dat cherry dol
lar will hab man an ebery man dollar. II
he h'ars dat any one starved to death. ne
figures UP the amount OBJ de grain crop, Oh
yides de bushels by de number o. poperla-
shun, an makes 1t plain dat ebery pusson
il TITLED TO ober thirty bushels OBJ wheat dls
y,ar,t DE ierlaDtherpist wishes dat de po'
chiPen had clothes. but be doan' buy 'enl
eny. He wishes dat all de bad folks would
reform, but he dosn' walk 'roun among
dem for fear OF gittin' de shine of'n his
boots. He adverkates homes for crippled
am aiged ans unfortunate, an mex day
signs petishun to frow'a one-armed sol.
dier out'n poslshun paying dollar day.
Gem'len, de culpd race am graded down
even below de Turk, but / is OBJ de soitm
opinyun dat a good square niger am forty
rods ahed of q ferlantherpist an galnln'
at ebsry Jump. "-D Detroit Free Press.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-07
BY Grubbs & Williams.
Real Estate Agents and Aucltoneers,
Eleventh street between Nain and Bcnk.

TRUSTEES SALE OF A VALUABLE
ICSyiLI,E TURNPIKE, ABOUT THREE MILES
Fast OF RICHMOND. AT AUCTION.-By virtue
of deed of trust executed by Robert +. Mvrriss tn
the subscriber and another as trustees bearing date
In the Henrico County Court office, being thereto
requested by the creditor secured the undersigned,
acfpp alone. us by tie said deed OF trust he Is
thorized to do the other trustee declining TO act,
will sell by auction, uDOn the premises, on TIL RS-
DAY the 14lh day Of March, 1878. commencing at
said Morris, lying on the MecbanicSyille turnpike
about three miles cast of Richmond adjoining the
lands of DR.. &. G. Minor, DR. III. d. Smith. j. l..
Grubbs. and others, and containing $50 acres more
or less, embracing quantity of Chickahominy
low-grounds fine upland, and suficiency of wood
land.
The BUILDINGS consist of dwelling. with oil
the usual out-hUuSes, and ano her settlement with
several cabins and out-buildngs.
There is on the farm one of the largest Or
CHARDS of select fruit In this vicinity.
There arc few estates Of such extent so near The
city, and Offering such advantages in the way OF fine
soil. heathfulness Of situation, and proximity TO
market.
TERMS: Sufficient in cash to defray the expenses
Of sale and to pay off The arrears OF interest due to
as to S252.73 until April I. 1878: further credit
due upon such terms said NORRIS or his assigns
shall prescribe; or in Of his their failure to
Subscriber shall seem At, of which due announce
ment will be made at the time OF sale. All credit
instruments 10 bear interest and be secured by lien
upon the land. 1t is probable that terms more IA
vorable to purchasers than those above named may
NC "Aoe y JAMES ALFRED JONES,
Sole Acting Trustee.
GRUBBS WILLIAMS, Auctioneers. NH 2