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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-03-28
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SERVTCIO DERECTO.
Pasajes de MayagIez Santander St. Nazaire.
dia q de cada mes -,
II cate0erfa. s2Oo-1e $175-Ss. sse
PASAJE DE FAMILIA.
Toda familia compuesta de cuatro personas Dor
10 M6nos que paguen junto el montante dc cuatro
pasajes enteros dc camara tiene una rebaa de Is p
esto 80 Gnti6nde en- los V1aleS traSatanticos.
PASAJE DE IDA VUELTA.
Be expiden pasaaes cara Europa de Ida vuelta
;ido Dor IL meses. Estos pasajes SO pagan adelan-
'''>''"' PAsAJE INTERCOLoNIAL.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-03-28
COlEPANIA REAL
DE VAPORES CORREOS INGLESES
sgBvENo1eNADA poR Ell aoBIEBNo DE s. M. D.

&eroicic e,atre Europa Ses1h6as Puerto de Puerto.
Rico. Habana, Sdato Domingo Puerto Plata ohras
AntillGs. An,srioa del Sud- ADsrica Central Mssic0
etc., etc.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-03-28
INGuATERRA Y FRANCIA
Tari1a para dinero.

Los Vapores Trasatlanticos tocan en- Plymouth.
Chebourg d SOUTHAMPTON En- esta agencia SO
piden pasajes directos para Paris.
80 eXpenden biAetes dc ida vuelta para pasa-
jos lntercolonales Trasatlanticos por3 meses
ano resDectlvamente con una rebala del 25 D. %
PASAJES DE FAMILIAS. - Toda familia COM
pueSta de Q mas personals cuyo paSaje Transatlantic
GO componga el valOr de cuatrO DaSajeS entoroS
tiehe derecho 8 la rebala dc una seXta parte del
montante del pastje Entiendase Dor familla los pa
Gres, hllos y crlados. Esta reduction no tiene lu
Los niMos menoS dc amos. uAo ratis. 0e y Ia
cuarta Harte de u la Inired.
Los DaSaJerOS para h 2, o cualQui9r parte de
Europa, pueden QuedarA ea lnglaterra 81 asi
GUSTAV, vice versa los pi. agtat9rra pue0cn QUE
dar en- Francia. Los pas, Dor estos vapores
tsndrdn ei pr1veglo de yiau Oh 81 cam1no dc hero
ontas rls. Plymouth L0ndres, una
r. nGarcados On este puerto.
los Dasajeros. embarcando On
uleIeS s1nO on casa dc los Agen-
o-kico, Sr9s Latimer %; 81
pagara 10 pSs de recargo.
)S menc1onados arriba. pue-
delsss~szzaxs. ,cr log vap0reS de eSta Conn.,
paiIia para lUs <us~zteS EuntoB: Antigua, Barba-
das Belize, CartaGena, Colon. Curazsio, Deuaorara
Dominica, Granada Grey Town. Jacmel, jamaica
La Cara Martinlca, Port-au- Prince, Puerto Limon
Sayanila saint kits. Santa Lucia San Vicente, To-
basso isla de Trinidad
30 exigen ahora precios m6dicos para los traspor
tes de tabaco cafe q Europa.
Para pormenOres sobre DaSales, heteS demas d.
rigirSe d la Agencta de Ia Compa11a.
La Compafla asegura toda ciase dc valores Que
eli sfsctvo, metales preciosos Joyas SO embarduon
eu log Yapores dc la Mhea con dGstlnO Europa. San
rDSnnaS aSDana. 6 cuaiQuier otro DuRto ue ruta.
Agentes. L6tfnler q Co.
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Todo con capa de 59S. siendo pagadero en- Liver
mai K de 1917 Siendo pagadero en- Puerto-Rico.
qambio corrents de Giros en- las fechas de las lega
das de los vap0res.
81 Las nlezas bultoS de maQuinaria que paSen de
dos t0neladas de peso. q otras mercancias no men
ciOnffas arriba, fete conventional
II 60bre embarques. por un solo vaDor de no menos,
Gue 100 toneladas. para un sole Consignatario, SO
ebOnara La capN, pagandose nete On LlVerpool q la
Antrega delOs conocimientUS.
81 Para pormenores. dirigirse
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RETRATOs DC r.; Nj.

En- la Ialprapta del RoLETlN Sc acaban de-
reclbir ma gniffeos retratos al cromo del Rev
Alfonso &c medic cuerpo, tamaEo Y CO. na-
dorsdoy i se n heja suslta Hla 80 ab. {
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-03-28

T1p0S reduclu0S de FIeteS.
Nercancias Sacos vacfos, Perfu-
8 meria, Juguetes Cuchilleria. COL.
NOuincailerfa. alambre, ,cobre. ho Por tone
Z ia de lata, clayos, tubos para
gae ferreterfa. Dintura. acel- lada de peso
s-fa tel jarcia jabon. velas, papel, sol.
S-nauebles, viveres. who's lico- medida
lies. ............. ........... a opcion del
ainaria (no teniendo pleas
lle pasen de dos toneladas de }5OI. vapor.
<sso) pailas para azlcar.
yidrieria, ceryeza, clmlento ao1
adrilloS, abonoS. -o'
rrO caIderos fogones. 45I. Ton. de peso.
rrOz hasta 1900 sacOs, Isl pasa
de 1000 sacos. fiete convencio- 45I. ldem.
Daily globe., 1879-06-01
A Drunken Deer.

It is stated by an authority that the
deer-at any rate the French deer-for
all his amiable qualities gets drunk. But
only at this time of the year. He then
throws himself with avidity' upon Ger
tain tender shoots containing juice
which ferments in his stomach and In
toxicates him to such an extent that he
strays from his usual haunts and follows
his nose.' Thus it came to pass that a
deer lin liquor was discovered by a peas
ant, also in liquor, lying dead drunk in
ditch on the road to the village of
Queu-en-br1e. The peasant, delighted at
the godsend, tied the deer's legs together
with handkerchief, and, having hoisted
the animal On his shoulders, prepared to
carry him off. The deer reused from his
drunken sleep by this treatment, became
SO troublesome that the peasant, who was
of an inventive turn, took off his blouse,
passed it over the deer's head and i'm
provised by means of it a straight jacket,
which paralyzed the beasts movements.
He had just finished these intel ligent pro-
ceedings when he perceived two gend-
armes, who, without more ado, requested
to be furnished with his name and adj
dress, in view of legal proceedings. In
the meantime the deer, whose feet had
been united, scampered off little en-
barrassed by the blouse, to his doe and
family, whose CONSERVATION at his strange
appearance may be imagined. He prob
ably had a bad time of it when he reach
ed his own quarters, while the peasant
had to reckon with the legal authorities.
Thus we see how deer, as we'll as man
got into trouble through drink.
Daily globe., 1879-06-01
A Dressy Trick.

GA Boston correspondent of Western
paper says: "There is a certain fashion
able modiste up town who has among her
customers a large number of ladies of our
very best society Carriages are contin-
ually before her door, and such is her
success in business that she is the envy of
the throng of less successful modistes who
cannot see how she does it!' This is be-
cause they do not understand the double
role she plays. Very many of the large
flat-tops in which elegant costumes are
sent home come back to the dressmaker a
few days later; but of course that is all
right-changes are needed. But when
the changes are made, the costumes 90
out again to different addresses from the
first ones, and again they comeback. In
fact, the principal business done here is
that of letting costumes for balls, we'd
dings and other affairs. Even black silk
visiting dresses and street suits may be
hired, and are especially made use Of by
ladies who are going on visits for few
weeks to other cities or the seashore But
the business is SO carefully arranged that
nobody finds it out, and even the ladies
who patronize the establishment seldom
see their dresses worn by any one else,
for the madam always keeps strict mem
oranda of the places where the dresses
have been worn, and never lets costume
90 twice into the same circle of society:
besides such alterations are made cyery
time dress comes back that it would not
be very easily recognized. Considering
the secrecy which is maintained regarding
Daily globe., 1879-06-01
Woman's Wit Against Red Tape

Miss Kate Field, well known as lee
turer and Journalist, had several amusing
adventures in her visit to Spain. Her
courage never deserted her in danger, and
her womanly tact overcame all the hind
erances to travel. She had many encoun-
ters with the officials, who were no match
for her wit. One morning, as she was
about starting from the little town of San
tander for Madrid, the courier told us
that the authorieties had put her trunk
in quarantine for three days
She hastened to the sanitary bureau
''Please give ME my trunk"
at is in quarantine"
aWhat for?"
Because there's cholera in Paris"
give not come from Paris
The cholera must be kept out Of
Spain"
That was conclusive. But she would
not give it up. SIS the cholera locked
up in my trunk, and not in my carpet
bag?" The carpet-bag had not been
touched. "Had known the marvels Of
Spanish quarantine, I'd have brought my
clothes in anewspaper.
After a little more bantering, the in
spector yielded. s'You can't have your
trunk; that would cost me MY office.
But you may have your Clothes
She was equal to the emergency, took
the clothes, piled them into white
checkered morning wrapper, and started
for Madrid with the bundle under her
arm The American consul, even, was
astonished at her audacity.
Daily globe., 1879-06-01
Prehistoric Canoe.

The Times Geneva correspondent writes
that NJ. A. Borel, of Chaux de Fonds, has
just had the good fortune to find in the
Lake Of Neuchatel, between Bazuge and
Chatelard, prehistoric canoe, probably
the finest specimen of the sort that has
yet come to light.in Switzerland. Hol-
lowed out Of single piece of oak, the
vessel is eight metres long, ninety cent?
metres wide and sixty-fve centimetres
high. It is well finished, and in a perfect
state of ofpreservation. The stern carries
spur, and the PROV is curved in the form
Of a hook, probably for the purpose of
attaching it by rope to a landing-place
The canoe is sufficiently large to carry
twelve persons. There is no appearance
of rowlocks, but the supports on which
the thwarths formerly rested are still
plainly to be seen. Mr.. Borel proposes to.
present this interesting 'sfnd" to the
Museum of Chaux- -Fonds
Daily globe., 1879-06-01
news went back to the uttermost end Of

news went back to the uttermost end Of
the hall. :Oh,' says one, 81 didn't know
her descent, but she can't be beat for
singing nor for fine appearance either
Another says, II never saw an American
lady before, she is beautiful!' Some Of
the mems faces looked positively scnti-
mental, and when for an encoure, Mrs
Osgood sang "Sweet Home" in the most
pathetic manner, there were new white
handkerchief unfolded all over the house
and stiffness pervaded that was more
than religious.
A comic song which followed, and was
all about "Camomile Tea.'' and its place
among the soporitic and comforting pan.
aceas, turned beaming old face to me
with the utterance- now any one that's
got any brains can see the meaning to
that, and multiply on it, This is better
than going to these low music halls
smoking and drinking; you can't SET
there mint but they come and ask you
what yon'll have.''
And | suppose you must have it?"
suggested, ut wouldn't be gdbd-natured
to refuse, woAld it?'
4>O, yyOu Cdu Y uO tudt, le answered
rather sadly. ''Now, if you have brains
to see it," he continued, ssthat's preach
ing of the right Sort / asked if he liked
1t better through camomile tea than
through the parsons lips. The man gave
such sudden and loud guffaw, that the
"s'hs" round him ''scart" him, he said
afterwards; "for don't you see he says, .
''if you were among the upper tens you
wouldn't find better behavior than here
tonight" 1t was true enough.
After violin solo by Lady Lindeys,
and for an encore one of her ladyship's
own composition, which was piece of
merit and was we'll executed, and other
excellent things by other artists, Mrs.
Osgood sang ssAuld Lang syne.'' Mr..
Bethune with his wand stirred the audi
ence to join in the chorus, and the .harti-
ness of it must have pierced the roof. A
few brief and sensible remarks from Mr..
Bethune sent the audience home light
hearted, and some of them full headed,
and soon followed from the hall, the live
ried carriages of the aristocrats and the
quiet broughams Of the artists bearing
with them, it is to be presumed, the salts
faction of having done a most lovely deed.
Daily globe., 1879-06-01
He Didn't Want to Get Rich.

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Mr. Garfield went to have little talk
with his grocer morning or so ago. He
began as follows:
II bought quart of cider here the
other day."
"Was it good?"
Eyes, sir; it was first-cIass, and l
measured it, too.
"Was it.all right?'' inquired the dealer,
turning little red in the face.
mo, sir; the measure was wrong.
You gave me little too much-about a
cupful over. And then the other day 1
got a pound Of coffee here. l took that
home and weighed it, too.''
"How much did it weigh, sir2''
"Just pound to a hair. I also order
ed peck Of potatoes yesterday. I meas
ured them, and what do you thinkr'
II don't know, I'm sure, said the groc-
er breathlessly.
'.There was exactly peck. You have
made but one mistake since l have been
dealing with you. The week before last,
when / ordered mackerel you sent me
two stuck together"
81 never make mistakes in nv own
favor, murmured the grocer as he rubbed
his hands together and chuckled with
pleasure.
II know you don't, know you don't
and that's where you make fool of YOUR
self. | have noticed all along that you
are perfectly square, SO thought I'd Just
step down and give you some advice be-
fore you rum yourself and family. If
you are or pretend to be business man
and want to make money you must re-
form; turn over a new leaf; convert your
self to the system of giving short weight.
You'd like to live in snowy cottage
with lilac bushes inside the fence and a
cast-iron representation of Dolores squirt
ing crystalline gems up in the air,
wouldn't you?''
"Indeed should, SIR"
"And wouldn't you like to dress your
wife in style, have a carriage for her, and
enable your daughters to be educated in
Europe and marry counts, and send your
son to college and make paragrapher
of him, eh2'
"That would be NICE"
''Well, it's in your power to do these
things. You may as we'll as not hold
your head up like Congressman. Now,
| have an agency for false weights;
fourteen ounce pieces are marked two
pounds, and other weights in proportion,
and | should like to supply you on con-
dltion that you won't use them in max
ing up my things"
Il don't think I care for any to-day,
sir"
"None to-day None to-day! Here 1
come and offer to PROSTATE you with
wealth and happiness, and you won't al
low me to! Throwing away golden
opportunity when its rammed right
under your nose! Good morning, l have
no more time to waste; good morning"
Then he stepped out.
Daily globe., 1879-06-01
PUNCH IN PRIVATE LIFE.

Madame Davanne's children liked moth
ing better than seeing Punch. Their
fathers business obliged him to spend
the greater part Of the year in Paris, and
they were sent to walk in the Champs
Elysees every day; and whenever it was
neither too cold nor too wet, they pur-
suaded their nurse to let them ut least
watch one act of the drama that so much
delighted them. Little Charles greatest
wish in all the world was to have a
Punch's box of his own, and spend his
life in playing him.
"It would be such fun,' he said, un-
willingly getting down from the bench
where he had been standing to watch
the performance; zone would see Punch
every day"
"No,' said Suzanne, "you would not
see him, for you would be inside; and as
am your sister, should have to take
the pence from the people who looked on !;
but should think it very stupid to stand
holding out a lite saucer to everybody"
One morning the children were sitting
before Punch's house, when, just as Punch
was going to beat his wife, the nurse
looked round for Charles, whom she
found out Of sight, when she heard him
give a scream and saw the little boarded
fabric shaking violently. ''Nurse !
nursen' he called, "help! Mr.. Punch is
ill.,"
The nurse, followed by Suzanne and
her brother Paul, raised the curtain, and
saw poor, lean, sickly man in fainting
fit, and little Charles trying to hold him
in his arms.
20 Nurse! he is dead" cried Charles
the will never play Punch any more
'Wait, my dears," said Nurse. II
must call policeman; could not move
the poor man."
The policeman came, and carried poor
Mr.. Punch out Of the box into the open
air; Suzanne dipped her hands in the
fountain and threw water in his face, and
Nurse put soaked handkerchief over
his temples. He soon opened his eyes.
~ was too hungry" he said; II have
eaten nothing since yesterday morning. y
"Oh, Nurse" cried Suzanne, ssgive him
our luncheon" And all the children
rummaged in Nurses basket for thei1
rolls, which they thrust into the poor
mans hand, while Paul said: 'sPoor Mr.
Punch had no. breakfast! How tired
he must ben
''Listen, my dears," said Nurse 'sas ]
have you with me cannot take the pool
man home. Perhaps the policeman vii
be good enough to call a cab; will give
him five francs to pay for it and get
little bread and broth for dinner. I ad
wise you not to eat too much at once, O
too fast, or you will be ILL.,"
"No fear of that, ma'am," said the poo
man, feebly, 'sfor my wife and five chill
dren must eat too"
give children and nothing to eat !!
cried Suzanne. "Ask his address, Nurse
I am sure mamma will 60 and see MI
and Mrs. Punch.
"What is your name, good mana" sal,
nurse.
"Why, Mr.. Punch, to be sure" erie,
little Paul.
"No, my little master, my name is no
Punch. My box is my bread-winner, tina
Daily globe., 1879-06-01

on his. way to the station, heard a noise of
great hilarity, and, thinking that he re-
cognized the voice of his patient, dropped
in.
There he was with lis dressing gown
Of coverlit, his sponge hat, and his skin
tight pants, the centre Of an admiring
circle, drinking whisky punches and rat
Ting off jokss at the rate Of twenty q min
ute.
II give in" said Mr.. Coles.
"Takc a drink, old fellow said the
inebriate, with drunken familiarity.
The offer was declined, and the grotes-
quely clothed patient was induced to re-
turn to the home.
Daily globe., 1879-06-01
SITKA,
The Centre Of Once Valuable Commerce Re.
duced to Wreck and Wretchcdness.

E Il. s T. = f5s+
Correspondence of the N. Y. Herald
Sltka was once proud city, the center
OF a valuable commerce, the headquarters
Of all that was great in name and fortune
in the American possessions. III
the zenith of the Remanoff dominion the
Indians were ruled with rod of iron
and the death dealing missiles of artillery
and musketry peering through the stock
ade that separated the red man from the
whites were the only reliable guarantees
Of peace between the conqurers and the
conquered. Once in the distant past
when the Indians were in the infancy Of
experience with civilization, and before
their physical natures were prostrated by
corruption, they arose in savage wrath
and wiped out the Russians in old Arch.
angel a few miles north Of this. With
little else to occupy their mental faculties
the traditionary grandeur Of that event
has magniied from decade to decade
usually leaving in the Indian mind the i'm.
preston that the white man is only superi:
or by being in the possession Of better
arms of destruction. The savage does
not forget any event that favors or tlatters
him more than do other people, and that
he should indulge in his own Fourth Of
July buncombe speeches when under the
exilaratlng potatious Of hootchenoo
should not be surprising to this mixed
up community of nationalities called the
citizens of Sika. During the latter oc-
cupancy of Sitka by the Russians there was
labor for the Russian, the half breed, and
a market for the products Of the Indian
chase. Whatever its character might
have been, there was bread enough fol
the willing worker, and comparative com
fort. The United States a dozen years
ago purchased this whilom Russian pos
session and another class of circumstances
follow in the wake of the change. For a
time PORTION Of the citizens, not all OF
them, found more remunerative employ
ment than before, but the distinctive
character of Sitka's past reliable business
was transferred to the islands Of st.
George and st. Paul, in Behrring sea, and
the Alcutian islands, westward from here
500 to 1000 miles. Every vestige Of the
Russian American Fur company has de-
parted from Sitka, and the Alaska Com
mercial Fur company, its American sue
cessor, has not now the interest OF dol
lar where once hundreds of thousands
marked the annual tide of commerce.
What now remains Of the pleasant past is
the wreck and wretchedness Of impotent
dependence everywhere visible on the
street and in the novels of the unfortun-
ate Russian population who elected to
remain here when Alaska was politically
created portion Of the United States
and Indian population, shorn Of native
prowess, weltering by their seashore vii
lage in filthy degradation, while their
earcasses are permeated with irremedial
diseases, contracted from associations
with a more favored race. Besides these
there is an English-speaking, ,nativeAmer-
ican and naturalized American population
ofvarious occupations and callings-men,
women and children-in all 70 souls.
This is the Sitka that calls for the armed
protection of the government.
Daily globe., 1879-06-01
A Specimen of Turkish Justice.

Three years ago young Christian
Maronite in Turkey killed Mussulman
in. hotheaded quarrel. After lying ever
since in prison the mother of the victim
came forward last February and insisted
on his being put to death. What followed
the Constantinople correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Press thus describes: GAS the
CRIME was proven according to local judi
cial forms, she obtained from Midhat
Pasha, the Governor of Syria, firman
for the execution, and a day was fixed for
the hanging. In,vain the notables of all
creeds and races, Mussulmans and Chris
tians, appealed to the old woman to be
merciful, for upon her word depended the
life of the Maronite. They represented
to her that ifhe did do the deed it might
have been in elf-defense; that at any rate
his guilt was not perfectly clear; that he
had already grievously suffered in body
and mind by his Imprisonment, and that
the people of Beyrout did not want capi-
tai execution in their midst Neither the
Turkish Ulemas, the Greek and Armenian
Bishops, or the Turkish officials could
soften the heart of this cruel megara. l
have the tirmar for his execution she
said, 'ahd his fate is in my hands. 1 will
not spare him. In the night of February
5th, three hours after midnight, he was
taken from his cell and led to the place OF
execution. An immense crowd of people
gathered around the scaffold. There took
place scene of the most extraordinary
kind. The woman was told by the execu-
toner that the mans relatives were ready
to pay her any sum in their power if she
would, as custom authorized, allow him
to go free on the payment of blood money
She shrieked and foamed for vengeance
For an hour and more she refused to be
merciful, Notwithstanding the entreaties
of the mass of men, women and children
In the meanwhile the young man stood
on the gallows with the halter about his
neck, trembling for his life. Finally,
worn out by the prayers of the people,
and tempted to the high figures to which
the relatives of the Maronite had run up
the bid for his life, she consented to ac.
cept 5000 francs as blood-money The
hangman let go his hold of his expected
victim, and handed him over to his rela-
tives, who carried him off amid the accla
nations of the spectators"
Daily globe., 1879-06-01

this branch Of the business done here, it
is rather surprising how the madam ever
secured the large list of patrons whose
names are ON her books. Think what a
fluttering there would be should these
private books be by any accident made
public.