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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-06-08
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REvIsTA POLITICA DE EUROPA.
PARIS, l6 de Mayo de 1879

| Ah1o, 1O ue MdyO ue 1919.
Els notorio que 81 entire los EstadoG
que tienen intsreses opuestos igualei
fuerzas de accion no hubiese envidias
rivalidades nj desconfanzas, serfan ra
ros los confictos internacionales. Bas
tarla una chispa de sentido comun pars
disipar las sombras de las pasiones
mezquinas, como basta un rayo de so
para purifcar la gotta de aqua que per.
dio su transparencia al caer en- ellodo
Aunque la poesla este lejos de la po.
Utica comenzamos esta revista hacien.
do comparaciones tomadas de la natu-
raleza para aplicarlas 10 1ltimamente
ocurrido en- la question de Oriente.
Las rivalidades envidias de la Ru-
sia y la Inglaterra sus desconfanzas
reciprocas y los temores que al Austria
inspiraba la idea panslavista, amenaza-
ron turbar la paz de Europa despues
de terminada la guerra ruso-turca.
La Russia, por su parte, habla hecho
sacriticios inmensos para guerrear y
veneer q la Torqu1a : necesitaba ade-
mas asegurar ell 6rden interior en- su
vasto imperio donde los nihilistas ame-
naSan con ia destruction de las bases
fundamentales de la sociedad.
En- tales circunstancias broto Ia CHS
pa de sentido comun, antes citada. Ell
gobierno ingles nomhro a Lord Dufe.
rim embajador de la Gran Bretaila en-
San Petersburgo y como el noble Lord
tiene un caracter conciliador dispuesto
q redondear las asperezas de la poll
tica, cualidades de que carecfa su ante
cesor, ha cambiado completamente la
situacion sombrfa que hubo hace aIga-
mas semanas.
Baio esta accion calmante la Russia y
la Inglaterra han llegado a entenderse.
Esta inteligencia m1tua ha servido pa
ra que el Emperador Alexandra allane
otras difcultades que ofrec1a la aquies-
cencia del gobierno turco a ciertas dis.
posiciones necesarias para hacer posi-
BILE ell rompimiento del tratado de Ber-
lin.
Ell Gar envi6 a Constantinopla su
ayudante de campo ell General Obrout-
chef, portador de. una carta autografa
dirigida al Sultan.
al mismo tempo, ell Emperador de
Russia envi6 a los b1lgaros una procla.
ma indicandoles los lfmites extremes de
la protection de su gobierno.
La carta aut6grafa y la proclama a
los bdlgaros produjeron tales efectos
en- ell amino del Sultan que este autori-
z6 inmediatamente al General Obrout-
chef, para decir 4 la comision interna-
oi0asl que q EmPeFadoF tuEGQ ~ gsa'
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-06-08

Por Real 6rden de 16 de MARIO
1ltimo quedan restab!ecidas en- toda
su fi.erza y vigor las disposiciones de
varios reales decretos relatives al
planteamiento del sistema metrico
decimal de pesas y medidas. Desde Ell
10 de julio de 1880 sera obligatorio
para todos los espailoles Ell uso de
las pesas y medidas metricas que
dando prohibido ell de las antiguas
aunuue sean transformadas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-06-08
Debiendo cubrirse algunas plazas

Debiendo cubrirse algunas plazas
vacantes de alumnos de Infanterla
de este ejercito, los que deseen to-
mar parte en- ell concurso p1blico
que Sc celebrara con este objeto, ele-
varan una instancia al Excmo. Sr.
Captain General con expression de
las se1as de su domicilio, acompa-
nando los hUos de militares la parti-
da de bautislno y los de paisanos
ademas de esta la de casamiento de
sus padres.
Las instancias deberan ser presen-
tadas en- la Capitanla General antes
del 81 de julio; los examenes ten
dram lugar con sujecion al programa
que Sc public6 en- la Gaceta del %
de MARIO de 1875.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-06-08

Ell dia 5, a las siete y media de la
noche, al mes de una cruel enferme-
dad del pecho que tuvo postrado en-
CANA, espir5 en- Aguadilla nuestro
querido amigo y agente ell acreditado
comerciante Don Francisco Reguero,
teniente de voluntarios, d la temprana
edad de cuarenta y cinco amos. Sa-
biendo 10 mucho que valia y profesan-
dole un sincere cariiio pas6 81 que este
escrihe 4 yerle en- 81 lecho de dolor
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-06-08
Lo que hace un total CO.

LO que hace un total CO.
brable de. $747, 300
en- moneda espanola que, reducidos
a corriente, forman la cantidad de
$786,631-57 10 cual quiere decir
que antes de dos amos. que tardara
en- cobrar estas cantidades la Union
General, Sc habra reembolsado GER
ca de IA mitad del capital emplea-
do y adn lie queda un capital amor
tizable que devenga ell 6 p.S de in
ter6s anual ascendente q la suma de
$2.792,700 moneda Official.
No seguimos ell calculo adelante
porque este bastard para hacer CO.
nocer al p1blico las tan decantadas
ventajas para ell banco La Union
General ., no para este pals de la
negociacion. .- ..
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-06-08

Tambien hemos recibido parte de
haber fallecido ell 81 de mayo en-
Aguada nuestro buen amigo. y agen.
te Don Joaquin Sola, alcalde del
pueblo y padre de una numerosa J
distinguida familia, q quien damos
nuestro sentido pesame por tan ire
parable perdida.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-06-08

l VA Aeso cAoUAShSSc y SoA~AO SOA
retencion, 83 q id temporal, 664 a
prision, 205 durante ell proceso, l9
a rehabilitation perpetua para cargos
pdblicos, 48 4 arresto y Ia a multa
Absueltos 10 han sido % libremen-
te, rs de la instancia, 199 sin ulte-
rior progreso, 684 sin perjuicio,
IA con exencion de responsabilidad
criminal y l5 por no haber meritos
para proceder, total 1908.
La Audiencia ha despachado 428
procedimientos de l d Is dias, 647
de Is dias a l mes, 619 de l a 2 me-
ses, y 557 de 2 a 6 meses prueba
de la grande actividad que en- sus
trabajos desplega nuestro primer
Tribunal.
Los juzgados de Ia Instancia han
terminado 225l procedimientos en-
estos plazos de l a 8 meses 1876 ;
de 3 a6 meses 1909 f; de 6 meses a
l ano 346, y de mas de un a1io 70.
La proportion entire ell n1mero de
procesados y ell de almas es de uno
por cada 349'3l y ell de causas instrui-
das una por cada 353''75 habitantes.
Respecto a razas han sido sentencia-
dos 73O blancos, l por cada 562 de
la clase 764 pardos { l por cada
3l3 de la clase } y 5l9 negros Il por
cada Isl. Ha aumentado la crimina-
lidad en- las tres classes con respecto
al ano II.
Els notable ell hecho de que la F'is-
cal1a de la Audiencia haya despacha-
do todos los expedientes que lie han
tocado en- 1878 sin dejar ninguno
pendiente para ell ano actual.
Con las anteriores cifras creemos
ha5er dado a nuestros lectores una
debil idea de las tareas llevadas a ca
DO por nuestros tribunales, largas y
complicadas como Sc We. Satisfechos
de que brille en- todo su esplendor la
justicia espanola, ncs completeness
en- reconocer que ha sido mucha la
laboriosidad de nuestros tribunales,
descollando entire ellos por su activi-
dad la Real Audiencia y la Fiscalla
de S. M.
El Excmo. limo. Sr. Presidente
D. Jose Ma de Valdenebro y Olloqui,
que tanto ha trabajado no solo por
regularizar la marcha de este impor-
tante servicio, sino tambien para
proveer al Tribunal Superior de to-
dos cuantos muebles, adornos y de-
mas material necesitaba, dando al
local un aspecto de decencia y seve-
no lujo que antes no tenfa, parte
dentro de dos dias para la Peninsula,
quizas para no volver. Amigos de
hacer justicia a inteligentes, pro5os
~ cristianos funcionarios como 81, sea.
mos llcito consignar, ahora que nc
puede cali6carse de adulacion ell JUS
to elogio, que deja ell Sr. Valdene.
bro grat1sima y permanente memo
ria de su paso por la Audiencia de
Puerto-Rico: recto, trabajador afable
y bondadoso, acknowledgements secun.
dado por sus dignos companeros y
subordinados, fue un modelo dig.
no de imitarse en- ell desempeno de
su alto cargo, inexorable como Ia
justicia con ell criminal, protector
nato del inocente, cortes con todos
y 'celoso sacerdote de la ley. De-
seamos, pues, un feliz viaje a tar
entendido y honrado magistrate, J
toda classes de felicidades al lad(
de gu amada familia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-06-08
$45O,OOO

Calculando ahora como
probable que en- 10 amor
tizacion delailo pr6ximo
les correspondent 2,072
billetes, proportion igual
4 Ia que existe entire los
billetes que entraran en-
suerte y los que han de
amortizarse en- Ell 60 sor-
teo, tendremos que por
ese concepto cobrara la
Union General. $780,
Mas un cupon vencedero
en- 10 de enero de 1880
de todos los 10000 BIZ
lletes ..............." " "
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-06-08

Continda ell peri6dico Official pu-
blicando ell censo general de habi-
tantes de la provincial, minuciosa-
mente clasi6cado, por naturaleza, Sc
xo, estado civil, edad, color 6 ms
truccion. va haremos un extracto
4 la conclusion del censo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-06-08

Por la Secretarla de la Diputa-
cion Provincial Sc convoca a los Sc.
nores diputados para el Is del pre-
sente mes,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-06-08
ARTiCULos QUE Sc cITAN ::

Art1culo 28.-A las personas que
pasado ell plazo d que Sc re6ere el
articulo anterior no Sc hubieran pro-
visto de cedula, Sc les remitira d do
micilio dentro de los treinta dias Sic
guientes a refsrilo plsz' por los
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-06-08
0tro cd|CuIo sOhre la negotiation.

Tomando por base los 10000 BIZ
lletes con 27 cupones que desea ne
gociar la Union General vemos que
nos paga por ellos q $55 $l.65o,O0O
De los cuaies hay vencidos
4 cupones que & $3 ha-
cen $l2 cada billete 6
sean $3.50, 900
| cupon vencedero en- 10
de julio de este ano. +" 10000
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-06-08

Cuando SO ponga pronto. q la orden
del dia la question de Ia vuelta de las
Camaras q Paris, bueno es que los Sc
nadores sepan 10 que piensa el radica-
lismo. :.
Este tiene por puntos de mira Il. .
Derribar al Ministerio.-2.0 Aniquilar
al centro izquierdo de la Asamblea.-
3d. Abolir ell Senado.
Els singular 10 que pasa en- Frarcia.
M. Gambetta SO dirige q. la clase me-
dia pronunciando discursos en- que la
halaga sembrando de flores Ell camino
que la aconseja seguir.
M. Ciemenceau Sc dirige al pueblo
habIandole con ruda fanqueza sin dist
mular sus proyectos con formas diplo-
maticas. Como cada orador tiene dife-
rente auditorio y cada uno de ellos en-
plea diferentes estilos itienen los dos ell
mismo objeto aunque Sc yalgan de me-
dios diversos y marchen por distintos
caminos2
No estamos en- ell secreto, pero es po-
sible, q juzgar por los elogios del discur-
so de M. Clemenceau hechos por La
Repdblica .francesa, periodico dirigido
por M. Gambetta.
Aunque las sesiones del Jurado CO.
menzaron antes que las de la Asamblea
han ofrecido POGO interes.
El Ministerio SO ha presentado COM
pacto, como vulgarmente SO dice; pero
nadie puede aventurarse a,decir 81 SO
sostendra mucho 6 POGO tempo.
La situacion del Presidente de Ia Re-
p1blica es 6fimera; pues carece del pres
tigio en- el ej6rcito, no tiene anteceden-
tes de mando, sabe que M. Gambetta
aspira & sucederle y toda la energla do
sR earAet9g 40 impedigla que si lQs ra-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-29
A Serious Cutting ARRAY.

Our usually quiet town was some
what disturbed, Tuesday morning, by
the report of hostile engagement
between Mr.. James Snider, the we'll
known barber, and Mr.. James Hol-
man, the equally we'll known shoe
maker, at Stuth's Beer Hall, last
night. 1t seems that the two men
got into quarrel about velvet
o'clock, last night, and from intimi-
dating words, the affair eliminated
in a rough and tumble combat. Mr..
Holman valiantly drew from it's rest
ing place his shoe-knife, intended in
it's normal functions, to be used only
in carving tanned hides into useful
and symmetrical forms, and made a
fearful onslaught upon the untanued
hide OF his adversary. Before the
men could be separated Mr.. Snider
had received no less than eight skill
full gashes in various parts of his
body. Like the school-boy's first
spelling-book, Mr.. Snider was copi-
eusly illustrated with cuts; wounds
appearing upon his breast, abdomen,
groin and the calf Of one leg. A
conveyance was procured from Til
ly's livery stable to carry the injured
man to his home, and u doctor was
called to dress his wounds. We
hear that Mr.. Snider is doing as we'll
as can be expected.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-29
Crimping the Baby's Hair.

A sensible mother is making her
self heard in denouncing the mis-
chievous practice of forcing the
baby's hair to curl. One of her fin
est points lies in the fact that she
has the best of medical authority on
her side when she declares that if
the baby hair" Of child be tam
pered with by curling appliances of
any sort, the future growth will be
sure to come in coarse and harsh in
texture. She advocates no other
treatment than washing a child's
head in soft tepid water, without the
use Of soaps of any kind. The fol-
lowing observations by q distin-
guished medical writer are worth re-
membering:
Cup to to the age of six or seven, child
rem retain what is called their "baby
hair" which is injured rot improved by
cutting. In its soft and delicate sickness,
1t Is like the first plumage of a young bird
and is quite different from the harsher
hair that succeeds it. If the hair curls
naturally il looks charming dressed i'm
that las hion, hut putting it in papers is
sure to injure it and pull it ont by the
roots. The use of curling irons is still
more objectionable; anything which
tngles and cuts the hair is bad in the
extreme, and 1t is t, be regretted that
mothers draw so heavily upon the capital
or their children's hair, instead of using
the yearly increasing interest of its beauty
and value"
Another writer gives it as his opin-
ion that the practice of allowing a
vigorous growth of long hair to
hang down without combining over
the shoulders and back. is one of the
direct causes of spinal diseases. He
argues that the hair, being a nom
conductor, the heat which it gener-
ates acts unfavorably upon the back
OF the neck and shoulders, con-
dition which will soon be developed
il affections of the spine. Mothers
who would delight to see their
daughters glow up with beautiful
hair will do we'll to heed the above
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-29
A Growing Need.

We NAV say that almost daily, the
lobbing business Is increasing t.
tween this place and Chehalis eoun-
~. On every trip, the steamer Oli
>'ffieT and tie two weckly stages 60
veil laden with packages of small
freight destined for lima, Monteza-
no, Gray's Harbor and other points
on the Chehalis nver, rta Hardscrab-
bic. Let no one liz startled when
We say that the freishting bus.-
ness a. DOW earned on between
Olympia AMI Chehalis county act
ualiy exceeds, by a considerable
amount. the similar business between
OLYMPIA and Tcnino. In passenger
traffic. tie latter route Is IA little IN
excess OF the former, though we
have every reason 10 believe that the
tables would he turned In this re-
spect, also, so soon a. we had rail
road communication between Budd's
Inlet and IA point at or near Elma.
II is Il well known fact that the i'm
percertihlc growth of n town is..vcrv
DECEPTIVE AID il the course of a wear
or more often surprises the most close
-, = ,,.,tt , L.
growing tr0nsportion lines in from
tier country. Not until we had ex-
aminei statistical authorities would
we be led to believe what an amount
of passenger and freight business
had been done in month or wear
Yer the smaller routes in this Ter
ritory. Now it is the imperceptible
growth of the Chehalis trade with
Olympia that is deceiving SO many,
a growth, however, which is one
day destined to surprise the most
enthusiastic and Visionary. Besides
the freight that goes and comes "
the stage and the steamers that MAKE
trips between this point and Harl-
scrabble, hardly a day passes by that
does not bring in a number of farm
ers' wagons laden with various agli-
cultural products which are e.
changed at good figures either fer
cash or goods at Portland and San
Francisco prices. When once a
train of cars could run over thi,
route, the stage, steamer and private
business would be Immediately con.
solidated and materially augmented.
Then, and not until then, shall we
be able to see at glance, and in all
its fullness and importance the bus
mess transacted between Thurston
and Chehalis counties. The amount
paid for carrying a daily, semi week
ly or tri-weekly mail over such route
would be no small affair, but
would contribute materially to run
ming expenses. 1t is certain that,
with the stream of immigration now
tending towards the southwestern
part of our Territory a lucrative
freight and passenger traffic for a
respectable railroad will very soon |
he in active operation.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-29

AGE OF LoCoMoTIvE.-An new en-
CINE needs repairs in six months af-
ter it is put on a load, some OF the
frazier parts wearing out in that time.
In five years general ovorhauling
is in order and many parts including
tires must be renewed. At thirty
years, no part of the machine is fit
FOR longer service.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-29
Wonders Of the Toy Bu> nr>>.

1t takes the Yankee 20 compete F
with the toy makers Of Europe.
Only few year, a-o. mo-, of the
i0v goods used II TIN, country came
from Encltud and GerInaly NoN
the ia ines La- taken a night abJu;
face and those cogutue> import
thousands II dollar, worth # our
gimcracks every year The ,N-
PLANTATION i not on tie score %.
originality Of invention altoc,ih-
er, but principally because Uncle
Sans boys are determined 80 make
everything by labor-sAyiug ma
ehinery. One other important fac
tor In the problem Is the cheap
ness of wood III this country A. com.
with the prices Of that article IN the
Old World. Last year, the value of
toys exported from the United States
was a little over one million dollars.
and is continually on the increase.
Those articles in which the Yankee
particularly strives to excel are the
clockwork machines, miniature steam
engines, rocking horses. ships, rail-
roads, steamers, etc. Mr. l.. G..
Williams, the agent of large ex-
porting firm, likes to recount the
history of this curious trade. He
says few American toys were first
sent out to Havana, Cuba and some
of the South American cities. The
returns were so unexpectedly favora-
bic that Il similar venture was made
to London, Paris, and Hamburg.
Since that time, large orders have
been coming in from all over the
world. The experts and foremen
in all toy-making establishments vie
with each other in the work of origi-
mating new and unheard of contriv-
ances for pleasing babies and making
older people shake their sides with
laughter. But all the money is not
made by the manufacturers. The
inventors OF taking" articles have,
in several instances, become Million
aires without striking blow after
having completed the simple model
that was sent to the Patent Office.
1t is no stumbling-block to those
behind the scenes that ten times
more money is spent each year to
amuse grown people and children,
than it takes to feed and clothe
them for the same time.
An unsophisticated stranger, Wis
iting New England manufacturing
town, might be shown a stupendous
building with mechanics cottages
and I'LL the accessories of respect
able village attached, and reason
ably wonder what was going on
within, as he listened to the unceas-
ing turmoil of a hundred machines
driven by mammoth steam engines.
Fancy his establishment when told
that this superb establishment was
only "toy factory" One of the
most redeeming features of tho whole
toy business is the fact that 1t sig
nally caters to the invention of many
valuable implements used in the
arts and sciences. Much o. the
most valuable scientific apparatus
used in the Laboratories of our col
leges and Universities have been
suggested by the action of toy ma
chinery.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-29

PorPlNG the question by telephone
is becoming quite fashionable. This
method is especially recommended
to bashful SWANS. The ardent lover
has only TO take along his pocket
telephone when he goes to see his
girl, hand her one of the mouth
pieces and commence his pretty talk.
vi course, if she sends back the an
swer " No. it is "a simple thing for
him to play TINT he was only fun
ming.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-29

IT seems that a man in Seattle.
named Joseph Nellie, wants to 20
to the bottom Of the Pacific Ocean,
and the way he is getting ready to 90
is by starting to San Francisco in a
crazy affair built upon couple Of
logs dashed together.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-29

EASTERN railroad companies are
planting Virginia creepers along
their railroad lines to prevent land
slides, and the plan is said to work
satisfactorily. 1t would not be an
nnwise thing for the hillside from
Warren's point to Tumwater to be
set with these plants.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-29

On Monday, next, the California
election comes off, when the destiny
of the whole Pacific coast will be, in
. great measure, decided for some
time to come.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-29

A New York lady writes: eff I
could have my way, every smoker
should marry smoker or live alone
forever" Now, do you know that
would be rather nice idea matri-
monial smoke, as it were-one pipe
with but a single blast, two stems
that smoke as one.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-29

WHILE many new sidewalks have
recently been put down i'll those por-
tions Of our town outside of tic bus
iness center, the old sidewalks alo1 &
Main street are, for the most part,
IN a condition very unfit for the
emergencies incident to the rainy
season.