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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1880-04-07

Dice anoche ell Siglo, 6rgano al pare
Ger del general Martinez Campos
"Los amigos del general Martinez
no tienen preforencia marcada hacia
ninguna de las fracciones de oposicion
monarquica; solo desean la inteligencia
la union de todos elIos, de cuyo coniun-
to resuita el gran partido liberal de le
monarquia. Esta es, nuestro juicio
la recta Interpretation de las palabra'
del mismo general Martinez Campos.
De donde resulta que ell ilustre gene
raj no esta realmente afiliado nlnguns
fraction polftica.
-El presidente del Consejo dc minis
tros ministro de Estado ha recibido
segun nuestras noticias, una carta muy
espresiva del ministro del Celeste Inn
peric on Espana, que SO encuentra ac
cidontalmente en- Paris, felioitandolt
Dor Ia justicia que hizo su pals al con
testar al Sr. Guell y Rente sobre Ii
emigration do chinos q Cuba, en- la SO.
sion del II de febrero 1.timo en- el Sc
nado.
La actitud del general Martinez
Campos de sus amigos es la signien
to. sequn cuenta IN peri0dico:
"Trabajar por Ia fusion de constitu
lciohalas centralistas; y de no logral
este prop6sito, guardian una actitud ex
pestante de mayor adhesion al cen
| tro.
Anuncis ~ periddico a. anoeh'
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1880-04-07

He aquf las principales que hemos
encontrado en- los periodicos recibi-
dos ell Domingo por ell vapor correo
Kendez -Nuaez:
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04
The Climate Of South America.

South America, it might be said, has
no climate at all. Here, in this south
ern continent, the same wind from the
South Pole blows throughout the year,
fresh and keen, all along the coast; so
fresh and keen that on the sea or close
to it the vertical sun of the tropics loses
all its power even at noon, and the long
equatorial night has chill which renders
it unsafe as well as uncomfortable to
sleep in the open air, and unwise and al
most impossible to dispense with heavy
blankets. On the western coast of South
America the vapors that would be watt
ed up to it from the Pacific are met by
the perennial breezes which, as l said,
come up from the Pole, and they are
driven upward till they reach the sum-
init of the mountain wall of the Andes,
where, condensed by the cold of that
lofty region, they fall in copious rain,
drenching and fertiGzing the eastern
watershed, passing over the western
slope and leaving it untouched, arid,
barren and desolate. For the six winter
months in the year, what in the West
Indies is the rainy season is here the
season of clouds and fogs. We have the
constant threat of rain, with hardly ever
drop of it, and the sun, that breaks
out in pale glimpses towards noon, is
seen but not felt. This is especially the
case with Peru, the coast of which, pro-
jecting westward in all its length from
africa to Payta, is more Immediately ex-
posed to the polar wind and more un-
mercifully searched and blighted by its
blast. That its climate, as a tropical
one, may be all the better for it, is very
possible; and, indeed, there is no fault
to be found with it on the score of hui
man health; but it is dull and gloomy
and doomed to perpetual drought,
There is no moisture or dew in the land,
and consequently no vegetation, or only
that which is fostered by the scanty rills
creeping through the sand and stone OF
their narrow glens, and only breaking
down, torrent-fashion, when the thaw
of the perpetual SHOWS of the Cordillers
sets in in good earnest in the summer
months.-SOuth american Cor. London
| Times.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04
An Intelligent Horse,

Billy" is the name of an Intelligent
horse who draws milk-wagon from
which Joseph Quigg serves customers
on a certain route in New York Billy
has been on the route for three years,
and not only knows every customer,
but the days upon which to stop, for
some of the customers do not buy milk
every day. One Tuesday, not long ago,
Mr.. Quigg, who was several yards be-
hind, saw that Billy did not intend to
stop at a certain house on Macdougal
Street, and running up, scolded Billy
quite hard. But Mr. Quigg found that
Billy was right, for the man of the
house reminded Mr.. Quigg that We'd
nesday and not Tuesday was his milk
day. The man took the milk. how
ever, and said that Mr.. Quigg need not
stop on Wednesday. When Wednesday
morning came Billy stopped, sure
enough, and this so angered Quigg that
he beat poor Billy cruelty. Some of the
residents of Macdougal Street had
learned TO love the intelligent horse,
and when they saw the cruel treatment
they complained to the company. This
complaint led to Quiggs' discharge.
Billy really loved his driver, however,
and gave such signs of displeasure at
his loss that Quigg was restored to his
place, promising never to beat Billy
again.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04
Inherited TendencIes 70 plsen.s.

DR.. J. X. Black, in the Popular Sci
Cnce Monthly, says: Seventy thousand
persons In America yearly die Of CON
sumption, most Of whom have inherited
the disease Vast numbers inherit a
tendency 10 rheumatism, epilepsy, in
sanity, cancer, Indigestion, migraine,
neuralgia, asthma and 20 early loss Of
sight and hearing. No other cause Of
grief and suffering compares with that
due.to organic defects handed down
from parent % child. OF ourforty mill
ions Of people probably twenty-six
millions inherit some constitutional de-
feet. But hitherto little has been done
TO arrest these tendencies. Physicians
are called only TO the sick. On the
contrary, those who have inherited ten
denotes TO disease are generally as care
less Of their health as others; while, i'm
the case Of those who already show the
tendency, their friends are apt TO pursue
just the course most likely to strengthen
| It. For instance, a cOnsumptive is shut
up from the outdoor air and gentle
exercise, though these are his only hope.
Moreover, the whole influence Of our
social life and practices encourages the
thOughtless squandering Uf vital reserve.
As a consequence we are degenerating
as a people. The death-rate and birth.
rate are steadily approximating. The
difference is already less in New En-.
gland than in any country Of Europe
France alone excepted. Yetthere is nc
inherent difficulty in the way Of extir
pating hereditary disease. HygieniC
care would accomplish it-such care a,
can come only from medical expert
and such as we are all ready to resort
to in acute diseases. Able physician
have thus been able to extirpate tuber
cular consumption from themselves
their families and descendants.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04
How to write for the Papers.

THE Boston Post hits the nail on the
head when it says; Communications
should be brief, and there are several
reasons for this. In the first place, news
paper space is valuable. The modern
newspaper is never troubled with the
old-time complaint of needing "some-
thing to fill up.n The editors scalpel
is constantly reeking from the slaughter
of live news matter and interesting mis-
ceIlany. Short communications are
much more likely to find readers than
long ones are, and unless they are to be
read it is much better not to publish
them. More contributions can be rep
resented where the articles are short
than when they are long, and one man
has as strong a claim upon the columns
as another, providing he furnishes as
interesting matter A short article is
usually more pithy and pointed than a
long one. A subject should have many
ramifications to demand more than half
q column in a newspaper, while all that
could be saved even from that limit up
to certain point is apt to be an inn
provement. That prince Of journalists,
the late Samuel BOWles, once apologized
for long editorial, and gave as his ex-
cuse lack of time to write a short one.
He expressed an important truth in his
usual epigrammatic way.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04
Devices Of Paris smuggIers.

A JERSEY wagon continually entered
and left Paris. 1t was empty. The To-
cal customs officers were always told
that no dutiable article was in it. A
rapid inspection was made; nothing
could be seen; it was allowed to enter.
But the other day an inspector thought
that he "smelt a rat, y so he looked
and he smelt, and at last he found that
the roof of the Jersey wagon was
double, was lined with zinc and filled
with brandy, held in tank six feet
long, three feet wide, three inches
thick. A few days before another
stratagem was detected: A toy maker,
domiciled in Paris but with his manu-
factory outside, continually sent Jersey
wagons, filed with toys, from manufac-
tory to shop. The first Jersey was
carefully examined. The second was
superficially examined. The third was
suspiciously examined. This was just
what the toy maker expected, and
nothing was discovered; but the day
the inspectors took it into their heads to
dismiss the first Jersey wagon summari-
ly they could have found hobby-horses,
dolls Punch's hunchback and drums
filled with alcohol.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04

THE curious travelling stones of Aus
tralia are parallelod in Nevada. They
are described as almost perfectly round
and about as large as a walnut. When
distributed about upon the floor, table,
or other level surface, within two or
three feet of each other, they immedi-
ately begin travelling toward a common
center, and there lie huddled up in a
bunch like lot of eggs in a nest. A
single stone, removed to a distance of
three and half feet, upon being re-
leased, returns to the heap, but if taken
away four or five feet remains motion
less. They are composed of magnetic
iron ore.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04

WITH respect to DR.. Schliemann's
discoveries at Mycen@, the Russian
savant, M. Stephan, has expressed
opinions which have attracted consid-
erable attention in Germany. The
learned academician by no means dis
putes the great antiquity of many of
the individual objects unearthed by DR..
Schliemann, but he holds that the re-
mains include objects belonging to very
different eras of history. He is of opin-
ion that the tombs originated with the
barbarians who invaded Greece in the
third century B. c., and made the
citadel of Agamemnon one of the
chief centers of their dominion. Here
he believes they buried their chiefs,
and decorated the tombs partly with
such relics of an earlier date as had
fallen into their hands, and partly with
ornamental object produced in their
own tim s.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04

In writing Of Wamer's Safe Remedies, the
6suiia,i, Weedsport, ". y, has the following;
"That these possess all the remedial qualities
claimed for them is a matter beyond dispute
bona fde testimonials by the thousand from
life, are evidences strong enough 70 cOnYince
the most stubborn dJubtcr, that they are the
best medicines for diseases for which recon-
mended, ever yet known 70 the public Or The
uhyglCfau
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04

DURING March, ss vessels left the
Mersey with 13,863 passengers. OF
these, ", t67 went 10 the United States,
8l2 10 British North America, 40 20
South America, % 10 Australia, ga 10
the East Indies, n 10 the West Indies,
62 10 China and 36 20 the west coast Of
Africa. The nationalities Of the emf
grants were: English, 5,O53; Scotch,
81; Irish. 2,2s7; foreign, b.6l4.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04
THE BONNIE Hands THAT MAKE
GOOD BREAD.

own tho charms Of rounded arms,
OF eyes that loves soft luster shed,
Ot raven hair, and tresses fair,
Ol checks thet toy with white and rcd,
Ot poutinR lips whore Cupid dips
The arrows that 20 hearts are sped;
But none Of those my fancy please
Lake the bonnie hands that make goOdbro
Some hands have art 20 move the heart
by waking music's sweet appeal;
Some borrow dyes from perfect skies,
And through the canvas make us feel;
Some make the dress fair forms caress,
10 win the heart and turn the head
For me more rare, beyond compare,
Are the bonnie hands that make good bread
Gay maiden, vain the rustling train,
Those tewoled hands so idly crossed
That idler mind can pleasure find
In every hour ignobly lost
But I'll not seek wheneer / wed,
For ieweled hands, or gold, or lands,
But for the bonnie hands tnat make good
bread.
Samuel Edgar, IN burlington Hdt0eeye.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04

A SLIPPERY DIFFERENCE.-A mans S
slipper is made for comfort. woman s
slipper for show.
A woman wears her slipper to show
her colored stockings. A man doesn't +,
A woman kicks off her slippers imme.
diately on gaining the privacy of heI
chamber. A man doesn't.
A woman's slipper pinches her toes
to point somewhat like unto the shape
of hens bill. A mans doesn't
A woman's slipper is never too tight
in company; but how she groans ant
grumbles in private-about her corns-
not her slippers.-M Y, Graphic.
ADAM had hard row to hoe when he
Htoo mt nut of tho Oardan
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04

Mss MARY FLoRENoE-BARING, said
now 30 be the fiancee of Prince Leopold,
of England, is a granddaughter of the
first Lord Ashburton by his wife, Miss
Bingham, of Philadelphia, who was a
daughter of Senator William Bing-
ham,
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04

1T is awful hard to realize that wom-
an is an angel when one sees her pick
up clOthes-prop fourteen feet long to
drive two-ounce chicken out Of the
yard. Detroit Free Press.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04

PnfPLEs AND HUMoRs OK THE FAcz.-In
this condition OF the skin, the VEGErINK is
the great remedy, a. II acts directly upon the
cause IL cleanses and puriaes the blood,
thereby causing humOrs Of all kinds 70 dis
nuueaF
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04

Commences with a cold, but lie cure alioavs
commences with the use Of sage's Catarrh
Remedy. This old, reliable, and well-knoWn
remedy has stood the test OF years, and was
never more popular than now
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04

CONSOLATION Is always found In the Diction-
afy. Plso's Cure Tor Consumption is found at
all drug stores
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04

THE genuine Frazer Axle Grease Is said 70
be the best In the world, and we believe t.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04

REDDIyG's RUSSIA sALvE is unrivalled for its
speedy healing qualities. Price 25c.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04
ATTENTION. PAINT YOVE HOUSES,

making strictly pure and first
class goods for the last eight years,
in New York, we find our rapidly
increasing trade demands our
opening an off1ce and factory In
Chicago, to supply the western
trade, and we would advise all
ours, which ls the very best and
cheapest In the market. Send for
sample card and prices.
RATIONAL MIXED PAINT CO.,
NEW YORK or CHICAGO. I'LL
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04

Mont SwEATs, cough, emaciation and de-
cline prevented by Malt Bitters.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04

leEuTe You can coin money with DIR. ChaSe's
Au6Nl = New Receipt BOOK. Ours ls the only
genuine Address Chase Publishing Co., Toledo, o.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04

GET c. Glbert's Linen Starch and try H.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04

EBn A WEEK. S12 a day at home easily made.
OIH Onstly OUTFIT free Addrs True Co. Augnsta Ne.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04

RC 4. e10 perday athome. samplesworth SIS
% " oLU hree Address srISsoS Co, Portland. Ma
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04

ADAM had a hard row to hoe when he
was put out Of the garden.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04

CARLYLE SAYS England and America are going 70
nothing but wind and tongue, That Is hardly true,
for they also going % HUNTS kENEDI, and quite
rapidly, tao Trial SIZE. as cents
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04
lijij'f lOTfFTf Fi3Tif' FREE iHH#$F- fhEE$f HE#$

Ysung 4. dies, Taaehs rzsand others IN ey-
ery county $50 to PER month Send for circular and out.
nL P.W.ZIEGLER& CO, 1000 Arch ST Fhadelphta,Pa-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-02-25
Fire From Steam Pipes.

| Edward Atkinson, president of the Boston
manufacturers mutual fire insurance COM
pany, writes to the Scientific American
1t is alleged that "no one imagines they can
| light stick against boiling kettle tempera-
tnre 212o," which is perfectly true; but we
| have specimen of wood reduced to charcoal
by the heat of boiling water. 1t constituted a
part of an open boiling kier in bleachery
By long use the inside of this kier had become
rough nails were driven in half their length
and cement put on, held by the nails, the
heads Of course being covered. In less than II
months the heat carried into the wood by the
nails carbonized it.
That charcoal may be infamed by steam
pipe has been proved to us by the fact that
one of our members packed steam pipe
across yard in wooden box, filling in with
fine charcoal as good non-conductor of heat.
Within II hours the charcoal was in a state of
intense combustion.
A steam pipe was carried through sill in a
new hotel in Woonsocket, r. l., in contact
with the wood in less than II months combus-
tion ensued have partially burnt section
of the sill, set up with the pipe as it was ar
ranged.
We have also portion of a factory beam
partly burned by contact with steam pipe.
Our vice president found steam pipe in con-
tact with floor; the floor was hot at the time
it was cut away, and it proved that the beam
had been on fire and the fire had gone out for
want of oxygen.
We could give several more examples, but
these will suffice. We assume that ignition
takes place from slow chemical reaction after
the wood has become carbonized, and under
certain conditions favorable thereto which
may not often occur, but which have yet so
often within our knowledge as to make con-
tact of wood with steam heating pipes one of
the grave dangers which cannot be tolerated
anywhere.
We have within our knowledge numerous
examples of the lint of oiled wool, workmen S
overalls and other substances being set on fire
by contact with steam heating pipes
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-02-25
Telltale Letters.

The letters from G. W. Haskell, which we
publish on our inside pages this morning,
bring the conspiracy uncomfortably near
to the Hon. F. NJ. Fogg of Auburn. Has
kell was the defeated Fusion candidate for
representative from Bethel, and it appears
that he attempted to steal the seat in the
House to which he was not elected. Joined
with him in the scheme were the Hon. E.
f. Pillsbury and the Hon. F. NJ. Fogg. The
latter, although. member of the court
which was to decide upon Haskel's claim,
seems to have felt no compunctions of con-
science in acting as judge and attorney at
the same time. While he was sitting in the
council, under oath to decide with impair
tiality under the constitution and laws, he
was assisting Mr.. Haskell to steal seat by
suggesting the kind of evidence needed and
the correct form in which to put it. eff
you want any further affidavits or records
let me know" writes Mr.. Haskell. Has
kell's letters seem to show that Fogg was
the originator of the scheme to count out
Bethel and that Haskell acted entirely under
his direction. AT one time Fogg appar-
emily was jealous of Pillsbury because Has
kell sent him some records and affidavits
first, and rebuked him for so doing, for the
latter meekly apologies by saying that he
sent them to Pillsbury because he wrote for
them first and besides he thought one copy
would do for them both as they were en-
gagged in the same business. Fogg seems to
have been ambitious to be considered the
head and front of the conspiracy and the
recognition of Pillsbury in the business Of
Tended him.
Why it was that Fogg did not succeed in
counting out Bethel doesn't appear. 1t may
be that he allowed the scheme to be defeat
ed as rebuke for the recognition of Pills
bury, or, what is more likely, it may be
that it failed simply because Fogg did
not constitute majority of the council.
Whatever the reason of the failure Haskell
seems to have been convinced that it was no
fault on Fogg's part, for he applies to him
for advice as to whether or not to contest
the seat in the House.
If Fogg's hide were not as thick as a hip
popotamus' the disclosures made in these
letters would induce him to quickly follow
the Hon. E. F. Pillsbury to ward 21, Boston.
But he has no sense of shame. We very
much doubt if he is capable of seeing any
thing dishonorable in mans acting as
judge and attorney at the same time We
shouldn't wonder if he felt pride in so act
ing. But what howl he will raise at the.
stealing OF his private correspondence"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-02-25
A Fare Business.
London Truth.l

llOuuOu lrulll.l
How the slilies of the valley, who neither
toll nor spin nor have any private means, man
age, year after year to enjoy all the good things
of this world, has always been wonder to
me. Sitting the other day with one of these
lilies, ventured to ask him to explain to me
the mystery of his existence. "That is," said
he, show provide myself with excellent din
ners and pocket money. Whenever new
restaurant of any repute is opened, l dine
there twice and pay for my dinners. The
third time send for the proprietor, and telling
him that have forgotten my purse, ask him
to send waiter home with me, when will
pay my bill. To this he objects. L give him
my name and address and the next day send
him the price of the dinner. Then 1 dine TWO
or three times without paying and pay for
the three dinners together. By this time 1
have thoroughly established my credit, and
can dine luxuriously for long period with
out being troubled with the bill. l at once Or
ganize picnics. 1 beg eachj guest to hand me
his share of the bill, and pocket the money,
leaving the entire amount to be charged to
me. A new restaurant does not like to COM
mence its career by suing customer, so when
at last the proprietor is tired of feeding me,
promise to pay him some day, and then COM
mence operations with one of his confreres.
Jealousy, and a pleasure in seeing those in the
same business done, prevents any one who has
been victimized warning others against me-"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-02-25
kissing on a Wager.

At a party of young people in Paris, CONVEX
sation happened to turn on the subject of kiss
ing, and the question was propounded who of
the young men present could boast of having
given, or being able to give "his girl" the most
kisses. Various were the replies this question
called out Finally young man and the girl
to whom he was betrothed bet two hundred
francs that they could kiss 10000 times in ten
hours, providing they would be allowed to take
an occasional glass between" Two persons
were appointed committee to count the num-
Der of kisses and the work began. During the
first hour they counted 1000 Kisses During
the second hour the kisses were not nea-ly so
numerous, for the committee only counted
1000. After the third hour, during which they
managed to score but 750, further operations
were brought to sudden standstill. The lips
of the young man were seized with cramp,
and he was carried off in fainting condition
The girl a few days later was stricken with
brain fever, which nearly carried her off TO a
land where kissing, under any form, is un.
known. When the people who had won de-
manded their money the parents of the girl re-
fused to pay her share of it. The matter was
then taken to the courts, and there it was de-
cided that the bet must be paid.