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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1882-08-25
Ell NUEVO ARANCEL.

La importancia de la reforma del
Araneel de Aduanas de esta Isla,
Por el BoLETN tan pedida y reciente-
mente decretada por nuestro Gobier-
no: exige que le dediquemos alguna
atencldn prescindiendo de todo apa-
sionamiento y concretandonos al
lan4lisis y restudio de las mas trascsn-
dentales alteraciones que dicho ira.
bajp acontiene, .comparado con el
5A1Suhel de 1881.
Asunto este que afecta grande-
menteH los intereses generates de Ia
provincial, no puede en- verdad dejar
de ser examinado por la prensa pc.
riddica. y ror este motive nos pro-
.ponemos dedicar algunos artfculos
4 tan interesante materia, con el fin
de vulgarizarla, por decirlo asf, y
para senarlar tambien aquellos pun
tos que 4 nuestro juicio mas dedan
interesar al Comercio.
Puede considerarse dividido el
Arancel en- seis parties, saber
4: DisposicioDes.
2: Arancel, 8 tarifa de derechoa
de Importation.
8. Notas.
a: Repertoire.
6: Tabla de valores,
6s Arancel, q tarifa de exporta'
Oi6n.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1882-08-25

y
RIA Rioja, y de dar cato por liebre a.
que no nos conozca, trueque de
una sonrisa, de una esquela de invi'
tacioa, de un B. L. M. de superior
calidad :?
Mequaqu1m. 81 tai dijeramos,
nadie nos creerfa. 81 tai dijeramos,
Sc echarfan a cuento y conseja nues'
tras palabras empun ARIA N Asinsi-
lssta el manubrio de oicio, los inte.
reses generates se resentirfan, perde.
rfamos ell cr61ito en- ell exterior, des.
baratarfase el equilibrio europeo y
serlamos rechazados de la interven.
ci6n protectora del Canal de Suez q
cajas destempladas.
jQue hacer, pues que hacer en-
contrandonos, como nos encontra-
mos, entire Scila y Oaribdis, entire la
espada y Ia pared, dicho sea vulgar.
mente hablando, entire dos fuegos,
amenasados, entredichos, POGO me-
nos que arrastrados a una picota ?
=; Revestirse de paciencia y bara.
jari
Tai vez, RiosSdcamente procedien.
do, sea este en- Ia actualid9d 10 mas
acertado y prudente.
Yer los toros desde Ia barrera /;
esperar que cambien los tiempos y
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-07-29
GerarsIsiOwn.

AS Mr.. j. L. Stump and the
other parties connected with him,
seem to be much excited over the
little item of news that ] wrote
for your paper, July Isl, and as
the writer, Mr.. Stump, the 9TH
ers j only consider his tools) has
seen fit TO call into question my
veracity in regard 70 the state
ment / made, will now make a
statement Of the whole matter
and let the people judge whether
/ was theorizing or stating facts
A short time after the difficulty
in the church here, j z Stump
requested the Superintendent Of
the Union Sunday School here 10
announce a business meeting on a
certain night. At that meeting
j. p. Stump stated that the object
he had in calling the school 10
getner was to provide some way
of paying a debt that the school
owed private parties. AS he could
not meet with the school in the M.
Il. Church, since his pastor was
not permitted to preach ere,and
that he being personally response
bic, partly, for the debts, he wish
cd 10 see them liquidated before
he Withdrew. One Of the mem
ber5-We suppose for the purpose
Of relieving brother Stump Of the
heavy responsibility that rested
upon him -pi opposed to pay the
debt and take a lien on the proper
ty, and lea ge il in the school un-
Ill ii could be paid for. To this
proposition j. p. objected as he
wanted the property TO be sold,
or in other words TO pay the debt
was not what he wanted. Final
ly a committee was appointed to
dispose OF the property and pay
the debt.
This committee consisted of
four, two Of whom were in favor
of selling the property of the
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-07-29

first Superintendent appointed under
this act was John r. Towers, who
was afterwards mayor of Washing
ton.
The work has become thoroughly
systematized and there is no ques-
ton that the establishment is a great
means of economy to the govern
ment. Some very fast work has
been done by the Office, as a specl-
ment of which, witness this remark
ably quick time The engrossed copy
of the Revised Statutes containing
1,038 ps. was received at O'Clock on
Wednesday evening, and a printed
and bound copy was completed on
the following Saturday at noon. The
entire work had to be read by proof
readers three separate times. /
could give other instances of similar
promptness, but space forbids. 1t
would be impossible in this short
letter to describe the various kinds
of improved machinery - presses,
folding machines, etc-used in the
establishment. The original outlay
was S135 900, but subsequent addi-
tions have more than quadrupled
this amount. DOM PEDRO.
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Failing Waters.

The blackberry crop is ripe, and
the harvest will be large,
Alex Parks would be s.rong
candidate in this township for the
legislature.
A party of gentlemen from
Haggrstown are camped on Duck
Island, on the Potomac, and hav-
ing a good time generally
The wheat thus far thre,hed out
in this community has lurDed out
WELL
Judge HOIe is undoubte Ily the
choice OF three fOur,hs Of ,ne PEG.
pie OF this county for re-n0mina-
ton. No delegates from Berkeley
can vote against him in the Con
vention AMI fairly represent the
people. PAT
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-07-29
NEHGHBORHO0D NEWS.

Hagerstown has ffty-dve fire
plugs.
The uew police force Of Winches-
ter is to be attired in regular uni
forms.
A lodge of the Ancient Order Of
United Workingmen has been start
ed in Hagerstown,
1t is thought the wheat crop in
Washington county, Nd, viii aver
age so bushels to the acre.
The Spirit Of Jefferson says;
"Wheat threshing is now progress
ing. and the yield in this county so
far, we understand, is excellent
thirty bushels or Whereabouts to the
acre in the vicinity of Charlestown.
The corporate authorities of Fred
erick, Md, have fixed the tax levy
for that city for the ensuing year at
81 on the 500 Martinsburg's levy
is IS cents on the 500, but of course
Frederick raises more money and
has more conveniences.
The Hagerstown Globe says: "a
mortgage for s. ,OOO,O was recorded
in the clerk S Office of this county this
week. 1t was given by the Mutual
Union Telegraph Company to the
Central Trust Company Of New
York ON their line and all their fran
chises in the United States"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-07-29

Among the unusual events oc.
curing in this vicinity, isa pro.
tracted meeting by the Dunkards
at North Mountain School House
and also an immersion by the
Complexities at Johnsontown.
We are grleved TO learn that
strikes are not confined 10 the coai
regions alone, but even those en-
gagged in handling at the depot,
that great product Of our noun
tains. so necessary in tanning, are
demanding au increase OF wages
Verify the labOrer il worthy Of
his hire.
Mr. NJ, G Nadenhouseh, among
others of our enterprising men de.
sirous Of contributing his share of
work towards improving the APP
pearance of the village, Ia about
to put his residence under cover
of slate roof
Mrs. Kate Sommers, formerly
Of this place, but now of Alexan-
dria, reached here on Wednesday
last. and intends spending quite a
while with her mother.
Mr.. William Miller. of Bunker
Hill. after considerable difficulty
in holding IN check his fiery steed
nude a flying visit 10 his parents,
on the 25th inst.
Mrs. S archmau, who for some
time past, had been resident of
Charlestown, Jefferson county. has
returned TO this village, which in
the future, will be her place of
abode.
Mr.. Oliver Allen, the merchant
ut n. Mountain Cut, b. & O. Il.
r.. has replenished his stock with
such good taste that all articles are
bound to please, beth as TO quality
and price.
Miss Maud Smith and sister, are
among unmentioned visitors N
this point, and are the guests Of
Mr.. G. Wynkoop.
Since the departure OF all game
from the mountains, owing to the
desperate attacks Of our sports
men, o great demand is being
made upon the water courses for
supplies of bass, and it ia rumored
that an ambulance almost groan-
ed under the great draughts Of this
species of fish, was brought to n
Mountain Station, on Wednesday
last, by gentlemen living at and
in close proximity to this great
commercial centre
All persons desirous OF securing
plans, whether for architectural,
agricultural, mechanical, or pro-
fessional arts, will be benefited by
a short sojourn within these cop
Grafton limits, as we defy the
world on this score, provided
muscular effort is not required to
an excessive extent.
Rev. Mr.. Levill will Ofliciate
morning and evening at Mt Zion
Protestant Episcopal Church.
REPORTERS.
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Congressman Urner has vita
draNA itD.n the contest for the
Republican nomination to Con-
grea, in lue Sixth Maryland dis
lrict lie is now serving his Sec
0nd term, aud at is close Will
probably be appointed TO the AS
soclate Judgeship Of his Judicial
distriCt.
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.
WAsHIN0TON, July 26th, IS52.

ton, stands great, square, yellow
building, looming up above all others
like a giant among pigmes. In this
building, covering acres of ground,
is located the Government Printing
Office, and the immense, solid APP
pearance it presents will convey an
idea of the extent of work carried
on by the establishment. It is no
doubt the largest printing office in
the world. Here are printed all
Congressional bills, speeches and re-
ports; and the reports of the heads of
departments and bureaus, and vari-
GUS other reports Of officers connect
ed with the Government. Here also
is done all the binding for Congress
and other departments, and many
jobs at regular rates for private par
ties. The number of persons who
find employment in this vast work
is now about 1900, and the amount
of printed matter turned outby this
enormous establishment is estimated
at tons, the Agricultural and Patent
Office reports alone making immense
stacks.
On the first floor are the presses;
part of the paper warehouse; the
machine and carpenter shops, and q
vault used as a storeroom for their
stereotype plates. The presses are
all large and of the latest improved
patterns. In the vault, which is fire
proof, is stored away stereotype
plates to the value of $37 600. The
Confessional Record is stereotyped
and there are between 10000 and
$4,000 plates of it. In addition there
are more than 100000 other plates,
about $4,000 Of which are quarto5.
on the second floor are the offices of
the establishment; the document
room, where all public documents
are set in type; the proof room, where
an expert corps Of proof readers are
constantly employed, and the stereo-
tipping g. electrotyping departments.
BeesWax impressions of the matter
in type, are placed in a tank enter
nately between sheets of copper. In
this tank are certain acids, and
al. go. o,oot,.;o lot,
coIiiiecleo WIN ~ - q" eieOOi ~ U"0
terry. Through the action or the
electricity and the acids q thin coat
IF oonnar il formed unon the bees.
...s-,.;,. 49,, ,o,,,o,,oa
wax 1lllS co"L'nS - '"oii 0'iio' ca
in entirety and being backed by
! some harder metal the result is a
a,,oor ,,tsia of tba matter to he
O0Pt0
pIlIi1eu'
On the third tloor Is ne otAer part
~ the warehouse. and the binding
.,a,.ortn,ant In .t.. batter occupa-
"'P'' -.,. -.
ton Ihe eiAl 10y ~ ''7 'io9''y i'ul1'
and their de.t fingers become very
| evrert i'm guiding the thread and
-iro r+f.,.rr.sl.i,..- ~ SOP tha al
"'''' .g.., Ii
most onlloi..''J '-o'J laoeS D0lu'is
lover their Work, and IT IS not sur
Wprising that your correspondent
Mingered in this department rather
longer than was strictly necessary.
THE wire, while 1t secures much
more expedition than the thread and
Is entirely servceable for light work
8Oes not give satisfaction when used
10 binding large books that are sub
iect to much handling. The clamp
u ends of the wire are not firm
enough to stand the strain on them
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-02-17
Ohio (iIrIs WHO uuuIurg.

"Talk about garibling r. said young
man we'll known i'll society. "The
giils OF this city are coming right along.
know five young ladies, three of them
live on Prospect, one on Euclid, and
The last on Clinton street, who can play
Just as hard games Of poker, exercise as
good judgment in betting on cards, and
understand the relative value OF hands
precisely as we'll as any five young men
could name"
care those the only ones you know
Of who wrestle with fortune?"
"No. know hundreds" replied the
sxtravagant young man; "the ones 1
mentioned are the best, the most scien-
life players"
The reporter made inquiry, and
found that gambling is moro or less
cultivated and practiced by the fair
ones. The manner and freedom With
which one beautiful little creature
reeled OF column after column OF
the rules and laws Of poker, and
tho values OF "pairs," "triplets,"
"fiushes," "a full house." four Of a
kind" and catching her breath, vouchsafa
the statement that "straights don't
count" would have done credit to
General Schenck.
One young lady took occasion to ex-
plain that they do not call it gam
bling, because the only game which
prevails is oneeent ante, and that the
only reason they use money is because
the game is so frightiully uninteresting
unless there Is financial question,
however small, involved. 1t was ad-
mitted that penny ante frequently re-
suited in Temporary embarrassment, the
informant herself knowing how it feels
to ago broke" Ono devotee modes.ly
proclaimed herself to DO sway ahead Of
the game" and asserted that she had
no end of hsndkerchiefs, gloves and
perfumery. the result of her coed iudg
ment. The best record, ss far as could
be ascertained, was made by a Woodland
Avenue girl, who realized between Sll
and sl2 from party of friends
Clerel1nd Leader.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-02-17
AbOut Pies.

The dependence of the American cit
izen upon his pie is quite touching.
The amount consumed, il properly ar.
ranged with reference to statistical dys-
pepsia, would probably exceed the hor-
ror-inspiring figures which reformers
love to cite in regard to the effect OF
tobacco and liquors. From $4,000 to
$4,000 pies are daily sold in the city OF
New York alone. Multiplied by fifty.
the ratio of he population Of New York
city to that Of the United States, it
would appear that ovor million and @
half Of pies are eaten every day by the
people Of the United States. This does
not include the pies made by private
families and large hotels in New York
30 that ii is safe to say that at least a
third OF pie or pie every three days
Is eaten by every family in the land.
One curious feature Is that during times
Of public excitement people do not Get
as much as usual. One of the pie man.
ufacturers says that during the illness
of President Garfield, especially at the
time OF his assassination and the day OF
his death, including. also, the days oi
great suspense, the business CT pie
eating and pie-buying fell of very seri-
ously. The same is true of election
times. Pumpkin pie is going out Of
fashion, being superseded by apple and
custard.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-02-17
Change at the White uouse.

President Arthur has certainly intro
duced new order Of things at the
White House. He seems disposed to
profit by the lesson OF the murder OF
Garfield. BE has made the rules
governing the admission OF the public
to the White House as strict as they
should have been made long ago. No
stranger is admitted to see him now
until he has told his business to the pri.
vate secretary. Very few persons are
allowed to ascend the stairs and take
their places in the waiting rooms,
where last spring $50 to 200 persons
were often to be seen at one time. He
proposes to abolish the practice of
seeing people simply for the purpose of
shaking hands, and will not go out
into the ante-room, as Garfield used to
do, and shake hands all around with the
crowd. The attendants at the White
House say they never saw anything like
it before. = IYashi,,gton Letter.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-02-17
HUMOR OF THE DAY,

The paragrapher who wants to get
of some dry humor during the day
should eat salt Goldfish for breakfast.
The man who cannot name the ingre-
dients that enter into the manufacture
OF soap, when he sees them, cannot tell
lye.
A pretty young woman is not neces.
sarily guilty Of self-depreciation when
she answers On advertisement for q
plain cook.
Talk as we may about philanthro.
Fists, yet the fact stands, after all,
that the money-lender has the greatest
interest in hts fellow-men.
You can always tell the fastidious
man by his sending twenty-seven cuffs
and collars to the laundry accompanied
by single shirt Yonkers Gazette.
''Don't sit 30 far from me, Harry,
dear" she said to her lover, while they
were steaming up the river with tho
excursion; "don't sit so far away and
turn your back to me in that way; peo-
pie will think we're married"
"Did you break that window, boy 2"
said the grocer, catching hold of the
fleeing urchin. Eyes, sir" "What do
| you mean, then, by running off in this
manner p "Please, sir, was running
home to get the money. was afraid
II didn't run quick might forget"
Said the sailor to his sweetheart "I
know that ladies care little about nauti.
cal matters, but If you had your choice
OF ship what kind CT one would you
prefer" She cast down her eyes,
blushed, and whispered: ga little
smack. Cambridge Tribune.
The Nihilists are now putting bombs
in oranges, and when the ears fruit
sampler gets one of these prescriptions
we'll housed the fractional manner in
which he hastens through the ducai
roof convinces the pomological com
mittee that oranges are not safe storage
for the imperial stomach. Rome Sen.
tinei.
"Alice" writes to New York story
paper ga young man comes to see rae
six nights week; should 1 consider it
as being engaged p If we were her
father and mother We should consider
that she was engaged" altogether too
much. and tell the young man to cur
tail his visits at both .-Norristomn
Herald.
She was a real sweet-looking lady,
with sealskin sacque and big plush
hat, and she stood on the steps OF an
uptown residence, having just pulled
the bell. II called to see," said she to
the lady of the house, who was very red
in the face from frying doughnuts over
the kitchen fire, 'if You wished to give
anything to the heather to-day" "No,
| don't want to give anything to the
heathen today. / just give The woman
next door piece of my mind about her
scallawag of boy that broke down my
plants. That's all ] can afford for the
heather, just now."-Nrc Horen Regis.
ter.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-02-17
Oriental Contrasts.

Identity OF terms applied to the
necessaries OF life, and similarity OF the
rude implements by which the simple
operations of industry are performed.
show that the art OF craftsmen had
reached Q certain excellence before the
European parted company with the
natives Of India. But by neither Of these
clews can any connection be traced
between China and other lands. The
language, even in its simplest roots, has
no analogy; /; and the Implements Of
industry have characteristic forms which
show that in the earliest period Of her
existence China drew nothing from
other peoples. What she required, she
originated; she initiated nothing, as
the following facts most clearly indi.
cato:
The anvil OF the Chinese smith is not
fat, like the anvil Of other countries,
but convex on its upper or working
surface and the bellows of q Chinese
forge, instead OF working vertically, has
a horizontal stroke. The paper Of the
Chinese is thin and weak it is printed
on one side only, but doubled to present
Rfolded edge at the rim Of the leaf, and a
printed surface on either side. The
chain pump OF China has q square
barrel; but that OF other countries is
cylindrical. Brass is made elsewhere
by melting together copper and zinc In
o crucible; in China, by suspending
thin sheets Of copper, heated almost to
melting, in the vapor of molten zinc.
The German silver Of Europe is made
by combining the materials in their
metallic condition: the Chinese equiv
alent by mangling the ores Of the
metals, and reducing them to produce
the alloy. Spangles are made not by
cutting or stamping from steel metal,
but by fattening wire first bent into
annular form. Pewter vessels are not
cast. but are shaped by hammering upon
block. The primitive mill used in
many countries for crushing apples for
cider, for pulverizing ores, and CON-
posed Of wheel travelling in groove
or channel, has, among the western
nations, its wheel running continuously
in certain track around q vertical axle
in China its wheel runs TO and fro in a
horizontal movement. Chinese lanterns
are not made of horn like those of the
Romans, nor of perforated metal as long
since in Europe, nor of glass as is now
universal, but Of q vanished paper
stretched on bamboo frames, sometimes
of little cost for the multitude, some
times of great intrinsic worth and
blaxoned with titles for the mandarins.
The domestic industry Of other lands has
obtained the bealthful acid Of vinegar
from the acetic fermentation Of the
sweet juice Of fruits; the Chinese by
placing In water the sea polypus found
along the coasts. The fish culture, 90
recently attracting the attention Of the
United States and other countries, ID
old In China |; but Chinese fish culturists
put the spawn in an egg she'll and place
Il under . hstching fowl, and, after due
delay, break the shell in water warmed
by the sun.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-02-17
The Best That I Can.

II cannot do much" said little star
"To make the dark world bright
My silvery beams cannot struggle far.
Through the folding gloom Of night
But I'm only part Of Gods great p(en.
And I'll cheerfully do the best camp
What Is the use," said . heecy cloud,'
"0f those few drops that holdf
They will hardly bend the LILY proud.
Though caught In her cup Of gold
Yet am part Of Coda great plan,
30 nv treasures IN give a. well a can
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-02-17
WISE WORDS.

The only sin which we never forgive
in each other is difference of opinion.
1t is the care OF very great part OF
mankind to conceal their indigence
from the rest.
Youth is the tassel and silken flower
OF life age is the full corn, ripe and
solid in the ear.
consider it tue best part of an edu-
cation to have been born and brought
up in the country.
II is with antiquity as with ancestry /;
nations are proud Of the one, and indi-
viduals OF the other.
II you could give as aims 10 those
who could employ it well the time you
waste how many opulent beggars there
would be?
One is never pardoned for his talent,
his success, his friends. his joys-noth.
ing is forgiven save ones death. And
not always that
Character is mosaic which takes a
lifetime for its completion; and trifies.
the little things Of life. are the instru.
ments most used In preparing each pre-.
cious stone for its Place.