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sobresalente coores pemauentes
riantes ha generazado los Eados Undos
Espaha y EN- Repdbcas Sub Anercanas
Esa competamene prepaala aplaci6n Immediate poe
calquer nteigenca que tenga
empearla 6xito;
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co conguiente de acee aguaras ahorrando pda d.
tempo. .st# H@a sa j s0l.s
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hierro fbrca para pinta
tacho tanque de me gavetas de azca
atres portate conucores dc caa paa etc. etc Ea pnt
de hero amagamada po maquina gran
da supercie pintada gran
hierro, Remtimos cataogos de los c0os g&
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Liverpool, 81 de Mario de 1883.

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puean apovechar las saas de nuestro vapo dcos
para cagas dc Fancia, Aemani Begc. etc.
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DEPOSIIO DE- HIEBLES
DE JOSE F.. MURIAS.
FORTALEZA NUM- 40
FORTALEzA NUM-. 40.

Por los mos vapores gados puerto
v.rado snrtdo dbdo 6da egantes
mas e SECURE one ell capricho mas deleado
regular de
de eapchosas precios muy m6dcos
Los adonsr La Ultima moda POGO dinero
muebes de Vna caposa oma
serancia hasta hoy conocds en- los mismos
las fornnas quedas
eendo ana vista oil refendo local
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fabrca Este Peoeo esta be explosion, hume
oor compeamente segmo que paa volcaae
la llama que.iaria extinguida el n t8fgst 7ase
CROSAS & FINLAY, an-P NIEVA B. To-
RRELLAS, MayaguezvIUDA DE VIDAL y Co, FERRAN Co
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FpRTALEzA 81.
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Tarjetas de visitas.

Con tipos combinados Ia Ultima
novedad de Europa, Sc imprimen en- la
Imprenta del BoLETIN MERCANTIL.
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on the left belong to the library. or "Mr.
Gladstone's room, his study and sane
tum. Should you be permitted to enter
this-which is, however, by no means the
only room in the Castle in which books
are located-you will find it room not
twenty feet square, neither lofty nor i'm
posing, crowded with books, papers, and
furniture, busts, medallions, and other
articles indicative of man of culture and
taste. There is little room left for NOV
ing about; the ever-growing books, con-
stantly encroaching on the limited space,
are disposed irregularly on every side,
and are mainly held back to back by
what may be described as elongated tall
boys, an arrangement Of which Mr.. Glad
stone is said to be exceedingly proud,
but which is by no means peculiar to this
house, and is adopted by many literary
men as a convenient method of storing
many volumes in small area The ma
ture of the books in this room indicates
man of wide and various tastes rather
than a bibliomaniac. The eye does not
light upon masterpieces of binding, or
upon thin folios which are valuable more
from their title-pages than for their con-
tents The reception and dining rooms of
Hawarden occupy the side of the house
facing the garden, and just outside them
is the gravel walk, which is the favorite
walk of the great man when he can get
no further abroad. The apartments, as
whole, are respectable rather than magni-
fcent, and many retired grocers have
larger rooms and far more gorgeous furni-
ture. Mrs. Gladstone, it is well known,
has been a valuable assistant to her hus-
band throughout his life. She has helped
him in his work, and shared in his tri-
umphs. One of the most interesting
things to be seen at Hawarden in con-
nection with this lady is her Orphanage,
building which lies close to the house, in
the stable-yard and it is pleasant to see
the well-caredfor children returning
home with rosy cheeks from their ram
bles in the park, and to hear the walls
echo with their laughter. Simplicity of
life is seldom associated with persons of
great distinction, and so it seems strange
to have in one week the same individual
shouting excited addresses at the hust-
ings, or addressing rapt audience in the
House of Commons, and then laboring
with the axe or a lady standing on a
balcony by the side of her victorious
husband, thanking gesticulating and
noisy crowd, and then quietly returning
to care for her fatherless children whilst
it is even more difficult to believe that at
the simple desk in the library, which is
called " the political table, many of the
schemes have been evolved, and the pas
sages penned, which have carried the
name of Gladstone throughout Europe,
and far beyond.-Oatr O,O1 Country
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of their lives. 1t filters through their
Liwans, breaks out into fountains in
every court, is free and lawful drink at
every step, is music to the ear and de-
light to the eye.
Damascus, however, is declining, and
one of the outward visible signs is the
want of social entertainment. Nottwenty
years ago scarcely night passed with
out Barmecide feast in some of the cool
marble courts, hung with hundred
lamps, and ringing to the tambour, either,
and belled ankles of the 'Awalim. Such
evenings are rare now, and most of the
finest houses are shut, or part-let at al
most nominal rents. The isolation of
Damascus is wasting her away, and the
growing activity of the coast towns proves
that even Turkish misrule cannot crush
the commercial capabilities of Syria. Let
Damascus share some of their ordinary
advantages, and her own natural ones
will do the rest for r-Saturday
Reviea0.
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A Key to Newspaper EXPIRES
SionS.

A great statesman said that language
was made to conceal thought, and in this
opinion editors partially agree. They
have certain stereotyped phrases, which
do not mean what they say, and which
are often used. Some of these are as fol-
lows
In the case Of distinguished orators, the
remark, The Hon. Mr.. Blank was at
tackled with sudden indisposition and
did not speak, means that the venerable
statesman was too drunk to hold his head
up.
We regret we have not space to pub
llsh the gentlemans eloquent effort in
full, means that, in the editors opinion.
the speech would have made reflective
mule leave his oats, and that it would be
an outrage on the public to print it.
" We may refer to the address hereaf
ter, means that the newspaper man is
happy at getting out of it this time. and
hopes never to mention the matter again.
In obituary notices congestion of the
brain, when applied to a gentleman of
easy views in regard to drink, means
del1num tremens, and he was his own
worst enemy, means that the deceased
was drunkard, and the worst enemy of
the people who loaned him money.
He had his faults, who Of us has not p"
IS an equivalent expression.
In regard to performances, dramatic
and otherwise, those who failed to be
present missed a rich treat, means that
every body " failed"
The audience was small, but apprecia-
tive, means that nobody was there but
the holders OF complimentaries.
~ Owing to the inclemency Of the wealth
er the attendance was not what it would
have been, means that nobody would
have been there had the sky been as clear
as CRYSTAL
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Unavailing Vexation.

1t is undeniable that the vexation
caused by trhes constitutes half of the
wear and tear of life. We do not so much
require armour against the greater ills Of
existence as against the smaller We do
not think OF summoning the serious for
tltude of which our nature is capable to
enable us to bear the loss of broken lar
or shattered milk-pan; we merely fret,
and our tretting' spoils the happiness of
an hour. Fretting over triaes may thus
become habit, and fill all our waking
hours to the exclusion of that peace and
thanktulness which should form the solid
basis of our minds. Tothe farmer a wet
season, or crop slowly ruined by the
rains, may constitute species of martyr
dom. We have often experienced the
slow torture inflicted by rainy skies APP
pearing day after day, and could not find
cure either In reflection or anticipation
We may remark, however, that in meet
ing the MINOR irritating cares of life hope
is as cheap as despair. The thousand lit
tie nothlngs that sting us into fretfulness
are not easily brushed from our path.
and yet all the unhappiness they inhict
is worse than Improbable A contented
plalnings over those things that cannot
be toreseen acidulate our tempers. We
know that we are merely stringinp to-
gether bundles of truisms, but we are also
aware that temper sometimes lies in
habit, and may be moulded considera-
bly, by effort. If we love the sunshine
better than the shade, why should we not
try to dwell more in it? The little disap-
polntments, anXieties, and vexations NAV
suck the very marrow out of our lives.
Swarms OF little cares hover round our
very pillows, and, perhaps, carry dis
qmetude into our dreams. Is life grow
ing sadder thing as civilisation ad-
vances We fear it is. Artifciality is
probably taking the place of nature You
commonly hear the exclamation, People
have ideas so different from those which
they had fifty years ago" We were Just
thinking the other day that we never
hear people whistling now through care
less joyousness of heart. That is all left
to the blackbirds and thrushes. If our
little anxieties about the weather, the
failure of crops, breakages, the stereo-
typed stupidities of servants, and other
small matters SOW the seeds from which
a CROP of wrinkles are produced, we
should try to avoid them out of a wish
not to mar piece of Divine handiwork.
Instead Of the exclamation, Begone,
dull care, we should rather say, " Be-
gone, you irritating little anxieties that
sour the very cream of life" There is
more than half truth wrapped up in
the jocular saying that care killed the
cat
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THE ELzEvIR LIBRARY. A Semi-Weekly
Magazine. This is the title of novel but very
valuable semi-weekly publication issued in duo
decimo form by John B. Alden, Is Vesey St.,
New York. Price 81 year
1t is intended that each number of The Elze-
vir Library shall contain complete literary
gem, a characteristic specimen of the best pro
duct of the brain of the author who is repre-
sented. The numbers taken together will form
unique cyclopedia of the worlds choicest liter
ature. Subscriptions received for any separate
numbers The 104 numbers of year will con-
tain not less than 29l2 pages, and should that
number be reached in less than year, subscrir-
tons at So will be considered as terminated
Among the numbers sent US we note The
Life of Frederick the Great" by Macaulay !;
Enoch Arden" by Tennyson; " Rip Van Win
kle, !" by Irving The sea-Serpents of Science. +"
by Andrew Wilson These little tracts are
beautifully printed, and vary in price from t,0O
to seUen cents apiece.
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Liquor Legislation of the Past
Year

A review of the State lie alton of the
past year on the liquor quetCion, recently
made by Mr. Henry Hitchcock, of ST..
Louis, before the Missouri State Bar AS
ISOLATION, contains some very suggestive
and interesting facts. During the year
1882 legislation intended to restrain or
prohibit the sale of liquor has taken place
IN six States, differing very widely in
social conditions-viz., Kentucky, Mis-
sissippi, South Carolina, Massachusetts,,
Connecticut, and Iowa. In Iowa it took
the form of constitutional amendment,
absolutely prohibiting the manufacture
or sale within the State of any intoxica-
ting liquor whatever. One of the courts
has, however, pronounced the amend
ment invalid because it was not sub
mitted to the popular vote in proper
form, and the question is still under APP
peal. In Kentucky the legislation has
taken the curious form of special acts
prohibiting or providing for the regula-
tions of the sale of liquor in particular
counties or districts, apparently in salts
faction OF the prevailing sentiment on the
subject in each locality. Some of these
acts, too, show that in some localities the
state of opinion which once called for
such legislation has changed for they re-
peal the prohibitory laws now in force in
these localities
In Mississippi things have taken a
similar course. The sale of liquor is
prohibited in fifty different towns, and
within five miles thereof. One act pro-
hibits it in all the towns OF particular
county except one, and in another per
mits the sale Of malt liquors only. An
other act relieves from the operation of
the law which prohibited the sale of
liquor within seven miles of two specified
churches, that portion of territory lying
north OF Strong River and east of Pearl
River In South Carolina we find a
similar series of special acts prohibiting
hquor-dealiDg in certain localities, and
one general one, providing for local
vote IN any town, city, or village, on the
demand OF one-third of the legal voters.
to decide by majority whether there
shall be license" or "no license" but
exempting domestic wine sold by the
gallon from the jurisdiction of the local
majority.
in Massachusetts,, the existing license
law has been made more stringent. In
Connecticut, the question Of license or
no license was RENTED to majority
vote at town meetings, and iquor-dealers
were made punishable for selling to habit
ual drunkards, minors, or intoxicated
persons, besides being made liable in
civil damages for injuries committed by
men made drunk on their premises. Tn
Texas, the local-option law already in
force was slightly amended In Ohio,
the so-called Pond Law" endeavored to
evade the constitutional prohibition Of
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licenses, by imposing heavy special tax
on lquor-dealers, but the Supreme Court
pronounced it unconstitutional. Another
act closed on Sundays all places" in
which liquor was sold or exposed for sale
on other days, but the difficulties of en-
forcing it have been found so great that
it remains dead letter.
This increasing tendency to legislate
about the liquor traffic in various parts
OF the Union, may of course have several
different interpretations put upon it, but
there can be no doubt as to its indicating
increasing public contempt and condem-
nation of excessive drinking, which,
whatever the efficacy or ineficacy of
liquor laws, must result in promoting
temperance. That the consumption Of
liquor may be greatly diminished with
out prohibtory or even restrictive laws
is shown by the changed habits within a
generation of the well-to-do classes both
here and in England. The same phenom-
enon, resulting probably from the same
cause, is now visible among the English
working classes. In England the spread
of popular eduction has already exerted
a marked influence on the yield of the
liquor taxes, which now constitute about
forty per cent. of the revenue, or about
$l55, 100000. Should this tendency to
diminished consumption of Intoxicating
drinks continue, it would create a fnan-
cial problem greater than any Mr. Glad
stone has had to contend with; and that
1t is likely to continue and to grow no
one denies.-N. Y. EUening Post.
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Damascus.

Damascus-alas that we should have
to say It's dying in feeble old age
1t is an incontrovertible fact, even to her
greatest admirers, that Damascus of to-
day is not the Damascus Of the past, nor
even of thirty years ago. Damascus has
always been, and probably will continue
as long as she exists, the most orthodox
centre of Mahometanism with which
Christianity has been brought in contact
This contact has been softened down else
where long since, but is still rough in
Syria. Still, things are much improved,
and the favorite myth that no European
lady could go beyond her house unat-
tended has been exploded by experiment
and practice. Indeed, as a matter of
personal observation, it is worth know
ing that the bazaars of Damascus are the
only ones In the East where a stranger.
lady or gentleman, is suffered to enjoy
the sweetness, long drawn out, of thor
ough bargain without impertinence from
bystanders or officious interference from
Jews and brokers. There is always real
business being done in coin of the realm
and in barter of interior produce against
the wares of the store-keepers. All old
work has disappeared, and any thing
really good in brass, steel or silk is as
rare as it is valuable. The manufacture
OF the peculiar heavy silks of shot colors
has now died out, not being able to sur
vlve the competition of third-rate goods
from European looms. The Damascus
sword blade has passed into the category
OF things we often read about but seldom
see, and the brass-workers seem to have
lost their cunning. Their present pro-
auctions are rude in the extreme, and of
no artistic merit whatever The silver
smiths are also poor workers, and their
bazaar is disappointing, containing little
that is tempting, except perhaps some
Bedouin girls massive silver necklace,
which, in spite of its resemblance to
dog-collar, we have seen worn by an
Englishwoman with good effect. The
saddlery shops, which form long street
whose wealth of color is almost binding.
are well worth visit. The weight of
trappings, fringes, tassels and bells that
well-condltioned mans horse has to
carry in Syria alone could keep alive
such an industry.
In England and elsewhere the most
salient points of horse are scarcely his
feet and his tail, but if carte blanche be
given to Damascus caparisoner he will
leave little else of the animal visible.
From the frontlet depend heavy frinpes
to cover his face, and large breast band
is hung with bells and tassels Of UNEQUAL
lengths, often reaching down to the knees
With all this there yet remains the sad
dle-cloth, on which the greatest efforts
are lavished, till it is braided and
broidered and studded with shells into
sufficient splendor.
All the beauty ard half of the enjoy
ment Of Damascus depends on the river
Barada, The justice Of the remark of
him who was hidden to wash in the Jor.
dan must strike any one who has seen the
two streams. The ALBANIA is certainly
better river than any in Palestine and
the Damascenes, in their primitive man
ner, have taken advantage of it to the
full, SO that it has become part and parcel
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THE PANsY for February. An interesting lit
tie magazine for the little folks D. Lothrop &
Co., publishers, Boston, Mass.
TIE SOUTHERN PULPIT for February is an in
teresting number. Published by jackson & LAT
ferty, Richmond, Va
OUR LITTLE ONES and the Nursery for Feb
ruary The Russell Publishing Company, SO
Brom6eld St., Boston.
The VIRGINIAs for January is received. Jed.
Hotchkiss, editor.
LIrTELL's LIVING AGE for the weeks ending
February Sd and 10th.
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be piled upon him, so great was their
size. This gave him STOPPING appear
anee. In crowd casual observer
would not be likely to pick him out for
one of the strongest men that ever lived.
his strength would equal if not surpass
that OF the great Roman gladiator Milo.
MIR. Carpenter is living at the present
time at Granville Corners, Washington
County, N. Y, his old home, or was liv-
ing the last [ heard of him. He must be
over eighty years of age.-We Troy
Times.
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Recent Publications.

Our prompt acknowledgment every week of
the books sent to us we consider as ordinarily a
sufficient compensation for the same. We re-
serve to ourselves the privilege of giving more
or less extended notice Of the same, which is for
the benefit of our readers. 1t would be impos-
sible for us to examine all the books sent to US,
and especially the innumerable little volumes
written for children.
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PRoGREss AND POVERTY. By Henry George.
limo, PIP. 4l0. Price 20 cents.
This book has become somewhat famous 1t
is a communistic work, the leading principle of
which is that the private ownership of land is
the source OF all the growing evils that flow
from the unequal and unjust distribution of
wealth, and that the recognition of individual
property in land necessarily leads to industrial
slavery.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-24

We feel like telling the Dispatch that
Sherman is not the man. Petersburg Nal.
SO il appears; or rather so il would ap-
pear IL we did not know how easily canny
Scotchman, such as Senator BECK is, can
mislead those who would eXtort his secrets
from him. Mr.. BECK is reported to have
said that Mr.. ARTHUR is the one Republi-
can who. he thought, could be elected
President OF the United States next
year. But, bless you, Mr.. BECK was
merely initiating the funny man OF
the New York tribune, who had guessed
that Private DALzELL was the man. Mr.
BECK had ascertained that he would fine
no rest from reporters and other inquisi
tiyd persons until he had satisfied public
curiosity on this subject, and so, to get riC
OF all intcrrogatories and opportunities, h
has designated Mr.. ARTHUR as the one maj
whose popularity is so great that he nigh
II nominated be elected President mex
year even by the played-out Republica
party.
The Mail viii see that we don't propos
TO change our guess. We still stand b
General GRANT as the man Mr.. BECK had i
bis mind. but still admit also that possbl
General SHERMAN ought to be substitute
by US for General GRANT.
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The National Democratic Convention.
WILL 1T MEET AT CHICAGO OR SARATOGA
PULLING THE WIRES.

PULLING TIE WIRES.
An Albany special to the New York
! Times OF yesterday has the following !:
The representatives OF the lroquOis CLUB,
OF Chicago, who are coming Eas. 10 confer
with MesSrs. Tidcn, Hewitt, and other
members Of the Manhattan Club relative TO
holding the next Democratic National
Convention i'm Chicago, will discover that
| the Tilden managers i'm this State
have already selected another place.
They believe that il the sold ticket "
is not renominated Governor Cleye.
/ land or some other New Yorker
approved by Mr. Tilden should be the
| sfandard-bearer in 1884, and they prefer to
have the Convention held i'm the East so
| that a large claque can easily attend. In
| Chicago or any other western city they fear
| the local interests would be so strongly
opposed to the New York man that hls
nomination would be impossible. They
! have accordingly begun to pull wires for
| the selection OF Saratoga as the place for the
! Convention OF 1884. The hotel accommo-
/ dations there are unsurpassed in the coun-
| try, the village can be easily filled with
an immense New York delegation, and,
barring its distance from the West and
! South, would be an admirable place If it
| had hall suitable for a National COnyen-
ton. That steps are being taken to re-
move that objection is made evident by Il
| leading editorial which appeared In Mr.
Daniel Manning's paper, the Argus, few
days ago. entitled "Wby Not Saratoga }"
The article says:
"Why should not the leading citizens OF
the place, and the capitalists anywhere in
terested in it, put up in Saratoga grand
convention hall! Ii made large enough,
and properly equipped, the National Con-
ventions Of both parties could beheld in it..
The advantages OF Saratoga are enlarged
on. and the article concludes: "Why
should not such hall be projected at once,
and be made ready by next season."
Other evidence OF the scheme has been
found by the TimeS's correspondent in
conversation with influential Democrats in
the State capital.