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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-12-03
rsLA DE PUERTo-RIco.
S>~retari4-H,gos;ado 5. Circular.
GoBIERNo GENERAL
DE LA


Sociedad y que mas funestss conse-
cCencias acarrea, es ell Jnego.
Poncr un dique & esa deseafreneda
passion que snele ser cast slempro Ia
rnina de las fanilias, que hace olvilar
Il h>mhre suS mis- sagradas obll4a-
clones que l!ens E, h'gar de am r
suras de lagrimas, 80 I'M deber ine-
ludibIe de todas las Aatoridades
E<tas deben en6rgiclmente impedir,
por todos los M ,lios d sa alcance, qae
honbres que pueden ser iitiles ii la
patria 4 la f,mii', impeldos por ese
horrible vergon1osa vicio que engen-
dra los p ores delitos, pierd4n en- mise
| rable tuglrio el pau dc sns huos, la
paz de sus conciencias, y por altlnn,
la honra, que es la vida civil del ciuda-
,lano para caer envueltos trl' NAL en-
tendila codicia, en- los harapos lie la
degradation Y de la niseria, drspue de
h4ber arrastrado naa existeucla odi )sa
y miserable.
En tai virtul, ob,docienio L e>tas
cCnsideraciones, Y deseando IN lorar las
costumbres rhblicas, ell Excmo. Sr.
Gobernador General, pr D,cr'to de
esta ftcha, hl lispnest1 Sc rccncrd d
las Autoridales locales dc osta provin-
cia, el deber one tienen de hacer que
estrirtamente se cumplan Ell todas sns
parties los arli:uIos 81, 354, 356 G02
del C6liso peaal yls1ute, re.uoillA !os
con los jOegos prohibidos, persigniendo
sin contemplation a,guna los infrac-
torres, los cnales deberan ser entrega-
dos d los Tribnnales de Justicia para
qne por ellos Sc les impolga todo el
rigor de la penalidad que ell citado Co
digo establece.
Lo que de orden de s. E. Sc publica
en- Ia GIceta ofctat para conocimiento
exacto cumplimisnto de las Aatcri-
dades locales, debi Undo estaE dAr cuen-
Ia de quedar enteradas dc estA Cir
cular.
Puerto Rico, % de Noviemhre de
1884 Ell Secretario del Gobierno Go-
neral, Carlos " de S ten.
Tambien trae la Gaceta otra
muy oportuna disposition prohi
biendo la circulation de tieha~
representatives de valores meta
il os en- mayor 8 menor cantldad,
que, segin ha sido enterado ell
GobiernO, SO usan en- algunos
pueblos de la lsla para las tran
sacciones cuotidianas del conner.
clio.
He aqui ell articulado de la dis
posici6n:
10 Qae Sc prohiba en- absolute el
uso de las referidas fichas.
90 Que por la Autorldad local Sc
obligne a las personas en- cuyo nombre
Sc pnsieron en- circulaci6n, d la recogi-
da de aqu6la reintegrando en- todo 50
valor representative q los actuales po-
seelores.
3oy hItimo. De una vez quitadas
de la circulation pdblica la referidas IL
chas Sc proceda a su iuutilizaci6a sin
excusa alguna
A nadie Sc oculta la oportuni-
dad de esta medida del G)bierno,
pues es indudable que, 81 bien
creemos que las casas qne usan
aquellas fchas las empIean con
la mejor buena fe, para facilitar
los cambios, dada la esca5ez de
moneda fraccionaria, es induda
bic, repetimos, que la introduc
ci6n de aquellos signos represen-
tativos de una moneda conven
cional y arbitralia, puramente,
puede dar lugar d males y aba-
sos de consideration, 81 d tempo
no Sc reprimen.
A,i es que por esta parte debe.
mos enviar tam5en nue,tro ca
luroso aplauso al Goblerno Ge-
neral.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-12-03
TEL EG II A Nj A S.

En- la imposibilidad de dar ca
bida a todos los despachos del
Diario de la Marina, por su mu-
cha extension, haremos un extrac-
to de los mas importantes.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-12-03
Otro despacho aflade:

clos azicares de Cuba y Puerto
Rico entraran en- los Estados- Unidos
completamente libres de derechos.
El tabaco en- rama y torcido, proce-
dente de Cuba, pagara la mitad de los
derechos que eu la actualidad satisface
d su introduction en- los puertos de 10,
Estados Unldos.
Las harlnas anerlcanas que Sc I'M
porten en Cuba y Puerto Rico pagaran
un derecho igual al que devengan en- b,
Peninsula.
Los minerales, la manteca, to ineta.
maquinaria y otros efectos importados
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-12-03

N~
Confirmase ror los mismos la
grata noticia de que ell l8 Sc fir
mo ell Tratado de Comercio con
los Estados Unidos.
Acerca del Tratado dice un
telegrama de Madrid:
clos diputados de las provincias
interesadas en- la industria harinera, Sc
han presentado al Presidente del Con-
sejo de Ministries reclamando contra
los perjuicios que Green puede irrogar
4 dicha indnstria ell tratado de conner
clio con los Estados- Unidos. El seflor
Canovas del Castillo, inspirandos en-
altos sen.imientos de patriotismo, les
demostr6 la necesidad de imponerse
sacrifcios en- favor de Cuba, en- su
virtud deastieron de su pretensi6n di
chos diputados.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-12-03
VENGA OTRO.

Cada periddico tiene aquf su
modo de recibir 4 los Goberna-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-05-03
Fatality Row.

There is a superstition among old
members about sittingin certain row
of seats in the House on account of the
deaths that have occurred among the
occupants of this fatal line. An old
member in speaking of Fatality Row
said: "No, you couldn't get me to sit
there. I'm not ready to die yet"
Then lowering his voice to an awful
whisper, he continued, looking eau
tiously about:
There are lots of members in the
House you couldn't get to sit there,
either. Why, when the seats are drawn
at the opening of each Congress, some
of the mem ers who know about the
fatality that hangs about these seats
are uncomfortable until they are are all
gone, for fear it will fall to their lot to
get one, and when it comes to choosing
between these and the otherwise less
desirable seats in the rear they always
take back seat. Haven't you noticed
how these seats are generally the last
taken, unless they are chosen by new
members? Well, it's fact. The old
men are particularly nervous about sit
ting there.
"Why is this Fatality Row more than
any of the others?h asked the reporter
"Why? Iguess ii you'd count over
on your fingers and see how many
members have died before the end OF
their term who held seats in this row
you wouldn't ask, and l guess you'd be
a little dubious about sitting there too
just count them over, commenting,
say, with the Forty-tifth Congress,
Mackey and may be one other arethe
only members who have died within
that time who did not hold seats inthjs
row. There was Fernando Wood
Haskell, Hartridge, Williams (of Mich
igan), Bev Douglas and one or wo
others whom | can't name just mw
Garfield also sat in this row. Thee is
something in it, | tell you. | would
not like to sit there. y WaShinyton
STAR
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-05-03
away on one side. They charged, but
i l. L L L

away on one side. They charged, but
retreated when he kneeled and fired.
Arriving at camp after an hours ride
and running fight, we found the escort
thoroughly alarmed, and Just starting
out to pick up our dead bodies, for they
had seen so many Indians about that
they made sure we were all killed.
1t was n scene of mutual re-
joicing and congratulation, as
we had feared that they had
met an untimely fate. A hasty council
of war was held as to what was to be
done. We were unanimous in the
opinion that it was folly to continue
work without a larger escort and q per-
sonal body guard, besides it was ne
cessary that my wound should be
dressed. Consequently it was decided
to turn our faces in the direction of
Sheridan, which we did, arriving there
late in the afternoon, the Indians fol-
lowing us all the way seeking an OPP
portunity to attack US again. With
them it became a question of revenge,
as they had lost heavily, while we had
escaped entirely.
The horse that carried Howard so
nobly through the first fight ultimately
recovered. Three of the five bullets
were extracted. | afterwards took him
home to Burlingame, where he was
carefully fed and pampered for some
years till he died.
| recovered from my wound very
quickly, and within six weeks reioined
the party, receiving promotion to the
first place in the corps-that of transit
man-which | occupied untiithe rad
was completed
Our miraculous escape was long the
subject of wonder on the frontier,
where it was regarded as the most mar
velous on record, as we fought against
such fearful odds. hope The nara
tive as have written it will be intel
ligible. | fear have not made it as
clear as l could verbally 1t always
excites me to think or tell of it.-M Y.
EUenjng Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-05-03
Temperance Reading.
DON'T MARRY 4 MAN IF HE
DRINKS.

Young ladies, pray listen to me.
And keep just as quiet as mice,
While | sing you song-it is not very
long
Which contains piece of advice:
No matter what people may say,
No matter what somebody thinks;
II you wish to be happy the rest OF your
days,
Don't marry n man if he drinks;
Don't marry man if he drinks.
He may be so handsome and gay,
And have such a beautiful voice;
And may dance so divinely you'll feel in
your heart
That he must be the man of your choice:
If his accents are tender and low,
Aud swceter than roses and pinks,
And his breath quite different thing, you
may know
Your exquisite gentleman drinks;
Your exquisite gentleman drinks.
Just think of the sorrows and cares,
The heart-rending signs and fears;
OF the words and the blows, and cruelest
woes,
And then think of the ocean of tears;
Think of Toodles the drunkest of men,
His attitudes, his coughs, and wiuks
And then think what a dignited pair you
will make
If you marry man that drinks.
Young ladies, look well to your hearts,
Don't throw them away on sot,
Or man who is given to treating his
friends,
Whatever his station or lot;
Though his pride may uphold him awhile,
Yet sooner or later he sinks;
Then if you would be happy the rest OF your
days,
Don't marry a man if he drinks
Fulton IN. VI Times
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-05-03
Temperance Items.

DIR. Hermann KERR, celebrated
statistician, says that the annual NOR
tality from intemperance in Great Brit
ain is $500.
STATISTICS show that in Denmark,
whose male population succeeds in
drinking annually fourteen gallons of
spirits per capita, drunkenness has to
do with thirty-one per cent of the seri-
Gus and siXty-nine per cent. of the petty
crimes committed.
AN English gentleman, with a faith
in hard, unromantic statistics, has care
fully studied the causes of pauperism
among 254 cases sheltered by the work
houses of Manchester. Old age, lie
found, had brought thither nearly one
eighth; disease and accidCut one-sev-
enth; idleness, free from drink or
crime, not case; drunkenness in men,
one-fourth; drunkenness in women, one
twentieth. The widows and children of
drunkards numbered one fifth of all
paupers. And the cold proof from these
facts is that the liquor traffic breeds
fifty-two per cent. of the pauperism of
Manchester. Is it probable that similar
investigation in this country would show
any less activity in beer and whisky as
producing agents? Who says that sa-
looms add nothing to the countryP-
Uaioa Signal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-05-03
THE WHITTIER.

His knife is an old-fashioned one-the blade is
of the kind
That, while with case it cuts new cheese, its
edge turns on the rind.
And it bears the old-time falsehood that so
many old knives tell,
The prehistoric rebus in the letters "IXL."
The spring is worn and shortened, and the
blade, which backward leans,
Oft closes on the fingers when opening sar-
dimes;
Though It's worthless, yet the owner of its
merits much doth blow,
And wants some boot when asked to trade
he at least should get the toe.
The whittier sits and whistles, when the
weather will permit,
On goods box on the pavement, where he
loveth much to sit,
And he talketh of the tariff to friend from
up the pike,
While his shavings and his arguments are
valuable alike.
In the southwest the whittier in the most per.
fectiCn blooms,
And he caryeth strips of poplar and the han
dies of old brooms;
He hath no ingenuity and couldn't make q
If the penalty for failure was the loss of his
right leg.
The policeman poses near the middle of the
street
And whites very soemnly, quite deaf to
passing feet;
You'd think his mighty brain upheld the land
on'eVen's brink
He's thinking, very probably. where next he'll
get drink.
In this section, where horse trading is an
everyday affair
And the young men have mania for trading
everywhere,
This whiting serves q purpose, for the
traders, bound to lie,
Hate to look each other honestly and squarely
in the eye.
And so at night in circles where the idleI
loves to sit
And listen to horse arguments and question
able wit,
Something like this you'll hear at times: "B
Griggs, who shot Jim Gray,
Got whitfield outen that black mar he's had
so long, to-day"
-PdrmendS Mir. in ". Y. Mereury.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-05-03
A Mysterious Author.

At AbbotsfOrd, in 1913, says Lock
hart, Sir Walter Scott told with high
merriment u disaster that had befallen
him in the matter of postage. Zone
morning last spring" he said Il opened
huge lump of dispatch, without
looking how it was addressed, never
doubling it that it had travelled under
some omnipotent frank, like the first
lord of the admiralty's, when low and
behold the contents proved to be a
manuscript play by q young lady of
New York, who kindly requested me t.
read and correct it, equip it with pro-
logue and epilogue, procure for it ia
vorable reception from the manager of
Drury Lane, and make Murray or Con-
stable bleed handsomely for the copy
right; and on inspecting the cover l
found / had been charged five
pounds odd postage. This was bad
enough, but there was no help, SO l
groaned and submitted. A fortnight
or so after another packet, of not less
formidable bulk arrived, and was alb
sent enough to break its seal, too, with
out examination. Conceive my horror
when out jumped the same identical
tragedy of the 'Cherok Lovers, with a
second epistle from the authoress, stat
ing that, as the winds had been bolster
Gus, she feared the vessel intrusted with
her communication might have found
cred, and therefore judged it prudent
to forward n duplicate "
Who was ''the young lady from New
York and was the play ever published?"
Cor. Boston Transcript.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-05-03
Legal Intelligence.

A rather cute sort of fellow came
to an Austin lawyer to engage him to
undertake the defence of u suit for debt,
when the following conversation took
place:
You say YOU owe this man that
money!"
80, yes: ! owe him the money"
"And you gave him note for itp''
Certainly"
"And you have property on which he
can levy?"
PLENTY of it.
"Then, in the name of heaven, how
do you expect to gain the suitpn
Colonel said the client, impress
lively, you have been a Texas lawyer
for a good many years."
Certainly"
"Well, did you ever know a Texa.
jury to bring in a verdict according tC
the law and the facts in the casepn
Fright you are" exclaimed the
lawyer; ON take your case. "-Teras
SJtiHgS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-05-03
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GRATIFYING success has attended the
recent movement for Temperance re-.
form in New Jersey. Through tho eff
forts of Messrs. Maybee and English,
assisted by many ministers and others.
great numbers have been induced to
abandon the use of intoxicating liquors,
and public sentiment is daily growing
stronger in opposition to the traffic in
ardent spirits. In some of the towns
where the work has been undertaken
the grog-shops are suffering for hack of
patronage. Moral suasion is the weap-
on employed against them, and it
seems to be proving more effective than
legal measures.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-05-03

E. f. Herdman, Government geol.
ogist, engaged on survey of Western
Australia, saw wounded snake which
had been attacked by black ants bite
itself twice in the side, from the effects
of which it soon died He believes it
to have been q clear case of deliberate
suicide in order to escape the pain and
suffering it was compelled to bear.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-05-03

The other day an Auburn On. W
father told his boys to hang their dogs.
Pleased with the idea, they took their
dogs to an appropriate place near the
house, tied ropes about the poor brutes'
necks, and strung them to a tree, where
they re allowed to swing several
minutes, after which they were cut
down and stretched out upon the ground,
apparently lifeless. A grave was dug,
the animals inferred, the boys returned
to the house, and went to school. They
were much surprised on returning home
at night to find the dogs there, lively
and well as ever. They declare the
dogs hung at least fifteen minutes, and
then were buried under at least two
feet of earth. Syracuse Herald.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-11-15
A HAIRS THICKNEss.
A Delicate Machine in the POstOfHce, and
Its USE

A Delicate Machine in the POstomce, and
Washington Post
A curious little machine in the Office
of the Chief of the Stamp Bureau of the
POstUffice Department is the cause of the
cancellation of the contract of the New
ENGLAND firm with the Government for
furnishing envelopes to the POstOmce
Department. it is a queer looking con-
triVance, cross between a set of butch
ers' scales and ordinary grOcers scales, or
rather a com binatiOn of the two. There
is a larger dial, like the face Of a clock,
with the little hand that flies around
the face pointing 10 the figures
at the side, which are arranged
ike the figures on the clock face,
with little dots between. You see
three dots ?" said the gentleman IN
charge. induiringiy. "Well, the space
between these indicates One-siXteenth-
JhOusandth of an inch. Getting It down
pretty fine, isn't il? You see this nova
bic piece Of Iron here which comes down
with a smooth surface upon this other
solid surface? Well, the raising or low
ering of that moves the pointer which
runs round the dial. To test the thick
ness of a sheet Of paper We simply pace
it between this movable piece ana the
solid surface below, and when the NOV
able piece of iron comes down upon the
paper the hand registers the true thick
ness of the paper. Delicate instrument
Well. [ should think so. Just give me a
hair from your head, viii yOu2,
Then he took a hair and slipped II
deity between the two pieces The
hand on the dial followed the motions
on the screw until 1t stopped at the
I figures 20. Gust 20 16 -l000ths Of an inch
in diameter" he said. Now let me Try
a hair Of your mustache. They are gen
orally much larger, especially II you nave
/ been In the habit of shaving" lie LOok
M a pair Of scissors. clipped a hair from
/ the mustache and placed It in position.
/ The hand stopped AZ 90. Fifty sixteen
thousandths Of aninch thick ne said.
that shows the effect of shaving
measured a hair from the hand OF gen
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-11-15
southern California rarantula.

Ugly, vicious, energetic, and, to a GER
tain degree, poisonous, are the spiders
that infest the Southern part Of CalifOr-
MIA, and yet when closely studied they
present many peculiar characteristics,
both in regard to their structure and
their habits.
Among the most valued trophies tour
lists carry away with them from the
coast are neat cards, adorned with these
animals, and a cast containing the nest
so as to show it's wonderful trap-dOOr
and the delicate lining Of the interior.
The adobe ranches are full of these
strange little inhabitants, and some OF
the sunny valleys among the foothills
are literally streWn with the small tun-
nels, capped with the almost invisible
doors.
The legs of the tarantuIa are larger
and are not furnished with so long and
dense a growth of hair as are the speci-
mems found in other sections of the
Southwestern States. The back is COW
cred very thickly with extremely fine,
short hair. The back and other joints
of the legs are Of light brown color,
the remainder being OF deeper shade.
The forward part Of the head is divided,
and each division terminates in a sharp,
downward curved and jet-black horn or
hook.
This tarantula is Justly celebrated for
the architectural skill he displays, and
for the luxurious comfort Of his dwelling.
Having selected a suitable site, he digs a
hole varying from four to eighteen inches
in depth, and just large enough around
to admit him easily, although it is puz-
ZLng to conceive how he ever gets his
long, ungainly, and many jOinted legs
comfortably disposed in so small a space.
The walls are carefully smoOthed, and
are completely covered with an exceed
ingly fine fabric of his own manufacture.
The top of the tunnel is slightly hared
and in this widened part is fitted the
door, which is hinged at one side so that
it may be easily lifted. The inside OF
the door is finely finished, and covered
with a web similar to that on the sides
The tarantula knows that this door is
not heavy enough to insure a tight
fit when it is dropped, so he makes
a small handle near the center
of the Underside, by which he pulls the
door closely down, thereby Insuring a
Joint that most efectually excludes all
dampness from his abode. The handle
is a strong web, the TWO ends of which
are attached to the door at points about
One-siXteenth of an inch apart. The
outside of the door is placed about at
the level of the ground, and is so nearly
the same color as the surrounding soil
that it can be discovered only after the
most careful search. The joint of the
door is so well made and the cOlors are so
nearly alike that it is almost impossible
to ascertain upon which side the hinge
is placed, except by raising the door.
The framing Of the door seems to be a
coarse, strong web, which is extended at
one side to form the hinge, and which is
bonded with earth to give it the requi-
site stiffness. The hinge is about three
eighths of an inch wide, and acts as a
spring to shut the door Immediately after
the owners exit.