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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-01-18
LA FAMA De PTO. RICO.
80. SAN FRANCISCO 80.

Los duenos de aeredtade esabecmien empre solicitor
compacer avoecedores al pdbco general aaban
nroducr de los prncpae mercaos manufacturers de- mund
come los aruos de mayor noedd que moda ha nvenado
E belo encontrara epecadad sombreros de oda
eganmas visitas meor abcao hasta ell d guanes
cabra abanicos de dversas caes bondas Ultima
novedad gasas ganadnas manas veo ea para
raes ira bordadas cazado nndad de articuos de dic
enumeration.
Para cabaleros casmes panos diagonaes eascotnes d
les panuelos v paraguas nnumerables alculos mas.
En- perfumera acredtado estabecmento
que lie iguale en- las importacones de ramo
Para la verdad 10 manesado
modcdad de los precs de venta nan todos general
dgnen hacer vista dicho eStabecinento duenos:
1876 F. ARRABAL & Co.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-01-18
AMIGOS DE TODOS
PILDORAS HOLLOWAY.

Millones de personas, en- todae las parties dc
nundo, recomiendan dichas Pildoras como el
;nejor rcstaurativo de la salud que Sc conoce.
Gllas curan todss las afecciones del coraz6n.
lei higado, del estomago, de los rinones d.
os intestinos, remueven la acriuonia Ii
latulencia la car1ialgia, expulsando lie /,
sangre toda imp'lre2a, fortalecienie eompIe
talnente ell sistema neryioso dando tn tone
lIuiabe la organization general
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-01-18
Unguento Holloway.

Este maravilloso balsamo sana in faiiblemen
se las heridas antigias, las llagas, los male
lie piernas de pecho. Por medic dc su infuen
ia las ulceras virulentas toman muy pronto
IN aspecto convaleciente desaparecen. ia
mas deja, este unguento ferrigerante, de pro
ducir una cura perfecta de las afecciones de la
mel, los constipados, las toses el reumatis
mo, ann cuando Sc ba auelado en- vano to
os len - remedios.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-01-18

administration du BOletfn Mer-
ssafU phonneur de prier Messieurs
ias Annonciers franeais de vouloir bien
rsnsrne leurs ordres de Publicite a
Nm. GALLIEN g. PRINCE qui
ssas les Agents uniques ct exclusifs
= &c Isarna pour Ia Pablieik FrG"sa'Ss
- lsgisiss.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-01-18
F0'T0GRAFlA.
|Feliciano Alfonso

premiodO en- la Feria ErpOsi-
ci6n de Ponce con Menci6n
homOrg6cG q MedallG de plata
Sc ofrece de nuevo al ilustrado pd-
blico de esta provincial en- todos los
trabajos de su profession.
Tetuan 80, frente al Hotel de la
Estrella. lis
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-01-18
GRAN BAZAAR DE ROPA HECHA.
SASTRERIA DE JAIME TOMAS.

u g. "a RD BE M41A G>Rg aZ.- ng-
En- este abecmento montao al nive de los de
buen tra de elas-
con evita chaque frac traes camr lana aeS
de povo drill banco de color genero para
punos echea amsas corbat sombreroy
artculos para caballero slendo ell lena de la
Elegancia, Variedad Baratura
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-01-18
LIBROS De COMERCIO.

Sc han recibido ingleses Y nor
te-americanos de calidad superior,
desde 800 6 800 folios y Sc venden
q precios baratfsimos en- la Impren-
ia del BOLETIN.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-01-18

The proprietors of the " BOIstta
Mercantn have the honour of re-
questing English advertisers to hand
their orders to Mess. GALLIEN
& PRINCE who are the sole
Agents for all English q FrsSeb
Ad1erfisfng.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02

An interesting story which Is yet
told at the fresides of Vermont,
brings out the fearlessness of the
hero of TicOnderoga, and hi. indif-
ference to the superstition that then
ruled in the community There was
a dispute one day in the village
whore Ethan Allen lived as to how
TAR his weli-knOwn courage would
permit him to 90 IN deeds of daring.
The dispute finally resulted in wa
ger being proposed to Allen. The
terms were that he should 90 to the
graveyard on a dark, stormy night,
without n lantern. enter a certain
vault, open a coffin, and lay his
hand on the skull of the skeleton
within. His word was to be taken
as the guarantee Of the perform
ance.
When the dark night came, not a
few of Allen's admirers thought that
his courage would fail him. But he
went to the graveyard, entered the
tomb, groPed his way in the dark to
a coffin, took off its lid, and
laid his hand on the skeletons
skull.
Just then a sepulchral voice ex-
claimed;
That's my skullm
All right thought Allen, who
suspected some one had followed
him 10 see il he could frighten
him. "I'll show him what | dare
do.
He replaced the lid, and opening
another coffin, placed his hand on
its skull Again was heard the
voice, saying
That's my skull =
",That's a lie" exclaimed Allen
' no man ever had two skulls
From that day the villagers be-
lieved that Ethan Aliens courage
was bounded by no human limita-
tiOns.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02
Insect Life in a Snowflake.

Some Of the imaginative and won
derfully learned German scholars
tell US that every snowflake is in
habited by happy little beings. who
are born, hold their revels, and live
their long lives of happiness and de-
light, die and are buried, all during
the decent of the snowflake from the
world OF clouds to the solid land. |
do not know whether to believe
these scholars or not. They are of
the same school which tells you that
every square foot of air possesses
some 100000 or 100000 of
more or less perfect little beings, and
that every ordinary breath we destroy
a million, more or less, of these hap
py lives. The sigh of a healthy
lover is supposed to swallow up
about 100000. They insist that
the dust, which will, as all know,
accumulate in the most secure and
secret places, is merely the remains
of millions of these little beings who
have died of old age. All this, of
course, is mere speculation. But l
do not know that the snow is, in
some parts of the world, thickly in
habited. | have seen new snow in
Idaho black with little insects. They
call them snow heas. They are live
ly as possible, and will darken ysur
foot prints. walk as fast as you NAV.
They are found only on high mount
aims, and only in fresh and very
deep snow. They, of course, do not
annoy you ia any way. They are
infinitely smaller than the ordinary
flea, but exactly the in locomo-
tion
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02
Nlaginn's establishments Robbed

PITTSBURGH, March 24.-Quite an
extensive robbery was committed
about 800 o'clock yesterday NOR
ming at Maginn's cracker store, No
2S5 Liberty street. An entrance
was effected bv cutting out the glass
in the rear door OF the building. A
cheap glass cutter was found near
the door with which it is supposed
the glass was cut. As the opening
was not large enough to admit man
it is believed the robbers had a boy
with them A woman. living in
the neighborhood. says she heard
a wagon drive up to the back door
between 3 and ! o'clock in the NOR
ming but had NO idea what it meant.
As no light IS left burning in the
store, the operations were carried on
without the Knowlege of the police
Nothing was known of the affair
until reported yesterday morning
about $50 o'clock by one of the dri-
vers for Mr. Maginn. No idea could
behad Of the exact amount of the loss
as everything taken was carried off
bpsthe boxand consisted mainly of
stringbeans peaches canned corn and
such other articles as are put Up in
cases 4 twe-hOrse wagon load Of
goods was hauled away, and Mr..
Maginn said yesterday his loss would
probably be $500 or S400.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02
An Able California Story.

One of the most noble teams on
record is owned by boy in Teha-
ma. The young fellows flyers are
nothing more nor less than two
large surgeons which were caught
by his father in the Sacramento
river. The boys name is Frank
Cooper. He has fastened the end
of 4 strong rope to the tail of each
fish, and the other end is fastened to
the bow of an eighteen-foot boat
Two cords, fastened in some manner
to the heads of the fish, serve as
reins, and the owner of the team
guides his fshy chargers up and
down stream at will. The other day
he took q spin up the river TO Red
Bluff, accompanied by three other
boys, and at that place the Gu
rious outfit attracted much atten-
tion.
Young Cooper contemplates a trip
to Chico, and if the trip thus far is
successful. he will lay in a stock of
supplies and continue his meander-
ings to Sacramento. The first day
these water horses were hitehed
up they "bucked - with all the en-
ergy of a thoroughbred untamed
Mexican mustang, jumping and
plunging out of the water, and div
ing down as far as their harness
would permit. But they have been
broken splendidly, and cause no
trouble to their proud driver. When
they are rot in use the fish are driv-
en- into a large wooden cage, which
was made expressly for them.-Chi-
co Record.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02
Plain Girls Marry.

A worldly-wise woman was asked
on one occasion why plain girls Of
ten get married sooner than hand
some ones; to which she replied,
that it was owing mainly to the tact
of the plain girls, and the vanity
and want of tact on the part of men.
How do you make that out ?" ask
ed gentleman. "In this way, an
swered the lady: The plain girls
hatter the men, and so please their
vanity while the handsome ones
wait to be fattered by the men,
who find the task irkseme after a
while" The majority of men love
to talk about themselves. You re-
member the story told OF another
society woman ? when | wanted a
man to prolong his call, - she said, |
talked to him of himself; when l
wished him to go | talked of myself
The plan never fails"
There are some men, however,
who sacrifice personal egotsm In
order to conquer women. Here is a
case to the point. When Sheridan
first met his second wife, who was
then a Miss Ogle, years Of dissipa-
ton had sadly disfgursd his once
handsome features, and only his
brilliant eyes were left to redeem a
nose and cheek. too purple in hue,
for beauty. What fright exclaim-
ed Miss Ogle, loud enough for him
to hear. instead Of being annoyed
by the remark, Sheridan at orce
engaged her III conversation, put
forth all his powers of fascination
and resolved to make her not only
reverse her opinion. but actually
fall In love with MIN. At their see
ond meeting. she thought him ugly
but certainly fascinating. A week
or two afterward he had SO far sue
ceeded in his design that she declar-
ed that she could not live without
him. Her father refused his con-
sent unless Sheridan could settle fif-
teen Thousand pounds upon her +;
and in bis usual miraculous WAYS
be found the money.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02
Food For Young Chickens

a correspondent of the Nao Eng
land Homestead gives her method OF
feeding to produce large early-ma-
turing fowls
The first three or four days | feed
chickens on crackers and hard bell
led eggs, chopped very fine. One
egg and two crackers is sufficient
for a brood of twelve one day, pro-
vided the hen has whole grain
constantly beside her. For the next
few days | give oatmeal slightly
moistened, or baked Johnny cake
and miIlet seed. When three weeks
old | change to a mash of boiled pO-
tatoes, meal middlings and bran, a
few beef scraps, a little bone meal
and salt. l keep dry, cracked corn,
wheat, oats, or whole corn. by them
ali the time, to pick at when they
wish. After the first week | give
some kind of green food, using tur-
nips, potatoes, cabbage, etc, until
a supply of winter rye, oats or let
tuce can be sown in boxes or cold
frames. Until three weeks old | feed
at least five times a day, the first
and last meal as early and late as
they can see to eat it. Success de-
pend5 as much on frequent and
regular feeding as on the quality
of the food. Chickens fed in this
way get good start while young,
and will lay two months earlier
than if kept hanging between life
and death on raw corn meal dough
thrown to them once or twice a day
and left to become foul and sour.
The extra cost and trouble is amply
repaid in the greater per cent -aised
and earlier maturity Of the
chickens.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02
\ Woman : Love.

John ?. Smith, the graduate OF
Columbia College who has been on
trial in the Court of General Sessions
for several days past, SAYS the New
York Sun of the 9th inst, was yes
terday found guilty of forgery. When
asked the usual question before SEN
tence, he replied: Il am innocent OF
the charge, however perplexing the
question may be-" In passing SEN
tence Judge Cowing said that the
evidence led to only one conclusion,
that of the prisoners guilt. He com
mented on the unfortunate friends
who were disgraced by the convic-
ton Of the prisoner. tie sentenced
Smith to State Prison for five years
with hard labor. The young lady to
whom he was shortly to he married
sat by his side throughout the day
and was with him in the rear of the
court room while the jury was de
liberating. When the jury entered
court she retired to the corridor and
stood by the private entrance to the
court room used by the Judge and
heard the verdict When the jury
announced the verdict, she sank into
chair, sobbing hyster;cally. She
recovered herself in a few moments,
and insisted on meeting the prison
er. Her friends tried to dissuade
her, but she insisted, and made her
way to the prisoners room. There a
most affecting scene ensued.
Friends of the young lady say that
she has expressed her determination
to wait until his release from
prison and then marry him.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02
some Advice TO Young Farmers.

For young men entering upon
farming, it is well to understand at
once that for publisher, a merchant
or a farmer to be successful, he is to
become so by his own efforts. None
of them are born successful, or are
made to order. Rarely, in fact, has
any one made money in the exact
way he expected to make it. No
doubt each has general plan in his
head, and may carry it out some
times as he has arranged it but the
" filling in that is, the details
come after. and here is where the
difference frequently comes in. The
one VINO succeeds, as general thing
is the one who has the knack of
seizing upon circumstances as they
arise, and turning them to good adj
vantage. The NEST of these success
ful farmers, too. are those who at
tach themselves closely to one place.
They may not have decided with
the best Judgment in locating them
selves but instead of endeavoring
to correct this mistake, they should
as a rule hold on to it, and in max
ing the best of it they will in four
chances out Of five, do the best by it.
1t is almost impossible for any man,
however experienced farmer he
NAV be, to decide at once what his
land is best fitted for, without q trial
for two or three years but when
once that knowledge is gained he
can 20 on more and more every
year in establishing the real value
and adaptability of his ground. In
addition to all this, what farmer
is going to realize form his cropsis of
as much importance to him as the
power Of the soil TO bring them to
perfection, and this profit and loss
of knowledge is also a thing of
growth which one can rarely tell to
another, though disposed to do so.
In brief. the successful farmer is the
one who knows how to feel his way,
and knowing follows it to inevitable
success. TO such a one it is impOs-
sible to say what he should grew
He must begin carefully. and find
out for himself. The best advice to
all new beginners is. not tOspend all
their money upon any one thing too
soon. and permit no tempting spec
uiator to induce him to go heavily
in debt, or in debt at all, unless he
can, Tor himself, see his way clear
beyond all question. And always,
if possible, keep some ready cash in
hand, never run his purse SO low as
not, in an emergency, to protect HIM
self against a pressing debt, should
he have the misfortune to incur one.
which his inexperience has not
warned him to avoid.
In conclusion. be not dishearten-
ed if some one should tell you that
You cannot get rich on your farm,
and advise you to try something
else. The resolute, thorough-going
young man, if be should have little
or no capital, and shall be obliged
to 90 in debt, should have 40 fear of
success unless unlooked-for misfor-
tune overtake him. The will to do
and the power to accomplish
thing. after il has been clearly
planned and marked out, seldom
fails to realize expectation. Good
health, industrious habits, temper
ance, economy. a wife who Is truly
a helpmeet, will insure a constant
competency to every man who
starts well, and goes on well, with
out tagging. - Germdnt0jrB Tiie-
graph
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02

| found my bve for the child / had
taken to my poor home was but the
beginning OF my manhood's one
strong love. My profession had fill
ed heart and brain for many long
years, and my lonely life had known
no sunshine so bright as the winter
visit of my child love. Bat in this
intercourse of more mature years |
learned that God-sent lesson of true
and perfect love, lacking which no
life is complete. And | won an
answering from the fair, sweet
maiden, who seemed but my own
tender, loving child come back to
me. In all her years in her uncle's
home, the petted darling there, my
Lima had lost nothing of that mod
est grace and patient sweetness of
her child life. She seemed too fair
and gentle for this rough world.
When | told her she was well, need
ing no more my skill or care. she
lifted her eyes with a strange fear
there.
We'll" she answered, docs that
mean that you will leave me alone
again?"
Then told her how ! loved her,
and the sweet face rested upon my
bosom, and the low voice answered !:
Il have loved you since first | saw
you You will not leave me again p
Never =
And | have kept my word. There
was no voice raised in opposition
when ! sought my bride. and once
more my fireside is frightened, my
home cheered, my heart made hap
py by the gentle presence Of Lima,
nv WIFE
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02
Selecting a Horse

The Turf. Field and Farm, than
which there is no better authority
on the subject, says that in buying
a horse. first look at his head and
eyes for signs Of intelligence, temper
courage and honesty. Unless a horse
has brains, you cannot teach him
to DO anything well. If bad quail
ties predominate in a horse, educa.
ton only serves to enlarge ana IL
tensify them. The head is the indi-
Gator of disposition. \ square
muzzle, with large nostrils, eviden-
ces an ample breathing apparatus
and lung power. Next, see that be
is well out under the iowl, jawbones
broad and wide apart under the
throttle. Breadth and fullness be
tween the ears and eyes are always
desirable. The eyes should be full
aud hazeled in color, ears small
and thin and thrown well forward.
The horse that turns his ears back
every now and then is not to be
trusted. He is either bitter or a
kicker. and Is sure to be vicious in
other respects, and, being naturally
vicious. can never be trained to do
anything well, and so a horse with a
round nose, tapering forehead. and a
broad, full face below the eyes is
always treacherous and not to be
depended on. Avoid the iong-leg-
ged, stilted animal-always choos-
ing one with a short, straight back
and rump, withers high and shoul-
ders slopIng, we'll set back, and with
good depth Of chest. fore legs short
hind legs straight, with low down
hook, short pastern joints, and a
round mulish-shaped foot
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02
; How To- Save y ourself From Drowning

An experienced swimmer says in
regard to drowning When you
find yourself in deep water. you will
sink first a few feet down, but il you
do not struggle you will come quick
" to the surface again, which on
reaching, Immediately draw a full
breath. threw your head back and
this will have the effect of placing
you in a recumbent position on the
surface Of the water, Now, this is a
most critical time for those who
don't know what to do next. kx-
tend your arms at once on a level
with your shoulders, palms of hands
downward. so that the water cannot
penetrate them, and begin gently
padding the water with the move
ment of the hands from the wrists
only, extend your legs quietly and
slowly in 4 line with your body. Ii
you raise your arms or your legs
above the surface of the water you
will sink, but if you have the pres
ence of mind net to 90 so, or strug-
gle about, you will never sink as
long as YOU keep padding, gently
without exertioR, with your hands,
and SO you may float on until you
are picked up or you arenumbed by
cold.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02
y Good Salesman

Them pants is too short, said
huckster who was bargaining for a
pair Of trowsers in Canal street.
But dsy will stretch, my frent-
dsy viii stretch. Yust hang weights
on de legs und stretch dem efery
night dot keeps de pags oud Of lie
knees.
They are too dark, continued the
customer.
Dark, said the dealer, wat mat
ter is dot; de color ish not fast,
und dev will fade dree shades in two
days."
They are too wide in the legs,
objected the huckster, and the accom-
modating dealer in accommodating
garments said :
We'll, ven you stretch dem de
long way ton't dey get schmaller
sideways? De more you wears dem
de better dey fits you.
Look at that big grease spot, ="
said the buyer.
"Oh. dots nothing" said the deal
er. you will haf dem all ofer vag-
gin crease in less as Won week. L
drow OF den cents for dot spot.
You dake dem for dollar yOrty."
He took them.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02
Scrap of History Abour National Con
yentions.

The National Conventions of the
two great parties will meet this year
in the same city for the first time
since 1852. In that year both Scott
and Pierce were nominated at Balti
more. as were Polk and Clay in 1914
but the Democrats turned their steps
westward and nominated Buchanan
at Cincinnati in 1896. In 1850 they
first met at Charleston, but split the
bodv after nominating Douglas, and
the Bourbon wing swarmed off to
Baltimore and nominated Brecken-
ridge. Mcclellan was nominated at
Chicago in 1864; Seymour at New
York in 1868; Greeley at Baltimore
in 1872: Tilden at st. Louis in 1876,
and Hancock at Cincinnati IN 1880.
The Wings held their first Nation
al Convention at Harrisburg III De-
Gambler, 1899, and nominated Harri-
son for the long battle of 1910. Clay
was nominated at Baltimore IN 1914;
Tavlor was nominated at Philadel-
phia in 1913, and Scott was nomIna-
ted at Baltimore in 1852. In 1886
the Republicans held their first Ma
tionsl Convention in Philadelphia
and nominated Fremont, and the
Americans nominated Fillmore the
same year at New York. Lincoln
was nominated at Chicago in 1860;
was re-nominated at Baltimore in
1864 Grant was nominated at Chi
cago in 1868; was re-nominated nj
Philadelphia in 1872 Hayes was
nominated at Cincinnati in 1876,
and Garfield was nominated at Chi
cago in 1880.
Philadelphia has had but two Ma
tional Conventions and they were
both Republican. Even in old Dem
ocratic times, when Pennsylvania
was reliably Democratic, the Assem-
bled Democratic wisdom never chose
Philadelphia for its deliberations.
The last score of years has given
such an impetus TO western growth
that Chicago only is central for a
National Convention, and both par
ties are now seeking to propitlate
the West in National contests, 1t Is
natural, therefore, that Chicago, with
her palatial hotels and hospltable
people, can gather the National Pres
idential conelaves to her embrace.