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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-04-01
SOCIEDAD ANONIMA
DE CREDrTo NdERCANTI1
SAN JUAN PUERTO-RICO.

Sita0cioa del dctiro y pasip0 de ssta Sociedad en-
.! dia de Ia fscha.
Capital social Elective. ....... 1.000, 10000
CUR60S
Existencia efectiva
en- cajn........... 54S, S,845-15
Saldo cargo de CO.
rresponsales. 80. 27,432-99 576,278-14
Existencia on carters............... 423, 1856
1.0OOOOo-0O
RESPONSABILLDADES
Obligaciones en- Cuen-
ia corriente. -. 467,260-48
Wales en- ciiculaci6n. . $4,000
Otras obligaciones la
vista ta.............. II ,620-55 552,08l -03
0bligaciones plazo.-
Imposiciones con interes. 81 797-04
$6l3,S7s-O7
Operacioaes efsctuadas desde 70 de Enero 1885,
Descuentos verlhcados ....... 80 632 10
Prestamos hechos. .................. log ,657 81
Creditos concedidos. ............ 458 937-08
Total......... $685., ,226-99
7ypos para prsstamos descuentos.
Hasta cuatro neses ............,.... IL p5
Cuentasde credito con interes mutuo... 10 pS
san Juan Puerto -Rico Marco % de 1855.
III Contador INFERNO, +. MoLIsA.--V.e B.e
El p;rertor. FRANCISCO BAsToN
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-04-01
JOSE CLAUDIO. s.yu..o 8.
RELOJERIA Y OPTICA

Efectos militares, galoneria de orc plata, cfnce
iBas en.re-fnas, lazcs rcsetas cintas. medalias
cotones de todas classes Especialidad en- gorras
para aniforme.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-04-01
"LA ANTILLANA"
LINEA REGULAR DE VAPORES ESPASOLRS
entire Bremen, Pto.-Ricoy Cu6a.

Del s al 10 de Abril pr6x;mo Ilega-
ra d este puerto, procedente del de Bre-
men ell varor
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-04-01
HEDILLA B. PORRATA.

PLAYA DE PUNCE.
Comsrcisntes, Comisionistss, almacen de viv
res, feryeteria, loEs Deposto de msderas Com
pran, venden embarcan tods clsse de frutos de
pals Dep6sito de cal viva de Juana Diaz para
cusar szncar. en- terzones para mamposteria;
existenciss constantes de Rom de Cuba del Pals
Tsbaco en- rama, de Gibara. Unicos receptores
Puerto Rico de Ia acreditada cervezs stock Beer"
en- caias de 4 dcs. botellas id. medas. Agente
para Ia venta del acredi.adado chocolate de Ia fA
brca La E,pa aoia lie los sres Rubine Hijos de ID
Coruna
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-04-01

Horrible. = Fue aver aSiStida
en- ell Dep6sito una nina de 3 amos,
brutalmente maltratada por un hom
bre. Este y un c6mplice Sc hallar
presos.
Ell hecho es de 10 mas barbara y
atroz que imaginarse puede.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-04-01

lose Gonzales Analla,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-31
How to Regain a Lost Voice.
Fortnightly Review.


broken down old German actor at Riga in
duced Caroline Bauer to appear at a perform
ance announced for his benefit. On the appoint
ed day. however she had completely lost her
voice from the effects OF a severe cold, and the
poor man was in despair, since his tickets had
been sold entirely on the strength of the prom
ised appearance of the Berlin actress, and if she
failed him, he would be required to refund the
money, the greater part of which was already
expended. He had wife and many children:
would she not, in pity for them, try his remedy
for hoarseness! 1t was severe one, 'too ter
riby Russian for delicate lady. but" ''And
this remedyT We'll, you must let whole
quart of scalding hot beer pass slowly and unn-
terruptedly down your throat 'Ts that alll"
mo, there is something more. honored frau
lein,' said Dole timidly "before drinking it you
must hold a talow Candida good thick one,
four to the pound-in the boiling beer, and stir
it about till nothing but the wick is left!' The
kind hearted actress shuddered, but consented
to swallow the nauseous Graught and by even
ing had completely recovered her voice.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-31
CURING A COLD IN THE HEAD.
The Best Way to Treat Common and TrOub-
lesome Complaint.

The Best Way to Treat a Common and TrOub-
lesome Complaint.
The Family Doctor, in Household Words.
The commonest type of cold is that called
'coid In the head to distinguish it from cold
on the chest" This 'cold in the head has GER
tain well marked symptoms-a feeling of gen.
eral malaise is experienced often accompanied
by slight feverish sickness. Then comes
sensation of fulness in the head, there is sneez-
Ing. profuse flow Of tears, an irritating and
copious discharge from the nose. This means
that the mucous membrane of the nose is in
famed. and If this spreads down the back of the
throat, the sufferer becomes hoarSe. The best
way to treat this troublesome complaint is to
take ''hot drink" An orange sliced and put
into large cup with little sugar sprinkled
over it. and boiling water poured upon it,
and then drunk as hot as possible, is
both pleasant and beneficial. The feet should
be put into hot water, with or without a
little mustard This foot bath should be taken
at the bedside; the patient should be well
wrapped up. and a blanket placed across his
knees should be drawn outside the bath, so as to
confine the steam. After keeping the feet in the
water for from five to ten minutes, the patient
should lose no time In getting into bed, where he
Will probably derive great benefit from the gen
eral feeling of warmth and from the flow of
persplraticn which has been induced. If posi-
BILE, at this stage, the patient should remain In
bed tor two days, with fire in his room, which
should be we'll made up at night, so as to keep
aight till morning. But keeping in bed will do
no good if the patient persists in holding news
paper or a book to read, for thereby he is more
dangerously exposed to cold than if he were up,
dressed and going about as usual The main
point is to keep thoroughly wrapped up and con-
stantly warm. Even an uncomfortable degree Of
heat may be beneficial.
A small piece of camphor chewed and sucked
is very good. So the inhalation of sulpnurous
acid gas-a remedy which was found to be in
constant use by the weavers of Kircaldy, who
had it among the materials of their work Buy
two ounces of sulphurous acid (dute) from
chemist, and then take out the cork and inhale-
through the nostrils only, OF course-the pung-
ent gas which is given off Some use Terriers
snuff. and find benefit therefrom, but it must be
used cautiously, as it contains powerful drug
to-wit: morphia. Ten or twelve grains of Dovers
powder taken in Cruel at bedtime is good for an
adult. but should not be administered to chill
dren, as it contains opium which should never
be given to them without doctors prescription
To avoid an unpleasant excoriation of the nose
and upper lip during the course of cold in the
head, they should be often washed thoroughly
with soap and luke warm water, and little
cline should be applied. If the throat feels sore,
chlorate of potash lozenge should be sucked
occasionally
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-31
Household Hints.

A pongee silk pncushion, shaped like bag,
is emproidered with violets in outline stitch in
silk. The loose end of the bag is lined with pur-
pie satin, and is fastened with wide satin ribbon
tied in large bow.
Soft icing may be made by dissolving one
tablespoonful of gelatine in half a cup of boiling
water, favored with the rind of lemon, and
mixing with ten tablespoonful of powdered
sugar and the juice OF the lemon
A good specific for hiccoughs is made by
moistening graduated sugar with good vinegar.
OF this give to an infant from few grains to q
teaspoonful. The effect is almost instantaneous,
and the dose seldom needs to be repeated
Good f1avoring for sauces is made by putting
half an ounce of watercress seed into one quart
of vinegar. The seed should be crushed before
putting it in, and it will then be soon ready for
use. Celery vinegar is made in the same way.
Creases in drawing paper or in engravings may
be removed by laying the paper face downward
upon sheet of smooth. unsized white paper,
covering it with another sheet of the same,
slightly dampened and then ironing it with q
warm fatiron
The elasticity of cane chair bottoms can be
restored by washing the cane with soap and
water until it is we'll soaked and then drying
thoroughly lii he air, after which they viii oe.
come as tight and firm as new, if uone of the
canes are broken.
An inexpensive cover for an upright piano
forte can be made of two wide strips of dark red
reversible Canton flannel of the best quality with
a center-strip of bed. ticking the same width as
the outer ones The three strips when Joined
should be the exact width of the piano top
Cover all the white lines in the ticking with
briar stitching in bright-colored crewels and the
blue lines with the simple cross-stitch-done in
gold thread-that is used to hold down the open
seams of flannel skirts. The ends of the cover
which should hang over considerably, may be
finished with gray linen fringe, either kitted
or crocheted, and embellished with gilt balls
sewed on at intervals.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-31

time in 1882. when he received the last dose
full in the right eye"
These are tough yarns. but use his own
words. And speaking of tough things reminds
me of dinner we had in Troy some years ago.
had a man for cook that was king of his art and
get. So this Might've met every Saturday
we had some guests. One was a man from the
Beefsteak Club. of London. and when sat
down they brought in a platter with steak on
it about three feet long and two wide and about
an inch and threequarters thick. And the odor
Ye gods and lutte fishes. but it was rapturors.
Tom Haddon was carver, and, after trying it he
sent out for knife that looked like razor. and
at last got it cut up And that was the last of
1t. There wasn't knife or pair of jaws there
that could cut into it, and there we
were, like the fellow bound to the rock
surrounded by water but dying of thirst / tried
1T, but the piece bounded from one jaw to an
another like a rubber ball, so that gave it up,
but the flavor sublime-in fact, it was all
flavor. AT last we called in Joe, the cook, and
asked him what it was And what do you
thinkF l gave it up. well, it was rhinoce
ros. 1t seems that some circus was going over
the bridge, and the rhinoceros had fallen
through and broken his leg, and go they had to
shoot it, and so Joe got the steak. 1t was good,
but tough. We despise horse meat but look at
Paris The poorer people are glad to get it. but
here our poor classes are only satisfied with the
very best. And so it goes. Come and see me
next week Monday concluded my friend, land
you shall taste some of the famous blind fish of
Mammoth Cave and some of the blind catfish
from the underground Conestoga"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-31
The Two Camels.

A neighbor two cames, beasts of price
And promise, destined each to GO next week,
Swiftly and surely with his merchandise
From Nishapur to Sehzevah, no truce
TO tramp, but travel spite of sands and drought,
In days so many, lest they miss the Fair.
Each falls to meditation Ger his crib
Piled high with provender before the start.
Qu0th this: My soul is set winning praise
Fro,.I goodman, lord and master--hump TO hoof
dedicate to his service Howl
Grass, rurslane, lupines, and know not what,
Crammed in my manger? Ha, l see-I see.
No master, spare thy money. shall trudge
The distance and yet cost thee not doit
Beyond my supper this mody bran.
''Be magni6ed, master, for the meal
So OPPORTUNITY liberap' quoth that
t'What use of strength in me but to surmount
Sands and sirnoons and bend beneath thy bales
No knee until reach the glad bazarl
Thus do justice to thy fare: sprig
OF toothsome chervil must / leave unchewedl
Too bitterly should reproach myself
Did sink down in sight of Sebzeyah,
Remembering how the mercst mouthful more
Had heartened me to manage yet mile!
And 40 It proved: the too abstemious brute
Midway broke down. his pack rejoiced the thieves,
His carcass fed the vultures: not so he
The wisely thankful, who, good market drudge
Let down his lading in the market place,
No damage to a single pack Which beast.
Think we had praise, and patting, and brand
OF good and faithful servant fixed on fanla
So with thy squea1nsh scruple-what imports
Fasting or feastingl Do thy day s work; dare
Refuse no help thereto-since help refused
Ia hndrance sought and found Win but the race
Who shall object He tossed three wine cups Oft,
And just at starting Lilith kissed his lipss'
Robert Browning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-31
william Wallace Lees Pedigree.

Autobiography in Connecticut Legislative Manual.
Lee, William Wallace, radical Republican be-
lieving in equal burdens, equal rights. equal du-
ties and protection. In religion is sinner and
hereto; his kind can be found in James, l. q.
Is tool maker, aged fifty seven Born in Bank
hamsted, aud educated in the old red school
house. Took his degree in a seminary on the
Turks river, in Pleasant valley. 1t was oper
ated by his father and had water wheel under
Meath Enlisted in the war, but was rejected on
account of a broken arm; served his country,
however, in aiding his brothers orphaned child.
rem. He has been fireman, Mason, constable,
justice of the peace and alderman, but during
all his office holding has always allowed his
family to associate with the neighbors on a com
mon plane of equality. Never much of a hero.
because he couldn't be, and is a greasy mechanic,
but considers himself just as useful member of
society as If he had been college graduate
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-31
Why Bismarck Admired Fleury.

Rochester Democrat.
Bismarck has nothing but contempt for de-
mocracy. The stories that he likes best are those
of men who have outw:tted mobs During the
siege of Paris, while he was at Versailles, pass
was applied for by relative of M. Cuvillier
Fleury, the eminent critic and member OF the
French Academy. The Chancellor at once gave
the pass, saying: ''M Fleury is an admirable man.
/ know capital story about him." The story
was this: NJ Fleury, who had been tutor to the
Due d'Aumale, was in l848 private secretary to
the Duchess of Orleans When the revolutions
of February broke out, rabbe invaded the
Palais Royal. where the Princess resided, and
began smashing works Of art, pictures,
statuettes and nicknacks. All the house
hold was seized width panic except M.
Fleury, who, throwing off his coat, smeared his
face and hands with coal, caught up poker,
and rushed among the mob shouting: Here,
I'll show you where the best pictures are" So
saying, he piled his poker upon furniture of no
value and, thus winning the confidence of the
apartments into the kitchen regions, where they
spent their patriotic fury upon the contents of
larder and cellar The sequel of this story is
very droll, and Bismarck relates it with great
relish. a few days after he had saved the
Palais Royal, NJ. Fleury was recognized in the
street as the Duchess of Orleanss secretary and
mobbed He was being somewhat roughly
hustled when hulking watercarrier elbowed
mis- way through the throng and roared: 'Iet
that man be! He is of the right sort He
led us to the pillage Of the Palais Royal the
other dayw
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-31
A GOOD RAILROAD YARN.
Remarkable Escape from a Central Pacific
Snow Drift.

Chicago Herald.
IF you want to see snow that's snow just so
out to the Sierra Nevadas on the Central Pacific.
If train gets stuck in a drift here for half an
hour people think it an awful thing, but | re-
member once where whole train was buried III
the snow for a week. An avalanche came down
the mountain side and buried EN- under some
hundred feet of snow There want much use
OF digging for en- cause the snow would pile in
as fast as it could be dug out. But the passen-
gers were starving to DEATH and something had
to be done. The relief party got a surveyor to
locate the train nearly as possible, and it was
designed to put party on top of the slide with
drill to put hole down through to the train in
which some food and drink could be poured
But it was soon found that the slide was shifting
all the time near the top and the tubing which
was put in the drill hole was broken off. That
scheme had to be abandoned. Then suggested
plan which Immediately adopted We
rugged up little iron concern to fit one of the
rails attached rubber hose to it, and pushed it
in by means of iron rods. Putting on one rod
after another, we succeeded i'll showing it clear
In so that it reached the train. Using the rub
bsr hose for speaking tube told the pris-
oners what they should do. Attaching the
they pumped in hot soup and bits of meat
and bread vegetables, ETC., every time they
wanted a meal Between meals they pumped
In whisky, beer, kerosene oil. and stuff like that,
all through the same tube. Then, had another
idea. !, By supplying the hose with plenty of hot
water, and by keeping the pump going, we sue
ceeded in thawng enough Of the snow along the
rail to let the passengers crawl out. after they
had been in there week. But that air-pump
saved their lives. l tell you, an air pump is a
fine thing"
"Oh, certainly" said an ncreduous listener,
'but will you please tell me how they managed
to keep fire in the locomotive and work the pump
under the snow2'
Don't know anything about that They did
it; that's all. Hope nobody doubts my truth
and veracity IT I'd a-been in there I'd have
known all about it. But 1 was on the outside.
You can't ask man to be in two places at once,
and know everything, can you"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-31
A Tribute to Colonel Burnabv.

PERSONAL kecoilections in Philadelphia Press.
Although possessing SO much material to talk
about, Colonel Burnaby was remarkably modest
about himself Persons acquainted with him have
had the pleasure of hearing far more remarka
BILE stories than many in his books But Won
could only draw them out indirectly If ne sus
pected you of a design to pump he was quite
taciturn. His courage was wonderful, for he
seemed incapable of understanding the meaning
of fear Considering he was for years the idol of
London society, the friend of royalty and en-
vironed with exceptional temptations, his life
was remarkably blameless and honorable.
1t is not, after all, matter of great surprise
that he came TO "a violent end The wiseacres
who we're won't 10 hold up their hands in horror
at his wild pranks may feel secret satisfaction
ia remembering that they always said SO" But
whatever Fred Burnaby did was sure to smack
Of honor. and the end of his short life was of n
piece with the rest. In that desperate land to-
hand conflict between the Arabs and the English
his corse found with one hand graspine the
throat of an Arab, whose spear was sticking in
his throat. That mighty death clutch squeezed
out the infidels soul
Burnaby never talked of religion but he car
ried a well worn New Testament in Greek in his
breast pocket, which had once saved his life by
protecting him from a bullet That he found
comfort in it is undoubted and that he looked to
1t for strength to live his brave, manly life is
cartaiu.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-31
Fat People in Public Life.

Washington Letter.
Judge David Davis is here with his young
bride. There is about forty years difference in
their ages but the old Judge has grown thinner
since his marriage, though his eye is brighter
than ever. Perhaps the latest couple in our
political history was General Knox and his wife,
who used to be central figures of the court so
ciety in Washington's day. Knox was Washing
tons Secretary Of War, and it Is said that both
he and his wife pulled the scales at full 800
pounds. General Knox began life as booksell
err in Boston, and he met his wife in his book
store, where she came to make purchases. Her
name was Miss Fletcher aud she was the daugh-
ter of the Hon. Thomas Fletcher, the Secretary
of the Province. The Fletchers opposed the
soon became more noted than his father-in law.
He died at last from his carelessness in eating
A chicken bone choked him and he swallowed
it. Modification of the stomach resulted, and
he died at ifty-six.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-31
A Story of q Statesman.
Boston Herald.


A capital story is circulating among the EN-
ployes at the State house 1t is said that on the
day of the assembling of the Legislature a rura.
gentleman, carrying large black glazed cloth
vaiise of the style known as "Kennebeckers," on
which was strapped huge bed-quit, appeared
in the shoeblack's room in the State house base
ment Deposting his baggage by the side of
the shining chair, he allowed his large boots
to be made presentable. When the ex-
tensive territory was covered with brilliant
varnish the unknown requested the ''boy"
to send his valise to his ROOM" ''To your
committee roomF inquired the boy 'Naw, to
my room-bed ROOM sonny why" said the
astonished youth, members don't sleep at the
State housed" Eyes they du," said the new
member, land be sure to have my quilt laid on
the bed. Wife said that city folks seldom had
clothes enough. and I'm used to plenty" The
boy protested thst there we're no bed chambers
for members, and at last the now indignant
member hetook himself with his baggage to the
engineers room, where he sat in a chair
watched the revolutions of the big wheel and
lunched on doughnuts and cheese, which he ex-
tracted from u capacious paper bag
After repeated Inquiries the new member
found that it was as the shoe sinner had sad
that members did not lodge at the State-house,
and he went sadly QUO of doors in quest of a
cheap boarding house.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-31
The Great Woodchopper.
Liverpool Courier.

LlferpOOl courier.
Scene at the Southwark Kindergarten. In the
course of the lesson the children had some small
sticks in their hands. and visitor asked where
they came from. They replied, Trees He
asked, 'Who prepared them9 They replied,
THE carpenter" 'Who cut down the trees for
the carpenterl' IA woodcutter," was the an
swer, but, instead they shouted, "Mr. Glad
stone" Following up this he asked the children
what else Mr.. Gladstone did, and some of the
youngest answered. He helps the Queen" and
others added, ITO make the laws" He
thought such spontaneous answers from
little children were remarkable and
wrote to Mr. Gladstone telling him
of the incident In reply Mrs. Gladstone re-
piled: 80 Downing street, White Hall. Sir:
thank you heartily. for your interesting letter;
for deeply interesting indeed it is, and / shall
treasure it greatly and leave it to my children.
think it is very kind Of you to have taken the
trouble of writing so fully. The letter was read
to Mr.. Gladstone who was greatly touched. 1
thank God for the many helps we have of deep
sympathy, and specially for the prayers so
precious and indeed the quantity of serious work
would be heavy indeed without this help and en-
enlargement l remain, yours truly, Catharine
Gladstone
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-31
Decided Not to EIOpe.

Detroit Free Press.
He looked all around to see if anybody was
within hearing, and then dropped his voice to a
whisper and said:
BOSS, I reckon you can gin me leetle in
formashun. What does a pussOn DO when he
elopesl"
"Why, an elopement is when man and wo-
man or boy and girl run away together"
"Whar' do day go to?"
"Oh, anywhere they decide upon"
''Who pays de expenses2"
"The man of conrse"
Glow long am dey gomez"
Sometimes a week-sometimes forever
who pays de expenses backf'
"The man.
What becomes of the womans husbandW
swell, he generally arms himself with shot
gum and if he overhauls the couple he shoots
seven kinds of daylight through the man and
forgives his wife and takes her home.'
$50 de Lawdi Shoots right at yer
Eyes"
Fills we right full o shotl"
eyes"
"Doan' gin We no time to run or repent, an
can't be bought off wild silver watch and $2s'
mo Sir"
''Now! Say!"
''Well"
81 isn't gwine! TIE changed my mind! Good
day"