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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-11-29
TACETILLAS.

Bien VenidoS. Han deSembarca
do va los soldados que por ell dltimo
vapor-correo legaron d este puerto,
con destino nuestro Ejercito.
lBien yendos sean a estas playas
lis m0destos cuanto adictos hUos de
la PatrIo!
DeSgracia. .-Uno de los soldados
aludidos no pudo desembarcar. I'll
infeliz muri6 consecuencia de una
caida fatal que safriera EN- ell vapor
donde pas6 con los demas la cuaren-
tena.
Fue enterrado en- ell Lazsreto.
,Paz q sus restos!
MagnifCa publication. .-Lo eS la
que hemos recibido, tltulada RepiSta
Nercantd de NueUa- York.
Contiene numerosas p&ginas, es de
gran tam no, y adem&s esta adornada
J con grabadoa de merito. El texto es
muy varisdo, uds yerdsdera miscela-
! nea que 10 abarca todo, concrete, in-
dustria, artes, ciencias, ETC., etc.
Agradecemos su vista y lie deseamos
machas prosperdades.
" La BibliOgrafia. - Tambi6n
nos ha visitsdo un exceente semanario
que con aquel titulo Sc publica en- la
Habana consagrado la literature, no.
ticias, intereses generates y anuncios.
Estimamos sa vista y le deseam IS
I notableS exitos.
iMuy bien!-Leemos en- un cole
ga:
GEL Sr. Cura Vicario de Arecibo,
don Albino Polo. h. repetido So sus-
cripcion para ell Hospital de su parro-
quis con 206 pesos;y como antes ha-
bia suscrito so y adn ofrece contribnir
con algo mas para Ia terminaci6n de
aguelIa ben9fica obra, he abb one crea-
mos merecedor 4 tan generoSo sacer-
dote de nuestro mas entusiAsts plau-
! so. p"
Reciba Ell senior Polo nue. tros place
mes.
Fuego.-Leemos 10 que sigue en-
Ell ImparciaE de Mayaglez:
I "Se nos informs que Ia hermosa
casa habitaci6n de d. Sabad Pinillos,
de la hacienda " Las Dellcias," que
esta en- IN barrio de Maricao, fue des-
traida por IN incendio en- la madruga-
1 da del II de los corrientes. E valol
I de la casa nos dicen que no bajaba de
4 8 900 pesos, 10 que, undo q 300 quin
q tales de cafe que Sc hallaban en- alma
8 ceu, hsce elevar las perdidas de once
Y a doce mil duros. Dichos estableci-
g mientos no estsban asegarsdos mas
4 que por tres mil"
4 Sensible. -LeemoS en- un COlega
q En- Ponce, y en- ell Quartet de Ii
4 Gnardia Civil, Sc hiri6 en- Ell euello unt
k de los guardias, de resultas de 10 cua
Sc halla EN- grave estado. Sc descono
s cen las causas que motivaron tan la
mentable snceso."
0bitO.-Ha paSadO a mejor Vidi
en- Cangrejos la senorita dona Elisa +
4 Sanjurj0.
q Descanse en- la gloria.
Captura. .-Ha sido capturado O.
8 Ponce, por ell Orden Pdblico, IN con
4 inado del Presidio, desertor.
q Asi 10 dice Ia Gaceta de hoy.
4 "La Legitimidad NO acabaria
mos, 81 nos pusiesemos d enumerar la
selectas y excepcionales cualidades d
4 los cigarrillos producto de aquella repu
q tadisima fabrica habanera.
Son infinitas. Encarecemos la &C
q aquisicion de tan exquisitos cigarrilloI
\ Calzado.-Andr6S Bordoy tien
constantemente, en- 81 acreditado ID
posito de la Gale de San FRANCHISES
nhmero 81, I'm extenso y varisdo sui
q lido de calzado de todas classes, %
vende precios limitadisimos.
4 COnseio q las madres. Ell jara
\ be Glamonte, de ID sehoFa Winslow, de
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-11-29

Disposition del Excmo. ST.. Go
bernador acerca del luto que de,
ben guarda, los funcionarios civi-
les. Va en- otra parte.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-11-29
Mo mueren en- casa.-Pidase el

Rough on Rats" a los boticarlos; des-
terra los ratones, chinches, cncara-
chas, moscas, hormigas,y los insecto-
lie to1as clases.
Piedra Plastica.-La mas bara-
Ia Piedra Plastica de Portland rs la
que venden Armas y Jimeuez, Cruz
l3, Puerto Rico.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-11-29
TOMAS CAN0 g. CO.

GUAYAMA. (F. ~
Commentaries, Tiends mixts. Importsdores de
todas procedercas de gsnsros fsrre.eria quincalla
where's mAdeTas para construcciones. Vsntas
al por mayor detail
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-11-29
DE LA ISLA.
NARCISO GRAU.

SAN LORENZO. (P. sN
Commentaries, comisionistss, compfan : ysnden
frutos del pals, sab-sgeutes de Seguros contra in
cendios con fab CO de cigarrillos. marca LA All
MOGAVAR
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-11-29

Almacenistas de where's por mayor. Graudes
depositos de efectos de lodas classes nacionales
extranjeros Surtido completo de maderas, hero
gaIvaRiIado cavos, etc, etc.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-11-29

hoSa nsarse sienipfs cnando los ninos
padecen de Ia dentri5n. Proporciona
4livio Immediate al peqnedo paciente;
Iarodace un ,urno trauqul!o y natural,
alvin 10 todo dolor, amanece Ell an
CELTIC rsQtno Y feliz. f. muy agra
liable al I.aiadar Alivia al peqnenne-
10, ablaada las enciss, calma todo do
ior, reguIarla Ios inte-tinos, 90 ell
upjor rsme jlo ",ao,iao PARA la iiarrea
oe.-iouad4 pyr ia dentici6n II otra
causa.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-11-29
pectoral de Anacahuita. -ReCo-

nocido EN- todas parties como la meJor
preparaci6a pa tiaI que Sc conoce -
ra Ell aivio inma lato y completa cnra-
ci6n de todo caso de pulmonia, asms,
croup, dolor del pecho, tos, mai de gar
ganta, esputos lie sangre y tisls. rs
de gasto agradable y de efectos inme-
diatos. Mezcado con Ell Aceite Pnro
lie Higado De Bacalao de Lanman y
Kemp, puelr ,ie,lrse que es un remedlo
infalible contra to las las sfecciones de
Ia garsauts, el pscho y los pulmones.
SO
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-11-29

ID creto del q )bierno Gre
neral expresando la satisfacci6r
de S. Z hacia los Ayuntamiento;
que han dado cum p!imlenso a Ii
circular sobre pago de personal )
material de E,cuelas, & i'm ponien
do multas 4 vario, AIcaldcs por
no haber satisfecho aquellas en-
clones.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-11-29

FL Excmo. Sr. Captain G me.
raj destina d sus 6rdenes al Te-
niente CoroEel Supernumerario
de la plama mayor de Volunta
rios D. Francisco Fabro.
Ley de Enjuiciamiento Civii.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-11-29

Bien VenidoS. Han desemb barca
do va los soldados que por ell dltimo
vapor-correo lIegaron d este puerto,
con destino d nuestro Ejercito.
iBien yenidos sean a est9s playas
is modestos cuanto adictos hUos de
Ia Patria!
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-11-29
RODRIGUEZ, MORENO& CO,

Comercantes en- todos los articulos del ramo de
! suincalla. Surtido general de pieles.
Agentes generates de la fabrics de baules de esta
Capital cuya exstencia de 500 ndos realEsrA de 4:
q $3.50.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-11-29

De como Sc o5tens el Acctts de Hgdio de Bacalao:
fabrication manera de purifcarlo
conrertirio artscdo agradaHe al paiqdar.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-11-29

Accediendo a los deseos de uns
respectable casa comercial de Nue
va-York, inSertamos a continua
ci6n Ia siguiente re'ena sohre Ia
pesca del Bacalao, cuyo ariiculC
tomamos de una excelente Reris
ia, que aquella nos remite:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-11-29
II. GARCIA DEL REAL, Sol ~

q CASA DE PRESTAMOS sobre empeno de prem.
das musbles, maqunes de coser de toda cla e
s de objetos tipo modieo.
que bsyan vepcido el termino, precos snmamens se
baratos compran billetes, bonos residuos del
s Tesoro.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-11-29

Fsta en- correspondeneia ooN las de "a PsnlNsfila.
Comisiones, Dep6sitos Fianzas.
Gestion de toda clase de ssuntos economico-ad-
ministrativos y contenciosos.
Recursos contencioso. so.administratiyos de agra.
yios ante las 0hcnas de Hacienda.
Quejas por oontribuciones.
Priyilegios de inyencidn, de riego desecaci6n.
Compensaciones con la Hacienda por desfaleos y
contribuciones,
Composiciones con la misma por possession de
terrenos,
Frsnquioias haeendedos 4 industriales para in.
lroduccion de materialea dedicados la Agriculture
Iy la Industria.
Direction telegrafca Zeqaeisa,
Sc hahla frances inglde.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-03-11
THE OUTDOOR POOR.


The mems lodging houses on the Bowery
Alone shelter the population of large town.
An examination Of them was made before
the last election by the United States Off
cials, and an attempt-not altogether un-
successful--to prevent fraudulent voting
among the dodgers. The line between those
who had and those who had not acquired
residence was too uncertain to be strictly
irawn. Each lodging house is required by
law to keep list of the names of the per-
sons sheltered each night. These lists usual
ly degenerate into partial records, giving
the family names or nicknames of the lodg-
ers, but no initials by which they can be
identified. Some of the dodgers take rooms
by the week or month"; but many of them
appear for q night only. The houses are
sometimes so distinctively lighthouses that
they ore closed and locked in the daytime,
and only open their doors to receive guests
1t nightfall. The dodgers are queer, inn
provident set. Some are quiet, industrious
men, temporarily out Of work Many are
married men who have left their families,
but more are young men who earn fair wages,
but go on spree every Saturday night and
are in the depths Of poverty from Monday
morning to Saturday again. If tho election
registers are to be believed almost all of the
dodgers are natives of this country.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-03-11
HOW EXPRESS EUGENE DRESSED.

In going through the private apartments
of the palace tho Count noticed that there
was dumb waiter or elevator which placed
the bed room Of the Empress in commune
cation with the floor above. 1.-THE maid
who was my guide" says the author, gave
me the following explanation Of the use Of
this mechanical contriyance. Above the
apartment Of the Empress, on the third floor
nf the nala"a. WAS sn-i-- "a -anr,r-.a@a-
pied by the women in waiting and filed
with large oak wardrobes, in which were
dresses of nil sorts, cloaks, skirts, body
linen, laces, piece goods and rolls of silk.
There was one room for the hats, another
for the shoes and third for the furs in
one word it was completely equipped
female arsenal, intended for the use Of q
sovereign who was pretty woman and who
know how to resort to the embellishments
Of art to heighten her beauty In the room
Immediately above her bed room and com.
municating with it by means of the lift were
four mannequins of tho exact size and shape
of her Majesty. When the dame d'Atours
had transmitted her orders through the
speaking tube, the dressing maids took from
the wardrobe all that was needed for the
toilette indicated, dressed up one of the lay
figures, placed IT on the lift and sent II
down to the bed room, SO that the Empress
could see for herself just how she would
look when dressed. II she was satisfied the
mannequin was stripped and sent up to tho
third floor Naked"
The author describes the wardrobe he
found at the Tuileries as being Of the most
complete and sumptuous character. The
furs alone were worth 100000, and he
estimates the total value at $800,000.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-03-11
THE HABITS OF BIRDS.

One feat sometimes ascribed to man is in
the case Of birds literal fact--they can
sleep with one eye open. This curious
habit have watched closely, and find it
common in nearly all the varieties I have
been able to observe. Ono will close Sleep
lily shut tight, and appear to enjoy a good
nap; while the other is as wide awake as
,ver. It is not always the eye toward the
light that sleeps, nor is it invariably the
one from the light. The presence or alb
sence of people makes no difference. have
even had bird stand on my arm or knee,
draw up one leg, and seem to sleep soundly
with one eye, while the other was wide open.
In several years close attention, have not
been able to find any cause, either in the
position or the surroundings, for this
strange habit
No set old woman is moro welded TO
her accustomed ways" than are birds in
general to theirs. Their hours for eating,
mapping, and singing are as regular as ours
So, likewise, are their habits in regard to
alighting places, even to the very twig they
select After weeks acquaintance with
the habits of bird, can always tell when
something disturbing has occurred, by the
place in which he is found. One bird will
make tho desk his favorite haunt, and freely
visit tables, the rounds of chairs, and the
floor; while another confines himself to the
backs of chairs, the tops of cages and pic
ture-frames. One hermit thrush frequented
the bureau, the iooking-glass frame, and
the top of cardboard map which had
warped around till the upper edge was al
most circular. On this edge he would perch
for hours, and twitter and call; but no
other bird ever approached it. Still another
would always select the door casing and
window cornices.
Every bird has his chosen place for the
night usually the highest perch on the
darkest side of the cage. They soon be-
come accustomed to the situation Of the
dishes In their cages, and plainly resent any
change. On my placing drinking-cup In
o new part of the cardinals residence, he
came down at once, scolding violently, pre-.
tended to drink, then looked over to the
corner where the water used to be, and re-
Moved his protestations. Then he returned
to the upper perch, flirting his tail, and ex-
pressing his mind with great vigor. A few
minutes passed, and he repeated the per-
formance, keeping IL up with great excite
ment until, to pacify him, replaced the
cup. he at once retired TO his usual seat,
smoothed his rough plumage, and in few
momepts began to sing. A dress of new
color On their mistress makes great com.
motion among these close observers, and
the moving about of furniture puts the
tamest in panic.--At,antic,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-03-11
MARS IN lLL-Flrrlno CLOTHS.
The Soldiers of Mexico In Uniforms toe
Large or too Small for Thorn.

Some companies of the 18th Mexican
Cavalry are stationed at Paso del Norte,
and I have an ample opportunity of study
They are oil shades of color, from almost
white to dirty black. In nearly all the
Indian blood can be distinctly traced, and
In many the type is 30 strongly marked as
to dwarf all others. The uniform Is not
handsome. 1t consist Of o kind of heavy
blouse made of coarse black cloth, with red
facings, and pants of the same material, and
fatigue caps similar to our own. The men
are not measured for their uniforms nor
anything else. There are three sizes of uni
forms, and one of the three must fit. II it
does not 1t does not matter, as the officers
seem utterly indifferent to the personal ap-
pearance of their men. In foot gear the
poor fellows are worse off than in anything
else. The government serves out brogans,
but I notice many brave defenders wearing
old moccasins in a state of dilapidation that
would excite the contempt of Papago In
dian. It is chilly just now in the mornings
and observe that many of the soldiers
have colds in their heads, which is very un-
fortunate for them, as up to date the repub-
lie has omitted to supply them with pocket
handkerchiefs.
The Mexican cavalry horse cannot by any
stretch of fancy be called noble steed. He
is not Tartar of the Ukraine breed, nor Of
any particular breed to speak Of. He is
mustang -broncho at that His coat is
rough, and judging from its appearance I
would argue that the stable call is seldom
sounded in the Eleventh Cavalry. In bar
rack his ration of hay is small and his
allowance of corn frequently negative
quantity, which mathematicia, B demonstrate
il less than nothing. In the field he lives
off the face Of the country, and how he con-
tinues to live where an American horse
would starve is an equine mystery. But it
Is the capacity of both man and horse to
live on little and bear hardship that makes
the Mexican cavalry better Indian fighters
than our own.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-03-11
SIXTY MILLION YEARS HENCE.

Prof. Richard A. Proctor says the moon
b the most interesting of all the heavenly
bodies. 1t has been particularly service
able in the proof it affords Of the law Of
gravitation. 1t proves, too, what the world
he's been in remote ages OF the past and
what IL will be in remote ages to come. Its
most significant service TO man has been as
o measurement of time. The only percep.
tible effect which the earth has upon the
moons course is that of attraction, by which
its route in space is slightly deviated. From
the moons present condition we may in.
form ourselves of the course of all planetary
life. There is every reason to suppose thai
our present condition was at one time hers
that she possessed an atmosphere, water,
animal and vegetable life. That has now
passed away. Her suface is a sterile, rocky
mass. The atmosphere has gone, or nearly
80, and the seas are dried up. This same
process is going on with our earth, and q
similar result will eventually ensue, but by
reason Of the greater bulk Of our planet,
effects produced in ten millions of years il
the moon will require sixty millions with
ua.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-03-11

"There is more money in Bibles than in
inything else," said Mr.. j. r. JONES' one
Of the largest Bible printers in the United
States. "There is steady reliable trade
for the good book and I think have made
100000 Of the different grades since /
have been in business. The prico ranges
from ten cents for the kind given away by
the Bible Society to the $50 one bound in
velvet and ivory. I have nearly ceased
printing other books. As a general thing
they don't pay. Unless you can get work
by great author or noted politician, the
sale of any book does not reach beyond o
small edition. I paid Alexander H. Ste
phens $33, 900 royalty on the War Between
The States but only about $4,000 for his
History of the United States. '"-Fhtla
delpaia Times
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-03-11
THE MAN AND THE HORSE.

As regards speed for a mile or two, OF
even several miles, says viscount Bury,
there can DO no comparison between the
pace of horse and that of man on bicy-
Gle. The horse is far and away the speed.
Ter; but after about twenty or twenty live
miles the horse, it seems, begins to come
back to the man.
The relative speed of horse and man,
quite unincumbered by weight, has never
been tried, as it is always necessary either
to ride or drive horse when he is being
tried. But in comparing the best times on
record of trotting horse driven in a light
gig, as is the fashion in America, and a
man riding and propelling twenty -seven-
pound bicycle, the conditions, taking the
relative strength of the contestants into
consideration, may be thought tolerably
equal. Maud s., Mr.. Vanderbilt's cele.
brated horse, trotted one mile in 2.09; the
champion time for a bicycle is 2.39. Leav.
ing out intermediate distances, find that
Lady Mack did five miles in 1900; Mr..
Hitler has ridden it on bicycle in 1418.
Controller did ten miles in 27.23 la; Mr..
English accomplished that distance in
1918 3-5. Twenty miles was done by the
horse Captain MCGOWAN in 58.25; Mr.. Eng
lish, who holds the record for twenty miles,
accomplished it in 1906 SIS. Twenty miles
we'll within the hour must surely be looked
on as wonderful performance. But after
twenty miles the man rapidly begins to go
to the front.
The best fifty miles on record has been
done by Ariel in 1856. 40 10; but Ion Keith
Falconer rode that distance on bicycle in
2.43.5S 3-5. Conqueror travelled one hun
bred miles in 8.35.53; F. r. Fry, on
bicycle, did one hundred miles in 5.50.05
2-5. The same distance, one hundred miles,
was done on the high road by George Smith
in .7.11.10. The other times mentioned
were performed on the cinder-path. No
trial has been recorded for horse beyond
one hundred miles. But q tricyclist has
ridden two hundred and twenty-five and
one-fourth miles in twenty -four hours
and q few weeks ago a performer on
newly-inyented little two-wheeled machine
of strange appearance, called kangaroo,
travelled two hundred and sixty-six miles
within the same time. It is therefore plain
that in staying power man on o bicycle,
or even on tricycle., which is much heav-
Ter machine, not primarily adapted for rue
ing, Is infinitely superior to horse. Prob
ably up to twenty-five miles the best horse
would beat the best bicyolist; but after
that distance the horse would, in yacht,
racing phrase, never see the way his adver
lary went.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-03-11
A STATESMAN,S MULE.

Mr.. Luke Prior. of Alabama, says tb.
National Republic, is noted for his great
natural sense and his original English.
" see," said he, to a group of fellow.
members, +" that Senator Hampton has been
telling about q COW he owns that can talk,
and Senator Vest tells about dog that can
black boots and initiate Methodist exhort.
or. Now have q mule on my farm near
Opelika which is certainly judgmatic erea-
ture. He is an onery-looking cuss, but, as
| said, very judgmatic. 1 must say he ia
the most limitations animal ever see. He
is even more limitations than the monkey
That mules favorite amusement is to go in
swimming with the boys, and-would you
believe il Pho can swim on his back, and
dive head foremost like fish. Yes, sir !;
he has Owed at least thirty feet, and come
up with his head all over mud.
This mule is 80 limitations that he can
counterfeit any wind instrument. There is
a ferryman near my place who has shot at
him several times. The ferryman has
horn on the opposite side Of the river for
travellers to blow as a signal when they
want to come over. The mule got on to
this racket, and, whenever he gets q chance,
he goes down to the river and brays Just
like horn allowing. On foggy days the
ferryman can't see across the river, and he
doesn't know whether it's the mule or o
traveller. He told me the other day that
last year he had pulled his boat over sixty
times to answer that id long -eared mule,
as he put it,
On my farm have large bell, with
rope attached, to ring up the hands at day
break. An old colored man used to attend
to this duty, but one night, about two years
ago, he suddenly died. Next morning
everybody was astonished to hear the bell
ringing at the usual hour I went out to
see who was ringing it, and. gentlemen, !
hope may never get back to Alabama if il
wasn't that mule Yes, sir; and that mule
has been ringing That bell ever since at day.
break every morning. Not only this, but
he canters down between the negro cabins,
just as the old man used to do, to see that
everybody gets out on time.
The old man had way of kicking on
the door of hand who did not move out
brisk, and one morning the mule followed
his example. In certain cabin there was
a very lazy colored family that never stirred
until everybody else was at work Just at
daybreak the mule backed up to the front
door and gave kick with both feet that
sent the whole family through the baci
window. The mule didn't know it, how.
ever, and kept on kicking. The next day
it took four carpenters to put that cabin
together again. Gentlemen, as remarked
before, that mule is the most judgmatic and
limitations animal ever see."