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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-06-09
REFORM q.

Los trasbordos de Ia cArga procedente de
Ia Peninsula Y destinada { VsneEHela, Colon
Il. : puertos del Pscffco % efectuaran en- 10
HabAna.
x1WEA de les ANTxLLAS.
Tsp. PASAJES, cap. D. c. Perales'
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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-25

There is not a real newspaper in Paris
One fourth Of the space Of the daiies is oc-
cupied with continued stories, three
fourths of the remainder is political abuse
of the rivas of the owner of the paper, and
the rest is occupied with grapevine dis
patches stolen Fl ON the London and other
metropolitan papers of Europe. All Paris
newspaper Ices maintain efficient stats Of
grapevine correspondents and these barsfaced
liars become very proficient in cOncOcting
bOs Jus dispatches dated at cities which they
could no more find on the map than they
,ouli t IL whether Canada is a territory or
the capital OF the United States A new
paper started within the last month here on
a capital of 5000, published in its first is
sue long special dispatch from Rangoon,
which, il it had been genuine, would have
cost half tHe capital of the concern. A
friend met the managing editor Of the paper
and asking him about il discovered that the
editor had not the slightest idea Of where
Rangoon is-Paris Letter
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-25
A WOOD AND FLOWER.

How could know, . tender woodlapd
treasure,
With petals blue and soft as summer
skies.
That from the dust of ng-forgotten pleas
So dear e hope, so fair a dream. could
Meek, lonely blossom, hiding in the shad-
owS
And waved by mountain breezes cool and
free
No faIrer flower from summers golden
meadows
Could br NJ the thoughts that thou hast
borne 70 me
From the sweet stiffness of the misty noun
tain,
Where fairies weave a strange, mysteri-
GUS spell,
The cooling winds that blow from hidden
fountains
Bore thee mid alien bowers and scenes TO
dwell
All, sweeter on thy petals, fair and broken.
Tnan winds that blow u ross a summer
sea,
Or strains of fairy music, is that token
Oh, woudrOus flower, that thou hast
brought 10 me
Louisville Courier } ournal
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-25

Never get your knife ground Oh the
street, said well-Anown cutlery man to
a reporter.
Why" askel the reporter.
Because the chances are that in nine
cases out OF ten il will be ruined Scissors
grinding is poor mans trade, and don't
like TO speak about the frauds in the buSi
:lesS, just because the one honest man in ten
may suffer by it The fact is that Italian
bosses, or whatever they are called-capi
talists, perhaps same who operate in
hand organs and hurdy gurdies, have
bought up large numI ers OF the little sissors
grin ling machines that are used in the
streets They lease these to Italians, who
know as little about grinding a knife or
pair of scissors as q blacksmith These fel-
lows go about the city, gather up knives,
and literally ruin them | have seen knives
passed lack to the COO 5 as sharpened which
merely had the tarnish rubbed off until the
blade looked bright and new. That isn't so
bad as when they round up blade so that
it takes a regular siege on ths grindstOne
to put it in proper shape again There arr
at least 100 of these bogus scissors grinders
in New York city AMI they ought to be ar
rested as frauds.-New York Tribune
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-25

A woman's colony Is to be establi he'd in
Colorado, to alror poor women an oppor-
tunity t. support themselves They will
engage IN bee and silk culture small farm
ug. the manufacture OF preserves and
jeliies, and other similar industries. A
number o. wealthy eastern la les are at the
hea Of the reject
Mile. BenoIt, young Vendean lady who
lately tooi her medical degree, is now sp
pointed medical examiner of girls through
out the municipal schD is OF Paris 1t Is
the busines # Mile Benoit TO see that girl,
are not over worked, and that they get
through their >tuies under sanltary cond-
tlonS.
In France there are several agricultural
schools for girls One of these Is situated
lear K ,uen where there are said tn be 800
girls from to IS years OF age. The farm
consists Of 400 acres
Lady John Manners is one Of the greatest
advocates of sc wing in England and is doing
verything in her power to have girls of
very con iition in life learn to make
he r own dresses
The copyright received by Mrs. Augusta
swans Wilson on the sale OF her books ap-
proaches 500. COO. and the books are still
sllinS.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-25
A Man Worth Waiting for.
Frank Leslie's Illustrated. !

Il
The c0achman-grUom business has been
overione in real life, and so over worked
for sensational purposes in the newspaper
a 10 have nauSeated a good many sensi
ble people and wearied even the most invet-
crate lover of scandals Philadel phia ha
added one TO the Ii I, however SO entirely
and legitimately romantic, and so agreea-
bly, reversing the ordinary experience, as T.
lie worthy Of the w.dest publicity Tue
young lady was of excellent family with a
pr spective fortune. The coachman was
a young Swede, with no more than rdiuary
education The love on both sides was gen.
uIne, and the lady declared her determine
ton to marry the man of her choice,
despite the natural opposition Of her friends.
The coachman, on his part, proved him
self deserving Of her affection. by manly
determine tion 10 fit himself TO be her hui
band After the u-Ual preparatory studies
be entered a theological school, and in due
course was ordained Lutheran minister
The ordination was followed by wedding.
and the happy couple have gone to their
new home in the northwest In most cases.
the bride is l,wered To the level Of the
coachman; in this instance pluck and the
real grit of the man raised him to the plane
of the woman he 80 wurthily loved and won
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-25


A sweet disorder in the arrangement of
he hair is not only allowable ju,t now
Ibout the temples ami upon the crown of
the head, but 1t is considered very proper
and stylish to allow Inumberle's stray
zephyr lock, to fail careles,ly from either
side Of the graceful French twist which
carrie, most Of the hair high to the front
and sides of the head. The fashionable
young lady thus cotfured naturally gives
the idea to people not yet instructed in this
new art Of hair re>sing that she has either
quite forgotten t. make her usual toilet or
LIs 'ecsntly encountered a gale Tue
Struggling wISp nevertheless, are noticed
upon every otter society girl one meets
ju now. They are fashionable, and We
know what fierce violent obj4cti ms may
quickly be crushed out and overruiei by
tuat magical a, urarce. Critically. how
ever, the --latest style in hair-Iressing is an
unijy one. but no more so than the wear
ing VITA the most carefully ma lie and hand
some toilet of dingy and soiIed undressed
kid glove-a ia ,hion which still obtains with
many best dressed people
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-25

Washington Cor Boston Traveller
Quite discus ion IS going on among our
society bellies a. TO the best thing for thn
complexion One young laiy, whose skin
a marvel of purity, tells her frienis that
she Uses nothing but rainwater upon her
face, neck. arms and hands She asCrlheS
her beautiful complexion entirely t. the
rainwater, with plenty Of good out of-door
exercise She has her followers; but there
is another lady. with equally As fair a skin,
who laughs at the rain water idea and says
she wipes her face on a piece Of fine flannel
dipped in warm water, morning and night,
ami, instesl Of drying with a towel, she
presses her skin, to keep it soft and pliable.
This lady also prescribes out-Of-door eK-
eTcise
One thing is certain-neithsr of the pre-
scrlptions can harm any one, which is more
than can be said Of the toilet powders which
some ladies use 50 disa>trously. Some Of
them have reached the stage 50 that they
never go without q bit Of chamOis skin
covered with Dowdsr which th.y d.f,Iv
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-25
THE PResENrIMeNT or DGATH.
Circumstance Attending the Death of
hOGug hay ard at Mount Nesuyius.

Circumstance Attending the Death of
iorug Hay ard at Mount Nrsuvius.
The subject OF preseutim Mt concerning
death and fatality IN families spoken Of In
hanCO"k ''as- cal SOM sd point, in the
Bay ari history Few families have been
more depicted 10y sudden death than the
Bayard-, and IL many instan there have
been toTr"arnlngs AMI prescntImruts IL is
said that MIS- huyari wrote a letter inii-
eating her approaching death There are
now IN Washington many Old ma al officers
who remember tie interr,ting cir. urusJances
attending the death Of Miss Eayard ; cOusin
Charles {. BayarI, at Mount Nesuvius
de was thr favO Ite son of Richard Bayard
Of Philadelphia, whose father and Secretary
bayard : father wrrr brothers
In II while on hoarI the nited states
ship Congress, IN company W tn several
young irI~nis from on boarI. he male the
ascent OF Mount \ esuSin. 1t was the same
'ongrrss that went down in Hampton
Roais before the NJ rrimac, and in the
party wa the Inc .o,eph smith, who as
commander Of the ongre,s, had his head
taken off by a cannon tall, and of whom
his father sand, wien he heard that the
Cong esS was TAX, II. Then joe is dead
In the party al-o was Lehman H. Ashmead,
ot fhlinIelPh'a. With whom young Bayard
afterward W mt To Jerusalem to visit the
holy Sepu., her While there they both
had taito,ed on their arms by an old
tragoman the heraldic arms Of Jerusalem,
with the dat Of their visit, In the Dass Of
young Layard the tattOOei cross dey eloped
Vlrulent features festered and finally he
hecaIne sick ami tie arm became greatly
swollen lie 'uutnuuliy declared hat he
would 'he, and even after it appeared to
grow entirely we'll he was In the habit of
saying u Mr. AsuuesII and other friends:
This arm will br tn. death OF me yet
Ten years afterward young Bayard left
Tor cruIs m the Columbia, as flag lieuten-
ant Of COuman Ter Morris Before leaving
he took a sad farewell Of all his friends
here and declared 10 one ami all that they
would never ses him again He was very
de yected auI ie,IUnient Ten years TO a
day from his previous visit in company
with young Carroll Tucker. Of Maryland,
and a few friends the Columbia icing then
at Naples, be made the ascent of Eesuvius
during an eruption. With him were Rear
Admiral ii npnon and Rear Adm raj Cal
hOun, who were then Ieuteuanta- He had
the arm Of Prussan army officer He was
quite gay. Just near tine Hermitage wLers
he had halted ten years before the party
stopped, finding it would be dangerous to 90
nearer the crater As tSey we're turning, a
mass Of lava and rock struck young Bayari
on the arm where he ha been tattOoed, cut
ting it fearfully and obliterating the cross,
and before the party could reach the foot OF
the vol, anO h. del His mother is still hv-
ing, upward Of ~ years of age. His body
is burIed near the loot OF Nesuvius -Phils.
delphia Times
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-25
The Pioneer Farmers' Wives.


The true farmers wife, AMI there are
thousands of them scattered through Ne
uraska in happy little homes has done as
much In her quiet way toward the develop
,nent II our state from frontier to farmland
her sturdy husband and SONS Her
work, though largely unseen, has besn no
less effective 1t shows in the upbuiliing
u home intere is and all that goes to make
up purity and hapfins-s in the homs ami in
the community. 1t manifests itself in the
thrifty economy of those who are TO make
the future wives of coming farmers and II
the integrity AMI industry Of the sons who
will some time take their fathers place in
the field and furrow
The wet owes as much to the farmers
wife as it dosS to the farmer himself, but
the results have been too often attained at
the expense of the worn-Out lives of the
hful women wlO have been pioneers in
the procession of civilization and develop
ment
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-25
Requirements OF Model Sick-Room.

This room should lie large and cheerful
one on a sunny side OF the house 1t shouli
be in quiet part Of the house away from
the street, ana also from that part occupied
by the rest of the family, 80 as to exclude
al noise and smells of cooking, etc. A Sec
ond or third story is best 1t should have a
high ceiling, amt at least two large win
dows These should lie on opposite sides Of
the room, or, at least, on two sides They
should have window-boarIs, or some CON
trivance to cause the incoming air to be re
tlected upward, and thus have an opportu-
nifty to get warmed before it reaches the
patient Ii II ust be remembered that warm
air is not, of necessity, impure any more
than cold air is all pure Halls Journal Of
Health
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-25
aIIs,Ion "i tue Ieacm nIow vase.

The mission of the peach blow vase
What lesson in it when rightly considered
Its rarity, coupled with its delicate beauty,
c, mmanded for the pretty trltie the sum of
Sls,OOl And yet the cost Of the clay and
the color did not eNceei 10 cents All the
rest was for the secret of the combination
TIE knowledge and art OF the common pot
ter of two centuries ago If it was not lost
peach blow vases would not command a
higher price than another common hand
some toy or ornament If the Sc ret is gone
there is left for the thoughtful workman a
thing almost as pre- ious-this striking evi-
dence Of the value that his unconscious ef-
forts may acquire in the world of art The
peach blow vas, is the in,arnation of the
dignity of labor.-Cor. Kansas City Jour
nal
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-25
The Young Man Afraid of HI. Sweetheart.

lthIragu Herald
The young man who Is afraid to ask "A
young wpmhn marry to him is a. q ge ie, al
thing, too slow for this day and for the grl.
1t does not necessarily follow that the
young lady will want 60 marry him but
like other human beingS. she will " sh IL
have a thorough understanding with him.
and, not being privileged to introduce the
subject to him, she will naturally expect
HIM 10 broach the matter in his own way
Ii is very Serlou, m~take for a Young
man to imagine that young women are 50
different from him elf. They are animated
by the same impulses and if hs is reaspns-
bly, attractive IN erSnn, mind and man
ners, the chances are that they are thinking
a. much about the subject that is upper
most in his mind a he Is They are human
beings, young man, as you will discover.
and they will think more Of you if you ad-
dress them msnfully than they will If they
discover that you are afraid TO say that
which they may be. for all you know,
dying to hear you say. III any event you
can not pay them a higher compliment
than TO show a willingness 10 pay for their
board and clothes.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-25

About a year ago | saw some articles on
storing wini power One of them, | be
lieve, was for pumping water in a reservoir
for irrigation purposes l have an idea of
using the same force in still simpler way
provided locality suits the case, viz, TO
make tina: untiring fellow, the wind bring
sufficient snow drifts on the most elevated
portion o the larm, where, on the lowest
end Of it a reservoir is built, into which
the water is collected by proper drainage
when the snow meltS
To bring the snow on the desired strip of
land, it is simply necessary to build a high
fence in north and south direction, on the
east side Of which the snow will accumulate
IN sufficient quantity, almost every winter,
to fill good sized reservoir, if the obstruct
i've fence is at least from y to 20 rods in
length but better than a fence would be a
belt of forest trees, of at least two rows of
evergreenS CT in Scientific Ameri-
cue
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-25
A Georgia Woman. Coffee.



An Atlanta lady who i an excellent
housekee per, and whose coffee has been
prai,ed time over time, gives the following
as the rules and regulations for making that
delightful beverage: at is an easy matter
TO have good coffee. In the first place, the
coffee must be kept in an air-tight cani ter,
and must be Of good quality, and be ground
as is needed. The coffee-pot must be kept
scrupulously neat, AMI must be kept
in the sunshine whenever there is
any sunshine The tea-kettle in which
the water is boiled must also he
kept clean. and fresh water must be
ei for making the coffee the amount OF
coffee used must be bounteOus, else the pro-
duct will have limp taste and will fail to
give satisfaction. If good supply of crisp,
tre-hly ground coffee is put into clean pot
and fresh boiling water i poured on and the
coffee is allowed 10 boil a while good coff .e
i the result At our home We make coffee
extra strong, use about a third Of a Gun ~
z IoI Ire~u muE with the cream On 1t. and
1t Is delightful IL is far different from
much of the allegsi coffee tina. combina-
q n of st.nginess ani carelessness forces
helpless people TO drink
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-25
MEN WHO WANT 1T PURE"
What an Uptown Grocer Says Concern
ing the AduIteratIon of Spices.

Give me a quarter Of pound of black
pepper, said a customer to an uptown
grocer recently. II want it pure.
The grocer took down little package
done up i'll tin foil and adorned with vel
low label bearing the leg nd: Pure Black
PEPPER.
This is what sells for black pnpper, but
seeing know you pretty well don't mind
telling you there's not grain OF black pep
per in 1t. | worked fOc five years in the
milling room of spice mill, and I'm on to
the business from end to end Now, this
particular spice is made this way: Take
eighty SIX pounds of fine ground bran mixed
with pulverihed charcoal the last to repre-
sent the black hull of the pepper grain,
then add fifteen pounds of ground cayenne
pepper and there you have 100 pounds of
pure black pepper.
Its the same way with mustard" the
grocer continued Fifteen to twenty
pounds of cayenne pepper, the balance OF
cheap wheat flour colored yellow. makes 100
pounds of genuine mustard The highest
grades, which aren't often retailei contain
AS much one half o. real mustard But
cream of tartar is the biggest swIndle A
fifteen pound an OF the low grade contains
one pound of tartaric acid and fourteen of
terra alba. The terra alba is a mild alkaIi
and neutraliAes the effect of the acid
Higher grale, Of the mixture contain a
tribe more tartari' acid.
You probably think you've eaten soma
cinnamon in your tim the grocer went
on Well, you haven't | don't suppose
there's ten ponds Of cinnamon bark in the
United States. What passes for cinnamon
is the bark of the cassia tree This is adul-
terated with sill coarser bark, known as
Cassia vera The article is also mixed with
peas and roast bran. | need not tell you
about roast coffee; every DO iy knows about
that 1t just the same way through the
whole list or spices. II you could smugg e
yourself into the basement of some spice
mill you would Gnd bins of bran, peas, terra
alta etc. New York Mail and Express.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-25
Points in Dinner Etiquette.

The hostess is the person who makes the
dinner party. 1t is She who invite, the
guests she who receives she who presdeS.
who defines the law, of the houssh Id; it i
to her that all honors are paid; but it is she
who goes in last According to the etiquette
Of society, the gentleman leafs the way
with the lady to WHOM the dinner i given;
1t l. the lady of the house who brings up
the rear with the most distinguished gen.
tleman.
DnerS-out should have no amino ,itie, and
no pre- eJuiice-; at any rate, they shoull not
sho them at a dinner. Spare your host
and hoSte any annoyance. and be as
agreeable as you can for the benefit OF the
whole" Such Is the legend.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-25
A New York Notion.

The fRshiOnable charity fair for the COM
ing season will be japanese, with tea gar
dens, village houses, and ladies dressed in
nat vs style As this involves wearing very
ea>y, girlled robes of embroidered silk, ami
painted cheeks with elaborate hair dressing
and long jeweled hair pins, the obligation
Is not an unpleasant one. SJmething like
the Japanese dress is visible in the homes of
several ladies' wiz have found now com
Portable it is, ami are in the habit Of being
a law unto themselves in matters of the
toilet The light wadded silk robes with
embroidered 'front.', ami the wicker shoes
with with wadded soles, displaying small
silken feet are the perfection of ease,
pecially when one is saving ones self for
the evening
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-25

Take a few Jumps Of loaf >ugar-two
ounces will be sufiicient-and rub them
upon the r.ni of half of fresh lemon until
all the .est is absorbed Then pulveriz,
the Jumps and m X the sugar with three
ounces of boilei potatoes the potat pe,
should be dry and melly); then add to the
mixture two ounces Of clarified butter and
the well beaten yulk, If two eggs NV
beat up the whole thoroughly. and then add
the white If one egg WHIPPED to a stiff
froth and stirred in lightly. Have your
patty-pan' rea iy, lined with puff paste put
enough Of the mixture in each to half fill
thou. and bake for twenty minutes in a
moderate oven.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-25
Josh Billings MsIims and Proverbs.

tBill Arp in Atlanta Constitution.
Josh Billing. is dead, and the world will
miss him. He was a success in his way, AMI
it was not bad way. He did no harm He
did much good, for he gave passing pleas
ure and gave it frequently, and left the
odor Of good precepts that fingered with Us
He was E ,op and Ben Franklin. condensed
aud abridged. His quaint phonetic spelling
spiced his maNimS and proverbs, and made
them attractive. 1t is curious how we are
attracted by the wise pithy sayings Of an
unlettered man II is the contrast between
his mind AMI his culture.
We like contrasts and we like metaphors
and string comparisons The more they
are accJriing to nature and everyday life,
the better they please the masses. The
cultured scholar will try to impress US by
saying "faCilis dsscenSus averui, but b llings
brings the same idea nearer home when he
says, Nv hen man starts down hill, IL looks
like everything is CREASED for the occasion
We can almost see the fellow sliding down
1t is an old thought that has been dressed
up fine for centuries, and suddenly appears
in everyday clothes.
Wise men tell Us that the people do not
think for themselves, but follow their lead
ers in politics and religion. That is true,
and it is tame and old. But when | asked
original Bill Arp how he was going to vote
heb aid he couldn't tell me until he saw Col.
Johnson, and Col johnson wouldn't know
until he talked to Judge Underwood, and
Judge Under wood wouldn't know until he
heard from Aleck Stephens, but who tells
Aleck stephens how to vote I'll be dogged
If | know Well, that was the same old
truth, but it was undressed, and therefore
more forcibe. The philosophic theory has
come down to a homely fact
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-25

An artist whose life has been passed
among the illustrators and cartoOnists of
New York. Informs me that very few of the
ideas Of the cartoons are original with the
artists who draw tn IN In fact, the aver
age is but che i'll five. The ideas are furn-
ishei largs,y by newspaper men, who re-
ceive from - to $40 for them For many
years man named Bisbee has made his
living by this means. An one time he
furnished thirty iieaS d week TO Puck and
received salary of 50 per week. 1t is said
that the cartoon, which made upper's repu-
tation were the ideas of Bisbee .er
Press