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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-06-13
IMPRENTA DEL BoLET1N.
CoRDdlia gT7l. TPassllaltica
VAp0RES C0RREOS FRANCHISES.
ITINERARIO.

L,nsa directs de San Nazaire d veraerus
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-06-13
CON NDHCMON E@.

la Con dbida ancE acien pubcara los peri6dcos
de dad nmeo de los bete que uguen cada
teo oriinaric para conocmento pdbco.
ga Para derecho scc6p indispensable entregar
doentas cse,as sacias de La Legitimidad don Jose
Sert agente especial Ia Fbica Foraeza nmero 49, quen
canbo enegad recibo frmado selado e cua
aran los ndmtro de los etes soreo pertenzcan
de participation que ugando requisites la seguridad
lie aconyeje.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-06-13
CONoEsIoNEs.

CONUESlONES.
Esta Agencia expids passjes de ids vueIts
en- los vieJes Invertebrates, v&lidos por ire j,
meses y con un Is pS de rebaia, en- los trAs-
atlknticos v&iidos per IN aEo y con IN 25 pS
de rebaia.
A to6s fsmilis cuyo pasaje compute ell mon
tante de custro pssajes de oAmla. 60 10 con-
cederA uaa rebaja de Is Pc.
Una misma persona familia no puede te-
ner dereoho = Ia vez 1 las dos concesiones
antes senalsdas.
Los Rihos memories de tres a1os gratis: de
8 &8 Gncs, Ia 4. .; de 8 4 12 la mitad, y de
II cumpEdos en- adelante pagarAn paseje en-
terc. Cuando una fsnilia tenSa varioa nj
nos memories de 8 ados solo uno do ellos se
llevark gratis; los denAs pagarAn 4. A" pa-ts
de passie.
PAsAJE6 DE CRIADOS.
Los precios para los criados con destino 4
Ssntander y st NaSsire, seran de 100 Pc
sos.
FLETEs.
Los conocimientcs de carga deben ser pre-.
sentsdos en- Ia Agencia con la debida antela.
ci6n, nc admitiendose los que traigsn sellos On
lugar ds drmas.
Para toda clsSe de infermes, dirigirss q
Agente,
Jose r. silva.
Tetu&n, 35.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-06-13
LA LEGITINIDAD"
iMU Y INTERESANTE!

DON PRUDENCE RABELT dueno propeario de la Real
Fabri,a Cigaros Hahana La Legitimidad, que.
rndo demostra dc algn do agradecmnto los consum
dos de Is ordena popga conocimieno
del rbco que dee poxmo ugaa dos bletes de la
Lotera provincial favor de toda nmero
de eaellas vacias de La Legitimidad.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-05-13
A Dog that Could Count.

Old Fetch was shepherd dog and
lived in the Highlands of the Hudson.
His master kept nearly dozen cows,
and they ranged at will among the hills
during the day. When the sun was
low in the west, his master would say to
the dog, Bring the cows home;" and
it was because the dog did this task so
well. that he was called Fetch.
One sultry day he departed as usual
upon his evening task. From scattered,
shady, and grassy hooks, he at last
gathered all the cattle into the noun
tain road leading to the distant barn
yard.
A part of the road ran through low,
moist spot bordered by a thicket of
black alder, and into this one of the
COWS pushed her way, and stood quietly.
The others passed on, followed some
distance in the rear by Fetch.
As the COWS approached the barn.
yard gate, he quickened his pace and
hurried forward, as if to say, ''Tm here,
attending to business" But his COM
placency was disturbed as the cows
filed through the gate. He whined a
little, and growled a little, attracting
LID IudSlcL iIlCIIlOu. IHCu uC WCLO
to the high fence surrounding the yard,
and standing on his hind feet peered
between two of the rails. After looking
at the herd carefully tor a time, he
started off down the road again on a
full run. His master now observed that
one of the cows was missing, and he sat
down on rock to- see what Fetch was
going to do about it. Before very long
he heard the furious tinkling of bell,
and soon Fetch appeared bringing in
the perverse COW at a rapid pace, hast
ening her on by frequently leaping up
and catching her ear in his teeth. The
gate was again thrown open, and the
COW, shaking her head from the pain of
the dogs rough reminders, was led
through it in way that she did not
soon forget. Fetch then lay down quiet
ly to cool off in time for SUPERB. p,
Roe IN ST. Nicholas.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-05-13
An Eloquent Senator.

There was a speech made in the sem
ate recently, which should be preserved
entire. 1t was the most causeless, the
most promiscuous and unblushing as
sault upon the queens English that it
has ever been my misfortune to hear.
This wise-looking senator jumped upon
the grammar of his native land and
tore it into smithereens. Plural nouns
were pitted against singular verbs and
adjectives, and particles were linked
with conjunctions and adverbs and
tossed into the surging sea of words. 1t
was catch-as-catch-can contest with
the parts of speech, and the language
threw up the sponge in the first round.
When he insisted upon saying "them
counties is' general litter rippled
through the lobbies. Il have saw"
was delivered with such earnestness and
emphasis that Sympathetic journalist
wanted to move an amendment to the
language which would permit the states
man to assault il at will He announced
with tragic sincerity, Il have came" !"
and there was not a soul who had the
courage to dispute the fact that he 'had
came His crowning achievement was
the expression, My county is the most
moralest county in that eend of the
state" 1t was a remarkable contest,
and the able senator deserves credit for
his sincere attempt to put the English
language in the hospital for the re-
mainder of the session. If any honor
able senator feels aggrieved and wishes
TO be Investigated l can give names and
dates, and will furnish reliable wit
nesses without extra charge.
Cilic Post
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-05-13
Poverty-Stricken Blacks.

A correspondent of the Chicago
Times, writing from James Island, s.
C., says: The common life of the ne
groes is indescribably rude and cheap.
Not one cabin in ten has S. worth of
furniture in it. Every article in many
of them could not be forced to sale in
Indiana. In some there is no bedding
except a quilt for each one, and with a
pile OF cotton, rags, or dried moss. Ere
quently there are no dishes in the house
except gourds and the cooking utensils.
1t is very rare to see a book or paper.
For chairs they generally use a box
picked up at the nearest store. But they
have Sunday clothes'-the exceptions
are very few-snd make their best ap-
pearance on that day. The abundance
of fish, oysters, and CLAIMS helps them
greatly, especially in these hard times.
No whisky is sold on James Island.
There is no school for whites, but the
colored schools are fairly well conducted
and run three months; teachers saia-
ries S25 per month. The advances
made by factors on last years crop are
not yet repaid, as the cyclone destroyed
the cotton; so advances are slow this
spring. Even the carts and mules are
mortgaged, and the poverty of ordinary
times is now intensified. Pearl grits
cost the laborer S1.40 per bushel, one
bushel lasting man month when he
uses no bread, as many do not A
rather poor article of bacon is retailed
at cents. Groceries retail as with u.s.;
but the negro buys very little now. Only
the better families ever use coffee. But
ter ranks as luxury. The lank cows
which Craze on the salt marshes yield a
thin article of milk-six or seven quarts
a day in the season; in the coolest
weather they 90 dry. A stout woman
can earn 40 cents day in the field, and
man so. There is very little home
life among the colored. Their cabins
are generally so small and uncomfort-
able that the family is never in them
except when it rains or is extremely
cold. The past winter was the coldest
ever known on the islands, and follow
ing the losses by cyclone caused much
suffering. In more than one family the
bread and bacon are now reserved for
those only who work in the field; the
children and older people, the decrepit
and idle, live on grits and the products
of the creeks, such as oysters, fish,
clans, and even mussels. One hears
very little merriment on a working-day.
The people cheer up when they meet on
Sunday and chatter like flock of par
rots; but the prevalent feeling seems to
be sad one. On the whole the expert
ence of day and half here is rather
depressing, and L do not admire the
prospect of journey from here to Beau
fort
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-05-13
An Accommodating Judg

There is in Idaho Territory Judge
who is well known as ALEC Smith" A
woman brought suit in his court for di-
vorce, and had the discernment to select
particular friend Of her own, who
stood well with the Judge. as her attor-
ney. One morning the Judge called up
the case, and addressing himself to the
attorney for the complainant, said.
''Mr. H., don't think people ought to
be compelled to live together where they
don't want to, and l will decree a di-
vorce in this case Mr.. H. bowed
blandly. Thereupon the Judge, turn
ing to another attorney, whom he took
to be the counsel for the defendant said:
'.Mr. NJ, suppose you have no OBJ
lection to the decree?n Mr. NJ. nodded
assent But the attorney for the de-
fendant was another Mr.. NJ, not then
in court. Presently he came in, and
finding that his client had been divorced
without hearing, began to remon-
strate. Alec listened moment then
interrupted, saying: Mr. NJ. it is too
late. The court has pronounced the de-
cree of divorce. and the parties are no
longer man and wife. But if you want
to argue the case right bad, the court
can marry them over again and give
you crack at it t"-Te1as SJtings.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-05-13
A BOY ON BOARDS.
a COMPOSITION WHICH LED TO sHINGL

| "a COMPOSITION WHICH LED TO sHINGLE
ON Boy
There are several kinds of boards. sipn-
boards, base boards, dash boards, clap
boards, side boards, paste boards, and
school boards.
think | viii write about school
boards, because my sister is teacher,
and can remember good many things
she has said about them, and that will
help me some.
L don't know whether school boards
are always made of green lumber or nor.
| heard my sister say once the board
wasn't half baked. Guess she meant it
wasn't kiln dried. May be it warped,
and turned on the wrong side, or may be
shrunk badly, when exposed to the dry
question of wages.
School-boards are of different shapes,
some are square and polished on both
sides; some are longer than they are
broad, and SO thin they bend under slight
pressure.
l asked my sister what kind board
ours was, and she said it was q good
looking board, but when put to aav use
it was full of silvers. There was young
lady staying with my sister the evening
L was writing this, and she said she
thought some of the board woald make
hitching posts. l asked her if it WAS be-
cause they were such big sticks. SIZE
said that wasn't it. Then they both
laughed; they thought / didn't know
what they meant, but | did. because /
saw Mr.. Jones take her to church, and
he is member of the board, and she
acted as if she thought he would be good
to tie to.
The school board is used for the pur-
pose of getting the cheapest teachers
they can find, whether they know any
thing or not, and to vote down women's
wages, and to leave mems as they are.
This kind of board is elected by the
people, mostly men.
They most always get the closest
grained they can find; when the teachers
say they don't get pay enough, the peo-
pie say it is the board. The teachers
say the people had no right to get such
bard wood for their board, and the board
iti' " " '''''
Sometimes there is weak place in the
board, and when thrown against some
hard question, it splits and goes all to
pieces; thea they either get a new one,
or stick the old pieces together with
taffy.
My sister says there is too much slang
in this, but father says slang is mighty
and shall prevail. He knows because ha
is man. Men know every thing, be-
cause they can vote.
Sometime | will write about other
kinds of boards, if you have not been too
badly bored with this.-AD. Jour. of
E6
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-05-13
A Wild Spot i'm Georgia.

On the brink of Tallulah, near an an
cient baptist church, which, by its
founders, many years past was named
Tiger, and which was burned last year
by an incendiary in the wild woods,
we found a cape jassamine bush con-
tanning cape jassamine blooms. Near
here is the stand" behind a huge
chestnut log lying on the bank of the
Tallulah river, that the distillers used to
take and from behind which they shot
the revenue men as they would pass
along a level sand running round paral-
lei with the river. An official OF the
revenue service named Crawford was
once shot here. A mountaineer named
Oliver McCrackin and the son-in-law of
Mrs. Smith, owner of the Sinking
mountain, were sentenced to and served
a term in the federal prison as penal
ty for doing it Washington ga.
Chronicle.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-05-13
A Penalty Promptly Inflicted.

An insurance man tells a story of
telephone experience in Detroit which
has both a serious and a comical as
pect. The Burnham wire works at De-
troit took fire, and the watchman on
duty rang up the telephone lady, who,
as in this case made and provided,
asked: "What number do you want?n
Watchman. '.Give me the fire depart
ment, quick"
Telephone Lad: What number do
you want?"
Watchman: ''Oh blank the blank
number; give me the fire department
We are all afire. Blank, blank, blank,
quickr'
Then, having notified the fire wor-
shippers of the condition of things, he
rang mp again and asked for the house
of one of the principals-the receiver,
perhaps-and was inform ed by the tele-
phone lady that 1.-The s,rvice at the
Burnham wire works had been discon-
tinued on account of profane language
having been used. IN T. Electrical
Rerieso.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-05-13
Sheep-worryins Dogs and Their
Cure.

MIR. Moore's drawing, by its extreme
truthfulness, is rather painful to me
from the clearness with which it recalls
a bloodhound that once belonged to
me, and that was obliged to sacrifice
in consequence of his habit of sheep
worrying. A way of curing this habit
has since been discovered. The wor-
ried animal is fastened under the dogs
belly with strong wire, so that the
dog can not possibly get rid of it, but
must trail it about wherever it goes. He
is left with his burden for a whole day,
and after that he is disgusted and re-
peats the offense no more. | have tried
this with setter that worried geese,
and with perfect success. Perhaps the
mention of the remedy in this place
may save the life of some good dog
which has no other fault than a love of
sport of kind that is inconvenient to
farmers. Philip gilbert Hanaerton in
the P0yff0liO
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-05-13
CANON FARRAR'S NEW BOOK.

few weeks ago, when Cannon Farrar
was IN this country, tens of thousands of
people paid as much as one dollar each 70
hear single lecture delivered by him.
and were well pleased with what they
got Tor their money. Several Of the
most important of those lectures and ad-
dresses with other papers are now pub
iished by John B. Alden, of New York,
and can now be had in very handsome
cloth bound volume, for the price of 40
cents. Some of the lectures are Giso
published separately i'll his Etzevir
library, III which form the lecture on
Dante sells for cents; On Temper
ance, cents; on Ideals of Nations, 2
cents; Thoughts Oh America, S cents,
The millions of intelligent people who
admire Cannon Farrar and who were not
able to hear him lecture, will be delight
ed to find his brillian', scholarly and elo-
quent thoughts placed in this handsome
form within their reach. The publish
er's illustrated catalogue. 1872 pages, is
sent to any address on receipt of cents;
or condensed catalogue free John B.
Alden, Publisher, 1893 Pearl ST., New
York.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-05-13
The Singer.

The editor of the Little Rock Gazette
is unjust to the young man who sings,
not in attempting to deprive him of the
mighty prestige which he holds in So
ciety, but in attributrng to him gay
faults which he does not possess. The
young man who strangles the neck of
the twanging guitar is more to be
feared than the sweet singer. Tom
Moore, Byron, and even Homer sang,
but their standing in society did not de-
pend upon their musical but upon their
intellectual voices. Some time ago, the
daughter of an old negro married a
young buck who had fallen into the
habit of singing at church festivals.
Look heah, Tidy" said the old ne
gro when the ceremony had been per-
formed, ''Whut yer want ter marry dat
fool niger fur?"
'Whut fool niger, papP"
IVY de one yer hab jes maird."
''Dis heah one?"
''Yas."
''He amt no fool nigger. He's got er
voice sweeter den er flute"
''Yas," the old man reioined, "an' /
bet yer he got er appertite bigger den
er ha'fer bushel an, wus den dat, he
gwine pend on me ter gin it sadisfack-
shun, but lemme tell yer, young feller." "
turning to the bridegroom, 'Is got er
ole mule dat is powerful fon' o singin'.
Wy, sab, he'll walk erlong an listen
ter yer all day. Beats anything dater
way yer eber seed Wants yer ter ber-
gin singin' ter him in de mawnin' by
sun-up. Lemme ketch yer singin' at er
nuder festival an yer'l heah suthin'
pop. Dat'll be yer naik. Eff er pusson's
got suthin' else ter mix wild it, well er
nuff, but eff he hain't den take kere.
But | tends fur yer ter mix er little
suthin' wild dat monstrous fine voice O
yourn-mix cotton, dirt an er mule
wild it Oh, Use got yer" ."-ArkansaU
Traveller.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-05-13
The Little Hunchback.

I'm nine years old! an you can't guess how
much / weigh, ! bet!
Last birthday | weighed thirty-three An
weigh thirty yet!
I'm awful little for my slze-lm purt nlgn
littler an
Some babies SIAN neighbors all calls me the
Little Mani
An Doc one time he laughed an said: Il
spcct first thing you know,
Youll have little spike-tail coet an travel
with a show ~
An men | iaugheG-till / looked round an
Aunty was a-cryin'-
Sometimes sue acts like that cause / got
Curvture OF the Spinner
l set-while aunty's washin'-on my little
long-leg stool,
An watch the little boys and girls a-skippin'
by to school;
An peck on the winder an holler ont an
say:
''who wants TO fight the little man at dares
you all to-dayF'
An men the boys climbs on the fence, an lit
tie girls peep through,
An they all SAYS: Cause you're so big, you
think we're feared O you?''
An men they yell. an shake their fists at me,
like shake mine
They're thist in fun, you know, cause 1 got
"Curv't ture of the Spine!"
At evenin' when the ironin's done and aunty's
fixed the fire,
An filled an lit the lamp, an trimmed the
wick an turned it higher,
An fetched the wood all in fer night, an lock-
ed the kitchen door,
An stuffed the ole crack where the wind
blows IN up through the floor
She sets the kttle on the Goals, an bile5 an
makes the tea,
An fries the liver an the mush, an cooks
egg for me;
An sometimes-when cough so hard-her
elderberry wine
Don't go 50 bad fer little boys with ''Curv'ture
of the Spine!''
But aunty's all so childish-like on my account
yOu see,
I'm '.uost afeared she'll be took down-an'
ATS what bothers me!
Cause eff ny good Gle aunty ever would git
sick an Cte.
don't know W .sat she'd do in heaven-till
Fer she's 50 ust to a Tmy ways, AN everything,
you know,
An no one there hike me, to nurse, an worry
over SOL
Cause all the little children there's so straight
an strong an fine,
Theys marry angel bout the place with
"Curv' ture of the Spiner'
james Whitcomb Riley, in Current.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-05-13
Royal Style in Australia.

There is what they call in England
and the English colonies the royal blue
button. You get one when you are re-
ceiyed by the queen, or, if it is in Aus
tralia, where | got mine, by the COVER
nor-general, who represents her. 1t is
an ordinary-looking button, having on
its exposed surface a groundwork of
drab, upon which yellowish rosette
with blue center is worked. A metal
shank, with q small metal disk painted
black, completes the article In the
manufacturing they must cost about 40
cents a gross. One of these is given to
each person who has audience with the
governor, and it is worn in the lapel of
the coat as badge of the royal favor.
The goYenor-general is great man in
the colonies, and there is more red tape
about him than can be found at Windsor
Castle. When he condescendg to go to
the theater, his visit costs the local
manager about 5000 for carpets and
decorations, and then he takes such a
retinue with him, all of which get in for
nothing, that there is little room for the
rest of the public, A funny thing con-
cerning his visit is that as soon as he
enters the door the performance must
stop, the band or orchestra strikes up
God Save the Queen and everybody
in the house raises to his or her feet and
turns to the royal box, remaining
standing until the governor sits down.
l saw a performance of Uncle Tom
Cabin" once, in Adelaide. The gov
ernor came in just as Eliza was crossing
the ice, and there she had to stand in
mid-stream on the tossing foes until
God Save the Queen" came to an end
and the governor took his seat, when
Eliza resumed her journey over the
dancing ice-cakes.-Letter IN st. Louis
Gl0be-Democr0t,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-05-13
Obiiging.

People travelling in localities where it
is impossible to have the hotel or house
hold conveniences that can be had in
cities, should adapt themselves to the
restrictions which the conditions enforce
with the best grace possible. To do
otherwise is to sometimes expose ones
self TO the ridicule of those who are
more easily satisfied. or who have more
good sense. A fastidious young man
from New York was travelling in the
Rocky mountains. At night-fall the
coach drew up before one-story cabin
with the word Hotel on pine slab
over the low door. The young man was
the first passenger to alight, and he was
in hurry, for he evidently meant to
secure the best recommendations the
house afforded. where's the portahP''
he asked of stout rough-looking man
who came out of the cabin with his pipe
in his mouth.
Where's the what?n asked the man.
"The portah:'
% 'Portah' to whichP'
''Io the house; to the hotel, of
course"
''Oh, yaas; well, I'm he.''
"Well, just get my baggage to my
room at once. Is the landlord imp" he
asked
''Oh, yaas; I'm he.n
''What-you? Welr'-sarcastically
perhaps you're the clerk, too?"
"4aas, stranger-Im the clark
and he winked roguishly at the amused
passengers, land the bell-boy, and the
chambermaid, and dinin'-room gal, and
all the rest throwed in."
'.In that case" the city man drew
himself up, feeling that he had been
made fun of-''in that case let me have
your best room, with plenty of towels
and hot watah and an open fire."
''Humph! yaas. Yaas. That's so.
You can have it, stranger They's jist
two rooms in the whole shebang, and
you kin hev the free run of 'em both if
one of them is the kitchinp. An |
reckon if you fly around lively, and git
the fust use OF the washpan, you'll cit
more good of the towel nor if you wait
ed till the rest of the folks was done
with it Mebbe you kin wait till morn
in: We change the towel ey'ry Sat-
taday, and this is Friday"
"Why, sir; I-I-weally-"
"All right, ali right, sonny. Run
right long in, and make yourself to
home. You kin hev the middle bunk
on the right hand wall, and kin call it
'bawdor' or sweet or q drawin'-
room or anything you please. You kin
take your meals in it, if you want to-
and kin take 'em layin' down. They
amt room to set up,'' and there was a
merry twinkle in the landlords S eve.
"Oh. | tell you, we know what good
hotel-keepin' is if we do live in the
wilderness; you kin hev anything you
like here, sonny-anything you like"
Sonny" entered the house, but he
didn't look happy.