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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-04-15

La O1ENCLA DE TENEDURIA DE
LIBROS 81 lplifcada por la aplicaoion de
una regla IL lble para acertar el deudor
= el acreedol, acompahada de numerosos
ejenplos de calculos mercantiles, por @
O. Marsh, traducido de Ia 20' edicion In
glesa por A. g. Beck, bajo Ia inmediata
snpecci6n del autor. Un tomo slegante-
Imente enouadernado 1885, en- Ia I'm
del BoletiM.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-04-15
ENCUADERNACTON
DEL "B0LETIN MERCAN77IL,, !"

En- esta secci6n de la casa montada con
todos los elementos necesarios proyista de
materiales de primera cIase, Sc hacen enc,o:
dernaciones en- holandesa, cartone. pasta a..
pamela, piel de levante con relieves. todo nor.
fecto y precios ret1ucidos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-04-15
= BlBAQOTROA5,
DE COMERCIANTE.

HISTORIA DEL COMERCIO de
das las naciones, desde los tiempss mas re.
motos hasta nuestros dias por Mr. Scheye.
traducida del frances por los alumnos de Ia
clase de este idioma establecida en- el As-
''eo Merconta de Madrid, y publicada OK.
pensas de la misma asociacion.
Dos tomos gruesos, pasta aspanola, $4
en- Ia Imprenta del Boletim r
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-04-15

Esta importantc obra didocticA
declarada de texto para las escue.
las y de Ia cuAl SO hA ocupAdo
con vivo encomio Ia prensa de
esta isla 81 halla de venta en- Ia
Imprenta de BoLKTn MKRcAHrn
al precio de 80 centavos el ejem.
plar, Is
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1888-04-15
AMIGOS DE TODOS
PILDORkS HOLLOWAY.

Millones dc personas, on todas las partea
mundo, recomiendAn diohas PsldorAs como
mejer rcstaurativo do Ia sslud que se conoce
Elias curan todas Las afecciones del coras6n
dol higado, del est6mago, de los rifonesy
los intestinos, y remueven Ia acrinonia, Il
natulencia y Ia cardialgia, expulsando do Ia
sangre tods imPurexa, fortaleciendo oomplp
tamente 81 Sistema nervioso y dando IN tcus
adable & Ia organization general.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-11
Origin of st. Valentines Day.

The origin Of the peculiar observances
OF ST. Valentines Day is n subject of some
obscurity. The saint himself, who was q
priest Of Rome, and was martyred in the
Third century, seems to have had nothing
to do with the matter beyond the accident
of his day being used for tho purpose Mr..
Doncc in his illustrations Of Shakespeare,
says: ut was the practice in ancient
Rome, during a great part Of the month of
February, to celebrate the Lupercalia,
which were feasts in honor Of Pan aud
Juno, whence the latter deity was named
Februata, Februalis and Februella. On
this occasion, amidst variety Of cere-
monies, the names OF young women were
put in box, from which they were drawn
by the men as chance directed. The
pastors of the early Christian church, who
by every possible means endeavored TO
eradicate the vestiges of pagan super
stitions, and chiefly by some commu-
ta.ions Of their forms, substituted in the
present instance the name Of particular
saints instead of those of the women, and
as the festival of the Lupercalia had com
menced about the middle Of February,
they appear to have chosen St. Valentines
day for celebrating the new feast because
it occurred at nearly the same time. This
is, in part, the opinion of the learned com
piler Of the lives of the saints. 1t would
seem, however, that it was utterly inn
possible to eXtirpate altogether any cere-
mony to which the common people had
been much accustomed, fact which it
was easy to prove in tracing the origin of
various other popular superstitions, and
accordingly the outline of the ancient cere-
monies was preserved, but modified by
some adaptation to the Christian system.
1t is reasonable to suppose that the above
practice Of choosing mates would gradu-
ally become reciprocal in the sexes, and
that all persons SO chosen would be called
valentines, from the day on which the
ceremony took place"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-11

When exposed to; blizzard Immediately
envelop the head and upper part of the body
in u thick shawl or blanket and in no case
allow the fine, powdered snow floating in the
air to enter the mouth or lungs. This write
from personal experience, having some years
ago been exposed to a blizzard in Minnesota,
with the Thermometer at 40 degs below zero.
The first few breaths sent sensation like an
icicle through my chest / grew weak and
trembling. 1t seemed as though the blood
was thickening in my veins and the heart
could not circulate it. Respiration grew
rapid. Twas being smothered l concluded
that that would not do, SO with what means
had wrapped up my nose and mouth and
breathed only through the covering. I was
exposed for more than an hour and got
through all right. l afterward saw the In
dams adopting the same plan, for they had a
largo blanket-a government one-wrapped
around their heads and bodies, and they re-
sembled unveiled moving statues or Turkish
women on the streets. When lost in
such storm get ON the lee side Of a snow
bank and burrow a hole in it and close the
opening, or, as they say, "Crawl into hole
and haul the hole in after you"-Cor New
York Sun.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-11
ST. VALENTINES EVE.
BY OLIVE HARPER.

The ground was covered with soft snow.
The bare branches of the trees We're laden
with as much of its sparkling weight rs
could hold on them in spite of the driving
wind and the sky hung dull and leaden rs
ii from burden Of yet more snow which
might at any moment fall nd completely
obliterate the faint traces Of Il path, along
which man was struggling and striving
as if with his last strength.
He was cold and hungry, almost be
numbed with the keen blast of the Febru-
airy wind, but he staggered on with all his
strength, bent upon the effort to keep In
the path he had known so well in days
honest living, he driftcd to n mining camp
In California; the miners quick to seize
upon any popularity Of name or appear
ancc, at once called him Cupid.
Years he remained there, working, toll
ing, prospecting in summer, and making
but bare existence, chopping wood in
winter for his board, but making no pro-
gress towards that fortune that he in
tended To take home to his mother some
day Once in long while he wrote to
her. whenever he could scrape together II
few dollars which he could spare, Little
enough 1t was, but small as was the sum
it helped the poor mother in her need, for
long since her husband had gone to rest
and she was all alone.
One night in the camp man they had
nicknamed Whip-poor-w tired with the
struggle, worn out with rheumatic pains
and weary Of life, stood up in the barroom
of the "hotcl' ut Murphy's camp, and
after saying n few half reckless, half
laughing words, ended with putting his
pistol to his head and blowing his brains
out. When he was dead II letter came for
him which tho authorities opened and
they read it aloud.
"My boy, my only sou, all | have to
love in this world, come home to your
neither. Surely, life is not worth living
separated as we are. Come home the
old farm is free of debt and will give
us living, which would DC Cheered
and made happy by your presence. Come
back, my boy, come home to me-"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-11


subjects and "Cupid's" absence was I'M
noticed.
Valentine had gone ahead, trusting
himself entirely to hazard He had
searched before so many times according
to the most scientific rules, that he had
no longer any faith in them, and he said:
"If 50 be- rs ! nm to find pocket or
even pay dirt, why I'll find it anyhow,
and won't allow myself to look"
But look he did and everywhere he
went he hunted, but in vain. Over noun
tains into valleys, ravines, on plains and
in gulchcs, everywhere but no gold, or at
least not enough TO give him hope of more,
At last his food was gone and he had
made no discovery, and he said:
Nothing now remains but to end it all.
| can't get home alive, and III go the
other way. If there is another world /
know that my spirit will never leave this
until it has lowered one instant about
mother
Mechanically he took ont his revolver
TO load it and his hand touched his
mothers letters, which he always kept in
his pocket, and mechanically he laid his
pistol down and took them out Of his
pocket, with "a vague idea Of destroying
them, for it hurt him to think that any
body should read them as they had read
those OF poor Whip-poor. Wills mother
and mechanically, too, he opened one and
read it, and then another, and so on until
the last; and then he burst into tears, tears
such MS do not shame manhood, and he
sobbcd aloud
ooh, God forgive me for what ! was
about TO dO.N
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-11

night Just thirty years ago he was born.
/ remember when Mrs. Peters came back
TO me and said You have got valen-
tine OF fine sturdy boy and l remcm-
Der how glad | was, for had so hoped 1t
would te boy. Girls marry 50 soon
and go away, but sons are your own as
long rs they live. l suppose it is because
IL Is his birthday that ! have been think
ing so much about him, but il almost
seems rs ii he were here now, and that
the door TO the bedroom would open and
he come in, just rs he used to when he
was little. What Is it, Rovery'
The old dog raised his head and listened
and then cave strange whine and slowly
rose and walked to the door, where he
stood for "A moment as If waiting, and as
Mrs. Morris did not rise at once he lifted
up his almost sghtless eyes AT her and
barked, and then gave vent to that grue-
some howl that strikes terror u every
ones heart, whether superstitious or not.
Then he scratched and paved on the door
until Mrs. Morris rose trembling and
frightened and went TO the door and
opened it wide, looking, as she stood there
in her gray dress, like spirit against the
darkness.
The dog gave n short bark and then
started ont into the snow eagerly, While
Mrs. Morris stood still, listening, and then
family 10 her ears came the voice Of Val
cntine, her sou, calling:
"Motherl oh, mother"
In an instant Jabez, the negro who
lived there with his wife, was plunging
through the snow to where he heard old
Rover's joyful whine and barks, aud he
found Valentine, benumbed end unable 10
move without help, but his tottering steps
were guided and soon he fell forward
into his mothers outstretched arms
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-11

There was more of it, but the burden
Of it was always the same Come home.
Valentine Morris stood and looked on
the ground while the letter was being
read, and he stood by the grave they
made for poor Whip .poor-will, and never
spoke word either time but the next
morning lie went to the store" and
bought n stock Of food on credit, and
loading that and his pick and pan on his
strong back, he started out once more on
a prospecting trip. Scarcely n word had
he uttered since that night and his al
most womanish mouth was now set and
firm, as he said to himself:
"I'll make one more trial. and If that
fails I'll go where Whip-poor-will has
gone. My mother writes me just such
letters, and I'll go home alive or dead
A week he was gone; no one missed
him particularly. Men came and went
away from these camps 30 often and sud-
denly that few knew or cared. A new
pocket had been discovered in u placer
mine near Columbia, so report said, that
was panning out an enormous quantity of
gold in dust and nuggets, and the last
clean up OF the new hydraulic near
Angels camp had been 300 ounces, 80
conversation naturally turned to those
long gone, but which he had not trod for
many weary years.
Only II few rods away stood log cabin;
he knew il well. Why should he notI for
here his bright brown eyes first opened to
light Here his infancy and early youth
had passed Here he had helped his
father to cultivate their almost barren
land, and here, too, he had determined
that he would go out into the world to
seek better fortune than these stony
hillside acres promised.
His name was Valentine, named so be-
cause he came as precious gift to his
mother on St. Valentines eve, and when
his chubby cheeks were dimpled and his
fiaxen hair hung in ringlets, she had called
him Tiney; but, when after years Of suffer-
ing and such recompense as the world
gives poor boy who tries to earn an
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-11
GEORGE H. HAIGHT
A DMINIsrRAToR's SALE t OF real. EST


A DEMONSTRATORS SALE OF REAL ESTATE
"a ny virtue OF an order and decree of the Probate
Court or La Sale county, Illinois made the petition
OF me undersigned. .. Is. Sanard, Administrator de
0OhS mon, win copy Of the viii annexed OF the E-
tate OF Berk Anderson deceased, for leave to cell the
renl estate of SAID decta sed the January term d.
So OF said Court towit on the siyt enh day OF Jan
uhry, l shall, on the sixteenth day OF February
next between the hours OF ten O'clock In the forenoon
and four O'Clock In the afternoon at. 10 wit tine hour
OF Two o'clock r. OF said day sell at public sale at the
south door of the County Court House in Ottawa In
said county, the real estate described follows wit
commencing ut point (6 feet south OF the
ley In Bureau county and state OF Illinois, running
thence west one hundred tlO) feet thence south TWEEN
-one and twoihrds t2i fee: thence east one hun
dred tlVO feet thence north along the line
OF SAID Dlork hftyfOur $50 twenyone and two thirds
l2t) feet TO the place of beginning In Bureau county
ILLINOIS, on the following terms. 10 wit: Cash upon APP
prONal OF sale by the court.
Dated shls sixteenth day OF January, =. u. 1888.
o. h. STANARD.
Administrator de oonts non. with copy of will annexed
of the Estate OF Berk Anderson, deceased.
GRoRGE HAIdHI, Sorr for Petitioner. jan2l-iw
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-11
j RARE CHANCE.

For sale stock OF general merchandise will invoice
about 800 located In OF the best towns In La Sale
oupty For particulars inquire ut this office. sn2l &w
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-11
AeQal.
HENRY QUINN.

Attorney at LHE.
STAEE OF ILLINOIS, Ia SALLY Covs.
y Tr-os. IN ne CVcuiI Court 10 March TapA A.
d. 1888. -
Sarah G, Newton, Sarah l. Ford. Revilo Newton and
Ada T.. Newton ~ Martha X. Newton, Estelia Newton
Plat Ford and Mooay 0. Little. and Martins X Newton
ahd Joseph Taum, Executors OF the last viii aud tesla
ment Of George H. Newton, deceased. In Chdncery.
Affidavit OF non.rcsdence OF Martha X. Newton, Rs.
teIa Newton and Moody z. Little. and Martha K New.
ton and Joseph Tatum Executors OF the last will and
testament OF George X. Newton. deceased. In pleaded
Win the above defendent, having been hled In the
clerks once OF the Circuit Court Of said county notice
Il therefore hereby given 10 the sd nonresident de-
fend ants that the complanants filed their bill OF com
pMnt Ia said court on the chancery side thereof
ON the 2'th day of January 1855 and that thereupon
summons issued out OF said court wherein said suit Is
now pending returnabe on the second Monday In the
month or March, A, d, lsSS. as Ia by law required
Now. unless you, the said nonresident defendants
above named shan personally be ana appear before
SAID Circuit Court on the inst day OF the next term
thereof 10 be holden at Ottawa and for the said
". on the second Monday IN March. A D. lSS and
plead, answer or demur 70 the said mpainansb bill of
complaint, the same aud the matters and things therein
charged ana stated viii be taken confessed, and
decree catered against you according the prayer of
said bill.
WILLIAM ". TAYLOR, Clerk
Ottawa, Illinois, January eth 1888
HENRY GUM. Compts' SOlr. Jan;BIw
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-11
T, c. TRENARY

dItOTTitN ~ LtIU
STATE OF ILLINOIS, LA SALE CouNTY-ss. IN
- the Circuit court March Term. 1885.
Nellie A. Miller rs Almond NJ Miller In Chdncery.
Affidavit of non.residence of Almond NJ Miller hay.
ing been filed in the clerks office OF the Circuit Court
of said county notice Ia therefore hereby given to the
said non resident defendant that the complainant filed
her bin of complaint in said court the chancery side
thereof the 22d day Of December, 1887 and that
thereupon summons issued cut OF said court, where
in said SUIT is now pending, rcturnable the second
Monday in the month OF March next. as is by law
Qured
above named shall personally be ana appear before said
Circuit Court, the first day of the next term thereof
10 be holden at Ottawa In and for the sand county the
second Monday In March next. and plead, answer
or demur TO the said compSlnants bill of complaint,
the and the matters and things therein charged
and stated will be taken confessed and decree EN-.
tered against you according the prayer of said bill
WILLIAM ". TAYLOR, Clerk.
Ottawa. Illinois. December 22d, 1887.
T. &. TRKNtRY. ComDts S0lr jaG2SLw
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-11
Board and Feed Stable.

have released the Barn In the rear OF Whites Hotes
AMI am running the Barn in front OF Whites Hotel
Gknown as the Ball yarL and have good, warm stables
10 take horses by the day week. and guarantee sa
factfon ANY one that has horses TO board would do
well 10 call and see Strangers coming to Ottave
will and the best of accommodations and care taken OF
their stock Teams be gotten from the barn 81 ny
hour OF day night. Mr.. Brown would ike 70 nave
his friends call and see him. and he VIII endeaxof -
1--WE them satisfaction H. h. BROWN.
deciO-tf Proprietor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-11
El.,hhSDlGG Nm !VNisn.,tg WI

rs she sweetS"
Lips with kisses fresh replete,
Eyes which mako my bosom beat.
Face that shows naught Of deceit.
Prove she's sweet.
''Is she fairS"
Tresses Of bright golden hair,
Deep blue eyes and dainty air,
And the smile her lips Ger wear
Prove she's fair.
rs she trucy"
Those pure eyes of darkest blue,
Those sweet lips Of rosy hue,
Which for kisses seem to sue.
Prove she's true,
"Who is she?"
She's the maiden you can see
In that picture, who to me
Almost seems alive to be,
That Is she,
whats her name5"
All, now me you must not blame
That | cannot tell her name,
For naught's written on the frame
OF her name.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-11
BuckliAs' Arnica Salve,

The best salve In the world for cuts, bruises
sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, letter
chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all SKIN
erup,ions, and positively cures piles, or no pay
required. II Ia guaranteed TO give perfect sat
lsfaction, or money refunded Price Is cents
per box For sale bv ID. Lorriaux.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-11
FOOD ADULTERATION.
SOME OF THE DANGEROUS WORK
DANE NATURE DOES.

Death Lurking In Raw POrk-Coiled
Worms In Herring-Tape Worms In
Rare Beef-An Inquisitivs Doctors
SuspiCions Confirmed.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-09
Striking the Fountain Head.

Judge Hornblower took occasion yester-
day, in San Francisco, while sentencing a
man for selling indecent literature, to score
the Society for the Suppression of Vice
He said that it appeared to him that there
were two codes of law in this city, one for
the rich and one for the poor. He pointed
out the fact that there was broad field for
the Society to work in, but during the past
year there had been only two or three cases
brought before the Court. For his part be
was unable to see why the Society did not
take steps 10 suppress the two hundred dens
of infamy IN this city from the income of
which a certain class are growing rich.
The miserable women who walk the
streets at night are the only ones molested, :"
said he while the rich owners of the
houses rented by them are never troubled,
although there is a law which, if enforced
by the Society, would eventually compel
them to close the brothels that are at pres
ent protected and fostered by them
Wonder if there is any such law for Sac
ramento? But then if there is, the police
authorities, whose duty it is to see the law
enforced, would even borrow additional
eyes to wink at it,"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-09
BOLD ROBBERY.
A Merchant Knocked Down and Robbed
Upon the Street.


Shortly before o'clock last evening K.
Dierssen, who keeps store at Ninth and L
streets, closed up his place of business and
walked up toward Tenth half block to de-
liver small package When he came out
of the building and was retracing his steps
to the store, walking on the north side of
the street, two men met him. One knocked
him down, grabbed him by the throat
choked and kicked him, while the other
rt1ed his pockets and took therefrom $50
IN money. Dierssen made considerable
noise, which attracted number of people,
and the garroters fled. One ran up to
Tenth, jumped aboard a street car and soon
was out of sight. The other ran down to
Ninth followed by crowd and, when
closely pressed, crawled under a house in
an alley some two blocks away, where he
was captured. When he was pulled out
he denied being one of the garroters, and
explained his being covered with perspira-
ton by saying that he had night sweats"
Officer Carroll took him to the station
house. He gave his name as William
Moran. He is well-known in this city,
having served numerous terms in the
chain-gang. Dierssen's throat was consid-
erably injured, his head cut little and one
OF bis knees quite badly injured by kick.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-09
DIED.

Sacramento, February 7-Horstio Hurd, na-
tive of Monroe, Michigan, 43 years, 6 months
and Is days
FRIENDS and acquaintance are respectfully in
viied to attend the funeral services, which
viii be held at the Congregational Church,
Sixth street, between and ], tomorrow (Fri-
day. afternoon, February 10th, at 1880 o clock.
Interment private.l
Sacramento, February s-Johans NJ, wife OF
william F. Heidhardt (and mother of Mrs. W.
F. Yuhre, Mrs. Charles Schwartz and Mrs. A.
Terrio), a native of Hamburg, Germany, Il
years, month and days.
Friends and aequaintances are respectfully in.
vited to attend the funeral services, which
will be held at the residence of her son-in
law, Charles Schwartz, 707 street, tomorrow
friday afternoon, February 10th, at .
O'Clock. Interment private]
Sacramento, February 7-Josephia Justina, be
loved wife of Andrew Reuter-, q native of Kiss
ing, Bavaria, IS years and days.
Friends and acquaintance are respectfully in
vited to attend the funeral, which will take
place from her late residence. corner o
Twelfth and Z streets, this Thursday after
noon at 1:30 O'Clock; thence to German Luth
eran Church, corner Twelfth and streets
where funeral services viii be held
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-09
CHARACTER OF WORK
On this card the employe enters the total

On this card the employee enters the total
number of hours employed in either or
each department. The time is then en-
tered in the time-book in the hands of q
time keeper, and the pay-rolls are made up
accordingly.
The State school work implies that
work done on extra editions of the
different textbooks, after the first
$4,000 books have been completed. This
work is paid for as provided by an Act of
the Legislature out of the returns for the
sale of the previous editions of school text
books, or the revolving fund.