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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1890-06-01

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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1890-06-01
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1890-06-01
WHTkBILIDAD
MUNICIPAL.

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RIados { los formularios publica.
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1890-06-01
Ungusnto Molloway

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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-06-13

\
and three-fourths inch thick, are fast.
ened. one at each end, and two near the
middle, with a space between the latter
wide enough to admit the middle par
tition. The top and sides are open
frames, made of hardwood Stats, two
and half inches wide and one inch
thick, halved together at the intersec-
lions and the whole fastened with wire
nails. One-eighth-of-an-inch holes are
bored through the end and middle
stats for the wires, which are slip
ped in as shown in the engrav-
ing. The top wires are close together,
to keep the fowls from sticking their
heads through. f... fl.
When completed the sides are secured
to the bottom by two pairs of strap
hinges in each. One side is hinged to
the inside of the coop, and the opposite
one to the outside, as shown in the
illustration. The ends are made Of a
piece of board, twelve inches wide,
two feet ten inches long and three
eighths of an inch thick, hinged to the
bottom by two pairs of wrought butts
screwed to the outside. Two screw
holes are bored through each end-piece
of the top and the end-board, into which
screws are inserted to hold every thing
secure, when the coop is in transit The
middle cross partition is a piece of
three-eighths inch board, twelve and
three-fourths inch wide and three feet
long. with cleats across the ends and
middle. 1t is hinged to the bottom
and may be temporarily fastened like
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-06-13
A GOOD ONE.

Senator Spooner's Story of a Novel Race
Between Hog and a Horse.
Senator Spooner tells the following
story as it was told to him during his
European tour last summer: i..a
There were gathered together score
or more of German students in Berlin,
most of them from Kaiser Wilhelm
University. They were discussing sports
of all kinds, dueling, chicken fighting,
pugilism and horse racing. The latter
subject was under discussion when an
enthusiastic Rhein-B aier acclaimed elo-
quently upon the merits of Kentucky
stallion recently purchased for him by
his indulgent father. One of the party
pooh-poohed his claims for the speed of
his steed, and insolently offered to
wager that he bad hog which could
distance the racer. There was danger
of duel, when the obnoxious student
said: ... . HnI-ta-
81 am not insulting, but in earnest
when say that have hog which can
beat your horse, and I'll wager two
thousand llreutzer that my hog can win
mile race one month hence"
The novel wager was accepted, the
date fixed, the money put up and all
sealed as bargain. t...f .
The "Hog-Studenter," as his compan-
ions Immediately dubbed him, pur-
chased the tallest hog to be found in
Berlin. He starved the porker for four
days, then took him to the designated
race-course and drove him around the
track. At the conclusion of the circuit
the student gave his hog fish. There
is nothing more toothsome to hog than
fresh fish. The porker in training re-
ceived no other food for that day. On
the following morning the hog was
driven around the track and given
another fish. This was repeated for
two weeks. At last the student was
obliged to get horse in order to keep
pace with the hog as he FASTENED around
the track to get his breakfast.
Meaetime the hog was getting thin,
and any one who has chased a hungry,
skeleton hog, knows how fast he will
travel. One morning. toward the close
of the month, the student hurried his
horse and beat the hog, and refused to
give him the fish. The hog was nearly
crazy for his food, but had to starve
another day. After that the student,
on fast horse, was unable to keep up
with the hungry hog. When the day OF
the race came, the hog and horse got an
even start, and it was an exciting race.
All the students and sporting men Of
Berlin were in attendance, and they
made the welkin ring as the novel pair
went tearing around the track. The horse
never had raced with hog before. The
hog was afraid that the horse would
beat him and get the fish. The result
was that the hog won the race by nearly
a dozen hog-lengths, amid the widest
enthusiasm ever displayed upon Ger
man course.
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clam, the father of Claudina, went
around with fresh-baked smile on his
face that would have done credit to a
man who had just had an aching tooth
withdrawn from circulation.
The Vanderclam family is one of the
Oldest and most ostentatious on Manhat-
tan Island. Besides his blocks of houses
he is the proud owner of coat-of-arms
and an ancient crest, which latter looks
like a spawned jimplecute regdrddnt,
and. to some extent, in immediate lux-
Imposition to a two-year-old Durham
Cuyascutas. the latter holding in his
beak the suuirming motto of the Van
dercIams: rit ...r|
80, give US rest!" in Latin. The
original old Observation-Disclosures
Observation-Disclosures Vanderclam got
his start in life By selling old junk for
more than he paid for it.
But there were no specimens OF the
domestic fly on the charming Claudina.
She was large, copious girl, with hand
some features, and large, dark eyes like
those of an astonishcd fawn. She had,
moreover, queenly form. Besides her
tailor-made figure, she had still another
handsome figure of several millions in
her own right.
There was only one person in the
Vanderclam mansion who was not
stirred up over the arrival of Claudina,
and that person was Oliver Birdwhistle,
who had charge Of the education of
Tommy and Bobby, Claudina's two
younger brothers. Oliver Birdwhistle
was not handsome, for his mouth was so
large that he had to be measured for
his tooth brushes, but on the other
hand he was saturated with ,intellec-
tuality. He generally wore a pensive
smile and patched clothing, for he was
penniless. and an orphan. ~-a ''.
Oliver Birdwhistle did not see the
beautiful young heiress until next morn
ing at the breakfast table. He could
not help stealing glance at her lovely
face as he prodded his epiglottis with
chunks of sausage impaled on the tines
of silver fork. Oliver thought that
she was the most lovely human being
he had ever seen. He smiled at the alb
surdity of his falling in love with such
a superior being, as he inadvertently
shoveled spoonful of salt into his cof-
fee. ". ...-t
Claudina, on the other hand, felt her
self strangely fascinated by the pale,
intellectual face and noble bearing of
the young tutor. She was so struck by
his manly beauty that she did not even
observe the glossy and careworn condi-
ton of his garb. She did not even notice
the movement of his arm when he fed
himself. She, too, smiled at the ridicu-
1ousness of the idea that she should ever
wed one whose social status was so in
ferior to her own. At tho same time
she absent-mindedly stirred her coffee
with her knife. '"'a l"N"'.f rt'. -rg
OF course, Claudina was great catch
in the matrimonial market Ii was to
be expected that there w uld be compe-
tition to secure the prize, but Claudina's
pa had already made his little arrange
mcnts to supply her with husband, in
the shape of an old Business chum by
the name of Bigby. "s'" .
sam Bigby was fat, wheezy old man,
with head as destitute of hair as the
inside of a churn. At the same time,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-06-13

he tried to appear very youthful. He
was frisky old man, which Josh Bill
ings calls "a burlesque on all kinds Of
levity." After the arrival of Claudina,
he seemed to have taken up his abode
in the Vanderclam mansion. He clus-
tered around Claudina so much that she
scarcely had an hour she could call her
own. at the instigation of her father,
she was almost entirely monopolized by
the obese old Bigby. Some people are
born great, others acquire greatness, but
our unfortunate heroine had greatness
thrust on her. However, she was quite
equal to the emergency, for one day,
when the yoluminous Bigby became OBJ
trusively affectionate, she asked him if
he did not have grandson of about her
age whom she might learn to love.
81 have no doubt, Miss Claudina,"
replied Bigby, with large army-sized
sheer, shat you would prefer a lover of
the age and appearance of that psuper
school-teacher, but have your fathers
consent to lead you to the hymenial al
tar, and I'm going to do it."
He then went out suddenly, slam
ming the door, and suffering from sup
pressed rage. . '.'
One morning, the young tutor had
occasion to use a hammer and few
nails to repair the aged and decrepit
trunk that concealed most of his scanty
wardrobe While thus busily engaged,
there came sharp rap at the door, and,
on opening it, Oliver Birdwhistle found
himself confronted by the stern faces
of old Vanderclam and his friend
Bigby. .s.
Il believe perceived you emerge
from the pantry just now with ham
mer and several nails" said old Van
derclam, making great effort to con-
ceal his excitement. r.
''Yes, SIR" replied the tutor, with
great dignity; Il needed those nipple
ments TO repair my humble trunk,
wricn contains my somewhat scanIy
wardrobe"
-'You seem TO be pretty good hand
at picking up unconsidered tribes, Mr.
Birdwhistle. Did you ever do time at
Sing Sing?" asked old Bigby. with
hoarse, malignant chuckle. .,s,,-
'sWhat do you mean, sir?" asked Bird
whistle, coloring as much at Bigby's
manner as at the insinuation- ~
MY friend and future son-in-law,
Mr.. Bigby, means TO intimate that a
valuable apple that was in the pantry is
now mysteriously missing. Have you
seen it?" asked Mr. Vanderclam.
The color in Birdwhistle's cheeks
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faded away and gave place to an ashy
psleness Suggestive of piece OF an
tique tripe, as he fumbled around with
his right hand in vain effort to seize
the hammer and spoil the beauty OF his
rival for tbs fair hand of the peerless
Glaudina. but, regaining his composufe,
Birdwhistle said, proudly: search me!'
ave will, and we will also explore the
ROOM" said old Bigby, viciously.
The pair of old obsolete humbugs
searched Birdwhistle's person and also
the room. Suddenly yelp of triumph
hurst from Bigby, who was investigat-
ing wardrobe. He held aloft shabby
swallow-tailed coat, and extracted from
one of the rear pockets large red
apple, the corpus delicti, SO to speak.
Poor Birdwhistle uttered wild cry OF
dismag, staggering back, and almost
falling to the ground. .srs
81 knew that he was an ex-convict as
soon as saw him." said Bigby.
is'Who dares say that Oliver Bud
whistle is an ex-conviet?" exclaimed
Claudina, who had suddenly put in an
appearance.
Claudina's venerable lover held up the
missing apple, and related the circum-
stances'under which it was discovered.
"Claudina," said her father, che saved
you from a fate worse than death. Take
her, my boy, and may you be"
"Holdl' exclaimed Claudina, "this a
vile plot. Oliver, dear Oliver, for my
sake tell when you stole that apple"
Just at this crisis, in rushed Tommy
and Bobby. The latter seeing the apple
danced around and said to Bigby:
$50 you have found my apple, but,
you can't eat it because You are not In
the game" ID.
Game? What camel" -r.
"Me and Tommy was playin' 'hidings.'
l took the apple out of the pantry, and
hid it in Mr.. Birdwhistle's coat-tail pock-
ct, when he wasn't in the room. Tommy
was to hunt for it, but the breakfast bell
rang, and we forgot all about it until
now" ~ .....
Oliver Birdwhistle raised his eyes and
fervently thanked Heaven that he was
indicated. A moment later Claudina
was sobbing on his bosom.
Gentle reader, there is not much
more to add to this thrilling romance.
A month later, there was wedding in
high life. At the altar Oliver Bird
whistle stood by the side of his stately
bride and solemnly vowed to share with
her all his earthly goods, ETC., but who
shall portray the chagrin of whcezy old
Bigby, who made himself so scarce on
that occasion? allen L. SWEET.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-06-13
FIG. 1.-THE CooP FOLDED.


the ends. All the lumber, except the
framed ends and top, is of pine or other
soft wood. ........ ...r
Fig. shows the coop set up ready for
use. The ends may be let down to fill
or empty the coop. When not in use
the screws are removed from the top
Stats, the middle partition turned down,
the ends folded backward under the
bottom and the upper works folded
down, as shown in Fig. 2. When two
or more are to be shipped together, they
are laid in bundle with the bottom
outward, and bound together. A bundle
of five will occupy little more space than
a single non-folding coop. When prop
erly tied together the Stats and wires
are fully protected. The advantages of
such a coop are obvious. American Ag-
riculturist.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-06-13
Clover Ensilage.

The great losses of clover hay occa-
stoned by rains last year ought to dis
pose farmers favorably to the silo.- The
reaper can be put in the clover as soon
as the dew is OF, and the clover be put in
the silo almost as soon as it is cut.
Hence, the silos makes the clover
grower Independents of rain. Expensive
cutters and powers. and the labor of
cutting, are not needed for clover.
Clover ensilage with grain and meal
is an excellent winter feed. Clover
for ensilage should not be cut
until it Is mature. In the early days of
the silo, clover was cut while too
young, and the result was a very poor
quality of ,ensilage. The amount of
moisture in the ensilage is an Important
factor, as 1t always has a marked effect
on its fermentation. Clover cut too
early mas an excess of moisture. This
may be responsible for the poor quality
of the ensilage, and it is certain that
mature clover makes the better en-
siIage, as well as the greater quantity
And, as we can make clover ensilage
while the sun shines, and also when it
does not there is noyneed Of hurryinS
the mower into the field. -American
Agriculturist
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-06-13
BUGS AND ROT.
How to Prevent the Ravages Of Both on
....s.-.. the Potato Vines.

Low co Prevent the Ravages OF Both on
s= the Potato Vines. r. .
Potato bugs and potato rot can be pre-
vented by spraying the vines with the
bordeaux mixture, adding l pound of
London purple or of Paris green to each
100 gallons of the mixture. This prac-
tice was followed by the Ohio expert
ment station last year, the vines being
sprayed May %, June &c, June 80, and
July 16. Blight appeared about the
middle of June and did serious damage
for the next six weeks on such plants
as were not sprayed. The sprayed vines
showed much less injury, remaining
green after the others were dead and
yielded profitable crop, while the
blighted and unsprayed portion of the
field was practical failure. The tubers
on the treated portions were also much
more free from scab.
1t will be seen that it is no more work
to apply this preventive Of potato rot
than to spray on the usual solution to
kill the bugs, as both operations can be
done at one time. The bordeaux mix
ture is made as follows: Dissolve 81
pounds of sulphate of copper (blue
vitrioD in 2 quarts of water; slake 81
pounds of lime in quarts of water; add
81 gallons of water to the slaked lime.
and pour this into the vessel containing
the copper solution, rejecting while
doing so the undissolved Jumps of lime
Another formula for the bordeaux mix
ture is to dissolve 6 pounds of copper
sulphate in Is gallons of water. and in
another vessel slake pounds of lime in
6 quarts of water, mixing the two after
they are cool. This mixture is also the
best preventive or remedy for rot and
blight on all fruits and crops, especial
ly the grape. 1t should be applied with
brass force pump If ordinary MOBILES
are used, they should be cleaned and
oiled at once when through spraying.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-06-13
A Redeeming Quality

Wild Westener-In your last paper
you referred TO me as a horse-thief, q
murderer and liar.
Editor-Well, what was there wrong
about that? - bolt" rt".
Wild Westerner-I don't see why you
want to blast mans. reputation with a
statement like that. may be, as you
claim, a horse-thief and a murderer, but,
thank Heaven, sir, am no liar!-Judge.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-06-13
25s7 E &!
GAMsIANANXN
C0RN-SHELLER-

feet long, II inches thick anu inches
wide. Shave each piece down to a sharp
edge, finishing in the center of one
edge of each piece. Place them IL
inches apart, with the square edges
together, and wrap them from one end
to the other with telephone or smooth
fencing wire, q of an inch apart on
the stick, crossing it between the
sticks. Fasten the wire for starting by
means of small staple. When done,
place it in box, and, with a little
elbow grease, it will she'll surprisingly
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-06-13
AGRICULTURAL HINTS
FoLpINc.cooP

An Excellent Device for shipping Poultry
to Msrket-It Saves Return Freight
Charges. s-a-sl45i-- by
A serious drawback to the business of
shipping live poultry is occasioned by
the loss upon empty coops. They are
bulky and clumsy to handle. and, with
the rough treatment they are likely to
receive, they arrive back in very broken
condition, If at all The accompanying
illustrations represent an, unpatented
folding-coop, which may be built at a
small advance above the cost of
the old, plain coop. The most con-
venient size is for feet long, three
feet wide and one foot high, with a
hinged partition through the mid
die. The bottom is made of boards
four feet long and three-eighths of
an inch thick. Four cleats, each three
feet long. two and half inches wide,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-06-13
Preaching and Practice.

Mr.. Wealthy presume, sir, you will
join our new forestry association?
Mr.. Richman-Most gladly, sir. The
way our virgin forests are being de-
stroyed is a shame-an outrage. John!
Put few more logs on the grate.-The
Jury
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-06-13

WHEN buying an animal, in order to
improve the stock. it will be of but lit
tie value unless it is better than the
stock that is to be improved. Many
animals are brought into herd or flock
that do more injury thanif no attempted
Improvement was made. Always aim
to select something better than the
stock YOU have -
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-06-13

Day soils should receive fat cultiva-
ton and damp soils should be ridged.
The object in the first place, is to save
as much Of the moisture as possible,
and in the second, to get rid of the ex-
cess @ IS s..... E.r-.F
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-06-13
Not Entirely Suiteil.

Nypanno-Hello, Charlie; tried that
new tailor of yours. "..i'-
Tyzack-Weli, did he suit you?
mo. i only wanted a spring over
coat."-The Jury. s -a- .r
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-06-13
1t Went Further.-

Editor-There isn't sufficient action
to this comic sketch of yours.
Artist-Action! Why, great Scott. it
has moved around to nine or ten papers
already!-Texas Siftings. lie
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-06-13

SIS that cement any good?"r asked .
prospective purchaser of q peddler.
Amy good" was the reply. why.
yoa could mend the break Of day with
that cement" Bazaar.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-06-13

SOUR swill is one of the sources Of
disease in the hog. Much of it is kept
until it becomes too acid for even hog.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-06-13
CLAUDINA'S CHOICE.
A Burlesqus New York Society
Novelette,.

LAUDINA VAN
derclam had just
graduated at Vas
sar College, and
was expected
home. All was
hustle and confu-
sion at the Van
derclam mansion
on Fifth avenue.
Old Mr.. Wander
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-06-13
A COrn-Shcner.

The following suggestion for making
a corn-sheller is taken from Farm and
Fireside: Take two pieces of wood a1f