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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1890-04-16
ANUNCIOS.
La CIUDAD DE- NOSCOU,
DE FRANCISCO PELAEZ.

EstablecimieDto de 6ptica y articu-
los de novsdad de Paris, Londres, Vie
M y FRANKFORT, se ha trAsladado de ID
calle de Ia Fortsless nimsro 81, D /,
plaza de Alfonso XII, nhmero 30,
bAjos del Ateneo, antigua casa de Fu-
riati, en- donds encontrarA ell que &c
digne visisar este Estab &c miento,
hnico en- toda 10 isla) sdemAs de va
rios articulos de novedAd, un complete
surtido en- gsfas, lsntes, espeJueos y
|quevedos; cristales y monturas de to.
das classes y en- distintos tamafios y
formas. Tambi9n Sc hacen 10 mlsmo
gatas que esp juelos. segtn formulas
del reputable doctor Ocnusts, don Ga
briel G mensz. En- la misma se ven.
den vidrierss de nikel, para moetrsdor,
CON vidrios ovalados, 8 sean gnrv, !.
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e. ROS De ORC
IN SALVADOR AAsxN a
ScEsss Oh Don !sAH nAYEvs.

Plaza do Armas mum S1s
Kn este antique acreditAdo estsblecimisnso hAy
dnstantemente IN gran surtido Dc Sables, Espada,
divisas de todAs classes para los aenores OhciAe'
10 Kjtrcito, Armada, Hacienda, 0orrecs, Marins,
relsgrAAstas, , Rscudos, Trofeoe, Emblsmas. sto.
Be ccnfeccionan gorraa de todAs ciAses forms
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ARMAS Y llMENEz. Cru. '.'.:' u

MstahlscjWieAte Dc ieSysisriAy eniaeAila, sazsAo
general e. ai ramc, vsntaa al pol mayuR AesAIl
ieAsA pisdra pIbstica Postiend paFa
taGqusa, ajNiosa = lavaderea Psscins ItniseA o.
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HERNAIz q co.

19.-TETUAN--17.
ComsrsIaRsss lmpsEbadsrss Dc Gada aIanaI d
wsEeAAcian. I##
0rAa aaFtlao Dc somhreroa Panawfs
Vontan 81 por mayor.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1890-04-16
oAcETA De HOY.

Real Decreto creando ell Cuer-
po de Medicos Directories de
aguas minero medicinales con
destino q las posesiones ultrama-
rinas, bsjo Ia dependencies inms.
data de la Direction general de
Administration y Fomento del
Ministerio de Uitramar.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1890-04-16
JOSE T. SILVA.

Casa de giTosIy comisiones. Agentes Dc la
Oompsnia general TrasatlAutioa ffancesa de ID
del Marques dc Campo, dc Companias de Be.
garos CONTRA ineendios, de los srss. Gail q Co.
de Paris, y general para ID isla de PueFto.Rioe
dc ID Banqus TEasatlAntiqus dc Paris.
TIKNR ADHMAH CASA EN AGuADILLA
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1890-04-16

Otra concediendo 4 don Maria
no A. Dominguez, Alcalde de
Maricao, los honores de Jefe Su-
perior de Administration.
Repetimos nuestra enhorabue- .
"a al agraciado.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1890-04-16

Real Orden concediendo, por
gracia especial, d don Luis Ordo-
nes y Gomez, el examen de las
mAterias que corresponds pro
bar para Ia clase de Oficial q de
Estaci6n Tslegfaica.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1890-04-16

-Dep6sto del.elegante, s6lido y moderno cal
zado para seneras, caballeros y nlfos. Espe
cialidad de la acreditada marca ANTONIO
RAMON. Constante, nutrida y variada exis
tencia que 90 .renuevan frecuentemente. Ven
tas al por mayor y nor.-AARcos PIERAs.-
Apoderado general, LUIS RATIBR.
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T. ALUNSU. ssquins j. jSstS:' t:

EOTO0kAFO DE LA RMAL CASA
Con tsulo honorihoo poy 8. n. sl Rsy. Prsmisde
con medAliA Dc plata Msncion hcnoriHca.
HAce psracnAlmente toda cIaae De resrato an %
usvo Aatabiscimtent0 tprimero an "a clase1 Dc {
de Y nAhAAa q besla Ards. AuHaas 81 dia este
nublAdo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1890-04-16
Berg. esp. "Beatriz,' cargando


u. DOA x OoR' OCes1kAAy Col SouuOs
CABOTAJn.
Bdra esp f'Dos Amigos" csrga
para Arroyo.
Col. esp. " PETRA" carga para
Arecibo.
Col. esp. Isabela," carga para
Yabucoa y Humacao.
Col. esp. "Ooraz6n de Marfs,' ?
carga para Manati.
Bdra. esp. "Paquita," carga para
Agnadilla.
Col esp "Coraz6n de Jesds >,
pendiente.
Col esp 'BorinqueD," carga para
Vega-alta.
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MovIMIRNTo DE BUQUEs.
nNTRADAs DE rRAvnsfA.

De Cardiff, vap ing "Bsrnsrd,
cap j. Stny, q s. de Ezquiaga, cor
1908, ,275 kilos carbon mineral.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1890-04-16

HNTRADAs DR oABoTAJH.
Vap. esp. "San JUAN" de Fajar.
do y ruta.
Cole "Carmencita," de Fajar-
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OPERAGI0sEs sOBaE EL kUsLLE.

Por J. Ochoa y hermano. a V.
Luina y Sobrino, 20 81 garbanzos.
A Gonzalez y Perez, 4 q chocolate.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1890-04-16

MEROADO DE LA CAPITAL.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1890-04-16

Bshos de Coamo, l'sAbril 1890.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1890-04-16
6. BOLIVAR & co. r.t..,

Almaoenistas lmportadOres de- e-provisione
Ventas al per mayor.
Duenos de 10 antigua y acreditada FdbFicsl
o. E09oros, establecida en- Gapturce.
Marcss BoLTVAL y oONILL.--Dep6sito
Tetu&n III.
Agsntes de lG acrsditada marCa dc cIgarri-
los Plagita6 Bsllssa.
Fabrldantss do lioorsa Dc todas Olaseai
Admitsn astoasss OonaleAaci6n,
Tlnnan oonalAnte surtido A. madeEaa ~
psla - taaaa aal yAhfAaaps
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MuLuU Giro Leaarss pArl Nsw.xesas
Venh de tcda oane de oonnigtnnrionss
AeaEuE0s madtimaA 10 yida - iRcendies
AAeAssa dtlapEaA tenales dsh Namhals AmssA
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1890-04-16

Privilegios de invenci6n.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1890-04-16

FRUT0S DEL PALS.
AZGoAR.
Sin operaciones.
MIELES.
Sin operaciones.
CAFE.
Ootizamos clase corriente & 424
quintal.
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La PALMESANA.

s2r 2r..@s.F:1ooRTALEzA-s2s y. I
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question.
El 0spitAn General de Madrid
ha 0pdenado el arresto del Gene
raj EaIcedO.
La situaei6n one Sc Crea con es-
t0s sueesos 81 dificii.
Madrid, A--En la Ultima session
del O0ngreso ha empezado & discu-
tifse Ia Ley Electoral de Ouba. Co.
memo IL discusi6n por un voto
particular, pidiendo que Ia quota
para ser elector se file en- ounce
pesos.
3. n. Ia Reina Regente In indul
tad0, en- el acsO solemne de ID Ado
Taci6n do Ia Cruz, d trece reos de
muerte.
Madrid, 3d. Espafia = Suiza hal
sometid0 q In conferencia indus
trial IN pfoyecto para reprimir la
falsas marCas, que fu6 10 que di'
oFigen 8 dicha confeFencia, y 10
Estados- Unidos aprueban el pro
yecto.
Madrid, 5.-Contin6an desper
tando much0 intkres las sesione
del SenadO.
Los generates SAM, Beranger
Pezuela impugnarOn los proceed
mieRtOs seguid0s por el Gobiern,
con motivO del incidente del gene
raj Dabku.
III ministro de Ia Guerra hizo /
d0fenaa de % Oonducta On est
nsunfDs
"a general NartineE Campo
pfOnunci6 IN disouEs0 enCarecien
40 II discipline del ej6rcitO, y tel
mind diciend0 que lan sublevaCic
Bes miIitarss con "a impOnibles
que ! 4 totes lDs Repegnlea iunto
lgIunseIap ear gsa @ iElnaso e
q
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-06-27
The LiOn-Tamer's Secret.

The bOIdest individuals, says a Lon
don paper, who put their heads two or
three times a day into the lions mouth,
have told me that the best way to with
draw it from the gulf is, first of all, not
not to open the acquaintanceship with
this experiment; and, secondly, to per-
form it with great nerve. Nerve, that
is the great secret of the lion tanner
the sole cause Of his authority over his
beasts. When he has studied subject
for some time, endeavOring to master
its characterized among the higher
animals the character is very individ-
ual, very accentuated-On morning the
man walks quietly into the cage. He
must astOnish the beast and 0verawe
him at once. As to the training, it
cOnsists-and here 1 quote the words
of an expert in such matters-in COM
handing the lion to perform the exer-
cises which please him-that is to say,
make him execute from fear of the whip
those leaps which he would naturally
take in his wild state.
There is one fact which no one would
suspect-that it is easier to train an
adult lion taken in snare than an ami
NAL born in a menagerie. The lion Of
the booth is in the same position as
sporting dogs which play much with
children. They are soon spoiled for
work. PezOn possesses five or six lions
which he has brought up by hand. As
a rule they live with the staff Of the
menagerie on terms Of perfect familiar
ity, but this frequently leads to tragic
accidents. Lions, even lions in fair,
viii deyOUr a man in fine style. Can I
say that the fear of such an accident is
ever sufficiently strong to make me
pause on the threshold of a menagerie?
No. I cherish, and, like me, you also
cherish the hope that some day, per-
haps, you Will see a lion tanner eaten.
This contingency sometimes occurs, in
fact more often than is usually sup
posed. For instance, without leaving
the Pezon menagerie, it is not q year
since the proprietor narrowly escaped
being devOured by his bear, Groom, at
Chalons-sur-Marne. He would have
persisted if his son, Adrian Pezon, had
not thrown himself, saber in hand, be-
tween the two combatants and killed
the bear on the spot.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-06-27

sas River until he divuIged the whole
plot. Captain Huffbar afterward re-
turned, and now lives in Sedgwick
County, Kansas, on a ranch.
When Oklahoma Hill and his supply
train reached Ewing City they found
that the soldiers had been before them
and captured the boomers. Captain
Payne had left a note in a secret hoI-
low, as agreed on between himself and
the scout.
The boomers returned again, how
ever, and they were not disturbed for
months.
Captain Francis Moore, at the head
Of four companies Of cavalry, rode into
camp the morning Of August z. 1884,
and arrested Captain Payne, his then
chief of scouts, doc" WorreI, and
several other leading men.
Captain Payne was only held short
time after his capture and made to take
forced marches behind a prairie
schooner. At last he was once more
turned loose on the Kansas line with
warning not to return, and he never
did, but it was death, and not the sol
diers, that prevented the old "CimarrOn
scout" from another raid.
He consulted with the Wichita Town
ClIS COulpuuys OF WHICH he was Inc
champion, and then took up headquar-
ters at the Hotel Barnard, Wellington,
Kan. He had raised another large col
ony and was once more ready to invade
the promised land at the head of a
larger colony than ever. The morning
of Nov. %, 1884, Payne came down to
breakfast and sat down to his meal.
His first act was to drink glass of
milk AS he did so he seemed to be
seized with a spasm, and hastily grasp
ing q cream-pitcher he emptied it and
fell back dead. No inquest was ever
held, but the leading friends of the dead
patriot are sure in their own minds that
he was poisoned.
Then Captain W. Z. Couch assumed
command of the forces of the boomers.
Late in the fall of 1884 Captain Couch,
at the head of four hundred and fifty
men, entered the Territory from Ar
kansas City. They called their new
city Saltwater.
The 18th day of January, 1885, a de
tachment of soldiers from General
Hatch's command surprised the set
tiers and ordered their surrender, but
Couch refused to accede to their de-
mand.
Then Saltwater was surrounded with
the military and the settlers we're lit
orally starved and frozen out.
The boomers reluctantly abandoned
their position, repairing to Arkansas
City. Five of the leaders were releas-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-06-27
MeaseIs.

The people of Newfoundland regard
the weasel as peculiarly wise and ma
Icious. The following story, in sup
port of this opinion, was told to the au-
thor of can American Tramp"
A man who was moving found nest
of young weaseIs, and carried them off.
The man and his mate had a pail of
milk for their special benefit, and the
mate, who was wiser than his partner,
noticed ode OuId weasel come up to de
pail and spit into it three times"
"Ah, said he, you had better take
de young ones and put dem back where
you found dem, or de ouId one viii be
sure to do US some hurt"
"Weu, de man took de young weaseIs
and put dem where he found dem, and
dey went on wild dere work. When de
ould one found de young ones all right,
she came back to de pail, and she never
stopped till she overturned it and split
de milk You see she had spit into it,
and she did not want to hurt US since
we had not hurt de young ones.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-06-27

The bane of the average Senator's
life are the requests of his friends and
constituents for tickets of admission to
the Senate gallery when anything of
great interest is going on upon the
floor. In later days, on great occasions,
the Senators have transferred the re-
spOnsibility t the Sergeant-at-arms :;
about twenty years go the whole duty
devoIved upon them. GOod-natured
men were made miserable by the de-
mands upon them, and it is told of big,
burly Ben Wade that at the impeach-
ment of Andrew Johnson all Ohio de-
manded tickets to the chamber.
He distributed his tickets with a Law
ish hand, but they gave out sooner than
his constituents. He managed to make
excuses to all but one, an old army
chaplain, who had come from the
northern corner of the State Just to be
present at the impeachment.
My tickets are all gone, said Sena-
tor Wade but perhaps I can serve you
IN some other way"
There is nothing else I want, sigh
ed the chaplain, 4 have heard you are
n generous man, but this Is the first
favor 1 have asked after serving my
country for three years. and besides I
ent at the impeachment of Andrew
johnson"
The old Senator looked him over
with a merry twinkle in his eye, motto
ing especially the clerical cut of his
coat, and then writing something on a
slip of paper said
IF that doorkeeper is a Christian,
he cannot resist that plea.
After he got out Of sight, the Ohioan
looked at the paper and on it were
these words:
For Gods sake, let this man in.
Ben Wade.
Whether it was an imprecatiOn or an
appeal he could not tell, but he wisel-
decided to consider it the latter anC
passed into the gallery under cover of
the doOrkeeper's surprise at the novel
ticket Of admission. - Washi756t071
letter.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-06-27
Bonnet Fixtures Which Make Women
Look Younger.

a piquant saleswOman whose big
brOther-he Is in the business referred
to-sent her over to Paris to study the
styles and take in the Eiffel tower and
all that, chatted thus as she sold bon
net to women about whose eyes there
remained some of the ashes of roses Of
several years ago:
"Let me put ties on the bonnet. Ev-
erything IN Paris runs to ties. Ties
are all the rage. Believe me, dear
madam, even matrimonial ties are 60
ing to have more of run this season
than heretofore"
OF course the woman in whose face
there we're some recOllectiOns bought
the bonnet. And when she had gotten
clear out Of sight, safe beyond return,
the beautiful little bundle of deceit
who had played the role Of spider in
the old, old farce-tragedy Of "The Spi-
der and the Fly" said, almost pathet-
ically:
"POOr little woman! She didn't know
why 1 insisted upon putting ties on her
bonnet. And yet it was for her own.
benefit. Besides, it's business. I am
not such a wretch, after all. Why did
I do it? Because ties on the bonnet or
the hat of any woman who has passed
the mark of thirty years do much to
make that woman look younger. You
know. maybe, that age begins to show
itself on a woman's throat before it
does at the corner of her eyes. heard
that in Paris, and the woman who said
it-oh, how well she knows! A tie,
even if it be as tiny as that which a
mother strings about the neck of her
babe, viii conceal from critical eyes
these first paths furrowed by time. It
is trick of the trade, you say. May
be. There are tricks in all trades.
Beauty is a trade; the trick is to pre-
serve it. If I can do something which
viii hide the first imprint of time on a
woman she is mine. L know my bust
mass -
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-06-27

WHAT Enoch Pratt Of Baltimore says
is worth hearkening to: "NIy advice to
young men who are anxious to advance
in life has always been that when they
can earn five dollars they should save
and put out at interest one dollar of it.
Money at interest is like a calf of which
an honest old German once told me.
He said that the purchase of that calf
was the best thing he ever did, for the
calf grew just the same whether her
owner was asleep or awake, and almost
before he knew it she had grown to a
full-sized COW, worth many times what
he had paid for her"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-06-27

trip to Oklahoma. Hill fitted up
wagon for her and the children, and
the first Oklahoma expedition left
Texas in 1878.
There were Just fifteen in the party,
and all went we'll until the Red River
was reached. Here a desperate gang
of hOrse-thieves lived and had head
quarters. The boomers camped there
all night, and at all hours the cries Of
owls and wolves could be heard in the
Gods. These cries were signals ut
tered by the hOrse-thieves. The men
in the camp had to remain awake all
night and guard the horses, and the
next morning, rather than face the
hardships and dangers of the raid, five
of the party went back, while Hill.
with the rest of his train, went on,
confidently expecting to find Carpen-
ter on his arrival at the North Cana
! dian country.
As the party moved north they en-
countered many hardships and dan
gers. Indians and desperadOes flooded
the country, and several more of the
Texas contingent dropped out and took
the back track for home. By the time
Oklahoma Hill reached the old Jack
/ Mainland ranch, three miles southeast
of the present site of Oklahoma City,
his party consisted of himself, wife.
two children, and three men.
They rebuilt the old ruined cabins
about the Mainland ranch and settled
down to await Carpenters arrival into
the country. The old pony express
route ran close to the ranch on the old
ArbuckIe trail, and from a man who
passed along several days after their
first advent into the country it was
learned that Carpenter would be along
soon, and they were advised to hold
the fort. Long, weary months passed
away, and the raiders failing to appear,
Hills three Texas companions deserted
him and went back home, leaving the
p1ucky leader alone in his glory, sur
rounded by Indians and horse-thieves.
About this time Captain David L.
Payne was Just beginning his Okla
homa talk and gaining reputation.
while Carpenter had dropped out Of
sight forever.
It was at this time that Harry Hill
returned from Pratt County financially
ruined and desperate He said that
he was not In circumstances to make
a boomer, but that if paid for it he
would agree to pilot Payne and his
! party through the soldiers lines and
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-06-27

On the tops of these huge pillars are
laid other stones which formerly
touched, making a continuous circle.
Not half Of the ancient one hundred
and fifty stones are now standing. In
side these circles are two OvaIs, and
innermOst of all an altar stone" built
open to heaven like the pantheon.
Surrounding these stone circles are
acres of small burial grounds, where
the early chiefs Of Britain were inter
red. Some skeletons have been found
with the knees gathered up to the head,
some extended at full length, others
burned to ashes and collected in urns.
Half a mile away. between two banks,
is a race-course $50 feet broad and over
8 mile long.
The question is, Who built this mys-
FERROUS temple and others of its like in
Great Britain - Chicago Ledger.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-06-27

ed by the courts. Couch next went to
Washington, secured the services Of
the Hon. Sidney Clarke, and the two
drafted the original bill for the forma-
ton of the Oklahoma Territory, which
was passed by the Fiftieth Congress,
In 1889. Capt Couch was elected
Mayor Of the town Of Guthrie His
claim was contested by another soon
er, j. G. Adams, who secured the fl
ing from the Guthrie Iand-ofice.
Couch again went to Washington In
the interest of the @sooners." He met
with no success and returned. Having
resigned the Mayoralty, Capt. Couch
settled upon his claim upon his return.
In fighting for the possession Of this ne
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-06-27

The addition of saccharine matter to
mortar enables brick-Iaying to be car
ried on in frosty weather. In addition
to this advantage, mortar with sugar
mixed in it is vastly superior to mortar
without it. 1t sets as hard as cement
very soon, makes the brickwork ex-
tremely strong, and is quite effective
when used with dry brick. For indoor
plastering, also, saccharated mortar
sets hard quickly. Where portions of
the same wall have been covered in one
part with sugared and in another with
unsugared mortar, the latter has ripped
up directly when a nail was run over it,
months after the former had become
as hard as stone.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-06-27
Handling a Rat,

A boy employed in a Sixth avenue
grocery store appeared on the curb the
other moaning with q rat-trap In his
hand, and within the trap was a gray
headed rodent of good size. who evi-
IDENTIFY realized that a crisis in his life
was close at hand. Twenty pedestri-
TRANS had their attention arrested at
once, and three dogs came running up
and began barking and leaping around,
aXiOus for the moment when the pris-
Oner should be turned loose.
Get out in the street" shouted a
voice.
Give that rat a show!" added a sec
ond.
"Hold on till I get my dOg!" piped a
boy.
"Say, bub, remarked a fat man
with a cane, as he pushed his way into
the crowd, "have you had much expert
ence with rats? There's only one way
OF handling 'em rightly. Let me take
the trap"
The boy surrendered it with very bad
grace, and the fat man handed his cane
to some one, and held the trap high
over the street. There were six or
seven dogs when the spring door was
opened, and the rat didn't like the
looks Of things. He ran down to the
door, made a spring and a twist, and
for about two seconds was seen on top
of the trap, Then he jumped to the
fat mans right shoulder. As he did so
there was a yell and a falling back of
the crowd, the dogs rushed forward,
and next instant, dogs, fat man. and
were all in a heap in the gutter One
dog got the rat. and the others began
a free fight, and as they circled away
from the spot the fatman got up, hold
ing a ruined silk hat in his hand. He
was in hurry to go, but before he
could leave a boy counted four dog
bites on his legs and recommended
nitric acid and a hot poker.
"Ny camel" queried the fat man, as
he looked about, but cane and holder
had gone.
"Rats!" shouted three or four of
the crowd, followed by a general
laugh.
"Rats-yes-uml' responded the fat
man. "There's only one way to handle
rats. Sorry [ can't be with you always,
but -yes-um j"
And he broke loose and steamed
away down the avenue. -NeU York
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