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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1892-07-27

Puerto-Rlco, ~ de Junlo de 1892.-El In
tendente general de Hacienda,--.Justo Martin Lss
mas
Por ell Ministerio de Ultramar baio Ell n1me-
70 283 y con fecha 10 del corriente mes, sc comu
MICA al Excmo. sefior Gobernador General la Real
6rden que sigue: 20 Excmo Sr.:-Para la inme
data aplicaci6n del artfculo 80 de la ley de pre-
supuestos vigentes para esa Isa que establece el
derecho transtorio de diez por ciento su entra
da en- La misma, sobre los art1culos de toda proce
denc1a, incluso la nacional que no sean de conner,
beber y arder exigible en- todas las Aaluanas So
bre las Quotas sehaladas la Importation en- la 2"
columna arancelaria recargos que Sc impongan;
S. M. ell Rey (Q. D. o. y en- su nombre la Reina
Regente del RENO, Sc ha servido disponer que,
dn1camente queden exentos de pago de dicho i'm
puesto derecho transitorio los art1culos siguien
tes:-Aceite de OLIVIA, aceitunas sAlmuera,
aguas minerales naturales arroz, avena borre
gos ovejas, buches de bacalao buglas velas
de todas classes, caracoles, carbon mineral carnes
saladas, ahumadas, en- salmuera y las conservadas
en- latas, GAIA mayor y menor, cebada comun,
cecina, centeno cerveza chivos fdeos y pasta
para sopa, frutas frescas secas, harlna de trlgo
avena, cebada, centeno maiz, hielo hortaliza y
legumbres verdes secas, huevas secas de pesca-
do, jamones salados ahumados, lenguas sala
das ahumadas, malz, malcena, manteca de
cerdo de vaca, mariscos secos frescos, ostras
y salmon conservados en- latas, pan, panizo,
patatas, pescado fresco, seco ahumados, salpresa
dos escabeche, petr6leos crudos, quesos, Ia
sajo, tocino y tocineta trigo, idem negro sarra
ceno, vinagre, vinos de todas clases.-Lo que de
Real orden digo V. E. para su conocim1ento y
fines CONSEQUENCES, debiendo pubicarse esta reso,
lucion fntegra en- la GGceto de Madrid y en- la de
esa sla."-Y acordado el cdmplace por S. E. con
fecha 20 del mes actual, Sc publica en- este pera6-
daco Official para general nocimiento-Puerto-
Rico, % de Julio de 1892.-El Intendente gene
raj de Hacienda--Justo Martin Latnas.
De la GacetG Officially
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1892-07-27

(1) Sc publican en- otro lugar.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-06-08
Queer Modes OF Burial.

According to the Philadelphia Press,
the Mohammedans always, whether in
their own country or in one of adoption,
bury without coffin or casket of any
kind. During the time of the old Roman
empire the dead bodies of all except
suicides were burned. The Greeks some
times buried their dead in the ground,
but more generally cremated them in
imitation of the Romans. In India, up
till within the last few years, the wife,
either according to her wishes or other
wise, was cremated on the same funeral
pyre that converted her dead husbands
remains into ashes. When a child dies
in Greenland the natives bury live dog
VITA it, the dog to be used By the child
as a guide to the other world. When
questioned in regard to this peculiar
superstition they will only answer: ga
dog con find his way anywhere. The
natives of Australia tie the hands of their
dead together and pull out their nails.
This is for fear that the corpse may
scratch it's way out of the grave and be-
come vampire. The primitive Russians
place certificate of character In the
dead persons hands.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-06-08
GRAY HAIR PULLING.

An industry which is probably not
satalogued in the list of trades is that Of
gray hair pulling, but few women in
New York make their living in this way.
Evidently the old tradition that ''for
every gray hair pulled out three will
come to the funeral" does not obtain
among the employers of these artists. To
lome women gray hair is very becoming,
or, rather, some g1ay hair is becoming
to its owners, Straight, fine hair when
it is gray does not prettily frame face !;
1t is heavy and lifeless. A woman pos
sessing it is justified in putting the evil
day off as long as possible. Coarse, fluffy
hair, with tendency to curl, is con.
siderable beautifer. Many women hav-
ing such are surprised to find themselves,
after years of commonplace looks, en-
dowed by the whitening of their hair
with really distinguished appearance.
1t is a mistake to dress gray hair negli-
gently. The "sweet dishevelment" of
loose locks and escaping curls does not
belong to silvered crowns. Frizzes and
bangs of gray hair are equally out of
character. Soft puffs, or la pompa-
dour, are most effective coiffures
when the youthful color has departed
from a woman's glory.-New Orleans
Picayune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-06-08
RECIPES.

Breakfast Dried Beef-Cut or pare the
meat very thin, and freshen by placing
in hot water for few minutes. Pour off
the water. Place in pan or skillet {
lump of butter, and as soon as it is
heated put the dried beef into it, adding
five or six eggs Immediately. Stir all
up together, like scrambled eggs, and
turn out on a hot platter.
Veal Scollop-Put a layer of cold
chopped veal in buttered dish. Season
with salt, pepper and butter. Then
strew over it layer of finely powdered
cracker, and pour over little milk to
moisten it. Add another layer of veal,
and so on. When the dish is full, wet
we'll with gravy and warm water; cover
with tin plate and bake. Remove the
cover ten times before it is done to let it
brown.
Apple Floating Islsnd-s.ew in
saucepan, with very little water, eight
or nine fine apples; when they are soft,
pass them through sieve, and season
them with nutmeg and pulverized sugar
to the taste. Whisk to a froth the
whites of four or five eggs, mix them
gradually with the apples; stir in one
tablespoonful of rose water. Sweeten
some cream or rich milk, and place the
above mixture upon it in heaps.
Potato Soup-A quarter of pound of
butter, three large onions peeled and
sliced small; stew in a stewpan until
brown; stir frequently. When ready
have peeled three or four dozen OF
medium size white potatoes, and slice
them into the stewpau with the onions
and butter. Pour sufficient boiling
water over for the amount OF soup de-
sired. Let them boil for two hours, and
then strain through sieve in soup
tureen. Season with salt and pepper.
Spinach on Toast-Wash half peck
of spinach through several waters; pick
over carefully and cut off the roots, wash
again and drain, shake dry; put Ia
kettle without water, cover aud place
over moderate fire and let steam for
twenty minutes; drain, put in colander,
chop fine, put in saucepan with q
tablespoonful of butter, season with salt
and pepper, stir over the fire until we'll
heated; have ready squares of buttered
toast; mold the spinach by packing in a
cup, and turn a cupful out on each slice
of toast; place half a hard-boi!ed egg on
top of each; pour drawn butter around
the toast and serve.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-06-08
A Uni0ue Railway President.

Otto Mears, the President of the Rio
Grande Southern Railroad, is unique
character. When lad of ten years he
ran off from Russia as cabin boy on a
lumber sloop in the Gulf Of Finland,
and a year later he found himself in San
Francisco with single $3.50 gold piece.
He was a soldier in the war in California,
Then a burro packer and en- OK driver.
Afterward he developed into a railroad
contractor, and ever since he has been on
the high tide of prosperity. He owns
farms and cattle ranches and has helped
to make and unmake Colorado Congress.
men and Senators. Mears is now wiry,
rather dried up looking man Of fifty-two.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-06-08

women and girls are by no means
confined to Boston or even to Massachu.
setts. The movement is steadily gaining
ground everywhere throughout the
United States. Especially is this the
case at the American colleges to which
girls are now sent for higher mental
training. In many respects the gymna
sium of girls college is equal to that OF
any other college. The girl students
have boat-clubs and regattas, into which
they enter with as much spirit as if the
scene were New London and the event
the varsity" race.
While the girl students build up brain
cells by study, they also gain muscle by
exercise, and the girl college graduate
of the present day can "put up" dumb
bell as neatly and profciently as she cal
analyze the teachings of Kant or Schlegel
In fact, she does the one all the better
for having done the other. In addition,
the game of tennis has served to develop
stronger muscles. The safety bicycle,
the ':tandem" and the tricycle., and more
recently the bicycle, have won many
young women and girls into the delights
cf healthy spin along country roads,
and, among those who can afford ii
horseback riding has gained great popu'
larity within recent years. In fact,
every outdoor sport which is not of toe
rough or too dangerous nature has re-
Gently been adapted to feminine participa'
ton, and the athletic girl of to-day car
row or fish. ride or walk, bowl or play
tennis or golf as we'll as her brothers.
A generation or so ago her accomplish.
ments would have been considered un.
maidenly; to-day she has every reason to
be proud of her proficiency, and is gen.
orally admired for her skill and expert
ness by her brothers and envied by her
less accomplished sisters.
There is much reason for satisfaction
in this increase of health and vigor
in womankind, all the more 80 as too
many young men of the present day have
not shown the same eagerness toward
physical development. 1t is to be hoped
that the narrow.chested, thin, cigarette
smoking young man who B too often
seen on the city streets may be shamed
into athletic training by his sense of
physical inferiority when compared with
the girls of to-day who can walk two
miles to his one and who show in every
movement the perfect health which he
lacks. At all events, the development
of healthy athletic spirit among Ameri-
can girls means an important gain to the
physical standard of the Nation and, per-
haps, decrease in the mortality from
hereditary disease and especially from
consumption, which seems the curse of
American and especially New England
families. On that account alone the
spread of physical training is greatly to
be desired. Advertiser.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-06-08

A spell Of sickness
is due when the SYSTEMS weakened,
and the blood impure. It's what
you must expect.
But it's what you must prevent,
too. And DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery prevents as well as
cures. It invigorates the liver and
kidneys, purifes and enriches the
blood, sharpens the appetite, i'm
proves digestion, and restores health
and strength. For Dyspepsia,
silver Complaint" and every form
of Scrofulous, Skin, or Scalp Dis
eases, as Salt-rheum, letter, Ery-
sipelas, or any blood.taint, it's an
unequaled remedy.
It's not like the sarsaparillas,
which claim to lie good for the
blood in March, April and May.
At all seasons alike, and in all cases,
the "Discovery" alone is guara,a-
teed. If it doesn't benefit or cure,
you have your money back.
It's the cheapest blood-purifer, no
matter how many doses are offered
for a dollar, for you pay only for
the good you get. But it's the
best. or it couldn't be sold 30.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-06-08
CLEANING WINDOWS.

Cleaning windows is an important part
of the work in the routine of housekeep.
ing, and while it does not seem difficult
task TO keep the glass clear and bright,
it nevertheless requires knowledge of
what not to do. Never wash windows
when the sun is shining upon them,
otherwise they will be cloudy and
streaky from drying before they are we'll
polished off; and never wash the out
side of the window first if you wish to
save trouble. Dust the glass and sash
aud wash the window inside, using lit
tie ammonia in the water, wipe with a
cloth free from lint, and polish of with
soft paper. For the corners, a small
brush or pointed stick covered with one
end of the brush is useful. When you
come to the glass outside, the defects re-
naming will be more closely seen.
Wipe the panes as soon as possible after
washing and rinsing, and polish with
either chamois or soft paper. In rinsing,
one may dash the water on the outside or
use a large sponge. It is preferable toa
cloth.-Boston Cultivator.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-06-08
A COMFORTABLE SOFA PILLOW.

A most practical pillow for q lounge
in living room, where it must serve for
both use and beauty, can be made in the
following manner, says Mrs. Walsh IN
the Housewife.
Procure one yard of art linen eighteen
inches wide, feather pillow about half
q yard square, half yard of gold.col-
ored China silk, one yard wide of fine
white cotton, two yards OF white silk
lacing cord and wash silk enough to
work the design. Hemstitch the sides
of the linen with an inch hem and have
it stamped in some conventional design
of rather large pattern and work this
in outline stitch in wash silk of two COL
ors (rhe one described in white and gold),
embroidering them according to ones
own taste; then sew the ends of the
linen together on the wrong side; be-
ginning about four inches from the seam,
work four eyelet holes about four inches
apart in the hens, then skip eight
inches, and do four more, bringing
them within about four inches of the
same of the other side. Cover the tick
ing of the pillow with the white cotton
cloth, cut the gold-colored silk in half
and puff it across to opposite ends OF
the pillow, fastening it about two inches
in from the edge; slip the linen over
this and lace it together across the puff'
with the white silk cord, 80 when the
linen part is soiled it can be removed and
launderei.
have used one Of these pillows for
some time and it has proved source Of
satisfaction every time it has been freshly
laundered.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-06-08
AGGRESSIVE, PROGRESSIVE WOMAN.


A young woman in St. Louis made
$1,000 last year furnishing bread to the
Wonan's Exchange. She was high
school graduate and wanted to teach,
but while waiting for a place turned to
bread making. She now has built a
large oven at home and is satisfied with
her profession. Miss Louise E. Francis
is the editor and proprietor of the Castro
vile (Cal.) Enterprise. AS editor she
writes every line in her paper, she keeps
her own books, is her own advertising
agent, and not long ago, when her fore
man was away and her printers struck,
she rolled up her sleeves, set the type,
ran the press and got her paper off
to mail herself. Miss Francis is only
twenty-five, snd is making money. Mrs.
Ida A. Harper until recently was the
managing editor of the Terre Haute
Daily News. She is now the associate
editor of the Indianapolis News. Her
capacity for work is large. At one time
she travelled and wrote different letters
to eleven different journals, each unlike
the other. Mrs. Mary Eagle, the wife
of Governor Eagle of Arkansas, is re-
garded as the best oarliamentarian in
the Woman's Board Of Managers for the
Worlds Fair. While Governor Eagle
was Speaker of the Arkansas House Of
Representatives she thoroughly familiar
lied herself with parliamentary usage.
A cooperative dressmaking establish
ment has been started in St. Louis. By
paying so much cash down, according
to ones means, each customer is for that
occasion q stockholdcr and receives her
dress finished according to CONTRACT
New York Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-06-08
FASHION NOTES.

Blue and green are colors now used in
combination.
Wide sashes of black watered ribbon
are in demand.
White bunting is favorite material
for house dresses.
Black silk ulsters are shown for dust
cloaks for travelling.
New slippers have very large, elaborate
and richly jeweled rosettes.
Colored silks are used to line fancy
white dotted muslin dresses.
Navy-blue and heliotrope are seen il
the new importations of costumes.
Leghorn hats with windmill bows oil
pink satin are worn by ladies' maids.
Coat-tails are more worn than the
pointed waist by short-waisted people.
Linen collars turned over all round,
with cuffs to match are again worn with
wool dresses.
The long coat or basque is still worn
for the street. but without the excessive
ly high collar.
In the new checks shown for mount.
ain wear there are very large designs as
we'll as small ones.
Gloves have very long cuffs. Some OF
them are very elaborately embroidered
in gold, jet or steel.
Surah silk is not the favorite it was of
old. 1t does not wear as we'll as others
owing to the stiffness in it.
Deep Spanish fringes in bleck silk
cord, having lattice-work pattern, are
seen on light silks, over which black lace
is used.
The shoes for evening wear, at present,
almost always match the toilet, and the
material made use of in the gown is often
seen il them.
Cotton crepon is favorite wash
goods. 1t does not laundry to have its
pristine freshness like to gipghams, per-
calines or batistes.
The point de genes lace is getting
little overdone. 1t seems trimming
which can be used equally we'll on any
fabric and therefore it is common.
The silk retticoat for full dress should
be cut with the bias seam in the back,
like the dress, aud trimmed with one
deep aouuce, with narrow Russian lace
on either edge.
Bishop sleeves, with cuffs or wrist
bands of the depth to suit the length of
the wearer's arms, are worn for house
gowns. and will be used for summer
outdoor costumes.
In novelties in dress fabrics it is i'm
possible to escape from patterned mater
ials. Every textile fabric shows some
device or other. The most "Frenchy"
combine stripes and brocaded figures.
The diversity in round hats and bon
nets is more displayed in the trimming
than in the shapes, which have not ma
terially changed. In the hats the brims
are narrow and the crowns very small.
A great novelty is shown in chiffon
scarfs, with fringed and satin striped
ends and striped edges, which are draped
around the hat, and either knotted in a
full bow or the ends left hanging in the
back.
The long street skirts are going out Of
fashion, and in their place is a prettily
shaped round skirt, which just escapes
the ground. Demi-tIains are for calling
and house wear, and long trains appear
only on very elaborate occaions.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-06-08
INK MARKS VANISH FROM LINEN.

There is simple little remedy for tax.
ing out ink marks on linen, which is so
little known that it is perhaps worth men,
tioning. One is repeatedly coming across
people who have never even heard of it,
aud who rush in despair to salts OF lemon,
often with the final result of hole where
the stain used to be. This remedy has
been tried for years and never known to
fail, however big the strain. Before
sending the tablecloth, serviette, or
whatever the article may be,to the wash,
lay the spot where the ink has marked it
in a saucer of fresh unboiled milk for
three or four hours; at the end of that
time the ink will have spread out to 8
much greater extent. But don't be
alarmed. It will all come out in the
wash, ''and leave not q rack behind. -
New York Commercial Advertiser.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-06-08
The Wool<ack's Connection With Law.

The woolsack is large square bag of
wool, covered with red cloth, and having
neither legs nor arms. In England, in
the reign of Queen Elizabeth, an act Of
Parliament was passed to prevent the ex-
portation of wool; and that this source
of National wealth might be kept con-
stantly in mind woolsacks, on which the
Judges sat. were placed in the House of
Peers. Hence the Lord Chancellor of
England, who presides in the House of
Lords, is said to be "appointed to the
woolsack. ."-Courler-Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-06-08
GUNNER GOWNS.

The princess gown is still feature of
prevailng styles. 1t is strange, too,
ior there is no other mode of cutting a
dress which is 80 hard to make a
good fit. 1t is especially used in the
wool crepons, which are so pretty and
10 cheap. If it were not for the appal-
ing prices good dressmakers charge,
there is no reason in the world why
everyone should not have pretty gowns
this summer. With ginghams, summer
.ilks, India silks, wash silks and wool
rrepons all at fifty cents a yard, end
point de gene lace at astonishinglY low
prices, every one of us ought to look as
dainty as dainty can be. And then these
things can be made up SO simply, with
not scrap of trimming except a band
Of velvet ribbon round the waist and the
bottom of the sleeves and tie collar,
which is finish enough.-Chicago Her.
lid.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-06-08
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
TAKES GREASE OUT OF PAPER.

The best way to remove stain Of
grease from paper is to apply Fuller's
earth, pounded fine and pressed in mass
over the spot. Lay brown paper over
il and press hot iron over all. This
will cause the dry powder to adhere to
the paper and will also help draw out
the grease. Let the paste remain on the
wall for at least orty-eight hours. Then
brush it off, and if the grease has not
entirely disappeared, repeat the process.
New York Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-06-08
PHYSICAL TRAILING FOR WOMEN.

1t is said to be Boston "fad" to at
tend the gymnasium, but if so it is at
least very commendable one. The day
of physical culture for women, outside
of q few exercises with dumb-bells and
"wands" at select boarding schools,
Is development of recent years. 1t is
gratifying to note how rapidly the
idea has already spread. The clubs
OF classes for gymnastic training among
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-06-08

There is a plague of field mice In
Scotland. A preponderance of opinion
among farmers attributes the present
outbreak to the scarcity Of owls, hawks,
Veassls aud other vermin.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-06-08
SERPENT JEwELRY.

The serpent family is represented in
almost every form of jewelry excepting
ladies' rings. In this one particular
form, when coiled up around the finger,
the serpent has horror for them which
40 amount of devotion to the Cleopatra
craze could overcome. This is the rea-
ION why serpent rings are only made for
men, but it mystifes one when trying to
reconcile this strange antipathy with the
great popularity Of the snake bracelets a
few wears ago, and now growing in favor
again, for in bracelets, many OF the SER
oents coil around the arm two and three
times, and with the opportunity that
this larger size affords, are made more
vicious looking than ever. There is an
added CLEAN to their green emerald eyes
while their heads are raised and jaws set
IS though ready for action.-New York
Recorder.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-06-08

The Navajo Indians are very supersti
tious. Not one will ever enter q house
in which death has been, and the wide
domain of this tribe is full of huts aband
oned forever.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-06-08
EXTRAORDINARY COMBINATIONS ON BATS

EXTRAORDINARY COMBINATIONS ON hats.
Hats for summer of every sort and
kind, aud as variously trimmed, are to
be worn, and the most extraordinary
combination of colors appears in the
decoration. In some cases it requires
Ill the skill of the milliners to make the
result other than either fashy or dowdy,
lhe claim for admiration resting upon
that very doubtful quality sometimes put
lorth as plea for liberation, if not for
ldmirstion, that its beauty consists in
It's ugliness. "Uncommon" certainly
lome of the bonnets and hats look, and
whether it be that what is fashionable
needs no other recommendation in wo-
mems eyes, or that the milliner has at
sained such perfection in her art, and
Iuch nice discrimination in the blending
# colors, it is certain that shades origi.
,ally hostile to each other can now be
,econciled. York Post.