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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-10-23
BOLBTI ,TRRCANFIL DE- PTRRTO.RlCt.

PERIODICO CONSAGRADo La DEFRNSA DE LOS IN
TRRESES NACIONALES IN AMERICA. ORGANC,
De Los ESPANOLES INCONDICIONALES IN PTO.RIcO.
COND1C1ONES GENERATES acordGdds pOr IA Dirsccids
perG t0d0 c0se de remitidos b onuncios.
La Puboon de los anurcos medic
convencionaies se deerminarAn los mismos
Los omunicdos remid gscetias dsben
nrns oe ano quisn asumA de
mas con ia de persona responsible a paeo
Los originates de comunicados
devusltos sunqus e puhiquen
No Sc responds de cxtravio nj de cich9s.
La columns del pe6 conadsda por
srgo.
E anuncante tend& columns
pubicacion anuncos
10 pOr 100 sobe 81 preco de tsrifa
Ei Hnunans CLICHES pubcacn
tendfA bonhcacn de 10 100
uando d
reciO IN peoco de cada ntmer. En- coDtaIo
WARD el primer ndmero -
Para los no del BOLETIE ncsa
do remidos i6n correspondents OENTAVOS
@ suptoree endru 25 100 de bnfean sobrs prsco de
gAceilas comnnicsdoS remitidoe.
csdos serA Anticpsdo. - - ---"G3s -
u por Gauss mprsvsta dsse de ir ps6dicO mponents
deado de salr. =
Tarifa para Ia publication de anunOioe. :
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-10-23
TkBLA EXACTA
DE CUENTAS FoRMADAS

DE UUENTAS FUKMADAW
aplicables al cobro de lorna
les, fraccionados estos en- G.
tayo de dfa, princlpiando pc.
un cuarto y terminando en- 7
dfas, con precios escalonadcs
desde un real fuerte hasta tire,
pesoC, y expresundO ca1n frG
ci6n su valorintFfnseco en- pc
SOS, centavos y centimos Dc
centayC,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-10-23
lISTlIlECIkIENTO IIPG lITOGflIICn
A L V APO
DEL ROLETIN MERCANTlL.

En- eseiesiabecmentC, mOntado arvegIo los mas
pOgaGcas tOgracar de tOdos generos diversos dOma
para eomecO induE admDisacon, comparias de nAveg
con de hares pexas per6dicoa cen6cos lite
raros pnbcaeaons renoaa bros memorA catogOs mapas
Anuncos de puhejdEd docamentoa aduana diplomas eas
cambo circuares preos eoensss rjsts cturas sousAs
reSibOs prOsDesso1. stca etc.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-10-23

aDaIos soda case hecnos :asA serecomaenda
por mpesa pronusud cqnidad preo que regua
dos sepre elaeidn n6msro De ejempares sadad a.
pape ID clase de compression dada bien negro A.
eoiorss, plata eromohoeraa oromospOgraha.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-10-23

GRAN VARIEDAD DE- TIPoS PARA CARTELONES PRO.
GRAMAs DE rEATRO, CIRCO ANUNCIOS..
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-29
~September's "R" Makes the
Silent Bivalve Popular.
HOW HE IS NOW CULTIVATED
The Lady Oyster Matches 60,
900, 900 a Year.

The alphabetical character Il and that
gentle morsel OF food, the oyster, have long
been regarded as synonymous. With the
advent OF September. after the R-less
months of May, June, July and
August, the Atlantic coast, all the way
from Long Island sound down to the tip of
Florida becomes a scene of wild animation,
all due to the silent but delightful oyster.
It'll only proper at this precice season of
the year, that some detailed attention
should be paid by the newspaper reading
and oyster eating public to this enjoyable
product of the ocean, which, for the next
eight months will do such valiant service
OF the tables of the rich and poor alike.
Commands have sometimes been shocked
by the thought that perhaps the oyster
would some day become extinct. But
they should not worry. The maternal i'm
stinct Is devoted in the lady oyster to a rare
degree. Every year she produces SO, 900, 600
eggs. \ hich r.nhtiee years time will have
grown sufficiently to adorn the table of a
millionaire. There Is a goodly proportion
Of females among these go, 00O, 900, and be-
fore they have been scoped up IN the
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-29
He Drew the Line.

. The performance of the comic opera, which
was being rendered by the talented amateurs
of Hawville, Oklahoma, had been going on
for = considerable time without hitch or in
terruption when suddenly Alkali Ike, the
afianced husband of Miss Lille Cusaek, the
prima donna of the occasion, rose up in the
midst of the cultured and refined audience,
with a loud snort of wrath.
ssYere, now Ike!' demonstrated Col.
Handy Polk, who officiating as stage man
ager and also acting as the heavy william q
the opera. '.What in thunder is the mates
with your # you don't like the performance
and hain't got the manner to be still gi,
out!'
II came yere tonight" answered Isaac,
hoarsely, with the firm determination to be,
have like a meek and humble rabbit, but,
by hang, the next gentleman that filings a
peanut into Miss Cusack's mouth will think
that I'm = wolf and this is my night tc
howl"-Truth.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-29

BILE way. They tack, gibe, 60 about, race
back and forth over their respective gardens
with maddening haste.
All the boats are fitted with a dredge
an d windlass. The dredge is an iron affair
over three feet, shaped like the human hand
when the fingers are bent in toward the
palm. The windlass Is a tall machine, CON-
posed Of two iron uprights. with a strong
reel mounted between them. At each end
OF the reel Is q large iron crank and q sys-
TEN OF cOgs and ratchets. COiled around
the reel Is IN iron chain, the end of which
Is fastened to the dredge. When the dredge
Is thrown overheard and the boat put in
motion, scoops in everything along the bot
tom which comes in its way.
When the boat is headed into the wind
and slowed up, the dredge is hauled in.
Crabs, small sharks, founders and all man.
ner of things are drawn In with the oysters
All but the latter are thrown back in the
water. II any starfish ''bOrrers" or "conks"
are caught they are killed, as they destroy
the oyster.
While the dredge is again in the water,
two OF the crew attend to the ''culliug.n
Oysters Of small size aud under age are
thrown back. Only those of the recognized
size and shape are preserved. These are
dumped into the hold. and then the deck
Is ready for the dredge again.
Monday morning until Friday is spent by
q boat In the bed. Then the market town
Is headed tor. The catch is turned over to
the shippers. First, the oysters are trans
ferred to a float, where they remain under
water . day and q half to be cleared OF the
bitter sea water and to freshen and fatten.
. oysters drink the partially fresh water,
wnicn cleans them of mud and sand, and
increases their size. The ''s~cow-gang'
next takes hold OF the oyster. The gang
barrels.
Eight thousand oysters a day is a fair
cat b for . boat.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-29

other remarkable feature are striving man.
fully TO make ! showing which will be i
credit 70 the race. Their building will cer-
taiaiy Be the Mecca d tens Of thousands Of
pladtation negroes who will stray into At
tanta and gaze open-mouthed 4 the wonders
q - seen.
The pediment which ornament the negro
building y an elaborate affair il terra Gotta
4 tells the story d the pfogressof the negro
dncs slavery times. On the left side Is the
regulation negro cabin with the coon skin
nailed On the door, ! small patch Of cotton
n front and ! lev rude agricultural tools
scattered abont. Then come the emblems
okths negroes prosperity. There is ! fine
church with ! high steeple; thigh school
house, Z wellfed mule and ro~s II burrows
r~unning into the deep perspective. A me
daliion On one side shows the wrinkled face
ct tAe old negress slave. On the other is !
medallion showing the familiay fece 81 the
late Frederick Douglas. When the pediment
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-29

An engine with . capacity Of $4,000 gal
Ions . minute pumps up water from the lake
which i distributed through countless pipes
from the surface Of the island. The color
effects on the water are obtained by twenty
openings 10 the island surface Of the roof Of
the work shop = the surfsce really il. These
openings are covered with plate glass. Be-
meath each opening is a powerful electric
reflector and : revolving fan with many
wings, each wing being Of different colored
glass. The rays Of the reflector through the
colofed glass give the effects attained.
THE BULL FIGHTS.
The bull fights will be : brand new de.
parture and they will take place notwith-
standing the opposition Of the American HUI
name association for the reason that there
viii Be no cause for the exercise Of official
humanity. The bulls win not kill any one
and nc n will kill the bulls il the present
program Of the managers be carried out.
The best fighting bulls of Mexico will be
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-29

son, and adhears to some object IN the
water. This liquid, which Is really the
baby oyster, hardens slowly. When the
baby oyster has reached the age when It's
shell begins to form. he settles down TO
the responsibilities Of life. He first finds
something that he a cling to. His
mother Is OF no assistance to him, as her
children are too numerous for any individ-
ual care. He selects, perhaps, q dead star.
fish, = chunk OF iron, an old boot, a cracked
bottle. q lost anchor, or anything else handy.
and holds on to 1t until he feels strong
enough to begin the battle OF life.
To the novice. the spawn would never be
recognized. 1t is usually deposited on
empty shells, but q close examinatloa OF
these show hundreds Of tiny brown ecks.
Each fleck IS q baby oyster. These shells
are thrown into the garden. In q year after
planting they will be as large the narrow
way as q nickel; in two years, q half-dollar
went cover them, while In three years 1t is
HAULING IN II DREDGE.
probable that a dollar will be required to
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-29
Decline Of spanish Families.

OF the causes that in one generation led to
the downfall and poverty Of families possess
ing such fabulous wealth, the land trouble
must be admitted as chief. The foundation
Of these fortunes was insthe great tracts of
fertile soil obtained often from the govern
ment only for the asking; Of the wilderness
they were so anxious should be occupied.
the authorities were only to willing too make
large concessions to would be settlers Of the
better class. sometimes the gift was made
with little or no legal contract, and generally
the Mexican government was fatally lax in
designating the boundary lines Of her grants.
The specialization of the missions increased
the trouble q hundred fold, leaving 30 many
many leagues Of the best lands with ro owner
save the poor Indian, whose rights, then as
now, no one was bound to respect.
The years preceding the American oc-
cupation were a period of turmoil in the
lonely pre- qince of the Pacific coast. The
Californians, weary Of misrule, wishing to be
governed by one Of themselves, quite regu-
larly revolted and sent home the ruler foisted
upon them by the home government. There
was a strong desire for a separation from
Mexico. which had never done them justice,
though the leaders must have been aware
that in such case their territory was to
sparcely settled long to continue an in
dependent state, and hey must have felt the
necessity Of an alliance with some stronger
power as an event that might occur in the
near future. Had our government then
managed with more generosity and wisdom,
il is probable that this princely domain
would have come to US peacefully with
nothing but fraternal feelings on each side,
and this sensitive, hospitable people would
have been spared the bitterness Of defeat-a
bitterness more Calling to such a h~igh-spirit-
ed. impulsive race than the more stolid
gio-Saxon.-Overland.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-29

6eial lake called Clara Nicer kA. been con.
straetsd O. the ss6snda.
The feaiare ok3Ais lake viii be . great
elects;eal 5oantaisswhich viii throw rainbow
colatsd sslean4 aasAieht. The mechanism
q thii II ingsni0e. Great improvements
have been made ii the construction OF these
fcaatains since the Chicago fair and Il i
asserted that this one will far surpass any
thing Of the kind yet attempted. An island
$50 feet long has been constructed IN the
center Of ne lake facing the machinery
building. The island is really an immense
water-tight structure far beneath the water
Il ! great electrical work-room in which the
fountain operator will labor. The. fountain
has been 50 located that it can be seen from
any part of the grounds.
HOW 1T IS OPERATED.
The mechanical appliances are such that
the water will rise to a height Of $50 feet
assuming the form of differently . hued
flowers the colors constantly changing. The
central part of this mass will be the NAM
moth geyser, 4 stream of water emmitted
from a two-inch pipe and rising to a height
Of $50 feet and descending in a spray around
the fountain. Around it will be placed
wheat sheaves, ring curtains rings . Of
geysers, osciIlators, lily jets, large and
small p~araholas and a mist bank. . All Of
these will be formed by the arrangement Of
the water pipes. The mist bank is an en-
tirely new effect in hydraulies..sss II will
envelope the fountain in a dense mist of
spray and will be Illuminated with colored
lights in endless combinations.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-29

purchase a hundred of them in New York,
and every one of them will exceed the dol
lar in size. All this when the oyster has a
fair chance to grow. He is truly a tiny
morsel when he begins his career, and
although full of energy seems to know how
frail he is. This makes him clannish, soci-
able, or sometimes grasping, as you may
please to understand it.
HARVESTING, A BUSY TIME.
From June Is until September | the oys-
termen have q rest. When the harvesting
time begins. the boats on the oyster field
seem possessed of some demon which drive
them hither and tlther In q most remarka-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-29
Live Stock Notes.

Don't let the young pigs get ~rayenously
hungry, but do not overfeed them.
II a calf is half fed when young It viii
never be the most profitable animal 10
keep.
Give the horses the best feed you can get.
They work hard and should be well treated.
Use pure bred sires always. Pick the
best females for breeders, and never breed
to scrub stock.
Every man who practices mixed farming
mas Just % good = reason for keeping q w
rtety Of live stock.
Do yon ever give the horses adrink In the
Porning before feeding them graInp n
not try your ow4 breakfast that way once.
A yearling sheep that has been carefnllv
attended to will sell In the market with "a
much profit as any other animal that il
kept on the farm.
stock that Is allowed to fall OIL n !.
diti0n Is always kept at more or less loas.
TOT u costs a. much or more than II oriri.
nally did to put them ba,k to the weieht
they have fallen from.
Is your horse well shod and does h,s
harness fit him? ii not nut on 4 pair ~
boots one size to large OF small and Let
down d suspender and find out for vo,r.
sell how he feels.-Farm News.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-29

The Boston Herald says: A Portland
business man has hit on a new theme fol
being awakened At the proper time in the
morning, which he declares beats any alarm
clock ever invented. He has his telephone
in his bedroom, and each night when he
retires he calls mp the central Office and re.
quests the operator to call him up At a desig-
mated hour, in order to find if the '.phone''
works properly. Promptly al that hour The
bell rings loudly. and he is awakened with
and dispatch. He claims that the
service thus rendered il alone worth The
annual rentalo Of the telephone.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-29
Atlanta Ready For the Open
ing Otis Exposition.
200 ACRES FOR BUILDINGS.
Six Million Visitors Expected
By the Georgians.
tAtlanta Special. ]

The international and cotton states exposi-
tion which opens here q month from now,
continuing until December, will be unusual
for two reasons. One Of these IS the official
recognition Of the negro and what he has
done in the south, and the other, the prom
inencc Of the feminine gender in all the fea-
lures of the show.
Women figure in all the things connected
with the exposition and they have worked
With such industry, that women in every
state In the union have been led to take an
interest in il. The negroes, who supply the
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-29

of the exposition will be due are Mrs. Lulie
NJ. Gordon, Mrs. Hugh Hagan, Mrs. Emma
Moffett Tying, Mrs. Grant Wilkins, Mrs.
Clarence Knowles, Mrs. Joseph Thompson
and Mrs A. E. Thornton.
II is expected that 100000 people will
attend the fair, and amusements enough for
all will be found in the 400 acres of build
ings and exhibits.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-29

Shall I scold sou, or enf0ld you
Where no maid need scorn to dwell
Shall | Ass you, OF dislniss you
TO the deepestdepths0f hell?
Shall / beat you. OF entseat you
For . riband or glove?
Or disown you, or enthrone you
Sovereign lady Of my lover
LOyal reason il hearts treason
Love and logic are at war;
Make an ending OF condending-
Make me damn or you adore.
-Psil, Mall. Gazette,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-29

- 6st made the negro COMMITTEES in
charesdid moi think there were enough en-
blems II tbs enlightenment 81 the race, 20
a. modsllers addsd globes, eonpassss,
squares, books. levels and ! vast number Of
scientific tools. 81
WILL BIZ orSsvAsT INTEREST.
The exposition poper promises to be !
show q great magaitnde and interest. The
best features Of tn! Chicago Worlds Fair
will be exhibited asa aereat many additional
ones. The board u managers has profted
~ the experience a the Chicago officials and
the exhibits which, proved most attractive
there have been Elaborated upon and en-
lareed. While the sxpositioa building, pre-
sent ! beautiful picture they 'ack Of course
NJ eostly elegance Ind vast extent of the
Chtcago strnctures.l
The vomsn's building will surely attract
snacA attention. Il is one Of the finest on
he grounds and women have done every
thing about II except the literal labor Of
ssakecting the structure. The architect Is
Mias Elsie Mercur, q Pittsburg. whose
ddesigns - chosen from : vast number con-
esibuted By women architects. Mis- Mercur
studied under the ablsst masters Of France
~ Germany and in the six years she has
hem votkin1. At her profession has gained
- enviable reputation.
MIDWAY or COURSE.
There viii Be i Midway Plaisance with
~ he features Of the Worlds Fair from the
danss dn ventre 10 the wild animals Of Ill
kinds. How the negroes will enjoy the
rlle1sares & the Midway viii be worth going
lons NY 10 re. There viii be ! Noah's
sskihhsbited ~ Ill the beasts II creation
md wheel which will Guido ID magnitude
M 2amous Ferris structure.
Aexico and msay Of the South American
<os1tsiss viil make exhibits Of native pro-
49, ne IA standby. Buffalo Bill. win
81 a. Aaad M numsrons tribes q Indians
111 sanapaaiesA4 soldiers from III The fam
~ fseiimenlD q tie world. "A freat arti.
NEsfS %&&E& NJ
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-29

used but their horns win be heavily padded
aud should they happen 70 strike anything
no harm will be done. Sliding swords will
- used and after the make believe fight the
bulls viii be driven back to their pens un
harmed. r BY any chance a bull Is killed
il will be the result Of accident, for they are
high-priced animals and to kill them nj
would ruin their owners financially.
AN INTERESTING EXHIBIT.
An interesting exhibit by the national gov
ernment will be the skeleton Of a Zeuplodon
Of prehistoric times. The bones were dug
ont of the earth about twenty miles south
east Of the town Of Enterprise, Miss, but in
the state Of Alabama. This spot is abou,
IaS miles north Of the gulf Of Mexico.
Last November ! large number Of these
bones were dug up and shipped to Washing
ton. In most cases it was found impossible
to take out the bones without applying mum
erous bandages. The greater number Of
bones received II the museum we're Embedded
in rocks weighing from ten to 1900 pounds.
When the Socialists got back I Washington
the work Of digging the bones out Of the
rocky beds vas begun. This work required
THE ELECTRIC uNrAlx
much care IN account Of the peculiar laminar
formation Of the bones and their very brittle
condition, which caused then to crumble or
large pieces to chip Of at 4 very slight blow
Of the hammer OF chisel.
In life the ~Zeuglodon resembled the seal
and whale and perhaps was the original Of
the sea serpent. In shape il was more than
fifty feet long and very slender with aAexible
nexk. When mounted this specimen will be
about Fifty feet long; the marrow skull is
about Ave feet long; the teeth are from two
to sx inches long. There are forty teeth in
the skull. many Of which are double-pronged
The skeleton has fourteen psirs Of ribs;
are moro bones in the paddle Of the
zeuglodon than il the living Whale. Il u
possible that the Zeuglodon may have had
.udimentary hind limbs Or paddles. The
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-29

long and powerful tail Of the snimal gave it
great facility for swimming in The pursuit Of
food, which probable consisted principally Of
FISH. The large tail must have kept the
head busy securing food to sustain il.
The women to when much Of the success
The evening times., 1895-09-23
A LOSING TRANSACTIONS.

The history OF the bond syndicate loaca
would be more interesting IL the names of
all who participated in its benefits could
be known. Little more than six months
ago secret sale of $65, ,112 ,963 in bonds
was negotiated. The purchase price of the
bonds was 104 1-2, and they were sold by
tile syndicate at prices ranging from IL 1-2
to 100. While the syndicate claims only
net profit of about So, 161 900 on the
transaction. it is difficult to see how the
amount could be keptso low whenthe margin
received must have ranged from 12 to
115 12 per cent.
But the worst part of the sale is the loss
TO the government. Had the bonds been sold
by the government directly To the public,
instead of TO The syndicate, the amount
realized would have been the difference
between the 104 1-2, which the govern
ment received from the syndicate, and the
liz 1-2 to 120, which the public paid to the
syndicate. This amount Is yariOusly esti-
mated, but it is safe to assert that the
government lost $40, 600. 900 by the syndi-
cate method of dsposing of bonds. i.
Secretary Carlisle announces that an
other bond sale will not be necessary. Inas-
much as the Administration has been in
close consultation with members of the
syndicate, this Information il particu
larly gratifying. A bond sale now would
be especially disastrous not only to the
hopes OF the Democratic party, but to the
business of the country. We have had
enough of bond sales for the present.