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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-05-29
BOLIVAR ARRUzLr CA.
1.-TRTUAN-1l

A.imacenistas inDortadOres de
provislones. Venta Il poE mayox.
Duenos de 10 antigua = acrcdita-
da F&brica do F6asOros, egtableci-
da en- Eanturce.
MarCas BOLIVAR y OONILL
--Dep6sitO Tetuzn IL,
Agentes dc 10 acredltada marca
de cigasrillos Paiarito. BelleEa '
Libertad.
Fabrlca do lioores c,e eodaa cIaaaz
Admitau aEd0aras 6 ConsIgna-
ci6n.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-05-29
WATERLOO POLlTIcO",
ExAMEN CRtTIOO
Oh LAS PRECIPALEs TBORfAs
s0BRB QUE DngOAHsA HI MrIYTMO
PoLfTTOo MoDERHo,
DON lGNACIO DlAZ CkNEJA.

INA rU ~scLs7n AlMGsra i: in nnn.rs
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-02
COURTESY AT HOME.


No pleasanter sight Is there than q
family OF young folks who are quick
to perform little acts OF attention
toward their elders. The placing Of
the big armchair in warm place for
mamma. running for footstool for
aunty, hunting up papa's spectacles,
and scores of little deeds, show I'M
suppressed and loving hearts. But
II mamma never returns smiling
THANK you. DEAR" II papa's Just
what / was wanting, SUSIE" does not
indicate that the little attention Is
appreciated, the children soon drop
the habit. Little people are imita-
tive creatures and quickly catch the
spirit surrounding them. So, il when
the mothers spool OF cotton rolls
from her lap the father stoops to pick
it up bright eyes will see the act and
quick minds make q note of it. BY
example, thousand times more
quickly than by precept, can children
be taught to speak kindly to each
other, to acknowledge favors. to be
gentle and unselfish, to be thought
full and considerate OF the comfort of
the family. The boys, with inward
pride Of their fathers courteous de-
meanor, will be chivalrous and help
full to their own young sisters; the
girls, initiating their mother, will be
gentle and patient, even when big
brothers are noisy and needless. In
the home where true courtesy pre-
walls, it seems to meet you on the
very threshold. You feel the kindly
welcome on entering. No angry
voices are heard upstairs. No sullen
children are sent from the room. No
peremptory orders are given to cover
the delinquencies of housekeeping or
servants. A delightful atmosphere
pervades the house-unmistakable,
yet indescribable.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-02
A Singing Rotort.

Speaking of the late Mrs. Paran
Stevens, the New York society leader,
The Worcester (Mass.) Gazette
says: One story is repeated Of her
which may be placed here to her
credit, although it was not long since
it was told in print. An opulent
women who had got into society, as
it were, by climbing over the fence
when the policeman's back was
turned, once asked Mrs. Stevens in q
supercillious way about young lady
she was introducing. WHO is your
friend, Miss -" she said.
Miss -- is a charming girl,
replied Mrs. Stevens, twell bred, as
you see, accomplished, entertaining"
Yes, know" persisted the snob,
"but dear Mrs. Stevens, of course
you know what ! mean-who is
she?"
81 my dear woman" retorted Mrs.
Stevens, Il can no more tell you
who Miss - is than l could have
told those who asked me who you
were when you first came to New
mort ~
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-02
THE TALKING DOG.

There was once ventriloquist so
poor that he was obliged to travel on
foot from town to town to save ex-
pense, much after the manner OF the
gentleman of adventure in Grimm's
tales. One day he was joined on the
road by dog as forsaken as himself,
but who seemed DESTROYS Of becom-
ing his companion.
They journeyed together to the
next town and entered the tavern
tired, hungry. and penniless. Not
being troubled with the inconvenient
refinement which comes from long
line Of gentle ancestors, the man had
developed the quality known as
cheek, so he and the dog sat down
to eat a supper for which they could
not pay.
The room was full of loungers, and
the stranger took conspicuous seat.
What will you have?" asked the
only waiter the place employed; and
the order embraced nearly every
thing on the bill OF fare.
'But I want something for my dog,
too" he added. ASK him what he
will have" The waiter muttered
something about "Whatcher giving
u.s." so the stranger said, what,
don't you like 80? Well, Bruno, will
you have beef or fish?"
"Beef, every time" said Bruno.
looking with mild brown eyes at the
waiter
A. -,
Water, thank you said Bruno.
BY this time the landlord and every
one in the place were eager with sup
pressed wonder, and gathered about
to hear dog talk.
The ventriloquist feigned indiffer-
ence by eating with avidity, while
the landlord was evidently consider
ing something. His cogitation re-
suited in his Offering the stranger
three hundred dollars for his wonder.
full talking dog.
The ventriloquist appeared to
hesitate a moment, then said, alb
ruptly, Eyes. you may have him for
three hundred dollars"
When the money was paid and the
ventriloquist was about to leave. he
turned to the dog, patted him
afrectionately and said. Good by.
old fellow, you've been good friend
to me-"
"You are no friend Of mine" re-
turned the dog, Ito sell me to another
master. As you were mean enough
to serve me such trick, I'll have
revenge. TN never speak another
word as long As ! live"
The ventriloquist then made ea
with all possible haste.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-02
Romance Of the Billiard Ball.

Interesting as is the natural his
tory of the billiard ball, it's romance
is no less attractive. A product Of
the most intelligent of animals,
grown in the wilds OF tropical for
est, taken by the willy devices Of saw
age men, transported many hun
dreds of miles on the shoulders Of
hapless slaves, the object for which
battle and murder are done, carried
round the globe by sail and steam,
manufactured into proper shape by
the labor of skilled mechanics, the
means by which professional players
gain their livelihood, by which anna
teurs pass social hour in the bill
lizard hall. on the private table, often
at some period Of it's career in the
pawn shop. finally. when its useful
ness rs billiard ball is ended, to be
cut up into toys, there are few arti-
cles Of ordinary use, even in the
midst OF our extraordinary civiliza-
ton. that can show a more varied
history.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-02
HOW a PIANO is TUNED.
Simplest Thing In the World When
You Know How.

lou NuOW TOW.
Observation-Disclosures
-twang-bangv'
You have heard these sounds be-
fore, though they look a little un-
familiar when reproduced on paper.
They represent the performance of q
piano tuner from an outside and
tympanic standpoint They are the
tangible and disagreeable part of the
necessary business of putting in tune
an instrument which, alas too many
people spend deplorably large
portion Of their lives in putting out
Of tune.
This business OF tuning pianos,
which certainly looks rather mys-
terious as you watch the manner in
which the operator prizes up first one
string ard then another, sounding
meanwhile confused jargon of notes,
until the puzzled listener does not
know an octave from fifth is not,
however, as difficult and as mysteri-
Gus as at first it appears.
All that is required is an exact ear
and few simple tools, viz. tuning
fork usually a G fork), long, ham,
mer-like key, and wedge or mute.
The accuracy of the tuners ear is
partly a natural gift, partly the re-
suit Of long practice.
Even the most Impractical ear can
readily distinguish sound from noise !;
sound is produced by regular vibra-
tions, while noise is mixture of
sounds thrown together without ref
erence to any law. High notes have
large number Of vibrations per
second, while low notes have small
number. The highest A is calculated
to have 3, $50 vibrations per second,
while the lowest A has only q 1-2.
The majority Of tuners have adopt
ed method of tuning which includes
but two intervals-the octave and
the fifth. The ordinary square piano
has two strings, and most uprights
have three strings to each note, ex-
cept in the lower octave. The pitch
OF one of these strings is tuned in
the relation of octave or fifth to some
previous note. The remaining strings
are then tuned in unison with the
first string. AS the strings approach
unison, number Of strong and rapid
beats or pulsations are perceptible
to the ear; as they come still closer,
the beats become slower, till finally
they are no longer to be heard. Then
the unison is perfect.
The ear in tuning is guided by pro-
gression from a confused sound to
strong bests, and then from smooth
waves to one continuous sound.
Unisons and octaves are always tuned
perfect-that is, the beats must en-
tirely disappear In the fifths, when
perfectly tuned, there will be neither
wave nor beat.
1t takes generally about three
years to learn the business, and
good workman will make from SIS to
Y35 week. A few women have been
employed as tuners with great sue
cess,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-02


To him who waits amid the worlds APP
plause
His share of justice. toiling day by day,
All things will come now dim and far
away,
To him who waits.
To him who waits beyond the darkness
drear
The morning cometh with refulgent light,
Bringing assurance of aday more bright.
To him who waits.
To him who waits, though tears may often
fall,
And knees be bowed in sorrow and In
prayer.
All grief will end. and everything be fair
To him who waits.
To him who waits and reaches out his
To aid toiler up life's beetling crags,
Surcease will come from every i'll that
flags,
To him who waits.
To him who waits and struggles not in
vain
To overcome the evils that abound
Within his breast, sweet will the victory
sound.
To him who waits.
To him who waits there comes a willy
throng,
Who sneer and scott, aud look with bale
full eyes,
But what of them, they are but gnats and
flies,
To him who waits.
To him who waits there must be recon-
pense
For useful work, whatever may betide.
A compensation reaching far and wide,
To him who waits.
To him who waits the stars are always
friends.
The restless ocean and the azure sky,
All things in nature speak and prophesy,
To him who waits.
To him who waits true love will some day
come
And lay an Offering at his blameless
shrine,
Life will be love, and love will be divine,
To him who waits.
To him who waits the world will some day
cheer
And sing his praise; Fame's mysterious
gates
Will open for him; heaven seems more
near
/: TO him who waits.
Moses G.. Shirley, in Boston Globe.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-02
THE ALLIGATOR SMALL COUSIN.

The iguana is a very little fellow
who belongs, like his cousins, the
gecko and the chameleon. to a very
big family. This family includes
such large animals as alligators,
c2ocodiles, lizards and many other
strange creatures.
The iguana has long, slender
body, tapering in curious way into
long tail which in turn tapers into
a point. He has queer crest run
ming from his head to the end Of this
toll, and his body is covered with
small scales. A soft pouch or bag
hangs from below his chin, but for
what purpose it is used naturalists
seem to be divided in opinion.
Some iguanas live in trees, others
dig themselves holes in the ground,
and some varieties live upon the sea-
shore and are quite fond Of swimming
about in the water. The eggs of the
iguana are usually laid in the sand
and are not hard like hens egg,
but soft, like leather. and yellow in
color. The iguana's tail, like that of
most Of his cousins, is very useful %
him. He uses it for q weapon,
slapping and infiicting severe wounds
upon his enemies by means of it's
sharp notches. In the water he uses
his tail like a snake, drawing his legs
closely to his side and projecting
himself along by means Of the tail
alone.
The iguana is fierce looking little
reptile when attacked. He raises
himself upon his forelegs, looking
very savage. but he is not really
brave, and if you should come across
an iguana nodding his head at you
and trying to frighten you to death
by wagging his tail, just stamp your
foot at him and he will quickly lower
his crest and scurry off into his hole.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-02

and he turned away from her.
Wont you forgive mef" she
asked, bitterly.
Wont you give me back those
Ave yearsf" he replied, mesningly.
III the child did not need me l
would give my life." she answered.
II owe 1t to you" Her haggard. hunt
cd face made him sorry. He, too, had
suffered.
Its all right" he answered, gent
ly. Take care OF your child"
And again he moved away from
her and went down the little hill
with cloud gone from his face that
had rested there five years. Once he
turned around. The woman was
gone, but over the prison flock Of
pigeons were flying. He took of his
hat to them. Then he went through
tie town, looking neither to the
right nor left. and came to his own
house, where the summer morning
was already entering the open win
dows, though he had looked to find
the place closed and dark. The little
chemists wife met him in the door
way. She could not speak, nor could
he, but he kissed her. as he had
done when he went condemned to
prison. Then he passed on to his
own room, and, entering, sat down
before the the open window and
peacefully drank in the glory Of new
world But more than once he
choked down a sob that rose in his
throat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-02
A Large Book.

In one Of the recent numbers Of
Harper's Young People short sketch
appeared describing the smallest
book probably in existence.
AS an Offset to this it will doubtless
interest the reader to know OF q
certain famous copy OF the Koran, or
bible of the Moslems. This books
enormous size has given it great
reputation. 1t is something like five
feet long by three feet wide.
The letters or characters average
three inches in height, and the book
itself is about foot in thickness. 1t
is jealousy guarded, and although q
religious book still it would be rather
amusing to watch the efforts of
couple Of full grown men opening it,
for all the world like one would open
the flap doors of cellar, the binding
being, literally, in boards. The labor
of preparing such work covered
O period of six years.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-02
Largest FIashIisht Photograph.

The very remarkable Photographic
feat Of taking the instantaneous pic
ture Of an audience in q theater at
night was successfully performed at
the Metropolitan Opera House in
New York city, on the evening Of
March 8lst. at an interval In the per
Torrance OF Wagner's "Siegfried.
Only one minute was allowed by the
for taking the picture.
eparations had previously been
made, and extraordinary charge OF
magnesium for the fashlight was
suitably arranged, the camera was
placed in position, the focus was ad-
justed, the signal was given and the
magnesium was fred by electricity.
1t is estimated that the fash was one
forty-fifth of second in duration.
The picture has been reproduced as
two page cut in Harper's Weekly.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-02
A Devoted Cow.

A Mr.. Wood. who lives near Hoods
Mill, owns very peculiar mich COW.
She is just an ordinary black COW,
but is so much attached to Mr..
Woods children that she does not
like to be separated from them. If
the children are at home the cow
will stay in pasture with fence
three feet high; but II the children
are taken away she will throw down
even very high fences in order to fol-
low them. At different times whom
the COW would be in the pasture Mr..
Wood has slipped the children away
from home, but when she came up
and missed them she would get out
and track them Us dog would do
until she found them.-Savannah
(Ga.) News.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-02

Ornithorhynchus paradoxus, the
unique Australian duck billed water
mole, has lost its character for harm
lessness, but has an added popularity,
q sting like bee. The male has on
its hind leg q powerful spur connect
ed with a gland. When attacked 1t
does not scratch with the spur, but
digs it in; and now an Australian
naturalist has discovered that vir-
ulent poison is elected from the spur.
He has found two men who were
poisoned in handling the animal, and
a number Of dogs, four of the latter
dying.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-02
The Virtue in Oyster Shells.

Ground oyster shells were pre-
scribed by empires in the olden time
for goitrous, ricketty and scrofulous
children. In communication to
tho Academy of Medicine in Paris
Drs. Mun.z and Chatin say they were
right. Oyster shells were long ago
known to contain lime, nitrogen,
iron and sulphur. Beside these
constituents they hold manganese,
magnesia, huor bromure. phosphoric
acid and iodine-all excellent for
feeble children. The bromure taken
from the oyster shell is strong an
tiseptic. Teeth. they say, would be
much improved were pulverized oys-
ter shells given in food to growing
children and to nurses.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-02

Treatment He Once Received At enc
Laws Hands.

Laws Hands.
When a proposal was made not 20
long ago to tax the bachelors of
France, as they we're taxed in the
days OF the First Republic the fact
was recalled that republics gener-
ally. have been hard upon the cell
bates. The wise Plato condemned
the single men to fine, and in
Sparta they were driven at stated
times to the Temple of Hercules by
the women. who there drilled and
castigated them in true military
style.
The ancient Romans. too, were Sc
we're with their bachelors. who were
made to pay heavy fines: and, worse
than that, for after the siege OF Veil
Camillrs is recorded to have COM
PEELED them to marry the widows of
the soldiers who had fallen in the
war.
Again, in the time OF Augustus.
the married men, oil other things
being equal, were preferred to the
single men for the public Offices.
Then the Roman who had three
children was exempted from personal
taxes, and the bachelors not only had
to pay them, but were prevented
from inheriting the property Of any
one not Roman citizen.
Coming to more recent times, we
have several instances of like kind
recorded for US by a recent writer on
the subject. In the French settle
ment Of Canada, for example. the
single men, that they might be
forced to marry, were subjected to
heavy taxation and to restrictions on
their trade and movements generally.
Those who married were dealt with,
on the other hand, in a generous.
spirit. Not only were they provided
with a good wife and comfortable
home, but they were rewarded accord
ing to the number Of their offspring.
The father of ten children. for in
stance, was pensioned for life at the
rate OF 800 livres a year. II he had
twelve children he had 100 livres q
year more, and the amount ran up to
/, 200 livres year when fifteen chill
dren blessed the union.
About the close of the seventeenth
century the local authorities in East
ham, in Massachusetts,, voted that
every unmarried man in the township
should kill six Dlackbirds or three
cows yearly as long as he remained
single. producing the scalps in proof;
and as penalty for not obeying the
order he was forbidden to marry
until he had made up all arrears.
The requirements here were almost
nominal but it was somewhat differ
ent in Maryland, where half century
later the colonial Assembly imposed
tax OF five shillings yearly upon all
bachelors over thirty.-as we'll as up
on widowers without children-who
were possessed with 5000.
At home we were not quite so Sc
we're when William Ill chose to
single out the bachelors for special
enactments. In those days COM
moner who remained single at
twenty-five had to pay shilling fine
yearly, and the amount was increased
with rank or title. A duke was sup
posed to bea special offender in not
taking wife, and had to pay for his
within 10 the extent of twelve pounds
ten shillings per anuum. 1t was
thus evident that the fact was recog-
nized that.the prosperity OF a country
depends upon it's married citizens.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-02

1t is we'll known that certain vaga-
bonds desire nothing better, espe-
cially when the cold weather comes
on, than to be arrested and locked up.
in order that may be taken care Of
for while. One Of this fraternity
succeeded in getting himself arrested
for vagrancy, and on the way to
the lookup he was so much over
joyed by the prospect OF not having
to sleep In the open air that he be-
haved somewhat boisterously.
Keep quieti" threatened the po-
liceman; If you don't, I'll let you
goI"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-02
Remarkable MImstie Power.

DIR. Moffatt, the distinguished mis-
sionary and father in law of DR..
Livingstone, once preached long
sermon to o tribe In the interior OF
Africa. Shortly after he had finished
he saw that the crowds were gather
ing around very common looking
savage. To his surprise, however,
the lad mounted o stone and repeated
every word of the sermon that had
Just been preached.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-02
Enormous Houses In New Guinea.

The enormous size and massive
structure OF native houses is among
the recent surprising discoveries OF
explorers among the villages--inhab-
tied by numerous war!ike tribes
scattered along the streams OF New
Guinea. Houses 300 to 400 feet long
and 100 feet high, among the largest.
In the world, are reported to be not
uncommon.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-02
ron the YOUNG FOLKS.


WATT.
Little Jimmie Watt watched the cover
Of pot
Dancing up and down like a dandy;
Then he went and learned a trade,
And the first steam engine made.
And the whole world found it very
handy.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-02

In contradistinction to the bon
nets, which are small, the round
hats are larger than ever and most
picturssque.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-02

y
"But that is no reason"
II once committed q crime" she
whispered, with shrinking bitterness.
That's bad" he said. ''Were
you punished?"
She shook her head and answered
mo"
That's worse" he added.
II let some one else take my crime
upon him and be punished for it,"
she said, an agony in her eyes.
"Why was that?" he said, looking
at her intently.,
II had little child," was her re-
ply.
"And the other?"
"He was alone in the world" she
said.
A bitter smile crept to his lips and
his eyes were all afire, for strange
thought came to him. Their he shut
his eyes, and when he opened them
again discovery was In them.
II remember you now" he said,
IT remember walked and saw you
looking at me that night Who was
the father of your child9" he asked
eagerly.
Jean vigot," she replied. HE
left me 10 starve."
IT am innocent Of his deathl" he
said quietly and gladly.
She nodded. He was silent for a
moment.
1.-THE child still livesf" he asked.
She nodded again. "Well, let 1t be
So" he added. "But you owe me five
years--and q lost reputation"
II wish to God ! could give them
back" she cried, tears streaming
down her cheeks. 1T was for my
child, he was 90 youngw
1T can't be helped now" he said.