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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1896-08-12
bOLE1IN lKERCANTII DR PUERTO-RICO.

DVDIIIN AMInUANlU I'D IUEkIV- -iIUU.
PERlODICO CONSAGRADO LA DEFENSA LIE LOS IN
TEREsES NACIONALES IN AMERICA. ORGANC
DE LOS ESPANOLES INCONDICIONAIEs EN- pTOB1ct
IOND1OlONEo GENEKALlS 0corda00s por la Direcci6v
para 0d0 cIGse de reestdOs 0nuncios.
Lr publication de
CONVEX conas que se determnsan en- o mismoa - f
Los comuncado remdos gaelas deben yenir auoz.do n
hrms del autor de ads
mas cen In de persona responsible de 4 psgo.
Los originates de reidos pscss suunc no asrAn
evuets annque Q publiquen. 8
No s responds de extavo nj rotus de cliches.
La coumna del pedioo conerads sesen ae ds
iargo. f 'A ~ N7s1''us us
no teDdrA derhdA exg eoumna
o Sn anunco En- cast de desearlo oncederse
| 10 por 100 sobre el prcio de taria. 'E7o =
que enVie CLOHS publication
endrA bonifcaci6n de 10 p br los precios d. s
uanoo mpoe de los annncexced de DIEZ PESOS
un plodlco cad ndmero En- contraro
aia los no susptores del BOLTN, linea ga comunics.
miuoo On Seccon cottaA DIEZ OENTAVO
tenoEan a 90 pollUo oon6ca6n, brs de
FL mporte de las
cados, serd anticipate. " '
p cauA psevsa de]ase sAnr pe16dico tempoamente
hea ntegkoo con an puncaonea Las usssn
Tarita para Ia pu1icaci6n de anuncios.
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lowed 90 90 above these. blt ere l-cpi
pinch'd hach HOLES are dug next She
poles and some OF tho ofial put in a4i
covered over This stands about twC
weeks then. about Decoration day. the
beans are planted. DO not plant them
before that time Too many iall 10
raising lima beans on account OF put
ting secd In ground before II gets warm
enough to insure quick termination. II
will not go Ia this latitude until neal
the first of June. II gced Is not out oi
ground IA 6yo days, Il is too carly. The
Varieties planted are King Of the Gar
den and Ford's Mammoth Pod The
latter b raised the most extensively
Procure seed Of reliable parties, ant
when ready TO plant, follow rows and
stick two beans In each hill, close &c
the pole with the eye down. Never
drop lima beans like corn. for the roots
start at the eye. and u dropped In any
way. some OF them come bottom mp
others never grow at all, and the hell
Is uneven all season. a great many bills
never have any beans on, and they vii
be all the way from 1--WE days TO two
weeks coming mp. II this fish DIAL can.
not be procured, the field must be made
rich with wcll-rottcd stable manugt
or pure bone meal. or a hsh brand O.
commercial fertilizers will give equally
az good results. We never save seed
but buy seed every spring. II one
wishes TO save seed. 30 many hills mus.
be set apart and no beans picked fror
them. but gathered as the pods ripcr
and all small beans discarded. In dry
Ing for winter use. they must De gath
cred the same as Tor market. when the
! pods seem filled between the Deans. and
lust as they bcsIn 10 turn white. II
/ shrunkcn between the beans. they are
too green. n the pods begin TO turn
yellow, the beans are Just a little toe
old. They must be gathered twice O
week. and those that are TO be mar
koicd must be spread ont over night
90 they heat very quickly II left stand.
| Ing In bulk. turn a dark color, and are
unit for use. Those intended for sale
Tor winter use. are spread on shelves In
the shade TO dry. Shelves made Of gal.
vaniTcd wire netting are best. as this
admits air from an sides. when dry
they must be put into sacks and sold
By the pound. While nearly all garden
products have deprecated Ia value loi
the last few years. lima beans, either
In the dry CT green state. have hell
their own In regard TO price through al
the depression.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

blankois, cots. hammochs. Winchester
rifles. reyolyers aud IKE thingl.
On Sunday afternoon. January 10, We
sighted Belize British Honduras sud
shortly after rundown We anchored 10
The harhor. about a mile distant from
the shore. The Breakwater had one
passenger for this port. Mr. Franklin
0f the British colonial service. who was
returning from England. where be had
spent seven months leave Of abselco
Tho custom house officials came on
board and checked hts baggage. after
which he was permitted 10 go a5horc
An officer from ~ N. s. Rambler
which was anchored about 100 yard,
distant. was then rowed alongside. and
Inquired. with marked cockney &C
cent: Ave you any post for the
Rambler. don't YOU know"
And Purser Grant. OF the Breakwater
roared In reply: Nav: inquire at Be-
lie"
The officer did not youehsafe a good
night
So, In exuberant spirits. and fun o.
patriotic feryor ,occasionod. no doubt
by the proximity Of the British war
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13
QUALITY or CYPRESS wooD.
The Tree. A,e Netorioasiy SLOW orsu-
ing Hut Are Dur.bl,.

The Trees Aie Netorioasiy SLOW orsu-
ing hut Are Durable.
The cypress Is a notoriously slow
growing tree. aud is wood Is just az To-
toriously durable. says an exchange. II
Is capable OF not only resisting the ac-
tion o. the weather ina manner totally
different to an other woods. but It Is
wholly uninfuenced by immersion In
water over long period OF years. Il has
many curious chemical properties.
which hold lis fbers and other con-
atituenis together so indissolubly that
the ordinary changes which break
down the tissues Of ordinary woods are
In cypress wholly resisted.
Instances are known where the wood
OF the cypress has endured for more
than 1000 years leaving It suil In a
solid condition. subject only to the at
triton OF the elements. such as the
gradual wearing away one sees in ex-
posed rocks In the lowcr valley OF the
Mississippi a species OF cypress Is ex-
tremely abundant. and In New Orleans
lately, while some men were exeavat-
ing trench. a cypress stockade was
found which was erected IN 1880 by the
French as q protection against the In
ng. Some Of the pieces measured
t6cniy-one Inches IN width. with a
thickness OF about twelve inches. and.
though {, had been buried for 80 many
years, Z Uf' IN perfect condition when
oxhumed, even the tool marks being
still clearly visible.
by a series OF experiments extending
over many years. 10 has been found that
cypress wood endures ,hc varying con
diilons OF greenhouses better than any
other wood. Greenhouses exposed TO
all The vicissitudo5 OF heat. moisture
and changes Of temperature. show the
cypress timber use / In heir construc-
tion to be practically unchanged after
more than fifty years OF usc. and. being
sufficiently tough for the purpose. Il Is
probable Il VIII come more generally
into use for building wnaro wood OF
great resisting power Is required. Many
old doors made by the early Spanlaras
In America are still as seryiceablo as
ever although exposed to q most trying
climate.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

As on inaucncc IN swarminr. I dc
not know what difference there would
Pc a1 between oll and yclng bees. Ion
I have nci oh.CnCl oa This point /
io lcow that heat beans no little In.
-Ecu,r tor the whole OF my auicnl
W'al ll'e D, has been my custom 20
discourage -%ermlue. Before the TOW
-nd when iL,y are not mak.gra LIVING.
u can Keep them with Just enough
stores 90 kCtp breeding gcing on nicely
| have y,.y little swarm!nr. oven
;hourh The colony be strong and the
WcaihGhot Tho same conditions with
ii,hiy OF stores. VIII Increase the
warming probably IS per cent Ada.
aefN nectar from lho folds. ln plenty.
ana iho svarming fever gees up to a
high pitch.
Many bees. much brood, abundance
Of nectar a crowded condition and no.,
weather viii bring about swarmlnc I'M
a hlgh degree " the time be- NAY %,
June. a slIght decrease for July. and
rapidly diminishing toward the close
Of the summer The absence Of any
one Of these factors lessons swarmiur
Iakc away the surplus Of bees and YOU
iake away aworming. Leave the bees
ana take the brood. aud you stop H.
Leave 10th bees and brood and take
away The feed and ilcre Is 90 swarm.
ms Abundance 90 old stores win bo
a stimulus 90 swarmiug 10 about Is 10
'9 per cent as compared with nectar.
gathering al the other conditions
present and temperature below normal
Viii 'eiard swarming % 10 % per cent
as against excessive heat A crowded
condition with an The other factors
present viii augment awarmIne % 10
20 per cent Giving mll Gets Of OK.
lracling-comhs and abundance OF room
VIII decrease gwarming much morn
than The same room % they have 10
build The comb Any management thai
takes the bees ont OF Che brood-oham.
bcr win decrease swarmng Giving
lull cots Of comb. thus making II 40
convenient for the bees 10 conerepale
IN The super, 30 why those run Tor ex.
Iracied swarm less than -ioso run for
comb. II relieves the pressure Of both
bees aud honey In the brood-nost
Bees, brood and nectar are the three
prime factors necessary to swarmlnr.
Crowding and heat are secondary fac.
Icrs.-R' {. Akin. In Bee Keepers Re.
view.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

According 20 the valuation hy tho
department ~ agrlculiure the valnc N
sheep rose annually from SlnGm gCl
Ia 1870 10 S32l0uo .erl IN iSal ana In
the next year fcll 10 SSl..iSG.iiO in
Official explanation of this rather nh.
rupt decline Ia number and value" II
is said that the ravagcs ~ dogs are
generally referred 20 hy correspond.
cnts az one ~ the checks upon tho
progress of this valuable Industry.
This sudden and destructive onslaught
NJ dogs rs one " the main causes "
loss of Sl0O0D daily. or nearly S37..
nooWn w a single year. affords 10.
marhahlc Illustration az the apldlly
~ development Of rabies as an cpi.
donnie aud calls Tor prompt legislative
suppression Of this destructive canine
warfare on n valuable agricultural IN.
dusiry The report reduces numbers
90 sheep over 100000 last year ana
makes the value SOS, iG7. I35. and To.
duces the value M three years 500.
al d2il-almOst half
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

ship and the then all-absorhing topic
OF war with Great Britain We Guns
with enthusiasm. My Country. 'Tis OF
Thee Then We retired.
We arore carly next morning. and
coming on deck. were delighted With
.hc view Of the harbor and town. The
bay was studded with sailing vessels
lyIng the ilags Of all their respective
countries. The British warship dld not
look imposing She Is one OF the
smaller ships. used for emergency pur.
poses. TO carry dispatches. quell sud.
den uprislugs Of a minor nature. and
other odd Jobs where little peril IL
Incurred. We had anticipated seeing
one OF those monster warships. by
which britannia rules the wave" on,
OF those supposed to be the terror OF
her enemies and the admiration Of her
allies.
Fer a consideration Of 80 cents each
We were taken on sho.c in a sailing
craft The heat was intense. Mid.
winter had given Place TO midsummer
A few DAYS sail In the middle OF Jan.
uary had brought us to a land where
snow and frost and cold were nm
known where from January Let TO DE.
cembcr 3ist there was perpetual
warmth and sunshine. varied only by
occasional showers.
We fastened 10 one OF the general
stores and soon thereafter emerged
dressed in duck suits. white silk Shirt
and wearing wlde-hrlmmed Panama
straw hats. The proprietor "a Scotch.
mani kindly offered TO send our heavy
clothing TO the steamer for us. which
We gratefully accepted. aud thus. free
from all lncumbrance, We started foi
the International hotel. where. by 'ht
recommendation Of Mr.. FRANKLIN We
purposed breakfasting On reaching
the hotel. We we're Informed by iis only
occupant. a woman. that the proprie
tor had collected all the available mon.
eys and vanished There was only on,
other so-called hotel In the town. and
thither We wendell cur way II was
kept by a spauiard. who politely i1tl
mated TO MS that the honor OF our Gus
tom being wholly unexpected u would
be necessary Tor as TO wait for about
three-quarters Of an hour In order hat
suitable provision might be prepared
for u.s. In due time We were ushcrel
into the "dining-room." where We were
served with fried eggs and execrablt
coffee Fer this we paid Is cents each
After breakfast sc called for cigars
ana as the flavor was good ana the
price reasonable We purchased 1900
This moved the Spanierd TO contnllon
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

Windemere. Edgar d. Peacock. =.
Harry Price. q Beach. r. c. Mortlci.
,almer Howard and John Mckay tall
chicago capiiallstsl.
Those OF our friends and business as-
ioclates who did not share our views
ind who combat our theories ondca ,or-
I'd TO convince MS that our conclusions
we're based chiefly on hCresay. and
therefore, unreliable: also on the pub
lished accounts Of Interested parties.
which were apt to be misleading. and
not a little on our owr fertile magma
lions. But We were too sangulns Of
success TO be easily dissuaded. and so
with equal unanimlty We resolved to
travel together 10 Honduras and per-
lonally investigate the possibilities for
md against successful speculation. and
Incidentally to publish an authentic ac-
,ount Of the trip and our acquired
knowledge OF the industry In question
For the benefit Of those who may now
1e contemplating and who may here
after decide. to undertake a similar
rip | shall commence to describe our
Journey from the general rendezvous
II the party IN Chicago
Our FIRST concern was to secure
Competent guide and interpreter. and
IN this We were more than fortunate.
Tor In the person Of Col. J. n. watts
Cate OF the engineer corps. United
States army we found guide. coun-
selor and friend. Col. Watts Is man
II commanding appearance. with a Inc
open countenanco that seems To invite
ones confidence. while his perfect
courtesy and witty conversation served
TO establish a ready intimacy between
u.s. lie has travelled extensively an
over the world. and there are few sub
iects on which the colonel Is not con-
yersant. Col. Watts Is now located in
Santa Cruz. Honduras. where be has a
large coffee plantation and is known
and respected throughout the republic.
Therefore. when Maj Edgewater an
nounced to as that the colonel had
agreed to meet us In New Orleans. Ia.
sud thereafter accompany MS. We were
reloiced, and commenced our prepare
llon with a zest and tranquility hith-
erto unknown to u.s. In addition 20 q
stock OF lightweight clothing We pdr-
'hessd oilskin pommel slickers water
prooisl and hunting boots. These two
articles are absolutely indispensable.
OWING to the mode OF transit in Con-
trail America (which will describe IN
I future article our outfit was pacgel
In steamer trunks. ana thus. with the
purchase Of railroad tickets TO New Or
leans, our preparations were conclud-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13
rerlanalllr of Mnrk IInnns.

Mark Hanna. Of Cleveland. o.. cele-
brated at present, Is native Ohloan.
and lacks one year OF being seventy.
Fortune gave him the Midas touch. and
whether he yenturel 70 sell groceries
and oil. or mine coal and iron. or build
lake vessels. or buy real estate. the re-
anlt has uniformly been a large add
tioa 70 a constantly increasing for
time. One OF his possessions Is the
Euclid Avenue Opera House IN Cleve-
land. lie is somewhat OF the Gran,
style Of man--solid and substantial
wholly lacking In style" reserved
and somewhat hruequc
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13
origin Of tho Chlnesbug.

4 bulletin Of the Ohio station
says Along the west coast {, has been
reported from Panama, not far from th,
borders OF Costa Rlca. Guatemala. Low
So California. and California along %,
coast noarSan Francisco, and IN thesac
ramcntc valley On the Atlantic and
Gulf coasts q has been reported from
Panama, Tahacco aud Mexico 40 OH.
zaba and In the state Of Tamaulipas
which Is located on the coast near "a,
mouth Of the Rio Gnndc Along The
Atlantic % Is known from Florida tc
Cape Breton. Il seems that a .auch
more reasonable theory would be tc
suppose that the species ORIGINATED
either IN Panama. or Ia either the val.
ley Of the Atrato or the Maglalona
Rivers Of the United States Of Colon.
lla. or perhaps. along the Venezuelan
coast Of South America. ana that u IN.
simply followed the moderately low
lands. which would OF Necessity De To-
na,cd in rather close proximity TO Tia
coast until u reached eastern Tcym
ara Louisiana. whore Il not only con.
unued TO work o. way eastward on
account Of iis maritime nature. bnt
also pushed 10 way norihwagd under
The Inducements offered by a moderate.
ly level, slightly elevated country. pro.
duciug grass Cora upcn which % could
readily sustain llself thus long age
giving 10 norihwarl and eastward
bat ut no time O westward spread.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13
Phn MAJ. Moa.,

Phil May of Punch. seldom lets sllp
o chance 10 play q practical Joke. Not
long ago be needed n policeman Tor
model lie went out into the street
und accosled the drsi one be- met. cay.
Ing who De was aud what be- wanted,
Come 10 my house at noon tO-mur.
row, said Phil May. aud he gave tho
man his address Then be- walked ON
a couple of blocks further until be- met
another bobby This one was also
willing 20 pose, aud be- was llkewlsa
told 90 apply az noon OF the following
day. The artist wandered about Lon.
don for several hours making apIoini.
mcnts with policemen. The next day
pt noon there was an entire platoon
Of police Ia front OF Phil Mays rrsl.
dencc \ crowd collected. and Tho
reason for such an array was freely
discussed. Some asserted that n den
of anarchists had been discovered ana
was about 60 he mided, others Insisted
That a swell gambling place was about
10 be- seized. others limited nj n muir.
der on 40 some other mystery. A fe,g
minutes after H. o'clock PM MAY
came 20 the door and Invited an tho
policemen into his garden. There Ia
lined them mp aud inspected them
lie picked out the man most suitable
Tor his purpose, then handed TO each
of the others an envelope containing
the regulation fee Tor sitting ana
dismissed them lIarpcr's Round
Table.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

Ono q the most influential women Of
the middle west IS Mrs. Ellen n. Hen
roth, president Of the Federation Of
Women's clubs Of the United States.
Born In Maine. educated In America
England. France and Germany. and
married TO Mr.. Charles Henro,ln, the
Chicago banker. who 90 a Belgian by
birth. Mrs. Henrotin il a woman OF
cosmopolitan culture, patriotic princl-
dc, and rare social accomplishments
Mrs lienrot.n wag yice-presidcnl aud
acting president Of the womnns branch
Of The Worlds Congress Auxiliary.
which arranged various congresses dur
ing the exposition at Chicago In 1898.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

The prolongation Of the celebration
Of Bismarck's birthday has been this
year, as last. a great physical tax on the
man who was once said to be OF iron.
Though HIS mind Is as clear as a bell.
he is no longer a strong man exccp, by
ITS and starts. and he shows various
unmislakablc signs Of great age His
worst foe now, though hts foes havS
been numerous enough. IL the neu-
ralgla which aiillcis him. and the hard,
est battle he has ever fought Is his
struggle TO keep his pipes OF strong to-
bacco down TO minimum. lie Is
happy. like Gladstone IN failing physi-
cally FIRST
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13
arsrlnr Polo I'm, n.,n.

Mrs. John Galllard. writing IN Ohio
Farmer sayG DIn j., Cons,ant,a.
Ohio wants plain directions Tor raising
pole lima beans. and drying them Tor
winter use. A great many growers N
this section stick 10 the POLE lima, after
a fair trial Of The bush sorts on q small
scale. Immense crops are raised on
small area. Growers have access TO
tons Of ish offal from the pound nets
that are In operation about planting
time. They gather this, and after The
ground "a prepared and marked three
feet each way. polcs only three feet
high are stuck. The beans are not al
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

one OF the interesting younger novel.
lists Of the day Is Edward s. Van Zlle.
who has produced several successful
romances, notably his recent "Manhat-
taaers" lie Is man Of perhaps thirty
four years a graduate OF Trinity Col
lege, Hartford. and resident OF Brook
Ign. For a number OF years he has
been a regular writer on the New York
press. Mr.. Van Zlle Is of small phys
lquc. bu, athletic and possessed OF
abundant good looks, As an athlete he
Is said to be proficient with his
dukes"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13
MARQuIs YAMAGArA

MARQUIS YAMAGATA.
accomplished linguist and scholar. and
four other gentlemen OF rank.
Although travelling practically in
cogniio. and not presenting themselves
AZ visitors TO this country. the party
were received by the United States
Army commanders at San Francisco.
Omaha, and Chicago with the courtesy
befltting their high rank and repula-
tion. Gen. Yamagata. indeed. excused
himself as much as possible from public
display, and only accepted oflcial cour-
tesies Is honors paid TO his Imperial
Majesty In the person Of his representa-
tive.
Tho officials Of the Union Pacific.
Chicago and Northwestern. and Mlohl-
gan Central railroads had the party IN
charge from San Francisco, and did
every thing In their power TO oontri-
butte to the comfort and convenience Of
the general and his suite. who. In fact.
expressed themselves as overwhelmed
with the kindness and attentions every
where shown them. and viii doubtless
take back home with them the report
that nowhere Ia the world Is travel
made 80 pleasant and agreeable as IN
America One circumstance which es-
peclally impressed the sentimental
Orientals was the loading OF their
special car with lowers az Niles. IN
Michigan where The greenhouses Of
the Michigan Central railroad are To-
Gated. That railroads grew flowers was
q revelation TO tho ilowcr-loycrs cf
Japan. At Buffalo the party were met
by special train Of he New York Cen
lral. in charge Of Mr George II. Daniels,
the general passongerago Of the road.
with the governors stan and a COM
mitteo from the legislature. At Albany
the governor held a reception In honor
Of the distinguished visitors. and the
journey to New York was continued
In rapid time. In that city the party
Was received by the authorities with be-
hitting honors. and after four days stay
they sailed for Havre.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

This ls n new Industry which Ger.
many j. cndeavoring 20 foster Dis.
tllcw ~ essential oils have expert.
M ntcd with the disabling " celery
during the past season, producing q
Tow pounds II Is distilled from the
green leaves, possesses the powerful
dramatic odor and taste of the plant,
mud may arouse c nsidcrablc interest
fmong manufacturers ~ concentrated
ups aud preserved mats and yeget,
abl's, u requires 100 pounds green
leaves g. MIX en-, pound of oil. II Il
proves feashl, % dsill celery for
liayorlrg purposes, why Mt utilize 9th.
rr herbs IN the salne manner fer like
,uTosesl
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

ID 50 lar as Chicago was concerned.
We left Chicago on Friday. January
10. The thermometer registered % DC
grees above zero when We left Chicago.
aud on our arrived In New Orleans v
registered 65 above, In New Orleans
We were joined BY Col. Watts. and then.
under his direction. proceeded to COM
ple.e our preparations. We purchased
q three months supply Of general pro-
Visions also mule trapplngg, saddles.
brides. corduroy riding bleccEes.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

and as We were about 10 say "adios
igood-hyl he approached as and suayc
~ remarked. as De cturned us each 5t
cents. that IAN error had been made
In the charge for breakfast"
Belize has a population Of 5000 souls.
Il Is British possession. and is pre-.
sided over By governor general ap.
pointed by Great Britaia. Besides the
two hotels iust mentioned. Belize mas
tN5 protestant churches. three school,
and a convent JOHN M'KAT.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

NUMBER Of cx.
prrlmcnts In corn
growing have been
grried on at the
station for three
consecutive years.
Some OF the more
important points
brought out In the
trials are summar-
lied below:
/ Colleen Beauty