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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-06-16

FL arribo del General Polavie-
ia al puerto de Barcelona tue un
acontecimiento que levant6 mu
cho el espfritu pdblico. El en-
tusiasmo del pueblo agradeci
do al invicto caudillo de Cavite
ray6 en- delirio. Barcelona, Ia
ragoza y Madrid llevaron sus
manifestaciones a grado tai, que
no Sc han visto otras semeiantes.
En- la Capital del Principado fue
recibido y hospedado con mucha
pompa en- Zaragoza Sc le tribu
taron grandes nonores y en- Ma
drid, q donde lego aquel ell I6
de los corrientes, ell movimiento
fue tanto, que era POGO me
nos que impossible atravesar las
GALES del transito. La comision
ejecutiva de los festejos difigio
una levantada alocuci6n 4 los
madrilenos, y estos respondieron
al llamamiento de un modo admi
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-06-16
III

Entramos q solas por las GALES se~
mi desiertas, a tai hora, de la antigua
perIa de Occidente, de la morisca
ciudad, en- demanda de la celebre
Mezquita, objeto de mis- amores, que
no alcanzaba 4 yer por ninguna par
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-06-16

Como de costumtre, en-
atenci6n q la solemne festivi-
! dad del Jueves pr6ximo, Cor
PUs CHRISTI, no Sc publicara
ell BoLETIN MERCANTIL Co
rrespondiente al otro dla, vier-
nes l8 del actual.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-06-16
Iiustrisimo Sr. D.
LeN0cSO Dias Caue10

Lsnaeio Dtas Cangia,
Director del BoLETIN MERCANTIL
de Puerto Rico.
Qrerido amigo: Antes de partir
con pretensiones de tnYaStG para Ia
bella Andalucfa y Costa de Marrue
COS. me diste 81 encargo de comuni
carte 8 la vuelta mis- impresiones.
Asi 10 he prometido, por 10 cua CO
mo deuda, y Por deberes de antigua
anistad. te incluyo esas paginas es-
critas tOy mi. y 4 yue'a pluma. que
es, como 81 dijEramo- NAL pergenadas.
Pocas son, pero Suicientes 81 llenan en-
parte tus deseos; en- case contrario,
debes condenarlas al fuego y espar
cir al viento sus cenizas, haciendome
tai vez un favor.
NADIA mas. Queda como siempre
{ tus Crdenes tu affmO. amigo S s,
Ram6n Jlay35Hss GartlG.
Madrid, IS de Mayo de 1897.
De algln tempo 4 esta parte Sc
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-06-16
FOLLETiN.
UNAExCURSION

sw Gies y s<is J0rnadas f0r C6rlo6a'
Seoilla, Cddss, 7amgrr, t>a6O
EsbarteI, Gibraltar, Al3fei-
Yus. Ronda. BO6adtilG, Ndla' :
ga, Granada y d casa.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-06-16

AbrieronSe el dia 20, q las tres
de la tarde, seg1n fue anunciado,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-06-16
CORRESPONDENCIA

I Sr Director del BoLETIN MER-
Z CANTIL.
Puerto Rico.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-06-16
Madrid, IS de Mayo de 1897

De algdn tempo ! esta parte So
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-06
4 Prince Who Could Fight.

Duke William of Wurttemberg, heir
o the throne Of the kingdom, who
lied recently at Meran, was perhaps
lie most yalorous royal prince in ali
Europe. By his personal bravery and
te naci.y at the battle of Magenta he
.aabled a handful OF troops to hold
Ii cheek the pursuing Frenchmen, and
0 save nearly two-thirds OF the Aus
TRAN army under Count Clam Gallas
aal Baron Ranming.
The Duke wal ordered TO hold Ma
senta to the last possible moment. He
:1ati two blttaIions OF his own regi.
nents, two companies from another
and half a battery. The
French had two regiments OF the For
eign Legion auda regimentof Zouaves
fer the attach. Four times, as the
Frenehmen advanced, the Duke led
out his men, with his fixed bayone.s,
and forced the enemy back. During
tho last bayonet charge the color
Daa.er O. his own regiment was shot
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-06
Joke Y "a On Mother.

There Is q family owe on the west
side In which there are two twins.
They are 8 years old and resemble
each other so marvelously that only
the mother can tell which Is Gladys and
which Is Grace.
On Saturday night Just before bed
time the mother issued the order for
baths. The older children took theirs,
and along about Q o'clock it vas the
turn Of the twins. They were undress-
ed and waiting.
The mother took Gladys into the
bath o. and gave her a thorough
scrubbing. Then she allowed the mite
to play in the water for a few moments,
and after that put her on the rug,
dried her, powdered her and put her
n:shtie on.
Just at this time the grocery boy
came and the mother had to run down
stairs and take charge Of the provi-
sions. After she had put everything
away she cane back, grabbed up .
twin and took her to the bath room.
The little girl did not say much. After
she was bathed she scampered back to
her bed room.
There was a whispered consultation
between the twins, and then they both
began to laugh as loudly IS they
could.
What are you youngsters laughing
att" asked the mother, as she cane
into the room.
Nothing" they both protested be-
tween giggles.
But you are" insisted the mother.
'"Tell me this instant"
well" said Gladys, rolling about on
the floor In merriment, you gave me
TWO baths and didn't give sister any"
Buffalo Eyn7ese.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-06
ice by q New Machine

n1efs has or late Deeo a large demand
,or te machines Of small capacity D
daily adapted for s in villages, or in
s.,ee establishments at a distance from
+he town supply. A new form of such
machine Is constructed to make 10
60. If Ice In "a hours. 1t is worked on
ths ammonia absorption system, and
ooerated by steam. It consists Of two
xteel cylindrical ammonia heaters, In
.,o.ed In steel castings, and containing
co,l. Of iron pipes. These cylinders are
,sarged with q solution Of ammonia.
o,a charge being enough for twelve
r,onths' working. The machine IL SUD-
died with steam by q two horse power
to;ier, at O pressure OF IS pounds, the
average cost Of fuel being about FIVE
.o,ss an hour. The machine can also
No arranged to work IN combination
With a gas-fired boiler, and with super
aested steam. Fly the addition Of IN
ss,tator the machine will produce what
4 known as crystalline ice. while the
generating portion Of the plant can lie
pdsptsd for cooling and re~frigerating
nurposes Of all kinds. Az tho machine
has no moving parts there Is a MINI
mum Of wear and tear, and 70 founda-
Hons are required.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-06
EyelasheS Made to Order.

In q fashionable halriressing parlor
on one Of tho downtown streets "A
reals the sign: "Eyclashes made to
order"
Il do not know that there is any
thing particularly novel about it,"
said the young blonde woman who
was asked for Information. 1--WE have
done this sort of work for months"
"And have you many patrons in
tuat linc?"
"Not so many as we have in the
other branch of our business, the re-
noval of hair Or wrinkles by means of
electricity, but still we have some"
And then she explained the process
Of making artificial eyelashes. An ex.
ccedingly delicate little instrument is
used. It consists of a needle operated
through a string by leans Of tic fin
ger. At one end Of the needle is a
hair inserted. When tho operator is
ready to work on the person she takes
the eyelid between two fingers of the
left hand. The needle is then thrust
into the feshy part of the eyelid, as
close to the eye as possible, and the
tiny hairs are actually sewed on.
EyelasLes thus manufactured are
warranted to last two weeks without
repairs. OF course, the process hurts
the patient, but what woman will not
willingly submit to suffering to retain
her beauty and her powers Of charm?
Philadelphia Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-06
a Medicine CraxA

a d In Vienna has developed 4 ma
liz Tor medicine. Of which be swallows
ars doses daily, although suffering
from no illness. This Is q form Of Iu-
macy not altogether unknown.
10 Heckington, in England. belongs
the honor Of being the birthplace OF the
largest consumer Of medicine the world
mas ever known. This was Mr.. Samuel
Jessuo, a rich grazter, who died in 1917.
lie was IN many ways eccentric, but In
none so much as in pil-takinz. or what
a c~hronicler Of the period describes as
a most tnordinate craving for ply
sick"
Inc following figures may be regard
cd as Incredible, but there seems to he
no A to doubt their accuracy. In
the tWenty-one years, from 1898 to
1916, Mr.. Jessup consumed cog, 1894 pills.
which is at the rate ct 1o.SOs a year. or
20 a day.
Many more Of these were taken in the
later than n the earlier years. From
loll to 1915, a period Of FIVE years, the
rate OF consumption averaged seventy
eight q day. while In one single year,
1914, Mr.. Jessup swallowed rs many as
81, 500 pills.
These astounding figures came out in
the course Of an action tried at the LIN
coin Assizes, in 1877, when an apothe-
cary OF B~ottesford, who had supplied
the whole Of the medicine, sued Mr..
Jessup for the amount Of his bill. In
spite of taking all these pills, with the
addition Of 10000 bottles of mixtures
and 1uleps and electuaries, Mr.. Jessup,
who was unmarried, lived to the age of
60. The ~apothecary's bill, for the
amount OF which he was sued, covered
no less than ffty-iye long and closely
written columns.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-06
The Duke dismounted. seized the col.

The Duke dismounted, seized the col.
ors, mounted and called his men on.
His horse was shot de. III ; he extricated
Limself and was still in the lead. He
WIS shot in the foot and he fell, but
he was up again in an instant, still
waving the colors, and shouting en-
enlargement to the troops.
When the railway station at Msgen-
Ia. was abandoned by the Anstrians
who had held it. ana the French
swarned in over the captured ground,
the Duke began holding his little
command entirely on the defensive.
With pistol in one hand and sword in
the other he fought from house to
house and street to street, as stub.
bornly as any private, until after four
hours Of unequal conflict he learned
that the Austrian army was saved: then
retired. He was the Hast one OF the
Austrian army to leave Magenta, and
he left it riding q horse which had
run into his lines after losing its
French rider.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-06
ReasoIi in the Lower Animals,

We haM.'a fox terrier T'sose happi-
szzo!ss complete un.,i Dodgertetd
came. She is very s,fectionate, con-
sequentls very %iea,rhh. If looks and
growls would Xii, Dodgertield would
die many times a day. Both dogs eat
from the same plate, but not ut the
same time. Oae day last week We fed
Dodgerfield first. The fox terrier
was very hungry and begged hard for
first dinner. Dodger seemed to eat
more slowly than usual, and Nettie
watched dolefuily.
Finally hunger got the better of
her honesty, and she barked sharply,
three short barks. Dodger left his
plate and sprapg to the window, look
ing exeitedly up and down the road.
Nettie looked neither to the right nor
the left, bnt made straight for the
plate of food as soon as Dodgers back
was turned. If this was not an cxhi-
bition Of reason and human intelli-
gence. then mankind in general pos
sesses a largo degree Of animal Gin.
stinct. Dog Faucier.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-06
A PIEMAKING SECRET.

A certain housekeeper announces
that she has discovered the secret OF
having the upper and under crust Of u
pie adhere to each other. do not"
she says, "grease your pie plate, be-
cause it causes the crust to cling to
the plate and become sodden, espc-
cially fruit pies. Dry some slices Of
bread in the oven until they are q
light brown, and while hot roll them
into fine dust. Put it in a canister
and use to strew over the bottom of
the pie plate; the sides do not require
anything.
Lay in the bottom crust, trim as
usual; then with your finger push the
edge Of the crust so that it stands up
nearly straight from the edge of the
plate, leaving a space between it and
the edge of the plate. Put in the fill
ing and put en- the upper crust, in
which plenty of air holes should have
been made. Now, with the palms of
your hands press the paste up against
the rim of the plate with enough force
to cnt the paste off. Give an upward
motion to the hands while doing it
and the crust will go on full. Now
take the point OF a knife and place
the upper edge neatly into the space
between the lower crust and the plate,
and you will have the pie completely
covered rs a lid covers a box. With
your finger tip softly spread, but do
not press, the edge of the pie toward
the edge OF the plate, and if you have
followed directions you will not take
a leaky pie from the oven.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-06
The Efficacy OF a Countersign.

While Colonel Gilman, with the
Middle Tennessee regiment, Was occu-
pylng Nashville during the late war
he stationed sentries and patrols in
all the principal streets of the city.
One day an lrishman who had not
been long enlisted was put on duty on
q prominent crossing. and he kept o
sharp and faithful watch. Presently
a citizen came along.
HALT! Who goes there?"
ga Citizen" was the response.
advance and give the coutersign."
81 have not the countersign," re-
piled the indignant citizen, "anl the
demand for it at this time and place is
unusual"
"WelI, begorah! ye don't pass this
way until ye say Bunker HILL"
The citizen, approaching the situa-
ton, smiled and advanced to the SEN
try, and cautiously whispered the
magic words.
Fright! Pass ont" and the wide
awake sentinel resumed his beat
Harper's Round Table.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-06
RECIPES

Cracked Wheat Muffins-Soak over
night two cupfuls Of cracked wheat in
two cupfn)s OF milk. Then add two
tablespoonfnls Of sugar, Il teaspoon
full of salt, two eggs we'll beaten and
one cupful of -four. Beat hard, stir
in one heaping teaspoonful of baking
powder and bake in muffin pans twenty
minutes in a hot oven.
Potatoes a Ia Duchesse Take five
middle.sized potatoes, cold boiled,
crate and mix them with five dessert
spoonfuIs of -four and a gill of milk, a
small t%easpoonfal Of salt and two we'll
beaten eggs. Mix yervr thoroughly
and drop by spoonful-nto a kettle of
hot fat, taking on Hethe instant they
have acquired a d~ei2saate golden brown.
Potatoes thus cookef are delicious.
Potato Outlets, with Tomatoes-Cut
six small slices of cold meat (mutton
prcferred) spread mashed potato,
nicely seasoned, on each eide Of them
and fry a nice light brown. Take q
pint of stewed tomatoes seasoned with
O Tablespoonful Of butter and break
in two eggs; stir the mixture until it
is the consistency OF scrambled eggs.
Pile up the tomatoes in the center Of
the dish and arrange the outlets
around the edge.
Fricasseed Tripe-Cus a pound OF
picked tripe. into two-inch square
pieces covered with cold water in
which q quarter of a tsaspoonful Of
baking powder has been dissolved and
soak III hour. Then put into a sauce-
pan, cover with milk and water, and
let simmer twenty minutes. Slice
two small onions (Dermudas prefer
ably) and pnt in a stew pan, With a
Tablespoonful Of salt and half a salt
spoonful OF pepper 3 drift OF mace and
four ounees of butter. Let the onions
brown; pnt this sauce with the tripe.
add the juice OF ii lemon, All serve
very hot,
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-06

their one object is to Get well.
They have nc ~contisence in them
selves, and only too oftan lose faith in
their physicians.
AL irregularities, whites, bearing
down pains, nervousness, headache,
b~ackache. blues" distaste for society.
sounds in ears, palpitation. emacia-
ton, heavy eyes, 'all gone" feeling,
dread of impending "Til, sleoplessness,
etc, should at oncesae removed and
vigorous health assuretA
Lydia Z. Pinkham's'yegetable Com
pound has for twenty years saved
women from al this. Hear this wo.
man speak,
Il wish NJ p STf,lli@lh what lydia E.
Pinshan's Vegetable Ctn.oound and
Sanative Wa b have doue forh,ne. Ihad
falling of the womb and leucorrhoea.
and they have cured NE of both. | am
a well woman. I suffered, dreadfully
with such dragging pains in the lower
part of the back and extending around
the body, irritation of the bladder,
pain when walking and painful men
situation (; I weakened terribly. l had
been treated by three doctors without
much help, and it only took five
bottles OF your Compound and three
packages of Sanative Wash to cure me.
| can recommend them to all women
suffering with complaints like these
MIS-. VASNArTA, 1927 n. BroaaD5t.,
Philadelphia, Pa. .rt -
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-06
HHntsman's Great Luck.

Fl. Cox Of Brooklyn, Mich, with q
company OF frien Dis, went north to
hunt deer. His friends placed him
back of a runway and told him to
keep on the lookout if he wanted
deer. Cox sat there until tired, and
then stepped back to the shelter OF o
bush. AS he did 80 q big buck leaped
over the bush. knocked the gun out
OF his hand and discharged it. The
charge struck the deer and it fell dead
within a few feet of the hunter. Chi
cago Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-06
E&AFcv fs,n Tasc-.

& boy returned from school one day
with the report that his scholarship
had fallen below the usual average.
"Son," said his father, you've fallen
behind this month, haven't your
eyes, sir"
How did that happen"
Don't know, sir"
The father knew, If the sol did rot.
He had observed a number Of dime
novels scattered about the house; but
had not thought it worth while to say
anything until q fitting opportunity
should offer itself. a basket OF apples
stood upon the floor, and he said:
Empty out those apples, and take
the basket and bring 1t to me- half full
OF chips"
suspecttng nothing, the boy obeyed.
"And now" he continued, put those
apples back into the basket"
When half the apples were replaced,
the boy said:
Father, they roll eff. can't put any
more in"
Put them in, / tell you"
"But, father, I can't put them IN"
"Put them in? No, OF course you
can't put them In. You said you didn't
know why you fell behind 1T school.
and I will tell you why. Your mind ie
Ike that basket. 1t will not hold more
than SO much. And here you've been
the past month filling it up with chip
dirt-dime novels
The boy turned on his heel, whistled.
and said: "Whew! see the point"
Not a dime novel has been seen in the
house from that day to this.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-06
"a to Children and Dogs.

Washington Irving has often been &C.
eused OF saying that little dogs and
children were influential members Of
French society. 1t is quite true that in
the United States I never noticed that
close and sentimental intimacy be.
tween human beings and quadrupeds
SO frequently seen in France. Ameri-
can life Is so active, SO desperately
Gro DIVIDED, either usefully or socially,
that perhaps it does not permit the loss
Of time inevitably brought about by
friendly intercourse with a dog. As
for children, I believe that their inpor-
lance is equally great in all countries;
but it asserts itself IN q more noisy man
ner In Arnerica than anywhere else.
Everything Is sacrificed to them. for
they represent the future, which is all
that counts in a country whose past Is
very short, and whose present is a Pc
Rod OF high-pressure Development. Yet
70 one must suppose that, before pre-
senting an apology for French children,
I intend to malign American children,
as certain travellers have taken the lib
erty Of doing very thoughtlessiy, al
though they had met them only on
steamships, cars, or at hotels. enjoying
a holiday with that buoyancy which Ia
the characteristic mark Of the whole
race. I have known some who were
very well brought up even from our
point Of view, and among those who
were not / have admired precocious
sense. vivacity Of mind. quiet determi-
nation, and capacity for self-gcvern-
ment. qualities which I should wish foR
aIl ourS,-Century.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-06
SENT FROM ~sEARsPOnT.
1Etss D. Mol!is Percy. this wellsKrcwn
searspnrt Dreszsnsker, Gives Her
Experience OF Her Lille.
long Suffering and

Cure.
From the Commercial, Bangor, Maine.
The following communication has Just
Searsport, Maine, where she is We'll and IA
vorably known:
II was a sufferer from constant headache
all my life, frequently accompanied with
nausea and sick stomach, especially before
and during severe attacks. I am now thirty
wears OLD, and rs fer back as I can reyceHJer
/ was Fever free from these depressing an !
distressing attacks, and dill not know what
it was to feel we'll, until lest winter, When,
having seen so much written sni hear 50
much spoken about Dr.. Williams Pink pills
for Pale People, | made up nay miul to go.
II they would do me- any goof. l therefore
bought some oftheul AMI began t. tnss them
according to directions.
II soon began 20 experience relief, and
have improved ever sinca. AN still! taxing
them, and shall continue So to DO until / an
free OF tho slightest symptom OF my Old ena-
my. I an Il firm believer in The efficacy OF
PINK Pills. AMI shall never be without them
as they have done me- So much good.
II have recommended th@ae pills TO
others, among them C. G.. Coburn, who is i'll!
OF heart trouble.
(slsnedl IS. NJ. PEncr."
Witness: MIS-. J. L. NICHOLS.
DR.. Williams PINK Pills for Pale Peorla
are 4 specific TO- rouh:es peculiar to f.
males. such as suppressions, irregularities
and all forms OF weakness. They buiit ~
the blood. and restore the glow o! heath g.
pale and sailow chesk5. In pen they effect
a radical ours in all cases arising from men
tai worry, overTork or exae-ses Of Whntaver
nature. They are manufactured by the DIR.
Williams III d.cins Company. Schenectady,
N. Y, and ara soli iy al druggists az so
cents 8 box or six boxes for $3.50.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-06
FOE II
TREATMENT OF A NEW BROOM.

There is a great deal OF common
everyday sense in the old saying: "a
new broom sweeps Clean" beyond its
application to q strange servan:. If
you examine anew broom you will find
the ends OF the straw and the base OF
the brush square; after it has been in
use for some time the s.raws become
as sharp as needles, aud likely to in
jure tho carpet. To remove these
sharp points dip the broom ia hot
suds and trim it of neatly, thus pre-
serving square shape.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-06
KEEP THE GLASS BRIGHT.

Fancy glassware becomes dim after
a time, owing TO dust and grease accu-
mutations (only q little at u time, of
coursel, IN the creY:cca. Were these
sinai! dnst-t:ups upon the right side,
the food side. they would be washed
cat Whenever the dish is used, lut the
average houseEeeper passes the disu-
cloth but lightly over the outside Of a
dish that she always washes most care
fully Oh the inside. l think that we
need a Slass-poIishing day as often as
a siiver-cleaning day. Let me tell You
my method tos bringing out the ''Gia-
monds IN my glassware, and It's
cheap ware, too Take the glass into
the kitchen one Il week and treat it
to a hot. STRONG suds. prepare ii as
follows: Shave Is Of u cake Of soap
into the dishpan, pour over this two
quarts OF boiling water, and when tho
soap is dissolved add sufficient warm
water to just bear the hands in;
shake into q good foamy suds, im-
merse the dishes, brushing the fancy
portions with a soft brush q worn
tive-cent one is what I use); wash off
with the dishcloth and wipe righ: out
of the suds, without rinsing. Use
plenty OF soft, clean towels and be
sure TO wipe the glass while hot, and
your ware will look as brilliant as real
cut glass. Farm, Field and Fireside.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-06
The Lesson of the Stars.

One night we were sitting out OF
doors in the moonlight, unusually ST.
liant. almost sad. Suddenly someone
4 poetic looking man, with a gentle,
lovely face-said In a low tone: "Did
ycu ever think Of the beautiful lesson
the stars teach us?' We gave a vague,
appreciattve murnlur, but some soul
ieas cled said: mo; what e it," 'IIow
to wink" he answered, In a sad, sweet
yciee,
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-06
I:fdu,s Know Beans.

"hr. Northside doesn't Know Deans"
remarked a Pittsburg girl to a visitor
from Boston.
~ have become cognizant Of the fact
that ho is deficient In knowledge re-
garding the leguninosae," assented
the 1atter.-PittsburS Chronicle-Tele-
graph.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-06
TO Much for Hin.

"Bludy says that he cannot stand
the mental strain OF married life much
longer"
"What in the world is there to so
tax him?"
misunderstanding xeuse for getting
home late ct night Detroit Free
Press