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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
PROTECTION

Las perdidas ocurridas en- Yauco, Sc
calculan en- cerca de dos millonss de
pesos. Sc necesita puss, una protecci6n
decidida del gobierno en- favor de esta
agobiada Jurisdiction, 81 Sc quiere alisia,
en- parte la miseria que nos amenaza, Fl
Ayun.amiento ha tornado acuerdos so.
licitando amparo por medic de donati-
vos y emprestitos. Esperamos sean
atendidos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
B0MBER0S

Este cuerpo digno, siempre aplaudido
por su abnega lion, parece que tieue en-
carnado el espiritu del deber. En- todas
las horas de peligro ha vistosele pres
tando servicios valiosisimos, con su Jefe
a la cabeza, que daba ordenes precisas
y e6caces.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
SIN ROpAs /!

Procedente del barrio que nos ocupa
han llegado Mayagiiez los cadav-res
de varias seiioras desnudas completa-
.mente.
La prensa del O.ste censura mucho
este acto.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
LAS GALES

Centenafes de carretadas de arena
arrastradas desde el cero por la corrien.
te. obstruyen a1n las GALES y alcantari-
llas one Sc estan srreglando. El aqua
socavo muchas cunetas y ha dejado
enormes zapjones.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
ROueE1 pRIsIoN

A causa de haber prcstado algu
mas declaraciones contradictorias
que demuestran su culpabilidad. el
Consejo de Guerra que actda en-
Rennes, ha decidido reducir 4 pri
sion al general Rouget.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
UN HOMBRE FELIz

La ronda del barrio &c Blrcelona, de-
tuvo un individuo sospechoso y 10 en-
treg6 a la policia.
Dijo llamarse Gregorio Meyer, y con
test6, que dormia donde le COLA la no.
che. comfa cuando tenfa que, y que el
mismo se lavsba la ropa.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
PARA TRES MEsEs

Los mismos dcspachos ahadcn
que Guerin y sus compaiieros de
arlnas tienen vfveres para tres me-
ses. en- caso.de que les sitien las tro
pas dekgobierno.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
La CARLOAD

La casa de don Bartolo Cabanillas, en-
Ia poblaci6n, fue el refugio de infnidad
de personas. las que fueron perfecta-
'mente atendidas. En- Ia actualidad tie
me dicho seiior, alojadoy tambien algu
NOS naufragos de la goleta (" Concep
ci6n."
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
GP0RTUN0 AvIS0

Aunque la autoridad municipal de
Yauco no recibi6 ningun parte ofcial de
la proximidad del cicl6n, spenas Sc en-
ter6 de clio por conducto privado. hizo
avisar q todos los vecinos para que adop
tasen las precauciones convenientes
Ademas puso una guardia de Bomberos'
por 81 era su auxilio necesario.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
en- H0RMIGUEROs

Entre los cadaveres encontrados en-
esta jurisdiction no ha podido adm ser
identi6cado el de la sefiora de don Fer
nando Ouebas.
Sc ha repartido un CARO- de provisio-
mes y algIn metSlico, entire las familias
mas necesitadas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
MOVIMIENTO MARITIME
ENTRADAS DE TRAvEsIA.

De Philadelphia col amer. "Henry
Crozlig," Mullenhof y Korber con
GA toneladas carbon mineral.
De New-York vap amer. trasporte
"Mc. Phersen," q las ordenes del Go
bierno.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
DESNUDOs /!

En- los clubs de asilados pobres existen
va recogidas algunas iovenes hu<rfanas.
Entire estas hay una sefiorita que tiene
cinco hermanitos. y que han quedado
sin un traje que ponerse.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
Sc AcERCA La REvsLucIoN

Telegramas dc Cabo Haitiano
dicen que el general Guerin Sc lla
alzado en- armas en- Santo Do
mingo.
Un importante nGcleo de fuerzas
del Gobierno ha march.,do en- su
persecution.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
EL PUENIE

El puente que existia en- el camino de
Guanica sobre la quebrada de Berren.
chin, ha sido destruido en- 50 mayor
parte reclamando un pronto arreglo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
EL HOTEL VICTORIA

El techo del hotel Victoria" una
pared del mismo, Sc vinieron abajo, PER-
diendo el duefio de dicho establecimien-
to, D.. Manuel Roig, multitui de mueb.es
y slg1n dinero. La casa sigue arena
sando ruina y Sc ha mandado cctribsr
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
AL PILLAJE

En- los momentos supremos delhura
can algunas personas Sc entregaron al
pillaje.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19

cisco Mejfa y otros sefiores han bajado
q pie hasta cerca del pueblo; por no ha
Der camino para cabalgaduras
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
OPERAcroNRs soBRE 81 MuRLLR

Por M Lomba y Co:
A Vicente y Co zoo d queses bola.
Por Barcel6 y Co:
. A Vicente y Co 50 4 quesos bola.
Por Bolivar Arruza y Co. .7s
Gonzalez y Alfonso 900 SIS harina
Por A Vicente y Co.
Sierra y Palau 10 d mana.
a Bolivar Arruza y 90 80 4 aceite
mani.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
A NEW ORLEANS

Han llegado 4 New Orleans al
gunos o6ciales del ejercito ingles.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
Ia EsTACIoINI

La estaci6n del ferrocarril y el alma
cen de Ia misma. fueron destechados en-
parte. La via esta dsstrozada.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
COMPRAND0 MvLOS

Van cen eli objeto de compr ar
mulos para alistar los Regimiento,
montados que han de ir a luchar
con los trasvaalenses.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
LAc cATAsTRoFE EN- yAUCo

La prensa de este pneblo nos da cuen
ia de nuevos horrores ocurridos allf con
motive del funesto meteoro cue azoto la
;eia
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
BILLETEs DE LOS EsTADos UnIpo
DB AMERICA
Vapores que Sc espeI0n


AMER. PAlLADELPH1A Procedente
de New York tomara puerto el 2S del
actual y saldra el mismo dia para La
Guaira y escalas admitiendo correspon-
dencia y pasajeros.
AMER. ARKADIA. Saldra de este
puerto directamente para el de New.
York, el dia 26 del presente mes.
AMER. "EvELYN". FL dia Is del
actual ha salido de New York, con des.
tino q Ponce y este puerto.
AMER. CARAcA. Saldra de este
puerto directamente para New York el
dia IS del corriente, Admitiendo carea.
pasajeros y correspondence.
ALIEN. MARKoMAN1A. Saldra Para
St. Thonas HAvre y Han.bureo hacia
el IS del pr6ximo Septiembre admitiea.
do carga y pasajeros.
ALIEN. HELvsr1A. SaldrA para St.
Thomas IIavre y Hamburgo en- los
primeios dias del mes de Septiem-
bre proximo, admitiendo carga y "a
sajeros.
ALIEN. CAS1ILIA. Ell dia del CO..
riente ha salido de Gsestemunde y Sc
espera en- este puerto del 26 al ~. Sc.
guira via.e para puertos de esta Isla y
Habana.
EsP FRANCESCA. SaldrA de Liver.
pool, via Santander, con destino a este
puerto, el dia 26 del pres.nte mes.
!. ESP. "RAMoN DR LARRINAGA "-S
Ha salico de Liverpool direetamente
para este puerto el dia IL del actual.
"JvAN FoRGAs". En- L. sepunda
luincena del mes pr6ximo pasado. .deAe
haber salido de Barcelona para estS
puerto y los de Mayaguez, Ponce, ,
de Cuba.
AMER. MARIA HERRRRA,"-Dei
Io al 20 del actual recalar& & este pser.
% procedente de Habsna y escalas inter.
ncdiss. SO 1870
ESP. "PAULINA"- Ha salido de Il
soruia directamente para este puerto 8
liz s del corriente.
ESP. "MRxIco."-S Sali6 -el sfa Ia A.,
:orriente { las 2 de Ia tarde del puerto
le Cadis, con destinoa Este n
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
OldllOS Cal|GgranaS
St Thomas 3 tab
PARA PUERTO RICO

Boston, capital del Estado de
Massachusetts,. csntribuye con diez
mil pesos para aliviar la situaci6n
de esa ISla.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
SALIDAS DR TRAVESIA.

Para Areeibo y escalas vap amer
Arkadia despachado por Latimer y Fel
nandez con carga de transito,
Para Sto. Domingo vapor amer. de
guerra NeW.Orleans.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19

hero 1 81 arandelas 66 cuartones pi-
chipen d mantequilla 1 id machetes
brl cervesa d con un molino i'd
mereaneias I pqte palanganas I d cal
zado 2I3 bacalao Rubert Hermanos
27 atds 10 planchas zinc 46 atds fejes de
hierro 2S rails 4 Its aceite de coco d
clavos 5 SIS arroz A Vicente y 90, IS
& quesos / id ron SIS garbanzos 4.3
bacalao 4 brles arenques 1 ser6n ajos 8
E cebollas 6 id galletas l d mantequi
LA 10 atados arenques Bolivar Arruaa
y Co, 60 SIS arroz 4l3 pescada 4 4 que
SOS 2 brles tccino jarla sios atdo
hilo Sobrino de Izquierdo y Co. 80 SIS
harina 2;brles d papas 8 id f6storos 8
id aeeitc S. SIS aroz IA pipa vino mis-
tela 10 4 jabon. -,.,t
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
Latest kilograms

Boston, capital Of the States Of Mas.
sachnsetts, contributes with Ten Thou
sand dollars to alleviate the situation Of
the island.
"A few officers of the English army
have arrived at New Orleans.
They have gone with the objsc: to
buy mules to equip the mounted regi
rents. that have to go to fight with the
inhabitants cf the Transvaal.
kilograms from Hayti state that ge
neral Guerin has taken up arms in San
to Domingo.
An important group Of forces Of
the Government is in pursuit OF him and
his party.
The same dispatches add that Cue
rim and his armed companions have pro
visions for three months, should the CO.
veInment forces hem him in.
On account Of having stated few
contradictory declarations which de
monstrate his culpability the Court Mar
tial which is sitting at Rennes has deci
ded to incarcerate general Rouget.
New York, August Io.
The state Of the Market to day is as
follows
Flour ............. S 3.65& 3. 80
Meal ...-......-...$ S 2.Io a 2.2o
Pork $o.ooao.7o
Brown Sugar. $4
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
OPERAc1oNEs DE BUouEs EN- PTo.
TRAvESIA

TRAVESIA
Maryland pendiente
Emma Knowlton cargando
Henry Csoslig pendiente
Sc encuentrsn ademas en- nuestro
puerto los buques americanos siguientes:
carbonero "Cesar", y traspertes K'lpa.
trick y Nc. Pherson.
CABOTAJE
c de Maria pendiente
Carmen .., pendiente
Providencia Fajardo
Isabella descargando
Elena Aguadilla
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
slruAclOH DEL MERcApo
Nueva York, AgostoI 10

La situaci6n de este mercado er
el dia de hoy es IL siguiente:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19
DESPACHADOS

Para Fa'ardo Humacao y Ponce col
Encarnacion.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19

Harina de trigo .....s..$ 36sa3So
Harina de mafz 2.Io a2 20
Iocino ~. -: So. az 10
Az1car moscabado. a$4
Csmbios obre Lon-
dres .s...s. l-vista a 4.S2 G
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-19

AMER. PhlLADELPH1A Procedente
de New York tomara puerto el 2S del
actual y saldra el mismo dia para La
Guaira y escalas admitiendo correspon-
dencia y pasajeros.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-25
Dieting an Elephant.

An elephants sick diet is recorded as
tie result OF an illness at the Geological
gardens of Frankfort-on-the-Ma A
female elephant there suddenly re-
fused food, groaned continually,
"wept," 1t is said, and became weaker
and weaker. She was given drarghts of
brandy (pints), and reduced to diet OF
buckets of Cruel three times a day,
each bucket containing 40 quarts. She
soon recovered, but the dieting stillc con-
tinued. and the last bulletin describes
her present diet as 30 buns. Hundred
weight OF hay daily, and suitable drinkR
: London News.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-25
HAWAIIAN LOVE SONG.

CThe phrase on which this poem turns is
he most tender and eloquent expression OF
Affection and love In the Hawaiian Ian
Tuage.)
Our northern tongue for battle.
For argument and trade.
But not for wooing looks Of love
From eyes Of doubling maid;
More sweet the story uttered
In far-away Hawaii
'Aloha nui loa,
Aloha nui oei."
The Dane, the Celt. the Saxon
Are lovers quite as true
As any e'er the tropic sun
To dreamy roundness drew;
But none can voice so sweetly
Loves glad. triumphant Joy
As this untaught Hawaiian
Aloha nui oei."
Pale autumn pensive fingers
Along the crimson wood.
Or bends to weep above the spot
Where late the poppy stood.
And sighs as sighs the lover
For one In far Hawaii,
aloha nui loa.
Aloha nui oei."
The mother rocking softly
Her first born. grooming low
The quaint, unwritten song of love
That babes and mothers know,
Drifts where the palms are sighlng
In far-away Hawaii
Aloha nui loa,
Aloha nui oei."
Sweet phrase. all unacquainted
with sound of care or strife,
Like love untutored come to speech
You bubble into lifel
Oh, dusky-eyed Koolele.
Oh. lithe-limbed. blue-eyed boy,
''Aloha nui loa,
Aloha nui oei."
Charles Eugene Banks. in Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-25
AN ENGLISH COURT SCENE.
Which Illustrates the Annoyances
of Members of Royal
Families.

There was not very long ago an i'm
posing function in progress at the Eng
| llsh court, and the lord chamberlain
and the lord steward, who were the
managers of the ceremonial, were hav-
ing not little trouble in arranging the
details and in putting everyone in the
right place.
There were heralds, ushers, officials
of the royal household, maids Of honor.
ladies and gentlemen in waiting. and
other functionaries without number to
be stationed according to tradition and
custom; and there were royal person
ages TO be disposed of in the order of
precedence regulated by rigorous
court etiquette. The pawns and minor
pieces could be moved about with i'm
unity; but the royal dignitaries were
more unmanageable and less easily ap-
preached.
One of the managers, after making
futile efforts to evolve order frcm con-
fusion, and to make the royal person
ages understand what they were TO do
and where they were TO stand. was un-
able 10 conceal his annoyance. Sudden
ly coming face 10 face with one of his
intimate associates at the court, he ex-
claimed with irritation and explosive
temper:
"Confound these royalties! They are
an awful nuisance. There is no doing
anything with them"
The angry official was warned at once
by the expression of his companions
face that be had spoken in too loud
key. and had been overheard by some
of the eminent people of whom he was
complaining Turning quickly about
he perceived that two of the queens
sons were standing directly behind him
and laughing heartily. He was morti
fed by his indiscretion, and betrayed
his embarrassment by his heightened
color. The princes at once set him 1T
his ease by smiling graciously and wav
ing their hands toward him.
Never mind u.s." said one Of them
with uncomfortable amusement ave
know that we are an awful nuisance;
but we are doing our best"
The princes turned away laughing,
and the two officials smiled in their turn
under the stimulus of royal example.
The procession was finally formed. and
the function proceeded with stately
pomp and courtly propriety.
The etiquette of court is very often
irksome TO members of royal families.
From their youth they are accustomed
to live under constant restraint, and TO
accept the homage and batteries of all
around them. They are constantly on
and cannot escape from
wearisome ceremony and pomp. The |
eastern fable of the monarch who was
in the habit of going about his capital
in disguise for the sake Of mingling |
freely with his subjects and enjoying a |
sense of liberty. expresses the natural |
discomfort of royalty with artificial
conditions of existence.
Princes are not the happiesr men in
the world, even when they are doing
their best" Living in the narrow cir
cles. and hedged about by social bar
riers. many of them sigh for the pri-i-
lege of breathing freely and being like
ether men.-Youth's Companion.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-25
New RaiIroad Leri,l.tIon.

All the railroad companies of much
Importance in the state OF Vermont are
now compelled to sell I.0o0-mile books
al the rate Of two cents a mile, and
these tickets are to be good for the
bearer and not merely for the pur-
chaser.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-25

Decline I'm the Columbia salmon Catch
The salmon catch in the Columbia
this year WAS 6,o1s,o22 pounds less thar
last year.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-25
That the receipt which the supposed

That the receipt which the supposed
messenger had handed in with TIE let
ter was simply another forgery BY the
ingenious Reeves, copied naturally
from the genuine document in The pos
session of Lady Pollock, which copy
had been made by Reeves on the morn
Ing when the jewels we're deposited
three months previously.
He was sentenced TO n considerable
term of imprisonment, punishment
which he certainly merted.
Perhaps they who have read these
lines will wonder what was the link
which set me on the right track, and
which connected John Reeves with the
crime. All, well, it was the smallest
link In the world, and yet 1t was just
the kind of link which tie most skillful
criminal is often careless eaough to
forge, and which leads to his destruc-
ton. The clew in question was merely
a semi-colon. Both the forged letter to
the bank and the note of introduction
handed me by Reeves bore that little
punctuation mark, which is hardly
ever used in ordinary correspondence
except by professional writers. Recog-
nizng the extreme rarity of the mark,
it flashed upon me in an instant of H.
Elimination that in all pre- abity the
writer Of the forgery and the writer of
the other note were one and the same
person. Acting on this theory I took
the action have recorded, and achieved
the success for which I had worked.
Had Mr.. Reeves employed full-stop or
comma. as most other men would
have done, he would in all likelihood be
a free man at this hour, and the bank
mystery would have gone unsolved.-
Tit-Bits.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-25

The evidence against Reeves being SO
conclusive, he was advised by his coun.
sci TO plead guilty and TO make full
confession. This he did. and the con-
fession, which revealed a crime OF
singular ingenuity and daring ran
thus:
That being desperately hard up
through high play and betting ON the
turf. he had been at his wits ends TO
obtain money. and it therefore occurred
to him TO take advantage of his position
at the bank to obtain and dispose OF
some of the banks valuables.
That his first idea had been TO DO this
and decamp. but that further delibera-
tion showed him how he might with i'm
punity obtain his nefarious ends. and
yet remain in he banks service.
That the plan which he at length hit
upon was to arrange with an accom-
plice TO present himself at the bank
with letter forged by himself. and
purporting 10 come from Lady Pollock
asking that the jewel case deposited by
her ladyship should be given up.
That be had arranged with the said
accomplice 10 wait until the head man
ager was away from London. 50 that
there might be nobody TO criticise the
forgery. for in the absence of the chief
it. Of course, fell upon Reeves himself
TO deal with letters of the kind Ia
question.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-03
Royal TNn-TIe eeper.

The King of Wurtemburg may cee- tainly be said to be the only Knight of the Garter who is a hotel-keeper as yell as a monarch. This has long been l tradition in his family, but not till lately was it discovered by the rulers of the beautiful little German kingdom how profitable inn-keeping can be- come. When Peter the Great was travelling incognit6 through Europe he refused to stop anywhere but at an inn To eircumvent this whim the then King of Wurtemburg put a tavern sign outside one of the royal palaces and dressed as an inn-keeper, himself well somed the czar. This royal personages s descendant now owns two large hotels, from which he is said to derive rev enue of 912,000 a year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-03
Gnon ThfIlgs.

Starting with one ear. and Q funeral car at that, the Pullman Palace Gar company in 9 years laid aside a SIT plus of S2H0oo0e0. which was divided between the stockholders. How cur ious it all seems. PuIlmaus $ =hearse on the faIf brought him great fortune. yet he disfnberiIed his two sons. It has always been q superstition that hearses brought il luck Another amazing success was Edison Electric which went begging at 45. A=Br61er bought 20 shares fer s900 and sold 19 of them year later for S30800. Bell Telephone stock started at low price. but went to 200. and made many rich. There is TO end of these good thfngs
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-03
Some Big Houses.

The Sultan is said to have nearly completed the largest hotel in tha world at Mecca. This establishment is to lodge 5000 pilgrims at once, with, presumably, their eamels and other beasts of burden, and promises to be one of the most picturesque places to stay atin theworld. although, of course, "infdeI dogs are not allowed to ap- proach it. Its vast size has drawn at- tention to monster residences. The largest dwelling-house in existence is in Vienna, where there isan apartment house with ], ,500 rooms in it, occupied by more than 5000 people. This build ing has thirty-tWo staircases. thirteen interior courts and $50 windows on the street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-03
.TalaEI3N EsIlE es.

Nearly 60.009 acres have beeen re- slaimed in Ireland during the past year rom the bog and marsh lands.
 The fastest flowing river in the world 5s he S0tlex. in British India. Its descent is 12.G00 fee. in 380 miles.
 According to the hest authorities. less than one tbousaad-nltHo part of the suns rays reaches the earth.
 The longest canal in the world is in Russia. Il extends from St. Peters burg to the frontier of China and measures nearly F558 niles.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-03
THE STINGY M4N.

The stingy man, who can be made 70 open his pocketbook only by a blow on the head or at the muzz'e of a pistol, exists in every town, says the Ft. Smith News Record, and we have found his name in looking over the lists of subscriptions for the securing of various enterprises.
 An exchange tells of achureh that was sadly in reed repairs and a meeting was held jn ttwtb a view of raising funds for thst purpose The minister having said $500 would be required, a 9ery wealthy and equally stiney member Of the church arose and said ha would give $t Just as be sag dowr. however. a lump of plaster fell from the ceiling and hiJ him on the head, whereupou he rose ap hastily and called out 1aat he had male a mistake-Ee would give s5a. This was too mueb for an enthusiastic member present, wh2, forgetfuI of everything. called out ferventIy. 70, Lord, hit him again.
 The above found parallel in the session of the late legislature. Several of the lawmakers were dead s6t agjn 9 new state house, nntil a leak in the roof let a 10. oi plaster down oa their heads and caused change of mind among them.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-03
Improved Picture Hanger.

An improved picture hanger has a spring controlled drum which is at tached to the back of the frame and adjusts the cord or wire to the proper length, one end of the cord being at tached to the frame, while the other passes through the serew-eyes and over the picture nail. ending e tha drum.
 Fire-proof paper Dr1cKs are coming iato use for building purposes. They are made with a hollow centre, to in sure uniformity in hardness, and the hollow is afterward filled with cement.