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took the medicine she was taken with fit
of vomiting, and vomited up the full of
basin OF young serpents. and then she got
up out of her bed, and walked out as fine
strong and handsome young woman as
you would ask to see. And she was so well
pleased, that they sent home Murroghoo-
beg with double her weight in gold along
with him.
to the well behind the old church for nine
mornings bathing his eyes in it every morn
Ing, and on the ninth morning his eyes and
his eyesight We're as good as ever Poor
Murroghoo-beg could now live happy and
well for the remainder of his days, only the
dread was in him still of Murroghoo- more
and he knew that when Murroghoo-more
would hear of his good luck he would put
him to death and take his gold And
right enough. 1t wasn't long till it came to
Acknowledgements ears hat Murroghoo-be
was back alive again with his eyes and
eyesight, and no end of gold IN the bargain,
however he had come by it. So my brave
Murroghoo- starts out and comes TO
Murroghoo-b beg. and, "Murroghoo-beg,"
says he, Il thought l left we for death, and
is it here ye now?" oh" says MUIR
roghoo-beg, but 1t was you that did me
the good turn entirely. Here l am now.
with eyes and my eyesight, and good bag
of gold into the bargain. and If you would
only put out my eyes and leave me over
night in the old church again l think |
would have been better luck this time
How is that says Murroghoo-more.
81
way of it," and he commences telling Muir
roghoo-more about how there was a lot
of cats came every night to the old church
and commenced to tell stories every one
of them about where end of treas
ure hid. and about wonderful easy cures
for eyes that would be picked out of mems
heads, till he had Murroghoo-more beside
himself with delight. You must take and
pick out my eyes, now" says Murroghoo-
more, land leave me in the old church the
night" Very good says Murroghoo-beg,
I'll do that with a heart and a half" SO
reddening a pointed stick in the fire Muir
roghoo-beg picked out the eyes of Murro-
ghoo-more and took him to the old church
and hid him under the same planks he had
been under himself
And there acknowledgements lay till mid
night, when he hears the rooieboolie start
ing. and in comes tumbling the cats "Och.
square round, square round" commenced
to cry till tell stories Now" says
Murroghoo-more to himself, now I'm In
for 1t" iii tell no more Stories" says
the old granny cat, " for the last night that
l told the story about the kings daughter
you didn't search the house rightly, and
Murrooghoo-beg was lying hid there under
them planks in the corner. and he heard
her-bad luck to him and her-and got
double her weight in gold for 1t, and cured
his own eyes that had been picked out by
hurroghoo- into the BARGAIN "Oh,
but, says the young cats, well search
better this night, and I'll warrant you we'll
look under the planks. and may the Lord
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Murroghoo-more and Murroghoo-beg were
cousins and lived in the enc townland.
Murroghoo more was the biggest ana
strongest. and always kept poor Murrog-
hoo-beg at his command and made him do
what he liked. Murroghoo-more one day
gave Murroghoo-beg a skillet and says he
to him, ''Murroghoo-beg, go out to the
wood and pluck the full of that skillet of
raspberries.' Murroghoo-beg took the skill
let and went to the wood and filled it with
the raspberries, but on the way home
again there come on a shower, and Murrog-
hOo-beg had to go in under a bush TIL 1t
would pass over. When he was in under
the bush he began to take the hunger, and
when he looked at the fine skillet of ripe
raSpberries he was carrying home to lazy
Murroghoo-more his teeth began to water,
and poor Murroghoo-beg couldn't help tast-
ing raspberry just to see what they
We're like, and then another, and another.
till al last he finished the skillet. Very
well and good. When he came home. says
Murroghoo-nore, Where's the raSpberries
| sent you for?' Il had the full of the skill
let, but hunger took me on the road home,
and L ate Them says Murroghoo-beg
ell, the next morning Murroghoo-more
come to Murroghoo-beg again, and gave
him the skillet, and told him to go to the
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She Tried to Please.

Good gracious. Maria. another millinery
bill? Why on earth you want SO many new
things 1 can't understand. Look at me- 1
have had nothing new on for the last three
months"
Bat men are different to women, and
besides, you surely would not like your
wife to look a fright before other people?"
Certainly not. but at the same time you
might get something tasty and pretty 1t
seems to me that the women OF the present
than sense in their efforts to be beautiful.
Their insane efforts are simply outlandish"
But one must follow the fashion; you
know that, Will"
Nonsense. Give me taste first Why,
Maria, you do not look nearly so pretty
you did when 1 first married you, fifteen
years ago."
"Oh, that's because I've grown older"
''Oh, no. 1t isn't that. 1 liked you in the
simple dress of days gone by. You never
look so pretty as you did then"
We'll, 1 will do my best to please"
The husband sat down with his paper.
whilst his wife hustled off to her boudoir
to dress for drive.
Shortly afterward the voice of the latter
was heard saying: Are you ready, dear?'
he looked up from his paper. What in the
name of goodness have you been doing
Don't you know we're going out driving? ~
She wore very small hat large CHG
non. and strangely proportional masses of
millinery for which his vocabulary could
find no phrase. diminutive parasol com
pleted the abSurdtty.
Il am only trying to please you, dear. :"
she quietly replied
ITO please me?"
dressed fifteen years ago, when we were
married.
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and good; all the young cats went hurry
skUrry round the church looking under
the seats and everywhere. and poor Muir
r"Ehoo-heg begun To tremble in his skin
now with fear of being caught. for he knew
they would tear him to pieces. But the
young cats were in such a hurry to hear
the old granny cats story that they forgot
To look under the pianks where Murroghoo-
beg was hid. Then they reported there
WAS no one in the house nor round about it,
SO the old cat begun her story
Well" says she. the daughter of the
king is lying bad, and very bad and she
has been that way now off and on for
twelve months, only it's what it's worse
she is getting every day, and all the first
doctors in the land have been called in
and the king has offered her weight in gold
10 the man that will cure her. but it's all
OF no use. None Of them can make out
what's wrong with her, how she can be
cured. But / know her complaint and know
how TO cure it. and I'll tell it ALL only you
must promise never to come out with it,
for mean To let her die a lingering death -
says she.
They all promised that they'd never split
lips again on the subject SO the spitefu old
cat Went on:
We'll, them" says she, long ago, when
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by the loss o wars what with the wrestling
and fighting and the racketing they made,
doesn't the sick lady hear ii, and she sent
down word to know what was going
And they sent back word that it was
poor demented man that wanted to cure
her ladyship with bootful of spring
water. Let him come up said her lady
ship; sure he can't do no worse nor the
rest of them anyhow" Well her wish. of
course, was a command. Up my brave
Murroghoo-beg was taken, and when he
come into her ladyship's presence he told
her he would get her out of bed in a
short time. So he put her under cure of
three spoonsful of the water he mad in his
boot, on the bare stomach fasting for nine
mornings The other doctors looked on and
shook their heads. but darent say any
thing. But the tables were soon turne- on
them, for sure enough the very first day
she took the water she felt great ease en-
trely, and so on day after day, till on the
morning of the ninth day after she had
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Out of Sight.

From the Chicago News.
Boss-'I don't know whether to discharge
that new boy or raise his salary"
Manager-"What has he been doing?"
Boss-'He rushed in my private office
this morning and told me there was a man
downstairs who would like to see me-
Manager-"Who was it?'
Boss-.A blind man"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09

From the Brooxlyn Eagle.
Il thought the doctor said she ought to
go to the seashore.''
He did, but the siege of sickness she
had made her thin that she said she
knew she'd look like a perfect fright in
a bathing suit. so she went to the noun
tans instead"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
ity Murroshoo-beg II he's eavesdropping

pity Murroghoo-beg II he's eavesdropp1ng
again.
So off they set at a gallop to search the
house, beginning first by looking under the
planks; and when they went In there. on,
that was the ruction and the uproar. ana
out they comes, hauling Murroghoo-more
with Them and when the old cats saw this
they come bouncing down, splitting, ana
their eyes flashing fire. and all of them
fell on him, tearing him to pieces. and II
was trying to see who would get most OF
him. So when Murroghoo-beg went to the
old church in the morning to see what had
become of Murroghoo-more he got nothing
only rickle of bare bones. Murroghoo-
beg buried these and went home and lived
happy ever after.
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10 swell the fund,
and this practice is
kept up until the
child is old enough
to save for itself.
The parents have
the right theory but
how rarely they
carry it to its broad
st application.
Every mother is
perforce laying up
for her child what
money cannot in
happiness
or misery. The
nervous notherwill
have a nervous
child The irri4a
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Trying Papa on the Dog.
, the PHILADELPHIA Record

From the PhiladeIphia Record.
A downtown resident who has a bright
little daughter told an anecdote yesterday
which he thought showed great caution
and a certain force Of character. While
out taking walk the precocious child and
her father encountered a big St. Bernard
dog promenading beside it's owner. The
little one evinced a strong desire to pat the
dog as she passed, but evidently changed
her mind When they had passed the little
one said to her astontshed father: Say
papa, won't you pat the dog? I want to
see II he bites
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09

A very pretty custom obtains among GER
tain classes by which the newly married
pair starts savings bank for the child yet
the case may be, is dropped into the bank
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
Charged Accordingly.

From Puck.
IT never wear any Of my diamonds to my
dressmaker's."
why not?"
II did it once, and she put them in the
bill"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
Queer Freaks of the Show.

OF course, the crank has had, and is still
having. his day in connection with the
Paris show. A list of the wild schemes
which have been submitted to the man
ayers of the exposition would fill all the
columns of this paper. The Eiffel tower
and the great wheel already stand on the
exposition grounds. Another plan which
will probably be carried out consists of an
immense umbrella, with it's stem or handle
planted firmly in the earth. To the end of
each of its ribs will be attached a car
somewhat smaller than those in the Ferris
wheel. When the steam engine opens the
umbrella these cars will, of course, be car
ried' I'D into the air by the ribs. Just where
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09

Inc Humm1nE b1ruB' Bath.
While refreshing myself In this delight
full spot I was entertained by the antics
of a gilt-crested hummer, which not only
few under the sparkling drops as they fell
from rocks. but also alighted and chung
to the saturated moss. allowing the water
to run over his glistening back This
seemed to be, in fact, the chosen bathing
place of the humming birds, for while 1
was there more than a dozen came and
dashed into the water. The black rock was
clothed in soft MOSES and ferns, the deep
recess in which the water dripped was
overhung with begonias having sea shell
tints. and above my head palms and
trumpet trees interposed their leaves be-
tween me and the sun.
Down by the sea, near the base of Brm-
stone HILL the bottom of the bay is said
to be unbearably hot, and the sea water
charged with sulphurous gases, so it
would seem that the name Is not inap-
plicable to this spot 50 famous in West
Indian history.
AS I was inspecting the place crowd
collected and one old darkey explained to
the rest that had come to take de dimen-
sions OBJ Sandy Point sde" meaning that
I intended to write about it; and he was not
far from right after all. F. A. ODER.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-13
La eduCaCi6n pIiblica

Hemos dedicado tantos editoriales al
estudio de esta importantisima mission
en- el Bo-ErIN, que nos orecmos rele
vados de exponer una vez mas las eau
sas de la decadencia y la necesidad de
introducir reformas en- ammonia con los
princlpios fundamentals de la Pedaeo
gia moderna. Hoy un pueblo sin ms.
truccion es un pueblo muerto; pero no
basta nutrir el cerebro de ideas hay
que formar el corazon, y atender a Ia
educaciou fsica, no descuidada. sino ca
81 dssconocida entire nosotros. porque 81
no la atendemos, y sino instruimos tam
POGO nuestro pueblo, faltara nucstros
descendientes la salud del cuerpo y del
alma, y como dice el proverbi latino la
salud del pueblo es ley suprema.
Hoy Sc discute en- Europa y en- Anne
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-13

parte ser efecto de 10 absorcion del orc,
para fines especiales, por la Russia y el
AUSTRIA p-ro esas absorciones cesaron
hace dos amos. La explicacion mas pro-
baole es que no regula los precios la
scsntidad-dco disponiblepa los cam
bios, sino en- esa cantidad combinada
con los creditos bancarios. Coectiva-
mente no han aumentado esos factores
en- la misma proportion que la cantidad
de orc aislada, y de consiguiente han
subido menos los precios de 10 que hu
bieran aumentado bajo ell inhujo exclu
.ivo de la existencia de orc.
De todos modos, Is asercion de los bi
metalistas y de los platistas de que esta
dismnuyendo Ia oferta de ORC, y que,
de consiguiente, tienen que bajar mas y
mas los precios de los articulos de con-
snmo. queda concluyentemente refuta-
da por los hechos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-13
Los 4SUNYOS DE- CHINA

Ell gobierno ingles ha publcado un
nuevo Lt6yo AguI acerca de los asuntos
de China, libro en- el que van insertos
473 documentos relatives al lapse de
tempo que CORE ente los eses de
Marzo de 1893 y Febrero de 1899.
Tratasc en- ell Ltbyo fsnL de la cesion
de Puerto-Arturo a Russia y de las nego.
ciaciones que dieron por resultado, y por
via de compensation la cesion Ingla-
terra del puerto de Wei-Hai-Wei.
He aqui. segIn el nuevo Li5,o ASWI,
las concesiones otorgadas Francia pot
el gobierno del Celeste Imperio:
10 Ell puerto de Kunang Chou Wan,
en- arrendamiento, con destino a estaci6n
carbonera.
20 Derecho 4 construir un camino de
hlerro desde Junnan Flu hasta la ffontera
del Tonkin.
80 Pfomesa de no enajenar porci6n
alguna de territorio en- las tres provincias
de Kunang- -Tung, Kunang-Si y Junnan.
y a. Derecho, por parte de Fsancia
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-13
NUN 81

q nombrar un can 1idato para el cargo
de Director de Correos.
FL ~ de Julio anuncia el gabinete de
Londres al de Pekin que sc encuentra
dispuesto defender la integridad del
imperio chino siempre y cusndo sea con-
cedida por este q un s1bdito ingies Ia
construction de un ferrocarril y de cua.
Iesquiera otras obras p1blicas. Viene en-
seguida una correspondence diplomatica
relativa a los propositos de Francia de
eXtender su domination hasta Shanghai,
asl como la ocupaeion por los franceses
del cementerio de Ning-Po. FL consul
ingles Sc opuso en- aque entonces las
pretensiones de Francia
A la demanda de lord Salisbury,
opuesta en- TN todo 4 las pretensiones
trancesas, contesto el Tsung-Li-Yamen
solicitando que entire las dos potencias
rivales reglamentaran la question y pro.
curaran resolver el asunto
FL Lt6ro ASxL, en- suma. viene & de.
mostrar, q juicio del Dali Neavs, que In
glaterra, en- los asrntos del extreme
Orente, procede de acuerdo en- un todo
con Alemania, Italia y el Japon. 81
Morning Post desea que sean arregladas
satisfactoriamente las diferencias existen.
tes entire Russia y la Gran Bretaia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-13
La absorci0n del orc

SegGn las autoridades estadist;cas, la
production de orc en- todo Ell mundo
assemble unos 5000, ,ooo, 900 en- 1903,
contra $3.50. 600. 900 en- 1897. unos
$500, 1000, 900 en- 1896, la misma can't
dad en- 1895 y $I25, 100000 en- 1880.
I'm dlez amos, pues, la production de
este precioso metal ha mas que duplica
do, llegando el total de esos diez amos
a $I,8oo,ooo,ooo, 8 un promedio de
SI8o,Ooo,ooo al aflo.
Ditlcil es saber que Sc hace de esa
enorme adicion en- diez amos a la exis-
tencia de orc del mundo. Suponiendo
que las artes consuman la mitad de esa
production, quedan todavia 5000, 900, 900
que tomar en- cuenta, y semelante au
mento no Sc halla en- la reservas de
los bancos Solo los Estados Unidos pro-
dulo f67, 900, 900 en- 1908, { importo I42
millones de pesos mas. De consguiente
tlene hoy unos $2oo,ooo,ooo mas en-
orc que en- 1897. La Hacienda p1blica
dc los Estados Unidos y los bancos de
Nueva York han absorbido $4,000, 900
de ese aumento, dejando $5o,ooo,ooo
distribuidos entire otros centros financie-
ros y diseminados entire las personas
particulares. Alguna parte de esa can't
dad Sc ha empleado en- la fabrication de
ioyas, pero proba ablemente otra parte
considerable Sc tiene oculta.
Otro Problema que hay que explicar
eS porque csc aumento en- la eXistencia
dc orc no ha hecho subir los precios de
los articulos dc consume, como seg1n la
teoria monetaria, deberia haber sucedi-
do. La baja en- los orecios que empe-
20 en- 1874 Sc contuvo por los amos de
1889; pero hasta la fecha no Sc ha Sc -
guido un aIza material. Esto puede en-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-13
N0TICIAS DEL OLA

La calle de Las Flores, en- Oatafio.
tue aver tarde teatro de un suceso ver-
daderamente desagradable. Un indivi.
duo llamado Isidlo Ortega hiri0 con una
daga a otros tres dandose despues a
la fuga. Perseguido por el guardia Juan
Alexandra logr5 capturarl3 conducien-
dolo Bayamon donde esta pr=so.
Aver tarde ingreso en- el Hospital de
San Lazaro una lazarina vecina de Puer-
ia de Terra.
Hoy han sido sacrifcados cuatro ca
balios atacados de muermo.
Una tabrica de los Estados Unidos ha
hecho proposiciones al ayuntamiento de
AreCibo para que adquiera una buena
bomba de vapor con destino al Cuerpo
de bomberos de squeila villa.
Sc calcula que el producto liquido que
ha dado la tombola establecida en- Ia
Ciudad del Sur ascienda unos $500.
Oesde la noche del sabado anterior
hasta la tarde del domingo fuercn cura-
dos en- la sala de socorros de Ponce nue.
We individuos entire heridos contusos.
La prensa de Ponce tributa elogios &
los facultativos doctores Coronas v To.
rres, directories, respectivamente, de los
hospitales Tricoche y Civil. por el feliz
resultado que tuvo una dificil operacion
quirurgica que practicaron en- union del
medico venezolano senior Arrieta del
doctor Gutierrez, medico de Juana Diaz.
En- la Quinta de Buena Vista que el
doctor Wives posee en- Ponce Sc celebro
una fiesta el pasado lInes con objeto de
obsequiar al captain Mr.. Cassat y 90
consorte que al dia siguiente embarcaron
para los Estados Unidos.
La policia insular del puesto de la Es.
peracza, jurisdiction de Arecibo. ha CON.
ducldo presos rs individuos 4 quienes &c
ocuparon muchos efectos robados en- ca
sa de algunos propietarios de aouella
locaidau.
Fl doctor Mr.. A. Clenan. Inspector
de SanIdad martina de esta isla, des.
puts de una corta permanencia en- Ma
yaguez, ha seguido su viaje investigator.
DE Juana Diaz han hecho proposicio-
mes al senior BrinCis de Salas quien, Sc.
gun Sc ahrma, ira aquel pueblo dar
uno o dos conciertos antes de cmprender
viaje.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-13
Ia ESPOSl DE DRIIFUS

Lucie Dreyfus, la csposa del ex-
Captain desterrado en- la fanosa is
la del Diablo, tiene ell prop6sito de
trasladarse a la Guayana francesa
ignorandoSe ell motiyo que la gufe
a realizar este pensamiento.
Los cablegFamas Iue preccden son de
la propiedad del BOLETIN HEROANTIL,
y pucden reproducirse en- cualGuier for
ma abonando a la empresa 20 pesos por
cada uno que Sc utilize.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-13
EIonltrieS GleFtOrrIqueiaS
13 De ABRIL

I7oo.-Real Cedula concediendo el
titulo de muy noble y muy leal Ciudad
a la Capital; librando de alcabala a va
rios articulos, vinculando en- sus familias
sus ofcios a tres Regidores de la Ciudad,
concediendo uso de uniforme al ayunta-
miento, declarando heles leales vasa
llos a los vecinos.
8I2.-Decreto del Gobernador Ge
neral prohibiendo la introduction en- Ia
Isla, de azGcar y ron de procedencia ex
trangera.