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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-03-14
Ia REINA VICTORIA

Restablecida va de su Affection
reumat;ca ha emprendido viaie, pa
sando para su villa de Osborne,
para Ia ciudad de MIA Francia la
Reina Victoria de Inglaterra.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-03-14
Ell EXlRENO ORIENTE

Notase un movimicnto inusitado
en- ell Extreme Ofiente.
En- todas las cancillerfas de Eu
ropa tienese la creencia de que no
ha de pasar mucho sin que Sc desa-
rrollen successes muy graves en- las
costas de China.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-03-14
$4,000 HONBRES

Seg1n despachos del Cairo, cl
straa, lord Kitchener cuenta uni
camente con diez y ocho mil hom
bres para resistir ell ataque del Ras.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-03-14

cion a San Francisco de California
ell trasporte de la marina federal
Scanaia, tonduciendo ciento vein
te soldados enfermos, en- su mayor
parte de dise.lteria.
FL Seanaia llcva tambien algu-
nos licenciados del Ejercito.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-03-14
A kIAUTCHAOU

Alemania fortihca apresurada
mente el puerto de Kiautchaou, en-
viando pleas de gran calibre para
emplazarlas en- aquella costa.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-03-14
EN La HABAlA

FL pueblo habanero ha tributa o
una entusiasta despedida al Almi-
rantc Sampson y a todos los mari
nos, en- general, de la hota que Sc
dirige ese puerto.
En- ell barco insignia y en- el In.
diana hubo alegres y concurridfsi-
mos festivales.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-03-14
COLONIAS On PELIGRO

La actitud del Ras Mangascna
manifesto claramente ell gran peli
gro en- que Sc hallan las colonias
que Inglaterra posee en- el Sudan.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-03-14

"a La suscripci6n mensual a este
periodico cuesta un peso ade-
lantado.
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S'S5 A. Nj.
GACETA DE HOY

Publica la orden general n1mero SO
dando agunas disposiciones sobre servi-
clio interior de carceles y decretando que,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-03-14
FL NEW YORK

FL Almirante Sampson que man.
da el cscuadr6n que Sc dirige q
Puerto Rico, va en- ell buque insig.
MIA NsY York.
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Los cablegramas que proceden son de
la propiedad del BOLETIN MERCANTIL,
y pueden reproducirse en- cualq uier 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, 1899-03-14
Los 5000 HONBRES

FL Gooierno de los Estados Uni
dos ha dispuesto que Sc alisten in
mediatamente los cinco mil hombres
de lnfanteria que, fundandose en-
razones de guerra, pidi6 el general
Mr.. Elwells S Otis que fueran en-
viados con toda urgencia a Filipi
mas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-03-14
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FL RAS NANGASCHA
FL RAS NANGASCHA

El Califa egipcio Ras Mangas-
cha dirlgese con un poderoso ejer-
cito de treinta mil hombres a las in
mediaciones del rio Bahr-el Gazahl
donde el Coronel Kitchener esta
acampado.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-03-14
FL GENERAL SALCEDO

Sc ha alberto va la information
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-03-14
EL " SCANDIA "

Aver sali6 de Manila con direc-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-03-14

Nos comunlca nnestro corresponsal
en- Rio-grande que ha fallecido en- el ba-
rrlo de Mameyes de aquella Jurisdiction
el Joven don Isis Lugo, que disfrutaba
ALI de generates simpatias.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-03-14

RI Alcalde y Sindico del Ayunta-
mlento de Bayamon tuvieron el saba.
do ultmo una entrevista con ell Gene.
raj Henry. sobre asuntos relacionados
con el benestar de aquella localidad.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-02
and will then need more commodiou.


and will then need more commodioua
quarters.
We have discovered that large glass
windows allow the heat to escape, anC.
to prevent this in the night, it will be
we'll to have curtains to close on the
inside. During the day the suns rays
will pass through and warm it up, but
when the sun goes down the rays will
pass out as readily as in unless they
are stopped from doing SO. The heat
that came in during the day time will
stay ii a curtain is put up, for there is
no radiation.
1t pays to have good, warm poultry
houses in winter, but in order to make
them SO it is not necessary to make
them elaborate. Very warm poultry
houses are made ont Of prairie hay or
straw. These can b made very warm
and inviting for poultry. Paint may
not make them any warmer, but if the
fancy calls for painted buildings we
are agreed to it, as it makes them look
tidy, and we like to see it. Paint,
like charity, covers multitude OF de-
fects. Fruit Growth.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-02
The PASSING OF
THE SHAKERS.

Sister Anana, oldest of the Shakers
at Canterbury, N. H., died a few
weeks ago. A city girl, who is familiar
with the manner of life among these
people, recalls some of the history of
the Shakers, an anecdote of two of the
life of the members of the Canterbury
community, and few of the customs
which impressed her.
The Shakers are called so by out
siders in derision, because, in their
own words, 'In their religious meet
ings, in their meetings of soul against
the powers of sin, they sometimes are
led of the spirit of shake" In latter
days, the Shaker dance, which is a
combination of march step and rhy-
thmical swaying of the entire body,
has been done away with. Whether
the Shakers themselves found the
dance materialistic in tendency, des-
pite religious ideas of it's significance,
or whether the persistent neighbor-
hood ridicule of this form of express
sion by SO rigid people has effected
the change, probably an outsider may
not learn.
The real name of their organization
is the United Society of Believers in
Christ's Second Appearance.
From the point of view of the
Shaker the world is divided into what
they call the worlds people and them
selves. Of their tenets the public
knows little. That they do not marry
is as much as the wording usually
has time to learn of these interest
ing voluntary exiles from the common
strife.
So for as stranger can gather,
were one for time resident with
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-02
Poultry Notes.


Do not let ducks or geese roost in
the poultry house or yard.
An ounce of prevent on is worth q
pound Of physic in the poultry yard.
Glover hay, cut fine and steamed
over night, makes good food for lay
ing hens.
Old hens rarely make good winter
layers. Early hatched pullets keep up
the cackle.
See that your house is kept clean
this weather, as cleanliness is good
lice destroyer.
Lay up supply of vegetables for
the fowls. Turnips, beets, cabbage, all
make cold weather variety.
Always have dry location for the
poultry house; there is no animal life
that can stand damp quarters.
Air-slaked lime and plaster are re-
commended and are good for destroy
ing the odors of the poultry. but dry
earth will accomplish the same result.
Plenty of shade and an abundance
OF good fresh water are necessary to
the comfort of the chickens, and it is
comfortable chickens that lay eggs or
grow and fatten as the case may be.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-02
A TRANSPACIFIC
OCEAN CABLE.

The great trapspacific cable pro-
iected from the United States to the
Philippines will be one of the most
important media Of communication
between the civilized nations of the
earth. The plans under consideration
contemplate connection with Manila
by the shortest possible route, and an
examination of the accompanying
map will clearly disclose this method.
San Francisco is from Honolulu, in the
Hawaiian Islands, distance of 2OS9
miles. From Honolulu to Ualan is
2518 miles; frcm Ualan Island to Guam
Island is distance of 1900 miles, and
from Guam to Manila distance of
1900 miles for cable, but about
1860 miles for O steamer. BY using
the island of Ualan, or Strong's ISL
and, the cable will get break in the
great distance which it would other
wise have TO traverse.
The Photographic Office of the
Navy is only waiting for the word to
begin survey of the route. That
portion of the path to be traversed
which lies between the coast Of Cali
fornia and the Hawaiian Islands was
carefully mapped some years ago, but
theremainder of the track, from Homo
lulu to Luzon, extends over a region
of sea floor that is as yet unexplored.
The cable will go by way Of Hawaii,
OF course, and thence to one of the
islands of the Caroline group. A
telegraph station, if nothing better,
will be obtained by Uncle Sam in the
latter archipelago. The distance
from Honolulu to Ualan in the Caro-
lines is 2519 miles. From Ualan the
wire rope will extend 1900 miles to
Guam, which becomes the property of
the United States by the new treaty
with Spain. 1t will cover its last
stretch, 1900 miles, as crow would
fly from Guam to the Gulf of Dingala,
which is on the east coast of Luzon.
To reach Manila it would have to go
around the Island of Luzon, and it
will be great saving of cable and of
trouble also to make the landing on
the east side, connecting with tele-
graph crossing Luzon to Manila, only
thirty eight miles.
The distances are all official, as re-
corded at the Navy Department. II
that from Honolulu to San Francisco,
2OS9 miles, be added, it will be seen
that the total length of the cable will
be 7107 miles. 1t is estimated that
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-02

Not only did the Socialists elect
their candidate for mayor, but like
wise three aldermen and three coun-
cilmen. Their platform demands that
the city shall own and operate all pub
lie utilities requiring a franchise, the
operatives to elect their own officers;
that the city shall furnish food, shoes
and clothing to children who are COM
PEELED to stay from school for want of
these necessaries; that the city shall
give employment to the unemployed
on new public works; that taxation
shall be equalized; that secret ses-
sions of the council be abolished the
adoption of initiative, referen dunn and
proportional representation, and other
plans generally approved by Social
lists. Young Chase receives a salary
of $4,000 year for trying to carry out
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-02

this programme If he can succeed
in starting the ball rolling, the expert.
ment will be watched with utmost
concern by all kinds of people every
where.
Mr.. Chase has been connected with
labor agitation and organization ever
since he was boy. He is an unusu-
ally bright and well-informed young
man, and is looked up to by the work
ingmen in the town. The new mayor
was born in New Hampshire, and
went to Haverhill eighteen years ago.
AS boy he worked in shoe factories
and woolen mills, and spent his even
ings in study.
Haverhill is one of the most indus
trious of the manufacturing towns of
Massachusetts. It has population
upward of 10000. It has about twen-
ty miles of street railways, gas plants
and electric lighting plants, about
dozen grammar schools, public high
school, public library and four fine
parks. In Haverhill are nearly 500
factories, covering nearly seventy in
dustries and employing nearly 10000
men. The principal industry is the
manufacture of boots and shoes, in
which are invested many millions Of
dollars.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-02
Heat Food for Live Stock.

Now that winter is here again with
its chilling blasts, every good farmer
will know that it is high time to pre-
pare a cooker of some sort for his
stock feeding in general. Past expert
ence has taught me that it pays, and
pays we'll, to warm everything that
can be warmed during cold weather.
1t is one of the ways of making the
farm pay expenses. You not only Sc
cure healthful and strongly constituted
stock, but you save no small amount
of feed by keeping up animal heat.
We take it for granted that all the
buildings have previously been made
snug and warm. The hog responds
to kind and careful treatment as much
as the COW and pailful of swill crack
ling with ice will have the same effect
on them as cold, icy meal does on n
man, and warm, wholesome food will
be appreciated accordingly, as they
will attest by grunts of approval and
satisfaction. But when you come to
heat everything it is no small chore,
especially if you are not prepared. L
have simple device that any one can
construct. A good, stout post, in
which two holes have been bored, is
set firmly in the ground. The crane
is made of an old wagon tire, and is
five feet long, with hook on one end,
and an eye in the other, and has a
hole drilled through about eighteen
inches from the hook. An eyebolt is
turned into the eye in the crane, and
left long enough to reach through the
lower hole in the post (which is two
feet from the ground) and is threaded
for burr. This bolt is 3-4-inch.
An old chain is wired onto the crane
through the drilled hole and passes
up through the upper hole near the
top of the post. A stout stick of wood
with two strands of wire fastened to it
in the centre is buried flatways in the
ground back of and three feet from the
post. These wires are made fast to
the chain with tension so that the
crane is about horizontal. This forms
stay, or guywire. Now you hang
your kettle on the hook, build your
fire, and after the cooking or heating
is done you simply swing the crane to
one side or the other and prop it back.
and you can take out the contents and
refill away from the fire and smoke.
This, placed in the shelter of some
building or under shed, can be used,
for washing, butchering, or, in fact,
anything, and is very handy. w. Jay
Beighle in New York Tribune.
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the making and laying of the wire
rope will come to about $1,000 mile.
so that the entire expense involved
will be only $7,107,000. This in
cludes everything except the pre-
liminary survey, which, being per-
formed by naval vessel, will not
appear as an item in the account.
This rope which is to wriggle its
way beneath seven thousand miles of
ocean, bringing two continents into
close touch and communication, will
be an inch and quarter in diameter,
and will weigh a ton and a quarter to
the mile. The bill introduced in the
House by Mr.. Corlis, of Michigan, re-
quires that the cable shall transmit at
least fifteen words a minute, at not
more than 81 word, press matter to
be at half rates.
At present q telegram sent from
Manila to New York must go by way
of Hong Kong, around Asia, across
Europe, and under the Atlantic-13,-
600 miles under water and 700 miles
over land. The cables being con-
trolled by monopoly, the price is
about SO per word. This monopoly
will be smashed by the new transpa-
cific line.
The cable stations at Ualan and
Guam will require no elaborate plant.
For such purpose it is necessary
merely to build little house and
haul blight of wire rope up on shore.
Once established, 1t will be no great
expense to maintain the cable across
the Pacific. Breaks are rare, and
usually near shore; the wire rope en-
bedded in the ooze of the depths will
last for centuries. When the line is
completed it will be practicable to
send a message around the world in
three seconds. The plan contem-
plated is that when finished the cable
shall be handed over to the Postoffice
Department, to be operated as part of
the postal service. All net proceeds
will be covered into the Treasury, and
in this way the cable will be made to
pay for itself in course of time.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-02
Warm Poultry House,

A great deal of the success with
poultry in the winter time depends on
the way the houses are built for
warmth, but when we speak of warm
poultry houses we do not mean it in
the same sense that we do in speak
ing of dwelling house being warm.
TO have poultry house warm enough
SO that water will not freeze in the
coolest weather is warm poultry
house and is plenty warm enough. If
the temperature does get down few
degrees lower than freezing point, but
little damage can come from it, even
if the fowls are of the large comb va
rieties, for they are not damaged much
by this. Fowls can safely run out
when the thermometer is ten degrees
above zero and still be comfortable.
Due consideration should be given to
the fact that the fowl when ON the
roost is not active, and it will have to
have higher temperature when it is
active and scratching around outside.
Lower animals are not so susceptible
to changes in temperature as man, for
we know that turkeys, ducks and
geese seem to enjoy running through
the snow when the weather is quite
cold, and one is liable to conclude
they are comfortable in all kinds of
weather. The discomfort that comes
to hens roosting out of doors in cold
weather is that their combs and wat
ties freeze, but beyond this they are
quite comfortable.
The object of having warm house
is to stimulate the hen and induce her
to lay eggs during the cold months.
If they are constantly kept warm and
we'll fed they will lay eggs, while if
they are left out of doors in the cold,
the food they consume is employed to
keep them warm, and there is nothing
left for the production of eggs. Bear
ing these facts in mind, it is not dif-
fcult to make a poultry house warm.
A single thickness of lumber will do
very we'll, and it can be made much
warmer if it has lining of tar paper.
If the poultry house is large, the roost-
ing quarters should be partitioned off so
that they are just large enough to give
roosting room, with ventilation, but be
free from drafts. Then the heat of the
fowls will assist in keeping the tenn
perature up, while they are inactive
and need it. In lie day time they
will walk around, aud will exercise,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-02
A Novel Exhibition of FaIconry.

At the Paris exposition in 1900 a
novel exhibit vii be made of falconry,
installed in the historical department
of the section devoted to hunting.
There will be shown all the imple-
ments used in the ancient sport, such
as gloves, hoods, bags, uniforms, etc.
There will also be noted pictures of
hunting with falcons, such as Darnet's
in the Orleans museum, representing
Anne of Austria, surrounded by her
court women, all with falcons on their
wrists. There will be portraits of
noted falconers, preserved in the col
lections of prominent families, and
tapestries on hrnting subjects.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-02

A Canadian lady, on being ques-
toned concerning her views upon the
subject of fire versus earth for the
human body after death, gave utter
ance to remarkable sentiment-she
was rather absent-minded, be it said.
''Well, you see, one only gets buried
once in lifetime! Cremated? Yes,
I think I should prefer it, if there was
only a creamery handy Creamery,
we may observe, is the equivalent in
the Dominion for the English dairy. =
Cornhill
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-02
A socIALlsTlc MAYOR.
John G. Chase Will Attempt to Put Hi
Theories Into Practice at Haverhill.

John G. Chase Will Attempt to Put His
Theories Into Practice at Haverhii.
The Socialists have captured the
city of Haverhill, Mass. They have
elected Socialist Mayor, John G.
Chase, and six members of the muni-
cipal legislature. This is the first
time, SO far as is known, that out and
out and avowed Socialism has won in
an election of any Importance in this
country, and all Massachusetts, is
stirred up and talking about it.
Mr.. Chase declares that he will
carry out the policy of his party as de-
fined in the platform on which he was
elected. He is only twenty eight
years old, and at the time of his cleo
ton was clerk in a cooperative
store of Haverhill He is thoroughly
imbued with the doctrines of Social
ism, is the President of Haverhill
cooperative society and one of its
founders, and has been very active
in Socialist agitation for some time.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-02
Carbonic Acid Gas in Soils.

The air in all soils contains much
larger proportion of carbonic acid gas
than does that in the atmosphere
above. It is largest, of course, III
soils that are full of vegetable matter
whose decomposition liberates it. This
gas has, an important effect IN keeping
mineral fertility soluble. SO far as
soil is concerned it is the best solvent
known. This is the reason why phos-
phate does so much more good on SOILS
full of vegetable matter than on a
sandy or gravelly soil that is nearly
bare of vegetable matter.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-02

for several weeks. 1t weighs 5000
pounds net, and it's carrying capacity
is about five tons. The propelling
power is an eight horsepower gaso-
line engine directly connected with a
generator. The current from the gen.
orator is accumulated and governed
by forty-four storage battery cells,
which also adjust and reduce the ten
sion of the motors. It's maximum
speed is six miles al hour. Aspeedier
truck can easily be made, but no higher
rate of speed was deem ed necessary
for delivery purposes.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-02
Planting Trees in Wet GROUND.

It is useless to plant trees in ground
which is not at least fairly we'll
drained. When water cannot get
away from land it is unfit for the
growth Of ordinary trees. There
must be some flow to make it possible
to have trees thrive therein. When
there is some drainage, even though
it be slow, trees can be planted to adj
vantage if set on mounds; but this
is only worth doing when no other
place offers for the trees. The plan
followed is to have a cart load or two
of earth dumped where the trees are
to be placed, enough SO that when the
tree is planted its roots will not be
more than a few inches below the sur
face of the natural soil. In this way
trees may be set, and they will flourish
very well. The added soil affords
them sustenance and the means to get
good foothold, and, as the roots push
beyond this, they keep along not far
out of the too wet portion of it. / have
known trees to do very we'll in such
places when treated in this way, es
pecially the pear. In fact, for this
tree, a damp situation is not a bad
one. 1t generally means stiff soil.
which is what the tree likes. In low
ground, capable of being drained by
bitches, pear trees thrive amazingly.
Cherries. too. will thrive near water.
at the base of hills, near running water,
but not SO we'll in heavy as in light
ground. Rocky soil will grow good
cherries, no matter how much water
is passing throu2h it. When water
passes through the ground continually
it carries air with it, and this is what
roots demand. and when this cannot
be supplied then trees will die Who
ever has place he deems too wet for
fruit OF any other trees. let him fol-
low the mounding plan, and without
doubt he will be pleased with the re-
suits. A case is in nv mind whore one
who had quite piece of wet land
which he wished planted to trees, and
which it was his intention to drain in
a few years. planted the trees in
mounds. as explained above. and did
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-02

was woman, Ann Lee. Shakers be-
lieve that she was pre-eminent, not to
say supreme, among human beings.
Her Idea-they spell it with large
type-was that God is dual, male and
female, father and mother That the
Hindoos obtained glimpse of this
principle the Shakers admit. But in
its application the Shakers, they be-
lieve, were the first to recognize it.
Every community, OF family, is gov
erned by council of four, two men
and two women.
'Men among these people are of
two types" says the city girl, "the