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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-09-03
and Jones was rescued by a squad OF
police.
Cured OF Chronic Diarrhoea After
thirty Years OF suffering.

II suffered for thirty years with diar-
rhoea end thought / was past being
cured" says John 8. Hallowsy. OF
French Camp, Miss. II had spent go
much time and money and suffered SO
much that had given up all hopes oi
recovery, was SO feeble from the ef'
fects Of ne disrrhoea tbalI could do DO
kind OF labor, could not even travel,
but By accident was permitted to fad
O bottle Of Cnam berlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Rsmedy. ana after TAX
ing several bottles sm entirely cured
of that trouble | am go pleased with
the result that am anxious that it be
in reach OF all who suffer as have" )"
For sale by Richard Gibson, druggist.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-09-03

Small lot 8, 6 and &c Lawns Ieiueed to
4c yard
All the 8, 10 and 1910 Printed lawns
noW...' '.ss'.so0 yaiu
All the fne 15 and 1Sc Lawns reduced to
Sc yard
Three only Iade.' Wash Crash Skirts re-
duced to........ 2Sc eacn
One only Ladder Wash Crash Skirt reduced
t0........ ........s....s. ...4Sc
Thee only Ladies' seersutker Under
skirts REDUCED to 39c each
One lot Of odd and slightly sOiled En-
broidery and Torchon Lace, to close ont the
yard
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FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS.

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REM
EDY.-Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Sy-
rup has been used for over fifty years
by millions of mothers for their chill
dren while teething, with perfect
success 1t soOthes the child, softeos
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind
collie and is the best remedy for Di.
arrhea. Is pleasant to the taste. Sold
by druggists in every part of the
world. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
Its value is incalculable. Be sure
and ask for Mrs. WinslOw's Soothing
Syrup and take no other kind.
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Cheap Excursion Rates,

Commencing Saturday, May 11tb, and con
tjnuing each Saturday and Sunday thereafter,
Southern Rsilwsy ticket agents at Alexandra
will sell round trip tickets to Somerset, Hsr
risonburg and Bluemont and intermediate
polp,s al rate Of one fare; tickets limited for
return to the Monday following date OF sale,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-09-03

George W. Lane, Pewamo, Mich., writes
"Your Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is the best
remedy ior Indigestion and stomach trouble
that ever used For years suffered from
dyspepsia, at timeI compelling me to stay 10
bed and causing me untold sgony. l am
com pletely cured by Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
In recommending it {, friends who suffer
from indigo tion always offer to pay for 1t
if il fails. Thus fH have never p i'd" For
sale by Z. &. Lead bsster & Sons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-09-03

To ACCOMMODATE those who are partial to
the use Of atomizsrs in applying liquids into
the nasal pas ages for catarrhal troubles. the
proprietors prepare Ely's Liquid Cream Balm
Price including the spraying tube Is 10 cents
Druggists or by mail. The liquid embOdie:
the medicinal properties OF the solid prepars'
tlon. Cream Balm is quickly absorbed BY
the membrane and does not dry the secre.
tious but changes them to natural and
healthy character. Ely Brothers, 90 Warren
Y
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-09-03

Many physicians are now prescribing Kodol
Dyspepsis Cure regularly having found that
1t is the best prescription they can write be
cause it is the one preparation which contains
the elements necessary to digest not only
some kinds of food but all kinds and it there
fore cures indigestion aud dyspepsia no mat
ter what its cause. For sale by e. 3. Lead
beater Il Sons,
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DIR. Bulls ough Syrup will cure
a Cough or Cold at once. Conquer Group,
Whoo2ing Cough and Messle Cough without
fail. Best for Bronchitis, Hoarseness, Grippe
Pneumonia, Consumption and Lung b1es-
tons. Gives quick, sure results. Price zoe.
Sold by Richard 6itAon aud all druggists.
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AIsxaaAsia 9azstts.
TERMS

rusLIEHxD DAILY AED TRI.wKKKLY At
Gazette Building. 8io d si2 Prince st
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cold HEAD

GOLD ~ h EAUhead quickly.
CREAM BALM is placed into the nostrils
spreads over the membrane and Is absorbed.
Relief is immediate and cure follows. 1t Is
NOS drying--does not produce sneezing. Large
size, SOC at druggists or By mail Tyisl size,
10 cents by mail. ELY BROTHERS.,
56 Warren street, New York
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-01
del dia
LOS CUBANOS
Sc IMPONEN

Desde aver saben los Estados Uni
dos por que rumbos habran de endere.
zar sn po!ftica Guiana. La -Tesoluci6I
de las relaciones que q juicio de Ia
Convention Constituyente deben exis-
tir entire Cuba, y 'os Estados Unidos es
problema de capitalisima impOrtancia
pues de 10 que Sc decida en- ese asunto
dependera que cesen 6 que cOntinuen
ndefinidamente Y con caracteres cada
vez mas peligrOsos la inseguridad y Ia
desconfianza que tan grave dano han
causado aquel pats.
De 10 que nos comunic6 aver nues.
tro Oorresponsal telegrafico en- Nueva
York sc desprende que los Represen-
tantes de Cuba procediendo contra 10
que ALA en 10 fntimO de su conciepcia
tle::en por inevitable y de todo punto
II eudible han rechazado en- tales ter
n'inos las pIetensiones de los Estados
Unidos, que 81 Dos no 10 remedia,
llegala un dia Ell que la Isla, borrada
su persOnalidad y extinguida su raza,
desaparecera en- ell seno ancburoso de
la Union Americana.
TrlunfarOD, pues, las pretensiOnes
del senor Rus Rivera, quien, decidido
a perseverar en- sus ideas radicales, no
queIfa que Sc hicIera concession algu-
Ma los Estados Unidos, y declarando
que 81 estos impusieran sus exigencias,
podrfa llegar I'm da en- que Sc levanta
ia ell pueblo de Cuba en- son de guerra,
dispuesto a morir por ell fuego, por ell
hero y por ell hambre antes que tOle
raj que los aliados y amigos de los re
vo,uciOnariOs cOnservaran en- territOriO
cubano unas Guar tas estaciones carlo
neras y ejercieran cierta iDfuencia en-
los asuntos econ6micos de la isla.
Y 81 ell tempo escribe ell mencio-
nado conventional -guards en-. sus SO
nos rec6nditOs otra Iesoluci0n mas ape
feeble y satistactoria para los Estsdos
UnidOs, tOdas las fuerzas que esas re
laciones desaTrOllen, actuando en- 10 su
crsfvo espontaneamente, y sin trabas
nj cOhibiciOnes, halan que, virtud de
sus pOderosas lutluencias combinadas,
mejor, y qrizas mas pronto, Sc crmplan
loo designiOs lnescrutables de la Provi
denca".
Los Estados Unidos, segdn nuestros
cabies de hoy, insis;en en- .sus preten
stones, como tambien los cubanos en-
su idea de no cumplirlas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-01
DOCUMENTO' -.
5
IMPORTANTE
{ TRADUCCIOND
AL Honorable Jose B. Foraker, Sc
nador de los Estados Unidos.
Washington, ID. O.
Go1nr
{ TRADUCCION)

Ell dia 2 de Febrero de 1901 tuvo
lugsr en- San Juan de Puerto Rico una
Magma Asamblea de los ciudadanos de
aquel pals, actO ell mas sOlemne e i'm
pOrtante que allf jamas,se celebrara.
Ell n1mero de delegados concurrentes
Sc aproxlmaba q 5000 en- representa-
Ci6n de la Banca, ell Oomercio, la Agri-
cultura, la propiedad, los contribuyen-
tes tOdOs y el pueblo.
Asumfen los, delegados la legftima y
verdadera representation de la indus
tria, la riqueza, ell trabajo y la inteli
gencia de todo ell pals puertOrriqueno
con sus islas adyaceDtes
Ell objetO de- meeting fue ofrecer Ia
mas unanime y solemne pcotesta con
ira la imposition de una ley votada pol
las Oamaras legislativas de Puerto
Rico, conOciGa con la denomination de
"Ley n1mero del Oonsejo Executive
para prOveer de Tentas al pueblo dt
Puerto Rico y para otros fines", 9 biL
Hollander, mas comunmente llamadt
asf, basado sobre la propiedad y sObrt
ciertos prodnctos de la industria.
Como consecuencia de aquel solemnt
acto, entire otros acuerdos, SO ad0pt6 g
de nombrar una Oomisi6n para pl esen
| tar al Presidente y Las Camaras da
los Estados Unidos lss objeciones per
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-01
In acto de pirateria
FilibuSterOs haitianOS
la HISTORIi SE REPITE

El Cubano Libre de Santiago de On
bs, pubica 10 que sigue relatando he
chos escandalosos Ocurridos en- pleno
siglo Xxx.
"Oon ell asombro e indignation con-
siguientes nos hem0s enteradO de un
hecbO cuya exacta y fiel version publ
camos en- seguids; hecho crimina' y
escandalOsO que nos retrOtrae q los
buenOs tiempOs de la piraterfa antillana
y que revela ell grandisimo desbarajus
te en- que vivimos' sin seguridad nj en-
la TERRA nj on el mar.
Fijense ell Gobierno Intervention Y
tOdas nuestras autOridades, las mariti
mas especalmente, en- la siguiente re
laci6n del aludido hecho, y vean ei
mOdO de reprimir y castigar tan enor
mes atentadOs, verguenza de cualquier
gobierno y de la civilization.
En- la mafana del 26 de Enero 1ltimo
Sc preeent6 en- las minas de Guama
Pelegrfn Fernandez Rivaro, natural de
Pontevedrs (Espana), Quien, viniendo
en- un bote desde ManzanillO, al pasar
entire los puntos denominados "E Ca
mar6n" J 'El Macio," como q catorce
leguas de Oabo Oruz, observe que
una milla de la costa estaba fondeada
una goleta de dos palos, pintada de
negro con una faja blanca, en- Cuya
popa Sc leie ell nombre de "Myosotis,"
la cual goleta estaba tripulada por
veinte y IN hombIes, en- su mayOria
de color negro y al parecer haitianos
y entire elOs unO blanco, que hac(a de
patron.
Parece que, dedicados a la pesoa, te
man siete botes y dos mas amarrados
a Ia popa del mismo buque, y al yeres
pasar, OchO de los hombres que esta
ban almOIzs ndo q bordo, tripularOn los
dos botes que Sc hallaban amarrados a
popa y lie pusieron proa la embarca
ci6n en- que FL venia, haciendole en-
trayectO tres dispar0s de revolver, por
10 que par6 los remos y esper0 para yer
10 que querfan. Una vez que 10 alcan
aaron, uno de los ref ridos tripulantes
Sc EMBARGO en- ell bote de Fernandez Y
agarrandole pOr la nuca, a IA vez que
pOnlendOle un revolver en- Ia trente,
mand0 que amarraran esta embarca
ci6n una de las otras, y, sentandOse
en- ell timOn, 10 llevaron un costado de
la goleta, donde 10 insu taron, amena
zarOn y estropearOn a golpes, despo
jandOlO de cuonto tenia en- el bOte, que
con 'istia en- un trea compete de pes
guerra nuevO, Gtlles de coclna. vlandao,
vlveres, ropas, 81 10 plata; su lcencia
como sargento del e,6 cito hbe, tador,
un certlficadO como subdito cubano y
un nOmbramiento de patron entire Ca
bo Cruz y la. Habana, dOcnmentos to
dos expedidos favor de 81: dandole
despues para que sigueTa viaje- al
mismo tempo, que en- son de burla le
decfan "que diera parte qnien quisie-
Ia, pues Do temfan las autOridades,
va freran cubanas 6 americanas"-u
bote en- mal(slmo estado que tenian SO
bre cubierta con ell que logo deseIn
barcar en- 'Pela deros", desde donde
continue su visje hasta Guiana, a PIE
EnteradO del hechO ell aIcalde del
mencionadO barrio del Guiana, y ratifi
cado ante & poI la vfctima Jodo 10 re
latadO, di0 inmedlaUamente cuenra al
JuzgadO correspondence.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-01
kMkKazAND0 A KIMBERLEY

Los beers en- sus correrfas llegan
hasta la misma poblaci6n de Kim
berley apoderandose de ganado y
trabando trecuentes tiroteos con la
guarnici6n de aquella ciudad.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-01
DR.. K. M. POnte
DENTISTA
Cruz nlim. 20,

La "OREME SIMON,a tan apreclada
para la hermosura de la tez, acaba de OBJ
tener en- Paris la MEDALLA DE ORC,
en- IA Exposition Universal de 1000.
Sc ha nombrado melico titular de Pom.
ce, don Vicente Saptoni, para ocupar
la plaza que Venfa desempenando interina-
mente don Rafael Oesteros.
Segdn informes, el doctor Cesteros mar,
chara para Juana Diaz.
SEDLITz BURGGRAEIE NuMA CHANTEAUD.
del Doctor BURGGRAEVE J sl sello
de garantia,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-01

Y como no existe sufciente hume
rariO para satisfacer las contribuciones
del primer semestre, ello.implicara una
exploitation de la propiedad, SO pretex
to de proveer de rentas uerto Rico
TOdo 10 cual es respetuosamente ex-
puesto por los comisionados que sus-
criben
Ticente Balbds Weneesla0 BoYda
Pedro ZdlGzdr
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-01
0SADlA De LOS S0MALIS
CApTURA DEL C0hiSARIn INGlES

En- Alexandria circula con insis
tencia ell rumor de haberse apodera
do los s0malis del Comisario Gene
raj ingles conduciendolc a 10 mas
tragoso del territorio.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-01
FeLIClTaCI0NES A CERvERA

Ell contralmirante William Z
Sampson y otros altos jefes de la
escuadra de los Estados Unidos han
telegrafado al contralmirante espa
mol Sr. Cervera, felicitandole por su
ascenso al grado Immediate supe-
rior.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-01
CRECIMlENT0 De La REBELLION

La mayor parte de las tropas in
digenas Sc han undo q la rebellion
engrcsando sus filas.
Ell movimiento insurreccional es
cada vez mas selio,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-01
Rebellion Increasing

The greater part of the aborige-
nies have joined the rebellion lar
gely increasing the fighting force
The insurrectionist movement Ii
monentarily taking on a more Sc
rious aspect.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-01
Fluctuations to Cervera

Admiral William T. Sampson
and other beads of the Navy have
cable congratulatory notices to Vice
Admiral Oervera on his appointment
as second executive officer of the
Spanish Navy.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-01
Kimberley threatened

The Boer forces are iu close pro
ximity to Kimberley having fre
quent skirmishes with the garrison
of the town and taking such supplies
and cattle that are insuficiently
protected.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-01
Somalis tribe in
East Africa capture
English Commissary

Persistent runners are being cir
culated in Alexandria that the So
malls Tribe of East Africans have
seized the English Commissary and
have conducted their capture to the
most mountainous district OF their
territory.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-01
Il|0TnaCiQlDDrCa cable
NueYa York, 10 ]e HargO
la GUERRA ANGLO 30ER
DESCALhBR0 De LOS INGleSeS

Noticias de Kimberley dicen que
los beers atacaron ell microbes una
columna inglesa en- las cercanfas de
Boshof matandt 40 hombres y ha-
ciendo prisioneros a una gran ma
yorfa de los restantes.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-01

La sociedad Belefca de Senoras de Pom
ce "POrto Rlcan Benevolent Society" ha
acceptable ell encargo de colocar ell abono de
II funciones que abre la compallfa Luisa
Martinez OasadO, los precios siguientes:
Palcos altos bajos sin entrada. . $26
Tornayoces palcOs No. l, 9, IL y Is 800
Lnneta con entrada 8 $40
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-01
NOTICIAS DEL Ola

En diaS pasados presto un buen servicio
la Policfa insular del COrozal al mando del
Cabo senor Martinez Chapel, capturando al
malhechor Clemente Santans que con sus
laterias tenia ssolada aquella comarca.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-01

En- Mayaguez, en- los salones de la casa
de don Quo Molina, tuvo efecto una velads
nfantil con motive del cumpeaflos de su Sc.
n0rita hija Maria.
Lucdisima qued6 la fiesta siendo muy
apaudidos los pequenos recitadOres que, con
despejo impropio de sps coytos amos, supie-
ron interpreter las producciones en- prosa y
versos que les fueron encomendadas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-01
ADVERTISING RATRs-l0 cents, and upward
per line

Address all communications whether concerning
subscriptions or advertisements to B0LETIN MER-
CANTIL DE PUERTO RICO, "a 26 Fortaleza
Street, San Juan p r. Remit by Express Money
Order Graft Post Office, Order or Registered Letter
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-01
CABLE NEWS
ransvaal forces
rout the Beers

Cable advices from Kimberley
state that on Wednesday a large
column Of English forces we're at
tackled by the Beers, in the neigh
borhood of Boshof, killing 40 men
and taking prisoners large portion
OF the remainder.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-01
BOLETIN MERCANTIL DE PTO.- RICO

Entered at the Post Office at San Juan, P. r.,
as second class matter July A. 1900.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-01

A las sctivas gestiones del segundo Jefe
de la poicia municipal, ion Rafael Diaz, Sc
deben las sgulentes aperigua clones, que
arrojan nl4,a luz s9bre el cri men dc
que iu6 victlma Manuel Franco.
Aparece complicado ell indlviduo cOnocido
pOr e apod0 de "PeScaito", al que Sc le han
encontrado granAes mancaas de sangre en-
la chaqueta. COnducid0 por el jefs la cueyR
eu d0nGe Sc enconST6 el arma del crfmen,
cOlocada 6Sta nuevamonte en- Ell mismo lu-
gar en- que fu6 hallada, al ser extraida de
entire las ncias, por un guaIdla experiment6
un fuerte yamdo que 10 priv6 de cOnoci-
mientO algunos seguDdos.
Seg6u los informes que hemOs Obtenido,
ell "Pescaito" hizo gran .resiStencia salir
.<on la chaqueta del caabOzO, IN Il que en-
irt de noche, favOreciend0 esta ciTcunstan
cia, la ocultaci6n hasta aver de las referidas
manchas de sangre.
Els digao de todo e9comio ell cello desple
gado por el sehor Diaz, en- la averiguaci6n
de este crfmen, que paecia enyuelto en- el
mSteriO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-01
Sc VENDEN. .muebleS
baratOS.
CRUZ 3'3, altos.

Hoy la yisitado nuostra redacci6n, nues.
tro particular amigo. don Manuel Tizol, que
Inarcha para Venezuela en- el vapor "Oara
cas", contratado ror la companfa de opera
'NOp0leone Sieni'.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-01

PARA ALIVIAR LA IRR.TACION QUE SlEN.
ten aquellOs que padecen una aiecci6n bron.
quial, las PAsTILLAS BRONQUIALEs DE
BROWN, son muy titles. Remedio sin
lgual para la tos, ronquera NAL de gar
ganta. Inv.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-01

Sc encueltra vacante la escuela rural d
Rinc6n.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-01

El Tribunal de -Distrito de Ponce irm6
aver la Sentencia de la caCSO seguida contra
Ramon Cartagena Delgado por ell delito de
raptO.
El acusado Sali6 cOndenalo a la pena de
un ano meses 21 dias de prisi6n correccio.
nal, accesOrias y costas, ihdemnizaci6n de
200 dollars la raptada, y reconocimiento y
SuStento de la pr0le, 81 la hublere.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-01

Han contraido matrimonio -eligoso en- Ia
carcel de Ponce, ell presO Victor Forgas la
joven Domingo Rodriguez.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-01

Han fallecido en- ell termino municipal CO
San Sebastian don Adolfo Comenero, natu-
raj de Manatf, en- Lares, don Manuel To.
rres, el primero ligado por lazos de parentez.
co con las reSretables familias Arana y AL.
velo del referidO Lares
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-03-01
BlLIETES De PASAIeROS PARA PONCE,

de venta tOdas las nOches q $3.50 para
puntos ntermedios a tpos proporcionales
Coches es"eclaes Ponce q tolas horas
servlclo dlarlo de paquetes y bultos tOdOs
los puntos de la Carretera central.
West Indies Express Company, Tetuan
San Juan 2 Gale del Armor, Ponce.
1870
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-01
as WOMAN AND RULER.
4 view of Victoria and Her Likes
and DisIjkcs.

The article GU Queen Victoria in the
Quarterly, which is attracting so much
attention gives / should ina CINE q more
accurate notion of her character than the
seTvile and cffusive Eush which has lately
flied the columns of the press. The Queen
was deVout believer in her right divine
70 rule, althOuEh-mainly from the in
dUence Of the Prince COnsOrt-She acted
as constitutional sovereign Though
the direct heir Of HanOverian sOvereigls,
she was prguder Of her remote descent
from the Stuart King, and she hOuOTed
Charles L as a royal martyr and had
even a week.-mrs. for that wTetched Crea-
tUTe James II she had her likes and dis
likes, for she never fOrEave what she
around her, but when out Of sight they
were apt to 5e out Of mind.
She was q stickler for etiquette, though
her own tastes were simple. she was fond
Of COMMONPLACE music. commonplace
books, and commonplace people. Taking
her for all in all, she was an excellent
woman, endowed with much shrewd com
mon sense. thoroughly well meaning. but
by no means the stateSwOman or the an
gel that tatteTy describes her All this
is TO be gathered from a perusal Of the ar
tiCle, and it will. think, be confirmed by
the verdict Of history.
OF the grounds for Queen VictOria's
likes and dislikes the most curious is that
which led her to take liking to Mr. Dis
TaeH
The Queen liked DisraeIi because she
thought she never in her life had seen so
amusing person tie grained AST BY his
bold assertion Of her knowledge; she ex-
Cused his ford adUlation on the ground
that 1t was Oriental. and she was pleased
with the audaciOuS way in which he broke
through the ice that surrounded her
This must be hard reading to the Tory
SCTibeS. who nave so often ascribed the
Queens prediction for the divinity of
the Primrose League to her having re
garded him as the greatest statesman Of
the age 1t was due, II seems. to her be
ing amused at the antics Of this plant
serviie. clever Oriental
I had the honor Of being one Of her
NajcSty'S dislikcs- ! do not suppose
that it was due to my having opposed so
many royal grants. but probably had its
origin at my having jeered at the Ratten-
bergs or some of her likes And vet l
have no doubt that 1 had q more sincere
admiration for her than most Of the
fluukeys who bowed and scTaped before
her What ] admired in her was her
contempt for those who were trying to
buy social distinction by means of their
money bags and the simplicity Of her
habits: while / always felt that if she
did occasionally interfere too much in
politics she did so less than any OF her
predecessors and always yielded 10 the
advice rendered to her by responsible ad-
vfserS in regard to policy. and sometimes
in regard to less important matters She
would not have been woman had she
not acted on her likes ana GislikCS. and
in everything she was thoroughly wom-
anIV-