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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-02-13
G. TINAUD g. co.
Plaza PrincipaI---San Juan Puerto Rico.


LA CASA MEJOR SURTIDA QUE MAS NOVEDADES IMPORTA
En- Joyas de todas classes especamente "BRLANTES"
que vende muy baratos garantzando su buena caldad
Constante varado surdo Reljes para Bolo Pared De
pertadores, garanta dc marcha exacta
Todo 10 mas modeno que brca toda obetos
Plata, Plateados etc, propios para regaos
de todas clases de las acediadaa Roger
y Chrole"
Lo perfeccionado Aneoos para Teao Campo Marina
dsede 81 $50 cada uno
Lentes y EspejueIos
N0PEs, oPERADos DE OATARATA d.
Pemea extra fins de las acredadas engesas
10 "UNECOS AGENTES"
de gran Fabrca de Oamaras fotografcas
mas /" KODAKSn Sc venden al
preciO que los Estados Unidos
cada camara acompaha ibrto de instruction
=. en- ing9s Espano bontas foo
grafas sin e aprendisae, por e manejo senciismo
de dichos aparatos
tOda pda bonito
ius1ado con bonitos grabados inges espaho, se 10
mandaremos GRATIS y franco de porte
SERVINGS pedidos vueita de Correo PAGOS ANTCPADOS
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-02-23
Drummer Commits Very Bold Drime

San Francisco, Feb. 16.-Driven to
desperation when his last cent had
been lost at the race tracks and pow
erty stared his wife and mother in the
face Marvin Ford, a commercial trav-
eler, yesterday committed one of the
boldest and most unprecedented high
way robberies ever placed on record
by the police department of this city.
In the broad light of MONDAY he
held IN Lee Leong, a Chinaman, on
Sacramento street, near Montgomery,
ind took from him bag containing
$216 in coin. The crime was accom-
plished by knocking the Monaghan
senseless with piece of iron pipe in
sight of hundreds of people who were
passing the commercial district.
Ford was well dressed and of such
respectable appearance that pedestrians
were astonished by the daring act. Be
fore anyone could interfere, the high
wayman had disappeared on Battery
street.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-02-23

Armour people, the corporate exist
ence of the Continental Fruit express,
will be continued, for the present year
at least.
''The Earl cars will continue to be
known as the c. F. x. cars, and G. B.
Devices, who has been secretary of the
Continental Fruit company, will be-
come manager of the line in Califor-
mia. Robert Graham will continue in
his present position of manager of the
Fruit Growers express on this coast.
"The transaction does place the Ar
mour people in full control of the re-
frigerator car business in the north
ern deciduous fruit district, although
the Santa Fe may endeavor to handle
more green fruit in its refrigerator
cars from points along it's line than it
has done in the past. l want to say
however, that it is not the purpose or
the policy of the Armour people to
take advantage of this new condition
to the detriment of the fruit growers
interests. You can say positively that
there will be no advance in refriger-
ator charges"
Mr. Robbins added that the purchase
of the Earl car line by Armour &
Co., entirely divorced the fruit ship
ping business from the car line bust
ness. The service in general will be
improved, by the erection of several
new icing plants.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-02-23
SANTA FE CLERK ROBS EMPLOYEES
Had Their Time Checks and Cashed
Them

San Francisco, Feb. 16.-Frank j.
Gavan, nicknamed "Hennessy' a stem
ographer in the employ of the Santa
Fe railroad in the freight depot at
Spear and Harrison streets, is among
the missing So is a large sum of mon
ey due various employees or The COM
pany, who intrusted the young man
with the collection of the checks re-
ceived for their monthly wages, which
they received yesterday morning.
In accordance with custom which
has prevailed in the yards for some
time Gavan was handed the checks of
a number of employees. Just how
many he received is not yet known,
as those most interested in the mat
ter have not yet reported to the main
office. Gavan took these checks to
the Bank of California and cashed
them about II o'clock. Since that
time he has not been seen or heard
from. The amount that he received on
the checks is estimated at about $3.50.
Detectives and employees who have
lost their money searched the city for
the missing cashier last night, but
were unable to locate him. The young
man has been in the employe of the
Santa Fe for the past five or six
months. He was transferred from Pu-
eblo, Colo, and roomed at 526 Harri-
son street. He was popular in the
yard" and enjoyed the friendship of
J. w. Walker, the Terminal superin-
tendent, and J. R. Donnelly, his as
sistant
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-02-23
Huntington Estate is Worth $4,000. 900

New York, Feb. 1.-THE executors
of the estate of the late Coils P.
Huntington have deposited with Con-
troller Coler a certified check for $780,
900 to cover the amount of Inheritance
tax which will be collected by the
state. This deposit indicates the worth
of the estate at the time of testator's
death to have been approximately
$7O,000,O00. making its present worth
$50, 900 900.
Action is taken at this time to save
per cent. by making deposit with
in specified period. Much comment
will result from the size of the check,
which indicates that Huntington's es-
tate in value will more than double
the estimate placed upon it at the
time of his death. When the will
was filed for probate last August, Rus
sell Sage expressed an opinion that
the Huntington fortune would fall
short of 100000 The executors
have indicated that it would amount
to more than twice that sum.
Owing to the rise in railroad securi-
ties during the last six months, the
Huntington estate is now worth al
most, if not quite, $10,OOO,0O0 more
than it was when the will was offered
for probate.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-02-23
Negro Wounded With Bird Shot

San Bernardino, Feb. 16.-Robert L.
Thompson, negro, 25 years of age,
occupies a cot at the county hospital
while the physicians extract from the
lower portion of his body a quantity
of bird shot which he received from
the shotgun of an irate orange grow
er. Thompson arrived In San Ber-
nardino via the brakebeam route from
Kansas City. He started to walk to
Cotton, and on the way he passed
along side an orange orchard. The
fruit was tempting and thinking no
one was about, he proceeded TO help
himself.
The owner of the orchard observed
him in the act of stealing, and went to
the house to get gun. He soon re-
turned and commanded Thompson to
halt. Instead, the latter run, and the
rancher fired. The shot crippled him,
but he kept on moving at lively rate.
Another shot was fired. and the negro
fell to the ground, where he remained
for two hours, when man passing by
in a buggy found him.
The wounded man was taken to the
county hospital, where it was ascer-
tanned that he was badly peppered
with shot in both legs from his hips
down. He is painfully but not Sc
riously wounded.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-02-23
How Olive Wood Burns

Some day, maybe, olive wood may
become popular fuel in Southern Cal
ifornia. A Mediterranean letter thus
describes the delights of fire of olive
wood:
81 love an olive wood fire, olive wood
gnarled logs of ancient trees which
have given in their days an abundance
of oil charged fruit Now they are
condemned to the hearth and their ex
piring moments are more brilliant
than have been all their days together
Pine logs are exciteable, spluttering,
somewhat irritating therefore, and oft
ell smoky. 1 do not dislike their odor,
but even turpentine can flavor too
much. Logs of birch wood, such as
are burned in Northern France, are
tame, need a lot of lighting, much
coaXing and more after attention. The
same may be said of oak logs. But an
olive wood fire is perfect. The logs
light at once and blaze away in a
laughing, joyous manner. The few
splutter when they are first lit are
mere ripples of suppressed laughter.
Then they blaze fast and furious and
call to their brother logs In the great
basket by the wall to come and join
with them in a glorious conflagration
and send their flames leaplng upward
to the higher regions as if consum-
mating a glorious resurrection after
the publication which alone fire can
give to them.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-02-23
He Was in Demand.

A merchant who lives on the upper
West Side of the city was awakened
at 2 o'clock the other morning by the
continued ringing of his front door bell.
He tried to go to sleep despite the noise,
but had to abandon the attempt when
a series Of shouts coming from the
street in front of his house assailed his
ears. Mingled with the shouts he heard
the voices of men engaged in a war Of
words. Jumping out of bed he ran to
a window, threw it open and leaned
out. There were five men on the street,
and seeing him they began to yell with
renewed rigor.
what rs wrongT shouted the mer-
chant. The five tried to reply at the
same time and the only word the mer-
chant understood was "Fire."
"What is wrong" he shouted again.
One of the five got his voice before the
others.
Your store has burned out" he
screamed, land I'll give you So more
than anybody else for the privilege OF
FASTING bills on the front of your build
ing."-New York Evening Sun.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-02-23
ON THE RANCH AND Field
Some Interesting Topics of General Moment
to All
RURAL HAPPINESS AND ACTIVITY
California Fruits the Favorite in Siberia
The Fruit Law in Montana
Prosperous Outlook for Stockmen-
Prunes to Be Eaten as Figs.

Mrs. K. M. Tileston sends the fol-
lowing receipt for preparing prunes
to be eaten as figs to the San Jose Me-
curry, and it is here reproduced because
it certainly has great merit, ana the
method is so simple that any one can
use it:
Put the pruneS in a wire basket
and dip them into a kettle of boi!ing
water. Hold them in it two or three
minutes. Then take them out aud
pour them on a cloth and pack them
while hot in tin cans. Press them in
well. Seal the cans and set away for
month or longer. They will keep a
long time and become very tender and
delicious. I prefer the quart can to
keep them in, as they dry out soon
after the air gets to them
Accompanying this recipe for pre-
pairing prunes to be eaten uncooked
like figs was a paper box of the fruit
prepared in this way in 1899 and just
opened, says the editor of the Mercury.
They were tender and delicious, hav-
ing considerable of the flavor of
pressed figs, but being pleasantly free
from the annoying seeds. The flesh
was tender and came away from the
pit easily. AS dried fruit to be eaten
without preparation of any kind this
is certainly superior to anything to
be purchased on the market. Every
housewife can fix a few cans for her
self and have them on hand. Common
fruit jars are as good as cans. Any
thing will do that is air tight and
non-absorbent. Old prunes bought in
the market may be used as well as
those newly dried. If too dry they
should be soaked Just little longer.
An understanding of this manner of
preparing or preserving, prunes ought
to increase their consumption i'm
mensely. Let the housewife once
learn that she can herself in few
minutes put up prunes in this way
and she will be certain to add them
to her stock of household canned
fruit.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-02-23
Porto Ricans Anxious to Fight

Porto Rican soldiers want to go to
the Philippines to help put down the
insurrection in those islands. This
fact was brought out in the debate
in the house Mr.. Steele of Indiana
said battalion of native Porto Ricans
which was coming to Washington to
participate in the inaugural parade,
was the equal in physique and army
tactics of any American soldiers and
its members were anxious for duty in
the Philippines or anywhere else.
The mater came up through vigor-
Gus protest made by Mr.. Lacey of Iowa
who said it was inhuman and cruel
to compel the attendance Of Poro Ri
can soldiers at the Inauguration of
President Mckinley, as they were un-
accustomed to our usually severe
March weather. Major Steele said he
had letters from Porto Rico saying
that hundreds of natives were anx-
ious to fight against the Filipinos
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-02-23
New Fruit Canning Method

A new fruit company called the
Sherman Worrell Fruit Company has
appeared with a new plan of canning
fruit. The capital 100000 is divid-
ed into 10000 shares of 6 per cent. pre-
ferred stock, and 10000 shares COM
mon stock. In it's prospectus the COM
pany states it has no competitor in the
market. 1t proposes to take solid
blocks of pure fruit made without pre-
servatives or adulterants and pack in
paste-board cartons, which can be
shipped throughout the world. A fac
tory will be located in San Francisco,
and for the construction OF this plant
portion of the stock will be sold This
company owns fruit ranges at New
castle, Cal, formerly the property of
Sherman Brothers, and has carried on
manufacturing business there and in
Chicago. The company owns all for
mulas, processes and inventions of
the Shermans used in making these
various products, including concentra-
ting fruit.-San Jose Mercury.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-02-23
CALIFORNIA; OBJECT
Will Fight the Bill for a Mint at
Tacoma

= Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Califor-
mia representatives in congress will be
urged to defeat the plan of Senator
Foster and Representative Cushman
of Washington to secure an appropri-
alton of 100000 for entrenchment of
the mint at Tacoma, for the reason
that the business interests of San
Francisco will be seriously menaced if
the bill becomes a law.
While it is true that this measure,
so detrimental to San Francisco, stands
but a small chance of becoming a law
at the present session, it is quite pos
sible such may be the case, since Mr..
Cushman is working with Representa-
tive Mercer, who has a like bill for a
mint at Omaha, and the additional
fact that Mr.. Roberts, director of
minis, has submitted a letter favoring
the establishment of a mint at Taco
ma. 1t is Mr.. Cushman's purpose to
avail himself of the last days of the
session, when suspension of rules
is ordered, to call up his measure, and
pass it.
AS heretofore telegraphed to the
Herald from Washington, California
members will unite in endeavoring to
prevent its passage.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-02-23
California Fruits in Siberia

Richard T. Greener. United States
commercial agent at Vladivostock,
makes the following report on Cal
ifornia fruits in Siberia:
California products have already
been introduced here by several of the
larger firms, especially the canned
fruits, which are in great favor. There
seems to be a preference for our goods
of this character; but high freights,
delays in receipt of goods, and bad
packing have done much to injure
American trade.
Several persons have been here
within the last two years looking for
openings for California fruits; but af-
ter examining the field, they seem not
to have considered the outlook ia
vorable
Some lemons and raisins come from
the United States, figs and olives from
Italy and France, and a little honey
from Russia, while wines come from
Russia, and oranges and nuts from
China (Chefoo) and Japan. No fruit
from China, Japan or Manchuria COM
pares with that cultivated in the
United States, and if it were possible
to put our leading fruits into the mar
ket, believe it would prove to be not
only a blessing to the people, but
commercial success. But all depends
on low rates, quick transit and proper
hacking
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-02-23
1t Kills the Squirrels

The Anaheim Plaindealer is author
ity for saying that Principal R. N.
Bird of the West Anaheim school, has
given a simple and inexpensive re-
cipe for killing squirrels a very sue
cessful test. From his experience in
using the mixture he is satisfied that
ranchers will find it a certain destroy
er of their industrious enemies in the
ground. The formula is as follows:
"Strychnine, 1 o.; cyanide, 2 o.;
croton oil, IA o.; oil rhodium, IA o.
one cup of vinegar, four eggs, four
cups of syrup or honey. Dissolve the
strychnine in the vinegar. Add cyan
ide potash, croton oil and eggs. Then
put in the honey. Mix we'll with five
gallons of wheat or barley. One fourth
of this quantity will be all you will
need at one time.
'The poison should be spread in the
same manner as other squirrel pois-
ons, with the use of which ranchers
are familiar The formula given above
was secured by Mr. Bird from a San
ia Fe division track superintendent,
who had used it along that road.
Through it he ridded his division of
squirrels. 1t was the only satisfactory
poison he had ever found. 1t is now in
general use on the squirrel infested
divisions of the railroad
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-02-23
ents, If there be children, ana various

ents, If there be children, ard Fnrlous
other factors are noted as making for
long life among married people. But
one important factor in prolonging life
is not mentioned, though it is probably
the most important, namely, the will
to live, which is much more powerful
with a man or woman on whom others
are intimately dependent. How often
will a man or a woman threatened with
illness fight against and overcome it,
for the sake of the marital partner or
the helpless children; whereas a single
person would probably give up to the
attack. This idea that sickness and
perhaps death can be postponed by a
determined effort on the part of the in
dividual is gaining ground, and the I'M
doubted power of mental action over
bodily conditions lends it strong sup
port. We are still only at the threshold
of knowledge on the subject. But the
facts already noticed show that it is a
subject worthy of our most thorough
investigation.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-02-23

A movement has been begun by sew
eral art institutes in this country to
check the exodus of American art stu
dents - especially girl students-to
Paris. 1t has the approval of Ameri-
can artists of established reputation
men who have studied in Paris, lived in
the Latin Quarter, and know the IN
wholesome conditions existing therein.
They assert that facilities for the first
training in art are as good in America
as in Paris, if not better. For a proper
appreciation and use of the rich colIec-
tons of art which exist In Europe. pre-
liminary training is necessary, and that
can be obtained at home. "To go abroad
foC postgraduate course" said one of
the most celebrated of these artists, sis
all right, but by no mean for begin
ner. The Latin Quarter is vile," he
added.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-02-23
Burlington Road to Come to the Coast

Denver, Colo, Feb. 1.-THE veteran
railway superintendent, Alexander
Campbell, for many years with the
Burlington road at McCook, Neb., said
today:
"The Burlington is going to Salt
Lake and to the Pacific. No power
on earth can stop it. The great am
bition of Mr.. Holdredge, the manager,
of the road is to extend the lines to
the waters of the Pacific, and it will
not be long before his desire is accom-
plished. We are going to the coast,
and what is the use of arguing the
question. The talk about Mr.. Hold
redge meeting President Burt of the
Union Pacific to listen to an argument
against extending the line to Salt Lake
and Ogden is nonsense. Nobody could
argue with Holdredge on that subject,
for he knows it is going to be accom-
plished."
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-02-23
Stockmen Elated

The excellent prospect which appar-
emily stretches before agriculturists
this season, induced by timely rains
coming at short intervals, have in
spired stockmen with such confidence
that thousands of head of stock have
been imported from Texas and Ariz-
ona. The extensive stock raisers of
the SINH report a bright outlook. The
hills and valleys of the country are
clothed knee deep in verdure. Charles
Donlon, of Donlon Brothers, in COM
pany with Sheriff Charlebois, have
just returned from a trip through
Southern Arizona and the state of So
nora, in Mexico, where they secured
bargains in cattle. AS a result of
their venture, they brought back 900
head of cattle, with 1000 contracted
for and being rounded up for ship
ment here. Donlon returns in a few
days to oversee the purchases, and
bring them in safety to the ranges in
Ventura cOunty.-Ventura Independ-
emf
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-02-23
farm Cattle

1t is true that the cattle business
to be profitable must be conducted on
the broad ranges of the western plains.
That is one profitable system of cattle
raising, but there is another which
yields as great profits for the capital
invested. Raising cattle on the farm
has in all countries and all ages been
found profitable, and more so now than
ever. By raising cattle on the farm the
farmer has a good market for all the
feed he can raise, saves labor and eX-
pense of transportation and avoids
much loss from waste and the hocus
pocus of commerce And one of the
main features Of stock farming is that
it can be made to continually i'm
prove the fertility and value of the
farm.-Texas Farm and Ranch.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-02-23

The court of inquiry at the West
Point Military Academy to investigate
the charge that the death of Cadets
Booz and Breth was due to hazing
brought out some interesting evidence
ON the methods of hazing in general
use among the cadets. Absolute truth
fulness is demanded by one of the I'M
written laws of honor among them.
and the telling of an untruth would be
followed by ostracism. 1t may, there
fore, be assumed that the evidence
given by cadets before this court is
accurate as regards facts, but it is not
necessarily reliable in matters of opin-
ion. The cadets appear to be quite
unanimous in the opinion that the
methods of hazing in vogue at the
academy are not brutal. On this point
the public will be inclined to differ
from them. Among the methods used
by the upper class men to amuse them
selves at the expense of the fourth
class men is that of fleet inspection"
which consists in dropping hot candle
grease on the bare feet of the victim.
New cadets are also compelled to run
down the company streets while the
men on both sides empty buckets of
water on them. This is called taking
a bath" Other ordeals to which fourth
class men are subjected are "bracing,"
or standing in an exaggerated soldierly
position; ''eagling," or standing on tip
toe; wooden Willie" or drilling to the
point Of exhaustion. Milder forms of
haZing consist in numerous ridiculous
ordeals, such as requiring a man to
stand on his head in q bathtub half
full of water, or in making him stand
on his head, speak a piece, and deliver
right-hand salute with his left foot.
The list extends through picturesque
variety of items to such harmless
tricks as naming the new men after
different barnyard animals and COM
polling them to initiate the noises made
by the animals. The cadets assert there
is nothing brutal in any of these forms
of hazing. They admit that if a cadet
refuses to perform any Of these things
he will be compelled to fight, with the
chances in favor of his being vigor-
ously pounded. This is what happened
to Booz. Whether these things are
brutal or not may be a matter of opin-
ion, but it is clear that the victims
opinion might differ from that of the
hazers. Uncomfortable" would GER
tainly be rather a mild word to apply
to some of these ordeals, and even
compelling a man to stand on his head
while it may not be brutal, is hardly
desirable or in accordance with the
plans Of nature. Col. Mills, superin-
tendent of the academy, says the more
injurious forms of hazing described in
this inquiry have been abandoned fol-
the last two years, while the others are
INDUCED in against orders. The insti
tuition would lose nothing valuable II
the cadets were to abandon hazing al
together. It Is relic of barbarism al
best.