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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-13
Kaiser Wants More Troops.

For number Of weeks past . portion
Of the German press has been asserting
that the imperial government intends further
70 increase the effective strength Of the
German army
The Frels;naiee zeitung, arguing against
this talked Of increase; points cut that the
effective strength Of the French army is
nov less than Germanys BY $1,000 men.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-13
! Strike Ended N Two Cities

pecial cablegrams to Boletln Mercantil
New York July l3th.-It has
y;communicated to the Mayors
of Baltimore and Cincinatti that the
strike Of the machinists is all over
ard that they have returned to their
work.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-13

1t. Col. John L. Glen, who has been
appointed Ohiet Quarter master of the Dep
artment of Texas exrectes to leave San
Juan for his new station on August 9th.
His headquarters will be at San Antonio.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-13
New Flying Machine
A Successful Trial Trip.

Especial Oablegram to Boletin Mercantil
Paris. July 13th.-A new flying
machine, the result of Mr.. Dumont's
continued efforts. has been given a
trial to day. the results Of the
trial were very satisfactory. The
machine was easily propelled in
whatever direction it was desired.
1t was applauded by great number
Of spectators who assembled to wit
ness the trial.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-13

Mr. L. s. Allen of the Allen News Go.
who has been i'll with fever for the past few
days is improving and expects to be able to
return to business the first of next week.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-13
Handsome Compliments.

All newspapers in Bueoos Ayres on July
4th published artices laudAtory of the Uni.
ted States. American flags we're placed on
many buildings, A reception was given at
the American Legation.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-13
City and Suburbs
Local and Personal Notes
In and About the Capita

Seforita Paquta Moret, known as the
"Daughter of the Porto Rico Regiment'
arrived in the Capital yesterday from Pom
ce. she is visiting friends in the city fol
a few days.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-13

The baseball game between the Plaza
team and a Picked nine from the t'Yonk-
ton" this afternoon excites much interest
All the department employees have half
holiday and most OF them are at the game
which is being played as we 60 to press.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-13

Just received per s. 8. Ponce fresh SUI
py of American Beef. Mutton. Pork. Obi
kens. Turkeys and Creamery Butter in on
pound paper packages.
y. Hunts American Butchery.
San jose No. 2. d
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-13
Unusually Heavy Crops This YeIl

special cablegram to Boletin Mercantil |
New York, July 13th.-Accor.
ding to statistics from all the States
it is affirmed that the wheat crop will
be extraordinarily successful and
that the record for all past produc.
tions will be broken this year.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-13

A reduction in wages of several employ.
ees in the quartermaster's department is Of
ficially announced.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-13

The mail from Vega-baja arrived at the
Capital last night at 10 o'clock,-an houl
and half late.
The celaz was caused by an accident or
the French r. r. Near Manati.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-13

Stereograpber and typewriter wanted who
has pretion of his time to devote to cores
pondence.
San Juan Light s Transit %. 3-s
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-13

Mr.. John Schmidt who has been B
clerk In the chief quartermaster's depai
ment was ordered by cable this morning
accompany is chief, Col. John l. Ole
to his new station, San Antonio, Texas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-13
Great Preparations Being Made To
Receive The Future InheIitop M
The Crown Ol Holland.

Special cablegram to Boletin Mercantil
New York, July 12th.-Itis com-
municated from The Hague that
great preparations are being made
in Holland to receive the future in
heritor of the Crown, whose birtn
is soon expected.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-13

Yesterday little boy named Rafael Ro
driguez Sanjujo fell from a second storey
wlndow at 70 Sol st. He struck the side
work 10Th great violence and received
serious if not fatal injuries.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-13

FOR SALE Two desirable properties.
One near Cupey and the other at Hato.
nuevo, suburbs of Rio Piedras. The first
contains 130 cuerdas, s of which are planted
with coffee in full bearing. The other con
taius 2OO cuerdas
For fall information address.
AGLAs s. SoBRKNOs
Bio Piedras.
1913
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-13
Peru Ready For Trouble
The Disputed Boundary Line.

Especial Oablcgram to Boletin Meroantil |
New Yor, July 13th.-Reports
received from Lima, Peru state that
orders have been issued by the
4 congress Of the Republic to reor.
sanize and keep ready for action
D. military Of the country.
q bis .haliaHaa that this due 70 .
ated boundary line between
g3fazil and Chile.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-13

"It takes nine tailors to make a man.
Swiggett has more than that number.
II you wish for up to date clothes 60 To
Swigsett. d.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-13
TELEPHONE......... "A
Cable Address Morris" A. B. O. Code

The Boletin MercanM is the Oldest neCspape,
on the Island 1t is conservative, independent ana
progressive in all matters Of public interest 1t Is
read IN tho best families, reaches the buying classes,
md is easily first in public estimation and as an
ADVERTISING medium.
The afternoon edition of the BoLRTIN reaches
out Of town patrons "a hours in advance OF the
morning dailies.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-13

New York, July 1901.
To the Editor of the B0LETIN MERCANTIL
San Juan p. II.
G.. B. EDWARDS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-13

Mr.. A. O. Faunai, soho has bse5H
ySan y dEfi On Gne I,szsd IDS II Sllp
mis- former position in the Registry DetA
ment of the Post Office. ~
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-13
Want Column

WANTED A FURNISHED ROOM WITH
w Board in American family. Moderate prizes
Address Board, BoIBTIH MnR0AHTII.l IA
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-13
ApOUi2adriS

70
THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS
de venta:
MULLENAOFF & KORBER.
San Juan.
BOYSEN & co, Playa Ponce.
F. SUHRODER, Mayagiies.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-13
Mines And Minerals.

Gold mining as earned on in Porto Rico
- erndesk nj |, ,Eaast
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-18
of Spain.

The BARRIERS business in Spain is pc
culiar in hat he is called upon to ply
his shears on donkeys as well as men,
for it is an important item in the care
Of Spanish donkeys that they should be
sheared as to the back in order to
make a smoother resting place for man
or pannier. So, while the master held
his animal, one Of the BARRIERS piled
some enormous clacking shears and lit
tered the ground with mouse colored
hair, leaving the beasts belly fur COW
cred below a fixed line and for a small
additional price executing a raised pat
tern Of star points around the neck.
The tonsorial profession is an indis-
pensable one in a country where shay
ing the whole face is generally prac-
ticed among all the humber orders,
not tc mention toreros and ecclesias-
tics. But the discomfort to which the
BARRIERS customers submit is %astonish-
ing. Instead of being pampered, sooth-
ed, labored at with confidential re-
spectfulness and lulled into luxurious
harmony with himself, as happens in
America, a mar who courts the razor
In Spain has to sit upright in a stiff
chair and meekly hold under his chin a
brass basin full Of suds and fitting his
throat by means of a curved nick at
one side.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-18
Conascation In Morocco.

1t is a custom in Morocco that all the
property of an official reverts at death
to the crown. The logic which leads to
such a result is simple, for the govern
ment argues thai all fortunes thus ac-
cumulated consist of moneys Illegally
retained by the authorities. A gov
ernor when appointed is probably pos
sessed of nc considerable fortune.
When he dies, he may be a million
aire. Whence came his wealth? Squeez-
ed most certainly from the tribes under
his authority and therefore amassed
In which the sultan had placed him.
1t has never struck the Moorish gov
eminent that these great fortunes
might more h%onorably be returned to
the people from whom they were sto-
len. The result is entire confiscation
to the crown, including often such pri-
vate property as his governor may
have been possessed Of before his ap-
pointment and not seldom, too, of the
property of his relatives.
When the mighty fall in Morocco, the
crash brings down with them their
families, even uncles and cousins and
all connected with them, and it is not
seldom that the sons Of great gov
ernors, who have been brought up in
the luxury Of slaves and horses and
retinues Of mounted men, have to go
begging in the streets.-Blackwood.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-18
SIandering the Cook.

Here is something that a woman
who knows says is a sure diagnosis
OF The status of the cook. IF you have
a good cook. YOU may be more or
less sure that she will look too FIRE
qucntly upon the wine when it is red.
1t is IN unfortunate fact, but if the
cook is less than a $40 cook as
little annoyance as possible may be
expected Gr0m this weakness. Posi-
bly, it will never make itself manifest
enough to be known above stairs. But
if the cook has risen higher in the So
ciai scale Of cooks than $40, then look
out. A cook who is rated at over $40
may be expected to smash things.
If chances to make a morning
call at the house of u friend and dis
cover the servants crowded up stairs,
frightened and trembling, while from
below come the sounds of ironware
skating across the kitchen and pottery
crashing against the wall and be-
tween times the voice Of the masculine
head of the family gently eXpostulat-
ing or commanding in would be stern
tones, then it may be known that that
household has reached the dignity of a
$50 or $50 cook.-New York Times.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-18
AIRS. Gilbert and m, n.,x.

AIRS. and AuEustin DAILY.
"The ~pleasantest recollections of my
stage life are those connected with the
governor" said Mrs. John Gilbert. "We
called him Mr.. Daly-that is, we
older ones, who knew him well.
"He never bothered much with Jim
Lewis and myself. He had more trou-
BILE with John Drew and Ada Rehan.
They We're young and needed looking
after. you know.
"He was very set in his ways, and if
he took a fancy to a piece of stage fur
niture he invariably introduced it into
every play. He had a pair of large,
dark blue majolica vases which were
the bane of my life. They were always
placed nea a doorway in such a man
er that you had to have the dreadful
things always on your mind or you
would run into them.
81 had complained several times to
the governor and begged him to put
them in the storeroom, but he had tax
En- a fancy to them, and they remained.
"Well n day I did knock one of
them down, and it was smashed to bits.
The governor never said a word, but
he looked volumes. He was arranging
the interior for a new play a few days
later, and in one scene 1 had to faint
on a lounge.
""Tom,' he said to the stage hand,
see that that lounge is good and strong,
for Mrs. Gilbert is very gawky, and it
would ruin the scene if she smashed it
when she fainted.'
THAT was all, but 1 knew that, he
knew how that vase was broken."-
New York Herald.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-18
II BLACK VENUS.
An Ugly Stone Figure Worshiped by
Peasants of Brittany.

Even false religions die hard, and
there are reminders of all extinct
faiths still existing in the world. One
of the most curious relics of paganism
which are still worshiped in a Chris
tan country is the gigantic black
stone figure of a woman which is to be
found in Il forest of the district Of
Morbihan. in Brittany.
1t is known as the "Black Venus"
but probably dates far back of the
time when the Greeks and Romans
w%orshiped that goddess. Antiquarians
assert hat this ugly idol belongs to
the age of the serpent worshipers, one
of whose subterranean temples is ia
the neighborhood. This would make
the figure far older than the Christian
era.
The statue is that of a huge, I'M
couth woman, with a sullen, angry
countenance, her form enveloped in a
loose mantle.
The superstitious Bretons have al
ways worshiped the figure, asserting
that it has power over the weather and
the crops. If the idol is neglected, they
declare that the grain dies on the ear.
and if the anger of the black woman is
further reused a tidal wave sweeps
over Morbihan.
Twice the stone was cast into the sea
by pious folk who hoped thereby to put
an end to this idolatry, and twice the
peasants dragged it back and set up an
altar before it.
About two centuries ago Count Pierre
de Lannion, on whose estate the figure
stood, in order to save the statue from
both friends and enemies, dragged it
by 40 yoke Of oxen to his own chateau
and set !. up in the courtyard. He cut
an inscription on the base of the pedes.
tai, declaring the figure to be a Venus
carved by Caesars soldiers.
The count and his chateau are bott
gone, but the huge black woman, over
grown with moss, still stands in the
forest, and the peasants still beseect
her to bless their crops.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-18
Cause of Tnl1eyrand,u Lnmene.s.

The cause of T~alleyrand's lameness
has long been a matter of dispute.
Some stories have it hat the defect
was congenital; others that it was oc-
casioned by an accident which befell
him in his infancy. The most curious
explanation of all is that offered by a
writer in The Quarterly Review. '"To
quote the very words of our informant.
an eminently distinguished diplomat"
says the writer, '"Talleyrand's Vienna
colleague, Baron Wessenberg, told me
years ago that his lameness was owing
to carelessness of his nurse, who laid
him down in a field while she f1irted
with her sweetheart and on coming
back to her charge found some pigs
dining on the infants legs. | am sure
that Wcssenberg told me this as an
established fact. and | am all but sure
that his authority was Talleyrand him
self"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-18
TEACHING A YOUNG LARK
How Its Mother Coaches 1t to Hor
About md Fly.

How Its Mother Coaches 1t to Hop
About and Fly.
j. NJ. Barrie, the noted Scottish story
writer, in Scribner's Magazine told
how a young lark got it's first lesson.
A baby lark had got out of it's nest
sideways, a fall of a foot only, but a
dreadful drop for a baby.
"You car get back this way" it's
mother said, and showed it the way.
But when the baby tried to leap it fell
on it's back. Then the mother marked
out lines on the ground on which it
was to practice hopping, and it got
along beautifully SO long as the mother
was there every moment to say, "How
wonderfully you hopv
"Now teach me to hop up" said the
little lark, meaning that it wanted to
fly, and the mother tried to do it in
vain. She could soar up, up. very
bravely, but she could not explain how
she did it.
the rain" she said, half remembering.
What is sun? What is rain" the
little bird asked. eff you cannot teach
me to fly. teach me to sing"
"When the sun M out after rain"
the mother replied, 'then you will
know how to sing"
The rain came and glued the little
birds wings together.
Il shall never be able to fly or sing"
it walled.
Then of a sudden it began to blink
its eyes, for a glorious light had spread
ove the world, catching every leaf
and twig and blade of grass in tears
and putting a smile in every tear. The
baby birds breast swelled, it did not
know why; it huttered from the
ground, it did not know why.
"The I'LL has come out after the
rain!" it trilled. "Thank you, sun!
Thank you! Thank you! Oh, mother,
did you hear me? l can sing"
Then it hoated up, up, calling,
"Thank you, thank you, thank your
to the sun. ooh, mother, do you
see me? | am flying"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-18

The remedies they think best suited to
the needs of their patients. When the
disease is of a nervous nature, with head
ache, sick stomach, falling appetite, indi-
gestion, restlessness, loss of sleep and a
general rundown condition, a nerve tonic
and brain food is an absolute necessity.
The best Of all remedies for weak, debili-
tated. exhausted nerves-best for the doc
tor to prescribe and best for the patient to
take-is that incompatible restorative,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-18

"My stomach was very weak and I
could scarcely eat light food or Cruel. I
had a dreadful burning sensation at the
base of the brain, but my worst trouble
was sleeplessness. l would roll and toss
for hours at a time, and was rapidly losing
flesh and strength when my doctor advised
me to try DR.. Miles Nervine. I did so
and steadily improved till my health was
restored" Mrs. S. MoREHousE,
Phoenix, N. Y,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-18

You will waste time if you try to cure in
digestion or dyspepsia by starving yourself.
That only makes 1t worse when you do eat
heartily. You always need plenty of good
food properly digested. Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure is the result of years of scientific re-
search for something that would digest not
only some elements of food but every kind
And it is one remedy that will do it. Nick
Dot1ing g. Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-18

"You can convince a woman that the
earth isn't round" said the breakfast
cynic. "but you can't convince her that
the druggist doesn't make SO per cent
profit on postage stamps."-Philadel-
phia Record.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-18
Weak.

"Do you know that Nigster is so
weak that he can't stand alone?"
asked Browne.
"Good gracious. no" replied Jones.
"What is the matter with him?"
"Why, l asked him if he could stand
q loan of 10 shillings and he said he
couldn't."-London Fun.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-18

For brood sows, Ravens Stock Food las no
equal. The pigs will be strong and have plen-
ty of milk. 1t cures scours in pigs and lambs.
1t removes worms from hogs, cures cold and
fevers; prevents pneumonia and disease, and
makes them do well. 1t aids digestion, gives
good appetite, saves feed and promotes rapid
growth. When fed to hogs and pigs it will
surely prevent hog cholera. For sale by Will
A. Hamler, druggist, Extra, Iowa. 2
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-18
Ii Il CuriO Is.

what is a curio, father"
"a curio is a piece of china that your
mother has had spared to her through
the devastating dynasties of seven or
eight cooks."-London King.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-18

Il had piles so bad l could get no rest nor
find a cure until I find a cure until 1 tried De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. After using it once
| forgot 1 ever had anything like Piles,"-E.C.
Boice, Somers Point, N. Y. Look out for i'm
~itations. Be sure you ask foi DeWitts. Nick
Doffing & Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-18

"Last winter l was confineq to my bed with
a very bad cold on the lungs. Nothing gave
me relief. Finally my wife bought a bottle of
One Minute Cough Cure that effected a speedy
cure. l cannot speak too highly of that ex-
celloht remedy. Mr.. T. X Houseman,
M~anatawney, Pa. Nick Dof1iing & Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-18

Those famous little pills, DeWitt's Little
Early Risers will remove all impurities from
the systpm. cleanse your bowels and make
them regular. Nick Doffing & Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-18

Grip! Sore lungs! Pneumonia! Stop the
disease by taking DR.. Miles Nervine.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-18

You cannot enjoy perfect health, rosy
cheeks and sparkling eyes if your liver is slug
Glsh and your bowels clogged. DeWitt's Lit
tie Early Risers cleanse the whole system.
They never grippe. Nick Doffing & Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-18

Jell=O, the New Dessert.
Pleases all the family. Four flavors;-Lemon
Orange, Raspberry and Strawberry. At your
grocers. lOcents. Try it today.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-26
REV. ]. w. CROSS.
Problem in Education

The effect Of the parochial school
upon the public school system is a
theme that invites the earnest atten-
ton of all thoughtful educators. The
discussion of the question at the ma
tional teachers convention at Detroit
did not elicit any important informa-
ton outside Of the interesting fact that
expenditures for the religious schools
show heavy increase and that these
schools are drawing from the public
schools.
With these facts-if they are facts
as basis to work upon it would seem
that the National Educational Associa-
ton should be able to conduct an in
quiry that would disclose some Of the
reasons why the parochial schools are
drawing pupils from the pubic schools.
1t should be able to ascertain the rea-
sons of parents for sending their chill
dren to the so-called religious schools.
It should supplement this data with in
formation concerning the curricula Of
the latter schools and the pedagogic
methods and principles employed.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-26
Sbe Polar Expedite ns.

The Peary relief expedition, under
the command of N. l.. Bridgeman Of
New York, has at last sailed. Mr..
Bridgeman expects to find that Peary
has discovered the pole. and failing
that, has made some important explor-
atoms. Mr.. e. B. Baldwin of Illinois
has also left Tromsoe, Norway, with a
first-class outfit, stanch vessel, and
plenty Of dogs. and expects to reach
the pole. Another north pole expedi-
ton is that Of Captain Bernier of Can
ada, who intends to enter the arctic
regions through Boring strait and drift
to the pole. In the meantime four ex-
petitions, German, British, and Scan
dinavian, are about to sail for the
south polar regions. The frozen North
and South have lost none of their faS-
cinations for adventurous spirits bent
upon solving the polar mystery. Thus
far, however. the outcome of explora-
ton has been principally tbs sending
Of relief expeditions-an experience
likely to be repeated in thu cases Of
Baldwin and Rernier.