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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-03-24
AIennania

Ell Almirantazgo aleman Sc muestra
muy reticente sobre ciertas partidas dc
su proyecto de presupuesro. Herr Rich
ter, jefe de los radicales en- el Reichs.
tag, Sc quejo q la comisi6n de presu-
puestos diciendo que el gobierno no ha-
cia mas que pedir surnas para el man
tenimiento de la armada sin especihcar
siquiera en- que buques estacioues Sc
habfa de gastar, y que el Reichstag te-
MIA derecho que So le diesen lnformes
detallados sobre Ell particular.
Contest6le el ministro de Marina, al
mirante Won Triplitz, que los informes
proporcionados por su departamento
erar1 adecuados; que la discretion admi-
nistrativa requerfa ciertas reservas y
que los recientes gastos eran en- gran
parte para buques de servicio en- aguas
extrangeras, La 1ealidad era que la
construction de acorazados alemanes
estaba mas bien atrasada que adelan-
tada. No 10 era possible dar al p1blieo
ciertos informes, pero no tenfa incon-
veniente en- darselos privados herr
Richter.
En- el meeting celebrado en- Ham
burgo por la sociedad Colonial, lamento
ell presidente de la misma, doctor Scha-
risch, la imprudencia de los pangerma-
nistas en- soliviantar las desconfianzas
del extranjero, especialmente en- Ia
America Latina, con propagandas de
colonization alemana en- aquellos PAL
ses Hubo en- tempo, dijo ell doctor,
en- que el gobierno brasileflo cstaba dis
puesto prestar apoyo 4 cualquier en-
presa a'ernana 6 sostenida por capital
aleman; pero con tanta persistercia Sc
exhort6 q los colonos alemanes a per-
severar en- su lengua. nacionalidad, cul-
tura y costumbres, con Ell fin de crear
un Estado a!eman en- el Brasil, que
ahora ell gobierno Brasile1o desconfia
nj siquiera concede a sabditos alema-
mes iguales oportunidades que a los de
otraS naciones. La idea de I'm EStado
aleman en- Ell Brasil es calificada de
fantastica por el doctor Schariach.
Causa sorpresa en- ell mundo fnan-
ciero la tardanza del gobierno aleman
en- emitir el emprestito de $4,000, 900
para nivelar ell deficit del presupuesto.
Hablose de que capitalists americanos
suscribirian parte de la emission, pero
dicen representatives de casas america
mas que los Estados UnidoS Sc hallan
mas en- ell case de tonlar prestado que
de prestar. El emprestito Sc emitira a
principles de abril y sera tornado con
creces por capitaliStas alemanes.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-03-24
AELe7s ST. I9
San Juan de Puerto Rsu
6GstrertG de
GerardO Merin0.

Con equidad, elegancia solder Sc haoea
On este taller todos los trsbsjos del ramo.
Existehcia variada de generos de primesa
clase inglsses, franceses, americanos y catala.
mes. Frscios m6dicos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-03-24
!GRAN HOTEL UNION !: J: z:!;s:

Esta casa, montada con
todo el lujo y oomodida-
des de Ia 6poca, esta situa-
da en- la parte mas aristo-
cratlca de Ia ciudad, ffen-
te al suntuOso Casino Es-
panOL Es el edificio mas
elcgante donde el p1blico
hallara un servicio esme-
RADIO, afable trato y pre-
clos econ6micos.
Precios oonvencionales.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
Prof. Mommsen Philosopher.

Prof. Mommsen, the German his
torian. whose flowing white locks
caught fire at a gas get in his library
few days ago, is So years old, but
has lost little of his physical and none
of his mental activity. Twenty years
ago he was almost cremated when the
valuable library in his house at Char
lottenburg was destroyed by fire. In
the more recent accident his face was
somewhat scorcLed and the professor
remarked whimsically: 1T is all over
with my beauty
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
ReIiaious Zeal Too Stronq.

John Newdick, a citizen of kokomo,
Ind, is of strongly religious turn,
but Mrs. Newdick is a tritie unregen-
crate. The other evening John an
nounced family prayers. but at that
moment it was inconvenient for his
wife to attend. as her hands were "in
the dough-" John was already on his
knees. but he arose and thrashed his
irrelisious spouse, after which he
concluded his devotional exercises
with all due reverence. Mrs. Newdick
had him up before a magistrate next
morning and mis- excess of zeal cost
him $25 and costs.-ENchange
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
HOW HE SHOWED JUDGMENT.
Successful Man Realized Inability TO
Make Accurate Forecast.

This from man of success: My
business requires is much decision as
picking winners on a racetrack or
buying stocks in Wall street | mean
that judgment is required. | have to
figure out in my own mind in my own
way what to do in order to accom-
plish certain purpose. Long ago
recognized fully that only 7 per cent
of the human race is successful in
following its own judgment. lust
think: Out of 100 good men, of aver
age brains, 90 so wrong in following
their Judgment and go right. Well.
| agreed with myself that should be
one of the SO. so, after diligently
working ont a plan of action and cast
ing my vote one way. | always did
the opposite. If | figure out to-day
that steel is going down | buy some
of it, coppering my judgment. In that
way | have achieved success that to
some may seem marvellous. | am COM
2limcnted on my judgment. whereas
in truth | am COppering myself every
moment Of my life" That's where he
shows judgment.-New York Press.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
Natural Cause for Alarm,

Chief Justice j. NJ. Fitzsimmons OF
the New York city court told good
story recently of his experiences in
the oil regions many years ago. They
we're working hard for STRIKE" and
boring nigat and day. and. as the
evenings were cold, a fire was built
One night a vein was struck from
which the gas rushed to height of
over a hundred feet. and stream of
fire shot into the air. The foreman,
Tim McCarty. rushed to the door with
a veil, Get up, get up, Fitzsmmons
We've broke through into HE'LL
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
Strawberries Grown by Gas.

The remarkable gas "electroid," for
which its inventor, Prof. Rychnowsli,
claims that it can be condensed into
greenish- blue balls, which are elastic
like India rubber. would apparently
lie the very thing for automobile tires
The gas is self-luminous. and lamps
would, therefore, be unnecessary at
night, while in it's genial rays vegeta-
ton sprouts surprisingly. To run
through country lanes in winter, leav.
ing ripe strawberries on the banks in
ones wake would be a pleasing ex-
perience. The automobilist would be
welcome everywhere.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
Crown Owns Valuable Lands.

Among the great ground landlords
in London the crown is one of the
greatest, owning properties in various
parts of the capital yielding in ground
rents G460,000 per annum. Fifteen
years ago the estates produced G250,.
900 only; but many leases have fallen
in within that time, and the increased
rents have been eXacted for renewal
fines or for new leases. The Carlton
hotel is striking instance OF the in.
creased value of ground in London
Formerly the site on which the hotel
stands was held for the crown for a
ground rent OF e763 per annum; now
G4,200 yearly has to be paid
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
Worship Of the Bear.

The curious hairy Anus" of north
ern Japan hold the bear in extreme
sanctity. They catch the bear young
and bring him up on milk, nurse be-
ing deputed to him. Then he is trans
ferred to cage, and when he is old
enough to be slain, on the day of sac
ritice the whole village turns out
armed with bows and arrows, the
cage is opened and every .one strives
TO send home the fatal shaft. The
chief prays the bear to pardon the vio
lence done him, requests benefits from
the now deified carcass and presents
offerings. They then behead and skin
the bear and begin an orgy which
lasts several days.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
Modern ScarecroWS.

So many cases Of troublesome short
circuiting of electric wires have oc-
Cured recently by owls, crows,
hawks. eagles, etc, lighting on the
wires that the Electrical Review sus-
gests the eXpedient of putting scare
crows on the tops of the poles. The
electrical inventors have found ways
to head off most of the technical trou-
bles of electric distribution, but these
pranks of animals are more difficult
to prevent. When bird or cat makes
a bridge between two highly charged
wires it is instantly cremated by the
current, but this is small satisfaction
for the damage and scare at the cen
t-al station that this sudden short cir.
cult causes.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
Certainly Not.

When you see young man sitting
in a drawing room with the ugliest 4
year-old boy that ever frightened him
self in mirror clambering over his
knees, jerking his necktie out of
place. rutfling his shirtfront. pulling
his hair, kicking his shins, feeling in
all his pockets for coppers, while the
unresisting victim smiles all the time
like the cover of comic paper, you
may safely say that the bowling boy
has a sister who is in room not
twenty feet away, and that the young
man doesn't come there just for the
fun of playing with her brother.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
STRONGEST MAN LIVING.
Gets More Than Ore Hundred DoIIa rs
Day in London.

a strong man has appeared in Lrr
don who, it is said, is the strong,
man the world has ever seen, as f.
as all records go. He is drawing 81
week and is booked solid in Londr
for a year.
The strong man is a Russian, tive
ty-four years old. and five feet eigE
inches in height. with weight of 2.
pounds. by name George Hacker
schmidt. He can take two fifty-sIs
pound dumbbells in either hand az.
turn ten forward or backward some
sauts. alighting each time in IL,
same place, covered by handk,f
chief. He can take a twenty-eiglf
pound dumbbell in either hand ar.
jump his height. In wrestling matt
with heavyweight policeman in Lou
don he lifted the officer by the ank
and held the squrming piece of h.
manity at arms length, bowed an
thus carried the man off the stag
But what would one not expect o..
hear about a man who has a norma
chest of fifty-four inches?
He is monstrosity of muscle VIII
lifts a 350-pound dumbbell with CON.
parative ease and throws it from or
arm to the other. This young mau
was educated for the priesthood and
speaks five languages.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
HE HAD USED MORE.
Soldier Explains Lack Of Soap to Dis
comfited Sergeant.

oOI-leT Explains LACK OF SSdp u OIS
comfited Sergeant.
1t was kit inspection, and the diff
ferent companies of the battalion were
standing with their kits on the ground
in front of them. The sergeant-major
was making the examination, when
his eagle eye detected the absence of
soap in the kit of Private Finn, and
he demanded what excuse the man
had to give.
"Plaze, sorr it's all used" said
Finn.
Used" shouted the sergeant-ma.
jor. why, the first cake of soap !
had served me for my kit lasted me
three years, while you are not year
in the ranks yet. How do you account
for that?'
Films eye had the faintest suspi-
cion of a twinkle, as he replied:
''PlaZe. sorr, wash every day"
And the sergeant major walked on,
while the entire company grinned.-
London Tit-Bits.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
500 Reward 11OO.

The readers of this paper will be pleased n
tearn that there is ut least one dreaded disca ,e
that science has been able to cure in all ItS
stages and that is Catarrh Halls Catarrb
Cure is the only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Cutarrh being II cOnstilu-
tonal disease, requires u constitutional treat
ment Hall Catarrh Cure is taken intcrnaI "
acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease and giving the pa mt
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing It's work. The pro-
prietorS have so much faith in its curative
powers that they offer one Hundred Dollars for
any case that it fails to cure. Send for list ot
Testimonials.
Address f. J. CHENEY s. CO., Toledo, c.
Sold bj druggists 7oc.
Eall.s Family Pills are tho best
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
VERY UGLY WhEI DRUNK.
Qualification Net Absolutely Essential
TO Minister.

A preacher in Topeka. Kan, tells
this story relative to another member
OF the cloth" and inferentially the
tale must be true:
"A church at Anadarko was consid-
ering the merits OF a pastor who had
applied for the pastorate. The deac-
ons had been told that a lawyer of the
town had known the pastor intimate
ly. They went to him and asked for
a statement of the qualifications OF
the candidate. Yes, | know Brother
- very well. said the lawyer. I
went to college with him. and | at
tended his church after he entered
the ministry. He is scholarly, able
and eloquent and | am sure you will
like him The deacons thanked the
lawyer and were going away when he
called to them in consequence of an
aftorthought. 1 don't know as it
makes any difference, said he apollo
Eetically. but perhaps | should tell
You that he's as ugly as HI when
he's drunk"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
Rat Killer.

Prof. Koch of Germany has discov.
cred a successful method for the de-.
struction of rats which frequent tho
holds of ships. An experiment has
been conducted on board the Bulgaria
at Hamburg. The rats were placed in
cages in the hold. An apparatus was
then used to fill the hold of the ship
with a gaseous substance. When this
was concluded the cages were brought
on deck. and all the rats were found
to be dead. The new systeTa will in
future be used in the German navy
and on the bigGerman steamship lines
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
A VENERABLE PASTOR
CURED BY Pc E-RU- Ma.

operation on all the mucous membranes of
the body.
One bottle will convince any one. Once
used and Peruna becomes lifelong stand
by with old and young.
Mr.. Samuel Saunders of Blythedale.
Mo, writes: My disease was ca,arrh of
the urethra and bladder. | got a bottle OF
Pe-ru-na and began taking it. and in few
days | was relieved and could sleep and
rest all night. | think that Pe-ru-na is
valuable remedy. | had tried other very
highly recommended medicines, but they
did me no good. My physician told me
that ! could not expect 10 be cured of my
trouble. as was getting TO be an old man
t57 years.. feel very thankful for what
Pe-ru-na has done for me-
In later letter Mr.. Saunders says:
| am Still OF the same mind with regard
to your e-ru-na medicine
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
Mrs. Meekton Was Ready.

Henrietta said Mr.. Meekton,
did you hear that lecture in which it
was stated that the fact that Adam
arrived on earth before Eve indicated
tnat men should assume a certain
precedence over women?" Il did"
was the somewhat icy reply. Isn't
it absurd? 1t simply shows that Adam
was expected to get the garden in
shape for Ewes comfort, Just as the
modern man gets up in the morning
and lights the fire. Washington
Star
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
= LITTLE TOO PREVIOUS.
Boys Parting Shot at the Professor
Was lil-Timed.


In public school in the northwest
section it is the custom for the super
vising principal to receive Good
morning" and Good afternoon" from
the pupils on entering and leaving the
school. 1t was rather repulsive for
one boy, who evaded the custom as
often as possible. One Friday after
noon he sauted the principal with
the startling farewell, Go to the dev-
il. professor" and ran out of the
school. The professor became very
angry over the affair, and thought
over several plans of punishment to
mete out on the following Monday
morning. Monday morning came, and
with it the boy, who sat on bench
outside the class room. When the
professor appeared, he began to cry.
and loudly explained: "Oh. profess
or don't eXpel me; we were going to
move away from here on Friday, and
now we amt" 1t is needless to say
he was not eXpelled-Philadelp
Lcdger.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
Better Than the Locomotive.

Passing the Academy of Music one
matinee day, | met a friend coming
out. What is the matter" | asked
play bad?" NO" he replied. but it
is too hot in there: the house is liter
it's the name-'Ninety and Nine'-that
catches them. They fancy that the
admission has been marked down
from a dollar and can't resist the bar
gain. New York Times.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
Very Delicatejy Put,

II os:not live without you" 1e
urged. DO you know she returned,
thoughtfully, Il am very fond of ex.
periments." Experiments! Yes.
So. just as an experiment, suppose
you try it and see. | do not want to
flatter you. but l have sufficient con.
fidence in you to believe you will sue.
ceed." Thus it was demonstrated to
him how delicately thing may be
put.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
A New Man at 7e.

Major Frank OMaEoney, West Side,
Hannibal. Mo, writes:
81 am professionally newspaper cor
respondent, now 79 years old. l have
watched the growing power of the Peruna
plant from its incipiency in the little log
cabin, through its gradations of success up
TO its present establishment in Columbus,
Ohio, and l conclude that merit brings its
full reward.
Up to few years ago felt no need to
test its medicinal potency. but lately when
my system needed it. your Peruna relieved
me of many catarrhal troubles. Some two
years ago | weighed 210 pounds, but fell
away down TO 1oS pounds. and besides loss
of flesh was subject to stomach troubles,
indigestion. loss of appetite. insomnia,
night sweats, and a foreboding of getting
my entire system out of order During
some months l gave Peruna a fair trial,
and it rejuvenated my whole system l feel
thankful therefore. for although 70 years
old feel like young man. Major Frank
o Mahoney.
In old age the mucous membrane be-
come thickened and partly lose their function
This leads to partial loss of hearing,
smell and taste. as well as digestive dis
turbances.
Peruna corrects all this by its specific
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
Bathing the Baby.

Young mothers naturally feel anxious
about the baby's bath. 1t is best to b.
gin at six weeks to put the little one In
water. first folding Il soft towel in tile
bottom of the basin. Use only Ivory
Soap. as many of the highly colored and
pcrfumcd soaps are very injurious to the
tender skin of an infant. l.. r. Parkr-
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20

In later letter she says: Il am only
too thankful to you for your kind advice
and for the good health that am ENJOYING
wholly from the use of your Peruna. Have
been out to the Yellow Stone National
Park and many other places of the west.
and shall always thank you for your gen.
erosity. Mrs. +. +. Little.
If you do not derive prompt and satis-
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case and he will be
pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman. President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
Pe=ru-na is a Catarrhal Tonic
Especially Adapted to the De.
Ginning Powers of Old Age.
The Oldest Man in America Attributes
His Long Life and Good Health
TO Pe.ru.ua.

Mr.. Isaac Brock. of McLennan county.
Texas. has attained the great age of ia
years. He is an ardent friend OF Peruna
and speaks of it in the following terms.
Mr.. Brock says:
After a man has lived in the world as
long as have he ought to have found ou,
a great many things by experience. |
think have done SO.
~ One Of the things | have found ont to
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
| have found out to

my entire satisfaction
is the proper remedy
for ailments due di-
rectly TO the effects of
the climate.
For ia years l
have withstood the
changeablc climate of
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
Around the World in Seven Month

Seven months and a half was tho
time taken in travelling round Tho
world by picture post card which
has just been delivered to its sender
at Berlin.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
II RELY UPON
PE.RU.NA FOR
ALL CATARRHAL
DISEASES"

the United States. During my long life l
have known great many remedies for
coughs colds, catarrh and diarrhoea. [
had always supposed these affections TO be
different diseases. For the last ten or
fifteen years l have been reading DR..
Hartman's books and have learned from
them one thing in particular: That these
affections are the same and that they are
properly called catarrh
"As for DR.. Hartman's remedy. Peruna,
l have found it to be the best, if not the
only reliable remedy for these affections.
1t has been my standby for many
years and ! attribute my good health
and NY extreme oid age to this
remedy.
1t exactly meets all my requirements.
l have come to rely upon it almost entirely
for the many little things for which | need
medicine. l believe it TO be especially
valuable TO old people although l have no
doubt it is just as good for the young"
Isaac Brock.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20

Before the wedding he called me
Ducke and now he calls me an old hen
What do you think of that?" Il think
you were goose to marry a man that
called you such fowl names"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
A TRAVELLER
AT SEVENTY.ONE
YEARS OF AGE.

also cough. Now my cough is all gone,
and all the distressing symptoms of ca
tarrh of the stomach and bowels have dis
appeared. l will recommend it to all as
rare remedy. l am so we'll .am con-
templating trip to Yellow Stone Park
this coming season. How is that for: one
II years old ?''
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20

Have you heard the news Laura is
engaged to Mr.. Post" WELL hone
she il find him a good man to tie to-"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20

Teacher-Now. boys. what animal sup
plies you with shoes and gives you meat
to eat Small boy-Me father.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20

The knight-Campbell Music Company
is one of the largest music concerns in
the West and report trade good in their
LING
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20

rs this the cracked wheat. Jare?" "I
dun know. mum. | amt looked at it or
touched it: an IL it's cracked it wuz
cracked afore | come here
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20


takrg PerGna
p,i9, to !4ne 1901 NY rusae al
Peruna
Wh9ae system but Think dear Doctor that must feel thank
j. ~
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20

Her Admirer-Does your sister keep her
birthdays still? Little Bessie shouG
say she did. She never mentions EN-
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20

It's because OF their true merit that
many smokers prefer BaxterS Bull
head scent cigar.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20

Let the other powers say what they
will. the Car is evidently prepared tC
do Il Russian business in Manchura
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20

One of the best names we know of
for a newspaper is The Umbrella" "
Everybody will take it.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20

Little Willie tproudly)-My pa knows a
few things. Little Bob (contemptuously
-Ho! My pa knows fewer things than
yolIr ma
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teethinR, softens the gums, re luces In
6aumstion slays pain, cures wind collie. 25c bottle.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20

Bullhead scent cigar. II you have
smoked one you know how good they
are. II you have not. try one.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20

II smoking interferes with your work.
"qut working''-and smoke Baxtere
Bullhead-5-cent cigar.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20

IN c dicine for
chronic Catarrh of
the stomach and
bowels. | have
been troubled Sc
verely with it for
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20

Stops the Cough and
Works on the Cold
Laxative Bromo Qui,ine Tablets. Price CSC
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20

Mrs. +. f. Little. Tolona. ILL.,. writes ::
Il can recommend Peruna as a good
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-06-03
a Substitute For Rubber

After experimenting for several
years a substitute for rubber has been
perfected. 1t is produced, principally.
from asphalt and can be used in the
manufacture Of rubber goods. limo
leum. etc. A substitute OF this kind
viii probably answe as well as the
genuine article. but in medicine ii has
been proven, time and time again.
enat al substitutes are dangerous.
therefore, beware of them when pur-
chasing Hostetter's stomach Bitters,
the celebrated family meulcine for
stomach, liver and kidney ills. by no
tieing that our Private Stamp over
the neck of the bottle is unbroken.
The Bitters pos--vely cures nausea,
headache, dizziness. dyspepsia. indi-
gestion, constipation, nervousness
and general weakness. Be sure 10
give it a trial. For sale By all drug
gists and general dealers.