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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-04-07
ALA WeRaeRrn0Suuu
SAramd0 en- ell R11aRa2

Ell Departamento de Educaci6n ha
dirigido hoy una circular a las jun
tas escolares y maestros, prohibiendo
terminantemente a las primeras que
exijan dinero a los maestros para fines
po1fticos y recomendando los segun-
dos que no toleren semejante cosa
mas adn, Sc agrega que no deben ha-
cerse dadivas voluntarias. La circu-
lar sdvierte que destitridos los in
fractoreS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-04-07

xilio, ell infeliz bracero Ciprian Burgos,
el cual hacfa dfas Sc encontraba postra-
do en- cana.
Segdn rumores, el infeliz ha muerto
de hambre.
Efectos de la decantada prosperidad
de que goza el pals.
~ Con motive de ser hoy Domingo
de ramos, sc ha potado tanto en- Ell
temple cat6lico como en- la plaza y
Gales, una numerosa concurrencia de
feles.
Ell corresponsal.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-04-07

s de Abril de Ioo3.
He tenido Ell gusto de yer un regalo
hecho 4 Mr.. E. Hutchinson, Inspector
de las escue1as del diStrito de Camuv,
por los principales y graduados de
Isabella, Quebradillas, Camuy y Hatillo,
ell cual consiste en- un hersnoTo cuadro,
dibujado q la mano, donde h,suran los
siguientes nombreS:
Vicenta MILAN, Maria Sierra de SoIer,
Teresa S. de Faurcant, Maria Sierra
Serrauo, Rosa B. de Ramirez, Con-
|cepci6n Paredes, Juan E. Castillo, Ma
|nuel 3. Lacomba, Joaquin A. Medina,
Joaquin Colon, Francisco Carretero,
Francisco Ramirez, Manuel Monge,
Renigio CabAn y Nicomedes Garcia.
Tambien seis paffuelos de seda, bor-
dados la rnano.
El cuadro llama Ia atencion, tanto
por el gusto como por los variados ca
racteres de letras con que han Sido
|escritos los nombres va expresados.
En- los pafiuelos no solo Sc puede
aprecjar. Ell delicadisin1o trabajo deela
obfa, sino. tambie1 el variado guSto,
tanto en- los dibujos como en- las nlarcas.
Esto prueba Ia buena harmonic que
reina entire los profescres y el senior
Inspector, asf como tambien las simra-
|tfas 4 Que Sc ha hecho acreedor.
Reciba, pues, Ell sefior Inspector,
|nuestra felicitacion.
u. En- ell dfa de hoy ha fallecido sin
|medico, nj medicines y sin ningin at,-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-04-07

Ponce, Abril 6 de 1923.

Ell sabado tanpoco Sc VERTIGO Ia re-
treta en- ell "Recreo Poncefio," 4 causa
de la lluvia que cay6 por Ia tarde.
~ A las 5X de la madrugada del
domingo hubo fuego en- los talleres de
car inIeria que dirige don Jeronimo
Anguera, Sito en- el camino de playa,
Contiguo a Ia planta electrical de la en-
preSa de los trolleys. Aunque los
bomberos llegaron momentos despues
de apercibirse del incendio, no pUdie-
ron evitar que Sc quemara ell edificio de
La maquinaria, pues parece cue Ell fue-
go comenz6 interiormente mucho ITEM
po antes de hacerse visible. Sin en-
. barge, lograron salvar algunas casas
vecinas, pertenecienteS a los talleres.
Ell scflor Anguera perdio con ese in
cidente cerca de 1000 pesos en- trabajoS
hechos para la escuela industrial, que
Sc esta levantando en- la Gale del CO.
tnercio. y para otroS particulares. No
existfa NADIA asegurado, y las perdidas
totales son de consideration.
DichoS talleres eran de la propiedad
de don Lis Porrata Doria, y estaban
arrendados al Sr Anguera.
~ El temple catolico Sc vio muy
concurrido el domingo (de Ramos) con
motive de la celebration de la misa.
~ Parece que al fin las nubes CO.
mienzan apiadarse de nuestros agri-
Cultores, pues todas las tardes caen al
gunos leves aguaceroS.
Venga de ahf, que hace falta que
1lueva fuerte.
~ Aver domingo tampoco hubo
fiesta por la tarde en- el "Recreo Pom
cef1o" por causa del NAL TEMPO
- Aver. entro en- puerto, por la
tsrde. el vapor de guerra americana
dolphin"
~ Por la carretera central llegaron
aver Mr.. Moody, Secretario de Ia Ar
tlada y los denlas miembros de la CO.
mission. Solo permanecieron S minutes
frente al Parque de bombas, sin apear-
Sc de las cuatro atnbulancias que ocu-
paban, siguiendo para la marina y en-
barcandose en- Ell dolphin" que sa1io 4
prima noche.
La comisi6n de la Camara de Co.
mercio, que aguardaba dichos visitan-
toS para echar Tin parrafllo dedicado a
nuestro estado economico, Sc quedo con
TN palmo de narices 10 mismo que el
Alcalde, que en- union de los seffores
de la Camara, espera ban SentadoS en- el
Consistorio.
"No me siento de humor para hablar
con nif1os' diz que dijo Mr.. Moody,
recordando ell cali6cativo que, seg1n el
'News," le merecen los puertorrique1os.
iAdios, gigantic!
~. En- la retreta del domingo sufrio
Tin ra1sico TN s1ncope en- los momentos
de atacar I'm nl1mero en- sfncopas obi
gado a cornet1n.
Afortunadamente, e1 director sefior
Cruz echo mano al bombardino y salv6
la situaci6n Solo, que en- vez de cor
netin, result6 ia pieza ob1igada dos We
ceS bombardino.
x*x El vapor Ponce" lego a este
puerto hoy pLr IA maf1ana.
Trae nucha carga y sa1dra mafIana.
~ Hoy conducfa al dep6sito NUM-
cipal el comisario de la Cantera. un
ratero que llevaba varias gsllinas NAL
habidas.
~ Los que fueron aver a la gale
ra del barrio de La Tore, tuvieron
que andar mas que de prisa para sal
varse de una cojida que les preparaba
la insular.
Nos dicen cue no lego a cuajarse una
"peleita" tan siquiera.
IL haber tenido a dieta a los infeli-
ceS galloS, para csc!
cOrresponsal.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-04-07
In1teA.esante

Sc desea adquirir para una hacienda
de cana, 'un tacho al vacio para eIabo~
rar as1car" y eliminadores de 500 a 200
galones de capacidad cada uno, va de
tubos capiIares 8 bien de serpentina, con
doble entrada de vapor.
Dirigirse al Administrator del Bo-
LETIN MERCANTIL.
Bernardo Ferrer Hacienda "Verda.
guer, Guayama.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-04-07
Que Sc cuE11pIa

lDou Jose L. Polanco solita indulto
de Ia pena con que Sc le castigaron sus
desafueros cometidos c,iando era al
calde?
tTuvo dicho sefior Polanco compa-
sion de los humildes y pacffcos vecinos
de Moca cuando fue alcalde?
Is muy pefegrino ESQ de pedir com
passion, cuando no Ia conocio para sus
semejantes.
KI
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-04-07

LABOR INICUA
Cayey, S Abril de. 1898.
Sr. Director del BoLETrN..

En- su diario y en- otros Sc ha dicho
que la cosecha de tabaco en- esta iuris-
diccion esta perdida. Noticia falsa es
esa, que han debido propalarla los in
teresados en- monopolizar la rama, ahu.
yentando q los compradores que pudie-
ran venir de fuera.
Parece que aqul Sc ha tornado una
liga de especiladores, con obieto de
acaparar el tabaco 4 precios bajos.
Sepan todoS los trafcantes en- tabaco
que residen en- la is1a, que Ia il1risdic-
cion de Cayey puede ofrecer una cose-
cha buena y abundante, mejor tai vez
que Ia del afio pasado.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-04-07
Lo que exTue Ell GObierno

Los aspirantes "a la plaza de cadete
que ofrece Puerto Rico el departa-
mento naval de Washington deben sa-
Der leer y escribir cOrrectamente y tener
conocimientos de literature inglesa,
geograffa & historic universities y mate
maticaS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-04-07
Despu6s de la abstinenoia

El Casino Espafiol de Manatf tiene
acordado celebrar i'm bale de confanza
On la noche del IL del corriente.
Agradecemos la invitaci6n.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-04-07
Nota triste

Ha fallecido en- Catafio la nina / q
sa Marien y Sevilla, hija del aprecis
Bile caballero don Nico1as Marien.
Hacemos presente la acongoia5
familia Ia expression de nuestro pesar
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-04-07
Libras en- New York

New York, AbriI 80 Las
Gbras esterlinas Sc cotizan hoy
en- esta plaza q s4.ss-3I4
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-10-23
CHAIN OF SUGGESTION.
One Barber After the Other Had an
Idea to Offer the Pertinacious
Customer.

"a man up in my country had melan-
Frye. of Maine. This man determined to
get shave every other day and to let
every barber cut his hair who suggested
it. AT the end of week three different
BARRIERS had intimated that the hair need
ed trimming and were told to go ahead
and trim As the hair was now beyond
the trimming stage, the fourth BARRIERS
advice, that clipping would be beneficial,
was accepted, Now thought the man,
the next barbar will be satisfied that
when l say shave l mean shave and
nothing more. Yet when the fifth barber
mentioned smuggling he permitted his close
ly-cropped hair to be singed. The sixth
night was on Saturday. He went to still
another barber, now satisfied that when
he said shave no barber would have the
temerity to hint at an attempt to reduce
the length of his hair.
Did you ever try DIR. Comeup's hair
restorer" questioned the barber as he took
up bottle.
1.-The Indians had quicker way of get
ting at mans scalp than these BARRIERS"
commented Senator Chandler.
'Yes," said the Maine statesman, "but
we are living under modern, not ancient
barbarism."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-10-23

a, shown by heavy dots. 1t has three
eighths bolt through lower end and bot
tom board, then bolt through brace and
bottom board in center and also one in
upper end above top board.
The gate is then hung in position.
BY lifting the front end of gate, brace
will be raised a couple of feet or so
from ground. Now on top of top board
of gate, set in several iron pins at the
top of bolt of brace a and hook bolt
of brace over whichever pin will make
gate swing clear of ground.
If post ever gives and let's gate sag,
lift on front of gate and hook brace a
up pin or so till clear of ground again.
If big snow comes along, hook the
gate up till it swings almost clear. If
you want hogs or sheep or small calves
to pass through and restrain larger
stock, just hook your gate up in front
till high enough to allow the animals
to pass, then let it down again, when
not needed in that way. The gate is
kept closed by common swing latch,
as shown. Try it, brother farmers, and
/ think you will say it is the best gate
you ever used. w. Stevens, in Farm
and Home,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-10-23

fewest marks possible. Each sign is
to be made of heavy enamelled sheet
steel, with black figures on white back
ground, the dimensions being "a inches
square. All signs are to be put up
"cornerwise," with angle at the top.
this form, combined with the white
enamelled face of the steel, being cal
culated to stand out most conspicu-
ously against any ordinary landscape.
To add to this effect, each post will
be painted white, and the sign can
thus be more easily distinguished at
night by the driver of rapidly NOV
ing car Referring to the numbered
signs shown in the cut, No. indicates
approach to steep descent; No. 2, ap-
proach to railroad crossing; No. 8.
approach to branch road Ito right;
No. 4, approach to branch road Ito
left; No. 5, approach to cross roads;
No. 6, approach to ditch or abrupt
depression in the road; No. Z, approach
to hummock or "thank you, ma'am":
No. 8, approach to city, village or
other collection of inhabited dwell
lings; No. 9, is general caution sig
nal indicating the proximity of any
danger or obstruction not scheduled
above, as, for example, wrecked
bridge, temporary excavation in the
roadway, broken down vehicle in the
road, the moving of building across
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-10-23

The owner of a certain up-to-date
farm here in the central west took up
the farm as homestead and has at
tanned success entirely through his own
efforts. He has posted up in a promi-
nent place in each one of his buildings
the following motto: "a place for every
thing and everything in it's place."
Needless to say every part of the farm
and every person who works on it
shows the indirect influence of this mot
to. The tool and machine houses are
in such order that no time need be lost
in looking for implements. The rota-
ton of the crops plainly shows the ever
present application of this motto. The
home, the dairy, the orchard and the
garden are all continual illustrations
of its application. 1t is scarcely .neces-
sary to add that this farmer does not
belong to the too long list of men who
complain that farming doesn't pay
Prairie Farmer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-10-23
"DOn't Chew the Rag

Do not grumble. If things do not go
to suit you, and all your efforts seem out
of joint, as they often will seem, accept
the inevitable without complaint and
have another try. A chronic grumbler
is a nuisance to himself and all around
him. Every one feels like giving wide
berth to the one who is always complain
ing of hard luck. The man who cannot
meet trouble face to face when it comes.
and conquer it, will find rough path
but the one who, with stout heart and
cheerful determination, takes the bad
with the good, and makes the best of the
bad and the most of the good, will find
his pathway smoother for it.-Epitomist.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-10-23

wish the mail to come to the house slip
C down to B and it will come If the
house is uphill from the route near the
house plant post, and attach wheel
with a groove in its outer edge, with
crank attached with wire stretched
up hill as H, and a cord K at
tached to mail box. When the box is
wanted turn the crank to the right and
the mail box, suspended on the wire by
a pulley, will come to the house as
prompt as a cow will come to her calf
1t can be loaded and sent back. If the
distance is too great for two posts more
posts may be added. AS to boys med
ding with the mail box there should
be no fears, as boys get tired of med
ding with Uncle Sans property
Rural New Yorker.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-10-23

the gun is aimed directly at the target,
the pointer registers with bulls eye
mark at the center of glass disk on the
front of the apparatus. A clamping de-
vice is actuated, when the trigger is
pulled, to lock all the parts against fur
Their movement. Deviation from the
proper aim may be then determined by
noting the position of the pointer. In
practice it may be found desirable to Sc
cure mirror in front of the registering
disk, so as to reflect the position of the
pointer to the marksman. The un-
skillful operator being provided with a
registering target close at hand, can
thus more readily observe his defective
aim and more quickly learn to perfect
himself in target practice.-Scientific
American,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-10-23

inch thick, free from knots and other
hurtful defects; one stout post Ia feet
long and not less than 5x5 in dimen-
sions; SO screws IL to 2 inches long;
three half-inch iron bolts long enough
to pass through sign and post, allowing
for nut at end; 1 quart good white
paint mixed.
DIRECTIONS: Plane your board
and cut in lengths of 80 inches, 4
lengths for 15-inch board or lengths
for a 10-inch board; paint both sides;
then fasten together with screws, lay
ing the front and back pieces at right
angles as shown in the sketch: bore
holes through sign and post and bolt
them securely together SO that the top
of post shall just reach the top of sign;
add two coats of white paint to both
sign and post, and finish by painting
symbol on face of sign. Paper stem
ellis are supplied by the league to in
sure uniformity of size and shape of
symbols; set up sign in hole feet
deep; fill and stamp securely. The face
of the sign should be turned slightly
in the direction of approach (away
from the point to which the sign re-
fers), so as to make an angle of about
80 degrees with the line of the road.
When completed the bottom of the sign
is supposed to be about feet above
the ground.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-10-23
OLD POLITICAL ISSUE.
Nations Legislative History Proves
That Government Can Assist
in Road Building.

In the early days of our national his
tory, whether the general government
should take hand in making internal
Improvements became one of the great
political issues. The matter was fought
out in congress and in political cam
paigns, and finally settled in the affirm
alive. Among the improvements dis
cussed, the building of roads was prob
ably the most important. Plans were
made for connecting the different parts
of the country by national highways
The national pike was built from Cum
berland, Md, to the Ohio river, and then
on westward. The plan was to build on
to st. Louis, but before that point was
reached the building of steam railroads
had begun, and the people lost interest
in the road question.
In these days when river and harbor
bills are looked upon as a matter of
course, and national aid to road improve
ment is considered novel proposition,
it is interesting to recall that the ques-
ton of road building by the nation was
a great and burning issue long before
river and harbor bills were ever heard
of. 1t is also worth noting that pres
idents were vetoing river and harbor
bills as unconstitutional long after ma
tional aid to road improvement had be-
come settled policy.
1t does not seem probable that the
question of constitutionality will ever
be seriously raised against such legisla-
ton as that proposed in the Brownlow
bill for national aid in the building of
roads. 1t can be defended as strongly
as river and harbor legislation under
those clauses of the constitution which
authorize the federal government "to
promote the general welfare" and to
regulate commerce between the states. I"
But in addition to these, it finds it's
strongest warrant in the authority con-
ferred upon congress ito establish post
roads, provision that is growing in
practical importance every year with the
extension Of the rural free delivery sys-
tenn
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-10-23
For n Bad Back.

Sabra, Montana, Oct. l9th.-A great
many men in this neighborhood used to
complain of pains in the back, but now
scarcely one can be found who has any
such trouble.
Mr.. Gottlieb Mill is largely responsible
for the improvement, for it was he who
first of all found the remedy for this
Backache. He has recommended it to all
his friends and neighbors, and in every
case it has had wonderful success.
Mr.. Mill says:-
"For many years I had been troubled
with my Kidneys and pains in the small
Of my back: tried many medicines but
did not derive any benefit until last fall,
when l bought dozen boxes of Dodds
Kidney Pills. After using them a few
days l began to improve, my back quit
aching and l felt better and stronger all
around.
81 will keep them in the house right
along, for in my opinion they are the best
medicine in the market to-day, and if my
back should bother me again, 1 will use
nothing else"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-10-23
GOOD ROADS SENSE.
Col. j. b. Killebrew Tells Why Farm
ers should Favor Government
Co-OperatiOn.

The rapidity with which the senti-
ment in favor OF national aid to the
common roads of the country has
spread, and the eagerness with which
the proposition is welcomed since the
introduction of the Brownlow bill in
congress, have not only been highly
gratifying to the friends of the meas
ure, but surprising and astonishing to
its opponents. The truth is the great
body of the farmers of the land are slow
in demanding what they are justly en-
titled to. Had the same necessity as
the want of good roads among farmers
existed in relation to the manufactur-
ing, mining or commercial interests of
the country, such necessity would have
long since been recognized and met by
adequate appropriations from congress.
The tillers of the soil do not work in
concert for their own advancement. BY
the census of 1900 the whole number of
people above the age of ten years en-
gagged in gainful occupations in the
United States was 29,074,117. OF this
number 10,3S1, 765 were engaged in agri-
cultural pursuits. No other specified oc-
cupation employs so many. The manu-
featuring and mechanical pursuits en-
ploy 1905, 1892 persons; trade and trans
portation, 4,766,964, and professional
service, 1,25S,739. And yet the farmers
of the country, that contribute more to
its permanent prosperity than all other
classes combined, have the smallest
amount of consideration in the matter
of congressional appropriations. In all
the history of the past legislation of the
country but few efforts have been made
to equalize the benefits of congressional
appropriations. Until the rural mail
routes were established a citizen living
in the country rarely received direct
benefits from the money expended by
the general government, except that
for the agricultural department.
The commerce of the country felt the
exuberance of fresh and lusty life and
vigor from the improvement of the
rivers and harbors, but this exuberance
would have been vastly increased had
half the money appropriated for rivers
and harbors been applied to aid in the
improvement and maintenance of the
public roads. the very foundation of
commerce.
1t must not be imagined that anyone
proposes that the government shall en-
ter upon the work of building public
highways without the cooperation of the
state, county or other political subdi-
vision. The policy of the government
should be to help those communities
that help themselves; to stimulate ac-
ton and enterprise rather than to re-
press it by appropriating money to those
communities that do nothing for them
selves.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-10-23
Motor League Warning Signs.

the highway, the presence of crowd
or assemblage of people Immediately
ahead, or any other condition requiring
caution. No. 10 is a plain, white sign
and can be improvised in emergent
cases by using sheet Of white cloth
fastened upon board of proper shape.
Each sign is placed at distance Of not
less than 20, nor more than 800 yards,
from the point to which it refers.
To enable automobiles at points
distant from league headquarters to
put up signs of wood, the league has
issued the following specifications with
the accompanying sketch:
MATERIALS NEEDED: One
board 151A feet long by 10 inches wide,
or 101a feet long by Is inches wide and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-10-23
"REMINISCENCES OF CHICAGO's EAR
LY DAYS.
How the First Freight Was Shippe,
to the City BY Rail.


to the City By Rail.
Gas live stock market, Chicago stands
second to none," said wellknown dealer.
THE figures for 1902 show that almost
eight million head of sheep, over four mil
lion hogs, a hundred thousand horses, a
quarter million calves and three million
cattle were brought to the Chicago market
last year by the big railroads that reach
cut, like The Chicago & Northwestern,
into the cattle ranges and feeding grounds
all over the west. The reports show 278,-
100 carloads of live stock received here in
l902-quite growth for the 90 years since
the first shipment"
The stockman ruminated moment.
''That first shipment was queer, now,
wasn't it," he continued. did you see
that little account of it in the papers the
other day? Young Millican Hunt, now
over 80 years old, had started across the
prairies to market with sled load of
hogs and when he got across the Des
PLANES River he found there was no snow
on which to draw his pigs the rest of the
Journey.
THAT was in '4S, the year the Galena
road, now The Chicago & Northwestern,
built its first ten miles; and young Hunt
made a dicker with the crew of a con-
train, and rode into Chicago triumphant,
behind the little old Pioneer.
"Was you ever out to the Field Column
bian Museum" he continued. "Well, you
should go out there some day and see that
old locomotive. She stands for a good
deal from Chicago's point of view,
Brought in the first load of live stock, and
the day the road was opened and the
Mayor and the big men of the town were
trying the novelty of ride on the first
regular train, she pulled the first rail
shipment of grain into town.
''They tell me, now" he went on, that
last year that load of hogs had grown to
over 6, 900 carloads of live stock brought
into Chicago over The Northwestern Line
alone. and instead of one wagon load of
wheat The Northwestern brought over 3d.
600 900 bushels of grain to the city"