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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-26
Minnesota for Honolulu.

NEW LONDON, Conn, April 16.-In
the presence of thousands of specta-
tors, including many visitors from
New York, Boston, and other cities,
the steamship Minnesota. the largest
vessel ever built in this country, and
the greatest cargo carrier in the
world, was launched at the yards of
the Eastern Shipbuilding Company at
Croton.
The vessel will be engaged on jour-
neys from Seattle 20 Honolulu, $500
miles, and from Honolulu 10 Yokoha-
ma, $500 miles. She will steam at a
speed OF about IL knots per hour, and
being so large will be very steady,
even in the worst weather.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-26
WANTS
PAY FOR DREDGER

superintendent Cooper of the Public
of the old dredger sunk at Pearl Har-
Dor few months ago while being used
by Cotton Brothers in dredging out the
Pearl Harbor channel. The Territory
will sue Cotton Brothers for the amount
fixed by the Public Works Department
as the value Of the dredger. which is
$4,000.
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Amphitrirs on View Today.

Captain Windham has posted or
ders that the Amphitrite viii be open
today for visitors for inspection and
every day thereafter until further no.
tice from 8 to p. m. Between the
hours OF and private parties in
vited by the officers win be given the
freedom OF the ship. The previous
notice that the ship would be open at
IL o'clock has been recalled.
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Naval Titles Changes.

The titles of the officers who COM
mand the American Asiatic feet and
its two wings have been changed.
Heretofore they have been known as
Commander-in-Chief, and Senior and
Junior Squadron Commanders, and in
future the official titles will be Com
mander-in-Chief United States Asiatic
Fleet, Commander Philippine Squad
ron Asiatic Fleet, and Commander
Northern Squadron United States
Asiasic Fleet.
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WEATHER BUREAU.
Honolulu, Alexander Street,
Saturday. April 25. 10 %. M

Honolulu, Alexander Street.
Saturday. April 25, 10 D. m.
Mean Temperature-zS.7
Minimum Temperatures.
Maximum Temperatures.
Barometer at 9 p. m.-2s.99.
Rainfall, "a hours up to a. NO.
Mean Dew Point for the Days
Mean Relative Humidity-70.
Winds-Southeast airs and calm;
force, 1 TO 0.
Weather-Cloudy and threatening;
lightning north and east.
Forecast for April 26-No storm; per
haps some rain.
CURTIS ]. LYONS,
Territorial Meteorologist.
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shippnig Notes.

The bark Mohican, with full load
of sugar, will sail on Monday for San
Francisco.
The bark st. Katherine, laden with
a general cargo. sailed April 16 for
HHo The barkentine W. H. Dimond
cleared for Honolulu.
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TIE SUNDAY CONCERT.
It Will Take Place This Afternoon at
Makee Island.

THE Old Hundred"
overture-'King's Lieutenant" It'll
Ca) Pilgrim Chorus" CO. Evening
star ..--t.. -....--....-.-.- wagner
Grand Selection-''II Trovatore" Verdi
Vocal seleetions-Four Hawaiian Songs
PART II.
selection-'MusicaI Review ..Riviere
MISUNDERSTANDING Rusticana"
.-..--......--.----.. Mascagni
Fantasia-"True Love" Kretschmar
Selection. Astorga' ......... Albert
''The Star Spangled Banner"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-26
WHARF AND WAVE.
ARRIVED.

Saturday. April %.
All. S. s. Nevadan. weeden. from
San Francisco, at s:45 a m.
Schr- Chas- l. Woodbury., Harris.
from Hilo and Rawaihae. at $50 a. m.
Stmr. Kinau. Freeman. from Hilo
and way ports. at 1915 a. IN.
stmr. Lehua. Naopala. from Maui.
Molokai and Lanai ports. at $3.50 a. m.
stmr. Ke Au Hou. TuIIett. from Ka-
uai ports. at 12:45 a. m.
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THE BANANA TRADE.

John Lycurgus. who succeeded Peter
Lee as a shipper of island fruit, says
that he is willing to handle bananas
grown here provided be can make ar
rangements with the producers for
handling all their fruit. He stepped
into the breach when there was no one
here to look after the products and he
IS willing to continue under certain con-
ditions. He shipped about SEQ punches
by the S. S. Enterprise last week. Cap
tain Matson expects to be here short
~ and will then make final arrange
ments regarding carrying the fruit
Herald.
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Address. E. Hingley; Drin. Team Pa
cihc Rebekah Lodge.
Bro. Ed HingIey, D. d. c. s. was
the general chairman, and the floor
committee consisted OF Brothers W. B.
Allen. c. B. Sawyer, W. F. Storey. Guy
Kelley. with Brother A. #. Clark. floor
manager.
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VESSELS IN PORT.
ARMY AND NAVY.


q. s. Tug IrOQuois. Rodman-
H B. NJ. cruiser Ampbitrite, Wind
ham. Hongkong. April 1S
MERCHANTMEN.
CThis list does not include cOasters-)
benjamin. F. Packard. Am. sp.. Allen.
Norfolk. April Is
BIakely. Am schr.. Bauman. Nitrate
ports. April 90
clau Macfarlane. swed. ship. westburg.
Newcastle. April %.
Janet Stanford, Am. bktn-. Mailestadt,
April 10.
Mohican. Am. blk. Kelly. San Fran
cisco. April 10.
s. y. Castle. Am. bktn-. Nilsson. April
10
Trongate. Br. blk. Hutton. Nitrate
ports. April 8
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DEPARTED.

Saturday. April 25.
stmr. Niihau. W. Thompson. for Ana
hoIa. at D. m: no passengers
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FoR SALE

A HANDSOME suit Of rooms. electric
lights, mosquito proof. Call after
p. m. at 1890 Nuuanu avenue. e4s0
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DUE TO-DAY.

stmr. cIaudine. from Kahului. a. m.
stmr. W. C. Hall. from Kauai. a. m
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WEDDING ANNIvERsARY.

The crystal wedding anniversary of
Mr.. and Mrs Keith Forbes Mackie was
celebrated at their home on Pitman
street last Friday. In response to in
vitations, the home was filed to over
flowing with happy guests and host and
hostess were kept busy throughout the
evening looking after the comfort of
guests and receiving the hearty con-
gratulations that were poured in upon
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mackie were assisted
in receiving guests by Mrs. ]. Z. Smith,
Mrs. MUMMY and Miss Carr.-Tribune.
A SUNDAY SHAM BATTLE.
Company D viii entertain the public
Sunday. May 10. with a sham battle
at Puma. The Hno Railroad will give
an excursion over it's lines that day
and everybody is invited to attend the
military maneuvers.
The increase in the receipts at the
Hilo Poetoffce do not indicate that we
are going through period of depres-
sion.
Maui wants to play match game of
baseball with Hllo. It's time for Nigel
Jackson and Mr.. Rowland to go into
conference.
The first active work to be done in
the Hilo labor world was begun at
Mondays labor meeting when COM
mittee OF three was appointed to wait
upon H. Hackfeld & Co. and the Hilo
Mercantile Co. for the purpose of fnduc-
ing them to use only citizen labor in
discharging vessels. A large number of
stevedores belong to the organization
and P. Hale. their leader. claims that
he can secure more than enough Amer
lean labor to handle ships cargoes in
this harbor.-Tribupe.
DR.. ]. j. Grace received word wednes-
day of the death of his father in New
Zealand. He left today by the Kinau
for New Zealand and will be gone prob
ably two months.
James Glib of Paauhau has under
taken to furnish a number of tree ferns
to the Missouri Botanical Gardens at
st. Louis. These Botanical Gardens are
the most famous in the United States.
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WILL BEGIN
WORK SOON
Something Tangible in the
Kohala-Hiio Rail-
way.

HTLo. April 24.-HHo win celebrate
the Fourth of July this year with a
program that should attract the biggest
crowd ever entertained in the city. The
great feature of the day win be the
breaking of ground for the Hilo-Ko-
hala railway.
At a mass meeting last Saturday
night the people of Hilo made Philip
Peck chairman of the Fourth Of July
Committee on arrangements. In taking
his seat Mr.. Peck made short speech
in which he stated that the promoters
of that road had their affairs in such
shape as to justify the breaking of
ground on July 4th. This announce
ment was greeted with an outburst of
prolonged applause. From that moment
the plans for celebrating went forward
with enthusiasm. and what might have
been an on year in Hilo viii be one of
the most notable.
Mr.. Peck went on to say, that the
money for constructing the road is in
sight and that he goes TO San Francisco
May to close the deal that means the
construction of the road.
RAILROAD MATTERS.
P. Peck received a cablegram yes
terday afternoon notifying him of the
serious illness of his brother at San
Francisco and telling him to come at
once. AS a result Mr.. Peck leaves to-
day by the Kinau.
1t was Mr.. Peck's intention to go to
San Francisco early in May on railroad
business and he said yesterday that his
going now would not affect this mat
ter except to expedite the closing Of
the deal. He anticipates being away
not longer than a month or five weeks
and now expects to return with mat
tiers in shape to let contracts for grad
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Classified Advertisements.
WANTED.

YOUNG woman to do light house work.
Apply Lewis & Co, grocers. 6463
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QUOTATION.
April "a. 1sOs-ss Centrif., s.ss
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INWARD.
Daily Daily Daily Daily
HONOLULU STOCK EXCHANGE.

Honolulu. ALL p. 19o5.
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Real bargains for bargain hunters.
Goods just as represented and at
these prices only on days as advertised
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-06-05
Press Paragraphs
Dill pickles at Bagley's.

Dill pickles at Bagley's.
viii Miller was in Pendleton Wednes-
day.
3. L. Barnett returned Wednesday
from Crook county.
Henry Woods is suffering from a se-
verely scalded foot.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Haligus were in
Pendleton Wednesday.
Celebrate the Fourth in Athena and
you will celebrate right.
Born, in this city, to Mr.. and Mrs.
@. A, Sias, June 4, son.
Ice cream soda and soda drinks of all
kinds at Mcbride & Co.'s.
You can find anything in vehicle,
wagon, harvesting machinery, or garden
and field tools atsC. A. Barrett & Co.'s.
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Miller the Rust1er,

During the Pioneer picnic take your
meals at the Marshal House.
Mrs. Beryl Barnes Steen Of Milton
spent Friday with friends in Athena.
King Bros. have good set Of light
harness which they offer for sale cheap.
X R. J. Boldly has been seriously i'll at
his home in this city during the past
week.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Allen has slight attack of scar
let fever.
Walter Armteld left yesterday for
Diamond, Wash, where he will spend
the summer.
y Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Purdy, of Port
land, are guests at the Purdy home
south of town.
George Foster is making large cool
ing room to receive meats at Sherman s
City meat market.
K Mrs. H. o. Worthington and Emery
returned Saturday from a visit with
relatives in Portland.
A.E.D. Scott, Of Clovis, Calf, is
visiting west Of town at the home of his
brother, w. II. Fl, Scott.
Mrs. H. B. Nelson, of Weston, and
daughter. Mrs. Chastain, of Milton,
were in the city Saturday.
XShooters from PendIeton, Pomeroy
and Dayton arrived last night and are
participating in the shooting tournament
today.
G. @. Osburn, having disposed Of his
business interests here, desires those in
debted to him to affect settlement at
once.
X The young ladies of the Methodist
church win serve Ice cream today aud
tomorrow in the Gates stand on Main
street.
Wis. Es ~. DaEu6tt dttenu6Q Lne
Washington state Grand Assembly of
the Rebekah lodge in Walla Walla
Monday.
The friends of Mrs. D. A. Richards
will be interested to know that her
present address is S56, 9th street, San
Diego, Calf.
A school meeting will be held Mon
day, June 10, when two school directors
viii be elected, one for term Of three
years and one for ore year.
Rather a one-sided ball game was
pulled of at Adams Wednesday after
noon. Weston's team was the victim
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Athena, Oregon.

and went down in defeat by a score Of
to %. Fred and Lawrence Lieuallen
we're the battery for Adams.
Mrs. Lillian Downs Dobson has been
secured as teacher in the Cannon dis
trict for eight months, beginning in
Septen ber at salary of $50 month.
TX Harvey Booher, son of VIM. Booher,
residing south of town on the reserva-
ton, was kicked in the face this week
by horse. DR.. Plamondon is attend
ing him. tft@
Mrs. Henry Schmitt has the thanks
Of the Pass for a magnificent assort-
ment of fine roses and fragrant sweet
peas. They are beauties and speak well
for Mrs. Schmitt as thorough florist
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Beck, Mrs. o. @.
Beck Sr., and Roy Beck left Monday for
franklin county, Wash, where they
will improve homesteads recently taken
there.
a fire Wednesday night in Pendfeton
destroyed the PendIeton Steam Laun-
dry, new concern; the Guide printing
office; sample rooms, bakery, cigar
factory and a Photograph gallery. Loss
$4,000.
The supreme court has affirmed the
decision of the lower court in the case
of j. M. Walker VS.. the First National
Bank of Athena and Hugh Mclean.
The circuit judge had found for the de-
PENDANTS and Walker appealed the case.
L. w. Reed, Of Gibbon, Oregon, viii
pay $40 reward for information leading
to recovery of 3-year-old bay stallion,
brand L r on left shoulder, and A.
year-old brown mare, brand L r on left
shoulder.
u. ID. carp was over from Walla
Walla Tuesday and spent the day here
in the interests Of lisreal estete agency.
Mr., carp has some desirable real estate
bargains to offer ia Walla walla and
Umatilla county property. His address
is 525 E. Shoemake street. WalIa Walla.
Mayor Taylor informs the Press that
the new hose cart and hose house is
certainty. Each of the railroad com
panies subscribed 800; the Hook and
Ladder Co $50; A. n. ellis $40 The
Pacific Coast Elevator. Co. has been
asked to contribute $50 90 and the
Puget Sound Warehouse CO., s27.50
The mayor has assessed himself STATS,
the assessment being based On ware
house: capacity. tsEsgA i 2
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Milton Eagle: The sad news was re-
eeiyed in Milton that Gordon Mclean
had died in Spokane from the effects oi
an operation for tuberculosis of the hip
bone. The operation seemed to be sue
eessful but the patient suddenly be-
came worse and expired in short time.
W. E. Young and family came in on
the evening train Saturday from Port
land. They have recently spent some
time in Tacoma. Since disposing of his
business interests at Walla Walla Mr..
Young has been pretty much over the
entire Northwest, He may conclude TO
locate here permanently and engage in
the harness business.
On Wednesday evening, June IL, the
ladies of the Baptist church will give an
entertainment for the benefit Of the
church. The program, which will be
published in full next week, includes
recitations, vocal and instrumental mus
ic, and a repetition of the interesting
drill given by the twelve young ladies at
the Christian church Sunday evening.
We sell the greatest of blood pnrifiers,
Acker's Blood Elixir, under positive
guarantees. ft1will cure all chronic and
other blood poisons. II you have elup-
tions or sores on your body, or areapale,
weak or run down, it is just what you
need. We refund money if you are not
satisfied. SO cents and 81 at Mcbride
q 90, Is.
At the M e. church Sunday morning,
q missionary sermon. Text, Go We
into all the world and preach the gospel
to every creature Mark 1915. Eve
ming subject, Jehoyah's gracious declar-
alton concerning the wicked, Text, sAs
| live, saith the Lord God, l have no
pleasure in the death of the wicked ?
Ezekiel 33:11
The general program for Commence
ment week at the Eastern Oregon State
Normal school is as follows: June Z, II
a. M, Baccalaureate address, Rev. j. r.
n, Bell; June 5, 5 p. m, musical recital;
June 8, 8p. M, annual Commencement,
senior class exercises. Address, Rev.
M. H. Marvin. June 10, 8 p. m, exer
cises IF Alumni association; annual ad-
dress, "The People versus The People, .
Ex-P President M. G.. Royal.
Building Lots for Sale.
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Building Lots for Sale.
DR.. L. Dell has some choice building
lots left which he offers for sale at rea-
sonable prices.
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Wallpaper

Notice removal sale prices on Wallpaper
Wallpaper, regular price per double roll
l0c, removal sale price. 81, ....s &c
Wallpaper, regular price per roll 15c, re-
moyal sale price /. =. ....tsl. s7115c
Wallpaper, regular price zoe per roll,
removal sale price e.... Zoe
Wallpaper, regular price 25c per roll,
removal sale price. .. I. &. Il. ... l5c
Wallpaper, regular price S3Oc per roll,
removal sale price. ..r,.,,. {. 20c
Wallpaper, regular price 35c per roll,
removal sale price ...@ 25c
Wallpaper, regular price 40c per roll,
removal sale price. ... -. SOC
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To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic 1Oc ,3r 25c
II, O. Q. @. fail to cure. druggists refund money.
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Remember Mrs. Owens will take
butter, eggs and country produce in ex-
change for hats and millinery goods.
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Goods sale Of
is to
da endIm
Of
included of 81
to No
ieed dsSldhr
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-27
SaR1f0 DOMINGO
La Influenza yanki
No Sc neutralizan

Habiendo hallado ell ministro de los
Estados Unidos, Mr.. Powell, que varias
de las comunica clones por el enviadas
al gobierno dominicano habfan sido
puestas en- conocimiento de agentes de
otroS gobiernos y usadas por ellos en-
perjuicio del suyo, Sc quej6 al de Santo
Domingo y pidio Sc cambiasen varios
funcionarios del miniSterio de Relacio-
mes Exteriores. La demanda fue in
mediatamente concedida.
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cion, Espaf1a pagaba 6 hacfa ell servi-
clio de sus deudas religiosamenre.
Con un joven Monarca, ilustrado,
proclamado por ell gran pueblo espafiol
como Ell primer agricultor de Espafia,
|quien ofrece las manSiones reales para
convertirlas en- centros del saber, en-
Granjas de Experimentation, y de su
peculio ofrece sostener el cuerpo dozen
tie de esos centros; un pueblo que anna
a su patria y aconseja a sus detractores
que le respeten, no confundiendo las
faltas individuales con ell sagrado de la
patria espafIola.
Los pueblos son pequefios planetas
que giran obedeciendo a leyes cos'no-
g6nicas. iGrecia! iRoma! italia en- 1860!
Francia en- 1870!
Suponiendo Espafia sumida en- ell
atraso, 10 que esta ligeramente demos
trado que no es verdad, merece Ell res
peto del mundo, y nuestra veneraci6n
como espaholes, por que es nuestra ma
Dire Los puebloS mas cultos de Eu-
ropa como FranCia no Sc desdefian en-
ofrecer TN puesto de honor la emi-
nente escritora espafIola Emilia Pardo
Bazau, y sus hombres de ciencias han
escuchado en- las aulas de su facultad
la autorizada palabra del gran Or6la,
espafiol. Los mas sabios geodeistas
eligieron como su Presidente al insigns
general IbafIez en- la veri6caci6n de la
medida del arco del meridiano en- los
mcntes de Suiza. Los talleres de Gu
chillerfa de Sheffield en- Ingaterra
ateStiguan la idoneidad de nhestrOs
obreros en- cuchilleria. Espafa celebro
una Exposition Universal vsrios re-
gionales. Su industria de tejidos dg
punto y abaniquerfa, telas de hilo y al
godon, encajes. papel de hilo y otras
classes, sus espadas, escopetas y revol-
vers, su cuchillerfa, sin onix para pu-
nos de bastones y otros aGornos de en-
pufiaduras son objeto de gran comercio
con Fraucia, Inglaterra, Alemania, Aus
tria, Russia, Rumanfa y America. Mu-
cho queda por decir; pero que toda per-
soma culta 10 conoce.
ST Os insultan vuestra nladre ten
driais calma para consentirlo sin rodear-
lie Ell cuello con vuestros brazos depo-
sitarle I'm osculo en- Ia frente?
Carmen Mondrag6n B. de B.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-27
Como madam los elefantes

lSaben nadar los elefantes7 Parece
que 81, a juzgar por la description 81 :
guiente, que hsllamos en- un peri6dico
frances y que nos dice como Sc condu-
ce ell paquidermo en- tales circunstan-
cias
Como necesita respirar durante la
marcha, que no tiene NADIA de facil,
cuida de mantener su trompa vertical
mente ende1ezada fuera del aqua, para
tomar su provis On lie aire.
Solo cuando ell lecho del rio Sc rebaia
demasiado, es cuando NADIA.
Duraute ese tempo, el hombre que
10 conduce NADIA tambien, guiandose
por la trompa que absorbe siempre &
indlca ell camino que sigue ell animal.
Y cuando 10 mas profundo ha pasado
y ell elefante empieza salir, ell conduc-
tor Sc le pone encima, de modo que le
cola al paso.
Hay ocasiones en- que ell elefante Sc
MEGA a entrar en- Ell aqua.
Para este Sc espera que sea siempre
de noche.
Entonces algunos hombres,. provis-
tos de antorchaS enccndidaS, Sc acercan
al animal y lie deciden a atravesar ell
rio, Sobre todo 81 en- la otra ori1la opues-
ia We a varios de sus compafieros que
le reciben y lie ca1man en- cuanto salga
del aqua
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-27
FL diabIo son los ingIeses
COMIENDO CARTUCHOS

Sc ha descubierto que los soldados
ingleses en- Africa Meridional. cuando
les escaseaban los licores espirituosos.
hallaron una nueva manera de saciar el
apetito, la cual Sc generalizo mucho ca
ell ejercito. Consstfa en- comerse les
caturchos del explosive cordita, que
tienen cierto parecido 6deos.
El sabor es dulce y el efecto pun
genie, produciendo la mas terrible en-
briaguez, sobre todo 81 Sc la disuelve
en- te 6 cerveza. Seg1n una revista
medica, la embrjaguez por cordita
exalta las pasiones hasta el extreme de
quien la siente solo experimental deseos
diabolicos y sed de sangre destruc-
cion.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-10-27
mapa gigantic

Una couision de ge6logos y cart6-
grafos Dombrada por el gobierno salon
acaba de comPletar un mapa del reiuo
de Sajonia. de SECURE el mejor y mas
complete que en- el nundo sc haya pro.
ducidO hasta Ia fecha. ESta en- escala
dc l a $4,000 y abraza I23 pliegos. Con-
llene y delinea exactamenie IA tOpogra.
tia. geologic y provisi6n dc aqua de
todo el RENO en- sscala sin pIecedense.
Is en- In. TODD 10 que sc necesiga pa
"a cue IN mapa haya costado IN mill6n
de pesos.