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The diamond drill., 1904-08-27
Mo- Paris oreen Poisonlnn.

The Crisler brothers were acquitted
at Baldwin on charge of scattering
paris green outside the fence inclos-
ing their potato patch, said to have
been done for the purpose OF poison
ing the neighbors' cattle. The case
was before Justice Hooper, and the
brothers were confined in jail for
nearly a week.
The diamond drill., 1904-08-27
Farmer Falls From Ladder.

Scott Welter. while painting the
gable OF his barn near Ovid fell from
the ladder and sustained injuries that
arc very serious. Several ribs. his
left arm and bones OF his right hand
were broken. and II is feared that his
skull was fractured.
The diamond drill., 1904-08-27

The Sherwood farm OF 100 acres.
part OF the estate Of the late Judge
Thomas II. Sherwood of Kalamazoo.
has been sold to Chicago real es.
tate firm and will be plated and
placed on the market.
The diamond drill., 1904-08-27
Collision at Greenuille.

A through freight and local on the
Pere Marquette met in head-on col
lision near the Ranney refrigerator
works, in the city limits of Greenville.
The engines and box car we're badly
smashed. but the engineers and fire.
men OF both trains escaped injury by
jumping. The wreck occurred with.
in few feet of bridge
The diamond drill., 1904-08-27

Supreme Justice James B. Moore.
Senator James Il. scripps and many
other "honorables" are on the pro-
gram for the thirty-eighth annual pio-
neer picnic 10 be held at Long Lake
near Fenton. Aug. %.
The diamond drill., 1904-08-27
LIeense Money euLIds waIks.

The village fathers at Tekonsha are
making good use Of the money placed
in the village treasury by the two sa-
looms OF that place. They have al
ready built nearly three miles OF new
cement walks and are az present
placing new walks on the main thor.
oughfare
The diamond drill., 1904-08-27

Since the accidental shooting or
Roy Wilcox at Concord II has been
discovered that nearly every lad In
that town carries a revolver The
authorities will endeayor TO break up
tho practice.
The diamond drill., 1904-08-27
skunks Like pins, Feet

Skunks are committing depredations
near Leonidas. One dug a hole under
a fence and stole five small pigs of N.
A. Cleveland. The queer part was
that It ate only the feet and left the
bodies.
The diamond drill., 1904-08-27

Battle Creek saloonkeepers are taxi
ing advantage Of Bishop Potter's re-
cent action in dedicating the Sub
way Tavern" in New York city and
have named several fancy drinks az.
ter him.
The diamond drill., 1904-08-27
No Race Suicide.

Bronson may be deficient in several
things, but the town boasts the posses
sion Of the biggest crop of children OF
any town of it's size in southern Michi-
gan. the primary school apportlonment
proving the assertion.
The diamond drill., 1904-08-27
Child Swallows Fly Poison.

The 2-year-old daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. James Holden. living near Ovid,
swallowed saucer of fly poison. The
mother brought the child to town and
the little ones life was saved.
The diamond drill., 1904-08-27
Believe Street carnivaIs Pay.

Benton Harbor business men differ
from their Jackson brethren and say
the street carnival proposition is
paying one.
The diamond drill., 1904-08-27

There are at present sixty-one Sc
cret societies in Battle Creek and II
is proposed to inaugurate a secret
society day" with monster parade
and picnic at Lake Gognac.
The diamond drill., 1904-08-27
LIahtnIna strIkes Barn.

Mrs. Henry Clarks barn near Deer
field was struck by lightning and to-
tally destroyed by fire. A part OF the
contents were saved. II was insured.
The diamond drill., 1904-08-27

Mormon elders have again begun
proselyting in Branch county and
they have succeeded in making a num-
ber of converts-mostly among wom-
en-
The diamond drill., 1904-08-27

The city council OF Saulte ste. Ma
rie is now wrestling with another gas
franchise.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-31

more than cursory examination 81
the works received at Calcutta, bui
that has suticed 10 satisfy experts that
they are of extraordinary value to stu
dents Of AslatIc literature and religion
ag well as To- biblipphles They are
now n ls stated, undergoing classh-
cation by the Tibetan scholars who
were 'deputed' by the government 10
acquire valuable documents at Lhass
aud elsewhere. u Is not to be e1-
pected, Of course that scholars viii be
debarred BY any computations OF con-
science from learning an they can from
these precious relics and imparting
their discoveries 10 the world But Ii
would be exceedingly interesting II the
Archbishop N Canterbury. FOR instance,
who has declared himself greatly forth
fled and strengthened by hls spiritual
experience IN America, could be induce
ed 70 EXPRESS an opinion, from his geat
I'm the house OF lords. on the ethical
question raised by the manner OF their
acquisition The British force entered
Tibet IN the guiss OF commercial
mission II German commercial mis-
zion should loot the British museum,
what n howl ~ righteous indignation
would ascend from one end OF the Britt
ish empire to the other. Probably
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there Is no little bowling now Coins on
In the Tibetan monasterles and nv "
not likely TO promote peaceful relations.
HISTORY OF EGYrr
There has Just been published q HIS
tory OF Egypt By Lady Amherst OF
Hackney n starts with the beginning
Of the ancient empire and terminates
with the Soudan campaign fhe favor
able comments which it has elected are
due IN no measure 20 the rank OF the
authoress Lady Amherst Is one OF
those women who have always held
aloof from the emTty friyoities OF So
clety. She IS the daughter OF a man
who travelled much In the east the
ate Admiral Milford She FIRST visited
Egypt In 1860, and has since passed
much Of her He there, and numbers
among her friends most Of the chief
living writer's on the ancient lore Of
the land Of the Pharoahs She pos
sessed. therefore, unusual qualifications
Tor her task Her daughter, Lady VIII
liam Cecil shares her zeal az an Egyp-
tologlst end has herself conducted ex-
cayatlon work In Egypt She has re-
Gently published an interesting little
Work on the Birds OF the Nile
LADY MARY.
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the garrison found Of unspeakable
value Then too, while the lombard
meut destroyed most Of the houses the
English found II possible TO raise large
amounts Of vegetables and garden sup
plies.
DEVISED FIRST INCUBATOR.
They even raised chickens following
out an original method Of incubation
the toretunner OF the process IN vogue
today Eggs were put In tin cans and
Kent, cheated BY water until they
Matched fn order TO get the brood
cared fOf II was customary 20 take a
capon pull out the breast feathers,
scratch the fowls breast with nettles
Until Il bled and then settle him upon
the doWny chicks. The relief given the
smoriing wounds by the soft down OF
the brood was SO great that adoption
speedily followed
The chief obstacle to proper food
found by the common soldiers OF the
garrison at Gibraltar was the fact that
supplies commanded a high price. and
when they We're brought IN they were
sold az auction, or course. the common
rNiNltINl WIN AltiI utplNAtu purses
stood little show,
The climax OF the great Siege Of Glib
ral,ar was the grand attack Of the al
lies under command Of Duke de Grill
lon, Sept 10, 1852 Gen. Elliott with
the garrison and such sailors ms he had
at command had n force OF 5000 to
1000 The military force OF the allies
Is estimated az $4,000 a noted French
engineer had been called into the allied
forces TO prepare a sea armament. said
10 have been more Formidable than any
thing known up TO that time since the
armada that attacked England I'm EllZ-
abeth's reign. Ten large ships were
cut down 10 make floating batteries
and were plated with oaken ribs
within. Steel amoring Of vessels was
unknown. Inside OF the thick beams
was a layer Of sand and then layer Of
cork. The decks were rooted with
heavy tlmbers. covered with ropes and
then hides. In addition the French aud
Spanish fleets were strengthened until
there were In the harb9i OF Gibraltar
90 ships OF the line and many smaller
craft. The French aud Spanish had 400
pieces OF artillery and the. English 98.
Tho battle was a desperate one and
I'm the end the English saved the day
by the use OF hot shot. Besides each
battery on the rock was furnace kept
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az white heat Into this furnace the
heavy cannon balls We're dropped and
while glowing white, were dropped into
the places and fired. After an all-day
fight. the Spanish and French vessels
and floating batteries were so severely
wrecked by flames caused by the hot
shot that panic followed and heavy loss
OF life For weeks afterwards the
shores Of the bay were strewn with
hulks OF ruined vessels and the b0ck-
bone OF the great siege was broken
The whole circuit Of the rock Of Glib
raltar is seven miles In the great siege
the attacking force had no riled guns,
but only smooth bore cannon and NOR
tars. They were able to reach nearly
an parts OF the stronghold however,
and Il was 70 seek protection from the
shells that the garrison at this time
began work on the long galleries that
are now q feature Of Gibraltar
While the Siege was IN progress and
since that time about two miles Of gall
lerles have been blasted out of the solid
rock
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erio Quickly Knocked out.

winter weather both my wife and myself
contracted severe colds which speedily
developed into the worst kind OF Ia grippe
with an ~ miserable symptoms" SAYS
Mr. j. $. Egleston Of Maple Landing
Iowa. Knees and joints aching. muscles
gore head stopped up eyes aud nose run.
ming. with alternate spells OF chllls and
fever We began using Chamberlain
Cough Remedy. aiding the samo with "A
dose OF Chamherlaln's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. and by It's liberal use soon com
pletely knocked out the grip"
II Is good plan 20 take dose Of the
Tablets when YOU have a cold They pro.
mote a healthy action Of the bowels. liv-
or and kidneys which Is always beneficial
when the system IL cOngested by cold
or attack Of the grip. For sale by all
druggists.
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You Needn't

You needn't keep distressed after
eating, nor belching, nor experiencing
nausea between meals.
In other words, YOU needn't keep on
being dyspeptic, and you certainly
shouldn't.
Hoods sarsaphrilla cures dyspepsia
Il strengthens and tones the stomach.
perfects digestion, creates normal
appetite, and builds up the whole sys-
TEN.
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PORT ARTHUR AND GIBRALTAR.
lnnnnnnI nnnnnnnIn nIrnr ~ unnnnl ulnnnnnnI

ADMIRAL Rodney reached the rock with
"a ships Of the lire and brought IN vast
quantities OF supplies In April 1881,
about year after Rodney's visit Adj
miral Darby With the British grand
fleet. also anchored az Gibraltar and
brought IN supplies, ON one occasion,
q vessel from Naples was driven to the
rock with 5000 bushels Of barley, which
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the garrison found Of unspeakable
value Then. too, while the lombard
meut destroyed most Of the houses, the
English found II possible 70 ruise large
amounts Of vegetables and garden sup
uIiau
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RICH DUKE GIVES
THE EARL A LIFT
lconiInued from page Elevenl

Il furnished BY the statement that the
Imperial library OF Calcutta has receiv.
cd large consignment ~ books and
manuscripts brought back by the force
from Tibet They are referred 10 un-
ashamcdly as merely the initial
spells" from which It is 10 be inferred
that they arc 90 be followed oy still
more extensive assortment Of sacred
books and historic documents SUM
Client time has not yet elapsed TO make
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scep King KaaRuua who ruled the
Uncle This King the last male
the family rule In the Islands and for this reason the symbols Of
his interesting relic
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-30
OPERsCl0nES EN- Ell MUELLE

Scrs. de L. Villamil y Co.:
a A Vicente y Co, $50 BIS uvas.
F. Font y Hmno:
a A. Vicente y Co., 800 bIs twas 50
Seras aceitunas.
Palacios y Co.:
IA. Vicente y Co., 50 BIS twas II
SIS garbanzos flor de sauce Ia de Ia IS
SIS garbanzos sauce extra Is SIS gar
banzos la IL SIS gaabanzos selectos 4
coronas.
a Scrs. de N. Lomba y Co, Scrs. de
L. Villamil Co, y J Ochoa y Hmuo.
IS SIS garbanzos sauce Ia
A. Suarez y Co, Barcel6 y Co, B.
Fernandez y Hmno y Cadierno Lopez
y Co, "a SIS garbanzos IA
Freirfa Alfonso y Co, y Borcelo y
Co, 10 sacos garbanzos 3 coronas- J.
Ochoa y Hmno.ya Scrs de Perez Hmns
500 CTS jabon Rocamora.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-30
Buques que eleben liegar
Y saIidas de este puerto

Goleta americana "John MAXWELL
Sali6 de New York el del corrien
te para este puerto.
Martin Saenz" - .Saldra hoy de
Barcelona para esta, con las escalas
de Mallorca, Torrevieja, Valencia
Malaga, Cadiz, Tenerife y Las Pal
mas.
Arkadia '-Llego Mayagiiez el 2:
del corriente y sali6 para Aguadilla
Arecibo, Arroyo, Guanica y este
puerto.
pensacola Del puerto de New
Orleans sali6 el "a del corricnte cor
direction 4 nuestro puerto y los de
Ponce, Guanica, Mayagiiez Y Arecibo
Bergantin americana John Nc
Dermontt t'-Procedente de New York
debe haber salido aver para este puer
Caracas "-Saldra para. New York
Ell del entrante.
Saint Simon "-Estara aquf hacia
ell del entrante procedente de Euro
pa y seguirA viaje para Puerto Plata
Philadelphia Ell 10 del entrante
Octubre saldra de New York para
eSta.
"Grecia Probablemente recalar4
procedente de Europa y Saint Thomas
del a al del entrante.
"San juan" Hoy Sc aguarda de la
Isla, y saldra maflana para Nueva
Orleans.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-30

Ell seflor Presidente de la "Liga de
Propietarios" dirijio al honora BILE Te-
sorero de Puerto Rico, la siguiente
inStancla:
"Por el sef1or Collector de Rentas
internas del Distrito, Sc ha publicado
en- ell d1a de aver, un aviso invitando
al pago de las contribuciones del Q
semestre del ai1o fiscal corriente de
I9o4-5."
Segdn informes de ese Department
to ell cobro Sc verifcara sin recargo
solo hasta el d1a 80 del actual; pero
como quiera que el plazo concedldo
empezara contsrse legalmente des-
de el d1a de hoy, resulta este excesi-
vamente corto, y muchos de los pc
quenos contribuyentes no podran sa-
tisfacer sus respectivas Quotas dentro
del corto plazo concedido, pues care
cen de recursos para clio; y por otro
lado, la Colecturia para poder llenar
sus cometido, necesitar1a aumentar las
horas habiles de oficina; por cuyas cir
cunstancias, 20 me permito rogar a
Vd. en- nombre y representation de la
1Liga de Propietarios, Sc sirve am
Pillar Ell plazo de referencia TN mes
sea hasta el 81 del proximo Octubre
4 fin de que los contribuyentes pue-
dan satisfacer
La anterior petici6n ha sido acepta-
da, por el citado funcionario, y nos
completeness en- publicarlo para como
cimiento de los interesados.
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Esta en- la capital ell Lcdo. sefIo1
Vazquez, de Fajardo.

Acaba de rccibirse en- la 1ibrer1ade1
BOLETIN la importante obra titulada
Los pueblos hispano americanos en-
el sjglo XXX" del ilustre historiador
sefior Beltran y Rozpide.
Sc examina minuciosamente en- ell
nuevo e interesante libro la situacion
politica y economical de los paises CEN
tro y sur-americanos, tocandole TN ca
pitulo la cenicienta actual del expan-
sionismo americana, Puerto Rico.
Ell sefior Beltran considera merece-
dora de un juicio muy POGO faborable
la actitud del gobierno americana con
relacion a Puerto Rico.
Precio de Ia Obra, eucuadernada:
$I.sM
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SECClON C0MERCIAL
Movimiento maritime
ENTRADAS TRAVESIA

Ell vapor 'Coamo" alijo en- este
puerto la siguiente carga:
22o SIS azdcar 258 cIs jabon 75I3 25I2
BIS y $50 manteca SO CTS Is huacaleS y
Is bIs sa1chichon 90 SIS harina ma1z
100 cIs gas I3o atados arenques 81 hua
Gales 2SI3 y 70 bultos jamones 20 cas-
cos 25 CTS Io tambores bacalao I25 SIS
garbanzos 40 BIS manzanas SO id GER
veza 3o7 atados papel 81 CTS fosforos 50
SIS cebollas IS SIS plmienta 3o5 bls pa
pas y 200 SIS id 1873 CTS quesos 500 CTS
galletas 81 SIS chicharos I55 BIS tocino
SO cIssmantequilla I24 atados velas SO
SIS hablchuelas 4.o2o SIS horina quin-
Gala y encargos para varioS.
ENTRADAS CABOTAJE
Gcleta Dolores" de Humacao.
sALIDAs CABoTAJE
"Esperanza" para Arroyo y Ponce
"Mayagiiezana' para Aguadilla J
Mayagiiez.
"Pearito' para Vieques.
BUQUEs EN- PUERTO
TRAVESIA
Coamo, descargando.
CABOTAJE
Ricardo Ruiz, pendiente.
Progreso, Yabucoa.
Isabella, descargando.
Dos Hermanos, Fajardo.
Voluntad, pendiente.
Ana Maria, Humacao y Naguabo
Porto Rico, en- 1eparacion.
Francisco, pendiente.
Petra. descargando.
Uberita, Vieques.
Borinquen, Vieques,
Ala Blanca, Aguadilla y Mayagiiei
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-30
PrincipaIes articulos
que Sc detal1an en- almacenes, a los
siguientes precios m/m

Arroz:
japsnes Ia NSa Americana carneutc yasasane
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-30

Ingresaron en- la carcel de San Juan
para cumplir condena individuos y
en- sumario a; en- la de Aguadilla, 1
en- sumario y fue baja; en- la de Ma
yag<iez, I en- prisi6n y 2 salidos en- Ii
bertad, y en- la de Arecibo I en- suma-
rio y baja por cumplldo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-30

lCuanto tempo hace que no
me encuentro en- ningun lance
amoroso por el estilo del que Sc
me ha presentado esta noche3-
me decia preparandome para sa-
lir a la calle.
Y dando vueltas y mas vuel-
tas procuraba aguzar mi main
por yer 81 podia descubrir a la
misteriosa DANA que tenia la
osadia de hacermc acudir a una
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-30
Administrator de COrreOs

La correspondence para los Estados
Uniaos por vapor Caracas" Sc reco-
gera en- esta administration el 5 del
entrante la I.3o P. M.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-30
Mas nOGlciaS

Quedan escasamente algunas loca-
lidades para el gran Bale de Benefl-
ceneia que Sc celebrara maflana en-
nueStro teatro.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-30
BibliOteCa economical
a 20 cEMTAvOs TONIC

Noveas ............... Ricardo Wagner
Ell Tesoro de Humldes M Maeterinck
Las chicas del amigo Lefevre Pablo Alexis
Fosoha del anarquismo .............. Carlos Malato
Ell Rev ............................... B. Boernson
Peoueha euarncion Observation-Disclosures. Tenente Blse
Continela Mati1de Serao
La Alexandria (TaiS). AnatOlio France
Cuenos amorosos pa7ioicos Alfonso Daudet
Aras de TERRA Manuel Bueno
Dcconario tjlos6dco, tomos Votaire
Aurora ................ ......... Joaquin Dicenta
Flor de Mayo " Blaso Ibahez
Arroz v Tarana. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Id
CuentoS VaenclanOs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Id
La casa Roa tome Hugo Conway
D1aS somb1oS. ................. Id
de famila ................~ Id
F.. a:ss5: ss5:
La Saa mSerOsa, Ia
Tartar1n Alfonso Dauciet
Memorials de una doncela tono.. ... Octavio Mirbeau
La los Doses Dlmlry de MereJkow
h La Diamsniss de- de s los bsqassa Pqs c
Su un1co pecado "a
Azucena ia
lnVenC1Dle amor
Corazon de "a
FL reSuCltadO IA
Paraso inferno. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Ia
Los de Marcelo. ................. Id
Cemencia NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. M. Alamrano
Wilson
Germnla LacerteuX T. j. ue ConcOuIt
Pablo. ErneSto Renan
Los problemas de la Nauraleza Augusta Lauge
Los Problemas de la Vida ............. Id
Estudios relgiosos. Observation-Disclosures. Erneso Renan
Ell porvenr de la ciencia Id
Ell anticriso 2 tomos 49,. ........ Id
El Ia muerta Emilio zola
Como sc muere e.......................... Id
Hugonoes Observation-Disclosures. Pr6spero Merime
Los enigmas del Universe, 2 Erneso Haeckel
El del papa Observation-Disclosures. Victor Hugo
La Ramera Elisa E. de GOnCourt
Cuentos historietas ............ 6. Perez Arroyo
PasadoS Luis Morote
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Cuentos propios
L n C 1T a

C1On que OCupaDd en- Ell f1OteE
x, hfzome, por breves momentos
dlStraer la atenClOn.
Hallabame de paso en- la ropu-
losa ciudad, y tuve a bien hos
pedarme en- aQuel hotel, donde
la amabilidad y buen trato de
sus dueflos y empleados deja-
ban a los pasajerps satisfechos y
contentos.
Pero tanta polit1ca y discre-
cion por parte de los dueflos del
hotel, no serv1an para ahuyen-
tar ell amodorramiento que de
mi Sc apoderaba cada vez que
ten1a precision de visitar la ciu-
dad.
= Y 10 encontraba muy natural.
N$ Acostum brado a la vida tran
quila y apacible del campo. cria-
do en- I'm ambiente, por demas
estrecho y raquitiCo. sin aspira-
clones de ninguna clase, sin
ambiciones de ning1n genero,
mi vida sc deslizaba suavemen-
te, al lado del manso arroyuelo
viendo correr por la llanura sus
limpidas y Cristalinas aguas, al
par que herian mis- oidoS los ar
monicos gorjeos de miles de pa
jarillos que poblaban el am
biente.
La vida agitada y descom-
puesta de las grandes ciudades
ofrece cruel contraste con 10
tranquila y apacible de la del
campo.
En- la ciudad me aburria. Y
por mas que procuraba distraer
mi imagination recorriendo los
puntos mas centricos y concu-
rridos de ella, no encontraba ma
da en- que poder fjar mi aten-
cion. Todo me hastiaba y me
enloQuecia. Hasta ell ambiente,
impregnado de miasmas y feti-
deces, me mareaba. Me faltaba
are para respirar; ese aire puro
del campo, que devuelve la sa-
lud y la vida.
Cansado estaba va de pensar
en- las mil y mil peripecias que
a uno Sc lie presentan en- la vi
da; y con el fin de distraerme
de las preocupaciones que me
abrumaban, cog1 un libro que
habia al alcance de mis- manos y
me puse ojearlo. Entonces
fue cuando llamaron discreta-
mente a la puerta de mi cuarto.
-;Se puede?-dijo una VOC
algo t1mida Y mujeril.
i Acknowledgement medic
enfadado, sin fgurarme quien
ser1a el intruso que en- aquel
momento venia a importunar-
me.
Algo amoscado me levante
del asiento para recibir aquella
extra1la vista, CuandO ioh, cie-
los!, grande fue mi sorpresa al
encontrarme con una domestica
del hotel, que traia en- la mano,
al parecer, una esquela para mi.
-Acaban de dejar para usted
-dijo alargandome la mano-
esta esquela, con el encargo de
entregarla inmediatamente.
La cogi, y viendo que no Sc
marchaba, pues segu1a imperte-
rita en- su sitio, la abrl apresu-
radamente, creyendo estar1a es-
perandO mi COntestaCi0n.
Olga usted a quien ha trail
do esta misiv"-dije por toda
respuesta a la 3ven-que esta
bien. que acud a la cita que
en- ella me hace
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-30
Cotixaciones de frutos

C0TixaCHomeS de fruf0S
AzUCAR.-Para ell consume 3 n Az
Moscabaio (claro) de $4.I5 a $4.2o
De miel (claro) de $3.25 $40.
Centr1fuga (claro) $4.25 $40.
Azucar americana la SIS go.
Almidon, $s.
Algodon de $oH All.
Cafe corriente SIoH
Cueros dulces, $I7H 4 Is %
Cocos SIS a $131a millar.
Ron IS grades Cartier, de IL cents
gallon.
Maiz, a $3.50 qg.
Sebo, a $4H %.
Tabaco. nominal
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-30

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$s.25 S24 a S.. $24 ASA S4Ha 5
Arenques 6.
Bacalao. $6H a 6M.
Ajos nallorquines IS cents.
Id Cappadre 40 cents.
Cebollas. S3A a$4A.
Garbanzos, 81 as.
Hsbichuelas coloradas del pals So u
Amercanas largas So. Blancas del
pals $3H. Blancas americans $3A
Harina, S5A AZ.
Jamones, $loA a lob.
Jabon Rocamora, a $5H, americana
$21a a4H
Manteca, $5}4 a61zen 15 y en- cajas
de 81 10.
Hantequilla, S12H a Isl
Pasta, s.
Papas, S. IN
Tocino, $15H a 1o.
Quesos, amers. SIS Patagras $40.
Tasajo, a $S.
Bombones$ 10.
Twas barril ISIS $275
Sin variacion los demas artlculos
publicados Ultima mente.