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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-07-26

INGRESOS
Rentas de Aduanas. ....$ 2.II7,2G5,44
Rentas Postales. .... 55,o45,5o
Rentas Interiores. ....... So 272,I2
Rentas varias. ..... 46,oo5 6o
Rentas consulares. ..... 25,258,5o
Reintegros ........ $40, ,42I, ,38
Giros Postales. ....... 10000 90
Deudas pendientes. .... 228 81
Derechos consulares honorarioS 3,75
Propiedades y derechos del
Estado. 49,. o574,o2
Impuestos del Emprestito 22S,7l6,S SO
Total. 3557.3o3.5I
Existencia anterior. IS 5.333.8I5, 81
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-07-26

Fl avance del tercer ejercito japo-
nes desde Takuchan ha hecho irriso-
ria Ia noticia de que ell general kuro-
patkin habia logrado cortar las comu-
nicaciones entire las fuerzas de Oku y
Kureki; es decir. entire los ejercitos
iaponeses segundo y primero, Inter
puesto entire estas fuerzas Sc halla ell
tercer ejercito japones, no solo esta-
bleciendo la conexion necesaria entire
todos los n1cleos, sino paralizando ell
moyimisnto del ejkrcito russo hacia el
Sur. Asi Sc signifc6 en- estas notas
hace tres dfas, y hoy 10 conhcsan asi
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-07-26
III. Perez V'MSqaxe.

Madrid, 4 de Julio 1904.
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27
Broken Neck Cured.

Cured Of broken neck, James
Dunn. seventeen years old. has been
discharged from hospital in New
York City, where he had spent five
moIionless months. rigid in a plaster
cast and with heavy weights at his
head and feet which held his body I'M
movable
The operation and cure have attract
ed great attention among surgeons.
Dunn was injured while diving from
a pier while bathing. Three ycrtebrac
were crushed and chippap. He WIS
kept alive with great difficulty during
the operation. The splintercd bone
was removed and the fractures set.
Then the whole of the upper body.
neck and head were placed in plaster
cast.
Dunn was laid upon table and
heavy weights attached to his head
and feet. He was told that to move
meant death or permanent helpless
ness for him and he became the most
patient person imaginable. The bones
knitted perfectly and when the case
was removed the boy was found to be
as sound as ever.
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27

And the answers. repeated over
and over again, and passed from
mouth to mouth. were:
No further details of the accident
had been ascertained, and no names
of the victims had yet been published.
as the telegraph lines had been brok-
en-.
The first train to Bannock Bridge.
the scene of the disaster. would be
run as soon as the line was clear. and
that could not be for some hours long
er. The unfortunate people who
crayed to know what might be the
fate of some of their nearest and dear
est, could do nothing but wait. hour
after hour. every minute of which
seemed an age. and each separate
hour an eternity.
And so. at Iast. the hours wore
away. and very early in the morning
a train started, bearing its weary, has-
gard load of men and women. each
hoping that God had at least been
merciful to him, or her. whoever else
He might have bereavcd.
Ted Burritt sat in his corner of the
carriage. and let his thoughts wander
where they would. All at once the
thought occurred to him, What had
become of the friend? The friend
whom his father went to meet, and
who was to return with him? But
what did it matter about him? Why.
but for him, though the accident
auld have taken place all the same,
it would have had nothing to do with
ttt1 "a Tlnl-
wich
BY the time he had recovered MIN
self a little ne saw that the day was
beginning to dawn. Surely they must
he very near the scene of the disas-
ter.
Even in the faint early light. which
was all they had to illumine the
scene. signs of the recent catastrophe
began to appear. BY the side OF the
line they saw drawn up some of the
ruined carriages. Another moment.
and the train drew up at the pictur-
esuue little country station, which
had now been converted into a tenn
porary dead-house. The mournful.
wild-eyed cavalcade, which alighted
at the platform, We're met by the sta
tfonmaster. who merely motioned with
his arm, and said. In there"
The whole crowd, with one accord,
poured in the direction indicated.
dreadful sight met their eyes. In
the waiting room and booking Office
a dozen charred remnants of human
beings were laid out on tarpaulins-
each one of which had lost all sem
JIance 10 humanity. There was no
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27

Mrs. Burritt was Just being coaXed to
take a little beef tea. the fateful
double knock once more re-echoed
through the house
What's that" cried Mrs. Burritt,
sitting bolt upright. Perhaps he's
come back safe after all, Run, May.
and see"
The housemaid met her on the
stairs, bearing yellow envelope.
The boy is waiting to know If there
is any answer. miss" she said, and
fingered in the expectation of hearing
something of the contents.
The girl seized it and tore it
open!
To return to her brother, who had
been told that there were yet many
more bodies in The church, for which
room could not be found elsewhere,
and Who. accompanied by a detach-
ment of other seekers. thereupon left
the station for the sacred edifice. 1t
was relief to find themselves again
in the open air, after the ghastly
sight that had just met their eyes.
iiuJ there was horror in the thought
that they We're only exchanging one
such scene for another.
Gould he have been ore of those ?"
was the awful thought which pursued
the young man-"one of those fearful,
indescribablc objects. And was 1t
such thing as that that he must
take home with him, if it should prove
by any means possible to separate the
identity of the one from the other?"
Ne came in sight of the church.
which was not far from the station.
ArriyinG-at the porch. the foremost OF
the party discovered that the door
was locked. Here was a sudden check
and they began to consult together as
to where the key might be found.
AS they did so, window of one of
the little cottages opposite tho church
was thrown up, and an old man, in a
quaint. old fashioned nightcap. stuck
his head out
Il he a-comin'." he cried: "ye must
jest bide bit, and I'll be with 'ee."
This was evidently the clerk or sex
ton; at any rate, he wa3 the individual
required. and III re was nothing to
do but to "bide," as he had desired
them.
AT last the churchyard gate clicked.
and shriveled, bent figure made its
appearance. dangling bunch OF great
keys in one hand. He threw the great
door open with a clang. and the people
entered the church. 1t was very dark
inside. The windows were most of
them of colored glass and high up, and
the old fashioned pews and the thick
squat columns which supported the
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27
Were "DandY-Lions."

He had been in the Dark Continent
for two or three years, and when
home on visit he delighted to spin
his "tall' yarns about his experiences
in Africa. The nunting of wild lions
was his specialty-how he could shoot
them how he could go out and be
sure of finding one, how it was done.
etc. etc. and he generally wound up
by saying that he never yet saw lion
that he feared.
one night after he had finished
EARNING he was n little taken abaclt
by one of his audience. who said:
That's nothing. | have lain down
and actually slept among lions in their
wild. natural state"
81 don't believe that. I'm no fsol,"
said the great hunter.
IT'S the truth, though"
You slept among lions in their wild,
natural state?"
YES. ! certainly. did"
Can you prove it. Were they Af-
rican?"
well, not exactly African lions.
They were dandelions."
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27
CHAPTER vI.-continucd.

"A dreadful railway accident has
taken place on the Southeastern rail-
way. A goods train from London to
Maidstone, which contained two wag-
ons loaded with petroleum barrels.
through some mistake in the signals,
ran into the 4:30 up train from Do
yer, at the point where the lines cross.
The engine, tender, and three first
class carriages have been smashed up
and burnt by the petroleum. Tween
ty-three passengers are either dead or
dying"
The perspiration stood upon his
brow as he read this-this grim and
CHASTITY paragraph-over and over
again.
How could l possibly let them see
this?" he groaned to himself. They
would go out of their minds with the
horror of it. And yet" the thought
struck him, "what is to prevent them
from reading it all. and more beside.
in the morning papers? Though, of
course, there is hope-there must be
a gle1m of hope, Some must have
escaped, How slow this train is. And
yet. why should | want to travel fast
er? How do know what awaits me
at my journeys cnd?'
When the train reached London
Bridge, little before ten. he found
all was hustle and confusion. The
news of the accident had spread like
wildfire, and momentarily increas-
ing throng of agoniZed friends and
relatives besiegcd the officials. at
tackled the telegraph office and hurried
hither and thither, backwards and
forwards, in search of something def
mite in the shape of information.
Ted Burritt forced himself through
the crowd which was 20 'hered round
some person in authority. and put
the same questions which burst from
so many lips at once.
Was anything more Known about
the accident? When, would the line
be clear, and when would a train he
allowed 10 run TO the scene OF the
disaster?"
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27
Practical TOYS.

Toys, whether useful or as n pas
time as instructors, are fascinating
However, the up-to-date toy is prac
tical Children have miniature work
ing autos. A make-believe train. a
splendid toy. is a real train of cars
with real locomotive and real track.
There are children out West on
whose fathers property small streams
cross. These boys initiate the things
they see going on about them. They
build dams. check the water, con-
struct miniature systems of irrigation
in exact copy of the plan used by the
farmers of that country. The water
thus damned nourishes a garden plot
of their own.
In this play there is the dignity of
education.
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27
1houeht Ade Needed Schooling.

The following story is going the
rounds of Highland Park, where
George AIDE spent the summer. The
aforesaid was walking along the
street one day when he met a mite of
humanity. kindergarten bent. one OF
Mr. AIDES summer colleagues and
friends.
Mr AIDE called out: Hello, Going
to school?" The prompt reply came,
in = same tone of good comrade-
ship. without the least suggestion Of
hippancy. but just as Mr. AIDE would
have it: NO; are you?'
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27
CHAPTER VII.
In the Vestry,


There was very little sleep for any
one at Magnolia Lodge that night.
Mrs. Burritt was at last persuaded to
go and lie down upon her bed, where
she was ministered to by her dauSh-
ter and the cook.
So in lamentations and torturing
suspense. together with brief intervals
of broken rest, the night wore away.
The servants, with scared faces. crept
about the house and prepared the
breakfast. which nobody touched.
May Burritt came down stairs about
eight O'Clock. and the first thing that
she saw was the daily paper lying in
its accustomed place beside the urn.
"Ah." she gasped, now to know
the worst"
The account she sought was as
signed the most prominent position.
and was headed in large capitals,
"Terrible Railway Accident, Thirty
two lives lost, Numbers roasted to
DEATH"
She read the brief paragraph, into
which so much horror was condensed,
and stood as though turned to stone.
Then coming back to herself. she muir
INJURED: Mother must never see this,
it would kill herr" And she left the
room. taking the paper with her.
After all. though" she ventured to
hope. there have been some saved.
Why may not he be among them
Surely Ted will send telegram soon.
Poor boy. l wonder what he is do
ing?"
A little later in the morning, when
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27
100000 PLANTS FOR 1oo.

This is remarkable offer the John
A. Salzer Seed Co, La Crosse, Wis.
makes. They will send you their big
plant and seed catalog, together with
ouEh seed to grow
- 1000 fine. solid Cabbages.
1000 delicious Carrots.
1000 blanching. nutty Celery.
1000 rich. buttery Lettuce.
1000 splendid Onions.
1000 rare luscious Radishes.
1000 gloriously brilliant Flowers.
This great offer is made in order to
induce you to try their warranted seeds
for when you once plant them you
will grow no others. and
ALL FOR BUT Ice POSTAGE,
providing you will return this notice.
and il you will send them zoe in post
age, they will add to the above Il pack
age of the famous Berliner Cauliflower.
<W. N. U.)
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27

roof seemed to swallow up what little
light there was.
'They'vo put em all inside the chan
eel rails, said the old man. who had
constituted himself sort of ghoulish
master Of the ceremonies.
No one seemed to care to be the
first to approach that part OF the holy
editice.
AT last Ted Burritt, with a grim
determination. approached the railing.
Inside, the bodies, or what had once
been bodies. were disposed in two
rows.
Those on the right hand lay in cof-
fins which had been hastily gathered
from all parts of the neighborhood;
those ON the left were mere groups
of ashes collected together ON pieces
of tarpaulin.
Ted Burritt began at the right-hand
side. The other people followed his
example, and the old clerk acted as
cicerone.
This 'un" he said, indicating the
terrible contents of one coffin, "is sup
posed to a-bin Il young female, as
they found thimble and bit of a
dress among the ashes. Thimble 'ad
the name o. Lizzie scratched on it,"
A man who was craning his neck
over Ted Burritt's shoulder gave a
sharp cry: That's my girl, That's
my Lizzie And her mother waiting
for her at home, and won't believe as
anything can have happened to her
oh. Lord" and he broke out into wild
outcries.
Some Of the others, forgetful of
their own concerns for moment,
gathered round him and made an at
tempt at consolation.
AT least you know which she is
that ought to be a little comfort to
you
But | thought she might have been
saved. She was such good girl
and look at her there!" and he gestic-
ulated towards the open coffin.
Il cant stand much more of this,
| murmured Ted Burritt as he wiped
the great drops of perspiration from
| his forehead.
They left the bereaved parent moan
| ing over his child's remains and again
passed on. The next three collins
were examined. shuddered at and left.
| The mutilated corpses which they con
tanned possessed neither head. feet
nor hands. They could never have
| been taken for anything human had
| not the fact been established beyond
| all doubt Was either of those his
| father?"
There only remained one or two
more belonging to that row. and they,
too. were unrecognizablc. After that
nothing was left but the poor heaps OF
ashes on the other side.
This is all, ladies and gentlemen. "
said the old man, with a sort of char
| nel-house cheerfulness, "'sides one
more in the vestry. as was put there
| in consequents of bein' very little
damaged. 'cept about the legs: and
| passon did say as | was to show i'm
| fust. though beln' easy recognized
| But my pore old eds bin all of a
| tumble since tn accident and / clean
forgot i'm. But anybody as likes can
| Jest step into the vestry and see i'm
| for themselves. They've laid i'm out
| on the table, through bein of a hextry
| size. and runnin' short o. collins. f
was found buried under a lot o. rub
| bidge. and they 'ad a deal o trouble Ia
| git i'm out"
There was general rush in that
direction on the part of all those who
had male relative missing.
ITO be continuedJ
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27

clue. no possibility of recognizing or
Identifying any.
Ted Bmrritr approached and looked
down upon one; then staggered and
nearly fell.
Are these al.?" he asked, IN a
drea lful whisper. The man who was
in charge OF this ghastly detachment
answered. briefly. There be heap
more ON EN- in the church yonder,"
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27
ARKANSAS TRAVELLER RESPONDED.
Got Back in Rhyme at Missouri Pa
cific's General PASSENGER Agent


H. C. Townsend. general passenger
and ticket agent of the Missouri "a
cifc with headquarters at St Louis.
sent out a novel holiday greeting to
patrons of the road and was surprised
to receive response in rhyme from
a man in Arkansas. Here is the greet
ing followed by the answer;
This is the train that runs so fast
Across the plains to mountains vast:
This is the train that's never late
And keeps its service up to date
This is the train that runs out West.
And takes you there for work or rest:
This il the train that runs to the land
OF mountains high and canons grand.
This is II true hotel On wheels.
1t serves to you the best OF meals:
This is the train with lowest rate
st. Louis to the Golden Gate.
If you should wish to go that way.
See II. c. Townsend. g. l.. A
This is what the Arkansas traveller
wrote in response:
H. c. Townsend. q. +. A, =
/ received your card to-day.
And I'm writing now to say -
That your trains M-o. *,
I'm a res'lar passenger
And I'm here To tell you sir
It's "A corker-sure enough:
,Please don't take this as pun
All your trains are up to snun-
Strictly in it-Just the stun!
Makes me restless when read
OF the comfort and the speed
Want to pack my clothes and skip
On that train-Gee! What "A trip
Feed you like millionaire
Gosh! Just read that bill-of-fnre!
Tender steaks. well done or rare
Game and things from everywhere'
Salads, deserts, coffee, cake
Wow! II makes my stomach ache!
I to
Same as cutting nnught in two
,Shamc to take such service cheap
Ought to make us pay a heap
Guess I've said about enough.
Every word Is straight-no gunD
So III sign myself. with care;
Truly yours. a. PASSENJAlRE
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27

MY nightly rest was broken. owing
to irregularities of the kidneys. l
suffered intensely from severe pains
in the small of my back and through
the kidneys and was annoyed by pain
full passages of abnormal secretions.
Doctors failed to relieve me. l began
taking Doan's Kidney Pills and | ex-
perienced quick and lasting relief
Doan's Kidney Pills will prove bless
ing to all sufferers from kidney disor-
ders who will give them fair trial"
Toster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. y,
proprietors. For sale by all druggists.
price so cents per box.
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27
The Cotton Weevil.

The weevil, which is blasting the
cotton bolls in Texas. Travelled over
200 miles across burning sands and
dcsolate wastes from the nearest cot
ton fields south of the Rio Grande.
One pair of cotton boil wcevlls will
produce in "A season 100000 full
grown weevils. which must subsist ex-
clusively on cotton.
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27

Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurss
fp the Children's Home in New York, cure
((nstipation, Feverishness, Bad Stomach.
Bowels and Destroy Worms. Over 80, 600 tes-
timonials. At all Druggists. DC. Sample
FREE. Address A. s. Olmsted. Leroy, NY.
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27

You never hear any one complain
about Defiance Starch" There is
none to equal it in quality and guam
lity, 16 ounces. 10 cents. Try it now
and save your money.
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27

How is it that contributions to the
conscience fund are always in small
amounts?" 81 imagine that the man
who steals million has no consci-
ence"
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27

Gentleman Ito peddler)-Call these
safety matches? Why. they won't light
at all! Peddler-Well, wot could yer
ave safer?
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27

He-The injured woman must have
been out shopping. She-Impossible,
She had money in her purse.
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27

Defiance Starch is guaranteed big
gest and best or money refunded. Is
ounces. 10 cents. Try it now.
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27

II YOU have smoked Bullhead 5-cen
cigar you know how good they are:
you have not. better try one.
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27

How long shall boil the eggs.
ma amp asked the cook. - don't exact
ly know" replied the young housewife.
der
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27

II you step on a banana peel it is a sigr
of an early fall.
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27

DO you like going to school, John
ny?" asked the visitor. Yes. sir" an
swered the truthful urchin, land ! like
coming home. too, but don't like stay
ing there between times"
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27

II a man has no ear for music he ca
a least use It as pen rack.
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27

your suit. eau readily SEQ that II our suits
not A- represented we could not afford 10 make and
ship them without dsposit We ar. tii" only mall
orosr house that will n you nref-r :" 80" samples
uf our suits write for same. W" refer you % the
Central Swings Bank Of Denver Colo, Capital
stock ssJ 90,
LAPIDUs MIG. co. i.i. Isth ST, Denver
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27
A chance for Good Farmers.

We are settling a tract Of 10000 acres OF
land in the San Luis valley. whore there
are good water rights. good land. no nj
Kali, good markets. all the land on u
hroud gauge railway. We want few
good farmers 10 show what the lHnd VIII
do. 10 men who have tools. stock and
cash enough to make n stitrt- we Will sell
land on especially easy terms. provided
jhcy Will go down and begin work this
spring. Write to-day and tell us whlt
payment you can make down on ~ to 1Gn
acres. Prices range from 81 to $40 per
acre. The Colorado Bureau or ImmipEu-
tiou, Zeph Chas. F"lt. president. 6i5 Ast-
Jestlc building. Denver. Colo.
THE animals Eve sighed and said
~ haven't counted since we've had en-
The cunning serpent bent his head
Aud smiled. Let Adam add EN-
M fI.lrt
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES ara
fast to light and washing.
The Lamar register., 1904-01-27
LASTING RELIEF.

J. w. Walls, Super
intendent of Streets
of Lebanon. KY,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-06-11

ness Of her clothes caused her husband
to make up his mind that she was de-
liberately trying, by assuming a
dragged-out and poverty sficken APP
pearance, to throw him OH the scent.
Sometimes she made incoherent re.
marks about his salary and threw out
hints about the horrors Of going to
jail, and she frequently asked IL he
thought his employers would ever give
him raise. Perhaps 1t was because
he had no appetite that he failed to
notice that their meals were not as
elaborate as they had been at the start.
and, OF course, he could not know that
his wife went to her mothers almost
every day for luncheon merely to save
grocery bills
The inevitable explosion came one
night when the distressed little woman
limited that they never ought to have
gotten married. Then Mr.. Spooner
jumped up and shook forensic finger
under his wifes nose and shouted:
Aha You are tired of me, are you:
Who's the other man? Tell me his
name and I'll plunge my arms up to
the elbows in his hearts blood! You
needn't try to conceal him, for III hunt
him down IL have to follow him to
Ceylon or Sleepy Eye or any other old
place"
After he had raved until he was ex-
hausted his wife flung bundle of bills
at him, showing that she owed nearly
$3.50 which she could not pay out of
her allowance, and wanted to know If
her creditors could put her in jail. Re-
morsefully he took her in his arms,
promised to settle her debts and as
sured her about the jail business.
But" she walled, what are we GO
ing to do next Year,"
Never mind, darling" he said.
There's political campaign coming
on and I've been reading about the
promises that are being made by the
leaders on both sides. IL they shut off
the trusts and go in for further ex-
pansion it'll mean more good times for
everybody. IL they knock out the tar
iff and set the islands free everything
will come our way We can't miss it
either going or coming. Cheer up
Let's see il we can't find some cheap
little fiat where you can do the work
yourself and We'll not have to be pay
ing for coal or water or cutting the
grass.
Willie" she whispered, looking up
into his glad, manly face.
What is it, darling?"
What will become of us after they
get to charging SO much for things that
we can't even live in the little fiatr
"Oh, pshaw, Maude, what's the use
borrowing trouble? Let's look on the
bright side. Maybe there'll be a panic
by that time-Chicago Record Herald