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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-01-27
Prodigios de la ciencia

iAuS VI utOS SOA AOo AOAAD1 90
de talentol
De esta manera solia excla-
mar cierto rnstico amigo nues-
tro, cada vez que de alguna de
las barbaridades que de ignoran-
tie lie salian refanse las gentes
cultas, como es natural. Y vayan
muestras de elias.
Cuando al comienzo del uso
del TELEGRAPH lie entregaron un
telegrama de su hijo que en- la
capital estudiaba, destrozo ira
cundo ell papel, diciende que
con el no yalian engafios nj me-
draban chanzas; que nj la ietra
nj la .6rma aquella eran las de
So hijo."
Rieronse de la ocurrencia del
rdstico las gentes finas y lefdas,
glosando en- burlas la barbara
lad aquella de pretender que
por TELEGRAPH pasen aut6grafos.
( cata ahi que ell guajiro tenia
Taz6n. y los cultos no la tenian,
.omo 10 probo mas tarde el in
vento del AwteteL9gyafo, por me-
.lio del cual pueden hasta girar
Sc cheques con firmas y letras
atit6grafas.
En- otra OCCASION pinto un no.
table artista ell retrato ecuestre
del sujeto aqui aludido, y 10 pin
to tan bien que solo hablar le
faltaba. Todos admiraban Ell
cuadro. menos el personaje en- el
Tetfatado, quien 10 devolvio al
pintor alegando que el caballo
no Sc movia, aun cuando ell ar
tista 10 pinto de modo que pare
ciese que caminaba. Nuevas
risas, nueva chacota para ell in
felfz ignorante aquel; pero vino
mas tarde ell invento del Cine
ss0t6grafo, y demostro que ell
Gaballo del buen hombre bien
podia haberse pintado con mo-
vimientos de vivo, tai cual Ell
dueflo 10 guerra.
Y cuanto no Sc habrfan redo
los hombres de talento, 81 aquel
mismo ri1stico 6 cualquier otro,
pOngo por case, encontrandose
embarcado en- alta mar hace po-
cos amos, hubiese llamado al
camarero y le hablase en- esta
guisa:-Es, muchacho, We al
momento y tIaeme el periodico
de a bordo, que quiero yer las
noticias llegadas hoy de Paris Y
Nueva York y otros pafses te-
rrestres. No va de ignorante,
sino de loco habrfa sido tachado
quien tai impossible pidiese. pues
mucho mas perecerfa que ell
viejo pedia cotufas en- el golfo.
Pues, seiior. no nuestro rusti-
CO. sino todo el culto pasaje del
vapor "Etruria" acaba de iucu-
rrir en- Ia misma barbaridad, pi-
diendo a voces, en- pleno medic
dc la mar, Ell peri0dicO del dia
las noticias del universe Pero
nadie Sc refa ehtonces de tan
peregrina pretencion y ioh mila-
gro! Sc distribufa, sc arrebataba,
sc 1eia. Sc devoraba la hoia, i'm
presa a bordo ese mismo dia,
fresca. olorosa a tinta eleosa Y a
papel mojado. en- la cual Sc es-
Iampaban noticias de tode ell
.,rbe. trasmitidas por ell telegra-
10 sin alambres, por el prodipio-
so descubrimiento de Marconi
Y esas noticias universities,
verdaderas palpitaciones de la
vida de varias civilizaciones en-
el momento, esas noticias llega-
das pOr Ell aire, como Dor obra
de magja, habian sido arrepla-
das. ordenadas Y dadas a la i'm.
prenta de a bordo, POI, el mismf-
simo Marconi. el mago autor de
aquella maravilla, quien asi CO.
Inenzaba a cumplir su promesa
de fundar Ia nrenea r,ot;o;a~.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-01-27
La Academia de
Espafia en- Roma

Ell il ustre escultor Mariana
Benlliure ha renunciado la di-
reccion de la Academia de Be-
las Artes indicada, obligado por
la pertinaz dolencia reumatica
que padeoe.
Los medicos han recomenda-
do a Benlliure que Sc aleje del
china hdmedo e jnsalubre de
Roma y que pase los meses del
invierno en- una estacion del Me-
diodia de .Espafia. Por este ell
eminente artista marchara en-
breve a Andalucia, para pasar
Iallf los meses de Enero y Febre-
ro.
La renuncia de Mariana Ben
lliure seria muy dolorosa para
ell arte espanol, 81 el ministro de
Estado, con gran acierto, no hu-
biera nombrado para sustituirle
a otro BenlI1ure ins1gne, el cele-
brado pintar don Jose, Ell mayor
de estos hermanos artistas y el
primero en- inmortalizar su ape
lido con sus notables obras
pictoricas.
Ell nuevo director de la Aca-
demia de Espafla en- Roma, ma
clio en- Valencia en- 1859; es uno
de los discipulos de Domingo, y
ha vivido durante casi toda su
vida artistica en- Roma, donde
goza de gran popularidad entire
los artistas.
En- la actualidad es presiden-
te del circulo de Be1las Artes
International de Roma y vocal
nato protector de las Exposicio.
mes de Venecia.
Como es sabido, a la muerte
del padre de los Benlliures, ell
mayor de los hermanos, artista
va hecho y bien reputado, fne
un nuevo padre para los memo
res. Ell dio educacion a Maria
no, a Juan Antonio y a Bias, po-
niendoles en- camino para hacer
sus brillantes carreraS.
Ell nombre de Pepe Benlliure
ha reco11ido en- triunfo toda Eu-
ropa, reputado como uno de los
grandes pintores espafoles con-
temporaneos. Grandes medallas
en- Munich, Viena, Budapest,
Praga, Dusseldorf y otras Expo
siciones importantes recompen-
saron su talento. En- todos los
grandes museos contemporaries
hay obras de don Jose Benlliure,
Iadquiridas en- altos precios y que
|pregonan la justicia de su fama.
Ell ilustre pintor posee la gran
cruz de Isabel la Cat6lica y nu-
merosas condecoraciones ex-
tranjeras.
Del nuevo director de nues-
ira Academia de Roma pueden
ly deben esperarse iniciativas fe-
cundas para el arte.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-01-27
Baquero y Cdndara
OFRECEN

Alambre de puas, rollos
de 90 libras as a.6s
Maiz superior, del pals,
luintal, a precio conventional
ZINC Americana acana.
lado, de 6 pies ;, y 3.75
Grampas, en- barriles de
90 libras ;, 900
Gemento DRAGON, en-
barriles 2.75
Puntas de Paris, cajas
de 90 libras, tamanos
de III hasta S pulga-
das, gruesas y finas ), 2.so
Mani superior, en- sacos
de 100 libras mIm, quin-
tai :, ;. 100
Sal superior. quintal y ), o.4o
San Justo 1sy IS, San Juan, P. R.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-28
FIRE AT ALBUQUERQUE.
The Santa Fe Store House Was
Threatened by Fierce Blaze.

Albuoueruue July 2S.-A fierce fire
ragged for an hour inside the santa F'e
stockade yesterday morning when the
north platform of the storehouse was
engine, and burned rapidly because of
it's saturation with oil. Great danger
was apparent the moment the fire was
discovered as the oil tanks were i'm
mediately upon one side oand the gas
house upon the other4 If either of
these two structures had caught the
loss to property and possibly life
would have been enormous
The shop department responded in
stantly to the alarm, but because OF
the dangerous location of the f1re an
alarm was turned into the city de-
partment. Soon five streams of hose
we're playing upon the flames and the
surrounding buildings and coal en-
bankments. At one time the roof OF
the oil house was in flames, but
prompt action saved the building and
the tanks inside. The center of the
fire was underneath the PLATFORM
where everything was so thoroughly
saturated with oil that 1t burned like
finder. Huge volumes of smoke hlled
the air and nearly stifed the men as
they fought the blaze. One section
of the shop department crawled I'M
der the platform and laid line OF
hose almost into the very center OF
the fire. These men were drenched
from head to foot by the water and
choked by the smoke.
On the outside of the stockade crowds
gathered, but were unable to get past
the deputy sheriffs at the gates. The
precaution was taken as much to save
the spectators from any danger OF
possible explosion, as from the rules
now in force at the shops. To the out
siders it looked as if the entire shops
were burning, so black and dense was
the smoke. No flames were visible, but
the smoke enveloped the entire shop
grounds.
The main damage was to the stores
which were standing upon the plat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-28

Woman is burdened with hundreds
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Is it to be wondered when they get
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organs, creating chance for the great
national ailment. catarrh, to make in
roads upon the constitution?
Debility of any kind leads to ca
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gan which is the weakest.
If it is the stomach, it will become
eatarrh of the stomach.
If it is the kidneys. it will become
catarrh of the kidneys
If it is the female organs. it will be-
come female catarrh- or result in ca
tarrhal nervousness, otherwise termed
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-28
FARMS FOR EMPLOYEES.
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad May AIlot Gar
dens to Workers.

Philadelphia, July 2S.-Waste
places are to be converted into fruit
full farms and railroad employees of
various grades are to become farmers
of the scheme now being investigated
by the Pennsylvania railroad is found
to be feasible. The plan was suggest
ed by DIR. w. H. Tolman, director of
the American Institute of Social Ser
vice.
TT came about in this way ex-
planned DR.. Tolman. when 1 was in
France last year 1 was extremely in
terested in the workingmen's gardens
and made an investigation.
These gardens" said DR.. Tolman,
"are an excellent substitute for the
saloon. They are one of the best
counteracting agencies against tuber-
culosis, and they tend to make work.
ers more contented. since a man will
take pride and satisfaction in raising
his own vegetables
ga similar movement began in this
country in 1894 when the so-called
Pingree potato patches were laid out
in Detroit We followed with the va
cant lot farms in New York. but the
land became too expensive for us to
continue the work here. Philadel-
phia. however, has kept up the work,
and this is its eighth successful year.
Mr.. Cassatt therefore has an oppOr
tunity to see at first hand how well
the scheme works.
'I was present at the midsummer
inspection of vacant lot gardens and
school gardens in Philadelphia on
Wednesday. Near Logan station in
that city there are about $50 gardens
of that kind, which support almost
entirely that many families. Not one
of the applicants this year has aban-
doned his plot, and there are seventy
five families on the waiting list. The
gardens contain about one-fourth of
an acre each. and in addition to sup
plying the family with the greater
part of the food supply many of them
yield a profit of from 500 to $3.50
worth of produce"
The terms of apportionment will not
be decided upon until the superin-
tendent's repCS't has been made to Mr..
Cassatt.
DR.. Tolman believes that if this
great railroad finds the idea practical
Bile it will be the starting point for a
system of workmen's gardens in con-
nection with many industrial and
commercial enterprises equaling that
which is so successful in France.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-28
BLOOD WILL TELL

1t takes lots of vitality, nervous force and
strength to win a race. Blood must be
pure and good.
Without good red blood man has a
weak heart and poor nerves. Thinness of
the blood, or anemia, is common in men
and young women, and all those who work
indoors, who do not get enough good OK
ygen in their lungs, consequently have too
many white blood corpuscles-
Keep the nerves nOurished, the heart
strong, the head cool, the stomach vigorous,
the liver active with tonic which has
stood the test of time and has wide rcpu-
tation, such as DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery.
Tones consisting of large portions of
alcohol, iron or cod liver oil, do not bring
the desired changes in the blood, because
they do not enter the system and are not
absorbed into the blood, with the excep-
ton of the alcohol, which shrivels up the
red blood corpuscles when 1t does come in
contact with them. Therefore do not allow
the dealer to insult your intelligence by
telling you he has something better than
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
The cost of ma ling only. "The Peoples
Common Sense Medical Adviser, +" 1908 large
pages, is sent free on receipt of twenty one
one-cent stamps, for the paper covered
book, or thirty one stamps for the cloth
bound volume. Address DR.. r. " Pierce,
Buffalo, n. Y.
For constipation, the true, scientific cure
10 Dr.. Piercc's Pleasant Pellets. Mild,
harmless, yet sure. No other pill can COM
pare with them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-28
NEW KIND OF MELON.
Seems to Be Cross Between Squash
and Tomato.

Jay RyersOn has a specimen of a
new variety of cantelOupe on exhibit
ton at the jewelry store of G. NJ.
Howe. 10 East Douglas avenue.
This new strain of the delicious fruit
that has made Rocky Ford famous has
not the usual appearance OF the can
teloupe, though about the same size.
Its rind is smooth and the color is
purple, giving it the appearance of a
mad apple.
The scientific name for this rare
fruit is solanum melongena, indicat-
ing that it is related in species to the
watermelon or muskmelon. The flesh
is unged with the same purple color
that is found in the rind.
With its shape and color and the
fact that it has a knob of green where
the stem joins the fruit, it appears to
be a cross between the squash and
the tomato. It has not the fine flavor
when eaten raw that the celebrated
Rocky Ford has, but when cooked it
is an excellent dish. Mr.. Ryerson
purchased the specimen, anticipating
a fine feast, but after a few bites de-
cided to postpone his experiment IN
Til he had recourse to u cook stove
Meantime he went back and bought
one of the genuine Rocky Fords.-
Wichita Beacon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-28
An Atchison Plum Cron.

1t pays to raise plums, but not one
in thousand appreciates the amount
OF labor involved. Tom Lloyd, living
five miles northwest of town, has a
haf acre of bearing plumS which net
ted him $3.50 last season, and the crop
VIII be almost as large this year. He
gathered $50 bushels last season, and
the plum harvest. which has now be-
gun, Will make Mr.. Lloyd and his help
ers work from in the morning till
L at night for two weeks or lose the
fru1t- 1t must be gathered and sorted,
and the assortment is made in six de-
grees; the finest, second best, cheaper,
jelly plums, etc. If there is a heavy
rain or dew, and the plum on the
tree IS ripe, the skin will crack, caus-
ing 1t to be worthless on the market.
rms loss amounted to so much, that
Mrs Lloyd hit upon the happy scheme
OF making plum jelly for the grocery
stores Last summer, while the plum
season lasted she made 100 dozen
glasses of plum jelly, and ten gallons
OF plum butter, all of which was sold.
-Atchison Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-28
X. & S. EXTENSION.
VIII Be Built to a Connection With
Rock Island Lines in Kansas.

Smith Bros. of Beatrice, Neb., who
recently bought the Kansas & South
ern railroad, running from Westmore-
land to Blaine, Kan, have made plans
to extend the line south to cOnnec-
ton with the Rock Island at Alma and
to Emporia to meet the Santa Fe. The
line will also be built north to Fair
bury to connect with the junction of
two more Rock Island lines. o. j.
Goldman of Beatrice has been ap-
pointed general manager of the line
and work, it is said. will begin at
once on the extension.
1t will be remembered by railroad
men that this Kansas & South ern,
which is only ten miles long, was pur-
chased in Kansas City, it having been
sold there under a foreclosure act of
the United States circuit court of the
district of Kansas.
While the new management has an
nounced that it will build the road
to Peoria to meet the Santa Fe. it is
more than likely that the Rock Island
will get the line, when extended, as
it would give that system a direct
connection between lines in very
important section of Kansas and the
fact that the plans call for the build
ing of the Kansas & Southern to both
the north and south lines of the Rock
Island would lead to the belief that in
the near future the promoters intend
to let the new road to the Rock Island
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-28

form, in barrels, to the platform itself
and to the fence of the Stockade. An
estimation of the damage could not be
made yesterday as the storekeepers Of
flee was closed for Sunday. Great coils
of large rope were destroyed and every
thing else on the platform reduced to
a charred mass.
At first rumors were in circulation
that the fire had been caused by fire
bugs, but investigation showed that
this was entirely wrong. The fire re-
suited from a passing engine, the
sparks readily causing damage because
of the presence of the oil. The city
department did good work and won the
praise of the shop officials and the shop
department.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-28
r.. G. MERRICK MOVES UP.
Succeeds C. w. Mum as Division
Freight Agent.

Succeeds C. w. Mum as Division
Freight Agent.
r. G.sMerrick has been appointed
to be division freight agent of the
Santa Fe, with headquarters at To-
peka, succeeding Mr.. c. w. Mum.
who has resigned to enter business
pursuits in Chicago.
The announcement of the promo
ton for Mr.. Merrick was made yes
terday by General Freight Agent j.
R. Koontz.
Mr.. Merrick has been chief clerk
to Mr.. Koontz ever since the latter
took charge of the office of the gen.
eral freight agent.
B. F. E. Marsh, who has been chief
tariff clerk in the Chicago offices, has
been appointed to be chief clerk sue
ceeding Mr.. Merrick.
Mr.. Merrick entered the service of
the Santa Fe in January, 1887, and
uOusly ever since. He began at the
bottom in the freight department, and
has worked his way step by step and
has succeeded in getting to the top
through merit. He was born and
raised in Topeka. He is 35 years old.
He is given jurisdiction over the
eastern division and will be in imme-
diate charge of freight matters on the
main line of the Santa Fe between
Emporia and Kansas City, also on the
cutoff, and the Atchison, Leaven-
worth and Alma branches.
Mr.. Marsh also has risen through
merit and has also worked for the
Santa Fe continuously since joining
the road a number of years ago.
Mr.. Marsh was formerly located at
when the freight office force was re-
moved to that place, but he now
comes back to be chief clerk to Mr..
Koontz. He is 80 years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-28
Higcins Goes Un.

Wichita, Kan, July 2S.-Harry
Higgins, formerly of this city. where
he was solicitor of the commercial
agents Offices of the Missouri Pacific,
but now of Kansas City, has recently
been appointed to a position as west
bound soliciting agent of the Nash
vile line routes.
In the position which Mr.. Higgins
has recently been appointed to, he is
the representative of the following
companies: Southern railway; St.
Louis Louisville lines, Cincinnati,
New Orleans and Texas Pacific rail-
way Chicago, Indianapolis and Louis
vile railway. Merchants and Miners
TRANSFORMATION company, Old Domln-
ion Steamship company, Clyde Steam
ship company, Chesapeake Steamship
company and connecting lines. He has
offices at Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-28
schwerin to Assume Management.

1t is announced that on or about
August Is r. P. Schwerin. vice presi-
dent and general manager of the Pa
cific Mail Steamship company, Will
assume the management of the Ore
gon Railroad & Navigation company's
service between Portland and San
Francisco.
This change is merely one step in
the great reorganization policy that
is being worked out in the Hartman
system The merging of all the water
lines will have it's advantages in q
general operative way and besides,
will enable the steamer lines, particu-
larly the Portland and San Francisco
branch to control their own earnings.
The question of betterments will also
be handled to better advantage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-28

to their own. There are not many cases
in which the railroads can not make
a settlement and have to condemn
property The rignt-of-way man takes
his map showing the line and goes to a
farm of an Indian through which the
engineer has already staked out the
ground wanted. Both the Indian and
the right-of-way man realize that the
engineer has placed the stakes where
the line is going to be built and this, in
connection with prospective cost of a
condemnation suit, usually brings both
parties to a settlement, every Indian in
sisting on a full settlement before he
will allow work to begin, even if he has
to use a shotgun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-28
Belt Line for Detroit.

1t is stated that a syndicate of cap
itaiists closely allied to Pere Mar
quette interests has been formed for
the purpose of building a belt line
around the city of Detroit, Mich 1t
will be rs miles in length and is esti-
mated to cost 100000 without equip
ment 1t is proposed to organize a
company having a capital of $1,000
600 to build. equip and operate this
road. There is already one belt road
around Detroit, which is practically
controlled by the Michigan Central
road, but it is said to be fully built up
with industries along it's entire length
and is now being operated to the ut
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-28

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