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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-05-21
NOTICIAS

4O Il 1O1AS
Cncntan ios chismosog cue en- Pom
&C vera Ia luz un iibro tituiado "Rena-
.gaios poliiioos''
:, "A quienes pinia'
"Ei Patricia. dc San German, dice
que en- el comife republicano dc sqne-.
ia ciudad fguran emplesdos pd-
blicoS.
Fl vapor Philadelphia trajo para
este puerto ciento sesenta sacos. vein
ticinoo cajas y ciento sstenta barriles
de papas.
En- 81 edicion del microbes. LA
Bruja de Nayaguez, publica TN ar
iiculo contra el Departamento de Edu-
cacion. Sc refiere los certificados
de los maeStros.
La "Fisica de Appleton" es una Z
obra arreglada para servir de texto en-
los colegios, liceos, institutes y escne-
las normales de Ia America latina,
baio la direction del DR.. Juan Garcia
Puron. Un tono de go paginas, ex-
celente impression, tela inglesa vale
un peso setenta centavos, con fran
queo. en- la libreria del BoLETN MER.
CANTIL.
El celebrado fot6grafo Colorado ha
hecho dos preciosas fotografias de la
goleta carbonera que embarranco jung
TO al castillo del MORO.
Y, prop6sito de ese buque. Nos
aseguran que mafiana sera descar-
gado.
Insistimos en- la convenience para
el p6blico) de que los empleados de
Correos despachen un tempo mis-
mo las cartas y periodicos que trae et-
correo de la noche.
Precisamente por que nos desagra--
da toda censura contra ell Serviclo de
correos, es porque hacemos esta OBJ
servacion.
En- Mayagiiez han contraido matri-
monio don Juan Alzamora y la Sc
forita Isabel ESmoriS.
La Nina mimada', famosa novela
de la seflora Braeme, ha llegado a la
libreria del BoLETIN MERCANTIL. I'm
tomo de $50 paginas, con excelente
impression, vale Setenta Centavos con
franqueo.
Sc encuentra en- Ponce la seflora do
ma Ramona Vega, incansable propa-
gadora de la religion catolica.
Aunque no de cuidado, esta enfer-
mo en- ManatI nuestro querido amigo
don Fernando Callejo.
LA Bandera Americana" en- Su
edicion del microbes, Sc burla de los
ex-federales de Mayagiiez.
Ell bibliotecario municipal de Ponce
pide q los escritores puertorriquehoS
I'm ejemplsr de cads una de sus obrass
para que fguren en- la biblioteca de
aqne1la ciudad.
Tit1lase s'El Canine de la Gloria
LA Ultima novela del celebrado Jorge
Ohnet y de ella han llegado varios
Ieiemplares a la librerfa del BOLET1N
NJ RcANTIL. Vale un tomo setenta y
centavos, con franqueo.
LAS INDIGESTIONES Sc ALI
WAN INMEDIATAMENTE, con to-
mar sellos, y radicalmente Sc curan
con un solo estuche del Digestive Mo-
iarriets; sin privarse de alimentos. Las
Dispepsias y Gastralgias, Sc curan con
tornar 3 8 a estuches. Para curar ra-
dicalmente las mas graves enferme-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-23
CHARLES T. scHoEN.

wearing; to reproduce it formerly in
metal casting would have had to be
made. Today we could make you a
metallic counterpart of it out of press-
ed steel | worked out the problem Of
using pressed steel so as to apply it to
the. various parts of cars where cast
ings were used, the idea governing me
in my experiments being to use pressed
steel plates wherever possible in place
of cast iron. Pressed steel has about
three times the strength that cast iron
possesses. Therefore, pressed steel of
one-third the weight could be used to
replace the cast iron. and the same
strength would be insured
When you replace cast iron with
one-third of the weight of cast iron on
vehicles Of transportation which re-
quire power to move them" continued
Mr.. Schoen, the saving Of excess
weigh. is Of greatest value It is, too,
continuous saving that lasts through
out the entire life of the vehicle l
succeeded so admirably in my efforts
10 substitute pressed steel IN the vari-
ous parts of cars where cast iron had
been formerly used that / determined
to go still further and so | designed
and exploited a car made entirely OF
pressed steel. This car supplied long
felt want. and has achieved a remark
able popularity. Four years ago there
was not a single car of this character
in existence. Today We have 1900
cars upon our order books, and during
this period our business has increased
from 100000 or s5OO,0O0 to over $22.-
100000. ! made up dossier covering
these facts and this it was, together
with our exhibit at the fair, that
caused the French authorities to dec
crate me with the cross Of the Legion
of Honor was privately informed
that out of the 5000 exhibitors my
name stood second on the list"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-23
rHE roMes oF RoYALrY.
Final Resting Places ~ European Kings
and Oueens.

Final Resting Places ~ European Kings
and Queens.
England is almost the only country
in Europe which does not possess a
recognized resting place for the re-
mains of its royal family. The kings
and queens Of England are buried at
Westminster, Windsor Hanover Win
chester and Canterbury. Spain, which
pays perhaps most attention to mat
ters Of ceremony, has the finest vault
for it's royalty. It's kings rest in the
Pantheon, which is part of the Escu-
rial. built by Philip, the Monk-King.
Hard by is the Pantheon de los Infan-
ties, in which repose the remains Of
the princes of the royal house. Philip
V and Ferdinand vi are the only mon
archs who are buried elsewhere. The
Cars of Russia since Peter the Great,
with one exception, are buried in the
Cathedral Fortress of Peter and Paul
at st. Petersburg. The kings Of Hol-
land lie not in the splendid and mod
ern capital Of The Hague, but amid
the rural simplicity of the little town
of Delft They are buried in the
Nieuwe Kerk there Austria, on the
other hand, revels in splendor. The
Capuchin Church of Vienna contains
105 metal collins of the Austrian fam
lily, some of them solid silver. This
has been their place of burial since
1913. Most Of the Prussian royal fam
lily are buried in the Domkirche at Ber-
lin, though some rest in Potsdam. The
Domkirche contains the tombs of 81
of the ancestors of the German EN-
peror, including that Of the Great
Elector. The tombs Of the Swedish
royal family rival those OF the Dutch
in simplicity. The kings Of Sweden
since the days of Gustavus Adolphus
have been buried in the Riddarholms
Church at Stockholm.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-23

Herr Zschorner of Vienna, has been
experimenting with peat for twelve
years and has shown very conclusive
ly that it has many astonishing quail
ties. In Ireland in particular, this
intelligence should be welcomed. A
building has been exhibited, in which
everything from the carpets on the
floor to the curtains on the windows
and the paper on the walls. was made
from peat The fibres of the remains
Of the reeds and grasses Of which peat
is composed have. of course, their
original physical and chemical charac-
ters changed, but the fibrous structure
remains intact, and the fibres them
selves are very durable, elastic and
non-conductors OF heat. Fabrics wo-
ven from them are found to have the
toughness Of linen with the warmth
OF wool. There is no textile fabric
that cannot be woven from these
fbres. Blankets and other coverings
used for horses and cattle have been
found in use to excel in warmth and
cleanliness. Paper of several quail
ties has been made, and the uses to
which peat fibre has already been ap-
piled indicates possibilities that may
render the peat bogs of Ireland a
valuable addition to the resources OF
that country.-London Leisure Hour.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-23
CHURCH MARKS SPOT
WHERE THE ILL-FATED MExI-
CAN EMPEROR DIED.
Chapel Has Been Dedicated in Memory
OF the Fan OF the Empire President
Diaz one Of the sponsors AIaximil-
ian's Memory Revered to This Day.
(SpeciaI Letter.)


In the little Mexican town Of Quere-
taro there has recently been completed
a small chapel to mark the spot where
Maximilian. Emperor OF Mexico, was
executed June 10, 1867 by order Of his
successful rival for control OF affairs
in that land A short time since, Pres
ident Diaz and his cabinet made a
special visit to dedicate the memorial
which was the outcome Of contribu-
tions from pious Catholics who ad-
mired the career OF the unfortunate
one-time leader of Mexican affairs.
Macmillan became prominent in the
affairs CT Mexico early in 1864, when,
at the instance OF Napoleon III. he ac-
cepted the crown, with the consent Of
the Austrian Emperor and that por-
tion Of the people Of Mexico whose
sanction could be secured through
French influence. Almost from the be-
ginning Macmillan found great OBJ
stacIes in his path, which increased in
proportion to the determined resist
ance Of President Juarez and the
masses Of Mexicans to the French in
vasion and the usurpasion Of the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-23
TIE wHIPPlNo Posr.
Chief Justice of Delaware In Favor Of
That Mode Of PanIahment.

The good people of Delaware are once
more Discussing the adviaability Of
abolishing the whipping post, says Les
lies Weekly. This state is the only one
IL the union where this institution ex-
lists, but there are many good reasons
for believing that this method of pun
ishing criminals might we'll be extend
ed elsewhere. Some Of the ablest and
most enlightened iurists are Of the
opinion that the lash is more fitting
and effective. method of dealing with
certain petty criminals than any other
that has ever been devised. 1t Is a
noteworthy fact that Chief Justice
Charles B. Lore. of Delaware, is him
self strongly in favor Of retaining the
whipping post. I'm order that poetic
justice may be done" says Judge Lore,
Il think a man who whips his wife
ought to be whipped / would have the
wife whip him If / could get her to do
it, and / would like to stand beside her
when she performed the ceremony. In
the 40 years OF my experience fully one
third of the criminals coming before
the court have been non-residents. If
they had been sentenced to be whip
ped / have not heard of single in
stance Of one returning to Delaware
after receiving his punishment. There
fore the whipping post, in my opinion,
is most effective" This is strong and
valuable testimony in favor Of the lash
by one who knows whereof he speaks
We have no doubt whatever that it
would be a good thing to set up a whip
ping post in every state in the union
A sound fiogging is the best and most
effective medicine that can be admin
istered, not only to wife-beaters, but
to wholesalers, kidnapers and lazy
and vicious vagrants. 1t is the only
kind Of punishment that would have
any deterrent effect on creatures Of
this sort
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-23
RIIer erannan,s Last Bnl.

During a recent engagement at the
Great Southern Theater. Columbus,
O., the treasurer took in a $40 bill
upon which was written: The last of
$4,000" and signed Riley Grammar,
the well-known bookmaker. The bill
was paid out in the course of business
and fell into the hands Of a business
man. who at once communicated with
Grammar, who is now out on the San
Francisco tracks. and negotiations are
In progress now for the return Of the
marked bill to Grammar. who, since
he set it afioat on the sea of business,
has made another fortune, and is anx-
ious to get the marked bill back again.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-23

One of the toughest battles between
man and bird ever recorded in Maine
occurred a short time ago in farm-
yard in the Kennebec district Rufus
Berry Of East Machias and a female
eagle of unusual size we're the COM
batants, The eagle, whose wings
measured eight feet from tip to tip, had
previously visited the farmyard and
killed and carried off one Of the farms
er's sheep, and had returned and begun
a second attack on flock on a day
When Mr.. Gerry was hunting in that
place and happened to be near the
spot when she made her descent. A
shot from Mr.. Berry's gun knocked tho
bird over. and, thinking she was dead,
he threw down his gun and ran to
secure the prize. When he grappled
with the bird, however, he realized
that he had made the greatest mistake
Of his life for her talons We're set
deeply into his flesh, and she clung
most tenaciously and pecked at his
eyes and beat him with her wings uni
til he was black and blue and nearly
exhausted. He managed at length td
reach club, and with last grand Ell
fort gave a we'll directed blow about
her head which laid her low.-Lewis-
ton Journal. as1a
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-23
Indian Woman. Club.

The only club OF Indian women
united with the General Federation is
one on little island in Maine. whose
membership is entirely made up Of
squaws, the association having been
formed for the purpose of preservirS
Indian traditions and folklore. .s
club became a member of the Maine
State Federation soon after its forma-
tion, and last year paid its dues in
Indian baskets-the work Of its mem
bers. These were sold for a sum con-
siderably in excess of the amount Of
the dues and the surplus was duly re
turned to the club
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-23


The appropriation a few days since
OF $4,000 By the Kansas legislature
for poison to be used for the extermi-
nation OF prairie dogs calls attention
to a pest which threatens to rival that
OF the grasshoppers which created de-
gastation In the state a few years
since. In every township where the
prairie dog lives-and that includes
about fifty counties In western Kansas
tbs poison, which is bi-sulphide OF
carbon. will be distributed. The farm
er will saturate the bi-sulphide Ia cot
ton and push It down the holes where
these little animals make their homes.
The dirt is then tramped down around
them, and this Is said to be the last
OF them. This experiment has been
tried by a number OF farmers with
great success. In Scott and Kearney
counties there are dog towns at pres
ent twenty miles square. The dog
holes are not further than twenty feet
apart any place in the town. Once
this tract Of land was a valuable farm,
but the dogs came into IL and killed
OF the crops every year until the land
was abandoned II Is estimated that
no less than S250.OO2 annually is sac
rificed to these pests and that 2,000,-
600 acres of land has been made worth
less by the prairie dog BY their de-
struction OF crops they have forced
more than one family to enter the
poorhouse and n1ade the western part
OF the state barren and depopulated.
At night their shrill bark may be
heard across the plains in great cho-
rus.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-23

THE earthworms Of the Island of
Madagascar" says a magazine writer,
are specially remarkable. OF the
smaller species Pontoscolex corethau-
rus and Perichoeta biserialis occur
the most frequently. A truly gigantic
species was discovered by me in 1886
(Kynotus darwinii. / possess several
specimens Of the thickness OF the I'm
ger and a yard and half in length.
In she formation Of mold and prepa-
ration OF the soil they take a pre-
eminent share, for they make deep
passages in the ground and thus con-
tribute to the airing and breaking up
of the surface mold. These gigantic
anneiida. after the fashion OF our
earthworms at home, pass a mass of
earth through their intestines to cast
1t up afterward on the surface; masses
of these Jumps Of excrement lie about
In many places. When dry they
weigh on an average from four and a
half to five ounces, and some speci-
mems attain the weight Of from six to
six and half ounces. The disturb
ance Of soil must thus be very con-
siderable. and 1t is calculated that
these animals are able in the course
of fifty years to supply to the surface
stratum three feet in thickness"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-23
FIRST STEAMBOAT.
ORIGINAL TRIUMPH IN NAvI-
DATING BY STEAM
FuIton's CIermont Crude Anatr Com
pared with Modern vesseI-story Of
the Inventors Struggles and Hopes
Great Strides In shIpbuilding.
Especial letter.

The triumph of steam navigation is
one Of the wonders Of science and ira
versed in all directions as the navi-
gable waters Of the earth now are, by
vessels propelled by steam, it is not
a little curious to look at the first
rude effort and to examine the att
tempt which was followed by such ex-
traordinary success.
The world stands indebted for the
successful application Of steam power
to navigation to Robert Fulton, who
was born in Pennsylvania, in 1865,
the son Of an Irish laborer, who had
emigrated to this country. In 1903
Fulton made an experiment while in
France OF propelling a vessel by me-
chanism and soon afterward placed an
order in England for the building Of
a steam engine, to be delivered sub
sequently in New York In 1906 Full
ton having returned to the United
States. set about building boat, and
having received the engine he had or
dered he successfully started the first
steamboat in the world on her trial
trip to Albany from New York in
August, 1907 The vessel was named
the Clermont and was 13 feet long.
seven feet in depth, and eighteen feet
in breadth. The great strides taken
in steam shipbuilding since then may
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-23
THE LEGION OF HONOR
AN AMERICAN TELLS WHY He
WAS DECORATED.
The Remarkable business Established by
Charles =. shoen OF Pittsburg HIS
Railroad Inventions the Cause OF the
High Tribute to Genius.


Charles T. Schoen. formerly president
Of a pressed steel car company. OF
PittsbErg, has recently been made a
chevalier Of the Legion of Honor by
the French government. To celebrate
this honor diner was given him at
the Union League club. in Philadel-
phia, the other evening. at which many
prominent men were present Mr..
Schoen explained why the decoration
was conferred on him.
1T is the custom Of the French au-
thorities," said Mr. Schoen, ITO request
those whom they propose to decorate
to write what is called in France a dos
sier. In the dossier you are asked
what you have done, and in answer 10
this query stated that / had taken out
nearly 300 patents, mainly on railway
equipment. / had also built up a busi-
ness the like Of which had never exist
ed before-the pressing Of steel plates
in shapes to take the place OF castings,
For example, take the high hat / am
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-23

Terrific x2oaons and ootbursss q
Flames At Dinsrent Periods

Terrific xJ'ohons and CptDursts 81
Flames At Dinerent Periodic
Careful study OF the behavior Of volT
canoes has enabled observers in recent
years to predict with some degree Of
accuracy when q reneNAi Of plutonio
activity is impending, This was thu
case last summer, when Mount Etna
for few days attracted attention. af'
ter seven years Of almost ccmplere
quiescence. The last eruption had oc1
CURED in 1892, but IN the autumn Of
1898 blue flames began to emerge from
the mouth OF the largest crater and Q
great deal Of vapor was emitted from
the lesser orifces 1t was then an
nounced that Etna seemed to be pre-
pairing for its fcU Of lava on the
southern slopes The expected erup5
tion did not begin until the morning
Of July 10, 1893, when great volumes
Of lava and smoke began to issue from
the main crater, but after several days
the activity subsided and Etna soon
resumed its peaceful aspect The pres
ent generation hears little of Santorin,
AAAApAt5 AnC ~ tAAAlo. III lAAN y -NUA4 rrt+F
but the volcano will again become q
center Of interest if the recent state,
ment is true that Santorin is preparing
for another series Of terrific explosions
and outbursts Of flame that have all
ways marked its active periods. For
80 years Santori has been content with
! the continuous mild emission of gases.
but according to experts the volcano
now exhibits much unrest, and an act
i've period is predicted. II is near tho
crescent western shore Of TheIa that
Santorin has reared itself and two
other lava islands above the sea.
When it finally Touses itself after long
periods Of quiescense, no vclcano ex-
GELS it in the violence Of its outbursts
The eruptions between 1866 and 1870,
when no less than $4,000 were counted,
drew spectators from all parts Of the
world. including men Of science, whose
observations made a distinct addition
to our knowledge of volcanic action.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-23

The annual meeting of the Society
for the instruction in First Aid to the
Injured was held on Friday in the
United Charities building. says the
New York Sun. The annual report.
which was read by President Charles
H. Marshall. showed that over $4,000
persons had been instructed by the
society since its beginning. Word was
received from Fire Chief Croker that
he hoped his men would have the
usual instruction this year. President
William H. Baldwin, Jr.. OF the Long
Island railroad. wrote that the instruc-
ton given to the employees Of the road
last year was very beneficial. It was
announced that on Thursday instruc-
tion in first aid to the injured was re-
sumed with the police. The police
men are being sent in squads Of fifty
each for instruction. President Mar
shall announced that the society
would need outside subscriptions to
pay for that.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-23

It seems incredible, yet it is fact,
that in Germany few days ago a
balloon travelled 100 miles in seventy
five minutes The balloon was sent out
from Strasburg by Prof. Hergesell,
equipped with various instruments.
On its arrival at Biberach. one Of the
instruments, a barometer combined
with a thermometer, showed that the
balloon had attained a hight of 1000
meters. and another Indicated that
the lowest temperature which it had
met was twenty-five degrees Reau-
mur. The balloon was made of var
nished paper and was filed with coal
gas. A basket hung from it, and in
order to shield the sensitive instru-
ments from the rays Of the sun it was
covered with silver paper.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-23

A street beggar is thus quoted BY a
Philadelphia paper: Strange as it
may seem. the trailing skirts that
women are now wearing have almost
ruined our business. That sounsd
queer. doesn't it? One not acquainted
with our business might fail to see
the connection between professional
begging and womens skirts. And yet
what | say is true. The greater part
Of our revenue ordinarily comes from
women but since they've taken to
these long skirts for street wear they
are forced to hold them up, and that
keeps one hand constantly occupied.
1t takes two hands to open a purse
and have often seen women stop as
though about to give something, but
this would necessitate letting go Of
the skirt. and they have passed on
again. Yes, we have to study all these
things. The trailing skirt has already
driven lot Of us out of the business"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-23

In the early days of Union Pacific
railroading. Victoria, Mana and the
present Geronimo, the three chiefs OF
the Arizona Apaches. with 100 of the
best bucks, came through to Green
River, Wyo. They heard of the heap
wagon and no hoss' and had come to
stop the trair They made lasso OF
rawhide and atty men on each side
held on to the rope as the freight came
down the Wasatch divide. The engine
driver saw, when several miles away.
what the Indians We're up to, so he
whistled "off brakes, and opening his
throttel let her loose. The cowcatcher
struck the rope and hurled the In
dians in all directions, literally tearing
them to pieces, headless. armless and
legless. The three chiefs went south
to their cactus plants much crestfal-
len.