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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-02

cos, que no viendo peligro en- dar Ii
bre curse SuS manifeStacioneS, las
van hacienda mas acentuadas cada dia
y mas merecedoras de formal protesta.
Este no es vicio nacional, nj eS re-
sabio espafol, nj tiene que yer eXclu-
Slvamente con noSOtroS.
Es cosa que ocurre en- todaS parties
y en- todos los pueblos.
Inconvenientes de la libertad, pero
que no por ESQ Ia condenan, nj lie ARE
batan su esplendente aureola. Todas
las coSas grandes y maravillosas tienen
sus inconvenienteS y ofrecen sus peli-
gros. Para no exponerse elias, que
da ell recurso de morirse y despues de
muertos va no hay que tejner a NADIA,
como ha dicho con Erase hermosisima
Echegaray el insigne.
~
La leyenda de las torturas ha sido
aventada por TN soplo tranquilo de la
verdad analizadora. Era mentira. Era
falsa. Inventivas que forjaron ca
lumniadores inconsistencies de esos Que
no calculan el alcance de las palabras
que Sc eChan a rodar ruedan.... Y
ruedan siempre aumentandose, him
chandose, cada vez mayores, cada vez
con TN color mas repulsivo y TN eco
mas pavoreso.
Pero paso la senbra restablecida la
verdad, quedan terminates los hechos
desposeidos de la nota dramatica que
han querido endosarle.
Solo que al tratarse de echar abajo
una leyenda de torturas y de marti-
rios consumados en- la t6trica soledad
de I'm calabozo hundido EN- e1 seno de
la terra, no es tan propicia la fama
voclnglera nj Sc apreStan la reetifi-
cacion con el mismo ahinco que pro-
palaron la falaz noticia, todos los que
fueron heraldos de ella y pregoneros
de la talsedad.
Basta Saber que no era cierta.
Bastante es va que las supuestos
vlct1mas hayan puesto en- Claro 10 que
ha ocurrido y desmintieran la revision
de las torturas
En- el orden de la actividad, parece
que todos los hombres notables de Es-
pafia, quieren ganar la apuesta y para
clio ponen 4 contribution sus prontitu-
des.
Anda Moret por el Norte de Espa-
ma y Canalejas por Anda1ucia El
rey casi ha terminado su excursion.
va no le resta por yer nj TN solo rim
con de la Peninsula.
Salmeron no Sc dedica al reposo,
que le fuera tan necesario. Trabaja,
ppopaga ST. dem ocracia, como I'm apos-
tol incansable. Su fgura es de apostol
su voz es mas que humana, su dectrina
es un credo.
Y siguen Blasco Ibafiez y Lerroux,
y Cerralbo y Pablo Iglesias, con la
misma terquedad todps predicando sus
teorlas, sus formas de gobierno, sus
constituciones politicas, contradictorias
y distintas en- una competencia her
mosa de ideas triunfantes, de doctrina
purfsima, que veces quiere profanar
con sus maculas y salpicaduras la in
transigencia 6 la demagog1a, pero sin
conseguirlo.
No estamos, amigo Director, como
usted ira viendO, tan escaSoS de tema
para una carta.
II. Perez T"N=Qsse=
Madrid, 10 de Agosto de 1904.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-12
MITTS AGAIN IN FAVOR.
Pretty Designs and openwork Stitches
Are Noticed Among
Those Worn.

The day of mitts is returning and their
cite sleeve. This, says the Brooklyn
Eagle, is little sleeve which is tight to
the elbow. where it is met by a wide
ruff1e of lace which falls off the arm.
This sleeve is used for dinner gowns and
for evening dresses. 1t has been worn
more or less all summer and will be
the fashionable sleeve of the coming
winter. 1t is particularly handsome as
an opera sleeve, being neither too short
for good taste nor too long for elegance
The mitt be it black or white, is long,
is made of silk, of course, and is en-
broidered upon the back. The dainty
knitted silk mitt is affected by women
who can afford to hire the knitting done
by hand. 1t is open work, is done in
flesh color, and is mass of intricate
stitches. The seed designs are most
popular and the openwork drop stitches,
so well known to the knitters of bygone
days, will be seen. At dinner given
recently guest wore mitts of flesh col
ored silk with small conven tion al
raised vine upon the back, all in pink
and green. Her fingers were loaded
with handsome rings and bracelets
adorned her arms. Another guest pres
ent wore black silk mitts embroidered
upon the back with pink roses. These
roses were raised and were ably
pretty, matching the gown, which was a
shell pink wolfe, perfectly.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-12
SURROUNDED BY MYSTERY
Secret Police of Paris Are Daring,
Willy and Resourceful
Fellows.

"You cannot go anywhere in Paris
without meeting the secret police, al
though you would never recognize
them" observed Briton familiar with
the French capital, according to Cas-
sells Journal.
There are four divisions of these un-
uniformed crime detectors. The first
division is known as the Surety, the
business of which is to track down
known criminals and capture them
They are daring, willy and resourceful
fellows, and it is, a clever malefactor
indeed who can evade them.
"Another body of this plain clothes
police looks after the tenants of lodg-
ing houses and hotels. They take note
of all the arrivals and departures, and
gather statistics regarding the work
men in the actories the sick in hos
pitfalls and private houses, and so forth.
"A thaird division occupies itself with
political plotters, agitators and gam
blers. At meetings of a seditious char
lcter they mingle with the crowd, and
Ito disarm suspicion) applaud as loud
ly as anybody, and join in denunciation
of the government. They appear in
gambling dens as gamblers themselves,
and they also keep quiet watch on the
regular police.
"The remaining division consists of
elegantly dressed persons who watch
over the president, and also protect
him not only from assassins, but also
from bores aud cranks.''
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-12

OF the bureau and called again: Come
he-ere, come he-ere!"
l could not tease him any longer,
and went to the rescue The moment
that pin was loose, Don seized it with
happy chuckle. Hopping to the back
part of the bureau, he dropped the pin
down between it and the wall 1t was
in disgrace, you know.
One day the dear little fellow had
been very busy indeed. The cushion
had been freshly filled with pins That
gave him a great deal of work to do,
of course. The pins had all to be car
ried to the edge of the bureau and
dropped overheard. That task fin
ished, he went into his house to get
his dinner.
went to work to pick up the pins.
telling Don that he was naughty
bird to make me so much trouble 1t
seemed as if he understood every
word. At once he stopped eating his
seeds, came out and peeped at me
over the edge of the bureau Then
down he came, making steps of my
head, shoulder and arm until he
reached the floor. And there the dear
little bird hurried around with all his
might, picking up the pins. He flew
up to the cushion, laid them down and
came back for more, until they were
all gathered up. Then he sat on my
chair, whistled his tune and finally
went to sleep.-Helen Harcourt, in ST..
Nicholas
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-12
CAUSES MENTAL JAUNDlCE,
Disease That Is Said to Be the Re.
suit of Worry and Dis
contentedness.

new disease. or at least new name
for an old disease, has been discovered
by noted brain specialist of London.
1t is mental jaundice. Worrying over
triies is one cause. Greed, pride and
prejudice are others. Whatever the
cause, the effect is to make ore look
upon this beautiful world of ours with
discomfort and to find continual fault
with our fellow travellers toward the
grave, writes Robert Webster Jones. in
Housekeeper. Let a person once be-
come infected with this disease" says
the specialist, land nothing but the
most rigorous measures will effect a
cure. believe mental jaundice is on the
increase, especially among the upper
classes. 1t is the source of more unhap-
piness, to the patient as we'll as to those
about him, than almost any other dis
ease. Physical jaundice produces yell
lowness Of skin, which, after awhile,
becomes yellowness of the eyes. This
produces condition of the eye which
makes the patient see everything yell
low. Mental jaundice is analogous. It's
victim sees nothing in it's true colors
or proportions. Everything is distorted
by his diseased mental condition.
What is the remedy? The specialist
does not say, but it may be assumed
that the cure rests almost wholly with
the patient. Optimism may be made a
habit as well as pessimism. 1t is we'll
within ones power to open the windows
Of his soul and let in the sunshine.
Cheerfulness produces both mental and
physical health. Let us avoid getting
into that condition which invites men,
tai jaundice. 1t is best combated by a
smile on the face and a song in the
heart
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-12
A PRETTY PARLOR TRICK.
Older Boys and Girls Can Learn to
Perform It Nicely After
Few Hours Practice.

This is neat and effective trick to
perform before company of men,
women and children, from whom you
can borrow the few materials you need.
These are a silver half dollar, large
wire hairpin, heavy ring and a long
hatpin, or "stickpin."
Bend the hairpin into the shape
shown in the picture. Force the half
dollar into the narrow hook on one end
of the hairpin, which hook you have
pinched we'll together so that it will
grip the coin tightly, and hang the
ring on the other, more open hook.
Now balance the coin at a point near
it's edge and in line with the two hooks
on the point of the hatpin, which you
hold vertically in your left hand
You can always make it balance on
some point, but to make the trick ef-
fective the pin should be very near the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-12
PERILS OF TIE SUBMARINE
Form Of Naval Service That Is At-
tended with Fr:ghtful
Dangers.

Inc narrow escape of the crew of
the submarine boat Porpoise from q
terrible death during some recent
practice off Breton's reef again brings
torclbly to mind the great perils which
attend submarine work. AS far as
can be learned, says the Scientific
American, it seems that the Porpoise,
in charge of two lieutenants and eight
men, took position off the lightship,
and there submerged, intending to
make run at the depth of 20 feet.
The type of submarine to which the
Porpoise belongs accomplishes it's
diving by maintaining a slight re-
serve OF buoyancy, and then setting
the submerging rudders so that they
carry the boat beneath the water, the
depth of the submersion being deter
mined by the angle at which the rud-
ders are set. 1t seems that, in the
| present case, the rudders became
| damned, so that they continued to
carry the vessel down until she rested
on the bottom at a depth, according to
| press reports, of 100 feet. To raise
the vessel, an attempt was made to
blow out the water-tanks; but, Ct
| course, at this depth the water press.
ure tending to crush the Porpoise was
considerably greater than that which
she was designed to stand, amounting
to 81 pounds to the square inch, or
about three and three-fourths tons to
| the square foot. 1t seems that when
| the valves of the trimming tanks
| were opened in the endeavor to ex-
pei the water from the tanks, it was
found that they would not operate.
| Moreover, the enormous crushing
| pressure upon the boat started leaks,
| and the water began to come in
through the seams of the plating and
around the joints of the torpedo tube
| In this emergency, which was about
as terrible as could be imagined
| Lieut.. Nelson, who was in charge, util-
| lied an air-pump worked by hand, to
| expel the water, and after long pc
| riod of hard work on the part of the
crew, the boat slowly rose to the sur
| face and was towed into Newport.
| 1t is supposed that the trouble was
! due to the fact that the boat had not
| been overhauled for cleaning for near
ly II months, and hat, consequently
the sea cocks had become chOked Tho
| terrible plight in which the crew
found themselves brings to mind the
recent accident in the British flee;
when submarine was run down and
lost with it's entire crew. If the ac-
cident proves ~ to have. been due to
negligence in the upkeep of the boat
of course there will be nothing In
the incident to shake the faith OF
those who believe in the submarine as
such. On the other hand, the incident
serves to illustrate the special perils
that attend this form of naval serv-
ice, unless it be conducted with ex-
IRENE caution and unremitting watch
fulness.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-12

my niece, and ror which We shall feel
grateful all our lives, but l think you
Will agree with me that it would be
useless for us to pursue the search
after that most reprehensible person,
my brother-in-law, Bonnet. There can
oe no doubt, l believe, that he and
Blackboard have left the vicinity of
Charles Town, and have gone, we know
not where"
mo doubt of that, bedad," said 1cha-
bod, knitting his brows as he spoke;
IF Blackboard had been outside the
harbor, this brig would not have been
here"
"And, therefore, sir" continued Mr..
Delaplaine, II have judged it to be
wise, and indeed necessary, for us to
part company with you, sir, and take
passage on this brig, which, by a most
fortunate chance, is bound for King
ston.'
Il don't like to agree with you," said
the captain, "but, bedad, I am bound
to do it. l am disappointed myself,
sir, but have been disappointed so
| often that suppose ought to be used
| to it. II l had caught up with Black
beard I should have been all right, and
after l had settled your affairs-and l
| know I could have done that think
would have joined him. But all
| can do now is to hammer along at the
business, take prizes in the usual way,
and wait for Blackboard to come south
again, and then I'll either sell out or
join him."
Its a great pity, sir" said Mr.. Del
| aplaine, "a great pity"
Eyes, it is" interrupted Ichabod, "it's
very great pity, sir, very great pity.
If l had known more about ships
| when I bought the Restless I would
have had faster craft, and by this
time might have been man of COM
Portable means. But that sloop over
there, bedad, is so slow, that many a
time, sir. I have seen fat merchant
man sail away from her and leave us,
in spite of our guns, cursing and swear
ing, miles behind. I am sorry to have
you leave, sir, and with your ladies'
but, as you say, here's your chance to
get home, and don't know when l
could give you another"
Mr.. Delaplaine replied courteously
and gratefully, and by the next boat he
went back to the Restless. Capt. Icha-
bod, his brow still clouded by the ap-
preaching separation, walked over to
Lucilla and continued his conversation
with her about the island of Barba-
does, subject of which he knew very
little and she nothing.
1t was not long after this conversa-
ton that the largest boat belonging to
the Restless was rowed over to the
brig, and in it sat not only Kate, Dame
Charter and Dickory, but Capt. Icha-
bod, who would accompany his guests
to take proper leave of them The
crew of the pirate sloop crowded them
selves along her sides, and even
mounted into her shrouds, waving
their hats and shouting as the boat
moved away.
Lucilla watched carefully the new
corners as they assembled to the deck Of
the Black Swan. THAT is the girl"
she said to herself, land am not sur
prised."
A little later she remarked to Capt
Ichabod, who sat by her: "Are they
mother and daughter, those two?"
ooh, no." said he. mistress Bonnet
is too fine a lady and too beautiful
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-12
Tomatoes a la Creme.

Take small piece from the stem end
of firm, ripe tomatoes and carefully re-
move the seeds. Cut IL mushrooms in
small pieces, add two tablespconfuls of
fresh breadcrumbs, one tablespoonful Of
butter, one-half cupful of chopped chick
en- and light seasoning of salt and pep
per; have the butter melted and the
crumbs soft. Mix we'll and fill the to-
matoes. Bake for 80 minutes, basting
often with melted butter. Whip three
tablespoonfuls of cream, add one table,
spoonful of melted butter and place a
portion on each tomato.-Boston
Budget. 49,. r.; >:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-12
HORSES IN FLY SEASON.
It Is in August That the Equines
Ponder Deeply on the Riddle
Of Existence,

Fly time comes to all of us, man and
steed alike, but the horse has his an
noyances more concentrated in the fly
blown month of August. At no other
season, says Golfers Weekly, does he
ponder so deeply the riddle of existence.
In no other month is his brain so dizzy
with justifying evil. The most patient
Dobbin that ever stood for hours un-
hitched in August loses his morality and
walks off down the road. The finer the
equine's organization the more bitterly
he resents the laws by which he suf-
fers. This is the period when horses
quote their Omars to each other, and
other literature of scandalous rebellion.
Now it is that the equines dream Of
grasping this sorry scheme of things en-
tire, shattering it to bits, and remolding
it nearer to the hearts DESIRE It is now
that philosophers in harness enumer-
ate the ills that flesh is heir. to. long for
the undiscovered country, and almost
prefer the ills they know not of to those
they know too we'll Go, poor devil"
said Uncle Toby to the fly; ''get thee
gone; why should 1 hurt thee? This
world, surely, is wide enough to hold
both thee and me-" Such generosity
was we'll enough for Uncle Toby, who
was philosopher hors concours: but
for the ordinary mortal who has caught
a fly in August, especially if he be A
nervous man and bald, with scalp on
which some million flies have lighted,
charity is impossible, and his emotions
have more likeness to those which
under similar provocation, agitate the
noblest steed. Moreover, Uncle Toby
caught his fly in the winter when ma
lures vexations are less apparent
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-12

edge of the coin, so if the ring is not
very heavy you may have to borrow
another one and slip it in the hook
beside the first. Or you can use light
ring and substitute a quarter for the
half dollar.
Now, if you blow against the ring
the whole affair will turn on it's pivot.
and by giving good puff every time
the ring comes round you can make
it spin very fast and keep on spinning
long time. If the hatpin is very
sharp and of very hard steel it will
gradually bore hole in the coin. In
deed, it is possible to bore clear
through a soft coin in this way.
Of course you should practice this
trick before you try it in public Then
if the ring is brass one and the coin
your own, you cain give your merry-go-
round to the youngsters, who will have
lots of fun with it.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-12
DON LOVED HIS MISTRESS
Clever Little Bullhnch More Demon
strative Than Are Many
Boys or Girls.

Don was very unhappy when l was
out of sight. His cage was hung at
first in glass conservatory, where 1e
had sunshine, flowers and two canary
birds for company. But he did not
care for them. He wanted something
else. He was silent and moping. So
the loving little bird was made happy
by being placed in my room upstairs
1t was wonderful how soon he
learned to distinguish my step. Often
his clear, sweet tune could be heard
pouring from his dainty throat. Or
perhaps he was silent. 1t was all the
same. The instant my step sounded
in the hall below or on the stairs, the
whistle ceased, or the silence was
broken. Come he-ere, come he-ere,
come he-ere!" was the eager cry. OF
course l always did come he-ere -
And then the delight of the dear lit
IT, fellow was touching. Down he
jumped to the door of his cage post
haste. Then, putting out like a bal!
he bowed right and left, dancing to
and fro as if wound up to run for
hours. And such a sweet piping as
there was, too!
But he never played about the room
wnen I was away. He was too sor-
rowful for that. His favorite haunt,
next to my head or shoulders, was my
bureau. He loved to hop all over t.;
but he loved best of all to mount the
big, fat pincushion. It was such fine
fun to pull out the pins and drop them
on the bureau scarf. Sometimes he
carried them to the edge of the bu-
reaa and dropped them on the floor.
One day I bent the point of a large
pin and twisted it well into the cush-
lou 1t was rather naughty, to be
sure, but I wished to see what Don
would do about it. The ether pins
came out and were dropped as usual
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-12
FATAL 81 DON'T KNOW"
Traveller Who Knew Lays It Onto
Some No-Account Railway
Employees.

DO you want to know why the major
ity of the people who are grumbling
against the hard fate that has kept them
from getting up in the world have not
s0t up? asked the man in the smoking
compartment of the sleeper who, re-
lates the ST. Paul Globe, had not hither-
to spoken. well, III tell you by relat-
ing series of experiences had during
the half hour previous to the train S
start
1 was at my hotel on the outskirts of
the city. Two street car routes lead
thence to the station, and, as time was
pressing, | naturally wanted to take the
shorter and quicker line. asked a
bellboy which it was.
don't know he said.
Il asked the clerk.
" I really don't know he said.
Il went out on the street and asked
the first passer-by.
really don't know he said.
i was wasting time. | bolted for a
car that was passing and made it.
Is this quicker line to the depot
than the other?' I asked the conductor.
~ don't know. Maybe it is he said.
But it wasn't; and when called to
the conductor to let me off at the street
leading to the depot, my watch pointed
dangerously near to train time Then,
to add to my anxiety, the conductor ran
by the street
what in thunderation cid you do
that for?' | yelled.
didn't know you wanted to get
off here he said
And I'd just finished telling him tn at
such was my desire.
Il ran into the station. I had never
bought ticket there.
Where is the ticket Officer l in
qulred hurriedly of man in blue uni
form-a depot attendant
Il don't know he said.
i spied another uniform and put the
same question.
I don't know for sure he said but
maybe it's over there
Il fled over there luckily cot with
in hundred feet of the place and Sc
cured my ticket just in time to permit
me to get on this train.
Gentlemen, do you know why many
man never gets up. Because he
doesn't know"
And all the other travellers nodded
sympathetically as the speaker mopped
his brow. made wet by the anxiety he
had just passed through.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-12
MAMMALS DRUMMER.

When I'm a man.
I won't be king and rule the land;
NO, sir, I'm goin' to join the band,
When I'm man.
| won't go tootin' some old horn
| Like mas fisherman so forlorn
| Or BLOWN high tone fancy fife:
No-theres somethin' better in life.
| I'm goin' to have great big drum
on. how l wish that time would come!
Trum trum, trum,
Trum a trum, trum
Then I'll go marchin' up the street,
| You bet that drum I'll beat and beat
And when the others all keep still
I'll just play louder-yes, I will.
Rub a dub, dub,
| Rub dub, dub.
! And all the horses won't they prance,
And all the girls, OH how they'll dance
| And when small boys the players cheer
They'll mean the drummer in the rear.
! Trum a trum, trum,
| Trum trum, trum.
And when I march by mammals house,
I won't be still as any mouse,
| And she is sure her boy to see,
And, OH how proud she'll surely be!
Rub a dub, dub,
| Rub a dub, dub.
And then I'll play so loud she'll say,
In such proud and happy way:
Friends, neighbors dear, would you be
lieve,
That man with spangles on his sleeve
Is just my Roy,
My little boy?"
Boom boom, boom, boom!
MARY c.. Phillips, in Chicago Advance