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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-09
LEYES De PUERTO RICO
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Coiieo De Eniuicismic-to Civil.
con APPENDICES incioe cSclF!.
nal del Sr. Diaz Navarro. eI5y
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Arancel de puero-Rico cor re-
gistro indice dc par.!dss.
ejemplar .................. ~ 90
FL franqueo por cuenta &c los iRie-
rcsados.
De venta en- ei BroLT!S.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-09

CAMINAR DIARIAMENTE MU-
CHO Y BANARSE TODOS Los
DIAS, SIN PoNERsE AL sALlR DEL
BANO LAS RCPAS SUDADAS Y EVITAN
DO TENEPLAS SUDADAS AL pESCANSAR,
son necesidades organ,cas tan urgen-
tes como tomar un dla por mes Ell
Digestive Mojarricta, para puriticar
nos alimentos y acumular nutricl6n,
cuando Sc padece Anemia 6 Trastor-
nos nerviclosos: languidez, palpitacion,
escalofrios, sueilos lntranqullos y ire
esen tes jaquecas.
LAS personals que padeeen estre hi
miento deben conner pures de lenteJas
frijoles, habas 8 paI1 P0is, con hos
alimentoe habituale,; y cuando SO di-
gieren con dihcultad eetas legunbres
deberan acompaflarss Do ma sDlea del
Digss tive Aojarr,sta.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-09
Ell TR1UNfo LEGfrIMo Es slEnpRE oDIADo

Vease e estadp de de Lethierry
aquella fecha La Durande habfa cumpdo todo 10 que
habfa prometido Mess Letherry habfa pagado deu
das, reparado descuberos quidado los credos de
Breme hecho frente los vencimentos de Saint Mao
Haba limpiado su de las Bravees de las hipo-
que la gravaban redmido todos los pequefos
locales nscritos sobre aquela Era duefo de
gran capital productive la Durande Su producto
lfquido a la saxon de mil libras esternas iba
aumentando.
Hablando propamente, Ia Durande constitute toda su
fortuna, ademas la fortuna del pals Como ell
ransporte de bueyes 10 que mas benefco producia
al buque para mejorar la estiva faciar la enrada
salida del ganado habase tendo que supmir las per
chas las dos
Esto tai mprudencia. La Duraude
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-09
La Ultima Obra de Altamira

En- la librerfa del BoLETIN Sc ha re-
cibido la Ultima interesante produc-
cion del ilustre y genial Altamira.
Sc titula "Psicologia y Literature
y es la par que TN monumento de
erudici6n, un modelo de critica elevada
y dogmatica.
FL Sr. Altamira examina en- su nue
vo libro toda la literature espaf1ola de
los lltimos amos, cayendo bajo la ac-
cion de su escalpelo los mas ilustre>
escritores modernos, incluso Perez
Galdos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-09

DespuCs d. probar todos los engaf1o-
SOS REM 3os cue Sc anuncian es
cuaud3 IS Sc agradece la ehcacia
KAn!cAl lei Digestive Moiarrieta
cnya 5 rioridad esta universal
tnr0ie c.# 1rmaaa
Curtc desesperadas en- perso~
1a~ hi n c .cidas que 10 tomaron du-
raute tres DeseS son las que 10 han
nrcno gIort'so, pero un solo estuche
produce H. ~ efeGo que una docena
lie traacu cuaquier otro remedios
porqur a na, de ser el llnico verda-
ero Car .yo radical del est0mago y
del inte>rfu sin engafosa accion CAL
man. 7 DIGESTIVE y Purihcador de
los 4'.A -as.
sc lie exigir que cada hostia ten
ga grab4do el nombre Digestive Moja-
rria'
Dopo ito general en- las Farmaciaslde
Ramon AImazany Fidel GuilIermety,
san 'utn 4, Puerto Rico, y de venta en-
las PARTICIPATES nrogueria de Europa y
Ai1~4>a.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-09

Los innominados noveA de cos
tumbres hispano-cubanas, por r de
Aguirre La Herme,ica de Ro-
childe. traduocion de Contreras "El
primo Basilio'' de Eca de Queiroz
traducci6n dc Vale Inclan "Prosa en-
verso de NJ. Arrieta de Avila do
mobono) y "Navegar pintoresco" de
Llanas Aguilaniedo son las lltimas
novcdades de las librerias espafiolas y
estan de venta en- el bolETIN.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-09

En- la carcel de San Juan ham in
gresado en- prision doce individuos, I
en- sumario y l trasladado, y en- la de
Mayagiiez 9 en- sumarioy baja por
cumplido.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-09

Han vuelto a hacerse cargo do sus
destinos respectivos los jefes de divl-
sion que fueron Ponce las confe-
rencias de lnspectores.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-09

En- Mayagi'ez fueron sorprendidos
4 individuos jugando 10 prehibido, y
denunciados por vender leche adulte-
rada 7 los que fueron multados con
SIS caGa uno.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-09

Sc necesita un buen protoeDllst
IntQrmaran.en ell BOIETlN. a
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-09

ARITMETICA - Sc desea comprar
I'm tratado de Aritm6tica y Algebra
de autor Moya. Sc pagara a buen
precio. Di :girse Manuel Boaeta,
apartado III, San Juan.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-09

Sc han recibido en- la liberia del
RolETIN ~ eionario Ilustrado, de
Campsno Diccionario Enciclope-
dico, dc T olo, el Frances EspafIol,
4c saliva el Espanol del mismo
1nlor. VI F~panol-Ingles { InglGs-
EspAnol ID Bustamante.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-09

Fl iRdividuo Miguel Figueroa Vega
ha incresado en- el Presi ao pafa cum
plir condena, y !g6 baia Per cump.il,
Candido Garcia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-09

FL Is de Febrero pr6ximo saldra en-
TN trasForte del eJercito uno de los ba-
tailones del 2egimiento de Puerto Ri
CO para asistir 4 la parada militar de
la Inauguration presidential.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-09

e ven,e II casa ndmere a. de Il
ealle dc Te;uan.
Para iniorgnes. dirgirse oil scnof
Reyes y Pefs. Foralezs s..
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-09

iudN no Miguel Algarin hiri6 a
sc Clones ,iendo arrestado en- Jun
por el e.,b, Rodriguez y guardia
Ram6a a rzua y entregado al Juez
dc Pa2.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-09

En- el barrio Celada, de Gurab0, el
individuo Santiago Medina hiri6 coa
un punal a Luis Rivera, siendo deteni-
do el agresor al que Sc le ocupo el pu
nal y trasladado al hospital Ell herldo
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-09

Aver fuG sorprendida una j.4.@aa /
10 prohibido por el guardia Valdejul
del puesto de Coamo. ocppando dln,r
Y titles deteniendo s indiv;duos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-09
la Ultima rsiabrs do Reesmeote.

lNIf9If EnfI9F7s
IL Ia Talerna de In Sangre.
60 -. ertran~ f8lHsa Hres
a@ iastorla de un crlmen
a. Los millones DE- Is gitaDA
50 La hermosa larsiinera-
&C In drama en la India.
- Los tesoros del raiah.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-04-26
A Wonderful Discovery.

Broadlands, s. d., April 17.-Quite a
sensation has been created here by
the publication Of the story Of G.. w.
Gray, who after a special treatment
for three months was PROSTATE and
helpless and given up to die with
Bright's disease. Bright's disease has
always been considered incurable, but
evidently from the story told by Mr..
Gray, there is Il remedy which will cure
1t, even in the most advanced stages.
This is what he says:
Il was helpless as a little babe. My
wife and | searched everything and
read everything we could find about
Bright's disease. hoping that l would
be able to find a remedy. After many
failures my wife insisted that / should
try Dodd's Kidney Pills. l praise God
for b day when | decided to do so.
for this remedy met every phase OF
my case and In a short time / was able
to get out of bed and after a few
weeks treatment | was a strong, well
man. Dodd's Kidney Pills saved my
life"
A remedy that will cure Bright's dis
ease will cure any lesser Kidney dis
ease. Dodd's kidney Pills are certain
ly the most wonderful discovery which
modern medical research has given to
the world
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-04-26
"A Witty BlsnOn.

A certain witty American bishop
found himself a few months ago cross
ing the Bay of Fundy, from Digby to
st. John. in company with a certain
Mr.. Caswell. The Bay of Fundy has
q reputation for turbulence only to be
matched by the English Channel or the
Bay of Biscay. Mr.. Caswell was
struggling with a violent attack Of
seasickness; but the bishop, who was
above such weakness, was very cheer
full and inclined to conversation. He
had failed, however, to catch Mr.. Cas-
wells name correctly and persisted in
calling him Mr.. Aswell." At last the
sufferer, in IA moment Of case, correct
ed him, saying
"~'Caswell,' my lord; my name is
'Caswell,' not 'Aswell.'"
"Oh," said the bishop, cycling him
critically, as a new spasm seized his
unhappy acquaintance. Well, Mr..
Caswell, don't you think you would be
'Aswelr without the sea-"
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-04-26

PASSING OF THE CHINESE.
How Nature Is Solving Problem OF thu
"YelIow PcriIv in America.

A&~W
"YelIow Pcril' in America.
In fifty years-perhaps less than
fifty, If the present laws remain In eff
feet and are rigidly e~Xecuted-the Chi
nese population Of the United States
will become practically extinct, says a
writer i'm the Worlds Work. From
1890 to 1900 they fell away from 1885,
IT'S to 119,050, a decrease of nearly
5000, or more thar 6 per cent. In the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1908, more
than 1000 voluntarily left the port Of
San Francisco for the land of thei
birth, the total deported and returning
voluntarily being 5000. A very large
majority of these Cinnamon We're adj
vanced in years and went home to die.
A generation ago there were in San
Francisco from 10000 to 10000 China
men. The Chinese Consul General
there told me that, counting men, wo-
men and children, there are now not
10000. The same proportionate de-
crease is seen in other places, 1t
should be borne in mind that the total
number of Chinese now in the United
States includes 26, 1857 in Hawaii and
BIG in Alaska, so that, at the begin
ing of this decennial period, there
were living in the United States prop
err only S9,e9o. A generation ago there
were at least 10000.
According to the most liberal est.
mate there are not more than $50 le-
gal Chinese wives in San Francisco.
But the number of Chinese women is
estimated at between 1000 and 1900.
The main adult population is male,
is unmarried and is rapidly approach
ing old age. Thus by 1880 or 1910 the
main Chinese life in America will have
become extinct.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-04-26
Rats and Silver.

Rats, like magpies and j~ackdaws.
seem to have a partially for silver. A
lady writing to Nature Notes saws:
My sister was staying in a lonely
house in the southwest Of Ireland dur
Ing August of this year. One venip
the housemaid, when laying the cloth
for late dinner, placed the butter dish
and silver butter knife on the side
board and left the room. Returning n
Few minutes later, she found the but
ter knife gone, and suspected the rats.
which had taken other articles of sill
yer. When search was made the miss
ing butter knife was found behind
the sideboard, and behind a heavy
piece of furniture another butter knife
was found which had been lost for
three months. Half way down a rat
hole In the pantry a silver fork and
an ordinary dinner knife were found.
Silver teaspoons had also been found
under the drawing room floor.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-04-26
A YoIumc.

The most beautiful volume In the
Congressional Library at Washington
is a Bible which was transcribed on
parchment by a monk in The 16th CEN
fury. The general lettering is In he
German text, each letter is perfect,
and there is not a scratch or blot from
lid to lid. Each chapter begins with
a large Illuminated letter, in which Is
drawn the figure of a saint, some incl
dent of whom the chapter tells.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-04-26
HONEST
A Doctors Talk on Food.

There are no fairer set of men on
earth than the doctors, and when they
find they have been in error they are
confession Of the fact.
A case in point Is that Of an emf
nent practitioner, one Of the good old
school, who lives In Texas. His plain,
u~nvarnished tale needs no dressing up:
II had always had an Intense preju-
dice, which / can now see was unwar-
rantable and unreasonable, against all
muchly advertised foods. Hence, I
never read a line of the many ads OF
Graps-Nuts, nor tested the food till
last winter.
while In Corpus Christi for my
health, and visiting my youngest SON,
who has four of the ruddiest, healthi-
est little boys l eve saw, I ate my
first dish Of Grape-Nuts food for sup
per with my little grandsons. I be-
came exceedingly fond of 1t and have
eaten a package of it every week since,
and find it a delicious, refreshing and
strengthening food, leaving no Ill eff.
fects whatever, causing no quotations
with which was formerly much trou-
bled), no sense of ~fullness, nausea, nor
distress Of stomach in any way.
There Is no other food that agrees
with me SO well, or sits as lightly or
pleasantly upon my stomach as this
does. l I'm stronger and more active
since l began the use of Grape-Nuts
than ! have been for ten years, and am
no longer troubled with nausea and ins
digestion" Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Greek, Mich.
There's a reason.
Look in each pkg. for the famous
little book, The Road to MELVILLE"
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-04-26
CHAPTER III.

The boat did not start until three
o'clock in the afternoon. Those Of my
companions who intended to cross the
Caspian hurried off to the harbor, ii
being necessary TO engage a cabin, or to
mark ones place in the steamers saloon.
Ephrinell precipitately left me with these
words:
II have not an instant to lose. 1 must
see about the transport Of my baggage"
Have you much!
"Forty-two cases"
"Forty-two ~cases!" / exclaimed.
If he had had a voyage OF eight days,
instead OF one Of twenty-four hours, and
had to cross the Atlantic instead Of the
Caspian. he could not have peer in a
greater hurry. He did not think Of of
fering his hand to assist our companion
In descending from the carriage. / took
his place. The lady leaned on my arm
and jumped-no, gently put her foot on
the ground. My reward was a thank
you, sir, uttered in a hard, dry, unmis-
taxable British voice.
Twenty-Five years is apparently about
her age. she has an A~lbionesque complex
ion. a jerky walk, a high dress like an
e~quinoctial tide, nc sp~ectacles, although
she has eyes of the intense blue which
are generally short-sighted. While / bend
my back as / bow, she honors me with
a nod, which only brings into play the
vertebrae of her long neck, and she walks
off straight toward the way out.
As eleven o'clock strikes, I make my
way to the restaurant at the railway. AS
| am entering EphrineH PUSHES out.
"Breakfast?" say l.
81 have had it," he replies.
"And your cases!"
II have still twenty-nine TO get down
to the steamer. But. pardon, / have not
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-04-26
Didn't Count.

They had been engaged but two
short days when trouble began to
brew.
II have just been informed" he said
bitterly, that you have been engaged
before"
only at the seashore, DEAR" she re-
piled, r~eassuringly.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-04-26
Matter OF Length.

Husband (glancing over bilD-Why is
It you pay three times As much for
stockings as | do for mine?
Wife-Oh, that's all right. l wear my
stockings three times as long as you do.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-04-26
A Quiet Tip.

"John." queried Mrs. Gabbleton.
swhat kind of talk is newspaper ak
Sits the only kind of talk a man can
Indulge in without being interrupted py
some woman" answered her uspan
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-04-26
"MY WlFE'S PEOPLE COMING"
ave Have Had a Splendid Winter"
in Western Canada.

=. VIC nave hau a opiCuolu IA
in Western Canada
Canada's thrush this year is won
derfully great and considerably ahead
of any previous year. 1t is always
interesting to those who contemplate
moving to read expressions of opinion
from those living in the country. 1t is
therefore our pleasure to reproduce the
following written to an Agent Of the
Government and forwarded to the I'm
migration Branch Of the Department
OF the Interior at Ottawa:
Birch Hills, Sask. Canada,
Feb. 1st, 1905.
Dear Sir:
take pleasure in dropping you Il
few lines to let you know how we are
gettin~ along up here and how we like
the place. We have been here close on
to a year now and think the place is
fine. We have been out every day this
winter working in the bush getting out
logs for buildings, etc, getting rails
for fencing. We have not suffered
with the cold as much as we did in
Chicago. My little boys are out every
day with their sleighs having a good
time. The lowest the temperature has
been this winter is 81 below and it is
very still, no wind.
We had a splendid summer; we put
up about so tons of hay and will have
about 30 tons to sell: hay brings So per
ton now and will be higher In the
spring. We have 20 acres broke and
ready for crop. We worked on the
Can. Nor. Ry. for awhile this summer
and am just 8 miles from the railroad
and townsite. The steel is all laid TO
within 2 miles of the river and we
often see the train bringing supplies for
the bridge.
My wife's people are coming up
about May. l wish you would write
them and if there should be anyone
coming to Prince Albert that could do
with a half a car let them know. The
hOmesteads are all taken up within II
miles OF us. / often think If this land
were only in the States what a rush
there would be; it Is the richest Ian
ana the ulOot plouuSt'S cav
and the climate is OK.
I know that people back there that
I write to do not believe me when !
write them what a splendid winter we
are ha wing, they think we are all froz-
en- up. We have only about 8 inches
of snow, and there are cattle on the
range that have not been rounded up
this winter. Day after day the ther-
mometer raises up to 80 and 80 and
don't believe we have had a day this
winter that it has stayed at zero. My
wife SAYS that we used to think that
zero was cold in Chicago. But we don't
mind it one bit. Christmas night we
went out and drove 5 miles with our
three little boys; it was 20 below, n
there was not a whimper from any
of them; I'D hate to do it in old Chi
cago.
Well, I guess l will close, and you
can tell anyone in the U. 5. that they
cannot do better than come to the
Prince Albert District. I remain, yours
truly.
lSiered) J. d. HEAD.
A Quiet Tip.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-04-26
CHAPTER III.

At last / was about to open my mouth
when my companion prevented me.
"you are a FrenchmaEY' he said in
my native tongue.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-05
MITCHELL COMPLETED.

No one who has followed the evidence
in the case against Senator Mitchell of
Oregon will be surprised at his convic-
ton. If there is anything to be Won
dered at it is that the jury should have
taken so long time as 1t did to reach
by the former law partner and the
former private secretary of Mitchell was
such as could not fail to convince fair
minded men of the guilt of the accused
verdict can be accounted for only in the
theory that some of the jurors. felt a
sympathy for the aged senator and
would if possible have saved him from
a feleh's stigma. There was however,
no room for doubt. The record of
crimnality was in form that was I'M
Improbable. The letters and other
communications of the accused were
there to confront him and were unde-
niable and conclusive. They showed be-
yond question not only that the offense
charged had been committed, but that
the offender was fully aware that he
was violating the law. The govern
ments case was impregnable at every
point
John H. Mitchell is 20 years old and
has been many years in public life, bav-
ing held several official positions in Ore
gon and been four times elected to the
| United States senate. 1t is sad to see
a man at his time of life, who has been
| so long prominent in political affairs,
| convicted of a crime against the gov
eminent which will undoubtedly send
him to the penitentiary for his remain
ing years, yet the career of Mitchell as
whole has not been such as to com.
mend him to sympathy. His has not
been an example, politically or morally
| chosen TO walk in the straight and mar
row path, but has generally preferred
more or less crooked and tortuous
course. The penalty of this is severe
yet II cannot be doubted that it is de
| served, and the lesson of it ought to
prove valuable especially to those in
public life. The attorneys of Mitchell
pursued the usual course in moving fol-
new trial, though probably with nc
expectation that 1t will be granted. What
other efforts they may make to save
their client from punishment it is i'm
possible to say, but in any event it is
not probable that he will any longer rep
resent Oregon in the national senate
His conviction puts an end to his pub
lie career.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-05
SALESMAN nE TIE aopEN DOOR .


An eastern contemporary remarks that
the late Secretary Hay will be known
as the statesman of the open door"
lie merited that distinction. As one Of
his newspaper eulogists has pointed out
his name will be inseparably associated
with the persistent and resOlute asser-
ton Of this principle in regard to com
merce-a principal now recognized by
all the nations and which may be re-
garded as firmly established. AS now
understood, it was not heard Of we be-
lieve, until developments in China, some
eight years ago, appeared to menace
the trade interests and treaty rights of
the United States in that empire. This
aroused interest here among our com
mercial classes and produced discussion
as to what should be done to protect our
trade rights in China which had been
secured through treaty.
1t was not, however, until the United
States had assumed sovereignty over
the Philippines that definite announce
ment of the position of this government
I'm favor of the principle of the open
door in trade was announced. If not
conceived by Mr.. Hay he at all events
became its earnest advocate. In the
communications addressed to the am
bassador and ministers of the United
States during the Chinese troubles the
late secretary Of state kept in view the
principle of equal and impartial trade
with all parts of the Chinese empire and
our government warned China against
making any arrangement which involved
the surrender of territory or the grant
ing of special privileges, commercial or
otherwise to any other power. Previous
to this President Mckinley had declared
in a message to congress that no dis
eliminating treatment of American citi-
zens and their trade in China would be
tolerated by this country and in this Mr..
Hay unqualifedly concurred
The results of his efforts in this di-
rection are well known. China has been
held to proper observance of her treaty
obligations and the powers having COM
mercial interests in the Chinese empire
have accepted unreservedly the principle
of the open door, fully conceding its wis
dom and justice. 1t was an achieve
ment the far-reaching Importance Of
which it is hardly possible to overesti-
mate and must be reckoned as first in
value among the great services to the
country of the late secretary of state.