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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-08-08

lOToSa y num1llante-
Ell valor comercial. no Ell va
lor tecnico, es el que ha debido
prevalecer en- las tasaciones que
defiende el tesorero; y en- la va
loraci6n, a todas luces falsa, en-
gaflosa y falaz que Sc ha hecho
con arreglo al informe de tres
ingenieros nativos, no Sc seflala
ell valor en- ell mercado. como es
precepto determinate de la ley.
sino un valor tecnico. bastante
discutible todavia.
Por 10 tanto, la ley esta in
fringida abiertamente, ell teso-
rero no puede, no debe invocar
en- su abono la opinion de esos
tres profesionales uativos, cuya
candidez ahora explota, segln
costumbre que viene de atras.
De ninguna manera podia
responder a la comision de pro.
pietarios, en- la forma que 10 ha
hecho Mr.. Willoughby.
Ell ha debido defender la ta-
sacion Official, 8 anularla, como
10 que es, como la obra dispara-
tada de un beodo insensato. En-
este case no caben las compo-
nendas nj los eQuilibrios.
O es buena 8 es mala. Sir
We 8 no sirve; asegura Mr.. Will
loubhy que su dependiente
cuando esta borracho tasa me-
jor, como ocurre con ciertos es
critores, al decir de los profanos
que no saben NADIA de estas CO.
sas, 8 deja anulada, desde luego,
segt1n reclama la opinion con
vivas instanciaS, esa valoracion
fantastlca que anuncia ell inevi
table remate en- p1blica subasta
de todas las fncas de San Juan.
Y el Tesorero Sc ha dado un
batacazo morrocotudo; porque
81 la tasacion de la Tesoreria no
esta hecha con arreglo al valor
comercial en- ell mercado a cuyo
indispensable requisite nj si-
quiera ha a!udido Ell senor Wi
llougby, lno es este atentar a la
ley, desobedecer la ley que es-
tablece esta garantia?
~ ST la tasaci6n. 10 que no es
possible, estuviera hecha obede-
ciendo a ese preceHpto tranquil
2ador de la ley ipor que no la
defende el Tesorero, por que no
les demuestra a los propietarios
que ha de ser inutil toda recla :
maci0n y nula toda protesta'
iPor que no explica sus razones.
nj expone sus derechos? lPor
que no conyence a los dueflos
de fncas de que tienen un te
soro que va en-. aumento cada
ailo, que sube y sube. sin suje-
|Cion a leyes de ninguna clase,
que sube Y sube todos los anos
prodigiosamenie. y seguiria au-
mentando en- preparedness fan
tasticas, fantasmales. estupen-
das Y maravillosas, sin que
ellos Sc hubieran dado cuenta
de su fortuna, de su rarisima
suerte, 81 el Departamento mas
providencial que tenemos no
llega a descubrir ell extraflo, ell
piramidal fen6meno.
Los tesoros de Aladino, los de
Montecristo, la gallina de los
huevos de ORC, son risibles con-
sejas que Sc quedan en- panales,
ST sc comparan con ell fantastico
hallazgo hecho por nuestro te-
sorero.
Lastima que, entretenido en-
estas cosas, haya dejado de cul-
tivar sus profundas disquisicio-
mes sociol6gicas, malograndose
en- flor la portentosa obra de ese
eminente sociologo, cuyo cam
po no es precisamente ell limita-
do que puede ofrecerle una isla,
sino el frondoso y exuberante
que tiepe ALA en- su pals don
de no estan de sobra que di-
ga,nos las eminencias en- la So
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-08-08

Ell empleado de la Pagadurfa sefior
Gonzalez Font, ha salido aver para la
Isla con ell fin de revisar las cuentas
de las Juntas escolares~
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-08-08
NOta del dia


que dentro del sistema feudal en-
que ell tesorero dispone a su ia
lante de las propiedades ajenas,
no sepa ese funciopario, nj los
alzacolas que tiene alrededor. 10
Que signifca, nj 10 que repre-
@senta la vista de una comision
que sustituye a toda una clase
Deriudicada Ell sus intereses.
Acaso un rasgo asi de corte-
sia, no entra en- los procedures
de los redentoristas, nj en- los
procedimientos indicados por
los nuevos metodos y queda
desde luego. incomprendido por
los improvisados democratas,
quienes no pueden apreciar la
importancla de un acto que
ellos, en- I'm cambio reciproco de
papeles y de circunstancias, d
buen seguro que no 10 hubiera q
realizado nunca.
Differ encias de la educacion
reclbida. Y de que ha existido
la falta de compression por par
te del tesorero 10 prueba la des-
dichadisima respuesta que ell
aludido funcionariO les di0 a los
senores de la comisiou, encar-
gaudoIes efectuar una nueva
valoraci6n de las hncas con
arreglo al valor comercial, es de-
cir, al precio en- Ell merCado.
Sin duda ignora el tesorero
que esa valoraci0n es la que ha
debido practicar ell Department
to, sin atenerse al dlctamen
err6neo, alevosamente huscado,
de personals incompetentes en-
la materia.
Los propietarios no tienen ma
da que hacer en- la tasacion que
aconseia Ell Tesorero, con el
proposito Ge ganar tempo. y
manteniendo la absurda valera
ci0n, uue Sc dice hecha con ARE
glo 3 los datos faCilitadOS pOr
tres ingenieros natives a TN
funcionario que habia Confundi-
do lastimosamente la oflCina
del Departamento con el depo-
sito municipal, donde deben ser
recluidos los beodos perturba-
dores.
PorQue nc cabe uua pertur} a.
ci6n mayor cue la Causada por
ese truculento funclOnario.
Cause ell panico primeramen.
te entire los duehos de 1ncas ur-
banas. y cuando Sc creia que su
obra seria rechazada, repudiada,
declarada inserv1ble como 10 ha
bia sido Ell autor, Sc encuentran
los reclamantes con la desagra
dable sorpresa de que el depar-
tamento sostiene la inverosimil
tasaclon absurda. y reta. desafla
a los contribuyentes a que veri-
fiquen una mas lega, Y mejor
hecha.
En- e! plazo que Sc les da a los
propietarioS. es impossible que
puedan formar la valoracion que
pide ell Tesorero. Ademas, ese
trabajo supone gastos Electives
Y gasto de tempo; una labor
que no ha de ser indemnizada
por el departamento.
Y ST hemos de yer los pro-
propietarios tasando 6ncas, en-
SUI valor exacto. para que luego
no crea, o no admita Ell tesorero
ell precio legal que Sc les adju
dique spara que sirVen los tasa-
dores que paga ell pueblo de
Puerto Riccs lPara que sirve
ese sistema arcaico, fossil. barba-
ramente primitive: para que
sirve, en- fin. ese teSOrero?
Nosotros no nos podemos ex-
plicar como es que Ell Jefe de la
Tesoreria sc atreve a descargar
en- los contribuyentes un traba-
10 que han debido practicar sus
acolitos, utilizando las misrnas
fuentes de information que
ahora han he huScar los nronie-
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-12
Took 1t for Granted.

When Lady Davy was advanced in
years there came to Rome very fool
ish Russian on whose credulity his
friends used to practice. Among other
things they informed him that there
had till shortly before been In the city
an English lady at whose house her
friends used to assemble. After her
death they found it so inconvenient to
lose their point Of meeting that they
had her embalmed and placed every
evening on her accustomed ottoman.
Az he became very anxious to assist
at one Of these strange reunions, some
one agreed to take him there. When
he arrived, there, sure enough, sat the
shriveled old lady. He circumnavi-
gated the ottoman several times, find
ing all that he had been told was too
true, then threw up his arms and with
the cry, "It Is too horrible" rushed
from the room.-Sir Grant Duff's
"Notes from a Diary" u----,
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-12
wlLEs or THE Rsg~TRADER.

Tricky Arts to Make Old Ones Young
and Doctoring and "Doping."
Probably in no business are so many
tricks and wiles pract1ced as in that
OF horse dealing. 1t Is safe to affirm
that thousands Of horses are sold
throughout the country every year un-
der false conditions, and 80 Bklllful
have "fakers" become that 1t takes q
very clever and experienced man to
detect. the doctorlng tricks Of those whe
are anxious to sell bad animal to the
best advantage.
Perhaps the commonest Of all taking
or biBhoping, as 1t Ia often celled--a
term derived from a man named Bish-
op, who during the eighteenth century
obtained great reputation for making
old horses appear younv-is in relation
to horses teeth. At full age a horse
has forty teeth, and not until the fifth
year are they all visible. SIX months
later the "nippers" or Tront teeth be-
come marked by a natural cavity and
it Is the presence or absence of these
marks that certifles the animals exact
age. @' '..5''
As the horse gets older, these marks
wear away, and it 1s then that the CO.
per or faker sets to work to make
Trash cavities, as found in a horse Of
the age he wishes to represent The
surface of the teeth Is cut out with a
steel tool and the black lining Of the
groove, which must be visible, burnt In
with nitrate of silver or some other
chemical. In this way horses which
ara often over 8 or years Of age are
, sold as 5-yearolds.
The age Of q horse Is often increased
aa we'll as reduced by means Of taking
the teeth. A 3-year-old will often be
transformed into 6-year-old by means
Of chiseling out the side milk teeth
with which horses are furnished upto
their third year, when they are; sup
planted by the permanent ones. The
extraction Of the former, of course,
brings on the latter much quicker than
would be the case in the natural order
of things thus making a horse appear
much older than It really is.
There are various other things, how
ever. besides the teeth, which give
saway the age of horse and which
have to be faxed if the animal is to
fetch q fair price. In old horses there
L. generally q certain cavity or depreS-
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-12
Women Not Artistic.

During the last hundred years in
France and England the education Of
women has been more artistic than
that of men. Far more emphasis is
put upon music and drawing in girls
schools than in the corresponding In
stttutions for their brothers. And yet
Cation found, in investigating nearly
800 cases, that % per cent males and
3s per cent females showed artistic
tastes. In spite Of the larger oppor-
tunity which the modern woman has to
develop her artistic faculties, the re-
suits in the two sexes are practically
the same.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-12
Marketing Potato Crops.

In line with the classic case Of the
oyster shippers, cited by; President
Hadley of Yale university in his book
on Railroad transportation, is the case
Of The Aroostook potato growers brought
,bv President futile of the Boston &
Maine railroad before the senate COM
tmittee on interstate commerce. Moth
ing Gould bette show how railorad
works for the interest of the localities
which it serves. P "s<s.s '''r.'' .'
EEA!main dependence of the farmers of
,the Aroostook region is the potato crop,
saggregating annually eight to ten mil
Hon bushels which find a market large
'ly ID Boston and the adjacent thickly
settled regions of New England. The
!competition of cheap water transporta-
ton from Maine to all points along the
New England coast keeps railroad
iferight rates on these potatoes always
.at AVERY low level.
l. Potatoes are also a considerable OUT
put of the truck farms of Michigan,
their normal market being obtained in
and through Detroit and Chicago and
other communities of that region.
MOT many years ago favoring sun and
rains brought q tremendous yield of
potatoes from the Michiagn fields. At
normal rates and pricess~.there would
E!haYe been a glut of the customary
markets and the potatoes would have
tfotted on the farms. To help the pota-
Ito growers the railroads from Michigan
made unprecentedly low rates on pota.
toes to every reachable market, even
carrying them in large quantities to a
place 80 remote as Boston. The Aroos-
took growers had to reduce the price on
their potatoes and even then eonldg not
dispose of them unless the Boston &
Maine railroad reduced it's already low
rate, which it did. By means of these
low rates, making possible low prices,
the potato crops Of both Michigan and
Maine were finally marketed. Every
body eats potaotes, and that year every
body had all the potatoes he wanted.
While the Michigan railroads made
! rates that would have been ~,Suinous to
the railroads, had they been applied to
the movement Of all potatoes at all
times, to all places, they helped their
patrons to find markets then. 49, The
Boston & Maine railroad suffered a. de-
crease in its revenue from potatoes, but
1t enabled the Aroostook farmers ito
! market their crop and thereby to obtain
! money which they spent for the varied
, supplies which the railroads brought}to
? them II the making of rates were
subject to governmental adjustment
such radical and prompt action could
never have been taken, because it ie
we'll established that if rate be once
reduced by railroad company it can.
not be restored through the red tapeIoi
governmental procedure. If the EMidh.
lgan railroads and the Boston & Maine
railroad had been subjected to- govern.
mental limitation they would have felt
oonged to keep up their, rates ab do the
railroads Of France and England and
uermany under governmental limita.
Ion and let the potatoes ot.-Ex.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-12
Yellow Art.

Tommy Figjam-Paw, whose picture
is that feller there where you're read.
in'?'' .o=< ~-v4G s5;.
Paw Figjam-Why, that's a half
tone of a second cousin of the step
brother of an aunt by second marriage
of the foster sister Of the chap who
is suspected of. being in possession OF
information as to who was an accom-
plice of the mysterious unknown who
assisted in kidnapping Sloppy Sadie the
Sad-Eyed Shop Girl" - Baltimore
American. T.. =: -1s = "'', -
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-12

repeat the circumlocution Of the In
ventor, shows "a device for remc"!Ag
obstructions from between the teeth" !"
1t comprises a forked handle having
branches provided with slots adapted
to secure a rubber strip slipped there
in. Tiny knobs fixed Oh said strips pre-
vent the rubber from pulling out and
likewise serve to protect the cheek and
tongue when using the device. The
elasticity of the rubber permits 1t to
enter the intersticeS between teeth,
even when these are abnormally min
ute
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-12

OIL skin IN the foreheafi I'M
neolafely above the eyes. This iisflg.
sssislezsE ss--sssss ssssdissa .by 4 process
known as putting the glims." A flne,
pointed blowpipe is introduced under
the SKIN above the eye, through which
tne eoper blows gently until the deem
aolloW-As filled and is replaced by a
l peFEeefly smooth surface $50
Ihe taking OF zbrok 1wittded horses
y an art in itself, DO to speak. II IL
generally accomplished by means of
uFugs' arsenic being chiefly used. The
coper' also pays strlct attention 10
such an animals diet previous to d
snow. If during the trial horse is. a
little short-Winded the owner will turn
rurtously upon the groom for giving his
morse TOO much hay, when in all prob
ability it has had nothing to eat or
drink for hours. = %s5 80: ~
The groom will thereupen explain
now the animal got loose and ate a
Dusnel OF oats and half truss of hay
In the night and that he YVES afraid Of
losing his place If he said anything
about 1t. This explanat tion will, in nine
cases out Of ten, satisfy the intending
purchasers and remove. any doubts
winch he might have had. & ~
| IA singular dodge ID resorted to by
the "copper" when he comes into DOS,
session Of a lame horse out Of which
ne desires to make some profit. The
method is called "beaning'' and con-
sists in making a horse which Is lame,
say, for instance, in the left fore foot,
lame in the right one also.
Perhaps a small pebble Is inserted
/ between the shoe and the hoof of the
latter foot, the pain of which causes
the animal to limp with the right as
well as the left leg, one thus counter,
balancing the other and making 1t ap.
pear as though 1t was the horses nat.
ural gait. In lieu Of a small pebble q
small iron wedge Is sometimes driven
underneath the foot corresponding with
the lame one, thus causing both<iegs tc
go lame alike, which only gives the
horse different motion.
! Doping" is a term usually applied
to the trick Of making horses appear
spirited and high-steppers by means oI
drugs or chemicals. An animal Is oft
en- made to pick up its legs In The
quick, nervous style Of d thoroughbred
by having the back tendons of the les
rubbed with turpentine, coW-itch GO
ammonia, which burns like fire ant
makes the animal prance with pain.
Occasionally, says a writer In the
Boston Herald, the "copper" is success
full in selling what is known as !
laH'rogue" horse-one who resists all at
tempts to be put into harness. Will
a sharp razor the sides of the horse
will be shaved in certain places. max
ing it appear as though the animal wal
just out Of harness and thorough car
rlage horse.
The same performance will be gon'
through just below the withers, wher'
the collar chafes, while, If the hors
be tricky one, chloral hydrate ant
opium will be administered It Is no
until the unlucky purchaser tries t
harness the horse to carriage that b
discovers the animals temper and it
unmanageable ways.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-12
TAKES TooTHPICKs PLACE.

Denta1s Cleared by the Use of a Gum
Band.
The dentists have been preaching fol-
the past decade the virtues of dental
floss and the dangers Of the tooth
picks, but without much avail. Un-
fortunately, dental floss is not often
conveniently available, and good sub
stitute that is always at hand is a slen-
der rubber band. The illustration, to
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-12
The Last Perry Expedition Survivor.

The newspapers chronicle the death,
June 22d; OF wo-RembeFss of. the Perry
expedition to- iJapanyg18 1853.64.~tEhe
July Century contains the personal re-;
collections of this expedition of John
S. Sewall, who was a member OF Com
modore Perry's party, and who is prob
ably the last survivor of the famous
expedition.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-12
The MiIIe,. nR 4l,anA.

"a
The Miller of the Dee.
There was a jolly miller,
Lived on the River Dee;
re danced and sang from morn 10 night
NO lark SO blithe as he. 80
And this the burden Of his song
sk Forever used, to be:
Il care for nobody; No, not I, a 7
II nobody cares for neI" 49, b 4 !
These lines, no doubt, suggested the
poem OF Charles Mackay, here given:
Ihere dwelt a miller, hale and bold,
Beside the river Dee:
He worked and sang from morn till
night .-.-.-..
No lark so blithe as he; =
AND this the burden Of his song
Forever used to be:
Il envy nobody-n8s not I,
And nobody envies mep'
"Thou'rt wrong, my FRIEND" said good
King Hal; IL -s
AS wrong as wrong can be;
For could my heart be light as thine,
X "a gladly change with thea. }.
And tell me now, what makes thee sing,
With voice so loud and free,
while l am sad, though I'm a king,
Beside the River Deep s.'' = /
The miller smiled and doffed his cap;
= earn my bread" quoth he;
Il leve my wife, love my friend,
/ love my children three;
FL owe no penny l cannot payI
l thank the River Dee,
That turns the mill that grinds the corn
That feeds my babes and me-"
Good friend" said Hal, and sighed the
while,7 S s~E8S~fti-]
Farewell, and happy be!
But say no more, if thou'dst be true,
That no one envies thee.
Thy mealy cap is worth my crown;
Thy mill, my kingdoms fee;
Such men as thou are Bnaland's boast,
o miller of the Dee!'
Charles Mackay.'
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-12
His Hard Luck.

Brown-Jigsmith is anything but
grateful to Dame Fortune.
(ireen-How's that2T E ~ SFt
Brown-He found a two-carat dia-
mond in the gutter the other day, and
What do you suppose he said? = =:
Green-Give it up. What did he say
Brown-"This is hard luck" v =
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-12
Took Il as Personal.

Daisy--Why was Maude soIdgirl SO
angry about her photographer Didn't
they fiatter herr
zMaisie--Oh, they were as pretty as
the artist could make them, but on
the back OF each one it said. ''The orig
inal Of this picture is carefully pre-
served. d."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-12
The Child's First Grlex.

The Child's First Grler.
"Oh, call my brother back to mel
j cannot play alone; --,...-..-. .....
The summer comes with flower and bee-
Where is my brother gone?
The butterfly is glancing bright
III Across the sunbeapi's track; "
l care not now to chase Its Eight p
Oh, call my brother backl
as - q II - "a -
THE flowers run wild-Zthe flowers we
sow'd
Around our garden tree;
Our vine Is dropping with its load
Oh call him backato nell
He could not hear thy voice, fair child,
He may not come to thee;
The face that once like springtlme smiled
'' On earth no more thou'1t see. - - =
"a roses brief bright life of joy,
Such unto him was given;
Go-thou must play alone, my boyI
Thy brother is in heavenW
"And has he left his birds and flowers,
And must call in vain?
And, through the long, long summer
hours,
Will he not come againH
And by the brook, and in the glade,
Art all our wanderings o'er2
Oh, while my brother with me play'd,
Would had loved him mors!'
Mrs. Hemans.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-12
To Break In New SIoes.

Always shake in Aliens Foot; Ease, powder.
It cures hot, sweating, aching, swollen feet.
Cures corns, .ingrowing nails and bunions., At
all druggists and shoe stores, 25c Don't accept
any substitute. Sample mailed FREE. Address
Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-12

& He--airls are queer creatures-they
marry the first fool who asks them, as a
rule. i suppose you would do the same,
wouldn't you? sff1 1r7sfflEr
She-Suppose you ask me and find
out.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-12

Johnny-Pa, halffare Is 8 cents and
whole fare 3 cents, isn't itH
Papa-Yes, my boy, that Is right.
Johnny-But you said two halves
always equal q Whole.-Puck.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-12

''This is what get for marrying a
poet" pouted the tall brunette. 1--WE
are too poor to hire a girl, so I have
to cook the beefsteak and onions"
my dear girl" said the matron,
whose husBandT is anT FeditoE you
should Be very proud..'' ~ ~ y -
Proud Of whatT' s.asa
tsrhat Won Should have found 4 post
who can really afford beefsteak and
onions"
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-12

elTc Permanently Cured. No ats or nssrsvoCSssne ss On
EBa0 after first days use ofDrKline'sCsre erve
Restorer. Send forFree g trial bott lie and treatise
DR.. K. H. Kline, Ltd, 931 Arch st.. Phadelphia Pa
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-12

For forty years Piso's Cure for Con-
sumption has cured coughs and colds. At
druggists. Price 25 cents.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-12

Mothers will find MrB. WlnHIow's Soothing
Syrup the best remedy to use for their children
during the teethtng period.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-12
Natural he'd nnAina

10 lou should stable your cows In vet
Uaaa "eaIher'" remarked the customer who
'er tsr g: overlooked an@cpportunity to regis.
,n. now DO you know but what I do2''
SueT1ed ep the owner of the village dairy; |
Because your milk has rain flavor. "
p'alned the party Of the first part.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-12
The Proner Word.

~Clara-I was tempted to give her a
piece ofsmy mind, onlyI didn't want to
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-12

There are times sgheua mans doesn't
want things to come his way-bills, for
example.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-12

An. Never expose. the, eyes needlessly /
S0S' or flying particIs OF any kind. /!
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-12

Il LA ~ ke "a SCENE. 3E@ T vi 3H#@TA a 4
Minnie-You mean, dear. you didn't
want to make production. That's the
proper word nowadays.-Boston Tran
scriDt .E~@>}@8 GSSE~4&
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-12

He--I hope you don't make fool OF
your husband3
She4 MOI, don't have to.-Yonkers
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-12

''''' HceePted at Portland after Sept. 1st
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-31
Prisoners Escape From Jail.

Brewton, October Especial .)-About seven o'clock Saturday night three ne- gro prisoners, Jim White, charged with assault with intent to murder; Joe Daw- sey, charged with grand larceny and Graham Jackson. charged with petty larceny, made their escape from the county jail by saving five of the bars out of window A new saw handle and eight steel blades were found by Sheriff Raley this morning carefully rolled up and hid away in one of the rooms. Sev- eral other prisoners were in the hallway from which the escape was made, but the near approach of the jailor, no doubt, prevented them from leaving. Up to late hour this evening nothing has been heard of the fugitives. The jail is a new one only having been in use a few months and was thought to have been saw proof.