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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-07-19

las hoas de los arbrsos donde escoga sus primeras
vctimas.
Era en- esq 6poca ndecsa, que Gambia de nombre
segtin las dsposciones de amino de cada uno verano
para las naturalezas exuberantes sordas los fuivos
pasos del tempo, oofo para las cempl6xones intu
twas sensbes los cambios de las cosas que deciran
Pasa con nosoros como los arboes del bosque
todos sienten al .mismo tempo e despertar de Ia
primavera nj e languidecer del otoo las especes mas
delicadas sc adelantan a las otras.
Millicen perenecfa de estas especies preco
ces alma de paso tenfa la intucdn de las aves emj-
grantes.
Sc absorvla la contemplation de los cambiantes
de luz sobre ell irisado espejo corpno de CASA ban
ca, proyectada en- ei aqua reaejos de ala de oisue
Tournoel remaba mirandola
Las breves frases vugares cambiadas al prineipio
ben pronto mureron labos despu6s de las pala
bras que separaron Ia antevispera no podfan
reaunudar Ia conversation, mas que abriendo mdtua-
mnete sus corazones
Ella 10 aguardaba concentrate en- In sencio que
era va una invitaci6n hablar.
Ell dejo caer los remos: Ia barca hlbia atrayesado
todo 81 descuberto del estanque entaba en- Ia unbria
proegda por Ia b6veda que formaban Al entrclaxarse
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-07-19
Informes de Inglaterra

Londres, ID de Junio -El entblja-
dor americana di6 anoche una gran
reception en- su residencia Dorches-
ter House, en- honor de la hija del
Presidente Roosevelt, casada hoy con
Mr.. Longworth. Sc repartieron mil
quinientas invitaciones. dirigfdas mu-
chas de elias al cuerpo diplomatico,
ministries. alto clero y jefes politicos.
Hoy visitaran anbas Cam tras del
Parlamento. Sc han negado 4 acep
tar Ia invitacidn que por medic del
einba iador les hizo el Key Leopoldo
de B-lgica para que lie visitasen en-
su palaefo de BrnSelas
I.0ndfes, is de Jlnie El acoraza :
q illyies Families choeo con q
de i.<a4l clase Resolution durante
las naniobras navales de hog y SV-
frnf sf,srfeetos que le obligaron Z
ton r Puerto en- Sn4erness.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-07-19
PIaalas / articles que gluIasa naciOnes

Son de veras sorprendentes los da-
nos que Sc irrogan q la vegetacion de
todo I'm pals por descuido 6negligencia.
10 que hoy conocemos por ell gran
desierto del Sahara fus en- parte, Y
hace muchos afios, una gran selva
cuves 6rboles cortaban los agineses
para sus edifcios y para sus hogares,
ell lugar que los arboles dejaron 10
aplicaron al cultivo de cereales.
Cuando los romanos tomsron pose.
sion del pats asi 10 encontr a-on Y per.
Sistieron en- el trabajo de destruction
de casi tolo cuanto quedab@ de selva,
dejanao pelados Kilometres &c terreno.
Durante AMOS siglos Sc veri6caban
en- el Norte de Africa i1undaciones que
fecunda ban los montes y humedecian
los vanes; pero como por las epocas
q que nos referimos anteriornente no
habia en- 10 que hoy es Ia iianura del
Sahara arboles que absor b;eSen Ia hu-
medad el aqua Sc fue corriendo hacia
el mar dej6 ese terreno arenoso y
agotado por cl soi que renos 8 nos
cuentsn
Error de tanta transceadencia no
es solo dc la antigi;edad. De ella he
mos recibido muy buenss lecciones, Y
sin mbargo volvemos incurrir en- el
error muy menudo Pa;ses hay enl
los que destruyen valissos bosqucs y,
Sc deja la terra nerced &c los vien-I
toS de las tempestades.
En- Alaska habia hace a3os artoles
grandisimos. v Ia TERRA en que Sc al
zaban corStituia un mortffero pantano'
mas viaieron los obreros de Ia compa-
MIA del TELEGRAPH occidentsl Y empcza-
ron IA corta de aquellos gig antes con
el fin de hacer postes para los hi'os
que iban unir, atravesacdo Alaska y
pasando por ei estrecho de Behring y
a Siberia, Europa con America Aquel
ejercito compueSto de miles de HON
bres echo 4 terra una csrtidad enorme
de arboleS hasta forma- ana calle de
miles de kil6metros de largo al travGs
de Ia Selva virgen. y suspendieron la
-operaci6n cuando va esta5a terminado
el traba;o en- sus tres cue-ta parties
- compahia habiase arruinado
porque va cstaba demostrado que po-
-dia llevarse la practica el tendido de
un cable submarine desde America
Europa pero en- lugar de repoblar la
parte de selva destruida, el gobierno
no hizo case del asunto y alli Sc que
daron los zrboles derruidos, hacienda
I'm perjuicio impossible de calcular.
En- otro orden de ideas, los arbo'es
Y las piautas han sido causa de L. Iui-
ma de muchos territories.
T Tasmania poseia enormes extensio-
mes de terrenos de pastos que Sc arrui
naron al ser invadidos por el desarro-
llo excessive del rosal silvestre Y de una
especie de retama espinosa.
Tambi6n perdi6 Tasmania uno de
sus mas hermosos rios por efecto del
gran desarrollo que adquiri6 una espe.
Gle de berro de los llamados de aqua
6 de fuente, que amos antes hebia sem.
biado un campesino elnprendedor. de-
jandoos desarrollarse sin precauci6n
alguna
Unos cincuenta amos hara que fuc-
ron Heyados a Australia varios cient IS
de cajas de Patagonia, ! as cuales IIeva
ban entire el pelo simiente de una es-
pecie de cardo que arraig6 enseguida
y atruin6 los hermosos p-ados austr a
lianos
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-07-19
VfZCONDE E. NJ. DE VOGUE

pedia de mi: no hay NADIA mas natural.
Made me convencera dc que no eerce sobre V.
una especie de fascination
lie he obServado sus briantes oos de halcon, la
acechan como presa asegurada.
-Gracias por la galanteris, dijo ella riendo.
Mole GUSTAV V. segun veo, oios ameri-
canos
A mi. por ell contrario agradan muchsmo los
ojos color de
IA case no soy libre7
lie vi6 tan desgracado, que afadi6 enseguida mi
rAndolo Embellishments
-pero me GUSTAV tambien los ojos de color de
cielo.
Levant6 la cabeza una expression de curiosdad
infant como para comprobar la semejanza de matiz.
btre las pupiuas del joven Ell azul de ALA arriba
continuo sacramento:
La casuadsd me ha hecho conocer Mr.. Ro-
binson
Sempre estdvo correcto conmgo
Iamas me ha dirigdo una palabra de galanterfa.
Sle couociese Y. mejor sabra que esa fuegza due
IA de Il fnisna. Sc disrae amorcillos,
-Asi 10 hace Greer
Es muyhabil
por $50 es s.por 10 que esa fuerza deslenosa. Ia
atrae ". lelagrada . juego.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-28
Steelyards Still Popular.

'1t beats me-" said a clerk in a hard
ware store, "how the old-fashioned
steelyards hold their own. / can re-.
member how popular they were with
certain farmers wives when 1 was
boy in the country, and what a de-
light it was to me to be allowed to
try my hand at weighing roll of but
ter or a bag of wool. But even then
the women and children were the only
persons who seemed to take much
stock in steelyards.. The tradesmen
who bought our produce very fatty
said that the figures represented by
steelyards not only could, but did tell
lies, and they proceeded to weigh all
our stuff over again on scales that
were supposed to have the quality of
truthfulness.
up to the present day. steelyards
have had the reputation of being un-
reliable; but in spite of their ill-repute
people still buy them. Just why so
many householders and tradesmen re-
tain their fondness for an antiquated
style of weighing machine when there
are so many new and approved pat
terms on the market is a puzzle, but
even though mystified we keep n sup
ply on hand for the benefit of those
who stick to the old way of doing
things. New York Press.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-28

The cured fruit is packed in boxes.
sacks. or barrels. Many buyers for
the domestic or foreign market buy
in gross. and afterward repack in
smaller boxes.
Large quantities are thus attractive
ly packed in Santa Clara, and many
women are employed in this work,
which requires special care and deft
fingers. Boxes of the proper size with
one glass face are used. Lace paper
and ornamental labels add TO the hand
some appearance of the package. Care
fully selected and perfect fruit is fiat
tened by the hands, and spread out
on the glass TO form the exposed layer.
The box is then filed to the required
weight by fruit of corresponding grade.
In fancy packing the French only can
equal the Santa Clara standards.
The prune is the source of the re-
markable prosperity which the com
munity enjoys. The city of San Jose
is the prune metropolis of the world.
as nowhere else Is this fruit handled
in such amount or by equally scientific
floral growth Is amazingly Mxurlart
and beautiful. OF the thirty thousand
inhabitants of this beautiful city.
there is not one but is dependent upon
the staple crop for much oil the pros
perity enjoyed. d.-Sclentiic American.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-28
FIRING" LISKUM.
Whatever Went Wrong in the ONCE
Attributed to Him.

Liskum was the butt of the "locaI'
room of the daily on which he worked,
says the Brooklyn Eagle. He was
driedup. wrinkled little chap. who
might have been either twenty or sixty
years of age. Whatever went wrong
about the office was laid to Liskum.
and whatever was attributed to him
he accepted without murmur, only
smiling crlnlly little smile that won
the hearts Of the whole staff. For,
joke him as they might, every reporter
on the paper had tender spot for
Llskum.
One day Tompkins. the 'star" re-
porter came in TO find the group about
the big stove in the local room indig-
nantly discussing something.
"Liskum has been fired" some one
told him. There was great fuss
about the third ward story in this
mornings paper"
"Why, l wrote that myself" said
Tompkins. 'Liskum had nothing to
do with it," And with that he started
for the managing EDITORS room.
Mr.. Reckman sat by his fiat-topped
desk; Liskum stood opposite him.
Tompkins slowed down in an apolo-
getic way, for he remembered that he
had violated precedent by entering the
editors room without knocking.
Come in, Tompkins," said Mr.. Rock
man. you are just the man | want
TO see.'
Liskum turned his crinkly smile on
Tompkins, but spoke not word.
Il have just dismissed Mr.. Liskum
for that third ward story" said the
editor.
Il heard So" replied Tompkins, "but
| wrote that story myself. He had
nothing TO do with IT,"
Il know that" said the editor.
THAT is why / dismissed him. A for
midable delegation of third ward peo-
pie came here this morning, and made
it very plain to me that something
must be done to soothe them. | knew
you We're such fiery chap it would
never do TO let you face them. so l
brought Lislium in and Indignantly dis
missed him from the reportorial staff.
| am just now engaging him as as
sistant city editor
Liskum turned another crinkly smile
on Tompkins, and the star reporter
went back TO the big stove in the city
room.
Boys he said, "the old man is all
right"
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Printer., Humor.

at r." has collected some amusing
instances of printers errors, contrib
uted by well-known authors. An Eng
llsh woman novelist, he says, tells Of
the mistake of printer who made one
of her characters say that she stuffed
papa into the CRATE, and soon there
was a merry blaze" What she wrote
was paper"
Mr.. Il. Murray Gilchrist tells of
passage in an uncorrected proof which
read as follows: "Wlth the intent of
improving her grandchlldrens moral
character, the plous old lady would
reclte every evening terse passages
from the masterpieces OF Boccaccio."
The author has referred to Bogatsky.
author of an old-fashioned religious
manual on conduct
w. w. Jacobs writes:
THE most amusing error in my case
was made by typlst was descrlb-
ing the emotions OF Il man in country
lane coming in the dawn upon another
man walking about tied to chair. |
wrote that he was undecided
whether 1t was q monstroslty on an APP
partitions; the typist rendered IL .
he was undecided whether 1t was q
monstrosity or battle-ship.'"
To these recolections may be added
the experience of a writer who, In de-
scrlblng the "Norse Sonata" OF q Ger.
tain composer was made TO refer to
the work in print as a "horse sonata"
--Harper's Weekly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-28

played sorry game that afternoon.
and was the first to leave the rink
when the game was finished.
She hurried home to take a look at
the Bum family through the eyes Of
Gladys Cunningham. Sure enough. her
father was jolly, her mother was
sweet. and sensible besides, Stephen
was pleasant, and her grandmother
looked nicer and far more comfortable
In her sprlgged calico than she could
possibly have appeared in pink satin
Neither the clothes nor the manners
of the Bunns seemed particularly out
of the way that evening.
For the first time in weeks the other
Bunns ate and conversed as they
pleased. unhampered by criticism from
Eleanor. They spent happy hour at
the table, although they were far from
suspecting the reason.
Eleanor decided before the meal was
over that Gladys was right. From that
day forth she worked and worried as
zealously over her own shortcomings
as she had done over those of her long
suffering family, and with far better
results.
One day, some weeks later, Gladys
slipped into Eleanor's seat at recess
time, and showed her some new girlish
treasure. Eleanor was frigidly polite.
The following day Gladys waited at
the door and walked home with
Eleanor, whose manner was not en-
couraging.
But Gladys persisted Another day
found the reunited friends side by side
on the Bum doorstep. Eleanor resent
full at first, had gradually relented
under Gladys persistent blandish-
ments.
Il believe you're a lot nicer than
you used to be-" said Gladys, with an
apolosetic hug.
II believe 1 am. too" said Eleanor,
thanks to you"
"MeY' questioned Gladys.
"Yes, I'm going to confess, or don't
see how were going to be friends. l
heard what you said to Bessie Smith
about me one day at the rink. l caught
my name and II listened. o dear
Eleanor's head went down in her lap
I'm going to cryv'
"Oh, don't!' cried Gladys, throwing
both her arms about her friend. "For
the improving has come out all right,
after all.'-Youth's Companion.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-28

been made TO secure spineleSs forms
has probably not brot ght to the minds
of some the difficulties that such types
would have in holding their own in a
region where they could not or would
not be well protected by man. In
other words. spineless cacti would
soon be exterminated by many types
of animals, as the splnes are the real
protective agencie1."
This fact, therefore, VIII lead to the
development of a more tender species.
which will need protection just as gar
den vegetables do from predatory ami
mails which feed vpon them. Rabbits
do great harm to crops in all parts OF
the country, but this has resulted in
protection by fencing and systematic
drives to keep down the number Of
rabbits and such other animals as
would exterminate the crops if artif-
cia protection -yere not given. The
danger to the plant III its wild state
will not prevent the development along
these lines, and valuable new crop
Is expected. This is not the sum total
of the cactus plants many uses. An
other interesting feature is described
by DR.. Galloway. Gs follows
"Cacti and some of the other South
western plants which grow in a region
of meagre rainfall are often used by
the natives aud travellers when water
cannot be obtained. Many of these
Southwestern plants have special
provision for storing water in UNDER
ground stems. These stems grow to an
enormous size, sometimes as large as
barrel, and when found may be dug
up, and will give considerable quanti-
ties of water. These provisions are all
the result of long adaptations. or. in
other words. a combat between the
plant itself and its natural surround
ings. The result has been the develop.
ment of these particular contrvances
which enable the plant to take care Of
Itself in times of stress"
From the standpoint of the human
consumer, with the cactus cheese as n
new delicacy, and of the stock raiser,
who will have a new and cheap ration
for feeding his stock. the cactus exper-
tments promise valuable results along
the lines here indicated. Washington
Correspondence New York Evening
Post.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-28
the pRUNE AND ITS CULTIVATION

The consumption of prunes in the
United States exceeds 1OO,OOO,OOO
pounds yearly. Prior to 1886 the sup
ply came almost wholly from France
and the Danublan provinces, and sold
under the designation of French" or
Turkish" prunes.
In the year referred to, prunes of
American growth appeared on the
market, and with each succeeding year
the supply has increased, until the i'm
portation of foreign fruit has been re-
duced to extremely small proportions.
Much the larger portion of the prune
supply Is the production of California.
where climatic peculiarlties are ex-
tremely favorable for its production.
In Santa Clara County alone there
are 100000 trees growing on $4,000
acres, 100 to the acre, yielding $780,
100000 pounds, or thereabout, of green
fruit, or thirty pounds from each full
grown tree. The quantity of prunes
somewhat exceeds 110000,000 pounds
more than enough for the require
ments of the whole country. but the
excess, with that raised in other locali-
ties, is needed to supply the export de-
mand from Great Britain, Germany
and France The first plum trees
were planted forty years ago in Cali
fornia.
Ten thousand trays of fruit spread
out in one unbroken tract may be seen
in Santa Clara in the drying season
When sufficiently cured the prunes are
stored in separate bins and there al
lowed to "sweat," this process taking
ready for marketing. Ten different
grades are required. ranging from
an average of thirty-fiv to the pound
to the smallest size. averaging 40.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-28
At NapoIeon's Tomb.

Henry Vignaud, secretary of the
American Embassy at Paris, enjoys
telling of an American who was being
shown the tomb of Napoleon. AS the
loquacious guide referred to the va
rious points of interest in connection
with the tomb, the American paid the
greatest attention to all that was said.
This immense sarcophagus," de-
claimed the guide. weighs forty tons
Inside of that, sir, is a steel receptacle
weighing twelve tons, and inside Of
that is leaden casket, Theoretically
sealed, weighing over two tons. Inside
OF that rests mahogany coffin con-
tanning the remains of the great man"
For moment the American was ST.
lent, as If in deep meditation. Then he
said:
ut seems to me that you've got him
all right. II he ever gets out, cable me
at my nse.'-Success.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-28
arowth Of The Fire Depnrrnsnt. Z

In 1900 there were three fireboats In
service; in 1906 there are five.
In 1900 there were twenty-ihree hook
and ladder companies; in 1906 there
are thirty-thtee.
In 1900 there We're seycnty-two en-
glne companies; in 1906 there are
eighty seven.
In 1900 there were 1886 officers aad
men In Manhattan ana the Bronx bor-
oughs: In lDo6 there are 1906 officers
and mca IN the same boroughs. The
work of the paid department. of Rich
lnond Boro1sh has been added TO that
OF Manhattan and the Bronx. New
York City Record.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-28
Training Both Hands.

An interesting question is being car
rled on in England in connection with
the question of ambideXterity, there
being certain number of physicians
and psychologists who are recommend
ing that the child should be taught TO
use the left as well as the right hand
and with equal facility. There are.
however, those who advise that the
left hand should be used only for left
handed MOTION inasmuch as it is not
an exact copy of the right. and must
possess corresponding limitations.
While the advanced ambidextrists be-
lieve that in addition TO its ordinary
duties the left hand should be taught
to copy the movements of the right
such as in ordinary writing, the mod.
crate advocates think that, recognizing
its limitations, the left hand should be
made to do so on the left side similar
things. These, of course, would be
done by movements in the reverse di-
rection, and, therefore, il absolute am
bidexterlty were required, as in turn
ing a screw or in whiting, a screw with
reversed thread should be used and
reversed form of writing DEVISED
Harper's Weekly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-28

If beautiful hair were common, it is
certain poets wouldn't 20 into ecstasies
about IL. Many Il pretty face has a
meagre crown. One of the fortunate
girls is Miss Edith Root, daughter of
Elihn Root. It's wonder some enter
prislng maker of q hair restorer has
not tried TO use her picture as an "af-
ter-taking' pose. Her dark brown
locks are OF the silky quality seldom
seen in curly hair, and when loose they
reach below her knees. She usually
wears them braided and wound close
ly around her head. The Baroness
Won Sternburg has hair that many an
actress would envy. IT is Titan red,
curly and abundant. She wears it In
the low Greek coifiure, always without
adornment.-Ne York Press.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-28
France. Roossvei.lan rr.sideut.

M. Fallieres is great walker in the
country. Rain or shine, he accom-
plishes his six or seven miles a day.
He sezes every occasion to absent
himself from Paris-to bury himself IN
his estate. He wears the clothes of
comfort rather than of fashion soft
hat, loose-fttlng jacket and trousers,
finishing in leggings and thick boots
when his horizon is bounded by his
vines instead Of the peopled benches of
the senate.--Parls Letter to Pail Man
Gazette
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-28
P0STMAH's STONE PALACE.
Building Which NJ. Cheval Has
Erected with Odd-Shaped stones.

After twenty-slx years of unaided
work NJ. Cheval. the postman of Haute-
rive, in the Department Of Drome.
France, has completed his ideal palace.
Some months ago the New York sun
described this building, of which a
picture is now printed
NJ. Cheval was led to start the build
ing by tripping over an odd-shaped
stone. He carried it home and the next
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-28

hunting the stones ana putting them
in place. One face of the building
shows an Arab mosque, Il Hlndoo tenn
pie, Swiss chalet, Il medieval castle
and two other buildings in its eighty
i've foot stretch.
Stones formed by nature in the like
ness of animals form the south front.
where, also, there is n collection of
flints. Altogether NJ. Cheval says he
has spent about $1,000 on his hobby.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-28
tn Honor. Patriotic ches.

Residents Of Nice are about to erect
Statue in memory of Nebain Dubois.
who for many years was chief cook TO
the Kaiser's grandfather, King William
Of Prussia. receiving a salary OF $I5.000
yeai As soon as the Frah,o-Prus-
sian War was declared he resigned to
Yght against his former employef.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-28
Size of Motor aia.ss..

Why those terrible motor masks and
gigantic goggles? That spectacles are
useful in certain weather, and when
travelling at high rate Of speed Is
readily allowed. but they need not be
as large as the searchllghts of bat
tleship.-Leo Trevor, In O. b. Fry's
Magazine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-28
where the Troubie was.

A motorlst recently meeting pony
cart In which weHe very ancient
couple CONSIDERABLY stopped and asked
the old gentleman who held the reins
Il he could be of any assistance IN in
ducing the steed to pass the car.
Thank you,' said he, "lf you will kind
iy lead my wife past the car think
the mare and will manage all right