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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-10-13
iiEl COrr0O 0SpalOl !!

Cada vez que llega TN barco espa
mol q nuestro puerto, hay que yer a
las personas de buen gusto, como
preguntan a las casas consignatarias
81 Sc ha recibido, para su tranquil
dad, una nueva remesa del mejor
vino del mundo que es el de Cana
cho del Rivero de Jerez de la From
terra. La inmensa mayorfa no PUEDEN
PAsAR sin el vigor y la fuerza que
les proporciona un PALlTO de este
Incompatible vino generoso. Unico
Agente en- Puerto Rico, Francisco
Quir6s Acedo, Comisionista. = Gale
de Ia Luna, nl1n 81.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-10-13
VAPOR ESPANOL 'PIO TX"

Sa1dra de Barcelona el I3 del
corriente para sus escalas acostum-
bradas y en- viaje para este puer-
to y los de Santiago de Cuba, Habane
Cienfuegos y New Orleans
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-10-13
vApoREs A NUEsTRz CONSERVATION
Vapor esp MIGUEL GALLART'

Sa1i6 de Corufia directaments para
este puerto, Ell 80 de Septiembre Ill
tin1o, y terminadas sus operaciones,
continuara viaie para Ponce, Santiago
de Cuba, Habana, Cardenas y New
Orleans.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-10-13
A. GAOS & CO.
--:COMERCIANTES ES-COMIsIoNIS1 AS
SAN JUAN DE PUERTO RICO.

Unicos Agentes del ben
PAGNE MUMM de los S4bos todos solcados YINos DEL
WHISKY
les preferido Inglaterra
Pldase siempre e CHAMPAGNE MUllM
So1icense senpe WHO'S RHYN, de P r.
VALCKENBERGfl
mejor O3" qas : As1p'' 81
Ill Exfjase BRANDY 'OTARD DUPUY" y Sc quedara sa-
isfecho -
solicfense preco prono suministrars
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-17

"The .decoy letter ss. such a simple thing that the average citizen may wonder at its effectiveness, or why the thief doesn't succeed in lodging it. It is the greatest silent thief catcher In use by men who make 1t their business to apprehend their dishonest fellows, will always remain so, and doesn't need improving to insure its stability in the criminal world.
 There is an angle of delusion in matters criminal as in honest affairs. and the postal thief's slant Is that he thinks he will not be discovered; at the same time he knows perfectly well that complaints of missing letters con- taining valuables are Invariably made to the department. and that the de- partment's machinery for the investi- gation is practically perfect. based upon years of experience.
 The postal thief embodied by ini- tial successes and elated by the pleas ant novelty of having in his pockets ready and easy money for which he did not have to work, goes along mer- mily until the innocent appearing de- coy letter Is silently slipped in the malls, to find its way to his hands as surely as does the fsh torpedo the steel magnet of the battleship's sides
 DO they try to dodge this missive of
 
 plosion does not necessarily follow the launching of the first letter. If postal thief is suspicious of a letter he will let 1t 20 through even though he Is morally certain that 1t contains the cov- eted cash he is after In these cases the sdecoy' continues its part of the silent detective just the same. If the dishonest employe allows 1t to slip by 1t tells the inspectors at the other end of the line in It's mute way that the employe Is 'on:' they just send an other, and still others, If necessary, un- til the inevitably certain one lands In the pocket of the thieving employe, then to change its role of detective to documentary evidence. which winds up the career of the victim of his own cupidity.
 The 'decoy letter contains all the outward and inward, for that matter, appearance of an ordinary piece of mai intended for the addressee, who may be some private citizen or business house whose mail Is being tempered with. That's how we get 'em: they can't tell the difference, 1t being case Of all looking alike to me- Only postal thief Is naturally cautious and doubly so if he thinks he is being watched But they don't all look alike to the postoffice inspector in charge of the case. Their private earmarks are as big as a house to the inspectors, ana when they are shown up In court, one by one, I guess that they look about twice as large to the thief on trial"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-17
Dyspepsia and Biiiou.nes-.
AHTTLE JUNE DINNER
BY OORNELIA Q. BEDFOKD.

when entertaining during the sum mer season 1t will be found most ass s,, able to plan and serve meals wnich lH their general character are made oL tighter dishes and in many cases it IS also advisable to shorten. the meal py . course or two The following sonr,aee dinnee for half dozen speoplesis approprlaie fo the time of year and can be reaaiIy given bv the practical housekeeper who keeps but one general 9 maid.
 mic. cronmeftes Green Peas a'ice ofeSf saIad of Asparagus Tips
 Cheese Fingers
 Pineapple Sauce cofsns Smaii sponge
 Order from the butcher the .bn, arn chops from an entire lamp haVihs 'nut.i n,,t sghtilgy ssps5rattSsd tSs Ss Back bons but not 80 deeply as to sever the neshS hSonpinr, fion if you are clever with pohlnS knife you can French the ;n, TIP r,iren en'h in a stew or entree for some other home meal; if not direct the butcher .eno IG oo this He can also under ~o1r IT cities. but in small towns special dlrectionS r would probably have to be givenI IT, range tho two long strips or meat It III crown shape, turning the pony sioe oIt and drawing them together in nol- low circle. the rib bones pointlng 1p ward When this Is done Seltner ,t r2l tered paper round each rib bone 70 keep it from blackening during roast G ing and the meat can be set on ioe until time to plaee can i5 In Hest h be Handled when prepared some time Tn aoVaI1c hs1c For them pick over and wash iSd nair cupful of rice put tn in eoHores oou9a1 ' fight colored meat stock and cook until tng iiouid is absorbed, then add one cuplui and a quarter. of thin tominto ,,zith a stir occasionally and carefully with fork. When the rice Is quite dry aou two tabfespoonfuls of butter, one tea spoonful of salt, third of teaspoon- s2 on- 5ui of paprika. one teaspoonful or on ion fiice. three tablespconfuls Of sra ted cheese and three beaten egg yoins yi Stir for Ave minutes, then set asloe uiiI sv,inders. S1 GSt T dip each In slightly beaten egg and roli in bread crumbs. Inns may be done early int the day when q smaiI kettle partly filled with smok- tSgges thg nSl or fsSr at time. and cook uutiii golden brown. Drain on soft paper anu fn serving arrange on dish and gar nish with parsley. ao
 The dessert ice must also be mace early in the day. Pare. eye ana sta'e it . cupSuf of sugar and the juice of a lem on and let stand for two hours, stirring occasionally, In the meantime bo!i to- fer and pint of sugar, skim and cool Strain the juice from the pineapple. pressing hard. add to the pulp n cup Mix this with the chilled syrup and freeze. When hard repack. cover ana set stand in the cellar or other cold place to ripen; 1t is hest to freezn an Ice two hours before 1t Is to be serv- ed o,.,,. ha,in. large tips. Boil carefully in salted water until just tender, then drop into ice water until chilled. Do this about two hours before the meal. Drain and dry gently on a soft cloth Cut off the tips and keep separate, then out about
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-17
HELP WANTED.
No Energy No Will Power. No Ambition. Losing Confidence in Self and the Confidence of
 Friends or Employers.
A State of Health That Needs Prompt Treatment to Ward Off
 Serious Disease.

Do you notice a large reduction in your vital energy1 Are you losing hold on your place in the social worldf Is your strength gone, constitution weak, appetite poor, digestion deranged, bow els costive, with uneasiness and symp- toms of Arrangement in the region of the kidncys2 Such condition is the preliminary to Bright's Disease or some other serious kidney trouble. If this describes the state of your body, we urge upon you prompt action before your health is entirely beyond recovery. Prickly Ash Bitters is the remedy you need; it has four-fold restorative effect. It stimulates the torpid liver, restores health in the stomach, strengthens and cures the kidneys, and through its peculiar yet agreeable laxative char acter it clinches the good work by thor oughly cleansing the bowels. It is a certain remedy for kidney and liver diseases.
 Accept no substitute. Insist on having
 the genuine PriclSly Ash Ditters with the
 large figure in red on the front label.
 Sold by Druggists, Price SI.OO per bottle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-17

Backward most of them fell. yeli- ing in wild dismay. and most would have fled at once, but the giant China man hurled them forward with a mon- strous swing of his powerful arm. Reaching forward to one of the rash est of the posse, he wrenched the mans revolver. from his hand and nearly batted his head from his shoulders with his terrible fist. Over went the man and on came the iend. with mnr- der and malice twitching and lining every inch of his hideous countenanee.
 once he fired the weapon he held. The bullet plowed along the under side of the arm of one of us. making a deep and burning hesh-wound, enrag- ing to feel The one who got 1t in- stantly discharged a brain-spattering chunk of metal, squarely at the de- mon, striking him straight between the eyes and laying him low forever"
 The ex-reporter suddenly ceased, as if his tale were done.
 Well, but-the other Chinesa." said. What became of them7"
 They ran too far and blindly into the tunnel when their chief went down." said he. An abandoned shaft, dark and deep was at the end. They were never buried elsewhere" He reached little forward for Q match, and I. sitting on a step of the porch below. could hardly help obs l serving a long. purple scar, that began near his wrist an ran up toward hls elbow, covered, for the most part. by his shirt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-17

three inches of the tender stalks in bits the size of peas. Prepare a French dressing With half teaspoonful of salt; quarter of a teaspoonful of oil and one teaspoonful of lemon tuice, sprinkle this over the separate dishes iaM ana place on ice; Just before dinner tuce leaf; on this put a spoonfui of inc stalks then one of the tips Just be-
 lore serving sprinkle again with dress ing ing ana rad a garnish with three or four grocer. The crown of lamb will need abou. extra allowance of ten minutes to heat through. Before putting in the oven aeedss, aeedge with salt and pepper; basto mixture of butter and watsr Whaa q 1t comes from the oven remove the papers from the bones and substitute oif you wish( little fancy frills which serve with this cold mint sauce madc with a half cupful of chopped mint. A. scant cupful of weak vinegar. three pepper.
 The green peas are best cooked in this way For a quart, after shellinE, allow two tablespoonfuls of butter. a pepper and teaspoonful of sugar Heat these together In a saucepan add tne washed peas. cover and shake over tne hot ire for five minutes; tTen draw back. add a few spoonfuls of hot water (tust enough to keep from burning) and cook ntif tender, about half an hour From time to time a few spoonfuls of water may he added but no more than sufficient to keep from burning. The clans are ordered on the half shell and are to be served with quar tered lemons and othersuch condiments as are desired. For the small sponge cakes beat together the yolks of six eggs and three quarts of a cupfuI of sifted powdered sugar until very light fly whipped whites and one cupful and half of sifted pastry flour Lastly stir in a pinch of salt and the juice and grated rind of a small lemon. Dl- vide this among well buttered individ- ual cake pans and bake in a moderate | oven about twenty minutes. These | may be iced when cold.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-17
The xNenIth nf Nntiana.

The latest estimate of national wealth by a competent authority was recently given before the British in- come-tax committee by MT. Mauet. one of the commissioners of inland revenue. MT. Mallet placed the nation al Income at s9,000, ,000. .0o0. against tho S3,50O, 100000 of Prussia. The capital of the United Kingdom he estimated as $42,500, ,000. 900. which was double that of France and four times that of Italy.
 According to his estimate. the num- Der of persons possessed of fortunes of over $200.000 was in the United Kingdom 3O,OOO in France 15,000. in Prussia 11.0O0 and In Italy 1,b0O.
 An Englishman with an income or sb,000 pays S250 income tax; Prussian pays $21250 on s5.0oo of unearned in- come and sl5O in the case of earned income.
 The wealth of the United States cannot be estimated from any official source but at the observed ratio of increase noted in 1900 1t cannot we'll he less than s11O. 1000. 900. .00o. and is probably considerably greater.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-17
oddities in English.

~Rrtbery0 is a word with a curious history. In the old Geneva Bible it is said of the scribes and pharisees that they make clean the outer side of the cup and of the platter. but within they are full of bribery" The authorized version has "extortion." and there Is no doubt that by bribery inc Geneva Bible meant robbery.
 "Bribery" probably meant originally ,aorsel a broken of piece. but 1t oo- c,,ra first in old French, signifying Q niece of bread given to a besgar. Hence the Italian "birba," vagrancy. and the old French "bribeur," beg gar or greedy devourer. "Bribe" de- veloped in two directions-in the sens es of robbery and of a present. When Falstaff speaks of "bribed buck" he means not one that had been corrupt ed but one that had been stolen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-17
Effects Every, Organ
 of the  Body.
"7Here is 70 better remedy iss ike world MGss Pe.r.s. nG fov sys- tesssic cGtarrh. ''
 s. B. Hartman, M. D.

Peruna.
 We have multitude of such testi- monials They are from all parts of the Western Hemisphere. They fairly represent the sincere and unbiased tes- timony of the people.
 Catarrh of Stomach.
 Mir. W. R. Callahan. proprietor of Big Hill Farm, and a prominent fruit grower and stock raiser, Glenvar. Va. writes:
 T write to express my kindness toward you and your good medicine. Peruna
 q had very bad spell of sickness and could not eat anything at all. My head. stomach, in fact, my whole body ached. and 1t looked as though nothing would do me any good.
 T had almost given up. I decided to try bottle of your Peruna and before I had taken half the bottle my appetite came to me and my head became all right.
 Tn fact, I was all right all over. Peruna cured me-"
 Liver and Kidneys.
 MT. Joseph Klee, 215 F. 4th street, Topeka, Kas., writes:
 My wife took Peruna for liver trouble and a rundown condition incl dent to the same. A few bottles built up her health and strength.
 T took Peruna for @ cold which set tied in my kidneys. giving me much pain. In two weeks was much better and in few months I was we'll"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-17
THE SMALLEST PARLIAMENT.
NewfOundland's Legislative Body Has
 Only Fifty-four Members.


 Only Fffty-four Members. Chicago Daily News.
 Newfoundland enjoys the distinc- ton of possessing the smallest parlfa- ment of the British Empire. if not of the world. This little colony of e3o,0o0 persons enjoys as great measure or legislative autonomy as Canada or Australia. and is only limited in It's administration. as they are. by not be- ing permitted to make treaties or con- duct negotiations directly with foreign powers.
 The Newfoundland parliament con- sists of two Houses-the legislative council of eighteen members, appointed for life by the governor on the nomi- nation of the prime minister of the day and corresponding to the Cana dian or Australian Senate: and House of Assembly of thirty-six members, elected by manhood suffrage every year. the members of the cabinet holding seats in this branch. which Is the equivalent of the House of Com mons In the other commonwealths. The members of the council receive $12o a year, and of the assembly s200; the oficeholders in the ministry are paid $2,000 each; and the governor, who Is the only British appointee and rep resents royalty itself, receives $1o.000.
 Parliament meets every year In February or March. and Is usually in session about three months. It can impose taxation on all imports even from Britain or Canada, and In re- spect to local enactments its powers are complete; but 1t cannot pass any measures likely to affect the relations of the mother country with foreign powers unless with the approval or the imperial government.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-17
"sHOoTING TT OUT."
How "Rig Bill" Lost His Nerve at tn
 Scratch.

How ~Big Bill" Lost His Nerve at the
 Scratch. Franklin Hawley in May Field and
 Stream.
 After supper we adjourned to the bunk house. where we all slept. and the men betook themselves to several oc- cupations. One man darned his socks. with many damn, another braided a ouirt Ca short, heavy riding whip, a third played execrable Jigs on fid- dle. a few played seven up and over in the corner Red" McCarty and Big Bill" played game of freezeout wnlcn ended in a furious quarrel when Red won the two dollars.
 The other men separated the com batants at once. for Big Bill had ht- tie Red by the throat
 You big coward. you dassent shoot 1t out with me-" snarled Red.
 "Nother lie," answered Biil.
 "When?"
 .oTomorrow mornin' after breakfast.
 "That's O. K" said Bill, and we all went to bed.
 The next morning at breakfast. Red was especially gay and careless. put Bill was pale and glum. When the meal was finished, the foreman tooA the matter in hand.
 Boys" said he, T will place the men in front of the cook house. at corners, with their backs to each other. When I give the word, they can run behind tn. shack and meet. The rest of you fellows get up on the bunk house roof, where you can see. but no interfering. I will shoot the first man that draws a gun.
 When all were Hhus disposed the foreman said:
 Boys, are you both ready?"
 They both nodded assent.
 Then go to it"
 Red ran to the back of the house and stood there a moment. expectantly awaiting his adversary, then ran the length of the building and around the end, where he discovered Bill run ming with all speed toward the woods His nerve had failed him, as Frank had predicted to me that 1t would Red raised his sixshooter and aimed 2 moment, then lowered it and tur~~I away.
 shoot the coward"
 Give 1t to i'm Red"
 XII inn roared the disappointed crowd on the bunk house. Red shook his head.
 "I can't plug man in the back said he. "Somethin' inside of me goes agin 1t. specially sech nervy crtttel as him. It takes more sand than got to run off that away. I ruther be sho' full O holes than to git the hoss laugE l from the whole bunch
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-17
"He's the man--the very same" h,

".Hes the man--the very same" he said.
 T told him at once the story had heard from the dead interpreter. was able to recall the dates and the name of the steamer. but the name of the chief conspirator-that pseudo partner of FonR's--had escaped me completely.
 My brain refused to conJure up that name. and soon, in my daily rou- tine. forgot tho whole transaction.
 Tt was fully six months after the highbinder murder of Fong, that both Thomas and I found ourselves at mining camp called Carbuoy During our leisure hours. left after duly fn- specting the famous mine, we wan- dered about tho camp.
 We walked after dinner and smoked up all the cigars old Tommy had. Then we went for more to the postoffice. In a glass sort of case af- fair. used for displaying letters un- called for. where their owners could point them out and claim them when were several enveIops I leaned above them listlessly. gazing, through the smoke of my tobacco.
 "One of the letters was covered with Chinese characters. and had the own CTS name in English. done In a weird and wonderful chirography l spell ed 1t out
 suddenly light broke in upon me.
 "Tommy, Tommy I cried, look here. Do you i. see that letter--that name-wan Hop Lee? That's the name of the fellow who was partner once with old An Fong-the name I've been trying to think of ever since that morning of the murder. And I've al- ways thought he was at the bottom or that bloody deed!
 .Whew! said Tommy. If Wan Hop Lee is here. there is something rotten afoot. I'll bet @ mint we got out at once to talk ana think If oyer The town offered no retreat we cared to occupy; and we therefore took the halls beyond.
 stopping abruptly. Tommy whiried half around. and drew a long. deep breath throug his nostrils.
 "T-(sniff)-smefl-(snin)--a fac-
 T asked him what he intended 10
 "Track It." he answered. grounding a hillside we found our selves almost falling against rocky dump, where the diggings from a min ing tunnel. a trife above had been heaped by the miners.
 "Whispering, Tommy turned to me:
 wyatt he said. and disappeared Tn half an hour Thomas came back with the square-jawed sheriff and six of the toughest-looking hair-trigger experts I have ever had the honor to meet.
 Moving cautiously ahead we glided noIselessiy into the mouth of the tun- ned. The vapors that were vomited by the whole belching corridor were near ly stfling.
 "At a turn the whole lurh picture burst upon our view. Half dozen coolies, naked to the waist and glis- tening with precipitation, hurried about with fuel or to stir the seething black messes that boiled and bubbled over four roasting fires
 "One huge Chinaman stood little apart. watching his companions. with leering and direful eyes. Ferocity was fairly embossed on his brutally horrible visage. Mentally marked him for a dangerous beast. adept in murder. With sullen roar the mountain men dashed precipitately forward.
 Alarmed at the wholly unexpected suddenness of this attack. the coolies jumped to the rear grasping iron polk CTS and tools, and shading their blind ed eyes to peer in the gloom that en- gulfed us.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-17
~ R R -=CURES=- 0eoe0e DANGEROUS ULCERS

slow in healing and shows eating the blood poison that has lain dormant awaiting itself found outlet the body and the place has become nAamed and When middle reached passed the vital naturally weaker hurt any kind heals scratch noe pmples will begin inhame and large eating ulcers rooted the blood and while sav ps, affecting the blood the trouble circulation matter removed the heals permanently
 S boodupp and being purely vegetable safe remedy for od and ulcers Of every
 
 medical advice SWIFT SPECIFIC co., ATLANTA GAs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-17
A MAsTERPIEcE BY SARGENT.
High Praise for Group of Drs. Osier
 weIch, Halsfed and Kelly.

hlKn FTu1Be IUF OkouP ol DEN. OohChs
 welch, Halsfed and Kelly.
 London Correspondence, New York Sun.
 Sargent has sent masterpiece to the exhibition of the Royal Academy. It may of course. be urged as an ex- tenuating circumstance. that he has done so before. That Is true enuogh, but in this case he has broken the rules of the game in much more fragrant manner. All over the world we were agreed that there was one thing. at any rate. which contemporary artists could not do. Given as subject group of contemporary men. they could not so paint them as to produce at one and the same time both good portraits and a fine picture. That sort of talent died out at least a couple of hundred years ago Imagine. then, how disconcerting 1t is that 1t should suddenly become recrudescent in Sar- gent.
 The group in question Is that of Drs. Welch. Osler, Halsted and Kelly, of the Johns Hopkins hospital. Baltimore. If there Is any other group that bridges the gulf in which this respect exists between the moderns and great Dutchmen of the Seventeenth century the writer has not seen 1t. has not