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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-08
EDITORIAL

When the parliamentary sessions
begin, within few days, perhaps
there will be more frank expres-
slou than has been apparent up to
now touching the effect produced on
the minds of our political leaders by
that part Of the presidential message
relating to Porto Rico.
The political press has so far main.
tanned decided reserve on this mat
ter.
But this reserve should not be in
any way JUDGED as signifyng tha,
public opinion in Porto Rico is in
accord with message nor that the
country accepts as necessary means
to its progress and it's wellbeing the
recommendations contained and ex
pressed in the document in question
The continuation of the tutorshir
to which We have been subjected foI
eight years, after our people have
plainly earned the right of self go
vernment, appears to have been de.
cided on in Washington, where nc
difference is recognized between real
citizenship and one that amounts to
nothing more than an empty title OF
useless citizenship, manufactured es-
pecially for export, like some of the
national products.
The strange silence that has be en-
observed here since the text of the
presidential document was made pu.
bile. might naturally lead to the sup
position that it had been accepted
twin satisfaction.
But when the country recovers from
the blow it has been dealt, it is logi-
cal to suppose that there will resound
an energetic protest, up to now, lis
tened for in vain.
Conformity and res signation have
no other means Of expression than
silence
At the present time when the 60
vernment is in charge Of an ting
head when the highest post is occup
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-08

lied by an unfortunate functionary.
1t seems appropriate that the notice
which has occasioned such dismay
should reach the colony.
The people Of this Island looked
for something very different from that
which has happened as the result of
the Presidents visit to our shores.
IT is OF no consequence what the con-
gregatlon thinks and says. nor is any
Importance to be attached to its affir.
nations IN what concerns the people.
'Ihe bureaucrats are surrounded by
the clients Of the budget who chant
their self satisfied hymns of reio-
icing; the acolytes of the congrega-
tion deliriously applaud, striving by
| such means TO drown the cries of DO
pular protest; IN the midst of the
bureaucratic cOnventcle is manu- fac
tured an unreal and conventional at
mosphere by the prebends of re
demptionism; but in spite of all the
tricks and artihces practised, there
are plainly to be heard the Indignant
protests Of disgusted public.
In spite of the belief of our tutors
in what they have been pleased to
term our incurable Incidence, they
will on this occasion, be unable to
control the general disgust and keep
1t within the bounds Of silence.
The time is fast approaching when
they will know and be forced to rec
ognize the attitude of the general
public, which so far has been treated
with silence by the political organs,
whose reserve is the cause Of many
conjectures.
Naturally the country is not sat
lsfed with the dismal and dark fut-
ure which is portrayed IN the mes
sage under discussion.
Every one is convinced Of this,
and the inha bitants Of Porto Rice
have shown their feelings. and the
expression Of the reigning disgust
has reached even 10 the mother CO.
untry.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-08

El periodico frances lie Cri'', de
Paris, publica una observation curiO-
sd acerca de la estatura de las Sobe-
ranas europeas. hacienda notar que
es mayor que la de sus au9ustos es-
pesos.
A efecto dice: el rey de Inglatc-
ira, Eduardo VII, tiene seis pulgadas
menos de estatura que 81 esposa la
reina ALEXANDRIA, FL Car Nicolas II,
'parece pequefIo al lado de la zarina,
FL Kaiser es de menor estatura que
la emperatriz, y por este motive Guam
do Sc fotografian juntos el esta en-
pie y ella sentada. El rey de Italia
|apenas llega al hombro de la reina
Elena.
La reina Amelia, de Portugal, tie
ne algunos centimetro mas de esta-
tura que Ell rey don Carlos. Alton so
XIII debe levantar Ia frente para po
der contemplar los hermosos ojos de
su bella esposa. La reina de Dina
marca es una gigantic al lado de 81
marido el rey Federico, sin que sea
de extrafiar la elevadlsima estatura de
dicha soberana, pues esta es sueca y
las mujeres de dicho pals son muy
atlas. La hija del difunto rey Carlos
XIV Sc distingue tambien en este
particular.
Ell cronista de dicho periodico hace
notar, por llltimo, que todas eStas
soberanas, que son muy queridas dc
sus s1bditos, no miriam nadie desde
la altura de su grandeza.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-08

El inspector sehor Urrutia denuncid
esta tarde ante la Corte Municipal al
pomero Jose Castro por introducir
alteraciones EN- los pianos de una ms
talaci6n de plonerfa sin authorization
de la Junta Superior lie Sanidad
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-08
lnglaterra Francia
Sc eEat5GndeEa
NegOciaciones eXistentes

Nueva York, martes.-Comunican de Lon
dres que el gobierno de Franca esta en- nego-
ciaciones con el de la Gran Bretana. para que
contrbuya tambien el restablecimento del or
den en- Marruecos.
Estas negociaciones han sido hechas secre-
tamente, y Sc han divulgado por una casualidad
verdadera.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-08
En- favor del protectorado
Sc quiere compIicar al Congreso

Nueva York, martes.-Los despachos que
Sc reciben de la Habana, dicen que sc trata de
interesar la mayoria del congreso cubano para
que solicite Ell proteCtorado americana, como
ana garantia defnitiva de orden en- la Isla de
Cuba
Los diputados no estan resueltos a1n
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-08
Grave perturba-
ci6n en- las Villas
Ell proyecto del protectorado

Nueva York, martes.-En las Villas Sc no
tan alarmantes senales de una perturbation
sue no tardara en- estallar violentameute en-
cuanto que Sc yea que tienc probabilidades de
triunfo la proposition del protectorado ameri-
CanO SObre Cuba.
Los elementos popuares estan cxcita-
aisimOS
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-08
El Roghi en- campa6a
Un rumOr sensational

Nueva York martes - Desde Madrid
avisa IN cablegrama recibido que aver Cir
Culaban alarmantes rumores por eI cam
pogafricano de que el Roghi estaba reunien
do fuerzas para apoyar la Campana del Raisnli
protegendo la 1etirada de este que quieren in
terrumpir las fuerzas Ieales.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-08
Las tropas europeas
esfan prevenidas
Esperanto la OCCASION

Nueva York, martes.-Desde Paris cable
grafian que han recibdo las tropas francesas
ordenes terminates de pcrmanecer acampadas,
hasta que las alternatives de la lucha, exijan la
intervention de las fuerzas europeas.
La Ultima victoria del Sultan es muy tran
Quilizadora.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-08

Nueva York, martes-Nuevos informes
que sc recben del teatro de la guerra, en- Ell i'm
perio magrebipo, dicen que las fuerzas reales
persiguen muy de cerca al bandido derrotado
que huge internandose en- las inexploradas
mon tanaS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-08
En- favor. del gobierno
ameri iCanO
La campana dc los grandes diarios

Nueva York, martes.-La prensa america
na cOntin1a apoyando abiertamente la pOlitiCa
cue sigue en- la actuadad en- Cuba Ell Gobier-
no de Washington.
La idea de estableCer pToteCtOradO def
nitivo sobre Cuba tiene innumerables simpati
zadOres en- NOrte- America
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-08

Las tropas del Sultan
siguen incansabloa
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-08

Boquillas dc ambar, tltimos y ca.
prichosos modelos de Berlin Y Viena
De vcnta EN- eI BOLETIN.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-08

La Ultima obra de Derecho edita
da en- el RoLETlN, es la Jurispruden-
cia en- 10 criminal establecida por el
Tribunal Supreme de Puerto Rico
durante el ano Iqo4
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-08
FL eStad0 de revue5ta
en- Servia
La amenaza de un gran conf1icto

Nueva York, martes-Desde Belgado CO.
munican que ell estado peligroso de revuelta
continla Servia, y ha tornado grave as
pects que impresiona
Ell rev don Pedro contin1a encastillado, Y
las tropas estan cuarteladas.
Los estudiantes sc muestran belicosos
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-06-01

It will also be seen that when the
animal has attained its full growth
practically no further material will be
required for building purposes, so that
the food is only required to replace
waste, and, in the case of nitrogen, at
any rate, as each pound of material
excreted as waste Is replaced by prac-
tically one pound of new material taken
from the food, an almost exact balance
is kept and somewhere about SO per
cent of the nitrogen fed to a full grown
beast appears in the manure
It may also be said here that when
an animal has ceased to grow and is
only laying out fat it is not taking any
thing out of the food which is of any
value aus manure.
A knowledge of what an animal does
with his food enables us to see the rea-
son for many practical points in farm
ing.
Cd The manure from young grow
ing animals and dairy cows is not so
rich as that from fattening beasts, be-
cause a considerable quantity of the
substances which would have been of
value in the manure have gone into their
frames or into the pail.
CD pasture grazed for several
years with young beasts or lambs will
require a dressing of superphosphate
of basic Stag, because all the animals
have been taking away phosphoric acid
in their bones, in fact, a pasture grazed
by young animals will never improve
in condition unless MANFRED, for the
animals are constantly taking various
substances out Of the land.
60 The best manure is made by full
grown and fattening animals Of all
kinds.
ca Both the digested and undigested
portions of the food benefit the manure,
but as the undigestible portion does
the animal no good it is great waste
to buy indigestible foods or to supply
an animal with more food than 1T can
digest and use properly. The animal
does not benefit by feeding for manure.
60 AS all the waste nitrogen from
the body is excreted by the kidneys the
urine is the richest portion Of the man
ure.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-06-01

ton of rottenness. Yet this was the
meat served to the patrons Of this res
taurant day by day, and the proprietor
was making a small fortune out of 1t,
since he paid but one cent a pound for
the rotten stuff. Commissioners Davis
instantly condemned the whole lot and
ordered it burned, which was done
That the proprietors Of restaurants
will stoop to such low means to make
large profits is not surprising, for some
men who run eating houses, and es-
pecially the variety that caters to the
cheaper trade, are devoid Of conscience.
What is surprising about the matter Is
that people will eat at those houses
day by day and yet not discover that
the meat they are eating with such
relish CD should be the worst of Its
class. Not only is it true that Wenat-
chez has such a restaurant, but we
could go to almost any town of the
same size or larger and soon find them
without much effort. The men who run
such places deserve a more severe pen
atty than was melted out to this keeper
who was caught by the pure food COM
missioner. The fine was but $75, which
he was we'll able to pay from the diff
ference between one cent pound and
eight cents that he would have mad
to nav for the meat at wholesale in good
condition. The law in this case is too
weak.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-06-01
The Usefulness of Bob White.

There is every good reason why our
common quail should be held In such
high esteem as they today are through
out the country, but If it were needed
we might esteem them still more highly
after we have read in the report or the
chief of the division Of biological sur
vey for 1904, by Dr. G. Hart Merriam
that additional evidence OF the gooo
work they perform in the OBSTRUCTION
of insects and useless weed seeds mas
been brought to light. The report says
that in continuation or the studies Oh
the food habits Of game birds, Dr. oyl-.
vester D. Judd has given special atteh-
ton to the quail, particularly during
the winter, to ascertain where the pros
live and what they eat during the IN
element season. The careful ana de-
tailed study Of this bird has demon
strated beyond question that from an
economic point of view the quall Is
one of the most valuable or Nortn
American birds. Examination or the
contents Of large numbers of crops ana
stomachs has revealed the important
fact that throughout it's broad range IL
feeds largely on some of the worst IN
sect pests known to agriculture. Among
the important insects eaten are the COT
TON boil weevil, potato bug, chlnch ous'
wireworm, cutworms Of various xmas
and the cotton boil worm. Besides oe-
stroying multitudes of these perniclous
insects the quail devours very large
quantities Of seeds Of noxious weeds'
and since much Of it's time Is spent IN
cultivated fields the value OF It's ser
vices to the farmer can hardly De eH-
aggerated. This is good news, out 6oo
white deserves all the good things tha'
can be said of him.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-06-01
Manurial Value of the Fooo.
wv. E. Gilbert.)

noticed some little time since
query of a correspondent as 10 the re-
lation of the digestibility or Iooos anu
+beir manurial value. He seemed LABOR
ing under a great misapprehenslon Wheh
he assumed that because ~ per CENT
of the nitrogen in the food red 10 d
fattened beast appears again IN tne
manure. the food has therefore been IN
dieestible. AS there may be others VINO
are puzzled by the statement ABOUT 'ne
Quantities Of nitrogen, phosphorlc aclo
and potash which appear In the manure
will trv to explain what actually
takes place. .
when an animal Of any kind consumes
food. part Of the food Is digested ana
Masses out as solid excreta. Or the OIL
eestible portion a young ana growing
onimal uses UP most of the pnosphorlc
acid in making it's bones and IL uses
phosphoric acid, potash and nitrogen as
we'll as other substances In building up
its muscles, skin and hair
Now as long as the animal continues
to thrive it stands to reason that none
of the material 1t has built into its
body can appear in the manure' put
there Is this very important point, ali
the living and active parts or the pooy
keen wearing out and have to be re-
placed. When a part Of a muscle Tor
example, requires repairing the wornout
part is excreted from the body, the
nitrogen being passed out in the urine.
This repairing process is constantly
going on in all living animals and as
young animals are also growing 1t Will
be seen that part Of the food is re-
quired in their case to build up a new
growth and part to meet the demands
for repairs.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-06-01

There is more catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last Few rev
For a great many. years doctors pro,
nounced it local disease and prescrioe1d
local remedies. and by constantly 1all-
ing to cure with local treatment, pro
nounced it incurable. Science has PROV
en- catarrh to be a constitutions. :, al d.
sease and therefore requires constltu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. J.. Cheney & Co.;
Toledo, Ohio, is the only. constitutional
cure on the market. It is taken inter
nalIy in doses from 10 drops to tea
spoonful. It acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Thye offer one hundred dollars Tor any
case 1t fails to cure. Send Tor cir
culars and testimonials.
Address: F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo,
Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-06-01

It is quite as important for farm
ers to understand the political and
economic condition of this country as
tn study how to make large yields of
crops. What is the use of raising grain
or ANYTHING else if we cannot have
voice in saving what we can do with
~ The farmers of today are not con-
sumers Of their own products put pro-
duce and market all Of 1t and then puy
Let me dictate what man must pay
in taxes, interest, freight rates. elc.'
and I will have my share. lie can "ofh
sixteen hours day all his lie, anu
all I would let him have IS living
to enable him to produce more wealth.
for me.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-06-01

Late reports from the different horti-
cultural sections of the state indicate
that the fruit crop this year will not
be so very poor as was announced I'M
mediately following the serious frost
last month. The crop, however, will be
pretty short, and as the same condi-
lions are applicable to most other Sec
lions Of the United States those who
are fortunate enough to have a fair
crop the coming fall will make a small
fortune.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-06-01

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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-06-01

Application has been made to have
The Ranch entered at Wenatchee post
office at second-class rates Of postage.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-06-01

Subscription: In advance, one year
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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-06-01

last month The crop, however, Will NC
pretty short, and as the same condi-
lions are applicable to most other Sec
lions Of the United States those who
are fortunate enough to have fair
crop the coming fall will make small
fortune.
Prof. A. L. Melander, horticulturist
at the state college at Pullman, has
been in the Wenatchee valley during
the last two or three weeks making
Investigations in the orchards and in
structing the farmers how they can
spray to the best Advantage. Inasmuch
as the Wenatchee valley was the only
one that did not suffer to any appreci-
able extent from the frost less than
month ago, the fact that the state COL
lege sent Prof. Melander and an assist
ant here to thoroughly study the cond1-
lions means this valley will receive
the bulk of attention from the horti-
cultural division this summer.
Patrons Of The Ranch will probably
be looking for the Market Number soon,
as it had been intended to issue the
same about this time. This was the
original intention, but circumstances that
developed later made it incumbent upon
the publishers to defer the publication
until later in the season. At the pres
ent writing it is impossible to say ex-
actly when the edition will be out, but
work is going forward on the issue all
the time and it will come out in all its
glory just as soon as every detail con-
nected Herewith can be attended to.
It is our desire to give our patrons
spanking good edition. one that shall
be preserved for years to come and
used constantly for reference; hence we
deem it best to defer its publication
short time in order to make 1t as COM
plete as possible, rather than to turn
out publication not exactly up to the
standard we have set.
Bad Meat in washington Towns.
For some time there has been con-
siderable talk in Wenatchee Of bad meat
being served to the patrons of the res
taurants and to the homes, and the
pure food commissioner was finally
called in to look into the matter. He
found the local meat shops free from
blame, with the exception Of one, and
in this one the offense was no more
serious than permitting a small portion
Of meat to become slightly tainted and
not keeping the premises strictly clean.
The grocery stores were all found COM
ing up to the law in every respect. But
in the case Of the restaurants 1t was
different. Only one restaurant, how
ever, went under the ban of Commits
sioner Davies and his assistant, Mr..
Adams. They found some eight tons
of old sausage and mouldy ham stored
in the basement Of one Of the store
buildings. This meat all belonged OF
the restaurant mentioned, and investi-
cation showed the whole lot contamin-
ated with mould and general condi-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-27

whose combined income is greater than
7rs whose labor produce it all.
WORKERS.
The American workingmen receives
but $457 a year with which to keep his
family of five-18th U. S. Labor report.
lilies were evicted from their homes at
Yatesboro, Pa, during one week in
July, 1906. The eviction began when
the family Of Frank Coll ynad their
household goods loaded into a wagon
by the sheriff's deputies and hauled to
an open field and dumped AS the
deputies started with the goods the
Yatesboro band and 800 miners formed
a. procession and followed to the field.
The eviction continued during the week
without interruption and notwithstand-
Ing almost all Of the families in the
town were evicted there was no dis
turbance at any time. Many Of the
families found temporary shelter in
barns. but some were compelled to re-
main in the open field a few days un-
till tents could be provided by the
Miners Union. ..~,. -.
One woman gave birth to a babe
within one hour after her furniture had
been set In the street. A number Of
evicted women had babes from three
to ten days old.-Pittsburg Daily
Headlight.
The workingman's wife is compelled
to clothe the entire family on one hum
dred dollars a year.-1Sth u. S. Labor
report.
The Workingman has 500 a year with
which to provide shelter for his fam
lily. Eighty-one per cent of American
homes are rented.-1Sth U. S. Labor
report.
The workingman has but about 5000
with which to feed his family whole
year.-1Sth U. S. Labor report.
The Workingman has but 1925 with
which to clothe his family for one
year.-1Sth U. S. Labor report.
I have been unable to find any state
ment, worthy of credence anywhere, in
regard to jewelry and diamond worn
by workingmen and their families.
The workingmen has but $26 a. year
with which go furnish his home.-18th
u. S. Labor report.
The American workingman has but
1929 for vacations and amusements
in a whole year.-18th u. S. Labor re-
port.
Thirty years ago there was 100000
windowless rooms in New York; TODAY
there are 100000 in which human be-
ings are born, bred and die like dogs"
Jacob Riis in How the Other Half
Lives"