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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-03-20

IOCSNOO1C4IQ W Ia 14OlAOaNlOAs 0C1
diamante y de que es una vic
TINA de injustas calumnias. Ell
porvenir nos 10 demostrara.
De la. buena fe Y de la compe-
tencia cientifica de lord Arms
trong nadie puede dudar. ST no
fue victima de las artes de TN
prestidigitador sumamente ha-
bill. es indudable que nos halla-
mos en- presencia de I'm descu-
brimiento prodigioso, realizado
por TN procedimiento qufmico 8
alquirnico.
Ell diamante no es mas que
carbono cristalizado. Los me
todos corrientes en- los laborato-
rios para obtener la cristaliza-
cion son: la disolucion, seguida
de la evaporation del disolven-
te, 9 la fusion, seguida de TN
|enfriamiento lento. Pero el car
bono no tiene mas disolvente
que Ell hierro fundido. Y vaya
usted a evaporar tama1o lfquido.
Y en- cuanto a fundirlo, ST 10
ha logrado Moissan con can't
|dades infmas. ha sido, ademas,
en- tales condolences de tempe
ratura y preston que mas bien
que diamentes resultaba polvo
diamantino, sin valor equiva :
lente al cOsto de la operacion
De la description que hace
lord Armstrong de su expert
mento parece deducirse que Le-
moine ha nallado I'm fundente
que, reducido a polvo y mez-
clado con TN un polvo de car
bono amorfo. ha producido una
masa pmverulenta y fusible a
atlas temperatures sin necesi-
dad de acudlr a enOrmes pre-
|SiOneS.
En- este case, los cristales de
|Carbono, O sea los diamantes,
sc hubieran oriSinado durante
el enfriamiento.
Pero es possible que sc trate
de I'm proceso alquimico de
transmutacion, de la presencia
de IN cuerpo que desempene
momentaneamente el papel de
piedra flosofal.
En- su obra curiosisima Hy-
berchimfe, dice el insigne Strind.
|lerg:
"El ORC sc disuelve en- eI aqua
regia pero los metalurgistao
saben muy bien que 81 al cloru-
TO aurico sc le agita con eter y
Sc le deja reposar durante TN
mes, Sc obtiene un orc que va
no Sc dlsuelve en- el aqua regia
hay, pues, varias especie de orc"
ObserveSe que algo parecido
lie ocurre al bismuto. Soluble
Ell Ell acido nitrico, deja de ser
10 cuando sc halla en- contacto
con el platino. Hay, pues, tam.
bien dos especies de bismuto, y
lei platino desempena en- este
case ell papel de piedra flosofal,
va que con su solo contacto de :
termina la transmutaci0n de
una especie a otra.
Recientemente, Zecchini ha
logrado transformer instanta :
neamente en- f6sforo rojo amorfo
una masa de fosforo ordinario
|fundido, con solo anadirle TN
ldiminuto cristal de iodo. Este
experiments, muy delicado por
cierto, sc halla descrito detalla-
damente por su autor en- la CO.
leccion de la gran revista Italia
na G0zzettn, tomo 81, pagina
422. Aqui es el cristalito de
iodo ell que desempena el papel
de piedTa fllosofal, provocando
con su sola pTesencia, por la
accion gravitativa de sus ato-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-03-20

descubierto la fabrication. del
diamante y de que es una vic
TINA de injustas calumnias. Ell
porvenir nos 10 demostrara.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
ct TIL, MONOClE!

And so Salt Lake is to have the
monocle at last. if the Ladies' Monocle
and Dramatic clubs mission be sue
cessful
We have Numbered along in semi
darkness long enough, don't you know,
according to the promoters of the club,
and it is now high time We got in
line with the more advanced fashion
able practices.
The monocle is an established instiru-
ton in some of the older countries,
especially in Great Britain, where it is
actually used TO facilitate vision by
persons not at all given TO the pursuit
of fashions fancies. Grave British
statesmen and sober minded business
men with unimpaired vision in one eye
and defective vision in the other have
and still retain the monocle for
purely unitarian purposes.
But there is another class in Great
Britain and in this country that uses
the monocle for the same reason that
some OF our countrymen and country
women entertain monkeys at dinner
because somebody else entertained a
French poodle at cards.
The American darby with perfect
eyesight insists on wearing spectacles
of plain glass in the belief that ii
adds to his dignity and gives him the
appearance Of learning. This. like the
monocle idea, is one of the things be-
yond the comprehension of those I'M
fortunate enough TO be compelled to
wear eye glasses in order to perform
their daily work.
Probably there is no valid objection
to the adoption of the monocle as Il
fashionable adjunct. Fashion demands
so many unnecessary things that it
would be unfair to single out the poor
monocle for attack. Spectacles are
more convenient and efficient, but if
the Ladies' Monocle and Dramatic club
wishes to use the monocle il is really
only the business of the members of
that organization.
Therefore. success to the Ladies
Monocle and Dramatic club, May its
members learn how to make their mon
ocIes stick ere somebody comes along
with something else equally useful 10
occupy their spare time,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
THE APPLE CURE.

Some scientist whose name is not
recalled at this time and whose sugges-
ton does not appear to have had the at
ton il deserves. advocates the use of
the plain. old-fashioned apple as a cure
for the liquor habit. He cites eminent
medical and statistical authority TO
show that the chronic apple user is
seldom. if ever. a chronic liquor user
and asserts that the contrary is equally
true. that is. the regular user of liquor
is not addicted to the use OF apples
Here is an opportunity for the victim
of intemperance to free himself from
his bonds in an easy way, If our friend
the scientist, is correct. OF course
the drinker has a natural distaste for
apples. because he is a drinker. but he
owes il to himself TO cultivate a taste
for apples just as he had TO cultivate
his taste for booze. We venture TO pre-
dict that his first apple jag will not
be so uncomfortable and disconcerting
to his system as his first booze jag.
AS we understand it. the apples must
be taken au naturel. Apple pie, baked
apples, or applejack will not get re
suits. The patient must eat the APP
piles raw.
The plan is well worth trial. 1t
costs little. is simple and cannot do any
harm. 1t occurs to us that the idea
should receive the official sanction of
some of our commercial bodies, as it
would develop q new market for some
of the excellent apples Utah produces.
Apple clubs should be formed in every
community where booZe circulates, and
movement that would be of great
benefit industrially, as well as socially,
would thus be advonced.
The idea has another value in that ii
would make for greater domestic peace.
1t would do much toward putting the
divorce court and the police court out
of business. would help to settle the
vexatious Sunday lid problem, and
would make local option negligible
issue.
BY all means let us give the apple
cure a trial.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
ANOTHER BLOW STRUCK.

Who does not recall the picture of
the great st. Bernard dog with his
collar and little cask of wine. standing
over the PROSTATE form in the snow 1T
the top of the famed st. Bernard pass
OF all the stories in the Third reader
Tor was il the Fourth reader?) none
remains more clear amid the school
day recollectiOns of the mothers and
fathers of today as that of the lost
travellers in the Alps. the heroic monks
and the faithful dogs.
School children of the next genera
ton viii not have this story. except as
a tale of what once existed. Modern
science has struck another blow at one
of the dearest tales of childhood with
the announcement that telephones are
now being used by the monks of St.
Bernard to rescue snowbound travellers.
The shelters that have been placed at
intervals along the trail all have tele-
phones, so that a man whose horses
have given out. or a foot passenger
who has encountered impassab BILE drifts
or has met with an accident can call
up the monastery and ask for what
ever relief he needs. The monks are
promptly notified by telephone when
ever a traveller passes certain points on
the road, either from Italy o. switzer-
land.
OF course. IT is well. that the tele-
phones are AT work saving life in the
AIpc II ic ;ofinitaIv halter fo, tI,e t,ax-
elers who pass that way, but at the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
SNAKE ON MANS BREAST.
Soldiers Terrible Experience With
Deadly Lancehead.

The Paris Eclair tells blood-curdling
serpent story, the scene of which was
the island of Martinique, and the dra-
mats personae Sergeant Legrand and
Private Durand and the snake-a dead
ly lancehead
The soldier had been punished with a
night in the cells for some trivial Of
Tense, but as the night was very hot
the sergeant had left the door open. In
the morning at . o'clock. Legrand went
to take his prisoner. and to his horror
beheld lancehead snake coiled up and
fast asleep on the mans breast.
The sergeant did not lose his presence
OF mind. He stole noiselessly away
ran to the guardroom and, followed
by all the men on duty, returned to the
cell with bowl of milk and tin whis-
tie. Placing the bowl of milk at the
entrance to the cell. the sergeant began
! to play THE Blue Danube" 1t is need
less to remark that the weakness OF
the lancehead is milk and music. The
serpent, which was a SiX-foot speci-
men. awoke. glided from the soldiers
body toward the bowl: but"it had no
sooner buried its head in its beloved
drink than ten cudgels descended on
IL with terrific force, killing it outright.
The soldier Durand, who was in a
swoon, was taken TO the hospital, where
he lay for many days on the verge of
madness. He finally recovered, and re-
lated his horrible experiences; how he
had awOke in the middle of the night
as the serpent was coiling itself on his
bare breast, and how he had lain there
in an agony for hours, not daring to
move a muscle.
Durand was sent back to France as
soon as he had sufficiently recovered.
The only trace of his terrible expert
ence, adds the Eclair, is that his hair is
now snow white
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
HAPPY IGNORANCE.
Boston Globe.)

Francis Wilson. the noted comedian
apropos of certain curios whereon ne
believed he had been duped, said with
a light laugh:
The collector, as he pursues his
hobby, grows in knowledge. Then, re-
viewing his collection, he sadly find;
many an instance where he has been
duped.
THE one drawback to knowledge is
that it reveals so many dupes and swim
dies to us. One summer, for instance,
was doing Switzerland.
I'm the neighborhood of Geneva
where the Swiss talk French. l climbed
q little peak one fine morning. On my
arrival at the chalet at the top / heard
the pretty handmaiden call into the
kitchen in excellent French:
Quick. mother, quick, Here's a
tourist. Put some milk on the fire. You
know they always like ii warm from
the cow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30

American" party, and Harry Joseph,
he of the armor-plate nerve and in
trusive disposition. is of some academ-
ie interest. Joseph is a Republican,
Lipmann is a Republican, -
whatever that is. They met and, as is
their wont. discussed politics. Joseph
averred that the Americans" would
they wished to record their votes for
Taft; Lipmann said there would be
tickets of his party that would give
the voter his choice of either Republi-
can or Democratic electors. To which
Joseph with some heat dissented.
Now to the Democratic view. the no.
ton that an American" can possibly
vote for Taft seems an anomaly The
Lipmann party was founded and is
conducted on the theory that the Re-
publican party of Utah is dominated by
hierarchs, that Smoot is one of the
hierarchs, and that the Republican party
so dominated is not good enough for
any American" 1t is also part of
the party creed that Smoot was kept
in his seat by Roosevelt and the lead
ers of the Republican party in pursu-
ance of political deal by which the
Republican party i'm this ne zion was to
be the beneficiary Of church influence.
and in return the Washington end Of
the party was to accept any senator
the church might send on to represent
it.
These accusations have been repeated
time and again in the American or
gans, and if their voters believe the
statements are true. how can they vote
the Republican ticket? Obviously they
will be compelled to vote for Bryan,
unless they have been talking for eff
feet only, and don't believe half the
things they say. AS matter of fact.
the Americans" have no party; they
have an organization whose inception
was in a desire to get revenge for loss
of their party's control and whose per-
petuation depends upon the cohesive
their possession and which they hope
to gain, furnish the Inspiration for the
party workers. an aggregation of place
seekers who find congenial employment
in stirring up trouble. defaming their
own state. Ishmael. whose hand was
against everybody, was a nice, gentle
manly neighbor compared TO them and
he has, left about such a memory rs
will attach to their name when the
party goes to pieces
Between the Republican party, which
is the federal bunch composing the
Smoot machine. and the American"
party, which is no party at all. only a
syndicate for the exploitation of hatred
and the seizure of public spoils. the
citizens of Utah should have little diff
ficulty in deciding that neither of these
is fit to control the states affairs or
any part of them. Democratic success
would mean the retirement of both the
factions. the restoration of peace within
the borders of Utah. a new deal all
around and a start for the real destiny
to which Utah's natural greatness en-
titles it,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
Call for Democratic State conven


Headquarters Democratic State Com
mittee, Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. Il,
1905
A Democratic state convention is
hereby called to meet at Logan City,
Utah, on Tuesday, Sept. p, 1905 at IL
O'Clock a. m, for the purpose of NOM
mating three presidential electors, who
will vote in the electoral college for
William ]. Bryan and John w. Kern
for president and vice president, re-
spectively of the United States; and
candidates for the following officers for
the state of Utah:
One Justice of the Supreme Court.
Congressman.
Governor.
Secretary of State.
State Treasurer.
State Auditor.
Attorney General.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
And to select new state committee
The convention will consist of sos del
egates, and they will be apportioned on
the basis of one delegate for every
fifty-four votes cast for .. w. Powers
for congress in 1906. This will give the
respective counties the following rep
resentation:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
The Apportionment.

The chairman of the Democratic
county committee in each county is
hereby directed to call either primaries
or convention on Sept. II, 1908. for the
election of these delegates.
Delegates and visitors to this conven-
ton will be sold round trip tickets to
Logan at single fare on all railways
from all points in the state, and from
Evanston, Wyo
Tickets will be sold Sept. 20. 81 and
%. good returning until Sept %.
Special train via o. S. L. will leave
Salt Lake at 7:30 a. m. Sept. %, arriv-
ing Logan about 1o:45 a. m.
LYMAN r. MARTINEAU,
Chairman
j. f. CLARK, Secretary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
plAYING THE GENTLE FARMER.

In a recent issue the Saturday Even
ing Post. a publication of great cir
culation. printed tale of the mar
velous qualities OF what it called
Alaska wheat According to this chron-
icle. the first seed of this wheat was
discovered in Alaska and its discoverer
did not know its wonderful wealth un-
til he had experimental with it, He
found. among other things. that Il
would yield over 200 bushels to the
acre-whick is going some for any
wheat. since the best of the common
varieties does not often average as
high as fifty bushels to the acre
Now comes the department of agri-
culture with a bulletin declaring the
Alaska wheat tale a myth and calling
attention To the fact that much the
same game was worked long ago when
some faker pretended to have found
seed wheat in an Egyptian mummys
tomb, which seed yielded marvelously
The point of the tale, of course, is that
the alleged discoverer of these wonder
full grains sells seed as a special favor
at about fifty times its real value, and
the buyer has no recourse when he
finds he has been buncoed.
Any farmer who thinks he has
chance to work miracles with a new
grain advertised with such variety of
detail and wealth of adornment. would
do well to consult Uncle Sans depart
ment of agriculture before he pays 81
a pound for seed. Investigation only
costs cents for postage and may save
a years effort and a lot of money
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30

the beautiful little story. which has
aroused the finest emotions of children
throughout Christendom for genera
tons, must disappear from the litera-
ture of childhood. For it will disap-
pear. We have become intensely mod
ern, even in our nursery books, and the
splendid little story of st. Bernard
must go.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30

The Des Moines plan of 6ty govern
ment may have great merit, but in con-
sidering the examples of other cities
reformers are respectfully advised that
the Philadelphia and San Francisco
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30

There is something almost uncanny
about that announcement that Roose-
welt will not attempt 10 dictate the
New York Republican nominations this
year
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
ALL BOUND.
youths Companion.)

t1Outn CompanlOn.b
A citizen of culture and poetic taste
went to a public library and asked for
Shelley's "Prometheus Unbound
He was rather taken aback when the
librarian replied, with great haUteur:
We don't keep any unbound books in
this library"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30

Remembering the West Virginia
muss and the New York row. and the
Wisconsin difficulty. and the Foraker
catacylsm in Ohio. it would seem that
the Republicans have troubles of their
own.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
A SUCCESSFUL BORROWER.

(Nansas City Times)
The Boss-And you claimed to be
first-class boOkkeeper.
The Clerk-Well. I'd always made good
on those I'd borrowed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30

Although the Yellowstone park rob-
Der did not receive. graciously the let
ter Of introduction rendered by j. Y.
Rich. there is little reason to DOUBT
that the bold bandit was glad TO meet
Mr. Rich and his s120.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30

Harry Joseph's declaration that his
name will not be on the American
party ticket indicates that the Amer.
lean" party strength may be greater
than anyone suspected.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
THE INNOCENT SWAIN.
Chicago Tribune.

| ''Millie," said the young man, he
slipped the engagement ring on her finger.
| have you told your mother about this?'
| 'Oh. you innocent" exclaimed Miss Mil.
lie. Why, Clarence, mamma knew 1t six
| months before Won did. -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
TIME WASTED.

Philadelphia Inquirer
Tom-He's a wonderful mind reader. He
told me everything in my mind in four
and five minutes.
Maud-Yes. a fine mind reader, but slow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
CALLED UP AND CALLED DOWN
Boston Transcript

Boston Transcript
Physician answering telephone at a.
m.)-Well?
Phoner-Thunderatio no. Think I'd be
calling you up al this unearthly hour if /
was well?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
STRAY Stories !

(Stray Storics.)
Mrs Henpeck-You were talking in your
sleep last night. Henry.
Mr.. Henpeck-l beg your pardon, my
dear, for having interrupted you.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
In POLITE SOCIETY


Crhe Tattler.)
Patisnce-That Miss Below is going to
sing.
Patrce-Oh; is she? What shall we talk
about?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
EFT WITHOUT A PARTY.

Tire impromptu debate of Joseph
I.iprnann. the chief persuader of the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
WEATHER FOR SALT LAKE.
Fair.
THE M ETAlS

Silver. 5lisc per ounce.
Copper (cathOdes) IL 5-16c per hound
Lead. $500 per 100 pounds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
Crescent Butter.

Churned fresh daily. For sale at all
dealers
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-02-29
FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATION
Much Good and Profit at Wenatchee,
Wash.

Wash.
The Wenatchee Valley Fruit Grow
ers' association was established about
two years ago with about 800 stock
holders and was capitalized at SIS, 000
The object of the association is to Sc
cure better prices for fruit and to ena-
Bile the fruit growers to dispose Of
their fruit though a medium of their
own, and not through the hands of
Wholesale buyers, who buy only what
they care to handle, the amount
bought by them being regulated too
much by the supply and demand of
their own trade. The fruit growers
now bring their fruit in and dispose
Of it to the association, who search for
market, and after disposing Of it
charge 10 per cent for selling.
During the past season the prices
for the handling Of fruit have been
as follows: Five cents a box for
peaches and packages of like size, 7
cents a box for apples and packages
of similar size.
Three hundred cars of fruit have
been handled, approximating $1,000 a
car, making the total amount handled
by the association valued at about
100000 for the year 1907.
One feature of the business of the
past year was the big apple pool held
in September. One hundred and one
cars of apples were held by the as
ISOLATION, and bids were advertised for
in all parts of the United States.
New York, Pittsburg, New Orleans
Washington, d. c., Chicago and other
large cities throughout the east and
middle west were appraised of the fact
and bids came in from every direc
ton.
When the bids were opened 1t was
found that the best price offered FOL
apples came from the east and south
and the 101 carloads were sold a
prices far beyond the expectation o
the leaders of the pool. The apples
sold for an average of $1,000 a car ant
netted large sums to the fruit growers
The fruit was all delivered and thu
money paid before the money strin
gency came on.
An inspection Of the books show
that the largest proceeds from thi
years work of the association to an.
one individual was William Turner
who lives just about mile and hal
from Wenatchee.
Mr. Turner had 10 acres of six yea
old orchard and 10 acres of five yea
old trees.
The books show that he shippe
S779 boxes of apples and received 70
them s1S,544.S0. Ninety-three boxe
. were sold for s162.55; % boxes sol
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-02-29

President Roosevelt has approved an
order reducing the price of compost
ton to be charged by the government
printing office from sl20 to so cents
an hour for hand composition, and
from $3.50 an hour to so cents per
thousand ems for machine compost
ton. The order was recommended by
William S. Rossiter, who is conLuct-
ing an investigation of the printing
Office as the presidents person repre-
sentative