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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-06-13

Fl "confetti'' esta llamado q desa
parecer, como la forma po6tica,
El 1ltino Carnaval ha disfrutadt
de buen tempo Ell casi todas parties
Pero los vendedores de "confetti" -
lamentan de que ha deca1do mucho a
negocio de la venta de papelitos.
ST Ell todas parties Sc ha arrojado =
"confetti ti' como en- Madrid, a pujjattj-
tos, Sc comprende.
Seg1n los calculos de aln croni,;'.@ 81
Par1s-iy es caIcular, EN- 2,,,,.,, IL
capital no Sc ha tirado mas de 800 en]
Homes de papelitos. Han pasado de 5O(
Otros amos, con peor tempo.
Solo una fabrica de Paris ha fabri
cado 100000 kilos, de Los cuales 600
600 hau sido gnandados 8 proyincia8
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-06-13
Las perlaS Sc mueren.

Monsieur Ranovitz, joyero Gle Pa
ris ha lie vado a les Tribunales q VI
NJ. Bheaosar, indio. reclamandole una
fuerte indemnizaci0n por hab6rsAle
muerte entire los ded0s una perla tt1e
el indio Ie ha'bia vendido asegurandoic
que disfrutaba de completa salud,
La defensa del demandante Sc ha
mostradO elOcuente:
Los poetas-ha dioho- afirman QUE
las mujeres son perlas, Del mismo no
do han podido decir que las perlas son
muJeres. Como las muJeres2 Sc desa-
rrollan brillan una 6poca, deslumbran
por su belleza, por su luz, ST. felicidad
pasan 4 una vida mas obscura, en- la
obscuridad acaban por morir. CouO las
mujereS, necesitan .m6dicos que atien~
den 8 su salud pero mnchas veces esOs
medicos resultan unos solemnes char
lataneS.
FL Joyero que adqalirio la perla de
mi chenre -termin0 diciendo Ell ilustre
abogado,- Sc la COMIC q un medico ce-
lebre que debla hacer desaparecer las
casi imperceptibles asperezas del ma
car. Lo que tiene es que Ell acido, tnal
empleado, fla hecho desaparecer el
brilto de la perla Ell vez' de haeerle re
nacer. Ilmego ese medico era otro char
latan.. -
Y ell demandante debio murmhrar
para su capote:
Para charlatanes, tu.
(Continua en- la IA. plana.)
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-06-13

70 creo que Napoleon no seria tan
graulde 81 no hubiera sufridO, adenas. Ia
aanargura mas cruel que los hombres pa
decemos: la de vernos traicionados por
La mujer querida 5Por que el publ
GO frances parece como que Sc averguen-
"a cuando We publicadas las desventuras
de su Emperador? Era hombre y ann6..
4 Que eligi6 NAL Que demonio! ESQ lie
srcede 4 sl m1tcha gente.
Jose Juan C0dem0s.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-06-13
De TOOAS parties

Inglaterra cuenta va con tres seno-
ras 8 seiioritas alcaldes. Las muJeres
no son elegibles III electoras para las
cargos legaslativos; pero 10 que es pa
ra los municipales, 10 que quieran.
Miss Anderson, doctora EN- Clenclas
profesora de Ciencias naturales, fue
elegida alcalde mayor en- 1909. Els per
soma anstera, formalota. BuenO, tam
bien tiene bastante amos!
Miss Lee. acaudalada propietaria, ii
lantropa, es alcalde de Ralham. Tam
bien es DANA muy seria. Tambi6n es
de edad.
Mas joven y hasta mas bonita es
miss Philipp Morgan, hija de un pas
tor evangelico, alcalde de Brecon, en-
ell pals de Gales.
Anunci6 que iba organizar recep-
clones en- la Casa Municipal, y la gente
ioyen Sc relami0 de gusto. Pero.. en-
la primera session que presidi6, y al
anunciar la organization de esas fies-
tas, previno a los conSejeros, sus cole
gas, que la abstinencia de beber que
daba establecida Ell absolute, Ell que
quisiera beber, aqua pura. Nj una 60
ta de cerveza, nj media de ''wisky >,
nj oler el vino Mas claro nj ell aqua
que sc propone servir a los invitados.
La primera recepeci6n Sc ha verif-
cado. No ha asistido un solo consejero
| nj un solo caballero de Ia localidad.
NADIA mas que muJeres.
-iQue falta de cOrtesia! dicen
elias.
iQu6 falta de "wisky y!''-dicen ellos.
iSiete frances cincuenta centimos
por dar una paliza a su suegra Ulti-
, mo precio. La tarifa no parece muy
exorbitante al numeroso gremio de
yernos de Paris.
EIlo fu6 que, despu6s de una triful-
ca matrimonial, la esposa Sc refugi0
en- casa de su madre FL marido fu6 a
buscarla en- eI regazo maternoI
La batalla fue tremenda. Primero,
unos groseros pincelazos del yerno a
la suegra, como contestacio unos fl
n1simos aranazos de esta seflora.
Interviewer los Tribunales Ell yer
no invoca la reprocidad de golpes FL
C6digo de brumario 1e impone una re-
prensi6n paternal
El Juez lie impone una multa de $50
frances.
. NADIA mas?- grita ell condena-
do aprontando los frances; pues por
ese precio puede uno codearse con
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-06-13

Duo de amor de actglalidad
d Me querrias tanto como noe Quie
res 81 yo fuese pobre?
--Te GUERRA tanto como noe que
rrias 81 40 fueses duque
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-06-13

Adam, unico feliz mortal Qgte no tuvo
suegra conocida.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-06-13

'Anteayer fueron destru1das Ell Isa-
bella tres casas, a consequence de ha.
berse declarado un fuego. Las casas nc
sc hailaban aseguradas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-06-13
EDAD MEDIA

Tame ell paje la dulce serenata de amor
que sube lentamente en- la noche callada.
La Princesa, ell caustro, por la luna banada,
espera, deshojando el caliz de una for...
El silenco sc co1ta rudo de a1maduras.
Ell Principe aparece, el duce nombre nombra.
La luna, de su plata viste a las dos fguras
instante, y segnida, pierden en- la sombra,
Los alejarse el pale celoso dolorido,
Y, al taiier es ahora cada nota quejido;
cada nota suspiro del alma enamorada
que dice misteriosa en- la noche callada:
Esclavitud, Se1ora, amor de mis- amores:
las sierpes de tlls brazos cadenas de flores.
L. Di0z Cane1c.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-06-13

Entire ell libro de Arthur Meyer, en- el
aue este senior nos ci1enta cosas sim ihte-
ris, las Memorials de Francois, yo pre-
Zero Ia literature del honrado ayuda de
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-06-13

Aver fue arrestado por violaci6n de
la joven Gregoria Morales, ell indivi
duo Juan Guadalupe La causa ha pa
sado al fiscal senor Campillo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-06-13
Jose Juan C0dem0s.
NOticias

Aver fue arrestado en- Gurabo, Ma
nuel Suarez, qplien hizo oposici6n a la
policia la que Sc VIC obligada a hacer
also de la macana
Suarez sufrio algunas contusioncs
en- los brazos de los euales fue curado
en- Ell c1iarteliIlo municipal.
IIa aprobado bFillantemente ell pri-
mer grado para la obtenci6n del tltulo
de abogado, ell distinguido joven don
Enrique Blanes, de MAyaguez. lie fe-
icitamos.
The Appeal., 1911-01-28
HOW THEY MARRY FOR MONEY
Different Prices Necessary to Get a
Husband Among Certain Glasses
In New York.

New York.-There are 5000 Jewish
marriage brokers in New York city
and most Of them make a good living
in finding partners for the matri-
monially-incined. The price is going
up all the while. The old scale no
longer attracts young Hebrews to
wedlock. One time $1OO was consid-
cred a good bonus for a girl to pay
for husband; it has been going up
until it is $500.
Saloonkeeping ranks about the low
est Of all on the brokers' list, yet, only
a few days ago, young man, two
years out Of Russia, an assistant bar
keeper, refused even to look at a girl
with $1,000 He expected $4,000.
A medical school graduate will not
marry unless $4,000 goes with the
girl. An ordinary college graduate
now demands $4,000. A medical,
legal or dental beginner, with no prac-
tice at all, insists upon $4,000 in the
marriage market, while one with an
established professional business ex-
poets to receive anywhere from $4,000
to $4,000 through the "schatchen." ;"
1t is mistake to assume that only
the poor Hebrews arrange their mar
riages on a business basis. The Gus.
tom is general among all classes.
The Appeal., 1911-01-28
Weighing the Earth.

ton of the power known as gravita-
ton. We know how to measure this
power, and everybody is familiar with
it's manifestations.
Everybody, on the earth or off, at
tracts every other body. The amount
OF the attraction depends only on the
mass OF the two bodies that attract
each other and the distance between
them.
Cavendish eliminated the earth as a
distributing factor by making his two
bodies attract each other in a hori-
zontal direction. The earth's attrac-
ton Is, of course, vertical. He took a
long, thin stick, very light and six
feet in length, and suspended it hori-
zontally by a silver wire fastened to
it's middle. To each end of the rod he
attached little balls or knots Of lead.
The bodies that were to attract
these two knobs were two big balls
of lead. He arranged his apparatus
so that at given signal he could
bring the large balls close up to
knobs at the ends Of the stick, one
on one side of the knob, one on
the other side of the knob at the other
end.
He found that when he did this
each knob drew toward the big lead
ball near it, swinging the wooden
rod round on it's wire support. With
delicate instruments he measured how
much the rod and the wire twisted
out of place. Thus he could tell what
was the force of attraction-the force
Of gravitation-pulling the knobs to-
ward the lead balls. He knew how
much the earth would attract the lit
tie knobs-that is, he knew their
weight; he knew how much material
there was in the large lead balls he
used, the ratio of the quantity Of ma
terial in the earth to the quantity in
the balls of lead followed from the
simple laws established by Isaac New
ton.
The Appeal., 1911-01-28
STORY OF A BIBLE.
Heirloom Which Caused a Feud
in the Bi|ger Family.
Ownership of This 18O-Year-OId Book
Has Been in Bitter Dispute
for a Century-Printed
in German,

Philadelphia, Pa.-The picture below
shows. a. 180-year-old family Bible,
the possession of which has been in
such bitter dispute for a century that
a veritable feud has been caused in
the Bilger family of Selinsgrove, Pa
and the hostilities reached a degree of
violence not long ago, when Frederick
Bilger ran away with the 56-pound
book, and thereby accomplished the
sole purpose of journey from his
home in Sioux City. This picture play
ed very important part in the recent
purloining of the family Bible. In fact,
the photographing of the heirloom
was the ruse Frederick Bilger worked
to get custody of the heavy book.
Franklin Bilger of Philadelphia, who
inherited the Bible from his deceased
father, left it in the care Of his moth
er, Mrs. Wilson A. Herman, of Selins-
grove, who married a second time.
Bilger came to the Herman home and
asked his sister If he might take the
Bible to local photograph gallery.
He said he wanted to have a picture
taken Of the heirloom. Mrs. Herman
was suspicious Of her brothers prom
Use to return the Bible, but she finally
agreed that the heirloom might be
taken from her home provided her
husband accompanied Bilger. That
condition was one on which Bilger had
not figured, but he. proved equal to
the occasion. He had a horse and
buggy ready for the drive to the
photographers, and upon their return
to the Herman home Bilger stopped
the vehicle just long enough for Her.
man to put his foot on the buggy step.
Then Bilger whipped the horse, and
dashed away with the Bible in the
buggy. Herman's trousers caught on
the step and he was dragged several
yards. A warrant was sworn out for
Bilger's arrest on charges Of assault
and robbery, but the crafty westerner
succeeded in double-crossing con-
stable, and late that night trudged
into the Sunbury station, the heavy
The Appeal., 1911-01-28
All Owned by the Red Men.

Muskogee, Okla.-The per capita
wealth of the Indian is approximate.
ly $2,130, that for other Americans is
only a little more than $1,000. The
lands owned by the Indians are rich
in oil, timber and other natural re.
sources of all kinds. Some of the
best timber land in the United States
is owned by Indians.
The value of their agricultural
lands runs up in the millions. The
ranges which they possess support
about 100000 sheep and cattle, owned
by lessees, bringing in a revenue of
more than $272,OO0 to the various
tribes besides providing feed for more
than 100000 head of horses, cattle,
sheep and goats belonging to the In
dians themselves. Practically the only
asphalt deposits in the United States
are on Indian lands.
The Appeal., 1911-01-28
EDDY T0MbGUARDED':
Four Armed Men Watch Body of
Dead Scientist Leader.
Precautions Taken to Prevent Act of
Vandalism - Church Head Be-
lieved in Admonition, "Pray,
but Keep Your Powder Dry"

Boston.-The tomb of Mrs. Mary
Baker Eddy in Mount Auburn ceme-
terry is being guarded carefully day
and night, to protect it from possible
Vandals, by four armed guards Sc
lected by the directors of the Chris
tian Science church in Boston. The
guards are members of the Christian
Science church and are known to be
OF entirely trustworthy character.
Certain members of the First Church
of Christ Scientist of New York city
have protested against the mainten-
ance of an armed guard, but this is
being ignored. The protest sets forth
that the action of the directors is
comparable to that of the authorities
OF Jerusalem, who set guard at the
tomb of Jesus Christ They contend
that the placing of an armed guard
shows lack of faith.
The guards work in pairs with two
shifts of 12 hours each. 1t has been
generally understood that they live
while on duty shut up in the tomb
This Is not necessary if they do not
desire to do so. If the weather per-
m1ts and they prefer it the guards
remain outside the tomb near enough
to keep it in plain view.
Neither do the men take any meals
IN the tomb unless they desire to do
so. Sometimes when the weather is
severe the guards carry their lunch
con with them and eat in the tomb
The men sleep at their homes, where
they have at least two meals each 12
hours.
A good deal of the time the guards
while on duty remain in small wood
en- room that has been constructed in
The Appeal., 1911-01-28

the outer room of the receiving vault
The little room is about ten feet long,
eight feet wide and seven feet high.
There is door in one side Through
tiny square window fitted with a
slide the guards may look through the
grated inner doors into the catacombs.
Through an opposite window of the
same kind they may gaze toward the
outer door of the vault.
The receiving vault is 25 feet wide,
about twice as deep and divided into
two compartments. To reach the
outer compartment one goes through
a decorated double gate of metal. The
caskets are placed on either side of
the long room with a corridor be-
tween them about ten feet in width.
The vault has capacity of SO cas-
kets. Just how long the casket of Mrs.
Eddy will remain there has not yet
been determined, but the guards will
stay as long as the casket remains.
This precaution on the part of the
Christian Science church." said one
of the members, is in keeping with
LILO uoud1 "1SOOm Oh LlaC body and
exemplif1es the fact that Christian
Scientists are rational.
I'm this world every sensible person
takes reasonable precaution. Mrs.
Eddy was careful and was noted for
her foresight. She believed In fire
insurance and approved of every busi-
ness and personal safeguard. She evi-
IDENTIFY believed in the old admonition.
Pray, but keep your powder dry!'
I'm the matter of guards for Mrs.
Eddys tomb, every sensible person
will approve Of it. The acts of van
dalism which have in the past been
perpetrated after the deaths of noted
persons would justify this precaution,
mo doubt the directors felt that
they would be derelict in their trust
If they did not safeguard the remains
of Mrs. Eddy.
"The directors adopted what seemed
the simplest and most effective way of
doing it,"
The Appeal., 1911-01-28
MW WATOyXAZ NZIJE2I7

Colonel Roosevelt seemed to find special delight
One exhaust all the color adjectives in the
English language and yet hardly do justice to
the hues and combination of hues of the plum
age Of the tropical birds which the expedition
brought back from Africa. DR.. Edward A. Mearns,
who is surgeon of the United States. army, but
now on the retired list, did most of the collect
Ing of feathered big game and small game. DR..
Mearns Is one Of the worlds foremost ornth-
ologists. While he was stationed with the troops
in the far west he made special study of the
birds Of the sections in which he happened to be,
and on several occasions he was authorized by
Uncle Sam to join scientific expeditions or
ganized to make Investigations and collections in
territories.
1t is we'll known that in a general way the
more soberly clad birds are the best songsters
For instance, take the %hemit thrush and the
mocking bird of America, They are both dressed
in homespun, but theyshave voices of the kind
which people call fortunes In themselves -
There are some sober clad birds in the tropics
and there elsewhere they are the better
singers -
In America we have bird called the shrike,
The Appeal., 1911-01-28

which is about the size Of red-winged black.
bird, the swamp blackbird known to every coun'
try boy. The shrike preys on smaller BIRDS on
mice and on big insects which it empales on
thorns after making a meal, in the case of birds
and mice, Of the brains of the quarry. The
shrike is dressed in soft grays and while rather
handsome bird it is by no means Of brilliant
attire.
The African shrikes which DR.. Mearns COL
lected and in which Theodore Roosevelt showed
marked interest on the day in which he went
through the museum are perhaps among the
most brilliant colored birds Of the world. They
not unlike the American scarlet tanager only
the scarlet Is Of the kind that seems to burn the
sight. Colonel Roosevelt has been having lit
\ tie controversy with Scientist Abbott H. Thayer
over the question Of the protective coloration OF
birds and mammals. Mr.. Thayer, in general
way, thinks that most animals have a colora.
ton which protects them in a measure from
discovery. 1t is known that this is perfectly true
Of some kinds of wild creatures, but Mr.. Thayer
thinks that even brilliantly plumaged birds are
protected. Colonel Roosevelt on the day of his
visit to the museum held up one OF the shr1kes
In its scarlet attire and said ironically, There's
fine example Of protective coloraton." Look
ing at the bird one might readily believe that
against background Of green leaves 1t would
be the first object In the landscape to attract
attention.
There are storks in tho African collection 1
Ln1uh Iudt tuIeo species were 1uCluQ0Q In the
captures. Now it must be understood that when
the expedition went into Africa It was agreed
that there should be no killing beyond the actual
needs Of science except OF course when It was
necessary to kill game to supply the game table
with food. The rule was that when certain
number of mammals or birds of each kind had
been killed the shooting must stop and the mum
Der fixed was very small, although Of course this
regulation did not apply to destructive animals
like the beasts Of prey, mice and other crop de-
stroying rodents.
The rule which MI. Roosevelt insisted upon
and in which the others readily acquiesced was
lived up to the letter. When DR.. Mearns had &C.
cured fixed number Of storks he wanted to get
one more because. he thought there was some
point which might be decided If he could add
another stork to the collection. He told Colonel
Roosevelt he was going to kill another stork
The colonel laughed and said, so it Is reported:
mot on your life" Mr.. Roosevelt's antf-race
suicide pronouncement may account for his de-
votion to the interests Of the stork
When we we're ready to leave the museum DR.
c. Hart Merriam, who has made careful study
of the collection brought back from Africa turn
ed to Colonel Roosevelt and said: "There can
be no possibility OF mistake in saying that the
expedition which you led was the means Of Civ.
ing to the National Museum the finest and most
valuable collection of African animals which
exists in the whole world. Science has profted
immensely as the result Of your labors.'
The Appeal., 1911-01-28
Rich Kansas Neoro-

Hutchinson, Kan.-A few days ago
John w. Thomas, a negro, planked
down something like $4,000 cash for
piece of farming land south of Hut
Crimson. Thomas also closed the deal
about the same time for the sale of
farm southwest of town for SIS 5000.
Thirty years ago Thomas went to
Kansas without dollar and took odd
jobs such as he could get. But unlike
the majority Of his people, he did not
stay in the city, but sought. the ccun-
try and began farming. Today Thom-
as is worth not less than $4,000.
owns a couple of farms and some CITY
property, has touring car and en-
Joys other luxuries of lifa.
The Appeal., 1911-01-28
ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS MINI SATURDAY g.
HOW TO WEIGH. THE EARTH
Simple Method Adopted by a CeIe-
brated English Savant for Esti-
mating Globes Weight.

Washington.-We know the size Of
this planet, so we know how many gal
Ions of water could go into the space
it occupies. Well, all those gallons
would weigh just about 100000, ,OOO,-
O00,000,000 tons. One billion billions
Of tons! Now the earth isn't made Of
water only, but of rocks and metals
and sand and thousand other things.
How many times heavier would it be
when all these things are allowed for?
To use the scientific word-what is
the density of the earth?
The best way of making such a
measurement was invented in 1795
by celebrated English savant, Henry
Cavendish.
Cavendish's method was an indirect
one. The force that draws body to
the earth-its Weights manifesto.
The Appeal., 1911-01-28
Bible 1870 Years Old.

Bible on his shoulder, and boarded a
train for his home Mrs. Herman's
son, Franklin Bilger, of Philadelphia,
put the case in the hands of an attor-
ney, and word was sent to Sioux City
for the arrest of Bilger. Before arriv-
ing at his home, however, Bilger re-
considered the matter, and returned
the book to Mrs. Herman.
The Bible was printed in German
18O years ago, and is II inches long,
II inches wide and IA inches thick.