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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-08-06

la Isla en- poder del invasor, fue nom
orado Collector de Rentas internas de
esta Ciudad, y acutalmente desempena-
ba un buen puesto en- la Porto Rican
American Tobacco Company. En- to-
dos aquellos puestos, por sus atlas do
tes de laboriosidad y honradez extraor-
dinarias, mereci6 ell parabien de sus sr-
|periores.
Ell sepelio del cadaver tendra lugar
hoy a las 5 1I2 de la tarde y seguramen-
te sera una p1blica demonstration del
alto aprecio de que disfrutaba.
Reciban los deudos del que va no
axiste, nuestro mas expressive p6same
por tan irreparable perdida.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-08-06
Paz a sus restos

A las 6 de la manana de hoy, ha de
iadO de eXistir. en- Su dOmclllO ole eSti
Ciudad San Sebastian 27, ell senior Sa
lom6n Dones prestigioso elemento de
partido republican, insular, Ell ell cna
gozaba de generates simpatlas.
Ell fallecimiento del senOr Dones, Tx
por estar descontado, ha deJado a.
causar hondo sentimiento entire su
muchas amistades por habe
estado EN- possession ell fnado, de un ca
racter especiallsimo que lie hacla acree
dor 4 la estimaci0n Y aprecio de todo
los que 10 trataron.
Fue Director del apreciable college
"El Tempo, cuandO este diarlo veli
la luz pnblica con el t1tulO ingles 'Th'
Sun. Y desde srs columnas sostuv(
energicas campafias en- pro de sus idea
les " de los intereses de su partldo, qu'
siempre defendi6 con entereza y critic
rio propio.
Ell senior DOnes, que Sc hallaba ell pO
session del titulo de ''Profesor Normal
10 fue de la Escuela Normal incorpora
da al Institute de San Juan, durante |;
domination espailola; mas tarde. y;
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-08-06
Noticias locales

Sc desea saber ell paradero de Car
men Athena Vald6s y Maria del Rosario
Vald6s, que llegaron a Ponce por los
aios de 1896 a 1897.
Sc suplica la Prensa Ia reprodu-
ci6n de esta gacetilla y la persona que
sepa ell pagadero de aquellas; puede CO.
communicable a sls familiares que resi-
den en- la Habana, calle del Conde No. Z
Esta tarde intent6 suicidarse en- su
domicilio de La Gale de San Sebastian
No. 50, la mujer de vida airada Julia
Castillo, tomando para clio una fuerte
d0sis de sublimado corrosive Fue asis-
tida en- la Casa de Socorro y traslada
despu6s al Hospital
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-08-06

agosto. FL primero de estos bailes es
Gle confanza y el segpndo de Sociedad.
Ambo scomenzaran q las nueve de la
noche
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-08-06
Invitaciones recibidas


FL presidente del "Club Las Pal
mas" de Comerio, nos ha invitado a los
bales organizados ALI con motive de
las festas patrOnaleS.
FL primero de estos actos sociales tu-
vo fugar aver 5, y ell segundo tendra
efecto esta nOche.
AgradecemOs al senior NJ Martorell
la invitacion que nos dirige,
De Cayey y del presidente del Clrcu~
10 Uni0n. don Luis Benet, hemOs reel
hido una invitacion para los bales que
han de tener efecto ell IA y el Is de
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-08-06
CAMBIOs

-
Londres, 4.S7 8 4.
New York, par.
Paris, 3 3IS p. o. 0 d.
Hamburgo, 4 5I8 d.
Espana, 10 5IS a 10 / 2.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-08-06
LA ESFER r A
Berm6dez Hno.
FORTALEZA 20

Zinc acanalado, pinturas, aceites,
barnices y aguarras, arneses de uno y
dos caballos, ruedas con 1lantas de
gonna y de acero, baf1os y medios ba-
fos de zinc, sorbeteras de 4, E, 8 y
10 cuartillos. Callicida Escriva para
extraer los callos y durezas de los pies,
sin lnolestias nj dolor alguno. Este
rilizadoras de leche, armas de todas
classes, maquinas de coser, muebles,
cuadros, lamparas, desgranadoras de
maiz, balanzas de mostrador, jaulas
para loros, relojes y otros art1cu1os
de ferreter1a y quincalia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-08-06
Cotizaciones del Mercado
Preclos N m de los articplos que Sc
detallan en- almacen.

CHOCOLATES
Cocoa "Le6n de Oro." En- huacales
de 72 ibras, 1900
Cocoa "Nelson" d lb. iaula
u llo. $1,000
Cocoa Bakers, GAIA 3OI5, '2.25
4" 24|2 4.4O
cocoa Leon de Oro' en- cajas de
24I2 para cts. a $5.25 elf. la
gruesa
Cacao Nelson" de 5 cts la
tiIa' la gfuesa, SO
Latas de Il lib. a $3.50 ell huacal cif
" l lb: 1925 ell huacal elf
:" 1 5 lb. $4,000 ell huacal elf.
Chocolate $3.50 ''Premiumn marc.
Aguila. En- cajas de II Ibis. en- paquetes
de IL, y a de libra a $25.OO ga. elf.
Chocolate de Bakers marca
"Aguila" GAIA de 12 ibras, qq. $500
Chocolate $3.50 de Bakers
de B. F. b. sooa
DuOcOlaCe kOnler m nn
LECHE CONDENsAnA
"Aguila," $575
Magnolia, AK
Leche Lechera condensada. 500
Leche Lechera Evaporada. 400
ld. i'd. Esterilizada. 400
Id Peerless evaporada,
pequeha, 215
ld. Peerless" tamafio grande.35O
~.H @, MANTEQUILLA Il
Lazo azul 'fna, 2OT5 $23 a 80 segdn
elase.
Mantequilla Danesa, $45.0O
MANTECA
En- tercios, 1000
''Kolcan," en- cajas, 11.O3
Compnesta granosa LA Alham-
y bra" latas de Is lbs, 1850
PREGIOs DE COkPRA
sse0s, . nillar, yy4 5000
Gasroa dulees, s-@s> 1AGs
Algod6n,~ 7.6Q
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-08-06
A los suscriptores yAgentes

Para la buena marcha de esta admi-
nistraciGn, no admitimos. ATLAS de
suscripcion este diario sino desde
ell primero de cada mes. Las BAJAS
Sc avisaran los dias 30 81, advir-
tiendose que las que dieren con pos
terioridad no Sc tomaran en- cuenta nj
surtiran efecto en- la co9tabilidad hasta
,el d1a tltimo del mes siguiente al en-
que Sc solicitor.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-09
MODESTY Is TRAIT
OF JAN KUBELIK
Viohnist Says It Is Useless to Spend
Time on Music Unless One Has
Natural Gift.

Discoyered-An artist who won't talk
about himself! The Bohemian Of modesty
is Jan Kubelik.
1T is my fathers glory" he insisted.
II was born a great artist. 1t is, by the
way. the only way OF being one" and
his lips shut tight on the announcement.
But il one works and Is Temperament
tai, and loves muster
mo" II was final, as are all things
with the strong minded Kubelik. 'I
am certain that without music on the
inside, without music born in you, II is
useless to hammer away at II for years
in the fond hope that some day you can
be great artist"
Women? women?' The arms were
not unfoIded. and from the look OF quiet
surprise, one might have thought
KuebIik had been asked to discuss new
kind OF hair tonic, face powder. or some
thing else entirely out OF his line. II
don't know anything about women""
when a pretty woman passes US on
the street my wife has to tell me that
she has passed. ! never see her. She
tells me they wear slit skirts, whatever
they arc. I never look. l wouldn't
know. L know there are women, but
that Is all
III it were not for my wife telling me,
/ wouldn't know what they do wear.
She has a very easy time OF 1t. because
she can wear anything in the world,
and 1 am pleased. She doesn't have to
worry about making me happy.
Young? / am only thirty-three. You
see, was born a musician.
''One doesn't have to work hard. In
fact, working hard sometimes spoils the
music. You have to let it come out, just
as il is within you, then It is real
music"
The Washington herald., 1913-11-09
OPEN FIRE BUILDING
REQUIRES EXPERIENCE
Draft and Dry Fuel Main Require
ments for Cheerful Addition
10 Home Life.

When the chilly days Of November
come, the open fire claims much of tho
affection and attention of the household.
For nothing Is SO cheerful, so comfort
able and so beautiful to look upon as
fire Of logs cracking on the hearth, or
of glowing Goals burning in a crate.
There are some women and some men.
as well. who think they do not know
how to light fire; so il they want To
be warm or want to be cheerful or want
to watch the cracking fire, they must
needs wait for some one more skillful
than they to build IL.
Every one knows, OF course, that a
draft Is one Of the first essentials for a
good fire; dry fuel is another. So see
to II that you have them both at hand
Even a poor chimney can be made
to harbor a good fiie. II its drawing
powers are not good, cuddie and coax
the fire past the smoking stage. Don't
burn an atwood fire, but establish a
glowing bed of Goals, and rest assured
that the poor draft will prove sufficiently
strong 10 carry of the coal gas and the
little smoke that the coal gives on
Often even a coed chimney smokes
when the fire is built. because the CHM
ney is cold and damp. II you are sure
that there is a substantial layer of FIRE
proof construction between the chimney
and any framework about the house,
light a crumpled sheet of newspaper and
thrust it as far up the chimney as you
can reach.
There must always be room for air
to circulate under and behind the fire.
II yeu have andirons your task is simple.
Simply place the logs so that room is
left behind them fer the air to circulate;
the andirons hold them high enough to
let the air circulate under them.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-09

the ruggedness. made II strongly att
tracuve In my eyes, and suggested my
own country. The birds OF course were
much less plentiful than beside the
Itchen.
The bird that most impressed me on
my walk was the blackbird. / had al
ready heard nightingaies In abundance
near Lake Como. and had also listened
to larks. but had never heard either
the blackblrd, the song thrush, or the
biackcap warbler; and while I knew that
all three were good singers, / did not
know what really beautiful singers they
were. Blackbirds were very abundant.
and they played q prominent part In the
chorus which We heard throughout the
day on every hand. though perhaps loud
est the following morning at dawn.
In its habits and manners the black
bird strikIngly resembles our American
robin, and indeed looks exactly like a
robin with a yellow bill and coal-bIack
plumage. 1t hops everywhere over the
lawns, Just as our robin does. and II
lives and nests IN the gardens in the
same fashion. Its song has 4 general
resemblance TO that OF our robin, but
many of the notes are far more mu-
sical. more like those OF our wood
thrush Indeed. there were individuals
among those we heard certain OF whose
point Of melody the chimes OF the wood
thrush; and the highest possible praise
for any songbird Is to liken its song 20
that Of the wood thrush or hermit
thrush certainly do not think that
The Washington herald., 1913-11-09

the biackbird has received full justice
In the books.
/ knew that he was a singer, but I
really had no idea how fine a singer he
was. suppose one OF his troubles has
been his name, just as with our own
catoird. When he appears in the bal
lads as the merle, bracketed with his
cousin, the mavis, the song thrush, it is
FAR easier to recognize him as the mas
ter singer that he Is. II is a fine thing
for England to have such an asset Of
the countryside, a bird so common. so
much In evidence, so fearless, and such
a really beautiful singer
The thrush Is a fine singer, too, q bet
ter singer than our American robin, but
to my mind not at the best quite as
good as the blackbird at his best: al
though often 1 found difficulty in telling
the song Of one from the song OF the
other, especially II I heard only two or
three notes.
The larks were, of course, exceedingly
attractive. II was fascinating to see
them spring from the grass, circle up
The Washington herald., 1913-11-09
BOY, 20, Is so BIG
HE CAN'T GET WORK
At College They Would Not Let ]. W.
Kennedy Play in Foot
ball Game.
Special to Tho Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald.
New Orleans, Nov. 4.-only a kid
and seven feet one and one-quarter
inches tall is J. Willie Kennedy. And
he's still growing.
Kennedy, who is barely 20 years old,
comes from Columbia, Marion county,
Miss. When he went to Mississippi A.
and NJ. College they barred him from
football practice because the team quit
when he came out for ''scrimmage
work"
why. IL a man tackles him he will
fall half way down the goal" argued
the team. The coach, not wishing to
take any undue advantage of opponents
like that, decided that Kenelly could nos
piav
So when he left to go home again
because they barred him from playing,
he took a day coach and sat up all
night.
"what's the use of paying for g
sleeper when they don't make the berths
long enough for me to get into?' he
said. He is having trouble obtaining
work. too. My height is against me-"
he said.
"I have to get my shirts made to
order" he said. "but I can get my
shoes out Of stock; ] only wear a T. Ny
father was six feet four and my mother
is over six feet"
Kennedy wanted to take a ride to City
Park. but the street car was too small
for him to get into comfortably. so he
took a taxi. After he sat down and
took or his hat his head just grazed the
top
The Washington herald., 1913-11-09

erected have reached a total value OF
800. 100000, or exactly the estimated
losses. So a new city has been reared
and the greatness of the old restored.
able to take away the seagoing commerce
of San Francisco. Much Of the pictur-
esque old has been lost, but a greater
and more modern city has arisen-less
romantic, but more imposing. BY the
time the Pansma-Pacific Exposition is
open San FrancIscoFwi1 be fully rebuilt,
and so will be celebrated the reconstruc-
ton of a ruined city, no less than the
completion of the isthmlan waterway. II
is our latest and greatest exhibition of
the recuperatiye power Of American citi-
zenshIp.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-09
COLLECTION OF MASKS
RECEIVED BY MUSEUM
University Of Pennsylyania Has Been
Sent from Micronesia Hideous and
Grotesque Works of Natives.

Diabolical in their expression, but re-
markable as example OF primitive crafts
manship, are the masks from New Ire
land. an island in Micronesia. not for
from New Guinea, which just have been
received by the Pennsylvania University
Museum at Philadelphia.
Nothing emanating from the brain OF
the designers OF Halloween masks for the
delectation of the merrymakers Of this
country approach in weirdness those
which have come from the far-off island.
New ireland has not been explored un-
I'll very recently. and II has been a sur
prise to lind that native arts are so far
advanced. although very little In the d.
rection q beauty. In all that goes to
make up the sgrotesque and hideous the
native artisans seem to have gone the
extreme limit. and some OF their work
betrays n high degree OF craftsmanship,
considering the crude tools at their dis
posai
These masks are used for various pur.
poses notably for certain daEces OF 81
semi-religious character. II one may. APP
The Washington herald., 1913-11-09
ROOSEVELT DESCRIBES HIS OBSERVATION OF BIRDS

hear the birds in real life; and the op-
portunity offered in June. 1870 when
spent two or three weeks IN England
As could snatch but few hours from
a very exactlng round Of pleasures and
duties, Il was necessary for me 70 be
with some companion who could IDENTIFY
both song and singer. In Sir EDWARD
Grew, keen lover Of outdoor NE IN All
its phases. and a delightful companion.
who knows the songs and ways oi Eng
iish birds as very few do know them.
found the best possible guide.
sir Edward the Guide.
We left London on the morning Of June
Q. twenty-four hours before sailed from
Southampton. Getting on the train at
Basingstoke. we drove to the pretty, snnii-
ing valley Of the Itchen. Here we
tramped for three or four hours. then
again drove. this time to the edge OF
the New Forest where we first took tea
at an inn and then tramped through the
forest to as inn on its other side. at
BrockenhurFt
At the conclusion Of our walk my COM
panion made a list Of thy birds we had
seen, putting an asteriss- % opposite
those which we had heard sing. There
were forty-one Of tho former and twen-
ty-three Of the latter. as fellows:
Thrush, sblackbird. 'iark, 'yeliowham-
mer, srobin, wren. 'golden-crested wren,
sgoldfinch, 'chafiinch, 'greenfinch. pied
wagtaiI, sparrow, 'dunnock (hedge ac-
centor), missel thrush, starting, rook,
jackdaw. sblackcap, garden warbler,
swillow warbler. 'chinchaff. wood war
bier. tree-creeper. reed bunting, 'sedge
warbler, eoot, water hen, little grebe
(dadchick), tufted duck, wood pigeon,
stock dove. 'turtle dove, peevit. tit (2coal
to, cuckoo, 'nightjar. Swallow, martin,
swift, pheasant. partridge.
The valley OF the Itchen is typicaliy
The Washington herald., 1913-11-09

little house in Western Virginia; de-
lightful house. TO us at least, although
only a shell Of rough boards We used
sometimes to so there In the fan. per-
haps at THANKSGIVING, and on these oc-
casions we would have quail and rabbits
Of our own shooting. and once In a
while wild turkey. We also went there
in the spring.
Varieties of Birds.
OF course many of the birds were DIFF
ferent from our Long Island friends.
There were mocking-birils. the most at
tractive Of all birds. and blue grosbecks
and cardinals and summer redbirds IN
stead Of scarlet tanagers, and those won
derful singers the Bewick's wrens, and
Carolina wrens. All these ! was able to
show John Burroughs wnen he came TO
visit us; although, by the way, he did
not appreciate as much as we did one Sc:
Of inmates of the cotiRge-the flying
squirrels. We loved having the flying
squirrels. father and mother and half
grown young. in their nest among the
rafterss and at night we slcpt 50 soundly
that We did not In the least mind the wild
gambols Of the little fellows through the
rooms. even when. as sometimes nap
The Washington herald., 1913-11-09
ALABAMA COAL NOW GOES TO SEA

was put into commission in June, the
| others to follow at the approximate rate
OF one a month until the entire fleet OF
fifteen barges is complete.
The route from the Northern Alabama
coal fields is by way of the Black War
rior. the Warrior. and the Tombigbee
Rivers to Mobile Bay, thence by way Of
Mississippi Sound, Lake Rorgne the
Lake Borgne Canal controlled by the
Alabama and New Orleans Transporta-
ton Company, and the Mississippi River
to the New Orleans water front-a dis
tance OF something over 600 miles.
Vessels Draw Six Feet,
Vessels drawing not TO exceed six feet
OF water may negotiate the entire dis
tance. To accommodate them to the d.
mensional restrictions of the locks and
the canal, permitting two barges TO mass
in the canal, the barges were made 24O
feet in length and thirty-two feet wide,
which dimensions combined with displacs-
ment restrictions permit a gross tonnage
Of thirteen hundred tons, and as a re-
suit of particular care in the design. a
net carrying capacity OF 100 tons deck
load.
The decks are air-tight and by divid.
ing the nun into compartments by means
OF bulkheads, the rate at which the
barge could and would settle, in case n
leak were sprung, is so greatly reduced
as TO permit OF beaching the craft.
The power plans of each barge consists
OF two seventy ty-hve-horsepower gas en-
gines driving twin propellers at the rate
OF 800 revolutions.a a minute. Gas for the
engines is derived from breeze" coke
There are auxiliaries consisting of a nine-
horsepower gasoline engine driving an
electric generator for lighting the barge
and supplying 3,200-candle power SEARCH
light mounted on the Dilot house. Cur
rent is also used in operating the anchor
winch.
Three Rudders Used.
The gasoline engine also drives a CEN
trttugal pump handling the ballast and
bilge water. a blower for the producer
and an air compressor for starting the
main engines.
Steering is effected by means of three
rudders, the middle one Of which is BAL
lanced, and one of these barges can he
turned under full power, within a circle
OF 500 feetS The river channels are navi-
gated at fun speed lseven and one-half
miles per hour under load without DIM
Guilty.
The weight of each barge is approxi-
mately 240 tons, the displacement light
being about thirty inches, ana under
fun load VIII draw about seven feet of
water.
fhe trip from the coal fields to New
Orleans occupies about seventytwo
hours For day and night running a crew
OF seven men, including the cook, is en-
ployed. Fuel consumption is said to be
at the rate Of one ton a hundred miles
or two. tons in twenty-four hours Breeze |
coke is practically a refuse and can fre-
quently be bought in the vicinity OF Birn
ingham At 5 cents a ton. so that the |
economy Of operation from the fuel stand !
point is readily apparent.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-09

the laurel and the eyanescent. honey
sweet locust bloom.
The late summer flowers follow, the
Haunting lilies, and cardinal flowers, and
marshmaIlows and pale beach rosemary;
and the goldenrod and the asters when
the afternoons shorten and We again
begin to think Of fires in the wide fire.
places.
Our Bird NeiEhbors.
Most Of the birds in our neighborhood
are the ordinary home friends OF the
house and the barn, the wood lot and
the pasture; but now and then the
species make queer shifts. The CHEEKY
quail, alas! are rarely found near US
now; and we no longer hear the whip
poorwiIls at night. But some birds visit
US now which formerly did not When !
The Washington herald., 1913-11-09
Transportation Company
Constructs Barges to Car
ry Product Of Birmingham
Mines to New Orleans.

Coal barges of Ic0O tons carrying ca
pacity each and propelled by engines op-
Grating on producer gas are being intro
duced by the Alabama and New Orleans
Transportation Company 20 operate be-
tween the coal fields il. Northern Ala
bama and New Orleans.
These unit barges possess many ad-
vantages, under the circumstances, over
feet" barges propelled by means OF
stern-wheel steamers, and fifteen of them
are expected to transport a total OF 5000
tons OF coal a month to New Orleans
The first of the power-driven barges
The Washington herald., 1913-11-09
DUKE OF ABRUzzI
STARTS TANGO FAD
Modified Form of Popular
pecial Cable to The washingtOn Herald.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
Rome, Nov. S-Italy's chief tango
'nend' Is the Duke OF the Abruzzi, who
recently set Venice tangoing at the Lido.
After an Official dinner the other evening
the duke astonished the assembled
guests by leading on the new dancs with
his mother, Princess Laetitia. The couple
took the first prize.
Naturally, news OF the affair reached
King Victor Emmanuel. but, far from
being annoyed at his cousin cutting such
capers in public, the King expressed a
desire TO Judge the new dance for him
self
Accordingly. two experts were COM
manded to appear at the castle at San
Rossore, where the royal family was
staying. Queen Helena, who Is one of
the most graceful dancers In Italy, as
she was in her native Montenegro, Inn
mediately began to learn a modified form
OF the tango.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-09
Beeehsr, ON Apple pie.

From the Toledo Blade.
The Youngstown Vindicator suggests
apple as the pie to select Apple pie Is
all right under certain circumstances
Henry Ward Beeeher had the right idea
He didn't want his after II had passed
the age Of twelve hours. But while II
Is yet borescent. white. or creamy yell
low. with the nerest drip OF eandied
juice along the edges Gas II the flavor
were so good TO itself that its own lips
watered) OF a mild and modest warmth.
the sugar suggesting jelly. yet not jel-
lied. the morsels Of apple neither dis
solved nor yet In original substance. but
as II were IN a trance between
the spirit and the flesh Of applehood.1
The Washington herald., 1913-11-09

ply such term to their orgies. These
masks are carved out OF wood and are
highly decorated. The eyes are inva-
riably Of thin shell and the top Is often
fashioned somewhat after the manner
OF an ancient Greek helmet
Some carved specimens look something
like miniature totem poles from Alaska.
although carved with much more skill
These, so far as can be determined, are
fetiches placed around villages to keep
away evil spirits. Some Of them are ten
feet tall. are carved deliberately and in
several different layers OF the same log
They are painted with native pigments.
the color varying according 10 the par
ticular demons which are feared.