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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1892-10-22

IA DEEILIDAD GENERAL.
La TISIS. Ia AH EMHA.
Ia EGCE0FUGas
81 REuhBATISMO.
"a T0S Y RE3FRIADO3.
E. RAQUlTISFAO EM Los RlMOS.
z en- general todas las afecciones
de Ia garganta, del pecho y las que
proceden de empobrecimiento or
ganico o pobreza de la sangre
Sc culan con el uso de la
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1892-10-22
Lease

Una persona q,te poSec c0nOcimie'afoS y
larqa ,ordctica ca c0nfnbilidtd mercnntH,
haJiendo sido te,sed01 ne lib4.os 3 cores
poasal en- dlgunas casas de comercio de
eSta isla, ofrece sus Se,.ricios al de esfd
ciudad,
Ea esta imprenta info,mardn- 11-13
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1892-10-22
HOTEL FENIX
Mayagaes, Marina .Septentrionol

1HdyQgNes, Marina iSepteVtFtOhdt
Continuation del bien acreditado
HOTEL MARINA.-Buena mesa Y
decentes habitaciones bien ventila-
das --Magnifcos banos.
Precios, los corrientes EN- todos
los establecimientos de esta clase,
en- Puerto-Rico-
Il. R. Gawthier.
Mayagdez, octubre IL de 1892. 3Im.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1892-10-22
MAGNIFICAS MULAS

y hermosos novillos para carne, pa
ra yugo y desbragados.
Dirigirse q don Vicente Usera,
Coamo.
octubre IS de 1862
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-03

consist of card for the lat homes
and one for the state ball. The former
card announces that her exccllency will
be at home two evenings in the week
from nine to twelve o'clock and the
word "tobogganing" is printed on the
lower right hand corner
The present governor general, Lord
Stanley, of Preston, was appointed on
the departure of Lord Lansdownc, who
is now viceroy of India. Lady Stanlcy,a
very kindly and Notwithstanding wom-
an, bids fair to become as popular among
the Ottawa folks as Lady Dufferin was.
She has already established the Lady
Stanley institute of trained nurses"
which has done noble service in provid-
ing skilled nurses in the capital, Il CITY
where there is nearly always small
paS. She likes dark dresses, but in
winter She is mufflcd from head to foot
i'll seal or other fur There is no other
such patron of concerts, bazars and all
kinds of charitable work as she, and
she drives to every profession" held
at either convent, where she is lavish
i'll her liberality. AS for Lord Stanley,
he is somewhat of an athlete, a noted
pedestrian and of sturdy build. He has
dark hair and beard, genial face and
is nearly always seen with cigarette
between his lips, which he inhalcs af-
ter the manner of those known in the
United States as cigarette Hends."
There is nothing that know more
picturesque than toboggan party at
night on the Hall grounds. About nine
o'clock the guests begin to arrive,
dragging their toboggans, every one,
man and woman, clad in blanket suit
Some of the costumes are made of
white blanketing with the blue stripes,
near the edges, others are navy blue or
myrtle green piped with scarlet, Grim
son or maroon, and some are n light
blue or tawny brown. Around the
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waist is tied long heavy-knitted scarf
of blue, crimson, scarlet or whatever
color the wearer prefers; on the head
is toque also of knitted wool and
somewhat like n Turkish cap, but there
is tasscl attached to the top which
hangs down to the ear. The men wear
black stockings, linickcrbockcrs and buff
moccasins. The women also wear
moccasns. A large number of the
guests take along their "slctls," drag
ging them through the grounds. The
guests gathcr,to the number of seven or
eight hundred, in the hollow below the
hall where the slides are situated. Near
at hand is the rink, lighted with torches,
where those who do not want to take
the plunge down the slides can cnioy
themselves. Near the slides huge fire is
built. from three to eight cords of wood
being piled in the form of n pyramid.
Those who want to attend the lat
home" but who arc afraid to 90 down
the slides or not able to skate keep close
to the huge burning pile and watch the
rest There may not be a breath of air
moving, but the glass often shows the
mercury twenty degrees below zero; so
that those standing near the fire are
obliged to turn rapidly each portion of
the body toward the heat to keep from
freezing. Torches are stuck here and
there among the trees and when IA puff
of wind moves the flame the shadows
OF the pines and spruce dance Upon the
snow like huge fantastic COLLINS.
Zach tobosgan slide is Il sort of
jacobs ladder, where people are con
stantly ascending and descending. The
climb is tircSoinc and tedious. and
while one long row of people are
going up. the swish swish" of
the descending toboggans can be
heard with few seconds between each
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HOW SOME PEOPLE READ.
Several Authorities Claim That n Smatter.
Ing Is Bettcr Than Depth.

Several Authorities Claim That n Smatter-
Ing Is Bettcr Than Depth.
There is great deal of truth in the
remark m?dc by the dean of St. Pauls
in Morley hall, Hackney, while dis
tributing prizes to students of Lady
Holes Middle Class school. that "edu-
cation i'll these days is to great extent
superficial, considerable portion of it
being acquired merely for show and i'm
mediate appearances rather than for
usefulness in life" But, after all, this
wall is nothing new, comments the
London Telegraph. Did not the carl of
Chesterfield advise his son to devote
himself to the acquisition of literary
scraps, which he could quote in com
pany, and thus acquire the reputation
of a well-rcad man at a small expcndi-
ture of the midnight oil? And did not
the late Lord Ncavcs express the spirit
of the time in the query: whats the
use of knowing, unless others know
you know ito" This is an age of "Ele-
CANT Extracts" Every body must have
q smattering Of as nearly everything as
he can, and, after the manner of Dick
Swiveller, sprinkle his conversation
with quotations, like shoplseeper who
exposes all his stock in his window.
The reverend gentleman, however,
added that the education given at the
Lady HOLES school was not of the
snowy kind now SO much prevalent, but
was of n sort that fitted the girls for the
realities of life. Still the career of a
young lady is made none the less attrac-
tive by II little superficial educational
ornament
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1. INSTALLMENT STOCK. II Nom.
bership fee, 81 per share, which carries
the stock the first month, after that the
monthly dues are 90 cents per share.
Q. PAID UP INTEREST BEARING
STOCK.-S5O per share (par value, S1oo),
yielding dividend, payable seminar
nually, January 1, and July 1, of 6 per
cent. per annum on the $50 paid in, which
is duly remitted by check to the share
holder.
8. The stock is expected to mature in
seven years from date of each series re.
spectively, the same being issued
monthly.
4. There is no investment anywhere
safer or more profitable than its stock.
With the assets Of tho Association in
vested in first mortgages on improved
town real estate, duly insured for the
benefit of the Association, on a basis
not exceeding so per cent. OF it's value,
as ascertained by appraisers who are
themselves stockholders of the Associ-
alton, while the debt OF tho member
borrowing is being curtailed every
month of its existence, it is difficult to
conceive Of a safer investment than its
stock affords to the prudent investor.
Apply at Home Office, ITO Jefferson
street, or to
JAMES R. TERRY, or to SIMMONS,
CARPENTER 6 TINSLEY, Roanoke,
va. apr19-1y
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sound The head of the slide Is small
aud there is not cvcn standing room for
all who are Walking for their turn to
go down. The track is Simply n mar
row, icy trough. with snow walls on
either side, and There are two rows of
Chinese lanterns to light the stecrsrnan
through his swift voyage. An expert
tobog~ancr will take two or three Indies
upon his vehicle, putting them i'm front,
while he throws himself down, OK
tending one foot behind to steer with.
Inc fulntest touch of his moccasined
toe. properly made, steers the toboggan
with precision. have taken certain
young ladies down these slides, and as
1T was the first time that they ever had
toboggan ride asked them how they
liked it. 1T was just divine" they as
sured me, but they were fibbing. The
truth is when one first plunges almost
sheer down as if shot from cannon,
the sensation is that your heart and
entire inner economy are coming
up your throat, your eyes swim and
your brain reels. The first experience
is not 'divinc:" it is hideous But the
mad exhilaration of it soon enters your
veins, and presently there is for you in
all the world no outside sport like the
toboggan. There are some accidents in
these ice troughs. have seen a very
pretty girl have her cheek torn open be-
cause the clumsy steersman ran into a
returning tobogganer. once saw two
senators from the lumber districts, who
had been threatening for years to take
"a plunge down" They both sat up
right on the toboggan, and one of them
said: Let her go!" Then there was ii
puff of powdered ice down the track,
and two black objects rolling down
after an empty sled. They were cut
and bruised and left the grounds by the
back gate. Tobogganing begins to
slackcn at eleven; then the guests go to
the refcctory, where they get supper
with clarct cup. champagne or some
other wine, which is served by attend
ants in livery.
The state ball, however, is the great
social event of the year, and in Lord
Dufferins time about 700 persons were
invited to it; but the number was less
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worthy If the honor 4 large card with
coronct on the top is sent to YOU
The Inequalities of Ridcau hall are
not numerous, consisting of II few dinner
parties given to cabinet ministers, SEN
ators and members OF parliament
These dinners are formal affairs, and
the guests sit down about eight, but
the governors wife has her five o'clock
teas, to which come those who are not
OF the political set. She has also quiet
little dinner parties, charades and
sometimes dancing in the evening, but
the public never know anything about
them. Often, too, the vicc-rcgal folk
some calm night, when the moon is
full, dress themselves i'll their blanket
suits, bind on their snowshoes and
start out across the fields and through
the woods. not returning till near mic
night. The other Rideau hospitalitie
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than half of those who thought they
ought to be asked. Lord Lorne and
Princess Louise, therefore, sought
to solve the difficulty by having two
balls and asking to one those who were
not present at the other, and in this
way much hcartburning was overcome.
The Stanleys follow the plan of their
predecessors. inviting such persons on
the list as arc still approved OF. But
after all the state balls are, III British
social parlancc, very mixed affairs"
Every prominent politician has friends.
either residents of the capital or visitors,
and most of these are tradcs-pcoplc.
One of the a. ID. C.'s in Lord I.orne's
time had the modification to discover in
his vis-a-vis in a set of quadrillcs the
person who had been in the habit of
visiting tic hall once week to deliver
foal oil. He pleaded vertigo and left
The dance, but the coal-oil man hunted
up Il friend, who was moccasin maker,
md danced the thing through Among
some of the most conspicuous figures at
the state ball, beside the host in the
present regime, are the Chief Justice
Of Canada, Sir William Richie and Lady
hi..'I'e, Oh huotpH aaron, minister OF
militia; Sir John Thompson, leader of the
conservatives in the house of commons,
Maj. Gen. Herbert, commander in chief
Of the Canadian militia and defense,
with his stately-loolSing wife, Hon.
Mrs. Herbert; the military secretary
who lives at Ridcau hall, Maj. Charles
Colville, son and heir of Lord Colvillc
of Culross; Viscount Kilcoursic, of the
staff; Capt. Edward Stanley, of the
Grcnadicr guards. besides the ministers
and their wives.
Lord and Lady Stanley spend n month
or more in carly summer in tents OF
the Grand cascapcdia, in Quebec, n
picturesque spot trimmed around with
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-03
PICTURESQUE STATIONS.

now iI"asunt RAILROAD AccOmm Odntions
influence the Public.
Railroads have proved themselves the
great "civilizcrs" of this country, deyel-
oping towns and cities before unknown.
disseminating knowledge of better
methods and new ideas, encouraging
advance and Improvement, increasing
enormously the valuation of property.
and creating new business centers.
The foresight of many railroad COM
panies in controlling and reserving
large tracts of land surrounding their
stations for parks and other future re-
Quirements, at small original cost,
has seldom failed to prove an excel
lent investment.
But few among the general public
are capable of judging of the merits of
railroad by its roadbed and plant,
consequently nothing advertiscs road
better than tasteful station buildings:
nothing helps to attract and build up
local traffic more quickly. At this
age of progress in railroad construction,
it is not only in the end the most eco
nomical but throughout the most adj
vantageous and best paying policy to
prOvidc the most convenient and best
equipped stations for the public regard
less of cost; considering also the Qucs-
tions of economic, efficient and practical
service rs paramount.
, No excuse should exempt a railroad
company from being amcna BILE co local
pride" any more than another good cit
izen, or permit the erection and main
tenance of buildings which are public
nuisance and disgrace. In many cases
penny wise but pound foolish" poll
CIV has been followed, in utilizing the
cheapest material and poorest construc-
ton, or the buildings as erected might
justly be criticised as being Queen
Anne" in front, and Mary Ann" in the
rear, the exterior effect gained by OK
pensivc "gingerbread'' work, costing
more than if tastefully designed and
properly executed by some competent
architect. Until recently tho exccp-
.tions to this statement have been few
and far between, as one. will be fully
convinced who travels over the roads
extensively.
More important still, where the
buildings are badly designed and ar
ranged, the cost of maintenance and the
handling of traffic and passengers is
greatly increased at the expense of the
road, and the discomfort and annoy
ancc of the public proportionatcly. 1t
has we'll been stated that every one
imagines that he can run a railroad,
edit newspaper, or design house,"
while the few successful efforts are re-
corded, mention is never made of the
innumcrable failures, but the buildings
too often speak for themselves. But
better counsels and broader policy are
to-day replacing these crude and errone-
Gus methods on the more advanced
roads.-L. Gilbert, in Engineering Mag
aziDe
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Hard on Brother De Milo.

French and German writer's naturally
resent the manner in which several
American writers pilfer their plots and
claim them as original. When Adapter
De Mile made his speech in New York
on the opening of The Lost Paradise"
he alluded in flippant way to the
small share possessed in the material
by his dear friend Fulda," the German
author This has reached Berlin
journal, which says sharply: ""Thc
Lost Paradise is nothing more or less
than n translation of Fnlda's piece.
Need we add that Ludwig Fulda has
never heard of his dear friend Mr.. Dc
Mille-his very name is unknown to
him-and that his nimblc-fingcrcd trans
lator has just as much right to his
friendship as to his play"
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and pretty, and many of these girls go
home engaged to some good catch"
The daughters of the 'nouveaux riches"
are on the alert for men of title, or for
younger sons" who can give them
a social position in England, and
they obtain cards for the state
balls and the ''at homes" of
her cxcellency, through the inhu-
ence of cabinet ministers, senators and
members of parliament A snobbish
young doctor or lawyer, who puts his
professional card in his window, is
moro ovcrjoycd to receive n card with
coronct on it than to receive fifty pa
tients or as many clients, for if it is
known that he does not 60 to the hall
he will fail to secure much of the pat
ronage worth having shall never
forget my own experience on my first
visit to Ottawa. l met party of young
men employed in the civil service, and
while we were smoking one of them
asked me if had card for Rideau
hall. said no, not explaining that
had not called and that neither the
governor nor any of his aids knew that
i was in the capital. But | had no
sooner said mo" than their demeanor
changed toward me; they became less
cordial and confidential, and saw one
of them scrutinizing my boots and my
linen. AS we parted, two of them gave
me the tips of their fingers, and while
they did So looked at somebody else.
a little while afterward, when it came
to their ears that was in confidential
relations with their cxcellencies and
was designated to write book on their
social and political administration, they
endeavored to resume their elusive
ness. but ] never smoked with them
again. They were young gentlemen
from small country places, but they
were very definite types of good
many OF the swells in the Ottawa civil
service. Yet society there is by no
means made up entirely of persons like
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RAILROADS
. : = : W. h0rfo|ksWe sternR.R.

SchEDuLH IN EFFECT DECEMBER 8, 1891.
wEsTsouND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY.
s'~o u; IN: Tor Radford, Pulaski, Bristol also fo7
blucnold, Pocahontas, Elkhorn Clinch VAL
icy DIVISION and Louisville via Norton
fulman sleepers to Memphis and New or
an leans and to Louisville Via Norton
iUoo u; H. tor Radfordand intermediate stationn
, NO connection beyond
oio p. III. tor Radford, Pulaski, BrIstol. Con.
meets at Rndford for Buofieid and Poea.
hontas. Pullman slccpers to Mempbis via
NOhTH AND EAsTBoUND, LEAVE ROANOKE Dlrrv
s:ov o. m Tor Shonandoah no connection beyonb
i~'oV y. M Tor Hagoretown. Pullman sleepera 10
NOW York via Harrisburg and PhiladeIphia
ll:l6 p m: for Hagorstown. Pullman sleennrs 70
washington via Shenandoah junction and ~
~ New I DIRK via Harrisburg w
$3.50 q. m. for Petersburg and ilichmond
1%4o p. M. daily for Richmond and Norfolk phi,
ror man parlor car to Norfolk.
1 9Ip p. III. for Lynchburg; connection beyond.
Ai'lo p III. ior Richmond and Norfolk. Pullman
mond. w AA0n-
Clinch Valley ivision-Leaves Blucaeld da,ly
t:U a. M for Norton, and 2:u5 p. M for Nor
ton, Louisville and points on L. u N. r. r.
North Carolina Dlvision-Lcave Pulaski daiIv
1:OO n. IN. for Ivanhoc and 1:3O d. M for Ivan.
hoe and Gossan and $40 a. m. (cxcept SIM
day. for Betty Baker.
Office or to w n kEVftT 's
General Passenger Agent. Roanoke, Va.
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BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.
The Iron Belt Building and Loan
Association
OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA.
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL, 1915. 600, 900.
OFFICERS:

PREsIDENT-GEN. FITZHUGH LEE,
Ex-Governor of Virginia.
1sT VIcE-PREsIDENT = PEYTON L.
TERRY, President Roanoke Trust,
Loan and Safe Deposit Co.
3D. VICE PREsIDENT-S. w. JAMESON
Secretary and treasurer Roanoke
Trust, Loan and Safe Deposit Co.
SEoRETARY-JOHN OFT, late Cashier
: City Bank of Richmond.
TREAsURER-J. G. DAVENPORT, Cash.
Ter Commercial National Bank, Roa-
noke, Va.
GENERAL CoUNsEL-Hon. @. A. Mo.
HUGH, Counsellor-at-Law, late OF
Charleston, S. G.
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these, for you find dignity and sclf-re.
apect among large number who take n
vice-regal invitation as matter of
course.
The first step TO take on visiting OF
!fawa, If you wish TO be invited to
Ridcau hall, is to so and leave cards for
THE governor general and his wife, and
ut will be good policy also to leave one
for each of the aids dc camp Your
name is taken up, inquiries arc made
about you, and ~ you are deemed
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GETAWAYS 1900"
THE Social Season at Rideau Hall
in Full Blast.
syhoso Who Fail to Receive Card to the
Hall Are Not "In It"-An Experience
with a Pnrty of Very Elusive
Young Men.
IcoprRIoHr. 1921

With the reassembling of parliament
In February the families comprising
what is known as the 'first Set" begin
to return to Ottawa, the Canadian cap
ital.
have chosen to. describe social life
at Ottawa because it is the city where
the viccroy and his family and all the
high officials OF Canada reside.
The governor general, or more prop
erly the viccroy, lives in Ridcau hall,
an old fashioned but picturesque man
sion built of gray-bluc limestone. A
short distance away the Rideau river
goes rushing and roaring by, but early
in December it's thundcrs are hushed,
for it is covered with coat of ice thick
enough to bear an army. The hall is
set in the heart of n grove of frs, spruce
and pine, that with their deep green
show defiance in winter to the snow
that covers all the land as if with
shroud.
The season at Ottawa may be said to
begin with the winter, for then there
can be snow-shoeing parties, skating on
the canal at Rideau river and the pri
vate Kinks, and, what the Canadian
loves above all, tobogganing. Every
fine night when the frost is keen and
the snow hard toboggans go swishing
down n thousand hills, but nowhere is
this sport more exhilarating than down
the steep artificial slides that stand just
below Rideau hall.
1t is the ambition of every one with
social aspirations who either visits
the capital or lives there to visit Rideau
hall. Anybody who does not receive n
card for Ridcau hall is not considered
in society and is looked down upon by
those who are invited. When the sea-
son has begun people come there from
the most distant extremes of the coun-
try, some from British Columbia and
others from Halifax. Parents bring
their daughters, if they are attractive
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more timid Gshcrwoman than Prin.
cess Louise. After the fishing season
is over the vice royalties return for the
remainder Of the summer to Quebec,
residing in the citadel in upper town
within stones throw of whcro fell
the two heroes idolized in Canadian
story, Wolfe and Mon calm, the ono the
leader of the French, the other the
English hero. EDMUND COLLINS.
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cool evergreen hills. Here and there is
a government preserve, and perhaps
the best salmon fishing in the world.
Princess Louise once killed salmon
there weighing twenty-five pounds.
and when it reached the queen IL
was the wonder of all the courticrs.
Lady Stanley also throws the Jack
Scott and dusty miller. but she Is =
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Cocoanut i.utter.

This comparatively new product was
at first said to be prepared from the
milk of the cocoanuts, but us Il matter
of fact it is produced from the cocoanut
oil, by treatment with alcohol and ami
NAL charcoal, which removes the ram
cid flavor and makes the butter white.
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A Mine of Salt.

At Lyons, Kan, nearly five hundred
feet below the surface of the prairies, is
an exhaustible deposit of rich salt, the
drills having penetrated it to the depth
of about four hundred feet. The salt is
almost pure, and is removed by quarry
Ing.
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GENERAL TRUsTEE-HoN. HENRY s.
TROUT. President First National
Bank, Roanoke, Va.
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY = Roanoke
Trust. Loan and Safe Deposit Com pany.
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THE EAST TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA AND
GEOkGlA RAILWAY SYSTEM pASSEN-
5n. 1891.
TIME CARD IN EFFECT DEC Grin. 1891.
SOtTIIBOlfND