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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1893-01-05
Lucas AMADEo.
10 QUE MANDA Ell DECoRO

El senor don Julian Blsnco, presiden-
te del Directorio Autonomista, escribe 4
4 FL Ckan0r una carta extensa en- la cual.
reconociendo' que el tltimo decreto del
poder ejecutivo conStit4ge una 7,etu,adeta
o5cnSa a la digula,ad del bazS, declara
que es indispensable persistir en- ell re-
traimiento.
Estamos conformes con el jcfe ilustre:
Ing qate SoStener' a toa0 trance Ia abSten-
cidn de nueStro bartld0, Aasta qHc Sc noS
haga cumblida 1uSticia, resbetando Ia
/ blenttud a'e HueStroS aerechos, de que ma
die b1fede aesb0Iafn0s sin con1efer ma
censnrabks uSurpacidn-
Pero no acePtamos en- modo alguno
las conclusiones que ell Director de po-
Utica, opinando por su propia cuenta.
establece en- el parrato que reproduce
mos
"Esto no empece sin embargo 4 que,
fuera de nuestro Pa,tido y sin obrar CO.
mo miembIos de el. siuo con plena inde-
pendencia de toda idea politica, nuestros
amigos concurran las urnas utflicen
su voto en- todo aquello que, en- el terre-
no economico, consideren conveniente al
bien del pals. No pienso por 10 tanto. y
esto es una opinion puramente mia. que
falten a la discipline nj cometan ningu-
ma incorreccion nuestros correligionarios
que, coInbatiendo el c1lnerTSDl0, contri-
buyan con sus votos derrotarlo dar
cl triunfo a otras candidaturas, pura-
mente economicas, de individuos aqui
RESIDENCES con el pas identifcados,
que hacienda abstri ion d toda idea
poltica vayan las Cortes defender
nuestros intereses agricolas, mercantiles
e industriales, tan huerfanos y desampa-
RADIOS ahora. Nj creo que incurran en-
pecado tampoco los que, dada la abs
tencion de nuestro Partido local, en-
caso de presentarse. con probabilidades
dc exito. una candidatura democratica
republican, por alguno de los Partidos
peninsulares que simpatizan con ell nues-
tro, contrbuyan tambien con sus sufra-
gios la victoria de esas candiddturas.
Los autonomistas puertorriqueTlos,
que llevan hoy sobre Ia frente la man
cha dc un ultraje, sabran cumplir su de-
Der rechazando con firmeza el mengua-
do derecho que Sc les otorga
~Cl Gil Cudlq IlCE iOIuId 10 tJCICtCidH,
nzA,vcer1aa gzle en- el 6aia6n Sc les man
fpz,ifse eberpft4qmenkc y que Sc les con-
siderase como esclavos orgullosOs de su
servidumbre.
Despues de la infcua bofetada con que
se castiga nuestra fdelidad, solo queda
lin camino: la protesta ardiente, varo-
Atil. incansable, que no decaiga un punto
II que. no pudiendo salvar nuestros in
tereses, salve a 10 menos nuestfo nom
bre.
Que busquen los candidatos econ6,Hi-
r0s el amparo del gabinete sagastino;
que mendiguen un sitio en- la repfesen-
tacion nacional nosotros, cuando dc la
honra del pals Sc trata, despreciamos to-
do 10 demas; porque las tarifas, los
aranceles, y los impuestos. nos parecen
.cosas muy mezquinas para ocupafnos de
elias en- el instante en- que Sc nos abo-
fetea y Sc nos ultraja.
Toda nuestra hacienda y toda nuestra
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1893-01-05
FOLLETINqD qD
J0RGE oHNET
SERGIO PANIN II
Ymsids eastellaBa ds Lvciaro Nqjsra
1oRoE oHNEr


tLefAtkettt-tctg
-No,-replic6 e ioven meianc6iicamen-
te,-pero 81 trabaio ha a0otada en- nf todas las
seduccionas de la inventnd, haciendnme grave
triste. En- vez de atraer 1 MicaeIa, lahe asus-
fado El NAL procede tie Quo vivimos en- An si-
0lo tebril. nuestras facultadrs sonimpatentes
para abarcar A In vez cnantn la vida ofrece ae
placer de trabajo. Precise es eacoeer econo-
mizar 81 tempo las fuerzas. que solo fun-
cionen el cerebso FL coraz6n. De aqof re-
sulta que el 6rgano no atendido Sc atrofia, que
los hombras del placer son toda sn vida malos
trabaiadoras, los del trahaJo desdtchados en-
amores. Secri6can aQuelos Ia dlgnidaa de Il
existencia estos 10 que hace au encanto. In
los momentos dpci~ivos, cuando el hon'bre de
placer oniere ilAutar IN inteligencia FL de-
trabaio 4 su coraz6n adviertan con espanto one
SON, II uno imnropio para III deber, ~ el otro ir-
hAbi para IN fplicidaa.
--Pnrs bie9. hii0 u1n, tartn peor para ias
muierer one no sahen preferir lna hombres de
trRbaio, qne Sc deian engatusar por los horn-
bres de placer. Janlas he sao de elias, ta's
grave como eres, me hpbieraa grstad0 mueho
hace treinta AMOS. Per-, eonociendo tsn hien IN
enfvrmeaaa. pos qne no Is cuTas1 Fl remedio
estA a alcsnee de fu mano.
~ Cual esf
LA volantad. Cksase con Micaela, y res
pondn he t0do.
mo me anna.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1893-01-05

El palacio de la calle de Santo Domingo ers
seguramente una de los mas belos que podiar
verse, y solo los sobetanos tienen moradas mas
suntuosas.
La ancha esealera, de encina talIada, tenia e
barand;u De cincelado bronco fernando los pi-
lares cuerpos de ninos desnudos.
El pasananosg era de agata.
Este baranda obra esplendida de GhirIan-
dajo. 10 habia traido de F'loreneia Sommer-
vieux, el gran eomerciante de antigiiedades
I'll baron de Rothschiid ofrecio por 81 dos
cientas mil pesetas, y Ia sonora Desvarennes 10
coinpr6
los eNteRsos planes del hueco de la escalera
estaban enbieltos con admirables tapices de
Gobehnos. representando, seg1u los dibuios de
Boucher, diferentes metamorfosis de Jupiter.
Sobre cada pillar lie los angulos habia IN enor-
me jarr6n de porceIana japonesa sobre IN trf-
prde de- qnimeras en- bronco chino.
Atlas columnas de marmol rojo con dorados
~apiteles separaban en- el primer piso Ia esca-
iara de una galeria convertida en- invernaderoy
Cubrian las ventanas, adcrnadas con mara
villosos eristales gotieos, cortinas de color De
cereza oscnro.
En- Ell vestfbulo. cuya tapiceria era de caero
he Cordoba con fondo de orc, veiase, como es-
perando la salida de alguna gran DANA una
litera con barniz Martin pinturas de Frago-
rard
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1893-01-05
PROTESTAiS

Para que So yea como sopinan nues-
tros hermanos de Ia isla, 8nsertamos ell
vibrante artfcnlo que apsrece CONT
nuaci6n
Viene de un pueblo en- due no decay6
nunca 81 espfritu liberal YES Ia palabra
decisiva de un comite qus no transige
con la ofensa.
Lease
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1893-01-05

Siguiendo la costumbre estable-
cida por este peri6dico, suspende-
mos la publication del n1mero CO.
rrespondiente al sabado proximo,
para dar un dia de asueto a nues-
tros operarios en- la festividad de
los Reyes.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1893-01-05


No ira. indignation, eoraje, produ-
ce la disposition ministerial que rebaja
la quota electoral para obtener derecho
al voto en- elecciones para Diputados
Cortes. Otra de muy distinta fndole,
es aquella impression, que 30 pnede ira
ducirse sino por vergiiensza, sonroio,
desprecio humiliation.
Despues de los exabruptos del senor
Romero Robledo no cabia esperar que
Sc repitiera la OCCASION de verihcar la
nueva y mas dolorosamente injusti-
cia con que Sc trata al pSfs puertorri-
queno Esta triste gloril, ha cabido
en- suerte al ministerio liberal que pre-
side ell se1or Sagasta.
/ Y cuando sucede Aaora, que no
hay Centre de detallistas electorales .
que lleve al pueblo 4 la prctesta ruidosa
9 imponente, para obtener justicsa en- el
reconocimiento de sus derechos indis-
cutibles. r
El sehor Sagasta! Ell jefe del par
lido liberal, de la fusion lemocratica
Ell que escandalizaba al mundo poll
tico, ofreclendo, como t1o3esGcciGa, a1n
ignorante de 81 seria aceptada por los
elementos cubanos retraiGos, Ia Quota
de cinco pesos Ell que oS$recia el acta
de Mayagiiez al senor Cotton, nuestro
paisano Ell jefe, de an! gabinete, en-
que figura un Lopez DGminguez, un
Moret Y Prendergast, campeones esfor-
zados de la democracia esfanola
Las torres que desprecio ali are fueron.
su gran ignOraRciG SO rindieron.
Cuba, la Hercules, q lcinco pesos.
Puerto Rico, La Cenerentbla antillana.
a diez pesos.
Bien hecho! Cuba masleha Ia v;r-
ginidad de su agreste suelo con Tn gene
rosa sang-e de sus hermanos. Cuba.
es grande, fuerte poderosa. Lucha
mata. Cuba, pide con el snachete des-
nudo, que no siempre ha3de ser la es-
pada). Cuba. pide primepo, exile lue-
go mas tarde- mas tarde cumple
10 que promote.
Cuba, en- 1893. puede vslver Il Cuba
en- 1870. Cuba es rica.
~
Puerto-Rlco, tiene las paginas de gn
hlstorla de sangre, en- blanco. lila niti-
dez de sus hijos no ha siAo ,,scnreci-
da sino por tufo de sus cosnstantes de-
tractores. Puerto Rico, es pequeiaa, de-
bll y enfermiza. Nj lucia, Iii mata.
Puerto-Rico, supica que So Ia otorgue
como gracia, 10 que en- jussicia, ante Ia
raz6nn y ell derecho, la corresponds. Puer
to-Rlco, pide con ell olivo en Ill liestra.
Puerto Rico, pide primero, supliea lue-
go y mas tarde- 81. mas t,rde. Ne con
forma.
Puerto-Rico, en- 1898, 10 volvera
Puerto-Rico Ell 1892.
Puerto Rico es pobre.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1893-01-05

MarecLol baj6 al instante, y estrech6 Pc
dro en- sus brazos,
Cuando la seilora Desvarennes vi6 4 los dos
amigos preocnpados por mutuo afecto, dijo
& Marechal:
-Queda usted en- libertad hasta el anoche-
Ger. Lievese Pedro consigo. Despues de CO
mer 10 necesito.
Y con frme paso dirigi6se la habitaci6n
de Mieaela, donde esperaba esta temblando el
resultado de las empehadas negoeiaciones.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1893-01-05
L a Demooracia

PONCE, JUEyEs. ENERo 5. 1893.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-17
TREES AND FLOWERS.

MEN cutting ice at Buxton, Me-,
found half-blown water lily imbeddctl
III one of the cakes. 1t was thawcd out,
put in sunny window. ond soon
bloomed out Us handsomely US any lily
of July.
TIE Douglas FIR in British America Is
celebrated for It's strength and straight.
ness. frequently growing over three
hundred feet high This is being large.
~ exported TO California. where IL is
used in place of Oregon pine
SoMr scc,lsncn of New York have
been selling hulhous plants just ready
To bloom at about the price which the
bulbs brought last autumn when pur-
chaScrs hid them away i'll dark collars
from six To nine weeks III order To OBJ
tain Il sudden splcndor of blossoms in
midwintcr.
HE life of trees is determined very
largely by climate. Actual experiment;
has shown that the English oak, for in
stance, MIXTURES. and consequently dies.
sooner in the United States than in
England. Tho life of one OF these trees
across the water is estimated to be Il
thousand years, and in America but
three hundred.
AN experimental has discovered that
nasturtiuns will live and flourish. but
bloom spa"n%ly. in Il sunny apartment.
"hcrc the temperature ut night falls
sometimes to or below the freezing
point Ii has been found. however,
that those neutral tinted rastrrtiunis,
4 comparatively recent triun,.,h of flor
texture. not only need more water
than the ordinary nasturtillm. hut also
arc much moro sensitive 10 cold
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-17
SAYINGS OF A SAGE.

OENAMrNrAL characters are full OF
weak spots.
II the tongue could kill not many
would live To old age.
TIE trouble with people that can
talk is that they are apt to say too
much.
The world is full OF lion fighters. but
it is hard 10 find people who won't run
from Il hornet.
THERE are preachers who would make
several radical changes in the plan of
salvation if they could
EVERY new acquaintance we make
has the power to tell us something we
didn't know about ourselves
FRIENDSHIP prolongs life. The clock
would have run down long ago if some
friend had not wound it up.
You can't always tell how much re-
ligion people have by the amount of
rain they will go through to get to
prayer meeting.
IN some respects friendship is better
than love. The world is house inst
large enough for one lover. but there
is always vacant room for another
friend.-Ram's Horn
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-17
IN THE STUDIO.

DURING three months the exhibition
of animal paintings held in the gal-
lcries Of the corporation at Birming-
ham. England, attracted more than II
quarter of Il million visitors. There
was penny catalogue printed in the
finest taste, and the entrance fec was
very low.
MIIIET's painting, La Bcrgere,"
which formed part of the Van Pract
collection in brussels, has been sold 10
NJ. Chauchard, merchant prince of
Paris and chief proprietor Of The Maya
sin du Louvre, for $3.50. 600. 1t will be n
fit companion piece for the 'Angclus. 2"
which also is owned by VI. Chauchard
Il. II. BARTLETT. the Boston sculptor,
took death mask of bishop Brooks
tho morning after the bishops death.
a slight swelling of the glands on the
right side Of the throat was the only
change wrought by illness and death.
The mask was made with perfect sue
cess. AIR. Bartlett at the same time
took cast of the bishops hand.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-17
ITEMS FROM ABROAD.

PINS arc found among the mrmmies
of Egypt and in prehistoric caves.
RUSSIANS are worse afflicted with
blindness than ANY other nationality.
THERE are more swallow-tailcd coats
to the square inch in Europe than there
are TO the square acre in the rest of the
world.
THERE arc in India G.Gio government
savings banks, holding balances argrc-
eating over SIS lalshs of rupees. The
number of dcpositors increased 1000
last year.
The Oldest armchair in the world is
the throne once used by Queen Hatafu,
who tiourishcd in Egypt 1000 b. c. 1t
is made of ebony. beautifully carved.
and is so hardened with age rs to APP.
pear to be carved from black marble.
THERE are 10000 individuals in Paris
who make a living by nothing but
begging; G,000 bcgrars live in about 40
lodging houses. scattered over the city;
1000 sleep at wine shops, or in the open
air. and about 500 Of the aristocracv of
the begging community live in private
apartments or houses.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-17
BRUTAL RUSSIAN ESPIONAGE.
Police Agents DO Not Hesitate to Com
init burglary and Murder.

INIT burglary and Murder.
Between st. Petersburg and Kovno
stopped for n chat with IL friend who
knows the devious methods of Russian
government pretty well, says poutucv
Eigclow in Harpcr's Bazar told him
lny tale and asked him what he made
OF il.
Nothing is simpler" said he. you
are politely requested to disappear from
Russia ut the shortest possible notice
Yon have been watched FROM beginning
90 end and You may be watched ut this
moment You might have waited z.
month i'll St. Petersburg, Dat you voul,.
never have got an answer to Your re-
quest"
but" said I, what if had gone or
without pcrmission?"
You would never have known what.
had intcrfcrcd with YOU You would
have been arrested at the first convcn-
lent place and kept ii week or so pend
ing examination. What is most likely.
however" said he. ''sonc dark night
your boats would have been smashed to
iiindling wood; your stores. papers and
valuablcs would have been taken away
and yourselves turned adrift in a
swamp"
But" said I, 'you don't mean to saw
that great government would permit
sIch Il thing?'
ON. OF course not. Our great gov
crnncnt would express the most pro-
found regret at the accident il WOULD
insist that the damage was done not by
police agents, but BY common thieves
In any event you would be stopped be-
fore y"u got Il hundred miles awav
from 81. Petersburg, and what il
more, you would never bc able to provo
that the government had stopped Won.
I'm Russia we are far ahead of west
crn Europe. We have copied lynch law
from America. only here the govern.
mcnt does the lynchiug. When Il man
is obnoxious, re-. or writes or talks
too much, we 90 not bother about
courts and shcritfs. lie disappears hat
Is all W hen his friends come to in1uirc
after him the government shrugs its
shoulders and knows nothing about it
lie has been killed by robbers, perhaps,
or he has committed suicide! The row
eminent cannot be held responsible for
every traveller in Russia, of course,
when Il military attachc is suspected
OF knowing too much about Russian af
FAIRS his rooms are always broken into
and ransacllcd. Not by the govern.
mcnt-oh, dear, no. That would be
shocking! 1t is always done by bur.
glars But, odd TO say, these Russian
burglars always care particularly for
papers and letters.
The German military attachc HIS
had his room broken into twice in this
manner, and, TO prevent third inva-
sion, he assured the chief of police that
there was no use doing it any lnorc;
that he really never kept any important
papers there. Since then he has not.
been troubled by Official bnrrlnrs"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-17
TRUSTEES SALES.

by VIRTUE OF a DEED OF TRUST DATED
- February IL, ls.t3 and duly recorded in The
Clerks office oi the Hastings Court for the CITY
or Roanoke, Va. in deed hook 81, page 3i5,
whereby Z. 4. Thomas and W. e. Burns, trading
NJ Thomas ~ Burns, conveyed to me IS trustee
their entire stock OF merchandise consisting OF
ready made clothing. hats and furnishing goods
together with the fixtures In and lease OF aOi and
s0j south Jefferson, corner ~ Campbell avenue
SAID lease expiring May let, 1891. The under
above mentioned stock OF merchandise, store flx.
lures and lease. In the city OF Roanoke VA.
SATURDAY, MARCH ~, 1S3.
- Bids will he received until II o. clock noon on
The day of sale, and should bc addressed To j. j
Rivcs. trustee. The right will nc reser ed Ia sell
the stock, fixtures and lease a whole or separ.
ately, and bios should he made accordingly. The
stock i ready for inspection by any party de.ir.
ing 10 examine same with view OF becoming n
bidder
The right il also reserved to reject any or all
bids. j. j. RIVES Tr1sfce
:i-i5 til
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-17
ABOUT THE AMETHYST.
A Gem of Many Varieties and with s
Classic History.

A Gem of Many Varieties and with 8.
Classic History.
The word amethyst means not in.
ioXicatcd or drunken. because the stone
was supposed To possess the virtue of
preventing drunkenness, leaving the
wcarcr or drinllcr not intoxicated.
For this reason, according to Miner
ais, il was made into drinking cups bv
the ancient Pcrsians, but, unfortun-
ately, tradition leaves us in doubt as to
Whcthcrit was this misplaced confidence
or not that led to the discontinuancc OF
the amethystine cup.
The occidental amethyst is u species
OF quartz, biuish purple in color.
generally occurring crystallzcd in
hexahedral prisms terminated by cor
responding pyramids. Its fracture is
conchoidal splintery. Its color is due
to the oxide of manganese or to iron
and soda.
Although esteemed as 4 gem, it is
unlike most gems-more brilliant by
sunlight than by gaslight. The most
beautiful specimens are brought from
Brazil, Ceylon, India, Siberia. and vari-
Gus parts of Europe. 1t is found also in
North Carolina, Mount Ilolyoke and
Nova OCOUla.
The shores O! the picturesque basin
of Minas, made famous by Longfellow's
poem "Evangcline,' furnish many fine
specimens of this beautiful stone. After
the frosts of winter have broken and
sealed the face of the bluffs then Is tho
most favorable time 10 hunt not only
for the amethyst, but for other miner.
rails. such as chalccdony, agate, mal;..
chitc, calcite, anoclinc, apatitc natro.
lite. etc, found there in the debris at
tho foot of the cliffs.
1t Is said that Il Cape Dlomldon a:nc-
thyst is in the crown OF France and
that two hundred and scvcnty-iivc wear,
ago Sicur de Monts carried several largo
amcthystS from one of the islands in tho
basin To Henry ". of France These
gems are generally found in gcode or
after Il fresh fall of traprock
The oriental amethyst is really Il vio-
lct-colorcd sapphire, which is an exceed
ingly rare gem and of brilliant lustcr.
1t is regarded as sacred stone, and is
used to ornament the cross and the pas
toral ring of Catholic bishops The an
clients often used the amethyst for cut
ting figures both in relief and in intag-
Ito, and there is in the national library
of France a delicately-wrough profile
of Mmcenas, Roman statesman of De-
tavius time, engraved on amethyst bv
Dioscorides. one of the four elebrat ed
enGravers mentioned by Pliny.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-17
n Modern Cook.

A New York gentleman hired Il cook
because her recommendations were
good. and moreover She asserted that
she had cooked for Il gentleman whose
good table is celebrated. Much to the
disgust of her employer, her cooking
was simply horrible. so lie called her
into his presence and said:
Bridget, whcn hired you You told
me that YOU We're qualified as : cook,
ana that you had been cook at the
Bondclippcr villa OF the hudson"
And 50 was.so-: | cooked the t,,rnips
for the pigs i'll Il big boiler, so:. Texas
Strings.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-17
By s ynnTTE OF p 3D., pEED OF TRUST DATED

Ri VIRTUE OF y DEED OF TRUST DATED
- September 20, 1890 and OF record in tho
erk,s office Of the hnstings Court for the city
OF Roanoke, va, in deed book 80. page 1l6,
whereby l.. Il. Dolin conveyed to the under.
signed trustee the parcel OF land hcreinafter
mentioned to secure 10 Josiah Friend the nav.
ment OF the sum OF Se,gCO, evidenced by one rotc
OF SOD payable 81 days after date 40 notes OF
SO each, payable monthly, with interest from
untc ana whereas default having been made i'm
the payment OF five OF said notes and being re-
qucstcd 80 To do by the beneficiary I will ON
Thu RSDAf, TIE S0Tll DAY OF MARCH isg3
Al IL NJ. In front OF the courthouse at Roanoke
CITY, proceed to sell ut public auction TO the
inquest bidder the parcel OF land in said deed
mentioned and described as follows:
Beginning ut point on the cast side OF Wheat
street I'D fcet south of Dale street. thence south 10
degrees esst 10 feet to an alley, thence with said
alley sonth 10 degrees west 32% feet to point
thence north NJ degrees west 30 feet to Wheat
street, thence with Wheat street north 10 degree
east 52S feet to the place OF beginning
TERMS: Cash snalcicnt to pay the cSpcnscs
OF executing this trust, including a trustees
commission or legal per ccntum, and 70 pay of
ana uischarrc the amount or notes I'm which de-
iault has been made, and the note to become due
March NJ, lS.3, say SlT2 I5 and the balance I'm
monthly instruments OF $3.50 each, with interest
until all unpaid notes above mentioned be pnid
on aud the remainder, IL any, in two years from
date or sale, MI OF said deferred payments to be
properly secured COLE
- tus Trustee.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-17
CHINESE RAILROAD OFFICERS.
Moro Interest in Velvet and Varnish Thap
In the Science OF Knilrundinr.

Moro Interest in Velvet and Varnish Thaa
In the Science of ltalroadinr.
The Chinese officials on the railway
are the norninally responsible parties.
and they are Chinese officials, term
which TO anyone who has lived long in
China sums up nearly all that can be
said abou. them. says Mncmillan's Ms~-
azinc. The railway in all its parts aud
stages is 10 them Il strange and H.
scrutable thing, whose mysteries they
are slower 10 learn than their uncdti-
Gated feilow-countrymen, owing to
their minds being already saturated
with kind of lore which has no points
or contact With the novelties introduced
by the troublesome foreign devils.
They dctcst the whole undertaking.
which does not even provide such means
or enrichment as any purely native
work woulc DO. Custom renders it
drrogatory 20 them to handle any i'm
plement heavier than IL hair pencil, and
~hat is necessary to be done by Off
Gals is simply intrustcd to their scrv-
ants.
At the head office things are scarcely
better. The directors are men who
have been forced into an unwclcomc
position. who have no feeling for the
substantial success of the railway, and
no appreciation of worlimanilie excel
lcncc, but who are always ready to
listen TO any dilettante who can talk
specifically OF velvet and varnish and
show from illustrated advertisements in
what respects the Chinese trains come
short of some ideal Brighton express or
Philadelphia flicr, especially when the.
glib foreign gentleman hints at the pro-
fuse fabrication which railway pro-
motion dcma nds in other countries and
which is only compatible with lavish
cost.