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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-16
CLEMEUIIE MARTIN
Ponce Frente al Hospital miZitar Ponce
MAYOR < CAsT1LLc

Habiendo recibido un extenso V variado sur
lido en- conservas alimenticias, dulces, Gcores de
todas classes frutas en almibar, infin dad de ar
ticulos de novedad me complazco en ofrecerlo
una vez mas mi numerosa clientele al publ
co en- general confiado que quedaran bien sa
tisfeeho de L riqueza, baratura especialidad
de ellos.
Tambien os partieipo que acabo de recibir una
gran partida de tabacos de la HABANA que
detallare precios muy barata, que de seguro
EZRA una novedad, pues por las vitolas
asi como por el precio llamaran Ia atenci6n entire
los inteligentes fumadores-
Del ron FANTAUZZI, VINAS, REPARAD DA
etc. hay constant existencia-
Visitadme = os convencsreis de 10 que os ofre
&c.
CLEsfESTE MARTIN
Ponce Febrero De 1894 M 3 V. p ;
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-16
-AVISo

Sc compra IN escritorio americana.
e Que desee venderlo pusde dirigirsa 8
- ;sdacc6- 9 &
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-16
MAGNIFICAS MULAS

y hermosos novillos para carne,
para yugo y desbragados.
Dirigirse a don Vicente Usera,
Goaro -Octnhre Il lie 1892
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-16

Lo que para la generalidad es un defecto,
para un enamorado es una gracia hay oio
bizco, que Sc nos antoja lucero de la mana
na.-Janer.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-16

FL matrimonio la politica So parecen en-
que debe uno consagrarse ellos desde In
juventud.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-16

tQui6n Sc resigna no tener un retrato
hecho por Ell hAbil Catiuchi I
Seguramente nadie.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-16

Cuando Sc anna alguno Gus
defectos, Sc le anna quiza mas 81 no los
tuviese--P. Rechp@dre.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-16

Todas las ideas son verdaderas: los 1nicoa
falsos son los Il bios.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-16
Antonio Cort6n.
LA AFRICANA

Puerto Rico Mario 1873.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-16

Psfce, Z 30 ac 1894
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-16

Ez Velorio es ell tftuo de un hermoso
cuadro presentado por su autor don Fran
cisco Oller, en los salones de la exposition.
La prensa capitalena hace grandes elogios
de ese cuadro.
Felicitamos al artista al amigo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-16
EPIGRAMA

En- una calle oscura, cierta noche
LIE robaron un principe 50 coche.
81 deSeaS que ,aadie te aconseta
No tengaS en- tts vtdG ana peseta.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-16

La casa lie comerco de nuestro amigo
don Juan Castaner acaba de introducir un
complete surtido de toda clase de objetoe
de peete1fa, telas, sombreros, zapatos, etc
Ell sefor Castaher conoce Ell gusto de-
p6blico ponceno no SO duerme en- las pa
jas.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23
Heat and Thirst In India.

The handling of gun alter the
sun had played upon it for an hour
or two was sufficiently warm work
when done in gingerly fashion, and
with the least possible contact with
the metal Of barrel or trigger guard;
and sudden clutching of barrel sug-
gested collision with the wrong end
OF red-hot poker
And the thirst! When once the man
who is out in that heat yields to the
temptation OF his water, or cold tea,
or lime juice and water bottle, he is
thereafter for the rest of that day a
lost creature, the slave Of any fluid
with which he can wet his parching
lips and allay his Unsuitable thirst.
Then would he drink kerosene, or
ink, or sherry at eighteen pence a
quart, or an abomination that pos
sessed in his view, the indispensable
qualification of being liquid. So, too,
will the natives-the mahouts and
others-descend from the elephants,
and drink greedily from any fetid
pool, though death be in the cup. =
Blackwood's Magazine.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23
Whimsical Fashion.

After all, it must be admitted that
extravaganza has ito advantage; so
far as the world at large is concerned,
the spend-thrift does it more good
than the miser. Every change in
fashion gives labor and livelihood 10
many waiting hands. IL women are
extravagant in matters OF dress
and men too, for that matter-it di-
rectly,- benefits other and poorer
women 1t also benefits the weary
manufacturer, who spends his life
chasing this tickle dame and trying
to arrive each season with her. Ii
successful, he makes "a hit of the
season." and is encouraged to keep on
at a rate faster than any exposition
flier. IL he fails, we only wonder
why he didn't know that style
would never 60" and his only re-
source is to try again, for this elusive
Madame Fashion cannot always es-
cape. 1t is wearisome work follow
ing fashions changes, but, on the
other hand, such faithful followers
often are repaid royalty and reap
many golden dollars for their ideas
thus carried out
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23
A LlFE-sAvINo KITE.

ADevice for Connecting n Wrecked Vessel
with the Shore.
Experiments were made with this
arrangement on some islands in the
East River, New York City, to test
its efficiency, says the Scientific
American. The kite employed in the
test was constructed of three sticks,
each seven feet long, so joined that
the arrangement can be folded into q
small package OF convenient shape.
Oiled musl Is used for covering, and
the tail is made of clothesline knot
ted in loops.
In sending up the kite, which IL
designed to stand wind of fifty
miles an hour, the three bride strings
on each side are connected to sim
gle line, each of which leads to q
separate reel, provided with a brake
and ratchet, as shown In the detailed
view. By means OF the cord the kite
can be held at almost any angle to
the wind.
The weight Of the buoy Is little
less than the lifting power OF the
kite, when the forward movement OF
the latter Is arrested, so that ordi-
narily the buoy will be held down to
the water by the life line, although
the kite can drag it over reefs, bars
and floating spars, distractions which
stop such devices as self-propelliug
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23
In CITY Yari.

1t was not spacious place -only a
long, narrow strip of land running from
the house to back alley; yet to my
young eyes it seeme1 a paradise.
Against the rear wall OF the house
apricot trees were trained, and an
arbor, covered by grapevines, shaded
tho brick walk. whore pigeons were al
ways fluttering back and forth from
the pathway to their cotes at the end
of the yard. Between arbor and the
side fences were Sc eral fruit trees,
but the aforementioned ones,
the champions, were two plum trees,
which bore big, oval plums. In the
Pickering shade of the trees a kind old
GRANDPA, her moved, armed with a wcn-
derful machine to hook of the fruit
for the expectant children surrounding
him. All. those we're pleasant days,
when comfort outranked show, and
men had time to carry out their little
hobbies. Nowadays grandfathers with
PASTORAL tastes spend some of their
money on places that vary in extent
from little suburban lots to grounds
calling for troop OF men to keep them
In order. But / dou1t IL they enjoy
these as much as did the grandfathers
OF the ante-war period, who grated
and pruned their own fruit, and spent
long hours on the + front door steps dis.
cussing with their like minded neigh
bors the latest number of Their favor
lite agricultural paper.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23

Mc~@nons OF Utah at about the same
time, and the same thing had been
done by parties In Georgia and North
Carolina.
Probably the latest of these pri-
vate minis was the one established
In Denver In the early sos 1t ia
said that the coinage of this establish
ment being brought to the attention
Of Secretary Chase, that eminent
financier was much astonished to find
a respectable f1rm of bankers en-
gagged In making and uttering money,
and was still further surprised when
the Attorney General of the United
States declared they had the right to
do so.
This incident caused the passage
of a law absolutely prohibiting in
dividuals from issuing or circulating
anything Intended In any manner to
serve as money. Washington Star.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23
LONG AND SHORT OF II.


Aig Carter and Little Murphy. Two Es-
NOUS Base Bsll Players.
The athlete Is born, not made, and
his size has nothing to do with his
ability. This Is most strikingly
shown In the accompanying picture
Of midget Murphy and sky-scrapiDg
Carter, the two best base ball players
that have worn the Yale blue in
many years They are the spectacular
long and short OF 1t. A more laugh
able contrast In the athletic line it
would be hard to imagine than when
this pair used to walk on the field
together. Carter is just one foot taller
than Murphy. Carter stands feet 4
inches when he Is not stretching him
self, and feet inches Is the best
Murphy can do without French heels.
The long pitcher weighs ITO pounds,
the little sbortstop l25 pounds The
histories of this pair are known to
every "heeler" Of college baseball.
Carter has played ball ever since he
could walk. When he came to Yale,
three years ago, he showed that he
could play any position on the dia-
mond, and was the best catcher on
the field in his first year In college
Last year he made wonderful rec
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23

merchants Of the capital and leading
seap0rts there are many wealthy
men, who have become rich In spite
not only Of their natural indifference
to their surroundings. but also Of the
exorbitant taxes levied by the Govern
ment For when the Turk Is money
maker at all he Is exceedingly close.
Even the Greek, who has the reputa-
tion of being the sharper Of the
Orient. Is not shrewder at bargain
than the Turk. But to the latter
the value of time Is an unknown
quantity, nor can he the least be
made to understand that others re-
gard time as money. 1t Is a matter
OF supreme satisfaction, therefore,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23

waiting for Allah to send him a Job;
the donkey boy lies down. Nobody
stands up to do anything that by any
stretch OF ingenuity can possibly be
accomplished while seated. Carpen-
tiers sit down to saw and plane a
board, shutting inconveniently along
on their hams as the necessities OF
their work demand; when on guard
In positions that do not demand con-
slant watchfulness the Bashi- Bazook
sentinels squat cross-legged on the
pavement, smoking their pipes or Gig
arettes.
The triumph of laziness, however,
is recorded by DIN, who, in his
travels in the Orient, noticed in a
province OF Asiatic Turkey farmer
at work sIading his garden. AS any
one knows who has tiled it spading
Is not an easy task, and requires not
only considerable application of
muscle, but In addition all the
weight of the body to be thrown on
the spade in order to force it through
the soil. The labor-hating Turkish
granger, however, unwilling to do
violence to his own. feelings or to set
bad example 10 the neighbors by
standing up to work, managed to ac-
complish his job, after a fashion,
while squatting on the earth. He
had two instruments, one resembling
spade, but with ashort handle, the
other much like small Ratchet
With the latter he chopped out a
square block OF soil, and, this accom-
plished, he laid down the Ratchet,
took Whit of his pipe, and with the
space turned over the block he had
detached. He thus worked slowly
backwards, turning the earth as he
went, and signally triumphing in his
ability to farm without standing up
to do it.
This, however, is only an extreme
case, for, from the Sultan who squats
on divan while receiving Ministers
Of State, to the harem beauty, who
is never represented save as reclining
among her cushions, everybody sits,
and everybody regards any occupation
at which he cannot work while seated
as 1T only for an infidel and unbe.
lieving dog.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23
No Wonder.

After a dinner at Lord Dungar-
vans Lady Morgan writes in her
diary, l met the redoubtable Dan
O'Connell. Dan is not brilliant in
private life, not even agreeable. He
is mild, silent, unassuming, apparent
ly absorbed, and an utter stranger to
the give-and-take charm Of good So
ciety. / said SO to Lord Clanricarde,
who replied: IF you knew how
found him this morning! His hall,
the very steps OF his door, crowded
with his clientele. He had a word
or written order for each, then hur-
ried off to the law courts, thence to
the improvement society, and was
the first guest here to-day. Two
hours before, he was making that
clever but violent speech to Mr.. La
Touche; and now no wonder that he
looks like an extinct volcano"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23
THE ELrcrRIc FLOOR PLANER

the rather unique piece of apparatus
shown in the annexed sketch, and
consisting, in brief, of an electrically
driven revolving cutter, mounted In
frame on rollers, which, by means
OF handles, can be moved about in
exactly the same way and quite as
easily, it Is claimed, as the garden
tool mentioned. The lawn-mower
resemblance, In fact. Is perfect. The
frame, or rather base plate, is Of
steel, and carries the cutter on its
under side, while the motor is placed
on top and drives the cutter through
intervening gear wheels, giving 1t a
speed OF 3. 900 revolutions per minute.
The hind roller of the base plate,
which follows in the cut, is fitted
with eccentric journals, so that. by
moving a lever. they can be raised or
lowered, and the depth Of cut nicely
adjusted. The principal field Of the
machine-the one, in fact, for which
it was spec ally designed-is the
planning of ships decks, taking of
the pitch and inequalities of the
seaLls Of deck plank after being laid
and calked. Tais work has usually
to be done under circumstance of con-
siderable inconvenience and disa-
greeableness, the carpenter having
to go down on his knees, driving a
jack-plane before him, together with
wood shavings and other things less
clean. Ordinary floor planning, how
ever, can obviously be done by the
machine with fully as coed results,
so that it is not necessarily restricted
to shipyard use.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23
A TURKISH SCHOOL

to him to defer even the considera-
tion of the most important and
pressing affairs, and when a Turk
succeeds in putting of until the day
after tomorrow what ought to have
been done the week before last he re-
CARDS himself as having achieved q
triumph OF intellect. 1t is thus
about as easy to hurry Turk as to
hasten the march of the seasons. He
cannot be hurried. Whether the af-
fair is that of buying handful OF
tobacco for his pipe, or Of negotiating
treaty for the salvation of Con-
stantinople from the Russians, he is
going to take his time about it, and
to every effort to hasten matters he
will oppose a passive resistance far
more effective than the most active
antagonism.
Incidence Is reflected in every grade
and class OF the people. The street
porter sits down and smokes while
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23
How Careless I!

A new play was running through
the head OF Henry J. Byron, the dram.
atist, as he was walking through
Pail Mall, when friend stopped him
and said: II am in grief" "What
is it," asked Byron, mistily. 81 lost
my father last week" said the man.
"Too bad, too bad" said Byron, with
an air Of absent sympathy; "very scr.
ry." Then he walked on and con.
tinued to think about his play. Three
weeks later he happened to be again
in Pail Mall, when the same man
came up to him and said: "More mis-.
fortune" "Eh?" said Byron, absent
ly. 81 have just lost my mother,
said the man, lugubriously. Dear
mel" said the dramatist, petulantly;
"you lost your father only a little
while ago. What an exceedingly care
less man you are"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23
Coins Issued by Private Nfints

The constitution OF the United
States provides that no State shall
coin money; but it seems that in
dividuals might do so, up till about
the time of the late civil war. or
course, 1t has always been against
the law to counterfeit or initiate the
coinage OF the United States, and so,
necessarily, a coin is ued by a pri-
vate mint would have to be so dis
tinct In shape or markings as to show
that 1t was not intended to pass as
Federal money For this reason the
$50 dollar gold coins or tokens issued
by several private minis In California
during the flush times of the sos
we're octagonal In shape.
Gold coins were also Issued by the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23

able Turk" is not only himself utter
ly averse TO any exertion, but has
the property Of being able to CON-
municate his aversiOn,in this partic-
ular to others, and it is only ques-
tion of time when all with whom he
comes in contact become like him;
not exactly, perhaps, but sufficiently
SO for the resemblance to be reCog-
uized.
TO strangers it Is a matter Of the
utmost astonishment how lazy a
Turk can be, and how repugnant to
the Turkish intellect the idea of any
sort OF exertion can become. In the
land of the Sultan nobody runs save
on the most urgent provocation, and
when walking is done it is under
mental protest. Sitting is better
than standing, and lying down prefer
able to either. To one who has
never tried 1t, the Turkish plan Of
sitting presents difficulties that are
not easily surmounted. Ii the first
place, Western knee joints seem to
lack the power of adaptation to cir
cumstances that characteriZes the
knees of the Orient. When seating
himself according to the formula
in such cases made and pro-
vided, the Turk will first cross
his legs. then, by gradual
aud graceful gradations, and not too
rapidly, will allow the weight of his
body to descend upon them until
firmly settled Oh the floor or divan,
where he is not only solidly estab-
lished, but has before him an impro-
vised table, on which he can deposit
his pipe and tobacco, his glass Of
liquid refrcshment, or even utilize as
a writing desk. His knees are fiat on
the ground, his whole picture one OF
solid contentment and comfort. The
man from Western climes tries itand
finds his knees sticking out at an
acute angle, anything but graceful
or pleasant. while in ten minutes his
back will ache in the most distress
sing manner, and the pains in his
legs and feet will compel him to rise
and walk for relief. But to Turk,
squatting cross-legged on the ground
is the acme Of satisfaction; he will
remain in this posi- ion all day long,
and then rise and shuttle off in his
awkward slippers as though stiffness
of the joints were an unknown guam
tity.
The national posture has an i'm
portant effect on business, or what
passes for business, in the land OF
the true believer, for, as far as posi-
bic. everything is done sitting down.
In Turkish bazaar the shops are
all small, to accommodate the bust.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23
pressly made for immersing the two

pressly made for immersing the two
pen points properly. The top pen
writes on the upper sheet, the lower
pen on the sheet below. When the
first line is finished, the writer
turns the small wheel on the left,
and the paper adjusts itself for the
next line, as is done in type-writing
machine. When the pages are fin
ished they are taken out, two new
ones inserted, and the operation be-
gins again. So far, the Autograph
is the cheapest and most simple of
the various underwriting machines
that have been invented.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23

the organ trying 10 md the lost
chord, but he stopped the search long
enough to gaze at the handwriting
feat.
"You can't beat that, Colonel, "
some one said In JEST
"Oh, can't 1? You don know me.
1 am an athlete" he replied, mod.
estly.
Much badinage followed, and finally
the Colonel said il someone would
blow the organ pedals for him he
would show them trick he used to
do in England.
The pedals were worked and the
Colonel leaped into the center OF the
room as agile as squirrel. Rising
nimbly on his hands, his feet in the
air, he walked quickly to the organ
and to the establishment of every
one played "Home, Sweet Home, "
with his heels. AS an encore he
played "Will Never Get Drunk Any
More" Still standing on bis hands
he walked to the center OF the room
and turned a half dozen handsprings.
Considering his advanced age and
the fact that his body il filed with
leaden bullets, it was a most wonder
full feat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23

no need for him to exert himself; II
they are not to buy, he will have
wasted his labor, so, Allah Bismil'
lab, let them alone. And he does 1t,
too, for II he were agrayen image he
could not display much less interest
ia the words and actions OF his GUS
TONERS than he does. ~. A
When customer enters an estab-
lIshment where articles of value, such
as jewels, carpets, arms, and the like
are sold, there is a regular formula
gone through, without which the
transaction of business Is supposed to
be out of the question. The stranger
comes in, and If noticed at all by
the proprietor it is with grave bow.
A mat Is Indicated, on which the
visitor squats as uncomfOrtably, as he
can, and an attendant brings pipe
and cup of coffee. The goods asked
for are spread out on the floor be-
tween the two, and serious business
begins with smoking. After few
whiifs, the visitor asks how much he
is expected to pay, and for a few mo
ments the merchant smokes in
silence, disregarding the ques-
tion. 1t is repeated, when, after
sufficient interval has elapsed to
satisfy his dignity and give him time
to think the matter over, the dealer
names price about four or six times
what he is quite willing 10 accept.
If the visitor is experienced in ORR
entail dealing ne will receive this an
nouncement in solemn silence, and
after Cue elaboration Will make an
offer Of about one-fourth Of the mer-
chants demand.
A basis is now laid for negotiations,
and the dealer protests that he will
be ruined by accepting one plaster
less than the sum originally named.
while the buyer declares that his
o1er is far beyond the value Of the
goods, and only prompted by the per-
sonal goodwill he bears to the pro-
prietor. Little by little one advances
and the other recedes from the first
prices, and after an enormous waste
OF time bargain is concluded, the
adjustment Of the last plaster or
two probably taking longer than all
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23

the rest of the transaction. AS it
is. both parties are generally we'll
satisfied aud separate, each imagin-
ing he has cheated the other.
In spite OF their apparent indiffer-
ence, the Turks are clever bargainers,
and the outward show of contempt
for such paltry consideration as a
few piasters docs not prevent the
keenest possible trafficking in order
to gain small advantage over a
commercial adversary. But none OF
this is shown in their manner Of deal
ing, for nothing could be cooler or
more apparently nonchalant They
could give a New York stock broker
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23
THE AMBOGRAPH.
With 1t One May Write Two Copies at the
Same Time.


Same Time.
The bgraph, invented by Marquis
Fendi OF Rome, has found rival In
the mbograph, which is the inven-
ton Of NJ. Berjonneau, Frenchman,
says the st. Louis Dispatch.
Two copies of manuscript can he
written at the same time and by one
operation on any size paper.
The am bograph comes In the shape
of desk top which ian be placed on
any table, The desk contains all the
necessary mechanism, which simply
consists OF a series Of symmetrical
rules, adjusted by springs, and press
button and wheel on the left side,
with which the rules are adjusted to
the sheets Of paper, and the lines
turned. The penholder Is provided
with a clever device by which it ac-
commodities two pens, one writing
below the other, after being dipped
into double-apartment ink-well, ex-