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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-08-17

Para tabaco en- rama y elaborado drigirse i
''La Linda Criolla', fabrca de tabacos dc don
I.nis Ursulch, Atocha 3.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-08-17

Guillermo Chacn, joycn muy yalienle y AFRO
jado, la emprend6 otra noche i trompada>
con. ......,... la1infeliz Elisa Perez por cuyc
motive ell guardia Jose Bosch 10 denuncid a
Juez Municipal.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-08-17

Dicen varios colegas de la isla que Oh el 60.
bierno general Sc ha recibido aver un telegra-
ma del Ministro de Ultramar disponiendo que
sc admita ibre de derechos ell bacalao que Sc
importe en- esta isla de cualquier naci6n.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-08-17
NOTICIAS

Dice un coega yagiiezanoqne yatsta aeoss
dadO el indulto de uh REQ de Arecibo condenado
a muerte
picha gracia fut coneedida peticidn de las
sohoras que componcn la Cruz Roja presidi
das por dona Dolores Abar.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-08-17
En- cl .dia de s Il santo

A SuNCllITA UsERA
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-08-17
M0pEL0 DE PR0pOSTCIONES
(pAPEL SELLADo DE OBS

Doa IN. vec' no de. ...s t,raao d,l ,uun.
6 publca.o por 81 Excmo Ayaltamie Ito en-
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-08-17
Valor del abqno. -. ~. s4fs5
y 100 kil6gramos

@%'#a
Precio por separado de las sus- ..T
tancias que forman las sales. $500
20 por 100 yalor de mezcla.... o.93
Giro al so por l00,"... ..... 2.76
Fletc, ascguro, descarga, con-
duccion, comision etc. ... IS LILO
Prccio EN- moneda 80. S9.45
4 Y cutntese que portfolios gastos de he-
tie, aseguro, descarga, derechos dc idem y
de lnnpia dc puerto, ganancia del conner
4ciante mportador. transpOrte al alnarel,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-08-17

Giro al 5ppor 100. .....,....... IS La
eFlete, seguro, descarga, dere- .
schos de puerto, conduccion, al i.
macenaje y gahalcia 8 comi- -
sion del comcriante importaii ? S3@-
dor. III. @AF x11t
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-08-17

Grandes existencias de tabaco on rama de
clases superiores ha recibido "La Linda cro-
LA" para su elaboration.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-08-17

Precio por separate de las s,ls- y
tancia que forman las sales .',-'.
20 porloo que Sc atrlbuye en-
Europa d Ia mczcla industrial :
para formar abonos compile
los l.s,ss,.. ............
Total $ cro....
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-08
HE BREACHES IN HIS SLEEP.
Queer Case OF Somnambulism OF a Young
Ecclesiastic In "A Seminary.

Queer Case OF Somnambulism of n Young
Ecclesiastic in n Seminary.
One OF the most remarkable puz-
zling stories Of somnambulism has
recently come to light. The subject
was young ecclesiastic at semi
nary. The Bishop of the diocese was
so deeply interested that he went
nightly to the young mans chamber.
He saw him get out of bed, secure
paper, compose and write sermons.
On finishing page he read it aloud.
When word displeased him he wrote
a correction with great exactness.
The Bishop had seen beginning Of
some of these somnambulistic SER
mons, and thought them well COM
posed and correctly written.
Curious to ascertain whether the
young man made use Of his eyes, the
Bishop put card under his chin in
such manner as to prevent him
seeing the paper on the table before
him, but he still continued to write.
Not yet satisfied whether or not he
could distinguish different objects
placed before him, the Bishop took
away the piece or paper on which he
wrote, and substituted several other
kinds at different times. He always
perceived the change because the
pieces Of paper were of different
sizes. When a piece exactly like his
own was substituted, he used it, and
wrote his corrections on the places
corresponding to those on his own
paper. 1t was by this means that
portions OF his nocturnal compost
lions were obtained. His most as
tonishing production was piece Of
music written with great exactitude.
He used cane for a ruler. The
clefs, the flats and the sharps were
all in their right places. The notes
were all made in circles, and those
requiring it were all blackened with
ink. The words were all written be-
low, but once they were In such
large characters they did not come
directly below their proper notes,
and, perceiving this, he erased them
all and wrote them over again.-Lon-
Jon News.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-08
HOME BATHS FOR The POOR.


Even she Humblest Warmer In Japan Can
Have His Tubing Every Day.
One of the marked differences be-
tween the tillers of the soil In Japan
and the peasantry OF other countries
Is the superior cleanliness Of the
former. Travellers have frequently
remarked upon. the fact. but it re-
manned for a correspondent Of the
Boston Herald to discover the cause
for this superiority Of the Japanese
farmer over his brethren of the Occi-
dent. The Jap is addicted to his
tub.
"Even the poorest houses" writes
this correspondent, shave their bath
tubs, which are provided with a
simple and inexpensive apparatus for
heating the water. 1t would be a
great benefaction to introduce this
convenience into our agricultural dis
tricts, where anything like a
bathtub is almost unheard Of
The simplest Of these bathtubs are
round, about as large as the. half
hogsheads In which our New Eng
land farmers scald their hogs, and
made perfectly smooth inside. An
other form, more convenient, Is oval.
In the lower half of one end an iron
or brass pot is inserted and extends
inside the tub. In this wood or
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-08

roads, and that in such department
adequate provision be made for the
instruction of students. Among the
signers are the Governors of seven
teen Of the States and other State
and United States officials, judges,
lawyers, doctors, merchants, editors
and prominent citizens generally,
and it was Endorsed by the Legisla-
ture OF Massachusetts, by chambers
of commerce and boards of trade, by
trade unions and labor organizations,
by banks and large corporations and
by all sorts and conditions of men.
The petition was unique in form
and mammoth in proportions. 1t
was l., 400 yards long and was wound
around two gigantic reels, arranged
one above the other in frame of oak
seven feet in height, the whole
weighing 600 pounds. 1t required
the united efforts Of half dozen
Senate employees to get it properly
before that body and TO get IL off the
floor and into the committeeman
after it had been referred to the Com
mittee on Interstate Commerce.
The movement In favor of good roads
is growing rapidly, as is shown by the
great number of signatures to this
petition, though it must not be mag
ined that it represents any very i'm
portant fraction of the people who
are in favor of road reform.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-08
WEALTHY NEGROES.
Millions OF Dollars Owned bv the Colorec
People of This Country.


Millions OF Dollars Owned bv the Colored
People of This Country.
The amount of wealth owned by
negroes In this country Is not gener-
ally realized, and when it is said that
this aggregates about $3.50, 900, 900
most people will be greatly surprised.
From carefully culled satisfies it is
an authentic fact that In Louisiana
the colored population pays % per
cent of all taxes! In that most
dreaded Of all slave States, Georgia,
the former slave class owns SO, 600, 600
In real property. Even the satisfies
of South Carolina reveal $40. 900, 900
of property in the names of her form
er bondsmen. Alabama, which in
cludes the heart of "the Black Belt, "
accredits $12, 600, 900 of taxable prop
erty to its colored citizens.
The late DR.. p. A. White, a prom
inent druggist of New York, left an
estate valued at So, 200, 900; he used
to do an annual business of 5000, 900.
In Washington, d. c., thirty or forty
cOlored residents own 81, 100000. In
Baltimore there are nineteen who are
estimated to be worth $1,000, 600
also. In the City of Brotherly Love
John Mckee is said to own four hun
dred houses and other property, worth
in all $500, 900. Isaiah c. Wears, of
the same city, has a comfortable
bank account, and has for the past
twenty years bought house each
year. Richard Grant and Mrs. John
Jones, of Chicago, are each worth
effort, and furnish abundant evil
dence to certify the progress of the
race since emancipation. In the
Savings Bank at Charleston, S. c.,
there ia to the credit of colored de-
positors about Sl25, 900. Two color
ed banks in Washington, d. c., have
been able to stand through the late
financial panic. At Pine Bluff, Ark,
the street railroad system is owned
by negro.
In Marysville, CAL, twelve colored
citizens own ranches valued at $780,
600, besides owning the signature
which controls comfortable bank ac-
counts. In San Francisco, a colored
woman owns eight houses, a ranch
near San Mateo and 100000 in
government bends. Twenty-seven
colored citizens of Missouri have ac-
cumulated a fortune of 81, 900, 900,
In amounts ranging from 5000 to
S500,000. BY retrieving several severe
financial losses A. G. White, of st.
Louis, noted purveyor, has acquired
a capital OF $4,000. In the former
hot-bed of slavery, Kentucky, negroes
own 200, 200 acres OF land, 5000
town. lots and $4,000 head of stock,
the whole valued at 81, 200, 600. Nor
has the requirement of wealth by
negroes been confined to the late
slaveholding States. In eight coun-
ties of Iowa, they own property esti-
mated to be worth S750,O00, per
capita of 5000 as against S164 in the
former slave States.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-08
a cosRA.s NEs.r or Eoos.


iscovery OF . Batch Of Thirty-twO In
British India
Rather more than a year ago, says
the Madras Pioneer, the fact was men,
toned in Bombay paper that a
gentleman connected with the Goa
Railway had shot hamadryad
(Ophiophagus elaps) on its nest. This
awkward mouthful Of word Is COM
ing to be familiarly known as the
name Of the giant cobra, more
common in Burmah than In India,
which grows to length or fourteen
feet, is as fierce as 1t Ia strong, and
has the reputation of feeding prin-
cipally on other snakes. Little, in
deed, is known about the incubation,
we might almost have said the
alleged incubation, Of snakes, and
rarely If ever, has competent OBJ
server had the good chance to come
upon serpent in the very act of
sitting, hen-like, on its eggs. Only
the bare fact was published at the
time, and fuller account can not
fail to be interesting.
The gentleman was Mr.. Massey,
known in his district as an ardent
and successful shikari; and he was
told by a coolie, in the matter-of-
course sort of way usual with these
fatalist philosophers, that certain
path was impossible, as a cobra had
erected gadi, or throne, for itself
there and warned intruders. Here
was a golden opportunity to settle
the vexed question of the aggressive
ness Of venomous snakes. Will a
cobra rush to the attack IL it can get
easily away? Europeans commonly
say no." but natives universally cite
instances to the contrary, some OF
them plainly fabulous, but others
only wanting confederation to be be-
lieved. Now here in British India,
or at least in Portuguese India, was
a giant of the tribe. known to all tn,
villagers to have taken up its station
by the roadside and to be ready to
glide down and rush like lightning
at man or beast who approached.
Mr.. Massey followed the coolie to the
spot and was shown the monster
coiled up on the top of huge pile Of
dry leaves.
Without more ado he shot it, and
turning over the leaves found at the
bottom thirty-two eggs rather small
er than a hens and covered each
with a tough skin in place of shell.
These were sent to the Secretary of
Bombay Natural History Society; but
wanting the heat generated by the
close mass of decaying leaves, they
did not hatch. Sometimes more than
one young one escapes from snakes
egg; but at the lowest computation
Mr.. Massey is to be congratulated on
Kidding his district Of thirty three
deadly snakes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-08
On the FLYER.

We are 100 miles from New York
now, and although l carry time
card, / am unable to read the names
on the stations. Holding my watch
in my left hand tap the case with
my right; the engineer shakes his
head slowly and holds up three
fingers; we are three minutes late.
/ cross over, take seat behind the
driver, and speaking loud at the back
of his neck, express the hope that we
will reach Albany on time.
He says nothing. cross back to
the other side, and as often as he
whistles ring the. bell. A minute
later he turns to the fireman and
shouts: "Look out for her, Jack" at
the same time pulling the throttle
wide open. Jack knew his business
and proceeded TO look out for her.
Taking the clinker hook he leveled
off the fire, shook the CRATES and
closed the furnace door. The black
smoke rolled thick and fast from her
stack, then cleared away, showing
that she was cutting her fire beauti-
fully. Swinging the door open the
skilled fireman threw in three or
four shovels of coal, closed it, and
leaned out of the window, watching
the stack. The trained fireman can
tell by the color of the smoke how
the fire burns.
The few pounds Of steam lost in
fixing the fire, and by reason OF the
throttle being thrown wide open, is
soon regained. The pointer goes
round to 100, and the white steam
begins to flutter from the relief valve
at the top of the dome. She must
be cooled little now, or she will pop
and waste her energy. An extra flow
of cold water quenches her burning
thirst, and she quiets down.
We are making a mile minute.
What would the driver do IL he saw
before him a burning bridge or the
red lights Of standing train? His
left hand is on the throttle; he would
close il. Almost in the same second
his right hand would grasp the sand
lever, and with his left he would ap-
ply the brakes. With both hands, in
about the third second, he would re
verse the engine. Perhaps he has
heard that old story that to reverse
a locomotive is to increase her speed
thata bird will fly faster with folded
wings; he may pretend to believe it,
but he will reverse her just the same.
III she has room she will stop. Even
without the aid of the air-brake she
will stop the train If the rail holds
out. ought to say that the instant
he reverses the engine, he will kick
the cylinder cocks open-otherwise he
may blow off a steam chest or a
cylinder head. -McClure's Magazine
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-08
Statehood for Oklahoma.

Oklahoma Is the newest of the
Territories seeking admission as
States, but it seems to be better
qualified than either New Mexico or
Arizona. It's population, material
prosperity, and civilization, judged
by the report from the committee.
are all more in keeping with the dig
nifty of Statehood than its older
neighbors OF the Southwest. This
Territory was organized only three
years ago, but 1t drew its population
from every section Of the country to
make it one of enterprise and pros
perity. 1t is an agricultural Terri
tory, and its prosperity has been
more marked in that line than in
any other. Before the public lands
were thrown open to settlement they
were heralded as the richest in the
Southwest. The climate is partic-
ularly congenial to the outdoor work
of the farmer, and these two facts
easily account for the rapid advance
ment of the new Territory and its
demand for Statehood.
The report shows that there are
2,372.4 82 acres of land in farm use,
valued at $l3, O22, 345, with $340, 76l
worth of farm implements In use.
In the last year the farmers harvest
eC 2S4, 254 acres of corn, 222, $40
acres Of wheat, 109,374 acres of oats,
21,311 acres of cotton, IS, 755 acres
of sorghum, II, l2l acres of Hunga-
rian millet, and 4, 422 acres of broom
corn.
Oklahoma has populat;Sn OF ESQ.,
900 (estimated) and 1t has more terri-
tory than each OF twelve States al
ready in the Union. It is larger
than Rhode Island, Delaware, Con-
necticut, New Jersey, Massachusetts,,
New Hampshire, Vermont Mary
land, West Virginia, South Carolina,
Maine or Indiana. 1t is almost as
large as Illinois and has population
greater than any other State when
admitted to the Union. Its assessed
valuation of property In 1891 amount
ed to S6,S7S,9 28 and S13, 951, O56 in
1893. There are six national banks
in the Territory, with deposits of
1886, 574, and number Of private
banks.
The Territorial Legislature has
been prompt to provide facilities fc-
education, and there are public
schools with comfortable school
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-08

an adjacent hill and spent
an hour there in sketching the con-
tours of the surrounding country.
No Zulus were visible in the wide ex-
panse surveyed from the hilltop. The
party descended the hill and at IT'S
foot rested while and ate luncheon.
About 3 o'clock the guide reported
that he had seen Zulu entering the
field Of grain in their front The
Prince gave the successive orders,
prepare to mount" Mount" Next
moment, according to the evidence,
a volley OF twenty or thirty bullets
were fired into the party. Lieut..
Carey and five Of the soldiers sue
ceeded in mounting their horses and
escaped uninjured. The Princes
horse was maddened by the firing
and the Prince could not succeed in
getting into his saddle. AS he
grabbed the pommel Of the saddle
the girth gave way, the horse plunged
ahead and the Prince was left alone.
He rushed toward a clump Of trees
and shrubbery and was there over
taken by the Zulus, who killed him
with their javelins. Afterward
his body was found. He was lying
on his back, naked, save for one sock.
His right eye was destroyed by the
stab of javelin or spear. The sur
geons agreed that this wound, which
penetrated the brain, was the first
and fatal wound, that the other
wounds were inflicted on his dead
body. OF these there were found
many inflicted on his chest, arms and
sides, besides nick In the abdomen,
which the Zulus invariably inflict on
slain enemies as protection against
being haunted by their ghosts. The
body of one of the troopers was found
near him still more horribly mutilat-
ed. The princes body was taken
back to England and now reposes be-
side that of his father, Napoleon Ill,
in the chapel at Chiselhurst. His
afflicted mother year later, in 80,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-08
MRS. GADABOUT.
A Woman Whose Aim Is to Make Untim.
ly Calls.

A Woman Whose Aim Is to Make Untim.
ly Calls
Mrs. Gadabout is type of woman
who has little to do herself and
whose aim appears to be to prevent
others from accomplishing any more.
Calls at unseemly hours are her pet
hobby. If she can only catch room
or a person in confusion, then she is
happy, for it furnishes her with a
racy topic Of conversation when she
visits other homes.
In a country town she pretends
great friendship, and trading on this
intimacy, generally comes in at the
back door just at the time when a
strangers presence is least appreci-
ated. If cake Is failure, she is
sure to be on hand that day for tea;
il the kitchen is in particular con-
fusion, her face looms up in the door
way, and any family trouble that it
is the heartfelt desire to keep hidden
is sure to be pounced upon by her
during one of her ill-timed visits.
In country and city alike she sur
prises the wife in tears, the husband
in temper, and with poorly con-
cealed delight endeavors to console
the one or the other, all the time
worming out Of them words which
will sound very differently when re-
peated b. her at the next house.
IL anyone were to accuse her Of be-
ing gossip, she would deny it most
emphatically. She is only anxious
for company, that is all. Hers is a
gregarious nature, and il she happens
in at the wrong time it is her mis-
fortune rather than her intention.
But it is not a misfortune at ALL it
is her stock in trade. She Is happy
when she stumbles on that other
side that is not generally shown, and
just so long as idle women exist,
just so long will her type flourish on
the revelations that come to light in
those moments when one thinks the
doors are locked and hearts barred
against the invasion of strangers.
Philadelphia Times.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-08
How He Died.

The late Catholic Bishop of Raphoe
used often to tell this story with
much enjoyment: Il was suddenly
called" he said, "from my home to
see an unfortunate sailor who bad
been cast ashore from a wreck, and
was lying speechless on the ground,
but not quite dead. The life's in
him still, your reverence; he stirred
a little So 1 stopped down and said
to him: MY poor man, you're nearly
gone; but just try to say one little
word, or make one little sign to show
that you are dying in the true faith. ,
So he opened one Of his eyes just a
wee Bit. and said: Bloody end to
the Pope!' and so he died.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-08

square, red brick house, trimmed with
brown stone, and on two sides has a
well-kept lawn. 1t is situated on the
northwest corner of Second and i
streets. Behind the house lie gar.
dens which are shut from the public
view by lofty brick wall. Within,
the house is plainly furnished, the
library being the most conspicuous
room. The chapel, when finished,
will, it is said, be very deliberately
fitted up, since churches from all
over the country wish to contribute
to its furnishing.
The house has been known as the
Bradley mansion, and was built by
Stephen A. Douglas. At the time
of the war it passed out of his hands,
and in 1873 Justice Joseph G. Brad
ley, of the Supreme Court, bought it
and lived there till his death. A few
months ago the property was bought
by Thomas Kerby, and by him sold
to those interested in finding an abid-
ing place for the Papal delegate.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-08
visited Zululand and beheld the spot
where her brave son died.
The Origin of the Jag.

Jag Is brief but expressive and
unusually popular word, which has
obtained general vogue in modern
slang. The Century Dictionary de-
fines it: "As much liquor as one can
carry; as, to have jag on; hence. a
drunken condition. This definition
is not adequate or satisfactory. A
jag is different from load. When a
man has as much liquor as he can
carry easily it is a Jag; when he has
more than he can carry it is load.
A jag is a term Of intoxication; a
load is pure drunkenness. A jag can
be any degree from the happy condi-
ton Of few drinks to the danger
point, when the possessor Of the jag
knows that he must walk in a
straight line or stagger. When he
staggers his jag becomes load. The
words are not attractive, but their
universal use gives them impol lance.
This was recognized by DR.. Edward
Eggleston, the eminent historian,
who is lecturing at the Peabody In
stitute, and in his interesting adj
dress Tuesday evening he gave some
new information on the history of
the word. In the last century most
of the inland transportation was done
by pack-horses. When he was visit
ing England last year he was in a
section of the country where the
pack-horses are still used. The local
name for the transportation for this
method is tagging. A jag is a pack
horse load. So he found the same
use of the word In the early history
OF this country. 1t is still heard in
some sections, and it has come to
mean q part of load. For instance,
IL man brings to market quarter
or half of wagon load 1t is called
jag. The jaeger wagon is a wagon
that carries only a pack-horse's load.
Thus it went on until some inspired
genius applied 1t to certain alco-
holic condition, and finally we have
the result that jag is a small load,
but that real load is equal to sew
eral jags Baltimore American.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-08
HOW EUGENIE's SON WAS SLAIN.

been entitled to choose between the
engineers and artillery. During his
Woolwich career he won the love
and respect of his comrades: his in
structors spoke warmly OF his modesty,
conscientiousness, and uprightness,
aud pronounced him truthful and
honorable in a high degree.
After leaving Woolwich he lived
mostly with his widowed mother, the
Empress Eugene, at Chiselhurst, but
travelled on the continent occasion
ally, and mixed good deal in Lon
don society. The attainment Of his
majority was made n great occasion
by the imperialist adherents to tes-
tify their adherence.
The Zulu Campaign.
The brave, patriotic French prince
tired of his inactive life in England