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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-10-11
ALCOHOLADO
TORREGROSA
! Ell TESORO DEL TOCADOR!

Premiado con medalla de ORC en- la Expo
sici6n de Chicago. EN- competenc'a con mas
de treinta classes de Alcoholado De difereu
ties autores.
Quien pruebe ell .....
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-10-11

DcspuGs bebi6 el ycncno sin vaciar y,
con los ojos sicmprc iijos Sobre el retrato Y
los bra2os en- cruz, Sc qucd6 dormidn para
scmprr,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-10-11
, Grdndfpuratsg0 gfgetdH

8 sea extracto fluido cumpuesto dc
vafias plantas indigsnas, usadas CO.
mo aiterantes y sudorihcas
Cada onza fuida representa- una
onza dc las plantas cue contfene,
pURAMENTE VEGEfhL F.!
III mas conocido. SECURE y i@6sao
puriijcador de la sangre!'
/ Consetva el cutIs tgys0 y l'hre de
erMpcfoneS y graa0s!
Pueden usarlo hasta los niios
Depdsito: Faymacia Central, de .
Ferrer.
3 mi 3V p.s S. Nvbre. . dc 1893.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-10-11
ALCOHOL1DO
TORREGROSA

TORREGROSA
no vuelve usar otro Els un aqua tan rice
en fragancia que no debe faltsr en- ell tocs
dor Dc uingnna dana ...
No hay jaquera one SO resista al trat'
miepto t6pico de este
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-10-11
PARA CARRETERAS

Sc ucnde cast mitad de Su 0alor. uamd- a
qui,,a tritwodora de piedra menudn pora ca
greteraS, con Su caldsra q demds ptesos, en-
mug buem estado y IN martinete dc repaeS,o.
El que Ia intercse p,sede diyig,rse d don Ho
bato Graham, en- esta cSudad
Ponce. Feiarrn IL re lSit4
NTERESANTE
F,n el etta becmiAnto del Que suscrbe
s;to en- 10 raj del Com.reio 'tqoiua SIS
ln9 Sc hallan a Ia YER Ia ron superisr coin
RADIO pa,a torusr marca Santa Cruz, e
cent v b, tells. Ron ae qu- mar 10 cen
,svo. la hot-lls y VINO Aietia supaior a Is
eFvtsvo' brtella
Monuel Rosa
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-10-11
FdMicn tundada en- el $40 1881
AVISO A LOSCONSUMID RES

GRAN EABRiCA DE PASTAS
r " poNrp r4;ertn Pirc
The Atlanta constitution., 1894-03-06
TIE WEEKLY CONSTITUTIONS ATLANTA

will say in a leading editorial tomorrow:
Letters received from all parts of the state
convince us that were right in our in
depreciation of the wishes of our people, ana
the reasons We gave were satisfactory to
.nem and all that remains to be done is
for the people to speak their wishes through
mass meetings.
1t claims that as matters develop the
necessity for an early convention is more
clearly seen, and that ambitions are clash
ing. 1t insists that the executive committee
of the farmers association is the only body
to call the convention, and calls upon all
speak out.
For BraNley's Seat.
Charleston, S. c., February IA con-
vention of reformers was held at Summer
vile today and nominated DIR. I. William
Stokes for congress in the first congress
sional district, to fill the uneXpired term
of Congressman Brawley.
The Atlanta constitution., 1894-03-06
SENATOR cOLQUITT WRITES.
He Does Not Want gnfricnaly LeaisIa-
tors Elected.

Rome, Ga, February 2.-(Special)-Th
Tribune will print this tomorrow: Those
who counted Senator Colqutt out of the
race Ior the succession have been counting
without their host. There is longer
any doubt that he VIII make the race ii we
may judge from his own expressions. These
statemnest are based letter received
yesterday by a gentleman in this city who is
a personal friend of the senator. This let
ter is before the writer hereof, and from it
the following 4t'1cts are taken:
:" L find this telegram in the columns of
The Constitution If the correspondent is
correct every possible competitor fer the
senatorship in Georgia has a champion at
Rome except myself. Am | so completely
ignored in Rome as not even to have my
name mentioned. l have though, and
think now, il is premature to discuss this
question, bat it seems others are discussing
It and / feel a natural concern that commit
tails should be made in advance of the prop
er time for considering the question. ]
have not declared myself as candidate.
but my friends have right to suppose
| will be unless [ withdraw from the race. Al
| / have to ask of them at present is that
| If they can prevent it, they Will not allow
candidates for the Legislature to be selected
with view Of opposing me. "
| ghe Report Denied.
| Washington January 31.-The report tina
! Archbishop ireland is to succeed Monslgno
| Satolli as the pope's abigate in this country
| and that Monsignor Satolli is to be recalled
| was officially denied at the residence O
the abligate last evening.
The Atlanta constitution., 1894-03-06
THE MONETARY CONFERENCE.
Its Definite Abandonment by the
United States.

|
United States.
| From The New York Journal of Commerce
| Washington, January 27.-The notification
! recently sent to Brussels, that the United
| States government would not ask reas-
sembling of the international monetary
conference of 1892 was intended for a def
mite indication of the position of the pres
ent administration on the silver question
The United States have finally gotten rid
OF the burden of enormous silver purchases
far below the coming rate, and if it is to
be taken up again by them or any other
nation the administration proposes that the
proposition shall come from abroad 1t is
probably the absolute refusal OF President
Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle to consider
further silver legislation that has caused
SO much irritation among the silver men
IN congress over the issue Of gold bonds
They seem to realize that the STRENGTHEN
ing of the gold reserve, even by extraordi-
nary measures, Is the supplement to the
repeal Of the Sherman silver purchase
law, and completes the work of planting
our financial system upon q gold basis The
knowledge that the president win not ap-
prove further silver legislation followed by
the information now made public, that
he VIII not even seek another gathering
of the monetary conference, will naturally
be displeasing to the advocates of the white
metal. The president would not decline
an Invitation extended to this country by
q leading foreign power to participate IN
another conference, but he will not put the
United States in the position they have
so often occupied at Paris and Brussels.
of asking European help to carry the load
fastened upon the treasury by our own
laws. The feeling seems to be growing
in administration circles that the United
States, since the repeal of the Sherman
law, can hold their own In the fight for
gold and that there Is no reason to antici-
pate any evil results to the commerce or
finances of this country from the gold
scarcity" about which the advocates OF hi
metallism have much to s2y
Silver has fallen 50 low that it is doubted
whether any agreement could be made
With Russia, Germany, Austria and Italy
committed to the gold standard. to say
nothing of the long-continued suspension
OF silver coinage by the Latin union, it Is
not believed that universal bi1etaIlfsrn
is possible in the near future: and any al
ternatlve propositions for the reha abilita ton
of silver will be as critically scanned by
this government, If they originate with one
OF the European powers, as similar prOpo-
sitions were scanned by them when they
had the qualified support of our delegates
at Brussels. c. A. c.
The Atlanta constitution., 1894-03-06
STILL THEY COME.
Captain preach Hnrdeman Probable
Candidate for CoD-ress

Macnp-. Ga Ill Ee'easer~-c
diet,.ict. he is exceedingly popular, man
Of fine character and would make sp!en-
did race. He has represented Bibb IN the
legislature and was s9ici5on gene1ddl nd 3na 3I
darIined re-election Mr.. Hardeman has not
expressed his intentions in regard to con
gress. so far as The Constitution depte, re-
sentative has heard, but a number OF MS
friands are anxious for him to be a candl-
date and will urge him 70 make the conte5a; s..
The congressional race promises " NC
ii1-el,r in tie sixth district this year,
The Atlanta constitution., 1894-03-06
Af6,O1i,t3o -
STATISTICS To DATE

STATISTICS To DATE.
LIFE DEPARTMENT.
Number Life Policies written to date .. 7G9ro
New Llte insurance written in
.. ~ D,fi6
Paid Life Policy holders to date XG73f5o ga
Paid Life Policy holders in 1893. 9923.2g 50
ACCIDENT DEPARTMENT.
(Eect4iiag LtUbiitty R3tsiness)
Number Accident Policies witten
to uate ..............,
Number Accident Policies writ
ten in 1893 Observation-Disclosures. 81 31aS
Number Accident Claims paid in
1893 :...- ..........-... i2,G93
Whole Number Accident Claims
paid. ............................ 253,o43
amount Accident Claims paid in
1893 ..-........... ........., SECS. .095 43
Whole Amount Accident Claims
paid 400 so
Total Losses paid both Depts g.. es21, ,E48 SEQ O3
JAMES G. PATTERSON, President.
RODNEY DENNIS, Secretary.
JOHN E. MORRIS, Asst. Sec.
GEORGE ELLIS, Actuary
EDWARD V. PRESTON, Sup't. Ageacs.
j. B. LEWIS NJ. D, Surg. ana Adj'str,
Mention The Constitution,
The Atlanta constitution., 1894-03-06
3OTH ANNUAL STATEMENT
OF THE
TRAVELLERS s
INSURANCE COMPANY,
Hartford, Conn, Jan. 1, 1884.
Pad-ub Capital M,ooo,ooo.oo.

ASSETS
Real estate -. 81 37G, ,073 35
Cash on hand and in bank 78i6SS 23
Loans on bond and mortgage real
estate e: -. $3.50, 4S5 IS
Interest on loans accrued but not
uue :. 70,5t7 49
loans on coilatefal security. 1,5l0,3Sl 30
Deferred Life Premiums. . 225 $40 n
Premiums due and unreported on
=, Life Policies :. =. 80. 235 1856 80
State, county and municipal bonds 2 f3G, ,54y 4.
Railroad stocks and bonds . 49, 3 $50 69l 80
5ahh STOCK -. ,03f ;59S 10
MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS and bonds. 1,052 81. %
Total Assets. ts.................. s4f601.tao "a
LIABILITIES
Reserve, per cent Life Depart
Reserve tor reinsurance, Accident
department. :...-..:........ 1,0l3513 ta
Claims unadj djusted and not due and
all other liabilities ................ 4tO3,t 05
1otai Liabilities e,5t2 rs
Surplus to Policy -holdeTs...... s2.2oG,GfG Ge
The Atlanta constitution., 1894-03-06
xnx;ss;nD M an EARLY Meeting.

Columbia. S. c., January 3.-CSpeclai.)-
The indications are that the allancemen
will hold their March convention to nonl.
nate candidates for state oHicefs, Sehaloi
Jrhv and the WASHINGTON caucus to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. The Cotton Plant
The Atlanta constitution., 1894-03-06

AT the bottom of the whole movement,
Mr.. McCreary said. had been the represen-
tstives of sugar planters, sugar planters
themselves and the missionaries or their
-enrasentatives. The latter were to have
the offices if the regular government could
he get aside and the sugar planters, who
had made $4,000 0,000 under the reciprocity
treaty.. were to be enriched by getting the
sugar bounty of 2 cents a pound. But he
sh9nked God that the house had yesterday y
passed a tariff bin in which there Wouid
ke no more sugar bounty and he had no
The Atlanta constitution., 1894-03-06
Major BacOn's C:sndidncS.

Hon. A. O. Bacon is in receipt OF many
letters from all parts of the state endors-
ing him for United States senator. at lfiS
writing it Is very evident that he mas
vow, large following for the position, ana
he e' Will IL be s hard man to defeat 1t is 81 no
doubt very gratifying to Major Bacon ,T1 faa mat
atitution that was published years ago IN IA
The telegraph is being so oan expTession
- t9a effert that he ought, if for no other
foason to taf esVs be eledted @ Senator o having writ
ten letter able so prophetic, C. so s; 4ppr1- ppro
ppymnathy py,n1e 10 'ia and feeling with the desjres
SsW dsa ana # Petit b STATE of the Ma9r s5S@B a%
ocratlc Nd Nc letters from scores OF gentle
naa hays ssrysa in fnf e heary 5Slata5d aad
WITH mn n,nort Those intimate with Ma
eoro ior Bacon % Say that he is not At an 6S adye5se 5
S aEq 31 Pa%Dfa aaa fls5y Of 59 S sues M
Gosf1l7 e., he election Of United States senator
from Georgia.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-11-08

men will be bitter and heart-rendlng;
and many a scalding drop will fall on
the raw; but can we blame them?
They are all human.
The race of life is fast and furious,
and they who drop, or fall by the way,
must expect to be trampled by the on
comers. But remember, boys, this is a
HEAT race, and the race is certainly
never over until it's run, and then It's
not always to the swift. In few days
or months, at most, we will all be walt
ing for another start, and when the
starter "drops the flag" and the cry
s'they're off, rings out from stand and
paddock, then We'll be "in it. y AS we
pass under the wire in the crowd, us
safe to say we will not be conspicuous,
and at the far turn on the back stretch,
we can do our running, when our
competitors will be the only ones to
see the worth of our gait, and then a
brave front, stout heart, and an
honest purpose will land us in the
stretch among the leaders. DIT.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-11-08
THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM TORTOISE
WHO STRIVE.

Don't go crying about that you can't
do anything or find anything to 40. 1t
is simply equivalent to ''wont. BE-
cause you cannot find just what you
want. you should not say there is moth
ing to do. Take the first job that comes
along and stick to it till you can get
something better.
It is a mistaken idea that all the
places in the world are filled. The
trouble is there is nobody to fill them
in the right way. The top of the ladder
is not reac'. I'd at one bound, neither
are, the highest places attained at once.
Experience and labor-conscientlous
striving after the higher things is the
only way to attain them. Let us strive
for the higher things in life then, even II
we don't attain them it is better to
have striven after them than not strive
at all. There is an old maxim when
says calm high, place your standard
high, and ye shall attain that for which
ye toll" IHE EAlLE'
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-11-08
THE RACE OF LIFE.
rh.+ of the Ex-Convict Hard Struggle.

When the huge iron door Changed
behind us as convicts, we left all the
outside life behind. Dead to the world!
and yet how keenly in touch with all
it's busy happenings. Weare of it, and
vet. mot in it," We cannot dodge the
fact that we are not recognized as llv-
ing. We are apt to overlook this fact'
and also that, as convicts, we have no
place, no standing, no vantage ground
among our fellow-men. We forget the
adherence of the honest man, the
averted look, and hastily-draWn skirt
of the pure woman at the bare word,
CONVICT. Do we not remember now
as children, we were told when espe'
cially dirty and bedraggled that we
sslooked just like an escaped convict,
oas though we we're just out OF jail,
etc. etc. Alas, the fight for reforma
ton, and the struggle to redeem oul
place and prestige among our fellow
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-11-08
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
A Relic of Barba rism, And Has never
Proven a Deterrent to Murder.

The question has been asked by many
a thoughtful man, "ls capital punish
ment ever justifable?" From whence
did society derive the right to take
human life? Is it barbarous mode
of punishment, or is it in accordance
with christianity and civilization?
Questions like these are at present
agitating the better part of the human
mind from the highest to the lowest
sphere of life, and nothing but good
can result from such an agitation, be-
cause it is ignited by the fire OF divine
love and carried away on the wings OF
mercy!
Students of civil government, socl-
ology and criminology in universities
colleges and academies, are taught that
the object of punishment is not COM
nensation for the crime cOmmltted,
but a prevention for future wrong
.doings. This doctrine has for years
been hammered with much force into
the sensitive intellect of young men IN
every land throughout the SO called
civilized world, and due care has been
taken to emphasize the fact that as
civilized people we have overcome the
barbaric notion of regarding the
punishment of the offender as pay
ment to those he wronged.
But the world is moving; doctrines
that might be called radical yesterday
will be considered conservative to
morrow. Progressive thinkers ant
christian philanthropists are no longe
satisfied with this doctrine; they hol
that the object and the only object o
punishment should neither be locke
upon as a compensation, nor as pre-
vention only, but as cure. Ihey q
not think that the culprit should
sacrificed in order to satisfy the thir'
for revenge of his fellowmen; neith'
do they think it right that the slnn'
should be made to serve as a scar
crow for similarly evil inclined; b'
their idea is to take the criminal al
lift him up to the level of pure al
healthier atmosphere where he may
gain the qualities that go to make
honest man. Their ultimate aim
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-11-08


insane, or a psychological conundrum. .
One thing is certain; he had never ex-
perlenced anything like fear, and never
did: "to be hung until dead was to
his mind very light punishment.
1t may be argued that such cases are
rare, that they are unnatural, and that
the larger number of evil inclined
persons are kept back from becoming
actual murderers because they fear the
destruction of their own lives if de-
tected. This argument presupposes
that the larger part of the human TAM
ily are at heart murderers; race OF
cowardly slaves, who desist from uni
versal carnage because they fear to
meet what they desire to execute.
Those who hold this view are entirely
welcome to it: but l would rather look
on aggregate humanity as the children
of God. created in his own image.
It is also we'll known fact that the
strongest advocates of capital punish
ment are losing faith in this theory of
fear. inasmuch as they are trying to
keep in harmony with the march OF
civilization and the progress of science.
The tendency has been to make the
death of the victim as easy as posi-
. ble and as humane, if so it may be
called as not to shock the better feel
5 ings of man.
f Then by what right does society take
human life? Invariably the answer
q has been: By the right Of common
: consent engrafted4 in the laws OF the
q state. But has the individual the right
n to dispose of his own life and do witt
j. if whatever he sees fit? Most men
f except teachers Of suicide and intidel
!. ity. will answer in the negative. How
d can the individual then delegate to tn
O state the right that he does not possess
There is but one, who has the rlgh
G. to take human life. and it belongs t
h. Him who is the author Of all life. ii
a. has not given that power to any organ
lr ization, court or state. Not all tn
70 courts and powers in the world ca
ay produce one single life; but they ha'
re destroyed a great many claiming
or serve Him who says: "Thou shalt NJ
ge kill.
ot Capital punishment is barbar
rd relic, and it is high time that 1t wi
TO blotted out from Christian civillzatlo
he Instead of being preventive to murde
it acts as promoter. The numero
mt occurrences of lynchings and the ke'
ex- public appetite for the unsavory
re- counts of hangings and electrocutlo
The found in the daily press demonstra
are this all too clearly. Surely the
,r- fender ought to be punished but not
ou- death; that is destructive, not punl'
ment. Place him IN we'll regula'
me- prison, and when once inside the wa
q If he will find the leading qualities OF
ter atmosphere just what he needs
ana when he has fully demonstrated to
,sn'' authorities thai he is cured-that HI
han new man, let him go hence ana
nm will sin no moie. OMEGA
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-11-08
A COMMONPLACE LETTER.

It seemed so little, the thing you ala,
Just to take the pen in your hand, ,,,a
And send the warm hearts greetlng, niu ,ond
Meath the common twO-cent stamp OF Ile iaho'
Rut over the mountains, and over the pl'tlh'
And away o'er the bllowy prairles+ I'VE Went 11.;n
The small square letter, TO sO0tne Cne pam
Of one who was fretted with dlScOntenC.
She was ill and tired: the long. hot day
Had worn itself to the merest shred.
The last of the light as it ebbed away,
Fell on her patient needle and thread.
A shadow came flying across the space
Were y the fading sunlight filtered through,
-rhere was lust the gleam of sweet young race
And wS Voice Said sHere is letter for you''
The quick tears blurred in a sudden nlsS, ,;,od
Rut She brushed them away. and then she smliea y
And you should have seen how she hisSeo "'''
The postmark's circlet like child
WHY. the name brought back the long ago,
When she dressed in her best OF AFTERNOONS,
When she found it d pleasure TO slt anu sew.
And her seams were hemmed to tripping tuhes
Poverty, change, and the drudgery
of work that goes on without an enc. s.oo
Had fettered the heart that was ilghI anu lree
Till she'd almost forgotten She mao Iriehu'
The people at home so seldom Wrlte,
Her youth and its pleasures lie all Demno'
She was thinking bitterly but last hlsh'
That out of sight is out OF nina.
Now, here is your letter! The old hills preak
Reyond these levels flat and green,
She trils to the thrush as his f1ute nOCeS Wake
In the vesper hush of the woods serene
She sits again in the little church
And lifts her voice in the choir once more.
OR stops for fOur-leaved clover to search.
In the grass that ripples up to the door,
1t was very little it meant to you,
An hour at best when the day was done;
But the words you sent rang SWEEP anu CIue'
And thew carried comfort and cheer TO one
Who was needing to feel claspng hand'
And to hear the voices she used to hear;
Was the carrier dove that brought home near.
Margaret E. Sangster. in South Dakota Ma
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-11-08
SAM SLOAN, HERO!
Although a Drunkard, He Was Every
Inch q Man.

Inch a Man.
His appearance did not denote the
hero: on the contrary he was a drunken
dissolute. dirty, slovenly va9abond,
hanger on around small prospector's
camp near Soda Springs Grape Creek
Canon Col. He eked out a miserable
existence working out assessments for
other miners. Plenty of whiskey and
tobacco was his sole ambition. l knew
him personally, and often tried to IN
duce him to tell me something OF his
former life, but in vain. He was very
taciturn and would not talk at all un-
less strongly under the "influence," at
which times it could be easily seen from
his language that at some past period
of his life he had moved in a better
sphere for he had a command of language
in which he could with eloquence eX-
press his ideas and opinions. He was
living aggregation Of data and expert
ences: nothing which had ever I'M
nressed his memory had escaped it. In
the autumn of-81 small family con-
sisting of man and wife and one small
child about two years old settled IN tne
canon. the woman being the first perma-
nent female settler in the camp. one
pleasant afternoon Mrs P-visited her
husbands claim where he was at work,
, leaving the little one asleep in the cabin
r Sam having nothing else to DO was
1 loatng around the one saloon the camI
Q boasted of, endeavoring tokeep himself
+ as nearly as possible in his usual state
h of torpidity. The region at that time
!. was infested with mOuntaln-llOns;
l. yery powerful and dangerous cat es
" pecially when hungry. One OF thes
e vicious animals, an unusually large one
+? stealthily approached Mrs P-'s cabin
# hut not unnoticed by Sam who wa
% sitting on a bench outside the saloO
[e about hundred yards away. The llo
a- finding no one to dispute his entranc
le was slowly approaching the sleepln
IN babe. Sam rushed across to the cabl
We which he reached just as the lion wa
TO dDOuU W spin uPoAi WIN ~
OF iumped at the lion thinking to frlghte
him away but the brute baked OF h
,ic prey and enraged at finding himself
as such close quarters sprang upon po
IN. Sam who had no weapons except n
er, two hands; it was short fierce strugg
us Poor old Sam was no longer the strol
en- man he had been before whiskey hi
ac undermined his constitution, and t
ms enraged brute literally disembowl
ate him with its long sharp claws. L
Of approach of Mr.. P-and his wife frlgl
by ened the animal away and the ch
sh- was still sleeping in safety. Sam dl
ted that night but carried the secret OF
Ills. past life with him. He was given
the hest funeral facilities the camp Wol
and permit. Although little appreciated
the life his death cast gloom over
e is little camp not easily shaken off. Mr.l
he at no little expense procured an eleg'
A. marble cross to mark his grave W
which was carved the words: 5
USE Sloan, Hero! CRlsPlf