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marble slabs now mark the places where they sleep.
 There are many appliances auxiliary to the principal means employed i'll the operations of the service. The life sav- ing dress, which has been made familiar to the public through the exploits of Paul Boyton, has been used with great advantage. At the stranding of a schooner i'll the night on Lake Ontario last year in . sea which would not ad- init of the use of tine boat shot line was fired over her with the intention of setting up the lines for the use of the brooches buoy The sailors hauled the whip line on board. and whom the tally board, on which the directions for the method of procedure are printed ill Eng fish on one side and i'll French on the i other, was received the captain attempt ed by the light of lantern to read them. Pulling over them for some time, he at length contemptuously threw the | board down on the deck, finding it im- possible to make anything of it, having seen only the French side Not know ing what else to do, therefore, he simply made tho line fast, but ill such man. ner thatsit could not be worked from tho shore. The surfmen vainly endeav- ored to convey the instruction by signs.
 In tho meantime the destruction of the vessel and the loss of all board seem- ed imminent. In this dilemma one of the surfmen put on the life saving dress, and after Q gallant struggle succeeded in hauling himself along the line through the breakers to the vessel, where he re- mained and took charge of the opera tions until all were safely landed
 Here is bright little extract which, as the souvenir volume says, will recall Sir Edwin Landseers celebrated pie ture, "A Distinguished Member of the Humane Society,""
 "A At the sad disaster to tho steamship Metropolis on the coast of North Caro- lima, while the life saving men were en- gagged ill rescuing the crowd of passen- gers thrown into the sea by the break ing up of the vessel, large Newfound- land dog belonging to a gentleman re- siding ill the vicinity seemed suddenly to comprehend the situation, and join ing the throng of rescuers plunged into the surf, seized drowning man and dragged him safely ashore. Shortly aft erward he left his master and went to the station of the crew with whom he rendered his first service ill life saving, and there he still remains, steadily re- slsting every inducement to return to his former master. Every alternate night he sets out with one of the first patrol and accompanies him until the patrolman from the next station below is met, when he joins the latter and proceeds with him to that station, where he remains until the first watch of the next night when he returns to his own station ill the same manner. These self assumed duties he performs with the pe- culiar gravity of demeanor that distin- guishes his species, changing his station daily, for some good and sufficient dog reason no doubt, while very sensibly keeping but one watch each night ?
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 INCIDENTS OF ARMY LIFE.
Unpls ssant Social Experiences Sometimes
 Experienced In Posts and Garrisons.

Unpis ssant Social Experiences Sometimes
 Experienced In Posts and Garrisons.
 Notwithstanding tho fact that the off COTS of the American army are the very pink of courtesy, they sometimes in post and garrison life have very unpleas- ant social experiences An officer i'll a garrison is assigned quarters not accord ing to the necessities of his family, but in accordance with his rank
 It therefore comes out quite frequent ly when new officer is sent to post that there are many changes of quar- ters, so as to make room for him. When new major arrives, for instance, he selects the quarters that suit him best, 1t matters not who occupies them, pro vided the occupant is below him in rank. Ho can turn out major lower on the list or any captain or lieutenant, and each of these when dispossessed can choose for himself what quarters suit him best if occupied by an inferior in rank. One move, therefore, may make dozen others. The women of the ar my, it is said, are greater sticklers for their rights than tho men. But the men themselves, while preserving all the forms of highest courtesy, sometimes push their authority to tho fullest limit.
 For instance, at a two company post in tho west some years ago q captain of infantry was in command, as his com mission was of older date than that of tho captain of cavalry also there. The two captains were mutually antipathic. In their official intercourse all the forms were observed, but still it was plain to all that they cordially disliked each other. One day the senior captain or dered the junior to take file of men to the forest and cut the frewood needed for the winter. This duty ordinarily would have been given to sergeant or corporal Tho cavalry captain had no recourse and was obliged to obey. Just as ho got outside the post the mail, which came only now and then at in- tervals of week or so, arrived, and the cavalryman stopped for letters. One of these brought him his commission as major. He at once issued an order taking command of the post and then another order assigning the wood chop ping duty to the late commandant. = Chicago Times
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HEROES OF THE SURF
SOME OF THEIR DEEDS RELATED IN
 A SOUVENIR VOLUME.

Heroic Death of the Men of Peaked Hill
 Bar" Station-A Gallant Rescue on Lake
 0ntario-yolunteer Member of the Serv-
 ico on tho South Carolina Coast,
 From souvenir volume prepared to sell for the benefit fund of the life say ing service the New York Herald makes extracts
 While no effort has been made to fill the volume with narratives of the life savers heroic exploits, the book contains several stories simply told which are interesting and may we'll be quoted as illustrations of the self sacri- ficing heroism of these coast guardians
 One of tho most touching is the mar ratiyo of the death of Keeper Atkins and Surfmen Taylor and Mayo of the Peaked Hill Bar station:
 On the morning of Nov. 30, 1S90 the sloop Trumbull was discovered by the patrol on tho inner bar. Tho life boat was quickly manned by Keeper Atkins and Surfmen Taylor, Mayo, Kelly, Young and Fisher and rowed to the helpless craft. The crew, excepting two, who positively refused assistance and remained on board the vessel, were safely landed on shore.
 The gale continued to increase ill fury. The sea was running high, and Keeper Atkins, realizing the danger that threatened those who had refused assistance, again started out with his bravo band to save them from what seemed certain death.
 "The darkness was intense, and in their attempt to get nearer the sloop the lifeboat was caught by swinging boom and capsized. The same sea that caused this calamity struck the vessel, and she fioated from the bar and sailed away. The surfmen clung for awhile to their overturned boat, but finally at tempted to swim to tho shore as their only chance for life. Surfmen Young, Kelly and Fisher, apparently more dead than alive, were rescued by Surf man Cole, who had remained on the beach, and they were cared for by him, while one of the sloop's crew was sent to the town for medical aid.
 ''The remainder of the capsized boats crew, including Keeper Atkins and Surfmen Taylor and Mayo, though excellent swimmers, were fighting for life against fearful odds. Their dying cries, mingling with the shrieking winds, were soon silenced, and they were swept by the waves beyond the reach of help and swallowed by the an- gry sea.
 Eager, watchful ones patrolled the shore, hoping, praying that though dead their comrades bodies might be recov- cred. After many weary hours of watching, as if to make amends for it's cruel work, old ocean gave back each lifeless form and laid it gently on the frozen beach. The whole village turned out to do these brave men honor, and when they were carried from the church to their last resting places few eyos were dry. Small mounds of earth and
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tune for want of air and food. This toad nonsense is so irraiicablo that 1t is supposable it never can be dissipated. = New York Times
Di9n't Make a Sale.

A Lewiston family, which traces its ancestry back beyond the Revolution, owns an old coat which is supposed to have been worn by major i'll the colo nial army, and which is stained by his blood. This coat hangs in a showcase in the hall, among other curiosities, and the family have for 50 years pointed to the yellow stain with pride. The other day peddler camo to the door and was left standing ill tho hall to await the lady's pleasure ill seeing him. He sold some kind of infallible soap to remove stains, and seeing the coat and it's hon. orcd stain he thought to please the owner by removing the discolor.
 You see. madam, that this soap is sure to remove stains of all kinds, ' he said when she appeared, and he pointed to tho coat.
 He did not sell any soap there. Lew iston Journal.
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SHORT SWORDS FOR TWO.
A Story of What Might Have Been AmonI
 old Time Senators.

Oiu Time Senator's
 The late Judge l.. O. c. Lamar pos. sessed remarkable peculiarity. Un. usual excitement seemed to act upon his nerves like an opiate and put him to sleep. This was strongly exemplified after his remarkable verbal encounter with the great New Yorker, MT. Conk- ling MT Lamar, after scarifying Mir. Conkling for life, leaving him with burning yet deferential resentment, closed as follows:
 II apologize to the senate for this seeming unparliamentary language" (advancing to the New Yorker and throwing his index finger full in his face), language that no man, good man, deserves, and no brave man will wear.o Immediately Mir. Lamar walked to the cloakroom on the Democratic side. lay down on . sofa, and i'll three min utes was sleeping as calmly as babe. There was great excitement. It was be- lieyed MT. Conkling would not submit to the language applied to him. and that while he probably would not chal- lenge Lamar, being an athlete he would
 
 The late Senator Feb Vance, Hercules ill stature, who was devoted to MT. La mar, withoct the knowledge of that gen. tleman or of any other human being. shadowed MT. Lamar for some days, ex- blaming afterward that if ConklinQ ever struck Lamar he intended to beat him to death. MT. Vance, however, did not know what those intimately acquainted with Mir Lamar knew In all probabiI- ity MT. Lamar could have whipped them both. He prided himself upon his muscle and has often said to the writer, "I believe I am better fitted for prize fighter than am for senator ' It was apprehended by some that Conkling would challenge MT. Lamar. Conkling was known to be an expert with the short sword. Mir. Lamar said afterward matter, Eff Mir. Conkling had sent me challenge, should have chosen short swords. y
 "Why, MT. Lamar, replied his friend, "ConkIing is an expert with the short sword. 7
 .'I know that, " replied the senator. "but took some lessons with the short sword myself when was in Paris tho time that was sent by the ConfederaCy on mission to Russia. ''
 Why, senator, ' the friend replied, ''you have not had short sword in your hand ill 20 years.
 s.I know that, 7 coolly replied tho senator, s'but should have chosen short swords. New Orleans Picayune.
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PAINTINGS OF CHRIST.
The Face as Depicted by Some of the More
 Modern Artists.

Among the more modern paintings representing the Saviour is that by Cor reggie, painted ill the sixteenth cen tury. It represents Christ with short curly beard, with long waving hair, sur mounted by crown of thorns Thero is a look of mute anguish on his face that is heartrending, but nevertheless the face is rather weak.
 The most terrible likeness is that painted at about the same time as that of Correggio by Albert Durer. It rep resents a powerful face. with a Grecian cast of countenance, with eyes distorted by pain and anguish, and even trifio of anger is apparent.
 The Christ of Raphael, contempo- rary of both the above, is an essentially Italian work, tho faco being Italian, although the model for the forehead and
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Dreadful Possibility.

It was evident that they were man and wife and were returning from as- sisting at the wedding of two of their friends ''Wouldn it be awful, {" she was heard to say to him, Eff they were to live together long enough to find out that the silver we gave them was only plated d:''-Indianapolis Journal.
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THE UNITED STATES STEAMSHIP "HARTFORD,' , As she will appear when rebuilt and modernized

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Wife Beaters In Germany.

They know how to treat wife beaters in Germany. The brutal husband has to work all through tho week, turn over his wages to his wife oil pay day and go to jail Saturday night and Sunday. About two weeks of this sort of fun takes all the wickcdness out of a fellow New York World
 Charity.
 The lady was ma,ling some remarks about the kind of clothes some other ladies at church had on
 ''The finest garment woman can wear, said her husband, is the man. tic of charity. '
 'sYes she snapped, 'and it's about the only one some husbands want their wives to wear. - Exchaas.a
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Did Her Best.

Miss Elderly-I shall never marry.
 Laura-Probably not, but you mado 2 brave fight. Philadelphia Times
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-12-30

nauran, one or the pest Roman em- perors, was married to Julia Sabina Trajan's niece, but neglected her to such an extent that she went mad and killed herself.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-12-30

St. Louis was named from Louis IX of France. The name was originally given to his depot and trading station by Pierre Laclede Liguest
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-12-30

The Indians called the Dea 4oluee river tho Thy ahwopkA 1txez of Red Stones z
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-07-23
BATALLA DE TREvINO
Il JULIO DE 1879

En- 81 aniversario del glorioso com
bate en- que tanto brill6 el general Con
treras. entonces coronel, Ell Heraldo de
Madrid iuserta su retrato y publica uu
articulo que con gusto traemos a las
columnas de LA DEMooRACIA, por la
gratitud y 81 carino que debe>est pals
al bizs rro militar que contribuyo q sal
varle de una de sus mas hondas crisis,
' que conserva siempre el recuerdo de
Puerto Rico, de igual modo que Paer-
to-Rico no olvida su nombre ilustre y
su conducta leal.
He aqui el trabajo: "
"Molestado por dolencia pertinaz,
prisionero de sus piernas. rebeldes & la
voluntad, al tratamiento y q los cuida-
dos, recluido en- un piso de la Gale de
Cedaceros, esta 81 generoso general Con-
treras, bizarre paladin de nuestra caba.
lleria. noble y glorioso continuation del
empuje y del ardor que sustentaran Jos
Leon y los Zavala de- aver, los Ricardo,
los Lobo, los Nina y los Villegas de la
historic. -.
Muchas veces he conversado con 81,
Isilla q silla, cerca, muy cerca, paia OR
sus ideas que vibran, .'sus sentimisntos
que atraen. sus ilusiones que fulguran
fs iluminau el rostro vsronil del patrio
ta.... Vestid y hscer hablar al dia
lun cruzado apuesto y robusto, ten
dreis la personi6caci6n del heroe de
Treviho.
Ese es don Juan Contreras. lie ena-
moran todos los destellos del tempo
caballeresco; enciende su coraz6n 81
amor q Espaha, al uniforme que honra
su pecho; le reanima y vigoriza 81 re
cuerdo de 10 que fuimos, la esperanza
de 10 que seremos, la lealtad fervoross
del creyente. -. es un soldado, perc
un soldado que por gu Patria, por su
Dios y por su Rey. embrazaria la ro
della, retsria en- campo alberto q la Ca
terva de- sus enemigos. y caerfa con la
maza punteada y enhiesta. airoso el pa
ramento y resplandeciente la scimera
para machacar, hen der, ANGULAR, 8
cuantos negasen la superioridad de ST
ley.
Cuando las olas pardas y cenagosas
del egoismo y de la indifereucia 10 in.
vaden TODD, ique consolador, y cuan sa
no resulta el topaz con seres tan fnte'
gros, tan romanticos, tan castizos, tan
espanoles
Quitad al soldado sus suehos y ARE
batos; borrad con la esponja del posi-
tivismo todo ese pasado de bizarrias
pue brilla en- 81 torneo ante la DANA
que raja y Sc impone en- los palenques
de Italia y Flandes, de Africa y Anne.
rica. ). !; quitadle al uniforme ese va
20 imam de la historic y de la tradiciou
mezcla hibrida y hermosa de ensenanza
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-07-23

raz6n de ser. Aqui no ocu,ren sine
hechos aislados, de tempo en tempo, y
la sorpresa que esos hechos causan es
una prueba mas de-, que aqui 81 crimen
no es 81 pan cuotidiano
Puede compararse Ia criminalidad
do este pals COP la de Cuba / Cuando
han existilo aqui partidas Dc bandole-
ros ri sociedades de idNigoss / En- que
pob'aci6n de nuestro pas vsss 81 tran
seunte obligado a ilevar armas para Il
brarse de los atyacos on plsna calle nj
de l"s ataques en- las encrucijadass
Escs artfculos que en- estos dias 50 han
escrito sobre la criminalidad, por 10 exa-
geradoa. solo serviran para hacsr Greer
en- 81 extrangero, que la criminalidad CO.
mo ola impstuosa amenaza ahogarnos;
y NADIA tan incierto Pq1t DO Rico, vol
mos repetirlo, es 81 pal has Tranquil
10 del mundo y en- 81 que anenos crime.
nes SO cometsn. 81 le comparamos con
otro pals en- relaci6n con el ndmero do
habitante3, puede de- cirse que en- Puer,
to Rico casi no existe la criminalidad.
MARIANA ABRIL.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-07-23

Y no SO arguya que ALA van nues-
tros representatives los caneros re-
presentan al poder one les ellie con
los sufragios ofciales. Las masas
productoras no toman parte ningu-
ma en- el empoyamiento de esas lar
vas.
Las cosas seguiran pasando Sc
gun pasan hoy: el gobierno expri-
mira con todas sus fuerzas /; el pals
aguantara con toda SUI mansedum-
bre, y nj en- 81 cielo nj en- la terra
habra quien estorbe una iniquidad
cien veces infame y maldita.
Los unos que trabajan y ahorran
para que los otros engorden y Sc
enriquezcan aquellos queno tienen
nj placer nj descanso en- su existen-
cia; estos que en- las c6modas y
ventiladas ofcinas matan el tempo,
50 mofan de la candidez popular,
persiguen el ascenso y suscriben Ia
nomina.
Alg1n dia llegara on que los errc
res SO rectifquen y las culpas sc
paguen los que hoy son vencidos
Sc conMertan on vencedores.
Ese dia Puerto Rico votara dc
todos modos sus presupuestos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-07-23

ALCOHOLADo

KressryA d rostro Dc manchas do arrugas. j..
Ssls con frieslonss para sl re anna, no tiens
1val.
pAn u bAho o an gran t6nico reparador dol
|stsmA muscular. Las msdres deben en-
||tavle sn lea ablueionss do nus hijos como
|rsssrvAuvo, sl'mks igisnico contra todss
knu snfsrmsdadss que ataoan los nSos on
3 primsra sdad.
~ nm gran prsssrvasive contra las afecoio.
III ostarsalss.
F. Dsp6sIto % la Capital, Farmaoia do Gui.
|er~ety; PONCE, EN- LA DE GADEA
{syaedss On La dc pasora, Mulet Tore
Essa, Ban Gsrmsn On Ia do Carlo, Arecibo or
I ds Rivera, Huinacaoen ID De Martinez, Fa,
<rdo 81 Il ds vsvs. Utuado en- IL de Legrand
zf>s en l. de Iturrino, San Sebastian en- la,
g 1eai i dc Arcslay. Por mayor on ID do ct
ztst Il Lsdo. don Lsis 4. Torrsgross, Aqua
u, plasA prlssipAl.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-07-23
CRONICA
LA GRIMM NALIDAD

Varios periodicos capitalefos estan
enredados en- sacar en- limpio ESQ de la
crimimalidad, del mismo modo que on la
Capital sacan por las GALES al Cristo de
los Poncios para que llueva.
Y 81 bien todos estan acorde en- que
la criminalidad auments-lo cual no
a6rmamos nosotros-cada uno SO va por
ssndero distinto para investigar la eau
sa del NAL.
Unos hacen responsible de 81 al alco
holismo otros q Ia vagancia no fal
tando peri6dicos ultramontauos que le
cuelga esos crimenes la tolerancia
del gobierno para con las sociedades
amtirelgiosas "que han envenenado-
seguu dicen--el coraz6n humane con la
desesperacion. !"
Y colocados en- el terreno de las diva
gaciones no ha faltado un peri6dico in
Conditional que quiera hallar el fen6.
memo en- la libertad y amplitud de las
actuales leyes que no admiten compara
ci6n con las del antique regimen colo
NAL.
Estas eran mdS buenaS, segun el cole
ga Unconditional. Y al efecto pide, no
va leyes, sino I'M .fe,so, por que.,, 81 81
.fyeno es 'bueno, evitara el desboque." F"
Y aqui tienen ustedes al criminal con-
vertido en- un corcel gracias ese simil,
al que tan afcionados suelen sOr los con
servadores. Lo que es en- question de
renos son ellos muy competentes Co.
mo que hace amos vienen tascando e
que Cbarri les puso!
Dejemos riendas a un lado y vamos 4
10 que importa.
Use cometen hoy mas asesinatos que
antes 2 Y nos 6jamos en- este punto
puesto que a 81 parece que reducen nues'
tros colegas la criminalidad, dado que
le aplican como causa principal el alco
holismo. las ideas antireligiosas etc
Y bien visto. el robo, el hurto. las esta
fas, las riias etc. no son crimenes. Sc
ran hechos mas menos penalties, perc
no criminales.
| Ell verdadero crimen, reside en- 81 ase
sinato, el incendio y el homicidio. Er
estos, pues, debemos fjar nuestra aten-
cion para apreciar los grades de crimi-
nalidad que alcanza el pals.
| aSe cometen estos hechos hoy cor
mas frecuencia que antesg Para hacel
esa afrmacion SO necesita presentar an
tes un estudio comparative estadistico d.
estos dltimos tiempos con amos anterio-
res, estudio que todavla no nos ht
presentado niuguno de los colegas que
han tratado Q, asuntos
Por 10 que a Ponce Sc re6ere, ciudao
que siempre ha sido tachada de !evan
tisca, sin serlo, y la que siempre he
aAuido el gran contingente de vagos
rateros criminales de la isla. y que e'
la que contiene hoy mayor ndmero d.
habitantes, podemos decir que en- min
guna epoca ha gozado de mas tranquil
dad que ahora.
Dos amos hace que residimos en- ests
ciudad, y en- ese tempo solo recordamo
que Sc hayan cometido aqui dos asesi
natos el del licenciado Cotorruelo J
el del bombero Felix Cabrera.
En- la Capital. desde el cometido POI
el serene Cutrillo, hasta el que cometi(
en- dias pasados un tai Arrufat, har
pasado tsmbien dos amos. Y con igua
les intermitencias y adu mayores, SO co
meten hechos de igual naturaleza Fl
los demas puntos e la isla.
| SD6n1e esta, pues, e aumento de Ii
criminalidadg
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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-07-23
EscueIa superior de nlnas
de Ponce
- GALE DE LA VILLA NUMERO s

Ell da IL de Julio comenzaran de las classes este
centro de ensenanza
Ademas de las asgnatuas coespondentes grado superior
las nas 10 deeen podn dar case de domas msica
La case dbu conn1a cargo del professor senor Dassan
gs la de msica desde Dciembre tmo segur desem
penando mi ha Camea Lacas la cu ademas de los estudos
hehos ea ocadad bao la direction de competentes eso
res obvo Madrid en- los tres amos que umna del Con-
servatoo Nacona primer premo por unanmdad los
pectivos cursos.
Las abores presenadas por Esuea la recene Expo
sicion de la Provincial han obtepido medaa de
Ponce, 20 de Junio de 1894
FRANCESCA A. AIDA DE LACASA
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-07-23

cibi6 un balazo. :. en- el cuarto ira
sero
Continue el avance y aquella noche
al entrar las tropas del general Quesa
da en- Vitoria, cdando todos lanzab an
vitores a infantes, artilleros & ingenie-
ros, el cantico rumoroso dc un coro in
me1so, eco de la patria, voz de Ia santa
aspiration, balbuceos de rezos, transpor'
tes de triunfo, delirios varoniles, hota
ban en- la caldeada atmosfera mez Ian
do el nombre de Contreras y de sus Ian
ceros her6icos al nombre de la libertad
del orden y del progreso de Espafa.
mr.