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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-04-17

TO profundo de Puerto Rico de 81
gente. 81 dudaramos. comet eriamos
la mayor dc las injusticias.
mo impresionan 4 esa redac.
ci6n las invocaciones continuas & la
memoria augusta de don Roman
Baldoriotyf
Les que escriben LA DEMoCRA.
Ola profesaron siempre culto religioso
& las virtudes y los talentos del
hombre mas grande qoe produjo es.
te pals. Cuando en- 1880 Sc le Ian.
z6, por iniciativa de Madrid, de la
iefatGrs; cuando en- la misma 6poca
sc desair6 su nombre en- La Peyka, no
votandole como presidente honora
rio de un comite, nosotros nos pus'
mos resueltamente al lado del venera
BILE puertorriqueTlo. GDonde estabar
algunos de losque aAOra, como instru-
mento de propaganda, lie recuerdan
Ie invocan? iAhl Talvez harlan causa
com I'm con los ensmigos encubiertos
lie don Roman: con los que amargaron
los titimos dfas de su existencia, tan
nfeli1 y tan santa. Aqui. no Sc acu-
de & ia tunba del patricia para
craer su uomore al alenque del
combate disrio: ALA iremos buscar
lie, como una bandera, como On sim
boo, en- los dfas -solemnss &c la pa
tria: los puebios deben respetar mas
sus marti,es, y no utiliz7r su in
mortal remembrance como acic te
de discordia sino como prenda de
union y de paz.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-04-17
LA GUERRADE CUBA

tolerancia, de benignidad y hasta de
transaction; el general WeJ Ter encar-
naba la severidad, la rigidez La fun
cion de este en- Cuba hAb{a de ser de
repression, de castigo. de quebr
lie la rebeldia; la de aque de at-ac-
ci6n de concordia.
Por la nera acci6n militar 70 con-
cluyen las guerras civiIes de nuestra
raza. Por las negociaciones y las
blanduras no Sc exttnguen jamas esas
guerras en- sus comienzos. Para llegar
a terminos de avenencia, hasta en- los
plestos mas vu'gares Sc necesita que
los contendienres hayan experiment
tado los gastos y molestias que Sc
or;ginan del Iitigso: en- las iuchas ci
viIes es precise que es'en cansados 8
quebrantados los combatientes.
Las acciones de los geaerales Wy.
;er Martinez Campos Sc h4btfan
completado del modo mas sati. facto-
rio para Espafia, 81 h4bieTan ido en-
C! orden en- que Sc ha!lan aqal escri-
tos los nombres de ambos generates.
En- orden inverse esss scciones Sc han
anulado, y 10 que es peor. Sc han
perjudicado de un modo lastimoso.
Persiguiendo con su habitual act
yidai q las bandas insurrectas, repri-
miendo con energfa sus avances, cas-
tigaudo con sd caracterlstica severi-
dad el laboraatismo en- el primer pc.
rfodo, cuando la reb -ldfa no habia
tornado el incremento que va tjene,
nj Ia atenci6n de Europa y An6rica
sc habfa fjado con la ingensdad
con que Sc fla al presente sobre
la question de Cuba, nj en- los Esta-
dos Uaidos Sc habfa producido AHA
la agitacion que en- aquella Canara
Sc rtf-ja, el general Weyler habrfa
desarrollado plcnamente sus facuIta-
des en- proveeho de la causa de Es-
pana, sin limitaciones. sin cortapisas,
sin razonamientos que inutiiizan h,y
una gran parte de su fuerza.
No habtfa conclude la guerra,
porque repetimos que las contends
civiles no Sc acabsn por la sola acci6u
nilitar en- los pueblos guerrilleros de
nuestra raza pero habria contenido
y qnebrautaAo rudamente al enemigo.
7 entoDces habsia sido cuaudo hubie-
ran encajado niaraviila en- los asun-
tos de Cuba las dotes y la pclftica
propia del general MARTINEZ Campos.
La obra de paci6caci6n- habda haiIa-
do sbiertos per la experienced de las
energfas de EsPaaa y sus soldados,
por el canssncio 8 el deasiiento de Ia
rebeldia los espiritus de todos. L.
benignidad, Ell sentido de rectitud, el
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-04-17

mas hombre ell individuo, en- ell
goce de determinadas salts faccio-
nes, los pueblos son mas grandes
cuando han llevado & cabo ciertas
obras que los embellecen y digni-
fcan.
Qu6janse, sin embargo, los
que han iniciado esa obra buena
entire nosotros, de que Ponce
responde, como debe, & aquel
empeno con la cooperation pc
cuniaria; pero no con el concur
so personal.
En- prssencia de esa queja, tie
ne este artfculo por objeto Ilamar
la atencion de nuestros conciuda-
danos para que no sc muestren
sordos al llamamiento de los que
Sc empenan por su bien, y favo-
rezcan la idea que tiende a hacer
que demos por terminada la eta
pa del gasometro, y embellezca-
mos y abriliantemos ell hogar, la
calle, el establecimiento, el tea
tro, la plaza y ell paseo con la
hermosa luz en- que por modo
mas intersants y grafico domo
el genio al rayo y aprision6 al
sol, haciendoles venir, sumisos, q
aumentar el cortejo de glorias
que hscen g1ardia de honor & la
inteligencia humana.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-04-17

Tenemos pudor y nos respetamos.
Por ESQ no estamos habituados 8
presenciar ell espectaculo de un Ro
nero Rob edo, ballidor inquieto, que,
trocando la po'ftica en- una darzs
serpen'inG. no cesa de hacer evoiu-
clones y de sufrir metam6rfosis.
Por ESQ no podemos acoger sin ex
tran sza mezclada de estupor, 81 pro-
ceder de un Abarzusa. que desde los
linderos de la Rspdblica SO pasa con
armas y bagajss los campos, mas
horecientes y productvos de la mo-
narqufa impsrante.
Por ESQ nos choca y nos sorprende
que hombres del prAstigio y de Ia ta-
LA de un Frances Rodriguez. sal
ten, de improviso. sin situaciones in
tarmedias, desde la direction de El
Pats al centro de las huestes minis
teriales.
Y asf tantos. tantos. -.
Aquf los transfugas sienten sobre
su espalda ell hierro candante del
menosprecio pdblico.
Y raro muy raro, es encontrar un
Zavala y un r ,drfguez Gonzalez- :
Confemos en- nuestro pueblo.
Tan arraigadas estau en- ell fondo
de su conciencia las ideas libsrales,
que es impossible que puedan socavar
sus raices los intereses mezquinos, nj
las perspectivas lisongeras.
Estos principles sslvadores que
defendemos. los respira en- el aire, los
lleva disueltos en- la sangre, formau
parte de su organismo, y vienen &
ser como la 9uinta esencia de su vo
lunfa5 y de su espfritu.
El pueblo puer torriquefio. q traves
de todas las situaciones. sabra con-
servar, como un tesoro, su amor in
que brantab!e al terruno, en- que ha
puesto todas las ansiaa y todas las
energfas de su alma generoza, edu-
cada en- Ia dura escoela del infortu-
nio.
No le inferamos Ia ofsnsa de dudar
de sus sentimientos nj de sus convic-
clones.
Cuando el hor;zonte go despeia y
auras mas saludables vengan refres-
car la atm6sfera caldeada que respi-
ramoe, y Sc ensanche ante nueatros
ojos 81 reducido cfrculo en- que hoy
vivimos. ex5end:6 adose en- esp'endi
das lontananzas, llenas de luz, en-
tonces como aver, como hoy, como
siempre, ell pals estara en- Gu puesto.
sin haber p :rdido, en- un apica, su en-
tusia mo nj sus creencias.
Y mov;6adose, como ha de mover
se, en- esfsra mas ampl'a, llevAra mas
alto sus ideales, porque no TODD ha
de ser noche tristfsima y luctuosa,
LENA de sombras. dudas y sobresaltos.
Entire tanto, no le agrav;emos po-
niendo en- tela de juicio su perseve
rarcia
E sabra conservarla y sostenerla.
z peremos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-04-17
EndiferenteS

IA que negarlo7 Ponce esta
enfermo. Cons1melo una tre-
menda enfermedad: la indiferen-
cia.
Al contemplate hoy no dirfa
nadie que es este el Ponce de
otros dfas, enthusiastic, viril y pu-
jante, que conceb1a prop6sitos
"enerosfsimos y los realizaba con
tes6n y rapidez.
Posee esta ciudad los recurs os
de siempre, aumentados sin duda
por el esfuerzo de- trabajo. Pc
TO tiene, en- nuestros 1ltimos
tiempos, la desgracia de retraerse
cuantas veces SO trata de dar
impulse a manifestations pro-
gresistas.
No MEGA, ciertamente, por 10
general, sus recursos pecuniarios
para las obras buenas.
Mas no solo de pan vive el
hombre; y 10 qua neeesitan cier
tas obras de utilidad p1blica es
que, q quienes las inician, respon-
da, no va solo la bolsa, sino tam
bien el coraz6n de la ciudadan1a.
Entusiasmo es 10 que piden
los espfritus inquietos, los carac-
teres iniciadores, al pueblo eA1
que demuestran susD ansias y
sus energfas. -
once ha res6elto en- estes Ill
tir1os tiempos no entusiasmarse
por NADIA.
Els NAL sfntoma
Da con mano larga 10 que sc
le pide, y luego SO encierra des-
denosamente en- el hogar
Repetimos que es 6se sfntoma
funesto.
Llega, a ese paso, un dfa, en-
que tampoco tendera la mano en-
auxilio de ST propio, y entonces
esa no es va sociedad
Hay profundo error en- Greer
que el trabajo y el hogar han d.
ser la sola aspiration del hombre.
Otro t6rmino existe absolute
mente necesario en- la vida social:
es ell mejoramiento dc la comu-
nidad en- que vivimos.
Mientras mas progresista sea
una sociedad, mas garantizados
estaran nuestro trabajo y nuestro
hogar.
Una gotta de aqua, aislada, es
miseria que NADIA signifca en- el
vastfsimo laboratorlo de. la natu-
raleza.
Pero una gotta q otras unida
produce las corrientes y consti
tuye los oc6anos
Ell vic;o q que aludimos obser
vase aquf con desconsoladora to
nacidad
En- una empresa interesantfsi-
ma SO esta probando clio actual
mente.
Tratase de dotar q Ponce de
uno de los adelaptos que mas
honran ell esfuerzo humane: del
alum brado electrico.
Requiere la ciudad esta mejora,
Y tiene de sobra recursos para
pqgarla ampliamente
Ell alumbrado electrico es Co
mo la Ultima palabra, como la
cousagraci6n del progreso mate
rial de las colectividades.
Poseerlo es como ser mas ciu-
dad.
Porque asf como suele sentirse
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-04-17
Sc VENDE

Un coche, lie cuatro asientos
nueyo, FORBADE de pie de. buffalo
de eleg nte construcci6n. e QUO
10 inte~ese dirigirse al que suscri
be en- la herrera de la Gale de-
Coto.
Pedro Gastasng
Ponce, Abril Z de 1895. avs,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-04-17

hsquslas fdnebras, a preeioa n6dicos
IN tipos apropiAdos. Sc dan notss para oi-
igiriaa en In ciudsd
= Ia s4a-~~@s.~. - T.~ TlxsS.es-ss~s~
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-04-17
Sc VendG

10 malscate sistema SAMSON Etimero 4
con sus accesorios y regulator de velceidad
Darsn rsz6o r. Vaidecilla. Atocha Il
Ponce, Marco IL de 1895. / mE alt
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-04-17
Gaia de Prestamos
16-PLAZA LAS DELICIAS-16

Ell dfa 20 del corriente, q las nneve de la
maf1ana, Sc remataran en- l1blica subasta
las prendas de los talones que continual
cion Sc expresan por cuenta de quien CORES
ponda Y orden de los que suscriben
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rowing about the Straits of Mackinac on
the lookout for and boarding passing
boats for that length of time. As he
watched the schooner sailing slowly to-
ward Bots Blanc Island and the south
T passage he yawned, and, picking up his
oars, thought with a shudder of the cold
gales, with seet and ice and snow, he
would be called upon to encounter within
the next few weeks But sailor-like, he
dismissed the thought to enjoy the pres
ent sunlight, and then started to in
tercept a large wooden steamer towing
two consorts, coming up the straits.
Getting directly on the track of the
steamer, the reporters boat rested until
the big wooden hull doomed right over it.
Ihen, with skillful sweep of the oars, the
SKIN was drawn out of the way and along
side the steamer, which checked not for
an instant. The reporter was standing
up IN the boat now. stand by" he cried,
and head appeared above the bulwarks
ten feet above him. With a skill born of
practice, the reporter threw coil of line
whlch was attached to the bow of the
Skin, and holding the slack in his hand,
checked the Jerk which came when the
steamer commenced towing the skifr.
The crew. of the steamer knew what was
wanted, and at once lowered a bucket
over the side of the boat holding a couple
OF iron Delaying pins for weights on the
letters In the bottom. Every man in the
crew wanted a newspaper, as the voyage
had cen long, and the captain wanted
TWO but the reporter had enough to go
around. There was an order from the
owner in Cleveland to the captain Of the
steamer. sent by telegraph in care of the
station at MacSinaw, and to be delivered
by the reporter, and two letters also to be
sent to the station.
See anything new coming up, captain?"
mo, nothing but gales of wind dead
ahead. and little fog on Saginaw Bay"
was the response.
''All right, let 60" A deck hand cast off
the painter, and, giving a pull on a tiller
line the skin was steered from the dread
ed vortex at the propeller, and the first
barge was boarded in the same way.
There were letters 20 be mailed from the
barges, but there were no orders to be
given, for the captain OF the steamer at
tended to them. BY the time the last
barge was left Mackinaw City and the
station were four miles astern, but the
boatman did not intend to row that dis
lance. Coming along like a train Of cars
was big, black hull, with a towering side
pilot house on one end. and smoke
stack on the other, one Of the new 400
foot freight steamers. Its speed was ter
rinc, and the sight of the towering mass
bearing down with irresistible momentum,
was appalling. But the boatman pulled
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ed on the lake side of the house. The re-
porter quickly rowed to the dock, and,
rushing into the house, began writing tel
egrams. The first was to the owner of
the stranded steamer, and sent to his Of
flee in Cleveland. A second went to the
home Office in Chicago, there to be bulle-
tined to the underwriters, for 1t was too
late then for the afternoon papers; third
was sent to the master of a Wrecking tug,
stationed near by. The messenger then
mounted his bicycle and started for the
telegraph office. The last message had
the first effect. In four hours the big
wrecking tug steamed past the station,
headed for the unfortunate steamer. The
underwriters representative did not ar
rive on the scene until the next day.
The emergency business disposed of,
another part of his routine work was
taken UP. Going to his desk the reporter
wrote out the names of boats that had
passed in either direction since coming on
duty This list in due time would be sent
to the home office in Chicago for distri-
button to all the papers around the lakes
that night by telegraph. His report of
the wreck was also written out for send
ing. This work done, he stepped upon the
broad veranda at the rear of the house
Although the place has frontage on one
of the wide streets, which was laid out by
the ambitious boomer in the early days
or MacklnaW CITY llS Day WINDOWS and
veranda do not face the grass-grown
boulevard" but overhang the water.
Far to the eastward, coming up the
south channel were the indistinct out
lines of a steamer. With a sweeping
glance through his marine glasses, the
reporter said: That's the Gov. Smith. /
have a message for her, and that schoon-
er over toward the Island of St. Helena
is the Blaine" he added.
How do you know it?" a visitor ask
ed. for all he could see was little mora
than a speck on the water.
Il don't know how know. but that's
the Blaine"
Just the same as you know one man
is Smith and the other is Jones?" was
suggested.
Il suppose so, but l never thought any,
thing about it. 1 know the boats that 7
see now and then as soon as / get a loolx
at them. A fellow learns to tell a great
deal by the sound of whistle ana even
the peculiar ways different captains have
Of signaling. Telling their names becomes
a sort Of instinct, / guess. VIII you 20
out with me?"
mot on my life," was the energetic re-
Spouse. when shoot the chutes want
better accommodate for landing. The
game is too swift for me here"
TITS easy when you get used to IT, II
you are thrown out, all you have to do
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and wondered if we could think of any
thing prettier at home. 1t would do for.
rain or SHINE was pretty for all occaz
sons.
! note the presence of stitching upon
most Of the street goods The stitching
, plays the part of trimming, and very orn-
amental it is, if well done. Like all other
exact pieces of work it must be done as
accurately as though ruled with an engi-
neer's tape.
one cant well imagine anything more
elaborate than the toilettes that one sees
at this winters receptions They are so
light that they would seem ridiculous to
people who did not know how comforta-
bly, these devotees of fashion travel in
their heated cabs.
The most original gown I have seen
was worn recently at a reception. The
skirt was of dull, pale yellow taffeta shot
with amethyst. A fold of dahia satin
that reached nearly to the knees went
around the bottom of the full godet skirt.
Deep cream lace was appliqued on the
skirt in striking zig-zag patterns that
were brought down over the deep satin
fold in a most original way
The bodice was of pale yellow SATIN
with a covering of black chiffon put
on very full, and held down by jeweed
bands Usually short coat sleeves were
of the taffeta. with appliques of the lace
There was a most original collar on this
bodice. 1t was made of wide strip
of the dahlia satin that wound around
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An artillery red suit, intended for street
wear made the young American who wore
II thing OF neatness and loneliness. Its
skirt was full and perfectly plain. It's
jacket open and heavily stitched in white.
Its broad lappels were white ladies' cloth
and its vest was the same material, stitch
ed in black. A neatly folded belt of the
same white cloth matched the lining of
the Jacket which was white and soft and
clean looking.
The hat was a velvet-braided toque
with ospreys at one side. touch of red
was in the little crush of silk around it,
1t Is such treat now to see the ex-
quiste model gowns OF this season set
ting off the charms of some up-to-date
society favorite. One gets so much bet
ter chance then to fully appreciate these
wonderful creations Of French couturie-
res.
1 recognized at the cat show the other
day one of the dainty winter toilets.
1t was made of pale fawn cloth, shot
with tiny dahlia silk threads that formed
small check. The bodice was OF dahlia
velvet with only under-arm seams and
the fulness was brought down into the
girdle in tiny plaits. There was a narrow
panel of white satin, embroidered in gold,
inserted at the middle of the back and
front. The coat-sleeves were of the cloth,
mounted by three bretelles that were
faced with white satin, and narrow white
satin epaulets started at the collar and
fastened at the edge OF the bretelles with
tiny gold buttons. The high girdle and
collar were of satin embroidered In gold.
8 Following each seam of the full godet
skirt was narrow white passementerie
that ended about five inches from the
bottom Of the skirt In frogs
An unusual little bonnet was worn with
this toilet 1t was a fluted fiat Of dahlia
velvet, faced with pale gold taffeta. =
big bow OF pale yellow taffeta trimmed II.
With this very comforable-looHing girl
was young matron in cadet blue, en-
broidered in black. Her skirt had a pat
tern embroidery upon Il and her Jacket
was trimmed the same way The jacket
opened at the throat In a big sailor col
lar. A large collar stood up and turned
back heavily stitched and was knotted at
the throat with a black silk scarf. The
hat was a black one trimmed with bluettes
upon the front.
Behind this couple came a girl In navy
blue-and green. Her skirt was a striped
serge in these colors, her cape a pale
green stitched in navy blue. Her turn
over collar was lined with navy blue. Her
hat was velvet blue straw, trimmed
with bows of the same color and pale
green ostrich tips. Such a becoming lit
| tie street outfit was never seen. and 1
thought Of our own rainy day" costumes
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directly in the path and waited Like
the other steamer this one slowed down
not a particle, but came rushing along at
full speed. Apparently the boarding feat
was done as easily as with the slower YES
sells, for not a hitch or a miss was made,
but when the steamer picked up the skin
the little craft was towed along with two
thirds of its length out of water, resting
on the stern. The mate was left on watch
and the captain came to the side.
THE steamer w. d. Reed is ashore on
Hog Island Reef. 1t is from Chicago
with grain, and went on during the night.
1t is hard and fast and wants a wrecking
tug. It's consort escaped and lies at an
Choir"
This was the message delivered by the
captain of the steamer to the reporter. 1t
meant action. There was work to do, be-
sides the comparatively uneventful opera
ton Of picking up steamers going four
teen miles an hour in a small skiff The
business with the monster towing the
skiff was quickly finished, for there were
no orders, and only one letter to be sent
ashore. The captain gossiped with the
reporter minute and then resumed his
station on the bridge.
The little boat was towed to a point
abreast of a white house, right at the
waters edge at Mackinaw City and then
cast loose. The obliging captain had kept
course so near the shore that the words
Lake Marine News could be seen paint
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pers have taken it upon themselves to
describe the elegant entertainments Of
our own little Countess de Castellane IN
their society notes. never limiting that
her graces were American bred graces
until Americans were irritated by their
air of proprietorship. And they said so,
too. in some letters to the papers last
winter.
This winter the elaborate functions Of
the Countess de Castellane will all be
recorded in this new journal In her mother
tongue, and the description will surely
prove rare treats to the people that are
interested in the doings Of the fashlona BILE
world
or course Dame Fashion has anticipated
the winter gaieties. There are toilettes
ready for every kind of entertainment to
be had at the shops.
Now that everybody has accepted and
donned the new sleeves one feels more
kindly disposed to the insistent decree OF
Dame Fashion prohibiting enormous
sleeves in this seasons garments.
The skinny" look that has been dread
ed since the decree was issued, is avoided
by the quantity OF trimming used on bod
ices.
The skirts remain about the same as
last winters in width, but the effect is
changed by doing away with a great deal
Of the hair-cloth facing. This makes them
seem smaller. Only the skirts Of the
tailor-made shopping gowns escape the
floor. Skirts Of other toilettes touch all
around
One Of the new tailor gowns has a skirt
OF Scotch plaid In blue and green, made
On the bias. The bodice is Of dark blue
ladies' cloth, stretched" back and front,
with only the under arm seams The coat
sleeves are Of the plaid material The
epaulettes and narrow belt are made Of
artillery red ladies' cloth covered with
chain stitching In dark blue silk.
A hat that Is worn with this toilette is
tiny nat OF green felt, set on a bandeau
OF dark blue velvet 1t is trimmed at the
front with bow of blue velvet and
punches of blue and green tips. At the
BACK, where II was turned directly nm.
there were choux Of cream chiffon o1,f'
lined with narrow bands of green ana
blue ribbon. anu
Another pretty tailor gown was made %
dahlia cheviot The skirt was the ordina ~,
Wioth godet, with hands OF silver brstd
trimming the two seams Of the fro,+ -
a rather short packet with fun haso,,a.
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SLEEVES HAVE CROWN SMALLER.
But the Skinny Effect Is Avoided by Trim
ming the Bodice Freely.
the Usual Hal FashOnabe-Ca
Diet and Navy o

Copyrighted. 1896.

opened over a vest Of white satin that was
trimmed in bands Of the silver. A straight,
high collar of dahia velvet gave finish
TO the neck Of the vest.
The jacket had a broad collar of the
attn, edged with the silver braid.
Dresses in soldiers colors are so num-
erous and so popular that, unconsclously
to themselves, the wearers look as If in
uniforms. Trim, trig soldiers Of Uncle Sam
parading in a strange land. Perhaps they
do know the effect produced and seek TO
highten It: for everybody is aware how
very becoming the army colors are--the
artillery reds, the cadet blues and the sail
or and navy colors.