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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-06-11
"A pR|NCESA V|CTOR|NA

..aronae una vez dos hadas
10 Iadera de un bosque lnme-
da;ato la ciudad. r
aataba de muy NAL humor por 10
baboy sido invitada Las nestas que
hobfan n"b celebrado para ell bautlzo de "a
t:;o 10, rev; pero la otra, denominaaa
I'D haIlabase en- extreme satlsfe-
cha porque la habtan conVidaoo "
ceremonial. o ono
con los hombres; con buenas cuahuo g
TAN eontentas, la tristeza las pfe"''
pone al NAL. a;io Film
Bueuos dfas- grufi6 Urgunda-
snnonoo que te habras divertido mucno
on Ia eorte del rey Mataquin
Mpchfsimo. Las salas estaDan Ian
hio, ilumiuadas como las de nuestros
naIacios subterraneos, y sc sirFleron
psonisitos maniares en- platos de ORC 80
bre metales de encajes. Luego sc oalio' :
81. al, desde aquf he dido. los vlo~s1 2s1
,;nos Y en- pago de la bass
del rey habras heesSsa no.pltallda a
berhiasuaAmaAs 20 la prlncesa So
-,Pues es claro La princesa ser
hermosa como ell dfa; su voz Sc aseme
lara a la del ruisefior tendra
cuerpo todas las pefecciones imagina
bles. Ademas, cuando este en- edad d
casarse, contraera matrlmonio con un
de los princ:pes mas bellos Y poderosc
del mundo.
=; Perfectamente - dijo Urgand
crngiendo los dientes. tamble
quiero mostrarme generosa con ella.
-Pero no vayas otorgarle un do
fatal.
-Puedo eiercer contra ella uno 9
mis- conjuros. La princesa Vlctorln
sera hermosa como ell dfa, va que nil
gun hada puede deshacer 10 que otr
ha hecho; sa voz sc asemejara la d.
ruiseior; tendra sn cuerpo todas Ia
perfecciones imaginables Y se casai
con uno de los prfncipes mas bellos
poderosos del mundo; sino que. -.
Sino que. . repitio Filinda III
ma de inquietud.
-Sino que, cuando Sc case, dejara {
ser muier para convertirse en- hombr
Filinda llor6 suplic6 con desesper
cion, pero todo fu6 en- vano. UrganC
no quiso escucharla desaparecio con
por ensalmo, mientras la otra medital
acareA de los medios de que podrfa V
lerse para evitar las consecuencias d
terrible ceniuro.
A los dieclsels afios era tan hermo
la princesa Victorina. que en- todo
mundo no sc hablaba mas que de
extraordinaria belleza. No hubo n
ci6n que no enviara embajadores &
corte de Mataqufu con objeto de ped
La mano de la princesa para los IN.
ricos poderosos monarcas.
Pero ell rey y la reina, conocedort
del terrible secreto, no sabfan que col
testaI. Despedfan cortesmente a le
embajadores, sin consentimiento nj n,
gativa, Sc desesperaban ante ell cas-
singular que les ocurrfa.
Cierto dfa jugaba Victorina en-
lardfn del palacio de sus padres, Guar
do oyo ruido en- ell camino inmediat,
AIzo los ojos J VIC un magnffco cort,
10 que Sc dirigfa al regio alcazar.
Al frente de la comitiva Y en- un sc
berbio caballo, iba montado un love
de hermosfsimo aspecto.
-iQue hombre tan gallardo ell
gante!-exclam6 la nina.
Luego penso que 81 ell mancebo ten
lntento de pedirla en- matrimonio. q
taba ella pronta a concederIa su n,o,,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-06-11
( UNA DISPOSAL D A
del catolda.)

del cdtoldn.)
Feliz, risuena, a. ooo,aa
de simb6licas flores cordtaS.
suenas con embriagarte en- la a.>~nra
de la luna de miel, que, alegre, empie..
con palidos refeios de ventura
Sc eclipsa entire nubes de tristeza.
Tras bceves horas de fugaz delirio
POGO POGO esas flores peregrinas
deshojandose iran, mas sus espinas
formaran tn corona de martirio.
LUIS RoDRiGuEz CABRERo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-06-11

S a T. T A
Oh poder de la oratorial
Apeuas Sc abren las Cortcs
empieza a bajar la Bolsa.
LEOPoLDo CASo.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1898-03-11
FREDERICKSBURG

AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JAN'Y 16, 1898.
LEAVE BYRD-STREET STATION.
4:1O A. M, Daily, for Washington and points
North. Stops only at Milford and
Fredericksburg. Pullman SIeepers
500 A. M, Sunday only for Washington and
points North. Stops at E1ba Glen
allen Allen p Ashland nd,,, boswell Rgthsr
ericksburg, Brooke, and Whitewater
$40 A. M, Daily except sunday, for Washing
ton and points North. Stops at
Elba, Ashland, Taylorsvie. Dos
well, Ruther Glen PenoIa, Milford,
Woodslane Guinea, Summit, Fred
ericksburg Brooke, and Widewa-
ter. Pullman car.
9:O5 A. M, Daily except Monday. for Washing
ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and
News5lork. The New York and Flo
ridat special, composed entirely of
servation cars No extra charge
other than regular Pullman fare.
Does not stop at Elba.
12:OO Nj. Daily, except Sunday, for Washing
ton and points North. Stops at
Elba Glen Allen, Ashland, DosM eli,
Milford, fredericksburg, Brooke,
and Whitewater. Parlor-car. Also
connects with Congressional Lin
tied at Washington
7:15 p. M. Daiy, for Washington and points
DosWe ss @Ror a. E1ed sshans
Brooke and Whitewater, and other
stations sundays. Sleeper Rich
mond to New York.
ARRIVE BYRD-STREET STATION
$40 A. M. Daily. Stops at Whitewater Broon
fredericksburg, Milford, boswell,
Ashland, and Elba, and other sta
tions Sundays. Sleeper, New York
to, Richmond
2:45 +. M, Daily, except Sunday Stops at
Whitewater, Brooke, Fredericksburg
Summit Guinea Woodslane Mil
ford, Penola, Ruther Glen, Boswell
Taylorsville, Ashland, Glen Allen
and Elba. Parlor-car from Wash
ington.
710 p. M. Daily. Stops only at Fredercks-
burg, boswell, and Ashland. Pull
man cars from New York and
Washington.
1886 p. M. Daily. Stops at Widewa ter, Brooke
Fredericksburg, Summit, Guinea,
Woodslane, Milford, Penola, Ruth
er Glen, boswell. Ashland Glen AL
len and Elba. Sleepng-car.
/ $50 r. M, Commencing January 18th, daily
except Sunday, the New York and
Florida Special. Does not stop al
Eba.
FREDERICKSBURG ACCOMMODATION
DAILY except Sunday.)
400 p. M. Leaves Byrd-Street Station
$50 A. NJ. Arrives Byrd-Street Station.
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY except Sunday
Leaves Elba, 642 A.. M, 6:2O p. NJ.
Arrives Elba, $40 A. NJ, 600 p. M.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-01-28

The Indian territory as at present
governed is the most successful trust
in the United States. About $4,000 In
dams control the territory, which in
cludes among its in habitants anywhere
from 100000 TO 100000 white people.
These white people have no voice in
making laws under which they live and
cannot acquire title to the houses they
build or the lands they till. If the as
900 Indians were As 900 people whose in
dividual land holdings made up the ag-
gregate area of the territory the situa-
ton would be peculiar, but as a matter
of fact there are no such things there
rs individual titles. The land of each
tribe is in theory held by the tribe as a
whole. and leases are given Of tracts
which carry with them any improve
ments placed thereon. In practice the
land of each tribe is controlled by a
men. The bulk OF each tribe outside
this charmed circle are mere squatters.
Readers who have never been in the
Indian territory may fancy that the In
dian chiefs are crested warriors of the
forest. \ brief stay in the territory
will put an end TO any such impression.
An Indian chief in "tbeterritory" looks
n good deal like a white man. dresses
ike one and makes money like one.
Not infrequently he is either the actual
head or secret hacker of big enter
prise. or he may have been bred to the
law. In any event he is a shrewd specu-
lator who usually sees all the advan-
tages OF keeping up system which
gives him all the advantages and few
of the burdens of a great land owner
The rank and file of the Indians get
nothing out of the territory but the
right to squat on such obscure corners
of the land rs the chiefs have no pres
emit use for. Allotments in severalty
which the Dawes commission is seeking
TO bring about would be for the inter
est of the majority Of the Indians rs
well as for that of the whites. The
tribal system has broken down com
pletely as a safeguard for the tribes,
and has only benefited the trust"
formed by the chiefs-Boston Tran.
script.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-01-28
HUMOROUS

-"Vhat makes you think that Spaldy
would make hustling politician?"
because he isn't good for anything
else."-Detroit Free Press.
-Jobnny-"Does your pa ever take
you TO crcuses?" Tommy-"No; he's
so near-sighted he says it'd be just like
THROWN money away."-Chicago News.
An Irish tenant observed that Ii was
n "hard thing for man to be turned
out of the house which his father built
and his grandfather was born init
Bits.
These Boyish Fathers.-"Henry had
10 buy little Henry another mechanical
toy steamboat" "Why?" "He broke
the first one playing with it."-Detroit
Free Press.
This talk about free alcohol for
usein the arts" began Gaswsll. "Well?"
asked Gasbill. "IIas thatanything 10 do
with painting the town red?"-Pitts-
burgh hronicle-Telegraph.
beginning y.--Bridegroom-
"Where shall we go. dearest; Niagara
Falls or Washington?" Bridc-"We
illslt bo W bOtn pidtts uHd stc WulSu
we like best. brooklyn Life.
AS Defined in New York.-"What is
cosmopolitan? "A cosmopolitan is
q New Yorker who has been convinced
that there is something going on out
side of his own town."-Chicago Rec
ord.
--Mamma-"EIhel.w what do you mean
by shouting in that disgraceful fash
ion? See how quiet Willie isl" Ethel
--"Of course he's quiet; that's our game.
He's papa coming home late, and I'm
you."-Tit-Bits.
Mature never makes a mistake In
giving the animals on the globe their
appropriate location" remarked Uncle
Allen Sparks. IF the Asiatic elephant,
for instance, had been placed in the
north frigid zone, think what it would
cost the poor creature for ear muffs."-
Chicago Tribune.
AT country fete a conjurer was
performing the old trick Of producing
eggs from pocket handkerchief, when
he remarked to boy in front, II say,
my boy. your mother can't get eggs
without hens, can she?" "Of course,
she cam" was the reply. "Why. how's
that?" asked the conjurer. "She keeps
ducks" replied the boy, amid roars OF
npplause-Tit-B
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-01-28
HIS POROUS PLASTER ROOF.
This saving West Virgininn shingIed
His House with Odd Material.

Pompey was soldier in heconfcder-
ate army and was wounded al the bat
tie of Gettys burg. After the war he set
tied down on little farm near Moores-
field. w. Va. and has lived there ever
since. The farm is small and Pompcy
is not prosperous. The only thing that
has fourished with him of late years
has been the pains caused by his old
wounds, aud for those nothing afforded
relief except porous plasters.
He had a contract with the village
druggist to supply him with porous
plasters by the gross, ard the tax OH his
resources became so great on account
Of being addicted to the porous plaster
habit that ne became penurious. and
demanded that old tin cans and
broken forks and every other odd and
end should he saved. And especially he
charged his wife to save the old porous
plastcrs The plasters had stuck TO him
and he would stick to the plasters. He
was ms proud Of his cabinet Of old plas-
ters as man given to the bric-abrac
and curio habit Is of his collections, and
declared that sometime they would
come in nightly handy.
Now there were three buildings on
Pompeys farm--his house, his barn
and a dilapidated building where he
kept his farming tools and his collec-
ton Of old tomato cans and his porous
plasters One night the house burned
down, and the family moved into the
Toulouse. 1t was good enough except
that the sun and the stars shone through
thereof. Then came the triumph Of
the pomus phsterA
Pompey got out his collection and
shinglcd the whole blessed roof with
old plasters. and rs they we're thick
with burgundy pitch they served well
the purpose and made the roof water
tight. Now people come miles to see
tho house shingled with porous plas-
tiers. and Pompey says they draw bet
ter than they did when they we're on his
back.-N. Y. Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-01-28
A WINTER SCENE.

uurrah, hurrah! the children cry
The echoes linger long:
the Are OF youth in evt-y eye.
t'pon each lip song.
The frost lies glstening on the snow.
Ana ice IN every stream;
A., Zach dear face a rudy glow.
fright as an artists dream.
No thought OF winters bitter cold,
Winds whistllng In the trees.
cnnla daunt a spirit half as bold.
or check such hearts as these.
some speed away on skates OF steel.
The CLASSY banks descend;
WIN forward stride and graceful wheel,
| hear their laughter blend.
And others, coasting down the hill.
bounding sled astride.
10 quaff their cup OF JOY and I'LL
Their merry hearts with pride.
lie. those who sigh for warmer days.
Ana say that winters drear.
THOR voices join with ours in praise
And welcome winter here.
Charles ii. Conner. In Golden Days.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-01-28
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

There are 100 Protestant churches
IN Denver.
Gen. Booth has recently closed a
series of Salvation Army meetings in
Scotland
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society Of the Methodist Episcopal
church. has appropriated $1,000 more
for work thar last year.
"A home for soldiers and sailors In
about TO be opened in Hong Kong by the
Salvation Army, and an experienced
naval officer placed in charge.
AT the Gowa station of the Scottish
Baptist industrial mission in Central
Africa. 80 acres Of land have been plant
ed in coffee. which will bear fruit in
1898.
In 1890 there were I .267 Protestant
Missionary societies in the world. the
income Of which exceeded l5.O00,000.
an increase of Sl.0O0,C00 over the previ-
Gus year.
The centenary OF Mcthodism in
Wales is 10 he celebrated by raising by
1900 large sum of money for the clear
ing of debts and the erection of new
chapels.
1T is said that many parents in
Japan prefer 10 send their children TO
mission schools. because of the proven
bally bad morals of most of govern
ment school teachers.
The local board OF Sandown. Isle Of
Wight. has been upheld by judgment in
the court of appeal and has prevented
the sale of Sunday newspapers on the
esplanade.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-01-28

GO. I've been catching occasional pat
straigLts and drawing to em all my
life, and / think the straight is one of
the prettiest plays in poker. In playing
straights. if the chap across the table
draws one card. you've got the fun of
trying to figure out whether he's draw
ing to couple of pairs or bobbing to a
straight OF flush, and it's interesting
work. If he stands pat, it's up to you
to determine by the undertaking proc
ess whether he's simply bluffing or ac-
tually has pat straight or full hand
or flush in his paws.
swell. out on the coast they've
heard occasional rumors of such things
as straights being played somewhere
or another in the game of draw, but
you won't meet one coast man in hum
dred that knows precisely what the
straight consists OF and what the
chances are of mans getting pat
straight or Of filing a one-ended or
double-ended straight. AS for playing
straights, they've never even dreamed
Of such an absurdity. found that out
in the second game Of draw got into
out there.
1T was in Portla nd, and another four
handed game, the other three fellows be-
ing business men also. We played alon &
for awhile without my running into
any snags sticking out Of the coast
game. and then I got on the deal four
cards that had in them the makings of
a corking good straight, capable Of be-
ing filed at either end, from nine up
to queen, 30 that either an eight or a
king on the draw would have fixed me
all right. / decided to draw to 1t just
for luck, although all three OF the fell
lows were in and had stood raise be-
fore the draw. When caught my king
was glad had decided to draw to my
straight. A king-high straight Is pref
ty good mess Of cards in any mans
game of draw as we know II back in
these parts.
There was heap of betting on that
round, and, of course. with that clipper
built straight Of mine. wasn't going
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-01-28

which you probably haven't. for the
percentage is plumb against you-you
certainly haven't got aces on top Now.
that was good poker reasoning. the kind
Of reasoning that has kept me necktie
and peanut money ahead OF the game
anyway for 20 years or so, and l gave
him the raise-back just as often as he
threw II at me.
FINALLY said he: We are getting out
Of our depth and beyond the breaker
line. amt we? I've got you man
handled, but you jumpers from the east
never can feel the bunch when you're
licked, and so I'll skate in my little five
and call you
I'VE each had about $50 in the pot
then.
IL spread out my three royal gentle
men topping the pair Of tens, and was
| about to make some good-na tured crack
about getting hoe to scoop in my win
nings on the first hand when he spread
out his hand and raked in the pot with
a smile. His hand consisted of a pair of
aces up on a pair of skies and the
joker.
"'What the dickens are you doing
tLere?' / asked him when he raked in
the pot. Can't you see it's a misdeal ?
| forgot TO take the joker out Of the
deck
'Msdeal nothing he said. still
smiling. You had a good hand all
right. but aces beat kings, you know
anywhere from Tuolume to Tucson
Eyes said |, but you've only got
aces up. and I've got a full hand, kings
up. and it's misdeal. anyhow
"Well, they all looked at me like they
thought ought TO be in lunatic asy-
lum.
'Misdeal?' said my friend, who had
swiped in the pot. What the deuce are
you giving us, anyhow? i caught the
joker on the draw, and it just filled my
hand-three aces and a pair of skies.
Don't an ace-full beat a king-full in
that desolate Atlantic coast region you
hail from?'
"'You mean to call the joker an ace p
said !, the thing beginning to dawn
upon me.
The three fellows gazed at me as if
they were trying to find out il l was
drunk or not.
"'Why, do you mean to say said the
man had played with, that you don't
know that in poker the joker is any old
thing you choose to make it-that, when
you get il either on the deal or on the
draw you can call ii anything you
want to call il TO exc out pair, flush
full house or anything else? Tell you
what, old man, You need sleep. You've
been working too hard. Turn in and
have long night of it,
II couldn't help but laugh.
"'Well,' said !, you people may call
this joker-jigging poker, but somehow
or another it suggests tag and I-spy
and little girls singing London bridge
is falling down" to me. Why don't you
play poker with pinochle deck and
be done with It? Come on, and we'll
build card houses. or what's the matter
with playing casino for chalk or pin
wheels?'
why don't you benghted people
back east use the joker?'
"'Yes.' said !. we do. We always give
the joker in a new deck to babies in
arms TO cut their teeth on
Another queer kink in the slope
game of draw is that straights don Z
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-01-28
CURIOUS CRABS IN FLORIDA
They Fave Peculiar Shells and Feed
on birds and Insects.

Haunting the rookeries of the birds in
the southern part of the peninsula is
q large blue crab. He makes hole In
the ground. usually under a log. and
when he hears a noise elevates his head
and protrudes his eyes with startling
effect. lie is able TO take care of him
self. for his pinccrs are powerful and
his shell is hard. He is often as large
as a saucer.
There is perpetual war between him
and the birds. He wanders among the
nests at night and appropriates the bits
of fish left by the nestlings, and the
young themselves. if he can find moth
err Off her guard. But he has to be sly
or he is killed by the stroke Of bayonet
bill and eaten in his turn. When the
plume hunters have driven off or de-
stroyed the parents of a rookery. these
crabs swarm out and devour the orphan
young In short order. But while the
mothers are allowed to do their duty
the crabs are ideal scavengers and de-
your the refuse as well as the insects
that infest the bird cities. Their bright
colors, like those Of the tiger. make
them less dangerous than their appe-
titles would otherwise be.
There is n little purple crab along the
coast of southern Florida which seems
to feed almost entirely upon the fruit
of the cactus. This il so much resem-
bles that you are suddenly surprised to
see one Of the succulent little balls move
away from your fingers before you are
aware that it is alive. Step back and
the crab will resume its place and seem
to be as curious about you as you are
about him.
One of the most beautiful shells
found along our coast is that of large
snail which climbs certain trees and
grows Gelicately fat on the young birds.
The shell is as thin as tissue paper. odd
~ curved and almost as transparent as
the finest glass. 1t belongs to the fam
lily of edible snai,s so priced as del
icacy on the coast Of France, and IL
properly prepared makes n delicious
dish. IL is most abundant about New
river inlet, where the slight shake Of a
tree about sunset will bring a shower
of them TO the ground. The breakage
of shell seems to be of little trouble
to the snail-he repairs the damage and
moves on.-Jacksonville (Fla.) Citizen.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-01-28

IF there is another town in this coun-
try with a record like Bcnedcta, Me-,
I am Enable to locate it," writes Prof.
Re leman from the woodstock village
10 the Lewiston Journal. The pc
culiarity of the place is the fact that
the population Is composed exclusively
of Irishmcn. There IA not family in
the entire township through whose
veins courses any other blood than that
OF the Eme raid Isle."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-01-28

There is hotel in Philadelphia that
Is run for the male tribe exclusively.
A man Is ever welcome, but he can't
bring with him his wife. mother, sis
ter or aunt. Since its portals were
thrown open no woman's fnce has ever
been seen in lobby, corridor or dining
room. Not only are female guests rigid
ly excluded, but women are boycotted
as help about that hostelry. No woman
cock, chambermaid or seamstress has
ever set foot on the premises, and yet
the house II a model Of cleanliness and
order. The place has had long and
prosperous career, and while the pres
ent proprietor lives will be run on the
same lines. / have heard of one or two
hotels In other parts OF the country that
have been modelled after this one, but
dont know whether their experience
has been Observation-Disclosures Post.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-01-28

Each one Of Us il bound to make
The little circle in which he lives better
and happier; each Of us is bound to SEQ
that out Of that small circle the widest
good may flow; each Of us may have
fixed In his mind the thought that out
Of . single household may flow inAu-
ences which shall stimulate the whole
commonwealth and the whole civilized
world.-Dean Stanley.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-01-28

One who has reached the age Of -
has been living 14.Goo days. or 35o.4O0
hours, or 81. 024,o 900 minutes, or 1901
44o, 900 seconds. II for just one OF these
seconds God had forgotten him he
would have persisted. "Whnt IS man,
that Thou art mindful Of him?"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-01-28

"The easiest way 10 get along in this
world Is 10 take things rs you and
them"
That's nll right until you ga
raught"-ChicaVo Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-01-28

The man who carries an umbrella on
a pleasant day may he wise one. IT'S
the honest man who. on a rainy day.
leaves his neighbor's In the rack and
9oes without onss--Judgs
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-01-28

Good work has no wages, becauseh
Is priceless: IL is its own wage: only bad
work has wages; so "thc wages 81 SIN
Is death, but eternal life is the g'it OF
REV. Frank Crane
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-01-28

Miss Reed--Oh, Mr.. Wright, am de-
lighted with your new novel. 1t PCS
sesscs some admirable qualities.
Mr.. Wright (plcased)-Tm glad TO
hear you say so. What particular quail
~ do you admire most?
"Thc cover; think it's Just too love-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-01-28

In Judging another's honor w.
oftor nlnce rsluation r>,on our ow =