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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-01-20
MINISTRIES
COLON!ALES

Volvemos reproducir 10 siguente,
lie la description qoe hace un peri6di-
co, del acto del juramento de los Mi
nistros cubanos /:
sAcompanados del general Blanco
vestido de fi-oc con la faja de captain
general la cintura y ell pecho trans
versalmente cruZado por ancha banda
azul y blanca del sefior obispo de la
Habana, penetraron los nuevos Secre-
tarios en- ell Salon del Trono. Sc pu-
sieron de pie la izq uierda en- ell orden
siguiente: junto la mesa de los Evan
gelios, Galvez; su lado Zayas, al la
do de este Montoro, y junto a Montoro
el sefior Rodriguez.
Todos de frac.
FL general Blanco, en- ell centro, al
pie del sill6n regio. A la izquierda ell
obispo. la concurrencia trazando
una corona en- rededor de los represen-
tantes de la Madrc Patrla y del repre-
sentante de Dios.
FL Gobernador General di6 comienzo
a la ceremonial.
<-Jurais-decfa cada Secretario,
qulenes inclinada una rodilla en- terra Y
puesta la mano sobre ell libro santo,
iuraron-por Dios por los Santos
Evangelios- ser fiel S. NJ. el Rev
don Alfonso XIII en- su nombre la
Reina Regente, ateneros estrictamente
a las leyes, su genuina inteligencia y
la Constitution Colonial, desempeflar
ell cargo que el Gobierno general os ha
encomendendado, con cuanta asiduidad
y atenci6n pudieseis, miranda en- todo
por Ell bien de la Naci6n ell de la Isla
de Cuba?s
Los Secretaries repitieron la formula
hablando en- posesivo y terminando ca
da uno: GSi asf 10 hiciere, Dios me 10
premie, 81 no, me 10 demande.0
Ahora bien, en- ese juramento Sc exi-
ge tidelidad al Rey, es decir; Sc exige
la adhesion la monarqufa, toda veg
que no comprendemos la fdelidad sin
la adhesion.
Preguntamos ahora /: pueden ser
Ministries del regimen autonomico los
que no sean adictos nuestras institu-
clones? Mejor dicho, dpueden serlo
los partidarios de la repdblica, los que
sustentan ideas republicans en- ell pa
lenque polftico? Creemos que no
A los que acepten ell cargo de Secre-
torio del despacho, en- ell nuevo regimen,
hay Que considerarlos como adeptos de
la monarqufa.
Los que acepten tan alto cargo sin
ser monarquicos, ademas de traicionar
su conciencia, haran un juramento en-
falso
No Sc puede jurar la monarqufa ha-
ciendo propaganda republicana.
No Sc Olga que aquf no hay partidos
republicanos. Uno de los argumentos
que nuestros autonomistas disidentes
oponen en- privado para combatir la
incorporation del partido liberal puer-
torriqueno al de la peninsula, es que
ellos no son monarquicos. \ 10 prue-
ban, eligiendo como jefes personas de
ideas republicans tan notorias como ell
sefior Fernandez Juncos.
Luego el partdo p,~o es republi-
cano.
Conque va 10 saben nuestros disiden-
tes. Para ser Ministro de la Corona
es precise ser monarquico.
o jurar en- falso.
Esa disyuntiva no es para los Minis
tros que procedan del partido liberal,
porque ell partido liberal es monar-
quico.
Ito es e! partido 2otroP
Conteste E7 Pats
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-01-20

/. AL PUBLICO.-Por ell presente ha-
go constar que de hoy en- adelante, no
reconocere, documento asf piblico CO.
mo privado, nj carta, nj autorizacion
de cIase alguna, que no este irmada q
mis- ruegos por mi fntino amigo y per-
soma de toda mi confianza don Antonio
jConde 7 Toro vecino de esta Villa;
siendo por consiguiente nulo y de min
gun salor 10 que sc presente Ermado
por otro que no sea ell sitado senior
iCoMe.1
Adiuntas Enero 3 de 1897.
A ruegos de Juan Bautista Nelle,s
Eonzalez por no saber firmtr.
i ANTONIO CoNDE,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-01-20
Ell ARPA E0L|CA

AImacen de mlsica, pianos g instru
ment0s.
Gale de xLeons, Is, esquina Sol
pom G E
TVenta de pisros nuevos de Ia excelente
marca ChassGfgaae Jr6res CON sordina p re-
astudiar. v rnedelos de salon coneierto.
duraei6n garantida por ell registro de sordi-
na, sonidos brillantes, asf como de La n1ejor
marca nacional existente Estela Beraa-
reggt.
Variada escala de precios
Accessories para los mismos, mdsica de es
tudio reereo, etc. IA
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-01-20
SABANA-GRANDE

Te,atajas de Ia aoublicidasAde las. sesio-
s. fees de dos Ayuatanssentos.
En- session. del dfa 13 del. actual, ell
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-01-20
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Associated spanish dc cetbo'a press
Boletf1s de la decenG. Nueuu York,
10 de Ene,'o, 1898.
The broad ax., 1898-06-11
PEN POINTS.

The odes Of some poets are rather
odIous.
The wedding tour is often the calm
before the storm.
People who have advice to give are
never stingy with It
Popular songs are often 50 popular
that they become unpopular.
When 1t comes to jealousy and crow
ing q man is superior to rooster.
A war artist is always successful,
even though his battles are drawn.
A jolly good fellow is hardly ever
synonymous with q hrst-class hnan-
eier.
When a man boasts Of having money
to burn he wiz soon have ashes 20
throw away.
Only q small portion Of the world
loves a lover; the rest Of il considers
him a chump.
A bachelor as rule ID the acme Of
selnshness. and happy Is the woman
that fails to get him
Every man intends TO have his own
way after marriage. but sometimes his
wife relieves him Of false fnprs.sion
Chicago News
The broad ax., 1898-06-11

some consideration 10 this severe crit
ieism fron an unknown and to lay
down the pen Of q sorry rhymer. But
by attacking the doctor In his profess
sion the critic had defeated his own
end.
Thirty years of practice. Q numer-
Gus clientele and q snug little fortune
all testified to his capacity as follow
er OF EsculapiusA
He therefore decided In his own
mind that this venomous epistle had
been written by some feliow-practition-
er who was Jealous Of his success, and
instead OF breaking his Tyre he mount
ed Pegasus once more and rode on to
the most sunny parts of the pure ether.
This weakness In the dear old man
was overlooked by most Of his friends,
even though It sometimes bored them
to listen to illusions which they evil
IDENTIFY did not appreciate at the value
given them by the writer.
Lucie Mahaie alone took q lively in
terest In his compositions. She was an
orphan living with her uncle and his
two ehildren-a son, who was q sailor
and away from home q great part Of
the time. and a daughter, Madeleine,
who dearly loved her cousin Lucie-
Very often when the doctor would
bring q new piece Of poetry for the
inspection and appreciation Of Lucie.
and the latter would read and kindly
criticise. Madeleine would comment on
her patience and sweetness
1T Ia so little to do" Lucie would
answer. land gives him so much hap
piness"
But Madeleine had her own theory.
which she did not dare submit to her
innocent cousin. and she foresaw time
when some Of the Illusions Of the poet
would suffer cruel shock
Meanwhile Lucie pored over those
sheets and tried to make sense Of them.
Don't you think. doctor, we would
better take the physicians instruments
and amputate foot here and there in
these verses? Useless to say he
would cheerfuIly agree and cut on or
change at her suggestion till little Of
the original remained. although ne al
ways lost sight of that point
No one knew just when IT began, but
every one noticed q queer change over
the doctor.
One day the poet walked in with q
determined air, not even giving more
than a bow to the captain, who had
Just arrived; he went straight to Lu-
cie's uncle, set himself up in front Of
him and stared at him through his
spectacles.
Nov, then, my dear comrade," said
he with q voice trembling with the
force Of q sudden resolution, 81 can no
The broad ax., 1898-06-11

In an interview between Gen. Grant
and Mr.. Hayes, the day the presidency
OF the United States passed from one
to the other, the younger man asked
the elder which Of the public questions
interested him most. The Nicaragua
canal" came the prompt answer. III
is one Of the great necessities OF the
future, and IL you can help II along, do
So" A company Of Chicago engineers
has been making new surveys Of the
field, and the building Of the canal
seems nearer than ever before. 1t is
estimated that while preparations for
the work would amount to fifteen mill
lion dollars, and the canal itself more
than eight times that sum, yet econ
omy to the shipping interests OF the
world warrants this vast expenditure.
The broad ax., 1898-06-11
A SHARP GUESS.
An American Girl Thought She Had
Solved the Puzzle,

Solved the Puzzle,
II you walk Chestnut street steadily
q week or more you are fairly sure to
see some one wearing above the elbow
on the left sleeve of his spring over
coat a band Of black cloth six inches
wide. II is the latest form of mourn
ing here, and although 1t is the in
variable form in England and on the
continent, especially in the northern
part Of Germany. 1t has begun just
lately to grow popular in this country,
says the Philadelphia Times. The Gus
tom brings up the experience Of q
young girl graduate who was travel
too-quizzical father. They were In
Hamburg and part Of letter written
from there follows: I'VE saw them
everywhere, from the time we left The
Hamburger Hof until we reached the
Circus Rentz in St. Paul's-everywhere
these men with black bands on the left
arm. For a long time couldn't guess
what they were, and after a while
father told me tney were doctors and
that the German government-yon
know what a strictly paternal govern
ment Germany has-compeIled all
practitioners to wear these bands so
that any one would know them instant
ly. It's for the convenience of the
people hunting in a hurry for doctors,
] suppose said to father. and could
see he was struck by the quick way I
saw the point. There was one curious
thing about them, and that is that
these doctors all looked sad. 1 said
to father / supposed it was because
there were 50 many Of them that they
didn't make very much, and this he
also said was correct"
The broad ax., 1898-06-11
pocroR sAVEp ins owN LrFE.
He rook m Overdose % cossaaA TAsn
ths Ansadoeas-


Moved TO unusual mental alertness
by O seif-administered dose OF cocaine,
from which he was about to die. says
the New York Press, and being aware
Of his condition, q physician walked
into q drug store the other day, order
ed the clerk to prepare antidotes for
him, which he swallowed, then gave d.
rections as to what should be done for
him when be became unconscious, and
thus saved his life. The physician II
DR.: c. c. Jolliffe, Of ~ Lexington ave-
nue.. For some time past he has been
q sufferer from rheumatism and neur-
algia and his pain has At times bean
50 great that he resorted to cocaine
for relief. He was suffering keenly the
other day and went into drug store
in upper Broadway. where he prescrib-
ed the cocaine for himself. He imme-
diately felt relieved and went to visit
a patient in Madison avenue. While
leaving the patients house he realized
that he had taken an overdose Of the
drug. He was familiar with the symp-
tor hurried to the drug store at Park
avenue and AID street. On entering
he said to the clerk: II have taken
an overdose Of cocaine which win kill
me II you don't act promptly in doing
what say and without questions" DR..
Jolliffe then prescribed several anti
dotes for cocaine poisoning. The clerk
looked at the doctor, not knowing him,
in amazement, thinking he had an in
sane man to deal with Wont you
please hurry" pleaded the doctor.
I'm a physician. know what / am
talking about. You will be responsible
for my death II you don't hurry" The
doctor spoke calmly, but firmly. and
the clerk, convinced. prepared the anti
dote which doctor swallowed. A
newsboy came in and the doctor sent
him for policeman Patrolman Glenn
arrived, and on learning the facts call
ed for an ambulance from the Flower
station. Then D.. Jolliffe, sitting In
a chair, said to the clerk: II prob
ably shall become unconscious before
the ambulance gets here. You tell the
surgeon what poison took, and the
antidotes for it which have taken"
After giving instructions as to how
he should be treated by the ambulance
surgeon. the physicians head fell for
ward on his chest. He was uncon-
sclous. In a few moments the ambu-
lance arrived and the man was taken
to the hospital. He was treated ac-
cording to the instructions which he
left with the drug clerk, and three
hours after he had taken the poison
he walked out Of the hospital in his
normal health.
The broad ax., 1898-06-11
WOMAN STATION AGENT.
Southern eIrI Who Has Held Her POSI-
ton for Years

Southern Girl Who Has Held Her POSI-
ton for Years
A young woman with a college diplo-
ma and the degree Of A. B. IL apt to
look for q higher sphere Of useful
ness than that Of station agent But
in the South there are not many posi-
lions open to woman Those who are
reduced In circumstances take the first
opportunity which offers itself, and
generally make a success of It Miss
Susie N. Lasley OF Rowland, KY, Is one
OF this type. She belongs to a good
southern family. She is an, oficially
authorized station agent and she Is only
y. What Is more, she has held the po-
sttion for two years. At Is she gradu-
ated from South Kentucky college at
Hopkinsville, and soon secured a po-
sition as assistant to her brother, who
held the agency which the young wom-
an herself now fills. Then, when the
Brother went on travelling in Central
America and his successor suddenly
died, Miss Lasley, who had meantime
o~~RH-c ACA NyC6 OPCA anu ACoAA
ing all that was to be known about a
railroad station, was called to fill the
position. AS to the ability Of a wom-
an to Ill such a position" says Miss
Lasley, Il quote the comment Of the Of
fcials who said at the close Of the year,
Your service has been altogether sat
lsfactory.' The requirements" she
goes on to say, ARE a good general ed
ucation, with Quickness and accuracy
In mathematics. The characteristics
demanded are a good memory, quick
Judgment and self-reliance, combined
with good temper. Ny experience has
proven that the place can be success
fully filled by a woman. / believe that
clerical railroad work, though as yet
an untried field for women, is a most
interesting and congenial occupation.
and girls who are looking about for a
means Of livelihood would do well to
take 1t into consideration"
The broad ax., 1898-06-11

Madslsine thought she had been the
wiseSt % them all.
The doctor. - he shook the hand cf
his friend. looked not cast down. II not
trfumpant
You are . brave mani I Sc that
you understand how to solve questions
OK interest In favor OF those who need
protection. II il rare In these times OF
selnshness. esteem you the more for
II I must say I was q little grieved
at FIRST But since It II your son and
LHete Is happy There. am happy,
too. Let rs say no more about Il /
viii write some verses for the we'd
ding jay-doggerel verses-the mishap
OF the poet disappointed in his dream
And the WILL viii take II back. but
] shall not change q word In It"
Then. turning to his happy rival:
~Good-by. my friend. You thought you
were marrying q penniless orphan. and
now. as In fairy tales, your wife Ii
changed into q wealthy heiress-"
The broad ax., 1898-06-11

longer conceal from you that / have
decided to renounce celibacy! Yes, /,
DR.. Pennors, the humble poet. am
thinking Of marrying, an1 1t Is from
you-and-and one other-that / ex-
pect my happiness"
General stupefactioni Was the doc
tor mad? He continued:
Il know very well that / can be but
father and q protector to one so much
younger than myself, but as have no
heirs wish, before taking q seat in
Charon's boat, to join my ancestors in
the Elysian fields-I wish to give my
self the satisfaction of having made at
least one person happy in this world.
one who will mourn for me when am
gone. Here Is my will. You may read
It at your leisure. Just now / ask you
for the hand of Miss Lucie Mahaie-
whom love-as a father"
A deep emotion followed the inclina-
ton to laugh which had at first taken
possession OF every one present, for
they all appreciated sincerely the gen.
erosity Of the old man In taking this
solemn step.
They felt, however, kind Of uneas-
mess. for a recent occurrence prevented
the realization OF his wishes in that
direction. The head Of the family did
not hasten to answer. 50 embarrassed
was he by this singular situation.
It was Lucie herself who came to the
rescue. Leaving her seat near Adrien.
she went to the doctor and softly took
bis hand. kind friend" she said.
much moved, believe / am deeply
touched by this testimony Of your az
lection. I am the more troubled by It
because ] fear to pain you By giving
the reason which forces me to decline
your offer. But II, as you say. you real
II love me as father, hope She
Ished as she thus stammered and
iooked helpIessiy to her adaptive faith
er. The latter. having recovered his
r. 7posurs, came forward
We would soon have told you. dear
md. Ny son Adrien and Lucie have
...st become engaged. They love each
other and heartily approve Of an ar
rangement which assures happiness for
ny adopted daughter. I had not
thought Of your candidacy. to Be sure.
aid comrade."
The broad ax., 1898-06-11

The burning Of the Aver buildinE
and the terrible loss Of life occasioned
BY It have resulted In the passage OF
IN ordinance by the Chicago city coun-
oil which provides for the equipment
of all buildings Of four or more stories
with hre escapes. and limits the
height of buildings to 13o feet The
ordinance also makes It mandatory
upon all contractors to secure licenses,
and directs that the city shall refuse
permits for buildings above two sto-
ries unless planned by q licensed arch
itect OF contractor.
The broad ax., 1898-06-11
ANIMALS TRADES.
Bees Are Geonstricians anS CaterpIIlars
SIX spInners.

Bees Are Geometr1etAns ana Caterptllars
SIX splnners.
Bees are geometricians. The cells
are so constructed as with the least
quantity Of material to have the larg-
est spaces and least possible loss Of
interstice, says the Louisville CONNER
ciAl. The mole Is q meteorologist
The torpedo, the ray and the electric
eel are electricians. The nautilus IL
q navigator; he raises and lowers his
sails and casts and weighs anchor and
performs other nautical acts. Whole
tribes Of birds are musicians Cater
pillars are silk spinners. The squir-
rel IL a ferryman; with chip or piece
Of bark for q boat and his tail for
sail he crosses the stream. The beaver
Is an architect, builder and voodcut-
ter; he cuts down trees and erects hous-
es and dams. The marmot Is q civil
engineer; he not only builds hodses.
but constructs aoueducts and drains
to keep them dry. The white ants
maintain q regular army of soldiers.
One whale win furnish from 1000 to
1000 pounds Of bone. At San Fran
cisco the bone Il split. sor1ed as to coI-
or End tied In bundles. These split
pieces are called slabs and ne three to
eight feet long and weigh from three to
seven pounds.
The broad ax., 1898-06-11
SCHOOLS OF JOURNALISM.
Profession That Cannot BE Acquired a
College Specially.

Profession That Cannot BE Acquired as
= College Specially.
The idea Of setting up chairs and
schools of journalism In colleges is not
extinct yet. says the New York Ad-
vertiser. The Missouri state UNIVERSE
~, whatever that may be, Is the latest
institution to set up such a chair. Now
no college or professional school ever
teaches anything that does not enter
init the newspaper mans equipment.
When Bacon said that all knowledge
was his province he was predicting the
nineteenth century newspaper man.
The trouble with treating Journalism
as speciality is that it is a profession
into which all the knowledge, all the
general intelligence and all the intel
lectual equipment a man can gather
enter as elements. and there is no clas-
styling them.
knowledge of the history OF ones
country makes New York newspaper
man more useful, and so does familiar
ity with life and manners In Yokoha-
ma Mastery Of Russian, Spanish and
other out OF the way languages is GER
tain to benefit a newspaper man when
he least expected it II he happens to
have acquired a legal training before
beg:nning newspaper work, the Jour
nalist finds that constantly useful.
Anything that any one knows about his
profession or his work is likely to be
useful for the newsnanar ma, e., -
In his work Consequently Journalism
is a speciality that includes all other
specialties.
The broad ax., 1898-06-11
Santa Fs Route Train Service.

No extra charge Is made on Santa Fe
Route" limited trains between all points
Fast vestfbuled train for all points east
leaves Denver at z p. m, Colorado Springs
$40 D. m. Pueblo 11:05 .. m. daily. run
ming solid to Chicago, via Kansas City
without change. carrying Pullman palace
Sleepers and chair cars. making direct
connections for all points in Texas.
The shortest and most direct route to
California and Mexico points. All dining
cars and eating houses under manage
ment OF Fred Harvey.
For fun information. rates. time cards
etc, address J. p. Hall. General Agent
Denver, Colorado.
The broad ax., 1898-06-11

It Is not to be wondered at the resig-
nation Of Mr.. Gary, the postmaster
general, should be regarded as in some
way connected with the first overt act
on war on the part Of the president I.
has been no secret that Mr.. Gary wal
In favor Of peaeeable solution Of the
differences between this country and
Spain If it were possible, but there Il
little evidence that he was one OF thoss
who are called ''peace-at-any-price'
men.
The broad ax., 1898-06-11
HEART OF THE POET.

T vas q hard blow
to Doctor en-
nors when he re-
ceived an anony-
nous eommunica-
ton to the eject
that he was no
more apt n verses
than at medicine. II
might have been
wise In the would
be poet to give
The broad ax., 1898-06-11

Nobody really understood what an
unpleasant country Spain Is for resi-
dence until that cablegram came tell
ing about the embarking sailors who
swore that they would not return home
until they had conquered America
The broad ax., 1898-06-11

While a crowd Of Spaniards tried to
mob his car Gen. woodtord slept
peacefully within" The generals
sleep evidently Is fashioned after his
school Of diplomacy.
The broad ax., 1898-06-11

The Rev. Mr.. Scorcher-Ah, my boy.
/ knew your father for years and the
best 1 can wish you Is that you may
follow in his wheelmarks.-New York
Evening Journal.
The broad ax., 1898-06-11
ForestaIlInR rhIneS

Amateur Actor-But, deah boy, do
you think the villains part suited to
me? The Manager-Capitallyl It won't
matter when you're hissed-New York
Evening Journal
The broad ax., 1898-06-11
The Union Pacific Railroad

Is the only line running modern. up-to-
date trains, making the quickest time east
and west Sleepers. dining cars, buffet
smoking and library cars. with barber
shop and bath room. steam heat, Pintseh
light No trouble to answer questions
Ask about them Ticket office. 81 18th
street
The broad ax., 1898-06-11

Another question which seems to be
pressing itself upon the people is:
What shall We do with our American
ministers and eonsuls?
The broad ax., 1898-06-11

An indulgent wife creates a tyrant
husband, and she then turns around
and blames him for being that way.
The broad ax., 1898-06-11

Grover Cleveland, who has been per-
fectfng himself as q marksman In the
last few years, now has the opportunity
OF his life.
The broad ax., 1898-06-11

There are many things which win
be useful in this war, but none Of them
Is that chadron cavalry troop Of Ia
dies"
The broad ax., 1898-06-11

When q woman is always In q hurry
she generally has q husband who
doesn't hurry at ali.
The broad ax., 1898-06-11

II begins to look as II the sea-serpent
story on the Atlantic coast would have
= hard time Of It this summer.
The broad ax., 1898-06-11

I haven't heard you growing abou
Dabney's rooster lately" mo: he tol
me all about that rooster the other day
K cost SIS"
The broad ax., 1898-06-11
Hood'S DillS are the best after-dDn.,
AAOA = AAAS pills, aid digestion. -

IT called Henry back to kiss ne
good-by." -WellT And he said.
Julia. you know / gave you the last
cent / had Saturday night"
The broad ax., 1898-06-11

els your husband n devout churchman
Mrs. NoodletopT' Yes; he never even
tells a joke on Sunday unless 1t Is on the
clergy"
The broad ax., 1898-06-11

''If a certain woman / know should 60
to war. she would be well qualified for
one thing" What's that - 'Giving Or
ders"
The broad ax., 1898-06-11

The young woman you are engaged 10
Is very fascinating. / understand "Fas-
cinating? / had to stand in line seven
hours to get to propose to her"