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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-05-04
SO BibIiOtoea do LA DEHOCRACrA

madre metiendoa despu6s tera ooiocado
uaVes del arz0n de un cabalo.
-Eso crfmen de alta traici6n ahabra sido ca
pax el duqueF dljo 81 rey Pibrac contest6 Asf 10
-lMontad inmediatamente oabsllo said an
persecuo6n suyal
Por los labioa de Pibrao vag6 una sooarrona son.
rlsa: Creo respondS, que adn cuando reviente liez
caDalios>no adelantar6 NADIA, porque levan doce
horas de ventajs, que 10 meor serfa prender La
Chesnaye Jqui6n sabe2 Puede mas enterado que
nosotros lie haremos hablar
Sea, haoedlo asf, dO ell rey y Pibrao SO diripi6
la puerta Eh Decidme vuestra opinion ICON
que objeto apoder6 el duque de Guisa de la reina
madre2
Ell duqUe quere tener su poder un reh6n
ademas todos los principles loreneses tuveron
deseos de peseer certa forteza fronteza que perte
nece al Tey de Francia
81 os refers, amigo milo, a DieuIonard mue,te
dc mi VIDA han contado sin la huespeda excam6 al
rey, al que Pibrac dlrgi6 mrada interrogadora
El rey habia recobrado calma Y su amor voIuble
CON soperOla sangre fra, prosgui6-Ms primos los de
A)fena pueden tener en- poder todo Ell TEMPO que
quleran La relna madre que cambio de ella no les
oare Dleulonard. ademas, ben pensadas las coaas
no creo que MI madre estara muy ben en- Nancy al Ia
90 de mia prlmos los que tanto quiere-y e capitan
de guardIas slgu:o escuohando silencio-v posoue
oetPues de todo Ia rsina madre apezaba estorbar en-
el Louvre mezcandose todas las ntrgas inventsn-
ira Ocupandose de porc6n de oosas poeo djgnas
G IN ese granuja de Renato.
-Vueata Majestad preteDde que ignora 10 que pa.
sa en- su RENO y, sin embargo, me parece muy al CO
Trente De manera que VReztra Majestad cree que nm
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-05-04
VEGA Y COMPANIA
coMsIGMATARI0S DE BUQUES
PONCE P R.

Sc encargan de las importaciOnes
de todas classes = procedenclas, CO.
rretaje en- general conddccion de
las mercancIa5 ai puntO pueblo IL
mitrofe que Sc les deslgne haSta su
entrega L los intereSadOS, sufIagandO
tOdos los gastOs poP cuenta de aque
los.
Esta casa va conocida, que viene
proporcionandO al cOmerciO de esta
ciudad al de los pueblos circunsye
cinOs, tOda clase de ventaias y faci
hdades para la reception de sus i'm
portaciones y mercancias, ha intro
ducido muy cOnvenienteS mOdlfica
clones para eli comercio en- general,
pues cuenta hoy ademas con agencia
en- esta Playa para ell cabotage y EN-
barque de cualquier productO 0 fru
tOS del pals que Sc quleran hacer
por nuestrO c0nductO, con las mismas
comodidades que para las importacio
neS.
FL senior Nieves, antique Official de
Aduana Y que venia figurando EN- eS
ia Playa con una Agencia de cabOta
ge despacho de buques, hoy nues-
tro unico socio, es bleQ cOnocidO de
este comerciO Y garantia de cue de
jaPemOs satiSfechOS los que nos hon
rem con suS encargOs.
Sc aceptan representations
Oficinas: CFistina 9 bajOs Y Playa
Telef0no numeroS y 2l7.
Ponce, Dicbre. 27 de 1899.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-05-04
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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-05-04
MUY IMPORTANTE

Sc aceptan Comisiones para com
pra venta de Acciones del ~CreditO>
v de la ~Luz Electrica>, en- la Agen-
cia de negocios de LUIS l.. Yordan
Davila. Cristina, Ponce. Enero 30
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-05-04

El eonds Dc crsvsssaF, naturAlena senoilla reosa
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-03
The Irish Ba.

Just now there is q good deal of ex- eitement amongst the legal element in Dublin as to filling up the vacant Judgeships. The majority of the judges on the Irish bench are Protestants, and the Roman Catholics are anxious that one of tkeir persuasion gets the billet. From an unofficial census of the Irish bar, which has lately been taken. it appears that there are S99 praeticing barristers in Ireland. Or these 253 belong to the various Prot estant eommunions, 150 are Roman Catholics. and is Jew. Out of 56 Queens Counsel, Is are Roman Gatho- lies. It is held that if the proportion of each creed in the profession were maintained in the judiciary. ' judge ships out of the IS should be filled by Roman Catholics, whereas at present there are only three Catholic judges en the bench.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-03
lattT.s Parrots.

Patti has two wonderful parrots, ont of whom talks all day long, and imi- tates it's mistress, triHs and staecati in an amazing fashion, and who (believe me, for 1 have heard him) can even compose the most elaborate melodies says a correspondent The other par. rot-Jumbo by names.is an oddfty Patti bought him for $200 in New York, where he was reputad to be the finest talking parrot alive. Once in her possession he became dumb. In vain they tried to coax him to con fefse. Months went by until ene morning the prima donna woke with ] bad sore throat Send for the doctor, ? she cried, for have to sing tonightP' The doctor duly arrived. As he entered tile Nom the parrot uttered his first and last words. "Oh doctor" he ex- claimed, in strong Yankee accent.
 Pm so sick!' And since that day, now several years ago. he has not Ut. tered Baltimore Nays.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-03
Austria. Court Customs.

Irr the Austrian court it is contrary to custom for perishable articles to ap- pear twice on the imperial table. The result is large perquisites for the at tendants. To one man fall all un- corked bottles, to another the wine left in the glasses, to another the joints, and to still another the game or the sweets. Every morning a sort of mar ket is held in the basement of the pal- ace. where the Viennese come to pur- chase the remains.-New York Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-03
Farming In colorado and ssw me,,oo

Farming in Colorado and New Mexico.
 The Denver < Rio Grande Rail- road, The Scenic Line of the World J has prepared an Illustrated book Mp- on the above subject, which will be s9nt free to farmers desiring to change hAir oeation. This publica- ton gives valuable information in regard to the agricultural. 5hertieul- rural and live stock interests of this section, and should be in the hands 5pfeyery one who desires to become acquainted with the methods of of farming by irr 4tion. Write $. K. Hooker, G. P. <. T. A.. Denver, Cele.' if
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-03
Treasury Ruling on Automobiies.

The acting secretary Of the treasury has ruled that an automobile is not free of duty as personal effect, but Is free of duty as a household effect if used abroad by the owner one year or more.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-03
THE BURLINGTON ROJTH

New Through Trains to Port and, Puget Sound, "The Rar- Iington-NortherD Pacific Fx press" No. Al, from St. Louis, at 90C a, m, for Cansas City, St. Joseph, North western Nebraska, Black Hills, Wyoming, Montana, W Washington, Ia coma.ss Seattle, Puget Sound, and port land, Oregon, via Billings, Montana the short linesand time saver to the Upper Northwest. To the Puget Sound in 77 Hours. Through coaches, chair cars (seats free), stand ard sleepers and dining cars with through tourist sleepers from kansas City. This is the main travelled route St. Louis to the Northwest.
 Numbsa 5 IN, brsssis~ < oIorado Ex- press" midday train from St. Louis for Nebras a. Colorado, Utah, Pacific Coast: one night to Denver. Also for St. Paul. Minneapolis and beyond
 No 15 at 8 a5 p, m. St. Louis to Kansas City, Omaha, st, Joseph Kansas, Nebraska. Colorado. Utah. pac ie Coast, via Denver also to Ii Northwest--Mentana, Washing ton Oregon. via Lincoln and Billings.
 Write.
 k NJ UGG, | " WAKELY rP A, GOA fine St. Gen. Pass. nger Ag
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 rHoa ARD ELLIOTT. Gsnl NJ. nsger
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-02
sees when she has the pleasure Of be-

sees when she has the pleasure of be-
holding your honorable signature.
Since the date Of her discovery it has
been perpetual struggle for Miss Par
IRISH to keep pace with her pupils Pc
culiar point of view. and after patient
effort, most praiseworthy on the part
of a teacher who is in constant charge
of four and five different grades of pu.
pills, Miss Parrish has succeeded in
making the little girl understand that
to be herself understood she must re-
verse and invert what she sees.
1t would seem as If Mary were not
less but more gifted. than the average
child to have been capable of under
standing the complex and difficult COM
mand laid upon her, though the testi-
mony of experts is all on the other
side. This is. however. reasoning by
analogy. as the writer has SO far found
no identical case in optical annals,
spiegelschrift or mirror-writing, which
is found to be common among half
witted children. being the nearest ap-
prOach to this peryersity of vision. In
cases of mirror-writing, unconsciously
produced as correct copy of ordinary
writing, paralysis of the right side is
often found.
A simple inversion Of things, without
the accompanying reversion, is fairly
common conception, and the attempt
to conceive Of the various physical and
psychical phenomena consequent on
living in an upside-down world, has
been made the subject of practical ex-
pertinent in San Francisco when G.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-02

a medical journal calls attention to
the general neglect of sanitary and
hygienic methods in the management
of sleeping-cars. There are stringent
regulations about the transportation of
dead bodies in baggage-cars, but there
is no adequate and systematic provi-
sion for protecting living travellers
from exposure to infection, although
many passengers must leave disease
producing germs in the bedding or up
holstery. 1t is customary to cleanse
the blankets and cushions of dry dust
and cinders by subjecting them to pow
erful currents of air, driven by steam,
but it is said that they are seldom so
thoroughly treated as to remove the
danger Of infection. Unless railroad
authorities take prompt measures, 1t
seems to be the duty Of State boards of
health to interfere for the safety Of the
travelling public. This is only one case
among many in which new occasions
teach new duties" Almost every in
vention- or advance in modern life Gre
ates situations which require the fresh
application of old, eternal principles.
1t requires the strong pressure of law
or of public opinion to secure the adop-
tiOn of new and needed methods, even
when health, comfort and life are at
risk. Only the Undetermined can keep
mp with the inecssant demands for re-
adjustment.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-02
A Black C,ear.

The reader who remembers his first
cigar, and how it affected him, may be
able to sympathize with the young SOL
dler in Cuba who lately narrated one
Of his war experiences:
II had learned to smoke before en-
tered the service, but was not an ex-
travagant smoker, by any means, and
easily fell Il victim to job which one
Of the officers put up on me. He went
to one Of the shops, and ordered large
cigar made of the very strongest to-
bacco to be found.
did you ever see Cuban smoker
Of that description? 1t is almost as
black as ink, and has the strength of
whole smoking-car, boiled down.
There is a tradition that Gen. Grant
got sick on one of that kind once. Well.
the officer casually pulled that cigar
out Of his pocket one day, and said he
would give silver dollar to anybody
who could smoke it. Like fool l took
him up. Now understand he said.
you've got to smoke 1t to the last
gasp"
'swell, did you?" asked one of the
listeners.
"Yes," rejoined the young soldier. 81
smoked 1t to the last gasp-and the
first paroxysm. But 1t cured me.
have never been able to look a cigar in
the face SINCE"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-02
NEGROES TAKE TO COCAINE.
Evil Common Among the Roustabont,
and Ia Snreadins> East

Evil Common Among the Roustabouts
and Is Spreading Fast.
The troubles which steamboat men
have been having with their negro
roustabouts have been Increased by the
spread of the cocaine habit among the
negroes. When the cocoaine' habit
found its way among the negroes 1t is
impossible to say, but is now the favor
lite mode by which they seek forgetful-
ness. 1t is as yet confined to the city
negroes, but some of the planters have
expressed the hope that the use of the
drug be broken up in New Orleans be-
fore 1t reaches the cotton plantations
Whisky is bad enough, they say, but
traffic in 1t can be controlled far more
easily than the purchase and sale. Of
cocaine tablets.
The tablets are composed Of cocaine
and phenacetine In about equal proper
tions. Some chemical genius discover
ed that phenacetlne prolongs the eff
fects of cocaine, and, rs it is much
cheaper drug, it is used as an adulter-
ant for the cocaine. When a negro
roustabout has swallowed one of these
tablets he seeks the most secluded part
of the boat upon which he has shipped,
and, hiding himself among the cargo,
lies down and enjoys the vision of rest
that the drugs cause. The effect is
very like that Of opium, only far less
violent, more restful, sleepy feeling.
For little while the cocaine fiend ia
as happy as o mortal can be, and he
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-02

times as thick as the copper, ana yet
on each surface of the steel there was
a perfect skin of copper, SO thin that
a strong magnifying glass did not ex-
pose the edges. To all appearances the
sheet was all copper, but its sprlngl-
ness showed that 1t was not.
Although he has had considerable
correspondence with the inventor, Mr..
Rockefeller has not yet met him. Last
summer the inventor sent some sam
pies of his new sheet metal to Mr.
Rockefeller, who had an idea that such
plates of greater thickness would be
valuable material for making steel lake
steamers. He arranged with Captain
McDougall to tow a model made Of the
new material behind one of his whale
backs for trip up and down the lakes
to see how 1t would stand the experl-
ence. When the model came back the
copper skin over the steel plates was as
shiny rs when 1t had been put into the
water Whether 1t is along this line,
or in the making of stamped articles Of
use and ornament such as gas chan.
deliers.. cornices and roofings. that the
new material will be used, will in q
measure depend on the cost of produc-
ton under actual conditions.
II think that the invention is one of
the most remarkable that has come to
my notice, aud people are all the time
trying TO get me into So netting of that
sort" said Mr.. Rockefeller. 'The cop.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-02

will probably keen ON swallowing
tablets until the mate comes around
and finds him Sinking duty and dream.
ing among the cotton bales. and admin.
listers strong and effective antidote
with the hickory stick which is his
badge Of authority. This continues
throughout the roustabout's VOYAGE. as
long as the box of cocaine tablets holds
out. When the box has run out lie will
play craps with the other "rousters''
and buy more cocaine IL he wins.
The evil has grown steadily of late.
and a number of drug stores in the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-02

NJ. Stratton, A. NJ, professor of psy.
chology at Berkeley University, made
his famous looking-glass experiments,
But neither of these reached the unique
point of view which is Mary Terry's
popularity. The other day at the
school, in looking at the words on the
blackboard, she seemed to be trying to
peer over them-to the other side,
which is exactly the mental attitude
necessary to the ordinary observer for
the conception of the origin of Mary's
kind of writing.
1t is apparently impossible for her,
until she has been over the letters, to
understand their meaning. Imagine the
mental gymnastics required of that lit.
tie head. 1t was amusing to see Mary
hold her reader indifferently upside
down or rightside up, reading equally
well in either case.
Doctors express the belief that the
defect in Mary's makeup is mental
rather than physical. That as nm
image reflected on the retina is inyert.
ed, and that as 1t Is mental effor,
only which enables nom to see things
right side up, 1t must be n mental lack
In Mary's case which hinders her from
seeing as the rest of mankind sees.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-02
Hunger the Best s.uc,.


There are many good old stories that
are worth reviying. Here is one about
Henry Will, who took to the crown
all the property of the church, and
who, during his reign. had many jokes
at the expense of the abbots and the
clergy. On one occasion he had been
hunting in Epping forest, and had
come to Waltham Abbey alone, dis
guised us one of his own guard. Dinner
was just ready, and he was invited to
the abbot's table. His appetite was 80
good that the abbot at last exclaimed,
unaware whom he was addressing, 81
would willingly give hundred pounds
on condition could feed as heartily on
beef as thou dost!' A few days later
the abbot was mysteriously sent for,
taken to London, and committed to the
Tower, where for some time he was
fed on bread and water, wondering the
while what crime he had committed.
One day, however, a sirloin Of beef was
set before him, and his hearty attack
thereon showed that the strict regimen
Of his captivity had worked wonders.
Upon this the merry monarch himself
suddenly entered and demanded a
hundred pounds. the reward the abbot
had SO rashly promised for the restora-
ton Of his appetite. The money was
in due course paid, and the prisoner
went home to Waltham rejoicing.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-02
A Leeies. Wheelbarrow.

Metal barrows are coming In slowly,
but none the less surely, this being an
other of the many instances in which
steel and structural iron are supplant-
ing the time-honored wood. They are
designed for work in mines, and being
tndestructible and cheap they are es-
pecially adapted for the use of contrac-
tors.
The body is hung very low. and is of
such shape and strength that little
damage can be done to it. even though
it be severely handled. The frame
bars and handles are formed of one
continuous piece of pipe. The wheel is
also especially designed. the hub con-
sisting of two interlocking clutches,
between which the spokes, consisting
of pieces of bar iron bent SO as to
form two spokes. are held. Not the
least valuable feature Of this barrow,
the invention of William James Freed,
Of Eureka, Utah, is the fact that II
damaged 1t can be repaired by ordinary
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-02

Crops of corn have been reported ex-
ceeding 100 bushels Of shelled corn per
acre. II we remember correctly, but we
do not believe that any man can grow
corn probably II he tries to grow one
hundred bushels of ears to the acre,
unless he is unusually favored by the
season, and we doubt IL he would sue
coed one year in ten. The strongest
and richest land on the. farm is not
good corn land. Corn needs warm
soil and a warm season, and while q
dry season lessons production because
there Is not moisture enough to perfect
the crop. a wet season does the same
thing because there is not enough heat
to make rapid growth. Heavy manur-
ing makes a rank growth Of leaf and
stalk, and that keeps the ground SO
cool by shading it that ears do not de.
velop, and possibly the dense foliage
also prevents pollen from the tassei
from reaching the silk as 1t falls. We
think the man who wants 100 bushels
of shelled corn can grow 1t on three
acres with less labor and fertilizer
than he can on one, and be more
sure of it in an ordinary season, while
possibly favorable season may In
crease his crop to $50 bushels on the
three acres, but would not be apt to do
SO on one acre. There are crops in
which the yield can be much increased
by extra fertility and extra labor on q
small plot, but not the corn crop, UNI
less some new variety is found
Am erican Cultivator.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-02

Apparently the New Hampshire Com
missioner of Labor is the first to recog-
nize the taking Of summer boarders as
an industry with body of statistics
all Its own. He finds this to be the
chief source of revenue for tile inlsabit-
ants Of 204 out of the 235 towns in New
Hampshire, representing an invested
capital Of $1O,442,352-a figure that is
also increasing at the rate of nearly
$1,0O0,O0O a year. He reports that his
State entertains ,2SO summer board
ers each year. and does 1t SO badly that
only one-third of them stay longer than
week. Yet perhaps 1t is not the bad
ness but the cost Of the entertainment
that drives away the boarders SO soon,
for they annually leave with their en-
tertainers $4,947,835, besides parting
with $725, 900 each summer in the form
Of railroad and steamship boat fares.
This may seem like reducing the beau
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-02
Demand for Young Beef.

Twenty-Five years ago the prize beef
animal was 10 to IL year old OK
which had served his day and genera
ton as beast Of burden, doing farm
work, and then was fed year until he
made carcass of $500 or 1000
pounds. 1t will be remembered when
1t was believed that the best beef was
that grown on to the framework of
such an aged beast aud when what is
now called beef was of no account
Times have changed. A steer seldom
now lives more than three years. most
of them less. The public taste is de-
manding young beef, even baby beef,
which finds market at year old
The calf of the beef breeds which Is
kept fat from the day 1t is born and
turns the scales Mt 1000 or 100 pounds
at fifteen months will bring the top of
the market and the most profit to its
owner.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-02
JUST LIKE TEMPERED COPPER,
New Combination of Metals which i.
Expected to BE Very JIaefu1

New Combination of Metals Which Ia
Expected TO Be Very Useful.
By new process of rolling Massa.
chusetts genius has succeeded in at
tanning results that, SO far as sheet
metal work is concerned, are almost
equal to what he would be able to &C.
complish if he had rediscovered the
secret of tempering "copper" The Mas.
sachusettts genius has succeeded, ac-
cordiRg to the Cleveland Leader. In
getting Frank Rockefeller, brother of
the president of the Standard OIL Com
pany. and himself a very rich man, in.
terested In the matter.
The inventor has succeeded in max
Ing sheets of seemingly pure copper of
wonderful thinness and with the
springiness. strength. and capacity for
being tempered that steel has. The
process consists in rolling not steel
plate and two heated copper plates Mt
the same time in such n way that the
copper forms skin over the surfaces
of the steel and gives it all the weather
resistance that pure copper has.
On his desk in the standard oil offices
in this city Frand Rockefeller has a
small sheet of the new material, no
name for which has yet been selected.
The sheets were the size of letter pa
per. and SO thin as not to be much
heavier. The steel itself was several