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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-05-16
Sc aCabaron las chinches

En- otro lugar de este peri6djco anun'
ciase el especif1co War to The Bed Bugs
guerra las chinches.)
Puede Obtenerse en- la Botica Dal'
man 3 cargo de don Jacinto RaSo.
las pObres victimas de ese animal
cbupOptero recOmendamOs este insectici'
IA del senior Valdepares.
ri sefior Tesorero ha traidO del Nor.
10 otro especif1co para las chinckes del
Hay prusbas evidentes de que en-
San Juan Mayaguez ha dado resulta-
dos magnifcos.
EQozcue revent6; pero Mateo Fajar-
DO pide otra d6sis.
Que Sc le de.
Recomendamos al publico el espe-
eiHc0 War to the Bed Bugs.
Durante dos dias pueden procurarlo
sp Ia reterida farmacia.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-05-16

Desde el dfa que tuve la pruebs
de 10 que manifesto, concluy6
Tampa, no he Genido mas que un
ooieto, IN penssmiento ardiente:
tveugar q mi amol... Y as por
este por 10 que IL ssfiorita me We
sus pies, suplicando....
Con un gesto orden6 Conception
Tampa que So levantase. No Sc,
diio, si estais loco, Tampa; pero no
comprendo que perd6n puedo CON
ceder por haberme hecho traici6n,
puesto cue servfsia q don jose.
- Es cierto. diio Tampa; pero
me atrevf . imitar Ia letrs de Ia
sefiorita.
-lMi letrai...
Y me present6 en- casa del Sc.
nor de Chateau Msilly CON una
pretendida carta de la sefforita.
AiC6m6i IPor que? sCon que
sbieto2 pregunt6 Conception.
-Con obieto de entrar a gu ser
vicio.
Y. sos adniti6f
ST, soy go ayuda de camsrs.
Un rayo de indignation hizo
ceutellear Ia mirada de Ia altaners
espafiola.
Por IN instants tuvo punto de
sef1alar In puerta . Zsmpa y decir-
le: <lSalidi hare que os despidan
de casa del duque;> mas So contu-
vo. mo posefa Tampa una parte
de 50 secreto, puesto que habia
visto entrar & IN hombre. de no.
che, por In puerta de los jardines
del palacio; IN hombre al que
su negro habfa cogido de Ia mano;
Que, sin duda slguna. era espe.
rado Dor ellas z no con ntest0 dc mo
mento, y luego miranda 6 Zsmpa
10 dijo: Est& hien, no dessngsnare
al duque; pero Squ6 pretend6is ha.
Ger en- su casa?
-Veugar don Jose.
-1C6mof
-Impidiendo sl duque obtener
Ia msno de In sefIorisa.
--lPiensa adm en- ello7 dijo Con
espci6n, que volvi0 ponerse tenn.
nlorosa.
-IM6a que nuneaI diJo Tampa.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-05-16
LAMUERTE DEL sALVAjE

I -Sefior dudue, contest6 el senior
de Chateau Mailly, era Q mf q
lquien corresponds venir Visi-
tarle.
Despues de estas frfvolas frsses.
los dos mobiles se sAludaron por Ge-
punda vez. Luego al senior de Sa'
landrera continu6: SMe hablAsteis
de una carts de la sefiors condesa
de Artoff2
ST. sefIor.
-IMe la enviaron 9 Salandreraf
ST.
Pues habr6 llegado despues dc
mi partida.
@Probablemente.
AVolver&, pues, & Paris; pero 90
probable que podrfa decirme -.
-Lo que contiene. mo co esof
-Precisamente.
Sin duda, senior duque, con
test6 ell ssf1or de Chateau Mailiy.
z cont6 esta historia que "a sabe.
mos que esta ablecia, nj decir del
coronel de Chateau Mailly, que
eran Salandrera en lfnea dfrecta.
El duque escuch6 con estupor.:
,Pero todo este es extraffoi exolamo
al Rn.
RS extraRo. en- efecto. sefior
de Salandrera.
-Creo SONAR. .....
Lo cref tgusimente.
-SefIor, dijo Ell duque de Sslau-
drera; no permits Dios que dude
ni IN solo momeuto de vuestra pa
labra, pero comprendereis muy
-Os escucho, sefior dnque.
-xEstsls seguro de que no ns-
beis sido engsfado?
-SVaya una ocurrenciAl..
-IY quien sabe Of vuestro pa
riente, cuya carta me gustaria
Ieer, no quiso haceros una burlaf
-Senor aduque, contesto 81 10 :
ven. esta nocAe. mafiana . mas
tardar, In estafeta mandada D
odessa para volver traef los DO
cumentos de cue hablo estara De
reOraso en Paris. In cuanto ! la
eaFta de mi pariente 90 pido diea
| mInutos .... Y el sefSor Go OnA'
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-05-16
(Ole9iO de Ia. y "a. Fase1aRzd
Sc GC2anaten csIata39oos aaateqm0s u erte7n0s
SAN JUAN CAILE DEL Sol, NUM- IA.

- Director: PEDRO MOCz0 BANTET. -
La instruction en- este COLEGIO
tiene un caracter eeencialmente practice
abraZa: To- e22Se3tG2az0 112"a211n7Ia com
ptet0; IN 1)f'ep09'dciO9a para 5Yag7'eSG5' en-
las U2ai0e7'Sid0deS; la Te2aeda<7~iG de LII.
bros, A4'it171etScG Me9cd93tA y ESc15totya
en- na0Qeesss5lta, y por lltimo. Dfbwj0.
Pf9ateG7'0 y MG&SSc0. Para la ensenanZa
del Ingles cuenta ell COLEGIO con la
cooperation de un reputado Professor
americana. La c8tedra de COmerciO es
t. cargo del TenedOr de Libros de
unO de los Bancos de esta Capital. Ell
COLEGIO tiene su Regl0nse9at0 Int.
1'tO1' que Sc enviarA los padres que 10
soliciten.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-05-16
FL IibrO de RdIdiriS
(PRIMERA EDICCIoN)
HS0seaae ProhlGtSco
q BGctereOL0gfG Modernas.

! La vulgarizacion de los preceptos de
la h1g1ene, para prevenir con ella ell desa
rrOll0 de las intermediates infecciOsas. es
una labor de utilidad indiscutible.
En- la lmpOsibilidad de obtener resul
| tadOs positivOs en- el tratamiento de tOdas
las afecciones de que la humanidad es
Vlctlma, y aun en- el casO en- que estas
pud1eran cOntrarrestarse prontamente
ponlendo en- accion aprOpiados medios
curatlvos, deducese que ell metodo pre-
vent1vo tiene una impOrtancia tan capi-
tai, que no pudiera sustituirseIe pOr
nlngun OtrO. Y esa importancia de la
hygiene esta mas cientif1camente compro-
bada desde que ell cOncepto etiologicO de
La enfermedad es hoy universalmente re-
cOnocido.
A las ideas rudimentarias, por de
cirlo asi. de la epoca BrOusseista, las
que SubSignieron mas tarde para explicar
ell cOntagiO mediados del pasado siglo,
en- que SO vislumbraba va la intervention
paraSitaria SO ha sustituidO Ia evidencia
absolute de las causas mOrbosas. muchas
de las cuales pertenecen de llenO al do
mimic de la ca'ipto0anaia.
Grupos de celulas mantenidas por la
sfntesis de la vida constiyen los organis-
mos, celulas tambien, reunidas en- co.
lOnias, Originan las intermediates infec-
ciOsas. La eterna ley de la lucha por ia
existencia implanta al parasitic micrOsc6
pico en- ell aparatO del animal superior,
y la Influenza qufmica de secreciOnes
t6xicas perturba ell equilibrio indispensa-
BILE al mantenimientO de la salud al
funcionalismo de los organos.
Estas propOsiciones, en- realidad sen
cillas, escapan sin embargo la obser-
vaci0n de la pluralidad de las gentes
nPnfanaS aI ocfT1di0 11pno non In v1oio,ror
ponerlas su alcance. Ell sefiOr Raldi.
ris, obedeciendo su enthusiastic amor a
las ciencias medicas, y penetrado de las
traScendentales ventajas que en- la prac-
tica tienen ell cOnOcimientO de los agen.
tes mOrbOsOs Y los recurSOs de que La
ciencia dispOne para evitarlOS, expOne
discretamente las ObserVaciOnes micro
bianas, que nacidas, pOr decirlO asi, en-
las destilerias alcoholics, han llegadO
hasta la fundaci6n de la suerotapia CO
mo m6todO curative y preventive, y la
consagr acion de la asepsia en- los proce'
dimientos quirurgicos.
Hay que convenir On que la nara.
cion de hechos cientifcOs no puede veri'
ficarse sin profuNdo estudiO previo las
que prodiga en- su importante conferen'
cia ell senior Raldiris hacen gran honor
a su talento, a su asuididad a 81 per-
Severancia.
En- estos tiempos en- que la labor Ii
terarfa las tendencias cientif1cas SO
ven sofOcadas por ell vertigo de la poll
tica est6ril que brega por supeditarlo to-
do a sus conveniencias a sus capri
chos, es mas meritorio todavia 81 seguir
inqulriendo la verdad cientif1ca para
trasmitirla a los que no poseen nj item
DC nj Otros medios de obtenerla.
Puede que la critica acerba, que NO
suele buscar en- toda obra mas que los
defectos que en- todo 10 humane existen,
trate de hacer objetO de su anAlisis el
trabajo del reputado especialista se6or
Raldiris: pero su modestia ha dado. va
un golpe de maza los injusti6cadOs pre-
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-05-16

Canceoci6n Sc estremeci6 hasts
la medula de los huesos = Tampa
prosigui6: Ell duque de Chateau
Mailly desea mss que nuuca obbe-
ner In mano de II sefiorita. 2 si
me atreviese q contarls
-lHsbla6i orden6 Conception
CON una energfa repentina.
Podrfa demostrar facilmente
q la seflorita cusi es 10 infamia de-
ese hombre.
Conception miro a Tampa con
una especie de estupor y sc pre-
punt0 como podfa Ell duque de
Chateau Mailly ser an infame; Pc
70 ell band.do habfa sabido imprt-
mir a su hsonomfa IN sello tai do
franqueza de buena Re que In
ioven qnedo sorprendids.
-En nombre del cielo ruego
la sf fiorita que me escuche hasSa
Ell fin.
-Hablsd, diio Conception.
La condesa de Artcff y el du-
que de Chateau Mailly "a han con-
certado hace ocho dfas para en-
Gun bE8E Al wSAtO 0S A4S6&A &S @@~
yo hasta Ia sefforita--
LA coudesa de Artoffs
-lAhi dijo Tampa. Era autes
de In cetastrC fe...
-.Que catsstrofep
Rs justo, prostgui6 Tampa 10
sefforita esta en- Paris desde aver y
no sabe NADIA de 10 sucedido.
II C6moi dQue ha sucedidos
pregunt6 Conception.
Ell conde 10 ha sshido todo.
-tQuei sTodop
LA conducta de In condesa Y
sus intrigss CON ell sefior R1lando
de Clayet..-.
/ Estas palabras sumieron & Con-
/ cepci6n On IN gran estopor.
A ESQ ha seguido IN duelo.
i I'm duelot.-..
/ -Es dectr que 81 conde 90 In
/ vuelto loco al .llegar al terreno.
Il tanto amaba & M esposa, II que no
H le guerra, y 81 duelo no 30 verified.
II --,Pero eodo esto On horroro8o.
L insuditol sxclam6 la jovens qni0n
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-05-16
20 :.
~! :! :.
Las bombas <CAME-

Las bombas <CAME-
ROM no SON las que cues.
tan m-nos pero son lag mas
baratas, Las de- mejor CONS
trucci6n y mAteriales, Las
mas seueilIaa y las mas du
radoras: trAbajan nbres de
todo movimiento complica.
do y CON el minimum dc
fricci6n y gasto dc vapor
SO obtiene al maximum do
rasultado.
Para Catalogos q infor-
mes dirigirse II que sus.
cribe, asf como como tam
bi6n para toda clase de
informes con respecto o
y maQuinarsa
para Iugenios y Haciendas
PROD uctoras de ax1car.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-05-16
lnRreSdntp para los que Viajan

Habi6ndOse separado don Adrian Pc
rsz, de la Sociedad que tenia en- la EN-
presa de coches con ell senor AgudO,
aaeiO del &Hotel Inglaterra,o desde esta
techa, el que desee viajar en- sus coches
que son los mismos que habian en- el
Hotel, solo les cuesta IL dc San Juan
Ponce.
Cochera, Santurce, TelefonO 1904.
D. ADRIAN PEREZ.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-05-16
Robo en- Rio Piedras

Un caballO negro de 81 cuartas de
alzada, paso menudeado y sobre-paso,
una mancha blanca en- la pata izquier
da trasera. marcadO A. M. en- la espalda
izquierda ha sidC sustraido don Anto-
MO Marquee.
Sc dara una buena qualification al
que de noticias dichO seTior 8 en- esta
imprenta.
Rio Piedras. Abril II de 1903.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-05-16

Aqua MINERAL NATURAL OBJ
RRESBORN.> Cf*ecemos esta aqua que
por tantos amos Sc consumip en- esta Isla
con excelentes resultados para las On
fermedades del est6mago, intestinos, hi
gado, rinones, etc, etc como agra
dable bebida para la mesa.
Pidase en- las Boticas en los Col
madOS.
GAMBIA & STURBE.
UnicOs importadOres.
San Juan, Puerto Rico.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-05-16

lrego ell fuego SO comunico q ia
aIfombra, de Ia alfombra la mesa
de los papeles, y he aqnf In exph'
caci6n de como suced1o La cosa 80
Abri6 Tampa Ell cofrecito y 10
regtstr6 concienzudamepte. Saco
In famosa memoria y la echo ca Ia
Ehtmenea, meti6 en- su bolsillo una
doceua de billeteS de banco, de1o
las acciones de ferrocarril, que no
habrfa podido Degociar sin peli-
gro, despues cerr6 ell cofrecito y 10
Rrroi0 tambi4n q Ia chimenea:
Desnu9s tom6 un fosforo y pego
fue9o al musgo seco y q los pape.
les DuestoS sobre la mesa coloca'
dos dentro de IN ceSto. Hecho es'
to eali0 del salon y cerr6 la puerta,
dIciendo entire ST: Dentro de uu
cuarto de hors gritar6: cfuego, y
mandare q buscar les bomberos.
nues no hay que deiar quemar el
pa,acio entero. .Esta sssgursdo y
no ouiero Arruinar a las compsnlss
aseguradorAs.
CuRnd0 el BehOT 10 GnS
Mailly lleg6 81 palscto de Saian-
drers, ell duque le aguardaoa en-
nna vasts sala amueblada severa-
mente y Adornada con algunSs re.
tratos de familia. sacados oe 10
QaleTfa de Ia antigua morads espa
fSolg. AL yer entrsr al huque' 81
OentiIhombre csstellano ga levanOo
Con Ia dignidsd msjestucsa de un
verdadero hidalgo, y salio lscl'
bIrle salud&ndole. y despues le IN
dic6 an asiento. SentAos, senior nu
que, le dlio.
EL senior de Chatean Mailiy es'
taba muy coumovido y esta emo.
ci0n no se le escape MI duque ne
salnndrera, que Sc spresuro 20
mar le palabra. o. pido mill per
dones. senior duque, diio, por ne
haber lido & vuestra casa en- i0gal
ae eguerar ests visits; pero el Que
m oue lievo adn mas en el fonns
de mi coraz6b. que en- el traJe, m'
nrohibs por el momento 10 me
nos, IL q ningnna pATte.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-05-16

juicios: fec1 quot pots&ft. dice ft1cf0sst
asojo7-a pote1teS: hice 10 que pude, hA.
ganlo mejor los que SO cream mas aptos.
Dr. RAFAEL DEL VALLE
Octubre de 1903.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-05-16
LINEA FFRREA DEL OFSTE

Itinerario de Trenes y vapores que re-
gira desde ell dia 90 de Noviembre
de 1902.
Salidas de Ia Capital y Bayam6n
simultaneamente.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-05-16

Selecto Hotel para
fami las. establecido
ba.io ell plan ameri-
eano que patrocinan
las mejOres familias
de Puerto Rico.
Juegos de habita-
clones que compren-
desde el sencillo de
sala, dOrmitorio y
banO, hasta ell mas
extenso de sala cincO
dormitori0s y bano.
Adaptase especial
mente para familias
numerosas Y para
families cortas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-12
NEVER SO BUSY BEFORE
Santa Fe Having Trouble in Taking
Care of Freight Traffic.

Hutchinson, Kan, Dec. 12.-Trainmen
on the Santa Fe say that the business
on that road now is larger than was
ever known in the history of the COM
pany for any years in the past. It is
almost impossible to imagine how much
work is done there every day and every
night unless a man stays at the sta
lions and counts the trains as they go
by. 1t is this way every day. It's a
case of rush all the time with the train
men and many of them are overworked.
The improvement plans for the com
ing year on the Santa Fe call for the
expansion of all the yards of the COM
pany at all stations along the main
lines and the important branch lines.
This extension will practically double
track the road if the trains are well
handled by the dispatchers. 1t will
nearly double the passing track room,
thus making it possible to make better
connections at the different stations. 1t
was found necessary to do this on ac-
count of the heavy increase in the
grain business along the western lines
and the additional population which is
locating along the lines of the Santa
Fe.
Train crews on this division are be-
ing worked pretty hard just now but
they receive good pay for it. They
make some trips which take them "a
hours to get through with, but they
are allowed to tie up and rest after
their work has continued for certain
length of time A railroad man has a
busy life when there's rush on, on
his road
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-12
MRS. KRAYBILL Is HERE.
Comes to Stimulate an Interest in
Socialism.

Kansas Socialists are planning to
have state convention either here or
at Wichita, some time during the lat
ter part of January or first of February,
for the purpose of making plans for the
Inauguration of a state campaign for
Socialism. The convention will be open
to all Socialists who desire to come.
Among those who will speak are Luella
R. Kraybill, Thomas E. Will, A. S. Nc
Allester the Socialist candidate for
governor, A. w. Kicker, representing
the Appeal to Reason, and c. r. Mitch
ell of Gueda Springs. Besides these the
national Socialist organization will send
some lecturer of some other state.
Luella r. Kraybill was in Topeka to-
day. She is here to stir up an interest
in Socialism, and get the friends of the
cause lined up. Mrs Kraybill is the
lecturer and organizer for the Socialist
party of Kansas, and has a reputation
as one of the ablest women speakers
that ever appeared in Kansas. She is
classed by many ahead of Mrs. Lease,
Mrs. Gait and others. She has held 400
meetings in Kansas recently, and re-
ports a growing interest in the cause
which she represents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-12
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

DR.. J. D. Freeman of the Santa Fe
hospital is in Oklahoma on business for
the company. He is expected back the
last of the week.
j. NJ Meade, chief engineer of the
eastern grand division of the Santa Fe,
is expected back shortly from an in
spection trip over the lines under his
supervision
B. ]. Leonard, an employe of the Of
accountant for the Santa Fe, has re-
signed his position here and will leave
shortly for Amarillo, Texas. Mr. Leon
ard will be succeeded in the office here
by Frank Detlor, at present clerk in the
machine shop Office.
It is announced that a successor is
to be appointed this week to w. H.
Herbig, who recently resigned the posi-
ton of division freight agent for the
Rock Island with headquarters in
wichita Mr.. Herbig is now local
headquarters in Kansas City. His sue
cessor viii probably be a Wichita man.
At a recent meeting of the members
of Irwin lodge No. 260 of the "A o. U.
w the following men were elected tc
fill the offices of the lodge for the COM
ing year: A. A Rulings, master work
man; A T. Sheldon, foreman; james
Gibbens, recorder; S. Guthrie, fnancier;
Doc Willis receiver; John Develin
nett Wood, outside watch, and George
Stansfield, overseer. Most Of the mel
elected to hold Office in the lodge are
employed at the Santa Fe shops
The local freight agents of the San
! ia Fe the Union Pacific, the Rock Is
/ land and the Missouri Pacific have
gotten together and formed anorganiz-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-12
WILL GET THEIR PAY.
State Employees to Have Money for
Christmas.

The state employees will be paid off
this month in time to use their money
to buy Christmas preSentS-except
those employed in the state institu
lions. All others scattered over the
state and those employed in the state
house will receive their December sal
aries on December % if they get their
vouchers filed in time.
Auditor Wells will not issue the war
rants for the employees in the various
state institutions until the end of the
month. because the force is constantly
changing in those institutions, and the
vouchers have to be approved by the
boards in charge of the institutions.
which will rot be done until the end
of the month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-12
RAILROAD NEWS.
Rock Island and Frisco Offices
to Consolidate.
Change Seized to Take Place
January 1.
MANY WILL LOSE JOBS
Rock Island Officials Seem to
Have Best OF 1t.
Joint Agencies Have Been
Placed in Their Control.

Effective January 1, the agencies of
the Rock Island-Frisco companies at
several leading points located off the
respective lines will be consolidated.
The details have been worked out at
Joint conferences of the freight and
passenger traffic departments. The
following changes have been decided
upcn:
New York;. D. Russell. general
eastern freight agent of the Frisco: A.
H. Moffet, general eastern passenger
agens of the Rock Island, to act jointly
for the Rock Island-F'risco.
Boston, Buffalo and Philadelphia
Commercial agent of the Rock Island
at each point to represent Rock IS
la2d-EriSco
Atlanta-I. c. Upton, commercial
agent Rock Island. to act Jointly for
Rock Island-Frisco: c. F. Austin,
agent for the Frisco, transferred to
Jacksonville, Fla, as joint agent for
Rock Island Frisco.
New Orleaps-C. L. Eggleston. COM
mercial agent Rock Island transferred
to Richmond, Va, as joint agent for
Rock Island-Frisco; 1. 7. Preston, COM
mercial agent of the Frisco. to act
jointly in New Orleans for Rock Island
Frisco.
Louisville-G. L. Elkin, commercial
agent Rock Island. to act jointly for
Rock Island-Frisco.
PlttSDurg-D. ii. MalOney, general
agent Rock Island, to act jointly for
Rock Island Frisco; o. M. Conley. gen
era1 agent Frisco. to act as commercial
agent for Rock Island-FriscO: p. A.
Auer, district passenger agent Rock
Island. to act jointly for Rock Island
Frisco.
! Cincinnati--O NJ. Ellsworth. CONNER
cial agent Rock Island, to act jointly
for Rock Frisco: c c. Spalding,
commercial agent Frisco. to be travel
! ing freight agent for both companies;
H. I. Mcguire, passenger agent Frisco,
to act jointly for Rock Island-F'risco.
Omaha-F'risco offices to be closed,
the travelling freight and passenger
agents at Kansas City looking after
the business.
Pacific coast-F. w. Thompson. gen.
eral western agent Rock Island, with
office at San Francisco, to act Jointly
for Rock ISland-FriSco. The Frisco
offices at Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco to be closed and H. E. Needham.
commercial agent Frisco. transferred to
Rock Island office.
Rock Island offices at Portland,
Seattle and Spokane to be jointly rep
resentative of the Rock Island-Frisco.
Mexico-C- B. Cleveland, general
agent Rock Island, City of Mexico. to
act jointly for Rock Island Frisco;
Alex. Moore, general agent Frisco
transferred to Dallas. Tex, as district
/ passenger agent.
i There will be no changes at any OF
the offices in Texas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-12
TOO MUCH INFLUENCE
How San Francisco Agent Saved
Several Clerks Their Jobs.

A good story is told in connection
with the Southern Pacific's recent or
der to reduce the number of employees
all over the system, to cut down ex-
penses. The order reached twelve of
the clerks. The freight agent hasten
ed to obey. and studiously went
through the personal record of each
clerk, which shows, among other facts,
the recommendation which brought the
appointment. The agent selected the
dozen from those recommended by
such persons as the Crockers, Stanfords,
Huntingtons, Hopkinses and Coltons.
After wiring the names to the division
superintendent, who had at his COM
mand the personal records, the agent
awaited for a reply. The telegraphic
correspondence which followed was
somewhat after this wise:
Division Superintendent-"Ca Cant you
discharge twelve clerks with less in
f1uence?"
Agent-"CIerks' names are the poor
est in the office. Folly to discharge
good men and leave these. Recon-
mend these for good of service
Division Superintendent Let the
matter drop for the present
The subject was never renewed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-12
NEW SWEDISH COLLEGE.
Steps Taken to Help the Wichita
Institution.

1t is stated that the new Swedish col
lege which was located at Mcpherson
a year or two will be rapidly pushed
forward from now on. A corporation
has been organized under the name of
the School Association of the Swedish
Evangelical Mission Conference of
Kansas to have charge of the institu-
ton. and it is proposed to make a big
institution of it. P. H. Anderson, who
made a fortune in the Klondike, and
afterwards made still more money in
the Brazilian diamond fields, has given
SIS. 900 for the college and it is said that
$4,000 more has been raised. The Rock
Island Town company has given Il
acres of land at Mcpherson for the site
for the college. The directors of the
new corporation which has just been
formed to push the building of the col
lege are N. Peterson, J. Aurell and A
Clark of Mcpherson; A. G. Anderson of
Salina. Jacob Peterson and A. Back
strom of Lindsborg, and o. Sanders of
Usage City.
This college will be to the Swedish
Mission church of the west what Beth
any college at Lindsborg is to the
Swedish Lutheran church.