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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-06-08
LOS DOS YUGOS

DE un brillante art1culo que con es-
" rubro publica The Puerto Rico III
lald reproducimos los siguientes para
fos. que encierran un paralelo, @or des-
pracia, demasiado real:
~ 10 triste es que esa experiences
no Sc applique en- pro de los paises domi-
DadoaOcomo Filipinas y Puerto Rico, "
oue esta colossal democracia de la Ame-
rica del Norte Unite servilmente las
yetustas aristocracias europeas, mas
que ( ninguna, la traditional monar-
0ufa derrotada en- 1898
Tai parece que los estados j6venes,
a1n los de mayor iniciativa, no pueden
Z no saben, tratandose de regir islas
d6bies indefensas, salir de los mOldes
cue emplearan, durante muchos siglos,
los estados viejos y caducos.
lQu6 otra cosa hacen los goberna-
dores que Washington env1a, sino pla-
giar ( los gobernadores que enviaba
Madrid? Ahora, 10 mismo que antes,
rge un sistema en- la nacion otra en-
sus peltenenci08 de ultramar. Antes
habia espanoles de segunda y tercera
case ahora nj a1n hay americanos de
cuarta Y quinta, sino que Sc mega en- re-
dondo la ciudadania los insulares. An
tes Sc fomentaba con privilegios fncrei-
bIes un partido del gobierno: ahora Sc
fomenta igual partido con iguales privi-
legios. Antes Sc hac1an elecciones la
bayoneta con ell fin de que los domina-
d0res sus lacayos triunfaran en- las ur-
mas contra ell pals casi unanime: ahora
se hacen elecciones & tiros y 4 palos con
id6ntico fin. Antes Sc dispon1a de una
Guardia civil que, debiendo ser la sal
yaguardia de las personas honradas, con-
vertiase en- motive de espanto y de te
rror: ahora 4 la Guardia civil sustituye
IA Policfa insular, mas odiosa Y estulta.
Antes los presupuestos ascendlan q cua-
tro milloneS de PESOS PLATA y Sc deStl-
naban 4 una trabilla de- parasitos, que
chupabAn. nauseabundos vampires, la
vida Y la riqueza ahora los presupues-
t0s ascienden dos millones de DOLLARS
oRo, q sea Ell aqeiYalente de los cuatro
mllones, Y Sc destinan d otra nube de
vampires parasitos, slendo 10 grave
que entonces Sc cubrfan los gastos del
e6rcito, de la marina y del clefo hoy
Ia suma entera Sc dedica al serviciO cl-
vii. Antes la ensenanza sc pon1a, por
espafolismo, bajo la direction de profe-
sores expedidos desde los ministerios de
Madrid: ahora la ensenanza Sc pone, por
americanismo, bajo la direction de pro
fesores expedidos desde las secretaries
de Washington. Antes la autoridad
Completa Sc concentrate en- la F0rtd(e-
~. ahora, por variar, Sc concentra en-
ia Aansidn k3ecutava.
Y para que nj un rasgo falte la
copia servil de ese cuadro sombr1o'
ahora, como antes, Sc llama demagogos
descontentos q los patriotas que no
guardian silencio que rechazan sin mie-
10 Ia brutal servidumbre, y es mas Sc
yeproducen los argumentos aq1ellos'
tan imb6ciles, que consisten en- ahrmar
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-06-08

repetir que ell pueblo NO EsTA PREPA
RADIO; que es precise 1R PREPARANDoLo
que con ell tempo, llegar6 4 conse-
guir que Sc lie declare iii territorio II!
All, farsantes! Dijisteis que os lam
zabals la guerra por altos motivos de
humanidad Y que 1bais derrocar una
tIran1a ole cuatro centurias. I os limi-
tais q aprenderos la lecci6n que Espana
os dej6 escrita en- rojo en- negro, pla-
giandola despues hasta en- sus detalles
mas atroces, y agravandola por ell desen-
freno de las turbas, que tomais vues-
tro servicio, como en- remotas edades Sc
tomaban sueldo los meznaderos capa-
ces de vender su tizona su arcabuz al
que los comprase en- mejor precio
Habeis llegado en- Puerto-Rico 4
prOvOcar motines cruentos, & impedir
que ell electOr sc acerque & la urna, &
aplastar con Vuestros in1cuos recursos
la mayOria y q envIecer con vuestras
malas artes de politicians la conciencia
p1blica. As1 cumpl1steis ell programa
de libertades y garant1as con que pene-
traba en- Ponce, entire ell APPLAUSE de la
multitud, ell general Miles, llevando
ocultas las ordenes reservadas del Minis
terio de la Guerra, que mandaba apoyar
q los d6biles Y combatir 4 los fuertes,
para aprovecharos de la lucha de Abeles
y Gaines. 7 ST ESQ lograsteis en- nues-
ira patria, no fue mucho mas alta vues-
ira conducta en- la patria de Rial Y de
Aguinaldo, porque ALI, copiando tam
bi6n 4 Espana, llanais bandidos & los
heroes, cabecillas los generates, y dis
poneis irecurso supreme! la concentras
ci0n de campesinos que tanto anatema-
tizasteis, y que empleo luego Mac Ar
thur en- BatangaS.y Mindanao, seg1n la
empleara Weyler en- ell Camaguey y Pi-
mar del Rio.
ESQ no puede seguir. ESQ no Sc
guira, porque ell pueblo de Estados Uni
dos va & pronunciar pronto la palabra
definitiva y romper en- pedazos ell yu-
go que Sc unci0 en- su nombre al cuello
de un pais---el nuestrO, Puerto Rico
que no 10 admite, que forcejea por re-
chazarlo, que vendra poner su causa
al amparo de Ia opinion americana, di-
ciendole, de modo que 10 escuche y 10
sepa, en- que forma Sc cream odios en- la
isla contra la naci6n y contra la bandera,
injustos, va que solo deben sentirse con-
ira los politicians que sacrifcan ell re-
nombre nacional y la gloria de las es-
trellas las bandas, por erigirse ellos
en- amos y senores de un million de seres
humanos que les abominan Y les despre-
clan. aunaue no sc atrevan & decirlo por
tenor sus c6leras, que pueden tradu-
cirse en- veiaciones en- desastres.
De yugo yugo no va NADIA. I los
que aver maldecfamos ell de los funcio
narios Observation-Disclosures sinembar-
90 & Espafia, que fue es siempre noble
y grande-maldecimos hoy el de los
funcionarios ameMeanos, respeefsSsndo, no
obstante los Estados UTnidos, que fue-
ron y son siempre dem6cratas, liberales
y justicieross.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-06-08
UItimos cables
HURACAN

HURACAN
Comunican de Manila que un yIo-
lentfsimo huracdn ha azotado ell Archl-
p6lago, causando inmensas perdldas ma
teriales muertos.
BARCOS PERD1DOS
Otro despacho informa que tres va
pores un transporte amerlcanos Sc nan
perdido 4 causa del huracan. Fueron
sorprendidos en- la costa y Sc cree que
han sido estreHados en- las rocas pere-
cIendo la tripulaci6n.
LA INUNDACI0N
En- San Luis Sc considera inmlnente
uoa Gran inundaci6n. Los habltantes
ostan en- la mayor inquietud. Los 6a-
rrios en- peligro han sido abandonados
embellishments.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-06-08
Sc CONTTENE Ell FUEGO

FL terrible incendio de las montafias
de Adirondack va cediendo POGO q POGO,
debido 4 los esfuerzos de numerosas brl-
gadas de bomberos y particulares que Sc
ocupan de aislarle.
CHINA
Existe una alarmante excitaclon
contra los extrangeros en- toda China,
temiendose que estalle la guerra en- ell
pals promovida por los que Sc oponen a
Ia protection del comercio de Europa.
TEME LA REvCLUCI6N
FL gobierno chino, temeroso de que
la rebellion destrone Ia monarqufa rel
nante, ha puesto de relieve una marcada
hostilidad >respecto de las naclones eu-
ropeas.
CONTRA Ell COMERCGO
Ell Ministro de Relaciones exterlo
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-06-08
[ Pinceladas

Niherfas-Fin de siglo-Pueblos en-
fermos-Pueblos debiles-La politica y
la 1irica-La Observation-Disclosures y
conquistados-Mir Cuba-La muer-
te de Mac. Kin1ey-La Bestia humana
La prensa-Jueves Santo-Diciem-
bre-El Mar-El poeta de antano ell
De ogano-Un 1ibro de Pardo-Cantos ro-
dados-El teatro de Echegaray-Un dra-
ma de Guimera-Los bufos cubanos--
i Emigrantes
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Sores. de- N. Roman &C.

Fortozeza 29. ---tSan Ju0n, p. Il.
ventas al por mayory detail. I'm
portacl6n directa de Europa ? Estados
L nidos.
Complete surtido en- efectos de fe-
rreterfa quincalla.
Artfculos de novedad utilidad, pa
ra damas caballeros. Efectos de escrl
torio. porcelanas, pinturas, Barnlzes, "a
las de hierro prueba de fueego. Espe-
cialidad en- arados de todas classes. Tu-
berias sus accesorias.
Precios limitados. Constante reno
vaci6n en- Ell surtido. alt.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-06-08
III Semblanzas Iiterarias

Campoamor--Taviel de Andrade--
Jose Estremera-Federico Urrecha-Ma :
nuel Paso-Antonio Vico--To1stoy-M Ma
nuel Pasare1l--Rosendo Rivera Colon
Gonza1o de Quesada-Luis Munoz Rivera
-Maxirno Gomez-Josf Zahonere.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-06-08
" Cuentos

Los ojos negros-Una orgfa-La tum-
ba de los enamorados-El pisapapel-El
primer billete-La novicia-Un beso ino-
portuno-La Ultima nota-Idilio senil-Flo
res Y sonrisas--La mariposa negra--. La
aldea perdida.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-06-08

Sc vendon 60 tercios de las mejore
de Turabo, Macanea y Borinquen
cosechada hace dos af1os.
Para informes DON
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-06-08
SENSA0ONfS
DE- Uk (ROkISTA
POR
MARIANO ABRL
CON PRoLoGo DE LUIS MUNoz RIVERA

CON PRoLoGo DE LUIS MUNoz RIVERA
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Ii Wales

Recuerdos de Andalucia-De Puer-
to-Rico Nueva York-Nueva York
En- rrocarril-Honol1lu
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-06-08

Esta obra, que consta de 25O paginas
Sc pondra la venta en- la segunda quin-
cena del presente mes
Impresa esmeradamente en- excelen-
te papel satinado, Sc divide en- cuatro
parties, seg1n puede verse por ell siguien-
tie SumariO:
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-06-08
Este peri6dico es ell de mas circulation en- Ia isa

res Ell Pekln, Sc opOne resueltamente
que Sc abra ell comercio, como solicitan
las potencias, los puertos de Kukden y
Harbin.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-06-08
PREC1o DEL EJEMPLAR: TN SDoLIAR@

Los que deseen adquirr esta obra,
pueden dirigirse su autor en- la redac-
ci6n de LA DEMocRACIA; 4 don Jose
Labrador en- San Juan; don America
Marin en- Ponce: Y 4 los agentes de La
DEMocRACIA en- los demas puehfos de Ia
isla.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-06-08

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en ngeniOs
10, Daz, New York
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-22

We are more and more impressed
with the practical value Of the idea
suggested In these notes year ago
the joint ownership of flock of. say,
300 sheep by eight or ten adjoining
farmers, the flock to be under the con-
stant care of a shepherd, aided by a
trained dog, these sheep to be kept pri-
marily as weed destroyers on highway
and field and utilizers Of waste grain
and forage on the farms Of their own
ers. Thus kept, the two great objec-
lions which obtain against the keep
Ing of sheep-the cost Of fencing and
the losses by dogs-would be wholly
removed. The logical result of so keep
Ing such flock Of sheep would be few
or weeds, clean highways and an Incl
dental annual profit for the owners
more than sufficient to pay all their
taxes. The flock could be either win
tered in body or divided up for this
purpose among the owners. Another
advantage would be fresh mutton all
the year round when 1t was wanted.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-22
THE OLD FOLKS.

The old folks and the care of them
after they have become no longer able
to care for themselves Is a subject in
which nearly all are interested and one
very CLOSELY allied to our religion and
our civilization. While as people we
term ourselves pretty we'll civilized.
there is still lot OF barbarity prac-
ticed in this connection. None Of US
has to look very far or very long to
see cases which make our blood boil at
the ingratitude and lack Of tilial re-
gard on the part Of children toward
their parents, some permitting the old
folks to spend their last days in some
poorhouse or asylum. others permitting
them to exist outside such places in the
direst poverty or indifferently allowing
some kind hearted son or daughter to
bear the entire burden of the old peo
ple's support. Now, here is little plain
talk for the old people themsel - or
rather, those who know they VII. ~ in
that class in short time. If as re-
suit Of your toll and labor you are POS
sessed of q little property, you just
hang on to it hard and eight. Don't let
1t go to help some son or daughter. no
matter what may be the emergency. So
long as you have money or property
others will care we'll for you, and de-
pendence, the very heaviest burden of
age, will not be yours to carry. In a
general way it is best for old people to
have their own home unless death has
(-s1 hrir II,
amount of crankiness even to the best
of US, and the right to say what one
pleases and do as one wishes is proba-
bly, appreciated more when one reaches
seventy than ever before. The love Of
money may be the root Of all evil. but
nevertheless the possession of good
hard cash or it's equivalent will do
more to smooth the days when the
grasshopper has become burden than
any other thing. Old people should eat
away at the principal Of their little
capital and should not deny themselves
needed comforts or even luxur1es in
order to hand down their property in
tact to their heirs. Let the heirs scratch
and earn some for themselves. Some
where we have read of the pathetic
story Of woman who, fearing burial
at the expense Of others, had figured
out the cost of the funeral expenses
and had worked hard and long to lay
aside the money needed for this pur
pose and who practically starved her.
self to death rather than touch penny
of the hoard. 1t should be, if children
are rightly brought up and family
bond of love and affection binds the
family together, then when father and
mother become helpless and old they
would be most welcome guests at the
home of any one of their children. but
we feel almost justified in saying that
such cases are the exception rather
than the rule. The next best thing IS
for old people to hang on to their prop
erty, for money will sometimes go far
ther than affection.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-22

It is claimed that the music of a
brass band will kill mosquitoes. A
western Chautauqua meeting which at
first was almost broken up by the pest
became entirely free from them after
the services of a brass band were Sc
cured. This singular fact, if fact it is.
does not surprise us, for some bands
we know are calculated to drive away
all animate things.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-22

The several byproducts Of corn. cot
ton and oil have now become Of almost
original materials. The same is largely
true Of our meat products.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-22

Abnormal weather conditions in the
northwest have so stimulated' the
strawberry beds that in many places
we get reports of second crop of ber-
ries. This is a curious freak of nature
which is rather boasted Of. but the
truth is that where the second fruiting
occurs it will greatly injure the crop
of next season.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-22

We find the COW which freshens in
the fall to be more profitable than the
one fresh in the spring. 1t is easier to
regulate the ration of the milk COW in
winter than in the summer, and our
experience is that her fall calf gets q
better start in life also. It is a good
arrangement all round to have the COW
dry in dog days.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-22

An economic fact Of the greatest sig
nificance. Is the falling of in the de-
mand for steel-structural steel for
building. for rails and the like. This
fact marks the end Of the boom condi.
t1ons of the past four years. In a year
from now 1t may be possible to secure
both material and men for building en-
terprises at q reasonable figure.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-22

The government estimate Of the dam
age done by the great floods of the cen:
tral west the past season is in excess
Of $4,000, ,000 and this does not include
the incidental injury in the lowering
Of crop Yields outside the direct path
Of the foods. 3
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-22

If there could be secured just three
stalks Of corn in the hill and there be
no hills missing. and each stalk would
produce an ear eleven inches long. a
yield Of 40 bushels to the acre would
fe ohta aineh ia %S's' - -E-'-''~@>;~3
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-22

The tenacity with which some things,
and usually the mean things, hang on
to life and persist in the effort to prop
agate themselves is we'll illustrated in
our experience with a burdock this
season. We saw it come up in the
spring and let it grow until June, when
we fixed it, as we then thought, by
cutting it of four inches below the
surface. Along in July we noted that it
had made another good start and was
sending up well filed seed head. We
cut it again. Along in late September,
passing by, we noticed that it had still
vigor enough to push up feeble stalk,
upon the tip Of which was tiny bios
som bud. This beat us, and we let it
alone on the broad and humanitarian
ground that anything which would try
so hard to live and reproduce itself
should, as far as we were concerned,
have chance
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-22

A flock Of hens running at large on a
farm homestead will not yield the profit
the same flock would when yarded and
properly fed and cared for 4 friend
who has tried both ways tells us that
he gets nearly twice as many eggs un-
der the last named method as he did
when his chickens ran wild.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-22

From the woman's standpoint a man
should be just like Percheron horse
big and strong, but very vdocile and
tractable
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-22

The cribs of the corn belt are to be
filled with y good average crop Of corn
this fall.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-22

It is better to have but 5000 when
one is sixty and good health as the
net result Of a life lived moderately
and well than to have $4,000 and a
wrecked constitution as result Of try
ing to own the earth.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-22

The White Brahma is one Of our best
winter egg producers, but she makes
one tired with her uselessness during
the summer. nr'-
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-22

Cheap lands and unquestioned fertl.
ity Of soil don't really count for very
much when there comes foot Of snow
and ice half inch thick in middle
SeD&ember. -
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-22

The corporations are not consistent
in barring out men over forty from
their service, for nearly all the best
general officers Of the roads and theil
boards of directors are gray haired
men-men with brains and experience
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-22


CLEARING A FARM IN WASHINGTON
We all know in general way. that
there grows big timber out in Oregon
and Washington, but only recently
have we realized what effort and ex-
pense are connected with the clearing
Of IAN acre Of this heavily ttmbered
land to fit it for crop. Fancy having
a stump eight or nine feet across in the
land which you wish to convert into a
garden patch, with roots thirty feet in
length and three feet in diameter where
they leave the stump, and this wood,
both stump and roots, so sodden with
water all the time that 1t is almost i'm
possible to burn it! Fancy twenty
such stumps on an acre. often more,
and costing $50 each to remove them,
and you will understand why cleared
land in that country ought to bring a
high price.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-22
THE UNTOUCHED WOODS.

We found our way into a bit Of the
old forest not long since, small tract
Of the primeval woods lying in val-
ley up among the hills, which the ruth-
less hand of man had not yet despoilea.
no trace Of his work visible save a
healed scar on the side Of some of the
big sugar naples, showing where he
had tapped the: tree for its sweet.
There were big basswoods, eIms and
naples whose tops shut out the sun a
hundred feet in the air, some ancient
and decaying relics lying prone on the
earth. victims Of some summer wind
storm, and moss covered. feeding their
more lucky kin. Here was the i'm
pressive silence of the woods. the calm
Of the chancel Of great cathedral. be-
yond the reach and sound of the rush
and riot of an outside world. q silence
broken only by the bark Of fox squir-
Of the woods and the tinkle and babble
of little brook fretting down the glen.
Here grew the most exquisite ferns
and mosses, an inch in depth, like the
pile of Wilton carpet. All too soon
the spirit Of greed and Of progress, you
will call it, while we call it savagery,
will invade this lovely retreat, and the
blows Of the woodman's ak will sound
like the tolling Of the bell over depart
Ing souls. Then will come the stridu-
lent. rasping sound of the saw, and
these monarchs Of the woods will be
sacrificed to make plank for hogpens
and washing machines, fork handles
and tubs. Then the fire will get in it's
work, and, as with the end of the
world, all that is left will be burned
up, and the hillside spring will dry up
and the little brook cease to run and
sing, and some hairy, club fisted hu-
man will turn it into hog pasture or
scar the once beauty spot to raise
pumpkins, tobacco or taters. And then
just think of any man made in the i'm
age Of God doing such dirty piece of
business! But he'll do it and keep do
ing it as long as he can make dollar
by doing it.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-22

Natural law favors a diversifcation
Of farm products rather than special
izing or devoting the farm to the pro-
duction Of any one crop. No truth is
more easy to comprehend than this
that when any one form of animal or
vegetable life is given entire control of
the land some disease is almost sure to
appear sooner or later to compel the
change to something else. A little Of
many things will contribute not only
to freedom from disease, but better
assure satisfying financial returns. By
way Of illustration we note that $50 or
200 hens may be kept successfully on
farm. but increase the number to
1000, and for many reasons they will
not pay. The same is true of sheep and
hogs.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-22

Farming by the disk harrow meth
ods induces slovenliness and superb
ciality in the cultivation of the soil.
Vast areas of grain producing territory
are now worked almost wholly with
this tool. and the good old fashioned
plowing Of the fields is a lost art
Valuable tool as the disk harrow is, it
should never be made to take the place
of the plow. =, :;
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-22

Frosted and immature corn may be
best utilized in the silO.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-22

He is AxsH alda farmer. rich. but
has no sense. He has always set the
pace which kills-more land. more land,
more crops, more work His wife died
ten years ago, worn out trying to keep
his gait; his boys have each run away
the first chance they had; his daugh-
ters have married any old stick of
man to be able to get away from home.
The sons and the worthless sons-in-law
are now watching and waiting like
buzzards on a fence for the old man to
die so that they may divide up his pos
sessions. There will be a big funeral
some day soon-seventy-fv or more
carriages and all that-and that's the
end Of old Jones.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-22

Ellis county. Tex. is Dragging over
a Scotton 'zerop worth $5.OOO,O00. and
Rush county. KAN. is pointing with
pride to a. crop of winter wheat worth
$4,000, ,0O0-., And. these are only isolated
counties 10 two great states. Stocks
may touch low ebb in Wall street and
poverty show its head among the man
ufacturing sections, but there never
can be very hard times in those sec-
tions Of the country where original
wealth is created at such a rate as in
those referred to. =:
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-22

One eastern railway corporation is at
work trying to solve the important
question Of a future supply Of ties for
the use Of the road by setting out it's
right Of way with black locust trees.
The roads have on the average not less
than four acres Of land available for
this purpose for each mile of road and
in the level prairie sections even more
and this land could be put to far better
use devoted to timber culture than to
be an annual expense to the corpora
tons to keep the weds cut down.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-22

Everything has its innings sooner or
later, and the summer of 1908 has been
bee year all through the west. An
unheard Of crop Of white clover bloom
lasting over a period Of six or seven
weeks started them, and: they just
swarmed and swarmed and piled up
the honey at rate never known be-
fore. They have. made hives Of the
trees. holes in the ground. got into the
schoolhouse and barn with masses OF
we'll filled comb and have brought the
price Of the most luscious of sweets
down to 8 cents pound. Great year
for the bees!