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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-10-09
Los oABALLERos DEL oLARo DE LUNA

Bellombre llevando en- ell sombrerC
un cartoncito en- que estaba ins.
critic ell n1mero uno.
Grano de Sal era soldado.
Pero Ell hiio de Msgdalena querfa
en- cuerpo y alma nj general, el
general tenfa mas de cincuenta
mil lfbras de renta, siGndole tan
facfl bnScsrle I'm sustituto como &
Grano de Sal echsr IN sueldo de IL
mosna en- ell cepillo del postulante
en- la iglesis.
Sin embargo, no fue asf.
Cnando el joven volvi6 squella
noche Bellombre, Ell general le
cogfo del brazo, llevandcle aparte
q IN rinc6n del comedor = le diio:
--SEres, p0es, soldado. amigo
mfoP
Me ha tocado esa suerte, senior
marques.
-LlAmame mi general.
-Pues bien, sigui6 diciendo ell
senior de Morfontaine, puesto que
Ia suerte 10 quiso asf, es precise
obedecerla.
Grano de Sal SO e6tremeci6 VIC a.
Daniela que jugaha con IN gran
perro de cazf, y los oios sc le LENA.
ron de lagrimas y el general, com.
prendiendo Ell dolor del hiio de
Magdalena, exclam6:
-lAhl hienSe 20 que no quisie-
ras abandonarme.
Baj6 la caheza Grano de Sal.
Nj tampoco quisieras ahando.
mar Daniela.
Grano de Sal experiment6 una
emoci0n s6bita y Sc echo llorar.
-Pues bien, hiio INFO, dijo ell
general, por ella es por 10 que quie-
70 que partas.
-SPor ellap
-Sf, hiio mfo.
Grano de Sal miro nj general /
con extrsflexa.
-Escucha, hiio. repuso ell mar.
ques: soy vieios pero estoy fuerte
adm y podr6 vivir cino0 g seis afSos. H
Mientras viva 20, Daniels no ne.
seaita q0e nsdie vale Dor ella.
--6fs Co cierto, dijo Grano de Sal. i
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-10-09
BIBLIorEoA DE eLA DrMocRAcfA.
1er Sc casara con el hombre que ella

eliza.
Una mafiana de primavera el
castillo de Bellombre recibio una
vista, la del vizconde de la Nor.
liere y su esposa, que llegaban de
Paris en- compafffa del baron de
FAsse Oroix, casado hacfa dos afIos.
Ill baron iba q presentar su esposa. !.
quien Ell general no couocfs atn.
porque no Sc habia moviiio nunca
oel Potion desde la muerte de su
hiia Diana.
El caballero de Morfontsine era
el 1nico que faltaha & esta reunion
oe familia. retenido en- Paris Dor
una 1nd1sposici6n de su esposa. Ell
caballero Sc habfa cassdo un affo
despues de In muerte de Diana. Sin
embargo Ell general le esperaba
como D los demas sobrinos, pues no
era Ia casualidad In que presidfa &
esta reunion.
Ounce dfas antes. ell general ha-
bia escrito & los tres la circular
siguiente:
,Mf querido sosrino:
sEi 15 de Mayo pr6ximo cumpli-
re setents y cinco af1os y aunque
este fuerte adm, deseo tGmar cier.
tas precauciones en- la eventualidad
de IN pr6ximo fin pensar en- ell
porvenir de los que me SON queri-
dos y quedaran aquf. Trae tu es3o-
- para celehrar todos mis- cumple.
amos. To afectfsimo ito, El marques
dc Morfontoine
El caballero de Morfontaine ha.
Ola faltado d La cita. pero ell viz.
conde y ell baron habfan Ilegado ell
IA por Ia msffana.
El 10 de Mayo no era solsmente
IN Ola de regocijo en- el castillo dc
Beilombre, sino tambien La fiesta
mayor D patronal de Bellefontafne.
In aldea inmediata.
El 10 por ID mafiana. ell general,
con Daniela en- braxos. tom0 asien- i
90 con Gus sobrinos y sobrinas en- |
~ antigua carroza de gala y fu6 n
. iglesia dc Bellefontaine.
Delsnte de In modesto casa del |
= Ayuntsmiento hsbfan leysntsdo H
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-10-09

n -Pero despues Ia hara faita nm
H protector. SMe comprendesP
II ST, sef1or
II Y ese protector no puede ser
nfDguno de mts sobrinos.
Il Una nube pas6 por la frente del
II ioven.
-Estan casados los tres, conti.
nuo ell general, tienen hijos no
les delo gran parte de sus bienes.
-Comprendo. contest6 Grano de
Sal. que no sc strevi6 decir todo
10 que pensaha.
\ -Ahora oien, ese protector :.
| El general miro & Grano de Sal
| = este contest6 resueltamente:
~Sere 20, mi general.
ESQ ess hijo mfo, ESQ es. Mas
para que seas IN hombre inteligen.
tey energico para defender q Ia
hijs de Diana es precise que pases
por Ia dnica escuela en- que Sc tri.
turan las individualidades: la es-
cuels del regimiento Sc, pues, sol.
dado; I'd volver&s Official, poroue
eres animoso, inteligente fel.
Grano de Sal fnclin6 Is cabeza
con sumisi6n.
Tres meses despues ell quinto re.
cibio su pessporte con destino q
Oran. El general lie puso en- In ma
no IN puflado de luises.
We, le dijo, va al ej6rcito; se
bravo hasta Ia temerfdad, que en-
el medic de volver sano v salvo.
Daniela te nesssita.
Magdalena habfa muerto Gra-
no de Sal camhiado sus calxas roias
J 81 chaquet6n szul por ell unifor.
me 0e los cazadores de Africa.
III anciano general vivfa solo en-
Bellombre con 81 idolatrada nfets.
de Ia que sc hallaba hecho erecen.
Tor. Danfela corrfa como an dia.
blillo por los senderos del paruue
oricando como In corcita que la
hab1a dado Mathnrino viviendo
an Ia mas cOmpleta libertad.
-Quiero que sea la hiia de In
nsturalezs, decfs su abuelo; Que
sprenda 10 1ue 10 agrsde v aparte
10 que ls repngne. Onando sen mu-
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-10-09
HOTEL oL.,I.I.Ml.!IPo oL.,I.I.Ml.!IP
@ANTURCE

A Id MINUTOS DH SAN JUAN
El me1or hotel en este china.
Espl6ndida verSilaci6n. Parque,
jardinea y Kiosco 1 n inglesa.
ExceIente servicio do carruajss;
Precios moderados. Sc hscen re-
ducciones para fansliss. Alum.
.prado sl@ctrico moderno.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17


This week The Bee gives a picture of a
carload OF western Nebraska ponies which
were recently shipped by =. G. Cooper of
Crawford, Neb., an extensive and we'll
known horseman, to the West Point Mill.
tary academy, to he used by the cadets
as polo ponies. Before being accepted by
the government each animal had to stand
n most severe. and critical examination
by DR.. c. ID. McMurdo of Fort Robinson
and Colonel John w Palmer OF Omaha
and Captain w. c. Short of West Point.
The ponies must be absolutely sound in
every way, "a hands 1 inch high and able
TO run ~one-eighth OF a mile In thirteen
seconds. This is the first time Nebraska
ever furnished ponies for this purpose to
the United States government. but on an
other occasion Mr.. Cooper furnished ponies
TO private parties in New York and other
eastern states, and they made such fine
animals and good records that the au-
thoTities, when they were in need of ponies.
turned to Nebraska 1t will be remem-
bered that the historic cowboy race with
western ponies from Chadron to Chicago
during the Worlds fair attracted consid-
cradle attention all over the country. and
especially OF horsemen, as it put to a Sc
we're test western horsenesh of the pony
kind end brought them into competition
with thoroughbreds, but the western pony
won the race and made for itself a name.
.
On Palm Sunday. April s. Rev. Hoffman.
pastor of the German Lutheran church of
Battle Creek, Neb.. confirmed a class of
nineteen young people. the greater num-
Der of whom have grown up in the town
under his and Mr.. Doering's care and
guidance. A finer lot of young people It
will be hard to find. They reflect credit
on themselves and their parents. who are
representative business men of Battle Creek
and farmers living in the vicin-
ity, who for their children's well
fare have been content to forego some
pecuniary advantage in order that they
might keep their young folks in the in
huenco of the church and give to them
training to meet life later on. Rev. Hon.
man came to Battle Creek in 1877. He had
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17

been stationed there during the four years
from 1873 to 1882, thus making twenty
years of church work in this town.
Through the last sixteen years he has had
the happiness of confirming go children
and of seeing the church grow to ISL MEM
bers. The church was organized In 1871,
and now has the distinction of being the
largest congregation in the state. The
school in connection has eighty-two schol-
ars and has been under the INSTRUCTION of
Mr.. Doering for seventeen years, a record
not many teachers can claim.
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The labor troubles In Omaha have under
gone little change during the last week,
save that a few more union men have
been locked out and the number of idle men
has thus been augmented. The pictures
shown in this lumber we're taken on the
streets On Wednesday. May 6. the day
the transfer companies undertook to re-
sumo operations without the aid of union
drivers. The crowds shown were merely
drawn by curiosity, as in no case was there
any disorder or more than good-natured
jcstling in the crowds. The police we're
in readiness and we're active in the whole
sale district. where most Of the crowds
had assembled, but there was no call for
any especial action on their part. Since
that day more terms have been added TO
the number working. about seventy-fve
%nOnuniO drivers having been brought to
Omaha to take the places OF the union men.
There has been no disturbance of any kind.
Jefferson county. Nebraska claims the
distinction of numbering amongst its citi-
zens the only surviving voter at the first
election held in Nebraska: one antedating
the election held at Bellevue October II,
1853, at which Hadley ID. Johnson was
elected delegate to congress. AT that time
the present states of Nebraska and Kan
sas were u~norganized territory. known as
Nebraska; and at a convention held on
July &c, 1858 at Wyandotte City, Nebraska
Territory. now Wyandotte, Kan, a call
for an election was made as follows:
Resolved, That the citizens of Ne
braska Territory will meet In their re-
spective precincts on the second Tuesday
of October next and elect one delegate to
represent them In the Thirty-third congress
of the United States" and William Walker
who signed himself as provisional gov
ernOr of the Territory of Nebraska" is
sued his proclamation calling for such
election. Under this proclamation the
Bellevue or Traders Point Goth names
were used in the calD election was held
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17

A 1H ElttAlOn VI "Ao - - 49,
Of MarshalltOwn as president of
the Iowa Federation OF Women's
S Clubs is a fitting recognition OF
80 the important part she has had in
the advancement of woman interest in
Iowa. Mrs. Fletcher began her club work
in 1873, and has been an active worker ever
since. Realizing the advantages of organt-
cation. she was among the first to agitate
for a federation of the scattered clubs OF
the state and on October u, 1892, the club
women of Marshalltown invited the repre-
sentatIves OF all the known clubs, together
with other prominent women, to a banquet
in that city, where plans for federation
were discussed at length, resulting in the
called meeting at Des Molnes the following
year, when the federation organization was
perfected. with one exception Mrs. F1et-
cher had attended all of the biennials OF the
General Federation. where she has CLEANED
what was best, and returning set about
applying II 20 the local need. She was
chairman OF the State Federation library
committee at the time the state legislature
passed the eircula Ing library bill, and was
one OF the most prominent women i'm the
movement that secured the enactment OF
hat beneicient law. For the last three
years she has been General Federation
secretary OF Iowa, In which office she has
kept the state closely in touch with the
General. Mrs. Fletcher is a thorough par
Humanitarian and her clear Judgment and
~far-sightedness have made her the valued
counsellor OF every executive board. while
her Observation-Disclosures, courtesy and tact on
the floor of the Des Moines convention dur
ing the embarrassing complications Incl
dental to the election of officers; her firm
and unselish withdrawal from the candI-
dacy as long as there was a possibility of
Mrs. Bailey's accepting II, won for her the
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17

When Hetty Green was living on her farm
in Vermont she had for a neighbOr a par
ticularly erusty bachelor. One day while
threshers we're at work the winnOwing, fan
broke and she sent over to borrow one
from the bachelor. He sent back word that
he never allowed implements to be taken
from the barn. but MRS. Green could bring
her grain to have il WinnOwed. Some
months later the cid bachelor sent his hired
mar over one morning to borrow Mrs.
Green's side saddle for the use OF a visiting
relative. II shall be only too glad to
favor him. was the word sent back by
Mrs. Green, but l never allow anything
/ own to be carried on the farm. Ny saddle
Is hanging across a beam In the barn loft.
Tell Mr.. Browne TO send his aunt over.
She may ride there as long as she likes"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17

The elevation OF Sir George White to the
rank OF field marshal puts Ireland In the
position OF furnishing three field marshals
TO the British army, or four. IL the duke
OF Connaught is included. This is probably
unparalleled in the annals of the English
army. according to the London Chronicle.
Then. Sir T. Kelly-Kenny, an Irishman, 10
adjutant general; Sir Ian Hamilton, a
Scotsman. is qu~artermaster general, and
Sir Edward Ward. permanent under secre-
tary OF the war ONCE, is also a north
country man. And Lord Kitchener. the In
dian commander-in-chief. is OF Irish birth.
Taking into consideration the cabinet. with
its four Scotsmen and three Irishmen. the
archbishops. both ScOtsmen. and 50 on. II
must be admitted that Lord Salisbury's
"celtie fringe" looks as II II intended to be-
come the entire mantle OF state. The navy
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17
THE ILLUSTRATED BEE.

admiration and confidence Of all and insures
her their loyal support. Mrs. Fletcher is
the wife OF Cashier L. J. Fletcher of the
First National bank of Marshalltown, and
Is the mother of three children, two sons,
one a business man of Marshalltown and
another just appointed to a cadetshlp at
Annapolis, and a daughter now at welles-
ley college.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17
May II, 1908.

and on the same date. October II, were held
at Wyandotte and several points in the
vicinity of the mouth of the Kansas river.
The enterprising residents of Old Fort
Kearney, now Nebraska City, got ahead
of time, however, and on Monday, October
10, 1858, held an election as is evidenced by
the following copy OF the poll book, as it
appears on page so, volume 3, second Sc
ries, of Nebraska Historical Reports:
Il certify that pursuant to a call for an
election to be held on the second Monday
of October, 1858, at Old Fort Kea(r)ney COM
mencing at II m. and closing at 4 o'clock
p. m, for a delegate to congress for Ne
brats)ka Territory. l. II. p. Downs; 2,
Thomas Helvey; 3, John B.. Boulwane; 4,
William C.. Folkes; 5, Joel Helvey; 6. Isham
Holland. l certify this is a correct state
ment of an election held this 10th day of
October, 1858, given under my hand as
above stated. Joel Helvey, judge of an
election; II. p. Downs. clerk of an cleo
ton"
1t is not apparent from the above return
for whom the six votes were cast. but the
date shows that the electors of Old Fort
Kearney Tor western Iowa. were twenty
three hours ahead of their neighbors.
Thomas Helvey, whose name appears Sec
ond on the poll-book came to Jefferson
county with his father, Joel Helvey, whose
name is subscribed to the above return, in
1859, and located a ranch on the line of the
overland route from Fort L~eavenworth to
the newly discovered gold fields of Cherry
creek, now Denver, Colo, and now resides
on a farm in the vicinity of his first set
Element forty-four years ago. AT the time
of his first vote in Nebraska he was only
10 years of age, but trifing discrepancies
of that sort were not allowed in those
days to interfere with an American citizen
exercising the right of suffrage.
William Lainson, VINO died April II, 1903,
at Council Bluffs, Ia, was born October
Is, 1918, at London, England, and married
to Mary Ann Angles June "a, 1873 at st.
Georges Parish, Hanover Square, London,
Eng, and came to America October 1,
1857 and to Iowa November 80, 1873. To
this union was born eleven children, nine
sons and two daughters, six of whom are
living: Mrs. A. j. Clifford of Miller, 8. D.,
William H, A. T, G. ]. and F. ]. LSatnson
of Council Bluffs and e. c. Lainson of
Papillion, Neb., all were in attendance at
his funeral. Had Mr.. Lainson lived until
June "a. they would have been married
sixty years.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17


Joseph l.. Bristow, fourth assistant post
master general, and Senator Burton were
political enemies out in Kansas, and are
yet.
AS soon as MIR. Burton was elected to the
. senate he went to Washington to ask the
president for BristOw's scalp.
II am glad to see you, Senator Burton"
said President Mckinley. glad to see you,
II is a good thing to have strong young
men in the senate. i shall be glad to do
anything 1 can for you"
That, Mr.. President" said Senator Bur
ton. brings me to the point L want to
make. 1 desire to speak to you concerning
the federal patronage"
President Mckinley knew what was COM
ing. He had been warned Certainly. SEN
ator." he replied suavely. certainly; when
ever you have any good man you want
placed, any good man-like Bristow, for in
stance-come and see me. Good morning"
BristOw Is in the department yet, and
just now strong in the public view from
the Investigation he is conducting.
An amusing illustration Of the linguistic
capability OF the educated Chinaman comes
from Berlin. On the kaiser cOmplimenting
the new Chinese minister on his excellent
German, the man from the Orient. replied:
Il can 10 Detter1 can speak the Berlin
Dialect One day during the ltion
of Peking / encountered a number of your
maiesty's soldiers, one of whom, linking
that I would not understand him, took the
liberty to address me as follows: Wait,
you Chinese baggage; If ever l cltch you
in the dark l will twist yOIr queue for
you. Shut up, you Berlin weiss beer pot
L replied in his own vernacular. or | will
knock all your teeth into your bread
basket Your majesty ought to have seen
the soldiers faces concluded the min
lister. IF you yourself had ADDRESSED them
at that moment without warning they
couldn't have been more astOnisheI AM
frightened"
Stuart Robson, who del the other day,
used to tell a strange story of Laura
Keene, with whom he played In the eos.
1.-The sight OF a bottle of red ink was
enough to upset her for a week" he says.
ION one occasion we were playing a
farce called The Lady and the Devi'.
An important scene of 1t was when she
was sitting at a table preparatory to writ
Ing a letter. l as her servant s.ood az
the back OF her chair. In placing the ink
before her one evening l upset the bottle
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17

49, Mr.. Choate, the American ambas-
sador, was the victim on this occasion. At
the state banquet to the king at the Guild
hall the American ambassador was one of
the few men in evening dress, nearly every
one being In court or municipal uniform.
He was Interested In the pulpit arrange
ments in which the carving was done. and
Ventured TO ask one of the functionaries a
question concerning them. Never mind
about old customs" was the reply; look
lively and clear away the soup plates"
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At the convention OF the American Med
zeal association held at New Orleans DIR.
GarceIon, ex-governor of Maine. the only
democrat elected to that ONCE in more
thar half a century. celebrated his 9)th
birthday. Ills associates in large numbers
gathered at his apartments In the Hotel
Grunewald and extended their congratula-
lions to the venerable associate. After a
round OF s-peechmaking DR.. Garcelon was
presented with a magnificent silver loving
cup which bore the following inscription;
'sro AlonEo Garcelon. M. d., on his s0th
birthday. In loving remembrance from
some OF his friends In the American Med
Ical association. New Orleans, 1903"
DIR. John 8. Mc,srew OF Honolulu. known
a. the ldtUCT VI AaN0iAo ditiCAtAAA As =
come to the United States for an extended
tour. He Is we'll a3vanc. d in var, having
been born In Ohio over eighty years ago,
but still practices his profess on. He served
throughout the civil war, first as surgeon
of the Eighty-third Ohio regiment and
later as a HtPn surgeon OF United States
volunteers. Soon after the war he went
to Hawaii and has made his home I'm the
islands ever since. He made the annexa-
ton OF the Islands to the United States his
hobby and ever since taking up his resi-
dence In Honolulu has advocated that step
IN season and out OF season.
Governor odel the other day was up
braided by a promoter of legislation" for
changing his attitude on a bin ON which
he had expressed positive opinions. reports
the N ~ York Times.
you were very tenacious OF the opinions
you first expressed" said the man.
Opinions are not worth expressing un-
less they are worth holding tenaciously,'
replied the governor.
but you changed your opinions"
at nrst l was dead sure / was right"
said the gOvernOg. SNOW 1 am sure that ]
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17

right by sticking 10 IT,
But you might be consistent" protested
the man.
II prefer to be Consistent with right
rather than to be consistently wrong" said
Mr.. Oden.
They tell this story OF the time when
Lord Randolph Churchill was tory leader IN
the Commons. A number OF members of his
party were displeased with Lord "Randy's"
way Of doing things. SO they deputed one
of the lot to can on his lOrdship and dipIo-
maticaily state their views. Lord Randolph
listened until his visitor had concluded and
then said: Let me ask you. sir. are you
leader OF the conservative party or am IT.
The grumbler had no reply handy to such
an unexpected query and his lordship. after
waiting for a FEW moments. rose to his full
height and shouted Go to " sir" The
startled tory hurried away.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland does not view with
favor the renewed talk OF her husband
being once more a candidate for the pres
idency. To a citizen who recently was a
guest OF the Clevelands at their home In
Princeton, N. j.. the former mistress of
the White House said that her present
quiet life suited her admirably, while IL she
went into the White House again there
would be nothing to look forward to but a
great deal Of annoyance. the surrender OF
all privacy and little compensation for ex-
changing the dignihed ease and cOmfort OF
Princeton for the excitement and publicity
OF the White House. She added that Mr..
Cleveland, who, by the way, was present,
was no longer a young man. and as he
already had served the party twice she
thought he should be allowed TO spend his
life in peace.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17

HE Inconvenience OF the similarity
between a gentleman's evening
dress and the attire of a waiter
has received yet another instance.
Mr.. Choate. the American ambas-
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17

has been purely English up to very recently,
but an Irishman is now head OF the feet
which defends the Channel.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17

and it's contents trickled onto the lap of
her satin dress. The ink was blood red.
The next morning at rehearsal she told me
1 was doomed to i'll luck the remainder
of my days. She called the company to-
gether and gave them a description of tho
awful scene the night before occasi toned
by the young man who would never make
an actor. She told of a terrible dream
she had had in which some g,elt person
had been fOully murdered before her eyes;
how she had attempted rescue without
avail; how he had fallen dead at her feet
and how his blood had slowly O0zed into
her lap. II was two years after this that
Miss Keene was playing at Ford's theater.
washington, on the occasion when Abra-
ham Lincoln was shot. Miss Keene was
the only person who seemed to realize the
situation. She ran to the Eox and in a
moment the head of the dying man was in
her lap, while the scene of her dream was
being piteOusly enacted
.
Golden Rule Jones, mayor OF Toledo, O.,
visited Mayor Low not many moons ago.
reports the New York Sun. He walked
rapidly through the corridor of the city
hall to the door OF the mayors ofice. There
he met Secretary BILLY" Moran.
Low in?" said Jones.
Yes. Mayor Low is in. Card ~please!"
said Moran.
Pm Jones'" said the mayor of Toledo.
walk right in, Mayor Jones!" said
Moran.
The secretary had never seen the Golden
Rule. not even a picture Of him, but by ono
OF the lightning mental calculations for
which he is famous Mr.. Moran worked out
the Identity of the man who had said, I'm
Jones" The Golden Rule and Mayor Low
had a long talk.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17
Pen and Picture Pointers

election of Mrs. T. ]. Fletcher
Of Marshalltown as president of
the Iowa Federation OF Women's
Clubs is a fitting recognition Of
the important part she has had in