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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-11

para producir una Gre
ma agradable al pala-
dar. Scott & Bovine
fueron mas ALA y aso-
ciandole los hipofosf-
tos de cal y de sosa,
que son los reconstitu-
yentes mas poderosos
que Sc conocen Ell la
medicina, produjeron
una combination feliz
que da grasa y fortaleza
& los tejidos y pulmo-
mes, cal q los huesos,
f6sforo al cerebro Y
sosa a la sangre.
Debe exigirse siempre la legitima
Emulsion de Scott que lleva la
etiqueta del hombre con el baca
lao & cuestas.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Quimicos, New York
De venta en- todas parties,
ia
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-11
FL GRAN


Reconocidas las vir-
tudes del aceite de hi
gado de bacalao en- Ell
raquitismo, enfermeda-
des del pecho y otras
Sc luch6 durante mu-
cho tempo con el In
conveniente de su olor
y sabor desagradables
que imposibilitaban su
administration. De ahi
nacio el pensamiento
de anadirle emuIsivos
Ell aparatos apropiados
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-11

l. 1 BORINQUEN. De Targas ca
NO olVldar que esta casa es la que mas
oarat0 vende que constantemente in
troduce nuevas mercancias articulos
de alta nOvedad. Vista hace fe.
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Protected nuIIFroG~.

In accordance with tha I'LL just
signed by Go>. Peruvpa II Penn
elIvauia. luIfro-~ have been paeea
in fhr category vi7h Other game, aud
hereafter VIII receive tile protection
of tle state The hii provides "a pen
ATTY for catching or killing tm ne-
tween certain pcrioG~ Of tie year.
The bin in fun Is - follows:
section 1. BE II enacted 10y Ire ~eH-
ate and house Of repre- entative~ Of the,
commonwealth of Pcnnsy avania, ilf
general assembly met. and il is hereby
enacted 10y the authority of The same.
that from and after the pa>sa e OF this
act it SHAH lee unlawful to catch. take
or kin any bullfroc~ only from the
first day OF July To the first cay 90 70
vember
Sec. .. Any person or persons
offending aeainst the provisions Of this
act shall he liable To a fire of So Tor
each and every offense. 20 be >ued tor
and recovered before any alderman or
justice Of the peace"
The passage OF This bill VIII serious
II interfere with a. Industry which
has sprung mp recently in various rt-
raj districts for raising and killing BULL
frogs FOR the market.
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SUBSTITUTE FOR SWEARING.
s.a" Wight Just a. WclI MAX IL of
Pleasant and Inoncn~i<.
Phrases

Thc 1uar uhe Huu~ II necessary +.
relieve an oferburtened soul through.
explanatory nttfrauce might a~t as
WEI aGop, pheasant IS an unpleasant.
verbiaee The reIet a=tasned
through explosive ~Peeeh. and, fl.-z uec,t
be neither su1ear Isor profaue; Il reed
have 10 reference 10 present material
conditions or future spiritual states
the one essential IS That Il shan lee -
plosive Why rot. hen. use he names
OF flowers and other beautiful objects
instead of words and phrases offensive.
alike 10 decoram and TO good taste.
Why bot deal IN auaIoeies which are.
artistic IN their impiieatiou>2 The man.
so unfortunate ~ 10 hin his 1bum with
q hammer might. for example. ex-
claim: Roses and violets," Doabt-
less such utrerance would quickly al
leviate the pain and veNation. and the
spiritual uplifht would be immense.
While nursing the injured member =
reference 10 "accentua1ed rhythms''
would fifty express shat peculiar
throbhin- which once 10 have felt is
ever 10 remember, says the Philadel-
phia Ledger. Under the barbaric usage
of the present day the language Ct a
man 50 situated j. hest expressed IL
print by series Of dashes. This is In
convenient IN practice and erroneous
in theory; let Us reform It. Even for
him who misses his train by 40 seconds
balm might be found in such locu-
ton as ''Shadowy perspectives! It's
gone." Self-respect would be re-
tanned, and the period of waiting for
that train be no whit extended.
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hich-backed chair that came from
Beauvcir. the Davis homestead. and
then She receives the long file OF ad-
miring women who call. These are
notable gatherings and fherc are "a
many uOrthcruer> rs women from
south of he Mason and Dixon line.
On these occasions MIR. Davis wears
stifT black silk. with old lace ut her
throat and despite her years her white
hair j. abundant and glistens bril-
.iautly ~ the afternoon light. The
companion serves tea ana Mrs. Davis
who j. Il noted conVcrsationaliSt. holds
the attention Of everyone without am
effort Her mind j. remarkably alert
and she keeps abreast Of the topics Of
the dax. In her interesting rooms
nothing j. 50 cngrossing a. the por-
trait Of Miss Winnie Davis. her Gaugh-
ter. II i an excellent likeness and the
former child of the confederacy is de-
picteG wearing the royal robes Of the
queen II Mardi Gras. The picture i
surrounded by incanGeseent bulbs.
and before this portrait the mother
spends much If her time gazing and
thinking In the portrait Miss Davis
Is smiling and il is the same express
sion that eudeared her To people when
she was alive. Mrs Davis other
daughter. Mrs. !. a. Hays. j. in the
west. but She visits New York fire.
ducntlV.
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locality. not too far from water. and
there remain until some circumstance
which they regard a unpropitious
leads them 10 desire change. This
photograph shows the better kind Of
shelter that they construct. Heavy
poles are placed 20 as TO construct
rudelv oval framework. Willows
arrow weeds and other brush are then
cut and reared mp against these poles,
being loosely attached 10 them by
withes. other brush i thrown upon
the top. and thus rude roof i pro-
vided TO the shelter which serves to
keep of the rays Of the sun. some
whar breaks the force Of the wind and
partially shields lis inmates from the
fury Of winter storm.
Fig. is that Of "a Chemehuevi house,
on the top Of which i a ruGely CON
structed granaTy. called suquin.
While this i built OF exactly the same
materials as the Apache kan" of Fig.
1. il begins 10 approximate more near
IN To the shape If a civilized home.
Poles are placed upright AZ the cor
ners and braced literally by the pole
roof-plateS. on exactly the same princi-
pie followed by any modern builder
Of a frame house. Rude pole Standings
are then inserted and fastened with
greater or lesser security. There is
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that great Tiuneh family Of Alaska,
OF which the Hupa~ are the California
repre- cntatives. the NavahoeS the New
Mexico representatives and the
Apachcs the Arizona representatives.
With determined bravery. that was
as courageous rs il was hopeless. the
Apaches have always steadily fought
against the intrusion of all outsiders.
whether Spanish. Mexican or Amer
lean. For centuries they more than
held their own. They fought with
reckless daring. combined with cruel
~ and cunning. that made their name
synonymous with treachery- With
the primitive instincts of the wild ami
NAL they were 50 cruel TO their cap
tured foes aS 10 horrify the world,
cons cqucntly there was great rcioic-
ing when Gen. Miles subiugated them.
rounded them up" and compelled
them TO something like steady resi-
dence upon the reservations set apart
for their use by the United States gov
eminent.
As time wore away and they became
more peaceful. military supervision
over them has somewhat relaxed and
now many Of them have returned TO
their former nomad life. They settle
for few months in some convenient
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French women wash their hair much
less often than English or American
women. and probably for this reason
they have finer heads Of hair as a rule
Whatever there may be TO say in
favor Of the good old English sham
poo. as far as cleanliness i concerned.
il j. prominently not good thing for
the hygiene OF the hair. Hair dries
much less quickly than one thinks.
and Is often dressed and put up too
soon after being shampooed. with the
result that the damp remains in it still
longer than j. supposed. The very best
dressing for hair is sunlight and fresh
air; il cannot be aired too much or too
long.
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SHADOW EXPERT ENGRAVER
Care Which l. Taken When New
seal Of the nitcd states IL 10
lie EnGrnN ed

Secret service operatives will short
u arrive at Philadelphia to shadow
Max Zeitler. an expert heialcic eE-
graver. Not that Mr.. Zeitler has cone
wrong. but he Is about 10 recut Tire
great seal Of the United States. and
the government during this process
employs greater force Of Inspector
to keep an eye on the single workman
than in the cons ion Of Q $4,000
battleship
The firm to which the contract for
the seal has been let was compelled 10
name the engraver when it bid for
the work This exaction is required
50 that the necessary protection may
be afforded 20 the design which i eX-
pected from Washington in "a few days
for the guidance Of the eugrayer- The
new seal also viii be carefully guarded.
The present seal las become SO worn
by years of constant use that the new
one viii be completed 10 replace il as
soon IL possible
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THE ODDS N POLICY.
There Is No Game Of Alleged Cha nee
with Percentage - Great
Against the Player

"TUenty million Is "a conservative -
Inmate of the yearly sum poured into
the Golfers of q policy company Is. shr
poor of the United States Ill the5r ef-
forts 10 beat another mans game
sale !, man who knows The inside work
ing~ n the scheme. reports the Ds7rolt
Free Press.
when YOU take into cou~iaera ion
that most of the plays are a nickel in
both books. which means tha1 ~ >-fn
i sp1g in half, vou can readily Squire
out that The plays aesreSa7 easily
1oo-ooo.ooo In the course 81 "a v--.1-
Profit, echoed the Speaker 5
laugh; w hN. il IS about ~ rer e.. az
/ ia she nei-hborhooG ii >-o,gtt- Ter
one concern. which has IT. is..t .s.sar-
tcrs in \,w Ncri, ana operates f.tf-
~ every -cwn of any Size ir hs enE'r-
try.
There i q popular faIiacv
fee that policy Wa~ efisiua- - av
negroes. anG found il~ NAY Ho.-h
below ne Mason and Olson 5se Short
j. afier th. wa. an instances --a,.
of policy ana the fue ma5hen ieai
problems which It contains rNf.. fateHcr
ahrceate ~uch sa idea. i IS .a-s.eG
n u uatter - fac1. sons
Ing the reign - E'r.s' eri.-ll l.. s.-.
l'ruS@iar. svao va~ Ions et .a
shor. ~ cufu Sect l5~ MIS- IS ,..et. ..
evolved tlse apparently Simple ..a4. ae-
decidedly Intricate .ar.l.Ii-- ~
policy
rtslt-f a-ra1 th. -u-.- uI,r
tAa ~, ka1 toua 1ts r,o,
r-ff..sf =-.l-r- f.-- -..-s--.. -.er-
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SCIENCE OF PACKING.
Very Few Women Are Familiar with
It, Although IL Is "A Compare
lively Easy TaSk.

Before commencing he actual pack
ing Of trunk il is "a very good plan 10
collect in one room and IN plain view
everyi thing that f. TO be placed in the
trunk. You Will then see exactly what
you have 10 find accommodation for.
and nothing VIII be forgotten.
Something soft and fiat should pave
the trunk a warm pctticoat which
YOU may or may not require. f. suita be
for this purpose. On this anything flat
and heavy should be laid, remem bering
that only neces-arics should be- taken
If we ght Is a consideration. The writ
ing case also occupies his layer and
any small spaces can be flied mp wi h
rolled stockings and other small OBJ
jects.
The boots and shoes. each IN . hol-
land bag. may come ucNt. and form a
layer Of their owl. which can be
shared with the' brush and comb and
sponge bag
Then linen and wooden underwear.
between which any ieveIry YOU may
be taking can be placed; also your hand
glass. scent bottles. or anything else
Of y breakabIe nature.
The dress skirts come next. and
should be foiGed al fine hips. so Us TO get
49, much length 49, they can. DO not
rura them inside OUT Jackets and
capes follow. Tire former iyfug fiat on
thcir backs. with The sleeves laid
across their fronts Cape- should be
spread mi, as much a~ possible
THE ray y reserved for hats aress
bodices aro skirts. and liehf. mall
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Seph u an intelligent and progressive
Indian. with considerable native abili-
~ and force of character. lie has
great influence with his people. and
under the intelligent leadership II
Mr.. WNnkoop has been able 10 CO niue =
gooG 10 his people.
II is very interesting each Sabbat l.
day to attend the little church where
Mr.. Wynkoop breaches and Joseph in
tcrpreiS. Some 800 men and women
and children assemble and. after sing
ing and prayer. in the former OF which
they join heartily and earnestly. Mr..
NynkooP speaks plain. practical words
of helpfulueSS TO them in English,
which Joseph interpret> into riman.
Not only in religious teaching Of
this kind. however. does Mr.. Wvnkoop
spend his energies. He believes in the
practical religion Of work. Under his
direction several hundred acres Of Ges-
ert land have recently been reclaimed.
The irrigation ditch. several miles in
length. has been engineered and con-
structed for the purpose of conveying
water 10 this hitherto useless land.
and many generations in future VIII
rise mp o cali him blessed for the prac-
teal work he has done for the Piman
race. GEORGE WHARTON JAMES.
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4 Fair Proposition.

Housekeeper-You appear 10 under
stand the duties required. and. II YOU
wish, You can begin work ~ once
New Girl-Very well. na'am. but
Id like to make a bargain with yeh.
Certainly. What sort?"
elf you won't do any peekin'
through keyholes when 1 have COM
pany, won't do any when you have"
N. Y. Weekly.
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MORE on THE NEGRO.
Bill Arp Wants TO Know Where His
Grin6Store Is.
Says NEGRO stole IL TO sell or Else
Thought Ii Was Cheese-o ON
nlent> oIrNeIanj's New
York speech

Where j. my 9rind~tore? Where :
my rake and my AK? Did anybody
ever hear Of a negro stealing grind
stone? lie stole il TO sell or else he
thought il was cheese. III bet there
are % negroes IN sight of nay house
who know all about THAI grindstone,
bur they won't tell That il n race
trait not 10 tell on one another. Who
steals my young pigeons before we set
up i'm the morning? We haven't had .
squad TO eat in three months.
Mr. Cleveland made a good speech
IN New York on the race problem. and
So did Mr.. ParkhurSt. but YOU cant
make good citizen out of negro
without he has master or boss on
whom he has TO depend. My opinion
from observation j. that Tuskegee
can't do il nor amy other school. The
more education. the less inclination To
work for n living. Where are the TuS-
hegee graduates? just laying around
or reaching school. / read in NeSter-
day paper where Il negro school
teacher Mas caught i'm having made a
fax list of his scholars and Grew more
money ihan he was entitled TO. liHt
neither Cleveland nor ParkhurSt Tor
any other northern man knows enough
.h.n. .bs .s..,., - IAN. .rtellio,n-l1
about him Nor so,~ This Generation
of ~ou hevn men know much more.
Nobody knows now but the few old
men Who are left. Our editors and
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arr all TOO Young and most OF them
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fai,bfnlb. observed and NEGRO families
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hr could NOS 6ud FL. Iut the society
woman ha- discovered IT,.
Dr. every city cam ice found these
beautiful society women who are
-Irh p marvel tu every One known
knows thcm COR even hears of them.
lu Chicago, with its fresh crop OF
biu-hin- buds 40 the beginning pr
each and every social season and am
of it, lovely women who have adj
vauced from The dchuiantc state into
ripper and fuller charms. there IS no
nnr yct. debutautc. young matrun,
ar the belle of many social seasons.
who occupics the place held by Mrs.
Palmer.
one. needs ~ hc told many times
that Mr.. Palmer f. over so to be-
licvc that such "a thing is true. Mrs.
Palmer has yielded To- time in only
'nc particular; her hair is snow
white. But ~uov-Nhitc hair sly be-
coming 90 Mrs. Palmer. IN goes well
with black velvet and point lace Peo-
pie are not asking themselves when
Mrs Palmer Will Yield up her place
as social leader. They are wonder
ing. indeed. when she will marry
again for she IS "a widow. Her beauty
~ the tnlk of the Windy CITY. only
. wear or two ago her picture was
published IN "a magazine as one Of
America leading beauties. \
..beautv of 61' would he decided
novelty outside of society pale. Mrs.
Palmer knows how To Grc~. ~ does
NO other woman in CHICAGO.
The woman who IL the tvrant
queen mi American society today H.
Mr.. N~tor. who s. =. years old. No
body who has seen her sitting ia a
box at the opera. straight. 1.-THE.
beautiful. glittcring. would suspect
st. Yet tine records say II Is true.
She is at the zenith OF her social
reirn at this moment. - far is She
from gray hairs and caps that her
gowns ana hats are considered the
proper models for al the women of
her set. Young or old. When She
wears a tiara. tiaraS become. The
rage: when she wears green. green
i the. mode. Her frock, are cut like
those of woman of -. Yet she does
not look out of place In them. Her
hair IL dressed iu the moGsrn fashion
of porpadour and twist. Just rs the
young matron or the slip OF board
ing school girl dresses hers, for there
j. no age limit in the gowning and
grooming Of the society woman
other women must adopt smooth
locks and chin bOnncts after 80. The
society woman would look utterly
foolish in them The wave and the
curl are still hers To command 1t
100 if she Will. In the coal black
tresSes above Mrs. Astor'> brow there
j. not one thread of gray. The So
ciety woman becomes gray only
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Family Record

Here is BIlvi.le family record n III ne
een-ninety-little jim.
Parson Jinkins chr.stened him
Two years after. Bill we knew,
Parson Jinkins fixeG him too
Then came little Tommy Jones
Bless his little bowleg bonest
Then come Kate an Sus enc day
Gord have mercyt-Let US prayO
Atlanta Constitution.
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by our own ancestors from saNagerX
10 civilization. hence afford an inter-
cstiug example of what was done ON
our behalf long before W appeared
on this sublunary sphere.
Fig. / is Il photograph of ihe pole
and brush shelter 1T kan" of an
Apache family iu southwest Arizona.
The Apaches. 10y nature. are nomads.
They are the southernmost branch #
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tage Of the poor whites. Most all Of
the family servants could rea6. not
withStanoing there WAS law forbid
ding their being taught. ShackleS and
chains. Where : my grindstone ana
my raSe and my AK The negro. espe-
ciaily these of the copper colored Jype
q don't mean mulattos} are natural
born mechanics We had in Georgia
more negro carpenters. blacksmi1hs
and >hoemaker~ than there were
whites of the same trade This kind
of mechanics are al over the state
now. bur they didn't come from TuS-
kegee. For several years ! have been
looking for laboring graduate Of
that school or amy other negro school.
! but have non found ore. \ View York
friend told me uo1 long ago that I
could find 80 of them a walters in one
hotel in New York city Thar is al
right The money fer Their education
came from MP Their ana we can spare
the whole turnout Just emerged
from bondage and ignorance and were
thousand years hsh hind he white
race when their >backieS were knocked
of" Oh. my country, where is my
grinC>tone2 Before chose imaginary
shackleS were kvacktd Of our slaves
were 50 obedi,rt and lav-ahiGine We
did not need "a prison. and now there
are 400 i'm the chain gangs of Georgia.
Wonderful progress, With am their
education they are moauer. lazier.
Girtier and ten times more Immoral IN
their dome>7 il relations than ever be-
fore And Yet some southern editors
boast of their acquisition OF property
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q ruGc attempt at a doorway. The
roof. however. il HAT. TWO layers Of
poles being crossed and raised upon
the roof-plate~. These in turn are
covered hy willow shoots or arrow
weed. and when these are COY cred with
dirt the roof is considered complete.
The spaces between the StudGiugS Of
the walls are filled ia with willow
aud arrow weed. which are kept in
place 10y cross poles. nailed tight IN
position. The result is a fairly COM
Portable dwelling.
The Chcmchuevis are noted for
their desire to emulate the white man.
and 10 This emulation = undoubtedly
owing this Improvement of their rude
structures
Fig. IS 4 home of an educated Pima.
known to the whites as Joseph Melon
aid Though lie himself. with all his
family. which includes his wife and
little son. together with his father and
mother. are all dressed in civilized
clothing. IL Will be seen that his wife
is bu~ilN engaged i'm making one of
the baskets for which the Pimas are
50 well known. Joseph is The inter-
prefer for Rev. d. VI. WNukoop. Pres
byteriau missionary 10 the Pimas at
ella Crossing. about 20 miles from
PhoeuiN. Ariz. ! think | ann correct
in SAYING that he built the house him
self !, viii be seen that it is a great
Improvement upon the TWO former
illustrations. The bricks are If
adobe" (Which i "a Sun-dried claw.
and the same kind Of sticky cay is
used for mortar. The door frame,
doors and roof are put on in civilized
style ami he stovepipe indicates the
presence of white mans stove. Jo-
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Educatfou That Paid

"Was il worth while TO send your
four daughters TO that faShiona bic
schooI?"
sure. One eloped while she was
there and the others came home en-
gagged ~ Y. Times.
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Ills Light Reading.

DO YOU 90 much reading" she
asked of him.
~ great deal" he replied. but it,
mostly light reading"
And when some one told her later
that he read gas meters for living
she enashed her teeth in wild but
helpless inGignation.-Sy Syracuse Her
aid
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Josiah" said Mrs. Chugwa Ter.
looking up from her paper again.
what is steel plant'?''
you've heard of wire grass.
haven't you?" said Mr.. Chugwater.
YES"
well. that's it'-Chicago Tribune.
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st The 1fmNeunl .

DO they pay YOU much asked
the visitor.
NO replied the living skeleton
in a tone of disgust: lust enough 10
keep skin and bone together
Judge.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-05-15

Mrs Cobwigger-What can you dis
like about being so wealthy?
Mrs. Damrich-I have to eat every
thing when it's out of season and not
ct 10 eae.--Town Topics
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-05-15
Prince of Fame.

II licked Green when he was asked
To write his autograph;
But it turned up later On a note
And then he didn't laugh.
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