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Mower County transcript., 1903-06-17

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT pleads for
"a square deal'' for the .colored people
in the south. Mere justice demands.
this. The negroes are here, by no fault
of their own. In certain sense they
are not to blame for their poverty or
their ignorance. The white$raee should
give a helping hand, and: not kick.
The negro problem is a perplexing one
but it should be solved humaneiy.
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-17

THE taste for wheat -four has rapidly
grown of late in all parts of China and
bakers there have even taken to the
practice of putting a coating of wheat
dough over the small cakes of rice -four
to make them more attractive to the
poorer classes. There.is no doubt that
we can open market for many bushels
of our wheat in the Orient. Jim HilPs
mammoth Pacific fleet will develop this
trade and pay big dividends in return.
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-17

, SIX thousand lworkers. in ;. various y a ,s
trade and commercial houses in Phil
adelphia are demanding d Sunday rest
and the enforcement of'the law on all
SO that all shall have an equal chance.
We insist that the working man is the
, one especially interested in having a
:, weekly rest day for his own cemfort
and recuperation. ~ ~ Up
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-17

Two rival New.sYofkT hewsboys% are
keeping up the paper routes Of con1-s
petitor, Billy. Brown. while the the latteriiss
in the hospital and are. faithfully turn
;ng over all receipts to him until he
RECEIVERS. What a pity that as people
grow older they 50 often lose sight of
the golden rule (which is.the motto of
these poor newshoysse 3sSa ~
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-17

. WITH Bob Dunn z.or Joel Heatwole
for republican condidate 'li' for governor
and John A, johnson of 81. Peter for
:. democratic candidate the newspaper
boys would be strictly in the van no
matter which one won out. There is
a strong sentiment ffor Dunn i'd this
section of the state. &5ss , s5<s'
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-17
Quite So.

- Quite So.
Calling terms rates. /.
Even the honest blacksmith may be
forger. .' y -. ~, s.-' &.
The man who pays cash gets no cred
it for it. ..-<y
What envious people mostly envy in
you is the envy which you create.
Ambition should be: called the yeast
Of life and every child taught how to
use the correct amount to obtain the
desired effect, IN. 4 ..se.s ~ 8:
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-17

GOVERNOR Bailey Of Kansas has
fi,,tst married a #widoFss who ,was one of
tie sweetheartsAof his Sy6pod7 xbo re-
jjeected him. #rhiss ~ q shsss n hay nv be
gained by young men when their young
hopes are blighted. Work up and be-
come governors udsye,aasan-w win out.
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-17
THE folly Of giving the state board

THE folly of giving the state board
of control practical supervision of the
University Of Minnesota becomes more
apparent everyday. Importantlcourses
of study have already been cut out and
a set of men who know nothing about
the real news Of our greatest education
al institution are absolutely: lin the sad
die. While the, legislature was in ses'
sion an appeal went up fromlall parts
of the state for the relief of the Uni.
versity but to no avail, Political in.
trigues governed instead of the just de-
= mands of the people. gqiia4 i5f>Gr Z 5t1a
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-17

IA bouquet to L. lady.]
'Txir lady, 11L1 though plead
d NV ca use, with doubt SO: soRE a1faught
NY PEN HAD even voiced it's need
II SUCH q suit as mine 1t brought.
~ III i f-, ~ 4: ~: 3s.M4 J
The DAY IS sad; on blade and leaf -
It's TEARS reflect the fading light; =
But, To- Az RAEM to natures grief, - ~>TI
Yon orb would EVEN BAR out the night:
N.t q 80
AND THUS / drive doubt clouds away sss t
MY heart, LIT Up with loves strong
flame,
AvA1Ls itself of hope, to say,
'Sweetheart, that we might bear ONE
NAME. ~ g" g. '~'t' = "
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-17
Austin Steam II L,aundry.

AustIH. oteaH IE<1EEuuntJ'-4
PatroniZe home Institutions and
have your laundry work done at the
Austin Steam Laundry in the highest
style Of the art. No chemicals used
Laundry delivered free of charge
Give us q trial.
IT,. r. NJ. BURNHAM, Proprietor.
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-17

>, Tom LOWRY will; never take Moses
E. Clapp's place in the United States
senate until he is at least eight years
=. older than he is at present.
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-17

80 far = as |ihsyl Are HYhIlabe IfoF:;
agriculture and 10 what extent.
they may be reclaimed ,,n,u under u|ggsl tie,
National irrigation law ttesarelaa i 3 4 ainiiing: \
public lands should tbe heldsrfgidg Tor
the home builder, the settler who lives
upon his land, and FOR no One else
President Roosevelt. ~ S's-, * ''3tE.
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-17
Daughters Should Respect Their

Mothers.
Mother is the best friend that the
world ever knew and the following bit
of$sentiment purporting to be fathers
suggestion to his careless daughter
tnRy well be cohaideTad BY a large mum
her ofsEjgas, 1t is sermon withsmach
truth. .&g
II want to speak to you Of your
mother. It may be that you have
noticed a carewern look upon her face
lately. OF course, it has not bssn
brought yany act Of yours still ills
your1duty TO, chase it away. I want
you to get up tomorrow morning ana
get breakfast; and when your mothSr
comes and begins to express her sur
prise, go. right up to her and kiss hsr
on the mouth. You can't imagine how
it will brighten her dear face. ~
."And then the midnight kiss with
which she routed SO many bad dreams
asf she leaned above your restless pN
How; have all been ON interest those
long years. 'Eb9:@ sF3>yE4fs ::
"Of course she is not So pretty and
kissable Jas you are; but if you had
done your share of the work during
the last. ten years the contrast would
not be so Marked. II = M
"Her face has more wrinkles than
yours, andeyet, ifsyony were sick, that
face wonld appear faf more beautif,l1Il 81
than anengePs as itIhovered oyer yon
|kWaiching eveU opportlhnity to minister
10 Your comfort, and ever yonesof those
wrinkles would seem to be bright
wavelets of sunshine chasing each
Iothsr the dear !. ~
!.sShe will leave you one of these days
These burdens, if not lifted from he,
shoulders will break her down. Those
rpugh hard. hands, ,thathaae done5many
! necessary things for yoDa;y Will beseressee
UPON her lifeless breast.
4 :sIhose, neglected. lips, that gave yo'
/ youhrss first baby~Skiss, Wilt be foreve
closeds and those sad, tired eyes will
Ehaye openead. in ( ttegnlity, S and then yo'
will appreciate your mother, but it will
I be too late" S - e *['&F}
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-17
r. ACestly Mistake.z :

NBlunderSgareI ISOM tlm eSsNBEV eXpHHT
sive. Occasionally life* itself is the
'price"of~ u1istake;;~ butyeu' H~neverabe
wrong il y',u, take Dr., Kings New
Elite Pills f"r! Dyspepsia, Dizziness,
Heada che. Liver or; Bowel trentleS
They are gentle. yet Through. %; at
20. Void Drug Store.
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-17

, Down in the flood stricken districts
of Missouri and Kansas the farmers
are said to be plowing with steamboats,.
Judging by the reports it is safe to con-
.clude that they are plowing in this way
if at all,
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-17
No. aGO.-Double Acr0stic.:

:. No. aGO.-Double Acrostic.:
My primal letters spell the first name
and my finals spell the last name Of
a famous inventor.
Crosswords: 1: In that place. 2. Not
soft. ;. The great river of western
Siberia. 4. A young woman. 5. In
time past. 6. Presently.
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-17

No. 161.-Word Square. -. ::
1. To protract 2: An evergreen tree.
s. Places of entertainment for travel
ers.. 4. A collection of boxes.
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-17

No. 163.-Hidden EGames.
What game lies hidden from the eye
When, shopping. pongee coats you buy?
When college boys begin to sing :.
OF "fana. ruta. baga. bing?"
When the engine On the bridge
Whistles to boys upon the ridge?
When in her neck she has a crick
Ethel declares it makes her sick?
When the lady. dons her hat,
Open brimmed and very fat?
When Rob, all tattered and awry..
Does to his mother quickly hy?
And when the sun my garden parches
I've nothing left in green but larches?
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-17
R}]tg5gz,.

7 No. acknowledgements Jumb1e.
'> Find nine plays III the jumble..%%;;.
For, that, well, measure, ends, all's,
much, like ado, about, it, as, you,
measure, nothing, well, Hamlet, lost,
the, tale,t winters, night, labor's,
twelfth, tempest, the, loves.
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-17

2lO acres, oneland one-half miles
southeast OF Sergeant, good build
ings and well, gas engine for pump.
ing, price $53 an acre. z; .
.l4o acres, three miles south Of
Sargeant, no buildings, price per
acre $44. '.:s
120 acres, two miles north OF Sar-
geant. fair buildings, price per
acre $50. -, e. -. 49,
l20 acres, three miles west OF Sar-
Reaot and three miles east of Wal
tham, good buildings, we'll and
windmill, price per acre $50.
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-17

"a No. 164.-Plants Pruned. :"
Trim at the top and leave fluid.
Trim at the top and leave to loiter.
Trim at the top and leave an animal.
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-17
No. l57.-A Sylvan Stroll.

.sauntered through the woods, gun
in hand and eyes on the alert for
game. Soon saw an animal the very
sound of whose name shows that it is
well beloved. Yet l raised my rife
and fired. l hit wide of the mark,
however, and the creature bounded
away unharmed. Next a groove in a
board crossed my path and disappear
ed. A little farther on a portion of a
hill rose UP before me- Something
used by baseball players chung to the
branch of a, tree as passed by. A
small portion and religious deyotee
scampered up tree and scolded me.
But among all the game saw didn't
succeed in bagging any.
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-17
OFFICIAL PAPER OF MOWER COUNTY

Entered as second-class mail matter at
the postofice, Aastin. Minn.1 =
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-17

No. 15S.-Nunherlcal Enigma.
My 1913, a sound from a bird.
Is often in the barnyard heard;
My l-2-S-4-5-6 -t..:-@ ! ~ =. -
Quite readily a cask could fix;
NY t6-7-S-s is%madness, ra9e;s5, -,.
And 1879 should make one sage. ::
Whole is a place wherein q. queen.
4 prince or king is seldom seen.
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-17


pearance of Hutchinson asks us to in
quire why it would not be we'll to ask
everybody to join in keeping the streets
! free of obstructions. An over town
he says, you will find goodscitizens u.s.
ing the public streets for private pur-
poses by. leaving their wagons hay
therein. OF course the authorities can
the streets, but says this citizen the
on its, public spirit ought notto waitto
Itplain duty to do. fr..f. :.,s f,I,.
AZ: t:<Wasacas Radical: We neticsatbat
1.-THE, authorities in D nunberaAOf stowl
Fare going to1see to it TIL tthasneM3un
] tdaNs Hl6eipg law il strictly enforced.
NAN M6.helieYe 9 majority az n 8s men
tMouM Ike tb see the WX HA forced, as
! sslit,W0hld not $Apse any fosS kd06ss to be
tTs0ld, sapd would enable than to have
! one 4ulF day Of rest s1cl Set. ee al
soon, as tShecomes gSIlb4R@y known
that all business places, except druo
A}stufes sildts I'estauratts,ss vere q
!. lclosed all day Sundays, the peopl,
j IV9uld saEranse tQ aQ their tradinG al
Sa4dr4aGs ahd aMqndaysH and s1ob bqd.
would suffer on account sof this rieS
lSunday Law. Y ..ss, . s.ss.
l Milwaukee WISCONSIN, f,Th Thousand
!. fof young women whose Bible is th,
e!Epaga an The Sunda daynewspapers whicl
Z gives directions for beauty culture per
4 init themselves to dream that happines
J, tmay be reached by the route who's,
tmilestones are massage and milk bath
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-09-17
En- eI Quartet no,
en- el Juz9ddO 81

Tenemos entendido que ell seflor
Lutz, comandante de la Policfa insular,
est4 investigando la denuncia hecha 4
Mr.. Hamill sobre ell nombramiento del
guardia Encarnaci6n Velez, por don Ra-
mon Pihero, en- ell cuartei del referido
Cuerpo, de Rio Piedras.
Tai cosa nos parece in1til, pues en-
ese sitio segursmente no hallaEa Mr..
Lutz las causas incoadas este sugeto,
por ell robo 6 robos de que SO lie acusa.
Lo mas l6gico es que ell comandante
de la Policfs insular dirija 81 investiga-
ci6n al Juzgado de paz. donde deben de
encontrarse archivados los processes Sc
guidos 6 Encarnaci6n Velez.
Es 10 mas l6gico.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-09-17

prop6sito, como 10 es cualquier departa-
mento de la antigua casa consistorial,
desde luego que allf podfa establecerse
la ofcina, sin costo alguno por esta cir
cunstancia.
Els mas: varios vecinos de los mas
acomodados, entire ellos los Sres. Egui
de la hacienda Buena-Vista, don Benig-
no Lopez y don Manuel Seoane San
martin estan decides cooperar con algo
para este prop6sitO.
Nosotros suplicamos al Ayunta-
miento de Caguas y Sc 10 suplicamos en-
carecidamente, que en- la pr6xima session
sc coupe de tan importante asunto, por
10 cual los vecinos de Gurabo le queda-
ran hondamente reconocidos.
De este modo contribuirfa que los
resultados de la anexi6n, Indispensable
mente fatales, no viniesen ser tan pc
nosos.
Asl 10 esperamos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-09-17
"Union Club"

Para el domingo 90, Sc prepare un
lucido baile con la banda de la Policfa
Insular en- ell <Uni6n Club de esta ciu-
dad.
Sc espera que resulte animadfsimo,
dado ell entusiasmo que va reina entire
eEZoS v elias -.
Como siempre, nuestra culta socie-
dad pasara algunas horas de expansion
v algeria, entire los acordes de la m1si-
ca, ell placer del bale y la hermosa con-
fusion de sonrisas, cuchicheos, jovenes
galantes mujeres encantadoras.
"A divertirse, pues
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-09-17
A DIESTRO Y SINIESTRO

dio social. no podemos extralimitarnos
muchO sin que Sc nos califique de pro-
pasados.
sisted, como yo, no puede asplrar
q ser caudlllO, sin expOnernos que los
blancos. nuestros amos de aver, que nos
educaron en- la servidumbre Y que hoy
por ser libres, medias. utilizarfan CO.
mo instrumentos inmediatos otros de
nuestra misma raza para que nos asesl-
naran por la espalda.
Elsa es su situaci6n mi situacion
en- Puerto Rico, en- Ell orden politico
en- ell orden social
<Usted, como yo, es un pobre ah-
cionado las letras; y por ese deseo mo
fensivo de nuestra alma, los blancos nos
llaman: 7segrOs cGte0JrGt5cOS.
sisted cree que usted y 70 tenem0s
alg6n prestigio p1blico, usted 81, 20
no, Sc equivoca; nOsotros en- todas las
cuestiones llevamos la mitad de Ia pelea.
perdida.
Y es, porque no nos emancipamos
de Ia tutela del amo de aver, del astuto
de hoy.
<Yo tengo esa experiencia: Siempre
que IN blanco quiso, mejor, dicho, in
tent6 desprestigiarme, concito ell esprit
tu sumiso de los hombres de mi raza pa
ra lograr sus fines.
<Me duele la lengua de predicarle
los negros puertorriquefos 10 que deben
Y 10 Que, la tremenda, tendran que ha-
Ger.
<Y es saber: ser bien educados,
instruidos cuanto puedan, discretos, al
tiyos lesles, los que no 10 sean.
<Nuestra conducts, ciudadano ami
go, en- ell orden pol1ticO tiene que ser de
ejemplaridad catoniana.
"A nosOtros no nos convene tOdav1a
meternos manejar intereses pdblicos,
la falta de habito nos lleva al fracaso y &
la muerte moral.
<Usted conoce ejemplos.
<La escuela, amigo Dessus, Ia escue
Ia, antes que NADIA, Ia educaci6n de la vo-
luntad, la buena f6, la energfa, la menor
suma de ambici6n possible.
eAyud6mosle al blanco hacer pa
tria honrada, digna; no hagamos de la
sociedad un inferno de.desconfanzas; no
hagamos de los partidos pollticos, parti-
das de demagogos, dispuestas emplear
todos los medios para justificar ell fin de
ganar un miserable pedazo de pan.
S(Maldito sea ell pan)s
Que dira & este Barbosa a..
7 agrega mas adelante:
sConozco las torpezas, las ambicio-
nes, los odios y los procedimientos de
los hombres, tantO como conozco los de-
dos de mis- manos.
"a mi no me sorprende NADIA nj ma
die.
<Yo no me pertenezco: correspondo
al medic que me envuelve en- una como
ola de cieno; pero Sc me hace impossible
cejar abdicar.
<Yo soy tai como Dios me ha he
cho. 70 soy un tipo de temperamento
conciliador, y 81 las personas no me COM
prenden 8 afectan no comprenderme,
peor para las personas.
<Dios mi derecho.9
IEal Que no dimite.
Dignos son los parrafos transcritos
de que ell p1blico los conozca, medite
sobre ellos.......
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-09-17

taron, Sc acord6 gastar On fuegos de
artifcio La cantidad de s l50 y $50 pa
ra ell bale. Fue rambien acuerdo que
ell banquete sea pagado por los asisten
tes raz0n de 8 10 cada cubiertO v ell
servicio de Ell sera adjudicadO al mejor
postor.
ST Qutasto no estuviese en- desgracia
pOdia subastarlO
Pero, el quinto..... no el sexto Ge'
roglifco).
EN- La cARcEL Han ipgresado en-
la carceI de Puerta de TERRA los so
cial1stas Eduardo Conde Manon Leo
hides Guillot, por ell enorme delito de
expresar libremente sus ideas.
Bello pals debe ser
ell de America, papi.
tie gustaria ir alla2
(i FL demoniO I'D
CoMIsI0N: La Comisi6n designada
para escoger ell sitio donde debe cons
truirse ell nuevO Presidio, saldra dentrO
de breves dias directamente para Fa
.jardo; allf SO detendra algun tempo y
pasara d HumacaO despues Ponce.
La Comision la componen ell Jefe del
DepartamentO de PrisiOnes don Maximi-
no Luzunaris, ell doctor don Ricardo
Hernandez, ell senior Gomez Brioso y ell
ingeniero americana Mr.. James
Ell CRiMEN DE LA CENTRAL .GUANICA:
FL Lcdo. Colon, Fiscal Sustituto de la
Corte de Distrito de Ponce, So ocupa con.
la investigation del horrible crimen de
yiolaci6n Y asesinato, c0metidO en- la
nina Belen Soto de OchO amos de edad.
POr recaer sOspechas en- ellos, han sidO
detenidos dos i1div1duos.
ALTA: Ha sid0 dado de alta en- ell
ManicomiO, Enrique Fernandez Latimer,
por estar completamente bien de la en-.
fermedad cerebral que sufria.
SoBRESTANTE: Don RupertO MARQUEE
Lopez de las Piedras, ser& nOmbradO
Sobrestante de Obras Publicas, con des-
tinO Naguab0.
LOCoMoToRAs: Han llegadO Lajas
las primeras lOc0mOt0ras del ferrOcarril,
ell cual ponen en- communication aquel
pueblo con Guanica y Yauco. Antes de
hnalizar ell mes llegara la segunda To-
comotora, pr0cedente de San German y
al traves de Ia sierra, quedandO ent0n
ces acabada la linea desde AguadilIa Y
MayagueZ hasta YaucO y Ponce.
ENFERMA: Una nina de nuestro que.
rido amigo de Cayey, don Luis Munoz
Morales Sc encuentra enferma de algu-
ma grayedad.
DeseamOs vlVamente que esta gra-
vedad desaparezca cuanto antes que
otra vez la legria vue.va renacer en-
hogar del amigo.
ola BAYAMONESA> Gran taller
de confecciones, camiseria con generos
superiores y buenOs cortadores Sc ha
establecido en- &La Bayamonesa> de R.
Fabian & ca, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
EMULSION: Medicament de gran re-
curse en- casOs desesperadOs.
Uno de los mas preciosos del arse
nal terapeuticO modernO.
Ell infrascrito Medico Cirujano, Ii
tular de esta ciudad,
CertificO Que hace algunos amos
vengO usando con benefciosOs resulta-
dos la Emulsion de aceite de higado de
bacalao con hipofosf1tos de cal de sosa
denominada de Scott, en- las xafecciones
del pecho, escrofulismo, etc>
Que 10 considero un medicamento
de muchisimo valor, un gran recurso
en- casos verdaderamente desesperados,
sObre todO en- los ninOs.
Que no yacilo Ell asegurar que es
uno de los medicamentOs mas preciOsOs
del arsenal terapeutico moderno.
DR.. BENITo GAUDIER.
No D1rnu
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-09-17

GALERfA FOTOGRAFICA de Ra-
fael COlarado. Con los dltimos adelantos
del arte. San Jose IL. San Juan P. r.
Apartado l84. Telefono "a. alt.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-09-17

A otro asunto.
Sigue ell rif-rafe de hojas sueltas en-
Jaana sDiaz.
Las publicadas t1ltimamente no tie
nen desperdicio.
Luis Felipe Dess1s Sc dirige en- ~Car-
ia p1blicao q Tomas Carri6n, y le habla
de vos
~Vos sois gobernador gobernado.
bernador y rebelde como gobernado.
SVuestra altivez y pundonor os mar
can IN nuevo rumbo.
<Vuestra dimisi6n de Delegado la
Camara y vocal del Comit6 del Distrito
de Ponce, Sc impone todo trance.o
Es divertido ell case.
Tomas Carri6n pide la renuncia al
alcalde Tossas; y Dess6s pide su vez
In renuncia Tomas Carri6n.
Pero nj uno nj otro dimiten. 49,. IA
buena parte!
Total: res.
Entire tanto sedan en- vergonzoso
espectaculo, poniendose mutuamente de
orc v azul, las dos fracciones pseudo re-
pubIicanas de Juana Diaz.
Hasta tres veces, con letras gordas
entire sendos signos de admiration, di-
ce Dess1s Carri6n:
<iiDndITID!!s
<Vuestra situaci6n es complemente
falsa.o
7 contesta Carri6n en- sCarta sin
sobre:o
eUsted, como yo, pertenece q la ra-
"a de color.
sisted, como 70, por raz6n del me-
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-09-17
NOti(ids generates

UNA MALETA: Nuestro estimado ami
go don Jose Dolores Gonzalez nos par
ticipa que en- el trayecto de Cayey d Ca.
guas, SO le perdio una maleta que con
tenia II en- elective, algunos dOcumen'
tos r0pa.
Dicho senor participa que regala los
8 II en- Elective al que lie deyuelva la
maleta con la ropa Y los documentos
FUEGos, BALES. BANQUETEs OTR0s
ExCEs0s -: Sc ha reunido La c0misi6n
encargada dc preparar los festeios que
deben hacerse para recibir Mr. Hunt.
Entire Varios do los aspnt0s one % tra
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-09-17

NUESTRAS SLNDUSTRLAS.-Re
mendamOs al publico las excelentes be
bidas gaseosas que preparan las fabricas
SPequena Antillao y ~Polo NorteD, Te.
tuan 20, San Juan, en- las mejores con.
dlciones de hygiene y economic.
Limonada, frambruesa, china, etc.,
en- barriles para toda la isla
En- Caguas, AgW0y0 He9naon0s.
SERAN COMPLACIDOS sus capri.
chOs en- la sOlicitud de calzadO La me.
d1da, en- <La Mayaguezana,p San JUS
to IL. San Juan.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-09-17

Ell pals, en- la mente de nuestros GO
bernantes, podra aparecer pr0spero y
a1n dichoso.
Pero en- la reaIidad no resuIta asf.
Digalo la 6W5erSG Gaa0Gaate que re-
CORE los pueblos de Ia isla, con gran
alarma disgusto del vecindario, que en-
esa invasion novfsima We un peligro.
Abundan los saca-dineros de toda
especie.
La carencia de recursos, de ocupa-
ci6n de trabajo, fomenta la holganza,
v y4con la holganza los vicios, Y con los
yicios los instintos de adquisividad, agu-
zando de paso ell ingenio, que busca ex-
pedientes faciles para explotar al tonic.
Entire los ~brujas9 aragoneses es
muy popular esta Erase axiomatica:
<Todos los dias Sc levanta un tonic; ell
que 10 pile, pa el.
No es possible fijar con exactitud ell
n1mero de tontos que exlste en- Puerto
Rico; creemos que ha disminuido bas-
tante & causa de los golpes que han reci-
bido, reciben Y estan por recibir; este
los habra hecho despabilarse. En- cuanto
al n1mero de Sbrujas1 es incontable, in
finito.
Los hay de todas castas de todos
pelaies; embisten de diferente modo;
utiIizan distintos medios; pero ell fin que
persiguen es id6ntico.
Son los heraldos de nuestra prospe-
ridad; van de un punto a otro llorando
lastimas miserias ....
Quien mas, quien menos, Sc halla
esquilmado, en- situaci6n precaria, attic
tiva, no es possible que atienda las
reiteradas y frecuentes acometidas de
ese enjambre <brujeril.o , que cada dfa va
tomando mayores proporciones.
Ahf esta Yucatan.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-09-17
FL teIe5rdfO en- durdbO

Varios vecinos de aquel pueblo nos
han manifestado Ia necesidad imperiosa
lie una estaci6n teIegr6fica en- aqueIla
localidad, frecucntemente interceptada
por las crecientes del Rio Grande con
Caguas y otras muchas poblaciones dc In
isla incluso San Juan.
Existiendo CONC existe m local {
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-09-17
SAN JUAN
POR TELEGRAPH
Septiembre II.
FugG de un cudtYer0

El cuatrero Julian Serrano, a
quien Sc capture en- Bayamon con
nueve caballOs robados, Sc fugo
aver del Deposito municipal.