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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-26
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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-26
En- San Juan

Se.encuentra en- esta Capital, nues-
tro amigo don Laurentino Estrella,
alcalde de Camuy.
Tambi6n hemos tenido el gusto de
saludar don Antonio Suliveras, de
Arecibo, que permanecera algunos dias
en- esta ciudad.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-26

FL sol de II msfans en- la campi1a
I'll genesis, la luz. II exuberancia,
Pero q traves de In m1jer, In nina =.
lOh, eternos arreboles de 10 infancia
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to rub 1t into her. Shed I'D one good
husband: Sd II wouldn't ave been fair for
her to have had another. even II thcred
EN- there Is to go round among SO man..
But It's always the same with us widows
" We appen to ave been lucky the first
time, we putt down to our own Judgment
again: and Il we draw a wrong ,in. as
the saying is, we argue as IL 1T was the
duty OF Providence to make It up to lis
tie second time. Why, Ida been max
% adn't been good ma tured enough to
call one afternoon when was out and
hook lt&of with two-pound eight In the
best tea pot that | 'ad been soft enough
eyes on I'm again: God bless i'm! ELS
one Of the born-tlreds. 'e u.s." continued
Mrs. wilkins. ls poor Jane might ave
seen for 'ersclf II she 'ad only looked at
fover--old and young alike 50 far as I've
been able TO see IL: tile mans all eyes and
the ywonah,s al ears. They don't seem to
lay: .;., any Z. other senses left EN- / ran
, o. al the corner Of Gray's Inn Road
There was the usual crowd. watching a
PACK Of them Italians laying down the
'ashPhalte In 'Olborn. and e was among
ana was leaning agen IT,. "Hullo." I ses,
..sfad TO see you 'aven't lost yer Job.
Nottiin Ike stickin' TO it. when you've
dropped into somethin that really suits
you. hat do you mean. Martha ?''
e SEES. Els not one of what call your
SMART sort, i takes a bit of sarcasm to get
through is ed. We'll" ] SEES you're stiIf
on the old track. gee. looking for work.
OF these days and run up agcn It, before
you've got time to get ont OF its way.,'
Its these miserable foreigners. - e ses,
look at en-, e SEES I've got my room
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The lder Urges Phoogsts to Solve This Vexatious Prob
ROCKEFELLER CHEESE AND PUBLIC LOVING CUPS

of tho cup has n perpetual milestone tod
around his neck lie las To live ,lp Ia
the dignity Of the gift; to remember that
contributors. who quit work to love him;
and moreover, he has to hold himself In
check every Christmas when he feels All
Irresistible desire to brew cggnogg or
apple toddy In IT, 1r. short. he has some
thing purportng to be useful to drinkers
and supposed to be an offering of nffec-
ton, which. in reality. can only serve
as an awe-inspirlng parlor ornament.
and which possibly may have beer paid
for with some very reluctant quarters
and half dollars. sa
That man, even when boing honored
BY his nation, likes for public favor to
take Il substantial, concrete form, was
very clearly. II tnsentmentally. demoll-5
strated by Admiral Dewey IN the case
the house which his admirers gave
him, aEd which lle subsequently, decided
to Mrs. Dewey. *
And. assuredly, even the gift OF the
Abysslnian King Menelk to President
Roosevelt---a Hon cub and two elephant
tusks--was slightly more useful than
| 81 loving cup. a lion cub at least is apt
| TO furnish plenty Of excitement, while
elephant tusks. iran emergency, might
be used for bed-slnts or props for, clothes
lines In the back yard.
My. liter ego. the encyclopedia, informs
those who have subscribed to it that the
fprogenitor Of the loving cup. III min.
dirocts sort OF manner, came In with the
eradication Of paganism. Or rather there
was In olden times a Grace Cup, which
typified q beautiful religious sentiinnet.
But that Is another story. however prot
ty It may be. Prior to this inc, tho
Wassail cup did business IN the way Il
like to see rsi perform their duty.
Frothtng and blbbling over. was pass
| ed around and had good stuff In 1T and
people derived substant ial neflt from
| 1.-The thing. But your living cup Is like
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so to speak. dumped down upon this earth
as the result of over production up above
Of the higher class OF archangel.. The
stock Of archangels Of superior. finish cx-
fceeds the heavenly demands: the surplus
has been dropped down into South Africa
that these celestial visitors of German
sounding nomenclature care themselves
about the gold: Their only desire Is. dur
ing this earthly pilgrimage of theirs, to
obtained in this world without money
n'That's true" said Mrs. wilkins. with a
tanned. The aim Q T the mine;owning
gold Why Should the world trouble e
grow things and make things? Let us"
say these archangels temporarily dwell
Ing in South Africa, dig UP ard dis
the world can buy @hatever 1t wants, and
:'Theres may be a flaw in tho argument.
Mrs. Wilkins i allowed, 81 AM not pre-
s,entlns t to you as the last word upon ~,
view Of, the South African mine owner,
benefact tor Of mankind. 'Ss''I expect" said
Mrs. wilkins, shrewdly, they are just
can for themselves and not too particular
as to doing other people In the process"
II am inclined to think, Mrs. wilkins"
FAR sa from that be y9pb are friend n9s gf
was very bitter on this subject of Chinese
cheap labor. With his strong denuncia-
tlon Of the proposal one was bound to
the highest ideals; a little later there
died a distant relative Of his who left
him twenty thousand South African min
Ing shares. He thinks now that to OBJ
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is evident tl,at$thc end is.not near and
That the problems 10 be settled are
welghty ones and very far-reaching.
The marvellous expansion OF this coun-
try In less than half a century has
changed the boundaries OF modern civili-
cation and extended them from the Mis-
sissippi River to the Philippine Islands.
Doubtless II unfnvorablc and Injurious
complications are avoided the United
States can continue to press forward
still further her commercial ana national.
Interests and privileges us we'll as her
Christianizing influences
y There can be no denying that the Won
iderful advancement Of he Japanese along
the lines OF modern progress began with
the signing of the Burlipgame treaty.
Naturally they arc an Ingenious, intel
lectua. intrepid people. Their adoption
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We may conjecture as to the plans OF
Russia, and they may be altogether sell
fish, but we must not forget that IN Rus
sin there AFRO statesmen Of the highest
order: that they lave crossed the desert
waste of barren: Siberia, with that potent
"pioneer of civilization tho steam en-
CINE. and that at. an enormous expendi-
.ture Of money they have builtga railroad
from st. Petersburg to Vladivostok.
They could only have been justified in
such an expenditure by the fact that It
was to be the forerunncr OF stupendous
plans for Russia's welfare. Territory she
does not need. but an avenue Of commu-
nlcation with tho Aslatic and Chinese
ceedcd that far toward the accomplish
3ment OF her desires. Whether behind all
this there is a conscientious desire for the
.bettcrment OF tho condition OF tho SluV
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jecti to the importation OF Chinese is mar
row-minded, iliberal. and against all re-
ligious tnaching. Flo has bought an
abridged edition OF Confucins and tells
me that there Is much that Is ennobling
lom eh Ines sa the tr qsssa sp's ts
chinese Chine Ell into o." South Afriea Viii be the
saving Of that country The noble Chinee
will afford IN object-lesson to the, poor
white man, displaying to him the virtues
gath he that Il viii be Of inestmable bene
lit to the noble Chinee himself. The
Christian missionary will get hold of him
4 In bulk, SO to speak and inbue MIN Win
tappears to ne one
benefited at the expense Of nobody..55lt
is always a. pity to let these rare oppor-
itunities slip by. '5 4, 3.
38t''Well.''' said Mrs. wilkins. " thin
AS to Is being u 'ea then. we'll thrown, !,
stones at IL church, as the snyin. Isl don't
make q Chrstian of you; There's Chris
tlans I've met as couldn't do themselves
much arm BY changing their relig L, !;
but ono and q was n WaslerWomAn, ana
I'D ratherj'ave sat next to lin ina third
class carriage on II Bank 'olday, than
next5to some ofem seems to con- On
'abit of talkin' a bit too much about other
amt pint naturally dry-cleanin process in
itself. but there's a goodlsh few as seem seer.
born Brltons ere and there as I'd be sor;
ry to scrub clean for Il shillili' and lind
my own SOAP" 1T Is q universal failing
Mrs. Wilkins. I explained = you talk
to travelled &E'renchman. he contrasts
rIer' III his blue blouse with the appear.
ance OF tile London laborer., dare,
say they're all right according to their
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By Jerome <. Jerome.

lights said Mrs. Wilkins, but 1t does
seem a bit wrong that if our own chaps y
are willin and anxious to work. after all
that they've done. too, III the way OF get
ting the mines for us, that they shouldn'tE
be allowed tho job 4. Again. Mrs. Wll-7sl.
lSins. ltis diniiult to q, arrive at q Just CO
eusio si &. mln,e.oW,ner !, q;
isll workman with the natural ins tinct&
that evil creatures feel towards tho noble
andvirtuous He will go to trouble nd
expense merely to spit 81 the British wor
According to his friends the mine
sets his face against the idea q. white
labor Tor! two reasons. E First and fore
most, it Is not nice EWor the mine owner
hates the thought his. !. beloved e white t,
right that tho noble white man should de-I
moan himself by such work. . Secondly,
white labor Is too expensive .5I e. for dig
ginE gold, men had to be paid anything
like the same prices they are paid for dig
ed. The world would lose the gold that
the mine owner is anxious TO besto W u p.
on It. The lne-o.Wner.. following his. Q VII
lnclinati would take ttl 2 farm,
perhaps write little poetry slave |, +,
n sense OF duty. he Is chained to the phil
anthroplc work OF god-mining II We
hamper him and worry him. the dnEEerf
L that he VIII get angry with usin II
return to where he came from: We'll.
e can't take the gold with him. wher-a
ever g goes to- argued Mrs Wilkins
you talk, Mrs. Wilkins I said, "as ics
gold were q more value t. 5h9 world
idea, (slrs. wilkins, answered zig
wants thinking out IS
DER ON1E5 X JERO NrE.
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on. whether 1t leads To the haven OF
peace that is It's rlghtful goal, or an ocean
OF storm and wrcckagc, And the trouble
with the new brand Of love Isl It Is not
gweather-proof, 1t is as fral as a Ja-
pnnese umbrella IN n haistorm,
Prcttiness may ensave man, but, after
all II is practically that holds him cap-
tive. The human animals instinct Is to
seek comfort or mind and body. He likes
to be well fed and to have his linen IN re-
pair, He has a right to such privileges,
but no is not getting them with the mar
rluge certificate these days. They don't
come in the same package with the now
brand OF love,
The chief component parts Of this
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ne ft oo Of Il oT VAS shaos Eay aTee
when chucked q good situation and
went out to the war, They told me was Is
white men. I thought they meant that
all or us were going to haves5a better
chance, and It seemed worth making q
bit Of a sacrifice for that did. should
Their mines that would enable me TO, feed
my wife and children. II That's all I'd ask
them for,,,1t Is q lifferent, problem, m
MIS- Nilkins said ec Mr t. iine
they tii,s don't on, seen, 10 be exactly what
you'd call popular, them mine owners, do
they? Dares .a They're not as pad Il az as
There sr'a are those Who H hold that the south
African mine-owner;is not a. man ut al !:
but a kind Of pantomime demon, on
take Goliath, the whale that swallowed
J3nah aselectos form the lsasd resPee,
their worst. Eluebeard bloody Queen
Mary. Guy F'a wkcs. and the sea serpent
OR ia Their. you take the most objection
able attributes of all these various per per.
result is the South African mine-owner,
n monster who would willingly promote
a company for the putting on the market
5of new meat extract. prepared en-
sclusvely from new born in fants. provided
the scheme promised Il fair and reason
able opportunity of fleeing the widow
and the orphan. Eve card they're a
bad lot said Mrs. wilkins. but we're
most Of us that. il we listened toy to what IA
Mrs. Wilkins."I agreed. Zone never ar
rives at the truth By listening to one side
only. On the other hand. for example.
there are those who sttoutly5 maintain tia
of spiritual creature. all heart and senti-
mcnt, who, against his own will, has been,
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shnw its affection by giving me a loving
cup. Anything but that say----a shay
Ing mug, q wash bowl and pitcher, Il set
OF stone preserves Jars, q patent mechnn-
ism for beating biscuit, or even a canary
bird cage. But no such unpawnable rle-
phant as u loving cup, It. you please even
il the gift costs thousands, for man
never made n moro useless article.
In theory Il loving cup IS treasure
OF treasures. but In practice 1t Is like
ones sunday clothes---too fine to be
comfortable for. everyday use. Such gifts,
at least. nrc only good for hcirlooms.
whereas tho average distinguished mortal
likes to ret his grip OH something t1lat
viii rebound to his Immediate comfort
and convenience, and not serve merely
to Justify his remote offspring in bcirg
proud and naughty. 3Y8
1f famous men, after receiving loving
cups. could stink home and forthwith
utilize their recently acquired posses
sions by, drinking Brunswick stew. but
termilk. cabbage soup or beer out Of
them. it would be all right. But, az o.
matter Of fact. the right OF property In
a loving cup confcrs no more privileges
or prcrogatives upor It's owner than does
the base ball pennant OF ones home
team orIthc cup which ones college
boat crew$captlires for" n season. On the
contrary the pesky things cost their
owners money For wheH ono gets ia
nous enough to justify the great un-
washed public in bestowing such a bless
irg on him, one is compelled to add a
wing to his house in order, to shelter the
empty honor.
And. what is more, ones wife. on see
Ing her husband thus recognized by the
public, forthwith gets urpish and there
after makes It a point never to sapn eat'
In the presence Of the loving cup. save
In talor-made gown or something
equally as conducive Of bankruptcy.
The consequence is that the recipient
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ON THE CHINAMAN.

W. *. to y do before i can get to bed.
But don't let me Inder. you. You might
forget what work was like, If you didn' [
ake Sn 9pngT,a1e Come 81 oyer s
and take the work away from Us cha rs,
amt married. Lazy devils!" g ses;
ook at smoki King cgTTet,es fRhlg
in IT. 1t don't take eathen foreigners to
dab q bit OF tar about a road. Yes; y
you always could az e VERY 'tny
5f Il Ma Tfin q ses . Mo- ses. "and
70 o ,eaan FOR it Th H don't ang it out
on lampposts, and they don't leave II
about at tie street ohs abeui
Apply and careless. not thinking about u;
you'll run up agen 1t. as i tell you. ana
then you'll get the biggest shock I, you've 6 l.a
ever I'D In AZ your u.s.: 20 , o ,,e,, y Sies.
in 20 the " dark Looking for work."
snorted Mrs. Wilkins with contempt, ,, ",
women never ave much difiiculty IN II i nc
but what did lie reply, Mrs. Wilkins?"
/ asked: your brass-tinishins friend, VINO
holding forth on the WHIPS SH6iect g. o.
conversationalist is not easily kept to the
point. I was curious to know what the
working classes were thinking on the sub
ject ooh that" replied Mrs. wilkins!
re didn't say nothing p amt the !, sort sol,
Y, belongs to the crowd that hangs
about at the back. and does the shouting.
But there was another OF en-, YOU'VE
fellow as 9 feel ,era. sorry am, for ch,ld Wlth
who 'asn't 'ad much luck for
tic last six months; and that through
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with the moderate income of the average
husbands.
Tho reason Of this feminine uprising
against a domesticty that does not insure
u woman n pampered case Of n Maltese
cat and a private fund for fripperlcs and
expensive nmnsements? who can say
Why the young woman now waiting to De
woocd and won has evolved into so mcr-
icenarygand calculating q creature? What
ever the cause the fact is apparent to
eyen a superficial loolocr-on,
Once upon q time the Joy Of living, IN n
woman's eye. was the joy Of serving Sho
found her truest, highest pleasure in mill
istering to tho comfort OF tho man she
loved Nor WAS such service by any
means servltudc; neither did It require
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Awrltcr In tic Baltimore, Sunday 1lcr-
MD recently furnished postciity With III,
article which deserves II niche III. the
permanent lltcratutc Of every household
where the infant industry Is one OF The
features OF domestic llfcs Fl,
S Tie treasure in question Is entitled
t'lntcrprctlhg Dnby's Cry" and II opens
fs follows.
".ro be able to tell nt once Whit makes
baby cry Is to considerably tighten tho
troubles and trials or motherhood"
Barring The split infnitIvo appearing
1n tho sentence. ] have no complaint tn
ri,ake OF the author save that ! think
lle Or she--lt's probably ~ she-ougtt
also To- have said something about light
cnlng tho trials and troublcsiof father
hood. M
hftcr& the opening paragraph diiot.cd.
there follows much advice AS to how one
may actually interpret 81 baby = cry. or
rather how one may go about trying TO
make the Internal Titled duff lls.nolse
4 u good deal Is said about The proper. adj
1islmont OF safety pins. and OF warm
flannels. tactical diet etc, but see no
acceptable guarantee that the infant.
even after every conceivable thing has
1,con done TO and for It. Will cclss It's
diabnlicul noise. And. therefore. N con-
4clutle that the philologists arc stlii l,reN-
tS; far bfhindhand in the matter ofSniaa
tcfing that infantilc voupuk whic. Is
tho greatest OF all producers OF parcnta!
insomnia 5s Js$a
That u baby means something when IL
crics, there Is no doubt. but what that
something Is, no ono is quite prepared
+ tDssay, unless, indeed, We infer that the
brat Is going to have Its own way. even
though 1t drives everybody to distrac-
lion.
The Individual who finds he key to
these Juvenile ululations-or rather who
a;lrents some process by which tho jaws
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been insisted TINT tho childranIof savages
do not cry. over and over one reads OF
tic abnormal-nye, observation-disclosures OF
indian Infants, and but recently 1t has
been alleged that Japanese babies ike
wise are tactiturn and non-communica-
tive.
Az none Of tic people OF this neighbour
hood owing to the peculiar plethora Of
Infants obtaining hercabo,its, have had
occasion to adopt either the clerubs OF
the aboriglnes or the youngsters Of the
Japs, It is hard to discuss knowingly the
truth Of the report. It. can be asserted
with great posItiveness, however, that if
the Indians and the APPS have succeeded
IN mDzzling their Offspring. they have
made n stride toward civilization. which
q worthy Of lecture In every mans
club or the country. For be It known
TIA Z TIE hand which rocks the cradle-it's
generally stained with tbbacco-lias long
rinca gotten corns on It, while the occu-
pants OF cribs in every part Of the Chris
tlan world completely dominate the noe
turnal situation.
Il or. as the author OF interpreting"
says; "Baby may be Of a somewhat tcm-
pestuous disposition. and prefer being
held in the lap This. literally, $ well
AZ figurauvcy speaking, Is the blow that
kills father. especially when fathers
storm tossed jamas fluttcr5 IN tbs
5breezes a t a season when the backbone
OF winter is not thoroughly puiverized.:
When shiverIngly think Of all these
things hunger for the day when the
Goo Goo Book for Adults will appear
fto enlghten the adult world and put n
5auietus on those who blow the sound
waves into pillows. 3S{5 s .3S
II i ever get to be a great man-------and
Just "betweeE us gals''I think am rap
idly hiking in that direction hope the
Impractical. American public will not
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modem variety OF q woman's love are
selns sess ana vanity, Most young wives
would rather pose ut breakfast table In
Ia charming, utterly useless gown than
don 4 plain shirtwast suit and prepare
Il dainty meal, Tho new brand of love
does not make them eager to take an
incompetent servants place, and send
a husband TO his days grind Of business
with tho grateful remembrance Of "
breakfast properly cooked and graclously
served by hands that delighted IN their
duty,
/ know large number of girls, nice
girls. well-bred and suitably educated
Without bctraylng any personal CONT
denccs / may say that not half-dozen
have tile slightest Intention OF marrying
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or The tiny offender may DO locked N
silencc-wlll make n fortune so Quick
that he's apt to die OF fs.nrt failure. All
he needs Is to get tho first clue to the,
mystcry--to discover some sort Of baby
ish Roscttn stone which Will put folks
OH the track OF the real Significance Of
tile irrcprcssiblc noises described X
There Is. indeed, son,o DOUBT whether
babies. tile world over, cry In the Same
lnnguagc. True, the results accomplish
cd are The same IN all countries, but the
Question is:JDo French babies cry in
French Dutch babies in Dutch. American
baties In English and niger babies in
the coon song dialect or do all the wed
things who vex the drowsy ear OF night
have n universal yell?
the latter be the case--and this
writer thinks It is--thcn the patent hush
ing process will be all the more remun-
erativc. Perhaps, tho right way. after
discovering the key to infantil. volaplik
is to publish q sort or grammar on, tho
subjcct--a book with u largo vocabulary
(Which will be mostly monosyllablc) and
minute explanations as TO the significance
or tho crcscendos and diminuendos. II
The publication might very properly be
called the f"Goo-f;oo Book for Adults, or.
Stepping stones TO Short Sicstas.'l
While the work. when published, will
probab1y3tc slngularly lacking In verbs
OF the passive voice, We undoubtedly shall
rcad and learn much about the active
voice. and also about moods and auxil-
iaries, to wit. paregoric, sugar ra gs, hot
milk. muttoiL suet and swinging cradles.
And we also shall find tho chapter on
the singular number werdly fascinating,
In Inv r,f t,.
ular number implies plurality. for the
term has reference to twins, triplcts and
auadruplets.
Apropos Of babies, 1t for years has
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Ties OF family provider, whether it In
volved the killing Of bear meat In prime
val forests or the paying of board bills
in city hotels. And In every era his
love has been an enjoyable possession
while it lasted. But womnn's affection
has undergone change into something
new and strange.
q 1t is sudden. too. Although not exactly
a Mcthuselah | remember in all It's rain
bow brightness the happiness | used to.
see among marrlagenbe women who were
honestly in love Will, the men they had
promised to we'd That was before women
began to love themselves better than
anybody else; before they commenced to
scorn tho llomely services Of housewifery
ana to dcspisc the economics necessary