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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-18
NAL SISTEMA

Y llueven los insultos sobre
nnestra agrupacion uai0tistd, Co
mo lloyfan antes sobrS el partido
Federal.
Los mismos medios y la misma
actitud.
Sentimos que esa polyora de
los colegas adversarios SO caste en-
salvas, cuando muy bien, con un
pouuito de mejor buena f6, ell
esfuerzo gastado en- injuriarnos,
podrfa transformarse en- inter6s no
BILE patriotico para esta desdicha-
da terra.
Hay que desenganarse que con
semeiante procedimiento, no SO ha-
CO mas que avivar el odioy aumen-
tar gu descr6dito los repu blicanoe.
Es muy facil llenar una ,hoja
periodical de insultos 8 invectiVas,
sobre todo, cuando de antemanO SO
cuenta con IN pdblico a quien 50
educa on este sentido para explo-
tarlo mejor, pero es diticil, cuando
la perversi6n ha llegado d tai pun
to, desligarse de todo apasionamien-
to torpe Y vergonzoso, decidi6ndose
4 defender las ideas en- ell terreno,
de la logica dc la raz0n.
Con el insulto no puede lle-
garse q ninguna soluci0n.
Cuando La critica es sensata y
justa, resulta de inter6s; pero este
inter6s SO desvanece en- cuanto Sc
convierte en- insultos groseros.
A terrenO de las ideas debe-
mos marchar y no al t6rreno del
personalismo.
En- todo HON bre existen dos ma.
turalezas: una puramente hnmana
que corresponds a sus instintOs a
su educacion, a su temperalnento
v caracter, otra que corresponde
al espfritu, al pensamiento, a La
idea; ambas son cOmpletanente
distintas y en- algunos casOs hasta
Els un disparate confIndir las
dos manifestaciones y por com ba-
tir principles, combatir la persona
lidad del que los sustenta.
Y esta es la polftica detestable
que por algunos SO practica on Puer-
to Rico.
ST, como es comdn, el adversa-
rio adolece de cualquier defecto |
que en- este mundO no hay quien
no los tenga) esa inperfecci6n, mo- !
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-18
la ASAMBLEA
DEL DOMINGO

Sabemos como cierto que para
la Asamblea que SO celebrara en-
esta poblacion por el partido de
Ia <Jnion Puertorriquefa,> ell do
mingo proximo, 20 del actual, con
eli fin de proceder Alnom bramient.o
de la Junta Local, piensan aslstlr
valiosas personalidades dc la nue.
va a9rupaci6n, entre elias el doc
tor don Manuel Zeno Gambia, Ii
cenciado Matienzo Cintr0n, doctor
Rafael del Vale, el senior Camu-
mas v el licenciado don Jose dc
Diego, este nltimo aunque no de
una manera segura.
Con este motive, y dado el en-
tnsiasmo existente entire los unlo-
nistas, no hay que decir que el &C,
to resultara grandioso y signl1ca-
two.
Ell Comit6 INFERNO de Caguas,
invita- Dor nuestro cOnducto a to-
dos los unionistas do los pueblos
limftrofes.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-18

raj 8 ffsica, SO descubre exagerada
mente, .presentandola alpdblico de
un modo tan vivo, que 10 que has
ia aquel entonces hab1a pasado des
apercibido, es ahora una mancha
negra, descomunal, horrible, que
snvuelve d La pobre yictima, pre-
sentandola como I'm monstruO.
~ el principle, la idea que di0
margen a la discussion?
Esa va no SO conoce, ha des-
aparecido.
La personalidad 10 ha envuel'
to todoy dentro de esa PERSONAL.
dad SO discute, 81 discussion puede
llamarse los apostrofes 9 insul:
tos que so dirigen dos s mas indi-
viduOs.
Y hay que desengaflarse: mien-
tras este sistema de pol6micas rel
ne en- nuestra prensa, cada d1a nos
entenderemos con mayor difficult
tad y, por otra parte, cada vez mas
SO ira desmoralizando nuestrO pne-
bio.
De ah1, que nosotros huyendO
de ESQ NAL, nos hayamos propues-
to prescidir, en- nuestras discusiO-
11es, de todo adversario que trate
de llevar la controversial pol1tica
q csc terrenO.
Ell que desee discutir que ex-
ponga razones, que esas razones
contestaremos, no a los insultos.
Ell prestigio de nuestra agru-
pacion no cos 10 permite, nj nues-
tro decoro personal 10 consiente.
Hemos tornado un partido~de
paz, no de guerra; de amor, no de~
odios; de perdon, no de venganzas.
Y tai como ha de ser nuestra
asf 10 aconsejamos. "a
los compatriotas que en- nuestras
ideas com11gan.
Por 10 demas,. en- el terrenO
particular Y fuera de la politica,
todO hom bre sa bra defender su de.
coro Y repeler 6 no repeler la ofen-
ga, como le cOnvenga.
Nuestro inter6s es desligar es-
te personalisno fhnesto de la idea
que defendemos, idea
que dnicamente puede triunfar con
81 c0nvencimje1atO, hijo de La razon
Y de la logica.
Va 10 saben los que SO dicen
adversarios.
u
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-18

rren, con respecto & 10 que pasa en- aque-
lla rep1blica.
En- 10 mafiana de hoy entr6 en- es-
te puerto ell vapor americana sPhiladel-.
phia,. con carga pasajeros para esta
isla.
2 La retreta de anoche por Ia ban
-da de 10 policfa insular, qued6 regular
mente concurrida.
Ell confinado Juan Ramos Rodri-
guez. de Ponce, que cumplfa condena,
ha sido indultsdo por ell gobernador.
-Oeryezs <Pabsts es Ia meior de-
las bebidss. Importsdores: NJ. r. Cal
der6n v c., Tetuan IL. San Juan.
Ell Is de Abril empez4ran & en-
viarse los productos que han de ser exhi-
bidos en- Ia Exposition de San Luis.
Con Jos primeros emharques ira ell
director de Ia comisi6n seflor Annexy Y
un escribiente.
Ell secretario sef1or Besosa, que esta
en- los Estados Unidos. llegara en- uno de
los proEimos Yapores.
Pr6ximamente contraeran matri-
monio en- esta ca pital los distinguidos j6-
venes sefiorita Mercedes Cobian Y don
Gabriel Guerra.
-Oiga: cusndo vuelva & San Juan
hosp6dese en- Ell <Hotel Marina, Allen
no TO- Es Ell Hotel mas harato.
-Esta noche tendra lugar un con-
cierto en- el Ateneo. En- este acto toma-
rs parte Ell joven y repntado violinista
don Angel Celeetino Morales. t+ssFg
LAS confereneias pedaGsgicas de
los pnofesores de esta capital han enapc-
zAdO hoy v c0ntinnarkn madAna.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-18
JUAN
NorAs PoR coRREo
Mario II

En- Adiuntas ha sido preso ell suJeto
Eladio Centeno, por pedir dinero presta-
do faIsiicando In firms de don Jose Con
z6Iez. FL iuez de paz le ha instruldo
cAusa.
-Contin6a pxigiendose en- ell tribu-
nal del Distrito, que Ia publication de
los edfctos sea. en- eI P0pulGrtsi7nQ peri6-
dico eThe Puerto Rico Sum. Hay qulen
asegura que esa 6rden no enana del tn
bunAI, y 81 de una de sus partesy de In
seeretArfs.
SeR6n puestros infornes es probable
que dentro de POGO go de In ordeD de que
esns edictoa pasen 4 ser pIblicados en-
<The San Juan Newss por ser hoy ell
peri6dicb Official del gobierpo. Y. 81 :.
TRES COSAS: Tres cOsas son. ae'
cesarias para pOpuIarizar un artlculo:
bondad, barat1ra v pureza.
Precisamente las tres cuaiidades del
rOn PalOma, Il. ....e, i, ....-..,s. =.
De un gustO exquisite.
Precio de situaci0n.
AbsOlutamente purO.
EnvasadO en- medias bOtellas. Pre-
clio 3 / 80 dOcena.
Dep6sitO, Cruz nGmero @. San Juan:
EIsaburu AZ c.. alt.
Ell ilustre abo9Ado don Herminio
Disz Navarro se hara cargo interinamen-
% Dc IN Eotarfb dc don Santiago Is, Pal
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-18

mer, durante Ia susencia de este querido
amigo en- sus posesiOnes de Luquiilo.
Con motive de los acOntecimien
tos de Oriente, es tai ell consume del Ron
marca <TROLLY>, que su fabricante
don Pedro Chandry, no da abasto los
pedidos que le llegan de todas parties.
Ell captain don Ernesto Lopez
Diaz ha sido lIamado por TELEGRAPH para
conferenciar con ell Jefe del cuerpo. Hoy
ha llegado esta cindad.
-Parece que despues de todas las
inyestigaciones hech4s para descubrir ell
asesinato del Alcalde pedaneo de Luqui-
llo, no Sc ha podido averiguar NADIA.
--Desde aver ,ha comenzado ell des-
monte de los cafiones de Ia baterfa. de
San Agustin. Estos trabajos son dirigi-
dos por Ia comisi6n de of1ciales de srti-
lIerIa que esta en- Ia plaza. Algunos
artilleros americanos estan tAmbien ayu-
dando estos trabajos.
<THE HELyETIA9.cT, calle de
la Cruz. Gran casa de huAspedes.-
liable d'hotel,. Aposentos para fami.
lias personas soIas. Comidas Gin
cuenta centavos cubierto. BanOs. Te-
lAfono, 1872 Apartad0 correo, POS. Pro
pietarto, Pedro Schfra. Nota: Este hO'
tel esta cargo de una senorita ca
ghefla. ;.
-Seg6n los informes del Quartet
General de la poiicfa insulsr, aver no ha
ocurrido NADIA de particular en- Ia isls.
En- Baysm6n aver tarde un CARO-
carqado de TERRA le pas6 por encima
IN nifo hijo de dofia Maria Espinosa.
viuds de Higuero; q las pocas horas ia
lleci6 Id desRraciads criatura-
El carrero fue detenido por Ia po-
licfa.
OFICINA de asuntos administrati.
vOs judiaciales de Jose G.. del Vale
(<Allen, IL, mirador) Gestion en- los
departamentos del GObiernO insular,
Ayuntamientos y en- todos los Tribunales
de Justicia. Para 10 judicial: abOgados
Acuna y TexidOr. Buen traductOr
mAquina de escri6ir.
-En ell D&so del rio de BAyam6n 6
Guainabo fu6 encontrado aver un cab2-
llo con todos los Avios propios de mon
brero v pn par de ztpatos.
Srgun pafece este caballo pertenece
4 alguna persona que dsbe haberse sho-
gado.
-Esta ia rde ha teuido lugar ell en-
tierro de In sefIorA dona Conception Re-
yes de Aides ..-Esta DANA despues de
I&fg9 cnI6rneO&u, IaiIeHi0 &0OcHo lbs
once.
Demas esta ell asegurar sus fami-
liares nuestra pena por la desgracia que
embargA & tan spreciada fsmilia.
CO col;nita IN buen local en- San
W So'ioilo Juan, para estAblecer
los tAlIeres y oficinas de L. imprenta de
LA DEAocRAorA. La persona que 10
tenga, puede entenderse con don jose
Labrador. calle de Ia Cruz n6mero 6. en-
San Juan.
-Por ell yapor frances q1e debe
llegar mafiana son .esperadas noticias, de
los confiictos dominicanos- Son infni-
tos Ion rnmores que por esta capital CO.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-18
ARRIENDO MINAS

Los rusos, despues de volar con
minas al eiercito japon6s que trat6 de
rendir Port Arthur, trabajan noche y
dfa para establecer aquellas, extendien-
dolas todo 10 largo de In costa. Para
-realizar 10 axpuesto, sc estan vaciando
todos los depositos de dinsmita de Muk-
den llevandolosel extreme sur de la
Peninsula de Liao Tong.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-18
LLUVIA DE PROYECTILES

Despues del dessstre del Jap6n, fue
bombardeado Port Arthur mas violen-
tamente que nunca. Todos los barcos
de La fota japonesa,. lanzaron furiosA-
mente millares de proyectiles sobre lx
plaza, con Ell fin de, que ell ej6rcito ami
quilado pudiers reembarcar. Una par.
te de ID escuadra dirigfa con gran preci-
sion. sus disparos sobre los buques y ell
arsenal, hacienda muchos destrozos.
Despu9s Sc retro 10 fota. 4ca6oneando
todos los puntos del litoral hasta Dalny.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-18
NO SERA EVACUADO

Ell Emperador de Rusia declare que
es un absurdo todo 10 que publica 10
prensa de Londres, respecto & Ia evacua-
ci6n de Port Arthur y Ia llegads del
ejercito japon6s Al territorio de la Man
chura. 81 Gar afIade que todos los
bombardeos y amenazas del. Jap6n no
han tenido mas resnltados que gastar
muchos millones, sin conseguir un pal
mo de terra.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-18
CON AVERIAS

Un destroyer japonss que estuvo en-
Tien-Ts1n, despu6s del bombardeo de
Port Arthur, ,particip6 que Ell crucaro
ruso sDiana,, qued6. q consequences del
ataque del domingo, con ayerfas.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-18
GueHdfuN,japOneSd
ESPANTOSO COMBATE

Una division japonesa, que intent6
aniquilar, atacandola de noche. 8 ID ar
| tilIerfa rusa de ID orilla derecha del rio
Yal1, cay6 en- una mboscads que le ten
dieron los rusos, que hicieron una car
nicerfa horrible Ell General Ivan Ku-
ropatkin, hijo del generalfsimo ruso, que
| manda las fuerzas del Yal6, participa
que en- Ia batalla fu6 destrozado ell ejer-
cito japones, que tuvo 200 muertos
enorme n1mero de heridos.
PERIODISTAS EN- Ell JAPON
Ell Jefe de operaciones del Jxp6n
en- Seoul. hs. dictado una disposition. Sc
verlsima, obIigando q salir. Immediate
mente, de las mencionada ciudad todos
los Corresponsales de los .peri6dicos ex-
trangeros. Ocho. periodistas iDgleses
y .alemanes.. que, Sc escondieron en- 10
ciudad para no salir de ella, fuerOn apre-
hendidos por las tropas Y considerados
como sediciosos. Los j&pones fundan
su energico proceder en- que preparan
inminentes combates contra Rusia,
desean ocultar, por tOdos los medios po-
sibles, su poder offensive y defensive.
MILLARES DE MUERTOS
Una brigAda del ejercito japones,
fue destruida pOr las minas puestas por
los rusos entire, Port Arthur Y DaIny, !.
sucumbiendo millares de hombres re-
sultando numerosos heridos, conse-
cuencia de los frsgmentos lanzados por
il dinamita.
CANONES EN- PODER
DE LOS RUSOS
El domingo, de madrugsds. des-
embarcarOn muchas faerzxs del ej6rcito |
japones, al Sur de Talievan. spoderan-
dose de todas las ipmediaciones de Port |
Arthur, sin ninguna oposici6n del enc
migo.. Este simulo una retirada, ,cayen-
do instantes 1espueg, todss las secciones
de los cosacos aIlf~eeunidos sobre los ja-s
poneses. hsciendoles ceer sobre los niue
lies Y destrozsndolos, alsf1,. Numerosos
caf1ones gran parte de Ia i1ffpedimenta
de los japoneses cay6 en- poder de los
rusos.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-06
orr "'TreaSnre Islands" "

Captain Mcclellan, whose recent voy-
age to the Aleutian Islands in the reve-
nue. cutter Manning has had such men,
orable results, found the streams of
Attu and of the other islands crowded
with salmon. On Buldir Island, in 81
degrees 80 minutes north, he found new
fur seal rGokeries. That this discovery
may prove to be of great financial
value may be realized when it is con-
sidered that the revenue from the rook-
cries of the Pribiloff Islands has
amounted thus far to over $50,0OO,OOO.
On Umnak Island the revenue cutter
steamed into a harbor two miles long
and three fourths of mile wide.
So strongly convinced are some of
the alert men of the northwest that
the AIeutians are now destined to as
sumo great Importance in the affairs of
the Pacific that a company has been
formed to colonize the archipelago.
Wharves and storehouses are to be
built and trading stations established
Stock raising is to be begun first on
Akun Island. There, it is estimated.
$4,000 head of cattle can find abundant
pasture the year through.
1t is claimed that, on account of the
modifying influence or the Japan cur
rent, the Aleutian Islands have a more
desirable climate than any part of the
Atlantic seaboard north of Cape Hat
teras Aside from stock raising, gen.
eral agriculture is to be inaugurated.
1t is stated that copper, gold, oil and
coal are found on the islands. and that
there is a great abundance of water
power, as in Japan. One town, called
Jarvis, has already been started in Lost
Harbor. The problem of transportation
will not have to be solved, as in the
interior of Alaska, for steamers to and
from the Orient, Siberia, st. Michael
and Nome now pass daily within a few
miles of some of the best harbors in
the pelago.-Booklovers Magazine.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-06
His Freak Memory.

On one occasion. says the April
Worlds Work, when Rear Admiral
Enouye met an old Annapolis class
mate in Japan, he forgot all the Eng
lish he ever knew, but showed his
pleasure by repeatedly embracing the
American, swearing his affection in the
purest Satsuma dialect, all the while
singing old academy songs, which,
strangely enough, he seemed to remem-
Der perfectly, though he had forgotten
the meaning of the words. Enouye
opened a bottle of wine in the cabin of
his ship, the Naniwas, where he exhib-
tied with much pride and joy his old
academy raincoat, with "Y. Enouye"
stenciled on it. Possibly to convey to
the mind of his guest his purpose in
showing this coat, though the weather
was hot and clear, he rushed out on the
quarterback and shouted in excellent
English: "Rain-coatsl Cap-coversi
Overshoes and leggin's." the aston
ished Japanese officers and crew look
ing at him as if they thought he had
suddenly gone mad. Enouye had sud-
denly remembered the orders for rainy
day dress at Annapolis.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-06
Cape to Cairo.

The New York Tribune prints an
interesting interview with Christian H.
Zeederburg of Buluwayo, in Rhodesia.
Africa, in which that gentleman tells
of the progress of the Cape to Cairo
railroad. Says he:
The main line of the Cape to Cairo
railroad from Cape Town to Bulu-
wayo, 1860 miles north. has been open
since 1897. The branch to the north
east runs through Salisbury. the capi-
tai of Rhodesia, to the port of Beira,
on the Portuguese coast. The exten-
sion of the main line northwest from
Buluwayo runs through the wanki
coal fields. These are 22O miles from
Buluwayo and the work of construc-
ton has been pushed on toward the
falls in the zambesi or Victoria Falls.
an additional distance of 90 miles.
only twenty miles of this remains
to be built, and it will probably be
accomplished by the end of April. I
must be back at Cape Town by May 8.
and l there take up new pioneer
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-06

mail route that will reach the rich
copper mines, 200 miles farther into
the interior Of the country to the
northwest of Victoria Falls. The ex-
tension of the railroad will ultimately
reach the same point on It's way 10
Cairo. So rich are the mines that
those engaged in their development
can afford to pay me f2 los hundred
pounds to transport foodstuffs from
Buluwayo to the mines, a distance OF
$40 miles. On my way from Califor-
mia / stopped at Niagara Falls, and
am able to compare them with the
falls in the Zambesi. The maximum
drop of the water at Niagara, 1 under
stand, is 172 feet while that of Vic
toria Falls is $50 feet, and the width
of the river straight across from bank
to bank is a mile. Our summer, which
extends over eight months, beginning
in October, is the dry season, and IN
that period the flow is depleted. but
nevertheless a great volume of water
goes over the falls, and since my visit
to Niagara 1 can readily understand
the practical value in power that
could be derived from the falls in the
Zambesi, which are identical with
the falls of Niagara in the manner In
which the river bed drops abruptly"
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-06
ENGLISH ADVANCE IN TIBET.

~ HE British Tibctan expedition under Colonel
Younghusband has had its first clash with the ma
tves of the unknown land. AT the village of Guru
detachment of the Tibetan army under the leadership
of of the fanatca Laas opposed the further
advance OF the British, fired upon them and
almost annhilated by the desperate charges of the
Indian Skhs By the side of the body of almost every
one of the slain Tibetans found gun bearing the
mark of Russian manufacture.
This foray at Guru, village by the way, the Tb-
side of the Himalayas we'll IN the Dalai Lama's
province marks the opening of chapter in the his
tory of British dominion in the East The charges which
made by the Indian troops the first of many
which to be follow and which lead straight
through the gates of the Forbidden City Tibets
existence a~land of mystery, country forbidden to
any with white blood in his veins. is for long
now Whatever may have the announced intention
of Colonel Younghusband's march over the roof of
the world the expected has pass and the con
quest of Tibet is thing in the making.
In recent number of the Century Ekai Kawaguchi,
Japanese Buddhist priest who had made his way into
and there studied the of his religion and
incidentally the political aspect of the Dalai Lamas gov
ernment, tells at length of Russa's secret influence
which has been at work in the capital of the forbidden
land Tibetan priests, bought with the gold of Russian
along the northern border had acted the
emissaries of the Dalai Lama. Gifts had been ex-
changed between that dgnitary and the Gar What the
Cars gifts is revealed by the finding of the Rus
of the conditions which this Buddhist priest
reveals in his article when she allowed Lord Curzon
dispatch the Younghusband expedition
Upon the acquisition of protectorate complete
colonial form of government Tibet depends the
tegrty of the empire of India surely does the
possession of Korea assure japan of continued ma
tional existence England and Jarln both proceed
ing the open against foe whose darky veiled move
ments, always seathy always forward, brought to
light only when the prize at their goal is won.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-06
METHODIST GENERAL CONFERENCE

ON May in the city of Los Angeles the Quadren-
l NAL General Conference of the Methodist Epis
- copal church will open its session In attendance
upon the conference there will be delegates from all
parts of the United States missionaries from foreign
fields and the governing heads of the church, thus max
the body of the most representative assembages
of church workers of the many which have to Cali
forna for their deliberations.
In view of the enormous increase in the missionary
tves of the church the last General Conference
the subject of the spread of the word promises
to be of the important topics of discussion
which will be brought before the delegates The
operations Of the missionaries in the Philippines and
China and the constantly growing exgencies of the mis-
sionary fields those countries will make the Los An
geles conference particularly notable for the work
which it will do in this direction.
According to the report of the missionary society of
the church. which will be submitted the conference
the ouposs of the missions have been pushed farther
ahed into unoccuped territory during the four
than at any other time during the history of the
church. In Korea the membership in the missionary
conference has grown from 38o7 6o5, the Philip
pines from nominal number up 7842, in Northwest
India from 34,46o to 42672 The estimated value of all
foreign mission property has increased from $54Io
o3S $6655o58, advance of ST I244I2o The increase
OF the selfsupporting capacity of the foreign missions
that of four years ago amounts to 81 per cent
When it takes into consideration that these material
advances in the work of spreading the gospel have been
couraging circumstances the Methodist church should
have just for self-congraulaton The Boxer up
risngs in the north of China and the floods in the
and central regions have made the work of the mis-
sionaries of great physical risk and sometimes of
little profit Cholera and the plague the Indian
tries have had to be fought well the prejudces
and century-rooted antipathes of the natives The
pansion of the missionary field has made it imperative
that all of these endeavors be pushed with less and
less of financial assistance from the home Offices.
Much has been said and written lately of the utility
of missionary work the part of the Christian churches
1t has been argued that the proseytes utilize their
version for selfish motives, that the presence of mis-
sionaries heather country leads to disturbances and
boodshed Often and that ardent prosecution of the
command of Christ to go forth and teach all the
way of truth fruitless of energy. The best
dsproof of these assertions is be found in the very
reports such that of the missionary society," wherein
the tale of added the fold of Christianity
told from every pagan land.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-06
Il Youthful Voydgey.

The London Mail tells Of youthful
traveller who took a trans-oceanic trip
with as much sangfroid as he would
an omnibus ride in London.
When the Cunard liner Etruria dis
embarked her passengers at Liverpool
after her last voyage from New York,
there stepped on to the landing stage a
solitary small boy, so small and sOli-
tary that a policeman followed him
wOnderingly with his eye.
The boy was Ernest John Bennett,
who lives in HazeIwOod Road, Wal
thamstow. He is IL years old, bright.
blue-eyed little fellow. with cIOse-cut
golden hair and much self-reliance.
In November last an uncle who lives
in Brooklyn wished the boy TO pay him
a visit, so he went across the Atlantic
alone, and he came back alone.
His chief 'chum" on the way back
was a sailor, who in the evenings. un-
der the shadow of one of the tunnels,
told tales of his horrible adventures in
Arctic seas. The second-class passen-
gers took an interest in the lad, and he
soon made friends with two boys of his
own age. They organized athletic
sports on the deck. Other leisure time
he spent with a select library of eight
prize books, which he had won at a
Walthamstow board school.
He does not like the American boy,
who is, he says. too cheeky" The
American boy also affected to believe
that he was either Irish or German
an insult which he cannot endure.