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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-11-30

Don Ricardo Narvaez Rivera, de
Arecibo, P. r., solicita Agen.es en to-
dos los pueblos barrios de Cuba,
Puerto Rico y Santo-Domingo, para
representa- una casa americana.
Los seflores Aguero, Areizaga
Aybar, empleados temporeros de Ia
Tesorerfa, han sido declarados ces an
tes en- Ell dfa de hoy.
Don Adolfo Rickeoff de Vieques,
solicita del Departamento del Interior
ell arriendo de doseientas cuerdas de
terreno p1blico que sc hallan enclava-
das en- ell cano eCarsnero>. Esta soli-
citud ha sido enviada al Conseio Eje-
cutivo para 81 resolucion.
---Esta noche tendra lugar una re-
treta en- la plaza Baldorioty, por la
| banda que dirige Ell professor senior Ii
zol
-Recuerden todas las personas
de gusto, que / a mejOr bebida que sc
consume en- Puerto-Rico, es la sin RI
val cerveza xPabs> de Milwaukee, la
mas t6nica la mas barata. Pruebe-
la Ell p1blico de la isla en- general Sc
convencera de 10 dicho. Unicos i'm
portadores: M. r. Calder6n ca, Te-
tuan II, San Juan.
-Salom6n Dones, declarado ce-
saote por cable, DO entregarA la Co,
lecturfa hasta que no SO examine tode
la Recommendation refarents dichc
centro.
"A don Calixto Forrondana, dc
Sabana Grande, le fue disparado ur
tiro de revolver en- dfas pasados, hi
ri6ndole de gravedad.
Los tribunales entienden ell asunto
---Contin1a L Bandera A11ae,icant
peri6dico republican, de Mayagtlez
colocado de frent3 q Puerto Rico Sun
Ell primero ataca al Directorio e
segundo 10 defende capa espada
---E' que una vez use para III ane
mia las xPildoras rosadas del doctor
Paniagua0 no volvera usar otra pre-
paraci6n, pues sus resultados son ra
. pidos y segaroS.
} Ell Jurado que entendi6 en- !.
causa por seduction seguida coutr:
don Dulcidio Perez Ddvila, de Maya
guez, present6 un veredicto de xn,
, culpable> al tribunal, decretando est
la absoluci6u del acus ado
-Manan Sc vera ante la Cort
/ de Distrito de Ponce, la causa seguid;
: contra nuestros correligionarios dol
Juan Pericaz y don Joaquin Rodrfgue
por supuestas I'M urias al senior Cor
, tada.
, Ell dfa 10 llegaran los senore
, doctor S. Carbonell, r. Matienzo
Luis p. Valdivieso, Tomas Cespede
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-11-30
lmpOrtant.simo para los dcree-
dores en- Puerto Rico, contra
ell Tesoro de Espaia.
Oftcind de as,t1atos ADMINISTRATORS lie Jos<
q. del V&Le.---( -4lgen s,, dtos)

Por las Camaras espaholas Sc ha
votado una Ley reconociendo y dis
poniendo ell page de las obligacisnes
de aquel Gobierno en- esta Isls, So2ea
como sueldos de todas. .cl ases, haberea
pasivos, fanzas y dep6sitos, devolu-
clones de ingresos indebidos, autop-
sias dernas cr6ditos pendientes de
pago.
Esta oicina, ademas de las dill
gencias necesarias aquf, Sc halla en-
combination con uno de los mas inte-
ligentes activos agentes en- Madrid,
para llevar cabo Ia completa ges-
ton de. cualquier reclamation que Sc
refera los creditos citados.
Los interesados que deseen usili-
Ear los servicios de esta o6cina, pue-
den, sin p6rdida de tempo, dirigirse
al frmante y le dare las instruccio-
ues neces arias.
San Juand Agosto s de 1904.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-11-30
PARQUE BORINQUEN
RESTAURANT


Se ha contratado para este de los mejores
<CHEFSs de Ia isla, adamas do esto punto salem
To SO puode contar siempre serYicios instan.
tanoos, una estricta limpieza
C4N7INA
Ioda class dc refrescos licoros' y corvozas
prontitud y esmero On 81 servieio.
BANOS
Sc encuentran cate sitio los mejores Daaos
de edta costa, cada do ba1o tione su ducha
de aqua fresca. Sc cuenGa complete surti-
sdO dc trajes dc banos da tolOa tanafls Qae 50
Ialquiian.
JARANAS
Los sabados por la noche, mlisica por La or.
questa de La Policia Insular.
CONCiERTOS
-Los!Jueves Domingo .por La noche ytardes
de4tos domingos, mdsica por La Poiicia lnsular.
espectaculos, los cuales SO anQnciaran ooortuna-
mento. Los conciertos enpozaran, por tarde
Las B, y por La noche Las 8.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-11-30
Hotel Marina

Habiendo cambiado de dueffo este
acreditado esta ablecimiento, han sido
introducidas as en- 81 grandes reformas,
que lie ponen la altura de los mejo-
los mas exquisitos platos de las coci-
mas francesa, americana, inglesa y
criolla, asf como un excelente servi-
clio Ell todo 10 que sc relaciona con es-
ta G. ase de establecimientos.
Una vista al Hotel Marina.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-11-30
GRAN HOtpIIoStauIdlt 'NGLiIf2RA'
HOTEL De PRIMER ORDEN
Tetuan 10 y l2.--Cruz 2 y Fortaleza Il.

uido Hotel Capacidad para pa
ageros Situaci6n la mas centca vas Ia
les de Tetuan Cruz ysrtaleza FL
Capital FL conedor de las Ants 2Tene
lndependientes Agosto ademas
del plan antique de las omdas e stena nsrcano
Ia Osden prsos sua do los dsmas hotss hacen;abono
para las comidas
The Washington times., 1904-01-21
Lipton's Great Scheme.
Irish Pork Bought in America and Fat
tened in Ireland.

A piece Of enterprise on the part of
Sir Thomas Upton, lately revealed by
one of those annoying American
newspaper men, is likely to disturb
the mind Of the British public. 1t APP
pears thet Sir Thomas has been indus
triously buying American hogs, ship
ping them on the boof to Ireland, fat
tening them there, presumably on
American corn, and then selling them
in England as Irish pork. The ques-
ton now before the logicians Is
whether a hog born IN America and
corn grown in America become Irish
when the combination is made on
Irish soil. 1t is something ike the en-
terpIise of that brilliant chicken raiser
in the Southwest, who built his coops
exactly on the dividing line between
Mexico and the United States, and fed
his hens on one side Of the line and
sold theAl on the other
Again, suppose il were decided that
pork made in ireland is Irish, how Is
one 20 determine which part of the
hog Is Irish and which American
Ipork2 Suppose the hog gains a GER
tain number of pounds after arriving
IL Ireland, how can those particular
pounds Of flesh be distinguished from
the rest2 Manifestly Sir Thomas
must, TO be honest, label his pork
"Ameriean-Irish, which would hard
~ do.
But those who confidently predict
storm Of abuse for the schemer may
be reckoning without their host 1t
takes a great deal 10 stir up the Brit
ish public-a cricket event, a Derby
winner, or something like that. The
.eensumer may remain as serenely un-
disturbed as the transplanted hog.
The Washington times., 1904-01-21
NINE. sKIopowsKA-CuPIE.

Nine. Sldodowska-Curie. the learned
discoverer of radium. Is described as an
attractive woman who dresses without
the least attention to style. With fine,
regular features. light blue eyes and "a
good forehead framed in magnificent
light. wavy hair. her face is distinctly
pleasing, except for the thin lips. which
give touch % hardness to the e5-
preston. IN figure she is tail and wei
built Nine. Curie lives with her hus-
band and little daughter IN a small
house in a suburb of Paris. but most
Of their time seems to be spent at his
laboratory or at the Paris School OF In
dustrial Physics and Chemistry and the
Superior Normal School at sevres. where
the husband and wife are respectively
engaged In teaching
Nine. Curie, who Is now only thirty
six years old. met her husband at the
university I'm Paris, WHERE the two
young tudents worked size by side IN
the chemical laboratory Vixen NJ
Curie, after brilliant scientific labors.
obtained a pr0fessorship (which gave him
modest income. n married Mile. sldo-
dOwska.-New York Tribune.
The Washington times., 1904-01-21
communications From
Readers of The Times
A Pc for the switchmen.
To toe Editor Of The Washington Tim

10 toe Editor OF The Washington Times.
If YOU can find prominent place ia
your worthy medium. where a few of
our prominent citizens may discover
this article. possibly some one more in
terested. more sincere. more humane, or
influential than /. may influence the
proper ones toward eXpending few
dollars to carry out the following ideas:
The street car switchmen in Washing
ton are treated rather shabbny, as COM
pared To other cities, much less promi-
nent- and not nealy as well populated;
and why is f.? Arc the citizens blind
to the fact that these men are human;
that they are exposed to sdl sorts and
conditions of weather; without a place
TO AFFORD moments shelter. or room
to keep q change OF dry clothing wnen
occasion demands it2
They are obliged To eat their meals
more as animals than men; and yet no
one seems TO have made any effort to-
ward afording "a moments resting
place for this special employe.
Day after day We read of the ap-
peals for aid I'm charitable work. and
We always can meet some one who IS
"out of breath trying TO keep the un>
fortunate, why not assign one Of this
particular always doing" class Go the
svltchmen's position Ter a few days
and thereby demonstrate the Necessity
Of a little protection for yoir citizen
and taxpayer. Many viii say, Yes, is
shame. but shat faction alonE with
its companion. ITS too bfd." have
never as yet, to my k.;0wlcdge. done
anything practically toward furnishing
a little panacea in time of need
Tie press Is the motive power in this
particular Instance and through its
channels IL can bring reform that viii
mean comfort to the man at the
switch" Were these men furnished with
a small circular staJiou small as the
police use 20 hold prisoners while await
ing the patrol. / think&t would make a
great change in the men physically, and
at the end of the month his finances
would De much larger than heretofore.
when he was Obliged to buy heat at
the nearby hosiery. SARGE
Washington. Jar. %.
The Washington times., 1904-01-21

literature, biology, and the languages /;
il Is quite as rare for the imaginative.
dreamy student Of tie great poets and
dImatists to be a facile mathena-
tician. Too many college presi-
dents and professors have no patience
with the student who is good at the
studies which, as they phrase 1t, lie
likes" and displays no ability or dis
position to dig away instead at those
which he does not like" Yet consid-
ering that the student viii IN all prob
ability have to earn his bread by
working at the task for which he Is
best fitted, and to which he brings
natural taste as well as determination,
would it not be quite as well to let him
fit himself thoroughly for that task.
without feeling that he is ill-balanced
and undiseiphned because he finds tie
study of Shakespeare d delight AMI
trigonometry a hopeless puzzle, OF
gets on three times as fast in the
geological laboratory as in the ancient
History class2 In short, colleges
ought 10 be places for the develop
ment Of useful human beings, and net
machines for the making OF a certain
prescribed pattern of scholars
The Washington times., 1904-01-21
The Great Fire Problem.
Difficulty of Making Old Buildings
Safe a. Snail Expense.


Safe a. Snail Expense.
The troub.e which Is confronting
owners Of real estate now that the
public mind Is stirred up on the sub
ject of fires is the difficulty Of re-
modelling old buildings without pay
/ ing more than the repairs are worth.
IL IS probable that q great many OF
these capitalists are wishing that "a
nice convenient fire would come along
and clear the ground of those build
| Ings, 50 that they could take the insur-
ance money and put up new ones
which would satisfy the law.
There is one thing, however, Of
which they may be certain; to put off
the thorough overhauling and read
justment certain TO be required l.
merely deferqmg the evil day. Thete
Is a growing interest in civic affairs in
this country, and especially in build
ing laws. Fifty years ago nobody
thought OF interfering with a man for
building any kind of house he chose
Today the authorities forbid the cree
tion of a skyscraper in localities in
which ii will injure other property /;
they insist that tenements shall be
provided with water, light, and ven
tilation: they will not Gin some
places allow overcrowding; and they
sre beginning TO enforce laws in re-
gard to fire. This sort OF thing Is not
going to be less common, but more 50,
a. the American public becomes more
enlightened, and the cities grow more
crowded. The safest way for all these
disgrmtled spectators Is to comply
with the law quickly, freely, ard up to
/ tie very top of the requirements.
The Washington times., 1904-01-21


natural. Take a people accustomed to
wild, free, nomadic life, hunting, fish
ing. and living in the open air, and
coop them up in cabins with nothing
to do, and insanity is a certain result.
The trouble with a great deal of the
so-ealled civilization of the Indians is
that efforts have been made to aecus-
tom the wild tribes to a sort Of living
for which they were, Dy hereditary
causes reaching back INTO remote cen
tuIies, totally untitled As well Try to
make brooding hen of an eagle, or a
cart horse of a giraffe, as to expect
mountain Indians to take TO humdrum
civilized life IN a generation.
The Indian race Is widely diversi-
FED. and some of the tribes are fitted
for agricultural hfe. while others ale
not Even those who naturally take
Ito farming have been obliged TO carry
on their farms IN adverse cIeum-
stances, tuo often on land which white
settlers rejected IS unfit for amy use.
The industries for which tie Indian is
fitted have sometimes been deliberate
! " destroyed, the white man of a gen
Grafton since being fully convinced
that the duty of an Indian was to
make shoes instead of blankets,
brooms instead of pottery, and that
] the old-time industries were not worth
preserving. Today we are outgrow-
ling the disdain of aboriginal art and
/ the pride in shoddy manufactures
which was one of the most evident
characteristics of the American people
IN the seventies, and we are bringing
cur colonial furniture down out Of
the earret aud hunting high and low
for genuine handmade articles. Ii Is
a hopeful change.
The Washington times., 1904-01-21
The Logic of Vardaman.
His Statements Is to the Relation Be
tween Ignorance and Crime.

Governor Vardaman evidently
thinks it time to make a speech on the
principles which elected him, and the
speech might have been all right but
for a singular deficiency in logic. Il
is another case of statistics turned
sour. He says:
The minimum iiliteracy among the negroes Is
found in New England, where il is 2L7 per
cent. The maximum was found in the black
belt Louisiana, Mississippi. and South Carolina
where it is 65z per cent. And yet the negrv
IN New England is four and half times more
criminal than he is in the black belt
1t would be interesting 10 know
where Governor Vardanan got his au.
thority for this astonishing statement.
He then says that in the South, in Mis-
sissippi particularly, you can hardly
pick up newspaper without reading
accounts of an uncomfortable crime
committed by a negro. According to
this. the number of such crimes in
New England, where the negro is sup
posed to be four times as bad, ought
tc be still greater; but practically all
such crimes occur in the South.
Moreover, a Philadelphia paper re-
Gently said, IN connection with the ar
rest of negro tramp in that city,
that the negroes employed on the I'll
ttation plant, who came from the
South, were almost without exception
men Of vicious character, tramps,
thieves, and ex-convicts. The eolored
population OF Philadelphia objects to
the presence Of this element on the
ground that It iajures the reputation
. OF the race, but nothing can be done
about it. =
Incidentally, it may be noted that
most of the newspapers which report
ed Vardaman's speech left out certain
phrases not precisely suited to family
reading. As all know who have fol-
lowed the career OF this product of
lower Mississippi, he Is one of those
men, Fortunately less numerous as civ
liization advances, who cannot talk or
any subject deeently To such minds,
pam Speaking implies a return to the
English of Dean Swift; but il is COM
iaonly, conceded by society nowadays
tLat man may be just as acute, just
as brilliant, just as logical, using
clean language, as he can by picking
bis metaphors out of the gutter.
The Washington times., 1904-01-21
University Students.
The Dull But Industrious Student Pref
erabIe to the Brilliant.

President Harper. of Chicago Uni
versity, has expressed an opinion
which will surprise some old-fashioned
people. but which Is, on the whole, the
most sensible thing which anybody
connected with that institution has
said for some time. He SAYS that he
would rather have dull but industrious
students than brilliant ones, because
the brilliant student is generally lazy.
There is much food for thought IN
tl.is. Surprise has been SHOWN in
years past because 50 few valedic-
torans and brilliant scholars made
any particular name for themselves in
after life. Many Of the great men Of
history did not 60 to college at all,
others had only a mediocre record.
The mmistakable inference seems 10
Be that the, standards Of the college
are not those of the world.
The brilliant college student Is
usually either precocious or over
worked. A man who shows marked
ability at eighteen is very likely to
run through It before he is twenty
five, for some reason or other. The
Eudent who stands high by sheer ap-
plieation and untiring industry Is like
y to be one who knows and cares
nothing Of the world outside his own
particular interests. The student who
Eever loses interest in general ques-
tions, IN human nature. IN the affairs
Of the world at large. IS the one who,
In after life, is most likely TO take
setiye part in the worlds work.
Another law influences the develop
n.ent Of the college student, aud is too
often made Of sittle account by the
educator In a state Of civilization,
the specialist IS more important than
tbe smatterer, as a rule, and it is bet
ter to know one thing thoroughly and
tnke an intelligent interest il q mum
Der Of ether things, than 10 divide
ones attention evenly among all the
strides in The course. IT is rare. in-
decd, that the brilliant mathematician
displays equal proficiency in English
The Washington times., 1904-01-21
AMERICAN GOODS IN GERMANY.

Made IN Germany has nearly ruined
certain Industries OF England, and the
brand has encroached here to n limited
extent By way of reprisaI American
manufacturers are giving Germans a
fright by opening retail stores 81 the
fatherland and selling directly to con-
sumers. The elimination OF the middle
man Is regarded as the American peril
German papers comment on il bitterly.
In typewriters, sewing machines. cash
registers, photographers articles and
musical Instruments American cOmpeti-
ton has nearly paralyzed Deutscher IN
custries. and Just now the establish
ment Of American shoe stores in every
large German city is causing q CONNER
cial panic. Made IN the United States
may become a nightmare.-New York
Press.
The Washington times., 1904-01-21
GRAY'S FRIENDS UNABLE
TO FLOAT HIS BOOMLET
Their Only Hope Lies in Anticipation That No Candidate
Now Mentioned Can Get Two-tFirds Vote.

given serious consideration. Another
objection which Democrats raise against
the nomination OF Judge Cray. when it
is mentioned al al is the fact that re
comes from Il State which has only
three votes an the Electoral Colleee.
and hence IS not ma important factor
iI. determining Che result, even should
tho Democrats carry IT,
BayaId's fate Recalled
The fact that Delaware Is small
state was Instrumental in dcpriviue
the late Thomas r.. Bay.ird Of the DEM
ocEat.c nomination when be was Il cam
didate twenty years ago. Another OBJ
lection and il is a material one when
il is remembered that the Bryan De-
rnocracy hats set its seal o. disapprovaI
upon the candidacy of any man not
regular in ls95 and IN 1J39 is found IN
the fact that Judge Cray declined 60
support BryaIt in his fiIst campaign. not
only voting Tor Palmer. and Buckner.
the gold Demncrats. but even taking The
stump in their benalf. II is also said
lg.at he did not vote for Bryan in 1910.
although there is no evidence to show
that lie voted the Republican ticket
The consensus Of opinion -amtng Il
iarse majority Cf Democrats Is that
no mar who Was not at least tacitly
regular I'm 1856 and 1899 shah be the can
didate in ls0i; and. as It seems 10 be
almost a foregone conclusion that Bryan
and his friends viii control "a least one
third of the delegates. this fact would.
b. TIE opinion or most Democrats. seem
20 bar Judge Gray. Stil his supporters
are watching and waiting, hoping that
out OF the muddle over candidates IN
which the Democratic convention seems
likely TO find itself Judge Gray may
come forth a winner. Hence, in their
inability 20 arouse sentiment IN his be-
half. they are calmly looking forward
10 that end
The Washington times., 1904-01-21

Representative HeLry C. Smith. who.
in the last Congress. was one Of the
trio Of Smi.hs from Michigan is viz
itor in Washington. and today went 70
the Capitol To renew old Acquaintance.
I'VE have formed new party up IA
Michigan. said Afr. Smith. Yes. sir.
q brand-new party. and while I never
have had mUeh faith in new political or
ganizati0r .,Feferring TO adhere IL the
grand old party. YET I am heartily in
sympathy with this ae.g party
~ hat Henry exclaimed e4Ie OF his
friends are you we2keaine III your
loyalty to She Republican party21
"Not 1T all; not at al. sir replied
the Aiiehigander Il ana suu uncom-
premisingly a Republican; but never
theless I indorse the principles Of this
new party"
what sort Of an organization is it2''
why. it IS known as the party OF
Roosevelt Democrats. ard il caly lacks
in numbers because there are not many
Democrats IN the State; but wis few
there are. are rapidly enrolling them
selves in the party OF Roosevelt Demo-
The Washington times., 1904-01-21
THE
PERSONAL P
SIDE
pR. HALE,s BIC 80


When the Rev. Edward Fvers,t rr.ia
shan have finished his service IL ebs,-
lain 10 the Senate il may be nasaibls
70 Gnd other men VINO viii an SO
shoes but another man certainly can
not be found who win nn ar Hals.s
hat
a few days ego Senator from 4
Western state Who S far from a b,,i-
Jet head took the venerable chaplain Z
broad-brimmed SOFT hat Dy mistake ana
stroiied OCT iato tle corridor az the
Capitol. When the Senator finally Pot
the hat on he had the surprise of hss
Site 1T dropped completely over h.s
ears and be isnmedateiy began 10 ln-
quire who hpd 80 much head
The hats worn hy most men with
large hcads are Eumbered Hatmakels
have never taken The trouble u essl-
mate what size IH Hale's hats woa.d
be- ~ marked according 70 the stakaard
used on the headsear Of ordinary, NOR
tstA
The Washington times., 1904-01-21
sONG VS. INTERRuPTEp.

While members OF no. y Engine
COMPANY were acting rs hosts the other
night 70 more than 20 Of their friends
in their attractive headquaters n
North Capitol Street, an amusing Incl
deat occurred.
Charles alcIntosh. Of Truck u. had
the floor and was deeply engrossed IL
song lie was singing. suddenly g
gong sounded -z-l-4," and IN less
time than it takes TO tell the story. the
guests found themselves without a
hIjsi for it was an alarm clliing the
company C the house of Mrs. James
Tooney, z9t2 Brightw0od. avenue. where
an oil stove had been overturned. caus-
ing a fire
Before she nremen arrived. however.
tie flames had been extinguished BY
Special Policeman John Barkersmith
and No rs beautiful horses brought
the men back quickly, end the enjoy
ment OF the evening continued
The Washington times., 1904-01-21
Suggestion to Skaters.

To the Editor OF The Washington Times:
Please call attention Of skaters to the
fact that if they viii take with them
a small rope. lives may be saved. A
small rope is not Il Burden. and with IL,
two persons can quickly rescue one who
is in the water. by stretching it across
the hole, and with little danger 10
themselves II "A tight moose is made
in one end, it can be thrown to a per-
son IN the water. and il HIS arm or body
can be put into 81. rescue Is easy. The
vslue of a rope WIS recognized By my
self and companions on Northern rivers
when I was a boy. and several lives
= ere saved by its use
H. A DOBSON.
The Washington times., 1904-01-21
NUN YEW CHUNG MADE
CONSUL AT MANILA

Friends Of Nun Yew Chung, who was
for ten years secretary-interprete OF
the Chinese legation II Washington
viii be Interested 70 learn that ne has
just been appointed consul general at
Manila
1Ir. Nun left Washington last sum
mer TO 50 70 Madrid as charge DAT
faires, but in view Of the closing of. the
Chinese LEGATION there ne has now been
transferred TO the Philiooine Islands