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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-11-23
TeIegramas al sehor Palmer
Ouebradillas.


Santiago II. Palmer. Juan.
Unionistas Quebradillas hacen su-
va carta DEMoCRACIA aplaudiendo
plan gobierno propuesto por usted
por creerlo como 1nfca medida saliva
ci6n economical del pals. Ell Comit6.
Barceloneta.
Santiago r. Palmer. Lo felIcito
por su carta inserta DEMNCRACIA de
aver. Sus indieaciones me satlsfacen.
Atentamente, Arturo Quintero.
Utuado.
Santiago r. Palmer. Sinceramen-
10 aplaudo artfculo DEMOCRACIA titu-
lado |nle1icanos. Su carta alberta
Preside Union publicada dicho pc
ri6dico, la suscribirfa coniGbilo, en-
tendiendo sera unico medic salvar Ia
Isla. Jose Lorenzo Casalduc.
Guayama.
Santiago r. Palmer. Felicito car
ia alberta sobre autonomfa regional
todo mi modesto concurso. J. Lopez
Curet.
San Lorenzo, via Caguas.
Santiago R. Palmer. Juan. Co.
mite local Unionista en- session extraor-
dinaria celebrada hoy Sc adhere &
plan econ6mico que usted propone en-
carta al doctor del Vale aplaude
artfculo AnelJcdnos de LA DEMOCRA-
CIA. Mendin, Presidente.
Juncos.
Santiago r. Palmer. Con gusto
he lefdo su carta al DR.. del Vale in
serta en- LA DEMOCRACIA. Ella res
ponde las aspiraciones de TODD Ell
pals. LIE feiicito. MARTINEZ.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-11-23

Fajardo. Acabo laer editorial
n6mero de aver Y carta Palmer Vale
no precise decir que me adhiero 4 una
solucion que propuso como miembro
del Directorio desde 1900 durante CO.
bierno del General Davis. Mendez
Cardona.
Carolina. De absolute conforml-
dad conformidad con las aspiraciones
principles Auton6micos sustentados
en- artfculo 41aencdnos Carta Palmer
edicci6n aver, va mi adhesion. r. Il.
Delgado.
Santa Isabel, via Salinas. Junta
Local Union, por ST nombre todos
correligionarios este pueblo, acepta Y
hace suyo, plan gobierno auton6mico
propuesto por Palmer en- carta del
Vale, publicada ese peri6dico aver;
unfco sistema hoy por hoy conveniente
al pats. Angel Monserrate, presidente.
Naguabo. Partido eUni6n, Ma
guabo conforme artfculos titulados
<Autonomfa Regionala y eAmericanos
siempre o-Rafael Rocea.
San Sebastian. Junta local Union,
correligionarios localidad adhierense
en- TODD al pensamiento carta Palmer
Y artfculo AneeriicaitoS, publicado
DEMOCRACIA q corriente. Autonomla
regional satisfara aspiraciones pals.
Juan T. Caban, Presidente.
Hay mas te!egramas de
adhesion, que seran insertos on
los nimeros proximOs de LA
Democracia."
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-11-23

Sc necesita un empIeado en-
una casa de comercIo de esta
Capital que conozca ell ingIes,
teneduria de Iibros y sepa es-
crlbir en- maquinilIa.
P. o. 564. Buenas reco-
mendaciOnes j referencias Sc
necesitan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.
[From the Philadelphia Record

the EnIidOtlplld 1AtCOtO.I
Always looking for an opening-the
burglar
The chronic borrower is usually out on
strike.
We can forget fully half of all we hear
and not lose much.
A piano has more keys than door, but
it isn't SO often locked.
No man can really afford to be stingy
unless he is very rich.
The chief end of man, according to the
chronic kicker, is his feet.
Butter is not always a strong point in
favor of a clearinghouse table.
The ball player finds that too many
highballs interfere with fly balls.
When an idea suddenly strikes man
it often catches him off his guard.
Some people wouldn't even pay COM
pliment without asking for receipt.
Even the one-legged man may have a
pretty good standing in the community.
People with hay fever may be excused
for having no scents of right or wrong.
A girl never thinks it worth while to
faint unless there is a man around to
catch her.
The female shopper doesn't have to go
to the exchange desk in order to change
her mind.
Wigwag-"Im on the water wagon. "
Guzzler-"Oh! come have a julep.' Wig
wag-"Not for mint
Wigg-'-Infiuence counts for a great
deal, even in college athletics" Wagg-
Yes, 1 don't suppose a fellow can make
the crew unless he has a strong pull.
Sillicus-'I don't suppose you will ad-
NIT that marriage ever improves man.
Cynicus-" Wrong. There's nothing in the
world like marriage to take the conceit
out of a fellow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

GFrom the Chicago News.1
The cup that cheers the hCneybee is the
buttercup.
Many who think they will be chosen
aren't even called
Some men remind one of a bird 'S-eye
view of the real thing.
A man never gets full until he too
far gone to get home sober.
There is nothing in name. No river
thief has ever stolen a river.
Critics are misanthropic persons who
have a penchant for throwing stones.
The husband of a woman who insists on
occupying seat in an open car reserved
for smokers when there are other vacant
seats may be easily convinced that mar
riage is a failure
If n man could get credit for his good
Intentions money would be no object.
Too many business women are interest
ed only in the business of their neigh
bors.
1t is better to be able to hold the tongue
in one language than it is to speak seven.
Women seldom save up money for a
rainy day, because they can't get out to
blow it in when it rains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01

members of both bodies, and not as an
official act of either association.
Consequently nothing was said over
about the franchise last night. ]. M.
Mcfarland and T. E. Sheard were ap-
pointed a committee to make contract
with the Topeka Baseball association
by which the park association is to re-
ceive at the end Of the season its prom
ised 10 per cent of each days gate re-
ceipts as rental for the park. w. e.
Drechse1 and ]. NJ. Mcfarland were
elected a park committee, to have all
affairs pertaining to the park in their
immediate control. The gathering was
a harmonious sort of an affair. Mr..
Sheard won his point, namely that peo-
pie who have nothing to do with the
baseball association must keep their
hands off its affairs, and then hand
somely conceded this morning, that the
disposition of the franchise lies within
the power of the board of directors of
the baseball association, and that he
will call them together when the season
is over, and let them take complete
charge and do as they deem best.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
LAYHAWKER JOTS.

A Hutchinson man who is up to date
in a good many other ways, wears
wooden shoes.
Colby claims to have the champion
croquet players and girls ball team of
western Kansas.
Thirteen feet stalks of corn bearing
Il inch ears are a common sight around
Centropolis this August.
The editor of the Leroy Reporter has
a severe case of the govt owing to the
rich donations of his subscribers
1t is with humiliation and sorrow that
a Mucotah man admits to being unable
to dodge the kick of blind and deaf
mule.
In Leavenworth three boys were fined
for throwing ancient eggs. The police
judge said the lads must suffer for per-
petrating so stale joke.
A Downs man found a pine silver in
the yolk of an egg he was eating. If
ii had been allowed to hatch would the
chicken have had a wooden leg?
In Franklin county the walnut crop
promises to be the largest in the his
tory of that territory. In many cases
the limbs are broken by the weight of
the nuts.
Emporia claims the banner sunflower
OF the Cottonwood valley. 1t is 13 inches
across, weighs five pounds. and one
who cared to count said it had over
1000 seeds.
A plague of hard-shelled bugs came
QOWn OIL OOUCOIQld Tie OlHSA llASAA
swarming over and into everything.
With the morning they had disappear
ed. wither, no one knew
From the Methodist town of Baldwin
comes a tale of two story eggs. A
specimen found measured ~ inches
and on the inside is another egg the
size of an ordinary hens.
A Winfield fisherman gave as his ex-
cuse for coming home empty handed
that a blacksnake as big as his arm
chased him away from the creek And
yet a temperance crusade is to begin
at Wichita first.
A Chanute woman has returned from
her vacation in Montana. With her she
brought the rattles of 80 snakes she
as lively a time as il she had spent a
week on the st. Louis Pike.
DR.. ]. NJ. Hamme, of Cottonwood
Falls, is the Republican nominee for
state senator in the Marion. Morris,
hopes of beating the doctor and tells
this story as one of the reasons why:
On a recent moonlight night a small
party, of which the doctor was one,
We're out serenading. Crossing a vacant
lot timid rabbit jumped up and sour
ried away. The doctor. who is prof.
cient on a guitar, struck a note and
instantly bunny stopped. perched on its
hind legs with quivering paws and ears
extended. Then followed an air so en-
chanting that the little animal was
hypnotized so completely that one of
the other boys walked up and captured
it Now, say the opposition, how can
you beat a man like that?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01

is the jack and spends his days swinging
in the hammock smoking, and his even
fngs calling on the girls.
Every one likes the man who, having
his choice of three or four seats in the
parlor. takes the one beside his wife.
In buying a vehicle buy one with two
seats: in this way three persons can be
taken along TO advise the driver
A girl in pair of white shoes is a
shock to timid soul There is always
the first sensation that she is in her stock
ing feet.
1t is said of a worthless Atchison boy
20 years old that he has never had 4
chance. He is vel land strong: whot more
of a chance does he need?
An Atchison woman, looking around at
the lovers she used to have who have
since married, is writing book on Chill
dren 1 Might Have Had"
The woman and her sure remedy are
sometimes to be avoided. An Atchison
man tried a sure remedy yesterday, and it
cost him a big doctor bill before morn
ing.
The evangelists who are engaged in
holding street meetings in trying to save
souls, should also explain how TO save
hair. They have fine hair in abundance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
Jacky's Mistake.

Two deep sea jackies of Celtic race
and Uncle Samuel's service were cruis-
ing for berth one day along a country
road. The joyful festivities of the city
water front had delayed their return
aboard the white battle craft whose
honored name in letters of gold adorn-
ed the front of their blue caps, and now
adrift they were rolling ahead with the
gentle sidewise swing of a ship when
she courteSieS buoyantly to the under
hurl OF the foam fecked waters. They
were a hunger and a thirst and had
parted with the paymaster's last dona-
ton long before the wharves were hull
down far astern.
Presently they saw fine fat birA of
emerald hue in a well furnished cage
hanging on the veranda of a residence
That parrot a little further up the road
placed on the market, would buy din
ner, or at least drink, and this brace
of lawleSS men of the sea. bent them
selves to its capture. One slipped into
the yard while the other moneyIess
mariner stood at anchor watch at the
gate against a possible surprise. Polly
of the tail of her big round eve. till
Jack was we'll within hail Then she
found her black tongue.
''Shove off, you bloody. brine soaked
piratei"
Startled at the stiffness broken by
rebuke so aptly spoken, or overcome by
the natural superstition of the seafar-
ing, J-ck lost his nerve and stumbling
astern toward the gate he murtered,
Beg pardon, sur. thought you was a
bur-rd. San Francisco Call.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
QUESTION OF DOG TAX.
Are Young Puppies Subject to the Lii
cense Ordinance?

Attorney Galen Nichols raised a
question in police court this morning,
concerning the dog ordinance. Lincoln
McCaslin, a painter, was arrested yes
terday for failing to pay dog tax. He
had failed to buy tags for one mamma
dog and three very young ones. In
police court his attorney said that he
was willing to pay taxes on the older
dog, although it had been listed as
property valued at 500. and the taxes
had been paid to the county, but he
did not think it was right to pay on
three pups which bore the date line
of August 2.
In defense Attorney Nichols read a
copy of the dog ordinance which
seemed to substantiate his claim. The
ordinance says that the dog license
shall be due on January 1 of each
year. AS the pups were not here last
January he contends that no tax is
due on them until next January. He
illustrated the absurdity of the ordi-
nance in general by supposing that
pup was born on the last day of
March, before the penalty accrued,
and another born on April 1. thereby
costing its owner two dollars more
than the one born the day previous.
Judge Hamilton saw some reason in
Nichols argument, and took the case
under Amusement until tomorrow
morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
GLOBE SIGHTS.

IF'rom the Atchison Globe.J
Always take Sunny Jim's advice. He
knows.
1t is dangerous to place confidence in a
man who brags over having fine kin.
Reform, in time. gets around to every
thing in the world but the undertaker's
bill.
1t is strange that when a man praises
his kin he is a bore, and when he roasts
them heisn't.
Il can stand a district school teacher
pretty we'll but real professor is too
much for me. Drake Watson.
1t is said of an Atchison woman that
she is so modest she tainted when at
tempting to battle her boy baby.
When the cards were dealt to an Atch-
ison man he drew two queens and a jack
His wife and daughter are the queens
and study art. and entertain" His son
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
GUESTS OF HOCH.
Senators Fairbanks, Long and Stubs
Taken to His Home.

Marion. Kan, Sept. 1.-The Fairbanks
special arrived over the Rock Island at
II 80, more than an hour ahead of the
Topeka delegation. and in time to lead
the procession of 1850 excursionists from
Wichita, who came over the Rock Island.
The Wichita band preceded the carriage in
which rode Fairbanks, Stubs, Hoch and
Senator Long. to the Hoch home. While
in Marion, Fairbanks and Stubs AMI
Long the guests of Mr.. Hoch. The
one other politician who is a guest at the
Hoch house is John @. Royce The spe-
cial trains were late in arriving. Another
special from Wichita over the Santa Fe
brought a delegation nearly large
that which followed the Fairbanks car
riage. The Newton train brought 200 and
the special from southern Kansas had IL
coaches. On the trip from Topeka to
Marion no stops were made except ut
Harrington. There Senator Fairbanks
shook hands on the depot platform. At
the other stations the crowds saw him On
the rear platform as the train went
through without stopping.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
BOND DEAL COMMENTS.

Henry Allen says in the Ottawa
Herald:
Joe r. Burrow, c. c. Coleman and L
l. Dayhoff, the members of the state
schol fund commission have sued the
Topeka State Journal for $4,000 dam
ages for publishing what the Journal
alleged to be certain facts about the
Comanche county bond deal These
statements have been heretofore set
forth in the Herald
The state school fund commissioners
bought 1925, 900 worth of Comanche
county bonds bearing only AZ per cent
interest. Four months ago they might
have bought the same bonds and were
urged to do so, when the bonds bore
6 per cent interest. This would have
made the state $50. 900 more in interest
than the state will now make II Co
rnanche county ever pays The Journal
fntinates that the deal is a shady one
for several reasons
First. il Comanche county bonds are
desirable they should have been
bought when they bore per cent, but
instead of that the school fund COM
Snissioners allowed Mr.. GODDARD, a bond
agent to refund the bonds at 4 y per
cent, thereby sacrificing $4,000 in in
terest before they bought them. Mr..
GODDARD received $4,000 from Conan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
HART LET HER GO.
Chief of Chinese Customs Releases
the Independent.

Chefoo, Sept. Ii p. m.-Sir Robert
Hart, chief of the Chinese marine Gus
toms service, mas decided that the
steamship Independent be allowed to
proceed for New Chwang unhampered.
(The Independent, under charter to
the Osaka Steamship company to con-
vey food supplies from Japan to New
Chwang, was detained when she enter
ed Chefoo by the Chinese custom au-
thorities on the charge that she violated
the neutrality of the port. She carried
contra band of war. The question of
what should be done with her was re-
ferred to Sir Robert Hart)
One Japanese cruiser and two tor
pedo boat destroyers were seen near
this harbor today.
Residents of the "hill' heard heavy
firing nearly all last night from the di-
rection of Port Arthur. The Russian
wireless telegraph station to the east of
Chefoo mas been dismantled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
ROADMASTER IS MOVED
Santa Fe Official Goes From Ottawa
to Chanute.

Ottawa. Kan, Sept. 1.-The office of the
roadmaster of the Southern Kansas 6i-
vision of the Santa Fe has been removed
from here to Chanute. The papers were
master, Elzie Butcher, will go to Chanute
either tonight tomorrow. The road
master who has had his office here has
had charge OF the Burlington branch, the
Colony branch and the Southern Kansas
division from Otta va to within three
miles of Chanute. The reason for making
the change was that the roadmaster can
save considerable time by having his Of
flee at Chanute. there is a morning
train out over the division earlier than
there is from Ottawa and there is also an
evening train returning to Chanute. There
is already a roadmaster at Chanute for
the other part of the division and the Of
flee there will be a joint office. Mr..
Butcher said this morning that he had
not yet been advised about the office
force, but that he thought it would be cut
down by having the joint office. D. Hill
debrand, the regular roadmaster, is
Colorado at this time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
NEW MINT OPENS.
Coinage Will Not Begin Until July 1,
1905.

Denver, Sept. 1.-The new, United
States mint in this city was opened to-
day with presidents salute of 81 guns
and raising of the American flag over
the building by George E. Roberts, d.
rector of the mint of Washington, d.
c. The mint will not begin coinage I'M
til July 1, 1905, as no appropria ton has
been made by congress as yet to cover
the cost of coinage.
Frank NJ. Downer has been appointed
superintendent of the mint. The first
deposit received at the new mint was
made by E. E. Burlingame & Co., of
this city. 1t was a brick Weighing
1864 ounces and is valued at S10,5
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01

1T has come my way on two or three
occasions to be what they call a hero -
said the railroad engineer. but for some
reason the reporters didn't happen to be
around and didn't get my picture in the
papers
"One night on a western road I was
running q heavy passenger train and came
within an ace of going into the river
where a bridge had been washed away. l
stopped within ten feet of the brink but
only one passenger seemed to think had
done anything smart. He came IOungfng
up to the engine. looked down at the rag
ing flood and ba ok at me and finally said !:
" You are a hero, sir!'
'Yes?
"A real hero. And where is the near
est saloon?
" Back seven miles,
'' Then I'll ask you to walk back seven
miles with me and take a nip"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01

New York World: The statistics of
presidential elections for the last forty
years show that a change of six per
cent in the vote would have reversed
the result in almost every case. In
many of them a much smaller change
would have done it. Even in 1896, when
the Democrats were overwhelmed by
a Republican plurality of 100000 in the
popular vote, and a majority of 80 in
the electoral column, a change of $4,000
votes properly distributed would have
defeated Mr.. Mckinley and elected Mr..
Bryan. 1t is the independent vote that
makes presidents, and with both par
ties again divided on the old lines. the
independent vote will be the bloody
angle of the campaign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01

Henry Clews, the Wall Street broker,
who is a friend and admirer of the Jap
anese, in the latest issue of his Finan-
cial Review. discusses the war situa-
ton as follows: The war is once more
becoming a factor in the situation, in
asmucn as its early termination. which
now seems likely, would relieve the in
ternational money markets of the
strain which it's continuance must i'm
pose. Port Arthur's fall is imminent.
After that. what of VladivostOk, Muk-
den and Hardin? There are those who
believe that a war of exhaustion will
follow, and that Russia will simply at
tempt to tire out her doughty little an
tagonist. This is by no means a GER
tainty. for Russia's political, social, in
dustriaI and financial affairs are in
such a weakened and demoralized con-
dition-to say nothing of the impaired
condition of her army and navy-that
the strain of war may be greater upon
her than upon Japan. Russia possesses
vast territory and enormous resources;
but these are undeveloped and her
population is STEPPED in ignorance and
widely scattered. In such a struggle
mere numbers do not count, but sue
cess goes with intelligence and capacity
for rapidly organized movement, par
ticulars in which the Japanese have
proved themselves vastly superior to
their heavy, stolid foes. Certainly the
conditions today favor a reasonably
early termination of the war rather
than a long drawn out contest, which
will be adverse to interests of all the
great powers concerned"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
LOCAL MENTION.

The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety of the Walnut Grove NJ z.
church will meet Saturday afternoon
instead of Friday, on account of the
picnic.
The New York and New England
Association of Railway Surgeons have
invited ]. d. NJ. Hamilton, claims at
torney of the Santa Fe company, to
deliver an address before that body
pertaining to the management of
claim departments of railway systems,
at its next annual session in the Acad-
emmy of Medicine in New York city,
November 17-1s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
INVITED BY PARKER.
N. Y. Federation of Labor Organizer
Visits RosemOunt.

Esopus. n. Y. Sept John Be-
CART, one of the state organizers of
State Federation of Labor, was a Wis
itor at Rosemount today. He declined
to discuss his visit and Judge Parker
would say nothing about it, but it was
Parker's invitation and that his visit
had to do with the reported attack of
the labor organization upon Senator
McCarren as chairman of the state
executive committee. 1t was stated
here this afternoon that an effort
would be made to get the labor peo-
pie to modify the method of their at
tack upon Senator McCarren so as to
defer the battle to some occasion
other than a national election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
GOES OUT OF BUSINESS.
Mr.. Breidenthal's Equitable Union
Will Pay Back Money.

The affairs of the Equitable Union. a
fraternal life insurance order organised
by John Breidenthal, is winding up its
payments will be given back to the
policy holders. T. z. Sheard is the rep
resentative of the order in this city.
Mr.. Breidenthal does not have time to
look after it.
The order was organized two years
and six months ago. 1t has about Is
members in Topeka, about 30 in Atchi-
son and 10 in Kansas City, Kan, with
Few others, not exceeding 76 in ALL
at different points over the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
BURNED HALF THE TOWN
Fire Damages Juarez, Mexico, to Elk
tent of $3.50, 900.

Ell Paso, Tex, Sept. IA fire which
broke out last night in Juarez, Mexico
destroyed fully half of the business
houses of the city. including the Banco
de Minera and Picard Brothers dry
goods house, one of the largest in north
ern Mexico. Ell Paso's fire department
went to the aid of the burning city and
pumped water from irrigation bitches
until the mud stopped the engines. The
lost is estimated at $3.50. 600 -