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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-19

bs sentado en- una encruciJsdai
al pie de IN sya, Ia vi que So
acercAba por una dc las veredas
que conducen al rio. Tan bella
apzreci6 s mis- ojos, que la crel
uns aparicion. lbG vestlda de
szal y lIev&ba un sombrero sdor-
nado con hermosss plumas de
aveatruz.
Caminaba distrafda; pero
de repente volvi6 los ojos y me
miro: en- 8u rostro SO pinto una
paIidez mortal; mas prcnto pa
reci6 dominar 81 emoclon y ace
lerardo ell p.so, corrio q srrodl-
llarse sobre el c6sped, al pie del
/ tronco en- que estaba sentado, y
me abrszo con una ternura y un
H ardor para nj desconocidos.
4 -lOh, Gsbriel, mi Gabriel!
Il lexclsmo hace una eternldad
/ Que no te veo. He estsdo via-
i il ndo mucho tempo por tleTras
/ flejanss; pero III on jnstante be
f dejsdo de penEar en- II. mo sa-
/ bias que estsba susentes
No, IeresLondf: 20 10 &c
quieD es usted.
A estas psiablss mfss, Ell
pIacido rostTo cam bio de asrec-
/ to, ios jos Sc lie lienaron De Ia
grimss excls mo er trc sole zos
NO 60 bes quien soyI Cue
bien me castjPA Ii yoz DE tu
inocer
, Volvio & abrszsrme y el
Ilanto que rodabs por sns NEIL
| las, del6 humede cida las mlAs.
-sNo tabes qulen soy
agreeo; tno ccnoces ei CASTILLO,
, Ia case grsnde Que llamsn Ell pa
? lecio de Mimic
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1sda fpera de ID cssilla del Sur
; Bien; mas ala de ESQ
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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-19
InteTesantGS nOtiCiaS
de Ponce
(De nlteStrO CorrespOnsaI.) J

PONCE, AGOSTO 18.-Desde aver
por la tarde esta alberto en- Ponce. ca
lie del Sol n6mero ocho, ell <Cfrculo
Unionista." El Cfrculo desea que los
peri6dicos de la colectividad le visi-
ten, ruega cada empresa Periods
tica del partido envfc un eiemplar de
la hoia que sostenga, q la direction
siguiente: "Cfrculo Unionista de Pom
ce'', Sol 8, Ponce.
-Supimos anoche que por elemen-
tos unionistas de Ponce Sc trabaJaba
por organizarla la hueste de Juana Diaz,
adicta & | a Union. va Sc ha designa-
do allf una junta provisional para los
primeros trabajos.
Ell com andante Lutz, de la poll
cfa insular, sigui6 viaje q San Juan
desde Mayaguez. FL capitan Silen
regres6 4 Ponce, de aquella ciudad,
aver tarde.
--Apesar del informe que dimos,
suministrado por republicanos, de que
en- las elecciones de estOs en- Ponce, ell
domingo dltimo, obtuvieron las dos
candidaturas que Sc disputaban ell
triunfo l, ,854 votos, Sc nos asegura por
cuatro personals que Sc ocuparon de
fr contando los electores que entraban
en- el colegio republican, de la calle
de la Marina, que no entraron a vo-
tar en- ell colegio referido, 1nico de la
election, nj quinientas personals.
Quiere decir, que 10 de los 1854 vo-
tos. de las dos fracciones, es pura fill
ia: question de hacer Greer que tod av1a
queda alguna gente dentro del maltre-
cho republicanismo poncefio.
-Esta noche, nuestro querido
amigo don Nicolas Santini Torres da-
ra en- su casa una reception q los es-
pesos Cestero-M angual. invitando pa
ra dicha reception q otros amigos su-
yos.
-Tomas Sanchez, denunciado por
ell guardia Crespo por turbar la paz
pdblica, fu6 multado con un dollar.
Ell muchacho Aguedo Torres
yendfa dulces, anunciando su mercan-
cfa con gritos que molestaban al p1-
blico, fue denunciado y multado con
80 centavOs.
-Esta m af1ana lego ell vapor fran
css <Santo-Domingo> con pasajeros,
sin carga. Viene de Santo-Dom1n-
90, sale esta tarde.
--Anoche hubo un meeting republl-
cano en- Juana-D1az, de los partida-
rios del Alcalde Tosas. Fue pac1f1co.
En- la velada que SO celebro Ell
lunes por la noche en- la sala del hotel
Melia, en- obsequio los esposos Ces-
tero-Mangual, Teresita Mangual de
Cestero dijo una melopea mexicana'
con mdsica tambien mexicana letra
dol gran lfrico Juan de Dios Peza'
Tanto la recitaci6n, como la letra y
la mdsica de la melopea. encantaron a
los oyentes.
Ell comerciante Ramon Dtaz tue
denuncia ado por tener en- su estaolecl-
miento de pulperfa cuatro quesos anne
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-19

vaba en- ell brazol ocultare Dol
trsie Y mis- joyas. 7 ahora tie
dare gusto y me ire.
Y diciendo esto volvi6 ha-
cis mi, me estrech6 en- los bra
zos hasta shogarme y me lleno
de besos. La mir6 con carlf1o,
v va dueno de mi mismo, In
pregunte:
-sVolvera listed prorto?
ST, vids de mi vida y te
traere una csjits de soldados.
una pelota y varios otros ju-
guetes.
-Milsdi, dijo mi msdre
con tono de reconvenci6n: sno
cree usted que ESQ sera una I'M
prudepcia!
No, Jues; sera una dulce
trayesurs.
Cuando Sc retro. Ia cbsen
ridad del cusrto me psreclo m8'
prcfunda y pronto me- dorm
cons pdo con aquel CT belio 81
oro y squel rostro que 8 mi m'
pare Gle divino.
Mi msdre nur c. me- slent'
( que dirigiera IL pslsbrs i
bells sonora que squellA Hoch
habfs lido d visit5lme; eTo es
toy eeguro de are vclvis q yer
me con fTecuer clio, Iues nc eI
rsIo Que al detl'rt4r per !
ma6sns, encontrsra e. loslrss
iuguetes Il lsdc &C nj c'ms,
cuando preguuts ba & M nsdT
ouien me los hsbfs llevadc, mo
via In csbeza con dis isgusto J 7
me contestsbx.
No recuerdo haber vuelto
yer 6ls misteriosa y ado1t b
DANA, bsstx que So, basisI
crecido, me deisD ysgar soi'
TOR los psraues jrmf diato
Creo Que entonces tendTis J
ocho amos. Cierto dia Que eat
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-19
CHISPAS
Ell HUMORI SMO.

\
Entiendo yo creo en- mi anima
que Ell primer humorista que conocit
el Universe fue ha sido Dios.... La
primera manifestation de acerbo hu-
morismo fu6 naturalmente ell. crearlo.
Porque quien sino a FL debi6 J
pudo ocurrfrseIe semejante hanl0rada,
agravada aumentada por el cuidado
que Sc toma de conservarlo?.
Dicho Sc esta que esta afirnacion
mia en- pugna con las teorfas de aque-
las escuelas en- que Ia fria raz6n des-
carta toda hip6tesis poetica, no mere
ce tomarse en- serio y 81 muy mas que
mediano cr6dito.
Humorismo que sublime senti-
| miento! Sterne, Espronceda, Sviff, La
IRA tantO5 otros que al cultivarlo,
perecieron entire sus aceradas garras.
Comparara 20 los modernos ex-
| plosivos, de p0derosO efecto, aunque
de delicado manejo, este nuevo explo-
sivo Intellectual, Ell mas poderoso que
Sc conoce, eSta dinamita del alma q
cuya expansion Ia necedad iDsignifi-
cancia humanas saltan en- aparatoso
estruendo conmovida hasta sus mas
hondos cimientos. 10y adn nos queda-
mos cortos!
Sc ha dicho. El humorismo es pa
trimonio salon, comienzo creerlo ;
| estas razas, que hemos convenido en-
lamar seri0S, por perfecto fen6meno de
equilibrio, conservan mas su indio-
sincracia, ese exceso de bills sarcasti-
ca que hace reir hacia dentro con car
cal ada hom6rica que suele terminar
en- puro sollozo.
1 Porque ell humOrismo no Sc ha-
| LA tan esparcido en- nuestra raza,
sombrfa, casi tetrica en- el fondo
sPorqu6 Quijote no 10 halla en- ell
texto de sus caballerescas historias,
Y 10 eierce en- sus desaforadas empire
sas, que proporcionan tests, al inmor-
tai nance de Lepanto, para conmover
al mundo, de magnffcas paginas del
mas soberbio huD2o4is1n0 que registra
la humana literature?
ST: e. humorismO, es el bottom de
fuege con que los espiritus superiores
han sabido acariciar, con Garcia de
latigazo, esta pobre bestia humana,
que renqueando arrastra hace va de-
masiado tempo, el CAIRO de sus mise
rias eternamente iguales, implacable-
mente eternas. sPero es que Sc han
acabado ya los cosecheros?..
Y he pensado hoy en- los humoris-
| tas, en- esa falange de terribles arcan-
geles, que pluma en- ristre, deshicie-
ron tanto, al considerar, tras para
mi va largo retro Rdel cultivo de las
letras, que en- esa incesante Iucha, de
la nueva generacion literaria, que
cual ell rumor apagado de lejano ma
embravecido, llega hasta mi con nos
talgica cadencia, hacienda vibrar to-
davfa, escOndidas fibras, apenas sc
descubre 6qu6 digo SO descubre?, no
existe el humOrismo.
En- ella nj sfquiera he podido sos
| pechar la existencia de unO de ellOs...
Los nuevos analizan, descuartizan
d Ia francesa, pintan. perO no sc
rfen... solloZandO
Nj como Arlequ1n (que dir1a Men
| dez) siQuiera....
Don NADIE.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-19
AIISO IL p BLIU

En- sla antigua y aeredjtada
sastreria d. r. Montes aeabase de
instalar una srcursal de la muy
reputada ia brica DE- sombrerOs ola
Bella Borinquenas Dc sucesores de
de Juau Cabrer S. on G. de- Ponce
Ed dich0 establsoilnien'O ha
lara a. Iubiicc, coDtinuam ente.
variadosurtido lie SOMBREROS dc
todss classes; para hal'ero8, para
ninos. senoritaa : n,nas
De pajiiis, de imitaci6n jipfja
pa y feltro, De pelo y isna.
Sc hsce i la orden cualquier
sombrero; pa b pr4cios y demas in
fnrmes, dtrijiTse 4 FORTALEZA 28
San Juan.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-19

ricanos en- NAL estado. Ell Official de
Sanidad aprob6 la denuncia, verifica-
d por la policfa.
En- ell Juzgado Municipal de esta
ciudad Sc estan despachando todos los
asuntos pendientes con mucha acti-
vidad.
I'm amigo de Coamo nos ha di-
cho hoy que la cosecha de cafe ALI es
escasfsima, y que ell comercio hace
muy pocos negocios en- aquella loca-
lidad.
Ell guardia Manuel Antongiorgi,
de este puesto, ha sido trasladado a
San German, sustituyendole Ell guar
dia Pedro Perez de aquella ciudad.
-Continuan los ejercicios militia
res de los guaroias en- la explanada
del Castillo, al mando del teniente
Iturrondo.
-Respecto della candidatura de De-
getau, para comisiona ado a w Washing-
ton, no hay homogeneidad de criterio
entire los republicanos de Ponce.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-19
CARTAS DETENIDAS EN- Ell
POST OFFICE De
SAN JUAN,

M. Fay, Gonzalez, Fontanals ca,
Manuel Gonzalez, Gerardo Nastri,
Pedro Gabriel Carreras, Cambuhe
Hun Pierre, Juan Hernandez, Carmen
Jimenez, Jose Elias Lewis, Amparo
Muriel, Carolina Morales, Jose Me-
diavilla, M. MARTINEZ y CO, Alberto
Matresi, Georgina, Rosa Ortiz.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-19
Partido DemOcratiCO
de Puerto Rico

Sc ruega & todas aquellas perso-
mas que no Sc hayan afliado a1n al
Partido Democratico de Puerto-Rico
Y que deseen ingresar en- dicho Parti-
do, que dirijan su solicitud de ingreso
q la mayor brevedad possible don
Miguel Salas, Secretario, 0. T. Box
486 San Juan. ID.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-19
OL|NDE RODRIGUEZ

Pasajeros salidos en- dicho vapor
para Saint Thomas Y Europa:
Anita Gimenez, Abelardo Cine
nez, Alisa George, doctor Lambert y
familia, Enriqueta Stiele, Cesar Espa-
mol, Carlos Morazzano, Jaime Row.
no, Manuel Ochat, John Brawn, Vicen-
te Matfas
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-19
EjempIares de "La Demo-
cracia" Sc haIIan de venta:

En- los kioskos de la plaza de
"Baldorioty.
En- ell cafe "La Margarita.
Y en- la imprenta, calle de San
Francisco, So.
En- estos sitios Sc encontraran tam
bi6n ntmeros atrasadOs.
Evening star., 1904-03-22
A Site Commission Proposed.

Yesterdays debate on the bill provid-
Ing for the selection of a site adjacent
to Lafayette Square for the proposed
building for the State, Justice and Com
merce Departments seemed clearly to in
dicate that a strong sentiment exists In
the Senate in favor of placing all future
government buildings within the MALI
avenue triangle. The opposition to the
taking of any of the Lafayette Square
sites appears to be intent upon prevent
ing action on the pending measure Ev-
cry time ii has been brought before the
Senate of late there has been such pro-
longed debate that vote has been made
impossible through the lapse of time.
Much of this debate has been valuable.
In causing a thorough ventilation of the
important subject OF public building en-
placement and design. 1t has further
more served an excellent purpose in dis
closing the advantages of the project for
deyoting the south side of Pennsylvania
avenue between the Capitol and the
White House exclusively to this use.
IL il is a fact, as the repeated post
ponements of this bill suggest, that ac-
tion at this session is impossible on the
lines laid down in the measure even
with the alternative offered between the
Lafayette Square and an avenue site,
then 1t is to be hoped that some such
terday by Senator Hale will be adopted
this year in order that there may be
no recurrence of this time wasting pro-
Evening star., 1904-03-22
An Economical Expenditure.

Washington Is exceptionally fortunate in
the advantages for fighting fire with
which it is endowed in its broad streets,
smooth pavements and lack of enormous
piles of masonry in dense congestion. 1t
has of late years had an efficient freight
ing force. noted throughout the country
for it's promptness and intelligence. al
though palpably understood. With all its
advantages the capital city should have
been the best risk" In the country in point
of insurance rates, but for various reasons,
among which has been the congressional
indisposition to provide sufficiently for the
growth OF the fire department, the rates
have risen of late until the business men OF
Washington now are charged virtually as
heavily as are those of cities where the
fire danger is constantly very much greater.
One of the causes or pretexts of the ad-
vance in fire rates is the belief which pre-
walls ia scme quarters that there is not
enough water here to cope with general
confiagration. just the fire department
officials today confess that they cannot
now fight successfully two big fires ut
once.
The proposition to install here a high
Evening star., 1904-03-22
Recurrent Pneumonia of Later Life.

From the New York Herald.
The death of former Mayor William r.
Grace as the result of second attack of
pneumonia proves the virulence of the dis
ease especially at this season. His first
seizure was In December last. but his re-
covery was not complete. The recurrence
of the malady few days ago was, in all
probability, due to a reinfection when the
system was the least prepared to resist It.
Often when elderly persons convalesce from
pneumonia the lungs are left in a catarrhal
state for varying periods. and no one Is
considered safe from relapse until the air
tubes are entirely cleared OF mucous ma
terial and the bronchial membranes are
fully restored to their former normal con-
dition
The chronic cough is always an Indication
of decreased vital resistance to the pneu-
monte microbe. Any ordinary exposure is
liable to invite second attack of lung
fever" and no precautions are too strict
to prevent such a possibility. The bad
weather OF the last week or two added to
such a danger. and MIR. Grace. with many
other victims, miscalculated his strength
In the circumstances mentioned the patient
Is apt to become very much Frustrated
from the first. and none Of the numerous
remedies is of any avail. Death occurs
from cardiac failure following systemic
poisoning. The latter condition was evil
dent by the development of coma during
the last hours,
Evening star., 1904-03-22
The South and 1908.

Clark Howell of Georgia serves notice
that in 1903 the south will present a candi-
date of her own for the presidency. Just
at this time he thinks very highly of Sen
ator Bailey, who is clean and able man
This is all very well. but there are two
things to be considered in connection with
it which make it subject to revision.
In the first place the south. in consenting
to efface herself again this year leaves the
field to the east. and the east is considering
for the st Louis nomination men like Judge
Parker. Mr.. Olney. Mr.. Hearst and, inter
mittently. Mr.. German. The nomination
and election of one of these men would
mean a renominati tion in 1908. A successful
administration would make that certain
while an unsuccessful administration would
make the nomination that year of so httie
importance that the south would not care
to contest for it. Even the nomination and
election of Mr.. Cleveland might very well
mean another try four years hence. He IS
in fine health now and would then be but
little past seventy. If third term should
be voted, why not fourth?
In the second place the south has been
in leading strings so long, first to the
east and then to the west, that clipping
them and going it alone would not be as
easy as imagined She has acquired the
habit of dependence in national affairs.
She has no national policies. She has
taken not only the candidates, but the
platforms from her allies as a mere
matter of expediency until she has been
on both sides of every question. She
supported Mr.. Cleveland and his sound
money hackers as enthusiastically as she
afterward did Mr.. Bryan and his free
silver hackers; and she is applying to
the latter now some of the same epi-
thets she applied to the former. This
does not MAKE for character, nor would it
inspire public confidence as to leadership.
The south has some men who are high
1y accomplished and very attractive on
personal grounds Mr.. Bailey is one, Mr..
Williams of Mississippi another. Among
her older leaders are Mr.. Cockrell and
Mr.. Daniel. But old and young alike
identified with her political course for
the past two decades and this leaves them
representative of but one issue, and that
the notification of the fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments to the Constitu-
tion. AS do their supporters, they view
everything as through the negro, darkly.
No southern man will ever be nominated
for the presidency until two political
there, until discussion is free and well
come, and national policies are examined
on their merits.
Evening star., 1904-03-22

cess of contention over sites Mr.. Hale
called attention to the fact that the
jurisdiction of the committee on public
buildings is broad and general and
that it has not for ten years directly
supervised the construction of a public
structure in Washington. Then he pro-
posed:
There ought to be committee made
up of such senators as the Senator from
New Hampshire tMr Gallinger), the
chairman of the committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia, for the District is in
terested in this matter; the Senator from
Indiana (Mr. Fairbanks). who is chair
man of the committee on public build
ings and grounds. and who is con-
servative. careful man; the Senator from
Iowa (Mr. Allison); the Senator from
Maryland (Mr. Germany. who has had
They ought to take this whole matter
in charge and report to Congress plan
upon which we can construct buildings
on the south side of the avenue; and
then the question of architects fees will
come up also. But we ought not to be
hurried along and driven to pass a bill
of this kind, putting up immense
structure on the western side of that
park, when we ought to put everything
that is built hereafter for the next thirty
years on the land below the avenue"
Whether such commission as Mr..
Hale suggests would reach early re-
suits or not must be left out of the
present consideration. The main point
is that something definite should be
done. Everybody who has studied this
question at all attentively agrees that
the southern side of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. must be reclaimed from it's present
deplorable state and there is a strong
conveyance of opinion, both public and
private, to the point that this can best
these lands for the governments urgent
and prospective building needs. The gov
ernments interest in the case is not
simply utilitarian. 1t seeks first of all
reasonable economy in the purchase of
land and convenience of access. 1t
should and in the main does seek also
to make incidental contribution to the
Mall-avenue triangle proposition meets
all three requirements ideally.
If only through such a commission as
that proposed can the knot of site
contention and divided committee juris-
diction be cut then by all means let
1T be formed with perhaps a joint or
ganization with similarly constituted
ments may surely follow recommenda-
tions. The governments needs are
pressing and the capitals development
is retarded by these delays. Action, and
along the lines laid down by Senator
Hale in this and other recent speeches,
is urgently required
Evening star., 1904-03-22
Upflolst
Depa artrHaent.

Fn TTENTION is called to the
IMl d. T. Owen Combination
XIV Davenport Bed and Couch,
which we are now showing.
This is most convenient piece
OF furniture, combining the useful
with the ornamental, thus serving
double purpose-as couch and bed.
Up to the present time nothing
has been offered for sale in this line
that compares with the Owen" in
point OF usefulness, sightliness, du-
rability or simple mechanism.
And for those living in apartment
houses it is incompatible, taking
up but a small space when not in
use.
1t is thoroughly made, inside and
out, fitted with high-grade spring
and good quality mattress-hair
mattress if you desire it, for little
more.
Evening star., 1904-03-22
The World and MIR. Olney.

The friends of Mr.. Olney protest against
the New York Worlds criticism of his rec
ord as Attorney General on the trust ques-
ton They are quite wrought up, and de-
clare that a great injustice is done their
favorite in the statement that the anti
trust law was a dead letter on the books
while he was at the head of the Depart
ment of Justice. The World stands to its
guns, and Is making it quite lively for the
whole Olney following.
This topic is not new with the World
No American newspaper has a better or
more consistent record so far as the trust
question is concerned. It has fought the
trusts for years. After assisting in the re-
turn of the democracy to power in 1892, it
resented the appointment of Mr.. Olney TO
the attorney generalship with great spirit.
and called repeatedly for his removal. 1t
construed his appointment as sop thrown
to the trusts and predicted that nothing
would be accomplished against those cor
porations while he remained in Office. 1t
failed of its object. Mr.. Olney was not
only not removed. but became the strong
man of the cabinet, and upon the death Of
Judge Gresham was advanced to the State
Department
But how does the World reconcile it's at
attitude toward Mr.. Cleveland? Ten years
ago they were bracketed together in its dis
pleasure. Its criticism of the one applied
with equal force to the other. Mr.. Cleve-
land was justly held responsible for Mr..
Olney. and told that in making the selec-
ton of his Attorney General he had played
into the hands of corporations which had
aided in his election. Now, while still hold
ing Mr.. Olney up to censure for his record,
the World is booming Mr.. Cleveland with
the same record for President. And, what
is more, If MIR. Cleveland was the stay of
the trusts then, he Is infinitely more their
hope today. They are booming him as in
dustriously as he World itself is. In fact,
the World and the trusts have now the
same candidate for President.
The World is right In its appraisement of
the Olney regime in the Department of JUS
tce. 1t was faithess in the matter of the
trusts. They went their way without fear,
and are asking nothing better now than a
return to the White House of Mr.. Olney's
former chief, and such another appointment
at his hands to the attorney generalship
as will show his appreciation of the bridge
which has carried him over.
The Worlds trust record is admirable,
but. in the light of it, it's present attitude
toward the St Louis nomination needs an
explanation. How does it justify itself?