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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-06
Constitution del Comit6 unio-
nista de TrujiIIo Alto
(De nltestro C0rresponsal)

TRUJILLO ALTO, AGOSTO T.
Ell domingo 81 del pasado los ciudada-
nos de este pueblo reunieronse para
elegir un sub-comite de la Union, qua
dando cOnstituido en- la forma siguien-
tie.
Presidente, don Mariana Encar-
nacion.
Vice, don Aniceto Diaz.
Vocales: Felix Diaz, Manuel Her.
nandez, Miguel Cruz, Miguel Mstos.
Suplentes: Juan V. Cruz, Porfirio
Diaz, Diego Betancourt, Ramon Diaz.
Tesorero, don Andres Valcarcel.
Secretario, don Jose Gonzalo Diaz.
Dentro de POGO celebrara session oil
nuevo sub-comite con ell fin de acordar
la celebration de an mseting en- este
pueblo.
FL entusiusmo cunde, la fe despier-
ia y preparanse para que Ell primer
martes de Noviembre saiga triunfante
de la urna la candidatura unionista,
que es la idea que impera en- Carolina
en- Truiillo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-06
DepartamentO de eIecciOneS
Una entrevista con Mr..
Wilcox

Hoy tuvimos OCCASION de departir
con el Superintendent de elecciones,
sobre, sus trabajos para organizar el
Departanento.
Por 10 pronto sc ha ordenado que
las urnas y casillas de cada pueblo,
sean enviadas los Alcaldes para que
las tengan en- su poder interim Sc dis
pone otra cosa.
Mr.. Wilcox es de opinion que el
n1mero de precintos no debe variarse,
sino a petici6n de los partidos que
sean inscritos para la lucha electoral.
rambien opina que deben abrirse los
Colegios en- los mismos sitios que el
pasado ano, 8 todo 10 aproximado
que sea possible.
Sc estan preparando las listas de
todos los Colegios, revisandolas con
venientemente.
En- la entrante semana Sc reuni-
ra ell Comite de tElecciones, seran
nombrados los siete Jueces de Distri-
to. Estos Jueces empezaron inmedia a.
tamente sus trabajos en- los pueblos
de sus distritos respectivos.
En- la ofcina del superintendent
na quedado nombrado Ell siguiente
personal; Senorita Hohed, Mr.. F.
L. BentenI como estenografos de in,
giles y espanol; b. w. Botes como
primer Clerk; Antonio Padial como
archivero; Antonio Salgado como EN-
pleado del material; Jose Ramos Ii
Senorita FEMME Arrastia como escri
bientesi Felipe Penedo y Antero Ar
zuah como mensageros.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-06
Manifestations poIiticas
Caguas Agosto de 1904.
Sr. Director de LA DEMOCRACIA.
5San Juan.

sOdA1 y OGLus
Distinguido senior; Hasta aver mi
lite en- ell partido republicano, porque
sinceramente sentfa simpatfas por tai
agrupacion; pero en- vista de los des-
aciertos que Sc han venido cometiendo
en- la localidad por los hombres que
la dirijen, y comprendiendo, aunque
soy joven, que ese partido no persigue
ines patri6tic0s, sinO puramente fines
personales, por 10 cual carece de las
simpatfas que debe tener un partido
que trabaja por el bienestar com1n,
me separo de el xpontaneamente dan
DO un adios a los que hasta aver fue-
ron mis- correligionarios Y declaran-
dome ca actitud independence.
LIE agradecer6 la inserci6n de las
siguientes lineas y Quedo de usted con
la mayor consideration.
Hernainio Muldonad0 P0rrata.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-06
JUzGADO DE PAz
CONDEMNS IMPUESTAS

Por rina y escandalo en- Ia via p1-
blica fueron denunciadas ante el Juez
las individuas Rita Martinez Del
fna Poupart. Fueron absueltas.
jose Diaz, Domingo Oquendo y
Cristino Padr6 fueron denunciados
por ensuciar las GALES con bagazos
de cana. Ell Juez les impuso IN peso
de multa.
Pedro Delgado que imploraba la
carload pdblica molestando a los tran
seuntes, pagara $500 de multa.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-06
I'm tTanSformista

Hoy hara su debut eL nuestro tea
tro ell artista-exc4ntrico sefior Rober-
TO Fernandez, uno do los mas felices
imitadores de Fregoli.
CamnleoIate y ReEdmpago las dos
obras predilectas del famoso artista
italiano seran las que el senior Fernan-
dez pondra en- escena esta nochs no
dudamos que el p1blico capitaleno Ira
d apreeiar el trabaio de IN artIsta tan
aplaudido.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-06
Estrechando las distanc las

NEW-YORK, AGOSTO 6,-Comu-
nican q la prensa asociada que conti-
MIA sin interruption el avance de las
fuerzas japonesas.
Ell grueso del ej6rcito que manda
ell general Oku, Sc mueve pr6ximo al
hanco izquierdo del general Kuropa-
tkin, despues de haber efecteado una
conjunction de fuerzas con el general
Nodz1.
Esp6rase que los iaponeses reali-
cen un movimiento envolvente al gs-
neral Kuropatkin atacand ole por am
bOs dancos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-06
Caguas, ) de Agosto de 10

NA5 o@o3 - NAC <A-OSb W eC 4JOI.
:sr. Director de La DEMOCRACIA.
M0y distinguido senor:
A causa de haber tenido ciertas
uegociaciones con los Senores de la
Junta de Caminos de esta Ciudad, al
vatarse verifcando una reparaci6n del
del <amino vecinal del barrio de 4San
S'alvadeg9 algunos NAL intenciona-
dos han pf>palado la falsa version de
que 70 me haD<a hecho republican,.
Como nj dfgnidad polftica esta
uluy por encima de esas pequeneces,
deseo Sc digne hacer constar en- su-
viril peri6dico, que hoy, como aver, Y
sAempre, soy y ser6 el consecuente Y
convencido partid ario de <La Union de
Puerto Rico,a por Greer frmemente que
en dicha agrupaci6n esta vinculada la
salv aci6n dc nuestra querida terra.
Anticipo a Vd. ell testimonio de mi
gratitud, y quedo de Vd. atento CORE
ligionario y S. s.
Hilario Cotto.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-06
u n A B EC A

Por la Junta de Sindicatos de Ia
Universidad de Virginia ha sido con
cedido la Association de Alumnos
lie dicha Universidad, RESIDENCES ell
Puerto Rico, el derecho de nombrar a
un joven de Puerto Rico para una be-
"a en- ell departamento acad6mico.
Para mas detalle5 dirigirse al que
suscribe,
w. N. BERKELEY.
Apartado 466, San Juan Z. Il.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-06
FL COLERA ENTIRE LOS RUSOS

NEW YORK, AGOSTO 6.-Dicen
de San Petersburgo que Sc han recibi-
do informes de Teng Wangcheng, de
haberse presentado ALI ell colera con
caracter epid6mico, que son muchos
los casos de disenterfa que es en- ex-
tremo alarmante ell ndmero de defun-
clones que d diario ocurren por una i
Otra enfermedad.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-06
En- autOm6viI

En- la mahana de hoy salieron en-
autom6vil hasta Guayama, Ell Gober-
nador 81 esposa, acompa1ados de
Mr. Hartzell y su esposa.
Sc proponen regresar esta noche
& San Juan.
El autom6vil en- que ha salido ell
Gobernador Y sus acompanantes lego
en- el vapor Coamo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-06
MAS NOT|CIAS SOBRE LA
BATALLA De HA|CHANG

NEW YORK, AGOSTO Gel Co.
rresponsal del xLondon Posto telegra-
fla que las fuerzas rusas que stacaron
las posiciones japonesas en- Haichang
ascendfan q 80. 600 hombres.
La lluvia de proyectiles SO mantu-
vo constante y terrible hasta las tres
de la tarde en- que los japoneses So re-
tiraron, dejando ell campo cubierto de
cadaveres.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-06
RAICHEN RECUPERADO

NEW YORK, ACOSTO 6. .-Comu-
nican de Londres que los japoneses,
repuestos de Id derrota sufrida, alta
caron a los rusos logrando recuperar
la plaza de Haicheng.
En- este combate los rusos perdie-
ron mil hombres y % ofciales, cayen-
do prisioneros mil soldados.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-06
In puertOTriqueho apT0VechadO

En- la Universidad de Barcelona Y
despues de obtener la mejor califca-
ci6n, ha alcanzado el primer ano de
Medicina el joyen puertorriqueno don
Salvador Bavf Y Bracons.
Felicitamos carinosamente al com
patricia. que por 81 inteligencia y
amor al estudio yiene honrando q su
pals.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-06
Los japoneSes en- Corea

NEW YORK, AGOSTO Clos
japoneses han ocupado q Haucheng,
en- Corea, con objeto de protejer desde
ALI los trabajos que estan realizando
los ingenieros.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-06
No acepta

Nuestro companero don Jose La
brador, que fu6 designado para en-
cargarse de la Administration de SEI
Carnayal, siente no poder complacer
poP ahofS>a dicha smpresa, pues sus
muchas ocuP Ppciones Sc 10 impiden.
Ii senor NBarreiro continuara al
frente de La administrator del Sema-
par
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-06
'SERv|C|O CABLECRAF|CO
De IA DEMOCRAC|A"
la ACTITUD De hLEMANIA
PBEOCUPA 4 RUSSIA

NEW YORK, AGOSTO G. -Comu-
nican de Berlin que el gobierno aleman
ha disPuesto salgan Embellishments
para Liao Taung varios cruceros de
la armada.
Esta noticia ha causado sorpresa
en- Russia.
D1cese que el lgobierno ruso Sc man.
tiene en- espectaci6n.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-06
.CUARTELE GHERAL DEL Ma
RISCAL OYiMA

NEW YORK, AGOSTO Gel ge-
neral1simo de las tropas japonesas,
marques de Oya anna, ha establecido su
cuartel general en- Kaichou, desde don
de dirigira el avance de las tropas del
Mikado.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-06
CORTE MUNICH AL
Condemns impuestas

Juan Ndnez, que agredi6 al poll
cfa Juan Montoyo, fue sentenciado
dos meses de arrestO.
-Ceferino Rosado, acusado de
aggression Jose Acar6n, fu6 absuelto
libremente.
Manuel Aybar que le falt6 de
palabras al policfa detective Manuel
Vargas fue absuelto libremente.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-06
CAmBi0S

Londres, sIv.... 4.S5 4 4.91 E
New York, vista 12s d 10 centys. z.
Paris, 2a24 D.
Hamburgo, !" -. 81
Espaas. Z dIy.2si i 2ai"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-01-07
sURNso TO rHs GROUND.


Louisville. Ky. Jaa. t-ss Cath
crimes academy. \ Catholic school for
girls located near Springfield. KY
burned % The Eround early sunday.
There were no fatalities. Ths ioss IS
about 100000. The IRE vas discov.
cred BY Miss May Curry. a cripple
and one OF ths sistera ran nile in
her bare feet and clad only in a night
dress % give the alarm az So Roses a
boys school Usually about i2s % i50
girls are IN attendance az che academy.
but many Of them were away on their
Christmas vacation.
Between IS and 100 rirls were 10 the
school when the Are broke ost. SO
rapid was the progress o. the famcs
that the siris barely escaped with
their lives. and clad only IN their
robes de nait. made their way over the
icv and snow-covercd felss 20 the
academy at st. Rose. where they Were
sheltered Ah of the buildings ra7-
r7ttea With tho insutution were de-
stvoyei
A special train furnished by the
Louisville q Nashville win leave louis
vile Monday morning carrying clothes
and medicine 20 the sufferers The
train win return during che day with
the 127 sisters and pupils. ana they
VIII be house aud fed here until other
wise cared for. ST. GATHERINGS was
ono ~ the historic ciurauonai innti-
tut.ons OF Kentucky. and was founded
In 1ynE
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-01-07

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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-01-07
Dead Bodies We're Piled Four and Five
Feet On Depth ai the Foot
Of the Stairways.
Scores Of Persons discovered in the
Asles With Their Faces Com
pletely Trampicd OF.
The corrses Rau'et Away From th. Play
House Piled CT Waroas Like
Cords Of Wood.

Some Of The Audience Were s1Hoclted
BY Escaping Gas White sitting 30
Their Sests-Hurdrc5. iniur-
CO; Scores viii Die.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-01-07
AXES. KNIVES AND PISTOLS.
Two Men Dangerously Wounded In a
Fight Near lnes. Ky.

Inez. Ky, Jan. f-With their brains
oozing out aud n bullet hole through
each OF thelr heads. Afford and Hay
den Johnson. brothers. were found IN
the public pike. near Jennie. W. Va.
SIX miles northeast OF here.
Anthony Crabtree Jacob oliver and
the two Johnsons. IL is said met AZ a
saloon and began drinking together
Finally an started home. They had
not gone far until a fight was precip-
itated. In which axes. knives and pis-
tolls were freely used. Crattree and
Oliver were pitted against the two
Johnsons. Who were unarmed except a
pocket knife and an AK
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-01-07

burned % persons 90 ce1ft. anon
them being tho governor cr tao sf-
George w. Smith. TIE a.f
plies no iustauces Of free .n tiea.
that may De ciasscd oith thc ihrse
mentioned
Chicaeo Jan. 1-For tne drst time
since Chicago has posses oI bells 20
peal whistles 70 shric'l ard horns To
blow. The old year was allowed TO ST.
ient'y take ils place in history and the
new year permitted to come with no
evidence Of i7y af its birth
In an Official proclamation issued
Thursday afternoon bv Mayor Carter
d. Harrison he made the snreos-ion
ihat the usual New Years eve cciehra-
tIon he for th.s time omitted. Tho
idea found O. ready Response in the
hearts OF tno people ana thc mayors
words 'n fact only gave utteranco 90
tae Huesrreased thought that lai fl.
ef ttom an
The appalling calamity of W.inos-
day .n the igoouois fheatar las cast
Ch.caro into the deepest rriaf and
GLOOM and Tor tho tmc leir- no least
seems fo havo chilled and lc1lencf oil
fac ordinary ambitions OF rfe nrsi-
ness Friday was performed with tho
sole Wow to Hrfuai nace fv and even
chat much wae carried ort fn rcr.
fsrc.orv manner
Ir alIiUnn fo hs proclamation Be-.
eHi iulue t.o afternoon erreosfirr
irat tae HHuai Sow Years festivities
hr ohaniorri Mayor uarr.r rr Thurs
Inr n.-ht made fno 1rrHnn0. ucnt
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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-01-07

"s"'HA 'H"A"A NA NAO ANNAA M"NNAW|A "..AA
bad crowded tho tables and fcors or
r. tnrsday morning. In Some caees
they we're successful. IA MANY others
taey we're not
It was Impossible for relatives 20
secure an tho carriages they wished
fo convey friends and relatives 90 cem-
ctcrics. IN many cases it was not pos.
sIhie for an members of ttc immcdi-
ate family 20 ride In the funeral pro-
cession because no carriarcs could De
procured fcr them.
Tho Nrcrtmon We're simply over
wleimod hy the demands and oarncst-
lF urged that as far as possible. the
relatives should content themselves
with a carriage for the psutaarers. thc
hcarso and ono other carriage frr the
family Where there were more mcm-
hcrs 90 tho family than could convent
emily rlfc in one carriage thty were
compelled to make their way to the
cemetery by other methods of trans
roriat'0n.
The entire family % Frederick g
fond- for e1 years cashier Of tna nro--
nE reaper works. was eNtcrm.nlrei
r Che Gre Iu the disaster SIR Pond
.f DIS wife ana two chnfrca. am Of
whom have becn ilonrGal a sister
0f airs Pond. Miss Grace Trtre fs
s.Nl among the ug H.er. a g.
Ncaroii farrhtcr 90 SIR Pond was
identified solely hy hcr faoff a rfrb
bin was al that icd f0 the r.ro-a.fon
nc Raymond Pond. rs years ol The
,nnerai of Mfs Pond arI h.r fr1 cru-
ir.u v.i h. delayed untl tt. body of
f.-s Iure rouni
Friday afternoon a man. Har-oreI
rri worm entered C.t'lea Grove
f''rne car carrying 'n a.s arma tc
body r0lf.r .arcf rfI Tho
'm Na wrapped n oan.
A. ..e lat.'r toaN eat with
'.. n .Is arms Goo conductor
'.m on taa aHoa.ler .al
.h 'i't .'' t.e ra. NJ ,He conn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-04
FATE or THE MrNTING DIES.
All Sent to Philadelphia mt CIose os Year and Destroyed In Presence
 of Omcials.

"All the United States hints forward to the mint at Philadelphia at the close of each year." said former treasury off, ficial, according to the New York Sun. ''the steel dies used in coining the vari. ous denominations of gold and silver coins for that year, and bearing It's date, and the Philadelphia mint distrib- utes to the branch hints at the same time the new dies for the coming year. All coinage dies are made at the Phil- adelphia mint, but are returned there as the end of the year to be destroyed.
 s'The dies are round pieces of steel, three inches long. and sloping to the top on which Is cut the face of the coin 1t stamps, with the date. The dies are col- lected and taken to the blacksmith shop of the mint, where. in the pres- ence of the superintendent, the coiner and the assayer, they are heated red hot in the forges and hammered out of shape with sledge hammers on anvils, and after having given currency value te millions of money. are cast aside as worthless, except as scrap"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-04
EVERY IS" WAS STOLEN.
Consequently This Publication Was in Great Distress and Compelled
 to Lisp Out Its Ideas.

We are thorry to thay, :" explained the editor of weekly paper in Texas, that our compothing-room wath entered latht night by thome unknown thcoun- drel, who thtole every eth in the ethtab- lithment and thucceeded in making hith ethcape undetected.
 Tt hath been impothible of courthe to procure 8 new thupply of etheth in time for thith iththue, and we are thuth compelled to go to preth in a thituation motht embarrathing and dithtrething; but we thee no other courthe to purthue than to make the betht thtagger we can to get along with out the mtthing letter. and wetherefore print the 'Newth on time regardleth of the 10th thuthtained.
 "The motive of the mitherable mith- creant ith unknown to uth, but doubtleth wath revenge for thome thuppothed in- thult.
 "It thall never be thaid that the petty thpite of the thmall-thouled villain hath dithabled the 'Newth.' If thith meetth the eye of the detethtable rathcal, we beg to athure him that he underethti- mateth the rethourceth of a firtht-clath newthpaper when he thinkth he can cripple it hopelethly by breaking into the alphabet.
 we take occathion to thay to him, furthermore, that before next Thurth- day we will have three timeth ath many etheth ath he thtole."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-04
CHEESE IN WISCONSIN,.
Kn Spite of Seventeen Hundred Fac- tories in State There Is No Over
 Production.

''You might as well look for an over- production of children as an over-pro- duction of cheese" said U. s. Baer, sec- retary of the Wisconsin Cheese Makers association, at the Republican house, to 8 Milwaukee Sentinel reporter, The fact that we have upward of ], 700 cheese factories in Wisconsin has raised the cry that the business Is being oveC- done. The people of this country have not yet learned to eat cheese, but they are coming to it. Let me tell you, the consumption per capita in England is nearly 13 pounds 8 year, whie in Wis consin it is only about three pounds a year to each person. We are above the average of the states in the consumption oS cheese. notwithstanding we are go far behind the Englishmen in this re- spect. There were produced in Wiscon- sin during the past year 90,000, ,0OO pounds of cheese, which is more than a quarter of the whole amount produced in the United States. The average price has been ten cents pound, so that you can see, with possibly the exception of butter, the making of cheese Is the first single farm industry in the state There Is no Wisconsin cheese being exported, for the simple reason that the domestic demand takes all the supply"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-04
SILENCE NOT ALWAYS BEST,
One Woman F0and a, Flaw i'm the Time-Honored Adage-Experf-
 ence with Swedish Cook.

Misunderstanding sometimes arise from slight causes, and occasionally one occurs which seems to prove that silence is not always golden. Tn this case trou- ble was brewed without word being spoken. Young Mrs. Bonds Swedish cook, says the Youths Companion. was scrupulously neat about her work, but her figure was so unlovely, and her countenance so unprepossessing that her overfastidious young mistress could never bear to look at her. Instead, when ever the young housekeeper found 1t necessary to interview her unattractive maid she kept her eyes fixed upon large black coal scuttle that always stood be- fore the kitchen stove.
 One day as Mrs. Bond stood, as usual, in the doorway gazing intently at the coal bod while Matilda was telling what groceries were needed, the handmaiden unexpectedly changed the subject, and proceeded to give vent to the pent-up feelings of many weeks.
 Vat for you all tam luke at my's coal pocket, messis?" exclaimed Matilda, with evident resentment Every day I scrob heem inside and scroob heem out side, until he vas yust so clean as my can wash heem-luks, meesis, have scrub all she's skeen of heem-but all the tame you luke-luke at heem likeyou tank dondt wash heem at alli Inever sees no lady 50 particular about she's coal beckett" 2.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-04
FREE SMOKES FOR SINNERS.
Tobncco Used fin Prisons Does Not Pay
 . Government Revenue Tax-A Recent Ruling.

Convicts serving terms in the various prisons of the country have one privilege people outside the walls do not enjoy. The commissioner of internal revenue has decided that it is permissible for state prisons to manufacture tobacco or cigars for it's own inmates without pay ing license. The commissioner says:
 Il would say that upon careful consid- eration of the question involved, 1t is held that charitable or other institu- ton conducted by the state and under state authority, with it's own operatives, has the right to manufacture tobacco, cigars, or any other tobacco product without the payment of tax when all such manufactured tobacco is used ex- clusively within the state institution.
 ''The tobacco must, however, be manu- factured within the limits of the state institutions and no portion of it be re- moved therefrom. If any portion ot such manufactured tobacco is found out side of the limits of the institution, it will be liable to seizure and forfeiture, the same as any other unstamped manu- factured tobacco which might be found upon the market"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-04
RATS KNEW CAT WAS ABOUT.
Int They Never Saw the Cat and Were on Another Floor of
 the House.

"I have observed recently rather curious thing with respect to the rela- tionship between cats and rats, and 1t has led to rather interesting refiec- uon, said man who takes much inter est in animal life, to New Orleans Times-Demoorat reporter. For awhile the rats overran my place. At night there was no such thing as quiet around the house. They would scamper across the floor, bumpAp and down the steps and cut all kinds of capers. We se- cured a cat, and from tie very time the cat appeared on the place the rats be- gan to get scarce.
 There is nothing curious about this fact in itself. But to my personal knowledge the rats have never seen the cat. The cat has remained on one floor and the rats on another. There has been no chasing and no conflict between them. Now, I'want to know how the rats know the cat is on the place
 .'The inquiry has caused me to indulge the more interesting reflection: How far can rat detect the presence of 8 cat by the sense of smell? Evidently at considerable distance Else the rats at my place would not have known of the cats presence under the circumstances. I'm quite sure that they have never seen the cat. But they know he is there just the same, and they have been awfully cautious since his arrival"