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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-06-23

Entire las 'gentes que yo trato, no
todas sabias nj discretas, he dido Co
mentar burlescamente el rasgo del in
signe Maragall, poeta laureado en-
Barcelona, al designar su mujer le-
gftima, q la esposa que lie dio la Igle-
sia, para ocupar ell trono de un minu-
to de los Juegos Florales. Acaso hu-
biesen preferido estos malignos CO
mentadores que ell poeta en- question
nombrase reina de la fiesta alguna
vaporosa sflfide, <bella 8 juvenca 8
blanco vestita,> como la BeatriZ del
Dante. Y acaso, adoptandO otro pun
| to de vista, les hubiere parecido bien
| que Juan Maragal, en- vez de desig
mar 4 su sonora, hubiese designado a
su querida, en- la hip6tesis de que la
tenga Mel sobre hojuelas ST esta
amiga Illegal del poeta-sigo en- ell te-
rreno de la hipotesis-hubiese sido la
compa1era, por legitimas nupcias, de
alg1n sencillo ignorante mortal. =.
icon que morosa delectacion no Sc
hubiese saboreado ell rasgo del trova-
dor enamorado, que asustaba al bur-
! cues lanzando un cartel de desafio &
la moral q las costum bres.. =. Pero
ell trovador-ique decepcion.-no pO-
sefa ninguna sflfide, y 81 herido de
amor estaba, 10 estaba por su buena
esposa, digna de todos los respetos.
ese poeta, catalan al fin, nos da
una leccion de realidad, de realidad
honesta confortante. No era este
10 logico? A los que encontramos la
poes1a en- Ia vida vulgar, no nos en-
fada, en- modo alguno, la regularidad
haber sido, ST no ell fundador, ell legis-
lador de la escuela romantica, vivio
siempre como un burgues. Hubo de
casarse joven. Cant0 brillantemente,
con ritmos que no eran revoluciona-
rios, Ia deliciosa poesfa de las nup-
cias Padre de familia, celebro, en-
estrofas Que todo ell mundo debiera
repetir de memoria, las alegr1as de
una paternidad precoz y ell diyino en-
canto de Ia infancia adorable. La glo-
ria del poeta fue incubada, por decir
asi, q puerta cerrada, en- la sombra de
un hogar amigo, en- casa del bibliote-
carlo Nodier.
No desconozco, claro esta, que en-
Ia historic de cada hombre, sobre
todo ST ha escrito versos, hay una sill
fide. Todos en- la juventud hemos con
tado nuestras penas q las margaritas
de los campos, y todos hemos conocf
do, gustado dorado alternativamen-
tie las encantadoras tonterfas de La
passion por Ia be1dad esquiva com
placiente.
5Quien no suele encontrar en- me-
dio de sus recuerdos 8 entire sus reli-
quias algunas de esas ruinas pueril
mente adoradas y que nos hacen al
mismo tempo llorar y sonreir? En-
ell santuario ~oculto que ouisieramos
reservar al 1dolo imperecedero, con-
Iservamos al menos los accessories sa-
grades que Sc relacionan con ell obje-
to de nuestro quito. He aquf, entire
dos paginas de un ibro, algunas ho-
jas secas, reducidas a polvo cuando
las tocan nuestras manos. Vivieron
con vida jubilosa sobre la rama que
en- una tarde de primavera hac1a CO.
mo un cuadro de verdura al rostro de
la mujer amada. Y ahora la vuelta
de Ia juventud en- ell declive de la
existencia, Sc convierten para noso-
tros en- el sfmbolo de nuestros fragiles
amOres.
Las palabras acariciadoras que
Sc pronunciaron una tarde al abrigo
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-06-23

Era una noche sombrfa, obscura.
El cielo, sin ninguna estrella, Sc ilu-
minaba ora ST, ora no, con culebrinas
de fuego que Sc hundfan en- la inmen-
sidad, dejando la noche mas l6brega
y temible.
Margarita, envuelta en- un manto
negro, cruzaba las GALES de la ciudad,
recelosa Y timida, como una mujer
honrada que sc expone heroica pc
ligros desconocidos.
Algunas trasnochadoras que tam
bi6n recorrfan las callss de Ia ciudad,
Sc detuvieron.
ives? Esta es la esposa de Da-
mel. Y sc sonreian con malicia.
Ella segufa apresurada, tenn
blando Y 81 alguien Sc hubiera acer-
eado habrfa visto lagrimas en- los
oios palidez en- aquella frente....
u mientras este pasaba en- la ca
lie, Daniel, que la habfa seutido salir,
Sc apretaba las sienes pr6ximas es-
tallar, murmuraba:
La vii, la miserable. sSera ca
paz?
Tn buen oculista habfa arrancado
las cataratas de los ojos de Daniel.
La hermosa luz habfa vuelto 4
~aaaiar an sns uauilas. pudo con-
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-06-23
BAQUERO Y GANDARA
0FRECEN:

Mafz del pals, en- medios sa-
cos, quinta2. ..... ...... a 1-50
Harina xPOTENTEA la me-
jor marca. & S $40
Zinc liso para techo, de 3 por
2 y medic.
Id. id. para forro, de6por 3
Id. i'd. i'd. i'd. de por 2
quintal. .................... q 4-5O
Cemento Dragon" en- ba-
rifles, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. & S $50
Mani en- sacos, quintal. 49,. q 5 500
Grampas en- brrls. de 90 lbs. q 800
San Justo 13 y Is San Juan, Puerto
Rico,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-06-23
Acadia Municipal de Camuy

Desde esta fecha por 81 t6rmino
de diez dias estara expuesto al pdbli-
CO en- las paredes exteriores de esta
Alcaldfas el presupuesto para 81 afio
de 1904 1905.
Laure,atia0 EssrelEa,
Alcalde.
Junio I5 de 1904.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-17

road tour was planned and carried out,
and Mr.. Sothern was established as a
successful star
Mr.. Sothern's second play was Lord
Chumley," written by David Belasco
and the late Henry c. De Mile.
This, like the first, was a comedy
with a touch of farce, but his next
play gave the first note of Sothern's
higher and more serious intentions in
the drama. 1t was The Master of
Woodbarrow," which had been a fail
ure in London. but which Sothern made
in New York the success of the season
Then followed SOtherns portrayal of
the part of the'dissipated duke in Hen
ry Arthur Jones' first American sue.
cess. The Dancing Girl" which Mr.
Sothern produced, with Miss Virginia
Harmed as leading lady. Then follow.
ed SOthern'S success as Rassendyl in
The Prisoner of Zenda," a play that
had been refused very generally by
London manag gers; Change Alley"
The Adventures of Lady Ursula" and
The Musketecrs," in each of which
Mr.. Sothern played Il romantic role.
Mr.. Sothern has twice appeared as
Hamlet. Last season he drew record
crowds at the Garden theater in this
classic role, and prominent critic said
of his portrayal of the great Shake
spelr"an character:
IL is many years since the Ameri-
can stage has seen production of
preat ShakpSnpa RAN tragedy as tenn
perately vigorous, as richly beautiful
and as consistent and even as whole
as Mr.. f. III. Sotherns Hamlet, which
was presented last night at the Garden
theater.
Hitherto Mr.. Sothern has been chief
ly known as the most interesting of
our romantic actors in modern plays.
During a few years past he has shown
an ambition to act in plays of the high
est literary and dramatic value. His
present performance of Handet, which
is said TO be Il distinct advance on his
first New York performances, places
him in the front rank of American act
ors.
"Mr. Sotherns performance of Ham
let was unique in recent experience
because of it's rare union of physical
and temperamental distinction with
personal self effacement. First, last
and always the attempt was to render
Shakespeare's Hamlet, not Mr. Sotb
ern's.
"Mr. Sothern finds it midway be
tween the two poles of the part, and
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-17

he plants his feet there firmly. His
cisive quality of the princes nature.
bringing out with ringing emphasis the
ardor of his love for his father, his
awe at the ghostly apparition, the ex
element of his resolve upon revenge
the vehemence of his denunciation of
his mother. Even in the famous solilo-
quies one feels rather the fever of
forced inaction than the self commun-
ings of Il spirit that is rendered lax by
philosophy and unnerved by doubt. All
this is perfectly legitimate and compati-
BILE with the highest reverence for the
text as 1t has come down to us. The
effect Mr.. Sothern achieves is the ex-
element of action. the suspense of sit
uation and through it all the working
out of a fate not the less terrible be-
cause 1t is simple and obvious
Mr.. Frohman, speaking of Mr.. Soth-
ern's career. once said:
1T was in May, 1885, when l took
charge of the Lyceum theater in New
York, and Mr.. Sothern was a member
of the stock company. Even in those
days MIR. Sothern was regarded as
most painstaking actor. No detail was
too small for him to overlook. In that
think there is Il trait inherited from
his father. He is always the first man
in the theater. the last to leave.
The anxiety and hard work that pre-
coded that first play, The Highest Bid
der can hardly be described, We had
been rehearsing for a month with Da-
yid Belasco as stage manager, but at
the end of the second act we had sit
uation that seemed hopeless. Every
body despaired. But that situation had
five curtain calls on the first night
Sothern met with one of those spon-
famous triumphs that never left me in
doubt of the great career he was des.
tined to achieve.
while l was planning Sothern's tour
a short time after that he came in dis
tressed. They are getting out posters
he said, with my name on them in let
tiers taller than l am. Please make
them take those big letters off. can't
1--we up to them You will have to-
said, and he did"
ROBERT BUTLER.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-17
The SALE OF
LOUISIANA
Valuable Historical Documents in
French Foreign Office
Made Public

PARIS, Feb. 17.--Under the authority
of NJ. Delcasse minister of foreign af-
fairs f. Spencer Pratt, formerly United
States minister to Persia, who is now
residing here. is making extensive re-
searches in the archives of the foreign
Office. relative to the transfer of the
provinve of Louisiana by France to the
United States. The investigation has
brought to light all the cfrcumstantial
details of the transaction, including
the confidential letters of the French
minister at Washington advising his
government as to the various stakes of
the negotiations and the letters and
documents signed by President Jeffer-
son and Secretary of State Madison.
Many of these have hitherto been I'M
available. owing to the rules of the
foreign Office. which have prevented the
copying of documents in the archives.
In speaking of his Investigations to
the Associated Press Mr. Pratt said:
zone of the most curious documents
found is an autograph letter of Louis
XIV, giving away the vast Louisiana
territory to his cousin. then king of
Spain, as a present. The fact of this
gift has heretofore been known only in
IA geperal way, but the text of the let
Ter discloses the casual nature of the
gift an also the fact that Louis XIV.
previously offered Louisiana to Great
Britain. which refused to accept it,
90
gift is as follows.
II have caused the Marquis De Girl
maldi. subject to your ma jesty's pleas
ure 10 sign "A cession of New Orleans
and Louisiana to Spain. had offered
1t to the English In place of Florida.
butt hey refused IT, | would have
ceded them other possessions to have
spared Spain having to cede this latter
one, but l fear that any cession in the
Gulf of Mexico might lead to serious
consequences. | feel that Louisiana
but poorly compensates your majesty
for the losses you have sustained but
In ceding you this colony, | consider
less its value than the good accom-
plished In uniting the Spanish and the
French nations Union is alike neces-
sary for our subjects and our house. -
The letter OF the king of Spain ac-
cepting the present, said Mr.. Pratt.
refers to the further strengthening of
the union of the two nations by a
number of royal intermarriages Later
documents show the recession of
Louisiana by Spain to France and give
minute details of the sale by Napol-
con OF the province To the United
States.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-17

trunk full of plays" which had be-
longcd TO HIS father and mentioned in
particular dne called Trade" MIR.
Frohman tea,i the play. believed it to
have merit and after changing its title
tn The Highest Bidder nut it on at
the Lyceum the following June. with
MIR. Sothern i'm the premier role
The play went SO well that the man
TEet tried 10 secure for the actor a ~.
ease from his road tour with Miss Dau
fray the next season. but she demand.
ed $1,000. This Mr.. Frohman would
rot pay, but Mr.. Sothern, against the
advice Of his friends. paid it himself.
Thus he began the next season in the
I-yceum, under the management of Mr..
Frohman, in The Highest Bidder"
supported by Rowland Blackstone and
Mr.. lie Moyne. 1t was a time of doubt
and Importance both to his fortunes
and those Of his manager. The sales
we're all to the good. however. and q
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-17
KENTUCKY TRIES OIL.
Experiments With 1t In Road Inn
provement Prove Successful.

prOvement Prove Successful.
Oil has been used on a road near
Lexington, Ky, to render it dustless
and more durable, and it is said the
results are all that could be hoped for.
After a considerable expense and prep
aration mile and half on the recon-
struction part of the Newtown pike
were treated. beginning one mile from
the limits, says the Lexington Herald.
A Whites oiler, similar in many re-
spects to street sprinkler spread the
crude oil, over which sand was scatter
ed to depth of half an inch.
Recently a large roller was passed
over it, In the time intervening be-
tween laying and rolling the lighter
oils had evaporated and the sand and
penetrated limestone had set in an as
phalt coat, the effect of the roller be-
ing still further to compress and
smooth the surface. Despite several
disadvantages, of which inability to
heat the oil and the cool season were
chief. the results are probably all that
could have been hoped for Water
proof, dustless and elastic, the road
has also been made more durable. This
last feature of the process, the discov-
cry OF which was incidental to the orig
inal use of oil as a dust layer, has
brought it to the attention of the en-.
tire country.
In the west the first treatment of oil
Is charged to the construction account
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-17

$500 Piano Free, North Star 4 Blue
Front.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-17
POOR GEORGE DIDN'T ENJOY THE MOTOR RIDE

"oh, George" eooed the two young
things In the motor, 'how lucky we
met you'll DO come and have a rldel
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-17

Mccarthy, is one of these, and it may
we'll be said that the star, L. II. Soth-
ern, has never filed more acceptably so
exacting a role as that of Robert, king
Of Sicily who is transformed into the
likeness of his court JESTER Diogenes.
Mr.. Sothern's performance in THE
Proud Prince is worthy of and has
received highest encomiums, and If he
decides to produce the play in Eng
land, as reported, there is no reason
why he should not duplicate his Amer
lean triumph.
The present season will, moreover,
prove an interesting landmark, so to
speak, in Mr.. Sothern's career. His
early life In drama was most intimate
ly associated with the old Lyceum
theater in Fourth avenue, where, In
1887, Daniel Frohman presented him In
his first starring venture. Mr.. Sothern
headed many more Lyceum productions
and, in fact, was the principal contrib
utor to the early prestige attending the
name of Frohman. Therefore 1t was
strikingly appropriate that he should
have been chosen by Mr.. Frohman
DanieD to open last November the i'm
posing New Lyceum theater In West
Forty-fifth street
Mr.. Sothern was playing in the old
Lyceum in the winter of 1886, in Zone
Of Our Girls" managed by Helen Dau-
vray, when he first attracted the atten-
ton of Mr.. Frohman. His time for the
summer months was open. He spoke
to Mr.. Frohman about the famous
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-17
SOTHERN AND
HIS CAREER
Noted Actors Success in THE
Proud Prince plays in Which
He Has Appeared

From Our New York Dramatic Corre-
spondentl
In season marked by repeated fail
ures several plays have stood apart
from their fated competitors for public
favor and, in spite of the "bearish"
tendency of the dramatic market, are
proving to be unqualified successes.
THE Proud Prince" by Justin Huntly
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-17

BLOCKS CUT FROM AN OILED ROAD.
and after that the cost Is much less
than keeping road sprinkled. After
the third year 1t il unnecessary to Use
the oil Xc,ot for patching, and 1t Is
calculated shat well oiled road will
remain dustless and waterproof for
ten years o. longer. The saving in re-
pairing alone will be large. the added
comfort being incidental.
About 400 gallons of oil and 1000
bushels of sud were required on the
mile which furnishes the test. The oil
cost 62 cents per barrel. The road
had been reconstructed two years age
and is a type Of the tifty-two miles
around Lexington which the Home
Construction company is remaking. If
the county finds 1t Advisable to oil all
of the reconstructed pike the goal OF
perfection will have been closely APP
preached. On the basis of a mile the
cost of oiliug the Newtown pike, ex-
elusive of machinery. was S244.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-17

When your watch needs repairing
send it to Geo. H. Lake. who will do
it properly and at prices as low as con-
sistent with first class work Mail or
ders win receive prompt attention.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-28
FORGERY is CHARGED.
Ernest EIIsner, Of DeImar Junction,
Taken to Davenport.

Ernest EIIsner, Of DeImar Junction,
Taken to Davenport.
Special to Times Republican.
Davenport, Dec. 2S.-Ernest Ellsner,
Of Delmar Junction, was arrested last
night at his home and brought to Dav-
export on the charge Of forgery. He
was arraigned before Justice Clark
Hall this morning and his hearing set
for 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Ellsner has been in the employ Of G.
j. Palmer, of Delmar Junction, and re-
Gently was sent to Davenport by his
employer with load of chickens.
Ellsner is said to have sold the chick
ems to Armour & Company, and re-
ceived in payment a check for $6S made
out to c. j. Palmer.
He is alleged to have forged his en-
ployer's name on the back OF the check
and then presented 1t at the Scott
County Savings Bank. The paper was
honored and he received the $6S which
1t is claimed he at once took over to
the Eldorado gambling house where he
lost every cent of it.
After losing the money the young
man loitered about the city for few
days and then went to his home where
he was arrested last night by local
constable.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-28
A Fortune Awaits Him.

Special to Times-Republican.
Davenport, Dec. 2s.-Mayor Harry
Phillips has received communication
from Dean B. Mason, the United
States consul at Berlin, Germany, ask
ing for information about John stan
darski. a resident of Bromberls Ger
many, who emigrated to the United
States sixteen years ago, and Is said to
have gone to Davenport.
The consul states that small es-
tate has been left to StandarsSh and
would like to have the mayor find the
man. AS far as can be ascerta1ned
there is no John Standarski residing
here at present and no one seems to
remember of ever hearing Of any such
person in this city.
Mayor Phillips wishes to find out,
of possible, If the man has ever been
in the city, and asks any person who
knows anything at all about John
standarski to let him know as soon
as possible where the man can be
found.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-28
Professor Wilberforce Smith
Offered Presidency of That
Institution
HE HAS NOT YET ACCEPTED
Smith Is Graduate of Lafayette
College and Is Now Pastor Of a
Presbyterian Church In New York
city-Western Man Born But Has
Spent Life In the East.

Cedar Rapids, Dec. 2S.-Nothing has
been heard definitely as to whether
Professor William Wherefore Smith,
at present headmaster Of the Berkeley
school for boys in New York, will ac-
cept the presidency Of Coe College,
which was rendered him by the board
of trustees last Friday.
Professor Smith Is a son Of the Rev.
DR.. ]. Erwin Smith. who was pastor of
the Presbyterian church at Toledo for
number Of years. He Is nephew of
DR.. Sample, formerly pastor Of the
Westminster church OF Minneapolis, at
one time moderator Of the general as
sembly of the Presbyterian church
and now pastor in New York City.
Professor Smith is a graduate Of La
fayette College, Easton, Pa, and except
for two years spent In special study
after graduation he has been engaged
in educational work ever since. He Is
now 46 years old. He taught In the
Laurenceville schools and organized
and was at the head of the Englewood,
N. j., school for fourteen years. He
was born in the west. but his life has
been spent mostly in the east, where
he has many influential friends.
In thus calling a layman to the head
of Coe, the trustees depart from prece-
dent, but not from the example set by
the larger institutions OF learning.
Professor Smith is a man of high
Christian character, a Presbyterian and
thorough educator. The salary has
not been fixed, but win be settled by
the executive committee Of the trus-
tees. Strong hopes are entertained
that Professor Smith will accept, alt11o
he has several times been offered the
presidency of Presbyterian colleges.
Coe has been without a president
since last summer, when the resigna-
ton of DR.. s. B. Mccormick took eff
feet. DR.. Mccormick left to enter
larger work for the Western University
of Pennsylvania and has already had
great success there. This year Dean
s. w. Stookey has been acting presi-
dent of Coe with title as such. Altho
the trustees hope that Professor Smith
will accept they may not be certain
for some days yet.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-28
Christmas Trade Good.

Special to TtmeS-RepuDlcan.
Harlan, Dec. 26.-The merchants of
Harlan found Christmas trade better
than they had anticipated for a time.
up to within a week of Christmas.
trade was reported light, but the
Christmas shoppers focked to town
during the last few days and lightened
the hearts Of our merchants as they
also lightened their pocket books.
The churches of Harlan all held the
usual Christmas exercise and each was
packed to the limit Of its capacity. A
mong the special features Of the Sun
day exercises was song and praise
service at the Congregational church
in the evening. Under the leadership
of the chorister, Mrs. Anna Weeks, the
choir rendered a very pleasing pro-
gram consisting Of appropriate an
thems. solos, duets and quartets.
A large number Of college students
are at home for the Christmas holiday
and social events will be numerous II
Harlan during the next week or two
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-28
New Elevator Concern.


Keokuk. Dec. 28.-The I. & M. Ele-
yator Company is new business con-
Germ which has been added to the in
terests of Keokuk. The new COM
pany, which has filed articles of In
here and will have their
offices in connection with the j. G..
Hubinger Brothers Company, has been
started for the purpose Of establishing
houses and elevators in which grain
may be stored for the use of the above
stated company, although general
business will be carried on turnout the
country.
The officers and stockholders Of the
new company, who are also the in
corporators, are as follows:
N. w. Hubinger, president.
]. e. Hubinger, vice president.
w, N. Sage, secretary.
H. w. Green, treasurer.
J. H. McNamara, assistant treas
urer
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-28

the wish of Kenny to beat all corners
1t will be contest Of youth and
strength.
Gilmore said in speaking Of the card
of bouts, II gave the sports the Fagin-
Thompson bout and 1t was not patron
lied. went one better and brought
Martin Duffy and Thomas Wallace here
at big loss. In making the choict
for this attraction, 1 considered the
popularity and the good chance for a
rise of Mulholland in battle with a
good tough fighter to draw the crowd !.
1 hope I acted wisely, because l fee
sure it will be good bout. For the
others can speak well. Beckwith and
Shine Reed will go well, and l think
the former will win. The ability of
Hird to box will be displayed when he
meets MITCHELL
The reserve seats indicate that a
goodly number Of sports will attend the
card