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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-06-20

W ut tCtSs
Desinfectar una casa habita-
ci6n, antes de mudarse de ella 9 bien
por haber fallecido en- ella un fami-
liar.
Aceptizar un cadaver de las inf
nitas bactsrias que 10 descomponen
prontamente, para que no constituya
un foco de infection pernicioso no So
lamente Ia casa en- que ocurri6 la
defunci6n sino tambien q las CONT
guss.
Embalsamar un cad&ver cuando
hay necesidad de retenerlo en- dep6sito
por algdn tempo 6 de trasportarlo q
otro sitio por distante que sea, con.
servar ese ca1aver por tempo indef-
nido y reaiizar en- una palabra todaa
las operaciones, que permitan ar
monizar las exigencias de 10 hygiene
con los sentimientos de afectos q loi
que fallecleron; tales son los traba-
Jos que estamos dispuestos verifcal
en- todo tempo que Sc nos solicite, NJ
solamente en- la ciudad de San Juan
81 que tambi6n en- cualquiera otrs
poblaci6n de esta isla, siempre que
ella podamos trasladarnos dentro d.
las veinte y cuatro horas siguientei
al fallecimiente.
Las malas condolences en- que 81
encuentre elcadaver nunca sera suf
ciente causa para que deiemos d.
efectuar una conversation inde6nida
Seran facilitados otros informe
respecto al caso en- la casa n1m.
de Ia Gale de San Jose, por los fman
tes, personals debidamente autoriza
das para efectuar los trabajos gu
que quedan expresados.
SilreStre FeV6o. Embalsamador
desinfestor. M. Diez Aradino, EmbaI
samador y desinfestor. Jose Rosario
Desinfestor. .-Agusttn Otero, Desinfes
to-.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-06-20
BAS g. Go.

Agentes comisionistas. Corredo.
res de Aduana. Representatives. de
importantes casas de Europa y Esta-
dos Unidos. Compra y venta de tru'
tos del pals. Sc solicita correspon'
dencia.
Allen, 81 st. P. o. Box 75l.
San Juap,'P 4,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-06-20
BUENA O(ASION

Sc vende una fnca de mil cuerdas
de terreno, en- las inmediaciones de la
Central MERCED1TA, en- Yabucoa. Tie.
ne en- cultivo $50 cuerdas de cana,
por mitad entire siembras nuevas y to,
cones. En- esta imprenta dan refe-
rencias'
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-06-20

Psrticipa q su clientela haber sa-
lido para los Estados Unidos con el
fin de traer adelantos para su taller.
0lrsnte su ausencia, le representa- su
primer Official de gran conpetencia en-
el ofcio. Regresara dcntro de 3 q 4
semanas.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-06-20
CORR|ENTE De PROGRESO

hlStalar aIg0 nuev0,
necesGrio al Pals en-
que Sc mace, eS c00pe-
rdr al engrandecinlie1o
to de este.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-06-20
Manuel Julia
S A S T R E

SAN FRANCISCO 53.--SAN JUAN P. r
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-22
American Beef Abroad.

The increasing influence of the large
American meat firms at Smithfield
Market is causing unrest among the
statesmen.
Formerly cattle, live or Chilled were
sent over to be dealt with by Dept
ford and Smithfield statesmen, but now
few of the most important American
nrms-one of which controls as many
as 800 businesses iii Engiand-have
initiated policy of killing, cutting
up and selling tneir own cattle in this
country.
The superintendent at Smithfield
stated that the policy of entire con-
troll now adopted by the big Amefl-
can firms has caused troublous times
for some of the statesmen.
tine American beef sent to Eng
land is all surplus produce he said,
land is exported to keep prices up in
the States. The firms which send II
do not seem to care mucn what price
it commands, SO long as it pays them
for sending. London Express.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-22
Indeed No!
What! you refuse me?"

What! you refuse me?"
His face betraying his intense as
constituent and chagrin, the young
man who faced the beautiful girl w!lo
had just blasted all his hopes stag
gered back in an excess of emotion;
then he drew himself up haughtily.
1T is, of course, your privilege"
he said; but do you realize what
have done for you? 81. months ago,
when we first became acquainted, l
began to spend money. Look a. the
carriages we have hal, the flowers
have sent, the elaborate suppers /
have given you! Perhaps it is wrong
to speak of these things, but did you
not permit me to do all this? In
deed, did you not encourage me in
my lavistnness? How comes it now,
In view of these facts, that you re.
ject me? Was not right in hoping
for victory?"
Certainly not" she replied. 81 did
the right thing. Why, my dear boy
if l had had the slightest idea OF
marrying you, do you suppose would
have permitted you TO spend all that
money?"-Judge.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-22
MATCHING ALI.1GAToRs.

Matching alligators is the latest
use to which incubators have been
put. Beginning with chickens, ducks,
geese and turkeys, the use of in
cubators was extended to ostriches
and babies, and now manager of
an alligator farm in Arkansas has
adopted the use of incubators there.
An alligator is in its propagating
habits between fish and hen. 1t
swims in the water like fish and
lays eggs, but instead of laying them
in the water it goes out and makes
nest on the land like hen. In this
nest it lays twenty-five or thirty
eggs, and then trusts to the warm
weather to hatch them out. The
period of incubation of alligator eggs
is not accurately known, but 1t ap-
proximates five weeks, or a fortnight
longer than chicken eggs or week
longer than duck eggs.
Most of the alligators Matched at
the alligator farms are sold in in
fancy for 81 piece to visitors from
the North. AS many alligators are
raised to maturity as the inclosed
swamps and streams of the alligator
farm will permit. They are valuable
for their hides, which are used for
bags, belts, purses and like purposes.
The supply of alligators is much
less than the demand, as the hide
hunters have killed off all they could
find, and there is as yet no close sea
son in the game laws for their pro
lection. Like the terrapin they are
becoming extinct in their wild state
At the alligator farms no more old
allligators are kept than are needed
for breeding purposes. Most of then
are sold when a month or six weeks
old, and the others are killed at an
early age, when the hides are more
pliable and easily worked. Alligator
farming so far has proved profit
able industry.-An Amateur Natura
list,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-22
TWO Iapanese Generals.

General kuroki spent most of his
time in the shade. When the Japa-
nese raise statue to him, l hope
that he will not be riding prancing
steed and swinging mis- sword, for he
never rode prancinc steed and new
err used his sword. To my recollec-
ton l never saw him make any ges-
ture except Ito salute. The sculptor
had best make him squatting and
looking at map while he listens to
his staff; and always all of his staff
except the younger men (the gallop-
ers) were at his side. He could call
for information or suggestions as
quickly as the head of a great bust
ness house who has row of push
buttons on his desk.
General Full, the chief, went to
sleep in the thick of the fight on the
I'd. He had worked most of the night
planning for that day. He could not
make the work of our infantry any
easier or make the fire of our guns
any more accurate by watching them
He could hear much better than he
could see, getting over the wire every
detail of the movement of each regi
! ment and battalian as each genera
and colonel and major saw it. Whel
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-22
; FISH-sCALEs AND JUNK.sCALEs


1t is said that when son was born
to certain American statesman, who
is also noted fisherman. the proud
father weighed him on the scales by
which he and one of his intimate
friends had been in the habit of weigh
ing the fish they catch, and that the
scales declared the baby's weight to
be sixty pounds. The New York Sun
tells OF another kind of special"
scales.
A son arrived III the fanily of a
Harlem couple tile other day, and the
young father rushed out of the house
to borrow pair of scales. There We're
no portable scales In the neigliborhood.
amy rags. any bottles?" sang n
voice in the street.
Here, your called the fond father.
Come here! 1 want you to weigh
something for me"
The junkman followed the proud
parent. Baby was tied up in towel
and hooked OH to the scales. The in
dictator showed exactly seven pounds.
"Sevcn pounds.' cried the trained
nurse.
"Seven pounds" echoed the disap-
pointed father.
Don't let dot worry you." remark
ed the junkman. Dose was der scales
l buy by. guess der childt weighs
ten pounds, mebbe leetle ofer dot"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-22
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MOUNT VERNON HISTORY RETOLD.


two houses for servants quarters,
three green houses, laundry, a
coach house, two lodge houses at the
north gate, pavilion on the waarf
for passengers, three cabins for en-
ployes, two lodges at the west gate
and barn.
Mount Vernon was the home of
George and Martha Washington for
more than forty of the siyty-six years
of the Generals life. The bodies of
both are side by side in the new
tomb, plain structure of brick, to
which they were removed from the
old tomb in 1881 Washington sar-
cophagus is on II righi; his wife's
bears the simple inscription: liar
tina, consort of Washington, aged IT,
Within the new tomb ale The remains
Of many of the Washington, Custis
and related families. Near the tomb
is a monument to Bushrod Washing
ton.-New York Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-22
Fuqitive Figures.

Barrie, at last accounts, had receiv-
ed more than $25O,O0O,O0O from his
plays.
There are sixty-four shops in Berlin
in which nothing but horseflesh is
sold.
The prize duellist of Paris, NJ.
Rouzier-Dorcieres, has fought in sew
enteen combats and arranged lis for
others.
Nearly 100000 new cases We're
brought before the county courts of
England, the so-called poor mans
court" last year.
1t is predicted that by the year 1000
from 200 to 800 new foods will be at
mans service.
A total of s52OOo,OOoOOO passed
through the London Clearing-Ho
last year.
An average of thirty-five prisoners
annually are dashed at the whipping
post in Delaware. In England last
year out of some 900 criminals who
felt the laws severity only nine were
sentenced to be whipped.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-22
A NEW YORK RAT.

\
A dock rat which had become en-
gagged in fierce fight with big gray
cat belonging to grocer at Wythe
avenue and Ross street, Williams
burg, attacked Policeman Nicholas
Benson of the Clymer street station,
the other afternoon, and severely bit
his right leg before he succeeded in
shooting the animal. g-t''
The rat was seen by boys coming
out from sulphur mill on Wallabout
Greek at the foot of Ross street. Az
1t ran along the gutter in Ross street
the boys stoned it until 1t ran into a
stable adjoining the grocery.
The grocery cat was in the stable
and caught the rat, running with its
prey back to the street. Then began
a battle between the two animals
For several minutes it was nip and
tuck. First the cat would have the
rat by its throat and the next moment
the rat would free itself and spring
back at its antagonist.
Finally when the cat was becoming
exhausted and fell backward into the
gutter with the rat gripping hel
throat, Policeman Benson, who had
been watching the fight, struck at the
rat with snow shovel. The rodent
let go its grip on the half dead cal
and sprang at the officer, fastening its
teeth in his right leg just below the
knee. Benson tried to shake off the
animal, but it held on tightly, and as
the pain was becoming intense he
drew his revolver and shot ii in the
head. Benson had his wound cauter
ized.-New York Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-22

walls, forming an almost exact copy
of the Grand Trianon palace at Yer
sailles. We're first displayed to an ad-
miring public, few years ago. 1t had
ceased to be much talked about. Now
Count Boni de Castellane and the
countess. nee Could are astonishing
Paris again by the splendor of its fit
ting up. After lull of some years
work has been resumed in the palace.
and again Versailles is being copied.
The grand drawing room is being dec
grated In exact imitation of the Salon
d'Hercule in the palace of Louis XIV.
The walls nre to be almost entirely of
white, pink and saffron yellow marble,
with CLASHES of emerald, ruby and
OPAL" whatever those may be-" The
painted ceiling of the Hercules room
is being exactly copied. The salon is
81 by 40 feet. There will be no cur
tains to the immense windows. In the
evening gigantic mirrors, hidden in
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-22

A history of the Ladies' Mount Yer
non Association, and of that famous
estate which is visited each year by
over $4,000 Americans, has been pre-
pared for the Legislature of Virginia
by Judge James B. Sener, of Freder-
icksburg, who has long been identi-
fed with questions Of historical re-
search in connection with the Old Do
minion. 1t has been labor of love
on his part, and only STU copies of his
monograph have been printed.
Mount Vernon, it will be recalled,
was named by Lawrence Washington,
George Washington's half-brother, in
honor Of Admiral Vernon of the Brit
ism navy, under whom he served IN
the war against Spain. George Wash
ington inherited the estate from his
brother in 1853, when twenty-one
years old. The mansion had been
built ten years before, at a probable
cost of $4,000. The barn on the
place was built later out of brick,
ssid to have been brought from Eng
land. The chain of title to this IA
nous estate shows that it had always
been in the possession of the Wash
ingtons, descending by will or inher-
itance from the grant of Lord Culpep-
or, 1870, to the time it was sold to
the Ladies' Mount Vernon Associa-
tion. on April 6. 1858. John Wash
ington, the great-grandfather of
George Washington, died in January,
1877. In his will he left this place to
his son Lawrence. who at his death
beQueathed to his son Augustine,
father of the General. Augustine
Washington, in the division. of his
estate, left it by will TO mis- eldest
son, Major Lawrence Washington,
who married Anne. the Oldest daugh-
ter of William Fairfax, of Fairfax
county. Va. Major Lawrence improv-
ed the estate, and built the middle
portion-four rooms of the present
mansion. His portrait hangs there in
the room assigned to West Virginia
Between Lawrence Washington and
his half-brother George, there was a
remarkable attachment and congen
iality of tastes, Notwithstanding the
disparity Of fourteen years in theil
ages.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-22
MOUNT VERNON.
Washington's Birthday.

Washington's Birthday was made a
legal holiday by vote of the Alassachu-
sets Legislature April is, 1856, there
fore February %, 1857, was first le-
gal holiday. For many years previous
Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis held a recap
ton at her home on February %, to
which all the people of The city OF Bos-
ton were invited. Her house was open
to the public on that day, and before
and after the day became legal holt
day all the military companies Of Bos-
ton would parade past her house on
the 22d. Probably the first occasion of
Washington's Birthday being recog
nized was February ~, 1881. That
was by the French troops at Newpor,,
r. /. AS the 18th fell on Sunday the
celebration was held on the 18th This
was according to the old style OF reck-
Oninp
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-22

BENNY ON THE PRAIRIE DOG.
The prairie dog is a small animal
that lives in little caves in the ground
which he makes himself. His food is
vegetables and fresh roasted peanuts
when he can get them. He can be
civilized and is frequently found in
parks, but prefers the wild western
plains of our country, where there are
plenty of rattlesnakes and CACTUS. In
the winter he hyphenates' and does
not wake up till spring. There was a
man away down in Illinois once who
had friend in Kansas that sent him
a prairie dog by express. The dog
got long all right till the beginning
of winter and then he hyphenated
and went to sleep. The man thought
he was dead, and shovelled him into
hot stove and burned him up.
When he found out from the prairie
dogs friend out in Kansas that he
was not dead, but only sleeping, he
went out and shed bitter tears of
woe and remorse. This should teach
us to be kind to animals. The prairie
dog lives in villages and spends a
great deal of his time standing up on
his hind legs and thinking.-Benny
in Chicago Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-22
Applicable In New York.

Reckoning him into his private
room, the street car magnate opened
an inner drawer in his safe and show
ed his visitor piece of blackencd
leather deliberately bordered with
gold and having sparkling diamond
imbedded in the centre.
What is tnat?" asked the visitor.
"'rhat, sir, replied the magnate, SIS
what is left OF strap that was in con.
slant service in one of our cars for
fourteen years. According to close
estimate my income from that strap
during that time was $4,000"
Reverently locking the relic in the
safe again, he proceeded to tell his
visitor why it was impossible, in the
present condition of things, to comply
with the unreasonins demand OF the
public for more and better cars
Chicago Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-22
When Poems Become Stale.

Two reasons are given for exclud-
ing "Evangeline' from Canadian
schools. One is that it has an anti
British faint and the other is that
it is becoming stale to the teachers"
1t is interesting to learn just how
much time is required for poem to
become stale. "Evangeline" as a
poem is about fifty years cd. The
beautiful story of Mary and her little
lamb is considerably older, and Of
course there are other rhythmic pro.
auctions that are older still and yet
in feeble use. AS long as Mrs. Ella
Wheeler Wilcox keeps on writing it
will be comparatively easy to drop
the old Longfellow chestnuts, but if
anything happens to Mrs. Wilcox we
shall be in a bad way,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-22

when found out. receives sudden and
summary justice. On low fat hill
near the Sherpur environments is
large old-fashioned gun which for
many years has doomed forth the hour
Of midday, and on some occasions it
also tolls the passing of some poor
wretch: for such people as spies are
tied up against the muzzle of the gun
and at the same time are blown to
atoms. In that country there are va
rious ways of executing people, but
for the punishment Of crimes intend
ed to strike terror into the hearts of
others, blowing from gun is resorted
to; and in view of other methods of
execution In vogue there. 1t is one
which ought to occasion condemned
person a certain amount of satisfac-
ton, inasmuch as it is swift.
A spy who crosses the frontier into
Afghanistan carries his life in his
hand, and from that time until he re-
turns nothing is known Of him. Should
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-22
The Largest Locomotive.

The largest locomotive ever con-
structed was on exhibition at St.
Louis. 1t was built by the American
Locomotive Company at Schenectady,
New York, for the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. The engine is to be
used for hauling heavy freight trains
up the grades on this company's
lines, thus removing the necessity for
using extra engines in the mountain
Gus districts.
This locomotive weighs 1917 tons.
and is of a type not previously built
in this country. There are two pairs
of cylinders, instead of the customary
one pair, one high pressure and the
other low. Each of the four rods is
attached to three driving wheels,
making six on side. In case of a
breakdown in one set of cylinders or
driving wheels. the other set can be
used alone, and the engine is not
helpless. With its boiler pressure OF
235 pounds to the square inch, and
its great weight, the hauling power OF
this engine is truly wonderful.-Col-
lier's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-22

gregat.on, winch caused them to d.
vide the meeting house, the Ortho-
dox taking the west side and the
Hicksites taking the east. 1t is said
by the old people of the neighbor-
hood that General Washington and
his staff attended meeting there one
Sunday in 1871. The old graveyard
back of the meeting house is very
ancient, there being tombstones
marked from 1860 to the present.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-22
A Doubt.

George Washington had very
peaceful and happy married life," re-
marked the man who likes biogra-
phies.
Had he?" responded the coarse
and ill-informed person. I'm glad
to hear that. always suspected that
it might be different, owing to Wash.
ington's utter incapacity for telling
anything but the Washing
ton Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-22

Again, two political parties struggle for AT
election each party boasts of victory The opposition
in its effort to make defeat appear like victory
often goes to ridiculous extremes The defeated candi
dates themselves put sanctmonious look and
congra themselves results which gall and
NORWOOD to their self-love.
So strong factor is "bluf that should innocent
person admit defeat he would almost be held responsible
for the of the party Nevertheless in political bat
Ties in Others there vctors and vanqushed 1t is
useless to play the trmphal march in the face of defeat
because it will soon be necessary to change the tune.
Thus in little things in great; in national and inter
national quarres whose noise fills the world in private
differences; in enterprises which involve millions
in petty specuationsin everything in fact, the
method is employed to gain the end. and always
with the same awkwardness and the same INSCRIPTIONS
The of the instant usually is paid for by
long series of reversesthe chmercal advantages which
may gained invariably expiated in the real
evils that come after
While chance may give clever and crafty player
momentary advantage, the final outcome generally favors
him who really holds the best cards Here, In
thing else, bluff" is only bluff and its
exhausted.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-22

he never return, who can say what his
fate has been-wnether killed by the
hill people when travelling through the
country flor they are not kind to stran-
gers or imprisoned i'll some obscure
town until lie dies. or whether tortured
to make confession and then killed in
the capital?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-22

the woodwork, will be slid out in front
Of the panes. and will completely con-
ceal them. The flooring is also to be
an accurate copy of that of the Salon
d'Hercule. In this respect, however,
difficulties are met with. Louis XIV.
had each piece Of oak, after shaping
and polishing, put away e: the lofts Of
Versailles for five years before 1t was
laid down. The result is that not q
board has warped by fraction Of an,
inch to this day. Such elabo- Q thor
oughness is, 1t appears, impossible
pow.-London Telegraph
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-22
The Cherry Tree Boomerang.

Washington las Just heard another
version of the cherry tree episode.
Il thought l was telling the truth,
he muttered, when Isaid 1 did i;
with my little Ratchet, but | guess the
blame thing must have been boom
erang."
Knowing that misery loves COM
pany he went forth to tell Jefferson
a horse story,