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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-01-28
Las siete maraviIas de Korea

La pequeha peninsula de Korea
tiene aus <sieta maravillas> La pri-
mera es una fuente termal que Sc su-
pone tener propiedades curativas mi
lagrosas. La segunda consiste en- dos
fuentes que, estando muy distantes la
una de la otra, Sc comunican por me-
dio de un canal subterraneo Cuando
una de las fuentes esta llena, la otra
esta vacia Parece que el aqua tod o
fuye de la una & la otray, sin embar-
go, la de una es amarga yla otra
dulce.
La tercer maravilla de Korea 90
la SCueva del Viento FrioD en- la cual
SO siente siempre una brisa tan fuerte
que dsrriba a cualqupr hombre fuer-
to. La cuarta es un hosque Ide pinos,
cuyos arboles eSIGn brotando CONT
nuamente por mas que SO mullen sus
raices La quinta rs la piedra hotan-
to. Els de forma cubica irregular,
grande, y parece que esta sobre la tie
IRA; pero Sc puede pasar una cuerda
por debajo de ella sin tocar la terra
La sexta maravilla de Korea es Ia
<piedra calientas, que hace siglos 81
mantiene al roio banco, <Una gots
de sudor de Budas es la septima ma
ravilla Esta Sc guarda en- un temple
y en- treinta pasos 4 su alrededor M
crece ningnna yerba, for nj arbol, n
puede acercarse animal alguno.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-01-28

80 s incansable talento. con una guasa
todavfa mas inmensa 8 incansable,
siendo un temperamento essncialments
apto para gustar todas las revslacio.
mes esteticas.
Sobre todo ambos somos natural.
mente inclinados al optimismo, que nj
nos incomod amos porque caiga mas o
menos nieve nj porque soplen vientos
del Sur 8 del Oeste.
La Exposition de Automobiles que
se celebra en- estos dfas en- Madison
Square G arden, casi coincidiendo con
Ia que 90 ha efectuado en- Paris, esta
hacienda psrder Ia cabeza q muchos
americanos que tendrfan mas iuicio y
mas tranquilidad 81 no existieran esas
maquinas modernas. Desde que el
poeta belga Mauricio Maeterlinck hs
escrito su rumbosa canci6n del auto
m6vil, ando escamado acerca de Ia
mayor utilidad que haya en- viaiar en-
esos vehiculos en- lugar de andar q
pie.
Por mas que no queda lugar para
los pedestres. En- cuanto q parques
pdblicos New York anda NAL. Creo
que la municipalidad va gastarse
trece millones en- abrir algunos de esos
sitios de recreo tan necesarios ademas
desde el punto de vista de Ia hygiene
de la perspective de las grandes ciu-
dades.
La prensa, que no deia pasar ma.
da aquf sin que 10 registre 10 comen-
te, ha dedicado interesantes comenta-
rios al atentado contra el actual Car
de Russia. Ha sido una gran fortuna
para el gran imperio que el plan de
atentar contra Ia vida de Nicolas II
haya fracazado. No sera un iefe de
Estado tan capaz como debiera serlo;
acaso sea debil, sin duda inhuenciado
por un partido de corte venal y reac-
cionario; pero personalmente el Czar
es amable, haria por Russia todo 10
que pudiese, no es en- modo alguno
un tirano sanguinario.
Su muerte traerfa apareiada una
regencia, largamente continuada, en-
nombre de su hijo varon; y para un
pals perturbado, una regencia, con Ell
! poder generalmente en- manos de una
a camarilla sin escr1pulos, es muy inju.
p rioso. Mientras viva el Car, hay es-
perauza de que pueda ir adelaute y ser
4 persuadido en- favor del liberalismo,
a hacla el cual parece naturalmente In
i clinado; 81 un menor de edad habrfa
de sucederle, no hay duda de que el
a poder no podrfa coosolidarse en- las
manos de una burocracla que 90 yer.
Il gonzoso para Russia soportar.
!. El iuicio de los Estados Unidos
o no es mny favorable para Ell imperio
d moscovita, no porque los asuntos va
/. yam al1f de NAL en- peor, sino porque
J. 81 ito Sam quiere estar del lado de los
= que estan ganando.
a Los japoneses pueden darle ur
!. susie en- las Filipinas, que va cuestar
,r demasiado para que vayan q ser,moti
10 vo de gastos y de incertidumbre OF
!. cuanto & su destino.
n Demos gracias & 10 Providencia d.
que q los muchachos calleieros nos LEI
a haya dado por silbar los himnos pa
"a tri6ticos de los dos pueblos beligeran
tes como les di6 nltimamente con Be
IN della y Htaecatha. La mdsica de ESQ
q. himnos no 90 pegagozay y gracias
n. esta circumstances nos hemos salvadt
Ia por esta vez de un nuevo castigo.
In EULoGIo HORTA.
n. New York, Enero 1895.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-01-28

Nos han dejado tranquilos ell ferro'
carril subterraneo, Ell correo, los ho-
teles Raines; pero en- cambio Sc sigue
hsblando de Ia policfa y de sus nume-
rosos defectos. Parece que SO desea ,
purifcar, no Ia carne corrompida de
que habla el poeta, sino Ia organi2a-
ci6n de Ia fuerza publica sobre una
nueva base. Las condolences de 10
vida en- New York en- cuanto q seguri-
dad personal, son peores que nunca.
La aaci6n 10 ageno ha crecido ex"
traordinariamente.
Ell caso de Ia cuarterona Hannah
Elias, de que tanto Sc habl6 hace al
gun tempo, ha comepzado va ante 10
Corte Suprema. Tratase de I'm proce.
80 iutentado por ell apciano Mr.. John
r. Plat 80 amos de edad) contra 10
referida mulata, para obtener la devo-
luci6n de Ia suma de $685., Ia. Mr..
Plat pretende que esta suma represen-
ta ell total de varias cantidades entre-
gadas por 81 la Elias durante cerca
de veinte amos de relaciones 1ntimas
con ella. Declara no haber hecho es-
tos donativos voluntariamente en- ell
espacio de los nueve dltimos amos, ST.
no que cedi6 al tenor de un escandalo
con que 10 amenazaba Hannah Elias.
| Y esta que sabe el terreno que pi-
sa, le ha sabido dar tan bien ell opio
al viejo Platt, Que este Sc hslla cast
sin razones cuando Sc halla frente q
frente de la cachona mulata, inAuido
por sus fascinadores ojszos negros.
FL pdblico, que aquf como en- parte
alguna es ACCOMPLISHMENTS curio-
so, llenaba la de Ia audiencia, avida
do detalles sensacionales. Sc esperan
sesicnes mas interesantes que las &C.
lebradas hasta ahora.
Bastante miseria revela ell caso de
un octogenario enclenque y de una
muier sensual que 10 ha dominad0 ha.
bilmente.
Hay un iapon6s de por medic er
: ell asunto, un tai Kato, que Sc .ha crei
do por 10 mismo que sus compatrio-
tas les esta dando dc buenas en- ell Elk
tremo Oriente.
Pero me olvido de estos Hos vul
;. cares me dirijo hacia el Centra
Park; el dia es de Otofo; hay much'
luz y seres y cosas parecen palpita
de algeria. Este cielo de magla gu
a hoy SO extiende sobre New York sser
:" ell misme cielo de todos los dfas? Est
no es el azul del medic dfa frances n
10 el szul de los Trepicos, pero es mu
l. bello en- su densidad y produce UNI
L. impression de magnifoa poesia.
L. Sobre todo, sligo ell consejo de N
os adorable amiguita miss Cecilia Mar
Ia dell, un consejo que es muy american
G. por tanto muy PRACTICE: BE Of goo
10 cheer and all ,riU and aceU. Sin neces
"a dad de que la fortuna nos sonrfa pc
10 demos gozar de esta placidez neoyor
r. klna y ser pr6digos si quiera fuerz
fa de entusiasmo, Este acceso sin obi
taculos & todo 10 que puede favorece
es el regocijo del Amino, este de perders
81 ignorado en- la multitud y YER las ist
'te nomfas extraflas que nos interroga
Dr. al paso como dici6ndonos;
's' 6Quien eres2 6que to propones?
IT, d6nde to diriges3, es todo clio cos
US muy encantadora.
'n' 81 en- cambio de ir solos vamos {
Ir' compaffa de un hombre de letras G
le- mo Antonio Escobar, que reune Ell i
da genio y la ironfa con la ateuci6n y
"a bondad, sntonces es I'm placer al
Ia mas elevado. Escobar posee un inme
cn
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-01-28

ExTHE HELVET1A. s--27 calle
de Ia Cruz. Gran casa de huespedes.
<Table d. hotels AposentoS para ia.
milias y personas solas. Comidas 4
cincuenta centavos cubierto. Eaifos.
Telefono, 1872. Apartado correo. 2e5.
Propietarfo, Pedro Schira. Nota;
Este hotel esta { cargo de una sefori-
la cagaefa.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-01-28
P RE { | 0 S"'"
de los aItIcu|os mas inpOTtantes
que Sc detaNan en- a|nacenes

ARROZ.-Japon IL 800; Idem
% q q 3[4; americana corriente s2G q
%; valenciano IS a 81.
Aios Mallorquines S5 40 ctvs.
Cappadres q 35 ct7s.
Jamanes 87I as.
Quesos amecs. a sl6 Patagr&s Is
Tocino, 13a sH.
Jsb6n a. 10 Rocamora; america
no, t2l y44,
Pasta s3s Y americana Sc.
Mantsca q $3.50 en- t Y en- cajas l
Q 81 &i0.
Harlra de &c s6s.
Habichuelas blauc4s dsl paisa3 u
amerieanaa sSa
Coloradas del pas c 81.
Americanss largas IS.
Mantequillsi de t13lSa l6
Garbanzos de t5a9
Bscslao dee7t
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-01-28
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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-01-28
LA ROCA
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Quiacalla, artfculos de novedad
fantasia. Precios tiios y ventas al
por mayor y detail.
Jab6n Ella ROCA,, sl meior y
mas barate.
Hacsmos regalos semanaleS q to-
dos nuestros favorscedores.
Los que vendemos mas barato en-
piaza. Ne hay quien compita con
LarrOca Bros.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-01-28
Alexandra Bozzo
Aeente ComlslonIsta y corredor
dc Aduanas

Sc ehabla ingles, frances, italisno
y sspa0ol. -Estendido en- asuntos de
Aduana, Representante de importan-
tes casas de Europa y los Estados
Unidos. Solicita correspondence.
Ofcina, Sol II. Telefono, 1el.
Apartado, 447, San Juan.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-01-28
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CAMBl0S
90 div 4.82a4.83
Londres 80 , 4.85
vista SO
Paris, vista il. 3 D.
Ha'nhurgo, -. 81
Nav York, 49,. ctvs. P.
Espaaa, & 26i D.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-05
Railroad Notes.

The Rock Island machine shops at
Chickasha, I. T., which We're closed
the latter part of last month on ac-
count of appropriations being ex-
hausted, were reopened yesterday with
a full force of men.
With George W. Cook, as presi-
dent, the Denver Business Men S
league has been formed for the pur-
pose of fighting the rebate evil and
securing more favorable rates for Den
yer and the state of Colorado.
". J. Black, passenger traffic man
ager of the AtchisOn, Topeka & Santa
F'e. arrived in town from Chicago at
noon yesterday. He came on to spend
Sunday @gith his wife and will start
for Chicago again on Monday.
F. B. Houghton of Chicago, assist
ant freight traffic manager of the
Santa Fe, was at the company's Of
fees here yesterday
D. E. Cain, general manager of the
Rock Island. and F. T. Dolan, super
intendent of the southwest district, ar
rived in town last night from Chicago
where they had been attending a
time card meeting of the officials of
the road.
II. u. Nudge. second vice president
of the Rock Island. passed through
this city at o'clock this morning en-
route for Ell Paso.
]. J. Coleman Of Chicago, assistant
general freight agent of the Santa F'e,
in charge of the coal and lumber traf-
fic was at the local Offices here on
business yesterday.
William J. Curtis. travelling passenger
agent for the Santa Fe, is on a trip
of a varied character. He went to
Chicago to accompany train load of
race horses bound for California as far
as Albuquerque and he will escort back
from there special train of the dele
gates who have been attending the
National w. c. T. L. convention at
Los Angeles.
one Of the new features of con-
venienee on the Pennsylvania fine
trains is the introduction OF service
for pressing clothes during the night
by the porter.
The Frisco system is building a
sixteen-stan roundhouse at Chanee,
No, about fifteen miles south of Cape
Girardeau, and arrangements are be-
ing made to erect new shops at the
former point.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-05
SHE'S AN EXPERT
Miss Gertrude COburn Talks
About Kansas Beets.
Has Just Returned From Trip
to Arkansas Valley.
FARMERS ARE JOYFUL.
Cannot Get Enough LabOrers to
Harvest the Crop.
Permanently Of Kansas Sugar
Beet Industry Assured.
FARMERS ARE JOYFUL.

Miss Gertrude COburn, representing
the Kansas department Of agriculture,
who supervises the payment of the state
bounty TO the sugar beet growers, re
turned Saturday from a trip of in
spection to the beet fields of the Arkan-
sas valley in Finney and Kearny coun-
ties. Miss Coburn has visited this ter
rit0ry in previous years for inspection
purposes, but reports an unusual spirit
of elation this year because of general
agricultural prosperity and especially
the promising outlook for the sugar in
dustry.
In speaking Of her observations Miss
COburn said;
There are no buster nor more enthusi-
astic Kansans just now than the farm
ers in the Arkansas valley sugar beet
region. Real estate agents can scarcely
find vehicles sufficient to accommodate
the landseekers who arrive by every
train, and the high prices offered for the
cultivated land would seem tempting
even to the most contented of the old
settlers. But farmers who have fair
beet yields refuse to listen to offers of
any sort. Their cry is for more laborers,
more wagons, more cars; for the fifth
sugar beet harvest in Finney and Kear-
ny counties is in progress. from more
than double any previous acreage har-
vested and grinding for sugar making
has begun at the new factory at Holly,
Col, which contracted for the 1905 crop
of Kansas beets.
Dozens of cars at a time on the sid
ings, great four-horse wagon loads of
beets coming by every road to the sta
tiOns, piles of topped beets in the fields,
and many hundreds of tons of beets
stin in the ground testify that beet
growing in western Kansas is becoming
a business of importance
mo one longer questions that the
soil and climate are admirably adapt
ed to beet culture, and the growers are
larning each year how to better man
age the new crop. There have been
drawbacks and disbursements
enough, but the optimistic. enthusiast
tic, Over-buOyant western Kansas
blames his lack Of larger experience
and skill, but never the country nor the
natural conditions. If his yield by any
chance is too small to pay expenses he
blames only himself; he planted too
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-05
He Wanted Sport.

NO" said the self-assertive English
man, 81 must say the foreign idea of
sport IS something I cannot understand.
You are all right in a ballroom or on tbs
tennis lawn, but my idea of real enjoy-
ment is something with a spice Of dan
ger in it. All, when 7 was in Africa.
after lions and tigers and elephants,
that was a time Of real, unadulterated
bliss for mel"
oh" said his exceedingly polite
French host, monsieur prefers the spice
of dangers it not SOP"
Most decidedly do the more dan
ger the better I like it,
Then think can oblige m'sieu. To-
morrow you must come out wiz me on
ze shoot The danger is great-it is
magnificent Re last time I IRE I did
shoot mine prudder-in-la.w in ze-vat-
xau- call-sAa-petite ryp'-Answers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-05

late, or watered too early; neglected
to cultivate sufficiently; listened to the
wrong advisor; failed to engage his
Mexican laborers, and so on but, oh
yes, there's money in the beet bust
ness; I shall double my acreage next
year. Gradually these persistent and
progressive men are learning to avoid
frost and combat insects, to supple
ment or supply moisture, import suit
able Iaborers. and provide machinery
for business very unlike any they had
known before.
"It was at first supposed that only
the bottom land along the river was
adapted to beetS, but this years ex-
perience has demonstrated that even
better beet land lies up toward the
high prairie, and many old alfalfa
ftlds have been and viii be plOWed up
for beets, wherever bitches or wells
make irrigation water available
Thousands Of tons of beets, as well
formed, clean, juicy and sweet as those
grown anywhere in the world are be-
ing harvested this year, and every ton
represents for the grower five good
dollars, guaranteed in advance, besides
the state bounty. The farmer who pro-
duces seven tons from an acre esti-
mates that he pays expenses. Every
ton after that stands for clear profit
Those who now harvest TO- Is. 20 tons
per acre are not wishing to bt inter-
rupted by investors. Their land is not
for sale. They are watching the more
experienced SIOWGiS up the valley VINO
produce 25 and 80 and more tons per
acre, confident that the Kansas land
needs only the proper treatment to re-
spond as richly.
Beet profits have paid off mortgages,
bought gasoline engines sunk wells
built reservoirs. and paid for stronger
teams and larger wagons. improved
machinery and better housing.
The stranger who goes there and
sees no other part of Kansas must be
persuaded by the achievements of the
alfalfa and beet farmers that he has
found rich and productive country,
waiting only for strong men sand will
ing hands to claim her wealth.
"Reets up to this time with the prin-
c1pal farmers have been a side issue
and planted in the main by way of
testing the possibilities of untried land.
but this year Finney county will har-
vest about 500 acres. and Kearny 500.
and the yield from these is expected to
be between ten and eleven thousand
tons"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-05
Planning tOInereaseROck Island
Engineering Department.
Work to Be Done Here That
Now Goes to Chicago.
STAFFWANTED
Proposition Also to Have Archi-
tect in Local Office.
Gossip and Matters OF Interest
in Railroad Circles.

Plans are in the making by ]. b.
Bloom, engineer Of maintenance of the
southwest and Choctaw districts of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific rail-
way, whose headquarters are here in
Topeka, which Will make q consider
able increase in the force of the men
who are now employed in this depart
ment, and a great deal of work in the
draughting of plans for improvement
and new work which is now done in
Chicago will be done here.
OF course these plans of Mr.. Bloom
viii have to. be sanctioned by the ex-
ecutive officials of the road and there
is every reason to believe that they win
be because they have the hearty en-
dorsement of d. E. Cain, general man
ager OF this branch Of the Rock Island
system.
Under the conditions which have
prevailed heretofore, all the plans and
specifications for Improvement work
IN the southwest and ChOctaW dis
triets have been planned and perfected
IN chicago but within the last few
months the scope of Mr.. Blooms du-
ties have been increased and he is now
engineer in charge of the maintenance
Of the districts named. He has two
district engineers under him, w. H.
Dawson in charge of the southwest
district with headquarters here and H.
", C4oih III charge OF the OnOCldW us
trlct with headquarters at Little Rock,
Ark
All OF the permanent and improve
ment work, such as pile bridges. con-
crete abutments, new track work, and
the like which is to be done in these
districts next year viii be originated
by Mr.. Bloom and the plans for this
work will be drawn in Mr.. Blooms Of
fees here in Topeka. This will neces-
state the employment of three or four
more engineers.
But this is not all Mr.. Bloom wants
the company to assign him an archi-
tect to work in the Topeka offices. All
of the architectural work. that is
drawing plans for new rOundhouSeS,
coal chutes, ffeight houses, stations,
etc, on both the big districts of the
road have been done in Chicago Mr.
Bloom believes that this architectural
work of the districts under his control
should be done here. As it is now
when a plan is wanted for a round
house, specifications have to be sent
on to Chicago and the architect draws
the plans there. They are then return
ed and Mr.. Bloom and Mr.. Cain go
over them with contractors who are
bidding for the work. Frequently
there are suggestions for changes and
the plans have to be sent back to Chi
cagO to be changed. This causes "a. de-
lay of from two to three weeks which
is not desirab bic, where if there was an
architect here on the spot the changes
could be made at once and he could
work much more satisfactorily to all
concerned.
There are so many improvements be-
ing planned in Mr.. Blooms districts
that there would be plenty of work for
an architect here and Mr.. Cain agrees
with Mr. Bloom that one should be
placed here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-05
SITUATION IS ACUTE.
Low Bank Reserves Give Feverish
Tone to the Market.

New York, Nov. "A genuinely
strong situation beneath the surface,
an excited professional speculation
upon the surface-these are the es-
sential facts about the present Sc
curity market.
The impression was given of a big
and buoyant speculation, the total
dealings expanding to the largest
reached since midsummer and prices
for the favorite issues rising with ex-
IRENE rapidly. This movement gained
sufficient momentum to ignore the less
favorable situation that developed in
foreign finances during the latter half
of the week.
The spectacle of a feverish buying
movement conducted in a few highly
speculative issues has not, however,
ested in the stability of the market and
the speculation has been confined to
but few people.
So long as the business of the cOun-
try is as hourishing as it undoubtedly
is at the present time, the natural
tendency of prices will in the long run
be upward. As a general proposition
this may sufficiently be affirmed. The
only doubts concern the immediate
ton has not overstepped its bounds
and whether for the next two months
the market is not to be unduly
cramped for its money supply. The
money question in particular has again
become acute with this weeks devel-
opments. It is probable, of course,
that the low condition of bank re-
month end demands, and this being
the case that the next weekly state
ments will show a material improve
ment,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-05
DOUBLE CAPACITY OF YARDS.
Rock Island Plans to Spend $500, 600
Improving x. c. Terminals.

Specifications and plans are being
prepared by J. B. Bloom, engineer of
maintenance of the Southwest and
ChOctaw districts of the Rock Island,
for the Improvement of the freight
terminal facilities in the company's
Kansas City yards at Armourdale.
These plans will more than double the
capacity of the yards and will call for
an expenditure of more than 100000.
It is proposed to begin work on
these terminal improvements the first
of the year and the plans call for the
laying of twenty-seven additional
tracks in the yard to the west of the
present terminal tracks. These new
tracks which will handle the west
bound freight and the present tracks
which have to be used for the freight
going both ways viii be devoted ex-
clusively to handling the eastbound
freight A lot of grading viii have to
be done before the new tracks can be
laid and the cost of this grading and
the laying OF the tracks will amount to
about $15O,000.
1t is also proposed to build a new
thirty stall round house in the yards
and it will be placed just between the
present terminal tracks and the new
ones. This round house will cost
about $50, 600 and to the west of the
round house will be erected a new set
of coal chutes at a cost of SIC, 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-05
MADE A STRONG CASE.
Railroads WIN Get Another Extension
of Time on Air Brakes.

Washington. Nov. At seems to be
conceded that the railroad repre-
sentatives made a strong case before
the interstate commerce commission
for the PRONUNCIATION and enforcement
of the contemplated order requiring
minimum equipment of IS per cent
instead of SO per cent as now pre-
scribed, of air brake cars on freight
trains after January 1, 1906.
The testimony was to the effect that
would be an impossibility at the pres
ent time, but that great strides for
ward might be made during the sum
mer months. 1t is understood that the
order to be submitted will be modified
as to the time, probably to Septem-
Der 5.