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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-07-07
NOTAS De PONCE
Ell ayuntamiento. = Subveu-s
ci6na los bomberos. ksam-
blea de municipios.
vACARA LA FISCALiA
Un unionista. Balance del
Credito y Ahorro. = Ell
transformlsta Lapresa

Anoche 30 reuni6 el Ayuntamiento
de Ponce, en- session ordinaria. Presi.
di6 el Conceal don Ramon Torres AL
varado.
Con referencla al asunto de las
patentes municipales, 10 scord6 deiar
subsistentes las tsrifas anteriores, eato
es: Glen pesos para unos estsb.eci-
mientos, ciento OR ouenta para Otr0s.
La psrtda de tres mil pesos con-
signada on presupuesto para el bene-
merito cuerpo de bomberos ha aldo
elevads, por el Ayuntamiento unionia-
ia de Ponce, o cinco mil dolla,s. Esse
ea un sumento que merece 10 sanction
cdbllca; asf demuestran los unionist.s
su amor al pueblo.
Sc agita aquf el pensamiento dc
trabsjsr porque Ia asamblea de los
municipios se efectGe en- La Perla de
Ponce; y SO nos informs que 81 se deci-
de que Ia referida asamblea 80 yerIf.
que en- esta ciudad, se ofrecsrA los
delegados un banquete, y 80 preparar
una function extraordinaria en- el H.
p6dromo en- obsequio de los mismos,
ademas de una gran retrets, y otros
espectaculos de attraction ptblica.
Aver por la tarde lego . esta
ciudsd, mejorado de salud, el seiIor
don Ulpiano Colon, Fiscal dc Ia Corte
de Distrito. Deiara Ia Flscalfa defni-
tivamente, el dia dltimo de este mes:
nos 10 dice persona muy allegada
suya.
En- Ponce no hubo hsstss pGbli-
cas- de niuguna clase el 1 de Julio.
Hasta los disparos de armas do faego
fueron auprimidos.
Ell corresponsal en- Ponce do
nuestro estimado colega ella Cores
pondencia, dice en- este peri6dico que
la Gnica plaza vacante del puesto de
guardias de la carcel de esta ciudad,
Sc ha cubierto con un republicano. 81
el colega Sc refiere al nombramiento
recaido en- don Jose A. Aponte, pode-
mos informar que ell sei1or Aponte es
unionista, y de los de buena cepa.
--El vapor <BerwindS cargo aver
on este puerto para New York, 1922
(Contin,ia en- Ia pdgina SOY
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-07-07

Comunican de San Petersburgo que e1 buque subleva
DO haniaz fofenkae cstd bombardcando la cudad de
]heodosa que ncgo admtre !. aprovisionarle Hay
de que la artera de la plaza logr6 poonee era
de combae apagando e uego de canones Otros nor
aseguran que Potenkne ut echado pque frente
lheodosa perecendo gran nmero de sus tripuantes
rs dfc h1ar con exacttud los hechos porque la censua
teegrafca permite la menor bertad los corresponsa
les
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-07-07
Hp0grQfQ ia DemocYacia'

I'm esta inprsata &c hacen toda clase
de- srabajos tipoordfcos q todas hoYas dtl
diG v de nochf. Prscios Ics n,ds baYatos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-07-07

E1 emprtsto japones de ciento cinctenta mlones de
dollars Sc ha cuberto por parties guaes las boas de
Berlin Londres en- Ia de esta ciudad Los sndcatos
estaban dc acuerdo los bonos repartdos de anemano
entire los grandes organsmos fnanceros de Nueva York
California Chicago Philadelphia. El credto del Japon
crece por momentos las autordades matera economical
Green que seria dlfic dupca trpcar suma suscr
ia en- Aemanla lnglaterra Estados Unidos
En- los funeraes que celebraron aver en- Londres
-lgesla de San Pablo-para honrar la memora de Hav
asstla un representative del Rey Eduardo ocaba e ar
zobispo de Canterbury.
c6s Mr. Jean Jaures Intentando habar en- nm meetno do
sus eorrehgonaros sc 10 mpd6 oren cxpresa del 60
blerno aleman
Han alcanzado un exto los experimentos del gobier
no americana sobre susanca exposva mas poderosa
que odas las actuae Sc guarda proundo seceto acerca
de dicho EXPLOSIVE
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-07-07
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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-10-18

Venice was the leader in mediaeval
diplomacy. and its ambassadors were
compelled TO keep close watch over all
Venetian interests i'm foreign places
According 10 a law OF 1865. ambassa-
doris were not allowed TO be accom-
panied on their missions by their wives
lest state secrets should leak out.
They must however. take their own
cooks 10 avoid being poisoned No
present could be received without the
consent OF the state. After 1888 each
envoy was required by law to file
written report Of his ministry with the
keeper Of the archives. Later Il was
made unlawful for an ambassador to
hold conversation with strangers or
to write letters on political questions
addressed TO persons not connected
with the government So severe were
the regulations that it became a diff
cult matter 70 obtain the best men for
the foreign service. Fines had 10 be
imposed upon the appointees who re-
fused 10 depart for their posts.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-10-18
GREEK ATHLETES OF or.
Their Strenuous TraininE. Their
Games aud ReNarls.

Games and Rewards.
"a modern athlete would scarcely
feel strange at the great games OF
Olympia" SAYS a writer He would
find the usual special grounds carefully
prepared for the various events. the
runners course freshly dug and rolled
In the staGion. soft earth for the long
Jumpers i'm the gymnasium and for the
wrestlers in the palestra. As TO the
athletes themselves. the most striking
difference. perhaps. would be that he
would find that it'was the exception
not the rule. TO specialize i'm partiy-
ular event. for though the greatest
glory was TO win the stallion. or short
foot race, next 10 this i'm honor came
the pentathion. with its five events
running. long jumping. thro%ng the
discus. hurting the javclin and wrcs.
tling-and the winner had 10 succeed
in three of these. In earlier days QucS-
tons OF diet do not appear TO have en-
tered much into the training. although
we hear of certain athletes preferriug
special foods and that all alike alb
stained from any form OF alcohol. But
In other respects the Greek athlete evi.
u
course Of training as his successor to-
day. For instance. before the Olympic
games ten months preliminary train
ing was compulsory for all competitors.
who had further TO be medically passed
before entering.
In view OF the fact that the great
games OF Greece were part OF religious
festivals and thus had 4 position Of
tremendous importance in the lives OF
Greeks, the prizes bestowed on the vic
tors sound strangely inadequate. for all
the successful competitor obtained in.
theory was Il branch OF olive which was
carried home and cherished as proudly
as any OF the cups and medals presented
nowadays But in practice the rewards
of victory were such as seem TO us
absurdly great, Tor the city whence
the victor came loaded him with gifts.
comforting on him freedom from taxes.
maintenance at the public expense and
other privileges.
I'm contrast 20 this the unsuccessful
competitor was treated with a surpris
ing and surely undeserved amount Of
contempt and deriSion. for I'm one Of
Pindar's odeS there is vivid descrip-
ton Of one poor beaten wretch stink
ing home by byways and drcading The
reception that must await him. Posi-
bly, the dread and shame Of defeat
sometimes induced competitors 10
cheat: certainly ut Olympia there still
remains an imposing row OF bases on
which once stood the bronze statues
erected out Of fines levied for breaking
the rules Of the games
These rules were many and various.
and many We're identical with those
laid down now, but one rather curious
one was that IL competitor withdrew
from a contest after he had once en-
tered he was 10 bc subjected 20
heavy fine or course the games only
gradually developed into the compli-
Gated and elaborate affairs that they
were I'm historical times The very first
beginning OF them was. according TO
legend, the institution Of the short
foot race"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-10-18

one OF the last services Dean Stanley
ala for Westminster abbey was to
cause the almost effaced Inscription
over the celebrated old PARIS grave
10 be recut 1t is as follows: soTbo.
Parr of We County of Salop. Borne
IN AID 1883. He lived in We reigns OF
Ten Princes viz, X. Edw 4. X. Edw.
., IL. Rich. 3, X. Hen. 7, X. Hen. 8. K.
tdw. 6, Q. Ma, Q. Eliz.. X. ia. & X.
Charles. Aged 152 yeares, and was
Buried Here Novemb. 10, 1885"
The old Countess Of Desmond" who
is said to have died at the age of 40.
is mentioned by Lord Bacon, Archbish-
OBJ Usher and Sir William Temple.
Inc first assures us that "she did
dentige Genew her teeth twice or
thrice. casting her old teeth. and others
coming in their place" - Chambers,
Journal
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-10-18
FLED FROM TEMPTATION.
A Brfber Was Getting Close 10 This
Honest Mans Price

A Brfber Was Getting Close 10 This
Honest Mans Price.
Several secret service men were
lunching in a downtown cafe the other
day when the talk turned TO the gen
eral subject OF graft and bribery.
Il am reminded" said one Of them,
of the story OF an individual who was
well known I'm the west about decade
ago as a man OF unimpeachable hon
esty and sterling integrity. And Il
wasn't just n belief or a general i'm
preston. but a matter OF cold, hard
fact, as the circumstances had proved
more than once.
1T happened that about the time I
mention n big eastern corporation
which handled millions OF dollars
worth OF goods annually wanted man
for position OF the highest trust and
after searching the country over light
ed on the gentleman In question. He
accepted the position. delighted with
the honor done him. but only held II
for n month. when he handed I'm his
resignation. As he had given splendid
satisfaction I'm the short time. he was
pressed by his employers for an ex-
PLANTATION. This he finally gave, as fol-
lows:
~ had held this place only three
days when n well known individual
came 10 see me and. after pledgng my
honor 90 secrecy. offered me a bribe OF
$4,000 60 DO certain thing that would
have been faithlcss 20 my trust 1 had
him shown out OF the Office The next
day representative OF his raised the
rendered bride TO 10000. I refused
Indignantly. Several days later the
offer was raised 70 $4,000. and some
time after Il was increased 60 $1,000
Still l refused with scorn.
Last week the well known lndivid-
ual himself again came TO see nae ana
offered TO make the bribe 100000 In
cash and 100000 I'm stock. and re-
fused the Offer and resigned
And why die you resignY asked
his former employers. gazing at him
In admiration.
Gentlemen said the man OF I'M
lmpeachablc honesty and sterling in
tegrity, my reputation is all I have.
There has never been spot on my
name. and bribery and graft and I
have been strangers all my life. Such
VIII continue To be the case. Gentle
men. l resigned because that last ofrcr
was simply near my prize" -Wash-
ington Star
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-10-18

teach; and at Williamsburg il has
revived William and Mary as a
training school for male teachers:
it has rescued the Institute at
BlackSburg from its practically
worthless condition under Republi-
can control and made it the fore
most technical school of the South;
1t has placed the University or Nir-
gsnia the cap stone In the arch of
Virginia educational system. upon
solid foundation which has given
1t the largest patronage i'm its his
tory. In addition To this il has
made the colored normal school at
Petersburg worthy of its name and
given it a commanding position
among schools for training of the
colOred race.
Under the new constitution
which the Republicans curse in one
breath because they were not give
an opportunity TO vote against its
adoption. and bless i'm the next.
because it made their party in the
State more respectable, as they
claim, the Democratic party has
provided for securing considerable
additions to the school funds and
for greatly charging and inprov-
ing the school system. In the face
of such facts any Republican
speaker should blush with shame
when he accuses the Democratic
party of opposing public free
schools.
Wasteful extravaganza, Until
recently there has been precious
little TO waste. But now there are
over 100000 III the State Treasury
and the party will make good use
of 1t in improving the public schools
and the public roads. 1t would be
sad day for the State, if the Re
publican party should get chance
at that fund. Past experience
teaches that it would disappear
speedily leaving little or nothing
of value to show for It's wasteful
expenditure. Nirginians will not
have it so. Roanoke World.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-10-18

before the people of the United
States in 1905 than William Ran
dolph Hearst, of New York, and
Andrew Jackson Montague, OF
Virginia; men who represent some
thing which the people of the
Nation would support with their
ballots popular election of Sena-
tors and Governmental ownership
of all public utilities. And against
neither of whom could be raised
that bug-a-bOo of free silver"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-10-18
Old Timc simn1e ,Innncr..

Richard Evelyn, who died in 17O6.
laments IN his diary the vanishing OF
1.-THE simple manners that prevailed I'm
his younger days" Men," he says.
"courted and chose their wives for
their modesty, frugality, keeping al
home, good housewifery and other eco
nomical virtues then In reputation.
The virgins and young ladies of that
golden age put their hands TO the spin
die, nor disdained they the needle: were
obsequious and helpful to their par
ents, instructed in the managery of the
family and gave presages Of making
excellent wives. Their retirements
were devout and religious books and
their recreations in the distillatory. the
knowledge Of plants and their virtues.
Tor the comfort of their poor neighbors
Snd use Of their family, which whole
some, plain diet and kitchen physic
preserved in perfect health"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-10-18
POcahonrns-

This is what Captain John Smith
said Of Pocahontas, the Indian prin-
cess: ''Pocahontas, the first Christian
among the aborigines. the first Vir-
ginian TO speak English, was called
the 'Nonpareil of Virginia. Now.
every once in four or five days Poca-
hontas, with her attendants. brought
so much provision that saved MANY
lives that else for all this had starved
with hunger. When her father sought
10 surprise me the dark night could
not alright her from coming through
the irksome woods and giving me in
telligence 10 escape his fury. She
next under God, for two or three years
was still the instrument to preserve
this colony from death, famine and ut
ter confusion, which, if in those times
had once been dissolved, Virginia might
have lain as it was at our first arrival
to this day"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-10-18
Low Round Trip Rates to California

If you are ever going to CaIfor-
MA, now is the time to go. The
rates are unusually low. Only
$3.50 Chicago to San Francisco.
Los Angeles, Sacramento or Santa
Barbara and return. Double berth
III tourist sleeping car, Chicago to
California 81. Through tourist
cars for California leave Union
Passenger Station, Chicago, 1925
p. m. daily. Route Chicago, Mil
waukee q st. Paul, Union Pacific
and Southern Pacific Line. +. a.
Miller, General Passenger Agent.
1915 Railway Exchange, Chicago.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-10-18
STICKING TO THE PARTY.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch
advertises itself as the leading
Democratic paper in Virginia. In
1905, if Hon. VIM. j. Bryan is
nominated again for President, will
our contemporary support himl
If it will not stick TO the party
through thick and thin it cannot lay
claim To be a leader, unless that it
means to lead men out of the party
when the nomination is not to It's
liking. Clifton Forge Review.
The newspaper which sticks To
the party through thick and thin. ="
regardless of the principles which
the party represents and eSpouses.
Is not a leader, but contemplate
time-server, and not worthy the
respect of self-respecting men.
The Times Dispatch has no ambi-
ton to such a Leader. Rich
mOnd TimeS-DiSpatch.
That little paragraph recalls the
comment of the COURIER in 1904,
when, after boosting Judge Parker
against Mr.. Hearst, the Times-Disl
patch refused to support Mr..
Parker after he was nominated.
We remarked at the time that we
believed the Times-Dispatch. by
announcing an independent posi-
ton, had reached Its proper place
in Virginia politics. We still
think so.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-10-18
IT'S BEST AS 1T Is.

When the Grand Camp. Con-
federate Veterans, meets i'm Peters
burg the latter part of this month,
Captain Micaiah Woods. COM
mander of the John Bowie Strange
Camp. of Charlottesville. will de-
liver an address. and correSpon-
dent from Charlottesville SAYS that
it Is understood that his theme
will be a refutation and denial of
the statement made by Mr.. Thomas
Nelson Page and others that the
South was benefited by defeat and
the results OF war.
All this is matter of surmise
and we do not know that it was
wise TO introduce the subject oriqi-
nally, but as long as it was intro
duced by others: as long as the
claim was set mp that it was best
for the Southern Confederacy to
be defeated, and best for the South
to be whipped back into the Union.
we felt constrained to make a die
nified protest, and we are gratified
that other Confederates have con-
CURED.
There is saying that whatever
is, is best, which means simply
that an all-wise God can turn evil
into good but we do not believe
that it was best for the South that
she was beaten into submission.
The argument of the opposition
is that if the Confederacy had pre-
vailed there had been two weak
republics where one strong repub-
lie formerly existed. and that all
sorts of complications would have
arisen, to say nothing of the possi-
blllty of another disastrous war.
But who knows that there would
have been two separate republics
for any considerable length of
time. 1t is more probable that the
North would have made overtures
and that new union would have
been formed stronger and better
than the old.
In such an event the Southern
States would have been in position
to make their own terms and would
have gone back into the Union in
power and dignity rather than in
helplessness and humiliation. AS
1t was, they had to come back rs
conquered territory" and were
compelled to accept such terms as
cruel foe was pleased to offer.
and III the transaction the Southern
people passed through wilderness
OF sorrow and degradation, which
made the journey of the children
of Israel seem like a pleasure ex-
cursion. Let all who think that
defeat is sweeter and better in re-
suit than victory, enjoy their con-
ISOLATION. They are welcome to it.
But some of us refuse to accent
their logic Richmond Times-Dis-
patch.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-10-18
WITS AND WOMEN.

Would you hurt woman most. aim
at her Wallace.
A womap's hopes are woven "a sun
beams; n shadow annihilates them
George Eliot
Women cannot see SO far a men
can but what they do see they see
quicker.-Buckle.
II woman did turn man out OF para
disc she has done her best ever since
10 make it up TO him.-Sheldon
Lovers have IN their language an In
mite number OF words in which each
syllable is a caress.-Rochefedrc.
\ beautiful woman pleases the eye.
good woman pleases the heart; one Is
jewel, the other treasure-Napo-
leon l.
How wisely IL is constituted that ten
der and gentle women shall be our
earliest guides. Installing their own
spirits.-Channing
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-10-18
REPUBLICAN CHARGES.

things in political campaigning in
Virginia Is the charge by RepubG-
can campaign speaker that State
Democratic administrations have
been recklessly extravagant and
waSteful, as well as corrupt. TAX
ing the public school question as the
basis of their chief argument. be-
cause they think it appeals to a
wide spread popular sentiment.
they indulge in most reckless asser-
ton as TO Democratic management
of school funds. The fimsiness
and demagoguery of this method
rs apparent to every one whe takes
ia moment for consideration and
study of conditions. As to the
charge of dishonesty. the records
of the State show that the Demo-
cratic party, in a little more than
thirty years collected and disbursed
for all purposes over sixty-fve
millions of dollars. and there has
been one defalcation ofabout thirty
seven thousand dollars or about
lie of one par cent. We do not
contend that even all Democrats
are honest, but that is record
which the Republican party can
safely be challenged to equal in any
State it has controlled.
The Democratic party was put in
charge of the State government of
Virginia by the people of tire State
several years after the close of the
Civil War. The Republican con-
trolled for several years after Vir-
ginia ceased to be a military dis
trict. Will any Republican point
TO a solitary act of that party while
in control that was beneficial to the
Statel 1t had the power to put the
free school system in operation, but
failed to do so. The Democrats
provided for putting this constitu-
tiOnal provision into operation in
advance of the time provided in
the Underwood Constitution. 1t
is true they had many obstacles to
contend against, chief among which
was the existence of the large debt
against the old State, evidenced
largely by bonds with tax receiva-
BILE coupons attached. The reve-
nues of the State were practically
absorbed by these coupons. and it
was a desperate struggle to meet
current exposes of government and
maintain public schools. But a
Democratic Legislature provided
by law that the school taxes should
be separated from other taxes and
not be paid into the State Treasury
to be absorbed by tax receivable
coupons. Only short time after
this was done the Republican Re-
adJuster party got control of the
government for four years but
under its administration, there was
no advance in the public school
system, and at the end of four
years, the people, tired and DISCUS
ted with the further experiment of
Republican rule, returned the Dem
ocrats to power. Since that time
there has been a steady improve
ment in the public schools of the
state. Yet some of the Republi-
can speakers have the effronterv TO !
charge that the Democratic party
Is opposed to the public school svs-
tenn. The Democratic party Of
i'iS State has spent over twenty
millions of dollars for the educa-
ton of tine negro allies of the Re-
publican party; it has established
nearly a hundred high schools in
-he State; it has established at
Farmville a Female Normal School
or qualifying young women tn
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-10-18
This stream Runs up HILL

One Of the few instances OF Stream
running up hill can be found in White
county. Ga. Near the top OF n noun
tain Is n spring. evidently a slphon.
and the water rushes from IL with suf-
icient force To carry IL up the side OF
n very steep Hill for nearly half n mile.
Reaching the crest. the water flows ON
TO the east. and eventually finds its
way 10 the Atlantic ocean. or course
il Is OF the same nature as a geyser.
but the spectacle OF a stream OF water
flowing up n steep incline can probably
be found nowhere else I'm the country
and appears even more remarkable
than the geyScrs OF the Yellowstone
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-10-18
winners In Life.

Inc people who win their way into
tle lnmost receSses Of others hearts
are not usually the most brilliant and
gifted Out those who have sympathy.
pauence self forgetfulness and that
ihoehnable faculty OF eliciting the bet
ter nature Of others. We have many
irienos VINO are more beautiful and
siIted' but there is not one Of them
whose companlonship we enjoy better
than that of the plain faced man or
woman who never makes n witty or
profound remark. but whose sImple
quality OF human goodness makes nm
ior every other deficiency.