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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-06-24
La Ultima batalla

donde millarss de seres rodfan est an.
gularse. En- leguas y leguas de tro-
pas ae desplegaron, seguidos de otrss
tropas de refresco. un tai torrente de
hombres, que durante IN mes la bata
lla dur6. Cada dia habia nueva car
ne humsns para las bslas enemigas.
No Sc tomaban ell trabajo siquiera de
coger los niue rios, el me nt6o ,formabs
moptsi1as, detras de las cuales regi-
mientos nuevos invisibles venian &
hacerse matar, la noche no detenfa el
combate y SO degollaban en- Ia SOM
bra.
Ell sol, en- csda una de sus auro-
ras, alumbraba mares de sapgre; un
campo de matarza en- el que la ho-
rrenda cosecha incineraba los cada-
veres en- piramides atlas, muy atlas. ).
Por todas parties fulminaha ell rayo;
cuerpos de eiercitos enteros desap e.
clan como arrebatsdos por un truenc.
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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-06-24

Papsl VleiO do perI6dlCO
q dos pesos eI quIntaI,
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13
POCKET GaPHEHS.

There is something strange in the.
Special liking which pocket goDilers,
luVe for work tngc all along the rights of
WY of tie railroads. They not only
hOneycomb} every inch OF soil on tile
sides Of the tracks OIL level ground. but
also work on the STeepest slopes and
quite frequently work right ylnder' the
ronthed itself, the raattmaster OF, one
OF the main trunk lines wtlicil CROSS Il
western stare telling us not long since
thur the nest serious thing which be,
had to contend With in maintaining a.
good level track WIS the burrowing OF
these little pests under the ties., caI1s-
ing the track to sertie II will allites
afteln be noticed that while, the right of
waY of a road is; thus worked the field
Just over the fence is entirelY free from
them. We can only EXPLAIN this fact.
Oh the grorlntU tlat the tyne OF vegeta-
ton Wticil grows along these rights Of
way, being largely weeds Of lnrge root
systems. affords the little pest a betrer
ratinn titan he cam ti1lGU IN the ellitivat-
e.l fieidss Railway men wonid be gialt
tG ind ont some method of eNrer,ninatr
ing them.
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13
THE 100000 MAN
SOMETHING OF CAREER cF EcH-
ACE GREELEY 9u1u
The Man Selected as Chief of Gpera.
tlons On the Panama CanaI-auea-
ION Whether urgnnized La
sor Will Approve

Ecrace Greeley Burt, regarded by la
boring circles as the hardest man in
the railroad business to turn from his
aims. and known throughout the coun-
try as the president s s100, ,009 man" ii is
at the present time right in line for
the position OF chief Of operations on
the Panama canal. Burt derives mis-
queer title from the fact that Presi-
dent Roosevelt, in his search for a
man. who possesses the qualifications
necessary for the head OF such an an
terprise, has offered the enormous sum
OF 3l00.00H per year as the salary COLI
necred with the office
The announcement that Horace G.
Burt is to- be- the man To OCCUPY the
cnveted position comes as a rather
surprising incident in the series of
surprises which have marked the de-
veloplnents; in relation To- the canal
work. With the knowledge that he
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13
Il GHowuE eomPErrrror..

The most serious commercial problem
which cnnfronfS the country is the
merciless competition being wagetI by
the large department stores. wilich are.
springing up by the score in all the
larger cities. against the merchant in all
the country towns From a small be-
ginning, largely aidetI by the establish
menr OF the rural mail route system, the.
Cadee Of the farmers Of the country in.
all staple goods is being diverted from
the local merchant to- the city store.
Ihe work iY being done by a most per-
HsIenI system OF advertising and quot
staple articles below cost as bait We
were III a county seat town OF over.
2.otA people not long since wilerea we
were told that the business interests of
the town had become completely para
lyzed as a result Of this SOFT OF unfair
cnmpetitian.. and the town gave not a.
ssr1lck it., Ii is an - rely new conli--
ton which the eoun p merchant has to-
face, and perhaps the solution will be,
found in the founding Of the depart
ment store in the country town., the
consolidating af 4 number af the varied
cnmInerciai interests of a. town under
one management. such concerns to- be
links in a chain OF SUCH stores, thus in--
surfing cheaper buying. lower freight
rares.. a greatly lessenetf expense ac--
count cnnneeretf with selling aud dis
NburtOn. more Intelligent AMI liberal
advertising. This plan has been very
5llccessfui in one town which we know.
We know OF two others where it Isl go
ing into operation this season II i9 Ut
onriy useless To appeal to the ethics Of
the problem., to- that spirit ct loyalty to-
home institutions which is supposed to-
be- one phase of our patriotisln. when
sewing machine, a buggy; a bill of gro
ceries OF a suit of clothes can be bought
for 10 cents less money in the city than
it can at home. On all matters of trade
men are thoroughly amt often stupidity
selfish. The only Why is to- meet such
competition Gil a pureiY business aud
selfish basis.
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13
PERSIAN MINISTER
SHAH 0F PERSIA SENDS uS NFw
REPRESENTATIVE.
Cen. Mntaza Khan q MuIti-MiIIinn-
ara-FerSia a Land Of undevei-
oped WeaIrd-pesires to- BE
Mnderuizef

/. There has reeenIly come over to- This
country a gentleman from an interest
ing land himself an interesting per
SnnaliIy.
washington society welcomes eager.
" to- her brilliant circles this person.
age, Gen. Morteza Khan. the new
minister to- the United States from the
court ct his sersniIY, the shan of
Persia
Gen. Khan Isl of dignifiei. stately ap-
pearancs. towers high above most of
MS fellows in the diplomatic corps.
At iaHSI six feet four inches tail is
tue new Persian minister and though
ne dresses in ordinary European Co.'S
eume,s he presents NO commonplace an
pearance. Wnen we add. that the gen
eral Is a bachelor, and an Immensely
wealthy one, we need say no more con-
earning the welcome at the capitol.
AT present we know less about the
newcomer than be- knows about us;:: he
Deang frankly outspuken when the in
rerviewer questions him concerning
what he thinks OF America thus far
bur- reiapSing, into oriental Secretive-
ness when examined IN regard to mat
ters CT the hour in Persia-fur in
stance. which country his land favors:
h1lssia or England Speaking cautious
lg and automatically, he admitred that
Persia was link between Russia and
India. but declared that no Darriality
lad been or would be shown eitle,
Russia or England
When the PERSISTENT Interviewer
praned about the comparative merits
Of Japan and Russia. some headway
was made at arriving at tie real con.
ciusluns OF the easterner. He thinks that
RUSSIA hasbeen enmisl'epresenued. happens
lngs there being grossly exaggerated;
concerning Rlssia's readiness for d
constitutions, he told a man from THE
New York Times that it was very faI
fTom ready. To quGres Gen. Khan
Words. There is undoubredlY a. great
anu growing number OF Russians who
tint an aI'iStoeratic government iri-
some, but they ara So very much in the
minority that it Will be- 30 to- 1DO wears
catai To- property anu UNDERSTANDINGS
read anu interpret a constitution. y
! when asiied it he had fcuntt Russian
Influence beneficial where it had been
extended and tried IN Asia he replied
that Russia and England had done
much To spread the gospel Of progress
IN Asia, asserred that wherever Rus
SIAN Influences anu methods had Dene.
. Ula1Ed the effect had been very gnud..
We. have had a rather hazY iInnres.
SIGN about the silaiI OF Persia. Thought
OF him as given over to- long days al
rest and luxury on piles OF lllxuriuus
Persian rugs. but the new Persian
minister would have us change this
view, He brings wurtt that his mas
ter is deeply Interested in modern ac-
tiWities. that part OF his tUl1e. repre-
SanuatlBes31 work is to attract to- his
country American enterprise. He
speaks Of Persia,s 100000 sullara. miles
OF land. and the fact that only about
200o00 are under cultivation. He at.
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13


firms. Very much OF our idle landt
IS aIable. All that it needs is ir1,i-
gaEGn. We, the si1afI, believe. that
American ens. .neeaa5 ara Overlooking d
rich field CT enlieaHar IN Overlooking
Persia
When he landed in New York he
was mlch impressed with the sky
SerapelrS. and at once began making
comparisons berween the city left be-
hind, Feneran. andi the great WESTERN
TOWN.. The underground system af
transportation. the newspaper, came
i'll for his adrniratlDn-and also ufle
American girl. He thinks. or at least
he says, that this last feature of the
and admirable, the pGlse of the Amer
lean girl the result ef American free-
dom In his Persian heart he must
lock- upGn her as a very revolutionary
creature indeed.
The wealth. of the Persian minister
is estimated at something like S10.r
00a.DaiL He is pnssassar OF Jewels
worth a. kings rans1m. bur like a
weil-bred gentleman does nnI adNer-
tises his weaitln by personal display
This engas from the far easr may wear
hiazing orders on formal aEcaaiuns
which demand regalia amt magniff
csnEe, bur, as a. -,lie. the beautiful
PEARL in his scarf pin Isl the only Jewel
be spgrt9.
NI1RSEANg ETrvNINNlE
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13
VHE, 0LD ELM TREE.

Down i'll q pasture by the 4iue Of q
little rlln.. with IFS giant root system in
contract with perpetual moisture stands
a sturdy water elm. one of the most
beautiful and symmetrical trees which
we ever SAW 1t has always grown
alone anu has ever had its nil of air.,
light. sunshine, moisture and fertility.
Grim and resistant To. rtle fury of the
winter winds, plant anu obedient TO
the sweep Of the summer storm. it has
lived Il hrlndreds years and become Il
Landmarks for tie community. The first
robin Of the spring voices his Easter
meiOttT from its toDmost branch, the
orloie swings IT'S hammock nest on IT'S
ouret1nost dropping tWig::,. Il flock of
noisy biac!ibirttss will swarm in its TOD
OH their migratory flight. under it's
g!1arett rours, left ezpusatt3 by the wash
OF tile water in tile rum. IL woottcilucks
makes its hume;; IT'S ulnhrageaus sslade
has long tempered the fiercaness; of the
Aug1lsf sun for the cattle. andT two gel1-.
erations, OF men have sought it's shelter
tor summer picnlcSs ana holidays. The
lightning, the cyclone and the iconueias-
tic hand of man have all spared this
grand old tree. and it bids fair to- bless
the world another hundred years. Pal
sieu be the hand of any man who
would SInire an ak in such IL tree as
this.
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13

The use OF the new harrow GIFTS
wfleraon the driver can ride is COM
mendable- Following a fast walking
team all day Iong. walking on the
yielding soil. is Il leg wearing business
We believe We h;,ye been as tiraH
wien night came at this work as any
work we, ever did unless il was on a.
forcei march after the foe. during, the
war. The time has come when a man
is no longer laughed at for saving both
his legs and his arms in the doing of
MS farm work
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13
HE COULD ya,r no TT.

/! An aged man had come to- the painr
where he was compelled to- sell the,
farm UPON which he had lived the best
part Of his lifa. On this farm was a
dne grove OF trees which had been nT1r-
t11red amt cared for by him anu which
were his special pride. Tie purchaser
Desired to cut off this grove and use
the lanI fdr arder purposes and hired
the oiI man., who, remained on the
farm for a time after selling it, to- cut
this timber during the winter ALONG
toward spring the new awner came to,
the farm to- see how the timber cutting
was progressing and found to- his great
surprise that not a tree had been CUT.
4sking the old man what tie reasun
was. he. saiI that he had ground up,
his AK good and sharp, had gone tn tie
grove and trimmed out some of the u11-
derbrusil. but when iu came t1r the cut
ting DOWN OF these trees which had Sos
long been his Edenifsf and hearts, de-
ngnu he simply c8uiH notdo it, And SO,
another mun had To, be found tu da the
work, All those who love- trees can
asilY sEmpartlize with this aifI man
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13
North and South Dakota farmers are

North anu South Dakota farmers are
gradually discovering the Important
tacr that Through much of both states
alfalfa can be very successfully grown.
a f;tct which will add to- the prodl1c-
be grown not less than 500, for wtle,-
ever alfalfa can be successfully grown
it will produce year after year Il net
ret1l1n which will easily pay 10 PEI.
cent on a valuation of SI00 per acre.
Every DaIluIa farmer should trF al
faIfa
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13

The winter SHOWS are always pro-
Reflng blanket to the soil. and to all
vegetation, while the IaIe spring SHOWS
aca IN a. sense fertilizers IN that they
carry d larger per cent Of, aInmoniu
than does rt1e SHOW OF the winter sea-
SoU
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13

We know Of a two acre paUch OF
swamp land. the begatrer and harborer
OF Il forest OF useless amt harmful
weaat growth. lying Oh d farm valued at
800 per acra which could be reclaimed
with TWENTY-FIVE rasts of tiling anlt titus
made To produce 5evenry-dve bushels
OF corn tn the acre The question is,
Why doesn't the owner do this needed
work. DON'T know. He is probably
figuring on. ger1ing more acress up in
DaiSara ur else does nur know what be
migt1u do.
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13
Dotllfer has a see4f closely resembling

Dedde, has IL sect cinseiY resembling
ttnt OF the clover piunt amt is quite
Frequently 8own win It ig-lurantiv
This plant garIninates in the ground
stalk. its OWL root system roIlng off
after which it becomes a parasite uv-
ing, off the Juices of the clover To- its
great injury In ITS peculiar methods
1t ra,nints one d good deal OF many OF
our politicians.
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13

We knew Of one farm where this
spring I3S. healthy young pigs have
heen prottncest from twenty=anea sows
and forty three lambs from twenty five,
ewes. On the other hani. we know Of
another farm where only thirty three,
pigs We're produced from tventy-six
5uws.. and ttliss marked difference was
directly t7.aceablee to care and feed and
nor rY bI.entf
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13

Macaront wheat, because. OF its rust
proof qualities, is being faken uu by
farmers IN the north central states. ex-
eailenr reports being nude on it by
Minnesota. Iowa amt Wisconsin farm
ars who have tried it.
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13

e your, bay on the farm is willing to
work you want to- watch out that you
du not overwork him.. There are Il
good many paHr little STUNTS, all over
the country becalse their fathers had
NO sense Id this maFrer
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13

1t is, noe AT all au unusual thing for
the grower to put s100 worth OF com-
rnercial fertilizer on each acre OF to-
bisccn land IN the Connecticut valley
This tacr may seem queer to the vest
ern farmer VINO has 500 loads OF ma
n11ra in his harngarst which he has not
enterprise enough to- put Oh his fields.
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13

II the corn crop Is retiucesf in yield %
per cent as a result OF using poor seed
anu another loss OF % per cent oecurs
ny falling To save the fotlier It is no.
wonder the corn growers OF the cauu--
Ey DON'T get rich very fast
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13

Out OF several hundred samples Of
all over Il western stare i year ago
anu Dianred under uniform conditions
OF soil and culture ttle ten highest Yield
ext TTT.46 bushels Der acre anu the ten
poorest 2T.99 bushels. this difference IN
yield being largely owing TO defective
sIpp4f
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13
N1RMAN gTT,TINi.
UuduubtasiIy.

It is funny the way she leads her
husband around by the nose
n wauld be- fllnnier IL she lHi him
aranud by the hnnI - HnnsInn Post
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13

One hundred amt 4eyenrT-ives thnu-
5and people dre now making. a COM
Portable living under most pleasant
conditions IN a western state on 350,
Gtltla acres OF i-igarett land which only
j few years ago was a worthless s;lge-
brush deserr-absur eighty souls to- the
quarter section.
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13

Ii Isl said that great many cats are
starved to death every winter While
this is harrt on the cats. it is a mighty
2uod thing for the birds.
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13

The taehk1ife test for seed earu is
about as reliable as the tooth an.i horn
test for determining, the age OF the.
horse aud the caw There Isl Il better
and s,lrer method Keep the iackAaifa
IN your pocket when it comes to test
ing seed corn.
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13

We Know af a man VINO, after letting
his stock r1n to bis huysFack all WIN
ter, has had To- buy hay of bis neigt1bor
TO carry his stock through. There Isl
not mucn that can be done for this SORT
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13

Northern pine. lumber is each year
becoming more and more knaIrY ANIL
the grade is now based upon the NUM-
her OF knrts to the board.
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13

When SO very few ears of corn ara
required to pianr an acre Of ground it
Is sneer caraiessnesS not to- absolutely
Know that each ear gives corn of a
perfect germinaIng power
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13

II was found that Il man IN Califur-
nin WHO for twenrF-four years had
carett for Just one acre of IaIld had
uor only HveeD we'll but the probate
COURT when he diet disclosed ttlea facr
thai be had s;lTatt up over $1,000. anu
yer Iors OF men uI,a not satisfied with
Ito acres. II is. Il great thing. To know
how 10 Use rfle land right
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13

The building proposition is today a
very serious one WiSera a man has To
deal with the austs in the purctlase OF
building material and the labor unions
In the labor employed.
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13

Through caraiesszless anu oversight a
nuisance Of no small dimensions has
been permitted to- be placed on many
Of the highways OF the vest IN the
extension Of the telephone lines III the
natTer OF tie SeEting of tile poless 1ut
into the highway as much as four To
eigtlu feet when they Siluuitt have been
ser exactly an the fence line. As it
ts., they form an obstruction to- the use
CT tie moving machine III keeping the
highway property cut anu trimmed.
The. teiephunea companies should be
made to reser these poles where they
property belong
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13

We feel safe in asserting. that any
lanil III any state where alfalfa can be-
per acre and Wa care not whether it
be lOcaTett in the sand hills Of Nehras-
ka, on tie prairies of Montana anu Da-
kota OF whether it be abandoned farms,
in View York OF Virginia Alfalfa
means meat-beef pork. mutton amt
wool. milk anu butIer-ant these mean
money. No man can make d mistake
when he buys cheup land which will
grow alfalfa. even though the soil may
seem To be paar amt the rainfall scanr
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13

When clover hay Is worth as much
as ST pea. ton it will pay any man to-
ger CLOTH hay CAPS and cure his hay
in larga cocks before stacking At
least one-half the nutritivea value OF
clover hay all through the country is:
wastatb under the present wastefll
merhuds OF securing the crnD. We
MUST have clover to- keep up the ferril-
ttT OF the soil. and we must have the
hay 70 help balancea I'D tile stock ra.
tons. All that iss needed is some meth-
ad whereby the hay cron CAN be curetf
amt secured IN proper shape and with
Gut loss. The day cap will do it and
do it right
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13

A friend owning a piece Of paar soil
with graNailY S1bHMl Wishes tu know
w1nE would be- the best crap for him tai
plant therean this season. He might
farr1lize it thoroughly and plant it to-
cnrn. but if 1t should happen to- be- very
hot and dry IN Aug.1st his crop would
fire and spuil Prohaf1ig beams would
be his best ernp. The navY beam cam
do more with poor soil than any 9TH
en- crop we knaw-in facr does betIer
Gn a poor than ON a rich soil We had
a halt acre In beams lust SEASON. On a
pieces af newly cleared and rich timber
soil. The witness were u foot thick all
over the field and hardly a good beam
m. the lot Melons anI eucumfer4
cnlIitf be- CROWN successfully Oh slIcil
thin lnnH by aikinx cure Ia farrilize In
the hill
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13

When cotton brings g cents a. pound
It Is about the same as when corn
brings 40 cents q busslei.
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13

The past winter was a very 4artt one
an tie poor IitTie2 quails. All through
the north central seerinn Of the United
States the snuwttriftS were big and
deep, and the weather bitTen aId in
tenseiY coid. Az the drifts meitetf away
these birds would be found starved
amt frozen., whole coveys in a bunch
This i8 to- be- greatly regretted, as no
more. usaf1Ii or attractive. bilsiss are To
be found On the American continent
Il it were nuT for these serious win-
ter losses the quail would saon become
one Of the most common OF our birds
as it takes very kindly to the semido-
mestieafe.f conditions of American
farm life
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13

The extreme caiI Of the past winter
IA temperature of 90 below zero
which hir large belt of the peach
growing territory in Missouri. Kansas
and 0kiahomn has prnbabiE finished up
the peach crop faE this season., if IL has
not destroyed the trees raGI and
branch Where one has peaeh orchard
SC hit Il carafII examination shuuid be-
nude Of each tree un3 see IL the injury
extends tn the. trunk anI root system.
lf it doe4 the tree may as we'll be- sent
To- the brush pile. but if the injury iH
simply confined tn the IaHr 5easun,g
grnwttl of waHd and the f-ufE buds the
t-se may be sawed by a vigorous pr1n
ing cutting all OF the iniuretI waai i'm
May. wtlsal a new growth will be-
thrown OUT anu the uaH beenmH all
right in two or Hiree years,
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13

The ult1IraldepaI-rInenr at WASH
tngron IS now working Oh Il curious
experiment. A machine has been in
ventest which does very successful work
in the picking OF carran where the bails
stand eraer, but cannot gather the lint
where tile bailS are low down near the
ground. The present type OF corron
pia1I has a marked tendency to graw
its hslls near the ground. and the de-
parr1nent IS now trying to develop IL
type Of planI which will grow more
es.eet-a ease where the planI iH To be
made ta suit the machine instead Of the
machine the plant
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-11

San Francisco, March 10. -Twel,"
thousand dollars worth of diamonds
have been seized by TIC collector Of
css;oms at t>is port. Louis lloSrilal,
an agent for a French diamond firm,
hsd an assignment Of diamonds from
the firm at Hasapi where he was TO
disiuse aof them From Havana. Hos
pidal went to Mexico and thence to
this city, where he was arrested but
upon giving up the diamonds to an
agent of the French house he was re-
leaved and promised immunity from
prosecution by the firm. The collector
of customs then seized the diamonds
in the possession Of the agent and now
holds them in his custody. He is about
to begin suit TO condemn and forfeit
the diamonds as smuggled goods on
the ground that the stones are not i'm
ported by the owners. but as stolen
property, The matter has been re-
ferred TO the authorities at Washing.
ton for instructions.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-11
New Haven Minister Objects to
Practices.
NOT A JAIL DOOR OPENED
To Receive the Corrupt Politicians
Who Use Money TO Cary Primaries,
Conventions and Elections in the
Nutmeg State.

Hartford Conn, March l0,--Rev.
Dr. Newman Smythem Of New Haven
who appeared before the Judiciary
committee OF the general assembly In
support OF a corrupt practice bill IN
formed the committee that after care
full investigation he had found that In
the last campaign money met money
at the caucuses In considerably more
than 10000 OF the towns Of the state, "
He figured that the total sum used
might have reached sl50.o00. Not
withstanding. he said, the notorious
use Of money and other valuable CON
siderations In the last campaign mot
Il single stroke Of n prosecuting pen
has been made. not a dollar fine I'M
posed, not a Jail door has swung upon
to receive a single political rohber of
Connecticut"
He Intimated that such evidence as
was at hand might be laid at the door
of the Judiciary committee of the
United States marshal.