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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-02-27
La fami|ia AbOV

Desde ell sabado SO halla en San
JuGn la distioguida familia de nues-
tro querido amigo de Faiardo don
Ramon Aboy Benitez, & quien acom-
pafIa la simp$tica seiorita Marfs
VAGUE Aboy.
Dichos amigos han venido q pa
sar aquf las & stas del Carnival.
Reciba la familia Aboy nuestrC
cortes saludo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-02-27

clos que obtepga el agricultor. Cier
to que algo SO ha adelantado va or
ese sentido, pero queda mucho por ha'
Ger. Los pueblos del interior de Ia
isls 80 hallan en- su mayor parte sin
Was de comunicaci6n, pues no pueden
llamarse asf, caminos vecina ales NAL
construidos, que casi desaparecen en-
las epocas de lluvia. Y hay que co.
municar q esos pueblos con las carre.
teras centrales, por medic de caminos
s6lidos que puedan resistir & la acci6n
destructora de las lluvias.
En ls actual Legislature son mu.
chos los proyectos de ley que sc han
presentado solicitando la const. ucci6n
de puentes y carreteras, de caracter
verdaderamente urgente, "a los que el
gob.erno dehe atender con preferen.
ciaA El actual prssupuesto de Obras
P1blicas no es suficiente para empren.
der siquiera Ia reslizaci6n de tales
obras. Hay que evitar 10 que hasta
hoy Sc ha venido hacienda; este 60,
que Sc empiece una carretera y & Ia
mitad tepgan que suspenderse los ira
bsjos por falta de dinero, pues de csc
modo, nj Sc hace la carretera nj se
aprovecha Ell dinero en- ella empleado
Cie'to que un million es POGO para lo
que hay gu hacer en- ese rsmo; pero
mucho puede realizarse en- ese sentido
si una inteligente direction y una ga.
bia economic Sc imprimen esos ira.
bajos.
Esperamos, pues, que los sefiorei
del Consejo Ejecutivo, Sc convenzar
de la necesidad imperiosa que tiene el
pafs de reslizar ese emprestito, que
no viene & gravar de un modo defniti'
vo & 10 riqueza pdblica, pues el pals
& pesar de la crisis porque atraviesa
actu almente, podrfa realizar un en-
prestlto mayor adn del que Sc solicita
sin que su cr6dito quedase afecto d.
/ un modo definitivo.
FL pals tiene puestas todas sus es
perauzas en- ese proyecto de Icy y Q
gobierno no debe desfraudar una We
mas esas esperanZas.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-02-27
R|RA En- UN BALE

Comunican de Albonito que ano.
che como & las II p. m. Eleuterio y
Gervasio Rodriguez, armados de pu.
nal y navsia alteraron 10 paz pdblica
en- un bale que se celebraba 90 81 ha-
rrio sRobles, en- Icasa del comisario
Santiago Rivera, resultando este he
rido en- ell pecho. Los policias Marien
y Nieves, Sc constituyeron en- sl sitio
del hecho, deteniendo los sutores en-
union de las srmas que portAban, las
cuales han sido entreg adAs al iues mu.
nicipal de Aibonito.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-02-27
Bales de ignomIDIa

Ell s&bado en- ls noche ls policfa
SO vic obligada & suspender un escan'
daloso baile de ignominia que Se Cele
braba en- esta ciudad.
Parece que con motive del Carna'
val, se ha tornado una empresa cor
objeto de dar bales de ese carActer.
Hace bien la policia en- no permi
tirlos, pues ESQ 90 impropio de uuS
ciudad culta.
Esos bales, que constituyen Ut
espectaculo immoral, de verifcarse de-
ben hacerse tuera del recinto en la ciu
dad.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-02-27
CaTOs eI6ctlcOs especiaes

Para mayor comodidad de los que
asistau 4 10, bales del Carnaval, Ia
SSan Juan Lighs s. Transit Coz, ha
dispuesto que las noches de bale ha-
yscarros para Santurce y Rio Pledras
los cuales saldrkn de Ia Capital hssts
ls una y media.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-02-27
F|LANTROP|A

NEW YORK, FEBRERO Ella
viuda del difunto gobernador de Mos
COW, el Duque Sergio, ha dispuesto
una comida para los pobres de la ciu-
dad. Este acto de filantropia, Sc lie
vara & cabo durante cuarenta dfas.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-02-27
TEMORES

NEW YORK, FEBRERO 27.--El
gobierno del Car abriga serios temo-
res, con respecto al reclutamiento de
tropas. Sc teme que los reclutas, des-
pues de posesionarse de las srmas,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-02-27
SenteDcia cOnflrInada

El pleito que entabl6 el abogado
sefor Morsza en- representation de don
Guillermo Garcia Mayor, contra don
Policarpo Fernandez, representado
por el abogado sefior Disz Navarro,
sobre desahuclo, ha sido fallado por
la Corte Suprema conHrmsndo ls SEN
teucia de 10 Corte de Distrito de San
Juan, por la que declsr6 con lugar la
demanda con las costas 81 demsndsdo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-02-27

Causas poderosas han impsdido
al sefior Mufioz Rivera solaborar en-
este peri6dico desde que lego 10 isla
el 8 del actual. Aunque dichas eau
sas en- parte persisten, nuestro amigo
resnudar& sus trabaios periodfsticos
psssdo mafana, microbes, tratando
la situaci6n del pals con su indepen-
dencia y su sinceridad habituales.
Damos esta noticia respondiendo 4
la multitud de cartas On que desde los
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-02-27
|NCENO|O

NEW YORK, FEBRERO 27.-Ca-
blegraffan que un horroroso incendio
en- New Orleans, ha destruido gran
parte de los muelles. Ell voraz elemen.
to ha ocasionado grandes p6rdidas,
calculandose estas en- 8 5000, 900.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-02-27
Eueg0 en- Ia hacienda Florida

Aver q las cuOtro declsr6se un
incendio en- los canqverales de Ia ha-
cisnda <Florida, de YauCo, propiedad
de la Central Gu&nica, q causa de una
chispa de Ia locomotora ndmero 10.
Ouem6se solamente un cuadro de
cana.
Este telegrama fue recibido esta
maflana en- el cuartel general expedido
DOR ell teniente Iturrondo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-02-27
Gratitud

La Junts de Damss del Hospitalde
mujeres y nifioG han mauifestado %
gratitud q todos los elementos que
concurrieron 4 celebrar ls function del
eMikado' bepeaclo del rstsrido hos
pItsl,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-02-27
Ell senOr Munoz Rivera
Su collaboration en- ia DemooraCia"

pueblos nos preguntan por que gudrda
silenciO el antique leader del partido fe-
deral. Solo nos es dable decir ahora
que su impression respecto de los asun-
tos pdblicos es Ia misma que reheja
la multltud de cartas q que antes alu-
dimos.
Y que no es, nj con mucho, impre.
sion dc algeria capaz de convertirse
en- ruidosos aplausos, sino de mante-
nerse en- dolorosas reservas.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-02-27
RET|RADA

NEW YORK, FEBRERO S7.-Los
rssultados de la batalls, agregan los
despachos recibidos, han sido desas.
trosos para las tropas rusas, las eua-
les se1vieron obligadas q declarara aen
retirada, sutriendo bajas considera-
bles.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-02-27
ENCUEN

NEW YORK, FEBRERO 27.-Un
cable recibido iltimamente do cuenta
de los encuentros recientes que acsban
de tener lugar entire las tropas rusas y
iaponesas. FL general Oyama, al fren-
to del centro izquierdo isponss, COM
bati6 ACCOMPLISHMENTS q los rusos,
mandados por Kuropatkin.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-02-27
COMIS|ONADO

NEW YORK, FEBRERO q. I'm
cable de San Petersburgo, de Ia mott.
cia, de que el Gar ha comision ado al
ministro Yermaloff, de redactar el
proyecto de Ia nueva Constitution.
PARAL|ZADAS
NEW YORK, FEBRERO 28.-In-
forman dltimos despachos cablegraf.
cos, de haberse cerrado el banco de
Mukden, paralizandose por complete
todas las operaciones bancarias.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-02-27
SERv|C|O CABLECRAF|CO
De LA DEMOCRAC|A"

hagan causa comdn con el pueblo 81.
lev ado,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05
What One Woman Did.

please state to the court exactly
what you did between 8 and 9 o'clock
on Wednesday morning" said law
yer to a delicate looking little woman
on the witness stand. WELL" she
said, after moments reflection. Il
washed by two children and got them
ready for school and sewed a button
on Johnny's coat and mended a rent
in Nellie's dress. Then l tidied I'D
my sitting room and made two beds
and watered my house plants and
glanced over the morning paper Then
| busted my parlor and set things to
rights in it. and washed some lamp
chimneys and combed my baby's hair
and sewed a button on one of her little
shoes, and then | swept out my front
entry and brushed and put away the
children's Sunday clothes, and wrote a
note to Johnny's teacher asking her to
excuse him for not being at school on
Friday. Then I fed my canary bird
and cleared off the breakfast table and
gave the grocery man an order and
swept off the back porch, and then
sat down and rested a few minutes
before the clock struck 9. That's all.
"Allr' said the dazed lawyer. "Ex-
cuse me, judge; l must get my breath
before call the next witness"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05
Well Supplied.

The young housekeeper has to pro-
tect herself, and sometimes she can do
Il only ~ an assumption of knowledge
One bride, whose story is told in the
New York Press, knew so little about
housekeeping that she shuddered be-
fore the butcher and baker and the
rest of the tradesmen for fear they
would discover her ignorance. She al
ways ordered the articles with which
she had some acquaintance, and ended
her business interviews as quickly as
possible.
One day, when she was feeling
rather proud of herself in having
learned so much from a short expert
ence, the ashman came through the
street, uttering his customary cry,
"Ash-ees! Ash-eesv' AS he neared her
window she grew more and more per-
picked.
What on earth is he sayingY she
asked herself. At last he appeared at
the back door, and there she confront
ed him.
"Ash-ees?" he inquired, in a husky
cultural.
For a moment she looked at him
hesitatiIgly. Then she drew herself up
with dignity. NO" said she, coldly,
81 don't think care for any to-day"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05
LIFE MEN OWN GUILT.
Equitable Directors Admit Some Of
ficiaIs Violated Law by Deals.

nC1aiS NIOlaIed Law Dcal5s
Admitting that some of the officials
have been guilty of improper and illegal
acts, the Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety has joined with the State of New
York in asking for full investigation
IN court of its directors and officers, and
their alleged mismanagement Of the
money of the society.
The document containing the admission
and request was the reply flied by the
forty-nine directors of the society to the
suit brought against it by the State. 1t
was filed with Attorney General Mayer.
Thirteen charges are answered by the
directors They admit the loan of $780,
600 to the Depew Improvement Com
pany and $3.50 to the Mercantile
Trust Company, but waive responsibility
as far as the board as a whole is con-
cerned, indicating that Messrs. Alexan-
der, Jordan and Deming had the most
definite knowledge of these transactions.
The charge that excessive salaries
were paid to officers of the Equitable
is not directly answered, but admission
is made that under guise of salaries ex-
cessive fees were given to certain Equit-
able officials who were also directors in
other companies. In defense the answer
states that these practices were not
known to the whole board of directors.
Outlining their belief as to the best
policy to pursue in fixing the blame for
the Equitable scandals, the directors say,
first, that the blame for alleged cases of
misconduct will be found to rest on indi-
vidual officers, and not upon the direc-
tors as a body
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05

TWo-letter monogram belt buckles
may be found ready-made.
bit of old Grape is the very best
thing for busting ones gowns.
A white serge frock is the very foun-
dation of the seashore wardrobe.
Many Of the lawn negligees are worn
over colored lining of china silk.
White canvas ties with russell Cuban
heels look well with summer frocks.
The fat French sailor hat with a
ruching of lace is being worn abroad.
The most popular style of hairdress-
ing for the moment is the coronal plat
A cloak to run to and from the beach
in is necessity OF the fashionable
bather.
With the linen coats and skirts are
worn the most elaborate of lingerie
waists.
Colored kid gloves are quite sue
cess and are worn by many modish
women.
Those pretty petticoats of pale color
ed lawn have their uses with gowns
that match.
The handsomest woman often dis
guises her loneliness with an unoecom-
ing head dress.
A little fuchsia-colored erin hat is
trimmed with fuchsia and knots of
shaded fuchsia taffeta.
The very coarse laces, such as gui-
pures, are most in fashion for adorn-
ing linens, Examines and cloths.
At one shop chic French embroider-
ed linen collars, slightly soiled, have
been selling at two for a quarter.
Really, the black-and-white check is
ubiquitous. You meet it at every step,
in the guise of long tight coat suit, a
short loose jacket or a meek little bo-
lero.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05
The First uCanardn

The first use of the word canard
(meaning a duck n the sense of hoax
is attributed to Norbert Cornelissen,
who, to give sly hit al the ridiculous
pieces Of intelligence in public journals.
circulated the report that an interest
ing experiment had just been made
calculated to prove the extraordinary
voracity Of ducks. Twenty were placed
together, and then one of them was
killed and cut up into pieces. feathers
and all, and thrown to the other nine
teen, who greedily devoured It. The
process was repeated until, as was
averred, the last duck had eaten the
whole Of his nineteen companions. The
story ran the round of all the journals
in Europe and so established the ap-
propriateness Of the term canard for
hoax,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05
ssTHUNDERING MILLION"

A rare little old book of New Eng
land sketches by "Cymon" contains
some amusing anecdotes of that odd
minister of old times In Newburyport,
sometimes known, because of his ex-
traordinary roaring voice, as ''Thun-
dering Milton" Parson Millions tones
were more BETTING a sea captain in a
typhoon than clergyman in the quiet
OF the meeting house; nevertheless, he
was fond Of employing his voice at its
full capacity.
Once, at the height of his oratory,
particularly energetic thump and bel
low brought the great Bible crashing
from the lofty pulpit upon the head of
an attentive listener below. Instantly
the parson, popping up on tiptoe to
peer over and down upon the victim,
shouted, with no thought Of lowering
his voice:
Did 1t hurt We, deacon?"
Going to church in winter in an ur-
heated, barn-like Westinghouse full Of
drafts was in itself no small ordeal in
his day. Women sometimes tainted
from sheer cold, and children were too
numb to move when the long service
ended. No wonder that the half-frozen
congregation, with the thermometer at
zero, were sometimes in unseemly
haste to get back to cheering fires and
steaming dinners! For this weakness
Parson Milton had no indulgence One
bitter Sunday, observing the pew doors
swung open and every occupant ready
for a rush before he had quite con-
Guided, he added to his Amen" in the
same breath and at the top of his
lungs, the ironic injunction, And ye
needn't hurry! Your buildings won't
get coldv'
But another Sunday arrived even
colder, and the lesson was forgotten.
Again he saw the pew doors swing
gently but prematurely open before
the benediction was reached. He
paused, glared formiGably upon the
congregation, and thunderously pro-
claimed:
IF you'll stop I'll ask the blessing!
If We don't, I won'tw
After that, decorum was preserved
at the expense of few more shivers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05

The newer fashions are changing so
radically and presenting such a differ
ent outline from that we have been ac-
customed to that there is simply no
mistaking gown of this seasons
make for that of last
An excellent model. one which will
reproduce well in almost any material,
shows a itted bodice, which combines
bOuffantry with the close-fitting lines.
Over the shoulders there is an empiece-
ment of lace and embroidery, and to
this there is short blouse fulled, end
ing with a ruffie above the girdle. The
extreme of the straight-front style is
effected in the shirred velvet that pass
es from bust to belt, and the sleeves
are huge shoulder puff Qittle loops of
featherbOne are sprung in the Shout
der seam to hold it OUT, and from the
elbow down there is an ombrelle of
lace ruffles. The skirt is plated to the
band, and four ruffles, box-plaited with
stitched heading, are spaced from
knee to the velveteen-bound hem.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05
Sparks from the Wires.

New York hotels are crowded as never
before at this time of year.
Boston, Mass, Picture Franc and
Moulding Makers Union is discussing
requesting shorter workday.
B. NJ. Beebe, Los Angeles. Cal.
wounded a half-sister and then killed
himself.
Many New York children will lack ac-
commodations when the public schools
reopen.
A strike Of 1000 push-cart peddlers in
New York owing to trouble over licenses
is threatened.
An airship invented by 4. Roy Kna-
benshue of Toledo made a successful
trip in New York.
A woman, detained on Ellis Island.
died while her husband was trying to
have her released. He says she died Of
a broken heart.
Mrs. Beatrice Young, who shot Mrs.
Katherine Morgan in a New York hotel,
was held without bail
Station No. 2 of the Fishermen's
Union of Nova Scotia, has been formed
at Little Harbor, Shelbourne county.
A tornado struck Holt, Mo-, doing
much damage. A church and two dwell
ings were moved from their foundations
4 council committee has been named
ia PHILADELPHIA to investigate recent re-
movals from office of municipal officials.
Pope Plus X. has annulled the mar
rage of Mrs. Marie Jennings Reid Park
hurst of Washington d. c. 10 Prince
Joseph Rospigliosi of Rome
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05
Women ON School Board.

Mayor Dunno, of Chicago, has APP
pointed three women as members of
that city's Board of Education. They
are Mrs. Emmons Blaine, whose con-
tributions towards the development of
education in Chicago have amounted
to over $1O00,000, the Emmons Blaine
School of Education being her gift to
the University of Chicago; Miss Jane
Adams, head of Hull House, and Dr.
Cornelia B. DeBey, a specialist in
psychology and pedagogy, and for
twelve years a student and teacher at
the Cook County Normal School DR..
DeBey pushed through the Illinois As
sembly the bill legalizing kindergar-
tens as part of the public school sys-
tenn, and she led in the fight that de-
feated the bill making married women
ineligible as teachers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05
CAR SAYS HIS lAsT WORD.
Refuses to Pay Indemnity, but Pre-
nnsea nirrisinra Of CnLh.1s

Refuses to Pay Indemnity, but Pre-
poses Division of Sakhalin.
Emperor Nicholas has spoken his last
word in reply TO the japanese ultima
tum demanding 100000 for half of
the island of Sakhalin His final pro-
posal is to cede portion of the island
TO Japan and to make liberal reimburse
ment for the care of Russian pris-
oners. He fatty refuses to pay cent
Of tribute.
The meeting of ENJOYS at Ports
mouth Saturday was adjourned until
Monday, and later until Tuesday, at
the request of Baron Komura.
Russia declares that she has met
Japan more than half way, and has
proved TO the world the sincerity Of her
desire for peace, but that she would
rather fight than pay an indemnity On
this point Russia has not changed her
opinion one hairs breadth.
RusSias final answer was communi-
Gated to Ambassador Meyer. who Mt
once informed the President. No stone
was left unturned and no effort was
spared in st. Petersburg to secure
settlement. President Roosevelt car
ried on his negotiations with Emperor
Nicholas with great energy and showed
himself to be rich in expedient. All
his communications with the Emperor
were made directly through the Ameri-
can embassy, and Mr.. Meyer conducted
the extremely difficult and delicate ne
gotiations with great tact and ability
and won the high esteem of the Rus
sian authorities for his careful and
slIillful handling of these weighty mat
ters and also received the warm COM
mendation of his fellow members of
the diplomatic corps.
Every sir gle obstacle save one stand
ing in the way of the signing Of peace
treaty at Portsmouth was overcome. In
the matter of a financial contribution
Russia's answer was a firm and per-
sistent refusal, anu there is excellent
authority for the statement that if the
Portsmouth negotiations fail it will be
solely on the question of money.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-05
CHAPTER XVII

MOnboddo, reaching over from where
he sat, seized the poker and stirred the
fire. He did this like an artist, and was
not satisfied until he had turned the
glowing face of every individual coal to
the outside. When he had propped the
poker in it's place, he mopped MS face
with large silk handkerchief. He sat
enwrapped before that happy vision for
time; then, after rubbing his hands.
he caressed both sides of the tumbler
with his palms. He did not drink at
that moment, but, having performed this
act of benediction. he sank back in his
deep armchair and smiled at the stran-
ger.
"A drop of something warm, SIR" said
the stranger, SIS an uncommonly COM
Portable thing on day like this"
You are right, SIR" said Monboddo;
you are Individually right" And, as if
the speech had reminded him of duty,
he emptied the tumbler. He set it down
with COLI ented sigh.
The stranger smoked also, and the two
kept silence for time. The fire purred
and rustled as comfortable fire will
when it is 1T its best, and the rain
dashed the window panes. The stranger
had st )ut walking stick between his
knees, and in his abstraction he was toy
ing with the handle Of it.
Finally the stranger did a strange
thing. He tapped Monboddo on the
shoulder with the crook of the stout
walking stick and said:
WAS there g corpse in that coffin,
doctorT
Now, if this surprise had come upon
Monboddo at any other than the psyche
logical instant at which he was prepar-
ed to meet it, he would certainly have
betrayed himself. The first thing in the
morning ANYTHING bowled him over. As
the day advanced his nerve gained tone.
His sixth tumbler left him invulnera BILE
to fate-for FIVE minutes. Could he have
kept himself in that condition, he would
have been a man to be envied.
As fortune would have it. he was there
in all his forces to withstand the shock
the stranger had brought against him.
He raised his eyebrows, and he stared at
the stranger in the most natural manner
in the world. He had very large and
rather projecting eyeballs, aud when he
stared there was a great deal of red
veined white visible. His thick lips were
apart, and he scratched his cheek with a
forefnger. Doubt sat upon him. His
whole attitude seemed to inquire if he
had heard Alright.
The stranger had leaned forward,
walking stick in hand, to signal his com
panion's attention by that tap on the
shoulder, and he had spoken with true
ulent air and tone. Il know everything.
and it isn't worth while to attempt to
humbug me for moment" said the
strangers eye. But when Monboddo
turned round TO meet that threatening
aspect, and did it with so complete an
appearance of surprise. the certainty
gradually vanished from the others look,
and a half-sheepish wonder slowly took
its place. AT length things went so i'll
with the stranger, under Monboddo's
staring amazement, that there was moth
ing left for him but TO withdraw his gaze
and betake himself to MS tumble-. He
drank with most \able attempt at a
| swagger, and Monboddo, still looking
amazed at him across his tumbler, drank
/ also.
| Then tha. medico set himself to work
to play fantasia on the emotions of the