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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-04-06

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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-04-06
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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-04-06

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papel viejo a 2 pesos quintal.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-04-06

Sc vende papel viejo de peri6-
dico 4 dos pesos el uintal.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-22

The persistent progress Of civilization.
which, since the days Of the Phoeniciains.
has moved from east TO west, has carried
to dear old Georgetown the game Of
bridge whist. Our classic suburb IS
awake. Happiness reigns supreme. ani
JOY blossoms forth like a full-blown rose.
Ii has taken ten years for bridge whist
to cover the wide expanse of land and
sea between London and Georgetown. but
everything comes to him who waits
George town has now arrived II has
abandoned its favorite amusements Of ca
sino and "old maid" and is pickering its
noble brow over the question Of making
il spades or no trump The fascination
Of the new game is upon every household.
Spoony couples no longer stroll in loving
companionship amid the sacred pre-
cincts Of Oak Hill Cemetery, and even
canoeing which is the adventurous sport
of Georgetown youths has been aban-
doned In Dumbarton Club, where once
naUght else was talked save genealOey
and the weather, there are now profound
discussions as to the wisdom Of discard
ing from strength or weakhess From
the cid reservoir on the north to the
wharves on the south from Rock Creek
10 Georgetown Ccllege, bridge whist has
enthralied the entire population. Thlr-
teen copies Of a late treatise We're sold
last week in The local bookstore. and a
The Washington herald., 1906-10-22
The Passing of Rnrton.

To-day the prison doors close upon
former Senator Burton. and his public
career is at an end. For him there can
be nothing very much ahead IN life save
sorrow and shame The press and the
courts have exposed his every shortcom-
ing. II was the duty of the press ana
the courts TO do this. and it was done
completely The photographers gave min
all in the way Of stinging rebuke and
ridicule that he deserved. Now that the
end has come, let him alone, forever
more
The punishment for the man is not the
term of Imprisonment OF the fine. These
are paltry things, in themselves The real
punishment that comes to Burton is the
everlasting disgrace that attaches to
his career. To have stood shoulder to
shoulder with Senators and statesmen,
and then to be turned out as a traitor
and an unworthy servant of the people
that is the real sorrow and punishment
that Burton must feel His example IS
one that needs no undue emphasis He
might be forgotten tomorrow, and still
no one fall as he has fallen. for the lack
of his record to warn.
With all that has been said and done.
there is something infinitely pathetic in
the case of Burton. With what great
longing he must contemplate the might
have-been. How his soul must yeaTn TO
blot il all out, and be given another
chance-just another chance How touch
ing the spectacle of his patient and true
blue wife, waiting just outside the Jail
door for his temperance. To her. 1T
least, and perhaps, alone, this man is
not an outcast and unworthy Of an hon
Ored place among men. To her he is the
innocent victim Of some kind of plot
just what, she knows not, but still an
intangible something that has blackened
the clouds and obscured the light for such
frightfully long time.
Therefore, let the chapter close. Let
the story be as "a tale that is told 80
There are very, very few Burtons in pub
lie life to-day. This country. no matter
what the muck-rakers may say. breeds
very few sons unworthy of respect and
honor. When the occasional exception
appears, just remember that few are apt
10 follow in his pathway. Let the I'M
worthy one pass. He is only an incident
in the career of the greatest republic the
world ever knew.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-22
standard Oil Found Guilty.

What has been accomplished by the
conviction of the Standard Oil Company
of Ohio on the charge Of conspiracy in re-
straint Of trade2
The Standard Oil Company of Ohio is
one of the subsidiary companies Of the
parent corporation, the Standard Oil Com
pany OF New Jersey. Subsidiary to the
Ohio concern are a number of lesser com
panies, which, as proved in the trial just
finished, had agreements among them
selves fixing the price to be paid for oil.
The stock of al these companies is owned
by the Standard Oil Company Of New
Jersey. and their affairs are directed as
TO all larger matters of policy. from the
New YorE Offices OF the Jersey con-
Germ. The verdict OF the Ohio jury means
that this arrangement constitutes an Tile
gal combination, so far as Ohio laws are
concerned, and that the agreements and
contracts entered into between and among
the various subsidiary companies in Ohio
constitute a conspiracy in restraint Of
trade and are unlawful
II the case should end with the imposi-
ton Of the moderate penalty provided for
10y the Ohio law. it would not be at all
serious affair for the Standards Ohio
branch; but the indications are that
should the cOnsttutiOnality of the law be
established and the verdict affirmed by
the state Supreme Court, the State would
attempt to break up the combination and
seek to force the subsidiary companies to
do business separately and in competition
with one another. These companies, to
quote an eminent Standard Oil authority.
are not competitive in the sense Of
striving TO underseH one another, but
are competitors only lin the sense
chat each strove 20 show at the end Of
each year the best results in making the
best product at low cost" Such-conpeti-
tion does not, however, necessarily result
in low prices to the consumer, nor in
higher prices to the producer of crude oil.
and il has not commended itself to the
people of Ohio who would prefer a form
competition less likely to promote mo-
nopoly
IT is an interesting question whether
the object aimed at by the State of Ohio
would be attained by dissolving the rela-
tons which exist among the various
Standard oil corporations now operating
in that State. In 1892 Ohio succeeded In
forcing the Standard Oh interests 10
abandon the trust under which their va
rioUs companies were then operated in
unity. The trust was dissolved into its
constituent companies. The former trus-
tees holding a majority Of stock in each
corporation. Substantial harmony Of ac-
ton was secured under the new plan. but
to secure more complete unity the Stand
ard OIL Company Of New Jersey was or
The Washington herald., 1906-10-22
RELLs ROE NEVER HEARD.

Hear the telephone bells
Nickci-plated bells.
WHAT nervous agitation in taeir pe,uiancy deeIls
How Cur tempers they excite,
Through The day OF in the night
As We hear the operator shouts and wells,
Hello he says. hello
And We wish he'd thith6r 60
For no tomost caterwauling 70 such helpless wrath
impels;
And everybody knows
by the bawling
And the calling
How the conversation flows
A has thoughts into the instrument; repeatedly ~
tells
As his thoughts with maledictions continually he
tells
Tells tells tells
And again be rings the bells
But the fellow at The other end Is uislnclned TO @
So cnec more he instilis
Some hyph-eucd syl-ia-hles
Like jackdaa' in a pane
And with vigor quite satanic
II IS wrong to tear Your bar
And worse they say. to swear
By this that here CT there or any other where
But that was said
Before were made
Those paipfating, fast vibrating tolephonie bells
Bells. bells, bells. bells.
And the yells wells yeiIs
OF the speakers and the hearers at those bells.
Belfast {ITelsld1 Gazette.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-22
CAMPAIGN WITHOUT CASH.
Cleveland Republicans Not Paying
Any Party workers This Year.

4 fNlH Aut aAlEttidUA IAN DeahlAs
Cleveland Republicans are just awaken
ing to the fact that the conduct Of the
present campaign in this city and county
Is marking one Of the most remarkable
changes fn the methods Of party man
agement that has traRspired in local
party councils within the last ten
years or more The change has been
going on for a month Not until 1t was
well under way would John II. Price, the
new chairman of the committee. and the
man primarily responsible for the insu-
guratIon Of the new methods. discuss the
innovations with any freedom.
In its widest scope the change is one
from a campaign just three years ago.
when at a conservative estimate over
S1e9,000 was spent In this county 10 a
campaign conducted almost literally with
out the expenditure OF any money.
The firm edict has gone forth that there
are 10 be no paid workers during this
campaign. And this edict is being lived
up TO- II is a change from a campaign
WheE Tr~cinct WOTkerE thought they were
being i'll treated unless they were handed
from $40 TO $50, TO a campaign where not
even 10 cents for a drink OF whisky or a
street car ticket is being handed out al
party headquarters.
Price believes that the only way for a
party TO succeed is to properly feel the
public pulse and 10 get the backing Of
public opinion. He is an active fraterRa
society. club, and church fnan. He is try
ing TO apply methods used in these
spheres Of activities TO the sphere Of pol
tiles. In the first formal statement the
new chairman has made of his unique
position he said
AS members Of different fraternal or
ders and clubs. men devote much time
to serving on committees and in other
service in the fuTtherance Of the objects
Of such organizations. For this woTh
they receive no pay: they even go further
and pay dues for the privilege Of service
which they enjoy. Likewise in oui
churches and religious institutions. mer
not only give gratis much Of Their time
and service 20 the advancement Of theil
religious beliefs, but contribute largely Of
their means.
Political duties demand less Of a mans
time and money than either the church
club or fratcrnal order: why not place
the manifold blessings or free government
upon the same high plane?
THE system Of paying political worker:
Is a relic Of the politics Of twenty year!
ago. Party workers should be willing 4
work on registration and election days
rot because they are paid, but because O
the protection and benefits of the city
state. and national governments which
they enjoy, and which protect them II
the pursuit Of their vocation
The Washington herald., 1906-10-22
BRIDGE TRUST BROKEN.
OhiO's Long Legal Fight with a
Monopoly Ends i'm Victory.
From The Pittsburg Dispaach.


The successful issue Of the proceedings
brought by Attorney General Ellis. Of
Ohio. under the Valentine antitrust act
against the so-caIled bridge trust ends
another chapter IN a long fight. For
years the operations of the bridge com
pdnics have been ii sensational feature
in the county campaigns throughout
Ohio. It was broadly charged that the
companies had entered into an agree
ment for the purpose of keeping up prices
on county and other public work. each
company being allotted its own territory.
and the pretense Of competition being
maintained by the other companies bid
ding higher than the concern awarded
that contract. Arising out Of tnis 1t
was charged that the cost of county
bridges ia Ohio had advanced TO double
and treble former quotations. and il was
a common assertion I'm heated county
campaigns that county officials had an
interest in the operation Finally. pub
lic opirf4acn became so tncensed that it
was enough TO defeat candidate to
circulate the report that ne was favor
able 70 the bridge trust.
The victory Of the State IN forcing the
dissolution of the combine by driving
some Of the companies out of the State,
some into bankruptcy. and the appoint
meut Of receivers for others under custer
proceedings probably marks the end OF
the fight. OF course, IL is announced that
the companies which have surrendered
their charters will reQTganiZe and con-
tinue in business, but il is reasonably
sure that due care will be taken to re-
main outside the clutches Of jhe VAL
entine law for some time TO come.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-22
sentiment in abe wedding.

from lltc EtlEl- y AasdLlIe-
Very few persons have the courage TO-
be married quietly. without fuss or ex-
pense. Men have sometimes gone
through the ceremony and left their wives
at the church door. but in such cases the
marriage was one CT COmpUlsiOn OF state
necessity. and ir nowise affected the
general custom. The old fashion Of the
pOsy ring. given on the wedding day,
was pretty, and these rings. with their
quaint cOnceits and affectiOnate notices
are now eagerly snught after as Curiosi-
ties In these prOsaic times lovers no
longer share broken coins or the halves
of q locket. or give miniatures TO wear
round the neck. as even George ", that
heartless and selfish monarch. did being
buried with the picture Of Mrs. Fitz-
Herbert hanging en- his breast Little
items o. sentiment are gradually dis8p-
peariug, but rot the fine clothes the
parade the extravaganza, the crowds,
and the champagne
The Washington herald., 1906-10-22
NOTES By LITTLE HENRy.

Pa SEE woman is known by the com
pany she invites.
Unkel Bill sez an engaged girl may not
know mulch about the cost OF beefstake
but you bet she knows WhOt candy is
wurth pound
Mister simmons was TO our house last
night < him and pa had a argument about
how TO dig the paunyma canal ma seq
she wishes they had Of applide some Of
thare theories to the kitchen sink witch is
stopd up.
Unkel Bill SEE the way to make VIM
men quit gettin of cars backwards is to
stop tellin them to quit gettin off that
way.
Missus Jones was over to our house this
mornin < she sed thare was lots of talk
about Mister Magill bein so affeckshunit
with mis- wife in public
Unkel Bill sez every time he hears a
class yeI ne bleeves if he dies rich ne
will leave his munney to def & dun
college.
Ny sister reads artickles on izzikle Gull
ture & eats quart of pickles or a pound
Of candy 10 tl5e paige
As sumo as ma found out that her new
forty dollar hat was like the one Missus
Higgins has she sed It was not becummin
to her style & took II back
Unkel Bill SEE man can talk about his
trubbles so much that he will begin to
believe he ready has them.
WILBUR NESBIT.
Copyright 1906. by W. D. Nesbt.l
The Washington herald., 1906-10-22
THE INNOCENT BYSTANDER.
"MY STAR"


o, it vas such a childish vhim When years and
I chose the Star to be my own. for then did not
know
The staEs were st at heavens bounds aud none
/ thought them merely little lights 10 watch me 90
o. sleep
I thought that ont Of au the stars I might have
7 did not know that IL might be dead world, or a
And 8. sith checks upon my hands. looked into
And found the star that laughed at me with its
And no one knew the star was mine; would not
That J bad taken it, for that l thought. would
And gvery night iny star eyept up and mp into the
And iaue IS light into has room the While it jour
ucyed high
My star j. vas IL seemed to INC that it could see
The richness Of uy little JOYS, the aeepDess Of ny
That gii from al the other stars it sent its light
To where walked and watched for it. there in the
So went the years. and so I came to know it vas a
That none Of az The stars was mine. though it be
Yet uhea my heart was thrilled or when my soul
somehow felt that ali q this was seen by ny own
star.
And childishly again. tonight search the dreaming
-ky
And see ny star all l4ughterlit Ia friandIywise
duff hy.
dream again that time J may fare far and far
Along the mar1ci ways Of space until I reach my
star
There are a million million stars and all are dun
and Geld
Except The one 1 took for mine. and it is fair as
And il LOOKS down and look mp. and both Of ms We
know
That made choice Of it for nine there in the long
The Washington herald., 1906-10-22
MONDAY. OCTOBER % 1906.
arc Washington Policy Holders Awake?

Arc Washington Policy Holders Awake?
Thousands Of people in Washington are
policy holders in the big insurance COM
panies. Do they appreciate the vital in
terest involved for them in the pending
elections TO The trusteeships? This IS
"a matter that reaches the home 1t
touches the pocket of the policy holder
il affects the welfare OF those dependent
upon him; it comes directly to the fire.
side. The Herald sincerely trusts that these
Washington policy holders are alive to the
issue at stake; that they are voting the
tickets that mean their self-protection.
Every policy holder here and throughout
the country is familiar with the record
of scandal and maladministration dis
closed by the Armstrong committee. II
shocked the world. And yet to-day we
find the administration ticket Of both the
Mutual and the New York Life composed
very largely of the same men who were
trustees under the McCurdy and Mccall
regimes. They stand convicted Of gross
incapacity and negligence. if not down
right dishonesty. Enormous misappTOpri-
ations of funds were made with their
amiable acquiescence, IL not with their
actual connivance in the frauds AS trus-
tees, receiving no legitimate compensation.
they used their positions to form subsidi-
airy companies. which purchased Becuri-
ties IT one price ana sold them 10 the COM
panies at a higher price, dividing the
profits among themselves. and thus max
ing the trusteeships enormously profit
able. President McCurdy drew sl0o,G36
per dnnum; his son $4,000, and his SON
in-law S7oG10. a quarter of a million dol
lars i'm this way went TO the McCurdy
family year after year; and fifteen Of the
men now nominees on the MutuaTs "ad-
ministration ticket" were parties 10 his
gigantic graft No one Of these men
should be continued in Office. and no one
of their associates on the ticket should
be elected. The very association itself
warrants the rejection Of the slate in its
entirety.
The tickets put forward by the inter
national policy holders committee are
made up OF men who have responded
20 a call 10 render public service. and
who viii make personal sacrifices in the
performance of their duties without the
greater public service can be rendered
than the withdrawal of che enormous
capital OF those two companies from Wall
street manipulation; the separation of theig
business from subsidiary syndicates and
corporations. organized for Individual
profit; the reduction of premium charges
TO the policy holders TO the actual. rea-
sonable cost Of the insurance. and the
prompt and regular distribution 10 them
of the dividends to which they are en-
.itled
Economical, busineSslike conduct Of
the affairs Of the insurance companies IS
demanded This can only be brought
about by voting for the nominees Of the
policy holders committee.
Washington policy holders should Unan-
imously scratch the administration
tickets
The Washington herald., 1906-10-22
Romhs to Dust Baronets.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
A military result of the Japanese fight
ing At Port Arthur, it is predicted, will
be a widespread disCarding Of the bayOnet
for the hand grenade or bomb A modern
grenade is seven inches long
by one and five eighths inches in diameter.
weighs a pound and d quarter. is safely
carried on q belt. and can be thrown
thirty or forty yards by an eighteen-inch
tailrope. The detonator. carried separately
is screwed into the grenade just before
throwing. The charge is t0Hite, but any
high explosive can be used, and this gives
much greater effectiveness than that of
the old-time grenades
The Washington herald., 1906-10-22
A LITTLE NONSENSE.


They sell the dear old farm for debt;
Tho villain smokes a cigarette.
The heroine has much regret;
The villain smokes a cigarette.
They sell her pig, her dearest pet:
The villain smokes a cigarette.
The hero cries. "Ill kill him YETI
The villain smokes q cigarette.
Thus ends Act l. with all eyes wet;
The villain lights a cigarette.
The curtains up Act II is set;
The villain has q cigarette
The heFo's comrades f1me and fret;
The villain smokes a cigarette.
Detectives spread crafty net,
The villain smokes a cigarette. :
he fiiFts a bit with the soubrette
The while he rolls a cigarette.
This is his scene to hisses get
He lights another cigarette.
Act III The gyurl has locks Of Jet;
The villain has a cigarette.
She's his n now, as he would bet,
The villain has a cigarette.
But hist The hero yells: Wen met"
The villain drops his cigarette.
B.b-bang As down his corpse they let,
He reaches for his cigarette.
Though dying be does not forget
To gamely puf that cigarette
The Washington herald., 1906-10-22

From the Chicago News.
Mo- never did like him, Why, when DE
used to write me glowing love letters /
would only glance. over them once"
only once, dear?"
'Well-er-sCmetimes when I couldn l
make out his abominable scrawl | would
glance over them second time
Indeed! And was that alp
Except sometimes at night ] would
take them from under my pillow and read
them just TO kill time "
And that was the end?"
yes. only on rainy days I used to look
over them just 10 see how silly a man
can be when he starts writing love let
tiers. But I only glanced over them.
dear. / never did like him"
The Washington herald., 1906-10-22

class for the instruction OF beginners has
more members than St Johns choir. Al
together, these are great days in George
town It has existed so long without a
sensation that bridge whist has thrown It
into a spasm.
No one viii envy the delightful and de-
lighted residents of good old Georgetown
their new enjoyment. On the contrary.
may every one Of them make a grand
slam with hundred acesi
The Washington herald., 1906-10-22
Terms ErnInIneh

From the CleTeland PLAZA Dealer.
Which is the starboard side Of d sbip?'
why. don't you know? That's the side
where the star boarder has his ROOM"
"Then why do they call the other side
the port side?"
Because that's where the porter
sleeps "
The Washington herald., 1906-10-22

The number of male teachers in the
United States is steadily decreasing. dc
clares the Arg0naut. Statistics show that
while in 1870 the percentage of male teach
ers was 81 and in 1872 IT had increased TO
1913. in 1890 IL had fallen TO 345, IN 1893
1900 it dropped TO so. and in 1896 IL
reached y. OF the total number Of teach
ers 11c IA were men and 81. i9S women