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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-04-30
Para los buques
de gran calado

Berlin, abril 3o-Entre los proyectos que
tiene en- estudio el gobierno y que llevara a la
practica relatives al canal de Kiel, Sc informa
que esta Ell de hacerle navegable para los bu-
ques de guerra mas grandes y de mayor Gala
do. Los calculos hechos para el costo de las
obras dan un total de ounce millones para
realzarlas dispone el gobierno de la enorme su-
ma de 16o millones de marcos. En- los circulos
diplomaticos comentanse recelosamente los pro-
yectos navales de este goberno al cual Sc lie
supone undo Dinamarca, para ciertas obras
que han de emprenderse mediante TN tratado
secreto. Alemania esta resueta que sus gran
des buques de guerra hagan facil navegaci6n
por Ell aludido canal Tambien Sc a6rma que
Sc haran grandes reformas en- Ell puerto de Kiel,
situado en- una de las entradas del gran canal
del Baltico.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-04-30
Fuego en- Colon
Buenos bofnberos.

Colon, abril 3o.-El domingo, por la mana
ma, declar6se un incendio en- esta ciudad, en- uno
de los barrios mas populosos comerciales. FL
fuego amenazaba extenderse en- alarmantes pro-
porciones. Llegaron arder algunas casas, pues
no hubo en- los prineros momentos servcio algu-
no organizado para la extinction del siniestro.
Fueron entonces llamados los bomberos america
nos del pueblo de Crist6bal acudi6 una nume-
rosa brigada con dtiles logrando, tras graudes
esfuerzos, aislar el incendio. De este modo evil
taron 4 la ciudad dafios de consideration, pues
cercanos las casas incendiadas habla a.guuos
almacenes de comestibles otras casas importan-
tes de comercio. La brigada de bomberos ame-
ricanos fue muy aplaudida por el compacto gen
ito que presenci6 sus habiles y her6icas manic
bras. Algunos bomberos y paisanos resultaron
heridos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-04-30
Impresiones y noticias

Lazaro 1inares, Hortensia Bocanegra, Eduardo
!. Iglesas Font, Julio 1garavidez Mater, Ricar
do Bollain Rueda Ricardo Garcia Sainz, en- el
cementerio de San Juan; Pedro Regalado Coma
lez, en- el cementerio de Ponce, para inhumarlos
en- el de Hatillo; Jose Alexander y Cayol en- el ce-
menterio de Guayama Eufemia Laboy, en- Ell de
Ponce; Amparo del Carmen Monagas Nadal
y Maria Teresa Mangualy Delgado en- el de Ma
yagiez; Seguudo Sosa Medero, ell el de Cayey
Juan Velez, en- el de Hormigueros.
Nos dicen de Comerio: aMuy en- breve Sc
formarA aquf TIN sindcato agrfcola, para la de.
fensa de los cosecheros de tabaco de esta juris-
dicci6n. Este proyecto ha sido acogido con
entusiasmo, pues Sc trata de defender los intere-
ses de laboriosos agricultores que son los que
mas trabajan los que menos benefcios obtie
nenn
Ell dia IS de mayo habra examen de cas-
tellano para los maestros amercanos, que ense-
nan ingles en- las escuelas de la isla.
-Esta ma1ana visitaron al Gobernador Mr..
Keiz, DR.. Gutierrez don Pedro c. Timothee
-Hemos saludado Ell esta ciudad nuestro
! distinguido amigo correligonario don Manuel
Pimentel, alcalde de Rio Grande.
FL sargento P. l. de Rio Piedras telegra
fla al Quartet General que el sabado las de Ii
noche, en- el barrio ala Muda0 entire aquella po
blaci6n Caguas, fue incendiada una casa de doi
Jose Martinez Llonin. Una parte de dicha cas-
estaba ocupada por un destacamento de la poll
cia insular en- la otra parte vivian varias fami
las.
El Juez de paz consdtuy6se en- el lugar de
hecho practicada una investigation, no hay ii
dicio de que Ell hecho haya pOdido ser malicios'
La policfa trabaj6 con gran actividad para sofc
car el incendio, no habiendo ocurndo ningur
desgracia personal.
--Mafana saldra para Las Marias posesi
narse de su cargo de Collector de Rentas Intern
de aquel pueblo, nuestro amigo don Luis Muh
Colon. lie deseamos buen exito en- Ell desemr
40 de su cargo.
I'm Rio Graude fueron destu,iaas nor
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-04-30
En- la India inglesa.
Europeos en- peligro,

Londres, abril 90 Con motive de informes
alarmantes que Sc recben en- esta capital, proce-
dentes de la India, respecto motines en- contra
de los europeos en- varios sitios de aquela, Sc ha
reunido el gabinete para estudiar la question y
proceder con toda energia, a fin de conjurar Ell
conAicto. Los europeos de todas las classes resi-
dentes en- la India, Sc estan alstando como vo-
luntaros fin de organizarse en- batallones para
repeler el ataque de los naturales. Sc cree que
Sc trata de TN vasto complot anti-europeo, pre-
parade desde hace algdn tempo pues los rebel
des Sc hallan bien armados y los primeros distur-
bios han sido sangrientos, sendo muy empeha-
da la defensa que hiceron de sus vidas los euro
peos. 81 gobierno juzga que, auuque la situa
ci6n es realmente seria, los mejores elementos
del pueblo son leales a la corona de 1nglaterra.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-04-30
En- Saint Thomas.
Escuadron brasileno

Saint Thomas, abril go Un escuadr6n
brasile1o, compuesto de tres buques de guerra
ha llegado este puerto. Los tres buques son
de tipo moderno uno de ellos hermoslsimo AGO.
razado en- el cual viaan tin alinirante altos fun,
cionarios del gobierno, entire los cuales esta un
representante del presidente de la repGblica.
FL escuadr6n Sc dirige Jamestown. Las auto
ridades de este puerto hicieron una vista bor-
do, que fue devuelta por el jefe de la pequeha
fota. Algunos o6ciales desembarcaron siendo
objeto de muchas atenciones y obsequios. La
dotaci6n de los barcos es toda de brasilefos
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-04-30

Es absolutamente incierto el rumor que
publica aver un peri6dco, de que Ell sehor don
Francisco de P. Acuha Sc propone renunciar la
Jefatuta del Departamento Consolidate. No po-
demos explicarnos de d6nde sacan algunos re-
p6rters patrafias tan absurdas.
Ell vapor eEtonaO de la Linea Norton ha
salido de Montevideo el 90 del corriente, con ia
sajo para este puerto.
Ell jueves pr6ximo saldra para Fajardo
Vieques el inspector general de instruction. pd'
blica Mr Ayres, con el fin de tomar examenes de
ingles los maestros de aquellas poblaciones.
-Anoche regves6 de Fajardo, nuestro que
rido amigo corroligionario Lcdo. Eugenio Be-
nftez Castahos, que fue ALI en- asuntos profesio-
males. Hoy sali6 para Carolina para asistir al
juicio de los corrales de pesca.
Conclusion de la lista de las cartas de-
tenidas en- la administration de Correos que en-
pezamos publican aver: Juana Rosario, Maria
Rosa, mrs. D. Robnett, Simon Rivera, Eva
rista Rivera, Lecnor Rivera, Luis Rivera, Ra-
mon Rivera, Ramona Rendo de Font, jose Re-
chary, Charles A. Reichar, Julio Alberto Re-
yes, Eulalio Romo, Damian Ramirez, Pillar Ra-
mos, Eustaquia Rond6n, Juan Ant. Solero, Ma
tividad Suarez, Antonio Solero, Charles Graham
Steward, Juan Bautsta Sanchez, Monserrate To-
rres Genaro Torres Julio Vega, ]. R. Diaz Val
depares, Agapito Valentin, Mr. ]. Williams, mrs
DR.. Wilson.
J Aver sali6 para Caguas va restablecidO
: de la enfermedad que lie retuvo en- CANA, nuestrc
amigo don Marcelno Sola, hijo, acompahado de
su senior padre don Marcelino delegado Ia
Camara.
Hoy compareci6 la Corte municipal Al
fredo Correa, acus4do de hurto menor. Est
individuo era guarda-aguja de la estacion de
ferrocarril de Martfs Peia el dia "a del actua
hurt6 de dcho lugar un par de espejuelos de olc
valorados en- diez dollars, dos camisetas, lin pa
huelo de seda lin par de puhos, cuyos efectc
le fueron ocupados. Visto el juicio, fue decl'
tado culpable cOndenadO un aho de carcel
-Por el Superintendent de Sauidsd ha s
A roneadidas a, varlos ceraenferios = e -
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-04-30
NOTAS DE- |NTERES
Vista de don TuliO La
rrinaga al Hon. Co
bernadOr. Mr.. Post.
e. FARO DEL MORRO
Sera objeto de jmports ntes
reformas. -Desgracia en- el
RIO <Turabo, , Caguas.
e. FARO DEL MORRO

NueStro olStlnguloo amigo
don Tulio Larrinaga, Comisionado
a Washington, visit6 hoy nueva-
mente al Gobernador Post con el
mismo objeto que aver, este es,
tratar acerca de la accion que pue-
de tomarse por las autoridades,
la representation y los agriculto-
res de Pue1 to Rico sobre la cues
ton de tarifas de importation en-
Francia del cafe de esta isla.
Hace va alg1n tempo que el
Comisionado sefior Larrinaga, Sc
viene ocupando en- Washington del
asunto, habiendo desde el aho pa
sado presentado un bill en- la CANA
ra para imponer q todo cafe extran-
jero TN derecho de importation en-
los Estadoe UInidos de S centavos
por libra,
La Comisi6n de Hacienda AGO.
gi6 favorablemente el bill, pero Ia
politica proteccionista del partido
republicano, aunque dispuesta 4
proteger nuestro cafe, teme So
bre manera tocar la tarifa, aIn
en- Ell sentido proteccionista por las
inhnitas cuestiones que este traeria
sobre el tapete.
Dice el sefior Larrinaga que Ell
Executive tiene en- su mano ayu-
, darnos en- este asunto en- virtud de
la secci6n a. de la Ley de 1897, CO.
nocida generalmente por Ia Ley
Dingley.
Tenemos entendido que el Sc
: nor Larrinaga Sc ocupa activamer-
} te de llevar q la practica la acci6n
: que debe tomarse Ell el asunto, de
: modo que por Ell pr6xilno correc
pueda ir arreglado dicho asunto q
: los Estados Unidos.
-Comunican de Caguas que
/. eStando banandose anteayer en- Ell
l. rio aTuraboO el individuo Victor
e Van Ectrelt, empleado de la central
a aSanta Juana0, sufrio una conges-
r. ton cerebral muriendo en- el acto.
e -Por la o6cina del ingeniero
4 de faros del tercer distrito ha en-
% pezado la reconstruction del faro
del Moro, Ell el que Sc Introduce
}. ran importantes reformas. FL re-
!. matista de estas obras es don Ma.
n nuel Gestera.
q. Sc han inscrito en- en- el re-
A. gistro civil los nacimientos de Pc
AZ dro Almengol Araujo y de los San
n tos, Delta Elena Torres y Nogue-
10 ras, Blanca Ma Requena, Josefna
,e Sierra y Fernandez y Eduardo Pa.
,6 lermo y Alfonso y las defunciones
{. de Tomasa Flores, Claudia Vaz.
r quez, Juan Cepeda, Pedro Ortiz,
a Rafael Gonzalez Flores y Jose Yer
,s. dejo.
Don Manuel I.edesma ha 81
~ do nombrado CONCEAL del ayunta
- miento de Arecibo.
va han sido remitidos 4 10
Estados Unidos los mapas de Ia isl
- de Puerto Rico, con lujo de deta
lies sobre carreteras, linea ferrea
- =. otros datos importantes. Dichc
- - mapas seran presentados en- la E.
posicion de Jamestown.
Hoy estuvo conferenciand
con el ComisiCnado del Interit
- nuesuo amigo don Francisco Carr
- ras, de Caguas, sobre organizacit
~ de dos companies de la guardia n
cional en- aquella ciudad.
FL seiior Carreras esta al FIRE
te del movimiento y cuenta con
cooperation de la mayor parte
la juventud cagueia.
este iustrucciones a sus representa-
lie la en- Ia reunion de La Haya para {
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-04-30
ASUNTOS D|VERSOS
Asamb1ea efectuada EN-
e1 Circu1o Obrero
de esta ciudad.
BuENOS ACUERDOS
Vista del Gobernador a la
isla. Gran fiesta escolar en-
el teatro de Mayaglez.
BuENOs ACuERDOs

asamblea anunciada.
Entire otros acuerdos de impor-
tancia, resolvi6se o6cialmente que
los obreros de dicha asociaci6n Sc
adhieran a los obreros del Universe
y hagan causa com1n con ellos en-
10 que respecta al festival del pri-
nero de mayo.
Resolvi6se asimistno que la
asociaci6n no celebrara fiesta algu-
ma exterior, q fin de conmemorar
ese ola, por no contar con fondos
sufcientes para el case,
La asamblea Sc declare EN- Sc
sion permanente hasta la noche de
hoy, en- que Sc reunira de nuevo 4
las ocho.
En- breve saldra 4 dar una visi-
ia a la isla el nuevo gobernador Mr.
Post.
Ell dieciocho de JUNO, por la
noche, Sc veri6cara una gran fiesta
escolar en- el teatro de Mayagiiez,
con motive de la entrega de diplo-
mas 4 los alumnos de la aHigt
SchoolO que hayan cursado el plar
de estudios.
Ell sabado pr6ximo Sc veri6
c..fan los examenes orales de ingIe,
para maestros, en- los distritos es
colares de Fajardo, Guayama, Pom
ce, San German, Arecibo y Baya
mon.
Aver tarde, en- el viaje de la
seis menos cuarto, volvio a varars
el vapor de Cataiio Ell un sitio in
mediate al canal, es decir, en- III
sitio distinto al de costumbre, qu
seguramente sera elegido para nue
vas varaduras.
-Anoche q las diez fue deteni
do por la policia y conducido
carcel Ell tabaquero Gregorio Are
D cones, acusado de acometimiento
aggression.
| -Si I'd. no tiene bueu apet
j., to, tome las Pastillas Digestivas d
S DR.. LIE Roy, marca ANTURl
: CAS.n
e Aver fue tratado en- el Coz
sejo Executive el asunto relacion
|. da con el arrendamiento de una pa
v celia de terreno del Pueblo de Pue
to Rico a Mr.. John Turner, pa
e la construction de un almacen
). la Marina, cerca del muelle de
= American Railroad Go" De
n pues de un largo debate, en- don
= uada en- concrete Sc resolvi6, f,
le referido el asunto al comite
e. Franquicias.
-Mahana embarcara para E
s. ropa, via New York, nuestro CO..
e. patricia el eminente composition
pianista don Francisco Cortes.
r. -Maiiana llegara de New Yo
el vapor americana Caracas g
70 seguira viaje para Venezuela.
lei Dicen de Yabucoa que el
bado Gltimo ocurrio un incendio
ra- una pieza de cafia de la Suces
la Antelo, de aquella jurisdicci'
DO quemandose dos cuerdas proxil
on mente.
asa La policia investig6 el hech
oil de el ha resultado culpable j
mi Gonzalez, que fuG arrestado a
posici6n de los tribunales.
del Ell Juez de paz impuso
IN tres dollars de multa a Jose !
$50. ciano, Cavino Nuhez y Ric;
BIO Noble, por haber tenido una
una yerta anoche en- Puerta de Tie
-Durante la Semana pa
:sio- concurrieron q la Estacion de
mas mia de Arecibo 64S pacientes.
lfoz chos son los que Sc han curad
npe- dicalmente.
Hoy cumplieron sus &
a a..
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POr q able
sRvnN ESPECIAL De IA cOBR!POlDEIcH IA DEMOcRIE uMDE

Sc ha acordado enviar refuerzos, que saldran in
mediatamente, pues los despachos recibidos anun
clan que Sc han perpetrado varios asesinatos y
que urge una repression severa ejemplar de esos
atentados
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-04-30

iustrucciones a sus representatives
en- la reunion de La Haya para que
proponga a las demas naciones Ia
limitaci6u de los armamensos ops
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-11

this answer with unaffected merriment, ex-
claiming:
"Well, that's the funniest thing I ever
heard"
So far as we are concerned, we can see no
reason why old John should have been so in
tensely amused unless the secret is that he
got hold of good big block of that particular
stock, and included it all in that $32, 100000
gift which he made to higher education.
In that case, we can see the joke. The
laugh will be against the miscellaneous, obscure
givers who must put up five dollars in hard
cash before one dollar of Rockefellers "dona-
ton" of doubtful stocks becomes effective To
see a procession of human donkeys browsing
thistles in that way WOULD be sufficient
to make any we'll regulated philosopher laugh
himself to DEATH
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-11
funniest Thing I Eber Heard. "

1t seems to us that we have read somewhere
the story of Grecian philosopher who, upon
seeing donkey munching solemnly on this
ties, was SO profoundly tickled by the sight
that he laughed himself to death.
We regret to report that both the philoso-
pher and his longer cared brother, the donkey,
departed this life without telling anybody
what the joke was.
Consequently, each reader of the story, from
that day to this, has been left to figure out for
himself the secret Of the philosophers fatal
amusement.
Not long ago John D. Rockefeller came
mighty nigh laughing himself to death. Didn't
quite do it, unfortunately, but came mighty
near it. You couldn't guess, in a coon's age,
what it was that tickled the old man so i'm
mensely.
We will tell you-it was the testimony of
Edward H. Hartman before the interstate
commerce commission. Yes, sir that's what
it was. 1t made old John double up and bub-
bic over, and cackle like an ecstatic young pull
let that had just scored her first success.
Hartman has no sense of humor, no con-
ception of morals, no idea of conscience no
care for so inconsequential trivality as pub
lie sentiment In the coolest manner imagina-
bic he related how he had bonded and mort
gagged railroad that never existed; how he
and his partners had added $o2, 600, 900 to in
debtedness of railroad without adding one
dollar to it's value and how he had ,unloaded
worthless stock, to the amount of $Io,ooo,ooo,
upon the public-stock that never could, by
any human possibility, earn cent of dividend
The commission inquired of Hartman:
"Did you think you were justified in put
ting out 100000 of stock that would never
pay dividend to the public"
Hartman replied to this question by asking
another:
1--WE never told the public that the stock
would pay any dividend, did we?"
And Rockefeller, being postmaster in
commercial rascality himself, laughed over
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-11


fire, in the open, on cold day, bake on one
side and freeze on the other
Such "giving" as Rockefeller indulges in
causes me to regret that | have forgotten how
to write "sarkastical."
From Thomson, Ca. shipped one thou
sand feet of lumber to Fort Lauderdale, Fla
The lumber consisted of undressed planks, and
was tied securely in bundles, so as to be easily
handled along with other freight in a box car
the value of the lumber being about ten dol
lars.
The freight bill presented by the railroads
was ffty-seven dollars and some cents
Before paying this freight bill of $57 on lum-
Der worth $40, I want the opinion of ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland as to it's reasonableness. And
[ want him to give me the benefit of "a quiet
hour" cogitation. No delirium tremens bust
ness will fit this case
Being in no hurry to pay the bill, will give
Mr.. Cleveland all the time he wants IF he
wants to wait till after Gabriel blows his horn,
so much the better.
In the meantime, the railroads have got my
lumber
Is THAT "confscatory"? pause, in order
that the corporation lawyers may incubate
The delights of wintering in Florida are
manifold. One of mine consisted in paying the
Southern Express Company nine dollars for
delivering to me case of vichy water that cost
me ten dollars. The express company could
have pulled me for eleven dollars just as easy
as it did for nine, and have spent many happy
hours laughing at the company for missing
such a chance.
Always look on the bright side While
others NOPE in Shady Dale, 60 thou and
prance in Sunbeam Square When the poor,
down trodden railroads want you to paw S57
before you can get possession of ten dollars
worth of your own lumber, don't let a little
thing like that sour the sweet milk of your
cheerful serenity. Let them take your lumber
while you open out your newspaper and read
the latest decision which the corporation
Judges have "handed down. on that blessed
word "Confscatory."
And when an express company, in the ten
derness of its mercy charges you nine dollars
for the transportation from New Orleans to
Fort Lauderdale of ten dollar box of mineral
water, exalt thine horn lift up thy voice in ac-
cents of joy, do about and kill bear-for the
charges for bringing you the ten dollar box
might have been twelve dollars.
In this case, the saddest words of tongue or
pen are not cit might have been"
Senator Foraker is daring the whole presi-
dental outft-Teddy, Taft and Company
to come over into Ohio and try to put him out
of the senatorship or the running for the Re-
publican presidential nomination next year.
Foraker is not simply fre-alarmer; he is
a tighter to whom good hot political shindy
is as dear as head-whaciing is to an Irish
man at Donnybrook fair.
Nothing would please Toseph Benson For
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"Confscatory" because it reduces passenger
fares to 2 cents per mile.
They ask the courts to act as prophets and
to decide, in advance, what the effect of GER
tain law will be. They ask the courts to de-
eide that cheaper travel will not mean in
creased travel.
They ask the courts to decide that a railroad
must be guaranteed a net profit on watered
stock and fictitious capitalization, as we'll as
upon honest investment
They ask the court to indemnify them at
the expense of the public, against all their
own mistakes, mismanagement errors of omis-
sion and of commission. They ask the courts,
in effect, to decide that the way in which they
manage the railroad is the right way, and the
manner in which they spend it's gross earnings
is the best way.
They ask the courts to decide, in effect,
that showing made today of their earnings
and expenses must necessarily be the same to-
morrow, when every sane man in America;
knows that actual conditions are always
changing, and that the Improbable business OF
this year may become tho profitable business
of next year, while the profitable business Of
this year may lead us into bankruptcy.
So, you see, the Trainer is expecting a good
deal of the Parrot
That word "Confscatory" is little bit
harder than the words, "Inj junction" ere
ceiver," and Reorganization, which the in
telligent bird learned years ago, but that's nc
natter the corporation lawyer is a persis-
tent trainer and the judicial parrot is a teach
able species of poultry, and he will learn his
lesson.
will be as easy to him as it is to his Trainer.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-11
Editorial Notes.

ANEEOTEHE JNUIES.
Ex-President Cleveland puts up the poor
mouth for the railroads, saying that "the rail
roads have been having hard time lately"
In what way?
What is it that they wanted and did not get ?
Has any big railroad thief or murderer been
sent to prison?
Hartman, George Gould, James Stillman
and Jake Schiff still hold the $24 900 which
they stole from the Chicago & Alton Morgan
has enough loot left to buy another assort-
ment of European "art" junk, and to pay ST.
100000 for it. ]. ]. Hill has got a "decision"
from the supreme court of Minnesota author
izing him to load up the public with another
stock issue Of $6o,oooooo
So it goes all round the circle of High Fl
nance. What hardship is there in this to the
railroads.?
1t seems to me that they are getting their
sleeping quarters right in the center of the
bed. What more could Mr.. Cleveland ask?
If Mr. Cleveland had said that the public
had been having a hard time lately, he'd have
said something.
Most Of the people who patronize the rail
roads have either been killed or crippled or
scared half to death. The train that goes any
where now, and gets there on time and with
Out calling IOI Tie dIlDuldIlCc OF the 0edTSe,
sets all the town bells to janglng
The hospitals have been crowded as though
we were in the midst of war. AS to the grave
yards, they have fattened. The fact that high
officials of the railroads are sometimes pulled
out of the burning wreck along with the COM
mon Victims yields no consolation to those
whose wives, sons daughters, husbands, fa-
theirs, mothers have been hurled to a horrible
death to satiate the greed of Wall street scoun-
drels. ,ss@l
Mr.. Cleveland says that railroad problems
are not to be settled while the country is in
delirium, but are to be adjusted Gin quiet
hour" If the naming of the hour were left
to Cleveland, he would probably name some
quiet midnight hour, like that in which he
adjusted a celebrated bond issue with Wall
street king named Morgan-a bond issue
which saddled this country with a debt of
$262 2ooo,o 900, and which gave to Morgan and
his crew the gilt edged gold securities of the
United States government at a lower price
than the niggers of Jamaica were getting for
their bonds.
Woe is me!
I see that Rockefeller has "given" Mercer
University a certain sum of money on condi-
ton that all the rest of us give five or ten times
as much.
Being an ex-Mercerian, see trouble ahead.
7 have got to help Rockefeller pay his share by
shelling out for gasolene and kerosene at
higher prices and then I've got to go down
into my other pocket and fish up my share.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-11

The act of the Western Union Telegraph
Company in raising its rates of toll Just now
is one of those fool feats that make one be-
lieve that whom the gods would DESTROY
thew first make mad" The w. IT. T. c. has
shaken red flag at the approaching Georgia
legislature. We will see. now, whether the
;aurine Master of the Highways will stand
for the faunt and the fragrant extortion it
heralds?