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Gilpin observer., 1907-03-21
THE ARTISTIC WALL
One Of Solid Color Will ALWAYS Give
Best Effect.

The dearest, daintiest, most artistic
wall is solid colored wall. 1t fur
nishes perfect background for all
kinds OF pictures, it throws them out
in their correct proportions, and does
not detract from their artistic value
The solid colored wall is also much
better as a background for furniture,
and harmonizes much more artistical-
ly with carpets and rugs than any
other method of wall treatment. The
less breaking up of color on a wall
the more artistic it is.
The most successful form of the
solid colored wall is an alabastned
wall. There is as much difference be.
tween tinted walls, as there is be-
tween shoddy and all-wool gowns. The
shoddy gown holds it's color for few
days. while the all-wool keeps it's color
to the very last thread, so also in solid
colored walls, there are shoddy walls
and permanently colored walls which
retain their color down to the very
last particle. The ideal wall coating
never rubs off, never flakes nor chips
off and is always ready for a fresh
coat. If there is wallpaper on the
wall, soak it off with warm water,
then go over the plaster after you
have removed the paper with warm
water to remove every trace of paste.
Have the wall thoroughly clean for a
clean wall cannot be built on an un.
clean foundation. If there are any
particles of foreign matter adhering
to the wall scrape them off with
putty knife. Then if there are any
discolorations on the wall, size it with
a material made from cheap varnish,
thinned down with benzine and japan
added for a drier, then cover your
wall with your tinting material.
Be sure your man uses a tintng ma,
terial mixed with cold water. If he
comes to you and asks for warm wa
ter, you can make up your mind that
there is glue in the material which he
proposes to put on your wall, and you
can be certain that you are going to
have shoddy wall, for glue means
shoddy. Glue means that it will hold
its color long enough for the man to
collect his bill and not much longer.
Insist on your tinting material being
mixed with clear, cold water. Be sure
that your wall is made from pure ma
terials. then you will have a perma-
nent artistic, sanitary wall. A wall
that will be thing of beauty and
joy forever
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-21
Triumph of hereditY.

The other college boys were hazine
the new freshman, who was the son
of clergyman.
You will be required" they said
as they stood him on table, 'to
preach n sermon
I'll do it. gentlemen" he answered
"on condition that you do not inter
rupt me until | have finished"
I'VE promise"
will you kindly furnish me a
tex.?"
You will preach sermon" they
said. after consulting together a mo-
ment, "on Cerberus"
"On Cerberus, gentlemen? Great
SC III.
That's text enough sir. Go ahead
You are wasting time
"All right. Cerberus it is My
hearers, the subject of this discourse
naturally divides itself into three
heads. AS you have been kind enough
to promise not to interrupt me /
shall occupy your attention only half
an hour on each. | remark, firstly
etc.
They stood it patiently for Is min.
utes.
Then they sneaked out. one by one,
and the hazing came to an end
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-21
Webster Said Nay.

Hon. Warren F. Daniel of Frank.
lin, n. H., eX-member of congress from
this district, told the following: He
worked in a paper mill when boy
and had to make such long days that
he had no time to go anywhere dur
ing the day.
He had learned that Mr. Webster,
who lived some four miles away, had
imported some fine cattle, and beinc
very fond of animals, induced his
mother to allow him to go to see
them Sunday after church service.
So he and another boy went down.
Upon arriving at the farm they met
Mr.. Web3ter. who inquired what tEey
wanted. When Mr.. ID. explained Mr..
Webster said:
Boys, did you not know this is
i'le Lords day and you cannot see
the cattle?"
Mr.. ID. explained that they had no
other time. and had been to church
twice. and that his mother had gren
them permission to come: but Mr.
Webster would not change his Original
Gecision.
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-21
FOOLED THE PREACHER.
A Doctors Brother Thought Postum
Was Coffee.

A wise doctor found out coffee was
hunting him, so he quit drinking it.
lie was so busy with his practice,
however. that his wife had to write
aow he fooled his brother. o. clergy.
man. one day at dinner. She says:
Doctor found coffee was injuring
him and decided to give Postum a
trial. and we have used it now for
four years, with continued benefit. In
fact, he is now free from the long
train of ills that follow coffee drink.
ing.
ITO show how successful we are
in making Postum properly will rs-
late an incident. AT dinner we
gave, Doctor suggested we serve
Postum instead of ordinary coffee.
Doctors brother, Clergyman. sup,
posed 1t was old fashioned coffee and
remarked, as he called for his sec.
ond cup: If you do preach against
coffee. see you haven't forgotten how
to make It.
This goes to show that well-made--
fully boiled-Postum has much the
flavor and richness Of good coffee al.
though 1t has an individuality all It's
own. A ten days trial will prove that
1t has none of the poisonous effect of
ordinary coffee. but wi correct the
troubles caused by coffee. There's a
reason Name furnished by Postum
Co.. Ltd, Battle Creek. Mich.
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-21
ABoDEs OF ROUGH PEOPLE.
Markets thu Natural Abode of Strong
Language, Says Writer.

The unpublished phraseology, native
though not peculiar to this quarter of
London, has given rise to the proven.
bi2l use of the name Billingsgate. One
may term this the Esculine Gate of
London" says old Fuller. Here one
may hear linguas jurgatrices." The
seventeenth century references to the
rhetoric or obscene language of the
market are frequent, and hence foul
language itself is called ''billingsgate."
In Vanity Fair" too, Thackeray tells
us how Mr.. Osborne cursed Billings
gate with an emphasis worthy of the
place.
1t is curious how markets are the
natural abode of strong language
Thus the French equivalent for You
are no better than Billingsgate fish
fag' is Your compliments are like
those of the Place Maubert," the Place
Maubert being noted for it's market
In the good old days the Billingsgate
porters seem to have thoroughly en-
joyed themselves, for one Bagford
writing in Ills says, This being to my
mind another ancient custom that
hath been omitted of late years. 1t
seems that in former times the porters
that piled at Billingsgate used civilly
to entreat and desire every man that
passed that way to salute a post that
stood there in a vacant place. If he
refused to do this they forthwith laid
hold of him and by main force bumped
him against the post, but if he quietly
submitted to kiss the same, and paid
down siXpence they gave him a name,
and chose some one of the gang for his
godfather. / believe this was done in
| memory of some old image that for
merly stood there, perhaps of Belus,
or Belin."
The original porters of Billingsgate
belonged 20 one of the oldest labor
guilds in the country, the Fellowship
of Porters, and at one time the carry
ing work both at Billingsgate and from
the wharves to the warehouses of the
city within certain radius was entire
ly performed by them
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-21
SCIATIC TORTURE
A Locomotive Engineer Tells How
He Was Cured by DR.. Williams
Pink Pills.

Pain that seems almost unbearable
is characteristic Of sciatic rheuma-
tism. In some cases the pain is
knife-like, Sharp or shooting; in 9TH
ers it is dull and aching. Sciatica
is stubborn in resisting treatment and
the patient frequently suffers for
years. This was the case with Mr..
Herbert E. Spaulding, a locomotive
engineer on the Cincinnati, New Or
leans & Texas Pacific Railway, whose
home is at Longview, Texas.
While running an engine some
years ago. he says, Il fell off and
hurt my knee and spine and | have
always considered this to be the cause
of my illness. The sciatica took hold
of ME from my heel to the back of
my head. The pain was the worst
| ever suffered in my life and my leg
and back were twisted out of shape.
was under physicians care for
several months and for six months
could not get out of bed. l also went
to Hot Springs but came back in a
worse condition than when l went
1T was when was down in bed
that | heard of the case of Mr..
Allison. a much older man than my
self. who mad been cured of sciatica
by Dr. Williams Pink Pills. began
taking the pills and soon was able to
get out of bed. When / had taken
six boxes | was able to work about
the house and yard. / kept right
on with the pills until I was cured
and | have never had any return of
the trouble. | nave been running an
engine ever since"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists. or sent postpaid. on re-
ceipt of price, so cents per box six
boxes for $3.50. by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-21
Stood the Test.

Allcock's Plasters have successfully
stood the test Of sixty years use by
the public; their virtues have never
been equaled by the INSCRIPTIONS i'm.
itators who have sought to trade upon
their reputation by making plasters
with holes in them, and claiming them
to be Just as good as Allcock's."
Allcock's plasters stand to-day in
dorsed by not only the highest medical
authorities, but by millions of grateful
patients who have proved their eff.
cacy as household remedy.
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-21
Bold Raid by Foxes.

A curious vulpine raid was witness
ed one recent Sunday on the Manor
farm, Corston. near Malmesbury
number of unsuspecting fowls were
feeding quietly in one of the fields
when band of five foxes appeared.
Heading for the fowls. they each pick
ed out one of the unfortunate birds
and made off, carrying their prey
with them.-London Daily Mail.
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-21
Valuable Rubber Plant.

A German maid with a knowledge Of
English just sufficient to get things
mixed was much interested in the
house plants of her mistress, who pos
sessed, among others, a rubber plant.
One day while sweeping the room
she had occasion to move this partic-
ular plant, when she remarked that
she had read in the paper that a rub
Der plant worth 100000 burned in
Woonsocket, and she thought 1t must
have been beautiful plant to have
cost 30 much money.
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-21
Laundry work at home would b,

Laundry work at home would b6
much more satisfactory if the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trouble
can be entirely overcome by using De-
fiance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because of it's great
er strength than other makes.
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-21
Missionary's LARGE District.

The Rev. w. Arthur Noble, of Ko-
rea, has one of the largest districts
in Methodism. Recently he walked 800
miles, the churches in one section of
his district being neac enough for him
to do this.
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-21
Giving Sonny a Pithy Hint.

Now that you are married, my sen
listen to me"
What Is II, dad?"
Try to be a husband. not an ex
bachelor 'tH
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-21
az
Couldn't Get In

Mrs. Styles-po you suppose 'locr
SKIRTS will ever come in again?
.Ir. Styles-Not in this fiat, ;he.
yol't.--Ycnkers Statesman.
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-21

Character is that kind of statuary
which man cuts out with himself as
both tool and subject.-Sterne.
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-21
Record Mountain Climbing.

The redoubtable enterprise OF
climbing Mont Blanc in midwinter has
recently been successfully carried out.
The climber is an artist-photographer
of Chamounix-M Max Willmann.
The climb took two days and nights.
With M. Willmann were two guides.
During all three days the weather was
arctic in point of cold, but otherwise
splendid.
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-21

Take Garfield Tea, the herb remedy that
has for its object Good Health. 1t puri-
fies the blood, ceanses the system, makes
people well. Guaranteed under the Pure
food Law
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-21

And some people are so industrious
that when they haven't anything to
do they proceed to do somebody.
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-21
ONLY ONE .HRo,so oU,xvxr.

That is LAXATIVE BRONo Quinine Similarly
named remedies sometimes deceive. The first and
original Cold Tablet is u WHITE PACK AGE with
L. W GROVE. 25c. -
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-21

All philosophy lies in two words
Sustain" and abstain.
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-21

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, sofens tho gums reduces In
hammation. aays pain, cures wind COLT. a5c bottle.
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-21

Experience teaches us how to make
other kinds of mistakes.
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-21
Woman was made from the rib OF
man, and she makes no bones about it.

DO they have the block system on
this railroad?' Yes, every time
train is wrecked it blocks the line"
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-21

Defiance Starch--Never sticks to the
iron-no blotches--no bllsters, makes
ironing easy and does not injnre the
goods.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-12-11
IGENCIi De !uAVA OIlz

Pr6ximo q 6nalizar el alo, Sc
ruega a los suscritores que no HI
yan recojido sus recibos del pasado
mes, Sc sirvan pagarlos cuanto au-
tes para poder liquidar las cuentas
de esta agencia.
Como regla general, Sc aviSa
a los suscrltores que rseldan en- el
campo, que 81 desean continue r
suscritcs al peri6dico, debsran CO.
misionar una persona en- la pobla
cion que reciba aquellos y pague
4 su presentation los recibos que lie
preseuie el cobtador. Como esta
agencia liene que liquidar sus cuen-
tas iueusualmente, ssno puede aguar
dar que los suscritores paguen
cuando quieran. Los que no cum
planestaS iudicaciones seran dadcs
debaja, sin distinciones de ningu
na clase.
Candelay1o MARTINEZ. .-Agente
coIreSponsal.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-12-11
NOTAS DE INTERES
En- la carcel munich :
pal. Observaciones
de un a1calde.
PENAs CUMPLIDAS
Ipgresos en- Ell Hospit / cua
rentenario. -1nscripciones
en- Ell Registro Clvl.

Han extinguido sus conde-
mas Ell Ia carcel municipal Pedro
Conception, Hlp6lito Herrandez,
Bonifacio Flores, Roman CoTrsa,
Pedro Delgapo, ISabelo Cepero,
Rafael Rosado, Agdpina de Jesus,
Crecencia Cordero y Teresa Flores.
Han iugresado en- el hospt-
tai municipal Francisco Barcelo,
F.orent'na Lopez, Ruperto Rodrt-
guez, Candelario Reyes, y Domtn
go Betancourt; fue dado de alta
Francisco Garcia y fal!eci6 Jose de
Leon.
HOTEL aMAYFLOWERs.- -
Cristo, No 16-Propietaria, Car
men Umpierre, viuda de Beltran.
Banos, telefono, luz elGctrica. -
Vistas al mar, Somedor fresco y espa-
cioso. -Estipendio moderno. Esme-
1ado serviclo. Cocina excelente y va
riada. .--Buenas y amplias habitacio,
mes. Cariiioso trato.-Por todos con.
ceptos, recomendable los sefiores
pasajeros, que hallaran en- el todos
los adelantos y comodidades moder'
| nos.
-En el hospital cuarentenaric il
lngres6 con sarampion Juan ]. L6-
pez Gonza'ez, natural de Lares )
fueron dados de alta Juan Rivera
Losada y Buenaventura Serrano.
Con motive de la reciente
vista del medico inspector del Dis.
trito Norte & Fajardo, el alcalde Dc
aquel pueblo hace algunas obse1
vaciones en- 10 que respecta d ls
construction de un nuevo matade
70 8 complete arreglo del que ac'
tualmente existe en- aquella pobla
clon.
Sc han inscrito en- el Regis
tro Civil los nacimientos de Fran
cisco Pizarro, Gilberto Llauo Re
yes, Mercedes Fernandez Valquez,
Carmen Maria Victoria Rodrfgu q
| y Nieves, Catalina Durecout Rey=:
y Epifanio Capetlllo; y las defuu
clones de Providencia Palacios Cor
tada, Manuela Atiles Vazquez, Ami
ceto Martinez Leon, Angel Lou
briel SaIazar y Jose de Leon.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-12-11
D|VERSOS IAFORMES
No hay viruelas en- el
pueblo de Saba
na-Grande.
LOGIA <SOL NACIENTe,
Election de nuevos dignata
rios. -Pr6ximos examenes
de farmace1ticos

El alcalde de ESabana grande,
Sc ha dirigido al director de SAM.
dad y Bene6cencia, re6riendose q
una COMMUNICATION que Sc le pasara,
manifestando que no es clerto que
ALI exlstan casos de vlruelas. FL
Hon. Superintendente ha reinitido
la carta en- que Sc denunciaba ese
hecho.
-Relaci6n de los dignatarios
elegidos en- la Respectable Logia
aSol Nacienten NJ IS, de Aguadilla,
para el aho mas6nlco de 1908:
Venerable Maestro, Juan Jose
Font; primer vigilante, Alfredo
Font; segundo vlgilante, Rafael
Ferrer; orador, Jose R. Echevarria;
secretario, Eugenlo Campillo; te-
sorero, Pedro Alvarez; limosnero,
Rdelmiro Acevedo; y diputado a la
Gran Logia, Ricardo Caparr6s.
Ri sefior Santiago Rosario
Ortiz solicita que Sc lie Olga cual es
| el programa por el que Sc han de
regir los pr6ximos exauenes para
Farmaceuticos y Ia fecha en- que Sc
ban de efectuar.
Ell sargento de la policia In
sular de Rio Piedras informa que
en- la 6nca de Mr.. ]. H, Smith
existe uu caballo cou sintomas Sos
pech osos de maermo y que Sc en-
cuentra aislado en- provision de evi-
tar el contagio.
--El Inspector de Saniiad del
Departamento Consolidate, ha emf
lido su infoIme en- 10 que Sc rehere
a la distaucia que deben tener las
can erias de la Fabrica de Tabacos
de la American Tobacco Company
que esta situada en- Puerta de Tie
rYa
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-12-11
san Juan Y Ia |SLA
Deslinde de terrenos en-
Yauco y Guayanil1a.
I'm nii1o sin hogar.
EN- EL MANICOMIO
a la carcel. .-Por abuse de
confanza. .-Condena de
tres meses de priei6n.

Pronto dara principle poi la
division de terrenos pdblicos el des.
linde y mensura de los terrenos del
Pueblo de Puerto Rico, en- los ter.
minos municipales de Yauco Qua.
vanilla.
-Ha sido reconocido SC ha
ordenado su ingreso en- el Mani 0.
mio, el individuo Timoteo David,
natural de San Kits, que Sc halla
en- estado de demencia.
Ell Juez municipal impuso
ayel tres meses de carcel q Basilio
Pagan, como autor del hurto de
una capa a un policia.
Eg iTTENE USTED una ca.
sa ventilada y fresca con vista al
mar y apartada de sltios NAL sanos
y no llmpios? Pues inf6rmese en-
estas ofcinas q ver quien desea
arrendarla. 1873
Juan Rivera es uu muchacho
de 10 ahos de edad, que Sc halla en-
San Juan vagando por las cslles,
enfermo v sin domicilio. Dice Que
lie traio aqui un hermano suy 0 le
abandon6; que IS de Arecibo, veci'
no del barrio nESperanzaD y que sus
padres Sc llaman Domingo Mendez
Maria Rivera. Hoy ha ngre' ado
en- el hospital municipal.
-Anteayer fue conducido d
la cArcel Francisco Miranda, de
o6cio sirviente, y natural de Ciales,
acusado de abuse de con6anza.
Auteayer falleci6 en- la en-.
fermerla del presidio el confnado
Aniceto MARTINEZ Leon, natural de
Juana Dlaz, casado y de o6cio la
b,ador. Su muerte fue ocasionada
por tuberculosis pulmonar.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-12-11

guen en- lucia titanlca de emulaci6n
noble y digna el triunfo defnittvo
de Ia sereostaci6n diTigib'e que los
hermanos Montgol6er apen4s Wis.
lumbraron
Pero en- lG moral, en- 10 pura-
mente etico, en- 10 qIe concisrne a
las acclones y pasiones humans,
iestan la civilizacion y el progreso,
esta la ciencia a esa mlsma altura?
81 asi fuera, holgarian la mayor
parte del aiio los llamados tribuna
les de justicia, y habria holgado
tambieu el tan sclreado Congreso
de la paz que, al fin despues de
cuatro lneses de derrochal caudales
de sopo,ifera elocuencia, ha terrni
nado sus tan briI!antes como mutt.
les tareas.
A. Vinardell Roig.
(Ex,lusiv4 para LA DEMO
cRAc1A.)
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-12-11
OESOE TOA-ALTA
Vista del Obispo cato
lico. Orden y respe-
to en- la poblaci6n.
NlNOS CONFlRMADOS
Estadistica vital. -Estrecho
de Magallaues. --Iugre-
asos en- Tesoreria.

Dicit mb-r, 7.@Fl dia cinco, q
las tres d. la larde, 70 ohstante
hallarse esta luvioss, Salio para eI
Corozal el seiior Obispo, acompaiia
do de los sacerdotes que vinieron de
San Juan y de algunos seiiores de
Ia poblaci6n. Todos iban en- ca.
rruales.
Cuatro dias estuvo entire nos
otros el ilustre huesped admins
trando el sacramento ae la con6r-
maci6n 4 los muchos piios que
concurrian, y entregado q la vez,
con sus sacerdotes, a la practica de
actos establecidos por la Iglesia
romano.
Ha sido verdaderamente una
fiesta para Toa. a.alta, sin que Sc re
! glstre un solo hecho en- que haya
tenido que intervenir la policia. En-
todas parties observabanse el orden y
el respeto, que tan alto hablan en-
favor de la cultura de los pueb!os.
FL Padre capuchino Sc lnostr6
intolerante. Dlos lie perdone. La
tolerancia es una virtud.
Al seiior SaIdaha (don Ma
nuel) lie ha llegado su turno como
remaHsta de los trabajos en- los
sReye3 catolicos.A Es decir: hemos
!legado al estrecho i. Magallanes.
va forceJaremos para que no
encalle la embarcacl6n y porque
llegue cuanto antes a la rivera que
vivamente anhelamos.
Ell vecino del Corozal, resi-.
dente en- Padilla, St nor Conception
Martin, Sc muestra muy agradecidc
por una operaci6n quiIIrgica gus
le ha hecho el ilustrado facultativc
| doctor AciSclo Bou de la Tore,
quien da las gracias por nuestro
conducto por haberle SaIvado de
una pleuresia, extray endole de uno
de los pulmones dos litros de lin
lfquido ceroso.
Tamblen da las gtacias al prac
ticante seilor Gay.
Como esa son muchas las ope
raciones que practica por estoS cam
pos el doctor Bou y que Sc quedan
eu la penumbra por ser ajeno a las
notoliedad.
La estadistica vital, durante
el ines de- novlembre tItimo, ds el
siguiente resultado: diez nacimien.
to, trece d. funclones y clnco nstri
monies.
I'm Il miSmo mes de novlem
bre ingresaron en- Tesoreria muni-
cipal S $500; Sc pagaron s 4o4. 20