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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-01-23
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pobres, arrasando los arboles destruyendo los ga
nados Ell sus propios estabos de inverno. Ounce
mil personals quedan en- el mayor desabrigo expues-
tos ser victimas de la mseria Muchos barcos
fueron averiados quedaran inservibles hasta que
pueda repararseles. La consternac6n es grande,
no solo por las dicultades presentes, sno por las
que Sc preveen para dentro de algunos neses por la
falta de animales para e laboreo agricola
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-01-23
B|EN PoR MAHAT|
Dlvergencias locales zania
das poI(tics msnte por Ia
Union do Puerto Rico.
Ell StN1R ANNEXY
Te'egrama enthusiastic de los
corre'igionarios de Mansti
4 Ia Junta Central.

Habia en- Manatf divergenciss
entire los unlonistas, por cuestiones
|puramente locales.
La Junta Central comision6 al
sefor Annexy para que Sc traslada-
8 a aquel pueblo y procurase zan-
jar dichas divergencias con I'm sen
lido patri6tico y sin herir a ningu-
no de los dos bandos ell pugna.
Ell seiior Annexy estuvo Ell sa-
bado y el domingo en- Manati, reu
MO q los amigos y logr6 atraerles 4
una noble soluci6n de concordia.
He aqui el telegram que reci
be hoy el sefior Matieazo, presiden
te de turno en- Ia actualidad:
eManati, % Enero 1907.
Honorable Presidente
aUni6n de Puerto Rico.s
San Juan, P. R.
Por ST y Ell nombre del Parti
do y de la Junta local, suscribiente
fellcitan Junta Central, recient )
resoluciones patri6ticas y particu-
larmente soluciones justas tenidas
asuntos locales, ilustrall interven.
ci6n comisionado sei1or Annexy
quien damos tambien voto de gra
cias.
Tfiunfo aUnion Puerto Rico.n
Rogamos traslnita este prensa unio
nista.
Carlos Osorio, Pre- ;idente; 10
Sc Reyes Torres, JOSS Cortes, lose
Marquee Murie, E. Iturrino, Ra.
mon Fernandez, Jose A. Tirado
F. Vazquez Colon, JOSS A. Alva
rez, ]. Padr6, H. Caso, Manuel Ro
driguez, Isidoro Ramos, S. Villa
mil, Sergio Ortiz, jose A. Monta
mes, Baldomero Marin, Clement
Ramirez, Florencio Rodriguez Pa
gan, Gregorio Kuinlan, Enriqu
Villamil,
Este despacho hace justicia ;
la Ju1ta Central y al seFior Annexy
expresando al propio tempo la sa
tisfacci6n de nuestro, camaradas d
Manati, que no puede ser mis- gran
de nj mas justa.
La Central ha respondido co,
Ell mayor afecto al saludo d. 10
unionistas de Manati, Ell cuyo pa
triotismo tuvo y tiene la mas since
ra confanza.
In terra pay homfni6a
bone 0OlnntaAg.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-01-23
BURLAS Y V[RAS
v.gsos endecas ilabos en- for.
ma De prose-, ventsjs que
este OF sce.
lUGURlOs TRISTES
A'arma entre las rers onas
asustadiz as.-. Suplica reite.
rada 4 Ia TERRA.

Ell tipo es grande;; la columna,
estrccha y estos versos no caben.
Por 10 tanto, el regente me dice
que es precise ponerlos como prosa.
Que los ponga. No riiamos por
clio. De ese modo nadie podra de-
cir que estos renglones son-iquk
han de ser!-renglones desiguales.
***
La gente anda alarmada, por-
que dicen que hoy, maiiana, pasa-
do Il otro dla-ioh funestos augu-
rios!-Puerto Rico va volar por
los aires hecho trizas. Es cosa que
Sc tiere por segura que un cataclis-
mo grande Sc aproxima. Hab1an-
do con franqueza, ingenuamente,
es muy POGO agradable la noticia, y
algunos nos hallamos tan inquietos
que no nos llega al cuerpo la camisa.
iQue va a ser de nosotros, Gle
10 santo, 81 Sc hunde 8 desmorona
nuestra islilla, ahora que iba q We
mir, 4 10 que cuentan, la anhelada
y feliz rudadanta?
No tielnbles, terra, no. Bue-
no es que aguardes a que Sc nos
otorgue esa gran dicha y seamos,
con el tempo y Tin palito suidadauos
del Norte.
En- la Botica, piensan de igual
manera. Con que, terra; haz el favor
no tiembles todavfa, Aguarda, al
propio tempo, a que tengamos al
calde y q que cesen las rencillas-y
va largo el asunto-que dividen q
nu> stros adyersarios, iCalma :.
e4tsha!
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-01-23
u0TAS De PONCE
Wedicinas para los pobres.
El veners bic ancian0 D. III
guel Rosicb enfaFmo.
OFlCINAs OE Ia UNION
Empresas de pomp3s fdne'
bres, refunddas - B das
De Ponce a P, fiuo'as.
OFlClNAs Oe Ia UNION

No Sc ha resuelto a1n NADIA so.
bre el escrito presentado por el far
ma >eutico municipal, pidiendo ami
|pliaci6n del presupuesto de medici-
mas para los pobres, por no alcanzar
la partida presupuestada mas ore
hasta el mes de Mayo.
FL Concejo municipal debe re-
solver este asunto para evitarnos I'm
conficto que bien pudiera ocurrir
u llegaran d concluirse las medici-
mas para los pobres.
Sc encuentra gravemente en-
fermo el venerable anciano don Mi
guel Rosich. Esperase un desen-
lice fatal.
Ell aClub de SeiiorasD tizo I'm \
magnifco regalo q la orquesta que
Sc presto generosamente 4 amenizar
el hermoso acto de repartir juguetes
entire los niiios pobres, como regalo
de Reyes.
-Es necesario que Ia. compa.
MIA de la luz electrica Sc Guide mas
del servlcio publico. va que Sc pa
ga caro-, justo es que Sc sirva bien.
-Fue mandado quemar en-
terrar un cerdo, despues de sacrifi.
cado en- el matadero, por encontrar-
$. con pupita.
Sc han registrado dcs cases
con varicela Ell la calle de Mendez
Vigo.
-Todavla no Sc ha resuelto la
renuncia presentada por el empleado
de la alcaldia don Francisco Are
valo.
Sc ha procedido al arreglo VI
impieza del CARO- que conduce los
desperdicios del matadero.
Han sido recibidas con mu-
cho enthusiasm las reformls i1...-o.
ducidas en- LA DEMocRAcFA.
Las ofcinas del Comit& Lo.
cal de la Union de Puerto Rico,
establecidas en- la calle de la Luna
bajos de don Jose Uscras, estaral
abiertas para el phblicc de 10 a II.
de la maiana y de 3 a 4 de la tardc.
va 10 sab>n nue5troS correligiona-
rios, fuera de esas horas es in, Il
asistir a dichas ofcinas para asun-
tbs del partido.
-Esta iioche Sc verifcara Ell
benefcio del primer baritone de Ia
compaiifa de zarzuela don MANUEL
Real con las siguieutes obras: aEl
Pufiao de rosas, oCongreso pensio-
nistaO y rLos Bohenios.a
-Habiendose refundido de al.
gdn tempo a esta parte las dos
agencias fuperarias que habia en-
esta ciudad, en- una sola, solo los
ricos podran utilizar sus servicios,
pues los se1ores socios de di-
cha empresa piden precios exhor-
bitantes por ei alquiler de dichos
trenes. 81
Sc asegura que para el mes
de Mario Sc reanudaran los traba-
Jos de la carretera de Ponce 4 Pc
nuelas.
-Anoche contrajeron mari.
} monio cat6li:o el joven Francisco
Torres y Ia se;.or Lali.a Albizu.
l CORRESplNSAI
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-01-23


Ante tales anuncios tremebun-
dos de estragos, de catastrofes y
ruinas, que acongojan el amino y
10 abaten y nos ponen la carne de
gallina, va hay quien piensa, cen
amino sensible, en- conmovera 4 Dios
con rogativas, novenarios, pro.
mesas y sermones para aplacar ST
c6lera divira. Jay! Tai vez nos
libremos de I'M percance q fuerza de
plegarias y saliva!
SUAREz DIE MOTA.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-01-23
Mr.. Elihu Root
en- el Canada

Ottawa, Enero 23-El secretario Root cambi6
aver mpresiones con las atlas autoridades cana
dienses sobre Was marftmas uvales, delimitaci6n
de neas fronerzas, relaciones comerciaes desde el
printo de vista aduanero otras materias de impor
fancaa BESIDE New Foundland, Terrsnova comu-
nican e tenor de que los resultados de la vista de
sar Root disminuyan el apoyo que presta hoy e Ca.
NADIA las protestas contra el recente nous moendi
sobre pesquerias, entire Ia Gran Bretaha los Esta
dos Unidos La poblaci6n newfoundlandesa persis-
te en- conservar su derecho exclusive dichas pes.
Querias.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-01-23
Queensland devastado
por IN huracdn

Cooktown, Enero 23-La region norte de
Queensland ha sido completamente devastada por
un terrible huracan que destruy6 todas las vvendas
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17
The Eaa Eating Habit.

The egg eating habit is a very COM
mon and costly one to those who keep
poultry and is also very troublesome.
1t can generally be traced to the break
ing of an egg in the nest or elsewhere.
When one acquires the habit 1t is rap
idly taught to all the flock, causing
complete decentralization. 1t may be
prevented by having darkened nests
and soft nesting material so that the
eggs are not liable to break, and by
the use of china nest eggs. Give the
hens at all times sufficient shell pro-
ducing material, such as oyster or
clam shells and mica crystal grit n
this trouble will not be so apt to oc-
cur.-Weekly Witness.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17
Plants That Tell the Weather
BY W c. FITz

1 tuates plants and flowers in this way.
guard their greatest treasure. For in
the flowers heart are placed the tiny
seeds in a case, and round them the
equally valuable stamens carrying
the precious pollen-dust fully exposed
to the air.
Thus If cuplike flowers such as the
Eschscholtzias remained open in wet
weather, a miniature rain pool would
form and fill each blossom to the brim
from one end of its life to the other,
washing away and spelling the sod
den pollen dust. Moreover, no insect
would care to dive through the pool
In search of honey! And there would
be no messengers to carry out the
marvellous acts of fertilization from
one flower to another.
For this reason do many flowers
seek to protect their pollen; and the
more sensitive the plant to slight at
mospheric changes the more success
fully does 1t guard its treasure. Now
let us consider the barometer plants
that do not actually close their petals
in bad weather, but droop their heads
SO hat a cup becomes a hanging bell,
presenting only its back to the rain
fall.
The little wild geranium stands up
pink and bold on bright days, but
droops ~perceptibly in damp weather,
until at length its face is to the
rr@xnI Trho nraffxv M n JaoAC IF
the s~heep-bit or scabious act in just
the same way, as also does the Clay
tonia-a cheerful enough creature in
fair weather but very detected and
insignificant on a showery day.
have often watched a patch of AL
pine potentilla that grew in a rock
garden. On a brilliant spring morn
| ing it was a blaze of gold, and the
tender green foliage was thickly stud
! ded with exquisite little yellow bios
SONS. But on a dull wet day the
shot stems turned quite over and lay
almost at right angles to their orig
inal positions, while the yellow cups
were turned entirely upside down.
Other plants that prefer this
meLnOQ Oh prOI6CtlOH LOf tnSL pOitSu-
and therefore pose as weather proph-
cts, are the cinquefoil. potato, wood
sorrel, campanula, chickweed and
willow-nerb. The last-named is es-
pecially willy. On a bad day you will
see most of the flowers bent
while a few remain erect. Here, You
will say, the barometer role is uncer-
tain and left to chance. Bat investi-
gate more closely and you will see 1t
is only the older flowers that do not
bend. All the younger cnes have
done so, and a little further knowl-
edge of each flowers life story eS-
plains the point.
The life of each is but three days.
On the first two the stamens are ripe,
and scattering their pollen on all in
sect visitors. The third day, however.
the function of the stamens is ended
but the carpets containing the seeds
are now ready for incubation by pol
len for the first time. Here is a
clever scheme to ensure cross fertiliz-
alton; but its interest for us is that.
fIe flowers Se-
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17

uwuy, @d glanced in his direction.
But at the hint of the handkerchief
the man had turned quickly on his
heel, and Miss Galbraith's agitated
look found him apparently absorbed
in concentration of a budding ash
tree. She raised her veil and dried her
eyes, and furti,ely regarded the stran-
ger. What could have brought him to
the graveyard of the Parish Church?
1t was not any past association, for
that would have takenSim to the old
er graves down among the yews.
Could it be a future interest? Could
he, also, like herself, be selecting a
| 'lair?" There was room for but two
in this corner; was he then choosing
the one next her own? Miss Galbraith
kept her eyes on the ground, and be-
gan to walk slowly to the path that
led to the gate; but in doing SO she
had to pass the stranger.
Are we to pick up our last moor
ings alongside, in this little haven?"'
asked a quiet voice, and she looked up
to find him standing in front of her,
his hat in his hand.
A sudden pink tinged Miss James
pale cheeks, where the marks OF
tears still showed. She bowed gravely,
at would seem So" she answered, in
her soft, low, Scottish voice.
They stood in silence, side by side
for a moment or two, she with shyly
averted face. He still kept his hat in
his hand, and Miss Galbraith, to whom
these co~urtesies were unfamiliar, was
gratified.
1T is a pleasant spot" the man said,
prese ny.
"And very peaceful" the woman re
piled demurely.
He glanced at her kindly. THAT is
what | was seeking, ma'am," he told
her, "but you he paused, "look the
embodiment of peace in yourself" was
how he ended the sentence in his owl
mind.
Miss Galbraith made nc answer. She
thought the conversation ought tt
cease-it was very irregular. But i
seemed ungracious to walk away and
Lu6n-WUdL idQ III oh1ds oOhtCIhAh
about last moorings and a haven. IL
really seemed like an introduction
sanctioned by the Churchzby the bur
ial service.
II have come home from a wander
ing, sea-faring life spurposely to la.
my bones in old Scotland, beside m.
parents; but-',-he glanced westward
towards the yew.
rs the lair full?" she inquired Wit
sudden interest. "That is just how ]
is with mel"
And after that it seemed very natur
al that they should saunter west to
gether to the older graves among tn
yews. Thus it came about that sh
learned. from one tombstone, that NJ
name was Jameson and that nj
} father had been a farmer, and n
learned from another tombstone tina
! her name was Galbraith, and that he
/ father had been the doctor Of the littl
town.
Doubtless they would have been &C
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17

.[ceptions? The fact is that most do
make provision for their flowers
against the rain. but such provision
can be made in many ways fnere
is no rea, need for plant or flower 10
turn into a barometer" to effect TINS.
Thus in such plants as the MONKS
hood, violet, yellow rattle, snapdrag-
| on, sweet-pea and others, their curl
ousIy shaped petals provide a kind
of permanent roof over h lei
In the globe flower the yellow sepais
never open out entirely, but always
close the stamens in. And in the
arums the green sheathing spatne'
is a permanent protection.
Again, many plants that bear their
buds in an upright posture to begin
with inyert them into a dropping at
titude directly they begin to open,
and remain thus until after the pollen
has matured. Then the stalks
straighten themselves again, and the.
fruit is borne upright. This happens
with the fritillaries, the water ven
and brugmansias, as well as the dead
ly n~;ght-shade, lily of the valley and
many others.
Moreover, some plants have little
lids on their anthers or pollen-boxes.
Thus the laurels and bastard s7ad-hax
are so provided, and these lids close
in when the weather is damp, and
only open when the sun is out and
the air quite dry. In the case OF
the bastard toadfax, these wonder
fully ingenious lids" are so sensitive
that they will shut up within thirty
seconds of the approach of moisture
American Homes and Gardens.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17

quainted, living SO near n another
| she hazarded.
"And some day we are to have
homes next to one another" he re-
minded her.
After this it became a tacitly ac-
cepted custom that he should accom-
pany Miss Galbraith after service on
Sundays to visit the tombs OF her
| forbears and of his, and then that
| they should leave the shadows OF the
yews and linger on the green patcn OF
| open ground where they had first met.
And SO May passed into June, and
June brought the anniversary with 1t.
and it fell on a Sunday; and Miss Gal
braith, clad in unostentatious black,
walked slowly beside the stranger who
was a stranger no longer, and the
thought of the old desk and the coming
rite of the afternoon kept her cold
and silent.
They stood beside her parents
grave, and he laid his hand on It.. 1t
was a broad, bronzed hand, and on the
| little finger was a thin, worn old we'd
| ding-ring. Her eyes rested on 1T; she
had not seen Inn wear it before. He
followed the direction of her glance.
and took the ring off, and held 1T
thoughtfully.
81 don't know what made me put 1t
on to-day" he said.
She made no reply; but she sh1ver-
ed a little, as if with cold.
ct was my mothers" he said. Il
was not a good son to her-I was a
wild, needless lad, and I ran of to
sea, and never wrote
He looked from the name on the
gravestone to the ring that lay in the
palm of his hand.
81 should like to make a good wom-
an happy before / die" he said.
Miss Galbraith turned silently to
lead the way as usual to the newer
part Of the c~hurchyard; but ne put out
his hand and detained her,
won't you have it?" he asked. and
held out his hand, in the palm OF
which lay the ring. Ever since | saw
you standing there, all alone, crying,
with your sweet face"
%Oh, whisht!" she interrupted.
A sudden pain leaped into his eyes.
Does that mean" he cried, hoarsely.
and his fingers closed tightly over the
ring.
"You are surely forgetting what day
this is" she said; this is the Sab
BATH"
He laughed outright, in a sudden re-
vulsion of gladness. "Have l broken
| the Sabbath" he cried. "Rivet it, then,
by accepting me-
That afternoon Miss Janet Galbralth
pulled down the blinds and unlocked
the old desk, with it's contents lying
on her lap. She did not read the let
tiers, but suddenly she laid her cheek
against the photograph.
ooh, laddie-it's not that | forget
you!" she said, "but see how young
you are by me-you'd maybe expect me
to be the lassie you left-and oh, lad
die, I've been so lonely!"-ScottisF
Review.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17
At the Turning Of the Long Lane.
By RosAL1NE MASON.

Miss Janet Galbriath tooke her best
black kid gloves out of her corner
drawer, and gave the strings of her
Sunday bonnet a final adjustment be-
fore she turned away from the mirror.
1t was the self-same mirror in a
solid mahogany frame with a little
drawer in the stand, that had reflect
ed Miss Janet Galbraith's face for
over thirty years; but the mirrors
task must have been as grateful o
as ever, for the face under the Sunday
bonnet was undeniably comely and
winsome, with the pink of rose eptals
in the cheeks, and an attractive cr1nkle
in the soft hair that was turning to
that beautiful creamy white hat re-
compenses many a Scots woman in
her old age for the red tinge endured
in her youth. But it vas Miss Janet
Galbraith's eyes that made her lovable
eyes blue and alphabetically gentle,
with, in them and in the soft wrinkles
around them, a wistful hint OF sad
ness.
1t was not Sunday and yet Miss Jan
ct donned her Sunday bonnet and took
out her best black kid gloves this May
morning, and sailed forth with a face
of dignifed intention. She was to-day
going to carry out a great resolve, to
put into execution a long and prayer
fully considered purpose; she was go
ing to select the spot of ground which
she intended to purchase in the new
graveyard, in order that she might feel
that her bones would be decently laid
there when her time came. Her father
who had so long been the chief doctor
in the small town and everybody's
friend in time of trouble, and her
mother, whom she could not remember
and the ~half-dozen little brothers and
sisters, who had died in infancy be
fore her birth, as well as several un'
cles and aunts and cousins, were all
laid beneath one upright slab in the
wall of the older burying-ground; but,
alas! an uncle-in-law who had died
ten years previously, had left it in his
will that he desired to be buried beside
his wife, and this, as Miss Janet pa
thetically remarked to the minister
"fllled up the lair" and left no room
for her. But she had not gone against
the dead mans wish-and she was too
gentle to be assertive.
Miss Galbraith visited the grave
every Sunday at the conclusion of ser
vice. This was a decorous habit, al
lowing Miss Galbraith's little servant
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17
Cost of Cultivation.

How many civilizations of a crop Is
necessary? Well. just as many as the
ground will permit of, rather than as
few as possible. The original prepare
ton Of the land and the planting is
much more than half the work and
expense up to the time of harvest. 1t
is poor economy after having gone thus
far, to skimp in the cultivation. The
cost of %cultivating a field Of corn or
potatoes is not more than so OF GO
cents per acre. If the planting has
been done the increased yield from
each cultivation will much more than
pay the cost. Keep down the weeds
and let in the air to the plant roots
Indiana Farmer.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17

-r-urEIC S IdC"HloS IOT III
dicating the weather that its dry
flower heads are actually used IN GER
tain rural districts as weather gauges.
When the sky is cloudless and the air
dry and clear, the fower-heads open
out boldly, with the dry scaJy leaves
surrounding the inner flowers radlat-
ing all round with perfect confidence
But let the air grow humid, indicat-
ing that rain is not far off, n the
radiating ring rises to close dome
like in protection over the flowers
heart. / have often, watched the
water running off this dome" just
as quickly as it does off any sloping
roof built with human hands.
In England the well-known little
scarlet pimpernel is called the poor
mans weather glass;" SO quickly DO
its little blossoms follow changes in
the weather by opening and closing.
The pimpernel is quite wonderfully
reliable as a weather prophet-far
more so than many an expensive BAR
ometer hanging in a rich mans
house.
This flower finds a living on the
dryest and poorest waysides, and is
perhaps the best known of all the
barometer plants. Such composite
lowers as the chicory, nipple-wor'
and marigold are also sensitive IN the
matter of weather, as also are such
bell flowers as the clustered and net
tle-leaved campanulas.
Opuntias, faxes, white magnollas
crocuses and stately water lilies are
all infallible Indications OF weathel
10 come. l am often asked what ac
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17
Cleaning Rusty steel.

The best way to thoroughly remove
rust from tools is to send them to the
grinder, or some n who has a wheel.
This gets rid of rust much more ef-
fectiyely than the slow and laborious
method of rubbing with emery paper.
The stone, emery and leather wheels
remove the rust and polish the steel
with much less labor. If this cannot
be done, the work Of removal by rub
bling with an emery paper will be
greatly facilitated by thoroughly a
ing for some time in paraf1n Oil. Fol-
rough and ready work in partly clean
ing tools nothing will act more quick
ly than gasoline rubbed on several
times at short intervals.-A. R. j., IN
American C%ultivator.