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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-08-26

Sebs de res q $41z. !;
CafScofriente nominal.
CA,MBIOS CORRIENTEs
Loi1Ises check a 81 4s4 90
Paris - $3A D.
Hamburgo check 2A "a D.
New York Hp8.P.
Espafa a r2H a13D.
ACCIoNEs
Banco Territorial $50.
Ranco de Pto. Rico a $2S ago.
American Colonial Bank a I;3o
& 200.
CEDULAS HIPOTECARIAS
Banco Territorial y Agrfcola:
Emisiones g y s. $50.
Tdem 81 $1oo.
VENTAS DE AZUCAR
Sin operaciones.
BUQUES ANUNC1ADOS
Vapor espai1ol aAntonio Lo
pez', recalara el 26 del presente
procedente de Colon y escalas.
Vapor americana sSan JuanS.
saldra para New York el 27 del que
curss.
Vapor americana aCoamos, sa.
li6 el "a del corriente de New York
para ests.
Vapor espaficl sManuel Cal
vos, Sc aguarda el 28 del actual,
procedente de Espafia.
ENTRADAS
De Ia Peninsula vapor espanol
sConde Wifredos, con carga.
De Santo Domingo, vapor ale.
man presidents con trausito.
DE LA ISLA
Vspor americana sSan luanS con
SAL1DAS
Para St. Thomas, vapor aleman
1preSidents.
COSTANRRoS
Ningunos.
BUQUES EN- PUERTO
TRAvEs1A
IT. w. Dams deScargando.
sOrlando v. Woodeens descar.
gando.
sGracebel Taylors pendiente.
sAntonio lopez descargando.
sConde WifredoS y
sSan Juans cargando.
cosTANERos
sAla Dlancas Naguabo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-08-26

.3t
pRlNcIPALES ART1cULOS
Arroess: De partids { Jap6n
A6sA.
,Idsm valenciano de- 6A 4 7 por
extreme de clases.
Ajos de 80 ctvs. 4 40.
Bacalae $71l AN.
Sardinas ahumadas IS & r6 CEN
taves.
cebollas espaiolas $3H.
Idem americanas IS.
Garbanzos M { 10.
HaBichuelas americans colora-
das largas $sA. Blascas america
mas 4.
+. Harina de trigo $3.50 q $50.
Ideu de maiz { S..
Jamones lo-75a1l.
Jab6n Rocamora s; americana,
@>$aH y ~.
Manteca s. en- u y en- caias
de $sH.
Mantequilla dc SIS 4 "a.
Pasta del pals $3.50 a..
Papas americans SIX aaH
Tocine SIS.
Tasajo $SA&9.
Quesos americanes $I7H. Pata-
gr6s 40.
Leche condensada sAguilas 4 $6.
Idem sCruz ROjas $4A.
Idem magnolia $4H.
DBL PALS
Azdcar para el consume:
Mascabado claro de SIX.
De miel claro 4 s..
Cenuffuya claro de IL ass.
Americana de S. 4 $5H.
De Ponce $3N q AZ.
Ron 20 grades Cartier 4 $3.50
ceztavOs gallon pagados R. Inter
uas.
Naiz $2H.
Tabaco, nominal.
= PREc1os DE coMPRA
Algod6n 4 $66$sH.
CoCes De ISGIS mlllar.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-08-26

En- Ia Corte municipal del Distrito
Judicial municipal de Lares, P.
r. Estados Unidos de America.
FL Presdente dc los E.E. Z.
L. SIS.
Civil nGmero IT,.
Juan B. Romero. Representado por
su abogado I,cdo. Alfredo Blasco
Pagan. Demar dantevs. Sucesion
de Telesforo Romero compuesta
de Antonio Olegario, Manuel,
Julian, Buenaventurs, Pedro, Pc
ira Romero y Quifioues; Basi-
lisa y Epifanio Romero y Rome
70, hijos de la fenecida heredera
F'orentiua y Representatives por su
seiior padre Carlos Romero, &
Isabel Quiiiones. Demandados.
COBRO DE DINERO
AVISO. En- cumplimiento de
uu mandate de ejecuci6n de esta ho-
norable Corte municipal, librado el
dia ounce del actual en- el pleito
arriba expresado, hago sabe: Que el
dia diez de setiernb,e y hora de las
tres pm. vendere en- pGblica subasta
por valor de contado y en- moneda
americana, los bienes que q continua-
ci6n Sc expresan: La initad 6 sean Sc
tenta cuerdas de tierras a cafe Y pas
tos enclavadas dentro del perimetro
mayor siguiente: R1stica radicada an
el barrio de ''Bartolo" de este termi.
no compuesta de ciento cuarenta cuer-
das de terra q cafe y pastos que lin
da por el Este con las de Santiago To-
rres, siendo la divisoria una quebra-
da denominada "Eufemia"; por el
Norte, con tierras de Castaier Her
manos y Cefetino Ramos; por Ell Sur,
con las de Ines Castro, Sucesi6n de
Sebastian Colon y Ell exponente y por
el Oeste, con las de Sebastian Co.
lon y otras de los demandados.
En- la totalidad de las ciento cua.
renta cuerdas hay un gravainen sobre
cuare nta y cuatro mas 6 menos para
responder a I'm credito hipotecario 4
favor de S,livellas y Ca, del conner.
clio de Yauco, por la suma de tres mil
seiscientos dollars.
Dichos bienes han de responder
la suma de quiuientos dollars, can.
tidad reclamada por el actor sefior
Romero, mas a la de las costas, mas
al credito hipotecario a favor de Soil.
vellas por la suma antes referida.
La subasta tendra lugar en- mi
o6cina establccida en- esta Corte mn.
nicipal.
Dado bajo mi firna en- L.ares 4 los
~ dias del mes de agosto de Ioo7.-4
VIRoILIo ARANA, marshal municipal.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-08-26

Ell ayuntamiento de San
Juan ha tornado el acuerdo de con
tiibuir con S so para la fiesta del
Labor Days que celebraran en- el
teatro los obreros de Ia Federation
Libre.
Sc halla en- esta ciudad el
aventsjado mdsico St flor Carlos Co
Ion, de Ponce, que Sc propone III
gresar en- Ia banda de la policia.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-08-26

I'm esta itnprenta Sc necesitan
buenos vendedores de peri6dicos.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-28

cation. 1t is urgently necessary, II
all that has already been accom-
plished toward the elevation of the
standard Of consular capacity is to
be placed beyond danger OF partisan
lattack, that congress should pass at
Its noXt session a bill confirming the
executive orders under which the
service is now operated, thus lending
them the force Of law. Some years
ago Mr.. Cleveland told in magazine
article OF the struggle he had in 1886
/ TO live up to the pledges he. had
given Of fidelity to the principles of
Civil Service reform. He declared
that these pledges were not made
without a full appreciation Of the
difficulties and perplextties that
would follow in their train. 1t was
anticipated that party associates
would. expect, notwithstanding ex.
ecutive pledges made in advance,
That there would be a speedy and
liberal distribution among them of
the Offices from which they had been
llnexorably excluded for nearly a
Quarter Of century. 1t was plainly
seen that many party friends would
Pe disappointed, that. personal
friends would be a1ienated, and
lSthat the charge Of. ingrstitude, the
most depressing and. painful Of all
accusations, would find abundant
voice IT: would be well, by bringing
the entire consular system within
the scope. Of the Civil Service law
lo take 1t once and for all out of
The arena OF partisan politics.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-28
L,'a = =.
The Elevator Ewes.

One Of the greatest hardships suffer
ed by men who run elevators in the
tall Office buildings downtown Is the
bad. effect 1t has on their eyes The
cars are, run at a high rate Of speed,
and, as the men have to look straight
ahead Of them most Of the time, their
eyes soon feel the strain of the con-
slant motion.
"I've worked in the subway" re-
marked one Of these elevator men,
land I thought that was pretty bad,
but it isn't patch to the way my
eyes feel after n days work in these
cars. If you ever run across an ele-
Vator man who seems unusually bad
tempered toward the close Of the busi-
ness day, just look at his eyes and you
will be apt to forgive him. They gen.
orally show the strain that has been
put on them for eight or ten hours"
New York Press.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-28
THE DEADLY EUNDERTOW.

What TO Do When Caught In the
: Treacherous Currents.
Those deadly undertows which so
often prove fatal to swimmers are pro-
duesd by tides and coast currents. The
former only carry out at ebb tide; the
latter usually zigzag along the shore. +,
IF you are robust swimmer" said
professor Of the art, you can gen.
crafty overcome them. by quick. alert
strokes. If, however you do not at
once succeed don't persevere, for this
Is one Of the exceptions to the rule
about perseverance. Stop fighting be-
fore exhaustion comes and go with the
tide or current. BY resting short
time. floating or. swimming leisurely.
You will have time to take your bear
ings' and either make another attempt
or call for assistance
Sometimes you will find the under
tow runs parallel to the shore. You
may then let yourself be carried along
with the certainty that before long it
Will twist inshore; when n short squirt
Will bring you TO y."'-Casseirs
Journal. =,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-28
The Old Mana Borrow

"You have a daughter, have you not,
STRIP said a minister to an old gen.
tleman with whom he had formed q
casual acquaintance as q fellow pas
senger. D.,
The old gentleman essayed to an.
swer. but the question had strangely
affected him.
Il beg your PARDON said the min
lister, IF l have thoughtlessly awak.
ened In your mind recollections of a
painful nature. The world is full Of
sorrow, SIR, and perhaps my question
recalls to your memory a fair, beauti-
full girl whose poisoning young life
had withered In its bloom. Am I
right, sir?"
mo, not exactly" replied the old
gentleman, sadly, Il have FIVE unmar-
rfed darters. mister. an the youngest
OF the lot Is twenty-eight years old"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-28
Shakespeare and His PLAYS.

The Shakespeare-Bacon controversy
Is right where it began many years
ago. The man from stratford is still
In possession, though there are many
learned men who seriously question
his rights. 1t has not been proved that
Bacon wrote the plays or that Shake
speare did not write them. One thing
the controversy has done. howeyer-,t
has UNNECESSARILY heightened the mys-
terry of the fact, If it Is Il fact. that the
plays were written by the historical
shakespeare. Between the Shakespeare
we know in history and the man who
wrote Lear, Hamlet and Mac
icth' there would seem to be an I'M
bridged distance.-Ne York Ameri-
can,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-28
~ = = y r
Ono WAY to Judne,


"Do you know said the head. waiter
at q fashionable restaurant. that an
experienced waiter can usually tell
whether diner is wealthy or not by
the way, he handles his meal check ?
If a.1han 'care.es&3ly pitches, out His
money for, the waiter to pay the bflr
without looking over his check we know
the CHANGES are that be isn't wealthy.
He Is ihdulging in. q luxury, and fear
he might he ridiculed,,if be examined
the check. }, On the. other hand. the
man who has plenty Of money ex-
amines his check closely, as q rule If
he finds an item which he thinks is
wropg he tells the walter about it. 1t
was probably just such care as that
thai made him rich Is he laughed at?
"ef, I guess not. IN fact, the wait
ers admire him for bis carefulness. and
the result Is they are doubly particular
about how he is charged. New York
Press
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-28

Johnson waited patiently until
Thompson had finished his fishing
story; then he said:
Il want to tell you something that
happened to me right up In that wild
district where you say you landed a
string Of a thousand in half a day.
You know Beverly and I won't IN
there two summers ago in an auto
mobile?"
Yes, ! remember"
"Well, sir, We lost our way, and
for five days and nights we couldn't
sight farmhouse or human be-
ing"
Had any food with your" asked
Thompson.
mot even a sandwich"
What did you live on?"
"SouD-Soup morning, noon and
night"
"Soup? But what did you have to
make soup Off" .
"Why,' said Johnson, without evel,
he suspicion Of q smile, "the first
day we got lost the auto struck a
stone and turned turtle. Judge.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-28
- -.
AS Exemplified,

A learned professor was dining with
the Diltzes and the table was set with
the best ware that Mrs. Diltz's china
closet afforded. The guest was par
ticularly interested in the display and
admired 1t greatly. Picking up the
plate in front Of him and noting the
stamp Of the manufacturer on the bot
tom Of it, he Remarked:
Il presume you know that china, or
the art Of making it, was discovered by
accident?"
Just then there was heard in the
kitchen, where the maid was busily at
work, n loud crash
EYES," answered Mrs. Diltz, with O
panied smile, land most Of it Is broken
In the same way."-Youtb's Companion.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-28
SIMPLE ARITHMETIC.
1t Points an Easy Road to tho Get.
Rich Quick Station.

1t Points an Easy Road to tho Get.
Rich Quick Station.
Perhaps she read the statement made
by the department Of agriculture that
the value Of the eggs laid by the hens
Of the United States in a year would
be enough to pay of the national debt
or. maybe she 'just thought 1T up"
but anyway this pretty little Baltimore
girl was convinced that she had every
thing all fixed. She has been engaged
to very nice young fellow for some
time, but to most people the amount
Of his present salary would aGpeor an
lnsurmountable obstacle to matrimony.
This was the view. Of her father, but
when expressed she met it with hap
ply smile. =" ~ lll:'! e.. fr:'' r-.t.;
"Oh, I have thought that all out"
she declared. .... - =. .:t. ...j;'
You have, eh7" papa asked, know.
Ing something of his daughters bust
ness Abilities ..%: i: e.. g.. .
=. Yes and 1T was &C, easy. she bub-
0led, II was passing the market the
,ther day, and saw a dear little pol
"a dotted hen for only 90 cents. and
bought her, ] read In a poultry paper
that q. hen will raise twenty chicks in
4 season, Wen. next year Wen have
twenty-one hens, and 50. Of course,
there'li be 420 chicks the next year.
and 8,4o0 the next and 100000 the
next, and 100000 the next And Just
see what that amounts toll Why, sell
ing them at 80 cents each would give
US $1,500,000 in Ave years, and that
won't be SO long to wait for that
much."-Harper's Weekly.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-28
He SAW The !. SIGN,
Cause Of tho snrashup a. Told by the
.s .., Old Oar<y Driver.

Cause Of tho snnashup a. Told by the
* Old DarI<y Driver.
The old durky was suing the railroad
company for damages. The man con-
tended that. not being warned BY whis-
tie Or engine bell, he had started to
drive lisi rig across. the company's
track when q shunted1box cur Of said
company crushed into. his, putnt. caus.
ing the death OF the horse, loss Of the
wagon aid minor injuries to himself
After tho prosecution. had closed its
side OF the case the compapy's lawyer
called the old darky to the stand and
went at him, >,...... 49, =, 80. .. <.
Mr.. Lamson." he began. your rig
was struck by the box car In full day
light, was 1t notY'
y tnk dar was some clouds ovahead.
subj" answered the cuviIing witness.
'Never mind the clouds! And only
a few days before this accident the
railroad company had put new sign
at that croskingY,t .l-..'
Oar was n sign dar; yaas, subj"
And didn't that sign say: stop.
Look! ListenT"
Now, dar am de whole accusation
ub: do trouble" declared the darky.
with animation. IF dat Stop sign
badn't caught dis chile's eye jes g
Ah war square on dat track. dar would.
mt "a been no mushup"-Boheman
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-28
A PARASITE, .CREEPER..
New Zealand's Vegetable Caterpillar IL
l. =. "a Most. Peculiar Plant.

-
|, "a Most Peculiar Plant.
The most extraordinary object 1 have
ever seen is the New, Zealand vegetable,
caterpillar. =, The rata Is parasite
creeper which first destroys it's forest
host and then brushes it to death ana,
usurping it's skeleton, becomes tree
Itself If the rata Seeding Is dug up
1T is found to be springing not from a
seed, but from the head Of q perfectly
formed caterpillar
1t is supposed by some that the
caterpillar, which ON dissection proves
to be internally, the exact counterpart
of Its living insect relative, swallows
the tiny rata seed while living and,
burrowing into the ground, becomes,
instead Of ehrysalis, the terminating
home, of the Seed which, by some
agency turns its unfortunate foster
mpther into wood: ~ III: ...>H@3.'.
Others, however, contend the cater
pillar itself Is produced by the rata,
urging in support Of their theory that
If 'springing from a seed the shoot
Would grow out of different parts of
the: caterpillar instead, Of invariably
tgEowihg! out Of the head. - :, SO q,
The jpsect vegetable'i is yellowIsb,
about fonr. Inches long and is. fully ex-
tended. ! have seen, them freshly dug
up and others that have been kept for
years, and all had the appearance of q
perfect insect carved. In wood. Pear
sons Weekly. ,,.~ -, e, ;.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-28
A Helping Hand.

When the foreign missionary had
concluded his talk, he made his usual
appeal for contributions, however
small. Coming up to the platform
with several others, a small boy
mounted to the level Of the lecturer
and Fastening toward him said:
PLEASE, sir, was very much in
tcrested III your lecture, and
and"
90 on, my little man." said the
missionary encouragingly. "You
want to help in the good work."
mot exactly SIR" said the boy.
What I want to know is, have you
any foreign stamps yop don't w8nt?'
Success Magazine, 5ZS NH 81
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-28
A USE FOR. SPIDERS.
Keep Thorn IN tho House and You Will
--------- Have No Reaches.

Keep Thorn In tho House and You Will
-.-.-------.- Have No Reaches,
ut Is too bad so many people are
prejudiced against spiders" said the
man who always finds out curious
things. "If they could stand it to
have spiders around they would soon
get rid Of cockroaches. In the spider
the cockroach has an enemy that pur-
sues him With more malevolence than
does the clea2v housewife. And not
only Is this Hatred more deep rooted: it
Is more C." ~. All things considered,
the cockrVdcr shows mighty little re.
spect for the humau race. He knows
that, although he is small, he Is chock
rull OF Inventive genius, and he laugh.
1ugly scorns the futile attempts Of mep
land women 10 circumvent and destroy
hin,
80 long has be been battling for
lite against paris green, fly paper, hot
water and wire cages that be has
iearned to saunter through green laues
or poison and wade rivers OF glue
without so much as soiling his toes,
and when it comes to the scaldiDg bath
be sWims bitbely out and wriggles his
wbiskers in derlsion at his would be
sIayers. But he dares not treat the
spider With such disdain. In fact, be
doesn't have n chance. for the spider
outdoes even the cockroach in cunning
and nabs him without the LEASE cere.
rnony.
still 1t, would be hardly advisable
to recommend raising a crop OF spiders
as sure preventive of COO kroaches,
for in most peoples minds the exter.
rainatoF is more 6tbt8qtt0nabta than hts
II sie =; 81, " Yssa ire Dealer. = 4
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-28
The Way Of New York,

In New York you buy your thedter
tickets from speculator for two
prices. and after the show you bride
a waiter to bring you food for which
9ou pay the Jolly innkeeper two and
one-half prices, after which you may
be hauled home by rheumatic horse
If you pay the driver once for hauling
you home and once for not getting
down from bis perch and booting you
out Of the hansom.-Louisville Courier
Journal
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-28
ABOARD A. MlAN-oF.WAR. .
Life Largely Msdo UP. Of ,ssrubblnss,
Regulations. and inspections.

.heogIations- and inspections.
The days. programme aboard q man
ot.war Is calculated I'd make the boy
who wants to run away to sea sit up
and think twice. 1t varios somewhat
according as the ship is In; port or at
sea and under different commands, but
In any case, from, s o'clock In the morn.
ing till 1880 at night, It is a rather
strenuous round OF scrubbings and
drills. The recruit realizes very soon
that the expression "shipshape" means
a good, deal. =. ., ~; ~. llIS.
Saturday morning is Tremendous
cleaning time called "aeld day. which
Is followed by. half holiday in the
afternoon, and on Sunday morning the
captain himself 1nspects his ship from
keel truck. The marine band is sta-
toned just below on. tie hurricane
deck, and the btaejackets stand on. the
port side, Of the quarter deck and the
marines on; the starboard, all ready
for inspection, ...... 49,.
But life, isn't all scrubb1ngs, regula.
tions and inspections. On the larger
ships the government furnishes, ath.
letic supplies, and each man-of- war
has 81 her champion boxer and baseball
and football teams. These teams are
managed or supervised, at least by
officers and many an ensign or lieu
tenant who has won his "N'' at the
Naval academy plays shoulder to shout
DER with his bluejackets. Such fa-
m1ltarity would have scandaiiZed old
Commodore Porter beyond words. st.
.NichOlQS.l, 4-.i - -, g. :. O.. J
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-28
CONSULAR REFORM.
+ Necessity Of Legislation for the Per-
manency Of New System.

new York Journal OF Commerce.
a marked Improvement has al
ready been effected in the consular
service. through the operation of tho
Presidents executive orders. But
the TACT should not be forgotten by
all VINO are Interested In. the i'm
.PToyemer1t Of consular ability, and
should be taken into account by the
coming conference in Washington,
that they are merely executive or
'rg and, therefore, subject F. fg9o
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-28
A GAME IN EARNEST.
Courageous Acting Which Avortod .
>.., Panic at Sea. ~ b..

Courageous Acting Which Avortod .
.-, Pario at Sea. ~
Captain John t'hcaker OF the Earl of
Eldon was homo ward bound from Bonn
bay with q load OF cotton.ssA large
number Of passengers were on board"
About three days out the captain
had good reason to believe that the
cotton was smolderlng. Any knowl-
edge OF. such catastrophe. would cause
general panic. 1t impossible to
put back in the teeth Of a northeast
monsoon, 80 the commander >quietly
prepared for the inevitab BILE. = =. o..
The passea gers, bored from lack of
occupation. were amused and interest.
ed when Captain Theaker proposed to
play at having FIRE on board. He
said that they would go through all
maneuyers just as it a confagration
were taking place. 49,.
The passengers fell In with the sug-
gestion eagerly. Tho boats were got
ready; provisions were put in, with
water sails and compasses. >. The seats
in the various boats were allotted, and
the passengers made up bundles Of the
valuables they considered the most
precious. Thus, quietly, but quickly.
the "joke" was carried out to the full
When all was ready the captain
calmly told the players that, the game
was in earnest and that the ship was
really on fire, with the flames making
toward the powder magazine. The
boats wore speedily got off, and IN Tess
than an hour the explosion occurred.
The boats were 1000 miles, from
land, but the weather remained fair
and in fourteen days every soul was
landed in safety 1.-THE Still Life Of
the Middle Temple" 49,.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-28
Wioa and Eana.

"There Is one thing want to warn
you about said the "vigmaker to the
man who was buying his first wig,
"and that Is the electric fan, When
ever you see an electric fan in motion
give it wide berth. II you don't it is
apt to embarrass you. Electric fans
and wigs are deadly enemies Moth.
lug outside Of an lrdiun and n toma-
hawk will lft u wig from the wear
er's head quicker than on electric IAN
tn motion" New York Sun
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-28
The Man With Tact.

Casual Caller Ito one next him)-I
was introduced to that squint eyed
red haired woman over there as Mrs
Somebody or other. Don't you think
the man was an idiot that married her?
Next One (meekly)--I can't just say.
I'm the man.-Baltimore American.