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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-04-11
lor; es decir, el contraste de tonos que
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lor; es decir, el contraste de tonos que
e mpositor Sc propuso
Como podia scr prev:sto, deSde el .
conlienzo de la historic dc ID indua,1l&
de a1aratos pj7N'Stas la qu'da1' & .
cargo dc Ia Aeoiian Company los re- !
conocidos di.ectorcs ell este rano--'ta; /
al muudo ia primera s2luoi3n pt'tl /
tea del probllnA > coA q "IclH 'I-at
Pianola, " q tl;a, eli (, "NctroaI,:.e,
esenc;aln1u! imp p.,>ant2 p.es>li,' III
instrumental que sohrepaSaa 'ua'ito en-
tiempos pasados i1a'@-.,! : ". i'fa
laio. I'm IA ar,ist,ca cualidad Dc 81
eiecu ion, e1lsu a., ntrsyi + llN' -,l
cuciones inano j II IN Srl'. H-,'>t.o,
no hay otro ins,runcntl Cn < r:ap3
,o5rlcargado de Instruments r'ani5
las que merrWa t<tniin> dr cHap1
rAci ii con ci nusVo THEM jGist
panOia
Soilala una nucva tpoca en- Ia mi
5ica conccde 4 Ia Pianola uu1 M
portancia ! cSpec:4i.,iad mayor ic "a
que hubicran osado prcdccir oproyec-
tar aGn sus mas enthusiasts delcnso-
res
MNNE&A DE 0DT1NEE ~ 'fA-
HA1ILLosos NIrcTos pfI. tln:Mo-
ri>:
III 'l'hemoGi u. & nu4vo nycll-
tuador, no anad> diticultade5 a la
eiecuci6n de la "Pianolao, sino que
mas bien las Si,nplifca. II acento
es proporcionado por medic de per
foraciones en- el margen ell la faja
de m1sica, que gobierna Ia fuerza
del soplido, causanlo Ia nltlod;a Z
cualquiera uota cuyo sonido Sc Dc
see mas alto que el del aconlpaiia-
miento.
FL nThcmodisu arcutuarl uaa
sola nota 8 iii grupo de notas,
e exactamente como sea exigido por
: el caracter dc Ia composioion Aeon.
II tuara Ia nota particular no sole
! cuando aislada de a1ompailamiento
= sino tambien donde quiera que deba
IS aparecer, ell todas las parties dc
teclado, separardo la nota mel6di
ca, no importa que aparezca et
acordes 8 ell el medic de una orna
j mentaci6n elaborada.
IS Segun lie dicte su gusto Sc dej'
e al eiecutante el erado de acento qu'
), debe proporcionar ell los contraste:
: agudoS 8 moderados. Para este
prop6sito tiene todavfa el recurat
:, de las palanca, del aceuto y del pc
& dal como en- ,os antcriores modelc!
de Ii aPianolao.
e Una idea completa de este ade
q lanto revolucionario Ell Ia construc
a ci6n de instrumentos pianistas,. .pue
a de dificilnente ser obtenida dt
, palabras impresas. Por 10 tantc
: insta1nos enfdticamente q todo e
mundo, aun a las personas menos
interesadas, a Dir tocar el nuevC
Themodist Pianolan.
+ La Aelian Company esta repre-
sentada en cada ciudad s0lamentt
: 1or un conlerciante, que tiene prac
icamente en- cada case el lnejol
{ stablecimieuto musical de su dis
trito. Para que no haya equivoca
ion, escribasenoS directamente pre-
guntando el nombre y direction dc
! nuestro Agente mas cercano. Con
n testaremos ell seguiia, dando Il
= information deseada y envlalemo'
tambiGn explicaciones mas amplias
: Al cscribir ptdaSe uuestro folleto X
! IL rRHcIo DEL oTHEMoDIs7
= pItNOLAp con IL cMETKOSTYLED
T. Is DE $500 oRo AMl.RicANo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-04-11
PIANO

Ahora Ia Aeolian Company, los
lubricant de Ia "Pianola" ', los inven-
torres del Metrostyle", y los propic-
tarioy d 10, mas yaliosos privilcgios
fuuddmentale5 en esta industrial, apa-
receu todavia con otro adelanto desti-
nado 4 tener un 6xito insuperable, y
al cual han concedido q noinhre dc
The Washington herald., 1907-11-24
CENTER MARKET
The Great Market Center of the District.

A T no time in its history
"a has Center Market
stood SO close to the
people of the National Capital
as 1t does to-day. On its site.
from the time Of the laying
out of the city by President
Washington, over a hundred
years ago, there has always
been a public market. For now
more than thirty years Center
Market has more than realized
the liberal ideas of those who
originally planned its splendid
StTfrCt11rac u,,4I, H.,
The Washington herald., 1907-11-24

asles their perfect ventilation and many convenience Of
which have aided making the best equipped and most berav
patronzed market in the world
Situated close to the geographical center of the District
every street car system of the city moving along least two sides
OF Cer Market Square with but person can reach
it from any point in the District
Its ever increasing patronage proves its popularity Every
possible modern for the benefit of dealer as well &c
patron has here great expense abndany supplied
Over quarter million dollars has been expended in furnishing
ample uptodate facilities for refrigeration bv which cold and
freezing storage supplied all dealers they are enabled
to store Tor long and short periods their pshabe food supplies
under the most modern sanitary conditions
The daily sales the dealers in Center Market
secure to those who buy there larger choice of the freshest and
best supplies Of Meats Game Fish Vegetables Fruits &c IN
their season. as well as all other classes of supplies than
anywhere else obtainab To this amplitude of choice is to be
added the ability OF the dealers because Of their large aes quote
the very lowest rates.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-09-14

mad appeared to me in so many moods
and guises, that my spirit ranged the
whole gamut OF feeling as l thought OF
her. But Il was the recollection OF
chickering's infamous conduct that col
ored all my doubts of her. Pickering
hao always been in my way, and here,
out Tor The chance by which Larry had
found the notes. l should have had no
weapon TO use against HIM.
The wind rose and drove shrilly-
around the house. A bit of scanold-
ing on the outer walls ratified loose
somewhere and crashed down on the
terrace. ! grew restless, my mind in
tent upon the many chances of the
morrow, and running forward TO the
future. Even IL l won In my strife
with Pickering l had yet my way to
make In the world. His notes were
probably worthless did not doubt
that l might use them TO procure his
removal as executor. but did not look
forward with any pleasure to a legal
fight over a property that had brought
me only trouble.
Something fmpelled me to go below.
and, taking lantern, 1 tramped SOM
berly through the cellar, glanced at
the heating apparatus. and. remember
ing that the chapel entrance to the.
tunnel was unguarded, followed the
corridor to the trap, and opened It,
The cold air blew up sharply and
thrust my head down to listen.
A sound at once arrested me.
thought at first It must be the suction
OF the air, but Glenarm House was no.
place for conjecture. and I put the.
lantern aside and jumped down into.
the tunnel. A CLEAN OF light showed
far away for an instant, then the dark
ness and silence were complete.
/ ran rapidly over the smooth floor.
which ] had traversed SO often that I
knew ITS every line. My only weapon
was heavy hickory club. Near the.
Door OF Bewiiderment / paused and
listened. The tunnel was perfectly
cuiet took step forward and stunz-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-09-14

ana as watched ner.-wonderfng, per
picked, chagrined.-she turned swiftly
away and ran-I am sure she ran
from the room.
She left me so quickly, so softly.
that I stood staring Ike fool at the
s~ot where she had been, and then I
went gloomily back to Glenarm House.
angry, ashamed and crestfaIlen.
While we were waiting for dinner l
made a clean breast Of my acQuaint-
ance with her 20 Larry. emitting moth
ing.-rejoiclng even 20 paint my own
conduct as black as possible.
You may remember her" I con
cluded.-'she was the girl we saw at
She-ry's that night we dined there
She was with Pickering. and you no
ticed her.-spoke OF her. as she went
out9"
That little girl who seemed 80
bored, or tired or sick2 Bless me.
why her eyes haunted me for DAYS.
Lord, man. do YOU mean 20 say"
A look OF utter scorn came into his
face. and he eyed me contemptuously.
"Of course I mean IT," / Numbered
at him.
He took the pipe from his mouth.
pressed the tobacco viciously into the
bowl and swore steadily in Gaelic IN
III was ready to choke him.
Stop" 7 bawled. DO you think
that's helping me? And to have you
curse IN your blackguardly Irish dia-
lect! I wanted a little Anglo-Saxon
sympathy. you fooll I didn't mean for
You TO invoke your infamous gods
against the girl"
Don't be violent. lad. Violence is
reprehensible." be admonished with
maddening sweetness and patience.
What was trying TO intimate very
mildly was the fact borne in upon me
through years Of acquaintance. that
you are.-to be bold. my. lad. 20 be
oold.-a good deal Of a damned fool"
The trilling OF his rs was like the
rise Of a covey OF quail.
Dinner is served" announced Bates.
md Larry led the way. mockinglv
an Irish love-song.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-09-14

luctance TO deliver the message your
self" she said. rs this all you came
to say"
Il came 10 tell you that you could
have the house, and everything in its
hideous walls" I snapped; ito tell you
that my chivalry is enough for some
situations and that don't intend TO
light a woman. l had accepted your
own announcement OF the legacy IN
good part. but now. please believe me.
II shall be yours tomorrow. III WELD
possession 70 you whenever you ask
it,-but never 10 Arthur Pickeringi As
against him and his treasure-hunters
and assassins I will hold out for a
dozen years."
'Nobly spoken. Mr.. Glenarm! Yours
is really an admirable, though some
what complex character"
MY character is my own. whatever
II IS" blurted.
Il shouldn't call that a debatable
proposition" she replied, and was an
cry to find how the mIrth had loved
in her could suddenly become 80 hate
ful. She half-turned away so that I
might AOl bCc HCI lace. llG thought
that she should countenance Picker
ing in any way tore me with jealous
rage.
Mr.. Glenarm. you are what have
heard called a gutter, defined in com
mon Americanese as one who quits!
Your clustering can hardly conceal the
fact OF your failures. had hoped you
would really be Of some help to Sister
Theresa, and incidentally TO me, but
We both sadly misjudged you"
Her tone. changing from amused n
difference to severest disdain, stung
me into self-pity for my stupidity In
having sought her. My anger was not
against her. but against Pickering, who
had, persuaded myself, always
blocked my path. She wen.- on.
Mr.. Pickering is decidedly more
than match for wou. Mr.. Glenarrn,-
even in humor"
She drew herself up with tragic
scorn IN every line of her figure, then
RELAXED. laughed and was Olivia again;
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Win Flckering-yOu dropped your Fan
and he picked 1t up. and you turned
toward me for a moment You were iu
black that night: it was the unhappi
ness IN your face in your eyes. that
made me remen Der"
was Intent upon the recollection.
eager 20 fix and establish it.
You are quite right It was az
Sherry's. I was wearing black then.
many things made me unhappy that
night"
Her forehead contracted slightly and
she pressed her lips together.
Il suppose that even then the con
spiracy was thoroughly ARRANGED I
said taunting,y. laughing "a little per
haps. in my brutal impulse to- wound
her. 90 take vengeance upon her.
She rose and stood by her chair. one
hand resting upon Il. ] faced her: her
eyes were Ike violet seas. She spoke
very quietly.
Mr.. Clenarrn. has II occurred to you
that when ] talked 20 you there en- the
park. when I risked unpleasant gossip
In receiving you in a house where YOU
had no possible right 90 be. that was
counting upon something -foolishly
and stupidly.-yet counting upon ite"
You probably thought was a fool
] retorted.
'No."-she smiled slightly. 81
thought believe have said this TO
you before,-thst you were a gentle
man. really cid. Mr. GIenarm. I
must say it 90 Justify myself I relied
upon your chivalry.-I even thought.
when i played being Ouva.-that YOU
had a sense OF humor But YOU are
not the one and you haven't the other.
even went so far. after you knew per
fecly weu who I was. 90 Try 90 help
you-t0 encourage you 20 prove your
self the man your grandfather wished
you 90 be. And now you come 20 mo
TO shocking bad humor.-I really
think you would like 90 be insulting.
Mt Glenarm. N you could"
But PlckcrinE.-you came back
with him; ne IS here and he is going 10
stay! And now that the property be-
longs TO you, there As not tho slightest
reason why we should make any pre-
tense OF anything but enmity. When
you and Arthur Pickering stand To-
gether / take the other side Of the bar
ricadei ] suppose chivalry would re-
Quire me 70 vacato. so that you may
enjoy az once the spells OF war" 7
stormed with growing heat.
i fancy It would not be very Diff
cult 20 eliminate you as n factor in the
situation she remarked icily.
And suppose, after the unsuccess-
ful Efforts OF Mr. Pickerings allies TO
assassinate me, as mild form OF elm
nation. one would naturally expect me
10 SIT calmly down and wait 20 be shot
in the back. But you may tell Mr..
Pickering that ] throw myself upon
your mercy. I have no other home
than this she'll over the way. and
beg % be allowed 70 remain untiI-at
least-the bluobirds come"
i quite sympathizo with your re-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-09-14
CHAPTER XXI.
ProWIer of the Nlaht.


Down we plunged into the cellar
through the trap and 70 the Door OF
Bewilderment.
Don't expect too much" admon-
ished Larry; Il can't promise you a
single Spanish coin"
Perish the sambitonl We have
blocked Pickering's game. and nothing
else matters" said.
We craWled through the hole In the
wall and lighted candles. The room
was about seven feet square. At the
farther end was an oblong wooden
door, close to the ceiling. and Larry
tugged at the fastening until II came
down, bringing with It a mass OF snow
and leaves.
Gentlemen" he said. I'VE are at the
edge OF the ravine. DO you see the
blue sky7 And yonder, II you Will
twist your necks a bit, Is the boat
house"
We'll. let the scenic effects 30 and
show as where you found those pa
pers," / urged.
speaking OF mysteries, that Is
where l throw up my hands. lads. It's
quickly told. Here is a table. and
here Is an old despatch box. which lies
Just where / found IL It was closed
and the key was in the lock / took
out that packet-it wasn't even sealed
saw the character OF the contents,
and couldn't resist the temptation to
try the effect OF an announcement OF
It's discovery on your friend Pickering.
Now that Is nearly all found this
piece OF paper under the tape with
which the envelope WINS tied. and /
don't hesitate to say that when l read
II / laughed until thought I should
ehake down the cellar. Read It. John
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Thumpi thumpi
There's a place here that sounds q
1riue on the key. You try It."
snStched the hammer and repeated
his soundinEs.
Thumpl thump,
mere was q space about four feet
square In the wall that certainly gave
forth hollow sound
stand back" exclaimed Larry Gag
erly. Here goes with the AK"
lie struck into the wall sharply and
the cement clipped Of IN rough pieces
disclosing bricks beneath. Larry
paused when he had uncovered a foot
or the inner layer. and examined the
surface.
They're Ioose-tbese bricks are
loose. and there's something beside
earth behind themt"
The bricks were set up without NOR.
tar, and / plucked them out and raped
with my muckies on a wooden sur
face.
Even Larry grew excited as we dunE
the bricks out into the tunnel.
All. lad" be said. the old gentle
man had a way with him-he had a
way with him" A brick dropped on
bis foot and he howlod ia pain.
Bless the oli Eentleman's heart
he made Il as easy FOR us as he could
Now. for the GIeaarm millions-red
money all piled mp for tho ease OF
counting ia thousand pounds ia
every pile"
Don't be a fool Larry I coughed
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cbt Dow
BrwHdermtnf

! There arr dead men inside. I dare.
7 say! Here. my lad. its not for mo 20
turn loose the family skeletons. and
Larry stood aside while swung the
AK and brought a, down with a crash
on the paddock. To was or no aimsy
stun and The remaining bricks cramped
me. but half dozen blows broke IL on.
The house or a thousand ghosts"
chanted Larry. as I pushed the door
open. craVled through and dropped
down ins.br
WhateYer the place was IL had a
floor and 7 set my feet firmly upon Il
and turned 90 take the lantern.
Hold aiti" he exclaimed some
ones cou.lE. and bending toward
the opening I heard the sound OF stems
down the corridor. In a moment Bates
ran up. calling my name with moro
spirit than imagined possible In hnm.
What Is it," demanded through
the opening
It's Mt Pickering. The sheriff has
come with him. sir"
AS he spoke his glance fell upon the
broken wall and open door. The light
OF Larry lantern struck fun upon hin.
Amazement. and. 1 thought, a certain
sausfacuon. were marked upon his
countenance.
Run along. Jack.-In be up a little
later said Larry. II the fellow has
come IN daylight with the sheriff. he
isn't dangerous. It's his friends that
shoot in the dark that give US the
trouble"
! crawled out and stood upright.
Bates, staring at the opening, seemed
reluctant 20 leave the spot
You seem TO have found Il. sir" he
said thought a little chokingly. HIS
interest in the matter nettled me; II
was none Of his AFFAIR, for one thing.
and my first business was TO go above
for an interview with the executor
matter of immediate Importance. as
should have been clear 10 any one.
or course we have found it," I
calculated, brushing the dust from my
clothes.
is Mr.. stoddard in the Iibrary7"
on yes, SIT; left him entertaining
the gentlemen"
Their visit IS certainly most in
opportune." said Larry. Give them
my compliments and tell them I'll be
up as soon as I've articulated the
bones Of my friends ancestors"
Bates strobe on ahead OF me with
his lantern. and I left Larry crawling
through the new-found door as hur-
RED toward the house / knew him
well enough to be sure he would not
leave the spot until we had found what
lay behind the Door OF Bewilderment
You didn't tell the callers where
you expected to find me, did your" /
asked Bates, as he brushed me OF in
the kitchen.
No. SIR. Mr.. Stoddard received the
gentlemen. He rang the bell for me
and when l went into the library he
was saying, Mr.. Glenarm is at his
studies. Bates,-he says-'kindly tell
Mr.. Glenarm that I'm sorry to inter
rupt him. but won't he please come
DOWN. / thought It rather neat, sir,
considering his clerical ONCE. i knew
you were below somewhere. sir; the
trap door was open and l found you
easily enough"
Bates eyes were brighter than had
ever seen them. A certain buoyant
no+e gave an entirely new tone to his
voice. He walked ahead OF me to the
library door. threw IL open and stood
aside.
"Ah, here you are. Glenarm" said
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GIenarmiS
He handed me a fragment OF legal
cap paper on which was written In the
unmistakable handwriting OF John
Marshall Gienarn, these words:
he LAUGHS BEST WHO LAUGHS
LAST.
What do you think is so funny in
this?" I demanded.
who wrote it. do you think asked
Stoddard.
who wrote IL. do you ask? Why
Jacks grandfather wrote it, John.
Marshall Glenarm. the cleverest,
grsndest old man that ever lived. wrote.
it, detained Larry. his voice boom
ing loudly in the room. It's all a
great big game. fixed up to try you and
Pickering,-but principally you. you
blockhead, oh. it's grand. perfectly.
deliciously grand.-and to think II
should be my good luck to share in
it,"
"Humph! I'm glad you're amused.
but IL doesn't strike me as being so
awfully funny. Suppose those had
fallen into Pickering's hands: then
where would the joke have been. I
should like TO know"
"On you. my lad. to be sure! The
old gentleman wanted you to study
architecture; he wanted you to study
hrs house: he even left a little pointer
in an old book oh, it's too good to be
truei"
That's ali clear enough" observed
Stoddard. knocking upon the despatch
box with his knuckles. But why do
you suppose he dug this hole here with
Its outlet on the rayine?"
oh, It was the way OF hirni" ex-
planned Larry. He liked tho idea OF
queer corners and underground pas
sages. This is a bully hiding place
for man or treasure. and that outle+
into the ravine makes Il possible tn
get out OF the house with nobody the
wiser. It's in keeping with the rest or
his scheme. Be gay. comradesi To-
morrow VIII likely find US with plenty
OF business on hands. AT present we
hold the fort. and let us have a care
lest we lose tt
We closed the raviue door. restored
the wall as best we could. and re-
turned 20 the library. We made list
OF the Pickering notes and spent an
hour discussing this new feature OF
the situation and specializing as to the
hiding place OF the remainder OF nv
grandfather's fortune. Larry and
Stoddsrd both declared their intention
OF remaining until my troubles were
ended In spite OF my protests. Stod-
dard stayed FOR dinner. and afterward
We began again our eternal quest for
the treasure, our hopes high from
L2rry's lucky strike OF the afternoon.
and with new eagerness born OF the.
knowledge that the morrow would Ger
tainly bring us face 20 face with the
real crises. We ranged the house from
tower TO cellar: we overhauled the
tunnel, for. II seemed 70 me. the hun
dredth time.
Il was my watch. and at midnight.
after Stoddsrd and Larry had recon
noitered the grounds and Bates and I
had made sure OF all the interior fas-
Jennings. 1 sent them or 20 bed and
made myself comfortable with a pipe
Ia tho library.
was glad OF the respite. glad 20 be
alone.-to consider 1ny talk with Ma
rian DevereuX at ST. Agatha's. and her
return with Pickering Why could she
not always have been Olivia. ranging
the woodland. or the girl In gray. or
that woman, SO sweet in her dignity.
who came down the stairs at the Arm
strongs'? Her own attitude toward
ue was so fun OF contradictions: she.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-27

tables directly for England. The only draw
back is that the St. Lawrence IS not ice free in
winter.
Aside from competition, the canal would seri-
ously affect American commerce on the lakes IN
other ways. 4 writer in ''Van Norden's Maya
zine" estimates that the proposed Illinois tstii;t4,
connecting Chicago with the Mississippi River,
Il 14-foot waterway, would lower the level Of
the lakes six inches. The Canadian canal, be-
ing deeper and wider. would lower il even
more. The effect OF this will be felt at the shall
lowest part of the lake system, at Limekilns
Crossing, in the Detroit River, nineteen miles
south Of Detroit The federal government has
dredges working there constantly in order to
keep the channel deep enough for navigation.
Any lowering of the lake levels is going 10 in
crease the difficulty of keeping open for naviga-
tiOn not only Limekins Crossing. but the whole
passageway from Lake Huron to Lake Erie.
through the shallow Lake st. Clair and the
equally shallow st. Clair River. Undoubtedly
by increased dredging operations this passage
can be kept open. If it could not be- American
commerce on the lower lakes would suffer ScrI-
ousy. Buffalo is dependent for IFS export grain
ard Cleveland for its ore on keeping the water
at LimekilnS Crossing deep enough for navi-
CATION. AS ii is now, strong south wind blow
ing back the waters of Lake Huron ties up
freightCrs near Detroit