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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-12-25
RECUERDOS Y TRADC'ONES

va Sc escucha per doquier, q
canto Traditional de navidad. YaI
& llega q mis- oiios, grato, sonoro
dacienio vib-ar mi alma de entu.
siasmo, y llenando mi mente de los
mas du'ces recusrdo.
Rrcuerdos beudito>
ElIos vieuen a mi como un
inefable consuelo, para mitigar mis-
peras, mis- penas que engendr6 la
terrible lucha moral que sostengo,
q14 sostendre si4mpre, para apren
der a veneer de las haquezas y des
mayos; para h4llar en- el futuro los
exitos lisonjeros de mis- aspiracio.
n.s. iBendltos recuerdos, presen-
IAN a mi vista, como uua hermosa
vision, el hogar d. mis- padres;
aquel hogar en que transcur1ieron
mi infaucia y adolescencia, dicho-
sas y tranquilas, rodsaias De ale.
grias inGnitas!
ALI, al calor del regazo pater
no, recibla las gratisimas impresio
ms de esos dlas jubllosos de las
pascuas de navidad, oyendo delei,
1850 el canto del agninaId0, jamas
clvidado en- nueStra terra borin.
quefa. ALI, en- aquel hogar risue.
no, deslizabanse para mi ligeras, las
horas de la nOche bNena, tan sefia,
lada y festejada en- nuestra isla tro
plcal. Ali, donde tuvo siempre 10,
mas puros afectos, esperaba en- |:
dulce companla de mis- padres, e
nueU0 aHo, qu. mlrcaba, sin saber
| 10, en- mi exlstencia, un avance ma.
hacia las visicltudes y los dolores
presentes. En- aquel hogar santo
hoy desaparecido para siempre, Sc
pultado en- la tumba de mis- padres
externaba mis- alegrlas infantiles
aute los regalos de los reyes mag0s
Todos estos recuerdoS tlene
para mi, encautos indeclbles. Vie
men q mi mente, y los acojo CO
fruicion, los acaricio, los venert
Ellos me dicen, me relatan todo G.
4 poema del amor pateInal, escrit
$ en- paginas aureas, no comprendld
en- todo su immense valer, cuand
: auu no hemos sentido clavarse {
nuestro coraz6r, las espinas i
dolor. No Sc aprecia no, su grand
% "a, cuando aun parmanecen pa
II el nino cerralas las puertas dc es
II munio de misetias, no presenti'
, en- nuestra lnfaucia.
h Tojas estas tradicIones, deb,
(, subsislir, como I'm deber Gel patl:
. hsDo puetto1riqutho. Y subsis
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-12-25
ECOs BEL EXTERIOR
CuriOsO invento. Para
atenuar el BALANCED
en- los buques
UN GALLO De PELEA
Fue remitido hace POGO a IA
Casa. blanca. :. Automo.
vilistas franceses.
La compaiiia Hamburguesa

La compaiiia Hamburguesa
Americana ha adqulrido el privile-
gio del gir6scopo inventado hace
varios afios por IN ingeniero aleman
nombrado Otto Selick con objeto de
atenuar el balanceo de ,os buques y
ha dado orden de ensayar ese apa-
ratio en- el vapor sSilvanua', que ha-
&C el servicio de los puertos del mar
del Norte.
-Dicen de Washington con
fecha 10 de este mes: sConteniendo
I'm gallo de pelea Sc recibi6 hoy en-
Casa Blanca una jaula, esparcien-
dose Ia noticla de que Roosevelt,
deseaba presenclar una riha de d.
cho animales.
81 gallo result6 ser para ur
criado negro de Ia servidumbre,
mas para evitar suposiciones 8 ma:
concentrates Sc reniti6 4 su desti
uatario de la Carolina del Norte.1
Los automovilistas francese'
esperan con ansiedad informes res
pecto 4 81 existiran 8 no Was prac
ticables para atravesar el Canada !
Alaska hasta los Estados Unidos
81 los informes son favorables
sobte ciertos puntos que ofrezcal
1esistencla por el estrecho de Behe
ring, efectuarase la proyectada ca
rrera Paris. New York.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-12-25
{, NlTAIlJ
DOCTOR EN MEDICINA
Y CIRUJIA7

OCULISTA. .-Ex.medlco au.
xiliar de Ia Clfnica oftalmolo.
gica, que 4 cargo del doctor
Barraquer existe Ell el Hospi-
tai de Ia Santa Cruz de Bar.
celona. Cousultorio exclusive
para afecclones de lns o1os.
TetuAn "a, lcerca del Tea
tro.) - Horay de coosults!
De 90 Il de Ia madana, -
Gratis 4 los pobres, de 8 4 9
de Ia mahana. d,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-12-25
PUBLIC CALL FOR BID!

Sealed proposals for Legislative
printing of the Executive Council
of Porto Rico will be received until
four O clock pm. on December &c,
1907. For full particulars apply to
w. R. BENNETT, Chief Clerk,
Executive Council. "A.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-12-25
VI ltPuBucIN0 MEMO!

Hago constar por esta mani
festaci6n que me desligo de todos
mis- compromises pol(ticos con cier'
tos indivlduos que solo simularon
cordialidad y afecto hacia mi en- los
momentos de prueba, retlrandose
desde luego de las flas republicanas
Y aflIaudome 4 la UNION DE PUER'
no RICO para defender bien la causs
de mi pals.
FRANCISCO VAGUE.
Aguada.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-12-25
IOvtNEI !EcuE!TR|D0!

La policla de Napoles ha des
cublerto que dos varones, hijos de
r!cas familias, desaparecidos reclen
temente y cuya desaparici6n Sc
atribula q una travesura de juven-
tud, fueron secuestrados y condu.
cidos q Nueva YORK por la Manc
Negra, la que ahora q esclito a las
respectivas en- solicitud de una su
ma por el rescate. La policia, d.
acuerdo con los c6nSules trata d,
recuperar q los dos j6venes.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-12-25

continuar luchando en- ell cumpli
miento de sacratfSlmos dtberes, y
Ed la consecuci6n de altos ideales
de justicia.
PEDRO MANzANo AvISo,
Aguadilla.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18
A Stamp Menauerie,

a very complete menagerie may be
formed from a collection Of postage
stamps having animals, birds and fish
as the central figures. The animals
represented are lion, tiger, elephant,
giraffe, jaguar, camel. hippopotamus,
buffalo, bear, leopard, dog. kangaroo.
dear. horse, COW, llama. goat, monkey,
donkey, beaver, duckbill, seal. sable,
gorilla. cobra, crocodile, tortoise. The
fowl family is represented by the pea
cock, owl. heron, eagle, parrot, turkey,
snipe, swan. goose, quail, dove. hula
bird. emu, pheasant, Tyre bird, apteryx.
torea. OF fish there are but two-the cod
and carp. The insect kingdom has one
representative in the butterfly, nesting
in the coiffure of former Queen LiliuO-
kalani.-Frank J. Stillman in st. Mich.
olaS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18
A TORNADO.
The Spiral That Connects the Earth
With the Clouds.

WIN Ine SiCuOSs
While in Kansas Il few years ago |
had very clear view of a tornado. 1t
was about ten miles distant. passing
swiftly over the prairie. 1t presented
the appearance of Il long rope about
two feet in diameter. 1t extended
from n dark, irregularly shaped cloud
to the earth and was slightly curved.
1t was of nearly uniform thickness
and leaned abeut thirty-five degrees
from perpendicular toward the cloud.
\ line drawn from where ! Stood tn
the cloud would have made an angle Of
about forty degrees with the earth's
surface. After this rOpefike projection
had parted | noticed in the irregular
cloud Il perfectly shaped spiral ofrsil-
yer wilderness. 1t was shaped like 4
great auger and extended from the
point where the funnel or rope had
been connected with the cloud forward
in the direction the cloud was moving.
All around it was in wild commotion'
but the spiral itself seemed to stand
like great white ribbon cooled auger
shape and fixed secure. This spiral at
the time | caught sight of II was lying
in Il nearly horizontal position. the for
ward end being only slightly elevated.
| have never met any one who has
seen this spiral in the tornado cloud
but by one who came dangerously near
being caught by n passing tornado
was told that the center Of the whirl-
ing funnel was as V hite as milk. From
his statement. taken IN connection
with my own observations. | have
| formed the opinion that the center of
all tOrnadoeS is perfectly shaped cleo
| trlcal spiral and that when in opera
| ton 1t connects the earth with the
! cloud. 1t is manifest that such spiral
| would give the middle of the tornado
funnel Il white appearance. But 1t is
not likely that one looking at it in its
! upright form would detect its spiral
! form. Indeed, it would have to turn
| itself in Il most favorable position in
| order to reveal to the eye of the OBJ
: server its spiral form.-Scientific Amer
+ lean.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18
asla.Vs al 6, as o.s.,c--
ETOVtTI HHU IlVdI sHOUS OF IIIe lbs
been relieved.

been relieved.
The superintendent of compulsory ed
ucation was duty bound the other day
to convey TO Il small boy the sad mes
sage that learning from books and at
tending school was of greater impor-
lance than learning how to manipulate
pair of roller skates.
a small boy who attends the ]. NJ.
Smyth school was mysteriOusly absent
from school a couple Of days during
the week without excuse" said Super
intendent Bodine the other day. The
lad was found going through all sorts
81 gestures and star seeing on Il smooth
sidewalk in Fourteenth street on 4 new
pair OF roller skates. The child broke
ont crying, admitting he was playing
hockey
"'Wcll. the boys made fun of me be
cause l could not skate good he told
me between his tears, so just had to
take time to learn"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18
A PRINCE OF DWARFS.
Career of the Famous Count Joseph
Boruv,laski.

The most famous dwarf who has
fiourished in the British isles is IN
dOubtedly Count Joseph Boruwlashi
whose long life-he died at the age of
ninety eight years-is another example
of the longevity of his kind. BOruw-
laski stood only three feet three inches
in height. This did not prevent him
from marrying a beautiful woman or
from mixing in the best court society
of the Georgian period. He was very
amiably received at Carlton House by
George ". Il few weeks before that
monarch's coronation. So struck waa
the king by this dwarf'S physical grace
and mental accomplishments that he
remarked to Charles Mathews, who
had brought the little man, IF / had
a dozen sons | could not wish them Il
more perfect model of elegance than
the count"
BOruwlaski's last days We're spent III
peaceful retirement in the city of Dur
ham. He tells us that i'll spite of the
theory that dwarfs grow all their life
he never added Il quarter of an inch
to his three feet three inches. When 81
lady asked him for his autograph, he
sent these lines:
Poland was my cradle.
England is my nest,
Durham is my quiet place
Where my weary bones shall rest
He had known Marie AntOinette as Il
child, and he was living When Queen
Victoria was crowned. 1t IS i'll the
Church of st. Mary the Less ut Dur
ham. close to the cathedral. in which
his body lies. that you read the follow
ing inscription:
Near this spot repOse the remains
of Count Joseph BOruwlaski, a native
OF Pokucia. in the late kingdom of PO-
land. This extraordinary man meas
ured no more than three feet three
inches in height, but his form was well
prOportiOned. and he possessed more
than common share of understanding,
and knowledge. After various changes
| of fortune borne with cheerful resig-
nation to the will of God. he closed his
! life ir the vicinity of the cathedral or
| Sept 3. 1887, in the ninety eighth year
! of his age"-P. T. O. of London.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18

THE Lion and the Mouse" 1.-The
presentation Of The Lion and the
Mouse in every city is made notable
by the large number Of people it at
tracts to the theater who are not
among regular or even spasmodic play
Goers and only attend some particular
ly important event. Dealing as it does
with the influence OF the kings of high
finance and handled with the consum-
mate skill for which Charles Klein has
Lion and the Mouse" is a play whic!
constitutes the sole theatrical amuse-
ment of many a respected citizen O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18
LETTER
To Henry BIakeiy, Raymond, III.


Dear Sir: Here's remarkable paint
story for your benefit:
Miss Barnes of Watseka. ILL.,, owns 4
house. rented to tenant: ii hadn't
been painted for II years.
She authorized her tenant to paint
it, and he agreed TO put the paint on.
She furnished him 10 gallons OF DevOe
lead-and-Zinc paint. the amount which
he figured would be needed; he used
only five, and did good job.
Devoe lead-and-zinc is a paying in
vestment. T. s. Arnold is the dealer
who sold the paint. Yours truly,
F. W. DEVOE & CO,
New York and Chicago.
Pardon Wall Paper & Decorating
sompany sells our paint.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18
WiIIinu to Help.

Willie was an only child whose par
ents lived on q farm. He often grew
very lonely and longed for playmate
One day he asked his mamma why she
didn't get him a little brother Mother
replied. willie. babies are too much
trouble to tend" Say. mamma, IL
you'll plant him, I'll hoe him."-Lippin-
colts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18
RECORD OF COURT HOUSE.
Real Estate Transfers.

Frank G. White,to George y. Brown
east y lot 6, block s, Original Town
Milan. 5000
August Schatterman to Camilla Yer
muelan lots Il. Is. 10. 20 y and -
block ,, College Heights addition, RocG
Island. $4,000.
Jackson & Babcock to Edna III
Mitchell lot y. block /, Third Whea
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18

Kodol for Indigestion and dyspepsia
not only digests what you eat it tones
the stomach and adds strength TO the
whole body. Makes rich, pure blool |.
kodol is made in conformity to the Ma
tional Pure Food Law. Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18
All Sad.

He-It always makes me feel sad
when l play the piano. She-Ah, In
sympathy with your audience, l sup
pose.--Philadelphia Inquirer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18
A Narrow Escape.

G. w Cloyd. a merchant of Punk,
Mo, had a narrow escape four years
ago when he ran a jimson burr into
his thumb. He says: The doctor
wanted to amputate it, but would not
consent | bought q box of Bucklen's
Arnica Salve and that cured the dan
gcrous wound" % cents at w. Il.
HartZ', druggist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18

lock Fifteenth street addition, Moline,
$500.
Z. II. Stafford to John D. Zacharias
tract beginning northwest corner out
lot !. Silvis $50
Frank Kleinschmidt to John \. Wag-
ner part LOT ,, block 81, lower addi-
ton. Rock Island. 5000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18

Is Here Tomorrow. "The Fatal
Wedding" will be on view at the HE
nOis tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18

All the news all the time-THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18
At the Tbeafer.

present time Mr.. Harris will send a
magnificent company to The Illinois
theater tonight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18

Presumption is our natural and origi-
nal Observation-Disclosures.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18

this community for the present season.
for they will all want to see just how
Mr.. Klein has treated John Burket-
Ryder known in the play as the riches
man in the world-and quickly recos
nized by all as a certain American who
is very rich in the public eye at the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18

BOOKINGS AT THE ILLINOIS.
May 18-"The Lion and the Mouse"
May 19-"The Fatal Wedding"--
matinee.
May 31-June 1-"Humpty-Dumpty,
matinee Saturday.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-04-01
VALUE OF BARNxARD MANURE.
(Contributed.)

Prof. Henry Snyder, of the depart
ment of agriculture at the university
of Minnesota, says it has been con-
sidered by many competent authorities
that barnyard manure properly handled
will WELD the farmer $500 per ton.
When a dressing of eight tons of
manure is applied to the acre, an in
crease of twenty bushels of corn is
secured the first year. He says: I'VE
have secured this much and more In
orr experiments." 1t is not difficult to
assign a price to the corn.
Tn addition to the increase of the
+ventv bushels of corn, more corn
slower is secured, which can be used
FOR feed. and thus turned into manure
and made to add to the Fertility OF the
coil TT is safe to say that the increase
IN the corn crop alone is $500 per acre.
The value of manure does not stop with
the first year. If following the corn
the second year. after the application OF
the manure, wheat be sown, an increase
of at least eight bushels of wheat per
acre will be secured This is all due
to the residual action of the manure
and the better cultivation of the land.
The average value of this wheat in
crease would be about $3.50 per acre.
The additional straw from the larger
crop of wheat is converted into man
ure and returned to the soil.
Barnyard manure and all waste pro-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-04-01
The Farm Wagon.

The farm wagon IS used ALMOST daily
throughout the year. 1t is called upon
it's supposed capacity. Not only this
but it must go everywhere, over hilly
and rocky roads where it Is subject to
all kinds of strains and wrenching;
over rough roads, in and out Of ruts,
across bitches and brooks where there
is no regular crossing and into which
the front wheels go with chug; Yer
must be durably built. 1t is a different
proposition from drawing heavy loads
over the we'll paved or solid level
streets of the city. All these require
ments are met by the Weber the Co
lumbus and the Bettendorf wagons,
made by the international Harvester
Co., who make an announcement Of
their wagons elsewhere. Their local
agent can supply you with catalogues
and all information you want.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-04-01

ducts converted into manure-straw.
stack, bottoms, stubble and everything
that will rot and make humus-are the
cheapest, most natural and best fer
tilizers a farmer can get. Farmers are
losing big money by not making use of
them properly. Burning and cropping
has been the sad experience of all new
countries All lands that are weak.
scabby, and inclined to run together
should command particular attention.
Properly repeated applications of man
ure will yield big results by supplying
the necessary humus (decayed vegeta-
tion) to make the soil more pliable.
mellow and capable of receiving and
retaining more moisture, as the original
humus from decayed vegetation of I'm
numbered years Of accumulation is get
ting fast exhausted on most up hill
lands.
Keep or use stock that will utilize
the waste products and make money
from them, while at the same time they
are enriching the land. That will in
return fill your Golfers and graneries.
A farm is comparable to bank account.
If you keep on drawing out more than
you put in, it will gradually be derleted
and leave you bankrupt. A farm kept
up to the highest state of production
will prove grand hacker to a life in.
surance policy and much more lasting
No matter whether a farmer is a land
owner or renter, they both share in the
profits. There are usually many leaks
on the farm which might be avoided
One very important one is the growing
of smutty crop, when it is just as
easy and no more expensive to grow
a clean one. Now, suppose you have
a 80 to 35 bushel per acre cror of
wheat and one tenth or more Of it is
smut; that equals 8 or more bushels
per acre, which at SO cents per bushel
is over $3.50 per acre; and if you are
locked 5 cents bushel for having
smutty grain to offer your buyer, that
will make about another $3.50 per acre,
total of $500 per acre, which is
passed as a natural consequence that
can not be avoided, some blaming one
thing and some another, and perhaps
everything except the right one. This
one leak alone puts it very mild in
some cases. 1t can surely be prevented
by ALL
Our agricultural colleges are sup
ported to help the farmer, if he will
only avail himself of the privilege of
letting his wants be known. If he
can't get them otherwise he will be
advised on application thereto. AL
though the one main feature must
come from the ability of the man to
apply given knowledge to his own uses
and ends. You can not expect to get
matured knowledge to suit all varia-
tions and conditions; it requires good
judgment and common sense in the
application of it, which all farmers
should have, while some have a greater
abundance of it than others.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-04-01
Sprayers on Trial.

For the past two years the II. L.
Hurst Mfg. Co., whose advertisement
appears in this paper, have been selling
the entire output Of their large fac
tory direct to the user, and since adopt
double the capacity Of their factory to
meet the rush of orders. All their
sprayers are sold under a 5-year guar
antee. and they ship them to respon-
sible parties on trial without any mon
ey in advance. They also sell on time
The company are pioneers in the manu-
featuring of spraying machinery, hav-
ing been in the business twenty years,
and are thoroughly reliable. Their val
liable book, Spraying Guide" and full
information are free to all our readers
L. Hurst Mfg. Co. 76 North ST., Can
ton, Ohio.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-04-01
STEPHEN JOHNSON.

The Market Number of The Ranch is
free to you, if your subscription is
paid one year in advance. See the an
nouncement in this issue.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-04-01
Caustic Balsam for SPAWN.

IdCOIHd, WdSiI', JdH' T. ISVu.
land, o.: Please send me a cory of
your descriptive circular. I have used
your Gombault's Caustic Balm in cur
ing SPAWN and find 1t to be all right.
A neighbor of mine is using 1t on a
horse that is stiff in front and is hav-
ing good success so far.
STEPHEN JOHNSON.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-31

Chas. S. Matthews lectured to q large
audience in the Baptist church last Sun
day evening. His sermon, as previous
ly announced, was: "a Storm at Noon,
in which he treated the story of his own
life from his birth to the present time.
Following is the story as he told it:
When young man, preacher IN South
Carolina, Mr.. Matthews was taken SER
iously sick with typhoid fever. He was
unable to sleep or rest at all and lay at
the point OF death, His doctors pre-
scribed morphine as last remedy, By
taking this Mr. Matthew's life was sus-
tanned and he was able to sleep for
short while. He lay in this critical
condition for six months continuing the
use of morphine as the 0niy means of
keeping alive. The narcotic by It's con-
stant use displaced all the nerve cells
Of the body and when the patient re-
covered he was unable to dispense with
its use. He continued with hig preach
ing and lecturing as the only visible
means of support, and was deemed one
of the strongest local preachers in the
south. His highest aim waste accum-
ulate enough money to effect a pcrma-
nent cure. However, knowing that
sooner or later the morphine habit
would overcome him, he came north
and west to the sunny plains of Kan
sas and located at Hays, where he hop
ed to regain his health. Constant use
of morphine had formed system which
absolutely demanded the narcotic, and
two months ago he was sent to Kansas
City for treatment He maintains that
when he, left this sanitarium he was
a cured man as far as the morphine
habit was concerned, though his system
was not yet restored to its former state
of health. He then went on and told
the story of his trip to Colorado, about
which numerous stories have been cir
culated, most of which Mr.. Matthews
brands as false and exaggerated.
In concluding he said he would make
mis- home at Hays and would travel
around over the state delivering lee
lures in the smaller towns
Mr.. Matthews certainly deserves,
and to large extent has, the pity and
the aid of onr community.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-31

At Ellis Secretary Taft was met t by
mayor Griffith and the council and was
escorted to a platform, where he pade
fifteen minute talk on railroad mat
ters that pleased the big crowd. He
congratulated Congress on passing the
car-coupling act and demanded the pas
sage of more such safety laws for pro-
lection of railroad workers. He favor
ed labor unions as the only recourse of
laboEing men to meet united capt. al in
all corporations. He favored artitra-
tion and regretted strikes as an injury
to the business interests of the entire
country.