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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-09-24
LA H1JA MALD1TA I4t

Una tendi6 mirada suyo. Seguro de que
nade Observable ub6 sobo carcomda vntana la emp6
espadas pene6 deno la derruda pando
BROS habac6n que fue coba que guitar
gran candad de pedas de adios que ormaban
pecie de barricada.
Que esperaba NADIA Queria vic Ia devastation por
todas parties.
Cay6 de rodilas la cabeza escondida las lie
r6, sollozando niho.
Largo tempo permanecio aSi. Al I'm Sc evant6 SD MI
rada tenfa extranos resplandores
-Es precise que 10 sepa todo murmur6 todo.
Vovi6 penera Ia primera habtac6n para salr por la
ventana como haba entrado.
De pronto Sc sobresa6 su encorvado cuerpo irgu6se
vista pase6 enamen derredor suyo mentas haa
caculo mental Despues nd6 Ell brazo miranda haca suelo
pronunci6 estas palabas
-Es ALI!
sin detenerse mas sal6 de la casa diciendo
Estan ben guardados; cuando sera oportuno volvere
Miro al ceo lanzo supiro alejose de aquelas runa
intencion de vover pueblo Esa Observable
uga de camnr por del arroyo ba por e lado de
No canine mucho FL mendgo vic portal alberto una
vieja que sentada el dinte hiaba.
Elmendgo Sc detuvo.
Una imona por de Dios buena mujer do con esa
dolente y quejumbrona de los mendgos.
La vieja levanto la cabeza y ces6 de hilar.
-Pobre hombre, contest6, dgs mi que NADIA puedo
oreceros tan viea apenas gano suhente
para conner pero Dos graas hay gentes cas pals las
que pedireis en-
Me cago de fatga, replic6 el mendigo ique4es perm
e que siene para decansar vuestro lado
-uy NAL tendria 81 10 consntiera Entrad
ahi ten@s una banqueta podeis sentaros.
El viejo sent6 la amable aucana volvi6 hilar.
Pero leve rudo del tono que pie hacia mover
impedia el que Sc pudese conversar.
Parcels muy ancans diio Ia hiladora; icuanOs amos
teneis.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-09-24
OTRAS NOT|C|AS
Para los Estados Uni
dos. A la oficina del
Attorney General.
APERTURE De ESCUELAs
Abundante cosecha de Chi.
mas. - Nuevos esposos.
Vapor <S:n Juan ,

Han embarcado hoy hacia
los Estados Unidos en- el vapor
aSan JuanD, nuestros j6venes ami
Cos de Humacao, don Gumersindo
Melendez y don Fran cisco Delgado,
con ell prop6sito de cursar la carre-
ra de perito mercantil ell priruero y
de continuar el segundo sus estu.
dios en- el bello arte de la pintura,
para cuyo cultivo revela felices dis.
posiciones.
Los amigos Delgado y Melen-
dez nos han dispensado afectuosa
vista en- esta redaccion.
Deseamos que realicen sus no
bilisimos prop6sitos.
Aver por la tarde fueron re-
mitidos q las ofcinas del Attorney
general fos efectcs ocupados en- vir-
tud de Ia investigation llevada q
cabo en- el Manicomio de San Juan.
FL proceso seguira ahora los
tramites legales, cayendo la respon-
sabilidad sobre los empleados que
Sc mencionan en- el informe que sc
publica en- otro lugar de nuestra
edici6n de hoy.
va ha dado priucipio'la ma.
trfcula en- todas las escuelas de Ia
isla. El curse escolar quedar4
alberto el pr6ximo tunes.
-Esta tarde zarpara para 10:
Estados Unidos el vapor oSar
Juan.S
En- Arecibo contrajeron ma
trimonio los j6venes don Francisco
Montilla y la seiiorita Antonia Coll
Que sean felices.
-Segun informes de alguno'
cosecheros de chinas, la cosecha d,
esta fruta este aiio promote supera
al de otros amos en- abundancia y q
calidad. Hay mucha demanda G
los Estados Unidos.
No sabemos que esperan lc
rematistas del afrmado y alcauts
rillado de Puerta de TERRA par
dar comienzo a dichas obras. Y
el material esta dispuesto y la gel
, te Sc impacienta, principalmente lc
; dueiios de casas, con esa tardanz
injustiAcada, que les impide podt
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-09-24

hacer acometidas para comodidad {
hygiene de sus fncas. Hay quien
dice que estos seiiores contratistas
tlenen otra obra en- Caguas y este
les distrae el tempo.
-1nformasenos que Ell Ayun-
tamiento de esta ciudad, & propues-
ia del CONCEAL seiior Campillo, que
es presidente del Comite republica-
no, Sc ha negado a acceder q la So
licitud del inteligente joven don
Oscar Guerrero, pldiendo una beca
para ir a estudiar una carrera & los
Estados Unidos. Parece que la de-
negaci6n Sc funda en- que dicho pc.
ticionario no es natural de San Juan
q pesar de residir aquf por espacio
de algunos aiios.
Hemos tenido el gusto de sa-
ludar en- esta redacci6n a nuestros
distinguidos amigos y correligio-
naIios de Cayey, don Heraclo Men
doza y don Cesar Ortiz, Ell primero
alcalde del referido pueblo.
Regresaran hoy mismo al pun.
to de su residencia.
Gratas impresiones deseamo.
en- esta ciudad a los sehores Men
doza y Ortiz, a quien reiteramo.
nuestro saludo afectuoso.
-Anoche celebr6 tenida ordi
maria la Logia aEstrella de Luqui
llo.O
-Durante la ausencia del Sc
nor Consul espanol en- Puerto Ric
don Joaquin de Carsi, que embarc'
: el sabado para Espaiia, en- busca d
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-09-24
ASUNTOS D|VERSQS
Trasla dos de guardias 8
en- ell cuerpo de la
policia insu1ar.
ENfeRMO De GRAvEDAD
Detenido por acometimiento
y aggression. - Carretera
de Arecibo 4 Lares.

Conclusion de la lista de los
traslados hechos por el cuartel de
la Policfa insular:
Francisco c. Torres, de Aguas
buenas a Caguas; Pablo c. Garcia,
de San Lorenzo a Caguas; Clotilde
Mercado, de Gurabo a Caguas;
Francisco Cap6. de Arroyo a Aibo-
nito; Juan Rios Toledo, de Aiboni-
to a Ponce; Arturo Brugman, de
Aibonito q Maunabo; Francisco Co.
llazo, de Aibonito a San Juan; En-
carnaci6n Colon Sierra, de Aiboni-
to a San Juan; Antonio Negr6n, de
Aibonito a Arroyo.
Sc encuentra enfermo, de
suma gravedad el estimable joven
don Angel Bujella, que ultima
mente estuvo empleado como deli
neante en- la ofcina de la aSan Juan
Ligh and Transit CompanyD.
Aver fue arrestado por el
policia Balbino Santos, en- Puerta
de TERRA el individuo Candido
Conception por acometimiento y
aggression q JESUS Morales, depen-
diente de la fonda de Vicente Pc.
rez.
"A principle del pr6xlmo mes
de octubre comenzaran las obras
de la carretera de Arecibo a Lares.
-Mahana Sc vera en- la corte
de distrito el juicio contra Rafael
Maule6n, acusado de asesinato en-
primer grado.
En- cada ciudad, barrio 8 ha'
cienda, Sc necesita un hombre para
la propaganda y venta de un artf'
culo americana. Condolences sci
hombre de bien, estar en- salud, go
zar de simpatias y disponerse a re
correr a pie 6 a caballo todo su dis
trito. Credito concedido. Dirigir
Sc al apartado 1892. [q]
Maria Ortiz, que hace temp
fue acusada de hurto de un billet
de Glen dollars a don Juan Jimenez
superintendent de obras plblicas
siendo criada de su casa, Sc declar
culpable ante la corte de Dlstrito
esta la conden6 a dos aiios d
prisi6n.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-09-24
San Juan, ?. R.. septiembre a. 1907.

San Juan, p. R.. septiembre p, 1907.
La Conlisi6n de la Policia Insular.
celebrara tallas el 20 de octubre en- ear
Juan. Los asprantes deben tener d amos
cumplidos no mas de 40; tener como
talla Eminina I-72 centimetros Y ciuco
centilnetros de expansion toraxica de.
beran tener buenas condolences de salud
y desarrollo flsico, siendo excludes los
individuos que presenter alguna defor-
mldad, como quebraduras, hernias, falta
dc dientes, desviacion de les ojos man
chas en- el cuerpo, huellas 6 vestigios de
Intermediates sccretas. etc.
Cada aSplrante Sc proveera, para pre-
sentar a la Comisi6n, de certifcaciones
de buena conducta, libradas por las auto
ridades locales, principalmente de los
Juzgados municipales 8 de Paz, que evil
dencicn no haber sufrido correction al
guna.
La Comisi6n atenderd de prefe.
rencia, a aquellas condolences mora
les que Sc renejen en- los habitos v
buenas cos umbres de los aspirantes.
Sc necesitan a la vez hombres sanos
y fuertes, individuos de buen juicio,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-09-24
DoNDE MARDocHE ADouIERE MucHAs NorIcIAs

La veja campesna miro u interocutor exraheza
ain comprender poda avnar eec real de
aquela turbac6n.
-Lo que os cuento es hsrto trse lno verdadf
ST. 81 muy tste.
-Podeis creerme aunque tata de ocurrdos
hace TEMPO cuando hbo de eos penso todavia me ese
mezco. .
-Hace mucho tempo que murio la mujer de Renaudl
Ell malvado Fue el mismo quien la mao
FL endgo estremec6 pero procure contenerse vo
iento esfuerzo.
-Genoveva prosgu6 la anciana mur6 dos tres dias des
puks de haber tendo ugar uco de Audenca uvo
final envr preside para siemp Juan Renaud precsamente
estaba unto SD lecho de muerte.
La visteis morrl
En- mis- brazos lanz6 Ell 1ltmo suspiro.
81 mendigo iunt6 murmur6 agunas frases cu'
20 sentido pudo coge1 la vieja.
-Decdme buena muer exclam6 al fin con apesarada,
iuo estaba en- cinta Ia mujer de Renaudf
ST.
EntonceS sd hijo muri6 an,es de nacer7
-Nsda de ESQ, e hjo vino 81 mundo,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-09-24
SECC|ON MERCANT|L
hotas comtE|l|es de San Juan

PRINCIPALS ARTICULOS
Arrscss: De partido q Jap6n,
$46sA.
1dem valeaoiano De sM q 7 por
extreme de clases.
AiOs De 80 ctvs. q 20.
Bacalao $7H TN.
Sardinas ahumadas IS q I6 CEN
Cebsllas espaholas $3h.
Idem americanas s..
0arbanzOs 4A q 10.
Hahichuslas americans cOlora.
das largas $4A. Blazcas america
mas 81.
Harina de triso $3.50 4 $50.
Idem de maiz & 4.
Janonss $ro.
Iab6n Rocaasra s; americana,
sax y M.
Mantesa $o en- u y en- eajas
De $sH.
Mantequilla de SIS a44.
Pasta del pals $3.50 a..
Papas amerieanas $a a2A
Tocine $17A.
Tasaje $SH.
Quesos anericAnSs $I7H. Pata.
gras 40.
Lsche eondensada sAguilaa q $6.
Idem scruz Rsj" $4A.
1dem sMaSpOlia, $4H.
DEL PALS
Azdcar para el csAsuRs:
Mascabado claro de SIX.
De miel clare 4 IS.
Centrifuga clare de r 4 IS.
Americana de S. & ssh.
De Ponce $3A &4A.
Ron 40 grades Cartier 4 $I.Sc
centavOs gallon pagadOs R. Inter
nas.
Nah say.
Tabacs, nemiual.
PRHc1es DE coMPRA
AlgOdSn 4 $6G$sH.
Ceeos de 1SG1S millar.
Sebs de res q $4H.
Cafe corriente nominal.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-09-24

IA MDlOO NONNlhN 1 I'D
Londres check q &.s9a$ $4.9o.
Paris > $3A D.
Hamburgo check 2A "a D.
New York , Hp8.P.
Espafa q 12H a 13D.
ACCIONES
Banco Territorial $50.
Banco de Pto. Rico q $28 Ago
American Colonial Bank a 13o
4 200.
CEDULAS HIPOTECARIAs
Banco Territorial y Agricola:
Emisiones g y s. $50.
Idem g. $1oo.
VENTAS DE AZUCAR
Sin operaciones.
BUQUES ANUNC1ADOs
Vapor americana aCaracas' sal
dra para New York el entrante.
Vapor americana sPhiladelphisS.
Del puerto de New York para el
nuestro saldra el 2S del corriente.
Vapor espafiol sMontevideoS. Sc
aguarda procedente de Espafia el
28 del actual.
Vapor americana sCoamoD sali6
el FL del corriente de New York
para esta.
Vapor espafiol sMontevidos. Es.
tara aquf el 2S del corriente proce'
dente de la Peninsula.
Vapor espahot miguel Gallart0
saldra de Barcelona para esta con
las escalas intermedlas el 10 del en-
trante.
ENTRADAS
Vapor americana rPonceS de
New York, via Ponce.
Goleta americana sInez H. Car
ven de New York.
DE LA ISLA
Vapor americana sRamosD.
SALIDAS
Vapor americana eSan Juan' pa
ra New York.
Vapor americana sBrooklyn' pa
ra la costa.
BUQUEs EN PUERTO
TRAvES1A
sHenry Cleursea descargando,
sSprin S6elds Id.
sPonces descargando.
sInez H. CarveS descargandc.
cosTANERos
aEncarnaciona Yabucoa y Ponce
sMayfowerS Luquillo.
sAna MarfaS Naguabo.
sProgresoo pendiente.
&CarmenS Id.
sAla BlancaS id.
sAurelias i'd.
sRamosO descargando.
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reles SfjiffStnp SIR Srunsportirung
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The Somerset reporter., 1907-04-11
Sorosis.

The last literary meeting Of Sorosis
for the present year, was held AT the
Library Parlors. Tuesday evening,
April 9, with Mrs. Edith Philbrick
and Mrs. Alice Gledhill serving as
hostesses. The subject of the meet
ing, which was in charge of Mrs.
Vivian Woodbury. was pleasure
Riding of the Past and Present. and
opened with a piano solo by Miss
Elsie Teal, young miss of s years,
followed by paper by Mrs. Julia
Robbins on The Old Time Vehicle; a
paper by Mrs. Helen Wing, "Riding
in Strange Lands" and paper by
Mrs. Elizabeth Merrill on Motor Cars
and Boats; reading by Mrs Maude
Jewett "The Deacon's Masterpiece,
and was concluded by a piano solo by
little Miss Vira Lawton.
Owing to the severe storm that
prevailed, the attendance was not up
to the usual number, unfortunately,
as the meeting proved one OF the
most interesting and enjoyable of the
season,
At the next meeting, the last of the
season will occur the annual election
of officers and the date is Tuesday
evening, April 23d.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-04-11
Burned to Death.

The most horrible affair to happen
in Newport for years occurred. Tues
day noon, when Harold and Flossie
Lea, aged 4 and years respectively.
were burned to death in fire which
destroyed the home Of their father,
r. r. Lea, half mile from the viii
lage on the shore Of Lake Sebasti
cook.
The fire, which started at about the
noon hour, originated from an oil
stove in the lower part of the house.
Mrs. Lea and the children We're up
stairs. She smelled smoke and rush
ed down to find a room in flames.
She attempted to 20 back up the
stairs to the children, but was cut off
by the flames.
Realizing that something must be
done at once and not knowing exact
ly what was best she ran to the home
of George Carey, several rods distant,
for help.
Mr.. Carey and others ran 10 the
now burning house and every effort
was made TO reach the imprisoned
children. whose cries of "mamma,
mamma, help could be plainly
heard.
Despite frantic efforts the men We're
fought back by the flames and IN the
meantime the cries of the children
were stilled by the flames.
In the meantime an alarm of fire
had been given in the village and the
firemen FASTENED to the smouldinl
ruins and the bodies of both children
burned to crisp were recovered
They were taken TO the undertaking
establishment OF A. {. Brad bury
The house. which was small affair
was not plastered and the flame,
spread like wiidtire accounting foi
the rapid burning of the house
Everything was a total loss There
was an insurance Of $500 on house and
goods
Mr.. and Mrs Lea and children came
to Newport three or four Neur, ago
and the house which was burned Was
built two years ago They have w
other children. one with d relative ll
New Jersey and little daughter. Whc
was attending school at the tim of
the fire
The Somerset reporter., 1907-04-11
A Native of India.

Anand S. Hiwale, native of Bonn
bay, India, lectured before the Wo-
mans Club and invited guests at the
Library Parlors, Friday evening of
last week He comes of family of
the Brahmanist faith, the prevailing
religion of India, but he was taught
Christianity in early life by an Amer
can missionary and this lead him to
come to this country in the hope of
acquiring knowledge which he might
use effectively in bringing his own
people to a higher state OF civiiIza-
tion.
His lecture was chiefly a deserip-
ton of the people, customs, religion
and philosophy of his own country.
1t was throughout able, interesting
and instructive. He spoke with a
pronounced foreign accent but this
rather lent a charm than otherwise to
his discourse and was not marked
enough to prevent an attentive lis
tener from catching every sentence.
Mr.. Hiwale gave two songs in his
native tongue. He has a pleasant
voice either in speech or song and
though the words were incomprehen-
sible to everyone present, the songs,
from their harmony and novelty,
were very pleasing.
The lecturer professed his willing
ness to answer questions about his
country and people and at the close
of his address he was kept busy for a
time by interrogatories from various
members of the company.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-04-11

Walter Wellman, who has just ar
rived in New York from his European
trip, expressed himself as we'll salts
fed with all of his arrangements for
his proposed trip to the North Pole
in balloon. He informed the friends
who met him at the pier that he
would start surely in July. He seems
certain as to the ability of his balloon
to do its work. He says: 81 shall
carry with me seven thousand pounds
of gasoline to supply gas for the bal
loon and three thousand pounds of
rations. | shall take with me also
twelve Esquimau dogs for possible
use. If | do succeed in finding
the pole, fully expect it to be moth
ing more than the center of the open
sea -
The Somerset reporter., 1907-04-11
The Last Of the Winter

Snow commenced falling at about
eight O'Clock, Monday evening. and
continued without interruption un.
til late hour last night. The fail
reached between fifteen and twenty
inches on the level and the wind piled
II into drifts in many places. blocking
he roads more completely than al
any previous time this winter. The
conditions prevailing here were only
those Of the rest of New England Il
was especially severe along the coast
and the harbors from Eastport to New
York were crowded with such ship
ping as were able to reach them for
shelter Even as far south as Wash
ington, d. c, an unusual SNOW fall is
reported.
The Maine Central and Somerset
railway trains conquered the drifts all
right but the Somerset Traction Com
pany were completely tied up Re
lying on the conditions which usually
prevail after the first of April. the
two snow plows belonging to this
company had been run to the car barn
and slowed away for the season. The
car due to leave Skowhegan at seven.
Tuesday morning, made d very short
run up the line but could not get
through. Later in the day, by send
ing shoVeling crew ahe ad. and tax
ing all the time necessary, a car was
run through TO Madison Another
car IN charge of Fred Moore and
Edwin Flagg, started up the line after
the return OF the first. They got
through to within mile of Madison.
left the car at that point and walked
IN. yesterday morning they took the
train and came home by way of oak
land and WaterVille. Yeste rday after
noon. one of the snow plows was re
fitted with the motors. which had
been taken out of it to equip a sum
mer car, and il was taken out to clear
the track. In coming down Madison
avenue, however, it ran off the track
al Leavitt street and did not get back
on the rails until this morning.
Considering the high wind which
prevailed through Tuesday and fues
day night, accompanied at times by
sleet and very damp snow, it is re-
markable that more trouble wa, not
experienced with the wires The
telephone lines of the Maine system
running to Norridgewock and to
Athens were out of commission for
most of the day, yesterday, and that
seems to have been the extent of the
damage. The Farmers Co. reported
all their lines in working order yes
terday and the telegraphic service
did not suffer Interruption by reason
of the storm.
Fred Southard, proprietor OF the
hotel at NorridgeWock and ot the
Skowhegan and NorridgeWock stage
line, is entitled to much credit for the
effort he made to get his mail through.
lie started promptly on the arrival OF
the south bound morning train over
the Somerset Railway. hoping to
reach Skowhegan as nearly as possible
to the hour of his regular schedule,
$50 He found the drifts TOO much
for him, however, and gave up after
breaking his sleigh in the attempt.
After dinner he took two men with
him and made fresh start. finally
arriving here at 3.15.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-04-11
Takes His Departure.

That was magnificent tribute OF
respect given to Engineer John F.
Stevens, the Kennebec county boy, at
Colon on Saturday, when more than
2000 persons rendered him a farewell
reception. In a modest speech Mr..
Stevens said the preparations deemed
necessary two years ago were found
to have been underestimated, but
now the machinery had been com
pleted, homes had been provided for
250, 200 persons, there We're railroad
facilities for handling over 1000, 900
cubic yards of earth monthly, and the
organization was so advanced that it
was possible to carry on the work in
both the wet and dry seasons. He
said he firmly believed the canal
would be opened in January, 1915.
He did not seek tn = position of chief
engineer, and was leaving it of his
own volition. a two-volume testi-
monial signed by American and other
employees of the canal, expressing
their loyalty to Mr. Stevens, was pre-
sented to him at the close of his
speech The employees also subscrib
ed for three splendid gifts intended
to be handed down by Mr.. Stevens TO
his three sons.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-04-11

The past has been great winter
for the introduction into Legislatures
of bills aimed against corporations.
This has been tine case in at least
twenty eight Legislatures. The great
majority of these were aimed against
the railroads, and the reduction of
railroad fares is the favorite method
of attack. There is such a thing as
crowding the railroads too much.
They are undisputed blessings, and
why crush the life out OF them by
misguided and unreasonable legisla-
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