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so as to be ready to go to their as
sistance il necessary; but. not being
aware that anybody had been left aboard
overnight. there was no apparent cause
for uneasiness on The part OF himself
and crew between darkness ard dawn.
The first intimation the keeper had that
the barges had not been deserted at the
close Of the days work was the receipt
OF a telephone message on the morning
Of the 18th, from Hyannis, asking
whether the men on board were still
safe. This inquiry so aroused the
keepers approximations that he put on his
storm garments and went to the Point,
three miles from the station where a
better view OF the barges could be OBJ
tained) in order 10 ascertain for himself
the situation Of the wreckers. Rain was
falling heavily. and a smart breeze was
blowing across the course OF the ebbIng
tide. which was flowing with such force
as to make very ugly sea. The Wa
dena lay about half a mile from the
Point. and from his comanding position
the keeper could observe nothing to in
dicate that anything was wrong with
those on board, although signal Of
distress could be seen flying from the
vessels bow This was a sign the
keeper could not disregard
Proceeding 10 a watchhouss of the
service near by. whence telephone con-
nection could be had with the life
saving station, he directed the foreman
Of the station crew 10 man the surfboat
and bring it down to the Point
Got Out the Boat.
The surfmen got out the big boat. and
pulled It in the direction indicated. on
their way picking up the keeper. who
had walked back along the beach to meet
them. While rowing TO the point the
Hfe-savers kept well to the inside course.
where the sea. owing TO the curve Of thu
coast. was less boisterous. but after the
keeper had taken his place in the stern
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/ dreamed that a heavy tide washed out
the dam. and that the piling. brush and
bags were floating out to sea. He sprang
from his bunk and without waiting to
dress rushed to the road.
A Sea of Fire.
A big Irishman was on duty. and Col
onel Hudnutt, supposing that the man
was frightened by his ghostly appear
ance, quickly gave the countersign and
Inquired anxiously:
rs everything all right?"
"oh. begOrrah, colonel, the dam is
burning up over there"
The colonel hurried to the lagoon
side, which was four feet lower than the
other. and found that at high tide the
water had flowed over the unfinished
roadbed. carrying a colony Of sea ami
malculae, which were clinging to the
piling, their brilliant phosphorescent
light giving the appearance Of I. 500 feet
Of fire and flame. and the terrified son OF
Erin thought the dam was burning to the
waters edge.
How did the government recognize
Colonel Hudnutt's splendid engineering
feat?
Oh, they iauded him to the skies and
made him brigadier general by brevet.
and when the scheme was brought to the
attention Of General Banks engineer he
scofhngly remarked:
Il have heard OF the id fool who
undertook to dam the Nile with bull
rusoes, but the d-dest fool ever
heard Of is the fool who is trying to dam
the Atlantic Ocean with oyster shells. ''-
Chicago Record Herald.
The Washington times., 1902-12-28

Colonel Huduutt was given carte
blanche TO study the situation thorough
ly. and If the plan was feasible to pro-
ceed with the building Of the bridge. He
found that the water i'm the pass was
four and a half feet deep at ordinary
tide. the current rushing with tremend-
Gus velocity through the inlet between
Brazos Island and the mainland. For
tunately he had made an exhaustive
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study Of quicksand. and ne knew that II
the water could be eliminated i, would
make a foundation firm as a rock.
His first act was to buy $4,000 feed
sacks from the quartermaster and hire a
force Of Mexicang to fiji them with
oyster shells. which we're heaped four
or five feet high. as for generations the
native tribes visited the coast to feast
on the succulent bivaIves.
Threw In Oyster Shells.
with a force of 1000 soldiers and an
adequate number Of teams the work was
begun at each shore end and pushed
with all possible speed. Piles were sunk
and spiked together with cross ties 10
prevent spreading. and these sections
we're filled with brush and sacks Of
oyster shells 10 the high-water mark.
In fortnight 400 feet was completed
and only 400 feet Of water space remain
ed in midstream. At each enc OF the dam
Colonel Hudnutt had immense heaps of
filled sacks and a forest of brush, and
when the tide receded a regiment Of men
swarmed out at each shore and in few
hours Brazos Island was annexed to the
mainland by strip of land 800 feet wide
and ,- hard as a rnacadau1ized road over
which a railroad was socu laid.
The work was completed about
O'Clock in the evening. and after the
troops had shouted and SUNG themselves
hoarse at their triumph o7vr the mighty
waters and had gone to their tents. Col
onel Hudnutt placed a guard over the
new road and retired At ? O'Clock he
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lutte. doing their utmost TO force the pan
ic-stricken men down. but in the midst
Of their struggles another wave. mightier
than the first. came down upon them
broadside. caught the boat up as lightly
as feather raised st aloft and flung it
away with terrihce force. dumping its
occupants into the boiling surf.
Into the Breakers.
All who could do so seized hold Of the
overturned boat and held desperately on
while IL drifted rapidly into the heaviest
breakers. The Hle-savers managed 20
right it thrice. but each time the waves
turned it bottom-side up before they
could Chamber into it. and the doomed
men soon realized that each man would
have to look out for himself After the
first capsize three CT four Of the men
were unable 10 get back 20 the boat,
having drowned within a few moments
after being upset. and the fate Of the
others. equally certain as Il seemed. ap-
peared to be cnIy a question Of mo
ments. for the water was bitterly cold
and tho foam from the breakers nearly
smothered them. The inexperienced
seamen went first. then the life-savers
followed them one by one until only the
kecpe- ana two surfmen. Rogers and FL
lis. were left clinging to the beats sub
merged rail They were in a state OF
almost utter exhaustion. and so be
numbed by cold that further endesyor
to right the boat proved futile and
they therefore expended their feeble
strength In an effort TO hold on in the
hope that they would survive long
enough to be washed ashore. surfman
Ellis had meantime succeeded in pulling
himself up on the boats bottom. where
the choking surf reached him in less
volgme. The keeper worked his way
along the boats side and attempted 10
follow Ellis. but was too weak TO ac-
complish his purpose, and in despair ap-
pealed to the surfman 10 assist him
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A BCttomless Pit.

Before his arrival Colonel Hudnutt
took soundings TO verify the truth OF
falsity Of the Mexican superstition that
the Yocacherio Pass was bottomIess. A
number OF rods forty-nye feet long were
sunk. but could not be Withdrawn. as the
suction was so strong that they shot
from the rodmans hands like a bullet
from a gun. In spite Of Colonel Iudnutts
cxpostulations. General Banks engineer
jauntily ordered soundings with sixteen
foot rods and was furious when he saw
them wrested from the hands OF his men.
lie soon declared it was impossible to
build bridge across the vocacherio and
ordered the return Of The loaded
schooners.
Colonel Hudnutt took the liberty of
countermanding this order. and that
night rode to Brownsville to consult
with General Heron, VINO inquircf.
Can a bridge be built?"
Cant isn't in an engineers dicuou-
aIy; It must be done" was the quiet
reply
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n ID you ever hear how Col. J. o.
Hudson. Of 6121 Ellis Avenue.
- Chicago, damned the Atlantic
Ocean with oyster sheils2
Il Is a fascinating story and recalls
a bit Of hitherto unpublished war his
tory. The Army OF the Frontier. num-
beriug 10000 men. under the command
Of Major General Heron, was IN 1864
located at Brownsville. Texas. The
soldiers supplies we're landed at Brazos
Island. then shipped in lighters to Point
Isabel. and ther transported by mule
train to Brownsville. thirty miles away.
It was a terrible journey, for in the
rainy season the wheels were hub deep
in the sticky clay roads. and at other
times the sun blistered and baked their
ruts into Jagged rocks. Fierce sand
storms ragged. and worst Of all. there
was no water. and at the end OF trip
men and beasts were parched with
thirst.
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General Heron notified General Banks
at New Orleans that unless some other
method for the transportation Of sup
plies was devised il would be necessary
20 abandon Brownsville. General Banks
Immediately dispatched an engineer TO
Brazos Island. who, with much cere-
mony. soon arrived with two schoon srs
loaded with cars. engines, piling and all
the necessary paraphernalia to build and
equip q railroad.
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Sank In the Mire.

Colonel Hudnutt was in command OF
the engineering corps and relieved the
situation somewhat by building a ferry
across The Vocacherio Pass. which was
about l.SOO feet wide. The bed was a
quagmire. so feared by the Mcxicans
that they could not be bribed 10 even
approach the bank One day in a spirit
Of bravado a quartermaster's clerk rode
out into the treacherous water. and TO
the unspeakable horror OF the onlookers
noth horse and rider we're Immediately
engulfed.
The situation became so serious that
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which Ellis did at imminent peril Of be
ing washed down into the water again.
But neither was destined 20 retainn his
position long. for soon q sea tore them
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away. carrying the keeper out Of sight
Of his comrade. who saw him no more.
Ellis contrived TO secure his hold
on the boat again. TO which Rogers
was still clinging, but no sooner did
he come within reach Of his fellow-surf-
man than the latter let go his hold and
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-09-13
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars ReWAsU
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot b
cured BY Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. Cheney & Co., Toledo. o.
W. the undersigned. have known ,. J.
Cheney for the last Is years. and bslisvs
him perfectly honorable In all business
traniactions and financially able 70 cat
~ out any obligations made By THEFT
6rm.
West & Trnax. Wholesale Dfuegisss.
Toledo. O. walding. Kinnan q Marvta.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. 0.
Halls Calsrrh Cure is taken intsrnsI-
". acting directly npon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system.
F.J. Cheney & Co., Props. Toledo.t
Sold by druggists. price I5c.
rHall's Family Pills are the best.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-09-13

"A large number Of o'lr pscple
were out at Bayou Alexandra, fsh-
ing last Sunday, and a large mum.
ber went to New Iberia to witness
the base ball game between New
Iberia and Franklin, which resul.
ted in favor of New Iberia. MOI
a horse or carriage could I've had
Sunday evening, every vehicle NJ
in use.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-09-13
White VS.. 'Colored Labor.
Tincs-D Democrat.

Timcs-D Democrat.
The new Australian federation
has. taken q step on'the color ques-
ton far more radical than any |
ever'proposed in this country, and
which would be greeted here ss|
unconstitutional.
Some sugar is produced in
Queensland aud New South Wales.
especially in the former, whiohs
is the most northern of the Aus
tralian States, and, therefore. near
est the tropics. The labor used
has been mainly colored, Kauxkas,
or natives of the Pacific Islands,
akin to our Hawaiisns, and Chi
nese coolies. There has been .
great deal of opposition to this Ia
Dor, as the Australians recognise
the advisability of keepingout tho
colored races and making their
new Commonwealth white man's
country. Unfortunately. in Aus
| trslis as elsewhere, white labor
has not yet taken we'll to raising
cane.
The Australian Parliament was
thus brought face to face wfth.two
conflicting propositions. It -
anxious to encourage the growing
of sugar cane, for which Queen
sland is admirably adapted, but Il
does not want to encourage the
immigration of colored labor, By
which the cane. has heretofore
been mainly raised The 'dilem.
ma has been solved by Offering Z
bounty of $40 on every ton of su-
gar raised by white grower, that
is, half a cent a pound. SuRs,
raised by colored labor will gei
nothing. Iu the matter Of the
bounty, the provisions are very u.
milar to those of the Mckinley
law.
j 1t is vet to be determined whe
ther the law will encourage white
men to grow sugar cane. Th'
1Queensland papers seem to Aav'
some doubt on the subject, bu
the experience of Louisiana with
Italians on the sugar plantation
proves that white labor can be 60
to work in the cane fields a. vel
as the cotton field. In ante bel
= lum times it was believed tha
; white men would not work Cottos
bat We now see the bulk OF th
crop raised by white labor and th
white farmers getting a 6ette
yield of cotton per acre oh les
fertile and productive land
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-01-16
The Newspaper Law

I. All subscribers who do not give
express notice to the contrary are con-
sidered wishing to continue their sub
scriptions.
2. II subscribers order the discon-
tlnuance OF their periodical the pub
Usher may continue to send it until all
arrearages are paid.
5. II subscribers refuse or neglect to
take their periodicals from the Office to
ponsible until they have settled their
bills and ordered them discontinued.
a. Subscribers moving to other
places without informing the publisher
and the papers are sent to the former
address, they are held responsible.
5. The courts have decided that re-
fusing to take periodicals from the Of
fee or removing and leaving them I'M
called for. is prima facie evidence of
intended fraud.
g. II subscribers pay in advance they
are bound to give notice at the end OF
the time they do not wish to continue
taking it, and the subscriber will be
responsible until nutil an express no.
tice with all arrearages are sent to the
! publisher.
7. The latest postal laws are sucf
that newspaper publishers can arres
any one who takes paper and refuse
to pay for it.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-01-16
STATE MINING LAW.

On account OF the activity OF mining
in this section, the following law re-
garding stalking out and holding a
claim is published:
Chapter XCIII-An act to amend
section one of an Act entitled: can
Act amendatory OF and supplemental
to 'An Act relating to the location, re-
location, manner OF recording lode
and placer claims, mill sites, tunnel
rights, amount OF work necessary to
hold possession OF mining claims and
the right OF co-owners therein, approx
ed March 16, 1897" approved March
II, 1890, approved March 20, 1901.
Section I. Section one OF the above
entitled Act is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
Section one. Section two OF the
above named Act is hereby amended
so rs to read as follows:
Section two. Before the expiration
Of ninety days from the time of post
( ing notice upon the claim the locator
must sink discovery shaft upon the
claim to the depth of at least ten fee.
from the lowest part of the rim Of
such shaft at the surface or deeper il
necessary to show by such work a
lode deposit of mineral in place. A
crosscut, or tunnel, which cuts the lode
at depth of ten feet, or an open cut
along the ledge or lode equivalent to a
shaft four feet by six feet by ten feet
is equivalent to a discovery shaft. The
locator must define the boundaries Of
his claim by marking tree or rock
i'll place or by setting a post or stone
one at each corner and one at the cen
ter Of each side line. When post i:
used it must be at least four inche!
square, by four feet six inches il
length, set one foot in the ground will
a mound of stone or earth four fee
in diameter by two feet in heigh
around the post. When it is practical
ly impossible on account of bedrocl
or precipitous ground to sink such
posts, they may be placed in a pile o
stones; or where the proper placin,
Of such posts or monuments Of ston
is impracticable or dangerous to lif
, and limb, it shall be lawful to plac
| such post or monument of stone a
the nearest point, properly marked t
) designate its right place When
D stone is used, not rock in place
must be at least six inches square an
t eighteen inches in length, set two
thirds OF its length in the ground
. which trees, stakes or monument
must be SO marked as to designat
the corners Of the claim located.
Section 2 This Act shall take et
feet on the first day of July, 1901.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-01-16
Seeds! Seeds!

In order to facilitate the delivery Of
seeds, Mr.. Newlands requests all those
desiring quota of seeds next spring,
to send in their applications at the pre-
livery than would otherwise be posi-
sent time, thus assuring an earlier de-
BILE Address all applications to Fran
els G. Newlands, House of Represen-
tatives, Washington, D. c.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-01-16

Railway Depot, U. S. Mint, Government
Building, Post Office and State Capitol
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-01-16

JUSTICES SUPREME COURT:
w. A. Massey, c. P. c. H. Belknap
A. L. Fitzgerald.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-01-16
COUNTY DIRECTORY:

Sheriff ..................W VIM. Kinney
Deputy Sheriff. F.. Knoblock
County Clerk. 5000. Geo. w. Cowing
County Recorder. .........J. A. Wall
District Attorney. e. E. Roberts
State Senator. "A. Livingston
ct. J. Heidenreich,
Assemblymen. james Sweeney
E.. 49,. Samuel Platt
Commissioners. P. Woodbury. {. E
Bray and r. S. Daugherty.
Justice Of the Peace----W. H. Stone
Constable "A. Grant.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-01-16
STATE INSTITUTIONS

STATE INSTITUTIONS
L. o. Henderson. Warden State Prison
Jos. E. Stubs, President State University
DR.. Patterson, Supt. Hosp Mental Discs
Jos. Josephs, Supt., of Orphans Home
PLACES OF INTEREST
NEAR CARSON CITY.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-01-03
Mensaje y juramento
del Gobernador Civil
Vicente r. Mufoz..

A las 10 de la maffana de aver, comenz6
llegar al Teatro a concnrrencis, para asisttr
Ia Ieetura del Menssie Ia Asamblea Legfs.
lRtiva juramento del se1or Gobernador
A las once menos diez minutes lego Ia
primera autoridad civil, somsndo possession de
la Presidencia beniendo su derechs 81 Sc
nor Sacretario de Estado Presidente del Trf-
bunal Supreme; . sn izquierda, al sedor
Presidsnte de Ia CAmara de Representatives.
Concurrieron del Consejo Executive los
sefiores Wiighuby, Gsrrinson, Harlan, Guzmau
Benitez, Barboss, Gomez Brioso, Matienzo
Croaas; de Ia Camars de Representatives.,
Jos sefiores Coll, Arroyo, 3 ondet, Lugo VtAas,
Quifones, Carri6n, Sarrano, Besosa, Colon,
Cornewsl. Domepech, Mendez, Rodriguez,
Tons Soto, Zsno Gambia, Sanchez Morales,
Egoscue, y Secretasio doctor Ros.
e interprete doctor don Cslixto Romero,
asisti6 para desempefar su cometido, tradu-
ciendo Ell mensaje que lefa en- ingl6s el sefior
Qobernadug.
Tomada possession de la Presidenca per el
sef1or Hunt, abri6 ell acto 81 sefior Secretorio
Hartzell, dando cuenta de haber sido confr.
mRdo por ell Presidents de- los Eztados = nidos
el nombrA mfen1o por cn2tro aIlos de G0berna-
dor Civil de Puerto Rico en- favor de mr. Hunt,
prestando iuramento este funcionario las
once 10 enos diez minutes, ante Ell sefSer Pre-
sfdents del Tribunal Supreme, don jose 8
Qulionss que 10 ley6 en- psio. repsi4ndo.e
en- ing So Ell sefior GobernadOT, Quien fn6 pre-
santado luego . Ia Assmolea por s repetido
Sesretario.
A. as once v cinco empez6 IL Iectura del
Msnsaie, que dur6 hesta las doce = veinse y
clnco, sien1o tYaducido por 81 sefior Romero y
mny aplaadido por la coneaFrencia
Terminals Ia lectnra, propuso oil senior
Exozcue So trasmitiera un ca6legrama al Pre-
sidenbe de los Estados Unidoa saiui6ndole en-
el nuevo a1o reiterkndois oil tesfimonio de
adhesion de los allf congregados dal pueblo
de Puerto Rico.
Tue aprohada por Dnanimidad ssta pro-
posiei6n.
A Ias doce y treinaa cIneo 30 resir6 del
oc&l In cOncurFancla.
Assists m sscoj lido pGbIico, muchas sef1o.
ras, sOdos los representatives de IL prensa.
Hoy ID diex eomenzar&n las aesi0nas de
lha ckmRraa, qpe prematsa ser intsFeaknsss
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-01-03

Anoche falIeci6 en- el Asc de nifas esta-
bIecido en- Rio Piadras la hermanita de Ia ca
rtd&d Sor Micaalsi. Habfa sido lievada aif
son objeto de YER 81 reeuperabs la salud po.
dia raslstir Ell inviarno.
Hoy alas cnatro fu6 trafdc an eadkver &
SaL Juan donde SO lie ha hecho el entierro con
curreneia dc todaI lac eofradias y asociaciones
cat6licos.
Aver sai6 paia los Estados Unidos ell va
por Philadelphia Due habfa llegado de vene-
zuela por 10 mshana.
Antes de anochs un sargento del ejsrclto
le peg6 una bofetada IN policfa.
El se1or Vivoni que no curri6 en- la pasa-
da legislature Ia venido esta presto jura-
mento correspondiente.
Ya han empetado circular las tnvitacio-
nes para oil bale que Sc llevsra q efecto an 81
Casino Espafiol, - noche del ciGce con motive
de las festas de Reyes.
Encusntrase recogido en- cana con otro
ataque de emotisis don Ramon B. Lopez, di-
rector de ala oo1respondencia.S
una reform2s general ha hecho en- as
exhibiciones de "a galeEia fotograaea el senior
Colorado.
Todo el dia se ve iIeno Ell deoarsanento
donde est6n puesaas estas fotograffas.
ALI sc ven de todos los trahajos en- sl rG-
mo pGsdon apreciarse las granaes sptitudes
Artfsticas de tan acreditado eshablecimiento.
La camara de Comsreo ha prssentado
una exposition las CAmaras Lsgislativas pi.
di60dole que vote IN crAd4to de cineuenta mil
dollars, para las exhibieiones que han de ha-
cerse en- Ia futurs Expoci6n ae San Luis en-
Estados Unides.
Tambien pedirGn la implantaci6n de tres
eseuelss de eomagcio en- San Juan, Ponce Y
Msyagasz.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-01-03
EN- ESPECTACI0N

sQuedarkn dutnos del campo el orfssrio
restrictive, Ia imptisici6n insolenaa, el desPo-
tsnlo secular de loe que dominant
EstAmos en- etpera del segundo acto de
esag Ckmaras, que tiuuca tuvieron la conRanga
del pais, paro cnEa4 decisiones tienen natural
ments que preocurRrnos.
5AprooarAn, en- todGs sus D rites, ell mensa
is iaI Gobernadof las modlGcaciones que
van introduclrse en- nuessras leyes? Tedo
hacs creerio. Son Czmaras tnco4s ItotonuLss
Pero ego tiensn de bueno, es que de
ella, tlsue Que brctar, lncontrastable, Ia var.
dad, manufactures laE nuiidades,y deliEearse
siluatas, y defnirse caracteres dspurarse
los Gontornos de ar partid0 ineensecHenta con
10 que 81 llama Sas principles. por 6itfmo,
ponsrse alf de manifesto el delegado ignoran-
to servil que ne tisne valor para alzarse CON
la altivez que deha darls su cargo, para pro-
testar contra Ia injustici& contra Ia tergi-
vsrtaci6n de sus prop6sitos de sus ideaIes.
Ds esas Camsl'as ha dc salir pRtente 10
que hR de esperar Ia col0nia del gObieEno,
cuAes serAn las restricciones las libsrtades
cue ha de sufrir iisfrutar el pueblo.
V6Ase, pues, sl sobran motivos para esta
ansledad cue devora ri partido federal, que
reptesepsando Ia irlmensa mayors del pais, no
CAraarGs.
Es necesarias pues, la lucha electoral. Es
indispensable que saltemos la arena haeer
que Sc implanten = SO consolidsn para siempre
entire nosotros las libertades o que tenemos
derecho, no como Gaprichosas conoesiones del
gotierno, sine como attributes de nuestra psr-
sonalidad po1tlca; como premio las luchas
& los afsnes de an pueblo que desde que sur
gi6 la vida pdbliea no hs hecho otra coea que
sostener IN desesrerado cembate con ID tira
MIA.