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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-08-03
Tho WAY 70 do Thlnrn.

II therU is that Ia your nature
which demands the best and will
take nothing loss, and you do
not demoralize this standard by
The habit Of deterioration in every.
thing you do, you viii achieve
distinction 10 some line II YOU
have tbs persistence and determine.
tion 70 follow ideal.
But Il you are satisfied with the
cheap and shoddy, the botched and
slovenly, II you arc not particular
about quality 10 your work, or In
your environment. or 10 your per-
sonal habits, then, you must expect
10 take second place, 10 fall back
into tbs roar Of the procession.
People who have accomplished
work worth while have bad a very
high sense Of tho way 10 do things.
They have not been content with
mediocrity. They have not confined
themselves 70 the beaten track I,
they have never been satisfied to
do things just as others do them,
but always little better. They
always pushed things that came 10
their hands little higher UP, d liz
tie farther on. II Is this little high
er up, this little farther on, that
counts In the quality Of llie's first
class In everything one attempts that
conquers the heights Of excellence.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-08-03
CHANGED HIS MIND.
An Experiences That opIe Read EN-
ploysd to Point a Moral.

An Experiences That OpTe Read EN-
ploysd to Point Moral.
One Of Chicago's young literary
men on a certain occasion was hold
Ing forth at the Press club ON the
subject Of moods and related topics.
Opie Read CHANGED to be present.
cts queer, still it's fact said
the author, "but ! don't believe
could write ten lines away from my
own desk. And unless have my
regular light gray paper I feel LOST
Young man, said Read, looking
at him in large, benevolent man
ner, Il understand perfectly. used
TO be Just that way myself. But one
day while had u little country pa
per down In Kentucky the sheriff
came IN and carried Of every last bit
Of furniture down to the doorfnat.
The printers were waiting. Some
thing had TO be done. 50 l stood
up and held pad Of paper against
tho wall with one hand and wrote
two political editorials and a column
Of local news with the other" He
paused moment and then contin-
ued: "But 1t was tiresome, and /
felt that ! was not doing the best
that was In me. So ! Lay down on
the floor on my face and turned out
humorous sketch and the depart
ment Of agricultural notes."
"But, Mr.. Read began the au-
thor, YOU"
"Just moment insisted the
veteran In an even more kindly tone.
4 soon felt stirred TO loftier
themes. Besides, tho printers we're
still shouting for copy. So | went
out and borrowed high stepladder,
climbed to the top, eat down and
placed my pad against the ceiling
and wrote o column Of religious In
telligcnco and a poem for our poets
corner. Young man, the experience
broke mo Of thinking that | must
have things Just so. All I've asked
since Is elbow room" - Saturday
Evening Post.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-08-03
spcnt Il Just tho same.

A moralist al Clifton started III 10
lecture q smoker.
I'm average about three 5 cent
cigars. Z said the man.
Now, did you ever figure up
what you have wasted in smoke2p
asked the moralIst. Three cent
cigars amount 10 $40 year. You
have smoked forty years. That
money you have wasted II putout at
compound interest for twenty years
at 8 per cent would make you
81, 900.
Probably that is true said the
smoker, but in glancing over the
tax rolls q few days ago didn't
see whore you had turned In any
part Of any $1,000 you saved by not
smoking.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-08-03
Juvenile Logic

Three-year-old Robert wns given
Q tiny pin Of homeopathic medicine
BY his aunt and liked It very much.
lie teased for more, but bis aunt
said, III gave II TO you 1t would
mako YOU eiok."
"What do you take 1t for then ?"
asked the logical Robert.
Il take 1t to make mo we'll" an
swered his aunt.
Robert met this argument by say
ing: "I'll tell you what you can do,
auntie. S'pose you give mo half the
bottle TO make me sick and the 9th
or half TO mako me we'll Wash
fngton Star.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-08-03
FORGOT HIS OWN NAME.
Stories That Are Told Of AksentmInded
josiah Culncy.


The observation-disclosures Of distin-
gaished men, however much II may
be q source Of annoyance to them
selves, serves TO furnish the public
with entertainment. Many venera-
BILE anecdotes still In circulation,
plain and with variations, are based
on this weakness of men Of genius.
The oft told story Of the man who
forgets his own nlme Is one Of them.
1t Is told Of many famous person.
ages and doubtless Of more than one
OF them with truth. Josiah Quincy,
president Of Harvard college, Is one
Of the number. OF him the accept
ed form il that he could not recall
who nc wpa for the information ef b
pafson who requested him TO leave
his name for another on whom he
had called until still another person
passing by paused 10 speak and ad-
dressed him as PRESIDENT Quincy"
4The very name ] was trying TO
renembcrp exclaimed tho absent
minded president, with vast relief.
A little known and far more In
.sresttne, II less amusing, story Of
his forgctfulnass wns recently relat-
ed by one who In turn had had II
from his father, present as a boy
when the incident occurred Mr..
Quincy on a notable occasion was
prepared to address great meeting
In Faneuil hall. His speech fell nat
urally into two divisions. lie deliv-
cred the frat part and began tho SEQ
ond.
Eat that time, gentlemen" he
said, and stopped He paused. ro-
peatcd, "At tha& time, gcntlmen, |"
and stopped again. 3 third time he
repeated the phrase. But whit
should have followed had gone COM
pletoly hour Me mind md could not
be recalled, apd he took hia seat In
confusion and distress.
1t was more than an aw4xward
situation for the chairman of the
meeting, Harrison Gray Otis, and
for tho great, silent audience 1t
was painful one. But Mr.. Otis,
rising and stopping forward, an
nounccd quietly that II the eloquent
speaker required time TO collect his
thoughts before proceeding there
was no doubt that All would willing
" wait for him il II were til mid
night. "But should he proceed no
further" be added. "What he has
said hns been 20 clear, 40 cpgcns and
20 convincing that he mny rest as
sured he has already eatished every
man present except himself"-
Youths Companion.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-08-03
Japanese Fighter. Ga, Msa,.

Tho Jap il able ia digest rice and
similar foods much, better than a
white man because lie possesses an
intestine one-hfth lonEer. Such at
all events IL tho statement Of DR..
B. Schedule Of the Kioto Medical
school, says the Saturday Evening
Post.
II ID fact, however, that the
fighting men Of Japan are meat eat
err, though the population Of tho
country al large Is vegetarian main
~. Even iii time Of peace beef Is
supplied to the soldiers, and that Is
one reason why foreigners find 1t
convenient to reside In the neigh
borhood Of garrison towns, because
the butcher Is handy. at the Same
time the people Of Nippon can I'M
der no circumstances be persuaded
to touch mutton, which they look
upon with horror.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-08-03
Strikes hidden Rocks.

Whom your shipof health strikes
the hidden rocks Of Consumption
Pneumonia, etc, you are lost, II you
don / get help from DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption. J. w.
McKinnon, OF Talladega Springs,
Ala. writes II had been very III
with Pneumonia, under the care 81
two doctors, buG was getting no bet
ter when began to take DIR. King s
New Discovery. The first dose
gave relief, and one bottle curedme.
Sure r8for sore throat, bronchitis,
coughs and colds. Guaranteed at
Loker y deWaal, drug store, price
Doc and $500. Trial bottle free. !.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-08-03
The WaIter.a howard.

The head waiter at big hotel was
purple with rage. 'eThe mean skin
iiintP he cried. "The swindling
Yankee
"What's the matter7" asked the
manager.
"Matterl' answered the waiter.
"Why, that long, lanky American
chap that was here last month Be
fore he went away he took me to one
side and said he'd run short Of
ready money, but az soon az he got
up to London he'd send me piece
Of paper that would mako me smile"
0Well% said the manager.
tits come,9 continued the infuri-
ated napkin wielder.
"Thats all right" said the other.
"Is II a flyerY"
mo" came the reply. "It's pic
ture post card Of the hippopotarnus
OF the 700, and he's written on 1t,
Thy bright smile haunts me STILL
London Fun.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-08-03
The colonoYs waterloo.

Colonel John M. Fuller, OF Honey
Grove, Texas, nearly met his Water
loo, from Liver and Kidney trouble.
IN recent letter, he says: 4 was
nearly dead. of these complaints,
and, although / tried my family doc.
tor, he did me no good; SO | got q
Doc bottle Of your great Electric Bit
ters, which cured me. l consider
them the best medicine on earth, and
thank God who gave you the knowl-
edge TO make them. Sold, and
guaranteed TO cure, Dyspepsia, Bill
BUSINESS and Kidney Disease, by
Loker n deWaal, druggists. atb0c a
bottle.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-08-03
mark TwaIn's Turkish Lunch

never. want another one The
cooking apparatus was ia the lunch
room. near The bazar, and ii was an
open the 70 street. The cook was
dirty, and 50 was the table, and
IL had no cloth OH II. The
fellow took n mess Of sausage
meat and coated il around wire
and laid il on a charcoaI FIRE to cook.
When il was done be- laid il aside,
and dog walked sadly 10 aud nip.
ped H. He smelt Il FIRST and pro-
badly recognized the remains Of "a
friend. The cook took ID away from
hlm aud laid IL before us. Brown
said, II pass. He plays euchre
sometimes, and We all passed Ia
turn. Then the cook baked broad.
llag wheaton cake CREASED Il we'll
with sausage. aud started 10 bring il
10 usi Il dropped ID the dirt, aud no
picked II up and polished II on the
seat Of bis brooches. aud laid ii bo
fore us. Brown said, II pass. !"
We oil passed and called new deal,
lie put some eggs into a frying pan.
and stood pensively prying slabs Of
meat from between his teeth with
fork. Then he used tho fork 70 turn
the eggs with, and brought them
along. Brown said, Il pass All
followed suit. We did NOT know
what 70 do. and so we erdered new
ration II sausage. The cook got
out his wire. apportioncd proper
amount 81 sausage meat, spit on bis
hands, and foil 10 work. This time,
with one accord, We all passed out.
We paid and lett. That Is Gil i
learned about Turkish lunches. A
Turkish lunch Is good. no doubt.
but u has ils weak points.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-08-03
Not invented Yet.

Mother Have you any water
proof boots for D boyS
Salesman We have waterproof
boots, ma'am, but they are not for
boys.
Mother Why don't you have
some for boye2
Salesman When somebody has
invented boot that has no opening
for the foot to get into it we may
hope for boys waterproof boots, not
before.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-08-03

Maggie, the cook, was told that,
according to a certain recipe, the
water should come to lizard boil. /"
After the water had been on tho
stove for some time she was asked
whether II was boiling sufficiently
hard.
"Sure, num-" she replied, point
ing to the heaying surface Of the
water, you can always tell when
tie hard boilin' by the blub In the
middle" New York Post.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-08-03

A youngster had been to the thea
ter, and upon his return his uncle
asked him how he liked the play.
"0h,D he replied, "the play was
ell right, but didn't see all Of IT,
"Why how did that happenP|
asked his uncle.
'Because," answered the young.
ater, "the roller must have broken,
for the window blind fell down two
or three times"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-08-03

"But what are your objections to
the young manp" asked the mother.
None" answered the other half
Of the management Of the girl.
'grhen why did you refuse bis re-
quest for Ethelss hand ~
j. ssssOnly Tor the dear chiId's good.
II be has any spirit at Oh he will
marry hqrs and e be doesn't aho Is
well III Aps him.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-08-03
Raaher Bl..nk.

Doctor politely, but looking at
his watch with visible iInpatience)
Pardon me, madam, but my time Is
not my own, You have given me
all your symptoms Ia sufficient do
tail, and now perhaps you viii kind
ii or
Husband mot 70 oonsIdcrato ~
Maria, he doesn't want to hear yonr
tongue any more. He wants to look
!. II ~. As<s. tts.f
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-08-03
Mahammetl's Curse.

A true follower ofihe Prophet will
refrain from wine. as prohibited in
the Koran. The popular belielabont
the cause Of the prohibition ID tina.
Mahammed when on his way 10 the
mosque one day saw baud Of his
followers, whose happy looks and
gay laughter made pleasant i'm.
precision upon him. Heinquired the
cause, aud was told that they were
lively through having partaken Of
vine he approyingly smiled and
passed on. On his return thesceno
Of merrlment was changed 10 one Of
strife and bloodshed, and bio was III.
formed that Il was the result Of
drunkenness. He then laid q curse
upon the liquor that bad occasioned
the disaster. and upon all who should
thenceForth indulge ia il,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-08-03
Novel and Simple Ways of serv-
ing sumns Fruits.


that doesn't ADMIT g variety q az
tractive ways q serving. Take
cantelopes, ior lnsssss'ees nothing y
more delicious LOT pfeakiasson q not
morning IMAM 2 flfe SWEEP eante-
iope cut 70 naayes sss'snef lengn1wise
Or crosswlse, no1n *ays are correcD
ana eacn nan niled #stnc cracked ice.
serve WIN SAT- anu psppor OF Wl'n
sugar, accoralnK n aAs1e "non
served as uessers n funcneon Or
alnner' eaeh nan g ss'e melon y M
y WIN 'ce ersAs''' sss.'s.a DsspR sne
''asof most oasen lass' Pm 'Ancy
wv, = s.'A''p1s ''''F'ss 8 g sA9We e
san'e'O,e e'aes' 0os'Vh eDo'sf anu
Lillian isussola'
AnOsner uesseFs AeIseu ~ 2 run
snel' 50 % speak' = oranee afipie.
9oak one-na.' DoA y .saAsine ~ naii
7 sup p co'u wasea' shan u'ssOlsc y
70 nan a cap q Dolling water STRAIN
lnso . oo~' anu aaa one cup orange
iuiee' sne kta'eu r'ne = ono orange,
one saDieal'Donius ieinon juice anu
one cup sugar 'oe' DOW 70 uisn q
lce wafer AUG sur ans'' 'ns mixture
osR'hs 2 sn'eAen' 'nsh 'o.u q sne
Wo'p i'Oi. M'fov anu V''e'aAaA eup'
cream aou'hg iissls ~ t'1he.
Turn voc mixture laD INC naiyes q
oranges rom Whlon ING pulp mas
oeon oarolu'sy removed ana scl
'oese miniature mouths on ico %
Gull Wpen rsaay 2 serve, place
% lnoiviaaA piasss ana, y you arg
1ae 'os1'ipasa possessof y = peach
1res' Ra'n'sa WIN peaen caves.
Mhen oranges are serFea ~ ~
'Rfti sney can ~ mace 70 resemble
spt'howefs Oy preparing lneh 20
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Ana aass anem pssiees'y COLO Anu
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neeeo =. ''e spau' gnu 2. an""ranRe
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noaef INC pup separate zoe pu'p
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soa, ~ nany ''oNsa~4'o uIsA.'s
'ns'' App'es4nso ooN'u Y suo
s'asas s''9' l's~S''ss snssss'aD's 'eave
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any, y ,A ~, any l.N's $3.50. $3.50, ean ~
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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-08-03

Tickes FoF sale By ali Barkeopors.
ANIMAL sTATsMKNr ;.-Carrios sO0@0 Pau
psra. Rrngs MISERY aud Woe 70 s.0D0n.
pespetcbes elDOo Into Rternity uuprupared.
carriss CoAu0 DEuakards. Conveys 10000
Criminals 10 Prison.
A l.. CoHuI. Agent,
y. Z. VII, General Manager.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-01-31
FL s. aImirant8 rus0.
PIoe.l9 Dc Ias protlntlas dsI
BiItICO.

Captain de naVio = comnndante del
crucer0 SBayanS, WiFen RIcapz6 re-
nombre de maFino VnleFoso peFitfsi-
mo; agcendid0 / contraImirante y en.
cargado de msndar ID escuadrs ruse
40 Ia podido mostFar sus dotes en- las
pOstrimerfas del sitio.
Despues de VoIar los bareos que no
fueron completAmente deatrnfdos pOr
los Japoneses, Wren Sc hs fu0Rd0 al
pafecer con q msyoria de las dotacio-
nel 8 oordo de los dastroyers y ile las
embaEcaciones de vela. que be- han Re-.
fugiado en- Chi fu y en- Kiao chau.
La anlquilRdR escuAdra Fusa del Ex-
tremo Orlente hA tenido seis almiran-
tes.
El primero fu6 Starck, oue dei6
sorprender los barcos fOndeadOs p0r
el enemigo en- Ia noche del de febre-
r0. Destitufdo enseguida, Ie sucedi6
ell aImirante MskaYof oue muri6 en-
eI acorazado insignia SPetropavloek0,
echado & pique por una nina subma-
rina.
Ri 13 de sbriI, fu6 nombrado conan
dante en- jefe de las fuerzas navales 81
aImirante Skydlof. Quien no pudo 20
sesionarse del mando por eatar 20 in
comunic9do Port-Arthur.
Entohces se puso al frente DC n
escuSdrs 81 oontralmirante mss antique
Withoeft, quien obedeciendo las 6rde.
mes de sacAr los barOos todA costa,
Iibr6 Ia bataIla del 10 de sgosto, y mu-
ri6 en- el puente del eCesareVitshS.
refugiado en- Kiso.chau.
al contralmirsnte. principe Utch-
komskY Vo!vi6 & Port-Arthnr cSn Ia
escuSdra. contra las 6rdenes recibidap.
por 10 que no ae le juzg6 digho de con-
serVRr ell mandc. sucedi61do enton-
ces ell contraImirante Wren 8 Wire
MUS. quien tiene ahorR 48 amos y pro-
cede, como casi todos los buenos mari.
nos rusos. de lss provincias del BsItico.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-01-31
lg patio Ia @t
"a de On sabIazO.
DosPl6s t0dOs qIliaIon BanzaI'
hanZaI NIln0nI


La prensa americana ae be estado
ocnpand0 dltlmamente de un drama
mllitaF sangriento. ocurrido no hace
mucho en ,una estaci6n ferroviaria de-
la capital japoneaa.
Hello squf:
gn regimiento de soIdados iaponeses
80 dirigfa & tomar ID tren.
dran LdnaeF0 de personas segUia al
reglmientO: iban alIi madres. hiss, es.
posas Y hermanos & despedirne de sus
tamlllares que taE vez nuncR YolVer1an
& yer.
En- la estaci6n Comepzaron les iris
tes escenas de Ia despedida, Toe abra-
zos, el llanto, las pEomesas. LEGO la
hOra de partir.
El Jefe oPdena & sus soldados tomar
ell tren. T0dos se dan 81 6Itimo adios
y entran c0locarse en los carros. So
10 uno de elI0s, 81 parecer no habia
dido la voz de sd Jefe. Esta abFazado
s su madre. llorando porque tai vez no
hs de volverla & yer.
/ El Official le ordena de nuevo entrar
sl tFen. Pero desgraciadamente 81 pa
rece no oirIe.
I'll oheial Sc enciende en- c6lera, SAGA
90 sable, Y lanzSndose contra el soldR-
do. le parte 10 cabeza de IN sabIazo.
L. madre cae desmayada Y los es-
pectRdOres horrorizadOs Sc preguntan
81 por que de aqueI brutal asalto.
El Official tranquilamente envaina su
sable = con Voz sonora , paIpitante ex-
clama:
sEsto debe suceder & todo iapon6s
que anne mas 8 90 madre que & nuestro
Emperador y & rs Patria!s
Los espectadores SO tranquiIizan y
entusiasmRdos por eI patiotismo, gri-
tan: lBanzai' banzai Nippon!
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-01-31

SESSION DE AVER }

a Ias2 y 81 u pyesidente llam6 81
orden pSs6ndOse Ia lista.
Aprob6sa sin Ieer el gcta anterior.
Sevot6 por Ii nay0rfa eI Fl. M. ne.
1. ca tercera lectura.
Sc rechaz6 por an voto el III. b. ne.
Is. que trata de IA rebaia de Contribu-
clones los cafeterus.
Sc aprob6 81 "a. B. no. 81 para d
construction de una carretera de
AiiascO San Sebastian. 81 III , no.
"a para incorporaF u CkmaFs de Co
mercio de Puerto Rico. 81 ii. B. acer-
ca de Is natan2a de gaDado. 81 II. +
para que Sc declare nuIa la franquicis
coDcedidA 6rla Compaffa VandeTgrif.
Sc deelara Is Ckmara en- comisi6n
total para disCutir el FL. B. no. Il SO.
bre deshaucio.
OcupaIla prssidencia 81 senior Arri-
IlsQa.
EI senior Medina, secundado por So
Ter. pids vueTV& & Is Comisi6n antes
que sea Giscutido.
Cammtas. Que sc de- Iectnra 81
bill y se aiscuta artfcuIO pOr articulO.
Domenech apruebs la proposition
de CsmuHas.
MOntalvo pide que ese 5ilg sustituto
sen impEeso para que seq estudisdo
por los dsIegadOs antes de discutirlo.
Fu6 derrOtada la moci6n. Ley6se
el 55ll en- su totalidad. La comisi6n
total d& cuenta 6 ID C6mara con ell bill
de referencia para que Sc imprima y
se distribpya entire los deIegsdos
Sc pOne discussion ell HI b no. g.,
de Ia policfa.
Despu@B de leidss Varias secCiones
eli lseflor Abril pide que be se1Iale tur-
no aI proyecto de ley. pues ha obser-
vsdo que algunOs delegados no 10 han
leidO y Quiere que se discuta.
Sc cOnCeden 10 dias de liCencia al
sefiOr ZaYRla por motives de salud.
Sc pOne & discussion eI III. B. no. 50
para derogaT Ia ley de pleitos contra
libelo y cSlumnia.
EI senior Was OchoteCo pide que Sc
derogue % seCci6n 1a. de Il ley vOtada
en- la asamblea pasada, en- 9 de FebTe-
70 de 1902.
El sefioF Besosa pide que ss pase &
Ia orden del dia de mafiAnR.
MOntalvo dice que no es prudente
estar pasando los pr0yectos de ley de
lR CSmara & Las comisiones. Ramos
le secunda razonadamente. D0menech
apoya & Besoss.
Soler. Este es pn BIZ bien sencillo,
no me 0ponRo & que ee discute, per0
el proyecto est5 bien claro. Me expli-
co Is acci6n criminal. pero 10 acci6n
civil, no cabe en- eli tempersmentO del
pueblo de Puerto Rico, pues no se
concibe RQpf indemnizaci6n civil para
ell honor ultrsiRdo.
ri seiIor Was dice no entiende por
que ha de haber una lev particular So
bre 81 Rsunt0 que Sc debate. sobre TODD
81 % tiene en- Cuenta que ID ley de
6belo co tan Unpopular no la SAN
Ciona Ii opinion p6blica.
CGnaMf5as: Solo Be tratR de dero-
gar 10 Rcci6n civil pues en- ell articul0
1903 esta se6alada aquella.
Vuelve ell senior Was OchotecO & ha-
Ger usO de la palabra condenando Ia
ley de libeIc, en- la que los periodistas
son VfctimRs, pues hacienda una air.
maCi6n cualquiera, es perseguido por
dos procedimientos v que debe solo
apl1CarGele Aa mlsma aCCl0n que 8 0tr0
ciudadano CuaIquiera.
S0Ier: Se trata de evitRr una ley
especial para ell libsIo calumnia. que
cSda aCci6n caiga en eI c6digo civil 8
en- eV penal como pRsa con todos los
dem6s asuntos.
HechR "a Yotaci6n por Iista vot6 en-
favor Ia mayoria escepci6n del senior
Medina.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-01-31
Ell fasiIanlanto de RizaI.
La prensa espa7ioIa recuerda ese
triste anivensario.

Dice Gel PafsS peri6dico asps f1ol CO.
rrespondiente al 81 de Diciembre a.
timO. que en- ese dia Sc cumpIieron 8
AMOS que Ell obispo NozqIede, ell cere-
bro. y PoIavieja, el brazO de los frai-
les. fusilaron en- eli paseo de IL Luneta
de Manila. 81 joven Jose Rial.
Los fraiIes SO veDgaron del que es-
cFibi6 NelJi me tGngegs. y Polavieis,
poniendo so espada al serviCio &c los
frailes. cort6, con d vida de Rial, Ios
lazos que atabGn & Espa6a las islas FL
ipinas.
En- este aniVersario nos parece opor-
tun0- allade GLa PubliCidadS de Bar
celOna-repF0ducir 10 que el hiatoPia-
dor de los deUaatres naeionOIes.
Fite. testioO presenciaI del fusila-
rniento de RizRl, dice sobre este: Yer
gonz0eo es hacer ssta declaration en- 81
ibro de Las deadichas de Ii patria!