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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-01-15

Camara ell Municipio de Bayam6r
sobre los solares de Catano.
Copia del acuerdo adoptado poi
ell Concejo Municipal de Cayey adhi.
riendose a la petici6n que hace a la
Camara ell Municipio de Bayam6n
sobre los solares de Catano.
Copia del acuerdo adoptado por
ell Concejo Municipal de Manati
adhiri6ndose a la petici6n que hace
4 la Camara ell Munici. 10 de Baya-
mon, sobre los solares de Cata1o.
Copia del acuerdo adoptado por
ell Concejo Municipal de Caguas
adhiritndose 4 la petici6n que hace
a la Cimara ell Municipio de Baya-
mon sobre los solares de Catano.
Copia del acuerdo adoptado por
ell Concejo Municipal de Las Ma
rias adhirihndose a la petici6n que
hace el Municipio de Bayamdn So
bre los solares de Cataho.
Copia del acuerdo adoptado por
ell Concejo Municipal de Ponce ad-
hiriendose a la petici6n que hace a
la Camara ell Municipio de Bavamon
sobre. los solares de Catano.
Copia del acuerlo adoptado por cl
Conccjo Municipal de Rio Grande
adhiriendose a la petici6n que hace
la Cimara el Municipio de Bayam6n
sobrc los solares de Cataho.
Cnpia del acuerdo adoptado por el
Concejo Municipal lie Juncos adhi-
riendose a la petici0n que hace la
Camara el Municipio de Bayamon
sobre los solares de Cataho.
Resolution del Concejo Munich
pal dc Bsyam6n aprobando Y apo
yando la adoptada por el de Toa
Alta rclativa a la reorganization lie
Ia seccion "a. del Regi.tro de Ia Pro-
piedad de San Juan.
Ordenanza del Concej" Municipal
lie Bayam6n solicitanio lie la CANA
IA la adopci6n de una ley para que
por el Pueblo de Puerto Rico Sc
acepten como lejitimos los titulos
de dominic V poseSorl"s de los sola-
res de Cataho V para otros fines.
"Escrito lie varios vecinos de Pc
fuelas. solicitando de Ia Camara vo
te una ley asignando la cantiiad ne
cesaria para Ia termination de Ia
carretera que una i dicho pueblo
con Ponce.
'Escrito del Marshall Y sccrcta-
RIO de Ia COrte Municipal de Faiar,lo
aumentO ie sucl,io.
"Escrito lie In Asnciaciin de macs
trOs lie Juana Diaz ~nlicitandn lie Ia
Camara vote una ley que cnmpren-
ds los sigIientes pmtos; l-lnclu-
sion del MagiSterio PuertorriIueiio
dentro del Servicio Civil rlasico.2 , :
Asignaci0n para los miemhrvs del
De .In sueldo igIal al que
disfrutsn en- el cur-o escOlar dc 1908
3- ReintegrO de Ia parte de
Cen inda en- 10 pigina 3A
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FL |NFORME De
Mr., DICKINSON,
Reconienda reformas
del bill Foraker.
FL gobierno de Espana
acusa a los conservado-
res de haber promovido
ell motiu mlIitar.
I'm diario de Toxic So hurla
de las fuerzas de los Estados
Unid0s.
De nuestro servicio cablegrafico

New York, enero 15.-Ha llega-
do a Washington de su excursion
por las antillas del Caribe .el secre-
tario de la Guerra Mr.. Dickinson.
Ha dado principle ala redaccion del
informe que ha de presentar al Con
greso. En- dicho documento reco-
mienda con urgencia inmediatas re-
formas de la ley Foraker.
New York, enero l5.-Despachos
de Madrid informan que la prensa
liberal culpa a los Conservatives CO.
mo principales autores y responsa-
bles de los desordenes militares ocu-
rridos ell jueves de la presente sema-
ma, con ell pro 6sito de provocar ell
conficto con ell gbierno y precipitar
la cafda del gabinete de Moret. Afor-
tunadamente dicen ell actual gobier-
no goza de la confanza y simpatia
de Ia nacl6n.
New York, enero 15.-Despachos
de Lisboa informan que han sido
confirmados los rumores que circu-
laron a principles de la semana pa
sada referentes al pr6ximo matri-
monio del rey Manuel. La Gaceta
Official publica ell informe de haber
celebrado los esponsales ell monarca
lusitano con la princesa Victoria
Patricia de Connaught sobrina de-
rey Eduardo. lei matrimonio tendra
lugar en- Mayo proximo.
New York, enero l5.-El diario
japones Hochi que es de los mas i'm
portantes de Toxic en- su editorial
del microbes Sc burla sarcastica-
mente de las preteniones del secre-
tario Knox y del poder militar de-
los Estados Unidos a que hace alu-
sion un diario americana, para obli-
gar al Japon a aceptar la neutrall-
zaci6n de Manchuria. Asegura ell
diario japones que la region man
churiana no sera neutralizada ape
sar del esfuerzo de los Estados Uni
dos y Russia, por razones harto CO.
nocidas del gobierno americana. Ell
gobierno de San Petersburgo Sc es-
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fuerza por hacer triunfar lbs propo-
sitOs del gahinete de Washington an
lie el tenor dc que el Jap6n ell su p
Utica de penetration pacitica en- a.
quclla region. ponga en- peliCrn sus
pOsesinnes de Harbin NIalivos-
tnk. En- los circulns politic''s lie To-
kio A. cree q,r las relarinneS inter-
naconslrs entire aquel Cahinetc V el
de Washington estin leIos Dc ser cor
diales. y g presssisn peligrosas com
plicaciones.
New York. enero l5.-Desie a.
yrS .rie el tTafieo de ests eidsd Sc
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posici6n.

posici6n.
"l3. Que Sc incluya la Agriculture
como asignatura para La obtenci6n
del diploma del octave grado.
al. Que Sc incluyA la Agriculture
como asignaturA en- el informe men
sual 10 las sscuelas pdbicas.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-07-14

was my first endeavor TO ar,uso INV
self Then | found other employment
/ England needed skillful secret aoont
Why should l be faithful to Eno1e,s
At least, why should | not alec o.,
Joy intrigue with yonder government,
/ Of Mexico at the same time? There
came also Mr.. Van Zandt of tbi, Fa,
public OF Texas. Yes, it is true I
have seen some sport here in Wash
ington! But all the time as n,aved
In my own little game-with no one
to enjoy it save myself saw myself
begin to lose. This country-this
great splendid country of savages-
began to take me by the hands, began
to look me in the eyes, and ask me:
Helena Won Ritz, what are you? What
might you have been?'
so now" she concluded, you asked
me, asked me what I was, and I have
told you. ask you myself, what am I,
what am l to be; and l say, | am un-
clean. But, being as l am, have done
what l have done. 1t was for a prin-
clple-or it was-for you! l do not
know"
There are those who can be moth
ing else but Clean" l broke out. 81
shall not endure to hear you speak
thus of yourself. You-you, what
have you not done for us? Was not
your mother clean in her heart? Sins
such as you mention were never those
of scarlet. If you have sinned, your
sins are white as snow. l at least
am confessor enough to tell you
that"
"Ah, my confessor!" she reached
out her hands to me, her eyes swim
ming wet. Then she pushed me back
suddenly, beating with her little
hands upon my breast as though
were an enemy. "Do mott" she said.
Col"
My eye caught sight of the great
key, Pakenham's key, lying there on
the table. Maddened, l caught it up
and, with quick wrench of my naked
hands, broke it in two, and threw the
halves on the floor to join the torn
scroll of England's pledge.
l divided Oregon at the forty-ninth
parallel and not at fifty-four forty,
when l broke Pakenham's key. But
you shall see why l have never re-
gretted that.
ASK Sir Richard Pakenham if he
wants his key now!" l said.
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restore TINS treaty as it was. for that
new consideration. Come now tbosa
saVages mere are the same savages
VINO once look that little island for
you yonder. Twice they have defeat.
ed you. Do you wish a third uar9
You say England wishes slavery abo1.
lshed. AS you know, Texas is wholly
lost TO England The armies of
America have swept Texas from vour
reach forever, even at this bour Rut
II you give new state in the north
TO these same savages, you 20 so far
against oppression, against slavery
you DO that much for the doctrine of
England and her altruism in the
world. Sir Richard, never did l be-
1eve in hard bargains and never did
any great soul believe in such.
own to you that when / asked you
mere this afternoon / intended to
wheedle from you all of Oregon to "a
degrees, 4O minutes. l find in you
done some such miracle as in myself
Neither of us is so bad as the world
mas thought, as we ourselves have
thought. Do, then, that other miracle
1or me. Let us compose our quarrel.
and so part friends"
How do you mean, MADAME"
Let us divide our dispute and stand
on this treaty as you wrote it yester-
day. Sir Richard, you are minister with
extraordinary powers. Your govern.
ment ratifies your acts without cues
ton. Your signature is binding-and
there 1t is, writ already on the scroll
See, there are waters there on the
table before you. Take them. Patch
together this treaty for me- That will
be your miracle, Sir Richard, and
twill be the mending of our quarrel.
Sir, l offered you my body and you
would not take it. 1 offer you NV
hand. Will you have that. my lord?
l ask this of gentleman of England"
1t was not my right to hear the
sounds of mans shame and humilia-
ton; or of his rising resolve. of his
reformed manhood; but | did hear il
all. l think that he took her hand
and kissed it. Presently heard some
sort of shutting and crinkling of pa
per on the table. L heard him sigh,
as though he stood and looked at his
work. His heavy footballs crossed the
room as though he sought hat and
stick. Her lighter feet, as l heard,
followed him, as though she held out
both her hands to him. There was a
pause, and yet another; and so, with
a growing half sob, at last he passed
out of the door; and he closed it soft
ly after him.
When l entered, she was standing,
her arms spread out across the door,
her face pale, her eyes large and dark,
her attire still disarrayed. On the
table, as saw, lay parchment mend
ed with waters.
Slowly she came and put her two
arms across my shoulders. Mon
sieur!" she said, Monsieur"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-07-14
CHAPTER XXXV.
The Proxy of Pakenhan.

A man can not possess anything that is
better than good woman, nor anything
that is worse than bad one.-Simonides.
When I reached the central part Of
the city, | did not hasten thence to
Elmhurst mansion. Instead, | re-
turned to my hotel. l did not now
care to see any of my friends or even
to take up matters of business with
my chief. 1t is not for me to tell what
feelings came to me when | left
Helena Won Ritz.
Sleep such as l could gain, refiec-
lions such as were inevitable, occu-
pied me for all that night 1t was
mid-morning of the following day
when finally | once more sought out
Mr.. Calhoun.
He had not expected me, but re-
ceived me gladly. 1t seemed that he
had gone on about his own plans and
with his own methods. "The Sonora
Yturrio is doing me the honor of an
early morning CALL he began. "She is
with my daughter in another part of
the house AS there is matter of some
Importance to come up, shall ask you
to attend"
He dispatched a servant, and pres
emily the lady mentioned Joined us.
She was pleasing picture enough in
her robe of black laces and sulphur
colored silks, but her face was none
too happy, and her eyes, it seemed to
me, bore traces either of unrest or
tears Mr. Calhoun handed her to
chair, where she began to use her lam
guild but effective fan.
Now, it gives us the greatest re-
gret, my dear senora," began Mr.. Cal
houn. 'to have Gen. Almonte and your
husband return to their own country.
We have valued their presence here
very much. and / regret the disrup-
ton of the friendly relations between
our countries"
She made any sort of gesture with
her fan, and he went on: at is the
regret also of all, my dear lady, that
your husband seems so shamelessly to
have abandoned you. am quite
aware, if you will allow me to be so
frank, that you need some financial
assistance"
"My country is ruined" said she.
ALSO, senior, l am ruined. AS you say,
! have no means of life. l have not
even money to secure my passage
home. That Senior Van Zandt-"
yes, Van Zandt did much for us,
through your agency, sonora. We
hu hot I
fore regret he proved faithless to you
personally. am sorry to tell you that
he has signified his wish to join our
army against your country. l hear
also that your late friend, Mr.. Polk,
has forgotten most of his promises to
vnu"
Ito be continuedl
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virtue sucn as yours would be
missed"
"Ah, my Cod" I heard her murnaur.
Then again she called to me, as he
thought to himself; so that all was as
it had been, for the time.
A silence fell before she went on.
"Sir Richard she said at length, I'VE
do not meet again. | await now your
full apology for these things you have
said. Such secrets as have learned of
England's, you know will remain safe
with me. Also your own secret will
be safe. Retract, then, what you have
said, of my personal life!"
ooh, well, then" he grumbled, 81
admit I've had bit of wine to-day. l
don't mean much of anything by it.
But here now, l have come, and by
your own invitation-your own agree
ment. Being here, l find this treaty
regarding Oregon torn in two and you
gone nun all a-sudden."
eyes, my lord, it is torn in two The
consideration moving to it was not
valid. But now l wish you to amend
that treaty once more, and for a con-
sideration valid in every way My
lord, l promised that which was not
mine to give-myself! Did you lay a
hand on me now, l should die. If
you kissed me, l should kill you and
myself! AS you say, l took yonder
price, the devils shilling. Did 1 go
on, l would be enlisting for the dam
nation of my soul; but will not go
on. l recant!"
But, good God! woman, what are
you asking now? Do you want me to
let you have this paper anyhow, to
show old John Calhoun? I'm no such
ass as that apologize for what I've
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reason to put anything beyond the au-
dacity of this woman with whom
spoke! My smile was simply that
which marked the eventual voting
down of this once celebrated measure,
as merry and as bold jest as ever
was offered the credulity of nation
one conceivable only in the mad and
bitter wit of Helena Won Ritz!
Yes, madam" l said, 81 have heard
of America Vespucci.' l presume that
you are now about to repeat that you
are she!"
She nodded, the mischievous enjoy
ment of her colossal jest showing in
her eyes, in spite of all. EYES," said
she, among other things, l have been
America Vespucci!' There seemed
little to do here in intrigue and thot
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CHAPTER XxxIV.

The Victory.
She will not stay the siege Of loving
Nor bide the encounter of assailing eyes,
Nor ope her lap to soul-seducing
; For she is wise, if 1 can judge of her;
And fair she is, if that mine eyes be
And true she is, as she hath proved her
self Shakespeare
What have you done?" she ex-
claimed. Are you mad? He may be
here at any moment now. Go, at
once!"
81 shall not go!"
MY house is my own! / am my
own!"
"You know it is not true, madam"
/ saw the slow shudder that crossed
her form, the fringe of wet which
sprang to her eyelashes. Again the
pleading gesture of her half-open fin
gers.
"Ah, what matter?" she said. ut
is only one woman more, against so
much. What is past, is past, mon
sieur. Once down, woman does not
rise"
"You forget history-you forget the
! thief upon the cross!"
"The thief on the cross was not a
woman. No, l am guilty beyond hope!"
Rather, you are only mad beyond
reason, madam. / shall not go so
long as you feel thus-although God
knows l am no confessor."
81 confessed to you-told you my
story, so there could be no bridge
across the gulf between us. My hap
, piness ended then"
ct is of no consequence that we
be happy, madam. l give you back
your own words about yon torch of
principles"
For a time she sat and looked at
me steadily. There was, say, some
sort of radiance on her face, though
/, dull of wit, could neither under
stand nor describe it. l only knew
that she seemed to ponder for a long
time, seemed to resolve at last Slow
ly she rose and left me, parting the
satin draperies which screened her
was silence for some time. Perhaps
she prayed do not know
Now other events took this situa-
ton in hand l heard a football on
the walk, cautious knocking on the
great front door. So, my lord Paken-
ham was prompt. Now l could not
escape even if l liked.
Pale and calm, she reappeared at
the parted draperies l lifted the
butts of my two derringers into view
at my side pockets, and at a glance
from her, hurriedly stepped into the
opposite room. After a time l heard
her open the door in response to
second knock
could not see her from my station,
but the very silence gave me a pic
ture of her standing, pale, forbid
ding, rebuking the first rude exclama-
ton of his ardor.
Come now, is he gone? Is the place
safe at last?" he demanded.
Enter, my lord" she said, simply.
"This is the hour you said," he be-
gan; and she answered.:
"My lord, it is the hour"
But come, what is the matter,
then? You act solemn, as though this
were funeral, and not-just a kiss"
heard him add.
He must have advanced toward her
Continually I was upon the point of
stepping out from my concealment,
but as continually she left that not
quite possible by some word or look
or gesture of her own with him.
ooh, hang it," l heard him
grumble, at length; 'how can one tell
! what a woman1l do? Damn it,
Helen"
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"What Do You Mean? Have You Lied
to Me? Do You Mean to Break Your
Word-Your Promse?"

said about you. I'll be your friend, be-
cause l can't let you CO. But as to
this paper here, I'll put it in my
pocket"
my lord, you will do nothing of the
kind. Before you leave this room
there shall be two miracles done You
shall admit that one has gone on in
me; shall see that you yourself have
done another
What guessing game do you pro-
pose, madam" he sneered. He seemed
to toss the torn paper on the table,
none the less. "The condition is for
feited," he began.
mo, it is not forfeited except by
your own word, my lord" rejoined
the same even, icy voice. you shall
see now the first miracle!"
Under duress?" he sneered again.
Eyes, then! Under duress of what
has often come to the surface in you,
Sir Richard. l ask you to do truth,
and not treason, my lord! She who
was Helena Won Ritz is dead-has
passed away. There can be no ques-
ton of forfeit between you and her.
Look, my lord!"
heard half sob from him. | heard
faint rustling of silke and laces.
Still her even, icy voice went on.
Rise, now, Sir Richard" she said.
"Unfasten my girdle, if you like! Un-
do my clasps, if you can. You say
you know my past. Tell me, do you
see me now? Ungird me, Sir Rich
ard. Look at me! Covet me! Take
mel"
Apparently he half rose, shuffled
toward her and stopped with a stif1ed
sound, half sob, half growl
l dared not picture to myself what
he must have seen as she stood front
ing him, her hands, as l imagined, at
her bosom, tearing back her robes.
Again / heard her voice go on, chal-
longing him. Strip me now, Sir
Richard, if you can! Take now what
you bought, if you find it here. You
cannot? You do not? All, then tell
me that miracle has been done, She
who was Helena Won Ritz, as you
knew her, or as you thought you knew
her, is not here."
Now fell long silence could hear
the breathing of them both, where /
stood in the farther corner of my
room. l had dropped both the der
ringers back in my pockets now, be-
cause l knew there would be no need
for them. Her voice was softer as
she went on
Tell me, Sir Richard, has not that
miracle been done?" she demanded.
Might not in great stress that thief
upon the cross have been woman?
Tell me, Sir Richard, am l not clean"
He flung his body into a seat, his
arm across the table. / heard his
groan.
God Woman! What are your"
he exclaimed. "Clean? By God, yes,
as lily! 1 wish were half as white
myself"
"Sir Richard, did you ever love a
woman?"
Zone other, beside yourself, long
ago."
"May not we two ask that other
miracle Of yourself?"
"How do you mean? You have beat
en- me already"
why, then, this! If could keep
my promise, would. If could give
you myself, I would. Failing that, l
may give you gratitude. Sir Richard,
I would give Won gratitude s's -
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A new machine gun which the
United States army is testing fires
more than 800 shots minute, weighs
but 80 pounds, and can be operated by
two men. one loading as the other
aims and fires it.
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New Machine Gun.

(To be continued.)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-06
"TED" LESLIE FAV0RS THE OPEN GAME

riences in the past four years of foot
ball on the Rutgers varsity eleven
stamps him as one of the best au-
thorities on the pr~esent-day game in
these parts. Fred ,Schwinn, the old
Brown star. and a number of other old
timers have seen and played but little
of the p~resent-day game.
Leslie, like the large majority of the
others, is in favor OF the new style So
called ''osen play" but he says thar
the rules committee will have to fix
some rule to protect the man with the
ball in his style of play. There Is
where the danger lies said Leslie.
college teams whose coach does not
happen to be up-to-date often are
fooled very easily by these plays. They
have no formation for the defense or
such plays as the forward pass n
on-side kick, and when it comes to the
ofrense they are lost. Their men ars
so battered by the defense of the other
eleven that they not only lose ground
by the attempts at open play. which
seldom prove successful because the
man with the ball is usually alone ana
unprotected by the rules, but the MEM
bers of these teams are also injured to
such an extent in this open play that
the team is materially weakened"
James X. Alverson thinks that the
majority of men are hurt because they
do not get over the shock of IN hard
knock when a second n is admins
tered. 1.-THE open style of play Is all
right. but a man has to be in perfect
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-06
Others Agree That Game Needs
Thorough Inspection to REM
edy the Faults.

condition in order to stand two thirty
five minute halves of that kind OF a
game. They are driven by the coaches
to line-up quickly and to play fast foot
ball. Play the other fellows off their
feet. is the injunction. That was all
right for straight football. but when 1t
comes to the new game of punting. for
ward passes, and on-side kicks the
fellows who are not in tip-top condition
and able to retain hat form through
out the contest are liable to serious
injury"
Others say that the cause of so many
deaths and accidents is either the fault
of the coach or the player himself. Far
too many football players continue or
go into a game when they are in no
fit condition to do so. Some coaches
encourage this. claiming that 1T de-
velops a manly spirit in the lad. but
who will fight the battle of life fol
him after he is through with school ant
football, If he is so deformed as to bt
| unable to run around as he did before
he outplayed himself at football. The
coach. no, The spectator who thought
him gallant and grand, no! Then why
not modify. so long as the game mus
be played.