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El Nuevo mexicano. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1890-1958, 1913-12-11
trep0 en- nosotros y 10 cual al gobietno
en- Ia Casa Blanca dessarfR hacer."

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ue paz arripo q 1uAneN ano0 n ~ S''' w
uo terinihos ~ = re''ol'''' "a "A
Ia colntsion de paz yeiiia enca pexa' I!
da pcr Odtion Hernandez y veni1 81 ~
Chihuahua trayendo una pruc'an.a ~
Iniada por ei General saivaaor Melco. :.
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Icomandante de ia fuerza leue.ai q - IN . -, q,
DO e. norte La proolama oecla @ quc = =
gobierno de Huerta estapa IA panva
rrota y no podia pagar sus so'uauos'
La slmuitanea esacuae'ou ~ -
fortalezas federaies en "a nolsu y n I.
cree por ios reDeioes ser = leeul,~us u'l,N.
ue una decision col'cet ''ua po.a -s''@'' v
donar toda "a parte norte AZ MeNlco.
Las propuestas oe pa iuOson 'c
dadas por q Generai Mercauo alss1
neral Francisco villa, cauaiiio rsDeluo'
por medic de Federico Moye, sopernst'
dor civil dc Chihuahua, nompraoo -
interim Juntamente con esta veniu
una apelacion iirmaoa POT oaos ioe
consules extran1eros en Ohihuahua Is. Il,
diendole a villa que diera prosecy.vn =.
de policiaS los ciudauanos ue - 1iu'
dad de CnInuanud ,l <a 5Aa
La proclama del Generai Alsrcauv
decfa; "
ABajo las circunstancias las cuaies
han existido en- Chihuahua pc ha crei-
ID necesario que las tropas federaies
se salgan. Dejo la ciudad a cargo az
Federico Moye, una persona que esta
identificada con la politica q'lien
ssta calificada para darles completa
protection 4 los extranjeros. rs impo-
sible permanecer aQui por mas tempo
poruue no hay dinero con el cual pa
gar las tropas.' ~
Los generates quien por medic del
General Mercado han decidido reAuif-
se. pero quienes, no obstante, estan
huyendo 4 la frontera de los Estados
Unidos son el General Salvador
Mercado. el General Pascual Orozco,
il General Jose Inez Saiazar, FL Gene.
raj Narcotic Caraveo, ell General Jo-
% Manzilla, el General Bias Orpinel y
Il General Manuel Lando.
Hacienda Fuerxa Detcner 4 los r ede-
rales.
Jlarez. Mex, Die. s.. Conf dente que
El Nuevo mexicano. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1890-1958, 1913-12-11
FoTocRAFIAs De Los GoBERNA-
DoREs DE NuEvo MEXICO.
Magnffica Collection Est& 6lendo IRE
parada por Il cuerpo de Manejsto-
re- de u Exposici6n Para que -
Parte de IA aeeci6n Hlst6rlca del
ExhfbIto del Estado en San Diego
en 1915. "


Un representante del Nuev6 Mexica'
no tuyo Ia oportunidad el Microbes
en- la manana de inspeccionar el pri-
mer instalamiento de fotograffas De
los gobernadores de- Nueyo Mexico
nlilitares " civiles, desde 1S46 hasta la
fecha, los cuales formaran una parte
del exhfbito hist6rico del estado en- IA
Exposition de Panama California en-
1915.
{ Las reproducciones son de tamaflo
uniforme, 1Sx2S pulgadas, en- sepia y
y haran lin aspecto muy interesante y
atractivo. De un pupto de vista arts
tico son excelentfsimas. El trabajo
esta necho por Mcclure, de Denver.
En- una entrevista con 81 Coronel
Twitchell, presidente del cuerpo &c
manejadores, dijo; La idea del cuer-
DO, en- la hechura del exhfbito del es-
tado. es conservar cada peso de "a
appropriation. Ordinariamente, despues
que una exposition ha sido tenidas los
varios exhfbitos son practicamente
destrozos v NADIA digno de mantener'
los. En- nuestro exhfbito hist6rico, es-
tamos esforzandonos en- instalar aQue
lilo que sea permanente. y que pueda
|regresar d Nuevo Mexico formar
una parte de la collection del estado en-
el museo. Fotograffas de los goberna-
dores de este estado, desde 1S46 has
tn la fecha, formarAn ell "Corredor de
|Ios Gobernadores. Mas tarde estos se-
IRAN colgados en- el museo en- Santa re-
Tn inter6s humane pronunciado es IN
mediatamente desarrollado con este
caracter de exhfbito. La collection Sc
ra exhibida en- dos seccionesla mill
tar y la civil
Las fotograffas de los gobernadores
miIitares incluyen: El General ste
phen W. Kearny el General ], M'
Washington. el General e. v. Sumner
ystel Coronel John Munro, 81 General
Candy vel General James N. Carleton
Los gobernadores civiles son Char
les Bent, Donaciano Vigil, John 3. Cal
|houn.s David Merriwether, William
Carr Lane, Abraham Rencher. Henry
Connolly, r.. B. Mitchell, William A.
pile, Samuel B. Axtell, Lew Wallace
Lionel "A. Sheldon, Edmund 9. Ross, y
Bradford Prince, William T. Thornton
Miguel A. Otero, Herbert J. Hagerman
George Curry, William ]. Mills y VII
liam G. Mcdonald,
Dos incidentes conectados con las
posiciones de los ejecutivos primitivof
| son de un interes grandfsimo.
Otra cosa atractiva de la seccior
hist6rica seran las "Mojoneras de Ia
yieja Diligencia de Santa Fe.' Estas
consistiran de reproducciones en- yeso
escala de uan veintena tamaiio ac
tual, de los siguientes: FL Viejo Fuer
| te Zarah. el Fuerte Bent en- Ell Arlzan
sas. la Casa de Dick Wooton, la esta
cion del Rio Colorado, la mansion Dc
Maxwell en- el Cimarron, el Pueblo df
Pecos la iglesia, la estaci6n de Ia Di
lligencia Pigeon en- Glorieta y la Fonda
tvieja d Hotel del CaInbio en- Santa Fe
/ La secci6n hist6rica ocupara dof
icuartos grandes y un corredor es Sc
lguro decir que no habra exhfbito er
ISan Diego que pruebe de mas interes
El Nuevo mexicano. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1890-1958, 1913-12-11
MILLlREs QUEDlM SIN A06A:
RES I EN IA IIsER|k En-
& EsILD0 De IExLs


d
EN- LAS M0NTANAs HQcOsAs.
Dallas. Texas, Die. s. l.as listas az
muertes Dor las crecientes Sc aumen-
y r.r Z v.,nta bov cuando sIete ne.
IA IA 4 ~, N
s'os ~ @io 80 - 4.
lanchas so yieron esta taroe 81 lleafn0
rescatando a mucnas personas cogl-
das en- sus casas.
I'm 81 centro de Texas, dcnde 81
aqua crecida ha tornado tres vidas y
causado tremendo perjuicio, Ia crecien
to estaba bajando esta tardes Las
partidas de rescate seguian con firme-
"a en- su trabajo.
Ciento setenta Y clnco personas qns
permanecieron aisiaaas en W. tFen ~
da Ia noche cerca az Marlin, lueroh
rescatadas esta tarde' sss
Ila cresta de la cfeciente del brazos
pas6 Waco el RIO COLORADO estapa
bajando en- Austin. "a aqua cfecAua
lego q San Antonio esta mapana pefo
Ia fuerza de la creciente no continue
por mucho tempo. La lluyia siguio'
Dallas, Tex, DC o.---l1a lluvia con-
tinu6 hoy en- los distrltos atecLados
por ia creciente de IentraA e1as'
agregando a la amenaza sae ias asuas
crecidas, por Las cuaies ya se nan pel-
dido IL vidas y cefca ae si'VV'VVV ue
perjuicio en- propledad.
El punto nuevo mas importance alec'
tado hoy rue san Antohlo' Las cie-
cientes cubren porclones qe casl to.
dos los condados ue san Antonio, a
norte a oriente lnciuyenoo 'ouas
Las ciudades importantes dei nofte y
Central Texas
Las personals que han quedado sin
hogares llegan millares, pero como
fueron divididas en- grupos pequehos,
en- todo el immense territorio de las
crecientes, ningunos problemas serios
de alivio fueron presentados. En- Bel
ton, canastas de provisiones fueron
mandadas por medic de los alambres
del telefono d las vfctimas de las ere
cientes. Ell Bosque del Sur report0
que ell levante ell cual lego aqui aver
vino en- una pared de aqua de diez
pies de alto. Los reGidentes habian 81
do avisados de antemano. Cerca de
Marlin, IT'S pasajeros en- un tren de
Houston Texas permanecieron ais
lados toda la noche. el aqua de Ia
creciente Sc levant6 sobre los rieles
hasta que lego los escalones de aba
El Nuevo mexicano. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1890-1958, 1913-12-11

--1 49, . wmH" a
Trinidad COLORADO DC o'-ni AZ
ditor de Estado Roady Kenehan v 81
|Tesorero de Estado M. j. Leddy hicie.
ron hov la distribucI0n de- s52.0 an
tre los soldado~ de la Guardia Nacio-
nal de Colorado. La suma representay
ba el pago de los soldados Dor los pri-
meros veinte dias de servicio en la
presente huelga del carbon. Los sol
dados en- el campo de San Rafael mar.
charon d Trinidad en- una tremenda
|y oscura borrasca de nieve, y por don
plies de nieve 4 recibir sh pagO. Dee.
tacamentos en- los distritoa de- afuera
seran aliviados esta tarde para capact
tarlos 4 que vengan a Trinidad por s1g
dsnero. Las cuentas de gastos, amon,
tando Is 5000 fueron pagadas tam
bien.
Una nevada sin precedente durante
las pasadas doce horas ha causado
nncha miseria entire los soldados el
snfimiento en- las colonias de las car
naa de los huelpuistas. La carpa del
hosnital On I'll Campo de san Rafael
~ desplom6 temprano hoy v POGO mas
tarde dos carpas grandes de los caba.
Hos se cayeron. creando un p&nico en-
tre los caballos de la caballerfa y la ar
tillerfa. Los soIdados, en- paiios memo
res. fueron echados fuera de sus dor
mitorios para que ilevaran los en-
fermos q otros cuarteles Y repararan
los perjuicios.
IN IL colonia de carpas de Ludlow
Il carna grande de asamblea Sc des-
nl6 ltamnrano hov ' IN nfimero de las
carnos .y ~ s naouai,as de IL colonia han
cafdo 1 Az comnIeto.
m :, cuartel general de la union se
dica o,a los hneIeuistas en- las colo
nias tianan snf,cientes abastos de CO.
yo,do con,hustible veinte sietel
,,,,arobros !, At ma nartfda de cuarenta
Movicanna traidos II Martes 4 traba-
iar On a nina GRAY Greek. rehusaron
sacor carb6n nor tonelada. reclaman-
81 r,,o q ,as .bahia prometido traba-
- "a Ma como hombres de la compa-
rs. n;ieron az relate en 81 cuartei
El Nuevo mexicano. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1890-1958, 1913-12-11
pRIMARlAs DIREcTAs LLAMAN
LA ATENCtON AHORA.

TaI vez Prueben ser un Factor I'M
portante en- Ia Junta de Ia comlsion
Nacional Republican, 81 Dia 16 &c
Diciembre--EI senador Jones Aprue
ba IA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS en- T a.
vor de una Convention Especial.
El Nuevo mexicano. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1890-1958, 1913-12-11
Il lNTENDtNTE De C0L0RA
10 lies PAGh 4 Los MI:
LICIAnOS

Los oLpADos IN pEsER EN VA
HuEEcA PAcADos ron Los rnj-
MERos yEfNrE plAs pE sERvi-
" lo---LA BoRBAscA PoNE o.
n RIOS coNTRATtEMPos EN Los
Z cAMPos-- ALcuNoe ouEDHAN-
TADoREs De " uELcAs nEHu.
GAN TRA1AJAR-EL SEcRETA-
Mo WILSON HACIENDA FuER-
"a coNsEcuiR IA PAz,
El Nuevo mexicano. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1890-1958, 1913-12-11
Muchos sin Hogares.

San Antonio, Texas, DC. 5.--Las
crecientes las cuales han echado fuera
de sus hogares d millares de personals
en- otras parties de Texas llegaron a
San Antonio hoy cuando Ell rio aqui
Sc sali6 de su centroge inund6 varias
secciones de la ciudad. Partidas de
rescate comenzaron a Ilevar las per-
sonas que estaban en- peligro a iugares
seguros. Ell perjuicio 4 la propiedad
fue considerable. Ninghna perdida de
yidas Sc han reportad0 adui.
Nieve en- las Montahas Rocosas.
Denver, Colo, Die. 5.-Fuertes me-
yadas sobre la mayor parte de las
montafias Rocosas del oriente Sc re-
portaron anoche y esta mahana. A
las 10 todavia estaba nevando en- Dem
yer la mayor parte del oriente y
sur de Colorado norte de Nuevo Me-
xico. Ha nevada bastante en- Che
yenne, pero en- la parte norte de
Wyoming Sc reporto tempo claro. Ell
total de nieve que ha cafdo en- Denver
comenzando ell dia 1ro de Dieciembre
ha sido casi de un pie de alto. Una
nevada leve cay6 en- la parte norte de
Arizona anoche Nieye para Colorado
ly lluvia 8 nieve para Nuevo Mexico
fueron las predicciones hechas anoche.
La fuerte lluvia de pieve en- Denver
continu6 sin ninguna interruption es-
| ia maiiana. FL trafico de las tram
! Was fue sacramento estorbado la en-
ltrega de carbon y otras necesidades sc
| hizo con mucha di1cultad. Las escue
las de la ciudad reportaron menos que
| la mitad de la atendencia normal
Colorado Springs Pueblo reporta
ron paralizacidn completa del trafice
de las tranvfas. En- el distrito de Ia
huelga en- Trinidad. hubo mucho su
frimfento en- los campos de la guardis
nacional de Colorado y en- los de loi
huelguistas.
El Nuevo mexicano. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1890-1958, 1913-12-11

Las operaciones q veces son nece-
sarias para aumentar las rentas del
cirujano,
El Nuevo mexicano. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1890-1958, 1913-12-11
Sc REP0RTAN FuERIEs Ne:
yAOAS IN 1000 FL E6I
% 0E t0RADO I

DENVER eNTERsxpA BAJo uN
MANTo pE TREiNTA N TRES
PuLcApAs De NiEvE, CON IA
PULGApAs REPoRTADAS EN- "A
DIVISION CONTINENTAL e.
TRAFlco PARALIxApo EN- Topo
EL EsTAp FL ABAsro pE -.
CHE coRTADo PoR "a TREMEF.
"a RoRRAscA. n
Evening star., 1913-11-02
The Call of SiuQ
The Fifth Adventure of Nayland
Smith in Pursuit of Fu-Manchu

hight and l heard MIN draw . kissing breath through
nched teeth.
Il, calls you" said Fu-Manchu "At hal-past Il
II calls for Graham Guthrie."
The door closed and darkness nantled again
Smith" l said, what In Gods that?" Tne
real and imagined playing havoc
ith my
1T Call OF Siva!" replied Smith. hoarsely.
What is 1t? Who uttered 1t? What does 1t meanT'
II don't what It Is. Petrie. who utters It
But II death!'
There may be some could lain chained to
that nosome cell. and felt no fear-no dread
what the backness might hold confess that am
OF these. that Nayland Smith and stood In
the path OF stupendous genius Who In the
worlds history devoted his intellect to crime knew
that the wealth OF the political group backing
Doctor Fu-Manchu rendered him menace to Europe ana
America greater than that Of the plague He was
scientist trained at great university-an explorer or
secrets who had gone farther into the unknown
Evening star., 1913-11-02

looked the hundreds of starry points mark
ing the private apartments of those giant inns.
l thought how each twinkling window denoted the
presence bird of passage. some wanderer tenn
porarily abiding midst. There floor piled upon
above chattering thongs, these less
garous units each something of mystery to his fellow
guests, separate cel and each from
real human companonshp if that cell fashioned.
not bricks Londcn but in the rocks Hindu
In of those rooms Graham Guthrie might at that
sleeping all that he would awake to
the Call Of silva, the of death As neared
Strand. stopped the cab dscharging the
outside Sothebys auction rooms
doctors watchdogs may be in the foyer
said Smith, thoughtfully land ii might spoil everything
II to to Guthries There must be
back entrance the kitchens and on"
There is" replied quickly. II have the
delivering there But have timer
Yes lead on"
Evening star., 1913-11-02

lock me p--imprson me-and make me betray him For
what? For what?' She wrenched herself free. How
little understand me! Never mind Perhaps day
you will know, Until the clock strikes!'
She l heard the creak OF the punt-the drip
OF the the pole Fainter 1t grew-and fainter
What is her secret?" muttered Smith beside me-
why does she cling to that monster?
The distant sound died entirely. A clock began
to strike the half hour In instant hand
kerchief of. Smiths. We stood upon q
towing path. Away the left the shone the
towers and battlements of ancient fortress.
1t Windsor Castle
"Halfpast lo. cried Smith. Two hours to Ora
ham Guthrie"
We had exactly fourteen minutes in which catch
the last train Waterloo: and caught it. But
into OF the compartment in state bordering
upon collapse. Neither OF think could have
aged another twenty yards With lesser stake than
human life issue. doubt II should attempted
that dash to Windsor station
Evening star., 1913-11-02

"Due at Waterloo at n.5L" painted Smith. THAT gives
minutes get to the other side Of the river
and reach his hotel''
Where in heavens IS that situated? DID
we up down stream?'
any rate. it stands close
to the riverside 1t should be merely question OF time
to identify 1t. l shall Scotland Yard work mme
dia,eiy but hoping Tor nothing. Our viii
him.
said for time. sitting wiping the perspra-
ton from forehead watching friend load his
era cked briar with the broadcu Latakia mixture.
Smith, said last, what tnat horrible wall
ing We heard and what did FuManchu mean when he
referred to Rangoon? noticed how it affected you'
My friend nodded and lighted his pipe.
There ghastly business there in 1905 early
in 1ss he replied an utterly mysterious epidemic And
this beasty waiing associated with it."
I'm wnat way? And what do you mean by an cpl
demic?"
1T began / believe. the Mansions Hotel. in the
Cantonments A young American. whose name cannot
recall staying there business connected with
iron buildings Cne night he went to his room
locked the door, and jumped Of the window into the
courtyard Broke his neck. of course"
''Suicide?''
Apparently. But there were singular features In the
case For instance. his revolver lay beside him. fully
loaded
In the courtyard?"
I'm the courtyard!'
''Was 1t murder by any chance?'
Smith snrugsed shoulders.
Ills door found from the inside: had to
be broken IN
but the wailing busness?'
THAT only noticed later. French
DOCTOR Aante. died in exactly the same way"
"At the placer"
AT the hctel but he occupied a different ROOM
Here is the extraordinary part Of the affair: friend
shared the room with him. and actually him So'
Saw him leap from the Window
Eyes The friepd-an Engshman-was aroused by the
uncanny wailng / was in Rangoon at the time. that
know the of Lahtte than Of that Of
American. l spoke the about it personally. He
was electrical engineer Edward Martin and he told
me that the seemed to come from above him.
1T seemed to come from above when we heard it at
Martin Sat up IN bed it was clear moonlight night
TOR
some reason had just gone to the window His friend
Scream he threw himself crashed down into
tue ..%hat sSShssa tSen?"
Martin to the window looked down, Laattes
By 81
could Ssasn sox the DID to reeorn,z. the
.,
an
Of tn.
T. liz 81.
tie hs aa 1s ss
afs a 9ssp the the,
ct g 81
Were the aeatns confined to. Europeans?"
sss 5 r. s:ss
+.Dld you again. before this evening?'
Yes. l heard 1t the Upper lrrawaddy clear
moonlight might and Coassie deck hand. Ieaped from
the top the aboard which travelngi
God to think that the hend Fu-Manchu brought
England
brought what. Smith, cried perpexity
brought? An evil spirit? mental disease?
What is it-what 1t be?"
nst e. a IN
ms mse sna s sIe as e ss1s that We '
The train late, and cab turned Of
station ascend the bridge
a hundred steeples the gongs midnight.
bell of st. Paus raised above them all with the
deep voice of Big Ben.
I looked the cab window
where towering above the Enbanknent: that place of
tragedies the lights of of Londons
est formed OF minor constellation
Evening star., 1913-11-02

In the sixth Of the combsts between Nayiand
smith and Fu-Manchu, the white man. Aghting
to save HIS race from the .deafh-carryfng China-
man, hunts his enemy his den. "E<aramaneh."
as Il Ia called, with q rush nnd thrill
and II sweeps the reader through = :erie. Of :d-
that startling and Fascinating
than amy yet narrated. The lovely slave gtrJ
brings into the story both mystery and charm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-02
Wherefore of the Washermen.
,m the Chicago Post

From the Chicago Post
The shirtband buttonhole is the real
reason why the Y. NJ. c. y. of PhilaGe!-
phla is encouraged to start u course Of
instruction for men in, the art Of washinl.
Clothes II better might be said that if
is the back shirtband buttonhole that is
responsible for the introduction into the
classroom Of the tub. the bluing bottle
the starch box and the ironing board.
j here IS one WaSherWoman for every
10 or this country'S inhabitants, ard
there IS a laundry for every 1000 thereof
Neither woman nor laundry over has
been a bic 10 learn that "A man has 10 slip
a collar button through the rear hole of
the shrtband. The Washerwoman thinks
that a man pins lis collar on. ard that
II he doeSn ne should be forced 10. The
laundry knows all about the buttonholc
but 1t is at outs with it. and seeks NAL
evidently to destroy it's identity
An inside band to protect the male
neck from chatting against the base Of
the back button. is seWed on shirts by
all sclf-respectinS Shirtmul:crs For Yea rs
it has heen the unbreallaI)lc habit Of
WasherHomcn and laundrymen TO starch
this band into close l,oaI like union
with the band back of it. II takes a kn fe
to effect the divorce, and it is not COM
ptete until several unStitchcd buttonholes
have been made by the blade OF it. The.
shirt that comes back once from the wash
is dom for after the first surgical opera
ton. The washadies and the laundr' es
save their jobs and discourage the
higher education of males if they will
spare their starch and save the shirts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-02
Frustrating Nature.
he New York Evening World.

rom the New York Evening World.
'-Apples-finc Baldwins-at > cents a
quart" is a CHEEKY cry, and the House
wives League deserves our thanks for
raising it. Nineteen hundred ana twelve
has been great apple Year. The trees
hung so full last fall that most of them
needed crutches and leaning poles
Simple, old-fashiOned, honest economics
of supply and demand would teach that
when nature has done her best ana provid-
ed an extra supply of apples. men. women
and children may have them cheap and
plenty. But not nowadays. Just as Mr.
Morgan and his friends helped ''valorize'
coffee in Brazil when t..ere was lot
of it by storing it up and holding it back
so II wouldn't get cheap and common,
so the apple broker and storage man
have learned to ''va,oriZe'' apples by
frustrating natures good Intentions Good
apple years are no concern OF the con-
sumner. The retail price of apples stayed
tbs season at IL cents q quart until the
Housewives League took q hand in the
game Now the league will sell Baldwin
apr les at - cents, the wholesale dealers
promise all the apples needed to Till the
demand, and there will be a fair profit
1T that
These 'valoriZers' are beginning tn he
found out. When the cold storage men
are made To disgorge their stores Of egg
ana apples the consumer opens his cyev
and sees the trick that has been nlayed
on him and his good friend Madame Va.
ture. Why should any one be allowed ~
tamper with her generosity?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-02
Some Queer Manx Laws,

From Harpcr's Weekly.
The Isle Of Man presents many Curl
Gus features. none OF which is more
curious than it's laws For instance,
the legislature is called the house Of
keys, and was in other times a Judi
cial body. charged with the duty Of
interpreting the laws Any. person SO
bold as to Islander this house of KEYS
was liable not only to fine in the
amount of G10, but to the loss OF
both ears.
Two deemsters were once appointed
to execute the laws. which, before the
year 1417. were .uncodifed. and these
were known as breast laws for the
re ason that they were impaired to the
deemsters In secret, to be kept by them
within the secrecy Of their own breasts
as long as they chose or during their
whole service, though they were All :
thorized osimpart and explain to the
popu1ace as much of these special laws
IS should at any time seem wise or
eXpedfent
Certain OF the Manx laws as set
Town after the codif1cation are ex-
tremely quaint. Here are a couple OF
extracts from the Manx legal rulings
IF man steal a horse or an OK 1t
no felony, for the offender cannot
hide them: but II he steal a capon or
4 pig he shall be logged"
9 I'm case Of theft. il 1t amount to the
value Of sixpence halfpenny. it shall be
felony ind death to the offender, and
under that value to be whipped or set
upon q wooden horse. which shall be
provided for such offenders"
July Of every year the laws Of
the assembled people. from the top Of
Tynwald hill. This is said to be the
most interesting and archaic legal
ceremony observed today in Europe