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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
PEGASUS AS A GOAT
SCARS IN CONGRESS
Statesmen ExtOI the 8Ieek-Eyed AnEOra
in Limpid Quatrains in
the House.


Washington, D, c., May 15.-The ami
nal which once was the kinEDeast Of
the city SAND lOts-the SOat-has had
his inning. and had it POLITICALLY, IN
the house OF natives
1t all resulted from a poem in The
Congressional Record. inserted there By
representative j. Hampton Moore, Of
Pennsylvania. in an effort to get the
goat of representative Garner, a Dem
aCratic member from Texas Mr. Moore
thought he would pay poetic tribute to
Mr. Gamers fostering care Tor the
AngOra goat This goat produces mo-
hair. Although wool was placed on the
free list by the Underwood bill, mOhair
is dutia BILE. and Mr. Moore burst into
song on the. theory tnat mohalr had
got a dose of Democratic protection
Gamers Goat of Texas" was the
title under which Mr.. Moore's effUsion
appeared. Here it is:
OF all the creatures in the land,
Of pedigreeS supremely grand.
There's none that does respect command
Like Gamers goat Of Texas.
The modest sheep may browse around
From Maine way out to Puget Sound,
But they don't count cent a pound
With Gamers goat Of Texas
The noble steer may be of use.
II freed from tyrant trust abuse;
But even that would be the deuce
To Gamers goat Of Texas
If you want wool. the wool is fair:
If YOU want hair, the wool is hair;
If you want meat, the meat is there,
That Gamers goat Of Texas
So, while you kick the wool OF sheep,
And beef and mutton make so cheap,
Protective tariff now viii keep
Gamers goat Of Texas.
Oh. wondrous breed Of Lone Star State,
Premier of wool and hair, thy rate
OF ten percent is truly great
Thou Gamers goat of Texas.
This was a tribute that inspired even
Mr.. Garner TO verse He took the floor
in the house TO deny that he owned a
single goat in Texas or anywhere
else In fact, he said. there were very
Mr. Moore of being in error as TO the
rate on mOhair. and then. turning to
Mr. Moore, the Texan shouted:
Hes a hell OF a poet
Who can't tell sheep from a goat"
Whereupon Mr.. Moore RESPONDED that
he had taken advantage OF poetic Ii
cenSe-" Mr.. Garner launched upon a
justification of the imposition of a rate
Of duty on mohair. He said it was used
only in the manufacture Of expensive
materials.
Il venture to say" he continued.
that while nearly every man in this
house has a wooden suit of clothes on
his back. not 10 Of you have mohair
on your backs"
The house swayed with laughter Mr.
Garner sank back into his seat over
come by the effect Of his uninteutionaI
play of words. Then representative
Barnhart, of Indiana, took the floor
and closed the goat incident with the
following contribution to the gayety
Of a hot spring afternoon:
There was a man named Joseph Cable.
Who bought a goat just for his stable
One day the goat, prone to dine.
Ate a red shirt right off the line
Then Cable to the goat did say:
Your time has Gomez you'll die this
day"
And took him to the railroad track.
And bound him there upon his back
The train then came: the whistle blew.
And the goat then knew his time was
due:
But with a mighty Shrek OF pain.
COUEhed up the shirt and tagged the
train.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
SOCORRO MEN HURT
WHEN AUTO UPSETS

Soccoro. y. NJ, May IA. B. Baca,
county assessor, and Elias Baca, as
sistant assessor. who were injured in
an automobile accident y miles west
of MaEdalena. are in the Wilson hotel
at MGEdalena- 1t was planned to bring
them TO SocOrO. but they We're too
weak to stand the trip A. B. Baca
suffered the fracture OF two left ribs
and Elias Boca's right clavicle was
broken His neck also was injured
a hind wheel OF the car. a Ford,
broke as they were going down hill
The car turned over twice. The county
assessor was driving Both men mar
rOwlx escaped being crushed to death
under the car.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
NEW SHOW. ATRDO9TF.

At the AirdOme tonight the Albright
Musical Comedy CO. will present an en-
tire new bill. Fritz Fields's master
piece. 4 Should Worry" This twO-act
comedy has a plot and an interesting
their ability It is intensely funny.
with many pretty musical numbers. All
those who want to have an enjoyable
evening should phone Ryan's and have
desirable seats held There is but one
show night and the curtain rises at
$50 No one viii be seated during
the performance, so come early. There
is good music-Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
HERBERT WALKER NOMTNATE
Ag nam aU7U usnerunr A SIN

Washington, D. c.. May I5.-Texas
pOstmasters nominated today Were-
Mrs w T. Holmes, Jasper G. II Rid
Wildethal jr.. COtulla; Herbert Walk
er, Dalhart, r.. T. COrreu. FL Campo:
T. T. Stands Mesquite; s NJ Davis,
NOcOna, r. H. King, Alvin; A. Nj.
GOsch, FlatOnia, Nora Lennon, Gar
land: s. @. Dean. HASKELL w. ID. Dam
lei, Huges Springs; W j. Beck. kauf-
man; William s. Strain. Lancaster
James J. BurlesOn. LOckhart; Billie w.
simmons, MeNia. ". III. Clement, Pala-
clos; s j. Molchak. jr-. Ruge, j. NJ
Price, san Augustine; Joseph Z. Woods,
league; A s. Jarvis, TrOup.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
BONDs ARE FORFETTED.

Because the defendants in three
cases in the county court failed to
make an appearance. their bonds were
declared forfeited Thursday morning
They are 7 MARTINEZ, alias f. Mar
tinez, charged with carrying brass
knucks, $500 bond. sureties. F. G. Al
derete and Ike AIderete; Cosmos Jua-
rez. charged with carrying a pistol,
$500 bond, sureties. Crawford Harvie
and r. p. Maese; b. Rosales, charged
with theft under $50, bond for $500,
with Ramon Gomez and P. A. Candle
laria as sureties.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
WOULD OPEN INDIAN
LANDS IN ARIZONA

washington. d. c. May 15.-Senator
Mark smith. of Arizona, today intro
ducsd a bill in the senate opening the
surplus and unaffected lands in the
Colorado Indian river reservation to
settlement and entry under the prOvis-
ions of the CaTey act.
The bill is a companion measure TO
the bill recently introduced in the
house b. rePveSeE ta5ive Hayden
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
BRINGS IN THREE MEN
As ALLEGED ARMN nEsERIERs

Sheriff Jack Allen. of Sanderson.
Texas, brought in $3.50 worth of alleged
deserters to Fort Bliss Thursday morn
ing The three men were arrested by
sheriff Allen at SandersOn, after they
had deserted from troop E of the Sec
ond cavalry, on May 10. The alleged
deserters were l. r. Boyd. Wesley r.
Salisbury and Edgar Johnson
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
SAN FRANCISCO TO FORCE DOWN
u-------- ------- 4 ------- 4

San Francisco. Cal. May 15.-Four
hundred thousand pounds Of frozen
Australian beef and muttOn-the first
shipment of its kind to the Pacific
cOast-Were landed here today from
the steamer Tapiti The meat was sold
in Australia with the understanding
that only a nominal profit should be
made here. If the agreement is viO-
lated, Australia viii ship direct. elm
mating the middleman's profit, and as
Stunning all the risk.
An immediate fall in prices is eN-
pected.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15

An epilepuc dropped in a fit on one
Of the streets of Boston. not long ago.
and was taken TO a hospital TpOn re
moving his coat there was found pinned
10 his waistcOat a slim OF Daper on
which was written, This is to inform
the house surgeon that this is Just q
case Of plain fit. not appendicitis NY
&ppendlN mas already been removed
twice. Ladies Home Journal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
RUrCHER Is ForNn nEAn.

San Francisco. Cal. May 15.-Detec-
tives investigating the death of Egg
bert AMMAN, a butcher, whose body
was found last night in the rear of his
shop with the head almost severed,
placed Walter E. Scott. an employee of
the establishment under arrest today.
ScOtts movements since yesterday at
tcrnOOn. when Armand was last seen
alive. are suspicious
The register of the shop had been
rifled and considerable money was
found on Scott, for which he is unable
TO account
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
ALL PROPERTY OWNERS MUST
PAY TAXES OR LOSE PROPERTY

Property owners are receiving notices
that they must pay up then taxes or
their property viii be coHfiscated and
sold to satisfy the amount If the taxes.
Letters being sent them state that they
VIII be allowed eight days 20 make
payments for their 1912 taxes If this
is not done within this time. q penalty
of % percent will be added Then. III
they do not pay the whole amount with
in eight days more, the property viii be
cnnlIscated.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15

Livestock buyers from all parts Of
the country are in Arizona bidding high
prices for Arizona cattle One herd of
10000 head has just been bought to
restOck ranges i'm wyoming salt River
valley fattencd stock command top
prices Green feed I'm winter and out-Of-
doors-all- they ear-rouud means SPLEEN
did beef and healthy cattle.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
RETIRING MINISTER TO CHINA
u LII Clio 1. % Il n Il

Chicago. III, May 15-Wm. j. Cal
hOuu. retiring minister to China, re-
turned to his home in this city today.
AR Calhoun said that thus far the fed
eraI government Of the new republic
has been largely a figurehead without
real power. The real problem. and
one which viii take many years. is
the adapting of the people themselves
TO the new system Of government
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
AREOPLANES COLLIDE; ONE MAN
KILLED; THREE INJURED

Johannesthal, Germany, Man ia
biplane pilOted by Capt Fucker and
carrying a pupil named Dietrich as a
passenger. cOllided with mOnoplane at
an altitude of go feet fucker was
killed, Dietrich was badly injured and
two men in the monoplane were in
Jured.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
AMERICAN HENS WILL,
TNTBR nTEr WnTCT

Washington, D. c., May IS. - The
great American hen made her way
into the Platte country OF South
America The government of Uruguay
has just imported 500 hens for the i'm
prOvement of the native stock. The
fowls are to be distributed TO experi-
mental poultry stations. Alfonso
Burke, an American. has been APP
pointed chief pOulterer of the
UrUguayan republic
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
ADJUSTMENTS.
CRAWFORD. GOOD SHOW.

Elsie Van valley & Co, the most won
derful child, and three new first-run
pictures, for loo, children sc. is the
bill at the Crawford. 1t is a continuous
performance. This week only at matt
nees, Viola's animal circus, and three
reel pictures for 1Oc, children sc, is
the bill. See the monkey with the
human brain and other trained animals
from five different cOuntries.-AdV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
WIFE OF MING ENGINEER
DIES IN SOCORRO HOSPITAL

Hall. 10 years Old. wife of a promin-
ent mining engineer of Water canyon,
died in the SOcorrO hospital last night
from cancer. The body was sent TO
Washington. d. c.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
ADS BY PHONE

The ordinary cost of a Want Ad IN
the FL PasO Herald IS 25 cents. II
reaches an average of about 10000
re aders each issue.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15

Petitions granted were: Hudspeth,
Dale and Mcdonald, for a release Of
judgment against lot 9, block S.. Frank
lin Heights; Chas. S. Ward. for sewer
to lots Is and Is, block IS, East FL PasO;
Chas. A Moultane, to remove sewer Inns
from lots 20 to p, block 2, Orchard
Park
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-29
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ihs seotfsa Rie Hasom started ges
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niofh see essmDll1el s.la lnsDeeior
gtsegal g9sg of 0eAlalm in charge.
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-29
COUGHS AND CONSUMPTION.


Coughs and cold. when neglected..
always lead 70 serious trouble Of the
l9ngs Ihe wlsest Thing % 10 waea
sou have cold that troubles you 8
70 get O bottle of Dr. Kings Sea Dis.
eoyery You wili gel relief from the
nfgt dose and finally the eoagh eITl
disappear o - Bfovn, Of siHseaaine.
Ala writes Ny wife vas down n
bed wiih an obstinate cough. and ]
honestly believe had il not been for
Dr Kings New Discovery she would
not be living today Known fof for.y-
three years 90 tie best remedy for
coughs and colds Price 50e and sI05.
Recommended by Brown & %
ADV DIV
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-29

To aage fne healthy complexion
-ile flyer must De active. iaa bgweis
regular and ihe blood pure Al this
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4 thoroughly seoufs w. User efom-
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condition ard restores thai clear pink
and nHiie eompleHion ~ much de.
sired BIZ ladies. Price SOC. Sold by
Owl Drug Store of Pubi,c Drug Store.
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-29
hlfI coplE n1Felro.

fegnrday eyealag lp iAe offlce ~
tbe eoanig pdee b 4 Cornell and
Hise Hanule eldham wafe married by
Judge 81 Williams Va aHd SIRE
Cornell feigpeo Iasf night 10 Mes.
a1efe iHey aill make tbeir home
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-09-25
Ricardo Milo.
FL ter1iente Orbeta
E1iembro de la Comision hfpica.


El gobernador Cotton ha frmado hoy
ell non1bramiento de nuestro estimada
amigo don Enrique de Orbeta para
miembro de la "Comisi6n hfpica insu-
lar" en- la vacante ocurrida con motive
de la renuncia del senor Vivaldi Pa
checo.
Ell nombramiento no puede ser mas
acertado; Ell sefor Orbeta conoce per-
fectamente los asuntos h1picos, tiene
un gran dominic de esas cuestiones,
81 a este afadimos un caracter indie.
pendiente, como 10 posee, es indudable
que nuestro amigo, en- companfa de su
colega de comisi6n seiior Antonsanti,
nan de hacer una buena legislation pa
ra los Hip6dromos del pals, y 10. que es
mas necesario, la haran cumplir estric-
tamente. =
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-09-25
Ell general Hernandez

En- Ell vapor "Coamo" lego hoy es-
ia ciudad ell general don Jose Manuel
Hernandez, prestigioso hombre p1blico
venezolano.
A recibirlo fueron al muelle numero-
sos compatriotas suyos y muchos puer-
torriquehos tambien, porque aqu1 cuen-
ia con muchos amigos ell distinguido
militar.
El BOLETIN le env1a su saludo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-09-25
'Renuncia y
nombramiento

Ell gobernador ha enviado esta tarde
all Consejo Executive, para su confrma-
'ci6n, el nombramiento del Lcdo. @. M.
Wood para Juez de la Corte de Distrito
de MayagUez, y ell de don Jose L. Soto
para Juez de Paz de Bayamon.
Ell senior Sep1lveda renuncio el cargo
que va ocupar ell Lcdo Wood, con Ell
tin de aceptar un puesto de importan.
cia en- la oficina del Attorney General
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-09-25
Don Antonio Naval

De regreso de Espana donde ha pasa-
do una larga temporada, hemos tenido
ell placer de saludar q nuestro amigo
don Antonio Naval, que viaja en- repre-
sentacion de las afamadas bodegas de
Florido Hermanos y Antonio Amerigu,
de Chipiona.
Deseamos al amigo Naval buenos ne
goclos y lie damos la mas afectuosa
bienvenida.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-09-25
Conhicto de Orden P4-
blico en- Rio Piedras
ORIGINADO POR UN MEETING
iLibertinaje y escandalo! no libertad

No hace mucho tempo, con motive de
un meeting en- Rio Piedras por ciertos
elementos perturbadores del orden So
cial amparados en- La inmunidad de la
tribuna p1blica y en- esa ibertad que
Sc ESTILA en- Puerto Rico hubimos
de censlrar duramente ciertas palabras
vertidas en- aquel acto por alguno de los
individuos que ocuparon la tribuna,, por
considerar que esa ibertad, de la que
Sc hace un abuse tan desmedido, no con-
cede derecho-por 10 menos as1 ocurre
en- cualquier pals del mundo civilizado-
a los oradores, sean del color pol1tico
que fueren para atacar alberta E impu-
nemente la honorabilidad de dign1si-
mas personals de la localidad en- donde Sc
celebra ell acto
En- aquella information, hubimos
de senalar ell case probable de un contiic-
to de alteration de orden p1blico, 81 Sc
repitiese ell hecho de que Sc atacase in
srltase de la forma mas grosera y mas
soez que puede darse, empleando pala-
bras que sonrojan, no al funcionario pd-.
blico en- Ell desempeno de su cargo con
OCCASION de su gestion, que este ser1a 10
procedente, sino la personahdad parti-
cular del funcionario. como caballe-
70. Esto es 10 intolerable, 10 inaudito,
10 que no Sc consiente nj estila, sin6 en-
un pals que como este, vive al amparo
de una bandera que concede al hombre
la mas amplia libertad, y en- ell que Sc
tergivcrsa por complete ell valor etimo-
l6gico de la palabra, para cambiarla por
ell de ibertinaje.
7 ell case ocurrido anoche en- Rio Pie
dras, viene darnos la raz6n cuando
presum1amos que un dfa podrla presen-
tarse las autoridades un conficto serio.
Serio fue y no 10 fue mas porque Sc
impuso el buen sentido en- los distingui-
dos elementos que mediaron en- la cues
ton y con SUI concienzuda serena in
tervenci6n y buen criterio, restaron i'm
portancia la batalla campal que Sc Ii
bro en- medic de la carretera, frente al
Casino, refriega que pudo tener fatales
consecuencias y uevar ell luto al hogar de-
prestigiosas familias de la localidad. Va
mos referir ell hecho, cinendonos a 10
que presenciamos las versiones e in
formaciones q. de el pudimos recoger.
A las s de la noche empezo celebrar-
Sc un meeting en- la plaza Municipal, Gu
va tribuna estaba adornada con una ban
dera Americana, ondeando en- sus cos
tados otra de La misma nacionalidad y
una roia, ensefa de los elementos obre-
ros
En- primer termino, uso de la palabra
un individuo apellidado Pilot, quien en-
su discurso, 81 as1 puede namarsele a la
ensarta de atrocidades que vertio por
su boca, dirigio inconcebibles ataques
adornados con palabras que ell respeto
al p1blico nos veda copiar aquf, no al
Alcalde, nj al Presidente del Concejo
municipal, al censurar su gesti6n como
tales; sino que insult6, VETO, difam6, es-
carnecio y pisote6 a su placer, la hon
ra, la dignidad, la honorabilidad y la
vida privada, de los caballeros particu-
lares, dignisimos y altamente estimados
en- La localidad por sus elevadas dotes de
integridad y competencia, senores En-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-09-25

d. Juan Bautista, con una franca y ex-
presiva algeria. en- ell rostro y los
brazos abiertos, demostrandonos vivos
deseos de estrechar entire ellos, 4 sus
buenos amigos y viejos camaradas. ).
Ricardo Milo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-09-25
CIR MICA
GratOs reCuerdOs

Los andenes de la amplia y hermosa
estacion del ferrocarril de la moderna
E importante ciudad de Valencia, no
daban acceso, a media docena de per-
sonas mas. ALI, Sc apinaban y estru-
jaban grupos de gentes que, por su
elegante porte y distinguidos modales,
denunciaban a primera vista, la proce-
dencia de su aristocratica y alta socie-
dad, contra las que, lisa y llanamente
vert1an, la saya de estampado percal
Y manton terciado sobre los hombros;
entremezclandose entire unos y otros,
los que luc1an amplias blusas de dis
tintos colores, y democratica gorra Q
boina.
Mostraban todos, los semblantes ale
gres; y los que Sc hab1an instalado va
en- los coches que formaban ell gran con-
voy, contestaban con rapida viveza, las
frases agudas y entrecortadas, que los
amigos Y familiares desde ell anden le
prodigaban.
A la mafana, no podia pedirsele ma
yor esplendidez, hermosura ell sol, CO.
menzaba q tender sus luminosos rayos
por aquellas encantadoras campinas,
la suave y vivifcadora brisa llegaba
hasta nosotros, perfumada por los efu-
vios de aquella incompatible forescen-
cia.
Era una esplendida manana; era la,
|y1spera de San Juan j..
A. las ocho y cuarenta, el pito de la
locomotora dej6 DIR su estridente y
prolongado silbido, anunciandonos que
hab1a llegado el momento de partir; los
|resoplidos de la maquina ell brusco
chirrear de los topes, hizo separar de
la orilla de los andenes a aquella enor-
me masa humana, que rebull1a, agitan-
do sus panuelos los unos, y otros pro-
nunciando con toda la fuerza de sus
pulmones, un franco adi6s de despedi-
da; interinamente ell tren, arrancaba
majestuoso y lento, hacia los desvios,
que hab1an de dejarle en- via libre, pa
.ra continuar SUI interrumpido viaje.
Con mis- companeros de viaje, me re-
tire de las ventanillas, despues que el
rapido abandono los alrededores de la
famosa ciudad valenciana; intentamos
acomodarnos en- nuestros mullidos
asientos, pero Sc nos hizo materialmen-
te impossible. A los ounce minutes de
haber abandOnado la soberbia estaci0n.
entraba el tren en- franca campina; Y, a
pesar de la gran velocidad que los tre-
mes rapidos suelen desarrollar en- su
|vertiginosa carrera, la considerable Sc
RE de alternos y variados paisajes, que
al fondo de las extensas llanuras fes-
tOneadas de Una notable collection de
matlces en- ell co]orido, Sc destacaban.
nos obligaban a permanecer a pie fir
me, hgeramente recortados en- los ba-
tientes de las portezuelas ventanillas.
para contemplar silenciosos y absorto,s
Ia divinidad de tanta indescriptible be-
lleza.
En- las estaciones que fbamos deian-
do atras, notabase tambien, bullidora
animation; 10 cual, nos hac1a Greer, que
lei Bautista, es Santo que disfruta de
veneraci6n y grandes simpatias, por
aquellas alegres pintorescas comar-
|cas
Pasado va de medic d1a-, las doce-,
entra ell rapido que nos conduce en- una
estaclon, cuyo extraordinario movi-
miento, llama notablemente la atencion.
En- la via paralela q la nuestra, bufa
desaforadamente La locomotora del
tren correo proximo partir y que ha
de llegar a las primeras horas de la no