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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-02-21
REYI>TAD DEL PRENSA
F.! Liberal (Madrid.)

'El Liberal cOmenta en- ii Siguicn-
- io:ma L. rcspuesta dada por {.
m;aistro de Estado espanol = IA no
Ia pacifis:a del ]preSidente Wilson:
ESpana ia contestado, al fit. : Ia
nota sobre Il paz del presidcntc WI
son. ES Ia Ultima en- dar Su opinion,
sin dada pOrquc, de no ~enganarnoS
los rumor que circular. Tue lam
bien Ia Ultima I quien Sc lie comuni
caron cficillmcntc las proposiciones
amcric2nas.
Pcro aun siendo Ia Ultima. O IL.
vcz por 10 mismo, tSta respucSta ej
IL que mas cerca Sc ha!la de Ia rrali-
dad. de Ii verdadera ~justicia Y de!
cspiritu de 10 oportuno, que t@ato va
lie en- diplomacia.
"No-dice en- sustancia Ia nota, adj
mirablemente meditada Y redactaoa
Dor D. Amalio Gimeno-; 10, nos
otros no oueremos asociarnos I los
paises que. enganados por los cantoS
de la sirena berlinesa, pidcn ID pa%
para Alemania.'
Sc dira que el Universe ertero ar
hela la paz. Sc dira que va hay mu-
cha sangre vertida. Sc dira que Eu
ropa Gamma hacia su ruina por n
ruta de escombros.
Els ~cierto, Y nosotros somos los pr!-
meros en- elevar nuestras preces ha-
cia ell cielo sordo, imp!orando ei fin
de la tragedia.
Pero les acaso necesario, por ri-
PaSa a Ia Ga. plana. col. 5a.)
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cimianto de ella, con areg.o Il regla-
mento y de retirar Ia libranza dc qui.
nientos frances que inscribi0 IN SUI
cuenta.
NADIA habia cambiado. como con
prendia bicn. en- los sentimientos que
Rose!ina lie pr~ofesaba.
La unica preocupaci0n que tenia,
estaba ahora disipada, puesto que Sc
hallaba seguro de contar con TODD t!
dinero que ~necesitara para c%ontinual'
enviando q Cecilia mientras estuviera
preso, 10 que Ia habia prometido.
POr Ell sentido de Ia carta comprer
do que RoSelina habia revelado a
SUI madrina. cl amor que Sc profeza-
ban; mas no debia haber confesado
las c~onSecuenciaS Ne este amor Y la
ext tancia del ninO, pues de Otro mo-
do hubiera hablado con mas claridad
en- lugar de limitarse Z una habil ala
sion. que comprendio perfectamente,
81 decir que Sc encargaria con mucho
gusto de 10 que e tuviera que ha
Ger.
Era de Ia nodriza del Milo de qni?r
hablaba Roselina con palabgas encu
biertas.
Hacia algunos dias que, en- suS la
gas meditaciones, habia modificado
Silvano sus anteriores proyectos res
pecto del nino confiado 2 Cecilia IA
gazo.
|, La intervention de Roman Gilbert
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-02-21

que Gilbert lie padi6 para just;ficar ::
Silvano, acab0 de decirla por compile
TO.
Entonces fuG cuando habl6 IA Sc
nora Gros, revelandola TODD 10 ocu-
rrido, en- medic de abundantisimo Ian
to, que su madrina Sc esforZaba por
impedir, prodigandola TODD genera dc
consuelos.
Aquella buena sonora, que adora-
ba a Roselina con TODD su ~coraZon,
no tuvo un reproche que dirigirla. an
ties, por ell contrario, la ~reconvino por
no haberla dicho TODD cuaElo fue a
Marsella con su padre, pues entonces
ella hubiera arreglado las cOsas en-
debida forma.
-Bueno-ipregunto IA cxcelente
muier,-de modo que has tenido I'm
nino?
-Si.... un chiquitin pr%ecioso-
eonfes6 Roselina sobre cuyos palldo:
labios apareci6 una leve sonrisa.-He
querido que lie dieran el nombre de
rapa..... Sc llama Roberto.
-;Y que ha sido de Sc nino?
-Esta en- nodriza....
-;D6nde. en- Marsella?
ST. muy cerca de aqui... iCom-
prendes Guam ~desgraciada he sido?
Tan cerca de el y sin poder verlo!..
va veras que hermoso es; porque, ire
mos a verle, ~jverdad?
va 10 creo-asinti6 cor ternura
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vi6udole frccuentementc en- caZ2 dc
su nodriza, a]limentaba en- su colaZon
cl amor que el le habia i%nspirado;
:1ero auuel!o no era possible por el mo-
meato, puesto que Roselina no habla
hccho 4 su madrina Ia confession de
su m~aternilad.
Silvano hubiera querido, dadas las
nuevas disposiciones de espirltu en-
que Sc encontraba, que Ia sonora
Gros conociera Ia verdad. pues clio
seria mucho mejor para u actuales
combinaciones.
Tratabase de llevar a Roselina 4 IN
revelation de TODD 10 ocurrido Y pa
"a clio no tenia mas que hablar!a del
nibo en- Ia carta que %escribiria, con-
testando q Ia que habia recibido.
Esto fue 10 que hizo el miserable
valiendose, al efecto, de parifrasls y
expresiones, cuyo sentido no d~ejaris
de comprender Roselina.
Esta no habia esperaio las lnsl~
nuaciones que en- aquella carta Sc le
hacian para decidirse 4 Ia revelation
completa de Ia verGad.
Habia comenzado por hacer IA con
fidenc:a 4 Anita. su doncella, cue
,sospechaba va Ia maternicad de 81
ANA, y ella fue quien Ia amino a de-
cir TODD q su madrina, tan tierna Y
tan buena, que era para ella n YER
dadera madre.
Dudaba todavia, cuando la carr:
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-02-21

Ia sonora Gros.-iUn hfjo tu:9!....
iE5 como 81 20 fuera abuelat Iue
hcimoso dcbe ser.... cSc te pa.ece
No se..... Apenas k vi coaGdo
nacio.... Con las precauciones- que
debiamos torlar para que NADIA Sc. su-
piera.... Silvano hizo venir en- segui-
da una nodriza, que sc llev6 ell nino
cast tan pronto ONO naci6.
-:Luego, no has vuelto q yer &!
pobre chiquitin?
-Nuca.... Recibia noticias dc q
por Silvano, que escribia ! Ia nod1i=a:
pero desde que esta prcso. NADIA he
vuelto a saber.... Por este estaba
yo tan triste e inquieta
Roselina complete ST. confession
irtlicando a Ia sonora eros c5mo lsor
el doble sentido de sus cartas Sc en-
tendia ahora con Silvano respectn 4
Ia nodriza y al nino, y a ia! efeclo
mostro en- Ia ultima recibida, los pa
lrafos en- q Silvano, aludiendo Z ellos.
decia que las daria la direction de Ia
persona a quien habia confiaao srs
intereses mas caros. E-
ives? Sus intereses mas caros,
es decir, nuestro pequeno Roberto.
-;Ah, querida mia! Has hecho .blen
en- ~revelarme t~odo-dijo Ia sonora
eros, ~abrazando a su ahijada.
ME perdonas?-pregunt6 con
zalameria Rosel!na.
-iQue 81 tie perdono, a ii que tan
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NNNE.
DE MADRE.

10 que Roselina habia previSto, sc
realize. Silvano conoci6 81 letra en-
aquella carta firmada: "Tu madrina,
Isabel Gvos". que el ayudante le en-
trcg6 alberta, desputs de tomar con
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-02-21
rTrI1ROS A. B. .AkAN1CO
Eel chaparron s~olanesco

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o,e nrodncen car,;n
CT. IA pre6o how 6eenor1orse
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n,of,,Ars de dolor,
No d;oo ..ores" ca,astos. a,oridos,
noro CON COEAZNN
= enema sus pupilas lpcbrecito)
on n lJmbre del sci
"1ace del raraagon dc las montanas
IN arco, este cantor.
va todos les aivinos ruisciores
cocc dc dos On dos,
' les roba sus rrinoS, Y los ircn2a
cor r2ra pcrtecclon,
y .os lama q los ''ent'S' Y "a 4! H'nHo
~ Nnss.o. -. ,eor
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-02-21
National EXCHANGE and Commission co.
REFERENCi,: LAREDO NATIONAL. nsNK."

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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21
Christmas.

During the reformation the CUSTOM
of observing Christmas was looked
upon in England as sacrilegious. Puri-
tans were working toward its abolish
ment; and finally in December "a, 1862,
parliament ordered THAT no Obsery-
ance shall be had of the FIVE and TWEEN
tieth day of December, eOmmonly
called Christmas day; nor any solemn
ity used or exercised in the churches
upon that day In respect thereof"
Then Christmas became a DAY of
work and no cheer. The love Of fun
which must find vent was expended af
New Year, when the celebration vas
similar to that formerly observes at
Christmas. Christmas has never re-
gained its former prestige in I.nxss1d
Year after year 1t has been more o.
served in churches and families, bot
not in the wild boisterous hearty style
of Olden times when the nsur.
murs of yore babe to each and IN:
"A merry Christmas and happy New
Year,
Your pockets full OF money and ysur
cellar full OF beer"
-YuletidA In Nany LAnda !.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21
Warship Captain Lonely, Yet
Rules With Autocratic Sway

Tradition and the exigencies of his
position impose lonely sort of exist
ence on the captain of warship, says
the London Mail. Amid the dense pop
u1ation of the floating steel island over
which he rules with autocratic sway
the captain lives a life Of solitude.
Other officers, according to their
rank, may enjoy the good comradeship
Of the wardroom or the merry round
Of the care-free, fear-free, irresponsi-
BILE gunroom. But for the captain these
are things Of the past. In his apart
ments astern he lives in almost royal
isolation, with sentry ION the door,"
and surrounded by such difficulties of
approach as hedge about king.
Within certain limits he is a king
more autocratic in his tiny realm than
are many monarchs who wear their
crowns ashore. Part Of the quarters
deck is his royal plaisance. In harbor
the starboard side, at sea the weather
side of it are reserved for him by ages
old custom. No one else may tread
there while the captain remains ~
deck"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21
Writer Tells of Finding
Relics of Robinson Crusoe

A biography written in the early
part of the last century by DR.. A. w.
Davis Of Tenbury, England, tells Of
the good doctors visit to Largo, in
Fifeshire, where he saw chest that
once belonged to Alexander Selkirk.
This Selkirk was none other than Rob-
-inson Crusoe, and the chest was that
which had been with the redoubtable
adventurer on the island of Juan Fer
nandez. 1t was an heirloom that had
been handed down in the family and
was then in the. possession of poor
woman named Selkirk. She had a
drinking cup that had belonged to her
distinguished ancestor, made of coco
nut shell and tipped with silver.
Doctor Davis was convinced that
both relics were genuine. The chest
was of kind commonly used by sea-
men and had "a. S." cut into the lid
in several places. This same woman
also had owned musket of Selkirk's
but she gave it to the laird of the par
ish. Doctor notes that visitors were
permitted to see the weapon upon re.
quest.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21
The Birds Christmas Tree.

cranberries, popcorn, nuts and other
dainties beloved of birds. Strings of
red skinned apples, cut into tiny pieces
convenient for birds to peck at, were
a prominent feature of the decorations,
and so were bacon rinds and Jumps Of
suet, which are good to keep warmth
in the little bodies when the cold creeps
under their feathered coats.
Miss Louise, who spent most of her
time in the country, studied the ways
of the birds and their likings, and she
knew that they are as strongly attract
ed by bright colored things as are chill
dren. That is why the tree was made
pretty with gay tinted berries.
There was a large attendance, and
no birds were turned away, no matter
how shabby their coats or disreputable
their regulations. The clustering little
English sparrows were welcomed with
the rest, although they tried to bully
the others. Even grouchy old Sir Crow
was permitted to peck bit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21
The Spanish Santa Claus.

In Spain, however, 1t is not Santa
Claus, but one of the three kings, no
less q person, indeed, than Balthasar,
who is the purveyor Of gifts. He is
always represented as negro, even
In the pictures Of the old masters, and
as such he survives in Spanish legend.
On the eve of the Epiphany the chill
lren leave their shoes and boots out in
some convenient spot near the chin
ney, to find them laden with gifts in
the morning. Boots, in fact, preceded
the stocking everywhere. the superior
advantages Of the latter as a recep-
sacle having been a recent discovery.
In Belgium to this day the children
live their shoes an extra fine polish on
Christmas eve, fill them with hay, oats
Or carrots for Santa Claus white horse
and put them on the table or set them
IN the fireplace. The room is then
carefully closed and the door locked.
In the morning a strange thing is
found to have occurred. The furniture
IS all turned topsy turvy, the fodder
has been removed from the shoes, and
n its place the good little children find
III sorts Of nice things and the bad
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21
Dufresnay's
Christmas
Awakening
I'M Christmas morning of the year
1851 M. Dufresnay's apartments

IN Christmas morning of the year
1851 M. Dufresnay's apartments
were in some confusion. Mon
sieur himself as he slept on spindle
legged sofa was not the very image of
order. His rose colored satin coat was
under his head, and his silk stockinged
calves dangled over the end of his all
too brief bed. The cards of yesterday
and yesternight bestrewed the floor.
He was disturbed by the insisteni
tinkling Of bell. Dufresnay groaned
and struggled to his feet.
On opening the door he beheld a
very beautiful young lady quantity dis
guised as working woman and carry
ing large basket such as laundreSSes
use. Dufresnay retreated in confusion,
bowling profoundly and wrestling with
his coat.
II pray you pardon me, mademoiselle.
did not expect IA vision p
"And ! pray you, monsieur, not to
mock me-" she replied, with wry lit
tie smile. '"The last time came your
servant said you had no money. You
owe me II livres."
Dufresnay gazed in speechless incre-
dulity for moment and then burst
out laughing.
"a merry Christmas to you, made
! moiselle !" he cried. SIS the basket for
mel"
II wish you also merry Christmas.
But please, please listen to me. Per-
haps the wine is not yet out of your
head. But / must have money today.
Surely you can understand"
Dufresnay partially mustered his
wits and attempted an elaborate COM
pliment.
81 have seen all the shepherdesses of
our Arcadian Versailles and BY the
goddess of the laundry, you are not
crying! The basket is very heavy.
And here are actual shirts!"
He looked in comic perplexity from
the basket to the girl. Then he said
gently, HAS no one ever told you how
beautiful you are?"
Certainly you are not the first to
fiatter me nor the first that failed to
pay me, but" she added, and her eyes
filled with tears, II had better hopes
of you. Fine words will not help me"
II know they will not. What have
I that will bring II livres? This ring?''
"But that is wedding ring"
"My mothers. And it is for my
wife. 1t is for you"
"That is cruel jest. And thought
you were so different. You have never
seen me before, but / live not far
away, and have often seen you. You
are not yourself now or you would not
mock me So"
81 was never myself before" insist
ed DufreSnay.
At this moment a stately parsonage
appeared in the doorway and rang the
bell with great vigor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21

Dufresnay greeted him with delight.
els his majesty returned to Parish
No? He is well?"
Turning to the girl, he said: IL am,
as perhaps you know, the kings poor
kinsman, as poor as he is rich. "A.
RibOt has been the bearer of many
good gifts. Monsieur, mademOiseIle Is
my betrothed."
"Ahem! M. Dufresnay, his majesty
intrusted me with this Christmas
present for youths purse Of gold.
500 louis, / believe, and this commits
sion creating you valet de chambre du
roi, with stipend of 100000 livres per
annum. I congratulate you, monsieur.
AS 1 have many other commissions to
execute for his gracious majesty, j
must humbly take my leave"
present my grateful thanks and
Christmas wishes to his majesty"
M. Ribot made his departure with
somewhat the air of one who gladly
takes leave of questionable company.
''May also congratulate you, mOn-
sieur" timidly ventured the girl You
can pay me now" she added rather
tamely.
'You see my stablishment-.h0w
live. Gould not the order Of these
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21
Return of the Primitive.

A peculiar instance brought about
by war conditions is the revival of a
number of Old-fashiOned manufactur-
ing methods abroad which have been
dormant for centuries. This is es-
pecially true of the paper industry in
France. The French press has been
so hard put to it to produce news
print that several paper mills, some of
which date back to the sixteenth CEN
fury, have been again put in opera
ton. The mechanical pulp is simply
made by grinding wood with mill
stone, which is set in rotation by wa
ter power. The mixing and drying
out process is carried on by hand.
Up-to-date paper mills in France have
had their operations curtailed owing
to lack of raw materials and motive
power.-Wall Street Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21
Children Should Be Given a Place in
All the Activities of the Home


We striving place the children of this generation better
footing We desire make child the
position his family He sphere the home
this great which sweep
ing the country
The great difficulty with the American family lies in the fact that it
recognize its early enough To the
father and mother they youngsters from the time they enter
school until they complete their education and to work
why they their outside of the home
often They their place the home and all the home activities
be patriotic conversation Parents who recognize maturity
in their boys and girls when begins make its will
the reward often missed.
Every boy should be given plot of ground work If it only ten
square If of ability he will realize $40 from at least
the the office Washington
girls than 81 100000 realized
days. had the chores do the farm and
chuning and patchwork children members of
all that and the get back the
good old farm notions it will be for the government
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21
The American Face.

The face of the pure American
stocks generally is high and oval, says
Doctor Hrdlicka, who explains that in
the case of the womenfolk it some
times leaves the impression of narrow
ness. In both sexes he found the fore
head well developed, and incidentally
a source of pride to many who &C.
copied this as physical mark of in
tellectuality. There was a prevalence
of long noses with medium breadth.
In both sexes was found medium
breadth Of mouth, its averages APP
proximating those of the French.
The old American is likewise dis
tinguished by long ears, longer than
those of any of the immigrants at Ellis
island except the British. Doctor
Hrdlicka says the face of the original
Americans has retained it's length in
the last generations, but it's breadth
is diminishing and the jaws are grow
ing smaller.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21
A Christmas PRAYER.
God grant no little child mag 90

God grant no little child mag 90
With hungry heart or empty hand
Glue this thy aDorld one radiant dGy
To understand, to understand.
Give us the fitting aDord to say,
The spendthrift smile, the brGUe ca
ress;
Disclose our hearts and give us nOto
The courage of our tenderness!
Lord, zoe are old toith toll and tears,
Our souls are yelled toith Udrious art;
Yet still the little children Keep
Thine ancient sinapieness of heart
And they alone of all thy breath
May bind the burning angels eyes
And, striking Laughter from the ssc0rd,
Retrace the years to paradise.
They are so brave NTH Iove and
dreams,
So eager eyed and, ali, so dear!
/ think zoe must return them nop
The faith they bore across the year.
/ think that zoe must glue them nop
The spendthrift smile, the kindly
t00rd,
That earth may keep its ancient hope
And zoe thy jul commandments,
Lord. -D0no Barnet.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21
The "Service of Light"

Of that unwearied patron of children,
that homely but delightful personif1ca-
ton of parental kindness, Santa Claus,
his custom and his equipage, as he goes
about visiting the firesides Of this hap
by land, laden with Christmas boun-
ties, but from whomsoever it may
have come we give thanks for it.
There is to our apprehension spirit Of
cordial goodness in it, playfulness as
of fancy and q benevolent alacrity to
enter into the feelings and promote the
simple pleasures of children which are
altogether charming. We hope our lit
tie patrons, both lads and lassies, will
accept it as proof of our unfeigned
good will toward them, token of our
warmest wish that they may have
many merry Christmas; that they
may long retain their beautiful relish
for these unbought, home bred joys,
which derive their flavor from filial
piety and fraternal love and which,
they may be assured, are the least al
loyed that time can furnish them
Philadelphia Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21
Mountain of Honey.

The story of bees adopting the car
cass of lion as their home is familiar
to all Bible students. These industri-
GUS little creatures have often pre-
empted the most novel places for theiI
homes. Near Los Angeles, CAL, is a
large area of land known as Griffith's
park, in which is large elevation Of
rock. This rock is deeply perforated
with holes of various sizes, In which
colonies of bees have seen fit to live
and collect q large amount of honey.
This proves to be case of community
building in apiarian life. One would
think the temptation great to procure
this large quantity of honey; but so far
no one has cared to take chances with
the stings of these interesting little
creatures. At oil hours of the day bees
can be seen flying around their rock
habitation, storing vast amounts of
honey.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21
ingenious Defense Scheme
Was Fertilization of Coast
To Derange Ships Compasses

One of the most unique defensive
measures ever proposed to the United
States government was the fortif1ca-
ton Of the coast with giant magnets
that would derange the compass of
any hostile ship that might attempt
a surprise attack, says a writer. That
was back in the nineties, and as the
suggestion came from well-known
officer of the engineer corps it was
decided to test the theory. According
~ huge magnet was built near New
York city, by means Of two cannon, a
ton Of steel rails and a few miles Of
insulated wire. The rails were laid
across the butt of the cannon to "con-
meet" them and the wire was wound
about their firing end. When the cur
rent from big dynamo was turned in
to this magnet it developed surprising
power.
Although 1t would not draw the nails
out of passing ships, as the lode stone
mountain did to the vessel of Sinbad
the Sailor, it was guaranteed by it's
inventor to disarrange the compass of
any ship within six miles. If the coast
was ever attacked by an enemy fleet
under cover of darkness or fog, this
officer argued, the magnet would so
completely upset the compasses of the
enemy that his ships would be more
likely to run ashore than to make q
successful attack.
Records are unobtainable of just
how far this assertion was borne out
by the experiment. In any event, the
magnet was built and remained intact
for some time. But there was no at
tempt to extend the plan, and ulti-
mately it went into the discard, thus
marking the end of an ingenious
scheme which seemed to have some re-
markable possibilities.