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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-02-27
IN MEMORIAM.

When | heard of the death of Mary
Strother Barns, which occurred at
Salem College, Winston Salem, N. c.,
on the 18th ultimo, my heart throbb-
ed with sympathy for her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph G. Barns. She
was of my own kindred and was join
ed to ME by the strongest tie with
which God binds human hearts to-
gether. Having in recent years been
called repeatedly to pass under the
rod" could well understand and
join in the sorrow that crushed the
hearts of her devoted father and
mother, her brother and her vener-
able grand parents and other near
relatives who loved her so.
1t had not been my fortunate pri-
vilege to meet and know Mary Stro-
ther since she entered the stage of
lovely young womanhood; but while
| was at Tazewell during the recent
Christmas holidays, l heard from
those who met her in the social circle
and on festive occasions much about
her charming personalities radiant
with happiness, and so full of promise
for bright and useful life.
Associated as she was with affec-
tionate parents and fond relatives
and surrounded with loving school.
mates and teachers and many deyot-
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-02-27
TERRIBLY SWOLLEN
Suffering Described As Torture
Relieved by Black-Draught.

Rossville. Ga.-Mrs. Kate Lee Able, Of
this place, writes: "My husband is an
engineer, and once while lifting, he In.
iured himself with piece Of heavy ma.
chinery, across the abdomen He was
so sore he could not bear TO press on
himself at all, on chest q abdomen. He
weighed 1865 lbs, and fell off until he
weighed ITO lbs, in two weeks.
He became constipated and it looked
like he would die. We had three different
doctors, yet with all their medicine, his
bowels failed 10 act. He would turn I'D
ten-cent bottle of castor oil, and drink
ii two or three days In succession. lie
did this yet without result. We became
desperate, he suffered so. He was swol-
len terribly He told me his suffering
could only be described as torture.
| sent and bought Thedford's Black
Draught. made HIM take big dose,
and when il began 10 act he faiuted, he
was in such misery, but he got relief and
began to mend at once. He got well,
and we both feel he owes his life to
Thedford's Black -Draught"
Thedford's BIack-Draught will help you
10 keep fit, ready for the days work.
Try it'll NC-l3I
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-02-27
What DO The Farmers Do.
What do The farmers do
When the cold slectS Gomez"


When the cold sleets Gomez"
"For wood and grinding go,
Tend stock and make home!"
was asked the other day by sue
ccssfu city business man what peo-
pie did in the country when we had
weather such as we have had during
the last week.
When asked 10 what he thought
of this question, he got down the vol
ume of the Stuntland Diaries for 1899
tho year of the great blizzard
and read the entries made by Colonel
Boswell Johnson Stunts for Feb. IL:
"Bad snowstorm. Out most of the
day. Had sheep and lambs put in new
shelter Had my hounds given fresh
bedding. Cattle put in lower barns
all racks filled. Sent minister Il load
of hay. Sent Charlotte onc-half bu-
shell of meal Saw the cows and
horses and hogs we'll bcdded. Had II
lot of hickory from woodpile put
under back porch. Had two bushels
wheat brought from barn for my
wfc's fowls. Spread peck in Lodge
woods for cartridges. Had a mutton
butchcrcd and hung up. Rode to see
how Mills was and took him jelly my
wife sent him. Furious snow when l
got back at shutdown. Saw everything
fed A good fire, good toddy which,
my wife made for me-too sweet
IL good supper. Read Lear till 10
o'clock. The young people danced till
prayer time. Thank God for good
shelter and for His mercy."-Ex.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-02-27
CANNOT BE CORALLED LIKE
CATTLE.

Mr.. Gompers and the American
Federation of Labor unions, propose
to go into politics, according to recent
dispatches, and attempt to control
the labor vote irrespective of political
affections.
If neither of the candidates of the
old parties measure up to their
standard the Federation will nominate
candidate of it's own, seems to be
the idea. 1t is not certain how well
the Federation may succeed in other
sections, but it can be assorted that
so far as the South is concerned the
plan wort work.
1t will work only in those states
where there is majority of mug
wumps, and the southern laborer is
not a mug wump. He is either n
Democratic OF Republican, and is
not at all likely to take orders from
Gompers, and be voted in gangs, or
coralled like WESTERN cattle. The next
president of the United States will
be either Democrat or Republican,
and if Gompers undertakes to "pass
the buck" as the saying is, he, as
well the Federation, will lose what
little prestige he has.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-02-27
N = e / w horfo!ksRsstern RR

Schedule Effective May rs. 1919.
Lv. Tazewell for Norton
9:22 a. n. s.14 n m
Lv. Tazewell for Bluefield-
fRoM BLUEFIELD, EASTBOUND.
$3.50 q. m. for Roanoke, Norfolk.
anu point on Shenandoah division
sleeper and dining car Norfoll, pr.
lor car (Broiler) Roanoke and Ha.
1;45 a. m. daily for East Radford
ana intermediate stations.
l.bo p. m. daily Lynchburp and in
termediate stations and Shenandoah
valley. Sleeper Bluefield to phila-
aeiphla, Roanoke and New York. Din.
ing car. "' LIN
~ p. m; for Roanoke, Lynchbure
richmond, Norfolk. Slecper 70 Nor.
folk and Roanoke to Richmond
WESTBOUND.
go p. m. for -.enova, Ports. .ouib
Solumous, Cincinnati. Sleeper Colum,
Dus, and Cincinr It'll Cafe car TO
Williamson. ~"A
c;s q, 10 a, m; for Kenova. Portsmouth
CINCINNATI, Columbus. Sleeper to Co.
lumbus. Cafe car.
LOO p, m. for Williamson and in
termediate stations. "
W. b. Bevill. passenger traffic man.
ager; W. c. Saunders, genera pas
sehger agent, Roanoke, Va.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-02-27

the raising of troops, Washington
was put in command Of all soldiers
A good old Quaker heard Washing
ton praying in the field one day, and
said to his wife George Washington
will succeed. The Americans will gain
their independence, the Lord will hear
and answer his prayer" The Lord did
hear Washington.
The war is over now and time has
come to elect a president for the new
republic. Everybody said Washington
was the man. When the electoral
votes had been counted. it was found
that George Washington had received
every vote cast Congress was in scs-
sion in New York City and at once
notified him Of his election. He was
found on his farm at Mount Vernon,
and with some regret left his quiet
life to become President of our great
United States.
The journey from Mount Vernon to
New York was made by carriage.
Every where he was greeted by great
crowds. On reaching New York he
was hailed with salute of thirteen
guns and escorted to Federal Hall,
where he was inaugurated president,
1889.
He was elected second term and
declined third. The eight years that
he was president were the most i'm
portant in our history. Under Wash
ington our government was firmly
established. When he became presi-
dent the credit of the United States
abroad was at low cbb, but through
the wise plans of Alexander Hamil-
ton, Washington's Secretary of the
Treasury, our debts were paid and our
standing in the eyes Of the European
Nations was raised. The two remain
ing years of his life after he left the
White House were spend on his farm
at Mount Vernon. On Dec. IA 1893,
he edied from severe throat trouble
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-02-27

ed friends, 1t Is hard to understand
why she should be made q victim OF
the cruel monster. death. But the
mysteries of what we call life and
death are subject TO Gods Supreme
Law, the Law Of Nature, and to its
decree we all are compelled to bend
and submit.
The deceased attained the age OF
twenty years last August, and was II
member of the junior class at Salem
College, where her sweet disposition,
splendid character and excellent men,
tai attributes had made her n univ
ersal favorite with the faculty and
student body. Her stricken parents,
her brother, and her uncle, Judge
James French Strother, were with
her when the final summons came,
and tenderly watched over her as the
ethereal separated from the physical
body and winged its fight to the
realms of eternal bliss.
Very little can be done or said by a
mortal being to assuage the grief, or
hoal the wound, that has been inflict-
ed upon the hearts of those to whom
she was so dear. But for them there
is the precious consolation that she
lived right and died right, and has
entered the presence Of her God with
out one spot or blemish on her earth
ly life and character. For such as she
there is no death
mot dead!What beautiful thought,
To cheer us through life's dreary
way.
Not dead-but bloomed into life
Where time is eternally day.
Not dead-'Tis glorious hope
And lessons the burdens we bear,
AS we lay our beloved away
To know we shall meet-Over
There"
VIM. C. PENDLETON.
Richmond, Va. Feb. 81, 1872.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-02-27

brought on by going over his planta-
ton on snowy day.
The highest praise that can be given
Washington is contained in those
memorable words which were used Of
him soon after his death, First in
war, first in peace, and first in the
heart Of hi countrymen.
Written by Mona Lawson, Grade
fifth B. age twelve, North Tazewell
school.
Miss Louise Peery, teacher.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-02-27
THE KICK JUSTIFIED.

Certain farmers sold their wool for
90 cents pound. The statistics show
that it takes six pounds of wool to
make suit of wooden clothes. The
farmers went to town to buy suit
of clothes. The price asked was $50 90
suit. Somewhere between the farm
ers sheep fold and the retail store
the farmers six pounds of wool had
increased in price from $3.G0 to $50.
Dcducting the $500, the price of tn.
raw material, the sin pounds had
cost S52.1O to manufacture into suit
Of clothes. The purchasers of the
clothes were assured by the retailer
that he, the retailer, was selling the
clothes on "a small margin" The
farmers winkcd at each other, and
went home mad, and organized reg
ular 'kickcrs club" Were they justi-
fled in kicking?
Farmers are proverbial grumblcrs
about this, that and the other, but
they seldom do any Kicking" They
grumble and go ahead, in and out OF
season, through bad weather and
good, crop failures and all. They have,
heretofore taken it all out in grumb
ling.
They meet ut the store and the
blacksmith shop, and sometimes at
church, too, before service begins, and
grumble and growl and decide that
"something must be done" to change
things, but on Monday morning they
hitch up, and go to it again, as
though everything was just right. But
the farmer is no longer taking it out
in grumbling. He is doing some kick
ing. He is striking back, and in the
future will strike harder still He is
getting tired of being robbed.
He will demand an equitable share
of the value of his products. He
thinks his wife and children are en-
titled to good living and II little
more, the same as the families of the
miners and railroad men, and "b
gosh" he says we are going to have
it. And he will. He'll strike by limit
ing production, if the worst comes,
and show 'em just how strong he is
and how hard he can kick He is gett-
ing tired feeding and clothing a lot
of slackers who work only hours Il
day and 5 days n week who can blame
him, or censure him, when he sells 5
dollars and 60 cents worth of wool and
buys it back for $4,000 in the shape
of suit of clothes or sells beef
for twelve or thirteen cents n pound,
and buys it back in the shape of a
roast or steak for thirty five and
forty cents, and up to sixty and rs
cents? The same when it comes to
buying shoes. The farmer gets about
10 cents n pound for his hides. A pair
of mems shoes, about number 8's
weighs 2 pounds, and costs from 9
dollars to fifteen dollars. And so it
goes. This may not be exactly a prop
or way to count, but facts are facts,
and it does seem that the farmer has
a "kick coming"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-02-27
PRESIDENT WILSON BULL
HEADED.

Every SO often somebody rises to
remark, that Mr.. Wilson is "too bull
headed" He refuses to take advice,
accept compromises etc, etc.
And these critics are exactly cor
rect. All great men are "bull-head-
ed" if you please to so term firmness
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-02-27
Two Tenants Wanted

Houses and garden free. Land
teams, tools and seed furnished. on
Ihares. Work furnished on the farm
for further information, call on o..
write, ID. P. PERRY, North Taze.
"s' va Jan. eff,
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-03-21
UN RASGO De ABNEGACTON De UNA NINA

| En- efecto: a cada mnO Sc lie do
! ademas de su correspondence pane
clio blanco Y tierno, un par de hue
vos duros, su razonable trozo de che
RIO asado, un buen pedazo de rico
salchich6n, y de postre, una hermosa
raranja.
Todas arremetieron con brios y
fueron dando cuenta de todos Y de
cada uno de aquellos, para elias ex-
Quisitos y deSacostumbrados mania
res.
Una nina, sin embargo, respet0 Ia
m~erienda, dejandola intacta.
Notolo Il de las maestras y pre-
guntole sonriendo:
iPor que no ~meriendas, Aurorita?
sLa ~interrogada baj6 los oios, y
guard0 silencio.
-;Estas mala, hija mia? lQu6
tieneS?
No tenga NADIA, gracias a Dios,
eStoy buena.
-Entonces ipor que no tomas tn
merienda como las otras ninas?
-Gracias maestro; no puedo me-
rendar.
-jEs que no tienes ganas? Quiza
habras condo antes de venir aqui.
No ha entrado bocado por mi bo-
ca Gesde esta manana temprano, Que
me do mi madre IN pedazo de pan
con IN POGO de queso,-respondio sen
cillamente la inocente criatura.
-Pues desde esta manana hasta
&hora, con tan POGO alimento Y ha-
biendo jugado tanto es impossible que
no tengas hambre. Anda hijita,. CO.
, metc TODD este que bien 10 necesitas,
A Ia nina Sc le saltaron las lagr;-
mras, que enjugo con su de!antal
blanco.
-Supongo-reSpondio Ia maestro
cue nc seri per verguenza, pues va
estas viendo como Sc aplican tus COM
paneras.
Viendose asi ~estrechada Ia nina, Sc
levanto de su asiento, Y hacienda una
SERIAL a Ia religiosa para que Sc acer-
case mas q ella, lc dijo al dido:
No quiero tomar la merienda
porque la guardo toda para mi po-
brecita madre, que nunca toma nj
chorizo, nj huevos, salchich6n, Y me-
jor que 70, quiero que ella 10 tome.
Admire Ia maestro los mobiles Y
cristianos sentimientos dc aquella an
gelica criatura ' lie dijo:
Puedes tomar III merienda. Para
u madre te. daremos 10 mismo que
til vas a conner, y en- mayor cantidad.
Una sonrisa brot6 de los labios de
IL nina pobre.
Era Ia sonrisa de la gratitud y del
amor satisfecho!
r. ROCHEl
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-03-21

nesta V divertida recreation, durante
Ia cual saltaron, gritaron, Sc rieron,
lartaron ,charlarOn sudaron de 10 lin
Go Y Sc ~solazaror a su placer, STEM
pre- acompanadaS y vigiladas por sus
maeStras, oyose de pronto n sono-
"a V fuerte palmada, Y al puntO sc
rot0 en- TODD el patio universal J pro-
furdo silencio.
Era la senal para la merienda.
Airededor del patio Y dentro de los
ccrredores, Sc habian colocado largas
mesas V sus correspondence bancOs.
Fuer0nse acomodando las rinas po-
bres en- SUI sitio correspondence, Y
dada n breve bendicion, todas Sc
sentaron. Aparecieron entonces DOS
maestras con una gran costa, y fue-
ron distribuyendo los diversos COM
ponentes de Ia anunciada y no menos
deseada merienda pues e. ejercicio
corporal habia deSpertado gran ape
tito en- las chicuelas.
Fl chispear de los ojos, los r~estre-
cores V frotamientos de manos, los
involuntarios respingos sobre los ban
cos. Ia sa~tisfactoria sonrisa de los
labios Y otras diversas manifestation
mes a Ia aparicion de los manjares,
ran claro e indubitable indicio &c
CUE la merienda, sobrepujaba las es-
.Peranzas de aquellos infantiles este
magoS.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-03-21

La distribution de premios entire
Einas pobres Sc habia verificaGo con
extraordinaria solemnidad. Conten-
tisimas habiarr qued&do >todas las
alumnas. pueS ninguna de elias hubO
que no llevase el premio correspon-
diente a 81 asiduidad en- asistir a
clase Y a su buen COMPARTMENTS.
La marcada ~dferepcia, sin embargo,
entire los premios distributes, Sc
gun Ia mas estricta y patente justi-
cia d~istributiva, sirvi6 po~derosamen-
re para excitar una bien entendida
emulaci0n de las menos diligentes '
u Il loable orgullo noble de S~atisfac-
en- las mejores y ma aplicadas.
La solemne distribution Sc habia
ycrificado al mediodia, Y las peque-
nuelas ~quedaron citadas para asistir
Z las cinco de "a tarde del nismo dia
a tener I'm ratio de esparcimiento en-
81 patio de Ia escuela Y a n sucu-
lenta merienda.
P~untuales asistieron V to6aS Sc en-
tregror de llero a variedad de juegos
propios de Su sexo Y de U amos.
UnaS jugaban al volante; otras Sc
divertian en- hacer correr aroS ador-
nados con cascabeles; ' otras mas
12itaba1 q Ia cuerda Y otras, por Ill
timo, Sc solazaban jugando a las
munecaS.
PaSada como una bora en- tan no.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-03-21
CUENTO PARA LOS NINOS
FL BOLITO DE ORC

Cleric indio ladino de n de To-
pueblos de Ia costa del Pacifico, me
~xicano, Sc propuso explotar Y burlar
Sc de ia avaricia de unp de los come,
ciantes &c aquellos rumbos.
Ell indio de nuestro cuento tenia POI
TODD capital un burro que le servis
para If de un pueblo a otro llevandi
mercancias que realizaba a buenoE
precios, o bien llevando Y trayendc
encargos que Sc hacian de hierbas
medicinas. juguetes, etc. Aquel ne
gocio lie producia 10 bastante para vi
ivir con cierta holgura.
Cuando llegaba L los ranches )
eXnibia juGuetes, matas, encajes, etc
ell negocio era SECURE.
! Antes de llegar a un rancho apar'
itaba los obietoS que tenfa que entire
gar ALI Y que encargos que Sc
le habian hecho en- eli viaje anterior
Y comenzaba a fistribuirlas casa
por casa.
Mira que bonito trompo, decia a
J IN chicuelo al mostrarle el juguete
que 81 nadre lie habia encargado.
-AIire I'd, nina, que bonito enca.
ie. is meior cue el que listed que,
ria, Y cost6 10 mismo, decia mas a,
delante a una moza.
Y asi continuaba su iornada.
: NJ -,1+,E,> -,,io,ne IL ,aaia~,or 20,
sus encargos, pero a cada uno de los
quejcsos contestaba acknowledgements
SECURE Sc llev6 ell aire tn papeli
to Y por ESQ no 10 halle.
Y seguia caminando tranquila'
mente.
Olga usted,. lie gritaba algir
deccpcic--.ado
-yoy .oyendo, ~contestaba ell indi
gena.
--iMire listed! gritaba otro des,
contento.
-Voy miranda.
-iParese!, lie gTitaba otro que nc
habia recibido 81 encargo.
-Voy parade, respondia Ell arrierc
con una eterna flema, sin dctenerse
I'm momento.
Y era que muchas personals lie ha,
clan encargos sin cuidarse de darle
dincro para comprarlos. La vispera
de la salida de un lugar, todos los
que ouerian que les llevase algo cue
no habia ALI, iban a deiar anotado
en- un papel 10 que d~eseaban Sc les lie
vase Y en- ell mismo dcpositaban el
importc. Pero como habia muchos
que no dejaban el dinero necesario
para las compras y Sc limitaban d
ofrecerle que las pagarian cuando re-
cibiesen ell obieto pedido, nuestro buen
indio que no conocia ell sistema de c.
O. D. momentos antes dc emprender
ell viaje tomaba su sonbrero y So
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-03-21

plaba sobre Ia mesa en- que Sc halla
ban los papeles. Naturalmente. 10:
cue tenian dinero Nd Sc volaban, er
tauto que los otros iban a dar ire
misiblemente a Ia basura-
FL indio marrullero Sc acerco UT
dfa al comerciante avaro Y con aire
misterioso lie pregunt6.
-iiCuanto podra valer un bolitG
de T asi?
Y con los dedos lie indicaba ell ia
mano de una ciruela.
-Pues podra valer de veinte a
treinta pesos, lie contesto ell comercian
te.
Pasaron algunos dias Y en- otro dc
sus Wales volvio a preguntar al mis-
mo concrciante, siempre con Ell mis-
mo aire mistericso:
-iCuanto podra valer un bolito
de ORC asi?
Y con los dedos lie INDIGO un tama-
no de un huevo de g%allina.
Cuatro o cinco Wales despues 81
inaio hiZo al comerciante Ia lllsma
prpgrnta, pero en- esta vez senalaba
con les dedos Ell tamano de una ma.
rama.
-Podra waller cien pesos, lie con-
testo.
FL comerciante creyo que ell indio
tenia mucho ORC Y desde aquel mo-
mento tuvo para 81 muchas atencio-
nes. 10 obligo a parar en- su casa
en- cada vaje, lie daba buena cana !
mejor con'ida, y aln ell burro era
tratado esplendidamente.
| Ell comerciante esperaba de esa
manera loerar o que ell indio lie re-
galase algo de orc, o que Sc 10 vendie
Sc Lauy barato. Ash es que cuando
crey6 contar con Ia gratitud de su
hu6sped, le dijo.
-;Dondc esta Ell orc?
-5Cuil GRO? 70 soy pobre.
--jNo me preeuntaste una vez
cudnto valia I'm pedazo de orc del ia
nlano de n cirueia, luego cuanto
valdria un pedazo del mismo metal.
del tamano de un huevo Y por ulti-
mo, n del tamano dc una naranja?
-iAh! 81. va me recuerdo.
-Bueno, jy dondc esta csc orc
cuyo valor preguntabas?
ST no tengo NADIA de orc. 70 no.
mas Dreguntaba para saber,
FL conerciante. que creia que Ell
indio habia descubierto una nina del
codiciado metal, y le habia regala-
do un burro joven, monte en- colera
al verse burIado y aun quiso que ell
indio lie pagara todo 10 que Sc habia
comido IN los dias que pasaba en- su
casa Y que lie devolviera ell burro que
Re hapia regalado, pero ell muy ladi-
no indio Sc defendio muy bien Y ell
avaro perdio su dinero.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-03-21
CURIOSIDADES
La fabrication de los gatos de
Angora

81 Sc Quiere dar al cato de casa to-
dos los caracteres de uno de Angora,
ruede hacerse i POGO costo V en- POGO
tempo, unos seis meses bastan para
Ia operation.
No Sc crea que para clio hay que
someter a algdn tormento al micifuz.
Desde tempo inmemorial Sc We
MA ~observando que los gatos que vi
ven en- las camaras ~frigorificas de
los grandeS almacenes de carne,
echaban pelo sumamente largo V es-
peso, Y crecian de tamano hasta abul
tar cast d0ble que antes. La idea ha
sIdo acogida por IN regenerador de
IL TaZa gatuna, ell cual esta nacicndo
en- Londres un gran negocio fabri-
cihdo gatos dc Angora; para clio no
lace mas que encerrarlos en- camaras
de trio. Ademas, resulta que el frio
eS un gran curative para los gatos,
cu2lquiera que sea Ia enfermedsd
que padezcan. Sc les somete a una
temperature tan baja. que cast Sc los
hie!a Y con este solo remedio sanan
p9r complete, Y en- una semana estan
mas gordos y mas c~ontentos u 10
han estado en- toda su vida. e. inven-
tor de esta nueva industrial aseprIra
Que IA mayor parte de los gatos que
en- estos uitimos amos han ganado
Premio en- las exposiciones, lie habian
siGo llevados antes para someterlos
al tratamiento del frio.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-03-21

Ell camello es una de los pocos
animales que no saben nadar. En- Ell
momento en- que pierde pie dG la
yoltereta Y no hace esfuerzo alguno
para ~Salvarse.