e 28, 1914, by Gavrio Prinzip, a Bosnian.

Galveston flood, Sept. 8, 1900; hurricane blew 18 hours and attained
velocity of 135 miles an hour; 5,000 lives lost; $17,000,000 damage.

Garfield assassinated, July 2, 1881.

Halifax explosion and fire, December 6, 1917, 150 killed, 2,000
injured, property loss, $40,000,000.

Iroquois Theater fire, Chicago, Dec. 30, 1903.

Johnstown flood, May 31, 1889; 2,235 lives lost; $10,000,000 damage.

Lincoln born near Hodgenville, Larue County, Ky., Feb. 12, 1809.

Lincoln assassinated, April 14, 1865.

Mayflower Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, Dec. 11, 1620, O. S., or Dec.
21, N. S., but landing is celebrated Dec. 22.

Mount Pelee eruption and destruction of Martinique, May 8, 1902.

McKinley assassinated, Sept. 6, 1901.

North Pole discovered by Peary, April 6, 1909.

New York great fire, Dec. 16, 1835.

Republic sunk in collision with Florida off Nantucket, Jan. 23,
1909; six lives lost.

South Pole discovered by Amundsen, Dec. 14, 1911.

San Francisco earthquake, April 18-19, 1906.

Steamship Eastland capsized in Chicago River, July 24, 1915; more
than 800 lives lost.

Steamship Lusitania sunk by German submarine, May 7, 1915; 1,149
lives lost.

Steamship Titanic wrecked, April 14, 1912, 1,503 lives lost.

Steamboat Gen. Slocum burned in East River New York, June 15, 1904;
more than 1,000 lives lost.

Steamer Larchmont sunk in Long Island Sound, Feb. 12, 1907; 131
lives lost.

Volturno burned at sea, Oct. 9, 1913.

Washington died, Dec. 14, 1799.

Woodrow Wilson born, Dec. 28, 1856.

NOTES

THE LAW OF LIBEL

The following general statement of some of the fundamental principles
governing the law of libel is intended to enable the newspaper writer to
guard against the publication of indefensible libelous matter.

The intention is to state the rules and principles, as far as possible,
without legal technicalities, and to include only such portions of the
law on the subject as may be necessary or essential for the
accomplishment of the double object desired.

For the purposes of the newspaper writer, libel may be defined as
malicious defamation, either written or printed, charging on or imputing
to another that which renders him liable to imprisonment, or tends to
injure his reputation in the common estimation of mankind,