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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-06-24

or al fe...- d.. g .- ra"' Is none
= . ure-...r &, de.! with ..u t-at
ri j is k.owa as queer Down
COL. bolt from tle hue n the
miI- # apparent au~h.ar. aal q sud-
d.n -.,ou au! moro.ynrs Aide our
friend completely from our Wow An
lnjucl attitude Is assumed, "a mar
tyr's la.o carefully pinned on aai
happy. everyday life becomes an im-
possibility People WHO want O. hc
loved or cvrn l.kod should never he
difficult. Society has not time even ii
Il had ;hr inclination. 10 study t-rir
idiosyncrasi,s and play Up 10 AL their
petty prc'ulircs. The passionate a"d
even the sulky temper is forgiven SOON
er than the difficult one and is perhaps
more possible to urc.-Edith IL. Fow-
Ter IN London Mail.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-06-24

At one time there were Two member
OF the house OF commons named Noi
tagu Matthew nnd Matthew MontJgu
the former tall. handsome man an
the latter lttie man. During % sc,
sion Of parliament. the speaker havn
addressed the latter rs the former
Montagu Matthew o' served that II wa
strange he should make such mis-
take, as there was as great a differ
ence between them rs between hors
chestnut and q chestnut horse.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-06-24
Enec,naIlN Suspended.

Only one dog has ever had the au-
dacity 10 enter parliament during the
proceedings. y hundred years ago the
lords were thrown into CONSERVATION
by dogs entry. Lord North was ad-
dressing the house. and the dog
promptly proceeded to bark furiouSly
nc him. Lord North. considerably up
set. moved that the member who was
interruptlng him should be suspended.
Thercupon the dog was driven out and
suspended I'm such a manner that he
never interrupted again.-London Opln-
ton
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-06-24

There Is 4 rOuhle law IN I0rce IN
most of tie lar-e Russian towns con
ceruing horses that deserves special
mention. Among the curious things
that arrest the attention ON arriving IN
Moscow Is the entire absence of whips
among drivers OF cabs. carriages and
all sorts Of vehicles There Is law
prohibiting their use. There Is not q
single whip In Use IN Moscow. The ex-
cellent condition Of the horses attests
the benefit of this humane law. Moth
Ing can exceed the beauty Of the sleek
and well groomcl horses used in the
carriages of Moscow.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-06-24

Forty thousand pounds was pnii by
Louis XIV. for one set Of buttons ior "A
waistcoat. This monarch had % posi-
tive passion for buttons. and In the
year 1885 he spent a very large amount
on this hobby. Among the items OF his
expenditure two are worthy OF note
August. 1885, two diamond buttons.
o. .SG6 francs; seventy-hve diamond
buttons. 5S6. .7O3 francs Ii Is estimated
that during his lifetime he spent H.
100000 on buttons alone. and that at a
time when the empire Of France was
I'm state of bankruptcy.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-06-24
4 Onecr Renled =

Francis GIoSc. whose work on g.
popular supcrStitiou> of the day Wa
compiled in the year l1N7. says: "lA
peasants Of Suffolk have % Simple ana
never failing cure for ague. IL is this
Write the word 'Au4cadabara' ia form
as shown below place il I'M a nut>-e
and wear the same about the neck.
The form is hcrc -iven.
AB 4 G. 4 ID a p a r a
b \ g. i ID 4 B a Il
\ & \ j A b \
c 4 y \ =
4 - \
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-06-24

The rain that produced the Hood
fell for forty days and forty nights.
and after Il ceased II was forty days
before Noah opened the ark. Moses
was forty days on the mountain fast
ing. and the spies spent forty days in
vestigatlng matters I'm Canaan before
making their report Elijah tasted
forty days in thc wilderness. and Jo-
nah gave the people Of Nineveh forty
days I'm wL.ch 10 repent Tie forty
DAYS fast Of Jesus IS known to all
readers Of the New Testament
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-06-24

Men and women 60 not breathe alike
In a woman tie breathing Is from the
thorax. or chest. willie in man II r.
mainly from the diaphragm. which Is
lower down. This peculiar difference
IS So marked that it is possible to rec
ognlze by il a woman disguised as Il
man. although the disguise may be
faultlcSs I'm other respects. Most physi'
oloslsts say that this difference is not
due 10 Sex. but owing to artificial con
ditions. such as the wearing or cor
sets
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-06-24
His Conscience.

Fierce rs De WAS. the infamous
Chief Justice Jcnrrcys did not always
escape the sting Of a repartee. lie
went to a country assizc once where
IN old man with a great beard came
10 give evidence. but had not the good
fortune to please the Judge, so he
quarreled with his beard and said. If
your conscience is as large as your
beard you'll swear anything" The old
blade was nettled and briskly returned,
My lord. if you go about measuring
consciences by boards your lordship
has none"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-06-24

Some animals have wonderful pow
crs of init.tio0. Dogs brought up in
the company of cats ha.t been NuoVu
to acquire the trick 4 Mc-..- th,
paws and then wa>hn. The f.cc Whom
Il cat has been taught o. sit up for hci
food her kittens have been known 10
initiate her action. Darwin tells of ii
cat that was I'm the habit Of putting
her paw into The mouth ci q narrow
milk pitcher every tire she got The
chance ana then licking the cream OF
her paw. Her kittens soon learned the
slmn tr.ok
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-06-24

In certain uis,tD., o.. La-ianI TOT
mcr.y when an owner parted almost
eL.rcly with other rights 10 house
l., would reserve the right Of ling
Lis pot on the fire. This SccIr.. L. him
the right of voting and. what was Of
more Importance, the position OF being
a freeholder. At Taunton. lor example.
the voters were called pot waIloJers
because they had the rights To wal
lon" or boil. their pots at the fire III
their freehold houses Sometimes when
q person parted with Il long lease, but
not with the freehold Of house. II was
expressly stipulated that he should
keep the ri.At to boil his pot on the
fr,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-06-24

"He wears his heart on his sleeve "
asserts the fair damSel. who Is telling
about the shallow youth.
ayes: | saw that long AGO. That Isn't
what puzzles me about him. replies
the more practical maiden.
what else about him interests yOuT'
"I can't discover whore he keeps his
brains. st Louis Republic.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-06-24

eddie. DO YOU know what happens
TO bad little boysT'
"Ycs'm: the bears eat 'em up"
Then why don't you try to be
goodT
Huh. S'pose am afraid of bears:
Say. | got toy pistol"-Erie Dis
patch.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-06-24

Mrs. Colls-And WHEN you told him |
was married did he seem 70 be sorry ?
Frlend-Oh. yes; be said so quite
frankly. Mrs. CollS-Did he really?
Friend-Yes; indeed. lie said he was
extremely sorry. although lie didn't
know the man pers.a4lly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-06-24
Matinee Accessories.

George Did you have a good timer
Gertle Oh. lovely. lovely. George
Was the play goodl Gertie-NO, but |
had on my new hat and had box Of
delicious caramels with me.-Cincin-
natl Commercial Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-06-24
Her EndnrnnCR.

"How can you scold all the timer
was asked Of the woman with five step
children and an indolent husband.
'T can't Just explain It, but | know
that I'm blessed with wonderful pow
ers OF endurance"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-06-24
starting n Row.

Nell pining for pleasant words)-Oh.
George. / cannot understand it, Why
do YOU lavish this wealth OK 3ove on
me when there are SO many girls mooe
beautiful ana more worthy than ! AMI
George-Tm sure dol't know.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-06-24
wv Weak Hair


Weary Walkcr-No, ma'am; ain
dirty from choice. I'm bound by non
or. I wrote testimonial for soal
maker once ana promised TO use J..
other Mrs. Uousekeep-Wcll. why e.
YOU not uso that Weary Walker--I'
cause. muam. that firm failed abou.
five NeNrs 40.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-06-24
C2IllIg Machine Tor Sale.

have for sale a compete set of
Carding Machinery 10 good running or
der, which Will be sold cheap. Apply 10
the HERALD Office, or TO j. ;. DEL
LNGER. jerome, Va.
March 19-3 mo.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-06-24

81 may as well tell you, young man.
said Miss Spooner's father that | al
ways close up the house and turn out
all lights by 10 o'clock
Don't bother tonight. sir replied
Jack Nervy. I'll attend to that for
you. ou."-Philadelphia Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-06-24

The heart Of the w.se mn Shonlt
resemble mirror. which r.' .cctS every
object without being sullied Dy any,
,Confucius.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-06-24


There are a.Y l"..- .-l'~ and
signals etrcu..I ...u- t-e American
coasts. form.- ID ror,.. .t. tHt
the navigator .,s.r n..- .e beyond
sight Of one # TIE te.e.as. Ou" ,1ou-
sand Of these are u.,vl Oh ta" At
lantic coast. I.J.3 are scattered along
the rivers and inland waterways. 500
on the great lakes and -OJ ON th" IA
ciNc coast. OF the grand total includ-
Ing lighthouses of different classes.
buoys. beacous and danger SIGNALS.
5000 are lighted. giving forth their
warnings nj nighttime. OF these a
score or more throw beam ~ 10000"
candle power. To maintain the LINT
house service corps II over Ae0'
men is constantly employed ANA lee
Of more than fifty vessels. ~ scrFlc"
in the world exceeds our own in con
uleteness and efficiency.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-06-24

~ Unless the number of lnser,
lions is marked upon the mana,
script, advertisements will be pub.
lished until forbidden and char.y
accordingly
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-06-24
noth C~ffsrefl

I'm satisfied" sail the angry tailor
that you don't intend to pay me this
money"
"All right" chuckl"f tie happy debt
or. IF you're satisfied, am"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-06-24
Her Latest Lover.

"Ne,rs Just crazy over Shakespeare.
$50 he's her latest, is hel Whereo
she meet himT
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-06-24
Ehenandoah Herald
vertjsing Rates

L1g .l.ne-.e v,' So 'rse.-cl
tone olIar per square # -en ines
0r 'ess 'or .fe f,st 'r-eI-3r sad ~
cents ,0r each .15se4 4l5Ht i1,elr0D.
~ Quarterly or yearly ad'5s-
.sements ~ contract.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-04-28

boIsas sur0peas

..El Eeononista" peri6dieo cue sS
edia en- Madrid tEspahal, dediead'
espeeialmente tratar ssuntos dc boi-
Sa y de eomereio. eoAtiene en- su edi'
ci6n correspondence 4 Abril dltimo
importanies declaraeiOnes sobre el va
Ior V eotizaciones dc los boaos de ls
deuda rusa.
Declara dicho peri6dieo que los
efectos de Ia guerra rusa-japonesa han
sido POGO sensibles, pero 81 como Parece
probable la guerra es larga, los fondos
rusos bajaran entonces mas.
Los valores principales son;
DESIGNATION DE LOS vALoRES
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-04-28
RAYo DE ORC

separarme desde aquela fecha, he dcho, mi vida
ha sido tormento sobresato continuado. Me he
vuelto mida temerosa, hasa tai punto que engo me-
do de todo pues ell menor ruido hace estremecer
tembar. Mis- oos han derramado tantas agrimas, que
han agotado manantial
-Pobre joven!-nurmlro el medico que casi llora-
ba al escuchar aquel lsstimero relate.
Os han contado seg1n he ofdo-continu6 Julia
que habfa querdo suicidaTme Es ciero NJ ha sido uu
accdente de que haya podido yea ha sido voIun-
tariamente dej6 deslizar las Acsbaba
de recibir dos cartas de i marido que
cia So vuelta, la del que rehlsaba 10 que haba
pedido, sguendo Ell consejo del amigo de que va he
hablado Estas dos cartas, portadoras de nocias tan
erribes para mi enIoquecieron, desesperaron ha
cendome mi bija pobre, sin protection sin apo
yo La indignidsd de padre aumentab to lavfa mas
Ia larepugnancia que Experimental hacia recuerdo.
Por otro pare. mi mardo que podfa egar aquf an
de que yo dese luz 81 llegaba Anglers, 81 el me
dico pesar de promesa, consegua retenere le
vefa presentarse mi casa mafaua. ea mi cuar7
toi.... Que horrible mofnentol a esta idea.
mi sangre Sc hello en- mis- venas tenis nao fuerzas
fesistir tan'as emociones volentas lespues de IN
vorosa crscion preeipise Dos ia
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-04-28
BrB11orEcA DEL BoLEr1N MERcANT1L

Apenas transcurr6 media hora, cuando volvio
el doctor.
-Todo ha terminado-dijo alegremente-He aqui
la mia convertda ciudadana francesa
Cogi6 a Ia nifa entire sus brazos.
-jMe reconoceras mas tarde, Enrqueta- Julia9-
exclam6.
No os olvidara amzs dijo Maria-pues 20 le ha-
blare con frecuenca de
-POr ahora va no queda mas que hacerla ca
t6iica.
-Mafiana la bautizaremos- -di1o Maria.
oh! no hay peigro en- demorarlo-repico ale
remene Ell doctorLa nina Sc hala s6lidamente cons-
tufda dentro de tres meses estara desconocida.
Julia dirigi6 sus miradas al celo.
-Dentro de tres meses ipodre verlaf-murmuro en-
voz baja.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-04-28
Az1cares que salen

Deseamos que lleguen feizmente al
puerto de destino o,4s7 sacos de az1car
ecentrifugada, de segunda clase, que
tom6 en- nuestro puerto el vapor Coca
mo-, con el adftamento dc 10 sacos de
az1car moscabada
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-04-28

Cotizacion en-
10. Feb 2s Mao.
4ps rS67y 1869, reemb.
la par. ar.............. 9e.6s 90. 2s
4p5 1880, ldem. ...... 90 80 o5.75
4PS orc ESQ.,, 9S.75 "a. .25
emission. :. 81 9S 40 80
4p9 ORC 1890, q p" emf
sion. =. -. :..:. 1890 %
sion. ......... 100 90
4p8 ORC 1894, g" emil
sion. ................. o8. so o3.75
Consolidate 4 p8 y
20 series. ........ oS.25 "a. 80
Idem a p8 So. serie. -. 90 %. 80
Idem 4 pS (IooD...... 100 90. 80
3p9 orc 1891 y segun
da emission 1894. S2.2o TITS
3p8 orc 1896. ....... 1870 76.45
81 pS ORC 1894. ...... oo.6o IS
El importe de las dos emisiOnes del
por 100 1857 y 69) de es s77.75o.ooo
frances nominales, en- obligaciones de
500 frances, reembolsables en- 81 amos,
de 1870 1851, por sorteos anuales en-
Agosto y pagos en- Io de Noviembre.
Los intereses estan exentos de i'm
puestos.
El emprestito de 4 por 100 de 1880
importa 600 millones de frances, en-
obliga clones como ell anterior, reembol-
sables en- 81 II2 afios, de 1881 a 1901,
por sorteos en- Mayo y pagos en- No
viembre. Exenci6n de impuestos.
Ell 4 por 100 orc de 1889 importa 500
millones de frances, en- tftulos de 500.
$500 y I2.5oo, reembolsables en- 81 amos,
hasta 1870, por sorteos semestrales en-
Mario y Septiembre y pagos en- JUNO
y Diciembre Exception de impues-
tos. Tipo emission 86.45 por 100.
El importe de la - emission del 4
por 100 orc, de 1900, es de 41.764 900
frances, en- tftulos como el anterior,
reembolsa b1es en- 90 amos, hasta 1850,
por sorteos iguales al del precedence
d1timo.
Los emprestitos de por 100 orc de
1895 y 1894, importan 632437.5oo fraD-
cos, en- tftulos como los anteriores re-
embolsables en- 81 amos, hasta 1875, por
sorteos trimestrales, el primero, en-
Febrero, Mayo, ETC., y por semestrales
Ell segundo, en- Abril y Octubre. Exen-
ci6n de impuestos actuales y venide-
ros. Tipo de emission, o7,25,
Los consoldados importan 2.685. 5000,
900 frances, representadas por obiiga-
clones de los ferrocarriles en- tftulos de
5oo,a. 500 5000 y 12.5oo, reembolsables
en- 81 amos, hasta 1870 los tres primeros
y a lcomenzar en- 1916 los l1ltimos-
Exenci6n como los valores anteriores.
Las tres emisiones de- 8 por 100 de
1891, 1894 y 1886 importan r.o66.5oo,ooo
frances, en- tftulos de 500, a.5oo y II.
500, reembolsa bles en- 81 amos, hasta
1878 los dos primeros y apartir de 1910
el iltimo. Exencion completa de i'm
puestos. Tipo de emission oa,so por
100.
FL ) IIs por 100 orc de 1894 es de
400 millones de frances en- tftulos de
500, reembolsables en- 81 amos, hasta
1876 por sorteos semestra1es en- 1o
Abril y Io Octubre, y pagos en- Julio
y Enero siguientes-
Exencion de impuestos. Tipo de
emission, OATS por 100.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-04-28
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-04-28

Cotizacion en-
10 Feb.l 2s Mzo.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-14

John Mitchell, president of the Mine
Workers Union, is reported as having said
in an address made at recent meeting of
the executive committee of the Civic Fed
Grafton: I'VE leave no question to arbi-
tration. The result of arbitration
has been unsatisfactory to both employers
and employees. / believe in strikes. l also
believe in lockouts." This is a remark
able and unexpected statement. Mr..
Mitchell has hitherto ranked as an en-
lightened. conservative leader. one in whom
the interests of both miners and public
were reasonably safe. The Journal has
had frequent occasion TO commend his
wise course in the settlement Of disputes
and troubles between his union and its en-
anthracite coal strike of two years ago,
when ne ably abetted the efforts of Presi-
dent Roosevelt to secure settlement. His
influence at that time was strongly in favor
OF arbitration. and it was he more than
any other who prevailed upon the miners
to submit their grievances to an arbitra-
ton board. Certainly the plan proved
satisfactory to the miners in that case, if
absence of agitation and disturbance since
can be accepted as indications The adop-
ton of the plan Of arbitration Of all mat
tiers of dispute between employers and en-
ployed In place Of strikes. lockouts and en-
forced idleness is regarded by all intelligent
observers and students of labor problems
as a distinct step in advance. 1t was the
method advocated by the late Senator
Hanna. recognized friend of labor and
by the Civic Federation. of which he was a
member. 1t is the system which, SO far as
outsiders judge. has worked more ad-
mirably than any other for all concerned
IL does away with needless friction and
leaves less soreness behind. 1t is surely
infinitely superior. both i'm theory and
practice. to the strike or the lockout with
the bitterness engendered and the violence
which is often accompaniment. II
brings employers and employed closer to-
gether by the necessity 1t involves of pre-
senting the case OF each fairly and fully to
the other and preventing misunderstand-
ings. And yet Mr.. Mitchell says he be-
lieves In strikes and lockouts. and is op-
posed to arbitration. This Is distinctly
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-14

The question Of the usefulness Of a college
depends upon the object TO which the boy aspires
and that. in turn. depends upon the bent of his
mind II he has the professional literary
bent he is almost certain TO get to college. II ne
can. That sort OF boy does not need much urg-
ing toward all the education he can get. But
If he simply wishes TO make money he will wish
10 be convinced by something more conclusive
than the statistics of the Bureau of Education
before he cuts four years out Of his work in the
world for college. He will look around at the
men he wishes to initiate, and If those are the
men of large fortune he will usually find that
they found something more practical to do with
their time than learning Greek, Latin or higher
mathematics 1t comes down in the end TO the
sort of boy you have II he has natural in
terest in college training and fitness to take
advantage of it. college is the best place for
him. II he has not college training will. for
the most part slip from him like water of a
duck and leave him very much the sort of man
he would have been without il. although ii may
take a little longer to get through the husk
down to the kernel of the unintellectual man
after college has whitewashed him. In
the nature of things the men who are MT Tor
college training will always be in a small
minority. The great bulk of the country's work
must be done by the Il. 100000 and their sue
cessors who never got further than the common
school.-Brooklyn Eagle
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-14
NEW LIGHT ON FLUSHING.

The more or less familiar phenomenon
known as the blush has come in for more
or less discussion of recent months, the at
tention of the public being drawn 10 the
question by an anti-blushing cult formed
in London. The Journal has devoted some
space to the pros and cons of the case,
though unable from the nature of things
to arrive at a definite conclusion. 1t APP
pears that society is divided, like all Gaul,
into three parts. One deplores the fact
that blushing is becoming lost art. sec
ond considers it relic of primeval unso-
phistication; while third-with whom at
present we have nothing to do-chooses to
ignore the whole discussion.
If when occasion arises the cheek of in
jured innocence no longer flies the red sig
nal of distress. the subject may be lost to
all sense of shame, or. on the other hand
may merely be up to date. The rosy flush
that mantles brow and neck and suffuses
the lovely countenance with deep rich ra-
dance must, nowadays. signify only too
strenuous application to golf, tennis or au-
tomobiling. And yet there are very many
estimable young persons who persist in
blushing at an off-coior story or topper
sonal thrust of repartee.
So the question ''Shall we blush?" would
still remain open, were it not for science
which has stepped in to the rescue. From
Southern Medicine is culled the following
lucid explanation:
A blush is a temporary erythema and
calorifc effulgence of the physiognomy,
etiologized by one perceptiveness of the
sensorium when in a predicament or une-
quilibrity from shame, anger or other
cause, ventuating in a presis Of vasom-
eter filaments OF t-.e facial capillarles,
whereby, being Invested of their elasticity,
they are suffused with radiance emanat-
ing from intimidated praecordia.
| That settles it. If you feel yourself blush
ing. send for physician at once. Such
symptoms as the above may not be actually
dangerous. but they are certainly serious
enough to demand immediate medical at
| tention.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-14

A murder trial like that in progress at
Rising Sun has a curious fascination for a
large number of people who ordinarily turn
with aversion from accounts of murders
carousals, or by persons of low mentality
and british instincts. The social and intel
lectual standing of the Gillespie family
gives an especial interest to the crime. in
which they are involved. 1t seems fairly
impossible that the accused members can
have been guilty of the wanton killing of
a sister. yet the potentialities of the worst
conduct exist in every human creature,
and ii is perhaps the half-recognzed con-
seriousness of this that leads to such
deep curiosity concerning the devel-
opments of the Casa wish to see the
workings of the mind and conscience of
tie hitherto upright person under stress
of powerful temptation The normally con-
stituted observer of events cannot fail to
hope for an outcome that will clear the de-
PENDANTS from suspicion of having COM
mitted the deed with which they are
charged, and this not so much from con-
si6eration for them as from the fact that
if proved guilty their crime tends to under
mine faith in the higher civilization. If such
people commit deliberate murder where is
society's safeguard?