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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-20

While butchering hog Monday Fred
Scheduling, bartender in the A. Barry
saloon, came near severing two of the
fingers from his left hand. In some
manner the knife slipped, cutting to the
bone the third and small fingers
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-20

Have you tried Hawkeye bacon? II
Is fine Huls & Son, Finkle block.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-20

Robert Grips, of Albion, Is not ex-
pected to live as the result of typhoid
fever. with which he has been suffer-
ing for several weeks. Mr.. Grips went
to Missouri last summer, to work on
the John D. Fraley farm, and there
contracted the disease.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-20

Still some of those fine white ma
pie kitchen cabinets at d. G. Wilbur's
and they arc the best in that line. Re-
member that he gives a cash discount
on all goods and you will save money
as we'll as get the best at the big
store
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-20

Miss sophia Johnson and brother.
Master Victor Johnson, arrived home
Monday evening from Minneap polls and
st. Paul, where they have been for
a few days visit with relatives and
friends
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-20

Mrs. Charles Winslow, Of Melbourne,
spent Monday in the city as the guest
of Mrs. e. Berggren, going to Eldora In
the evening, where she will remain UNI
til after Christmas with her mother,
Mrs. w. C. Brown, Mrs. Winslow was
accompanied by her little daughter,
Grace.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-20

Mrs. Edgar p. Bllyson arrived home
today from Williamsburg, where she
has been for week conducting
very successful series Of evangelistic
meetings. Mrs Ellyson has been as
sisting the pastor of the Methodist
Protestant church at Williamsburg.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-20

G. M. Crane, Of Van Vert, Decatur
county, has been appointed by the
Western Railway Weighing Associa-
ton as its local inspector to fill the
place caused by the resignation of u.
r. Jones. Mr.. Crane has brought his
family to this city, and has rented res
idence property at the corner of Fourth
avenue and State street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-20

Mr.. James Wignall of Dillon, spent
Monday in the city on business.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-20

A complete hunting suit, coat, pants
and vest. IS. This would make fine
Christmas gift for a sportsman; all
sizes. See them at Bullock's hardware.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-20

Our stock is large and our prices are
right SO that we can fix you all out in
the incest rocker or library table, the
finest rug and the neatest picture for
the least money. Call at d. G. Wilbur's
and see his assortment of fine furni-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-20

Lyons chocolate creams, &c to 5;
par box at Chas. j. Lander's.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09

FROM r. Il. 0.

Miss Lizzie D. Cashon, one of the
beauties OF Hornbeak, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. ]. M. Caldwell. Of
Protemus.
Hon. j. d. Killion, who has been
suffering for several days with a
bad hand, is, we are glad to say.up
and out OF danger.
Rev. B. l.. Holder preached on
his regular day at Protemus last
Sunday from Dan. 1913, And they
that be wise shall shine as the
brightness Of the armament; and
they that turn many to righteous
ness as the stars forever and ever.
Every one pronounced it an excel
lent sermon. There were two adj
ditions to the church. Mrs. Jennie
Garrison and Mrs, Donna Belle
Cashdollar, both of whom we are
proud. The session gave the pas
tor leave Of absence through Janua-
ry and February to attend the
Moody Bible School in Chicago.
The session called Rev. r. B. Car
rison to fill the vacancy.
Mrs. w. w. Wilson, west Of Pro-
temus, died Monday Of pneumonia.
She leaves a husband, seven chill
dren and a host Of friends to mourn
her loss. Mrs. Wilson was a mem
Der Of the c. p. Church at Mt.
Ararat and was buried there.
Mrs. ]. M. Caldwell said tell you |
the wedding bells we're ringing all
around her,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09
NUMBER THREE.

Hog killing is the order Of the
| day.
Miss Emma Coyington visited
friends in Rutherford Sunday.
Arrangements have been made
for Rev. Hardin to resume his work
on the Crystal circuit.
Mr.. John Hudson and son, Henry,
made a business trip to Union City
Monday afternoon.
Prof. Good and Miss Marshall are
preparing a dramatical exercise for
the close Of their school before the
holidays.
Messrs. Wyatt Freeman and Mad
iscn Kendall and families visited
relatives here Sunday.
Misses Ella and Hattie Caldwell
of Fremont, were pleasant guests
here Wednesday.
SOlLage prayer meeting has been
organized in this community. We'd
nesday night was their first meet
ing, which was held at Antioch
church.
Albert Howard, Of Union City,
visited the family 81 John Howard
several days last week.
Herbert Roberts has completed
new well on the grounds Of his
house site.
Miss Matte Freeman has re-
turned home after spending several
weeks with her sister. Mrs. ken
iall. near Hornbeak.
GULLIvER.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09

part Of prudence and Of patriotism
ty prepare for defense in case Of
necessity.
Although Gordon was d young
man, yet, as the only captain on
board, it fell to his lot also to re-
spond to frequent calls. In the
midst of this wild excitement and
boundless enthusiasm he was in.
duced to make some promises
which he afterward found incon-
venient and even impossible to full
fiji. A flag was presented bearing
q most embarrassing motto. That
motto consisted of two words mo
Retreat. I" He was compelled. to
accept it. There was indeed no
retreat for him then, and in his
speech accepting the flag be as
sured the fair donors that those
coon. capped boys would make that
motto ring with their cracking RI
tles on every battlefield, and il the
ardor and inexperience Of his
young manhood he related to the
ladies and to the crowd at the de-
pot the story of the little drummer
boy of Switzerland who, when
captured and ordered to beat upon
his drum a retreat, proudly re
piled, Switzerland knows no such
music Gathering additional in
spiration from the shouts and APP
plause which the story evoked, he
exclaimed, "And these bravel
lnountaineers and the young Con-
federacy, like glorious little Switz-
erland, will never know a retreat"
His men applauded and sanctioned
this ontburst Of inconsiderate en-
Lhusiasm, but they learned better
after awhile. A little sober ex-
perience vastly modified and as
'auged their youthful impetuosity.
War is wonderful developer, as
veil as destroyer, of men, and
heir four years Of tuition ID IL
'quaIed in both these particulars
It least forty years Of ordinary
schooling. The first battle carried
hem through the rudimentary
curse Of a military education and
everal months before the four
ears course was ended the
houghtfnl ones began to realize !
hat though the expense account !
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09
JOHNSON, BRANSFORD s. co. Ur


Bonnie Blue Flag" and the Rae
coon Roughs, as they we're thence
forward known, joined in ths
transporting chorus:
Hurrahs hurrah! for Southern rights
hurrah.
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag tina
bears a single star.
The Hon. r. M. I. Hunter, d
Virginia, who had been Speaker
Of the National House Of Repre-
sentatives and United States Sena.
tor, and who afterward became
tine Confederate Secretary Of State
and one of the Hampton Roads
Commissioners to meet President
Lincoln and the Federal represen-
tatives, was travelling upon the
same train that carried Gordon
and his company to Montgomery.
This famous and venerable states.
man, on his way to Alabama's
capital to aid in organizing the
new government, made, in answer
to the popular demand, a number
Of speeches at the different sta
tions. His remarks on these occa-
sions were usually explanatory Of
the South's attitude il the threat
ened conflict. They we're concise,
clear and forcible. The people
did not need argument, but they
bis every utterance as
he carefully described the South's
position as one not of aggression,
but purely of defense; discussed
the doctrine promulgated in the
Of the fathers, that all
derive their Just
powers from the consent Of the
governed; asserted the sovereignty
Of the State and their right to
peaceably assume the sovereignty,
rs evidenced BY the declaration Of
New York, Rhode Island and Viz
ginia when they entered the Union;
explained the protection given the
Soeth's peculiar property BY the
plain provision Of the Constitution
ind the laws; urged the necessity
If separation, both for Southern
security and the permanent peace
# the section, and closed with the
declaration that while there was 20
race Of authority in the Constitu
ion for the invasion and coercion
i a sovereign State, yetit was the /
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09
MORE ABOUT GEN. GORDON.

They disembarked and left the
empty cars on the track with the
trainmen looking on in utter
amazement. There was no course
left him, but to march them
through the streets of Atlanta to d
camp on tho outskirts. The march
or rather struggle, through that
city was q sight marvellous to be-
hold and never to be forgotten.
Totally undiscipIined and undrilled
no two of these men marched
abreast, no two kept the same step,
no two wore the sslne colOred
coats or trousers. The only pre-
tense at uniformity was the rough
fur caps made of raccoon skins
with the long bushy striped tails
hanging from behind. The streets
we're packed with men, women and
children eager to catch a glimpse
Of this grotesque company. Ma
turally they were the observed of
all observers. Curiosity was on
tiptoe and from the crowded side
walks there came to Gordon the
inquiry, fare you the captain Of
that company, sirsp With q pride
which be trusted was pardonabIe,
he indicated that he was. La q
moment there came to him the
second inquiry, What company
il thatsn Up to that time no name
had been chosen at least none had
been announced to the men. He
had himself selected name which
be considered both poetic and APP
propriate and replied to the ques-
ton, This company is the Noun
tain Rifles Instantly tall noun
taineer said ID tone not intended
for his captain, but easily over
heard by his companions and the
bystanders, Mountain He'll, we
are no mountain rifles, we are the
Raccoon RonQhs.n 1t is scarcely
necessary to say that his selected |
name was never heard Of again.
The name be gave them chung to
the company during all Of its long
and faithful service.
Once il camp they kept the
wires hot with kilograms to Gov.
ernors Of other States, impIoring
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09

them to give them chance. Gov.
ernor Moore, of Alabama, finally
responded, graciously consentine
to incorporate the captain of the
Raccoon Roughs and his coon
capped company into one of the
regiments seOn to be organized.
The reading Of this telegram
evoked from his men the first wild
rebel yell it was his fortune to
hear. Even then it was weird and
thrilling. Through all the stages
of his subsequent formations 10 all
the battles ia which be was en-
gagged, this same exhilarating shout
from those same trumpet-like
Threats rang in his ears, growing
fainter and fainter as these heroic
men became fewer and fewer at
the end of each bloody days work
and when the last hour of the war
came in the last desperate charge
at Appomattox, the few and brok-
en- remnants Of the Raccoon Roughs
we're still near their first captains
side, cheering him with the dying
echoes Of that first yell ia the At
lanta camp.
Alabama's Governor had given
them the coveted chance aud with
bounding hearts they Joined the
host of volunteers then rushing to
Montgomery. The line Of their
travel was one unbroken scene Uf
enthusiasm. BoDfires blazed from
the hills at night and torchlight
professions, with drums and fifes. |
paraded the streets of the towns.
In the absence of real cannon. |
blacksmith's anvils we're made to |
thunder their welcome. Vast
throngs gathered at the depots fill
ing the air with their shouting and
bearing banners with all conceiya
bic desices, proclaiming Southern
independence and pledging the last
dollar and man for the success of
the cause. Staid matrons and
gaily bedecked maidens rushed
upon the cars, pinned upon their
lapels the blue cockades and
cheered them by chanting in thrill
ing chorus;
In Dixie land take nay stand
70 live and die IN Dixie.
AT other points they sang SThe
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09

Undigested food and gas ia the
stomach. located just below the heart,
presses against it and causes heart
palpitation. When your heart tron.
bles you ii that way take Herbine for
a few days You VIII soon be all right.
SOC al Martin-Allen Drug Co. Nail
ling corner.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09

had been great it had at least rea-
sonably well prepared them for
final graduation and for receiving
the brief little diploma banned to
them at Appomattox.
Mrs. w. S. JACKSON,
Historian for the John b. Gordon
Chapter.
Continued next week.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09

Attention is directed to the spe-
cial offer Of the New York Thrice
a-Week World printed elsewhere
in this Issue. The 1'hrice.a- Week
World Is splendid weekly paper,
and the offer made BY the great
New York newspaper is a remarka-
BILE one.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09
Estray Notice

Taken up and posted ii Dist. No.
~, Oblon comfy by J. w. Caldwell.
two mules, one bay horse mule thin
IN order, ? years old valued at S37. SO.
Also one dark bay OF brown horse
mule, thin ia order, about 9 years
old. valued at S37 so.
THos. r. BARRETT, Ranger
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09

Eczema, scald head, hives, itchiness
Of the skin of any sort instantly re-
lieyed, permanently cured. D0an's
Ointment. Moss Pharmacy.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09

Women love clear, healthy COM
plexl0n. Pure blood makes 1t. Bur
dock Blood Bitters makes pure blood
Moss Pharmacy.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09
Shoes and Furnishings

The is the test nowadays-that is what stamps this
years vintage If you your feet properly clad il
stylish footwear, you should let US fit you.
Selections quickly made from extensive lines
Hats Shirts Collars Underwear Suspenders, Ties &C.
We outftters for and boys from head to foot
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-04
La Carta de Sold

Reproducimos la carta del Sr. Sola
al Sr. Henna, q Ia cual hacfa referen-
cia en- su Ultima revisla nuestro Co
rresponsal en- Nueva York:
Sr. Don ]. ]. Henna,
Ciudad.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-04
MasnifCo estandarte

Vino de Barcelona.
Esta bordado en- oro, y luce por una
parte el Corazon de JESUS y por otra
una hermosa custodia.
La ceremonial de la bendici6n ten
dra efecto mafiana, en- la iglesia de
San Jose, y en- ella tomara parte prin-
cipal el senior Obispo.
Ell hermoso estandarte de que Sc
trata fue encargado por Ell ApoStolado
de la Oracion.
En- esa fiesta, que empezara las
ocho y media de la mafiana, fguraran
como padrinoS los sef1ores siguientes:
Don Francisco de z. Acufia Y sefio-
ra, don Jose Severe Qnifones y sefio-
ra, Don Federico Calaf y sefora, don
LuiSLopez de Velasco y sefiora. don
Rafael Fabian y sefiora y don Fran
cisco Dexter y sefiora.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-04
CLICHE
PAUIIrA garcia.

TIE vi por primera vez Y me hicis-
tes sonar con un mundo interminable
de dichas, con up cielo de gloria inf
nita, circundado por un horizonte de
amor.
TIE vi. y ique bella estabas. dulce y
espiritual deidad, que dominas con la
gracia y Ia primorosa gentilesa de tn
cuerpo escultural! iQue bella estabas
esa tarde placida y magnf6ca!
Vestfas bien, 81; estabas bien ira
jeada, y tn donaire atrayente como IN
abismo, como Gilman. ejerci6 en- mi,
en- un instahte supreme, toda la in
fluencia que es ingenita en- los hechi-
zos y encantos que te rodean.
lOh! divina deidad, que bella eStabasl
Cefifas a tu cuerpo, cincelado por Ell
buril misterioso de ese ser invisible,
un corpifio color rosa como los suefios
vfrgenes de tn tierna fantasia; tn falda
era negra, negra como una noche bo-
rrascosa en- medic de los mares solita
rios, negra, ST, como las eternas des-
ventures de un proscrito de amor Tu
cabeza artfstita, peinada como las do
sas; tus ojos despedfan lampos de
tibia luz, cuando en- sublime pasibili-
dad contemplabss con la nlagnifcen-
cia que te es dable, los crespones mag
nificos de un cielo azul.
lOh! que bella estabas Ia tarde que
extasiado me recrecba en- II, p1dica
mujer, digna para que el genial es-
Itatuario copiara de ii, Ell modelo mas
perfecto del arte gliego.
ST, estabas hermosa, hermosa como
|eres, hermosa como te contemple la
vez primera que mi alma, en- dulce
arrobamiento envuelta. en- extasis di-
vino, elevAndose a Dios, mientras mis-
ojos impresionabanse con las pene-
trantes miradas de tn pupilas vfrgenes,
que hacfan levantarse de s1bito mi
eSpfritu cuando hallabase abismada en-
triste Situacion.
Y fueron los encantos indecibles
de aquella naturalezs, los mismos en-
cantos de tn ser y las lampirides cam
biantes de aquel sol que norfa, de-
jando magnffica conte mplacion to
dos Gus matices los mismos encant
| y los mismos destellos de tus ojos lu
minosos; y fecos de seda negTa tus
cabellos ysalborada crepusculsr la de
tus CLOS redondos. y yivos, y tiernos y
bellos, y tu tale I'm nido infinite de
dicha completa de gloria y amor. de
iQue bella estabas la tarde que
Ito VI!
Modesto.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-04
En- terra eXtrala

En- Tlotitlan (estado de Oaxaca.
Mejico) ha fallecido recientemente
don Nicasio Lugo Vifia, hijo de est
pals. que habia fjado hace mucho
tiempo su residencia en- aquella rep6-
blica.
Ocurrio este sensible aconfecimien
to el dfa IL de Mayo.
Enviamos los deudos nuestro pc
same, rogando q los periodlcos del ex
terror que reproduzcan esta noticia
para que ella llegue ser conocida dc
los familiares del sefior Lugo Vina
RESIDENCES en- Madrid. Santiago de Gu
ba y Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-04
SllIO DOMINGO llgQ dGNdlS

Despues de cuatro amos de negocia-
clones diplOmzticas y de Presiones y
privados esfuerzos, Ia sefOra J. Sala,
viuda de un ciudadano frances quien
en- 1897 4 1893 presto dinero al Presi
dente Heureaux, para que combatiera
4 la revoluci6n, ha logrado al fin que
Sc llegue 4 nm acuerdo y Sc sefiale en-
$ar5,SIz el importe del credito que ha
de pagarsele.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Ceballos actu6 por el 60
bierno americana y Mr.. Federico Van
Dyne, en- nombre de Ia sefora Saia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-04

Ell DR.. Edmond Klambe, medico de
gran practica y buen cirujano que re-
sidfa en- Ylwaeo, Washington, ha sido
nombrado por el gobierno russo para
un puesto vacante en- ell servicio de
hospitales de la frontera
FL referido medico es danes de ma
cimiento y aunque recibio su educaci6n
en- Copenhagen, tiene sangre rusa en-
sus yenas, por parte de sus antesesores.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-04
Del Extreme Oriente
RumOres extravaUanteS
s0bre la guerra
LA ToMA DE PORT ARTHUR ANTIcIpADl

Los telegramas tiltimos anuncian l.
liegada a Dalny de las tropas del ge
neral Ok1 y Sc agrega que para ell 2
de JUNO Port Arthur caera en- podel
de los japoneses.
No serfa extrafio que asf sucediese
dadaS las muestras de energfa y acti
vidad que los soldadoS del Imperic
del Mikado han dado en- la presento
campafia, pero aunque no nos parezca
extraflo creemos es bastante dificil que
Sc rinda Ia formidable fortaleza rusa
tan pronto, y ademas que tales anun
clos no son los primeros, va ell IA dc
Mayo habfa llegado a Paris telegra
mas indicando que en- Toxic habit
circulado aquella tarde el rumor dS
que los japoneses habfan tornado {
Port Arthur por asalto, que en- l.
accion habian ocurrido 10000 bajas
Aunque per ninguna parte, sc le puds
corroborar, Ell rumor sc hizo tan per
sistente, que la embajada rusa de Pa
r1s creyo necesario contradecirlo. ES
probable que el rumor Sc haya origi-
nado del ataque a Da1ny.
Tambien SO dijo en- el nismo dfa.
que en- el camino de Siuyen, como &
mitad de eamino entire Lao Yang y
Port Arthur, Sc libr6 una gran bata.la
Ell IL, en- la que los rusos perdierot
1900 hombres, entrando los japonesee
en- el poblado. Las noticias referidas
no fueron confrmadas, nj Sc expreso
tampoco las bajas japonesas.
Otro despacho dirigfdo desde Cheft
el 10, decfa que Sc esperaba un ataque
por mar y terra contra
Por Arthur entire ell 20 Y 23 de Mayo
y que un Official japones dijo al repre-
sentante de la prensa aSociada que los
jefes estaban dispuestos sacrifcar
1000 hombres en- un esfuerzo para
tonar por asalto 4 dicha plaza.
Al "Estandarte, peri6dico de Lon
dres, le manifestan que Kuropatkin
solo dispone para ope-aciones activas
de Is, 900 hombres, en- tanto que Ku-
roki tiene por 10 menos 40 900, igua
les las mejores tropas europeas. De
este in6ere el periodico en- question
que el jefe russo no podra presentar
batalla, sin evidente riesgo de perder
Sc. Al propio tempo le informaban
desde Shanghai, que habian llegado
rumores de que los japoneses tomaron
q Dalny y empezado los ataques contra
Port Arthur, y que para hacer que la
fueSe completa hablan
destrufdo 70 Kilometres de Was fe-
rreas.
Ell general Plug communicate ade
mas desde Mukden que los isponeses
hicieron fuego q On tren que salfa de
Pnerto Arturo el dfa 6 cargado de en-
fermos y sin respetar que e1 tren He
vaba izada la bandera de la Cruz Ro-
ia. Los japoneses alegan que 81 hi
cieron fuego al tren fue porque en- el
iban el virrey Alexieff y el gran du
que Boris y que la bandera de la Cruz
Roja era una pantalla para escudar
dichos individuos
La actitud de los chinos en- los con-
fines de Manchuria es causs de preo-
en- circulos militares -usos.
Hay sfntomas de que no obstante las
protestas de neutralidad hechas por
los chfnos, entire estos y los japoneses
existe un plan preconcebido, segdn
el cual los japoneses empujaran a los
rusos hacia Mongolia. entonces los
chinos. alegando violaci6n de terri
torio neutral, atacaran los rusos
quienes Sc ha1laran entire dos fueeos
y en- situaci6n samamente precaria.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-04
"a Sefiora Grace
.. M. LugO vifia

Esta distinguida dana, tan justa-
mente apreciada en- Puerto Rico, la
aceptado Ell nombramiento de presiden-
ia de la comisi6n de sefioras que han
de acompafiar alos profesores puerto
rriquefios a los Estados Unidos.
La amabie esposa de nuestro esti
mado amigo el doctor Lugo vifia sera
una excelente guia de los maestros, a
los cuales hay que felicitar por tan fa-
vorable circinstancia.