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The new era., 1909-07-22

Melvin Leisure stood with white
face, clenched hands and gritted teeth
while Lucille threw herself at her
fathers feet and weepingly begged
and implored him to mitigate the
harsh sentence. But he cast her
rudely from him with curse, and,
turning to Leisure with murder in his
eyes, said:
"'You dog! YOU want my daugh-
ter-you! Why. I shot your father
down in cold blood because he differed
with me politically. Do you think
I'll do less for you for trying to rob
me of my daughter?
$50 it was you who killed my
father returned Leisure in voice
beneath the quiet Of which lay the
tense fixedness of a stern, unbending
resolve. Then, Col. Farrar, tell you
that will have your daughter and
will avenge my father. Are you mine
till death, Lucile?'
so am yours till DEATH, said the
girl as she went over and placed her
arm proudly about his neck
Very little was seen of Leisure
in town after that and it was whis-
pered that he was staying out on his
farm and keeping out of the irate
colonel's way.
About two weeks after his unsuc-
cessful interview with Farrar, which
was noised abroad as such things
are in a small town, Lucille Farrar
disappeared, and the tongues began to
wag in earnest. When for week
she had not turned up the towns peo-
pie, who had little love for Farrar at
best, were ready to believe anything.
His threat against his daughter was
known and the bolder ones did not
hesitate to whisper that he had put
it into execution. These hints took
form by degrees and at last a witness
came forward who told of passing the
colonels house, situated on the edge
of town, late at night, and of hearing
low means and pleadings.
"At last suspicion took such fierce
root that the sheriff headed an in
vestigating party. Col. Jim was away
and they had free run of the prem
ises.
THE search led to cave in the
side of the HILL once used as a cellar
but long since abandoned. There
they found torn pieces of a dress,
bloody hatchet and some tangled locks
of black hair drenched with blood.
The dress and the hair were easily
identified as belonging to Lucille Far
rar, the hatchet as the property of
the colonel.
when charged with the crime his
knees tottered and he nearly tainted
He made no direct denial but moaned
and cried like child. During the
trial that followed he seemed stunned
and oblivious to what was going on.
Il will admit that the courts of
to-day would be loath to accept so
inadequate corpus deficit, but our
blood was hot in those times and it
seems to me we hanged more than
we do now. Service was had on Les
sure and he testified to the facts of the
quarrel and the threat Upon this
evidence and the prisoners failure to
deny they found their verdict of guilty
and fixed upon the death penalty.
LAS the day of execution approach
ed Col. Farrar continued In state
of almost total insensibility. But
when the sheriff came to read the
death warrant he reused and raising
his hand to heaven. said:
Before my maker swear that
am guiltless Of my child's death
"They led him to the scaffold and
on the way he passed Melvin Leisure
who was watching the scene like a
bird fascinated by snake. Col. Far
rar requested the sheriff to stop. and
The new era., 1909-07-22
AUTHORS NOTE.

The material facts In this
story Of circumstantial evidence
are drawn from an actual re-
corded case, only such change
Of names and local color being
made as to remove them from
the classification of legal re-
ports to that Of fiction. All the
essential points of evidence,
however, are retained.
The new era., 1909-07-22
IL Mas Their Question.

A party of young men were camp
ing, and to avert annoying questions
they made it a rule that the one who
asked a question that he could not an
swer himself had to do the cooking
One evening while sitting round the
fire, one of the boys asked: why is
it that a ground squirrel never leaves
any dirt at the mouth of its burrow!"
They all guessed and mused. So he
was asked to answer it himself.
why" said he, because they al
ways begin to dig at the other end OF
the hole"
But" asked one, "how does he get
to the other emo of the hole?"
"Well," was the reply, that's your
estion"-Cleveland Leader.
Special Round Trip Homeseekers'
Rates to New Mexico and Texas.
On the first and third Tuesdays OF
each month, during the entire year,
the Colorado & Southern Railway will
sell round trip Homeseekers' tickets
to great many points in New Mexico
and Texas at one fare plus $500 for
the round trip. Final limit twenty-five
days allowing liberal stop-over privil-
eges. For detailed information. rates.
ETC., call on the Colorado & Southern
agent or address T. e. Fisher, General
Passenger Agent. Denver. Colorado.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-03-08
Extravagancias
Ia amos,

Una DANA de la alta sociedad lon
dinealse Sc presento no hace mucho
hempo en- un palco del Covent Gar
den con un camale6n sujeto con una
cadenita Sc podia YER desde todo cl
teatro el animaucho subir bajar por
Il pecho de su duena.
Segnn los peri0dicos extranjeros,
parece que la mania de lncir anlmales
extranos ha llegado su apogeo entire
las seiloras de la aristocracia inglaaa.
Sc eta una elegante DANA que lleva
siempre como braZaIete una peTllena
strpiente. Lady Dorothea Y lady Es
tella Hope poseian antlg1lameafe una
nuirIa domesticada que la seguia por
todas parties como un perro; al moflr
la nlaria fue reemplazada por uma
iebre que cumple con igual minucio-
|sidad su cometido.
Lady Anglesey tiene IN dimin11fQ.
mono de sedoso pelo, que va siemp1se
con ella
Otra noble DANA es dueila de un
erizo que la sieue constantemente.
Mistress Holland, por uItimo. lleva 4
todas parties un lagartito verde ador-
nado con cintas clalas. que trepa d
los hombros de su duena permane-
ce aIli horas entegas
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~umero Sc

Dicha cuna cuenta VA dos slglos DE
existencia. es de roble tallado. La
familia cree que libra los niiios dc
las commissioners v de otr0s padeci--
mientos infantiles.
En- Italia hay tambien otra curio-
sa superstition. CrteSe que oclrrlra
una espantoSa desgracia al Monarea
reinante 81 ocupa alguien la camar'a
del Rey anterior antes de haber pa
sado dos gcneraciones. Por eSta eau
Sa pcrmanecc cerrado en- el Qurlnal
81 cuarto del dfunto rey Humberto,
| V no Sc permite entrar on el mas que
| i los membroS de la Famlia Real.
Por igual motive Sc conserva cerrada
| la habitaci6n de Victor Manuel, pa
Dire de lIumberto, sin que haya va
riado NADIA de como estaba hace trein-
Ia amos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-03-08
Juan Buscon.
Pw esos mundoS
Lsss diverxcres de La
Emperatriz de China

CA.nfase que una diversion favor
Ia de la iifnnta Emr-ratrlz de la Chi
ma. era la lucha brazo paTtido con
las damas de la corte.
Haoa algun tempo la indlco al
gIfen que la esgrima pndria servir pa
IA varnir el eJercrio, v Su MaJestad
aeepto en- ell acto la propOs1clon, ha-
ciendo venir a nm sargento e,ropeo
instructor de re.lutas para que la en-
se1ase n arte. pero la pri1nera lee
ci6n Sc qued6 desencantasia la Empe-
ratrlz la esgrima la reSlhtaba dema-
siado apacsble. Despufs de haeerlo
constar asi. Sc dirigi6 al professor y
arrancandole el forete de las manos
lo arrolo al Otro extreme de Ia es-
tancia.
DeSpues empez6 luchar con el
<argento. V al cabo de nm ratio eonsl-
gui6 hacerle besar' Il suelo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-03-08
(Continuara.)
La p|tG|scIa del desaStre
BUsCA, BUSCANDo

La Academia de Medlcina. de no
ma ba ,S-cibido ultimamente una co
munjraci6n interesantislma firmada po
4 doctor Santi. uno de los medieos
mas jl,stres de Italia. De dicha cofnu-
nieaeInn hasada EN- hechos ciertoe
comprobados. pare-,e desprenderse que
q don oadivinatorios puesle conSide--
rarse cosno IN fenuineno de orden
c;entiiico. por mas que la eiencia no
pueda hasta Il preseilte haeer otra co
sa mas que reconocerlo como un he
cho positive. ignorafdo ahsolniamen-
t. los secretos lie Su existencia.
Fl hecho helo ahi. explicado en bre-
YES palabras:
Ina seiiora. perteneciente 4 Ia arS-
ts~racia romano. hizo una maiiana la
mar al doctor Ssn,i para qlle la asis-
tiera. la DANA habia paSado una no
che agiiadisirna. I,reSa de horrlblsr r.
sasiIlas. que Ia habian deja.lo en- un
estaSo de terror Y augusta ID'ieei-
bles. FL meslico. que eoIs-ia perfes-
tamente 81 esisdo psfOlsgieo de su
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-03-08
Congress- ae'onauiicO

Se ha reunido en- el hotel CITY de-
Londres nm Congreso international ae-
| ronautlco, al cual asistieron cuarenta
" nueve delegados de la Federation
International, con el obieto de discutir
sarias cuestiones importantisimas que
afectan d la. aerostaci6n.
Tomaron parte en- el Congrcso. re-
presentantes de lnglaterra, de Espana.
lie Francia, dc los Estados UnidoS. lie,
Alemania. de Belgica de Austria. de
Italia, y dc Suiza siendo casi todos
allos distinguidisimos aeronautas
El Rey Alfonso manifesto viviSiino
interts por todas esas cueStioneS. ha-
biendo encargado muy especialmente
los delegados espanoles. Il coronrl
Wives Fl capitan kindelan. que le
den muy amplios detalles sobrc todo
L. que puedan inquirir en- Ingiaterra
con respecto Ia aerostaci0n
Entire los asuntos que discuiira q
rongreso figuran la Fedora ion de- to-
dos los clubs acronauticos y automoyi-
'iSias: la formaci N De reglamenios pa
"a los eoncursos de globos V de aero
planes: RECOMMENDATION tambien De "a
pianos reglaIneniaci6n tambien Dc Ia
arrera Gordon Bennett. ofros aSuu-
los de igual . mayor importancia: a
ongresO dursra tres diaS. pero sus
iiscusioncs seran ahsolutameHte pri-
adas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-03-08

formales V aun entire las siiperlor'~' re
ro deiando aparte In labor y los en-
penos de los Scnores oculilstas. coilN'H'-
gomos on oue 81 @casoa De la allpdida
! histerica sonora merece toda Ia a'eh-
.i6n con que van Il estudiarlo los MEM
bros de Ia Facultad romano. Segura-
mentc van 4 salir ahora colaclon va
rios otros ejcmploS V casos, mas o me-
ros adeciadoS. mas . menoS do'nlheh-
tados. de- caracter proretico rei"ren--
tce unos 4 la caiaStrofe meNneS1, otroF
4 distintos succsoS. Porque IS de adj
vcrtir que el tragico aconteclmemo
aue tantas vic,imas ha causado habia
sido VA pronoSticadO. 4 10 que atirmah
noticias mas menos veridlcas, por
otras personals, mas menos hlsterlcas'
Dicese que un periodico que Sc pu-
| hlraba en- la miSma Meslna. habia
anumiado VA tres dias antes, que la
culad iba 4 quedar seplltada em s''s
misnas rr,inaS: dicesc que la nochr VS.
pcra de Navidad un pastoir octogcna--
rio 4 quien las gentes tenian por loco,
So hahia acercado 4 Reggie para anim-
ciar 4 los moradores que antes que IL
niera 81 aiio la pintoreSca ciudad suirl-
ria 81 mavor desastre que vleran los
Slglos. Diccse que tpero que
no ~ dice en- scmejantcs ocaSloneS Y
que revelaciones no Sc hacen ralZ de
IqcontecimientoS tan espantoSos como lf
quc han visto apuellas devastadas re-
rones9 No olvidemos que en- materla
he profecias som muchas las hcchas ga
posteriori.o la imagination humana sc
mostr6 siempre Inclinada a poetlzar las
mavores deSdIchas. Y en- todo 10 pro
steo hay IN fondo immense de trlste
lpoeSia. Pero en el .hecho cxpneSto pof
,el doctor Santi sometido al eXanen
de sus colegaS. hay algo mas que I'M te
ntncno De triste pocsa hay IN extra
no arasionante secreto dcl cerebTo
Etnlmano. Secreto que tai vez. como tan
tos otros de la naturalcza, permanez-
lea ct-rrado. impemetrable, todos los
.esfuerz,s de la ciegleia.
Juan Buscon.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-03-08
Supersticiones regias

No solo es SrIpersticiosa In gente ig-
norante Y POGO ilustrsda; persona de
tan elevada categoria ' De caraeier
tan desIreocupado como 81 Empera-
dor De Alemana. incurre tambien en
algo de superstition, pues tiene es-
E,ecisl cuidado en- que todOs los M
Ecs de su familia usen Ia mSma cn-
ma que han venido usando los IIohen-
zollerns.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-03-08
San Iuan Puerto.Rico Lunes de Mario de 1909

fear la molcrna "hemoiilia VA que
Su jurisdiction Y actlyidad comlenzfn
ani donde ACADIA las suyas 81 arte YER
dadero V noble. Precisamcntc el po-
der dc emoci0n de la sangre y de la
nulerie reside en- su calidad de eNcep-
cim i pcr,urbaci6n suprema de las
lcvcs lie la vida, Y su ciicaca. en el
ordcn esteiico. no procede de elias
,ni,maS sino de las cauSas conlhctoS
.Suiri1ualcs que las motiyaron. La he
rda cn 81 pccho dc un marilr de un
patricia. pucde ser comparada p"r i"s
poetas Il una rosa iragante. La m'sma
herida. provinicndo de un episode vul-
gar. no sera mas que un dcsgarr" de
iidos. con hemorragla.
Por este msmo Va mucha distancla
del horror dramatico al horror fisico.
Fl primero purifica transilgura ian
miserias de Ia carne: cl segundo niue
We simultaneamentc Il piedad v repug
napcia La cabeza del leproso en el
lcuadro de Murillo. sirve para aNaio-
rar las manos de azucenas de la kenia
de Tungria. que la limplan curan-
| Sin este contraste. poderosamente es
native Ia caheza no podria figrar
| mas oue en- IN atlas de las enfermeda-
Jrs de la picl. FL dolor, la muerte y
| la efusi5n de sangre pueden pertene-
,p, 4 dos zonas radicalmente dlstlntas4
! con una di,isor9a muy marcada un
|lado g, arte Y al otro la patologla
| (uaarfa a arte no obscrVa rSta dlF'-
.nria pierde la delicadeza Dc sehtido
| aue 81 In hacia visible: euando pasa
mas halia de sus fronteras e,lnHad' 9 la
IONA rcs.rvada al estudio dc las abe
rrarlonrs vcSssnlas. cnando 1oma
anueIlns clementos como nateria dtfee-
n sonvirtjendo en- fin, 10 que solo cons
tituve nm medic. entonccS dicho drtc
icorrospond. 4 una sociedad pasal@ra-
,eenie enferma. Ia invasion del cam
no natol6gieo. la crneIdad fra y refl-
NADIA. los alardes DE dureza De seespif'-
m V extravagant.ia' eleeante, snelen
presentarse en eneeas de TRANSITION 9
,leeadencia. Ocupan el hneeo 1ne De
iaron los idea1es aeotados de Ia epoca
anterior. el hneco que no nan iS'ul'o
eolmar ,odavia los ideales que sc m
cnhan. Sustituyen 10 pateuco por 10
|horripilante. el dolor dramatlco por ei
6olor uuirurgico, la ens,cion por Id
scnsacion descarnada
(Continuara)
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-03-08
A los suScriptOreS y Agn1eS
ANO ~:

Para la buena Marcia de esta Adm
nistraci6n. no admitimos ATLAS de
suscripciones este diario sino desde
el primero de cada mes. Las BA'Ao
o. avisaran los dfas 80 & 81; advir--
6endose que las que Sc dieren con pos
ternridad no Sc tomaran en- cuenta
nj surtiran efecto en- la contabllidad
bssta el dia ultimo del mes siguien-
te al en- que Sc soliciten.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-03-08
La ola SaDSrienta

Tn distinguido articulista. el senior
'Rucabado soStlene hace tempo una
coutienda LENA de interes Y actuail-
dad Tratase de la afici6n los es-
pectaculos y temas de sangre que Sc
anodera de todos los puhlicos Y va to-
mando proporciones POGO halagneilas
Esta "hemofilia", . amor a 10 cruen'"'
ticne sus manifestaciones en- q fea'r'.
con el melodrama patibulario y la Ear
zuela de navaja; en- la nove'a. con los
generos de foletin. el 'detectNl>mo
los asuntos de bandidos, apaches y
destripadores en- el ncmatograio' con
la peicula terrorista, opera'"r'a az
s..,astro y asesinato: cn la prenSa
con Ia relacion minuciosa, Noiup'u''sa
do causas espeluZnantes lu2nbre-
ohscanas con lbs peri6dicos llaToados
cr;uinalistas Il dibujo carn1cero !
trs,matieo en la vida, finalmehte.
..nn Ia suggestion cada Tez mayor que
e;nrcen las escen0s horrendas, las WIS
tas de processes abominables. los i6'i
.,e,oras de Ia crueldad Y aun flg''faS
tan opuestas como las del ases''i"
yerdugo.
I'm afecto. no hay preSfieio compa-
rah,e Al de la sangre. No hay fas9'i'"-
c,on pareclda il la fascinaern li"1''S
Ia sanere. En- la sangrc 81 ocui-
"a q, m,sterlo vital Is el sihhoi"
., apente de la existencla. Queofa'
I fraeil vase corporeo y Ver'fr eS' =
or ornreciosa V eterna savla elrc'iiah'
l. ,,man1aad.-eAla mas atrevl-
aa de las profanaciones. el mas a'u'N
de los sacrilegios. "Todos los pr ''
40 Ia Arabia. dice Macbeth hes-
rr4s de haber inmolado al rey, 10 'aS-
tartan para borrar de mis- manos& ~
10. aa sanore4 FL immense fragfco
,noles ha dado expression cc.ih' IVA .
loo raconyenciones de la conclencia sai
;aaaa aa sancre. "tles matado Ill s'e-
no" le dice al hcmicida, descuof'ei'""
l.. 10 desolaci6n de un leeho coo''i'o
a.r;ones en- mas noches de per
nstuo insomnia Desde aquei mo'ii'"'
n tastico es,ectral penetra en- su
.,.,. nara no abandonarla nunca Ia
,,s,6n de aouella mancha rola, de aqu''
ra nurpnra derramada. aeompah"r"
s;emnre A nieto de Cain. uah'
- sanor.l repite. No creia que un
vieio tuviera tanta sangre
He anui el horror tragic. Ia Pur'-
IN saludable y esteiiea dc i"s
afeetos. La muerte. la sangre. ei no
,o,c;dio han cons.liuido sicmpre nn
elemento artistico principal en les mas
.levadas forrnas de la poesla pero II"
como materia De contemplate n en- -
ujsma. ono por ser Il renate de t"da
violencia por representa- 81 u''i'""
tSrmino ' explosion lie las pasiones-
FL drama la epopeya 50 desarro-
la-ou hist6ricamente. tradieiona m n
:. alr,.dedor del homieidio IN sus ma
n,fcs,aeiones asi Individuals como eo-
le.t,Sas. II choque personal Y Ia que
.r. eonstituycn la base dramaiiea y Ia
,a,e epica de todas las litera'uras-
r.. go .sc,ndiepte no basta purI-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15
AIabama's Birthday,

The state is 30 years old, as hefty a
veteran as one will find in many days
travel. Alabama was admitted into the
union December IL, 1919. and has been busy
ever since showing Uncle Sam that he
made no mistake in adopting the young
ster. Just to show how spry the old state
is John d. McNeel, private seer rotary to
the governor, had the flag of state flung
out from the topmost pinnacle of the
capitol. M
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15
Mr.. BULGER WILL
REOPEN CAMPAIGN
AFTER LONG ILLNESS TALLAPoo-
SA REPRESENTATIVE is READY
TO RENEW RACE FOR STATE
ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Dadeville, December 14.--tSpecial.)-
After a long illness, during which he
was confined to his bed and room for
about eight weeks, Representative
Thomas L. Bulger is again able to go
to his office and look after his legal
business. He has been engaged for, a
few days in chancery court here
Before the constitutional amendment
campaign was launched Mr.. Bulger
had announced his candidacy for the
office of attorney general of the state,
but his Illness and the more heated
question before the people rather over
Swallowed the political ambition of his
friends and he permitted the matter
to rest. 1t is understood that Mr.. Bull
gers friends will reopen the campaign
in a few days and it is said that Mr..
Bulger is preparing public statement
of his candidacy.
So far Mr. Bulger is the only man
that has been mentioned for this place
but it is not expected that he will be
permitted to walk into the position
without a fight. However, his friends
are confident that they can land him
safely.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15

We might have built few miles out
from the principal towns and then we
would have been compelled to stop. As
it is we are getting the roads over the
entire county in splendid condition for
the final starching and ironing. II the
people at some later time want a bond
issue to complete the system they will
have the foundation on which to build
a finished system OF really good roads.
All Are Benefited
"As it is every citizen of the county
has the benefit of improved roads and
they have cost US about the amount Of
the annual interest on bond issue that
would not have completed more than
half the roads.
You can drive from one end of the
county to the other in almost every
direction without difficulty. The roads
are as good 20 miles from Opelika as
they are at the town limits and near
ly every mile is in really better condi-
ton than the streets of Opelika.
THE improvements that have been
made on the highways CT Lee county
have greatly stimulated every interest
in the county. Farms are being inn
proved and values are advancing stead
lily.
Much trade that was formerly lost to
other markets has been turned to Ope-
lika and other home markets and in adj
dition We are drawing business from sur
rounding counties that never could have
been secured but for the improved high
ways.
I'VE can and will complete the sys-
tenn by the present method but it will
take time. A bond issue would hasten
the completion but it Is question TX
this would be a better r.lan. Not less
than 100000 would be necessary and
this is a burden that would not be- easy
to carry in an agricultural county like
this. An issue for less than would be
required to complete the entire sys-
tenn would not be satisfactory to the
people
I'VE feel that we have a system that
will compare well with that of any
county in the state and when 1t is taken
into consideration that it is paid for
down to the day we are more than sat
isfied with what has been accomplished.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15
OLD SLAVE Is DEAD.
Is Fatally Burned In Her Home at Age
of 106 Years.

Florence, December 14-(SpeciaL)-
Aunt Julia Asher 106 years old, and by
many years the oldest fplfabitant of
Lauderdale county, died at her home in
this city under very distressing circum-
stances. For many years she had lived
alone, though almost perfectly helpless
from old age. A colored woman, who
looked after her, found large hole
burnt in the floor before the fireplace
when she went there EARLY in the morn
ing. Not seeing the old woman she COM
menced search and finally discovered
her under the bed, unconscious, with
her clothes almost burned Off and a
large burn on her back. She never re-
gained consciousness and died at noon
Old Aunt eJulia had belonged to the Ash
er family and the home she lived in
was left her by Pike Asher, son of
her old master. Her loyalty to her
white folks was pathetic, and her
greatest treasure was a miniature of
her young ''mistess" which she requested
should be buried with her. Her request
was complied with.