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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-19

vive The funeral win take place Wedr
day afternoon at from his residence
Gray street, Rev. George r. Stair "
ciating. Burial win take place at Far
ington on Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-19

strict confidence. A woman can freely
talk of her private illness to q woman
thus has been established confidential
correspondence which has extended over
many years and which has never been
broken. Never have they published
testimonial or used q letter without tie
written consent Of the writer, and never
has the Company allowed these conf
Dental letters to get cut Of their pos
session, as the hundreds of thousands
Of them il their files viii attest
Out Of the vast volume Of experience
which they have to draw from, it il nora
than possible that they possess the very
knowledge needed IN your case. Moth
ing is asked in ret1ra except your god
viii, and their advice has telpsd tbou-
sands. Surely any woman, r.ch or poor
should be glad tc -ake advantage q this
generous offer q assistance Address
Lydia E Piakha-a Me-icine Co, (co,-
fdentizD Lyn1. Nazs.
Every woman ought to have
Lydia E. Pinkham's SG-page
Text Book. 1t is not a book for
general distribution, as it is too
expensive. 1t is free and only
obtainable by mail Write for
It TODAY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-19

promptly with me
" mans private
correspondence de-
partznent Of the Ly.
diaEPinkhAm Med
icine Co., Lynn,
Mass. Your letter
viii be opened, read
and answered by .
woman and held IN
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-24
Registrando
los sobordos

El "Borinquen" sali6 aver tarde pa
ra New York con la carga siguiente:
DE SAN JUAN: $4,000 sacos de All
car, 349 pacas de tabaco, 12,6O0 cajas
de frutas.
DE FAJARDO: 5000 sacos de azi1car
DE PONCE: III sacos cafe, 845 cajas
de frutas, $50 barriles de acero vacfos.
DE MAYAGUEZ: 100 barriles de ace
70 vacios, 1882 cajas de frutas
RESUMEN San Juan 25,949, Faiardo
5000, Ponce LIP y Mayaguez 1882.
Suma general 33,943 bultos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-24
Camara Insular
de Comercio
COTIZACIONES NOMINALES
Nominal.

Nominal.
'Borinquen Sugar Co. 1915
Carolina Sugar Co. IS
;ayey Sugar Go. SO
Central Cambalache Co. 600
Compan1a Azucarera del Toa IS
Ccmpan1a Salinera de G. R. Is
Fajardo Sugar Co,
Banco Territorial Agricola 70
Banco Comercial de P. R. 100
Banco Popular 2171a
American Colonial Banck 100
Ben1tez Sugar Co.
Juncos Central Co. rs
Lola Sugar Go. 60
Mayagiez Sugar Co. 100000
Muelle No. 2 $50
''ata Sugar Go.
P. r. General Telephone Co. 6O-7O
Pto. Rico Brewing Co. so
sar Crist6bal Sugar Co.
Santa Isabel Sugar Co. $500
Utuado Sugar Co.
Vaninna Destelling Go.
7annina Central Co
Yabucoa Sugar Go. 6O-65
CEDULAS.
Banco Territorial : en- 102
0anco Territorial EN-. 100
BONOs.
Borinquen Sugar Co. TO
Central Calabalache 8%
Juncos Central Co. 8%
LOLA Sugar Co. 6%
P. r. Sugar Co. TO
Vannina Central Co. 8%
DEPARTAMENTOS DE GIROs EN-
LOS BANCOS.
lLIBRAS ESTERLINAS, 1886
FRANCOS, 31b % D.
ILIBRAS ESTERLINAS. $4.85
MADRID Y BARCELONA, go d.
PROVINClAS, go D.
NEW YORK, 5 ctys. premio
Las variaciones en- los valores de ac-
clones no hay compradores, pero los te
nedores no Sc disponen ceder menos.
Sc han hecho algunas pequenas ope-
raciones aisladas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-24
La expansion de Espa11a en- America


la importancia vulgarmente sc reconoce
a cada uno de los puertos, y 81 Sc ha
multipicado el n1mero de escalas ha
sido ante ell deseo de no excluir min
guno de la Repuca de America.
"Compan1a espanolas de navegaci6n
que pudieran estar en- condolences pa
ra organizar la Inca al Pacffco.
10. Compan1a Trasatlantica Espa-
Dispone de una fota importantfsima
con 10000 toneladas, pr6ximamentc,
de capacidad. Tiene establecida una
Inca regular subvencionada, q la Anne
rica Central, y podr1a ampliar su servi-
clio por ell Pac1fco hasta Valparaiso por
ell Canal de Panama.
2o.-Pinillos, Izquierdo Compania
-Cadiz
Esta importante Compan1a de nave
gaci6n tiene organizados servicios regu-
lares La America Central y del Sur, y
tambien podr1a estar en- condolences de
ampliarlos al Pac1fco, atravesando sus
vapores ell Canal de Panama cont
nuando sus l1neas desde ell Rio de la
Plata hasta los puertos de Chile. Dis
pone de una fota con $4,000 toneladas,
en- buques de gran porte y excelentes
condolences
3d. Ibarra y Compan1a.-Sevilla.
Esta CompanIa de navegaci0n dispo
ne de una numerosa fota de 80 vapo-
res entire ellos seis de gran capacidad,
que pudieran destinarse al servicio d.
la Inca del Pac1fco, organizando un
servicio regular desde los puertos de
lSevilla y Cadiz Dispone en- sus buques
de una capacidad de $4,000 toneladas
lpr6ximamente.
Ademas de las Compan1as expresa
das, existen en- Espana otras muy i'm
portantes en- los puertos de Barcelona,
Bilbao Valencia, Sevilla, Santander,
Gij6n y Cartagena, a las que es possible
pudiera interesar la organization de los
servicios de navegaci6n a las costas del
Pacffco. o.
Y al dar Gina a la serie de trabajos
que bajo ell ep1grafe de La expansion
de Espana en- America nos hablamos
propuesto, no perderemos de vista
asunto de tan vital interes para ell in
tercambio de productos entire Espaila y
America, por creerlo de positive inte
res, para cuanto Sc dedican la intrin-
cada labor de la Importation y expor-
taci0n commercial en- estas latitudes.
MERCURIO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-24

Vapor americana Montoso. Sah6
de New York ell 20 del actual mes con
carga para los puertos de San JUAN
Arecibo, Arroyo, Ponce, Mayagiez y
Guanica.
Congs., The N. Z. P. R. S. S. Co.
Vapor frances Quebec Procedente
de Haiti Sc espera en- esta ell del en-
trante mes de MARIO, Sc despachara
ell mismo dfa para Europa.
Consignatarios, Behn Brothers.
Vapor espanol Balmes. Viene en- lu-
gar del Barcelona y estara en- esta del
| al Q entrante.
Congs., S. Izquierdo Co.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-24

Una vez dicho, que hemos de tinall-
zar con ell presente, la serie de nues-
tros trabajos, sobre la importlsima Ex-
posici6n que ell 'tCentro de Cultura His
pano-americano ha sometido al culda-
doso estudio dc la junta de 1niciativas
al Goblerno espanol, nos concretare-
mos a dar a conocer el itinerario a Sc
guir, por la Inca ibero-americano:
FDe Hamburgo Colon, $500 miLas,
veintiun dias. de Cadiz a Colon, 1000
millas, ounce d1as Reduction en- ell
viaje total, 1850 millas, seis dfas.'
"Para ell paso del Canal de Panama
no Sc fla tempo, por desconocer ell re-
gimen que ha de gobernar ell paso de
los buques.
panama Guayaquil (Ecuador)
625 millas, dos dias y doce horas.
"Guayaquil Callao (Per6), 625 mi
Has, dos d1as y doce horas.
Callao a Antofagasta (Chile), $50
millas, dos dias diez y seis horas.
Antofagasta Valparaiso (Chile),
555 millas, dos dias y tres horas
"Valparaiso a Montevideo (Uru-
guay), $500 millas, doce dias seis no.
ras
"Montevideo a Rio Janeiro Bra
sill, Is millas, tres dias, ounce horas.
"Rio Janeiro a Pernambuco BRA
siD, 25 millas tres d1as y doce horas.
Pernambuco a Para (BrasiI, 125
millas tres d1as doce horas.
para a Paramarito (Guayana nolan
desa), 625 millas, dos d1as y doce horas
"Paramarito a Cadiz, 1856 millas
doce dias y doce horas.
"Es decir, que lviaje redondo seria
de unas &c. 400 millas y de unos sesen.
ia y tres d1as, como va Sc ha dicha an
tes, no Sc tiene en- cuenta ell tempo
que Sc invertira en- cruzar ell Canal de
Panama, como tampoco las estad1as de
los buques en- los puertos, porque para
este Sc precisa conocer la importancia
de las mercader1as que han de aleja1
y cargar y los elementos de que Sc dis
pone para estas faenas en- cada puerto
de escala.
"La velocidad de marcha de los bu
ques Sc ha supuesto que sera de once
millas, media de su navegaci6n..
"Las distancias que Sc dejan apun
tadas solo Sc deben considerar como
aproximadas; su determination exacts
exige un estudio muy detenido sobrt
los derroteros de los mares que Sc ha1
de atravesar y sobre las cartas hidogra
fcas para determinar ell mejor itinera-
rio.
''Las escalas estan determinadas
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-24

La llegada del vapor "Brazos" las
IS p. NO algunas horas mas tarde 81
lei tempo lie ha sido malo duran
|te la traves1a-resultara interesante. A
su bordo vienen casi dos centenares de
personas para esta capital, las cuales
|seran recibidas en- ell muelle / por seis
Il ocho centenares de familiares y ami
gos.
Los autos Sc apostaran en- n1mero
extraordinario en- la vecindad del niue
lie, unos para recibir a algunos de los
|pasajeros y otros para alquilarse.
El conjunto del movimiento que Sc
|produzca sera verdaderamente ANNA
|do.
-SegGn 10 anunci6 aver ell BOLE-
|TIN esta tardo a las cinco zarpara pa
Ira New York con la correspondence
Official Ell vapor "Caracas. En- la Of
Gina de correos Sc recogera las $50
toda materia postal dirigida los Es-
tados Unidos. Las cartas olvidadas
por sus remitentes las tendran cue en-
War despues de esa hora al muelle San
Antonio.
-32 800 sacos de az1car cargo en-
Jobos ell "Isabela." Este vapor hizo
rumbo New York el d1a 20.
La Inauguration del cine Tres Ban
deras en- su nuevo local de la calle del
Comercio, Sc verifcara ell primero de
Marco
Ell sabado embarcaron en- ell "zu-
lia'' para New York:
S. P. Hustled, Adela Roja, Isaac Iri-
zarry Sasport, g. A. Houghton, R.
Schuck, R. D. Draper, William Shea
ring, O. Kallas, Chas Distler, Chas
Eckman, Chas Christensen, T. F.
Lynch.
De New York han salido para
Puerto Rico los vapores "Bayam6n" y
"Montoso" Ell d1a 20. Los dos son de
carga que traeran: ell primero para
San JUAN Ponce, Mayagiiez y Aqua
dilla y Ell segundo para Arecibo, AFRO
20 y Guanica
La goleta ''Ricardo Ruiz" ha re-
gresado de Santo Domingo Maya
giiez.
Ell balandro danes "Irma" arrib6
Fajardo Vino de St. Thomas a traer
| ell consul dominicano Luis E. Montalvo
| y Mr. B. Griffd.
Sc han confrmado nuestras suposi-
| clones de que ell gobierno de Santo
Domingo no autorizar1a la entrada
sus puertos de barcos de Cuba. Ell
Santiago" no tocara en- San Pedro de
Macor1s nj en- la capital, en- su viaje a
Puerto Rico empezado anteayer. Tam
POGO hay probabilidades de que 10 ha-
ga en- su viaje de vuelta.
La peste les infunde panico las
Iautoridades sanitarias dominicanas, por
la escasez de medios de que dispone ell
gobierno para poder combatir con eff
cacia epidemias mayores.
De dos males preferen ell menor.
-Llegaron aver en- ell "Antonio Lo-
|pez":
De Barranquilla
N. G. Chung, Eduardo Lopez.
De Colon
Tomas Cajigas
De La Guaira:
Juan Morante, Manuel Vallespro-
lance, Margarita Vallesprolanco, An
PRECIOS MI M DE LOS ARTICULOs
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-24

Cafe Yauco, selecto (") 1880
Cebollas ameriranas (qq.) no hav
Cebollas Coruna ('') 500
Chicharos verdes (qq) $50
Fosforos, diversas marcas 6.5Oa7.5o
Garbanzos Mexicanos 90. 1000 1880
Hablchuelas mejicanas Baya, !" no bav
Habichuelas coloradas (') 7Oo
Habichuelas bcas chicas a.. 600
Harlna de trigo Ia, (saco) 8.50a9Oo
49, NJ -" ue ''igo 1a'' no hay
Manteca pura de cerdo 90. 120Oa13oO
Manteca compuesta (') 875
Malz Argentine (10O lbs.) 2 ia
Ma{z del pa1z ('O
Limpiador Octag6n (caia) ECO
Jabon Octag6n (") $50
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-24
CRONICA DEL PUERTO

gela Perez Lamuela Luis Marzoi, Ju-
lio Nieva.
De Curacao:
Otto van STEMS, Antonio Gonzalez
Medina, Eustaquia Suarez de Bravo,
Eduardo Bravo, Juan L. Bravo, N. G..
Nan Hen
Dos de estos pasajeros, los chinos,
fueron detenidos por ell Inspector de
Immigration Prestaron fanza de 500
dollars cada uno para garantizar SUI
salida de este puerto.
Ell antes mencionado vapor zarp6
hoy a las para Santa Cruz de Tene-
rife.
-Lor grandes paquebotes franceses
relnlcian sus viajes por las Antillas
Mejico, sin ningtn tenor a 10 que pa
rece, de ser molestados por los cruce-
ros alemanes, aquellos que fueron ell
hazme pensar de los mas arrojados ca
pltanes mercantes, y arn de guerra, de
los buques franceses E ingleses.
FL "Samara" lego al puerto de la
Habana conduciendo carga $50 pa
pasajeros de los puertos franceses Saint
Nazaire y Havre y de los puertos espa-
noles Santander, Vigo Coruna. De
la Habana continuara viaje para Me-
jico.
Ell captain del "Samara" diio que
los cruceros ingleses de servicio cerca
de las aguas de Cuba otros puntos es-
trategicos, estan Ell la persecution del
. Karlsruhe'' y Bremen" y de otros
dos barcos lnercantes alemanes artilla-
dos, que es tOda la fuerza martina
de Alemania en- las aguas americanas.
-Cartas detenidas en- ell correo, las
que deben ser solicitadas por sus due
nos antes del 27:
A.-Arroyo Agust1n, Arriera Jose,
Alvarez Susana.
B.-Baquero Isidoro, Beribeitia Emf
llo, Balaguer Blanca R., Brumwell
Adela
C.-Calder1n Corcino, Canenz E. B..
Correa Jr. Manolo, Cornwell Frederick
L., Cruz Francisco, Cueto Dolores.
F-Franco Emilio, Fernandez Elias
t., Ferreiro Jose, Fernandez Luz Di-
vina.
G.-Geigel Teresa, Girl Celia, Cine
nez Candita, Gomis Guillermo, Gomez
Hlpoilto, Guerrero de Tirado Florinda.
H.-Hard and Rand, Hernandez Ale
Jandrina, Herrera Elisa L. de- Horton
]. NJ.
J.-Jacoesen L. j., Jim6nez Pepe.
L.-Lewis Catherins, Lopez de Goe-
naga Juan, Lopez Jose
M-Marrero Ramon, Martinez Emi-
llo, Martinez Ramiro, Marquez Sofia.
Mulero Julia
O.-Ortiz Lalo, Ortiz Julia, Ortega
Manuel, Ortiz Carmen M, Osorio de
Maldonado Carmen (3).
Pagan Nonato, Pereira Pedro.
R-Rosa Ramon, Rogers Constant,
Kafeas Pedro, Ramirez Justo, Rossi
Carlos, Rexach Pillar, Rivera Fermina.
S-Santiago Antolin, Santana Jua-
ma, Sanchez Candida, Sanchez Paco. Sc
rrano Hermenegildo.
T.-Torres Alejandrina, Torres Nico-
las.
V.-Valent1n Domingo, valdivieso
Restituto, V6lez Jose M.
Wizard L. A. (4).
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-24
Una circular

Nos participa ell Licenciado don Juan
B. Soto que, con motive de haber sido
nombrado catedratico de la universidad
de Rio Piedras, ha alberto un bufete de
abogado en- esta capital.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-24
BUQUES EN- PUERTO
Del exterior.

Lei cXLeT1OT.
Vapor aleman Odenwald pendiente
Vapor aleman President pendiente
Vapor aleman K d. 3 pendiente
Col holandesa Silfde descargando
Gta. holandesa Abeona descargando
Gta. am. D. III. Rivers descargando
Gta. venezolana Theemis descargando
costeros.-
Perla Vieques
Maria Dolores pendiente
Libertad Vieques
Carmen Fajardo
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-24
PRECIOS M M DE LOS ARTICULOS
QUE SE DETALLAN EN-
ALMACEN.

Ajo (ristra) 6Oa125
Almid6n del pals {qq.) 28Oa 300
Almid6n americana (") 2.75
Arroz japones Ia, C'') $50 a 600
Arroz japones "a, ('') 4.5O a 500
Arroz camilla (') 44O a 500
Avena (saco) 3,75
Azi1car centrifugada, 1OOlbs. 4.5Oa 20
Az1car granulada "Aguila" (") 600
Az1car granulada Fedora" (") 600
Bacalao, (ters6n) $500
Cafe corriente limpio (qq.) 9OOa 1000
Cafe Pilon ('') 1000
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-24
MOVM|t MO MARITIME
ENTRADAS Y SALIDAS.

Entradas del exterior
Ninguno.
De la costa
No hubo.
Despachos para ell exterior
Vapor doninicano Jacaguas, para
Santo Domingo.
Vapor americana Corozal, para New
York.
Goleta americana Rayo, para Santo
Domingo.
Para Ia costa.
No hubo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-24

Tnocencia Yabucoa
BUQUEs ANUNCIADOs.
Vapor americana Philadelphia. Pro
cedente de Venezuela estara en- esta Ell
26 del corriente, saliendo ell 27 para
New York
Consignatarios, Villar y Co.
Vapor cubano Santiago de Cuba. Ell
25 del corriente Sc aguarda procedente
de Habana y escalas.
Consignatarios, Villar y Co.
Vapor americana 'sMaracaibo Sa-
lilo del puerto de New York con des-
|tino al de Mayagiiez Ell d1a II del ac-
tual mes
j Consignatarios, Villar y Co.
i Vapor americana Brazos Sali0 ell
20 del corriente del puerto de New
York y Sc aguarda hoy.
Congs, The N. Y. P. r. s. S. Co.
Vapor americana Caracas Sali6 ell
"a del corriente de New York para es-
lte puerto.
| Consignatarios, Villar Y Co.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-24

Las variaciones en- los valores de ac-
clones no hay compradores, pero los te
nedores no sc disponen ceder menos.
Sc han hecho algunas pequeilas ope-
raciones aisladas.
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and sleep. Comfortably couched in
Caesars Head Hotel, and famed BY
balmy breezes, one is soon in dream
land, undergoing q refrigeration Of
mind and body, and when the cocks
shrill clarion has signalled the ap-
proach of dawn, one al zee: first,
the dim outlines of the beautiful
country below and beyond, then, as
the sun begins to rise, all nature ap-
pears at her best,-the woodlands
and the meadows, the mountains and
the valleys, the Hvulets and the rivers
all uniting-rnaking n grand,
magnificent panorama, unsurpassed,
if equaled, east of the "Father of
Waters" ,,
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A careful perusal of the excellent
address of Chief Justice Gary, pub
lished on the front page of today's
paper is bound to leave an impression
that this distinguished jurist has
given much consideration to what he
should say on this occasion. And in
our opinion Judge Gary has chosen
and prepared his subject matter with
much wisdom and ability. The whole
tenor of the address is wholesome
and uplifting along lines that stand
in serious need of elevation, and
what his honor says, especially COM
ing from a man occupying his lofty
position, is well calculated to bring
about present and future good. The
address should not only be read and
studied; but it should be filed away
and read and studied again.-York-
vile Enquirer
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MANNING COMMENTS .
ON GERMAN NOTE

Columbia, July 10.-(Special).-
Governor Manning late tonight gave
out the following statement:
"The German note fails to comply
with guarantees required by Presi-
dent Wilson. The President will in
sist on the protection of American
lives and American interests and will
assert our rights under international
law. The insistence may break di-
'plomatic relations. I hope and be-
lieve the President will find a way
to avoid war and still maintain the
honor of America, but the people of
this country trust his judgment and
will support him whatever the
event."
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NOT YET-BUT SOON


= Recently when asked evil you
remain in politics, Mr.. Bryan" the
great speaker of parallels spoke in
this wise, saying:
"Once upon a time a. ;tenderfoot
journeyed into the South on a hunt
ing expedition. He lost his way in
the. back woods. Presently he came
upon a cabin. In front Of the cabin
sat an old man. The tenderfoot
said: Hello The old man said
Hello The tenderfoot said: Have
you lived here all your" life?', The
old man replied: Not yet
Mr.. Bryan hesitated a moment to
observe the effect Of the parable on
mis- auditors. -.
Then the stern look OH his face
slowly dissolved into the great smile,
and he added:
81 began taking an interest in poll
tics when about twenty years of
age. I expect to sustain that inter-
est so long as I live. I am not a
prophet and I can't tell what form
that interest will take. But I shall
ever retain a lively interest in what
we term politics."
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AT CAESARS HEAD.

(By N. o. Pyles, Columbia, S. c.
IT'S evening at Caesars Head,
South Carolina. The beautiful SUM-
set and cool, crisp air betokened a
clear night. The tinklings of the
bells of the ,"Cows coming home"
from adown the mountains sides
have ceased, and the barnyard fowls
to their perch have gone. The foxes
have left their, dens and the owls
their hiding places. = Ten thousand
stars o'erhead "twinkle like diamonds
in the sky"
Here, perhaps, in the distant past,
around the camp-fres of the red man,
the stiffness of the night oft was bro
ken by the hideous yells of dancing
warriors.
From this eminence are seen many
electric lights at different points
along the Southern Railway, sending
forth their brilliant rays over pretty
villages, towns and cities.
The ~ever-restless waters of near
by falls are distinctly heard above
the gleeful shouts of playful child
ren. Bye and bye the rising moon
begins to shed her soft rays over
sleeping mountains, fields and for
ests, making the scene, like some en-
chanted garden with the myriads of
nymphs, one of exceptional beauty
and grandeur.
At length nature gives way to rest
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EARsA TESTIMONY.

We have had occasion in the last
few days to notice how little real
credibility is to be given hearsay
testimony. A young man Of the
county was shot by a negro, on last
Sunday. a week ago.. A day or two
afterwards considerable shooting was
heard by nearby residents, the shots
being fired by some persons located
in the general direction of the river.
Evidently some person said to
some other person that shots had
been heard over on the river, and
that he had a suspicion that the ne
gro, who shot the white man, had
been caught and lynched. The one
receiving the news believing a little
stronger in the conclusion than his
informer, told the next man, saying
that there was no doubt that the ne
gro had been shot. And so the
news travelled and like good liquor
got better with age.
When it was finally told in Ander-
son, the negro had been found hang
ing from a tree, and he was so badly
shot up that it was stated his body
"looked like a piece of beef-steak,"
and that the body had been taken
down and thrown in the river.
And nov it comes about that the
negro has not been captured; that
the shooting was done by a crowd of
men or boys fishing on the river; and
that there is no foundation for the
story published in all the daily pa
pers. But the next time a lawyer
objects to hearsay testimony on the
trial of a case some of these papers
will say that he is trying to obstruct
the ends of justice by technical OBJ
%jections.
But as it was with the lynching, so
it is with a great many other re-
ports, especially reports of a scandal
in the community. From a mere
suspicion and often without even
this excuse, a person from revenge
or other cause, or perhaps honestly,
expresses an adverse opinion on the
acts of some person.; it is told
again; and then retold, and by the
time it has run the rounds of the
community, some persons reputa-
ton is questioned, if not destroyed
perhaps the reputation of some in
nocent young woman. And it makes
no difference how groundless it may
be proved to be, there will always
be someone who will profess to be-
lieve and repeat the report.
/ And so it is that the experience of
the ages, as a~djudged by the decided
cases, that heassay testimony is in