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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-02-11
OLD MANUSCRIPTS
Helsaic Writings Recently DiscOv- cred Which Were Written in
 the Eighth Century.
Oldest of Any of the Original Writings Heretofore Found-0ne Passage
 Translated.

A correspondent of the St. Louis
 Globe-Democrat writing from Cairo Egypt, relates that he has had tn,
 privilege of inspecting an extraordi
 nary Biblical find. It is a manuscript
 of four books of the Pentateuch, writ
 ten in Samaritan characters or
 parchment. The manuscript contains 255 folios in excellent state of preser. vation with the exception of the first page, which has been restored. The folios are 2S centimeters long, con- tsining twenty-four lines to a page. A page containing the date. 116 Mos lem era, which is equivalent to A. b. 735, is we'll preserved.
 The manuscript is the oldest of any of the Hebrew manuscripts of the Bible yet discovered. Its owner is reported as already negotiating the sale of it to Mir. Aver of the Chicago museum.
 Comparing the present Hebrew Bible with this manuscript, the Globe Democrat man found several notable differences. Immediately after the decalogue there is passage of some fifteen lines not in the actual version. Your correspondent had these lines translated into English. They are as follows:
 "It shall come to pass when the Lord, your God, shall bring you into the land of Canaan, whither ye are journeying and which ye are to inherit, that ye shall set up for your selves large stones built together with lime, and shall write upon these stones all the words of this book, and it shall come to pass that after the passage of the River Jordan ye shall also set up the same memorial as 1 have already commanded you on the Mount Gerizim, and ye shall build there to the Lord your God an altar of stones rough hewn and not touched with iron tools"
 The word blank is blurred and looks like Gilgsl. George Zeidan, a of the Royal Asiastic society, a noted author and historian, is tenn porary custodian of the manuscript, which belongs to Khale el Sabra Pending!its final disposition Biblical scholars are offered all opportunity to study it.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-02-11
EAGLES CELEBRATED.
A Proper Recognition of the Orders
 Fifth Anniversary.

Arizona Aerie, No. ITS, Fraternal Order of Eagles, last night fittingly celebrated the fifth anniversary of the order which has had a most re- markable growth in the west and which is spreading rapidly through out the east.
 The celebration was in the nature of a smoker and banquet, and it was a joyous one. There were plenty of good tings to eat and drink furnished la Hoge, plenty of pipes and good tobacco to smoke, and enough good humor to fill the house and push open the doors for the entrance of all wis iting Eagles and a number of invited friends.
 After the banquetting there was speech making, and it may be in pro- gress yet. At least. it was still going on when the last bulletin was issued. After the performance of the Olympia Opera house at the Doris, several members of the company who belong to the order lent their presence for a season and added to the merriment of the ccasion.-Republican.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-02-11
KANSAS CITY'S NEW DEPOT.

H. U. Nudge, general manager of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, says Kansas City is to have a union station that will be the largest in the world.
 'l can say positively that the pro- ject is near a successful conclusion And when the depot is completed it will be the finest and largest ID the United States, bar none. There never has been any limit as to the amount of money to be expended. This is a secondary consideration in this propo- sition. And when l say this, voice the sentiment of all the railroad man agers of all the lines in Kansas City. It is desired by all of us that the very best station that can be designed be built in Kansas City. We propose to have the money fit the station. and not build depot under a certain ap- propriation. We will adopt plans for thoroughly adequate structure, one that will accommodate an indefinite number of railroads for half q century and the money to build it will be forthcoming, no matter what the cost.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-02-11
ARIZONA TOPOGRAPHY.
A New Map of an Interesting Region,
 Prescott and Jerome, Arizona.

A bulletin just issued by Charles D. Walcott, director of the United States Geological survey, gives the following concerning the work being done in this section by that depart ment of the government:
 Continuing its work on the Prescott Forest Reserve, in Arizona, the United States Geological Survey is at present extending its surveys north ward, under F. F.. Iatthes, topogra- pher, over an additional area of 1000 square miles, the result of which will be published as a map of the 'fJerome quadrangle '' It will in clude the city of Prescott, Lonesome Valley, the entire extent of the Black Hills, and the mining center of Jerome. The Verde River will also appear from Del Rio to Cottonwood. Every individual dwelling, church. school house. mill. etc. in the district will be accurately located oa the new map, as well as all mines. and even the most important prospects. each with its respective name The roads and trails will stand out conspicu- ously. being engraved in black. while the water courses will be shown in light blue. the intermittent ones dotted. and the topography or relief of the features of the land in brown. The latter is deiinea5ed by system of so called contour lines Each con. tour IS it follows the ides of the hills or valley. remains A a constant ele vation and each + 100 feet higher than that next below. In this man
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-02-11
ENTERPRISING FIRE BUG.

Cairo, Ill.,, Feb. I0.-To wreak his vengeance on persons who he states abuses him, Nathan Prevat, colored boy, 15 years of age, set fire and burned property valued at nearly sl00, 900. He is now in jail, and the police have his confession that he was the incendiary that caused the fire which destroyed the Carey Halliday plant, the Halliday cooper shop and various other buildings during the past few weeks. A reward of $500 had been offered for the arrest and con viction of the firebug, and Officer William Merriman arrested him this morning. He tried to set fire to a house last night. was recognized, and led to his arrest. In one case Pre- vat worked at the fire and got Sl. 70 for his services, and in another case he was the first to give the alarm.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-02-11
READY FOR TRAINS.

The Phenix and Eastern railroad company now has a force of men en- gagged in ballasting the road bed be- tween Phenix and Tempe. The ballast used is disintegrated granite, and it makes one of the best roadbeds in the world. The gravel is hauled from the beds on the company right of way on flat cars and dumped where needed. This work Is being done by the rail road company, the contracts let tC Grant Bros. being for grading only.
 About four miles of grade has been constructed across the river between Tempe and Mesa and the crew is mak- ing rapid progress toward Mesa. The work of leveling the site for the yards in Tempe is nearly complete.
 s. M Higley, roadmaster of the s. F., P. and P, was in Phenix yester- day, leaving for his headquarters il Prescott this morning. He said that everything was moving satisfactory and that the trains of the PheniX and Eastern would certainly be running across the bridge at Tempe in two weeks, reiterating the statement made by J. H. Emmert several dayi sgo.-Gazette,
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-02-11
PRESOTT'S ATHLETIC CLUB.
Officers Elected at Yesterdays Meet
 ing and Organization Effected.

Officers Elected at Yesterdays Meet
 ing and Organization Effected
 A meeting of the signers for the Prescott Athletic club was held at Dougherty's hall yesterday afternoon, there being good attendance.
 The reports of the committees ap- pointed by the last meeting were ac- cepted and the committees discharged
 On account of the meeting being held on Sunday, it was decided that their election would not be legal, so the meeting simply expressed its choice for them as follows: Julian Willard, president; J. B. Jolly, first vice president; J. w. Conger, second vice president; E. R. Mcdowell, sec retary; J. F. Storm, treasurer.
 They will be voted on and probably elected at a meeting to be held in the court house this evening as will also a board of directors to be selected by a committee.
 A list of the paraphernalia needed by the club was then read, when the meeting adjourned to meet this even ing as above stated.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-02-11
LIGHTS WENT OUT.
On Account of Darkness Little Was
 Done at Last Nights Meeting.

On aceoun, ol something beinl .,.,a.. v,,h the electric current, whicf ~Tpplie., the court house with light, worry lit lo husiress was transacted last ....e. -. -n, aye.Ius of the Prescott \th!e:i- Club.
 ''ic ii t.Gt officers selected at Sun i-y', L.r. D; wr- ratified, and they were dUiy elr,. cd as the officers of the club th" i.-t being as follows:
 D,r-cto- F. D. Treadwell, A. F.. E, .,r' .,r. r.. R. Mcdowell, Julian Willard. '"src NJ. Ling, D. II. Biles a'lI B ..i-
 Dir t..., H,l!trd, president j. H @a'i-..s.-.- .-vieo preei, ien;; J. ". Ce". -" n"e~iiert; Y. R. Mci',. ai, selie,ary; J. P. storm, treasuIet.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-02-11

The depot will be larger than the St. Louis station, and will be a much more handsome structure from an ar chitectural standpoint, and will be the most up to date depot in the world. We do not want to make haste in matter of such importance. We have to set the seal of final ap proval upon our plan.''
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-02-11
MURDER AND SUICIDE.

Terre Haute, Ind, Feb. l0-John Stark, saloon keeper. yesterday in duced his wife to return from Terre Haute to their home in Rosedale, on the promise that he would send away her sister, on account of whom the wife had left him, and this morning he shot and killed her and then shot himself Nc one saw him do it. but when those who heard the shots in his saloon went in he and his wife were dead. On the bar he left this note: Give my boy to Isaac Laney.' v A year ago Mrs. Stark's sister, Miss Blackster. went to the home to care for the household while Mrs. Stark was ill Stark ruined the girl.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-02-11
SUICIDE CLUB.

Louisville. Ky. feb. iO The pO- lice say that they are in possession of information which leads them to be- lieve that there is a suicide club whose members are composed Of young German boys and girls in the east end of the city. Two German girls who have died within the last year, Agnes Moeller and Tracy Boerner, are al legged to have been members of the club
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-02-11

June s. Freeman reported s950 sub scribed to the enterprise, of which s450 has been paid in.
 The directors of the club will pro- ceed at once to the purchasing of sup plies and all paraphernalia required for it.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-02-11
AN ARIZONA KLONDIKE.
Great Gold Strike in Mexico Near
 Arizona Line.

An Fl Paso telegram of recent date says: Edward M. Sturges, prospect, or in a mining district of Mexico near Douglas, Ariz., reports a tre, mendous gold strike. It is in the Torres mountains about forty miles from Cos. the terminus of the Naco, Zari railroad. Sturges is here and claims to have taken out $50, 900 il gold in the last six weeks.
 The outfit only worked the very richest of the deposit by the old sys tem of robbing the veins. He says the vein can be traced through three hills. Samples of the ore are said tC run as high as 3, 800 ounces of gold tC the ton
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-02-11
s. J. COOK DEAD.

The Journal Miner is in receipt of the follwoing newspaper clipping ac- companied by a letter stating that Mir. Cook was formerly resident of Pres colt:
 IS J. Cook, formerly of Wall Street, who went to South America two years ago last July, died Decem Der g at Rio Bamba, Ecuador. He had an attack of tropical fever. One night while his attendant was not watching he escaped in his delirium and while wandering about broke a leg. The shock was too much for him. His wife who is still at Wall Street, has the sympathy of many friends.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-02-11
OF INTEREST FOR THE KITCHEN

A number of excellent recipes are printed in the March DelineatOr. The youngest members of the household, gifted with sweet tooth, will proba- ply find pleasure in trying the several kinds of meringues, a confetion sell dom attempted in the home. though it appears from the recipes compara- lively simple. The more practical minded housewife will find some use ful suggestions in an article on the uses of the bean, and also in the pa per on ragouts. The pages of illus trated cookery, showing a St. Pat rick's day luncheon, constitute pleas ing display.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-12-18

DEATH OF AN EMINENT SCIENTIST
Herbert Spencer, who died in London,
on the 9Th inst, at his home at Brigh.
ton, England, was one Of the leading
figures in the world of thought, and will
be regarded by those whose judgment is
not warped by prejudice, as the ablest
and wisest of learned men who have
devoted themselves TO experimental
science. His life work appears to have
been to elaborate the complete philos-
ophy of evolution. His age was SO
years, and his physicians state that he
died OF senile decay. By his own wish
his body will be cremated.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-12-18

TENINo PUTTING ON AIRs.-It will
be seen by advertisement in another
column that the people of Tenino, a
junction station on the Northern Pa
citic Railway, have taken the pre-
limiuary steps for incorporation as a
municipality OF the Fourth class, I'M
der the State laws. Application is
made in behalf of 63 signers, repre-
senting population of $40 residents
of the district therein described, and
the matter will come before the
County Commissioners for considera-
ton on Monday the 4th day of jan
uary, 1904. Tenino has two stone
quarries, four mills and a coal mine,
to furnish pay-rolls for the new mu-
nicipality, and many intelligent and
enterprising citizens to aid in the de-
velopment by this means of prosper
GUS little city. Her progress will be
watched with much interest by her
venerable foster-sister, Olympia.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-12-18

CAPITAL DEMONSTRATES UNsETsLED
CONDITION."-As usual when in their
power to do so, the trusts are begin
ming to make hard times for party
object-lesson. The U. S. Steel corpor.
alton has ordered reduction OF wages
OF about $50 1000 workm of from FIVE
to twenty per cent. The remaining
ten per cent. of the Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION force, comprising the iron,
steel and tin workers, whose wage
schedule runs till July l, 1904, will
receive present pay till that date.
Quite o number of high-salaried en-
ployes have been discharged and the
pruning process will continue. Be.
sides this, their rod mills at Joliet,
have shut down for an indefinite time,
throwing 500 men out OF employment.
A reduction of ten per cent. in the
cotton mills of North Adams, Mass.
has been made.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-12-18


SHORT RATIONs FOB THE ARMY.-A
test was had this week at Omaha,
by the Chief of the U. S. COmmissary
Department of Missouri whereby it is
to be determined whether a man can
subsist upon five-cent meal and per-
form hard labor. 1t will be tried on
ten rustlers and general workmen for
a period of three days. The object of
the experiment is to show that United
States soldiers can be fed on five cents
per meal and that for that sum they
can be given good, we'll cook ed food,
and at the same time economy in the
Department can be practiced. The
commissary officers believe soldier
can subsist on this amount and be
properly fed. The tests began Monday
and was continued three days. Dur
ing that time the workmen kept at
their routine tasks and there was no
Sinking. Major Bean, at the head Of
the commissary service, is one of the
most enthusiastic chiefs OF the army
and is full OF ideas. Economical buy
ing is his hobby. During the tests he
will have special table for guests
where meals costing 10 cents will be
served, which, he says, will be equal to
the ordinary 50.cent meal. The result
of the investigation is not yet an
nounced.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-12-18

BRYAN MEETS WITH HIGH RECOGNI.
TON EvERYwHERE-The honors &C.
corded to Bryan on every side in Eng.
land was exceedingly gratifying to his
many friends in this country, who are
thus confirmed in their estimate Of
his admirable traits Of personal char
acter and the true nobility OF nature
that is portrayed in his kindly and
frank countenance. His reception on
the British Isles was almost an ova.
ton, and at Rome he had private audi
ence with the Pope, distinction sell
dom accorded to anybody who has not
Achieved worldwide distinction for
long life Of meritorious deeds.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-12-18

THE UNION PACIFIC COMING TO THE
SOUND.-It is now given cut that the
Union Pacific will extend its transcon-
tinental line TO a terminus at Seattle,
either by trackage arrangement with
the Northern Pacific or construction
of route over the right-of-way secured
thirteen years ago, much OF which was
at that time graded and ready for
bodybuilding. The graded track
passes through this city, crossing Des-
chuttes at the Upper Tumwater falls,
tunneling the bluff this side and COM
ing down to the east side OF the bay by
Cherry street. As the business OF the
Northern Pacific is now up to its
greatest limit, it is probable that its
track will be doubled, or the Union
Pacific will resume the work OF con.
struetion suspended decade or more
400
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-12-18

WHAT NExT?-A legal controversy
is in progress in San Francisco to de.
termine what class of products from
the ground are vegetables and what
are not. 1t is based upon permits
to sell vegetables on the wharves,
which have been revoked, and dealers
contend that tomatoes, beans, peas
aud asparagus are not vegetables, and
that they required no license to sell
them. Probably an extended interpre-
tation OF law would classify the vege-
able oyster as shell-fsh and the egg.
plant as q poultry product, and this,
says an Examiner reporter, recalls the
classification OF an English railway
guard when required to decide upon
the amount OF fare to be paid for q
turtle. "Cats," he said ais dogs, and
monkeys is dogs and parrots is dogs ;
but turtles is insects"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-12-18

ARGUMENT CT THE MERGER CASE
Argument OF the famous merger suit
against the Northern Securities Com
pany, before the U. S. Supreme Court,
began Monday. on appeal from the
Circuit Court Of the District OF Mime
sofa, which was that the purchase OF
the greater share of the stock of two
railroads constituted q merger and
was contrary to the Sherman antitrust
law. The government was represented
by Attorney General Knox and quite
an array OF assistants and the railroads
by ex-Attorney-G General Griggs, John
G. johnson of Philadelphia, C. w.
Brown and Chas. B. Long, all eminent
jurists. As the court will adjourn
next Monday for two weeks. it 10 not
likely that finding will be reached
for . month or more.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-12-18

very few OF the iniquitous proceedings
he holds up with such manifest clec
for inspection, two or three, or possible
hal! a dozen at most, and in some
instances the men and women have
sat under the immediate drippings OF
the sanctuary and were clad in purple
and fine linen. Why not condemn
the guilty, instead of scourging them
over the shoulders of womanhood?
Why not punish those deserving pun
ishment, instead Of those who do not?
Then again, the conclusion that the
world is becoming more immoral is
due largely to the yellow-journal liter
ture Of the day. Every sensational
It'd bid of scandal is served up with
high seasoning, while deeds OF virtue, or
acts OF philanthropy, if referred to at
all, are hid away in simple paragraphs
devoid of eulogy or paneygric. The
publication OF the world news stimuli
taneously on the daily printed page is
calculated to make the unreilecting
form a conclusion that the world s
iniquity is on the increase, from the
number OF cases reported and the am
plitude accorded them by big headline
and stilted language of announcement.
And the reverend Dix has adopted
just that method for boosting himself
into prominence.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-12-18

THEATER TICKETS IN PLACE OF
"WEr GOODS" liquor dealers of
San Francisco who had adopted the
custom OF making Christmas present
OF a bottle of whisky to regular pa
irons, and who last year discontinued
the practice and donated the value of
the "ardent" figured at $1,000 to
charity. this year propose giving a
superb charity benefit in the Grand
Opera House, in which Stoddard's
company will perform Benny Brier
Bush" and probably realize enough to
make the usual donation to charity
besides furnishing tickets As season
able remembrance to their customers,
which is the primary object to sub.
served.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-12-18

SEVERE WEATHER IN THE EAST
You need not think that because flow.
ers are in blossom in the open air here,
that an old.fashioned winter does not
prevail east of the Rockies" At
Chicago the FIRST half of December was
the most severe experienced for many
years, the temperature standing stead.
lily below zero for several days ct .
time. At Bismarck the mercury fell
to 20 below. Throughout Ohio it nes-
tied about zero in the northern and
central portions OF the State.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-12-18

The keynote of the Roosevelt cam.
paign was struck by the Booker Wash
ington episode, A full at the White
House dinner table," and displaces
Hanna's simpler but equally deceptive
slogan Of" A full dinner pail" used in
1896. and supplemented by "Let we'll
enough alone" four years later.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-12-18

"BE still sad heart, and cease repiping.
behind the clouds the suns still shining"
Sc wrote the poet. To believe that he
knew what he was writing about requires
a high order Of faith. Ledger.
Yes; belief is not always . firm 70.
lance for faith. When the suu.ray
emerges from Cloudland. however, We
both see and feel its power, and seeing
is said to be believing. and feeling is
confirmation of the naked truth.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-12-18

THE eldest daughter Of M. Harjes. =
wealthy resident of Paris, France, was
recently poisoned by eating canned
beef, at Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pto.
mine poisoning, it is called. and it
brings to mind, from many other such
occurrences, that it lie by no means
safe to eat canned goods of any de-
scription.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-12-18

A HORSE SHOE has at last been in.
vented which may be put on or taken
off at the will OF the horses owner. 1t
10 disc somewhat in the shape Of the
ordinary shoe with calks. and is fastened
on by clamp in front into which the
point Of the boot fits, and held by a strap
passing through logs at the rear and
passing over the hoof. It is claimed
that this form of shoe is serviceable az
the old, and that its shape may be var.
led to conform TO the kind OF labor re.
quired, and that it can in no way in
jure the hoof as is sometimes done by
inexperienced workmen in pairing the
"frog" and driving the nails.