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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-25
at at the Royal institution on the clay arch

at the Royal institution on the clay arch
ives which he found at Knossos.
How ne nnds time to do everything I
know not He has been hampered not only
Dy the weather, but by the lack of funds,
wnlie German professor working at
Things thousand years younger in Greece,
Is lperally supported, by the German gov
eminent Our own government has not
given DIR. Evans two pence to help discov-
cries which have remade ancient history.
Well, 1t appears that the letters were
evolved on Cretan soil from the picturesque
writing imported from Egypt. If you have
never done so. think what the letter means
to-day. Excepting perhaps the wheel, IL is
easily the most important invention in his
tory. So We owe the letter to Crete. The
Chinese give US an instance Of what this
means. Every one knows that they have
made no progress for ages. How can they
with an alphabet which consists of 1900
pictures and takes a lifetime to begin to
learn! With letters anything Is possible.
To-day the Chinaman paints two strokes or
legs TO represent man, and beside them an
oblong figure to represent a mouth; there
by he means "a man who stands by his
word. Letters, as DR.. Evans has proved
have European history alone of 1900
years, yet one-fourth of mankind still
writes in pictures to-day.
/ spent a long time studying the muscles
and veins Of the Cretan forearm of 1000
years ago, as shown in some of Dr. Evans's
wonderful photographs: Their arrangement
Is Identical TO the smallest detail with that
of the surface veins and muscles in the
arm and writes these words. These stat
uettes conSttute IN my opinion, the old
est exact anatomical records in the world.
and my study of them leads to the conclu-
sion that in 1900 years there has been no
change in even the minute details of the
forearm of men. In other words, evolution
SO far as 1t affects the body, has stopped
The last great step was when man became
upright and could the forelirnbs upon
which his ancestors had walked for writing
fiddle playing. invention and all the other
numberless uses to which we put our
hands. But the Oldest anatomical evidence
We possess. or are ever likely to possess.
proves that physical evolution has stopped
and doubtless we shall lose teeth and
nails and may develop other things IL &C.
casion needs. but the final step has really
been taken The survival of the fttest''
In years to come will mean the survival
OF the mentally and morally fttest Crete
and DIR. Evans. at any rate. have supplied
us with the presumptive evidence that no
physical change of any real moment has
occurred in the human form during the
past 1000 years. This is perhaps the most
unlikely of all the wonderful discoveries of
which DIR. Evans had only an inkling when
he first pushed spade into that island hill.
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PATH OF CIVILIZATION
CRETE THE STEPPING STONE FROM
EGYPT TO EUROPE.
Evidence that Man Reached His Pres
cnt Physical Stage Four Thou
sand Years Ago.


Edin Spence. in London Mail.
II is commonplace that history Is con-
stantly engaged H. dethroning the idols OF
our fancy. the William Tells OF cur youth.
the Homers. or the King Arthurs of our
maturer years. Nowadays we are forever
hearing OF the mythopoeic. or mythmaking
faculty, which was strong In the youth of
the race and Is with us to-day. The pref
tier the story the surer il Is. sooner or later.
10 be accounted a fable This iconoclastic
process has for once been reversed by the
spadework OF a devoted Welshman. DR..
Arthur Evans. in the Island of Crete.
In Charles Kingley's Heroes most of
us have read how Theseus. with the thread
supplied by his beloved Ariadne. daughter
OF King Minos, trod the labyrinth whence
no many of his fellows had never returned.
slew the MInotaur that lived there, and
freed Athens from the Cretan yoke. Fur
ther, the tale goes that this Minos, so ter
rible a monarch that later ages made him
Judge OF the dead in Hades. employed an
Athenian refugee called Daedalus. who
built the labyrinth for him and who en-
ployed his skill In constructing for HIM
self and his son Icarus wings with which
they could fly. The wings were jointed with
wax and Daedalus warned the boy not to
fly too near the sun. lest the wax should
melt. Icarus forgot his fathers warning.
few too high. lost his wings and was
drowned I'm what was called. In his memory,
the Icarian sea- These were all good old
Greek myths until a year or two ago.
After endless trouble DIR. Evans, the
keeper of the Ashmolean at Oxford, OBJ
tained permission 10 dig a hill at place
called KDossos, where his expert eye
thought something might be revealed. His
work Is not yet nearly completed OF late
thu weather has interfered with him, but
he starts again this month. Already. how
ever he has made al knossos the most re-
unarkable series OF discoveries that arch
aeology has had TO record for many a day.
He has discovered the great palace OF King
Minos. built for him by Daedalus. the first
European genius, eighteen hundred years
before the birth OF Christ: he has discov-
cred in Crete the birth of fine art. OF SAM
tation (Daedalus lived two centuries before
Moses), OF letters, and OF European civiliza-
ton When Athens was but an infant city
Minos OF Crete ruled the Levant. y thou
sand years before Cadmus was supposed TO
have brought the alphabet from Phoenicia
20 Greece letters were used in Crete.
Crete was really the island stepping -stone
by which civilization, which halted long
kh~son. stepped from Egypt into Europe.
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The great palace OF Minos-the original Of
the labyrinth OF the myths remodeled
upon still earlier royal dwellings which go
back more than four thousand years before
our era. So that civilization reached the
easternmost island of Europe long ago, and
after six thousand years a native of the
westernmost island has revealed the facts
with a spade. 1t almost seems a shame
that some Of these priceless and unique
finds of his should not find home in the
British Museum: but remembering the per-
manent disgrace which attaches TO our pos
session of the Elgin marbles-snatched by
Lord Elgin from the Parthenon-we may
say il Is right that these things should find
a home in Crete. But it ought certainly to
be called the Evans Museum.
Last winter the Royal Academy gave an
exhibition OF what IL called "Old Masters"
at Burlington House. In an odd room, by
OF DR.. Evans's finds at Knossos. There, If
they had known IL, was the oldest master
OF them all, Daedalus, the founder of fine
art. There is nothing in Egyptian
Babylonian art TO correspond with the work
or Daedalus. Frescoes were there, show
Ing King Minoss female toreadors, clad
with very little else than extremely tight
corsets and literally applied cosmetics (for
tight lacing and rcugeing, these prove,
were customs inoculated into European civ
ilization in Its cradle); marvelously cut
canoes. equal TO the work done thousands
of years later; delicateiy chased jars;
statuettes of running boys and flying birds
these were some Of the artistic treasures.
showing the sanitary arrangements con-
ceived by Daedalus, and better than any
thing we had in this country until a few
years ago. Yet an odd paragraph here and
there was all the notice the professional
art critics took OF the most interesting ex-
years.
Since then DR.. Evans has been lecturing
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New Orleans Times Democrat
"A man never knows just how he will
feel about things OF that sort until they
nsppen 1 10 nlm SAID S,a an elderly man. for
of killing man is a bad proposition even
IL you do IL I'm self-defense. IL happened
10 me 20 on know snd how feel tn1s s in Pos
tried TO shoot me once after we had quar-
relied over some trifiing matter. His pistol
would not go off, grabbed q heavy stick
while he was trying 10 get his gun to oper-
carried away dead Friends came to me
and told me | had killed a man. | simply
/ had acted in seif-defense While was not OF
running from the crime al all something
happened that called me away from that
and some distance from the place where I
had knocked the man out with the billet OF
wood But could not keep from thinking
now and then OF the man had killed. For
the first time in my life knew how a fell
low felt when he had the blood of a human
being on his hands IL worried me little
can assure you. / was constantly haunted
by the picture of what happened on that
fatal day when / Drained the man with tho
billet OF wood. 1 was walking down the
street one afternoon rather hurriediy when
a man tapped me on the shoulder. turned
around, and I did so, he extended HIS
hand. grabbed IL, and / want 10 tell you
! was never , more willing to grab a mans
down into the grave 10 pull out some
friend who had been dead for many years.
Il wa. the man ! had knocked S in the head
about how he had recovered from the blow
/ dealt him. We were close friends after
that. can assure you. He seemed 20 bs
awfully glad 10 see me. but / can tell you
that he was not nearly glad 20 see me
as I was TO see him. Since that time / have
always had world OF sympathy for the
OF another. the blood OF a human being
on his hands.
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II is not left alone. someone praying by
IL for the soul, and lamps are left burnin,,
at The head OF the body. They are buried
In their habits, capoch and ALL and on the
day Of burial the bells are rung a space OF
the "Miserere"-about quarter OF an hour
The body is carried on a bier by the
brothers (no coffin is ever used IN process
sion to the grave back of the church and
set down on the south side. with feet to
the east: or. IL priest, to the west. The
and those carry II take of their cowls, or
cloaks. and let the body down. dressed I'm
Its habit. TO the grace. Previous to this
act a brother goes down into the grave and
receives the body and arranges its position.
sewing or pinning the capoch (hood) over
the face so as to cover II. Then the alb
Dot throws earth on the body In the form
of a cross and the bearers continue the
work, which is finished by the brothers.
After the grave is filled up a simple iron
cross Is put on the head OF the grave with
the name. age and date Of death. So ends
the life Of Trappist
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-25
THE TRAPPIST MONKS
AUsTERE LIFE OF THE BROTHER
HOOD IN KENTUCKY MONASTERY.
Although Much Has Been Said About
Them, Very Little Il Really
KnOwn-Severe Rules.
(Ky.) Standard.

Bardstown CKy.) Standard.
The arrival of the seventeen Trappist
monks at Gethsemane Abbey recently from
France has awakened new interest in that
monastery throughout the country Three
hundred more among those exiled from
France by the mandate of anti-congrega-
tional laws passed by the French govern
ment, two years ago. forbidding the monks
maintaining their monasteries on French
SOIL are coming to this country in the next
few months, most of whom will come to
Kentucky and to Gethsemane, where the
Father Abbot says he Will prepare to ex-
tend hospitality to about 200 for period Of
six months and probably longer.
Much has been written concerning the
monks at Gethsemane, but little is known
outside of the monastery gates. The fol-
lowing interesting facts concerning these
austere men will be of general interest:
One visiting the Trappists of Kentucky
alights at the place formerly called
Monks Station" but of late years known
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entire community have walked over him
going into dinner, or will see monk or
brother showing his torn cowl, or habit. or
broken pitcher, kneeling down at the en-
not unusual to see one of them lying full
length on the floor for some fault until told
to rise.
AN AUSTERE REGIME.
After chapter all the Trappists go to the
dormitory. Each has a small cell, 6.2x6.6,
with straw mattress three boards.
straw pillow. a small flannel blanket, hook
to hang his cloak on, and curtain In front
Of the opening. Upon this the monk or
brother throws himself habit and all, for
the night, until a. M, retiring at p. m.
In summer and p. m. in winter. They
change their cowls or habits for the working
ones in the morning, and use cleaner one
for Sundays. Mass is said at various times
until a. m, then breakfast then fierce and
sexts Manual labor begins about Z a. m.
and lasts until 1913. Then comes high mass.
Between times instructions are given to
some of the choir novices in various
branches. Field work is not the only labor
of the Trappists. for there are the cooks.
refectorians, porter, gardener. etc, but
only those who are past their novitiate are
given positions of this kind.
death-but only when it can be done with
out danger-he Is laid on the floor on a
serge cloth, under which has been placed
some straw over cross of blessed ashes.
The great bell is rung four times. with
three pauses between. and all who hear
it hasten there. saying the ''Credo." II
chapter is being held or they are in the
rectory they Immediately depart. They
kneel around the dying brother. saving al
ternately the penitential psalms. The sick
formed. the bells are rung for a quarter of
an hour. As long as the body is unburied
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Philadelphia Record.

Parrots? No. there isn't great demand
for parrots any more" continued the
dealer. "A man from Mt. Airy came In the
other day with a fine looking bird which
he said was a good talker and sold IL to
me cheap. / know the nature OF parrots
pretty well, and when this one failed to
show off its accomplishments / attributed
IL TO the natural stubborness OF the bird.
But day after day went by. and Ii never
uttered a sound. All IL would do was TO
sit on its perch and gestiulate with its
feet. making all sorts OF fantastic motions
with its toes. About week later the man
who had sold IL to me came in. I thought
you said that parrot you sold me was
good talker.' / said. IT hasn't shown any
evidence of it. All 1t does Is TO sit and
wriggle its toes That's all right said the
Mt: Airy man.. 1T was raised In the Deaf
and Dumb asylum
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-25
Gloves That will Wash.

Some sense in wearing gloves you
can wash practically the way you wash
your INDEPENDENTLY now when so
much coal SCOT is blowing about.
Our Marvel Gloves" are that sort
made of soft fine skin that is hard
TO soil in the first place. When the
gloves do need cleaning a sponge,
pure soap and tepid water do the
trick without injury to the gloves. All
the pretty, shades and black and white
are here at Ca Rn
palT. ..........r.-....>f
Women's Mosquitaire or slip on Gloves
for street wear, at a CT ~
pair $1.25 to.....................P ~
West Center Aisle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-25

The careful housewife Is most particular about the way
her groceries kept before they brought her. But
she couldn't be any particular about II than are
Our grocery store is clean and sweet and well ven
lated We understand the value Of pure foods and UNDER
stand the necessity Of keeping them clean and sweet In
buying groceries You safe at the New York Store"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-25

Silk Faced CoIOred VelvetS 6OC Yard
Two weeks ago told securing from of Gemanys arg
decided their New York
lot silk faced coored vee at price effect quick
shipment Is Friday and will sell them
These silk 90
special the oth sale will share with
You'll nearly all the lot and choose Mon <0n
day silk the extremely low price Of yard
West Center Aisle
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Fail Wash Goods.
Soth Anniversary Special.

Navy blue Foule Serges with red polka
dots, in all sizes This is the new
cloth for shirtwaists and house
dresses that you like so WELL llhc
Monday yard. ................... AOS
.Arnold's superfine Flannels. in light and
dark designs and lots of new "a.
effects in navy blues; yard. Nv
EXTRA SPECIAL-1,OOo yards good
quality Apron Ginghams, I'm all the
staple blue checks. Monday in -
the Jubilee sale, a yard. ~
West Aisle.
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Not Likely.
washineton Sta

Washington Star.
II Tom l.. johnson had not saved up Ms
money and become a millionaire il Is not
likely he could have afforded the luxury OF
INDUCING IN all this ant.-capital denoa-
stration-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-05-07

"a neighbor ran in with a bottle of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea remedy when my son was
suffering with sever cramps and was
given up as beyond hope by my regu-
lar physician, who stands high in his
profession. After administering three
doses of it, my son regained conscious
ness and recovered entirely within
t~wenty-four hours, says Mrs. Mary
Halter, of Mt. Crawford, Va. This
remedy is for sale by Arcadia Valley
Drug Co.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-05-07

For SALE-Cheap, for cash, the
Zwart homestead and adjoining prop
erty. Address inquiries to
j. A ZwART, Pennington, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-05-07

Job-Work of all kinds at this office
Call and see specimens.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-05-07

Six surries and buggies for sale
cheap for cash or will be exchanged
for horses. Apply at once to H. M,
COLLINS, Ironton, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-05-07
DIR. w. j. SMITH,
, Graduate American School Of Osteopathy, Kirksville, Mo

This Institution Isl designed and constructed for the comfort and accommodation III
patients r SEEK relief ans rscuperadon and he recovery Of lost health. Its location Isl
and 64o feet above that ely. Nestled AZ The footo Shepherd Mountain, embow-
erred among majestic trees, just off, the main street, and free rom its noise and DUST d
.aongs ss n connected with, the famed Emerson Park, whhhts shady walks and drive
pr rahulT retreat for the invalid and convahscenb Or the weary and caesorn, can be-
in an Amenca.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-05-07

Highest price paid for Butter, Eggs
and Poultry at Barnhouse's.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-05-07

We bought 10000 yards of En-
wv broidery and Inserting; sold
for non-payment of duties; will be
lsold at Half Price.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-05-07

Hatc $50 Sample Hats for Men
AIuoo and Boys. All the best
makers. At less than the manu-
facturers' prices.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-05-07

For $1.00 Steel Handle UNI
wv brellas; 20 boxes Artificial
Flowers, Sc bunch. We are on
record to beat anybody's prices.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-09
NEW POINT DECIDED.
Motion to Substitute Parties Plaintiff
In Appeal Denied.

Olympia, Wash.-A new point was
passed on by the supreme court in
denying motion to substitute parties
plalntlff in an appeal TO the supreme
court and allow the prosecution of
the appeal after the original plaintiffs
and defendants had agreed to with
draw from the appeal. A tax cues
ton was involved and it was main
tanned that public interest demanded
the prosecution of the appeal and that
this was ground for substitution of
other plaintiffs and appellants or for
allowing them to intervene. The
court denied the motion in both par
tculaFs. The case came up from
klng county and was entitled A. w.
Hight in his own behalf and in behalf
of other citizens and taxpayers of
the city of Ballard plaintiff and ap-
pellant VS.. William Bailey ct al. de-
PENDANTS and respondent. The mo-
tl'On to substitute was made by Rob
ert and Hettie Huston
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-09
STOLEN SWEETS,

Ben, the star browed colt in a coun-
try barn. was eating hay; not out of
his own rack. but from the rack in the
stall next to MIN.
That's the way We always have to
feed Ben the farmer explained.
Ever since he was colt he would
not eat from his own rack. When we
put the hay almost out of his reach
he thinks it does not belong TO him,
and enjoys taking it. Thinks he is
stealing, | suppose"
Cows. now and then, show a sim
liar singular disposition about food.
One year We had a lot Of clover hay
that the COWS seemed to have taken a
dislike to. Nothing the matter with
it that | could see-but they wouldn't
eat it. So | took a hint from Ben.
Down in the woods pasture | had the
men build a square pen Of fence rails.
and fill it with the condemned hay.
Well, sir, every day when the COWS
were turned out in that pasture lot
they would go to the pen, stretch
their necks up over the edge of the
rails in great discomfort. and eat that
clover hay with evident Zest. We fed
the whole stack to them in that way.
Like Ben, they thought We were try
ing not to let them have it, and that
made it taste better than any other
hay. Free Press.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-09
PLAYED A DOUBLE GAME.

County Clerk Arthur Hauerbacn
and DR.. A. K Dice will leave for Spo-
kane tonight to appear as witnesses
in a case Of obtaining money under
false pretenses preferred against an
insurance man named Miller. The
accused is charged with accepting a
salary from the Equitable Insurance
company and devoting his time to the
solicitation of business for the lndI,
ana Life Insurance company.
Miller was in Walla Walla several
weeks ago ostensloly as the agent
for the Indiana company, and 1t is
said succeeded in writing several poll
cies. He was supposed to be solicit
ing business for the Equitable. His
peculiar methods coming to the ears
of the resident agent at Spokane, a
warrant was issued. The trial is SET
for tomorrow in the Spokane court.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-09
INJURIES FATAL
Ray Estes Died Early This
Morning.
WAS A POPULAR YOUNG MAN
Crushed by Horse North of Walia
WaIla Tuesday-FuneraI To-
morrow Morning.
WAS A POPULAR YOUNG MAN

After 80 hours Of intense suffering,
Ray Estes, who was SO badly injured
IA mics north of Walla Walla Tues
day afternoon by his horse stumbling
and falling on him, died at O'Clock
this morning at st. Mary's hospltal.
Mrs. Estes. mother Of the young man,
is Frustrated over his death, he being
her favOrite son.
After the first examination his pny-
sicians said he was fatally hurt, anu
aside from administering Oplates 10
relieve the intense suffering, nOtnlnS
could be done to save him. The re-
mains were transferred to the Cook
erly undertaking parlOrs this morning
to be prepared for burial, and later
were taken TO the family residence
corner of Jones and Fourth streets,
from which place the funeral VIII
take place.
Just how the fatal accident occur
red the young man was not abIe 10
explain. 1t is supposed that IN riding
into the bunch of horses he was d1V-
ing, his horse stepped into hole and
fell on him. There were no bruises
about the body, the injuries being In
terral.
The deceased was a popular student
in the Walla Walla high school and
his tragic and sudden death has cast
a gloom over his schOOlmates. He is
survived by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. w. Estes, brothers Clyde, Roxy and
Emmett and sisters Sylvia and Min
Mo