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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-04-01

western slope of Mount Olivet-in-
Vulnerable white tents are pitched, as
In the days of the Master. Every
ship to Jaffa brings its hundreds;
every road has its caravan Of horses.
camels, donkeys and dogs-Greek
Christians, Moslem Arabs and foreign
born Jews, in voluble yet picturesque
confusion, going up to. Jerusalem" as
men went 5000 years ago.
In the Holy City the narrow streets
are full to their utmost capacity, and
thousands are outside the walls try
ang vainly to enter. 1t is motley
crowd. to be seen nowhere else, and
to be seen even in Jerusalem at no
other time.
All night professions of Russian pill
grims pass through the Jaffa gate TO
and from the Church of the Holy Sep
ulchre. At times they sing, always
Dne song, the Song of the Resurrec-
tion." 1t begins with one low. wailing
note, like the cry of the lost. By
twos and threes and tens and hun
dreds the refrain is taken up, until
tuc CulllC otICCl, CtCu " Tie I1Oiy
Sepulchre, is full of the mournful
strain.
White as silver in the moonlight
shines the tower of the Emperor's
Church, its cross pearl against the
purple night sky. where great stars
shadow stands the Tower Of David
and the citadel
Beyond the city one sees the pale
breasts of the Hebron hills, where
Abraham and Isaac lie at peace.
On the Wednesday preceding Easter
the visitor wakes before sunrise.
reused by what seems the wailing of
babies. In the open square north of
the Jaffa gate he sees huddled togeth-
er as densely as they can stand fiocks
of sheep and goats, with their shep-
herds, all the roads leading to the
square alive with herds bleating pit
eously and half strangled with thirst
and the white alkaline dust of Jeru-
salem. Thousands are here already;
thousands more are on their weary
way, for it is "a sheep to a man" in
Moslem land. The herders are loud
voiced and quarrelsome; they fight
each other for best places, beat their
own fiocks and others. and turn the
morning into a sort of Hades of ours
ing and confusion.
No man would guess that this scene
Is the beginning of religious cele-
bration which extends over every inch
of Mahometan territory on earth. 1t
Is the preparation for Kurban Bairam
On this day every Moslem. rich or
poor. must buy sheep or goat for the
sacrifice on Thursday, and before G
q. m. crowds of gayly dressed and tur-
baned Moslems gather about the ami
mails. lifting them. piuehing their
backs. pulling their wool. haggling.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-04-01

Holy Sepulchrs, covers the staircases,
outfiows upon the roofs in front bal
comics, and fills every niche which
offers support for toe. 1t is the day
of foot-washing, and the ceremony
takes place ON platform in the CEN
ter of court, the Greek Patriarch
and twelve priests performing it with
great pomp and dignity.
Their robes are magnificent with
gold embroidery. Jewels dazzle the
eye, tender strains of music touch the
heart, and in the closing moments or
|1the scene flock of doves drops into
the court and circles about the head
of the Patriarch.
In the Armenian Church. built on
the site and largely out OF the DEBRIS
Of Herod's palace, the same ceremony
takes place in the afternoon; and as
this church is the richest and most
magnificent of all Oriental Christen-
dom, it is a wonderful pageant, with
the priests, in dazzling vest1-ents.
surrounding the Patriarch at the high
altar, the golden lamps, the votive Of
ferings and the gold mosaics of the
walls.
Good Friday brings the procession
of Neby Moussa, in which all male
Mahometans must join who can, going
out from the Mosque of Omar-which
has been closed to infidels since
Wednesday morning-passing east
ward through St. Stephens gate. the
ioly green flags flying. bands playing,
Turkish troops escorting, attended by
the Governor of Jerusalem and the
Mufti, who is the head of the Ma
1ometan Church.
All the Mos,em youth of the city, in
superb robes and on horseback II
rich, on foot if poor, follow this pro-
cession down the eastern road into
he Valley of Sloan. over the brook
xedron, past Gethsemane and over
he south spur of the Mount of Olives.
winding in and out among the gray
green olive groves and over brown
hills like a wonderful glittering Cru
,ader's army going to worship God
1T the tomb of Moses.
With this procession. which marches
-wenty miles and remains week
nay go no women, but Neby Moussa
Day is the sole time of the year when
f a chance breeze lifts Muslimmis
veil and shows her blushing loveliness
% the brave youths. passing at her
feet Allah will forgive.
While this pageant passes. all de-
gout Christendom seems gathering at
he Holy Sepulchre. 1t is estimated
hat this year 12.0CO Greek Christians
rom Russia are seeking salvation in
Jerusalem in company with 1000 from
egypt, few hundred from India. 800
Americans and about 5000 monde
cripts of various nationalities, all pill.
rims to the sacred shrine.
On the night of Good Friday at least
$1,000 pilgrims will lie, sit, stand OIL
sneel on the stone floors and benches
the galleries and cloisterS. on the
balconies and roofs and staircases OF
n the outer court of the Church OF
he Holy Sepulchre-silent, prayer
full immovable. waiting for dawn. AL
night the streets will resound With
the Resurrection Hymn" which on
Easter is changed to the triumphal
"Christos voshres! Christos voshres!
("Christ is risen!'') And this chorus
is the browning glory of Greek Easter
New York World.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-04-01
easter" Surprises in Serving leo
Cream

Beside the conventionalized presen
tation of ice cream in the mold of an
Easter rabbit or large Easter egg
colored chocolate, violet, orange OF
rose, we have more and additional re
sources this year for the Easter party
One party will be served with individ.
ual ice creams frozen and nodded in
the shape of Easter lilies. The Der
muda lily makes capital design. The
children appreciate the suggestion
and like the generous size OF theiI
portion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-04-01

head that 1t can see dIi arOund. lou
never heard a hare make that old
sneering excuse for carelessness:-
You might think had eyes in the
back of my head" To all intents and
purposes the hare has.
Well, then, to make it quite clear.
"un" is hare, or ''open," and the moon
is "the open eyed watcher of the
skies at night" But that isn't all
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-04-01

Easter Offerings.
A fancy box of rare perfume in cut
glass bottles or dozen envelopes OF
"sachets" of ones favorite odor are
always dainty and acceptable as ar
offering.
Handsomely bound prayer book.
and writing desk sets mounted in darh
green leather are also selected to &c
with Easter cards.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-04-01
A Bad Investment.

Guess I was stuck when I give
you thirty cents fer dis rabbit r.
amt laid no colored eggs yet"-NeV
York Journal.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-15

hotel. Nothing more delightfully."-
mysterious can be imagined than a
first trip along the Grand Canal at
night between rows of dimly outlined
buildings, with no sounds but the lap
ping of the water against the boat.
the warning cries of the gondoliers.
or the faint strains of music from
some serenading party. No wonder
poets have sung and artists painted
Venice for ten centuriesi
In the streets the impression is OF a
place equally unreal. They are mar
row lanes such as are matched only by
some Of the courts in the midst Of
London. Many are so narrow that
two persons can hardly walk abreast
through them. and they dive between
high buildings. skirt canals and lose
themselves in broad coutyards in a
most bewildering manner. Not a
horse or cart Is to be encountered
anywhere and the way the people oc-
cupy the full width of the highway In
stead Of being restricted to narrow
walks at either side gives Venice a
singularly crowded appearance
Aside from the fact that II is alb
solutely different from any other city
in the world. the principal charms OF
Venice are found in its art treasures
and It's literary and historical land
marks. To stroll across the arched
bridge over the Grand Canal and
along the way that leads to 1t, the
Rialto. brings shylock and hts fellow
characters from The Merchant of We
nice" to real life. To cross the Bridge
of Signs and enter the dungeons be-.
meath It. where not the faintest ray of
light penetrates, then peer along the
passageway down to the water, where
are the gates opening outward,
through which the gondolas passed on
dark nights bearing the bodies of
those who vanished suddenly and
without explanation for the good of
the state" is to go back into the ages
when life was all romance and mys-
terry. 1t seems almost as II the same
scenes might be repeated here tomor-
row; and indeed they might, save that
the day of such summary methods has
passed.
In the wall of the great council
chamber in the Doge's Palace yawns
the fatal lions head, into whose open
mouth were thrust the denunciations
of citizens suspected of treason or
reasonable views-those who were
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-15

then that one feels that the pages Of
the fairy books that delighted his
childhood have opened before him once
more.
of Venice Is altogether one of DEPART
ed grandeur 1t should be added that In
its Industrial features as in all else
Venice is different from other places.
The workshops where its wonderful
mosaics. its famous laces. its beautiful
wood carvings and artistic decorations
on glass and china are wrought are
no less attractive than the features
more usually catalogued for the bene-
ut of the sightseer He who cannot
take away from Venice something to
add to the treasures of his home ana
the enjoyment of his life must be poor
indeed both in purse and mind
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-15

later to cross the Bridge of Signs and
languish In the darkened dungeons.
And there are the very cushions upon
which the councillors sat to pass SEN
tence. In no other city, not even in
Rome. are the relics OF past ages so
faithfully preserved, and certainly in
no other IL the atmosphere of the past
so nearly present.
The artistic attractions of Venice.
as indeed the greater part of its life
and activities. centre chiefly about the
Piazza San Marco. The square it
self is never lacking in interest, for
IL, as seldom happens. few persons are
about. there are always hundreds of
pigeons waiting to flock around the
visitor who purchases two soldi worth
of corn. They alight on his hands.
his arm, his head. wherever they can
gain a foothold, and scramble in fiut-
tering confusion for the yellow kerr
nels. The pigeons of the Piazza San
Marco are famous the world over. ana
they nobly maintain their reputation
as entertainers for the slight consider
alton of as much grain as their plum
crops will hold.
st. Marks itself is truly Venetian in
that It is not to be compared with any
other cathedral. Less stately than the
famous edifices of Rome, Florence and
Milan, 1t is more beautiful in its own
fashion than any of these Byzantine
In style, II is a reminder that here Is
the ancient threshold of the eastern
world, the gateway of the Orient. In
deed, II Is the truest memorial to the
former dominion OF Venice throughout
the Eastern Mediterranean, for 1t en-
closes treasures from Constantinople.
Egypt and in fact from every part or
the Levant.
outside of Rome there Is nowhere
else so magnificent collection of tai
ian masterpieces of art as in the anci-
emit City of the Isles. The DAye's
Palace alone is perfect treasure
house, with acres Of frescoes and muir
al decorations undimmed by the pas
sage of centuries. More than fifty
Of Titian's canvasses are in the diff
ferent galleries and the other names
famous in the story of italian art are
generally represented
The more human elements of Vene-
tian life one feels as powerless to de-
scribe as it's great monuments. The
Venetians are musical, dancing,
laughter-loving people. although their
greatest glories have departed. Gaiety
and pathOs are always close neighbors
among them. but these are elements
that are not easil. transcribed to
print They must be seen and felt to
be appreciated--a slow moving funer-
al procession making its way under
the Rialto bridge, the casket resting
on a biack-draped gondola, the lighted
candles giving 1t a solemn aspect; or
warm spring evening on the Grand
Canal when boats hung with Chinese
lanterns fit to and fro like frefilies
while the strains of guitar and mando-
lin accompany perfectly attuned voices
singing some soft Italian air. 1t is
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-15
Urged to Close.

The committee of twenty-four Ia
dies comprising the most prominent OF
the city have mailed the following let
ter to each merchant of the city, hop
ing to secure their cooperation for
the Library barbecue which is to be
given June %:
The new library building will soon
be completed. While the Library As
ISOLATION own some valuable books,
we need many others. and have plan
ned to give a grand picnic and bar
becue on June %, hoping that at the
small charge of 50 cents for dinner
and Is cents for cake and cream, we
can net sufficient fund to buy what
books are most needed at this time.
We are working for all the white peo-
pie of the city, especially the white
children, that they may have nice,
useful. instructive books to read Our
town is entitled to all privileges and
advantages enjoyed by any city. We
ask you to help in this matter; we
urge that you close your place of bus
mess from / until o'clock on June
20. and that you. your family and your
employees may one and all come out to
Elkdale Park, have a good time and
help a good cause"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-15

Ernest Lamar has returned from
81. Louis where he went on business.
The statue of Vulcan was unveiled the
day Mr.. Lamar reached st. Louis. He
states that the show is a big one. too
big. In fact. for st. Louis, and that
Sl0.O00.OoO might have been saved and
still the Louisiana purchase have been
honorably celebrated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Minthorne WooIsey will
leave In the morning for Coden to be
gone about two weeks
Rabbi A. J. Messing of montgomery
Is a visitor to Selma, the guest of his
sister, Mrs. Herman Ullman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Feibleman and
son. Clarence. will leave Tomorrow
Tor 81 Louis to visit the exposition.
Ihey VIII spend the summer at some
resort in that section.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-15

Birmingham, June 14.--(Special. ID.
| F. o'shea, representative of the West
| ern Federation OF Labor. who Is here
lin the interest Of the striking miners
| in the Cripple Creek districts, today
made a strong speech in the conven-
tion of the United Mine Workers Of
America, Alabama District No. 20. in
which he gave history of the strike
in Colorado and the experiences of
junior metal miners.
He characterized the Governor of the
Estate as a despot and said that In no
other State would the National Guard
take such stand as they do in Col
orado. He told of the reasons for the
strike and alleged that the mine own
ers. the Standard Oil Company and cap
iitalists of the State, with the Citizens
Alliance could do anything almost they
desired to.
After completing the election of ON
Icers today, the miners Of the State ad-
ltourned to wait for report of the
scale committee, appointed during the
lfirst days session. The scale commit
ltee is now at work, but not q word is
given out as to what will probably be
asked for. 1t Is rumored that the coal
Operators Of Alabama have no associ-
lation and that an effort will be made
Ito treat with the miners and mine
workers individually.
1t Is not believed that the convention
will consent to such an arrangement.
The invitation to the operators to meet
with the miners in joint conference
fixes next Monday as the date, and
nothing positive in reference to the re-
fusal of the operators to meet in body
will be known until that time.
The leaders of the miners remain re-
ticent as to their scale, saying that
the scale committee has full charge
of matters and until the report is SUBJ
mitted to the convention and acted
on and then in turn submitted to the
joint conference between miners and
operators, nothing is to be given out
to the public. There is still an opti-
mistic feeling in the district as TO the
result of the convention.
The following district board members
were elected today:
]. H. Orange, Sayreton; Joseph Wall
work. Blocton; George Barbour, Pratt
City; Thomas III. Tinney, Pratt City; j.
g. Fowler, Belle Ellen; I. Fl. Chambers,
|colored, West Pratt; N. s. Pringie, coll
ored. Johns; w. NJ. Clark, colored, Har-
grove.
G. Jackson. Blocton. Arthur Blakeiey,
Pratt City and H. r. Robinson colored,
Wylam. were elected as the auditing
ccmmittee.
Ed Flynn and I. H. Chambers, col
ored. were elected delegates to the
State Federation of Labor, which will
meet next year in Mobile.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-15
Fire in Comminnnrx.

Fire at 2 o'clock this morning de-
stroyed the commissary of the SIoss-
iSheffield Steel and Iron Company at Flat
Tor Mines, in the western part of
Jefferson County. The building was a
large one-story frame structure and
was erected less than a year ago. It
was well filled with general merchan-
disc. How the fire started is a mys-
terry and intimation is given that II was
OF incendiary origin N. j. Harrison.
a clerk in the store. was sleeping in
the building at the time of the IRE. and
vas gotten out before being suhfocated
to death. The loss is over $4,000, COW
erred by insurance
Fire also damaged an ore washer for
the Sless- Sheffield Company last night
at Russellville, Ala. loss $4,000, covered
by insurance.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-15
A RAID IN FRANKLIN.
Sam sartOn Bound Over for Running
Illicit DLstilIery.

Sam SaPtOn Bound Over for Running
Illicit DLstilIery.
Huntsville, June 14.-(Special)-
United States Deputy Collector Root
made raid in Franklin county and
destroyed an Illicit distilllnE plant
near Fordton. Sam Sarton, the alleged
owner of the still was captured and
taken to Sheffield where he was tried
on charge of Illicit dlstillinE and adj
mitted to $500 bond.
In the bankruptcy court here yestet-
day, Milton McNutt of Winston coun-
ty filed voluntary petition in hank
ruptcy. estimating his liabilities At
1880 and his assets at $500 in bouse-
hold furniture. McNutt is a merchant
planter.
Miss Lucy Gooch. a popular Young
lady of this city, and Mr.. Albert F
Boyd were married Sunday az tbe
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall carr
The wedding was a very quiet anair
and only relatives and intimate friends
were present. Rev. Frank p. CuIvsr
pastor of the First Methodist ChIroh
performed the ceremony. ~
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-15
Barber Carried to Birmiuxhaw.

Frank Barber. the young white man
who was charged with killing JuIiu /.
Mednock, a Jewish peddler, near H.
ran. in ST. Clair, and who was tried
and yesterday found guilty, and given
a life sentence. has been brought to
birmingham for safe keeping. pending
an appeal Barber Is charged with
having shot the peddler down in the
road Tor the purpose of robbery I'M
mcdiately after the killing he Ieft thi.
state and was arrested In FayettevilIe
ARK, after a reward of $3c0 had beer
ofered for his capture. The conrre-
cation of K'Nesseth Israel, the ortho-
dox Jewish congregation OF Birminr-
he m. of which Madnock was a member
paid attorneys to assist in the pros
ecution OF Barber
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-15
MEETING OF slo..-shemeId.

The quarterly meeting of the Sloss-
Sheffield Steel and Iron Company. the
second largest iron and coal producing
company in the South. was held today
in New York. The usual quarterly div
idend on preferred stock of / "a
pc! cent. was ordered paid. for
which $4,000 had to be appropriated.
The earnings from operations for the
quarter amounted to $253,521 80, show
Ing gross surplus of $2f34S5.48. The
accumulated surplus of the company up
to June LIST, amounts to 02,399,9S4 ga /.
The affairs of the company have been
well managed according to the reports
submitted today at the quarterly meet
ing. Six out of seven furnaces are in
operation in this district belonging to
tho sloss- Shefield Steel and Iron Com
pany.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-15
THE NEWS OF SELMA
INTERESTING AFTERMATH 81
MEETING OF COUNCIL.
The Chicken Ordinance 10 Tested IN
III the Courts and Receives a Death
Blow-Young HoIxman
Again at Home.
Advertiser bureau.

AQVSTLlSSE DutS1ht
Selma, June IA.
Growing out of the meeting of the
City Council last night are many
things that have attracted the atten-
ton of the citizens of Selma to-day.
Among them Is q resolution OF Coun-
Gilman Berry asking for an estimate
from the principal of the pubic
schools OF the city as to how mucn
larger appropriation would be neces-
sary to maintain the schools at the
present excellent standard IL they were
absolutely free. The schools now
charge an incidental fee of from ii to
81 a pupil, and In the high school de-
partment a monthly fee Is charged OF
s3.75. The proposition of Councilman
Berry Is to do away with these fees
entirely, and, perhaps, in addition to
furnish text books.
Another matter that has created no
little discussion Is the proposition TO
erect at the foot of Church street on
the river bank a shed to shelter the
road making machinery and tools be-
longing to the city. 1t IL pointed out
that few months ago q citizen was
granted permission to erect stables on
this site, and that the property own
ers objected and threatened an injunc-
ton. The city then revoked its per-
mission. For the city to attempt to do
what it denied a private citizen would
be gross Inconsistency, 1t is asserted
by some. j
A measure that is commended no lit
tie is that to pave with a new material
of tar and gravel Washington and
Franklin streets between Alabama and
Water, and the passage of a resolution
compelling property owners to make
water and gas connections before the
pavement Is laid. no digging in the
streets to be permitted for three years.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-15
News in Brlef.

THE case Of C. H. Chandler against the
First National Bank of Montgomery. suis
for $4,000 damages for injuries received
by the plaintiff by alleged negligence Of tina
defendant in allowing the elevator Of the
bank building to descend on the PLAINTIFF
while he was working In the shaft, consuuas
ed the entire day yesterday in the civil d.
vision OF the City Court Of Montgomery.
Judge A. D. sayrs presiding The case went
over until today.
]. NJ ARMSTRONG. sheriff Of Baldwin
County, was in Montgomery yesterday.
Sheriff Armstrong during his stay visited
the Montgomery County jail to find out the
latest and most improved methods Of
hanging. He will in q few weeks. for the
first time during his term Of office, execute
q negro. He has issued $50 invitations to
the execution.
AS a result Of a personal difficulty some
days ago. B. F. Hardaman and W. L.
Wallace. insurance men. were fined s. and
costs each in the Recorders Court yester-
day afternoon. Hardaman was also con-
victed of carrying a concealed pistol and
was fined $50 for the offense. The men
paid the fines.
THE congregation OF the First Baptist
Church will have a business meeting at :
O'Clock tonight to consider a report OF the
committee on the new building.
MARRIAGE license was issued By
Judge J. b. CASTOR. of the Probate Court
Of Montgomery County. yesterday TO Carl
Schlieh and Miss May Shepard.
PETITION in voluntary bankruptcy was
filed in the United States Court yesterday
by Tom Mcqueen, OF Montgomery.
TAX Collector " A. Gibson. Of Pike
County. made his annual settlement yester.
day with State Auditor SewaIl
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-15

Warm spring days produce a feeling
OF drowsiness If the body is loaded with
the impurities of winter diet Cleanse
the blood. liver and bowels with Prick
ly Ash Bitters. 1t creates energy and
cheerfulness. wed-fri-sI,