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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-10-29
BIRTHPLACE OF MoNAsTIcIsM.
Asceticism Came Into Existence III
Fourth Century Before Christ.

Fourth Century Before Christ.
1t is easy to comprehend on these
lonely, barren cliffs why Egypt has
been the birthplace and nursery of mo-
nasticism. Recent discoveries have
revealed the fact that this existed be-
fore Christianity, for there was CON-
munity of ascetics in the Serapeum of
Memphis in the fourth century B. c..
During the prosecutions under Severus,
what was more natural than that we'll
known Christians should fly from the
populous towns and green fields of the
Delta and Nile valley, to take refuge
in mountain caves. near to some little
oasis, placing many leagues of barren
wilderness between them and their tor
mentors? Food might be scarce but
water was assured to them; and in
those circumstances marriage, with he
prospective care of young children,
would be highly undesirable, or as ST.
Paul puts it, not good for the present
distress"
What was at first a necessity came
to be looked on as a virtue; false
conception of Gods character as that
Of a hard taskmaster was engendered;
one of our Lords sayings and certain
passages of st. Paul's epistles, isolated
from their context, were interpreted
without any reference to the rest of
Holy Writ as prohibition of mar
riage to the followers of the Christ
Thus a new yoke, harder than that
of Judaism, was fabricated; holiness
was supposed to consist largely In out
ward observances; and modification of
the flesh was put on level with sane
tification of the spirit. Asceticism was
taught to the Latin Church by Atha-
nasius, the great Pope of Alexandria
during his six years exile; in the land
OF his birth it took such deep root
that in the fourth century traveller
named Rufinus found that the whole
population of Oxyrhynchus had be-
come monks and nuns. each sex occu-
plying a separate quarter Of the town.
The process of fight from the CITY
to the caves must have been often re-
peated during the period of Moslem
misrule; and to this we probably owe
the preservation of many valuable
manuscripts; for neither the most dar-
ing of Mameluke soldiers nor the most
bloodthirsty of Mohammedan street
mobs would have cared to follow the
fugitives over "black country" where
food and water could be supplied to
them only by an organized transport of
camels.-Century.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-10-29
No Time Lost.

A mother, after days of preparau na.
for a weeks absence from home 80.
denly remembered, after the train vs.
well under way, that she had ieis =,
bottle of a certain well-knoWn rel La.
within reach of the meddlesome n =.
fingers of her 3-year-old son. on 18th.
membered, too, that there was ~. .Sso
ing that the child loved better . In.
the aromatic contents of that pai'se
lar bottle. onx.
Hurriedly calling the porter tne !. al h.
ious mother prepared a message r.
telegrapbed from the first s'a'iOD'
read: od,cine
hide bottle of Robbie's medi'~
Left 1t on table In my ROOM 81. ,ot
An hour later she received tnls .bs
altogether soothing message irOH
boys father: erst"
"Too late. Bobbie got there ni'S
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-10-29
Mining Notes.

The steamer City of Seattle arrived
Saturday from Skagway. She Drougn,
$230,000 In golu and 204 passengers.
miners report that the water is low
ering rapidly in the Yukon, and in
parts the ice is already sohu.
Barry NJ Hillard, the mining man
who shot and killed himself at the
home of his friend, ST Donnelly, at
Lakeview, Idaho, recently, was buried
at Spokane in the Elks rest, under
the auspices of the Elks' lodge.
II. l.. Gray, who has spent nearly
years prospecting and mining near
Pierce City and in central Idaho, re-
ports that the outlook for the Pierce
City district next year is nne, and he
ing.
Ralph K. Green of Spokane has
bonded the Silver Queen group, two
miles south of Kettle Falls, Wash, on
the east side of the Columbia river.
and will at once start work with the
view of making a carload shipment
within 30 days.
CnGldu, w dSn.-G. a. HEAD, Sup6Tlu-
tendent of the union tunnel to crosscut
the big Davenport galena ledge at
upper Horseshoe basin, returned to
Chelan couple of days ago. He said:
"The work will be pushed all winter
on the tunnel"
In the Esmeralda group, Cracker
Creek district, Ore, rich gold ore is
encountered in the main tunnel, where
development work has been carried on
this summer. The ore is being sack
ed for smelling here. The Esmeralda
has been owned for years by one fam
lily.
Mullan, Idaho.-The new compress
sor for the Morning mine has arrived
and will be installed Immediately 1t
will be operated by electric power
San Diego, Cal.-Katherine Tingley
and others have filed claims on the
beach at Point Iona, claiming to
have discovered gold and indications
of oil.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-10-29
Admiral Sentenced
to Death

Toxic, Oct 27.-The Toxic CORE
spondent of the Express states that the
truth of the sinking of the japanese
gunboat Hitachi Maru and the damag-
ing of the Sadu Maru by Russian
mines has now transpired. According
to this version the admiral command
ing the squadron to which the two YES
sells were attached had been bribed by
the Russians to betray his country, the
sum paid to the traitor being $50, 900.
The Russians were informed by wire
less telegraph of the location of the
boats.
When the matter became known in
Toxic the admiral was tried by a
courtmartial and sentenced to death.
The sentence was read by his most in
innate friends. The staff then cleared
the room and the traitor was stripped
and beaten to death.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-10-29
REIGN OF THE DlNosAuR
Cutting OFF of These Reptiles Almost
Simultaneous the World Over.

Cutting OFF of These Reptiles Almost
Simultaneous the World Over.
| Never In the whole history of the
world as we now know 1t have there
been such remarkable land scenes as
were presented when the reign of these
titanic reptiles was at its climax. 1t
was also the prevailing life picture of
England. Germany South America and
India. We can imagine herds of these
creatures from fifty to eighty feet in
length, with limbs and gait analogous
to those of gigantic elephants, but with
bodies extending through the long, fex-
ible and tapering necks into the d.
minutive heads and reaching back into
the equally long and still more taper
ing tails. The four or five varieties
which existed together were each fitted
to some special mode of life; some liv-
ing more exclusively on land, others
for longer periods in the water.
The competition for existence was
not only with the great carnivorous
dinosaurs, but with other kinds Of
! herbivorous dinosaurs Cthe iguano-
donts), which had much smaller-bOdies
TO sustain and a much superior tooth
mechanism for the taking of food
The cutting Off of this giant dino
saur dynasty was nearly If not quite
simultaneous the world over. The ex-
PLANTATION which Is deducible from sim
liar catastrophes to other large types Of
animals is that a very large frame,
with a limited and specialized set Of
teeth fitted only to certain special food,
is a dangerous combination of charac-
tiers. Such a monster organism Is no
longer adaptable: any serious change
Of conditions which would tend to
eliminate the special food would also
eliminate these great animals as a nee
essary consequence.
There is an entirely different class
Of explanations, however, to be con-
sidered, which are consistent both with
the continued fitness of structure of the
giant dinosaurs themselves and with
the survival of their especial food;
of new enemy more deadly even than
the great carnivorous dinosaurs
Among such theories the most ingeni-
Gus is that of the late Professor Cope
who suggested that some of the small
inoffensive and inconspicuous forms Of
Jurassic mammals, of the size of the
shrew and tie hedgehog, contracted the
habit Of seeking out the nests Of these
dinosaurs, gnawing through the shells
of their eggs and thus destroying the
young The appearance. or evolution,
of any egg destroying animals, wheth-
er reptiles or mammals, which could
attack this great race at such a de-
fenseless point would be rapidly fol-
lowed by it's extinction--Century.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-10-29

Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 28.-With a
pacemaker carrying a wind shield in
front and accompanied by runner at
the side, Dan Patch, driven by Hersey
paced the fastest mile at the trotting
park ever made by a horse in harness,
circling the track in one minute and
56 seconds fat. The former record,
1861, was made by Dan Patch in
1902.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-10-29

Look at me! Look at mel" pleaded
the distracted lover. See how your
alooftness affects me! Only give me
one glance"
"Oh, don't tempt me-" said the gen.
tie damsel, keeping her eyes ayerted
Don't tempt me to look at you.
have a blister on my lip and can't
laugh. Chicago Tribune.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-10-29
Phoenix News,

Greenwood.-The trial of Joshua
Bell for the murder of Annie Allan at
Phoenix August II last, ended with a
verdict of guilty.
Captain Rogers, a veteran prospect
or, will run 400 foot tunnel on his
property on Fourth of July creek. near
Grand Forks, B. C.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-10-29

No matter what married man buys
downtown his wife always knows of a
place where she could have bought it
cheaper.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-10-29

In three years the progeny OF a pair
OF rats under favorable conditions, will
number 1000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-06
USE OF COPY BOOKS
STATE TEXT BOOK COMMISSION
 MAKES RULING.
Holds That Adopted Copy Books Must Be Used If Any Books are Furchased--Was a Local
 Question.

The Alabama Text Book Commission has decided that where writing is taught by means of books the copy books used must be those adopted by the Commission The Commission ruled that under tine law 1t was permissible to teach writing without copy-books. but that if copy books were used, although the copies might be set by a writing master, the copy-books of the State adoption must be used.
 The question went up froIa Montgomery. It was raised by Ed. c. Fowler in charge of the State depositary. He brought is before the Commission on the charge that the Montgomery city schools were not us- ing the adopted copybooks. In the schools of Montgomery penmanship ia taught by a special writing master. Mir. Fowler claimed that the adopted books should be used in the city schools.
 The State Text Book Commission adopt cd the New Era series of copy-books pub lished by Eaton and Company of Chicago.
 Through correspondence the members of the Commission passed upon the question raised by MT. Fowler.
 Four members Of the Commission, Gov ernor Jelks. Superintendent Hill. Presi- dent John W. Abercrombie and President e. c. Thach held that if any copy-books were used the adopted copy-books should be purchased but that writing could be taught without copy-books, without vio- lating the text book law. President F. M. Peterson of the Commission, held that the adopted books should be used in any teaching of writing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-06
SUCCESS.

S. E. Riser in Chicago Record-Horald. One man supposes that success
 Is having money piled away, Is owning ships and bonds and stocks Ard busy mills and grazing tiocks,
 And making all he touches pay. But such q man may be as far
 From what is true success as they Who beg for bread and butter are. Another thinks success is his
 Whose fame has travelled everywhere Whose picture hangs on every wall, But he may be as far from all
 That they who are successful share As is the man who sits alone
 In tattered garments and despair And dies unenvicd and unknown. Success is not for him who gains
 His wealth, his power. or his fame By overthrowing others who Have rights and who aspire, too
 Success is not mere strength to claim Whatever Greed would have and hold; lis more than just another name For getting high and winning gold.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-06
A HIDDEN TORTURER
DEATH PREFERABLE TO THE AGONY BORNE BY MIR. CoYLE.
Three Years of Excruciating Neural gia Terminated by Six Boxes of
 Dr. Williams Pink Pills.

The pity of the modern world has all ways been stirred by tales of the suffer ings of the wrctched victims in the tor turc chambers once connected with courts of justice The very sight of a gruc- some collection of pinceIs, tongs, thumb screws and racks. used ages ago. awea curious spectators and makes them trein- bc with living horror While such cru cities survive now only among savage races, men still suffer from agonics Of disease so intense that they can find no terms fit to describe them save worGA like "torturc,' and rack which call up vividly the barbarities Of the out grown past. The unhappy victims some times, as in tine case which follows, faint with the exhaustion of intense pain. and even long for death to hasten and end sufferings which they have appealed so long in vain to men to relieve. All help that comes from drugs that deaden pain for q brief season is only mockery, for the short respitcs arc always followed by core terrible agony.
 The story of James E. Coylc, mill operative residing at No. Pond Street, Amcsbury, Mass, is d striking recent case in illustra ton. During the past threc years" said MT. Coyle to q reporter, "l was troJbled with neuralgia in the head At times the pains were almost unoear- able and my sufferings were such thag
 
 lief The pains began right over my eyes and shot upward through ny head. They were so cXcrdcating that they would almost make me faint dead away from exhaustion.
 "I consulted several physicians but, while they all diagnosed my case as neu- ralgia and prescribed for that they gave me only temporary relief. Then took Il number of advertised neuralgia cures with no better result. About four mouths ago d frierd told mo about Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. and I decided to try a box, although then 1 had but little faith in them. because I had taken so many remedies without benefit. After pains were less frequent and intense than before. Sc l took 2 second box with sd- ditional improvement. After l had taken six boxes my neuralgia was entirely cured, and for two months 1 have been free from pain. l have sound restful sleep at night and no feeling of ianguor during the day. I bless the day when 1 began to use Dr. Williams Pink Pills"
 Cures equally roma rkable for their com pleteness and permanence have also been wrought by these pills in the cast of To- comotor ataxia, partial paralysis, St. Vii tus' dance sciatica, nervous heada che tuberculosis of the grip. pale and saIIow complexions and all forms of weakness in either male Or female. Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People are sold by all druggists, or will bc sent direct from pr. Williams Medicine Co, Schenectady N Y, DOS paid, on. receipt of price 1ftv cents per box; six boxes for two dollars and d half Do not be deceived into talk ing q substitute. Nothing else has been found equally good.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-06
FITZPATRICK PARDoNED.
Macon County Negro Convict Re
 leased by Governor.

Dock Fitzpatrick. a Macon County ne. gro, convicted of bigamy, was pardoned yesterday by Governor Jelks.
 Fitzpatrick was serving n two years sentence. having been convicted in April 1906. The Governor, in granting the par don. drew attention to the evidence which showed that Fitzpatrick had not seen his lawful wife in six years. He was also shown to be a very ignorant negro. It was represented to the Governor that the Solicitor had agreed if Fitzpatrick should plead guilty that he>would in time peti- ton the Governor to grant him a pardon. The trial Judge, advised clemency and the State Board of Pardons unanimously recommended it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-06
Will Seek g Ship Subsidy.
Indianapolls NeMs.

Indianapolis News.
 That another push is to be made for ship subsidy is clear. But the chances are that nothing will be done at the pres ent session beyond the possible creation of commission. to consider the whole question of our mercantile marine. HoW- ever, the discussion will go steadily on. lows the flag, 1t is undoubtedly true that with American steamers drumming up trade all over the world our commerce. would increase. So we all want a meF chant marine. But we do not believe thet It can be or ought to be had through < subsidy. Give us freer trade relations with the rest of the world, make tho ship ping industry profitable by giving it free play, allow our people to buy ships wher ever they please and sail them under lhe American flag, and tho merchant marim4 will take care of itselg.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-06
Meeting of Cabinet.

Washington, Feb. 5.-The cabinet meet. ing today was of short duration. Nc news had been communicated to the Pres ident from the State Department on the Far Eastern situation, and this subject was not discussed at the meeting. Much of the time of the meeting was consumed In the selection of commissioner to fill the vacancy on the Philippine Commission caused by the resignation of Governor Taft and the promotions of Messrs. Wright and Ide. 1t was stated that the choice had been made of person in the United States but that his name Is withheld un- til his acceptance is received
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-06
COMMITTEE OF DALLAS
ARRANGEs FOR PRIMARY FOR
 APRIL H.,
Will Briggs, Charged With the Mur- der of John Scully, Begins Habeas Corpus Proceed
 ings to Secure Bail.
Advertiser Bureau,

Advertiser Bureau,
 Selma, Feb. ;. The Democratic Executive Committee Of Dallas County met today in the Court House and made preparations necessary for the holding of the primary election April Il. Hon. J. B. Ellis of Orrviilc, Ch1irman of the Committee, presided. and R. E. L. Mel of Selma, was sec retary. The Committee endorsed the candidacy of Robert H. Mangum for the Solicitorshlp of the Fourth Circuit. At the request of the Chairman. a short address on, the primary election law was made by Hon. H. S. D. Mallory uf Selma, who is Chairman of the State Ex- ecutive Committee.
 Secretary Mel introduced thc following
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-06
Briggs Seeks Bail.

Counsel for Win s. Briggs. charged with tho murder of John Scully, December S. today petitioned the City Court of Selma for a writ of habeas corpus. So that ball may be fixed for tho defendant. who ia represented to be ill., The petition will be argued Wednesday. February TO-
 The case against Briggs, who was granted a severance from Pearl Scott. Clay Hillman and Florence Leftwich, in- dicted with him and for the same crime, was set for February 9. In the petition, it Is set up that Briggs Is ill and that his confinement may prove fatal; that the proof is not evident nor the presump- tton great that he Is guilty of the crime with which he is charged.
 The case against Pearl Scott, Clay ITillman and Florence Leftwich is set for Monday. Fehruary 8.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-06

ly in every large city. there arc scores of men whose word as to every other matter is as good as their bond, but who every year swear off or otherwise eVade the greatest part of their lawtul taxes Tax-dodEing is not only legally crimi- nal. but it infiicts a moral and material injury on all who do not practice 1t. There is a certain amount of revenue that must be raised for public purposes. and if the dishonest part of the com munity does not pay its share the honest part must pay more tran its share. The public official who tries to check thb' species of wrong-doing is certain to in- cur the ill will of many of the individ- uuIs directly affected, but he may re- pose in the assurance that his course will be heartily endorsed by the com munity as a whole.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-06
Blacksmith Case.

In the City Court of Selma today the case of L Bloch against Robert Smith, for the conversion of ten bales of cotton consumed the day, being on trial for the third time. The evldeE.'e was submitted and the arguments made. and the case will be given to the jury tomorrow by Judge Mabry. This case has twice pre- vlously to the present been tried and each time verdict in favor of the de- fcndant was given and set aside.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-06
CLAIRVoYANT.


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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-06
Negro Wanted in Georgia.

John Stugall. a negro was arrested to- day by Police Officer Blanton on q charge of murdeTous assault, said to have been committed at Newman. Ga. The author itics at Newman were notIibd and will send for Stugall. A reward of $lOo had been offered for the negros arrest
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-06
Selma Minstrel Trouns.

The Selma Minstrel Company has reor. ganized and will give it's annual perform ance in April. The company, which is composed of Selma's best amateur Thes- plans of the burnt-cork kind, is again un- der the management of Hugh H. Hudson, who successfully handled the perform ance last year. Tho cast is practically the same as last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-06
Selma Cotton Market.

The remarkable gyratinns, dcscents and fluctua tions of other kinds recorded III contract prices today prevented trans, actions in the local cotton market anu quotations were nominal.
 The movement yesterday was: Receipts, 212; shipments, 353. Since September l, receipts, s4,93s; shipments, So,5.l; stock 447.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-06
Committee of chancery Division.

Immediately after the meeting of the Executive Committee of Dallas County at noon today. the chairman from the counties composing the Southwestern Chancery Division, organized the Execu- tive Committee of tho division with George J. Sullivan of Mobile, chairman, and Isaac Pugh of Clarke, secretary. The chairman was authorized to give mo- tice of the primary for the selection of d Democratic candidate for the Chancellor ship of the division. and to make other necessary arrangements. The desiSna- tion of place of the meeting of the committee was left at the discretion of the chairman.
 Those present were: George J. Sulli- van of Mobile. Isaac Pugh of Clarke, Hugh w. Jones of Monroe. J. B. Ellis of Wilcox, John l.. Hecker of Marengo, J. B. Christian of Perry, Chambliss Keith of Selma had tho proxy of Edwin Wilson of
 Greene, and J. H. Nunnelee the proxy of
 James Oakley of Bibb. and D. B. Jones
 of Camden had the proxy of J. M. Bonner
 of Wilcox. DRbney Palmer of Washing
 ton. James 1T. Hudges of Choctay, J. M. Jones of Hale. Thomas F. Seals of Sum- | ter, A. M. Willett of Pickens and s. s. White of Baldwin were not represented.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-06

Herman " Ellman has returned home after an extended business trip to New York and other cities in the East.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-06

E T. Pete- of Wilton and his friend, Charles scYdder of St Louis have re- turned from pleasant hunt in Marengo County.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-06
The cancsr of Tax-Dodginr

NanslS INy JournaI.
 TaNdodging has become so widely pre- valcnt in the United States that it's orlm- inalty has almost ceased to be recog- nizcd. In every community. and especial
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-06

Hon. John V. Smith, President of the Railroad Commission. ss1 a candidate fo! reelection. spent today in Selma.