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The Washington times., 1906-10-14

While barren lands and deserts stre,ck theil
miles over much Of the rounding country,
this quiet, haIf-coucealcd little valley blooms as
the rose. The profusion of fruits aud flowers
suggests a glimpse of the tropics. t;-s, niai-
berries. grapes. orargcs, pomcgruuatcs. aprico,a,
almonds and other fruits vic With each other iu
luxurious growth IT, this miniature Eden over
al is a peculiar coioung of sky and atp,ospbere
which has been described as - lovely lush
haze"
Samaritans assert 5hat their real name IS
lsraelitca -'the true Israel of God," they sa1,
in distinction from the Jews. desccndalts ot
Judah, vh, have for-aken H. religion OF the
fathers
Ihey declare that a copy of the Pentateuch ID.
their possession j. older rhau that Of th- Jews.
They have other ancient manuscripts of price
less value as wen. Among these Is a scrcll which,
has been used in their syuago2 for maHx een
turics.
Enclosed IN sirc, cazc and l.opt in chest
lhc original scrcll is rarely howu 20 visitors. Ii
consists of diney skins which were prepared
long before the invention OF parchment. scweG
together The skins arc obc,u fifteen by tTci,-
ty-tive inches. and are IL worn and patclod;
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CHOSEN SEED OF ISRAEL"

"CHnging 10 these cliffs aud steadfastly watch
ing that heavenly light these ancicu' Samari-
taus as the chosen seed Of Israel. are waiting
n sure and certain expectation the coming Of
thc hcerful morn that shall yet rise on the dura
and dreadful night Jhut is till gathering around
them. We know that Messiah cometh, which
s called Christ. When lie Is come. He will tc
us all things, Is their cry"
A single long. aa-row -trect. running east and
west through q wonderful left in the mountain.
composes NabIuz. Tho Samaritans are cIus.
tered in colony in the southwest quarter.
Several hundred feet above them towers Ger.
izim, their sacred mountain.
While otEcr people of Palestine have scat
tered 10 the four corners of the earth, the trua
Samaritan would never thin. of removing per
manently beyond the shadow Of his beloved Ger
izim.
There, clustered together in a recess Of the
cliff they dwell quietly, close 10y their little syn
agogue, where they assemble for dcvotjunz con
Quoted as they were 5000 years ago.
Every Samaritan dresses IN white. especially
when appearing in public, in the religious as
semblies md on all festival occasions. In order
10 comply with Moslem regulations rIthcr than
from taste. tne men wear red turbans- The
women are permitted TO wear earrings. because
of them the golden calf was made
The valley in which the Samaritans dwell is
e sparkling gem of nature. Ia al the country
roundabout there Is nothing that approaches il
u beaNty and fertility.
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a. act, large portions % the vrit.-g are n
,ogibie.
When ihe Samariianz want "a new copy ct the
Pcntate"ch. sono scholar amarc t!Nu ,lowi>
prints II ont hy haEd. They have u" 'HlutlH-
presses. y year Is reqI.f'.d make copy,
which Is never sold, but kept for lie .~e Of The
community
In religion thc Saiunr. u~ aro strict mulo
thclSts iHcy permit uo piciEro- U thcu humes
or l. mpes-- not even the portrait oi 'reJd
hoiCmg tas, TO the iujuuctu against 'eprese
iatioH I'm the likeness 90. anyi h2 ia beaVeH
above or in the cortl beneath
They believe In good apd ryii angels, ia
heaven and he'll. hero good aHd wicked obiee
after dealt. Alter a fuUure iud-'renC ther hc
ieye thaI body ana soul are reunltcd Tor
happy or mhapps existence. according 10 Ihe
llte lived ou earth. They dN tIe coming q TN
Messiah al 5000 ars fro,l thu erection OF tla
world
lie win quickly como a1f 5'tiai''Itl n5ei,Ia--
unto himself" His throne Of unIvt r5ai donliu-
ION viii be- on Nouut Gcrizim The twelve
stones ou which Joshua vre the Ten Com
mandmcuIs viii be recovered as viii ,he sacred
vessels Of the temple and the -, OF INA uuu
buried the mountain.
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.ADDeaIJ"HeIQ
ONy 15O0
h@NL0G.

eiri father. Ihs prospective bridegroom mus
Guarantee an acceptable dover before lis gr5-
ipsal is considered
Written out q great I.u-,a the marrfaae
a@reemeut Is Witnessed w.J.. much s5i.raH5-
during which ceremony prescribed portions .-
he law are read uloud. Iil- AcdIiug frs-lvl.l .
last several day. anI cHd ulsh an .nt-rcEar.
't gifts bctwceI rh- neuie ruarsieI pair e.
..i.r friends.
4 Samaritan priest u-5sI ro.ae- il solr.-.
.tth the dead. ID the .cIatiges themseIves per
Iolm the last offices If affection for heir ..e
parted ones, they subject themselves to -l.
LeYItIcai law which pro1iu penauce for Ger.
44onIal ua' cannes. For THIS reason. E,rso.
not Of the sect nc called ~ 10 perform -E
Uurial Office
After morning -elEicr ,u .le Sabbath .'....
lag burial. .he eutiEa congregation gal- ...
about the H1a,e AMI eats I'd simple mrtL lu ae
cordnnce .vith rhe iovefea-t ~ ancient t.u.-
Every Sabbath Ia str.c-l1 observed. 5gl ...
everest regulations and oI.muitr surround -..
Day Of AtOuomeut- For Ia5ufy-lour L,ur- tl.
I.ople do not eat drink sloau up converse I'll.
ltirc time is given to -.... G.i.sau.r la.
,eaJiug the Scripture.
Professions fe 'hr hog .aa4u-a5u uark thr
f5asts Of Peuuc,-t Iaterrarr- and Passore.
today as they did 2JUJ y,ars ago. The Passover
IS marked by especially ~olemy and aucicu,
,-remyLio~.
The Washington times., 1906-10-14

Amram then hg priest OF The Samari JuI-,
related to tie late Bishop Hurst, of the Methu-
dist Episcopal Church. few years ago. some Of
the thtolo7ical views of the dying community.
For htty-tvc years, he stated. men wiz 20 on
Increasing iu wickedness, afte- which w,n come
fimc of great peace and purity. Their there
viii come "H now period Of great wickedress,
which wifi ast 5et; years. This time viii DC
closed 10y tie destruction ,f1le. world.
After thi he ,cucr4l Judgment viii take
place whyte-tbo Righteous villSo 10 hv, with
God and tlc wicked viii be tiualv dispatched 70
thc domain Of Satan
Iho SaIaarjtans ;~~crt tIat they alone have
kept tEc faith as II vas C. WUndtc! to AUra-
E"n. that other Jc ieh peoples have wandered
away from pare religion and the prescro' d wor-
ship l@nrity between the Jews pd Samar-
itails. -l,ohcl' Of il tlfe Ne, lestan el't, 60 =
4rRe- unaLatod 20 tlis day.
Strictly orthodoN are Jhe daulestio mstitu-
rians ol the SaInaritaus. Their naines are
taken from the ancient Scripture. he family
of their prie-th I'D has dc-ecndc'l directly from
thc trhc of Levi
When Samaritans want g. f1arrf whch iheT
do at an early age. the o,a9al of the youne
In,n Is made-frcc. ,ently his fa'heF-to the
The Washington times., 1906-10-14

little religious community that has
clung desperately, through INJURIES Of oppres
sion and poverty, TO the f,pt Of It's sacred
Mount Gerizim.
No more tenaciou-y bus the cactus root held
to The granite side1 Of sonIbor Ebal across the
valley, than has this devoted band I,sJlsI iu
Its chosen abode to await " advent d new
religious era.
Of all religious Gets. this IS the most alcicut
the most extraordinary, ia "a ay and yet the
smallest numerically and tnr fceblcs, in tho
world. Their story Is one Of rathos auG tears
yet of unfateriug loyalty T. the traditions and
beliefs that have come down 10 them unchanged
from the time Of Father Abraham
Among the millions of The human acc. the
Samaritaus assert themselves to De- thc only
true worshigers IF God, the sole dcpositaries #
His revealed viii.
The fire that was kindIed from ncavcn on
the sacred altar Of the jews has long been ex-
tiugui-Aed, says aH authority IN expressing the
convictions Of the Sanuritaus The LIGHT that
eye after age, shouc out upon the surrounding
darkness from s'.c holy Mount al Jerusalem has
been queuchcd in endless night, but IFS latest
illumiuations Gugcr still or the cliffs Of Ger
izim. in the mountains Of Samaria. a CLEAN Of
uaytincuishable light
The Washington times., 1906-10-14

before the sun sets ou the precruu- aas
entire community proceeds - the top d, AoU.L
GerZim ana cncamUs. For the P:Srua 5ac-l-
tee six lambs without blomish are provided
Is the sun sets the membe~s of the c9-grega-
ton, IN white robes. gather about the sacrlhclll
fires. They chant prayers and sacred songs, ,e-
citing the entire history Of the plaques of Egypt
and tl.e establishment Of the Passover.
" hle tins ceremony Is III progress tEe lambs
arc led ont. and the Young men appointed to
sIay fhcm draw tieir long, sharp knives. At
certain passage the lambs are Slam and the
slavcrs cross themselves with the blood
Next the lambs are roasted over the hr-5,
while bitter herbs, iuclosed in strips Of un.
laaycuci bread are handed around. The pe0pl1
then retire 90 their tents until midnight when
tio feast bc..iu-.
At that time thc meu 90. the congregation
stand In two lines, with shoes on their feet,
>tayes ia their hands and rope pird!es about
thcir waists. as Instructed b1 Exodus Xii IL
After certain rcciration= each man tears of
pieces of flesh and cats hurriedly and silently.
Portiou7 Of he a. ], are then taken 10 the
women i'm the tents.
Wher the feast l. over every particle OF re-
maiuiug flesh and bone Is thrown into the FIRE
aud burned. The rest of the nj ht IS passed in
PRAYER, and IN ;he morning the ncople -oturu
to their homes and their daiiy occupations
Thus on this 81 ed mountain in Samaria
the Parchal Lamb Is ofcre year after year-the
only Jewish sacrifice that still fingers in the
world -suyS 81 writer. EYo.y detail of cere-
fully Observed
Such Is the s.ran"e sect / historic Palestine
the oldest and smallest sect IN the world, -7hicl
for the first time in atl its remarkable history
sends out cry - D. proso:~,d froI1 teal az
tiHctOn.
The Washington times., 1906-10-14
HA1z5 H2g Ter 1(hze Hncz9uL
LLIu 1Fo3z2zzrza a7zz <I5
e1z7717zzzazn3 C4ZIp NIuG5.
ES11rsszk, Iaa5 By hz7. H&z% %hHza.

Z suffering bni digHifed and silent.
Il tgm men, clad IN ne robes Of
their priesfiy oHCs. have just sisied Eng
land to imPiore aid for a dying race.
They svere representatives. Of the Sa-
rlaritaH5 Of Palestine, 5yho are 50 hayried
and farrd BY the Turks thai life IS a CON
iiHvat syWPPie 10 them,
The oldest Jc5cish sect on rdrfh and
once vcry numerous fhc SdmaitaHs haze
d1emdIcd 10 thirty families and fescer than
I5o persons, Is a people they haVc de-
fed The ravagey of lyar, bOrerty and 0p-
preston nearly three thousand years,
Never has their unity been broken; their
customs and manner Of ,vorship have re-
maiRsd unchanged.
E1ccpt fhaf they are 50 piHfHHy fe5C
in number, The sect IS the same foday as u
IUaS zchcH thc Good Samaritan Of The par
able Snccorcd the ,ravcler 5gho had fallen
among fhievcs; rs uHbrokeH line stretches
back 10 the morning Of history, sgheu
Librarian crossed he J0rdaH and pitched
his tents in me land of Shcchem
4 long and Gallant Struggle for *
i5ieHco, asking nothing but Ia be lrf alone
wifh their traditions and their religion,
haze these people made, bm me yapacioW
Turk IS nolc siol,ly crushing ont hr life
of The iiffle remnant In despair Acy
raise their voiccs 70 Christrudom and cr,,
"SaUe ms, or Ire perish.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-16
CADDO'S new HOTEL.
When Completed Will be a Handsome
Structure Of 40 Rooms.

H. M. Coon came in Saturday
afternoon from Caddo where he
has been the past few weeks bus
lily engaged installing the plumb.
ing and heating apparatus for
Caddo's new brick hotel and
Opera house. In speaking of the
hotel he said:
"Caddo is building hotel a
two story brick structure with an
opera on ,Ie first floor containing
several hundred seats. The
stage is of a large size that will
have sufficient room to accommo-
date first class shows. A Mr..
Blackburn, of Boston and Dallas
is now busily engaged in paint
ing the stage scenery and other
stage effects. The first floor also
contains the dining hall, bath
rooms, labatory, and barber
shop.
The second door is composed of
sleeping rooms entirely to the
number of about 40 and will be
furnished in comfortable style.
The building is of about 60xl00
and will contain over 300, 900
brick and when furnished and
completed will cost in the neigh
borhood of about $4,000. A
gen tleman of Muskogee has al
ready paid one months rent in
advance and will be ready to re-
ceive the hotel as soon as the
contractors have finished, which
it is hoped will not be over six
weeks"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-16
DELIVERS
A LECTURE
A Scholarly Address by Prof. A. l..
Malone at the Baptist Church.

Prof. A. L. Malone, of Bow lie,
Texas, arrived in the city last
Saturday afternoon to accept an
invitation OF the Baptist Church
at this place to hold Sunday SER
vices in the absence of Pastor
Stubblefield, who ia at present
holding a protracted meeting in
Missouri. He addressed a large
audience at the church Sunday
morning and in the evening the
B. Y. P. u.
There was no services at night
on account of the cold weather,
although the distinguished
speaker had been unanimously
invited by the audience to finish
the address commenced in the
morning, but not concluded.
After the morning services the
congregation, representing all
the churches, gave the speaker
such a reception as we doubt if
he ever had before. Hundreds
of his old friends and acquaint-
ances rushed forward and gave
him a welcoming hand.
Prof. Malone was formerly
superintendent Of the Durant
city schools and has many
friends here.
He left on the morning train
for his home at Bowie, Texas.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-16
TO INCREASE
COTTON ACREAGE
Farmers in Blue County Will Increase
the Cotton Acreage This Year.

There is considerable discus
sion going on at this time as to
the amount of corn and cotton
that will be planted in this dis
trict. Some farmers insist that
they will plant more corn and
more cotton, while others say
they will plant more corn and
less cotton. Conservative men
give it as their opinion however,
that there will be an increase in
the acreage of cotton in Blue
county. They base their belief
on the fact that cotton brought a
good price last year, and they
believe it will bring a good price
this year. One farmer said yes
terday in talking about the ques-
tion Of acreage.
81 am going to put in good
crop of cotton because there is
every reason to believe that it
will bring a good price. l do not
hope to get 10 cents as some be.
lieve they will get, and as Harvie
Jordan is advocating, still the
p rice of cotton will be good. |
believe that the sdvice of the
Souther Cotton Growers Associ-
alton to farmers to plant for Is
cent cotton will have the effect of
equalizing the matter to con-
siderable degree, and the result
will be, the farmers will get 8 or
10 cents, or perhaps a little more
providing of course they do not
increased their percentage very
much and have 80 much cotton
that they will force the price
down. l believe the farmers can
afford to raise cotton at 10 cents,
and if they can get this price for
it they should be satisfied. At
least this is the way l view it, and
| believe many other conserva-
tive farmers view it from the
same standpoint"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-16
NATURAL GAS FRANCHISE.

F. L. McInnis, secretary of the
Choctaw Oil and Gas Company,
was in Durant to address the
council upon the question of is
suing his company a franchise
for natural gas. The News man
has read the bill for franchise be-
fore the council and with some
amendments we think il should
pass, if the council is satisfied
that the company has the ability
to carry out its proposals.
Natural gas will be worth mil
lions to Durant, and if we~can
get it there is no question of Du-
rants future.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-16

The Indian Citizen of Atoka
heads an article which we thor
oughly endorse. with this head
"Will The Republican Party Res
cue Indian Territory" The News
can answer this in the Negative.
The Republican party has never
rescued anybody, but negros,
and the results are very question:
able on that proposition, as to
to whether it did this country a
service or an injury.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-16

Denison is at last to wake up
and pave its Main street. AT
least a movement is on foot to
that end. All of which is proof
that no matter how far you are
behind the times, there is a pos
sibility of catching up. In this
particular, Denison has long oc-
cupied the first place in the pro-
cession-from the hind end.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-16

It's right funny that Senator
Tillman is now in charge of the
Rate bill after he abused the
President so severely sometime
ago. However there is one thing
about Tillman; he is honest and
capable, and while he uses his
mouth too much at times for the
dignity of the Senate, he will put
the Presidents measure through
if it can be done.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-16
BAD EFFECT
ON The FRUIT
Peach and Plum Trees May Have
Been Slightly Injured.

From Mondays Daily.
It is feared by some Of the fruit
growers in the vicinity of Durant
that the low temperature of last
night and this morning caused
some damage TO the peach and
plum trees that had begun open
ing. So far, however, there does
not appear to be any great dam
age, which is due to the fact that
a stiff breeze prevailed and that
the atmosphere was compara-
lively dry. The trees on the
highlands appear to be none the
worse for the cold snap though
in the lowlands some damage
may have been done, as the diff
ference in temperature between
the low and the high points is
enough at times to affect buds
and blossoms. The only kind of
trees that could be effected now
are the peach and plum which
have begun to blossom.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-16

w. r. Collins, manager of the
Durant Nursery,h agreed to put
a price of 20 cents a tree on all
shade trees on March 12-Arbor
Day-and to give 10 per cent of
all sales made on that day to the
public school library. This is the
proper thing to do on the part of
the Nursery and every one
should patronize it.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-16
"The ArmIess Man"

Said, ut wasn't money he wanted,
but somebody to scratch his back''
There are many with strong arms
and willing hands that have that
same yearning. Hunts Cure will
make back scratching, or any 9TH
er old scratching totally unneces-
sary. 1t knocks out any itching
sensation that ever happened, and
1t does it right now. One applica-
tion relieves.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-16
Torture By savages

Speaking of the torture to
which some of the savage tribes
in the Philippines subject their
captives, reminds me of the intense
suffering | endured for three
mouths from inflammation of the
kidneys, says w. M. Sherman of
Gushing, Me-, Nothing helped
me until tried Electric Bitters,
three bottles of which completely
crued me-" Cures liver complaint
dyspepsia, blood disorders and ma
laria; and restores the weak and
nervous to robust health. Guaran-
teei by all druggists. Price soc.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-16

Some of the boys who stay
around the city hall and keep
up with politics and political am
bitions, state that there will be
fifteen candidates in Durant
alone for the office of county
clerk when we get statehood.
And just think of Congress mon
keying with this question, and
we need those fees 30 bad.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-16

Those merchants up at Wag-
goner who refused to pay their
tribal tax and had their stores
closed few days before the
fourth of March, expecting to
open up when the tribal govern
ments went out on the fourth,
have given up now and are pay
ing the tax. "The best laid
plans of mice and men are some-
times aglang agee."
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-16
Doctors Are Puzzled

The remarkable recovery of
Kenneth McIver, of Vanceboro,
Me-, is the subject of much inter-
est to the medical fraternity and a
wide circle of friends. He says of
his case; Sowing to severe infla-
nation of the throat andcongestion
of the lungs, three doctors gave
me up to die, when, as a last resort
l was induced to try DR.. Kings
New Discovery and I am happy
to say, it saved my life" Cures
the worst Coughs and Colds,
Bronchitis, Tonsilitis. w a k
Lungs, Hoarseness and La Grippe.
Guaranteed at all drug stores. soc
and 81. Trial bottle free.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-16

A. H. Mitchell and w. F.
Faulkner of Durant were here
Monday in the interest Of their
monthly magazine "The Com
mon People," Mr.. Mitchell
made street speech along poll
tical lines, his theory being that
the paramount issue is the race
question. Since that Question is
not troubling Atoka the gentle-
man would do well to go on to
Muskogee. Both gentleman vis-
tied the Murrow Indian Orphans
Home and were shown through
that NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Citizen.
The News is possibly not in
formed as well about questions at
Atoka as is the Citizen, but if we
remember correctly the negros of
Atoka are accused of burning up
one or two school buildings, for
The simple reason that they were
barred from the white schools,
and the building they were in was
1ot as up to date as was that for
he whites. We are not against |
negroes, but we believe in handl-
pg them as they do in the South
md from that view point Atoka
las much to learn.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-16
This IS So.

We wish to state in as plain and
vigorous way as words can express
it, that Hunts Cure will positive
ly, quickly and permanently cure
any form of Itching Skin diseases
known. One box is guaranteed to
cure. One application affords re-
lief,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-16

Well, we have Statehood 80 far
as the Senate is concerned, butl
what will the House doP 1t may
be blocked by Speaker Cannon
and his hencumen OF it may go
through. We poor unfortunates,
helpless, bound, gagged, can only
wait and watch, hopjng for the
best but dreading the worst.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-16
Always Keeps Chamberlain $
Cough Remedy in His House

Always Keeps Chamberlain $
Cough Remedy in His House
"We would not be without
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. 1t
is kept on hand continually in our
home, says w. w. Kearney, edi-
tor of the Independent, Lowry
City, Mo. That is just what
every family should do. When
kept at hand ready for instant use,
a cold may be checked at the out
set and cured in much less time
than after it has become settled in
the system. This remedy is also
without peer for Group In child
ren, and will prevent the attack
when given as soon as the child
becomes boarse, or even after the
crcupy cough appears, which can
only be done when the remedy is
kept at hand. For sale by all
druggists.