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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-07-15

male who is physically deformed. The
| godfather and godmother of the same
| child can not marry because the
! spiritual relation is regarded as more
| intimate and binding than any blood
j tie
| The Russians have such a devout
belief in the virtue of the rites and
ceremonies of their religion that they
will not tolerate even the slightest de-
parture from traditional usage. Any
a1terat ton in the form is regarded as a
deadly sin. Once a great commotion
was raised when a certain prayer
which should have read ooh Lord, have
mercy" appeared in print in the abb
breviated form of Lord, have mercy"
An archbishop declared with emphasis
and soIemnity that all those who left
the 'oh'' out of their prayers would
undoubtedly have to settle for the
omission on the judgment day.
CASTING THE GREAT BELLS.
Casting the great bells of Russia
has always been a public function as
well as Church ceremonial. On these
occasions the archbishop enters the
cavity where the metal is to be poured
and dedicates it by sprinklng it with
holy water. He blesses the metal to
be used, and gives his benediction to
the master of the foundry, as well as
others connected with the work All
who participate are required to kiss
the cross. When the casting is finish
ed a prayer of thanks IS given for the
successful completion of the task. A
part of the performance is the privi-
lege afforded wealthy citizens to at
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-07-15
SOME STRANGE THINGS ABOUT THE RUSSIANS
Why the Men of the
White Gar Wear
Boards.

ST. PETERSBURG.-So one has
said that it is the little things which
indicate the character of a person. and
this truism will apply with equal force
to race of people. In looking over
my notes on Russia I find here and
there little items of compelling inter-
est which I could not include in the
preceding articles from this country.
Believing that these stray bits of fact
and fancy will prove entertaining to
the reader, I will devote the last in
stalment of my letters from the land
of the Car to what a discerning editor
has dubbed an "odds and ends story
Boards are popular with Russian
men because the wearing of one was
formerly the means by which each male
hoped to gain entrance into Heaven.
When the official order was made de-
creeing that no man need wear whisl<-
ers thereafter as a guarantee of saliva
ton, one of the patriarchs of Moscow
addressed a powerful exhortation
against this heresy, and wound UP by
laundering this question at his hear
ers: where will those who shave
their chins stand at the last day."
MEANING OF RUSsIA'S NAME.
The Russian calendar is thirteen
days behind the time used in the Unit
ed States and other countries. The
popular explana ton of this among
those who like to poke fun at the Slav
for being so slow, is that when Christ
was born it took the Russians thirteen
days to investigate before accepting
the news as a fact. There is an odd
story explaining why the word Rus
STA happened to be applied to the coun-
try. Novgorod was a city of great an
tiquity having been founded by Ria,
q grandson of Noah and a son of
Japheth. This ancient metropolis was
visited by the apostle ST. Andrew, who
desired to preach the gospel to the in
habitants. But the people would not
accept his doctrine, and when he per-
sisted in exhorting them they became |
violent and resorted to the extreme of
laying hands upon him and casting him
into caldron of boiling water. The |
Saint was almost Suffocated by the |
vapor and in his distress he cried !
out the Greek word meaning 81 sweat" |
which corresponds to the name Russia. |
The ponderous official system in |
vogue in Russia includes scheme by /
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-07-15

tend and throw gold and silver trinkets
in the casting box. Moscow claims the
distinction of having the largest bell in
the world, a monster weighing 1S5 tons.
The Russian masses have many SUI
perstitions. If one goes for a walk
and meets priest it indicates bad
luck. Another bad sign is to have a
hare cross ones path but if a funeral
is encountered it is considered a good
sign. To forget anything and go back
for it is so unlucky that to do so is
almost like inviting disaster. Three
candles together are considered I'M
lucky, because the number stands for
the Trinity and are always placed in
front of a. corpse. The prejudice
against this combination is so wide
spread that there is a popular song
telling why one must shun it.
The theater plays an important part
in the social life of st. Petersburg. In
all the playhouseS there are large,
Observation-Disclosures foyers where the
people spend a great deal of time
laughing, smoking and visiting. All
performances are broken by intermis-
sions of five or ten minutes. There are
no private boxes When you buy a
box seat any stranger may buy ticket
and come into the same apartment.
The national dance of the Russians is
a refutation of the claim that they
are a slow people, for it is almost as
fast as the whirlwind gyrations of the
bowling dervishes Of Egypt.
PEASANTS FAITH IN CZAR.
The peasants have blind faith in
CONTINUED on Page So
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I PETERSBURG

which all officers civil and military,
are divided into fourteen classes, each
division being designated by high
sounding title. These names are often
misleading and are made the most or
by conceited officials. A story is told
of a rich American who invited
"Conseiller de Cour' to dinner, with
the impression that his board was to
be graced by the presence of court
dignitary. Imagine his disgust when
he found that his guest was nothing
more than an insignificant official from
one of the government offices.
GENERALS AS THICK AS FLIES.
Generals are so common in Russia
that a family is poor indeed Who does
not have in the army some male repre-
sentative bearing this title, who can
come home to grace the family gath
erings 1 heard of one Russian woman
who had ten sons. all of whom were
generals. This rank is also given IN
civil service. and is even bestowed up
on women. The passport is the bane
of all who live in Russia or who have
occasion to travel through it. This bit
of official paper is so closely linked
with all phases of Russian life that
one writer has remarked that the MUS
covite has to have his passport even
to get into Heaven. This statement
may seem far-fetched, but 1t is based
on the ancient custom or closing d
dead persons hands over a piece OF
PRAYER paper upon which the name !
of the deceased was written
The dense ignorance of the peasant
is shown in many of his sayings.
Shortly after the manifesto was issued
authorizing the meeting of the assem-
ilv a landlord met one of his tenants
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i'll the road and asked him what he
thought about the new constitution.
"Constitution?" said Ivan, pausing to
scratch his head in a perplexed man
ner. What is that, another saint or
a new drink?" There is some similar
ity in the sound of the two Russian
words for congress and cathedral, so
it is not strange that many of the
peasants got the two names confused
when there was so much talk about the
opening of the first parliament One
blockhead in explaining the matter to
another said that congress meant that
the Car was going to build the big
gest cathedral in the world in St. Pc
tersburg.
ODD RELIGIOUS PRACTICES.
Almost everything in Russia hinges
upon religion, and there are few ac-
lions in the ordinary life of the inhab-
itants that do not have their religious
significance. Sidewalk chapeIs are en-
countered everywhere, the people going
into them to pray before crossing a
bridge or starting upon even the small
est journey. The peasants believe that
thunder is caused by st. Elijah
rumbling about in the heavens with
his chariot of fire. The smallest Gull
vert, or even ditch bridged by plac-
ing a couple of planks across it, can
not be used until some trif1e has been
cast into the water. There are two
towers in Moscow. one of which is
called the wife of the other. 1t is pop
ularly believed that these steeples ap-
proach a little nearer to each other
every year. The sanctuary of a Rus
sian cf,Irrpb is considered ca boIv +ha+
Newport daily independent., 1906-01-22
Doodle Sensations Brew.

There is a rumor in circulation in court circles that the grand jury, which has this week been considering jail and other cases aside from any feature of the bribery investigation, will re- sume the poodle cases next Mon- day. It is said that a number of witnesses will be before the inquisitors, and it is very gener- ally believed that lightning may strike some very tall steeples" when the next batch of corrup- tion indictments is returned.
 It is said that the grand jury is on the trail of some highly sensational disclosures, that will have the effect of waking up the state thoroughly to a realization of the fact that a few months truce does not mean a surrender by the courts.
Newport daily independent., 1906-01-22
Travellers Talk Sanitarium.

Little Rock, Jan. 21-The state organization of the Arkansaw Travellers met in the ladies' or dinary at the Capital hotel yes- terday afternoon at three o'clock to discuss plans and appoint com mittees for the annual meeting of the organization in this city, June z, 8 and 9, at which be- tween 1000 and 1.500 members are expected to be present. About 50 members were present, and plans were formulated for a big time, including, besides the business meeting, a big ball game, grand dress parade and grand Mardi Gras costume pa- rade.
 The most important plan preached, however, was for the establishment of a hotel and san- itarium for travelling men at Hot Springs, and the discussion and spirit of all present indicated that this will be an accomplished fact in the near future. A com mittee was also appointed to con- sider the feasibility of adding a death benefit feature to the asso- citation on an assessment basis, the committee to report at the June meeting.
Newport daily independent., 1906-01-22
Clarke Bids Rogers Sue.

r Washington, D. C., Jan. 21- United States Senator Jas. P. Clarke today gave the following signed statement for publication: To the Editor of the Gazette:
 Attorney General Rogers is reported in your paper to have said in a speech at Eldorado that it is his purpose to sue me for the fee received in the railroad tax cases. If this is really his purpose, commend him for his first exhibition of fairness and decency made by him in dealing with this tax matter. 1 urge him to begin his suit immediately and not to change his mind. J. H. Harrod, Esq.,, will enter my appearance without service, with the sole condition that the action shall proceed to trial without ''r- avoidable delay. If the attorne.., general is sincere in his declara : tion this request should not be denied. (Signed)
 James P. Clarke. "
Newport daily independent., 1906-01-22
WERE WANTED ELSEWHERE.
Burglars Who Entered Store of Wolff Goldman Confess but Must First Stand Trial at
 Springfield.

Sheriff Simmons has returned from St. Louis, where he was called after the arrest of Al phonse Gregorious and Harry Smith alias Wallace Brown, self confessed burglars of the store f Wolff-Goldman Mercantile Company in this city.
 The arrested men are also wanted for burglarizing a store at Springfield, Mo-, and must first answer trial there.
 The two men entered the store of Wolff-Goldman last Tuesday night. They forced an entrance into the building with the aid of a pinch bar, lifting an outside bolt on a side door. After leav- ing the building the bolt dropped into place, leaving the proprie- tors of the place in a quandary as to how the burglars effected an entrance. Sheriff Simmons recovered some of the stolen property the next day at Hoxie, where it was sold. The other was shipped to St. Louis and confscated when the burglars were arrested, having called at the express office for the suit cases in which the goods were shipped.
Newport daily independent., 1906-01-22
The big sale starts tomorrow at 9 o'clock sharp.
 Star Clothing Co.
Fitch Gets Notice.

Little Rock, Jan. 21-Major Graham D. Fitch, who has been in charge of the United States engineers cffice in Arkansas, with headquarters at Little Rock for the past four years, will probably be transferred to some other post within the next few weeks. He has received notice from the war department to hold himself in readiness to leave Little Rock and he i: expecting formal notice of his transfer at any time.
Newport daily independent., 1906-01-22

The big sale starts tomorrow at 9 o'clock sharp.
 Star Clothing Go.
Newport daily independent., 1906-01-22
I ain l
Wears Out the Nerves.

Do you realize that pain is weakening, and exhausts your vitality? Don't you remember how completely worn out you felt after that last attack of headache, neuralgia, backache, periodical or other spell of suf- fering? Nearly every case of inflammation, apoplexy, paral- ysis, epilepsy and insanity is directly due to the weakening influence of pain upon the brain nerves? For this reason every one who suffers from pain of any kind should not fail to get relief as quickly as possible.
 You can do this by taking Dr. Miles Anti-Pain Pills others do.
 "I have used pr. Miles Anti-Pain Pills for years, and can say they have never failed. I always keep them in the house, in fact I had rather be without sugar than the Pills Pre- vious to using them I had always suf- fered with sick headache, sometimes being in bed for three and four days. 1 had tried nearly everything I ever heard of; some would seem to help at first. but after a short time the effect would wear off. It is five years now since I began taking Dr. Miles Anti-Pain Pills. and the results ara as good as at first'
 MRS. w. H. MARSHALL,
 Sopris, Colo. Dr. Miles Anti-Pain Pills are sold by your druggist, who will guarantee that the first package will benefit. If It falls, he will return your money. 25 doses, 25 cents. Never sold In bulk. Miles Medical Co.,, Elkhart, Ind
Newport daily independent., 1906-01-22
RankruntCY Notice.

In the District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Eastern District of Arkansas.
 In re J. w. Jackson, Bankrupt.
 To the creditors of J. w. Jackson of Newport in the County of Jackson. and District aforesaid a bankrupt:
 Notice is hereby given that the said J. w Jackson has been duly adjudged bankrupt and that the first meeting of his creditors will bt held at Newport, Arkansas. on the 30th day of January, 1906, at o'clock a.m., at which time the said creditors may attend prove their claims examine the bankrupt, appoint a trustee and transact such other tusiness may properl, come before said meeting.
 CHAS. F. COLE, Referee Batesville, Ark, Jan. 19, 1906.
Newport daily independent., 1906-01-22
Beware of Ointments for Catarrah tha
 Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and complete ly derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, man. ufactured by F. J. Cheney < Co.,, Toledo, O., contains no mercury. and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & {Co. Testimonials free.
 Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c per bottle.
 Take Halls Family Pills fol constipation.
 Our doors will open tomorrow at g o'clock sharp.
 The Star Clothing Go.
 Good housekeepers use tht best. That's why they buy Rec Cross Ball Blue. At leading grocers, 5 cents. .1A
Newport daily independent., 1906-01-22

gree against J. R. Traylor, and he was immediately locked up by Sheriff Wood.
 Traylor is a young man, about 28 years old, and has been a travelling salesman for a Cincin- natl clothing house. He is charged with the murder of Sut- ton Thompson last October, near Fl Paso, while in a drunken brawl.
Newport daily independent., 1906-01-22
tCne of Three atives at

Tan. 21-Secre-
 fday announced
 Jean representa-
 (proaching confer
 Id at The Hague
 H. Chaote, former
 Ambassador to Eng
 E Porter, former am-
 J France, and Judge
 of Little Rock, Ark,
 int of the American Bar
 bn. Besides these dele Ere may be others, the /being conditioned on the h representation, and there kso be a number of secreta- Photographers and interpre- Judge Rose is a leader of the in his part of the country. E is a fine French scholar, a Act of considerable importance, because a large part of the pro- 'ceedings of the conference will be in the French language.
 Owing to the inability of the powers to reach an agreement with Switzerland whereby the Red Cross convention, originally arranged to be held in Switzer- land, can be abandoned and the program transferred to The Hague conference, it has not yet been possible to fix the date for the gathering at The Hague. In the event that Red Cross and military work is taken up as a part of The Hague program the American representation will be enlarged by the addition of mili- tary and naval experts.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-09-15
Puerto PickinGs.
Correspondence, J

Correspondence. J
Say, YOU have heard about beans
haven't YOU? Well, we have EN-
in this neck o the woods. Dodson
cant beat it..
Geo. Taylor and Jack lie w i s,
old timers OF Puerto, and FRO
Draw. arrived last week tired and
dusty. They had been down in
the southern part of the territory,
and west Texas looking for grass
and report a fine trip and a good
grass and a good country, but some
of it was so rough a re couldn't
fly over it, at least they didn't e
the crow.
Mr.. Taylor brought back a load
of apples from a Roswell orchard.
They intend to move their cattle
south next year.
OF all i~mpudent impudcnce and
unmitigated gall, there is one
man in the country who has h a d
the audacity to without permission
or authority, move and appro-
pirate to his " use another a
fence because it was on his claim.
Some men have a very badly mis-
taken idea in this country to take
what you can get whether it is
yours CT not. ! think we had bet
ter take the whole country.
Ernest Morris of Lloyd Valley
was in Puerto Monday trading.
Ernest Rich was visiting in
Puerto this week.
J. +. Wilson is preparing to
build a rock house on his claim.
The II O w wagon has arrived
in this section tn work the COM
pany's cattle.
BEAR GRASS.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-09-15
THE TROUBLE IN ARIZONA.

The Democrats of Arizona have
again named Mark Smith for del
egate to Congress.
The Republicans nominated Will
liam Cooper. But the Democrats
and Republicans in their territor-
al Conventions declared against
statehood. They are really
-iSe-- - f--i~ ~.-~- th.-a- than
expected them to be. 1t seems
as though both conventions un-
seated every delegate who was in
favor Of Joint statehood.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-09-15
SUNNY jim ON THE MELROSE
HEADLIGHT.

Roosevelt county has another
newspaper. 1t is the NJ c ! r o 5 c
Headlight, published at Brown
horn postofice which is to be
known later by the miIlitluous name
of Melrose. a nearer inspection
discloses a certain familiar look in
type, makeup and literary style,
and 10 and behold, the signature
under the salutatory is no other
than that Of Sunny Jim" OF New
Mexico journalism, J.. +. Currcn,
late of the Sunnysidc Sun, II d
still later Of Tucumcari, OF Clayton
and Of a score Of other places.
But editor Currcn has turn c d a
a new leaf, for he says in his salu-
tatory: we shall cschew politics
entirely and no more roasts OF any
body go in the future very
wise indeed, but it will rob the
Melrose Headlight of some Of the
caustic interest that attached t o
the Sunnyside Sun and its prede-
cessors which are nearly all with
out headstones in the New Mexico
newspaper graveyard. New MeXi
can.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-09-15
BEAR GRASS.
Ladies. Read This.

| have my Street Hats on dis
play, nave quite an assortment.
Have engaged a first class trimmer
from St. Louis.
Will give notice when | will
have my opening. Watch for the
time. Don't buy until you have
seen my elcgcnt patterns.
Emma Jahns.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-09-15
Ellis Transfer Business Sold.

Ed Ellis sold his transfer bust
ness to Claude Berry T e S d a Y
morning, the consideration being
$1,000. Ellis informs this paper
that he intends to go to the farm
and build himself a comfortable
country home.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-09-15
Wanted.

y clerk, male or female, that
a use a Remington typewriter
andmake themselves useful in a real
estate office. AS to wages, hours,
ETC., address REAL ESTATE,
45tt Tucumcari, N. M.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-09-15
Standing Invitation.

We extend an invitation to all to
inspect Il fall line Of millinery.
Yours Rcspt. A.. LOWELL.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-09-15

The Top Notch has all kinds of
school supplies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-05
TIE JAPANESE QUESTION.
Rayncr's Resolution Says We Caaro.
Interfere With Schools.

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Eayncr
today introduced tho follow ins5 :y-1lut On
on tn" japanese question:
''E"solved. that i'll tie opinion Of tho
Senate this government has no right 10
enter into any controversy VITA any for
cign government relating to III" pubic
schools system Of any Of tho states in
tho union.
Resolved. furth":. that It Is t." opinion
of tile Senate that there is no provision
in the treaty between tie United States
ana the government of Jandn that rp-
lateS in any manner to this subject or
IN any way interfcrcs with tho right Of
the state Of California to conduct and
administer its system of public schools in
accordance with its own legislation: and
Resolved. further, that it is the duty
OF the President Of the United States to
notify the government Of Japan and to
notify any foreign government with
which the question may arise that th..
publc educational institution of ;he stat"
is not within the jurisdiction of the init
ed States, and the United States has no
power to regulate or supervise their adj
ministratiOn."