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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-05-05
Road 20 TImEad.


1 came here from Algiers on the railroad,
a distance OF about 80 miles. The nearest
station was Batna, a French town at the
entrance Of the valley in which Tmgad
lies There hired a carriage and drove for
twenty-five miles up this valley 20 the site
& the excavations. The only town we
passed on the way was Lambese. This was
also prominent in the days OF the Romans
ara II has ruins that would be considered
wonderful were they not overshadoWed BY
the greater ones here. The read to T1mgad
vas built by the French. and IL is as good
as was the Appian Way when Timgad and
Rome were still in their prime The gradss
are so gentle that our horses went on the
tfot. and We covered the distance in lees
than three hours. We met many soldiers
at LAmbese. but outside OF them nothing
but Arabs.
Now We crowded a caravan OF csmels GO
ing sullenly along and now passed villages
OF low blown tents, the homes - Bedouin
shepherds. who were feeding their hocks
on the foothills Of the Atlas. At places In
the valley We saw Arabs blowing but the
soil Is now semi-arid and Il shows but little
sisns OF the fertility IL must have had when
this region was the gransry OF Rome. I
imagine that the rainfall was then much
greater than now. and II may be that the
cutting away Ct the forests has changed
tire weather Of AiEeria, as has been the case
with Spain. Palestine and other lands.
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In the Roman butcher sbop.

l walked through store after store in this
quarter, and then went to another paEt Of
the city where was the Roman market The
market place was surrounded By columns,
and II stu shows many evidences that Il
was a beautiful place when the people
from all the country about came here to
buy and sell. The stalls OF the meat mar
ket were on a platform running in a half
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-05-05
Arch OF Frajaa.

At the entrance Of the Via DecumanuA
Naximus now stands the remains OF the
Arch OF Traian. The city. as l have said,
vas founded by Trajan, aud this arch -
a splendid monument 70 his memory. 10
must be eighty or 100 feet In height. IL
IS Of sandstone. with columns Of marble; Il
has aged by the weather. and as the sun
shone upon IL this morning 1t took on the
color Of old gold making a great frame
standing out against the blue sky. The
arch has three entrances. two az the sides
for foot passengers and one IN the center
for carriages The road through the cen-
trail arch has been cut deep by the chariot
wheels.
Birds were flying about through this
arch as visited ii today. and looking be-
yond IL over the plain. ! could see the
black tents Of the BedOuins with the sheep
feeding near them They were grazing
among the heads Of ruined columns and
On land covering that part OF TImgad
E1lch has not yet been excavated.
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In be rlmeaa ,lnseum.

All the relies found at Timgad are kept
IN the museum here, and the collection al
ready gives live pictures OF the old Roman
lays, Some OF the rooms are walled with
mosaics, and they contain enough broken
lOsed statues 10 people a town. There are
fome cases filed with gold coins and others
containing jewelry Of gold. some OF which
- set with precious stones. There are
rouge pots like those discovered 81 Pom
pei. and there are finger rings and ear
rings Of gold There are surgical lnstru-
ments. including pincsrs and f0rceps OF
steel. BEAUTIFULLY made: knives Of various
binds. and needles % all sizes There are
Roman lamps Of bronze and Of clay. There
are bronze handles o. vases. and beautiful
pieces % vessels OF iridescsnt glass. Al
together the collection is wonderful, but
Il is shut Up here away on IN the heart Of
North Africa, twenty-five miles from the
nearest railroad. 90 that few people ever
eshold g.
During my stay have photographer
(c0ntinusd on Page Four
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baths of TimRad

II It be true that cleanliness is next 20
goodness. these old Romans we're not I'M
cody. There are ruins Of baths here.
which show that this old town Of Timgad.
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Temple. OF the city.


There are several ruined temples in Tim
CAD. One was devoted 20 victory and
another 20 the Jupiter OF the capitol The
walls OF the latter are six feet in thick
ness and are made OF great blocks three
and four feet IN length. Some OF the
enormous columns which formed the back
OF this structure stin stand. They are
on a high platform which overloohs the
whole city. Zach column Is fifty feet
high; II Is iuted and carved and its capi-
tai IL Of wonderful beauty
1 climbed up to the base OF these great
columns and took a birds eye view Of the
ruins With the broken marble pillars here
and there among them. the half broken
houses looked more like a palatial cattle
yard Of brick and stone than city. This.
however, is only at first. The ruins OF the
famous old city spring at once into view.
and the wealth OF the past everywhere
strikes your eye. The houses are now lit
tie more than walled pens. and the streets.
the roads through them. Just below ma
were great blocks OF marble. pieces Of
broken statues. could see the stone tables
upon which the Romans offered their sac
rihces, and beyond them the homes OF thu
city The columns beside me were as bis
around as a hogshead and they rose above
me 70 the height Of a four-stOry house.
They were made In blocks. each Of whick
must have weighed many tons. They were
probably chiseled out Of the ground. but
how they were raised so high without
modern machinery I cannot imagine. ThiG
temple had twelve columns in front OF II
and twenty-five pillars OF these enormous
proportions on the platform above.
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The forum Of Timgad has been entirely
unearthed. and IL bears evidence OF hav-
ing been far larger and more beautiful
than that OF Pom9eiL Its stone courts
are almost intact. and many OF the tall
marble columns which surrounded II are
still here, II bears every evidence OF hav-
ing been a magnificent place. II Is reached
by stone steps. About Il on every side
were covered passageways upheld by pill
lars OF marble. At one end. behind marble
columns was a great stone rostrum, 1
suppose for the speakers, and there was an
extensive lobby and retiring rooms some
what as in our capitol at Washington
Adjoining the forum was a chamber OF
commerce built OF marble and limestone.
This building is supposed to have served
as a sort OF stock exchange and tribunal
Of Justice combined. II had statue OF
justice in it. a part Of which still eXists.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-05-05

LIGHTsHIP No. 90 rides at
anchor OF the mouth OF the
Columbia river the captains and
pilots Of vessels guided by it look
at the craft with more than
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Copyright. 1907. by Frank C. carpenterl

Copyright. 1907. by Frank C. Csrpenter)
~ IsfGAD. May Especial Core
spondence Of The Be. s-Have
you ever heard Of Tlmgad. the
wonderful ruined city Of Roman
- Africa. which the French are now
tdigBing out OF the sand7 II lies about 80
miles south Of the Mediterranean and per
ihaps 80 miles southwest Of Tunis. It Is
Just over the mountains from the desert
Of Sahara, on one Of the lower slopes Of
the Atlas. overlooking a valley which in
the days % Rome must have been enOr-
moasly rich. Pompeii was in existence
--jout so years before Christ. and it was
destroyed by the eruption Of Vesuvius, 79
A. D. II contained only 1900 OF O.Oo1
people. and It was not half the size OF
this African city now being unearthed.
Timgad was founded iuse twenty-one
years after the destruction OF Pompeii. IL
was built BY the Emperor Trajan, whose
soldiers aided In its construction. II was
then known as Thaumgss or Thaumgsdi.
1t was situated at the intersection Of ak
Roman Roads, and was a fortified camp as
s. .sell as a Ereat commercial city. The
excavations show that it must have been
q social capital as well, Inhabited by many
rich people and surrounded by all the
luxuriss OF Rome at the height Of its glory.
Once a Religious Center
Later TimGad became religious city.
81. Augustine was born near II. and in the
seventh century. when the Arab invasion
occurred. It had a Christian church. the
ruins OF which still exist. The city was
destroyed by the Arabs, and since then,
for more than LOO years. the rain and
soil OF the Atlas mountains and the dust
and sands from the great Sahara have
drifted over 1t covering its remains layer
by layer. until the greater part Of IL has
been lost from view.
For centuries only a few Of the more
prominent OF the ruins rose above the sur
face. There were columns here and there
apparently growing out Of soil. Great
mounds covered the half destroyed build
ings. and it was not until the French began
their excavations. along about twenty-five
,<years ago. that anyone imagined that a
great city lay buried beneath. At present
only a comparatively small part Of the ter
rft0Fy has been uncovered. but the work
u going on day by day. and within few
years the whole city Will be exposed to the
fierce rays OF this African sun saw
gangs OF men working at the ruins as
wandered about through them this after
noon. and I photographed them as they
raised buried columns oIt fthe soil The
part OF the city still untouched Is covered
far above the height OF my head and the
excavated streets run right TO the edge Of
the streets and buildings still buried.
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WARRINGTON.


Warrington, Jan. 17-Mr. and Mrs
Milton Whitney Watkins have issued
the following invitations:
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Whitney Watkins
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Eta Eugenia
to
Mr.. Richard Ringgold
on Wednesday, January the twenty.
third at seven-thirty O'Clock, in the
st. Johns Episcopal Church,
Warrington, Florida
Miss Bowman of Philadelphia, is
here to attend the Watkins Ringgold
wedding in the capacity of brides
maid.
Mrs. Emily Hayne entertained the
Euchre Club last Thursday afternoon
Everyone enjoyed themselves to the
fullest Mrs Muller won the first
prize, a gold brooch, Mrs. Norcott the
second, a silver thimble and Mrs Hill
the third. a pretty turnover collar a
guest table was added and both prizes
were carried off by Pensacola young
ladies' Miss Cecil Childerson winning
and Miss Eola Fell securing the sec
To Mrs. Armstrong is extended the
heartfelt sympathies of her friends
and the entire community in her most
recent bereavement, the loss of her
husband Mr.. Alex Armstrong. who
died on. last Saturday at Chatta-
hOOchee, Fla, of pneumonia Mr.
Armstrong was taken sick only on
Monday before he died. Mrs. Arm
- H. ~,
with as only about two months ago
she lost her young son, Alex, Jr.,
through an accident on the railroad.
Mr.. Armstrong was brought here Sun
day afternoon for burial
Mr.. Robert You'd, to the delight of
his many friends, is able to be out
again.
The new home which Mr.. Ed. Hig-
gins is erecting on Broadway street,
Is nearing completion. Mr.. and Mrs.
Higgins expect to occupy it next
month.
TO leave in few days with mis- boat
quite number of Staunch friends
here who regret very much to see him
leave.
Sergeant Carey who has been
transferred from here to Annapolis,
LEFT Tuesday for that place. Mrs Car
ney Will join him there little later,
when the weather gets warmer.
Little Edward Hall met with a very
painful accident on last Monday after
noon by accidentally shooting him
self through the left hand. He is
doing Splendidly now.
Mrs Emily Hayne has accepted a
position as boOkkeeper in Pensacola.
Mrs Morrison mother of Mrs. Arm
strong. is quite sick.
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McDAVID.
Special to The Journal

McDavid, Jan. 17.-Mrs. Harrison
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Quinn,
in Century.
|. The Bombay Bros. mill is running
regular now and turning out lots of
fine lumber
A crowd of young ladies and gentle
men went up to Century Tuesday
night to attend a social entertain
ment at the home Of Mr.. John Dan
iels. They all report most delight
full time. The party included Misses
Mamie McDavid, Prudence Harroli,
Maggie Brewton and Viola Williams.
Messrs. Lester Powelly, Oscar Brew
ton and John Daniels and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter D. McDavid.
Mr.. A. II. Bombay is off on busl-
ness trip. ..
About how long do you think II
will be before the work on the steel
bridge will commence?
Mrs. Joel A McDavid and daughter,
Mrs. J. P. Harrison are visiting Mrs.
Mrs. McDavid's daughter, Mrs j. ID.
Drummond, in North Chemuckla.
Mrs. W. A Mcleod and little
nephew. Caison, spent yesterday in
McDavid with Mrs. McLeod's uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs j. A McDavid-
Mr.. R. E. JordOn. of Nashville,
Tenn, is in town in the interest OF
his firm.
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.COUN TRY GIRL
SENT To THE
CITY
By Step-Mother, But She Is
Rescued. and Will Be
Given a Home.

A country girl, apparently about 16
years of age, of good appearance and
fairly well educated, reached the city
one night during the early portion
of this week, coming from a small
town along the line of the P. & A
She had the address of two places
and both of these were places of i'll
repute. When she reached the city
she inquired and found the location
of one of the places and going there
told story of having been sent there
by her step-mother. She was refused
admittance. She then proceeded to
the other address she had, and there
met with another refusal
She then began making inquiries
Of strangers, and the fact that she
was in such section of the city
caused comment, and finally reports
reached the city officials, with the re-
suit that citizens and officials inter
ested themselves and have secured
the girl temporary home, where
she will remain until permanent
home can be provided for her.
The girl stated that her father was
absent from home, and that her step
mother, who had frequently hired her
out to neighbors, finally bought her a
ticket and placed her on the train for
Pensacola, furnishing her with the
two addresses with instructions TO go
there and remain.
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GONZALEZ.
Special to The Journal.

Gonzalez, Jan. 17.-Mrs. W. H
Smith and daughter, Miss Nina. OF
Cottage Hill, visited relatives here
Sunday.
Rev. w. L. Tracy, of Pensacola,
held services at Christ church here
Sunday with the usual good attend
ance.
Mrs. Seals and daughter, Miss Allie,
of Pensacola. are visiting relatives
here.
Miss Lavada Brown returned home
Sunday after a three weeks visit
with relatives in Pensacola. While
there she had a very pleasant trip up
the bay with Capt Philip Ward and
family on the steamer Florida.
Mr.. Fonda Seals and Miss Lille
Walker, of Pensacola, were pleasant
visitors here Sunday
Mrs. Florence Holman. of Pensa-
cola. visited friends here last week
Mrs. w. -. EveTheart made bust
ness trip to Pensacola Saturday
Prof S. r. Tate visited relatives in
Pensacola Saturday and Sunday
Mrs Herbert Allen, of Bagdad, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. a.
Lowell
Miss Belle McVoy was in Pensacola
Monday on business
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Watch Records.

That mans watch holds the record
for his town." a jeweler said. TT has
run for twenty-five years without stop
ping. Aside from little regulating,
oiling and cleaning, It has never need
ed repair. 1 know lots of men who
try to establish records for their
watches. know five men in this little
town whose watches have run day
and night for ten years. Give a good
watch TO a man and he takes a pride
in it He never forgets to wind 1t.
Soon he Is trying to make a record for
it The record for continuous running
is held, believe, by a Swiss watch in
Geneva that has run for twenty-eight
years.
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THAT REMARKABLE
SHOOTING FEAT
CAUSES A CITIZEN TO MAKE
SOME COMMENTS UPON UNI
Giles NAT COOK AND
ALBERT RIERA.
Editor Pensacola Journal:

Editor Pensacola Journal:
Anent that remarkable feat, eleven
birds on the rise, killed at one shot
by C. F. Smith of Boonesville. Miss.
and which is youched for by our fe;.
low townsman, w. X. Robinson. have
TO say that your uncles, Albert Riera
and Nat Cook, pride themselves as
Sportsmen on two points. one of which
is their splendid average of about
one bird TO three shots during the
hunting season, for if either one of
them should kill six birds in six
straight shots, which does sometimes
happen, they can be safely depended
on TO make twelve straight misses.
the next day thus bringing the aver
age of one bird 10 three shots. They
know that the race is not ALWAYS 10
the swift nor the battle TO the strong.
for race was once given to a horse
that did the best average running.
The other point is, that a simple
statement made by either of them
about the number of birds killed or.
number and size of the fish caught
is accepted without having to be
youched for by another
Does Marcus. say: IT'S truth. truth
ii is. no fact. half so true as one word
of his
TRISTRAI SHANDY.
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BASKETBALL At.
YIN. C.A. LAST
NIGHT
Presbyterian Team Defeated
Episcopal Team by the
Score of % to IL.

More interest was shown in the
game of basketball at the Y. NJ C,
A last night between the Presby
terian and Episcopal teams than in
any game of the series so far This
game was perhaps the fastest and
most interesting of any of the contests
that have yet taken place.
Considerable enthusiasm was shown
by the audience, and hearty applause
greeted every good play made.
Through sickness or accident some
of the players were absent from the
Episcopal Church team, but the SUBJ
stitutes made a good attempt to up
hold the honor of the team. The
Presbyterian team, however, showed
much better team work, and their
work was faster all around than the
Episcopals. The results of the game
are as follows:
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ways glad to see, and welcome these
good people on our side of the river.
Prof E. L. Mcdaniel, our efficient
] Superintendent of Public Instruction,
and Mr.. Simpson of Pensacola are
IN our neighborhood on business.
Mr.. William Ray, United States
deputy marshal, accompanied by Mr..
A W. Brewton, one of Escambia's
wide awake and hustling deputies
came over yesterday: and arrested
Erastus Holly (cOlored) for operating
an Illicit distillery in Escambia
swamps near the mouth of Delary Riy-
er- Erastus is looked upon by his
race as being one of the most eIo-
quent pulpit orators in this section
Erastus, oh Erastus, where art thou
now?
Several people from our town went
over to McDavid last Friday TO take
in the big show. All report having
had a good time and having seen
fairly good show on d small scale.
Mrs H. c. McDavid and little daugh-
ter, Nina, and niece, Miss Savelle.
spent two days in Century last Satur-
day.
Mr. W. C. McDavid returned
from business trip to Bluff Springs
a few days ago.
Mrs. Mcleod, who has been visit
ing relatives and friends in Alabama.
has returned and is at home with her
son, Hon W. A Mcleod in the north
ern part of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. H c. McDavid spent
last Monday with Mr.. McDavid's SEN
LOT brother, Mr.. Joel A McDavid. at
MS nome IN north McDaVid
The Floating Saw Mill Co. plant on
Williams Lake is running regularly
and turning out lot of timber.
Mrs. w. a. Mcleod and little neph-
.ew CaySOn spent Tuesday with Mr..
and Mrs. J. A. McDavid, Mrs. Nc
Leods uncle and aunt
Miss Martha Miller. accompanied
Dy her little cousin, Annie Mae
Clarke. returned to her home ar Wal
lace' Ala, last Wednesday, after a
Miller.
Mr. Albeit C. McDavid after an
absence of a few days has returned
to his duties at the floating mill.
Ut Jas. A. Abbott. our able and
eloquent Baptist pastor. filed his first
appointment of the year last Sunday
ana was greeted by large congrega-
tlon- He selected for his text. He
prev ), AIS, Let us therefore come
ooidiy unto the throne of grace. that
we may obtain mercy. and find grace
TO help In the time of need" The
doctor did great good in this section
last year, and We feel assured that
,iucn good will be accomplished in
MS held OF labor this year.
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feet is being built in which to store
dressed lumber.
Mr.. Littlefeld has been appointed
custodian in charge of the Robinson
lumber yard on Niger bayou await
ing the decision OF the courts on some
questions now in litigation.
Mr.. P. L. Hand is again employed
at Pryors Mill He has been help
ing get the traction engine on to its
feet again. 1t seems that piece OF
machinery is under an unlucky star
as a specialist from the shops had
no better luck for he broke 1t the first
time he attempted to run it.
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CARRIERS

Special % The Journal
FARMERS, Jan 11.-Mr. C. E Scran-
ton made his initial trip as mail car
rler between CARRIERS and Mary Esth-
er on Monday last.
postmaster Mooney is attending
court this week at Holley Will Scran-
Ton Is running the boat in his alb
sence. He carried down a load of
wood this trim.
MI. Winkler went TO Pensacola
saturday last He has been stopping
with his niece, Mrs Irwin, for the
past eight months.
Inc Pryor Mill started up last week
IL has been idle for some time under
gong repairs and a new roof has
been put on and necessary repairs
have been made. A large shed 25X50
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-18
How About SadIer?

Politics continue to attract the at
tention of the press of the State, and
every imaginable person who ever did
anything that was in any way worth
doing, whether it was yesterday or
forty years ago, has been mentioned
for something by somebody.-Orlando
Reporter
So far as the Governorship, Presi-
dent of the Senate and Speaker of the
House of Representatives goes, yes,
but have you noted the fact that very
few, if any, have been mentioned as
suitable candidates to take the place
of some of those Cabinet officials.
Maybe the people are holding off for
citizen bold enough to signify his
desires and show fitness the rest will
be easy.-Tallahasse True Democrat.
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Why

should your baby suffer? When he
is fretful and restless, don't expert
ment on him and use any old thing
your neighbor recommends. Buy a
bottle of Whites Cream Vermifuge,
greatest known worm medicine and
cure for all childrens disease. It Is
mild in its action, builds up the sys-
TEN, makes thin puny babies fat
Mrs. J. c. Smith, Tampa, Fla
writes: MY baby was thin and sick
". could not retain its food and cried
all night. / used one bottle OF
Whites Cream Vermifuge and in q
few days baby was laughing, happy
and well" Sold by W. A D'Alem-
berte. druggist and apothecary, III
South Palafox street, Pensacola
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Surgical.

The Professor-Now, suppose you had
been called to see a patient with hys-
terics, some one, for instance, who had
started laughing and found it impossi-
bic to stop, what would you do? Doc
tor-Amputate his funny bone.-Illus-
trated Bits.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-18

Governor Corners message to the
Alabama legislature is an almost COM
plete democratic platform in itself
The policies which he recommends
are not only democratic, but they are
in line with the best progressive
thought everywhere. 1t is to be
hoped that Alabama's Lawmakers Will
profit by the governors recommends
>tion5.
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wifhered.

Caller-You call this garden scene
~June." but the leaves are all on the
ground instead OF on the trees D'Aub-
er-Ihey were on the trees, but the
picture got such a whitening criticism
from the committee that they curled
up and fell of.-London Tst-Bits.
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A FRESH SUPPLY

Of wHITMAN's CANDIES HAvEs
lust BEEN RECEIVED AT THE
CRYSTAL PHARMACY. The
ENORMOUS SALE OF THESE CAM
DIES IN PENSACOLA DURING THE
HOLIDAY SEASON HAS FULLY
JUSTIFIED THE BOAST OF THIS,
THE OLDEST MANUFACTURES
OF CANDIES IN THE UNITE6y
STATES, THAT THEY ARE "THH
BEST"