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Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-06-03

orr DOMESTIC FINISH Is JUST
THE THING MD SATISFIES OUR
PATRONS. II YOU WANT TO BE
UP TO DATE HAVE YOUR LAUN-
DRY DONE BY THE IMPERIAL
LAUNDRY. RACK or POSTOFTICE.
co, 2I4 SOUTH SCOND.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-06-03

FEIg'S GOOD ICE CREAM, AND
ICE CREAM SODA. WALTON'S
DRUG STORE.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-06-03

DUR POLICY IS QUICK SALES
AND SMALL PROFITS. LET Us
SHOW YOU THAT WE CAN SAVE
YOU MONEY ON YOUR GROCER
Hes. + G. PRATT n co, PA so
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-06-03

Experienced salcsWoman at TT
Economist. No other need apply.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-06-03

FEES ROOT BEFE. TIN BEER
OF QUALITY. WALTON'S DRUG
STORE.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-06-03

OUR WORK or LAUNDERING
ON LADIES COLLARS. SHIRT
WAISTS, SKIRTS AND DUCK
SUITS IS UNSURPASSED. IMPE-
RIAL LAUNDRY, BACK OF POST
OFFICE.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-06-03

. o .
An advertisement i'm the Clas-
sified Columns o. the Morning
Journal viii probably rent
those vacant rooms within the
next twenty -fouF hours.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-06-03

If YOU ARE IN NEED OF ANY
LINE YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND IT
AT f. G. PRATT & CO., 214 SOUTH
SECOND.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
TUG DocKED 10 KEEP
HER FROM GOING DOWN
Dlu N, ". p. q N. ToSboat Philadei'
phia Had Water Pouring In
A Result Of Collision.

With water pouring into her hold
faster than the steam pumps could
pump It out, the New York, Philaoei'
phia and Norfolk Railway tug Phil
adelphia was hauled out in dry dock
No. 1, at the local shipyard. early
yesterday morning to prevent her
sinking at the pier. The tug will be
repaired in the basin. ..
The Philadelphia was In collision
u, the low Chesapeake bay Thurs
Day night with a vessel whose name
cannot b. asceItained at this time
Tie tug had several Of her plates
Stowe In and she caraa here FRIDAY
f6e repairs. She was leaking badly
ten, but about midnight Friday nigh,
the water began rushing into her al
IN alarming rate.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
TO HOLD COMMENCEMENT.
Unique Exercise to b Conducted a
First PRESBYTERIAN Church.

Unique Exercise to b Conducted at
First Presbyterian Church.
The Sunday school of the First
Presbyterian church has been Tor
some time preparing for ats Nine
teenth Anniversary and Commence
mpent which Is to be held next FRI
day night. October 2. at 1880 o'clock
In the Sunday school room.
This school has a course Of stud
les, in addition to the regular Inter
national Sunday school lessons that
are studied to a large extent in Sun
day schools the world over. On the
night Of the commencement, each de-
partment will, by recitations. drills,
etc. show something Of this study
course. The certificates OF promotion
from department to department and
diplomas will be awarded by the
chairman of the Norfolk Presbytery
committee on Sunday schools. MIR. 5
Crafty. OF Portsmouth.
The following Sunday. October :,
at the usual Sunday school hour. will
be the annual Rally Day. when the
promotions from grade to grade and
department twill be made. Letters
will be read from old members and
friends. and plans put in line for the
winters work
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
ID usltslt Charges Dim U4h
nl1apld Criminal Assault.
.lfIslN lleultIT n TIealEIs
Justice Brown Takes Case Under Ad-
vlsement In Order to conslder
Some Of the Authorities Quoted
Accused Released on $1,000 Bond.

When the case OF z. T. Jones. who
recently was indicted by the grand
jury In the Corporation Court on I'VE
counts OF assault and battery upor
little Esther Blick, was taken up by
Police Justice J. d. G., Brown in the
police court at 3 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. Commonwealth's Attorne,
Berkeley entered nOlle prosequi In
the indictment. Immediately a war
rant was sworn out by Captain Berk
eley before Justice Brown charging
Jones with having attempted to Grim
inally assault the little Miss Blick.
The preliminary hearing on that
warrant began at once. Attorney R
N. Lett, of this city. and Col. Cabell
OF Norfolk. representing the defend
ant and Captain Berkeley the com
monwealth. The little girl was the
1rst witness called tc the stand. She
told how she had been attending fire.
quently upon the SEX wife of the &C
cused and that on the day OF the al
legged occurrence. Jones called her
from her house to his. When she
reached the kitchen OF the Jones
home. the accused. she said, took heI
In his arms and acted toward her in
I'm Improper manner. Mr.. and Mrs
Bllck also testified in the case. The
defendant offered no evidence at the
hearing and the argument on the
proposition 10 send Jones on to the
grand Jury on the warrant vas ar
xned at grea, length by Messrs. Lett
ana Caben and Captain Berkeley
Counsel on both sides cited and quot
ed many authorities and it was 6:4s
o'clock in the evening when the ar
xument was concluded.
Justice Brown told the attorneys
that he would take the case unde'
adyisement and render his decision
Ct 8 O'Clock Tuesday morning. He
said he wanted time In which tc
study, some of the authorities cited by
{ the attorneys.
In spite OF the protests OF Captain
berkeley, the prisoner was bailed BY
Justice Brown In the sum Of $1.0e'
for his appearance Tuesday morning
Captain Berkeley wanted the bono
Axed az $2.500. the figure fxed b,
Judee Barham when Jones was fiss
arrested.
n the event the accused Is he'll
Tor the grand jury. there will be q
special Jury to consider his case q
ire beginning OF the October term.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
BEER sorTLE AND PISTOL.
Negroes Used Weapons In Lively
Fight In Rockets.

In a lively mix-up at 543 Twenty
fourth street late Friday night. vii
liam Lomax struck John Noriee'
over the head with a beer bottle. In
flictinr an ugly cut wound. Noraec'
pulled n 3s-calibre revolver. fired
1hrse shots ut Iomax and beat q
hasty retreat There Is SOM gues
ton as TO whether the shots were
fired before or after I.cmax used Tho
bottle.
On Warwick avenue Norieet rar
into PatrolEan A. A. Padgeft who
had been attracted by the shots
Both men were arrested. Norficet or
the charg> Of tclonious shooting and
b5msx on tn chrge Of assault. hoff
vii b. given hearings before Justice
Brown in the police court toraorroH
morning.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
.nsy cib1 Invaded Opposition
eraunds For Celebration.
,1lIr uo'Ess laouaB THE Pl'ct
Hull Team won sasebat Game In a
Walk, With ~. p. Morgan" lo~ery
umpirina-Some Of the Races Still
Unfin:shed-other Events.

DAME, Boones picturesque old for
On the jamestown Exposition grounds
was carried by assault yesterday al
! I. rnoon by the May Club. an organi
! zation composed of the foremen EN-
I pioyed at the local shipyard. There
! were many doings in and around the
old fort every second Of the after
noon and, although this was the first
outing the May Club has held this
summer. It was voted to be the mos'
enjoyable of them all.
Twenty-Five msn. all as happy as
bunch OF boys on vacation iark'
were on hand and all kinds Of sports
were INDUCED in. Besides there was
a fine spread with plenty, of liquids
to wash down" the more solid stnns
Tia patty made tn: trip across the
Roads and back cn the Chesapeake
& Ohio tug Alice, which was furnish
cd through the courtesy OF Captain
Cooksey, superintendent Of the rail-
way ECitiBS PVl~ts.
Som, genius among the crowd
and his name Is withheld-got oct a
very unique program for the occa-
sion. done on blue print paper. On
the top ar two figures. lab lied
Christensen and Shankland. The
former Is hitting out red hot rive'
with a baseball bat and the later Is
catching the rivet with a large MI
Below this IS per and ink sketch
Of Our Presias nj. Mr.. ]. p. Morgan
Lowcry.~ who Is sitting beside IA
bic On which appears glass. two
straws in the glass and a "az'' wafer
bottle. Roxed CT 10 one side Is the
motto. i. you can't boost. don't
kick ,ath the Pictur5s. and cx-
plaiuias hon is the legend. The
Dream 4 the Old Sports" Then
ccmes. VIII be realized on Satur-
DAY. Sept. 2s. 1905. VII they will
me Al Dan Roonc's Old Kentucky
Homo. Exposition grounds"
The program proper follows:
Shooting pigcons-msde o, clay.
Pitching Jgoits--chanr.ons ~ Ire
land ~. champions 81 Scotland.
Rigc shcct-wirncr to 10 scat ~
Africa With Teddy"
EaS~b,rl Machinery ana bull
|s~r-rtr~nts. Hot times IN the o!s
town
N~<'c- eating ronssef-sro~osi
, down With beer and other licnids.
rivemlIs race-Nas, 10 finished
Su~da- nigh
slsgrnf racc-Th~ prczidep; am
Jc.n Hudrips
The passing Of the moon man
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
Inferred at reenlaWn.

The funeral Of Oh, johnson. the
second officer OF the Norwegian
steamship NoFdkyn who committed
saicide Friday while his vessel vas
coming 10 Newport News rom Fer
andiaa. Fla. took place yss' crday
from Roase's undertaking establish
mcnt. Iutcrmcnt vas made In Green
lawn. Captain Lind and the officers
and many Of the crew Of the Nord.
hya attended the funoral. Another
second Officer was secured Tor the
Ncrdkyn yesterday and she viii steam
Tor Stcttin today.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
Football Season.

The football season will open IN
this city next Saturday afternoon with
. game at the Casino park between
he eleven Of the 81. vinccnts Acad-
cry nigh. school and tic newly or
vnnixed team Of the Huntington
Ksnes. Roth teams will put in som.
strenuous practice this week in prep
sfatiou for the game.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
a psy.ra investment.

nr. John WINE, Of IS HiShlsn'
Ave. HORTON. Ma ne. says: Have
been svo1hicd With cough every
vsuse. and spr1rc. Last winter
srsed many advertised remedies. bI'
H. eoGgh conisnsei urtil i'1sht
toc bottle Of DIR. Kings New Discos
sgy: before thai. vas half gone. the
<uush wss an eoac. This whites
- same happy rcsait has followed.
3 fsw aoses once more ban,shsd toe
suousa cyach. am nos coayiaccs
shnf o.. Kings New Discovery - IN
~ q ~ coach and lSns remedies.
- vDSes guarantee 81 al drursists
- ~ Sl.oe. Trial bottle free.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
sHospitai Sunday

Hospital Sunday" vii! he obs ~
cd In the churches OF the city in the
near future. collections TO b. given
to the Joseph Charles VI mortal
Guild. The lsdi Of the guild have
been doing GOO! work this ssmIn-r
aud fall. and expect. 10 accomplish
greater things when their treasury
n better filed
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
ssvvino Aasekins eargsiNs

rca! ones. At singer stores. Fay here
and deal with the manufacturers. TIC
Sin-er Company IL permanent and
reasonable: rs representatives arc n
ways NJ hand TO care for Singer Ses-
ing Machines stso the wheeler q
wilson. look fos the Relative >.
Singer SEWING Machine Co. 1913
wsSbineton Avcouc.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27

1arx, sDs-Hay,> William McCalium.
n. ", D. Dsashty,E O. r. LOOMS.
T. X. Scho6eld. W. T Hopkins. NJ.
J. West, Neil Christensen. William
Hamilton. r. Lee Davis, James VII
kie, Charles Brown, James william
Hagan. John Christie, O. II. Lehman.
per. Fred Bivins and Harold Morton.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27

Mrs. @. G. Chaplin and little daugh-
ter. who have been spending the
summer IN .Fauqnier county, returned
to the city Friday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Chaplin arc at home to their friends
at the Pocahontas Hotel.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27

Mrs. p. T. Marshall will leave Mon
DAY for a two weeks visit to Mrs
Mrs. Mary Byrd Dimmock. at her cot
tage at Buena Vista, Pa.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
SociaI-PeEs0nai

L
/ S.~...a>>>>s~N.aa.a
| A number OF young men OF this
/ city entertained party OF their
friends At a dance at the Pocahontas
Hotel Friday night. About 30 coup
les attended and the affair was a
very enjoyable one. Supper was serv-
ed in the hotel dining room during
| the evening. The ball room waS
decorated with fags and palms.
Mrs. @. c. Chaplin and little daugh.
ter, who have been spending the
summer In -Fauqnier county, returned
, to the city Friday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Chaplin arc at home to their friends
at the Pocab0ntas Hotel.
Mrs p. T. Marshall will leave Mon
day for two weeks visi; to Mrs,
Mrs. Mary ByM 0immock. at her cot
tage at Buena Vista, Pa.
Miss Katherine Baimer, of Wash
ington, Is visiting her cousins. the
Misses Banner, on Huntington ave
nue..
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Bar, EFT have re-
turned from an extended Northt.n
trip
Miss Roberta Curtis, who has been
iii with typhoid fever at her home on
Thirty-fourth street. is convalescing.
Mrs. w. J. Parks, of Richmond, is
the guest Of Mrs. II. J. Powell.
Mr.. w. II. Holt left yesterday for
California. where he will make his
home. He will be Joined later by
Mrs. Holt and their children.
Mr.. w. T. Stauffer has returned
from visit to Danville.
Mr.. and Mrs. H., c. Watson have
returned from q visit to Mr.. Watson's
parents in North Carolina.
Mr., L. A. Meyers has returned from
a l.lsiness trip to New York.
Mr. Edloe Bucker has returned from
a visit to Accomac cou,t
Miss Margaret Dean is III at her
home on Twenty-sixth street.
Miss Margare, Adams. OF Chrisfield.
Md, left yesterday for her home after
spending Two weeks with the Misses
Adams, on Thirty.frst street.
Miss Virginia Walker has gone to
Ohio to spend a month.
Mr.. 8. s. Pennyacker returned
home yesterday from a trip TO Har-
risonburg. Washington and Balti-
more.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27

anvs yvss Prescriptions Tn~d b,
. ersassae q pharmacy ., Allen Drug
see S0asokS e - sstAt t$n
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
coes 20 washington

~. J. w. kyicr. the CITY physician.
left isst ntrht for Washington to at
tend The Inierna,iyna. TpSe-culosis
Congress-. a. q delegate from Virginia
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27

Miss Roberta Curtis, who has beef
iii with typhoid fever at her home Oh
Thirty.fourth street. is convalescing.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27

Miss Katherine Baimer, of Wash
ington, Is visiting her cousins, tins
Misses Banner, on Huntington ave
nue..
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
4 TALK TO WATCH OWNERS.

Bccs yorr watch tick wftH unisor'
mi,yg II may sccm reliable and yet
work cranky. Bring the watch here
at FIRST signs Of trouble. a ix m
time caves many Dimes You may
possibly equal our prices, bst It's i'm
possible to equal our pre-emsnent se-
pairing. We are experts at watca
doesorirR. When your iimepscce
leaves our hards q Is right and per
napentIy 80. Now ~ 70 tcwciry;
whom you want snythIng In that nne.
coRe to
2So3 JeHepoa Avsnse.
EssatAshcd 1885.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27

ssa-on tickets for s.sr tcursc n
w G. a. on sale Thursday, Ce,ohe'
Ia; 8. p. m. II
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27

Mr.. and Mrs. W. T.. Bar, EFT have re
turned from an extended Northsti
trip.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27

Mrs. w. J. Parks, of Richmond,
the guest of Mrs. II. J. Powell.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27

Mr.. 8. s. Pennyacker returned
home yesterday from trip to Har
risonburg. Washington and Baltl
more.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27

Miss Virginia Walker has gone t
Ohio to spend month.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27

Results sent by wocd,A -aNeU
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27

Mr.. w. II. Holt left yesterday fol
California. where he will make hi
home. He will be Joined later b,
Mrs. Holt and their children.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27

Mr.. w. T. Stauffer has return
from visit to Danville.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27

Miss Margaret Adams. OF Chrisfteld
Md, left yesterday for her home afte
spending Two weeks with the Mise
Adams, on Thirty.frst street.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27

Mr.. and Mrs. H., c. Watson have
returned from q visit to Mr.. Watson:
parents in North Carolina.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27

50-ln Diagonal WOrstead Suit
ing, in black. navy. brown and
myrtle. -. 80. ........ Use
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27

Miss Margaret Dean is III at ne
home on Twenty-sixth street.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08

Ramsey & Jones.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08
LIBRARY THIEVES.

Assorted Into Four Glasses by IL
brary Official.
< Library thieves fall into four class
es," said the librarian. "The first and
most numerous is the umbrella class
gender, regret to admit feminine.
'aThis lady lounges about your libra
~ with an unrolled umbrella in her
hand If she sees a book she wants,
magazine or a newspaper, pop it goes
into the umbrellas capacious folds.
Her type is well known. Never carry
an unroued umbrella into q library If
you would escape the surveillance Of
the watchers and attendants.
"Another class-male-steals week
lies. This daring thief rolls a weekly
Into cylinder, slips his h49l through
1t and works it up his sleeve. Fancy
running such risks for five or ten
cent weekly!
"a rare genus, feminine again, is the
partitiye or installment thief, who
steals book a few pages at time.
Though this genus is known to libra
ries, have met with but two speci-
mems in ten years. One stole Hall
Calne and the other an a. a. Vachell
volume in Installments. Both were
more or less daft.
''The most numerous class Of all is
the open. daring one. These people
bluff. They walk olt with a stolen
book or paper under their arms as if it
were their own. And. hang it, they
escape, too. if they are careful that
Our label doesn't show.
y "Our percentage of thefts? Well, We
count to have about two books in every
hundred stolen."-C Cincinnati Enquirer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08
THREE DEADLY AGENTS.
Peculiar Properties of a Spider,
Grain and Vine.

Peculiar Properties of Spider, a
Grain and Vine.
What is the most terrible form In
which death comes? Here are three,
but which one Of them is the worst 1t
is hard to say:
In. Peru and parts of South Australia
there, is found small spider about
half as big as pea When this insect
digs its fangs into its victim it inserts
poison which begins at once toAact.
It scorches up the blood vessels and
spreads through the tissue. causing
most dreodful agony. The worst part
of it Is that the victim usually suffers
for two days, but death in the end is
Inevitable.
s5Another fearful death results from
eating ..bhat,'' a vegetable which
grows in the east, Of which few
grains cause violent mania, ending in
death. .Bhat" occasionally grows in
among the rice crop. from which 1t is
hard to distinguish until dry, when the
pois onous grain is of a brick red color.
There is South American vine call
ed the "knotter," which grips any liy
ing thing coming in contact with it,
Its tentacles twine round the object
seized, soaring and burning the fest
like redhot wires. Then the prey is
drawn into the heart Of the foliage
and there crushed to death. The meth
cd is too horrible to describe in detail.
-Pearson's Weekly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08
FIXED THE PIANO.

An unmusieal Variation In One of
GottschaIk's Concerts.
Gottschalk, the pianist, was noted
for his enormous physical strength al
most as much as for his brilliance as a
pianist. On one. occasion he gave a
practical Illustration of his strength
which, while it did not display his dis
position in the most amiable light, un-
doubtedly afforded him much satisfac-
ton.
He was in concert playing on apiano
that was built on a new model, one of
the peculiarities of which was that the
lip of the keyboard cover projected far
ther over the keys than in most pianos
when the instrument was open for
playing. Gottschalk, who was accus-
toned to throwSup his hand to q con-
siderable height during the perform
ance of brilliant passages and was un-
used to this new form of kegboard,
constantly hit his knuckles against the
projecting lip.
This repeated rapping of his knuckles
at last began to have an irritating ef-
feet on him, as the audience could
plainly see. Suddenly after q partic-
ularly hard rap he stopped short in the
middle of his selection, N'renched the
offending cover out of the instrument
by main force and hurled it across the
platform with great violence. Then,
with a smile Of the greatest satfsfac-
tion, he reseated himself at the piano
and continued his playing. : Chicago
Record Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08
Never Worked Before,

Mrs. Jones-Your husband looks COM
pletely tired out poor man! Mrs.
Smith-So he is, my dear. He has
never done any work in his life before.
You know he always had a government
job.-Funny Cuts.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08
A Popular Book,

,she-What would be the most appro-
pirate book. to give a bride? He-A
bank book.-Ilustrated Bits.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08
CIRCUS RIDERS.
They Were Kings of the Show In the
Old One Ring Days.

They Were Kings of the Show In the
Old One Ring Days.
Riders at one time were the chief at
traction of the circus and were billed
as we now bill our death defying
Deeds" In the old one ring days the
whole performance was practically di-
vided between the rider and the clown
When the rider was not riding the
clown had the ring all to himself, even
the band ceasing to play until the
clown sang or got off his jokes, after
which the rider resumed the perform
sance. All riders In those days were
champions in the show printing, writes
Tody Hamilton in the Washington
Star.
When the late James A. Bailey made
his tour Of Australia he had Jim Robin
son, the great rider, at $500 week.
payable in gold The Snowman Became
sick of his bargain and tried to scare
Robinson out of it by dwelling on the
unheaithfulness of the climate. He
told Robinson that it was very risky;
that few people could stand it. But
Robinson was wise and wouldn't scare
and insisted on the terms of the con.
tract.
1t used to make Bailey turn cold to
approach Robinson on the long voy-
age every week and hand the champion
$500 in gold coin the same as if the
rider were at work, but Jim held Bailey
10 his contract No rider before or
since has ever received such salary.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08

The origin Of the religious practice
of fasting is very obscure. Herbert
Spencer collected a considerable body
of evidence to show that fasting may
have arisen out of lie custom among
savage peoples Of providing refresh
ments for the dead. These offerings
are often made in so lavish g manner
as necessarily to involve the survivors
in temporary starvation, and it is no
uncommon thing for man to ruin
himself by a funeral feast. 1t is sug-
gested that the fasting which was Mt
first the inevitable result of such sacri-
fee on behalf of the dead may eventu-
ally have come to be regarded as an
Indispensable part of all sacrifice and
so have survived as an established
usage long after the original cause had
ceased to operate.-New York Ameri-
nan