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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-14

Holes. No man looked upon II save the
high priest who once a year entered to
pray before the mercy seat that the sins
of the people should be forgiven. Between
the two winged figures, made doubtless
after the Egyptian fashion, the Jews said
a glory lowered proof of the presence Of
the Lord himself the Shednah radiance
that protected the chosen people OF God.
Then came the descent Of the king Of
Babylon upon Jerusalem and the disap-
pearance of the Ark. For a thousand
years II had been with the people and
then, in the day OF the captivity 1t was
lost so completely that mass Of legends
have grown up around the disaster and
form a whole chapter Of rabbinical litera-
ture.
The easy and obvious solution Of the
mystery is that the king took It away
with the captives and used the gold with
which It was oversid inside and out. The
Apocalypse of Esdras says that this was
the end of it. The Fourth Book OF Kings.
another Of the Apocrypha, says that the
Babylonians took much silver and brass
and gold away from the captured city.
There is a mass Of rabbinlcal tradition
much more in accord with the story told
in the recent press dispatches. DIT.
schechter thinks it possible that the ex-
plorers may have collected these rabbini-
cal legends and determined TO follow what
they took TO be a clue. Al any rate, some
Of the Talmudio writers set forth belief
that the sacred Ark had been hidden just
about where II was reported TO be found,
under the temple of Solomon
place had been made there. says the
tradition, so that in case of fire or de-
struction by enemies the ark and the other
treasures OF the temple could be quickly
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-14

city was sacked by the Persian king, and
It was no more heard Of
No Doubt About CandeEticlk.
There does not seem to be much doubt
as to what became of the candlestick.
Good gold It was. and little did the Per
sian king care for the fact that It had
been through centuries one of the veneer
ated objects of a people scattered, then,
too far to defend 1t.
But with the Ark OF the Covenant the
case is little different. A thousand years
before the even-branched candlestick fell
into the hands of the Persian king the
Ark disappeared What became Of 1t no
body knows, and nobody can even offer
a conjecture distinctly better than various
other guesses.
The Ark was the center Of the Jewish
worship, so far as IL had a visible center.
Its history as told In the Bible. forms one
Of the most thrilling chapters Of that most
interesting OF books. Made for the recep-
ton of the tablets Of stone on which the
ten commandments were craven, the chill
dren OF Israel carried It through their
wanderings as their most precious pos
session.
When they reached the promised land
the priests bearing the Ark had but to
touch the waters OF the river Jordan with
their feet and the waves separated and
made way through for the whole people.
When the Philistines captured the Ark II
brought on them such sufferings. plaques
Of boils and plaques Of mice and the
breaking of their own gods statue, that
Of their own accord they returned It TO
the Israehtes.
what Solomon Did.
When Solomon built thS temple he ST
the Ark OF the Covenant In the Holy Of
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-14

hidden. The legend went that the Ark
would not be brought forth until the day
when the Messiah should bring the scat
tered people of Israel back to their land
and temple.
Many Hidden Places.
There are OF course many chambers
under the mosque and foundations and
hidden places that have not been explored,
II is hard enough to see from the outside
the sacred places of the Mohammedans
without aspiring for permission to go into
the hooks and corners, so the explorers,
II their object had been TO get under the
temple would naturally have been obliged
TO tunnel from the outside
II the excavatoTs had really read the
mass Of rabinical traditions and taken
them seriously they would not have had
much difficulty in fancyng how and why
the secret of the treasure was lost. Strange
stories are told In France today, not all
OF them likely 10 be- false. about the dis
appearance OF priceless relics OF the church
at the time Of the revolution Some sim
ply disappeared, their secret lost with a
man suddenly killed. Others are said to
have come to light by chance and TO have
been the source OF some suddenly acquired
wealth. At any rate, such things are al
ways possible when there are religious
objects OF great sacredness and people do
termined TO save them from invaders.
This is all that IL known about the Ark
and this Is not knowing anything since
II is all tangle Of tradition. II II had
been buried, however, the. place that the
explorers dug In would have been the
rational spot TO hide IL In, for so sacred
an object. and one valuable 20 the in
vaders who must have filled the country,
could not easily have been taken out OF
the temple--NsW York TimeS
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-14

Gothell of Columbia. and Dr. Solomon
Schechter, the learned head OF the Jewish
Theological seminary. think It is extremely
unlikely that relics OF Solomon's Temple
have been discovered.
However, It is a fact that some English
men believed they had discovered clue
to the hiding place of some sacred relics
OF the Jewish temple. Three or four years
ago they were trying to raise money for
such an expedition. and II is evident that
somebody must have thought their story
worth following up. for they have been
spending large sums of money in Jerusa-
lem.
The First Tip.
Their story was that scholar working
in the library of Constantinople had found
an ancient volume which told OF a secret
place beneath the Temple of Solomon
which was used at the time OF the de
struction of the temple. as a hiding place
/ for the sacred relics. This scholar a
swede by the way. took his discovery 70
England and there interested some men,
who In turn tried TO raise money from
prominent people in order TO make what
they considered the greatest archaeolog-
zeal venture OF all time.
Most people when approached. thought
the whole idea too fantastic, and many
again, even II they believed In the posi-
bility of success In the digging. were too
well aware OF the fanaticism OF the inhabi-
tants Of Jerusalem 20 think IL possible 70
get away with the spells when they should
be unearthed But in the course of time
hackers were found and prominent people
from the duchess OF Marlborough 70 the
Armours OF Chicago have been mentioned
as taking part
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-14

When Solomon built the temple he set
the Ark OF thu Covenant In the Holy Of
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-14
SILK TAFFETA PETTICoATs.

Your choice of 200 fine taffeta petit
coats in any shade you may desire.
Dozens of styles that have been
priced up to $3.50, your eE
choice, Monday, at ........VO
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-14

Smartly made new wash
skirts, fashioned from ma
terials that will launder
perfectly. Z All new 1911
style features, at
$1.sS, $2.sO, $3.50 and SIS
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-07
The NV .-..t. ...u1u.


When women took up flying they
achieved a point which perhaps these
pioneers Of flying did not have In mind
that nowadays Il woman may at
tempt almost anything and win APP
plause If She can do it well.
One has heard much Of the jealousy
with which man guarded his own par
ticular fields. but as yet nothing has
been heard OF the endcavOr9 Of air men
to harass or hinder the aspiring air
woman.
While not half dozen women in
this country have as yet qualified "a
practical aerOnauts. there are scores
Of others who understand more or less
Of aviation and have handled an air
ship with more or less success. The
statement of woman aeronaut that
1t Is as easy to learn to handle a fly
Ing machine as to run an automobile
Is sweet encouragement to those Of her
sex who have the courage and inclina-
tion to follow her example. yet lack
the self confidence.
The fact that women have mastered
the art Of flying just as easily as their
male competitors also disDoscs of that
carefully fOstered delusion that women
have no aptitude for mechanics Wo-
men have learned to handle boats. to
run automobiles. and with each adj
vance TO the world Of sport have
commanded the increasing respect Of
men. Woman's advent into the dan
gerous and novel field Of flying has
been encouraged rather than frowned
upon. 1t has forever disposed Of the
notion that men-men who are worth
while-have anything but good will
and generous appreciation for the wo-
man who can make good in worthy
lines Of endeavor.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-07
The Annexation Bugaboo.

Occasionally there Is something de-
lightfully humorous In politics. There
was Senator Bailey's serious assertion
that nearly every body disagreed with
him and they We're all wrong. This Is
not marker, however, to the hunlors
Of the Canadian reciprocity campaign.
The manner In which the conserva-
tives have dressed up an annexation
scarecrow and tried to make people
think it was alive IS so funny it Is
hard to see how it escaped even the
British sense Of humor Some of the
minor spellbinders parade this so vo.
ciferously that they may end In max
ing themselves believe It. The world
IS full of Authorizations. II 1t were
not so half of the laughter would be
lost from life This IS about the fun
niest thing that has happened in
world politics, however. since French
danseuse lost the king of PortugaI his
throne.
Aside from the merits or demerirs
OF reciprocity. It Is hardly possible
that many hard headed Canadian
farmers and business men can be
made to swallow tho annexation thing.
We sincerely hope not. for to do
80 would inevitably create II prrju,
dice IN their minds against us which
va do not deserve mud which. OF
course. hns not tho slightest foundn.
tion on which to rpst. There has al.
ways been the heat ~ frrl,ng between
tho two countries, mud II would l."
unfort UNIT" if anything NJ ailly should
u,nr, even for n montcnt. this mutual
gvnd will
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-07
NERO INDICATED
Editor Herald:

Editor Herald:
After a number of centuries of viii
fication and misrepresentation, En-
peror Nero at last has come into his
own. From close contact we now
know that Nero never deserved the
abuse that had been heaped upon him
in centuries gone by. When again
he came to life at the stadium in
Tacoma, the exposure of sixty thOus-
and eyes, the old man looked about
as harmless as the middle-aged shoe
string vender at the corner OF 18th
and Pacific avenue. His own efforts
ate enthusiasm fell fiat and proved
a total failure Instead of being the
chief point of interest, the court of
Nero appeared like a flyspeck in the
spacious arena. 1t was the vast audi
ence that formed the real ShOw-and
a gOOd.natured crowd it was to begin
with. Had it been otherwise, no one
can tell what would have happened.
Ii the crowd for instance, under ade-
concrete seats into the arena to liven
up the dragging and silly preliminary
performance, there is no doubt Rome
or what there was of it, would have
disappeared long before the fire start
ed. Indeed Nero and his courtiers
would have been glad to adjourn court
to the Nisqually river as fast as their
legs could carry them thither.
After two hours of wearisOme
vaudeville specialities, which were Of
ten hooted and jeered at, the lights
went out and the contiagration start
ed. Like the preceding fiasco, the
fire too, was only joke--a bucket
of water in the hands of a ten-year
old girl could have subdued what
flames there were at any time. Sullen
and silent the crowds commenced to
make for the exits. There was no
comment on the performance any
glare of the street lights. one could
see friends or acquaintance stare at
each other-their faces wreathed with
outlines of a sickening smile Like
the country storekeeper who had
hung up this sign: Don't go to others
to get cheated, come here Tacoma
had hung her Rome burning sign and
it trickled through many mind that
trickled through many mind that
it wasn't Rome at all but the audi
ence that felt the burning sensation.
Nuff sed. Our advice to Tacoma is
that in future the burning of Rome
be cut out. unless the city of Destiny
is anxious to burn up the prestige it
has heretofore enjoyed as place
where never more is promised than
what can really be delivered.
ABERDEEN SPECTATOR.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-07
BARNES SHOWS
ARE COMING
Big Three Ring Animal Circus
in Aberdeen. Saturday
September l6

A novelty of any description is
thoroughly appreciated by men, es-
pecially so in the amusement line
OF which there are a few. The one
that enjoys the distinction of pos
-sessing really more novelty and in
teresting features is Barnes big
three-ring animal circus, which eX
,hibits in this city under monster
tents on Saturday, September 16.
Barnes shows always have some
thing new to present and this year
Is no exception to the rule. In fact,
no other tented organization in
America has so many sensational acts.
The press of California pronounces
Barnes circus the best ever in the
west and its tents were packed at all
the leading cities. In addition to a
number of special attractions, over
200 wild and domestic animals from
all parts of the world are presented
in new and novel acts, under the di
rection of fearless male and female
trainers in three rings. steel arena
and on elevated stages, all going on
al the same time. You will see mon.
-ster lions ride horseback; Arctic sea
lions that play on musical instru-
ments, play football and do other
funny stunts. Persian leopards, ii.
gers, lions, pumas, jaguars in groups,
directed by lady trainers, performing
wonderful tricks and unheard of feats
that hold the audience spellbOund.
:Siamese elephants that display hui
man intelligence, and their act alone
is worth the price of admission Ben
gal tigers, the most ferocious of all
cat animals, in complete subsection,
highly educated, Maud" the cham
lpiOn kicking mule, famous the world
over, made so by Mcdonald of the
New York Herald, never falls to
bring shouts of laughter. Over 100
ponies, dogs, monkeys and balloons
are presented. Two military bands
Free street parade given daily at
1890 o'clock in the morning. Come
to town early and enjoy this gorgeous
spectacle. The Barnes circus has the
reputation of being one of the bright
est, cleanest and most educational
shows travelling. Remember the date
Saturday, Sept. &c.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-07
1.-THE DEVILS WHlTEWASH
BRUSH"

The Devil has lots of whitewash
Saturday night at the Christian church
Third and l. streets, Evangelist Horn
will speak on the above subject. Mr.
and Mrs Webb will sing special
song. Sunday at 10 a. m. some fine
pictures will be shown at the Bible
school session. At II O'Clock MIR
Horn will speak on "The Call of the
Master" At 3 p. m tho beautiful
story of "The Childhood of Jcaus'
will be told with many coorcd pic
lures. An illustrated song by the
children will be feature At y p,
M. Mr.. Horn will speak ON The
Three Greats" Mr.. and Mrs webb
will sing an illustrated song Fine
singing by the chorus Question box
Chart talk. Gospel singing and
preaching, Cordial welcome to all
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-07
Ancient Tribe In Panama.

In Panama reside the Tnln ncnrs,
tribe Of Indians who have not
changed their habits since the days oi
Columbus Tr T"lT'lanCnn's hut.
which IL II masterpiece In tho art of
matching. Il y huge affair ana shelters
his entire family and all his world,
possession. lr,CG.np the domestic
animals. AZ he ~ II past master In the
art Of DEMONSTRATING the Wild deer. the
peccury. the taplr and even the tiger
cat, numbers of these animals are pres
ent In every village. Ills bed consists
Of the trunk OF certain species OF
palmcut into strips and supported
three or four feet from the ground on
a frame A few eurthen pots complete
the furnishings Of his house.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-07
WORSE SUMMERS THAN 1911,
Haeord Shows That People Have SUI
tasod More In Past.


ThOse who have suffered from the
trying heat and long droughts this
summer may find few grains OF con
Splhtion TN the knowledge that there
knve hscn far worse summers than
Dri
Tho I'Hrts newspaper Excelsior offers
the following historical records Of pre-
vious hot summers to prove that there
have fs-en times when people. animals
and shrubs suffered more than they
have done this year.
In the year ts27 the springs dried up
and people persisted from thirst.
In DOB the trees withered and took
hre fruM the suns scorching rays.
In the year 1000 the predicted end Of
thu worlh all the rivers ran dry.
In 1903. again. the Seine and the
Rhine dwindled and disappeared.
In 1908 meat could be. roasted by
exposure to the sun.
In 1852. as a result of extreme heat
and scarcity of water. 4 cholera cpl
dcmic broke out and claimed 22.Co)
victims. Finally, in August Of 1871
the thermometer stood at 100 and Up
ward for weeks NJ time.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-07

Graham, of Raymond; J. B. Howe and
S. H. Piles, of Static.
To Revive Shipbuilding
Mr.. Poison presided at the dinner.
and number of talks were made per
tanning to the timber and lumber in
dustries. Practically all agreed that
the combined holding company, with
its contemplated revival Of the ship
building business, was the solution
insofar as the tidewater mills We're
concerned.
Nearly everyone present expressed
himself as willing to make any nee
essary sacrifice to get the new com
pany organized.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-07
AGGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS
Continued from page II

deeds and hoped against hope that
ii contained recuperative forces which
might eject the poison of special priv
ilege from its system.
Nineteen ten was the year of re.
volt of the Independent voters from
The Republican party. Nineteen twelve
will be the year of the revolt from
that party of that extensive follow
ing, who while not thick -and-thin par
tv men, are bound tighter by the or
binary ties of party utilization than
chat class generally described as in
dependent voters, usually are
Thus We have a three-fold set of
conditions:
l. The Democracy solidfed and
strengthened during the interval be.
tween 1910 and 1912.
2. The Independent voters, who
contributed so much to the Democra.
tic success of last year, confirmed
in their faith b. the record of Dem
)cratic achievement in 1911.
3. The warp an.Awoof of the Re-
publican party disintegrated by the
dsaffection of those Republicans who
have held their judgment in abey-
.ance until now, but who have defin-
itely come to the conclusion that the
people have nothing to expect from
the Republican party.
A situation made of such cOmpOn-
ent parts pre-supposes only one re-
suit. What that result will be is
shown by the steady and memorable
gathering of the Democratic tidal
waves of Educational Monthly.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-07
CONSOLIDATION
Continued from lage One)
Entertained at Dinner

After working all afternoon on the
details of the project. the following
gentlemen sat down to an s o'clock
dinner at the Hotel Washington:
S. c. Schumacher, of Raymond; j.
w. Kleeb of South Bend; George Car
Tier, of South Bend; Alex Poison, N.
J. Blagen. X. F. Lyle, f. o. McGlau-
fin. A. +. Peterson, A. l.. Paine and A.
l.. Matheson. Hoq,iam; J. w. Middle
ton, w. ]. Patterson, Edward Ander
son, Charles Sauers. William Donovan
Edward Hubert, A. l.. Davenport and
w. u. Mack, Of Aberdeen; II. J. Pierce
of Spokane; George NJ. Cornwall, o.
Portland; s. L. Hyman. of South Benz
Neil Cooney. of Cosmopolis. and f. A
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-07
Armies Invited.

The armies % Russia. Belgium. Ger.
many. France and England may par
ticipate In the New York horse show
in November. The state department
will extend the invitations ut the re-
quest of the Horse Show association
Each Of the countries named will IN
given the privilege Of entering thu, ,
men aud six horses. The United
States army also win participate.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-07

President Taft made three attempts
before finding Protestant church
that was holding services In Washing
ton. Evidently the Washington preach
ers thought congress was doing all the
hot weather talking the inhabitants
could stand.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-07

Count Sergius Wire. ex-premier OF
Russia, hastily denies that he wrote
pamphlet attacking Colonel Roosevelt
Perhaps the count had heard Of the
Ananias club.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-07

A tcnrhcr IN Georgia with mn rv,
trnortlnnry mcu,ory hnn nold her trnin'
To mn INSTITUTES nr nc,i,cni research for
several thounnnd d"lnrn II would he
tho irony nr fate II shn nhnmld outiivr'
tho particular nricntitn VIII" nrgotint
~ the pur i,nnc
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-07

The burden Of bird u"ngn kept Munt
clair. N D. awake nights. and as tht'
birds nrc being killed Ivy whnhss,l">
Perhaps the blria intcrfrr"d with tho
singing OF tho mosquitoes.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-07

In dcporting two editors for criti
cising his Administrations President
Gomez Of cuba shows thMs tho two cd
itors were justified In saying all that
they did. and then sorssA
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-07

New York is experimenting with an
after midnight dramatic performance.
That is the proper time for most Of the
New York shows.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-07
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Not What She Meant.

Physician TO patients wife)-Wny
did you delay sending for me until
your husband was unconscious!
Wife-Well. doctor, as long as be re
tanned his senses he wouldn't let US
send for you.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-07

A defaulter In Pennsylvania was
turned over to the police by a barber
to whom he had given a Ave cent
tip. He was lucky to escape with his
life.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-07

A good many middle aged men have
begun to hope that they will live long
enough to see the end Of the Lorimer
Investigation.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-07
SWIM OCEAN
IN 200 DAYS
Oemmer Declares He Can
Accomplish the Feat.
IS NOT AFRAID OF SHARKS.
Purposes to Start From Liverpool to
Boston on Feb. 10, 1913-Expects to
Make Twenty to Twenty five Miles .
Day.

Oay.
From Liverpool to Boston by water,
though not by boat-this is the aim of
DR.. Julius William NJ. Demmer.
known as the worlds champion long
distance swimmer. The date for start
ing the swim across the Atlantic aS
now set vii! be Feb. 10, 1913.
Demmer will give himself 900 day.
in which to cross the Atlantic. 1t WI.
be a continuous but not sustained
swim. The POO days will give allow
9nce for storms. during which 10 n
tempt to swim will be made. 1t viii
be the swimmers plan to make TWEEN
to twenty-five mics a day on the Al,
erage
Demmer will be accompanied by II
three masteG bark. manned by crew
Of eighteen men. The latest naviga
ton Instruments Of all kinds will be
carried. A lie saving boat will be
part Of the equipment, and u physician
will be aboard.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-07

Down south they call him Colonel
Jake Aston, Never pays to grow too
popular,