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CurIositIes OF witchcrRft, S"rcery
and Assorted Humbug.

The definition of "sorcery' that can
he made to stretch all the way from
Apollonius OF Tyana TO Nine. Bla
Vatsky seems elastic as a party plat
form Perhaps SANE RoHMER wrote
The Romance Of SOrcerB Dutton)
first and the predatory" definition last:
AN those doctrines concerning the ma
ture and power of angels and spirits
the methods of evoking shades Of de-
parted persons. the conjuration Of ele-
men,ary spirits and of demons, the pro-
duction OF any kind of supernormil
phenomena, the making of talismans,
potions. wands, &c. divnatiou and
crystallomancy, cabalistic and cere-
tmonial rites"
II is a remarkable statement that
"fictionists have dipped into the mlgi-
cal pages but lightly and warily."
Bulwer-Lytton and Algernon Black
wood are specifically excepted; the
| former as IAN initiate, deeply yersed,"
the latter as deScriptor almost clair
voyant" OF a Witches Sabbath. How
can the author estimate so positively
this clairvoyance? Does he believe in
.hese devils parties? Has he seen one?
/ lie asserts there is no piece Of purely
| Imaginative writing which can be re-
/
Of serious student" Perhaps the ul-
innate nominal qualification bars
Faust" and all the long delightful list
OF "fctlonists" who have dealt with
medieval times; inevitably. with nccro-
NANCY. chronology, Contury. divina-
lion. Does Gray Grimalkin no longer
call to the three about the unholy brew
on the heath nearby the castle OF Mac
beth? The memories Of winds and
divning rods potions and pin pri'Eed
rimulaCra I'm wax, of alchemiC CruC.hlo
and devices of pseudo science, these
rcColleCtons from schoolday novel
! reading, do they not involve Scot, and
a host Of other worthless all the way 20
Stanley Weyman? Philostratus himself
was "hctionizlng" when he wrote the
life of Apollonus of Tyana 10 amuse
Julia Pia Donna, Mrs. l.. Septimlus
Severis
Tyanian Apoilonius was born, a few
years earlier than the Christian era,
IN twilight sleep Just before dawn
his mother was inspired by dream 10
walk in a nearby meadow for the
,puckng of flowers. Falling asleep in
the grass, in the good old casual Greek
way that seems not to have regarded
elemental menaces and the catching of
colds, she was awakened by the cries
and wing beats of swans, She lcaped
up in alarm and Apolonus saw the
light. Old chroniclers record accom-
panylng meteorological portcnts. Tho
young man forswore flesh food and ami
NAL vestiture, would no. look at q
woman and refrained from speech five
years at stretch Inevitably he be-
came the core of a cult, acquired 2
myth He travelled in the Magic Fast
used strange words inGeniousy and
was endowed with "A legend that COM
hines in startling fashion Indian
Rahylonian and Egyptian mysteries and
, Christian miracles, He II was who
exposed to Lyclan Memphis the dan
gerous habits OF the lamia; compare
Keats He haunted bad Domltian. anC
frightened the tyrant with a miracle
? Greek and Roman and French writers
have turned this probably respectable
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10

of his fathers companion in GUIANA
Johannes de la Montague, from whom
New York derives the Montanye name
in its roll of early citizenship.
The accomplishment Of Jesse's ambi-
tidH to establish his family In the New
World was carried out by his son,
Isaack. who arrived al Manhattan on
March T. 1887 at the age OF II.
lie oh aimed n bouwery adjacent to his
brothers OF the Harlem plain and
Joined with him in his efforts to bring
the virgin soil under culture. But this
was wild land: 1t was remote from the
Dutch settlement at the lower end vt
the island: II was cNposed ~ the attacks
OF The Indians. for Harlem was then at
the frontier. In consequence of such
disturbance Of life lsaack was forced
to leave his Har en- property aui ne
moved TO the go Element under the walls
of the fort ut the point which parted
the North and East Rivers. Here
he attained to burgher right became a
man of substance and held public Office.
Tho telling of the tale thus briefly out
lined affords Mrs DE Forest the oppor-
tunity To enrich her narrative with a
wealth Of family tradition and record
that so small city now become SO great.
1saack had fourteen chiliren. for In
those days the Injunction "trescit" 90
multipicamlni" added piety to inclina -
tion. We follow the youngest of the
hr cd. David. He seems To have fcli
the family longing for the wild. the dis
content with crowded city life which
chung to this once sesslle family for
some little space after ii hal been dis
lodged violently from Avesnes. In 1894
at the age of %, he set forth upon the
career 81 adventure. His argosy was a
rowboat on the East River, with which
( he braved the turmoil and perils Of Hell
/ legat into the open Sound anu thus
came to shore in Connecticut at STRAIT
/ ford Here he married without loss o
time, for we must recall that he came
as the typical young man Of the city
! among the girls OF the countryside anC
was probably n great catch Thereby
he became the progenitor OF the Con
necticut De Forests sober citizens %
Stratford yet always n little alOof from
the more thickly settled part. agitatori
for the erection 81 new parish event
ually to become a new township and II
time prosecuting the same session o
this new parish into yet newer one
They served in their country's wars. 10
we note no more than one who chung 4
King George in the Revolution: the,
were active in the affairs Of the church
tithng men and deacons in that rigi
ecclesiastical system which wa tn
core Of New England lie: one We NJ
was q deputy sheriff and keeper Of tn
county Jail in position of considerahl
honor and some emoiument. Thus W
fo low ,hc line down to the De Fnrcs
who brought the family back from Con
, neCtiCut to New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10
4 Moman's North African sketch
Book,

The mystery that was Africa, The
mystery retreats, the Dark Continent
is mut;led with light, a new Africa
energies, in which the tourist may
match in days and comfort and the
commonplace atmosphere Of globe
trottlng for fun what Livingstone and
Stanley did in months and mingled mis-
cries and the high spirit of those who
conquer unknown, obstinate continents.
But that the traveller need not settle
into the utter duness of beaten tracks,
may know the Delights Of discovery is
manifest In the writings Of unconven-
tiona travellers who have vision and
the complementary gift of unhalting,
unhackneyed speech; for example. In
HELEN G. GORpON's A Woman IN the
Sahara tStokes) The writing lady and
the painting lady who went with her
imprcsSiouists both. as il Ia right and
Joyous to be in such lands OF contrast
in color and color" went through the
desert stoppes and the Algerian noun
tilns and plateaux. and painted with
pen or pencil or brush Just those things
that seemed to their eclectic taste most
Iattractivolv characteristic of that Afri-
can wonderland
In Algeria and the northern Sahara
4 you may find as your self Is a dul
/ thing or romantic, monotony or an
/ endless variety If you are a person
Of superfcialities YOU might better
stay where the water supply IL more
satisfactorily dlstributed but II 20,
dodge the desert you miss the GASES
YOU will not see just such sunrises any
Kaere else as on the desolate expansei
where also the slrocco strangles you
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10
Kentuckian Who Wouldn't W.
Fooled.

From the Stnr0iS Enterprise.
Buggy Winston came I'm from 'He ''"n'
try the other day smoking GO" '.''
and when a newsboy tried to s.i h'm
morning paper containing late wa
Buggy Just winked his OFF eye and s''.
81. ook a here, boy; I amt 50 fun % 49,
seed as that read all about Nh" Wy.
when went 10 school at the cro'sIo""
fiIeen years ago"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-12

Name Desc
Unknown, Est. A. 4. Fisher. East
1T. Struggled. ..............n Lot
Cnknown....................-Lo Lot
l. D. wiliams. ..............Ail q
I. D. Williams. ..............AlI
Rix NJ. Robinson. .............Lot
B. 4. wniddsn. .Lo!
III. D'Alemberte. for VIM.
Tyler. 1920. ....+.'.. LOT
WI. sn6 E. c. Morsan......LosI
J. S. walton. .............. Lot
RE. Eountree. 10.
HootOn & watson. ........... IL
III. Alexander. ..........L Lot
J. G. Stewart ............ Lot
Bessie NJ. Wright. ............ Lot
Bessie B. Brooks. Lot
II Muller. ............... .Lol
". J. and Maud McDavid. ....LoI
J.B. Edwards .sos
LE. van AusdaIe. .......... Mo-
R. c. and Josephine stout 10
a. Z. jackson and Terrell
covington. ..-.............L Lot
Unknown. .................Lo
Clara stewart. Lot
Unknown. .........Lo
John \. Day. ..............L Lot
Ezra stevens. -Lo1
Esther Howard ..............L oi
Unknown. ....... Ea
Unknown. Est. y. A. Fisher. Lot
Lena Falk ...........L oI
1T. Stewart, Trustee. All
A. ]. Angle ................L o,
O. H. Nelson. .Lo
Mansfield Moreno and w. P.
Brownson. .-........... All
Cecil e. Smith ............L 10
Unknown. ..............A AL
Fisher Real Estate Agency. .L.oi
Rix N. Robinson. Lot
Bessie Z. Brooks. .............L..
Mrs. A. McDavid Caro-. 10
Unknown. Est. E. Taylor. .Lo
Unknown. ..................Al
Unknown. .......,.-.........,.A
VIM. Robertson. ............L L.
Lakeview Property CO. 10
Amanda Graham .........Lo
Fisher Real Estate Agency. Lo
Unknown. -............L Lot
Mrs. j. E. Yonge. .LoI
Fisher Real Estate Agency. 10
Fisher Real Estate Agency Lo
Major corbin. ........ L.
Maxant Land Co. ..........L<
z. c. Benedict. .........Al
Z. c. Benedict. .,.>......Al
Hattie Farmer. .......... L
Fisher Real Estate Agency. Lo
! Grover Gathieny. .............L,
Z. H singleton. .........A
A. D Green. ......-......AII
Emma ennox. L
John L. Kss L.
Fisher Real Estate Agency. .Lc
Unknown. ...-.....s.........L
Arthur Gum. ... 1911
Fisher Real Estate Agency, 10
Nelson Wood. ................sI
unknown. L
Jas. clarke. .................L,
Eat. A. a. Fisher. and Est.
VIM. Fisher.......-........L Id
Rix NJ. Robinson. ............. /
Unknown. ................L
a r Hainbarp II T.
Xix NJ. Robinson. .............1
Fisher Real Estate Agency. L
Fisher Real Estate Agency. A.
Fisher Real Estate Agency. A
Fisher Real Estate Agency. "A,
Unknown. .............y
Jerry Lazsiter. ...........,.L
Unknown. Est. A A. Fisher. j
Daniel Clark. ......... i
Unknown.....................I
E. Porter webb. .............
Fisher Real Estate Agency. A
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-12

Continued Next Thursday.l
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-12
Continued from preceding page9
heInYaSiOn
of America
By JULIUS W. MULLER

A NasEa4ve FAet SeOry Based Au-
thCritnAiveIy On the InszcFable
h1akhemnaics Of War-v what Can
Be Bcns 10 Oppose IN Invading
Army WithO Our Actuni Present Re-
sources In Regulars. TraGne1 MIL
Tia, Unframed Citizens. Coast De-
lenses. Field Agtfllery. ard All
Other Weapons Of Defense.
Copyright, 1915, by J. W. Muller
All rights reserved.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-12
Description Of Lands. Sec. TIP R. Acres Amt

w F. ......Lot 7.
Lots block 27 Lake = -
Unknown Estate 1870 ''.-'.A-1O-O0 % -"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-12

Sc. 81. r. Acre Arnt.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-14
By THE SOCIAL PROMOTER

son.l lmagnctismwhich drcwcvcryoncto HIM. Ihcmas''s
adoryd him. he WAS lordy IN his hospitality good
sport wittv clever daring and as deep as the sea 10
women ne was even more attractive than to men Like
Jacob Plutus ne also married, and he took ms h"
d-, as a matter Of course He a man Of the world
could see where there would be sympathy between
nv Lady Sunshine and Henry Eaton; and then knew
that ne had come to the rescue OF her husband at the
time Of their troubles. Perhaps Jacob Putus had ais"
won her gratitude Then, for another enigma Eaton
and Putusl What bond Would be strong and elastic
enough to unite two such opposite natures! But the
uuravcing Of the mystery would be interesting
would wait and see.
WYE were more than three hundred guests at dinner
w that evening As it was mild, that fcstiylty Wa
arranged to be served in the opcn on the terrace over
looking the bay and the sound beyond. We were IN
parties Of SIX and eight, at small tables took Out
Mrs Mason Davcrnall bright and attractive young
widow, who had the ncghborng estate to Grampian
Hills and delighted in gossip | waited however, for
gh, on the subject that was cngrossng my attention.
until after our coffee and cigarettes. There was TO be
concert in the large salon that gave on the terrace
We found Il secluded bench just in the shadow, but
giving full view through thc open French windows, OF
the company assembling for the music.
In the salon the guests had gathered IN groups.
There was Jacob Plutus his gaunt figure towering about
the others \ small circle had gathered round him, like
a court: but he seemed bored to death. Two OF the
politicians and the presidential candidate had joined
it. and there was a corpulcnt B,op-Alrs. Anson Nor
val invariably had the benefit OF the clergy as Plutur
was an influential churchman-who had dared TO joke
with the great man. When Puus moved through the
room way was made for him. Men who had been talk
ing together in and thrccs and patches lowered
their voices to awed whispers as he passed by them
Il WAS the universal homage to the supreme power OF
money. But | really piticd him. He had wistinI,
bored look He seemed to be searching for someone he
could not find.
In another group just ar"und our hostess | heard
CHEEKY. wholesome laugh, and in its ring recognized
characteristic trait OF Henry Eaons. saw qizzicA
expression come over the apparently mmovabc coun-
tenancc Of Plutus At first he fairly gowercd, then he
New-York tribune., 1915-02-14

good-oohins English military man. A@'r "r'n\.l'
Malcolm, who did not seem to be persona |.f W'h
her MalcStys representative at IWHbAci'' ana """'"
thought something OF rottcr' lie was an i'c'cI'c
lady killer, and he had perfect pro"csS III All outdoor
sports, added to his other attractions Tor te SuSCepu
bic feminine heart 60
This matrimonial venture was not al ''l'o',II S''S
The last | had heard OF the MaIcoImS was 'h'I lncy
were on Long Island and that Henry Eatoh' 'I"'
prince Of good fellows mad gwen M"]" Nl'"y'IIn d
position on his stock i"1n' '''' &" Su,rl"', ''''",'
believe place 'ha' gentleman 'o'i Ill., ~ W., a',
tina, all TINS was due 10 my Lazy H",'S,'''e
had been dead about ,otI years anu s.', "'s
hcr cmIdrch "' .' IoIE' '''''N, I'
ana was Almost uci''''"''' "i''' '''
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-01
CHAIRMAN ELY
Continued from Page Ono.l


taxation we're ,o remain the same
and all OF our property were disclosed
and assessed az It's full value We
would go Hroke with our taX burdens.
We might just as well live IN Prussin.
or England. or France, after this
European war. But u all OF our
property Is disclosed and Is assessed
at It's true value, n the combined
rate Of taxation for state and county
purposes does not exceed one per
cent, and II every dollar Of property
stands It's fair share Of the expense
Of government and Of public i'm
provement, we will find New Mcxico's
burdens hght In comparison with
those Of other states. and money will
How 10 ua for investment in our en-
terpriscs and for our development.
Under old conditions who paid the
bills2 First, the little man. whose
voice was not strong enough TO be
heard la protest. second, the widows
and the orphans whose hands were
too weak to protect their little hold
ings from unfair assessment and over
proportionhte valuation. and tnird,
the newcomer, who had brought his
money into this state and Invested Il
here. but who wasn't on q the ropes
or couldn't get into the inner circles
Of the favored few. These are the
ones who always ~suncr-the weak.
the helple. and the defcnseloss, Who
escaped taxation? Always the pow
crful and the influential. The men
who were wise In taeir day and gem
Grafton and knew how to pun tho
strings. and who would scratch the
other fellows back 10 he IN turn
would scratch theirs.
"Now, who Is TO protect the weak
and the helpless, and exact "a tair
contribution from the stroag and in
huential? There Is no power than can
do this except the state. and no party
Is worthy OF the continued confidence
Of the people which viii not, when Il
is In control OF the state. provide the
| necessary machinery hy which TINS
protection can be melted out. That
means that there must he some cen
trial board, Or commission. or com
| missioner vested with the authority
and provided with the necessary
means 10 sec TO Il that the strong as
well as the weak disclose their hold
ings, and that the assessors Of the
several counties place "a valuation on
an forms Of property which Is fair
and just. No man wants the million
aire 10 contribute more largely than
b. his Just share 10 the revenue of the
state simply because he Is rich, ana
the wise man will not permit the
rich to contribute more than their
lust share because such a cOntrihu-
! ton would entitle them to unjust de-
mands Tor special privileges. In or
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ing, To determine and decide any
question given "a him herein, and In
case ct failure or refusal OF any per-
son, company or corporation To COM
ply with any order within the time
limit therein, unless an order Of re-
moval shall have been taken from
suca order oy the company or corpor-
alton 90 the supreme court OF this
state. h shall Immediately become
the duiy of the commissioner to re-
move such order. with tho evidence
adduced upon the hearing. with the
documents In the case. TO the supreme
court Of this state. Any company,
corporation, or common carrier which
does not comply with tho order ~ the
commissioner within the time limited
therefor, may file with the commits
sionor a petition to remove such u
to the supreme court, and In the
event Of such removal by the com
pany. corporation or common carrier,
or other party tu SUCH hearing, the
supreme court may, upon application
On its discretion. or Of It's motion,
require or authorize additional evil
dence 10 he taken In such cause but
In the oven, of removal by the com
missioner. upon failure Of the com
puny. corporation or common carrier,
no additional evidence shall be allow
ed. The supreme court, FOR the SON
sldoration of sucl causes arising here
under. shall he In session at all lines,
and shall give precedence 10 such
causes Any party 20 such hearing
before the commissioner shall have
the same right To- remove the order
ontefcd therein 10 the supreme court
OF the state. as given under the pro-
visions hereof 90 the company OF cor
poratioh against which such order Is
directed.
IN addition To the other powers
vested in the supreme cuurt hy TINS
constitution and he laws Of the state,
The said court shall rave the power
ana il shall be its duty Co decide such
cases on their merits, ana carry into
erect It's Judgments. orders and de-
creea made In such cases, by fine,
forfeiture, mandamus, injunction and
contempt or othe appropriate pro-
ceedings.
Sec. s. n ls hereby made the duty
OF the commissioner to exercise oon-
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dor 10 furnish this machinery for an
equalization Of values throughout the
state. 90 secure a fair balancing OF
values between the different com
munitiea as well a. between indlvid-
uals, and q sustain and support the
assessors ~ the cvcrai counties In tho
strict performance OF their public du-
ties, our party promised 10 create a
state tax commission clothed with
plenary powers, 50 that u could pro-
vide for itself adequate Information
OF every sort, and could bring into the
light that which had been heretofore
concealed from view. The little man
can not be seriously hurt. The big
man, or the corporation. unless they
have been lodging les taxes in the
past. will not be- hurt. The only SUI
fercr will be- he who has heretofore
escaped his fair share Of to public
burden, and I sincerely wish there
were some way Of forcing that man
TO make good Tor all OF his past de-
ilnquenciesi There isn't any ncccs-
slty OF my calling any names or set
ting forth any instances M this time.
bu; I know where there are a lot OF
them. and ran md more with which
To illustrate the proposition II u
should become necessary. All ! want
a, this time a. that the Republican
party should understand why these
pledges are made. New Mexico Is the
newest OF the states OF the union. II
can profit By the experience OF all of
the rest n Il will. but human nature
In our baby state n not unlike human
nature elsewhere. and We have with
us those who would confuse h issue
II they could, and continue for a time
the uncertainties and the inequalities
OF our older laws, because In the OBJ
places and In the dark corners
there might remain opportunity for
their slight personal advantage. /
sincerely hope that we may all look
rather to the splendid opportunities
for personal profit to be derived by
all of us through the development of
the resources Of our state. and that
the Republican majorities In the leg
islature may lead oG In this work of
development by enacting a perfectly
simple and thoroughly equitable tax
law. which will secure to every nan
a fair field and no favor In the strug-
gle IN life. II will be aSereat big step
toward making New Mexico even
more desirable than q now II a. "a
place Of residence and as a place FOR
investment
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-01

aud rs passage q looked for this
week.
House Bcsoiution No. a..
House Resolution No. II, intro
dnccd By Gonzalez and ReinberE.
thanking the attorney general and
the judge Of the third judicial dis
trlct for their action Ia remedying
tho action Of the jury com
missioner OF otero county In draw
ing the jury panel IN tho conneli
murder cases passed ~ 10 ~. II
passed after n vigorous debate IN
which Mr.. Rutherford Fought hard 90
defeat "a. He said the action was
taken In conformity with the law OF
1908. and said that the jury finally
was selected from 500 names. out OF
10 precincts. and that 10 Of the hrst
Is names drawn were frem Tula-
rosa. The number OF spanish. Amer
leans on the Jury wits the main issue
In the Otero county case.
The house adjourned 20 Monday
nj 10 a. m.