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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-04-14

FOR SALE Potatoes, any quantity
25e per 100 lbs. w. ]. LOVE. II
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-04-14

In a letter from ]. d. Stokes he
says that the snow is nearly all gone
from Big Camas and that the winter
wheat is looking fine.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-04-14

Kelly Tires at the old price a
John w. Mortons.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-04-14

FOR SALE NICE BEN DAVIS
apples, fine for cooking or eating.
$1.OO per box delivered in town.
Phone Tom Blodgett 1856. s-2s-tf.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-04-14

LOST AND FOUND
FOUND: PADDOCK KEY AT THE
First National bank, inquire at
the Republican office.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-04-14

E. j. Wheeler, wife and son Frank
lin, accompanied by Mrs. Lloyd Nor
ton and Mrs. Weller, drove to the
Arrow Rock dam Saturday.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-04-14

Come to the revival meetings of
the Nazarene. Rev. Lum Jones is
preaching.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-04-14

Miss Susan Mclaughlin is visiting
her relatives, she is having a spring
vacation from her school duties at
the Idaho Tech
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-04-14

FOR SALE 100 THOROUGHBRED
G. c. White Leghorn hens, also
setting eggs, S1.OO per setting of Is.
R. N. Macdonald, Toll Gate ranch.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-04-14

Still selling Kelly Tires at the
old price. John w. Morton
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-04-14

Lee Barber was a visitor in tow
Monday from Boise.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04

of Dagon, and set 1t by Dagon," and when
all had gone home for the night, things
began to happen. AS the Bible relates
in the same chapter:
"And when they of Ashdod arose on
the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen
upon his face to the earth before the
Ark of the Lord. And they took Dagon
and set him in his place again.
"And when they arose early on the
morrow morning, behold, Dagon was
fallen upon his face to the ground before
the Ark of the Lord: and the head of
Dagon and both the palms of his hands
were cut off upon the threshold; only the
stump of Dagon was left to him. :
Therefore, neither the priests of
Dagon, nor any that came into Dagon's
house, tread on the threshold of DagOn in
Ashdod unto this day"
The hand Of Jehovah was still heavy
upon the Philistines of Ashdod, however,
HE destroyed them, and smote them
with emerods. ***There was a deadly
destruction throughout all the city; the
hand of God was still heavy there.
"And the men that died not were smit-
ten with emerods; and the cry of the city
went up to heaven"
The PhiIistines then decided to get rid
of this unlucky trophy. So they put it,
together with golden images of their boils
fCA Ia0a hv Ar.r4aan WaakIv
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comprehend why it's capture by the Phil
istines meant SO great loss to the Israel
ties, and why the demonstration of its
power for evil when in alien hands was
set forth at such great length in the Bible.
Ashdod was one of the great cities of
the Philistines, as already stated. In it
was the temple of Dagon. The Philistines,
in the light of the excavations of the Pal
estine Exploration Fund and great ruins
of their temples, which have been un-
earther at Ashdod, Andals, Ascalon and
Gath, prove 20 have been one of the
most powerful of ancient peoples.
We know, of course, that the name of
Palestine is itself only a deriyative from
Philistine, and that on account of their
dominance this people had given their
name to the entire land, and not only to
the little strip along the shore now
marked upon our ancient maps. They
were great people, who invented the
first war chariots, by which they sue
ceeded in conquering all with whom they
fought, until they, too, learned how to
fight with the same weapon. Their wor-
ship of idols was similar to that Of the
Babylonians, the Phoenicians and other
nations around them
pecially in Ashdod, was Dagon, whose
name is also found upon the Babylonian
monuments and inscriptions. He stood
beside Shamash--the sun-god--on the
royal seal of Babylon, and his name as
given to royal leaders is found on the
Tell el-Amarna letters.
Dagon is usually pictured as a half
man, half-fsh, and from this and the fact
that the Philistines were inhabitants of
the coast, it was supposed that he was
revered chiefly as the divinity who gave
them the riches of the sea. But it is now
becoming plain through the researches of
scholars that Dagon was also the great
god of agriculture, and that in his Philis-
tian temples ne was worshipped by rites
which were most repulsive to Israelitic
ideals.
We know from ancient writings that
the greatest temple in all Philistia to
Dagon was at Ashdod. Naturally, there
fore, the Philigtines took the Ark-which
was the most cherished, holy possession
of their enemies--to the greatest temple
of their greatest god, since they thought
that nothing would so please him as this
evidence of his superiority over the god
of the Jews.
But as we read in |. Samuel ", after
they had taken the Ark: Unto the house
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fragments of the Philistine deity, shat
tered by the power of the Ark.
1t would appear from the Biblical mar
rative that after the occurrence the temple
was deserted by the Philistines, none
daring to enter it. If this was so, then
the archaeologists are apt to make some
very rich finds indeed. For it would also
mean that no thieves had dared enter it
and that the structure slowly crumbled to
ruin with all it's treasures still within it.
1t is possible, of course, that the
Crusaders made away with some of
treasures, but the rarity and scarcity of
any Philistine relics in collections and
was no great looting of this temple.
At the foremost shrine of Dagon in all
Philistia, it must have contained a
tremendous amount of treasure. And If
this had been taken away during ancient
times we would find some record of it.
So, also, if it had been taken away during
the time of the Crusaders there would be
something left of it. 1t seems most likely
that when the Crusaders built their
churches on the site of Dagon's temple
the ruins had already been well covered
by the centuries and thus their contents
were hidden.
From the Egyptian records, we learn
that the Philistines took part in making
history as early as 1884 B. c., when they
formed part of a great migration, COM
ing southwark down the coast of Syria
by land and by sea. The Egyptians UNI
der Rameses III. feared this invasion of
their Asiatic territory, and were no less
afraid that the Philistines might go so
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made very sure that wherever
the Ark did 10 it went out of their
country. The later wanderings of this
holy object are related in the first Book
of Samuel as is how at last David brought
it back to Jerusalem and the greet well
come it received.
1t was borne by priests and Levites and
at every six PAGES oxen were sacrificed.
This was the time also that "David danced
before the Lord with all his might"-a
curious religious observance which has
aroused much curiosity among Biblical
scholars.
The explorers of the Palestine Explora-
ton Fund, before they came to the ruins
and the foundations of the actual temple
of Dagon in Ashdod, had to clear away
fragments of churches built by the
Crusaders. When this was done and the
ground beneath broken, very valuable
relics at once began to turn up. Inscrip-
tions, carvings and so on left no doubt
that here actually was all that was left
of the temple where the Philistine set the
Ark and where Dagon was humbled be-
fore it.
Votive offerings in gold, bronze, marble
and clay were found, which undoubtedly
had been brought by the devout to the
fish-god's shrine 1t is possible that
Dagon's very shrine itself will be uncov-
cred and that in it may be found the
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or emerods and some golden
images of mice, which had also
become a plague, and then
started it off wherever the
oxen that drew the cart might
be guided to go. But they
made very sure that wherever
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discoveries in the recent Bible
::land explorations.
These are the ruins of the
actual temple Of Dagon, the M
s6reat fish-god Of the Philis- OK
tines, where the Ark of the 4
Eovenant was taken after IFS ~
capture by them at the battle -
OF Ebenezer. This temple a
was in the ancient Philistine ~,
city of Ashdod, near the coast T
aof what is now Palestine. "a
sAshdod is about thirty miles Y
due west of Jerusalem.
: The story of the battle is
told in I. Samuel, chapter w.,
land in the succeeding chapters r....
I'VE read of the misfortunes 1
that fell upon Ashdod and the ~
unhappy Philistines after they
had impiously laid hands upon this hottest
possession of the ancient Jews.
The Ark Of the Covenant, the Scripture
tells us, was under the direct care and
protection of Jehovah, Himself. Il was
to the Jews the most sacred of their pos
sessions. When Moses had led the people
of Israel out of the Egyptian bondage
one of the first things that was done in
the wilderness was to build this Ark and
the Tabernacle in which it and the other
holy relics were to be kept.
In the Book of Exodus the Ark is de-
scribed as having been made of special
wood, overlaid with pure gold inside and
out. 1t was two cubits and half long,
a cubit and a half high and cubit and q
half wide. The cubit was about eighteen
of our inches, and this would make the
dimensions of the Ark 45 inches long and
.27 inches in height and breadth-roughly,
a feet by feet by feet. There were
gold rings into which poles were set for
carrying the Ark, and on top of it was
what the Bible calls "Mercy Seat" of
pure gold. Two cherubim, winged fig
ures, also of pure gold, were at the ends
Aof the ENERGY seat" and the wings of
these cherubim stretched out toward each
other.
The Jews were enjoined by Jehovah to
put into the Ark "the testimony that I
shall give thee" And in Exodus XIV, %,
we read that Jehovah said: "And there
will | meet thee, and will commune with
thee from above the mercy seat, from be-
tween the two cherubim which are upon
the Ark OF the Testimony"
B.. In other words, the Ark of the .Testi-
mony-or Covenant, as it is better known
was to be she great religious shrine OF
Israel. We learn later that into the Arb
were placed the original tablets bearing
the Ten Commandments which Moses re.
ceived from Jehovah on Mount Sinai, q
bottle of the mama and the rod of Aaron
which budded before Pharaoh.
" During the forty years in which the
tIsraelites journeyed through the wilder
ness the Ark was always borne by the
priests and placed in the Tabernacle wher
they encamped. The Tabernacle itself
was always located in the very centre OF
the encampment. with three of the tribes
guarding It on the north, east, south anc
= west, so that if attacked on any side the
Tabernacle and the Ark were always wei
protected. When travelling the Ark wa!
covered with some of the hangings of the
Tabernacle, so that it was never seen ex
cept by the priests. Now, it is possible t.
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Dagon, the Great God OF the
Philistines, A. He Appears On an.
Ancient Bas.Relief. Here, Al
though He Is Given Human Feet,
the Fish Which Always Forms .
Part Of Him Il Shown AZ 1
Head Dress.

> IUNDUN, Jan. 70.
CCIENTIsTS Of the Palestine Explore
tion Fund uncovering the sites Of the
great cities Of the Philistines, the
warlike nation 50 often mentioned in the
Old Testament, have just made one Of the
New Britain herald., 1923-05-29

] supposed you knew." After a mo- ment of hesitation she said "I think I'd better keep my mouth closed. Just the same, he couldn't have done better than to follow your lead. That ls the first compliment ever paid you. Henry"
 I've paid you enough. And do believe in you, Bob.l but I'm not the fatterng kind. He's great ladies' man. wonder if he is going to make me jealous"
 You? Jealous" Coming from Wichita's most emotonless banker. from the cold county Croesus. that speech is almost a-a declaration" Miss Parker laughed frankly. Why.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-29

woman snapped, She founeed out af me room, leaving Allie amazed and indignant at this hurst of temper
 That day Ma iiriskow abandoned her mountain fastRrss, She look her ialihfni TetaiRers with hrr and led Them farther mp ihe raNiRe ta q rer treat that was truly inaccessible,
 The next day, when she stealthily slipped Nlit Nf her French window, she found Calvin Gray idly rocking on ihe Neranda, lie welcomed her ans Iearanee and Pretended not 10 see her smharra ssment at the meetingi he Was glad 0f this chance for a visit with her alone, Perhaps she was going for walk and would take him alongs
 Hut Ma flushed faintly and for some time longer she refused her confidence, It didn't matters it was all an ald w0maR's f0olishness; nos hady would understand, Gray was not insistenti nevertheless, before long they were on their way toward the gl sn, In q reckless burst of cons fidenee Ma told him all about her hidden band of mountaineeFs,
 iiH sHsihtfH upon HlahlHh lHe prFEsI snnal acquaintance of those bold fol- lowers of hers and upon hearing the whole sad story Of the Princess Pen saeola. The history of her struggle against the wicked Duke of Dallas moved him; he wove new details of his own into it, and before Ma knew it he was actually playing the part of the duke,
 The duke, 1t appeared, was a hard and naughty man. but at heart he was 1 not all bad; when he had listened to the story of his victims wrongs and | more fully appreciated the courage. the devotion Of her doughty followers. he was touched, He was handsome l man and no wiclleder than the gem eral run Of dukes; he would make a becoming husband to the beauteous princess. and if she set her mind to fl she could probably make a better person of him, Thus would the warning factions be united. thus would the blessings of peace descend
 (continued in Our Next Issne)
New Britain herald., 1923-05-29

''n0es he say We are good friends 2"
 "i'm9-well, he speaks admiring, ly of you, and if Paopls admire me love them, lle thinks you are q re, markedly capable person, A deter, mined lighter l think he called you That should be high praise, coming from a fellow officer. He probably outlined his RisRs 70 you"
 "Ha did Nelson spoke dHyly,
 T assumed that he was relying on your Judgment and taking your tips"
 Why How sna"
 "Reeause he has bought SO much land alongside 0f SouFs.''
 "WheFe9"
 Barbara was surprised, "t-why.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-29
WIZ

lAeolian Hall, \, Y, City
 sp, m,-Adrenture stories for boys and girls by silyio Villa,
 1880 ?, m,-Raitin High school or- ehestra of Elizabeth, N, ],
 Iits p, m,-Baritone solo by Ed- ward Bishop.
 sp, m.--Rattin High school erehes- tra,
 SIS p, m.-"H0w ta raise money for your business" hy John T, Mad den, One of the University of the Air" series arranged by the Alex ander Hamilton Institute.
 s'30 ?, m.--Baritone solo by Ed- ward Bishop.
 sitb p. m-.Battin High school or- chestra.
 s:ib p. m.-Taik by the Peter Henderson Company.
 a!s0 p, m,-concert by The Lied erkranz society. Male chorus and or- chestra,
 ioSo ?. m.--Joint cbncert by Ralph Grosvenor. baritone. and sam uel Klisehke. cellist.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-29
REGIN HfItE TO-DAY

Calvin Gray, staying in Dallas st the most expensive hotel, is the aNawed enemy nf Colonel Henry Nelson, son af Bell Nelson, banker. Gray is In love with RaFhara Parker, daughter of Tom Parker, Gus Rris. kow, friend Of Gray, takes Ma RFs- kow and daughter, Allegheny, to the mountains Allie has a tutor, Mrs, hing, also professor 10 teach her dancing, The dancing master kisses Allie, who Incomes enraged and throws him from window The hetel manager orders the Brlskows from the hotel but Calvin Gray ar, riyes In time 10 arrange for the family 10 remain,
New Britain herald., 1923-05-29
Are You the Wamaa fau Were Meant
 ia Raa

Every woman was meant t0 he healthy happN and flll her sphere in
 life 10 the best of her ahlh,Yi but alas, how few have the health or physical endurance 10 liye nR ta their ideals' oVer-smhiiieus, many Of them develop nervousness iTrliability hsadr aches, haekaehes, irregularities, and often more serious ailments which res tard their progress in life, Women in this condition should turn to Lydia E, Finkham's Negetahla Compound. a root and herb medicine whish has been proven to benefit sS ent of every 100 women whe 4rF il, Let Lydia r, Pinkham's Vegetable Compound make you well hnd strong, and the woman you were meant ta be.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-29
VOICES " THE AR
KDKA
twestinghouse-East PittsburEhI.
Tuesday. May 20.

D. m.--Ball scores.
 6:o5 D. m.--organ recital from Cameo Motion Picture theater. Pitts burgh. Howard R. Webb, organist, at '"rhe Giant Wurlitzer,"
 ! D. m.-Ball scores. Current events,
 7:lb D. m.-Addresses.
 1:45 D. m.-iThe visit to the Little Folks by the Dreamtime Lady.
 D. m.-Ball scores. Market re- ports furnished by the National Stock man and Farmer.
 S:i5 p. m.---Address by J. l.. Roy, of Vacuum oil Co.
 S:30 D. m.--Concert by the Dor mont Ladies Trio; Elizabeth Florin Ewing piano and director; Mrs. Don- ald Maxwell, violin: Mrs. Ruby Dunn MacCurdy. cello; Mrs. Ruby Dunn MacCurdy, contralto soloist
New Britain herald., 1923-05-29
SMO7HERED CHICKEN
BY BERTHA F. SllAPLElGH
 Of Columbia University

Get one young roasting chicken, three to four pounds in weight. Split the chicken and prepare as for boiling. Lay, breast up, in q casser- ole and spread with three tablespoons of butter which has been creamed with one tablespoon of flour, salt, pepper and one teaspoon of paprika.
 Pour oyer this one cup boiling water cover closely and cook in the oven until tender, that is, about one hour.
 Add one cup crcap and two cups fresh mushrooms which have been fried in butter for five minutes. Cook 20 minutes.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-29
CHAPTER XVII.

To learn that her mountain retreat lad been invaded and that she had been spied upon filled Ma Briskow with dismay but when Allie found fault with her behavior the elder woman burned with resentment
 We're queer enough the girl said, without you cutting Up crazy and making folks talk. If you want to dance, for goodness sake hire some body to lear--to teach you, same as l did. What was you up to the other day? That Delamater man said you was acting plumb nutty.'
 Mind your own business," the old
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WGl
(American Radio & Research Corp,
 Medford Hillside, Mass.)

p. ln.-Late news flashes. Early sports news.
 6.15 D. m.-Weekly review of con. ditions in the Iron and Steel Industry, courtesy of Iron Trade Review. 6:3o p. m.---Boston police reports. GAS D. m.--Code practice. Lesson No. 55. Amrad Bulletin board. S:30 D. m.-Evening program: 1. Weekly business report com-
 piled by Roger W. Babson 2. Selections by Samuel Adams
 school orchestra, Miss Esther
 Ryan, director.
 3. Ninety-third Tufts College lec-
 ture.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-29

6 n, Produce and stock ns.' ksi queiatiansl news bulletins haaf ball results,
 S:8b P, m. Address, 'uysiers, Americas Greatest Sea Crop" by Russell suter New York State conr serystion Commission,
 s3i0 P, m,--I.aseball scores,
 SEAS ?, m,wBay Scout program fuF' nished by Roy Scouts Of America,
New Britain herald., 1923-05-29

Henry My naughty little nose is turning up--I can feel it, But. alas. it proves your insineerity, If you had faith in my judgment you'd pick up this snap"
 With some hesitation the man said: Were in deep, Bob Awfuly deep! That's the worst of this oil game. it takes SO much money to protect your holdings II doesn't pay 10 prospect land for the benefit of your neighhor: the risks are too great. Gray has been pretty attentive 10 you. hasn't he?"
 That's n part Of the man; he is attentive co everybody. I have re- ceived more candy and flowers and delightful little surprises than in all my short, neglected life"
 "T didn't know you liked candy"
 "T don't. But l adore getting it. The thought counts. I don't care much for canaries either--I have such lad luck with them-but he sent me the dearest thing from New York. A tiny mechanical bird with actual featheR And 1t sings It is a really kuly yellow canary in beau tiful gold cage. and when you press spring it perks its head, opens its besk. firts its tail, and utters the most angelic song It must have cost fortune. Couldn't you love man who would think of present like that"
 When she had gone Nelson sat in a frowning study for some time. So, it was not all bad dream. What could be Gray's object in buying acreage adjoining his? Was it faith in his, Nelson's judgment, desire to ride to success on the tail of his enemy's kite, or did it mean war of offsets, drilling operations the in stant a well came in?
 In and around the office of McWade | X Stoner' these were busy days, what with a couple of new wildcat promo tions and a well going down on semi proven ground--that lease which cor nered into the Nelson holdings and | to which Stoner had called attention. It had been easy to sell stock in the | alter enterprise, and now the deeper went the hole, the higher rose the ropes of the promoters. Stoner him. elf was directing operations. and he lad named the well "Avenger Num- Ter One"
New Britain herald., 1923-05-29

7;so p. m.-Ruth Hamilton Dunn. pianologuist. Edward Dietzel, cor net!st, accompanied by A. V. Llufrio. Concert by the Brahms Ladies Guar tet. Dance muslc by the Original Reno serenaders orchestra. Concert by the Young Musicians Guild.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-29

{, Continuation Of concert by sam usl Adams school orchestra,
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WBZ
(Westinghouse-springfield).

s:S0 p. m.--Baseball scores of the Eastern, American and National leagues. Fairy Tales.
 a:45 D. m.--World Market Survey from the Department of Commerce at Boston. ...
 S55 p. m.-News of the day.
 g p. m.-Baseball scores. Imlar- sonations by Tine l.. Jacquot of Hart ford, Conn. Concert by Percy B.. Wallace, pianist; Florence Bailey, eiolinist.
 9:25 p. m.--Laughs from Life by special arrangements with Life Mag azine.
 9:30 p. m.---Continuation of musical program. ....
 $50 p. m.-Bedtime story for grown-ups prepared by Orison s. Warden.
 9:55 p. rn.-A few minutes with Benjamin Franklin. Baseball scores
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He's in" "Bobs'' eyes were sparkling. "Oh, things are looking up for dad and me. MT Gray is real miracle man, isn't he?' When this question evoked no response, the girl inquired curiousy, Tel me, ere you and he such good friends as he says you are"''
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-12
MERCHANT MARINE AND MISS DEMOCRACY

Mother, may I go out to steam? No, my war-sired daughter; Bury your hook in some mullet
 stream,
 For John Bull owns the water.