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5" 0? HIS LIFE RZY. Ci. PALMOM VISITED THE TOMB OF AARON. Moaqu ! Nothing Much to Sao, but Rallgloue Fanatlclem of tho N i Jlveo MakM ths Journey On ..: y: of Croat Danger, Iter. Dr. William B. Palmoro of 8t Louis, who has Just completed a tour ot Europe and tho Orient, said that hit moat remarkable exploit waa a recant nocturnal expedition at the risk of nil life to the tomb on Mount Hor, In Arabia Petrea, which la re rered by three religion! as the burial place of Aaron, brother of Moses, and first high priest of the Hebrew theoc racy. Late on the last night of his stay In Petrea Dr. Palmore silently stole out of thelty attended by his guide and soldiers. ' i When- the. Jlttte- party at last stood alone oa.tha . mountain, top . and aaw the desert: sleeping far below they found .the mosque, to be a ramshackle building of white stones rudely : piled together and- surmounted by a round ed dome. The guide without scruple applied his stolen key to the lock and the door swung open. I found myself in a chapel about 40x40 feet'gaya Dr. Palmore. "Ac cording to the Moslem custom, It con tained neither seats nor altars. It was completely bare save that la the center stood a cenotaph, or empty sar cophagus, covered by a green cloth, Carved in stone was an inscription in Hebrew so nearly obliterated by time that I could not decipher it. I calcu lated that the inscription was more than 8,000 years old. There was also a legend carved on the cenotaph In modern Arabic. 1 had little time to waste, for I was confident that if the Arabs in the valley discovered my departure and traced me to the mosque they would kill me. In one corner I discovered a hole in the floor, revealing a flight of stairs cut in the rock and leading - downward. "Holding my candle aloft, I descend ed the steps and found found myself In an unllghted cave of no great size. Like the mosque, it was bare and rude. But across, one end were stretched two chains like sentinels against Intruders and behind them hung a tattered curtain. "I stepped over the chains and awept the curtain aside. The sealed entrance to a natural vault was re vealed and this vault was the tomb of Aaron." There was little time for sacred rev erie, for, if day broke before he de scended the mountain, his errand might be detected and avenged by the Arabs of the valley. So Dr. Pal more, after touching the sealed vault reverently with his hand, ascended the stairs, passed through the mossque and stood again in the open air His guide gravely locked the door and concealed the key once more in his garments. The party made its way safely back to Petra without dis covery, and within a few hours was miles away on the return trip north, Safeguarding Letters. From the days of antiquity it has always been a problem unsolved how to Insure the secrecy of letters. A Frenchman named Phion claims, how ever, to have discovered the real method, which is as simple as the egg of Columbus. The Invention Is thus described: The envelope looks very like an ordinary one, but the tongue is In a kind of loop, prolonged so as to fit the gummed end of the upper right- hand corner, which Is silt The tongue Is Inserted, and further fixed by the stamp struck over It The system is simplicity itself, and, except for lip ping open the. envelope or tearing off the stamp. It Is impossible to get at the letter Inside. Her Dislike Too Vigorous. A woman In an English country town took an unusual way of express-Ins- her dislike of the pastor. Whlls the congregation was standing, during the singing of an anthem, she rushed up the chancel steps and began throw ing hymn books at the minister, and finally- exclaimed: . "Take him from the church!" The minister was great ly astonished, knowing nothing of th disorder until he was struck in th back. He thought a stone had fallen from the roof. In court the woman evpressed regret Not a Strong Argument Said an advocate of woman suffrage during the recent campaign In Cali fornia: "A point upon which a great deal ot weight has been placed is that women do not want the suffrage and that It would be cruel to impose it up on them. .The cry about cruelty to women reminds me of a dialogue thai passed between Johnnie and his moth er. "Johnnie, your little sister has been hauling you on her sled for hall an hour. Why don't you get off and haul herr, 'Mamma,' said little John nle, 1 am afraid she will take cold.' " Eggshells In Surgefy. In a number of skin-grafting opera tions he has recently carried out Philadelphia physician has used the lining of, egg shells Instead of hu man skin." One ot the patients be Is reported to have successfully treated In this way was a woman, who had the skin burned off her back. The physi cian declares that the suffering which has been imposed on human donors of skin tor such operations is unneces sary. Only fresh eggs may be used. These Tlmsa. .if Ex-Governor Pennypacker, discus sing the divorce evil in Philadelphia, said with a smile: "In these times one never, as the saying goes, knows where one Is at An acquaintance of mine extended his hand to me at the Historical society the other day and cried "'Congratulate me! I am the hap- !pt man allvel "I looked at him doubtfully. "1 -f;3. married or dlvoreedf I PRESERVED THE OLD STYLE Now One Young Bride Brought At '. mosphere of the Past lnt Her ' ,. New Home. .,'..-...'". A young bride who went to house keeping In her husband's . old hom was very much disappointed to find that his mother, with the very best Intentions In the world had bought a lot of modern furniture and put away some really antique pieces, because she thought they were too out ot date to please her boy's city wife. The wife, however, in a quiet way found out that the new furniture had been purchased with the understand ing that the bill be settled within six months. She talked the matter over with her husband and his mother and then with the proprietor of the store, and, in the end, all the "modern" fun nlture was taken back and the same amount traded out for several beauti ful rugs and the curtains for all the rooms on the first floor of the old bouse. Then the bride went to work and fixed up all the "old fashioned" furni ture which had been stored in the at tic. A dining table was found and four chairs to match. These she had scraped and sandpapered, then a fillet applied, and, lastly, a good quality van pish. This, when thoroughly dry was again rubbed down until the final fin ish was dull, and the effect was splen did. It suggested age, but good condition. The young wife also removed the screens from the old fireplace and they laid down new heafth-stones oi cream brick. And the most delighted Inmate of the home was the mother, who saw in It all a vision ot bygone days. LONG IMBEDDED IN AMBER Dragon Fly, Preserved for Centuries, Is a Most Remarkable Natural Curiosity. Files in amber are not uncommon, hut a dragon fly, almost perfect, ii unique. The piece of amber with its large insect imperishably imprisoned was presented a few weeks ago to an English statesman by a rich Russian merchant. The piece is remarkable for its size and the purity of Its transparent yel low, but more especially for this In sect It contains. This particulai dragon fly flitted about over th marshes of what geologists call the tertiary period, tens or hundreds ol thousands of years ago, and was en gulfed by the resin that flowed from s pine tree. This resin, in the course of ages, turned to the stone that we now call amber. Several' thousand species of fossil insects have beer, found in amber but this is one of the finest ever seen. Life's Healings. Of all the amazing forces of nature her thunder and cataracts, oceans In wild storm and volcanoes In floods oi molten rock, and those hidden monster-powers of electricity, gravitation and chemlo affinities the most won derful of all is her healing power, het ability to get over anything, her in finite resources of recovery. Haven't you often wondered why the whole world did not die of the cholera? And those other plagues nc one seems able to stay, the typho, the smallpox, the bubonio plague, be sides the awful pests of history, the red death and the black death; why have any of them ceased at all? One reason of this Is that the foui huge rooms In nature'e house are full of health supply. These rooms are sunshine, water, air and earth. For Nature's other name is The Healer. She is the original and only cure-all. And all this is quite as true In the realm of mind and soul as It is la the realm of body. Woman's World. Horse Up a Tree. Visitors to Ferry Bar were much surprised yesterday morning to see a horse up among the branches of a tree. The animal had got in its un comfortable position . by falling ten feet from a bank that overtopped the tree. The tree probably saved the horse's life. Blocks and fall were fastened to a tree stump on top of the hill and leather belts were wrapped about the horse. When the work of hitching the belts was completed it was found that the animal could not be rescued until several of the limbs ot the tree were cut off. This took considerable time, during which the horse rested and watched the work ot the score or more of men who were trying to re lease him. With the removal of the last limb the horse was slowly drawn to the top of the bank from which he had fallen. A close examination re vealed that outside of a few scratches he was unhurt. Baltimore 'American.- The Cods Fsmlnlni, As soon as Mrs. Granger was fair ly past Mr. Compton heard an irri tated "There! 1 knew it!" from his wife, and turned to see what was th matter. "She's Just as provoked as she can be to think that Mrs. Lombard and 1 didn't ask her to go out with us to see the Williams baby!" said Mrs. Compton, , "She thinks that It was on account ot her having said that she didn't find three weeks' old babies Very Interesting, when of course she'd make an exception of Lena Williams' baby. But that wasn't the reason w didn't ask her; It was because wo de cided all In a hurry, and there was Just time to catch the train. Bhe'i made up her mind she won't propose our names for the book club!" "How do yon know she thinks all these things T" Inquired Mr. Compton. "My dear, didn't you see the way she bowed V asked his wife In a pity ing tone. "Why, yes," said Mr. Compton. -1 thought she gave a rather more pro bounced bow than most women do, and smiled quite brilliantly." "Tou dear tulng," and Mrs. Comp ton patted his oat-sleeve, "of course she did! That's how I knew exaotly what she was thinking." Youth's Companion. FEW HUMMING BIRDS LEFT Commercial Uses Have Nearly Exter minated the Tiniest of Feath -ered Creatures. Our continent has a monopoly of humming birds, the gems of the feath ered creation. Of these there are said to be as many as tour hundred species, most of which confine themselves to the tropical regions. Only eighteen varieties live farther north than Mexico. It la generally thought that humming birds live upon honey. This, however, 1b a mistake. They do obtain and devour honey, it is true, but most ot their food consists ot the small insects which Inhabit cer tain flowers. Humming birds are so small that when they are captured far commer cial purposes it is Impossible to use even the smallest shot for fear of In juring their skins. They are therefore stunned with a drop of water front a blowgun or syringe and fall Into a net, when they are quickly poisoned. Humming birds vary in size from those half as large as a sparrow to those about the size of a bee. Their flight is so swift that they can be well seen only when poised above a flower. The little creatures bid fair to be exterminated on account ot the senseless and cruel fashion of using them as trimming for women's hats. Ave Maria. Pompellan Venus Is Unearthed. One of the latest and most interest ing things uncovered during the new excavations at Pompeii under the di rection of Professor Splnazzola, is a fresco which is regarded as the best which has yet been found. It is very beautiful, and In a perfect state ot preservation. It was one of the orna ments of the facade of a house situat ed in the main public thoroughfare, ot which the roof was in an almost Intact condition. It represents the Pom pellan Venus standing erect, crowned with a diadem, in the midst of flying Cupids, on a chariot drawn by four In dian elephants. Seen from the front, the representation of these animals is strikingly realistic. The archaeologi cal value of the fresco 1b extremely great, for the colors are very fresh and harmonious. Jo Maltese Cats In Malta. James Oliver Lalng, American con sul at Malta, Informs the state depart ment that many Americans have ask- ed him to give names of breeders of pure blood maltese terriers and cats He says there are a few so-called mal tese terriers In Malta and they are not of pure blood. The puppies which the street hawkers offer for sale to tourists are more or less mongrel, with a strain of the old breed. Mal tese cats do not exist in Malta, at least not one of the color called mal tese in the United States, has been seen there. TO RESTORE GARDEN OF EDEN Sentimental Feature Connected With Great Irrigation Project In Asiatic Turkey. The restoration of the Garden of Eden is a sentimental feature of the great irrigation project by which Sir William Wlllcocks hopes to bring back the early fertility to a great region In Asiatic Turkey. The country bor ilerlng the lower Euphrates and Tigris rivers was long a center of prosper ity and wealth. It was made to flour ish by extensive irrigation works, the ruins of which still exist, but the land Is now barren by drought, though much of It is swept by occasional Hoods. The engineers propose to re construct the ancient works on an Enlarged and improved plan. They have found a depression in the des ert, into which the overflow from the Euphrates can be led, and they ex pect to be able to regulate the Tigris, though this is a more difficult feat that the ancients never fully accom plished. The probable great produc tiveness of the delta of the two rivers under suitable irrigation is indicated by analyses showing the soil to be richer than that of Egypt or the Su dan. It is believed that the Garden of Eden will be found just north of TJr, at the ancient junction of the Tigris and Euphrates. TJr is supposed to have been a maritime town, but Its remains are now six miles west of the Euphrates and 125 miles from the sea. Crawl on All Fours to Get Tall. A man's organs and those of his bones which are not subjected to pressure grow continuously until he Is forty years old; that is to say, tho heart should become stronger, the ca pacity of the lungs Increase, and the brain should develop steadily until the fourth decade of life. Also one should wear a larger hat at the age of forty than at thirty. A man ceases to grow tall, however, at the beginning of the third decade, because after that time the downward pressure exerted by the weight of the body while In the erect position compresses the vertebrae, or small bones in the spine, the discs of cartilage between them, the pelvis and the thigh bones, and this pressure overcomes the natural elasticity of the discs and the growth ot these bones. However, a British scientist contends that were a man a quadruped and therefore freed from the downward pressure produced by his weight upon his spinal column, he would continue to grow in height for ten years longer than he does at present, since It has been found that bones not subjected to compression Increase up to the fourth decade. Lopping Off the Ends. . .Robert Henri, the noted artist, was talking at a dinner In New York, about the over-finished and banal work of painters of the Bonguereaa type.- - "Lelghton, the English Bougureao, met Whistler," said Mr. Henri, "one day in Piccadilly. The two men sauntered through the Burlington Ar cade talking art "But. my dear Whistler,' said Leigh, ton, yon leave your work so rough, so sketchyl My dear Whistler, why do yon never flnlsht" ' "Whistler screwed his glass into his eye and gave a fiendish laugh. "My dear Lelghton.' he said, "why do yon ever begin V E THEIR SIDE ALSO Norfolk Will Give Them and The Steamship Companies Oppor ' tunlty to Explain c BOARD OF TRADE WILL ACT Special Committee Appointed Look Into Alleged Rate Discrimination to Norfolk, Oct. 19. Representatives from the traffic departments of railroads and steamship lines operating to and from Norfolk will be asked to appear before the Board of Trade in the near future to get their side of the much ad vertised "discrimination against Nor folk." Believing that the best interests of the city can be conserved only by hearing both sides of the question, the Board of Trade will go thoroughly into the matter and not jump blindly to the conclusion that the railroads are being unfair to Norfolk shippers, William T. ; Anderson, secretary of the Board of Trade, said yesterday that the matter will be brought before the board of directors at the meeting next Tuesday night. A special committee has heen appointed to investigate the alleged discriminations. They will meet Monday to formulate a report to be submitted to the directors the following night. There are undoubtedly two sides to the question, he said, where Norfolk may apparently be discriminated agains in certain shipments, there is no quest ion but they receive advantageous rates in other shipments. "I am not trying to defend the rail roads," says the Board of Trade secre tary. "In several instances, I am sure, Norfolk should receive better rates. But I do not believe there are more than one or two of these instances which can not be satisfactorily settled. THE MARKETS. October 22, 1912 POULTRY, EGGS, ETC. (Quotations furnished by Coast Line Meat Market). Chickens Grown, pair 65-80 Chickens Half-grown pair 35-50 Geese, per pair $1.25-$ 1.35 Ducks, per pair 70-85 Eggs, per doz 24 Hams, country, smoked, lb 18 Beeswax, lb 22 Wool, 16 to 1 Wool, 16 to 17 Hogs, dressed, lb ..10-10 1-2 Beef, dressed, lb.. 8-9 Hides G. S., lb 9 Green, lb 8 Dry Flint, lb 12-14 Dry Salt, lb 1....0-12 FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. (Quotations by New Bern Produce Company). Irish potatoes new crop , 42.25 Green Corn, per hundred $1.25 Tomatoes, per crate.- $1.25-$.150 Okia, per crate . $1.50 Egg plant, per dozen 75 Sweet potatoes, bushel 60 Lima Beans, quart 8 COTTON. Quotations furnished by G. W. Tay lor & Son.) New York. Open 10.56 10.75 10.31 High 10.56 10.75 10.31 Low Closed Jan. 10.46 10.46 10.65 10.65 Mar. Oct. 10.28 10.28 Spots 10.90 market steady 5 down port receipts 74,988 Liverpool points Opening 5.89 5.921-2 5.92 1-2 Closing Jan. & Feb. 5.87 1-2 Mar. & Apr. 5.90 5.90 1-2 Oct & Nov. New Bern Good Middling 10 1-2 Strict Middling 10 3-$ Middling 10 1-4 . Sales 45 bales. SECURING ATTRACTIONS FOR THE FAIR. . Secretary J. Leon - Williams, of the Eastern Carolina Fsir Association yes terday returned from Raleigh where he attended the State Fair. While there he made a contract for several attrac tions which will be seen on the Midway during the Eastern . Carolina Fair. Among theewere Millers' Wild West Show and a Roman Chariot Race. The latter will be a free attraction and will be held each day on the race track. In this race four horse . chariots are used and those who have seen it say that it is intensely exciting, In addition to this there will be races by cowboys and cowgirls, Roman standing races and jockey races. These races, will be in addition to the regular races and ho admission fee will be charged to them. It is the intention of Secretary Wil liams to make the list of free attrac tions to be seen at this Fair the greatest ever offered in this State. WHEEL AND AUTO COLLIDE, . Bradford Fulcher, riding a bicycle, and an automobile driven by . Mr, Charles Daniels, collided at the corner of South Front and Craven streets yesterday. Bradford who is a mess enger for the Western Union Telegraph Company, was thrown to the pave. ment but did not suffer any injuries further than bruises. His wheel was badly damaged. The country U unanimous in hoping for Roosevelt's speedy recovery. The man who shot Roosevelt fol lowed him around until he reached a State that forbids cpaital punishment RAILROADS PROPE IOISTAL H. M. Bonner M. D. DISEASES OF THE EYE EAR NOSE and THROAT GENERAL SURGERY " Phones: Office 720. Residence 220 Ri oms 300-6 Elks Temple, New Bern George T. Willis 1 ATTORN EY-AT-LAW Praotloe Wherever Ser vice la Required. 50 Craven St. Ne wBern.N.C. SOUTHERN EXPRESS BUUSINCI Simmons & Ward Attorneys and Counselors ' at Law Office, Rooms 401-2-3 Elks Building, New Bern, N. C. Practices in the counties of Craven. Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Carter et, Pamlico aud Wake, in the Supremt and Federal Courts, and wherever ser vices are desired. PR. ERNEST C. ARMSTRONG, Osteopathic Physician (RKGISTF.KP.D) Rooms 320-311 Elk's Temple. Hours: 10 to is, a to 4 and 7 to 9. CHRONIC DISEASES A SPECIALTY Ten years experience in treating chron ic diseases. Complete Electrical Equipment. Do ycu wear a truss? If so, let me show vou my special make. For all ages, from babies up. PHONE 704. D. L. WARD ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW Hughes Building, Craven Street NEW BERN, N. C, Practice In State and Federal Courts Circuit, Craven, Carteret, Jones and Pamlico and wherever services are desired. ROMULUS A. NUNN Attorney and Counselor at Law Officb 50 Craven Street Telephone Nos 07 and 801 NEW BERN, N. C. Carl Daniels Attorney and Counsellor At Law Practices wherever services are required. Office in Masonic Building. - BAYBORO, N. C. Local and Long Distance Phone, Diamond TIRES Our Name is W A T E R S. We are first cousin bo the Atlantic Ocean. If you ever come around drop into Sea Water or see Waters. We mean to please you Id carriage Hoe. The WATERS BUGGY WORKS 78 Broad St. New Bern, N. C we want All o uur ou of town Lady Friends know that we have comfortable REST over our store and invit them all tp make it thei home when in Jew Bern Bradham Drag Co. Cor. Middle Pollock St. .. MEN WANTED THE EASTERN CAROLINA FAIR ASSOCIATION desires to employ quit t Urtc number of men at the Fa Grounds during Fafr weeek. Quite a number of them can be given employment for next week. The man agement of the Fair desires to have local men to do this work, but unless mors men register their names with the Secretary, the management will be forced to look elsewhere for men. : Men are needed to sell tickets, take up tickets at the gates, act as watch men. oollcemcn and look after th various departments. , (Advertisement) . MAKE THE BOYS PROUD ; OF THEIR ROOM. The boys' room has much to do with the interest they . taice in tneir nome. If it is neatly furnished and well kept, they will taka a pride in it, and you will Jind the street will not hold ; nearly so great an attraction for them. We are showing furniture and hangings especially ap propriate for this purpose, and at prices very much less ; than regular. - . - And don t forget the girls room in this . same connection . . J. S. 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