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STATE NEWS IN P»RIEF ^SfOMY/yyc MOW 0AM MS CAIA5££ M flOOO ASfC/SYtr TSMĴ JT and before England had been snatched from the continent by the arms of the sea. Think of the rubbish heaps of these an eient cities being dug up and of there be­ ing sifted out from the debris the story of the daily life of people 3,000 and even 5,000 years gone by. Think of a bundle of let­ ters 3,000 years old that retold and in points corroborated the story of Palestine when the patriarchs were still alive. Think of digging from the ruins of an ancient me­ tropolis the records of 7,000 years. 1 he Egyptians were a people of great deeds, of incredible achievements. Their first great structures, the pyramids, sur­ pass In magnitude the works of these modern times. Khufu's pyramid covered thirteen acres *nd was 500 feet high. Seven hundred and fifty square feet--more than a seventh of • mile. Over 94,000,000 cubic feet of mate­ rial quarried out, dragged to the Nile, floated down the stream, dragged up to the desert, and into place. How they did it engineers are still puzzled to know. So closely were these stones fitted together that In the outside courses, which now are in place only at the base, beneath the eand, the lines were scarcely visible and must be outlined with charcoal to be photographed. Scarcely lees wonderful were the temples of the mighty Ramses. The gateway at Luxor was 100 feet wide and 80 feet high, and was flanked toy obelisks 82 feet high. Before the temple at Tanis stood a 90-foot statue of the king. Leading from Luxor", to Kamak was a great avenue more than a mile and a quarter long. 80 feet wide, and Banked on either side the entire distance by colossal sphinxes. In the great Hall of Columns ®t Karnak stands 12 columns 35 feet in circum­ ference and 60 feet high. Flanking these are 122 columns 27 feet in girth and 40 feet high. Crowning these are hundred ton architectraves. Here stood huge obelisks 98 and 125 feet high, one obelisk weighed a thousand tons. In one city were 14 of these huge monoliths. More than 3,000 years ago the genius of man carved these cyclopean blocks from the rock, transported them for miles down stream and across country, and finally lifted them onto high walls or set them up on end, an enigma to modern engineers \ *5C£/t£ o/f mr/v/is Not only are there such outward evidences of Egypt's wealth. From the burials come the very objects with which the people were wont to sur­ round themselves. The tombs of the kings have given us the grave of Ioua and Tioua with Its chariot, funeral sledges, piummy cases, chairs, beds, and Jewel box--all glided and paneled; ala­ baster vases, and larder still stored with food. Even the feather cushions have been preserved these 3,000 years. The excavations of 1906 brought to light the wonderful Hathor shrine with its statue of Egypt's cow-goddess plumed and crowned with the lunar disc, trailing lotus blossoms from her splendid head and with the stars of heaven gleam­ ing along her form. Beneath her kneels the in­ fant king whom she nourishes; before her stands the dead king whom she protects. The excavating of ancient sites is a tack that calls for expert knowledge, the utmost skill, punc­ tilious care, and no small diplomacy. Often own­ ers, more or less real, must be placated and bought off. Before money is expended the ut­ most care must be taken to insure a profitable site. Trial trenches and shafts must be driven to confirm or disprove, if posssible, expectations. When at last the site seems feasible, the work begins .n earnest. The excavations of ancient sites is a task that neers in the field, has Just entered upon the work at Abydos. Following the methods of scien­ tific excavators, they are settling for a long pe­ riod. A considerable tract of land has been se- py/?A/v/£ a/w Jtw/wr cured, necessary buildings erected for the health of workmen and the preservation of antiquities. Not only are actual remains to be sought, but also important historical or artistic questions are to be solved. Indeed, the Egyptian Exploration Fund was the first to employ this method of clearing old monuments and of showing the world what they were. Such stupendous undertakings call for equip­ ment on a considerable scale. By the courtesy of Sir Gaston Maspero, the government has loaned to the Fund a light railway with equip­ ment. s Work must be rapid. December 1 to April 1 marks the working year. Every moment is precious. Every car load must count. Every shovelful of earth must be carefully sifted wher­ ever there Is a possibility of a find. Even a bas­ ket brigade is sometimes pressed into use. As soon as some apparently valuable piece of lo­ cated, workmen are called off, experts are sent in, every man is on guard; carefully every inch of soil is watched as the last few baskets of earth are removed. Every fragment must be saved and laid away until everything has been recovered. Think of the disappointment when a magnificent statue comes out headless, for ex­ ample. Think of the conjectures as to the where­ abouts of the missing piece and the furore when, perhaps weekB afterward, the lost Is found. There is an air of hushed expectancy, a suppress­ ed excitement hovering over, that keeps men up under the most tense strain under which the work is of necessity conducted. <} c America has Joined hands with the old world In prosecuting the work. An American profes­ sor, Dr. Whittemore, is now with the staff in the field. An American secretary, Mrs. Marie N. Buckman, has been assigned to the direction of the American office, located in Tremont temple, Boston. Wonderful are the results attained. Every student of history and literature, 'every student of the Bible is vitally concerned in the confirmations yearly coming to light from the sands of Egypt. There is need of haste. To extend the arable district of Egypt is an economic necessity. Ac­ cordingly, the British government has erected at Assuan a great dam, whose 55-foot head has sent the waters of the Nile back over great areas of hitherto dry ground. Already a dozen great tem­ ples have been flooded, and ere long will be for­ ever lost to sight. Already beautiful Phllae, at the head of the first cataract, is gone. The Boil Is becoming infiltrated, and the stores of treas­ ures, especially the papyrus manuscripts, are be­ ing ruined even before the waters cover the ground above. UNWRITTEN LAWS Traditions Which Have Almost the Force of Statutes Tli^i c ia a class of unwritten law which does not and cannot become written law, says Case and Comment, because It approaches so near the danger line that man dare not recognize it to the extent of publishing It and declaring it as a part of the positive law. It is the unwritten law of the sea that a cap- 'tain must go down with his ship. Men dare not "write It into the contract, and nations dare not (Incorporate It In their navy or marine regulations, yet the tyrants of the sea know the law, and be­ lieve that to obey It betters their service, and there are few Instances of its being disregarded. It is the unwritten law of the army and navy that an officer shall not seek cover, or at least shall not show apprehension of danger to his per­ son, In time of battle and in the presence of en­ listed men or common sailors. In the Franco- Prussian war nearly four thousand officers of the German army were killed and the great majority of them gave up their lives because they believed lr this law of conduct. In obedience to this law Farragut bound him­ self to the mast, Lee rode to the head of his charging column at the bloody angle, and Lawton walked coolly in front of the line and was shot in the presence of his men. The law of the right of revolution has been much talked about and much written about. Every intelligent citizen believes that he has the right under certain conditions to oppose the established government of his own land and Join In an effort to establish another in its place. Just prior to and during the Civil war there was much discus­ sion in this country by learned men on either side of the right of revolution and the "higher power" and the "greater law." The law justifying one person In the killing of another has required the serious consideration of every country. Every criminal code provides cer­ tain punishments for homicide, and many of them graduate the punishment with minute particular­ ity, according to the circumstances of the killing, so that any one of six crimes may be Involved in a single tragedy. Such codes also attempt to de fine what killing is justifiable and what is ex­ cusable and with their Interpretation by the courts attempt to describe the only conditions un­ der which one human being can kill another The Hebrew code almost stands alone in its recognition of man's desire to kill and ais right U) have that desire and that climax of all satis­ factions which comes to him who under great provocation slays another. It i& not at all strange that In his branch there should be an extended code of unwritten as written law, unwritten now and always to be unwritten for the reason that the recognition given by its embodiment In the statutes would be taken as a license by dishonest men and would result In harm rather than good. It Is an unwritten law among the officers of the army that if a subordinate officer kills a superior officer because that officer has publicly degraded him by striking him or by other action equally humiliating then the court-martial will not con­ vict. During the Civil war at Louisville, Ky., General Nelson Bald to General Davis: "How many men have you?" General Davis replied, "About--" giving an ap­ proximate number. Nelson said, "You an army officer and say 'about!' Why don't you 'know' how many men you have?" And with that he struck Davis in the face with his glove. Davis shot and killed him, and the court-martial acquitted Davis. Peculiar Form of Writing Man Whose Conscience Disturbs His Peace Writes Letter of Explana­ tion1 In Third Person. This litter from Joel Chandler Har­ ris to fee little daughter at boarding •chool Ihowp that our present-day practitioners in the primitive and the whimsical have still a great deal to learn. Lewis Carroll or Sydney Smith might iuwe written the letter, but it is hard to see how they could have im­ proved upon it: Dear Thommus (it begins): There was once an old man who had a little daughter off at school--away off; yet, it was most 200 miles; and he was so mean that he forgot to give the poor child any pin money when she start­ ed. Yes, he was meaner than that. After she got there he forgot to send her any money, and the poor child dldnt have so much as a copper with which to buy peanuts and store candy. This little girl was so fat and patient that she never asked for any money, and so the mean old man who was her father pretended to himself that this was a good excuse for not send­ ing any. But his conscience had teeth like a mouse and It kept gnawing away in his bosom, pntil at last be fixed up a cheek and sent It In a let­ ter like this. It seems funny, too, ! but the check was just like the one I am sending to day, and 1 think the same n&nie was signed to it. Still, 1 think the little girl was partly to blame. Why couldn't she ax her ps to send her some money? When a man Is old and mean he needs to be reminded of a good many things. A Horrible Example. "The tallest soldier In the Dritiah army has been smoking since ho was 14 years old." "His height is very easily oarplaln- ed. You know smoking stunts grow ing boys." Mattooa.c--Pleading guilty to a charge of assault with intent to com­ mit murder, W. A. Kahel, son of a prominent minister of Charleston, was sentenced to Chester state prison. St. Elmo.--In a few hours after eat­ ing some canned tomatoes, Miss Elsie Miller died of ptomaine poison. Sli eator.--The body of a dog which ran through the principal streets of the city, biting several children and dogs, was sent to Chicago, and an examination showed that the animal was suffering with rabies. Edwardsville. -- Chief of Police Stubbs, while acting as a peacemaker at a dog fight, waB attacked by the in­ furiated animals, who resented his in­ trusion, and was compelled to use both his pistal and club to dispatch the canines. Canton.--The curtain dropped on the act of tfce famous Illinois pearl case when Barney J. Wood of Chilli- cothe paid to Oeorge W. Smith $2,250, and all court proceedings were dropped. Peoria.--Policemen from the central station were called upon to cope with an unusual situation in which six little children and a fox terrier suffering from the rabies figured. Rock Island.--News waa received here of the sudden death of Lieut. Col. F. E. Hobbs, commandant of the Rock Island arsenal, who passed away at Hot Springs, Ark. Colonel Hobbs was 50 years old. Rockford.--After six weeks of in­ tense suffering, Adelbert C. Bennet died at his home in thiB city from in­ juries received in a hunting accident Mattoon.--W. A. Kahle, the Big Four brakeman In jail at Charleston, await­ ing trial for shooting Officer Ed. White in this city, and also for shooting up McVay's restaurant, indulged In a re­ fractory mood, and it was necessary for Sheriff Aye's jail force to club Kahle into submission. Kahle Is now a prisoner in an upper cell of the jail, and it Is probable that he will enjoy but few favors while in the custody of Sheriff Aye. Palmyra.--John W. Wash, proprie­ tor of a hardware store, shot and killed G. W. Martin, a clerk, following a quarrel over family affairs. Wash entered the store, and after an argu­ ment, drew a revolver from his pocket and shot Martin through the heart. Wash intimated that Martin, who had been boarding at his house, made re­ marks about members of his family. The slain man was twenty-six years old. Mount Vernon.--Arthur McLaughlin killed an eagle measuring seven feet two inches. The bird swooped down on poultry at the McLaughlin home and caught a duck. ^IcLaughlin crip­ pled the bird with his shotgun, but not until he had followed it and fought It four miles was he able to kill it. Springfield.--Nicholas Pio of Riv- erton was freed by the authorities when a coroner's jury decided that the slaying of his brother, Con- stagnio Pio, was in self-defense. The brothers engaged in a fight at River- ton seven days ago and Constagnio Pio was stabbed with an umbrella. Virginia.--Thomas McLean, a farm­ er, aged thirty-five, committed suicide In the presence of his family. He drank carbolic acid, being despondent from drink. He arranged all his busi­ ness affairs. His widow, Elizabeth Beckum, and two daughters, are prom­ inent. Galesburg.--While excavating to find the cause of sewer trouble plumb­ ers' assistants discovered an under­ ground washout directly under the street railway tracks at the intersec­ tion of Main and Cherry streets. The cavity Is large enough to hold a cou­ ple of street cars. Aurora.--Following dozens of com­ plaints received. Chief of Police Frank Michels ordered the srrest o? s,!l mo- torcyclists caught exceeding the speed limit of 15 miles per hour. The same order goes for drivers of automobiles. Sterling.--Lee Church, an employe, ia an attempt to protect the property of the Clyde Bowl^hy cement block works on East Third street, received a severe pounding by three men, and was taken into custody by the police, but on explaining the situation he was released. It appears that the error that was made in the entire affair was th6 cause of the bad mixup, and the scarred and bruised face that Lee is wearing. Mount Carmel.--Rev. J. W. Kil- born. pastor of the Christian church in this city, has resigned, to take ef­ fect June 1. He will go to Sullivan, at which place he will have a larger charge than he has had in this city. Rev. J. W. Kilborn has been pastor of the church here for the past five years. Aurora.--Edward Klink, twenty- two year old son of G. Klink, an Aurora news dealer, was drowned while rowing on a lake near Daven­ port, Fla. The young man, who was associated with his father in the circu­ lation of newspapers in Aurora and vi­ cinity. was in a small boat, which overturned. Edlnburg.--For the first time in 30 years the Edlnburg Herald failed of publication. The editor, Frank Kau- eraut, who has owned the paper con­ stantly from the beginning of its ex istenee until now, and who does all ther« is done on the paper, was too sick last week to attend to his mani­ fold duties and was unable to get any­ one to do his work for him, conse­ quently there was no Herald. Peoria.--Failure to secure bail will result in Earl W. Butler of Chicago, the "boy banker," charged with em­ bezzlement, remaining in the county Jail until the May term of «ourt. Edwardsville.--Charles N. Franke, a newspaper man, who formerly worked In this vicinity, has been poisoned by money. There are very few newspa­ per men poisoned by money, and his predicament becomes more believable when It Is understood that It was oth­ er people's money that he was hand­ ling. Peoria.--Just as he had finished a course in the Bradley Polytechnic in­ stitute and had purchased a ticket for his home in Minnesota, Henry Peter- Bon was stricken with abpendicitis, and died in a few hours at 'St. Francis hospital. 111H11 DE LAVAL^ Cream Separator | wm PAY* FBI ITSELF g 4 Occasionally the intending buyer of a cream separator who has bat a small amount of ready cash to invest is tempted to put his money into one of the so-called "cheap" ^ machines which are being largely advertised. Why pay your hard earned money for a '* cheap" trashy machine when you can buy a reliable DE LAVAL upon sucii liberal terq|s that It will more than earn its cost while you are paying for It. When you bijy a I>i5 LAVAL you have positive that your .machine will be good for at least twenty years of iee WWWV ^ »-- -- * * ^ MV AVIMV « N VM JVWD VA service, during which time it will save every possible dollar for you and <Sarn its original cost over and over again. If you purchase the so-called " cheapn separator you must Say cash in advance and then take the cn&nce of the machine ecoming worthless after a year or two of use, to say nothing of the cream it will waste while it does last,--all of which luOauo tbau you have virtually thrown away the money invested in th<j cheap separator and wasted your time, labor and product in the bargain. The DE LAVAL -separator pays "for itself. It runs easier, skims cleaner and lasts longer than any other cream separator. Be sure to tee the local JOE LAVAL agent and try a DJS LAVAL before you buy tiny cwe&tn separator. THE DE LAVAL SEPARATOR CO. SI ^ 1 6 5 -187 B ROADWAY 8 9 R . M ADISON S TRF* > * D RUMM & S ACRAMENTO 8TB. Vvs NEW YORK CHICAGO 8AN FRANCISCO W 178-177 WILLIAM STMST 14 * 16 PniNctM STRUT |0I8 WESTON AWIU fj, MONTREAL WINNIPCQ SEATTLE VO W// / / / / / I I I I I I I I 11111 iu\\vwvw\\s§ I 1 I i i THE DEALER WAS WISE. Purchaser--When you sold me this horse you said ho was without faults. Now I find he's lame. Horse Dealer--Well, lameness ain't a fault--it's an affliction. THE ALARMING PREVALENCE OF ECZEMA Finds Victims Among Every Age and Cpndition. Race, Of all the diseases of the skin and scalp which torture and disfigure man­ kind, three-fourths are eczematous. Millions are born with eczema, and it is the only thing other millions have left when they die. Neglect In infancy and childhood, irritating conditions af­ fecting the skin, ignorance of its real nature, improper remedies and many other causes that might be mentioned have created an eczema which, with varying severity, has afflicted count­ less numbers during their entire lives. Eczema is a skin disease. It is not re­ garded as hereditary, nor contagious, and is impartially distributed among ine rich and poor, the high and low. The agonizing itching and burning of rhe skin, causing loss of sleep, is usual­ ly the most distressing symptom and is ^used by the bursting of little vesicles Tilled with an acrid fluid, which burns *s with fire the denuded skin New •^sicles form, fill and burst, scales 'arm upon scales, and crtlsts upon trusts until disfigurement Is added to corture. One of the most successful treat­ ments for eczema, whether applied to the youngest infant or the oldest per­ son, is hot baths with Cuticura Soap and gentle anointings of Cuticura oint­ ment. For more than a generation, these pure, sweet and gentle emolli­ ents have proved the most efficient agents in »lie speedy and permanent relief of all forms of eczemas, rashes, itchings and irritations of the skin and scalp. Although Cuticura soap and ointment are sold by druggists and dealers everywhere, in order that those who have suffered long and hopelessly and who have lost faith in everything inay make trial of them without charge, a liberal sample of each will he mailed free to any ad­ dress, together with a 32-page pamph­ let, giving a description and treatment of the various forms of eczema, as well as other affections of the skin, scalp, hair and hands--send to "Cuti­ cura," Dept. W, Boston. Shop Talk. The Customer (quite seriously)--An' how's your liver today, sor? The Butcher--Fine and dandy, Mrs. Flaherty--and only 15 cents a pound! Crippled by Tubercufosi*. According to a recent report by Dr. Conrad Biesalski of Berlin, there are 75,000 cripples in the German empire out of a population of 60,500,000. Over 50,000 of the cripples are in need of proper treatment. Doctor Biesalski states that in 15 per cent of the crip­ ples examined, their deformity was due to tuberculosis of the bones and Joints, and that there were 10,000 such children in great need of med­ ical treatment. He advocates the establishment of seaside sanatoria for this latter class of cripples. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure consti­ pation. Constipation is the cause of many diseases. Cure the cause and you cure the disease. Easy to take. Some men are as easily rattled as others are hard to shake. Constipation slowly impairs the general health--Garfield Tea corrects constipation and benefits the entire system. Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.--Euripides. Matif a man goes broke--in Health --then wealth. Blames his mind- says it don't work right; but all the time it's Ais bowels. They don't work --liver dead and the whole system gets clogged with poison. Nothing killa good, clean-cut brain action like con­ stipation. CASCABETS will relieve aod cure. 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