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OlDER
NAJIONS
Over the World's Oldest Route—The
Ancient Hlghwiy Across Mesopo-
tamia Will Again Be a Main Artery
of Trade and Travel.
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS.
Urfa, Mesopotamia.—To this city,
(be ancient Edeeea, 1 have come from
Aleppo, oTer the route taken by count-
less armies of conquest—Turkish.
Arab, Crusader, l'erslan, Roman, Gre-
cian, Egyptian, Assyrian, Babylonian.
Abraham came over the same route
ro the Promised Land. Jonah went
this way, after trying to go In the oth-
er direction. The heart-broken pro-
resslon of Jewish captives came into
exile over this same stony road Now,
In the same general direction are
pointed the German Ilagdad railway
and the American Chester railway
project.
Urfa Itself was long regarded as "Ur
of the Chaldees," from which Abra-
ham came. It has many traditional
associations with him. The Arabs say
that he was such a good roan that the
people of Urfa tried to make him stay
here and become their king, Instead of
going to Canaan. When he persisted
ihey finally took him up to the crest of
the hill, which is now crowned by the
ruins of a castle of unknown antiquity,
and threw him down. He was mlrnc-
ulously preserved, and landed on his
feet. Where each foot struck there
gushed forth a beautiful fountain
and there are the lovely Pools ot
Abraham to this day. They are filled
with fish regarded by the Moslems as
sacred, and so tame that they fairly
crowd one another out of the water at
the approach of a person, whom they
expect to feed them. So thick are
ihe fish that I yankeil a big fellow out
of the water by (he crook of my cane
—which procee ding I was advised not
to repeat, as (he Moslems here are
very fanatical.
A few hours below here is Harran.
where Abraham dwelt for a time
. after leaving the city of Ur, down be-
low Habylon. Here he sent for a wife
for his son, and Rebecca's well is a
favorite place of resort for pious Mos-
lems. Its genuineness Is quite prob-
able, considering the unquestioned
antiquity of many wells in Asia.
An American Woman's Fame.
Looming larger than even Father
Abraham in modern Urfa Is Miss Shat-
tuck, a missionary of the American
board, who spent about thirty years
of her life here, until her death last
spring Miss Shattuck was an ex-
traordinary instance of how an Ameri-
can woman of force can carve out a
unique career for herself in a foreign
land. Her name is easily the best-
known In the city, and all the varied
work of the American mission still
goes by it. She was the head of the
municipal school board, as well as the
manngsr of a series of industrial
Kchools maintained by the mission,
and an elaborate system of home in-
dustries by Armenian women who had
lo9t. their husbands In the 1896 massa-
cre. She also ran an orphanage and
a blind school, and did direct mission-
ary work besides.
For the past twenty years this Spar-
tan Massachusetts woman did her
•work with only one lung. Yet she
spared herself no rigors. She slept on
fl native bed iu her office, and lived
mostly on native food. When travel-
ing she would share her fare with the
muleteers. She has been known to
drop all her work. In order to nurse
n native boy through the crisis of the
smallpox. Still, she had plenty of dig-
nity when occasion called for it. A
missionary who v.as visiting her want-
ed to go to Rebecca's Well, but (he
governor refused, out of pure cussed-
ness, to send the escort of soldiers to
which foreigners are entitled when
traveling in dangerous parts of the
empire. Miss Shattuck, with flashing
eyes, put on her hat and coat and
marched straight into the mutasarif s
presence, when he was holding a coun-
cil. In vigorous Turkish, she de-
manded an explanation of the insult
(o her guest. In (rue oriental fashion,
the governor blamed It all on the mil-
iary official, cursing the latter, and
spitting In his face. In Ihe presence of
ihe other counsellors!
Withal, Miss Shattuck was only a
woman, and In Turkey, where women
have no standing. The recent massa-
cre of Armenians broke licr heart, anil
Siastened her death. She cried over
it almost continuously, after the news
reached her.
Armenians and Revolution.
There are those in this part of the
w orld who bluntly say that the Armeni-
ans are not worth any such sacrifice
os Miss Shattuck and a host of other
American missionaries have made for
them. Up here, on the edge of the an-
cient kingdom of Armenia, the At
merinn is a perennial question. He 13
nimble wilted—far more bo than any
of his neighbors—progressive and
prosperous, lie gets along better
than the Turk or the Kurd or the Jew .
But he Is. as a rule, proud, ungrateful.
jk'flsh and Irritating Instead of try-
ing to live at peace w'tli his neigh-
bors, he la provoKihj ^resuming-
When he cannot be tha; s cringing
For those who have done most for
him, he is charged with having no
feelings of friendliness or gratitude.
All these crlllclsins which I ain re-
peating are certainly too general to
be true in all cases.
Apparently, it Is true that the Ar-
tienlan it so keen at looking out for
V
number one that he cannot pull to-
gether with bis fellow s So there are
many parties and organisations among
(hem. since the Revolution Some ire
frankly aimed at the overthrow of
Turkish power. Others lake (he side
of the Turks. A vigorous socialistic
propaganda Is in full BWing here, with
apparently all extravagances that
ever accompany socialism. Without
discrimination, what Is new Ib adopted.
So the Armenians ,ln this region have
gone in for trades unionism, and they
exult in their power. Bjr exhorbltant
demands, (hey have closed up many
places of business permanently. Ten
baker shops were put out of business
here recently within a single week.
The lack of loyalty (o one another
and to their leaders, and their pro-
verbial IngralKude caused one of (heir
benefactors to say, recently: "Abdul
Hainid made a great mistake with the
Armenians. Instead of massacring
them periodically, he should have giv-
en them their Independence thirty
years ago. Then they would have de-
stroyed one ano(her by this time.''
Many of the Armenians have wel-
comed (he chance to go into the army
This Is the only place I have found
where the new conscription laws do
not create opposition. I saw a large
dotachmeni of Christian recruits be-
ing sent off lo Aleppo and Damascus,
and i( was no( at all the melancholy
occasion I have witnessed elsewhere.
Perhaps the opportunity to get away
from this remote place reconciled some
some of the conscripts to (heir fate.
A Land of Ruins.
Ruins, ruins, ruins, are the clinrac
teristlc of the hard journey between
this city and Aleppo. Even Ihe soli,
so rich in possibilities, Is in a state of
ruin. The traveler grows indifferent
to ruins that would make the fortune
of any city in Europe. It Is necessary
to ride in arabas, which are small
spring wagons, opening at the sides,
and covered like a prairie schooner.
Without baggage, or if content 'o go
at an araba's pace, one may ride
horseback. The nights are spent In
khans, and these afford no accommo-
dation except the shelter of a bare
ioom, without bed, table or chair. The
turned out to be an officer of the ham-
tdleh, or Irregular police, and he as-
sured me that I was safe under his
protection, a gratuitous remark that
did not elicit the expected backsheesh.
It Is true that the road Is notably
safer, since (he advent of the new
regime at Constandnople.
It used (o be (hat Ibrahim Pasha,
the &rea( Kurdish shlek, had a name
higher lhaii (he governments herea-
bouts. He terrorised (he whole coun-
try. destroying entire villages at bi
pleasure. Of course, he paid back-
sheesh to Abdul Ilamid. who winked
nt his hlgbwaymanry From all that
1 can learn. Ibrahim Pallia played a
fairer game than the sultan, lie hail
thirty (housand men under his com-
mand, and ruled them with an Iron
hand. The Young Turks properly de-
cided that there could be but one pow-
er In a civilized government, so they
broke Ibrahim Pasha's sway by meas-
ures more severe than any he ever
adopted. Ho was slain, his sons Im-
prisoned and Ills family practically ex-
tirpated, while (he villages of many of
his followers were destroyed, with tho
rapine and cruelty for which the Tiit'u
Ib noted.
An American Habit—An Asiatic In-
dustry.
That (here should be a direct rela-
tionship between tho American habit
of chewing tobacco and the prosperity
of thousands of natives In Asia Minor,
Syria and Mesopotamia, Is one of (ho
many paradoxes of (his world (hat Is
dally growing smaller. Chewing tobac-
co requires licorice, and licorice grows
here, so thousands of natives make a
poor livelihood by gathering (he root,
which they sell to tho agents of (ho
McAndrews, Forbes company, a branch
of (he American Tobacco company, at
the rate of Mne cent for two and
three-quarters pounds. This company
has introduced not a few innovations
out here, one of them an automobllo
which has gone even to llngdari. As
it scoots about tho desert, the natives,
lost In wonder, cry: "M'sh Allah!"
Hugo stackB of licorice root, des-
tined to find its way in(o (he mouths
of American children, by way of the
drug stores or of their elders, by way
Smart Blouses
THe TRUTH ABOUT BLUING.
Talk No. 10.
Tie ihrtfty on this little thing Don't
accept water for bluing. Think of It.
a little dab of bluing in a large bot-
tle ol water. Give me 10 cents. Well
1 guess not.
Huy HKO CROSS HALL BLUBL
nest bluing value In the whole world
for the consumer. Makes tho whole
family smile. Largo packages AT
YOUR GROCERS.
Age of an F.gg,
In a glass of water the fresh egg
will assume a horliontal position. The
egg of three (o five days makes with
j the hortton an angle of 30 degrees.
The angle increases (o 45 degrees for
■ an egg eight days old, to 7i for one of
three weeks, and at 30 days the egg
restB on Ita point.
Imponnm to Mother*
j Examine carefully every nottlo of
CAHTOHIA, 11 safe and sure remedy for
i Infants and children, aud see that It
'.sssusgjrfazsr
In Use For Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoriii
Unfair Play.
Foul tact lea," declared the quarter-
back.
| "What's the trouble now?" demand-
' ed the referee.
"I tried n kick for (he stomach, hut
(Ills fellow blocked it with Ills face."
Dr. Pierce'* 1'leiMiiit Pellets cure con-
«ti|>u(>'".i. CenstiptUion i* the cause « f
i iik.iv .li-eme- Cure the eause and you
fine the distune. Easy to take.
What has become of Ihe old-fashion-
ed politician who used to imagine ho
was destiny's only son — Toledo
Blade.
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foreigner. If ho arrives early enough,
can generally secure a room to him
self, such as It is, and not reckoning
the ever-present vermin.
Some of the roads are fair; somo
stretches are worse than the worst
America knows. Most of the traffic
is by donkey and camel caravans, and
these patient beasts, with their deep-
sounding and musical bells, liearlng
great loads of hemp and grain, may
be passed at all hours of the day and
night. They travel In companies, for
mutual protection. Foreigners are ex-
pected to have an escort of one or
more zeptielis, or soldiers, but these
unkempt fellows are a nuisance, and
ni re petty grafters. No American
would count much on the protection
of one of them. A zeptieh of mine
dropped his rifle In the road and a
wagon ran over It! He wanted mo to
buy him a new one.
One of the most picturesque of the
ruins on the way here Is at MemblJ,
the old Reinblgle. from which bomba-
zine cloth takes Its name. The Ro-
mans called the city Ileriopolls. The
abundant memorials of ancient great
ness are now used to make houses and
fences; columns, cornices, capitals, in-
scriptions and great cut blpcka of
marble are all employed in the miser-
able buildings of the pt^ient resi-
dents.. The reason for the Fences, in
the fenceless east, is that the govern-
ment has settled a colony of Moslem
Circassians here, and they represent
a (ype of European ways, as contrast-
ed with Oriental.
Highwaymen Out of Work.
This region In the past has been
famous for its lawlessness. Here it
was that David Fraser, a London jour-
nalist, was shot by an Arab, a short
time ago. Everybody goes armed,
and a good part of the foreigner's
protection is the display of his mod-
ern weapons. The Arabs at the cross-
ing of the Euphrates are a particular-
ly villainous looking lot. The worst
of them all wore a ministerial frock
coat, along with his other raiment, be-
neath hl3 Arabian abeyah. I fear that
in Its better days that now green and
fhlny coat kept a missionary warm; 1
hope when It v'as taken away from
him the poor man v.as left with sole
other raiment. It l a favorite Arab
trick to leave (heir victims clad only
In the Edenlctfaehion. ThlB was espe-
cially embarrassing In the case of
two tourlsti. a lady and a gentleman,
comparative strangers to each other,
who had strayed together a short dis-
tance from their hotel, when the
Arabs held them up
This particular thug with the frock
coat carried, in plain sight, a dagger,
a sword, a plBtol and a shot gun. He ,
Typical Scene In Mesopotamia.
of the tobacco shops, are stored out
side of the city of Aleppo. This city,
by the v*ay, one of Ihe oldest in his
tory, Is already In process of rejuvena
tlon, since both tho American and
German railway projects make it a
Junction point of the first importance
Among (he signs of new life Is an
elaborate new "Hotel d'Amerique,
which is really a hotel, and not a
khan. Aleppo will bear watching.
(Copyright, 1911, fir Joseph B. Howies.)
Encourage Indian Art.
Mrs. James W. Plnchot, mother ol
Gifford Plnchot, formerly United
Statea forester, Is leading a move
ment to Interest American women It
the arllc'es of adornment and utllitj
made I Indians. She advises (In
women to buy bags, caps and beltt
made of silk, beads and feathers by
the aborigines. Mrs. Pinchot begat
interesting her friends In the handl
work of Indian women when slit
started to collect rare samples ol
needle and bead work made by In
dlans In the west. She has studied
much about the textile Industries ol
the American redskin, and examples
of lace collected by her have been
placed in the national museum, where
they attract the attention of women
visitors more quickly than almost
anything else displayed.
When Fathers Are Humbled.
Euclid entered the stadium looking
blue and discomfited.
His associates held aloof for a
while, expecting the great problemlsl
to throw off his gloomy air.
Hut they waiteij In vain.
When they continued together and
finally selected Timmyanus to ap
proach the master.
"What Is It disquiets you, great
one?" quoth the messenger in his
softest Peloponeslan.
Euclid looked around.
"I'll tell you, Timmy," he replied
"My little girl came home from school j
last night and asked me to show her |
how to do one of her geometry prob
lema—an', by Jlngs, I couldn't do 1L"
Foil the first foulard of rather a
large pattern Is used; It Is cut
Magyar, and fastens at left Bide
of front. The collar and cuffs
are faced with plain silk, tho front
and cuffs being trimmed with buttons
and cord loops. Tho square open
front Is filled in with a vest of finely
tucked ninon.
Materials required: One and one-
quarter yard forty-two inches wide,
flve-eiglitlis twenty-two inches wide,
three-eighths yard tucked nlnon.
The second is an over-bodice with
slip c lace; tho materiul used Is voile
of th. same color us the skirt, It Is
strapp 4 with silk nt tho odgo, and
trimm .1 with buttons. The under-
slip Is, by universal preference, com-
posed of cream lace, with cuffs of
tucked voile.
Materials required: One yard voile
forty-two inches wide, one and three-
FINDS ALL KINDS OF LINEN
Woman Astonished at Size and Vari-
ety of Wardrobe of That One
Material.
I A woman who Is always smartly
gowned recently resolved to have
frocks of all the kinds of linen there
' are, for her winter sojourn at Nas
i sail, each frock to be trimmed with
1 the lace or handwork of the country
from which the linen came. Until she
began her unique collection she had
no Idea of the great variety of linens
to be bought or how much Ingenuity
it would take to carry out her Idea.
Her list, with accompanying orna-
mentation, shows how large and var-
ied a wardrobe may bs developed
from one single kind of material.
On sheer handkerchief linen of
Irish wAvlng baby Irish crochet was
used In profusoln, and with a natu-
ral color butcher's linen of English
make, broderle Anglalse or eyelet em-
broidery appeared. With an oyster
white Flemish hand loom linen some
heavy Flanders lace In Van Dyke
point was inset, and on unbleached
hand loom Holland linen was embroi-
dery In Delft blue linen thread. India
mull from the Orient showed exquisite
hand embroidery, ns did the dlaph
anous linens of China and Japan and
those from the Philippines.
Java and Madeira Bent hand drawn
work and embroidery combined. Mex-
ican work appeared on an elaborate
morning dress of medium weight lin-
en, and on the coat of a Russian
crash walking costume were cuffs and
a collar of Russian lace. Bulgarian
linen, brightly embroidered, was made
tip Into a smart little bridge dreBS.
and a charming dinner dress for club
wear was of Italian linen with Cluny
of great beauty and lavishly inset.
There war, also a frock with the
wonders of Swiss hand work on very
fine eheer linen, and another of hand
spun German linen, with lnsertlngs of
old Mechlin in Ihe bodice and much
hemstitching In connection with em-
broidered dots. From Norway came
u frock of medium weight linen with
cutwork of Intricate effect, and from
Spain a very coarse open linen can-
vas Inset with lace crocheted by the
peasants of the hills.
i Each dress is absolutely different
from the others, and the planning has
given many Interesting hours to the
woman who will wear (hem.
quarter yard lace eighteen Inches
wide.
Next Is of striped silk in shades of
grey with white ground; It is cut
Magyar, and opens In front to show a
small vest of Incej the edge Is
strapped willi silk in narrower stripe j
In same colors, tho Under-sleeve? are
of lace.
Materials required: Two yards [
twenty-two Indus wide, one-half yard i
narrow stripe twenty two luches wide, I
live eighths yard lace eighteen Inches
wide.
The last la In silk spotted voile,
trimmed with silk embroidered net.
In which various colors ure intro-
duced. Small tucks are made each
side front und back, also In tho bend
of sleeve.
Materials required. One und ono-
I half yard fortv-two Inches wide, one-
1 half yard elghteen-lnch net.
IN POPLINETTE
n
♦ lllllH
Catarrh
One of the moat common of blood dis-
ease*, in much aggravated by the sudden
changes of weather at tliix time of year.
Begin treatment at once with Hood's Sar-
aapartlla, which iiects radical and per-
manent :urt«. 'li.'- great medicine has
received
40,366 Testimonials
in two jcurn, which prove it m wonderful
rftirmv in purifying an«l enriching the
blooti. Meet for nil l>loo<l dinoawH.
In upunl liquid form or chocolated talv
let* Known a Soraatabs. 100 doaet #1.
Splendid Crops
in Saskatchewan ^WasUrn Canada)
BOO Bimhola from 20 noroH
of wlicut WH lhe Ihr.shsr •
return from a Lloyd-
uiiiinter farm In the
ttriiKon of 1910. M«ny
(irliU In thut imwrllH*
other difctrWtn yield-
ed from a9 to 35 bu-
shel* ol wheat to the
•err. Other grain* In
proportion.
LARGE PROFITS
i r« limn d «• r I v r «l
from «hr KM I I
Ml MtAI) I.ANDS
rslrni t amnio.
, Mtrilrni hIh.wihk roimw
, i„ Land value*
4 doni'l' ln two yi'ui*' time.
K|1|U IlllC.llliw'll furill-
11 Ik i ti 1*11 ■ k «nd tlalry-
. all prolflrtlil*. I ri'H
t««a<!nor IOO u« r«<* nro
In..I In tin* v«'ty twit
«. Kill rr« |>r«'-ri il *
I 6:1.00 |ier Hi rii w nil-
..tin un a*. HHiooIwimmI
i retire In •• «*ry
it, cllii ale iii.ru HUmI
I In- rt« Ileal *. wimmI. w at el
lull l<l 1 n k l iut«rl
itirul. , „ JJ
irtienlani n« to U^atum.
Hum' railway rale* und
Illustrated inrephli-W
"Unit lli'nl Wnnd ulhjr In-
format Ion. a Hie U> Hii| tOf l u
tfrutlmi. imiiiwii. < anada, or
Caiiadlun (Jovcrnuivul AtfcnU
WH.ROGERS
125 W. Ninth St., Kantat City, Mo.
writ* to theaipnt nwrwt you I
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BINDER)
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You P*T tOo.
for Cifara
Not ao Good,
F- F. LEWIS Peoria. Ill
A design of this kind, Ile-de-vln
poplinette Is chosen; r hand of lilnek
satin with pointed ends Is taken round
at about the knees on skirt, which Is
juit eased Into (he waist band.
The Magyar bodice baa a wide open
front, showing a laee vest; black satin
l'ultons are sewn on the cloth; the !
revers and cuffs are alio of satin.
Materiata required: Four yardB pop-
linette forty Inches wide, one yard
>atIn twenty Inches wide, one-quartc( |
yard lace.
Reason for Being.
"You seem surprised to see me?"
"I am."
"Why, don't you remember I prom
Ised to come lu today and settle dial
bill?"
"Yes, that's why I am surprised."
Worries overbalance our Joys be
cause so few of us are content wllta
jus( bearing the burdens of loday;
we insist on piling on our slnuldem
as many cares of the future as w«
can stick on.
Touch of Color.
Tiny colored silk handkerchiefs
with hemHtitch<d borders are very
smart worn In tho vest pocket of one's
tailored suits. Many of these pockets,
by the way, are set In lengthwise on
a seam Instead of crosswise between
leams.
Tan Colored Linens.
Tan colored linens are used for the
table these dn>K. Such a statement
may cause conventional housekeepers
somewhat of a shock, but one can eas-
ily see what a saving It would be In
laundry bills
Beautiful Beads.
Such beadwork as the buyers have j
brought hack with them from (he j
other side has never before been seen j
on trimming counters, according to the |
New York Sun. The beads Include i
many metallic effects with all the rich, |
di ep colors of Ihe American Indians
and the characteristic combinations of |
Koumanla and llulKurla. but they also
come In the daintiest and loveliest
evening blends, that remind one of the
tints of rare paintings. There are lilet
ptounds mudded with gold and stiver
bcuus und with pearls. In fad, In the
gold and Bllver bands and Jeweled ef-
'ects (he variety Is wonderful. And
•I e tunica and waist garnishments are
l,e;. In Ihe same wide choice of beau
tlful bead and Jewel combinations,
often with gold and sliver clo(h em
broldered with beads and tinsel.
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enable the dyspeptic to eat wha .ever he
aiihri, 1 hew cause the food t« aenlmilatc and
nourish tlu- bod> , give appetite, ind
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