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npc Ccuuty Herald Hera'd Pulishlng Co. . CAP Gl R A R DE AU - - MISSOURI , . , , . i Hustle, and you will not fol tb The flro find loves an overheated furnace. Mancbns and pigtails lire going out of fashion In China. The rubber gown Is the Intmt thing In feminine apparel. Rubber! Buffalo Steak that (to uneaten ar utilised an hinges on barn door. The rold n la a stimulus to radepartl'iulnrly tbo conl trad It the pen Is mightier than th word whore docs the typewriter coma In? Poesn't It beat anything tow mer cury can co down when it gets start ed? Minneapolis, which haa Invented the Gobble whisker, may keep It and wel- Tce baby 'emperor must wonder what Is the matter with his nursery now-adays. This weather tempts ft n:a who has jroken himself of the whisker habit to tart something. Toe dancing Is advised for flat-footed children, whereas a fiat foot Is an excellent help In buck dancing. Astronomers tell us that there Is frost on Mars, but we need not be told that there Is frost on this little old rth. An exebange tells us that a noise less typewriter has been brought to tight- The poor girl must be deaf and dumb. People who have a family of small toys and girls do not need a calendar to remind them that Christmas Is coming. A New York judge decides that an American's house Is hla castle and he has a right to fortify It with a handy revolver. An Omaha Judge says there Is no ueh thing as old ape and proves It Ijy marrying at the cge of 73. Boys will be boya. Farmer In Connecticut found a lump of geld in a chicken's crop. The nug get la said to be almost as valuable as a fresh egg. It has been decided the campaign cigars are not Included In New York a new law prohibiting the carriage of deadly weapons. Medicine Hat has resumed. It tan'ia ready to forward all sorts of disagreeable weather to any address, charges all prepaid. The smugglers who were caught In New York wl!b Jl.000 worth of glass "yes evidently were blind to the Iniquity of their ways. Street car conductors are to an nounce the names of streets through lorrts to save opening the door. They'll be sieging Uieiu nc.tL An Aciiricou aeronaut committed suicide by Jumping into tte English Tbitnnel a dismal paraphrase of the eoals-to-Nec-.uiUe principle. It may he possible to catch fish with noise, a a Harvard professor claims, j but most anglers conserve their noise i until they have returned trom the lish !ng trip A business man in Toronto fcas an I 1gbty year-old stenographer. From I the point 01 view 01 a nusiness man s vtfe. that is the proper age for ste nographers Conn"" tirm cub horse which was struck by an automobile became de fP::idoiit find deliberately committed un.ide Evidently l.e t.guted that fate was rubb'ng It In Tbe p:icu of opium has dropped RS a result of t lie Chinese revolution Sow o I : i! o 'at why ;!:e war corre- pon-'.'cr.ts aro slaughtering to many thousands every t'uy An eastc-rii wormn Is about to take unto fcerself a sixth husband after fcuvtrg bm 1(1 five ct them It Le hooves the organist to lay a funeral march during the wedding Two Ruid wer ho. by mistake on tl.e op' r : ' n i t;o hunt!? reason li Nt Jerst. Oi.e of ti; atrar.ge tbit.g in connection with our civilization Is that men conticuo to wii.li to bo guiies. Mule 1r -w Jersey drank a gVyon of whisky nr.d then kicl.ed Itself to death Humnri jacka?s( seldom car rr tteir penitence that far A statistician telia us thst tJtJ.lU'U workmen are killed or Injured very yt.tr in this country. What was it CtatTfcl Miort:aa e."-nl about warT A Connecticut school requires the ttvy pup'-U to learn tow to cook it ts nil natural to believe that ttie gl--i are tai ght f lay trick or carry the I P.." '' Persian Pilgrim Carry Seda of Mod ern Reform Holy Place cf Mo lema Near Bagdad Are Shrinea for 'Myriads of Shlaha From Afar. By WILLIAM T. ELLIS. Bagdad, Turkey. Tbo nmn of the street In Philadelphia, or Chicago, or London would look skeptical If told that tha niost densely populated sec tion of the earth's surface wao former ly the region off In this little-known corner of the earth which Is now the Mesopotamlan desert. It Is hard for one on the spot to realize that these wastes were once of Incredible fer tility, and that the kings of the whole r .. The Temple earth once reigned here In splendor. At present, the roving Arabs and the Moslem pilgrims have the land to themselves. The tracks across the desert are chiefly made by pious mem bers of the Shiah sect of Moslems, who are required to make at least one pilgrimage a year to these holy cities set off in the desert. The popular Idea is that Mecca is the one great place of Islamic pilgrim age. Certainly it holds first place, and Medina, the home and burial place of Mohammed, comes second. All Moslems, of whatever sect, agree as to the sanctity of these holy places. But the Shiah sect of Moslems, who abound In Persia and India, and are by the Sunnlt.es considered heretics, regard the graves of All and Hussein as of almost equal sanctity; and toe rule of r"grimage to there spots is more rigidly observed by them than by Sunnites generatly. Ali was the husband of Fatima, the daughter of Mohammed, and Hussein was their son, the prophet's grandson. As the direct descendant of the prophet, ho is esteemed as greater than hid father, who entered the line by mar riage. These two men contended with the companions of Mohammed for the succession to tho supreme place, or caliphate, and in sanguinary battles were defeated. The Sunnlte Moslems hold to the validity of the 6uccesRion of the Companions, whereas the Shiahs accept the claims of AM and Hussein and regard them as martyrs. "When they read the story of the death of the prophet's grandson the pil grims weep and wall loudly, for all to hear. Rich Shrines In the Desert. It sounds like the Arabian Nights to tell of towers of pure gold piercing the air of the remote desert, yet such is the literal fact. I am able to un ..,.. r -.,.f-?-'vrV ;.-im. . ..1...-.. . Government Euilding at Eagdad. derstaixi wlUi what joy the weary travelers over these interminable wastes, where there Is no object to re lieve the monotony. Is gladdened by the sight of the gulden minarets of Keibtlu's mosque, beneath which re pose the tones of tho martyred Hus sein. In tlie same fashion the dome and minarets of Meshed AH, or NejVf. .-Aril from afar that t'.ie goal of thu is ia ;gl.t. The cufo'.a and minarets of both these sacred mosques aro plated with puro gold, and be reath them are treasures that stag ger the imagination, the pl!ed-up pifts of rich and royal devotees. When the late shah of Persia visited Ker lela, the storehouses were opened, and the riches he beheld were of stag gering oriental sumptuousneas. Inci dentally, it may be mentioned, the leaders of the Shiah Moslems, resi dent here, have almost the last word to say concerning the fate of Persia. No Christian may enter one of ihese mosques. Vnd-r the new refelme do may cot be kept out of the city, but tha Lest he can get is a pa.sslng glimpse cf the lavish golden orna uentatiou cf the courtyard. of the mosques and of the wonderful mo- , sales, and by discreetly passing all he I may p.'.in a fair knowledge of th mosques, though If he tarries, as I know, he Is likely to be shown how unwelcome he Is. That the old spirit which counted It meritorious to slav non-Moslems still exists I learned while on this rllgrlninge. At Meshed All we were unable to secure lodgings nt any of the Inns, not because they were full, but because It wns tho an elcersary of Hussein's death and feel ing was running high We were taken rare of by the Young Turk officials, find put up In the courtroom. Kven so, the food wo bought from the bazar was poisoned Rnd I was made seriously r.J. The magnificence of Kerhela and Meshed All Is famous, but the moisquo nt Samarra Is really finer the most beautiful In all the world. It Is not so well known because Samar ra, another shrine city, la further up the Tigris, and not visited by so many persons. It is counted a point of special merit to be burled near to the graves of AH and Huseln, and so the neighborhood of both cities Is sur- 1 of Niffur. rounded with graves, some of them sumptuous. Those with the rich green tiles mark descendants of the proph ets. Bodies are brought from Persia to be burled here. The unexpected ways In which the West Is touching the East, and the immemorial conservatism of the Ori ent is being broken up, was shown while I was lodging in the judge's, or cadi's chamber at Meshed AH. head was poked in the door a few hours after our arrival so quickly does news fly about au Eastern town and a voice with a quaint accent said: "Howdy do? You Americans? So am I." Inasmuch as no Christian is permitted to live in one of these holy cities, it was rather startling to be acclaimed by a fellow countryman The man then went on to say that ho was a Moslem, born in Canada, had lived most of his life- in the United States, and had wandered East in pursuit of hla trade as a machinist and was now running a grist mill arid shades of the prophet an ice-mak lr.g machine in the city. He was glud to talk the speech of the lands that he loved best, and his comments upon hia fellow Moslems were marked by all the freedom of the West. But he was "making good money," and would remain, as the advance guard of western civilization. Ar.d the We?t is coming even this far East. This very tide of pilgrlm3 Is a factor in the awaking of the world that might not occui to one w ho had cot seen its proportions or its character. People come from all over the Orient to these shrine cities. They meet and fraternize at the wayside Inns, as well as in the cities which are their goals. Travelers In the East talk together more than in the West They gather at nightfall about the common fire and tales of all the earth are told. Because these men cannot read does not mean that they are fools; and as thoy discuss, literal ly, the a.Tr.irs of natio there !s ere' at'.d that intanglMo thing called pub lic opinion. The advantages of west era education, cf western mechanical appliances, of western justice, and of western conveniences, are all fully thrashed out. V.".- c-c.iumotit.v tjtak of tho newspaper, the telegraph ar.u tte steam engine as great agencies of clV' lllzations; added to these must be the wayside conversations of the lels urely East. Camel farms on the Desert. Further south on the Mi sopotamlan desert than the shrine cities are vll lages of Arabs, who subsist largely by raising camels. Tho crop of camels la larger than on would think, for In this region alone their number Is le gion. Thousands of female camels feeding cn the camel thorn which seems fit for nothing but fuel, and thousands of baby camels, feeding or. the mothers, are a sight like nothing else 1q the world. The funny littl beafcu4 with rco.-t absurdly long legs, are ixivered with a soft wool, white, black, or fawn color, and tliey scam per about the desert h'.i If they had been trained to rut cafier in a cir rus. Arabs watch thern, each armed with a gun or a bludgeon. Arbitration trestles and Ooctrlaps of peace do not reach dcifn here. Every mun tmjf r. r cllcc man. The traveler who vent un armed or unescorted might fare bad ly. Outside of e&rh of the tillages is a high, rettnngular tower, built of mud bricks, and rosenUin;r. the pic tures of the Tower of Babel in tho old family Bibles, This Is both wntch tower and fortress. Here ft sentinel Is ever on the lookout for tho tip proach of marauding bands-, or win parties of enemies, and Into this the people are gathered when there 1" danger of attack. The petty wars that are lite and death to these people are, i of course, unknown to the world. i An American Among the Arabs. I learned of nn adventurous Amerl can who has cast In his lot with one of these tribes, and has become an assistant sheikh, or adviser to the tribe. His name Is Wlllamnon. but he refuses to talk very much about himself to the few foreigners who have met him. He Is an cducm.nl man j and says that his one regret nt liv ing among tha Arabs for ho dresses and lives exactly as other members of the tribe is the lack of books. He made periodical vllsts to the Amerl can missionaries In Bosra to secure literature, but they have not seen him now for a considerable time, and they fear ho has perished in one of tli? af- , frays of which he told them such In tereBtlng tales. A man would have to be fonder of the simple life than most of us, and thirstier for adven ture, to cast in his lot with these poor, dirty and lazy Arabs. Treasures Dug Up by the Arabs. As near as the average Arab ever comes to work In this part of the world is when he sets to digging for "ant.ikas," as the antiquities which he unearths from the sand are called The advent of archac-ologistj has meant a new era for Bedouin. The University of Pennsylvania expedition at Niffur found a pot of gold, and as the Arab's avarice overmasters his laziness he is forever seeking for the hidden treasures cf the ancient Baby Ionian civilization which flourished here. Even the statues and bronzes and clay tablets which he digs up are marketable, when taken to Bagdad So anybody who wants to collect a modest library of writings from foul to seven thousand years old may gather the clay books at sundry les ert places, fcfter a deal cf bargaining with the Bedouin. The latter have lately uncovered at Jokka, several miles south of Niffur, a library ol about twenty thousand tablets. That these should be lost or scattered, In stead of going Into the possession ol the archaeologists, is a matter foi real regret. Any one of them may con tain information that will necessitate the rewriting of the books of early history. The great excavations of the I'ni verslty of Pennsylvania, now neglect )d, are an impressive ruin. They are by no means exhausted, for the Ar abs themselves are constantly making finds there. The controversy between Professor Hllprecht and Professor Pe ters seems to have stayed the work It Is perhaps a lato sidelight upon that fracas, which was rather unlntel liglble to -the average man, that tht; one name which seems to bo best known to the Arabs, and to the neigh boring Turkish officials, as well as tc the people of Bagdad. Is that of Pro fessor Hilprecht. Tho German ar chaeologists at Pahylon clso gave lilrr high praise and wondered who knew enough to call his findings into ques tion. The two houses, or fens, ol this University of Pennsylvania -x peuitlon are rapidly falling Into com plete ruin. Unearthing Nebuchadnerzar'o Palace It Is no news to the world that Bab ylon Is fallen, but how complete Is her decline can be understood only by those who have visited tho ruins whlt'i the German archaeological expedition has unearthed. This work Is largely supported by the German government, Tartly from scientific zeal, and partly, one suspects, In order to have a stake In Mesopotamia. It, is a notable bit of archaeological enterprise, charac terized by Gorman thoroughness. The palace of Nebuchadnezzar has been laid bare to its foundations, and one may read the mind of the royal build er In his work, as he ertcted his grander palaco upon that of his fa ther. Few finds of a startling charac ter, in the way of Inscriptions, have been made by the Germans, but they have made plain the architecture and manner of l.fe t Nebuchadnezzar's court. One may stand on the very tpot where rested the throne of Bel ehazzar when he saw the handwriting on the wall. The very pavements on which walked these kings, and where Alexander the Great planned the con quest of Asia, aro here to bo seen. For most of the year "the rivers of Babylon" do not Cow at all; but Sir William Willcocks is bringing them back, and when his Irrigation project gets under way, within five years hence, the ruins of Babylon will once more be surrounded by fertile fields, and the emptiness of Babylon's palace will re-echo to th sound of American farm machinery. (Copyright, IS 11, by Joseph D. Bowles.) A Lots. . "What a pity It seemeJ that tr. indent Itomans with their love ot gladiatorial tporti, knew nothing about baseball." "Why so?" "They would bo have enjoyed kill ing tho umpire," inMMvCfifnnT kJUlWAIUlUUUJL. LESSON FOR DECEMBER 31 REVIEW. nOI.hFM TKXT "If w rnfrfi our Sinn, tin In faithful and jimt to foriclv u our glnn. it mi lo cienrmo ui iruiu n -rtKhtooUBlirnB." I Jhn To go over all the lemons separate ly, one after another, to repeat titles, and Oolden Texts In order, to select certain truths we have learned this Is not review. What we need Is the movement of the whole period f the pistory, to study Its meaning, to w bat It is leading, how each event, each charac ter, bears upoD this end, to help or to hinder, to see God In the history, and to learn tho lessens the whole period teaches us. ' Reviewing Is looking backward from gome tower or hilltop, over the land-) scape through which we have been' traveling. The hills, the valleys, the cities, the villages, the forests, the fer tile fields, we have been seeing In de tail through the quarter we now see as Dne broad country, and'we understand .he meaning and power of the land as a w hole. . The principal countries where the events took place should bo noted on '.he map, their relations to one anoth er, the modern names of tliese lands given, and the events in each reported. The Bible history is made more real, ind more interesting, when the eon temporary events of secular history are connected with It, joining day ichool with Sunday school. And often tho secular history throws light upon , the Biblical history. The monuments, j he remains of ancient times found In I the ruins of their great cities within ;he last century, add greatly to our i Vnowicuge and interest. j The history we are reviewing nnt- arally falls Into four eras or periods. (1) The two streams of the divided tingdom. (2) The single stream of Ju jah. (3) The Exile. (4) The Keturn nd Restoration. I. First Period. The Divided King Jom. Judah and Israel side by side, a juuble experiment in the progress of the kingdom of God. This period ex- ; .ended from 9K2-722, about 200 years. Judah's territory contained about 3.400 ' iqucre miles; Israel's 9,400. Judah's i capital was Jerusalem with its tern- i pies; Israel's was Samaria, with two renters of false worship.' Judah was I moro sheltered than Israel from close j nontact with the heathen, both politl- j rally and religiously. Judah had one dynasty of 11 kings and one queen, all ! of the house cf David: and Israel 19 kings and 9 dynasties. Judah had several very good kings, and greut revivals of religion and reforms of morais; while in Israel from the first was a deterioration of varying de press, with great help from Elijah and t:iisha. The principles we have been study ing apply to our own times, but are worked out in ways adapted to modern life. "The church is an army on duty, aa army for the Christian conquest of tho world by loving faithfulness." There are great evils to be driven out , of our country. The whole land is wak ing up to realize the need of civic right eousness. There is always need of awakening new reforming zeal. For every step we gain gives us views of new needs, and new Ideals. Every rhrl:;ti.in land ought to be a perfect ex ample of tho kingdom of God, and of the blessings that abound In It. Every 'allure to live that life lessens its in ueuce over the heathen nations. II. Second Period. Judah the Sole Kingdom. length of Period, 136 years from destruction of Samaria 722 to finl fall of Jerusalem and destruction Df the temple In OSti. Every failure from the perfect life, every moral wrong, every fall into Idolatry, dimin ished their power for good; and it was necessary Ihv.t punishment should fol low sr.ch conduct, both to persuade them into the ways of God and right eousness, and" also to show the heath en H'iat only obedience to God could lead to the blessings prepared for Godi people. III. Third Period. The Exile in Baby Ion. Length of jericd, 70 years, Ciij. &:tj and LSij Zld. A period of discipline, of sifting like he;it, of the rearers purifying fire Tho Jews learned their need cf God, the value of religion, the - blessedness of tho Word of God; tl?ey gained tte broadening of their ideas, and sympa thies, the increase of their culture. Dij ipline, purifying in the furnrce, the strength that rou es from overcom ing, is the need of all individuals and churches today. I IV. The Fourth Period. The Return.' 1 Vh:i N,.-.v Spiritual Nation TJ.is e- . rio.l eN;--: V.s frrm t'.,e p-t-t return In i'ji'i to the close of the Hibie history, ; 400 with an onward vision to the com- Jm? of Christ. Preparations for the coming of Chribt. The forerunner. A CURE FOR CARE. "Do not worry; trust instead!" That is what tho Master said. And it cunnot be denied That his teaching, when applied. Proves a sovereign cure for care, Lightens brudeiis anywhere, ileutnen men who never heard Of the Master's restful word May be pitied if they let , Anxious thoughts th.lr spirits fret, ! But disciples lill may k-r.rn I Of tha Matter to discern, i That, whllrt find dolh reign above, Provldei.ce" means watchful lore. Ci LESSW II LQnnG LrJhi ilk Tbe carfful motlir, who wtcli clo ly the phymleal pc-iillnrlf ! of her chil dren, will eenn discover thnt th inont Important tliln In ronnwtlon with a child's constant Rood lienlth Is to k"i the bowls ri-Kiilarly open. HIU(fRtt bowels will b followed by luM of Bpr tlte, reHtli-SMiii'dS Uurlnn nr:v. Irrita bility and a dozen nnd on similar srl denees of physical dlmmler. At th first slKrt of such disorder glv the child a tenspccr.ful cf Pr. Caldwell' flyiup I'epsln at tiiicht on retiring n repent the. dme, tlis fllowtn rtlKht l neroFRAry mora thnn that will Si-iirceiy t needed. 1'oU will rind that ths rhlhl will recover Its scrustiiinetl rood spirit at mire Rnd will eat snd sleep nnfmiilly. This remedy Is vast Improvement pver sal's, rnthnrtlcs. inxnttve writer n(i slinllur thins, which nrs sltoirether too powerful to? A child. Ths lioms of Mrs. J. Kpplr.flr. Moberly, Mo., and Mrs. Othmer. Lit I'resoult Ft.. St. Louis. Mo., Vre Blwsys supplied. with I r. ('sUlwells 8yrup I'epsln, and with them, ns with thousands of others, ther Is no substitute for this grand luxatlvs. H Is really mors than a laxative, for It contains superior tonic properties wblcb help to tone and strengthen the stomach, liver sod bowels so that after brief life of It all laxatives can be dlfpensed with and nntura will do Its own work. Anyone wishing to make a trhil of this remedy before buying It In the rejrular way of druggist st fifty rents or ono dollar InrRe botl (fnmlly site) can l ava a sample bet tie sent to the horn free of chnrKo by simply addressing It. W. B. Caldwell. Jul WashljiRVon 8C, Montleello, III. Tour name ami addroi Da a. postal card will do. GOT THE LETTERS MIXED Clergyman's Mistake Resulted )n Giv ing Decided Surprise to Digni fied Archbishop. One of the most amusing stories which the Hon. Lionel A. Tollemach tells In "Nuts and Chestnuts," la that entitled, "The Wrong Envelope." Mr. Jd- , a missionary, shortly befor leaving England, received two letter one from Archbishop Talt asking him to dine, and the other from tho secretary of a religious society, a very old friend, asking him to preach. 11 accepted the archbishop's Invitation, and at the same time wrote to the secretary, but put the letters Into the wrong envelopes. After the dinner at Lambeth the archbishop said to fclm: "Sir. M . do you always answer your dinner In vitations In the same way?" "I do not understand, your Grace." The letter, which was then shown to' the missionary, ran thus: "You old rascal! Why did you not ask me be fore? You know erfecuy weti thai i shall be on the high seas on the date you name." London Tit-Bits. IT IS CRIMINAL TO NEGLECT THE SKIN AND HAIR Think of the suffering entailed by neglected skin troubles mental be cause of diblgurtion, physical be cause of pain. Think of the pleasure) af a clear skin, soft, white hauds, and t;ood hair. These blessings, so essen tial to happiness and even success ia life, are often only a matter of a little thoughtful care in the selection of effective remedial agents. Cuticura Soap and Ointment do so much for poor complexions, red, rough hands, nd dry, thin and falling hair, and cost o little, that It Is almost criminal not to use them. Although Cuticura Soap end Ointment are sold everywhere, , postal to "Cuticura," Dept. 21 L, Bos ton, will secure a liberal sample of each, with 32-page booklet on skin sad scalp treatment Tha Difference. "John M. Harlan," said a Chicago lawyer." In a eulogy of the late Su preme Court Justice, "had a way of pointing an observation with a story. Dnce he wanted to rebuke a man for exaggeration, so he said he was as )ad as a Pittsburg millionaire who I sas being Interviewed by a New Y'ork reporter. " 'Where, sir, were you born?" the reporter, as he sharpened his pencil, liked. "'I was born In Pittsburg," eaid the millionaire. "'And where did you first er -see tho llht of day?' "'When I was nine,' the millionaire 'eplled. 'My peuple then moved to Philadelphia." Somewhat Inconsistent. The young woman had spent a busy lay. She had browbeaten fourteen alts-people, bullyragged a shop salker, argued victoriously wlih a ailllii.er. In id down the law to a mod iste, ulpped in the bud a tail chauf feur's attempt to overcharge her, isade a street car conductor stop the :ar In the middle of a non-stop run Tor her. discharged l.er maid and en gaged another, and otlserwise refused '.o allow herself to be Imposed upon, i'et she did not smile that evening when a yonng man begged: "l.et me bo your protector tbrougn life!" important to Mothers I.xnmine carefully tvery bottle of FASTOUIA. a safe and Bure remedy for Infants and children, and Bee that it Bears the Signature of In Vse For Over 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Cantoria It Isn't until a man reaches the ag of discretion that be discovers h can have a good time wituout suffering for It the next morning. , We are apt to speak of a man a being lucky when he has succeeded where we have failed. A woman cares cot who maken th money. Just ao she can spend It.