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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-06-27

QUATREEAGEs Eeckons up at least 10
races of men, all, however, reducible
to the three fundamental black, yellow
and white stems
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-06-27
Mr., BAXTER'S DILEMMA

HE Rev. Thomas Bax-
ter was a curate of the
muscular, energetic
type, which, fOrtu-
nately for the church,
is turned out not IN
frequently by our uni
versities and public
schools. He was q
big, broad-shouldered
young man, who, be-
sides distinguishing
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-06-27

BE proud. Is is said that q proud
man cannot be mean.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-06-27

Miss Fancer-What a lovely puppy!
Are you sure he's gentle?
TOnir-Yes, lady. His mother, be
hind me here. comes from a nunnery
in Sibery, where he was ejjicated by
tn sisters.-.J2Ldqe.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-06-27

He was awakened by a rough shake
and a shout in his ear of Hi, wake upl"
Returning to semi-cOns ciOUsness he IN
distinctly heard EXPLANATIONS of Shame
full" "Disgusting!" Who would have
thought it?" And then a familiar voice
said in somewhat quavering accents:
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-06-27

There you go! Never saw the like
in my life. No use for a man to try to
do anything when his wife is against
him. Well, I must go to bed now.
Never saw the like in my life. "-ATka7l-
Sqlr IrnreIer.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-05-14

be troubled to get all the fruit you want.
have seen some fixed this way; there
was about an acre of them, and | never
before saw such a mass of dewberries.
There was about an acre and it was SO
black you could hardly see any green. My
little boys picked about fourteen quarts
in an hour and a half. There were
probably ashes on the ground for when
the mber was cut everything was burn
ed that would burn, but as the cabbages
This land was about three feet above
water. have also seen them grow on
high ground where there was plenty OF
rotten wood.
Mr. MOTT.-l wish to say IN regard to
the size and quality OF dewberries that
the ones [ ate in Louisiana were finer
than the ones I ate anywhere else and
twice as large as any blackberry | ever
saw, and better than any blackberry |
ever ate. believe it is worthy of extern
sive culture here
Mr.. MEAD tried one other variety,
the seeds Of which | received from Italy.
[ planted it on moist soil and it grew
ve1X well indeed. The berries are very
seedy and kind of red. | do not think
they can be put out for family use.
The frost OF March 18th killed them right
to the ground and gave them quite a
severe check, but the two previous win
tiers they came through all right.
Mr.. MANN-In cultivating them doyou
allow them to run or do you keep them
trained?
Mr.. MoTT.-The gentleman who owns
the patch referred to trains the vines
to wire about two feet above the ground
and has fertilized them little. He has
two rows thirty feet long and before the
freeze the vines gave promise of good
crop.
Mr.. DUNCAN-In regard to the fertilizer
for Strawberries will give the experience
OF neighbOr of mine who is the mostex-
tensive strawberry grower in our section
of the country. | sent to Jacksonville
and got some fertilizer that | thought
was the best, and when it came he COM
planned of the analysis, as it only had
five per cent. of potash and three and
one-half of ammonia. But some time
ago he paid me for the fertilizer, and
he said that could say that it was the
best fertilizer he had ever used. 1t was
super phosphate of lime. He said it gave
the best results Of any he had ever had.
Mr.. BACoN.-As caution to those who
may go into the dewberry business will
say that friend OF mine sent to Chicago
for the Mammo h dewberry. 1t was high
ly recommended at the meetings of an
Illinois horticultural society. My neigh
Dor sem for several dozen plants and
they grew quite vigorously the first year
or two, and he gave me some plan from
his cuttings, which were easily propa-
gated and planted them, butthey never
announced to anything. They did not
grow and did not bear and seemed to be
away from home, and the year after. 7
think, asked him about his dew berries
AID he had no hing to say they never
fruited.
MIR. MEAD have tried that dew berry
The morning call., 1890-05-25

Mohammedanism, but pilgrimages to the
other two holy cities are indispensable
to Moslem salvation. They are made
as often as possible, but must be made
at least once - although. to be sure.
it is asserted by some Mohammedan doc
trina aires that one may be saved without
having made the pilgrimage; but the risk
is too great, so every one Of the faithful
makes special point as early as possible
in his career of doing" the holy cities.
Mecca was holy for ages before the time
of Mohammed, and even before the Christ
ian era Arabs from all parts of the penin-
sula made pilgrimages thither to the great
temple, which stood on the site of the
famous Mohsmmedan Mosque. The temple
was filed with idols, there being. it is said
by some writers, not less than 700 images in
the temple, which, however, were all de-
stroyed by order of the prophet. who con-
tinued the pilgrimages and allowed the
Moslems still to reverence the Kaaba,
which is, therefore, the only relic OF pagan
ism to be seen in Mecca. He thus made it
aD exclusively Mohammedan city-sO eXclu-
siye, IN fact, that ii would be polluted even
by the presence of an in6del.
Three noble infidels have, however, at
different times visited the Holy City
Burekhardt in 1913. Burton in 1852, and
Nathan in 1662-all of whom, disguised as
Mohammedans, made the pilgrimage, and
each wrote out his experience for the bene-
fit of his fellow-countrymen. About ten
years ago the Khedive of Egypt made the
tour of the holy cities, and the French
papers secured correspondents among the
Egyptian Mohammedans who accompanied
this Prince, and thus for the first time OBJ
tanned reliable material for illustrating
these notable and hitherto unknown spots.
Numbers of photographs were brought
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votion begins in earnest, and consists in
walking round the Kaaba an immense num-
Der of times, reciting prayers the while
and kissing the stone at intervals. of prayer
in the court OF the mosque with the face
turned to the holy stone, and of prayer in
the interior of the Kaaba building The
door OF the Kaaba is four or five feet from
the ground, and reached by a flight of steps
which, during all but three days in the
year, are kept in a private room in the
mosque. Three days in each year is the
building opened, one day for men, one for
women and one to be cleansed and purified
by the servants of the mosque. There is
nothing In the building in the nature Of an
altar, and the walls are decorated only
with inscriptions from the Koran, but to
pray in this holy building is the most
mertorious act Mohammedan can per-
form. and as soon as the door is opened
there is rush in which men are frequently
trampled to death.
In the pavement near the door of the
kaaba there is a hollow which marks the
spot where Abraham and Ishmaei made the
cement with which to build the original
holy house. A few steps away are the
graves OF Hagar and Ishmael,. partly en-
circled by wall of marble. In the same
court is the well ZamZem, believed by the
Moslems to be the well of Hagar. The wa
ter is heavy and prom0tive of indigestion,
but 1t Is the best to be found in all Central
Arabia.
lDe uOiy pidct5 near moccd are nulneT-
Gus, for it should be understood that heavy
fees are paid by pilgrims on performing any
duty whatever in mosque or other holy
resort. Hence the whole country in the
vicinity of Mecca is studded with little
mosques, each hallowed by some real or fan
cied association. Here is the cave of Mo-
manned where his revelations we're re-
ceiyed. there the hill from which he assembled
to heaven. and yonder the valley in which
he alighted on his return. Not far from the
city is Maala, where are the graves Of his
father and mother, and close to them the
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The difficulties and miseries of a pilgrims
life are very great. From the time lie be-
gins his pilgrimage until its conclusion in
Mecca he must wear but one garment and
that entirely insufficient for the inclemen-
cleS OF the season; but day or night it must
not be changed, nor any addition made to
it. He must recite certain prayers at GER
tain times; must abstain from all but few
well-known and simple articles OF food;
must observe so many and such stringent
regulations that life during the period of a
pilgrimage becomes little short of burden.
Besides these drawbacks. the cost of pill
grimage is serious matter, for all along
the route from Jeddah TO Mecca and along
the principal caravan roads the people are
very greedy, and as they live on the pill
grims, plumber them on all occasions.
The pilgrim may or NAV not visit Medina,
but as, according to MOhammed one prayer
offered at his tomb is more efficaciouS tn an
thousand offered at any other place save
Mecca, most of the Meecan pilgrims go to
Medina before returning home. Medina is
In the heart of Arabia, about $50 miles from
Mecca, and it is so sacred that q circle Of
twelve miles radius from the great mosque
is a sanctuary for all offenders. The city
has walls and fort in the medieval STYLE
and is defended still further by fortress
on hill above the town. The great Mosque
Of the Prophet is the central attraction.
This is 420 feet long by $40 broad, and,
like the mosque Of Mecca, consists of a
HdSS VI DullulHsS anu SUI
rounding a central court. In the court
yard is an inclosed space of small area, be-
lieved to have been the garden of Fatima,
the prophets daughter. Near by is the
we'll where the prophet rested, when, worn
with travel, he arrived in Medina in the
year one of the heglra. Under the roof of
the mosque ara the tombs of Mohammed.
Abubeker and Omar. They ara covered by
curtain of the richest black silk, en-
broidered in the same color. Indeed, the
tombs themselves are never seen by any
one, and it is limited by some of the hereti-
cal secIs of the Mohammedans that there
are no tombs there.
Medina was formerly a great NJ ohamme-
dan university, and there are still thirty
schools remaining. most of which are con-
Quoted in the mosque, for the estates of
Mecca and Medina are very wealthy, thes e
mosques owning property in almost every
Mohammedan city in the world. The rev.
enues, however. from these lands and
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BOTH BAD TRAITS.

Ones Was to Take Jsca Knives, and
the Other Ones was to Fight.
81 have a friend here whom want to in
troduce you to," lie said, after they had met
and chatted a moment in the Erie Depot
across the river.
''Ob, certainly"
81 beg to state in advance, however, that
he has one curious trait of character which
you may expect to see developed"
,"All right. My friends contend that
also have one"
The two were introduced, shook hands,
passed the usual talk, and after four or five
minutes number three suddenly queried:
YES"
IF you please"
He pared his nails and talked for three or
four minutes longer, and then put the
knife in his pocket and excused himself on
the grounds that lie must look after his
baggage.
That's his trait" whispered the man
who introduced him; hes taken your knife
away with him. Curious, isn't it?"
Not half so curious as my trait!" ex-
claimed the other, and, striding after the
man. he seized him by the shoulder whirled
him around In savage manner and said:
Either return that knife or I'll lick YOU
out of your boots right here and now"
"Ah! Beg pardon!" and the knife was
handed out so quickly that it seemed to be
red hot.-New York Sun.
The morning call., 1890-05-25

burial places of several of his wives But
about twelve miles from Mecca is the most
holy Hill of Arafat. and no pilgrim can
claim that his pilgrimage has been per-
formed until he has climbed to the stony
summit of this peak, and there listened to
sermon by the sheriff of the Meccan
mosque. The hill is holy, first. from the
fact that Adam was created there; sec
ondly, because he found Eve there, and
thirdly. because, having lost her after the
expulsion from Eden and sought her in
summit of Arafat. Not far from here she
was buried, and her tomb is still place for
pilgrimages. The Eill is about 200 feet high,
and at the top is pulpit from which the
annual sermon is delivered.
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back by an amateur Mohammedan photog-
rapher, aud thus the pictorial information
we have concerning Mecca and Medina is
as reliable as photography can make it.
Mecca is situated in the heart Of Arabia,
about sixty-five miles from Jeddah. its port
on the Red Sea. The city is located in
valley, and from gate to gate is about two
and a half miles long by oyer half mile
wide to the foothills on either side. The
houses are described as superior to most
of those in other parts Of Arabia; three.
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FIILL true believers, writes a contrib
'IAI utor of the st. Louis Globe-Demo
INV cTat. are required once in lifetime
at least, to make the pilgrimage to Mecca
and Medina. To Mohammedans three
cities are sacred - Mecca, the Prophets
birthplace; Medina, the place of his tomb.
and Jerusalem, the scene of Chrisfs labors
and sufferings; for, to the Mohammedans.
Christ is prophet only less esteemed than
Mohammed himself Pilgrimages to Je-
rusalem are not inculcated by the law of
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and even four, stories are common, and,
what is remarkable in an Oriental town,
the windows open on the streets. The fur
niture is also much better than is common
in the East, for both windows and furni-
ture are for the benefit of travellers, for
Mecca is as much city of boarding houses
as Washington. The streets are broad,
but unpayed, and the only public building
of any consequence in Mecca is the great
Mosque, which is composed of a mass of
buildings surrounding an extensive court.
The buildings comprise apartments for the
Governor and other officials of the Mosque,
and for the swarm of minor servants,
eunuchs and slaves who care for the build
ings and grounds, and barracks for the
guards. Within the buildings is c0lonnade
running entirely round the interior court
1t is SAID that upward of 800 columns from
is to 20 feet high are comprised within this
structure. Every four columns support an
arch surrounded by dome, and the col
umns themselves are of all sorts of stones,
being the gift of princes and the plumber of
temples, ancient and modern. Side by side
may be seen column OF pOrphyry or mala-
chite from a Byzantine church, sent as
present by the Sultan to the great Mosque,
and columns of marble stolen from the
Greek temples on the AcropOlis. Here are
columns brought from Jerusalem, from Pal
myra, from Babylon, from Egypt, even some
of Spanish architecture, and owing to the
ignorance of the builders, placed upside
uONu, IIOlu Spanish ChuTCnes III NOIuOFA.
W allS and arches are painted IN gaudy
stripes OF yellow, white and blue, so that
the interior presents a singularly brilliant
appearance. In the center OF the court is
the Kaaba, a cubical structure SO feet long,
% feet wide and 40 feet high. 1t is of gray
granite, and the present edihce was built in
the seventeenth century ON the site and of
the materials of one which was destroyed
by a flood shortly before. 1t is said that
the building has been often renewed, but
no matter how frequently rebuilt, one pOr-
ton is always. and has always been, the
Same-the black stone in one angle, which
gives its name TO the structure. This
kaaba-fOr the stone is known by the same
name as the buildings believed to have
fallen from heaven. Burckha says it
looked ike a piece of lava. Burton de-
clared it to be an aerOlite; but, whichever
it is, 1t is worn smooth by the lips and
hands of innumerable worshipers. The
building itself is covered with a pail of
The morning call., 1890-05-25
THE CALLS
QUERY COLUMN.
A Brief History of the Society
of the Cincinnati.
Manufacture Of Artificial Ice - Acquiring
Water Rights-He That Runs May
Rsad-Ths Parkman Murder.

THE CALLS Query Column is conducted with
a view to aid all seekers after knowledge OF gen.
eral interest.
Catch Questions will not receive any attention.
No opinion will be given In this column regard
Ing the reliability or character OF any person or
firms in this city or elsewhere.
Questions, answers TO which are In the nature
OF an advertisement, will not be answered.
Every inquiry must have the true and full
name OF the sender, well as the correct resi-
dence. Any inquiry that has not the COR
rect anne and address of tho sender will
be treated as IL IL was not signed, and the
writer need not expect answer.
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black silk. embroidered with texts from the
Koran. This cover is renewed once every
year, or upon the accession OF a new Sultan,
and very important articles of export from
Mecca are the bits of the old covers, which,
cut into pieces about six inches square, are
each sold for about 81 Of our money, an
enormous price in Arabia, where everything
is cheap A Sultan, on his accession TO the
throne, makes a present of new cover to
the Kaaba.
AS soon as the pilgrim arrives in Mecca,
and even before he secures lodgings or at
tends 20 any secular duties whatever he
visits the mosque and there recites certain
prayers appropriate to his arrival. After
refreshment however, the business of de-
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houses are not very large, for not only do
the pashas ruthlessly appropriate their
funds, but the thefts OF minor officials are
so numerous that only small portion of
the revenue finds its way to the Golfers of
the great mosque. The Mohammedans are
Jealous in prayer. but by no means liberal
in donations. Their religion is character
lied by heartless formality and an intense
and savage bigotry
The morning call., 1890-05-25

UNITED STATES CoNsUL-w. G. s., City.
There is no United States Consul to Wurtem-
berg but the Consul at Stuttgart in Wurte mberg,
Germany, Is Edward Z. Crane.
The morning call., 1890-05-25

HoMEsTEAD-G. s., City. Either the husband
or the wife may record homestead on property,
providing the same Is community belonging.
The morning call., 1890-05-25

LAS yEGAs-J. c., city. "bas" is the Span
ish for "tbe" plural form, and "vegas" for
"open plains" or meadows"
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The PILGRIMAGE TO
MECCA AND MEDINA
Some Picturesque Sights of the
Holy Cities of the Mo.
hammedans.
: VISIT TO THE GREAT MOSQUES.

4 Remarkable Beautiful
Pillars Taken From Christian
Churches and Pagan Temples.
The Kaaba-The Difficulties and
Miseries of a Pilgrims Life.
Notable "InfdeIs Who Have
Made the Journey Disguised
as Moslems.
The morning call., 1890-05-25
WIN willie Was Hnppv.

1t was bedtime, and Willie was leaving
the nursery.
"Come and kiss me goodnight"
" Yes, dearest"
"Have you all the beautiful story books
you want%
Yes, dearest"
And are you happy?"'
"Yes, dearest"
"And what makes Willie happy?"
Well, you see, I've torn the seat out of
my red-velyet trousers, and the goat has
eaten my sash, and Jakey Ogleheimer has
thrown mud all over my fancy waist, and
altogether. dearest, I've got pretty good
right to feel comfortable. ~ shington
Post.
The two daughters of the Spanish Queen
ART 8 and IL years old, respectively. They
talk Spanish, French. German ana English
fiuently, and are strong, healthy-looking
children.
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NATIONAL DEBT-R. w. W., Stockton, Cal.
The United States OF America, since they have
been an Independent nation, have never been
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To BE A PILoT-J. F., Cloverdale, Cal. To be
a pilot in Australia you must be subject OF her
British Majesty and have served previously for
a stated number OF voyages In those waters. An
American may receive pilots license for his
own vessel after number of voyages, but even
this license will not save him from paying half
pilotage fees.
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CIVIL SERVICE AGAIN-K. V. H., City. The
civil service examinations for positions in the
Customs service held twice a year, on the
first Tuesday in April and October. In all
branches application must be made at least 81
DAYS before the examinations begin. Those for
p0stofiice positions will next take place on Au-
gust 9th and those Tor departmental positions on
the I'd OF next month. Apply for particulars 10
Postal or Customs Secretary of Board of Exam
liners, san Francisco. CAL