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pies distinguished position. He has
been active in political work for long
time, and has done much to aid his
party In winning its successes of recent
years. He has had quite an extensive
experience in campaign work and has
shown considerable resource in organi-
zatiOn and effective campCiFnin9. He
served al one time upon the state CEN
Jral committee. Mr.. GRATIS YVES elected
90 the state Legislature from his district
in 1882, and has been reelected continu-
ousIy ever since. He was elected speakeV
of the house at the session at which
Gen. John II. Palmer, democrat, was
chosen to succeed ex-senator Farwea,
republican, in the United States senate.
Mr.. Crafts was one of the first, If not
the first, to advocate the nomination Of
Gen John M Palmer at the democratic
state convention, resulting in the intro
tiuction into the campaign OF the ques-
ton of the election of United States sem
stor ny the popular vote Of the state.
BE is a lawyer by profession and stands
high at the Chicago bar, Of which he
has been a member since 1869. His
home is al Cicero. He was born in Au-
burn, O., July s, 1913; was educated in
the district schools and at Hiram col
1ege, Ohio, and was graduated from
the Ohio State and Union Law college,
Cleveland, o., in 1855. He was admitted
to the bar in Cleveland, in both the
state and United States courts. Mr.
Crafts has o good record and stands
well with ali clements OF his party.
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derful reservoirs called Solomon's
pools. They are three in number, each
on lower level than the other. The
largest is over six hundred feet in
length and holding water enough 80
float the largest ocean liner. They
were designed to carry water to Jeru-
salem. They contain now bat little
water, yet IN their decay are wonder
full structures. A few miles beyond
these pools the sight of Bethlehem, a
mass Of stone houses on q bill side, burst
upon our view.
As we rode along we could see the
vineyards, each with its square stone
watch tower. Here and there were
shepherd boys tending their focis of
sheep or goats. One of these boys
was playing on his shepherds pipe-a
fne-looking little fellow clad in his
coarse goat-hair clothing. Some one
cried out: Look, there's David taking
care of his sheep" We noticed that the
hills were very stony, but the valley
was apparently quite fertile, as excel
lent wheat was growing.
To one side of the town is the Church
Of the Nativity an interesting old
structure. This church, called also the
Church of the Virgin Mary, is built over
u cave, which a tradition reaching back
to the seventh century describes as the
stable where Mary brought forth her
Son, the infant Jesus- Il is well known
that Constantine had built over this
grotto a fine church, and that Justinian
replaced this with a building which sur
passed IN spiendor all the churches of
Jerusalem. Perhaps is was this church
of Justinian that the crusaders found
when they entered Bethlehem in 1099
Baldwin was in 110l crowned king Of
Jerusalem in this church. The church
has. however, been much changed since
then, having in the last forty years un-
dergone complete restoration.
Down under the main floor Is the
crypt, which is evidently a natural
cave. Here is shown the chapel of the
Nativity, whose walls are cased with
marble. In a niche lighted by fifteen
silver lamps we notice, let into the
rock, a silver star, around which is the
inscription in Latin: Here Jesus Christ
was born of Mary the Virgin" We de-
sccnd a few steps and come to another
chapel, IN which marble manager is
shown, as the place where Jesus was
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me, bat kept on pnllmg the trigger
and holding to my hat to keep it from
getting clean off my head As the last
cartridge went off and began TO think
of my 'now-l-lay-me' the panther
turned tail, and, with one long. despair
ing squat, he hustled into the woods
not hair touched by nay bullets,
though I'd fred seven thirty-two's at
her. l didn't wait for her to come
back and call On ne again. just
showed some more cartridges into the
revolver, and stuck my spurs into the
little mare under me. The way she
went down the mountain was a eau
ton, and I'm pretty sure she smashed
Nancy Hanks record into su itbereens
No. sir, don't mind hunting noon
.sh liners and throwing their whisky
away and risking being got the drop
on sometime, bat beg to be excused
from entertaining a full-grown and
apparently healthy panther, again.
with an exhibition Of my fancy shoot
ing. It's too much like work. She was
afterwards killed, believe. but / am
still thanking my stars that / did not
wound her while was doing the But
falo Bill act and holding on 20 nv am
bitIous hat at the same time. Ever
ard Jack Appleton, IN Detroit FREQ
Press
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! looked straight into a revolver, aud We
| had them all handcuffed in no time.
| They didn't say much, but when they
saw my Jolly lrishnan among us they
! did some tall swearing, as they realized
! how he had tricked them. We found
| the still after some searching for it
| down in little ravine about two hun
drej yards from the house. sitting
| under a shed made OF an old tareshiug
machine boiler fattened out They had
made it bullet proof. but we didn't re-
spect their foresight at all: we Just cut
their worm into six-iaeh pieces,
ground, plugged their boiler full Of
holes and then marched them down 70
civilization and jail"
Don't YOU ever have serious difficult
ties with then?"
"In the shooting way? No, rot often.
They're not brave set of mca, as l
said, and / for one have never been
fired on By them. Perhaps my good
luck IN always getting the drop on
them may account in part for this,
however" and the big marshal Laughed
again.
Raleigh county IS full of noonshin-
ers." he went on. II know of no less
than six stills running now fun blast,
and they've got to be broken up
We're going TO make series of raids
soon in that direction, and perha rs
these men viii prove better fighters
than the others have beeu-there is
never any telling about such things,
you know. We viii try and do our
best, though, to break up this indus
try. Yes, have to do great deal OF
riding, night and day, and of course go
armed always.
about a month ago I had scare,
ana big one, too, but it wasn't caused
by any sinners l was riding through
a thick stretch Of woods near the top
of the mountain when l heard child's
shrill cry. 1t was about dark and /
was rather glad to know of a house
being so near where l could put up for
the night, and 1 pushed forward, every
minute expecting to come upon a clear
ing and cabin. Presently | heard the
cry again, only it was nearer this
time ana SOunOeC more IKE woman =
voice. l spurred up my horse, and
just as we turned bend in the lone
some old road such yell as you never
heard burst out from directly IN front
OF me, and the next second l had
whipped out my gun and began to pull
the trigger for all l was worth
Woman? No, sir; one of the big
gest penthers l ever saw standing
on a log not twenty feet from
me, flashing her tail from side
to side and yelling like a demon.
Was I scared? Well, should
remark! Why, the goose-fesh came
all over my body in moment, and
folt like sinGed porcupine with the
dogs after ne. It's an honest fact, too
i had to hold my hat down on my
head, my hair kept showing it up so,
while kept blazing away at that
bowling beast. / wouldn't have been
bit more scared if you had turned all
of John RobinsOu's menagerie loose on
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The Tsn rf Perfrmr.

The elegant woman adopts one particu-
lar scent and uses it to the exclusion o!
all others. Is need not be added thai
heavy scents are vulgar and disagreeable,
besides being positively distressing 70 per
sons whose olf2ctory nerves are delicate
and sensitive. Something slight and sub
tie, such as mixture Of peau d'Espagne
and Russian violet, or gray amber Rnd
sandalweod, IS exquisite
Partisan dressmakers and coCrouriers
never omit TO ask wbea dress is ordered
from them what perfume is adopted BIZ
their client; and they then proceed 10 in
troduce between the Innings tiny fat sach-
cts, prepared in accordance with the an
syTer. These are inexpensive little details
which add greatly TO the charm OF toilet.
and which anybody can afford 20 indulge
IN Another nice idea IS 70 sprinkle r1s
untercicthinz with few drops Of liquid
perfume aad TO spray 20 ths hea3 and
bodice Of ones dress before putting II on.
This viii cause Il subdued and thoroughly
refined oder 20 become perceptihIe with
ont lis degeneratlnS nto anything offea-
sIye.
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when the pulverized rock was dlSsoIveu
in water and drank it gave to women
and cows the ability rapidly to produce
milk The pulverized stone of the grotto
was, accordingly, quite an article OF
trade.
From the Milk Grotto we reach the
place of the shepherds, according to
tradition the place where the angels ap-
peared TO the shepherds announcing the
birth of the Saviour. This is also a cave.
near little village, called Bet Sahur.
Over this spot was formally the church Of
Gloria in Ezcelsss, to commemorate the
angel song and the announcement to
the shepherds We turn away from
these superstitioUs and fictitious sacred
sites, and, betaking ourselves TO the
shadow of stone wall, open our Bibles
and read up the great events connected
with Bethlehem. We read of Bcaz and
Ruth, that marvelously beautiful story
which conferred in Bethlehem. We
as the shepherd of his fathers sheep.
Here he was anointed by Samuel, and
here his memory turned fondly back,
revisiting these hillsides. Here was the
spring of Bethlehem, whose water lie
longed for. Above al here was born
Jesus, the great Son of David, the
Saviour of men. Here, on these very hill
sides ON which we are gazing, nearly
two thousand years ago shepherds were
pasturing their foclcs when the glory
of the Lord shone around them.
Just before us on these fields were
two shepherds with their focl1s. We
walk toward them and take snap shot
with the camera, and now before me IS
this picture of the Bethlehem fields and
the shepherds, recalling wildly that
wonderful afternoon Here, too, are
flowers plucAed at the time, and here is
head of wheat from the fields where
Ruth cleaned after the reapers OF Boaz
But notice these sheep. They are very
different from an American sheep.
They belong TO the broad tailed variety,
which has been cultivated in the Orient
for several thousand years, at least as
far back as the time of Aristotle. The
tail is very heavy, weighing sometimes,
in extra fatted sheep, nearly one-third
the whole weight OF the animal.
Filippi, our guide, told me, what con-
sidered at the time an egregious yarn,
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PLACE OF TIE NATIVITY IN THE GAVE AT
BETHLEHEM.

laid While we were there a merchant
OF the town came in, having a lot of
rosaries, etc, carved out Of olive wood
and mother Of pearl. The priest took
these tinkets and placing them on the
manager" said q prayer over them. The
merchant took them out TO sell them at
an advanced price, because of the fact,
which would be well advertised. that
they had been placed upon the manger.
Some distance further on we are shown
\ well, which is said 10 have been mi
raoulously sprung up while Joseph and
Mary were in the cave, for the conven-
fence Of the Holy Family. Gregory Of
Tours gravely tells Us that the Star OF
Bethlehem, after 1t had accomplished its
purpose Of indicating 70 the wise men
the birthplace OF the Saviour, descended
into the we'll where it could be seen.
but only by pure maidens. lie ADDS.
however. that he himself had seen il.
We are further shown, in the cave. the
place where the angel appeared 10
Joseph telling him to take the young
child and his mother and fee into
EFypc. TO escape the mu-deroUs wrath
- herod. Further along Is shown The
attar Of Esubeis, and near by the cell
OF 81 Jerome, where he studied AID
translated the Bible into Latin.
Going out of the cave and up through
the church we reach, near the walls OF
the Armenian and Greek cIoisters, a
cave called the Milk Grotto. which is
the centcr Of number Of legends CON
neeted with the Holy Family, the best
known and most widely spread Of
which IS shat IN this place few drops
81 the milk of Mary fell upon the rock,
which impaired q peculiar milk color TO
il and. according 10 the popular belief,
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health; was sent as commissioner Of
the confederacy 30 Russia in 1858; 81 the
close of the war in 1880 accepted the
position OF professor of political econ
omy and social science in the Iniver-
sity of Mississippi; the following year
was transferred 81 the chair 81 consti-
tutional and municipal law and gov
ernmental science; in 1879 was elected
to congress and reelected IN 1874; WIS
elected TO the United States senate and
took his seat March 5, 1877: was ap-
pointed secretary of the interior March
8, 1885, and filed the Office until ap-
pointed, January IS. 1883, 10 Position
on the supreme bench 70 fiji the vacancy
caused by the death Of Justice WIlIlaIa
3. Woods, of Georgia
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A local paper Of Santa Ana, Cal. tells
about a spider which had web in a
tree in which canary was caught.
The ends of the wings, tail and feet of
the bird were bound together by some
sticky substance, to which were at
tached the threads of the spider, which
were slowly but surely drawing up the
bird by an ingenious pulley arrange
ment. The bird hung head downward
and was so securely bound with little
threads that it could not. struggle and
would have soon been prey to its
great, ugly captor had not an onloolrer
rescued it
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The New Archbishop of cisautz.

The recent appointment as arch.
bishop OF Olmutz. in Moravia, Of Rev.
Theodore Cohen. convert from Juda-
ism. recalls the fact that another Jew
Of that name. Herman Cohen, Of Ham
burg, became Carmelite father ia
1912 In his youth he showed grea.
aptitude for music, and his parents took
him 10 Paris and placed him under
Abbe List. by the aid OF Whole in
structions he speedily Won al envizblc
place among musicians A. this time
he became a disciple Of VoItaire and
Rousseau in the gay capital, and led q
life that was far from edifyiDg. SO that
his conversion TO Christianity created
40 little sensation
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COUNT. BEAUTY. COUNTESS.

zen inches around the muzzle he has
been shown at q mum her Of bench
shows IN England. and IN every in
stance has carried or first houors.
hinEstonian Beauty is considered one
of the most perfectly formed specimens
cf her breed IN existence. She has Won
<irst prize az tAe Kennel club show in
London. and also blue ribbons at the
Gloucester and Darlingt71 shows. She
cost $1,000. King stouian Countess.
whose markings are the same as Kings
tonian Couuy and EiHgs;orian Beauty.
Is the smallest Of the three, measuring
tyenty-nine inches at the shoulder.
She has not been shown often, 50 has
few prizes to her credit Her price is
said to be $500. These interesting
brutes are the property Of Col Jacob
Euppert, Jr., Of New York. who seems
bent on acquiring the finest kennel OF
ST. Bernards in the world.
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JUSTICE LamsR,s LIFE.
TIE Dead Jurtst Had An Ereutfui aud In
tereStiog Career

tereStiog Career.
Lucius Quintus Cincinoatrs Lamar,
associate justice Of the United States
supreme court, who died January %
was born in Putnam county, Ga. Sep
TENDER Il, 1928; received his early edu-
cation in Oxford, Miss, and was grad
uated from Emory college. Georgia, in
1915; studied law IN Macon under his
uncle, Hon. Absolon ii. Chapel. and
was admitted TO the bar in 1877: was
adjunct professor of mathematics in
the university Of Mississippi for time;
entered upon the practice of law at
Covington, Ga; wos elected TO the leg
islature of that state in 1853; was elect
cd q member of congress in iS57 and
served until 1880, when be withdrew TO
take part in the secession convention
OF Mississippi; was colonel of the Nine
teenth Mississippi confederate infantry.
participated in many engagements with
the army of northern Virginia; was
compelled to leave the service by Ill
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FIELDS OF BETHLEHEM
The Hills Where the Shepherds
Watched Their FIocks-
The City Of David and the birthplace Of
Jesus Christ-The Manser in Which
the Saviour Is Supposed to
Have Been Born.
1Special Letter.l

loptC1d1 LSttcE'i
Six miles south of Jerusalem, among
the hills, lies the little town which has
focused upon it the thought, of the
Christian world. The story of the
wise men, the star and the child, will
never grow old. To few places among
the holy hills approaches the traveller
with greater anticipation than to Beth
lehem. A beautiful road has been
constructed from Hebron to Jerusalem
passing through Bethlehem. A bright
morning last April found our party Of
six cantering along this road. We had
come up from the south over the great
Phillstine plain, and up the wild glens
and among the torraced hills of Judea
to old Hebron. Between Hebron and
Bethlehem we came across those won
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that sometimes the shepherds attach a
fat piece of board TO the under side of
the tail and put wheels 30 it, so that
the sheep can carry his tail with COM
fort. Far from being a yarn" find
this statement confirmed by good au-
thority and printed IN cold type. I did
not, however, see any sheep with this
wheel attachment.
AS a town bethlehem is one of the
cleanest in Palestine, which is not say
ing much. where the rule is excessive
filth. 1t is Christian town, the popu-
lation being composed mostly of Greek
and Latin Christians. They cultivate
bees extensively and many houses have
apjaries on their fat roofs. But by far
the industry of Bethlehem is the MAX
ing OF trinl1ets for tourists outof mother
of-pearl, Dead sea stone and olive wood.
You may see the workmen in their tiny
shops, cutting and carving and polish
ing. Napkin rings, paper knives, book
racks, tables and host of fancy arti-
cle3 arc produced which are sent over
the world from this little town The
Bethlehem women are better looking
than in most Syrian towns, and the
children seem brighter. Even degen-
crate form of Christianity makes a
marked contrast in the people as COM
pared with the dreadful blight OF Mo-
haTmedanism upon women and their
families.
While you are Disguised with the
fancjful traditions which cling 70 these
places, yet you recover yourself when
you remember that this is the torn, the
very place, the city of David and the
city of our Lord. These hills are the
same as when the shepherds watched
their hocl1s By night
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ncnAReE HIM IN TIE Ell"
An OIL Bsron's First Visit to Foreisu
Lands

Z An oik bSrons 11rSt tkstt to Eorctqn
Lands
II was in the DAYS when oil was frs.
struck in Pennsylvania that one lucky
poSseSsor Of some valuable land sold il
ct an excellent bargain. lie had long
had desire to visit Europe. and as his
present means enabled him 10 crafty
his wish, it was not long before ne was
on one of the ocean liners blowing his
way 20 the old world. lie did England
and Ireland in firs,-class style, aceuir-
ing fund of experience from contact
with landlords and others that was GER
tainly val liable, If only for what it cost
him 70 &C luire it Learning what he
/ did at the price among those who spoke
his own language, il made him in n
measure curious TO see how the counter
parts of these gentry would treat him
in sunny France and Italy. The few
inquiries he made did not reassure him
that Gallo or Italian hosts were any
less frugal or exscting than those Of thu
BTAtiSh kingdom. so that he not unnat-
uraliy judged from past experience that
so much of his time as was not employ
ed in sleeping would be chiefly occupied
in opening his pocket-booS and making
various payments and donations more
or less just to almost everyone he was
brought IN contact with
Whether he was right or wrong in
thus assuming that everything went, so
long as it was paid for. be could not pos
sibly decide for some time. The theory
that it was all right had carried him
through Paris and other of the principal
cities, after visiting which he had coma
70 MarseilleS Here his ewes were de-
lighted with reading the legends on
rather poor-looking hotel that English
WAS spoken there. Entering. he found
that statement only partly verified. -
n knowledge Of that speech was con-
fined to the proprietor. Still. as nc had
made out hitherto. this was nothing Of
shock, although he soon found the pet
~ extoFtions practiced upon him were
The slightest service was treated in the
light of an item for the bill Opening
a window seemed TO be made a mem
orandum OF by the officiating waiter,
and handing him a light for a cigar had
the character Of special extra
This went on for about half a dav,
when he had an alteration with an Of
fetal whom he erroneously took for me
man that BACKED his boots As neither
understood the other too well, the trEv-
cler, possibly installing the gareon's
natural vivacity for offensiveueSs,
knocked him over couple of trunks
and down the stairs
In a moment up rushed the Prcprie-
tor.
mon dieu, monsieur" he said, you
have killed the waiter"
KILLED him. did II" was the some
what surprised answer. oh. well,
charge him in the bill
Times
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B-hr I.uth ana Her ,isthsr.

There IS one duty Mrs. Cleveland never
permits another 70 per:Crn. and hat :
10 her ths sweetest pleasure IA Hfe-gOck-
ing her baby % sleep every evening Oue
evening some Ladies n her presence, VIVA
were great friends q hers, discussed the
resemblance Of h!tls Roth to her pzr~sts.
One CT them said Ruth was e lovely baby.
and just ike her motrsr Ms. CIsve-
land turned and said; "R1ta Is lovely
baby, bus : Just Ike her fAtbsr. Sac
does not even look ike re am SIP.
should noz love her half - well 4 sks
cd nos look ike Eer father -
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CLAYTON {. CRAFTS.

Something About the Speaker Of tho Hi
nois House OF Representatives..
The deep interest which the younger
element are taking in political contests
AID public affairs generally is q most
commendable feature Of the tendency Of
the day. As IS universally the case,
young men, while they may admire the
old leaders, give their enthusiastic sup
port to the younger ones. Among the
young leaders of the democratic party
IN Illinois IIr. Clayton z. Crafts occu-
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FAMOUS ST. BERNARDs.
Three fine Dogs Recently Imported frerh
the British FSIe

Three Zine Dogs Recently imported frorh
the British TSle.
4 Three famous St. Bernard beauties
have lately been added TO the notable
kennels of that breed Of dogs IN this
country. They came from England and
are called Kingstonian Count. Kings
tonian Beauty and Eincstonian Coun-
tess. Kingstonian Count is the finest
of the lot. says thu Illustrated Arneri-
can, and looks fully worth the $1,000
which was paid Tor him Although
only eightsen months old. he stands
'thirty-four inches at the shoulder The
Count has the beautiful markings Of
his race-the white collar, breast, half
hind legs and tipped tail. He has a
massive head, which measures twenty
nine inches around the skull and eight
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Not Half snsrt EHouSh.

a London rat recently opened the
door Of a blackbird's cage and entered,
evidently to feast on the birdseed. The
bird saw chance for an excursion and
Few out The door banged to and the
rat was prisoner