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mel. This would seem an appropriate
gift. for one mile west OF Haifa, at the
Immediate foot OF the mount. is Ger
man-American mission colony. having a
good school, sixty stone dwellings and
manufactures OF soap and olive wood
ware.
The colony has a apopuiation OF over 800.
while Halfa Itself has a population OF
over 4eC0.
The Turks seem to have displayed
genuine enthusiasm over tho visit OF the
German Emperor and Empress to Con-
stantinople. The Mallahs OF the mosques
at Stamboul assembled on tho eve OF
their Majesties' departure to express by
public prayer their sympathy for the
Emperor OF Germany
Dispatches received here from St. Pc
tersburg show that the Emperor's jour
ney to the East is viewed-there with the
greatest suspicion, and IL is fully be-
leved that Empeor william IS DESTROYS
of acquiring a portion OK ottoman terri
tory
The Novo Vremya. writing in this
sense warns Turkey that even slight
concession OF Turkish territory VIII be
the beginning OF the partition Of the
Turkish Empire, II not its ruin.
RARE GULLIBiLITY
An almost incredible instance OF nine
toenth century superstition and gullibility
comes from the town of kempton, Ba-
yaria, where q married couple, named
Wohlfahris have been sentenced 70 i'm
prlsonment after having been convicted
Of an extraordinary series OF frauds on
well-to-dO farmer and wife living near
by. whose daughter, Crescence, recently
died. The WOlfahrts persuaded the
l. bnff hot
daughter, Agnes Wohlfahrts. received
frequent visits from the Virgin Mary,
who told her Cresccnce was not in
Heaven. but I'm purgatory. They further
imposed upon the parents Of Crescence
that Agnes could arrange their daughter
release from purgatory II the father paid
000 marks, the latter paid the money
and a little later Agnes was alleged 70
have received the news that Crescence
was married 10 an angel and wished
to have her dowry sent TO her. together
with one thousand marks Then Cres-
cence was supposed TO have had. baby,
and tho farmer gave more money 10 the
Wohlfahrts.
In short the farmer was blod I'm this
manner until ne was ruined. But news
OF the AFFAIR reached the authorities. and
the Wohlfahrts were arrested
LETTERS FROM THE VIRGIN
During the proceedings in court five
hundred letters. which Agnes Wohifahrt5
was said TO have received from the Viz
IN Mary were produced, and tho public
prosecutor read a receipt from the moth
or Of Christ for 100 marks. Another
document was a letter Of thanks for
sack Of potatoes. and sdll another was
an acknowledgment Of receipts OF 25D
marks. which said that an the angels In
Heaven blew their trumpets when the
money arrived.
10 was also developed during tho court
proceedings that Agnes actually gave tie
farmer q sofa. milk loaf and other
things which she declared she had re-
celved from Heaven. while the farmers
wife baked fine tart for the Virgin
Mary. Frau Wohfahrts 80 the guiding
spirit IN She frauds was sentenced 10 two
years imprisonment.
ANTI-sTRIKE MEASURE.
Important measures providing for the
strength OF the army anti-strlke meas
ures are so advanced that the bills en-
bodying them arc ready for Introduction
i1 the Rcichstag whom that body con
venes The first preliminary elections
for members Of the Diet have been hNed
for October 9th and the sinai elections
viii take place 4 week later
The parties are split I'D a manner
witch makes st impossible to predict the
result that sweeping changes IN the
composition Of the House are p,obable
and the anti-American leauins are very
likely TO form a majority