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In years to come, return with you still
safe to the court of Jerusalem, then the
gifts"
That depends. Metem," replied the
prince If my grandfather still reigns, it
may be so. but he is very old, and if my
uncle wears his crown, then I am not sure
Truly you Phoenicians love money Would
you, then. sell me for gold. also. MetemT'
said not SO, prince, though even friend
ship has its price
Among your people, Metem?"
Among all people, prince You reproach
US with loving money; well, we do since
money gives everything for which men
strive-honor. and place. and comfort, and
the friendship of kings"
1T cannot give you love- Metem."
The Phoenician laughed contemptuously.
Love! With gold 1 will buy as much of 1t
as l need. Are there no slaves upon the
market? And no free women who desire
ornaments and ease and the purple of
Tyre? You are young, prince, to say that
gold cannot buy us love-"
And you, Metem. who are old, 90 not
understand what 1 mean by love, nor will
l stay to explain 1t to you, for were my
words as wise as my grandsire Solomon's,
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now. lords. will guide you to the city be-
fore more harm befalls us. for this dead
man may have companions"
Our mules are here. lady; will you not
ride mine?'' asked Aziel
Il thank you, prince but my feet will
carry me-"
And so will NINE" said Aziel, ceasing
from a fruitless effort to withdraw his
sword from the breastbone of the savage.
ION such paths they are safer than any
beasts. Friend, will you lead my mule
with yours?" IL -t
LAY, prince" grumbled Metem, "for so
the world goes with the old: you take the
fair lady for company and 1 a she ass.
Well, of the two give me the ass"
Then they started,
How are you named. lady"' said Azel,
.or rather 1 need not ask; you are ELISA,
the daughter OF Saxon, governor of Zim-
bee, are you noty'st
81 am so called, prince. though how you
know 1t l cannot guess.
Il heard you pameii yourself. lady. in the
prayer you made before the altar"
startine neara - yo not know tha ne I II Is
death to that fnanSw hearkens to the
prayer Of a pffestess of Baaltis uttered in
her holy grove! Stinanone know 1t save the
goddess, who Sees all; therefore beseech
you. for your sake and the sake of your
companion, say nothing of it in the city
Certainly nowouM have bean death to
you had l not CHANGED to hear 1t, having
the prince, laughing well, since 1 did
hear 1t, I will add that 1t was beautiful
prayer, revealing heart high end pure.
though grieve that 1t should have been Of
fered to one whom hold to be demon
II am honored," she answered, coldly;
.'but, prince, you forget that, though you,
being a Jew, worship Him they call Jsho-
yah, or so I am told. l. being OF the blood
of the Sidonians, worship the Lady Baaltis,
the queen OF heaven. the holy one of whom
am priesteas." M
so 1t is, aIasg' he said, with a sigh.
well. let us not dispute Of these matters,
though. II you will 1t, the holy Issachar.
the Levite. who is of my train, can set out
the truth of them TO YOU"
ELISA made no reply. and for a while
they walked on IN silence.
Who was that black ro55sr whom l
slew?" Aziel asked, presently
II am not sure, prince" she answered,
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Authors Note.

The world is full of ruins, but few CT
them have an origin so utterly lost In mys-
terry as those OF Zimbabwe. Who built
them? What purpose did they serve? These
are questions that must have perplexed
many generations and many different races
of men.
The researches of NJ. Wilmot prove to
indeed that in the middle ages Zimbab-
we or Zimboe was the seat of a bar5arous
empire. whose ruler was named the En-
peror Of Monomotapa, and that for some
years the Jesuits ministered in a Christian
church built beneath the shadow of its
ancient towers. But of the original pur-
pose of those towers and of the race that
reared them, the inhabitants of medieval
Monomotapa, it is probable. knew less
even than we know today. The labors and
skilled observation of the late Mr.. Theo-
dOre Bent. whose death is so great loss
to all interested in such matters. have
shown almost without doubt that Zimbab-
We was once an inland Phoenician city, or
at the least a city whose inhabitants were
of a race which practiced Phoenician GUS
tones and worshiped the Phoe nician del
ties Beyond this all is conjecture. How II
happened that trading town, protected by
vast Notifications and adorned with tenn
pies dedicated to the worship of the gods
of the Sidonians-or. rather. trading towns
for Zimbabwe is only one of a group of
ruins-were built by civilized men in the
heart of Africa perhaps we shall never
learn, though the discovery of their bury
irg places might throw some light upon the
problem.
Meanwhile there is ample loom for spec
ulation. both as to the dim beginnings of
the ancient city and it's still DINNER end,
whereof We can guess only that hordeS Of
invading sayages stamped 1T out of exist
eIice beneath their blood-stained feet, as in
after generations they stamped out the
nj nj -
romantic sketch the writer has ventured
tc suggest incidents such as might have
accompanied this first extinction of the
Phoenician Zimbabwe. The pursuit, in
deed. is one in which he can only hope to
fill the place of humble pioneer. since it
Is certain that in years to come the dead
fortress temples of South Africa will oc-
cupy the pens Of many generations of the
writer's of romance who. as he hopes, may
have more ascertained facts to build upon
than are available today.
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pray that the mules may Tot stir Pres
emily she will go and we can fly the holy
place."
The Israelfte obeyed and waited, watch
ing eagerly.
Now the edge of the great moon appeared
upon the horizon, and by degrees her white
rays of light revealed q strange scene to
the watchers. About open space of
ground, perhaps fifty PAGES In diameter,
grew seven huge baobab trees, so ancient
that their presence here must have been
attributable to nature rather than to the
hand Of man. 1t was behind the trunk Of
one Of these trees that Aziel and his COM
panion were hidden with their r1ules, and
looking around 1t they perceived that the
open space beyond the shadow of the
branches was not empty. In the center Of
the space stood IN altar. and by it rude
figure of divinity carved in wood and
painted. On its head was a crescent, SYM
bolical of the moon, and round it's neck
hung chain Of wooden stars. 1t had four
wings, but no hands. and of these wings
two were outspread and two clasped to its
breast-a shapeless object-int ended. ap-
parently, to represent q child. symbols
from which Aziel knew that before him
was figure sacred to the goddess of the
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Hocus-POcus and That Sort of Thinr-
From the Humanitarian.
saw Hindoo out in the open street
take three good-sized balls, larger and
heavier than hens eggs, and commence
tossing them up in the air. catching them
as they returned. Soon his hands were
motioniess. but the balls kept ascending,
and, SO far as I know, are ascending still.
They did not return. Were they demater-
ialized by some invisible psychic power?
Such is my opinion.
During my stay In Madras there came
down from a mountain a genuine psychic
and seer. He was truly a venerable mys-
tic. In bungalow on a bright sunshiny
day, o'clock Pm, a dozen present. this
old Yogi burned incense, repeated some
Mantras, and said in substance: Now l
can move any object in this room by my
WILL" Rejecting q few moments, said:
make the book lying on that stand move"
Pointing his lean, bony finger toward it,
he said: Come, conner The stand trem-
bled. the book fell upon the floor, and
slid to his feet There was no hypnotfsm,
no jugglery about this phenomenon Com
mand those peacock plumes up there to
come to you," I continued Focusing his
thought, his will. upon them, they leaped
at his bidding from the case and, sailing
around the room, fell at his feet Other
objects we're moved in a similar manner.
This was genuine white magic.
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Valuable Almanaca.
From the Boston Transcript.

The most valuable almanac ever made Is
that now in the British museum. which is
priceless. II is believed to be at least 1900
years old. The days are written I'm red ink
on papyrus, In columns, and under each
is a figure, followed by three characters
signifying the probable state of the wealth
er for that day. The most elaborate alma
nae in the world Ia that issued by the Chi
nese government in twelve thick volumes,
which gives full information as to lucky
times and places for performing the acts
of everyday life, which is considered an
essential OF success by every good China
man. The Nautical Almanac costs the
British nation 3,o42 a year. At its Office,
No. 8 verulam buildings, Gray's Inn. Lon
don, the superintendent, A. NJ. W. Down
ing. doctor of science and fellow of the
Royal Society, receives f600. Edward Rob-
erts, fellow of the Royal Astronomi-
cal and Statistical societies. the chief
assistant, receives f4JO. and there are
eleven other assistants, several OF
whom are graduates Of universities
members Of learned societies. who are paid
from 600 to $500 each. The most curious
calendar at present I'm use is that of the
natives of Central America, where the
months are only twenty days. and these
are named after animals. Among most
modern European ones the Almanac de
Gotha" has been longest in continuous
circulation. upward of LIS years.
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CHAPTER IL.
The Grove of Baaltis.

Presently, as the two men sat thus
silently. for the place oppressed them, a
sound broke in upon the quiet of the night
that. beginning with low wall, such as
m ght come from the lips Of mournsr,
ended in a chant or song. The voice, which
seemed close at hand. was low. rich and
passionate. At times 1t sank almost to a
sch, and at times, taking a higher note, 1t
thrilled upon the air in tones that " ould
have been shrill were they not so sweet.
What Is that?' whispered Aziel to Me-
tenn.
"Be SILENT" answered the other in his
ear. I'VE have wandered into one OF the
sacred groves OF Baaltis, which is death
for men to enter save at the festivals. and
prfestess OF the grow chants her prayer
to the goddess"
I'VE did not come of our own will, so
doubtless We should be forgiven said
Aziel, indifferently: but that song moves
me. What are the words OF it, / can
scarcely understand them
prince, they are holy words that have
little right TO hear and none TO repeat
She sings OF life and death. and she prays
that the goddess may touch hsr soul with
the wing Of fire and make her grea. and
give her vision of the things that have
been and that shall be: more dare not tell
you. Crouch down. for the moon rises, and
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still you would not understand At the
least, your money cannot bring you the
blessing of God, nor the welfare of your
spirit in the eternal life that is to come"
The welfare of my spirit, prince? No,
1t cannot, since do not believe that have
spirit When die. die. and there Is an
end. But the blessing of God, ah! that can
be bought, as I have proved once and
again, if not with gold, then otherwise.
Did L not in bygone years pass the first
son of my manhood through the fire to
Baal-Sidon? Nay, shrink not from me: it
cost me dear, but my fortune was at stake
and better that the boy should die than
that all Of US should live on in perjury and
bonds. Know you not, prince, that the
gods must have gifts of the best, gifts of
blood and virtue, or they will curse us and
torment us?'
Il do not know. Metem, for such gods are
no gods but devils. children Of Beelzebub
who have no power over the righteous
Truly, would have none of your two gods
Phoenician-upon earth the god of gold,
and in heaven the devil Of slaughter"
Speak not Ill of him, prince" answered
Metem, solemnly. "for here you are not
in the courts of Jehovah, but In his land.
and he may chance to prove his power on
you. For the rest. l had sooner follow
after gold than the folly Of drunken
spirit which you name, love, seeing that 1t
works its votary less mischief. Say, now,
1t was love that drove you hither, was it
not. prince? Well. be careful. LIST love
should keep you here"
The sun has set said Aziel. coldly.
Let go forward"
with DOW and murmured salute, for
his quick courtier instinct told him that
he had spoken too freely, Metem took the
bride OF the princes mule, holding the
stirrup while he mounted. Then he turned
&c seek his own, but the animal had wan
deIed, and a full half hour went by before
he could be captured.
BY now the sun Lad set, and as there Is
little or no twilight in southern Africa, it
became difficult for the two travellers to
find their way down the rough hill path
Still they stumbled on till presently the
lorg. dead grass brushing against their
knees told them that they had lost their
road. They knew. indeed, that they were
riding in the right direction. for the watch
fires burning on the city walls were a
guide to them. Soon, however, they lost
sight of the fires, the boughs of a grove of
Tricky leaved trees hiding them from view
and in trying to push their way through
the wood Metem's mule stumbled against
a root and fell.
Now there is but one thing to be done''
said the Phoenician, he dragged the ami
nal from the ground, land 1t is to stay
here till the moon rises, which II should do
within an hour. 1t were better. prince had
We waited to discuss love and the gods till
fer the end of 1t is that we have fallen into
the hands of darkness. and he is the ia Their
of many evil things"
THAT is So" said the prince, "and 1 am
to blame for 1t. Let US bide here, since we
must"
So, holding their mules by the brides,
they sat down upon the ground and waited
in silence, for each of them was lost in his
own thoughts.
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Prince Henry and American bicycles.
From the Chicago Record

Prince Henry and American Bicycles.
From the Chicago Record.
Prince Henry, who has gone over to
China to represent his august and eccentric
brother. is largely responsible for the in
PRODUCTION of American bicycles into Ger
many. He is fond of wheeling. and sew
eral years ago. while visiting Frankfort.
found an American machine which suited
his fancy better than any he had ever seen.
He bought ii and took II to Homburg
where he was living with his mother. the
Empress Frederick. and within a few days
number of the same make were ordered
fer other members of the imperial family
That made American wheels the fashion
Of course. and the lords and ladies Of that
most fashionable watering place OF Ger
many would not appear any other.
Prince Henry is by far the most popular
and beloved member of the imperial fam
lily. and is SO different from his brother
william that pc )pie wonder how they can
be of the same blood He is very demo-
cratic in his disposition, is gentle in his
manners, quiet and unassuming. and seems
to have an affectfonate regard for his fam
lily and his friends which is very different
from the selfish, autocrat;c and irritable
temper of the kaiser. The people are proud
OF him, and he is idolized to such an extent
not only by the members Of his own family
but by the Germans generally. that the
emperor has frequently shown violent
symptoms of jealousy. Three or four years
ago he banished his brother from court for
some fancied reason. and it required the
united influence of all the other members
of his family, including his grandmo.her.
Queen Victoria, to bring about a reconcil-
iation. 1t is therefore believed that the
motives Of William in sending Henry TO
the other side of the world and placing
him in a most difficult and in many re-
spects critical position has not been gov
erned by the most generous motives.
Those who know Prince Henry will never
believe that he willingly took part in that
opera bouffe performance at Kiel the other
day or that he wrote the speech which
came from his lips. He Is quiet. mod
est and unassuming as William is noisy,
dramatic and imperious. The speech was
very much like William, but very unlike
Henry.
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20
pages OF dingy read
ing!
That's a good deal
of money. you will
allow, to invest in
four small leaves of
printed paper" said
a Washington dealer
in rare books to a
Star reporter yester-
day. However. that
price was offered a
few days ago. The
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now had come up. dragging the two mules
with him.
I'm the grove of the goddess Baaltisr.
broke in the Levite with a kinditng eve.
and striking the ground with his STAN 70
empfDazise his words. You, a prince of
Israel and a servant of Jehovah, alone in
OF fiend? Fie upon you, file upon Won,
would you then also walk in the sin of
your forefathers. and so soon?, '''' u
Peace.' said Aziel in tone of command.
TINS IS no time or place for wranglins
Between me and those who foliou1
raise gods, or the women who WORSHIP
them there is no peace" replied The ni1
priest fiercely. ro the Oh
., knen' followed by all the company, he
city. VI the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12
VALUABLE VOLUMES
Big Prices Paid by Bibliophiles for
Rare Books.
FIVE HUNDRED FOR 4 FEW PAGES
Owner Appreciated His Treasure
and Refused the Offer.
DOCUMENTS IN DEMAND

Written for The Evening Star.
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(To be continued.)
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-07-22

llESrsE, Jnly -, 1875.
Eur1R rNf.
Mu. James Hunt Is down from the
rats visiting relatives here.
William Cvolbcir Of Morgan City vas
doing business here during the week
hs. Agnes Jones, Who has been quite
sick Of late, is slowly improving.
Work. work Is the only cry here at
pic.cnt. Everyone il 30 busy they
don't know which way to turn
The choir has been preparing Tor
Memorial services and the 2ith.
The committee is working like Bces to
make the 2lth exercises a success, aud !
bslieve they will succeed.
John T.. stephens, Of this place har
killed three bears within short period
that were playing around bic sheep In
Morgan county. have oeen told thai
he had quite an encounter with TIE
largest one, aud had to fnish him win
his knife tull particulars have hot
been given In.
Messu Peterson Of wanship aud
Marchant Of Pcoa we're the speaker,
here on sunday last.
Fall grain is about ready to cut, aud
lucerne Is being got In alta rapid rate.
An interesting Program has been AZ
ranged Tor the 2iih celebration ON Mon.
day. services In the morning, dance iol
tn children In the afternoon, Alss
games. racing baseball, etc. PdzsI
will be given 70 tho winners. All are
invited 10 attend.
Dom: forget your mite for the Maine
monument. Help the cause along, Ant
lot the country rec tha. Utah remember
the heroes who were sacrificed h
Havana harbor last February.
There have been light irosts here ioI
Two or three nights this week Lots o
wind, but no rain. w.B.
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THE COUNTY NEWS
wANsnIr

WASsrr, Utah, July 20, isos.
LnuoR TINS
James Este.son returned from Vernal
last week lie sold his farm here TO
Francis Vernon and started back on the
2llh. Mr. Esk8lson thinks there is no
place like Nefrll. and intends makii q
he home there.
The 22nd quorum Of Seventies will
hold It's quar- erly conference here sun.
d.y, July cath, at II o'clock noon
Memorial services for the martyrs 4
the ",iaine" will be held here sunday.
July 2llh at their regular afternoon
services. There will be agJol speaker
pfe,ont who will make the address.
o. r Lyons Of peoa made US call
this week
The farmers are rustling their hay In
while this hne weather lasts.
There will be an entertainment given
Ia the Ward House on the evening Of
July Goth, Tor the benefit Of Andrew
Peterson, who will soon Start on u
mission to Denmark. The entertain.
ment will consist Of songs. rcci'ations,
essays, speeches and music. After the
entertainment refreshments will be-
served. Everyone Is respectfully invited
to attend. The affair is gotten up by
the National Benevolent aud Charitable
Society and Y. l.. NJ. Association.
Don't forget the date. y.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-07-22

"h'el-Huuckle" IL the heading to a
Wes's'n marriage notice. lie no boubt
will.
a Key West dispatch saysi THE
'u.'le'ame running into port like a
irighiencd deer" Perhaps she had d.s-
covered a mouse In her hold.
Cerua swat,sd the ball In great Shape
aud lnlde gallant run, but the Yankee
heldeuwere too quick for him and he
died a.dpt.
within me with unoeasing glow
Heel the fires Of pain,
And oilen wonder " IN know
Tie sense Of res. again."
sings Chicago poe,ess. The young
lady ism, the only saiIerei In this line
in thess''rly cucumbcfy days.
An cpnph upon pine tablet In the
squawyllls cemetery;
Here liewhars LETT Of Bll McIanc,
He,wnoesd a whoopiul whoop for Spain,
Aud erehe echoes ceased to hum
Had h'the trail Of Kingdom Come,
Ills nosesas scattered DER his lace,
HE ioiah we're all swelled ont Of place
Aud villa the gates he entered Ia
81. feisfmnst have grinned a grin.
The Chrago W. O.. T. U. has decided
that Il frons 10 carry cold ,ca un'
lem4u-afio Sunday pirnica 10 bier bot
tles--aui IL Is. too. Ia city such 81
Chicago. where beer is 20 plcatiiul an,
the water from which tea aud lemon ad,
are made Is 20 microbey.
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uoYrsVIILE
IIoYrsymlr, Utah, July 81, 1925.

LOUISVILLE, Utah, July q, 1925.
EDnoR rMEsi
Mrs. Abby Brown will accompany Ter
sister, Mrs. Hetty Freeman to Herman
on visit this week.
The hay crops for llns section are un'
usually heavy this season.
Our citizens will celebrate the 2lth
by rendering program OF exercises AT
the Ward House at 1880; children,
dance aud sports In the afternoon with
ball In the evening.
The lost man, Oscar Doud, who dis
appeared 30 suddenly two months ago,
10 heard Of IN Nevada working on a
ranch.
John Brown made business trip to
Ogden Monday to purchase buggy.
II look rs though the day il not Tar
diiian. when more land will be cult
waited and waiered from reservoir storage
than there is o day by natural streams
! was reminded OF this when learned
a is week while down In Morgan county.
OF the mammoth reservoir being built
by the Davis aud Weber County Reser
yoir Co., Of which the following l. a
brief dcsrrip, .un, which may encourage
other iatmcrs TO take the same adj
vantage; The site is located twelve
miles south OF Morgan ON East Canyon
aud IL naturally formed between two.
high cliffs In the canyon. State En-.
gincsr Young and Company Engineer
fostah have been over . ground aud
have surveyed all parts Of same. The
reservoir, when completed will be- 100
feet deep, 2ls miles long aud So feet
wide. The dam Ia being built Of con.
crete and cement was started Tour
years ago by digging down TO the bed
rock to give II II solid foundation, which
WAS 81 feet down from the natural bed
OF rock, 45xl5 feet wide. Last winter
this great hole was filed with the con.
crete cement, Of which Il took six ear.
loads, aud they we're compelled 10 use
IA engine to pump out the water while
the work progressed. The company IN.
tends having their dam finished by
next spring, 100 feet high, and will "ost
10000 to $1,000. The dam will be faced
with cut stone or steele frame on each
side. The company already has the
grant from the government for The site.
The water will empty into the Weber at
Morgan aud be taken out At the mouth
of Weber canyon on the dry farms OF the
sand ridge In Weber and Davis counties.
nv aetua, measurements 10 ~ estimated
that the reservoir will hold sufficient
water 10 cover six square miles Of land
one foot deep, or $3.50 acres
INV.