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scratch with a throw Of % feet 7ss inches: K. N.
Payne. Mott haven c feet second with ,,t, an
sSataeneG " feet, th.rd With an actual throw Of
90 feet 2inches. flanagan's throw is q new world S
one Mile Run. Handicap-won By q; v; penhag,
Greater New York irisn 4, A.. IS yards: Wsl,sI 5;
coSen 1 G1essef New " YORK sHe s a sefa,c
third. Time. I minutes so seconds.
das aea R9H s S By & { ssIs
H. James Mew West Side A. e 20 yards. second ,s1d
S9Seph 81. Bwnlow ,n Unattached 10 yards 'nrd'
One Nile Relay Hsndlcapa,wyon by Franklin Y
H. fileSe and J.. Ho 10 Il Vest SIDE Branch !.
a. Al, % yards second WIN 6, +: Sm w Volt *
4: G., third with j. Miller Sd, 7. Ii. IIg,im George
hs Grsss NtW sor s Ru.s' nishsd s
Rnnnlos Hsh jump BY S =, s
f ies John Ryan, Ss St. sSsna
iecSnS with an ssg jmR q
throwing 10 Pound Hammer. Han diesp Won by
sSaa WS Sros SsT feet a05s
Sheridan, unattached. IS feet SECOND. With an
New York a. C., IS feet. third, with actual
throw Of 1873 feet so inches. A.
YORK H Irish T. f. By default With John joyce W g.
Crank j. Ds and Charles n Bacon. New West
1hroaing the Discus. Handicap-won by L.
Of sh an ! New
YORK Irish <. A.. scratch. second. With throw Of
1928 feet ! inches; h. j. Sheridan. unattached, IL
feet third with actual throw Of ITO feel inches
Yale University, Inches With actual jump OF 10
feet: Charles o. King, New York 4. G.. ~ Inches.
Putting 10 Pound Shot Handicap-won BY
John J. Ryan. st. Bartholomew 4. G., feet. with
actual put OF IS feet 6ia inches: II. v. N. Con
nelly New York a. c.. feel. second, with actual
put Of 40 feet 3incheS II. T. Goerner Anchor A. C.,
Running Broad Jump Hand. a2-Won by H. p.
Mcdonald New York A. c.. ~ inches, with an
Mohawk A. C.. "a inches, second. with an actual
Jump OF % feet inches; J. o: Lorme, Xavier 4. A.
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CRESCENTS NEW boat HOUSE
Formally Opened at Bay Ridge-Club to
Boom Rowing.

Formally Opened at Bay Ridge-Ciub to
Boom Rowing.
URThe new boat house oil the Cresc ont Athletic
Club, which has been built to replace the
one burned down last winter. Was formally
opened last night with dance. The new
house is the largest and one OF the hand
soonest boat houses in the country. and ie
quite an important addition to the Crescent
Athletic Clubs property at Bay Ridge. The
boat house stands we'll out in the water. a
little to the north Of the clubhouse. 1t is
four stories high, very nearly square and has
a small tower In the centre of its sloping roof
and towers on each corner. These corner
towers are two stories high. beginning on
the third story OF the building. On each
side Of the building are seven columns. These
reach up to the third story, and on the ground
floor are wide piazzas. On the third floor
are recessed balconies. The building is
painted brown and green.
stThe first floor is for the boats, with the ex-
ception of a small space that is set aside for
shower baths and toilet rooms. The second
floor, except in the corners. is for lockers
them have already been rented by members
Of the club. In the corners OF the second
floor are bedrooms which may be rented by
On the third floor there are bedrooms In
the towers, and the rest Of the space Is a lars 9
dormitory. where there Is room for nifty, men
be fitted UP. The managers OF the club will
wait until more accommodations are needed
before going to more expense.
visiting lacrosse teams. visiting oarsmen
and the members Of the club teams will be
housed In the dormitory. This season the
cause it's boat house was lost and the &C.
commodations In the clubhouse have been
severely taxed.
The building Is a frame one and there ia
not bit OF plaster used anywhere. The
Crescent club is going. to boom rowing on
the upper bay and will In. future not only
have crews to take part In other regattas
but will hold regattas.
All the Old Meet Was destroyed when the
house was burned. The new feet consists
OF two eight Dared barges. three four Dared
racing gigs, eight single gigs. two double
gigs, one i7.foot pleasure boat and a st,
Lawrence skill.
Al. The COMMITTEES IN charge On rSr Of rowing . at
mott Edgar j. Williams. Cornelius Van
Brunt. Louis Doyle and Frank Torrey.
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At Chicago.

push. tss css a' Of Police Of eoyDson. ~
mer meeting Incidentally the son Of Fonso.
being 3:Io rs. Fonsoluca took the track In the
FIRST eighth. and huggng the rail throughout never
for the wire Bragg moved up beside the policeman 3
horse and the two were under a vicious drive an
through the anal sixteenth McIn,yre o SnrGes
Fonsoluca home by head.
After the finish Of the NTH Isce which Biz Ben
sSouss SeS Ssd won sh.F bets 0'
tNioon. TO /. won; burbaf. 50 tAubuchoni. II 10
S. second: Chats, 50 tSeamster,. IS TO !. third.
I%s lbs s y also Isn LA @
post.
Second Race-Fiye furlongs-KuItrmAnn. ITO
second: The Mist, io7 CTroAler), to third. Time.
100, La Londe. Florentine and Doc Wallace also
Third Race-one mile and three ell hths-The
Tecums.h Handicap-Fonsoluca, io2 MoIntyre), IL
70 l. won a. BsgS io Moan ,sl19 Tine 10
The Lady. Port Royal, Copper, Major Manslr and
Nitrate also ran.
Fourth Reces. tSrlopgsa.M ,o, Mrll.h %
third. Tina lis SIS. sweete. Alllsta, Jehane
70 !sn won: Don Domo. Is (Nicob 10 ID second:
Mamie Ho ssd:I 81 snos2 sns Foa a'a
also ran.
sixth Race-s,lverskin. 100 tNicop. Q to J, won:
9 sossn. lc' q shrd Tine se'onS
Girdlestone, Lieutenant Rice. Gallant Cassie. Rain
iag Leaves. Madse wylde. Green Rose and North
seventh Raee-one mile and a si1!senth-Dun,
@e san and mi sse c'a
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New Jersey Women Beat Prospect Park
Girls in Cricket Match.

One Of the largest crowds that has wit
messed cricket match in this vicinity this
season watched the full two inning match
played yesterday at Prospect Park between
the Prospect Park Ladies' Cricket Club and
the Union County Ladies' Cricket Club Of
Elizabeth.
The New Jersey girls did by far the better
work both in the field and at the Lat, and
they won rather easily by SO runs In TINS
result conspicuous feature was the al
Brooklyn's first inning she obtained wick
cts for II runs. and IN the second FOR $,
a total OF IS runs. The misses Julia and
Dfbbon Goddard also played well for the
winners. with scores OF Is and ~, respec.
lively.
Fol. Prospect Park. Miss Edith williams
scored - out Of q total Of 20, and Miss Belva
Tattereall took IN all II wickets for IS runs,
County's second inning Z for .. The score:
Union County. $50: Prospect Park, 2o--ie.
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Amateur Champion Rodenbach VIII Not
Turn Professional.

Billy Rodenbach OF the New West Side A. c..
who holds the title Of amateur heavyweight
champion on the United States. will not
turn professional. al least for the present
Rodenbach has entered the amateur boxing
Louis from Sept. 10 to Sept. -. One of his
opponents yillt IN alt probability. be Joseph
tiiis for a number Of years. Knipe has not
been In the ring for years. but he has been
Ia active training for several months and
expects to give Rodenbach hard tussle for
supremacy. Knipe Is clever and a hard
puncher. He weighs. in trim. las pounds,
stands Q feet J. inch. and has been boxing
OF professionals. including Bob Fttzslmmons,
Joe Choynski Dan Hickey and Kid Mccoy, and
they regard him a. good man.
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alta AxwORTHY,s FUTURITY.
Favorite Wins Chief Trotting Event ~
Hartford---yqofsherson Suspended.

scsA'fS-'
HARTFORD. Sept. lO.--The Judges at Charter
Oak Park announced this afternoon their
judgment in the case of j. MCPHERSON. who
was. removed from behind Angus Pointer
In the 2.20 pace on Wednesday. They sus-
pended MCPHERSON from all tracks under
control OF the National Association for one
year They awarded $500 to william An
drews. who was put UP In McPherson's place
and who won the race with the horse.
Yesterdays card was run of to-day at
the park. and all the races on to-days card
were declared of. The principal interest
was In the Hartford Futurty. for fohls OF
1901. which Was In two divisions. one for
trotters and the other for PAGERS. Thomas.
ting division. Alta Axworthy. captured
$1,000. taking In addition to first money the
$500 for the nominator OF the winners dam
and the $500 for the nominator Of the winntr.
The winner was the favorite In the betting
and she came home easily In both heats, !.
In the pacing division OF the Futurity there
were only two starters and they were jmdEeo
20 nave nearly an even chance. but gfter Bolaes
had taken a heat, Bnckloek took the race
ever. were rather close. 49,.
The cid PAGER Anaconda, now trottlna
under the name Of knoEs Gelatine King,
had rather easy time Of il In the All trot
about eyer money favorite asainst The held,
In the first heat he went into. his old stride
on the backstretch, but the change Of gait
was not regarded by the judges as being
Of any Importance. invader Won the un :
finish s3 trot carried from TnursSSsy
to-day decided Il. There was nothing but
BAD News in the 2I7 pace. 49,
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TIay for Junior Polo Guns.

CEDARnursT, L.. l.. Sept. Io.--The first Of a
series OF matches for the New York junior
polo cups occurred here to-day on the grounds
OF the Rockaway Hunting Club Team B.,
Harper. Jr., and Cornelius w. Wickersham
OF the Rockaway Hunting Club, and the
same ORGANIZATIONS Team C.. the personnel
son and " alter R. Anderson, crossed maliets.
Team received three goals handicap.
Team earned eight goals while their
goal through penalties. The score was:
Team c., 9 goals; Team B., az goals
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GOLF.

AMPERsANp, Sept. l0-Beginning on last
Saturday, the seventh annual open tourna-
| ment of the Ampersand Golf Club wound UP
to-day The summary: .,f
Qualifying Round Otis l.. Williams. Richmond
C0%n.y, 90 Garth Blgeiow L.ks PLACID; ~ b HIEh
delphi % G. simpson Stevens 81 DoSss
G. Z. Maehoid. Beiaeld 50; \. Z. Paterson. Iich,
Vsn pSas e 81 gsrs a d.
MiioRe os6Saa "a ~ Il l., A ii Msx
Pssd OIL A j. Rsyasids off Hmfa a
c!nnan os; Il. Botiome, Bsltusrol lo2; Robert
P6ladelpala 81: William g: inEIs; Wss'rhs%sI.
ssnd T. Ss M Stsyess
Engicwood %: Edgar BglI; Baiilsroi, 100: II. Soy,
u.s. w. r. s wt New P 3ofs ST.
H 0s f.essISk PrsEss Ryksr
81 ;,, Harry sprooi Allegheny, i0l H H Blair Fox
''Anpsrsand Cup. Finsl-M, H., Marlin beat C.
wss Tan tor By 5yp and 10 play hon, non.,,,
p HOPPE CUP bea, Dr.
Heess GSos' c sy hiE beat
SSsn css SP snd e Ply r Dowd
,osun the .sssr gas Si for i ls &Syam the
CUP:
j. W; Mcbride % ,s-7 =; MeAsndsr Barrie
rad, % is,ss william Ms'hsws; io, 10 n, ss, $. c:
w Rlss i, II. ss F. ); PssTssIS, ~. 4:
second Round Kemp sup;-E, B; Bronson be..
eoz y p0Sp's'f walden bsa, H. s'1eSssh up
an Result. pa n the Prsslden,. cup eon,... were:
Z p aSHs sss' G. Hssy
MHs sst Ses l. a1f up Gp s eefs w vi
beat R. G. Lapham. up.
c. Yves Taintor was the donor Of the ssptem-
mona cGunty cdRS re 'ne 'n
FS ses lsT + 8 s,e as1aAs 2 CO S 81 "
H. f:sis: &; / $:;s:: s.
o., rs, s R ST. hi %s. s. ~, SHos S Ss5Ts
neT. io. y ssi !. /. Hughes. los. $50 Theo.
In the second of the first September handi-
winner. with %, CSC. He now leads ads the the
field by Ten strokes on the trophy. which Is
to be won by the best aggregate net score In
the four petitions. There was also
woman's putting match.
GLEN COVE. Sept. iO-At the Nassau
Country Club to-day there were many PLAYERS
on tho links, but as there was no contest on
but the seni-hnals for the Travers Gun
few cards were turned in. In the rravers
event. Maxwell and Whitney will meet In the
Anal: Maxwell having ,, defeated Folger Q
/ up In twenty-five holes. In the women's
con, petition for the Noyes cup one pair met
former winning by up and to 60.
RIDnEwooD. Sept. io.-In the ANAL for the
Keith winans won from Louis C. johnson by
4 up and TO play.
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WEETAMOE BEAT NICOLA.
Isn't. Danlns Winds Prevail in Larchnonl
Races

The oo-footers Weetamoe and Nicola and
three 2i-footers raced of I.archlaont yester-
day. Tho schooners were to have raced
for the Larehmont cup. but none entered,
It was day Of light. bafiing winds. The
eo-footers we're sent of at III IS. H. F. lip
pitt. who sailed the Weetamoe. managed 10
blanket the Nicola before the boats reached
the line and killed that boat IS way. so that
the Nicola was handicapped about d minute
and half. The first mark was in Hemp
stead harbor and the second Ave miles 10 the
eastward. The wind was northeast. so that
IT was reach on the nrstleg. beat on the
second and a broad reach home. The Wee.
t1moe gained on every leg. i'll spite Of the
shiitiness Of the wind. she carried light
air 70 the finish, and after she had crossed
the line the Nicola was beca lined Tor a long
time and drifted home with the tide.
The LArchmont 2l-iooters sa lied five and
half mile course Of the same compass d..
REGIONS AZ that over which the larger boals
sailed. They carried spinnakcrs on the
last leg. The vaquero H. was the first 10
finish. The summary:
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ANNIE LITTLE AGAIN WINS.
Defeats Princess Piquc In Even Race .,
Empire City Match.

Annie Little, c:2H, and Princess Pique
started In Class A. A. for trotters yesterday
In the New Yorh Driving Club matinee meet
at Empire City track. They are on even
terms in the number Of winning heats. each
having thirteen to her credit. This leads
all competitors, In points Princess Piaue
led with "a. while Annie Little was credited
with 80. This gave an added interest to the
race for every spectator.
Annie Little was again fortunate in get
ting the pole. Princess PiQue had fully re-
covered her form. but an unfortunate break
on the backstretch in the drst heat cost her
all chance OF winning and Annie Little logged
the balance OF the mile.
The second heat was fully zip to the expeo-
tations of the crowd. From the word to the
wire there was never q time when daylight
was visible between the two champions, In
the homestretch each owner called for an
and pae the az sSe
Princess would win. but in the last four strides
she dropped back beaten, and Annie Little
was first by the length OF her neck
Bow Rene; b: . a. srHikhr''oer',,.....>...,. /
Glass 4, ,ro!.nEii :, coo,.,ur
f f4as.s; ' Assa s 81 + Ssss;sR
Cashier; :; 6 e. e wayraur' !
a ss1on SAID Shbs IN M he els
Time--1:lG,i. 2i5'i, 2.aoh
Hsnois, 3 Slk NG M Eru,she,mer, s.,
Oracle t. T. m. "a. CJayfoIdl ........,........2 ,
Exquisite. oh. g. William CahilD ............9 8
-. Time 2+a4, 224.
Lille jay bs III L. Kcnner, ..................l
Friday, CHI e Nv. l. kuster Observation-Disclosures
Bessie Reid. oh. M Il. A. Hopper
1ime-zIs.
BeiIy Chimes. b n "a, Crawford, .............ii
Too Soon biz, &. q; q: Heppsn ,,.;n,i;:;'..'.'..s
iime-?:2l.
Lou Mitchell. blk. m. IF. T. Stenwayl .,.,.....l
Brightlght, b. .tSicwartt Barr, ."..... ......3 2
Possibility; en- q. lhomas +. RusseiD ....,..,..2 8
A. Laundry G. u. Waterbury,. ;..,..,........,.4 I
Glass F.. pacing: ..
Free Advice CHI, s. Flames \. Murphy ..........i
Enoch. b. z. Is. AcA Ham ...,...,,.........2 2
Don Riley. b. g. ca. Phnlips) ........,.,...... dis
Timc--?:ii7. ::ioIs.
Class E. tro,ting:
Ildcrin, b. g. W.J. Clark) .................,2 |
Phoebe Chllders. b. M (John F. CockerilD....i .
Time-7i''s 2l6' 2isA
napidus, CHI. N L. KemeI, .....,......,....
Time-22+,4.
Class I, trottng:
Boreas. b. 9, T B. Lcahey) '.'''..............i I
Pcriguc CHI g. III l.. Kemerl .::.............. 2
Tme-2:24 2:25l3.
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DURYEA LEADS, WITH S57, 400.
Thomas and Paget Next on Last OF winning
Owners At the Bay.

BY winning the Futurity, H. B. Duryea
succeeded In heading the list OF winning
owners during the Sheepshead Bay meet
ing, Just closed. with a grand total Of s57 400.
Stalwart's success In the Century Stakes and
the Annual Champion placed E. r. Thomas
second, with s4o.47s. with Sydney Paget.
whose horses took twelve races. third. with
$50 40 Those who won $1,000 or more are
"a follow6. ''F
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The Weeta moe beat the Neal 80 minutes
50 seconds, the yaquero beat the delaide
IL minutes 20 seconds. and the Dorothy ID
minutes rs seconds.
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Good start: won easily; Stslvar CHI. c.. .; by
Medller- Aeba: owned by Il. II. Thomas: trained
by W. Shields.
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Annual Cha mpon Stakes Of SIS 1000: TO three year
oids and upwaf $4,000 10 the winner: three year
olds, liz pounds; four year Odds and upward. ia
pounds. penalties and allowances: two miles and
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THIRD RACE.

Good start: won easily: Handxsrrs. oh. T., . by
Van Meter.
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Long Drawn Out Harness Races At Beth
iehem.

BETHLEHEM. Pa. Sept. lo-Long drawn stake
races were the concluding features OF the Slate
Fair to-day
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wostoury SteeplechAse: handicap: for four
year -olds and upward. s2,SJO added; about two

Good start: won easily; Good and Plenty, b. g.. L.
by MISUNDERSTANDING: owned by T. Hitchcock
Jr trained by c. Herman.
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In the second Of the first September handi-
caps yesterday fer the Presidents cup at the
Cranfcrd Golf Club. A. Edgecumb was the
winner with %, Csc. He now leads the
field by ten strokes on the trophy. which Is
to be won by the best aggregate net score in
the four competitions. There was also
woman's putting match.
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pencil. AS it was often an impossibility
for the soldier to get postage stamps, both
our Government and the rebels passed
laws authorizing the Adjutants of regi.
ments (who performed the duties of post
masters) to forward all letters from sol.
diers free, in place of stamp merely
writing the words Soldiers Letter.
PATHETIC WITNESS.
In looking over the dead rebels as they
lay in the corn rows, l noticed one of
those little memorandum books, with a
piece of lead pencil in it, sticking out of
pocket of one, and the manner in which
it was placed, halfway in the dead mans
pocket, looked as though he had been writ
ing up his diary, or a letter, and some in
terruption had caused him to close the
book with piece of pencil in the place
where he had left off writing, to be re-
sumed later on.
Withdrawing the little book from his
pocket, l opened it at the pencil and found
that the man had been writing a letter
to his mother and sister, back in Texas,
which the beginning of the battle had in
terrupted, never to be finished.
Accustomed as / was to the rough
scenes of war and their cruel results, the
reading of that sad, unfinished last mes
sage of a son and brother to his loved
mother and sister at home, brought tears
into my eyes; and, ashamed to let the
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Struggle with q swordish.

Nantucket correspondence Boston Globe.l
The fishing steamer Petrol, Capt. Ar
thur L. Manter, returned last evening from
days swordfshing trip in the waters
south of the island, bringing in four of the
handsomest specimens landed this season.
The first fish sighted was ''ironed" with.
out any difficulty, and Edward BurcbelL
one OF the crew, started out in q dory I'd
capture him, almost before the huge fish
realized what had happened. Instantly
the barrel which was attached to the end
OF the harpoOn line went whizzing through
the water at a rapid rate, indicating that
the hsh had commenced TO run" Burr
chell kept up the chase, and after more
imam mile had been covered the speed
OF the hsh perceptibly decreased. As the
dory drew near, the fish discovered it.
and turning suddenly drove his sword
through the bottom until about three feet
OF II protruded directly in front of the
thwart upon which Burchell was sitting.
The steamer at this time was about two
miles from the scene, and going i'm the op-
posite direction for another school. The
struggle was witnessed from the pilot
house. and all speed was put upon the
steamer as her course was changed in the
direction of the battle
Burchell hastily dropped his oars and
seized the sword with both hands realiz-
ing that it the fish should withdraw it
and continue the attack the chances were
all against him. For fully a minute the
man and fish struggled. when the sword
snapped on short, and once more the fish
started OFT on the run. The sword was
bedded so tight in the bottom of the
dory that no water could get through,
and, picking up his oars, Burchell again
gave chase. capturing the monster about
a mile further on. 1t weighed 415 pounds.
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CARAVAN ROAD 5000 YEARS.
Scenes Along One Of the Most Ancient High
ways in the World

The road from HONS to Hama runs al
most due north, straight white line cut
ting across the green fields. 1t is one of
the oldest routes in the world. Caravans
have been passing along it for at least
o.OOO years, just as we saw them-long
strings of slow-moving camels with their
bright-colored bags of wheat.
One could almost imagine that Pharaoh
was again calling down the corn of Ha>
math to fill his granaries against the seven
years Of famine. But even here the old
things are passing. Just beyond the long
line of camels was a longer line of feIlah
women, their dirty blue robes killed above
their knees, carrying upon their shoulders
baskets of earth and stone for the roadbed
OF the new French railway. The carriage
road is French, too; and very good road
It Is. Some men were repairing it with
most ingenious roller. 1t was a great
round stone, drawn by two oxen, and hay-
ing its axle prolonged by a twenty-foo
pole. at the end of which a barelegged
Arab was fastened to balance the whole
affair. 1t the stone had tOppled over, the
picture of the Arab dangling at the top
Of the slender flagstaff would have been
worth watching.
All along the ride we were reminded of
the past. 1t is fertile SOIL but the very
wheat fields are different from ours. Only
few yards in width. they are often of
tremendous length. | hesitate to commit
myself TO figures; but it is certain that the
thin, green fields would stretch away i'm
the distance until lost over some little
elevation. AT one place the road was cut
through a hill honeycombed with rock
toInbs, which the haj said were Jewish
Every now and then we passed a tell, or
great hemiSpherical mound, built up of
the rubbish of a dozen ruined towns: for
even as late as Roman times this was a
we'll cultivated and populous country.
There is now no lumber available for
building purposes. and in a number of vii
lagos the houses are all built with conicai
roofs of stone. Where the rock happens
to be of reddish tinge. the houses remind
one Of nothing SO much as a collection of
Indian wigwams; where the stone is white.
as at Tell el-Biseh, it glitters and SPAR
kles like fairy city cut out of loaf sugar.