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HE NARROW STREETS SURROUNDING THE B1R
CHRIST

SIDE, and listened to an Arab love song.
as the younger Of the Bedouin ex-
planned, sung by the latter to the weird
music played by our worthy host on
some primitive stringed instrument of
his country, the time being clapped by
the singer, assisted by all our little
company. One of the ladies was with
difficulty restrained from dancing to
the music, the time and place and cir
cumstances making the destinations of
the oriental melodies more irresisti-
BILE than ever.
1t was very hard indeed to believe
that we were not in Arabia itself or in
the Palestine of long ago, instead of at
the worlds fair. At last we disturbed
more bakhsheesh, saluted our Bedouin
friends with ''Salaam aleikum," re-
ceived their smiling "Aleikum salaam''
in return, and went our way: while
they accompanied us as a guard Of
honor for some distance along David
street. with oft-repeated farewells and
doubtless secret hopes of further lar
CESS. After we had emerged from the
gates, and were skirting the great
double-Walled moat on our way to the
Ferris wheel, we all agreed that the de-
lightful hour we had just spent among
the sons Of Ishmael would be a men,
orable one to the end of our lives, and
would have been we'll worth coming
a thousand miles for.
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its divans stretching interminably un-
der groined arches of dark, stone and
it's tiny tabourets where few initiates
were slipping tiny cups of Turkish COT
fee.
After many hours we were at last
on our way to see the Zion gate when
suddenly our steps were attracted in
some way to narrow gate, through
which we passed into paved court
yard. It was already growing dark,
and at first we noticed nothing of in
terest in it's shadowy background. We
were about to turn back when a must
cal voice arrested our attention with
word or two of very broken English.
We at last succeeded in gathering from
enigmatical CALCULATIONS of our inter-
l0cutor that in the farther end of this
courtyard was an encampment of Be-
douin to which he belonged and that
in the surrounding buildings were sew
era1 apartments OF peculiarly typical
and interesting character.
The words "Achuratekah bakh-
sheesh" CHATS the way it sounded,
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suggested that placard be attached to
a portrait already there and an inscrip-
ton be placed upon it ditto Elihu Root"
This portrait is one of James r. Poin-
sett, of South Carolina, who was secre-
tary Of war from 1887 to 1841. Mr.. Poin-
sett's face as 1t appears on the oil can
vas bears striking resemblance to that
Of ex-Secretary Root. There is the same
banged hair, slight mustach and little
side whdskers. It has been mistaken
more than once for the portrait of the
distinguished New Yorker.
Secretary Poinsett had a rather ad-
venturous life, and in some respects was
the prototype of Mr.. Root in decision or
action. In 1909 he was sent on special
diplomatic tour of the South American
states which had revolted against Spain.
He had crossed into Chilli about the time
the Spanish authorities in Peru invaded
it and seized and condemned several
American vessels. He had no time to
consult Washington for instructions; SO
he organized an attacking force Of Chill
FANS and released the vessels. He was
prominent as q leader Of the anti-Cal-
houn element in South Carolina during
the heated notification agitation there.
It was on account of the spirit he had
shown in those trcublous controversies
that President Van Eusen called him into
the CABINET |=... = I. ls 35 s..
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Ingenuity of Inventors.

A sensational story of Is years ago,
when motor vehicles were novelties,
forecast the terrible things that might
happen if motorman was stricken with
paralysis or heart disease. It Is a
strong situation" still, and it deepens
In tragic intensity if one thinks of an
elevated train rushing along through
the darkness with dead man in COM
mand. Yet the Imagination of novelists
seldom overreaches the ingenuity of in
ventors. If the motorman on a New
York subway train should release his
hold of the controller handle while the
train Is in motion, not only will the cur
rent be shut of, but the emergency
brakes will be set. That things shall
not happen, but shall come to pass reg
ularly, is the ideal toward which every
wise man plans.-Youth's Companion.
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WITHIN JERuSAlE EN-
REPRODUCTION OF c1TY's An.
GENT WALLS AT ST. LOUIS. 4
OF HISTORICAL INTEREST
Bedouin Encampment Presents Many
Interesting Features Of Arabian
1dfe-Rich Furnishings Of
Damascene Mansion.

St. Louis.-We entered. the walled
and battlemented city OF Jerusalem by
the Jaffa gate, had been personally
conducted through the synagogue, the
mosque of Omar, the via Dolorosa, the
Church of the Holy Sepulchre and 9TH
or places of special interest, but we at
last Quilted our dragoman and fellow
tourists. determined to do little sight
seeing for ourselves. Wandering about
In the labyrinth of curious medieval
streets and courts, we gazed with fas-
cinated interest at the minaret of ev-
cry mosque we came to, hoping that
a muessin would appear on it to sum-
mon the faithful to prayer. We had
visited the tower Of Daviu and the
Chapel of the Nativity, and had looked
fntost 1.-The: mysterious Arabian cafe, with
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-25
The Fisherwoman's Heart

PETIT Ridge is of the opinion that
the keenest repartee, after all, is that
half unconscious sort which springs 50
whole heartedly from the masses, and
here is a story he tells in support OF
his theory:
"A woman who had been selling fish
entered an omnibus with the emptv
basket on her arm still giving forth
an unmistakable odor of the flnny trfbe
it had carried. She took vacant seal
next young gentleman" who drew
his coattails away and plainly showed
his disgust.
II 'spose," remarked the woman
presently, that you'd rather there wa
gentleman sittin' beside your"
Eyes, would" was the prompt re.
ply. :.
There was a moments pause. Then
came: $50 would 1."-Lppincott',
Magazine. -:
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there was some excuse If he should make
q mistake in anything that looked like
water. The justice really had a pretty
sore time of it owing to his mistake and
was unable to speak for day or two be-
cause of the damage done by the am
monia. This venerable jurist is proba-
bly, the most conspicuous member of the
highest tribunal in tbs world. On the
10th of December he will have served q
years on the supreme bench, which is IL
more than the chief justice has served,
while all the other members hold COM
missions of more recent date.
Justice Harlan is an enthusiastic golf
player, and frequently walks from his
residence to his favorite golf links, a dis
lance of five miles, before breakfast.
He regards this outdoor sport as one of
the most nealthful that-can be INDUCED
in. and is an advocate of players going
bare headed. This advice he gives to
those who own a good suit of hair. AS
for himself, he says he neglected to fol-
low the prescription when young, and
his head is as destitute of hair, almost, as
shining billiard ball. 1T stands to
reason" said the judge, the other day,
that open air and sunshine direct upon
the head should stimulate growth of
hair. They are necessary to vegetation
of any sort, and I do not see why they
would not be strengthening to the hair.
I rather like the custom have noticed
recently of young men going bareheaded
out of doors when riding, rowing or in
dulging in any other sport
Justice Harlan is the giant of the SUI
preme court He is TWO inches over six
feet, with shoulders yard across, a tre-
mendous trunk and great pillars of legs.
His face is ford, with dome of fore
head. His eyes are small and deeply set
beneath his shaggy eyebrows. His face
is clean shaven, and he always dresses,
when on the street, in black frock coat,
and usually wears a soft, black, broad
brimmed hat.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-25

s1Ac AAeSPs OGNSA00 t440 3138 OF
the state ct Maine and the population
.of the District Of Cp1umtl It's people
are nearly ell colored or mestizo. There
are 10000 Jamacians in the republic:
who are black IN color and owe allegiance
to Great Brit, n: There are also 2 600
ChinamenIin the population. is.@ sz@ !
This brand new republic Is Of course
principally celebrated. for the strip OF
land that is to be utilized in the construc-
ton of the great irteroceanic canal.
Consul General Gudger says that outside
of this canal strip the interior Of PAN
ANA is practically in the same state in
which it was when Columbus discovered
the new world" The work of Icon
structing q canal that has been conduct
ed by the French Canal company in the
past has been marked with q high record
OF mortality. It is said that every cross
tie in the Panama railroad represents
q life, lost in the construction of that
transportation line. Under Uncle Sans
regime. however. sanitary conditions
are to be bettered and mortality will be
reduced lower than in any of the tropical
countries. Still there are natural condi-
lions to encounter that can hardly be
overcome. For instance, the rainfall in
Colon is from 152 to 1856 inches annually,
an average of about 125 inches, which is
three mes as much as the normal rain
fall In New York. With modern
system Of drainage and strict sanitary
regulationsittis hoped to overcome these;
adverse conditions to some extent.
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anyway from one Of our number, ac-
companied by silver coin, filled our
informant with alacrity, and he zeal
ously led us to an apartment which he
said was q characteristic interior Of
a Damascene mansion. He pointed out
it's beauties with great gusto. although
it was by this time so dark within
that we could scarcely distinguish each
others forms. to say nothing Of any Of
the objects around us. One Of the gen
tlemen of the party scratched q match
and our impromptu guide seemed to
think this idea good one. for he pro-
ceeded to do the same. BY using box
or so Of matches There seemed to be
no question Of any other fcrm Of arti-
fetal light), we succeeded in getting
q pretty good idea not only Of the Da-
mascus .uom, but also Of the other
-ncms. built and Furnished In q man
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culture and education, who was prOmi-
nent in the most refined circles in this
city and we'll known in dozen countries
abroad. Eight years ago he lost his wife
to whom he was devoted, and after her
death gave up his residence on fashion
able Massachusetts avenue, and many OF
his acquaintances thought he had left
the city. He had however, secured a
large but comfortable building situated
in an alley in negro settlement, which
he fitted up with every article of lux
ury and comfort indoors. but the ex-
terror of which was ugly and forbidding.
On the side of the building 1e painted the
words ''Taylor's Warehouse"
The windows and doors of this quee..
structure were covered with iron doors,
and inside every precaution was taken
to make the house burglar proof. Both
outer and inner doors were double, each
had separate lock and key, and an ex-
pert craftsman might have spent q week
before he penetrated to the innermost
room. Inside the house the most ele-
CANT furniture abounded, and there
DR.. Taylor had accumulated one of the
most wonderful and interesting libraries
In the country. One feature of the COL
lection was nearly every known work
on occultism, of which he was devoted
student, but never acknowledged him
self believer.
DR.. Taylor was sportsman as well as
q scientist, and he had collected many
trophies of the chase from all parts of
the world. In this retreat, save for the
society of a few friends who enjoyed his
library and visited him in the even
ings, this man of culture and scientific
attainments spent the last eight years
Of his life as hermit. Hell left fortune
of which 100 houses in Washington
| were part.
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been carried too far, but there
is one class who welcome these
' big shows as a great aid In their work
and a means of education. This class
embraces nearly all the European diplo-
mats who are assigned to posts in this
country. They all make a point of Wis
ltlng the big expositions held in Amer
lea, as by so doing they become better
acquainted with America generally, the
extent of it's territory and the infinite
variety of its industries.
All the successful diplomats who come
to Washington adapt themselves to
American ways and take every oppor-
tun1ty of studying American institu-
tons. When Baron Sternberg, the pres
ent German ambassador, was secretary
OF the embassy, he caused some little
criticism because of his persistent ming
ling with Americans. At the Metropoli-
tan club, to which nearly all the diplo-
mats are admitted, it had been the Gus
tom for the foreigners to dine together,
There was sort of diplomatic club with.
in the club itself. Sternberg did not take
w sAAAS S~o~OAA, 0AN - "dS Ills udUlL I'D
dine every evening with a number of
Americans, prominent in various fields
and he evinced deep interest in what
they had to say about their business.
"Sternberg, don't you know it's a rath-
er radical departure for a diplomat to
seek the society of Americans instead of
that OF his fellow diplomats?" inquired
one OF his associates one day.
II am in this country to meet and
know Americans. not foreigners, was
the sharp reply of the German secretary,
and he continued to dine with his Amer
lean friends. It was his knowledge of
American life, customs and politics as
much as anything else that secured for
Sternberg the place of ambassador.
The advantage of this American
knowledge is appreciated by most of the
european governments, and their rep-
resentatives are instructed to travel
through the country, observe it's re-
sources and enterprises, and for this
reason most of them make journeys to
such places as the st. Louis exposition.
and are preparing to cross the continent
to visit the Lewis and Clarke worlds fair
when tits opened.
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ner characterised III the various
classes of the Syrian population S But
we were in haste to get back to that
part Of the B court yard 4 where were
spread the long tents Of the Sons Of tho
Desert @ ss53: ,zs n: n, al:5. = 3 L
When. we reached them our Arab
showed us close at hand the tents Of
thick black camel's hair, the sitting
and sleeping rugs, that lined them
after the manner: of a divan, and the
curious furniture and implements Of
the camp. There was the oven in the
sand, in which the coffee is roasted
and the mortar in which it is ground
by pounding It. In musical rhythm
with a pestle.- There was, the little
hand mill, composed of rough, fat
stone with q hole in the center, which
is turned on an axis upon another sta
tionary stone; thus reducing the grain
between to q powder-just such as was
used in the days of Abraham, four
thousand years ago. There were the
goatskin bottles of milk and water and
wine, and all sorts of curious weapons
and utensilA u =
While we were making our inspec-
ton very typical desert Arab, tall
and black-bearded, and wrapped in a
white burnous, came up, touched his
breast, and introduced himself to US in
two words: me musician" He offer
ed, by gestures, to play for us, and so
we sat down on the rugs in his tent,
open. according to the custom on one
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NE great LOUISIANA
Purchase exposi-
ton was scarcely
opened before the
m O. t vigorous
preparations be-
gan for another in
ternational exhibi-
tion-t h e L wis
and Clarke EXPOSE
ton at Portland,
Ore. Some people
think the worlds
f air idea has
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Mean Thing.

Miss P1ane--Yes, Tom proposed las,
night and l accepted him. See this
ring 49, ....~ go. :.
Miss Wise Indeed? BY the way,
dear. don't attempt to cut glass with
that diamond as / did, or you'll make
another nick in: the stole. Philadel-
phia Press. 81 - fSS$5 - ~. II, $.s.
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A Remarkable Character Gone.

HERE died In Wash
ington a few days
ago a remarkable
character, W h o
lived in a remark
able way, in a re-
markable house in
the heart of one of
the negro settle
ments Of the city.
The gentleman was
DR.. Leroy Taylor, a
man If tho hiphoct
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Secretaries Of War.

~ AnH war Depart
ment there is a col
lection of portraits
Of secretaries of
war from the be-
ginning of the gov
eminent down to
ex-Secretary Root.
A. picture of the lat
ter has not yet
been added to the
collection and some
nnn hao fooo<io,,olv
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Tough Case.

Don't you think that the world Ii
getting better - IL I x.*.. 6 . .54
= YES" answered the misanthrope.
TITS convalescent but IT'S q long way
flom q cure. "'-Washington Star.
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Panama in the Campaipn

HE new republic of
Panama has played
a considerable part
in the campaign
Just ended, and is
attracting no little
attention !. through
out the world. It
ha 8 been rather
grandi1oquently
t er med 18th
younge<t member
In the galaxy of ma
ttons.'' It is inter-
! If thu lnfo v.oxyo ~
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washington ' / ! / n !. / R
SOME TIMELY GOSSIP FROM THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL. ! 81;
A JOKE ON JUSTICE HARLAN
Used Ammonia as a Mouth Wash
Giant of the Supreme Court
Why the Diplomats Like =.
Expositions.

A S H IN GTO NJ
w b en- Associate
Justice Harlan, of
the United States
s upr q m e court,
burned his mouth
with ammonia the
other day, which
he had mistaken
for q mouth wash,
he laughed and said
the joke was on
him. Being a Ken
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Street Car Target.

Some one, under the cover of dark
ness, shot at Como-Harriet car as it
was passing the state fair grounds on
the way to Minneapolis.
The bullet struck window, smash
ing 1t into pieces, grazed a mans head
and crashed q window across the aisle
and two seats to the rear: Luckily no
one was injured, although woman
who sat uncomfortably close to the
bSllet's path, became hysterical.
Many of the men in the car rushed
out as soon as the motorman opened
the gates and secured the tall weeds
for half an hour, but fonnd no trace Of
the miscreant,
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The Diplomats Like Expositions.
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News Notes.

The numbers Of nonresident sports
men who will hunt deer in Minnesota
10 unusually large this year: p -
Abraham Berg Of Duluth, il unde1
arrest accused of sstabking Oscar Lind
strom, his rival in love. ts.-.,.r :.
Joseph Guilmette was arranged b.
fore Judge Mclean at Crookston and
waived examination and was held to
the grand jury without bail, charged
with the murder Of Joseph Mongeon.
his companion near Mentor, on Oct, II. I
The macadam paving in Crookston Il
finished, and there is general satisfac-
ton with the work. VI. Z" .*..3s55s
A loft of the National Order Of Hav.
Makers has been instituted in Winona.
the natives Of Holland zinxthe Twin
Cities and vicinity will form an orRani-
sation, in the nature Of q club. An In:
tial meeting for that purpose has been
held, and q COMMITTEES, Of two appoin-
ted to carry on the work Of organize
ton.
The two small children Of Gus Bot
err, who lives on = farm near Rice mar.
rowly escaped death in s firo vhieh
destroyed the house and barn On the.
place .3ss
The sum Of So. 900 Is now asked .by,.
Attorney General Donahower from
Congressman c. 3. Bnck rnan, for al
legged trespass on state timber lands.
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Thrown Thirty Feet,

Walter Simms in driving to his farm
nine miles south of Crookston, his
team turned into the Northern Pacific
track and was struck by a freight
train going at full speed. The horses
SHE'D and cleared the engine, but the
wagon was struck in the center, and
reduced to slivers Simms was thrown
nearly fifty feet and was picked up by
Engineer Synder and Conductor Ander-
son for dead, but he revived. A slight
~ fractured skull which is not fatal
and an ugly wound over the right eye
requiring few stitches proved to be
the extent of his injuries.
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esting to note some Of the data regard
ing this country. It looks rather insig-
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MINI ES() or
Killed His s on i,

The second fatal hunting accident in
Northern Minnesota occurred in Cas-
county, when Amt Hanson OF Cohasset5
nistook his son Arthur, aged sixteen,
for a bear and shot him dead
:: The bullet pierced the boys lungs:
and he died instantly: Mr.. Hanson
left the body in care OF. another hunter.
and came at once to Cohasset where he
tslephoned the sheriff and district at
torney Walker: Mr.. Hanson is wild
with grief over the accident. s 55.s. ~
The lad was wearing q brown coat
and was coming through some under
brush from an unexpected direction.
Mr.. Hanson is insane with grief over
the terrible accident and nearly killed
himself. He is held in restraint by.
his neighbora @- ~#>-@5>s !. s. 5s:;ss
Land Sales.
/ The state will hold land sales during
the entite month .beginningsat Little
Falls. The sales opened in Cass coun-
~ and continue through the following
counties during the following weeks
Of the month: Atkin, Pine, Carlton,
Isanti, Sherbourne, Anoka. Benton
md Kenabec It is expected that
about SC, 900 acres will be offered for
sale. 49,. g.
State Auditor Iverson does not antic.
ipate heavy sale of land in the coun-
ties named as the local demand for
land is not great The idea in holding
the sales has been to offer for sale land
In proportion to the local demand. Tits
expected however that about $4,000
acres will be sold.
Lost in a Swamp.
James Murphy; woodsman, was
discovered by hunters wandering in a
tamarack swamp near Cloquet. The
man had been lost for several days
Murphy's hands and feet were in terri
BILE shape from frost bite, and he was
nearly famished. His mental condi-
ton is such he can give little account of
himself. It is believed that his mind
has been affected by his suffering.
Murphy was brought to Duluth and
placed in st. Luke's hospital, and it is
feared that it may be necessary to am
putate both hands and both feet. lis
not altogether certain that he will re-
cover.