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Written for Ire Tribune by Professor Hester ..
jenkins. Of the American College for Girls,
Constantinopie.

Written for Tire Tribune by Professor Hester ..
jenkins. Of the American College for Girls,
constantinople.
1'fe booming of the cannon from To3e Khaneh
announced sunset iron lis dull explosion the
SIX women seated ebout table in the harernlik Of
"a enc house in Stamboui each hastily swallowed an
clire or stretched out her hand toward one of the
ltle dishes near her and before the reverberation
had died away. announcing t12t the Ramazan
fast was at an end for that day. they were wei
advanced in the first course. They had been seated
at table for some minutes. one looking attentYey
AT her watch, another mUrmuring prayers, and al
waiting for twelve o'clock to sound
During the sacred month % Iamazan no food
nor drink. no toiacco nor scents may be enjoyed
D., the faithful MUssulsnan frons that moment in
tte morning when q black hair nay first be dis
,srq,,ished from white until the dropping OF the
e,,n below the horizon. The sunset meal or htar
e,,o,y,ne on this fast is thus naturally the great
event Of the day. and is as elaborate ana aouhdah'
~ ,te means Of .he family may permit
-rbe women OF Reshad BeS's harem had four
,.,ee.s this evening. three of whom We're not Mes
f.nns but neighbors and friends OF the TURKISH
hosts The room was scaare. with 20" WOODEN
cssifre and uufurnished except with q thin rug
=, the noor. stuffed divan under the window. a
rtfle stand containing brass service fo- washing
.1,e hands end the dining table This consisted
of 2 huge round wooden tray placed on strong
s,uot STOOL II was covered with cloth. and
knives. forks and plates were laid for six while
IN The middle were perhaps dozen small disnes
On 2 tray containing olives jam. cheese or dried
ash 4 lamp hung low over the table. casting a
yellow light on the faces all 50 intent on their
food.
Eseshad Eey's harenl consisted Of his VIII, known
as the Bryuk HanuJn big lady and his young
dauehter-in-law Kutchuk Hanum or little lady
It,yt,k Hanum was an Impressive dowaGer. She
was pale with fine wrinkles Her features were
srrong and clear cut as cameo only the mouth
was strisEen by the less of teeth Her hair. IN
weird contrast with the severity OF her face. was
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was sure would Kill the rabbi Immediately But th-
VeHer faooi' Knowing all about poisons. took an
aHIGote oeieTe appearing in the presence OF thu
klnS and his court. The priest with e-rea- con
hdence in his poison offered it to the rabbi. who
drank it. but who none the worse for - 1bs
priest was dismayed What kind OF a rabbi Was
this that could drink poison ard nor h, -,
ne began 70 be afraid Then the rabbi opened a
l''rge ooN' IN which was smaller box and so or,
until there were thousand boxes As he opsns3
the last boxes he begged the King ~ turp aura,-
his head. for even the oder would kiI him Ths
Prless wSS pale and shaking with terror OF this
rabbi had put Bit Of harmless ieIIv n taS
the priest to take some. and the priest swallowing
poison Your king? 1T is rot poisen Sir SO-a A EoS
ths rabbi. 1t is only jelly: see I win eat. in nv
sei1. ana ne took the remaining morse! from the
asked the King. Because II : net ngcess.,rv 10
kH kilH by poison when you can kin by fright replied
The, The eyenias growing late when Buyuk
There is Just time for one more story aud then
sn uIu woman must seek slgep. foc Uly days are
morning drums"
-.'' ~9nse ggop day, youth passed down a street
SO she called out: Come IN NY soul fSs rlv has
baud IS away and w can ear ana De merry The
youth entered. putt!rg MS book in his bcsom as
ing and he replied; IT u called The Wiles o.
women" They sat doUu AMI ate aad were merry,
'NeItlV ner husband appeared, and she got
UP hastily, and, pushing the youth into coSes.
What 10 I see. With whom hast thOu been feast
IN she answered softly; ~, NY husband I
s. youth who was coynely and prayed HIM
20 core N and eat with me, for thou vast away
Miserable woman. shouted the husband. 'whe~e
hast thoU pun hlnT Tn The closet Give ne the
Key. he CrlcG. she EaUdtd aim Ine key, and
he took II she cried out PhiiogenaI He dropped
the KEY and bust ,ato great hugh. oh thou
clever woman. 20 trick We go what shah | get
hee fer peSeute ana tc rvshe on 20 the oazaars
20 buy her gift, T2eE she 0pened the door AM
q forth the youth. trvulS ling with feGr. He
from the house. and he passed her window again
she leaned &c and cried 10 him Write this "a
thy book that il called The Wiles of Woraen-"'"
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lose the moon down Well She rubbed her head
to think better, and finally said, I will bring
you a nook and rope and Inshallah, YOU can pull
II out This she did, and the Hodja let it down
INTO the W2ter and pulled The hook. catching on
stone would not come up easily so he pulled
pulled. pulled. Suddenly the stone gave way and
the Hodja fell backward the ground As he
looked up to the sky he saw the moon in the
heaven HanEn, Itanum. he cried. I have put it
back into it's place.! She. looking up agreed win
him. and they went peacefully into the house"
The maid offered Buyuk Hanum another cup of
coffee then stood with her back AGAINST thr- van
open mouthed in her interest in the story
Ma5naiiah' cried Grlistan, lit is good story
The guests laughed heartily. Katchuk Honur,
glggl:ng after all the others had stopped
What = child" said Buyuk Hanun in eenrIa
reproof. "cne would think she had never heard tho
story before"
can never help laughing when hear about
Nasr Eddn Hodja." said Evanthea
Nor l.. in chorus
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brass ever she allowed perfumed water to be
poured over her hands. which then rinsed in
the brass bowl, through whose perforated bottom
the water disappeared Then she left tie room.
Gustan Hanum followed her after the tenth
course turning down her sleeves over her hands
when she had washed them. Rachel and Evanthca
rose after the twelfth and only Buyuk Hanum
and Hozanna tasted the pilaff that closed the meal.
They all adjourned to another room where they
seated themselves for a long socable evening.
The house was large. rambling wooden struc-
ture, divided by long hall into the seamik and
the hamerlik The room that the ladies entered
was long and narrow with two lattced windows
at end. In the middle Of the floor upon the
thick rugs placed large bress manga from
whose Goals gentle heat radated. a of
upholstered chairs and sofas lined two sides of
the room, and divan stood before the windows
Buyuk Hanum wadded across the room and seated
herself grunting on cushion before the mangal
Gustan and Rachel seated themselves cross
legged on the floor her Hozanna spread her
silken skirts Of the chairs and composed
her hands and feet decorously. Evanthca and
Kutchuk Hanum sat opposite her with folded
hands.
A maid brought in steaming cups of coffee and
for a moment sound but slipping was 10 be
heard. After the maid had removed the coffee
and cigarettes had been lighted. Buyuk Hanum
said raising her wrinklcd hand;
Now have stories. Inshallail, for tales
pass evening pleasantly" E
All expressing their delight at this proposition
Buyuk Hanum began the first story as became her
age and position
'Eh" she said. 'one begins always with Nasr
Eddn Hodja. is 1t not?" and drawing long whiff
of her cigarette before she laid it the rim of the
mangal. she began:
"Bismillah. Once upon day. once upon "A time
Nasr Eddin Hodia called his wife, Hanum
Hanum come and see; the moon has fallen into
the wellH She ran at his call. and. looking into
the well. enough aaw the moon there
floating on the water. What shall We do? he
asked. to get 1T out? For 1t a sad thing 10
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A GREEK TALE.

We want tale from our Greek Madama," said
kutchuk Hanum. smiling at Evanthea the
Greeks have many stories
Il am ashamed to utter my story after such an
excellent one said Eyanthea apologetically. She
had clear brown eyes. regular but rather heavy
features light brown hair. whose ends evidently
once been dyed with henna, and wore specsacIes
After-soIne urging she hegan
There were once upon time two bro, ,ners, d.
mitrl and George. the latter little stupid and the
former very hasty. They horse merchants
owning many fine beasts. One day a purchaser
coming asked for eight horses which Dimitr sent
George TO the stable TO fetch. When George re-
turned he was driving seven horses bound together
oy cord' and was riding ON the eighth himself
Dnitr IN counting the horses omitted the one
that George rode. found them only seven In
anger lie sent back his brother for the missing
horse. The poor fellow searched the stable In vain
and was at length obliged TO return to his brother
without having found IT, Dimitri then hlled
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Not long ago I stood in a great shirt waist
factory said Miss Helen NJ Barnes. of Chicago. in
a recent address at ChaUtauqua. Before me were
nine hundred girls l knew that those young
women had solved greater financial problems than
1 knew about, that they understood human nature
as few OF do. and I knew there must be no
trlftng- l saw j not interesting them. as 7
talked. and finally I said, T wish YOU would re
me what 10 talk about One girl said Whatever
you do. don Z tell US to be good We are sick and
tred OF being told to be good and another girl
salo No ana Whatever YOU do. don't leave US any
tracts We are sick OF tracts Finally. one said 'I
VIII tell you what would like to hear about
Inc young women who study: the young women u,b
can stay at home all day If they want to - -
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but really vastly important. accessories of the
forces that promote human health and happiness
A long essay would result We're this thought
pursued wherever it might lead for the German
chemists researches are being made in many
fields, and space cannot be spared here even to
attempt their enumeration; but an instance may
serve to illustrate
There has recently appeared in this country a
German invention, small in tselS. but potent for
good. called the Thermalite Bag. and designed in
the most effectual way to take the place OF the
familiar hot water bag" 1t first patented in
1901, perfected later. and again patented in 1893
since which it has been indorsed by scientists the
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upon him. The majority have to content themselves
with the consolation prize seat in the little nook
Just outside the centre where Miss Warren has
prepared consolation bench, which the weary
may rest and ponder their failure to solve the
puzzle.
Near the entrance of the maze is tower
mounted by summer house Seated in this one
can overlook the entire maze and get abundant
amusement from the bewilderment of the people in
the maze Miss Warren often entertains her friends
by taking them to this eyry the days when the
place Is TO the public
The is twenty-five feet in width. and the
shortest way from the entrance to the centre is
$40 feet, or eighteen -hundredths of a mile. But
even If they fortunate most people travel ten
times that distance before reaching the goal of
their endeaVors.
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No records of the number Of visitors have been
kept. except Sundays. when 6,32s people have
been recorded
The maze is composed OF hedges of srbor vftae
about five feet ten inches in height and set so
close together that only person at time can
mass between them. The effect is extremely bewtl-
derng and any one who ventures into the laby-
rinthian paths soon feels as if he were lost In a
IN the maze and after wandering for hours in
vain attempt either reach the centre or to re-
turn TO entrance have been obliged to call for
aid TO release them from their predicament.
Those who are fortunate enough ito unravel the
mystery and reach the centre find there two arti-
fetal ponds. one above the other On the bank Of
full adVenturer welcome.
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George. George, George.
Did you find the horse?
Ha, ha, ha, ha, haP

Whenever we see this bird we make the sign of
The cross for fear it will cast the evil eye on US
- Mashaiiah!' said Guiistan Hanum. hastily, and
HoZanna shiveTed
Il know no stories except about Nasr Eddin
Hodja." said Kutchuk IIanum. laying down her
coffee cup on the mangal RIM
tI he used TO say II might be worse. whatever
eva came To him. One day for his sins the devil
put him into great sack and carrying HIM
on 10 Sheol. lie kept chUcking 10 himself in the
Dag and saying 1t might be worse The devil
&Ehoyed 10 hear him speak thus. and said; What
Go YOU say? If YOU win tell how Il might be
worse | will let you out of the sack"
was thinking, replied the Hodil. that II
would be worse II YOU Were IL the sack and / had
to carry you in this hot place So the devil had
10 let him OUT
Al of the ladies laughed tNl tale.
Evalthca.
II was Rachels turn nex;. Sle was a poor neigh
DOT 10 v hosl the HaHuIns were kind and no won
teir hiking by ner gentle, GuobtIuStye manners
ana hef NcSikc gratitude for all kindness. Her
appearance reflected her mild personality Resignt
uon unQuestioning. unresenting. Infinitely humble.
spofe IN her large, nesr-SigEted eyes. her figure
eurIopsiy bowed at the waist her calm forehead
ana her soft voice. The only aggressive thing
about her was her fierce red hair. which rose
pompadcur from her face and was kaotted at
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the last speaker. 'is always quick NIT her
mouth.
"Zis one pointing to a girl with violet eyes
and golden hair, makes all re leedle aprons
The sisters all the culintest little
German aprons, with marvellous handiwork much
too intricate for any American to put
prom.
Mr. Zschegner got his idea of training the pigeons
some years ago from pet pigeon Passing one day
through the market in his home town of Matte
borg Germany, he saw pigeon gasping for breath
in the heat in old market woman's basket. He
bought it FOR pity and made it comfortable in his
home. A few days after ii flew from "A second
story window and lit on his shoulder After that
Ii travelled his shoulder about the neghborhood
and would fly to him far it could hear his
call The little experience formed the basis of the
present method of training
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FEAR MORE POTENT THAN POISON.

She began: Il viii tell YOU one Of our mashals
that we often relate
Once there was a king who had priest ana a
rsaoi The rabbi great doctor and 81
much favored BY TIE king for his knowledge of
medicines ard heses that the priest hated him ans
wished To XII him. So he proposed contest with
'hs rabbi IN which each should Try KIN the osher
by his medicines. He was 10 have the first chance
hlmseH lie prepared strong poison. which he
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dyed scarlet and escaped from the kerchief with
which her head bound in short fiery locks.
Her figure a huddled mass; her hands were
like her face. finely formed and wrinkied, and
their paIlor intensified by yellow cigarette
stains.
Nexts to her sat Kutchuk Hanum, smiling,
dowdy with hair loosely braided down her back
and a large soft yellow yasna thrown her
head ard shoulders.
Gulistan Hanum, the Turkish guest. had her
hair dressed in European fashion with glittering
combs in it. and over her dress she a loose
fur lined garment of light blue brocaded satin.
whose flowing sleeves she obliged to turn
back before she could herself. Her coloring
drab her features high and her smile gracious
and pleased. The three others at the table were
Hozanna. Il brilliantly pretty, overdressed Arme-
nian lady Racheh a plain, quiet Hebrew, and
Evanthea, z sensible looking Greek, all dressed "a
la Frank2."
"Buyuroon' (serve yourseves) said Buyuk
Hanum as the cannon was heard, and speaking
dipped her bread in dish of jam near her.
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ENTERTAIN VACATION TEACHERS.

The teachers Of the vacation Bible schooI> thar
have been conducted during the summer by the
Federation OF Churches were entertained yesterday
afternoon by the Rev Dr. Arson P Attarbury OF
the vacation school committee. and Mrs Atterbury
A tug was chartered for the occasion. and the
party left the foot OF East Twenty-fourth-st at
$50 O'Clock arriving at the summer home OF Dr.
and Mrs AtterbuTy, in Rye. about O'Clock. The
vacation schools will close on Thursday, August "a
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famous maze at Hampton Court. said to have oeeh
designed by Henry II bower for Fair RosaInono'
IT.. maze is a common feature of English es-
tates but is little known in this country ana MISS
Warrcn's is an object of great interest to people
of Waltham and its vicinity. Miss Warren per-
r1its the public to have access TO tLo maze at
reasonable hours and hundreds visit 1t every week
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a SILENT MEAL.

When a few mouthfuls had been taken a heavy
footed maid placed the table a dish hot from
the mangal II quckened the appettes of the fast
ing ladies, for the 'pasterna" cooked with eggs is
made of strong meat, such buffalo's
canleTs flesh. and. seasoned heavily with pepper
and garlic. Forks and fingers were plunged into
the dish and the dripping. savory morsels carried
TO eager mouths. The meal continued scarcely
word being spoken except occasional "Buyu-
room" serve yourself, from. Buyuk Hanum, or a
request for water from guest, an apprecative
eursle or nlurinur of ''Mashallah.' Praise be to
God Course followed course. served in silence,
= nd eaten from the central dish or removed
from there The plates. Musses stuffed with rice
and pine nuts little fishes stuffed with raisins,
pilaff sweet dishes Of almond and dough- or OF
honey and cream of jelly, all succuent and
savory We're some Of the viands.
Kutehuk Hanum the first to be surfeited.
and rose silently from the table Going TO the
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with blind wrath, and, rushing his brother he
stabbed him to the heart. The horse in the con-
fusion, frightened by the blood. ran To the stall
where the seven others We're The murderer re-
turning to the stall found eight horses there and
saw his error. Fun of remorsc for his horrible
oeed, he prayed God to transform him TO a bird
And from that time the accursed bird flies about
crying in moCrafuI tones:
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GARDEN LOVE M4ZE.
one ON Mss Warren's Estate Often
- Throzcn Open to the Public

Wsltham Mass has acquired a new claim 10
fame this summer For this It is indebted to MISS
CorneIa Warren who has constructed on her es-
tate Cedar Hill n love modelled after the
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haustive research, and the applicability OF its
suits TO the everyday Of life, OF meal
culable benefit to mankind and prove important
factors in the amelioration of its condition. And
he has not confined his attention 70 problems
which, solved effect such vast changes and affect
such vast interests that they will instantly trum-
pet forth to the world at large their epochal achieve
ment; with his natural bent toward n1irutensss of
detail and toward systematic advance. he recog-
nizes that IT is the sum of the seemingly small dis
coveries-and their intelliger.t utization-that
really makes for the progress OF the race. men
tally. morally and physically. Only the sane mind
in the sound body can, he knows. really advance
and he seeks to discover the humble appearing,
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SOA r ON INSECTS.

Bed bugs. Moths Ants. FIsas-SaIIade,s Mos
quito Bite Cure and Insect ExterTnnatOr kills MI
insect life wOrld-renowned lotion for keeping
away mosquitoes and other insects when
sprayed around The only article that has stood
the public's test for over 26 years (nOn- poison
o"s). Put Up IN pint bottles 25c L gallon 81 90.
gallon $500 Sallade's ROACH TERROR will
positively clear your house Of reaches. Sold in
u 10. and l ID. tins; MAKES no dust All drug
gtsts and grOcers. o SALLADE & CO. sole
manufacturers. 122 Cedar Street " z City
Middletown transcript., 1905-09-23

President Roosevelt is the first Chief
Executive who has had the courage to
address himself to these evils and the
fact that he has done so, while it has
spread CONSERVATION among government
employees, especially the less capable
and less industrious, promises to effect
a material saving of the public funds.
The work of the Keep Commission will
be thankless task but it is one that
should command the respect and graft
tude of the American public. 1t has
been crying need since the days of
Jackson, perhaps since Washington.
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COUNTRY MINISTER'S
Their Salaries Inadequate to Supply Their
Physical Needs.

A certain lawyer, belonging to Meth
odist conference where III pastors receive
salary of $500 year or less, is reported
to have said: "My college chum was my
equal in every respect and in some res
poets my superior. After twenty-five
years of successful ministerial work | dis
covered that his annual income was the
exact amount | paid for the keep of my
horse at the livery stable"
These facts refer more especially to the
country pastor, but they are equally ap-
plicable to the majority of clergymen
in the smaller cities, for few get more
than 81 800, which is but little better
than $500 in the country, as their living
expenses are necessarily much greater.
Often pastorate in the country means
that the minister has two congratulations,
just far enough apart to make union OF
the two impracticable. This also means
that three sermons Sunday must be de-
livered usually. Aside from the mental
wear, the two charges often make it
necessary for the minister to keep horse,
which is somewhat expensive luxury for
the rest Of the week, when it is not in
use. Then in the winter these trips from
congregation to congregation are fire.
quently exhausting experiences. The
donations help the pastor to provide for
his family, but often these gifts resemble
those in the temple which were unac-
ceptable because of their blemishes and
imperfections. Some of the rural pastors
have large families, and then it is an
absolute necessity for them to perform
other work, such as raising garden pro-
duce or by farming, in order to support
the family. One Connecticut minister
tiIls five or six acres of land connected
with the parsonage. Last year he
raised enough strawberries and other
small garden truck to more than double
his income.
Eyes, it is true," he said, when asked,
81 make more tilling that five or six
acres of land than do by preaching the
gospel. They cay that farming doesn't
pay in New England any more, but l
think it pays better than preaching the
gospel, when one figures on basis of
dollars and cents"
1t is strange, in consideration of these
facts, that SO few think they can afford
to enter the ministry on these terms?
The only wonder is that there are so
many men devoted enough to give up
their lives to is what little less than
drudgery TO keep body and soul together
How can men minister to the spiritual
needs Of other men when the constant
thought must be concerning the things
which pertain to their own physical
needs?
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ENORMOUS DIAMOND

LONDON, September 1Sth.-Anncunce-
ment has been made that another large
diamond has been found in South Africa,
and the news is especially striking be-
cause it comes so soon after a recent inti-
nation by Sir William Cookies at KIM
berley that other portions of the great
Cullinan diamond were likely to be found.
The Cullinan diamond, weighing 1929
34 carats, or 1.37 pounds avoirdupoise,
is the largest in the world, while the
diamond whose discovery is now announc-
ed is said to be practically f1awless, and
weighs AGO carats, or nearly four times
the weight of the famous konihoor after
its second cutting. No details of the
find are so far forth coming.
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Home Made

Have your cake, mullins, and tea bis
cult homemade. They will be fresher,
cleaner, more tasty and wholesome.
Royal Baking Powder helps the house
wife to produce at home, quickly and eco
nomically, fine and tasty cake, the raised
hot-biscuit, puddings, the frosted layer
cake, crisp cookies, crullers, crusts and
mullins, with which the ready-made food
found at the bake-shop or grocery does
not compare.
Royals the greatest Of bake-day helps.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.,
Middletown transcript., 1905-09-23

Brother farmers get you wise, it is a
very useful tool. Many an hour can be
saved that is wasted on rusty bolts and
nuts.