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VI.

In a chapter concerning the penultimate
capital Of Persia our author reminds US
that the name is never pronounced as il
IL spelled, -Ispahan." The appellation
is always -Isfahan" in oral speech. We
are told that the city remains very much
what IL was two hundred years ago; the
same unsavory smells and unseemly sights.
The two chief glories Of Ispahan are tho
great bridge OF ALI Verdi Khan, over which
runs the road entering the city from shiraz.
and the spacious Temple Square or Meidan.
from which lead the chief bazaars. The
bridge lie. our author owns. a splendid
structure, with its double tier Of arches
spanning the broad Senda Rud. as the
river N which the city stands is called;
IL 10 nearly a quarter OF a mile long and
has three distinct stories, along which
used to run three separate roads. the UPPER
most Of which. however. is now disused.
The lower passage is vaulted and runs
through the centre OF the lower arches.
The middle road is the one principally used
for traffic and 10 itself triple laterallv
having on each side a covered arcade.
There are no fewer than four other bridges
spanning the Zenda Rud, all OF which
possess a certain beauty.
Our author concurs with other travellers
in recognizing the Meidan-i-Shah az one
OF the most imposing squares or piazzas
in the world It is 500 yards long and 40
wide. and is enclosed. like a huge cara
vanserai. with long regular lines Of build
ings. recessed with a multitude OF arch
ways in two tiers. Over the horizon OF
these rise blue enamelled domes and lark
green Expresses. IN the whole the square
with it's surroundings forms a magnificent
Eastern picture.
Just across the Zenda Rud from Ispahan
Ia Julia. the city OF the Armenians, Our
author reports that the streets are infinitely
better kept. the smells far fewer and the
shops more civilized than is usually the
case in the Persian quarters Of cities, while
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deal with in an ingenious way 10 the raw
cotton. which in Persia Is transported on
the backs Of mules In closely packed bales.
II the Tufangchis we're to cut open the bales
and a K away part OF the contents they
would soon be found out and would lose
their professional positions. for even in
Persia Appearances ave to be kept up.
They contrive. therefore. that the abb
~straCtiOn Of the raw cotton shall not be
noticed until It's arrival at it's destination,
when detection Of any individual Oulprit
will be impossible. The professional guar
dian Of the roads provides himself with
q long rod having a rOughensd end. Making
n small hole in the canvas covering of the
bale he pushes this rod into the very centre
thereof and twists II until it has gathered
at the rough end a tightly wound mass OF
cotton. which Ia then withdrawn. Under
the circumstances il liz not surprising that
prices are high. that m In precariOus
and that progress lie. or until lately was. q
practical impossibility. Our author recog-
nized in 1908 hat il Persia was to have a
commercial future il would nave to sub
stitute the methods of Western business
for those Of the bazaar. and he perceived
hat the fundamental question was that OF
NHetAbAtSIAAA - tNNAN VhAANAohAN oHN RNAH"
Government. This il now patent TO the
more intelligent Persians themselves, as
they have shown by their determination to
extort from their ruler. until recently an
autocrat. representative institutions.
As he approached Shiraz our traveller had
to pass a Persian army which was on its
march to Bushire and which required a
great deal OF time TO struggle past him.
though it numbered only about four hun
bred soldiers. The march made on our
author the impression of a huge go "a you
please picnic. He cautions the reader.
nevertheless. not to infer that the Persian
il bad material for a soldier. Heavers, OF
he contrary. hat the Hin tribes, who are
Of a remarkable fearlessness, would II they
received proper training make a magniti-
cent body OF hardy and efficient troops.
while ever the Persian dweller in cities
is as a rule a fine specimen Of mankind
physically and with proper care could
probably be made a useful soldier.
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the visible inhsb tants are mainly tat and
respectabIe shopkeepers. pallid young men
Of business. small schOo boys in the uni-
versal black field service cap" Of astrakhan.
and young adde's who so far us could be
seen from gimpses Of faces peep ny from
behind half closed dOOrs we're frequently
not. at all in favored. II appears that tho
AImeniRn's great sin Ii his business abil-
ity. TO which may be often added avarics
and cunning. That is why he is oppressed,
and always has been. in almost svery quar-
ter Of tho globe; that's why his church lands
are seized by the Russians, and that is why
he IN massacred in thousands by the Turks.
Our author comedies that sometimes no
Ais a g~rasping. sxtortionate persOn-still.
presumably. ne makes his money because
his rains are better than those " other
persons, and he makes II legitimately.
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In his Journey by caravan from Bushire
30 Shirax our author saw a good deal OF
Persian policemen. whose habit 10 alter
nately 10 protect and plumber travellers.
The outcome OF a study OF the methods Of
these guardians OF the pence is a small
treatise on Persian thieving In the second
chapter. Thieving. Il seems, 10 practised
In one form or another by every human
being in Persia; but the most skilled pro-
fiOients in the craft are the Government
officials, posted at intervals up and down
the trade routes. nominally to safeguard
the road. For these services they do not
receIve pay from the Government, but on
the contrary buy the privilege Of occupy
Ing their Official positions.
This 10 the fundamental principle on
which the whole system Of government in
Persia has hitherto boon based. The Per-
sian police. We are informed, are provided
with the most elaborate tools for the thlev-
ing which they practise, in addition TO their
more legitimate exactiOns on the road.
Various goods arc brought dow the main
trade routes OF Persia, And the police have
various methods Of ApprOpriating them.
Even when q consignment ~ utterly I'M
accustomed merchandise appears they
are generally equal Co The occasion. For
example, an English official In Persia
had ordered from Europe some cham
payne. On removing the cork from q
bottle the champagne appeared iiat Co an
unusual degree, and on examination Il
turned out that In place Of the Vintag &c
ordered the bottle was filed with nothing
more nor less than dirty water. As the
coTxs were intact and the bottles appar-
analv yhola a miracle aeaHed 20 have been
performed. Ultimately IL was discovered
that the Government officials, or Tufang-
chis. had by means Of red hot wire bored
minute holes In the bottles. thus treating
themselves TO the luxury OF breaking q law
az the Koran IN q highly satisfactory man
mar. When the bottles were emptied they
wers renlIed from some Persian stream,
the wire holes were neatly stopped and the
pases rspacked and forwarded.
Another commodity that the Tufangchis
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The native manners and customs are dis
cussed by our author in a chapter entitled
Some Incidents OF Persian Life" The
fact is recalled that in Persia il you pre-
sent anything to another person IL lie polite
to do 30 with both hands rather than with
one. and when owing to the small size OF
the object IL cannot conveniently be- taken
In both hands IL must be presented with
one hand and that hand must bo held up
with the other. Interesting also 10 the
Persian convention which requires that
one cup Of tea should be served on a guests
arrival and another when his host thinks
that he has stayed long enough. A ira
ditional and peculiar institution In Persia
IL called last. II In the local form Of the
familiar system Of sanctuary once prsva-
lent In tho West as well as In the East. There
are certain places in Persia in which.
any mar is safe. nor can any one touch
him as long as he Ia under tho protec-
ton Of the sanctuary thus afforded him.
At the entrance TO a mosque. for instance,
there frequently hangs a chain; this is bast.
Other places possessing the right Of sane
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Mining I'm the KIOndIke.
From ne MinneapoEs Journal

From ne MtnnsGDOhs Journal.
Mining in the Klondike is strenuous work
and after putting In a summer there tina
miner has fully earned a winters rest" says
David Burr. an engineer who has Just re-
turned from the Klondlke to spend the winter.
ITS ten hours a day without any stop for
Sundays. holidays or anything else. and n
you can't stand the pace out you go. On
the drsdges II Is a little easier. for while the
drsraes are kept going all the time, the men
work only eight hours. three shifts being
used on each dredge. The pay 10 good. but
tbs Elen ere mighty glad when the season
Nearly oil the mining in the KIondIke
country IL done by big corporations, Their
plan Is to buy out all the mining claims on
a stream in which they want TO operate.
A mining claim IL 800 feet along the stream
and 900 feet on each side OF the centre line
OF the stream, First they dredge out tho
bars and riVsrbeds for the entire length OF
their holdings. which may be ten or twelVs
miles and even more, and when this work
Is done they wash oft the benches ON thu
banks. They surely do clean up everything
wages are good in tho mining country.
Ordinary. miners and laborers receive bs q
day and found. and engineers 81 and 81 a dav
and found, A sensible man can put UP a nios
little ptc 10 . good season.
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tuary are the guns Of the artillery. the
tails Of the horses belonging q the artil-
lery. the telegraph Offices and the precincts
OF foreign legations and cOnsulates.
Among the things which the new Persian
Parliament means 10 enforce IL uniformity
Of punishment. Four years ago. when our
author was in Persia. a good deal depended
on the temper Of a Governor at h moment
a criminal was brought before him to he
sentenced. One man might have his hands
cut on. while the next. for the same offence.
might only be bastinadoed.
An Interview with a high Persian Official
IL a matter Of strict ceremony. Il has TO
be conducted in becoming garments and
with a becoming grace. Even u you have
no top hat, you must wear a frOck coat. n
II You ride 10 is a mark OF your wi impOr-
tanoe. a. well as Of respect to your host. to
approach his residence as slowly NJ posi-
BILE; for the more deliberately you move in
Persia. tho m ore noble you IN supposed TO
be. During conversation with a Governor.
for example. il 10 needful to observe scrupu-
lOualy certain forms Of speech. YOur title
and his title must be used correctly and
frequently. He will be. perhaps. your
High MiGhtiness'; you will describe yourself
to him Is your slave The interview will
begin with the stereotyped Mohammedan
greeting. Peace be with thee in Arabic.
after which the visitor must wait for your
High M~ightiness's" next remark. which
will be an inquiry N TO the slaves health.
The latter will then %rejoin. The health OF
your slave. thanks to tho presence of your
High Mightiness. 10 very good. The health
OF your High Mightiness. please Allah. 10
also very good?" ~Your slave" will then be
hidden to sit. and conversation will begin,
during which, however. IL is needful to re-
member constantly that You are a slave,
and that he 10 a high mightiness. After
two cups Of tea, neither more nor less. since
the second is a signal FOR departure, you may
but before you do so it is needfuI to in
quire, "Does your High Mightiness grant
per mission to depart2" Then. the de-
permission having been v~ouchsaHed.
you remark. your slave has given much
trouble" which he will politely disclaim.
After this all that is left to say before get
ting on the premises lie. -y'our slave has
been highly honored."
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In the chapter allotted TO the episode Of
theB Bah. our author begins by recalling that
only a little more than fifty years ago a GER
tain Persian had the opportunity OF execut-
ing a well attested first class miracle. The
man TO whom was granted the opportunity
for performing so t-ranscendental an act
as his own disappearance and resurrection
was the so-Called Bah. The Bah was the
title Of Mira Ali Mahomet and 10 signifies
the Gate As IL h~appsned, the Prophet.
who LIKE all his predecessors claimed by
his title TO be the portal Of a royal road'tO
heaven, had turned from commerce. TO the
Cure Of souls. According to Prof. jackson,
"his religious views were somewhat eclec-
tic; his doctrines leaned toward a mystic
pantheism, with elements Of grosticism.
and were Of q highly moral order, and 80
liberal as TO include steps toward the nan
c~ipation Of woman" Mohammedanism,
however would tolerate nothing Of the kind.
and when attracted by a broader and more
liberal creed increasing numbers Of Per-
slams fOcked to the standard OF It's prea cher
the Mullahs, or MOslem priests, set them
selves to work to nip the new heresy in The
bud. Prosecutions and conflicts taught
the Babist reformers hat fire and the
sword were still the instrumental ties Of the
Mohammedan propaganda.
In the end the Bab himself was captured,
taken 20 Tabriz and there condemned to be
shot in the presence Of a great crowd. He
was hung by cords from the wall over a shop
in the city square. a squad Of soldiers was
marched up in front Of him and the order
was given 10 fire. Those we're not In lays
Of smokeless powder. however, and for a
few moments after the vOlley the smoke
hung thick over the scene of the tragedy.
When the smoke cleared away the Bah was
not there. What. asks our author. il he
Bab's devotees could nav said that ne had
been carried to heaven by the God whose
prophet he was? What IL they had been
able to exult a few days or a few weeks later
over the resurrection Of their divine mas
teri Surely the preaching OF one who in
the most undoubted and authentic way
had been shot to death and resuscitated
must have produced a stupendous effect
upon the Eastern mind.
As a matter OF fact when the soldiers had
fred. by what mounted in truth TO little
less tina a miracle. their shots had failed
10 hit the Bah but had cut the cords which
bound him. He dropped unharmed to the
ground and under cover Of the smoke took
refuge in a little shop. Had he then had the
presence OF mind to hy by a back way it
would nave needed little further aid from
fortune to rave taken him safe of his
peril and rendered him a power for life and
a saint for all time. When fate was doing
her best for him. however. he failed TO second
her sxertions. Dazed possibly by his fall.
he remained in the shop until he was dis
covered and dragged out. Next time a
volIey was fired It did It's work. Babism is
to-day a living creed and possesses wor-
shippers not only in Persia. but all over the
Near East and ever in the United States.
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their native country. and with them those
Of the whole Eas,. N. W. n.
Twelve Years nc Fteccn, American History.
The tWOnty-rOurth volume Of the his
tOrical series entitled The American Ma
tiOn,' edited by Alert Bushnell Hart
(Harpersl IL by DAVIS RICH DEWEY.
professor of economics and statistics In
the Massachusetts, Institute OF Technology.
II In called National Problems and deals
with tho events OF the period from 1885
TO 1897. In other words. II covers the
Cleveland and Harrison administrations
This volume il of particular interest not
only because IL treats Of the management Of
our foreign affairs at critical conjunctures.
including our collision with Chile, our nc
QUESTION OG Hawaii and Mr.. Cleveland's
Venezuela message. but also because IL
discusses luminously the issue involved in
the Presidential election Of 1898 and depicts
the cause and course OF the panic Of 1893.
Most OF the political and party controver-
sizes Of the dozen years reviewed by Mr..
Dewey mi be referred to the contest be-
tween the Representatives OF vested inter-
ests. Of capital and accumulated savings.
and the producers Of farm staples and the
organizations Of workmen in trades and
manufactures. The real issue arose from
the conviction Of large classes Of the com
munity. including most Of the Western
farmers. that The process OF distribution
was u that they got less han their fair
share OF the nations annual products.
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H..

Though outwardIy at the beginning Of
1898 there was AZ yet but lgtle disturbance
In the money market. bankers were more
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bonds. There 10 no doubt that w this
transaction the Treasury was materially
relieved. Industry and O~ofnrnercs revived
in 1896. but the public revenue was not Jet
adequate to support the financial opera
tons of the Government and trade currents
wers still adverse. When the term Of thu
MOrgan-B Belmont contract expired normal
forces once more worked unchecked and the
Federal Government was constrained uncc
more to resort to a loan. In January. 1895.
a new issue Of Government bonds o. the
face value Of tiOO. 900. 900 was offered 10 the
public. and the result showed that the tide
of popular confidence was HoWing an. Vet
the gold reserve in July. 1904, sagged to
below 500. OOO. 900. Not until the mainten-
ance OF the gold standard was assured by
the election Of 1898 did gold emerge from its
hiding places and the problem OF maintain
ina an adequate reserve OF the yellow metal
cease to vex the Treasury.
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their native country. n with them those
Of the whole Eas,. NJ. W. n.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-06-15
PAT SET ONLY ONE LIMIT.
Would Quit When He Was Done With
All Things Earthly.

A rich man out in the suburbs who
owns a large place has among the
many people employed to keep it in
shape an Irishman of whom he is par
ticularly fond on account of his un-
conscious wit, says Harper's Weekly.
This Irishman is something of hard
drinker. and, as his income is limited,
he is more particular as regards the
quantity than the quality OF his
liquids The other day the employer.
who had been awaiting a good oppor-
tunity, remarked in a kind tone, as
the closing sentence of a friendly lee
ture:
Now, Pat. how long do you think
you can keep on drinking this cheap
whiskey?"
To which Pat instantly replied:
"All my life. if it doesn't kill me-"
The Colorado statesman., 1907-06-15
WOULD GATHER THEM ALL IN.
Minister'S Methods Likely to Attract
Large Congregation.

A resident of Hudson, Wis, was de-
ploring the resignation of Senator
Spooner.
THE senate can't afford to lose a
mind like that" he said. Il know the
man well. He practiced law in this
town for Is years or thereabouts. He
won every case he set his hand to.
1t was no surprise to us Hudsonites
to find that John c. Spooner was the
finest legal mind in the senate When
he had case on, we used to go in
droves to hear him plead.
Il remember to this day a story
that he once told in court in a case
where he was showing how, with a
good motive, one might still do a lot
of harm.
He said that two aged Scotch min
listers sat talking one day over their
church warden pipes.
Last Sawbath,' said tie younger
OF the two old men, only three folk
cam to my kirk, and, since it was an
awfu cauld, snawy, stormy mornin',
JUST took them over to the manse,
read chapter. gied them a prayer,
and then, to ward off the rheumatism,
a guild stiff glass of the best whisky
The other minister smiled.
'Aweel,' he said, we will hae fine
congregation, my brither, the next
stormy day."
The Colorado statesman., 1907-06-15
AN OLD EDITOR
Found $4,000 Worth of Food.

The editor of a paper out in Okla,
said: "Yes, it is true when l got hold
of Grape-Nuts food, it was worth
more than $4,000 doctor bill to me,
for it made me a well man. / have
gained 25 pounds in weight, my
strength has returned tenfold, my
brain power has been given back to
me, and that is IN absolute essential,
for l am an editor and have been for
35 years.
my pen shall always be ready to
speak a good word for this powerful
nutritive food. had of course often
read the advertisements regarding
Grape.Nuts, but never thought to ap-
ply the food to my own use, until, in
my extremity and sickness the thought
came to me that it might fit my case.
The statements in regard to the food
are absolutely correct, as Ihave proven
in my own case. One very fortunate
thing about the food is that while 1t is
the most scientifically made and high
ly nourishing, concentrated food have
ever known, it has so delicious taste
that it wins and holds friends"
There's Reason" Read THE Road
to MELVILLE" in pkga,
The Colorado statesman., 1907-06-15
ECZEMA COVERED BABY.
Worst Case Doctors Ever Saw-Suf-
fered Untold Misery-Perfect
Cure by Cuticura Remedies.

my son, who is now twenty-five
years of age. when four months old
began to have eczema on his face,
spreading quite rapidly until he was
nearly covered. The eczema was some
thing terrible, and the doctors said it
was the worst case they ever saw. At
times his whole body and face were
covered, all but his feet. l used many
kinds of patent medicines, to no avail.
A friend teased me to try Cuticura.
At last l decided to try Cuticura when
my boy was three years and four
months old. having had eczema all that
time and suffering untold misery.
began to use all three of the Cuticura
Remedies. He was better in two
months; in six months he was we'll
Mrs. R. L. Risley, Piermont, N. H..
Oct. "a, 1906"
The Colorado statesman., 1907-06-15
The Human Shield.

The advent of Decoration day caus-
cd Admiral Dewey, at recent dinner.
TO praise the bravery of the American
troops during the civil war.
Both sides alike were brave" he
said. North and south, soldiers and
sailors. And the bravery of the raw
recruit was thing to be seen to be
believed.
There used to be circulated,
though, good story about Connect
cut recruit. This young man, after he
had gotten initiated, fought heroical-
Iy; but in his first engagement he was
very nervous.
"a chum of his was in the line
ahead of him, and when the bullets
began to fly. the chum began to dogde.
"Thereupon the recruit shouted ex-
citedly:
Hey, Jim. don't duck. I'm be-
hind ye'"
The Colorado statesman., 1907-06-15
CHOICE OF TWO EVILS.
Request That Was by No Means a
Compliment for Papa.

A New York scientist, the father of
a large and growing family, has his
troubles. One evening his youngest
was holding forth in her best style.
The mother could do nothing with the
child, so the man CT science went to
the rescue.
81 think 1 can quiet little Flora" he
said. There's no use humming to her
in that silly way. What she wants is
real music. The fact that I used to
sing in the Glee club at Yale and sang
well, too, may make a difference"
Accordingly, the professor took the
child and, striding up and down the
room. sang in his best manner. He
had not finished the second verse of
his song, when a ring was heard. The
door was opened, and there stood q
girl of IA, who said:
I'm one of the family that's just
moved into the fat next to yours.
There's a sick person with us. and he
saye, IL it's all the same to you, would
you mind letting the baby cry instead
of singing to it?"-Success.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-06-15
Wonderful Engineering Work.

of civil engineers of the best class is
shown in the wonderfully slight devil
alton of the great Simplon tunnel from
the calculations of the men who
planned it and executed the work
The tunnel is 121s miles long. 1t
proved 81 inches longer than IL was
expected to be. When the two head
ings came together in the depths of
the mountai7 their levels were less
than 31a inches apart.