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CRESCENT AND STAR
ANCIENT SYMBOLS
Used 5000 Years Ago as an Incan.
tation T. Prevent
Evil.

There Is a IeLe end which the historians
relate 10 the effect that the crescent
and the star is far older than the Turk
ish nation. II says that in the year $40
3. c.. VIXEN Philip of Macedonia. the
father Of Alexander the Great, was
besieging Byzantium, as Constantinople
Was then called, and was about 10 as
sault the city oy night, a light appeared
In the SKI warning TO the inhabi-
tants. Gle people. aroused By the mi
raculOUs light. seized their arms and
saved the city. Philip withdrew in des-
pair 20 his own country, and The light
which miraculously appeared in the sky
was given the form OF crescent and
star. adopted by the Byzanunes. and
placed upon their coins.
However. IA same crescent and star
were employed as q symbol in Baby
l0nia more thar eco years ago, when
primitive man was first learning TO write
by scratching crude pictures upon clay
and stone. The wedge-shaPed language
Of Babylonia was originally picture
writing, and many Of the several hun
bred groups OF wedges Of which tie
language is composed may be traced
back to the original pictures. A circle
was the word for the sun; a picture Of
a ffat-roofed house was the word for
house; ? picture of d foot was the verb
10 wPtk, and another Of these early
hero slyphs was crescent and star just
al f. now APPEARS upon the Turkish
flag. The word y as pronounced ship
tu," and il represented an exOrcism. 0r
Incarnation. or any thing which would
drive away the evil spirits, or protect
one from evil
Why did the ancient BabyIOnians use
the Crescent-shaped moon 10 express the
word for incarnation? Like all primi-
tive peoples. the Babylonians believed
that the heavenly bodies were gods. and
that the moon was the chief OF them
all. The moon never appears on two
successive nights in just the same place:
il constantly changes its form; some
times II remains invisible, and the sea-
sons of its appearance vary. The moon
was therefore a god Of Importance. and
each of its variations was significant.
The Importance which the ancients at
tributed to the moon has survived n
the Orient where the months are still
lunar. The most joyous occasion in cen
al Arabia is when the new moon rises
to end the long month of fasting. Then
the shrnl cries of JOY of the women
resound in every village. When the
moon is eclipsed, the people are horri-
fed. Even in our own country some
farmers plant the potatoes in the fun
Of the moon and the mothers wean
their babies according TO the phases OF
the moon The new moon, with a bril-
liant star or planet near II, may have
IMPRESSED the early BabylOnian as q
favorable sign. and thus Ihe crescent
AID the star became the picture-word
for Observation-Disclosures Court.
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Krakow was able to prescribe without
assistance Of the wise woman. At her
instructions, the heart. lungs. and liver
Of @ horse were obtained from a knack-
ers yard, and baked for four hours,
while TIE entire RolIenhagan family sat
round the stove in breathIess silence,
enforced by the belief that the slightest
whisper would nullify the whole Dro-
ceeding. At the end of this trying vigil
the baked organs were divided among
four flower pots and covered with earth
Frau Rnllenhagen was then ordered 10
place a 4-mark piece on the top Of each
pot After Krakow had removed the
hard cash and transferred il to her
pocket, two of the pots We're buried op-
pusite, the door posts, and the third at
the nearest crossroads. while the mis-
tress OF the ceremonies departed with
the fourth TO Wismar
The Twig Charm.
There, unfortunately. the wise woman
announced that further measures must
be taken. Krakow now organized an
other hocus poeus. After solennly
walking three times round as many
trees. she took from each a twig, and
bound them all together into a broom,
for which ROllenhagen had to pay
eighty marks, and with which she was
told TO beat a shirt The blows. said
Krakow, would be felt on the back OF
the witch Brandt. Soon an appealing
letter from the witch arrived Fncour-
aged by her success. EoIlenhagen per
severed, till one fine day the broom
few n pieces. That destroyed its eff
cacy, and the witch vsFote triumphantly
that she had now got the upper hand
again.
So il went on till F.olIenht gems SON
in-iaw learned what was being done
with the little patrimCny which he ex-
peCted one day to inherit and he in
formed the police. Krakow, who had
eXtorted over $50 from her victims, was
sentenced to years Imprisonment.
The wise woman. whose universal pam
acea was the dried and powdered root
of St. Johns wort, had not been taken
into the accused's confidence. and had
received only a mark a time for her
consultations.
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COUPLE CELEBRATE
GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr.. and Mrs. Zophar Hunt Were in
Smithfeld, KY, for the
Occasion.

Mr.. and Mrs. Zophar Hunt, OF lHl
Ames place northeast, have announced
the fftieth anniversary Of their we'd
ding. which was sOlemnized at Smith
field, Ky, August 10, 1888.
The announcements contain half tone
portraits of Mr.. and Mrs Hunt as they
appeared as bride and bridegroom. and
also as they appear now in the meridian
of life at the celebration of their golden
wedding.
Mr.. Hunt is employed in the Govern
ment Printing Office, where he numbers
his friends by the hundreds. and where
the anniversary Will be made the &c
casion for extending TO him fehcitatiou
and best wishes for many years more OF
happy welded life
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Curious Sights That Greet Visitors
In Ancient artar-Mongol Capital

lures who are clothed in the charity
garments which the Emperor dis
tributes in great quantities every win
ter No doubt, if so much of the
money appropriated for this purpose
did not stick to the fingers of those
who are appointed to expend it, we
should see more than double the num-
Der of those yellow coats on the
streets.
Passing through the Chen Men, we
enter the almost vacant space between
the Tartar wall and the moat which
separates the two cities, and come u
the beggars' bridge by which the moat
is spanned
1t behooves foreigners passing over
this notorious bridge TO behave with
great circumspection, as ii is thronxed
with the lowest type Of beggars, who
seem to have u peculiar 0ntipathy 10
aliens, in spite of the very generous
aims that are frequently dropped into
their bowls held out In supplication.
Foreigners have sometimes had dis
agreeable. even dangerous. experiences
in passing among the Wretched crea-
lures who swarm on this bridge of bad
repute They have been fieTcely as
sailed with stones, clOds OF dirt and
even more Objectionable missiles such
as eggs and hot macaronL
ThTashing a Crowd.
Probably this intense hatred of out
side barbarians" has been fostered bv
the outrageous conduct OF the bar
barians themselves, who sometimes
ride at full gallop through the dense
crowd, utterly regardless of the in
jury they nay, and otter co, Inhict
upon some aged, inhrm or blind beg
gar who baupens 70 he in f1,afr x-.S-
Even II they notice the injury they
have done, these riders scent &c imagine
that handful OF coin, csTelessly lung,
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Occasionally we went into the outer,
OF Chinese, city, where there are many
things Of interest to see, but where
there are also more and worse dis
agreeabIes" TO be encountered than any
that 7 have mentioned. Near TO our
OWE gate we frequently found the we'll
,y,loUn TfbcJan Iaendicant priest who
has holes in both his cheeks through
which a bamboo stick is thrust At first
sight il seems as # he, could not pos
siblv eat. but upon closer inspection
one discovers that the holes betUg en-
tirely healed over, it is easy for the
man to remove the stick, and by stop
ping the orihce with cotton. eat very
comfortably
The next thing 20 attract your atten-
ton NAV be a family Of AlbinO beggars,
with skins like chalk. hair kinky and as
white as wool. and hCrid, purDlind.
little pink eyes. They are hereditary
mendicants for generations past. Alto
gether they are unpleasant and most
surprising objects to behold, in the
midst of the dark-skiuned. black-eyed
and straight-haired natives L seems
incredible that they can be Of the same
race. The horrible, unnatural white
MSS of their skins makes the dizziness
of the rags which only half cover them,
more noticeable. One can scarcely bear
the sight Throwing a handful of cop
per cash into the outstretchCd bowls,
we hurry past with aveTted faces. won
dering why a merciful Providence per-
mits nature 10 play such pranks with
human beings.
Bright ColoTs.
We notice occasionally a bright yell
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BEDFORD SPRINGS
ENJOYS GAY
WEEK.

BEDFORD SPRINGS. Pa, Aug Is
With the Bedford Springs tennis tourna-
ment and the attendant social fune-
tons. this has been the gayest week
this season at the springs. The num-
Der Of visitors this year has been larger
than for some years.
The finals were played in all three
events OF the tennis program YESTERDAY.
II. J. Kendall, Of Philadelphia, a crack
tennis player from Lincoln University.
won The handsome silver cup offered as
the prize in the mems singles, and witt.
it the championship of southern Penn
sylvania. At the same time he became
the first holder OF the Bedford Springs
challenge cup, which must be won three
times 20 become the winners properly.
OF the Washington entries Captain Gil
more, T. 5. A., was defeated in the sin
giles by William McCreath, Of Harris
burg.
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MANCHESTER AT SOCIAL ZENITH
WHEN ROOSEVELTS ARRIVED
FOR THEIR VISIT.

MANCHESTER, Mass, Aug 15.-This
week is marking the zenith in Mancnes-
ter's social life for the season OF 1905
and the days have been filled with a
constant round of entertainment Of
every description The event of prime
importance has been the presence Of
Miss Ethel Roosevelt, who with her
brother. Theodore Roosevelt jr., are
making q somewhat extended visit with
Mrs. Charles A Mum, of Washington.
Since her arrival on Friday Of last
week she has received no end Of social
ettentiou. and the days have been hard
~ long enough TO accept all the little
entertainments that have been planned
for her.
Following the splendid dinner and
dance at the Essex county club, gi'en
by Mrs. Mum Friday evening, came the
Clambake the next day al Eagle Head.
given by Mrs. James Mcmillan. of
Washington, for her granddaughter,
Miss Grace Jarvis, and for both OF these
events half a hundred OF the young
people prominent in the social set of
the North Shore were invited.
Sunday Miss Roosevelt and her brother
attended service at the Episcopal
church. where the Rev. Hobart Smith.
Of Baltimore, Md, preached.
Quite a little breeze of excitement
was occasi0ued this week over the an
nouncement that Miss Katherine Ell
kins. fiancee Of the Duke of Abruzzi,
noe due 5v Manchester for a visit viii
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ness, etc, the worst case In 20 days,
and restore the beauty Of youth. Price
so cents and sl.0o. by leading drug
gists or mail.
Prepared by NATIONAL TOILET Co. Paris. Teah
Sold by ODonneu Henry Evans Peoples
Pharmacy. Thompson. and other druggists
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
SuperSttious People Are EUer Ready
To Believe Incredible Tales Told Them

Advocates Of the absolutist conditions
which obtain in Mecklenburg contend
that the inhabitants OF the sister
duchies are the happiest people in Ger
many. That felicity is not their sole
characteristic was, however, shown at a
trial lust concluded at Schwerin. &C
cording 10 a special dispatch from Ber-
lin. The proceedings. indeed, revealed a
depth and degradation OF superstition
which are not a little astonishing in
country which is so often held up as
the model of culture and enlightenment.
The events on which the charge was
based took place at Grevensmuhlen.
town OF 5000 inhabitants. to the north
of Schwerin and the whole affair arose
unrOmantically enough, out Of a stom-
ach ache The patient was one Frau
ROlienhagen. who complained of her
trouble 10 a neighbor. Frau Krakow.
The latter at once declared that she
knew a wise woman" at Wismar who
could diagnose the illness from the hair
at the hack Of the head, and supplied
Invaluable remedies for all human all
ments. Frau Krakow further offered
her friendly services as go between.
and. entrusted with a sample OF Frau
RoIienhagen's hair, set of for the
neighbOring seaport town whence she
returned with a black powder, for which
she said she had paid ten marks
Unfortunately the malady got better.
ma IL was quite natural that when the
Rollenhagen family was involved in
resh trouble through one of the daugh-
ers being dismissed from service for
heft krakow was again consulted She
suggested that dishonesty had been be-
vitched into the girl. and, commissioned
| o make another journey 70 Wismar,
his time brought back two black pow
iers one to be taken internally and
| he other TO be worn around the neck
n a linen bag. The daughter was,
however, charged with theft, and in
pite Of the charms cut rather sorry
igure IN court
Witches Sealed Mouth.
Krakow now declared that the witches
must have sealed up the girls mouth,
! and she must herself go to the wise
/ woman, one Frau Treptow, and be ex-
| orcised. This process was accompanied
/ by the killing Of a mole, the heart OF
which was extracted, roasted, and hung
round the girls neck in a silver locket
/ Encouraged by success, Krakow be-
! came greedier and more impudent in
her imposture. In the facts that the
| RoIlenhagen girl cut her finger, and
| that the mother got a pimple on her
-. sne afected to sea fresh signs
It the witches were at work, and
| Idly designated two old women of
| rcvensmunlen. Frau Brandt and Frau
tense as the authors of all the evil
| Both mother and daughter were now
| aged of 10 the wise woman 10 be eX-
| clsed. but even this was ineffective,
| shortly after an anonymous letter
| catching awful calamities and encios-
three mice and a. fsh.s head,
! ,ached the terrified family. This time
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II L. Whip. OF Washington. is visit
ing in Cumberland Valley near Bed
ford
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Among the late arrivals at the springs
is James Du Bots, OF Washington.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

Mrs. VI. x. Mailer. of Washington. is
among the guests at the ArandaIe.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

Miss Bessie Barbour Of Washington,
Is a guest at the home OF Mr.. aad Mrs.
John ". .}Oor, Bedford
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

Miss Judith Reynolds. daughter o.
Representative John NJ. Reynolds, Bed
ford. has a new automobile. which she
is learning 20 drive.
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MIR. and Mrs. F. ]. Nay, Of Washing
ten. are visiting in Bedford.
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Beautify the Complexion
IN TEN DAYS
NadinOla

CREAM, the IN
equaled beautiAer
Is G n d o RS o q by
{ d o u 5 q n d 8 and
guaranteed TO re-
move I ? Q @ kl Q s,
p 1 IA pi e 3, liver
snnHa- Tan aafInu,-
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W F. Ashford, Of the Government
Printing Office, and Mrs Ashford. Of
Washington, are visiting 0. 5. MuHin.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

Miss Arabin and Miss Connolly, OF
Washington. are visiting Miss Alice
Dittmar.
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I Mrs. James Mcmillan. at Eagle Head.
Miss Elkins is one of the most widely
known and most talked OF girls In
American society. and naturally would
create a great stir among the -four
hundred of the North Shore.
The event Of the week was the river
pageant and harbor illumination on
Monday evening. under the auspices Of
the Manchester Yacht Club.
Among the interested spectators were
Theodore Roosevelt. jr., and his sister
Miss Ethel Roosevelt, who viewed the
spectacle from Charles A. Num-
launch.
Viscount Chambrun, the second secre-
tary of the French legation. who IS
summering in Manchester, left Tuesday
for York Harbor, where he will take the
place OF the first secretary temporarily,
who is Ill,
The annual race for the Crowhurst
Gun by the Manchester Yacht Club will
be sailed Friday the 21st. This cup is
given by Francis Meredith White
house.
Mrs. William J. Boardman, OF Wash
ington, d. c., has recently returned TO
her Manchester cottage from a short
visit to her sister, Mrs. William Walter
Phelps. OF New York, who is spending
the summer at her country place in
Connecticut.
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Rev. ]. H. Cutler officiating. After g
bridal trip 10 Atlantic City. Mr.. and
Mrs. Inserson win reside In Washing
ton
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John Conner and Mrs. Frank ConnOr
were visitors here from washington.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

Marcus Barker. cf Washington. was
a recent visitor
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

Thomas ". 3. Duckwan, Mrs. Duck
wall, and Miss DUckwaH. Of Washing
ton, are here for the remainder Of the
summer
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

Miss Carrie Caldwell, OF Washington,
is here for q month.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

Miss Eleanor Smith, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. George NJ. Smith. Of Washing
ton, was a visitor
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

Mrs. Helen Avery and her daughter
Antoinette. of Washington. are guests
OF Miss L u PenneH.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

Mr.. and Mrs {. ". Homer and Miss
Virginia aEd Mis- Louise Horner, OF
Washington. arc al the Hotel Dunn for
the summer.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

c. B. CoTnwel and family and Thomas
Keller, Of Washington. are at Romney.
" Va
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
WASHINGTON PEG
PIE AT BERKELEY
SPRINGS.

BERKELEY SPRINGS. W Va. Aug
15.-Visitors continue 10 arrive on every
train and the hotels and boarding
houses are having most prosperous
year
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

-fr. and Airs. J. +. McCleery returned
to Washington yesterday from a visit
To Bedford.
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Bright Colors.

We notice occasionally a bright yell
low coat in the crowd. and we recog-
nize one Of the poverty-stricken Urea
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

Frank /. Thompson and family, OF
Washington, are at Berlin this week for
the old home coming celebration.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

An engagement of interest just an
nounced is that of Miss Madge Taylor,
Of Baltimore, daughter of Mrs b
Jones Taylor, 10 Hartley Marshall Mr..
Marshall is a descendant of Chief JUS
tice Marshall, OF Virginia. Miss Taylor
made her debut a few years ago, and is
very popular.
She is now spending the summer with
the guests Of Judge and Mrs. Daniel
O. Wright at their beautiful summer
home.
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Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Page announce
the engagement of their daughter.
sarah Eta, to Henry +. Buhrig Of
Tornesch, Germany. No wedding date
has been set as vet.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

announcement. was made last week
OF the engagement of Miss Alice Potter.
OF New York, 10 Newton Adams. of
Washington and New York. The we'd
ding will take place in Trinity Church.
New York. in October.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-24

The public man in America who has
never been tagged with a nickname
may be Just as efficient and worthy Of
praise as his brethren who are known
as "Bill' and Joe but he has not
achieved an equal measure Of popular
ity. Nicknames are oftener inspired
by affection than by aversion. "The
men Of the people" so-called, are in
yariably nicknamed. Venerable citizens
still refer to ABE Lincoln, dwelling
with reminiscent affection upon the
Authorization. Mechanics both good
and bad are as old as history, In the
country the people have a way Of alb
breviating the names OF the men they
really Ike and assigning their full
titles to the men who prefer dignity to
pularity.-Pittsburg Gazette.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-24
ALWAYS aJusr GOING TO-"

He was just going to help a neighbor
when he died.
He was just going to pay a note when
It went to protest
He meant to insure his house. but il
burned before he got around to It
He was Just going to reduce his debt
when his creditors shut down" on him.
He was just going to send some fow-
ers to a sick neighbor when 1t proved
too late.
He was Just going to repair his side
walk when a neighbor fell on 1t and
broke a leg.
He was Just going to stop drinking
and dissipating. when his health be
came wrecked
He was Just going to quit work s
while and take a vacation when nervous
prostration came
He was just going to introduce a bet
ter system into his business when Il
went TO smash
He was Just going to provide proper
protection for bis wife and family
when his fortune was swept away from
him.
He was Just going to call on Gus
toner to close a deal when be founs
his competitor had preceded him ans
secured the order.
He was just going to provide his wifi
with more help when she took to he
bed and required nurse, doctor anS
mSld.-Success Magazine.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-24
DANGER POINT AGAIN SHIFTS.
Bulgaria is Now Center of Action IL
Balkans.

Paris, Oct. 14-Advices received
here from French official sources in
dictate that the danger point in the
Balkans has shifted back to Bulgaria.
While there is no confirmation OF the
report that Bulgaria has delivered an
ultimatum TO Turkey regarding the
recognition OF her independence in
side OF three days, there is reason to
believe that Bulgaria IS determined to
make move If Turkey and the pow
ers persist in their refusal to accept
her independence as an accomplished
fact.
The danger Of declaration OF war
from Servia is considered over for the
present. The French government has
decided to leave Servia's demand for
compensation from Austria Hungary
to the consideration OF the powers.
NJ. Stanchioff. the diplomatic agent
of Bulgaria in Paris. declared yester
day that the situation in Bulgaria wa.
grave and tense.
"a rapid solution is necessary" h
said The agent said, however, he die
not believe an rltimatum had beer
sent to Turkey.
The Turkish ambassador here
Nasum Pasha. admits that Turkey i
taking defensive military measures
but he repeats that Turkey desire
Deace.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-24
HOLLAND CALLS CASTRO.
Demands That Venezuela Forthwith
Revoke De Reus Decree.

Caracas, Oct. 1.-THE revocation
Of the decree Of May Il is demanded in
the most energetic manner--the gov
eminent Of Venezuela must from this
moment and without delay fulfill the
protocol Of ashland not prolong the
intolerable state OF affairs which it
has created by the decree OF May IA "
These are the words Of the minister
OF foreign affairs OF The Netherlands
in his note OF August 20 in which he
answers Venezuela's communication
telling of the summary dismissal oil
Minister De Reus from Caracas.
Vanswinderem, the foreign minister
of Holland, began his reply 10 Presi-
dent Castro by acknowledging the
gravity Of the offense committed by
NJ. De Reus and saying that The
Netherlands government would have
Immediately recalled him OF It's owl
initiative if it had seen the offensiv,
publication, but that President Castro
had taken justice into his own hands
and violating international custom b.
summary expelling the ministe
without asking Tor his recall
The note goes on to say that afte
the renewal Of friendly relations j
established, "the celebration OF def
mite treaty OF arbitration and con
sular convention, which will be tn
surest- means OF arriving at the de
sired end, shall be submitted to sub
sequent consideration. But the gov
eminent OF Venezuela must. from thi
moment, and without delay, show
knows how to appreciate in its rea
value the protocols Of 1904 which forr
the basis OF our relations, as well a
the obligations incurred by TIL
Netherlands. and faithfully lived Il
to, and that it does not wish to com
promise its existence by prolongin
the into,erable state OF affairs whic
it has created by the decree c
May IA"