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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-23

The line com.
mences at the ira
ditional parting
place of the great
pilgrimage. the Ba-
waubet Allah, or
Gate of Allah, in
Damascus. For the
first few miles the
line traverses the
Hauran, running
parallel to the
French Hauran
railroad. From an
cient times this
district has been
an extremely rich
one, and the Ro-
mans used 1t as a
granary.
The deep, narrow
ravines of the Var
muk, the ancient
Hieroymax, which
the line follows in
its descent to the
Jordan, present
several difficulties
of engineering sue
cessfully overcome.
Large numbers of
Italian, Montene.
grin, Croati n,
Greek, and other
European work
men had to be EN-.
ployed on the diff
cult rock cuttings,
tunnels, and via
ducts of this sec
ton.
The Jordan val
ley. where the line
crosses 1t, is 500
feet below Mediter.
ranean level; but
the difficulties of
construction cease
when the Yarmuk
valley has been
successfully ira
%rsed, and the as
cent to the sea is
made by easy gra-
dients.
South of Deraa
the main line soon
leaves the richer
corn land and en-
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-23

throughout by Turkish soldiers, but the station
buildings, all of very solid masonry, well as
bridges and culverts, of which there are a
great number, have been constructed mostly
by Italian workmen with some Greeks and
Montenegrins. AS many as three or four hun
dred Italian workmen were employed at one
time on the works near Tebuk, and so little
did fanaticism come into play that they built
the fine new mosque at Tebuk Subsequently
they instructed some Turkish engineers, who
continued the work from El Ula to the Holy
City itself.
1t is difficult to think OF this railroad be.
coming a great highway OF developing any
great trade with Central Arabia as the sec.
tion from Maan TO Medina traverses an unpro-
ductive country without possibility of develop
ment, and the interior of Arabia has no sur.
plus products to dispose Of. In any case when
the line reaches the sea, at Sherm Rabigh, II
is probable that any trade. either export or i'm.
port, to Medina or Mecca will pass through
that port In preference to the long land joup
ney. The following summary of distanceG
shows the extent of the line:
Damascus to Maan ............2S5 miles
DAMASCUS 10 Iebuk ................43 43O miles
Damascus to El Ula ............. sos miles
Damascus to Medina ...............8 $40 miles
Damascus to Mecca ............ 1897 miles
The gauge of the line is the somewhat curl
quo OhS VI l'VO HelST ID IeeL OA y,
which was necessary, when the line was first
commenced, to correspond with the gauge OF
the Beirut-Damascus line, over which the roll
ing stock had to be brought. The branch to
the Mediterranean, at Haifa. was constructed
subsequently. The rails were supplied by the
American Steel Trust, by a French firm dom
iciled In Russia, and by the firm Of Cockerill
in Belgium.
The engineers in charge of sections were
also OF various ationalities-French Poles
Hungarians. etc.-while the guiding spirit il
the construction has been Meissner Pasha,
very able German engineer But besides these
the general direction has been under Marshal
kiazim Pasha, to whom the greatest credit is
due In bringing the line successfully into Me
dina, and TO Haiti Mukhtar Bey, a brilliant
Turkish engineer who has absorbed all mod
ern methods OF construction. and completed
the last section into Medina without European
assistance
In conclusion, 1t is difficult which to admire
the most, this far-reaching conception of hia
majesty the sultan-to build the line and thur
to further the interests of his religion and bind
together the outlying portions OF his empire
or the silent. answering devotion OF the Turk
ish soldier who has carried the matter 10
conclusion. and who watches without com
plant over miles Of line through country Al
most without water or inhabitants.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-23

supplied daily from the train.
At Medain-Salih the valley wideni
a little. and here are found some
rock-cut tombs similar to those at Pc
ira, but far fewer and less ornate.
Traces of town exist. but there is
nothing now visible except the usual
fort of the pilgrim. Here again, as
well as at Tebuk, the site would seem
a favorable one for trying artesian
wells, but no attempts have been
made to prove their success or other
wise.
The permanent way has been laid
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-23

the landscape.
The an Gle n [
fortress of Pc
ira and now
Maan owe their
importance as
standing at the
gate of Arabia,
and forming the
last outpost of
Syria and west
ern civilization
before the long.
dreary stages Of
the n ort h e rn
Arabian jour
ney.
For countless
ages--long be-
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created Dy It's hrst announcement brought in subscrip
uons from the faithful in all of the samc word
specia stamptax forms solid
expenses, somewhat less than other contbu
uons may prove to be-
Geographically the line has provided means of travel
III country with fascination scenery quite peculiar
lseh ana unlike any other part Instead
ersihg populous countries and great cities
oehgh In passing through immense soltudes-through
country peopled mainly by the spirits Arabian
es' Where little surprise would be occasioned in find
ke rocS egg In some inhospitable rocky valley
seeins genie floating in stream of thin vapor
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-23

HE Damascus to Mecca railroad has
many remarkable features which distin-
unguish It from other lines. Its prin-
cipal object is to provide means for
faithful Moslems to perform their pill
grimage to the holy places of Mecca and
Medina with a greater degree of com.
fort than formerly.
Its inception is due to the initiative Of
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-22
WILL THE EARTH BE
DESTROYED IN 1912
(By Sterling Heilig.) }

PARIS, Jan. 17.-Why are the so
called extinct volcanoes of Auvergne,
in France. awakening? Why is the
ground at La Bourboule, Royat and
Mont-Dore, at the depth of a well,
three times as hot as any correspond
ing subsoil in France?
France scientists are afraid earth
quakes and volcanoes will break out
of peaceful hot springs between now
and 1912--when the suns activity will
have sunk TO its minimum.
If you think the earth's crust does
not pulsate with the sun, why are we
now entering into such rackety pc
riod? / do not refer only to Mes
sina. On Nov. IL earthquakes were
felt in Belgium, South Saxony and
Westphalia On Dec. 10 there were
manifest shocks in Leipsig, West Sax
ony and Thuringia; and on Dec. 20 in
the Maine eand Loire department,
France.
Why. otherwise, is the Sangay vol
cano on the equator doing new explo
sive performances? And those of the
Nyanza lakes2 And the new active
volcanoes In Thibet?
There IS sublime story here. 1t is
backed by the erudite Able Moreux
Camille Flammarion, the geologist
Suess in his actual studies of the
Carlsbad hot springs and many 9th.
ers. The climax will arrive when its
crust gets too thick to pulsate. and
our earth viii break like bad egg.
Let us therefore patiently tolerate
the shocks and reuptions due. now on,
til 1912. guarantees against that final
bursting. like safety valves. The moon
has burst; glance at the wreck upon
| Its surface.
The earth is not sphere; nor has
1t the shape of ian orange slightly
flattened at the polls" II is four
sided pyramid
OF course. the flattening is slight.
compared with the total size but the
fact is as certain as the earth is an
cSt, VI "a eiNuiipuii Whost luuiu ului-
ten magma, hotter than 1000 cent?
grade is also rather solid by the force
OF pressure
The earth's thin crust Is compare.
lively cold. Biologists agree on forty.
three or sixty or 100 miles; It is an
eggshell in comparison with the 1900
miles OF the interior molten mass.
The thinness of the crust has saved
us all.
When It gets thicker there will be
explosions compared with which our
present safety valve volcanic eruptions
are like pimples on the skin. The moon
but wait!
The discovery that the earth is a
pyramid was not made by French.
man. but an Epslishman. Lowthian
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-22

Europe have registered some 1000
earthquakes that nobody felt The
other day you felt one at Philadelphia
The pulsations go on increasing to
the solar calm; but when II arrives,
toward 1912. look out, they begin to
grow violent.
The suns minimum is due ia 1912
Already in 1909. 1910 and 1911 there
will be things doing.
Lucky for the earthi
Lucky that its crust can pulsate
still. even at the price of Messina
horror When the earths crust gets
TOO thick, look out for the end fore
told In Revelations,
Do not imagine that the sacred
prophecies OF Revelations are vain
words. When the iustenough existing
volcanoes shall, by thickening and
clogging, become insufficient TO pump
out necessary quantities of gas to ease
the contracting earth from time to
| time; when the crust, by cooling. shall
become too thick to pulsate In its
present saving manner; when the un
imaginable gases dissolved In the mol
ten mass of the interior find them
selves at the same time under increas
ed pressure and decreasing outlet. how
must they behave In the center of g
molten mass whose interior is cooling
Frightful commissions will take
place.
The thickened. heaped-np, one,timt
lines of fracture Will no longer suf
flee to give issue to these gases, them
selves thickened, heaped-up undel
millions of atmospheres of pressure
What happened on the smaller. NOR,
radidly evolving moon will happer
upon the earth.
Observe the silent witness hanging
in the sky!
Her mountain chains have almos
disappeared from the moon S, torment
ed surface. Everywhere are crater
of volcanoes in comparison with whicl
our own are pimples on my true love-
brow. With the feeblest telescopes
You can perceive everyN here On til,
moons surface craters whose dimen
sions exceed, 40. so. 60 miles in di
ameter.
| No region of the moon was respect
ed.
Everywhere the moon was blown
up, yolcanoized, chucked about, ex
ploded The moons water disappear
ed without leaving a trace. Even it
atmosphere disappeared in that tina
cataclysm.
Such was the moons awful end
that had its air. water, vegetation, ami
mails and thinking creature, cities, rail
way. newspapers, theaters, dance hall
and pastry cook shops. Such will b,
the end of our earth shortly
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-22

they must increase in Importance as
time goes on and the acreage devoted
to the needs OF our expanding popuIa
tion becomes larger.
I'm their relations to agriculture
mammals differ considerably from
birds. Few birds are so harmful that
their Wholesale destruction is called
for, since, by devouring destructive In
sects. most of them render full equiv
alent for any mischief they may com
nit. Such Is by no means true Of
mammals. A few are very beneficial,
and the usefulness of such servants
OF man ms bats, skunks, weasels, badg-
ers, foxes and moles should be known
and appreciated. that their lives may
be spared and they be allowed to con
tinue their good work. Unfortunately
a much greater number of our nam
mails are everywhere Injurious, and
are the more dangerous because where
they do not exist in great numbers
their destructive habits often escape
particular notice.
Every year witnesses an increase
| in the number of sportsmen who pur-
sne our game birds. every species of
which plays a more or less important
part in destroying insect life and pre-.
serving the balance of nature; and
this. too, while the reclamation of vast
| tlacts of wild land for agriculture and
other purposes encroaches on the
breeding grounds OF game birds. which
are thus gradually becoming fewer In
numbers, while the demand for them
becomes greater and greater. Many
of our insectlvorous birds are also
killed for food, despite the fact that
state laws almost everywhere prohibit
such slaughter. With these and other
forces acting against the welfare OF
our birds, 1t becomes doubly import
ant to use every means in our power
not only to prevent the reduction OF
useful species. but to increase their
numbers whenever and wherever pos
sible Ten additional species of birds
have been found to feed on the boil
| weevil, bringing the number up to
fifty-four, and their care and protec.
ton are urged as the duty of every
citizen. whether or not directly int :
ested in the growing of cotton.
"An accurate knowledge of the re-
lations of birds to the orchard is pc
culiarly important. so that the orchard.
| list may know his friends from his
enemies" continued Secretary Wilson,
Especially since among the birds that
seem to be enemies are some whose
services in destroying noNious insects
more than compensate for the toll
they levy on the fruit. Much atten-
lion has been paid TO this subject by
he agricultural department in It's re-
lation to the Pacific coast, where fruit
raising is each year becoming more
| and more important, and the stom.
achs of more than six hundreds birds,
| including many of great economic
value. have been examined and The
contents determined. The work has
been pushed as rapidly as possible
and the second and final part of a
report on the birds of California in
relation to fruit raising is now nearly
ready for the press"
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-22
TELEGRApHIC NEWS

SILVERTON, Feb. 1S.-Three slides
in different parts of the county took
out three different ramways, The Sun
nyside, Kiitimac and Green Mountain
mines suffering. The damage in each
instance is considerable. the entire
tram at the Sunnyside being down
and the others put out of commits
sion. The loss will be several thou
sand dollars and occasions considera.
BILE inconvenience and possible delay
in opening the mines.
There is vast amount of snow in
the mountains and as soon as the sun
comes out and the snow settles many
immense ayalanches are looked for
The working forces in the canon are
reported about two miles apart. There
is much apprehension that additional
slides will come down about the time
the line is opened and cause another
blockade.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1s.-The World
today was very bitter on its indict-
ment by the administrative power. 1t
says:
Roosevelt is now abusing his great
power as president TO exploit his po-
litical malice. These libel proceedings
have no other object than to enable
Roosevelt to employ the machinery of
the United States government to sat
isfy his personal desire for revenge
We say this reluctantly but we say
it without qualification, because it is
true. Roosevelt is an episode. The
World is an institution"
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-Bench
warrants were issued yesterday for
the arrest of Joseph Pulitzer, Caleb
NJ. Won Samm, Robert II. Lyon New
York WorldD and Delevan Smith, Chas.
II. Williams indianapolis News) for
criminal libel in connection with the
publication of the charges of irregu-
larities in the purchase of the Panama
canal Indictments were returned to-
day by the federal grand jury. Theo-
dore Roosevelt. VIM. H. Taft, Elihu
Root, j. Plerpont Morgan. Chas. p.
Taft. Douglas Robinson and VIM. Mel
son Cromwell, were named in the In
dictments as the persons alleged to
have been vllified.
GUTHRIE, Okla. Feb. 1s.-Womans
suffrage legislation is out of the qucs.
ton In Oklahoma for two years. The
senate by vote of 81 to Is sustained
the unfavorable report of the commit.
tee on the bill granting suffrage 10
both sexes.
ANN ARBOR. Mich. Feb. 1S.-Dr.
James Burrell Angel submitted his
resignation of the presidency of the
University of Michigan today, to take
effect next June. The regents created
the office of chancellor and offered 1t
to Or. Angel at a salary of 81 600
year, together with the continued use
of the presidents mansion on the
DR.. Angel, who celebrated his S0th
Jan. last. has directed the
since 1871. when he came to
the presidency from the University of
Vermont. The University OF Michigan
then had 1.1o0 students; today the
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-09-02

ly round down the sharp edge, as this
gives the design rounded edge that
is more pleasing.
Draw the tool back and forth on tho
background Never go over the same
place twice unless it is absolutely nee
essary. 1t saves time, and the work
looks more finished if every stroke Is
made so skilfully that it counts toward
the finish.
If the leather becomes too dry Tor
modelling, sponge 1t carefully where
the modelling is to be done. If the
fooled part is made very wet it will
eradicate the marks. A single line is
fooled around the background for q
finish.
The bag illustrated on this page
may be fooled on one or both sides, as
one prefers. The line of machine
stitching is indicated on all the pat
terms. If no sewing machine is avail
able, the spaces for stitches may be
marked by a tracing wheel. Stitch
around the top Of each side as far as
the arrow, tie the ends Of the thread,
then stitch the sides together the
rest of the way. Cut on the black
lines along the top of the bag for
openings through which to run silk
cord or ribbon, matching the leather
in color.
The pocket book is cut like the pat
tern for the back and flap. For the
other side, cut an oblong the size of
the portion between the dot and dash
and the dash lines. Stitch around the
flap, then stitch the two sides to-
gether. Sew on snap fastener, or
have fastener put on at leather
finishers.
Half of the card case pattern is
given. Cut two little pockets and
stitch in, as shown in the small dia.
gram.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-09-02
PAINT DURABILITY.

The first thought in painting should,
of course, be durability-and dura-
bility means simply pure paint prop
erly applied. Pure paint is pure
white lead and linseed oil with or
without tinting materially.
Some years ago the paint-buyer was
likely to get adulterated or counter
felt white lead if he was not familiar
with brands. To-day he may buy
with perfect safety if he only makes
sure that the Dutch Boy Painter
trademark is on the packages Of
white lead that he buys. This trade
mark was adopted by National Lead
Company to distinguish the pure
white lead made by them from the
worthless adulterated and fake goods.
1t is guarantee as valuable to the
HORSEPOWER as the education of a
paint expert could be.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-09-02

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory if the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fneness of the fabric is
hidden behind paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trou-
BILE can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because of its great
er strength than other makes.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-09-02

A novel little accessory to accom-
pany the early fall suit is three
piece set of bag, purse and card case
of fooled leather. Leather is as use
full as it is beautiful for dainty things
and it lends itself readily to the max
ing of many ordinary articles. The
beauty of the texture of the leather
is enhanced by tooling-that is, by
pressing down background, thereby
leaving the design in relief. In the
wild rose designs, which we are CIV
ing to-day, the black portions are the
backgrounds.
Russian calf is the best leather for
tooling, or any leather of soft texture,
the very glossy feathers being much
harder to work on, and not nearly so
effective when finished.
The most economical way to buy is
by the half skin, which usually costs
from $3.50 to SO. Two friends often
purchase the leather together and d.
vide it.
To do the work, two tools at 30
cents each are necessary, one for out
lining, known in the shops as letter
c." and the other for modeling-'let-
ter B."
Follow these directions carefully
for tooling:
Take a small piece of the leather to
practice on, in order to become famil-
lar with the material Cut the leather
e bit larger than the pattern, SO as
to have a margin in which to try the
condition of the leather.
Place the right side up on hard,
smooth board. Have a dish of cold
water, and with clean sponge dab
the water all over the leather, being
careful to put it on evenly so that
there will be no water marks. Let 1t
dry a little, and then test 1t on the
margin to see If It is in good working
condition.
If, In using the tool, little drops Of
water appear on the leather, 1t is too
wet. 1t is ready to use when the tool
glides smoothly over the surface, leav-
ing good, clear mark. Do not bear
on hard enough to cut the leather,
When the leather is in working con.
dition transfer the design as follows:
Place the design on the leather and
hold it firmly in place while, with the
outlining tool, held like lead pencil
you go over every line Of the design
using considerable pressure. When the
paper is removed, there should be a
clear impression Of the design on the
leather.
Study the design carefully. The de
sign is to be in low relief, the back
ground pressed down.
Veining of leaves, flowers, finishing
lines and centers Of flowers are done
with the modelling tool.
For the fooled background hold the
modelling tool with the nat edge
against the outline of the design, and
the rounded edge toward the back
ground and go all around each line Of
the design in this way. This win leave
a line that is sharp on one side and
rounded on the other.
With the round side Of the tool gent
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-09-02
useIess Waste of Enernv.

A small Wichita boys father is a
Democrat But at the grandfather's
house all are Republicans and when
he visited at the latter place he heard
good many jolts flung at Democracy
and its friends. He tried to stay
loyal, however.
One day his aunt was helping him
through with his lessons, when he
suddenly flung his book into a corner
of the room and said:
"Auntie, it's no use. I'm not going
to learn to read, It's no use, tell
you. Why, I've got to be a Demo-
crat, anyway"
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-09-02

Sheer white goods, in fact, any fine
wash goods when new, owe much OF
their attractiveness to the way they
are Numbered, this being done in a
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory if proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to stiffen, without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance Of your work.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-09-02
Early to Bed.

The man who makes it the habit
of his life to go to bed at nine o'clock
usually gets rich and is always reli-
able OF course going to bed does
not make him rich--I merely mean
that such a man will in all probable
itv be up early in the morning and
do a big days work, so his weary
bones put him to bed early. Rogues
do their work at night. Honest men
work by day. It's all a matter of
habit and good habits in America
make any man rich. Wealth is re-
suit of habit.-John Jacob Aston.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-09-02
Kansas Appetltesi.

Here are some things discussed on
a North Atchison porch the other
night: One woman said she had a
hired girl who ate lard by the spoon
full; the girl said she "adored" lard.
Another woman said she had friend
who ate toilet soap. That reminded
some one on the porch that her
brother-in-law ate peaches with sugar.
cream and salad dressing. A sweet
little girl on the porch said: well.
when we have hash always eat II
with sugar."--Atehiaon (KAn) Globe.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-09-02
ONE ON JOHNNY.

He was a balmy-headed Johnny,
with little cash. She was both pretty
and pert. He said: do you know,
Dolly, am something of a mimic? I
can take almost anybody off,
She said: Then take yourself off,
old boy. I'm expecting some one to
take me to supper"
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-09-02
No InfaIIlbIe Method.

A leading mathematician of France
gives another warning that there is
no infallible method of doubling ones
stakes after loss. "All one can do"
says he, lis to combine ones play so
as to have a great chance of winning
a little and a little chance of losing
much, and many chances Of losing
little"