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stands up as he rows and leans on the oars. We go to the other side of the Jordan and climb out through the will lows. How quiet it isl The only sound is the ripple of the stream as Il washes the banks and the sweet voiced birds which sing in the trees at our left. As we return we lean over and bathe our hands in the Jordan. The water is cold. It looks like weak milk when taken up in bottle. we taste 1t. It is acrid and salty and we spit 1t out in disgust.
 Daptizlng the Pilgrims
 It is at this spot that Christ is said 10 have been baptized of John In the Jor- dan. This place is about three miles from the Dead sea, where the water at ordinary times Is four or five feet deep It Is the principal place of pilgrima ges to the Jordan, and is the scene of tens of thousands of baptisms a year. The chief time for baptizng is Easter when the Russians come by the thousands and when other members of the Greek church unite with them in great caravan which comes here and camps.
 At that time the water is blessed by the high priest of the church, and there are many priests here tt baptize the faithful. The women and men dress In white garments and go Into the water together. They change their clothes on the shore. The garments they wear In the water are usually shrouds, Whlcn they have brought from home with them for this purpose, and which they intend to take back to be used at their burials.
 The scenes of these baptisms make
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extracts from ters Dr. Caldwell has eos'd
 Your I that bought bottle in favor of putting relief. old and have been troubled with torpid liver but feel the trouble without Carter Msywood Ill., old; afflicted with heart trouble unable that dm have spent all doctorng with local specasts all " no ncrable; constipation Of serious would from three to live days without would until was entirely tired or in free sample of Syrup Pep received and did much good that got soc bottle ana another tooay If has done world is the incest to take and the mos! effective 10 "A. A. Lewis. H. g. 5 Bentonyile Ark
 
 deal or good had trouble with since left the army but would give 1t trial h trouble roubeGeo s. spauidnE Nat Soldiers Home. Kansas
 T have tried Psn and found all that you claim buying 1t cannot praiss enough " GlDn. National soldtau Danvlle H.
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do not know how? That makes no diff ference in this salty sea! The water is so heavy you could not sink if you tried. You can lie on your back and float about all day long. You can stand upright and tread; but 1t is almost impossible to maintain such position. Your feet have a tendency to fly to the surface, and you bob up and down like 'the monkey on the stick" Now try to swim. Your feet fly out of the water, and you cannot move on, as though the water were fresh.
 Now let us wade out and let the sun dry our skins. We feel as though we had been painted with muscilage. We are gummy and oily and incrusted with saft.
 We have been scratched as we came through the thorn bushes, and the salt have got into the sores and they are burning like fire. We shall not be happy until we can get some fresh water to
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bit of chap, red-headed. MT. Holmes was as fat as a balloon; he weighed as much as 300, and had double chins all the way down to his stomach. MT Longfel- low was built like a prize-fighter. His head was cropped and bristly like as if he had wig made of hair brushes His nose lay straight down on his face, like finger with the end joint tilted up. They had been drinking. I could see that. And what queer talk they used! MT. Holmes inspected this cabin and then he took me by the buttonfiole and says he:
 Through the deep caves of thought
 I hear a voice that sings
 Build thee more stately mansions,
 O my soul"
 Says I: T can't afford 1t, MT. Holmes and moreover I don't want to- Blamed If I liked it pretty well, either, coming from stranger, that way. However, l started to get out my bacon and beans, when MT. Emerson came and looked on awhile and then he takes me aside by the huttonhole and says:
 "Give me agates for my meat;
 Give me cantharids to eat,
 From air and ocean bring me foods,
 From all zones and altitudes."
 Says I, MT. Emerson, if you'll excuse me, this aint no hotel"
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as that. of the center of Nubia. Dates can be grown, and in the past Jericho was known as the city of palms.
 Bird's-Eye View of the Jordan
 But this is not the character of the whole course of the Jordan. Let me give you birds eye view of the river, or, better, let us suppose we have taken an aeroplane and are going from it's source in the Lebanon mountains to where it loses itself in the great sea of salt below. It rises on the foot of Mount Hermon, whose peak is covered with snow the greater part of the year. It has two or three different sources, One Is near Dan and higher up is an- other at Banias, near the spot where Christ said:
 Thou art Peter, and upon this rock will I build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against It." It Is from Banias that the Jordan has its chief start. It comes from cave In the limestonerock which is now choked up with stones, but out of which the water flows in a great volume, cold, sweet and pure. There are trees about the cave and the stream runs through a beautiful park down to Lake Huleh which is only seven feet above the sea, The spring of Banias has always been noted for it's sweetness and purity. If Is said the waters ana cave were TOT merly dedicated to the god Pan, and that from this the name Banias, or Panias, came. Greek tablets have been found nearby, and ruined temples and columns show that the place was once the site of considerable city. It has now only a mud village Of about 50 huts.
 Going down to Lake Huleh, we see a marshy catchment basin ir.to which other streams run and from which the Jordan flows out. There Is little activity about the lake. A few Bedouins live near 1t and their only business seems to be making ,mats of the papyrus reeds which grow on the shores. These are the waters of Merom mentioned in Joshua.
 little farther down is the main cross- ing to Damascus. The place Is known as the Bridge of Jacobs Daughters. and the stream Is here on the level of the sea. It drops 6S0 feet in the next n,ne miles, having a continuous series of cas- cades from these almost to the Sea of Galilee. T
 The remainder of the Jordans course runs between the sess of life and death I refer to the Ser of Galilee. at the north, and the Dead sea, at the south The first is sweet, full of fish and sur rounded by verdure. The other is saltIer than any other water on earth, and so bitter and poisonous that no living thing can exist within it. The distance between these two seas in a straight line north and south is about 65 miles. and the
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Saves Health of Old People---Trial Free

healthy old couple who have lived a long life to- gether make an ideal picture. unfortunately so many old people have dismal life Even if they are otherwise In good health they suffer from constipation and Indigestion the penalty of old age To old people, the best advice is-Be careful of your food But even that Is all The stomach and bowel muscles longer as active as they used to be and on that account movement of the bowels is more difficult To aid nature take mild laxative like pr. CaldweIs Syrup Pepsin whenever you find your- self becoming constipated when you have any dif- fculty digestns your food It strong like salts or pursatives, but Is mild, gentle and -griping- just what elderly people is the best laxative for old people as 1t s for and children Many men and women far beyond seventy have been able to discard all medicines after brief Syrup Pepsin
 The regular bottles be obtained of any druggist at
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side, and down here at the Dead sea it reaches a width of 800 feet. being so shai- low that you could almost wade across 1t.
 The water catches the foundations of the mountains It changes in color from season to season, and in the spring 1t spreads out in floods over the valley. It is said that the partings of the water in or6er that the Israelites might pass over was when the river was at it's highest. Just now it is low and is almost clear
 Baptismnl Water
 It is not sweet water at this point in It's course, for it has gathered the salts and other minerals from this dry, thirsty country, and 1t is so full of bad matter that those who carry 1t home for bap- tisms have to boil and filter it to keep It from smelling. I have several canteenS which I filled myself from the stream, or rather with the water which brought here in wine bottles from the Jordan and bad boiled and Filtered before 1t was put into the cans. If 3 ever have a grand child it shall be baptized with this water. The canteens I bought at the Jordan ho- tel here at Jericho. They are kept on hand to be sold to tourists and pilgrims, and vast number of them are carried away every year.
 Cross ing the Jordan
 But let us visit the river and cross 1t to the land where the Moabites live. It is only few miles from Jericho, and we can drive there in a carriage. As we start the great white blazing sun is climbing the blue above Mount Nebo, and the faint streak of the Dead sea, with the haze that hangs always over 1t, can be seen down the valley. Our soldier gal lops in front to scare off the Bedouins and we wind our way lazlly in and out through the wheat fields. Leaving these we enter a desert on the edge of which stands Gilgal, where the Israelites first encamped after crossing the Jordan, and then go on through tn orry scrub among gullies and hills until we approach the lcng fringes of thicket which border the river. There is more vegetation as we near this and we go through the bushes until we come to Q creek, which is no wider than the average street of an American city. It looks, like many of the small streams of our central states. know of such in Indiana. Illinois and Ohio, and there is one of just about the same size which goes by the name of Goose creek in.Loudoun county, Virginia. The Rhine and the Hudson. the Potomac. or even the Shenandoah, could swallow the Jordan without bulging and just now 1t Is so small that in the United States if would not> be known as river.
 Nevertheless, the current Is swift at this place and we hire a fisherman tp take us across. He charges 25 cent 5 for the boat, and for this rows us up and down stream for an hour. He
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where the land for any distance is sunk en for even 200 feet below the level of the ocean. This is the greatest trough of the world, and one of the strangest
 Typical of heaven, the valley of the Jordan is emblematic of hell. The most of it is as thirsty as the dry sands of the Sahara, and just now its heat is as torrid as Tophet The plain oyer which rode today on my way to the river was covered with thorn bushes. The only green after leaving the irrigated farms about Jericho was that which borders the gully through which the Jordan runs, the remainder being of alkaline earth thrown up by the floods in castles and mounds, making gullies and hills of all sizes and shapes.
 The mean temperature of Jerusalem is 64 Fahrenheit. It is temperate throughout and the snow falls there in the winter. The heat here is as great
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What Mark Twain Said
From the Bookman.

From the Bookman.
 Mark Twain had gladly accepted the invitation to address the diners, and knowing that Emerson, Longfellow, and Holmes were to be among them had pre- pared in high confidence little skit tell ing of three absurd imposters who had announced themselves by these distin- guished names at a miners cabin in the far west According to the story, mel ancholy miner at whose cabin Mark Twain found shelter one night told him that three other -'littery men" had stayed with him the night before and given him much trouble. They were Mir Emerson, MT Longfellow and Mr. Holmes. In re- ply to Mark Twain's question the miner gives an account of the visit.
 They were a rough lot. but that's noth- ing; everybody looks rough that travels afoot. MT Emerson was a seedy little
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the thorns on which are great hooks turn ing inward. They are said to be the same thorns as those of which the crown of our Savior was made
 How the Jordan Looks
 The Jordan Is not navigable. It has no harbors, no boats and no cities or vil- lages of any account along its whole course. It has numerous fords, but no bridges of any size There is a wooden bridge about six miles above the Dead sea. It is toll bridge, with lords above and below it. The people use the bridge only when the river is high. At other times the caravans save the toll by pass ing over the lords.
 On it's course from Galilee to the Dead sea the river narrows and widens. Now 1t is a swift, black, sullen current flow ing between ugly mud banks covered with refuse, now it comes close to the noun tains which border the valley on either
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wash off the salt.

wash off the salt.
 It was right here on the plain of the Jordan, which was then, before the vol- canic destruction of Sodom and Gomor- rah, as rich as Egypt, that the nephew of Abraham and the cousin of Ishmael and Isaac, the good man Lot had his es- tate, and 1t was in Sodom that he lived, one of the richest and the only just man in the city. It was from there that he went out with Mrs. Lot and the two girls. And it is said to be at the southwest end of the lake, not far away, that Mime. Lot turned and looked back. and, as we may suppose, longed for the flesh pets. And lo she became pillar of salt. There are still deposits of rock salt at that end of the lake, and the guides now show the remains of a. pillar which they say was once Mrs. Lot but which has been so licked up by the camels that 1t has ai- most disappeared.
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liity cents or one dollar, but we suggest that you make a free trial or 1t first. as so many others have done. Send your address to Dr. Caldwell and he will send you a free sample bottle.
 Dr Caldwell does not feel that his obligation. He has spectnlfxed tn st0mach, liver and bowel dis eases for over forty years and will be pleased to give the reader any advice on the subject free of charge. All are welcome to write vice or the free sample addresa him Dr. w. B, Caldwell, 541 Cald- we'll Building, Monticello. III.
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Hunting Trip Spoiled

From Harper's Weekly.
 Well, Bill,' said Dawson, as he met Holloway on the avenue, did you get any good hunting up in Maine?"
 Fine" said Holloway.
 How did that new dog Wilkins gave you work?' asked Dawson
 Splendid" saiu H ollowsy. "Fact is, if fl hadn't been for him we wouldn't have had any hunting at all He an away at the first shot, and we spent four days looking for him.
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| one think of picnic. The men, wo- men and children rush about, some laughing and screaming, and others quietly talking. The priests dip each three times in the Jordan and give hinl their blessing. After baptism some soak other shrouds in the river to con secrate them that they may carry them home to their friends. They also drink of the dirty water and bottle 1t up to take home. Some of the pilgrims are old and have to be lifted in and out of the river. The current is swift and men are frequently drowned.
 The Dead Sea
 Leaving the Jordan, we make our way down the valley to the Dead sea. The road goes through the thorn business and winds about through dry, thirsty hills. The land Is salty and alkaline and all nature Is dead. How hot the sun is, and how glaringl Our eyes smart, and horrid flies crawl with legs of glue oyer our face. We try to brush them off, but they alieht again, and bite as they crawl. Now we are on the shore of the sea It Is covered with pebbles and driftwood It looks more like a lake than a sea- and it is just about the size of Lake Geneva, in Switzerland. It is only 50 miles long and 10 miles in width. and we can see from one end of 1t to the other
 
 On the east are thedesert hills of Moab, where Ruth was born and Moses Is | buried, and on the west lie those of | Judea, where the children of Israel came 1 after Moses had pointed out the Prom | ised Land to them. There are openings | at the north and south, and away at the | southwest are works where the Turkish government Is evaporating the water to | make salt for sale.
 The Dead sea has no outlet mist | usually hangs over 1t, which comes from | the evaporation, which is enormous. It | is estimated that over 6,0oO,0OO tons of water flow into it daily, and nevertheless its level changes only little throughout l the year, and that at the times of ths | flood
 One-Fourth Salt | Now dip up some of the water in your | hand and taste it. It burns your tongue and your lips. It is as bitter as gall. and | if you drank glass of it you would probably die. It is about the saltiest water on earth. If you will take a gallon and boil it down ycu will find that one | fourth of the contents is solid It is six times as salty as the salt of the ocean and cubic mile of it would contain soo.- | Ooo.o00 tons of mineral matter The sum | IS so enormous you cannot comprehend 1t, | put at ninety tons to the car 1t would take ten million cars to carry that much. | and If your cars were a little under 40 feet long the train required for the load would reach 80 miles.
 If you would further test the water. take an egg and drop it into the sea- It will float, leaving one-third of the egg above the surface. fresh egg will sink in fresh water, and we break our egg to be sure it is fresh
 l Another test Let us strip off our clothing and go in for a swim. You do
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-25

the magnificent collection Of and costly Furnl-
ture Engravings Ornaments Floor Coverings, Linens
Silverware, Draperies, ETC., commencing at lo3O
o'clock
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH,
we will sell the Furnishings of parors reception hall,
dining-room and kitchen, only Of part Of which we
can name, viz.
PARLORS.
Handsome Mahogany Cabinet "Kmbal" Piano,
large size full -3 octaves and the best instrument
manufactured by this factory; Mahogany Music Cab
net; beautifully carved Rosewood Arm Chair; very
handsome Solid Mahogany Rockers; very costly Gold
Leaf Table, Rosewood and Mahogany Pcdestals very
fine French Clock held BY large Greek figure OF vi
nerva in ormula gold and covered with crystal globe
on a handsome solid mahogany pedestal; beautifully
carved Rosewood Eliza, with enclosed base; costly
collections Of fine Steel Engravings and Paintings
handsome Brass Tenders, Coal Holds and Fire Sets
rare Antique Mahogany Tea Table; very costly col
lection OF rare Ornaments, Bric-a Brac, Vases. etc.
in royal Worcester and hand painted Dresden Parlan
marble. bisque etc. pair OF rare Llstre vases, with
hand painted flowers this pair of vases was pur.
chased by Mr.. Moses at the sale Of the effects Of
President Jefferson Davis just before the close OF the
Civil War; handsome Administer Druggets. hne sum
Druggets; Brass and Onyx Curo Cabinet; br ;
and Onyx Taberette; Mahogany Centre Tables;
handsome Crystal Candelabras etc. handsome Six
Oa"ass f0'''e REcE Hifs ION HALLS HALLS.
Beautiful Engraving; rare Oriental Hall Rugs; Ma
hogany Side Table; Mahogany Pedestals; Round Card
Table; Couches; Chairs; fine Growing Palms; Jard
'sies' ei'''D's'is7i DINING. ROOM.
Oak Extension Table; Oak Dining Chairs; very
pretty Oak Buffet; Walnut China Closet; Smyrna
and Crex Druggets very fine collection of China and
Cut Glass; handsome Siverware including large
Sheffield Tray originally owned by President eiie1
son Davis and purchased by Mr. Moses at the sale
Of his effects; fine Table Linens; Table Cutlery; hand
some Pictures; Ornaments and Brlc-a- Brac
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KITCHEN.
Gas Range; Glass-Door Cupboard; large assort-
~ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER DOTH,
commencing at 1880 o'clock, we will sell the contents
OF the living rooms on second and third floors, con-
~ BEDROOM No. 1.
Superb Rosewood Wardrobe, profusely carved,
double doors, with mirror centre panel with dresser
and to- suit Fgdn cost
with mirror front; handsome Mahogany Lady's Desk;
Rosewood Sewing Table; Chairs Rockers, Couch,
Pictures Ornaments Administer Druggets, Rugs;
Antique Inlaid Mahogany Chest Drawers.
BEDROOM No. 2.
Handsome Carved Rosewood Suit, with mirror
door Wardrobe to match Curled Hair Mattress;
Toilet Set; Chairs Rockers, Carpet, fine Bed Linen
Blankets Quilts, Portieres, Table Covers, Lace Cur
'-' - BEDROOM No. 8.
Maple Suit, three pieces; Walnut Wardrobe;
Curled Hair Mattress Chairs, Mating, Bed Linens
etc.
BEDROOM No. a.
Handsome Brass Bed; Box Spring; Cured Hair
Mattress; Oak Dresser and Washstand; Single Ward
robe; Walnut Shaving Stand Toilet Set; Clock, Vases
,ssA,S9 - BEDROOM No. s.
Walnut Suit; Curled Hair Mattress; Mating:
Wardrobe; Carpets lot of fine Wall Paper in original
~ The VALUABLE LIBRARY will be sold at 1880
several hundred volumes of rare and valuable books,
old English editions, miscellaneous novels Irvings
works, Dumas's novels, Waverly novels, Dickens,
Shakespeare, large Bible with old engraved plates
and other valuable books; three Mahogany Book
Gases, Walnut Book Case etc. At the sale of the
library seats will be provided for those attending.
This is an exceptional sale of household effects,
and is worth the attention of any desiring such
goods Ladies especially invited.
THE VALENTINE AUCTION CO.,
Auctioneers.
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By The Valentine Auction Co.,
Auctioneers.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AT
AUCTION.

We will sell for account OF those
interested at No. 2S01 East Grace St,
TUESDAY. SEPT. 9TH,
at 1890 o'clock, four Iron Beds,
Springs and Mattress. four Oak Blu
reaus and Washstands. Feather Pill
lows, Quilts, Single Oak Wardrobes,
Double Oak Wardrobe, Chairs, Rockers.
Mating, Carpets. Pictures. 4 Dining
Vienna Chairs, Flat Top Desk, Favor
lite Gas Range, Crockery. Glassware,
Knives, Forks and Spoons and large
Alaska Refrigerator etc.
Dealers in secondhand furniture
should attend this sale.
Ladies invited to attend.
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By the Valentine Auction Co., Auctioneers
Auction Sale Extraordinary

Magnificent Rosewood and Solid Mahogany Furni-
ture, Very Handsome and Costly Vases and Orna-
ments, Fine Steel Engravings, Handsome China and
Cut Glass, Silverware, Linens, Damask Draperies
Oriental Floor Coverings Fine Kimbal Piano. Library
Of Rare and Valuable Books, Magnificent French
Clock, Dining Room and Kitchen Furniture, etc.
We will sell at the residence Of the late Mr. Alfred Moses
1910 Park avenue, two days
"Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. Is and 20
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Auttton 9ales, Future 1Dapa
BY r. 3. Chatiin & Co,
ana
.;a N. w. BOWIE &: SON,
Fn1 Auctioneers.
COMMISSIONERS SALE

TWO VERY VALUABLE FARMS
N IIENRICo COUNTY. VA, ON THE
TELEGRAPH ROAD AND CHICKA.
HOMINY RIVER, KNOWN REsPEc-
lively AS "ETHELWooD'' AND
HALF SINK"