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THE X UINs OF THE TEN CO. rrs ACRES.

ath, in which other gods than Jehovah
were WOrshipped. Indeed it is said
that Solomon, in order to please his
concubines, built his temple here and
that he had a castle which he gave
as a present to Balkis, the queen of
Sheba.
Baalbek was Well known in the days
of the Phoenicians, and it was a great
city in the time of Christ. It was
about a hundred years after that that
the finest of the temples, the ruins
of which still exist, were constructed.
It was when the Roman civilization
vas still in the height Of its glory,
and when the emperors were building
cities in north Africa, in Asia Minor
and in other parts of the world. They
put up the temples here in honor Of
Raal, and had in them smaller tenn
pies to Venus and Bacchus. They
worshipped Baal, the god Of the sun,
as one of the greatest. of their deities.
although they had other gods without
mum Der.
The God Baal.
AS TO the worship of Baal, there
almost to the beginning Of history. 1t
is a question, indeed, whether the
word Raal did not mean lord. being
a general term for male gods Of va
kinds. Later on the Creeks
considered Baa1 the god of the sum-.
chasing him with the god represented
Helios and the city of He1iopoiis
III Egypt. The worship of Baai runs
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-02-21

other. These stones were rough
from a quarry which lies to the side
OF baaloek more than n mile from
the temples. Some of them have
oeen placed upon the walls at a dis
lance OF thirty or more feet from tho
ground. and they are so accurately laid
that a knife blade cannot be driven in
between them.
As to the size of these blocks got
an idea by Visiting the quarrics. Just
outside that from which the stones
came is Ii which was cut out OF
the rock. but for some reason or other
was not carried TO the structure. II
was dragged only a few Zee; away
from the quarry and today ii lies there
on Its side. half sunk in the earth
" upon its top and took u run
over it. II is So wide that YOU could
drive TWO motor ears abreast upon
it without risk Of falling over the
edges. and-an English traveller here
says that a cricket match might be
PLAYED upon its face, putting the
stake at the right distance apar,
and giving the bowler at least two
1eet at the end for his run. This
stone IS one solid block as smooth
as q marble column and accurately
square. Each side OF il measures four
teen feet and it is about seventy feet
n stand it on end inside a mod
ern ten-story fiat and il would fiji ten
rooms one above the other, each room
fourteen feet square and seven feet
hfsh. 1T has been estimated TO weigh
1900 tons and it would be a fair-sizad
load for thirty freight cars on the
modern railroad track.
Think OF moving stones like that
out of the mountains and up and
down hill for a mile without the all
OF iron II steel machinery or cleo.
trlcity or steam. That is the kind
OF work the Romans did 1,SOC years
ago. AL through the temples Won
may see examples of how they lifted
great masses into place and that OF
masses OF carving more beautiful
than those of our buildings TO-DAY. On
some OF the blocks still in the strIc-
tufe | saw punches of grapes no big
ger than my thumb as beautifuliv
cut as though made by nature. Their.
We're also cupids and cherubs ex-
GulSltely carved. It-Tas said of the
artlst who built the great Temples
OF Delhi and Agra in India that they
worked like Titans and finished like
jewelers.. The same was true of the
oman OF the reigns of Antonius.
Caracalla and Nero.
| have taken photographs Of some
or the broken columns with myself
standing beside them to live an idea
OF their thickness. measure five feet
eight inches and the large columns
are FULLY two feet more in diameter.
AmOnS the wonderful carvings are
those which form the frieze above
the great pillars two or three hun
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-02-21

white" and the Lebanon mountains
are the White mountains of Syria. the
higher peaks Of which are covered
with These mountains extend
north and south parallel with the
coast Of the Mediterranean sea. They
begin a little below the border OF Asia
Minor and lose themselves in the Holy
land. In reading Of them l have al
ways considered them hills. They are
higher than any mountains of our
country east Of the Mississippi, and the
average height of the range nearest
the coast is a thousand feet greater
THAI that Of Mt. Washington. Mount
Hermon is over 5000 feet high and
and Jebel Makmel measures 10000
feet. The valley of Lebanon itself is
twice as high as the topmost peaks of
Blue Ridge of Virginia, and it slopes
from there to the north as far as
Aleppo and to the south beyond Dan,
where rises the Jordan.
The Ruins of Baalbek
1t is in this little valley, which is less
han 100 miles long and from 5 to s
miles in width, walled by these mighty
mountains, that lie the ruins Of Paal-
bek the most wonderful temples known
Of the ages. / nave spent hours in wan
dering through them, and their i'm
mensity and beauty steadily grow. /
despair Of being able to describe them
and can only hope to give you bits Of
the details. / have seen most of the
worlds mighty ruins. In the past year
/ have wandered through the tombs
Of the Mings outside Mukden, Man
churia; ave stood upon the Temple
OF Heaven in Peking and have climbed
the great Chinese wall. I have gone
through the Temples of Karnak at the
hundred-gated city Of Thebes, far up
the Nile; ave taken photographs Of
hn (Nnlnro - e 500 ~x,@
ured the pyramids with a two foot
rule. Not long ago l visited the Tenn
pie. Of Boro Boeder in the heart Of
Java, to describe its three miles Of
wonderful carvings, and last year I
spent some time in the forts Of the
Moguls at Delhi and wrote Of the Tai
Mahal n it's wonders. have also
seen Timgard, the excavated city on
the edge of the Sahara, and have lately
gone through the colosseum at Rome
ana inspected the equally wonderful
amDhitheater which lies at FL Diem |
IN the heart Of the Tunisian desert. |
All these works are wonderfu but
i'aa!bek is their superior.
The New Excavations
The ruins have been described. but
only by the writer's of the past, who
might as we'll have tried to picture
before the ashes and washing !
OF esuvi were dug away. These
ruins have never been so wonderful as
they are now. For centuries the most
OF them have been as much buried as
IS H~erculaneum, and it was only when
the Emperor of Germany made his
tour through this part of the world
that they began to be brought to the
light of day. Kaiser Wilhelm is a
great archeolOgist, and when he
travels he leaves as many tracks as
uoeS Theodore Roosevelt.
l have marched in his foOtsteDs
through Palestine and have seen there
the churches and other
mel he has erected. Before he came
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-02-21
The New Ba@1bek
he Ruins of the Ancient Tenmnges ne
Uneartfed 10y the Germans
By FRANK G.

How Kasier Wilhelm has Renovated
Syria-The God Baal and his Wor-
ship-Wonders of Mechanical Icngi-
neering-The Worlds Biggest stone,
The Cedars OF Lebanon or the Re
mains of the Forest From Which
Came Solomon's Temple.
i~Copyright, 1910, by Frank G. Carpen-
ter.)
BAALBEK.
l am in the valley of Lebanon, the
high, narrow plain which lies between
the two ranges Of the Lebanon noun
tainS. The word Lebanon means
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sections OF secondary iInp5rtance winch ne VIII
have to omit from his itinerary, but on the Wnole
he will have obtained mental moving picture OF
the various important localities marked by monu-
ments and cannon. To do the battlefield as thor
oughly in a horse-drawn vehicle would require
at least three four days and a pedestrian might
spend weeks on the battlefield without ever ira
versing the same road twice except in going to
the field and returning to his hotel
AS has been limited above, 1t is the battlefield
and not the Memorial day exercises which throng
Gettysburg at the end of May each year. Some
years the program incident to Decoration day Is
of a very simple character and there are not as
many graves to be decorated as might be supposed
by the person not conversant with the compare
lively small number of marked graves Gettys-
burg battlefield. Yet there other occasions
when the exercises at Gettysburg focus the eyes
Of the entire country. This is the case when the
president Of the United States delivers the adj
dress of the day at Gettysburg as President Taft
did a couple Of years ago. as President Roosevelt
did before him, and almost all Of our presidents
have done in their day since that memorable occa-
sion when President Lincoln dedicated the Get
tysburg battlefield cemetery with address
which has gone down into history as the most
eloquent the most impressive and the most en-
during of the many tributes pronounced by the
martyr president.
The audience which faces a president or other
public man at Gettysburg invariably impresses
the distinguished orator. It is assembiage
obviously made up largely Of the farming class
and 1t is apt to be less demonstrat1Ye than the
applauding crowds that encountered in factory
towns but it is e body of men and women who
pay such close attention to the address of which
they are auditors and who manifestly repre-
sent the sober, solid intelligent sentiment of
national community to inspire the best efforts
of the speakers. It is in the character Of these
Gettysburg audiences well IN the inspira-
ton of the historic surroundings that may
find the incentive to the significant utterances'
affecting the general policy OF the nation which
have from time to time been given expression by
our chief magistrates in Memorial day addresses
at Gettysburg.
Gettysburg ranks the most deliberately and
accurately marked battlefield in the world, having
more monuments and memorials than all other
battlehelds combined. The position Of every body
OF troops In the union army and OF most of those
comprising the confederate forces have been
clearly outlined by distinctive landmarks and the
maneuvers OF the wonderful battle may be traced
by all who desire to study this masterpiece OF
strategy and military science. The work of pre-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-27

For something new and dainty.
spread the buttered fudge pan with
minced dates before turning the candy
into It
To keep white gloves clean In .
mum have an adjustable lining Of
white silk or satin that may be fasten-
ed IN over the dark lining Of the muH
with invisible hooks and loops.
Wrap gold or silver trimmings In
black paper and they win untzrnish-
All frocks should be wrapped In black
paper also.
An effective scarf for & hall table
may be made Of linen crash with q ng-
ure embroidered on each end and Of
the same design as the paper on the
wall
Perhaps the croqusttss win not
mold. If not, take = tablespoonful Of
granuIated gelztine, soak q moment IN
cold water, then dissolve It over boil
ing water and set aside TIL solid The
heat IN frying dfssoIves the geIatane,
making the inside soft and creamy.
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PACKING FOR SAFETY
HOW FRAGILE CHINA MAY BE
TRANSPORTED.
Newspapers Better Than Excelsior to
Protect the Priced Possession
Entire Secret Of Success IL
the Wrapping.

4 woman who brought delicate egg
shell chine safely from San Francisco
to Chicago and from Atlantic City TO
Chicago, and who packed her china
for transportation without any break
age, did so In the following manner
without using excelsior and thus avoid
ing unnecessary bulkness:
Long before the time for packing
she had saved and stacked all her
newspapers so that there would be
plenty on hand She considered small
boxes safer for the purpose, as they
are handled more easily.
Sort the china and glass so that
delicate and lightweight pieces may
be packed into the same box or case,
and not together with heavier ware
Almost every household contains
fine dishes I'D bric-a-brac not COM
monty in use Begin your packing
with these some time before moving
day, as they may be easily spared
without inconvenience to the house
hold, and prevent too great accumu-
lation OF work near the end
Take a delicate piece OF china and
begin by wrapping it in newspaper,
oO0D4AAS NAS PdRCA AoAs l-ANIAN~S@~0
and wrapping again and again, being
careful to place extra thicknesses
about the edges, about protruding han
dies and knobs, until the contour OF
the piece is entirely lost in the wrap
ping and no part with an edge or han
die may be felt through the bundle
The object must be wrapped until
no part OF it whatever is distinguish
able through the wrapping Covers OF
dishes must be wrapped separately,
and fitted into the vessels to which
they belong, TOP downward, then the
whole wrapped again and again into
compact bundle While wrapping the
article keep track Of the handles so
that in placing the bundle in the box
It may be laid without undue pressure
Of other bundles against the delicate
parts. Before packing box, assemble
all the bundles which are expected TO
be packed into it In order that they
may be fitted in the best possible way
There is always some little niche or
space between packages Of different
shapes and sizes. Fill in every space
or hollow with paper pushed in until
the mass is solid and immovable- The
more compact the packing the safer
the contents of the box Where pack
ages do not seem to lit in because OF
shape or size, change the bundles
about until a place is made where
they are sure to fit When q box is
filled see that everything is wedged
in tight and immovable.
The box may then be closed and
may be safely turned on every side,
and worry incident TO handling avoid
ed This mode Of packing besides be
ing safe, economies space and what
is more important, avoids the litter
incident to packing IN piles Of excel
sior, thus lessening work for house
keeper and janitor.-Chicago Tribune
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R05I4UH WzE52E ME7N0RlH AqY EKEPc5f3 ARF HID

country or abroad without finding q more pic
turesque or more richly verdant rolling country
than is en- braced in the wonderful panorama
which spreads out at the feet of the sightseer az
he gazes from the summit Of Little Round Top
the commanding position Of this whole great
battlefield.
But for all it's natural beauty 1t is the sentiment
Of its historic background that serves as the
magnet which draws a great throng thither from
all sections Of the country Memorial day.
They come by train-although Gettysburg IS not
the most accessible of historic spots; they come
by carriage and wagon from a wide radius of
the rich Pennsylvania farming region that sur
rounds the battlefield; and finally they come by
automobile, for 1t is explained Gettysburg
has become OF late years most popular objective
with motor tourists who find in the great park
or reservation which now perpetuates the battle
Held network of the finest roads in America
highways which it is a sheer delight to motor
over with thought Of one could dismiss
the subjecD of the historic objects and localities
to be viewed by the wayside.
The Memorial day pilgrims who journey to the
average Civil war battlefield or national GENE
terry for the annual strewing of flowers are one
day visitors who arrive after dawn and depart
before sunset But this is not wholly the case
at Gettysburg, although many heavy laden excur-
sion trains do arrive during the Memorial day
In addition to this throng, however there is one
almost as numerous made up Of persons who
spend from two days to a week at Gettysburg
and who have come at the Memorial day session
because there is added touch of realism to
the scenes at that time when veterans In blue
are tramping the roads where counties.
thousands of their fellows advanced and retreated
during the memorable days Of battle These
visitors overflow the hotels, OF which Gettysburg
has unusual number for so small town. and
occupy all the available rooms in the private
houses Of the little city The situation would
swamp the Hverymen did the conditions of q
decade ago still prevail, but happily the advent
Of the automobile has helped matters In this re-
spect. Many Of the visitors ride over the battle
field in their own touring cars, whereas the cars
for hire relieve the strain upon the four-horse
and siXhorse coaches which continue as OF yore
the regulation mode of touring the battlefield
Incidentally it may be added that the introduc-
ton Of the motor has greatly facilitated
things for the tourist who Is DESTROYS Of seeing
Gettysburg battlefield In the limited time
for which Americans are famous in
their sightseeing. Indeed by keeping
continually on the road from morning
until night, with only a brief stop for lunch,
motorist may obtain an excellent idea of Gettys-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-27
INTELLIGENT DOGS.

If one may judge by the size Of the
claims presented in the various coun-
ties for sheep killed by dogs, We are
rapidly losing the best of our sheep
in Kentucky, and the dogs are show
ing an almost human discrimination
ia mutton, says the Louisville Cour-
ier-JouranL Sheep killed by dogs are
valued at anywhere from Sc to $12
apiece. From this 1t appears that the
dogs must be given to killing Cots
wolds and Southdowns in full fleece.
In one western Kentucky county it
has been discovered that sheep are
very generally listed for taxation at
81 . head. In the same county the
claims allowed for bucks, ewes and
lambs killed by dogs range from 50 to
s12. II the assessors report is to be
believed, there must be a tremendous
lot of scrub sheep in that county to
pull down the average to 81 a head,
and the dogs must exercise mighty
good judgment in avoiding the scala
wags" when they go forth on slaugh-
terfng expedition. The dogs are show
ing a marked preference for high
class mutton that presently, 1t is to
be apprehended, there will be no
blooded sheep left in that particular
county. Dead sheep seem to be more
valuable than live ones, and it is diff
ficult to account for such a situation
unless it be that Kentucky dogs are
progressing extraordinarily in acumen
and in fastidiousness. Under such
circumstances it might be well to
raise the dog tax or to import a
considerable number of CANNES that
are not SO alfred smart
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-27

To the long list of recipes for at
tanning old age must now be added a
new one. highly accommodated by
q man not with a Teutonic, but with
= Celtic, name. He is enthusiastic
about sauerkraut, which he maintains
will enable any man or woman to live
a century or more. 1t will conduce
not only to longevity, but to happi-
ness. It is both nutritious and appe-
tizing. 1t feeds the body and stimu-
lates the mind. 1t is cheap. At least
that is what its sponsor claims as the
result Of his personal daily experience
with sauerkraut for about 80 years
He does not say how often one ought
to eat sauerkraut in order to become
centenarian, but since he advocates
two meals a day for the average per-
sons, he would probably not recon-
mend eating sauerkraut between
meals.
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FEED you MONEY
Feed Your Brain, and IL VIII Feed
You Money and Fame.

Ever since boyhood I have been
especially 1ond OF meats. and am con-
WINGED ate too rapidly. and failed TO
masticate my food properly
''The result was that found myself.
q few years ago, amicted with all
ments Of the stomach, and hdneyss
which interfered seriously with my
business
AT last took the advice Of friends
and began TO eat Grape-Nuts instead
Of the heavy meats, etc, that had con
stituted my former diet
81 found that I was At once bene-
flied by the change, that 1 was sOo1
relieved from the heartburn and indl-
gestion that used 10 follow my meals,
that the pains in my back from my
kidney affection had ceased
MY nerves. which used to be IN
steady, and my brain, which was SLOW
and lethargic from q heavy diet Of
meats and greasy foods b d, not in 9
moment, but gradually, and none the
less surely, been restored TO normal
efficiency.
Nov every nerve Is steady and my
brain and thinking faculties are quick
- sA4u AAO3 . 1919 --A---4 - -
After my old style breakfasts ] used
to suffer during the forenoon from .
feeling Of weakness which hindereo
NE seriously in my work. but since
began TO use 0rapeNuts food Can
work till dinner time with Al ssse
and comfort" Name given By Pos
tum Co, Battle Creek, Mich
There's 8 reason"
Read the little book. ~The Road to
MELVILLE" in pigs
Ever read fac ab0ve IetteFf A new
enc aBRenra zr04 t1ze 60 line EhGE
are Eeaz1Ee, H1a sd fan 81 EzDs7
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For the HouseeIeaner.

Spirits of turpentine VIII extract ink
from cotton, silk and wooden goods
Saturate the spots with tuTpentine and
let it remain several hours; then rub
it between the hands 1t will crumble
away, it is said, without injuring the
color or the texture Of the article
In cleaning windows rub with q
cloth dipped in a thin paste Of Spanish
whiting and ammonia Let il dry on
the glass, then rub on with a clean.
soft cloth.
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Who She Was.

Well" laughed Squiggles. some
men never know when they are
snubbedl That lady you just spoke
TO was about as distant as they make
'em in her greeting"
Well, why shouldn't she be?" re-
torted Jabbers. She's a distant rela-
tive of mine"
by mar-iage2"
''No-by divorce. She got rid Of NE
at Sioux Falls back in 1S9S--Har.
per's Weekly
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Keeping olives.

II you have olives In the bottle that
you fear viii spoil, seed and chop them
and add to the sauce used to cream
chicken If the ripe olives are chosen,
the favor is delicious. They are also
good In a chicken scallop. Nix the
sauce with the chicken, put in bak-
ing dish, cover the top with grated
cheese and bake in a quick oven until
the top is brown.
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Camels Led By Donkeys

is in his place at the head of the pro-
cession. Some say that this is be
cause the camels love the smell OF the
tobacco smoke waited back to them
from the lips Of the rider OF the
donkey, and there may be something
in this A friend of mine was once
chased by q camel He thought the
animal had gone mad. and lit out
at his best racing pace across the
plain Fortunately the driver was
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-27

We are advised that In eating grape.
fruit 1t is well to use q range-fnder
and then deploy the spoon so that
the juice does not hit the eye. 1t is
bound to hit the eye of somebody else
at the table, however.
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10 cIean White PIume..

Make thin paste from gasoline, and
-four. Dip pIumes and cover with paste.
Lay aside to dry, then shake well, and
plumes viii come out clean and FUZZY.
This has been tried time and again
Home Department National Magazine
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A Chicago doctor thinks that every
one should have his vermiform appen-
dix removed. Who will be the first
legislator to introduce a bill making
the removal OF vermiform appendices
compulsory?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-27

A manufacturing company in New
Jersey has had a young man arrested
for flirting with its girl employees.
His case will perhaps come under the
head OF forming a combination in re-
straint of trade
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-27

The report is persistent that the
queen of England doesn't like Ameri-
cans. There are a whole lot of Ameri-
cans toadying around royalty that we
do not care much for either. The
queen is probably justified.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-27

A St Louis sword swallower tried
the other day to swallow a fork, and
it Is going to be difficult for him to
recover. The sword-swallower never
should fool with pointed tools.