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HINT FOR THOUGHTFUL MEN
English Physician, by Simple Expert.
reent, Convinces Scholar of In
furious Effect of Alcohol.

DR.. Richardson. an eminent English
physician. by very simple expert
ment once convinced an intelligent
scholar of the injurious effect of alco-
hol.
The scholar. an intelligent young
man. was singing the praises of what
he called the Rudy Bumper" say
ing he could not get through the day
without it. and that 1t gave him
strength and health, as well as ex-
hilaration, when DR.. Richardson said
to him, BE good enough to feel my
pulse as l am standing here?"
The young man did so, counting its
beats carefully. and saying. Its beats
IA"
The doctor then sat down in a chair
and asked him to count 1t again. He
did SO. and said. 1T has gone down to
TO-"
The doctor then lay down on the
lounge, and said, Now count 1t again"
This the young man did. and in sur
prise said. why. 1t is only "a; what
an extraordinary thing!"
The doctor then said: When you
lie down at night, that is the way ma
ture takes to give your heart rest. You
know nothing about It, but your heart,
that forever beating organ, is taking
rest. and II you will but reckon 1t
up, you will find that 1t is a great
deal of rest. for In lying down. the
heart is doing ten strokes less min
ute than before. Multiply that by so.
and 1t is 600, and multiply that by
eight hours, and within fraction, 1t is
5000 strokes different; and as the
heart throws some six ounces of blood
at every stroke, It makes a difference
of some 10000 ounces of lifting In a
single night, or over 900 pounds
every year! When lie down at night
without any alcohol. then my heart
gets rest. and my strength is renewed.
But when you take your wine or grog.
you do get the rest, for the effect of
the alcohol is to increase the number
of strokes. and instead of getting the
rest which sleep is intended to give.
you force the heart to some $4,000 ex-
ira strokes in single night. and the
result Is, that you rise up in the morn
Ing comparatively weak. and unfit for
the next days work till you have
taken another drink OF the rudy
bumper which you seem to think is a
source of strength and the life of
man below"
The young man acknowledged that
this must be SO. He began to reckon
up the figures and found what It was
to be lifting up so many ounces so
many thousand times, and the result
was that he became a total abstinence
man, with the greatest benefit to his
health, and as he admits. to his enjoy
ment of life and happiness.
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cities which gave Paul and his COM
panions a sample of mob law or else
worshipped them as Gods.
The Ancient East Still Survives.
The country is still pretty much as
1t has been for millenniums. The cities
are now hidden under the debris of
ages, and the thriving commerce of
that older day has disappeared along
with the marching legions. But the
wayside wells are identical with those
at which the thirsty soldiers used to
drink. The khans are built of mud
and straw, and are after the same type
as were known to the travellers before
Christ; indeed they cannot be very
different from that primitive khan in
Bethlehem wherein was born the
worlds Conqueror.
The dust from passing caravans en-
grimes the traveller. The soft-footed
camels who now come swaying along
with serpent necks, are laden with
cans Of American kerosene. The bull
lock carts with their primitive solid
wooden wheels. bear material for the
construction of the Bagdad railway. A
bent stick still serves for plow.
Agriculture is largely by hand. and
the threshing floors of scripture are
frequent sight. Picturesquely clad ma
tives move slowly along on donkeys.
l saw one young mother and child.
whose bearded husband and father
had stopped at brook to give them
drink. who suggested strikingly the
picture of the Flight into Egypt.
Where the Glory Has Departed.
The ancient productiveness of this
Anatolian plain, when the hills were
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them and then straightway forgot
them. SO that the colony subsequently
flew by night, like the IsraeHtes from
Egypt.
The next night is spent at Konia-
the ancient Iconium. where the Apos-
tie Paul was so shabbily treated, and
now notable as having the only decent
hotel In the interior of Asia Minor.
Meerschaum quarries. a mission school
and interesting archaeological excava-
lions are the notable sights of Konia
Again starting at daybreak, Bregli is
reached about noon. For practical
purposes this is the present end of
the Bagdad railway. 1t is a small.
dusty, malarial town. without hotel
above the khan classification. Here
wagons or horses are taken for the
overland journey to Tarsus.
Travellers In Arabas.
The process of securing arabas.
which are diminutive prairie schoon-
ers, with entrances at the sides, re-
sembles a small riot. Everything in
the Orient must be done with great
noise. and before terms are finally
made with one driver, 1t looks as if
blood would be shed. The journey
across the plain takes three nights
and parts of four days. The govern
ment desires travellers to be accom-
panied by one or more soldiers as es-
cort, because the region is famous for
outlawry. a soldier has an old fash
ion Mauser single-shot rifle strung
over his shoulders. and at certain
points he carries this in his hand. An
American traveller puts more conf
dence in his own magazine pistol than
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His Christmas Check.

AL Ryan, the hospitable flint glass
worker of Lockport. N. Y. and former.
ly organizer of the Socialist local at
that place. was being congratulated
by the boys at the glass factory.
YES" said AL, my uncle out in
Tifiin is mighty good to me. The day
before Christmas he sent me a check
for 800 just as a little Christmas
gift"
After the usual congratulatory com.
ments had been duly made all around.
Al added:
Yes. he certainly is fine old fel.
low. In the postscript of his letter
containing the check, he said:
Dear AL, II you manage to get this
check ceshed. please send me 81.
need pair of shoes. The Coming
Nation.
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EVIL EFFECTS OF DRINKING
For the Want of Little SeIf-saerisiee
the Moderate Drlnker Imposes
Tax on His Fellow Men.

A recent address given by Sir Vic
tor Horsely. the eminent English ply
sician, contains some remarks on the
subject of alcoholic drinking which are
worthy OF general consideration: THE
moral conduct of future citizens" he
states. begins in the home. II we
consider the things that are done TO
degrade human life we are brought
back to the question of alcohol.
"Self-sacriiice in regard to the So
called luxuries of life begins. as a
rule. with man giving up alcohol. So
far as ! am concerned, 1t seems an
incredibly small sacrifice to make, but
1t is not so to many people. The In
dividual who considers honestly what
is his duty toward his fellow country
men must consider this matter from
two totally different points of view.
He must consider the duty to make
himself as fit as possible for his work
in the country. He must consider the
children. The very question of sick
insurance now being dealt with by
the government, however remote II
may seem to you, is governed by the
question of self-sacrifice. for 1t has
clearly been shown that the proper
ton Of sickness among so-called mod
crate drinkers is greater than among
abstainers. For the want of a little
self-sacriflce the moderate drinker i'm
poses taxes on his fellow men. Only
few days ago an old. much-loved
teacher Of my own. Sir A. Pearce
Gould. showed that cancer was dis
ease which attacked those who took
alcohol twice as frequently as those
who do not. Every day We have evil
dence of this sort brought before us.
showing that total abstinence stands
first as salient element in the max
ing of the nation"
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rhe Turkish Way With Railroads.

Railroads are running two-thirds OF
the way across this great Anatolian
plain, and the construction is being
pushed forward through the Taurus
mountains. There is train a day in
each direction, carrying both passen-
gers and freight. The cars are built
on the European model, with compart-
ments. The trains do not run at night,
and the first night out from Smyrna is
spent, nolens volens, at a miserable
native inn where the proprietor thinks
it strange that guests are not willing
to crowd three into room, and even
insist upon clean bedding. The train
starts at day-break, for Turkish time
is constantly changing quantity. Sun
set is ~ o'clock, SO that clocks and
watches must change every day. The
natives generally take their time from
the call to prayer in the minarets.
Eventually the time tables will be
printed "a la Frank" as they call
things European out here.
The train from Smyrna connects
with that from Constantinople at a
picturesque ancient city, Aphion Kara
Hissar, where there is fortress that
seems more impregnable and imposing
than Gibraltar. There is an hours
interval between trains. Undertaking
to spend part of this time in the ba-
zaars, returned ten or fifteen minutes
ahead of the time scheduled for the
departure of the train, only to see it
pulling out across the plain. I was
cheerfully informed that as there was
aIrI fInt dc, La t.,
had started ahead of time! This
meant twenty-four hours in city
where the only English-speaking per-
son was the American pastor of the
American Board church.
When the Bagdad Railway gets to
running, this city will be an important
point, and popular objective for tour
lists. 1t was here that the Turkish gov,
eminent undertook to colonize the
Moslem Cretans. 1t built houses for
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LOW COLONIsT RATES
via
THE DENVER Il RIO GRANDE
RAILROAD
The Scenic Line of the World"
september 18th to October 18th, 1911,
IncluslYc-S,l.

THE Scenic Line of the World"
September 18th to October 18th, 1911.
inclusivc-S25.OO
From Denver. Colorado Springs, Pu-
ebl9. Canon city. Leadville, Glenwood
Springs, Delta. Grand Junction. Gunni-
son. Montrose and all Intermediate
points. Reduced rates are also author
lied from other points In Colorado and
New Mexico to San Francisco. Los An
geles. sacramento. San Diego, Bakers
field, Fresno. San Jose. Santa barbara.
ReddinS. Marysville and all points on
Pacific and San Pedro RVS. and to
Vancouver. Victoria, b. c.. and other
points in same territory.
Stopovers of five days will be al
lowed on the d. & r. G. r. X. at and
west of Canon City and at Elko. Reno,
Las Vegas, Lovelock. Shafter, Winnie
fornia. at an points on the Great
west of Billings. at all points on the
o. s. l. and o, w. r. &c N, Pocatello
and west; and at all points on South
ern Pacific between Portland. Ore, and
Daily lines of Pullman Tourist
Denver & Rio Grande. running through
to San Francisco and Los Angeles with
out change.
Electric lighted Tourist Sleeping
Cars to San Francisco via Salt Lake
City and Western Pacific Railway.
Dpen-top Observation Cars through
the cations; seats free.
For Information regarding train SER
vice. reservations. etc, call on local
Rio Grande Agent or address Frank A.
Wadleigh. General Passenger Agent,
Denver. Colo.
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COLORADO SCHOOL LANDS At
RILnIIE AIrlwEInN

Colorado's State Land Board will sell
5000 acres of excellent irrigated fruit
and farm lands in Montezuma Valley.
october 5th-12th. 1911, at Cortez. Colo
rado. Payments will be distributed
over fourteen years
a rate of one fare for the round trip
VIII be in effect from all stations in
Colorado. via r
The Denver a Rio Grnnde RaiIrondd
Tickets on sale September Both, Os-l
tober list. I'd and Sd from all main III =
points Denver to Grand Junction, inc.
From all other points October LIST.
End. Sd and 4th. Final return limit
October goth.
For full particulars. apply to NEAR
EST RIO GRANDE AGENT or
Frank A. WRdieigh, General Passenger
Agent. Denver, Colo,
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eHVAkNG
I ,IlzzS S%{RS6FR
Across Asia Minor-The Bagdad Rail
way Growing-Ancient Cities of
Great Anatolian Plain VIII One Day
Blossom With Modern Civilization.
BY WILLIS T. ELLIS.

Tarsus, Asia Minor-The main high
ways of history run across Asia Minor.
This has been the route for uncounted
centuries of the armies of conquest,
and the peaceful caravans of trade.
journeying from Asia to Europe or
from Europe to Asia. Here are the
footprints of Cyrus and Darius. Nebu-
chadnezzar and Alexander the Great,
the Caesars, the Crusaders, the Turks
and the Arabs, and such distinguished
individual travellers as the Apostle
Paul.
He who goes on foot or wheel today
will find himself travelling the iden-
teal route built by the Romans. and
crossing old Roman bridges. AS he
notes the sites of battles or camps, he
will be able to see in the configuration
of the ground why they were SO
chosen. The trip have just made is
wonderful commentary upon the
books we studied in school and upon
the history of the early Christian
church.
Here are the ruins of many of the
great cities of classic literature, the
Seven Churches of ASIA" to which
the familiar passages in the Apoca-
lypse were addressed; and the other
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covered with trees and there was plen-
ty Of water, is apparent at a glance
Much of it resembles the west in parts
of the United States and Canada. Its
ancient glory may be restored at any
time that an efficient government pro-
vides for afforestration and irrigation.
Perhaps the cities of antiquity will
rise again. Sardis. where Croesus
made his name a synonym for riches,
is now a heap Of ruins wherein an ex-
petition from Princeton University is
digging.
Ancient Philadelphia, is now called
Aleshir and one may see the compare.
lively new village through a ruined
arch in the old wall. An excellent min
eral water. which was known and used
long before the Christian era. will, in
the new day that may dawn for this
region, become a commodity for the
Whole world.
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FOOD AGAIN
A Mighty Important Subject to Every.
One.

A Boston lady talks entertainingly
of food and the changes that can be
made in health by some knowledge on
that line. She says:
An injury to my spine in early wom-
anhood left me subject to severe sick
headaches which would last three or
four days at a time, and a violent
course of drugging brought on consti-
patton with all the ills that follow.
MY appetite was always light and
uncertain and many kinds of food dis
tressed me.
Il began to eat Grape-Nuts food two
or three years ago, because liked the
taste of 1t, and kept on because
soon found 1t was doing me good.
Il eat it regularly at breakfast, fire.
quently at luncheon, and again before
going to bed-and have no trouble in
Sleeping on IT. 1t has relieved my con-
stipation, my headaches have practi-
cally ceased, and 1 am in better physi-
cal condition at the age Of SO than I
was at 40.
Il give Grape-Nuts credit for restor.
Ing my health, IL not saving my life,
and you can make no claim for It too
strong for me to endorse" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek
Mich.
Read the little book. 1.-THE Road to
Wellville." in pkgs. There's a reason. :"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
nre genuine, true, md full of human
interest.
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in this fierce looking attendant. The
latter does. however, give a degree of
prestige and the right of way when
passing caravans.
The khans along the way provide no
furniture and no food, other than an
occasional chicken. Usually a Euro
pean can get room to himself. and
he carries his own cot bed and supply
OF insect powder. The experience
brings one quite close to native life
and. If he desires, the traveller may
visit the elders of the village and talk
politics and progress with them.
What tho New Railroad Means.
The Bagdad Railway will be we'll
into tho Taurus mountains early this
year. Work is actively in operation
upon this section and also upon the
stretch across the Cilician plain on
the other side of the mountains. Its
completion TO Adana will perhaps be
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Just to See the Ball Came.

MY" exclaimed little Jimmy as he
gazed at the Autograph. I'D like to
be giraffe. Just think how easily
you could rubber over the baseball
fence"
That's all right" replied Johnny.
but there is another time when you
wouldn't want to have neck like a
giraffe"
when is that?"
why. in the mornings when your
ma begins to scrub your neck with
soap and water"
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A tourist in the mountains of Ten
nessee once had dinner with a queru-
lous old mountaineer who yarned
about hard times for Is minutes at a
stretch. why, man." said the tour
list, you ought to be able to make
lots of money shipping green corn to
the northern market" Yes, l orter,"
was the sullen reply. You have the
land, l suppose. and can get the
seed" Yes. l guess So" They why
don't you go into the speculation?
mo use. stranger" sadly replied the
cracker; the old woman is too lazy
to do the plowin' and plantin'."
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On Friday night, if Saturday were
longer. would it be Sunday?
If a century plant flower lives day.
how long does an olive?
If Farmer Jones took a gate, do
you think Farmer Smith would take
offense?
If lead is heavy, is electric light?
If it takes two hours to chop a
cord of wood. how long does it take
to sawdust?
II a dog barks at the moon, at what
will a tree bark?
If it takes an hour to fill turkey,
how long will it take to Philadelphia?
Atlanta Constitution.
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HoMESEEkERS ExcU RSloN
RATES TO TEXAS AND NEW
MEXICO POINTS DUR
ING 1911

On the first and third Tuesdays of
each month during the entire year
The Colorado and Southern Rail-
way will sell round trip homeseekers'
excursion tickets to great MANY
points in New Mexico and Texas at
greatly reduced rates. Final limit
25 days allowing liberal stop-over
privileges. For detailed information,
rates, etc. call on your nearest Colo
RADIO and Southern agent or address T.
e. Fisher, General Passenger Agent.
Denver, Colo.
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A Precaution.

Mary" said her mistress. I'm 60
ing to entertain a few friends this
afternoon. You needn't stay in"
But don't you want me to help?"
said the hired girl.
mo. I'll get along myself. I'm
afraid If any of my friends see how
competent you are they'll start to bid
ding for your services"
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Say, Pa, what does it mean when
1T says the Supreme Court dissolved
n trust?"
well. my son, you see. hum-ha-
that's sort of solution of the trust
question"
Does it fix it so there isn't any
trust any more, Pa?"
We'll, my son, when you dissolve
lump of sugar in water the sugar
is still there. but you can't see it."
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II don't know about this picture.
Bobby" said the visitor, as he ran
over specimens of the youngsters
camara work. 81 am afraid dog
with propeller instead of tail is
something of fake"
THAT amt propeller" said Bobby,
That's his tail. He kept waggin' 1t
while his picture was being tookened."
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Intemperanee pehasIna.

There is no vice in nature more de
basing and destructive to men than in.
temperance. 1t robs them OF their rea.
son, reputation, and interest. 1t rem.
ders them unfit for human society. II
degrades them below the beasts that
perish, and justly. exposes them to uni
versal odium and contempt.-Emmons
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To encourage temperance the Brit
ish admiralty allows SO cents a month
to sailors who forego their daily ra.
ton of rum. But. as a sailor who does
not wish to drink rum can draw his
rations and sell them to other sailors
at so cents or even more a month
the temperance plan is not SO success
full as was hoped.
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American Citizen "a. D. 191O)-You
don't take much interest in congress,
Ezra.
Another-No. I tell you they don't
have the men there that they had
twenty years ago.-Puck.
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We

1--WE have missed the train. We
shall have to stay over day"
Horrors! / only had eighteen
gowns. and we have been here eigh-
teen days. Now l shall have to wear
some dress twice."
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More Work.

Il wish these people had more COM
pany," complained the housemaid.
''Why?" asked the COOK.
when nobody sits in the chairs, I
have to dust them off myself"
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"What do you think about the man
who is the base of all my musical sue
cess in songs?"
What about him?"
"He isn't bass at all; he's q
tenor"
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Simple,

"And what do you sailors do when
you get homesick?"
I'VE goes to sea again, nam"
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Be thrifty on little things like bluing Don't
accept water for bluing. Ask for Red
Cross Bag Blue, the extra good value blue.
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If man owes a lot to his wife it's
because she Is poor collector.
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Pininq.

He-I go from here to Norway
through the pine forests.
She-How splendid; love pineap-
ple
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RsI|lS zg: {:!E. ' y: #, +; + .,,,

Some men never reach the top be-
cause the elevator isn't running.
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Didn't Break It Around Her.
Ella-Our friend. the pitcher, has
glass arm"
Stella-I didn't notice 1t when he
called on me last evening.
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BEAUTIFUL POST CARDS FREE
Send &c stamp for Eve samples of my very choic-
est Gold Embossed birthday. Flower and Motto
Post Ca rds beautiful coors and loveliest designs.
Post Card Club. 73l Jackson St., Topeka, Kansas
The Washington herald., 1911-12-14

Fowler, a youngster who entered the
Rhode Island avenue institution this fall
will be a very promising candidate for
one of the infield positions on the Stenog-
raphers' nine. Fowler is an excellent
fielder and he is there when II comes to
welding the stick.
When the slab artists are called out
for practice at Western a very likely
candidate will report by the name Of
Sheehy. This is Sheehy's fourth year
at the West End school, but in pre-
vious years he has not had the time to
devote his attentions to the diamond
game. But watch Sheehy this year; he
has lots Of speed and a fine assortment
Of curves.
The Cathedral School has a fine back
stop in "Hawky" Cuttings. The big
football player is there when II comes to
pegging and he is also a very timely
hitter.
Hodges will be a very likely candidate
for one of the outer garden positions on
the baseball team next year. Hodges
played a great game for the Emmanuel
Baptist team in the Olympia League last
season.
Central will be we'll represented in the
weight events this year, as Zaponnie is
certainly throwing the shot for quite
distance.
On Saturday OF this week Business
High School will hold its first closed in
door meet Of the season. This will surely
bring out some good material. because
the entry list, is large and the boys are
training hard for the events.
Schram is certainly making a strong bid
for one of the forward positions on the
basketball team. The blond boy is
shooting baskets from all over the floor,
and II looks like Schram has one OF the
forward positions cinched. 1t may also
be said that Business will have a strong
quint this year. because the boys are
working hard under the supervision of
DIR. Hudson.
The Army and Navy Props will surely
be strong contenders for the pennant in
the Scholastic Basketball League, be-
cause the soldier boys are training hard.
and their team certainly does look good.
Track prospects on the Hill are taking
quite bright turn, the men from the
law sQd dental departments reporting in
large Numbers to take advantage of the
warm weather to conditions themselves
for the hard schedule thar G~ereetown
expects to carry ont. fisAi.y. OF TIE dem
tai department, las the aaktngs OF a
clever quarter man Hisi previous ex-
perience. coupled Wits the heneft OF hav-
ing good men 10 coach him. should at
him for some fast races.