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beautiful lotus flower Of diamonds.
She was CARRIED Il the white and
gold embroidered fbr worn at the
coronation
Close beside the imperial thrones
when the twenty-four state trumpet
ers with their silver trumpets herald.
ed the durbar were, Of course Lord
Hardinge, yiceroy Of India, and Lady
Hardinge.
Most spectacular was the grand re-
view OF troops, about 10000 in mum
Der. Most Of these were native
troops, and they were garbed in the
most gorgeous uniforms In the world
The rajahs and other native prin.
ces present brought their own ele-
plants, the size Of the animal depend.
ing on the rank Of its owner, and the
huge brutes with their magnificent
howdahs and other trappngs added
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cadrs champer at Meshed an 4
head was poked in the door a te"
hours after our arriyal-so quickly
doas news fy about an Eastern town
and a voice with a quaint accent
said. "Howdy DO? You Americans
So am l." Inasmuch as no Christian
is permitted TO live IN one OF these
holy cities II was rather startling TO
be acclaimed by fellow countfymah'
The man then went on 10 say that he
was a Moslem, born in Canada, had
ived most of his life in the United
States and had wandered East IN
pursuit of his trade as a machinist'
and was now running a grist mill and
shades OF the prOphet-an ice-mah-
ing machine In the city. lie was
glad to talk the speech Of the lands
that he loved best, and his comments
upon his fellow Moslems were marked
by all the freedom Of the West. But
he was making good money and
would remain. as the advance guaru
Of western civilization.
And the West is coming even thls
far East. This very tide of pilgrims
is a factor in the awaking OF the
world that might not occur to one who
had not seen its proportions or Its
character. People come from all over
the Orient to these shrine cities. They
meet and fraternize at the wayside
inns. as well as in the cities which
are their goals. Travellers in the East
talk together more than in the West
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of these tribes. and has become an
assistant sheikh. or adviser TO the
tribe. His name is williamson, ou'
he refuses to talk very much about
himself to the few foreigners VINO
have met him He is an educated man.
and SAYS that his one regret at NV
ing among the Arabs-for he dresses
and lives exactly as other members
of the tribe-is the lack OF books He
made periodical viists to the Ameri
can missionaries in Bosra TO secure
literature. but they have not seen him
now for a considerable time, and they
fear he has perished in one of the af-
fravs OF which he told them such in.
teresting tales. A man would have
TO be fonder of the simple life than
most of US, and thirstier for adven-
ture. to cast In his lot with these
noor. dirty and lazy Arabs.
Treasures Dug Up by the Arabs.
As near as the average Arab ever
comes to work in this part of the
world is when he sets to digging for
"anukas," as the antiquities which he
unearths from the sand are called.
The advent of archaeoIogists has
meant a new era for Bedouin The
University of Pennsylvania expedition
at Niffur found a pot OF gold, and as
the Arabs ayarice overmasters his
laziness he is forever seeking for the
hidden treasures of the ancient Baby
lonian civilization which tOurished
here. Even the statues and bronzes
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IeAAKNG
.II]S75PSSFs .II].f{ffSSs 4 s
Persian PILGRIMS Carry Seeds Of Mod
ern Reform-HoIy Places Of Mos
lens Near Bsgdsd Are shrines for
NyrIads Of Shishs From Afar.
BY WILLIAM 7. ELLIS.

RaEdad. Turkey.-The man Of the
street in Philadelphia, or Chicago or
London would look skeptical If told
.H#. the most densely populated sec
ZION %. the earth's surface was former
F. fhe region off In this Httle-known
corner of the earth which is now the
Hes0u0 desert Il IS hard for
one on the spot to realize that these
wastes we're once Of incredible fer
tllry, and that the kings of the whole
earth once reigned here in splendor
Al present. the rowing Arabs and the
NosIem pilgrims have the land TO
themselves The tracks across the
desert are chiefly made by pious mem
bers of the Shah sect OF Moslems,
who are required to make at least
one pilgrimage year TO these holy
cities set off in the desert
The popular idea is that Mecca is
the one great place of Islamic pilgrim
age Certainly it holds first place,
and Medina, the home and burial place
OF Mohammed, comes second. All
Moslems, of whatever sect, agree as
TO the sanctity OF these holy places
But the Shah sect of Moslems, who
abound in Persia and India, and are
by the Sunnites considered heretics,
regard the graves of Ali and Hussein
as Of almost equal sanctity; and the
rule OF pilgrimage to these spots is
more rigidly observed by them than
by Sunnites generally. All was the
husband of Fatima, the daughter of
Mohammed, and Hussein was their
son, the prophets grandson. AS the
direct descendant Of the prophet, he
is esteemed as greater than his
father, who entered the line by mar
riage. These two men contended with
the companions of Mohammed for the
succession to the supreme place, or
caliphate, and In sanguinary battles
were defeated. The Sunnite Moslems
hold to the validity Of the succession
of the Companions, whereas the
Shiahs accept the claims Of All and
Hussein and regard them as martyrs
When they read the story Of the death !
of the prophets grandson the pill |
grims weep and wall loudly, for all to
hear
Rich Shrines In the Desert.
II sounds like the Arabian Nights |
TO tell Of towers Of pure gold piercing |
the air of the remote desert, yet such
is the literal fact | am able to un-
derstand with what Joy the weary
travellers over these interminabe
wastes, where there is no object to re-
ieve the monotony, is gladdened by
he sight OF the golden minarets OF
{erbela's mosque, beneath which re-
rose the bones OF tho "'aytyred Hus
SAM the dome
nd minarets of Meshed Ali, or Nejef
ignal from afar that the goal OF the
ilgrim Is in sight. The cupolas and
linarets Of both these sacred mosques
re plated with pure gold, and be.
cath them are treasures that stag.
er the Imagination, the piled.up
lifts of rich and royal devotees When !
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MaoasIne Writer Thinks She Ia DO.
yeIopIna Sixth Sense,
Intuition,

In "Thals" tho keynote OF the entire
performance n the struggle for mas.
terry between the animal ana spiritual
nature Of Daniel the anchoite, and
this struggle Is going on today the
aame as It was In the fourth century
Il Ia not question ag TO whether u
man has On immortal soul or not but
Il IA question Of hls higher nature
his brutal instincts The
average man even today IN three.
tour,ha animal, lie follows hN IN.
atinels rather than his intellect The
position Of woman has been very
much raleed since she was eonbldored
cd a mere ehattel n plas,hlng and
slave Even In China today, accord
lns to the religion OF Coniuclus, a
woman In u mere animal wlthou, =
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Big LEGAL Battle Expected.

Poro"on'd The grand fury return.
ed an indictment Of murder IN tho
first degree against Louis Crowley.
who has hoon held In the county iaIl
FOR several months without hail,
charged with the murder Of Police.
man George smith Crowley Is a
member NJ prominent family IN this
county and n ls thought that the
trial next wcok win bc one of the
most e'nhhornlv rounht criminal bat
Tics In tho hIalory OF Greene com
~ Crowley and smith had served
on the police force together.
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OraAnI1Ina Fire bennrimnni

'oh~oy"fhc special committee Of
Tho cj'y council has let a con,roc,
'or the construction Of two smoH
sheds In which the Are hosccarrs and
equipment for the First and Third
wnrds viii be housed. The comml,tc,
w oIso making plans tur the orgnnIyn
uon OF lhree volunteer hose com
nonlcs aud cypocls 10 hoyo thcoc
companies organized by the time IN,
wolerworEe system Ia turned oyW
TO the city for operation
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Tohaseo Cron Enlla on

LilJo Rock According to the con.
'ua given ont by the department Of
commerce and labor Arkansas folI on
''S per cent In the tobacco acreage
ana 02 per cont on point Of produc
ton dnrIog the decade bcIwcon 1890
ana I'o0 In lS0p lhcro were LSS5
o'roH OF tobacco under cultivation, In
IN0' moro were roS acres In tobacco
IN Arkansas A decrease OF staloe
showed an increase Of l7G per 5gG
was shown IN valuation,
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Enrmer Cashier Shot.

Jonesboro Word was received here
to the effect that George Counts. who
was sent to she penitentiary from this
county on 4 charge OF embez7ling
$1,000 from the Cotton Belt road while
cashier, had been shot at Cabot,
while trying TO escape from the
guards. II ls stated that Counts is
now confined I'm the peniteutiary
hospital, IN n serious condition.
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much to the oriental splcndor Of the
scene,
Presents for Indian subleeta
The King and queen brought from
England u vast number Of presents
Tor their Indian subjects, including
a thousand plum puldngs made IN
the buckingham palace kitchens, and
a great number Of rich cakes, York
mans ond SulDon chcosoa Then
lhoro are rolls OF Englsh linen, pilca
OF Nuoknghomshro, honIDon and
point laco5, illustrated books, fancy
leather goods, sllycfwafo Of all kinds,
British silks and yelyets, pictures and
Photographic and u great variety OF
other articles,
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Fort Smith.-The Fort Smith Light
and Traction Company at a meeting
with its street railway employees an
nounced an increase Of II per cent
in wages of employees, effective Janu.
arv T. The increase is voluntary.
The company also announced It
would spend $1,000 for a clubroom
for the men.
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Farmers Unable to Hold Cotton.

Hot Springs Vs. A. Whlscnhunt. n
farmer from near Elm, who camc
into This city FOR the purpose Of mar
kollng several naloa Of cotton. which
ho sold to' S2l cents per pound. de-.
r.oros That moro than onothrd Of
the cotton raised IN this section rc
mains 10 bc marketed He declares
mat the farmers are seeking 10 hold
their cotton for higher prices. but
Few Of them win Doe able 10 do so.
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RusscllyiIo.-Constable y. P. Burns
returned from Pine Buff with Grover
Tate. who was lodged in Jail on a
charge OF selling mortgaEed property
He has a family at Scottyille, In this
county, and is a widely known farm
er He had mortgaged his crop to a
loral merchant and Is alleged to
have sold his cotton, pocketed the
money and left town.
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All Over Arkansas


Jonesboro.-Willie Benson, who has
been held here, charged with murder
in the first degree, for the killing of
A. B. MCGOWAN, and later admitted
to b.il by Judge Smith, on writ of
habeas corups, in the sum of $4,000
was released.
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I and clay tablets which he digs up are
marketable. when taken to Bagdad.
| SO anybody who wants to collect
modest library of writings from four
to seven thousand years old may
gather the clay books at sundry des-
ert places, after a deal of bargaining
with the Bedouin The latter have
lately uncovered at Jokka, several
miles south of Niffur, a library Of
about twenty thousand tablets. That
these should be lost or scattered. in.
stead Of going into the possession Of
the archaeologists is a matter for
real regret Any one Of them may CON
tain information that will necessitate
the rewriting of the booEF OF early
history.
The great excavations OF the Uni.
yersity Of Pennsylvania, now neglect
ed, are an impressive ruin They are
by no means exhausted, for the Ar.
abs themselves are constantly making
finds there The controversy between
PrQcsssor HIprecht and Professor POI
ters seems to have stayed the work.
1t is perhaps a late sidelight upon
that fracas, which was rather uniutel.
ligible to the average man, that the
one name which seems TO be best
known TO the Arabs and to the neigh.
boring Turkish officials, as well as to
the people Of Bagdad, is that OF Pro.
fessor Hilprecht The German ar
chaeologists at Babylon also gave him
high praise and wondered who knew
enough to call his findings into ques.
ton. The two houses, or forts, OF
this University OF Pennsylvania ex.
pedition are rapidly falling into com.
plete ruin
UnearthIns Nebuchadnezzar's Palace.
II is no news to the world that Bah
ylon Is fallen, but how complete is her
decline can be understood only by
those who have visited the ruins which
the German archaeological expedition
has unearhed This work Is largely
supported by the German government,
partly from scientific zeal, and partly,
one suspects, In order 10 have q stake
In Mesopotamia II Is q notable bit
Of archaeological enterprise, charac.
terI2ed by German thoroughuoss. Tho
palace Of Nebuchadne2zar has been
laid bare TO lts foundations, and one
may read the mind Of the royal build
er IN his work, as he erected his
grander palace upon that Of his IA
ther, Few finds Of a startling charac.
ter In the way OF inscriptions, have
been made by the Germans, but they
have made plain the architecture and
manner Of He at Nohuohadnez2ar's
court One may stand on the very
spot whore rested the throne Of Bel
sha72ar when he saw the handwriting
on the wall The very poycmcuts on
which walked these kings and whore
Alexander the Great planned the con.
quest Of Asia, are here to be seen
For most Of the year tho rivers Of
Babylon" do not now at alli but Sir
william Willcooks N bringing them
back, and whom hls irrigation project
gets under way within Ave years
hence, he ruins o' Babylon viii once
moro be surrounded by fertile fields,
and the emptiness Of Babylous palace
viii eccho 10 lhe sound " American
farm machinery
Copyright loll by Joseph u BowlcsJ
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Blg Salary EXPLAINED,

ana how Ia your excellent e6n, tho
uiNihlty s'hdont1 He graduated from
lhe theologleOl academy about year
MO- ! bollcyo'" "icB, Just n yont
0so. And he's doing 40 wcill They
pay MN u wonderfully largo salary
ana next year hos TO get more" "ln
n'Pa Ihate very unusual Perhaps
II IL nie excellent delivery that nets
,u,, ull, tne iaree emolumont" "Yoa
mats II He's dno of tho pitchers In
,no vac ulB leoRuo"-Cloyeand Plain
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the color of the rose was crpss.,
this blow but with a upIyoBc ,..'
OF duty he set himself the trAmossas' E
task Of paying off the debts ~ ~
firm. To accomplish this he b,d = ~. y.
ing to depend upon but the sale a, \.
pictures, yet year in and ves, an,
he tolled on stubbornly and pDcon
plainlngly, while he and Lucu. a..
their little boy were deprived Of NAV,
OF the comforts Of lie that tho h,I.
oil his earnings might 30 to bis geaI.
tors. The house in which tbey pysa
was a roomy old mansion on The oa.
skirts Of the city, left to pbTin nv i,
maiden aunt who had passed av,v
since the death Of his father ana
which Lucille had persuaded him MT
TO sell. This house, by the way had |
originally belonged to an eccentrcot
sea captain, Jeremiah Suggs by name
who was reputed to be somethip, Of
a miser, and who lived and died re-
Cluse.
The crowning calamity came to
Philip Draper when the debt va all
but cleared of. It was then be va,
oyertaken by a wasting illness which
kept him confined to his bed for al.
most a year, and leaving bin test.
tute. The butcher and the baker
threatened to deny him further
credit, and his home was hearty
mortgaged The outlook was gocuy.
And tomorrow is Christmas he N
marked to his wife, with grim smile.
Never mind, dear; let US bold last
TO our courage" said Mrs DraRf
trying to speak caeertully though
there zlas an Il saqyer 10 "
voice. ""''f son
What hurts me most Is IN
thought that Christmas Is 50 cCs
at hand and that there will be 70
Santa Claus for Bobby"
Poor, little dear" said Mrs Drspei
Suddenly she started up with an AMI
ious glance about the room q son'
der where that child can be' haven't
seen him for at least two hours
"Oh, don't be alarmed dare say
he is rummaging about In the cellar O'
attic or some outofthe.way closet
and is wholly absorbed In bis lhVe'H
cations"
But he gets so dirty Wish
could cure him Of that tendency 70
pry into every remote nook and cor
ner. Why only yesterday he as'
me to unlock every trunk and draNs
I'm the attic so that he could e@nIO'
their contents at his leisure He mus
be broken Of that habit
Nonsense II he finds happnc'
in rummaging, let him rummase. 30,
by is Of an lnQuIsltiye turn Of DID,
Perhaps It means that he Is going
be a great explorer or a famous Sc "
enlist, when he grows up WI
knows ,.
Mr. Draper had hardly fin''a' %
speaking when Bobby popped Into y
room. held out a grimy Ii'ue ID
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Imboden.-Sheriff Sam Brown OF
Randolph county submitted the larg.
est bond ever made by a former sher.
iff of the county. The bond was for
sl15,OOO, being $4,000 in excess Of
any previous bond, Sheriff Brown
says that it is worth two million dol.
lars.
The Van Buren press., 1911-12-16

Prescott-After a long contro.
yersy, work has at last begun on a
new railway union station, which will
be used Jointly by the Iron Mountain
and Prescott and Northwestern rail
roads The Arkansas Railroad Com.
mission issued an order last month
locating the station at the junction
of the two roads and work has been
started In compliance with the order
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Conway,-Judging from the mum.
Der of transfers recorded in the of.
fee of Circuit Clerk j. H. Hartje
real estate in Faulkner county has
been more active than at any time
for several months. Among the
transfers are several for amounts ex.
ceeding $1,000, the largest being for
s4,4O0.
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Prescott-A report of tie killing
of Sid Hicks by Tom Chambliss, near
Emmett, reached this place. The
tragedy occurred in Hampstead coun-
ty, as the men met on the road.
Hicks was killed by a charge from
shotgun in the hands Of Chambliss.
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ComnletolY Annllnd.

WHAT'S the trouble with that prima
dohnaT asked the manager "she
used to bo very pleasant and consider
ate "Heo," replied the stage man,
ngor but thc hna gotten 40 sho bo
lievea oil the prosa agent writes about
her"
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Hartford Toney HClsen, GO years
old, vas killed in Hoffman mine by
falling rock. He was a widowower
and is survived by a married daugh.
ter
The Van Buren press., 1911-12-16
OURBARIAT DELHI
It0sT GORGEOUS
SpIentOr Of G Ceremony Never Be-
lpre EqdaIIed in India.
GREAT DISFllY OF JEWELS
eeorse Gnu "ary. Seated on lmpe-
"a' es Of hndustan,
Witnes ,u,,a..,L
Pageant.
GREAT DlSFLAY OF JEWELS

Delhi, India, Doo 10 AmId ecenes
of splendor ne evor bofore eoua1,ed
even III iAiui"' the country Of marvel
Gus p"se"N's' ,Aor in any other land
III lAouein L es, George and Mary,
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Lack OF EnterprIAs

Generally the trouble with n man
who doesn't got anywhere In that n.
6ea not enough confidence In his juds
meht 10 bot anything on L.
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king and queen \ Great Britain. were
-recpsnHed &c 10 egp peror and en-
press Of IndiQ Syp to -thdr-t6rones
marched the 6dest Chiefs of Hin
dustan and there did homage. The
Ceremony was without precedent, for
never before Las a British emperor
Of India come to Delhi the ancient
seat of the kings o.''Nila, to assume
his title. The, Dur VIZ n which elab.
crate plebars.hf 49, been un.
der way for month1Npok place In a
great camp to the north Of the city,
some five miles square The tempo
rary population Of this camp is about
a quarter of million, and it Is fur
nished with all the conyeniences Of
modern life, Including 81 post offices,
ten telegraph Offices and even elec.
trio light, railways, motor cars and
taXicabs. There the people gathered
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They gather at nightfal about the
common fire and tales of all the
earth are told. Because these men
cannot read does not mean that they
are fools; and as they discuss, literal
ly, the affairs Of nations, there is Gre
ated that intangible thing called pub
lie opinion. The advantages of west.
ern education, of western mechanical
appliances, of western justice, and of
western ConvenienCes, are all fully
thrashed out We commonly speak of
the newspaper, the telegraph and the
steam engine as great agencies Of CIV
ilizations; added to these must be
the wayside conversations Of the leis-
urely East
Camel Farms on the Desert.
Further south on the Mesopotamian
desert than the shrine cities are vii.
lagos of Arabs, who subsist largely by
raising camels. \The crop OF camels
is larger than ont would think. for in
this region alon3 their number is le-
gion. ThapsanI of Gem4le camel.
feeding 8 tie camelthorn when
seems fit Tor nothing but fuel, and
thousands of baby camels, feeding on
the mothers, are a sight like nothing
else in the world. The funny little
beasts, with most absurdy long legs,
are covered with soft wool, white,
black, or fawn color, and they scam.
per about the desert as II they had
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-08-18

SEABGARD WOULD
CINCH THEPENNANT
Here Tomorrow for Game
With dupont That May
Mean the Honor

One Of the fastest games in the In
ter-City League will be that played
at Front and Union street grounds to-
morrow afternoon. when DUPONT Will
lineup against the league leaders.
Seaboard Of Chester. Both teams are
on edge for the day and battle royal
will result.
Two weeks ago DUPONT held their
hard hitting opponents down to 3
to 2 score, but now Seaboard fearing
defeat at the hands of the Powder
boys will rove into town with "Rube"
Oldham, the star pitcher OF the league,
who has been playing with York, on
the Tri-State circuit and who yester-
day was reclaimed by Manager Doom,
of the Philadelphia team. II is ex-
pected that the obstetrics will
strengthen in other departments for
the game.
Less" Reeves not to be daunted has
secuted the country and has several
new men In view, whom he will place
in the DUPONT suits for the struggle
Seaboard is anxious to take the
game and by so doing she will make
sure of the Inter-City pennant.