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old bazars. widening the Street OF
David, carrying passengers past the
Mosque of Omar, which is the site OF
the ancient Temple Of the Jews. 1mag-
inc the worshipers Of the Temple dis
turbed by the clang Of the bell Of the
electric car!
At present most of the streets are
as narrow as footpaths. When the
soft-stepping camel comes along, as he
does every few minutes, all pedes-
TRANS must stand aside in the re-
cesses of the bazars. or against the
walls, to make way for his passage.
Even the plodding donkey, who, still
as of yore, is the favored beast Of bur-
den, takes nearly the whole street
when he passes. ...l
These electric lines will vastly en-
nance the comfort of the city, but they
will play havoc with its historical as
pect. Can sentiment survive the con-
ductor's call, GAIL out for the Holy
sepulcher! "This way for the Jews
"Wailing Place." Next stop the Tenn
pie Area" 1.-THE Damascus Gate," and
Via Dolorosa!"?
New Lights for Old Streets.
Jerusalem is not so dark as some
Oriental cities, for the municipality
placed a thousand kerosene lamps
along the principal highways. Now 1t
Is on the program of the government
to install an electric lighting plant for
the streets, and for the stores and
houses.
A telephone system also is on the
docket. At present practically all the
modern business of Jerusalem is done
outside of the city walls. Messages
can be carried from one part to an
other only, as in the time of David
by foot messenger. Soon the tinkle
Of the telephone bell will rival the
bells.
A Pauperized City.
Religion has blighted Jerusalem
The Apostle Paul could repeat here
his famous words: II perceive that In
all things you are too religious" One
looks in vain for the smokestacks Of
modern industry, and for great
warehouses, or temples of business
He sees scores Of expensive modern
buildings, but all in the name of sec
tartan religion.
Old Jerusalem, as viewed from the
hills, presented one outstanding build
ing, the Temple of the Jews. Today
the approaching traveller is confused
by the multitude of the spires and tow
ers and noble edifices. Missions Of
all kinds, and hospices and converts
and monasteries and asylums abound
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-05
HOW BIRTH WAS ESTABLISHED
Calls Birthday Was Recorded, Thus
the Age Of the Human Being
Became Known.

DR.. Cressy l.. Wilbur chief statistt
clan of the bureau of census in Wash
ington, tells a story taken from court
records which, according to the Wo'
mans Home Companion, fairly typifies
the national attitude toward vital sta.
tistics.
Farmer Hadley," he said, "cf In
diana on dying left his valuable farm
in trust to his unthrifty son, to be.
come the property of his granddaugh'
ter on her twenty-first birthday.
"The girl had been told the date 81
her birth and when her twenty-flrst
anniversary, as she supposed, came
around, she claimed her Inheritance
But her father refused to surrender
the farm, asserting that she was only
nineteen.
1.-THE dispute was taken into court
The family Bible was appealed to, but
the page for births and deaths was
blank. The sather had rendered no re
port to the towfisA authorities; the fam
lily doctor was dead. Finally q neigh
Dor remembered that certain COW
much priced by the grandfather, had
given bir h to a calf on the very day
when tia girl was born and he could
swear ~ 1t.
"2erhaps, the court opined, the
grandfather had recorded the birth Of
the calf! The old farm book, careful
ly preserved in the family strong box
sustained the Judges theory; all the
circumstances Of the calf's birth were
fully recorded. And thus the birthday
Of the human being was at length es
tablished.
"Talk about the registration Of
births in the United States!" exclaims
DR.. Wilbur. "why. for not much more
than one.half of the total population II
there a fairly accurate registration o
deaths, to say nothing of births, o
which we have nowhere in the countr!
reliable or complete information, ant
many Of the states are SO little con
cerned about human life that the.
make no more account of the death
Of their citizens than Of the trees the,
burn to make clearings."
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-05
Red Cross Christmas Seals.

The National Association for the
Study and Prevention Of Tuberculosis
will this year for the first time be ma
tional agent for the American Red
Cross in handling the sale Of Red
Cross seals. A new national office has
been opened in Washington. and an
initial order has been placed for 50,-
100000 seals, although it Is expected
that double that number will be sold.
The charge to local agents for the
seals will be 1914 per cent. of the gross
proceeds. the national agent furnish.
ing the seals and advertising material.
and taking back all unsold seals at the
end of the season. Postmaster Gener.
al Hitchcock has approved Of the de-
sign of the seal. Owing to the fact
that many people last year used Red
Cross seals for postage, the post office
department has given orders that let.
tiers or packages bearing seals on the
face will not be carried through the
malls.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-05

Practically all Of these are supported
from abroad. Concerning the Jewish
organizations and Jewish problems
here I shall write in another article.
At present I deal only with various
Christian churches: The Greek, the
Armenian, the Roman Catholic. the
syriac, the Coptic, and the Protestant.
There are literally hundreds Of relig-
ious institutions in Jerusalem. One
sect alone spends 100000 francs
every year for the upkeep of its mon.
asteries and other institutions.
The Rivalry for Sacred Sites.
Every holy sight imaginable has
been possessed-and many beyond the
Imagination of mere student of the
Bible. Some have even been manu-
featured, so keen is the rivalry of the
old churches to possess the holy places
that attract the pilgrims. The situa-
ton has come to such pass that WIS.,
itors are scarcely shown the real antiq-
uites of Jerusalem, so popular with
the professional guides are the legend
airy ones. There is now afoot a plan
for an American institution OF popu-
lar Biblical archaeology, supported and
controlled in the United States, which
will provide visitors from the west
with the information they really de-
sire.
The overlay of superstition and COM
mercialism and professional ecclesias.
teal rivalry which one finds in Jeru-
salem is quite as bad as may be seen
at Benares. 1t has become necessary
to station Turkish guards in the
! Church of the Holy Sepulchre and in
the Church Of the Nativity at Bethle-
hem, in order t. keep the rival
churches from coming to blows. Tn,
| incongruity Of Moslems with guns
standing guard in the birthplace OF
the Prince OF Peace strikes ar Amer.
! lean visitor with greater force than
any sanctity the spot may possess.
The vast pilgrimages from Europe
and Asiatic Russia are very profitable:
and as they promote national prestige
they are encouraged by the various
governments which have Il stake in the
future of Turkey. Russia maintains &
huge system of buildings, including g
large hospice for visitors. There are
also Austrian, German, French and Ital
ian hospices.
Many Of these pilgrims are ignorant
peasants. who see nothing discordan
In the hanging of paper flowers ane
gi.ded glass balls amid the carving!
and ornamentation of the Holy Sepul
chre. The simplicity. dignity, wor
shipfulness and real beauty Of tn
Mosque of Omar, which Is in tn
keeping Of the Moslems. present
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-05
FOOD AGAIN
A Mighty important Subject to Every
One.

A Boston lady talks entertainfngly
Of food and the changes that can be
made in health by some knowledge on
that line. She says:
IAN injury to my spine in early won.
anhood lett 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.
y began to eat Grape-Nuts food two
or three years ago, because | liked the
taste of it, and kept on because l
soon found it was doing me good.
Y eat it regularly at breakfast, fre-
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 l.acti.
cally ceased, and am in better physi-
cal condition at the age Of 60 than l
was at 49,
Il give Grape-Nuts credit for restor.
Ing my health, if not saving my life.
and you can make no claim for it too
strong for me to endorse" Name
given by Postum Co.. Battle Greek
Mich.
Read the little book. ''Tae Road ia
Wellville." in pkgs. There's q reason
: Ever read the above lettere A new
one appears from time to time. They
| are genuine true, and 10ll Of huRa1
| interest
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mains, ~nd all the residents have been
compelled to install 1t in their homes,
1t will mean revolution in the hab-
its and the life Of the people. and, 1t
is hoped, a revolution also in the mat
ter Of personal cleanliness.
Where Foreign Governments Interfere.
In order to meet the expenses Of
the installation of the water system,
the government decided to take, as
special tax, the hides of the animals
slaughtered within the city. A COM
mon sight in a sheep tethered on the
sidewalk outside the butcher shop,
awaiting it's turn. AS this bore hard
ly upon the butchers, many of whom
are registered at the various CONSUL
ates as citizens of foreign countries,
these representatives of the powers
objected, So some other means Of
f1rcncing the new water system will
have to be found, Men seeking the
concession Fre on the ground, and
the government seems determined to
carry the project to an early settle
ment.
Allied to the water question is that
of sewage. Jerusalem has something
in the way sH an antiquated system of
sewage, but the visitor would never
suspect it. Travellers talk Of the
dlthiness Of the streets of Jerusalem
and the listeners understand them
in the terms of the west, which gives
no inkling of the real situation. The
proprieties of western life do not per-
NIT one to xpeak freely on this point.
But the streets of Jerusalem are as
bad as th.,se of the Chinese cities, If
not worse. The marvel is that pesti-
lence has not swept away the popula-
ton. II, along with the proposed new
system of sewage, there go vigorous
police regulations, most welcome
change will be effected in the sights
and smells of Jerusalem.
Down David Street by Trolley.
Until recently it was impossible to
travel anywhere in Jerusalem by wheel
ed vehicle, but various streets have
been widcned, thanks largely to the
visit Of various royal personages. But
on the whole, the streets of the city
are narrow and unfit for vehicle traf.
flc. Many of them are vaulted, so
that they are really tunnels, and while
picturesque to the last degree, they
do not lend themselves to the purposes
Of modern streets.
Now tho reform government pro
poses to install four or five lines OF
electric trolley cars, all of them cen
tering at the Jaffa gate. They will
| connect the neighboring villages with
the city, so that one may 60 to Beth
iehem for nickel. and In less thar
Nalf an hour. One lima will invade thu
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-05
striking contrast to the famous Chris
tian shrines.
k..>.>AL N..n>n$ es> NiA.uo

striking contrast to the famous Chris
tian shrines.
A Nazareth Carpenters Views.
The changes that are bound to trans.
form Jerusalem and Palestine are al
ready to be seen at work. In the ba-
Ears of an older day are exhibited for.
eign styles of dress, and goods Of
American and European manufacture
The stream of tourists from the wes.
has effected changes In fashions. The
economic conditions of the land have
altered gravely.
That this has penetrated to the
smaller towns and villages, I learned
In Nazareth. Here, seated amid the
fragrant chips of an old fashioned car
penter's shop, talked with the cav
penter, at work on the floor, hewing
out a wooden pillow. He complained
bitterly of the general advance Of
prices of living, so that the 80 cents a
day, which used to be good wage for
skilled carpenter, is now made.
quate. Some of his relatives have
solved the problem by enisrating to
America, and he inquired concerning
the feasibility of doing likewise.
The world currents of today are
pouring the warm stream of transform
ing life against the ancient east. ALI
that centuries have failed to do in
Palestine. the present decade seems
destined to accomplish. Parcdoxicaliy
the Holy Land has furnished tho awak
ening motive that has ,lads western
civilization; but the land itself has re
manned largely untouched. Now Pal
! estine's turn seems to have come.
Copyright, 1911, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-05
6ecretIve Family Bible.

Tommy was a venturesome lad, but
nobody had ever credited him with
sufficient courage to shake his head In
contradiction when the Sunday school
visitor. who wished to show on his
knowledge of Biblical history, asserted
that Sarah, Abraham's wife, was the
only woman whose age was recorded
in the Bible. Seeing the disappearing
motion Of the little head In the front
row the visitor reiterated: Sarah
was the only woman whose age is re-
corded in the Bible" Then Tommy
spoke right up: "There are thrcd
more that know Of" said he. "Who?'
asked the astonished visitor. Mother.
grandmother and Aunt Lucy" said
Tommy.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-05
Suburban Sobr,Qvets.

Everybody else had lived In the
summer colony long enough to name
hts home for whatever tree or shrub
grew mast abundantly In the front or
back gard. Up and down the road
were cottages labeled the Elms. the
Wstaria. the Lilacs, and so on through
the horticultural guide book. The
newcomer had no name for her house.
but after studying the tactics for a
week she took survey Of the prem
lses and thenceforward dated her cor.
espondenoe the Rhubarbs.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-05

rather thin This is shaped as shown
and sharpened both on the inner and
outer edges as shown at y and B.,
writes J E Bridgeman in the Farm.
Stock and Home With this hook one
may cut a sprout or sucker by pushing
or pulling The hook will be found
useful for many purposes.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-05
Most Expensive Hat.

The most expensive hat In the
world Is said to be wonderful crea-
ton belonging to Princess Milheson
Bucharest, one of the richest and most
fashionable women in Roumania. The
hat. which is worth easily $1,000. is OF
black tagal straw and Is very large.
1t Is lined with silver lace and Gov
cred with q number Of perfect white
ospreys.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-05
Grape Boxes.

Grape boxes should be covered with
wooden strips If they are to be ship
ped by train. For the local market
they can be covered with fly net
ting to keep insects from injurine
them
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-05
Cause Of the Excitement.

The sons of the rich were all en-
thsiastlcally following some one
down the street.
whats up?" somebody asked.
A rather more accommodating
young nabob than the others turned
around.
do you see that tall fellow up
there?" he asked.
YES"
WELL" he said. hes discovered .
new way to spend money"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-05
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
Tiffin ts mighty good to me. The day
before Christmas he sent me check
for $le9 Just az little Christmas
gift"
After the usual congratulatory COM
ments had been duly made all around.
Al added:
Eyes. he certainly is a fine old fek
low. In the postscript of his letter
containing the check, he said:
"'Dear Al. If you manage to get this
check cashed. please send me 81. !
need pair of Shoes 1.-THE Coming
Nation.
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Commission Mans Opinion,

1t Is a good plan to write to your
commission merchant far in advance
of shipment. and ask his advice as to
the best method Of packing fruit as he
knows his market much better than
you do.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-05
HOOK IS HANDY FOR PRUNING
Its Construction Is Easily Within the
Possibilities Of Any Blacksmith
Has Many Uses.

The pruning hook here illustrated
will be found handy and it's construc-
ton is easily within the possibilities
of any blacksmith. A piece of Il or Is
inch iron rod is shaped as shown for
the handle To the lower end Of this
is welded a piece of steel for the knife
part. which Is pounded out fiat, and
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-05

When we read the lives Of distin-
guished men In any department we
find them always celebrated for the
amount Of labor they could PERFORM
Everett
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Sim If Popular Affection.

Weren't you indignant when PEG.
pie you didn't know called you by
your first name?"
mo-" replied Senator Sorghum;
"but I've worried a great deal since
they've shown q diaposjuon to stop
It."
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-05
kecded at Home.

vn--Tlat Is the worst tehayed
k4d ever saw. DO yea know his
parents?
Jones-His father Is one Of those
scientific management experts.-Pncl.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-05
Roman Gossip.

Muney (the village banker)-Wha'
do you suppose the young fellows In
ancient Rome did to pass the time?
Phuany (the village philosopher)-
Oh, don't know. suppose they used
to hang around and talk about what
a punk town Rome was.-Puck.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-05

The Pure Food Law stopped the sale
Of hundreds Of fraudulent medicines. They
could not stand investigation. Hamlins
Wizard Oil has stood the test Of invest.
cation for nearly sixty years.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-05

glad I did, for it has cured me.
II know Of so many cases where wo.
men have been cured by Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound that can
say to every suffering woman If that
medicine does not help her, there is
2o63 Arch St., Chicago, Ill.
This is the age of substitution, and
women who want a cure should insist
upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound just as this woman did, and
not accept something else on which the
druggist can make a little more profit.
Women who are passing through this
critical period or who are suffering
from any Of those distressing ills Pc
culiar to their sex should not lose sight
of the fact that for thirty years Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
which is made from roots and herbs,
has been the standard remedy for fe-
male ills. In almost every community
you win find women who have been
restored to health by Lydia e. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-05

Sunshine is worth more than gold,
when 1t Is real sunshine and not fox.
fire.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-05

II q man owes lot to his vile it's
because she 10 Q poor collector.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-05

It's one kind of tough luck to strike
oil when boring for water.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-05
SHE GOT
WHAT SHE
WANTED
This Woman Had to Insist
Strongly, but it Paid
Chicago, Ill.-"I suffered from a to.
male weakness and stomach trouble,

anu i WeuV I'd tH0
store to get i bottle
Of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound, but the
clerk did not want
to let me have It.
he said 1t was no
good and wanted me
to try something
else, but knowing
all about It l In
sisted and finally
got it. and I am 80
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eEzSAAKENG
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The Spirit Of Change Has Reached the
Holy Land and lts Famous Capital
Religious sectarianism Has Crowded
Holy City With Rival tabIishments.
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS.
Jerusalem.-Of three holy cities that
are popular places of pilgrimage, Jeru-
salem, Mecca and Benares, the Turk
ish empire has two within her borders.
The Holy Land, as Christendom calls
the little strip Of territory along the
Mediterranean coast north Of Egypt,
is an integral part of Turkey. It has
always been famous for the persist
ence of it's ancient customs, so that
hundreds Of clergymen travel over 1t
every year, to get light on the Bible.
A generation hence, that search will
not be so successful, for 1t Is patent
that Palestine Is sharing the awak-
tug of the ancient east.
Not only Is there railway from Bel
rut to Damascus, and from Damascus
to Naifa, and from Damascus to Me-
dina, and from Jaffa to Jerusalem, but
there is also projected at the present
time a new railway that will go down
the coast from Beirut through Sidon,
Tyre, Acre, Haifa and Jaffa, clear to
the Suez canal.
Improving on Solomon.
The ancient City Of David has come
under the new Influences of modern
times. Negotiations are at present
pending for several radical and trans
forming innovations. The first Of
these to be pushed to early completion
will probably be the water system.
Jerusalem still depends on the collect
ed rain supply in cisterns for it's wa
ter. The very pools built by Solomon
are still in use, although the munich.
pal system has greatly deteriorated
since his day.
Now it is proposed to bring water
from two sources, In Fara, north OF
the Mount of Olives, and Fawar, an
other spring in the same valley. II
has been found that this water is
pure and sufficient for the city's needs
When this has been put into water
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important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that II
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-02
Visits Dental Office and Takes Teeth
to Value Of $3.50.

n clever thief, who was evidently
provided with a key. sometime Thurs
DAY night visited the dental Office of
DIR. r.. ]. Roberts at a. Water street
and stole teeth valued at $50 The
job was an artistic one as not the
slightest trace of the thief has been
found except the loss of the teeth II
is believed that the work is that of d
professional and that the man who
cid the job is familiar with dentistry
and supplies, otherwise he would not
have picked out the plumber as he did.
The property taken consisted wholly
OF artificial teeth ready for mounting
IN plates. Each tooth has two plati-
mum posts or pins by which they are
fastened to the plate. Platinum is Il
very expensive substance and DIR.
Roberts thinks that there is posi-
1ility that it was the platinum that the
thief was after. Quite a large amount
OF gold for filings was in the Office.
but it was not disturbed
y. Il. Roberts. the dentists assistant
stated that he closed the office at s. &C
p NJ, Thursday, and also opened il
Friday morning. lie noticed in the
work room two teeth on the floor and
in replacing them to their proper
places in the cabinet made the dis
covery that the office had been visit.
ed during Thursday night The police
are at work upon the case, but they
have practically nothing upon which
to base a search