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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-04

which eclipses Algol every SO hours.
causing the light Of the latter to glare
and fade alternately, like the beam
from a lighthouse with a revolving
lamp. But even more odd is the case
Of the bright star Castor. which re-
wolves about an immense dark globe
the spectacle presented being that Of
a gigantic world with sun actually
circling around It,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-04
RENE BACHE'S BUDGET
sun 4 VARIABLE STAR
CURIOUS RESULTS OF RECENT OBSERVATIONS
BY SMITHSONIAN
Our Changes of Weather Accounted For at LastPuzze
About the Corona, Which Seems to Have Lot
to Do With the Matter Studying the
Sun as a Star in California

appears as a mysterious and ghostly
veil, whitish of hue, which streams
out in an irregular fashion to a dis
lance Of several millions of miles from
the great fiery disk. The supposition
is, however, that this ven is a cloud of
meteoric particles-such stuff as com
cts are made of-and that interposing
thicker barrier between sun and
earth at some times than at others, it
shuts on more heat at certain periods
than at others. But the fluctuations,
doubtless, are mainly attributable to
the alienation of convulsive outbursts
and relative quiescences on the solar
surface
Big Photographic Job.
During the last 10 years astrono-
mers all over the world have been en-
gagged in photographing the heavens
with the help of telescope camera. The
job was big one, but it is nearly fin
ished now, and the pictures, when put
together, will make a complete map
Of the universe as viewed from the
speck Of star dust on which we are
privileged to dwell Incidentally, a
rough count of the stars has been
made, and it seems that there are about
1000, 100000 Of them. This fact be-
comes more impressive when 1t is con-
sidered that every one of these glitter
ing orbs is a full-fedged sun.
Recent Investigations go to show
that our own sun is a rather particu-
larly hot star. But on the other hand,
1t is not very bright. as stars go. Al
gol. in the Head of Medusa. though
only little bigger, gives out SO times
as much light. Proportionately to size
with one-third more radiating sur
face)' 1T is A times as brilliant as our
orb Of day. Seems humiliating. does
1t not? And yet. perhaps it is just as
well. How should we endure the glare
if we were living on a satellite Of
AlgoTs.
1t is curious fact, by the way, that
Algol is twins. That is to say, it is
paired with a dark and extinct sun,
almost exactly the size of our sun.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-04

of drinks. Some even buy bread for
the dogs, hoping thereby to acquire
merit and thus pave their road to the
Mohammedan heaven.
Fat-TaiIed Mutton.
Making our way through the crowds
we reach a region of cook shops, res
taurants and cafes not far from where
the butcher shops are. The latter sell
most kinds Of meat, including camel.
beef, mutton and lamb. The mutton is
fine. The sheep are of the fat-tail va
riety and when skinned and dressed
for the market their tails are left on.
They hang down over their backs in
great Jumps of fat, looking like a loaf
of fresh dough ready for baking. Some
times they have the form Of a heart
four or five inches thick and eight
inches wide. Such a tail will weight Is
pounds. Upon live sheep it hangs
down at the rear like a. woolly apron,
and when raised looks like minia-
ture sail. showing an expanseS of bare,
white skin beneath.
The Grain Bazaar.
Another interesting part of business
Damascus is composed of long streets
of cave-like vaults floored with cement
and divided into compartments piled
high with grain, beans and flour. This
partments may hold a hundred bushels
Of wheat and another q like quantity
OF barley, oats or lentils. There are
bins of caraway seeds. The grain lies
on the floor and is scooped up and
measured to order. Camels come In
bringing great bags of wheat and go
out carrying other grains to vari-
Gus parts of the city. The country
about Damascus, which can be irrigat-
ed, is exceedingly rich and it produces
large crops. A great deal of grain is
brought from the plains beyond the
Jordan and on the east of the Sea of
grain is shipped from Damascus to 9TH
er parts Of Syria and across the Med
iterranean to Europe.
The Wholesale Embellishments.
Indeed, the trade of Damascus is ex-
tensive. The city makes wares of va
rious kinds which are shipped all over
the world. 1t is noted for its beautiful
brass and silverware. its inlaid wood
work and its oriental rugs. 1t has an
extensive caravan trade with Persia
and other parts Of Turkey and long
lines Of camels are always bringing in
and carrying out goods. There are
some great buildings or khars deyoted
to wholesaling and warehousing 1 WIS.,
tied one of these. It was shaped much
like mosque, being lighted by nine
great domes the tops of which were
at least 100 feet above the dirt floor.
The domes were upheld by stone pillars.
The floor covered almost an acre, and
it was packed with merchandise. In
one part Of 1t were bags of wheat
piled high toward the roof. In another
were hundreds of boxes of dates, and
in others barrels and crates of fruit
and hundreds of bales of oriental rugs
laid one upon the other. Some Of the
bales were enormous. one equaling a
load for two horse wagon. = was
told that they came from Bagdad, and
were left there for storage There were
a number Of these kahns in Damascus
at the time of Christ and there are
several now in use. The space in them
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-04

"HE secret is OUT At last we know
the cause of our frequent
changes Of weather. It is the
suns fault
Recent observations made by Smith
sonian astronomers have proved that
the sun is a ''veritable star" There
you have the whole trouble in a nut
shell. From month to month, and even
from day to day, the amount of ra-
diant energy it gives out is constantly
varying. Whence 1t comes about that
some summers are much hotter than
others, and some winters are much
less cold than others.
Indeed, the difference in the amount
of heat given off by the sun at one
time and another is in excess of Is
percent. No wonder that we feel it,
inasmuch as the ORB of day ESQ the
weather bureau says absolutely con-
trolls all atmospheric phenomena on
the earth.
Measures Heat Daily.
To get at this important fact. the
Smithsonian has made a long series
of observations covering the last half
dozen years It has measured the
heat of a sun ray day by day through
out that period-the most notable work
In this line being done on the sum
mits of two high mountains in Cali
fornia. One Of these Veaks, Mount
Whitney, is the loftiest piece of terri
tory in the United States-14,50 feet
above the level of the sea-
On the other peak, Mount Wilson
(near Pasadena was set up, not long
ago, a rejecting telescope unap-
preached in size by any other instru-
ment of the kind in the world, It's most
conspicuous feature being a disk
shaped mirror over eight feet in dia-
meter. The duty Of this huge glass IS
to gather as much light as possible
a matter highly essential where. a
study is to be made of rays from dis
tant stars and of the amount of heat
they deliver upon the earth.
The Work Mt Mount Wilson.
For it should be understood that the
work done at Mount Wilson consists
not merely in studying the sun as
star, but also IN observing the stars
in their character as suns It is de-
sirable to know not only how big
these distant suns are, but also how
hot they are and how bright. And it
is obvious that everything we can find
out about our own orb of day must
shed some light upon the problem Of
the suns in general.
One of the oldest points about our
own sun, as newly ascertained, is that
the fluctuations in the amount of heat
it gives out are, or seem to be. due in
large measure to the corona" If 1t
be asked, what is the corona? the an
swer must be that nobody knows. It
is never seen except when the sun is
eclipsed by the moon, and then 1t
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-04

is rented out to merchants, the owners
doing a general warehousing business.
In the Silver Bazaar.
But come, let US go to the silver
bazaar.
This. like the warehouse establish
ment, is under one roof It is composed
of scores Of silversmith shops or booths
scattered over q large room Of more
than an acre. Each merchant has his
own little quarter. He sits behind a
desk or counter, in which are his
wares, and has a rude, old-fashioned
safe at the rear. At the right and
left, or still further back, are his me-
chanics, men who are working in sill
Yer and gold. making all sorts of jew
elry. Each has a little anvil before
him and miniature furnace with a
blow pipe, by which he melts and
shapes the metal to the desired form.
The workmen wear gowns and fez
caps. and the pounding can be heard
everywhere. I asked some Of the mer-
chants to show US their, wares. They
bring out heavy chains of silver and
gold, rings set with diamonds and
pearls, and some magnificent pigeon
blood rubies. There are millions Of
dollars worth of jewelry under this
roof
The customers are both men and Wo-
men, the former in gowns and turbans
and the latter in great black sheets
with wells over their faces. We stop
and watch the buying and selling.
There is a woman looking at a brace
let Of gold. The jeweler weighs il on
rude little scales and then adds the cost
of the labor. Nevertheless. the woman
is not satisfied with the price. She
calls him q thief. and demands that he
do M Y-nh hav- oh 90
may be an hour before the bargain is
made.
What to Buy in Damascus.
I am frequently asked what one can
buy in these oriental cities which is
worth while taking home Damascus is
good shopping place for the tourist.
1t is somewhat off the line of travel,
and one can pick up oriental things
comparatively cheap. 1 have bought
several rugs which have come here by
caravan from Bokhara, and two OF
them are at least a hundred years old
will not give the prices, except to
say that they are much below those
at which they could be bought in New
York, and the merchant has agreed to
pay the duties upon them and to de-
liver them TO my house in Washing
ton.
Among the many other things sold
are silk shewls for the head, such as
are used by the Bedouins. and table
covers Of red or black wooden cloth
embroidered with silk. The shawls
may be bought from SO to So apiece
and the tablecloths cost from So to
SIS.
A great many Americans take home
brassware from Damascus, and not a
few purchase swords inlaid with silver,
and the Damascus blades for which the
city has been noted for ages. Some of
these swords are limitations imported
from Solingen, Germany, and other ORR
entail wares come from Manchester and
are made for this trade. Indeed, one
must keep his eyes open if he would
buy genuine curios in any part Of the
world.
Frank G. Carpenter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-04

but it is more Familiarity known as the
runaway star. A giant sun, many times
as big as ours, it is travelling through
our universe at the astonishing speed
Of 200 miles a second. Nothing any
where in creation was ever seen to
move so fast. No force we know OF
in nature could have set it going at
such a pace, and no -orce OF which we
have knowledge could bring it to a
pause The Likelihood seems to be that
it is a visitor from some other uni
verse, inconceivably distant, and that
eventually it will pass out and away
Unto the void Of space-perhaps to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-04

reach eventually still another, and
equally unknown, universe beyond
Meanwhile. what is to become Of
ourselves? The late Prof. Simon New
comb. greatest OF modern astronomers.
declared that we might expect TO reach
the neighborhood Of Vega within $780,.
900 years or so. Perhaps the earth
may become q satellite OF that great
sun in time TO save US from freezing
to death by reason OF the burning out
of our own solar 1uminary, which, SCI
ence tells US, is already showing alarm
ing symptoms Of Old age and decrepi-
tude-
Rene Bache.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-04

.HE secret is out, At last we know
the cause Of our frequent
changes Of weather. It is the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-04
Bad BLOOD

Before I began using Cascarets I had
q bad complexion, pimples on my face,
and my food was not digested as it should
have been. Now 1 am entirely well, and
the pimPles have all disappeared from my
face: can truthfully say that Cascarets
are just as advertised; 1 have taken only
two boxes of them. -
Clarence r. Griffin, Sheridan, Ind.
Pleasant, Palatable. Potent. Taste Good
DO Good. Never Sicken. Weaken or Gripe.
lOc. sc, Soc. Never sold In bulk. The genu-
Inc tablet stamped c. Guaranteed to
cure or your money back go
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-04
QUEER FEATURES OF BUSINESS, MANUFACTURE
AND TRADE IN MOST ORIENTAL
OF CITIES.

Among the Sadders and Cobbers for the Desert
and Blue Beads to Ward off all Evil Hats Blocked
One Cent-In the Louise Market-Korans Not
for Christmas The Great MOhammedan
Stomach and How It Is Filled-Queen
Street Cres-The Wholesale Els
Adjustments the Silver
and Gold Bazaars
What One Can
Buy
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-09
Reed place-s500.
Beacon street-s250.
Mt. Elliott avenue-s700.
Maple street-Sl. 500.

Reed place-s500.
Beacon street-s250.
Mt. Elliott avenue-s700.
Maple street--S, 500.
Which sum will be forfeited to the
City OF Detroit In case the bidder falls
TO enter into contract. subject to con-
firmation by the Common Council with
In Ave days after the acceptance OF
his tender by the Department of Public
Works Checks deposited with rejected
bids will be returned TO the bidder on
demand.
The bidder whose tender In accepted
will be required to furnish with nls
contract an approved surety company
bond TO the City OF Detroit in the sum
OF 20 per cent or the contract price FOL
the work, conditioned on the full and
faithful performance OF his part OF the
contract.
The contract shall be paid In bonds
for first paving. or the proceeds there
OF. II such bonds are purchased by the
sinking Fund Commissioners, accord
ing 10 law
No bids will be accepted from any
person or Arm who Is In arrears or
default to the City OF Detroit.
Specifications In detail for the above
work may be had on application 10
| the secretary.
The Department of Public Works ex-
pressly reserves the right to reject
| any or all proposals.
] f077) J. j. HAAREH,
(43O Commissioners.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-09
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wxsHINGToN, ID. c.. June 2. 1911.
Der Dad: Senator Gore Is out Tor
|oI,rou Wilson for president. In
I.tfer responding to an invitation
a .oeak at Baltimore, Senator Gore
- among other things:
#+'PublIc sentiment II TO q nation
<>sf conscience is to an individual
nnbIic sentiment today demands a
X1der who has been weighed and has
~ been found wanting. AS COVER
~ OF New Jersey, Wilson has made
I'D. He has redeemed the state. He
- fought good fight He has kept
IA faith. He has borne fruit. He
- been faithful over a few things.
80 democracy :. should AFFORD the
Hnerican people an opportunity TO
n)oco him in authority over many
Uipgs. For my own part. and I speak
Ibr myself alone. | shall do what l
can 10 bring about a consummation
- devoutiy to be wished"
\ IN the model city" OF Washington
ths first touch OF warm weather this
spring made II necessary to dismiss
lhe school children I'm the 25 port
Able schools" This Ia not Jest. Sew
eral Kindred Washington school chill
dren are now occupying portable
schools for the reason that congress
has neglected to provide adequate
buildings to house the school chill
dren. In all the lower grades the
children are getting only half day
schooling for similar reasons. Oh, yes,
Washington In q model town!
William Joel Stone of Missouri has
become the mouthpiece OF the admin
istration In the United States senate.
Stone speaks with authority now and
almost daily takes the floor to urge
that congress pass resolutions giving
the president q free hand to deal With
Mexico even to the extent OF invading
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-09

Riding along In taxicab Cocksure
Combes and his friend DR.. Snobson
chanced 70 see an aged man with
ragged white locks tottered out Of q
Injurious Office building, bent under
the weight of heavy ledger. although
81 his side strobe an aristocratic ap-
bearing blonde youth whose neat at
tire and careless poise conrasted
sharply with the abjectness OF bis
conponion.
COX, Snobsen,. drawled Cocksure,
polnting ont OF the cab window with
the stem Of his pipe, "a tragedy OF
American business life. I deduce
from the appearance Of the elder OF
those two that he Is an antiQuated
clerk of some great commercial house
who has worn out his life In Its ser
Vice and IL now tolerated on beg
xarIy stipend Oslerized 30 to speak,
overrnn In the mad rush Of money
madness. See the pitiful, threadbare,
K onnffy coat and the baggy trousers
that brand him creature OF neglect:
Eyes. yes" assented Snobson, II
s n very plain. And the young chap
With him 10 q supercilious junior clerk
. Who rather pities the old fellow, don't
you know, but has not the grace to
1olieve him OF any drudgery."
RI think / viii just speak to the
young scamp about It." said Cocksure,
WITH virtuous British indignation.
Leaping out Of the cab he strobe up
\ to the pair, the faithful Snobson at
His hesls. II say, old man, this young
(ollow ought to relieve you OF that
hoavy account book, fancy"
mot much he oughtnt," retorted
. <ke old man with surprising energy
&sd visof.. am the president OF the
Yes. Buckle trust and there are the
tscret rebate records I'm taking to a
U|tecfofs' meeting where we expect
"a declare q so per cent dividend AS
&4r this kid, he's my private secretary
). 6token down from overwork-I'm go
~ TO fre him, but want him to las,
me week out because he drew his sal
~ In advance"
=. Marvellous" calculated DIR. Snob
ION. "Mar-velous!"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-09
ORDINANCE NO. 32y.

AN ORDINANCE to amend section of
an ordinance entitled IAN Ordinance
to amend sections L la ID. l-s'
Id, lie, If. 1-g.- In. ii. ii, Lax
1t and l-u of Chapter las OF tho
Complied Ordinances Of the City OF
Detroit for the year 1904. and also
by adding new sections thereto to be
Known as sections 1-v and 1-w." APP
proved June Z, 1910,
IN Ia hereby ordained by the People
of the City OF Detroit:
a,1ance entitled IAN Ordinance to
Le IF. i-g. LII. Ii. Ii. Tx. IL
I'm, In. 1-o, lip. l-q l-r Is, 1T
niied Ordinances of the City OF Detroit
Tor the year 1904. and also by adding
new sections thereto TO be known as
sections 1-v and 1-w," approved June
z, 1910 be and the Same is hereby
amended SO as to read as follows:
USection l. The Fire limits OF the
city OF Detroit shall include all that
portion OF the City bounded by TIC
National Boundary line on the south;
by the center line OF Hastings street
on the east; by the center line OF Am
sterdam street and Piquette avenue On
the north, and the center line or Third
avenue, extended, southerly to the CEN
ter line OF Grand River avenue; thence
southeasterly along the center line
OF Grand River avenue to the CEN
ter line of Third avenue: tnence
southerly- alone-the center line OF
Third avenue to the National Boun-
Diary Line on the west. except the
block bounded by Kirby avenue, Fred
erick. Brush and Beaubien streets
sec. q This ordinance shall take
Immediate effect
VIM GUTMAN.
Acting Mayor.
Attest' A NICHOLS.
IIaT1 City Clerk.
(offcial papers please copy)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-09
Buffalo Arm

weeks representing a Buffalo Arm
selling antiseptics.
Arrested for stealing 500 worth OF
garments from two department stores,
the young woman broke down, con
fessed and gave up the stolen ar
tfc1es. white embroidered dress
worth $35 was among them.
She begged that the news of her
trouble be kept from her father, who
had been forced, by the loss OF his
voice, to retire from preaching. She
said she stole to make a good ap-
pearance before the York physician
whom she met In that city two
months ago and became infatuaie ed
with.
The physician came here to see her
last night but did not learn of her
plight.
The firms refused to press the
charge. A fine OF 1925, or fifteen
days, was imposed in the police court
today. A spectator who sympathized
with the girl paid the fine.
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fthat country II necessary.
Another Democrat who Is now high
In favor at the White House In Sen
ator Bacon OF Georgia. The latter
accompanied the president on his re-
cent junket to New York. he Is a
frequent guest at the president
dinner table, and is understood to Dc
thoroughly in the councils, even on
matters political The intimacy mas
been more marked since the appoint
ment of Lamar on Bacon's recon-
mendation, TO the United States SUI
preme court.
Senator Norris Brown Of Nebraska
may have trouble coming back al
ter his present term expires. March
3, 1918. IL be has trouble IN getting
back. Il will be because he has not
been sufficiently an insurgent. George
w. Norris, representative from the
Fifth Nebraska district, Is enjoying
quite boom for Browns senatorial
toga, because Judge Morris has been
consistently insurgent and progress
sive.
Brown declines to join LaFollette,
Clapp, Bourne, Bristow and the rest
In working for progressive delegates
Mt the next national convention.
Brown also acted for the administra-
ton In bringing in the corporation tax
by which Aldrich dished the income tax
amendment TO the tariff law. Brown
voted for the Aldrich tariff law. He
helped Burkett In the latter's attempt
TO return to the senate and made a
standpat speech In the state conven-
ton which preceded the November
elections. Recently, Brown voted for
Gallinger as president pro tenn, de-
clining to join the insurgents on the
question Of organizing the senate and
securing positions on important com.
| mittees for progressive members.
! Sincerely, RATH.
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JOSH WISE SAYS:

JOSH WISE SAYS:
81 wonder " that Domestic Science
Bureau tn governments taIkin' about
startln' Is any relation to q kitchen
cabinet"
How doth the busy dictaphone
Improve each twilight moment
Not In the clover. but under cover,
It learns Of votes for dough meant.
Il does not fit from fiow'r to fow'r,
But, nailed below q table,
II works like fury to give the jury
The entire plot by cable.
Nor doth II garner all unaided;
It's walled from the transcriber;
Who, In his nook, I'LL writes In book
Quotations from the brfber.
The cobweb skirt IL the latest fem
mime fancy. II IL -diaphanous-and
that's better than bigurcate any day
And
The drummer in front OF the hotel
won't say: II seen her first" when the
girl In the cobweb goes by.
No.
He'll say: Il spider"
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(By Fablegram.)

LONDON. June 81 am pleasantly
located at the Pink Elephant and
Purple Snake Inn where they serve
American drinks that taste like Bob
Burman's auto on the back stretch.
pay guinea day for q room and
find myself. Candles extra, so l go
to bed In the dark and save money
for the bell boy who Ia As years old
and carries a sand bag, Ny bed Is
bunk which reminds me OF joke
about the coronation-it's all bunk.
The streets are decorated with flags,
bunting, policemen with sideburns,
store fronts, false fronts and Ameri-
can money. G'by.
ADAM FAY KERR.