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The Red Cloud chief., 1913-12-11

cate the site have lacked the evidence obtained
by Dr. Koldewey in his extensive researches.
Only the site is left Time and war and the
elements assailed the tower. For twenty
turies 1t crumbled. II was a quarry Of building
materials for man. Practically Babylonia
left unexplored until the last quarter Of the nine.
teenth century. Before that the work of destruc-
tion had been completed. In the last century
modern towns and villages in the vicinity carted
off or aoated down the Euphrates the last bricks
OF the foundation Of the Tower of Babel. The
foundation was over $50 feet square, a huge.
bulky mass. Hillah. modern Arab town. four
miles south OF It. was built with the bricks Of
the ancient city. Thus perished the pride of
Babylon.
The temple Of Esaga. the most important
Babylolian sanctuary brought to light. was part
OF the Tower OF Babel Its ruins were uncovered
by the German archaeoogists after digging
hole forty feet deep that was as broad as the
mouth of q volcano. The two walls In the cen
ter of the picture mark the entrance to the pas
sage, . quarter of a mile long. which connected
the steep pyramid of Etomenanki. known In the
Bible as the Tower Of Babel. with this temple.
Because Of the depth Of the debris caused by
the action OF the centuries which have yelled
the earth here the entire foundation Of the
Tower of Babel has not yet been excavated. but
tunnels at the floor level have been bored into
the sides until the temple walls we're properly
established and then the whole edihce was meas
ured.
This 10 the oldest and most momentous ruiz
on account OF its connection with the Tower OF
Babel. and the bricks which once represented
massive masonry now SO brittle that one
can crush them between the fingers.
In the picture showing the ruins OF Babylon
the man on the left stands upon the remains Of
the brick pavement which was part of the long
street named after Daniel who. no doubt. him.
self traversed its length many times. In the
ruins on the right, in the hollow. there Is the
gate named after the goddess Ishtar. This Is the
most prominent and best preserved ruin in
Babylon. Its walls adorned with reliefs Of
bulls the holy animal of Nebo. and dragons.
the holy animal OF the god Marduk. It was
through this gate that the professional road of
the god Of Marduk led. and passing 1t and turn
ing to the right. It led on to Nebuchadnezzar 9
throne hall.
The excavations have breught to light many
curious specimens OF the work OF the ancient
people OF Babylon The largest piece OF sculp-
ture yet unearthed Is that OF q huge lion chis'
eled out Of an enormous block of granite brought
down the EupArates on raft from Mesopotamia.
It shows a lion standing over a PROSTATE man.
The work is crude and probably is q product Of
the very earliest art Of Babylon. The sculptor
typihes the superiority of the lions strength over
mans. Some collins of the middle class were
also found They were Of burned clay and like
bathtubs in shape Some of them were very
short because of the custom of the Assyrians and
Babylonans OF burying their dead In q sitting
position. with the head between the kneeA
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-12-11
SKIRTS TARGET IN CLASH
Ohio Traction Company In Retort
When Women Ask Lower
Steps on Cars.

Youngstown, Ohio.-The Woman's
Club league Of this city has petitioned
the council to pass legislation COM
pelling steps on trolley cars to be
lowered within eight inches of the
street. It is asserted the present
steps are too high and women are
embarrassed every time they board
or leave the cars. 1t is believed the
company will maintain that the pres
ent tight skirt 10 to blame and not
the car steps.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-12-11
GOOD HAN o.

Dummy made It no trumps and put down tha
ace king and queen of hearts.
"Ah. good hearts" remarked her polite op
ponent
She put down the ace. king and queen Of
spades.
Good spades!"
She put down the same sequence in diamonds.
Good damonds"
She then displayed the ace, king. queen and
knave of clubs
Good gracious!"
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-12-11

These sarcophasi were
deposited often In
round rooted tombs. In
some of which have
been found the bones
OF the dead of $500
years ago. Many Of
these collins have been
dtcCOvorad In tho oyco.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-12-11

the photographs here reproduced are the first to
reach America showing the results of the German
savants' labor OF love- For twelve years Prot.
Robert Koldewey. director OF archaeological re.
search In Babylon. assisted by DIR. Oscar Reu.
ther, has carried on his work. supported by tho
emperor Of Germany.
On the site shown In one OF the pictures tho
Tower OF Babel once stood This is the scene
OF the confusion OF tongues OF the biblical story.
Several sites have been assigned to the tower.
That this is the true site is the conclusion Of DR.
Koldewey and his associates In the expedition
sent out by the Deutsche Orientgesellschaft Of
Berlin Other scholars who have sought to 10
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-12-11

UfN and desolation mark the site Of
the ancient biblical city OF Babylon.
Where. "by the water of Babylon" the
Jewish nation sat down and wept,"
stand today staggering walls of an
old.time splendor. Until q few years
ago what had once been the cradle
of civilization" was covered with the
dirt and dust Of ages. but In 1900 a
number Of German archaeologists
cleared away the debris. in part. and
uncovered portions Of the royal city.
Tho work 60 efill hoipu m rrioA ~, aot
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-12-11
MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION.

II took my laundry ticket to a friendly China.
man, and after some hesitation. he translated
II for me-"
what did II say"
Little man: ears stick out: wart on nose"
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-12-11
OR SOMETHING.

OF war;"
II think It's a good move, II the enemy
should ever prove too strong for us, he can
launch an Injunction at 'em or take q change OF
venue"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-04

top of the wall. I suppose the fact that it was sheltered protected it. We passed along 1t for a mile and a half without much difficulty.
 Finally we landed at the foot of the hillock. As I had observed from the wall it was grass grown and tree clad. Indeed we should have been hard put to 1t to have ascended it, so dense was the vegetation, had it not been for the fact that the path was continued around the hill constantly mounting. Where 1t ran the somewhat shallow earth had been cut away on the hill side and the rock surface laid bare. Of course this path was frightfu11y over grown.
 We ascended with the utmost care. I finally drew my little mistress, her face bedewed as well as mX own, up the last step ascent and stood upon the crest
 We could now see why the top of the hill had seemed level when we first looked at 1t from the wall. In- deed, the coral rock rose in sharp escarpnent eight or ten feet above the highest treetops, making sort of tas bleland or platform. This level, proba- bly, artificial, had been paved with.the ES, statues and pathways. may say in passing that in all our exploration of the island, which however, was not very thorough or complete owing to the shortness of our stay upon it. we saw no quarry whence this rock could have been taken, and the only way of accounting for it's presence was that 1t had been brought there across the seas by the makers of the monuments and stairs, whoever they might have been. They must have had large sea- worthy vessels and adequate means of land transportation, to say nothing of a most considerable engineering abil- tty to accomplish these mighty works.
 Well, the level top of the hil1ock was in shape a parallelogram, in extent per haps an acre and a half. It was the most curious place I have ever seen. In the middle of it, with it's four sides parallel to the sides of the plateau was a huge stone platform or altar perhaps 100 feet long by 10 feet wide Com pletely surrounding this altar, but some distance away from it so as to make an aisle perhaps ten feet in width, rose line of huge statues cary ed like those at the foot of the stairs, into the Semblance of monstrous hu- man faces. Not one of them was like another. There was variation in each as there is variation in human faces All were ugly, but all were lfelike and were singularly enough European.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-04

strykes ye bigge knfcke in ye> waIIe with ye talle paImme, his tree, bee three hoaIes. C1imbe ye stones. Enter ye centre. Vt is there.''
 Plainly our first duty was to descend into the inclosed valley and explore the hiIlock in the center. made no doubt but that we should find some sort of an altar and more of those curf- ous stone images there. If they still remained the rest of our task would be comparatively easy
 With this determination, therefore. we set out. As I did not know how long our exploration would require and as rather thought we should have to make day of it, we started betfnnes. Indeed, as we invariably retired short ly after sunset we naturally rose at break of day. I took along food enough for the day, knowing that we could get water from the brooks and certain fruits which I judged would be good for US from the trees.
 We went directly to the stairs and mounted them. Delaying but little on the crest, we crossed it rapidly and finally entered the valley. It was with a feeling of awe that we stood for the first time within the vast cup at the foot of the inner stairs, completely shut out from the world by the great towering rampant of rock which en- ttrely incIosed us. had never felt so far removed from the world as then. Outside, of course, the 1i1nitless ocean ran beyond the barrier reef, but one could follow it unto the dim, faron distance with his vision. Within the cup the glance fell upon the rocky wall on every hand. It was almost IS1- Iove1fneSs. a
 Beneath the trees and quite invisible from above, a paved road or path, barely wide enough for four to walk abreast upon, extended straight across the island to the hil1ock in the middle, while smaller paths semed to follow the course of the walls on either side. The ground was gently: rolling, and the road, though overgrown in places and badly broken, was in much better con dition than the broader path on the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-04
LITTLE BEAUTY CHATS
Eyelashes and Eyebrows
BY BLANCHE BEACON

Try this for a while. With a small toothbrush dipped in olive oil, thor oughIy oil your brows and lashes each night when you brush your hair Be careful not to get any of the oil into your eye, as grease is not good for the eye. Persist in this, and I predict that in a short time you will notice a change. Before you go into the water, oil them thoroughly.
 If this does not help them any, try yellow vase1fne for a while.
 And if they still, after several months of honest trying, do not res pond to this excellent and safe treat nent, there is an eyebrow darkener you can use on them. I do not like to advise it, how weVer. It can be bought at any reputable cosmetic store, and is a German product.
 Apply it very cautiously, or your friends will assuredly notice it, and nothing takes from the natural beau- ty of the eyes so much as a hard, dark line under and above them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-04

Stratford avenue to the city line. The cost will be about $3O,0OO.
 The work is in connection with the state highway improvement plan and half the cost will be borne by the city and half by the state.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-04

Here is a letter received to-day, signed, "A Disguised Little Gir1.''
 My dear Miss Beacon: I have fol- lowed up your Beauty Chats each evening and find them to be very good, and know you will advise me truthfully. I have always had very long, black eyelashes, but of late they are becoming uneven and look faded and dull. have often heard of peo- pie doing this, but do not know of any good, substantial dye that I would entrust them to.
 Do you think it proper to dye them Do you think my friends would notice the change? go bathing a. great deal. Do you think this has anything to do with it?''
 Yes, I think your bathing has some thing to do with your trouble, but so little that I would never advise you to give up the bathing.
 And do not dye your eyelashes. It is a dangerous thing
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-04
Our Government Cannot Hole Together Without Uniform
 State Laws
By CHARLES of Conference of
 nfom Laws

REMAIN NATION THE RIGHTS OF ] UNIFORM THROUGHOUT COUNTRY THOSE RIGHTS INTERSTATE NATURE EITHER THIS OR OUR sTs- GOVERNMENT FAILURE.
 bring harmony federal ernnent must do it. For the federal means time POWERS OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT FAR BEYOND ANYTHING CONTEMPLATED organization of the men torest by
  UNIFORMITY false notion of state rights and hobby and disregard of the rights of citizens othe
 rights; that is state The STATES MUST ALL PULL TOGETHER, OR THEY WILL ALL PULL APART
 The various and varying laws enacted by the CREATE CONFUSION have the problems arising from system government.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-04
-P 4 NT g.

q. AE. WOOSTER, Attorney-at-Lapg, Late Examiner T.. g. Patent Office 111b MAIN ST, SECURITY BLDG
 BRIDGEPORT. CONN. Send Postal for Booklet on PaGemfr-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-04
To be Continued.l
JAMES F. LYONS AND
MISS EDITH ROBE WED

James F. Lyons, a conductor for the Connecticut Co.,, and Miss Edith Robb of Merriam street, were married yes terday at the Town Clerks office by Assistant City Auditor Waters. The wedding followed romance which began about a year ago when Miss Robb boarded a trolley car of which MT. Lyons was conductor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-04

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent Word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-04
CONTRACT SIGNED FOR
 CONN, AVE. WARRENITE

Director of Public Work Courtade and City Clerk Boucher signed con- tract yesterday afternoon with War ren Bros. of Boston for the laying of Warrenite in Connecticut avenue from
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-04
T A x IT $ T
 1913

The Assessors of the City of Bridge
 port will meet at the Assessors Office. City Hall, on the Second day of Sep
 ten1ber, 1913, and each week day
 thereafter, to and including the First <day of October, 1913, for the purpose
 of receiving the sworn lists of all per-
 sons liable to pay taxes on personal
 property (namely, horses, wagons, au- tonnobiles,, stock in stores, etc), and
 real estate, in the City of Bridgeport
 making a description of all real es-
 tate, each parcel being separately de- scribed, including street number. And
 if he or she shall neglect or refuse ro
 do so. the Assessors shall fill out a list
 for him or her and add thereto ten
 ner centI1rn of it's valuation.
 The attention of nonresident prop
 ar+v owners is called to the change fn +he law relating to the filing of their lists, as failure on their part to iist their property during Septenlb Der denrives them of the right of appeal to +ba Board of Relief. SneciaI attention is called to Sec +io-, 93O3 of the Statutes, which states tbat each parcel of property must be separately and accurately bounded and described. .. l must be given.
 l esaf1rdays, a. m. to 12 m. F T. HUGHES,
 i LAWRENCE J. GILL, JULIUS w. KNOWLTON, | THOMAS O'BRIEN, Board of Assessors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-19
A. Touch of Vaudeville
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-14
CAT PERILS BABIES IN MAIL.

Ulmers, S, c., February 13--A novel
adventure incident to parcel post SER
ICE, involving two babies and wood
en- leg, all three sent by mail, was re-
ported today by Edgar F. Phillips, a
rural mail carrier connected with the
local Office. While on his route with
two infants and wooden leg among
his parcels, Phillips was attacked by
{ Wild cat. For a moment, says ne
carrier, his live mail was in danger of
being carried away Selecting the
wooden leg as the most available wea-
pom, Phillips welded it SO we'll that
he put the wild cat to rout. All three
parcels were delivered none the worse
for the encounter.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-14
THIS is THE DAY SACRED
TO MERRY ST. VALENTINE
Many Young Heart Will Flutter and go Pty-pat
When the PoStman Brings Mysterious Looking
Package. Valentine Mail Will he Notceably
Heavy

ways friend to the patrons of merry
ST. Valentine. There will be many
a valentine delivered today in Ameri-
Gus to many expectant hands.
Yesterday was rush day with the
shops that had valentines for sale, ami
the number of the valentines sold was
great in spite of the raw, uninvitins
weather. AS usual there was strong
demand for the comic creations, which
caricature everything from fiea to a
lamp post.
If you get glaring monstrosity in
the way Of an illustration in your
mornings mail, don't get mad. You
may get just as much fun out of it rs
the one who sent 1t. Besides, St
Valentines comes but once year
just like Christmas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-14
COLD WILL
CHECK BUDS
OF PEACHES
FRUIT men ARE PLEASED
Drop in Temperature Thing
Needed

Falling temperature all over south
and middle Georgia yesterday after
noon, steadily dropping as the night
wore on, kept folks a-shiver, but both
cred the fruit growers not one whit
Americus, Fort Valley and Marshalt-
vile fruit men view the threatened on
slaught with equanimity, even COR
diality.
The majority of them are not sorry
to see a severe spell of weather"
right now, as it will check the am
bilious buds to such an extent thas
when possible freezing spell comes
a few weeks, or less, later on none of
them will be GUITAR enough to be-
nipped.
Alva Green, of Fort Valley, is re-
ported to have said that there would
be no injury sustained there unless
the snap was record-breaker for
severity, as the buds we're not far
enough out to be hurt any.
Louis B. Rumph, of Marshallvirle.
was even more contented with tha
outlook.
1T won't hurt bit, as far as l can
see,' he said I'm fact, 1t will stop
the buds from maturing and thus save
them from a possible later and mora
disastrous freezing spell"
However the cold spell came just in
time, for if the balmy weather had
continued for week or SO longer or
chards, whose products would be nor
mally worth in the value of $5,OOO,090
would have been opened up and an in~
viting prey to cold snap"
From Savannah comes the word that
for the first ime this winter a cold
weather flag was displayed at the
weather bureau.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-14

Many young heart will fiutter and
go pitty-pat (maybe several other
ways) when the postman comes today,
bringing a Notwithstanding package.
for it's St. Valentines Day.
Not only will Uncle Sans postmen
be busy, but there will be many aux
iliary postofices conducted by the
young people to which have been
brough packages of mysterious kind
IN a mysterious manner. 1t is tn,
day sacred to the merry saint, and the
young people will enjoy it.
A rush business was reported at the
local postofice yesterday, especially
in the afternoon, due to the large
number OF valentines which were be,
Ing posted by the young people--and
older ones, too. Uncle Sam was al
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-14
one NEGRO ESCAPE
WAS RECAPTURED
The Other One is Still at
Large

Early yesterday morning Rome,
Hendry, one of the negroes who es-
capped from cell in the Sumter coun-
ty jail the night before, was recap
tured and again placed in Jail here
The other negro is still at large, nc
clue to his hiding place having been
gained yesterday.
1t was discovered yesterday morn
ing that saw had been used by the
two negroes who escaped, this instrl-
ment having been employed to make a
passage way through the barred win
dow through which the negroes let
themselves down and escaped. When
asked last night how the saw happen
cd to come into the possession of the
negroes, Sheriff Fuller said that he
did not know how 1t happened. 1t Is
not expected now that the other negra
will be recaptured.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-14
DEATH CLAIMED
MRS. JAS. MURRAY
At Her Home
She WAS APPARENTLY WELL
When Stricken By Fatal H.
ness

Mrs James ]. Murray, an aged and
much esteemed woman and for half
century a resident of Sumter county,
died Thursday morning at o'clock at
her home in Dooly county, where in
recent years the family has resided.
Mrs. Murray had not been i'll previous
ly, and was in her usual health the
day before Relatives and friends IL
Americus learned of the death of this
good woman, so widely known here,
with sincere sorrow.
Just one week ago, on Friday 7th,
Mrs Murray celebrated her seventy
fifth birthday. The occasion was made
one for a general family reunion, at
tended by sons and daughters and
others near and dear to the aged cou-
pie. Mrs. Murray was Miss Horne,
member of one of the pioneer fami-
lies of Sumter county. For many
years the family lived in the 2Sth dis
trict, east of Americus, moving later
to Dooly, where Mr.. Murray built a
ri1
infrequently visitor to relatives and
friends here.
Besides here husband she is surviv-
ed by three daughters, Mrs. W.. i.
Statham, Mrs. James Morgan and Mrs
Jack Jeiner; two sons, James and Ed
ward Murray, and two brothers, Mr.. ).
s. S. Horne, of Americus, and Joseph
Horne, now residing in Florida. Among
her grandsons are Messrs. Gordon,
Ernest and Earl Statham.
The funeral will take place at Oak
grove cemetery this morning upon ar
rival of the 1910 Seaboard train bear
ing the funeral party. Friends of the
deceased and of the family, are re-
spectfully invited to attend.
The following named gentlemen will
act as pallbearers: Messrs. John Shelf
field, T. B. Glover, L. G. Council, l. B.
Small, E. c. Parker, NJ, NJ Lowrey.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-14
REV. ALLEN FORT is
TO CONDUCT SERVICES
At First Baptist Church In
April

1t will be of interest to the people
of Americus to know that Rev. Allen
Fort, pastor of the Baptist Taberna-
Gle at Chattanooga, has accepted an
invitation to come here in April, and
with Dr. Lansing Burrows, conduct
series of meetings at the First Bap.
tist church. A native of Americus and
a forceful and eloquent pulpit speak
err Mr. Forts presence here upon such
an occasion will be of interest to his
large number of friends 1t has been
planned to begin the series of meet
ings on April 18th, and they will con-
tinue through period of two or three
weeks.