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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1913-08-14

ten. llnp in ben intiinen Rdnmeis oes
CberQeidoIies bot bic arapbiid,c Mb'
ibciIuna gsobnrdunie gefanofn. oie
lire etaenthiimIid5e gsnbipirfaar bel.
fer ermoalid,en ais jene anDsre ssiis.
itellungsipdnbe. limb burh Die Zen.
jter lunnoert Der gIif binaus CUR mel.
ten, griinen unb rnbepolleu aulono'
idnit. '. V.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1913-08-14

tobea feline Ebren. Mon iol nift aI.
les alamben; aerpib niht. Menn fih
n6er 9e,,te erbieten. Gud oitenfrei
ben gcipeis ~ Iiefern. Dab fie Elm i'm.
ieblbares SeiImIiieI fir Anmorrboi.
ben baben. Anafeiis aen0nnt. 10 parei
Shr arobe lhpren. fnIls ssbr nida bic
grobe mi. Der probe nlndt, iueIdle
q sseaiioeotcr Il Co., Dor 1916.
gsep gort. foitenirsi iino pDrtofrei an
jebe MDreile perieiloen probirt es nnc
,shr suerhct balb iiupsn. bob Hn0feiis
iDie In ieoem Gnils, aud Giih bilfi
guh b0lo Qinberuns nnb bnIb bonod,
bdurrrbs oeiluno psri6aiis, t.s
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1913-08-14

Die bemotrutii DEN Sen1s
tcrsn ftuoiren. 3as Stubtum beitebt
in ber Dur6ftht Der pteIen Bidder
ii5er China, ben Orient uno bic
GtaatspifenI6dften, Die profe1or
Reinft bon Der DisconIiner Stdats'
1IniperTitQt gefdriebsn bat, um feits
2uirsuen, Oh in ieinen gu4ern etfpds
itsbt, mas i'm fir ben poiteu zines
0ctihqFters in China uu9eeignst
maht, gu nsIhem grof. gBtliOn i'm
eruunnt Bat. 9ieie goritttsmdbres
celr fub our6 bic getdtigung oss
Serru gdge gum gotiddfter in 2oHs
Sln OarunlaBt porosn. 2lls Die Demo,
fratsu t6n beitdtiqt battGn, ma6ten
lie su ibrem GntfsBsn bic Gntoedung,
bGt 9doe cine Ropels qefhrieben hct,
IN nelder sr Die tonf0o:rirteH 8stsras
ren uno bic 50hter Der 4onfoosraz
ton our6 bic 6ehel 5iebt. Ner etfpos
iihy 6ieIe Qeute Iagt, Die aerperbsmar
bic bic 8erbsBunq oss Slioens gsgsn
ben Roroeu betretben. ptro dIs un'
fUiirbia eradtst, Elm 8unoesamt gu
tefleiosn. Dir bdbeu spdr BrsBfrets
fsit in oieiem Qanbs, absr oieie miro
rou goiititern nitt anertannt.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1913-08-14

frpobl, ME Republttdner beiteben
nca GrIeoisung Der Sarif Bin auf
etasr gsrtagung biz gum Sttober.
Ter prGIibent ptro ods Hidt 3u9eben,
ersnn er es berhinbern tann. Wd5
fiber bie sroBs Siss ssIust pirb, 1T
tsins Gntfauloigung. Wer ii4 nt6t
ftort senua fiibIt, ben CONNER BIN
tr1a Az ar6eiten, fol- reIigniren.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1913-08-14

Bsnu elm 8efeB pdiiirt III,
psl6ss perfaqt, baB nur Wdohen, Die
IS Sabre alt iino, our arbeit seben
0Erfeu, io 1T e etH toloidler Blob
finn uuo foQte, penn mDglit aabes
dhtet 5leibeu. big ss ntoerrufn ruers
ben tam. Gin Wldoden non u:elr
als iets3sbn 5abren gu ernd4rsn,
iiberitsiqt Die finan3isue Gabigfstt al
ler TamiI.en. bic tejn 8erm09en be-
fiseu uno ols lit in ben Qr6sItertI@is
fen BEL 90 9ro3snt nitt Der 51u.
Damn III audi nitt OeritGrplih ma
rum Die 9lrbsitsbersdtigung 10 large
bindusaefhoben perben folte. Die
Grense pcH ists2stn Sahren p9ro2
frubsr qe3o1er auf 9runo Der 8eobs
ahtunq, oab MGo6en unter oie'en.
2llter ntAt Die n0tbiqe GinT6t Be,
fisen, I'm fih Dor un7ittiiden Ra6itels
luuaer 8u bepabren uno neil man d.
fir forqen nouts, oaB bic Uid0Aen
fh cine qerpiIfe giloung ansi8nen.
Wenu W1Iohen ubsr fehs3e6n Sdars1
nI6t 6efhGitiqt neroen ourfen, tDers
ben re gum MuBtg8ang er8ogen uno
Die Rot6, bic Ii6 aus Der unfd6tgteit,
BEN Qe6eusunter6alt gu bsi6affen, ers
aeben muB, puroe in pteleu Tdtlen
gu h0hit becsntli6en EOIgen fiibren.
&c if 3u Derpunoern, bdB bic Qr6eIs
ter nitt our rthtigen 3sit eiH Rs.
fersnoum qeger 0as GeieB -perlangt
bdbeu.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09

How many people realize the number of ways
in which it is possible for some of the commonest
everyday events of life to happen? London
Answers asks.
AS you. walk through the streets Of your town,
for example, and hear the chimes of your parish
church bells, has 1t ever occurred to you to think
out how many changes can be rung with q
peal" of eight bells? The answer is 4032O, .
number which seems almost incredible. but none
the less Is true.
Ten horses run In race The number or ways
In which the first, second and third places can
be filed is 720 while the number Of ways IN
which all ten horses pass the winning post
is the enormous number 3,62780e,
A town council Is composed Of twenty-five coun-
cillors and ten aldermen. From 1t 1t is possible
to form 6375,600 different committees, each com
posed of FIVE councillors and three aldermen.
Eight people could arrange themselves about 9
round table In 504O different ways, and If six per-
sons receive a hrst-class railway carriage having
six seats they could choose from among 200 dill
ferent ways OF seating themselves.
little girl has ten different beads to make
into necklace She could do 1t 1920 times
and get different nacklace each time
IL we wish to make selection Of six books
out OF an available twelve. we have the choice
Of s24 ways in which to do it, while II we have
the following coins halfpenny, penny, slxpenny
piece shilling. horin and half crown-we can ar
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09
Aged cavaIryman Completes Hike
From New York to San Fran
cisco and Back.

New York.-Former Sergeant John
J. Walsh of Troop e. United States
cavalry, slept late after having com
pleted q 10,0OO-mile hike to San Fran
cisco and back The walk was for the
purpose Of testing out thoroughly the
regular army equipment. from shoes
to campaign hat, and was under the
supervision of military authorities. It
took Walsh one year and three days
to complete the trip.
Walsh, who is sixty-three years OF
age, is considered the army's premier
pedestrian. 1t wigs necessary for him
to stop at every army post en- route
to report progress to the officer in
command.
Walsh kept complete diary OF his
adventures on the march. AT every
large town be had the mayor and city
officials put their signatures in a
book He jotted down everything that
appealed to him. and his ledger il full
Of interesting items.
According to the diary. Walsh spent
last Christmas in the desert Of Arb
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09

by the Emperor Trajan prior to his entrance on
his second Parthian campaign. Antoninus Plus
"a n 12S161) built the great temple which the
legend current among the modern inhabitants
counts work of Solomon The platform ana
substructures. however, of much earlier
date This temple is said to have contained
golden statue of Apollo, or of Zeus, which on GER
tain annual festivals the chief citizens or Hehop-
oils bore about on their shoulders When Chris
tianity under Constantine, became the dominant
religion. the temple became a Christian church.
In the wars that followed the taking OF tne CITY
by the Arabs who sacked it in A. D. 74S, the
temple was turned into fortress. The city was
completely pillaged by Timur In A. D. l4Oo
Both city and temple continued to fall more ana
more into decay under the misery and misruie TO
which Syria has been subject ever since Many
of the magnificent pillars overturned by the
pashas of Damascus merely for the sake OF the
iron with which the stones were bound together
What the Arabs Tartars and Turks had spared
was destroyed by terrible earthquake in 1759
Baalbek is now an insignificant village with q
population of about 2.000 more than half OF
whom are Christians
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09

fully carved with figures of Bacchus, fawns,
cupids, satyrs and bacchantes, woven around
which are grape vines and clusters Of fruit. pop
pies and ears of wheat all of which are symbol
ical of the revealing which the name Of the tenn
pie suggests.
This great doorway stands 43 feet high and
21A feet wide, while the carving Of the posts
just mentioned covers space about six feet
wide. On both sides of this door stand graceful
f1uted columns forming the prostyle or portico.
while the plain of the peristyle, which
stands between them, seem to reflect their
beauty.
The mammoth stones contained in the inclosing
wall of the Acropolis have been the marvel OF
engineers for ages. The lowest courses are or
stones of moderate dimensions, but at height of
20 feet above the ground the west wall Is a
row of three enormous stones, the shortest being
SO feet and the longest So feet in length and
each being about Is feet high and 10 feet thick.
They are the largest building blocks ever known
to have been used by man. still larger stone
lies in the ancient quarry nearby never having
been detached from the rock beneath This one
is 20 feet long by IA feet by Is feet
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09
TRAMPS FAR TO TEST GARB

IONA. He was lost and walked nearly
hundred miles out of his way before
he struck the trail again. Miss Lena
Grumble. telephone operator Of Cor
risto. town in New Mexico, on the
outskirts OF the desert, wrote in the
book that she found Walsh in bad
condition. the result of not having suf-
ficient food She took him to the
mayor. who bought him dinner.
Walsh. according to the diary, was
captured by Mexican rebels while hik-
ing along the border line OF old Mexico
and New Mexico Il was sitting on
bowlder writing up my notes" the
book says. when ! was taken prisoner
by several Mexican desperadoes. They
took me to their chief. / thought
would never get away alive. ! would
not have IL / had not had on my old
sergeant's uniform. That saved me.
They saw who I was and decided to
escort me back over the boundary
lines"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09
|ANY JOB FOR HIM
John J. McDeyitt, "MiIlionaire for
a Day." Applies to Wilson.
Go to Ireland? Why sure!--is Also
Willing to Step into Ex-Weather
Man Moore's Shoes or Sail
for England.

Wilkesbarre, Pa.--John j. McDevitt,
who won the title millionaire for a
day. by an extravagant trip to New
York, offered himself to President
Wilson for foreign Post or any 9TH
er job. He would prefer to be am
bassador to Ireland" In his letter
to the president McDevitt says:
Dear Mr.. President:-I have been
more or less interested In your adj
ministration and assure you that am
in hearty sympathy with all your do
ings. l notice. however. you are hav-
iRg considerable trouble in procuring
the proper type Of American citizen
to represent our land abroad
II do not know what you may think,
but would say, merely as a sugges-
ton. that would accept either Eng
land or Ireland, the latter preferred.
because am in closer touch with the
Irish than any other race.
Nov, Mr.. President. | can synpa-
thize with you as an officeholder, for
have been in the same box myself.
being constable of my ward for flve
years. / am a young man, compare
lively speaking, with an excellent
education, and In all respects. would
compare favorably with yourself and
Bryan. / know that with you and
Mr.. Bryan we could make this admin
istration one to be remembered.
II am not working at present. and
will be pleased to hear from you at
once. Please give me in detail the
list of all vacancies, the salaries they
pay and other essential information.
81 understand that the weather
man. Mr.. Moore. has left his job.
What does that position pay and
what are the hours?
Would have the privilege OF con-
Quoting a ball in the reception room
of the White House In case l accept
one of the offers you win make?
1.-THE following are few refer
ences: Charles McDevitt, father; 10
seph McDevitt, brother; Hugh Nc
Geady, uncle
Yours truly,
JOHN ]. McDEvTTT.
"(Millionaire for day.
"P. ST. am going to a ball tonight
In Scranton"
McDevitt got into the limelight
when he went to New York and pro-
ceeded to buy up the town"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09

the car was accustomed to take q
much needed rest, and generally he
slept for about three hours. Some
times, however, he would forego his
rest and go instead to the baths.
The time between vespers and sup
per was spent with the czarina, when
the imperial couple were amused by
dancing girls or jugglers. On feast
days there were bear fights-strenu-
GUS encounters between a well-baited
bear and spearman. in which the
man lost his life as often as the anil
NAL In the event of successful is
sue the spearman was rewarded by
being taken to the royal cellar, where
he was allowed to drink himself
drunk Supper and another visit from
the priest brought strenuous days
feasting and praying to close.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09

to Moscow. John the Terrible. whose
only rebuff in life was refusal OF
marriage from the English Queen
Elizabeth, had died His son Feodor
was murdered shortly afterward. and
anarchy and clan rivalry were rife
when young Michael Feodorovitch, the
first Romanoff car, was called from
his home in Kostroma to preside over
the destinies of the Russian people.
From this advent to the throne dates
the consolidation and Europeanization
of the Russian. empire.
A car of the seventeenth century
rose at four in the morning. He then
was visited by the court priest, who
blessed the monarch and brought In
the image of the saint of the day.
This he placed in a richly jeweled
ikon, before which the czar prayed
for a quarter of an hour. With the
sprinkling of the image and the mon
arch with holy water the private de-
votions were at an end. Before
mathis the car paid visit to the
czarina. After this he attended to his
private business and heard the news
of the day from his gentlemen in wait
ing. At nine the imperial family went
to hear mass, which lasted for about
two hours. Then followed more work
until dinner, which was taken at two
or three in the afternoon. The meal
consisted of seventy or more dishes.
All well salted and seasoned with
garlic. After this substantial repast
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09

lola, Kan.-Because he halted in his
fight to read bible sent him by his
mother, Edward Barnes. twenty three
years old. was arrested. charged with
the robbery of railroad station at
Tracy. la. Barnes was captured by
Marshal Frederickson of lola as he
lay reading by the roadside. He ad-
mitted having served term in the
Wyoming penitentiary for robbery
Il had determined to be good" said
Barnes. land was reading the good
book mother sent me for help when
the law came along and nabbed me-"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09

she is laden. He is on his way back
to Alaska to salvage the cargo Of the
Caller.
McCary was placing fish trap
when he found the wreck. Scraping
away the weeds and barnacles, he
uncovered her name board, but kept
his own counsel when he returned to
the surface. Investigation showed
the schooner had cleared from San
Francisco for the canneries eighteen
years ago and foundered off the
Alaska coast at a point far from her
present resting place. McCary
reached an agreement with the own
ers and consignees under which he
will get so per cent of the salvage.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09
EARLY CARS aHARD LIFE
Russian Ruler at 4 A. M.-Feast
ing and Praying Took Up Much
Time.

London.-Jean GAuvergne contrib
utes to The Bystander an article on
the 'Tercentenary of the Romanoff
Dynasty" which contains good deal
of information new to English readers.
The Romanoffs hailed originally
from Prussia and first appeard in
Moscow toward the end of the twelfth
century. The beginning of the seven
teenth century brought troubled days
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09
DIVER DISCOVERS FORTUNE
Finds Ship Loaded With Tin Bullion
Valued at $4,000, of Which He
Will Get Half.

Tacoma, Wash.-The cannery
schooner Sadie F. Caller. lost at sea
eighteen years ago. has been called
back from the port of missing ships
Walter McCary OF this city. subma-
rine diver, stumbled upon the vessei
in sixty feet of water near Chignik
lagoon, Alaska, recently. and is pre-
pairing to take out OF the wreck near
ly $4,000 in tin bullion with which
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09
Many of Nobility Present at Dinner
Given by Former Vivian
Gould.

Dublir.-Lady Decies, formerly Wv
Ian Gould, recently made her debut as
an important hostess in Ireland, giving
a brilliant dinner at Luttrellstown,
near Dublin, which was a conspicuous
success.
The hostess looked very handsome
in a draped gown OF white charmeuse
and wore wonderful rope of pearls
and some fine diamonds. Between 500
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09
cOkL1tAxS ER0nZz,C FORTH ar
EJzHE ar RAcC3ZZ1S

At an early period the
Arabs converted the temples
into the fortresses, and to
this end, to a certain extent,
removed thenS. Their work.
however, has now been re-
moved by the Germans.
The early history of Baal-
bek is involved in darkness.
but it is certain that from
the most distant times it had
been a chief seat Of sum
worship, As it's name implies.
Augustus made it a Roman
colony and placed there q
garrison. Baalbek had an
oracle held in such high es-
TEEN that in the second GEN.
tury A. d. 1t was consulted
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09
THINGS NOT GENERALLY KNOWN
Changes Can Be Rung on Eight
BelLs---Horses In Race.

range them in a straight line in 72o different
ways. Try it!
Finally it would take 5000 years for man
earning G20O year to e1.O0000O, while
If person invested e at per cent compound
interest he would become millionaire could he
live so long--in 2S3 years.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09
LADY DECIES IRISH HOSTESS

and Lady Mayo, Earl and Countess Of
Fingal, Lord and Lady Castelmaine.
Earl and Counties of Donoghmore.
Earl and Countess of Arran. Mar
chioness Conyngham- Marruiz and Mar
chioness Ormonde
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09
Church to Have Roof Garden.

st. Louis.-The Rev. John L. Brandt.
pastor of the First Christian church,
announces that his congregation soon
will erect church with a roof gar
den. The garden will be used for
moving picture shows and other en-
tertainments and possibly for Sunday
evening services on hot summer
nights.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09

Boyerron. Pa.-Farmers bought =
new kind OF watering troughs when
lot of steel collins, too heavy foa
Use. were sold At 80 cents apiece.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09

Clarice-1t must be awful to be married to .
man you cannot love!
Gaby--I should think so. It is so hard getting
divorce from those goody-goody chaps.-Penn
sylvania Punch Bowl.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09

Nothing Like That These Days
How did Skimmels make his money!"
He was one of those old-fashioned dairymen
who left you In doubt whether water had been
put in the milk or milk had been spilled in the
water."-Washington Star.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09

'Diggs tells me he takes nearly all the Leading
newspapers" said the visitor
so he does sighed the exchange editor. He
takes them from ma"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09

and 600 guests were invited, including
some ofthe leading persons Of Ireland
The viceroy and Lady Aberdeen would
have been present. but they had al
ready promised to attend charity
function.
The guests included Gen. Sir Arthur
and Lady Paget Lord and Lady Her
bert. Viscount and Viscountess Cole,
yiscounk and WISE ,untess Iyeagh. Lord
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09

MONG the many ruins to be found
in the east, those of Baalbek, in
Syria, are second to none in inter.
est. During the last four years
German archaeologists have been
busy excavating there. and every
visifnr to the ruins owes them q
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09

debt of gratitude They have not only dug down
and removed many tons Of rubbish and debris,
thereby exposing the ruins to better view, but
they have also strengthened the weak parts. 1t
was not entirely disinterested work however,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-22
MRS. J. A. B. MASON DEAD.
Was Prominent in Hospital Work
During Civil War.

Mrs Josephine A. b. Mason, Tor many
wears a resident of Washington. died
Tuesday evening at Holbrook, Mass
where. she has lately resideh sne was
the widow of George Mason. who was
a prominent attorney of this city and
formerly president of the Potomac
Terra Gotta. Company. -
Mrs. Mason 5first came to Washington
during the civil war. and took a lead
ing part in hospital work. being cioseIv
associated with her friend, Clara Bar
ton, In that work.
She was a prominent member OF the
All Souls Unitarian Church. OF this
city and until recently actively en-
gagged in church and charitable work
in Washington. Mrs. Mason was nearly
eighty years old. She is survived by
a son. Harry B. Mason OF this CITY,
and a sister. Mrs. A. B. Hanna, and
brother. Charles H. Buffum, both OF
Holbrook, Mass.
The funeral will take place here at
o'clock tomorrow at Rock Creek GENE
terry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-22
Arrange Payments at Intervals
H Seventh Street ~
P0YNT0N GETS CONTRACT
FOR EASTERN STAR HOME
Bid OF 943, 200 for Completion OF
Masonic Building Accepted by
Board Of Directors.

A. NJ Poynton. whose bid of s43. 900
was the lowest. was awarded the con-
tract for the completion Of the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home at a meeting OF
the board Of directors last night at the
Masonic Temple.
When the bids were opened they show
ed the following: w. P. Lipscomb & Co,
$57. 757; A. c. Shaw. $40. 597; ". S. Spen-
Ger. $F.275: s. ]. Prescott, s47.I3s; W.
H. Mccray. $46.s64; W. B. Avery. S45.-
40: W. A. Kimmel. $45.323 F. l.. wag-
ner. S46.255; Andrew Murray, sA.5Oo; ].
I. Parsons. $H.c 200: j. L. Marshall, s43,-
91o and A. NJ. Poynton. s43. 200
Building to Be Fireproof.
The building is to be OF fireproof con-
struction. and the work to be done will
add twenty-five bedrooms. provide for an
administration section and a large base
ment for recreation rooms. dining rooms
kitchens and other accessories.
The board of directors will provide for
the additional expenditure - heating.
$1,000: lighting. 500; sewerage plant
$500: architect. $1,000. making a total OF
$46000-out Of the 10000 donated.
The officers Of the board Of directors
are As follows: Mrs. Alcena Lamond
president: Lurtin r. CHM, vice president
John a. Meyer. secretary. and James l..
Marshall. treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-22
Feels the Same.

From Judge.
Madge-Do you really like motoring as
we'll as sleigh riding?
.Marjorie--I don't see much difference
since Charlie has learned to run the car
with one hand.