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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-11
Where the Episodes Of zudora Will
Be Shown.

Be Shown.
MONDAY.
Jenkintown Auditorium.
Ridge 18th and Ridge avenue.
BslyideFSs4 81, ss29 2}rols GermSntCwn 4nbs avenue
Keystone. D3T South street.
gSIton Hay s'9 and G@thaT1S streets
fehigh Theatre. 25i6 West Lehigh avenue.
B1 g1th sPd any %oodand AVENUE
5Sth st. Theatre, 5Sth and Woodland avenue.
TUESDAY.
Marconi, 1918 South. sth street.
Electric. sth and Wsshi1gton avenue.
Arsmingo;, AIamingo and Huntingdon streets.
Bker Bssker TRsatrs IN i'm ana % Dickinson streets
Southern Broad S, and Rsea dtrssts streets
y%p% bTS5d SRa End aSoT KsHg9Fth sF4ssfs streets
Haverford, Goth and Havertord avenue.
Msst TSaA AliesRshy, zR 18th and Allegheny avenue,
WEDNESDAY.
Ayoca. goth and Mexican streets.
broadway, S2d and Greenway avenue.
Mannheim, 1928 GermantoWn avenue.
Hoffman House, 9th and Tioga streets.
THURSDAY.
Bartram 1915 South 65th street
Lehish Palace, 037 West LshiEh avenue,
Walton, Cholten avenue and Chew street.
FRIDAY.
Hippodrome Paramount and Lehigh avenues.
New Dazzleland, 2040 Frankford avenue. .
Messina Hall 700 Christian street.
Amber, Amber and Frankford avenue.
Midyale East Falls.
Liberty, LOnRHhore street, Tacony.
A. b. C., 1923 Chestnut street.
SATURDAY.
Jefferson, 2Dth and York streets.
Windsor Frankford and Kensington avenues.
National 9th and Reed streets,
Rittenhouse, 63d street and Haverford ave.
Cayuga Cayuga and Germantown avenue.
Strand 18th and GiTard avenue.
Great Southern, 2O20 South Sd street.
Pnstime 1870 Point Breeze avenue
Wayne 4163 Germantown avenue.
TENrpI,E STRUCK 40 TIMES
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-11

Minnie He-Haw''; Tuesday. Tho Seats OF
the Mighty; wednesday, ''Perils of Paul
ine"; Thursday. Love Everlasting; Fri
tasma" and Torrance o,Rourke."
5OMERSET Monday, "Zudora" 'Scrub," 4"
THE Stranger and Keystone comedy.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-02
BY Jane Whitaker

A wee Scotch lad is Alexander Mac
GTegOr and he has tidy little body
of a mother. Alexander has also a
philosophy. It is only little bit diff
ferent from a philosophy that has
been found successful, but that little
bit of difference makes AleXander's
philosophy all wrong. The tidy lit
tie mother of Alexander. has a philOs-
Ophy, too. It is that no matter how
many times the philosophy Of Alex
ander is found wrong and punish
ment threatens him. it is the duty of
a mother to plead that he be given
another chance and she has a firm
belief that since the Creator of US
all gives us chance after chance and
never wearies of giving us chances,
human beings made in His likeness
ought to have a little bit Of the same
charity in their hearts, and so she al
ways is back of Alexander with her
philosophy when his fails.
But you want to know what is Al
exander's philosophy? It is that
when a fellow is driven to steal he
OuSuI " OICdl Oll lLlC SoL4y L4Acbb has q
lot and won't miss it and not off
somebody that can't afford to lose
it. And that is where Alexander
makes his mistake.
If he turned the code around he
might get away with it. It isn't so
very long ago that a merchant prince
of New York, Henry Siegel, ruined
thousands of the East Side poor who
had entrusted their lifetime savings
to him and threw out of employment
at the holiday season thousands of
store girls because he is alleged to
have Incorporated funds entrust-
ed to him that he and his wife might
live in even greater luxury than they
had been enjoying But the mer-
chant prince of New York chose the
poor as his victims, the poor who are
not able to insist on rigid prOsecU-
ton of offenders. who cannot come
with fboiTs Iofoo+iyyoC oDI FboiT yTrif
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-02

in prison on finding of guilty on
misdemeanOr charge.
This is the record of the wee Mac
GregOr laddie, who looks as though
he were IA though he is now II, &C
cording to the record cards in the
boys court.
The juvenile court had Alexandra
first and sent him to the John Worthy
school and, of course, we all know
that the reason children are sent to
such places when they are guilty of
delinqUencies is that they may be re-
formed. Society justifies incaTCerat-
ing them on that ground
When the wee MacGregOr lad got
out Of the John Worthy school this is
his record in the boys court:
June 8, 1914, arrested on tracks
of the Northwestern R. R.; two
nights in jail; discharged by court.
June 10, 1914. around Lake and Ash
land blvd, nights in jail; discharg-
ed. June %, 1914, held days Lake
street station; discharged. August
IS, 1914, trespassing on railroad
tracks; 8 nights in Jail; fined 81 and
costs. Nov. q, 1914, nights in
Jail; discharged. Had been picked up
five weeks after he got out of the
BrideWen on his last fine and was
found to be out of work. January II;
1915, disOrderly conduct; 4 nights in
Jail; discharged. March 20, 1915,
charged with stealing brass from
Northwestern railroad, 2 nights in
jail; 80 days in House of Correction.
June %, 1915, charged with stealing
brass from baggage car of North
western railroad; three nights in jail;
held to grand jury, which means he,
may spend a month or six weeks in
the county Jail before his trial and7N
will probably be sent to Pontiac for
four years as a result of his trial. II
Somewhere in between these ar
rests Alexander secured a jOh-nOt
much of a jOb-but it was good, hOn-r
h., h. Loot 4I,,E
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-02

THE LAW AND SOCIETY HAVE DECIDED THAT PHILOSOPHY OF
WEE ALEXANDER IS ALL WRONG.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-28
BOSTON WOOL.

Boston Aug 27--The Commercial
Bulletin tomorrow will say
Whether or not the possibility OF
again being able to import crossbred
woods from England has caused buy
ers to refrain from buying as much
as they otherwise would have done is
not at all certain. but there has been
less business IN the local market than
there was a week ago. Of the three
million pounds estimated TO have been
sold the greater part was in foreign
wool
Prices have shown no appreciabie
change one way or the other the mar
ket being generally steady he mills
are fairly well engaged at the moment
Advices from the west indicate little
worthy Of note regarding the little
wool still left in the country
exas-Fine twelve-months, 6SQ roc;
fine eight months, SOC G8c.
Territory Fine staple, 724 lle' fine
medium staple 6sn70c; fine clothing,
67d70. fine medium clothing, csc;
half-blood combing. 70@7lc; three
eighths-blood combng 67G69c; quar-
ter-blood combng, 65m6 &C.
Pulled extra, 6S4 zoe; IA, $50 see
fine A, G5a see A supers 6SaC5c
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-28
BRADsTREEr's REVIEW.


New York, Aug. 27 - Bradstreets
tomorrow will say
Uplifting factors continue to assert
themselves in trade and industrial cir
Cles but at the same time there is a
degree of unevenness in particular
sections and certain industries that
deprives the situation Of uniformity
However optimism as to the future
seems undated; our international po-
litical relations appear to have i'm
proved, some sections report larger
road orders; mail order trade goes on
increasing; the southern situation is
brighter, money everywhere is plenti-
full at low rates; collections are some
what easier, foreign orders for manu-
featured war supplies continue of
large proportions; higher prices pre-
vail for iron and steel, and copper
has emerged from it's recent spell OF
dizziness On the other hand buyers
have not entirely divorced themselves
from conservatisms the labor situa-
ton tends to reflect in sporadic strikes
the influence of competitive bidding
for help; retail trade, though good in
some sections, is not altogether ia
vorable. wet cool weather Ia the west
having checked distribution. paucity
of dyestuffs curtails operations in
some textile lines and railway freight
traffic is lighter than last year
Weekly bank clearing, $3,156,1S2,-
000
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-28
FOR SALE

S2,350--93 acres Of good bench lands,
highest point SO feet to water; fine
location for orchard; four miles
from city,
9,15O-7-room frame dwelling; mod
ern; completely furnished; two
sleeping porches; corner lot; shade
and fruit trees; highlands; close IN,
81, 000--7room modern bungalow,
hot water heat. hardwood floors, 3
sleeping porches, Highlands.
$3,00O-6-room bungalow, modern,
pebble dash finish. Highlands.
81 ,600--3 four-room frame cottages
on three lots, near shops, close in;
rent for $32 per month.
81, 500-3-room frame bungalow,
modern, two sleeping porches, So
II. lot. near car line. 4th ward.
81, 500-Five-roo frame, bath, barn.
chicken houses, shade and fruit
trees, lot 100x142, Attn ward.
A. FILIEISClHlIEiR
Leans Fire Insurance
III South FOurth Street.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-28
Chlcagn livestock.

Chicago. Aug. 7.-Cattle-Re Receipts
1000. Market steady to Sc higher.
Beeves. s6.00m1015. Texas steers,
SG.40 q 74O: western, 1896 n Ss5;
calves, $S50@I20O.
sheep - Receipts, 1000 Market
strong Toe higher Warnings. $685.
7.7O western lambs, SI7509.5O
Hogs Receipts, 1900 Market
strong, Sc higher than yesterdays av-
erage. Bulk, s6S00 1855; heavy, $40
mI7O; pigs, S70OmS.05
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-28
LIVESTOCK MARKErs.
Knnsns civ IiNcstncl.

Kansas city. Aug. 27.-Cattle- Re
ceipts, 900 Market strong Prime
fed steers. $94009.S0; western steers,
$IOO@S.75; calves. SG.00@t0.25.
Sheep 49, Receipts, 1000. Market
higher Lambs, sS6O@9.15; yearlings
$6.50@700.
Hogs ~ Receipts. 2,O00. Market
higher Bulk, s69Oa76o; heavy, SG.6 60
a L25; pigs, $1O0615O
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-28
CHICAGO BOARD or TRADE.

Chicago. Aug, 27-Bearish senu-
ment dominated the wheat market to-
day on improved domestic weather
conditions and a break at Winnipeg
The market closed weak az a net loss
of 2 "a to 2 q, with September at 81 -
and December at 95ta Corn followed
wheat and fell 1@1is to = a "a,
with September at 73 Y December,
63A Q639s oats was depressed by
the slump in other grain and under
went a net decline of a = to y a
.1ss Provisions closed irregular with
ribs a shade firmer, other products
easy Provision range at the finish
was 5 lower to Y higher.
Lowest prices of the crop We're
reached on all deliveries Of wheat to-
day. There was heavy liquidation on
the improved weather conditions in
the domestic north winter belt, com
mission houses being among the heav-
lest sellers. The bear sentiment early
took such strong hold of the market
that bullish factors abroad were ig-
nored.
Buying of wheat was limited largely
to shorts who We're seeking profits but
their operations failed TO check the
downward movement and the finish
was near the low point Of the day.
There was frost in Wisconsin but
this bull factor was ignored by corn
traders, on account of the warmer
weather over most Of the corn belt
and because Of the weakness in wheat
The volume of trade was very light
The course Of prices was steadily
downward most Of the session. the few
rallies being insignificant and of short
duration
Liberal arrivals, general liquidation
and a big increase In consignment no.
tees were the depressing features Of
the oats market
Attention Of provision pit traders
seemed mainly on ribs, giving some
strength to that commodity, While
pork and lard weakened.
Closing prices.
Wheat--Sept 81 nc; Dec, 80 zee.
Corn-Sept., 73tsc: Dec, 6Shc.
Oatg-SpDt 261hc. Dec 36C.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-28

Denver, Aug. -Cattle-Reeeipts
900 Market uneven Beef steers
$G.75@775; cows and heifers, $3.50 %
$50 st0ckers and feeders, 5000 n
I25i calves $8@10
Sheep Receipts. none Lambs
$S.0008.60; ewes. $1,000 $50.
Hogs-Receipts. none,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-28
STOCK EXCHANGE
PRICES HIGHER;
TONE CONF IDENT
Willingness Of Germany to
Make Reputation for Arabic
Incident Is Dominant Note
Of Strong Market,

MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL ItAAhp WiHEf
New York. Aug 27-Germany' inn
piled willingness to disavow the sink
ing of the Arabic and other evidence
of her desire to avoid complications
with this country were again the para
mount factors OF today's active and
strong market. Developments in other
quarters. which heightened speculative
optimism included the figures com
piled by the department OF commerce,
indicating that the United States now
leads the entire world as an export
ing nation; another very substantial
rise in copper values abroad and fur
Their upward revision of price SEIZED
ules for Steel iron. lead and kindred
1f6ducts These cheerful augdfs were
partly nulifled, however, by another
drop in exchange on London, demand
sterling falling * under yesterdays
previous low record to $46Sh with
renewed weakness in remittances to
Paris and other continental financial
centers
As a whole, metal shares were the
outstanding issues Of the day Ten
nessee Copper absorbing the greater
part Of the attention by reason of it's
wild fluctuations. Failure Of the di-
rectors to declare an extra dividend
or take other action favorable to
shareholders caused drop Of 10
points IN the first hour to So. Later
it recovered to coz and closed at
5S4.
Anaconda rose 2 u to 74A; Utah 2
to 694: American Smelling, 21s to
S2A and National Lead ga to 65%,
with % and point advances in Fed
eral Mining, common and preferred
at 35 and SO respectively. The better
known war specialties made irregu-
lar gains Of to points and United
states steel again on tremendous deal
lngs assembled 4 to n, its best price
since the injection of the Arabic incl
dent Fertilizers. motors and a few
utilities rose and fell within to 4
point limits and South Porto Rico
Sugar stood for its rs point rise to 100
ON two sales of 100 shares each. In
erltahle realizing sales caused some
lrregularity and recessons at the
close Total sales amounted to $780,
GOO shares.
Should forecasts of the weeks
money movement be fulfilled tomor-
rows bank statement will show large
gam in cash, bringing excess reserves
close to the 5000, 100000 mark of last
June
Bonds We're irregular with small flu
g. lNtf.
aggregated $2,750,000
United States bonds were UNI
changed on call.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-28
KANSAS CITY BOARD or TRADE.

Kansas city. Aug 27.-Wheat--No
hard. sfO8G127. No. red, Sill
villa. Sept. 95ts ~ 9bhc, Dec
92Ncd csc: May 97Hc
Corn No. mixed, Tx 972c; No.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-28
NEW YORK COTTON.

New York, Aug. o. spot cotton
steady Middling upands, S9.65. No
sales
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-28
NEW YORK LEAD AND sPEUTER

New York, Aug 27.--rhe metal ex-
change quotes lead SA85m4.95.
Metal exchange quotes Tin quiet.
S33.25@347k.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-28
Nav YoRK MErAL MARKET.

New York. Aug. 2I--copper firm
Eleotrolytic, $40.
Iron steady and unchanged
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-28
ron SNI.It--lIouscs

~~-~-~~e~N.~-~-NN-~-~-~-~
rOH SALE New bungalow, huilt-in china
closet clothes closet Kitchen cabinet and
ell up-tg date convenience Phone 19i.
ron sALE-Owner leaving town. must
dispose uf home la highlands. Five
rooms modern, shade and fruit trees. At
your own price, good investment terms
Phone s2t or call Bic West copper
FOR AALh--modern 4-ronm frame house
In Highlands. on street car line close 10
ania Fs shopB. ideal location Newly
papered throughout Two screened porchea
large enough for beds Terms reasonable
Tnaure al4 aanth Edith atrsst
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-28

BUSINESS CHANCES.


7-0IN-T41~7e~J--T-~Nr>1"~'-
lost Young dow White, tan and hiHek
right cye blue lea tye brown. answers
TO name Of Jean Return "a 5i5 New
York avenue und receive reward
LOsE sTBAYED or STOLEN August
5th. one brown horse. weight l.O0o lbs,
no year old brand ou lcft shoulder I'D, and
enc bay horse weight I 200 lbs years
DID, brand on lsft shoulder y. II. SEQ re-
ward for return OF horses. Leo Vessel Ma.
1rlu Now Mex
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-28
n.NpltAAlI,I.rIaIIs

~.~~~-~~->~~y~~~-~~~-~-~- ~~~~~~-~~~o-~~~~s~~y
ALL KINDS both new and secondhand.
bought sold rented aud repaired. Alhu-
auerque Typewriter Exchange. Phone I1s,
l1k snuth aeennd sfreet
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-28
Monty no loan

MONEY TO LOAN On salaries, household
goods and livestock without removal
Union Loan Co, isls South Third Phone
1883.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-28
WANTE.D---NIoney,

wkNTED-Loan u l.OOOI Al real estate
security. Address g. W. care Morning
Journal -.-.-.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-28

~-~~-~~~~~s~~~~N~e~~.~~ -~e~~-~~c-~-~s~-~~-~~~
FOR EET--Housekeeping rooms ana fur-
nished cottages sleeping porchss tlt
West Coal.
FOR RENT--J-Foam apartment With porch
strictly modern nicely furnished W.
south Edith
FOR RENT SIS 90 g furnished rooms
lights and water paid. use of telephone
1911 Serth First street.
FOR RENT-ThFee modern rooms furnish,
ca for light housekeeping. with modern
convenience Inquire f04 North Second.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-28

Wheat-sept., 81 nc; Dec 96ac.
Corn-Sept., 78hc Dee, 63hc.
Qats-sept., S61sc; Dec, 36e.
Pork-Sept.. S1S.63; oct, 1871
Lard Sept, $500; oct, S17
Ribs Sept, $3.50; oct. 1892.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-28

WAN Hi iA0bHiNs
WANTED--g or 3.roonr apartment furn'
lshed mldcrn. no sick oF enidfep@ Ah-
0wtr H. care of Jnurnal
FOR RIcNT--ROOms With BOard.
~~-~-~@~~~~~---@~~~>>N-@
FOR RENT-~Rooms and board. Rates flsO
pef day or South Broadway.
FOR RENT Sleeping porch with board Tor
convsloscent 10s North Fifteenth street
Phone 1889
TOcKHART RANCH--The mBst attractive
health resort One mile north " towE.
An milk. cream and eggs produced on place
Free carriage for guests Electric lights
city mail sertlce Rooms or cottages Phone
1899 Mrs w n Reed.
MRS VfRGiN1A BRlTsCH. formerly "
silver city announces thai she has locat-
ed a hlgh-class boarding and r0oming es'
Establishment AZ 40 South Walter street
and is prepared TO oner the finest table
f0g
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-28
PROFESSIONAL CARDS

~~~~@-~~e-N~~~-~-@~~-~N
Albuquerque Retail Merchants Association,
e. Alderman. Secretary
Phone goa 90 Barnett bids.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-07
WATcH WITH ONE HAND.

While watches without hands, or
with but a single hand, are by no
means new, an ingenious watch OF
the latter class, of French make, is
interesting On q semicircle at the
top of the dial plate is a scale grad
uated to indicate minutes. The lower
part Of the watch face has raised
plate, and projecting from under it
is wide pointer which passes along
the scale of minutes, so as to point
to the minute figure. Near the end
of the pointer is large figure indi-
eating the hour, 8 for instance.
When the pointer reaches 60 on the
minute scale it disappears under the
plate and a new marker (7) appears
at the zero side of the scale.-Scien-
titic American.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-07
MAKE CHAPEL. INTO JAIL.

Crowded conditions at Folsom
lCal.) prison, where there are 1903
prisoners at present, have made it
necessary to turn the chapel into
u barracks for the accommodation of
about sixty convicts. Bunks have
teen built and the hodse of worship
will be ready for occupancy within
Il few days.
Owing to the fact that the chapel
sands by itself outside of the main
cell building at Folsom, without
barred windows, Warden Smith ex-
poets to have only TRUSTEES and men
IN whom he has confidence in the
makeshift shelter.
A new record for population was
set at Folsom when 200 mark was
reached. Previously 1,199 has been
the record.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-07
AS HE UNDERSTANDS 1T.

This ''civilized warfare" philoso-
ply is credited to Harve Parsons
Gas we understand it. it is against
the rules of civilized warfare to
shoot an enemy with a frazzled bull
let, but quite the proper thing to pot
him with a stick of dynamite, a
kettle full Of harness buckles and
cracked glass, or chase him through
barbed wire fence. There are other
things about civilized warfare that
are hard to understand" Atlanta
Constitution.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-07
OF THE MOMENT
Nothing Can Stop Modern Girl From
the Reigninu Passion o.
the Day.

Throw up your hands! !" the rob-
Der said, The girl still held her
ground and put a little powder on
her nose. She rushed out into the
street and stopped as autos flew
around and put a little powder on
her nose. A safe was falling from a
floor just nineteen stories high.
Look OUT the workmen shouted
as the girl came tripping by, She
opened up her handbag, and while
Others tried to fly she put a little
powder on her nose.
One day the girl was i'll and when
the doctor said she'd die, she put a
little powder on her nose. And Just
before she passed 1wav sho aNve a
little sigh and put a little powder
On her nose. St, Peter met her a.
the gates and offered Der his hand.
Step in," he said, I'VE welcome YOU
where alI's sub!imely grand "EX-
use me just a moment" said the
pretty maiden, and she put a little
powder on her nose. - New York
World.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-07
Irish Flats

Henry and A. c. Cochran went
to Meade Saturday on business
trip but did not get home until
Senday noon, owing to bad ROADS
Several of the young people
dined with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Paden Sunday.
Pearl Pontius visited Jenme
Paden Sunday.
The meeting Sunday night re-
suited in six additions. Ihls
makes seven 80 far. They H.
tended quilting Sunday Dnight'
but continued it few days.
Rev. Griffith left for Emporia
Monday on.No. 2.
Henry Ford lost three head OF
cattle Sunday by turning into a
field and several more are IN bad
shape today [Monday.l
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-07
MADE TWO WATERWAYS ONE
Historians Unable to Give Credit to
Some Far-Sighted Ruler Of
the Long Ago.

Arabistan lies at the head Of the
Persian gulf, its western boundary
being the Shat-el-Arab, the great
river formed by the combined waters
Of the Tigris and Euphrates, the
right bank of which is in Persian ter
ritory, while the left is in Turkish
Arabia. Forty miles above where it
flows into the Persian gulf the Shat
el-Arab is joined by the Karun, and
the town Of Mohammerah stands ct
the junction of the two rivers, the
former a clear, green stream, the lat
Ter thick and rcd.
In ancient times the Karun flowed
into the gulf, and part of the river
still runs along the old channel, but
the main stream has been diverted,
three miles above Mohammerah. into
an artificial channel known geo.
graphically as the Haffar canal. 1t
is impossible even to make a guess
at the date of this wonderful work,
not even a tradition remaining Of the
ruler whose farsightedness realized
the enormous advantage of joining
up the two waterways. Alexander
the Great has been suggested, but
for no other reason than
that he is a convenient and likely
person to credit with any ambitious
enterprise, and that one of his many
Alexandrias was built on the site Of
the present Mohammerah.-Wide
World Magazine.