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Middletown transcript., 1915-12-25

Asia and Europe have clashed
throughout all history.
Here we find Persian pitted against
Greek, Roman against Pontian, By
zantine against Moslem, Crusader
against Saracen, Turk against Mogul,
and, today, Europe divided against it.
self, and against the East.
Not only have Asia Minor and the
islands facing its shores been the
stage upon which have been enacted
some of the most gigantic events in
human history, but this is at the pres.
ent time one of the most interesting
and picturesque regions in the world.
1t has been termed the Quintessence
of the East. For nowhere else will
you find, thrown together in close as
sociation, so many things OF the East
the camel caravan, the groves of cy-
press, olive, plane. and valonia trees,
the mosque and towering minaret, lat
ticed windows and yelled women, and
a background made up of the remnants
Of an ancient civilization.
Rhodes an Island Of Romance.
Rhodes, whose history is one chap
ter after another of fascinating ro.
nance from days of remote antiquity.
through it's reign as a cultural center
during the age of Roman occupation.
and its golden period as the strong
hold of chivalry during the occupa-
tion of the island by the order of the
Knights of St. John, once dominated
the eastern Mediterranean, as a vest.
pocket England of the coast Of Asia
Minor
Cicero and Caesar finished their
education at Rhodes, but Imperial
Rome and Byzantium finally absorbed
the schools there. Next the Knights
Of st. John, founded in the eleventh
century at Jerusalem, after many
hardships, frightened again the an
nails of the islands by making it their
home. They assumed the name of the
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Knights of Rhodes, and after innumer-
able wars were at last forced to re-
tire, in 1922, before the Turks to NAL
ia. At the present time the island
is being held by Italy, which took pos
session in 1912 in the course of her
war with Tripoli.
Chios, $50 miles to the north, once
one of the richest members of the
lonian union, subject, in turn, to
Athenian, Roman, Italian and Turkish
domination, has long been bone of
contention between the Turk and
Greek, and was first reunited to its
parent country, Greece, in 1918, after
a separation of more than 1900 years.
The Chians Joined their brother
Greeks in the wars of liberation,
which began in the first years of the
last century. In 1922, the Turks
slaughtered 10000 Chians in the space
of two months, and sold $4,000 others
into slavery, and the land was thor
oughly devastated.
Samos, at the mouth of the bay
upon which stood ancient Ephesus the
Magnificent. formed one of the Oldest
settlements of the Ionians in the
Mediterranean. Samos was the birth
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through this coating, and sank deep
into soft stun beneath, making the
travelling so terribly hard that, in
spite of the bitter cold, perspiratioR
stood In beads on his thin, brown
face.
He was breathin. hard, and evil
IDENTIFY desperately weary, yet he new
er stopped for a moment, though now
and then, as he plowed his way on.
wards, he would turn his head and
cast an apprehensive glance back
over his shoulder.
Had anyone been near enough to
watch him, they would easily have un.
derstood his haste. The drab livery
plentifully besprinkled with broad ar
rows marked him as one of the states
unwilling guests. AS a matter of fact,
Mike Dempsey had been for the last
three years a prison inmate, and it
was with the intention of escaping an
other seven years of unappreciated
hospitality that he had, few hours
previously, done a bunk" under COW
er of the sudden snowstorm,
I've puzzled thin screws, that's
wan thing sure" he muttered to him
self, and in spite of his fatigue a
slight chuckle escaped his thin lips.
But faith. I've puzzled mesllf, too,
and don't know where l am no more
than Adam.
IF 1 cud only git a landmark Of
some sort!" he went on. "Eanst
cud find my road to the railway, I'd
win clear. Mike Dempsey wasn't a
navy siven years for nothing"
He crunched his slow way across a
nat valley, jumped little brook and
pushed up the steep slope beyond.
A CLEAN OF light in the next valley
attracted his attention. 1t came
from lighted window, and there was
something comforting to the lonely
fugitive in the red glow cast upon
the glittering snow. Without hesita-
,tion, he started downhill toward 1t.
Presently he was cautiously ap-
preaching a small house, which stood
I'm tiny garden surrounded by a low
,dry-stone wall. There was a gate in
front, but Mike preferred to approach
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the angle of the house curly-locks
came flying after him.
William, where is Sanity Claus 2"
piped the childish treble.
1T amt William, sonny. Tell your
nanny as Williams got 10 st, and
brought the things instead. NOV I've
got to go, for I'm in a mighty hurry"
L expect you are!" came a jeering
voice, and a blue-uniformed man car
rying carbine stepped out from the
dark shadow round the corner, fol-
lowed instantly by a second.
Mike gave one glance around. But
he was cornered. The wall cut of
escape.
"All right" he said sullenly IN
come quiet"
You'd better" retorted the warder
whose temper long hours in the snow
had not improved.
Nanny, the policemen have took
Sanity Claus" cried the little lad!
Mike glanced up. The boys mother
vas standing by, her face blank with
amazement.
What does this mean?" she cried.
rs it William7"
Not unless he's changed his ma me
since morning. missus," replied the
warden. "He was Michael Dempsey
when he bunked from Moorlands Just
after dinner"
But l don't understand. He's got
William Croker's clothes on, and he's
brought the things that William went
to fetch"
The other warder-a grizzled, elder
ly man-shook his head.
You've got me, missus. don't
know what his little game is no more
than you"
Most like he has murdered vii.
liam," put in the younger warder sour
ly.
He said William was lost, nam
my" explained the boy, so he's
brought the things instead. And here
they is, all safe"
Best make clean breast of II.
Dempsey" suggested the elder war
der.
Go and find out yourself" flashed
the old convict. Williams down the
valley there"
You take the chap into the house,
George" said the older warder. iii
go down and see."
Half an hour later he returned.
'.Tve found William" he said briefly.
Hes froze to death. Dempsey took
his clothes. but he didn't have no hand
in killing him."
Then in the name Of sense. what
did he come back here for instead Of
skimming out?" inquired the younger
warder, in blank surprise.
HE came to bring our Kismas pres
ents." explained curly-locks. HE told
me So"
well, Of ali the everlasting fools" :"
gasped the Junior warder.
His senior wheeled on him sharply.
"A good thing If there were few
Inore fools OF that kind in Moorlands
Ay-and Aside, tos!"
Eie turf to Mike;
Come along, Dempsey" he said In
ore yAtcne. ~Ill see as he
how It vas Ra =
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It Was Man Lying Flat on His Face.

tt Was Man Lying Flat on His Face.
from the back, and clambering gin
gerly over the wall crept up to the
window from which the light came.
Raising himself till his head was
on level with the sill, he peered
Through the uncurtained window into
a barely furnished living room, light
ed by a great fire of glowing turf.
A couch stood in one corner, on
which lay a youngish man whose ban
daged head showed him to be the
victim of some accident. On a chair
beside him sat a sweet-faced wom-
an. and on 'ic bare earthen floor
played two children-a curly-haired
boy of about seven, and a chubby girl
a year OF so younger.
But what arrested Mikes attention
was a little fir tree, not more than
four feet high, which stood planted
In an old bucket. on the table in the
middle Of the room.
For moment 1t puzzled Mike.
Then he, gave a little Gasp.
"Beggor, II 1t amt a Christmas
tree! Why. 'tis Christmas eve. 1 do
tciave, though. faith, I'd lost thrack Ct
the date IN the ould stone jug on the
hill. But where's the pr'sints? 'Tis
as bare as me own pocket" he went
en- wonderingly.
At that moment the 10 got uD. and
going forward 20 the woman. pulled at
her dress TO attract her attention.
Mother. isn't Santa Claus comiug2
Has awful late. We shant ha7s no
Kismas- tree If he doesn't come soon.
-ltH the snow, dearie." explained
the facther. such a bad storm tnat
{ q 2sct Re was late in staStlns Bgtl
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place of the philosopher Pythagoras,
and here too, was the wonderful Tenn.
pie of Hera, a boast of the Grecian
world.
The islands of the Aegean taken to-
gether constitute one of the most his
toric and interesting insular regions
in the world. Besides the 20 princi-
pal ones, which have lent much to his.
tory, there are innumerable smaller
ones. The larger islands have a num-
Der of fertile and well-watered valleys
and plains, the principal products of
which are wheat, wine, oil, mastic.
cotton. silk, raisins, honey and wax
Coral and sponge fisheries are numer-
Gus, and in most of the Islands the an
cient Greek type perseveres among
the people.
Tenedos of Strategic Value.
Among the advanced camps of fore.
most Importance is the allied French
and English base on the small island
of Tenedos.
Tenedos commands the approach to
the Dardanelles, lying but eight miles
south-southwest from the mouth of the
strait and about five miles from the
coast of Asia Minor Despite its insig.
nificant size, commerce, population
count, and productivity, 1t has been
visited by many an imposing hostile
fleet and army
Uneven, rocky, almost mountainous
In parts. there are yet within the six.
teen square miles of the islands area
some very fertile soils. There is some
fruitful garden land and rich pastur.
age, but the most important product
is wine, of which some 100000 gal.
Ions are exported each year. Tenedos
supports a population of about 1000.
only one-third of whom are Mohamme.
dams. The only town. of the same name
as the island, is inclosed by rough.
ened walls. and shelters, among other
remains from times long past, great
storehouses erected by Justinian.
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Behind was the arctic desolatioD
Of the moor lying ridge upon ridge
against the twinkling stars. and back
of these hills the grim, granite prison
house. In front were valleys and
fields, and the warm lights Of the
town, the hope of liberty.
'Tis fool ye are, Mike Dempsey"
he exclaimed aloud. Cit along wild
ye, and don't be delaying for the
screws to nab yet"
Again he started forward, but
more slowly than before, and he had
not gone a hundred yards before once
more he came to a dead stop.
Tis no use,'' he groaned. iii just
run back an lave thin things at the
dure. There1l be time to reach
town by midnight"
The bitter wind was in his face as
he turned back up the hill, but now
Mike did not hesitate for a moment.
Head down, he hurried onwards, and
presently was again beside the corpse
Of Santa Claus frozen messenger.
Without a glance at the body he
snatched ur the sack, flung it over his
shoulder, and continued his way up
the valley.
The glow from the lighted window
threw its red beam across the snow
as he rounded the curve and came
within sight Of the lonely cottage and
a corresponding glow warmed Mikes
heart as he thought of the pleasure
of the children when they found their
long-delayed Christmas gifts.
Seeing no sign of life. he slipped
In at the front gate, and. stepping
very quietly up the path, gained the
door, dropped his sack, and giving
one sharp tap. turned the bolt.
But he had not counted on the eager
children, and before he could get round
Middletown transcript., 1915-12-25

for stuffings than cracker crumbs and
the flavor is better and the stuffing
much lighter. The bread should be
soaked in milk or water and squeezed
dry before adding the other ingredi.
ents.
Oyster Stuffing.-Mix two cupfuls
of chopped oysters, one-fourth of a
cupful of melted butter or rich stock,
one cupful of crumbs, two teaspoon
fuls of lemon Juice, one teaspoonful OF
salt, and half teaspoonful of pepper.
Dutch Stuffng.-Soak three cupfuls
of bread crumbs in milk to cover,
squeeze dry. add three beaten eggs. a
teaspoonful of salt, fourth of tea
spoonful of pepper, half teaspoonful
of sage, and three sour apples, chop.
ped. Slice a fourth OF a pound of
bacon thin; fry with a medium sized
chopped onion and when the onion is
cooked, combine the two mixtures.
mix well and use.
Piquant stuffing.-Pour a half cup
full of vinegar over three cupfuls Of
crumbs, squeeze dry, add half cup
ful of melted butter. one cupful of
chopped olives, three chopped pickles
one small green pepper, chopped, sea.
son with salt, pepper and curry pow.
der to taste
Raisln Stuffinp.-This is especially
good for wild game birds Soak and
squeeze dry one quart of bread
crumbs, add two we'll beaten eggs, one
teaspoonful of salt. two tablespoonfuls
of butter, one-fourth of teaspoonful
of pepper, one teaspoonful of chopped
parsley. one cupful of chopped rails
ins and half cupful of chopped cell
cry.
Sausage stuffing for ooose.-Mix to
gether four cupfuls of bread soaked
and squeezed dry. one egg, one-half
cupful Of chopped celery. one-half
pound Of sausage. one teaspoonful of
salt and a fourth of a teaspoonful of
pepper.
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Psyeholoqy Of FlddIer crabs.

That fiddler crabs have minds may
astonish some people, but they are
only one of the multitudes of crea.
lures so endowed. And the minds Of
mollusks, insects and starfish as we'll
as frogs and birds and mammals are
worth studying, for there is quite a
large amount Of literature devoted to
the psychology of these despised low.
er animals. In the Psychological Bul.
letin John Shepard publishes a sum
mary of the most recent of this.
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soundproof Home for Sinners.

A syndicate of artists will erect be-
tween Central Park West and Colum,
bus avenue. New York. an eight,story
apartment studio building to cost
sl'OOO'OOO, and in which the partition.
ing Will be SO completely soundproof
tnat prima donna practicing arias
with the full strength of her lungs will
not disturb or be disturbed by an anna.
teur trombonist Many musicians have
already expressed their intention to
lease aparHnents.
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IN Ine SnlIClng OF tine
wv center Of the European
" storm and it's gathering in
intensity toward the Bal
kans, Turkey-in-Europe, and the near
East those islands which dot the
course between Europe and Asia, bat
tlegrounds in the $500 years of strug-
gle between the Orient and Occident
Tor supremacy, are forming once more
a part of the area where the future
OF the West is to be decided. There
are no lands in the world whose
stories are more absorbing than those
OF these islands. A bulletin issued by
the National Geographic society gives
the following sketch OF the islands as
presented in a communication to the
society by Ernest Lloyd 'Iarris.
Where a broken fringe of islands
parallels the coast of Asia Minor. be-
ginning with famed Rhodes. in the
south; running northward, narrowly
separated from the mainland, past the
peninsula Of Gallipoli.N and ending
near the present Aegean coast of Bull
garia, is the dividing line between the
Occident and Orient These islands
are the European marshes, where
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OF fats and oils none supplies the
needs. of the system so entirely as
olive oil. What is known as the vir-
gin oil is the best for medical pur-
poses. This is the first oil coming
from the first pressing of the fresh
olives. Much of our oil has been adul-
terated with cottonseed oil which of
course being cheaper has brought
good price to the seller. Our food
laws are controlling this in a measure,
but there is still plenty of need Of en-
forcement of the laws in regard to
many of our foods.
Olive oil is highly esteemed as a
delicacy, 1t has no equal as a salad
dressing and is the ideal frying fat,
as it is not absorbed in cooking as IL
animal fat.
Olive oil has been the beauty Sc.
cret of many lovely women of days
gone by and this remarkable property
OF olive oil has been cherished and
handed down from beautiful mother 10
beautiful daughter. Since scientists
have enlightened the world on its
beauty benefits all women may par
take and enjoy its results.
A great London physician was
asked by woman regarding her com
plexion, he replied: Take olive oil
Live on it, eat it, drink it, bathe in it,
dress your food with 1t and never be
without it! You need it constantly
to lubricate your system"
One or two tablespoonfuls a day is
sufficient to keep the system 1.-THE
and youthful and the complexion clear.
When buying oil go to a reliable
merchant, try a small amount until
you find just the kind you like. There
are any number of fine nutty oils on
the market and If one is willing to pay
tho price, good oil is always to be had
One Of the chief reasons that so mang
people dislike oil is that they have
been served with an inferior quality or
an oil that has become rancid.
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NuG hlr4r roseQ
oNererowded Mentality.

They say your friends won't be
able to explain lot of things in your
record"
won't ask 'em to-" replied Sena-
tor Sorghum. In fact. | couldn
remember the explanations OF some
OF 'em myself"
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5 THE December
night closed across
the desolate moor,
the snow ceased
falling, the clouds
broke, and a brill
liant moon shed its
silver light across
the wide stretches
Of rolling white
ness. With the
change, it began
to freeze fiercely,
coating the sodden
drifts with a crisp
film of ice.
At every step
Mike Dempsey's
tired feet broke
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An Open Question.

Uppson-Is your daughter improv-
Ing in her piano playing?
Downing--she is either improving
or else we are getting used to it, /
font know which.
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PLENTY Of Latitude.

81 saw weather report the other
day touched in terms which struck
me as being about the right kind to
Ose"
How did II read?"
'Improbably fair, perhaps rain,
maybe clearing. louisville courIer-
Journal.
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feet, well seasoned
stumng s t a n d ,
next in honor to
the turkey itself.
The stumng to be
just right must be
neither too dry nor
too moist. Bread
crumbs are better
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he Never WIN nn

Suppose" suggested Click Fockele
Of Le Roy. that pa should come
down town one of these chilly days
without his coat or collar. and bis
shirt unbuttoned down about Fix
In ~ rom bis Adams apple. his
tr' sg slit half way to the belt
hose SO thin you could See
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A SYMPOSIUM OF sTuFFINes

A turkey without a stufing would
be like joke without point. A per
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The Romans priced
olive oil highly. as
we'll as the Greeks.
the Egyptians and
the Arabs 1t was
used not only as a
food but as a medi-
cine and in toilet
nranaratiOnu
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OLIVE oIL.

SINCE the EARLIEST time olives and
oliye~oil have been esteemed as foods.
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INTERNATIONAL
SUNDNSOIOOL
LESSON

(By p. o. SELLERS, Acting Director Of
the Sunday School Course of the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
Copyright 1915. Western Newspaper Unlonl
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Experlmentlnu WIN Tlmber,

government OF New south
baving timber grown In that
7rn II any win produce a
Rod pulp for paper rpak-
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Contempt Of Court
liant (in a loud yoice)
icel i demand iustieei
siiences Tho defend
nember that De Is
mn state Froth
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7 ITH the shifting of the
center Of the European
v storm and it's gathering in
intensity toward tho Pat.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-03-27

honor of Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Averill
Covers were laid for twelve.
Study Department
Mrs. Duggan, of South Main street
entertained the Study department Of
the Historical club on Friday.
Diether Girls Entertain
| The Misses Jessie and Blanche
Deither delightfully."- entertained the
teachers of the Whitworth building at
a tea Wednesday afternoon Daffodils
were used for decoration and the IA
vors were hand painted egg shells
filled with candy
Gamma Phi Beta
The Gamma Phi Beta entertained at
dinner last night in honor of Mrs.
Leaphart and Miss Skinner.
Hi Yu Club
Mrs. S. T. Owings entertained the
members of the Hi Yu club on Thurs
day afternoon at her home on Second
street
PIeaides Club
The Pleaides were guests of Mrs.
Warren Truitt on Thursday after
noon.
Society Personals
Mrs. William E. Smith has returned
from an enjoyable visit with her par
ents in Reno, Nevada.
Mrs. w S. Robbins has gone to Spo-
zane to visit her son who is i'll at |
he Sacred Heart Hospital She will
remain until the patient is well
enough to come home.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-03-27
NEW MARKET TO OPEN
Third Street Market Will Be Open To
the Public on April First z

! The Third street market will be
opened to the public on April l, ac-
cording to an announcement made to-
day by L. M. Kitley, of the firm of
Price & Kitley, who returned from
Spokane last night where he has COM
pleted arrangements for installing new
equipment. The firm will handle all
kinds of fresh and cured meats and
will cater strictly to the general trade.
Mr.. Kitley is well known in Mos
COW and has a large circle of friends
and acquaintances The several
weeks past workmen have been en-
gagged in fixing up the quarters at 1923
East Third street and every attention
has been directed toward installing
the latest and most complete sanitary
equipment. The establishment will use
every endeavor to give the public com
plete satisfaction. SIP
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-03-27
Native Ability | las Moth
ing to Do With
Social Origin
BY President WOODROW WILSON

l.A strength from it's flower OF
from its fruit. 1t derives
it's strength from its roots. And SO
with nation. The nation is not
fed from the top. 1t is not fed
from the conspicuous people down.
IT is FED FROM THE INCON-
SPICUOUS PEOPLE UP, AND
THEIR INSTINCTS, WHICH GO
INTO THE UNEXHAUSTED
SOILS AND TAP THEIR V1R-
GIN RESOURCES, ARE THE
BEST FEEDERS OF DEAIOC-
RACY.
What America has vindicated
above all things else is that native
ability has nothing to do with So
cial origin. 1t is very amusing
sometimes to see the airs that high
society gives itself.
THE WORLD COULD DISPENSE
WITH HIGH SOCIETY AND NEVER
MISS IT. HIGH SOCIETY is FOR
THOSE WHO HAVE STOPPED
AND 10 LONGER HAVE
IMPORTANT TO DO.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-03-27
Weather Forecast
LEWISTON, March 27-Fore-
cast till 5 p. m. Sunday: Prob
ably fair tonight and Sunday.

with the outlook here. He report;
Ohio crops not looking well and that
there is much snow in that state now.
For the present he will stop with his
brother Ralph Bateman, who is farm
ing the w. H. Gregory place, six miles
east of Moscow