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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
MTTRPHY- ELLIS

Miss Elizabeth d. Ellis, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ellis, of 225O West
Cumberland street, was married with a
S,,ntIsi Mass at st. Columba's Church on
s Wednesday to MIR. James b. Murphy, OF
Bordentown, n. J, The ceremony mc "oS oS
ne VisItation parish, with the Rev, w.
5'e q Gongh I'M the sanctuary. The bride
Iyas given i'm marriage by her father;
-. sistsr Miss Bertha Ellis, was maid
"a lt9' benor S and Miss Edna Hae Schultz
was dover girl Mr., Hahlon Haley OF
Bordentown, acted as best man & f9i-
lowing the ceremony a "euGins iass honns
Aster an extended tour through the East
arm aI,'' states Mr. and Mrs, Murphy vii!
Svs ar Bordentown where they viii be at
nome after April 10. The 2oth wedalhs ii.ass
io,,i nDnivsrsary OF the brides parents was
also celebrated on Wednesday
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
ROXbOrough

The first musicale of the Wissahickon
and RoXborough Choral Society will be
held at Woodvale, the clubhouse of the
American Bridge Company, on Monday,
March 6, and will be one of the social
and musical events of the season In this
section. The assisting soloists will be
Mr.. Herman Sandby, vloloncellist OF the
Philadelphia Orchestra; MIR. Jacob Gar
ber, violinist, and Mr.. Earl Beatty.
pianist. Mr., Clarence c. Nice is musi-
cal director. The entertainment will be
in charge of Mr.. Arthur Dietrich, Mr.
Ellwood Augstadt. Miss Carr. Mrs. Al
cock, Miss Marian Broom, Miss Alice
Fairhurst, Miss Grace NJ. Oliver Mr..
George Davis Mr. William Moore, Miss
Tholey and Miss Hansbury.
The Roxborough Board OF Trade has
issued invitations for its annual banquet
on Wednesday night, March Is. Among
the guests who will make addresses will
be Mayor Smith and Honorable Boies
Penrose.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12

wire Of Lieutenant Commander Kinds.
-. ?. NJ Mrs. Eager Is spending a
thight as the guest Of her sister
aI.u prother-in-law at the Nash Apart
nents on South 10Th street. The guests
Yesterday were Mrs. Harold Roberts.
wls' S,, r.. Ross Carver, Mrs. William II.
SSgol'' Mrs. Robert Dunning Dripps and
MISS Jessie Willing.
Dr. and Mrs James wster. of $3.50 Ger
II,,anIown avenue, will leave next week for
Dro"ns-Nills-in-the- Pines, n. j.
AR. and Mrs. Edgar NJ. Dnley. of SIP
Mannheim street. have gone to Palm
Beach, Fla, for several weeks.
mr' Michael Dorizas. native of Greece
ana @ student at the University of PENN
IVy,tN5ahia; gave an interesting lecture on
w Nednesday evening in the parish house
Oh OF ST. Lukes Protestant Episcopal
ohurch. His subject was "The War sit
uation in the Balkans" MIR. Dorizas Is n
srauuate graduate of Roberts College in Constan-
tinople.
Pioneer Night will be observed at the
Young Women's Christian Association
saturday evening February 26 when Miss
Ellaaoeth Wilson, of the National Young
speak.
MRS Edward Rearing Is visiting her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Roberts of
lO3 West Upsal street Mrs Rearing was
Miss Adelaide Roberts before her mar
rlage. Miss Mary Roberts entertained at
bridge on Thursday afternoon in honor of
Mrs. Rearing.
Mrs. John Dunn, Jr., of Pelham Court.
Is spending the week with her sister, Mrs.
Henry w. Butterworth, of Pelham road
and West Hortter street.
Mrs. A. Hurley Pancoast OF Allen lane
is spending some time at the shore.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12

THE marriage of Miss Susie Johnson
i Carter. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs, Will
lam V. Carter, of Haverford road, Ard
more, and Mr. Herbert Lloyd Slack, of
Newtown, Pa, was quietly solemnized
at 1880 o'clock today in the Hicksite
Friends Meeting House, at 18th and Race
streets. Only the immediate families
were present. and there were no attend
ants.
The Friends ceremony was used. Mr..
and Mrs. Evan T. Worthington, Mr. and
Mrs. Franklin Palmer and Mr.. and Mrs
Carter acted as overseers.
After a Southern trip, Mr., and Mrs,
Slack will be at home Third-month ioth'
at 3l2 East Washington avenue, New
town, Pa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
What's Doing Tonight

Exhibition OF Morgan porcelain collection
opens. University Of Pennsylvania Museum.
Ladies' night. Robert Morris Club. l26 North
18th street.
Group 2 Pennsylyania Bankers Association
annual dinner Belleyue-Stratford Hotel
O'Clock.
Pageant Girls OF Other Days" Y W. c.
A. 400 Ridge avenue; o'clock.
Adelphia-
Mons Grade Teachers Association. banquet
kugleT'a restaurant
Night in Bohemia" /" Evening School uni-
yerslty of Pennsylvania. Hotel Walton.
Father and son banquet. West Branch. \.
81 G. A.. 7 o'clock.
Ladies' Auxiliary. Sona qf Neinfana HQtfl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
Germantown

Il Yards Of invitation have been issued by
society OF Friends of the Coulter
eet Meeting to hear Mr.. G. Loves Dick
sn sn lecture on How the War Can Be
tssoished." The lecture will take place
sYening at o'clock in the meeting
arrangements are being made for
sss-Aef-danee to be given on Tuesday
tsnms tsss February p. George Washing
a.. prthday, at the Germantown
~ $50 Club. The rooms win have bunt-
ana naEs as decoration.
. WlliaH,S. Lloyd, OF 23s Harvey
~ vii give dinner on Wednesday
c.sant March l. at the Germantown
fsfAs Club. Mannheim.
s Aarguerlte Roberts. Of 59l2 Wayne
entertained al luncheon yesterday
qt airs. Doris Il. Eager, OF SYRIA
afteF e AIs Alfred Walton Hiuds
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
Observation-Disclosures

The marriage has been announced OF
Miss Blanche limerick, daughter OF Mrs
Albert limerick, of l4O4 Palmer street, 10
Mr Clarence w, Weckerly, OF 35iO North
93d street on Tuesday evening, February
8, at the home of the brlde iloIher' Il
SrbI ceremony was performed by the Rev
II w MYERS, Jr., pastor OF the nj
grim congregational Church. MARI
borough street below Frankford avenue
ana was followed by reception MI,
and Mrs. Weckerly will be at home alter
February q at l404 Palmer street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
RoML.ANn-CAsCApEN.

Announcement is made of the marriage
of Miss Helen NJ. Cascaden, daughter OF
Mr.. Frank j. Cascaden, of 1889 Mana
yunk avenue, to Mr.. Alonzo Rowland
also of Roxborough, on Monday Feo-
ruary Z, at the home of the oftlciating
clergyman, the Rev Robert Hetnerlns,
ton, OF Mount Zion Methodist EPlseop5a,ii '5,i
Chnrch MIR. Rowland and his bride VIII
receive after February p at 1889 Pechin
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
DIvAC-GOLDBERG

The marriage of Miss Fannie Gold9ers
ora Mr., Jules Divac was solemnlzed on
sunday by the Rev. Marvin d. NaIhsh'
N Nayer's Drawing rooms MISS Solo-
berg was given In marriage ps ns
sstSar ana was attended by six brides
lids and Miss Mollie Divae as maid OF
boner M. Diyac had Mr. A. Goldberg
as best man and six ushers M attend
NO.. The ceremony was followed oy
supper ana dancing. The bridal eophis
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
South PHILADELPHIA

Miss Matilda de Rivers, of lI2i south
18th street, gave tea Thursday afternoon
at her home. Following an interesting
entertainment of music and fortune tell
ing. the guests made surgical band
ages to be sent to the Emergency Aid
for the wounded soldiers. Those who
participated were Miss A. NJ, Bean, Miss
Frances r.. Bergman. Miss Mae Birney
Mrs W. Burgess, Mrs George Convey
Miss l.. l.. Omensetter, Miss Elizabeth
Paxon, Mrs. w. II. A. Rooney, Miss
Mabel Schumo, Mrs, Thomas Shallcross,
Miss Isabel W. Thomson, Miss Nj. Trout.
Miss Hepsey Norris Wells, Miss Mary
Lewis Yarnall and Miss Sarah iarnah
The Strafford Country Club held its an
nual meeting at the home of Mr., George
A. Al6rich i'm Audubon, n, j. There was
an election OF officers and the following
We're chosen for the ensuing year, Mr.
Thomas j. Brady president; Mr., John A.
Fitzpatrick, vice president; Mr.. John y.
Hanf treasurer, and Mr., Albert j..
Fritcher, secretary The trustees elected
were Mr.. George A. Aldrich, Mr., Walter
S. Aldich, of Audubon, N. j.; Mr. John
A. Hanf, Mr.. John Bentz, Mr.. Louis j.,
Sollgan, Mr.. Warren Conoyer. Mr.. James
Sherwin, Mr.. William II. Young, Mr.. Nell
son Dare, Mr.. Philip Carson and Ar.
Louis ]. Schandeel. The club has COM
pIeted plans for the erection of their new
home in Clementon. n. j., which will be
finished early in the spring.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12

ST DAVID'S-NIrs. Henry C, Todd, OF
Pittsburgh is visiting Mrs, Charles c.
Lister Jr. of ST. David's, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lister entertained the bridge club of
which they are members last evening
Among the members are Mr., and Mrs. Her
bert A. Treat, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs IL.
John Patton.
Mrs John A. Tillotson and Mrs, Charles
II. Quimby of st. David's, are staying at
Hampton Terrace Augusta, Ga, until
April
Mrs. +. j. Buxton, of Wndermere ave-
nue., is spending the \ eek in New York.
Friends Of Mr. Charles Walton, of Wal
marthon will regret to hear of his serious
illness.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
SATURDAY WEDDINGS PROVE
INTERESTING TO SOCIETY FOLK
The marriage of Miss Susie Johnson Carter and Mr..
Herbert Slack Takes Place Today-Friends'
Ceremony-Other Nuptials

are spending their honeymoon at Palm
Beach and will be at home after March
10 at 593S Christian street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12

Notices for the society page VII So
accepted and prlnted In the AreuIn4
Ledger, bat all such notlcea nual ue
written on Ons side of the paper, Ralt -
signed Ia fulA. Alth full address. 4a1
when possible Telephone n1Eaher masl af
EiFen.
send ala such eauamgniratinn4 e.
Hsoclesy EditerR EseaiRs Hetarr. cas-
Chestnut street.
Uniess these rrquIrezasnla are ca1rlzI
aaf - ihl4 Feri40ati1u nav 81 Hra4i4z4.
ihe noilec aiIl uas - HaN1aHHa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
Along the Main Line

RADNOR-Mr. and Mrs. w. Austin
Obdyke and daughters, Miss Molly OBJ
dyke and Miss Josephine obdyke, have
taken apartments at the Waynewood
while their home in Radnor is being reno
waited.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12

Mr., and Mrs. Karl Edwin Hartman,
OF Llanfalr road, Ardmore, will entertain
At dinner tonight in honor of their guest,
Mrs. John MCGEE. of Chicago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Macleod, who
are spending a few days in New York
with Mrs MacLeod's mother, Mrs. John
Wanamaker, entertained at dinner last
night at the Ritz-Carlton,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12


Mr.. and Mrs. Milton C. Work, of the
81 James, will entertain at dinner, fol-
lowed by dancing, at the Anchorage this
evening.
Dr. and Mrs. l.. Foster Jack. OF 1888
Locust street, will give dinner of l6
covers this evening at the Merton Cricket
Club In honor of Miss Helen Baldwin
uleason. debutante daughter of DR.. and
AIRS Edward Baldwin Gleason.
Mt. and Mrs Charles Potter. Jr., of
Washington lane, Chelten Hills, have had
aiss Christine Spencer. of Devon, as their
suest Tor several days this week.
Mrs. N. Allen Stockton and Miss Chris
uhe Hare Stockton will receive informally
lheir home, 23oO Pine street, tomorrow
"'ernoon after o'clock.
MT and Mrs. Charles Ramsay Long
lu Miss Carolyn N. Long. of Chester,
~ ave the dansant this afternoon
nom until o'clock. They will also
'seeNe next Saturday afternoon.
Mt. and Mrs. William t. Warburton
announce the marriage Of their sister,
nss Lenetta Mcfarland. 10 Mr.. Francis
ssles haeBeath, Jr., on Tuesday, Feb
'safy T. at Annapolis. Md.
stated meeting of the board of man
-sera Of the Pennsylvania Society, Colo
el DANES OF America, was held this
enes Hall.
" John A, MeKenna, OF Lansdowne,
'e'urned home from Havana.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
North Philadelphia

Mrs A. Stanley Miller, of 1920 North
Broad street, will entertain at dinner to-
night In honor of her daughter, Miss
Helen Miller. Covers will be laid for IS
guests. Dancing will follow. for which 75
additional guests have been invited.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Rainey, OF 2621
North 4th street, entertained a number
OF friends to celebrate the 34th anniyer-
sary of Mr.. Rainey's birth. There were
more than so guests present,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
Personals

Mrs Rodman Wanamaker will give
dance this evening at her home in Tuxedo
Park
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12

Mrs. william Disston and her daughter,
Miss Pauline DisstOn, who have been
spending the winter at the Ritz-Carlton,
New York, will leave today for Palm
Beach.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12

Miss Helen Brooks has returned to her
home in Ridley Park, Pa, following sew
eral days' visit at the home OF Miss
lula S. Nash OF sos Cooper street.
Mr.. and Mrs. samuel v. Waddy who re-
Gently returned from the Catskills, where
they had gone for Mrs. Waddy's health,
have left for Florida where they viii
spend the balance of the winter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Girvin, Jr..
viii give card party this evening at
their home In Rosemont.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
Camden and Vicinity

Miss Mildred Blake, of State street, Is
visiting at the home OF Mr. and Mrs. +.
G. Stanley, OF Island Heights, N. j.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12

Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Reiner, OF 2SSO
GiraTd avenue. spent the weekend in
Atlantic City.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12

Mr.. ana Mrs. Harry spaethi Of lzzl West
Lehigh avenue, have gone 20 Palm Beach
for the remainder OF the month.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12

Mrs. George washington Edmonds. Of
1913 North s3d street, viii give theatre
party this afternoon, followed by tea at
the Belleyue-Stratford. for Miss Rae Fox
Miss Craven and Mrs. Virginia Craven
other guests will be Mr.. Vernon Knox, Of
Washington, d. c.; Mr.. John Maier, Mr.
George Caldwell and Mr.. Fletcher
Sehaum.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12

Mr. and Mrs. Milton C, Work, of thu
81 James, will entertain at dinner, fol
lowed by dancing. at the Anchorage thii
evening.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12

A play for the benefit of the Ever WIZ
ing Circle of the Cooper Methodist Epis-
copal Church was given this week Ia the
parlors OF the church. SD street and
Glrard avenue, by the Thespians OF West
Philadelphia. II was a two-act farce. Ell
titled Lets All Get Married" and was
much enjoyed by the large audience pres
ent. The cast included Miss Carolyn
Hayes, Miss Jeanette b. Reeves, Miss
Madeline e. Zane, Miss Edith Fries, Mr.
Barry z. Thompson Mr Edward r. VIII
Jams, Mr.. Jesse II. Whiteley. Mr.. George
Seel, Mr.. Joseph Seel and Mr.. Erwin Lat
timer. The play viii be repeated next
week. Mr. Walter w. Hagy SUPERVISE
the production.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-28

double doors occupy the entire front
OF the shed part OF the bmn, which
makes Il possible to get out any piece
OF equipment that is wanted without
disturbing the other machinery that
may be stored In the shed at the
time.
In the horse stable end there are
standing stalls for six horses and also
two box stalls, each ten feet In width,
that can be used for any purpose A
small space is provided with we'll
built cupboard, where the harness can
be kept,
There is at least one window PRO
vided for each stall, and the double
stall and the box stall each have two
windows. A wide passageway Is pro
vlded through the stable 30 that equip
ment OF various kinds can pass
through the barn to the equipment
shed at the end
The foundation walls, which are OF
concrete, are carried above grade
about is inches. which is good
feature, as It protects the frame
from coming in contact with the wet
ground. A concrete wall of this kind
also forms an effective barrier against
vermin.
A very large storage space for hay
and straw is provided in the large
NOW over the stable and shed. The
roof is of the framed gambrel type
and is self.supporting, so that no col
umns or pillars are needed to block
up the space in the upper part of the
building. The trussed barn roof Is
almost universally used now because
Of this feature.
This particular plan shows a build
ing such as would be most practical
for the average-sized farm. The cost
OF construction would not be very
high, and the arrangement would be
very satisfactory to the man on the
farm.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-28
Rather a New Thing.

A Chicago woman has asked for
place on the police force, advancing
as her special reason the fact that 'hel
husband is a poet and she has tt
live"
Perhaps this case might be cited in
support of the assertion that clever
men seldom marry clever women, and,
vice versa, although it is hard to say
whether the cleverness in this par
ticular instance is possessed by the
poet husband or by the wife who wants
to become a policewoman in order to
live. We have our suspicion, however,
without knowing anything about the
respective merits of the pair. 1t is, at
least, mark of originality for a
woman to aspire to active work on the
police force, and a vein of originality
is one of the attributes of cleverness.
while even a stupid person may write
poetry or what often passes for poetry
in these days.
Perhaps this Chicago husband is not
really a poet, but only thinks he is
poet. 1t is unfortunate that there is a
lot Of confusion of these two classes
in the popular mind, for there have
been, and still are many worthy poets
who are not afflicted with stupidity,
but they treat poetry as a pastime and
carry it along as side line, getting
their bread and butter with something
more dependable. AS a rule, man
who makes poetry his steady job is a
pretty poor specimen as a husband,
and his wife is in luck if she does not
have to take in washing.
1t is to be expected that his Chicago
wife is the real poet Of the family. be-
cause she has the vision to see the
reality of life, and if she gets her place
on the police force it would probably
please her friends If her first official
act were to run her husband in for
upport.-Providence Journal.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-28
TAFFETA REMAINS IN FAVOR
No Olmlnutlon Of Its Popularity
Seems Likely, at Least During
the Coming Summer.

Now that the Paris spring openings
for 1916 are over, and our own spring
is really started, we can take stock OF
the fabrics that are to be worn next
summer, and go fearlessly forth to
shop for warm weather clothes.
Taffeta, from all reports, Is as popu-
lar and as smart as 1t was last sum
mer.
At Palm Beach and other southern
watering places there has been much
talk of rajah silk, and 1t is quite prob
able that we shall see much of IL in the
North this summer. II is used in
combination of plain and stripes in
jacket suits and one-piece frocks. The
stripe of color, usually blue or one OF
the lovely coral or fuchsia shades,
against the neutral tan background is
decidedly effective.
Satin, too, ~ used, and there is some
use of tussur for afternoon frocks.
Perhaps the greatest novelty of all
spring fabrics is jersey cloth and silk,
under various trade names. One OF
the most popular French forms is der
sette, a Rodier fabric. This material
is really admirably adapted for frocks
and suits
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-28
Joke Was on the Boss.

An office boy, sixteen years old, who
works in a West Bottoms factory, was
invited by a friend, two years his
senior, to dine at leading hotel the
other night. Just as the lad and his
companion were in the midst of their
feast the manager of the factory took
seat at the next table. The manager
saw the boy and nodded to him.
The next day the manager told the
other factory executives that the office
boy had dined at the hotel and they
decided to ask him about it. The boy
was summoned Heard you we're at
the Hotel Blank last night. What did
you eat?" was the question put to the
boy. Same as the manager had, 'cof-
fee and" was the office boys reply,
as he left the room. The laugh was on
the boss.-Kansas City Star.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-28
MAKING GASOLINE FROM GAS
Pennsylvania Company Has Erected
Plant for the Purpose-Ship-
ments Are Quite Large.

Out in Pennsylvania a company has
erected a plant for the extraction Of
the gasoline from natural gas and has
contracted for the gas from about 400
wells. The wells are small, the total
production being less than a million
cubic feet a day, but they have been
producing for a long time and as the
gas comes from a sand 100 feet in
thickness their life is said to be good
for an indefinite time. The gasoline
company puts the gas through its com.
pressors and then sells it to a large
glass factory near by, the taking out
of the gasoline not injuring the gas
in any way for fuel. The gas is put
under 300 pounds pressure to the
square inch, which forces out the gaso-
line, which is carried into tanks and
blended with naphtha, rendering the
gasoline safe to ship, as without this
blending it would be as dangerous as
nitroglycerin owing to its high grav-
ity. The shipments of gasoline from
the plant are running about 10000
gallons a month and ten tank cars are
required to care for the production.
The same company also has put in a
high-pressure compressor at the plant,
which will be used in COMPRISING the
natural gas into steel TASKS under 800
pounds pressure. 1t is planned to sell
this compressed gas in the same man.
ner as Blau gas or Pintsch gas is now
sold.-Wall Street Journal.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-28
CITY HAS SUFFERED MUCH
Dlarbekr, on the Upper TIgrls, Ono
Of the Most Interesting Spots
on Earth.

One OF the important cities OF Asia
Minor lying In the region In which
the Russian and Turkish armies have
been in contact for some time is Diar'
bekr, situated On The upper Tigris,
which, at this point, is a stream How
ing through a deeply cut open valley.
Describing its situation, the National
Geographic society says;
"The situation of Diarbekr is an inn
pressive one. Built upon a basaltic
tableland, surrounded by walls con-
structed OF basaltic rock, the city over
looks broad bend OF the Tlgris,
which flows bylts eastern side. Beneath
the walls of the city and within the
bend of the river lies a plain covered
with vegetation OF every shade OF
green that the East can produce. Few
cities OF the earth have undergone
greater vicisstudes than Diarbekr.
Roman and Persian, Armenian and
Parthian, Arab and Turk have dis
puted its possession. In one of its
many changes alone, more than So
900 of its population were put to the
sword.
$50 heavy has been the toll that
war has levied upon 1t that where once
1t was larger than the capital of the
United States, today less than 4O,
600 people dwell there. The city Is
rich in remnants of its former great
ness. Old Jacoblte, Greek and Ar
menian churches raise their spires to
heaven along with the minarets of
host of Mohammedan mosques. SILK
raising is principal industry, and the
sheaves that the inhabitants bring in
there are sheaves Of mulberry leaves
which serve as fodder for the hungry
and rayenous silkworm. Lettuce is a
favorite article of diet, and the Turks
eat 1t all day long.
THE Diarbekr scorpion is as fire
quent if not as poisonous as the New
Mexican tarantula, and thousands are
bitten annually by it, But its venom
is not penetrating like that of the
snake, hence prompt scarification OF
the wound prevents infection"