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The Yale expositor., 1918-11-14
FRIDAY HELD UNLUCKY DAY
Superstition That Has Extended Dur
ing the Christian Era Found
Hard to Eradicate.

The belief, or superstition, If you
please, of many persons that Friday
is an unlucky day is said to have its
origin in the fact that Christ was
crucified on that day.
Many persons refuse to begin any
thing on Friday. Few plays are ever
given their first production on that
day. All evil accidents that take place
on Friday are blamed on The character
of the day. These notions prevail not
only among the poor and ignorant, but
among educated people.
In many places IL is held TO be nm
lucky TO receive any news whether
good or bad, on Il Friday, and accord
ing TO Shropshire saying: "lf you
hear anything new on a Friday it gives
you another wrinkle on your face and
adds another year TO your age" In
deed, the expression, "Friday-faced'
used to mean sour countenance.
1t was the ancient custom in Eng
land to appoint Friday as the day for
the execution of criminals, and un-
til recently the same was the case in
America. but through the persistent eff
forts of the Thirteen club of New
York, whose object is the discourage
ment Of supersttions, this practice has
been partially discontinued.
In Sicily the owner of a newly rent
ed house will not hand over the keys
to the tenant on Friday. In Palermo
no thief dares to steal on Friday, for
the popular belief is that all crimes
committed on that day are speedily
detected.
The people of Gascony are equally
credulOus. Anyone who starts on a
journey on horseback on Friday, they
say, runs great risk of being thrown
off and killed. 1t is a good day, how
ever, for making vinegar, because our
Lord. while on the cross, was given
vinegar to drink.
In Alsace, Friday is never chosen
for wedding day, as it is foremost of
the witch days when evil spirits are
abroad and exceedingly active.
On the other hand. in Hesse and 9th
er portions of Germany Friday is con
sidered particularly lucky for mar
riages
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reached 1t when Wallace touna -.
tongue.
"Stopl"
The colonel halted. one hand still
outstretched toward the door. 'iih.
my boy?" he asked.
zone moment. siri / cannot let YOU
go to the Brigadier. have never been
inside n gambling house in my life. hui
/ was outside Mrs. Kenson's place last
night"
A sudden feebleness seemed to come
over the Colonel.
"Tell me about it, Wallace Tell me
why you went there. You know her.
then? Don't you know that she's"
81 know nothing about her, sir.
merely ask you not to go to the Brig
adler. 1 shall proceed to my quar-
ters."
"You understand there will be a
court-martialT'
Naturally, sir"
"The war department hasn't much
supcrlluOus time on its hands to wash
its dirty linen. We want to get ahead
We want TO forget this. | think if
you will send in your resignation"
"You shall have it tonight, sir"
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Damascus under the kalifs, and of its
many trials which followed the re-
moval of the kalifate to Bagdad; of
the coming of the Egyptians the Car
mathians. and the Seljuks; of the cam
paigns and mighty cOnquests of the
Saladin; of the ravages of the Mon
gOls, and of the final inclusion Of
Damascus within the Ottoman empire.
early in the sixteenth century, fol-
lowed by long 400 years of stagna-
ton.
Beautiful, From a Distance.
The modern Damascus, like the
Damascus of all the ages, is, in It's
distant view, as are many Eastern
cities, a place of great beauty. 1t lies
at the northern edge of the plain OF
Ghutah, at the foot of the Anti-Leb-
anon. 2,250 feet above the sea, and all
around, for a circuit of 60 miles, ex-
tend the famous orchards, gardens,
vineyards, and fields of Damascus,
which have always made it's fertility
prOverbial throughout the East. The
Arabs regard ii as one of their four
earthly paradises. Close at hand, the
city is not so beautiful. The rough
mud walls of the houses contrast
strangely with the splendors within,
for the houses of Damascus, with their
mosaics and carved wood, and their
ceilings rich in arabesque ornaments,
deliberately gilded, are amongst the
most beautiful in the East. The
bazaars, however, are the great fea-
ture of Damascus. The masses of
color and the wonderful effects of
light and shadow which they present
have made them the delight of paint
ers. AS one writer has described such
scene, here are displayed all the
riches of the Orient rare carpets and
rugs from Persia, and shawls, scarfs
end kerchiefs of every dye from the
far interior of Asia, with gold and
silver embroideries in exquisite taste
or of barbaric splendor. There is no
pavement, but the ground is hard from
the tread of many feet, for a motley
throng is ever passing to and fro, of
turhaned men and Of women closely
veiled; a musician playing his tam
BOURNE, and cavaliers or train Of
camels slowly filing through. The
long streets are dim and cool. being
arched in high above, and through
apertures the sunlight falls in misty
streams on the gorgeous wares and
moving multitudes beneath. Then, the
old city walls are still there; and the
Roman gateways; and the Derb ell
Mistakim, or the "street which is
called Straight" still runs through the
city, from the eastern to the western
gate, as it did nineteen hundred years
ago, in the days of st. Paul.
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consider it, the visit of Hartley, be-
gan to link themselves into the chain
of the devilish conspiracy. He rose
unsteadily to his feet, wiping the sweat
from his forehead. Colonel Howard
was coming through the open doorway
from Kellerman's room.
"Sit down, Wallace" he said grave
ly. 'Pve been talking TO the Brigadier,
or, rather, he has been talking TO me.
You must consider yourself under ar
rest in your quarters. Now, how did
this damned thing happen?"
Mark explained as lameIy as one
who had heard excuses of all kinds
from soldiers bought before him for
various Offenses during his term of
service, and waved them aside.
"You know what this means, Wal
lace?" asked the Colonel in kindly,
serious tone.
"New plans"
"Yes, but to your
81 guess so, Colonel Howard. And
I'd like to hurry 1t through. OF course
l shall want it over. I'll go home now,
and"
'Stopl" Colonel Howard's chal-
lenge had a triumphal ring to it. He
placed his hands on Marks shoulders
and swung him round looking straight
into his eyes. "Thank God for that,
Mark !" he cried 81 fought the Briga-
dier over you, and I'll fight him to the
end Of time. l told him IL was a
damned lie. I'll swear to it."
"What do you mean, sir2"
"That you are frequenter of gam
bling houses. Wallace. That's the
story that they have been putting over
on him. You know whom ! mean by
they Washington's swimming with
that crooked gang, and that story
well, they managed TO start that in
circulation and saw that 1t reached the
Brigadier's ears. He heard that you
were in fight outside Mrs. Kenson's
place in the small hours this morning.
Mark, I'll see you through this.
Impulsively the kindly old man start
ed toward the door. Hc had almost
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Relics in England.

A few years ago there was sold by
auction the spear that was used by
rebel dervlsh to kill General Gordon.
The relic ultimately fetched 30 guineas.
On another occasion the sword used by
Lord Cardigan in the battle of Bala-
clava was disposed of at the same auc-
ton mart for S12 guineas. A very diff
ferent war relic realized very differ
ent price. This was the silver-gilt ta-
BILE service used by Napoleon in the
course of his many campaigns and it
went for f650.-London Tit-Bits.
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Writer "unhonored and unsung."

Perhaps no other American has left
such mass of clever writing. evolved
through life of thoughtful research
and curious reflection, and has died so
unrecognized by the public educated
or otherwise, as Henry Adams, says
Henry Osborn Taylor, in the Atlantic
Monthly. A born intellectual Adams
was virtuoso In writing, caring al
ways for form, and possessing an in
born or sedulously acquired aptitude
for the phrase and for the artistic par
agraph. Perhaps his most notable
work was nine-volume History of
the United States, 1S07-1S17," with its
ancillary "Lives of Albert Gallatin and
John Randolph"
Adams avoided recognition will
fully, not merely from the thought
tess, but from the sincerely thought
full; and purposely he carried oblit-
GRAFTON to grave that has no stone
to mark his name. He is an example
so extraordinary as to be unique.
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xad any gone out Of the windowg
There should have been two hundred
and nine. There was nothing to do
but count them. Mark began, but his
fingers trembled so that he could hard
ly turn the pages.
In the very middle of this task the
door clicked; the Brigadier and Colonel
Howard entered.
swell. Wallace, finished, / hopeY
asked the Brigadier with the cordlality
of one who has been refreshed by a
good dinner. "Let me see!"
Mark turned the leaves nerveletSly,
while the Brgadier and Howard stood
silently beside him.
lie reached the end. He had count
ed exactly two hundred. That might
have been an error. But the paper
was not there.
He looked up to see the Brigadler
peering into his face with an eXtraor-
dinary expression. He heard himself
stammering, fumbling for words; he
stopped.
Colonel Howard sprang forward and
caught him by the shoulder. "Wallace,
my dear fellow, pull yourself tOgeth-
err he was pleading. "What's that
you're saying? Blown out of the win
dow? It's the heat, sir He's been
OVERRIDING itw
"Very possibly" said the Brigadier
caustically. pray have look, then.
Howard. Take your time"
Mark was searching again. He
stopped as they came to the last pa
per. which was now the two hundred
and third.
"It's no use, Colonel Howard" he
cried. at has gone out Of the win
dow. l was called out. When | came
back the fan was turned on my desk
and the papers were blowing about
the room. Somebody-perhaps the
mechanism slipped. don't know. I'm
tired-my God, how tired | amw
The Colonel was pushing him into
chair. He heard the storming voice
of the Brigadier a long distance away.
Howard was expostulating. They were
going through the papers again. A
clerk had been called in. Mark heard
something about searching the streets
Somebody was telephoning. And
above all, he was conscious of Keller.
man in the next room, long before he
opened the glass door and entered.
He was alone, and struggling back
into the realization Of his situation
Kellerman's threat and his refusal tc
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through the clerks room and into the
anteroom. Hartley was standing be-
side the window. He looked up sheep
ishIy as Mark entered.
"Well?" asked Mark crisply.
Hartley grinned. IL didn't take the
cups or the picture, Captain Wallace"
he said.
"Well, what about it? What can i
do for you?"
"Why. II wanted to tell you as
much, Captain Wallace. I've sunk low
but not 10 theft. Only 1 didn't feel
could stay"
"Good Lord. man. is that all you
have come to tell meT'
"Well. you see-there was something
else, but" stammered Hartley.
"Out with it, then"
81 wanted to thank you for what
you did for me. and"
The man seemed to be trying to spin
out the interview for some indefinite
| purpose. Mark turned on his heel.
His temper was not of the best just
then, and Hartley was the last man
|
"All right" he answered "Steer
clear Of that wOman-of Mrs. Kenson,
Hartley. It's evident that she doesn't
reclprocate your feelings, or whatever
they are, and she seems to have some
dangerous friends about her."
He relented suddenly, and, going
forward, clapped the man on the shoul-
der.
81 guess you've had your troubles,
Hartley" ne said. But pull yourself
together, man."
The sheepish, unmanly mask
dropped from Hartleys face. He
caught Marks hand impulsively.
"I'm cur, Captain Wallacer he
cried IL"
That's all right, Hartley. But, by
the way. who told you my name?"
Captain Wallace, don't ask me that :
Go back! Never mind me! Go back
into your Office at oncel" cried Hart
ley.
He broke past Mark with sudden,
spasmodic movement. gained the door,
|
looked after him in stupefaction. Hart
ley had not been drunk, and his pres
ence there had seemed purposeless.
Suddenly, with an intuition of danger,
he hurried through the clerks office,
unlocked his door. and entered.
The room was filled with furious
gust of wind. 1he mobilization papers
were whirling on his desk in front of
the open window.
The circular fan, which had been
distributing n gentle breeze impair
TALLY from side to side. now poured
its current of air Immediately upon
Marks desk. The rotary movement
had been stopped, and it had been set
to maximum speed.
And this was not the small fan GUS
tomarily in use In the little office, but
a large one from the clerks room.
When Mark had left to interview
Hartley, he had seen Kellerman at
work through the glass door that con-
nected their two Offices. Now Keller
mans desk was vacant.
| uOWh lilC NlnuOW
there were two locks, and Mark and
Kellerman had each a key. Nobody
could have entered.
But Mark was positive that Keller
man had set the fan. 1t stood on a
shelf against the partition. Looking
up, Mark saw that there was q tiny
hole Immediately behind 1t, large
enough TO permit an inserted wire TO
push back the lever that controlled the
rotary apparatus. Yet this might have
been nothing but d wormhole in the
wood framework of the door.
With a gasp Of rage Mark hastily
stopped the fan and ran back to his
desk. He began collecting the papers.
They had blown hither and thither
some had fallen behind the desk, some
on the radiator. The floor was Uttered
with them.
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they took what is called the
oldest city I'm the world" The claim
is based upon frequent mention in the
Old Observation-Disclosures it is referred
to, by various names that serve to
identify it, and in the New Testament
JOsephus affirms that it was founded
by Uz, the son of Aram, who gave to
the region the name of Syria, which it
has retained to this day.
Damascus was a flourishing trade
center in Abraham's time. One Of the
earliest "novels" in all literature
equally so whether true or fanclfu)
is the story of the Jewish maid taken
captive by Naaman, q Syrian general
(II Kings). Naaman was leper, but
the captive suggested getting the ad-
vice of prophet at Samaria. He did
so. but when told to bathe in the Jor-
dan he was vexed, saying that plenty
of water existed nearer home. How
ever, he did go to the Jordan and was
cleansed. Good story.
If you doubt 1t, the next time you
visit Damascus any of the old inhab-
itants will point out Naaman's house.
Elisha figures In the early history
of Damascus. Ben-hadad (946 Il. c.,
at a guess), king of Damascus, was
murdered, and the assassin improved
conditions so greatly that king killing
became popular. The king of Judea
resented the success of the upstart
monarch and, with help from the ruler
of Assyria, took the city and killed its
ruler. This made good a prediction
of Isaiah.
The early prophets appear to have
"had 1t in" for the people at Damas-
Gus; they spent a great deal Of time
in prophesying i'll of that city. And,
bad cess to their activities, most of
their predictions came true.
The city was under the sway of AS
syria for nearly 1000 years-a mere
episode in its history. It's people first
awakened when the Romans under
POmpey moved in, about GA Il. c.
Herod had controversies with the
Syrian rulers in which he came of
second best.
Made Familiar by ST. Paul.
It is in New Testament times that
one seems to be brought into most in
innate touch with Damascus. The
memorable journey of st. Paul to the
city of Jerusalem, and all that hap
pened during and after it; the "street
which is called Straight :" the house
of Judas; the visit of Ananias; the
subsequent preaching of st. Paul in
the synagogues; the plots to kill him
and his escape from the city by night
are all names and incidents familiar
| TO Christians the world over. 1t was
| to Damascus, too, that st. Paul re-
| turned after his three years sOjourn
in the wilderness, and in no other
period in it's long history does the an
cient city on the banks of the Abana
seem to come so clearly into view.
Later on, under Trajan, Damascus
became a Roman provincial city, and
on the establishment of Christianity
the seat of a bishop, who ranked next
in authority after the patriarch of An
tiOch. Even when this point is
reached. wealth of history still lies
ahead: There is the great story OF
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WALLACE FINDS HIMSELF THE VICTIM OF SOME UNSEEN
AND SINISTER FORCE.

Wallace A. wounded Mt the battle
Santiago While wandering alone the jungle he
a girl When he
His commanding officer Major Howard tells him that
who sold department
international Washington and detected by himself and
Kelerman, officer Office Howard allowed
to
fathers Several later Wallace visits Eleanor
school him
declaring that when she eighteen intends him. More
Wallace West At outbreak
Wallace n
Eleanor Keleman
following but accostng her. One night Wallace
gambling
him his the night the
Hartley, disappears.
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Mo Mother TO Guide Her.

"Eve must have had pretty diff
cult time raising CAIN" said the face
tious one.
"In what way?" asked the chap who
never missed chance for lead.
"well. imagine trying to devise a
relief remedy for collie and worms with
ont the assistance of the old folks"
The Yale expositor., 1918-11-14

zone thing that has always puzzled
me-" began the chap with the under
slung jaw. as how they can say you
get n clear title to piece of property
when Il takes lawyer half a day to
decipher the abstract"
The Yale expositor., 1918-11-14
FIatterinu.

EdIth-What makes you think Jack
loves me so desperatelyf
Maud-Oh. thousand things! He
always looks so pleased, for instance.
when you sing and play.-Boston Eve.
ming Transcript.
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(To BE CONTINUED
Foul PLAY.

Lady (who has given a tramp
plate of scraps): "You must feel the
humiliation of begging for food"
Tramp: "Its not that so much mum.
What hurts me is that I'm depriving
the pore innercent fowls of feed"
The Yale expositor., 1918-11-14

There are two elements that go to
the composition of friendship; Truth
and nderness.--Emerson-
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Wallace receives a strange Of
fer, which he Indignantly re-
jects, and then-darkness. What
happened to him is revealed in
the next installment. Don't
miss IL.
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ww HEN General Allenby and
NM/ his victorious army captured
Wv Damascus from the Turks,
thev tonlx what iS called thp
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Utility Financing Concern

exclusively to the newspapers, ~ a combination of bankers in New
York, Boston and Philadelphia who make a speciality of handling public
utility securities. having meetings toc consider the ACCESSIBILITY of organizing
q corporation to look aner the financing of various gas, electric lighting,
traction and power oncerns.
The idea, which a explained in this column recently, contemplated
q pan under which the proposed corporation would nan the require
ments Of the public utility oncerns and in return obtain financial aid
from the War Finance Corporation. The working out of the plan, OF
prevail would first pc necessary. Some bankers think h plan is o
feasible, as the main object which the public utilities which need assist
ance have before them at present is the securing Off higher rates rom
their local State public service commissions and it is lot believed suc
practical politicians who make up the personnel Of a majority Of the
State commissions.