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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-21
AFTER FEDERAL ATTORNEY


BOSTON, sept l9.--A resolution
demanding the removal from Office
of Assistant United states District
Attorney John Baltus because OF al
legged statements on tho Irish situa-
ton made by him at the democratic
convention At Springfield yesterday
was unanimously adopted by tho
Boston central labor union todny
Tho resolution quotes language al
legged % have been used by Mr..
Bakus In opposing "A resolution cali
ing for the release by the British
government OF Lord Mayer Mac
Swincy OF Cork.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-21
0KMULGEE IS GROWING
Nity to the south of TulsD shows
Growth Of 1t7 Pcr Cent In the
Last Ten NCurs.

WAsIuNGTON. sept 20.-Prr-
lmlunry population figures an
uounocd today by the census bureau
luuludrd
Okmulgco. .Ohla., 1920 population
l7I3U. mcrcdfo since 1910, 1920 or
3lit per cent
Okmulgco county. including OK
mulgpC. OKLA, 1879 population
bb,Of2, increase hidce 1910, JS,Jo1
OF 1908 per cont
N Reno. okla. 1920 population
778I. decrease since 1910, 1886 or ~
per cent
OkmulEcc by wards--Ward i
$3.50; 2,J71. 3-3,S4i, i-i2o0,
Total 17.ilO.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-21
To Enlarge Fair Buildings.

OKLAHOMA CITY. Sept. go
Isor the first time In tho history
Of the Oklahoma state fair, 1t has
been necessary to remodel the agri-
cultural building In order to accom-
modatc the large number OF exhibits
from the various counties. Thirty
two counties have made appltca-
ton for space. Several Indian tribes
will have displays OF their own.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-21
IAPS ASK NFoR JUSTICE
orlcntais on Pacific Conyt Are FRO
testing Against Kulc,

Los ANGELES. Sept. ia tel
cgrnm asking President Wilson to
Grant Justice. equity and fair deal
ings" to the japanese ot California
In connection with the initiative
measure prohibiting japanese owner
chip OF land In the state TO he voted
upon In November was sent from
here today by committee appointed
lat meeting last nig-- OF 1900
Japanese.
The telegram asserted the meas
urc ~ unjust and inhuman and
threatens the existence OF the ia
Tnncse."
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-21
MERCHANT DIES IN STREAM.
TEXAS Man liccomcs Exhausted
while Swimming In the Brnlos.

MORT WORTH Texas. Sept. 20
Word reached this city today that
Mack Curtis. business man ~ Abb
lcne, TcYas, was drowned late sun
day Afternoon In the clonr>tork Of
tho Rrazos river, a few miles south
OF here. In an attempt TO swim the
lstrcnm, ne became exhausted and
| drowned before assistance could
reach him. The body was recovered. |.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-21
Reports Shortage OF rcocncrs

WAURlKA, sept 2O.-Shortaro
OF more than 20 teachers I'm tho
schools OF jefferson county is ro-
ported by X. 9. White, county supor-
intendent. Difficulty has been had
IN opening schools. The city schools
have opened with tho largest en-,
rollment in history.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-21

PERRY Sept. 2o.-Plans for a
$50, 600 bond issue, tho proceeds nf
which VIII he used for an extension
OF the swerage system OF the CITY
have been completed by the clty
council. and viii be submitted 20
tfYe voters at an early date.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-21

SECTION 2, Tha, the assessments here,
by levied on each Of the above menu. ."'N
lots and parcels OF lad are heten and
clared to be lien upon sucn lots anu
parcels Of land TO the same extent as olh,I
taxes and shall be collected and enforce W
the same manner as other taxes IN anu .J'
the city OF Tulsa. Oklahoma, are colc alel'
SECTION 8; That all assessments he'ss
by levied shall be divided into three 20,
equal annual instsllments as auth91lz' ~, y
by said Statutes OF the state OF .h,sH
for such cases made and provided tnst
the assessin ents shall bear interest A. @ Iho
rate Of eight O) per cent per AZ. -
payable annually at the time or Ihe Pst
ment OF the several ipstalimenls % Is
said assessments from the date OF w
taking effect OF this ordinance, thet Wy
first installment Of said assessment 81, y.
gether with the accrued interest N
deferred installmeuts shall be payatie
the 18th day of December, 1871 a"a .n.
remaining deferred installments VIII ,,
yearly interest on the upald lna'slu,' w..
shalt he payable on tho l5th dhy vl ',u
cember Of each succeeding year uh'" 90
shall be paid. .r.
owners OF the tots or parcels OF ~ ,e,,r
assessed may at any time during the '4,,
80 consecutive weeks following the -'
Of the first publication Of thls tI!n.,' ~
pay to the City Auditor of the w
Tulsa the full amount OF the hssessl'., essl'.,.. !
so Ieved against their said lot ana p"I..'',.
of land and thereby release such pt'p'''
from the lien Of such assessments .,,r
SECTION a. Ihat TINS hlN''H.'N- O.
he nuhIishad for twenty nine consecNL..' p
days. In the Tulsa Daily World g,Sa,
paper pub!lshed In Tulsa, Oklahoha, W,
tbe nuhIic,tion OF this ordinance a. i',
quIred ~ law shall be taken and res%,rT- me-
as sufficient notice to AL pstsons. by
ested In the assessments hereby Ie'ltA "
the terms of this Ordinance.
SECTION 6; That all ordlnaHl,sSS' m.
parts Of ordinances In eontliet, VIZ VIZ ~,
pTovlSions OF this ordinance, Insofar ~
such conflict exists. are hereby rSY'tiTit a,ist,
SECTION 6: That an emergency 'l'ft,
for the preservation of the public htst t-U
and safety. BY reason whereof lhs g,' ',
ance shall take effect from ana a'''' '
psssage approved. and publication. ,.,,..
PASSED, and the emergency ,tf,
ruAd upon separately ana HpP'o''1'
i4th day of September, 1890. ,......
APPRoVED. this lith day Of septeh
ber 1890. ,,e N,.yor.
Attest ,,
MRS FRANK SEAMAN
city Auditor
Approved 9-Ii-20: u
FRANK Il. DUNCAN. city At'ornsr
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-21
Flames Drive Family from Home,

CHICKASHA, Sept, 20.--Flre here
this week destroyed the II. +. Ever
eft home. Mrs. Everett and the chill
drcn were forced to flee sfrom the
house at A:3O I'm the morning.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-21

OKLAHOMA CITY sept, 20
Protection OF The rights ~ individ
ual rttcg 'D control friAht and pna
scugrr ruf,a and supervise service
VIII hc considered by The national
nhsU,lttiUn of railway aud uulitl,8
commissions at chicago on October
81. according tO % telegram received
by Art Walker. chairman ~ the core
puIItiIn commission. M'mh'rs ui
ih, association are comm .aal0uors of
ynrluuH states now supervising pub
llr HcryiCD corp pur1iluuU.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-21
LEGAL.

(Published In the Tulsa Daily world,
September 90. Fl, 2e, 20, a. 20. 2S, a.
% and 80. l52o world Publishing
Company. puhllahersl
NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS
AND CONTRACTORS,
HidH Will 0e received at the office ot
the city Auditor Tulsa oklahoma, until
o'clock p, m Thursday, September 40,
1890, FOR the constructions Of sanitary
Sewer. including laterais connections,
and other appurteuances Tor Sc~or DIS
trict No. l65 as created and established
by Ordinance No. 2OA7, passed and ap-
proved the 2nd day ~ March, 1890,
Revised plans, profilcs, specifications and
estimates for tho construction OF said sewer
system and aptuttcnanc0s have beer
adopted by the Mayor and Board of Com
wisHl1ucry ~ said city and are now on
mo IN tho ouiee ot ne nily Enslneer,;,
Rids must he made upon the official
proposal shectg' OF the city of Tulsa
The rights 10 reject any and all bids is
reserved 10 the Hoard OF Commissioner
Of the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma
A certified check In the sum of five
,5l pcr cent OF the amount ot the bid will
be required from each bidder.
All bids will be opened and considered
1t said meeting of the said Road OF
CITY al a meeting % said Hoard 60 b,
held IN the city Hall In said CITY al 8
o'clock A. m. on the lst day of October
1890.
Any and all parties Interested are here
by notified that they may appear and
rrotezt against or object to said pro.
posed improvements or any part thereof
or any matter or thing IN relation thereto
At said meeting ~ the said Hoard oi
commissioners on the lst day OF October
1890 .....- ....,....
CITY Auditor
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-21

Notice is hereby given that IN pursuance
Of an order by the Hoard NJ Commit sioners
ot the city ot Tulsa, oklahoma, scaled
hlds will he received ~ the office ot the
city Auditor u Ssid city until s o'clock
y. M Thursday, Sept 80, 1920, Tor fur
nlshing materials and performing the
work necessary In paving and otherwise
improving in tho manner and subject 40
the conditions hereinafter set out tho fol
lowing described portions Ot the following
named streets and avenues In said city
OF Tulsa, to-Wit
CHEYENNE AVENUE. fpom the north
line ot Latimer street 10 the north line of
Burgess Hill Addition.
DENVER AVENUE. from the north line
Of Iatimcr street 60 the north line OF
Rurgess liul Addition.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-21

Qpubllghcd in The Tulss Daily World
geptenber 90 a. 81, sS and -. 1890
The world Publishing COMPANY, Pub
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-21
MRS. FRANK SEAMAN.
city Auditor.

published IN the Tulsa Daily world,
Sept II IS 10 20 ~ s2 20 "a 2S 2s 81 2s
2S 30, october I 6 10 II IL
10 II and 70, 1920 The world Publishing
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-21

(Puhlished in the Tulsa Daily world
September . 10 IL u 10 ~ 10
rs 20 10, oct 2 and 3rd. 1890. Ihe
world Publishing Company. PublisherS)
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-21
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-12-08
WHITES TO ABSORB MAORlS?
That Fate, Rather Than Extinction,
Said to Be Assured to New Zea-
land Tribe.

The ingenious explanation that they
wouldn't have eaten neighbors had
beef, mutton or pork been more abun-
dant on the early New Zealand market
stamps the native Maoris as race
with working brains. and their ply
siques have long been praised. 1t is
not surprising, therefore, that, as
correspondent records, these aborig
inals are among the few in modern
times who, instead of promptly vanish
ing. will doubtless be absorbed into the
white mans family.
Fifty thousand pure-bred Maoris still
remain. half of whom are practically
civilized. Many have attained TO high
political position. There are four Mao
ri members In the house of representa-
tives, two in the legislative council
and one Is an important minister In the
executive council.
Themselves Polynesians of remote
East Indian blood, these natives, be it
added. are not strictly aboriginals.
They are thought to have displaced,
la table dbote, some 500 years ago a
savory stock of Meianesians or Pa
puaDs."
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-12-08
Has Served Country Well.

Senior Portal, for the last 80 years
the leading journalist of Peru and the
author of II best sellers in that coun-
Try, has done for his native land what
Luis Taboada did for Spain, Mark
Twain fos the United States, and. long
ago. Moliere for France; while wag-
ing war with his pen, he has created
true literature. Thirty years ago. when
ne laid down the sword he had carried
with honor through the Peruvian strug-
gle with Chile, he took up arms against
every imaginable weakness, shortcom-
ing, sin. and vice of his fellow coun-
trymen; and in laughter-provoking sar-
easm and seathing irony he has de-
plcted all the wickedness to which flesh
--and particularly Peruvian fiesh-is
heir.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-12-08
Franklin.

Seth Crabtree is confined tn hi.
house with a severe eye trouble
Miss Edith Butler is home from an
extended visit in Massachusetts,
Thomas Macomber is having nm
artesian we'll dug on his premises.
Postmaster Blaisdell is waiting hi,
opportunity for admission to hosDital
when room will permit.
Dana and Norman Dyer. who have
been filing a contract for Christmas
trees in Washington county. ara
home.
Mrs. Clarence Hopkins OF Town
Hill has bought the house recently
vacated by Mrs. Sadie Butler.
The game of basketball played by
the Harringtons and our local team
at the town hall Friday evening was
witnessed by many. Score 20 to II
in favor of Franklin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. l.. Lowell came
last week to the home of her mother
Mrs. Abbie Dunn. Mrs. Lowell has
been In Bangor over a year under
medical treatment. Mr.. Lowell re-
turned to Bangor Monday.
The ladies' aid society will meet
this week with Mrs. Frank Workman.
On Thursday. Dec. 16, it will hold a
sale of neediework. and will serve
public supper at the vestry.
Christmas seals for the promotion
of good health have been put on sale
in all the stores of the town. Mrs.
j. w. Blaisdell, who has charge of
the campaign here. has good supply
on hand, and will be only too glad to
furnish them to those wanting them.
The drive is from Dec. 2 to Dec. II,
and should receive a generous
response from all who are interested
in the betterment of humanity in
town, county and State.
Dec. 6. B.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-12-08
Purple Ore Now In Demand.

Purple ore is an unknown quantity
TO the uninitiated. To the initiated il
is heavy purplish powder used chief
ly as ballast by ships leaving French
ports. So little worth was attached
to the ore five months ago that II sold
In Bordeaux for 1850 francs a ton.
Since then II has been put to new uses.
and. with the rise in demand. there
has been corresponding rise in price.
Purple ore has rich iron content. and
that fact has been sufficient to prompt
English manufacturers to devise new
uses for the powder. Its sudden leap
into the ltnelight win perhaps stimu-
late interest in the residue of other
minerals, the possibilities of which
may have been overlooked in the rapid
march of all branches of engineering.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-12-08
Velocity of Light.

Physicists never tire of efforts TO
increase the accuracy of their knowl-
edge of the fundamental facts of
science. A REORGANIZATION of the We
locity of light by the Fizean toothed
wheel method was made at Nice. These
experiments were remarkable on ac-
count of the great distance over which
the beam of light employed was trans
mitted. Previously such a beam had
been caused to travel about fifteen
miles, but on this occasion the reflect
ing mirror was so placed that the total
distance traversed by the beam. going
and returning, was fifty-seven miles.
The mean Of 100 observations gave
for the velocity of light 1856 2251s
miles a second.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-12-08
North Sedgwick.

Eddie Anderson has purchased a
new Ford car.
Albert Smith has moved his family
from Rockland into the Henscomb
rent.
Miss Howe, hcme demonstration
agent, was in town Friday and or
ganized club.
Fred Page has purchased the Nc
Farland property of Earl Hanscomb.
Ray Thurston has moved his fam
lily into his home, recently pur-
chased from E. E. Nevills. The
Nevills family is at present in the
Clapp house. Mr.. Nevills plans to
build in the early spring.
Mrs. Earl Hanscomb is at home,
having finished her school at Sea-
wall.
Miss Emma Allen spent the past
week with relatives in Sedgwick.
Colby Hooper and Chester Gray
were among those securing deer last
week.
The regular grange meeting was
held Friday evening. The following
officers were elected: Master, Ed.
Nevills: overseer, Forrest Closson;
steward. Robert Allen; lecturer, Mrs.
Curtis Young; chaplain, Rev. John
Sherman; secretary, Paul Smith;
treasurer, Sadie Allen; steward, Ira
Hamilton; lady assistant steward,
Vera Pierce; Flora, Rose Pervear;
Ceres, Faye circuit; Pomona, Addie
Pierce; gate-keeper, John circuit, jr.
Supper was served. The ladies fur
nished program.
Dec, 6. x.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-12-08
Islesford.

There is no snow here. The
island was visited with quite heavy
electrical storm Sunday afternoon.
In the high wind storm of last
week, Capt. Walter Hadlock's motor
boat parted her mooring chain and
went adrift on the beach below the
Wells cottage. The men who hap
pened to be at the shore rushed to
the place where she grounded and
hauled her up out of the way of the
sea and tide. No damage was done
to the boat.
Mrs. William Black has gone to
Massachusetts for the winter. Miss
Evelyn Moore is her housekeeper.
Capt Benjamin Squirting of Booth
bay is visiting relatives in town.
Miss Dorothy Bryant is visiting
friends in Bar Harbor.
H. E. Stanley of Bangor was here
on a business trip Friday and Satur-
day.
Dec. 6. S.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-12-08

When an Italian has a dream he
doesn't 90 tell his friends about it
for the sake of making conversation,
but hurries to get his dream book to
find out what the dream portends. The
book has number for everything man
wears, has, eats and sees. Things
shown in a dream are looked up, and
the corresponding numbers are played
by the italian In the weeks national
lottery. And If he doesn't win, says
Kenneth L. Roberts In the Saturday
Evening Post, he feels positive that
somebody with the Evil Eye has looked
at him and broken his chances. The
man with the .Eyil Eye is hated, feared
and stunned.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-12-08
Sorrento.

]. G. Workman was in Bangor
Monday and Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Camden Sargent is visiting
in Bucksport.
Arthur Allen of Bangor is wiring
L. Z. Wlbur's house for electric
lights. .Frark =. Trundy and Fred
L. Goodwin have>Secently put Delco
electric light plants In their homes,
and are much pleased with them.
Word was received here last week
of the death of Raymond Merle Ken
ney at the Z. S. hospital at Denver,
Col, of tuberculosis. following an at
tack of influenza about a year ago.
He was born in Sedgwick April 20,
1902, the son of Henry and Georgia
NJ. Kenney. and lived here for sew
eral years with his aunt, Mrs. Cora Z.
Slower. He enlisted in the army
early in 1919 for four years. His
body arrived at the home of his
mother at Guilford, under military
escort, on Dec. 2. and a military
funeral was held there the next day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank l.. Trundy en-
tertained Saturday evening the fol-
lowing guests Mrs. C. H. Work
man, Hazel Hopkins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred L. Goodwin, Clifford Andrews,
Camden Sargent and Mrs. F. B.
Seavey. Progressive whist was
played until a late hour, when
dainty lunch was served by the
hostess. The honor prize was won
by Mrs. F. L. Goodwin and the BOBBY
prize went to Camden d. Sargent.
Dec. 6. Sam"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-12-08
That Travellers May Read.

Borrowing book from the public
library in one city and returning 1t
to the library in the next town where
he makes stop may be arranged for
the benefit of the travelling man.
The National Council of Travelling
Mems associations has appointed a
committee TO see what can be done
along this line and has asked the
American Library association to APP
point similar committee to confer.
The library association. accepting
the invitation, has just constituted Its
own committee. John Adams Lowe.
vice librarian of the Brooklyn public
library. is its chairman.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-12-08
Keeping Water Cool

The only way TO keep water cool
Is TO surround 1t with some mate
rial that is bad conductor of beat,
Or In other words, does not pass on
the heat TOO rapidly. The poorest
conductor Of heat is vacuum or space
from which the air has been excluded;
hence, a thermos or vacuum flask
makes the best container for cold wa
ter, Other bad conductors of heat are
wood. leather, felt, horn, bone; con-
tainers made Of or covered with these
materials viii keep liquids cooler than
those made Of metal or glass.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-12-08
BROOKLYN.

Mrs. Katie Hill and children, who
have spent two weeks with Mrs.
George Love at Readfield, returned
home Saturday.
Drs- Bliss and Littlefeld of Blue
hill operated upon Mrs. Harry
Bridges Thursday, for appendicitis
Mrs. Bridges is very comfortable,
Miss Binder of Penobscot is with her.
Harvey Wells, who has been in the
hospital at Bangor for "a week, re-
turned home Friday.
Mrs. George ingalls,, who has been
in Roekport two weeks caring for her
sister, Mrs. E. J. Carter, returned
home Saturday
There will be a parent-teachers'
association meeting at the high
school building Thursday evening.
Mrs. Amanda Sellers of Searsport
came Sunday to spend the winter
with her daughter, Mrs. Fred
Stewart.
Miss Evelyn Anderson is employed
at Mrs A w. Bridges.
Mr.. Palmer of Eastport, who has
been installing large boiler at the
Farnsworth Packing Co.'S plant, re-
turned home Thursday.
Fred Cole of Rockland spent the
weekend in town.
Manton Gray has moved his family
to Brooksville.
The church aid circle on Main
street will meet with Mrs. A. E,
Farnsworth Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock. The circle on High street
will meet with Mrs. Julia Jackson the
same afternoon.
The church aid circle will hold
Christmas sale in the chapel Wednes-
day afternoon and evening, Dec. Is.
Wabanaki Camp Fire Girls will
hold sale of fancy articles at the
library Saturday afternoon, Dec. Is.
j. y. Hooper is having a we'll
drilled at Haven.
o. N. Purdy and wife, who have
been in town the past two weeks, left
for their home in Boston Saturday.
James Webster, who has been Wis
ting his sister, Mrs. Stephen Cousins,
returned to Syracuse, N. Y, Monday.
Warren Ford arrived home from
Wapello. Iowa, and Mrs. Warren
Ford, Mrs. Oscar Ford and Miss Mary
from Boston, Wednesday.
Dec. s. "Une Femme"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-12-08

Harry Torrey and wife are receiv-
ing congratulations on the birth of
son. Marshall Woodrow. born Dec. /.
Miss Lena A. Sperry attended a
convention in Machias last week.
Nina II. Carter came home Friday
from Unity, where she has been en-
ployed.
Mrs. Edward Johnson and two
children came home Saturday from
Orrington, where they have been WIS.,
iting. Mr.. Johnson's mother is with
them for the winter.
Arbutus grange will elect officers
next Saturday evening.
A crew of men gathered at the
Methodist church Monday to make
necessary repairs. A dinner was
given by the ladies.
Dec. g.. l..
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-12-08
GLORY DESTROYED BY TIME
OF the Once Mighty Cities Of Babylon
and Nineveh Hardly Yes
tiqe Remains.

When the ancient kingdom of the
Assyrlans fell through effeminacy and
negligence 300 years after the Trojan
war, many petty states arose out Of
its ruins, two of which raised them
selves to a high degree of power. The
kings of Media subdued the mountain
land of Persia, and established rela-
tons of amity with hordes that
wandered on the eastern side of the
Caspian sea; they conquered also
portion of the empire which had CEN
tered in Nineveh. At the same time
the king of Babel. or Babylon, flour
ished with still greater magnificence
and power.
In Babylon. ancient seat of learning
and science. Nabopolassar. after a
long period of anarchy and division,
erected most powerful monarchy,
whose sceptre Nebuchadnezzar, his
son. extended from the Caucasus
mountains, where he defeated the
Iberians, to the sandy deserts of Lydia.
He burnt Jerusalem: defeated Ammon,
Moab and Edom; conquered Tyre, the
richest city of the Phoenlcians; laid
waste Egypt and formed his empire
on new boundaries. He adorned Baby
Ion, the city of his residence, with the
noblest works of architecture, but of
this city the ruins are scarcely dis
cernible. 1t Is still more difficult to
trace the vestiges of Nineveh, which
lie three days journey from it, and
whose ruins have sunk in the marshy
soil