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Gelfm's favorite wine came from there.
Geographically. the promontory marks
The line Of Cyprus prehistoric connec-
tion with AsIa's mainland.
There too. reigned the beautiful
Queen Catherine Cornaro, adopted
@daughter Of Venice" who, though
grief-stricken by her husbands death,
struggled against intrigue that the
throne might be saved for his unborn
child.
Early came to Cyprus those 'Yan-
KEGS Of the Levant." the Phoeniciaps.
Sargon, the king Of Assyria who. as
Isaiah had prophesied, led "the Egyp-
tians prisoners and the Ethiopieans
captives," also naqn1red Cyprus
Esarhadd0n. the Caesar and Carnegie
of Assyria. who left ut Nlneveh an
indexed library Of many thousands Of
clay tablets. received tributes from ten
Cyprian kings.
Pausanias. Benedict Arnold Of
Sparta, liberated Cyprus from Persian
dominion. and Evagoras, one Of the
island kings, hero Of the worlds first
known biography, penned by Tsocrates.
who united the scattered principall-
ties, is the King Arthur OF island ira
dlti0n.
Thus Cyprus reehs with composite
memories Of eastern, Grecian. Roman,
and even Anglo-Saxon civilization. No
less was II focal point for religions.
At Kouklia. where certain tides still
pile masses Of foam along the shore.
Aphrodite Is supposed to have been
born Of the waves. Here are ruins
Of q temple for her worship. where
originally fetes were held which, as
one writer puts It, "were the scenes
Of too literal worship Of Venus" and
where until recently 1t was the Gus
tom to immerse maldens In honor Of
the goddess birth.
Kouklia Is on the site of the an.
cient Paphos. The Papbos Of today
was the one-time Neapaphos, where St
Paul struck blind the sorcerer, Elymas
and converted SergIus Paulus, the Ro-
man deputy.
The prcent-day Larnaka is on the
site Of the biblical Chlttim, whose
ships are mentioned by Daniel, and
whose ivory ID referred to by Ezekiel
In Larnaka is the tomb Of Laxarus
who. after being raised from the dead
IL said to have become bishop Of the
renowned city.
The area Of Cyprus Ii about equal
to the combined areas Of Delaware and
Rhode Island. while its total popula.
ton 10 about half that Of the latter
state.
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ENCHANTED ISLAND"

Cyprus. fairy land Ut the Mediter-
ranean, which Greeks have been urging
Great Britain to turn over to them, has
a history no less strange than the &c.
tton Of Shakespeare's "Othello," for
which the island, In part. ID the setting.
Richard Occur de Lion wrsstsd Il
from a ruler who had won 1t BY forg-
ing letters In his monarch's name af-
ter that ruler. Isaac Comnenus. had
refused to let the Crusaders ship
wrecked and seaack lady-love 4shd
there the FIRST time she asked.
Richard married Berengaria there
and went his way. after turning over
the island to Z penniless adventurer,
Guy de Lusignan, who founded q
"feudal state amongst spice gardens
and sllken luxury" and thus establish.
ed a dynasty which has been described
al the most romantic European his
tory.
Cyprus bulks large In the crotch Of
Asia Minor. like . huge nst with .
lean finger pointing straight at An.
tioch. Historically. one may imagine,
the finger should be crooked 4 bit
more, in perpetual accusation Of the
sultan, the degenerate Selim II. whose
generals captured the island, impelled
In part, at least, by the fact that
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line strikes the first running waite,
after quitting the Rio Grande-192
miles to the east. Here rises the
famous Yaqni river, that long, crooked
stream that meanders through the vast
Mexican state OF Sonora and through
the turbulent Ynqul Indian gone. final.
ly emptyIng Into the Gulf OF Callfor.
MIA below Guaymas.
sln the whole 700-mile stretch from
the Rio Grande to the Pacific this line
crosses only Ave permanent running
streams, and the average rainfall
throughout Its length Is only eight
inches.
"Saye the hamlets Of Columbus and
Hachita, the New Mexican section Of
this border Is almost uninhablted."
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AZORES: MAY be AERIAL
HALFWAY HOUSE

The Azores islands In years to
come. may be IN established mid-At-
lantic rest station for alrplane flights
across the ocean.
Farthest from I continent Of any
Atlantic island group, the Islands lie
$50 miles west sf Cape da Roca, Portu.
gal. and more than q thousand miles
southeast of Newfoundland, nearest
North American land.
Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes,
while the former were active, made
the Azores objects Of scientific inter
est akin to that svinced In the now
famous Mount Katmai region In Alas
ka. Suboceanic erupuons. sometimes
piltng mp islands which soon disappear
ed, were characteristic phenomena
Cne early description Of such an event
tells how the earth and waters were
rocked for eight days BY earthquakes
followed by q vast caldron Of fire that
seemed to sweep the seas surface and
consume the clouds. spswing enormous
masses Of earth and rock. Then there
appeared 4 group sf rocks. ever grow.
Ing higher and wider until an area Of
several square miles was contained in
this mo mans land" Later It was
shattered, and subsidized, a. the result
of more earthquakes.
The Asorss comprise three groups
u Islands. Their total area 10 less
than that ef Rhode Island; their popu.
lation about equal to that Of Kansas
City, No. Most Of the inhabitants are
Portuguese. he rest arc Flemish and
Moorish, with Z few immigrants from
the United Kingdom.
Fruits and nsh constitute the prin.
Opal experts. Oranges are supplant.
Ing pineapplss, but the other products
Lemon, citron, japanese medlar. and
bananas maintain their popularity
The principal hsh are the mullet, tun.,
ny, and bonito.
Saint Nichasls, largest island Of the
group, has lava beds, caves which may
BE- travsrsed for miles, and q nam
moth crater with two jsweled lakes
one asurs. the other smsrald-at its
bottom.
On Santa Maria II the church where
Columbus knslt. on Terceria 4 sub.
mirins vslcane made it, appearance
~ recently ~ half century ago. On
Cerve have been unearthed coins
which suggest Carthaginian visits, and
an Arabian gsographsr Of the twelfth
century described Islands Of the "West.
srn Ocsan" thought to have bsen the
ASeree.
About the middle Of the 6fteenth
century the Portuguese sent expedi.
lions 70 settle upon them. One island
Fayal, was presented BY Alphonso Y
II Portugal. q bis aunt Isabella,
duchess Of Burgundy. II was upon
her marriage to Philip the Good. duke
ef Burgundy. that he founded the IA.
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ALONG OUR TURBULENT
BORDER

Noeeglon III all North America ID
more frequently mentioned or more
widely misunderstood. perhaps, than
the Mexican border" writes Frederick
Slmpich, formerly American consul ut
Nogales. Mex, to the National Geo.
graphic society.
sGltos# the Gulf OF Mexico up to III
Paso, along the Texas frontier, the
Rio Grande forms the boundary be-
tween the United States and Mexico;
thence to the Pacific coast the line Is
marked by stone or iron monuments
(save short break at the Colorado,
so sci that one is supposed to be WIS.,
lble from another. BY this plan a SOL
dier, miner or cowman Eyes, and a
smuggler, tool can always tell which
side of the line he Is on; or, II wholly
lost and he comes suddenly on mon
ument, he soon can get orlented.
Adventurous, colorful and full of
contrasts as ii Is, the 1,SO0.mile trip
along this crooked, historic line Is
rough and difficult and has been made
by few people.
'T'he Rio Grande part Of this border
has caused both gncle Sam and Mex
leo much work and mental anguish.
During bad floods the line as formed
by the river squirms around In so as
tonishing and lively manner that
what Is Mexican soil one day may be
In Texas the next, and vice versa.
Railroads cut this long border line
at Brownsville, Laredo, Eagle Pass
and III Paso, Tex; at Douglas, Naco
and NogaIes, In Arizona, and at Calex.
leo and Tia Juana, In California. Only
four Of these railroads, however, are
main lines Of through traffic that pene.
trate the interior of Mexico; these
start at Laredo. Eagle Pass, FL Paso
and Nogales.
mo section Of the border has seen
so much Of adventure, tragedy and
turbulent activity as Texas. The flags
of France, Spain and Mexico have
waved over It; for time It flew Its
own Lone Star and also the Confed.
crate flag.
"As you follow the border west,
oaks. pines and underbrush decrease,
arldlty increases and cacti lit their
ihorny heads. Border counties like
Brewster, Preside and Fl Paso are Of
amazing area-larger than some OF
our small Eastern states. Windmills
are verywhere-''big electric fans to
keep the cattle COOL wagglsh cow.
boy once explained to London ten.
derfOOt.
"El Paso Is the only large city from
San Antone' to Los Angeles. a ride Of
1900 dry, dusty miles.
''rhe largest irrigation reservoir
anywhere Is the great Elephant Butte
dam. which stores more water than
the world-famous Assuan dam on the
Nile.
From the point at Monument No.
l, where the boundary line crawls out
Of the Rio Grande tat the southeast
corner Of New Mexico). It strikes west
into wilderness Of slngularly dry
and empty aspect. For 40 miles along
this march the traveller must carry his
own water.
ITO the west lie the rough, hostile
foothills Of the Dog mountains; near
here. In the San Luis range, the line
reaches point Of 5000 feet above
the sea, marking the continental a..
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nous knishtly order Of the Golden
Fleece.
In 1929 supporters Of Maria da
Gloria against Miguel. in the struggle
for the Portuguese crown, established
themselves on the islands, and for the
three years following Queen Maria
lived At Angra. one Of the seaports Of
importance. Others are Ponta Delgada
and Horta.
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BESSARABIA. A CONEY
ISLAND OF HISTORY

Bessarabia, recently assigned to the
suzerainty Of Reumania, has long been
q racial catch basin. ss
Her population was more than q.
100000 before the war. and included
Moldaylans, Little Russians, Jews. Bul.
garians. GreekA ArmenIans. Tartars.
Germans, and Gypsies; but that list
is short compared with the encyclo-
pedic procession Of Getae. Cloths.
Avars, Huns. Bessl twhence her
name). Ugrians. Humans, and Mongols,
to mention but q few. since the days
Of the original Cimmerians.
For Bessarabia. sloping southwark
from the westward foothills Of the
Carpathians. between the Dniester and
Pruth, down to the Black sea and
Danube delta. lay In the normal geo
graphical pathway Of tribes pushing
westward from Asia and southwark
from the bleak Russian steppes toward
the warmer seacoast lands. Moreover,
Bessarabia is at the conveyance Of
these two history-beaten paths, and
many times a clash ensued to decide
which group should pass through the
meek Of the bottle" toward Europe's
lands Of milk and honey.
Among the most narrowing of the In
vaslons was that Of the Mongols in
the fourteenth century. They caNe
across the yolga under Batu, grandson
OF that Mongol Charlemagne, Lengths
Kahn, and though there Is no complete
story Of their depredations in Bes.
sarabia, that region probably suffered
atrocities similar to others which are
recorded In narrowing detail. At
Ryazan women and children were used
us targets In bow-and-arrow contests; /;
sllvers Of wood were driven ender the
nails OF the men; then they were cor
rallied In churches to watch their won.
en- being tortured, and finally roasted
alive. Another city. Kozelsk, was re-
named Moballg, City Of Vice." and
kiev was laid waste after her people
had been MANNED and murdered.
A picture of peaceful, pastoral Bes.
sarabla- prior to the renewed rayages
Of the World war. furnishes pleasing
contrast. A delight to the few tour
lists who went through the region, were
the Moldavian homes.
A Moldavian interior was immaculate
and vivid. Brightly-colored curtains
and hangings were used. An Inevitable
decoration were rows Of yellow
gourds, the raising Of which is one Of
the minor Bessarabian Industries. The
people are deeply religious. Each ortho-
odox home had Its altar. facing east.
ward, sacred bread beneath the icon,
and cornstalks placed'in the shade of
cross before II. Even the affairs
were c0lorful because of their draper.
les and candles, and many times they
were laden with flowers. The Bes-
sarabian women are sprightly, bright.
eyed, and pretty.
Moidavians constituted about half
the Inhabitants Of Bessarabia. Rou.
mania, It will be recalled, was formed
by the union Of Moldavia and Wal.
lachia; hence the adjoining Bes-
sarabla, with Its large Moldavian pop
ulation. long has been the "Irredenta"
Of R0umania.
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'RAYMER \. S. WINS
F. FROM BUCKINGHAM

An0 hl8n ocuOOl Teams went 10
Buckingham last Friday evening
and took both games.
! The girls started things leading
In the first half by a very comfor.
table score Of % to ls: and In the
second half either the Raymer girls
weakened or the Buckingham girls
tightened up. for the score at the
end was 2S to SO in favor OF Raymer
Paul Schmeeckle acted as refer
ee and Dave Kile as umpire
1t did not seem to us that the
Raymer girls played with quite the
snap shown in the Sterling game, but
It may be our imagination. i,
Buckingham plays better garno
than last year. In our estimation.
In the boys game, Dicker was
entertaining bad cold and did not
want to play, so Nickerson was
placed at center. Felker forward In
place OF Nickerson, AMI ,Einifred
Powell guard in place Of Felker.
The game starteQ very. rvonly.
but Buckingham gradually pulled
away and before the first half end
ed. Coach Johnson sent QUICKER In
at Center. and the other players re-
sumed their regular positions. The
nnhnnnnnnnnnnn nnnnnn
end Of the first half showed the score
l6 to % in favor OF Buckingham,
and the local rooters ware In high
glee, shared by the nual .rous spec
tators from Grover, who vera down
to assist Professor Greene. They
felt sure that things we're going
right to give them lead for the
pennant, but the second half chang
el the complexion OF the score com
pletely, and fast and furious :Aen-
ty minutes sly the anal score Of
AZ to 80 in favor OF Raymer.
The teams were cnterta NEG after
the games by the Buc lsbam ,iria
to refreshments. the entertainers
outdoing themselves in their cour-
teous treai mont, not nly Of The
Raymerites, but Jl their friends
from Grover " well. Ra,mer comes
first latter GroverI
Saturday cys"ing thu same tears
went to Meriio and tried enncla-
sions with the liign school team3 at
that place, loosin, both games by
close scores, the girls being 70 to
20 in favor o. ..lecno, am re toys
So to 81 in favor o. Merino.
1t seems that Merlno got their
wires crossed anG I. .. VIC wee
coming dowr foi Il game af indoor
football Therefore they hal +, fcct
ball official Instead OF basketball
man for the ur,s game. and as We
had no referee With us, We had to
'"HS "h"t tuey VHcEeu VI ttu lEe
way OF refersei Rayp.er spccta.
tors tell us that our teams die MT
show quite as much pep us the night
previous. 1t con.d hardly be expect
ed that they could be quite as fun
OF ginger afte: hard yaEle the
night before and then the long riie
from here to Merino preceding the
game.
The teams were entertained cy-
ceedingly well to lunch after the
games at the home of Mr.. Anderson
near the school building.
On Wednesday evening OF last
week, the town team went out after
a share Of basketball glory. going
to Grover to see what they could
do with their team, The boys cane
back, cocky as the dickens, having
taken the game by score of 20 10
6S.
They are looking for some mora
games, but say no one seems to
want TO give them a chance. Be
careful boys. Pride goeth before
destruction.
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PALESTINE: PICMY LAND
WITH A GIANT HISTORY

.
the Nazarene whose birth will be com.
'memorated around the world this
week, Is characterized as "a tiny lit
tls country" BY viscount James Bryce,
IN q communication to the National
Geography society:
Though the travellers hand books
prepare him to find Palestine small,
II surprises him by being smaller than
he expected. Taking II as the region
between the Mediterranean on the
west and the Jordan and Dead sea on
the east, from the spurs of Lebanon
and Hermon on the north to the desert
ct Beersheba on the south, 1t IL only
u0 miles long and so to 90 broad-that
y to say, It is smaller than New
Jersey.
"Of this region large parts did not
really belong to ancient Israel. Their
hold on the southern and northern dis
tricts was but slight. while In the
southwest wide and rich plain along
the Mediterranean was occupied by
the warlike Philistines, who were
sometimes more than q match for the
Hebrew armies. Israel had, In fact.
little more than the hill country. which
lay between the Jordan on the east
and the maritime plain on the west.
King David. In the days Of his power,
looked down from the hill cities Of
Benjamin, Just north Of Jerusalem, up
on Phillstine enemies. only 25 miles
of, on the one side. and looked across
the Jordan to Moabite enemies, about
a. far of. on the other.
Nearly all the events In the history
Of Israel that are recorded In the Old
Testament happened within q territory
no bigger than the state Of Connect
cut, whose area u 4, 000-square miles;
and into hardly any other country has
there been crowded from the days Of
Abraham till our own, 30 much history
that Is to say, 90 many events that
have been recorded and deserve to b.
recorded In the annals Of mankind.
"Nor Il It only that Palestine Is
really small country. The traveller
constantly feels as he moves about
that II is small country. From the.
heights. a few miles north Of Jeru-
salem, he sees, locking northward,
far-of summit carrying snow for eight
months In the year. It Is Her1non.
nearly 10000 feet high-Hermon,
whose fountains feed the rivers Of
Damascus.
"But Hermon is outside the terri
tory Of Israel altogether. standing In
the land Of the Syrians; SO. too, It Is
Of Lebanon. We are apt to think sf
that mountain mass a. within the
country. because II also is frequently
mentioned In the Psalms and the
Prophets; but the two ranges Of Leb-
anon also rise beyond the frontiers
Of Israel. lying between the Syrians Of
Damascus and the Phoenicians Of the
West.
perhaps 1t Is because the maps
from which children used to learn
Bible geography, were ON a large scale.
that most Of US have failed to realize
how narrow were the limits within,
which took place, all those great do
ings that Oil the books Of Samuel and
Kings. Just In the same way the
classical scholar who visits Greece ID
surprised to nnd that 20 small q ter
ritory sufficed for 20 many striking in.
cidents and for the careers Of 20
many famous men,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-21

Montgomery, March 20.-( Specially Strenuous efforts mede made during the week to bring national prohibition into the campaign for the short term sena- torship How well they succeeded re- mains to be seen. Former Gov Emmet ONeal. who made the successful race in 1910 on an issue of anti prohibition, brought in the old issue, though in a new form, during the week and prompt ly received the challenges of Capt. Frank $. White and Dr. John w. Aber- crombie, who are opposed to any changes in the enforcement acts passed the following ratification of the prohi- bition amendment
 overnor O'NeaI didn't say he favored the repeal of the prohibition amend ment. He did insist that Volstead en- forcement act was too Severe and when he received the fire of the candidates whfo favor national prohibition retail lated with the declaration that some means should be provided whereby per sons i'll could receive liquors if they were prescribed by their physicians
 Senator White and pr. Abercrombe are determined to make their fight on an issue opposed to any interference with the prohibition laws Governor O'Neal is equally determined to make his campaign on an issue favoring mod ificaLionss in the regulatory laws, but not repeal of the amendment.
 This is sure to bring on an interest ing contest. overnor ONears first declaration no doubt will force J. Thomas Heflin to make statement of his position on the subject. MT. Heflin in days gone by has voted with each side and each probably will now insist
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Japanese View of Shantung

From TKorea and Shantung versus the
 Whits Peril" by Charles H. Sherrill'
 in the scrbner.
 As for. Shan-tung, when you view it from the Japanese point of view and re- alize she is not taking all that her 1915 treaties with England France and Italy permitted. you will see that the Japanese have 8 right to flater them selves that they are showing far more moderation-than has ever been shown in. the far east by her three European predecessors and instructors in China partitioning. The very fact of the that those three European Powers would have made some disposition among themselves of Germany's loot in Shsntung if they had not approved the status quo of Jananesse occupation. And what proof. say you. is there for such an impiica ton that they would not have given Shantung back to China? This Did England fail to grasp Wei hai- when, in 1895. the European Powers forced Japan to reinquish her war-won Chinese prizes? Certainty not when Japan was forced out, Etgland took 1t herself and holds it today. Did China get back Manchuria that same .xear when Japan was forced out? No Eussia moved in. That which is all right for white power is ali wrdng for Japan What ~ unfair bosh If Japan had not taken over Germany's tights in Shantung (against whose talk ing hy Germany there was no American or other protest). then one of the usual European annexers would surely have stepped in. just as England did into Wei-hai- wei, or Russia into Manchuria after the Japanese defeat of China and annex it
 All men or common sense. of what ever nationality. regard England's con- trol of Egypt asNhaving been blessing for the hand and it's people England will surely perform for Mesopotamia and for Persia the same miracle of irrf- gation transforming desert into , paradise. that Egpyt shows and we look forward with keen interest to that cer tain result. Well and good: but now let us use these same eyes of benevolent approval for another people blessed and another land improved but not by. directing them upon an Espyt of today or Mesopotamia or Persia of tomorrow but upon korea. What will the visit or there see.2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-21
Rheumatism
A Home Cure Given By One Who Had 1t

In the spring of 1893 I was attacked by Muscular and Inflammatory Rheuma- tism. l suffered as only those who have it>~know for over three years. l tried remedy after remedy, and doctor after doctor, but such relief as l received was only temporary Finally, found rem edy that cured me completely and it has never returned. l have given it to q num- Der who were terribly afflicted and even bedridden with Rheumatism, and it ef- fected a cure in every case
 I want every sufferer from any form of rheumatic trouble to try this mar vicious healing power Don't send a cent simply mail your name and address and will send it free to try. After you have used it and it has proven itself to be that long-looked-for means of curing your rheumatism, you may send tbe price of it. one dollar, but understand, I do not want your money unless you are per fectly satisfied to send it. Isn't that fair !? Why suffer any longer when positive re- lief is thus offered you free? Don't de- lay. Write today.
 Mark H. Jackson, No. 765-F Gurney Bldg, Syracuse, N. r.
 MT. Jackson is responsible. Above state-
 ment true.
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Odd Use of Gravity Made

Reminder clocks have long. proved themselves useful to business and pro- fessional men. new device of this order. in which gravity is put to q novel use. is illustrated m Popular Mechanics A the base of the case is metal cup in which are many pol ished steel balls. Around the dial are forfy-eight holes. one for each quar- ter hour. So, when. the appointments for the next twelve hours gre made the owner of the clock places a steel 'ball in each appropriate hole At each appointed minute a bal rolls to. the baSe Of tho clock where if makes an electric contact and rings ball or buzzer
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Montgomery Bureau The Age Herald
 22i2 First National Bank Building
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Whits Peril by Charles H. Sherrill, in the Scrihner