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In the Date Garden. of saadad.

merce 1t (Syria) has always beer
closely related to the fertile valley.
of the Nile and the, twin Mesopotamiar
rivers, and its commercial life of to
morrow cannot be divorced from thai
of Mesopotamia.
"Mesopotamia is as fertile to6a,
as when it was the birthplace o.
human history and when the civiliza
tion that developed there had onl!
the Nile valley as a competitive field
Various factors delayed the newt
able reopening Of the historic trade
route across Syria and Mesopota mis-
In modern times.
Nowhere, however, did trade fol
low the railway to greater exteni
than along the Bagdad line, and in the
spring of 1914 Aleppo was thriving
commercial center Of German trade
At the hotels engineers and merchant,
crowded the dining rooms and talked
of mighty future in Mesopotamia
That summer. war came, and the burn
ing question of styles was rapidl,
succeeded by one Of food enough t.
keep body and soul together.
Fifty miles west of Bagdad, aloni
the Euphrates, lies the region now
commonly regarded as the Garden Of
Eden. To irrigate this Eden and tt
reclaim millions of fertile acres aroune
Bagdad was the stupendous task t.
which the Turkish government ad.
dressed itself.
AT Mussayeb. on the Euphrates, {
pre-war traveller saw 1000 Arabs
digging like moles In the BabyloniaK
plain, making a new channel for the
river. In the dry bed Of this artificial
channel nm enormous dam was built
"Nebuchadnezzar'si vast irrigation
system, which once watered all Baby
lonia, can still be easily traced fol
miles about Bagdad. One giant canal
the Narawn, runs parallel with tha
Tieris for nearly 800 miles, It Is S5f
feet Wide. and all about It the take
on and laterals may sfill be idenftfled
Hsro01tps uaid he found 'foresk q
~ 16xo lkcm enh = ends Whea k6 NJ
~ ooDotn1n = I. x 4 &. K. :
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:EyI45s
Animal Prophets.

Few beliefs are older or more wide
spread than that animals, and espe-
cially wild animals. have foreknowl-
edge of what the weather is to be, and
something that amounts to such fore
knowledge many Of them doubtless do
possess, but there is no reason, and
only poor excuses, for assuming that
there is a source of information accu-
rate enough and Of application remote
enough to give any appreciable extern
sion to the weather bureaus prognos-
tications.
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WILL ELEPHANTS GO THE
WAY OF BUFFALOES?

VIII the African elephants soon have
to be protected, as are buffaloes in the
United States. lest they become ex-
tinct?
The peaceful progress of farming
is the menace which the elephant
faces. Already the South African Cape
council has decided to exterminate the
elephants because they despoil crops
and sometimes kill agricultural la
borers.
Sir Harry Johnston, famous African
authority, tells of his experience with
African elephants in a communication
to the National Geographic society:
:'If, after many years Of trials, the
African elephant is pronounced to be
hopeless as domestic animal (and
1t should be remembered that most
male African elephants in captivity
have shown themselves to be hopless-
ly savage), then at least for its mag
nificent ivory the creature Is worth
preserving as an asset to the state.
II the Indian elephant shows himself
to be more docile than the African
elephant, 1t must be remembered, on
the other hand, that he is Of very lit
tie value for his ivory.
"One day baby elephant was pre-
sented to me by an Uganda chief. It
is sad thing to relate. but three men
were killed in attempting to capture
the first elephant. ! had expressed
q wish one day for SHINE elephants
to experiment with In domestication,
ana the natives, with thair usual de-
sire I'd please me, were 70 ardent in
their determination to gratify my wish
and - determined In tteif pursuit Of
the young elephant th4t tAe mother
Ielep6ant Knocked over ~ klll&d three
q them. But finally tAey auceceeded
n yhe1r ob3set, capturiq ~ ~ rn4
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NEW REBELLION IN
GARDEN OF EDEN

"MesopOtamia, Upper and Lower,
vies with Egypt in claiming the honor
of being the home of ancient civiliza-
tion," says a bulletin of the National
Geographic society, quoting from sew
eral communications concerning the
land of Adam and, Eve where the
British recently sent more troops be-
cause of native uprisings.
"Mesopotamia comprises the valleys
of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Here fourished the Chaldean, Baby
lonian, and Assyrian empires. The
city of Bagdad, with all its glamor
of mystery and magic, is in the heart
Of Mesopotamia.
"This was the richest land in the
world, the granary of the ancients {;
1t today lies largely waste, the desert
sands have encroached upon the fer
tile fields, while the clogged canals
have turned other portions into
swamps and marshes.
"What population there is-not more
than one millions of Arab origin
and the Arabic language is spoken
thfouSiout. lHeFe Is, Ill Incl, very
distinct dividing line between the Arab
ic and the Turkish-speaking portions
of the former Ottoman empire. This
boundary corresponds with the line of
the Bagdad railway from the Medi-
terranean to the Persian Gulf. 1t is
for the exploitation of this rich land
Of Mesopotamia that the famous Bag
dad line was built.
"Syria closes the east end of the
Mediterranean and is bounded on the
north by the Taurus mountains. The
Syrian and Arabian deserts limit fur
ther settlement to the east and south.
But in connection with world COM
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Golden Medical Discovery and one
bottle cured me. have never had
4 return of this ailment but have
always had good health since. 1 an
glad to recommend this medicine."-
MRS. CHAS. WENTZ, 141 So. Bloom.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery is sold by druggists in liquid
or tablets. Contains no alcohol. Send
10 cents to DR.. Pierce's Laboratory In
Buffalo. N. Y. If you wish trial pkg.
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LOWER CALIFORNIA

Communication makes for civiliza-
tion. The airplane promises to make
accessible many hitherto obscure re-
or railway travel.
For example, the average American
had little reason heretofore to go to
Lower California. Recently, however.
this peninsula has been the resting
place for airplanes In flights from the
Pacific coast of the United States to
the Panama Canal.
Frederick Simpich writes to the Ma
tional Geographic society as follows:
1.-The long, boot-shaped peninsula
that swings down Off the left-hand cor
ner of the United States belongs to
Mexico and is known on Mexican maps
as 'Baja,' or Lower California. Early
Spanish maps of America showed Cal
ffornia as an island, due, no doubt,
to limited explorations of this penin-
sula.
''Scantily known as it is to the av
erage American, this S00-mile-long
strip of rocks, peaks, brush-grown
mesas, and rare, fertile little valleys
is a favOrite haunt for many Yankee
naturalists, fishermen, and big-game
hunters; and here and there, in the
mcre-favored, well-watered, grassy
spots of the higher ranges, hardy
American cattlemen have built their
adobe homes, where they enjoy the
limitless freedom of vast unfenced
areas. The Circle Bar company of
Ojos Negros Ranch runs cattle over
leased territory of two and half mil
lion acres, and British corporation
holds title to something like fifteen
million acres.
Away down at peaceful, picturesque
La Paz, where Cortez repaired his
schooners and where, centuries later,
Walker, the Yankee filibuster, raised
his flag, another Yankee today runs
busy little tannery, turning out 900
sides of good leather every day, for
an American shoe factory. Here and
there, in hill and valley, Americans
are delving for metals or growing the
staple frijole.
But the country as whole, owing
to Its many desert, waterless areas,
is but sparsely settled, and, as one
writer says, In all Its turbulent, ro-
mantle history, since the halcyon days
when Sir Francis Drake dropped his
pirate anchor in Magdalena Bay, no
wheeled vehicle has traversed its rough
and tortuous length
"Rich as are its mines and fat as
are its herds Of cattle. its chief
source of wealth lies In the cotton
growing regions around Mexicali.
"At the Colorado delta, at the head
Of the Gulf of California, which sep
arates the Lower California peninsula
from Sonora, more than at any other
point on the whole border, the interests
Of the United States and of Mexico
are closely Joined. This Is due to the
singular topography Of that region
(part Of it is below sea-level) and
to the diversion of water from the
Colorado river. In the opinion of many
irrigation engineers and political stu
dents, this peculiarly delicate problem
Of irrigation and water rights, as be-
tween planters on the American and
Mexican sides Of the line, respective
ly, can be solved satisfactorily only
by some joint treaty between the two
republics, involving either the fixing
Of a neutral zone or the sale Of
small strip of territory"
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cuticura soothes Baby Rashes

That itch and burn with hot baths
of Cuticura Soap followed by gentle
anointings of Cuticura Ointment.
Nothing better, purer. sweeter, espe-
cially If little of the fragrant Cutt-
cura Talcum Is busted on at the fn-
ish. 25c each everywhere.-Adv.
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only one Of many fine blouses that
may be toned down or toned up by the
headwear that is worn with them.
Thera are other accessories that
spice up the toilette. There are myri-
ad strings Of beads in all colors-in
crystal. ivory, onyx, gold. silver. pearl
and ali sorts Of mock Jewels. There
are chains and charms from China
that cannot be overlooked and an end
less variety Of necklaces that add col
or or sparkle or interest to frocks
Bead girdles, and others made Of beads
and silk cord. find themselves con-
spicuously placed on afternoon ana
evening frocks. Fans have reappeared
in many varieties to vie with those
Of ostrich feathers and more familiar
accessories -neckwear and handker.
,chiefs- growing more complicated
with the introduction Of color and ~
riety of design.
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WOMEN Need SWAMP-R0OT

Thousands Of women have kidney and
bladder trouble and never suspect It.
Womens' complaints often prove to pe
result Of kidney or bladder disease.
II the kidneys are not in . healthy
condition, they may cause the other or
eans to become diseased.
Pain in the back. headache. !oss OF am
bition, nervousness, are often times symp-
toms Of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment: Dr.
Kilmer's ewsmp-Root, . phyaician's pfe.
scription, obtained at any drug store. nay
be lust the remedy needed to ovsreoms
such conditions.
CIT medium on large siss bottle m
mediatek from any drug store.
Hovevers u you wish first to test tnis
arcat preparation sehd tan cents 70 ".
Kilmef 8 O., BinGhamton. y. " soe 9
esmpIs bottle, when writing b suFe end
nsntiea ~ pepw- AdyS
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Never to ee trusted.

"Political promises" remarked Sen
ator Sorghum, "remind me of the three
wishes fairy grants in the story
books. There's always 'ketch'
'em somewhere"
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Will liver
trouble; I
would be-
come diz
Zy a n d
dark spots
would ap-
p 9 a r be-
1 ore my
9 y Q Q I
t o ok DR..
epc0'9
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Many old frontier saloons in the
West are being rebuilt into parson-
ages and churches.
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WelI?'

A twelve-year-old girl writes to her
newspaper to say that children rarely
cause panics, that 1t is the nervous,
excitable women" who are at fault.
How about it?-Collier's Weekly.
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professor, what is the logical way
OF reaching conclusion"
'Take a train of thought, my boy"
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MRS. J. M. CRAIG. Of Los A.
sslss' Calf, who says no one
can feel more Grsteful for what
rsnise has done thsn she does.
Deelsrs' she has aainsd twelve
pounds and her health is now bet
ter than in years.
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WbenS the habit Of perseverance, hal
besn formed hard dudes bscensi essy
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/, y rysrj tSse1iI1) Ct o tuning ~
1rcSIir3it into some DARK cc4!1qzs
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Dizzy Spells

Hastings. Nebr.-"Some years ago
I was troubled greatly with liver
The New York herald., 1921-09-28

l passed the Leviathan. which the Ship
ping Board now promises to restore and
put into service again. l said: That's
the keynote for the American people
get to work. get into service; do all you
can"
"Plenty OF Work for All"
How about the unemployment?
There VIII be plenty of work for All
IL we all show our faith. not by relaxing
our efforts. holding back In fear. putting
on blue glasses and keeping our money
in our pockets but by making needed
improvements. starting to build ana re-
build. buying and sellng-putting 70
work our energies. our brains. our
moneys-everything We have-for .hs
good OF the country.
Instead of curtailing our adyert.s-
ing we are enlarging Il.
Instead OF standing pat on our stores
rs they have been we are refittlng. rear
ranging. rebuilding and improving them.
To do this we have given employment
to large bodies OF mechanics and others
day and night.
Instead OF cutting down our reorgan-
ization we are adding TO It and building
1t up.
I'VE mean to- be ready for the good
times just ahead. and he who does not
get ready is blind to the future OF
America.
How can any one be a pessiuist
about this country?
why. even France and england and
Germany--aii harder hit by the war
than we-are putting US to shame IN
taking off their coats and getting 10
work.
"sroney Also Must work"
Money mrst come out of It's hiding
places--in banks and in the homes--and
go to work along with our physical and
mental energy-to build new homes. new
stores. new factories. new businesses,
new courage and new faith
| "A. T. Stewart showed the way In hie
day. When Ireland was suffering with
famine he sent shipioad OF food. When
| Gen. Grant wanted to make him his
Secretary Of the Treasury and his ene-
mics said: He belongs to the money
| interests. Stewart replied: I will sell
out my whole store or give it away II
necessary that ! might serve my coun-
| try
Stewart only had a few real COM
petitors in business-mainly Horace B.
| Claflin. To-day New York teens with
merchants and stores, which reminds me
| that when I first opened my big store In
Philadelphia repeatedly was threatened
and was urged to take around with me
bodyguard because the little merchants
that was supposed to be putting out of
business might seek my life. If people
only realized that business thrives on
The New York herald., 1921-09-28
SINKING OF SUBMARINE
LAID TO ERRORS BY CREW
interiocking De0ice in re
Also Failed TO Work.

Los ANGELES, Sept. 27.-Opening Of an
inner torpedo door while the outboard
shutter was opened and failure OF an
interlocking device to operate caused
the sinking last night of the navy sub
marine re with loss of two lives in san
Pedro harbor. 1t was officially announced
at fleet headquarters to-day
]. Il. Dresfein of San Pedro was
drowned when thrown from the con-
ming tower of the sinking submarine ant
Frank o. Spaulsburg OF Powers Latte.
y. D.. was trapped In the engulfed craft.
Both we're seamen on the Re.
Admiral T.. w. Eberle. commander In
chief of the Pacific feet will return
aboard the United States steamship
New Mexico tomorrow from San Diego
and inaugurate a court of inquiry.
The sinking occurred while the RE
was mooTed with eight other submarines
20 the mother ship Camden. That thu
sinking was accelerated by inrush OF
water through opened vents and tn,
coming tower. also open. due to the ex
cessive warmth here last night. was tn.
opinion expressed by Rear Admiral II. o
Stickney. commander of the Pacific flee
train.
The New York herald., 1921-09-28
GIRL MAKES RESCUES
AT FLAT HOUSE FIRE
Her Father Aids in Efforts to
Avert Loss of Life.

Miss Nettie Flynn of i04 Stuyvesant
avenue. Brooklyn. and her father John.
last night aided in rescuing tenants from
burning four story apartment house at
953 Lafayette avenue
The blaze was not discovered until il
had made its way to the top floor
through the dumbwaiter shaft, and
smoke soon filled the halls. James
O'Neill. his wife Margaret and their
three-year old daughter Lorraine were
cut off on the second floor and. getting
to the fire escape. shouted for help
Miss Flynn and her father who had
climbed over two fences to reach the
fire. put up the ladder of the fire escape
and started up. Flynn assisted Mrs.
O'Neill to safety. while his daughter
carried Lorraine to satisfy. Then the
father and daughter remained on the
fire escape and assisted other tenants
to make their way down.
Mrs. Julia Maydock, tenant on the
top floor, reported to firemen that her
son Harry, IA, was missing, and fire
men donned smoke masks and made a
search for him. but he had climbed
down the fire escape with other tenants
About 100000 damage was done.
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SLAYER, 76, PAROLED
FOR C. A. X. REUNION
Thanks Indiana Governor for
FiUe Days of Freedom.

INnrANAPoLIs. Sept 27.-Prison doors
were opened so one civil war veteran
might meet again with his comrades
at the fifty-tfth annual encampmcnt of
the Grand Army OF the Republic.
Henry Ronine. rs, is serving a life
sentence at the Michigan City peniten-
tiary for murder of which he was con-
victed at Columbus. Ind, in March, 1913.
But for five days he is free.
Romine received temporary parole
from Gov. McCray in order that he
might attend the oncampment. He
called on the Governor to-day to express
his appreciation. He assured him that
on the expiration OF the parole he would
report back to Warden Fogarty at Mich
isan City. The parole was recon-
mended by the warden.
The New York herald., 1921-09-28
RAND SCHOOL CASE
TEST FOR LUSK LAW
Appellate Division Will Take
Up Question of It's Con-
stitutionality.
Special Despatch to THE NEW YoRK HEaAip.
New York Herald Bureau.
AI,uf..f Sent

Special Despatch to THE NEW York HEaAip
New York Herald Bureau.
lAlbaE.'. Sept. "a.
The Rand School case Will be pre-
sented to the Appellate Division or the
here, as submitted controversy to test
the constitutlonality OF the Lusk law
requiring the licensing OF all private
schools. This was announced to-day by
Attorney-General Charles d. Newton
after a conference with Frank B. Gil
pert, counsel for the State Department
of Education. Such action was made
possible >by the new civil practice law
An agreed statement of facts outlin.
ing the character of the school and it,
opening without license will be sub.
mitted to the court, which is expected
to announce as expeditiously as posi-.
Bile a decision as to whether the Lcgis.
lature acted within its rights in passing
the law
An appeal will then be taken 10 the
Court OF Appeals, aud IL is hoped that
the case viii be ready to present to that
tribunal early in i.s fall ierm. which
bcSAHS moHudy. 4 ne osdte dutHoIlllcs De-
Iieve that it will be given preference. In
view of the fact that enforcement of the
law will depend on the ultimate decision
They do not anticipate an appeal to the
United States Supreme Court
Attorney General Newton Is examin-
ing proposed statement Of facts sent
TO him by Morris Hillquit. attorney for
the Rand School and upon which the
school is prepared to rest It's case.
THE State education authorities have
agreed with me that test of the con-
stitutionality Of this law Is the proper
course to pursue" he .said. Tnis course
am certain, will forestalI any conf
plants OF unfarncss in dealing with the
Rand School and ci.nilar Institutions
The State will emp'oy every agency
within its command to sustain the valid
ity of the law"
The New York herald., 1921-09-28
POISON IN FAMILY's FLOUR.
Arsenatc of Lead Strangely Intro
duccd Into Sack.

CONCORD, n. H., Sept. 27.-The poi
soning of family by arsenate of lead.
traced to the flour from which its pies
were made, was reported by the State
Chemist, Charles D. Howard. to-day.
Analysis OF the flour. he said. showed
that the poison content was 5 per GEN..
Investigation Is being made to deter
mine how the poison was introduced.
Examination of the flour stock in The
store where it was purchased showed no
sign of other contamina ton. The i'll
ness OF those poisoned was said TO be
not serious at present.
The New York herald., 1921-09-28
CATHOLICS MEET IN CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Sept. 27.--Dignitaries OF the
Roman Catholic Church from all parts;
Of the United States were here TO-DAY
for the national convention of the Order
Of Alhanlbra OF the Knights of Colum
bus. Among the high officers in at
tendance are John d. Ryan. supreme
commander. Buffalo. n. Y: Judge
Joseph i. McSweeney of Rochester
N. Y, and A. S. Newbauer OF Albany.
The New York herald., 1921-09-28

competition--all business-and that the
peoples interests in getting better ner-
G andise and lower prices are always
improved when competition IS justified
'I feel that ! have brought to New
York more than ] have ever taken away
and the best example of this is my son.
Rodman Wanamaker. We invested In
these properties At Astor Place at very
low financial figure under great pres
sure to movo uptown. We weighed the
subject very carefully and preferred to
set the new Wanamaker Building by the
side OF the fine old Steward structure.
and we now have frontage on five
streets of 2.022 feet. and a space for
doing business. including the garage and
warehouse on Broadway a few blocks
south. OF thirty-eight acres-a good sized
farm.
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",ro.t Think OF Selves"

II also feel that / have a duty 10 a
city that had IN Il such a great merchs nj
as a. 7. stewart. II is noticeable that
IN almost every big city every man Is
for HIMSELF he thinks only OF his own
interests there isn't much unity 10 make
a great city greater. all are too busy
with their own private interests.
"Well. il this cannot be overcome,
then let every one get busy and do what
he can for his own business. and In the
end the whole community viii benefit.
''This seems strange talk for a sleepy
Philadelphian to give to wideawake New
York. but you see the virus of your
great clty's energy has got into m,
| blood"
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"stewnrt Away. Had Faith. ,,

We'll. Stewart made that store the
greatest in America. He started it in
the gloomy reconstruction days after the
civil war and he never let his faith go
down for moment.
Now IN these other reconstruction
days we are reviving In that old store
tie best genius that Stewart put into It.
We are restoring 1t as nearly as possible
as II was in Stewards day. We are
making it again Americas foremost
store.
ANY one can see the changes and
improvements. But we are asked re-
peatedy: Why are you expanding and
putting such fine goods to the fore
like jewelry and silver and treasures
from the Orient--when business is slow?'
My reply Is: Because ] have faith In
America and in New York.
II left Philadelphia this morning ct
z o'clock when she was just getting
awake. and when l reached New YORK
at found the streets already busting
with eager people going about their
work. The ferryboat must have had
several thousand people aboard. When