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Suffers as Captive on Way to Land of Queen of Sheba

| gave a dinner that night to all
the fort. which was great sue
cess. and naval lieutenant or
prince of the Sea- made the best
bargain for me that he could with
the captain of dhow, a truculent
Arab, who accepted a number of
rupees on condition that he was 10
start AT once. Then a violent customs
quarrel arose. with which. apparentIv.
the lieutenant had nothing to da
The new crew with whom l was about
to embark hailed from heaven knows
where. There was no particular rec
son why they should behave well, md
the Father of Peace, the Maria Tere.
So dollars. ana I were. to a greater de-
gree than ! liked in their hands.
Tewfk Efendi took no trouble n
make the journey safer by warning
the skipper and crew OF the boat
that he would hold them accountable
for our safety; but SULLIVAN and the
naval lieutenant came down and
swore oaths Of vengea nee II anything
should happen to us.
We had an extremely nncomforts-
BILE night; ii was very crowded on
the poop and lot OF people were
sick. The boat was very small. dra w
ing only feet ] did not like
the face, manners or language of the
captain and offered him a large bsk-
sheesh to arrive ut Bahrein ~ soon q 3
possible. There was nothing on the
boat to eat and drink but bread, dates
tepid rice and the horrible water of
Oiair.
We finally anchored off Anghariya
Abu Salaam craved even more than
TO stand upon the pearl island: he
moaned Ike dog and kept repeating
1t is the Sahibs desire" The rela-
tions between myself and the captain
and crew were much worse upon this
boat than upon the one in which I
"a me to Oiair. In the first boat We
had had Observation-Disclosures. but no
hand was ever laid upon a weapon:
this WAS not the case on our return
Journey 10 Bahrein. ] found very lit
tie opportunity for sleep.
That night was a night Of wrath
But eventually il ended with our ar
! where ] was met by the sheik & son
notableS also greeted me. Alas" sa id
they, "pearl-divinC prospers hut the
+ slave trade is diving down. Cannot
England. who has always helped the
poor. help us in that respect This
was once grand place for the slave
trade -
In a few days time British India
boat came in. and. saying a reluctant
farewell 10 the British resident. and 4
cheerful one to the Father Of Peace !
ended my stay Al Rahrein.
tCopyrIchr 1893
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Trees Regulate Mercury.

IN discussion of the effect OF trees
ON temperature Wesley Bailey
Leach. city forester of New York,
points out that if our streets and
parks were well supplied with vigor-
Gus trees we should have much cooler
Summers and warmer Winters.
He gives his chief reason for this
theory the fact that the temperature
of a tree never varies. in summer or
in Winter. from "a degrees Fahrenheit
IF We cross one of the avenues on
a hot Gay" states Mr.. Leach when
the temperature is 100 degrees Fab
renhait and pass under the shade of a
tree. we are refreshed by the cool air
that meets us. What makes the
change? Not the shade alone. but
chiefly the fact that we are in the
presence of a body that has a fixed
temperature of 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
or rs degrees cooler than the street
tempera ture."
Likewise. on a cold Winter dav, in
pa Ssins from the zero temperature of
the street int" group of trees the
warmth experienced is due not only to
the shelter afforded by the trees hut
to the warmth of the trees themselves
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lah," he said, "a man can die but
once. I come"
Yet when any shadow Of an oppor-
tunity arose of Acting upon this
stoicism he could not have shown
more desire to avoid his end than II
that end had been death by thou
sand cuts. He proved to be an Anal
ekite Of the worst kind. He was a
son OF the inimical sand. He tasted
all Leland's medicine and he wore
my underclothes.
We left Alden for Bombay at the
first opportunity by French ship.
That afternoon my head felt like a
globe Of coke.
When we arrived at Bombay the
chief doctor of the hospital told me
that had had really dangerous at
tack OF typhoid, and that / had not
been looked after on the French boat:
he advised returning to England as
soon as I was well L. however. he
came convinced that the Persian Gulf.
at that time of the year. offered adj.
mirable qualifications for recupera-
ton, and soon after arriving In Bonn
bay, weary beyond words of the min
istrations Of Abu Salaam. Leland and
I took tickets on :. $. Africa of the
British India line. During the voyage
remained in bed, except for a casual
hour when the sun shone on deck.
The quiet Of our voyage wa dis.
tlSeeA. Qua 1aosninx early 4 fAW
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days later | was thrown half out OF
my bunk by violent jerk. The next
moment there was a thuddine Of feet
on deck and the sir was rent with
lsmenta tons.
Buxton came down in haste To sa =
that we had struck upon rock. that
The ship had y very heavy list upon
her. and that she might 60 down.
The Father of Peace bluhhered and
called upon his Maker. | firmly de
clined to leave the warmth of my
cabin while our fate was In doubt
Was II not better for convalescent
TO 60 warm to death than shaking
with cold. when might stamp him as
coward before all beholders?
1t appeared that the pilot. owing 10
what he called manifestation of
Providence. but to which the captain
gave another name. had driven the
poor Africa upon reef some six
miles from Rahrein. Finally AS my
limited powers az an interpreter were
In demand. / dressed and went on
deck.
Bahrein was still half hidden in the
morning mist Already feet of
Arab sambuks surrounded the vessel
proclaiming all WAS lost if the sea
should rise Finally with raucous
cries. we and our Belongings We're let
down into an Arab haruue. After
about an hours row we reached Bal
rein. carried through the sea on the
backs Of grooming men.
RAHREIN means two seas and
- is two isla nds. of which Manama
the Place of Sleep, Is the capital. 4
mile and a half away lies the Island
Of Muharrak fThe Place of Burning.
where Sheikh Elsa. the ruler. has his
home. This island has one very un.
usual feature. which I believe is found
also near the shore of Tripoii in AZ
RIGA: OFF it's coast. rising from the hoor
OF the sea. are fresh-water springs,
and men dive daily for fresh water.
which they bring mp In skins. The
water is good. though an unskillful
diver may allow il to become mixed
and brackish.
Rahrein Island is pleasant oasis
II ought to have A quiet agriC cultural
destiny. and that ii has never achieved
In 1867 Sheikh Mahommed of Bah
rein broke one unrea sonab BILE clause of
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say. luminous as & perfect moon
". travelled on. past ancient els
itrr Gown Z, slope 10 S;tnaa
We ~aW S'nt3.. a gray and ragic
Gown. with ihe savage memories of
famine written unon il. There was
silence along the decreDit mud walls
which in some places We're 40 feet
high. Here ana there they were level
with the land. In the town itself the
houges are tall and old. They are
embroidered with white stucco and
urnumented with great doors Of
wrought iron. heavily rlamped. On
The second or third story there are
small IL lconies. and the nir is full OF
the nolsa OF buckets ascending and
descending 80 and from them.
.Af'er lusirc Sanaa the Turks had
had hard night to reg in II. for Tho
a".ih posi- inn WIS extremely strong
anI the road over which the Turkish
"rtillery had 10 advance VS. often
n}tss Of boulderS. 1t seemed incred
lille to va that the artillery should
have succeeded in crossing the noun
t&ins. Before its siege Il had nnm-
hsred some 10000 inha bitants: when
We were there the entire popula tion
wag estimated at 900. Nine thou
sand had perished from starvation.
Sana,t in tn. tropics is a pleasant.
cool CRY in the 6sy''ime. but even
more nleasant st night. when from
tie 'crrace OF the hou~e the flicker
nf the summer lightning is visible
like q continuous pulse OF light. lend
inG = GLOW TO the moonlight and
showing the outlines of the hills
VII ch Nncircle The city.
For place with such n stormy
reputa ton it had a quiet atmosphere.
I was silent city.
Many Of the mosques are beautiful
we'll as old but OF the IS which
are in the town. a foreigner was per
mitted 10 enter only the two that
We're exclusively Turkish. and those
not without difficulty.
Mahmud Nedim Rey. temporary
Governor Of Sanaa. received us. He
spoke quite frankly. saving that had
Ahmed Feizi Pasha known that we
were going to Sanaa he would cer-
tsinly have prevented our journey.
hut that now that we had arrived
he would desire US TO be treated with
courtesy: he would desire not less
earnestly that We should return as
speedily az possible. No permission
would he granted for us to travel IL
Alden. as we proposed. but every CON
sideration would be shown TO US at
Sanas ard on our return journey.
We took the road again TO Hodei-
dab. down the same great gorge up
which the Turkish artillery had traN
eled at amazing speed. At BAIL We
were treated with discourtesv by the
commandment. and In haste to get
away I drank from An infected well.
which had disastrous consequences
Tor later | developed virulent ty-
phoid.
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found tins impossible without draw =
ing my revolver | shot one quickly.
This drove the others back.
THE great door of the fort stood
open. and men poured out. The
whole fort was awake. The captain
was there. looking extremely grim.
As came in. he said: The sentry
ON the roof has orders to shoot after
shouting three times. He disobeyed
these orders tonight; he shall he pun
ished tomorrow" SULLIVAN Bey, a
friendly officer. came up 10 me and
aid oh, my lamb. what wild deeds
are these
With him | walked to my cell.
The next morning, after breakfast,
he paid me visit and spoke very
frankly. He said: This captain of
ours here. Tewfik F;ffendi, is not a
bad man, but he must carry out his
orders. Our government. which is
not good government, will not have
strangers in these Arab lands. 1t
will be open TO you TO stay here as
long as you Ike, but YOU will get no
further. As it Is, the poor man who
did not shoot YOU is in irons, and he
VIII suffer a greater penance before
he has expiated his fault"
| said 10 him. 20 SULLIVAN Effendi.
YOU and the captain and | are all of
us right. My intention to go into the
interior was inevitably trouble for
him. Hut | am sorry for the man
who is imprisoned If he had shot
me or shot ut me. and done his duty.
he might slil have been in trouble.
! The world is very complicated
will ask Tewfk Effendi to pardon
F., him"
went straight to Tewfik t.fendi
! and told him that | had intended to
| go 10 FL Hasa. that | harhored no
| design against the Turkish govern
| ment and that my attempt had been
! defeated by cirrumsta noes. ] begged
/ him To release the sentry who had
/ failed 10 fire Al me. He answered
! with unsmiling sternness that he
I knew his duty toward all men.
/ guests. enemies ar subordinates
| J replied that ! did not desire 10
! instruct him. but to ask a favor as
! from one gentleman to another. He
I replied. Your pleasure is my will .
/ The sentry was relea sed: and all his
comrades. quite unnecessarily. called
| me brother. The Circa ssan Sulima n
/ was very plea sed. He drew me side
| a nd said that the laws of Turkey
| were excellent. There was even one
| which sent q man to prison for six
| wears to mediate upon the sin ri
| drawing his knife in anger. even
! though he had returned il to its
| sheath unused.
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Artificial Gold Exhibit.

THE first sample of synthetic gold
which has reached this country is
to be an exhibit in the collection OF
elements at the American Museum of
Natural History In New York DR..
George F. kunz. the we'll known gem
expert. who has the difficult task of
gathering together samples OF as
many of the % elements as can be
obtained or exhibited. states that the
sample of what is said To he synthetic
gold is 81 tiny speck.
1t is Il product from the laboratory
of Prof. iiantaro Nagoska of the
Toxic Imperial University who Oh
tanned microscopic quantities of what
he reports to be artificial gold from
mercury by running d mercury lamp
over long period and employing ex-
tremely high voltage. DIR. .kunz has
In his collection the first crystals of
pure tiuoride of hafnium and metallic
hafnium. He has not vet obtained
samples OF the two new elements.
rhenium and masurium.
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Honors House Where Poet
Produced Immortal Hymn of Liberty

the face. gulped n glass IT water and
hastily left the room
In Il small library adjoining was
harpsiC hord primitive piano.. Be.
tween il and the writing table. RouEet
de Lisle worked scarcely more than
half an hour-and all was accom-.
plished. words and music.
That ia to say he did the words Of
he first two stanZaS and the music
founded at a single pouring" says
Alexander Dumas. run into the
mould complete, like the statue of
-od
RouGet de Lisle. returning To the
banquet came on the mayor and
group Of guests who had already quit
the table. Il think I've got it," he
said. Listen And he began the
Conn children of the native land.
The day ot riocy has arrived.
See. against us how dark tyranny
It's red standard Iifts nigh
Do you hear IN our countrysldes
Roar those tenacious hordes:
Come to very
To stab our sons. our wives.
To arms. citizens.
Line IN your hsttalons
March on March on
May impure blood water our
furrows,
An electric shiver ran through the
assembly. Remember, the invader was
HctnalIN nj lnPlf sAIeSl IuffslS from
the dining room crowded into the par
lorS. cries Of enthusiasm burst out.
Others stopped them. Silence.
One Of Dietriech'S daughters took
the music from the young man 8
hands At the little harpsiChord she
accompanied the second stanza (whoSe
lines and figures | have rendered text
ually. | have not attempted 81 singing
version-it would he Of no use here.
You want to know exactly what they
heard. The famous singing version
takes such liberties with the real text
necessarily that they are only vague
resemblances.
what wish these Slavish bands
OF traitors and kings consumed:
For whom their i-nobie hond.
Their irons long time prenared:
Frenchnlen for US. ali what an outrage :.
And the listeners felt their hearts
grow tense. as he continued the now
famous stanza. then heard for the
first time:
What. shall these foreign hordes
Make the Law Of our hearths:
Never was song written more
| rapidly or received with more imme-
date enthusiasm. To cries OF NO,
Never and Yes, Yes the terrific
| chorus was taken up. from room to
room:
To arms. citizens
Line up your hattaions
March on, March on
May impure blood water our burrows,
Others called out suggestions 1T is
too short "A verse for the mothers.
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went along hastily and furtively.
changing the burden Of the Maria
Teresa dollars from one hand To the
other The moon shone family upon
the seq. once or twice ] rested in
good spirits. drinking in the beauty
of the desert: then sudden collapse
came upon me.
| had overestina my strength.
There was nothing 10 he done but to
return to the fort as quietly as ! had
eff H. An Went We'll until it's walls
cast their black sha dow upon the
sand Then an appa Hing uproa 4
broke out was attacked upon all
sides by the savage pariah dogs that
starved upon the garbage of the
caravans
| heard a voice hailiuC loudly from
the roof. but ] could pa. no atten-
ton while trying To beat off tho dogs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-24
Handy FlashIamp.

A NEW f1ashlicht. designed to Aid
1 a he man who needs both hands
on the job. has just been developed
by New York manufacturer, says
Scientific American.
1t differs from the conventional
style Of fashlisht in that the lens is
on the side instead of at the end. II
Is equipped with a steel clip, which
makes it possible to attach the fash
light TO a belt or pocket and throw
beam of light upon the task to be
done. leaving both hands free for the
work. 1t is particularly adapted for
linemen in the employ of public serv-
ice corporations; for night repairmen
in industrial plants: for maintenance
gangs: for repair gangs on bridges.
culverts, tunnels, etc. and for the lone
motorist with engine trouble or a
pIInCtlIre
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some one asked is there no pardon
for the misled and deceived?"
RouGet de l.isle hid his face in his
hands. Wait" he said You will
see that my heart does not merit thar
Ieproach,"
Rising throwing back his head. the
noble youth intoned the holy strophe
in which. according Ia Alexander Du-
mas. is found the entire soul of
France:
E Eteqchm M sos a warrior, great Of soul
SPARE the sad victims for whose part
Falsehood armed to their woe
Yes Yes" came from All sides
Mercy and pardon for the misguided
for brothers pushed against us by
bayonets.
Yes. hut" took up Roucet de
Lisle -
But against those de-pots sanguinary.
Against tigers without pity
ITO arms. citizens! Line up your
nattalions"' And the chorus again
Numbered:
March on March on,
Nav impure blood water our burrows,
Silence.
Now exclaimed Rouget de LisIe.
Ito your knees. all of you. no matter
who YOU are
And he alone remaining upright +.
resting one foot on the rung of "A chair.
as on the first step of the Temple Of
/ Liberty" raising his two arms tn
Heaven. he sang mpromptu ecum-
posed. actually while singing the last
couplets. the invocation:
o. sacred love uf native land
Conduct. sustain our venGing end
Liberty. Dear Liberty.
Combat beside those who defend,
Thirty eight years afterwards =
wrote Alexander Dumas. in describing
to me that great night. the forehead
nf ROuget de Lisle shone with the
splendid aureole Of 1872,
And il was only justice. |. young
fellow. had Just heard. for the first
time in my life. the 'Marseillaise
sung by the laundering voice of the
people in the revolution of 1851
knew what it ment, then.
LAll his youth, the "Marseillaise
had been severely forbidden, In
France as elsewhere. by royalty.
And whence comes it" continues
Dumas. that myself at this late day,
in writing down the last strophes. am
altogether moved? Whence comes It
that as my right hand. uncertain.
traces the Invocation to Liberty, my
left hand dashes a tear from my
cheek?
1t is from this. that the holy Mar
seillaise. is not only a cry of war, but
q burst OF fraternity-the honest and
powerful hand OF France held out to
/ all generous peoples.
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generous. he wohld want half dozen
pnrters Ia carry these bout. but that
If I could accomplish my journey, I
should not forget him.
] explained that 7 did not wish to
get him into trouble through being an
accessory to my plans. and ! gave
him present and a bottle nf port
which ! asked him Ia share with the
keeper of the door while ] went for
8, wal by the seq.
! then said guod-br to the father
Of peace. vino WIS trembling like an
aspen. In few minutes ] passed on
through the unlocked door of the fort.
The sky very cloudy. The
tramp OF the sentry on the roof was
audible and when | heard il passing
toward the other end of the fort !
slipped away. The pariahs did not
even growl In their sleep.
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The 'Marseillaise Will always he
the last cry Of diving liberty: and the
first cry of liberty reborn"
StrashourG. in 1926. is enjoying re
birth. The university. brilliant. pros
porous and French. is full Of American
students. Strashourg Is the first great
airship junction, after Paris of all the
all-Europe lines. StrashourG has Just
opened new great petroleum tech
nical school. And its commerce on
the Rhine and by rail and barge
through France is increasing enor-
mouSiy.
We have enough Alsatians in Amer
lea "a rejoice in all this
Naturally, StrashOurg honors the
'Marseillaise. which had lis birth in
Strasbourg-as has just been told
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Cooking by Exhaust.
MECHANIC of aolumbus

A MECHANIC Of columbus, Ohio,
L has invented q device by which
motorists may now utilize the exhaust
from their motors to cook their camp
suppers, says Scientific American.
The contrivance uses q small petcock
to close the exhaust pipe. A pipe con-
nection Is fitted to the exhaust mani
fold and joins with a round circular
burner. This burner is provided with
circular ribs. to prevent exhaust
flames from jumping. Similar ribs are
built to the bottom of pots and frying
pans to obtain a maximum of heat.
When the motor il idle the exhaust
heat il forced through the burner.
Suhicient heat is generated for any
autdoar cnokiuk.
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Relief From Rivetine?

TITY dwellers whose nerves have
~ been put on edge by the noise of
riveting machines wherever buildings
are going up may get relief in the
near future Their hope lies in electric
welding, for it's recent growth suggests
that some day the staccato voice of the
riveter may he a thing Of the past for
mast Senssyaketio0 WNraS
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Radio Sea-ShelI.

ONE South Salem radio enthusiast
~ has a loud speaker which ne
made from a large sea shell. The shell,
which Is in itself a valuable possession
and has been in the mans family for
years, has been connected simply with
a bit of rubber tape and some wires.
It ia a most satisfactory, as we'll as
attractive loud speaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-24

Aubrey Herbert. described as
lone 81 those rara and vivid per
sonalities that become an irsEi-
tuition. a point Of contact amonC
their friends" left hehind him
rich chronicle of adventurous
rravel and observation "hsn ha
died, at the early age of -. From
that record this article and ano, her
10 follow are taken.
He was the second son Of the
fourth Earl Of Caruarvon. who was
colonial S""retarv in the minis
tries of Lord Derby and Disraeli
in England, and afterWard lord
lieutenant OF trek nd. lad the half
brother IT II" la'e Lord Corner
Won. diacoverer of the Egyptian
tomb of King III -Hnkh-An"n. lie
was also q ~ rheN OF .S'r l. me
Howard IritiSil .Amfas ;tdnr 10 The
United states.
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Historic Sanaa Is Reached on Perilous
Journey Adventures Among Pirate
Islands of Persian Gulf-Hcld by Suspi-
cious Natives in Arabia-Trouble on
Red Sea and Red Land-Man Chained
to the Ground for Forty Ycars-An At
tempt to Escape from Turkish Fort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-24

\ L, day ! MI Leland BuZ. OF
in the LOBBY Of the House
uf fomnons. and. in 10
minutes conversation. we
decided thai sc would try 10