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fWIPEOFROM EARTH Only Dust Remains of Proud ^ City of Babylon. A. Belshazzar's Glorious Capital Now Hi A.I.. ku IprhMlAflifit |HM| vioiicu vmj wj ??v ... H in Search of Mementoes of Wm a Long-Past Age. Wg The city of Babylon of today Is repW resented by nothing tnore than mounds 1 of debris, in which archeologists uig p for burnt-day books,and other treasures. There is no stone whatever in that region, where the land is a mere alluvial deposit, and all the great S? structures of Babylon, erected by the labor of myriads of slaves taken in war, were of sun-dried brick faced with burned brick. OP** Babylon, a long time ago was cap's tnred by the army of Cyrus. The town * was "wet" and the population used to 'stage some high old times. It was provisioned for 20 years, and was by far the most formidably fortified city of antiquity, being surrounded by a wall 55 miles long, 350 feet high and # 87 feet thick. Half a dozen four-horse chariots could be driven abreast along the top of the wall for the entire circuit of the metropolis, whose inhabitunrnKanAil 9 f??) Dflrt ?ma UUUIVC1VW a^vwtw.. On a certain memorable night the Whole city went on a spree. The guards deserted their posts and in the $' great palace of King Belshazzar a drunken orgy reigned. The banks of the Euphrates where It ran directly through the city were defended by walls corresponding in ikAtorht- nnri fhlfknPKS to that Which encircled Babylon. They were pierced at suitable intervals (where streets ran parallel across the town) for ferry gates, which were massive affairs of bronze. The river bottom, within the city limits, was paved with brick. For ? if desired, as had happened when huge quays were built, the Euphrates could be turned out of its course, its waters being diverted into an artificial I reservoir 160 miles in circumference outside the walls. This engineering expedient, in fact, had made it prac V' ticable to pave the bottom. W On the night of the most famous jamboree in history, Cyrus," befng helped by spies wfchin the walls. Turned the Euphrates out of its course and marched his army over the dry river bed into- the. city, entering through oue or more river gates which had been left open. The royal palace, a vast ?truyture on rhe west bank, was capturt.-d; Belshazzar, swor.d in ban J. inroc. oloin ?inr? fifv h^!nn<Tf?d tO CV rus. He did not destroy it, but, ceasing 4k to be a center of dominion, it shrank. ~ ; A large pagL of tlie population migrated, deserting Babylon, whose hug** -walls and gigantic buildings (including the tower of Babel and the famous hanging gardens, built by Nebuchadrezzar for the enjoyment of his wife Amytis) soon fell to pieces. When at Work Keep Busy. Sometimes an abundance of time spoils a man for ttor-bes? It has been noted that most men do their best under pressure. Too oftefi men are spoiled by not being kept busy during office hours. It may be there are some who can stand to be busy by sports, cut tne average man > begins to loaf when occasion offers and ean't "get the gait* when the nutb comes. Besides, there Is danger of developing habits of procrastination when the job Is indifferent as to time. As a matter of fact most men allow a job to lie until they have jljat time enough to produce it any *31., So the wise mgn will keep him> self busy. He will see to It that he develops the habit of getting down to ? - - ' V. 1 LI. DUSlIi. JS as soon as ae rcuuues ins office. He can then aTord to leave his business at the office where it belongs and enjoy himself at home and get ready for the next day. The Lady of the Lamp. The memory of Florence Nightingale, the world's first woman war *- ? -a i? ~ J? \ nurse, is OQUureu tu uiv ucoigu ui uic insignia of the American Army Nurses* School, just established this year. Florence Nightingale, in the Crimean war, was known as "the Lady of the Lamp,** and the new insignia has a j lamp superimposed on the caduceus of the medical corps. This, the first i . military school for nurses erer estab* Ha Jished, has 1,000 students already enrolled, and 5,000 others have been ae> HB cepted for the three-year course. Bach student will wear the uniform { Wp and Insignia of the school. I f What difference. If any, the sign- ; log of the armistice and the end of the war may have upon the hospital \ +?fniTiar nlana hnit not been announced, i liaiutu^ f??' ?? j It is supiposed that the work will | continue. Net a Squara Deal. Jack?I've a bill for a frock that you bought some months ago. Whlcff, one was that? Doris?That was the one I wore the ; x night you proposed. Jack?H'm! Pretty strong when a I I' man has to pay for the bait and hook that helped to catch him?London Tit* Bits. '* i Their Limit. Advance Agent (In HickvUle)?Do jos think the people of fhig knif 1 W9t)d flock to ft |2 shew? I Hinsfer Ut Ity* Grafti! opr/ koase) ? :!**** Hie prtce m~ 90 Anything f> ?l l *net&* struggle. Tw r1?r ^ CANDIDA! ES MUST "DOIL UP" Will Have to Look Their Prettiest if They Expect to Find Favor With Woman Voters. i It is not necessary to go away from home to find either the latest or best, rararrilAsa nf vvlmf is wanted. Consider eyebrow arching, for instance. A local beauty salon announces to the public that It does eyebrow arching, and explains that this operation "gives the eyes a deep, soulful expression with everlasting charm." Eyebrow arching advice for woman electors is more or less superfluous. It is to the men, and more especially to the men who aspire to public office, that this beauty hint is directed. Throughout the country women are - ? ?uu getting the nauor on equai ieriu? mmh men. Womeq cannot vote in Indiana, but they are going to have that privilege before long. So many women hav?? been enfranchised that they now hold the balance of power in this nation. So the woman vote will be mnre and more a real political promem 10 the candidate. Some electors care little for the personal appearance of candidates, hut .most of them prefer a man of character, one who at least Is presentable. Candidates in the future will have to bear thfs In mind. It will be well, in order match rival candidates, for each to have a good tailor and an aavlsory committee on the proper shade of cravats. Immaculate linen will have to be in every candidate's platform. The high arched eyebhow will be even more essential to candidates than to the average woman. Doubtless those who have political aspirations will begin earlv. because eyebrow training takes time.?Indianapolis News. SAID ICE CREAM "BURNED" Think of It, French Kiddies Had to Be Coaxed to Partake of Strange Delicacy! f,J? ? ~c *V>/v diriKIlig pruui U1 II1C >vcn-riiiv?u fact that extreme hent and extreme cold have the same physical properties was recently furnished' by "Tugger" Crane, the scientist-philosopher of Company I>. ?tri engineers, when he fed some American ice cream to a group of French children, says the Spiker. ' N The inhabitants of the French farmhouses near '):<? camp h:<! never seenany ire cream unlil nlook them over a mess kit full of t:;e great American delieacv. / The children irHriitred aroma cxpectantly. The-first one took spoonful and at once !>ejran to weep mid declare that the strange food was hot. The others who hod watched rather horror stricken the fate of the first became convinced that it was some sort ? * 3 t of wane lire ana wow a nave iifuuug to do with *tlie cream. The mother l$d to eat virtually all j the cream in order to induce them to j believe it was cold rather than hot j and that when not taken too fast, was good to eat Eventually, the children ate the last of the dish. But they partook of It gingerly, evidently greatly mystified that anything which first seemed hot, then cold, could be good to eat Learnt of the War.' A woman was discovered In this city yesterday who has lived alt through the great war and did not know mat It was going on, sne is an | aged woman of German birth. Her age kept her son from telling her about the horrors of the Invasion of Belgium and of the sinking of the Lusitania. He didn't wish her to worry and fret .But the day of the peace demonstration made it impossible to keep sflent. The old lady heard the whistles blowing and the crowds cheering and she demanded to know ??4 t* V**aa A11 OKAitf \XTVtnn fKnv fAl^l wuai u ?ao an avuuu u^jj mvj her she raised her bands in a gesture of imprecation and said: "Oh, if only I could get these two hands on the kaiser^' The interesting part of her | story is that her husband was a Ger| man soldier. The gray uniform was : so detested by him that he made his -wife, before his death, promise that she would come to America so that none of their sons ever would be compelled to wear the Uvery of the kaiser.?New York Sun. Victim of Popular Song. Lawrence Kellie tells of an amnsiag experience he had over the song, "Douglas Gordon.** He was Introduced one evening to s gentleman whose name he did not catch. **I have no desire to meet yon, Mr. Kellie/* said the stranger. Kellie naturally I looked a little astonished, bat said I nothing. "In feet," the other wont on, *1 Suite the very sound of your name. For months past my mother has been worried by the receipt of telegrams and letters of condolence on my behalf, I and the thins is beginning to get mo* notonous." *Tm sorry," said Kellle, "but what's that got to do with me?" "Well, HI tell yon." said the other. "My name's Douglas Gordon, and everybody Imagines that your confounded song refers to me." And with that he turned on bis heel and went .Send for a Bomb, Sir, j The excited voice of the mother of George B. Elliott of the Arm of Breed* Elliott *: Harrison, announced tbit u old h?Bce owned by Mr. Elliott wan I, "Is M ntill hnrnlnfft" fn^nlred Mr. BUIett, with mm iuM; 1? hie volet. When Informed In the normative, he Mptted, with BMMb relief. "Well; there It nothing that I ens do," nod told his mother notify htm If the fire was !n dancer of going ?nt.~~h>dtenapel!s News. +m- v* / WAF.S SET UP PRINCIPLES Momentous Questions Troubling Man. kind Have Bern Settled by the World's Greatest Conflicts. Wars are milestones. Victories set np tablets, upon which are inscribed the principles that have been vindicated. The battle of Marston Moor destroyed feudalism, overthrew the doctrine of the divine right of kings, gave England an elective parliament. Rev. Dr. Newell Dwighi Hi 11 is said in a sermon reported in the Brooklyn Eagle. The. French revolution destroyed French autocracy, and gave the people the right of self-determination. The war of 1770 was the last civil war of Great Britain?a war of a good section of the English people against the bad section of Great Britain which had enthroned a crazy German king? George III. The war of ISG1 established on sure foundations the republic, the last best hope of man. and vindicated industrial democracy without regard to color. The war of 1914 has settled certain things for all time. War shall be no more! Hereafter disputes between races shall be settled by an international supreme court. Militarism shall be no more?never again shall the peo pie's resources be wasted In piling ap munitions, nor the man in the furrow carry a soldier upon his back. International treaties hereafter shall be sacred! las for the next nation that counts its written pledge a scrap of paper and defies international law! The small races and peoples are free! No big bully nation like Germany can ever again trample upon Belgium, at King Ahab trampled on Naboth and seized his purple vineyard. Terrorism and frightfulness henceforth are out ,lawed. That clay god called "the state," that Germany made onto herself and has long been worshiping, is an Idol that has fallen. NOTHING LErT TO CHANCE Advance of American Divisions at San Mihiel Had Been Planned With Elaborate Care. n mon'c Vi r?n A Ic Ill IIH/W.'lll ^ ?: t l <7 I ?- 14 111(111 O UV t?'l *0 his chief asset, writes Duke. Bolivar in Roys ' I.i'V. You : ]] Irnow tint the St. M'h!'1! salient. eneoiUTias-sinq: 152 sqT-. i lies of territory and 7.'? villi's, >v,:s { v:< , *f? fjv Americans. Or! vou ' <?"" if. vVs d<*ne by headword? K' ' srnte r ' '? * vere i^ade in afl' ViHi'- and .^S "en wholesale to the troop-;. One hundred thousand maps. fovv::r<- minute details of the country. inelnd:n<: natural defenses, and how it was manned by the enemy, were distributed, plus 30.000 photographs. scattered nmonjr officers of the artillery and infantry. Five thousand miles of telephone wire and 6.000 Instruments were employed, and this j elaborate system kept up with the advance of the a*-my. By this service flanking troops could telephone their . position back to the artillery. The telephone business of a city of 100.000 could have been handled by this equipment Id whose operation 10.000 men were engaged. Thousands of carrier pigeons: aided the signal corps. ExI linanltal fa11A MA fvtluVa i^uoi f c uvo|/ii?i a*?WV w miles of railroad, were provided for this bif military operation, and 10,000 feet of movie film were exposed, so all thev soldiers bad to do waa to fight Prepared for the Future. It was at the door of a store which had advertised exceptional bargains for that day, in the jam, that Bin. Blank saw Mrs. Brown and rushed to . shake hands with her and say: "Oh, Mrs. Brown, are yon here?" "Yes, I am here, but I did not expect to meet you." "Why, you see, I am going to join the new league and I am getting ready for it." "Is it the Woman's league where we pledge ourselves not to buy a hat or a garment costing more than $10?" "Yes, that is the one and I am going to join it, too. I am getting ready for . it* ! And they entered the store together and each bought a dress marked down from $80 to $48, and $20 hats and coat* j that cost over $60 each. They went out feeling that they could stand by their | pledge. _ "Take One." I "Office Window*' of the Daily Chronicle of London was once told a pleating Uttie anecdote of Dame Agnea Weston, the friend of sailors, concern* inf Jam tarts. Some lady helper at a sailors' rest had been mistaken enough to hand the sailors tracts while they were hating a meal. Miss Weston ad* vised that some better method should be adopted. The tracts were then juiceu ut pwc vu iuc uuuet tuuuicti with a card inscribed, "Please take one." A sailor with a sense of fun transferred the card to a dish of jam tarts, and, as the rush to the buffet be- . gan, the servers were amazed to see sailor after sailor lift a tart and walk away, while the tracts remained in an undiminished pile.?Christian Science Monitor. Spain Fighting Malaria. Tnrougn reroresung m&racea as a \ preventive measure am) cultivating 1 medicinal herbs for curative purposes, I Spain is credited with a recent ma- j terial redaction of malaria, In spite of quinine scarcity and other war disad* > vantages. The chief malarial area of the country is estimated at 74UV acres, and the effort Is being made to reclaim as saueh of this as possible; The 233.464 eases of malaria fc 1911 caused a ioss in work of 9?M5,505 day* , wHh a money tew estimated at 9air 00,006. ' '1. SuRViVCRC-i OF FEUDAL TIMES Prussian Junkers Rooted in Their 8?lief of Their Complete Superiority to Ordinary Man. A junker is a member of a noble Prussian family, who belongs to the landed aristocracy, and. as 8 rule, adopts the profession of aruisd and enters the custe circle of the officer corps. Thanks ro the survival of fewialistn in the organization of German society the term hjis acquired a bronder significance. Hence as commonly used today ft Indicates a narrow-minded. arrojrant. and. often, bellicose member of the aristocracy Since 1862. when, under the leadership of Bismarck, the aristocratic party came into political power, the term has been applied to those who hold reactionary views, because tl-ey desire to preserve intact the ex< usive social, military and political privileges belonging traditionally to the "well born." .Junkensm and junkerdom indicate the policies and the customary round of Ideas, judgm* 'ts, and prejudices characteristic of rhe junker class. They have been and still are of great influence, for they have affeeied Prussian domestic policies by their organized efforts to preserve and protect large landed estates; they have mold German social life by their assumption of complete superiority to the ordinary man. especially to the man who engages In trade or manufactures, while the Prussian officer corps has taken Its distinctive tone from their haughty aloofness from the civilian population. RELIGIOUS CULT MAT SPREAD Babism Freed From Persecution Through the Downfall of the Turkish Power in Palestine. With the breaking of the Turkish power in Palestine another religious cult has been liberated from persecution. that of Bahaisin. or Babism. The leader of this spiritual movement is Abdul Baha. or Abbas Effendi. as he is generally known. This religion was first founded by Baha'o'llah, the father of the present 'leader, and he chose his son to preach its doctrines before iho world. Due to the antagonism nf rh'p mnvpmpnf tn iho Is?l:>ni ro figion. Abdul Bahn was Imprisoned !?v the s;:!:nn of Turkey, who feared iiis teaching and,was 1-Mpr a prisoner in the fortress (if Akka. n^ar Haifa, for 40 years. Upon his rHeasy in 100S, when a mild constitutional form of government was established in Turkey, IJaha travele<] through France or?rl f.^iwrlt> nrl /?1\? ?\<r I \ i c? /?/%?"? t t"i OO <iimi )>i c<(v iiui^ 1110 'm?i ihuvo, also coming to the United States, In 1912. Atxlql Baha strove to be callcd the "servant of humanity." While in the Orient he won many friends by caring for ilie sick and oppressed,;and among the many titles given him by his neighbors was one especially applied to hira, namely "Father of the Poor.'* While in this country he established colonies of supporters of his teachings In Chicago and Kenosha. Wis. His teachings have a,close relation with those of Christianity and Judaism. Musk rat Stops Train. The marshes around the Boston ft Maine railroad yards to Boston srs full of muskrats. Charley Brown, a j yard brakeman, has hoeo realising over | 1100 a season since the war by shooting rats oo his spare time and selling 1 the fur, which now commands a high price. Brown has been known to shoot a' muskrat from the top of a moving freight car with a rifle. A short time ago a muskrat tied np i the interlocking, switch system At sig- j nai tower C- The big rnt crawled into the switchpoints to eat out the greast used to lubricate the switches just as the lever man in the tower tried to close the switch for a fast express passenger train. , The rat had wedged in so close tb?! switch wouldn't c'ose and the plant J was tied up. The mechanic found tht rat wedged into the points and crushed into a mass of fur and flesh. American Opportunity. Although the populated area of Siberia is only a belt along the TransSiberian railway, that belt is 6,000 miles long and contains nearly 20,000,000 people. Before the war Siberian foreign trade was largely In the bands of German houses, which undoubtedly will make desperate efforts to regain It when the return of normal contil* tions has brought back the demand for millMV Biut ' ^vuviai u??i * w* ??? ? * agricultural machinery* But tn spite of the geographical proximity of Germany eastern Siberia, when Its railway service has been reorganized, wiU be most easily reached by way of Vladivostok. The commercial opportunity ts one that America cannot afford to neglect.?Youth's Companion. The Confused Hun. Dr. Thomas C. Ely of Philadelphia tells a story of his son, Lieut. William C. Ely, heard at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, which illustrates the heroism of the negro troops. A Gorman officer, taken captive complained that nothing could stop the Americans. They were not afraid of the shells, they defied the flame projectors, thegr sdvanced thfoagh fwl)iados of the maehtos guns ?f 280 to 800 ballets a mi?is. "How ahovt the gas** mm one salt j a *Qt?r rtfttid tl? m0*U Hm. ^ (r ?m oo m to cum ? IN ftc H, mtrrtjr fcfeekcoe* tMr tew sntf fH* olod ttair Mo, ?l tfcoy enw mi just tfc* ?ua?r * . - % j- . ? riiP YALE GETS WEBSTER'S HOUSE Historic Building at New Haven Hat Recently Become the Property of the University. In purchasing und faking possession of the famous Noah Webster |iouse, Yale university has come into possession of one of the oldest and perhaps the most historical building in New Haven. , IVhfln Jha l-onopn HI O taTimCT'A nhpp * IJCT1I I lie *?.UV? U l/IV ?\ <? -> w^. wrote rhe dictionary a centcry ago, he never dreamed that the home fn which he performed his literary labors would prov^ ' the quarters of United States troops in the greatest of world wars. Vet that was the destiny of the plain wooden building. The university turned it over to the Studetn Army Training corps and It was occupied by soldiers till the final demobilization. * It was the home of Webster while he resided In the city, although part of his dictionary was written at Amherst. Mass. He was one of Yale's most famous professors, his work ranking in world value with that of his fellow professors. Samue! K. B. Morse and Ell Whitney. The home stands at the corner of Grove and Temple streets and was - * ? -m rt -.1 A m ionueriy uie property or uiumauu *.. Trowbridge, a relative of the lexicographer. The university has acquired It because of its scheme to All the square bounded by Wail, Temple, Grove and College streets with dormitories for the Sheffield Scientific school. The entire group, ft is expected will be given by Frederick W. Van derbilt of New York city, a graduate of the class of 76. He already haa given tfx'O large dormitories. i HAD THE LAUGH ON COOTIES Soldier's Humorous Explanation of Why He Was Wearing Such "Giddy Lingerie." Life on the front had its whimsicalities at times in spite of rolling barrages, the hail of bullets, the jangle of caissons ami the whining ,of truckmotors. Lieut. Harry B. Henderson tells of a beautify* red rose on his camp talile. in a letter to the Wyoming State Tribune, beside an Austrian shell with a hit of scenery painted nn i * 1 - - nr?"\ f it, wnicn served :is n jusjmm Then there arc incidents that excite the "risibles" and afford needed < :version to the mind. For instance: "The other day rhe.v were ke ping us a bit busy and I had my ear on top of my head all the time deciding on each 'whiz' as it approached. Just in the hottest part of it, one of my gunners came tearing down a rutty road, clad in a Prince Isaac coat he'd found in a raid and wearing a Boche cap. He was pushing a baby-buggy full of potatoes and dynamite -which he thought I could use. We hac^ the eat* ohioc fnr lunch and then blasted a new dugout with the explosive. You can't Imagine how you laugh when you've been a bit under a strain for several day8 of firing, and then see something funny. But for my sense of the proprieties I'd describe the giddy lingerie the young man was using for underwear. He explained to me {hat- cooties get so tired of wandering through lace I"? Literary Digest Japanese Activity In Iberia. Oatiflriiitn naners are commenting on the activity of the Japanese throughout the maritime province of Siberia. Agents of Japanese syndicates are re* ported to be negotiating for the purchase of a large number of mines, floor mills, brickworks, sawmills and other industrial undertakings, while commercially they are making every effort to extend their influence. <The Japanese firms, which for the most part have only recently been established at ..Vladivostok, are enlarging their operations and endeavoring to * - ofttain as large a snare ?s puooimv Vi the trade of the territory. The scouts of these firms are reported to be scouring the country for scrap Iron, bidet wool, bristles, beans and other Siberian and Manchurian products required in Japan. Monument to Stand on Prairie. ? * ' ?k?M solitary on a xciao yiamc iu?? will be seen next spring a heroic bronze statue of a man and horse. It ! s memorial to young Charles Noyes,, of a ranch near MelYin, who was ! killed in a range accident three years [ ago, and is the work of Pompeo Coppini. The Texas lad was tlx feet four inches in height and the sculptor has uodeled him as be was la life, while the horse stands 18 bands high. Tbe pose is striking. Mr. Coppiai is now ? ?ha? It Won OD UiliCVjf U mvuviufiiir i? mw heroes. f Owned Fine Library. Andrew D. White, the eminent American diplomat, who died recently, was the owner of one of the finest libraries In America. Mr. White began early in life to accumulate books, chiefly on the subjects of the world's history. At last he had 40,000 volumes, a respectable total, as Mr. Birrell would admit who once said that a man should never talk of his ll&rary until he had 10,000 books. Mr. White left his library te Cornell university. IHIMM 0MITWI OT wywm. I Bofor* tbo war lUmia'o ami of ityftM vu oartmotod at ^100,000 sully, or wkich oboot half m f*< qairod Is Siberia. To flU tfcooo wfltMUBttl Ibovl 4MQ08 KjtiM were imported asanas? aad tbo nA* cordtaf to latest tafonaattoa tboro im hardly asy Kytki to bo frond, BaaHu J&dtiitry bote* at a ftsadftffi aH ii tapomtfon doooC ? v ? i .. .y. . ^ tv^-v OLD CUSTOMS IN UKRAINE Wedding Celebrations of Country cul<ar; Horse Thieves Summarily Dealt With. The Little Russian costume became fashionable for women in the Ukraine after the formation of the republic?, red boots, short skirt, allowing the embroidery of the chemise to be seen; a pretty apron; jacket without sleeves,.. Around the neck large beads of many colored glass, always in great numbers. The married women wear on. their heads a kind of fichu arranged as- a diadem, the unmarried girls a simple Ukrainian kerchief, the betrothed. flowers. They have an amusing custom: after the marriage celebration the whole procession goes to drive, adorned wit Ik broad red ribbons; even the horse? are" abundantly provided with them. That ?- - -* '.I-- IP is a sigu or me urines vinutr. n m*r contrary is the case, she has neither ribbons nor music, not even a whiteveil, becat?c he pope refuses to blesa the marrit ;e. The Little Russians are very superstitions. At midsummer they light a large fire of ferns. The young people Jump over the fire. Those who succeed In not touching it "will marry within., the year. If anybody puts it out. Jt ifr. a sign of death. Everybody tells for-, tunes with cards, predicts what w!!L happen in the future. On the eve ot*" Saint Andrew somebody places mysteriously under the bed a pond ahd bridge (a saucer filled with water and? a few pieces of wood). Without know-. Ins it one sleeps "on the bridge." Then-i one may be sure that the dream of thenight will come true. If one wanted to? act according to the rules one ought to. spend the night on a bridge above a. real pond and look at the water; thereyou would be able to read your whole future life. ' In the country some of the old barbarian customs are still in force; the konokrades. or horse thieves, are condemned to be quartered, or to be aN % tached by a rope to a horse's tail *ao<t. J dragged until death follows. / J ?h:n Redeems Herself. ^ J The American transport Sierra^ \ 1 which steamed into harbor recently 11 carrying more rthari 1;50G wounded 4 ^1 soldiers, is a ship thn.t "came bad:.**" 1:? t.t.,x?; nc, Ki' nhht according iu ?n.i i? hum >.. . who fellow the sea. A dozen yjurs ago s!m- tv. aimed a coral reef fit rbe south sors and was. :-??y>rrcntly? wrecked beyond hope of salvage. If the stories fold abort fier are corrects she fill's crashed into vessels anchored in harbor. but she has sailed serenely through, the mined waters of the English channel and evaded the German submarines on the high seas as she carried the troops to France. So she has evened the score and lifted the spell. Incidentally, despite her misfortunes, she is a comfortable ship and a, good sea boat. Once she was regarded as unlucky and it was almost impossible for her owners to get ft. crew. When the war broke out the Sierra broke her spell of misfortune and performed her share in driving * ?J infA avtU autocracy Villi mi huh iaiu iuiv mu<w. Any sailor will tell you that shlpa have "a personality. The Sierra Jus*cascades personality and tempera-menu Having shown the world what? she could do in the line of tantrums,., she reformed. She has made moneyfor her owners, despite her accidents,. and has an excellent record in tfe*? service of her country. Goat Got Even. rw pmUv unusual incident oe~ curred during a recent military ceremony in France, and that revolved about the goat mascot of one of the divisions in the parade. The goat had' followed in with his men as befitted? a proper mascot, but once in the. square he was rudely relegated to the rear ranks. It chanced that ft number of red-hatted staff officers took, tip their position In front of the go and stood during the inspection at at- . tention with huge bouquets out back from under their arms. When the In* spectlon was over the officers stood a%~ ease again and looked to their bou?,J nnpfs. Thev were holdincr only stems. The mascot had taken a sweet reveng* v and a square meal for the insult to his dignity. Hit Utter Selfishness. j "I adopted a French war orphan tl?eother day," admitted J. Fuller Gloom.. "Observing that nearly everyone *?) * asked for pretty little girls, I specified that mine should be a boy?the homelier the better, the rattiest and nuttiest that could be found, and bowieggecfc if possible, or one who had lost hit palate, or something of the sort. Hp Idea was to get one that, having been shoved bade and snubbed all his little life, would appreciate the small bit X was doing for him all out of proper non 10 wnai It reaiiy con, anil tow gtt myself vastly overpaid In gratitude. My motive was as entirely selfish one, I assure you."?Kansas. City Star. You've Heard of 'Em. Teddy," said Mournful Marmaduktt the meandering mendicant, "could ycr help a poor feller what's the victim of circumstances "What circumstances r asked tfca suspicious woman with the pointed nose and drooped chin, as she tfancedb dnlfica'ntly toward the wood pile. "Reduced circumstance* leddy." The Query Department, Dctr Star?Does. anybody know what made the Tower of Pim immt . Ar-'Bpect not, bet It coatito't hap? : - * * ? * enOteftt of tt# foad^irtltiim?ott| *< ^ " ***