R C. O’Brien.
utter ilMpalr, ii* covvred big fa<-« with
hl* hand* and wept.
iluulfa laughed. "Poor Baba,” ahe
said, *tlll atroklng hl* bald bead
"Your trouble* are alight,”
Abdullah ralaed blm tcnr filled eye*
reproai lifully.
"They are very «light,” ah» repeat
e<1. “J.eave them to me und they will
dlMipp*mr.”
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Abdullah'* look of reproach turned
to one uf keen attention.
"Yea, Haba, if you will write my
KIHAY fouiol
Illinium Ab- name Ju*t un< e In your gre*t book, I
dullah squatted cross legged U|sm will bring your trouble* to an end.”
Abdullah, with the engerneM* of the
the platform of the luuaque. Be
ture him, on u little »laud, lay «Inking man who grunfied at the straw.
the upen Koran upon which his eyes promised While Hanff« was explain
lutlon which on
were fixed, while bls chubby forefinger Ing the
WB* energetically gestbulutlng to the lhe «|ipoint«d <l«y tu should commun!
group of Melted women
blm. <ute to the women In the mosque, the
I rum the expression upon Ida face, tear* suddenly dlauppMred from bls
and th« sharp li t m nipt.■ ns from hl« eye*. Fortified with a new hope and
audience, It seemed thut at last. In courage, he arose and shouted to hl*
his old age, after a Ufa filled with the slaves to Immediately bring h large
tray of pilaf.
llmuaiind
buttles, and
il wan early Friday morning, earlier
crowned with a thuusund victorien, he
than
usual, wh«n Abdullah seated him
hud met hl* Mu rut lion, for the longer
Iio argued th« louder grew- the ex- self upon the platform of the mosque.
<>n nil previous occasions, since he
postulutlorrs uf the women.
"The Prophet ¡.< m c be upon him " could remember, hl* audience* hud
gathered and were awaiting him. Thut
repented Abdullah for the tenth time
Friday morning, wlien tie said hl*
Incienuing despair, "received frinii Pur- prayera, hl* voice rung with *n un-
usmil dearness, nn<! during hi* pros
trations hl* old born * *e< med to have
four wives Yuu, Indies of Mecca, de
renewed their youth. HI* face wns
mand that If ti novi has four wive*, u
beaming with happiness, and lit* eye
woman may bave four husbands, Had
hurl never been more bright, for he
that been Allah's will, lie would long
had *n Important cominunlcntlon from
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giuuutl. I *ii!b red in h-rribl« iuj»«ry
for six month*. Wa* ri-tnrmvi to tlio
i'niU'd State» and th« nifb-ring contin-
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but they did not seem Pi know whut
um th« mailer w ith me and did me no
g04xl, altliough I t<Mik nevi-rul boUlo*
iu«dicinc preacrilied for me. At lii*t a
friend of min« *dvi*«<i me to take Dr.
Pierce'* Golden Medical Di»covery. 1
noticed a change in u I hiii I a month.
Titi* surprised me mid I continued to
take the ' Discovery' until I hud taken
■even bottle*. 1 began hi f<<el like my-
M-lf once more mid today I am finding
lirtlrr than 1 have felt in four year*.
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Value of Observation.
An observant man, in nil hi* inter-
cour*« with society nnd the world.
carries i a pencil constantly in his
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pre**lve of it * value, mid therefore In-
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"But Alluh did not s*y thut we
should m>t hui« four husbands,” cried
the women "Oh, great Abdullah," they
continued, "Allnli has revealed many
things through the Prophet, ami we
arc obedient to till bls laws, other
things are yet to be repealed,
fore, learn for us Allah '* will. l’ray
thut he may revenl tu you, you who
remeuiber Hie Prophet, you who were
among those to welcome him buck to
Mecca, you through whom Allah ha*
already revealed m> many tiling*. If u
woman may not have four husbands as
u mnn has four wives."
Abdullah gr«um-f, for Irl* reputation
ns a holy man wns at stake; Ire had
employed every argument to bring
the»« wive* of Mecca to contentment,
yet they had defeated him, ami de
manded from him u «peclul revelation.
”1 will ask Allah to reveal bls will,"
he sighed. "Next Friday I will Im
part It to you.”
Still groaning In spirit.
from the floor, feebly n
the straw matting to the
hl* fat, bare feet Into Ids sunduls, und
w ent home.
Abdullah's past history bad been un
Interesting one. He wns n small, bars
footed boy when the prophet Moham
med returned to Mecca, nnd now of nl>
the people left In the Holy City, be
«Ions bad seen hliu Inspired by that
m n
m«rked out for him
self the career of n holy mnn When
bls chin was first fuzzy with the down
which evolved Into the largest of
patriarchal beards, he wandered ■* *
dervish, but to suffer from hunger and
thirst, and to lacerate his own body,
soon ceased to be pleasures, and final
ly he settled down as an Inimam In
the Holy City to gain an easier liveli
hood by fleecing the visiting pilgrims.
In his profession he prospered. He
slone was Intrusted with the keys of
the Kaaba. und so great was hl* re
puted piety that he was consulted In
Invention of Bronze.
During his long life Abdullah had
Bronze, the only tool metal known seen but on« sorrow—his wives had
Io our nncestor* of 8.000 years ngo. died one after another, yet that
was Invented independently in both । not the cause of hl* grief, for never
the Near East and by tho Peruvian I for long did he lack hl* full quota of
wives which, both living and dead, he
Indians.
could count to a »core. The one thorn
In his flesh wns thut this score or mor*
Golfer’a Advantage.
The golf liar ha* one advantage of wive* hnd presented him with but
n single offspring, n daughter, whom
over the tingling Ananias; he doesn't
he hnd named Hnnlfn. This solitary
have to show anything to prove It.
plant of the harem grew nnd bios
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Mayor Also Admiral.
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Arab mnld, sending out her tendrils of
love until they entwined about the old
man's heart, ns If to compensate him
for hl* luck of sons. She wns the only
child of twenty panning wives.
"Bilim," tenderly said Hnnlfa, ns her
father, leuvlng the crowd of nngry
womi n In the mosque, had returned
home nnd sipmtted before the dish of
ptlnf, which he left untasted, “Are you
111?"
"No, child,” replied Ahdullah. with
nn nudlble Sigh, yet without pnylng
his customary visit to the harem, he
retired.
The next morning when AbihiHah
appeared, his eyes were sunken, for
lie hnd passed n sleepless night. Dur
ing the dark hours hl* audience of
clamoring women was ever before him,
nnd nithough he hpd a thousand times
successfully Interpreted the laws of
the Koran, now he hnd fulled; his wits
had deserted him, anil no revelation
mm»; his reputation nn nn hnmnm
would he ruined, nnd nil the wisdom
displayed In the past would be In vain.
Thus tortured, he slept none nnd
nte little. Half a dozen times, dally
Hnnlfa urged him to impart to her
the online of his sorrow ■ and ns often
did he deny that he was aff'lcfed. yet
before the week wn* half nded, Ab
dullah hnd become *o feeble that he
even negleetod thè hook whlch wns
perpetuate hi* nume; he reinnlned In
thè corner, «lient end tlioughtful.
"Baba," said Hnnlfn. nguln stroking
his old bald head, "Tell mo your
trouble»—perhaps I «an help you."
"I have none, child," wns the holy
ninn’s prevaricating reply,
A deep
groan followed.
Hnnlfa was too solicitous of the old
man's health to be silent. Long she
stood over him, stroking his bend, yet
finally when the abundance of sigh*
and groans seemed to be well nigh
exhausted, he explained In a feeble
voice how the women of Mecca hnd
demanded a special, Impossible revela
tion. Concluding his explanations In
Faithful. At bls side upon the plat
form stood nn immense copper kettle
which bls waiting slave had brought
him. One by one the rebelling women
came und squiitted about, anxious to
hour th «perlai revelation promised
by the beaming expression upon Ab-
dullah'a face.
Finally, when they had all congre
gated, Abdullah, In a voice deep with
e commanded that
each woman present should go at once
to her home anil Immediately return
with n Jug of milk. The women de
murred. They had come, they said, to
hear the revelation. Abdullah ex-
plained thut no revelation was pos-
slide until hl* command hnd been
obeyed, and In a few moments
score women, each with a Jug of milk
balanced upon her head, stood before
btm.
’’Pour the milk Into this kettle,” said
Abdullah, with a voice suggestive of
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People are saturated with the Ide*
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should be healthy. Most towns and
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cows be tested and found fr« h from
tuberculosis before their milk may be
•old. It is just as essential that those
who do the milking end who handle
the milk shall be free from the same
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There Is a growing tendency to sub
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hl* up-
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The only living. language besides
the great teacher. Abdullah, solemnly I
stroking hl* long beard, looked silently
English which is at present growing
at the foaming camel's milk, nnd then |
with any rapidity is Spanish, Spanish
•lowly turned to the wondering women
is the principal language of America
before him. Ills morfilng'a discourse
from Mexico southward, and the popu Made From Old Carpet« “Wear Like
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Fuur hundred and slxty-two thousand
said. In concluding his long discourse. 1
George Washington's estate. Mount
"I shall Impart the revelation which । New York state cows do not produce
Apple trees planted near a perpen
Allah has sent to you through me. I enough butter fat to pay their board Vernon, was originally called Hunting dicular rock cliff at Cashmere, Wash.,
Creek
but
when
it
came
into
the
pos
his faithful servant. Allah blds that । bill, says Professor H. A. Hopper of
produced apples that were colored on
each of you approach this kettle of the New York State College of Agri session of Lawrence Washington, the
one side only because the sun and
milk ; he bld* thut each of you take : culture at Ithaca. Yet, he continues, brother of George, he changed it to
from the kettle the milk which you they add enough tv the total produc Mount Vernon in honor of Admir.il Ed light could not reach the side next to
the cliff. The location was chosen
poured Into It but a moment ago. When tion of milk and cream to depress mar ward Vernon, of the British navy.
so that the roots might find perpetual
you shall have done this, he blds that ; ket prices og the product of the 938.-
moisture at the foot of the cliff.
each of you who will, take four hus- 000 good cows in the state.
Millions Paid to Hunt.
bnnds, as ■ man may take four wives. ;
According to Professor Hopper,
But,” hs continued, hr the sparkling there are 55,000,000 more pounds of
During one season sportsmen in the
Ink From the Maple.
of his eyes Increased, "Allah blds me butter fat In storage now than a year United States pay on an average about
A homemade ink was. in earlier
say that if on« of you shall take the ago, which causes the lower price In 15,000,000 for hunting permits and 11 days, sometimes made from the bark
thousandth part of a drop of the milk dairy products Under such conditions censes of all kinds. This money is
which another has poured Into the j it is even more than usually Important used by the various states to establish of the red maple by boiling it and add
ing sulphite of iron, says the American
kettle, it shall be accounted unto you on account of present high feed prices
game preserves, pay for wardens and Tree association. It contains consid
a theft, and you elmll be delivered to to cull out the low producers. Culling
generally to reduce taxation.
erable tannin, and, at one time, was
Iblla for eternal punishment.”
was never more necessary or needed
The old man chuckled. The con
occasionally employed in dyeing.
worse than at the present time, says
Dangerl
tented expressions upon the faces ol ; Professor Hopper.
the women suddenly turned to amnze 1
New York newspapers nre discuss
One-third of New York’s cows are
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ment.
not only failing to pay their own way. ing the question, "What is ;.a adven
It might console the farm boy who
"Oh great Abdullah,” finally sug- but are making it difficult for the turess?” An adventuress is a woman is growling about pitching hay during
gested an Innocent one In the audl- ■ other l)38.0U0 cows to return a profit. you and your husband met awhile ago,
the sweltering;days of July and August
ence, "we do not know which our milk
The cow-testing us*oeiutlons now in and your husband remarks, “Why not if he'll just remember he is getting
la—It Is all alike—It Is all white and [
operation In various parts of the state have her out to our house to dinner
himself in fine trim to enjoy golf a
foamy."
are doing valiant work in coping with
little later in life.—Cincinnati Enquir
Abdullah sprang to his feet and with this menuce to the dairy Industry, but sometime?”—Kansas City Star.
er.
his arms wildly nnd ■tipernnturnlly whut is needed is more of them and
Reversal of Usual Order.
waving above Ills head, shouted with more men who are not afraid to beef
n monstrous, prophetic voice, which the low producers. The scales nnd
Earliest Sweet Sounds.
The sloth, a purely arboreal animal
thundered throughout the mooque, the Babcock test for butter fat will weed
of
Central
and
South
America,
prac-
The
lyre,
the flue, the trumpet or
special revelation from Allah:
out the poor cows. If their owner*
"As It Is with the milk, so would will see their duty and do It; nnd bet tically spends its life upside down. horn, and the kithara were used by
It be with your children,” were the ter rations and more home-grown feeds These animals hang head down in the the Greeks. The Egyptians used the
flute, the sistrum, the lyre and the
few Intelligible words amid the re will Increase the net earnings of the trees and rarely leave them.
sounding echoes, "As you ennnot di s- good ones.
harp. The harp, in many instances,
Grumbler Never Leads.
tlngulsh which drop of milk you
had 15 strings.
poured Into the kettle, so you could
Pessimists are always in tffe rear,
not distinguish the fathers of your
and never in the van in the march of
Nature’s Great Law.
children. Trouble me and Allah no
progress. Your successful men and
Everything bears within itself an
more with your Idle words.”
women are never chronic grumblers. impulse to strive after a higher de
The women were vanquished; one HM-I-H-H Illi! Il l I II1H-H -F —Bishop Samuel Fallows.
gree of divinity, and that is the great
by one they left the mosque. As the
A
dairy
barn
doesn't
need
to
be
law of progress throughout all nature.
Inst one disappeared the chuckling Ab-
Time to "Take Stock.”
dullah looked fondly nt the white costly to be clean.
Had Scanty Store of Iron.
Many a man who boasts that he is
fonm, smacked his Ups In anticipation
Cretini and milk cool 23 tlrnes as fast self-made wonders why his fellows do
Practically all the great countries of
of many days with frequent nnd pro
longed drafts of curdled milk, and In w ater us In air of thè suine temper not share his admiration of his crea antiquity were deficient in natural
clapped hl* hands to summon the wait ature.
tion. Such a man should go farther supplies of iron. Consequently most
ing slave to carry the proceeds of his
and give serious thought to his of the civilized people of early times
You must like cows If you expect
revelation home.
achievement. Introspection might re had few tools, limited largely to
Although Hnnlfn could not dl» them to make a profit for you. Then
knives, hoes and weapons.
duce
his conceit.—Grit.
tlngulsh alef from yod. that Friday you have got to study and understand
afternoon she wns peeking over her cows and all that goes with their
father's shoulder while ho dilated In breeding, feeding qn<l, care.
hl* great theological book upon the
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lo-sl bens A double pcdisH-e
One of them, the largest, he described cow’s mineral needs la to apply lime
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