Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 114, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1913 — Page 3

* SMONG the many ruins to be found in the east, those of Baalbek, in Syria, are second to*none In interest. During the last four years German archaeologists have been busy excavating there, and every visitor to the ruins owes them a debt of gratitude. They have not only dug down and removed many tons of rubbish and debris, thereby exposing the ruins to better view, but they have also strengthened ,the weak parts. It was not entirely a disinterested work, however,

for the Berlin museums now possess many of the finest examples of the earrings .found there. Baalbek is the name of a ruined city of ancient Coela-Syrla. signifying the “city of Baal,” the sun cod. The name was converted by the Greeks, during the Seleucldlan dynasty, Into its Greek equivalent, Heliopolis. It Is situated In latitude 34 degrees, 1 minute north, longitude 36 degrees, 11 minutes east, in the plain of Buka’s, at the northern extremity of a low range of bleak hills, about one mile from the base of Antilibanon, in * well watered and delightful locality, a little more than 40 miles northwest of Damascus. It was once the most magnificent of Syrian cities, full of paiaces, fountains and beautiful monuments.

These ruins are known as the Acropolis and are unique for their massiveness and for the great amount of both bold and delicate carving with which they are adorned. There is, Indeed, so much carving and such variety u to make one’s first visit bewildering. The temples being built on a flat plain, It was Important to raise them above the surrounding level to render them more imposing, and to that end there are vast substructures and vaults and passages supporting the shrines. The most Imposing was that of the great Temple of the Sun, which wgsxa rectangular building 290 feet by 160, having Its roof supported by a peristyle pf 64 Corinthian columns, 19 at each side and 10 at each end. Of these six are still standing. The circumference of these columns Is about 22 feet, and the length of the shaft about 58 feet; with pedestal, capital and entablature they measure about 80 feet In height. The great Temple of the Sun occupied a platform on the Acropolis about 1,000 feet by 450 feet. The main entrance of the temple was on the east Here a wide flight of steps led up to a portico 19 feet above the gardens and orchards that now surround the ruins. An Inscription on the great portico states that the temple was erected to the “Great Gods” of Hellopolls by Antoninus. Beyond the portico Is a hexogonal court through which a large gateway opens into the great square, at the west end of which is the temple on a lofty stylobate. Except the columns 4 mentioned, little of the great temple or of the buildings in front of it Is left standing, but the ground Is covered with their ruins. The vast size of the stones used In the substructures of the great platform Is remarkable, some of them being over 60 feet long and 12 feet thick. South from the great temple is a smaller one known as the Temple of Jupiter. It is smaller tn form, having Its peristyle and the walls of Its cells still mostly standing. Its dimensions are 227 feet In length by 117 feet in breadth, with 15 columns at the sides and 8 at each end. Both temples as well as the surrounding structures were built of limestone, in a richly decorated, somewhat fantastic Corinthian style. Besides these there stands at a distance of 300 yards from the others a circular building supported on six granite columns built In mixed lonic and Corinthian style. Nearby also are the remains of the Temple of Bacchus, famed for its magnificent carvings. Here are enormous slabs of stone elaborately carved with the beads of emperors and deities and Interwoven with floral designs, the whole forming a unique celling. The portal Is the gem of the entire edifice. The door posts are beauty

The FAMOUS CITY of the SUN

fully carved with figures of Bacchus, fayns, cupids, satyrs, and bacchantes, woven around which are grape vines and clusters of fruit, poppies and ears of wheat, all of which are symbolical of the revelling which the name of the temple suggests. This great doorway stands 43 feet high and 21% feet wide, while the carving of the posts lust mentioned covers a space about six feet wide. On both sides of this door stand graceful fluted columns forming the prostyle or portico, while the plain ones of the peristyle, wtrtch stands between them, seem to reflect their beauty. The mammoth stones contained in the inclosing wall of the Acropolis have been the marvel of engineers for ages. The lowest courses are of stones.of moderate dimensions, but at a height of 20 feet above the ground on the west wall is a row of three enormous stones, the shortest being 63 feet and the longest 65 feet in length, and each being about 13 feet high and 10 feet thick. They are the largest building blocks ever known to have been used by man. A still larger stone lies In the ancient quarry nearby, never having been detached from the rock beneath. This one is 70 feet long by 14 feet by 13 feet

THINGS NOT GENERALLY KNOWN

TAousam/s of Changee Can Be Rang on Eight • ■ ■■ BeUe-'-Honee In Race. - ri „ -

How many people realise the number of ways in which it is possible for some of the commonest every-day events of life to happen? London Answers asks. As you walk through the streets of your town, for example, and hear the chimes of your parish church bells, has It ever occurred to you to think out how many “changes” can be rung with a “peal” of eight bells? The answer is 40,320, a number which seems almost Incredible, but non* the lees is true. Ten horses run in a race. The number of ways in which the first, second and third places can be filled Is 720, while the, number of ways in which all ten horses can pass the winning post Is the enormous number 3,627,800. A town council is composed of twenty-five councillors and ten aidermen. From it It is possible to form 5,275,600 different committees, each composed of five councillors and three aidermen. Eight people could arrange themselves about a round table In 5,040 different ways, and if six persons receive a first-class railway carriage having six seats they could choose from among 700 different ways of seating themselves. A little girl has ten different beads to make Into a necklace. She could do it 181.290 times and get a different necklace each time. If wo wish to make a selection of six books out of an available twelve, wo have the choice of 924 ways In which to do it, while If wo have the following coins—halfpenny, penny, sixpenny piece, shilling, florin, and half crown—wo can ar-

tury A. D. it was consulted by the Emperor Trajan prior to his entrance on his second Parthian campaign. Antoninus Plus (A. D. 138-161) built the great temple which the legend current among the modern inhabitants counts a work of Solomon. The piriform and substructures, however, are of a m«ch earlier date. This temple is said to have abstained a golden statue of Apollo, or of Zeus, which on certain annual festivals the chief citizens of Heliopolis bore about on their shoulders. When Christianity, under Constantine, became the dominant religion, the temple became a Christian church. In the wars .that followed the taking of the city by the Arabs, who sacked it in A. J>. 748, the temple was turned into a fortress. The city was completely pillaged by Timur in A. D. 1400. Both city and temple continued to fall more and more into decay under the misery and misrule to which Syria has been subject ever sfhee. Many of the magnificent pillars were overturned by the pashas of Damascus merely for the sake of the iron with which the stones were bound together. What the Arabs, Tartars and Turks had spared was destroyed by a terrible earthqtfhke in 1759. Baalbek is nohr an insignificant village with a population of about 2,000, more tVan half of whom are Christians.

range them in a straight line in 720 different ways. Try it! Finally, it would take 5,000 years for a man earning £2OO a year to earn £1,000,000, while if a person invested £1 at 5 per cent compound interest he would become a millionaire —could ho live so long—in 283 years.

Nothing Like That These Daye.

"How did Skimmels make his money?” “He was one of those old-fashioned dairymen who left you in doubt whether water had been put in the milk or milk had been spilled in the water.”—Washington Star.

Clarice —It must be awful to bo married to • man you cannot love! Gaby—l should think so! :Itis so hard getting a divorce from those goody-goody chape.—Pennsylvania Punch Bowl.

"My wife thinks I’m one man tn a million.** boasted Ttgg. "Is that so?” said Wlgg, sadly. *T don’t believe my wife thinks I’m a man at ail.”

A Serious Loco.

"Diggs tells me ho takes nearly all the leading newspapers," said the visitor. "So ho does,” sighed the exchange edltem ‘He takes them from me.”

At an early period the Arabs converted the temples Into the fortresses, and to this end, to a certain extent, removed them. Their work, however, has now been removed by the Germans. The.early history of Baalbek is involved in darkness, but it is certain that from the most distant times it had been a chief seat of sunworship, as Its name Implies. Augustus made it a Roman colony and placed there a garrison. Baalbek had an oracle held in such high esteem that in the second cen-

Awful.

Disqualified.

KEEPING THE LINEN IN ORDER

Well Ordered Closet Is a Joy and With . a Little Care May Easily Be Pro* vlded for In Any House. A well ordered linen closet is a joy to every housewife who fortunately possesses one. The really ideal linen closet, of course, is one that is big enough to have a window; but the usual line closet is built into some cranny of the upper hall, in a rather dark, out-of-the-way corner. This sort of closet is, of course, Just as useful as the larger, airier one, and with a little attention can be made to look almost as well. Before the week's laundry work is put away it should be thoroughly aired. This rule applies to sheets, towels, pillow slips and table linen, as well as to clothes. If the day is bright and dry the freshly-ironed clothes can be spread on a clothes horse on a sunshiny plaza, of in an open window. If the day is damp they should be aired before a stove, fireplace or radiator. It is a good plan also to leave the linen closet door open for an hour or so every few days, when the windows throughout the house are open.— Washington Star.

SWEETS FOR AFTER DINNER

Three Really Excellent Dessert Dishes That Are Not Expensive and Take __— Short Time to Prepare.

Orange Sweet. —Take a breakfast cup of sweetened orange juice and add to it two tablespoons of good brandy or sherry (if sherry is used about three tablespoons) and two dozen macaroons. Arrange them in the dish they are to be served in, pour the mixture over them and let them stand about 16 minutes, then arrange a little rose of stiffly whipped cream on each.

Albemarle Squares.—Cut a square loaf of cake into thick slices and cut the latter into squares. Cover with preserved fruit or Jam, put two together and cover with whipped cream. Banana Delight —. Six bananas peeled and rubbed through a sieve with six tablespoons of sugar and a tablespoon of lemon juice. Soak and dissolve half a package of gelatine in a little milk, and when cool, but not set, fold in a cup of cream that has been whipped solid. Mold, and when chilled serve with whipped cream.

Old-Fashioned Irish Stew.

Take three or four slices of fat salt pork, cut into little squares. Put those into an iron kettle and fry over a slow fire until all the fat is extracted; then take out the scraps, leaving the fat in the kettle, and into ’ this place a layer of potatoes, thinly sliced, then a couple of onions sliced, and then another of potato and onion, and so continue until you have perhaps four layers. Sprinkle salt and a little black pepper between the layers. Now lay on the pork scraps, adding just enough water so that none will be left when potatoes and onions are cooked. When done, or nearly so, take a dozen Boston crackers, split and lay them on top, split side up. Now take a handful of flour and stir it in a pint of milk, adding a little salt and a lump of butter (small). Put into the pot and let boil until the crackers are soft The whole should be well mixed. Use just enough milk to give a moisture and no more.,

To Bone Fish.

To remove bones from either fresh or salt fish, while raw. take the headless fish in the left hand, split down the back; with the right thumb carefully push the meat from the flesh side' of the backbone, then gently force the thumb between the backbone and the skin of the fish from head to tall; now gently pull sidewise and the ribs adhering to the backbone will come out with it. All the remaining bones can be removed by catching them between the thumb and the sharp blade of a knife. If the fish are salt they must be freshened before boned.

Apple Toast.

1 Quarter six apples, take out the core, peel and cut each piece in two. Put a tablespoon of butter in a saucepan, add two tablespoons of powdered sugar to the apples, put them in a saucepan, adding a very little water; let them stew quickly, tossing them to keep from burning. When tender, cut two or three slices of bread, fry the bread a delicate brown in hot butter. When crisp place on a flat dish, sprinkle with sugar and cover with the stewed apple. Serve hot.

Carrot Croquettes.

Wash and scrape the carrots and boll until tender. Drain and mash them. To each teacupful add salt and pepper to season very highly, the yolks of two raw eggs, a pinch of mace and one level teaspoonful of butter. Mix thoroughly and set away until cold. Shape into tiny croquettes, dip in slightly beaten egg, roll in fine bread crumbs and fry in smoking hot fat.

Softening Mackintoshes.

Mackintosh coat* which have become hard and rigid may be easily cleaned with lime and water and made to look as good as new. A handful of the beet gray lime dissolved in half a bucket of water, applied with a small sponge, makes it better. Repeat after three hours.

Cold Water Cake.

One and one-half cups sugar, one quarter cup of butter, two and onehalf cups of flour, two eggs, one cup of water, two rounding teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Flavor with vanilla or lemon.

Practical Fashions

LAOY*B NOVEL TAILORED SUIT.

The deml-tallored suit is now the* style, and prevails to a much larger extent than the severe models of a couple of yean ago. The illustration shows an ideal design for one of these street dresses. It has a coat blouse, made quite plain in both front and back. The closing is slightly on the bias, and the overlapping side is outlined by simple sharp reven, which, may be omitted if desired. The neck Is finished with a large, handsome collar. The skirt is a two piece model, and the closing may be placed at either of the beams. The dress Is one which will develop well in faille, in soft brocade for the coat, with a plain material in the same color for the skirt. The dress pattern (8178) is cut in sizes 34 to 42 inches bust measure. Medium size requires 4% yards of 44 inch material. To procure this pattern send 10 cents to Pattern Department," of this paper. Write name and address plainly, andbe sure to give size and number ot pattern. Na 6178. SUB NAME •••. •••• ...«i»se»»us lSS TOWN STREET AND NO. —■ ST ATE - —■ -• • «ss. e—o -• t

LADY’S TWO PIECK SKIRT.

The two piece skirt remains a favorite, but it is now shown with certain modifications. In the present instance the material is slightly gathered across the back at the waist line, and a little fullness is drawn to one. side and held at knee depth at the side Beam. The skirt may be high waisted or of normal waist line, as preferred, the high waist being better for part of a costume and normal waist preferred for separate skirts - The skirt pattern (SIM) is cut in sixes 11 to 10 inches, waist measure. Medium size requires S% yards of St inch material. -ftoproeure this pattern send IS cento ip •’Pattern Department.** of thia paper Write name and address plainly, andbo sure to give War and number of pattern. wa ®IM- arxa NtAJIOB .... ... ■ ■ ■..■ •••« TOWN —. STWUET AND NO. STATS

Easy to Fix Situation.

Show Girl (bursting into manager's office) —“Quick! There's a fire behind the scenes, the gang is rushing about like mad and screaming their heads off. Looks like a panic. What will wo dor Manager—"Do? Ring up the curtain, of course, and let the ® audience think it Is the opening chorus’*—Puck.

Tut, Tut.

**l wish," said the brown sugar te the sand, "that you’d got out of thia. You’re always in my weigh!**