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By, DEW.ITT J. MASON AMASCUS, one of the oldest cltteo of the world, and at one time the wealthiest and busiest market of the Orient. is n<>w partially deserted. Automobile trains, native . carta, and other available vehicles, pressed into service, removed many of the Inhabitants, including merchants, fleeing with their families from the

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ancient city of historical and mythical story as though from pfestllence. Many of the famous baxaara where merchants once Mt cross-legged and displayed their wares, are dosed. Hotels are empty. The streets are deserted except for loungers tn the Merdje Central square (where revolutionaries were recently hunged by the hundreds) and the beggars in -the street which is called Straight"—and troops. Soldiers are everywhere. Black, yellow, white, < these soldier squads move through the narrow streets constantly, .arresting revolutionary suspects. Three vernacular daily newspapers and two comic weeklies have been suppressed by the French authorities. Meantime revolutionary organisations, called the “Iron Hands," “Watchful Kyes," and the “Moslem Stalwarts,” are circulating- secretly printed Inflammatory proclamations telling of supposed French disasters. The ' vendors of these proclamations are arrested by secret service agents the moment yhey are discovered. Promptly at. fl o’clock each evening the curfew sounds. A gravelike silence descends, broken only by the rumbling of tanks, the clattering of armored cars, the sound of galloping hoofs ar cavalry moves through the streets. Then, frpm time to time, comes the distant crack of a French •‘seventy-five.’" You know it Is bombarding rebel groups hidden away outside the city. Then there comes a wailing chant and from high up tn the minarets a voice calls the faithful to prayer. This is the Damascus of,rebellion; the ancient city after revolt against French control and subsequent bombardment. a Hebei activity in the south has been suppressed. but bands of marauders aud revolutionaries are roaming the country. The French are cutting down groves and destroying the gardens tn the suburbs of Damascus It was In the groves and the gardens that the revolutionaries concealed themselves The city la also being encircled with a cordon of ft barbed wire, while evert military police post ts guarded by sandbags ar»d machine guua Sentries * keep constant watch from the roofs of buildings, j, tvhlle the batteries of Fort Gouraud are trained directly upon those sections, of the city that are regarded as most dangerous. O*T*HE world began at Damascus and will end ■a there." says an eastern proverb. And there Is a story about Mohajnmed—“a tale which a visitor in Damascus Is bound to hear many times." The prophet is Mid to have ridden to a hill overlooking Damascus, “where he was met by a delegation of Damascenes." With great ceremony, the story proceeds!, they invited him to enter the city. The prophet gated down on Damascus, In the Center of its green gardens, and said: "When 1 dle.M shall go to heaven; so why should I now go to Damascus?” And that gjahdseme compliment to the city where the Apostle Paul, after his miraculous conversion, found shelter tn a bouse in the street called Straight, is explained by a reference to the Koran, “which pictures paradise as an orchard, traversed by streams of flow- ‘ Ing waters, where grow the most delicious fruits." This ideal, explains William Jourdan Rapp in the New York Times, appeared to the natives of that sterile region to be realised at Damascus The city and its surroundings are lavishly extolled by Arabian poets; he reminds us. Sketching the eventful story of that archaic paradise—“the oldest city in history"—so recently dev -- tated anew In a ferocious clash between the occupying French and the recalcitrant Druses. Mr. Rapp remarks that Damascus, although “besieged. pillaged and burned at recurring Intervals since the days of Abraham." has always been rebuilt, until It is easy to believe the eastern saying that the world will end there. In its legendary cradle. And be continues: "From its early days the history of Damascus gas been stormy. The origin of the city is unknown. and there la much to confirm the popular belief that It la the oldest continuous city in the world. It is mentioned a number of times in Genesia Abraham's steward is called ’Ellezer of rum.*™ 1 David made a successful expedition against the city ft* the aid it gave bls enemy Hadadexer, king of Zoab. Throughout the reign

Order of Birth Has Small Effect

Whether yon are • thru* child or a afteenth does not affect your chance® of greatneaa. according to Dr. WilhelmiD« E. Key. wbo recently reported to the Eugenics Research association the remits of her statistlAi studies es «nixs«t persons. Doctor Key wanted to learn If there srientidc basis for the popular notion that the eldest child has JL b«t of obtaining promi-

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of Solomon, Rezon, who established a dynasty In Damascus, seems Ito have been In constant conflict with the kingdom of Israel. , “In all Its long life the history of Damascus may be divided into a few great chapters. In 333 B. C.. after the battle of Issus. in which Alexander the Great destroyed the Persian armies of DariusTDamascua was delivered by treachery into the hands of Parmenio, a general of Alexander, and the harem and treasury of Darius, which had been lodged In tjie city, were surrendered to the conquering Greeks. “In the New Testament Damascus is spoken of in connection with the miraculous conversion of Paul; the episode that pictures his being lowered in a basket over | the wall to esca|»e Aretas. the governor, and Paul's return to the city from Arabia.** DURING the first centuries after Christ. Syria was a Rom»n province, and in 150 A. D. Trajan made Damascus a provincial capital. Later the city was an outpost of the Byzantine empire. In the wars between Byzance and Petals It suffered greatly and was finally captured by Khalid-Ibn-Walld in 635. The seat of the caliphate was trasnferred from Mecca to Damascus, which became the center of the great empire of the Ominayyads, whose rule extended from India to the Atlantic. The Ommayyads were replaced after ninety years by the Abbaslda. who removed the seat of their empire to Bagdad. Damascus then passed through a period of unrest in which it was captured and ravaged in turn by the Egyptians, the Carmathlans and the Seljuka Crusaders attacked Damascus in 1128, but never succeeded in keeping a flrm bold on the city, even during their brief domination of Syria, Throughout his fierce struggle with the Franks Saladin made his headquarters in Damascus. His tomb is one of the sights of the town. In 1899 Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany, on his visit to Damascus, laid a bronze wreath on the tomb It bore the inscription: “From one great emperor to another." The wreath Was removed by the Fmglish when General Allenby captured the dty from the Turks tn 1918. . In the centurlps following the t'rusade* Damascus was plundered by the Mongols and the Mamelukes of Egypt. In 1399 it purchased Immunity from destruction, at the bands of the Tatar con-qurfi-vr. Tamerlane, of whom we read: •Tamerlane, on this occasion, captured all the famous armorers of Damascus and carried them to Samarkand and Khorasan. where they introduced the art of manufacturing Damascus blades. Today this art still exists in these cities of Tur keatan. while at Damascus it ha* completely disappeared. "Damascus fell into the band* of the Ottoman Turks tn 1516 when Sultan. Selim conquered Syria. It remained part of the Ottoman empire until the British conquest of Palestine and Syria in 1918. “In 180 b Damascus was the scene of a ter rible massacre of the Christiana More than 6.000 were killed by the Moslems, whose minds had been greatly excited by the Indian mutiny. A French army qorpa of 10.000 mgn finally brought calm to the city and the surrounding country after the Turks had failed to re-establish order Today the French claim to the mandate of Syria in largely baaed on France’s traditional position as protector of Christian minorities “Then comes the last chapter. At Damascus the Arabs proclaimed Emir Fetael king of Syria in February. 1920. To this the French objected, and In August of the same year they occupied the city, driving Feisel out. However. Damascus, even under the French, has remained the center of Arab seif-termination. If the dream of a great Arabian state, including all the Arab lands from the Persian gulf to the Mediterranean and from

nence. She studied the family records of many famous Americans, from Alexander Hamilton to Augustus Saint Gaudens and Mark Twain, and her conclusions were that the order of birth In a family has nothing to do with their achieving fame. James Fenlmore. Cooper was the eleventh of twelve children. General Sherman came tn the middle of a large family. Ductor Key’s studies

seemed to indicate that the regular law of averages wai at work when it came to position tn family and tn world affairs.—Hygda Magazine. Historic English Town Avalon to the poetic name of Glastonbury, a town in the county of Somerset in Ergland. It occupies a peninsula. known to ancient days as the Island of Avalon or Apples, and Is the burial place of King Arthur, whose remains were found there many centuries ago. Avalon contains the ruins

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Turkey to Aden, is ever realized, Damascus will probably be K its capital. ‘The most important building in Damascus Js the Great Mosque of the Ommayyads. Its minarets dominate the whole city. The site of the mosque was originally occupied by a Roman temple. This was converged into a Christiaq church by the Emperor Theodosus in 375. and named the Church of St. John, because it was supposed to contain a casket with the head of John the Baptist To this day Damascenes swear by the bead of St. John. THE greatest sufferers in the present turmoil, th writer remarks, are the 15,000 Armenians who had built a model refugee village on the outskirts of the city. Os these unfortunates we are told: “After many years of hard struggle, and with a little aid from the Near East Relief, they had become self-supporting. Dispatches report that these Armenians have had to abandon their village and flee to Beirut, where, under the guns of French warships in the harbor, there is some protection. In peaceful times. May is the best season In which to pay Damascus a visit, for then the plain of the Barada river, in whose midst the city stands,’ is covered with a brilliant carpet of wild flowers. Walnut, apricot, lemon and orange trees in the gardens surrounding the city are in full foliage. This brilliant qasls, with minarets rising from hundreds of mosques. Bedouins of the desert regard as the next thing to paradise. “Damascus has a population of about 300.000 souls, four-fifths being Moslems. The other fifth is made up of Christians and Jews. Among the Christians, members of the Greek Orthodox church predominate; but there are hlso Roman Catholics. Maronites, Gregorians (largely Armenian refugees from Cilicia) and a few 1 Protestants. The Moslems subdivide Into Arabs Circassians. Druse* and Kurds—nationalistic divisions which, in the case of the Druses, is heightened by a fanatical sectarianism. Much rivalry and hatred exists. “The city has thjee distinct quarters—Moslem. Christian and Jewish. It is said that there Is no other city where' customs have changed so little during the ages. The Jews as nearly resemble those of the time of Paul as can be imagined. Scarcely any other people in the world has adhered so tenaciously to the very letter of the religious cbde. Strolling, you find It difficult to make your way among the venders of lemonade or sweetened water shouting ’Horrid ala kalbalk!’ (refresh thy heart), and. the sellers of other refreshments crying: Take care of your teeth *• 'Food for the swallows’’ and ’Allah Is the nourishes buy my bread!’ “You come to the silk bazah*. which is especially interesting because of the fact that it contains more of the produce of native Industry than may be found in any of the other bazaars. Here are shawls and maahlaks or kimono*, or brilliantly' colored silk doth, woven with elaborate designs in silver and gold. Farther along Is the cotton bazaar, dedicated to mattress makers and wool carders. Then comes the tpl<* market, where drugs and spices are displayed in Interminable rows of boxes and glasses. “As one walks through these bazaars, which but • short time ago were prosperous and in full activity—-it Is impossible to drive—one is depressed by the spectacle of destruction and ruin, and this feeling is accentuated by glimpses of even greater damage done up the little idde-alleys leading off them. The- Saghur quarters are also badly damaged, while the Suk-el-Kharratin (Turners’ Market), which runs across the south end of the street called Straight, has also suffered severely, bouse upon house and shop after shop having the appearance of befog in process of demolition. But the holes are unmistakably made by shell, and smoke curling between the rafters and firemen working on the roof* teU the true tai*.**

of a superb abbey, founded to 605; this occupies the site of a British church, which is said to have owed Its origin to Joseph of Arimathea. whose miraculous thorn blossomed there early on Christmas day. The shrine of St Dustan, located there, used to attract thousands of pilgrims during the Middle ages.—Kansas City Star. “No Fool Like Old Fool** Old fools are more foolish than young ones.—Rochefoucauld.

COSTUME SLIPS NOW IN FAVOR; FABRICS FOR TOTS’ FROCKS

MOW that the costume slip has sup- •*■ ’ planted the petticoat in point of flavor it behooves the well-dressed woman to see to it that her wardrobe contains a goodly supply. To buy is one way of doing this; to make Is another. Some of us prefer the latter tor great the glory in being able to say: “I made it myself.” To such the following hints are respectfully subscribed. For practical everyday wear slips buy pongee silk. It tubs perfectly, and

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• genteel In appearance. Several of these ‘slips should be made up by the borne seamstress now in readiness for ipring. A washable white satin or radium slip is also easily home-made, and at least one is necessary to the well-regu-lated wardrobe. When It comes to the popular Italian silk costume slips the subject takes on tn element of color importance. This Is especially true for the coming seaton for the trend to exquisite pastel tolor combinations is as apparent in fashionable underthings as in the outer costume. If one cannot afford to purchase jure silk knit yardage, then ask for rayon-knit. It is eminently satisfactory and costs so much less than genuine Italian silk. The new color combinations can be tarried out as exquisitely in one inttance as the other. Here are some mggestlons foe lovely and up-to-the-

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ooment color effects: Gray with violet 9T periwinkle alternate borderings as ihown in the picture; maize with mint green piping outlining two tier? of sealops around the skirt portion; seashell with wide border of rose in solid tint Inlshlng the hemline. Some of the more expensive white latln or silk, also flesh-colored, gain a Rare through insets of laa>, adding a oaud of lace about the top with lac« bands over tfts shoulder. Last, but not least, make a costume •lip of gold or silver doth, for It can be fashioned at home so economically. VW* sort «f s dip becomes a treasured

Plane That Will Not Load Up With Ice Projected

Washington.—Thu P*st Office department has undertaken the creation of an airplane for ita air mail service that “will not load up with ice.” If successful, one of the outstanding difficulties of air mail equipment will have been Overcome, Commander R. D. Weyerbacher, naval constructor consultant fur the air mail mtHcb, tald the Mitchell court-martial *f the search for seen flying machines. He said the tendency 11*1 Will •

possession, for all sorts of sheer or law frocks can be worn over it effectively. Style decrees that little folks’ clothes must be featured with an abundance of cunning handiwork—so here Is mother’s opportunity to keep busy with needle and gay-colored yarns during the long tedious inter season period when winter refuses to take its ice and snow and depart from hence. There is any amount of fun to be had collecting lovely remnants in the

clearance sales which take place at" this time of the year Fashions ar* so cunning for youngsters it adds to the joy to choose this pattern and that and then “get busy” following directions. Think of the pleasure in store foi the home seamstress who has in contemplation the making of a little fine white net frock, for net is one oi the materials favored for little girls' dainty dresses, which will serve now for wear at winter parties and later for summertime dress-up affairs. The falrlyllke sleeveless straight-from-the-shoulder frock in the picture is made of net. although colored voile could be used just as pleasingly. This dainty model is really quite unusual, first on account of its being made in net 0 and then because of the unique embellishment of quaint green geese which are figuratively sailing on green water, as interpreted by the embroidered design. The geese are done la

croe*-stitch with fuzzy angora wooL There are other colors Introduced to the scene and about the neck, where Antwerp blue and tangerine floss enter into the scheme. Another Item to keep mother busy ts smocking. For no one's little girt is expected to go through the spring and summer sekson without owning several smocked ginghams, voiles and dotted swisses. z Myriads of little ruffles are finding their way also on lovely pastel-col-ored dresses. JULIA BOTTOMLET. jfi, UM. lfe>w*a*s«z i;nt*a»

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