IN CONES OF STONE.
Cappadocians Lived in Them for
Thousands of Years.
An*Exlrnnr<llnnry Survival from Al-
Dioiit I'rehinlorlc Tlme»— Some
of fl»e Queer Dwelling* Have
an Man>- on Nine Storie*.
l'rof. J. K. S. Sterrett. describes in
the Century a region of Cappadocia
in which, as he believes, the inhabitants
have been cave dwellers tor nearly 4,000
years. Many of tlicm live in cones of
stone that have been left by the wash
ing away of the surrounding earth.
The height of the cones varies great
ly. ranging perhaps from 51' to 300 feet.
The process of disintegration still con
tinues. and in many cones the exterior
wall has been worn away to such an
«xlent, that the chambers are laid bare,
t-uch exposed chambers, if they lie fair
ly to the sun, are used for drying
*f rapes, apricots and other fruit, as
iln v are safe against invasion by ani
mals. Often the cones are almost per
-1k! in shape, and originally all of them
were crowned by caps of lava, which
were the primal cause of the cone for
mation. The caps- maintain their posi
tion because they form one integral
conglomerate mass with the cone.
Sometimes the doorway gives en
trance direct from the ground, but in
many cones the entrance is high above
the ground, in which case ingress is
attained by means of two parallel rows
of holes cut at regular intervals, so
that one may climb to the door with
hands and feet. Sometimes there are
no visible means of reaching the en
trance. but this is apparent rather than
act ual. fort he process of disintegration
constantly decreases the circumfer
ence of the cones, and the original lad
der holes have disappeared. If we en
ter the doorway of any of these cone
dwellings, we find ourselves within a
spacious chamber, about whose walls
niches and shelves for the storage of
rmall household effects have been cut
into the stone. The stairways leading
P&P ft
C APPA DOC IAN CONES.
(Height May Be Seen by Comparison with
That of the Trees.J
to the upper stories'are like wells or
round chimneys, and once ascended
1V an upper story by means of ladder
litres precisely like those which gave
access to the front entrance.
The floors between the stories were
nsuaily thick enough to withstand any
weight that might be put upon them,
hut occasionally the excavators mis
calculated the thickness of the floor,
with the result of making one lofty
chamber instead of two. I counted
as many au nine stories in one cone,
but most have only two, three, or four
stories. One can easily count the
stories from the outside by means of
the windows. Great numbers of the
cone-dwellings are used to-day as dove
cotes.
A due proportion of the cones were
reserved for the worship of some god,
whether pagan or Christian. The
period to which these belong is revealed
by the imitated architecture. A cone
■with a portico and Doric columns be
longs e'early to the period when Greek
civilization was dominant. An interior
with pseudo-arches belongs to the
Greco-Roman period. An interior
vhich imitates the characteristic By
eantine church is clearly of Christian
origin, though its date may be a mat
ter of dispute. The interior walls of
the Byzantine churches are still cov
ered with frescos, which of course are
more or less obliterated. Among them
ere found not merely portraits of Greek
eaints, each with the characteristic
nimbus, but even pretentious paint
ing# embracing a large number of fig
tires. Some of these paintings are an
cient in style, others more modern.
The natives of this region, to all in
-lents and purposes, are still troglo
dytes. But if we leave out of consid
eration the fact that their dwellings
ere at least partially underground,
they differ in habits and customs in no
whit from the ordinary Turkish vil
lagers with ordinary, humdrum sur
* roundings.
Itell Mode from Pipe*.
Tliere is a rein-askable bell in Tokio,
Japan. The bell is made of bronze-like
metal, and has a pleasing musical ring.
On the outside of the bell is inscribed
in four languages —English, French,
German and Japanese—the following:
"This bell, cast in the city of Tokyo,
Japan. December 10,1802, by Tsuda Sen
is made from the metal of tobacco
pipes of more thun a thousand men.
once slaves, now free men." A woman
missionary in 1892 waged war on to
haceo smokers and persuaded more
Ihan 1,000 men to give up the habit,
They therefore hud no further use foi
Iheir metal pipes, and they were melt
ed down and cast in the form of a bell,
MuhoKany I.OKM Sell HIKII.
Two logs of African mahogany fron
one tree have been sold in Liverpool foi
the record price of $7,680. The pric«
paid per running' foot for cue was S2.U
and for the other sl.Bl.
PRINCE PONIATOWSKI.
Wlnhri «o rinrr Amerlcnn Hor»e ll*t
itilt on the IIIBI> Plane It Oe
euiiteii In Eiiltlund.
Prince Andre Poniatowski, who now
controls two-thirds of the racing in
terests near Sun Francisco, lias start
ed out to place turf on as high a plane
in California as it now occupies in
England. Having organized one of
the biggest turf corporations in the
country, he has gone to New \ork
to interest the Whitneys, Keenes, Bel
nionts and others in support of his
big venture. The prince lias already
carried out several big enterprises in
California, and has confidence in his
ability to take racing away from the
PRINCE PONIATOWSKI.
(New Power in Turf Interests on the Pa
cific Coast.)
gambling basis it now stands on and
elevate it to a pure sport, lie has
btgun by making a reformation that
is bound to strengthen the founda
tion of all horse interests. Isy his
plan the breeder of thoroughbreds
will in every instance receive re
muneration for giving the sport a
winning horse. He proposes that five
per cent, of the purses in ail races
over S4OO shall goto the breeder. It
has heretofore been the custom to
reward breeders only when they had
, winners in stake races. While this is
[ apparently only a small point in the
] prince's racing programme, it will
! likely do more than anything else to
stimulate the western breeding inter
ests. The prince is anxious that the
best horses in the world shall come
out of California. lie is himself a
great breeder and already lias a large
larm of thoroughbreds. He is con
stantly adding to his number of run
ners, and only recently purchased
Montanic, by Montana-Walnut, from
William C. Whitney at a price not
made public. lie will use Montanic
for racing purposes as soon as the
colt has been gelded. Prince Poni
atowski has shown his fiber as a
sportsman by announcing that the
unfriendly relations between the two
tr;ieks he now controls and the Cali
fornia Jockey club, of Oakland, shall
be discontinued. The Corrigan inter
ests were always bucking Tom Wil
liams, the owner of Oakland. Prince
Poniatowski believes there is plenty
of room for everybody, and Williams
is enough of a gentleman to hold the
same idea. Pacing on friendly basis
will be a new thing to California turf
men.
ARCHBISHOP RYAN.
Fnmnnw Catholic Prelnte Who IK TnU-
I»K » Grent Intercut In the All
tli nu'l ft- Coul Strike.
Archbishop Ryan, who has done
much to settle the great coal strike,
is the metropolitan of the Roman
Catholic diocese of Philadelphia. He
was appointed to his present .see after
ARCHBISHOP RYAN.
(Prelate Who Is Trying to Settle the Great
Coal Strike.)
having been first promoted to be titular
archbishop of Salamis. For 22 years
he had served as coadjutor bishop of St.
Louis, in which city he earned for him
self a national reputation as an ora
tor. In 1883 he was one of the Amer
ican prelates commissioned to repre
sent the interests of religion in Home,
where his sermons atjracted much at
tention. During his residence in Phil
adelphia he has won friends among
all denominations by his lofty and kind
character and his broad charity of
opinion.
Popnlur Chinese Periodical.
There is no other publication in the.
world of which so many copies are
printed as of the Chinese Almanac, 'l'he
numberis estimated at several millions,
and circulates among all classes of the
population from the proudest viceroy
or mandarin to the poorest peasant.
This almanac is printed at Peking, and
is « monopoly of the emperor. It not
only predicts the weather, but notes
the days that are reckoned lucky or un
lucky for beginning any undertaking,
for taking medicine, for marrying, and
for burying.
An Eiteimlve C«»U<*K<* Farm.
Avalon college, Missouri, has a farm
of 1,600 acres, on which students work
to pay their way through school.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER n, 19°°-
FOR A DOZE* "»WLS.
Ilnnily Coop DmiiciK loiir Mmlfrn
Liu<-R mill Sultiibl or All I'art*
of the Co, titry.
When the farm poultry consists of
only a hundred or so fowls, it will
pay to keep breeding pen of some
dozen fowls of the best stock from
which to get eggs for hatching. A
fine lot of chickens can thus be se
cured. Where this is done it will be
necessary to keep the breeding fowls
from the rest of the flock. Our coop
is G\.j feet. H'/g feet high in front, and
4>/ 2 behind.
In the front side is a door two feet
wide, and a window. This window is
hinged at the top to provide for ven
tilation in summer. \ screen placed
over the window opening on the in
side will prevent the fowls from
breaking the glass and an ill keep out
night prowlers when the window is
raised. There is an opening a foot
wide extending across the back of the
coop. This opening is closed by a one
foot board hinged at the top. This
opening, too, is covered with screen
wire. Beneath the window or beside
the large door we have a small open
ing large enough to let a fowl p&s& In
and out. This is closed with a slide
Ijfjy. .■ u B
COOP FOR A DOZEN FOWLS.
door. This is to be used in winter
I and stormy weather, as by leaving
| the door open rain and snow would
I blow in. A board floor we find most
satisfactory as it is easier cleaned
and keeps out all animals.
We find that a lean-to shed at one
end of the door of the coop facing
the south will furnish a warm, sunny
place for the fowls to scratch and ex
ercise in oil the coldest days of win
ter. In this shed we keep sand,
gravel and straw. In this straw we
throw grain in order to keep the
chickens active.
Our scratching shed is made of
poles and old straw or hay. In the
winter we set posts, and put up a
frame to hold straw packing and
make a wall of the straw around the
two sides and back of the coop. This
will make the coop warm. Over the
front we tack building paper, as a
window protection, instead of put
ting in straw. —J. L. Irwin, in Ohio
Farmer.
The Colt** Flml Winter.
After colts are weaned they should
be given very good care through the
first winter. If neglected, and their
growth allowed to become stunted, it
will be very difficult to make up for it
afterward, even with the best of care.
Colts should always be kept in box
stalls, as they will become weak joint
ed if they have to stand much tied up
in a stall while growing, without get
ting necessary amount of exercise.
Keep stall well lighted in winter.
Feed good fresh hay, free from dust.
For grain, feed oats three times a
day. Oats are the best grain for
horses. But let the morning feed
consist of equal parts of oats and
bran, made into a mash by scalding
with hot water and let it stand un
til cool before feeding. If two pounds
of roots can be given daily, sliced
very thin to prevent choking, they
will aid digestion and prevent con
stipation by keeping bowels in good
order. Carrots and mangels are best.
—Lewis Olsen, in Farm and Home.
Science 1* AVlint Count*.
"I appreciate the fact," said an old
and experienced ante-beilum farmer
to the writer, "that scientific farming
would have made me vastly more
money than my crude but careful
methods have given, after years of
persistent toil, and 1 join in the chor
us for scientific agricultural education
for the young farmers of our country.
We old fellows can do little better
than make this request of our sons,
for most of us are too old to take up
the subject and master it in time to
see its fruitage." Another good old
son of toil said, jokingly, that if he
should attempt to feed a "balance ra
tion" he feared he would kill every
animal that got a portion of it. Not
withstanding his aversion to balance
rations he says the coming farmer
must feed them. —Farmers' Voice.
Prepare for Cold Weather.
Do not wait till right-down cold
weather before grain rations are in
creased. Begin earlier to get fowls
ready for resisting old Boreas. Xow
is the time to take six inches of.' the
soil where henhouses have earthen bot
toms. Iteplace with clean, dry sand.
A filthy floor is hard on fowls when
cold weather confines them to their
house, and this removal of old top not
onlj cleanses but its stirring up dries
out the earth. Get the winter's sup
ply of dry dust barreled and in a safe
place. If you depend on home gravel,
get that dug and also barreled. Gold
en-rod seed, gathered by the wayside
and sown this fall, is commended for
poultry shade where there are treeless
yards. —Rural World.
Poland-Chinas fatten readily, reach
heavy weights and are yuiet disports
tfoned.
Another lie I.me Killtlon of "A Mfi
jinge to Garcia."
The Passenger Department of the New
York Central seems never to tire of sending
out copies of "A Message to Garcia. I lie •
latest issue is the first five thousand of the ,
third half-million edition, and is numbered
consecutive!) from 1,000,000 to 1,004,995). It |
is beautifully printed on heavy i .at'* paper,
the illustrations being brought out in a man
uer equal, if not .superior, to the best, maga
zines. The pages have a red line around
them, and the book is bound in a grey-blue i
eloth and heavy boards. It is intended lor
libraries, and was issued at the request of i
a large number of American libraries who (
wanted the "Message" in a permanent bind
ing. This edition contains, in addition to j
Air. Hubbard's admirable preachment, a
short sketch, with a portrait, of Lieutenant- |
Colonel Andrew is. Rowan, the man who
carried "A Message to Garcia;" a short
sketch, with a portrait, of General Ca.ixto
Garcia, the man to whom the "Message |
was carried, and a .short sketch, with por- j
trait, of Mr. Elbert llubbard^ the man who i
wro'.<! "A Message to Garcia. '
It also contains eight pages of extracts [
from the press, and comments from well- j
known educators, clergymen, professional
men, and many large employers ol men, on
the "Message" itself; a sketch ot the ' üban
Educational Association, and a sketch on
Harvard-Americanism and the Cuban teach-
A limited number of copies of "A Message
to Garcia ' bound in clotn and boards may
be obtained at . r >o cents each. A copy of the
edition with illuminated paper cover, fully
illustrated, will Ik- sent Iree, post paid, to
anv address in the world, 011 receipt ot a
postage stamp issued by any country on the
gl'obe, or it will be sent in package - ol 100
each, on receipt of 50 cents lor each 100
bv (Jeorge 11. Daniels, General J assenger
Agent, N't-w York Central & Hudson J< v er
Railroad, Grand Central Station, New l oik.
Antiquities of Baseball.
A north Mi.-souri editor, who first studied
baseball rules while a Sunday school boy,
enters into the following antiquities of the
national irame: "The devil was tin* first
coarher. Kve stole first. Adam stole second.
When Isaac met Rebecca at the well she
was walking with a pitcher. Sampson st ruck
out a good many when he beat the 1 hilis
tines. Mnsea made his first run when he
slew the Egyptians. Cain made a base hit
when be killed Abel. Abraham made a sac
rifice. The prodigal son made a home run.
David was a long-distance thrower and
Moses shut out the Egyptians at the Red
sea." —Chicago Chronicle.
Try Graln-O! Try Grntn-O!
AskyourGrocerto-daytoshow you a pack
age of CKAIX-O, the new food drink that
takes the place of coffee. Children may
Jrink it. without injury, as well as adults.
Allwhotryit nkeit. CiKAI.V-Ohas that rich
seal brown of Mocha or Java, but is made
from puregrains,and the most delicate stom
ach receives it wit hout distress, i the price of
coffee. 15c. and 25c. per package. All grocers.
A Clever Turn. "W hat a pretty fall Eat
that is oi Mis. Ely lip's." "Yes. That's her
summer hat turned around with the back to
the front."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The stomach has to work hard, grinding
the food we crowd into it. Make its work
easy by chewing Hecmun's Pepsin Gum.
ItiKlit at Home.
We have become so familiar with po.f
in Atchison that there are several t ab.es
in town who are cutting their teeth on
tlit- balls.- Atchison Globe.
I do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump
tion lias an equal for coughs and colds.—
John E. lioyer, Trinity Springs, led., Ttb.
15, 1900.
Getting n Kent.
The c(nfusion in other parts of thf world
enable the sultan of Turkey to look out of
the window now and then without quite
sr, much tear of seeing the bill collector. —
Washington Star.
PrTNAM Kadki.f.ss Dtes do not stain the
hands or spot the kettle. Sold by all drug
gists.
Mis.- Rocksey "The count says he wi'.l
die .11 don't marry liirn. Do y< uth:k a
broker heart ever results fatally ?" De Sir.-
nick- No, but starvation does." Town
Topics.
Don't Neglect a Cough. Take Some Hale's
lTonev of ITorehound and Tar instanter.
Pike's Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
It very often happens that a man's com
manding presence licts him no greater hon
ors through life than to be marshal ol thf
day at a county fair. —Atchison Globe.
How Are Your Bowels?
j_ About the first thing the
ggm Then, "Let's see your tongue."
Because bad tongue and bad
bowels 5° together. Regulate
m VSTO i W the bowels, dean up the tongue.
i 1 if'rf VVe all know that this is the way
v/ %r Y to keep and look well.
Yoq ec P bowels
' iP healthy and regular with purges
#i L i. j ■ . £ -p« ro
NT or k'rd-shot P 1 " 5 * They move
y° u with awful s ri P es > thcn
■' you're worse than ever.
Now what you want is Cascarets. Go and get them today-Cascarcts-in metal box
with the long-tailed "C" on the lid-cost 10c. Be sure you get the genuine! are
never sold in bulk. Take one! Eat it like candy, and it will work gently-while you
sleep. It cures, that means it strengthens the muscular walls of the bowels, gives them new
life. Then they act regularly and naturally. That's what you want. It's guaranteed to
be found in
sol«/in'
r *^' e tra^e " mar^~~^e a on K * a '* on
25c.
r 1 " v -fiH
fP 112r 5 [f> I This is the j 0 an y needy mortal, suffering from bowc! troubles and too poor to buy CASCARETS. we will send a box free,
lb IMi* fit""t" w Address Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York, mentioning advertisement and paper. 419
"0 Tn bulk"
A IVatlonul Itrpntatlon.
About year ago Mrs. lleriry O. Silkman
of Ma] iwe (I'u., wrote: "1 have learned ;
of your l-.tion, the wonderful cure for un- !
sightly ii'iiptioV ''rough friend* 111 Ful
ton, N. \ . and. "'lie. Ind., and I am
installs to proct article ht fritadt |
who, 1 .mi desirous, should use it." This in- j
valuali e has been before the
public ovi r fifty years and all who have used
it(licn:i, y recommend it. If your druggist
hasn't it. send his name to Solon I'almer, !
374 IVarl Street, Nc\v York, and receive
free pamphlet of testimonials and sample of
Lotion, oi Lotion Soap.
Ills Speciality.
A Bi ii Electing cavairy mounts !
in Austl itly received the follow- j
mg note \ horse breeder: "J can :
supplv v< :i ~ horses for cavalry, artillery j
and inl'at. 1 ry. But I think my yiecialt} is
in the hois du combat, as the French sol
diers ca!. him. which means officers' war
horse or charger."—N. Y. Sun.
E\< I RSIOJi TO CAI.IFOItXIA.
Comfortable and Inei|ien»lve.
Our pities leave every Wednesday from
both Chicago and St. Louis, joinintr at Den
ver. Tin n past tht grandest scenery in the
world, <\« r the Bio Orande Railroads. A
few hours' stop to see Salt Lake ('itv, and on
via Ogd< r. to the coast. A special agent is
in chargf of each party, and the tourist
sleeping rs are comfortable and exfjuisite*
ly clean. Let me give you full particulars.
Write at.', inclose »> cents in postage for our
beautiful.\ illustrated 72-page book on ( al- ,
ifornia. I K. Hell, City Passenger Agent,
C , B & Q. B. K., 211 Clark street, Chicago. |
Her Chief Alarm.
"Goodness gracious," exclaimed the old
gentleman, "this disturbance in China is (
just awful."
"It is so;" agreed the old "what
with all the natives fighting we're just
as likely as not to have a most distressing i
tea famine this year."—Philadelphia Press.
l.nne'N Family Medicine.
Moves the boweis each day. In < rder to
be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on
the liver and kidneys. Cures sick head
ache. Price 25 and 50c.
"Emers' n Beaconstreet, making mud pies
in your lii est att ire? ' "\\ hat matters that,
nurse? There should be no complaint until
I will m;.ke mud pies upon my finest attire.
—Boston Courier.
A great, big, overgrown book agent al
ways looks as if he ought to be at some
thing lite.—Washington Democrat.
To Core u Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggist si efund money if it, fails to cure. 25c.
*MriPPX§
utl-l
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Thc r«*nl worth of
our ami $11.&O
■ hockcdinnarcd with Eftf fi-ff
of b«*r nt.ikcuiN $4.4141 X s * '"A)
lo fci."►.<><>. We an- the 'pjj
in th< wtTul. We rnuki^find
mat-uiactureru iu the U« S.i
Ojr £n(Ahllihfd
in -ri) SgSs;
Wliy do you pay 81 to
„ A \®\ $5 for shoes when you
K VA ranbuyW.li.Douglas
B VJIU - for $3 and Ju.'t
Ju.'t a'
THE HF.ASO\ more W. 1.. Douglas $n and ar«'
ar«' sold than any OIIUT inake 18
TU KY A UK THE ft EST FOR M EN.
TKF Made of the- b*-»t imported and THF
Am« rienn 1< nth< ra. The work
__ manthip is unexcelled. The atyle
DCCT if ( "<j l,a ' t(l t4 «nd ahoea of PCQT
DICI other makra. They fit like cu®- DLOI
torn mode thora. They will out
U> O PA wear two pmra of other makes at rtjQ Hfl
«PU*OU the mtno i»rice§, that have no rep- <4>J,UU
utnti"n. You eon cafcly recom-
AIIAP mend them to your friends; they oiinr*
SHOE. 1 ;lo " M that wfan- them. OllUfca
Your dealer nhould keep them ; we give om dealer
exclusive cmle in each town.
Take no ».i»haf»tut«'? Inmt on havirp W. L.
Dcuglcf ahora with name and price atamped c-n bottom.
If your dealer will not get them for you, tend direct to
factory. enHoaing price and 2.Sc. extra for carrinpe.
Rate kind of Uather. nize, and width, nlain or ran toe.
Our fhoe» will reach you anywhere. Cntoloyut Frtt.
W. L. DOUGLAS SHOE CO., Brockton, Mass.
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What Shall We
Have for Dessert?
This question arises in tlic family
every day. Let us answer it to-day. Try
a delicious and healthful dessert. Pre
pared in two minutes. No boiling ! no
baking! add boiling water and set to
cool. Flavors;— Lemon, Orange, Rasp
berry and Strawberry. Get a package
at your grocers to-day. 10 cts.
mail on re«*oipt of price. 'ftO nt»nt» and WI 00.
WILLIAMS MFG.. CO., Props.. CI.KVF.i.AM). OHIO.
OHICA6O'°GMA
jSik>
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library-smoking-
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dining cars. Send to the undersigned for a free
copy of Pictures and Motes En-Route illustrat
ing this new line as seen from the car window.
Tickets ot agents »t I <\ It. H. and connecting
lines, A. H. HANSON, G.i - A., Chicago.
,?ell> eon De*«ert»
Are so much easier to prepare than the oh!
fashioned gelatine. With liurnham's Hasty
.Jelly-con there is nothing to do but dissolve
it in boiling water and set away to cool. It
is already sweetened and flavored. Get a
package to-day at your grocer's. The fla
vors are: Orange, lemon, strawberry, rasp
berry, peach, wild cherry ami unllavored
"calfsfoot" lor making wine and coffee
jellies.
I GENT Pr. Sq. Ft.
Including caps and nails, for the best Red Ropa
Hooting. Substitutes tor Plaster. Samples tree,
riot F4* RA.MI.iA iioonsu t'oni'i.vY, cajiuks, n. J.
■ ■■HI ■UATICII Van Buren's Kneu
-1 j l 1 IMA I lom malic Compounrt is
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■» Hi 1 I porleuce sueakb foritself. IJepot
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