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Unis and s People Artificial Cave# of Tunisian Troglodytes. lbT th. N.tlw.l OeoRraphtc So k?.'v Washington. I ' rwu.li iiiliH'.itants of Tunis vi.'ivin- will. .*?? if the l^ri: ist* in |rien<-es ''i 1 ,u r niriUH with tlu> "*<>uniI ....nr. wi.fi> fin.l.pendence for t?>e 1110,1 ? tin-iv is a "Young Tunis ft. tin- denouement of \>huh unknown quantiry. of Tunis by France dates when a Frenc h punitive ex r;,s s,.nt into the country, and |?rriv:.l was changed to an L-upation. Tunis had been of a thorn in the side of civilization up to this time, ten Ion* a pirate stronghold a turbulent region in which jreigners nor their property I were safe. For a time be Utran.e of th^ French forces three-sided influence toward attempted by Great Britain. 9,1 Italy acting in concert, but igement was not satisfactory, itain welcomed the * rench of control, but Italy was ?ly pleased with the new de ng their occupation of Tunis, ph pet np a protectorate, es militarv p-sts in numerous ,1 soon had n well ordered it. prosperity has in teadily in Tunis since the ad ? French, and there has been contentment with the new rhich has made life easier for ,e robbers. Still, patriotism .ind there are many Tunlsl ire restive under the French lst towns of northern Tunis a repetition of those of Igeria. The natives are a mix [rabs. Berbers and Sudanese Idition, there are many Jews, Italians and Maltese. Tunis mnnedan country and every its numerous mosques, its |aw courts and its heavily I men. y of Tunis is called by the ^he White Burnous of the It's houses are all flat Id creamy white in color. changed greatly since 18K1. Lnd attractive French town up outside the walls of the |y Broad boulevards, with palms and various shade p- shops, with tempting dis lern hotels, with every com | luxury ; restaurants, cafes, ?s for the motors that come tnvfmbers every season. Trol all directions and Carthage ;hed in minutes. ^aint of the Romans. lyS of Home northern Africa fvas called the "granary of for the Roman system of ras marvelous and the soil rever water was to be had, to be found in abundance itains. An aqueduct, built rian, about A. l>-, sup- i lage with 32,000, 000 liters 1,000 gullons) of water a northwest of the city of a, France's little-known t thf* extreme northern ca. Bizerta is u "dark e race for naval base e Mediterranean. It is a whether it Is not already rateglcallv as that house strength, Gibraltar, or venient naval half-way ?nd of Malta. For CJibral -reach from neighboring tory both in Europe and isolated .Malta, dependent on the outside world, ivably be starved out in a Bizerta, on the other a productive hinterland of lied territory behind its ti?>d and magnificent land r. two Bizertas, in reality. , deep quay-lined channel Is the commercial harbor, Jetties and breakwaters, inner end of the channel, e" of Bizerta. a deep arm is the naval base, from rrial craft are excluded, has an area of more than lr* und much of it has a Feats Ancient h?* circus and vaudeville re |ter formed today were the circuses and umrhi *h drew large audiences <?. Frescoes were recent in Crete by an eminent which represent a chaig to toss a girl poised on It* another girl is stand it ly waiting to catch rcpreseuied turning depth of 30 feet. On deep water ten miles from the sea, only a giant's stone-throw from t lie ruins of Carth age. are naval works such as the sea faring old Phoenicians never dreamed of. The base constitutes a city In 1t- j self. Ferry ville, named for Jules Ferry. I Blzerta, known in Roman days as Hippo Zarytus. was originally a Tyrian colony comparable in age to Carthage. Its citizens fought with the Carthagin ians for supremacy for a while, but finally acknowledged the suzerainty of the "A0cun Koine." When Carthage I was destroyed Hippo Zarytus became a seat of Roman administration and grew in Importance. Later it passed into Byzantine hands and In the Sev enth century C?ll to the Arabs. The Spanish captured the place In 1535. but held It only a few years. Then came centuries of neglect under Turkish and local rule. I>urlng the Sixteenth cen tury It was a notorious lair for pirates. One of the most Interesting parts of Tunis ? or Tunisia as the country is often called to distinguish It from the city ? is the southeastern portion in land from the Mediterranean near the border of Tripoli. The eastern coast of Tunis Is the most productive part of the land. Virtual forests of olives He about Sfax. which is a busy port ! for the shipment of the fruit, oil, ! esparto grass, and phosphates from ; nearby mines. Cave Dwellers of Tunisia. Gabes, south of Sfax, Is the best j point of departure for the land of the I strange Troglodytes, dwellers In caves, ! who Inhabit all of Inland southwestern Tunisia. Imagine arriving at a town | of 5,000 Inhabitants and not seeing one house ? only a picturesque mosque, built since the French occupation. Matmata is - the chief town of the! caidshlp of Matmata, which covers quite a large area and comprises the villages (if Tamezred, Zeraona, Benl oussa. Toudjnne, Benizelten, and Ha dldJI. All told there are about 20,000 souls living In this district, which Is situated 4."> kilometers south of Gabes. All of them are Troglodytes. At Matmata. Benloussa, Benizelten, and Hadidjl the Inhabitants live In caves dug in the earth. The holes vary In depth and width, but average 9 meters deep by 15 meters In cir cumference. One great hole Is used as a "patio," or courtyard. Numerous caves dug In the sides of the hole serve as living rooms and store houses. One enters these dwellings by means of a j passage tunneled through the earth or j rock. Walking through the passage Into the large circular courtyard open to the sky, one sees large caves cut Into the walls of the tunnel that serve for storehouses and granaries. (Grain will keep here for years In perfect condition.) There are also caves for the goats, sheep, and donkeys. A square masonry trough pipes the rain water Into a large cistern built in the center of the courtyard. It rains Yery little, but when it rains it pours, and every drop of water Is carefully pre served ? so carefully that horses and animals are watered only once In every 24 hours, und then not all they want. The town, or "ksar," of Medenine consists of thousands of cave-shaped dwellings, made of native cement and I stone, superposed upon each other to ! a height of four '.or five stories. The | Arab name for these curious-shaped dwellings and storehouses is "rhorfa." These are the second type of Troglo dyte dwelling, which might be termed artificial caves. They are not unlike gigantic "muddauber" nests, with cyl indrical cells one upon the other. One ascends to these granaries or store houses by means of projecting stones here and there, worn smooth by cen turies of use. The town of Doulrat still farther desertward, is typical of the third sort of Troglodyte community, consisting of caves in cliffs and mountainsides. It is difficult to describe and very bizarre ? like a beehive mountain perched high over a deep ravine. The village extends for about two kilometers; ev erywhere are caves and niches ; in I many plaqes the trail zigzags up, and there are tiers above tiers of human Troglodyte dwellings. Above all rises ' the huge "ksar," or citadel, now a mass of ruins. somersaults on the bull's back. All of these performers are dressed in cos tumes which very much resemble those worn by modern bure-back riders. Buried Watcfi A woman's watch plowed under 17 years ago on the farm of John BiMggs at Avoca, N. Y., has Just been recov ered when potato diggers came upon it In a hill of potatoes. The crystal ! was noi broken and the watch was In good condition. OUR CC Squelched ? * HELLO, DOLL BCAIN<5 / r Say/ \iOHO ACC YOU ? TALKING , To ? you're getting all ToGETKHQ Tbo FQESH AQOUMD HERE WITH ^OuR CUTE little NICKNAMES WELL ponV TaY VoOfi FUNNV Business ON ME J\JiT REMEMBEQ ^OU'PE HOT 50 X>ACH SMAQT > ih FACT I Think "THE GODS MUST HAVE BEEN IH A JOKING MOOl> . AX/HEH THEY MADE" YOU ANYWAY - iF VOU HAD HALF ThE brains That I HAVE ? bla -BlA- Bla A\u V&1 UP, FANNY. J WANNA GO Tq <3l*eP/ g) WatmTTUwspspcr Dun Fair Enough Nou km ptnr rr iu w > i paper as new to* AftOM* V TOUR- MURROf^ TOAUfc laeRJAAMM AW' ALU WEW FlXtVi eoUUTfclE* NJEPY ELUGtLAVJO IN VJMW AREUf NooGauS T&EUGLMiOl "tuemsm \y ft UV(E k 8\G PfkRK* Vou MOST SO "THERE * J (ULcJi.l P . Al? f1 j\ SOT VAO USE \ AKWTKWdQ t , \ 9VJGUSU, worsy V KAO^e X $ \ (40t EVEM THE LAMGO A?GE \ *. SEE NOV) jevrr .*.* i \ ? . ? ? WtaUrn N?wapap?r Union NOT QUITE HOPELESS ON THE WATCH Edwin ? I love you as I never lover before. Angelina ? Don't worry. Juet keep at it and you'll soon learn the tricks no one will notice it HE HAD HIS USE DROPPED HER WORDS ? ? "For heaven's sake! What are you doing there?" "Didn't I tell you I'd be on th? watch when you came?" SET OFF DOWN HERE / She ? Matches are made in heaven. He? But don't you think most of 'em are *et off down here? LESS COMPETI TION NOW. Cholly: Tour sister used to tell me I was one man in a thousand. Johnny: Yes,/ 1 ' guess she did have that many once, but you're about one In ten now, I guess. A man forgets when questioned about things he new knew. ? ' *' ?' ife. J-iky, I iw- wmu ? "I can't Imagine, Maud, why a girl like you ever took a husband." "Why, he's ever so convenient when I go shopping, my dear." "She always manages to make noise enough to have everybody know she'* around." "Yes; does so by dropping a word here and there." HARD TIMES. Pop: Don't be surprised Jack if Santa Clause don't come around this year on account of the war. Jack: Wouldn't It be awful If he got shot? A genius is a fool who succeeds; a tool 1 s a genius who fails. DISCOURAGING. Anything: new at your boarding house? Not a thing, either li? grub or gossip. The San Jose scale, an insect which came from China, has cost this coun try over $200,000,000 in depredations to orchards. ' FIRST REQUIREMENT FOR SANITARY COOP The first requirement for a sanitary hen house is a roomy, dry building with plenty of window space and easy means of ventilation. . t Dropping boards under the roosts are quite essential for the proper maintenance of cleanliness. They should be made of tongued and grooved flooring well laid, and should be at least three feet above the floor of the house. If nests are under the dropping boards, three feet six Inches would be better height. In the case of heavy breeds runways up to the roosting perches should be used, but with leghorns and other light breeds they are .not necessary. Dropping boards should be level, and the perches arranged about six inches above them. The perches should be on a level, also, and of 2 by 2 material. They should be fastened to 2 by 4 sup ports that are hinged at the back end of the house so that the roosts can be raised out of the way while scrap ing the dropping boards. A hoe with 15 or 18-lnch blade is very satisfactory for scraping the J dropping boards, and If used regular : ly once or twice a week will assist I materially in maintaining the health ! of the flock. A small box arranged to ; hang from and slide along the front edge of the dropping board platform, to receive the droppings as they are scraped from the board, will help to preserve the fertilizer for the garden. One nest should be provided for each five or six birds, and even more If j trap nests are used. Twelve by twelve inches is large enough and one-fourth Inch mesh hardware cloth Is excellent for the bottom. Wall nests are to be preferred to those located under the . dropping platform, but the wall nests require a top place at an angle of at least 45 degrees, to prevent the chick ens roosting on them. The runways along the front of the nests can also be made to fold up in front of the nest openings, which will keep the young birds from roosting in the nests at night and fouling them. Dry mash hoppers are essential to tfce economical feeding of the flock; they should be raised on legs 18 Inches to 2 feet from the floor. Water stands should be raised the same as the mash hoppers, and are best made with a slatted top in the middle of which an opening is left to ' receive a 12-quart pall. The support ; for the bucket should be about six | inches lower than the top of the plat form. . A broody coop where feverish hens can be confined and fed is much to be preferred to ducking them or to star vation. A catching coop Is very desirable and almost necessary where any regu lar and consistent effort at culling is attempted. A heavy wire with one end bent to form a hook and the other end tied to an old broom handle Is useful In catching a bird or two, as occasion may demand. A bin where two or three hundred pounds of scratch grain may be stored in the chicken house Is also a labor laver. Details as to the construction of dif ferent Items mentioned above must of course vary with the size of the flock and local conditions. Difficult to Determine Sex of Goose or Gander Ganders are usually a little larger and coarser than geese. The head of the gander Is apt to be larger and the neck thicker. The cry of the goose is rather harsh, while the gander makes a shrill cry. The only accurate way Is examination of the organs, or observation of the flock at mating time. Laying ability of geese depends on the breed and the individuals. Tou louse geese will usually average about twenty eggs, and some produce thirty to thlrty-flve. White Chinese geese will lay from fifty to one hundred eggs. The Emdens are not generally quite as good layers as Toulouse, although very similar. * The lameness may be due to rheu matism caused by spending the night in a damp roosting place. Goslings sometimes become lame, due to faulty feeding methods caused by lack of mineral matter or animal feed In the ration. Early Hatching Favored Hatching in March and April Instead of May and June hflta several advan tages. In the first place, the early hatches do not meet the strenuous competition of chicks that are Incu bated by hens later In the season. The Incubator can be made to yield more .profitable returns by running It dur ing the early months when farm work has not become heavy. Winter Egg Production Winter egg production does not de pend entirely on the number of hens you keepk Regardless of the size of the flock they will all do the same thing without a balanced ration. Near ly everyone knows what is needed to feed hens a balanced ration. The problem is to keep all the different items on hand all the time. It really takes skillful management to do it as many poultrymen work on limited capital and something is always run ning short Dropping Boards Essential Dropping boards under the roosts are quite essential for the proper main tenance of cleanliness. They should be made of tongupd and grooved floor ing well laid, and should be at least three feet above the floor of the house. If nests are made under the dropping boards, three feet six inches would be a better height. In the case of heavy breeds runways up to the roosting perches should be used, bot with leghorns and other light breeds they are not necessary. bake it best with DAVIS , BAKING POWDER i Now? as You Read ?Make this Test! PRESS the thumbnail firmly for a few seconds ? then watch it . . . unless the blood pomes rushing back rich and red , i t means that you too may blame your lack of energy on Anemia ? blood starvation. The best way to restore tho iron and manganese to your blood is by the daily use of Gude's Pepto-Mangan. Physicians have seen thou sands of worn out bodies regain health because of its iron and manganese content. Easily as similated by the blood stream, it is distributed to every cell in the body ? rebuilding their vital ity. Gude's Pepto-Mangan is now at your druggist in liquid or tablet form. Gude's Pepto-Mangan Tonic and Blood Enricher croup! Jtelief iSegmsin Thmjfofimites Mother! Don't b? frantic with fear when your child wakes up at night choking with croup. Jurt give a pleasant tasting spoonful or two of Cheney's, as millions of mothers have done. See how thankful you will be when that labored breathing stops and In a few minutes the llttts one Is sleeping peacefully again. Mothers who once use this quick, dependable remedy always keep aa Inexpensive bottle on hand. Cowh$,Croup,Q)lds A CHENEYS EXPECTORANT Quick and Dependable New York Is the first city In which It has been found necessary to divide the telephone directory Into two vol umes because of Its growing bulkiness. Good health dependa upon rood digestion. Safeguard your digestion with Wrlght'a In dian Vegetable Pllla and you aateguard your health. 872 Pearl St., N. Y. Adv. A test for the durability of auto tires, approximating a road test may be completed In four days by a process devised by the bureau of standards. The Woman Who Knows Columbia, S. C. ? "I felt so weak that it was impossible for me to keep on my feet and my back ached all the time. I had a heavy cold and the cough disturbed my sleep. I sent for a bottle of 'Gol d e n Medical Discovery' and one of 'Favorite Prescription.' I unproved so much after taking the first two bottles that I con tinued the treatment. Now I am ab solutely well. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for the blood and his 'Favorite Prescription' for femi nine weakness are sure to build up any woman who will try them." ? Mrs. I. J. Reeves, 309 Whaley St. All dealers. Liquid or tablets Wouia Improve Hearing Being billed to speak at a large hall, a lecturer went there the day be fore the meeting to make sure that his voice carried. Posting the caretaker at the far end of the hull, the recturer mounted the platform and said: "I am asking you, my man, if you would care to have $2. Can you hear me?" "Well, sir," was the calm reply, "I could hear better if you made It $V Sure Relief FOR INDIGESTION j!!S3 6 Bell-ans Hot water SureReBef
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