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In addition to this, the present Ameer, abandoning his father's policy, has allowed thousands ot modem ri fles manufactured in the arsenal at Kabul to reach lh hands of his own tribesmen, and the probable co-operation of the latler in a frontier war against the Indian Kaj may easily in volve the British government with Af ghanistan as well. All this, as every Indian officer knows. Is Involved in the continuance of the persistent gun-running which Is marking the growing war fever on the Indian northwest frontier through the Persian gulf. It is no. too much to ay that the peace and safety of India depend upon the suppression of this trade, and yet. owing chiefly to the paucity of British naval resources there, she can do little or nothing. Muscat, at the entrance of the gulf. Is the chief center of this nefarious tralT.c. which is carried on by Euro- ""3SV L n wy fci .j :.?., if iiS&SSV'- I 'wvtsT .'si ; i?2.V -. vi. & iM .4 " .vi "- J? V 1KB &bsl: ' c . (SCATV &2 JW32 WESk j ' 12& KEr B5SEI iS 55 - i: ii ? v 4- A .iiiitas.'w szrs. ss?$! r-. th 7 t--i LJS? &T5S jSCaSS't''" sH, gzJmi t:iw Erl TJ aarium 5S3! The bird's-eye view shows the terri tory through which the contraband guns are run. In the foreground are the baro rocky hills surrounding Muscat, the cap ital of Oman, while to the right is the equally bare coast of Makran. from which gnn-running routes lead inland to Afghan istan. Oman Is an independent sultan ate occupying the southeastern end of the peninsula of Arabia. It reaches along the Persian, gulf, the gulf of Oman and the Arabian sea from El Hasa to the Hadramaut region. The area is about SO.000 square miles. The region along the coast is very mountainous, rising in its high est peaks prob ably to about 10. 000 feet. Behind the mountain chains the coun try gradually passes into the great desert of Arabia. The most favorable part of the country is in the central val leys, which aro characterized by a temperate climate ami rich vegeta tion. The chief products are dates, which constitute the main article i of export, and oth er fruits. Pearls ! For Labor Day. Monday, the Gfth of September, brings "Labor Day" and for most peo ple It also brings the end of vacation days. At many resorts the season closes on this date and its "back to the mill" for the children and in con sequence, for the grown tips. too. When I was wondering what to do to plan a little variety for entertain ments on the occasion a dear woman who exclaimed "All days are Labor days Tor me." but I will tell you whaj a hostess I know is planning for a luncheon on that day. She has provided the most bewitch ing sweeping caps for the guests to Jon before they go into the dining room; the invitations say "Please some prepared to relate some item in teresting to housekeepers, or tell of some labor saving device." The prizes for the best three items are. firht. a new toaster for a gas stove; second, a set of bread knives: third, an im proved lemon squeezer with a little china pitcher for the juice to match. The favors are all diminutive articles In household use a wee broom, dust pan, wash-tub. pail. iron. etc. The hostess is going to take this oppor tunity of showing off her new electric equipment and several dishes are to be prepared at the table. On the place cards will be this quotation: "Learn to Labor and to Wait." The tabi centerpiece will be a huge copper botT filled with salvia. This brilliant flow er Is lovely for tall decorations. cils (of yellow) and the score cards which were decorated with sunflowers There were five prizes, all very beau tiful, being a white and gold plate, a cup and saucer, sugar and creamer, and a compote in glass with gilt deco rations. Refreshments were served on the card tables and consisted of orange ice in tall glasses, the stems twined with asparagus ferns; the cakes were card shaped, iced in white with the "spots" in yellow. The bon-bons were orange and lemon quarters. . glaced. There were two hostesses who wore charming gowns of yellow. During the games glasses of lemonade containing slices of orange were passed on glass trays. MADAME MEUUL A Lawn Bridge Party. Law n fetes are still very popular as j the warm days are still with us. A de lightful bridse party was just given with ten tables scattered over the per- fectly cut lawn that stretched at the iroiii ana siae oi ine uouse. i ne en tire color scheme was In yellow, the gorgeous golden glow being in evi dence everywhere. The tables were covered with white, they had very narrow yellow ribbons across the cor ners to hold the table numbers, pen- The hat with the Mg broad-spreading ribbon how Is quite popular. One of the prettiest novelties of the season Is the hatpin of Irish crochet to be worn with the dainty summer hat. Cabochons for the evening are of mousseiine de sole shirred and trimmed with rosettes of old gold or silver tis sue. Even foulard parasols are veiled with plain colored chiffon with cltects that are just as good as those secured in gowns. A Persian belt adds a smart touch to the frock or black or old and dark blue serge and natural colored linen or pongee. Smart. Indeed, are the all-linen hats In most picturesque shapes. They are usually trimmed with loops or bows or soft ribbon. Pcnips arc fashionable In one form or another in kid. suede and patent leather. The stiff pump bow Is seen and the string bow also. The pulley belt is among the new belts. It is made of elastic, finished at each end with a covered ring and fastened with a ribbon bow. ai.att acwn. Willie We were playing Insurance company at school today and the boys treated me mean. Mama How? Willie I was the president of the company, and before I could resign they fired mt. KEEP BABY'S SKIN CLEAR Few parents realize how many e tlmable lives have been embittered and social and business success pre vented by serious skin affections which so often result from the neglect -f minor eruptions In Infancy and hildhood. With but a little care and he "ase of the proper emollients, babx's skin and hair may be preserved, purl ded and beautified, minor eruptions prevented from becoming chronic and orturing. disfiguring rashes, itchings. irrltattow and chaflngs dispelled. To this end, nothing Is so pure, so sweet, so speedily effective as tho con stant use ofCutlcura Soap, assisted, when necessary, by Cuticura OIntmenL Send to Potter Drug & Chem. Corp., ole proprietors. Boston, for their free 32-page Cuticura Book, telling all about the caro and treatment of the skin. Thinking of Curtain Lectures. Mrs. Peck I see the Maine Agricul tural college proposes to establish lec tures especially for country pastors. Mr. Peck What's the matter, ain't lone of the parsons up there married! s vu -rje- XOLTMN O OM1N For the Sunbonnet of Pink Gingham with White Lace Edge en the Frill, and Crown Buttoned on with White Pearl Buttons. Shade Hat of White Linen Embroidered in Light Blue, with Val. Insertion and Bow of Blue Ribbon. k v ? Car --i- v ' r ' v. $ . , rttP rOK' P& tUSCT NTJ?JllNmG CTM3.S TO COUNTERACT GUN-ffONNINQ pcans and, unhappily, by British merchants. The sultan, who is under British piotection, derives :i large revenue from it, but although negotiations with him for its prohibition might iequire diplo matic handling owing to his trcatv obligations with at least one other power, it is the only effec tive means of avoiding the outpouring of blood and treasure on the Indian forntier. At present the efforts of the British navy are handicapped by the fact that the hydrographical conditions of Muscat, as Indeed of the whole lit toral of the gulf, do not allow preventive ships to go very close to the coast. It is this fact which enables the gun-running dhows to escape the vigi lance of British cruisers. Thus the dhows which put out from Muscat with their contraband cargoes adopt the simple plan of hugging the coast within the shallow-water limits. If they aro making for Koweit. which Is the center of the gun trade for Mesopotamia and "western Persia, they can proceed all the way In comparative safety, otherwise they sail just far enough to be In a position to make a dash for .Task or some other port on the Makran coast, where their cargoes are received for conveyance "by caravan cia Baluchistan to Afghanistan and the northwest frontier Khels. The two most active firms engaged in this trade are owned by a Baluchi and a Frenchman. There are also in Muscat numerous small shops engaged In the trade, and numbers of the agents are "banias" from India. Mysterious cargoes are also dropped overboard in the dead of night into swift-sailing dhows and got away to obscure places along the eastern coast. It will be impos sible to check this growing peril to England's peace in India without a large number of small draught patrol boats and aa efficient coastguard on the Makran coast. "No craft," gays Mr. II. Warrington Smyth, In Mast and Sail in Europe and Asia," "has played h greater part in the world's history than the dhow. The lateen yard Is as much the emblem or the Faith as Is the Crescent. The true bagsani. bagaia, or Arab dhow, the probable parent or all the lateen-iigged offspring, is now mostly to be met with In the Red sea and eastward to the Per sian gulf, Karachi, Bombay, along the Malabar coast, and down the coast of Africa to Zanzibar, making Its oyages with the fair wind of the mou soon, and quite capable of holding Its I own in the hard weather often to be met with in the Indian ocean. Not withstanding local dilfercnces of de tail there vessels vary ve-y little as a class; they are generally gtab-buiit. having a long overhung forward. There is great beam and rise of floor! and a very raking trano:ir stern. There Is generally a high poop and fo cslc dock, the rest ol the vessel being practical- Iy open. The rig consists ' generally of main and um. Ea P3 MSi?igs2 kOK ,& fWs2AwJVBBE I j7 TrfCL 0HOW it THB fiESlfIH QULF- inizzcn lateens. The main mast Is a big spar stepped amidships-, with a great rake forward." A correspondent from India writes that the British gunboats In the Persian gulf have been very active in suppressing the traffic in rifles and ammunition. The arms were being landed on the Makran coast and thence were carried by cara rans for sale to the tribesmen on the northwest ern frontier of India, to be used against the Brit ish troops when the next trouble comes. Tho navy men are reported to have been very suc cessful, and made several good hauls of rifles and ammunition. To reduce still further the gun-runners' chances of profit, four companies of the Fourteenth Sikhs were sent from Ouetta to inter cept caravans In the neighborhood of Robat. One of our Illustrations depicts the entraining of some of the transport camels at .Taccbabad In Slnd. en route to Xushki, whence the column marched to Robat As a rule, when camels are entrained they are loaded on open trucks, but on this occasion it was thought advisable to make use of closed cars. The "oouts" strongly objected to being loaded, but with a rope behind the bocks and a steady, per suasive strain on the nose rope they were event ually hauled or pushed In. Once in the car the camels were made to kneel down in the sand which had been spread on the floor, their knees were then tied so that It was impossible for them to straighten out their forelegs. The cars were each loaded with sis camels, three In each end, facing inward. The space iu the middle was utilized for saddles and fodder for the journey. Two camelmen also traveled in each car. It may be remarked that Brahuis differ from most people in that they do not notice that the camel has a particularly offensive odor. The camels bubbled and protested while being load ed, but they scon settled down and began to ea: the fodder provided for them. It took five boars to load the first train of 120 camels. Only one came' that bad an unusually large hump could not be pushed through the door, and he was trussed like a chicken and carried bodily in by about 15 men. and mother-of-pearl an.I fish are also of some com mercial importance. The chief port Is Muscat. It is situated between two hills and looks out to sea. as shown in the view of the Persian gulf accom panying this article. The population of Oman is estimated at 1,500. 000. and consists of several tribes of Arab origin, partly nomadic The negro element Is very nu merous. Muscat was taken by the Portuguese in 150S and remained in their hands until the middle of the seventeenth century, when the Arabs of the interior secured possession of it. The imams or sultans of Muscat afterwards made extensive con quests in eastern Africa, including Zanzibar. Mom has and Quiloa. Oman was at the climax of its power and commercial , prosperity in the first half of the nineteenth century, when the authority of the imams or sultans extended over the Persian territories of Iaristan and Mogistan. tho Islands of Bender Abbas, part of the coast of Baluchistan, and the long strip of African coastland including Zan zibar, Mombasa and Quiloa. together with the Island of Socotra. The present ruling family origi nated in Yemen and was first established in the lranmate in the person of Ahmed ibn Said In 1741. The rise of the Wahabi power in Nedjed resulted in considerable loss of territory. In 185C. on the death of Sultan Said, his possessions were divided hetwen his two sons, one receiving the African territories and the other Muscat, with the Persian possessions. These last were lost in 18TH. Sultan Thuwany, who succeeded in Muscat, was assassi nated In 1SCG by his son Selim. who reigned but a short time, anil was driven out by his uncle. Seyyid Fefcal ibn Turk!. The power of the Imam Is exer cised very little beyond the capital. Muscat, the name of which is therefore probably better knowp In popular usage than that of the whole state. mi I fviaB && jg I Jf i m ii Real Modesty. "An actor should be modest, and most actors are." said James K. Hack stt at a luncheon In Pittsburg. ."Bur know a young actor who, at the be Sinning of his career, carried modest almost too far. "This young man Inserted In all the irama ic papers a want advertise tnent that said: " 'Engagement wanted--small part luch as dead body or outside shoutr preferred.' " He Had No Eye for Color. There came to the home of a n&re In Tennessee an addition to the fam ily in the shape of triplets. The proud father hailed the first man who came along the road and asked him in to see them. The man. who was an Irish nan. seemed greatly Interested In the Infants as he looked them over, lying In a row before him. "What does yo' think?" asked the parent. "Waul" pointing to the one in th middle "I thlak I'd save that one." Lverybody's Magazine. Tubercuroais In the Prisons. The fact that 100,000 prisoners are discharged from the jails and prisons 3f the country annually, and that from 10 to 15 per cent, of them have tuber culosis, makes the problem of provid ing special places for their treatment while they are confined a serious one. So important Is the problem that the Prison association of New York in co operation with the State Charities Aid Association, is preparing to Inaugurate ?. special campaign for the prevention of tuberculosis in the penal institc lions of the state, and will seek to en list the co-operation of all prkon phy sicians and anti-tuberculosis societies ! In this work. HINTS. TO MOTHERS Would Cause Much Writing. Bacon I see it is said that all the Russian rail way stations keep complaint books, where passen gers may enter various protests." Egbert If that plan were adopted in this coun try. I lear writer's cramp would be far more coai mon than it is now. Yonkers Statesman. Qreatest Care Necessary in Fitting Shoes Cashmere Coats for Babies. Fine twilled white pique Is one of the leading materials for the small bov's best suit. Quaint little frocks of old-fashioned figured lawns and dimities are made ;or tiny girls to wear on very hot lays, as these materials are cooler than gingham or percale. Many minutes spent In darning stockings might be saved the busy mother if the wee ones wore the knee protectors which are easily adjusted. Comfortable to wear, and come in three materials black jersey cloth, black leather and tan leather. The drying frames for children's undies" are an excellent invention, as they prevent the little garments from shrinking and they dry in shape, which makes them easier to put on. Even in the summer a very small habc needs a warm coat when he goes i for his morning airing. A material j that is very light weight, but just ABOUT SUMMER W0RKBAG3 Exact Knowledge Counts Congressmen Will Listen Closest if the Speaker Is Familiar With His Subject. In an Interview Congressman Weeks related bbs experience on first enter-j-g congress. He said he soon real ized that a member who was thorough ly familiar with even one subject could maintain the attention of his audience L-.V-cr thin a congressman who could talk fairly well on almost any subject. A measure came up involving the cus tom of "hazing" at Annapolis, and as he was a graduate, he was urged to say something in behalf of, the bill. "You may not have as good a chance ior five years to speak on a subject which you so thoroughly understand." said his colleague. He asked the speak er for an opportunity to state his views in five minutes. "When I rose to make my little speech." said Mr. Weeks, "the members were in the usu al state of disorder, talking, writing, lounging or coming in or going out. 'Mr. Speaker." i said as loudly as I could, with the idea of making my voice heard above the din, i am a graduate of the Naval academy nt An napolis.' Before I got any further, to my surprise, the noise ceased. Men stopped end looked at me with atten tion, as though saying to themselves: nere is a man who knows whereof he speaks. We will listen to what in formation ho may be able to give.' Since then." continued Mr. Weeks, i . have found that exact knowledge on i any subject under discussion will a!- ' ways gain the attention of the house of representatives." Shoe Salesman's Stool. A new shoe salesman's stool is pro vided with small mirrors on each side of the foot rest, to enable a cus tomer to get side views of a shoe he is trying on and also to affor - Jree of privacy. How Filet Insertion and Bargain Squares May Be Easily Put to Gacd Service. Are you looking ruefully over the filet insertion and squares that you bought last fall as a bargain because ft Is no longer fashionable fcr gowns? Instead of putting it away for the wheel to turn filetwanl again, convert vour lace into summer workbags. What Is left will do for pillowcases. Make an oblong bag. 10 by 8 inches. zl white Paris muslin or handkerchief ilnon. In the center of each side put a filet square and around it embroider an ce!ct vine or wreath. Two inches from top make a half Inch casing, through which is run a white ccttcn cord. Let tbe frill b2 :pen on each seam and edge with nar row filet edging down to casing; or a mitered heading of lace or Insertion can be set on above casing. Line the bag with white or colored atln. Tnte should be nnd3 separate -wii b'indetittbed tc inside of bzg just warm enough to give the necessary protection is the thing to get. and soft white cashmere answers admirably. The coats are usually made slightly frilled on to a yoke, with long skirt. bishop sleeves and a cape, prettily embroidered in white and scalloped on the edge. Sometime the coat, or just the cape, is lined with white, pink or blue china silk. The Importance of having the chil dren's shoes carefully and wisely fit ted capnot be overestimated. The Idea that any shoe will do so long as it is about the right size is far too prevalent. Children's feet often need individual attention, and many of the foot ills so common among grown-ups might have been avoided had the feet been properly looked after in the early st2ges of childhood. The leather In children's shoes should be soft and pliable, for at night many are the aching, tired little feet that havi trot ted about all day In shoes of harsh, stiff leather used in cheap shoes. below the casing, unless It Is a wash able silk. . Variations of this bag are easily made according to your filet. If you have ten squares or medallions, set one in center and one in each corner, filling In the spaces with designs In satin stitch and eyelet embroider? For another bag use strips of filet Insertion with spaces of swiss or linen half the width of Insertion between. The strips may be vertical, horizontal! diagonal, or form a series of ob'ongs! each getting smaller. Keep the in sertion r,n outside edge and embroider the narrow strips of the material with dots, detached flowers, in eyelets or both combined. Instead of handwork the Insvrtion can be combined with embroidered batiste or dotted sv.iss. Sometimes these ilcts can he worked solid with a colored cotton, the original dot serving as padding. The- entire bag can be made o' the filet by using strips of insertion and medallions. These can be overcast together, joined by fagoting or the edges can hi connec-tod by a chain or br:nr stitch in hja white cotton Sign of Recovery. I "If when the devil Is sick a monk he will be." said Rose Stahl sagely, "then the devil gets well In double I quick time. Witness that young 'divil j with the ladies.' my kid cousin. Last winter he was HI. so 111 be didn't bave any sense of humor left nor any sense either. I was staying at the same ho tel, and when I went In to look after him he virtuously remarked that bis room was no place for a 'Chorus Lady' and promptly shooed me out. (A few years ago I spanked that kid.) Then he got scared and sent for a doctor and the doctor sent for a trained nurse. For several days I got bulle tins of bis progress from the cham bermaid. The fourth morning she set my mind completely at rest. '"Sure, ma'am.' said Maggie, 'an' I think be do be gettln along very well. The nurse was slttln' on his lap this aornln!'" Right .food is m bastt For right living. .'There's only one disease," Say an eminent writer- "Wrong living "And but one cure "Right Irving: Right tood is supplied by GrapeNuts It contains the vital Body and brain-building Elements of wheat and barley Most important of which is The Potassium Phosphate. Grown in the grain For rebuilding tissues Broken down by daily use. Folks who use Grape-Nuts ' Know this they feel it "There's a Reason rtead "The Road to Wellville- ' Found in packages. r T f Ai 1 r . . ,
