Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-06-25

Mr.. ID. p. Smyth of this city who re-
Gently returned from an extended visit to
the Holy Land, has brought home some
very interesting relics of his trip. During
his absence he visited almost every place
of Importance In the Holy Land, and has
some reminder OF each place. at Joppa
he gathered some fig tee leaves which
are carefully preserved This town is a
seaport of Palestine, and IL about 80
miles northwest OF Jerusalem. The
population is about 5000 and it has been
seaport since the days OF Solomon. Mr..
Smyth crossed the plains OF Sharon, and
gathered lilies OF the valley, specimens
OF which he preserved and brought home.
He also visited Gethsemane, at the foot
OF the Mount OF Olives and pidcked flow
ere in the garden where nearly 1000 years
ago Christ endured his agony and was
betrayed by Judas. From the Mount
where the sermon was delivered he has q
branch of an olive tree aBd has also
brought pressed flowers from Beth chem
and Bethany.
Each one who visits the Holy Sepul-
chre is supplied with thin piece Of can
die, and Mr.. Smyth brought the unused
portion OF his home with him. He has
olive wood paper cutters, and q pearl
ing beads from Bethlehem. Another cur
ious article is q Turkish passport, with
out which no one can pass through Pal
estine. In Jerusalem there is newspa-
per printed in Arabic, copy of which
was secured by Mr.. Smyth. The only
articles manufactured in the ancient city
o. Nazareth are knives, two of which
Mr.. Smyth brought home with him; I;
they are rude strange specimens of cut.
lery. The Dead Sea contributes singu-
lar looking stone to his collection, and
he has several canes cut from the banks
of the river Jordan, near the spot where
John was baptized. There are also
shells from Tiberus, and the sea OF Gal
Hes, and pair OF strange looking slip
pers from Damascus, which PLACE also
furnishes q sword made Of the celebrated
Damascus steel, with scabbard and
belt.
There are also pair of singular look
Jog ornaments which worn by the
ladies of Palestine on their feet, and Mr..
Smyth says that 1t Is seldom that lady
is seen on the street without them. The
head of a horned ant, from Lebanon,
shows that that country is infested with
q species OF insect life, which it Is hoped
will never be Introduced here. There
alo SOuSb liOtu tuo mhle6llC CeueTb Ol Le-
banon, dates from the date palms of
Egypt, pitce OF cloth from the tombs OF
the Egyptian Kings, and stones from the
pyramids. The entire collection Is the
finest ever brought to this city, and 1t is
DOUBTFUL II there are many finer ones in
this country.
Mr.. Smyih also secured number oi
handsome Photographic views OF the diff
ferent' places which he visited, among
them being one of the place In Bethlehem
where our Saviour was born. A crypt
has been erected aud at the spot where
the infant Jesus laid there is now sill
yer star, fully Is nches In diamater, set
In the floor.
Above this are a number of lights that
are kept burning continually day and
night from The commencement of each
year until its close. There are also
Views of the leaning tower of Pisa, of
Mount Vesuvius and OF number of 9TH
er places, all of which are interesting
and instructive.
As Mr.. Smyth is desIrous of afTordlng
all an opportunity of inspecting these
curlosities, he has had them In the win
dow of Smyth s. Feil's jewelry store,
No. 81 Market street for a week or over
and has now consented to allow them to
remain for few days longer.