Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-09-26
MODERN BErHIEngM



Scenes N raaa oa.laa osa City sf sasrsa
Associations.
How tenderly familiar i rAe name
Bcthlehem since earliest recolicctions
we have known the precious word; IL
seems ~ II we had always known -
and i,s strange history. There a is.
a town. six miles south from Jerusu-
lem, picturesauels situated on an
elongated bin they build al their vil-
lages, towns aud cities In Southorn
Pnlcsiinos - hills cultivated. a. ~
old. IN heaaiiiul tcrrac-s round The
sides from base a. summit ~ce a
town - about So hanses. all fat
rooted, built 81 yellov isl,- xhiie limn-
stone, some one. some tro. ani a iow
thrre stories high Toe wall. aro
thick. the NindoEs aarrou and rather
small. th' aoors and stair. arr of stone
there j. s-arce'y any woal In all The
construction See narrow sireets
roughly paved with STONE Look IN
vain for sidewalks Animals. goats.
sheep donkis-. cams : and COWS walk
with and iostle agaiast men. women.
rhildrrn and Amsrican AM other yis.
itors
II l. a narrow aud crowded sirect ~
which We eater un either side see
mru sittiag cru-s-lesged. like tallors
on The stone noors 81 their work shops
In the upper stories % which they
live. What are they makingP You
wiIl very soon and eat There they
come ~ you already They know you.
these sharp Brthlehemitr- ior q pil-
grim. lou must bay a souvenir -
li,thlehcm. These peopie are engaged,
chiefly. in making brarrlct- earrings.
paper-knitc=. papur-wclghts. rosnrir,
b'ads, cruribxes, cigar holders and
numerous other artirlas 81 that sort
out ~ olive and Dead Soa vopd. pro
rluus stunss and mothrT-of- lcail
Look nut iur them. tho, will ask yuu
irum twruis hve y diiy PEE eama
more than they VIII take f1r their
curins Ard yei these people lpok 80
Wrrh better than aHy We have ygl
-e"n 10 the Ea-t amnng tho natiycs.
These chi!drcn are clean. Their faces
have certainly been sa-bed a. lcas,
this wcsk We have seea 20 many
ln whom water aud soap seemed
Interest strangers that this change
-laddru"d "a. amazingly "A. her, 8.
actually group % really hands1mg
yuung ladies AID thesa m,n aud
youihs 90 hook civilized. ard have crr-
taiuly q ruddy hsaHiy 90 tlcir own.
th"s" arc brighter too than any w.
have seven. A. they Mphammrdau-
Ne This population ~ 900 arr.
and have always hs,fa. go least u1Hui.
unl Christians Christians a. di.tin-
/ gui-hod from The maloritlcs in an 9th.
sr ,.tir- iu th.s land Tow peculiarly
| they dress These pretty maidnns
vcar light frame on their head'
about half a. tall a. your ttoyc-u.pa
hat. rovrrod With = long white Hns1,
| ~ cotton, ~ ELK II they can aFord m
| vail y Which falls over the shoulders III
tle cIhuw- They have ear rings. tur.
sud over thr front = the head show.
! iug some ~ thr hl ir below %. aud Ja-t
unfier tbr vail, h djBdsm Of siiyrt
/ or silver si.t, vtiha htnl 20 uruamsuts
| ~ The ~Hma material luus.ly fastened
to lt % bptA eHd., 80 a. g. rrst oa ala
brow immediately uHAer ila LaIr.
leaving the forehead only hat ,l-I
hia. iUe.g hl1sa hair hln.s uu
thyir shuHIder. ll heavy piait. Ju.I
brn aih the yaII which always Ira,
The iHc' ekpusei The garment thc.
| scar ior tarY have not dosen "a
moro "7, a. yuu geutla rrsdrr. az.
/ accustomed o. wear f. o. long bloc af
striped ruWu, geasrally ot cotton,
lDusely i.rd la at tar waist. with op,r
sleeves, han 4'ug daan 90 tha kucr-
/ it- iruuL RboFe the waist. always -rt
/ ~. more or lr-A Wit rri. y IIiu 81
green patches u cloth guhruIdrrei Z,
ne wrarer'- taste Theta Who az,
h'ttrr ~ however are fond % wear.
ing a bright red -hort-slerved iacksf
| reaching, ia some cs,-s'-. to the waist
iB others Co ths kuess Two ladies nl
our party borrowed complete outdt
a. described above. and were photo
graphod ia them. Tho mea drrs.
| very much a. In al the Etsi. strip.sl
widc-slo,vvd dfessine-gown ~ bright
cuior0d cottnn. thrown over tho whit.
or crlorod skirt a Turkish "a upon
| tho bead. ne stoesiun. sometimes ID
sho,s
have no daubf that this town &.
just the same a. ii was more thar
three Thousand years ago in con
struciion. limits streets aud out ook.
The standard