Telegram-herald., 1890-02-16

- altaaCuclty = -.Fl2e1 Fet tlr9
4 alere u - favor raal against b1-
discussion Il sl-l P1.ls u-ay - Flc-isea
sl-h better grace fro1 gle eminent ll-
We vino ENGAGES luolic ar5el.lln ,san
fro1 t1- scr.1e sls .gsall l-u ll, 1l4l-s-
S1us lnAzs. however. 41nl- 90 a. l-s-
pate. aad l.a1s tl.e4 La- sl-e ~ IT, va
Elze 1sef ere .l-s Alls -haF surround
.t ana Use lllllr 1.lF- valley .raE uss--es
saeetiga a5 lle f1et cr Gle 5o~r. Tbs
sa. lae pL4ce alI these eere tla -r
raIr6uzs ~ Cerlsls uoF -lOd all IS
,4ca none can rob taen u ll1r interest
q. tle hearts 81 las followers.
ILe su L4a uaa sst 4ut already Is
49, assl11.ag .a 1tf ken. - s.e hasreuel
back o. tle convent, Tor ID eastern towns
- lights d.luile me streets O. ald the
way ltE-r "a hls Ioar-e home. Here
sua- practically ends tle ls though
-Illrse rarely besias o. oa9pa open
alogr nall past ~ 10 oc-aeA .na In-
Vari1-.y close az suas-t. Tue hglts used
ia tae homes of tae people are s-lll oI the
most primitive character. candles and
olive 0ls meeting ~. tae requirements.
At the convent we were hosoiraolg en-
tert4lueI aai our comfort promoted ID
every fossisls aav. and that rIvbt We
rested surrounded bv compar.tirs INK
ury.
Wulle exceedingly interesting Ia con-
aectloa wi-l tha many bi1lieal ass9eia-
tl0ns thai cluster around it. Nazareth in
Itself has uo-Alae of a4y account t3 rec
ommeul ID or render ir desirable for
proCelted STAY. The Russian convent
- aaleA ue passed the ui.ht was scru-
puiously clean, which materially helped
US &, relish ths breakfast thar we found
tsmuriugiv spread before u5 on entering
the d.aing room. After breakfast we
called for ths iAla found l. 90 contain
charges thaJ would bankrupt the hotel
fraternity throughout our country long
before the Co.ua54s exhibition project
assumes tangible forrn. Among other
items we found thirty cents charged Tor
lodging. threc cents for toast and tea
ana ten cents for iod --iue Of tine servants.
In needless toaAd that we paid the bill
without "a protest.
On our way out we called az the tele-
graph Office and sent the first caolesrari
ever transmitted from there % America.
lAe operator was obliged % telegraph %
beyrout for Instructions as to charges
We then went 10 tlo Mount of Prccipi-
tatlon from which the irate Jews threat
ened 70 fling the Saviour when he claimed
in himself the fuiilment OF prophecy.
Although near the end q December, Or.
IalmaSe was overcome with the heat,
which caused as - stop and rest while
T the draSomln pat wet cloths on the row
( erend gentleman pate, refreshing him
sufficiently % enable him To resume the
T Journey with a sunshade shielding him
frow the warm RAYS, which in Palestine
and syria are considered the poor mans
overccat. the only one, nfuct, which we
I ever saw worn here. Riding between
huge hedges of mammoth cactus plants,
the barb wire fence Of natures own
manufacture, over hills representing the
refuse of centuries, amid the barking
AMI bowling Of innumerable dogs,
which hy the Mohammedans are
considered sacred animals, We reached
I Cana Of Galilee. where Christ once
craced with his presence q mar
RACE feast the occasion Of his FIRST
miracle Disnouutjn, in Ytof reat
little chapel which tradition eavs covers
the exact site of the interesting event
we awaitod the coning IF the ne.-i,~.l
who admitted rs and exhib;t14 savo-,1
Iarre water lars about two .~la half
feat bj,-h and caDable Of ....- afo,,t
twelve oaIlo9s each Those he claimed
>, ba tho ;3erticol i,-s +bat ono, ,.-,
tainad tho nroduct of tho ,,i.,o,o q
stateoont which ve racoirod c,,r,, ,,-.,,o
salis Abont midway bot,vaa-, ". h
and lake Calilee wa halted lon,. o,,o,,ob
t. res. tine horses and while 80 doi,e n
l.r~a ca-ava,, of can,alsrasse.I me ,,.h,cb
suggested to one OF the men = conundrti-n
mure common among the natives which
= of interest IS indicativoo az the estimate
n which tbe present administrator, ia
held bv them: .yVhv is the Turkish GOV.
crnment ike a train Of carnel.." We
prompIv cave it I'D. whaD We received
The rra.ifving Information. "Racause i,
Is led bv d0nsev." Ia an of which I
most respectfully subscribe.
lt was late ln She afternoon when We
entered 'IIoerias, close 20 which we were
20 encamp on the sabbath. TbeTias is
largely inhabited Dy l5Taeiltes, and near-
'y all AZ the shops were hermeticoIly
scaled. while the streets wore thron -ed
with . motley c.oNd dressed Ia aH the
c0iY77 Ol the ror 'o" aal .pDIrrntir en-