The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-07
GAlttti,N OF SiDDN.
SCENES aARE BEAUTY in TIE Cd
oHCNlciAN CITY.

An Ancient Ei.s Noted For Its Many
Groves and Observation-Disclosures ~ ~He
Appears To-day The Dress o: Its Pe"p.c.
Their Garments and Their Arms.
The dewdrops glittered i'll the light Of
the just rising sun. and the air was heavy
with sweet odors of hundreds of orange
and lemon trees with white blossoms
The scene was a picture of marvellous
fertility. Orange tiiickets, yellow and
white with their double burden OF fruit
and flowers: lenaon. apricot and fig trees,
i~ntersperscl with the more tropical palm
anu date. all growing in the greatest
luXuriance. At times we saw the queer
shattiil;e leaves Of the banana. often i,
feet III length. An occasional mulberry
orchard eygi1;aesl the presence Of "n en-
terprising sila manuiactory ,.2ar LF.
Every few yards littla brooks babDl"}
along. the absolute GENITAL of tais lux
uriaHce.
1t is not TRANCE that this paradise o.
flower, and fruit il much tre.luente,i by
the inhabitants of the crowded. dirty
town. 40 onc ca ride throy.a these
fair gardens and isl TO perceive why III
worship OF the id Siaonigns WIS 50
closely coInecte with the ruge. AMI
how from natur 5 rich profusion about
them they learned to worship Inc IDEA If
fertility. which was the essence of their
religion. The ancient Sidon. too. WIS
not crowded down close by the sea. brt
was situated farther bacl. in the riain.
and thus was enriched by Il ring Of EN-
erald.
On the outskirts IF the gardens we
cane TO the catacoMbs Of old eiaou.
which have been excavated by the
French. In the soft limestone rock ex-
tend long SERIES Of connected chamber.
which have contributed a few ru
statues. several sarcoplaei and Mum
mics to the very few mcnIentos which
We have Of that enterprising people
who secured their alphabet IN Egypt
and carried it 10 Greece. and thus trda--
mitted. with certain changes. the letters
with which we communicate our 18th
century ide.,. More of the aesthetic arr
Of PhGIicia is To be seen today il
Athens than in all Palestine. Their i
the AyceIsF raem Il can See the r."I4.-
in.did Ga-gef.. the beautiful ornaG.eia.s
and the fac-simile of the beaten 4,rll
cups which wire also manufactured hy
these artisans If oriental antiquity to
grace the temple IF Solomon at .Jcra.sa.
lem. Every ruin # that ancient wGrli.
whether III Ph,anie!a or not. when itii
bare bars ample testimony IL III sill
ard enterprise OF this Semitic nation Of
traders.
Leaving these old fombs aid the
thoughts that they inspired. We were
soon Studying Phtrnicia as she appear,
today. On our left extended the L.eba-
non range, while i'll the distance rose
Mount Hsrinon. clad III now glistenins
like PentelicuS marble III the midday
sum-. On the right was the blue sea, in
to which we ere long took Il plunge. Be-
fore US the narrow bride path extended,
now through fertile although only half
cultivated fields. now over IA rocky prom.
onfory. which often iutted into the sea.
Hahifation> We're rare and general
hI:ddled together for protection against
me Arab incursions.
On the highways we often met the,e
modern r-pr, s"ntstifes and probable de-
scendan;s ii thr ancient Miiianites
Tall, muscular fellows, with the dark
Semitic conntenance and black beard.
clad with the striped abba, "A squarr
piece Of goat hair cloth folded and sewe,l
above the shoulders. the chief Carmen,
Of the pa~triarchs and the mantle Of Eli
lah the Tishbite. Underneath they wore |
the kimbez, the long flowing tu1..c. /
which appeared when they threw back
their abbas. About their heads was tight
ly wrapped the silken kefyeh. crowned
with the two heavy goat hair coils, which
encircled the tops Of their heads like .
large. black serpent. About the waist
was tightly bound the girdle. adorned
with huge, odd shaped knives. or. if he
be a civilized Arab, with pistols.
An ugly looking speer Il or 20 feet
long completed the outfit. an outfit well
Calculated to engender green envy in the
heart Of an American cowboy. A little
detour enabled us TO visit the black tent
of kedar, the abode Of these perennial
campers out. 1t is a rectangular edifice
Is or 20 feet long. supported on poles
WHICH ~ oE NJ tfIttli = VI ii2fltIIlti IA
p~erience has taught them to skillfully
place at exactly the right angle. This
palace of thickly woven goat hair
cloth is held in position by strong guy
ropes. The sides are raised o. lowered
at will. according to the position of the
sun or the direction of the wind.
Within a curtain separates the WON
ems apartment from the common re-
ception room. The cooking outfit. like
the dwelling, is characterized by its So
we're simplicity, since fortunately tte
Arab does not demand a many course
dinner. and long years of practice have
taught him to dispense with a SUPER
fluffy of dishes, which is generally more
than one for a family.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
He Finally Paid the Fee.
A mar lately went TO "A Lewiston cler-