The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-07-07
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In the desert and Tyre ruin on the
shore, Damascus, which Josephus de-
clares was standing before Abraham's
time, and which is called in the proph-
ecies of Isaiah "the head of Syria" Is
to-day as it has been for thousands Of
years, a mighty city, influencing the
customs and trade of a region Of hun
dreds of miles around it.
| Its Importance in the fiourishing pc
Rod of the Jewish monarchy we know
from the garrisons which David placed
here, and from the opposition 1t pre-
sented to Solomon How close its rela-
tons continue to be to these people we
infer from the chronicles of Jeroboam
and Ahaz and the prophecies of Isaiah
and Amos. Its mercantile greatness
was indicated by Ezekiel in the re-
markable words addressed to Tyre:
Damascus was thy merchant in the
multitudes of the wares of thy making
| for the multitude of all riches, in the
wine of Helbon, and white wool" Al
exander the Great was its greatness,
and sent Parmenio to take 1T while he
was engaged in marching from Tarsus
and Ty,re Jn1,o, tba anostate de-
| snribes ;t as chs eve of the East.
Rooognized Of ono time as the metrop-
| oIis 81 tbe Moharnnedan world lis
fame is mingled with the exploits OF
| Saladin and Tamerlane. The tradition
that the murder of Abel took place
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The cause OF It's importance as city
IN all the ages is easily seen as you APP
proach 1t from the south. Miles oe1ore
you see the mosques OIL .he lnouefi
city, the FOUNTAINS Oh a coplous ana pc
| rennlai stream spring Iroiil among the
rocks ana prushwood at liie pass ol the
Antl-Lepaiioh, creating Wiue arse
ABOUT them flch with promo veseta-
ZION. Ihese are the sieaiiis - A-epa-
non, Whlch are poetlcaliy spoken OK y
the songs " solomon, anu tiie Nsis
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naturally, preferred 10 all the waters
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derness Oh gardens OIL mowers anu
fruits, has rushing through us streets
the limpid and refreshing current
nearly every dwelllng Hsas lts FOUNTAIN
and at night the llghts are seen slash-
ing on the waters that dash aiolis Iroiil
their mountain nome. As you nrs.
view the CITY from one oI the over
hanging ridges you are Plepareu 70 en-
cuse the Mohammedansi Tor caiilhg
the earthly paradise. around tile mar
Bile mfnarets, the giitterlis comes, anu
the white puhdlngs, SHINING Win IVORY
softness, p maze OK hieefH ana lrultase'
where olive ana pomegfanate, orahse
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60.
"A HUMAN MiHDt1r
While passing through the city OF
Friday, the great market day, | was
attracted by Persians in gorgeous silks
Nubians in black and white, Greeks II
their national costumes, Jews WITT
long ringlets, Bedouins, Druses, Kurds
and Armenians mingling together, anc
lines of pilgrims on their way to Meccf
"a marvellous medley OF humanity, no