Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-24
WATER FOR THE HOLY CITY.


of Modern Designs.
The Holy Land has its railways
electric lights and American wind
mills, and now Jerusalem is about to
get supply Of good drinking water.
In ancient times the city of David
was well supplied. The remains OF
equeducts and reservoirs show this.
But since the Turks day the people
or Jerusalem have been dependent
on the scanty and often polluted ac-
cumulations of rain water in the rock
hewn cistern beneath their feet. Even
this supply has recently failed, says
correspondence the London Times,
owing to want of rain. Distress and
sickness became so general that the
Turkish governor has at length been
induced to sanction the purchase Of
iron pipe to bring water from Ain
Salah, or the sealed fountain" at
Solomon's pools, about nine miles
south of Jerusalem. A pipe six inches
In diameter will bring 5000 skins"
OF water day for distribution at
fountains" supplied with faucets.
Solomon, in his famous Song" speaks
OF this secret spring, now turned to
use. "My beloved" he says, as quoted
by the Times correspondent, lis like
a spring shut up, fountain sealed"
1t is a deep-down subterranean spring,
which has, from the time of Solomon,
flowed through the arched tunnel built
by him to the distributing chamber
or reservoir near the northwest corner
of the highest of Solomon's pools.
Half century ago the location Of
this hidden" spring which was still,
as In Solomon's time, flowing into the
reservoir mentioned, was unknown.
The tunnel is rooted by stones lean
ing against each other like an inverted
V, the primitive form Of the arch,
which is also seen in the roof of the
queens chamber of the great pyramid.
The entrance to this tunnel from the
spring is one of the oldest structures
in existence. The piping is to be laid
along the old aqueduct which former
ly, from the time of Solomon, brought
this same water to the temple area.
There are eleven or twelve ancient
fountains here and there in the city,
long unused, but now to be utilized, and
from which the water may be drawn
free to all, several taps being attached
to each Observation-Disclosures Sun.
History OF Irish Poplin.
Lady Carew, who died the other day.
was a benefactress of Ireland in this
way: She was the first person to wear
in Paris an Irish poplin dress. 1t
was in primrose yellow with a design
in gold thread, and so much admired
that the foremost ladies at the court
of the Tuilleries asked her where she
bought the poplin, and, upon learning
the address, wrote for patterns Marie
ordered one in lavender
enriched with a gold pattern; the
Princess Marie one in blue and silver,
and Princess Clementine one in pink
and silver. Irish poplin was first man
ufactured in Dublin by Popeline, a
Huguenot refugee. 1t became the
rage and was greatly worn on occa-
sions of high ceremony, as rain did |
not spoil it. Poplin became favorite |
dress for the public promenades at |
fashionable hours. All its French imi- |
the wool being less carefully |
treated, cookie and lose luster when |
exposed to the least shower. Balzac |
dresses some of his grand ladies in |
poplin. The Princess Clementine wore
a plaid poplin gown the day the late
Queen Victoria first landed at Treport |
to visit Louis Philippe and Marie
Amelie at Eu. Irish poplin is
still much worn by the children of the
wealthy, and is thought to go well
with Irish guipure. News.