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Galilee, but within sight OF it, perched
on a high hill. 1t is 30 conspicuous a land
mark and 30 often seen by the Great Teacher
that it may nave suggested to his mine the
illustration: "A city hat is set on a hill
cannot be hid
The Sea Of Galilee, beautiful as it is with
it's clear water and its picturesque environ
ment, Is a treacherous body of water. It's
surface is swept by sudden gusts OF wind
and tempests often lash it until its waves
beat high upon the shore. A resident
OF Liberals told us that he had seen it when
1t might be mistaken for an ocean, 30 VIC
lently was it agitated, and he bore testimony
also to the unexpected squalls that visit IL.
FISHING STILL GOOD.
We spent two days on the sea. and In
probably half a dozen times the sail became
useless and it was necessary to resort to
the oars. There was no great tempest
while we were there, and the waves did not
beat into the ship but the wind was at
times contrary.
The uncertainty Of the weather has been
attributed to the numerous ravines or caions
which run down from the mountains round
about the sea, and as these are the same
now that they were 1000 years g travel
upon the lake ia attended with the same
risk that 1t was then.
In the time Of Christ the Sea OF Galilee
was the scene Of busy life. The population
OF the country described as Galilee has been
estimated to have been at that int about
1850, 600.
The sea was covered with boats, built for
fishing, for traffic. for war or for pleasure.
Josephus collected 23o ships upon n Of
his expeditions upon the sea, and in a sea
! fight that took place there the number
| killed on one side alone was given at from
1000 to q, 900.
The sea was full Of fish, and the Gospels
furnish abundant proof Of the Importance
| OF fishing as an industry, a fact also estab-
lished by outside evidence. DR.. Merrill,
in the book above referred to, says that the
fish taken were not only sufficient to satisfy
the local demands but that they we're
I packed and shipped to Jerusalem and ever
to cities along the Mediterranean.
The supply of fish has not yet been ex-
hausted. Salim Moussa Of Jafa, the very
efficient Arab dragoman, supplied us with
q net when we visited the sites Of Caper-
| naum and Bethsaida, and our son caught
| enough fish for our lunch. 1t wal a de-
lightful outing that we had that day. gath
ering water worn pebbles from the beach,
picking up shells, Of which there are many
varieties. and feasting on fish from the
sea a nd on a lamb bought from a Bedouin
who was tending his flock near by.
THE MOUNT oF II BEATITUpEs.
The visit to the Horns Of Hattin was re-
served for the return trip. The road from
Nazareth to Liberals passes near the hill
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institution 10 q fitting memorial, and what
moro appropriate place for q hospital than
these shores where the lame were made
whole, the deaf were healed and the blind
received their sighta
VANISHED CITIES.
The site Of Chorazin, the city which
Christ denounced for unbelief in connection
with Capernaum and Bethsaida, is still q
matter Of dispute, but Capernaum, where
Christ dwelt during the greater part OF His
ministry, has probably been identified.
It Is situated on the northeast corner OF
Gennesaret, close by the shore Of the sea.
There Ia nc town there now, and no house
save a Catholic monastery but recent ex-
oavations have unearthed the foundations
Of a building believed to have been the
Jewish synagogue in which Christ spoke.
On one Of the stones Of this synagogue is
a representation Of David's seal n a pot
OF mamma; II this il in reality the synagogue
In which Christ referred TO the bread OF
life 1t may be true, as some one has sug-
gested. that He found Histext; Your fathers
did eat mama in the wilderness, v in this
carving Upon the stone.
There has been a great deal OF discussion
over the site Of Bethsaida, and some have
argued that there were two OF the
same name, one at the north end Of the lake
lust east of the mouth of the Jordan and
the other on the west side not far from
Capernaum. Both towns have 30 COM
pletely disappeared that they cannot be
located with any certainty.
Safed, another Of the sacred cities OF the
Jews, lies some distance west Of the Sea of
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Copyright. 1905. bv Joseph b. Botde' -CoppHohf
In Grsat Braofn-AH RiohD Rtsertrd.
ATHENS, May ls.-The boat schedules
and they cannot be ignored on the Palestine
Coast-oompelled us to reserve Galllee
for the conclusion Of our tour, and 1t was not
IN inappropriate ending, for while Jerusa-
lem was, the. scene OF the crucifxion and
ascension. the greater part OF Christ's
life was spent in Galilee, and it was there
that most OF his mighty works were DONE
Nor Is its history confined to the New Testa-
ment, for it has its Carmel associated with
the life Of Elijah, and Mount Tabor, where
Deborah's victory was won.
Haifa, the seaport Of Galilee, Is built
along the front OF Carmel on the edge Of
O bay which the mountain helps TO form,
for Carmel, instead of being a peak, is
really a long ridge, but a few hundred feet
in height, jutting out into the sea at this
point. and extending several miles to the
southeast. A Roman Catholic monastery
is erected over a cave overlooking the
Mediterranean, where Elijah is said to have
lived.
To the north of Carmel lies the plain OF
Esdraelon, through which the Kishon
River flows. The road o Nazareth follows
the south side of this valley to a point
some seven miles from the shore, where the
hills OF Galilee approach so near to Carmel
as to leave but a narrow pass for the river.
Here the road crosses over to the north side
OF the valley and for the remainder of the
distance winds upward over the hills.
giving a commanding view OF Esdraelon.
The upper part Of this plain is az beautiful
a country as can be imagined-well watered,
fertile and thoroughly cultivated. The land
is not held in severalty as in America, but
by communities.
The culdvators live in villages built at
intervals around the edge of the valley. and
the land is apportioned each year by the
village chief, no one receiving the sal e
tract two years in succession. AS We
looked down upon the valley we could
distinguish the different allotments as they
lay In long strips Of equal width.
Wheat IL the chief product Of the valley,
although there are a few olive orchards,
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and the mulberry tree Is being planted.
Oxen are the animals usually employed In
cultivation, but we saw a horse and an OK
together or a camel and al OK, ard once
q camel and a donkey.
Jezreel is on this plain, at the foot Of
Mount Gilboa, where the middle plain
connects with the plain Leading down to
the Jordan between Gilhoa n Little
Hermon. This is historic grouId, for it
was here at a great spring which flows out
from under Gilhos that Gideon selected
his gallant band.
The village OF Ma "a reth, nesting among
the hills Of Galilee, must Away vs. be a place
Of supreme interest to the Christian. Its
location was probably determined by the
presence here of an unfa ling spring, now
known as Mary's fountain. DR.. George
Adam Smith, in his Historical Geography
of the Holy Land points out the relation
between the springs and the routes Of
travel and emphasizes the prominence Of
Nazareth In the Bible times.
SCENE OF cHRIsT's BoYHooD.
Christ's boyhood and young manhood
were spent near a great highway, for the
old Roman road from Damascus to Egypt
ran JlIOuRu Itl6 tOWh. caravans pdSSON
to and fro laden with the riches Of the
Euphrates and the Nile, princes passed
that way on their royal journeys and in
time OF wa it was on the route Of armies.
From a high hill just outside the town
Christ could look to the west and see the
surf line on the shore Of the Mediterranean,
to the east he could survey the walls Of
the chasm in which lay the Sea of Galilee,
while to. the northeast rose Hermon, the
pride of the mounta ins. Several OF his
parables At quite naturally into the scenes
upon which he looked, and those parallels
were the more effective because they were
taken from the life OF the people.
The stony ground, the rocky roadways
and the narrow strips Of fertile soil were
woven into the parable of the sower, and
some acquaintance Of his youth. following
the merchantmen into Egypt or Mesopo-
tamia, may have been the original Of the
prodigal son.
The Rev. Selah Merrill, our Consul at
Jerusalem, has refuted the statement
90 frequently made made that the Naza-
renes we're held in contempt. He shows
that there is no just foundation for the
aspersions cast on this section Of Galilee.
Mr.. Merrill's book "Galilee in the Time
OF Christ lie, I may add. a very useful
preparation for a trip through this part
Of Palestine.
Chapels have been erected to mark the
home Of Joseph and Mary, the carpenter
shop and the rock where Christ met his
disciples after the resurrection, but one
feels certain about the Identification
Of places selected so long after the death
Of Christ and having no permanent physical
marks.
A few miles to the east Of Nazareth Is q
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Tailor's Two Goddesscs.
From N, sortorai An journal.

From TIE SoTfordI AT JotrNW'
Art and Fashion are two goddesses VINO NV
~specially selected 10 look after the welfare OF MGR
chant tailoring. and II Is necessary for Us i'1
interests that these two ever Juvenile ladies' snu'.'
be in harmonious accord. There have been ''..,,
just az Il occurs occasionally between sisters A,."s
ourselves, when these two fair deities nave nov ".
speakinr 10 each other as they noated past on 'he!
aerial chariots. or whatever vehicle It may ne
answers TO the purpose OF the mundane pr'No'"',
Al such time things have gone badly WIN ~
brethren Of the craft. and they have neeh
way and that In their desire 10 obey bo'h COCO
when their behests were irreconcilabIe as ohiN".
and light, or a pair Of knockkneed trousers D" q
bowiegged man.
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all the level land adjacent to 1t, save the
Jordan valleys above and below, and Is 30
prominent a feature Of the landscape that
its name Is sometimes applied to the sea.
The village Of Magdala. home Of one OF the
Marys, is situated on the edge Of this plain.
but is now only a collection of mud huts,
each one bearing a booth Of boughs upon
it's fiat roof. The house top Is an impor-
tant part OF the house in the Orient, and
furnishes a sleeping place for the occu-
pants during the warm summer nights.)
The village Of Magdala, with the land be-
longing to it. has recently been sold to a
syndicate which proposes to improve its
cultivation.
A little further south on the west side
Of the sea is the city Of Tiberias. the only
city still remaining OF the ten or more that
1000 years ago stretched along the shores.
The city's name gives evidence Of its Roman
origin, and it was once 30 important a place
that its name was q rival for Galilee in the
designation Of the sea.
Liberals wal one OF the sacred cities Of
the Jews, and to-day the descendants Of
the Hebrew race constitute three-fourths
Of its population. A Jewish society OF
which Baron Rothschild Is the patron has
several schools here. and a number Of the
residents devote themselves entirely to the
study Of the law.
Near Tiberias are the hot springs spoken
Of by Josephus, and their healing waters
still have a great reputation. The bath
houses are not kept as they would be in
Europe or America, but the mineral proper
ties Of the water make 1t invigorating.
A JEWISH FESTIVAL.
A Jewish synagogue has been erected
by the hot springs, and the annual feast in
honor Of Rabbi Meyer was celebrated there
during our stay in Liberals. As it was the
only feast of the kind we had ever attended,
we found it exceedingly interesting.
The devout Jews were gathered in large
numbers, some coming several days Jour-
ney; many Of the men wore a long curl In
front Of each ear, a custom which we first
noticed in Jerusalem. The feast is an
occasion Of rejoicing and there are dancing,
music and merriment.
A part OF the ceremony is the burning Of
garments contributed by those in attend
ance, and the right to light the fire is made
a matter Of auction. We went into the
, room where the bidding was in progress
and were informed hat more than $40
had already been offered for the honor.
| The feast has many OF the characteristics
Of a fair, the vendors Of candies. cakes,
drinks and merchandise plying their trade
and different delegations marching with
banners.
There is at Liberals q s~plendidly equipped
hospital established by the United Free
Church OF Scotland and conducted by a
skilful surgeon and a corps Of assistants.
More than $50 persons were treated the day
that VIC visited the hospital Surely this
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OPENING UP AN EMPIRE.
The World to Have . New Treasure House
In Northwest Canada.

in Northwest Cansda
You will do well TO open the atlas to the
map OF North America, writes Samuel
Merwin In Suecess, and to let loose your
imagination in the splendidly romantic
conquest of the Far Northwest.
We know very little about II now, but
we shall willy nilly, learn q good deal about
1t before Jim Hill and the new Grand Trunk
Pacific and the Canadian Northern and the
Canadian Pacific and the Dominion Gov
rnment get through with II.
They are bu'lding-while you wait-an
empire with which We Of these States shall
very shortly have to reckon.
The spending out Of hand Of q hundred
millions or 30 for railroad building through
q new land means something. Three new
trunk lines are already under construction
In Western Canada.
Before long we shall be hearing a good
deal about toe foresight and the unfinohing
courage Of the men who are standing back
OF these huge undertakings. But whom you
see this sort Of thing In the papers, smile.
A man would show about as much foresight
In stalking out Q claim in the bullion room at
the Mint.
In Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
provinces there are moro than 20o, 900 square
miles Of prairie land, most Of It rtoh. black
loam, ready cleared for the plough. As
much again waits clearing. In the noun
tains are minerals and timber. Settlers
are pouring in On every train to OCCUPY
this vast region. Towns and grain ware
houses are ~springtng up over night.
It is nothing unusual for these prairies
to Weld a general average OF twenty five
bushels Of wheat to the acre and forty
bushels Of oats. Much OF the wheat is OF .
higher grade than any now raised in our
West, and It Ia frequently mixed With ours to
bring ours up to standard. No, the wonder
is that the pompous gentlemen In the tall
hats didn't get their railroads through ten
wears ago. Add to this that ell save the
Hill undertaking are bolstered up with
vast land grants and now and then With
cas- b subsidies and the wonder grows.
Edmonton is the jumping OF plaoe for
all Northwestern Canada, the place where
| town and wilderness strike hands.
II Ia a city Of banks and q board Of trade;
of department stores o block long n q good
many stories high; OF paved streets and
in automobiles; Of clubs, churches and
The wild days are almost over with; the
frontier Is % ling ground every day: In
the trading stores ut Edmonton the hall.
breeds sit and smoke n talk OF the old
| katchewan. Men talk hat way on the
| rotting wharves at Portsmouth. Further
West Il il different. Open your atlas again
and glance at the thousand miles between
Edmonton and Port Simpson on the Pacific.
It is here that you and the blank spaces.
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JAPAN'S FOREMOST DIPLOMAT
VESCOUNT HAYASHI, THE NEW
FOREIGN MINISTER.

He Negotiated the Alliance with England
o Has secured Many Diplomatic
Triumphs for Japan-Comes OF q Line
Long Influenced by Dutch Scholars.
The Katsura Cabinet, under whose leader
ship In the recent war with Russia Japan
rose TO a plece among the great world Pow
ers, fell finally because Of the unpopularity
Of the Portsmouth treaty. Marquis Sa Joni,
the new Prime Minister, who Ia the leader Of
tho ~seiyukwai, or Liberal party, In organic
ing his Cabinet ave the portfolioo OF foreign
affairs, until then held by Baron Komura,
to Takaah Kato, formerly Minister to
England and Minister for Foreign Affairs
under Marquis Ito. After holding Office for
only a few days Mr., Kato suddenly re-
signed. 1t Ia said because he differed with
his oolleag ues in regard to the nationalist
ton Of the railroads. Thereupon Marquis
saionji recalled Ambassador Hayashi from
London and ga We him the Office. Thus a
Japanese statesman who has achieved
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-11-24
STORMS IN SOUTH
Eight PERSONS KNOWN TO BE
DEAD SCORES INJURED.
Cotton Fields Ruined-Wolf Rivers
Several Miles Wide In Vicinity of
RossVille, Tenn.-People In State Of
Panie-States Of Mississippi and
Tennessee Suffered Most.

Memphis, Tenn. Nov. 2O.-Eight
persons are known to have lost their
lives, scores Of others are injured and
property and crops suffered great DAM
age as the result of terrific wind and
rain storm Sunday The storm, which
originated on the gulf, swept north
eastward through portions of Alabama,
centraland northern Mississippi, and
western Tennessee, and in It's north
ward course RACED scores Of substan-
tial buildings, partially demolished
hundreds of others, caused a complete
decentralization of railroad traffic and
cut off telegraphic communication with
many points in the affected territory.
Cotton in the fields blown down by
the wind was beaten into the ground
and badly damaged. Wolf river, a
small stream running eastward OF this
city, is out of its banks in many places,
and in the vicinity of Rossville, Tenn,
is several miles wide, the town being
completely inundated and the populace
in a state bordering on panic.
In the Path of the Storm.
The storm approached Athens, Ala,
from the west, and cut a path 300
yards wide through the southern por-
ton of that city, A score Of buildings
were wrecked, Uut no one was killed
or seriously injured.
At Mathison, Miss, nearly every
building in the southern portion Of the
town was destroyed. These included
the Baptist church, public school build
ings, several brick buildings and a
number of residences. At this place a
negro woman was killed and several
others were injured.
At Okolona, Miss, three lives were
lost. The property loss at this place
can not De ascertained tonight
At MaDen, Miss, Ben Woodford, a
telegraph operator, and his wife sus-
tanned injuries which may cause their
death. At this place the Maben bank
ana several brick buildings were de-
molished.
At Bolivar, Tenn, nine inches of
rain fell in "a hours, and thousands of
head OF cattle were cought in the
lowlands. Relief parties were out to-
day. but because of the high stage of
the water, little could be accomplish ed
in rescuing the drowning cattle.
Grenade, Miss, where serious dam
age was reported to have occurred
eSCaped almost unscather.
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MINING NEWS.

Metaline camp, 60 miles north oil
Spokane, is fast coming to the front
and has gone into winter quarters
with the greatest showing of activity
in its history.
The government bureau of mines de
producing the bulk of the world s
supply of platinum which might also
be called the most indispensable OF
the metals, having found it's way into
so many Of the industrial and scien'
tific uses. At $2S an ounce, it's present
price, it is the precious metal par ex'
cellence, costing considerably more
. than gold.
Reports from Murray, Idaho, are to
the effect that Jerome j. Day has
thrown up his option on the Pilot for
the reason that the original owners
have refused an extension Of time. The
Pilot is a gold mine optioned by the
Day interests last summer for $780, 900.
A famous legal contest in the British
Columbia courts between two Spokane
men, John NJ. 44arris Of the Star Min
ing & Milling company owning the
Rabbit Paw and Heiber claims, and
the Byron N. White company, owners
of the SLOGAN Star, Goldsmith and 9th.
err claims, near Sandon, B. c., has re-
suited in favor of Mr.. Harris.
The fact that the larger portion of
the coal miners of the Crows Nest
Pass Coal company have resumed
work has considerably relieved the
situation at Rossland, B. c., which was
beginning to get acute on account OF
the lack of coke with which to smelt
the ore after 1t was mined and shipped.
It will be only a question Of a short
time before the smelters will have
resumed operations at Trail and North
port, and this will cause the mines to
resume shipments on a larger scale
than before the strike began, for the
reason that they have taken advantage
Of the opportunity afforded to break
down ore, improve the condition OF
their plants and to do considerable ad-
vance development work.
Greenwood, B. C.-The Hall Mines
people are preparing to do some work
on the Orc claim in Central camp.
Some good ore, running wen in gold,
was taken out of the Orc years ago,
but the property has been neglected
and the shaft has filled with water
The Orc lies adjacent to the Canada
and Caberfae, recently bonded by a
syndicate of local people.
Wallace, Idaho-News of an impor'
tant mining deal has just been made
nublic. the deal being the acquiring OF
the control of the Wonder group OF
seven claims by the Day interests and
Ed Ehrenberg of Gem. AS matter
of fact. 1t Is understood, Harry L. Day
practically has exclusive control OF the
property. While the amount paid Tor
II is not known 1t is thought to be hVe
cents a share.
Greenwood. B. C.-Spokane parties
have bonded the Tip Top claim In SKY
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-11-24
FOR life INSURANCE
PROPOSED LAWS DRAFTED BY
COMMISSIONERS.
Various States OF Union Are Expected
to Adopt Them In Order to Correct
Abuses In Management Of Com.
panies-Limlt on Salaries and Poll.
cles Are Uniform.

The work of the special committee
OF the 40 insurance commissioners and
actuaries selected at the suggestion
of President Roosevelt to determine
upon an equitable form for governing
all life insurance companies has been
practically completed and an agree
ment reached for the formation Of a
bill which will be drafted for enact
ment by congress at its session this
winter
Sixteen new proposed laws have
been drawn up, and it Is believed by
the commissioners that they will. II
adopted by the various states, correct
the greater part of the abuses in the
management of life insurance com.
panies. The bills will be introduced
during the next winter into the legis-
latures of 81 states.
T. f. Drake, the insurance commits
sioner of the District of Columbia. will
submit the proposed measures to Pres
ident Roosevelt in order that they may
be mentioned in the forthcoming mes
sage Of the president to congress The
proposed new acts may be summarized
as follows:
A standard policy act, which pro-
vides six forms Of uniform policies for
use by all life insurance companies.
An annual apportionment act which
requires life insurance companies ell
Their to pay annual dividends or credit
the amount earned to the different
policy holders. This act limits the
amount of surplus which the com
panies are permitted to retain in their
treasures.
An act prohibiting discrimination
and Relating between agents and pol.
icy holders.
An act prohibiting corporations from
acting as agents of life insurance com.
panies.
An act regulating the election Of the
directors of mutual life insurance com
panies.
An act prohibiting the publishing OF
estimates and illustrations which mis-
represent the terms of any policy, or
the benefits promised thereby.
An act prohibiting life insurance
companies from making any kind OF
political contribution.
An act forbidding companies from
expanding more than $4,000 for any spe
cific purpose without the consent OF
the board Of directors.
An act prohibiting life insurance
companies from paying any officer a
salary in excess of $4,000 annually
An act regulating the investment of
life insurance company funds.
An act making the policy the entire