Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-28
Some Things You Want to Know
The Holy Land-The Ancient Port Of yaffa-

Apostle Peter Thers Is 10 reasonable
excuse Ter anyoaes bensvlnE tn the
authsnucry O. th-se huusss. altaguEh the
a-nucuAranE aEree thn1 L1s site q the
hcase By the sEa m which lived Snl1 the
Tanner. probably Is the sane IS Lba1 q the
modern houSs uhtch the tourist Low sees
as the first sacred rslc in Palestine
Mere t1IsreseiDE lha1 L1sss spurious
relics q ire pas are ire three modern
cuuventA Gresk Latin AID Armenia. and
the modern schools Tie AraeniHn co1vsnl
Is the ere where TIE page Sufferers Hat
Other inTaEds were poisoned By orosT O.
Napolsoc. These three uzTs-1s shrw svi-
aeuces Of prosperity and modern dvAace
nsnt rot ssea elsEhers In ths COUNTRY.
There E a. English Protestant school for
girls And IN EnEish hospital which have
s~cco1plshsd uu16srs in the s-uaDc@Auoa
q Orisutsl girls from the bondage q
lEocrHnns A3d the chains q OrientA.
cas1omE
The JEf.a wonen are famous for their
lEcss and embroidery work ana TIE l1-r-
ists are usually levied upon fer TIE main
tenAncs q TINS industry. The hotel o
gEHa is conducted On q sszi-rsQg5ou
plan which serves A. u1os 10 iutroduc
TIE visitor 70 the sacred atmosphere Q
- --a 49, - - - ~ 49,
turEottsa hfbuual history. The rooms in
the hozL Instead q belag numbered. are
deE-Euatsd BY Ire names q the Twelve
TRIES q IErHel and other BIbuual nance
The p-o6uct Of the sol q EhEh tht
JaffA people, especially TIE Germans. are
most prUud ts a certain red EIne. kuoWl
as JAffa Rot Wheu cue hears the
MAi1re G Hotel ordering q bottle q JAffa
Rot Sent 10 Nz-Esseh and q carETts O.
water r0 IssAchAr. ons Is tempted 10 be
EsTs that tine has turned &c
the days q The EatriarchE
But after al 5affa Is Interesting us1nl.
In its capacity as the seaport Of Jera-
salem One takes the train At the JEffs
ate early in the noralng for the ci-t
up the mountain 10 jerusalem. The jour
nsy IAs1s nearly four hours. although TIE
distance - anlE EfcY-four miles AT firsi
TIE train passes between orange groves and
vineyards and q little later u1e % whdrleo
through the extensive olive EroFes Al rhe
beginning Of the rise to the hIis. One sees
The SITE Ct the battle between 81 George
tie patron saint Ct EnElzDd and tbs
DrEEon-a bat1e pe-psu1sted IN has rele.
upon every EnElsh golden sovereign One
sees through the car widows the sites
Of mani Crusaders battles. and sevsrs.
modern Jewish colonies, bur il Is not long
unL the road rsaehss the nountAinS Ths1
there Is nothing to = seen except Al c.
eAs1onal terrsced farm On the hillside
3 cave in which samson is EH5d 10 have
been born and The Am Ehs-s ssus51
slew the LS1 men with the 5avb0ne o. az
ass
But hearing Jerusalem. the train stops
for & fer minutes al the station OF Birtr.
which Il the site Of the lasl stro1Ehold
Of the ~dsfsn6srs q the Jewish zauon The
modern Muslsu village Of EitLlE crown.
The crest Of Z sserp HI. 10 which Azproact
Is made over = paved Roman road sul Il
good condition II was hs-e that the rem.
mani q the JsEish army under the falls
Messiah BarchochebGS, made iLs last stznl
against The Jegioas Of the Emperor Had
ran IN the year Ia 3 generation after tht
majority Of tie jews had bean scattered
to the four quarters Of the e2rth n u'
great dispersion
The contrast betEsea the -zah grange
groves and fruitful vineyards q the cuaslz.
plain Al yatfa- and Lbe bsrrsA, dsludec
hills about Jerusalem Is Dusl striking Al
JAffa the people sFsn 10 1--we II happiness
children laEEh and pay II he streets. "a
market place Is cr0ude with bEsg Dsn
and there il n9t such a great differences
from the Ordinary aspects q lie As seer
ID modern c5LeA
But when che GENES 10 Jerusalem there
Is So mUca poverty, - mECA missry. S.
utL5 I5caiIIy and 50 much rehElu1 IEs,
u1e feels himself 10 De in another world
IL viii not be strange If the tourist, attel
q cay OF two. should feel ne sEEfsit q r.
Hgiuus tradition and Elsh himself bAci
among tie orange groves and the Life a.
Modern gAffA
EX RkEDERIc J. KAsEIK.
Tuzr-roE-TE E0EY LAND-TU
FLALK oF EHARoE.