Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-28

5Atfa Is the seaport q Jerusalem Row.
5vFt a. il vas n TIE days q solo2oa when
II received ths cedar and pine sent by
Khan O. Tyre FOR the bu8aing q ire
great tempe IN ys-usaAen lara Is the
goppA q TIE Scriptures. and il IL one
q the Oldest Historical cites in the WORK.
Il s described As q seaport q Importance
b existing tablets dating hEck Eftsen
centuries before Christ II Is the repeated
scene q TIE legend q Andrumeda- and
IL PlEys tine tourists were SHOWN the
ChErs ~ which ADGroDeda vas boEnd
- TIE rock fer tn- cr1a monster after
wards ElAta By Ferseza Perhaps thts
Greek Legend vas the dsveIop1sut q the
yErus q Ionic sa1srusn- Wh0 had had
adventures il lanGinE a cargo A. rais sea
pur1 q Ca-Aaa Ter there vas never 4
seapo-r whleh offered ~ few advantages
and Sc many difficulties fer nAr1as-A
Nearly Al visitors 70 TIE Hey Land 6is-
enbark Al JaffA and TIC sxperisnee =
usually TIE Dus1 exciting and DsmurEbls
q the whole journey - Palss-na There
IS no hE-bur. and tie Ehips anchor II
AZ open rosdEtssd Passengers are rAken
OF In r0UboatE NAMED by crews q nag
efficiently proporuored Arab buatusn who
49, N-H-a a@-+aa 49, 80 A-@ 49,
between the rocks spon vhlch the break
ers Izsh themselves iz1o foam IN the
best Of Esather TIE lzod1zg Is sufEasaLy
5fHcult 70 contain TIE element q danger
and Il there ls he least wind ~6lssu5ark-
Euo1 r. impossible. In Euch event The
passengers are carried On 1ortaEzra u
HEifA- ~ the foot o. Nj Carmel As
IL = Ony e mornings railroad journey
from JEtfE 70 Jerusalem AID as Il Is q
three days wagon journey from HAltA 10
Jerusalem most people prefer u0 r1sk TIE
dangers q the JAf1A lRno1lE
JRffA is ASSOCIATED II tradition and his
tory with many OF the greatest ken the
world has k1own- but y was not VISITED.
50 far A. Il recorded By Jesus. II VAS 3
CHIEF city OF the C~snAaniash regimes,
which preceded TIE Hebrew Enptrs q.
DAVE and Solomon II vas an Important
seaport used BY AlsKE15er the Great il
was the scene Of 81 Peters ris5oa which
caused hin 70 t1aude the Csntnat wt1hz
his Elsaon il Was the porl Of entry q
the Successful Crusaders during the middle
ages il was the base q operauo1s q
Sslad-n- when he expelled The Christians
7 from Jerusalem II vas an important fac
Tor in the military operations q the HAme-
lakes. and IL Was the scene OF the NOS
disErEcstul act n the career Of SApoleu-
the Great
BIT new Jsffa has turned from war Il
peace. and il Is famous an over Europe
as the place from which Genes fhs mos
delicious oranges In an the world Not
even California and FLORIDA. having he
vsutaE Il the nost skilled Horticultural
Socialists can dispute vita Jsffa tbs
p1inzcy q ths grange growing weird
Everything about the ancient city smell.
q oranges Ja1fs has n population q abou'
4e.D1A. r~Eo-lhlr5s MohAnDsdRn There IS Z
considerable German colony In the city
and other Gsruza Colonies are scattered
about the neiEhb0rbood These Germans
grow the greater parz q the ranges TIT
Vel kept Grange groves surrounded 81
hedges Of pE1ekly pears suggest sOathsr1
California. ana scenes altogsthe: CUT d
place AMID these Oriental surroundings
orange culture is = comparatively Dods-1
Industry in Palestine and Vas unknown
In Bible times But il is impossible 10 lo0l
T upon ths groves win TIER thousands q
golden globes Outlined against the silver
green Of the trees without recalling II.
words Apples Of geld in pictures q
silver These JatfA oranges are rsry
large, vsg sweet vsrT juicy, and alto.
gslbsr delicious And furthermore, 10 IN.
delight Of the tourist thsy are ridiculous!
cheap.
The city Of gsffR was completely de
srruEed curing the wars OF the Crasades
80 that in the middle ages, Al ons time. +
consisted Of nothing bu1 q few tents Ehist
sheltered q miserable ulbe Of fishermen
That fact does not interfere in the least
however, 10 The present fact that ever!
visitor in JE1fA is shown the vsTy house O
Simon the Tanner upon the roof OF which
Saint Peter ssE the visions q the Css-
End the Unclssn beasts which Was the bs
ginning q ms preaching 10 the Ge1tUes
One is shown also The house whore D0Tczl
Vas restored L LIE by the prayers Of In