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rusalcm had their winter homes here.
l left Jerusalem in IL carriage, going
out through the Damascus gate, cross
ing the valley of JehOsophat and skirt
ing the Garden of Olives. a little far
thcr on we passed n slaughter house.
in which all the animals eaten in Je-
rusalem are killed, and then, mounting
the hills. came to the village of Beth
any.
My carriage was IN easy victoria
drawn by three Arabian horses, and the
coachman was a Syrian Jehu, with hair
as red and q face as fair as mine own.
] had Turkish soldier with me to
keep off tho robbers. He was furnished
by the government Of Jerusalem at q
cost of So. and is under the direct
command of the shcik here nj Jericho
This soldier carries n gun and sword
and he goes ahead, nominally to clear
the road. Every party ! met on the
way had similar soldiers, and this in
cludcd the Russian pilgrims as well as
hunters from Jerusalem on their way
for game in the lands beyond the Jor-
dan.
AT THE TOMB OF LAZARUS.
stopped at Bethany to look at Laza
RUSS tomb. and as I did SO was remind
cd of what Mark Twain said, namely:
THAT he would rather sleep in the
tomb than in any other house in the
place" Tho Bethany of today Is 4
dirty. ragged village of 40 or so stone
huts inhabited by perhaps 800 people.
The houses stand on the side of a
hill, being built one over the other The
people are small farmers who have
patches OF stony land and little or
chards of olives and figs. They have cows
mr. IL, 1,,tt roy, In rpy Ion, srbnv
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"Haccheus he,
Did climb a tree,
His Lord to SEQ"
CITY OF JOSHUA AND RAHAp.

CITY OF JOSHUA AND RAllAB.
These old ruins represent not the city
OF Christ's time, but the one of Joshua
and Rahab. You remember Rahab, the
fair lady who was not so good as she
should be, who lived upon the walls of
Jericho. and who hid Joshuas spies
under the stalks of flax which she had
stored up on her roof. She told them
Of the terror which prevailed in the city
over the possible invasion OF Joshua.
and made them promise to save her
when jericho was taken. These spies
arranged with her that she should tie
some red thread to the bars of her Win
dow. when her house would be spared.
She then let them down by cord
through the window, and they escaped
and reported to Joshua. That was
good days work for Rahab. The prom
Use Of the spies was carried out by the
Israclitea and Rahab was not only
preserved but she married one of the
princes of Judah, n man named Salmon,
and thereby became one of the most ia
nous women of the ancestral tree of the
1sraclitcs. she was the mother Of Boaz.
who was the husband of Ruth, and
King David was one Of her Ereat-great-
grandchildren. On tho next step of her
genealogical ladder we find King Solo
mon. and away down the centuries
comes the name of Joseph. the husband
Of Mary. and of the family OF Christ T.
the first chapter OF Matthew you will
find the generations from Abraham 90
the birth of our Savior. and in them
are mentioned the names Of only four
women, namely. Thamar, Rahab. Ruth
ana l'athsheba. the mother of Solomon.
who had been the wife of Urinh.
AT THE FOUNTAIN OF ELISHA.
Right under old Jericho. where these
people are working Is the fountain of
Elisha which the prophet made sweet
by throwing salt into 1t. 1t Is not
far from the spot where he was Knocked
by the children who cried after him:
Go up thou bald head" "Thereupon."
says the Scriptures. the prophet turned
and cursed them in the name of the
Lord. And there came forth two she
bears out of the woods and tarc forty
and two children of them"
1t is said that the place where Elijah
was carried UP In whirlwind to
heaven was not far from Jericho. and
on my way down here from Jerusalem
| saw the cave In which that prophet is
said to have been fed by ravens. It Is
in the Wady lielta great dry rocky can
yon with walls many feet high. The
cave is a few miles from Jericho. half
way up the side of the gorge. and ia
partly hidden by 4 monastery which
the Greeks have built at that place.
IN THE WILDERNESS OF J'-oEA.
But let me tell you how ! came down
to Jericho. The way from Jerusalem Is
through the wilderness of Judca, one
of the toughest and Stonicst lands of
the world. There is but little green to
be seen and the glare Is intense. The
dust of the road is of limestone ana
chalk. and 1t is so thick that 1t gets
into your eyes, mouth and nostrils The
road Is the chief highway from the Jor-
dan to the Holy city. and it Is Travelled
by thousands, The traffic was even
greater in the time Of Christ. for tho
Jordan valley was then covered with ir-
rigated farms and the rich men of lc-
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THE NEW JERICHO.

point out a pile OF stones which they
say was once part OF the wall.
On the way to Bethany | was shown
the site of the fig tree which was
cursed by the Savior and from then on
never bore fruit. There are many fig
trees about. and orchards of them are
to be found in most parts OF the Holy
Land. IT was on the road to Bethany
that Christ mounted the colt which
carried him on his triumphant march
to Jerusalem
a ROCK WHICH CURES LUMBAGo.
Shortly after l left Bethany / saw
n curious sight by the roadside. This
was n man leaning backward over Il
great gray boulder. and rubbing him
self violently upon it. There were
some stones on top of the rock and
observed that the man added another
stone to the pile and that he kissed
the rock as he left. I asked my guide
the secret OF his actions. He replied:
THAT stone is called the father of
rocks, and it is said to be sure cure
for lumbago and the backache. The
people here think that any one so af-
flicted will be cured If he can rub his
sore spot against It. II am told that
themselves into a state of good health.
THE GOOD SAMARITAN INN.
A little farther on | stopped for a
bottle of ginger pop and n cracker at
the Good Samaritan inn, which stands
on the traditional site where lay the
man who fell among thieves. when
the Pharlscc passed him by on the
other side. 1t Is right on the road
about half way from Jerusalem to
Jericho. There was a crowd in the
inn while / waited. and among them
Syrian peasant. who had been rob-
bed by party of Bedouins. The man
was covered with wounds, and was
crying and sohbing as he told how he
had been attacked. and the money which
he had just received from the sale of
some sheep stolen from him. This
country is very unsafe and no one who
has money dares travel alone. All tho
way to the Jordan have met little
caravans on their way to Jerusalem.
In every party there were some men
with guns on their backs. The guns
were often old-fashioned fintloclI
musiets. ! passed some donkey trains
taking bags of charcoal from beyond
the Jordan. and a caravan Of camels.
each of which bore two great bags of
wheat slung over his back. Tho drivers
of both donkeys and camels were
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armed. They had come from the land
OF Moab, and were now going up
through Judca.
THE MOUNT OF OLIVES IN 1910.
l spent several hours on the Mount
of Olives before starting on my way To
the Jordan. The mountain is 200 feet
higher than the hills upon which
Jerusalem stands II Is directly or
positc Jerusalem. being separated
from it by the valley of JchosoPhat
or Kedron. and it can he easily reach
cd on horseback, BY carriage or on
foot There are good wagon roads up
the Mount of Olives. and most of the
holy places are now visited by car
riages.
The Mount Of Olives is rapidly
changing with the prosperity which is
coming to Palestine. Its slopes are
now cultivated the rocks are being
picked up and laid in stone fences, and
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vERIcHo.-Have you heard of the
a,.o,,,,tiop. ,ybinb tho A,,strious

Ei'iSit ~
excavations winch '''c aust 'a.'s
are making away out here on the
cdre of the Jordan? They have
a.1,,, .,o otto of n,l J,rirh, and
u'scoN''e W 80
are digging up inc wiiis "l''eh ie''
down at the blast OF Joshua's trum-
not Tho Mace IL lust about II miles
from Jerusalem as the crow flies. 1t
lies on a little plateau, right under the
,o,ut,,n rnon which If is said our
-, .,.,,. ,a,,,,,oI ~. ,,o d.vi, MA
l'oFa M's '''''i''.. y! VIZ
promised the world. IL IS ABOUT '!fee
miles from the present town OF Jcr-
,o,,, whore am sionninr and within
49, -.
easy aeceSS u - W 49, ~ =.
riage. ! have spent DAY win Iie
cycayntors. There are 900 peasant
~, vomcn ,iirrir~ IN Tho ruins
-, ,
ana inc -Nus'f'a''s "ufe 'aiu uo"'t
railway to carry the dirt OUTSIDE the
walls. They arc using steel cars.
nushcl bv hand They are finding all
sorts of relies and are uncarthing new
historical facts.
The work began about three years
nro under the Austrian ministry of
education, and the uncovering of the
mounds showed the remains OF a
great fortress city which Was un-
,lolIbtedly the jericho OF Canaan.
ThIs lies on Il plateau. surrounded by
great walls. some OF which arc of
stone. 1t had inner walls and citadel
and was iiankcd with strong towers.
The heart of the city was about 200
feet long and 5o5 feet wide.
The Hou9Es VI oL' oEi.iSlio.
Nanv of tho houses have been un-
eorthcd have walked through
s,rects which were in ,,sc when Moses
and the Israelitcs we're wandering
IN Tho wilderness and have TRIMMED
49,, and dawn s.nircoecs Of clov which
,,ioro nil bun,Ircds IF yonrs bofnre
Christ In ono nr thn h,tidinCs which
70 .,,nnoecd ~ h,yn hnon made !. 700
:. 200 ,boro ',v,s rnrna mn ,,ncoy.
oraI ronrtvard Thc house seems TO
have been abandoned during u fire.
inrt ~ :, hntte,. condition thnn most Of
~ n,,,ar, IL nnnt.,innd a rod s.,nd-
- Wv MI; Cor vel nrinlin, and
. ,.ns,o,s ,an;,us stn,,e. ~
W., 49, 49, ,,'.s 49,, IL I,,,,,e
nuu .,'' ,.,, en- Il han,,,ns Hoar
".,u ~" WIN
no. IL
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lieceS. ineS .,aa e'ns eo .,a al ~. u,s
us tonin,o. WIN io,e tiiroas'. tile
center Ihcfc hIc huhareas OF THESE
corks lying on me ground mere are
also stone mortars when were usea
Tor grain grinding ana the remains OF
amphorac, or huge Jars win iccKs
and side handles. which were buried
In the earth and kept to hold vino or
grain. Inc most OF the pottery is COW
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The Florida agriculturist., 1910-05-01
CHAPTER x.
About Hotbeds and Cold Frames

About Hotbeds and Cold Frames,
Florida is often called sub-tropical.
and this is practically true nine-tenths
Of the time of the most southern sec
tons. The State is one of the largest
in the Union. having a length from
north to south of three hundred and
seventy-hve miles and an average
breadth of ninety miles, embracing
an area of nearly sixty thousand
square miles, or in acres, nearly
th1rty-eight million. So you see
there is plenty of room for a divers-
ty of climate.
If it were not for the occasional
cold waves that sweep so fierce1y
down from the northwest CARRYING de-
struction to tender vegetation in its
midst all Of Florida might be counted
upon for the safe culture of semi
tropical fruits. But those cold waves
do come, and when they whistle in
the ears Of F1oridian he knows that
it behooves him to get busy in pro-
tecting his frazier plants as best he
may. Much has been learned in this
respect from past disastrous exper-
fences, and today the damage done by
cold weather is nothing as compared
to that in times gone by. 7 saw some
of those times, as you will learn bye
and bye.
Nv location was about the center
Of Middle Florida. or, as some term
it, on the northern border of South
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-05-01

dry soil, for the earth will drink up
the moisture and the seed die Of
thirst.
If it is necessary to sow seeds in
dry weather, as is frequently the case
during the long droughts of spring
and autumn, when crops must be
hurried for the northern markets,
water the burrows and drop the seeds
in dry. Pack the seeds we'll into the
moist soil and cover them at once
with dry earth. This is an excellent
way to get seeds up quickly in dry
weather, and pays good interest for
the trouble. [ dropped my seeds on
a Friday and by Tuesday so many
little green fellows were peeping up
that we could easily trace the rows
from end to end.
Still another way Of sowing dry
seed in dry weather is to cover with
loose soil and then wet it above the
seed running the water in a shallow
trench made by drawing hoe above
the row, and then covering at once
with dry soil, we'll beaten down. We
must never lose sight of the fact that
while the sun is literally our warmest
friend, he will surely steal every drop
of moisture that is left exposed to
his view if he has the chance. He
is an inveterate water thief, and
when moisture is scarce, the trucker
has need to watch his approach con-
stantly.
Another point to be remembered is
that if pine land is plowed under when
soaking wet, it will retain the mois-
t11re for 1Ono time and CO far +O
wards saving the plants in a drought
1t is half the battle in getting seeds
to germinate quickly, to bring the
soil at the time of sowing in close
contact with the soil by pressing down
hard with a hoe Or the foot. The
moisture is thus brought in close con
tact with the seeds, and when the rain
comes they get the full benefit of it
This is an important point at all
times.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-05-01


They plunge headforemost into a new
pursuit without having the requisite
industry, experience or means to
make it profitable. And then, (this
is just remark in passing), they and
others cite their failures to prove the
uncertainties Of the business, when
all the while it is themselves and their
own mistakes that make the trouble,
and not the soil or climate
Men who are not accustomed to
vegetable growing are almost certain
to try to cultivate too much land, and
SO overreach themselves. 1t is worse
than useless to attempt to raise truck
in quantities without an abundance OF
work, fertilizers, and thorough, intel
hgent cultivation. One acre we'll fer
tilized, we'll worked, and we'll titled,
will yield better results than ten acres
half fertilized, half worked and half
titled. Put in a pin right here, and
don't pull it out. ever. Commercial
fertilizers alone will not give the best
results on thin, sandy lands, but give
them also some material containing
humus, and you will see vegetation
taking on a hump" However, as [
have proved, man determined to
succeed can win out even if he has not
the means to buy the concentrated fer
tilizers of commerce. He can, if he
will take the trouble, find stores of
fertiliz;ng matters as I did, around
old stumps and log heaps, in fence
corners, in the hammocks, by the
roadside, on the prairies frequented
by cattle, in the cowpen, in the stable,
and in the wash-water and s1ops of
the household. More on this sub
ject later on.
In the early days Of which I write,
this branch of agriculture even in the
older sections of Florida was still in
swaddling clothes, and the immense
proportions to which it has grown at
the present time was not even dream
ed OF. The man, who, in the early
eighties, dared to prophesy that the
day would come when Florida would
supply the bleak North with fresh
vegetables from December to June;
with strawberries from January to
May; with peaches and pears in May
and June, and with oranges and
pomelos from September to April
would have been laughed at as
visionary dreamer, but little short of
being a lunatic.
Well, I was that sort of lunatic
myself, and I don't mind owning up
to it, now that time and further ex-
perience have proven my position to
have been right on the firing line all
the while. That's human nature, you
know. If I had been in the wrong
most likely I would be saying nothing
about it just now.
You may recall that one half acre
was set apart for the house enclosure.
One corner of this space I devoted to
home vegetable garden, while the one
and half acres formed my expert.
mental farm. I hired a man and
horse to open out the rows and scat
ter the compost in them. This was
late in September, and having gone
thus far [ rested on my oars until
there came a good soaking rain AS
soon as I saw it coming, I put my
beans and English peas in to soak.
knOvyf@U that c11ch 1oroa coaHo oo-1
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-05-01


it was subject to semi-occasional
raids by the cold-wave fiend. There
fore having resolved to do my best
to win success in raising vegetables
during the winter or hotel season."
[ made a number of shallow boxes in
which to start tomatoes, eggplants
and lettuce. The boxes were small
enough to be moved about with ease,
and were kept on the porch at night
when there was the slightest threat
Of any extra cool weather. The
seeds were sowed in rows about two
inches apart, and lightly covered with
soil we'll packed down, thoroughly
watered and then mulched with the
grey moss that draped the oak trees
all aroung u.s. AS soon as the seeds
began to sprout the mulch was remov-
ed, and every few days the boxes were
turned SO that the plants should not
be drawn to one side by an uneven
diffusion of light.
My next step was to construct a
hotbed to force and protect the seed
lings as soon as they we're large
enough to transplant from the seed
boxes. l selected a spot we'll drained
and with a southern exposure, and
with the further protection of the
house between it and the northwest
winds. The essentials for a hotbed
are bottom heat, protection on all
sides and a sliding sash cover. The
heat is usually supplied by the fer
mentation of horse manure which
should be taken fresh, with about
half as much Of the bedding and lit
ter as there is of manure.
Before being used it should be piled
in a heap about four feet deep, and
narrow for convenience in handling,
with the top level, and if kept under
cover it will be much more effective.
If fermentation does not start readily,
wet the heap with hot water; that
will set it to doing its duty in short
order. Turn it all over several times
the same time breaking up any Jumps
and mixing all we'll together
There was a small livery stable at
tached to the village hotel, and I was
fortunate enough to find there sever
al loads Of just the sort of manure
that was needed for my hotbed. There
was no demand for it, and as the
owner had no use for manure, he
thanked me for taking it out of his
way" I told him he "was quite well
NOl11C, dI1u L WOulQ OC pICdSCu W uO
him the like favor again at any and
all times" for which assurance he
expressed his gratitude. I did him
another favor right on the spot by
hiring his team to haul the precious
stuff away for which he thanked me
again. He was a real good fellow,
that o1d-time hotel man, and so CRATE
full for favors done him; I never met
another man who thanked me for
carrying off his ferti1izing material.
He thought I was real good fellow
too, so we parted that day mutually
pleased with each other.
I dug a pit two feet deep, twenty
four feet long and three and half
feet wide, and spread two-inch lay
er of clay over the bottom, we'll pack
ed down. Why? Well, you see this
was an innovation of my own, for I
I11A 1o1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-25
A WEAK WOMAN
and Her STORY
In Floral, Ark, Lives a Lady Who
Feels That Her Strength Was
Restored by Cardui.

Floral, Ark.-'I must speak good
word for Cardui," writes Mrs. Viola
Baker, of this place.
"About month ago ! was in very bad
health | was SO weak and nervous thai
i was not able TO do my homework.
"My husband bought me one bottle OF
Cardui, the woman's tonic. took if ac-
scording to directions and now | am in
good health.
81 think Cardui is fine tonic for weak
women"
And you are not the only lady who
thinks SO, Mrs. Baker.
Thousands, like you, have written to
fell of the wonderful benefit Cardui has
been to them.
Cardui contains no minerals, or other
powerful drugs 1t contains no glycerin
or other mawkish- tasting ingredients.
It is just pure, natural extract, OF
natural vegetable herbs, that have been
found to regulate the womanly functions
and strengthen the female system.
All druggists sell Cardui.
8 See yours about it.
N. B.-Wrfte to. Ladies' Advisory Dept. chatfa-
nooga Medicine Co, Chattanooga, Tenn, ior SpecLo!
Insfrucfions and 64-page book. Home treatment
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-25

build her fire. She came out of her
tent when he was doing this and
paused moment to look at him. He
raised his eyes to hers and saw how
wobegone she looked, and that she
had been weeping, but neither spoke.
He turned to his work and she
wandered down to the beach. An hour
later she returned, her steps dragging
and her cheeks tear-stained, but
there was no sympathy in his tones
as he said:
mis- Emmerson, here is what may
be your permanent shelter for weeks
and months. 1 am ere the island is
far out of the track of vessels, and I
see no signs whatever of inhabitants.
shall go on an exploring tour this
afternoon, however. There will be no
cause for you to fear. 1 have seen
only birds"
She looked full at aim, but did not
reply. She wanted to, but the Emmer-
son pride forbade. He waited a mo-
ment as if to give her chance and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-25
Oklahoma State Home of Freak Laws

Kansas used to be the legislative ex-
pertinent station of the country. Okla
homa is now. Besides all the common
garden varieties Of laws known to the
legiculturists of the world, the political
Burbanks of Oklahoma are now en-
gagged in trying out large number of
legislative rarities and monstrosities of
their own invention and development,
writes a recent traveller in that state.
OF course Oklahoma has the anti
cigar and anti-cigarette paper laws OF
Iowa. Nebraska, Kansas and certain
other western states. OF course it has
prohibition, though that was put upon
Oklahoma by congress. 1t has the law
against public or common drinking
cups, which you will also find in Kan.
saS.
Quick Thought Necessary.
But it has queerer and stranger
things. Oklahoma has a law forbid
ding the putting of cracked plate on
a table in q hotel or restaurant, and
sometimes it enforces this law. The
other day the proprietor of a restau-
rant in Oklahoma City was moving
about among the tables when he saw
the inspector enter the room. Glanc-
ing at a table, the proprietor perceived
a cracked plate By a deft movement
he showed it off the edge Of the table.
and it broke into twenty pieces on the
floor The crash was answered by an
other in the back part of the room.
The vigilant head waiter had discoV-