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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11
Excd0dting Old Jericho
BY FRANK G. CARPENTER.

the mother of Boa5, who was the husband of Ruth, and King David was one of her great-great grandchildren. On the next step of her genealogical ladder we find King Solomon, and away down the cen turies comes the name of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and the family of Christ. In the first chapter of Matthew you will find the generations from Abra- ham to the birth of our Savior, and in them are mentioned the names of only four women; namely, Thamar Rahab, Ruth and Bathsheba, the mother of Solo mon, who had been the wife of Uriah.
 At the Fountain of Elisha
 Right under old Jericho where these Elisha which the prophet made sweet by throwing salt into 1t. It Is not far from the spot where he was mocked 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 tare forty and two children of them"
 l. Is said that the place where Elijah was carried up in whirlwind to Heaver was not far from Jericho, and on my way down here from Jerusalem I saw the cave in which that prophet is said to have been fed by ravens. It Is in the Wady Kelt, great dry rocky canyon with walls many feet high The cave is few miles from Jericho, halfway ur the side of the gorge. and is partly hid den by monastery which the Greeks have built at that place.
 In the Wilderness of Judea But let me tell you how I came down
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to Jericho. The way from Jerusalem Is through the wilderness of Judea, one
 of the toughest and stoniest 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 and chalk, and 1t is so thick that 1t gets into l your eyes, mouth and nc strils. The road | Is the chief highway from the Jordan to 1 the Holy City, and it is travelled by | thousands. The traffic was even greater ] in the time of Christ, for the Jordan | valley was then covered with irrigated
 farms and the rich men of Jerusalem had tneil winter homes here.
 I left Jerusalem in a carriage, going out through the Damascus gate, crossing the valley of Jehosophat and sl1irting the Garden of Gethsemane at the foot of the Mount of Olives. little farther on we
 passed a slaughter house, in which all the animals eaten in Jerusalem are killed, and then, mounting the hills, came to the village of Bethany.
 My carriage was an easy victoria drawn
 by three Arabian horses, and the coach
 man was a Syrian Jehu, with hair as red and face as fair as mine own. I had Turkish soldier with me to keep off the robbers. He was furnished by the government of Jerusalem at cost of | $3, and is under the direct command of the sheik here at Jericho. This soldier carries a gun and sword, and he goes ahead, nominally to clear the road Every party I met on the way had similar soldiers, and this included the Russian pilgrims as we'll as hunters from Jeru- salem on their way for game in the lands beyond the Jordan.
 At the Tomb of Lazarus
 I stopped at Bethany to look at Laza- ius tomb, and as did so was reminded
 of what Mark Twain said, namely: That
 he would rather sleep In the tomb than in any other house In the place." The
 bethany of today is a dirty, ragged viii
 lage of 40 or 50 stone huts inhabited by
 perhaps 300 people. The houses stand
 on the side of hill, being built one over
 the other. The people are small farm
 CTS who have patches of stony land and
 little orchards of olive and figs. They
 havo cows and make butter for Jerusa-
 lem. They are all Mohammedans and all
 beggars crying for backsheesh.
 Entering the town, I took a look at
 the tomb. It is a sort of cavern cut out
 of limestone and entered by steer steps, It belongs to the Franciscan monks, who often say mass there.
 The house of Mary and Martha, in
 which Christ stopped. is said to have
 been In an inclosurer which is now full of
 br ambles and wild cactus. There is nd
 building left. although the guides point
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Copyright, 1910. by Frank G. Car
 penter.)
 Jericho. LAVE you heard of the excava-
 tions which the Austrians. are ! \ making away out here on the edge of tue Jordan? They have dis covered tho siteNof old Jericho, and are digging up the walls which fell down at the blast of Joshua's trumpet. The place is just about IA miles from. Jerus- ale,n as the crow flies. It Hes on a little plateau, right under the noun tain upon which 1t is said our Lord was tempted by the devil and promised the world. It Is about three miles from the present town of Jericho, where I am stopping, and within easy access of 1t by foot, horse or carriage. I have spent a day with the excavators. There are 800 peasant men and women dig ging up the ruins, and the Austrians have laid down railway to carry the dirt outside the walls. They are us- ing steel cars, pushed by hand. They are finding all sorts of relics and are unearthing new historical facts.
 The work began about three years ago. under the Austrian ministry of ed- ucatfon, and the uncovering of the mounds showed the remains of great fortress city, which was undoubtedly the Jericho of Canaan. This lies on a plateau, surrounded by great walls,
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the prayer in 32 different languages. visited the chapel of the nunnery, where prayers go up every day and night, and every hour of the day all the year through. The nuns so divide their time that one is always praying. They kneel behind a screen and are not to be seen by visitors. Thi. church is one of the quietest and most solemn of all in the Holy Land, and 1t is a relief to enter 1t, coming from the noisy sceres which take place about the Holy slcpulcher.
 The Carmelite nuns are devout. They do not go out of the nunnery, except 1t he absolutely necessary, and when they walk in it's garden they wear such heavy veils that they have to hold them out from their faces to see where they ale going. Ny guide tells me that each nun digs her own grave and that when about to die she is dressed in her grave clothes and laid out in the church in order that she may pass away there.
 The Garden of Gethsemane
 I shall not take you to tho Chapel Of the Ascension near the nupnery, no . show you the spot in it's floor which looks like a footprint, and is said to be where the foot of the Savior rested be fore He ascended to heaven. The chape' belongs to the Mohammedans and Is let out at times to the Christians. It will b" more interesting for us to visit the Garden of Gethsemane which lies at the foot of the Mount of Olives, just off tie Jericho road. 1t is surrounded by 6 wall of yellow limestone, F feet in height and about four feet in thickness. On the outside of it in the shade of the wall q score of lepers hold out their hands Ter aims as We pass. They gre dirty and filthy and the disease has made them dis gLsting. Some have no fingers, some no noses and one holds out a tin can which ia tied to the stump of her wrist, the hand having dropped off.
 The garden goes up the eide of the mountain. It is almost square, with g. W width of something like 300 feet. It docs not cover two acres, and is cut up into flower beds, bordered by inverted beer and wine bottles. It has eight old olive trees, pansies of all shades De the rain- bow, and other beautiful flowers. There me also cyprus trees. The garden be- ,olgs to tho Franciscan monks who open inc gate as we knock. TEe gate is a mere hole in the wall, so low that ali who enter must stoop. It is closed by an iron door, upon which round, black, iron bar, 10 inches long, setves as d knocker.
 Just back of the entrance to the garden is a ledge of limestone upon winch the disciples are said to have slept during the night of the agony. and perhaps 1oj .eet farther away stands column which
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out a pile of stones which they say was once part of the wall
 | On the way to Bethany I was shown l the site of the fig tree which was cursed | by the Savior and from then on never 1 bore fruit. There are many fig trees apout, and orchards, of them are to be | found in most parts of the Holy Land. It was on the road to Bethany that Chris. mounted the colt which carried him on l his triumphant march to Jerusalem. A Rock Which Cures Lumbago | Shortly after I left Bethany I saw a curious sight by the roadside. This was a man leaning backward over great gray powder, and rubbing himself vio- | lently upon 1t. There were some stones | on top of the rock and I 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 a | sure cure for lumbago and backache. | The people here think that any one so afflicted will be cured If he can rub his sore spot gainst 1t. I am told that those who believe in the cure can rub them- selves into a state of good health.
 The Good Samaritan Inn
 A little farther on stopped for bottle of ginger pop and a cracker at the. Good Samaritan inn, which stands on the tra- ditional site where lay the man who fell among thieves, when the Pharasee passed him by on the other side It is right on the. road about half way from Jerusalem to Jericho. There was a crowd in the
 inn while I waited, and among them a
 Syrian peasant, who had been robbed by
 a party of Bedouins. The man was cov-
 cred with wounds, and was crying and
 sobbing as he told how he had been at
 too rA1 md fIn VI fnf 11o 1,od
 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 the
 way to the Jordan I have met little
 caravans on their way to Jerusalem. In
 every party there were some men with
 guns of their backs. The guns were often old-fashioned flintfock muskets I passed
 some donkey trains taking bags of char
 coal from beyond the Jordan. and a car
 avan of camels, each of which bore two
 great bags of wheat slung over his back
 The drivers of both donkeys and camels
 were armed. They had come from the
 land of Moab. and were now going up
 through Judea.
 The Mount of Olives in 1910
 I spent several hours on the Mount of olives before starting on my way to the Jordan. This mountain is 200 feet higher than the hills upon which
 Jerusalem stands. It Is directly oppo-
 site Jerusalem. being separated from 1t by the valley of Jehosaphat, or Ked- ron, and 1t can be easily reached on
 horseback, " carriage oi on fcot.
 There are good wagon roads up the Mount of Olives, and most of the holy places are now visited by carriages.
 The Mount of Olives is rapidly chang
 ing with the prosperity which is com
 ing to Palestine. It's slopes are now cultivated, the rocks are being picked
 up and laid in stone fences. and the
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Cheated n Crocodile

From the Wide World Magazine
 Few. indeed, of the rivers of the New Guinea are explored, and many of them are not navigable at all, so that any ex- rcdition inland must be taken on foot.
 Some of the streams swarm with croo- od:les, which reminds me of the ex- tracrdnary incident that took place on ! remote part of the south coast of New Guinea, opposite the island of Mamototi. One afternoon when the tide was low and the reef exposed for a quarter of a mile off the coast. Il native with his wife, mother and family, was sleeping peace fully on the sand under his house, which was, as usual, built on piles over tho reef Toward the group an enormous crocodile made its way-creeping stealth- fly up the beach, Nearer and nearer came the monster until with a shriek, the native awoke-to find his arm fast glipped in the crocodile's jaws. His wife anG family, together with all the other inhs sbtants of the village, fled headlong directly they saw the crocodile. leaving the poor wretch to hi0 fate. The only person who did not flee was the mans mother, and as she saw her son being rcentlessly dragged over the reef toward the sea she chung dispairingly to his other arm, shouting at the top of her voice meanwhile. She pulled and the sarrian pulled: and one can imagine the feelings of the man betweenl However her pluck won the day for the crocodile finally relinquished his hold and retired reluctantly to the water. We saw the victim some hours later. He appeared nearly dead and his wounds were awful to see. On the injuries the natives had dabbed some black medicinal compound of their own, and, wonderful to relate, txxA t1.@ was quite well again and his wounds ai- most healed.
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How to Get Rid of Catarrh
A Simple, Safe, Reliable Way, and 1t Costs Nothing to Try

Those who suffer from catarrh know It's miseries. There Is no need of this suffering You can get rid of it by a simple, safe, Inexpensive home treat ment discovered by pr. Blosser, who, for over 36 yeafs, has been treating catarrh successfully. x
 His treatment is unlike any other. It it not a spray, douche, salve, cream. or i, inhaler, hut Is a. more direct and thor ough treatment than any of these. If cleans out the head, nose, throat and lungs so that you can again breathe freely and sleep without that stopped up feeling that all catarrh sufferers have. It heals the diseased mucous membranes and arrests the foul dis charge, so that you will not be con- stantly blowing your nose and splitting and at the same time 1t does not poison the system and ruin the stomach. as internal medicines do.
 If you, want, to test this treatment without cost, send your address to pr. |. w, Blosser, 96 Walton street, At lanta, Ga. and he will send you by return mail enough of the medicine to satisfy you that it is all he claims for it as a remedy for catarrh, catarrhal headaches, catarrhal deafness, asthma, bronchitis, colds and all catarrhal complications. He will also send you free an illustrated booklet. Write him immediately.
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 After using bought larger bottle I s good to all trouble indigestion
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Cows Pump Drinking Water

From the Chambers Journal.
 Tr the most outside Wells cathedral there is an arrangement whereby the swans when hungry may ring bell and be supplied with food by the caretaker ay the bishops palace. An inventor in Kansas has hit upon an ingenious scheme c. making cattle do their own pumping when they wish a drink of water. The path that leads up to the watering trough terminates in treadmill, which is con nected by suitable gearing to the pump As the treadmill offers the only means os access to the trough, the animal is obliged to operate the pump while 1t is taking drink. One of the advantages of this system is that each animal Is as- SUI ed of having fresh water to drink. A valve is provided which, discharges the water automatically when the animal leaves the treadmill.
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cleared spots planted to crops and to orchards. There were many olive orchards on this mount in the days of the Savior, and He came here frequent ly to get away from the crowds of the city. The soil seems fertile and the crops upon the mountain grow luxur- iant'y. There are many green patches of wheat, barley and oats and here and there are carob trees, on which hung the pods which furnished the food for the prodigal son when he ate with the swine.
 Among the Carmelite Nuns
 The Mount of Olives Is now spotted with churches and convents. a great Russian church and several hosp1ces, including the one which Is now being built by Augusta, the Empress of Ger many One of the most interesting of these institutions Is Carmelite nun nerv, which has been built over the spot where tradition says Christ taught the Lords Prayer to His di- scipes The church Is called "The Church of the Lords Prayer" and It has in It's court tablets inscribed with
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uses he'd for .ewirele.sv

Cambridge. Mass, Cor. Chicago Tribune.
 Robert A. Morton of Brooklyn. sen for at Harvard college and a student of wireless telegraphy. has used common iron bedstead as the 'aerial' for trans mission and reception of wireless mes- sages.
 The bedstead is not on the roof, as one mlght believe. but reposes in its right ful place in the bedroom of the expert menter. .t.,
 With windows and doors and all other openings to the outer world closed, the messages come and go by medium only of the bedstead, proving Morton's con tention that an aerial on a roof is not a necessity, and that wireless messages will piece anything but steel.
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SPECIAL RATES Via
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specfal Homeseckers' Rates to points in the west and northwest. Tickets on sale first. and third Tuesdays of each month, limited for return 25 days from date of sale.
 Winter tourist rates to mary points i'm the south and southwest. Tickets on sale until April 30, 1911. Good to re- turn to May 31. 1911.
 Christmas and New Year Holiday Hound Trip Rates-Tickets will be on sale December 15, 16, IF, 21, 22, 23, 24 20 and S1. 1910, and January 1, 1911. Final limit for returning January B. 1911.
 For further information call on or write to P. Sid Jones. D. P. A., both phones 977. Birmingham, Ala.
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Points on Sparkling

FIOm JudRe.
 A foreign born professor of physics in western college was featuring to class of young men and llght-hearted "co- eds" With reference to an elec- trical apparatus before him, he ex- plained in the gravest manner possible: ::
 You see, when I keep desc two metal points far apart de electric spark makes a great noise, but not so when I bring dem closer togedder. So. ladies and gen. tlemen, observe de general rule: Dc re-. port iss never great when de spark ing distance Is short"
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tradition says marks the spot where Judas betrayed Christ with a kiss. Both cf these places have been worn smooth by the lips of thousands of pilgrims.
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Try This Household Remedy Free

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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-11-09
PRICE ONE CENT.
Personal. MENTION
Chronicle OF Those Who Come And Go
From DaV To DaN-BN Our MSn
About Town.

Mr.. and Mrs. II. F. Cole have heen
spending the last few days in the
Monumental City.
Mr.. John Shaw. of Washington.
was in town yesterday renewing old
acquaintances. Mr.. Shaw S a we'll
known typo Of the Capital City.
Miss Nancy Walton attended the
aviation meet in Baltimore this
week.
Among those who were at the qvia-
tion field at Halethorpe on Monday
was Mrs. Paul Armstrong. wife of
the playwright.
Mr.. W. Bladen Lowndes is a visi-
tor IN Annapolis, where Mrs. Lowndes
and the children are having temper
ary residence previous to the mar
riaee of Mrs Lowndes sister. Miss
Mary Randall. Cumberland Times.
The family of Mr. Simon Martin.
whose summer residence is a hand
some home on the Severn River, will
close their home the last of this week
and will move to Baltimore for the
winter
The Misses Buchanan, who for
some years have been living here at
the corner of Maryland avenue and
Hanover street, leave tomorrow to
taake up their residence in Baltimore
for the winter.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-11-09
Caught BY WIRELESS
Glars Turner To Produce PLAY Friday
Evening Al Colonial Theatre

Miss Clara Turner. the celebrated d
actress of the East. who. with her
players enjoyed q long run in Phila-
delphia, are the first in the field TO
produce the most sensational play Of
the day. Caught By Wireless. !" hy
Don Morris.
The entire action of the piece is
based upon the incidents of the recent
Dr. Crippen criminal case, which oc.
cupied the attention and wide inter-
est Of the people Of all civilized coun-
tries. 1t embraced a most wonderful
exposition of the possibilities and
adaptability of wireless telegraphy
as an and adjunct TO detective
work, and altogether was one Of the
most wonderful and graphic instances
Of the old and trite saying that
truth is stronger than fiction Miss
Turner has had buiIded a very clever
production and the details of the
case is brought out in truly wonder
fu and interesting manner.
Miss Turner has secured the only
rights to this play and 1t is safe to
say that no other company will pres
ent il this season. There will posi-.
lively be no advance in prices. The
play will be given for one night only
Friday evening. Seats now selling.