Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-04
RACE the HAREM
SKIRT TO EVE IN
GARDEN OF EDEN
Anniversary of King James
Version ELECTS Some Queer
Facts About the
Sacred Word.

Chicago.-Special: Many persons
who nave not been deep biblical stu
dents learned yesterday that a form of
the trousers skirt that is being talked
of so much may have been worn by
Eve soon after she left the Garden of
Eden. To interest people in the Booth
anniversary of the King James au-
thorized version of the bible. New
berry library has arranged an exhibit
of all the noted bibles of the world.
One edition contains this translation
of Genesis iii. Z:
Then the eyes of both were opened and
they knew that they We're naked. and they
sewed fig tree leaves together and made
themselves breeches.
In the authorized version the WORD
aprons Is used instead Of brooches.
Call It the "Trcacle" Bible.
The "%treacle" bible, known as the
Bishops bible, printed in 1868, gained
there treacle in Gilead?"-Jeremiak
viii, %. Balm later was used in this
verse.
There is a "rosin'' bible. the Roman
Catholic version, too, also known as
the Douai bible. 1t has the word
about Gilead. This bible was printed
in 1903.
In the collection here are 1909 copies
of holy writ, each printed in a differ
ent tongue. The oriental section is a
marvel of printing art. There are
tiers on satin paper The Japanese
translation is in Roman letters. Indian
translations are all in characters, and
cover every section of the Indian em-
pire-Tibet. Siam. Ceylon. Burma, Ben
gal. The printing is in almost every
Indian dialect, embracing Hindustanee.
Sanskrit and Arabic. There is a bible
In Tagalog for Philippine Islanders.
African Bible Written on Skins.
The lark continent has it's transla-
lions. Unique among these is a cop of
the book of st. John, hand written in
Ethiopian language on skin vellum.
The copy is bound by thongs in wood
covers, and in contrast with an orig
inal copy of the authorized version of
1611-a triumph of printing art-it Of
fers a striking illustration of crude
work of ~barbarians. The most beauti-
full bible in the collection is a copy
by Franciscns Renner de Hailbrun,
written in Venice in 1880. This is one
Of the only two copies in the world
of the Hailbrun bible. 1t is hand writ
ten in Latin on vellum. hand illum-
mated, each page surrounded by a
border that In tint and design battles
imitation By illustrators of this day.
In the list Of Venetian bibles is an
other written in the Twelfth century in
Greek. a beautiful volume. Another is
hand written in Latin in the Four
teenth century and is Illuminated with
rubrics in a highly attractive manner.
This volume was made at Nuremburg,
in Germany. by Antonium Coburger.
Ballet Entertained Solomon.
Passing from unique and delicate
work of Latins to the ponderous. care
full work of Anglo-Saxon master print
ers and translators, a notable book in
the collection is the Great bible. known
as the Cromwell edition. This was
printed in 1889. Thomas Cromwell used
his influence at court to get a treaty
with France solely in order to get the
services of French printers and trans
lators to help in compiling this edi-
ton. An odd heading is that beginning
the Songs of Solomon, which reads.
THE Ballet of Solomon
King James of England in 1904 APP
pointed a commission, composed of six
companies of scholars, nine to the
company, to prepare what should be
known as the authorized version of the
holy scriptures. Strict rules were laid
down for the work. The distinguished
men selected worked INCREASINGLY for
seven years, and in 1911 the product Of
their labors was printed, and ever
since has been accepted by the civil
ICED world as King James authorized
version.