El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-25

him over the world for 500 years At
the end of that time he returned to this
mountain, where ne saw two birds
fighting. At last one killed the other,
and IL then washed and buried the one
slain. Cain did likewise with Abel and
straightway there sprang up seven oak
trees, which are pointed out to this
day.
According to the same authorities
Seth: Adam'5 son, who took the place of
Abel, lived on the western slope Of the
Lebanon range. and his tomb is still
there A mosque s built over 1T and
the tomb may be seen through an iron
grating. 1t is so feet long, but she
people living in the village nearbs say
that it was too short, Notwithstanding
and that Seth's legs had to be doubled
M in order to fit Not far away is the
tomb of Noah, which is 40 feet longer
1t also has q mosque connected WITH 1t
High Passenger Rates.
The distance from Damascus to Bel
rut is 81 miles and the first class fare
is just under So, or more than cents
per mile. BY. second class it costs over
cents. and on the third class or the
mixed trains it is less. Travellers are
recommended not to take the third
class, and women should always go
first The first class has cOmpart-
mGntS eight IoSI W1CS, running dC4OSS
the cars at right angles with the en-
CINE Each compartment has two
cushioned benches facing each other.
its sides are walled with windows and
there is a door at each end. The con-
ductor does not go through the cars,
but collects the tickets from the out
side walking along a step running the
full length CT each car and holding on
to an iron bar which is fastened to the
Oh hn cfa
The road is picturesque and gives
magnificent views of the Lebanon
mountains The track winds its way
ND and down the hills and the western
side of the range is so steep that the
cars are taken up on cogs, after the
same manner as on Pixies peak, Mount
Washington and the Rigi. There are
25 sections, mostly two story buildings
Of stone.
The passengers are made up of the
conglomerate mixture of humanity
found in this part of the orient There
are scores of Syrians in long coats and
trousers, some wearing red fez caps,
and others having turbans or handker-
chiefs wrapped around their heads.
There are Turkish officers in uniform,
with swords at their sides, other Mos
lens in turbans and gowns. There are
Mohammedan women clad all in black
and wearing black wells. There are
pretty Greek girls. with bare faces.
brown skinned women from the noun
tains. and Bedouins, who have ropes
tied about the kerchiefs which half
shroud their fierce features. There are
also Persians, Druses and Christians of
all sorts and conditions.
The trains go slowly in climbing the
mountain. The average express makes
less than 16 miles an hour. and the
mixed train takes u houTs for the 81
miles.
BY Rail to Bagdad.
One of the CHIEF subjects of discus
sion in the Turkish empire at present
IS the opening up of the rich valley of
the Euphrates. This is the region in
which Babylon and Ninevah flourished.
and it has some of the best lands on
the face of the globe. 1t has been sug-
gested that it was the original site of
the Garden of Eden. 1t is now reached
only by the rivers and the Persian gulf,
and there are no connections with the
rest Of the world except by caravan.