The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-01

! fall IN hclElt COMPARED with a mod
ern 'skyscraper." 1t was only about
lao feet high. but to the dwclelrs
of the Assyrian plain. where there
were no lofty objects for comparison,
it seemed to touch tho heavens.
Standing on a high artificial terrace,
like other important Babylonian cdi-
fees, il was further uplifted by Il sec
ond platform Of earth 500 feet square
Thus it's total height above the ground
$50 feet.
The Seven stages of the Tower.
II .,s :, n,.r,,,ia ar o,o, .to,s
e,ar "nsint , a a"a ~
pah,Ia, IT, n,., n,, 80 80 f.nt
"na - ~ "aI ~" nn1
rain,o1 hi,.uu "; IN h,a n os sn, mm 70
Jupiter the sccond story was dedicated.
and the color belonging to the god
being orange, it was of that tint--22o
feet On a side. The color of the third
story was rcd, in compliment TO Mars;
each of its sides 1s4 feet. The fourth
story was las feet square. mi was
covered with thick plates of gold, be-
ing dedicated to the sun. White was
the hue of the fifth story. II of re-
Spcct for Venus, and it was H. feet
square. IN" sixth story was hlne,
Mercury color. ana racn OF its sldes
measured seventy rect. a cnne OF M
teen 1cet formed ihe seventh story and
was covered with pieces OF SILVER IN
honor or the moon.
Marduk was the god of light. in
the beginning OF things he battled
with the dragon Limos: and to effect
the capture of that frightful creature
he fastened 81 magic dart to the four
corners of crcation--north, south. east
and west Then he pierced the heart
OF the dragon With his lance II cut
the beast in two. OF one he made
he root of heaven. n of the other
laid with n sun. moon and stars. and
the earth he covered with plants and
animals. Finally. he made the first
man and woman out of clay and celes-
tial blood.
The BabylOnian Legend of the Flood.
Tho p.hv,on;,ns dividod historv i'm
to Nv, sroat nrinds.Nhaf"rn tbn t,oad
low and bnrdrrinr an ar,,a, rivers
nowinp into thn sca Inst what han
r,rned tn Il nm ,hn occasion of Tic
storina de,,,po ,n.y he knew nra,t,.
Won Nv , rocen+ occ,,r,nnco ~ +ba
Same KIND so short :. limo AGO as tho
YEAR 1S7G,
:
a. Pay pi beiiS"i allu' ''litu .lle crash
W .nuIlutI ~ Nio,elice So teIilllc as
W uis'las. SHIPS instant iIeafiE SVo
Cang.s W., ,hn ah,,inn go VA ~
on,t,n ~, 80 W., go a., IL" W.
66urlod ~, 900 ~ ".atr 49,,
suIarc ],eap,,es 70 q dcnth Of fortv.fra
fnot drnwnina 81 nnn hnr,,n l,o;,ns
ANA ,asinr ;ts stronoth nni" r.,,nn -
broke nnoinst thr footbii,s ~ ,,,n
,o,,n ie. Co., .a t "a 'H'
INsn .
a uoph io,'ilu III 'He library OF Sar-
uanapalus at Ninevch' written on clay
uami,.;. "p"u. Nv ~. ". gives d de-
o,,p.i"n W. .he uel"sS when closclH
.1a.ssponu u .ne ap".e' lhe s'a
pnhsS an ln1poItant part IN ~, ana the
a,M 10 Cast 'ecN upon +" spur VI noun
an
Soah m ms case is called Alsutnros.
nv - sta.su 10 nave received from
.ne gu ol the WatcrS deep a NM
~ "u!.u d snlp ol d certain patteIn
".u ui'.lo!'sIons W coat IL win pltrh'
"nu1o put MS ia!nllN Lnoaru' WIN the
- s. VI all H,lis .IlIss. nc en-
~ u Nessal: .'oses me uoor' me me
.lalt GUS auIilt or the waves On tne
as.ell'il gay ne Ieleases a Gove, Whlch,
.slis .l'i.ner anu yoll ana l'hdlhS no
i.salls riars. re.uIhs. lhen a swallow
- INT toltn' WIN nke result. anu
ht"s = la.r!I. "iilcll uocs not come
nach. hisuthros thefrupon anandons
!. N.ssei ailu oIlers sacrllccs on the
summit OIL inc mountain.
1t is easy to understand that this
story must have travelled to Canaan
long before the lsraclitcs settled in
that country. Canaan was a Bahy-