Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-10-28
a o'as VIII be gained which will affect for
good his entire stay in Jerusalem and its
environments.

a o'as will be gained which will affect for
soou MS entire stay in Jerusalem and Its
environments.
THE CITY.
Inc city is divided into two parts. We
wiiicali them for convenience the citv ont
SIDE the walls and the CITY ins;ds the
walls. The city outside the walls lies
largely to the north and west. New
buildings are going up all the time. and
the population is increasing. one-half OF
the people live in the new part.
Here In this new Jerusalem the visitor
finds most OF the hotels, Here are tho
spacious compounds with their grand
structures, fine churches, schools, con-
vents, hospices, hospitals and charita BILE
institutions. Here are a number OF
colonies German, Leper, Jewish, and the
So called American. Many foreigners -
English, French, Russian, italian and
other nationalities - build their private
houses on lines OF European architecture.
Here are few philanthropic business en-
terprises. The one place Of amusement is
moving picture show on the JANA road,
open three evenings OF the week. There
is Young Mems Christian association,
with rented rooms, near the northwest
corner of the wall.
year ago contract was signed by the
government at Constantinople with a
French company granting concession to
build tramway system, the cars to start
from the jana gate ana run in three d.
rections. 1t will not cause any changes
TO be made inside the walls. Electric
lighting and water system are included
in the specifications. This will be Of the
utmost benefit to the entire city. Those
who are not familiar with conditions in
/ Jerusalem can hardly imagine the inde-
scribable blessing water supply will be
and the untold suffering it will relieve.
No doubt these improvements will be
followed by a. sewerage system. Then,
with sanitary conditions, water supply
and electric lights for all the city, and
tramways outside OF the walls, the tourist
will find the comfort he so strenuously
demands, and travel will turn in increas-
ing volume to the city. The Americans
and Europeans living in the place will be
thankful for these added conveniences.
Everything is at standstill just now be-
cause Of the war OF Europe.
The old Jerusalem is enclosed by wall
from thirty -five to forty feet high, forming
more or less OF quadrangle two and a
fourth miles in circumference. The Wis
itor can get very good idea Of location
by dividing this part into four quarters.
The northwestern division is called the
Christian or Frankisb quarter, the south
western the Armenian, the northeastern
the Moslem, and the southeastern the
Jewish. He can further centraiize loca
tons IN his mind by thinking OF some
outstanding traditional site in each di-
vision the church ofthe Holy Sepulchre
In the Christian quarter, the church OF st.
James in the Armenian quarter, the
Temple area in the Moslem, quarter and
the Waiting place in the Jewish quarter.
Then he can imagine the deep Tyropoeon
valley between the two hills, now filled
with debris, and he will have a good gen.
eral conception upon which to begin his
sight seeing and studies.
II person has some definite thought in
mind, object to attain or result to reach,
he will find visit to Jerusalem worth
While