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further to the east. This would be only
half a mile from the Well of Jacob.
Near this spot there now is village
called Askar. at the foot of high mound.
On the crest of the mound, and cropping
out here and there on its slopes, there are
remnants Of towers and shaped stones
which indicate clearly that the little hill
is the tomb of lost city--a tomb which
Sultan and neighborhood natives never
would allow disturbed
II is here In this mound the Palestine
Exploration Fund men hope to find the
home OF the Samaritan Woman and to find
too the thirty lost books of the Bible
and perhaps the original tablets on which
were written the Five Books OF Moses.
When the explorers come to their new
work In Samaria they will seek traces also
OF another woman whose history is an in
teresting incident of Bible times-one who
was as far different from the Woman of
Samaria mentioned by Jesus as the night
is from day. This was Jezebel, cruel wife
of Ahab she whose name has come down
to us as term of contempt for the woman
who paints her face to hide its lack of the
purities OF the soul that II should reflect
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Directions of City of Sychen
Have Been Deciphered

But now II is certain that this old city
was not the Sychar of which St John
spoke in his chronicle OF the meeting be-
tween Christ and the woman. indeed,
these ruins under Nablus have been iden-
titled recently as the remnant OF the old
city OF Sychem one OF the capitals OF
Ahab, and the direct object Of the assault
of Ben Hadad and his thirty-two kings OF
Assyria--who all were overthrown by the
mighty King OF Samaria. IL is the SINH
larity of the names that has been confus-
ing to explorers.
On a great rock. part no doubt. of the
buttress gate to the city OF Sychem, un-
covered in 1914. but never studied until
quite recently. the ancient Samaritan fig
ures which quite plainly spell Sychar
have been deciphered, with following fig
ures which are directions to the traveller
seeking the city of Sychar to travel a mile
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Difficulty of Working There
When the Sultan Ruled

For many centuries Palestine has been
completely under the domination of-the
Turks and as a consequence those who
wished to make excavations at any spot
had to secure frnidn, or permit, from
the Sultan. This always meant great de-
lay and the expending Of considerable
sums by way OF bdcksheesh TO have the
paper duly signed and issued. One of the
great difficulties lay in the existence of
many Arab towns and settlements on Just
the most likely spots picked out by ex-
plCrers, and the authority of the Govern
mont was so weak that IL was not easy 70
get the Arabs TO move, even when they
were literally paid to do So In addition.
many places in Palestine are held sacred
by. the Mohammedans and TO them anv
exploration by inide hands Is desecra
tion, so these places were absolutely shut
OF from the inquiring spade Of the ex
cavator.
Now, however, that the great war is over
and Great Britain holds the power to grant
permission, all nations are eager to begin
work, Notwithstanding the economic pres
sure at home, for the call OF sacred treas.
ures is one which appeals to the believers
- "' 'N'NH oi'i AH'F are ItduN 10 Delp IN
the great work before more permanent
building goes forward and all the traces of
tJe historic past are wiped out.
There are various organizations already
at work. one at Tiberias. the famous seat
OF Jewish learning after the destructio..
OF Jerusalem in the year 7O another az
Capernaum. famous for its connection
with the life and preaching OF Jesus. and
still another at Samaria.
How many more besides the Palestine
Exploration Fund will begin work within
the next few years It is not easy to esti
mate, but ere long we may be sure that
every ruin mound will have been opened
and the eyes of the twentieth century will
peer into the records of many ages ansl
give us back the history OF long lost
civilization and all II meant for mankind.
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Where to Begin Digging
Is Question of the Hour

Now the Sultan no longer governs Pal
estine The British hold mandate over
1t, and there fs-~no difficulty in obtaining
permission for exploration. The question
has been, however, where to begin the new
Investigations.
Samaria has been decided upon-and
II is the home or the Samaritan Woman.
her home city, her haunts and her civiliza-
tion, the grave explorers seek to uncover.
or course they will come upon the ruins
OF the lost city of Sychar II is here they
hope to find the books of the Bible that
have disappeared. We have, for instance.
only two chapters of Haggai and only
three of Zephania. Yet there is ample evil
dence that both these writer's we're prolific.
Both, 1t is thought, wrote many, many
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Much Known of JezebeI,
Cruel Wife of King Ahab

We do not know as yet anything at all
OF the history Of the Samaritan Woman
but Of Jezebel who was of Samaria but
only by adoption. we already know some.
thing. She was the daughter of priest of
Astarte and a Phnnician. She was cruel
queen and her agents we're constantly busy
hanging those who crossed her path or re
ported to the people her secret worship of
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For many years 1t was thought that the
city of Sychar mentioned as the home of
the Samaritan Woman, had been the ruined
city under the site of the present village
of Nablus Explorers have at different
periods and under great dangers and IN
conveniences dug down under this mod
ern Nablus and have uncovered the ruins
of an ancient city. The walls of a temple
now stand revealed. II was here un-
doubtedly the Palace of Ivory, built by
Ahab in commemoration of victory over
the hosts of the Assyrians, stood. Part
of its walls now are uncovered and stretch
along the roadside
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the gods which the Sa-
maritans discredited. IL
was she who caused the
Jezreelite sheik who has
refused to sell his inheri-
tance to be captured and
slain.
After the overthrow of
the Ahab dynasty by
Jehu, Jezebel was thrown
from the window OF her
palace to the hungry dogs
clamoring in the street
beneath her windows.
Her body was devoured
by these brutes while the
celebrating populac a ce
looked on.
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the well to the peo-
pie Of Samaria. A
few rough steps
lead up to the crum-
pied stones against
which once leaned
the beautiful hand
maidens of the
ancient kingdom,
come to get water
for their masters
and to gossip with
each other over the
latest news from
Jerusalem or of the
vagaries of their
capricious m is
tresses.
1t was on these
steps Christ sat
when the Samari-
tan Woman came
with her jug; it
was on these steps
she stood when she
heard from he
Stranger { h os se
magic words, II
that speak unto
thee am He"--the
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chapters-we even have a few lines of
some of their additional chapters pre-
served.
What was it they wrote about in the
books that are missing?
What became of them?
Did they not, perhaps, give us some star
tling clews to early history-some new
insights into the life of Christ and of His
times which would be invaluable to us?
There was synagogue in the lost city
of Sychar undoubtedly And it was in the
synagogues that the early Jews, and the
Samaritans too, kept their most valuable
relics. When this synagogue Is uncovered
will there not be found great stone vault,
such as the Samaritans used to build for
the records of their wise men, in which
these old tablets will be found, covered by
the moss of passing ages, but still de-
cipherable?
The Samaritans of to-day, polyglot de-
scendants of the ancestors of tae Woman
of Samaria, have five tablets which they
commonly known as the Five Books of
Moses. Their scholars declare that these
sacred books, which are in the ancient
Samaritan script, were written thirteen
years after the conquest of Canaan under
Joshua. Some Scholars doubt this asser-
tion after examining the books, but they
are not definite. Perhaps the Samaritans
really have the Five Books of Moses. And
If they have how interesting it would be
to learn that they also once hid away for
after generations the thirty-seven books
that are missing
Jacobs Well, where the Samaritan wom-
an met Christ, has been discovered. 1t
still stands, ruined wall surrounding 1t,
at the foot of Mount Gerizim Above It
Is one Of the ruined arches of an old tenn
pie, built there, no doubt, in honor Of
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straining the imagination to expect that
many doubtings of modern scientists may
be removed by the evidence this treasure
trove of Samaria may reveal. There are
lacun@, or missing lines, in all the Bibles
historical books, and we have only a few
speeches of some of the prophets. I'm
doubtedly many more chapters were writ
ten by all of them than have come to light
and as Samaria was popular resting place
and as no doubt the woman of Samaria,
converted by Christ, gave her hospitality
to many of His disciples, it is at her home
many important finds are expected.
But aside from the literary remains it
is impossible to open one of the many ruin
mounds of Palestine without discovering
relics of all the civilizations which have
found place on its SOIL The New Testa.
ment leaves much to be desired as 10 de-
tails OF the life Of Jesus, and just as there
were found in far off Egypt some OF the
Sayings Of Jesus" the Logia, so in Sychar-
may be discovered some memorials of His
beautiful questioner He was received dur
ing His stay in the town
A flood of light may be shed upon CON
ditions which prevailed in Palestine at the
time when Jesus vived and preached. for
while we know something about the rule
or Rome there through Josephus our in
formation is very limited, and it is prob.
able that some of the smaller towns may
have remarkable story to tell, even If it
be only in the succession of their ruins.
Fortunately ancient builders seldom If
ever cleared the ground before starting the
new building. They simply erected what
was to be built upon the rubbish that lay
before them. utilizing what they could of
the material. and thus we find as many as
seven or even nine strata of buildings each
indicating a different civilization. in the
ruin-mounds OF Palestine Mesopotamia
and even OF Greece
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Many Writings in Arabic
Are of Historical Value

Many of the writings in their hands are
in Arabic, which succeeded the Aramaic as
the vernacular many centuries ago, and
these chronicles have a curious II not
great historical value, telling some Of the
ancient stories In graphic style. There
are also some Greek manuscripts, which
bear upon Biblical and later times. illus
trating the Samaritan Interpretation of
historical events.
But IL the excavators do their work as
thoroughly as the work of exploration was
done at Gezer and other spots in Palestine
by the Palestine Exploration Fund and
other organizations laboring there we may
expect to get some important results. The
synagogue which must have been in Sychar
may discover many inscriptions written
in the older Hebrew script filling out some
of the blanks in early history.
II should not be forgotten that the Bible
itself mentions no less than thirty-seven
books, quoting from most OF them, of which
we have not single page. 1t is not
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cclonnade wound around the side of the
hill to the Forum. Traces of hip
podrome have been found. But the explor-
alton of smaller TELLS" or ruin-mounds,
has not yet been undertaken, and from
these may come the most valuable finds.
That the town of Sychar was closer to
Mount Gerizim than heretofore believed
seems to be indicated by the very speech
of Jesus to the Samaritan Woman, when
he said to her. THE hour cometh when
we shall neither in this mountain, nor yet
at Jerusalem, worship the Father"
II Is we'll known that the Samaritans
had their great temple on the top Of Mount
Gerizim, having erected 1t there about the
year 300 B. c., and worshiping in II until
129 B. c.. when II was destroyed as an IL
legitimate competitor of the temple of
Jerusalem.
This also points to the location Of Sychar
near the modern Askar, half a mile away
and here II will be possible to find not
only the home of this nameess Samaritan
Woman but perhaps a great fund of in
formation bear lg upon rne work OF Jesus
at this pIe~ RE stayed there several days
work IN the inhabitants and convert
ing them into his followers.
Considerable material bearing upon the
Bible and its literature, as we'll as the life
of Jesus, may now be brought to light, for
the Samaritans were and still are q very
strange people. Those still surviving are
very few in number, living in the village of
Nablus and observing some of the ancient
Jewish customs. including the sacrifice
of lamb on the Passover but all that the
people themselves can furnish has long
since been gathered and discussed.
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On one Slue OF the courts were
the quarters for the soldiers Of
the palace guard and the digni-
taries of the court. On the
other side, with windows far
above the ground so that they
we're inaccessible, were the
quarters of the women Of the
court.
The status of the women
whether they were wives or
slaves--and their pastimes and
occupations are not known.
Perhaps an exploration Of the
palace recesses when the ruins
are uncovered more extensively
will reveal all these.
After Samaria had been cap
tured by the Assyrians some
colonists were planted there
by Sargon, 720 to go B. c.,
and the poor brick buildings,
in Babylonian style. have been
found there, substantiating the
statements of historians.
The temple discovered here
belongs to the time of Herod,
having been erected in honor
of Augustus and the Roman
State, with a statue for the
worship of the Emperor. A
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A famous
painting, now
hanging in the
Louvre, of
"The Samaritan
Woman"
in which the
artist has
caught the
spirit of her
kindly act
Below:
A part of a
buttress found
near the sur-
face in Samaria
on which
directions were
cut locating
the long lost
city of the
Samaritan
Woman
Putnam patriot., 1922-08-25
skin rhlek on Palms.

Among other Interesting facts tha have been determined bY the tlreles. Investigating scientists is thls Tint the skin on the palm of Che hand normally 20 times as thick as 'le .4 su the eyellas. The palms gf The aa#s. lngTnan are even thicker.
Putnam patriot., 1922-08-25

Mr. and Mrs. 4 R Merrill, $. ]. Owens, 4. E. Wilkinson.
 The efforts of John R stromberg, chairman: William s. Warren, Mrs Susie C. Williams and County Agent Davis were rewarded hy this most ex- cellent outing.
Putnam patriot., 1922-08-25
Miss sprague Gives Talk

Mss Sprague gase i cleaf-cut talk. taking as her sub the farm home and improvements #e made in the way of labor-saVin Hesices and social advantages were es# #aIaet.
 Nr Kennedy. w5 strong ad- Yocafe of standard me. roke of the work of oreaniz tanaard time branches of the Connecticut ofganiza- ton. Pins and aa8sh.eld stickefs were for sale. ana s##f were purchas- cd lbefally.
 5Ir Spokesfeld about the ex- cclleat quality of reric acid for blasting. and felt sure that the farm CTS of Windham county should be in- terested to help obtaa carload.
 The next stop was at Mr. Atwood's, Wauregan. where Ha large barn is being altered Mr Merrill, dairy spe- cialist, went over g young bull of ex- celient conformation. which was re- gently purchased bg Nr Atwood from the Mixter farm If Harwich. Mass The nice herd of grade Guernseys were observed. and information was given in regard to taa barn alteration scheme
Putnam patriot., 1922-08-25
Special Bargains Thi. Week

In Mems Clothing, Furnishings. Shoes Women's Shoes and Hoieproof Ha-- iery at Milot & Williams. Visto-y Theatre Building. Putnam Adv.
Putnam patriot., 1922-08-25

The other speake-. were Miss T E. Sprague. Home E. mics leader for the state of Come cut; Mrs Edith M. Kennedy of Moasgp; and W. F.. Spokesfield of Wi nam. President Barstow of the ass atiou introduced the speakers
Putnam patriot., 1922-08-25
Inspect chsbot', Dairy Farm

Mf Chabot's daz farm If Maure- gan gave those prrzHt the chance to observe one of th, largest dairy farms of the county in operation. This farm carries at the present time s5 head of stock. which maEe che mix for q i50 quart milk aaea- The 25o-ton stIa. fhr dairy rue# equipment and milking maehiH operation, the method of aalaa bay. and a tals by s J. Owen. =asHist -Heeiall=t. ia which he tgli 16lt the 1S50 lbs. aezeaze of hay ts sae# hy the Use of eaemicals. eanr'asa#j an interesting dairV farm Fisit string of good Ayrshire heifer z.#e stat that Hf- Chab9t has made toward the breed that he feels favorable ta hs best business interest
 T last sfaH William : Browns. sheph, H8E Mr Brown weaI over fhe h-aHF and production of Inc herd that aa has buiit up. and passed out records of the Hollywood farm bull which he had at the present time. A recently purchased heifer was driven out. and Mr Merrill point ed out thiae- to be observed both ia the bull and hefer, as well as some animals n pen nearby
 At this fe5at. the thifd annual heia trip of the WHdham County Farmer= Association came to an end Sixty cars. carrying 250 interested men and women. made t the largest field trip which has been participated in. The
Putnam patriot., 1922-08-25

The Patriot is the best weekly news paper in Connecticut. Only $l.50 year.
Putnam patriot., 1922-08-25
College speeialiats Attend

Among those present from the Col ege were IT. J. Baker. director of inc extension service; Mr. and Mrs. B. V Ellis, Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Jones.
Putnam patriot., 1922-08-25
FARMERS HOLD FIELD TRIP;
 25O PEOPLE PARTICIPATE
SPECIALISTS FROM STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE GIVE EXTRAORDINARY SEES FLOODED
 CATTLE AND PRIZE POULTRY
Mile Long Line of Autos Travels From Rogers Putnam, Chabots Place, Wauregan

The annual county field trip of the WIndham County Farmers Associa- tioa was held Wednesday. the start being made at F. C Rogers farm at g.80 o'clock standard time. Fifty-fve cars were parked at the entrance Of the farm. bringing between 200 and 250 people = observe the field crops. farm building, machinery. and live stock E Merrill. daits =pecialIzt. pointed ogt the things we like to see in the bodg conformation of a Hal- stein herd sire, a coy in milk, and growing heifers, using for this pur pose Mr Roger herd sire, a four year old which holds the Connecticut record for milk production. and one cEeeliently grown beifer of she most excellent conformation.
 With County Agent DaYis driving the car in the lead. the trip proceeded through Putnam to Elmville. where the next stop was al James Sayles' farm There the poultry plant Was inspected. and some bullets laying at the age of five months were observed E. F. Jones, extension poultry special ist of the Connecticut Agricultural College, spoke on the work Of the kil- lingiy Poultry Club. which has been meeting since the first of January at Nr. sayles' farm pointing out the real advantages of cost recordk from the standpoint of successful poultry keep ing Larger poultry clubs for an- other year is the slogan for poultry extension work that Mr Jones has adopted
 There was an exhibition of bir8s. which .neladed four medium and ex- cellent layers. which was gone over hg Prof Jones.
 Editor sevey Joins Tourists
 Glenn C seveg. editor af the New EBelaHd H8mestead joined tho aeId trip at thiz point.
 The uezt stop was at DeForest Wells place. Brooklyn 4 thi. farm, d cabbage demonstration. afFeren. grades of eaulifleWef, and q potato fertilizer demonstration were ohsefx. ed WIth \ L Wilkinson. cooperating with Mir Nelk an3 County Agent F. F. Davis beHR u charge.
 THe noon stop Na= at tHe Brooklyn Green Al this puHt. upwards If ee ea5Is were In line \ basket lunch Nas enjoyed by all Among tho speak CTS were Glenn C Sevey. editor of the New England Homestead, who deaIt particularly With the economic side of New England agriculture. pointing cut the wonderful work of the New England Milk Producers As sociatiou. the value of joint feed formula, and the efficiency iB produe ton that was still to be brought about. declaring that this efficiency together with cooperative marketing. would result m the merchandising of farm products in an orderly way
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The Patriot-sI.5O per year.
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trip was enjoyable throughout, heiped along b. the exceedingly pleasant Au- gust day
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-12

citation to be held in Hot Springs
Arkansas, April POT. will be one
or the most important national ga
therings of the decade. National
Board headquarters here in New
York are teeming with plans for
making IL as productive Of tangible
resulas as b average convention is
OF fluent conversation. One Of the
principal features of the convention
VIII be a discussion of the methods
OF enecting a world peace based on
the findings of the conference Of
the Worlds Committee. Y. ". c. A.
held in ~Champrey. Switzerland. in
The Champrey resolutions
will be introduced by Miss Charlotte
Nfven OF England. executive secre-
tary Of the Worlds Committee. A
Maude Royden, England's noted
woman preacher and leader of wo-
men. Countess Helen Goblet D. AL
of Belgium. Anne Lamb. who
has done such great work in India.
Judge Florence E. Allen Of
Cleveland the first oma Judge or
4 Court of Common Pleas in this
country. will be among the prin-
ciple speakers. Miss Mabel Crafty
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-12
MORTGAGE
EXEMPTIONS
This is the Month You
Must File Them With
County Auditor.

CROWN POINT. Ind. April 10.
George NJ. Poland, county auditor,
has announced that The time for fl
Ing mortgage exemptions expires
this month. Taxpayers who wish to
take advantage of the law which
grants deductions on mortgaged rea,
estate are urged to file their state
ments early. The period for filing
hes exemptions extends from
March / to Hay /.
The law provides tFat n person
who owns real estate that Is liable
for taxation, and is indebted in n
sum secured by a mortgage on the
rea! estate. may have the amount Of
$1,000 deducted from the assessed
valuation Of the property. State
meIits regarding deductions must be
sworn TO. Mr.. Poland pointed out.
and must be filed with the county
auditor. A penalty of not less than
$50 or more than $500 and impris-
onment in the county jail OF not
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-12
IlNrERNATIoNAL NEWS sERmcgy

TOPEKA. kan, April-Can :
working girl clothe herself or
ss7.55 a year?
1t might be done in Gopher
Prairie" but not in Topeka
Topeka's working girls are stu
stamping a mean foot at the very
thought that anyone could make
such a statement.
But Il was made-and by a girl.
too. who, testifying in the minimum
wage hearings before the Kansas
Court of Industrial Relations. said
that $s7.55 would buy everything.
even TO h feminine what nots that
a girl would require in d year.
The testimony caused a near riot.
Tor 500 girls marched on the stores
n demanded to see some of the
things hat ss7.55 would buy.
HOSIERY ar rs CENTS
For instance. there was the item
OF stockings-six pairs for a year. at
twenty-five cents.
Show US some Of the twenty-five
cent hosiery" said the girls on their
investigation tour. They were de-
cidediy cotton and nothing else.
No mt to wear" said the girls as
they threw them down.
AS for dresses, there was one cot
tor dress listed at 81 and enc wor-
sted dress at $3.50. The girls saw
the cotton dresse was what is known
in home circles as a bungalow
APRON
Imagine ~Darading downtown in
one Of these" said a girl. Think Of
K in a rainstormi'
The item for suits. in the list sub
before the Court as 20. k"
Tor a working girl. was $50 but the
suit was to last three years. or $40
per year on the suit question.