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Letters From
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1HE I
auy husbands (John | the]
The well belongs to I and
.AN OASTER NEWS, MA
y cling to their ancient fai
customs. Among other f<
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BY A. M.
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NO. 1
Through North
and S^
the Greeks
STACK. o T.
a wall. It
y R. F. liensley.) , .
chapel erec
upon the r
ot the four!
ern Palestine excavc
frjg is round,
and is surrounded by turc
lies in the crypt of a peri
ted by the Crusaders the
uins of au old church ther
th century. The well mor
ited in the solid rock, bigu
about nine feet in di At ]
's Of their religion, a man
siitted to practice bigamy
first wife be barren. But
e are about twenty m
e than there are wom<
imy is practically imposeib
least twenty men are doom
? D
m i
ted
?? nO
IPPOET1
but
Oue leaves Jeru
gret. A second yi
the departure a kc
After seeing the p
of interest in and i
old city, we ar
ameter and
salem with re- ^ course,
isit only makes "hacheheefl
;enpr regret.? oue
rincipal place? time the w
irouud the dear "hving wal
ranged to go 'n^ wom:in
seventy-five feet deep, to ii
a traveller must pay mar
h" to see it, but no mal
that. In the summer or iell
is dry. But the o\v.
ler" offered to the sin- sore
is perennial. won
ivoluntary celibacy. Whei
ried man dies, his near
e relative other thanabrot
* compelled to marry the w
The heir-apparent m
letimes heir a wife w
lid cause him to lose his
i a
est,
"We offer below for y<
id_ appeal to all who wan
W e Ar
jur consideration some p
t to save money on their ]
e Not Ci
rices that should
purchases.
-ushed
through Northern
horseback. For
miles a fairly good
has been graded,
has been suspende
be resumed withir
We sent our liorsei
Palestine on About o
twenty-three father i
, carriage roa l J?sePh ^
But the work '^0 (
d and may not P1'wrai!'6 ,c
1 a generation. 'lom kgyP1
s ahead the day lo
ne hall mile north of nm<
3 well is the tomb of mm
ielore he died Joseph tan.
jhildren of Israel to met
i earry up his bones quit
t. After sleeping on of 1
r more than three f un- tin*:
<1 i i, T
an iney are forbidden
ry any one except a Sama
And the Samaritan du(
kly submit to this foolish
re men t wheu there are plei
pretty girls around thetn wi
: fo marry.
ll o Initio nnirnr b o/l tmi nli
to nor running a CRUSfc
ri- item quoted here not ]
]es until withdrawn :
re- $5.00 Overcoats at S
ity coats at 7.50.
Men's Suits from 3.
54-inch Broadcloth,
Wide Taffeta Silk, 1
I SALE, but we will forfei
now in stock. We make th<
5.98 ; 7.50 Overcoats at 4.
98 to the best in stock at 1
sold at 1.00 and 1.25 yard,
)lack and colors, at 87 cen
t $1UU.UU tor any
3 following prices
98; 10.00 Over).00.
, now 85c yd.
its yard. Hi
before and left ear
ing by carriage. V
ed the crest of Sco
farewell look at
was taken. Along
in the long ago pa
Jacob, Joseph, J
n . ..i j
ly iii the morn/hen
we reach- was carriec
pus, a final and 'orty years
the Holy City in the SiUm
the same road Jacob
ssed'Abraham, (J08'1* xxn
oshua, David. *nc'?sedi ai
ni._: . favoritft sr
uic iiiiHiiiu v ui *
1 in the wilderness for an
and finally deposited Nei
3 parcel of land bought the
of Hamor's children nioi
7:32.) The tomb is has
ad the bones of Jacob's All
111 lip in flip tprritorv wor
Iiu WVMO lie T Ct 11 Cl VA 111UV/II
opinion of the Samaritai
her have I, since 1 hei
high priest fell a lie
icy. Buf the Jewish predud
probably been overstati
that talk about the Je
lid not even Dass throu
u' 54-inch Ladies' Clot
tl8? 20 pieces A. F. C. G
ird Solid case Cotton B1
lor Only six of our 6.00
ice Men's Odd Pants fr
5.00 Fi
trh $3 SO Krinnpndof SI
h, 42 1-2 cents yard,
inghams and Linen-finish
lankets at 63c, 89c and 1.2:
' Wool Blankets left to clo:
om 75 cents to 3.48 pair.
>rbush Shoes at ;
inps nt 9 98
Chambrays, 10c.
3.
se at 4.25 pair.
3.48
.reiwr, raui ana
four miles out we
right a cone-sha
which Uibeah of B
Here Saul was bo
here he went out tc
ed asses and foil
On thnf hill hn ro
jurist. ?om??
passed to the ass^,ie^ *
ped hill, upon 8I)r'ng ?f *
leujamin stood. evtir'ast'ng
rn, and from a,1(* ^Ter'7'
> find the stray- v'8^8 over
nd a kingdom. rao^ 9 Pri"
liffnoil ue Linn WhO80 11
.o Ephriam, ihe off- Sari
Joseph. Near by, the oasi
; mountains of Ebal
m keep their silent is a
the remains of Pha- son
le minister, the stoiy acci
fe is the most, beauti San
tiaria, but travelled on t
t side of Jordan to avoid |
through Samaritan territo:
n exaggeration. The real n
, I am persuaded, was <
ount of the bad roads throu
naria. The country is moi
;be Ladies' Fine Shoes s
xo 2000 yards heaviest
2000 yards 6c Plaid:
r>' Job lot Men's Fine 1
ea' Big lot Laces, Inser
oa Get our prices befoi
gh tee to save you moneji
in
at 75 cents pair and up.
weight Sheeting at 6 cenl
s at 5 cents yard.
2.00 and 2.50 Fur Hats at
tings and Embroideries at
re you make your purchas*
r
Yours for business,
ts yard.
1.48.
old prices,
es. We guaran
from it he went f
and there the s
David's harp Booth
spirit. On the sa
married David, i
father acted the ]
father-in law (I.
orth to battle', ful of aD7
weet tones ol ^osePbcan
ed his troubled b*8 bretbr
rae liill Michal tbem "'n 1
and there her to I^otban
part of a mean Pa9se(^ tbe
Sam. xviii.} ? is about se
in all history. Hither tail
le from Hebron lo find wh<
en, and failed to find
I he field," he went on roa
? a place which we Ho
next day and which pie
venty miles from He- ,()o
lous and< very rocky. A
arever the moat rocks are
been well said, there's 1
d. it is actually unsafe to ri
rses are shod with a sc
ce of iron covering the ent
t, and can hardly climb or <
1 Funder
de. ?
lid the great, plain of Esc
ire Nazareth is aday'sjou
ie- vast plain fell to the 1<
burk Con
Irae'lon to aon ridgeB. The
irney.This importance bef<
it of Is9a- era, and is not
ipany
> place was of no
ore the Christian
mentioned in the
On and near th
tragical history m
Over to llie left
on is ancient is
Samuel resided a
He was a circuit
held courts at Gil;
at spot much bron. ^ *
ras enacted. prise 'o i
a little further cou^ niak
iizpah, where a mere
.nd held court. a ru'er o)
rider, and also ^al'ier or c
aal and Bethel. in 80me Wfl
las always been a 6ur- see
me why Joseph, who hoi
e lhat trip alone when me
, did not when he was n-nc
f Egypt visit his old anc
ommunicate with h:m Mu
iy, since Hebron is not wal
nd the rocky hillsides,
se fell under me and thr
several feet. The horse
)ther man in our party
1 broke an arm of its rit
ich of the time you m
Ik and lead your horse
My cltar, and is one of I
ew p?rtsof Palestine. 1
of tbe plain one gets t
fell view in every direct
ler. mountains of Samaria i
ust those of Galileo in Iror
in on 1 lie west, Gilboa on
the richest 01(1 Testament
n crossing In Christ's time
l splendid that nothing f.
ion. The out of Nazaretl
ire behind, town, of 6acr<
it, Carinel Sivior spent nu
the east, in it today
or in Josephus.
i it was believed
cood could come
i. In this little
memory, our
)?t of hi? life, and
His circuit was \
Bethel is only a
further north on
road. At one time
Jerusalem in irap<
school for the pre
some time was tin
rery small, for ver^ lri
short distance ,loL know
the right of the ,'ie ':i,,er
> Bethel rivaled wa8 and 81
jrtauce, had a etlfort t() ev
>pheis, and lor
3 center of the , Nablous
om hfrypt. Jacob dot pas
where Joseph was, but bla
cnew where~his father the
eems to have made no ?
'en hear from him. of
jj anc
, tlie modern name of
;sing through Samaria. I d(
me the Jews for travelling
i other side of Jordan,
seven miles to the northw
Sliechem is the site of
dent city of Samaria. r
V stood on an oval-sha;
l Ti.1.111 it
>n7t utue nermon ana Ml
on the north.
Wo pass Jezreel, n
rest Saul fought the Philis
the the slope of near by U
rhe ing all was lost, he f<
ped sword and died. Jezre
rauif^AnoA a f A It l> a ? d
t. laror to "Even the lift
For thoughts
oar which The Church
tines. On stands oyer the
ilboa, see- dilion localize
ill on own where Gabriel
el was the that she was sc
u;? 3 of Gnd IT ,nkn i
'less stone is dear
of Him.'
of Annunciation
spot which tras
as the place 4^
informed Mary ? ^
> highly favored
it'ifi ^ A nort af
worship of Jehova
em Kingdom. Tc
ing.
Near the end i
road are the ru
where the Taberi
set up permanent
ih in the North- Shechem,
)day it is noth- of Joseph'
beautilul
of tlie carriage north
ins of Shiloh, south. Th
aacle was first of blessini
Jy in Canaan, mount ot
- - 1-1 or? v
is about a mile west
's tomb and lies in a f0U
W11
valley, with Ebal on
and Gerizim on the
e latter was the mount or
i and the former the
0m
cursing (Deut. xxvii:
?nr
i. iius mil is ill h vaney ^
nded by mountains. F<
ile it was the capital of
tribes, and later the Emj
Augustus presented it to J
. the Great. That old sea
bellished and % beautified
1 i^linncpil ifn nnrno tr\ WoKt
lyr iODiuciibc ui ii(vu (lint
or a wife. Three miles nor
the nem, the native pla
>er- pretty girl who wa
3e- David Jinti about whoi
nip had his brother Adoni
[ it It is but an hour's ri<
ulo to t.hp vil hch nf Nh
11 in W1UK.CU V
th is Shu- an olti synagogi
ce of the ,lie very one i
8 nurse to preached, is n
ti Solomon church belongii
jah killed. Greeks. Tradit
Je further enterprising in
in tvhprii has rescued fro
Lie, claimed to be
in which Christ
ow a part of a
ig to the United ,
;ion, which is so
the Iloly Land,
m oblivion even
.tiere, too, the Ai
the (lays of Joel
the end of the li
here the land was
into tribal possesi
the east of the to
occurred that teas
rk stayed lrom 11
ilia till almost J'le ?U
fe of Eli, and association
divided by lot departed,
sions. Just to people, all
iwn, in a glen, medans e:
t at which the Jews, Sain
U ? ?I . Tltn nViiaf
city ifl rich in historic ln
is, but its glory has
It has about 25,000 ,ur
of whom are Mohams:cept
1,000 who are
aritans and Christians.
n a t ?/\rt C lit a We
honor of the wife of August
ny fragments of ancient sti
es, granite columns, he
cks and broken capitals r
1 be seen. There are t
nding a few columns t
re in the grand temnle whi
us. Christ raised the wi
uc- (Luke vii:ll-15.) In
wii more Endor is reach*
nay Saul came the night 1
itill fatal battle of Uilboa
hat the witch to raise th?
ich. Samuel. The words of
dow's son ^ie workshop o
i ot)e hour th? kitchen (
?d. Here factions of Ohr
aefore the covered at le
i and had where Christ's i
i tfhost of men *Memptec
the tihost trom the hrow i
if Joseph, as well
>f Mary. The rival
istlans have disast
three places
rate fellow townsI
to thrust him
of the hill. Aside
uau^LiiiciH U1 OIUIU
the light fantastic
jaraite men came i
denly from tlie ne
and carried them
(Girls who dance
be 011 the lookout
There are rr.anv
ii wwr? tripping A,,? v",c'
when the Ben- ple> when
upon them bu<1- making no
iarby vineyards There are
away tor wives, soap factor
should always ju'lfdng fr<
.) 'he peoph
Dlaces of minor strictlv In
j/ti' vi tuc pow*
they work at all, in HCC
ap out of olive oil.? ere
something like fifteen ^n
ies in the place. But, no
II
orn the appearances of
3, the soap is made lnc
r PViior! arwl i>nt fr?v il,,(
ordiug to Josephus, He
cted in honor of the Ron
iperor. But all is desolal
iv, as was foretold (Mich, i
sea xiii :16.) While the pi
e ol Samaria is very roi
:1 hilly the soil is good i
rod proved true on the nex
nan career of Saul was
[ion inarkable. In hisyouni
i :6; he was a splendid f
ov- Sim. ix :2) "From his
ugh ?nd upward lie was hi
mid any of t he people." Th
Lldav. The ^rom "asoci
rather re- " place c>I t
c manhood now- ^ ',e p?pu
cllow. (I. Christian?Uni
shoulders Greeks, Latins
gher tlian ^ rot est ants. I
al. dfgcrip. and e|e??
atioiiH, the town
imall importance
lation is largely
ted and Orthodox
, Maronites and
he place in fairly '
i and has some
importance alonj
the next spot ofe
is Jacob's well, w
a half miles east c
cient Shechem.)
the western edge
of a field purchas
I the way, but domestic u
ipecial interest Nablous at
hich is one and icism and
>f Nablous (an As there t
The well is in in the tot
of the "parcel foreigners
ed by Jacob of please. 0
?e. Tlie Moslems ot ^1C
e noted for their fanathatred
of Christians. w''
tre no foreign consuls Pe<
vn, the natives treat es"
pretty much as they "01
?ne of our narlv was ')rc
) country is pretty thickly
d. A stranger is at once str
th the peculiar dress of
opie. The women wear bree
In America we occasion*
ir of a woman who "wears
>eches," b.:fc in Samaria
set- tion of Saul suggests
uck nificent form of Hon.
Hie ton of Winston Sal
sell- would have made a b
tlly every way than Saul t
the little matter at Kndor,
all Saul did something
i>r?uy women.
the mag.
T ,, ,, r ive miles n
J. C. Htix
. on the road to
em, who , ~ , ,
T,. of Galilee, tlie ]
diet King . * ,
11 i .1 . miracle ol Jesut
lid. In that ..
. tian sects, in tli
, however, ,
"?ve wrought a
that Mr. ~
orth of Nazareth,
Tiberias, is Can a
place of the first
i. Modern Ohriseir
/actional zeal,
uother miracle in
Hamor lor 100 pi<
(Gen. xxxiii: 19.
of this well is unq
Jews, the Samai
leras and Christiai
this is the well at
the conversation
3ces of money" rather late
) The identity one evenin
uestioned. The good rocki
ritans, the Mos- I was i
ri8 all agree that see the ret
which occurred of Saraarit
of our Savior Shechem.
returning to the hotel }*'e
g and they gaye him a
ng. tjg
somewhat anxious to
nnant of the old sect
ans who still reside in
These people have th<
> women wear them. The at
pant* worn ia not the dud
ht-legs, but large bloomerf
;-legged breeches.
III.
At Jenin, where tourists ap<
3 night, we pass out of Sai
yle Buxon perhaps would
lish Samuel's ghost appea
) or Buxton probably woul
remained to engage ir
tiou with it.
From Endor it is '
011(1 hours' ride to Nazaretl
Tift* lilfln Oinrn in a Kou
>. urt 1 ntjy
not,. When ,
, f . , places out of th
red friend '
. ter was turned
id not have ~ .. .. .
Catholics have
i conversaexact
spot, lh
but a few 0ne boUer: lh
i, a pretty a church over tl
In An f Ka fllAV ulirktv iU a
nave made two
e one where wainto
wine. The
a chapel over the
ie Greeds go theni^j
ey not only have
he exact spot, but
2^.^ L *
with the woman c
>f Samaria who | dwindled c
- . .. .. ...
lown to 150 souls, andjria
into Galilee. From Jenino
^ 00 n -
I " ? Mi?o
verjsouth slope of sorae lo
r
-
iu vu I lie I w"w J "Mvn bile
ffy Leba-1 were used on tl
v??y jars wmcn
be occasion. For