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|Ii: ^llllllillllllllll illiTIOn^^ii'f ????? THE STORY OF SEVEN TONGUE Hinieruig iicrusaicm, ucuctai *-> lenby posted a proclamation of h I authority and a reassurance to tl people in the Arabic, Hebrew, En: ' Ush, French, Italian, Greek ai Russian languages, Why those pa ticular languages? There is an i: teresting chapter of history?pe % s haps it would be better to say | book of history?in the mere ci f cumstance of the employment < p each one of these tongues in tl proclaiming of Christian and Eur pean power once more in Jerusalei In the use of the Arabic, one mi ; see a recognition of the social ai ethnic status quo in Palestine. Tl language of the desert has prevail* over all others as the vernacular the vHoly Land. Its. position recor the overrunning of all Syria aft its conquest by the Arabs in tl seventh century by the people the desert, whose teeming and fa atical thousands the desert could i longer hold. The Arab culture su planted all others, and assimilat fto itself even the Syrian populate ] which remained Christian after t ? Moslem conquest. So far as the i f'" digenous populations of Palesti are concerned, the Arab tongue ai culture are dominant still. It is +V>o+ fVio r? t uie nia^iv language uiu? ?uv ... ;V conquerors must address Palesti ? ian Moslem and Christian alii Quite properly, the Turkish lang age makes no appearance in t polyglot proclamation. The Tui ;; are but a small official and soldi p: class in Jerusalem?and they a Pgone. Next in position on the procian k; tion comes the Hebrew tongue. ' use tells the story of the Zionis return, as far as it has progress< ** 1? ? ? V' - neDrews tire uuw tuc yj,vuv*<>4??t< I element in the population of Jei salem itself, though not in that Palestine as a whole. But they t I essentially an immigrant populati I whose members, in their countr B of origin, spoke no tonly Russij I and the German jargon which call Yiddish, but the local tongi K- of many other lands. It is to presumed that the language tt ?Mpl?y?d for the of 1 ~ V'-*' I FORI : ! ^ ' . We > tha t TH da> Lef ^ . ' I " * ' ' ' ' ' ' \ Rat \ Pri \ | Giv v ' , .. THFPR A11JU A 11 - * ,'> 'f : ^ ^ " ' J . . . L t ISHDI^^ VSIIIIH | Jewish population was the some- ual ,S what modernized form of the He- abidi I brew tongue which has been adopted tian j_ as the formal language of Zion by chur js the leaders of the Hebrew element Jeru ie in Palestine, and not the Yiddish, Thej whose use is quite common on the resei 1(j streets of Jerusalem. Its official em- note r_ ployment is a recognition and a is n< n_ promise of the organized return of tine, r_ the sons of Abraham, Isaac and'Ja- est-] a cob to the land of their fathers. It Pr?c r_ links the modern history of Pales- maki Df tine with the ancient. Gerr T.nfli le Directly beneath the Hebrew vero sion of General Allenby's proclaman. tion appears to have come the Eng- 18 r< iy lish version. Naturally, as the lan- w^ei 1(j guage of the conqueror, of the re- ?ou' he deeming power, English has a prom- yet inent place . It is the tongue in ^ 0f which Christianity, facing in tri- eVn8 ds umph her holy places, says: "I purp er have come at last!" It is the ton- an(j gue which has become imperial in gecr( ?* Asia., Nor is it locally a stranger ^ims n- to Palestine, for it. has often been jn t) no found a convenient means of com- q p- munication there between the poly'-1 are ed glot elements. Through it, Richard 0? t on Coeur de Lion speaks again to the t , he lost land he sought to save?and n_ triumphs at last. It is the langu- v V ne age of ;the future. V nd Next to English, if strict histori- V ( in cal suggestion were followed, should ^ sw stand the Latin, which was the of- V in- ficial tongue of the Christian king- V te. dom of Jerusalem from 1100 to V "U- 1287. No one remains who would V he choose to read General Allenby's V ks proclamation in the Latin tongue, V V ier but the speech of Rome lives again, In ne and will be read on the bulletin trils boards of Jerusalem, in the versions youi m- in French and Italian which are post brea [ts ed there. French was indeed the snuf tic mother tongue of the Christian ness ;d. kings of Jerusalem, or of the most nigh int of them, and it is the language of gon< u- the power to which the protection G of of the Christians of Syria has been Balr ire entrusted\for centuries. The use of ply on the Italian tongue is largely a com- tic, ies pliment, no doubt, to the ally of It p in, Britain which sits on the seven hills sage we of Rome. ed? ies There remains the Grfeek and and be Russian tongues. Vastly more peo- It ius pie of the Orthodox faith, of which up ;ke tkeie two languages are the habit- Reli .. * ' -I . - . V 918 / i will endeavor to give t! t can be obtained to ou vertisers, and on E "PRESS AND BANP r's and Friday's each wc ral advertising $11.00 pf and .50 cents each suit :es for contract advertii on requi ces will be made on all A lift a r*ll. PKftllft Nui X ' ' rX ' . . . I mm ' > % t V ' ' . ' V MiHIMBIiiSBBHIiHi N ' tongue, come to Jerusalem, and M e there, than of any other Chriscommunion. The Russian ches and hospices in and about salem are a city in themselves. ^ r are well entitled to their repitation on the list. But let us that there is one tongue w,hich >t infrequently heard in Pales- 1111 and which has made the great- 8k pretentions there, in which the lamation of Christian rijile *n es no appearance. It is the 8U nan language. Tne speecn 01 wi er is not heard in Jerusalem in ac day of triumph of the faith. It co slegated to the Barbarian limbo dc e it stood when- i Godfrey de br llan ruled over Jerusalem. And it was no longer ago than 1905 di William II of Germany, trav- *? r in the capacity of holy Roman SP jror, which he assumed for the ose, visited Jerusalem in person c? on the Mount of Olives held a ^ it service, to which none bit elf and his suite were admitted, Dken of the future dominance ?? it. 4.1 I rermany in an uic eaan uun | iu the pious and grasping schemes pe he Hohenzollern fallen!?Bos- ar Transcript. ac x VV VV VVV VV VVV be ^ w] DREAM FOR CATARRH V ch OPENS UP NOSTRILS V U] V B? Telia How to Get Quick Re- V q( lief from Head-Coldc. It'? V fc Splendid! V ^ V _ vvvvvvvvvvvvv i one minute your clogged nos- pj will open, the air passages of head will clear and you can the freely. No more hawking, Ej fling, blowing, headache, dry. No struggling for breath at t; your cold or catarrh will be ;. re " r*w.r* 11 KnHla nf WItt'o fll Cb Ck outaa v/w vuiu v* w v vw. ? n from your druggist now. Ap- 8a a little of this fragrant, antisep- fc healing cream in your nostrils, ki enetrates through every air pas- fi ! of the head, soothes the inflam- f? or swollen mucous membrane fi relief comes instantly. N ,'s just fine. Don't stay stufl'ed li' with a cold or nasty catarrh?T '1 ef comes so quickly.?Adv. c< , v'-VfcV BiliiMfflfcMaiSSgflj - \ .. - j r " he very best of service ir subscriber* , our ad.r customers. 4ER is issued on Tuesiek. Price $1.50 year* ir inch first insertion, jsequenl: insertion. ling will be furnished est. I r T ' ' ' of your jobs. ; V' ' / . ' fi iiber 110, / , ' ... v n i mir ) ISA MM HOME OF GOOD PI \ ( MM 1^1 WW? OTHER! GIVE CHILD "SYRUP OF FIGS" IF v TONGUE IIS COATED . _ _ P . ? n* i ntt* ^rou, r ? run, sick, duioui, Clean Litlde Liver and Bowels. Children love this "frxiit, laxative, id nothing else cleanses the tender Dmach, liver and bowels so nicely. A child simply will not stop playg to empty the bowels, and the reIt is, they become tightly clogged ith waste, liver gets sluggish, stomh sours, tlaen your little one bepies cross, half-sick, feverish, in't eat, sleep or ^ct naturally, eath is bad, system full of cold, is sore throat, stomach-ache or arrhoea. Listen, Mother! See if ngue is coated, then give a teaoonful of "California Syrup of gs," and in a few hours all the nstipated waste, sour bile and unvested food passes out of the sysm, and you hav^ a well, playful did again. Millions of mothers five "Caliraia Sy^pip of Figs" because it is irfectlyNharmless; children love it, id it never fails to act on the stom:h, liver and bowels. Ask your druggist for a 50-cent ttle of "California Syrup of Figs" bich has full directions for babies, tildren of all ages and for grown)s plainly printed on the bottle. ew;ire of counterfeits sold here, et the genuine, made by "Cali w!- n n ? riua rig oyrup company, ive-i ise any other kind with contempt. -Adv. EAVY MEAT EATERS HAVE SLOW KIDNEYS at Lett Meat If Yon Feel Backachy or ^lave Bladder Trouble. No man of woman who eats meat igul&rly can make a mistake by ishing the kidneys occasionally, iys a well-know-n authority. Meat ?rms uric acid which excites the dneys, they become overworked *om the strain, get sluggish and til to filter the waste and poisons om the blood, then we get sick, early all rheumatism, headaches, srer trouble, nervousness,. diziness, eeplessness and urniary disorder! >m? from slufgiik kii*i?y?. . \ . / VJC?*'.V * .. hM w V * "v ' V a.;v y" . ' . ; . , . ' ???mmm-? 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This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lejnon juice, combined with lithia, and has been used for generations to flash and stimulate the kidneys, also to , neutralize the acids in urine so it i no longer causes irritation, - thus ' ending bladder weakness. ^ ' Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot injure; makes a delightful effervescent lithia-watei> dr^nk which everyone should take now and then to keep the kidneys clean and active and the blood pure, thereby avoiding serios kidney complications.? Adv. J * m - V V V MONTEREY. V Monterey, Jan. 5.?Mrs. 0. M.j Lanier had as a spend the-day guest i Friday, her Sunday school pupils, Misses Nora Sutherland, Jennie Nance, Daisy Lanier and Ira Amnions. / Miss Sallie Sutherland is spending this week in Level Land with her sister, Mrs. E. F. Sutherland. Miss Alberta Clinkscales spent Thursday night' very pleasantly with Miss Ruth McLane. Mr. R. L. Phillips of Lowndesville, is visiting his sister, Mrs. J. A Sutherland. Miss Mamie Baskin returned home Thursday after spending the holi/inva with her sister, Mrs. W. T. Cunningham. Miss Sara Clinkscales returned to1 EHrhardt Friday after spending the Christmas season with her mother,] Mrs. J. F. Clinkscales. Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Napier spent Friday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sutherland. Mr. and Mrs. Albert McClain have t? thtir *?w in I : . V . - \ ItSl \ ' ' V';. ?,#;>- %( MiM t\ ? , .} ' ,. mMMM mM .J. Warrenton. Their many friend* wish them much success in their Mr. Willaim Wmn has returned to his home in Alabama after apendthe holidays with his ancle, Mr. J. A. Sutherland. ' Messrs. Marshall and J. F. Clinkscales were business visitors to the -|a|jj8 city Friday. Miss Nora Sutherland spent from Friday until Sunday with Miss Claudia McClaiq. < V vvv\ Uv V WW vv LONG CANE V i ' V : V L k k k k. k. k. k. V k. k. w k k. k v ' 4-1 /., > > w wv vsvyv\vvvyW' ' V" Long Cane, Jan. 5.-4-Snow and it just looks as if it is going to. >' continue for sometime, although the hunters are making good tas* of it. But we would be very gfad indeed to see some pretty weathei, now. Miss Mary Erwin of Bethia, is 1 visiting Miss Eppie Beaufokd. J^iss Clara Beauford. spent last week in the city with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. McKellar and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beauford and friends. < Misses Eva and Estelle Finley and Mary Erwin spent Tuesday with Miss Allie Beauford.. Miss Gettrude McMahan ipanfc her Christmas holidays ! with' her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. King. ' Mr. Willie Beauford of Bethia,. spent last week with Mr. Thompsoa1Beauford. ~ , Mrs.j L. F. Finley and children spent Thursday night of last week , with Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Beauford. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Bosler and children, spent Tuesday of last week with Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Finley. x Mrs. John Stone and son, Walter, and daughter, Miss Lizzie, ^pent Wednesday of last week with Mrs. Mattie Stewart. . ? Miss Nina Beauford spent Thursday in the city with Mrs. J. M. McKellar. Misses Clara and Viola Beauford spent Thursday of last week with Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Bosler. Misses Agnes McKellar and Mat- / ; tie Henderson of Greenwood, spent their Christmas holidays with Miss Clara Bseuford. V { :* ... ... .