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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1903)
.J3r &. t 1 'Iky rJw i AROUND JTHJE WORLD X ? Scenes Surrounding the Holy Places in Nazareth K S Cave, of the Prophets. i Nazarktii, Palustink, March, '03. No one fails to visit the beautiful soring near the center of the city called the Fountain of the Virgin. In the evening it presents a picturesque ap pearance. History says: "Here the village maidens in their bright head' dresses, assemble, and bear away their well-filled pitchers on their heads. The christian dress is distinguished by the loose trousers of the women." There can be no reasonable doubt that she who was "blessed among women" would often come here, perhaps carry ing the infant savior in just the same fashion as we may sec mothers of Naz areth carrying their children today; and no doubt many a time our savior, as he came past here on his way home, would tarry to quench his thirst at this very stream whose waters the traveler may drink today as a cup of blessing." Behind Nazareth is a high hill called the Dome of Neby Sain, from whose summit one of the best views of the country is obtained. It comprcnends nearly half of Palestine. The view here is worth more than it costs in labor. "At a glance you seem to take one might ho wounded and turn upon us. forced her other half to desist from his purpose. As 1 was thinking of throwing a rock at them they, doubt less fearing David-like accuracy might be perpetrated upon them, skulked away toward their hiding place to the southward and the. lady in our carriage who had been so excited quieted down to normal temperament. In a few minutes the Lake of Gali leethat historic that beautiful sheet of water spread out before us, a sight referred to as follows by the historian who viewed the scene trom this point: "In the foreground arc the steeply sloping banks leading down to the lake, which lies as a basin a thousand feet below. The lake, from Tiberias on the right, away to Capernaum on the left, is distinctly seen. Across the lako rise the irregular hills, sloping down more or less precipitously to the wat ci's edge; they are bare and barren it is true, but they are rich and varied in tone and tint. Behind them are the mountains of Galilee, and away to the north Hermou rises. Thus the view consists of grassy slopes, a deep blue in the whole land, and the first thought lake of considerable extent, with hills that strikes you is that this must have j rising from it, and a snow-clad nioun been a favorite resort of the savoir, i tain. It is impossible, however, to nnd if so, he must have had constantly separate from these details the spirit spread out before him the great library and inspiration of the scene; for yonder of biblical story. On the north is was the dwelling place of Christ. Upon Hermon; on the south the mountains those waters he trod, those waters round about Shechcm; on the east the listened to his voice, and obeyed; from mountains of Gilead on the other side one of those plateaus above the rugged of Jordan; and on the west the great hills the swine fell into the lake, sea (Mediterranean): the beautiful Bay Every place the eye tests upon is holy of Acre; the ridge running out into the ground, for it is associated with some sea Mount Carmel, crowned-with its most sacred scenes in the life of the convent. Southwaids are the moun- master; even-where the gospel is tains of Samaria and the hills round written upon this divinely illuminated Jenin, and below lies the magnificent page of nature, and the very air seems plain of Esdraelon, and the river full of the echo of his words. The Kishon. Northward the view culnii- descent to Tiberias is verv steep, and nates in glory, as Hermon, like a great the traveler will be struck' with the wall of white crystal, stands out against, i change in temperature, reminding him the" blue sky, with the Galileean hills of the' descent into (he Jordan. The below it, and everywhere round that . views are interesting, especially as the legion is scenery varied and pictur- old walled town of Tiberias makes a csque." Staifding upon this eminence ; picturesque foreground to the scenery COAL IS NOT KING ! at the Holiday Season, but you will feel better if you have plenty of it in your bin. Present a ton of good coal to a poor neighbor and it will do you more good than a Christ mas present, Phone No. 22. Dierks' Lumber 5 Coal Co. The best work Is the cheapest Do yoti know who does it? B. V. REEVES The Painter, Paper Hanger and J Decorator. Work guaranteed. PHONH 385. Dray and Transfer Line. W IIKN YOU CO TO LEAVE TOWN, don't worrj about what to do with your Household Goodt S. A. Miller will take charge of them: store ther in a nice, dry and cool placo and pack and shi them wherever desired. Charger reasonable. Phone 139. M The only spring dray line in the city S. A. Mi He Coffee Sc Dowd phophietohs or THE w Finest Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Agx-nt for KREI) KUUO BREWING CO , SELECT CABINET, EXTRA PALE and Other Popular Brands. . . Faaaa-l-sr OTra,a.e Solicited. floods Oeli7ered to nnv part of the city. Come nnd Us. Phone 206 one is reminded tuai ueic jereunaii must have stood when lie wrote about Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babvlon, who f was to come and smite Egypt, saying: As I live, saith the king, whose name is the Lord of Hosts, surely as Tadok is among the mountains and as Carmul by the sua, so shall he come." Jcr. 46:18. From Nazareth to Tiberias the road most frequented is by Cana the his toric Cana of Galilee where Christ per formed his first miracle at the mar riage feast. Johns 2:1-11. of the lake. Tiberias has a population estimated at from 3000 to 4000 people and an additional population of multitudinous millions of rlea. . The Arabs sav that the king of fleas lives here. On awak ing in the morning I csked my room mate whether he was favored with any company during the night. He re plied: "I was disturbed during the night by a flea." Me voulJ have bum equally accurate if he had said that he J had noticed sand 011 the seashore. In 1187 both Nuzaieth and Tiberias In the Greek church was shown jars j were t.lken ,. g.,,,,,,;,, flftcr Ue batUe said to have been used on the occasion jof aUillt Til)01.j.is waB 1)uilt n. Hcrod wt the miracle. They were found by ; ..., ,. ,.. .i,.,.:,,,,,! , .,. ,. . .... ..j ...... ..vtovn-vvi v lV VIIIIVIVJ1 Tiberias. A roval palace and ainpni theatre were built together with walls and towers, many of the ruins remain ing. The Jews can bu easily distin guished by their fur caps and large block hats. It is recommended rhat liutopeans and Americans keep out of the old city for various reasons. Such a recommendation would be just the medicine to cause almost anv widi- to a spring with large earthen jars for , avvake pereou to make ,,is way in or Avater, we were shown the spring or j die . tl(J attemJt Consequently I, well from which the water is said to I ; company with a En,ish Kelte. have been, drawn which took jwit in ,I)aiIi peIletrateil to the daikest, dhti the miraculous transformation. 1 have j cst dinK;e8tf ,nost for8akeI1 aml hlde. long since ceased to record the events 8Cribable scctions aud returned to the which caused me to be surprised, non-1 outsi(e worM t)) , game day wjth r piusseu, amazcu ui ...m i u. ,.....,, 8tor(J of memork;J weU worth forget. rn- 1 1 7frf-ilVV?TTrm" r w n HL 'i-i si; excavators under the old chuich which was displaced to make room for a more modern structuie. The j'ars shown in this church are no less than twice as large as I had expected to see when I was informed that the jars were on ex hibition. The home of Nathaniel was pointed out, also the birthplace of Jonah at Gath. Following a number of voting ladies who were on their way The Old Way tTEfjrVLMigaritvBaggBraiiiBPwrfjwB Was gqod hut the new way is bettor. We deliver large or small orders of high grade coal TRY OUR COAL . Forest Lumber Co. b YOU HAVE A PIANO? , WELL THEN, LET ME SELL YOJU Jx V j A PIANO PLAYER) T I have on hand samples of Piano Players, both Klcctric anil Foot Power. Also Roth & Unglehatt Electric Self-Playing Pianos. In order to introduce them 1 would be pleased to exhibit them at a limited number of social gathering1 such as church socials, lodge meetings or piivato etiteitainiiieuts without charge or expense to you. If Interested call on me nt fiOft Laramie Avenue or 'Phone 224 J. T. EVANS, ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA (( In The Good Old Summer Time" Pcoph: bought their Staple nnd Fancy Groceries at Graham's grocery store. Now winter is here and they buy them just the same and so they will the whole year through because he carries, the best selected stock in the west. Prompt attention and courteous treatment is what customers like and what thdv always get at .... GRAHAM'S GROCERY STORE 'Phone 5O Cor bin Building; V.' IF. J. Brennan & Co.... I 1 '4 DEALERS IN' 5 ;& W Drugs, Perfumes Toilet Articles.! X FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLOCK. and Paints, Oils and WaJL Paper t "PxcacTlvVvowa CaTfcuWv Comouudefl. !j. Alliance, Nebraska. :; ...;..:.-..;..;..;..;..;..;.:..:..;.. ?XSAftJLSASASAMLAA.A R:M.MLlWtJWLfciW&AAAM 3 ., vm v j' 4 YHtinmchf and ..iropyjiTrflQra s aoiftjiaiyi o&mkTuiflji 'in5j3ir.57rriEsjicJ HOLSTEN'S PBAEMACY.... X tij . irnMiiiB in miiiiim 1 1 mi i in n mi n 11 11 iilimnri' Til . , . S( We are prepared to make. ou wells at j 5! anv size or depth and furnis an alnnul- i ' . s ance of water for hand or v. ind pow er. C f Acheson & Joder! Is One qf the Most Up-to-Date Dru Stores in Nebraska Prescriptions Carefully i gg, ComTDOiinded a Watches and Daimonds. A SELECT STOCK OF Fine Watch Repairing a Specialty. r.E.HOLSTEN, Proprietor. Alliance, Nebraska. but right here I shall state that this well, ten feet deep, without a pump or rope, was entered by a voting lady who, with unwashed feot, stood in foutteon inches of water, her tkess or skirt hav ing been rolled about her waist. An other lady descended about half way where she took her station, supporting herself by anchoring a foot on each side of the well, thereby completing the highway by which the jars were low jrcd, and raised when filled to be car ried away by the others who came in companies. Enroute from Cana we passed the traditional Mount of Beatitudes whore the Sermon on the Mount was preached, if this is the true site. An other tradition fixes this as the scene of the Feeding of the Five Thousand. Matt. 14:15-21). Hetwecd Cana and Tiberias additional interest was added by the appearance of three hungry iackalls by the roadside. They came T diamonds, U Watches, o e ting. I took an excursion on tho Sea of Galilee to the south of Tiborias, visit ing the hot springs which pour foi th a torrent of waters heated to tho high temperature of no less than 140 de grees Fahrenheit, lxjing recommended as a sure euro for iheiiniatisin. Plutfgu your hand into that water an I did 1 tul you will withdraw the same as quickly. No one can visit this place and then entertain a doubt about Palestine be ing in close connection geologically with a very, very hot place. Too hut for comfort, thank you! The Sea of Galilee is said to be alive with fish, and if those served at the hotel are fair sample, one must seek elsewhere than on this earth for thoir eouals so far as I have observed. The i shores are lined with fishing smacks. Little boys and gills in large numbers were scattered along the shore each frm ihn liills. ran alone before us for . with shiners, tlie reward ot a momont s several rods, at times being no more patience. Nets are used by men in than thirty yards from the carriage, possession of the larger boats and it A gentleman of no loss than sixty-nine j seems that the quantity ot fish annexed summers, who had crossed America ! here by the Isaac Waltons ought soon for the golden west with the forty-' to make thfs lako fishlws-btit not so. Repairing in all its Branches. GoId Jewelry, Souvenirs Am. Kin 00 Hail orders promptly attended to. Schlitz Export and tJrau Bottled Beer V. 11. McBrayer, Atherton, Paris Club and Sam Clay Whiskies. Try our Bottled in Bond Whiskies. They must be good for Uncle Sam's guarantee is on the neck of each bottle. Family and Mail Order Trade solicited Goods delivered on short notice to any part of the city. 'Phone 13c AIo O. Bor-mes9 Jeweler and Optician. ooo9oaod0oaacoo-'- ;--oooofl0 jikk oc00 2 The placing of a few V dollars monthly in the !; w 1W 1 g ... ALLIANCE ... National Bank 0 will soon enable vou to 2 buy a comfortable home. L Bftis.flp, 0 O' t M. Ksinill, l'rt'uldont 2 W. II. Coiidin. V. I'rablilont o 1. M. IIOLLIBAUGH, Proprietor. P. L WILSON, Manager, . 0. II. CONSETT.CWiler i'Y ldt-Ar Kit wr rTn man n fi trtl Pz-JJ flEU mshl swmm. r yjant QP iffew rp-y Qril.il W xiir witi I Swmv ' m a J!21 STORE Sam miners, drew his revolver to fire at them but his young wife, fearing that 15. C. Horn.. (Continuedinext week.-)- - RANCH SUPPLY wiis?virvwaKasm-trB oLLJu 0 EVERYTHING MARSLAND, NEBRASKA. 00OC8O00I -H--- Christmas Puzzles May be your puzzled about your Xmas gifts don't know just what to buy can't think of anything. May be we can help vou make selections. We've got presents for everyone. To) s, dolls ard games for the little folks. Useful and elegant presents for grown folks. Toilet sets, glovo boxes, cuff and co! Mxes, cigars, (the good ones) cigar cases, smoker c '..-.. li'ary brushos, perfumes, stationery, etc. . ov . : !. new novelties a( the Alliance Pharmacy . J. S. HEKINEY, Proprietor. 306 Hox Butte Avenue. '