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THE SEW-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. WAD MAY rm n TOS ,SACDFn TOO is WO TO CnmSTIANITY SWITZERLAND'S NEW PRESIDENT tinmr jt 4 e JmS&MttESfflWffl) m?CQItMWIZffl3& NE of Uio most desirable rcBulla of tho present world war will be the elimina tion of Turkey jib a power and tlio liber ation of tho territories under her yoko, Including tho Holy Land, with all the Bites of Biblical history and tho Savior's llfe.for bo many years In Moslom hands. Thon, at last, wo shall see an end of tho outrageous conditions that allow tho barbaroiiB Turks to control tho holy city of Jerusalem, With the sepulchor of the Savior, tho temple of Solomon and Its other almost Innumerable sacred sites Christian civilization has gained some rights in Jerusalem, but In other sacred places of tho Holy Land Christiana are entirely shut out by tho Turks or must venture thoro at tho risk of their lives. In Jerusalem tho American tourist could, beforo tho war, visit such sites as tho gar den of Gothsemanc, with tho olivo tree whero tho Savior waB betrayed by Judas and the garden tomb of Je nus, near Mount Cal vary. Many of the most In teresting parts of Jeru salem have, howovcr, not been open to tho visitor or tho explorer. Chief among these is ho site of tho tomplo f Solomon, which can. Biot bo touehod by a Christian or a Hebrew ibecause It is occupied (by a Mohammedan mosque. Excavations in tho tomplo area may still rovoal tho altnr of sac rifice, tho brazen altar, tho tablo of show broad, molten sea and various other sacred oblocta mentioned In tho Blblo. ollnTi'0 ?amC0, 0f Solomon. where ho received tho le.n. S1,etba' 'a building concerning which great Interest Is naturally felt. It was "built of tho cedars of Lebanon." When tho stories of Her- Snili ar unearlhod Jt 8 not Improbable that beneath theso may ho found tho cedars of Solo- Xhu d nB'l0T ,n th08e t,m'0B y " habit tor building on tho ruins of their predecessors. A notable Instanco of a Biblical slto of extraor binary interest from which lnvostlgatorB aro on Itirely excludod Is tho tomb of Abraham and tho .. .........v,. v rmuiuii m raiesuno. it waB giero that Abraham, tho forefather of nil tho Israol Jtes, dwelt with his family, as tho book of GonoaJs .tells us. Before ho died Abraham bought tlm mvn nf Iaohpclah from Ephron tho Hltttto nB a burial mca ror mmself and his family (Genesis 17V Tim ite of the cavo of Hebron Ihib been known fmm 1 tvi f MntnidvinHlf.1 ti .. h.ud itiitiuiiiviiui. it was unown in ennv cihrin. pan times, and In tho days of tho Savior. No con jfuslon has evor arlson as to lis position, such as juaa occurred In tho caso of othor Blblo Bites. . The cavo of Machpelah la situated within an enclosure called tho Haram, formed by a gigantic tHerodlan wall. Abovo tho cavo stands a clmrch built by the crusaders in 1187, but slnco convortod into a mosque and for many centuries In tho pos session of tho Turks, i In tho cavo wero burled Abraham, hlB wlfo, Sa ab; his son, Isaac; tho lnttor's, wife, Rebekah; acob, son of Isaac; Leah, wife of Jacob, and Jo- cph, son of Jacob and Rachel, in tho mosque bovo the cavo aro monumonta in tho form of ombs to Sarah. Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob, Leah and oBeph, but they do not inclose the actual bones. Those nro presumably In tho cavo below, Tho Mohammedans venorato tho Hebrew patriarchs, Although they oppress their descendants. Ordinarily Christians and Hobrows aro not ovon allowed to enter the Haram surrounding tho imoBque. Occasionally Christians of great influ ence, such nB tho king of England's heir, have (been permitted to enter the mosquo. Recently photographs wero taken for the llrst time of tho six cenotaphs or memorial tombs of tho patriarchs within tho mosque. TheBO are (reproduced in a recont report of tho Palestine joxploratlon fund, which gives eomo very Inter esting Information about tho building. 1 "In the church- pavement," says tho Rov. A. B. Grlmaldl in this article, "are threo movablo slabs which give access by ladder or rope to tho cavo. Hut two aro fastened up, and not oven Moslems ttra allowed to enter by tho third. It Is UBcd to 'throw down written petitions to Abraham; and, hooking down, tho floor 1b seen to be covered as with snowflakeB. "When King Georgo V (thon prlnco of Wales) (visited the mosque a light was let down, and tho Jrocky BldeB wero bocu nnd a doorway entering but of this antechamber Into the tomb cavo itself. , With tho granting or freodom to tho Inhabi tants of Palestine tho representatives of religion land scienco will bo ablo to enter this mysterious cave and disclose Its contents to tho world, j Around Hebron center nil tho intorcatlng Wenta of tho patriarchal ago recorded In the bible. Here Abraham prepared to sacrifice his own son, Isaac, In obedlenco to tho will of God, (Jacob labored seven yenrs for Rachel, and Esau Isold his birthright for a mess of pottage, From iliero Joseph started on his fateful Journey to Egypt. A remarkably Interesting rello nffectod by tho war is tho tuonnBtery of St. Catherine, on Mount glnnl, shown In ono of tho accompanying photo graphs. This occupies tho traditional spot whero tho Lord delivered tho ten commandments to 11 if-es. 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Tho monks have occupied this ancient mon astery for about 1,800 years, slnco the foundation of the Christian religion. This monastery lies along tho route by which tho Turks wero ro portod to bo advancing to attack tho British de fenders of Egypt. It 1b possible that tho peace ful Inmates of this very ancient snered building may bo driven out by war. At tho foot of tho mountain lies "tho plain of assembly," whoro thp Israelites waited for Moses to bring down tho laws to them. Persons who have read about certain modern enterprises in Jerusalem and other parts of tho Holy Land may have gained an Idoa that the Turk has become more nmlablo in recent yenrs. This 1b a mistake. You can only get anything from tho Turk by paying him exorbitantly, and this Is not always possible. "Until recently." writes tho Rov. Lewis B. Pa ton, professor of Old Testament history In Hart ford Theological aoralnary, "no permits for oxca Yatton wore given by tho government, and when, undor Europoan pressuro, firmans wore at last grantod, these were hedged around with bo many restrictions that they wero of llttlo practical value. According to tho present Turkish lawot antiquities, tho consent of the local authorities must first bo secured beforo a permit will be Issued In Constantinople. To obtain this a lavish expenditure of money is necessary in order to overcome tho fanntlclsm and prejudice of the provincial authorities. "Tho site desired for exploration must bo purchased at a prlco estimated by tho ownors. After local permission Is secured endless delay and bakshish aro necessary beforo an edict can bo Bccurod from tho central government. When at Inst it Is obtained a Turkish commissioner, whose expenses aro paid by tho excavator, must be constantly In attendance to decide what may and what may not bo done, and nil antiquities dis covered muBt bo turned over to the imperial Otto man museum. Theso conditions stand In dis agreeable contrast to tho liboral provisions in Egypt, whoro any competent person Is allowed to oxcavuto, aud Is required only to divide his finds with tbo Cairo musoum. "At tho boglnnlng tho oxploratlon of Pales tine was confined to tho study of places and objects that remained above ground. Edward Robinson, tho distinguished American archoolo glst and professor in Union Theological seminary, Now York, In a series of journeys carried on dur ing tho years following 1838, and tho French Bcholar, Guorln, ascertained the modern names of many localities, and succeeded in Identifying them with places mentioned in tho Bible. Tho Pnlestlno oxploratlon fund, founded in England in 18G5, and largely supported by American con tributors, conducted an elabbrato survey of Pales tine; whoso results wero embodied In their 'Great Way of Palestine,' which Jo Btlll the Btnndard. "Other explorations wero carried on at Jeru- Dr. Giuseppe Motta, who has bectr vice-president of tho Swiss Confedera tion nnd head of tho financial depart ment, has been elected president, be ing the first Italian to head tho llttlo republic. Ho was born at Airolo, In tho canton of Tlclno (the Italian-speaking canton of tho republic) In tho year 1871 and studied law at tho univer sities of Frlbourg, Munich and Heidel berg. In 1895 he started xhls practice as a lawyer in his nativo vlllago and in tho samo year ho was elected dep uty of the state council. In 189D ho became a representa- tivo of his canton in tho national council. As chief of tho Catholic Conservative party of his canton ho immediately began to play a promi nent rolo In politics, and when, In De cember, 1011, after tho death of ono of tho membere of tho federal council, ho became a candidate for that ofllco, ho also received tho undivided support of the radical party of tho canton of Tlclno. The young magistrate assumed from the beginning the responsible burden of .the federal finances. The office of president of tho Swiss confederation provides by no means a lucrative Income, compared with tho high salaried government positions in this country. Up to two years ago tho yearly income of the chief magis trate of the republic amounted to $3,000 only, and it was then raised to $4,000, which sum la now considered a very good salary. 1 , HUSSEIN, SULTAN OF EGYPT salem since 1867, and a little digging was done outside tho present city limits- to determine the lines of tho ancient walls. In the course of the superficial study of tho land a number of impor tant monuments were discovered Btlll standlnp upon tho surface. In 1868 tho German mission ary, Klein, discovered an Inscription of Mesha, king of Moab, who is mentioned in II Kings 3. In 1880 some boys, playing in the conduit which leads to the pool of Slloam, discovered an Inscrlp tlon In ancient Hebrew characters dating from tho time of King Hezekinh. In 1891 Schumacher discovered a monument of Ramoses II (1292 B. C), who was probably the Pharaoh who op pressed the 'children of Israel In Egypt, and in 1901 Prof. Georgo Adam Smith discovered a beau tiful stole of Setl I, the father of Rameses II." The Harvard expedition at Samaria In 190D 1910 discovered remains of tho palace of the Hebrew kings Omri and Ahab, and In ono of Its chambors potaherds -were found containing busi ness accounts written in a character similar to that of tho Slloam Inscription-. Theso discoveries aro only a beginning of the oxploratlon of Palestine. Thq sites excavated, except that of Samaria, are relatively unimpor tant towns. Tho groat religious centers of an tlqulty, such as Hebron, Jerusalem, Bethol and Dan, remain unexplored. Hundreds of large mounds exist all over tho country, within which the records of ancient times are deposited one abovo tho other in chronological order. It Is not unreasonable to expect that, If those mounds could bo explored thoroughly many more Baby lonian tablets such as thoso found at Tanach would bo discovered. Perhaps even a wholo library might be un earthed In such a place ns Klrjath-Sopher, whose name means "Book Town." Slnco Hebrew In ocrlptlons have been found already thoro Is no reason why moro might not bo found, or why oven manuscripts might not be discovered sealed up In earthen Jars, which, as wo know from Jere mlah 32:14, was tho custom of the Hebrews. Think how tho world would be startled If some of tho loBt books mentioned In tho Old Testa ment were rediscovered, or ancient manuscripts of some of tho canonical books! Not only tho sacred places of tho Holy Land but tho most fumoua Bites of tho ancient and classical world, barring those of Groeco and Rome, Ho under tho clutches of the unspeakable Turk. Among them aro Constantinople, Troy, Babylon. Nineveh, Damascus, Tyre, Sldon, Arbela and many others. Before tho war French nrcheologlsts had lust begun Borne very Interesting researches at Con Btantlnoplo. They have now partially laid bare tho ruins of tbo palace of Constantino, which, of course, Is of great Interest aB tho residence of tho omperor who gave his namo to tho city. This amazing building covored a Bpaco of many acres, including quarters, baths .and every luxury for the one thousand persons who composed tho lin perlal household and the guards of the palace. It surpasses Incomparably both In extent and splendor tho pnlaco of tho CaeBars at Rome, and yet It Ib probably equaled In luterest by many oi tho othor rains in the city. Few Americans realize tho extraordinary In terest of Constantinople nnd the atrango manner In which the wealth of tho ages has been locked up In It. Constantinople has a longer continuous history thnn any other great city In tho world. Everybody hopes that ono of tho first results of tho war will bo to free this ancient center ol culture and Christianity, as well as the Holy Land, from the horrible, barbarous Turks. The new sultan of Egypt, Prince Hussein Kamel, Is a brother of the Khe dive Tewfik and an undo of tho de posed Khedive Abbas- II. Ho is a son of that magnificent IsmalL so beloved of tho Do Lesseps und the money bro kers, who bankrupted his country to build the canal for tho English to In herit, with tho Idea of making Cairo another Paris. He -was a young man when his father was deposed and forced to leave the country. He went with him into exile and brought him back to Cairo for burial in 1895. Like his father and his brother, Prlnco Hussein was educated in Paris, whero ho came under the fascinating Bway of the Empress Eugenie. Ismail seated hlmseir upon the khedlval throno by arranging the "accidental" death of the other heir, but Hussein has learned tho moro "civilized" meth od of Intrigue. He is an accomplished Parisian gentleman, whose pronounced kngllah sympathies can bo tolerated as harmless, Blnce the British have placed themselves In a position to make any French influence in Egypt innocuous. It can bo taken for granted that he will be an obedient tool in tho hands of the high commissioner for Egypt, Lieut. Col. Sir Arthur Henry McMahon, who goes to Egypt after having served as foreign secretary of India for three years. I ALL BULLETS MISS HIiW Old Count von Haeseler, tho re tired German field marshal, 1b playing a unique rolo In this war. Some twenty years ago military men, both German and foreign, wero accustomed to look to him as leader of Germany's armies in the event of a war, as he had acquired a great reputation as a strategist. But the war did not come in time to give him his great opportu nity. Ho had fought through three wars against Denmark in 18G4, against Austria in 186G, and against France in 1870, but ho was then too young to attain high rank, and when the present war broke out ho was too old to command an army. Though he was approaching hla seventy-ninth year, he wont to tho kaiser. It is Bald, and begged permis sion to accompany the troops Into France, pleading humorously that he had lost a rib thero In 1870 which ho wanted to find. Haeseler got tho kaiser's consent and for weeks he was following tho German armies, astonishing tho soldiers with his utter contempt of danger. It has repeatedly occurred that the count has ridden in the firing line of tho Infantry while making an attack. Tho men were advancing only by rushes and leaning low to tho ground; but Haeseler would ride calmly forward with his attendant, the target of French rifles. ; J- BBlamVUMKBBlBsB'. AiWoBBBEBBflBBBBML ,-, BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBft'' YOUTHFUL ADMIRAL DEWEY On the occasion of Admiral George Dewey's seventy-seventh birth day Secretary Daniels and nil his aides and bureau and dlvlBlon chiefs called on tho veteran sea-fighter to congratu late him, and Mr. Daniels remarked to him: , "1 hope you feel as young nB you look." "I am young yet," responded Ad miral Dewey, quickly, "I do uot In tend to be outdone by my friend and nolghbor, ex-Soaator Henry Gassaway Davis of West Virginia, who Is ninety two. Davis comes homo from work at flvo o'clock in tho afternoon nnd l ask hlra why ho works so late. 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