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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JUNE 29, 1913. 1 i H f RAMBLES IN THE HOLY LAHDlES iZ:&auman Modern Eyes View Places Immor talized in the Bible. TOUR OF SOUTHWESTERN JUDEA Ilcalona Where Famona "Vnrrlor Trod nt the Diivrn of CItUU tlnn Primitive Fnrmlntr Methods. Rabbi Max J. Merrltt of Indianapolis, a former Omaha boy now traveling In the Holy, Land, describes a camping trip through southwestern Judea In the third of his letters to his parents In Omaha. Besides the writer there were three per sons in the camping party Dr. Motilton, professor of historical theology In the Bangor seminary and now at the head of the' American College of Archeology In Jerusalem; Prof. Parish, head of the Semitic department of tho Syracuse uni versity, and Dr. Haskell of Tabor col lege, Jerusalem, all specialists In Biblical research. Rabbi Merritt's letter dated May 22, follows: , .We started from Jerusalem with two 1 'living-tents, a cook tent, fire mules and muleteers. Each of us had a .good horse and wo were prepared to do hard riding. Thfc first day's ride took us through the craggy mountains of Judea, a land of limestone crags, and deep ravines, with tiny valleys hidden away In the folds of, this lofty hills. Stone villages perch on the crests of these hills, survival of the days when every village was a citadel. The first Interesting spot wo stopped at was the old Jewish city of Bctha, the place whero Bav CJnchba, the Jawlsh rebel and pseudo-Messiah, mado his historic last stand against the Romans In 155 A. D. On a lofty hill ho gathered his forces and withstood a siege for three years and a half before tho Romans finally took the city and so enraged were thoy, history tells us, that they massacred 80,000 people In a day. The crest of this hill Is still crowned with tho ruins of Rev, Cachba's citadel and when 1 stood at the foot of this tremendous hill I could understand how tho Jewish de fenders could have kept their beselgers at bay for so long a time. It took all of our resources to climb tho hill let alone the necessity of going up with an enemy rolling doWn boulders and hurling Javelins from above. The same day we ontored the Samson country and lunched ' o'n the Rock of Etan, tho place whero Samson took refuge In a cave -when the PhtlUtlnes got after him. I explored the cavo where Samson Is" supposed to .have taken' refuge and crawled about 300 feet back Into tho bowels of the moun tain. All around this rectlon the coun try Is tremendously rocky, barren and broken, 'I r6de through some gorges as precipitous and wild is any In America. CiimpliiK In Dnvlij'a Stronghold. ''( Oi'r, first night's, camp was pitched at , ' ''fho fqot. of the Rock qt Adullam, the '. stronghold to, which, David fled with his (. .ik , IM. outlaws, when . King Saul sought, his ,)!Xc, There was something romantic In . . lying down to 'sleep In the very spot whero David's mighty men kept vlgll against pursuit 3,000 Years ago. Above - -its rose tho lofty mound of David's .'stronghold. To the east In tho twllght 'kthe ( stood out.' the dim line of tho ' ' mountains pJ Jud'ea." On every side there " spread qiit the wheat and barley fields ' lrr 'wtffcTi! llio "feiahecn" .were already ' . at the. harvest, work. Little by little fill (tha- lafkncss. ,'deopend, our campflre j r. gjl'earned ou,t,of the night, the stars filled '.is vault, above andlt required little . -ja. lmmaglnatlon 'to picture n similar" scene u . ages agA "wlth.the great chieftain among ji.j . hls,50O outlaws. OuY party climbed the J . --Milll of A'dullam. Near the crest Is the 'cave where David, concealed himself with ' lils meri. While Saul was huntlncr for him. rou remember that Saul became veary and entering the cave, lay down to rest, and when Davd's men saw Saul, " at their mercy, they begged him to put an end to ihls enemy. But David was of different mould. He merely cut off the. hem of the king's, garment and when gaul had awakened and gone forth, David followed, showed him how he had spared hi 'life and a -temporary reconciliation was patched Up. We explored this hlS' tcrlo cave. It winds far back Into the mountain side with Innumerable cham bers that branch off from tho main vault ,and 1,000 men might be concealed In Its capacious windings. I have some fine pictures of this his torlc spot. But I won't need my pictures to remember It. Wheri I came out of the cavev of Adullamr I went "e f. of the cave mouths "close beside It to oharige the films In "-my camera. This ,-'cavc mouth had' oyfdently been used as sheep fold , by tho Bedouin and wher "eyer they keep- their sheep, the fleas T 'gather by tiQ . thousand,. a'pd iwhen 1 . came out oijinai cave, my irouoies De J gan. The fleas wore swarming over my khskt suit. I had to take off every ' stitch and pick the pests off of me. Even at that, some of them stuck and A for two days they made life mlserabla L for me. I have had struggles with fleas before, but the cave of Adullam will al . ways bo memorable as the scene of my :" greatest battle. From Adullam we rode four miles' north to the cene of an- ' other great and memorable battle. . 'Where David und Goliath Fonuht. " . We nassed through the valley of Elah, where David and Goliath fought their historic duel. It Is a natural amphi theater for such a battle. The Biblical description of the location of the Philistine and Israelite camps Is marvel ously accurate. The valley lies like a scoop between two lofty ranges of hills. On the hills to the north the Philistine me,n epcamRed and down their slopes each day Goliath marched to the valley below to taunt the Israelites and chal lenge their mighty men to high combat On the southern range of hills the Israelites were stationed. Their hill was higher than the Philistine hills and this explains why the Philistines hesitated to attack . the oamp of Saul even with Goliath, Down in the valley which Is onlf a quarter of a mile wide between the hills (rode across It In fifteen mln utes) two trees are planted to mark tho traditional spot where the two chain plona, David and Goliath, met and the j shepherd boy triumphed .oVer his giant foe. ''I took some good pictures of this battle ground, too, and hope to make use of them when I return. From here we rode southwest Into the hill country of ancient Phlllstla. Our ob jeetlve was the anolent olty of Belt Jlbrln famous for its wonderful caves and underground tombs. The hills and soil of this section are made up of lime and ahalk and In- all ages, the Inhtfbl (tints have carved out houses and tombs from the soft deposits. We saw houses that the cave dwellers centuries ago had hallowed out of the cliffs. We .went InU nobla and richly decorated tombs Ancient Colnmnarlnm. But the most marvelous thing In this whole neighborhood was the great Roman columbarium, the finest in tho world, that Is found here. A columbarium Is a huge gallery hewn out of the solid rock from below the surface with hun dreds of little arched niches like pigeon holes along Its side. In tho Roman days. If a man was rich enough he built him self a handsome tomb hewn out of the solid rock and hero he and his family were laid to rest. Wo went through many of these family tombs, some large enough to accommodate fifty people with elaborate chambers and ante-chanfbers. But If a man were not blessed with this world's goods ho bought a pigeon hole in the communal columbarium and when ho died his ashes were deposited In an urn and the urn was placed In the pigeon hole of the great gallery, for all the world Just as today a man buys or rents a box In a safety deposit vault. These columbaria are nothing more or less than safety deposit vaults for tho ashes of, deceased. The great columbarium at Belt Jtbaln contains 2,000 niches. It Is fully sixty feet boncath tho surface hewn out of solid limestone and it Is thirty-three yards long by some four yards wide. We entered It by crawling On our hands nnd knees through a nar row tunnel sloping downward to the floor of tho colu tibarlan. n crawl of some seventy feet. The sides and vaulted roof of this great communal cemetery are richly worked with pillars carved from tho solid rock and a feeling of awe obsesses one standing In tho ruined halls of this ancient roceptaclo of all that was mortal of thousands of men and women. Like all tho resting places of the nnclents, its has been broken Into and rifled. The urns containing the ashes of the burled hosts have been stolen and the ashes scattered to the winds. I have a perfect picture that I took with my own camera oi mis unique cemetery. Primitive Harvesting;. Our route from Belt Jlbrln took us through the heart of ancient Phlllstla. through the fields of barley and wheat thnt camo to our horses' necks. I have borne excellent pictures of the modern dwellers In Phlllstla at tho harvest work and they harvest today as primitively as In the days of the Bible. We slept that night In the valley of Sorek, directly beneath the village of Zorah. where Samson was born and tho next day we passed through Trlunah, where Sam son went to marry tho Philistine girl. our ride taking' its along the road where Samson was set upon by Hons, which he tore to pieces with his bare hands. From the heights of Zorah, Samson's birthplace, wo gained a superb view ot the waving grain fields of Samson's ancient enemies, tho Philistines, and if In his day tho grain grew as thick and heavy as when we saw It, It Is easy to believe that the 300 foxes Samson let loose with firebrands tied to their tails. could have laid the whole country in ashes. Not the least enterestlng city Tve visited on this trip was the ancient city of Oeger, an old Canaanlte stronghold that even Joshua failed to capture and which the Bible tells us the Pharoah of Egypt late besieged, conquered and gave to Solomon as a wedding present with his daughter. An American excavation society has lately been conducting very interesting excavations here and I wish I had the time to tell you the interesting finds they have made. But anywhere a spade Is Buffalo Bill Bides Colonel William F. Cody, tlje pioneer pony express rider, buffalo hunter, trail maker, United States army scout, In dian fighter, civil war veteran, historian, friend of royalty, organiser and builder of America's .proudest educational In stitution enlightening world's permanent amusements, a unlversaj popular hero and the original, only Buffalo Bill, an nounces the full completion of his ambi tion as the principal, active participant In the famous Buffalo Bill Wild West and Pawnee BUI Far East arenlc exhibi tions. This is not in any manner intended to mean that the grand old scout has gone off Into some seculed place to round out his long eventfut career among friends In proslac retirement; no Indeed, so long as the colonel's apparent excellent health as indicated by his vigorous activities with the big aggregation this season will preserve him to us; and Judging from the Inimitable address of greeting, the resonance of his magnetic voice, the almost youthful appearance of his splen did physique with it's dignified and easy bearing' the actual date ot such a sin cere public regret Is a long time hence. The facts of his present tour and tho nature of his social, active connection with the organization, as obtained by the writer in a recent interview with Colon.l aaKSBaaBBBaa' 6MKitKiKmwKiKBliuStm ;i I '' ' jl sunk In this land tho evidences of a van ished civilisation are brought to light. 1 have only had a glimpse of the work that Is being done to unearth tho burled treasures of the vanished ages, but I am convinced that there Is no more romantic or fascinating work In the world than this. I have been resting up In Jerusalem for a week and today I am going out on another excursion across the Jordan In the mountains of Moah to Plsgah and Nebo, from which Moses saw the Promised Land and where today he lies buried among tho gorges of this mountain land. NIGHT FORCE NEEDED TO HANDLE FRUIT BUSINESS Otto Nellson, formerly record clerk In the offices of the Pacific Fruit express, has been promoted to the position of chief of the division and tracing bureau of the company. The company business has Increased to such an extent that this summer the company has found It neces sary to maintain a night force in the Omaha offices. In the Omaha offices the night men look after Incoming consignments on lata trains and see that the cars are moved about in order that they may catch tho first trains out In the morning. At this point this summer tho diversions hav frequently been running as high as fifty cars per night. in a Carriage Now Cody are In accordance with a plan out lined at the outset ot the continental tour which began with the season of 1910 and covered the entire United States to every city, small and large, where the show has ever In former years visited. The great extent of this most compre hensive trip required three traveling sea sons to encompass. During all the pro gress of tills long journey, It was tho aim to visit but once any single city and salute his friends "from the saddle," as he now does from hla private box or carriage. The determination vj Oaionel Cody In this Irrevocable action was prompted by the realization of his advancrng years, and the wisdom of conserving as far as tpossible the wonderous vitality with which nature has so generously endowed him, thereby prolonging the remaining usefulness of his life, by devoting him self entirely to the Immense detail at tendant to the management of the famous exhibitions he created and has fathered to their present gigantic proportions. Buffalo Bill's only appearance in the arena which, of co-arse, his audlonces virtually Insist upon will be confined to his address of welcome or holding a re ception for a tew friends, and this should prove an interesting part of the program at every performance- , Modern Method of Plowing by Means of Machinery that BTRACTOR DRAWING FOURTEEN PLOWS IN ONE GANG THROUGH NEW SOIL. DEMONSTRATION IN PLOWING Approved by Farmers, Business Men and Manufacturers. EXHIBITION IN SEPTEMBER Twentieth Centnrr Fanner Bccnrea Grent Trnct of I.niul nt Fremont, Where Improved Method Can lie Shown. A great motor plowing exhibition and power farming ' demonstration Is being arranged for by The Twentieth Century Farmer, to bo held at Fremont, Neb., September 8 to 13, Inclusive This will be something new in tho history of Ne braska. The Idea is taking well with tho farmers, the manufacturers ot farm machinery and with the commercial clubs of tho stote who are Interested in fur thering and promoting the farm industry of the stato, especially along the lines of advanced and progressive methods. The Twentieth Century Farmer has been urged by many readers and adver Users to arrange for such nn exhibition in view of the fnct that a partial demon stratlon of this kind with the gas tractor plowing apparatus was made In October, 1911, as an appropriate side Issue to the land show handled by The Twentieth Century Farmer at that time. "The ground consisted of 'but a few small lots at that time, and on account of the lack of room the demonstration was ma"dp on a small Scale and In a rather unsatis factory way. The possibilities evident from this small demonstration led many to urge the paper to go Into this feature on a large scale. Fremont has been selected as tho loca tion, for the reason that It Is a thor oughly enterprising city of nbout 10,000 population, located about forty miles northwest of Omaha, In the heart of one of the world's richest agricultural dis tricts, tho valley of the Platto nnd Elk horn rivers; It Is on the main lines of the Union Pacific and Northwestern rail roads and an Important branch line of the Burlington, making It a very acces sible point; also for the reason that large tracts of cultivated land are available juit outside of the city limits and that the owner of one tract of 130 acres of beautiful valley land not more than a mile and a half from tho heart of the city and on the transcontinental auto mobile road, has pledged this magnifi cent field to us for the exhibition and will do everything In his power to make Cirioillo's Band at Cool Krug Park Clrctllo and his counccrt band from Cleveland, O., are drawing large crowds I to Krug park. The popular leader anuJ V. I - 1. , ... I I 1 lib bio.ui im tut, ui u me maiiiv incarn ation which has heretofore lead the group of musicians through classic and popular music, with the splendor and dash that has charmed the many hearers. They play marches and dances, songs and melodies, all kinds of music with perfect unison, and their ability brings so much applause after each piece that it Is quieted only by the many encores. The organization, who havo been to gether tor a long number of years, are attracting widespread attention; ' critles acknowledge their ability and praise the long and hard work of their leader, who ha been playing In public since his first position with a cornet at the tender age of 11. Born in Genoa, Italy, he gained his ambition to play In the municipal band, and then step by step, from the old world to the new, he has organized one of the best muslral groups ot Its kind In the Vnlted States. iiBBBBBBBBaBBaaKBBlBBi It a complete success. If this tract Is not sufficient, moro land can be had Just across the road. In any event, there will be no lack of suitable land for the dem onstration, regardless of the number of manufacturers making entry. In addition, the Fremont Commercial club Is exceedingly anxious to have such a demonstration held near their city and has pledged Its moral support and active co-operation to make the affair a suc cess. The club will also, on September 0, 10 and 11, hold a street fair and agri cultural exhibition and is figuring that It alone would draw attendance from thi rural districts within a radius of fifty miles of the city. Since the Nobraska State fair at Lincoln will be hold the preceding week, they are planning to have a number of the exhibits trans ferred to Fremont, which, of course, will rnablo them to hold a fair that will bo sure to drnw a good crowd, nnd In ad vertising their fair they will, of course, advertise the motor plowing exhibition along with It. Fremont Is tho home of Congressman Stephens and R. B. Bchnelder, tho mil lionaire elevator man, both of whom own largo ranches near Fremont on which tractors aro used almost exclusively and these gentlemen heartily endorse tho holding of this exhibition and will klve It the benefit of their lnfluenco and support. An entrance fee of $50 4wlll bo charged for each exhibitor. This money will bo used for tho printing and distribution of posters and such other expense ns may bo Incurred In arranging for, ad vertising and managing the oxhlbltlon. Assurance has been received, of the co operation of the throe great railroads, tho Union Pacific, Burlington and North western, who will place the poSTors In their stations along the various lines In Nebraska and tho Missouri river valley. A. special program will be laid out. Each exhibitor is to be allotted a tract of land and other necessary accommoda tion, so that he may glvo his demonstra tions to the best posslblo advantage. Tho. Twentieth Century Farmer Is re ceiving the applications for entrance, to gether with tho entrance fees, and will make reservations of plots of ground on which the exhibitions are to be given. With regard to the coming exhibition the Pure as n Sparkling and Snappy ii Refreshing and Nourishing is Up-to-Date advertising manager of Tho Twentieth Century Farmer siU'b: "This exhibition will not bo a contest In any senso of the word; that It Is not being promoted to serve tho purposes or deslros of any individual, company or corporation, but that It Is designed purely nnd simply to furthor tho agricultural Interests of the country and to furnish a much needed object lesson to nil who may attend It. ' "An to our position In the matter, The Twentieth Contury Farmer, as an advo cate of progress and modern methods in agriculture, feels that It should bo In strumental In promoting such nn exhibi tion and that by so doing It is dlscharc Ing one of Its duties to both Its readers and advertisers." Michaelsen's Case to Be Heard Monday in District Court John Paul Brcon, nttorney for Wal demar Mlchaelsen, filed a petition In district court this nfternoon asking that city commissioners bo permanently on Joined from discharging Electrician Mlchaelsen, who was fired by City Com missioner Wlthnell for "neglect of duty." The hearing will bo had Monday be fore Judgo James English. City Cor poration Counsel Ben 8. Baker waived nil formalities and consented to appear and argue tho caso on the application Monday. In his petition Breen maintains that Mlchaelsen, who was appointed elec trlclan by the olty commission May 25, 1912, comes under tho fire nnd police regulations and must therefore be given a hearing. The petitioner claims further that oven If the electrician did not come under the fire and police regulations he could not be fired without a hearing. An Anto Collision, means many bad bruises, which Buck ten's Arnica Salve heals quickly, as It does sores, cuts, burns and plies. 25c. For salo by Beaton Drug Co. Advertise ment THE BEER YOU Spring Water Mado with purest water, filtered and boiled, im ported Bohemian hops and seleoted' barley. Everything it touches is sterilized. Luxua hoB a lively sparkle vigor that is unexcelled. It has a delicious, tantalizing flavor. It is re freshing and noui'ishihg. Brewed and bottled by Fred Krug Brewing Oo. Order a caso today from Consumers' Distributors, Luxtis Mercantile Co. 109-11 North 16th Street. Douglas 1889. tftfJK-sVBZSMQstHsMr THE BEER YOU TO MOYE CHARITY QUARTER! Association Will Go from City Hal : to Gardner's Hall. , CURTAILING SOME EXPENSE j Dnpllrntton of Work Performed VTll I lie Done Avrar With nnd Funds j Will lie Hxtendrd Over Lamer Areau Offices of tho Associated Charities o Omaha will bo moved in the next twij weeks from the fourth floor of tho clt ( hall to Gardner's hall, 1T16 Dodgo streel. whero tho employes will have five In, stead of two rooms. Tho new offlcej will enable tho charity officials to on. large tho office equipment and take car of visiting patrons without grouplni them In the outside hall, ns thoy hav been compelled to do In the old quarter At tho meeting of the endorsemen commltteo of the charities yestorda afternoon seventeen organizations wcr endorsed for tho work they have don and the methods they employ. The no1 organizations endorsed were the Salva tlon Army Industrial department, Oman City Mission, Omaha Charity ossoclatloij .1 UA TtnlitM Hniin-I ml.Jnii T .ft fir r wiu i.iti v mull vr','o uv ., . . .a . m time prevoniou consideration oi oiin. organizations doing charity work. In addttlon to tho above these orgrtn tzatlons have also been endorsed; Assci elated Charities of Omaha and Sout Omaha, Associated Jowlsh Charitlcrj Plill.C. Knvlnir Tri.ttfiilr the. finrdne and Jacobs Memorial hall, ,8alvatlo' I Army Rescue home, Scandinavian Younii Wnm.n'. fttHntlnn naartrlrttlnn. RMIIl Settlement Association of Omaha, Swed. Ish Mission hospital. Women' Christie! , association, Young Men's Christian nsscj , elation, Visiting Nurses' association, Vol unteors of America, Young Women, Christian association. i Miss Mabol V. Portor, secretary of tht Associated Charities, says tho enflorsCj ment committee Is aiming to eltmlnat tho waste of funds duo to duplication c - charities. Sho said: 1 "Tho object and aim of tho endorse ' ment commltteo Is to conserve the flnar.. clal resources of tho city which ar! spent In charity and philanthropic worl and direct them Into channels wnero the will yield the best possible results. "In many Instances charity la dupr catod and In other Instances there 1, danger of ono Institution undoing th work which another Institution is tryln to do. "The real charity consists not In givft Ing material things to people, but 1 placing them In a position whore the) can help themselves ana De sen-respeci.,. Ing. It this sort of thing Is dono It win tend to relievo the community of unnecn essary burdens. F "At present all tho organizations tha!;i have boen endorsed aro oxpeated to ecl operate with the Associated Charities," Tho endorsement committee has aske tho public to refuse to donate to entoir prises which do not carry the committee' endorsement, the Idea being that th flold tho other enterprises seek to labo; In are already occupied. Mrs, Joslyn Goes to Front for Lame Hors(I Mrs. George A- Joslyn, officer No. of the Humane society, was-n. visitor rt police headquarters In the Interests of lomo and aged horse which Is being tie! in the hot sun by a family living ojj tho river bottoms. Officer Niels wa dispatched to the home of the ownef where tho negllgonco twaa rectified bj removing tho animal to a shady spot. Mrs. Joslyn expressed herself a being willing to help purchase a pew anlm(9 for the family It the crippled horse VX done away with. CIGARETTE STUB STARTS AN EXCITING BLAZi; A fire at the Davenport rooming house! Twelfth and Douglas streets, gave occaj slon for a good deal of excitement. Ther was moro smoke 'than fire and tho blaze the result of a cigarette stub throwr recklessly on the floor, was noon ex tlngulshed. LIKE and a snap and LIKE V