Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 63, Number 33, Jasper, Dubois County, 7 January 1921 — Page 3

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PALESTINE: PIGMY LAND WITH A GIANT HISTORY The historic Holy Land where moved the Nazarene whose birth will be commemorated around the world this week, is characterized as "a tiny little country," by Viscount- Jarae Bryce in a communication to the National Geography society : "Though the traveler's hand books prepare him to find Palestine small, It surprises him by being smaller than he expected. Taking it.as the region between the Mediterranean on the vrest and the Jordan and Dead sea on the east, from the spurs of Lebanon and Hermon on the north to the desert at Beersheba on the south, it Is only 110 miles long and 50 to CO broad that is to say. It Is smaller than New Jersey. "Of this region large parts did not really belong to ancient Israel. Their hold on the southern and northern districts was but slight, while In the southwest, a wide and rich plain along the Mediterranean was occupied by the warlike Philistines, who were sometimes more than a match for the Hebrew armies.. Israel had, In fact, little more than the hill country, which lay between the Jordan on the east and the maritime plain on the west. King David, In the days of his power, looked down from the hill cities of Ilenjamln, Just north of Jerusalem, upon Philistine .enemies, only i!3 miles off, on the one side, and looked across the Jordan to Moabite enemies, about us far off, on the other. "Nearly all the events In the history of Israel that are recorded In the Old Testament happened within a territory no bigger than the state of Connecticut, whose area Is 4.S0O square miles; and Into hardly any other country has there been crowded from the days of Abraham till our own, so much history -that Is to say, so many events that have been recorded and deserve to be recorded In the annals of mankind. "Nor Is it only that Palestine la really a small country. The traveler constantly feels as he moves about that It Is a small country. From the heights, a few miles north of Jerusalem, he sees, looking northward, a fur-off summit carrying snow for eight nionths In the year. It Is Hermon, nearly 10,000 feet high Hermon, whose fountains feed the rivers of Damascus. "Hut Hermon is outside the territory of Israel altogether, standing in the land of the Syrians; so, too, it is of Lebanon. We are apt to think of that mountain mass as within the country, because It also Is frequently mentioned In the Psalms and the Prophets; but the two ranges of Lebanon also rise beyond the frontiers of Israel, lying between the Syrians of Damascus arid the Phoenicians of the West 'Perhaps ft Is because the raaps from whlrh children used to learn Bible geography, were on a large scale, that most of us have failed to realize how narrow were the limits within, which took place, all those great doings that fill the books of Samuel and Kings. Just In the same way the classical scholar who visits Greece Is surprised to find that so small a territory sufficed for so many striking incidents and for the careers of so many famous men." "ENCHANTED ISLAND" Cyprus, fairy land of the Mediterranean, which Greeks have been urging Great Britain to turn over to them, has a history no less strange than the fiction of Shakespeare's 'Othello." for which the Island, In part, is the setting. Itlchard Coeur de Lion wrested it from a ruler who had won it by forging letters in his monarch's name after that ruler, Isaac Comnenus, had refused to let the Crusader's shipwrecked and seasick lady-love land there the first time she asked. Itlchard married Berengaria there and went his way, after turning over the island to a penniless adventurer, Guy de Lusimian, who founded a "feudal state amongst spice gardens and silken luxury." and thus established a dynasty which has been described as the most romantic European history. Cyprus bulks large In the crotch of Asia Minor, like a huge fist with a lean finger pointing straight at Antloeh. Historically, one may Imagine, the finger should be crooked a bit more. In perpetual accusation of the sultan, the degenerate Sellin II, whose generals captured the Island, Impelled In part, at least, by the fact that Sellin' favorite wine came from there. Geographically, the promontory marks the line of Cyprus prehistoric connection with Asia's mainland. There too, reigned the beautiful Queen Catherine Cornaro. adopted daughter of Venice," who, though grief-stricken by her husband's death, struggled against intrigue that the throne might be saved for his unborn child. Early came to Cyprus those 'Yankees of the Levant," the Phoenicians. Sargon, the kVng of Assyria who. as Isaiah had prophesied, led "the Egyptians prisoners and the Ethiopleans

captives also conquered Cyprus. Esarhaddon, the Caesar and Carnegie of Assyria, who left at Nineveh an indexed library of man? thousands of clay tablets, received tributes from ten Cyprian kings. . Pausanias, Benedict Arnold of Sparta, liberated Cyprus from Persian dominion, and Evagoras, one of the island kings, hero of the world's first known biography, penned by Isocrates, who united the scattered principalities. Is the King Arthur of island tradition. Thus Cyprus reeks with composite memories of eastern. Grecian, Koman, and even Anglo-Saxon civilization. No less was It a focal point for religions. At Kouklla, where certain tides still pile masses of foam along the shore. Aphrodite is supposed to have been born of the waves. Here are ruins of a temple for her worship, where originally fetes were held which, as one writer puts It, "were the scenes of a too literal worship of Venus," and where until recently It was the custom to immerse maidens in honor of the goddess birth. Kouklla Is on the site of the ancient Paphos. The Paphos of today was the cne-tlme Neapaphos, where St Paul struck blind the sorcerer, Elymas. and converted Sergius Paulus, the Ito man deputy. The preent-day Larnaka Is on the site of the biblical Chlttim, whose ships are mentioned by Daniel, and whose ivory Is referred to by Ezeklel. In Larnaka Is the tomb of Lazarus, who, after being raised from the dead. Is said to have become bishop of the renowned city. The area of Cyprus Is about equal to the combined areas of Delaware and Rhode Island, while Its total population Is about half that of the latter ytate. AZORES: MAY BE AERIAL HALF-WAY HOUSE The Azores islands, In years to come, may be an established mid-Atlantic rest station for airplane lllghts across the ocean. Farthest from a continent of any Atlantic Island group, the Islands lie SlQ miles west of Cape da Uoca, Portugal, and more than a thousand miles southeast of Newfoundland, nearest North American land. Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, while the former were active, made the Azores objects of scientific interest akin to that evinced In the nowfamous Mount Katmal region In Alaska. Suboceanlc eruptions, sometimes piling up Islands which soon disappeared, were characteristic phenomena. One early description of mich an event tells how the earth and waters were rocked for eight days by earthquakes, followed by a vast caldron of fire that seemed to sweep the sea's surface and consume the clouds, spewing enormous masses of earth and rock. Then there appeared a group of rocks, ever growing higher and wider until an area of several square miles was contained in this "no man's land." Later it was shattered, and subsided, as the result of more earthquakes. The Azores comprise three groups of islands. Their total area is less than that of Rhode Island ; their population about equal to that of Kansas City. Mo. Most of the Inhabitants are Portuguese. The rest are Flemish and Moorish, with a few Immigrants from the United Kingdom. Fruits and fish constitute the principal exports. Oranges are supplanting pineapples, but the other products lemon, citron. Japanese medlar, and bananas maintain their popularity. The principal fish are the mullet, tunny, and bonlto. Saint Michael, largest Island of the group, has lava beds, caves which may be traversed for miles, and a mammoth crater with two jeweled lakes one azure, the other emerald at its bottom. On Santa Maria Is the church where Columbus knelt. Oft Tercerla a submarine volcano made its appearance as recently as half a century ago. On Corvo have been unearthed coins which suggest Carthaginian visits, and an Arabian geographer of the twelfth century described Islands of the "Western Ocean" thought to have been the Azores. About the middle of the fifteenth century the Portuguese sent expeditions to settle upon them. One island. Fayal, was presented by Alphonso V of Portugal, to his aunt, Isabella, duchess of Burgundy. It was upon her marriage to Philip the Good, duke of Burgundy, that he founded the famous knightly order of the Golden Fleece. j In 1S29 supporters of Maria da Gioria against Miguel, in the strajgcle for the Portuguese crown, established themselves on the islands, and for the three years following Queen Mtiria lived at Angra. one of the seaports of importance. Others are Ponta Deljjada and Horta. $ BESSARABIA: A CONEY ISLAND OF HISTORY1 Bessarabia, recently assigned to the suzerainty of Itoumanla, has long Jeen a racial catch basin. Her population was more than 2,000.000 before the war, and included Moldavians. Little Russians, Jews.'Bulgarians. Greeks. Armenians, Tartars, Germans, and Gypsies; but that list Is short compared with the encyclopedic procession of Getae. Goths. Avars, Huns, Boss! (whence r her name), Ugrians, Kuraans, and Mongols, to mention but a few. since the days of the original Cimmerians. For Bessarabia, sloping southward from the westward foothills of the Carpathians, between the Dniester and Pruth, down to the Black sea and Danube delta, lay in the normal gec-

graphlcal pathway of tribes . pushing westward from Asia and southward from the bleak Russian steppes toward the warmer seacoast lands. Moreover, Bessarabia is at the convergence of these, two history-beaten paths, and many times a clash ensued to decide which group should pass through the "neck of the bottle" toward Europe's lands of milk and honey. Among the most harrowing of the invasions was that of the Mongols in the fourteenth century. They cawe across the Volga under Batu. grandson of that Mongol Charlemagne, Jenghlr. Kahn, and though there Is no complete story of their depredations In Bessarabia, that region probably suffered atrocities similar to others whlcn are recorded in harrowing detail. At Ryazan women and children were used as targets in bow-and-arrow contests; slivers of wood were driven under the nails of the men; then they were corralled in churches to watch their women being tortured, and finally roasted alive. Another city, Kozelsk,. was renamed Mobalig, "City of Woe," and Kiev was laid waste after her people had been maimed and murdered. A picture of peaceful, pastoral Bessarabia prior to the renewed ravages of the World war, furnishes a pleasing contrast. A delight to the few tourists who went through the region, were the Moldavian homes,. A Moldavian interior was Immaculate and vivid. Brightly-colored curtains and hangings were used. An Inevitable decoration were rows of yellow gourds, the raising of which Is one of the minor Bessarablan industries. The people are deeply religious. Fach ortho odox home had Its altar, facing eastward, sacred bread beneath the Icon, and cornstalks placed In the shade of a cross before it. Even the altars were colorful because of their, draperies and candles, and many times they were laden with fiowers. The Bessarablan women are sprightly, brighteyed, and pretty. Moldavians constituted about half the Inhabitants of Bessarabia. Honmania, it will be recalled, way formed by the union of Moldavia and Wallachla ; hence the adjoining Bessarabia, with Its large Moldavian population, long has been the "Irredenta"of Roumania. THE BERMUDAS The Bermuda Islands suggest the adventures of Robinson Crusoe in their colonization and present in their later chronology a curious parallel to United States history, with the events predated by a number of years. The Robinson Crusoe comparison obtrudes because the island was discovered and later settled as the direct result of shipwrecks, and the settlers had to build themselves a bark to set sail again. As for the anticipation of American history on a miniature scale, It 'may be noted that the colonization took place seven years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, Mass. ; that witches were burned, Quakers were persecuted, and miscreants were ducked before similar occurrences are recorded In New England, and that slavery was abolished in 1S3-1. The Bermudians protested long before 1770 against the mother country's rule, until the Island prisons were overfull; but relief came in their case not through a declaration of freedom, but by the accession of Cromwell. But the essential point of contact of the American with the Bermudian arises from the all-but-forgotten fact that while the immortal Lafayette gallantly helped the colonies conclude their war of independence, the Bermudians supplied the ammunition to begin It. So acute was the need for powder In 1775 that George Washington wrote to the governor of Rhode Island that "no quantity, however small, is beneath notice." Learning that there was a store In Bermuda, and that the islanders were anxious to have the embargo lifted upon shipment of food supplies from the colonies, Washington addressed a letter to the people of the Island, who had shown themselves sympathetic with the. American revolutionists, promising them ample supply of provisions and "every other mark of affection and friendship which the grateful citizens of a free country can bestow on Its brethren and benefactors" if they would make this ammunition available for the Continental army. It so happened that the powder had been procured before the letter was delivered, and with it the Continental army compelled the British to evacuate Boston. Not only the sale of the powder, but the fact that Bermuda allowed the colonies to have salt, so Incensed its governor that he upbraided the citizens for treason, and feeling " ran so high that he was removed. His successor was a native of Salem, Mass., whose loyalty to the mother country was such that he gave up large estates In the colonies rather than join the revolutionists. He was connected, both by blood and by marriage, with the Winthrop family. Under his rule the Island's full allegiance to England was restored. Browne was succeeded by Henry Hamilton, during whose administration the town of Hamilton was founded and named for him. This town today is the seat of the island government. It has a popnlatlon of less than 3,000. If did not become the capital of the islands until the time of Sir James Cockburn, lord chief justice of England, and before that time one of Its most famous lawyers. Cockburn, nearly three quarters of a century ago, made the plea of Insanity, which saved the life of Daniel McNaughten, who shot Sir Robert Peel's secretary.

HAPPENINGS Sil mffie IB BIG CITIES

New Version of the Eternal Triangle

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1, CHICAGO. George M. BuckelHeld, 9 East Superior street, worked In the daytime and Edward Weber, 720 North Clark street, worked at night. Mr. Weber, his wife, Nora, at his side, was taking the benediction of the vesper time air along North Clark street, near Erie. "Say," bellowed a male voice, the while a brawny hand gripped Mr. Weber's arm, "where do you get this stun!? Walking with my wife, eh? Nora, what does this mean?" And Mr. BuckelHeld eyed the couple fiercely. Nora was mute and Immobile. But Mr. Weber wrenched away and let lly a Jack Dempsey to Mr. Buckel field's chin, i" "You'll get smart with me, uh?" he observed as Mr. Buckelfield wabbled Senor Ortega and His DKNVEU. Senor Juan Ortega, lounging over the showcase In a Larimer streqj photographic gallery recently, looked long und suspiciously at the three prints that Max Kopplinger, the proprietor of the place, had Just handled him. "Me?" asked Juan, finally. "Sure, Mike, them's you I" exploded Max. "Gimme 00 cents y'understand? Four bits." Juan tossed the three prints Into Max's face. "Me? Bah I" he grunted contemptuously and turned to go. But Max wasn't napping. He cleared counter with one leap and laid detaining hands on Juan's purple and orange mack Ina w. Juan, slipping out of his mackinaw, placed a left hook on Max's nose. Max staggered and put up protective elbows, and Juan placed a right swing to Max's stomach. Dizzy, Max grabbed up a pair of long shears and made a lunge at Juan. Juan dodged and grabbed a flashlight device, which he broke over Max's head. Max struggled to his feet, but Juan picked up the mounted burro, which Max uses to pose "wild West" pictures, and crowned the projnietor with it. Max and burro settled Into a troubled sleep together on the hard floor." Society Function in EYANSTON, ILL. This may be the City of Churches, but there is no reason why we shouldn't have a little healthy excitement once in a while. Anyway, prominent Evanston residents turned themselves Into a posse and gave chase to a pair of negroes and a white youth who held up four prominent North side women. The fugi; tives were captured In Calvary cemetery. About 11 o'clock at night a muslcale, given at the home of Mrs. Herbert Drew, 707 Sheridan road, Evanston, was concluded. Mrs. H. G. Prigge, 7733 North Hermitage avenue, her two daughters, Miss Beatrice and Miss Dorothy, and Mrs. Harold Klein. 43G0 Kenmore avenue, left the house together. Three blocks from the Drew home the two negroes and the white youth New Twist to the LOUISVILLE, KY. The mother-in-law joke Is so old that the ancient Egyptians used to chisel It on the walls of the pyramids as a record of the humor of their remote ancestors. But leave it to Americans of the Twentieth century to give a new twist to any joke! Kentucklans are the fellows this time; people and manners are queer down here since the dry season set In for keeps. Well, anyway, getting down to the facts, Walter Thornton, 32, Paducah cooper, married his mother-in-law Thanksgiving day. The honeymoon lasted until the other day, when they were arrested on the charge of violating the Kentucky statute which says, among other things, that a man shall not marry the mother of his wife. A $500 to $5,000 fine attaches, and If such a marriage is not terminated penitentiary sentence is the alternative. Thornton married May nale five years ago. Recently he obtained a

a bit. "You'll make cracks to me and my wife you'll " A right to his mouth caused him to desist. They clinched, went to the sidewalk, rolled to the pavement, pommelling industriously. When the Harrison street patrol arrived they were pried apart, cleaned up a bit, and removed to the station, where they were placed in the same cell. Nora had disappeared. They resumed the battle until Mr. Weber was removed to another cell. "I'll get you when I set out," he informed Mr. Buckelfield. "I'll show you you can't pull that stuff on my wife." 'Your wife. She's my wife," replied Mr. Buckelfield. And then explanations ensued. They left the station later arm In arm. They had discovered they possessed the same wife. Each summoned a taxicab at the station and hastened to his home. A litle later they met. "She's taken the bank hook and ducked." said Mr. Buckelfield. "She's taken the bank book and ducked," said Mr. Weber. Mr. Buckelfield will testify for Mr. Weber In his divorce suit and Mr. Weber will testify for Mr. Buckelfield in Iiis divorce suit.

Three Photographs Juan then ripped up the ladles' dressing room, smashed half a hundred examples of Max's photographic art Into little hits and sprinkled . hypo adds liberally around the room. Juan, to bring all to a fitting climax, stuck Max's broom into the stove. As It llamed he carefuly withdrew It, Intending to apply It to the drop curtain on which was painted a scene depicting the rear end of. an observation Pullman, labeled "Denver Special." Then Abe Garcia, special ofllcer, broke In on the scene. He grabbed Juan. "What's wrong here?" he demanded. Juan pointed to three soiled prints on the floor near the sleeping forms of Max and the stuffed burro. "Me? Bali!" he said. City of Churches leaped In front of the women. One pinioned the arms of Mrs. Klein to her sides. Another snatched away her purse. The trio then dashed Into a side street. The four women screamed. Their cries attracted two Evanston policemen and a number of those who were departing from the Drew home. J. O. Cox, treasurer of the William Wrigley Jr. company, drove up in his automobile, accompanied by his daughter, Miss Barbara. With the four women and the two policemen he took up the trail. A dozen other automobiles, driven by guests at the Drew musicale, participated in the man hunt. Mr. Cox having several minutes' start, succeeded In keplng the fugitives in view. With his machine at their heels, the trio raced for the cemetery. The Wrigley ofliclal vaulted the cemetery fence ahead of the policemen. The latter fired a couple of shots in the air and the thieves came to a stop. Mr. Cox collared all three. The return of the thieves to the Evanston police station was a real society function. Half a hundred Evanston residents, many of them prominent socially, followed the captives. Mother - in - Law Joke divorce on the ground of Infidelity and he and his young daughter continued to live at the home of the mother-in-law, Mrs. Etlie Hale, 42. Arraigned before County Judge Lang, the newlyweds pleaded the bride was no longer Thornton's mother-in-law after he obtained the divorce from her daughter. Judge Lang said there might be something in that and took the case under advisement. Louisville judges believe the case is without precedent.

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