Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 297, 2 September 1911 — Page 2
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Th Mosque El Eska on the Temple Area at Jerusalem. The Fountain in the Foreground I Fed. by Water from Solomon's Pools. O eke ont a scanty water sup ply the anthorltle of Jerusalem .hare at lat tapped the rimed , "Sealed Fountain" built by Solomon and referred to by him in bis Song of Sonfs. A modern water, works has been erected to distribute the water through the city, which hitherto hns depended entirely upon the rainfall. With' much pomp the new waterworks erected on the viaduct beneath . the. .Lower ,Ioo .of. , Olhon, not far from the railroad station, were losugurated. In ancient times Jerusalem had a supply of pure spring water with ' which the "Great Sea- and other of tbt vast reservoirs beneath the Tern?i rt?9l fl'Vna which mads It possible for the !ity to withstand tirotonged .slegesv TThls water was brought from the south. About three Mies south of Bethlehem, which Is six mllee south of Jerusalem, lie the f three great reservoirs sttrlbuted by many to Solomon. - and which are ' how called Solomon's Pools. Tb valley, in the lower part of which the fruitful village of Arms lies, and where, according to the measurements of Joaepbus. lay the gardens of Solomon, was walled across and enlarged to mak these capacious pools which were filled with rsln water from springe in the same locality, one of which is thought to be the "Sealed Fountain" spoken of by Solomon in hla song. Other copious springs, from still further to the south, toward Hahm contributed their flow, which was led to the vicinity of Solomon's Pools, through aqueducts that wound TOUCTT it JACK MARTIN, with a certain ...uuut v hum luiercai. wu Easing into a anop window which dUplayed a mUcellanous collection ot arUcles cracked or broken or bent. In dlagy lettering over th window ran th Inscription: "Amos Dutton. Second-Hand Dealer." ' Martin was about to turn away trom . htoMtaJptetton f Mr Dutton's tarSlsbd treasure, when a small man. bears vcasiu s w w sac ss ss si 41014 s f " ss ' a ves i a big wall clock under his arm, trod up and entered the shop. A second later Irate voices were heard tag a big wall clock under his arm. within K a.hllahmn Swlftlv lluv
rose to a climax of fierce argument And then the door opened, and the little man. f Still with the clock under his arm, cam
Ut again. . "8 windier I" he shouted fiercely. "Don't you talk like that!" counselled av antiM from witnin tne anon. oninnmiii. nindlsr ! uU ih. llttla n rfaflantlv. I told you th clock would a-o" remarktd th voice of Mr. Duttton. patiently. 'Tea. but you didn't tell me It had to . - ;. . ,. . , uk..'. .v.. ,1 . .11 T.v i' ean't hang It upT - Do you think I want Mr. Dutton. "You bought a clock from me. you took It away, and then you w. 1 v- w . ... 1& t '""I " lia. - K-rnr. 1 ...j nni.o.m. f0,wf0- Vr.atin., ri "SwML of .11 th. ch..k .aid th. llttl. i?t!UiS?y.t,WbW ",dthmU "t : " norl' " nu" to th ! doer "Tou'r carrylnE this Joke too far." , said Mr. Dutton. - "All right, old rag-an-bon man!' rtortd th little ' fellow, critically surveying Mr. Dutton. "I'm going. Mr. Duttoa. with a magnificent air f finality, closed th door. Th little 1 an, shifting th clock . under th ether arm. stood a moment and then
" a clock to put on th floor T Do you would it be t omake him give a bit to a m nave a iook '- t " think X want to look on th carpet every ' charity as well?" the maker s na m . to on the d entime 1 waui to se th Umr Tt 'ud be th wonderfulle.t thing that ton & Barnaby. It s ra ther old-fa sn--You clar oftl" advised th lnvlsrl" v happened," admitted the little man. loned. in an oblong bfown case, with a
walked away, muttering awlftly. to mend ,t wlth a haJrpln; Tott igw MarUn followed him. At the corner of mma,wiUl M oid-faahIonedIK:lu.,Gona readily. . - a .. mind; "IH give you a new 'un for it. clock from beneath the counter. Mr. -I really think.- mused the Man what women are with hairpins." he men- tn road- Mr Dutton entered a small ln for a bit of dealing. Harry has." , Xoa h can't," Mated Martin. -Um- Can.t w ttan t, can If Dutton clutched at It, and wlthont anWtth Twenty. Tonguja -that I might tloned parenthetically. "They think a barber shop. . "Sov I in a way- came th reply, ten tom." . w -f0 But , wouldn.t Jlke to uk other word hurried from the shop, take It upon myself to Interfere. I hairpin can do antyhtng. except sit up "The very placer thought Martin, with rm worUnr for old Professor Bitter- Fori while Messrs. Martin and vantage of you." -aid Mr. Pickett. .UUky:tor;;yih-"-9rotmt9e.''.Z might get some fun out ot Mr. Dut- .! bet for biscuits. Well, of course, satisfaction, and innocently followed his horlL Iie coUecta things, pays no end Picket! remained m close conversation --That', all right, my boy Mr. Dut- ck!ed Martia. and he and Mr. Plctoa. And. anyway." he added, virtu- my misses only rosde the clock go wors Quarry into the .hop. ot m0ney for fern- . H'a sent me down a- eontersaUon punctuated by matusl ton usared him gentaBy. Too giva nu keK through the window at th ouly. -It'll b. .em.thlng attempted, and it never had gone really wen since Thr wr three or four men await- here, funny enough, to look for a clock- grins 4 nd chuckles. hat dock and come around -, to mr bo"f ul Mr. Dutton. who face boraunlf not .mothlng; don t earn a. the kids tried to se. it it would float. 1BS tonsorlal attention from "the Ger- He Jieard there was a clock for sale at a "He i ought to b hr by now," uid place, um y0a haU pick a mw 'un out bImWs i-fM of etftr snttclpstlon. 1 night's rpos." Then I took a hand ln th gam. I man barber and .his compatriot as- aeCond-hand dealer's down here, and h Martini finally. "Just let him catch a of that bankrupt stuff that X bought.' .Tou're sae enough." aald Martin at He hastened after th clock-carrier s'pos I hadn't got th right tools. Any- slstant. Martin sat down on th waa after It Uk a shot. I've Just been gtlmps of you, and then com tedoors - Bight." Mid Mr. Pickett. -And yt jMt boldlng his aching a4deav "He can't and soon caught up. Th ltttl man how, about S o'clock this morning, I d- bench and studied a newspaper. along to the place, and X find ifs been and carry out th rest oT U buameaa i don't know." he added dubiously, threaten you with anything: Tm a witwas still muttering- malevolently. elded our old clock was about don for. Aftenawhll It came Mr. Dutton. sold sold for MS. And the Professor programme." n thtok that ' . a.-a aata If art In nlaaaantlv. TouM ha aurnrlait at th. nnmhap nf lit- tnni tn m-imiht th. harhara i-h,l, mtA T muK mt a hundred dollars for It." Mr. FMckatt went oat on : th nave- what th. mlaala thinks about It. Sh.'i passed. But. oh." COHdtlded th Man '
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Elisha's Fountain and the Plain their way long distances around the hills and through tunnels beneatn them. From Solomon's Pools and the Sealed Fountain two aqueducts led this accumulation of water to the reservoirs beneath the temple plateau. One is called the "Lower Level," being a surface channel passing down the valley of Artas. and past Bethlehem, where some of the ANB (D)LD "You've been buying a clock. I see?' Ten i urea Martin. M. ... Xne little man lnnlr.il .nirpllv at Martin, but Martin was giving no evlaenc r ribald mirth. Instead ther " a look ot sympathy on his fac nlch succeeded in enlisting the little' man a conndence. - know abdut buying a clock." 5? w'l? Ane distinction. "I've thi.r And he glanced with 1 - - - -- lnten annoyance at the burden beneath his arm. The sight of it ap?5re( to stimulate his wrath. -What's " lne. .ou Deit KOt to do with vm nvw.v r (O QO With VOU. MTWaV I ,ho"J )'ke to know?" he demanded, ,w you like to get even with 0, what's-his-name old Duttonr "'"' l"Jr1 . - would I not!" said the little man, with empnasis. "i d like to get a hammer and tny kness end then I'd" itmw ins rmcany oia neaa tiernt bctvMn Martin arrested this hloodfhH.fv akth of retaliation. Well, vou can't An that mh aa -... like to." - ' Well, then.- ..Id the Httle man. with ao.-ir. a.n, 1 11. to sret m v monov back." " Just what I was thinking And how "So wonderful that It ain't possible.". - V f . SCCi aa.U uai 1SB. Aa1Wa " : : on7 Kr , th. . - kn.nt , -1 v. iittia man. -T w inat thinklna- ahout that before vou come ui to me. I was minute, Son. with old V,Uonllyl Sr - te takThimindU7u? h?myin . .. luI"u"r; the clock, and we'll make him a-ive a sub"in, ncuwiuar.yungnoujDiH ..rinlln. ... . V. - hn-nlt.l Wka. ... think nt that r "I'd like to see It done.- .aid the littl m.n w .tf Jv. .-iiinS ,on. h. wait afford to be charitable. Tou wouldn't bellev th way he's cheated folks. And talk about mean!" iduv. xt .... , . .ukhl huw 1.11 m 11 ii ar u ill . villi come to buy that clock off hlmTell. you see, our 1 1. . a ,,., , " L - tl. bit. I took It to. Then Mr. Barker. th clockmaker la our street, held a sort nt nnatmartam an it an ha. uM it waa
of Jericho. The Healing Waters
Through Modern Pipes.
flow was utilized, and reaching Jerusalem by long windings among tne bins of the wilderness of Judea. and at one point pnssiug through a tunnel dug through a bill. The so-called "Upper Level," was an aqueduct which ran through a large stone pipe, down into the valley near Rachel's Tomb, and up again on the other side. The circular opening In the stone blocks A Story of quite done for." said Martin, "but . . ..... "Very interesting,' vm x tt mo ahmtt t ha clock you bought off Mr. Dutton." "Ain't I telling your answered ths little man patiently. "Yeu see. we had to buy a new clock, so we decided to buy a second-hand one. I went round to see old Dutton. He said he'd got a fine wall clock and I thought I might' as well have that, 'cos we could hang - - it out of the way o fthe kids." "So you bought the wall cl have there?" " 01 lnt w""."no.,8 .. -That's It. ' Vivm dollara. I air for It. That S It. f ive dOIlarS. I R1V because old Dutton said U was a real. food one. But when I got it home I found it would only go if you laid it . . .. t13. "" t.... . "efra yo" "yl"? nl"'Jur.-. . klm - ...... ...... - It tor anoth my money c, ker, th clockmaker said, when took It back, that It 'ud cost at least a 'TZJX" " "."1 ud. and Keeping anyming line urae. "Mr. Dutton appears to nave oenavea dishonestly, to say the least of it Let os w "V? .v",7., r .7VL znemoer iia ucvaus. Now tell me what's your name and where you live "Name. Pickett Bob nckett. Address. 27 Market." replied th little man. ' T I expect you'll see me again to-day. Look out for development" ir.rtin fhlnlrlnir steadilv. returned the nela-hhorhood of Mr. Dut- " - - . . n. ton's V . T1 1 he watched th second-hand shop. 'Tes. I think that's th right game to 1ay." he remarked at length. Ughtlng a cigarette. "It now omy remains ior me to flnd a suitable opportunity to get at Mr. Dutton.TTa arnll.il about Ineonsnlcuouslv for - - some time. At last the door of Mr. Dutton's ahon onened and that gentleman em freed and walked up th street. -Shave!" ordered Mr. Dutton. and forthwith, waa lathered copiously. u...i aa.i.ii .111 .h. ha.K .
er, but he wouldn't give me mem cmc. "' -.- V. C hi. business what uuiwin impauenujr. .ui 10
, neither. And Mr. Bar- high prices just now e'fr.""" ,n h,v It for at least business. L
what I told you of. Mr. Dutton surrea in nis woumui - ? "!., -7on chatterlna here "Tou're going to have a new sultT" i u ,n him hf t 'Arh be aarefull" begged the bar- forty. MVelU 1 can t stop chattering nere. Martin, resisting the temnta.
of the Fountain Are Now Conveyed to Jericho
composing this part of the aqueduct was about eighteen Inches in diameter. Many of these blocks have been removed from their original places in the aqueduct, and are to be found preserved as antiques in different institutions In Jerusalem. Some ot them bear the names of Roman officers who built or repaired the aqueduct There is no stain or trace of the Man with begun to scrape Mr.'Dutton', leathery uegun 10 acrspe an. uunuu s - cheeks before he embarked on the lit- . . - . vv.ww ,i- a .f v.nlrltnnll sm WU CD M had thought out for Mr. Dutton s spcial benefit. -Hallo. Harry," said a voice, which solinded as though it had its origin just outside the door. -where are you going to In such a hurry?.. -Business" replied a second voice. ao rurnishea ty w.run s .. "What's th gamer- asaea tne nrsc T'". ' : f .m -T ,fuff was Jln"d about a ch n 0 nd h 1 m aoing a on 01 ucm the chap Ann 1 W UIl L L KJ uuu Rio he saw this chap wa lA with clock under his arm. and from what he told me. it was one of ber. "I vos nearly cut you then!" ''What's 'there special about this sort of clock 94" asked the : voice. .-There's a rage for them . sort . of JMngs nru. w iw5 - - nowadays, xi mis was i " I think it was. it's wortn wy.-": one's money. It don't matter whether it goes or not; It's the clock collections want, not the works.", ,i,..u ,l.(... mi., in 4a ihout it?" and to" Mr. -DaTteST. "Vy you Jump, about Uk dat 7 All our fault If I cut von." "Well. n't wast, tlm chatUng to - a i- T ..t oft. 1 want to find that chap- beior a some on. els gets hold of ."him. long!" - For a minut or two ther was anenc. Then th Man wita iweniy, Aonguea got t to work again. .V -Hello, Charlie r said the voice which . ,. . ..m .uni. tn nrliU Jj. tha pavement outside. I Jut ' nan noa.en dibu aw. - - ( . w,i.r. What do tou IVT.w VT- Awt Trvinar to find av -Dere!" aald th Teuton barber severely to Mr. Dutton. "Soon, presently, you .. hln laft- '
Find this chap what was carrying it. hibited mirtmui surprise i mw
offer htm anything up to aw ror t ance 01 air. uuuon fc
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water having flowed through this stone pi!, trom which c:ud that the -Upper Level chan ! wan - never completed. ltfen theories ascribe these waterworks to Solomon aud to the Roman PlodJn modern times J"usa,"?nfbfi9 fyei dependent upon the rainiau. which comes in the Winter months, far its water supply, accumulated fom the roofs In the rock-hewn cis Twenty
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J W", - , ' . . ,h. .t... was carwas the same clock the chap was ca , rltng HIOUU 'Did It have n.'"s,D7hudlal?.: ,"tu'" Vaaeriy MfjwV(n was Haw told me . do" .t,know- " was "arry b?ft w. It's the very clock. Made . w as. , hy..ff nfw. I teli you." .n i-omg to ransack the neigh- . rhood- tm . flnd it The professors to pay firty for it. and I believe '! MO to uouu.e - ----- when be might t0 be done up And, even if the proI nn Bible. The volcei ceiKtu '"- - - . nt Mr 'Dutton. cnxn ueudumoi -" . gore , ana necaea w "'."Tri ,..7im. th. r-ni-i nro- . . '1", tests of the barber, followed alter mm. Mr. Dutton was ; nmnS "" the pavement, looaing iuu w ""1 fnr th men who had spoken. were several passen-D., - nT gerthe7e first Somewher. In Mark. tret h llv.i." Forthwith Mr. Amos Dutton set on .harnlv. dabbing t hi. fac with a 1 i,,lf Martin, ha Mine a Cab. directed the driver to procwo iuia
in in - 1 it. Wish 1 couio nnu mo - henslvely. Then, with a glance at in t . ..... t.... ,. -r. 1. .
reply. "I've lt. Anyway. I'm going to have a ... ,hoB ne iama Indoors . ' ,.r ..rT r
with a clock. -OQd 8bot to find him. I'm going to in- - - .. r", mnt 7 1 A pal of mine X at all th. second-hand shops, and time he 8aM Mr. Dutton. l il' dn 1 l l0M
Iking up tne n the watchmakers, lou never -v.- Ha'i busy over r suit for tne. " nrh,.- .11 - oik.., .UIIM4
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He found that gentleman to b oy proieanon a lauor ra a. v, '"-' ;"Hrr you are, then! said Mr. ckjet. coming: forward. - "Tj ' and what a more. Mr. Dutton u be here,, too. very shortly. H'. com- . . iorto bur tow dock off you.". "Ha can. have it for V said Pickett, merit. Mr. Dutton was wandering- along th street, alert to dlacover atr. fidwtt. TTa a aaia ait atarC aUV. slarha Cat him
The Pageant at the Opening of the Water Works in Jerusalem. To the Right Is the Ancient Pool of Gihon. How the Ancient Reservoirs of the Holy City Have Been Pressed Into Service to Supply Modern Needs
terns built generally beneath the houses. A short rainfall, a season or two ago, made it necessary for the municipal authorities to run a ilaily tank train from a spring at nettir. several miles down the Jaffa :md Jerusalem railroad. The authorities also propose to rstablish large reservoirs at springs In the valley of the Brook Cherith. some twelve miles to the northeast of the city, and tenders are aow being considered for this work. In the near future, therefore Jerusalem should be well supplied with water. It was only a few months since that a modern water supply was Installed at Jericho and also at Beerheba. It was only recently, too. that an English company Introduced ' into Bey rout the wuter of the Dog River, which is some miles to the north of the town, which now enjoys an abundant supply of purs Damascus has also recently had her water supply greatly improved, and Is the first city in Bible lands to have an electric tramway, and In this particular Beyrout Is following euit Then the primitive way of raising water- for irrigation and other purposes, particularly on the fertile Plain of Sharon, is being gradually superseded by American I. murrv nil hurried forward. At the same moment r.: riwm -k - - s retired into the little parlor same moment Mr. Pickett stepped in- ... . v.1. ahnn " Mr nuttton. entering hastily, found the little tailor s shop eempty sav Martin, who sat on a chair with the patient appearance ot waiting customer. ' - c ' 1 ' whll Mr. Dutton waited, tc. though he did not display the ev - Z." psUnc. of Martin. Instead h fu,sed fumed about the Utu and even went back Into th street to gar up aua " tion to add that, at any rate. Mr. Dutw ton was like to have a good St In th Immediate future. Dutton rapping on th. counter, s""p: The sound of brisa footsteps was outside. Abov th rolls of cloth ln th window two men could b seen passing. It's somewhere in thla road." M.rUn said, using one of th voices be had utilised In th barber', shop, aad making It sound as though It cam from on of the passing men. "I shall soon get hold Mr. Dutton beard the words distinctly and was overcome by a great fear that this chance of profit should escape him. ' IT. . . .. .. no nammerea enerseucaiiy on tne counter, till at last Mr. Pickett came oa the scene. I've been thinking about that clock. " said Mr. Dutton eagerly. -so have I." said Mr. Pickett drily. . "Alter What you said this morning." said Mr. Dutton. "it cam to m that pVaps you was disappointed about It?" - "1 don't want to get rid of U now." - Mr. Dutton rumi haini.aai "Welt. tn vnn hn i-n t.when h hafl r-nv,ri hia . taken a fancy to It." "Win, - hurry up. taear" growUd Mr, -. SnLtost mnzlonalT. .
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pumps driven by kerosene motors, which now mingle their lll-smeillag odors with the sweet frsgrancs ot the orange blossoms ot the gardens of Jaffa. If it seems strange that one of the most ancient sites', where stands the . newest Government post, should be the first in Palestine to have an adequate water supply, it is equally singular that the little squalid mud village of Jericho, whose only importance la because of the crowds of tourists that, in the season, pass the night In the hotels, there, should be the next locality favored with the water supply. ' - Here a three-tncS c pipe has Just been laid from Elishs's Fountain which lies to the west, near the ruins of old Jericho, for 2.000 meters, to bear the Serai, or Government Hons of the present Jericho, whence it is distributed by small pipes tp the hotels, convents and mosque Now, therefore, travellers en Ants for the Jordsn and Dead Sea, eaa have pure drinking water In place of tbe fouled water that formerly came through tbe ditches by the roadside, from tbe distant fountain. Elisha's Fountain is undoubtedly the one whose waters were healed by that prophet on his return from the mem orable walk across the plain to and beyond the Jordan., which ended la the translation of Elijah.
Howard Aain footsteps passed the shop, and again the $tan with Twenty Tongue t ."..7 " "threw" his vote iutside to say "Somewhere on this side of tbe road. she said, didn't she? Th old prefes w "''P"' . - . . Aga n Mr. Dutton f1"'" Mr. fke" ""f, l tj11 ap.? i. 1't wint t Dirt ..,' th Tnl P b ' i TJJJ "S". " i"" . p. " hirn. "Don't you worry. Well, Tm busy now. - Will you come this way to be fitted, please, sir?" he asked Martin. "Walt a bit:" Implored Mr. Dutton. "What's the lowest you'll take for that clock? If you want to know th truth. my missus is crying Aer eyes out be cause 1 sold It by mistake, it's a very what', th lowest 1" : - jwiniy goii, Said Mr. Pickett nrmly. ..,..;- Mr. Dutton gasped. 'A pause ensued. i "Ah. this Is the house." said a familiar voice, presumably near th threshold out. side. "Well. I'M wait opposite. Tou g to the corner of the road and look out 'or professor. After my telegram b m7 come any minute." Mr, Dutton heard with dismay. Th tTom his grasp. But It was not too late, "Right!" said he, after a short Inward struggle. He fumbled' in his pocket mamaI Ci M. . V. . A1 t. win vw u v,wwa 'Just drop half of it la that hospital collecting boa oa my counter," directed Pickett. -"It don't bold with making such big profits on a deal. Tou can put In a contribution if you ilk. And give me my "'one uacs. ana nve more or interest nd trouble, ril b satisfied with that" Mp- Dutton dropped th money Into lh box and pushed th rest toward - Mrs. Pickett. "Now glv in the clock. h aald.
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with Twenty Tongneat "I should Uk to know what Mr. Dottoa wOl think of the
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