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••sh-y-j- w : C&tfrerm& ffllS BUI'S TIBER IS PI,OF THE JSP* *. . .r^i u.y:'/' 1n Central ugM as a America Michigander Has Raised It s, Mich.--WmianTT&ol- comb of Stanton has a unique pet in the person of a South American tiger, measuring 54 inches from tip to "tip and nearly 24 inches In height It Is lame and playful and roams at large, not only in the Holcomb household, bat also in the village streets. Chil­ dren play with it, grown-ups stop to Jet it and stroke its spotted fur. About four years ago Holcomb went to Central America on a government Job. One day while hunting he shot a tigress. When he went up to the dead animal he saw In the grass be* idde her a playful cub. He carried j| „j; w EXT to the Holy Land -the most interesting region in the World to Biblical scholars Is the Sinaitic peninsula. In one respect It la even more Interesting than the Holy Land, for the wealth of relics and manuscripts which it contains has hardly been touched by modern investigators. An important movement has now been started by the Universities, scholars and religious leaders of England to conduct a thorough tiearch of the Monastery of St. Catherine, on Mount Sinai, where it is believed that the oldest jfxisting Bible manuscripts are to be found. Discoveries already made Indicate with prac- •••'.•flcal certainty that these manuscripts muBt be there, but for peculiar reasons very little prog- >*es8 has been made in searching for them. Dur- ' "tug the years 1844, 1853 and 1859 the Germd|i .Jkpfihoiar Tischendorf spent mueh time exploring ~~ie monastery library. .* The monks were then very simple and hof> pltable and quite unfamiliar with the ways of the outside world. They allowed Tischendorf to do as he pleased in the library. He used this liberty with stupendously profitable results to Itimself. He discovered the oldest known Gredk Manuscript of the Bible, now known as the "Co­ dex Sinaltlcus." By some scholars it Is dated ate , early as the fourth century, and In that case It Is the oldest practically complete manuscript of the Bible. It consists of most of the Old Test*» Jfeent, all the New Testament and "the Epistlt 0 Barnabas." This wonderful Collection of manuscripts Tisc& fehdorf carried away without saying" a word to the monks. There are doubtless collectors today .Who would give $1,000,000 for these manuscripts' When the monks slowly realized that they had tieen robbed of one of the • most precious po#* . Jfessiona in the religious world, they became verjfr" •ngry, and their anger lasted a long time. a "v. For years travelers who visited the out-of-th# World monastery reported that the monks were.' •txrly and inhospitable, and would not afford a Reasonable opportunity for an examination of their treasures. Many of these visitors reported that the monks were ill-using their manuscripts In a deplorable manner, using them as stands ft)r cooking utensils and flower pots. \ Finally, in 1894, two brilliant Englishwomen--" "Mrs. Smith Lewis and Mrs. Gibson--succeeded tn winning the confidence of the monks and se» cured permission to make an examination uf the library. Their search was richly rewarded, for they discovered a fourth century palimpsest manuscript of St. Paul's Gospel in Syriac. This is probably the oldest known Bible manuscript, for the Tischendorf Codex, even allowing it the •* Oldest date mentioned, would barely equal It. Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Gibson found that in order to put the library In thorough order and reveal even superficially all that it contained' would require the labors of a considerable staff of trained workers. Although the monks gave facilities to the two women, they were not wllK ing to admit any considerable body of investiga­ tors to the monastery, in view, of their bitter experience of earlier years. The present movement aims to overcome the objections of the monks in a friendly manner. The Sinaitic Peninsula is now in Egyptian terri­ tory, When the necessary funds have been col­ lected the assistance of the Egyptian authorities will be sought In carrying on negotiations .with - the monks. Among the most precious manuscripts believed-^ to be ltt the monastery is the original of ttyt> Gospel of St. Luke In the handwriting of the apostle himself. This would be incomparably the most Important Bible manuscript ever discovered. The Syriac copy of St." Luke's gospel found by the two English women and at present consti­ tuting the oldest known Bible, manuscript con­ tains evidence that it was translated from * Greek original in the library. - ^ ifyxrf on Which Moses React Jen Cbmrnsndmenfo ^teholars hold that the original Gospel of St , Luke was in Greek. The apostle was a physician of Greek descent, and his gospel gives evidence of scholarly attainments. Early chronicles state that the manuscripts of St. Luke's gospel was .one of the treasures given to the monastery toy the Emperor Justinian in 527 A. D. The bsild- v Ing contains numerous representations of the apostle writing his gospel, and these appear have a close association with the foundation the establishment. ... The library is known to contain about 500 an­ cient volumes filled with manuscripts in Greek, . Arabic, Syriac and other languages. As one of u these great volumes may contain hundreds of ^ Jnanuscripts, the wealth of the library can only -be guessed at. Among its curiosities, is a' very - ancient complete manuscript of the Psalms, wrlt>» ten on its leaves In microscopic writing. . This monastery is the oldest continuously fn-' habited building in the world. It was founded by Justinian in about 527 A. D., and has been jKJcupied ever since. It is surrounded by walls • 10 feet high, and defended by cannon, for It was geut off from the civilised world for centuries.' Until recently everybody who entered was hots$^ :%td by a rope over these walls.' ? . The earth on which the vegetables of the monastery are grown was brought from the Holy l<and, for there is «© soil in the vicinity. In the nrst few centuries of the Christian church the Sinaitic Peninsula was the refuge of many Chris­ tians fleeing from the Roman persecution. Then ' the church triumphed and for centuries after the V founding of the monastery it was honored bjr-i- gifts from emperors and kings. -p.. r~ Then came the Mohammedan outbreak. ' DuK ing the centuries when the followers of th^t ; .prophet overran the eastern world this little spot i|eld out for Christianity. \ ri The convent stands at the foot of the mount* win called Jabal Musa; which, according to many authorities, is the actual mountain where the ^en Commandments were committed to Moses fcy toe Lord. The site of the monastery, accords. * iiig to this theory, is the spot where Moses d*> Jfvered the Commandments to the children of "Israel. This is a disputed question, but there is* little doubt that It is an important site, for the •actives in all ages have revered it. Here passed the children of Israel durfhg their #$) years' wandering on their way from Egypt t« the Holy Land. Here occurred the many mil?' acles and wonderful events of the Exodus--the* * cloud by day aud the pillar of Are by night, tho feeding of the people with manna, the miraculous-) production of water by Moses, the battle with th* Amalekites, the appearance of the Lord on the* .me raising of the brazen serpent by Moses and finally the death of Moses. The Sinaitic Peninsula covers about 10,000 square miles, and there was plenty of room for the 40' years' wandering. The traveler who sees the land today can easily un­ derstand why miracles were necedbary to keep the children, of Israel alive. It is an exceeding­ ly barren wilderness, largely composed of rocks. It only maintains a hand­ ful of natives, and it is believed that the number has hardly changed since prehistoric times. Though barren, the land is very picturesque, and the red mountains rising abruptly into the clear sky are wonderful. Nearly all the sites mentioned in Exodus and > . the other books of the Old Testament ttre Identified by the monks and by local traditions. There Is a peak called Jabal Ras-es-Safsaf, which Is said to be the exact spot from which Moses witnessed the worshipping of the golden calf by the children of Israel, it is a small peak, giving an excellent view of a large plain, which might very well have been the place where the Israelites indulged in their Idolatrous festivities, as described in Exodus: "And it came to pass as soon as he came nigh unto the camp that be saw the calf and the danc­ ing; and Moses's anger waxed hot, and he cast the the tables out of his hands and brake them beneath the mount "And he took the calf which they l\ad made and burnt It in the fire, and ground it to powder and strewed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it." , The peak where Moses is reputed to have wit­ nessed this scene is part of the same group where the leader of the chosen people received the Ten Commandments from heaven. The local traditions assigning sites for all these ancleqt occurrences seem very reasonable. There Was a Mix-Up. the little fellow back to camp and nur­ tured it It was gentle and never showed ally disposition to return to wild life. It made friends with all the campers, shared their bunks and frolicked with them wheft they lolled about on the ground. When the job was finished last sum­ mer, Holcomb returned to the states, bringing the animal with him. His sweetheart fell in love with his pet and begged him to give It to her. Hol­ comb was in a quandary. "Tell you what I'll do," he said. "If you want that tiger you'll have to take me, too. Then it will be the pet for both of us." Two days later they were married. The tiger does various stunts, and Is regarded as a pet by everyone ex­ cept dogs. Recently a bull terrier with a reputation as a fighter was trotting past the Holcomb home when he spied the tiger and growled a chal­ lenge. The tiger answered with a snarl. Immediately there was a mix-up. but it lasted only a moment. The teirler, bleeding from myriad scratch­ es from the tiger's claws, stuck its tail between its legs and streaked it around the nearest corner. BUCK DEER DEFEAT^ A BULL Latter Was Without Hornst and Gets the Worst of a Terriflo Battle. Pottstown, Pa.--A large ftaek 6eer suddenly appeared among Edwin Ger- ber's cattle, grazing In a field near this town, and attacked one of the largest bulls in the herd. A fierce bat­ tle emsued. The deer plunged its large antlers into the bovine's sides and head and had an advantage in the fight because its antagonist was de­ horned. Farm hands heard the commotion, and, armed with pitchforks, hurried to the scene of conflict. > The deer jumped a five-foot stone fence and dis­ appeared. It was a member of a pri­ vate herd ahd had escaped from an enclosure. DOUBLB VI8ION. , || . Police Magistrate--Hovn't Oi seen yes here twict befure?- Prisoner--Only onct, yer ahneiyan' that was last Patrick's day. Police Magistrate--St. Patrick's 'day, was ut? Wull, thot ixplains ut OI must mv seen two of J^--PttCiL •it* UNPROFESSIONAL, t my Powers--I'm sorry you lost your lawml Bowers--Well, I ought to have known ^attorney was no good. Powers--Why? Bowers--The very first time the case was call­ ed he told the judge he was ready to go on.-- feiiPlr ALL AT WORK. "All of a sudden you don't seem to hehr any- ; thing more about futurists. I wonder what has happened?" "Wait till the whitewashing season is over. Take it from me, they'll bob up into prominence a--l«i " t .r* "• -I-- 1 v, - A LADIESVtl^^j "Ab©mb." ' - V't \4.~z "Put it In water," Bald the' chief" (ft police, mount, the building of the Ark, the worshippinf-bg^ "A suffragette bomb." Of the golden calf, the budding of Aaron's rodi, "Put it in Floi BEST PRINT FOR THE EYES j After making a careful study of the ! various styles of type and their effect Point That is of Much Importance and Is Not Given Proper Consideration. 1 v. According to the report** mittee of English physicians, who have just completed an investigation of tba subject, the poor quality of the print used In many of the books and magazines children read is causing serious injury every day to'sin alarm- ingly large number of eyes. upon the vision, the committee de­ clares that no child should be allowed to make a practice of reading any printed matter unless each letter is clean cut and well defined. Very con­ densed or compressed type was found to be very harmful for breadth is even more important than height In lessening the strain upon the ey^s. The contrast between the finer and the heavier strokes of the letters should not be too great on account of ?<• vtrv :v.T,y - r. -vt-O b- y-'-, ""' ' " " ' • v the difficulty of seeing the hair strokes. On the other hand, a very heavy ?faced type suffers in legibility through diminution of the white in­ terspaces, example,' when the space in the upper half of the c Is reduced to a white dot. The ideal type for children's eyes as well as for those of older, persons was found to be one in which the whites and blacks are so well bal­ anced in "each letter t^at it is easy to discriminate between e, c and o, be­ tween 1 and 1, and between h and k,c, » •-. v.. • <?•••'%*£; " - p:- 'it# Florida water. Ah, the dear girls." and to differentiate m, na, nu» nv, w and In. The general form of the let­ ters should be broad and square, rath­ er than elongated vertically, and the letter o should , approach close to the perfect circle. IMBEDDED IN' MORTAR BED ^ -- Italian Laborer in New Jsreey Had to Be Pried Out With a Pick. Pleasantdale, N. J.--Angelo Martuo- cl, a mason's helper the other day fell from some scaffolding and landed in a martar bed about 18 inches deep. Both this ankles were sprained and he could not rise. He lay on his back, supporting himself with his hands to keep his head out of the mortar. He yelled, but none came. The, mortar began to harden about him, and all morning and into the afternoon he lay in the box with only his head sticking out Late in the afternoon his employer found him. So bard had the mortar become that Mac- tucci had to be dug out with a* pick. HAD LITTLE FEAR OF GERMS Small Girl Bestowed Candy Cat In liv- / •. tended Destination When Wit- / ; Beauty was Gene. / • ' Speaking of children at a social luna­ tion William Dean Howells told of a man who called on an acquaintance some time since and found the little daughter of the house playing with a candy cat. "That is a very nice little cpt you have, thfire," smiled the caller. "Are yeu going to eat it?" "No, sir," answered the youngster, affectionately stroking the cat with her little hand. "It to too pretty to eat." Three or four days later the man happened at the house again, and his thoughts reverted to the candy cat VI don't see your cat, Gladys," re­ marked the visitor, as the child came into the parlor empty-handed. 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Covot stabbed Berliando in the abdo­ men with a bread knife, inflicting a wound that will cause death, while the wounded man shot his opponent through the stomach. *The fight between the men, who were clpse friends for years, followed a drinking party. „ GO NOW TO WESTERN 0ANAIA The opportunity of securing free homesteads of 100 acres each, sod the low priced lands of Manitoba Saskatchewan sad Alberta, will aoon have passed. Canada offers a hearty welcome to the Settlar. to the man with a nunlly looking for a home; to the farmer's son, to the Renter, to all who wish to live under better conditions. Canada's Grain Yiemj in 1918 Is the talk of the world. Luxuriant Grasses give cheap fodder for lar^e herds; cost uf raising' and fattening for market is a trifle. The sum realized for Beef, Butter, Milk aad Chew# will pay fifty per osat on the investment. 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