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Land of Promise (Ooiitiimcd from 6th Page t are now and have been for time striving to get a “firman that Kephar, or Caper, which rep resents the Hebrew word for vil lage, should be supplanted by th<* j Arabic word Tell, inasmuch as some | t| iere j s no Tell or mound at the place. 2. The extensive ruins les who were heading toward Beth- sauld of Galilee."[Mk 6:45, 46^110. 6:1517] , ' From Tell Hum we take good- sized fishing boats with oars a d sails,each carrying a helmsman and that they may go ahead and build above ground at this place, includ-! two oarsmen besides six or eight passengers, and are rowed slight !y a large plant here, when they pur-, j n g th e synagogue, do not furnish pose to more thoroughly excavate an y positive proof of its conhec-1 tion with Capernaum. They might the ancient remains. The two principal objects of w ith equal propriety be regarded as thfc ruins of Chora: in, a city of like character and importance. It should be noted in this connection f that nine synagogues, correspond ing^to the one at Tell Hunt-in their general features, have been capitals were Corinthian, and there j found amid other ruins around the were epistylia resting upon the I ] a |(o or on the hills of Galilee; and interest at Tell Hum are the ruins of the ancient synagogue and an old tomb. The Synagogue was built of limestone blocks, well- dressed, and of the same charac ter as other synagogues. The columns. Some of the pedestals are still in sight,but the building is levelled to the ground. There are remains of a heavy cornice and friez?. The exterior appears to have been decorated with pilasters similar to those of the synagogue. southwest to Ain Et— Tabiga, tue little bay in whose front is still the favorite tishing-grouml of the Lake, the modern village being in habited by fishermen, and some ruined buildings and an-ofctagonal fountain about] a niiJe north of Khan Minyeh marking, the site of the old town of Beths,lida-Of-Gali- lee, it is supposed; ,lor it was plainly near Capernaum (Mk. 6:45; Jno. 6:17), and probably located on the other side of the headland cutting off Ggnnerurcti from the that most, if not all of them, are assigned by good authorities, to the period of the Jewish revival in theseco .a century of our eta. 3. northern shore Of the Lake; Here Tell; H um is at least two mile.- , n Bclhsaida f ‘Ihe'Horo.v pf Fish’’] from the great highway which , m ai'pretty cultivated spot is the leads to the north, and »t seems [ tradition*! - place -of* the LordV Mixed with the debris are broken (likely-that the rugged path way'by ! -Follow MiV' ' aildressed. Ho the fragments of lintels, cornices and 1 which it is now reached was its j first disciples.. .II. re . are the re-' capitals, one lintel in particular only connection by land with the i ma ins of the HsplartStde or sea- beanng a carved representation of 1 old Roman road, which leaves the I vva \] i an d nowhere'in the lake does ‘David’s Seal'and a.‘Pot of Manna.’; Lake at Khan Minyeh. 4 I'here 1 fi s h more , abound than at this One large stone has a remarkable ate no remains of a fort or garri- j point. Here was the home of 'the decoiaiion upon it which seems to be a representation of the ark. There are several indications of Roman work in the architecture of this ruin, and in all probability we see before us the yerp remains ®f the synagogue built by the Ro man centurion [Lk. 7:5], i. e. it Tell Hum be ancient Capernaum. 5. This site is outside the land of son in or near Tell Hum and no >|a|)ostlcs Jamds ait'd John,. Peter trace of a fountain, such as Jose phus describes, and to which he gives the name of Kapharnaum. This fountain he also associates with the tract—as is evident from his own description —which is now known as the Plain of Gennesaret. Then in this synagogue pur Lord delivered His memorable discourse on the Bread of Life [Jno. 6:59]; and it may have been with refer ence to the pot of manna carved upon the synagogue that He said, ‘Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness’ | ibid. 6:49]. Round the synagogue and up the slope Gennesaret, in which we have every reason to believe the city of Capernaum was located. Canon Tristram, who is inclined to favor the site of Tell Hum, on other grounds, frankly says that ’its dis tance from the Round Fountain and from the Plain of Gennesaret se.ems the obstacle to a decisive and Andrew,, and >l J hilip; Here the Saviour perfotriied some of His mighty work?, qnd .preached from a boat the memorable dis course in which we find the Para ble of the Sower. Here we tar ried a while in the clean, attrac tive, and modern German Catholic Monastery, conversed with the courteous “father in-charge;” and then proceeded to climb over the rocky promontory to .Khan Min- yeh. a part of the way being along a stone aqueduct’s ruins, our boat- Qfan Tbe Kidneys Are Weakened by Over-Work. Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood. It used to be considered that only urinary and bladder troubles were to !>o traced to the kidneys, but now modern science proves llial nearly all diseases have their lrejdnninc in tbe disorder of these most important organs. Tbe kidneys filler and purify the blood— that is their work. Therefore, when yonrkidneysare weak or o\it of order, you can, understand how quickly your entire .bod y is affected and how .every organ seems to fail to do its duty. * If you are Kick or “ ‘eel badly," begin taking the. great kidney remedy, l)r. Kihubr’s Swamp-Root, because as soon ns yAtir kidneys are well they will help all the other organs to bculih. A trial will Convince anyone. UF. you arc sick you can make no mis- ,hake by tirst doctoring your kidney:. The mild and the extraordinary effect <>( ‘Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-RoOt, the great kidney remedy, .is soon- realized. It stands the highest for ils wonderful cures of the’uiost distressing cases, and is sold on its merits by all druggists in fifty-cent and. une-dollar size bottles. You may have ig sample bottle iinmoi.fBv*ins Root, by nufil free, also a pamphlet telling you hbw to find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble. Mention this nuper when writing to Dr. Kilmer & Co., lling- hamton, N. Y. Don't make any mi: take, but remember the mum-. Swam])-Root, Dr. Kiluler’s Swamp-R'«it. ainl the ad- clress, Binghamton, N. V., on every bottle. raiqsllofu BO»'ieiSBi?)gnl raCfiaiiiSgiakipmiNCi gWKnlg; Is it Crockery You want?.... If it is examinc our line. It is complete in the most attractive^ JwaresJ* to be found in this£market; and everything is being offer ed atj exceptionally low pi ices. Come and see if this isn’t a bargain sale of Crockery. V. f. MANGET, JR. llJimWir' ypip-.aoii^moii "iwaRRSij ^wcibm Wanted—Correspondents. Thu Ni‘W« wants a competent, hustling correspondent in every town, village and community in Coweta county. To the right, per- M011 in each community The News will make a proposition guaranteed to secure immediate attention. Persons interested shpuhl call on of write to The News at once for further particulars. Old correspondent s of The News, men meanwhile sailing to a point w h 0 wi«l behind are the ruins of the and-j admission of its being the city of ent town, covering an area of at the Gospels.’ 6. There are no in least three quarters of a mile tong I dications of a harbor at Tell Hum. by one half mile broad. At the After a careful examination Dr. north end is the Tomb above re- j Tristram came to the conclusion lerred to, and which is commonly 1 that ‘there are no traces of a liar- called ‘the Tomb of Nahum.’ \ bor, and that it could never have There is apparently little to justify ! been a convenient spot lor fishing- this name; and, even if it be cor- boats.' 1 his alone is a very for- rect, it is probably the tomb of, midable objection, i.Stewart, j some rabbi named Nahum rather | Just above lell Hum on the than of the Old Testament prophet 1 crest of a hill about two and a half himself. Of course, if this iden- miles off is a shapeless collection tification be right, it goes far to of ruins at a place calle J Khurbet prove the site of Capernaum,which Kerazeh, the similarity in name is simply ‘Capher Nahum,’ or the ‘Village oi Nahum.’’ It has been suggested, and not without rea-, kera/eh to Chorazn:, leading many to identify the two as thi same. “While the name is prac the of meeting on the Plain of Gennesaret edge of the; Ilf 1 In emitiniio to represent paper, should also coinnmni- l'1'o bo ontiinied. cute with us; ns they will there learn of something of grout int est. tf Atlanta & West Point Railroad Co. The Western Railway of Alaba ma. Direct Lines Between North, Last, South and Southwest Mail Route. Through Palace Sleeping Cars. Dining Cars. Tourist Sleepers to California. son, that‘Tell Hum’ is, in like, tically the same, tne location is manner, merely the shoit for ‘Tell! objectionable because of its isola tion trom the main lines of tra and from the prosperous cities the lake-side. It is possible also that the name was transferred to this inland town after the destruc- nan, Ritter, and is favored by tion of the old city by the Lake.” Canon Tristram, Karl Kaedeker, j If Khan Minyeh be correctly lo- and Dr. M. Brodrick, Macmillan Guide. Nahum-'” This location as the site of Capernaum has been ably advocated by eminent authorities, emong whom may be cited Col. Wilson, Dr. W. M. Thomson, Re- and t h e | cated as Capernaum, and Ain Et I Tabiga as Bethsaida of Galilee, Tell Hum is at the upper end of! then Chorazin would very natural- the Lake of Galilee, about half j W fal1 Place at Tell Hum; way between the inlet of the Joi-j which we are inclined to think is dan River and a place called Khan ^ :i;. n m WN SCHEDULE IN EFFECT NOV. 20. 1904. itK.Mi n No "'|N,. :H No :!»; No ::s benve A rrjvit No ‘X, No ;I7 No ill) I N1M... 0 if."ill S Kip I.V.— Nl!V. 1 '1 It'll I) - .. . K i• , I 1J 41 hi . . 1 J-.p VI 10,. Lv.. Mobile .... Ar 1 Up '****' 1 11 iir>|iL. t J Kip )1 <'-•!> 1. . • 1 I’l noieoliV. ... \ : 1 btip r, 0011 .... OO111.. I (HI|I Lv ... . . Sill 111 II \r 11 ,'iOp Hi :;.'hi ’.ml 1 in -j 210)i -71 • «"P 7 U|. Lv... .Sr.. .. ...... \ldllHfiill|,'l- . MIDi. s.i . .. . M 10 DMM |e,, |( •i 17m « BP 10:10,.' :• •«P 7 1,'L, Ar .. A r .(.lllelii . 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I.V Ilf ion 1 Minyeh. ‘‘Of all Biblical sites, there have been absolutely none which have given rise to’ more controversy, investigation, and difference of opinion than the identity of Capernaum, the city of our Lord.” To the supposition that Tell Hum is Capernaum, however, serious objections have been rais ed: 1. The name, which is sup posed to be a modified form of Capernaum, does not furnish sat the real state of the case. See the announcement of the doom of Chorazin in Matt. 11:20-24; Lk, 10:13. Not far from the upper end of the lake, near where tbe Jordan enters it, one can easily see on an elevated bill on the further side of the river and on the plain of Bati- hah a mass of old ruins now des ignated Et—Tei), but in all prob ability marking the situation of Bethsaida Julias, originally a fish ing village, but enlarged and given isfactory evidence of its connec- j the rank of a city and tbe name of tion with the city of Capernaum. ; tbe Roman Emperor’s daughter, The similarity between the two I Juiias, by Philip the Tetrarch. It words is apparent in the last syl-1 wa s “on a grassy slope near this lable only. Dr. George Adam j place Christ fed the five thousand Smith makes the assertion that j [Lk. 9:10-17]; and on one of the Tell Hum is an impossible contrac-; mountains near by He was aione tion from Kephar-Nahum,and other j praying when the storm arose eminent authorities regard it as at 1 which delayed the progress and : least a very unlikely supposition j imperilled the lives of the discip-j "Moa Is 1 .. • Above trains ilnily. roiinoctlons at Now Orleans) for Texas, .Moxloo, Oallforiiln jor Tiisksgeu, Mllstoail fur TAllahtAsee. I.slimin',: aooonimoiiatlon leaves Atliiqtu ilitily, iwoi-pt ,Sunday 11I :, 'M n w leaves Lal-rttiiK'o at eSO 11. irt. arrivos Atlanta K:l/i u. in. Tliroui'li coaches Wash ini’ t rains MS and iKM'ullman sleepers'Now York and Now Orloan ton and Now Orleans. . . ,. Trains «7 and Washing/)!) end Southwestern United. Pullman sleepers, compartment cars, observation and dlnltur earK.' Complete service New York and New Orleans. Train K United states fast malt. Through day coaches Atlanta and New Orleans Write for maps, schedules and information. •I. B. HEYWARD, j. p. BIUXPR, D. V. A., Atlanta, G». (i. p. a Atlanta (is CHA8. A. W1CKKRSHAM, ’ Pres, and Oeu. Mar., Atlanta, (in tourist Cor lino trom Atlanta to Sim I roncisco via the West Point Route. In addition to tlm nil year like of tour ist, onrs from Washington, 1). 0., to California, in order to ncooinniodnto tin increased travel, the West Point Route has inaugurated a lino front /Vtlnntn. (fa., leaving every Monday on the "Washington and Southern Limited'' at I :'i<> ]>. tit., arriving San Francisco, Saturday morning at lit 10 a. m.- being only four days on (lie road. The route via the Louisville & Nashville, the beautiful Gulf Const of Alnhumii and Mississippi, and the Southern Pacific lines through the sugar rune, rice nnd oil linlt of Louisiana and Texas, has made this the most ]>opulur of all trans continental lilies. It also gives the Paoillo Coast passenger the great ad vantage of traversing the state of Cali fornia, almost front one end to the oth er via the Southern Pacific Coast line, where the combination nt mountains nnd ocean meet in the grandest scenery on the American continent. Particularly at, this season is this route best appreciated, when the terms Southern and Pacific are emphasized at L T S Fast ' ' v, ' 1 .V hand by gentle smith breezes and the (lowers and fields oi' green arc to he seen continually. Points of ml'onnn- tion’ns to schedule, cheap rates and il lustrated pamphlets can lie had on ap plication to any agent, or by address ing, J. P. Hillups, (ieii. Pas. Agl., lit Atlanta, (In. Startling but True. People the world over were liomlled on learning of I lie I in i’ll ing of a Chicago tlieatre m which nearly six hundred people lost I heir 11 ves, yet. more Ilian •> linn" tins 1111 titbi t or over ;),()()() people died from pneumonia 111 ('liieugo during the saint) year, with scarcely a passing notice. Kvcry ono of these eases resulted front a cold and could have been prevented by the timely use of l)r. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. A great many who laid every reason to fear, pneumonia have warded it off by the prompt, use of this remedy. The follow ing is tin instance of Ibis sort: "Too, much cannot he suirl in favor of Cliatn- herlain’s Congli Remedy, nnd especially for colds and influenza. I know tlmt it cared my daughter, Laura, of a severe cold, and I believe saved her life when she was threatened with pneumonia." W. I). Wilcox, lxigan, New York. Sold, by Holt, & Cares, Druggist*, Newnan, Ga At riiciiiiw Returning Newnan Marble Works, J. E. ZACHARY, Proprietor. 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