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Show found the remains of the 'trect of Column that wa.; a lso erected by J lero cl. This treet is nearl) one mile long and about fifty feet wide. with columns on either side s ixteen feet high . From here we passecl on to J en in , where we arrain camped and enjoyed a most rcfre l1ing lunch, after which we proceeclcd to Nazareth, and spent the ni o·ht at the Cermania J Iotel. O ur ca rri ages were carcely stopped befo re we vvere . urroun decl by women who were offe ring a ll kinds of laces for sale. O ne o f th e younger ones sa id, .. Buy something from me because my name is 1 a n '," and immediat c l ,. she made a sale. · · Kazareth , the childhood home of Ch ri st, is located 0 11 the south side f the hill a nd pre ents a mo. t a ttrac tive appearance to those who approach it from the . outh. The road is Yen· long and steep, and the to uri s t is eager to r eaci1 the top because that will mean rest from the long but interesting joumey from J eru. alem. The c ity popul ation is estima ted at 12,000, of whom 250 arc prot 'Sla nt s. The entire population presents an industrious peo ple, who are engag-ed prin cipally in cultivating th e . oil. The ch ief places of int ere. t in Xazareth arc the Church ( f the .\nnttn ciat ion , the \\'ork s hop of Joseph, and ~lary's \\ ' ell. The Church is supposed to occupy the spot where the \\'ord was made flesh and therein is set apart a small room called the ;\ ng-cl's Cha pel. the exact ( ') s pot \\'here th e .\ngcl appeared nnto .:\lary. J\'ot far away is located th e \\ 'o rk s hop of Joseph, in which J es us is said to have worked. and just a little way ahead is :\lary's \\' ell, where the women of the city may be seen constantly drawing and carrying a way the water. necause this is the only sp ring in the city, it seems quite Page Seven ty-t h rcc |