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December 23, 1927 WI L M E T TE L I FE 35 Little Known City of Historical Significance claim. \Ve saw the evidence. In the the elega nt t r acery of these sto nes and afternoon oi the second of our three it was Christian slaves on whose hacks they were carried. Tradition tells us delightful days in Baalbek, \\·e were how they died by hundreds every day drin·n about three Quarters of a t)tilc atl<l llO\\' t11 c tttarket '"as .· stt)lnlt"ed bv ment C!l t1 ll' curator·~ hi s doubts \\-ere .. - .., J ( Continw.:d from Pagt: 34, I' II out. to tht: site of the ancient qt,tarry dail~· cara\'an loads just as other "raw (·olmnns still :- tand. The great c! 1 c>r:-. r lspt: cd ,,·ht:n h<.: ,,·a·s taken to sec irom which all this mass of limestone material'" was furnished. 1 are :-: upcrh in thl'ir tra cny. 'fhn e ~tr e .th e so-ca lh:cl "tri litlwn ." the namc com- \\·as taken, an<~ thcr~ before our cy~s But one's . Christian heart leaps and lizzard :-., hircl s. satyrs ;u)(i what-not ~. lll()llly g in: n to th e cuursc of . three \ra_s the l~ls t 01 the se huge block s, not sings \d1cn he is shown at Baalbek, scarcely mon· than. an in rh in ~in· hut ryclupca n block:-. that an: iound in the qmtc se parated from the mother rock. . . . . · cx.quisin:ly e<t nT.d and mingkd · \\ ith a g_reat :am part " a ll ou the north-\\·c~t and measuring sixty-nine feet, hy six- .· nght 111 the ~mdst ot the .great court of runnin g dt:r orat io n of ,·ine -s tems and 1 --~dc nt the :\rnlp uli ,. T hl':-l' ar e po~ - teen, hy fourtc~n. feet, and weighing ! the Acropo4;:, the rematns of a huge ll'~\'l' :-. in _ w hi c h n :ith art· :-.ho\\ 11 \\'itl t I~ ~~>.!_,._ tl~\.' _br~_nt ·stono L'\Tr use d in 12~ t01~s, c~!1ta~nmg ~no_ugh. sto~1c to I ~hristia_n .church . huilt there. in the m 1 rr o~cop 1 c ac c uran·. .tt 1 lt tt L·c tu1 L '. l lw :-.tnlll·:-. arna gL' about 1hmld t\\o \\ 1lmctte Bapt1st \:hnrchc:-. . ttme ot Constantme. The ttdc had Acropolis Be~omes Citadel ~ ~:,ty-t m! r1.' i()ttrtL·:·n l1 _ \· eln·en it·ct i "' Ho~ Did They Move Stones?" \ turned and a faith ha<l been espoused '1 '1 · · · L!t'r~ .ttHl \\·ugh 'tl>t> ro·..;: lilntch· 900 t ons '1'1 1e qut: st1·on t 1 · · '\\a::. ., · t o ens 1 · H.' ~trO ll< 1 nnp rt., . . · l,·ll \\·hrrh l!t . . . · · · < · · · · · 1at \Ya!-<·. ol· course. I I >~· }'> 'omc \\·1 10se gennt:-. a\e 1 \\it:- thL: <.:xi~tl·nrt· tn·nwhcr. !ii tll . . tpit·~ c, and rtlllt·m ht·l: t.ha~ tlt t lr _JtHllb constantly calling fnr answer wa_ no man but make all people free to r untra :-- t hetw<:l'l1 thl' :\ .rah:-. ,~])() con~ :trt· :--o arruratl' that It IS l!!~pos~ Jlde t o "How did they cn·r moyc the~c hng·e know and do the truth. qut·rcrl Baalb, k in (J,q A.D. and the ·ttrcrt ~:~l' blar~t of a knilt· het\~· t·t ~t stones?" The pit uf the quarn· "·~ as Our little guide at Baalbck 'as an Rolllan s who had d11nt· the magnifin·nt 1. Jt·tn . ·.a\ 1 ' 11 t 1lt·~ e hlr ·ck_:-.· )1a s 1 !1 It higher than th<,> leYel of the cou-rse in intere sting chap. He talked English 1 ' 1011 t' to >ut < a 1>UI 1 1 building in tile l·ai·lin l't·ntur.i~·., The t. 111 t·u~ 1 .< .111 g 51 ~ty whi·c h these mighh hlocks were laid fluenth·. A s we stood on a hi(Yh para.· · a-. a · rita- 1 tT · d1d · not need to pet of - the :\cropohs . lookmg . t-t 11 gh · wt th 1 ~u that at least they Arab-; utthzcd th e .- \ cropo!Is . 1l -.quart· i · aiH I . fort\· · · feet . } down the 1 0 1 del. The y bu il t up it . . 11tltcr \\'a lb . ~~·~ "t nck.lollslderbbl~dmohc I he clc\·atcd-but eYen th<.:n one's imag- valley, with the mighty snow-capped 1 e· ination staggers as it sct.'ks tu draw Lehanons rising off to the \Vest, I \rith :- malk r :-t~tllh \\·hil·h ,till rJi,1ig - \~: ~; 1 \ 1c : ~ton~ ne e<e<h to Ut ttrt.· thl' ,k,·-lint· . <>tlt t·r lJL·aut iiulh· ,1 , 11 H.: tc 1 ,aptt~t c1 lttrc · · 1 the picture. Om· thing is certain. said to him. "\Vhy docs not this Svrcan·t·d ~tl·llt:, tht: ~. t·hi,clkd O()wn into . ,. _I . IH· ;~rrhc: .J~,~6~h .t~11 us that this Hadr.ia!t was the most systclllatic an<! ian nation amount to more? You have ratapult h;tlls tn t1Jr( 1 " · "ut r·n their 1 gr_Lat \\,ti l 1.r wruficat1on was the last dctermmcd of all the persecutor~ ot such a .wonderful country ami' \'l.'onderhl':'.l'i~ing tllt'lllil·.... (~rt·a t. IH:ap~ oi : Il l thl' . l{ l·l.ll an' l'llterpr~~es i_n Baalbe.k ~he Christia_ns_ _. It i:;_ safe · to sa~· that I ful history." He answer~d; '"\ Ve have tht·q· r;ttapu l ball, 111 a, ~ttll he 'l'l'll 1 .tlld ltL~ ll.t\L' .u11pk e\tdtn(e for the1r It was Chrtsltan artt sts \\'ho \\Tot1ght not enough people here.' in 1ht· l'il llrt ()j t!tt· at:r·J]·rdi:-. Tilt' \.! li" _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _r.,. harkt·rl :l\·: a \ :tt the k t--t' ,,j pillar . . . oi 1 · till' Tt·nJplt· · ,,j ·Barrhu , . . r1 a' to extra ct the bra . . ~ juini11~ n"J.... T hn · ll:td 1 no rt·:-pn·t at a ll iu r :trt lll1r ic;r r;. _ 1 li gitJ!1. Th l'\. \\'c're \';tllfbl, tu till' l'tlrt· . . Till· Jll'L'~l:llt cLty dt·'t't·JJd;t ll l' ui tlll· ' t' <k.;t·r ratvr, .. j i: Jt· .,v,·v 1tlt t't·lt lll l'\. 1 ~hn" littk in qtr u,l·nJt·lt1 i:1 tllt·ir :t:!r-1 tti flt·. il'r tl(J Jt.,, th;ti l \1· \l·ar, l>t·i11rl· '--.--------~ our \·i~ i t. d 11rin~ t!tt· I > rti,·t. ., rvl·t· llit ,n. handi . . l1a d :- \\t··t·t i11 tn tll·v l11\\1l, hun 1 l'd thl' gon·rn~~r·., Jt,qJ.,v and takl·1 1 Prc ·t~·-.:--, · r .\l oui · . . '1111 ic ·r rall.,c1ll J. uut intt· till· rll" t·rt . Tl11· !' r oil ·""~' -.hlt\\t'd 1 \1 :' l' \ ' i d ('Ill' \ . ., I 'i ~t· . ; l i ,, ill t 11 (' I)I It l ' ' and \\it! : tt·:tr' tll t\\itt~ i1 1 trtl l' 11ri,·nt:tl l f.t .. IJi,·tl. he ·IJ·t·Ill'd t:. v l'tl: pt\ l·:d ·iiH·t... \ i1 1 l1i., litt k tll\1'-t··Jtll. n1Hkh ln1ilt .t lni.J the In :t .. 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B. shoes for men and ft)J'~II\ t'll :11 1d :t!l.]t· il l) ! l··t' · t' :.! l1l' " !t;;,J women reduced. !h\11']11 d it, jd.if'o· ." Famo u s Pillars Still Stand . T ill· t'1r-.t · ~·tlt·h ,,j llt10,·· JI' " t" ":,j,·!J I Clltr :Jt:l·J J:i .. n \\.t- l·:t!l· <1 \; 1' t" tit. l'lt'\ l'll -. tl ·p., , II'\ '.' lti,·h \\ v :J-.\'V ll'kd tn tht· tlt"'r 11i tl ll· :..:rv;t tl'tll]'k , ,j Ju pitn. T h 1· , v ,·ll ·' l·11 , t l' p .. \\ i· 11 1 · · ' i111 · h r i' ' ··· , \\ vrl' I' ll! i11 ··I ll' 1·iv1 ,. _?tl j ,T: I11 Il:..: in i :-- t·cticlll .... ltl l. l!.! ill v t: H· 1·111\l.l!.!·· 1·i 1': 11·h 1 CUT STEEL and RHINESTONE BUCKLES :-'!f)fll·. 'J'IJ, · (·r,\\t lilll! j, o~llJ rt· n i t iL ' \\·h ,.!t· \ rr11l"'li . . i- til l' .,j, rt·In ;tillill!.! INCL.U DED IN THIS Si\LE pill:!r :- (li th1· Tc ·mpl.· , 1! _l t:, ~itt · r. ~·,· ~·~ 1 ~i't' · in·t i1 1 hl · i~l , t. lll : ~<k "i.lnn thrl'l :-ection . . :q·i,·cl· :t ii· l ,·r· ·\\!ltd \\itlt b· 1 llHht. \·l:tl, .. r:tll ' ( ·,.ri n:lli.tn rapit:tk FcH· lllik ., ar11\lllrl in t 1\' l .l·l ·:tl1fll1 and Anti - l.t·ktilll ll ll lllllllt: tin, tlll"l' ,i, i hut:l" pill :tr' '"·ith tht" ir l'lltahlviilt'l1 1 · st:1t11l (1\l( in thl·ir .,tark !.!r:l!1dl'ttr. ~fort· \\onrkriul . . til l art' thl· l't 'lll ;titl' of the n ·d 1!r:!llite pillar... . 'l'l'l'l'l' " nc ori~· inalh· ,;tlf' hnndn·d :tnd i~~rt,·- i~ntr of . thl'~t :. 'f'ht·\· had l·<·cq hrnm.; llt in 1lw ront..dl ;r..; mnn nlith-. frPlll .\:- -nanl U pon request all purchases made bettveen nottJ in Fg,·i)t. \\'ei~h in!! HO tnlh apit·r··. Think .what thi-. nh·ant. l'nll\l"·in ·!' 144 and Jan. 1st. , tvill be ntade payable F~b. ] , 1928 StOill'S oi 'lll'h \\'t·iPil\ _;()\) t1lik-; .flo,,·n the Xik. thl'n 200 mik., 11p thl' se:1 cna~t of Pales inc. thl'll 70 tnik:> {l\·er the Lehanon !ll<l1111tains. 7.000 ict'1 aho\·c ·th e ~l':t knl. I ~aid (l) tlw pro1 gn·at court and then added OLDEST ROMANS ABSORB "these old R~Jman builders stopped at nothing." THE NATIVE RELIGIONS .\!1d 'ii one dr.uhtt:d that las( state. oi th~ 1 1 11 "·(Jt' I i 1 I I 1. ; ,·, '; 1 · : I I:· I I . · II I 20% SHOE SALE 20% R NORTH SHORE B BOOTERY E E D D AT .THE In the North Shore Hotel DAVIS ST. at CHICAGO AVE. u I u .. I 20% CHIFFON or SERVICE HOSIERY 10% OFF T I 0 N " \\'In· <lid thr,· ~o tn all that twnhk whe n thrrr \\·as ..such a \\·ralth nf stone in th e naa lhrk <J tt arrit·s ?" HP a nswrrrcl that thl' architects n t"t"ded a color ront ra ~t in the port ico ft·~~nr: 20% SHOE SALE 20%