, 1873-08-31
CELEBRATED HOAXES.
How Autf4unrics IIave Hccn yIe-
tilnizcl.
Tho Borncrs Street Hoax, and Others oi Thuo,
doro Hooks Practical Jokos.

Tho Bornors Street Hoax. and {)Ihers a, Tbno.
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wv. ''''" ''"'"0"' -o"'s'
From chamotrs Journal.
Thoro has at ali tirnoB boen pronenoss. moro
or 1osa developed, for indulgence In tho practical
jokes or dcceptons calloa floa1os; Homotlmos
through aolf-interostod motives, but moro usual
" aptinglng from love Of fun With bit OF
nalico ID It. Ahtquarlos nave 1roqncntly boon
vlctimized In this way by tic fabrication OF arti-
GIGS purportfng to DO interesting aa
RELICS or FAST T1MEa,
Iho rcadors ol slr Waltor seotts J." Antlquafy'
VIII remomnor tno metal vossei 'nbcnpea "ath
tho lottcra ApL.L., whioh Monknafns interpret
ed to mean A9icofa d1cavtt tfoe"s taocns; j" but
which Edo Ochiltroo boldly pronounced to DO,
"Aikin Drums iang ladlo." This WAS D sup
nouoa ,natnuco ~ horoat ,n,acnnat r,,ction nv
5"s, poa.a ss ,". ~. ~, .a..~ssa ,;..,n ~
,oalusa @ 'uan, n "uono 1oa1 unsoiou t's.o w.
1ass aus 20 ooo1Lh 1m"g1natloa; ous 'nofo ""s
roal instance In tho caso OF Va1lancoy, an Irish
aptiquary, who found a soulpturod stone On tho
h,,1 or Tnro aud onorovod tto ufr 1ottera nj tn
,,s;1t1a, T., n1,, .,os1. ,.,,sa1, H. ,,r1,,.aod.
lu6cr1ps'oA ~ coatty "oiA "ttoa ~ p''pn'uo"
no mauo out thcso to mean' no belue' doa oi
Firo;" but they proved to be simply somo Of tho
| 1ottorn in thu nn1nn of mn Irieh1r1nn who lyipr
down 1azilv IN tho stone. iuo,aoa thom with 4
| - .,,;.a1 ~ 17Hn ,r,. oi,1ol ~,
ku11o OF cn-aeA In Afoo' "is, aoeu oy
| m onEraver, cut on Hut atone
| several words which woro really an
| enf{an, ss bepnath this stone ronoBoth Gland
p SIastp t.,,, an,1". 80 1,,,;.ssto,, as aot1, ID.
o'oase' s.,, a., ps' a.st.. ar.,, ~ ,a,,ara
oonaost Jaho; pue tue eo4enly-soSon le'toi6
woro 30 Bkillful1y divided into apparent words,
evl)ables, and abbroyiatlons, az to look osnctly
l;1fo latin inscrintion relatnr to the Eupcror
nao A4a''u ."a'4''on Ausae6 ~ aaIa;.,s,
|
| ant1qnnrles.
| Cough, tho celebrated archmo1oglst, saw ut q
oriost v.sr,on sinh Of stono inHcribef1 in a ouri-
s =. -, ~ ..,,.1 -. IL
gus WY oouhnt Nv nao u "osei'peo oo.oao .no y,
| Society Of Antiquarlos, anu engraved tor tho
| Genenlans Magazine. 1t purportad to bo:
! q 1Ioro HarJcnut drank n wino-horn ilry. etarol
,.. - .su nv "tA.,,...sn 49,,
npo ~. nt aI 1 hon,, 7;.aoaro5 ~ Tnr,;n|-
.nat 1ho atone iina oeol' u1sGoselou ~ ,t t.
19M hv, Mhuae eno ~ as st,,ato ~
HE ,1n, ~ ~ nn ~ " ,n n"r ~ nnnrgo
et,,. Mn h"; ua s,r'ioa or,in.t Gar,1, 49,
oposon9 ro as o1,,,inn III, ae!otahe
~, ~ i ~ ottars md
" VI ~ ~ ~ t1'at r,n
ssIonId sec md buv The stone. o. AnA |' ~
A'AtS ID "onaerany stan,. ao.smo .sia,an,o,, ~
or.;c,os ,,,o ~ ,;tn; a,,a;ont 1a,,od,,o+;oro on7
, W. i ~ ;n - ,
UJ fr,n H. n f. s ,oot,t ~ s' ~ Taana * WaS;
1H;;n h III ,,n h ouasy mo!n un 1neea nas'
4 I!S T.; I11;op nups a'snl o. hS ,anu
on W1icn u uep'et,ea an archnolognt running
aleel raue 1ue lAuY nas Aer tnuolo 70 ner nono
sGa wnlio sfee engraved re ofeon MoIaa Tepin'1 r.
sgl'I ngi W sastuf ~ W. lny ''itc 1o!lom o
No such ~ saso i nf'saeu nonA % i'au nepm polpa;;
~ w. ;a,an ,u. so,, nnen e,,o M ~.
alsl liot tuacoFof eooa ehoubu ~ ea''coi 4ls en"
etay;, ;a4s ia y, .c,rc;tv ~ ;,utorc,a ~ +ho rroa.
tnnle 10 ~ sense1tS " ins.anccH, ~ ~ ~. sno plen-
cnt aay, gnu u our OWL Country, of tho mann mann
@ o. 11f ao pro,apo aaass neeop ,
cnn, tsu ro urpo "sss ~ @ ,sc ta
% Eunn nso eSe,s yo on uo gt ~ m'M ,rn,
@ uoepa @ si ,a ntni T., 11,a nrn1
eorsaly Mete no5 ~ snG neono - rotou tai
Nunsnntiats ahu & cotaeocctoas hnow ~ ~ sno1l ner
eoas soosSa; M m1n UT " x ono wnrv a.
siSvar sirt c is ~ vorah n III, entinSaran mnrkct
ranr, i;'o1 ~ ID. ,ra;aht i; ,nrc aivo,. nr aver
,,w,a 9a1d sn.7 and hemSo tharo ;a strong tomnta
Hon Han Il mcnufoctnro 7
'4'A ~ 'N'"D Nont'I,e; .xr,orr co1ya,
nro1uc,nr at e tho end ut ~ n foW shf1)inps Elm
} EErh .r;f5 hr;,r univ nonnia rhnro ia roaao,
~ a,,,,on4 ~ III ,o, =; poi' tmoa. s,o, aoma
t;cnt;pua vera nr,otcod nj fr Hanan coins havs
occaaional1v hpon us IN ~ i, With tln anoI
rccinama aro eg round IN In ~ mrcd viii oicr
cydcntlr n1atoo n,,iI others arain, M ovjdentl
"s1. Isoa; a;inau ,n Us s1on w.
inny1, NJ th nroaent ;iav r. s,,c,tor ,ne,, yr1
1notn faao ;3;os r. cnc;ont cona oa nraIiminnr,
- ta ,na,, ~ ',n snnnenp ~ Inefnr
nj m - ,,nsa fnr oa Thn trsic IL a IL incrotiy
@ ~ 10 n e"a1 enaa1a; or,ar - tIo,a 80 ,'ntt;a
tina is aaid to have ,otted two or tiroa tIouaant
norrja fron, t,o nocl,otu ~ Tn0l;a1, tourint
aainnc ,yho houcbt In conntnTfnita at h;rl
nrcos ,'ntler Tia hc,,nf in thc;r gcnn;no nnfn9
rharostor rho ,1;ca svora roeiiv val nncravnl
| snJ tbn co;nu NM ont ~ hand in clavnT utvlo
That EncIan ercisoa th;s art aa we'll M Greoce
IL amitn Gartnin 'N''N :" iva '" - s'~'
, 40 a''''' '0'''''' LITERARY uoAxra
ho,n Inn, a. 1rorona TINT evon +
, mnro lat Of them vouM be out Of til,
n"ast;ons 11,ore ,layo hcnn many like That wticl
| Madnmn do Ganliu snolo ~ % Of. 1iho Due do Lin
caurt wa ~ On n ;ntatEn tnru,s with tho Abba De
! 1lis: both woro at 6pa: and on one uarticu|a
nnr1no tho hhhe VIA 1ccnlv charrined nt
ioar whio MnInow1, to bi1n> his friend ha
! nornetratod >I'he Dmo ,yroto xorno coupletg o,
! ttIa tfnto.dav of Nadamn In Duchease tlGrleana
l rocnlar in structuro. fst moat inanne aud il
sin;d In n,ncnd In mann nf thn Abbo DalilI,
hanenth t1'nm ea,,eotl tho yoraes to be- nrinted i
! @N~+A"N