The Republican journal., 1874-09-03
A Valuable Relic of the Mound
Builders.

Builders.
4 special despatch to the Chicago Tri-
bune on Thursday says that a most impor-
tant discovery in reference to the history
Of the mound-builders, was made on that
day near Rockford, Ill. The despatch
says: with good corps of laborers,
work was commenced on one Of q large
group OF mounds on the bank of Rock
River. The mound selected was about
thirty-tive feet in diameter and eight feet
IN height above the surrounding level
Alter tour hours hard work in the heat and
sun, the company Were rewarded by find
ing a smoothly-polshed gypsum tablet,
covered on one side with mysterious char
acters, which We're, and still are, rs unn-
telligiblc to all the members of the party
rs Sanscrit or Lybian Tho tablet is two
inches wide three and q quarter inches
long and one-quarter of an inch thick.
The characters are as nearly as | can de-
scribe them rs follows: At the centre of
the top is q curiously wrought tace. sur
rounded by what appears to be RAYS of
| light beneath. and running nearly to the
bottom is an upright bar, supported by a
cross bar; at the left upper corner is a
form Of coiled serpent beneath this is
a triangle another serpent, a lizard, and
what appears to be a burning taper. These
figures stand in line. one above the other
In the right-hand upper corner is 4 char
acter resembling the letter I. and beneath
this, one resembling the letter [ next 4
dagger-shapea character, under which is
a tish's head next an elongated circular
character, with q dot in the centre. and
! continued stroke from the upper left elon-
| cation; next under this are four bars,
crossing each other at alternate angles;
/ under this is the last figure, that of we'll
formed fish, making fourteen distinct fig
nres in all. The edges are heyclled and
| traced. This relic was found about eight
! feet below the surface of the mound, and
| directly under it was found number of
spear-points, stone axes, or hammers md
various other relics, including what ap-
peared to be the remains of human bones
| Two other mounds were opened by the
party. in which human bones were found,
| but no relics as valuable n The one de
scribPd above
Ciyility costs nothing and is often bro
ductiyc of good results. Here is an IN
stance: A local doctor OF medicine ri
Bath, England, has just had q lpgac, Of
twenty thousand dollars, and 4 very com
Portable house, left him by a lady who was
only known to him by his once offering
her a seat in his carriage.
! \ gentleman once known 10 the writer,
once assisted a very old and feeble man to
cross from the London Mansion House to
the Bank Of England The crossing is 4
| very dangerous one, especially at midday,
| when the city is fill OF cabs ornnibuses,
! drays and other ponderous vehicles When
| the old gentleman had got safely across,
he exchanged cards with the obliging
Young friend; and there the matter end
ed Some tour OF five years after this in
cident occurred, firm of London solicit
ors wrote to this young gentleman who
had taken pity on the old man, informing
him that a legacy of five thousand dollars
and gold watch and chain had been left
| him by a gentleman who "took the op-
portunity of again thanking him in his
viii for an act of unlooked-for civiitv."
1t is not likely that all will have got
| watches and chains left them, or neat lit
tie bundles Of crisp notes but it is GER
tain that acts Of civility are productive of
sufficient results to our inner selves to
make it worth while to practice them
whenever We find the opportunity
THE Bitter BIT The Ncwburypoft
of that city who went over to Seabrook
last week uouting. lie had very good
| luck. catching a dozen nice ones He set
his basket down on the depot platform, lit
cigar, and walked up and down, waiting
for the cars An NJ y. of Newburvport,
who had been out to kill somebody, was
! leo fo, No n al J+1,o
station agent in subdued tone that he
was going to hook those trout, as the fish
erman was friend of his and he thought
| overheard the remark and watching his
took the fish out OF the basket, and filled
il with chips. The train came along, Doc
grabbed the basket, rolled it up in his
| overcoat, and jumped aboard Arriving
| in Newburyport, he hurried home with
his wife had half dozen callers, and,
at the same time opening the basket to
display the stolen trout, when lo,-chips
The next day the fisherman met the
doctor and told him that he thought he
had played rather scaly trick on him. as
nc gov tllo5t llout oll lui lIo9t itl tl!H HIch
mother. The doctor took of his hat,
scratched his head, and tnrned on he heel
with never y word.
| FAN NoNsENsT. When a lady uses her
| fan in a outward direction-~that is, away
from her into space--t means that she is
married and You must not hope The
movement inward from space 10 the
! body, means that she is free If, howcy-
| en-, this inward motion is made bt tanning
in q downward direction, it means she is
q widow; il in IN upward direction, that
| shc has never been married A closed
tan held upright means do rs You like"
an open fan resting on the breast,
silence" A closed fan presented to YOU
| horizontally means an invitation; pre-
sented by the small end, indifference"
With one leaf open, "iriendship:'' two
open leaves, ''sympathy;' three. ''lovc
and passion" \ talking fam should be
composed Of seven leaves, to correspond
with the seven days of the week The
hour you are expected at 4 rendezvous is
intimated by 50 many taps being made on