Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-07-17

struments; enter a third, and the stains
made by the wet glasses on the marble
counter, as well as the stone liquor jars
behind it, tell you plainly you are in a
drinking saloon. An eating house was
lately discovered, with its meats and
delicacies on the counter. In the same
room were fire places to keep the soups
and messes warm. A bakery and grist
mill, both in the same building, have
been brought TO light. The mill was
turned by clumsy horse power, and
in the bakery shop was found batch
of loaves which had remained in the
oven ever since the oath of August, A.
d. 70.
Pompeii had its temples of heather
worship, within which were found dolls
of marble, silver and gold. One, called
the temple of Isis, is 81 feet long and IS
feet broad. On its altar still remained
the ashes of victims offered in sacrifice
to pagan gods; but where were the
worshippers? In the temple was found
the skeleton of priest, sitting at a
table on which was spread his last
earthly meal. Near the door was an
other priest, holding in his skeleton
hand a hatchet, with which he tried to
aut his way out of the temple. In the
Temple of Juno" lately uncovered,
300 skeletons were found crowded to-
getber, and all buried beneath the burn
ing ashes thrown out by the volcano.
In the very hour of the destruction the
priesIess was Offering sacrifice to the
"Queen of the Gods"
We visited the forum, which like that
of Rome, occupied central position in
the city. On different sides were great
rows of columns, and long porticos,
still remaining to show the outlines of
the noted place. Here and there were
the pedestals ON which stood famous
statues. In the forum public meetings
were held, when the multitudes were
addressed by such great orators as
Cicero. In fact, notice of a public
meeting for the very night on which
the storm of ashes began is shown the
traveller, but the meeting was postponed
forever.
This ancient city of pleasure seekers
had their great amphitheatre- 1t is
outside the present excavations, full
half mile away, and is quite perfect in
preservation. 1t is large stone build
ing 43O feet long and 335 feet wide.
shaped like the coliseum at Rome, and
was used for gladitorial shows. On its
stone steps once sat $1,000 spectators.
The pillars, doors, seats, entrances and
caves for the wild beasts, are as perfect
as they were Is centuries ago. Plaeards
announcing theatrical performances are
still seen on the walls.
Outside the "Herculaneum Gate' is
a large dwelling said TO belong to one
Diomede, because a tomb inscribed with
that name was found near by. This
villa has been admirably described by
the English novelist Bulwer in his
"Last days of Pompeii." The supposed
owner was found in his garden, having
In his hands a bunch of keys, and a
purse filed with gold and silver coins.
In the cellar of Diomede's house, hud-
died together in one corner, crouching
before the awful storm, were found IS
skeletons, mostly females, supposed to
be members of the family. They were
eneased in hardened mud and ashes.
One was an infant whose little form
still clung 10 the bony bosom of its
mother Some of the victims had rings
and bracelets encircling their skeleton
fingers and wrists, and gold ornaments
On their nenLs