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Death Of Or, John D, McCOnnell,

Tho sudden death of DR. John ID. Mcconnell Of
Brownsville, Kinds county, on Saturday the 27th
inst, was an appalling to his family we'll
as calamity TO tho community in which he had
so long lived a useful and respected member He
came to Mississippi from Indiana, and settled In
Carroll county to teach a school jointly with his
first wife In 1sl7 when q very young man. Two
years thereafter, he was the principal Of large
school In Yazoo City, where he remained several
years, aud then removed to vickshurg and became
editor Of the Sentinel In this position he distin-
gulshed himself as forcible and brilliant Journal
ist At this time, the devoted wife who had shared
his tolls, died Meantime he studied medicine, pre-
pared himself for It's practice and for that purpose
settled in Raymond, Kinds county. During his
residence there, he again married most estimable
lady, and removed to Brownsville, whore he lived
about twenty-five years--she however, preceded
him to tho grave several years. His practice was
extensive and successful. He accumulated a fine
estate, and was in the enjoyment of a charming
homo when summoned away from tho scenes Of
earth lie who by his skill had so often been tho
blessed instrument under Providence OF snatching
SO many lives from the grasp Of the grim monster,
became himself its victim.
DIR. Mcconnell was q man OF warm impulses and
strong convictions, which he always expressed and
acted upon without fear, lie was generous fos
and loving friend. That his friendship was last
ing the writer Of this feeble tribute whose Intimate
acquaintance with him covered period Of thirty
four years, can attest. We cannot speak in fitting
words Of his good and generous qualities. We dart
not attempt 1t; but our loss Is not comparable Il
the bereavement Of the home that has been sadden'
cd forever by his sudden and untimely death.
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CARD.
JAcKsoN, MISS, Jan. 30, 1SS2.

JACKSON, MISS, Jan. 30, 1882.
TO the Voters Of the oh judicial District.
| take this means of announcing my
self as candidate for District Attorney
in the 9th Judicial District in the State,
and do this not at the solicitation of
many friends" and numerous voters"
but simply of my own motion, as an APP
plicant for this nol-political and import
ant position.
Having spent the greater part of my
early youth and manhood in Rankin and
Kinds counties, and having served the
people in the various capacities OF Leg
islator, Chancellor and Assistant United
States Attorney, and my official actions
under all circumstances, being open to
scrutiny, they best know whether
would bring capacity and conscience to
the duties Of the Office seek. They best
know if fear or favor, friendship or mall
ice would influence me in dealing with
society, discharging my duties faithfully
and protecting the public from the pres
ence of vice and crime. Believing this
the true issue, and the people the true
court to try it, / bring my cause before
them for decision. III, r, WARE,
Jan. 1883.
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Making Short Work of It.

In the siege of Troy, Apollo encouraged
the Trojans to be valiant against the Greeks,
by saying; THE mighty Achilles does not
fight to-day" 1t would seem as if death
had been bidding disease to make its great
inroads upon men, by saying: "Hunt's
Remedy is out of the market" But the
Trojans found to their cost, that the mighty
Achilles came to the field, slew their great
est champions, and made short work of the
battle. And Hunts Remedy, as an Achilles
against kidney and liver diseases, has taken
the field, and is making short work of all
such ailments. Hundreds of testimonials
from all quarters are coming in as to the
the might of this champion medicine. Not
surer was the sword of Achilles than is this
powerful, yet peaceful, remedy in battle
form, as it wages war against dropsy, urin-
airy and kidney complaints, and Overcomes.
1t is wise to call in its aid.
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Fortnight Millions.

We call special attention to the very
satisfactory statement of the Equitable
Life Assurance Society of New York.
From our information we are well CON
WINGED that persons who desire Life In
surance THAT is LIFE INsURANCE--
SOLID AS THE GRANITE HILLS, and that
will be POSITIVE investment to their
families when the time of need shall
come, will find no better company in the
world. It's popularity and mode of doing
business has increased its resources far
beyond the precedent Of any other com
pany, and it stands at the head of the
list of responsible Life Companies in the
United States. Messrs. Barrows & Hays,
the well-known experienced and trust
worthy agents, will always be found
ready and willing to attend promptly
and correctly to applications for poll
cies in this reliable Company. 1t will
be seen that its assets now amount to
$48, 100000.
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STOLEN !!

ERoM THE SUBSCRIBER, ON TIE nv
I Of JANUARY 9TH, very large, NV NY.
well-bred KENTUCKY HORSE. lie ~. ...,.aa
neck, little or no name, small tail, coIF KY
small head, q small white spot 6enlha w. vls u
ears, marks Of the collar on top oi ns ns .,sur y
well in harness, moves pleasantly IN Iu w M
or fox-trot under saddle sometimes III a II,
is about or years old, and cannot ~ esrHl
attention anywhere, because Of ms 80 w ZOO
and general appearance. / will pay S3SSrni
the delivery 81 the Horse here TO me, ana NSs
- 'i0 appie"eHSion anu 00HW W. i NUGD'
jackson. Miss Tan n. 1888,
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LIE TIER LIST.

List of letters remaining in the Post
Office at Jackson, Kinds county, Miss, for
the week ending January 81, 1888.
Banks, Annie NJ, Clark, CASTOR
Bean, Mrs. Eta Clark, r.
Bentley, Perry Conaldsen. Miss Ellen
Buford, j, II. Collins, Miss Annie
Carey, Ligh Coday, B. b..
Moore, Edmund
Persons calling for any Of the above let
tiers will please say advertised"
Gro. G. MCKEE, p. M.
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"SULLIVAN's Mississippi CITATIONS"
is the the title Of a volume, to be ready
in April, that will be of great value to
the legal profession. The cases cited
include all that have ever been men
toned in the opinions of the High Court
of Errors and Appeals, Supreme Court
and the several Chancery Reports, show
ing in what manner the Court mention
ed each. BY NJ. f. Sullivan, Water Val
ley, Miss. Price, So 30.
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ON 80 DAYS TRIAl

THE vOLTAIC BELT CO., Mal..
Mich, will send DIR. DYES CELhs 1sss
ELECTRO-vOLTAIC BELTS and KLhvi.
APPLIANCES on trial for 80 days " "
(yonng or old) who are afflicted WV
vous Debility, Lost Vitality, ana ~
troubles, guaranteeing speedy ane cOni
restoration Of health and manly Wy.
dress as above.--N. B. mo risk ls in'u'I
as 80 days trial is allowed.
ian Al t4a-1y
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MARRIED.

HARvEY-NoLAND-On the 18th of
January, 1883, in st. Paul's Church,
Woodville, Miss by the Rev. Howell
Logan, assisted by the Rev. j. w. Tur-
ner, w. II. Harvey, of New Orleans,
La, to Maud holland, daughter of Capt.
7. Y. holland, Of Woodville, Miss. No
cards,
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-FOR-
Concrete, Stone, Cement ana Y

OFFICE OF SuPERINT r g pnsi
CouRT HOUSE AND POST ~ NJ
JACKSON, MISS, January ~ rr,
CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE- EhdSa A,
- at this Office, until ~ NJ. on the or IA ds
February, 1888, Tor turnisnl a,sa Pui
Building Ia this City, all the Cement men, N
Broken Stone for the Concrete foundat'On'
ted as follows:
200 Barrels Of Cement
As Cubic Yards OF Sand.
las Cubic Yards Of Broken Stone, =. Y w
In accordance with specification, cople' M "
and any additional information may " IN 81
plication at this 0fIice' or the Othes u M
wishing Architect. = CHS
jan3i ,'ss-1t. superin'sn-
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do Not Fear, You Garry Caesar,

Said that illustrious emperor to his boat
man, in the storm. And we can say to the
thousands who are compelled to admit sor-
rowfully that they have some form of kid
ney disease, Do not fear; there is a Caesar
among kidney medicines. 1t is Hunts
Remedy, and it will care you. Before its
commanding power, kidney and liver all
ments flee as conquered enemies Its cures
are marvellous; its sway unquestioned. II
reaches cases that are given up and hopeless
To all who are afflicted in stomach, bladder,
kidneys or liver, we come with the en-
couraging cry, "Do not fear" there is sure
relief in Hunts Remedy.
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Fegee Oil is the mortal foe to Rheumatism
and Neuralgia; it will also Immediately re.
lieve the pain arising from burns, scslds, etc.
Get one bottle from Hunter and Harrington
and you will be convinced that what we say
is true.
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The funeral Of DR.. w. L. Hemphill,
who died at Edwards, December 81,
1882, will be preached at Byram, on the
second Sabbath in February, at IL A. NJ.
by Elder ]. r. Parish Of Magnolia.
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iansi,'ss-1i
Dissolution 81 PartneIsI

VHE PLANTING PARTNERsEI.llP, NIX, n \
il FORE existing between Jno. \: p, ,s..,rr.
Watson, and JnO. w. Robinson while n ,a,,ssy
tivating the Holmes Place, In Hinas S Sgst,ln
slssippi, having been dissolved, A. & q 1helsl
longer interested therein or connectea. r s,iIS
q partner or otherwise. JNO. Z. SIInnNfsII
ian.i7,sS-SOd. Admir- 81 John w n''
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RHEUMATISM. disOrdered blood, general
debility. and many chronic diseases pro-
nounced ineurable, are often cured by
Browns Iron Bitters.
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REvITALIZING the blood is absolutely
necessary for the cure of general debility,
weakness, lassitude, etc. The best enricher
of the blood is Browns Iron Bitters,
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Chicago. St. Louis 9 New Orleans Railroad

TRAINS GoisG NORTH,
No Q -Eypress. arrives 100 leaves 4 0b p, N.
d-Maa, arrives i2.35-loayes 1910 o. m.
s~Way Pit, arrives s:3D-icaycs $500 T. M.
ooIHG SOUTH.
No i--Exprcss, arrives io;20-leayes 1925 p. N.
mail, arrives 3:15--leaycs $3.50 a. NJ,
Way Ir't, arrives sos leaves b'j5 a. n,
G. +, Eubp, Agent.
W p. McKIYLRy DlvHSupt.
g. 49, sHEAPE, Gen Supt
j. w. COLEMAN, A. g, y. Ag't
}. G.. CLARKE, Prest aud Gen, Man ~,
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OvERwoRKED men and women, persons
Of sedentary habits, and others whose sys.
TEN needs reeuperation, nerves toned, and
muscles strengthened should use Browns
Iron RifIers
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& co
How TO KEEP 4 sTop,

There is book advertised i,
above title and we have read -.
from it. but We don't think y. /.
learn all about storekeeping r..
other mans experience. We 81.
we could. We make mistake. i /.
time, but we acknowledge them n /.
for it.
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Shades! Shades 81! Shades II!

New lot with Fixtures at 81 %, $l.65 and
$500 each, at EYRIcH Cos.
Jan. "a, '83-4t.
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Frgce OIL has never failed to route out all
Rheumatic pains when properly applied.
Hunter and Harrington have il for sale, try
bottle and you will have reason to bless
the day you read this advertisement.
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HAVE used Parker's Ginger Tonic too
successfully for coughs and bowel COM
plants to dread them.--Ed.
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All persons who are afflicted with Rheu.
matism and Neuralgia are advised to use
Fegee Oil Hunter & Harrington, manu-.
facturers agents.
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HAMs-The best brands in America,
and Breakfast Bacon 10 to l7cts. per
pound sold by LEMLY Il Son.
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RAILROAD TINE TABLE.
vicksburg and Meridian Railroad.

Going East-Passenger, arrives 1905, .. m.
leaves 1920 pm; Way Freight arrives $3.50 a. m !
leaves ego a, IN Through Freight arrives 100 a.
IA, leaves 4;S0 .. m.
Going West-Mal arrives 20 a. m, leaves , 40 a.
m; Express leaves T:40 A. M; arrives from
Vicksburg 500 p. IN. Way Freight, arrives 5:A
D. m leaves 6i5. Through Freight, 9:i5 d. m
leaves $3.50 a M
JOHN SCOTT. Gen. Manager.
f. f. RAwORrH, SapcriH tendenL
JAO w. CLiNuAN, Local Agent
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History Of the Burt Rifles" 18th
Mississippi Regiment, from Its
Organization to April lst'
1865.

COMPLIED PROM OFFICIAL RECORDS 81 J. l. ~" IN
From Tri-Weekly M1ssissipPian' May 10 i'oo'l
Our esteemed friend, Col. J. /. Power, has kindly
f,-risbed Us with an interesting History OF the
Rnrt Rifle. which may be found in to-days issue.
This company was composed chiefly Of the hrst-ciass
men ii this city and vicinity, and its history
viii lie read with ayidity.
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Use Fegee Oil foR Rheumatism, Neuralgia
and pains Of all kinds. Try it once.
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ONE HUNDRED Barrels Seed Potatoes
going like hot cakes.
s. LEMLY & Son.
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hatcher, jackson q Columbus Railroad

TRAINS GOING EAsT
No l. Mail, daiiy-ArrivcS nj Jackson $780, m
Leaves Natohek ESQ p. m.
No o. freight daily except Sunday-Leaves Match
ca s;45 a. IA. Arrives at jackson p. M
TRAINS como wFsT.
No. 2 Mail, daily--Inavcs Jackson 700 a. m.
Arrives at Natchez p.
No. 4, freight, daily except Sunday leaves
Jackson at $3.50 A. m Arrives at Natchez 6;2I
p. m.
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A CARD.

THE undersigned tenders his thanks y insp v
for the liberal patronage he has received lIou n
in his profession, and solicits contlnuaRcs,I
same. And respectfully informs them w y
again in his OLD OFFICE OVER SEuTIEih. h b
with NEW INSTRUMENTS, materials tufnisui' 4
r. ]. MILLEh
lanai ,s3-st. Dental suEgss
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DEptLITATED persons, and sufferers from
wasting diseases such as consumption,
scrofula kidney affections, will be greatly
benefited by using Browns Iron Bitters.
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Hunter and Harrington are the manu-
facturers agents for the sale of Fegee Oil,
the great foe to Rheumatism and Neuralgia.
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ERRORS,

- -
Too much Clothing, too many IA.
Dolmans; a few styles in Ladies I,
Misses Hose wrong; Tucking 4
want; stock too large in Table IL,
and Napkins, Lace Spreads and
Shams.
OUR LOSSES
overcoats, at value, 50 90, 50 O. NJ
SIS 90, now 50 50, 6 90 and SO d
Ladies' Dolmans, value 50 %, II
offered at S. 90,
Ladies Hose, full regular, all cO,s
value, 90 cents, now S7l; Misses II
regular Hose at Is cents-cant \
bought outside Of our house at 50 cen,
Napkins sold all along at u % Nj
50 80 per dozen.
Lace Spreads with Pillow Shans
match, at So 90, cut to So 50.
So inch Tucking, by the piece, I'll
rs cents per yard.
40x2O all Linen Damask Towels OH
So 90 per dozen.
The mistake we didn't make was
Gents Shirts: it was bargain we gSi-
80 cents for the best Unlaundried Sl
made, and 81 90 and 81 Is for IAu
dried Goods. Four ply Linen CoHa
124 cents. Cheyiot Shirts and two \
lars, 81 % each.
Coats Thread
is pretty good stock and we have 81
up on it;--55 cents still, but speciaa
count to the trade.
STEDMAN g. co
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STEDMAN g. CO.
For Sale.

GET OF SWISS BELLS.--I have SCI q
- Bells and lot Of Music, arranged 70 play WV
people. Win sell cheap. Address IHAD. tv'i
jackson, Miss.
jan.31 ,'S3-2t.
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GARDEN SEED--Our stock is now in,
Of crop 1883 and very full. Buy Of us
and you get reliable seed.
S. LEMLY & Son.
Jan. 81, 'S3-lm.
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PROPOSALS

Jackson, Miss, Jan. 81, 1888.
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-12-08

The Washington Star has a letter
from Ashevi1e, N. c., giving an ac-
count of the impetus that section has
received by the opening of railway COM
munications. The writer says:
The Western North Carolina rail-
road, which ten years ago successfully
crossed the unDroken range of the Blue
Ridge, is at last completed. The hard,
natural difficulties it encountered in its
pathway across sixty miles of al almost
Lmpenetrable mountain country, led to
many d~iscouraging delays, and even
endangered at n time its further pro-
greSs. The work is now, however, In
good running order, and is a bright
addition to the engineering triumph OF
the age, and a monument to the skill
and determination of its engineers.
To this lovely mountain country and to
Asheville it has been a God-send.
Though it Is now eighteen months
since the shrill neigh of the iron horse
first echoed among herhills, the activity
Of her trade and industries, and the
large influx of strangers in that time,
have been such as to surprise even her
most devoted prophets.
The ''boom" is a big one. The most
superficial observer cannot help but
notice it, and l venture to say it is I'M
rivaled by thai of other towns which
have risen to importance on the
approach of railroads.
Nor is it to be wondered at. We
have here a climate whose health-giving
properties must ultimately become as
celebrated as that of Aiken or MINES
ota. Although acknowledged to be
equal to the Minnesota climate in dry
ness, it is superior to it in equability
and mildness of temperature, while Its
greater elevation, dryness, and cooler
summer weather make it better for in.
valids than Aiken. l met many here
this summer both from the North and
South who were afflicted with lung and
throat troubles. | was glad to hear
them tell that in coming here they
acted upon the advice of their physi-
clans, for it went to prove the speedy
recognition of this climate by medical
men as a good health restorer.
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-12-08
NUMBER Is.
Underground Railway in London.

AS every American Knows who has
visited London, the underground rail-
way system is n of the most eXtraor-
nary systems of locomotion in the world.
Subterranean London is literally hoLey-
combed bv tunnels branching off in all
directions, 81 that, while wagons and
bansoms rumble overhead, innumera-
bic trains shrek and groan as they
thread their way in darkness beneath
the busy thoroughfares. When it was
proposed to construct this underground
railway system, much opposition was
made to the scheme. 1t was believed
that the laundering of the trains would
shake down the houses above. and that
to enter the long tunnels would be GER
tain death to any person yenturesOme
enough to attempt it.
When the opposition was overcome,
after d long struggle between the pro-
motors and the citizens, and the first
portion of the system wa completed, it
was soon discovered that instead of the
underground railways being a public
danger, they were in reality a great
public benefit. They took an enormous
amount of traffic off the already crowded
public thoroughfares, and provided a
speedy means of communication with
the most distant parts of the metropolis
such as was impossible under the old
fashioned modes of ~trayersing the
streets of London. Indeed, it is owing
to the underground railway system that
the English metropolis now possesses
means of rapid communication such as
is possessed by no other large city in the
world. The system consists of two
rings Of su~bterranean tunneling-an
inner and an outer. The outer ring was
long ago completed. Within the next
six months the inner circle will be COM
pleted, at a cost of something like Sl5,-
5000 a mile. Underground London
will then be ramihed by IA complete re-
ticulation OF tunnels, and it will be pos
sible to reach any part of The gigantic
suburbs in less than an hour.
When the original directors to the
underground railway system appeared
before the promoters, they based their
opposition to the scheme mainly on two
grounds-that it would cause a vast
diminutiOn in the value of property,
and that the noXiouS yapors and the
locomotive smoke would prove highly
dangerous to public health and safety.
Neither of these objections has been
seriously realized. Where proper
ty was injured the Metropolitan Rail-
way Company gave compensation; and
"a for foul yapors, all danger from that
Source was obviated by the numerous
air holes which were bored through the
roof of the tunnel, and the open charac-
ter which was given to all the stations.
One danger, however, which was not
dreamed of in connection with tine UNI
derground railways, was the presence of
Internal machines in the tunnels, and
the instantaneous death and injury of
un%saspecting passengers by their explo-
SION. The terrible affairs which occur
red in London of late, cannot be attri-
buted to an explosion of fire damp.
With trains travelling continuously at
three minute intervals through the tun-
nels, foul air would inevitably be driven
through the air holes OF out al the open
stations, which are situated at very
short distances from each other.
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-12-08
Nothing New Under the Sun.

As we wande through the houses OF
bright on the walls, and we may walk
around the gardens and see the dried
up iountains-one seem to hear all the
book Of Revelation sounding in ones
ears, and a voice saying: behold L
make all things newt
In the deserted streets life suddenly
stopped 1870 years ago. 1t Is true
THAT the destruction was not instan-
taneous, aud a great many OF the in
hapitants saved their lives, and even
took away a good deal of tn II treasure.
But enough was left to show us every
detail OF Roman life. The old world
is set before us, with all its and its evils,
its Clones and its soames. We know
what manner of men and women they
must have been, and what their daily
lives were like, almost as well as if we
had actually dwelt among them.
Those old Pompeuans were very
modern. There Is nothing new under
The sun. They had folding-doors and
hot water urns; they put gratings to
their windows and made rockeries In
their gardens; their s~teel-yards are ex-
actly like those your cheesemonger uses
to weigh bus Cheddars and Glosters.
Their children had toys like ours-
bears, hons, pigs, cats, dogs, made OF
clay, and sometimes serving as jugs
also. Poor chiidrenl Poor mothers!
How did they fare III those days OF
darkness and dismay?
People wIote on walls and cut their
names on seats, just the same as We do
now. They kept birds in cages. In
Naples to-day. IS walk along the Chials,
you may hnd yourself in the midst OF d
nerd OF goats, with bells around their
necks, exactly like those in the Museum.
They give tokens at the doors OF their
places of entertalnment-the people IN
the gallery had pigeons made OF a sori
OF terra Gotta. Iney put lamps inside
the hollow eyes OF the masks that
adorned their fountains. They wen
made grottos of shells-vulgarity itself
is ancient.
They ate sausages and hung up
strings of onions. They had stands for
public vehicles, and the schoolmaster
used a birch to the ounces. They put
stepping-stones across the roads, that
the dainty young patrician gentlemen
and puIsy old senator's might not soil
their gilded sandals. 1t was cold
enough tor the pipes to burst, but they
turned their water on and off with taps,
and their cook-shops had marble count
ers. They clapped their offenders into
the stocks-two giadlators kept there
tor l, 800 years.
When the crockery broke they riyited
it. At Herculaaeum there is o huge
wine jar buried In the earth. 1t has
been badly broken, but is SO neatly
rivited, with many rivits, that it no
doubt held the wine as well as ever;
those riylts have lasted 1900 years. 1t
Is a strange thing to think about. What
would the housewife have SAID if some
one had told her that her cracked pot
would out last the Roman Empire?