Telegram-herald., 1888-05-13
RARE ANTIQUITIES

Ms~ Morrrs. OF Shc5oygan. Wis, Is In
possession OF large meerschaun pipe that
belonged 10 the King OF Denmark in the
year l5se. being now Is years old.
A SMALL. brass statue was discovered re-
Gently near the Acropolis Museum, Athens.
II ia in a perfect state of preservation, and
the figure bears a close resemblance to
Apollo ~ Canachos. in the British Museum.
This statue IL the best specimen OF work
manship in brass that has vet come TO
light in the course Of the excavation at the
Acropolis.
Ax ancient Japanese coat-Of rrail is re-
ported 10 have been unesrthcd recently near
Victoria, b. G., in digging a well four feet
below the surface. IL Is such armor "a
was made by the Japanese 200 or 800 years
ago. some years since number OF Jap
anese coins were found in cairns, or
stone graves in The neighborhood Of Victo-
ria. These Ends Indicate visit of japanese
70 The regioa-
ONK Of the most interesting curiosities in
the United States u . piece Of Mosaic
from the floor of the temple OF Astsrte,
built By the Romans az Carthage. which u
preserved in the National Museum az Wash
nzton. IL - 2.0o0 years Old. aud repre-
ssuts yellow hon in the act OF killing q
horse Fvcs, teeth. blood spots and all are
depicted by bits Of sfoae. The fragment il
about seven feet square, and ia valued at
$1,000
Ov the island Of Fredoeu. on the west
coast cf Norway. . Man uncovered a fat
geld srmlet while digging potatoes. II has
a Runic inscription on the outsi3e and the
date SIS inside. At HaSgcrstalsnd. Swe-
den new Runic inscription has been
found close by another already known- II
states that two men for whom the stones
were placed did IN Greece. The reference
to expeditions Of Norsemcn into the Medi-
tcrrsrean "a pirates or soldiers OF fortune
Is evident
sIxGrLke relic was recently found bva
traveller IN the Black Hills n ia q stone
bearing this Inscription; Came 70 these hits
in isi2 seven of u De Dacompt Ezra KIND
q " Wood T Brown r Kent Wm Kirg
indian crew ali dcd bat ze Era Kind
\ Slled BY Iads beyond the high hiil got our
gold June ISsA On the other side "a
written. "Gcs All the gold wc ooul3 carry
GU pcnv al got b. ths Indians have lost
NY gun and nothing to eat ard Indians
hunting me
Az umbrella that vas brouFh. % this
country from Holland IN t6an = on exhihi-
700 n AlH&Hf. 1t oe4rs kne name OF en it3f-
ian MAKER IL has been asserted thar ura-
breilas s~e later invention than iC5e. sad
thar an Engiisanan first appeared in the
streets Of London IL the ass century with
ore to protect him from the rain. The fsc:
is however. tia; umbrellas were IN usc by
ne Egyptians 5000 years ago The umbrcl-
IA seen sometimes attached 70 vshici> IN
TIE streets ara seen pictured apou he wal
paintings - ancient Evvpt
ANoxa re curiosiiies rrrentiy scanir~d
~ san Francisco museum ares narn5eg
Of nsnnies f5nna embedded IN a stratum
- iirnc n Mexico. inst south % ne Arizona
lins Judging from their position the7 must
have iisei n terrible sE3nT ore ~ Tic
todies Is fhat cf a ~onan. and her esrs 49,
crnarreutcd With Tubes stiCx through
taran. TAev are covered VIA coarse net
tin1 composed - rrsss ard ne bark %
tTn-z Taey arr surrcsed = have izin n
TIE srie.lHp ssate a. east soo yes~s. and e
is nct Known a. went ra-e thev 5cionrc6
rhe perfecs forr % rst arpesrs. whica
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