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What McKinleyism Has Done.

dealer in tinware In this city furnishes
~indisputable proof that the Mckinley law
has been OF great benefit to the consumer
of lnware. He gives the following figures:
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In the June contract knight & Jillson
also had a share, as shown by the vouchers.
A few of the items are as follows, being &C.
companied with the market price:
-Four ll2-inch natural-gas cocks, worth
1851, were sold to the State for 1914; four
1A-inch cocks. worth S4. &c, were sold to the
State at Sl0.SS; twenty-fOur casJ-lrou ellis.
charged up at S2.SS: twelve 14xlxl4 tees.
worth S1.O5, were charged MP at 1924; one
+. IL b. No. 2 steam trap, worth S19.25. was
charged up at SIS. The following prices
charged are of especial interest:
1894 1912 feet one-inch extra strong
pipe, worth $167.57. .$371.05
2S1 6-12 feet ons-inch pipe, worth
800 ~o'1
I'll 5-12 feet one-half-inch pipe, worth
The above extracts are sufficient to show
and negligence in the purchase of engin-
eers' supplies by the Central hospital
board. When the subject was preached
yesterday to Superintendent Wright, he
said he had no knowledge OF anything
wrong in the letting of the contracts. The
steward, Mr.. NeidiRh, was questioned, but
could give no satisfactory explanation.
IL have no special knowledge about such
supplies" said the steward. I'VE have
been trusting TO the knowledge of Mr..
Marley on all questions of proper prices.
of any oollusion between the bidders. /
supposed the bids were fair and in open
competition"
The negligence is no doubt attributable
to the board of trustees. They are charged
with the duty of letting the contracts. and
in the management are responsible TO the
State. The board is solidly Democratic.
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ART EMPORIUM.

ART EMPORIUM.
Tel. 500.
All this week we will hold an ex-
hibit and sale of forty-two water
colors by Mr.. r. b. Gruelle, his sum-
mer work in the country near Wash
ington, d. G.
You are invited to attend.
HE H. nEBER COMPANY.
S2 South Meridian 81.
Also, the last few days of our
$500 painting.
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II. P. WATSON & co
Franz stubbs Captured.

Frank Stubs. the negro who stabbed @
man the other night on Indiana avenue,
was caught last night by detective Thorn
ten, In q saloon IN Bucktown and was
locked MP In the police station.
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BOHN'S LIBRARY.

This Library is one Of the best col
lections ever published. Volumes sold
singly. We can supply the new and i'm
proved editions at the reduced price.
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Every buyer of Clothing to know
that we have the finest line of tailor
made SUITS, PANTS and OVER
COATS in the city, and at the lowest
prices.
Do not be deceived, as we are the
ONLY MISFIT CLOTHING PAR
LOR in Indianapolis, where you can
buy genuine Misfts, made by the
best tailors in Indianapolis.
SUITS and OVERCOATS that
were made for $50, $40 and $50, we
sell at SIG, $50 and $50.
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Orylcx dssks ct WIN. L. Elder'a
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CUT OPEN.

Our grand opening continues on
Friday when it will be 'cut" open still
more as to price by the.
SALE.
For instance:
Fosters suede Mousquetaire Gloves. 81, price
was $50.
Ladies' extra fine Fast Black Cotton Hose, 21c,
25c quality.
Ladies' Combed Egyptian Cotton Union Suits
81, cheap at $1.50-
36-inch fancy Cheviots and Stripes 29c. cheap
at zoe.
40-inch all Plaids soc. regular price 75c.
Extra width Fast Black and White Prints 5l4c,
worth &c.
Lacies' Silk Handkerchief Csc, worth soc.
Handkerchiefs, white and colored, sc. 10c, and
15c. worth 15c to soc.
Short lengths double-face Canton Flannel &c,
worth 10c.
Bleached Muslin &c. worth &c.
46-incn Black Atwood Serge 79c, worth 81.
Plain China Silks, all colors, soc, worth Csc.
nSanglangue Face Powder, equal TO P0zZiis's,
&c per box.
Genuine Bay Rum 100. worth SOC.
Solid Silver Thimbles one-third OF.
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Making the amount Of orercharce..slo.

Making the amount of overcharge..-..Sl99.42
The July bill for engineers supplies
amounted 70 S496.41. or nearly $500 in excess
it Is Just that the authority for the market
quotation should be reliable. The Journal
has taken great pains to learn what prices,
under legitimate and square competition,
would be. and guarantees that the articles
named in the vouchers can be bought at
the lower prices quoted.
THE AWARDS
The awards and bids for the fiscal ye ar,
beginning November, 1891. were as fol-
lows:
November-Healy & O,Brien, at $164.43.
January. 1s92-freany Brothers, at s34l.2 5.
Other bidders Were Healy & O,Brien. $346.4l;
knight & Jilison, $685..
March-Healy & O'Brien, at S276.3O. Other
bidder. Freany Brothers. at SJ93.62.
AprilnFreany Brothers; at 1901; The
May-Healy Il O'Brien. at S2l5.69. The other
bidder was Freany Brothers Tit for tat.
Jnne-Knight 4 JIilson. at $3.50. The other
~July-Knight Il Jilson, ut Si62. 90. The other
bidder was Healy Il O'Brien. at $46s. as.
August. s. Farrell. at S2s4.34
The other bidders are given above. The
range of successful bidders. 1t will be
noticed. is rather small for work so attract
i've as that of q promptly-paying State. 1t
10 noteworthy also that until j. s. Farrell
* Co. stepped In the bid of the other three
firms were remarkably close, and there is q
significant division of the awards. Each
had a turn at it. These are the palpable
facts-the inference Is left to the reader.
Below Is gwen q part of the account OF
the State with Healy Il O'Brien for June,
as taken from the vouchers for money paid.
''as per the items" on file In the office of the
Auditor of State. The portion quoted in
cludes the great part of the statement of
account, which Is too long TO be printed in
full. There are but few OF the items tn
which exception By . careful buyer could
Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1892-02-17

Artesisk brunn. l Marshall har
EFT qvarnbolag borrat en- artesisk brunn
pa 270 fots dup, som gifver ett rikhgt
vattenf0rr;id
Haftig snostorm. Fran Grand Ra-
pids f6rmales den 13 dennes, att det
snoat i ls timmar SAINT att en- haftig
snostorm varit radande.
Ny jernvag. Red River Valley
Railroad Company dr. namnet pa ett
nytt' jernvagsbolag, som har kommit till
stand | East Grand Forks. Bolaget har
for afsigt att bygga en- jernvag fran
namda stad till Halstead. -~&@
Nyttig industri. En- plan Dir q ba-
ne att anlagga en- sockerbetfabrik /
Mankato. Sockertillverkning of hvit-
betor iir en- industri som frantiden
torde blifva af stor betydelse for Mime
sofa ooh Northeastern / sin helhet.
Knute Nelson framhalles sasom
sardeles stark guvern6rskandidat ST.
dra delen af staten. Sa till exempel
yttrade dr. w. Fl. Hollister fran Austin:
"Om Knute Nelson erhaller nomina-
tionen, sd blir han valid med stor maio-
ritet."
Alderdom och darskap. Fran
Rushford meddelas att en- farnare yid
MANN Ole Tangen, af SO ars alder, har
intecknat sin egendom SAINT sallskap
med en- 20 ars gammal tjenstehicka be-
gifvit sig fran orten, lemnande hustru
och barn st deras ode. ..
Faran af att ofverlasta sig. Fran
Mabel meddelas att Elias Danielson en-
morgon befunnits liggande dod vid Wig
kanten. Den omkomne, som var yid
80 ars alder, hade 6fverlastat sig med
starka drycker och redl6st tillstand
blifvit .liggande ute kolden Diver nat
ten och frusit ihjel.
For skollarare att beakta, Skol-
forestandaren Kiehle har infort on nv
anordning, hvarigenom applikanter
for lararekallet l de publika skolorna
komma att undergo examen samtidiet.
Sadan examen kommer derfor att hal
las de fiesta ON ej ALA counties trenne
ganger ON aret nemligen den f6rsta pa
den ! och 2 mars, den andra pa den
och 3 och den tredje pa den och 8.
Stillwater-nyheter: Elevantalet
vid stadens allmilnna skolor iir for MIR
varande 1856 emot 1872 vid motsva-
rande It'd f6rlidet ar. - Den katolsk,
preston Murphy, som gjorde fastis
hetshandel stor skala, siiges ha a,yit-
lost f,irsyinnit, lenlnande gsd t,ea5sise5
borgesnl1n sticket for stora sunn4r,.
Han ansags ega los och fast egend N,
for minst 100000, men nu har dct .
funnits att ALT ar intecknadt till ST..
fulla varde. Det pastas att w. NJ.
Long och John Glospin tillsammcns {:
f6rlora cirka 5000. - Bland dc nv
valde embetsminnen for Mineral Point
Mining and LAUNDERING Company mir
kes A. T. Lindholm sasom sekreterare.
- John Carlin, som varit bosatt har-
stades omkring rs ar, har aAidit af
hjertslag. G. efterlemnar hustru och
tvenne d0ttrar.
Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1892-02-17
w is co N ST N.

Fran samhallets olycksbarn. Den
nya asylbyggnaden Menomonie har
just blifvit fullbordad. Eft trettiotal
patienter ha redan intagits.
En- City Hall, kostande 800, 900, har
staden La Crosse latit uppfora. Bygg-
MAIDEN frtga har dagarne blifvit sa
att saga invigd under stora festlighe-
ter.
Annu en-. Fran Bruce f6rmales att
Annu en- skandinavisk arbetare omkom-
nit genom en- olyckshAndelse skogar-
ne, namligon l. Siversop, hvilken blif-
Wit krossad till ODDS under en- thinner
stock. Den f0rolyckade, som var % ar
gammal, hade endast vistats har lam
dot fyra miinader. ..
Egendomlig olyckshandelse. -
Fran Black River Falls f0rmales att
Erick Olsons gosse under vattenhemt-
ming fick hufvudskalen sprackt. Han
h6ll namligen pa att draga upp vatten
ur brunnen medelst ett vindspel, da
han rakade slappa slit tag och traffa-
des | hufvudet, med ofvannamda f0ljd.
Trillingar framf0dde harom dagen
mrs. F. Allen Eau Claire, namligen
en- aicka och tva gossar. Barnens SAM
manlagda yigt var 10 pund. Ifragava-
rande qvinna ingick aktenskap vid 18
ars alder SAINT har (. n. l3 barn, hvar.
af den 10 ordningen f6ddes for elfva
manader sedan.
Domare Bundy falde lordags ett
utslag, som eyer slit intresse for publ
cister. Det var nanligen i fraga ON
ett tryckfrihetsmal mellan en- mr.. Bar
ker och Ashland Daily Press" pa tai
ON att alagga tidningens utgifvare att
inf6r domstolen uppdaga f0rfattaren
till den anst0tliga artikeln. Domaren
f0rklarade emellertid, att ingen It'd
ningsutgifvare kan tvingas att offent-
ligg6ra f6rfattarens MANN, mar tidnin-
gen halles ansvarig for hvad som in
f6res dess spalter.
West Superior-nyheter: Alton
tidningen "Evening5 Telegram" upp-
marksamTnar Minnesota konferense
medlemmar med en- ledande artikel un-
der rubriben: ssDe aro valkomna" ,Sans-
ma tidning han afven meddelat ganska
fnllstandiga referat Diver konferonseEa
f6rhandlingar. - Staden har under
veckans ilopp thaft talrika1 bes5kare'
fran Minn.-konf:s medlemmar och db
hafva, ed vidt vi hort, blifyit mycket
gastvanligt mottagna. De f0rberedan-
de arbetena for byggandet af en- passa-
gerare-angare Of den 8. k. aohdleback-
sorten Aro gjorda. Skeppsbyg geriet ar
en- storartad anlaggning, som vacker
uppseende ganska vida kretsar.
Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1892-02-17

j En- stark snostorm rasade tors
days diver nordostra delen af New Eng
land. Boston slacktes pa aftonen dc
elektrislka ljusen och staden sanktes
m6rker. Under loppet af dagen foil l;
tum sn6.
En- staty af amiral Dahlgren ar det
tai ON att uppresa Philadelphia. D.
intog en- framstaende plats F6rents
Staternas iotta och ar afven uppfinnare
af Dahlgren-kanonen. Statyen berak.
mas till $4,000.
Blaboken for 1891 visar att For
enta Staternas postverk tjenstg6ra
l84, 431 personer och regeringens 6fri.
ga departement 1868 personer. Sam.
manlagda antalet tjensteman uppgar
saledes till 247, ,294 personer.
Hill pa toppen. AT 1884 delegater
till det demokratiska statskonventet
aro 270 delegater fran utsidan af New
York och Kings counties. I Hills huf.
vudqvarter f6rsakras det att af 1923 val
da delegater aro 120 for Hill.
For Observation-Disclosures. se-
nator Pettigrew inlemnade mandags
en- bill till senaten, som bemyndigar
inrikesministern att till Flandrau-in-
dianerna betala $2OO,OO0 for land, som
aftradts till regeringen. r.
Tracy for vice president. Vice
president Morton hade mandags ett
samtal med president Harrison, hvar-
under han f0rllarade sig icke villa
upptrada sasom kandidat, men framh6ll
n6dvandigheten af att hafva en- New
Workman for denna post, och ansag
marinmsnistern Tracy vara hlrf6I
lamplig. Presidenten sages hafva med
noje gait in pa f6rslaget.
Emigranternas behandling af de
respektive jernvagsbolagen ar langt
ifran den basta. Delta DR. en- SAX, som
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Weber Ian
ge haft reda pa, och har derf0re beslu-
tat att t5ra noga kontroll med namda
bolag. Sa amnar han hos finansdepar-
tenentet anfora klagomal mot befalhaf-
warren och officerarne pa angaren ''Mas-
saha'', som harom odagen anlande till
New York fran Marseilles. Kaptenen
hade latit tre sjuka passagerare forslas
| en- 5ppen bat till Ellis Island. Afven
tanker han besvara sig 6fver lakareps
f0rsummelse att icke angifva namnet
pa den sjukdom, hvaraf de lcdo. Man
ga af passagerarne beh6fde lakarehjelp
da de kommo i land. och aere af dem
lhade tyfns. AT Massalias passagerare
| voro $50 ryska judar, som blifvit Itdrif-
na fran Ryssland. AT dessa erh0llo 200
help fran Hirschs fond, sd att de kun
de fortsatta resan till Western.
Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1892-02-17
D A X O T A

Eft rikligt kollager har patraf-
fats a Carl Johnsons farm Yankton,
S. Da.
Pastor A. n. Randahli Mitchell,
S. D., har en- lange It'd varit hardt sjuk
och Dir annu icke aterstAld. 1s
w. H. Miller, som for 10 ar sedan
grundlade staden Miller S. d., afied
derstades f0rliden torsdag of hjertf0r.
tanning.
Till de nodlidande iRyssland
siindes onsdags fran Yankton, S. d.,
1923 penningar, insarnlade bland de
rysl1a farmarne trakten.
En- mangbeprofvad man vid
namn T. w. P. Lee ahed Ashton, S.
d., forliden onsdag. Han hade varit
farmare, larare, prest och advokat,
SAINT var medlem af konstitutionsut.
skottet 1889. . . ....
En- stark snostorm drog onsdags
8fver Huron, S. Da Luften var redan
fran morgonen full men sn6, men da
det lAngre fran pa dagen b6rjade blasa
starkt fran nordvest, var sn6stormen
smart full fart.
s. Dakota sanford. American
Express Company har 6ppnat rAtte.
gang mot staten S. Dakota, som af bo.
laget fordrat skatt for $35, 900, hvilken
bolaget nekat att betala. Bolaget ar
villigt att betala skatt for sin egendom
till varde af $4,000. 4-
,Nidingsd&d. AT illvilja har ma.
gon okand person medelst en- jernpropp
tillstoppat den artesiska brunnen vid
NJ, Dakotas darhusanstalt. Att IA upr
proppen fran cit dup af 1900 fot Dir ett
mycket svart arbete. Brunnen har re-
dan kostat $4,000.
En- extra session af s. Dakotas
legislator kommer antagligen att in
kallas af guvern6r Mellette. Planen
att q privat Wig skaffa medel for sta
tens deltagande j Observation-Disclosures
misslyckades, sa att nu aterstar endast
att ia medel af legislaturen.
Guvernor Mellette sages hafva 8f-
vergifvit ALT hopp pa aterval, men !
stallet lagt rut sina krokar for att till
forsakra sig senator Pettigrews site
f8rbundssenaten, da dennes termin Or
slut. Det pastas att guvern6ren har
CODA utsigter att ma malet.
Spioneri. The w G. Temperance
Union tillsatte pa ett mote vermill-
ion, S. d., en- komite, som fck upp-
drag att uppg1ra en- lista pa de perso-
ner, som under manaden k0pte branvin
pa apoteken under edlig f0rklaring.
Spionsystemet har redan bragt 6fver-
raskande resultat. @
En- arbetsbyra har anordnats al
handelskammaren Grand Forks, N.
Da. j Farmarne N. Dakota hafva bruk
for tusentals arbetare da vararbetet
b6rjar, och ar det for att It'd kunna
skafa farmarne arbetskraft som byran
upprattats. Invandrare kunna erhalla
stadigt arbete for fem manader ON de
hanvanda sig till byran. Red River
dalen anses beh6fva 1000 arbetare och
James Rver-dalen 1000.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1892-12-16
YES AND NO.

A Linguistic Peculiarly of Some OF the
Uncivnized Celtic Tribes.
In the speech OF SO highly-developed
a people as the Celts there is no equiv.
alent 10 yes" Thus II happens that you
shall never hear an Irish waiter pro-
nounce the shibboleth 'yesssir" OF
lis English confrere, for he invari-
ably Expresses an Affirmative by some
such praise as II shall, siri' at
is. sirr' Yet among some uuciv-
iliaed tribes not only is there a
word expressing Eyes, but II assumes
a different form according TO the sex or
age Of the speaker. Thus among the
Abipones of South America, as BobriZ.
hotter Informs us, for Eyes" the men
say hee, the women say haal and the
old men give a grunt
This Is a refinement which we AIRY.
ans have decided, perhaps rightly, to
be unnecessary; for, though our 'ay!"
and may" carry no more information
now than the Sanscrit hi and ma did
many thousands OF years ago, they are
quite sufficient for all practical pur-
poses. But the Abipones might feel as
mnch embarrassed by the use OF our
sexless affirmative and negative
syllables as we should do In attempt
ing TO express our meaning IN the Lam
guage Of the Grebo tribes OF west
Africa, in which the use Of personal
pronouns Is dispensed with and gesture
is employed 10 show whether a verb
is In the first, second or third person
Blackwood's Magazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1892-12-16

The closely woven sheviots prove a
most satisfactory material for the ftrll
own. Their capacity for wear Is TN
United. A jaunty street costume Is a
plain tight-ttting cheviot OF notified
sha les OF brown, sage-green ana red.
There Is II coat sleeve anda high. tight
fitting collar. The jaunty touch to the
costume given by the vest worn with
It,
The material OF which the vest is
made Is billiard cloth. The buttons are
large and OF uncut steel
The fall jacket is Of dove-gray
beaver cloth, tight-htting and three.
quarter length There Is one un-
conventional rover which is fetch
iugly curved and outlined with mar
row band OF silver fox The collar
stands up very straight and high and is
finished with soft band Of the fur,
whi,h also trims the front OF the jacket
In, three large smoke. pearl buttons
are more ornamental than useful The
sleeves are full above the elbow and
are fashioned with black yelyet-N. Y.
World
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1892-12-16
J S. AfPLtMAN, M. D.,
LOUISVILLE, Ky,
Write for Health journal, free
WILLING TO RISK IT.


she Was Getting Too Old to be PartIcu
Day was trembling on the edge OF
night
AThe sun had dropped behind the hills
and splashcd the sky with red.
For two bonrs Susan and Henry had
been talking
Gentle reader, do you know what
they were talking aboutp
Nor
Then guess.
Suffice Il to say, whatever Il was an
anicable conclusion had been reached
4 Susan was sweetfaced and tender,
and the arhethystine tints of the even
ing touched her face softly and the fad
ing light threw halo about her head.
Yet she was no spring chicken.
But what odds?
Henry had passed all the years of his
bachelorhood in a boarding-house and
could not have told spring chicken from
old hen anyhow.
He folded her 10 his thro bling bosom.
and then slowly unfolded her.
ave shall be so happy, i" he whispered.
Yes, Henry was her murmrlred re-
spones, land so harmonious. What
ever you say / shall believe, now,
henceforth and forever"
He held her close once more.
II can never be such husband as
you deserve, Susan" he almost sighed.
sussn's promise crowded in upon her.
mo, Henry" she said, ~ suppose
not, but at my time of life | can't afford
TO be too particular Come in and have
some supper"
And Henry went in.-Detroit Free
Drnaa
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1892-12-16
WOMAN IN FRANCE.
A Mistake to Think She Does Not NJ AXE an
Excellent Mother.

A Mistake to Think She Does Not Make an
Excellent Mother.
The French wife is essentially help
mate, and, having more practical
shrewdncss, flexibility of mind and
more brightness than the husband, en-
joys on the whole greater authority.
He does nothing unless with her ad-
vice. She does many things without
consulting him. He insensible to the
disfguring Influence Of her field work.
When they become prosperous he calls
her the "bourgeoise," the English
equivalent for which is "the missus."
She speaks Of him as ''mon homme,"
AnRlice my man. but never as my
husband" In ownership and manage
ment of the patch Of freehold estate
she has equal rights and Is absolute
mistress Of the house, the dairy and the
poultry yard.
The peasant woman Is up at four
o'clock in the morning, and goes TO hoe,
weed. cut grass for rabbits or spread
manure on the arabic land. She Is
fearfully tanned and wrinlsled and
early loses comeliness. II is the women
of this class who give to France her ex-
traordinary vital force and elasticity,
There must have always been consider
able energy in the French woman who
was allowed 10 grow up In o natural
and healthy manner,
Jeanne dare. Jeanne Hachetto and
Jeanne dc Montfort had the strength OF
character, decision and good sense
which may now be remarked In the
peasant woman. They were not, II
strong-minded, Mt all "mannish."
Nine de Sevigne was not only an ele-
CANT writer, but an admirable business
woman and an excellent farmer and
gardener. Her husband left his estates
heavily incumbered with debts. BY
her good stewardship the widow cleared
them and greatly increased their value.
II is a mistake TO think the French
woman Is not an excellent II other. She
Is better one In many respects than
the English woman. In the bourgeois
class her fault Is that she is In such
fever about her young folk that she de-
MES them all opportunity for studying
the world, unless at school or under her
eyes. Peasants children alone are suf-
fered to learn for themselves In the
school Of experience Under the Naquet
law the one In whose favor the divorce
is given will have the guardianship Of
the children even after second mar.
riago. IN. " World
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1892-12-16

Probably the oldest known specimens
Of recorded language in the world TO.
day are the inscriptions on the door
sockets and brick stamps fund at
Niirer by the Babylonian exploration
expedition Of the University OF Penn
sylyania, which has recently returned.
Tho brick stamps, which are OF yellow
clay, about four by five inches and an
inch in thickness, bear the name and
titles Of King Snrgon and his son.
Narim.Sin who lived about $500 H. C.,
aud they were taken from the mound
which covers tho site OF ancient Nip
pura. with its famous temple Of Baal.
The expedition aiso found many other
objects ~ interest, such ns clay tablets
continuing contracts, lists OF goois;
tcnple Incomes, art fragments and i'm
ages sold by the temple falSirs, These
tdrnw much light ON the history Of the
people rs opposed To that Of the kings
and the work OF the expedition carried
llabylonian records back one thousand
years 10 time OF which practically
nothing has hitherto been known. The
antiquities found are now In the uni
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