Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-08-23
She Rosetta Stone by Which Hleroslyph-
les Are Deciphered.

During Napoleon's campaign in Egyps
In 1888, n OF the Fren h officers was
sne day presented with a block Of
Sssalt about three feet two inches long
and two feet fiye in"tf 10. III "a. .t III.
was valuable, but he little realized the
Importance OF that irregular piece Of
tasalt. 1t was the key 10 the past of
Egypt! 1t was covered with unusually
clear and well-prescl we'd hieroglyphics,
and also with what appeared to
Do a Grecian translation of the un-
known text. In reality the stone was
in cribed In three zones, each in a diff
ferent language, the first being ancient
Egyptian hieroglyphics, the second a
later form OF Egyptian writing. and the
third Greek. About one-half of the
upper zone was missing, fourteen lines
remaining. The second zone was al
most intact, while but q few words Of
the Greek translation were missing.
The st2ne contained simply a decree
ia sed about 1875 b. c. by au assem-
blage OF priests In Memphis.
For many years be o.e the discovery
OF this precious relic vain attempts had
been frequently made to decipher the
many stories in stone with which
- PO'0u COtlCe, ~ Tuitio uDOuilucu.
Naturally. the finding of a picture
be, with its Greek t anslation ready to
hand, added a great impetus to this
branch OF study. Yet it was not until
Champollion, whose name Is now indel.
IDLY a sociatcd with E%gyptolcgv, and
who was then a master of the Coptic
ton - no onrInivol fho cvcfayo pf fro~S-
la'ion which finally led t. OR present
knowledge OF hier glyphs.
Soon Champollion had amassed a list
OF eco characters, and his pupil Salvo-
lini added to this nearly 100 more.
This state of affairs nearly 800 char
acters standing COR only fifteen distinct
sOunds-was very confusing. and it was
not until 1887 that q satisfactory expla-
nation the eof was made. In that year
Lepsi S showed that o. these many
signs but thirty-four were to be con-
sidered as true alphabetical members,
and the remainding nearly go We Q
combination signs, or syllabics, as they
were called.
Fortunately, Champollion was a
master Of the Coptic language, and he
early recognized between this language
and that Of ancient Egypt much the
same relationship as now exists be.
tween modern French and Latin, its
basic language. With this knowledge,
and through the medium of a va t
a of comparative readings, a grand
total OF work was at last made SO &C m.
plete that no longer are the G relics of
the ancient wonderland closed to us.
Bringing Up OF Mothers.
A young person has been writing an
artic Q on the bringing up of mothers.
Thirty years ago mothers were not
brought up; they Just grew. They
wore caps early, gave up dancing when
their children were in short frocks and
knickerbockers, and developed all sort.
of incorrect ideas about chaperons
and ~firtations. Formerly the young
idea was trained the way 1t should go.
Now the old tree is pruned and pared
into shape. Girls have assumed the
responsibility OF looking after their
mothers. Mothers are kept to see t. Q
well-Ordored house, c,ai refractory
fathers and attend to bores. They
must, moreove'. be ornamental, look
we'll at the head of the table, dress be.
comingly, keep up with the fashions,
look nice When the girls take them
Ouu WAVA ViCLuS ulu sIutlC CuCOuEuSIuS
ly at the young men. Nor are their
morals forgotten. frequently one
hears q girl say: 1T is an interesting
show, but not one Id car to tako my
mother to-"
When the Liver Reprimands Us
For our neglect Of it by inflicting upon us
sick headache, by dyeing the skin yellow,
coating the tongue with fur, producing YER
tigo, pains In the right side and souring the
breath, We are little less than ~lunatics IL we
disregard the chsstisement. II we call uos-
letters Stomach Bitters to our aid. tranquil
ty and health follow speedily, and with the
departure Of the symptoms mentioned de-
parts also irregularity Of the bowels, which
invariably attends disorder Of the liver. In
ulalarfal complaints the liver Is always in
vOlved, and 1t Is . fortunate circumstance that
this fine anti-bilious medicine is also the I'm
est specific in existence for every form Of ma
larial disease. Nor is 1t less eflcactOus for
dyspepsia, failure Of appetite and strength,
nervousness and q rheumatic tendency. 1t re-
news the ability to sleep, and greatly pro-
notes cOnvalescence after wasting diseases.
He Was Equal to the Occasion.