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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-20

since, no doubt. they are technical terms.
only familiar to the Assyrian tailors and
mantuamakers. The profoundest schol-
arship has its limits, and who Is to com
pass the precise Chaldean expressions
for "gussets." insertion" "ruchngs
"frills," combinations" dress improv-
ers," and all the other mysteries OF the
ancient and modern feminine toilet?
Some OF the items. however. are very
plain and Ineligible, as, for example,
Twelve white robes Of the temple, eight
robes of the house of his lady, ten pure
gold collars, two wide robes" Unless
his lady" refers to a goddess it looks as
If the king of Nipur had been purveying
for female as well as male use, which is
all the more probable because the temple
was dedicated to a male deity Of spirits,
and because II we study the bill. we shall
observe that, while their are twelve white
robes or shirts, there are only ten col
lars, which suggests separate wardrobes.
Moreover the two wide robes look like
an anticipation Of "crinoline" and the
modern skirt dances. Later on In the ac-
count comes the item, -four scented
robes" which shows that then, as now,
garments were laid up in lavender, and
moths. perhaps, were as troublesome as
In later times.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-20
ROSES At $40 A DOZEN.
Thousands Of Them Used in One Room,
Too.
From Ia New York Advertiser.

From the New York Advertiser.
Metropolitan entertaining is something
which can only be INDUCED in by the few;
you and I can give a tea-pretty cups.
pretty girls, palms and candles; any one
can nave a guest at dinner-two kinds of
wine, six courses; the "oneriest' of us
can give a dance, but that is not enter
tanning in New York. We only spend
money on the necessaries; we are horribly
plebeian.
The florist stood in a bower Of ferns
a pink rose swaying over his head, a
golden alamandea noddlng behind his
ear and his hands full of pale colored
primroses. He looked up The most
beautiful decoration of the season?"
The yellow alamandea swayed as he
leaned back and wrinkled his brow.
They've all been so beautiful, I don't
know. I'm sure. Hard times? Yes, but
young ladies grow up and have to make
their debuts, and girls Will be married
and people Will give dinners"
The minister, dishes and gown do not
count at all at these affairs, from the
florists point of view
Then he gave the following description
of one of the loveliest dinner decorations
of the season-done by Hodgson: The dec
Grafton was to represent piece of goods,
carelessly flung on the center of the
table. and when it was finished it looked
like a delicate piece of green velvet en-
broidered with feur-de-lis and it was
all made of flowers.
The ground. which fell in folds and
crinkles. exactly as silk would do, was
of delicate, feathery asparagus vine.
whose delicate terdrils and exquisite
color were admirably set off by the
snowy damask of the table
linen. Strewn over the green at
regular intervals were great,
white feur-de-lis of white roses. outlined
by red carnations. The candelbra were
Of gold. with green shades. This de-
sign. simple as it may seem, was one Of
the most unique and costly dinner designs
of the season.
The fad dinners as florists and cater
ors are beginning to call the Napoleon
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-20
FINERY OF 1000 YEARS AGO.
Chaldean Household Bills Perfectly
Preserved in Their Clay Tablets.
l.. II

From the London Telegraph.
There is nothing so indestructible as
postherd A broken fragment of crock
cry will last as long as the globe itself il
only it be in some spot removed from fric-
ton. 1t does not seem that in Chaldea
paper had yet been invented. There were.
thus, no stationers but there must have
been shops where you could buy the little
ready made pin cushion shaped tabloids
of wet clay, all prepared TO be impressed
by the triangular writing stick which
stamped upon it the arrow heads. So. if
you lived In Koyunjik, or Ur, or Nipur or
Babylon, and wanted to write letter
to your aunt, or list Of your furniture,
or a menu of a dinner, or an agreement
with your prehistoric tailor about clothes,
you jotted II down on both sides of the
little gray or red tablet. and sent it off
with the rest of the diurnal memoranda
to the bakers oven. When the batch came
back home, piping hot and hard as stone,
nothing could destroy 1t unless you broke
it to pieces or ground it to powder.
There it was, physically imperishable,
and though perhaps we have been
spared some suffering by their self-re-
straint, it Is certainly astonishing that
the AS5NIidu iillIlDI pBFlH uil not AVIAN
themselves Of the superb opportunities
of their custom to fill the land Of Chal-
dea with baked sonnets. The missing
books Of Livy would never have been lost
to the world if the Romans had only writ
ten in this way upon clay instead Of wax
although there must have ensued a GER
tain inconvenience when an Assyrian gen
tleman's library resembled a brick field
The particular tablet which has just been
transcribed is not a poem, but something
almost as interesting, being a list Of
ninety-two garments which were pre-
sented by a king TO the priests and priest
esses Of the Temple Of Nipur in southern
Chaldea.
The name Of his majesty has unfortu-
nataly either been omitted or clipped OFF
from the fragment, but by the style of
the writing, which IS extremely primitive,
and from the system Of numerals en-
ployed in it, competent scholars consider
it certain that the tablet is at least a old
as $500 years before Christ. 1t was al
ready known that Babylon monarchs used
every year to make presents Of robes and
raiments TO the temples. The custom was
a sort Of antique distribution Of blankets
and pounds Of tea such as now prevails,
and we have in the British Museum many
lists of similar presentations, though the
most antique among these does not 20
back beyond 1850 y. c. This one, there
fore, is extraordinarily ancient, and. since
ordered by his majesty and forwarded TO
the temple, IL must be considered what
we have called it, the oldest dressmaker's
bill in the world.
At the end Of this precious tablet the
arrow headed letters say: I'm all their
are ninety-two pure vestments, the list
of the temple for the priests this year"
Many Of the words of the text remain
unknown even to the most skilled and
patient decipherers Of the "cuneiform,"
and how, indeed, should it be otherwise,
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which they had been embalmed had.
however, dried up the greater number
to powder. Upon the possession OF
Egypt by the French upward Of 500 num-
mics Of the ibis alone were discovered
IN the catacOmb of birds. Certain ami
mails were maintained at the public ex-
pense In the sacred parks, and persons
were appointed to nourish them with the
greatest care. Bread, milk, honey, meat.
birds hsh, etc, were all supplied accord
ing TO the nature of the animals no ex-
pcnse was spared; the keepers bore upon
their persons the resemblance of the
species to which their care was devoted.
ana the people paid marks OF respect to
them as they passed along. The greatest
sorrow was manifested at the death OF
any OF them; they were embalmed and in
TERED with great pomp and splendor
80 great was the veneration in which
these animals were held that though
when famine afflicted Egypt the peopla
were driven 20 eat human flesh, yet the
sacred beasts, birds. reptiles. or fishes
were always respected They would rath-
er eat their own species than Law sacri-
ligious hands upon what might be gods in
disguise Animals of the lowest charac-
ter, even noxious insects were fostered
in their temples, nourished by their,
priests, embalmed after death, entombed
with pomp, and received all kinds of
honors. Those who, either by accident or
design occasioned the death OF any OF
these animals paid the forfeit of their
lives as the penalty of the offense. Do
dorus Siculus says: He who has volume
tarily killed q fconsecrated animal Is
punished with death, but If any one has
even involuntarily killed a cat or an ibis
IL IS impossible for him to escape capi-
tai punishment; the mob drags him to it.
treating him to every cruelty and some
times without waiting for judgment to be-
passed"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-20
TRAINED RATS ON A RAILROAD.
A Wonderful Performance Given in
Paris by Intelligent Rodents.
From the Cincinnati Tribune.


A Russian by the name of Dourof has
made a business of training rats to do
queer things, and at the same time has
carefully studied their habits and ways
A contributor who visited him and his 23O
uncaged rats, found him in the act of ex-
hibiting his rat" railroad. 1t consisted
of a narrow track laid in a circle upon
which were three passenger carriages
large enough to hold five or six rats apiece
a luggage van and a pretty little engine
Close to the track was a small painted
wooden house which served as a station
There We're points and other railway par
aphernalia. Presently cage was brought
in which con tanned a considerable number
of rats. Dourof clapped his hands together
three times and all the rats came running
out of the cage and swarming into and
about the little station. He clapped his
hands again and a half dozen black,
sleek rats-very respectable corpulent fell
lows-climbed into the first carriage,
which was first-class.
Once more Dourof clapped and a half
dozen black and white rats, regularly
marked, got into the second-class car
rage, while an Unfortunately marked
and rather disreputable looking con1panv
scrambled into the last carriage which
was third-class. A black rat, who DID duty
as the station master promenaded I'D
and down on the platform of the l.ttle
house. while two or three small white
rats dragged some little trucks into the
baggage van. These were the porters.
A whistle was heard, the driver rat
climbed upon the engln, and pointsman
rushed TO the points Again the whistle
sounded and the train moved off around
the track.
The training Of the rats to the perform
ance of this feat was, VI. Dourof declared.
extremely easy, except in the case of the
porters, whose education has caused him
a great deal of trouble. Each party of
the passengers had been placed one
party a. a time at their breakfast hour
opposite the carriage to which they be-
longed, in which some soaked bread had
already been placed. At his signal they
had been liberated and had quickly found
the bread. Little by little they had been
trained in this way to enter the proper
carriages The engine was operated with
clockwork and the rats had nothing TO do
with it.
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where Telephone Service is ohean.

The little town Of Stamford. in this state.
has only about one thousand Inhabitants
but 1t is far ahead of this city in one re.
spect. It has a telephone service which
costs each subscriber only eight dollars a
year; in other words, a man might talk
over the phone there for a week for the mr.
teen cents one must pay in this city for a
five minutes conversation
1t required but one thousand dollars to
start the service, for the appliances are
not fettered by any of the improvements
on which there are so many patent rights.
but Notwithstanding this fact. they are so
nearly like the telephones in use here that
the difference is not noticeable and the
service is every whit as good
The company. Of course, has no high
salaried officials. the only manager get
ting 500 year for his services, and at
this rate the company is still able to earn
more than enough money to pay all the
necessary expenses
1t would seem TO the layman that If such
cheap service may be had in such a lit
tie village, where there is no very great
demand for telephone, it might be du-
plicated in this city, where there is such
a general use of the telephone.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-20
MUMMIED ANNALS.
The Egyptians Embalmed More Than
Twenty Kinds of Beasts and Birds.

From ths london Telegraph.
Not only did the ancient Egyptians en-
balm the bodies Of the human dead. they
performed like operation upon the re-
mains of the sacred animals, though in
general less expense and trouble were
taken over them. animals being chiefly
prepared by soaking in natron. The list
Of sacred animals is a long one, though
the very ones that were most highly es-
teemed in some places were most abb
horred in others. The list includes dogs
cats, monkeys, lionp, wolves, jack9ls.
foxes. hyenas bears. ichneumon. shrew
mice, bulls, deer. goats, sheep, hippopot-
ami Vultures, eagles, falcons, hawks,
owls, ibis, geese. swallows, crocodiles,
toads, lizards, serpents. fish of various
kinds, rats. mice, beetles, and even in
sects and flies AS a rule, with the large
animals the head only was mummied, the
body being represented by pieces of wood.
The birds are squeezed together and lose
their shape. except the ibis, which, ac-
cording to Belzoni is formed like a fowl
ready to be cooked. The ibis and the
hawk appear to have had the most care
bestowed upon them, for resin and asphalt
are frequently found within their envel-
opes. Birds in general, having been
wrapped in their bandages. We're then
placed in an earthen urn and deposited
in the tomb. No mummies of animals
are to be met within the tombs of the
higher class persons; most of them had
their own proper sepulchers consecrated
and appropriated TO their species only but
they were occasionally found mixed.
The catacomb Of birds Is distinct from
the catacombs of human mummies one
bird only Is inclosed In each earthen pot
and an Infinite number of pots were
found in good order, whole and sealed;
the hot nature Of the materials with
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-20


transferred 20 tha manor .rbe fr,..r.,-
for the sake OF experiment. pass.I "A sheet
OF paper with a Bank 81 EneIanI NOT.
through his machine ans ror "a r,arfs,f
fac smio OF the water mark on which
the great British financial institution de-
ponds mainly for protection AGAINST conn
tcrfciters The elatsl pateutee was SO i'm
prudent as 90 communicate this discovery
Co tho authorities. and heinz called upor
the next Gay by several officers he was
informed that he had committed a ,rini-
nal oueuse His costly rolling press mar
rCwly escaped cOntscation
Tho famous "pcn-and-ink man" who has
been hofhering the treasury for many
years. is Still setting in his deadly work
DWinc the last year two treasury notes
Of his workmanship. for Slo0 each. have
turned up Both were executed In his us
ull artistic style. being done wholly with
pen and brush. Nobody would hesitate to
take chem. No clue has ever been found
TO the identity of this extraordinary Crimi-
nal who seems 10 pursue his RAD purely
for the sake of recreation. He seems TO
produce two notes regularly every year.
usually for 500 and they must take pretty
nearly all his time.
The business Of gliding subsidiary and
minor coins for the purpose of passing
them as gold seems TO have been nearly
stopped, owing 10 the arrest and conv.c-
uon or the persons engaged in this kind
OF work. During the last year there were
only two arrests for such offenses-one
Tor gliding nickels with a big v and the
other for coating quarters with gold. Two
sweaters of gold coins We're captured in
california They use electric batteries In
the usual form for removing part Of
the sold. In that part OF the country there
-s comparatively little counterfeiting OF
gold coin, because people out there are
more accustomed 20 handle gold than in
the east and are consequently more eX-
pert in detecting anything wrong IN a gold
piece. There were five arrests for the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-20

must have been drunk. ~
Jones-Didn't he get you home all right7
BroWh-fesi but l found, on examin-
ing my pocket this morning, that his
charges must have been quite reasona,-
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What He Thought About It-she-rm
sorry / married you.
He-You ought TO be. You cut some
nice girls out OF a mighty good husband.
Life.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-10-16
FOR SALE.

NO. FOR SALE Or LEASE VA
cant lot on Young street, near Thomas
Square. Desirable location near the resi-
dence of l.. Dee. Price 5000.
NO. GLAND AT KUMUELI, KAMA
10, Molokai. Price 1915. One-half expense
OF deeds.
NO. ACREOF FINE TARO LAND,
all in taro, located at kamakela; water
right goes with the land. Last years taro
crop sold for over $500. Price $1,000. One
half expense of deeds.
NO. 9.-BUILDING LOT AT AALA,
Palama, 50x15 feet. on Aala lane. Price
SIIOO. One-half expense of deeds.
NO. 1O.-2 LOTS, EACH WITH TWO
story house, ut Aala, Palama: Price to-
gether $3.50, or singly $1,000 and $3.50. One
half expense of deeds.
NO. 11.-LOT WITH COTTAGES ON
Punchbowl street, below Queen street, near
water front, will ultimately become fine
business property. Price S3oOO. One-halt
expense of deeds.
NO. BPS ACRES GRAZING, COZ
fee and feed lands at HOnOkua, South
kona, Hawaii.
NO. I4.-LAND AT PUMA, NUUANU
valley, mauka OF ''Hanai a kamalama,"
Queen Emma's old residence; area 77-1O0
acres. Planted TO strawberries and tarO.
Price $500.
NO. 16.-HOUSE AND PREMISES ON
the west corner of Hotel and Kekaulike
streets. Area 1925 square feet. House has
recently been repaired and shlngled. A
rare business opportunity. Deed stamps
and acknowledgements at expense OF pur-
chaser. Price $1,000.
NO. 17.-THOSE EXTREMELY DESIR-
able premises centrally and conveniently,
nearly opposite Emma Square, Honolulu,
next door and mauka of the residence Of
J. NJ. Dat, Esq. Certainly a bargain. For
particlla apply to the undersigned.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-10-16
BRUCE CARTWRIGHT
REAL ESTATE,
BROKERAGE,
INSURANCE.

Especial facilities for handling Estates,
Trusts, GuHdianships and Private btssa-
nss. Moaevs carefully invested, Leans
negotiated, Rents. Dividends and Interests
collected. Property sold or leased for a
small commission.
General Manager for the Hawaiian
Islands for the following Insurance Com
psnies:
Equitable Life Assurance Society Of tAe
United States, assets SlS5, 84A-SfO 0S
Commercial Union Assurance Co, Ltd,
Of London, assets SIG, sly ,zS6 90
Imperial Insurance CoDPzRY, Limited, OF
London, assets 50, SO, 60 90
Lion Fire Insurance CsgaRany, LtSAHed, 81
London, assets So, les, 600 90
The BsGEd Of Underwriters of New Hozk.
The Aztieaai Board Of MariRe Under
writers Of New York.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-10-16
COURT NOTES.

George Rodick, assignee in
bankruptcy of L. D. Timmons,
yesterday filed bond of $500 with
". Wolters of II. Hackfeld & Co.
as surety.
Maria Ena and John G.. Lane,
children of William G. Lane, have
petitioned the Circuit Court to de-
clare William c. Lane a spend
thrift. Petition sets forth that
said w. G.. Lane is addicted to the
use of strong drink and when I'M
der the influence of liquor he parts
with his money to an extent as to
impoverish the estate which con-
sists of certain rice lands at Makao
on this island. Petition further
sets forth that said w. G. Lane has
been induced to agree to dispose of
his rice lands at Makao, and that
unless he be restrained the money
obtained from the sale would be
quickly wasted in drink. An in
junction has been served and said
Lane is ordered to appear at Court
on October 31st and show cause
why he should not be declared
spendthrift.
In the matter of c.. Ehrlich,
bankrupt. Before Judge w. Aus
tin Whiting. 1t Is stipulated that
the matter of contest to the bank
rupt's petition for discharge be
heard by leave of Court on Tues
day, October 2Sth. Neumanu for
petitioner, Attorney-General Hatch
for contestants.
Kahoohanohano wv petitions
for letters of administration on the
estate Of James Kukona which Is
valued at $500. Hearing is set for
November 18th.
Gabriel Il. Keawehaku, attorney
for the appellant in the assumpsit
case of John Silva VS.. Bento Jose
Ignacio, has filed withdrawal as
attorney.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-10-16
THE WOMANS EXCHANGE.
Report Of thu COmmittee-WOrk to
be Resumed.

IL is now six months since the
Vomau's Exchange was initiated
in Honolulu, and it seems fitting
20 make a short statement of its
progress to the public, especially as
i il desired to solicit fresh patron
age.
The first three months were very
encouraging, although some unex-
2ected practical difficulties had TO
De faced and overcome.
But the last three months have
tried the hope and courage of the
ladies' most engaged in it. The
hottest months of the year, the
summer vacations 80 universal and
consequent absence from town of
many who feel an interest in it,
and finally the utter prostration Of
business in August and September
from the cholera visitation (most of
all felt in a business Of food sup
plies including poll these reasons
explain a lack Of business here.
Indeed. it was decided to drop for
o time the receiving Of all food ex-
cept bread, unless other articles
we're especially ordered.
Yet with all this depression the
Exchange has held its own, and
there has been no loss on the part
If those for whose benefit it was
opened. A. the last meeting of
the w. G. T. L. the statement was
made by the treasurer Of the COM
mittee which has this branch of
work in charge, that STA worth of
goods have been sold for deposit
ore. who have received S643 for
their share. It Is a matter of re-
gret to the promoters that no more
of the class IL was most hoped to
benefit have improved the oppOrtu-
nifty given them.
It is planned TO make some en-
Iargement in the accommodation
and display of the goods of the
Exchange soon, and a return to
furnishing articles of nice food,
especially to fill orders, and we
wish 10 remind those who would
ike TO order that all orders must
be sent in the day previous.
Judging from the history OF the
Woman's Exchange In other
places, most of them have had
very humble beginnings and we
expect to grow.
a cordial invitation is given to
all the ladies of this city to help by
a renewed interest In the Ex-
change when it shall be reopened.
Orders can be taken at once.
By ORDER OF COMMITTEE.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-10-16
Holt Weed.

Miss Emma Weed, a well-known
young lady of the city, and Chris
TOPPER J. Holt were married yes
terday morning in the Catholic
cathedral by Rev. Father Leonor.
A wedding breakfast at the home
of Miss Lucy Peabody, aunt Of the
bride, was given to the bridal pair,
their relatives and immediate
friends. The newly married couple
left for Makaha on the IL a. N.
train, where they will spend their
honeymoon.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-10-16
FOR LEASE.

40. THAT DESIRABLE LOT on
the West side OF Judd street. On the Walk
Xxi side OF the residence OF G. BOlte, Esq.
This affords one of the finest building sites
in the city. a long lease on moderate
terms to desirable tenant.
NO. 60 ACRES OF LAND CMORE
or Iess) convenient 10 Honolulu; suitable
for rice plantation. a long lease and easy
terms will be made with party sinking an
artesiau well on same.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-10-16

Besides the above | have other desirable
property for sale and lease. Fer informa-
ton can at the Office,
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1895-04-25

1t is hereby ordered that the foregoing No
tice of Application for Patent be published
for the period Of 60 days. ften consecutive
weeks.) in the Central Neyadan, a weekly
newspaper published ut Battle Mountain,
Nevada. ID. ii. HALL, Register.