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greatly en-
monarch restored and As existed
larged the temple which had

n
monarch restored and Ms ey;stod
larged the temple which had
prior to his time. -
The next great builder, going back
ward in the order OF time, was Kad7;
ashman-T -Turgu- f1250 b. sG9 The work
Of Kurigalzu, Bur-Sin IL, Ishme-Qa-
gan, Bur-Sin l., Ur-Ninib and Dungt,
Of the third pre-Christian millennium,
was also cleared away after being ex-
amined in all details, when the zig
gurrat as it was seen in the time of
Ur-Gur $500 B. CO. was laid bare.
On the ruins Of what preceded him
Ur-Gur built q large pavement or
platform, on which he built his tenn
pie and ziggurrat. The base of the
latter formed right angled parallelo-
gram 200 feet long by 130 feet wide.
1t was built with three stages or
stories, the lowest being twenty-one
feet, the second thirteen feet high,
while the third was so much ruined
that it was impossible to secure its
original dimensions.
About eight feet below the level Of
Ur-Gur's pavement was found anoth-
er consisting Of two layers Of burned
bricks. They were twenty inches
square by four inches thick, most Of
which were stamped with the legend
"Naram-Sin, builder of the temple of
BEL" while few were stamped with
his fathers name "Sharganishar-ali
(Sargon) King Of Accad, builder Of
the temple of BEL"
Until recently these rulers, who lived
about $500 B. c., were regarded as
legendary characters, largely on ac-
count Of their great antiquity, but the
excavations revealed the fact that the
founding of the temple was several
thousand years prior to their time.
Down the excavators went through
"the accumulations of debris from
ruined buildings, partly preserved
drains, broken pottery and many 9TH
er remnants Of human civilization"
not less than thirty-one feet before
virgin soil was reached. Above Ma
ram-Sin's pavement were thirty-six
feet of accumulations, representing
over 1000 years Of Babylonian his
tory. Below this pavement were thir-
ty-onc feet representing period
how long? There are no reasons to
think that the accumulations We're
more rapid prior to that period than
later, and to add Professor Hilprecht's
words, II do not hesitate, therefore, to
date the founding Of the temple Of
Bel and the first settlements in Nip
pur somewhere between 6000 and
1000 B. c., possibly even earlier"
10 this early period belong the
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ARlzoNA's GREAT RUINED CITY.
Explorations to be Made in the Prehistoric
Ruins East OF Phoenix.

Explorations to be Made In the Prehistoric
Ruins East OF Phoenix.
The Arizona Antiquarian Society
will begin in few days the work Of
excavating in the ruins four miles east
of Phoenix of what is believed to have
been the largest Of the prehistoric
cities in this territory.
The wreck of what appears to have
been a city of temples and palaces
covers an area nearly mile wide and
in parts it has been undisturbed.
Civilization has carried irrigating
bitches through other parts of the
ruins and in many places all traces Of
the old walls have been removed. Sew
eral of the larger structures are still
in comparatively good condition.
Part of the ruins have been found
some distance below the surface Of
the earth, fact which leads to the
belief that the city may have extended
a long distance down the Salt River
Valley and that the lower part may
have been buried by great food.
The largest of all the ruins above
ground was apparently a temple or
amphitheatre and covers space 200
feet wide by 300 feet long and is from
10 to 20 f-et in height. This structure
has scarcely been disturbed. Only
once, about six years ago, was an ex-
cavation made in it. At that time a
hole was dug near the centre by men
who pretended to represent the Smith
sonian Institution. They found q
quantity of pottery, engraved tablets
and stone implements, which they
pretended to send to the institution,
but which never reached the Govern
ment collection. 1t was reported that
the same men found large quantity
Of gold.
The Antiquarian Society hopes that
the investigation will develop some
important new facts and throw new
light on prehistoric America.-New
York Sun.
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MOUNDS AT NIPPUR.

visit to the mounds Of Nippur, about
eleven years ago, Professor Hilprechts
pointed out the place where he
aleeas,apple library ought to-
tnou tne. ticali place the
be, found. Ins thai t,a recent
library was found. DnriH
campaign a portion of the mound was
carefully excavated in addition to-
what had been cleared formerly. AL
together there have been taken thus
far from the rooms Of the library
about $4,000 tablets, mostly unbaked.
AS only about one-twentieth part Of
this extensive group of hills has been
excavated, in view Of the peculiar
typographical indications and the his
tory Of the temple, Professor Hill
precht estimates the probable number
of tablets yet buried in the library
to be from one hundred to one hun
dred and fifty thousand. They are
almost entirely Of didactic charac-
ter, and belong to the third millen-
MUM before Christ. The Elamites
threw the building into ruins the cen
tury prior to Abraham's birth.
ADDITIONAL RESULTS.-Impor-
tant inscriptions on clay ana stone be-
longing to all periods of Babylonian
history were found during the last
campaign in great numbers. In re-
moving the upper stratum of mounds
over one thousand sarcophagi, mostly
Of the slipper-shaped pattern charac-
teristic of the late period 600 B. @.
to TOO B.. CO. were opened. In these
were found gold and silver jewelry in.
the shape of bracelets, finger rings,
nose rings, brooches, clasps; also pot
terry and many other things. Quite o
number of representative specimens Of
the different burial modes were pre-
served for exhibition in the museum.
What science owes to the labors and
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the safe or (aiee-I1tsesv 1sv -lnssSie11sed and was

rsn6t.
While this was going on there was
wild scene in front of the bank. A.
w. Wheeler, who occupied a second
story room opposite, got rifle and
shot Charles Pitts and Bill Chadwell.
Then other citizens began firing. The
robbers fed and were pursued for six
days by hundreds Of men. Finally, the
bandits separated. Cole, Bob and Jim
Younger and Clell Miller kept togeth-
er. The James boys escaped after be-
ing repeatedly wounded and suffering
untold hards hips.
On September 81 the. four others
were surrounded in the swamps Of the
Watonwan river, nearly famished and
exhausted. Miller was killed and the
three Youngers were all wounded be-
fore they surrendered. The Youngers
were arraigned in court early in Oc-
tcber at Fairbault, where being advis-
ed that they could not be sentenced to
death if they pleaded guilty, they did
so, and were sentenced to penal SER
vitude at Saltwater for their natural
lives. Jim Younger died in confne-
ment.
For number Of years past the
friends Of the imprisoned men have
sought their pardon. Petitions signed
by every member Of the Legislature
OF Missouri end by men Of national
reputation have been presented to the
Governor and State Legislature. Two
years ago the State Senate passed
bill granting them parole, and 1t
would have passed in the House had
not the friends Of the dead cashier
protested against the clemency. There
appears to be sentiment in Minneso-
ia favoring the pardon of the men. 1t
was never established that any Of the
Younger brothers was responsible for
the death Of any of the victims Of the
Northfeld raid They are old men
now and ever since their incarceration
they have been model prisoners.
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AMERICAS LARGEST wATER-WoRKs
Boston to Possess the Greatest Reservoir
in the World.

Boston to Possess the Greatest Reservoir
in the World.
Operations are in progress today
near Boston which will ultimately
give to that city the proud distinction
of possessing he greatest reservoir of
pure drinking water in the world.
Moreover, when present plans have
been realized. Boston can safely claim
that she has accomplished more. has
looked further into the future. and
has had stronger regard for the
health and welfare Of her citizens than
any other city. either in this country
or abroad. These are strong words,
but they are amply borne out by facts.
Few people, even those In and
about Boston, realize the enormous ex-
tent of the new waterworks system
inaugurated in 1895. and now well on
toward completion. They know that a
law was passed five years ago. placing
the existing system in the hands of a
commission called the Metropolitan
water board. and that something Is
being done to bring water from the
vicinity Of Clinton. Mass. but the true
condition of affairs is practically un-
known. It will surprise even those
who should be personally interested to
learn that within half decade. the
greatest reservoir ever built will be in
operation within 80 miles of Boston.
"It will be even a greater surprise
for them to learn that. when the sys-
tenn now under construction Is finish
ed, not only Boston. but also the cities
of Chelsea. Everett, Maiden. Medford,
Newton and Somerville and the towns
of Belmont, Hyde Park. Melrose, Re-
we're, Watertown and Winthrop, con-
sstituting what Is known as the Met
sropolitan water district. will be kept
amply supplied with water. notwith-
standing the natural increase in popu.
5lation, until 1880 It is this half-cen-
Stury step into the future that will give
Boston the well-earned reputation Of
providing for her people according to
their honest needs and their deserts.
"The magnitude Of the new water
works system is impressive. 1t will
sinclude, as stated before, the largest
reservoir for potable water in the
world. great aqueduct and system
1of distribution, constructed on modern
principles. To prove the gigantic ma
Sfnra nf thn reservoir II Is only neceS-
sary to state that it's capacity will
reach the enormous extent of 63,O6S,-
100000 gallons, or almost twice as
much as the new Croton Reservoir
near New York City. The building Of
this reservoir means the flooding Of a
VALLEY 80 miles from Boston, the COM
splete or paftfaf as.aaersion sasa OIL Two
thriving towns. and the cfafsesss. cfafsns ~ q
/: l:well-known railways right Of way
-4hroneh the valley. rho in"-o7 -
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al vivisection which she had been prac-
Using on him. It amounted to this:
That he would put on his overcoat to
please her, even when he did not need
it; that he looked at her with full
eye of admiration; that he avoided a
cheap discussion of marriage; that she
should change him from the highest
Of good spirits to the lowest Of bad,
without a word.
This promised something serious.
She slipped her hand into his pocket
for a nut again. He did not. follow it.
"Yeh're mad" she said.
"No, I amt" he contradicted sullen-
ly. iS
Eyes, yeh are" she repeated with
great cheerfulness. can l wouldn't be
so silly if was you."
"But yeh're not me-" he retorted.
eyes, yeh are" she said irrelevantly.
"Who is? What" he
frowned.
what I said yeh wasn't" she said
Slyly, UlIluS peanut.
That bewildered him. "Eh?" he que
ried, puzzling over it.
Would yeh rather be one Of them?"
she asked, taking his arm again, and
nodding at the bears.
"a bear?" he smiled. 'W'at'd I
want teh be a bear fer?"
81 dunno" she said, "w't did yeh
want teh be bear fer?"
He grinned. 81 wasn't, was II" he
said, rather proud of it.
Yep" she nodded. Come on, now,
an give peanuts to tn other bear"
He went jauntily up to Bruin, and
fed peanuts to it in the most daring
manner. He put hand almost within
reach of its claws, and even ventured
to lay nut fearlessly on the back Of
the huge paw that was thrust through
the bars to him. She drew back on his
arm. Don't, don't" she whispered,
"he'll scratch yeh. Aw, Jim. don't.
That's all right" he said bravely,
picking out another nut
She drew him away. "Now, yeh
mustn't" she said. Come on, an sit
down here.
He was withdrawn from his foolhar-
diness with reluctance. THAT was
all right" he said. 81 wouldn't let him
get me-"
"Sit down." she said. "Pm tired"
seating herself on public bench.
He was all anxiety in a moment.
Here" he said, putting his arm
around her shoulders, "lean back now"
She laid her head on his arm, and
looked up at him with comfortable
smile. Don't yeh want ter put on yer
coat?" she asked.
mot except yer want me ter" he
said.
She reached out for his other hand
at this whole-souled surrender. And
they sat there, hand in hand, his arm
about her neck, his free hand lovingly
lingering her ear, looking unutterable
tenderness at close range into each
others faces. A number Of the pass
ers-by turned to stare at them, but
they did not mind it. She had tacitly
accepted him as her Steady" and he
knew it. The world might go hang
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-04-24

undertakings of all on the staff and
the upseltish generosity and interest
of the gentlemen who furnished the
means to carry on the .ork can only
be properly estimated W posterity. It
is expected at no distt Mt date to re-
sumo the operations in this land Of
primitive civilization - the cradle Of
the universe.-Scientific American.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-04-24

The amount Of light that can be OBJ
tanned from fire flies is not generally
known. These insects have two bright
spots on their thorax and also brilliant
wings on the abdomen, and give light
sufficient to enable one to read at a
little distance. Two or three placed
in the centre Of room will shed a
soft light all over 1t. They are very
common in Havana, Brazil, Guiana,
Venezuela and Mexico. In those coun-
tries at night the natives aff1x the
little creatures to their shoes, and thus
obtain light to see the road and frigh-
ten away the snakes. Mexican women
use them as jewels. They tie them in
little gauze bags and put them in their
hair or on their clothing. They keep
them in wire cages and feed them on
scraps Of sugar cane.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-04-24

Considerable time in the past has been
devoted to the excavation of this
structure The uppermost stratum Of
The mound, not unlike nearly all the
others examined, was found to he a
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fragments of inscribed verses OF about
a dozen Babylonian rulers which have
been translated by Professor Hill
precht, and again introduced by him
into Babylonian history. The vases
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Their Glorious Privilege.

Peers Of Great Britain have the right
to be hanged with silken cords instead
Of hempen rope. Few avail themselves
Of the privilege.
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When young man follows his girl
to the kitchen when she goes out to
prepare supper, that is one sign of an
engagement that is genuine.
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old gravestone still standing. Upon
one tombstone is q curious inscription.
Many people, among them historians,
ministers and judges, have studied this
gfavestone and, as yet, have failed to
decipher the inscription. 1t is an
cnigma.-New York Herald.
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An Enigmatical and Mysterious Epitaph.
In the old Dutch village of New
Paltz, Ulster County, N. Y, q few
miles from Lake Mohonk, there is an
old Huguenot graveyard, with many
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he recent campaign,

for the richness of it's finds and for
the Importance of Its far-reaching
results, consisted of Professor H. v.
Hilprecht, Ph.D., DID,, LID, Sci
entific Director; J. H. Haynes, Sc.D.,
Field Director; Messrs. Valentine
Geere and Clarence Fisher, architects.
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There's Tammany fer yeh," he said
of the tiger. Hello, Dick"
Hell get out" she was afraid.
"Not on yer life" he reassured her.
The tiger beat the floor Of the cage
with its tail, opened its pink Jaws and
yawned melancholy roar. She pre-
tended to be nightly frightened,
caught at his free hand and was imme-
diately wrapped more tightly in his
protecting arm.
"Say," he chuckled, "yeh're not
scared, are yeh?"
"Well, wy don't they leave the poor
thing alone?" she said. "It might
break those little bars"
He made no answer, having his arms
and mind full Of other things. She felt
quiet, too, and they stood gazing,
speechlessly contented, at nothing at
all. The boys poked sticks between
the bars, and the tiger roared dismal,
ly; but these two did not heed it. They,
were in stupid daze of happiness, the
usual condition of Central Park lovers,
who will sit, so. on a bench for hours
together without speaking. A pollce7
man finally stirred on the stagnant
stream of sightseers again with his
Keep movin', there; keep moyin's
now," and they were elbowed out Of
their stupor. 4;
"He keeps movin'," he said, resent
fully.
She busted herself with peanut,
doubtful whether she had not given
him too much encouragement, whether;
he had not been simply amusing hinl-
self with her.
They drifted down to the cage where,
the eagles and the buzzards were shut.
up together. There had been trouble:
among the birds. and they were sulk@s
ing in all corners of the cage.
"ook as if they'd been three years
married" she said.
He regarded her doubtfully. He.
would have liked to reply to her saf;;;s
casm, but marriage was an awful sub
ject to discuss in such circumstances:
He held his breath at thought OF fsitss
and fell back on the peanuts. She not
ed his silence.
When they came to the ostriches he.
said Rubber neck" and they botil
laughed as heartily as if the ostrfches
had not heard that same remark from
every wit who had passed that day.
"Gee," he said Of the rhinoceros
"I'm glad amt got an upper lip like
that tn shave" and eh --- ! ;-.=.---
aga
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-04-24

The storage capacity along the Hud-
son is now estimated to be over four
million tons.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-04-24

A machine that washes and dries
5000 dishes an hour has been invented,
and it is guaranteed that plates, cups,
saucers and other dishes come out Of
s the wash without scratch.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-04-24
: Excavations at Nippur.
by the Rev. Albert T. Clay, Ph.D.
~ HE University of Pennsylvania
in 1883 sent out an expedition

10 eAcdNale Nlppui' az
ancient city of Babylonia. 1t
Is situated midway between the I'll
girls and Euphrates, about fifty miles
to the southeast of Babylon. All that
remains Of the city is an extensive
group of mounds, which rise on an
average of about sixty feet above the
plain. The mounds represent the ac-
cumulations Of millenniums, the low
est stratum Of which Is found thirty
feet below the present level of the
plain, owing to the gradual filling in
during the past ages.
For eleven years, including inter-
ruptions, the "death-lille stiffness"
which brooded over this ancient city
cSssprobable sight of Calneh, Genesis,
NShS rnn>>i> +roocnrac np 1OpO-fOr-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-04-24

The canal boat industry Of middle
England seems to have been relegated
to the women. Nearly 10000 of them
spend their lifetime in driving the
teams that haul the boats and in steer
ing the boats themselves.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-04-24

While large oak was being sawed
into lumber at L. C. Beems mill, at
Redwood, O., the other day, the cir
cular saw struck an obstruction in the
log which completely wrecked the saw
and endangered the lives of the work.
men. The log was chopped apart, and
almost in Its heart was found the steel
head of an ak, which must have been
broken off there at least 80 years ago,
as indicated by that number of con-
centric rings surrounding it as a CEN
tire.
q A well known scientific professor Of
Oxford used to stimulate his pupils
to collect biological anecdotes for him;
but he gave it up ever after the day
when one bold undergraduate Ventured
to assert, "Sir, l know man whose
sister has a tame jellyfsh, which she
has taught to sit up and beg" A
friend of the Inquirer, who has a rep
utation for liberality, asserts that jel-
lyflshes "who have learned to sit up
and beg" are not uncommon.
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ms has Deed dispeifed,
aas been the scene of
on the part Of the
adition. Though much
nplished in the laying
I buildings and the gath
1ceedingly rich harvest
yet4at the present rate
although on an average
Arabs have been en-
require fully one hun
xcavate thoroughly this
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-02
RENEWAL, NOT REFORM.

Mr. Thomas J Conaty, president Of
the Catholic university In Washington,
some days ago delivered an address IN
Boston, In which he took occasion TO
speak about some evil feature Of the
present day and their causes One
among these he said was the neglect
Of religious education. He said;
Where " the fault2 | am afraid II
must be placed to the credit OF
one-slded educaton-to the divorce Of
education from religion. Bank de-
falcatons, Senate briberies, postal
frauds stock gambling. increasing d.
yorces, stage indecencles, literary de-
genoracy-surely, these things are not
the result of illiteracy They are the
crimes OF educated people. Religion
has lost It's hold upon the people, aud
the reason Is that II has not been made
the warp and wool Of early instruction
We have allowed the on-Christian, the
anti Christian and even the atheist to
emasculate our education, and those
who set up religious schools are made
the objects OF rldicule as hostile 20 the
best interests Of the community We
must reform our education II we would
remedy the evil. We must teach re-
ligion not vague generaltles, not a
reyamped paganism, but the religion OF
Christ"
That the subject receives attention IS
one hopeful feature OF present day
thinking, But whether the remedy sug-
gested is practical, or even efficient, is
doubtful. The morality Of the countries
that have retained religion in the
schools Is not more pure than whore II
Is divorced" from education What
is needed is a genuine Christian home,
with It's influences and universities, but
also the various ramncations Of the
state. The evils Of public life are the
fruit Of a neglected home rather than
secular school. Reformers need to
look for but little result Of their efforts
until they have succeeded in making the
home life what It should be, Saloon
smashing iconoclasm and law tlnkering
are but the whitewashng OF sepuohers
and tho mendlng OF old clothes with new
patches. What Is needed is a thorough
renovation,i according to "A perfect pat
tern. The only effective reform is re-
generation. This commences with the
Individual and It Is manifest IN the
home In the school and In the public
functions Of the citizen and the official.