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meath the picture of Hammurabi, and
twenty eight on the rear.
A special Introduction and concluding
admonition to future generations to Oh
serve faithfully the requirements of this
code Indicate that the laws contained in
it were made by Hammurabf. he con
temporary of Abraham, the Amraphal Of
the Scriptures and that this is the old
est corpus juris cxtant. antedadng even
the days Of Moses by half a thousand
years and more. the date of Hammura bi
being about 1900 B. c.
That a Babylonian inscription of this
sort should be found in the Persian cap
itaI is readily explained by the fact that
II was brought to Susa as booty by the
Elamite kings, and IL is not the only
specimen or the kind here found. the
transfer being made probably in the
seventeenth or sixteenth century. The
discovery only confirms what vas Indi-
Gated by the TeI-el-Amarua finds in
Egypt, dating from the fourteenth CEN
fury, which are also in cUHeifOTm writ
ing, namely, that this was at that early
period the common language OF diplo-
macy and international and business
communication.
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Enormous ranges Of glass devoted ex-
clusively to carnation culture are To-
Gated in the vicinity OF all the import
ant cities of the United States and
Canada. The largest of these in the
United States are near New York and
Chicago. New York probably con-
sumes more carnations than any othes
two cities in the United States.
California produces large quantities of
carnations. which are mostly raised il
open ground. The earnation is grown
from Quebec TO Florida. and from the
Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. and it is
thought that more carnations are sold
at the present time than roses. The
cultivation OF the American carnation
is rapidly extending to Europe and large
establishments are being installed for
the purpose of forcing American carna-
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The original text, together with
French translation; is published by the
AssyCiOlogist OF the expedition, p. Y.
ScheiI, In the fourth volume Of the Del
egatioH en- PeTse,'' the official narrative
of the expedition. There is a remarkable
monotony in the forms Of these laws.
each beginning with the word IF. and
this peculiarly as well as its stringent
measures is suggestive of the DracoIian
legislation.
The series begins with I2S laws that
refer chiefly to property rights and bust
ness affairs. OF these here are some that
are characteristic:
195. II q son strike his own father, his
hands shall be hewn on.
19S. If anybody strikes out the eve of
another. his own eye shall be forfeited
200. If anybody destroys the teeth OF
his equal, his teeth, too, shall be broken
30 II a surgeon causes a severe wound
with his knife. he shall be fined ten
shekels of gold.
21S. If a surgeon through his operation
causes death for the patient, he shall be
killed
300. If a builder erects a house for an
other. and it is not well made and it
falls down and kills the owner, then
the builder shall be killed.
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which sometimes creates havoc but which
does not often bring down big game
The two papers most recently sup
pressed viii serve to illustrate this.
The minister Of the interior who was
sssassinated last spring punished the
editor of the "Rossia" by suspending
the paper and sending the editor him
self to the province Of Irkutsk, in east
ern Siberia. and The publisher to PskoG,
on the Baltic, What had they done?
They had published vile and senseIess
libel on the imperial family entitled
THE obmanofs," which would hardly
have passed unnotfced even in a republic
had it been directed against the head
Of the state. The sentences of both
editor and publisher were light, although
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Dailledouze. Of Brooklyn. n. Y, vice
president; Albert N Herr. Lancaster,
Pa. secretary; +. E. Dorner, il, Lafay-
cite. Ind, treasurer.
Seven to eight millions of caruation
blooms are grown annually in American
greenhouses. and upward of one hundred
million Of cut carnation blooms are
sold throughout the various American
markets, II is estimated that these
carnation flowers sell at an average of
81 per hundred. the annual output pro
dueing some four millions of dollars.
The retail prices of carnations range
from 30 cents to 70 cents per dozen for
the common sorts, but especially fine
blooms. known among the flower dealers
as "fancies." sell at from 81 to $ per
dozen. sometimes reaching as high as
IS to s12 per dozen for extraordinary
blooms
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If you are a foreigner in Russia, the
first thing your country people there tell
you is. Don't talk; think what you like.
but don't talk" If you dabble in liter
allure or journalism. conceal the fact IS
long as you IegiumateIy can. You are
very interesting and agreeable, and 7
haye-enjoyed meeting you, but you must
not mind if I ask you not to mention
chat we have been together" a COVER
ness in the family of cabinet minister
said 10 me. i have lived twenty years
in Russia. and never had any trouble %
she went on; but one never knows what
may happen.
If private individuals live in constant
uneasiness. if the native and foreigner
distrust everybody but intimate friends,
if they are always afraid something
may happen in case they make inju-
dicfous remarks. one can imagine the At
raosphere in which a newspaper editor
lives and works.
Every day OF two he receives from the
censor new list of subjects which he
may not discuss, and his safety can never
be absolutely assured. In the news and
editorial columns he is supervised and
he dare not accept an advertisement
without the official sanction of the gov
ernmcnt. But would. nevertheless, not
agree that the influence of the Russian
censor is in reality all that it is gener-
ally supposed abroad to be. and I would
not agree that the Russian press is char
.acterless. colorless, and merely the OBJ
sequious -mouthpiece of the powers
that be.
The traveller in Russia soon becomes
personally aware Of the existence Of the
censor His letters viii probably not be
opened, but his newspapers viii often
have a column Of "cavjare'-as the Rus
slams playfuIIy call it-something being
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thirty inches in length, and viii be dis
played at the February exhibition.
The American carnation differs from its
English relative in that it is distinctly a
winter towering variety. 4 continuous
supply of blooms being had from the 1st
of October until July, while the English
variety blooms only in the spring, during
the months of June and July. IN size and
length Of stem the English variety seems
TO have had the advantage of its Ameri-
can cousin. Descriptions of English car
nations published in 1890 give the sizes
Of the flowers as exceeding three inches
in diameter. with stem thirty inches to
upward OF forty-nve inches in length.
The rapid Improvement in the Ameri-
can carnauon has largely been brought
about by the American Carnatfon Society.
This society was organized at Philadel-
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phia in 1891, and has since held eleven
annual meetings, the first occurring at
Buffalo in 1892, with subsequent meetings
at Pittsburg, indianapolis. Boston, New
York, Cincinnati, Chicago, Philadelphia,
Buffalo again, Baltimore. and once more
at Indianapolis. At each of these meet
ings a magnificent collection of the finest
carnations grown in America was shown.
The Society.
At the indianapolis meeting. in Febru-
airy, 1902, some 10000 specimen blooms
were seen. It is estimated that at least
1000 carnation blooms viii compose the
Brooklyn exhibit The American Carna-
ton Society has a membership of up
ward OF 400 It is incorporated IN
der the laws of the State OF New York,
its officers for the year 1902 being c. w
Ward, of Queens, y. Y, president; Henry
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the publisher is said TO have lost 500. 900
roubIes So, oOol- The avowed purpose
of the .Rossta" was TO conduct digni-
fed. sane consideration Of human rights
When the article on The Obmanons"
was shown to the Car he is reported
TO have sand, -.Ah. drunk again It is
the best explanation. for no editor could
have expected any good to come from it.
But it is good Illustration of the reck-
Iessuess of the Russian editor.
Another Paper Suppressed
The "Severny KoUrier," which was
suppressed in the winter of 1901. was
edited by Prince Bariatinsky, who got
into trouble when the antf-Jewish play
The Children Of Israel" was presented
in st. Petersburg The scenes at the
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theater were disgusting. and were be-
coming worse each night under the in
stigation of the "severny Kourier. when
the paper was suppressed, Everyone
must admit that the Jewish sympathizers
had a right to protest against the play.
but the part Prince Bariatinsky took
was an Indictment to violence which no
strong government would have toIer-
ated-
Take the papers which have faced the
frowns of the censor for many years.
and you find they have status dignined
and Independent. always speaking with
regard to Russian law. After paying a
deposit of $500 as security fer good
conduct. some of those in the two capt
tails are not subject to preliminary
censorship, and usually can publish
what they please, so Ions as they keep
within the limits laid down by the cen
sor- Both the state and the church
have their official organs. and other pa
pers are Obliged to take all they publish
on many subjects from the official or
gans. There are also questions they
may not discuss. like the troubles in
Finland.
Attacked Russian Diplomacy.
But one goes to Russia with the notion
that they may not discuss internal af-
fairs with any degree of vfgor. and they
are not allowed to criticise the govern
ment. However, within the last few
weeks. The .Novoe Vremya." which has
the reputation-and justly so-among
foreigners of being particularly servile.
has made an indignant attack upon Rus
sian diplomacy in the near east. decIar-
ing that Germany's position today in
Turkey might have been won easily by
Russia. Within the last month also it
has treated the Orthodox Church some
what uneeremoniously, saying in an edi-
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hIackened out fastening to borrow a
paper from a friend in the diplomatic or
consular service who is exempt from cen
sorshiD. he discovers often that he Ias
missed only a silly scandal OF piece Of
petty gossip about the imperial family.
Serious articles. unless relating 20 Rus
sian internal affairs. viii probably be tn-
tact
Falls Short In His Efforts.
The censor seems to adopt much the
same attitude toward the national press.
He is in a way omnipotent and ennis
cient, and the editor has to keep him al
ways in mind. But when you examine
his work as publicly exposed and private
ly discussed by people who understand it,
you find great gun heavily loaded.
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tions for the German, French. and
English markets.
The earnation, Dianthus caryophyllus,
by many improperly called the pink. has
been cultivated BY man for many cen
turtles. at least two thousand years. II
was described in history by Theophras-
tus 300 years 3. C., who gave the genus
the name Of Dianthus, signifying d.
vine flower. The common name. carna-
ton. is generally supposed TO have been
derived from the Latin Carnis. flesh.
which refers to the hesh-colored flower
Of the original type. However, the old
writer's of the sixteenth century refer to
it as the coronation. because Of its
having been employed in the classic
coronae. or chapIets. Before the time
of Shakespeare. carnardine was the IA
miliar name of the flower. which is re-
ferred to in a couplet appearing IN one
of the plays OF the era.
Groeraus. Sattins. Velvet fine:
The rosy-colored Carnargiiue.
Shakespeare also wrote about it in "A
Winters Tale. in which Perdita says:
The fairest flowers o the season are
our carnations.
The @JuIy Flower"
It was also called Gnifower. supposed
to be corruption Of July Flower
Drayton says:
The brave carnation then. with sweet and seT-
So of its color called, although July flower.
II was also used as substitute for
cloves for the aavoring Of dishes and
wines.
It is not known when the earnation
was introduced into England, although it
appears to have been in cultivation there
since the Norman invasion, and was
probably brought over by the Normans
at about the time of the conquest The
earnation Of England was different than
the one now generally cultivated IN
America. The ancestors of the American
carnation originated among the French
gardeners of Lyons, France, and was
probably introduced into America about
the wear 1850. The first OF the species CT
which there is any record, was grown By
Charles Marc, a French florist, then 10
Gated at BloomingdaIe, a portion Of the
present city OF New York.
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<YOU MAY THINK WHAT YOU LIKE IN RUSSIA BUT DON'T

torial: IF the church is going to inter-
fere in foreign politics in China it had
better stay out"
Although there Is little doubt that the
'Novoe vremya" carefully safeguards
its position. it has gone contrary to the
government on a number OF questions.
It advocates public schools in a straight
forward manner, and several years age
it strenuousIy sssafIed the government
for the bad state Of affairs in the agri-
cultural districts
A Revolutionary Organ.
The st. Petersburg Vedomosti' leases
its property from the government. and
is thus subject to official good will for
its very existence. But while it is one
of the Oldest papers in Russia. having
recently celebrated its I76th birthday. 1t
is regarded by the minister of the in
terror as the organ of the revolutionary
party. Its editor. Prince Oukhotomsky.
has been in other years an intimate
friend Of the Gar. and he is supposed 10
be now protected personally by De
White, yet his paper does not support
the Cars unconstitutional monarchy
nor De Whites financial policy.
The most influential man in Russia 70
day outside of the government IS prob
ably Prince Mestchersky. the editor OF
the st Peters burg Grashdanian" lThe
Citizen}, whose great rise in power has
come within the last six months. He
is sometimes called ire Russian free
lance" An aristocrat by birth and con-
vietion, he is thus in sympathy with IN
autocratic monarch, but he has been
punished several times for attacking the
government He is rich enough TO be
financially independent of any loss, and,
while disliked by some Conservatives
and hated by most Radicals. he has sell
dom been accused by impartial people
of being insincere in his utUerances.
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TT was in St Petersburg. and q small
party of English people and one
Russian were having afternoon tea
together. says The London Mail"
with the newcomers esgerness to in
vestigate al things Russian. turned t.
gentleman who had lived many years
In the country. and said: DO explain to
me This mysterious parsonage. the Rus
sian censor. and DO tell me about Rus
sian newspapers Instantly his eyes
warned me not to proceed, and his reply
was, Tomorrow you are coming 10 see
as. and we VIII talk then about Rus
STA as much as you please"
Later he took me aside and whispered.
That Russian gentleman is a delightful
fellow. but he is in tho service Of the
government and one must guard ones
tongue
On the Lookout for Spies.
= few days afterward an absurd ar
.icIe in an American paper reached my
sands. IT announced in daring head
ines that the Gar intended TO divorce
he czarina. a statement as preposterous
IS il was nonsensicaI. for his devotion
Q her Is the talk CT the whole court So
hat afternoon. as ] sat in the drawing
com of an English woman. began dis
nssspg this article with much merrI-
nent Do be quiet. you foolish pei
on, she interrupted me. then vent
city TO The door and opened it sudden
y to discover if a servant was within
caring "of course. here you are
mong your friends. but let me eureat
90 not to talk about such things pro
aiscuousiy; you'n DrobabIx be sorry il
on do" and she spoke so seriously
nat visions of the censor came before
ewes. with Siberia looming up dis
InetIy in the distance.
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Ut HIS inscription is doubtless the
most important find hat has
/ ever been made in BabylOnian
literature"
Such is the opinion expressed by Prof
Hugo Winckler, Of the University Of
Berlin, in his translation. just published.
Of the Laws Of Hammuvabi. taken from
a stella discovered a few months ago by
the French expedition that has been for
years engaged in archaeological re
searches in Susa. the ancient capital Of
Persia, under the direction of Prof. De
Morgan. The inscription was found on
a diorite block. 2.25 meters in height,
taken from the old royal castle in Susa.
This stella contains, besides a picture
illustrating how King Hammurabi re-
ceived these laws from the sun god.
complete legal code OF 2S2 separate
laws. Of which, however, Nos. Go 20 -
have been chiseIed out This gap is in
part remedied by fragments found in the
great library of Assurbanipal.
There are sixteen columns of inscrip-
ton found on the front of the stone be
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frequently the leading flowers at the va
rious social functions held at the White
House.
Pastime of Millionaires.
The carnation craze followed the
esthetic boom of the ehrysanthemum,
the culture Of which is also a pastime
of mfllionaires, and many species OF
which are valued as highly as the IA
nous black tulip. Of Holland.
In the early history Of the American
carnation the flowers grown were rather
modest in size, seldom exceeding two 10
two and half inches in diameter, and
were usually picked with short stems, not
often more than six inches in length
But. owing to the excellent work done by
the hybridizers, carnations are now
grown with flowers three inches and up
ward in diameter and stems eighteen to
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Under the Auspices Of the Brooklyn Hort
cultural Society, the American Carnation
Society VIII Shortly Hold a National
Show IN the Metropolis, IN Which Com
mercial Florists and Financial Magnates
VIII Compete for Prizes for Growing the
Finest Species Of Carnations. =: :. =:

IT He carnation which has been
popularity known as the pink, is
20 have a show all its own, at
which mfIlionatres from all over
the country viii compete with each
other and commercial florists for prizes
for growing the best species The ex-
hibition is to be held by the American
Carnation Society. under the auspices OF
the Brooklyn horticultural Society, co
operating with the Brooklyn Association
OF Arts and Sciences. on February 10
and %. It viii require Tor this show
Two Of the largest exhibition galleries
in Brooklyn. the Art Gallery and the
Brooklyn Association Hall Among the
exhibitors viii be H NICK Twombly,
who is closely related to the Wander
eilts: D. Willis James, both of whom
have large country places at Madison,
\. J. where they grow their gold medal
favoritcs: H. L. Higginbotham, Of Chi
cago; Charles F. Dietrich, MiIbrook, y.
y; ". a. Law. Of Scarborough. y. Y.
and many other wealthy persons who
cultivate the earnation for their own
fancy.
Named For the President.
What viii add interest is the rivalry
both among the wealthy private growers
and the merchant florists. to produce a
popular flower that viii be adopted as
the pink of the season by the women Of
society and the men who wear bouton-
nieres. These viii have for their choice
some new carnations named ''Presi-
dent Roosevelt Mrs. Theodore ROose-
welt Miss Alice Roosevelt Viola
Allen" and a beautiful hued creation
called the Enchanuess
The Roosevelt" variety Is cultivated
by ". C. Ward, of Queens. n Y, the
president Of the American Csrnation So
eietv. who lives near President Roose-
vets OYSTER Bay home The Mrs,
Theodore Roosevelt" is a new shade Of
dark red near the center, gradually as
suning lighter shades and ending in a
tiny white rim at the edges. The Miss
Alice Roosevelt" is blueish white
vale the president Roosevelt is an
immense blossom Of one color. Both
President and Mrs Roosevelt are
ardent lovers Of carnations. which are
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The Craze for the Culture Of This Flower
Followed the Esthetic Boom of the
Chrysanthemum as a Pastirne of Million
aires-Seven to Eight Millions of Carna-
ton Blooms Are Now Grown Annually
IN the Greenhouses of This County-New
York Is the Center Of This Industry
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-04-28
Riot EIuLl)N|S LYNoo||II..I|II15
Illinois Farmers Burn ents OF
Negro Bridge Workers.
BLACKS FIRE ON INVADING MOE

Crowd Then Begins Active Race War.
Shots Are Returned and Darkies
Take TIC t!1a Woods-Their Camp
is Destroyed,
Thebes, Ill, April 27.-An unknown
negro, aged about seventeen years.
was lynched by mob OF angry farm
ers near the village of Santa Fe tor
attempting TO assault the Ien-year-oid
daughter OF Brandon Davis, and this
was followed by a general onslaught
upon q colony of negroes living in
tents, who were engaged in bridge
construction work. The tents We're
burned and many negroes We're shot,
but SO far as known none We're killed.
Hundreds OF shots We're exchanged,
but no whites We're hurt.
Brandon Davis lives about one mile
east OF the village. While his
daughter was in the barnyard the
negro accosted her. She ran, but he
seized her and her screams brought
her mother to the rescue. The negro
fed. Officers We're notified and were
soon in pursuit. News of the assault
speedily spread among the neighbor.
ing farmers and resulted in an angry
mob. starting in search OF the assail.
ant The negro was meanwhile cap
tured by officers and was being
brought to Santa Fe when the mob Of
[ farmers was met. A scrimmage fol.
lowed during which the farmers Sc.
cured the negro. He confessed the
crime, but begged for mercy Without
word the mob started with the pris-
oner toward the new bridge being con
structed across the Mississippi, where
he was hanged to an oak tree. without
ceremony or delay. After the body
had dangled in the air few moments
| 1t was riddled with bullets. The Off.
GERS endeavored to dispense the mob,
but their efforts were unayailing. A
rush was made for colony of several
| hundred negroes living in tents near
the bridge. The negroes saw the mob
coming and opened fire. The whites
fired with effect, as many of the ne
groes were shot down None of the
mob were injured. The mob pressed
| forward under the steady fire until the
negroes TUNED and fed toward near
by wocd, taking their wounded with
them. The mob then fell upon the
tents and burned them. After accom-
pishi1g a general work of destruction
mob dispersed. Extra police were
sworn in and the village is unde,
heavy guard. Excitement is intense
Santa Fe is village in the extreme
southwestern portion of Illinois,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-04-28
ST. LOUIS in GALA ATTIRE.
Dedication Week inaugurated by A
rival of Monitor Arkansas

Dedication Week lnaugurated by Ar.
rival of Monitor Arkansas.
st. Louis, April 2T.-St. Louis is be-
ginndng to assume gaia attire for the
festivities incident to the dedication
of the Louisiana Purchase exposition.
The ceremonies will be attended by
men of national and international
reputation aud visiting spectators,
whose numbers are conservaHively es-
timated at 100000. Adding to these
100000 ST. LouisaRs, VINO are expected
to be present, it is estimated that ded-
ication day will find 100000 persons
within the Worlds fair gates.
The real beginning of dedication
week was inaugurated when the Unit
ed States monitor Arkansas, which
has been blowing against the Missis-
slppi current for many days on her
way north from the gulf, arrived in
st. Louis harbor, at the foot OF Olive
street. Thousands of people gathered
along the leyee and along Eads bridge
10 welcome the ship of war
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"Was She to Blame"

The was She to Blame Co. of
twelve people will appear in Denison on
Thursday April 30, Speaking of the
company, Mr., J. W, Redler manager of
the Oelwein Opera House says 1.-The
patrons were over pleased with the
show, recommend them to managers
as an 1 company"
When the troupe was at Strawberry
Point W. Nj. Coykendall, 'manager, was
delighted with the entire company and
universalsatisfaction was pronounced
by all