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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-09
BEDDING BARGAINS

Monday and Tuesday we
Offer
Cotton fleeced Blankets.
worth 75c a pair, De-
at each AO(
$50 fine silkoline Comfort
ers, hand knotted, I ~
at each lay
5-pound Feather Pillows,
made of best A. c. o.
A. ticking, each O1N
ART NEEDLEWORK LESSONS
Commencing Tuesday we
will give instructions in Art
Needlework Free, Tuesday
and Thursday afternoons.
Cross stitch and Mount Mel
lick work will be the lead
ing styles of art embroidery
for the coming season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-09
MORE CLEARING IN THE
READY-TO-WEAR DEPT.

READY-TO-WEAR DEPT.
Ladies Skirts are hard hit. Over $50
choice, up-to-date style Skirts severely
duced for quick selling
Ladies 500 Walking Skirts odd lots = 7S
but choice selection HoGO
Ladies stitched Walking Skirts SIC
Odd Dress Skirts, about 65 in all, mostly
black skirts, very sh, values 0ZE
from 500 to $50, G. ice for OsGO
The sensational price cutting of Ladies
Cloaks continues. It's good time now to
to buy. Nothing spared. You'll find a lot
of very desirable cut prices to interest you.
Euro Prices deeply cut to move them
uA . rapidly.
1000 wool seal Fur Capes the - 7E
seasons latest styles 1910
Fur Goats marked down for quick closing.
All neck furs at prices SO low as to almost
seem absurd.
CHILDRENS LONG AND SHORT
Pretty AIS Jackets, ages to 12c years, 298
Infants fancy eiderdown CIoaks half price
and less I.S0
All those handsome military styles in ChiIdren's
Long CIoakS cut way down TO close. . a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-09
SHOE AND RUBBER
BARGAINS

BARGAINS
Children Rubbers, pair l7c
womens' Rubbers, pair SEC
Women's carpet sole, warm
lined Felt Slippers, 07C
pair O1N
Mems $50 buckle Arctics,
not every size left, 0Ac
pair ITN
Women's 800 and $50
Goodyear welt Shoes, sew
eral styles to select from but
not all sizes of every style
to close this lot I on
quick, we quote ASOI
Kid Shoes for large girls
made with medium weight
soleS and school heels, neat
and sensible, 2.25 \ 40
value for ASOO
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-02-03
LAS CAMARAS

cusl ocurre con Hernandez Lopez, con
solo ell loable fin de hacsr tempo, mejor
dicho, de que los dias trsnscurr2n sin
que la discussion Sc lleven proyectos de
ley de verdsdera importancia.
FL pals precisa de reformss inme-
diatas Y estas reformas deben cuanto
antes plantearse en- todos sentidos, pues
81 otro ano llega & transcurrir baj 10 ell
dominic de ciertas leyes que hoy lie per-
iudican, tai vez cuando Sc trate de anu
larlas va sea tarde.
En- ell sistema contributivo existe
un desbsrajuste desastroso, tan desastro-
so que, hasta cierto punto, pudiera de-
cirse que ell tai sistema no es Otra cOsa
que un dogal puesto al cuello de nues-
tros propietarios y que d1a por dia los
ahoga, sin otra esperanza que ID de mo-
rir por asfiXi&.
En- instruction P6blica ell desbara-
Juste no es menos, como no puede ser
mas fatal para ell pats en- 10 que Sc refe-
re Obras P1blicas.
No obstante, nuestras Camaras per-
manecen impasibles en- 10 que atsle
materias de 1ndole tan primordial y en-
tretienense en- discutir asuntOs secun-
darios.
CreemOs opOrtunO que para cuestlO-
nes de este g6nero Sc consuman turnos y
mas turnos y hasta que Sc derrochen ver-
daderos torrentes de Orstoria; pero no
estamos conformes en- que estas energ1as
Sc pierdan en- asuntos frfvolos de pocs
importancis.
Antes que TODD sobre cualquier
otra materia, debi6 haberse discutido ell
bill del emprestito.
Ell pals productor agoniza rapida-
mente por falta de oxfgeno, es decir, de
dinero; y este dinero hay que proporcio-
narselo, so peligro de que Ia bancarrota
sea general 6 irremedisble.
Hsbra oposici6n seguramente por
parte de los que en- la runa del pals estan
interesados; pero, no importa. son puer-
torriquenos los que deben salvar & su pa
tria, y todos los sacrifcios son pocos
cuando de este bien Sc precisa.
Nosotros esperamos que en- los dias
que faltan para terminarse ell periodic le-
gislativo. nuestros delegados, dejando &
un lsdo cuestiones de trivial inter6s,
aborden los verdaderos asuntos de cuya
soluci6n depende Ell bienestar de Puerto
Rico.
Los dias que quedan hay que apro-
vecharlos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-02-03

AIgunos dias corren va, desde que Sc
di6 principle los debates parlamenta-
rios POGO Sc hs conseguido a6n, que
positivamente, merezca ell APPLAUSE de los
puertorriquenos.
Este trabajo, cual ell anterior, mar
cha q paso de tortuga aGn 4 pasos de
cangrejo, 81 fijamos nuestra atencl0n en-
aIgunos bills, como ell II 3. n6mero 81,
por Mr. Cornwell, defniend0 eL desacatO,
diSp6niendo la lena c0rrsspOnd5ente y
deroga7ad0 otraS Ieyes s05re Ia n1tsnaa ma
terIa.
Sc pierde ell tempo en- discusiones
baladfs sobre cualquier punto, mientras
Que los asuntos primordiales de inter6s
general ono Sc inician 81 sc inician que
dan estancados, al hsblar asf no nos re-
ferimos a Ia Camar2 en- su tot2lidad, sinO
q la mayorfa de la Camara que, 81 hubi6-
ramos de sospechar, sospecharfamos in
teresada en- ese entorpecimlento cons
tSute.
Serfa funestfsimo para ell pals que,
cual ha ocurrido en- epocas pasadas, Sc
relegasen para Ultima bora los proble
mas de mayor trascendencis, dejandolos
sin resolver discuti6ndolos apresurada-
mente con ell fin de atender, pOr este me-
dio, infuencias de arribs, interesadas
en- que tales cuestiones no Sc traten.
Muy arraigads esta la opinion, en-
tire Duestros paisanos, de que los hon.
6yeS del Gobicrn0 ejercen una preston
muy decidida sobre ell mayor n6mero de
nuestros Delegsdo5 y esta preston pare
&c que Sc ¢1s, una vez que en- la ac-
tual como en- Ia anterior Legislature, Sc
Observan iguaies procedimientos.
La mayor1a de nuestras leyes, son
malas deficiencies, hasta ell punto de que
el mismo Gobernador, en- su 1ltimo Men
safe hubo de aconsejar su anulaci6n 8
enmienda.
Y citamos como ejemplo la de ane-
xiones de municipios, ley que Mr. Hunt
combati6 sobre ls que nj a1n por aso-
mo nada Sc ha discutido en- Ia Camara,
no obstante haberse presentado IN bill
en- ese sentidO.
Sobre el yital1simo asunto del en-
pr6stito & los agricultores, tampoco Sc
ha dicho una palabra V nj una palabra
ha resonado sobre Ia SLey del fOete.o
En- cambio Sc consumer muchas ho-
ras para debatir 81 convene no que Sc
clausuren los establecimientos mercan-
tiles todo ell domingo parte del dOmin-
20 para hacer alardes de oratoria,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-02-03
UItinloS cables
SANTO DOMINGO

Las nuevas que vienen de Santo Do
mingo son algo contradictorias, pues aun-
que ha sido reconocido 0rovisionalmente
por ell Secretario Hay ell gobierno de Mo.
rales Y algunos de los puertos est3n bio
quesdos por los canoneros dominicanos,
al general Gimenez Sc mueve hacis Mon
tecristo y espera emprender con sctivi
dad las opersciones contra la capital,
puesto que ha recibido pertrechos mu-
niciones con que continuar Is lucha con
ira Morales que cads dfa pierde prestigio
en- la opinion por sus trstos sobre la ba-
hfa de Samsna que Green los habitantes
de Santo Domingo un atentado contra Ia
integridad de la patria.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-02-03
NEGOCIACIONES \ ES

Sc prepara ell envio de la nota del
Gar al MkAdo, contestando las 1lti-
mas peticiones del Jap6n. Los diplom9-
ticos rusos Green que satsfar6n los ia
poneses los terminus de la respuesta.
pues enyuelve corcesiones favorables al
Imperio del Sol, en- Is Corea. A pesar
de esas creencias optimistas, siguen los
preparativos militares 1e dfa noche
circular los trenes por ls Via transiberia-
ma, al extreme de que TODD esta prepara-
do para la ruptura de hostilidsdes.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-02-03
.-lE:eSane Z:

Antes de aver, domingo. por la no.
che. fallecio en- Vega-bsja Ia venerable
ancisda do1a Manuels Ramirez, viuda de
Otero, que por sus virtudes su caracter
bondadoso Sc habfa captado ell respeto y
las simpat1as de aquella sociedad.
Rsciban sus deudos, en- particular
sus nietos nuestros buenos amigos don
Jose y don Enrique Landr6n, ell testimo-
Mo de nuestro mas sentido pessme.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-02-03
PONCE
NOTIClAS DlRECTAS)
Febrero 2

Ell program2 de la fiesta de bombe-
ros ha venido cumpliendose Ell todas sus
parties.
Bales en- la ciudad Ia playa, jue-
gos populares, fuegos de artificio, retire
tas, paradss, simulacros, lunchs, etc etc.
notandose hoy alguna animacion mas que
aver.
Ell domingo hubo una re1ida partida
de <base-balls en- las inmediaciones del
cusrtel, resultando vencedor. seg1n nos
informan, ell club de los muchschos por
Z carreras.
-Desde hace algunos diss sc encuen-
ira en- CANA ell respectable vecino de esta
ciudad don Carlos Cabrera.
Deseamos su pronta mejoria.
-Cometimos un error al anunciaI
tres pleas para ell domingo en- nuestro
teatro. Las obras eiegidas son sSiempre
en- ridfculo>, de Echegaray Ia zarzuela
<Buscsndo una canciona.
Tenemos, pues, dos estrenos i'm
portantes para ell domingo del Co
rriente.
-Siguiendo la costumbre estableci-
da, ell jefe y Ia ofcialidad del cuerpo de
bomberos visitaron hoy, dfa de Ia Can
delaris, & Ia distinguida senora dona
Francisca Psz de Cabrera, decidids pro-
tectora de aquells simpatica institution.
La se1ora Cabrera obsequi0 dichos
oficiales los demas amigos que asls-
tieron, con un esplendido lunch y ricos IL
cores, prevaleciendo ell espumante cham
pagne.
Hubo brindis enthusiasts en- honor &
la sonora Cabrera y al benemerito cuer-
90 de bomberos.
En- ell temple cat6lico Sc vienen
celebrsndo los Siete Domingos de San
Jose, viendose muy concurrida Ia iglesia.
En- las carreras de caballos verifi-
cadas aver tarde, hubo varios incidentes
desagrsdables.
joven don Pedro Vivas Valdivieso, reci-
bio una cornada de un buey que estaba
uncido IN csrro, hiriendole en- ell pecho.
Ell cabsllo Bruto, propiedad de don
Pedro j. Serralles, vencio en- la primera
Ia tercera carrera 4 discutir Ell premio
con Ell segundo vencedor.
Sc encabrit6 varias veces, derrib6
al jiuete haci6ndole dislocar un pie; Sc
echo contra un coche destrozandole Ia
sopanda etc etc.
FL joven Vivas Valdivieso, vencedor
del cabaIIo que monte Ia primera vez,
recibiendo algunas contusiones en- IN
brazo.
A no haber procedido as1, con su-
ma agilidad, hubiera sufrido un percance
de mayor gravedad.
-Esta noche celebrara ell Casino ell
anunciado bale en- obsequio & Ia oficiali-
dad de bomberos.
Resultara muy lucido.
La preciosa DANA del seflor Rios
OyaIle, <Vibraciones del Alma esta va
entertainments litogr&fiads, Sc pondra
& Ia venta en- breve.
-Algunas tiendas de mercer1a han
cerrado sus puertas al medic dia con mo-
two de las fiesta de los bomberos.
Otro tanto ha hecho ell Credito y
Ahorro Poncefio.
Ell ClrcuIo Catolico prepara otra
velada que Sc efectuara en- Ia semana
pr6xima, la que asistira ell Itmo. Sc
nor Obispo.
-Ha regresado de Espafla ell CO.
merciante de esta plaza don Pablo Pons.
Bien venido sea.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-02-03
HOSPITAL Es

A tai extreme llegan los preparati-
vos de Russia, que estan listos los trenes
csrros de ambulancias hospitales Els
possible que ell Ministro de la guerra, ge-
neral Kuropatkui, visite Port Arthur
e inspeccione las obras de defensa.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-02-03
ALFONSO XIII

Sc prepara parS muy en- breve ell
viaje de S. NJ. Alfonso XIII la capital
de Francia. En- los cfrculos polfticos de
Madrid Sc da gran importancia & esta
vista del monarca esDanol la Rep1 bli-
ca francesa. En- Paris Sc hara una bri-
llante reception q Alfonso XIII.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-02-03
Dos REGIMIENTOS RUSOS

Las 1ltimas nuevas sobre movimien-
tos militares, acusan la llegada de dos re-
gimientos de artiller1a rusos, que han
ocupado I Yongamjo, en- Ia ribera de va
Ii, que los trenes de Manchuris Sc
mueven sin cesar, trasladando tropas
Newchang.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-02-03

Para curar un resfriado en- un dia
tome las PASTILLAS LAXANTES De
BROMO- -QUININA. Ell boticario lc de-
volvera el dinerO ST no SO cura. La fir.
ma de E. w. GROVE So halla en- cada
cajita.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-02-03
PENSIONADO CERVANTES
Para Ell cmdado direction especaes de j6Uenes educandas
py0cedentes de la
America Latina
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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-02-03

En- esta imprenta Sc hscen toda cla-
Sc de trsbajos, precios m6dicos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-02-03
ALMIRANTE ALEXIEFF

EI Virrey- -almirante Alexiff, ha To-
grado reunir en- Port Arthur, todas las
fuerzas navales rusas del Extreme Orien-
te.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-02-03
A AI0S a5enteS de The Puerto Rico Herald

E sefor Munoz Rivera encarga suplicar a los agen
de ZHe Herald que enven los fondo deven
gados a nombre Hotel OimpO Santurce Nuestra amigo
que agencas apresuraran remitir qui-
dacOnes hasta fines de Enero.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-08
DESERT SCAvENGERS.

1t is probable that one never fully
credits the interdependence of wild
creatures, and their cognizance of the
affairs Of their own kind and other
kinds. Mrs. Mary Austin in THE
Land Of Little RAIN" says that the
scavengers Of the desert all keep an
eye on one another.
Never a coyote comes out Of his lair
to hunt. in the country of the carrion
crows, but looks up first to see where
the crows are gathering. 1t is suf-
ficient occupation for windy morn
Ing, on the listless. level mesa, to
watch the pair of them eying each
other furtively, with tolerable as
sumption of unconcern. but no doubt
with certain amount of good under
standing
When the five coyotes that range the
lyon from Pasteria to Tunawai
planned a relay race to bring down an
antelope strayed from the band. an
eagle swung down from Mount Pinos,
buzzards materialized out Of invisible
ether, and hawks came trooping like
small boys to street fight. Rabbits
sat up in the chapparal and cooked
their ears, feeling themselves quite
safe for once as the hunt swung near
them.
Nothing happens in the deep wood
that the blue jays are not all agog
to tell. The hawk follows the badger,
the coyote the carbon crow, and from
their aerial stations the buzzards
watch each other
Very clean and handsome, quite be-
lying his relationship in appearance.
Is Uark's crow, that scavenger and
plunderer Of mountain camps. II Is
permissible to call him by his common
name. Camp Robber;" he has earned
It, Not content with refuse. he picks
open meal-sacks. filches whole pota.
toes, Il a gormand for bacon, drills
holes In packing-cases, and is daunted
by nothing short OF tin.
All the while he does not neglect to
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-08
NeedIework Notes.

English eyelet embroidery has lost
none of its smartness and is seen on
heavy and fine white and colored ma
terials.
Sometimes bodice that has been
accidentally spoiled may be redeemed
by cutting out the stain and introduce
ing series of wheels or oblong me-
dallions for trimming
That ingenious manufacturer who
invented the stiff foundations for stock
collars has earned the thanks of
womankind anew by producing for us
a similar basis for a belt Any shape
or size of the new high girdles can be
built up from one Of the foundations
and almost any woman's style can be
suited in them.
The covering for a girdle founda ton
can be applied in variety Of ways.
depending largely upon the taste of the
wearer. simple method is to tack
, the ribbon or satin on the reverse side
of the frame top and bottom. adjust
ing it in three or more pdaits ON the
right side. The plaits should be fiat
and neatly sewed down.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-08
! lk8!:<EDITORlALS,z2 !
Opinions of Great Papers important Subjects. =


mrably within the confines of university walls OFTEN nave
little application world and especially in the
world which training and alert watch
absolutely necessary to 1t certain that
gained high position in the commercial word
face innumerable obstacles enormous
risks and pers which the schoastics dreamed.
The successful business carries a weight OF re-
sponsbiy others which is comparable to
that Of of a large army. He may pause
in the of the he right about face he may
retreat, truce without being guilty OF
cowardce The business need not fly into the face
labor unions in order his courage to sit all
them in order to prove his power.
The object of the business Is not to display his
prove himself hero He wishes to make the best
possible of existing conditions and strike has
been avered and problem solved by the cool cal
culations Of the sighted business
To the looker-on this may seem like cowardce
wish fight. To the practical man of af
fairs is good business and ought to be
S such7-Chcago Chronicle.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-08
The Way Into Society.

Let the social climber take notice:
The password to take one within the
social gates is 1.-The Eccentric to Elk
cessv' So that In some one thing one
proves himself a personal exaggera-
ton, one is socially safe. The story of
the ages displays this. Caesar makes
himself the fashion by eccentricity of
his extravaganza. He pairs 700 gladi-
ators in combat to be the basis OF a
single show; he owes 100000 before
he is p. Wherefor Caesar was in So
ciety. Lucullus, given money and idle
ness after his wars. digs lakes, builds
islands, hangs gardens In the air,
makes pies from the tongues of mock
ing birds, and dimes with himself at a
cost Of $4,000. Wherefore Lucullus
was In society.
Come to the England of a century
and half ago: Buck Whalley walks
from Calais to Jerusalem In long coat,
buckskins and top boots. and thereby
walks into society. Another aspirant
enters a drawing room on his hands,
another sets OF flrecrackers In the
midst Of a duchess dinner, another
Keeps tart forever on his mantel, an
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-08
The Married and incl

--xz> HE census reports note a considerable decrease
"N Hin the number Of births among the native pop
vulatIon Of the United States. American men
- and women are much given to marrying
kgzCSnNNYas formerly. Many who do marry, postpone
IASSei he until youth has passed ana Tor thls
and other reasons they rarely have large faml-
lies and very frequently no children at all
Whether this decrease in the number Of fruitful mar
races among the population the fault OF
the men or the has yet been determined but
very probably il Is fault of bothf fault 1t be- The
bachelor maid is becoming prominent feature In our
social life as the bachelor she has apollo
cists But arguments which advanced In defense
of her position upon nothing noble They are
taken from epcurean philosophy of pure selhshness
which widely adopted would put end to the nation
The condition. however bad yet to cause alarm
There are more men in the United States, so
all paired off great many men would nave re-
NAMED unmarried The 763033S7 people within the area
OF the last divided into o9Oo9
242 males and females. giving excess of males
of 1S15O97 OF the males 366S36 single l40337S
married 1872 widowers s49O4 divorced and 12l412
2O52O319 are single 13S45963 married 2721564 widowed
11495 divorced 1884 whose marital condition is I'M
known number of those cassed single includes
children and all persons under the marriaGeabe age so
II will be that marriage adults is such pre-
yainc practice as still be almost universal
the decrease in the number of marriages
birth among native women might be found III
the statistics regarding the working classes There are
b992 females engaged ganful occupations other than
agriculture These millions made up IN large part OF
girls in factories stores and Offices and the
bachelor usually graduates from among themkan-
City Journal
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-08

For feat of sustained pedestrian
endurance Mrs. Jane Wort, of Overton,
in Hampshire, surely bears off the
palm. This woman, being IS years of
age. recently walked fifteen miles, car
rying heavy bag. That, for an eld-
erly dame, however light footed, is no
light feat. But Mrs Wort has done
the same thing every day for twenty
years. She is letter carrier for the
local post office.
Nine. Georgette Leblanc-Maeter-
iinck is one of the most gifted of
Partisan actresses, and her marriage
to the famous Belgian poet created
quite a sensation in the "City of
Light" Since then NJ. Maeterlinck
has become a Partisan of the Pari-
slams, and he and his talented wife
have set up house in the Rue Rey-
nourad. where they are "at home1 to
all the leading members of the musical
and dramatic professions
AT the time Of the sale of the world.
renowned Borkhese rubies, which are
probably the finest in the world, there
was great competition among would
be owners of them. 1t was known
that Queen Victoria greatly desired
them, but SO did Mrs. Levi z. Letter,
and when the hammer fell at the high
est bid it was known that she had
bought the precious baubles for the
sum Of $55O,OOO The rubies were
worn by Mrs. Letter at the Delhi Dur.
bar last year.
A charming and handsome woman
is Princess Henry of Battenberg; but
only since the death Of Queen Victoria
has she come much before the public.
Even her marriage in 1885 did not pre-.
vent her still being her mothers com
panion, and the death of her hand
some and much-beloved husband in
January, 1896, drew the widowed
queen and princess into still closer
bonds Of love and sympathy. Prin-
cess Beatrice's four children were all
born either at Windsor or Balmoral,
and they added very much to the
brightness of their grandmother, Queen
NictOria'S, declining years
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-08
DIGGING IN ANCIENT RUINS.
Light Thrown ON Grecian Life by Dis
cOveries Made at O1bia.

|
coveries Made at O1bia.
Interesting and valuable archaeO-
logical discoveries have been made on
the site of the ancient Greek city
Olbia. The site is situated on the
southern bank of the Bong, about mid
and not far distant from the estuary Of
! the Dneiper. This ancient city was
colony Of Miletus $50 b. C. and was
| a great center for Greek trade with
the interior. 1t is generally maintain
ed among archaeological authorities
that trade route extended from Olbia
across country to the northern sea, and
when a find Of ancient Greek coins
was made 1t was contended to be sub
stantial proof of the fact Recently,
however, it was proved that these coins
were spurious.
Olbia was destroyed by the Getae
about 20 to 60 b. c., but it revived
and when 1t was visited by Dion Chry-
sostum about 100 A. d. it was again
fourishing city. The excavations
that are now In progress upon the site
of this city are being carried out by
NJ. Formakovski under the auspices Of
the Russian Archaeological Society. NJ.
Formakovski has succeeded in unearth-
ing extensive portions of the walls and
foundations Of the original city, which
date back from the seventh century,
B. G. The masonry is identical with
that of the ruins of ancient cities ex-
cavated in various parts of Greece
Before this depth was reached two diff
bearing descriptions of the fourth and
first centuries B. G. were encountered.
The stone blocks composing the ruins
Of houses. temples. etc, in these upper
strata are of remarkably exact area.
square proportions and excellently
dressed. The more solid constructive
work is, however found in the remains
of the original city. At this depth
there was unearthed a perfectly pre-
served wine cellar. Some fifty huge
jars or vases had evidently contained
red wine, now turned to light pow
derry substance. large collection Of
valuable antiques in gold. marble and
ancient pottery has also been found
in these newly uncovered ruins. These
have been dispatched to the Hermitage
at st. Petersburg. M. Formakovski.
however, Is carefully examining every
antique unearthed. to establish its gen.
uine character. as 1t was on this site
that the spurious tiara Of Saitapharnes.
now in the Louvre. was alleged to have
been discovered.