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Virginia $ Object Lesson
By HlLDA RICHMOND
(Copyright.)

1T isn't that Herbert is bad boy"
Mrs. Castle was saying, with wor-
ried look on her motherly face. ''or
that Virginia is disobedient They are
simply too silly for anything. 'Mushy,'
the boys call them, and the word fits
very we'll. Instead of having good
time with the crowd as they always
did, they prefer to sit around by them
selves at parties, and Virginia is get
ting so dreamy that you have to
speak two or three times before she
realizes she is on EARTH
ION, well,' said her sister, consol-
ingly, "all girls have those spells.
remember how Bob Lane and used
to think our folks cruel and unsympa-
thettc because they ruthless!y spoiled
our cherished plans by sending us
away to school. Virginia will get over
her foolishness in good time and be
able to laugh at herself. Don't take
It to heart so.'
Its all very we'll for you to take
that view, for your girls are too small
to give you any trouble yet; but just
wait few years. Virginia's health
and lessons suffer while she is moping
around, and really have to force her
to eat when she and Herbert have had
a little tiff. l wish they would fall
out and scratch each others faces as
they did years ago. Then maybe this
nonsense would come to an end"
The memory of the childish fights
these two young people used to in
dulge In caused Mrs. Randolph to
laugh outright. Imagine Virginia,
with two long scratches down her
nose, bowling at the top of her voice."
she said; but her sister refused to see
the funny side.
I'D rather have her howl than sit
Ground with that woe-begone look on
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ture Of the controversy regarding the
Temple librerv" at Nippud the lit
erary features It the Inscriptions are
of most immediate interest. The
boundary stone erected under Ne.
buchadrezzar l., whicA Is under special
consideration, contains transcription
of "a magnificent and typical Baby
lonian hymn" The stone vas found
at Nippur on the northwest side of
the Ziggurat, within the Temps area,
by DR.. Haynes, in February, 1926, at
the close OF the third Babylonian ex-
petition OF the University of Penns;l-
vania. 1t is a conical block of black
limestone. 40 centimenters in height
and 1872 centimeters in circumference
at the middle. This inscription con-
sists Of heading Of two lines placed
among symbols at the top, and 1856
lines of text. arranged in five columns.
The stone is slightly damaged. but
the few lines which have been partly
lost have been almost completely re-
stored from the context. The stone
has several features not found In
other monuments of this kind. One il
a drawing Of the piece of land to
which the inscription relates. The
second is beautiful hymn to Ellil at
the beginning of the inscription. Dr.
Hinke says that 1T is the finest Ellil
hymn which has been found thus far,
fifty celebrating the majesty and power
ct the god of Nippur. In some of it's
expressions it approaches the psalms of
the Old Testament"
The inscription recites the historical
circumstances under which the land
was given to Nusku-ibni. high digni-
tary of Ekur, the temple of Ellil at
Nippur, declares curses upon any Of
fetal who appropriates the land or
interferes with the rights of the own
er. and offers an invocation to the
gods and asks them to mete out cer-
tain punishments to an offender. The
names of IA witnesses of the grant
arc given. The symbols at the top of
the stone are outlines of shrines, orna-
mcnted with a spearhead, pointed
shaft, skepter, tiara. the head of a
lion, the head of a vulture. scorpion.
a five-p0inted star, a crescent. SUM-
disk. a lightning fork. serpents. q tor.
t0ise, etc.
The translation given by DR.. Hinke
OF the hymn to Ellil is as follows:
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LOVER WINS 1 WIFE
At GAME OF CARDS
eETRoTHED ~ CRADLE, ITALIAN
sEAUTY's PARENT 10TH TO
GIVE HER UP.

Philadelphia.-Although betrothed
to Elisabeth Concilio, when she was
q baby in her cradle, Domenico Rossi
did not really win the hand of his pros
pective bride until he defeated her
father In a series Of three games Of
tire sette.''
The young woman, who is II years
old, and has been nicknamed the
belle of Little Italy," was perfectly
willing to carry out the contract made
In her infancy, but her father, Gui-
seppe Concilio, thought that she was
too young. Rossi was the usual i'm
petuous sutton, and endeavored in
every way to induce his sweetheart's
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Prof Clay declined to discuss any
other phase of the Nippur question.

Prayer on a Boundary Stone.
The archaeological publication last
issued by the University of Pennsyl-
vania is volume Of Series D, edited
by Prof. Hilprecht and entitled "A
New Boundary Stone Of Nebuchadrez-
Ear I. from Nippur.s The author is
DR.. William ]. Hinke. assistant profess
sor in the Auburn theological Semi
nary. Boundary stones first appeared
in Babylonia under the third, or Cas-
site. dynasty and the date of this one
in particular is about 1900 before
Christ. In all royal grants of land two
documents were used; one, a large,
conical block, to be placed upon the
field in question for the information
of the people in general; the other,
a private document or tablet, to be
held by the owner as proof of his title.
Curses inscribed upon certain stones
show that they were public monu.
ments, which could be removed The
absence of curses in the Inscriptions
upon other stones shows that they
were private documents. Boundaries
and boundary marks were sacred to
the god Ninib and were also under the
protection of Nabu, the god of agri-
culture.
IAN interesting reference to bound
airy stones in the religious literature"
says DR.. Hinke, occurs in the Shurpu
series. in a prayer which is remark
able for it's ethical contents. The
priest intercedes for the worshiper
and implores the deity to forgive him,
asking the following questions: Has
he drawn false boundary? Has he
omitted to draw true boundary? Has
he removed the confines, the limits
or the boundary stone?"
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tuition of the city, and dominated all
the rest. The fact that arithmetical
matter was. found in the library would
not make it any the less a library.
The library of the University of Penn.
sylvania contains statistical books of
all kinds as we'll as literary books.
would like it to be impressed upon
the public that we have at the univer.
sity very large numbers of literary
as well as business texts"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-05
KNEW PANes OF 1ooTAAcHE.
Dentistry as II Was Practiced by the
Greeks and Romans.

Cicero, in his treatise, DE Natura
Deorum,'' ascribes the invention of
tooth drawing to lEsculapius, third of
the name, says the British Medical
Journal. The first mention of dentis-
try is found in Hippocrates, who in
several parts of his writings has q
good deal to say about toothache.
Long before the dawn of Greek civil
zation, however, dentistry seem. to
have reached high degree OF per-
lection. From the Phoenicians the
art found its way to the Etruscans.
At the international congress held III
Rome in 1900 Prof. Guerini exhibited
several specimens of dental art which
proved that something very much akin
of bridgework was practiced in 40
cient Italy SO efficiently that it has
lasted 30 centuries. Artificial crowns
have also been found in Etruscax
tombs. Artificial dentures go back to
q remote antiquity. DR.. Deneffe states
that in the pesuem Of the University
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because of the prayer Of the king.
the priest. 80
Curses Upon Offenders.

Then follows the statement of tho
grant Of land. Here is the curse d.
rected against him who shall deny
the legal giving of the land:
May Anu. the king, the father Of tho
gods. in anger overthrow him
and annihilate his life,
ELL. the lofty god, who appoints
the fate of gods, appoint for him
an evil fate, so that calamity, misfor.
and the commands of men may oppress
him.
Ia, the king Of the ocean. the lord Of
wisdom,
take away from him gladness Of heart.
happiness of mind,
abundance and fullness, SO that
lamentation may seize him.
Sin, the lord of the crown of splendor.
darken his face, SO that he may not have
merrilnent ~
Shamash and Ramman, powerful gods,
the lofty judges, give him
evil plans, and with a judgment Of
justice
and righteousness may they not Judge
him
Ninib. the lord of confines and bound
aries, tear out his boundary-stone.
Gula. the great mistress, put lingering
sickness
into his body, so that dark and bright
red blood he may pour out as water
1shtar. the mistress of lands. whose fury
is like a flood,
reveal the difficulties to him, 50 that
he may not escape misfortune.
Nuska, the powerful lord, the mighty
scorcher.
(the god. my creator, be his evil demon
and may he burn his root.
The inscription apparently estab-
fishes the fact, says DR.. Hinkle, that
Nebuchadrezzar was a usurper and
that the first kings of his dynasty
were contemporaneous with the Cas-
site kings. At first he battled in vain
against the Elamite and Assyrian su.
premacy, but after repeated reverses
and late in his reign he was able to
throw of the foreign yoke. ascend the
throne of Babylonia and even extend
his conquests to the Lulubeans in the
east and the land Amurru in the west.
This enabled him to assume the proud
title of King of the World
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songs at the top Of their voices as
they came swinging down Waterman
street, which leads into the uniyer.
sity. was Davy Fultz. He caught sight
OF his kinsfolk just as they had de-
scrfbed his athletic figure.
Rushing up to his father and broth.
er, Davy threw himself into their arms
and began to tell them how glad he
was to see them.
When he had exhausted himself in
greetings his father asked Davy:
And now, David, tell me how you
are getting along in college"
"Oh, f1ne," gleefully cried Davy.
why. father" he continued. I'm tho
last three football games have
kicked four field goals. "--Indianapoli
Star.
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Baby Laughs at Death.

Kalamazoo, Mich.-Running wildly
for more than mile and a half, turn
ing sharp corners and winding about
the busy part of the city, a horse
hitched to cutter escaped all who
endeavored to stop him. 30 that two
year-old Lloyd Miller, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs, Elmer Miller, farmers, could be
rescued. The child sat straight up in
the seat and only smiled at the efforts
Of people trying to stop the frightened
horse.
After leaving the business section
Of the city and when in front of the
st. Augustine Catholic church, John
Rupert managed to catch on behind
the cutter. He grabbed the child
and jumped.
The horse ran two blocks farther on
Kalamazoo avenue and stopped of it's
own accord.
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Tube. and Pin Left in Wound,

Red Lodge, Mont.-A startling in.
stance of the negligence of some east.
ern surgeon was revealed this week
when DR.. Gust Pitkanen, local sur.
geon, performed an operation on
Charles Joakinen, a young Finnish
miner, for the removal of the cause Of
q pain in his chest. When a wound
made by a previous operation was
opened and the cavity drained of the
pus that had accumulated Dr. Pitka.
men was astonished to find in the cavt.
ty two pieces of rubber tubing four
and five inches long, to one of which
was attached safety pin Of fair size,
badly rusted.
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father to give his consent to an early
wedding.
He met with no success, however,
until the girl suggested that the ques-
ton of the marriage date be settled
over the card table, with tire settle, the
favorite amusement of Little Italy, as
the game. Concilio had met with
much success in the past at tire settle,
and his pride was touched at the
thought Of rival in skill. He readily
consented to let the cards decide
whether his daughter should wed at
once or a year hence.
The playing of the games was some
what akin to scene from a melo-
drama. The contest took place at the
home OF Concilio. Only four persons
were present; the two principals, the
girl whose hand was the stake, and
her mother. The girl sat alongside
of Rossi, and frequently aided him in
his plays, with her advice. The
mother, who also did not wish to part
with her daughter, acted as second
for her husband in the duel Of the
cards.
Concflio won the first game without
much effort. He was jubilant and
both the girl and her sutton much wor.
ried. Rossi, however, met with equal
success in the second inning. With
the score tie, the third game was
played amid breathless silence.
Rossi won out by the narrowest mar
gin, and Concilio gracefully acknowl-
edged himself loser.
The parents then gave their consent
to the early marriage and the young
couple lost no time. Rossi is a we'll.
known merchant of Little Italy.
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"virsinia 10 Getting SO Dreamy That
You Have to Speak Two or Three
Times Before She Realizes She is
on Earth"

on Earth"
her face that makes me long to spank
her sOundly,'' said Mrs. Castle. Il al
ways think of Editha when see her,
for she moped just like that when she
was Virginia's age"
"Editha! The very person! Send for
her to come and spend a month with
you, and if that doesn't bring Virginia
to her senses nothing will. It will
mean lot of hard work, but you will
be repaid for that, am sure"
In less than week Mrs. Castle was
able to announce carelessly at the din.
ner table that Cousin Editlla and her
family would visit them next week.
Cousin Editha!" said Virginia. with
Z pleased look. Il haven't seen her
since the day was flower girl at her
wedding. She was just IL then-as
old as am now-and I was ten. Do
you remember, mamma, how perfectly
beautiful she looked?"
Yes, she was lovely BRIDE" said
Mrs. Castle. unless you eat more
supper, Virginia, cannot allow you
to go to the lecture this evening"
How many children has she?"
asked Mr.. Castle. Three or four?"
Three" answered his wife. 1.-TWO
boys and baby girl"
1--WE must try to have some picnics
and drives for her while she is here"
said Mrs. Castle pleasantly. you
were her flower girl, Virginia, and Rob
the page, so you must both exert your.
selves to make it a nice visit for her.
It is the first time she has visited us.
too. since she was married, and that
Is a long time now"
Cousin Editha is coming to visit us
next week, Herbert" said Virginia, as
that young gentleman gently swayed
the hammock back and forth under
the big apple tree. She was married
1t II, and she was the sweetest bride
you ever saw. She had veil and q
long train and bridesmaids and every.
thing just perfect. I was the flower
girl and carried basket Of bride
roses up the aisle. thought at
tracted as much attention as the bride
herself. How silly we are when we
are children!"
Il dol't believe the bride was half
as pretty as you," said Herbert, ad-
justing pillow under her curly head
with look that made Mrs. Randolph
hasten to fan herself violently for fear
they should see the smile on her face.
She might have saved herself the
trouble, for the young people few
feet away were utterly oblivious of
her presence.
A few days later Cousin Editha and
her family made their appearance.
"Give me the baby, Ede," said q
young man who had, conducted two
small boys in dirty linen suits down
the car steps. 'The brakeman will
AIRY your luggage
"Ede!" Virginia looked in disgust
at the innocent young man, but her
disgust changed to astonishment q
minute later when her mother kissed
the pale young woman with her hat
on one side Of he.r head and told her
how delighted they ware 70 go them
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-05
Hard Work to Win suee....

What costs q man little usually 10
worth little. Examine into the great
lives and you will find the amount Of
toll that lies behind them is immense
and that every laurel in their crowns
was placed there by downright, hon
est. hard work ct the expense q body
or brain.
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May Publish Stenoqraphic Report.

Way Publish Stenographic Report.
1t was intimated to a representative
OF the Philadelphia Ledger by trus.
tee of the university that the board
might yet determine to give to the
public the stenographic reports of the
hearings in the Hilprecht matter. held
By it's special committee in 1905. In
this connection the statement was
made that the verdict of the commit
tee generating Prof. Hilprecht was
purposely cOuched in mild language
in order that it might not wound the
feelings Of certain members of the
university who had conscientiously
believed that he should be compelled
10 answer formally the charges made
by Rev. DR.. John P. Peters Ut New
York and others
AS this considerable course has not
won their appreciation" it was added,
an entirely different one may be
adopted"
OF course. no official .: 5ie unive:-
sity will conceie at this time that
the board is at all likely to reverse it's
actio:. of 1905 or to take any steps
which will mean the severance of
Prof. R1lproch.'s relations with the
institution.
There is said to be disposition on
the part OF the trustees to rely upon
the results of the examination of tab
lets brought from Nippur that has
been in constant progress at the Mu.
scum of Archaeology duriag the last
two years and half to obliterate the
unfortunate effect of the revelations of
DR.. Peters, Prof. Prince of Columbia
university, and Mrs. Haynes as to the
real nature of the discoveries at Nip.
pur, in their bearing upon Prof. Hill
precht's publications. It is declared
that the translation OF the tablets,
which until the beginning of the con-
troversy had remained for five years
boxed up in the cellars of the museum.
is yielding results of the most brilliant
character, far exceeding the expecta.
tions to Babylonia.
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Peculiar Features,

There is an immense amount of
very curious information about the
fOrmalities of land cessions in DR..
Hinkes book, but in view of the ma
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-05
SCIENTIST TELLS OF
FINDS AT NIPPUR
LIGHT ON ANCIENT SYSTEMS OF LAW
Discoveries Made by Prof. Hilprecht Declared to Be
Among the Most Valuable Ever Made-Work of
Translation Going On at The University of Penn
sylvania-The Hymn to Ellil
Observation-Disclosures e,

SHA HILADELPHIA.-R evil
I'd OE dence that the sO-called Hill
- precht-Peters controversy
%N as to the results of the Nip
r. MJ pur excavations was not
~ killed bat was merely
"scotche6" by the course in
relation to it taken by the governing
body of the University of Pennsyl-
vania, may lead to further action of
some kind on the part OF the latter.
There has been much disappointment
among the friends of Prof H. v. Hill
precht, the head OF the psychological
section at the university, that the mild
verdict rendered by the investigating
committee of the trustees in 1905 did
not carry with it the weight of vim.
dication. The degree of contempt with
which this verdict was received in
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Scoop and Tile. the ditch. This
advice. when began, would have been
worth $50 to me, says a writer in
Farm and Home. The second course
need not be so wide, if for laterals,
and you need not cut the sides, but
thrust your spade in, cutting lightly on
one side and deeper on the other: then
contrariewise push forward to break
loose, then lift out. Keep your scoop
lying near you, and when you have
gone far enough so you can reach
back, scoop out the crumbs before
they become slushy.
Be very precise with the spade in
the last course. If you strike soft
soil don't even allow a half-inch va
ration. Then when the crumbs are
removed the floor is almost ready to
lay perfect drain. True up bottom
with scoop. Take a two-inch piece, re-
inforced at one end. ana nail or bolt
a foot piece on this to hold the tile.
Tuck them into the trough and you'll
have done one thing that will be
Joy forevermore.
In meeting distractions, if they do
not throw you out of line too much,
cut back under the bank six or eight
feet on each side and you can get
around nicely without removing them.
manure hook is very convenient
for drawing in sods in filling, but on
large joys pillow with a long while
tree, or road grader, can be used.
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The "Tempie Library" Exists.

DR.. A. T. Clay, assistant professor
of Semitic philology and archaeology,
has done much very remarkable work
as an interpreter of the cuneiform
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archaeological circles, the freedom with
which it was denounced in many scien.
tific quarters as merely all application
of what is figuratively known as
"whitewash,' are almost unprecedent-
ed in any similar case. 1t may as
well be said that among the alumni
OF the university there still .subsists a
strong feeling OF dissatisfaction that a
more positive course was not taken
by the trustees. and a movement has
been begun to make a concerted rep
resentation in favor of again forcing
the issue between Prof. Hilprecht and
his scientific accusers.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-05
Southern Seas Salty.

The sea is much more salt in tho
tropics than in the northern ATTITUDES.
This is due to the greater evaporation.
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correspondent Of Prairie Farmer, that
the general idea is quite clearly
brought out in the sketch. All that IA
necessary are two hooks to catch onto
the chime Of q barrel. These hooks
connected with short rope, which is
in turn connected with the tackle
rope.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-05
TACKLE FOR LIFTING eARREla;
Try This Method Of Handlino The
Heavy Barrels and Putting in Barn.

Where man has occasion to lift a
heavy barrel, either filled or emntv
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-05

AIOm one uOOr to
another or from a
wagon to the Sec
ond floor of a
'building, a tackle
made and arranged
after the method
shown in the &C.
companying illus
tration will be
found to be a
thing Of great con-
venience.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-05

LAYING A TILE DRAIN.
How the Work. Can BE Done the Most
Satisfactorily.

Secure a tile scoop and narrow
.:ointed spade, and if you are cutting
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-05

WHO grass Turf,
keep a file near
to occasionally
touch up the edge.
Watch for Unequal
tiles in surface as
you proceed. Cut
no wider than will
accommodate your
feet, then care
fully grade bottom
of the first course
as it is much cas-
Ter to take out the
inequalities now
in the bottom Of
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Religious and Literary Texts.

There must have been great
mass of religious literature in exist
ence. There must have been in use
hymns to all the gods, in practically
every cult. for in Nippur not only
Ellil. but most of the other divinities
of the middle east were worshiped.
There must also have been large num-
bers of inscriptions, omen texts, ETC.,
which are to be classed under the
head of literature. Thousands 1T these
texts have been found at Nippar, and
we have many of them at the Oaiver-
sity of Pennsylvania. One of our
staff is now working at the translation
of religious texts. Other volumes EN-
bodying the results of study of the tall.
lets have been projected and will be
published In due order. l would not
be surprised If national epic should
eventually be found in part or whole
in BabylOnian. tablets.
1.-THE question as to what the depos-
itory Of all this material shall be
called. whether a temple library or
something else, is of comparatively
trivial Importance, although it admits,
of course, Of some discussion The
temple was certainly the chief insti-