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Arizona republican., 1913-07-31
DIG UP LAWS OF 21oo B. c.
Law Relating to Bankruptcy Found Almost Intact-Statute on Interest
 Permits Charge of 20 Per Cent

What is said to be an archaeological discovery of great interest to scholars the world over is announced by the museum of the University of Penn sylyania. It is a tablet upon particles of which, pieced together are in scribed many of the missing laws from the code of King Hamurabi who ruled Babylonia at a period estimated about 2100 to 23O0 B. c.
 Most of the laws. as deciphered, re- fer to financial transactions and one contains the gem from which. per haps, sprang all bankrupt laws of the last four thousand years. No crim- inal statutes are eXpounded.
 The tablet which is believed to be part of the oldest collection of laws and precipes extant, was found in Susa in the winter of 1901-1902 by NJ De MOrgen. a French archaeologist, and brought here recently by an expedi- ton of the university returning from Niphia,' an ancient city in Babylonia, where the University of Pennsylvania has made extensive excavations.
 Dr. Arno Poebel, of the University of Breslau. a distinguished Oriental scholar, deciphered the much worn Babylonian characters. The law re- lating to bankruptcy says;
 If a man has borrowed grain or money from the merchant and has neither grain nor money to pay it back, but he has movable goods, he shall give what he has to the mer- chant in the presence of witnesses according as-(words missing)-The merchant shall not refuse; he must accept"
 Another law dealing with interest, says:
 '1f the merchant lends grain upon interest, he shall take one-fifth of a ker of grain for each ker as interest. If he lends money upon interest he shall take a sixth and six grains of all for each shekel of interest,".
 This would have required borrowers to pay interest at the rate of 20 per cent. Another law provided that if a merchant charged compound inter est he should lose the principal and six times the amount of interest as forfeit.
 The borrower who had been robbed and had nothing with which to repay was compelled to go to the temple and take oath to his losses, after which he was permitted his freedom.
 Provision was made in the ancient law for the business men who met failure for it is set forth in the has made no profits the merchant may not claim interest on goods or for money advanced
Arizona republican., 1913-07-31

it was laid aside for awhile. Now comes the discovery that the blow was invented by Abraham, according to the Hebrew Midrash on Genesis, a work of the second century B. c. In this so-called Book of Jubilees it is related that before the days of Abraham people were punished for their sins in many ways, but when they gave themselves over to Satan. the Prince of the Power of the Air repaid the people by sending ravens which ate all the grain as fast as it was planted, as at that time there was no known way by which grain could be covered.
 When Abraham came to manhood he changed all this. According to the authority mentioned, Abraham taught those who made implements for oxen, the artificers in wood, and they made a vessel above the ground, facing the frame of the blow, in or der. to put the seed therein. and the seed fell down therefrom upon the share of the ploy, and was hidden in the earth, and they no longer feared the ravens. And after this manner they made vessels above the ground on all the frames of their blows, and they sowed and titled all the land ac- cording as Abraham had commanded them, and they no longer feared the hiy.dc
Arizona republican., 1913-07-31
The EmpresS

Probably one of the best bills in the entire repertoire of the BoWker Musical Comedy Go. is The Just Out House.. a one-act comedy production with many funny situations inter spersed with new and entertaining song numbers Two of these are late New York successes, entitled, Adam and Eve Had a Wonderful Time" and The Red, Red Rose The plot of this bill is laid around a large hotel in which all the young lady attaches go on a strike. A Jew Wm Lawson, and an Irishman, Jim my Gibson, who are guests of the institution, are very much in arrears for rent, agree to break the strike, and therein lie most of the cOmplica- tions which result in many laughs.
Arizona republican., 1913-07-31

ed on the top and sides of a great pile of rubbish Among other discov- cries made upon this site is to be mentioned that of a complete piece of the outer wall of an ancient temple. The wall is well preserved throughout its fifty feet of length and varies from twenty to thirty feet in height. An inscription connected with the temple has been recovered; it mentions two men. Menedoros and Zenonos, as stewards of the temple, and is dated in the year 349 A. D.. For some reason the name of Diocletian has been erased from the text of the inscription. Near Marash, in Northern Syria, Gerstang has discovered a royal monument of the Hittites. This monument is slab of dolerite 12Om. in height by Gem in breadth, by .34m. in thickness, and it bears upon the face of it in relief a man clad in the Hittite costume and holding triangular-shaped bow against his shoulder. The figure is posed upon the back of an animal with a short tail. while above the figure is a winged rosette, a sign of royal rank. The monument dates in the ninth cent ury E. c. The same scholar, GarStang has finished his search of the site of Sakhtje GenZi. By using sectional cut tlngs it has been possible to show that the strata penetrated date from the eighteenth to the twenty-sixth dynas- ties of Egypt. This is especially val uable for the determination of Hittite chronology. In the course of the work on this site the temple and several Hit tite houses were found.-Internationa Year Book
Arizona republican., 1913-07-31
The Coliseum

Fred NJ Griffith. "The Palliative Trickster," is a past master in artis- tic conjuring As fast as a listener attempts to form a vague idea of the nature of a trick he is rapidly talked out of his opinion before the trick he has in mind is completed. A large amount of acts bordering on this same nature can be seen on any vaudeville circuit, and several have played the Coliseum, but Griffith really sets the standard for them, and in most of his work he starts where the others have left off, and completely shatters that old adage that seeing is believing"
 The Three Armentos present an extraordinary act of sensational tumbling, which has seldom if ever been duplicated. The work of An Gelo Armento is deserving of all possible praise, and surely has a cor rect claim to the title of the fastest tumbler in the world He can easily make seventy-five or eighty turns with lightning rapidity, and the aud fence seems to hugely appreciate his work as demanding four or five en- cores is usual
 Parker and McDougal in singing and comedy are also excellent draw ing cards.
Arizona republican., 1913-07-31
DECREASE IN BEEF CATTLE.

JudSon C. WeilliVer, Washington cor respondent of Farm and Preside, writ ing an article in the current issue of that publication entitled, "The Farmer and the Future publishes many inter eSting facts. An extract from his ar ticle follows:
 Tn six years past there has been a decline of over thirty per cent in the number of beef cattle in the country. At the beginning of 1907 there were. by the department estimates, 51,566,000 beef cattlein the country, while on the same date this year the ndmber was only 36,O3O,0O0. Not only this. Over half the meat animals are killed under government inspection. The number of them thus killed was thirteen per cent. less in the first three months Of 1913 than in the like period of 1912. Here is the statistical dope on it:
 First three months of 1913, 1,595,593 cattle, 398,S43 calves, S,SS5,421 hogs, 3,O36,54S sheep; total 13,916,396.
 "A steady decrease right down the line. It can't be accounted for on any assumption that the market has been bad, for we all know prices and de- mand have been highly favorable. Thus, at Chicago the 1912 average price for udIlNe steers was Sd-SO, cS dSdlIlSI 9O-0O in 1911-an increase of over twenty two per cent. Cows showed an increase from $6.70 to $7.65, or a little more than fourteen per cent.
 'The department heads tell me that they are going to devote much effort to encouraging the production of meat in the east and south They believe there is great field for missionary work in these sections
Arizona republican., 1913-07-31
BANKERS FIRE COMPANY
 ID BE REHAbIL HATED

H. A. Davis of this city returned yesterday from Los Angeles where he and Leroy CiVille, also of this city went recently in connection with the affairs of the Bankers Fire In surance Company, an Arizona cor poration and. the Phoenix Under writers also local concern. The purpose of their visit was to dispos- sess if possible the interests control led by J. B. Youtze from the control of the company in which they are entirely successful YoutZe had been playing a little high finance with the organization and other companies principally the Merchants and Insur- CTS Reporting company, the holding company for the Bankers Fire and the Phoenix Underwriters.
 His career in this however was cut more or less short by indictments in the courts of the state of California. This stopped his operations and near lv brought the two Arizona com panies under the ban of the laws of Arizona for failure to file the reports in time At that time F. A. Jones, of the Corporation Commission was president of the Bankers Fire Insur- ance company, but he shortly after resigned.
 At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Merchants and Insurers Reporting Company, board of directors with a majority of them favorable to the interests of the Arl- zona companies. Leroy Civille was elected president and H. A. Davis secretary and treasurer of the two To- cal companies. These two organiza- tions will be put into shape for the lawful transaction of business. Sen ator Davis will return to the coast in a short time to continue the work of rehabilitating the companies.
Arizona republican., 1913-07-31
PEABODY RETURNS FROM
 TRIP THROUGH SOUTH

George T. Peabody, Who has just re- turned, from an extensive trip through the south in the interest of cotton growers in the Chandler district, re- ports that the prospects are good for bringing in a good supply of cotton pickers this fall.
 MT. Peabody stated that the South enr Products Co, a Japanese corpora tion, incorporated in Texas, has been handling the entire extra staple crop of cotton in the Red River district of Texas, attempting to use it as sub stitute for Egyptian cotton, but it has been found that the staple is not success and that they will enter the market for Salt River Valley Egyptian cotton.
Arizona republican., 1913-07-31
AN ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIAN
 FLOW

In the University Museum Journal of the University of Pennsylvania IS published an article concerning a blow which is said to have been invented by Abraham and a picture of which was found on one of the Babylonlan bricks in the museum some years ago. Not until recently was the discovery made that it was the brain child of the Biblical pa triarch.
 few years ago pr. Clay looking at the Babylonian brick in question noticed that the impressions of the seat were broken and not one per- feet one remained, although there Were traces of many impressions By painstaking labor he managed to col iect complete impression.
 It requires three men to operate this blow. which was pulled by zebu oxen. One of the men is the driver, and as he is drawn larger than any of the others he appears to be the
 boss" A second man holds the blow handles while a third pours in from a bag he carries some grain which feeds down through a funnel and tube to the earth, so that the seed is CO., vered by the soil turned over by the blow. Now this is exactly the prin- ciple of the modern seeder or plant CT, but these are used after the ground has already been plowed. It is striking commentary on the con- servatism of the east that today in Babylonia exactly the same sort of blow is used in exactly the same way as $500 years ago. when the seal was made
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Arizona republican., 1913-07-31
TO REMOVE DANDRUFF

Prevent falling hair. remove crusts and scales. and allay itching and irritation of the scalp, frequent shampoos with Cuticura Soap. assisted by occasional dressings with Cuticura Ointment, afford the speediest and most economical treatment. They assist in promoting the growth and beauty of the hair by removing those conditions which tend to make it dry, thin, and nfeless. often leading to premature grayness and loss of hair. Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold everywhere. Liberal sample of each mailed free. with 32-p. Skin Book Address post card "Cuticura, Dept. T. Boston,
 ss-Men who shave and shampoo with Gu ticura Soap will find it best for skin and scaIp
Arizona republican., 1913-07-31
FLOODING GENIUS

Most strikingly perhaps is the ap- parent paradox of methodical, pains
 taking genius brought out in the case of authors whose pages sparkle with humor and whose wit seems to bubble like fountain. Is is creditable that Lamb had never done" amending the proof sheet or that Sheridan'S quipS were studiously conceived and placed as polished fragments in mosaic? Would anybody believe at first blush that Dickens wrote slowly, counting three pages finished a good days work passion of Macauleys style have back of them a grubbing patience that the humblest literary hack might envy? To peruse the smooth and lively per
 iods of Rosseau and then learn that
 .is manuscripts were plotted, scratch ed, interlined and scarcely legible' is to receive d severe shock. But it all serves to remind us that the appar- ent conVulsions of creative energy at tributed to genius are akin to the mighty but slow upheavals of nature. The first conception of an author may be like the rent rocks suddenly dis turbine the Slumber of millenniumS, but the final issue is of slow growth through imperceptible degrees like the soft vegetation that clothes the up- lifted crags with mild tenderness and mellow beauty.-Philadelphia Press.
Arizona republican., 1913-07-31

- I tTleu a pOWder and after- wards other remedies but the sores became worse. They lasted about six weeks before l used Cuticura Ointment. After washing the irritated parts well with Cuticura Soap and applying the Cuticura Ointment he re- ceived almost instant relief: and the cure was complete in seven or eight days" (Signed) Mrs.J G. Kelley, Dec. 1, 1912.
Arizona republican., 1913-07-31

The eyes of the summer colony at Tamworth, N. H., are turned on Miss Esther Cleveland, famed as the White House baby" She is enter taining a jolly crowd of young peo- pie and there is much speculation as to whether she is engaged.
Arizona republican., 1913-07-31
CONERIES

To the south of the Street called Straight in Damascus a series of streets forming concentric semi cir cles has been found, which is SUD- posed to have inclosed the site of a theater of Roman times. The houses within the semi-circies are construct
Arizona republican., 1913-07-31
THE COMBINATION

Some men are able and some are energetic; the winners are both
 It takes the constant labor of co., 900 persons to make matches for the world
Arizona republican., 1913-07-31

supreme court its power of absolute veto.-Algernon Lee in the Metro politan Magazine.
Arizona republican., 1913-07-31

varying sized blisters which were very painful, causing very much distress and sleep lessness. They appeared very much like scalds or skin burns apparently itching and burn ing. The bands irritated the blisters, causing sores.
Arizona republican., 1913-07-31

John A. Barrows. of Saco, Me, has found a railroad ticket issued by the Portland, Portsmouth & Saco railroad dated June 19, 1872, good for one pass age between Portsmouth and Boston In that year the fare from Saco to Boston was, the same as today, but the trip took four and one-half hours.
Arizona republican., 1913-07-31
HOW TT IS DONE.

Owner-What'n it cost to repair this car of mine?
 Garage Proprietor-What ails it? Owner I don't know.
 Garage Proprietor-Thirty-f four dol lars and sixty-five cents-Puck
Arizona republican., 1913-07-31
AN ADAGE REVISED

Children should be seen and not heard
 Especially when consuming soup.'
Arizona republican., 1913-07-31
MIR. HENPECK AT HOME

Ssh Ssh"
 Whats up?" inquired the visitor. Don't make any noise. My wife's canary wants to take a nap.'
Arizona republican., 1913-07-31

Hire little Salesman at The Re publican office. A Want Ad will see more customers than you can.
Arizona republican., 1913-07-31

Hire a little Salesman at The Re publican office. Want Ad will see more customers than you can.
Arizona republican., 1913-07-31
VERY PA|NF LII BUSTERS ON BODY
Like ScaIds or Skin Burns. Ap- parently Itching land Burning. Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Cured Completely.

R. F. D. 481z. Port Orchard, Wash. - When my baby was about five days old his abdomen became entirely covered with
Arizona republican., 1913-07-31

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Arizona republican., 1913-07-31

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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-23

same day Mrs. Willis Uline OF Fort
Douglas will entertain mt bridge tea
at her home. Mrs. W. P. Kiser will en-
tertain at bridge tea at her home Fri
day afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs. j. A .
Greenewald will entertain at large
dinner that evening at their home for
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Siegel, who are
recently home from their wedding trip
The Ladies' Aid society Of the First
Congregational church will give "sil-
yer Kensington' Thursday afternoon
at the home Mrs. H. J. Wallace on First
South and University avenue. The COM
mittee in charge of the affair consists
Of Mrs. D. w. Phelan, Mrs. Judith Bv-
ans Brines, Mrs. George W. Putnam,
Mrs. Sam Sharman, Mrs. Edward Sam.
son Harvey and Miss Lenore Samson.
NU1TE as il she had been caves
dropping III a local millinery
shop, that inimitable nonsense writer,
Carolyn Wells, has the following in the
"fashion number Of Life:
"oh. no; I can't wear mauve at all:
1t makes me look Isn't that
cunningr'
"Grace had toque like that last fall"
Yes, black and white Is always stun
ming
How can. you think I'd wear that
thing!
It's like a -" "well. malne Is
cheaper.
But not So" mo, q pheasa nj S
MI In
Not quite that shade-a trlne deeper
"sixtyf five dollars" Yes. it's so,
Promise me you Will never breathe II:
She went alone with" "One big
bow.
And just few bluets to wreathe IT"
"Oh well. IL you can't wait on me-
mo, never let cerise come near you.
1t makes you look" What! Forty
three?
I'll take 1t, please" BE still; she'll
hear you"
''My dear. she looked perfect
IT think these prices are outra geous,"
NO won't. have it faced with
.Mlliner's bills make Jack rampage
Gus"
II can't decide between these two
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-23

and during that time the orchestra un-
der the leadership Of Mrs. Edward Nc
Gurrin will furnish musical pro-
gramme. The arrangements are in the
hands of the officers of the association,
Mrs. n. A. Dunyon, Mrs. Edna Clark
Robinson, Miss Anna RotZler and Miss
Grace Sullivan. The dining room will
be in charge Of Mrs. Freeman Bassett,
Mrs. Howard and Miss Ethel Bi1by,
with the girls Of the senior class as
sisting. Mrs. ". B. Stayley, Mrs. Rich
ard O'Neil, Mrs. c. W. Whitley and
Miss Frances Phillips will pour.
On Tuesday afternoon the Misses
Gladys and Marguerite Richmond will
entertain at bridge tea at their home
| for Mrs. Sam R. Meyer Of Chicago. The
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-23

Margaret: You can overcome the life
less, 'stringy." brittle condition OF your
hair ana make 1t soft, brilliant and lux
urious again by the use OF this simple
from your druggist, dissolve in halt pint
alcohol. add ! Pint water. Vigorous scalp
massage with this tonic. Will stimulate
roots and tissues to healthy action, over
comes dandru!i. oiiIncss and irritation,
and the hair will regain former color
gloss and life.
Maid: Get a small original package Of
pyroXin and apply some occasionally at
lash roots with thumb and forefinger.
This makes short, straight eyelashes
grow long and curly, Rubbing pyroxln
on eyebrows with forefinger will cause
them TO come in thick and beautiful. Be
careful and don't get any pyroxln where
no hair Is wanted.
Grace NJ: know you Will Ike della
tone for removing superfluous hairs.
With a little water make enough paste TO
cover the hairs. let remain two or three
minutes. then rub off. wash the skin and
every trace of hair will have vanished
This is an inexpensive, painless way to
remove hair or fuZz, and no harm re-
suits from It's use.
Irene: Impurities in the blood cause
the condition OF which you speak, and
until this Is corrected you can hope for
no relief An economical, old fashioned
tonic and system regulator can 'pe made
at home by dissolving one ounce OF kar-
dene in half pint alcohol. then adding
a half cup sugar and enough hot water
TO make a quart A tablespoonful be-
fore each meal soon rids the blood of
poisonous accumuations and gives you
strength and energy When the blood
is cleansed OF impurities the skin be-
comes clear and the complexion takes on
n healthy tint.
Miss G. No, / would not use paint Of
any make. Rouge and powder only cover
defects-a spurnax lotion removes them.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-23
Weddings and
Engagements

Senator and Mrs. Pa,
nounee the engagomen, n',s :,
ter Anne X, to Grows, ', y.
TINS city Miss smoot !, as -
lngton, where the su,. 'uQ
De nI,no ,"'ae ae,' today The nari.s
piaee some time during ,.'
A wedding which wa. !.
.t,, .er's' I TO a wide circle oI 6.
DR.. Frank Decker wa,ss, 8
place at the brides HON,
aenee' n L. last wsdn.,,,,
haIoa' who came here as
cugemes, made n warm ,,,.
during her stay in The sI., .it,s
Mr., and Mrs. John F. F,c !
me engagement of their d,r,,
tie TO James H. Allen. u. -
take place next month
The marriage of Mis-. ID,
Mac kae and Henry Mints {.
VIII take place Wednesday !, y
at st, Paul's church, sra -
lowed Immediately aii.r !, !
tion. = +
The marriage of Miss Hs.,
and Dean G. Haggau took I.
Wednesday night at the -.
bride s sister, Mrs. c. ". a.
lowing the ceremony an ~,
per was served, seating ab,,ss
atives and friends. The tn
Grated in smilax and ,ant.
beautiful wedding cake fsrrsi
ter piece of tho table.
The bride wore a gown A 4
broidery and lace. Mis- "a
mon was bridesmaid and gst
best man
Mr.. and Mrs. P. 8. Cord. 1
the engagement Of tlsR {
Irene, to Byron P. spy, IN
to take placs April 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter q. s.
noUnce the engagement Of O.
ter Blanche to John Cecil Hsu|
wedding to take place ~
April.
The marriage Of Mis- GfYs|
sen, daughter Of Mr.. md VI
Jensen, and Charles ?. Dut
, take place next "Wednesday .
, Mrs. Sabina Allen anruzaz|
gagement of her daughts, U
w, Hall, the marriage to 4
in the early part Of April
A quiet wedding Of tha al
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