OLDEST LCVE LETTER FOUND
Ail Kinds of
Modern Scientist Declares it to Have
Been Written About the Time
of Abraham.
Tlip oldost love letter in the world
hits liecn found und read by eyes for
which it never whs Intended. Dr.
Stephen Herbert Lnngdon, Museum of
Art iind Sciences, University of Penn
sylviinla, was the man to find this
billet (loux, written on a tablet of clay
about the time of Abraham. He also
lias brought to life what is said to be
the oldest map In existence, druwii
about 1500 B. C. or another tablet ot
flay.
Here Is tbe letter, which, sad to re
late, Is partly selfish:
"To Kalta and Mirslla say:
"Tims snlth Kin-muglr.
"May the Sun-dog give you good
health.
"How Is this business?
"For a whole month you have not
sent anybody to ask about my welfare.
"Now I direct Shamasheplrl unto
you.
"Send me 30 pints of barley meal
and ten pints of bean flour.
"I am In trouble.
"Give quickly.
"What you send deduct from your
tithes.
"As to the rest, send It according to
future Instructions."
Evidently the writer was fond of
both Kukn and Mirslla, two sisters. Al
though the letter could scarcely be
culled affectionate, as the present gen
eration understands the word, Its
translator assures us that It Is a bona
fide cross-your-heart love letter.
The map found by Doctor Langdon
was of ISahylonlnn origin and Indicates
a supposedly suburban district joined
together by canals. Kchoboth Sunday
Herald.
NO TRUTH IN TRADITION
Old Legend of the Drowning of Prin
cess in Petrograd Fortress Proved
to Be Without Foundation.
The fortress of SS. refer and Paul,
In Petrograd, has an evil reputation
as the former place of Imprisonment
of many of liussla's Idealists, Includ
ing Prince Kropotkin anil Madame
Ilrcshkovsky ; but one blot on Its
'scutcheon Is removed by an Illustrated
article in the London Sphere. The
article reproduces a painting by the
Itusslan artist l'lavltsky, showing D
beautiful woman standing on her bed
In a cell In this prison, seeking to es
cape the rising waters of a flood that
threatens her life. This was the Prln
ccss Taralianova, who had Incurred
the onmlty of Catherine thetireat. The
tradition Is that she was drowned, by
order of the empress, during the In
undation of 1777. The Sphere, how
ever, shows that she died of tuberculo
sis two years before the flood swept
through the fortress. Thus this gloomy
prison and tbe great empress are re
lieved of one of the tragedies with
which they have been associated.
The Outlook.
In Praise of Music.
Musle adi's nothing but good; sub
tracts the evil; multiplies that which
we already have; discounts our ail
ments ami compounds all of our Inter
est. If you believe this Is true, "push"
mnMc. Aid the choir, choral and or
rhestial societies. Sympathize with
and In every way support public
school music.
A foreign traveler In our country
said he ttns deeply Impressed Willi OUT
sllci s. lie heard no reapers sing
ing In the Held, he heard many n bird
enrol, but no human songs. That re
mind me of the old saying: "l'.lcssed
Is the m:iu who slugs at his work."
Take an Interest In creating n musi
cal atmosphere hi the home, ami soon
America will be sinning and e shall
be able to take 111 music not only by
tbe small channel of the car. but
tbrou.h cery pore of our bodies
straight to tbe root of our souls. The
Musician.
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BUT STILL IN THE RING
Hardware! &
Implements
We have it, will get it, or it
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HEPPNER, OREGON
Hint to Mothers.
1 et neer be like the mother who
sal I her bey was not Interested In any
thing, l or the be tea.hcr when
she called noticed that In tun! n box
which he se, mcd to take care of, and
It was not long I i fore she learned
that It was n colic, Hon ef rntcrptllnr.
Vet the mother sal I that her boy n
Intcroir, I In nothing. The t her ut
once showed her pupil that sin1, too,
was IntiTcsiod n hi. collection. Sh
learned from ihc boy h great many
thing, about ctitcrpl'larn H ut she did
not know, me) 111 turn unigbt h'tn
thing, be did not know. Teacher and
boy heoniuo great friend.; throiiklt
this common Inten t oth. r. sprung up
Mini the boy chai g'sl from n sullen
Innltcmhe hey t.i broad mla lol,
wide awake man. If the mother could
Illy hioe hnre-l to r be Interest.
Iiow much more- helpful they would
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