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THE MOABITE STONE.
By Rev. Mamas APCiroskery, of London-
derry, Ireland.
Till about two years ago there
stood amidst the ruins Of 'the ancient
Diboll, in the heart .of the e old
country of Moab, a. very cueious
Stone inscribed- with ancient letters.
It had -stood there for upward of
two thousand seven hundred, years,
-.all but unchanged rn that rainless
climate, and it might have stood for
many thousands more but for
Frankish curiosity and Arab greed.
The region whieh stretches away
from the eastern shores of the Deed
1Sea'to the great wilderness beyond
has always been'mote or less inaccee-
sible to travellers; and only twice or
thrice during the present century
-have European travellers ventured
to penetrate its depths. The Bedouin-
- -tribes, Who acknowledge no law but
force and opportunity, lurk every -
Where near the ruins Of its ancient
cities.; and Moslem bigotry, to which
the intellectual tastesandscientific
zeal of Europe are a complete
enigma, has .guarded its mysterious
stones and treasures from the fruit-
less curiosity of ages. We are in -
'dined to believe that the harvest of
further exploration in this wild and
interesting country mug await the
time when theseregion 6 shall come
under the tranquil guardianship of
'some civilized and enligh tend govern-
ment. The Moabite stone, so strange-
ly discovered by Ithe zeal arid enter-
prise of a Prussian missionary,
deserves all the interest its discovery
has excited, for it is the oldest
:Semitic stone record in existence,
and it furnishes es with the only
extant specimen of ancient Mcabitic
literature. It iswithin a hundred
years of being as old as that glorious
Temple of Solomon, whose cyclopean
foundations—the masonry of ,8OO
-years—English explorers have been
*lately searching with such admirable
energy and skill; and was, in all
probability, set up in Diboll, in the
kingly pride of Mesha, in. the very
year that Elijah the Prophet was
translated to Heaven. The inscrip-
tion is, in fact, older than. twathit-ds
of the Old Testament. , Its antiquity,
therefore, places it far byond the
range of common, history. It must
.be admitted, however, that in point
of susiained historic inter est it can --
not vie with the marvellous . sculp-
tures of Assyria, and that it is not
destined either to fill upany vast
lacunae in ancient 'thistory, or, in-
deed, to make any considerable
addition to our stock of historical
knowledge, but clearly the light of
history, suche'as it' is, has burst in
upon as from. a new and unexpected
opening, giving us some inter esting
glimpses of an ancient people, not
indeed remarkable for their civiliza-
tion or power and who had but little
action on the destinies ' of the great
world, but ,who dwelt in immediate
contact with the Istaelitislr people,
during the whole period of their
Marvellous history. The inscription
of Kine Mesha, reads, as has been
- remarked, like a chapter in the Bible.
I t klences the obseevation often made
befare the Assyrian discoveries, that
there was no human confirmation of
many of the historic taets related in
the Bible.. It rebukes the preten-
sions of a high a priori order .of
philological and historical criticism,
for it shows the historical basis of the
Old Testament tole confirmed in a
manner to defy all skeptieism. The
inscription is also impel:tent for the
light it throws upon the language of
that great Pherdcian people—the
English of antiquity—whose com-
merce covered every sea, whose
legions disputed the empire of the
-werld with the ambition of heroic
Rome, and whose tongue supplied
the elements of all those alphabets
which are now used by the most -
civilized nations of Europe. Al-.
together, the Moabite inscriptionis so
interesting and important in a
biblical pa keographical , and linguistic
sense, that we propose in the follow-
ing pages to furnish a ; brief account
• of it.
The stone was first discovered cn
the 19th ot August, 1868, by the
Piev. F. A. Klein, a member of the
Prussian conlinunity at Jerusalem,
who had been travelling in the
land of Moab, under the
protection of the sop of an
• Arab sheikh. It is necessary- to
state that the priority of 'discovery-,
• has been variously claimed by Eire;
lane' France and Gel Many. Ai.
Clermont-Ganneau, .dragoman- and
Consal of the French anvernment
at Jerusalem, a young Semitic
scholar of great promise, claims it
for himself. The erudite and energetic
far. Grove, of the Palestine Explce-
ation Fund, claimed it for Captain
Warren; but, so far as we know, he
has since relinquished this claim.
The &tett; ofthe case, briefly related,
will 4ettle this question. No matter
who may have first heard of the
• stone—and all three, Ganneau,
Warren and Klein, claim; to have
heard of it through Bedouin. Arabs
• —it was Mr Klein who first saw it
in• situ in the month of August,
1868, and succeeded M copying , a
portion of the inscription. Neither
Ganneau nor Warren ever saw the
stone at all. The nature of thie
•,„
THE 'ilURON EXPOSITOR.
discovery having been made kno
by Mr. Klein, on his return
Jerusalem, to Piofeseor Peterman
of Berlin, who was then acting
Pru sian Consul in the city,
etic effort was at once made
n a Pitman for 1,Ine stone th t
ght be secturecrfor the Berin
um. But .Me Clerm naGanne u
equally anxious to !obtain t
• tor France, and actually offer
for it, though the Pasha
ous had agreed to ocure it
russian Consul for '480. IT
ily, difficulties arose, part
gh the Cupidity of the Ar
rs of Lie stone, Who, wh
mire to understand the val
bed to it by the'Europea
ected it was worth its weight
and partly through th
rstition, for they magined t
removal or loss would brine
t on tlieir crops. 'hey light
e uncle' it, and, • er it w
uglily heated, the mired c
r upon it and brok t in piec
ken sto
,
among
arbood
orn.
that b
s adopt
au," t
:been
placed i
Europeani 1 mus 'urn. Bi
'lately,- during thesenegotiatio
its possession, - Gannea
eded, through Ar help, i
ning a , complete', p per -cast
eeze'' of the stone while ' Sti
imb oken; but is value eves greatl
inap; ited by the fact that, in a
scu le among the , nat N es around
the 'tone, the paper w torn into
seve • pieces, end, ides, w
con *derably injured aincl soilec
Sho tly after, Captai I Warre
obt ined by Arab aid a ttill bett
r est piece.
th anoth
ame fra(
rab agen
atisfector
ther piec
after wards recover cl. Profess
Rawlinson has expressecl
at allethe ragnents of t
e -will be gatherx1, and flre
ument put up at i.alis. • It
ent from these facs that G -e
y natist be held As havin
tantiated its claim t re priorit
recovery, bnt France is fairl
entitled to the priority of interpre
atio ; for, as Professor Sqlithttman
of alle, remarks, it was I. Gannea
whq first recognized the great i
per ance of the inscription, put hi
self
ener
obt
it M
mue
was
ston
•X317
Na
the
hap
thro
OWD
•the
atta
SUS
gold
• sup
its
blig
fi
thor
• wat
The fragments of the b
then distributed
aaies of the neig
ms in blessing the
with Dr. Ginsbu
a
wer
gra
oha
agre
for "the un.wise • meast
by M. ,Clerinont-(1-a
M bite stone might lr v
red unbrokeril' and
cov
tom
fort
for
abla
sq
-imp 'ession of the two la
*hi 1, when compared -N
imp essionitaken of th
me ts of M. Ganneau's
was found to -furnish a
rest ratibn of tile text.
wer
Geo
hop
sto
mo
evi
ma
sub
Of
11
to great expense ind trouble in
obt ining copies of. it, and, by h s
-rest ratioirand interpretetion of t e
tex , made it accessible, tb scienti c
ree arch..
• he stone was orig,inally tbr e
feet five inches in height and o e
foot nine inches in width and thicl
nes , rounded at the top and botto
to 4early a semi -circle, with an in -
seri tion ef thirty-four lines running
straight across it, the 4pace betwee
thelines being aninch and a
quatiteri The complete, text is sti 1
a ntatter for doubt, andwe m,
exp et from. time to time furth r
cor ections and additions. The e
are Elaeunoe in all the lines except sic,
whoh are perfectf ere a e
cal elated to have been elev
huridrecl letters on the Stone, bt t
on] six hundred a d sixty-ni e
let rs have been su cessively r
sto ed. M. • Gatineau has alreac y
isSi ed two revised text, with learn d
an elaborate anuota ions.—Frorn,
the Pri,nceton Review.
Women's Work i England.
i
, I am surprised to lind women , t
work in greater num ers and at a
. .
greater variety of avecations he e
in England, than i the Unit d
States. In the bot1s of large t
siz 1 have found t e office-wo
pro ptly attended te by two Ix
mo e. lady -like clerk . • They a
sig ed- rooms, ,answe ed question,
ord re&porters, rung all -bells, sold
sta ps, - and ' smiled welcome o
'eve -er new -comer, mo e accurately
an acceptably' than the avera.. e
he- lerks one meets at I ome. Chan
ber iaids answer- the sell at .on s
roo . , Other- women lay the fir
T
On. each floor. is • a" orisekeeper' "
rocwhere a inethe sly person s
rea ily foun to provr e in a hom
lik way.forieyery gu st.
I the blAzing gin- iops, throu h
theldoors that swing ar too east y
and too often, 1 seefre m one to fot r
bar' maids. At the r ilway retres le
•me' t -stands I am salved by a w
ma -again. At the t legra,ph-offl e
1 ofrten find ha woman t the handl
In early all the post- sffices I b y
gta ps of a Woman, a d- am inde t -
to 1 er for co:i suiting a directory f r
,
me a direc,ory so va t that it is a
trill e to use t.,
t church I am u. bered to n y
,
sea in the gallery by woman pe -
opesett, and, iere the 1 t of the au i -
enc , has left the hous, a woman. 's
do bling ovg.r the cu 'Mons to pi e
tee, •them from the grime. - F r
do n-toen, Witdlin 5. stone's throw
of he tower, when prowling n
4ue r and crooked co nets to find a
kb er's offieekout d rts his roo
keeper to tell us that e is gone for
the day, but She can let us in to
leave our cards on his table.
Women flit forth and do their
work with broom and duster in
places of supreine dignity. They
lie hid in St. Paul's, in the Abbey,
and in the Parliament House, ready
to put all things right which •men
•disarrange all day. • 1 fi.p,d women
in many shops. I jostle Up and
down • the undergr Ound railway
stairs with energetic, Unembarrassed
women, who reward any courtesV
u/th a quick, hearty "Thanks."
And at one of the largest lunch and
dinner shops in- the city, Crosby
all; on Bishopgate-street,the whole
selryice is rendered by women in uni-
form—a white and black calico,
such as I have seen worn by the.
head of my ()ern house-, at bome.
In short, English wdmen seem to
me to be quite emancipated in the
matter of -what they may orl may
not do. - There is a course of lec-
tures and of reading advertised for
them at Cambridge, and I presume
that sooner or later t ey will attain
to examinations and degrees. , ,•
At • this very naoinent, while I,
write, the House of C mmons is dis-
cussing the questiont of extending
the electoral franchiee to woman,
baying long since authorized her to
vote on parish mar, at municipal
elections, school meetings, and even
to sit on • School *Ards. Great
Britain seems to me to have fallen
into a • fearfully progressive way.
When and where willshe stop.—r.
K. _Beecher in Cluristi6n ,anion.
READY-MADE CLOTHING AT COST PRICE.
A RD*ARE
IS
ADE
ftTN
T.
OV
ILS
LS,
OES.
PRES'D 1\ AILS.
HINGES,
BARN- ook HINGES,
(Blaclksnaitlih made.)
DRYB
RG PLANES.
AMERI7AN ATERLIME
CALCINEP PLASTER.
JACKS RE- S TO HIRE,
— AT
teei
eed•
eeei
rri
w
MEI
FELLOWS',
HYPOPTIOSPIIITES.
Among the diseases overcome by the
use of •
FellOws' Compound Spirit of Hypo:.
phosphites, °
Are Constipation, Asthma, Consump-
• tion Laryngitis, Nervous Debility,
• I;yspepsia, Chronie Bronchitis,
Chronic Diarrhcea... , Melancholy.
Debility resulting from Typhoid and
other, low fevers. Diphtheritic Prostra-
tion, = Hysteria, flypeohondria, Amen-
norrhoea, Chlorosis. Anwinia, Leucorr-
hoea, Nervous Excitability, Marasmus or
wasting of the museles, Aphonia or Loss
of Voice, Chbrea, or St. Vitus' Dance,
Sluggislmess of the Liver, Interrupted
and Feeble Action of the Heart, Suffocat-
ing feelings caused by mucous obstruc-
tions of the lungs and air passages lead-
• ing thereto,' and debility from various
causes, many cases of which appeared
hopeless. Sold by apothecaries. Price,
$1 50; six for $7 -50.
JAMES I. FELLOWS,
180 -16t Chemist, St. John,'N, B.
MILK
CANS,
IRON -CLAD
I Y
PAILS
CHEES
VATS 1
—AND---
Carryin
g Cans!
Made -t.ct order.
DAIRYMEN'S SUPPLIES;
Of an
KEPT
JouNoN
1fr6--tf.
am
kinds,
N HAND,
ROTHERS',
Street,
SEAFORTH.
-
JUNE 2, 1871.
LADIES
The Stock is no complete
ta ,a3 .fraya,;:::1,: ,..,
•S'C'4 IN- vi-. tA t.A!t .4
IA 0 0 0 0 6 40 0
,ra (A dt ce 11 te LP IP
r-2, v•ti)
°N.0 rAV':a,'F'• °Ar GC,
,A ,-• 0
c•A '''s.; 't 't.i'
• e; 0 'd
0.
NEW MILL INERY
• In all its bran hes.
Splendid T irnmed
HATS AND BONNETS
From! 50 cents u wards.
• SILK AND VE VETEEN
MANTLES I
In all styles, and ati all prices.
WANTED!
1,000 Canadian olunteers,
For the Red River Tenit ry, to purchase
my Hats, Caps, Clothing Boots & Shoes
before leaving.
REMEMBER!
I keep the best and largest Stock of Gro-
ceries, Crockery, Liquor , etc., etc. kept
in Seafort i.
Best $1 Tea for 0 cts. 12 lb.
STRICTLY ONLY Oi E PRICE
THOS KIDDv
Seplorth, April 12, 1871. 175
Warranted by t e Makers.
THE RUSSE • WATCH
For Durability, Quali y, Finish and.
Neatness
CANNOT 13E E UALED.
A ew stock of the abo e Watches just
• received..
• A COMPLETE S
FINE GOLD A
JEWEL
.ALWAYS ON
Watches, Clocks and
description. -repaired wi
despatch, and warrante
.faetion.
$5,000 worth of .ola
wanted, for which the
cash or trade will be pa
M. R.
179 Main
OCK OF
D SILVER
Y
HAND.
ewelry of every
h neatnest and
to give satis-
xold: and Silver
ighest price in
d.
OUNTER,
treet, Seaforth.
THE G-REAT FEM E REMEDY,
This -Well-knOwn med. afe
JOB MOSES' PERIO iii.19Ai31. nPo I ii .mi .pS.
o -
r e r 0 e d y for
p• faailgewohferpeopthvehideitre
;\ These Pills have neve been known to
a powerful remedy, it c
thing hurttul to the con titution, In all
Headaches, Whites and all the painful
from any cause whateve
sition, but a sure and
Female Difficulties an Obstructions,
and. although very powe al contains no -
suited. It will in a s
on the monthly period th regularity,
Pains in the Back and. L mbs, Fatigue on
cases of Nervous and pinal Affections,
slight exertion, Palpitat on of the heart,
Lowness of Spirits, ysterics Sick
tem, these Piils will eff ct a cure -when
diseases occasioned by aj disordered. Sp-
an other means have fa; ed. -
To Married Ladies t is peculiarly
suited.time bring
actreiow et a pamPlilet'
direction
'nothing
hurtful to the constituti n.
;. and 41though
,
114'llobstehreverlicl
For full particulars,
free, of the agent.
JOB MOSES, NEW -YORK, SOLE PROPRIETOR.
$1.00 and 12i ceuts for postage, en-
closed to Northrop de Ifrman, 'Newcastle
Ont., general agents fon the Dominion,
will insure a bottle coritaining over 50
pills by return mail.
fitr Sold in Seaforth byE: Hickson and
Co., and R. Lumsden; A. Stephens,
Mitchell; J. S. Odom s, Clinton, and
all Medicine Dealers. -
NORTHROP & LYM kN, Newcastle,
Sole Agents 180-9
HORSE FOR SALE.
FOR Sale, Cheap for Cash, or on time,
a good Driving Mare. Apply to
• MeINTOSH & MORRISON.
Seaforth) March 31, 1871. 173-tf
AS..W LS ON,
Oral
ARNESS, SA
BRIDLES, Ste.
AIN STREET) SE
Cone all you good folks wh want Har:
ness, •
ubstantial, low-priced, god. and new,
A WILSON'S, Main strect,t Seaforth,
k.n. excellent stock you my view.
e stock is owned by JAM !; WILSON
Vliose work is so high:y uowned ;
T1 c shop is on Main street, leaforth,
is a place may easily be ouud:
II re are plenty of bits, bris es and curbs
• 'ursingles and. saddles so ine,
Tliere is nothing can eql-,a1 t ieir make• ,
"hey are just No. 1 A an prime,
xe are lots cf good blanke s for winter
'hat will keep from your horses the
••cold;
Aid the fiy nets, so graceful for Sum -
m,
ed with blue, green, yellow and
Trimmer
•
Crack up whips°1d-of every description,
For the stage coach, carriage or hand
A4 JAMES WILSON'S shop, Seaforth,
•May always be had at command..
re are sponges and combs and rosettes
11 useful and good in their way;
ith long and short tugs in abundance,
d. Harness that don't break in a day.
Prtmanteaus and Trunks of all kinds,
•ahses of a quality spicy ami rare,
If you should desire to purchase,
o. the shop of JAMES WILSON
repair. , •
N w come, and that without further
delay,
Excellent bargains make while you
can,
At the ‘Saddl6 and Harness Enroorimn,”
And remember JAMES W1LSWS
the man.
I keep constantly on hand a stocriof
1,1JNKS, PORTMANTEAUS, VAL-
ISES AND WHIPS.
Horse Collars and Blankets,
a J. every article connected with =thc
business,
TRUNKS, VALISES,
.A.RNESS, SADDLES and BRIDLES,
• Made to Order.
J. WILSON.
165-tf
SEAFORTH
Pla ing 111111,
Sash, Door, and
•BLIND FACTORY.
rtHE Subscribers beg leave to thank
their numerous customers for tho
liberal patronage extended to them since
commencing business in Seaforth and
trust that they will be favoralvAth
c ntinuance of the same.
Parties intending to build would de
well to give them a call, as they will
continue to keep on hand a large Stock
(pf all kin& of
DRY PINE LUMBER SASHES
OORS, BLINDS, MOLDINGS,
• SHINGLES, LATH, Sze.,
hev feel confident of giving satisfaction
to those who may favour them with
their patronage, as none but
first class workmen are
• employed.
Particular attention paid to Custom
Planing BR
OADFOOT & GRAY.,
CERTAIN PRESERVATION OF THE
SIGHT.
M. R. COUNTER,
XTOnt., sole Agent for the sale
Tof our • v Ac JEWELER;eTkO- bi el d Ai KEREsFREe acAf ToNtEhDD,
SwPhEieChTaAreCLgrgouttnallebyLeusn,siersomof
material manufactured espe-
cially for Optic ptuposes; It
is pure, hard, and brillant, and
as near Achromatic as can be
produced. The peculiar form
and scientific =aecuracy attain-
ed by the'aid of cornplicated
and cnstly machinery, war-
rants as in asserting them t<
be -THE MOST PERFEC1
SPECTACLES EVER MAN.
thesight mostbrilliantly, con
fUerFAeaCseTUItE
and comfort
They
orrtonasstihs(t
wearer, cause a continuous and abidini
improvement of the eyes, and last a great
many years without requiring to be
changed. So they are the CHEAPEST
as well as the BEST.
LAZARUSMORRIS 86Coont.real.
295 Notre Dame Street, (up stairs),• M ,
:Or We employ no Pedlers.
FOR SALE• ;
HAT splendid Hotel Stand on the
Market Square, Seaforth, known as
the CORN EXCHANGE, and 'doing a
good business. To an enterprising man,
With some capital, it offers excellent in-
ducements, being on one of the leading
streets and close to the Salt Wells.
Also, two comfortable COTTAGES on
Elgin Street, Goderieh, rented at $200 a
Year, and several Town Lots. Terms—
Moderate. Apply to
• WM. _MALCOM,
• At the Market.
Seaforth, Jan. 23,, 1871, 161-tf
Custom House Smuggl
Very young infants and
children are used as instrumer
emuggling. -On one oecasion
migrant family, man and evil
two nearly grown-up daug
presented themselves. The
very affable and easy ii. their
ners, and twithout muck trou.
them, welt?, pronounced "all Ti
and while the proper procet
were in progress for their dim
one of the officers saw a ham
little boy standing alone, and, t
by his attractive appearante,
not knewing to whom he bele
he spoke to the child, and attei
to " skylark' with hint. -nw
was surprised to find the child
-.tat bend his body ; en examit
ti was found that his clotilin
-quilted Netth valuable artie
stik manufacture and 'silver i]
• The - little fellow belongea t
family the members' a whit
just been pronounce& "all
A gentlemanly lookine, Lu
ly c.ad passenger, from his i
gent expression of face and ape
manners, = was treated. with ,eu
consideration. The officers ete
e•.3.sily satisfied that he vasi
that they took no notice speci
tice of a small lapcleth"
worn, which was hanging
-141111‘ A detective at the titre
duty," noticed a carriage waiti
some person, and asked the
• for whom it was intended,- an.
pointed to the paesenger wh
was approaching with the lap
as usual, on his arm, Ther
something apparently Meow;
in having earriage for such 13
A suspicion being excited, the
seized the lap-el?th. On 4 e
search it was found to be li.
padded with Briissels lace, tir
at public auctioia for; eleven.;
and dollars. -
The fool smuggler is illus
by a man, said to be from the
ern part of the State'ef Newe
who got a diamond worth e
thousand dollars safely tI
without paying tbeduties, Th
Le sold for its full value, an
sequently tc bragged of his
ness." The fact cameto tkc
ledge of the Government,
proceeds of the sale were
frecated•
As smugglers women are
successful than men. The cot
-does of their dress favor th
ness. The modem " chignei
for a time a most exeellent
tory for smuggled goods. '
le remembered who was so
that she was constantly eross
ocean for the purpose, and in
years acquired a handsome
petency. It is a strange me
phosis that these adventurer,
• times undergo when caught:
evoik• Some years since
pretty woman, remarkeble fee
bust, broad hips, and pletho
son generally, presented here
examination. Stie was very
and affable, and came very n
caving detection. But the fen:
teetive then 'employed at Cast
•den no sooner put 'her eyes
rotund figure of the -"object'
inepection than. she invited tie
ty” to a private interview.
incredible what a change
effected. Sallee to say t
apparently well-fed and portl-
of a few moments before, stiit
innumerable drYegoolle, stem
public gaze reduced to a
fully thin and rather skele
individual. As there is no -
for spangling on the perf,
oept forfeiture, she went -
fully away. Our la.,ws are evE
merciful then this ; for all go(
fieized can be redeemed, thot
,fiscated, by the payment of
estly made apprais.emente
" The New York Custoni
by T. B. Thorpe, in llitrpe.,r
.Zine for June.
nts on eardent
SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR
BEGENNEM.
Clearov the Ground. --2113
first operation. Gather togc
the sticks and stalks and
which have littered your
throughout the winter, ai
them in a heap to burn. 7
.day to r select for your
your wife's washing -day,
as the linen is in th
tiet light to your pile, takinp
burn a few sheets and thing
will probably result in the
being put out in future—at'
if the washing isn't, your
be. Besides, she is sure, to
to converse with you the
your bonfire blazes up,
pleasant to have a chat
-den on a fine morning.
Digging. -11 the we,athel
or chilly. this is dove easies,'
ing a man—say at $3 a 4
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