An exceeflingly rare and valuable arclise- 

 oloKlcal find Is reported from the province 

 of Tauris (Black Sea) 

 A Scythian tj-dm a spot known as 

 King's Great Zlnamcnka, near 

 _ , wliK-h la an ancient bur- 

 T""*'' lal mound of unusual di- 

 mension?. Excavations here resulted in 

 the find at a depth of over sixty feet of a 

 Scythian king's tomb. The bones lay In 

 a porous carved stone sarcophagus, which 

 had been ' adorned with plates of gold and 

 Bllver of vur.vlns .size and weigh}. No 

 fewer tlian 'IVt of these were found. The 

 skeleton iK well r>rfsierved and surrounded 

 with invaliuibic spocinieuK of contemporary 

 art l-lniiiul the neflt was a, lioavy gold 

 collar adorned with fxriuiEite enamel work. 

 Under the wkuU lay a t.ronao helmet of 

 «rc(k pattern au'l the lull panoply of a 

 warrior lireastiilatc. tlilgh and shin pieces, 

 all of Greek workmanship. By the side of 

 t!ie dead monarch lay two swords with 

 hilf? and sheath.'; of wrought sold. 



Such a complete find is ticlicved to be 

 unprecedented. The sarcopha.uus likewise 

 <'ontalned nine crcat sliver vases, the ines- 

 timable value of which lies In the fact that 

 thev bear a series of a^imirably executed 

 bas-reliefs illustrating the daily life of the 

 ancient Scythians. A large gold salver 

 adorned with figures of birds and fish, and 

 a golden comb of unique workmanship 

 complete the list o£ articles found. The 



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comb is of pure gold and weighs °^^^ J^ 

 pound, and its eighteen teeth " 

 form of eighteen distinct Uttle statuette^,, 

 also illustrating the scenes ot ordinary 



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To back up all this advice the .pamphlet 

 prints a full taWe °^ weights and meas- 

 ures, and the text oi' the New York laws 

 that' protect the consumer from the dis- 

 lioneat tradesman. Massachusetts is just 

 Hs ready to look after the interests of the 

 purchaser, as the following acts of our 

 Legislature show:— 



Whoever gJves or attempts to give false 

 ir insuflicent weight or lupasure shall for a 

 first offense be punished liy a flue ot not 

 more than $.10, for a second otTcnse iiy a flue 

 iif not more than $200. and for a subsequent 

 Dffeuse by a ttne of $50 and liy Imprisonment 

 tor not less than ::<> nor more tlia.i no .hays 



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