PARK A N D C E M ETER Y. 
XI 
A Message from Sardis 
T HE River Pactolus flows through the mountains of ancient Lydia. Beside 
this river, so the legend goes, Midas cleansed himself from the “touch of 
gold.” Here it was that Croesus made a vast fortune in placer mining, 
bringing fame and prosperity to the City of Sardis. 
Then came the earthquake, crumbling the overhanging mountains. The city was buried and 
forgotten. Nothing was left in sight but two lone columns of a marble temple. 
Four years ago the American excavators began the work of digging out the hidden treasures. Their 
greatest find from a scientific standpoint, is a series of marble tablets bearing Lydian inscriptions. 
Although this lettering is estimated to be twenty-five hundred years old, it is in perfect condition. 
Thus has another chapter been added to the history of ancient nations. 
The subject of the illustration is a White Rutland marble panel , which was cut in our shops 
and placed in the Taker Residence, Glen Cove, L. /. — Walker & Gilette , Architects. 
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