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4 1 i.i; IN THB W< '1.1.IV
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M .. . ribed the two lan;. vol
1 ;._,, , -,-s and esperiences
rZrBabj ? ? '? " "Kirst C*"***1*-"
"? ?..i_i. . -. paigi Campalgnfl they
*\ \ .v 90T_ maj bi aaoumed to mean
we ?; . . . r men In rough and hoatlls
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;.'-..?.-? raclng dlfflcttlUei both
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?J ??_. ? . . ttlns thai t the
SBtboroftl
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lu\- ? _ i ntluui ths expl ?m
. v. nn bj Pranci and
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. *.*.-- Cathertm L rt
L- ' '? ":' ' ' ' 'n~
p of Di
f Uon of i.
c- --. reauitfl ai l I ln
... -. ,i. i [D the summer f 1887
r. 'ttm . * ... ? _ .:? tali - Mr K
~ .-?? .delphla. of the
twe wai s. for oi ia I the 1. sd< r
L, ..... -' .. _-t] edltloi to
Ba..'".. ? i ???? ? ther the energet
gaifBlthl ? igue at 1 :t aI1
sssstMi ? -' ;
iartBi ihe wlnter. F railous i -? '?' <
ssysd _ ? ? ? r . ? ? ? : ??
iaaof th. ? f Pennsylvanls i igh
t ...i: ... Turk-efa auth rtUea
?an sound ppllefl gathei md plani for
?I ceotlni md tl
pag af ..; - tanei *-'? iaal ? ;
ter :.-r , ;.->? - - preparat ai mpleted,
i^.... . . j -. : Br Peten arrlved at Con
rtav.i . ? .. ? ' ' I ' -' -: r :"' oT
jj...-. . . ? per '? to explore ai.d ex
? , . ... . w,,,rk had Juflt
bt-t-r.
Ti.e :..., Bl ? omlnetlng into
t-- ... . h polnt of vlew,
M u :.. . expedltl ? .- tbs Turk carrtes
thfl sami ; ea Of o.-stn_> tl ?:.. evasion and de
la.- that havi --' twelve m ntba
?o brii - u - ? ???>? ? - tent Powers of
y- p ?-?* -? -- r.egotlatlons ln
_-.:-. ngfl Brtth TUdlS Kioek. lavlsh
prenia. - ? leferrad. chief among the
cc :-. ..ved the famoua fi_.ure of
Bamd) "' irSSOS Turk Ulrector of the
b-psrlal sl iseum at ttaml al Dr. Paters h**
not taOed drau a Btriklng plcture "f thls
porsonai "..man. yet Oreeb and Chrta
__. hy l -.< tuiBB a politlclan, i Idier,
BMSt, a ?*? ? lern mlnd aSBOng urten'.al sur
lUBBdil-l - f the world yet a BChoter?
l_ . wui - - ? only ln Turkey In*
.,. perien :s w the reader, to
l)T ;? . s...- m tSt tr> ir.g. Hs wa.-.
r__,j.. _. inxious I rtart, BDd he ^as tled
lm .a and 1 Mi ??? ? ? ths ?i - ta
ahafed . ? tbat th. ?? thlng Impoaalbls
to ?? :';rk la hasU FtnU?f the per
cjji.. B Br Peten lefl Constaj.-. n ple
ot I -? ? ? ? ? .*-v>
Hls - _ | Bteamer to Alexandretta
(bkendei n i tbe Byriai loaat; ther ss tn
U_._ .-.?- a . irrtags road to Alep
n, -j-. - . .. over the eara
-___ trall ? ? of the PZuphraten, which
ll I . i untll bs reaebed the ruins
of _;*:. his nUnutng la rou_:h!y tbe same
sssrsi v- ... Lbrough towns like 'Anah and
H:t thrlvlng dtlss. yet rnere geogmpriiC-U
ta_."? to E .- and on January R, IKV.i, he
reach-d Bagdflbd ' thfl ArahSB?1 Near ihla
dty of -.: ial i.e v.slte-l the mound of d'bris
which :? :.* '.e the r<!..alr_a of the He
brem r *?? f 1 .'el At ia_?t. pa.?slr,B Haby
lon. th? ;?__--.-_ ' '? , ;ur. whlcb wa? to b**
th. sc^-f ' ?.:? t dlfflCUlty, danf-er ar.d final
M-pufi part] Itaelf lay the ?>.- is of
________-,h.,- ? ;>-. thi ommissioner ap
_?i_.h_ r>; ?? Turktsh Ouverament to ar^om
P?.r.> the et;- litl i * i_ e, mar. of bad reputa
Uol for eera - '. h o ?r r rrupt and renlal,
7?. Iba b : .'--ji. a m.-n to be manage I per
tec-.iy u >m \ . m bold ? ? hlm II ? - long
bef rt- T - ; : _.- ? '
?'..-.. pidOUfl ' ' B
lBl m .- ' ? ier !'?? dry*8 coi '
wa-. t, g of sai '
___??? - , ? ?
Bovtiton. ? ? party ei l ln
se Aml illy
io.-- ? . r by a hmt irony af fati i <r
Ntan flocn bh toni a-ere
?nt ked it a .* ? hundred i
*--..?*
k^_. Jovei rtzed aa *th.
___.-.- an. ? ? s proi
N.-? ? . . thlng sxcfl
begur -. ? .i ;.- seded B
ly Dr. 1 . __. frequently eaDod on to at
ttrr.l ?-. "... tha MOStem w-nien were
to bi treatad Ihs party
fl1-'"-**: .-- *- ? ths baat Um fltes snd
*- - ?. tc tL? rlu_jite FCUlld a-<"Ut
the llttle camp frequenl battlea of tbe trlbal
feuda look pla? B) nlghl the explorer could
aee the flamei of burnlng vlllagea of the plain
Moal embarraaalng ..f all, he was obllged lo
dra-.v on both factlona for hla workmen. The
w?.rk lagged sa.iiy. alnce much tir.n bad to t>c
glven to . aiis of ceremony on nelghboring
ahelka, to adjuating quarrela among tbe work
mei u l to kei plng thi m employed. Wlth the
? s and power for hann of men, tie > wi re
but chlldren mentally. So mattera dragged un
AN ENGMSti I.AMis.'AI'
,i r ??. r-lng by Cl i.
ttl early on th?* mi rnlng of Aprll 16. At '-'
o'clock llehemet, a Zaptiel
aacaplng borac thlef, fir.-d at ai II ed him.
This was tbe ellmai of aventa "Ai
tbe notiona of th< country, he bad tted
murdet ' r whlcl th< li id man'i trtbi
were entltled to ea i t blood re-.. ra Dr
Peten- Bedry and hia .-..'.i.-rs ln theli ten i
were f r but oue plan that of 11 .. ng all I
raoponaibillty for th-* Zaptleh ar.d
Wlth a ^.iliar.try lu tbe hi_he.-*. d. -;: ?
A ClIAItlXlAli
HV B_ CHAKLKbH KK1 NK
able to hlmae-f ar,d hin eountry I ?r Peten
would hava- none of thla An tha man bad 1-:.?
hla fluty ao ba woul I stand t.y blm, ba - U I
He tooh lnataiit meaaurea lo etath.n guarda to
?ammon otbe* S_aptieha from m I I rtog
pofila. and to eaii w. Uie aid of the rlval f
af ArahH Fnr the d'ad man'-- trlt- wai r- 1 r
aaated amang tha a a-kaaea, a e_reuinaton ? ln
gead B-ifbrtunata fl wm aa ea Ba'ld rr ar who
h*d baan kiik-d, baaaaa Iha Afl(.*cb NaAkm found
no dlfll. ulty In rallylng to thi Amertcana* cauae
Negotlatlona followed between the tribea; the
Bltuatl _ i ? ? , i its.if. both - 4ei at heart
belng hoatlle t- the Eaptlefa aa th- n pn ent
atlve <>f organlaed government, whlle in.lil.er
? nt ln their fei llnga toward the expedition.
fnd-r th-se , \y nmatani l B, ? ith the ...untry on
th- verge <.f trouble, rif>- witb war-danoea and
death-walla everywhere, lt waa manifeatly hn*
poaaibli t.. . ntlnue further at Nipiur. Indeed,
th- ihlefa themaelvea propoaed thal I?r. Petera
and I - partj sh ild n turn to Bag lad, to
leave thei I e! ng* by thi mi ft
niy tl ?:??- ' U the i i '
f the atart 11 ? ' ' '?
... rder of oi Loot11
tn. .\r ,? ?? ? ? ' ha foi a. ]
f*. ? ' . n the parl
eape, and. b_
lt is t it, true to 1 - e, Dr
ra an led Ii gett i lhe offend
Boldier.
A: ! '? ? I th < I ln I
r. ? gnatloj al ? ? -reed tbat N
wa.-- n loi gi r t ? rht of for tl em In a
ft-w wor'.- wlth tha patboa of Blmi Itj Di
Petera reoord a bal m med I end
Our "rr- year at Ntppur had
te, | had I
,.'.'- ? of my comrad? '?
yui aad th. d-airablUtj of excaveUn. - I
the foundatlona Tha Araba had proved trea h
eroua The Turkleh authorltlea diabelieved our
Htory of Arah treachery, and auapet-i i us ot
plottlng with our Turkiafa Comi I ? -r to
carry awa) antiqoltlea I waa alck an.i ner*
vous. having auf/ered for two montha alm at
Inceaaantly from aevera facial neural la ;md
eonaequeni aleepleaaneaa In fact, l waa on tho
verge ..f collapee. . . . Bul aa II gradually
became clear thal lhe excavatlona of tbe flrat
year woul I nol be bo aucceaeful .- I i a I h ?!? l
they mlghl be, I had rea.) i the ? n. i n
that it was my duty to remaln a aei i ! year,
lt is of auch atuff that th- ar h-eologiat -the
Bucceaaful ardueologial la made. Pevertahand
dellrtoua, bc made a terrtble j urnej ba k to
Aleaandretta, vah>r- he took th- ateamer agaln
f..r Conatantlnople. Bo ended th- "Flrat Cam*
palgm " Thi aecond <olume opena on a brlgbter
acei A - ., poaalble 1 . Petera rei un '.
to Am-r i Here he found the coi imittee
grown cold t" hli projecl and hla own n
natlon rn .1 The enthuaia im ai I em i -,'y
of the mai ire i ho*. n by the fact that i ' niy
did ti- ront after a few
'? ?? ind grant hlm a by
| ? than thal of thi > ? u Ix fore, b il
-. - II ?
.... . . for thi ict of
afl Uro. It la only th thal tlona in
-l ii . Back in Con*
Dr. Pei
r artlcle to h
both
B dry
}'? e) t.??!????!.:. ; . I
len ?? ? to tl t faithful of
' a
i Fi rn a Greek thi ? ?, ired
Arrlved al Nl| |?ur, lie
lled in
Rumoi
I death to revengeful foi
Afti and
.. Ri man i andle on d i , I nt
-v. r ? t A . by a
la ? ? the Orienl an 1
? far better than i Ild 1 tute
? .; rei ? ; ? . . iti*. [uiet, ba. i
mda
u : ? nd to Conal ? " INK), at the
, ? : f tl .??-.. "thlrty-ata ' -
v-r fortj ; ntalnli abo ;t
bt or ten thouaand li bed
aevera hundred li
en) ? g which were tl t
? ? . ; ; ? a
? . ?. In the a rl i " Th
f tl B I Campalgn.**
Hu: ala a< I id been the apoila of the :..--'_
,,.;,. ...... conl
wa maj ' ' lummai i few. The moat an
clenl lated material he found me In
?erttied bt Sargen of Akkad., ? >"?? B. C
But I - - ? ' ? ?' ' i '
11> Th ? ?? ??? ; ? f tl ? ?' >ni -
? i ??' ildeal T? * .. I. In the Wi i I
.... ? ..? ? : ??? r m .ih great mlnute
11 ? f || were only part lal;
t..jt !-. ? : ? ? . brii k
many . bad t" do wlth il;. . I." ?? !.?? i.'
able t- ; nt a very l Incing
chronology The Inacriptloni that record the
?ervk ea ol thi ? d tant rulera to thi I
-.; thout a rud tltular poeti
ami l< ro - ? ifl Po Bi ? .rd of landa bis
lord, Rami r, 1 ' irlt. Btaep
herd, i I i Nlppur, chlef of i.
his t.. li . ?'! i. ?;-?. a ith brii '-.- " Th.*
. _:? ! Ul :? I
? . ?? but, am. ng ?:.- o ? ?
bulldera to i'- '? i leap of
Interest tbe ti'i- Aahur-bani ; U th. Barda
napalufl of Herodotua ai.d the i boolboj Bl p
by Btei Dr Petei 1W1 natruct a fair
hlst'.ry of Nlppur t. n ; and towi wl h
coven the ; r ?' from th. ? a- ; tl :.s
_,,u i, r I) re. -r.t Turkiab oc
oupatlon The Btory. 'I"'"5 pleced together out
of ti.- ?! .;?? ? -.- indi ol . -.: ti gratlng
alaj, -. ? . ..f Intereal aad even glory.
FY'.m thal far-dlatant and almi -t Inconceivabls
past Bei I.a- ??*..? btpped at th" Nlppur tempIS
until came, ln the sixth century before Cbrlat,
the father of th.- greal Nebuchadneaaai t.. dis
j?,..s....v hlm of his -i.iIne nd I Bei up an?
other god, the r.. i of Babylon, then
The t. n.pi.. itaelf was bullt upon a aiggurat,
or rectangular pyramtd, of unbaked brlck,
aometlmefl lald In bltumen, again ln rnortar,
not often panelled. Nexl In Importance archl
t.-"turai:> ? -.ne - a court of Iti k lumi -. eel
?.ur "ii i . :? snd at Bllghtly Irregular Inter
vais. There a*ere sbui lanl tracea thal this
had been i ari f a !..???? i ' ull : l g. '?'? 1 ,!' -
?troyed I y flre Tl e nature md : iti l thls
struct;..*?- ! 'i Pl tl ri Ifl ?:' ' ?ll ' "I1":'
with et rtalnty.
Tt.. t of the
? | ? r< rU f a thousand i
.??-?
t account
?
?
and urn
? '
_ mlnd
? ? fortune tl aftei
..,-?? tbe dlatecu mambra ^
tb? r.:.. .teat i -u

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