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Show EXHUMED ANCIENT TROY. Unexpectedly coming Into possession of a fortuue, ha devolel himself to archieology, and by his researches showed that the Homeric epics were not mere legends; that the blind old man of Scio's rocky isle, who "beheld the Iliad and the Odyssey rise to the swelling of the voiceful sea," sang of men and women who lived and struggled; strug-gled; that the plain of Troy was not a myth, and that the treasurers of Agamemnon were real and palpable things. No greater work than this was ever done by scholar or antiquarian in unearthing the history of the golden age of the world. Philadelphia Record. Rec-ord. An old tailor gave Schliemann an infallible in-fallible recipe fur getting rich to which ho considered his own prosperity due. It consisted in putting on the left stock-ing, stock-ing, the left .shoe. etc.. first. Ktrhlie-munn Ktrhlie-munn was greatly impressxd with the suggestion, anil fur the remainder of his life he acted upon it. To put out his left hand and lei't foot lir-d became a second nature with him. and he used seriously to tirpc his frieniU tn adopt the jiractioc!, oityiriff: "It iIdhs mi liarm, and 1 assure von my lnok olmn Ri'tl from tho miiiiii'Mt I heeded tin; old tailor," Htiflalo Courier. A lutrefoot (ierman peasant hoy, he resolved to iine.irth Troy, won a fortune, for-tune, and filled his boyish resolve. In the full (flow and glory of hi achievements achieve-ments ho turned aMdo to writo in tender ten-der memory of Minna, tho plea.sunt girl wilh whom ho had played as a hoy, to whom he had plitfhted childish troth, and whom lm so'iijht in the first hour oi his rising f irluue to tind her already married. Brooklyn Eagle. Tho life of this man has been full of instruction. Hcjriniiitig his arr.lKrologi-eal arr.lKrologi-eal researches in (iivecu with no know ludRO of (jr(!k, hn resolutely set to work to repair educational deficiencies which to most men would h.ivo been appalling. appall-ing. In six weeks he learnejl the modern and In six ioo:iths tho ancient (ireek as no man learns either in the four veurs of eollcire study. New York Worl'd. Schliemann w:is a thorough ebvs'cist, a mini of enormous industry and per-severooce, per-severooce, and it is a distinct loss to the world that he was called away. I Iu was planning still more extensive excavations ex-cavations among the mounds of A-i:i Minor that cover the sites of other cities of tho ancient world, and his plans will either be abandoned or carried out by less experienced hands. Toledo Blade. Thanks to Schliemann, Troy is uow a reality; the treasures of l'liam have been found, the house of Agamemnon at Mycemu laid bare to tho sunlight and the relics of a lost age the boa, the ivory and the jewels so long hidden have been preserved, oneo more to gladden the eye of the artist and quicken the heart of the poet of today, riiiladelphht Times. Through his indefatigable efforts wo are brought into closer touch with the (ireece of 1,01)0 H. (.'. than was IVnclcs. What Mariette did for Ksrvptolosv Schliemann did for the arclneology of Greece and Syria. His loss will be felt kucoly, but the results of his labors will remain a lasting monument to his genius. Philadelphia Inquirer. What Layard did for Nineveh, and what Professor Sayce is now doing for Egypt ami Assyria, Dr. Schliemann did for Troy and (ireece. Ho ranks as one of t5o greatest archieologists of the century, cen-tury, and his w ork has given him a permanent per-manent place in the ranks of tho benefactors bene-factors of literature and civilization. Boston Iloruld. Schliemann' life was full of romance rom-ance and color. Taking tho energy of his early years into account, together with his wonderful work in Egyptian exploration, it makes him one of the most interesting figures of the century, perhaps the most renowned man who died in the present year. Boston Record. Dr. Schliemann's loss will be keenly felt at Athens, (ireece, the city he had chosen for a home and a grave. During Dur-ing the last twelve years the eminent arclueologist had not only become a resident of that citv, but also took an active interest in all social and literary affairs in tho Greek capital, Brooklyn Citizen. Heinrich Schliemann, the arclueologist, arclueolog-ist, who died in Naples Friday, did civilization a service in the discoveries he made on classic soil, but even a nobler service in showing how a man with a high aim may overcome obstacles ob-stacles to reach it. Pittsburg Times. |