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Show Antiquities at Ephesus. Ono of tho mo3t valuable pockets of antiquarian treasures discovered In recent years has boon unoarthod by D. O. Hogarth of tho British museum, who Is engaged In archoologlcal explorations ex-plorations nt Ephesus. Somo of tho coins among tho 4,000 objects taken out at tho artemlslum nro attributed to dates botween 700 nnd COO yoars beforo Christ, antedating the tlmo ot Croesus. Somo of them aro of still remotor periods, and aro bellovcd to bo older than nny othor coins known to be In .existence. Among tho most Interesting discoveries nro rudo torra cotta figures of the goddess Artemis, while somo of tho objects Jowels nnd crystals, amber and beads, bone, Ivory, bronzes and articles mndo of gold, silver and olectrum, woro probably prob-ably dovoted by dovout worshipers to tho personal uso of Artemis, |