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Milford chronicle., 1888-01-13
BURIED CITIES oE ARIZONA.
Ruins Of a Civilization said to Antedate
the PyIamids.

Ruins Of Civilization Said to Antedate
the Pyramids.
The Hemenway expedition, under the df.
rection Of Frank Cushing, has been at work
for several months and has excavated the
ruins of city three miles long and two miles
! VIDE The excavations are not continuous.
! but have been made at various points along
/ the main street and at the limits of the town.
the extent of which is clearly established.
Mr. Cushing acquired from the Zuni
! indians, among whom he has lived for
some years, the knowledge of customs
and traditions which enabled him to
| find the buried cities Of the Salt River val
ley. The first one excavated is called Los
Muertos, the city of the dead. Others that
have been partially explored are FL Pueblo
de los Hornas, the city of ovens; El Ciudad
de los PueblitOs and Ell Pueblo de los Pielras
But these are only a part of the chain of
cities that once covered the desert. There
are nineteen buried cities in the Salt River
valley alone, and Los Muertos, which had a
population of at least 10000, is one of the
smallest. The entire valley was once a sys-
tenn Of cities with adjacent farms, and up in
the mountains are sacriiicial caves and
pueblos Of stone, many of which never have
been explored and are entirely unknown to
The people who lived in these cities were
not Aztecs, as has been supposed. They were
Of the race that preceded the Aztecs. and had
upon this continent civilization older than
the pyramids. This is proved by the human
remains and relics found in the houses that
have been dug out. chronological research
prosecuted by Mr.. Cushing by the coinpara-
tive method demonstrates that tho dwellers
OF the plain were Toltecs, and that they
reached high state Of civilization many
centuries before the Aztecs appeared. They
were probably Of Asiatic origin. but not
Mongoloid The Indian of the Pacific coast
appears to be Mongoloid and later immi.
grant from Asia. The age Of the Toltec ruins
is reckoned in thousands Of years.
The ruins Of Los Muertos are being thor |
oughly examined, because they are typical.
and also because they have been buried, and
therefore protected from the ravages of time.
tourists and ranchers. Twenty-Five large
blocks Of buildings have been uncovered. and
three car loads Of relics have been sent to
Boston. These relics consist Of pottery. i'm
plenents and skeletons. One of the ruined
buildings measures 400 by $40 feet, another
IS 4oO teet long, and many of the buildings
are 5OO feet square. The adobe walls arc
sometimes seven feet thick and two stories
nigh Connected with each building i q
1yral mound, around the base of which are
he funeral urns containing the ashes OF ere
mated Ioltecs Entrance to the buildings
yere sometimes through doorways and some
imes through holes in the roofs. Each
building was divided into great number
y small rooms, indicating a large popuIa-
ion to each block. The roofs we've Of con-
rete, supported by timbers, and most of
hem have fallen in. Here and there the
onerete remains in position, retaining an
Milford chronicle., 1888-01-13
Diet of the Stone Are.

Some curious evidences of the diet ot
our prehistoric ancestors of the 'stonC
age' were recently brought before the
Chronological society of Great Britain by
Mr.. Charters While Mr.. White was
struck with the thought that, as particles
OF food become imprisoned in the dental
tartar, sealed up in Il calcareous cement.
and can be made to reveal themselves on
solution of this material, it would be an
interesting revelation if the tartar found
on these teeth of the stone are could be
made to give up its secrets in asimilar man
ner He accordingly dccalcified some with
dilute hydrochloric acid and examined
the sediment. 1t consisted of masses com
posed of epithelial scales mixed with the
contents Of starch cells Besides these
Mr.. White was able to identify portions
OF husks of corn hairs from the outside of
the husks, spiral vessels from vegetables.
husks of starch, the point of fish's tooth,
conglomeration Of oval cells, probably of
fruit, barblets Of feathers, portions of
wool, and some fragments Of cartilage. to-
gether with some other organic remains
which he failed to recognize. The fact
that vegetable tissue should be found in
such state as to be easily recognizable,
after a lapse of probably not less than 3, 900
years, is certainly remarkable.
1t is to be hoped Mr.. White will lose no
time in examining the teeth of Pharaoh.
Rameses IL, whose well preserved mummy
now ornaments the Egyptian museum at
Cairo. The public is curious to know what
the old gentleman ate for his last break
+ast.-Scientific American.
Milford chronicle., 1888-01-13
The Use Of spectaclss.

A father and four children, all wearfns
spectacles, entered a Fourth avenue caj
yesterday. A gentleman, turning to a re
porter, said; "Spcctacles are the last ne1,
remedy, and between them and the mind
cure it is now nip and tuck. Oculists are
Just now cutting wide swath, and that
branch of specialists is especially prosper.
ous and rapidly increasing. / know a
prominent oculist who is getting a wide
practice merely in nervous diseases.
Rickets and st. Vitus' dance he treats
with spectacles. For headaches and ear.
aches glasses are prescribed. Few people
nave a normal focus. The rays Of vision
needed TO make a perfect image cross
either at one side or the other. The strug.
gle Of the unaided eyes to read cause
nervousness.
The remarkable feature of it all. >,
continued the gentleman, ''is that while
glasses are an unceasing nuisance, and
generally so unbecoming, people ac-
cept them readily, particularly young
women. A case in point is a very
presentable yOuIg woman who went TO
an oculist for sOine sensitiveness in the
ear, He prescribed spectacles-for the
oculist does not approve Of eye glasses.
She Immediately put them on, although
she had never had any trouble with her
eyes, and sees as well without them. The
oculist tells her she must wear them all
her life
''Now, old fashioned oculists., con-
cluded the gentleman, f'are more conserv-
atlEe. One Of them says. Don't Dut on
Milford chronicle., 1888-01-13
IYorl OF the scenic Artist.

1t viii thus be noted that the scenic
artist is not an erratic genius running riot
in paint gallery. He is generally a well
informed, modest Except on first nights.
painstaking, industrious worker. He
must have a varied knowledge of MANY
countries and many iInaginery places. be
we'll versed in architecture, unusually
couversant with decoration, a student Of
history, an admirable draughtsman and a
fine cOl0rist. To these he must add the
possession of perfect health and nerves. of
steel lie must be prepared, on emer-
Sency, to work day and night, to have his
good nature tried to the uttermost. to be
the recipient Of criticism from incompe-
tent critics, and never to lose his teraDer
more than a stated number Of times dur
ing the day or night. He must also be
prepared to see his finest efforts often ir-
retrievably ruined by the laundering stu
pidity Of some careleSss workman, and all
OF his ambitious efforts greatly neutral
lied Icy the stupidity Of theatre builders.
who do not yet know how to construct a
building for the drama, without in some
way or the other destroying every possible
stage elfect.-James Sch0nherg IN New
York Star.
Milford chronicle., 1888-01-13
winter Demonstrations.

Turtles have been discovered imbedded
only nine inches in the mud, hence the win
ter viii be a light one. An old residenter
Down in Cumberland county has found the
discolored head Of a large spike in the e-iz-
zard Of a hen; therefore the winter will be a
hard one. When nails, horseshoes. fat irons.
etc, are found at this season of the vear in
the gizzard of the well regulated hen it is an
untailing sign that me winter will be hard
one. The man who gets out his square and
compass and takes the latitude and longitude
Of the melt Of the butchcred hog has not been
50 scientifically industrious as usual this sea
son, but enough has been CLEANED to show
that the melt this year is situate one degree
north Of the gall, pointing thence three de
grees westerly to a rib. Hence the winds
viii be northwesterly, strong and cold 70
brisk, shifting to northwesterly and from
thence to north, and thence down over the
fence and out On the other hand IL has
been shown that the cucumber seeds have
been more obiong than usual this wear. that
the hickory nut shucks have been thin and
the covering Of onions loose and baeev. and
cut low in the neck. The winds, therefore.
win be light and low, and tine winter as open
as barn. Very little oil is observed to siiot
to the feathers of the ducks that bathe in OH
creek this month; hence the ice gorge at the
hynd farm next spring win be greater or
less, as the case may be- Other indications
equally reliable might be cited, but these viii
suffice for the present.-Oi City Blizzard.
Milford chronicle., 1888-01-13
The ignorant and practical man is some

/ The ignorant and practical man is some
times inclined to scon at the apparently
| purposeless grubbiug Of the scientist. but.
should he find himself in tight place. he
might discover that the studious theorist
could easily eXtricate him from it. A sci
entitc man, while out in q boat one nirht
On @ river in Florida, was caught in a fog
so dense that it was impossible to see
twenty feet ahead.
The boatman stopped rowing. saving
that they must wait for daylight. or. at
least, until the fog should clear alvsv' as
they did not know in what direction To
steer Their passenger then showed them
what benefit could be reaped. in an en,er-
geney, from knowledge of certain natu-
raj laws He says:
Il at once stood up in the boat and
shouted. soon an echo came back Point
ing IN the direction from which it pro-
ceeded, said, There is the nearest land.
hoNlng half mile in the specified direc-
ton, we soon reached the shore.
'Ihe boatmen expressed great surprise
that, although they had been on the river
all their lives, so simple plan for finding
their way in fog had never occurred to
them. The fact upon which 1 acted was
TINS; Air saturated with moisture during
a fog is much better conductor Of sound
than when dry. Two results follow;
Sound travels faster, and hence the echo
returns more speedily, and the sound is
heard more distinctlv.n
Remembering these facts, a person can.
with little practice, soon determine the \
approximate distance Of the nearest land
or woods--Youth's Companion.
Milford chronicle., 1888-01-13
The Archbishnn,s ,rnnnscri,.

The late archbishop Of Canterbury.
when preaching at st. Paul's, had the
notes of his sermon containing some iQ-
portant statistics on half sheet of note
paper before him on the pulpit cushion.
During the hymn sudden gust Of wind
whirled the little paper among the audi
ence and waited it into the face of a citi-
zen at some distance from the pulpit.
The archbishop expected it to be brought
back. The man looked over the scribGled
paper and a sudden look of bright intelU
gence stole into his face; he closed his
book, folded up the paper, placed it in his
breast pocket and hurriedly left the
church, congratulating himself upon hay
ing secured so undoubted an autograph
under such exceptionally interesting and
unique circumstances. The keen sense of
humor so characteristic of DR.. TAFT came
to his relief, and it is strong testimony
to the imperturbable serenity of the man
that be was able to preach his sermon as
II nothing had happened. Chicago News.
Milford chronicle., 1888-01-13
Lynchings In the united States.

The number Of reported murders in the
United States in 1889 was /. .266 There
were only 93 persons executed and us
lynched-in all, 211. Consequently very
nearly l,O55 criminals escaped. we say
very nearly because some criminals may
have had more than one victim each If
any of those who were executed and
lynched were innocent, then perhaps more
than ,O55 criminals escaped. Under any
government where 1, 173 mUrderers out Of
every l,s66 escape legal execution, it is n
wonder that there are not 1909 lynched.
instead of rs. a man planning a cold
0iooded murder may safely calculate upon
more than eleven chances to escape to
less than one for his detection, conviction
2tNt execution; and taking in the conjoint
probabilities of legal and extra legal capi-
tai punishment, he may safely calculate
on five chances to one to escape.-Charles
L. Deems in The Century.
Milford chronicle., 1888-01-13
success in Llterntnre.

The author who Will succeed is not the
one who loses hope after eucountering OBJ
staclcs, and sits back languidly waiting
| fcf older writers to dispose Of her WORK.
But it requires decided talent, pcrsever-
ance and patience, an unconouerable am
bition aad an intense love Of the work to
attain success in literature.
There is no worthy or absolute success
possible in a labor we dislike. Unless the
hearts blood and brains fire mingle in
the effort it cannot thrive. We must,
however, bring something besides enthu-
siasm to a profession Of any kind. We
must bring ability, or tleGst adaptablity.
l am afraid women are more blind to
their deficiencies in this respect than men.
Milford chronicle., 1888-01-13
Of timbers that have disappeared

impression Of timbers that have disappeared
utterly.
1t is evident that these cities were destroyed
by earthquakes. In most cases the roofs
have fallen in and the side walls have fallen
outward. Time has disintegrated the adobe
blocks, and the rains have spread the
material so evenly that the buildings are in
dicated only by slight Irregularities in the
surface The work of excavation is simply
to clear away the surface material That
the cities were suddenly overthrown is
proved by the finding of skeletons under the
fallen roofs and walls in positions Indicating
violent deaths. One skeleton, photographed
as found, shows that the n,an was caught
under the falling roof and thrown upon his
face. HIS chest is pushed forward by the
weight, and his right hand, stretched out as
he fell, is crushed and iattened The large
nuelber OF bodies found proves that the
calamity was widespread and complete
Cor New York Sun.
Milford chronicle., 1888-01-13
- on FooIs. I,rrnnds.

Il am quite disappointed, - remarked a
doleful fellow yesterday. Il tried an ex
pertinent and it failed miserably."
Tried to shave yOurself?'' suggested
the reporter.
''Naw. Tried to send letter around
the world l mailed it in July, via San
Francisco to Yokohama, thence Egvpt.
ana so on to England, New York and
finally to Philadelphia. clapped ON about
dollars worth of stamps, and it was a
dead loss. The letter hasn't arrived, and
don't want to get it now. One hundred
and three daysi I'm disgusted." "
'Never mind, - said the reporter. 'svou
won't see it. Your letter never got any
further than San Francisco" "
'Whatg'i
ITS fact. In the United States Pos
tai Guide for this year you will see that
letters or postal cards addressed to 20
ro1nd the world are enumerated as pro
hibited articles"
"Confound i'll p
keep cool, said the reporter, sooth-
ingly. ''The practice got to be such an
Internal nuisance that it had to be stopped.
If you had put on ten dollars worth of
stamps they would all have been cancelled
at this Office, and would not carry the let
ter beyond its first destination. "
Then the crank moaned. .-Philadelphia
Call
Milford chronicle., 1888-01-13
The Baby plesiosnnrus.

One Of the most remarkable fossils ever
found has been exhibited to British
paleontolosists by Professor II. G. Seelev.
IL shows the early development of the
plesiosaurus, the gigantic reptile Of an
clent seas which united the head of n
lizard with the teeth Of a crocodile, a neck
like a serpent's body, the trunk and tail
OF a quadruped, the vertebre of fish, the
ribs OF a chameleon and the fins Of a
whale. The fossil is a series of minute
plesiosauri, less than five inches long
with not only the bones but the flesh DeT,
fectly preserved this being the only case
known of the naturalization of the nus
enlar substance and the preservation Of the
external form Of these animals. The re
mains show different conditions Of devel
opment-Arlansaw Traveller.
Milford chronicle., 1888-01-13
To Trnverse Greenland

The director of the public museum at Ber-
gen, Norway, Scientist Nansen, is about to
make a voyage Of exploration of a peculiar
kind. He wants to traverse Greenland from
east to west Landing at Cape Dan he will
proceed on skates to the interior, attempting
to reach the western coast near the blight Of
Dirllo. Two Laplanders and one norwegian
viii accompany him. Provisions will be
transported on sleds. The distance of 400
miles Nansen expects TO travel in less than
twenty days. The expenses Of the undertake
ing will be raised by public subscription
Chicago News
Milford chronicle., 1888-01-13
Ineenious nfethod Of snugrlc,.g.

Adolph Silversteiu, said to be New
Yorker, and two partners were tried in Lon
don on Tuesday for smuggling, and the evil
dence disclosed an ingenious plan for evading
the English duty. The tobacco in question
was valued at 81, 200 and the duty en- it
would have been LOGO. It was put up in
cotton bales and shipped as cotton. Holes
were made in the bales and little tufts of cot
ton placed in them to better carry out the de
ception On the voyage over the holes We're
widened by rats, ard the customs inspectors
at Liverpool probed them and discovered the
tobacco. They allowed the shipment to 20
on to London and then arrested the three
men who claimed the "cotton. Chicago
Herald
Milford chronicle., 1888-01-13
ITO Tlse Public.

Having leased the Slaughter Beach
Hotel and its belongings, l hereby
request the public and my friends
to visit the beach and continue their
patronage TO the same. l propose
to have the managing of the property
under my own supervision, and
furnish not only roast oyster and
fish suppers but have game of all
kinds in season. Ladies will find
the surroundings as pleasant as
under Mr Shorts management, ,as nav
object is to make this resort popular
with the people.
E. w. Reynolds.
Milford chronicle., 1888-01-13
PECULIAR Enllrond AcoIdent.

A driving wheel Of a locomotive that was
drawing a passenger train burst recently
near Milford, Pa. One piece whizzed past
the tiremans head and passed, screaming
like shell from a cannon, through the bar
gage car, the smoking car, and passenger
coach without doing injury to any person on
the train The train was running at the rate
of forty miles an hour when the accident
occurred.-New York Sun.
Milford chronicle., 1888-01-13
His ravorite Satire.

He was grocery clerk and rs hc
seemed rather uncomfortable in the Sny.
derly parlor, Hiss S. kindly attempted
to engage him in a conversation.
''HIavc yoI read much, Mr.. Herron?''
''Why, yes, q good deal"
Are you fond of satirical writings?"
eyes, they go pretty good" "
"What do you think of Pope's 'Dunciad'
and Byron's English Bards and Scotch
Reviewersy' -
'9)h, they are all right, but I don't
think they compare with the roasts the
beSir5 powder companies ara giving each
Other. NEBRASKA State Journal
Milford chronicle., 1888-01-13
Playing Marbles in Westminster ABBEY.

The archdeacon pointed out the little
holes in the stones in one place where the
boys Of the choir used to play marbles be-
fore America was discovered, probably
centuries it may be. IL is q strangely i'm
prcssive glimpse of a living past. like the
Graiiiti Of lompeii. l feel it is often the
accident rather than the essential which
fixes my attention and takes hold Of my
memory. q The accident Of the
holes in the stone of the noble building
for the boys to play marbles with makes
me boy again and at home with them,
after looking with awe upon the statue OF
Newton and turning with q shuddcr rom
the ghastly monument OF Mrs. Nightin-
Gale.-Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Milford chronicle., 1888-01-13

spectacles until It becomes necessary for
the sake Of better vision. Strengthen
your sight by use as you strengthen your
muscles, but don't abuse it. Wash your
eyes in warm water, always rubbing to-
ward the nose. That preserves convexity
and prolongs the sight. New York
Evening Sun.
Milford chronicle., 1888-01-13
Presentation md I'm.

Patient s'pose, doctor, you make out
your prescriptions in Latin so that your
patients won't know what it is?
Doctor-Possibly
Fatient-And you make ont your bills
in English so that your patients will know
what it iss
Doctor-Exactly.-Tbe Epoch.
Milford chronicle., 1888-01-13
sIoney for ReIeased rrlsoners.

A good deal of money is taken in by the
penitentiary authorities at Columbia. S. c.,
by charging visitors ten cents for show.
ing them through the institution. The
money is used in transporting released pris-
oners TO their homes, if they have any.
Eighty dollars was taken in one day re.
centlY.-New York Commercial Advertiser.
Milford chronicle., 1888-01-13
DORSEY HOUSE
n. h. Heather, Prop.

The best location, the best rooms, the best fum
iture the best table. and the best bar in Milford
free hack to and from the depot for guests meets
each train. Permanent boarders taken at special
rates Transient rates only S1.50per day, and the
same service that costs from So TO So per day in
other towns. All tho prominent people OF Milford
who board. live at the Dorsey House. oct 1Y
Milford chronicle., 1888-01-13
THE MAN IN THE MOON.
A MYTH KNOWN TO BE or GREAT
ANTIQUITY

A Wen Known German story-Evhat
Northern Mythology Tells About Hin.
doc FabIes-Ths Moon in Africa-A
Greenland TaIe--An Australian Belief
A well known German story tells about
the man who cut sticks on the Sabbath,
and was caught up In the moon, fagots
and all, and there stands to this day
Another tale told in Swabia relates about
a manilin who stole wood, and is still to
be seen in the moon. a Dutch household
myth accused the man in the moon Of
stealing cabbage on Christmas eve; the
neighbOrs caught him Just as he was
walking off with good supply, and they
''wishedn him up in the moon. He stands
there TO this day, bearing his load of cab
bages. 1t is said that he turns round once
every Christmas eve, but astronomy does
not support the idea. in Sylt, the man in
the moon was sheep stealer, and it was
his custom to entice the sheep with a
bundle Of cabbages. He was placed in the
moon as an everlasting warning to others.
In Shaumburg-Lippe it is said that man
and woman were sent to the moon; the
man because he prevented people from |
going TO church on Sunday by strewing |
brambles and thorn bushes in their way. /
and the woman because she made butter 1
on n Sunday.
Northern mythology tells about n giant
who inhabits the moon, and is supposed
to cause the ebb and flow Of the tide.
When he stoOps the water flows, and
when he stands erect the water subsidies
again This somewhat resembles the
scandinavian myth about Bill and Hiuki.
who were taken up to heaven by Mani.
They were on their way to the well of
Byrgir, bearing on their shoulders the
bucket Soeg and the pole Simul. They
we're placed in the moon, and are sup
posed to regulate her waxing and wan
ng Evidently "Jack and Jill'' of our
nursery rhymes reproduce this legend.
Grimm says that the water pole of the |
leathcn story has been Transformed into |
he axis shaft and the pole into the thorn I
lush
Milford chronicle., 1888-01-13
Brick Laying and FlaStaPilg

By day or Contract Material furnished II re-.
qnestea. Jobong promptly done in the best man
ner Call on or address '''@H
A. J. ~. HARPER
~ Near the Chapel Milford Del