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Wichita eagle., 1889-10-27
HIEROGLYPHICS

There are four entrances one in the center
Of each side, which in shape resemble those Of
the ancient edifcs Of Central America and
1ucatan. The only exterior opening. except
the doors above named, are the windows
shown in the western elevation three Of
which are circular and one square The
northeast and west elevations are quite well
preserved, but the south front is fallen in IN
several places and much injured by large
assures, the marks OF the disintegrating work
Of the elements. It il on this front that the
first work OF the government viii be be-
slowed
The ground plan OF the building shows that
al the apartments were long and narrow,
aud without windows. THIS has led some
writer's 10 suggest that the building was
great storehouse, possibly for corn, instead Of
the residence Of the king. The ground plan
cut shows the arrangement OF these apart
ments and their connections Tie largest
room is "a feet by feet The holes IN which
the ceiling timbers were placed are quite
plainly seen, and the earlier visitors found
the ends Of the jo;sts still in place and
charred SIS though the building had been
devastated by fire. These timbars were fcg,r
or FIVE inches in diameter and placed equal
distances apart, after. the manner OF placing
the corresponding tSrnbe-s Of modern houses
Early writers say there were no evidences Of
tue use OF any saayn- INSTRUMENT IL. the coz
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-27
THE RooNrHASG SHIELD

The author will trace out the origin Of
many of these jingles, and show us their be
ginnings away back in the nlusty past. He
viii, moreover, show the great influence
Mother Goose has had upon the literature of
all peoples, what meters she has danced for
poets, what inspirations she has given wits
and rhymeSters. 1t is. therefore, safe 10 pre-
dict that after Mr.. Norwood has published
his book We shall have in addition 10 child
ish love genuine veneration for good old
Mother Goose, and be ready to thank the
statesman who was willing to forego the tariff
and politics for study Of the ancient dame
Mr.. Norwood has very well-defined and
practical ideas as TO the manner in which he
is 10 impress the wonderful history of Mother
Gooee's melodies upon the public lie is not
q crank There are c-anls in this country.
however, and the extraordinary handiwork
of a number Of them may be found in the
construction, engineering and ordnance and
gInnery divisions of the army and navy
Strange, but true, that the inventors who
think they are revolutionizing warfare are
men who never had any experience of war.
and that the designers of devices warranted
- blow the English navy and all other ma
vies out of water are men who never s1nelled
salt water. and who have paSsed their lives
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-27
The ''Silent CITY,"

An artist named HusSer, representing q
photographing establishment, is now in
Alaska investigating the remarkable mirage
discovered by Professor Willoughby. At
first he took emphatic grounds against the
"Silent City" and ridiculed the mirage
among the glaciers. On his way to Sitka,
three weeks ago, HusSer stopped at the Muir
glacier and made number of views After
he left the Muir glacier he informed De Croft,
local photographer, that he had seen a
startling mirage while making his views.
IN support of the opinion that is gaining
ground that Professor Willoughby's Silent
City" is not a myth, the statements of two
gentlemen who solemnly declare that they
saw the mirage of the city in Glacier bay on
July , last is published. From what is learned
as to the credibility of these witnesses, they
appear 10 be reliable. and enjoy reputation
for candor and uprightness. Christie is fore
man at the extensive Bartlett Bay cannery,
and his home is in Astoria, where his family
now are and where he is well known. The
statement is:
BARTLETT BAY CANNERY, Aug. %. 1880.
Robert Christie and George Patterson, in the
presence Of Human B. French. Charles r. Lord,
l.. Wllloughby and Miner w Bruce, make the fol
lowing statement 70 Wiiloughby: On the II OF
July, 1889. While sailing from Muir. or Glacier
bay. into what is known as James bay, just south
of Willoughby Island, about O'Clock in the after
noon, we suddenly saw rising out against the side
of the mountains what appeared TO be houses
churches and ether large structures Il appeared
10 oe city OF extensive proportions, perhaps fif
teen or twenty thousand inhabitants. We watched
the apparition for long time, and think it was
visible for an hour or more. We further aver
that at the time we had never heard Of what is
called the silent City or that Professor VIII
lougthy had photographed il We are satisfied
that 1t was a mirage from its appearance
ROBERT CHRISTIE
GEORGE PATTERSON.
Victoria Cor. San Francisco Chronicle.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-27

struction Of the building, as all Of these tim
bers, even the lintels Of the doors, some OF
which then remained, were undressed, except
for the removal of the bark. Now there is
not splinter Of wood to be found, all having
been carried away by relic hunters during
the last half century.
The height of the building is about forty
feet, and in the center rises tower that at
the present time is eight or ten feet higher
than the outer walls.
1t is estimated that the $1,000 appropriated
viii put this monument Of an extinct mighty
people in condition in which it may be pre-
served for many centuries at slight expense
from time to time, and thus keep it from
crumbling and becoming another mound on
this vast plain now full of these indistinguish-
able ruins that mark what was at one time
the site of busy life and industry.
GEORGE S. MCDOWELL
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-27
ELEVATION,
GROUND PLAN.

The building which the government pro-
poses to preserve is one Of the three buildings
all included within a space of 80 yards, and
it is the best preserved Of the three, its four
exterior walls md most OF the inner ones re-
manning. De Coronado describes it as four
stories high, but since his visit the storms Of
the intervening centuries have beaten away
the greater portion Of the top story so that
now little of it remains, and the interior is
fast filling with the crumbling ruins. As
late as 1777 Father Fout found the buildings
surrounded with evidences of wall extend
ing from north to south 400 feet and from
east to west 260 feet, and there were twelve
buildings, all of which attest the rapid de-
spoliation of the elements
The Casa Grande itself is sixty feet in
length and forty in width. The first story is
thirteen feet in height, the second nine, the
third eight, and there are indications that the
fourth was the same as the third. The walls
are four and five feet thick, though De Coro-
nado reports them six feet thick at the time
OF his visit. The interior is perpendicular,
but the outside tapers toward the top in
curved line. The material used very closely
resembles the granolitic stone now used so
extensively. having been made of fine gravel
sand and e. kind of natural cement found in
the river valley, which formed an almost in
destructible concrete. This was made in
great blocks seven feet three inches in length,
four feet three inches wide and two feet three
inches thick. All the walls, exterior and in
terror, were constructed of the same material,
and are supposed to have been built by mix
ing the ingredients in large boxes the size of
the blocks, and. when the concrete became
sufficiently hard, moving the boxes further
along. This was a rapid mode of building.
There are evidences of the wall having been
roughly plaStered on the outside of the build
ing, while the surface of the inner walls has
hard, smooth finish and still bears quite
polish. Upon this surface are rude single
hieroslyphic figures drawn in red. There are
no Inscriptions by which any memoir or his
tory can DO traced. They seem rather to
have been ornamental designs or, perhaps,
the daubings Of the Indians, of which the
following IS sample:
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-27
Burr and Hamilton,

Awell known gentleman, recently deceased.
one day related the following incident: Il
was standing in my street door raising nv
umbrella, and just about 10 issue forth on
important business into the midst OF a sudden
and heavy fan OF ram. An old lady at that
moment passed along the pavement quite IN
protected from the drenching storm. I'M
mediately sprang out and offered her the
shelter Of my umbrella and to accompany her
TO her residence. she courteouslv accepted
the service. Having arrived at Ter home
which was near the presidents house. after
the most agreeable conversation along tho
way, l had hidden her adleu and turned TO
depart when she said, with all the sweet DO
hteneSs of olden times: To whom am ! m
debted for this great kindnessF Ny name.
| replied. is Burr Ard mine. she added
emotion overpowering her almost 20 faintil,g
lis Hamilton had unknowingly escorted
the widow OF Alexander Hamilton. our first
secretary OF the treasury, who was slain in a
duel by one whose name ! unfortunately
bear.r-W asMngton Press.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-27

amid waters navigable for nothing moro
formidable than ducks and shingles. In the
war and navy building there is quite mu-
scum OF these crank inventions-guns, ships,
torpedoes armor, dynamite, cannons, etc.
Among the most interesting of these de-
vices is one which was sent in by Young
man of Illinois who admits that he never saw
battle or even an army, excepting only the
militia OF his native county. But" he
writes to the war department, 81 believe |
have invented an article which viii revolu-
tionize warfare on land. 1t is a shield for the
use of Infantry troops in battle. Every SOL
der provided with one of these will go to the
front in the hottest fire in perfect safety.
The shield is piece of thin, light steel, about
y. feet wide and feet high and arranged
IN pair of convex figures on q light, strong
frame, mounted on wheels or runners In
battle each soldier in the front rank pushes
one of these ahead of him If the ground
is reasonably smooth he uses the wheels If
there IS mud or snow on the ground, he takes
off the wheels, puts them in the box and uses
the broad runners
Ii the ground is 50 unfavorable that he can
use neither runners nor wheels, and the ma
chine has to be carried. he takes it apart The
top shield can be carried by one soldier, the
under one by another, the frame by third
and the platform and runners by fourth.
Only minute is required to take it apart,
and the four men can stop anywhere and in
another minute put it together again, and
gain perfect protection from the enemy's bull
lets. As only the front line of soldiers in a
regiment needs this protection, there will be
plenty OF men TO carry, even on long
marches all the shields that may be needed.
One line of shields placed close together gives
protection TO all the men in the ranks behind.
Soldiers protected by my shields" con-
tinues the young inventor, ''can not only
fight in safety, hut they can fight more effec-
lively. Their commanders will not hesitate,
out of fear Of loss of life to order them any,
where. No assault will be too difficult for
them to undertake. Their fire will be more
effective, because each soldier sticks his gun
through a little portfolio, which gives him
perfect rest and makes it well nigh certain
that he will not fire over the enemy's head.
Each Of these portfolios is covered with
swinging piece of metal, which the soldier
pushes aside with his gun, and which falls
back into place as soon as the gun is with
drawn. Three men, one standing erect, one
bending over and a third kneeling, can fire
through the shield together Another adj
vantage is that a small machine gun, throw
ing a scattering fire Of hundreds of balls
minute, could be attached to the frame and
be operated by one or two soldiers who
would be safe from the fire Of the enemys
small arms"
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-27

These ruins have been known to people Of
the present civilization since the time of Ca
beca de Vaca, a famous Spanish cavalier and
explorer, who made journey across the
American continent about 1887 The report
made by him caused Don Francisco de Coro-
nado, governor of New Galicia, to visit them
few years later. and, as a proof of their
great antiquity, he says that the Pima In
dams, who then occupied the country, as
their fathers had done for centuries, had no
positive knowledge of the origin or history
of the town which they believed had at one
time existed there. There is tradition that
they were erected by Montezuma, and repre-
sent one of the stages of MS progress south
into Mexico; that he planned to build here
the metropolis of his empire, and that the
"Casa Grande," meaning ''Great House." as
it now exists, is the ruined palace built for
himself; that for some reason, possibly the
severity of the climate, he abandoned his
project and his palace and moved on into
Mexico, where he displaced the Toltecs and
reigned in glory Until the time OF the con-
quering COrtez
The special agent of the government re-
Gently sent out reports against this tradition,
and thinks he has found in the differing style
OF architecture or construction, evidence that
they were tho work of a people who inhabited
that valley ages before the time of Aztec or
Toltec. The oldest Indian tradition knows
them only as ''the ruins, unless, indeed, there
is buried in the carefully guarded records Of
the ancient and jealous Zunis the history of
these wonderful and mysterious silent monu-
ments of remarkable and extinct race.
These ruins, that after the lapse of SO
many years are now to receive the attention
of the United States government, are sit
uated in great undulating plain about mid
way between the stations Of Casa Grande and
Florence, seven OF eight miles south of the
ella river
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-27

most uddrfsnn-nf, ard hanfkapped WIN
b9rdeusofns attire. | would lat a girl cat A
times day L z.le were hgnxry, and IN tho
night as well Boarding sotsool diet and rvs-
ulatlctas usake rules fer toe many apply 10
the Individual, and NJ Up reason against tn
ztinct with disastrous effect The girls who
sEs cooled fer 5es3g tOE.boys Ia c.aidhoof,
~ chasing buSaaflIess tIs.ssad u sgA.nz AN
Tters, make the pe,t wives, mothers acd
,z-rs-sdrnolheTs. iaArTiaGe wurld-T be 20
s1-sct Of a failure [. women wers oarnpas1sos.
ssstsad of cares fer their haahsnda The VIZ
-l2n who keeTs AZ tssssusy by i.vfag n bsaiI5T
LIE, who zcoSEDpsnsr boz husband % Eis
walls and JcGrDsTx, VITO r1de~ nack and rscs
vito hin n The race ttr0xsh tie JsIrs ID
stead Of staysng az hoszss 20 tel tEs p1yE-G1xa
bow Ter brad achos, 10 The wife VITO e 10
loved IL woven only realts-d bow much
taslr hearty AID grace Of rersc1, charm asd
brfAiancy q nz11d. s~s~taass Il tzals ard
JOY e living dspez1 tTr,ra p~Tfecf hsal;h.
they might be ir4zosd 10 rsaks the rvq2.s2,s
eEcTt neeand - obtala II. Bat The cultures
Of eu--Tn,ios have trough. About "a szta.go-
uisxa TO activity. aszs-sc.i=asacn fogtzlsta.az4
ego-t Tbsy tr-ln E-z,osJ, u. th-y t2-s
Gu sonaT
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as S-rc-~ - f1ey v.-s sk Er.r
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70. original zss1dArd, sal vi o,csz<sA.e
coEpss=e re~osEtAo1 U trs~s, ~E1h ! Az
af-aAA =lI 1s<ez 10 brought about 50 Lon.
n s.i-a wa.s 10 Ss1ssu9 egrt cA0.Atzss VII
ts WIT orzs1 kssr s~es . horvx q
te4zg csz1y tLss ts~y erSscy every rsss-s
- raxs tierssnsvsx saos sgrsSer oos ss.-sr-
tssy thai II .<sxv void s.s-Hx<5 To III. bod
lcss and ssssd earrocsly SIS aG<to<ztaAI nus
Ca world eaco<zs r.zl4 fruxa 1e s11 ~
diced n szn- 14e za.xrzl 1oer~s q tho bo.cy
aoceztxss.ad add h-azrsfsl aad t1ss pky.-css
rswfacs sz.d syrzrzs<rsaa. --ss~ Yoxx hS.a
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-27

, ana a hundred Ills that the woman under the
fig tree never dreamed Of Co1vsntionalifv
aas sIaothGTod and perverted the nice insijnCts
that mother nature bzstoIT5 upon her f5ne
binds her waist with a1yielding steels go that
she cannot breathe: sbs bags weight On her
hips so that she cannot run. seals the claaus
ing pores Of her skin with cosmetics. takes
he- only exercise On shopping tours, and WOE
iers why shs IS IL The physician who tell
lsr tina. simple exercise taken in a rational
way is her only needed remedy il frowuesi
gpop, and his treatment Inspires no conf
, sence7
PERHAPS they ara like the old ruler wbc
wen. 70 tho prophet to BE- cs,red II dread
disease and was rather Disputed 20 be told
Imply to 81 and wash hirnsalf in the Jor-
dan
Yes, if physicians recommended to them
sozre complicated course Of exc-caz 70 bs
taken II gymnasium they might have more
faith; bat there are no woH3sns gyrnaa-
NUNS. and for them 70 sfar9 round aad Dis
while waiting so< the syIanaSiurss ~ BE Coz
StT-1cted, reminds me q tsse sorry % a ca
sain who sseerad hls snip into Al unEuoxra
-iye-, which no tooo-1t VIA full 81 salr wa
~. TIE ships supply q water bs.a-se er-
thirEt, when another snip was rrh.ad and hs
raised tie sssy1al q dl=-~a When tie ,tir
came aIoazsde be made known his r.eed az
water
" ts-P shocted the s.ra.r-r. WHY.
1lan, t5e river "a full of II. There's fy.-A
water al rourd yoU- 80 With toe srrxrsas
for ro-nca TIE bext aad rzaxs hsueac.al Il
ercase -c1na1 Cal rzse Is q briKk walk IL
tbs cspn AIR N ioose, iszE. vsrrnen.., -w,s-
ssaflr II sae cs-ry a ra<aso.. oza. or spzae-
tang u hep sTsrclse acr ATS a. tas sane
r;zse An z.eAste zxoaIly carries q cas-.
u AsaT tlei he ne~ts support. bat instinct
ivciy realszns toe rsse1 q Eorxsz as arrns IA
Complementary acton With ia leSx One
ko-r q tbs kind u e1E-rssr b vo-ta tuo
horrs IA Ycve-d azd o<l>x poossy vec.z,
lated gymnasium
ASAIzsZ rrog5 I-.E11-
Sae sssrid - s.so~.a 20 fo.isaw CT; her
crr vie inasxru1 .os<sacts for sls, dur ard
sz-asosne Ia CHILDHOOD, Ensrty ssad sc1v.ty -
glrsssrsd. Il nss ss@ryed Ia oo<rd45g s,socl
HEanxa tss. raj & Ax a@s zssa saa Ksaas
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-27
EXERCISE FOR WOMEN.
IN OLD TIMES THEIR STRENGTH WAS
EQUAL TO THAT OF NAN.
Woman Is Now Weaker Because She Has
Not Taken a. Much Excrcise-Better
Day COmins-Thorough Dress Reform
Would Hasten It Along.

''WeI, what is it nowf' The visitor sat
down in the doctors handsomely appointed
Office and proceeded TO open his bodges
1--WE want TO find out WHY it is that women
need so much less exercise than rnen There
is only one well appointed gymnasium for
women in the city. and that belongs to a
mems club; there ara a score Of rnen riding In
the park TO one woman. and more men box
and swim and run and do half hundred
things that women never attempt II q man
is little out OF gear his physician promptly
recommends some kind Of e1erca.e especially
adapted to the particular usalady be has or
fancies be has. and he recoverx Now, why
dat fashionable physicians sead Their
women patients, WHO are half SICK all the
time, to revolve around horizontal bar
few times every day. instead O. doing them
up in shawk and giving thera drop Of sorlc-
thing every fifteen rninutesfa
oosvESTIoyALfTTs cRnu
II say, responded tbs doctor, 'ths. women
do need a. uucn exercise g. r.en. brf .c~T are
not at proscuf able 10 endure the fatigue il
ensends-S In tic early aSss women ard
men were po<essd OF equal strength. lSTed
and tosisd alike II the open ar. and rested
beneath Their own vln. a-d e, tree. nos rux-
r-ing Themselves about the aracunt OF fruit
they saroerei 50 Iong As II sasissnd Their
ned. not over Anxious that thxr S<. be
larger and Their lunches CT craps beaTi-
than thoSe c! Their res2hbsrs As civiilzz-
lion advanced woman grew raoye respected
and beloved Sac was C. allowed - 80 iats
the fgst % bszr tie brr1ezz a. be<o-e So
was and Is row SC te-de-iy cared for All
carefully urzsz-ea thAt h~- Constitution grad
uallv deg~neSz.e.i, Until !. Is ns.s ve-y rrU1s
inferior 20 .szt Of EsS.- Civilization has
kplRtd b<r l1so xszxg ~e1sys. tEx;sxsa
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-27
Kind of Her.

Little Fla1en Hair-Papa, it's raining.
Paps somewhat annoyed by work in hand
We'll, let II rain. Little FlAIer, Hair CtiEaid-
E)-I was going to.-Clotaiers' Monthly
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-27
Caux~i His Death.

A--Eave you Rad the Last Words *
Jeremy J2Eupr'
R-Ys. and / don't wonder they prorsd
fa:al.-Harpe-'s Bazar.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-27

o ube n maxim bosb theold meto is the
W section dty
loss ftme ndm inni
meth hrugho and lea will
there be trouble
the book will nunham
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-27

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Wichita eagle., 1889-10-27
PREHISTORIC AMERICA.
RUINS OIL THE GILA RIVER, WHICH
THE GOVERNMENT WILL SAVE.
These Relics Have Been Known Since tho
Time Of Cabeca de yaca-Proof of Their
Antiquity, and Vivid Description Of
Especial Correspondence

CINCINNATI, Oct. 15.-The recent order OF
Secretary of the Interior Noble to the di-
rector Of the geological survey instructing
him to Immediately take the necessary steps
to repair and protect from decay the veneer
able ruins along the ella river, in Arizona,
will be the means Of saving to future ages
these rare relics of prehistoric America. On
March 2 of this year the fftieth congress, on
the eve of its dissolution, passed an act ap
propriating $1,000 for this purpose, and a
special agent was appointed to visit the ruins
and report on their condition and the best
means of keeping them from further decay.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-27

First Hand Organ Man-How goes i, Carl
oaldif
Secord Hand Orzsa xAn-Siamc cd Grind
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-27
Daily Eas&e
MOTHER GOOSE RHYMES.
THEY ARE THE SUBJECT OF STUDY
BY CONGRESSMAN NORWOOD.
The Valuable Literary Work Likely to Be
the Result of His gations-The
Invention of an Illinois Youth for the
Protection of Uncle Sans Soldiers.
Especial Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.-CongressInan Nor
wood, Of Georgia, who enjoys the proud dis
tinction of being one Of the two members of
the last house who have occupied seats in the
United States senate, is very, very literary.
A couple OF years ago he wrote and published
at his own expense novel of Washington
life He actually made money on it, which
shows that Mr. Norwood has either remark
able literary talent OF good business abilities.
Mr.. Norwood was last winter much laughed at
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-27

" nat the matter, 6dNe:
willie Thomas has gone and moved out Of
this street, boo, hoo"
"Weu. don't CRY: there are plenty Of other
little boys il the ns.shbxhood to play with
Yes. b-us hes tbs only one could
tlc,l--I5fe
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-27

in
o the md o he book
o a e O 10 it
hn n and st OF @ f
ard a he same lowe recover DRAWN
lhg CHE giving
by bokkeeprs
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-27

Sae sss1id - giID~.a 20 fo.ksw CIT her
crr vie inasxr1t sns<saets for sls. dirs and
s--zsosne in childhood thirty AID sc.zv.ty -
grsascod. Il rss ss@svei IL oo&rd15g sneocl
tnEa1xa ttxs raj & Ax lie xssa saa ksadb