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construction and workmanship. give
evidence OF great advancement in
architecture and mechanics. The
principles Of the arch were not known
to these builders, the nearest ap.
proach to perfect arch being a
structure closely resembling the IA
nous gateway Of lions at MyccnT.
Neither did they often make use Of
the circular forms in the construc.
tion OF their buildings, though occa-
sional illustrations may be found:
mas ,ivcneSs, perfect solidity, were
the distinguishing features.
The statues found in Copan and
we'll known to the reading public
from the researches of Stevens and
the elaborate illustrations of Gather
wood. are heroic in size. the smallest
pf the fourteen there found being
eleven. the largest sixtceAf feet high;
lut al! are alike in one respect, that
each Is carved with an e!aborateDcss
Of design and particularly of detail
that excite tie utmost. establishment
a> to the tools with which the work
was done. for as yet no traces of iron
have been found in these ruins, and
the copper implements were too soft
to have had much effect on the stone.
Not only in their ar, hitecture
and sculpture, but also in their
paint ing. these mound and temple
builders eScclled, for, although the
cours are faded, the work shows no
little artistic taste and skill of cXcru-
* "a +
tie Or procession. sometimes cvi-
IDENTIFY triumphal in character, show
ing that conquests in = merica before
the advent of the whites were COM
nicmoratcd in the same way rs con
quests in the days of Trajan or the
military monarchs of Nineyeh. Above
all. as evidence of d high grade of
civilization, are the innumerable
hieroglyphics everywhere to be found
on these ancient monuments. None
Of them have as yet been deciphercd.
but they indicate a written language,
POSSIBLY a literature, perhaps as com.
/ rlete as the annals which cover the
Obcllsks of Egypt or the slabs of
! Nimroud. They have nothing in
common with the Aztec picture paint
! ing. which they antedate possibly
/ hundreds of years. When their 1ncan-
ing is deciphercd, as in time perhaps
/ it may be, the annals of prehistoric
/ America will lie unrolled for our in
/ >pection and the veXed questions,
/ who were the mound builders.
whence they came. and what
were their adventures during their
! long migrationS, who were their
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-04-13
Yea, verify,

When highwayman stands on the
road behind loaded gun and COM
prls people to surrender their prop
cr:v to him before passing on the road,
we call him thief and pnt him in the
penitentiary. When a railway mag
nate stands on the road behind his
watered stocks and compels the pco-
pie to surrender to him their property
before passingon the road. we call him
a shrewd tinancier. far seeing busi-
ness man, Il great captain of industry,
and put him in the Legislature. tho
he may arrange Legislation in the in-
terest of the class to which he belongs.
What fools these morthls be-
Journal of the knig hts of Labor.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-04-13
TIE MOUND BUILDERS,
RELICS OF A RACE ABOUT
WHICH LITTLE is KNOWN.
Mounds of the Mississippi Valley-CIiT
Homes of the Colorado ard the Palace.
of Central Amcrica-t:i.nt Structures In
the Forests of Tropical .iIIrr:c,.
\ Queer l'.o.lc.

Americans have become so accus-
toned to the Uft-rcpcatcd assertion
that this isa new country that he idea
that America may have its own an
tiquitics comes as :; novel suggestion
To most American people Europe and
Asia contain the only remains OF
former races, and when Americans
wish to study antiquity in its ruins
they go to Italy. Greece. or Asia
Minor l;ut the researches Of the
last few years have demonstrated be-
yond Il doubt that on this continent
there are ruins which rival in extent
and grandeu. those Of the once pioud
cities Of the East. and perhaps equal
them in antiquity.
The Indians found herr at the
coming Of the Europeans were not
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-04-13
Carte Cares Chica go.

After the bittercst and most stub
bornly contested municipal campaign
in its history, Chicago has elected Car
ter II. Harrison TO the ch' ef magistracy
of the city. His majority is in the
neighhorhood 0: 10000, and with him
the whole Democratic city ticket is
elected. The election of Harrison was
opposed by every newspaper in the city
except the Times this own paper and
the Mail, and the fight has b, en nota bio
for the bitter personalities indulgcd in
by both sides. The fact, also,
that the man chosen this year is to
serve through tho Worlds Fair, a
period that will te most trying TO the
city government, has caused the whole
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-04-13

The Republican party is in defeat
because it has been seeking to satisfy
critical audience by drumming on
the strings of worn out politics, cling
ing 10 dead Issues when the world Is
scething with live ones SO said Col.
Turner at the recent meeting of promi-
nent Republicans in Chicago. The
trouble with the party was that her
great statesmen and leaders were all
dead and party nanipulators were not
looking for issues but for plunder.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-04-13

1t is strange sight when you come
to look at it, that the present financial
situation presents. Here is metal we
call gold that has been lying for many
years in bank vaults and in the treas
ury vaults. 1t isn't fit to eat and it
can't be used by the builder, and there
is no demand for it for ornamentation
since that demand is more than sup
piled by tue new production. More
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-04-13
country to watch the contest with eager

country TO watch the contest with eager
interest. There were four candi !atcs
in the field, and the vote. barring a
few precincts from which r. turns had
not been received, stood as follows:
Carter H. Harrison. Dem, ..........,...! !ms,3G2
samuel W. Allerton, Citizens Rep....... - sgl
Dewitt C. Cregier, United Citizens...... 2,Ga9
Henry Ehrcnpreis. Socialist. ....----. 1,o'1
Carter Henry Harrison was born in
Fayette County, kentucky, Feb. l.,
1925. He graduated at Yale in 1Si5.
read law, engaged in farming. Travelled
for two years in foreign counties.
and finally settled in Chicago, where he
engaged in real estate operations. At
ter the great fire OF II he served as
County Commissioner for three years.
In 1874 he was elected to Congress and
at tho close of his term was reelected,
serving until 1879, when he was chosen
Mayor of Chicago. in which office he
was continued for four biennial terms.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-04-13

the valleys of the ohio AMI its trihtl-
taric,. along he banks of the Mis-
souri, and tie Mississippi. are mounds
and cartllHprkS. some constructed
for purposes Of Fortiicatiun>. others
as places OF scr;liture, and others
again for religion, urpo>cs or as
places Of worship.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-04-13

en- generally voted, and the result Is a
mixed victory. Wherever the Demo-
Gratis and Popu'ists ,omb.ned they de-
fcated the Republicans. The Repub-
licans won q victory in Topeka, electing
their candidate for Mayor, d. c. Jones,
by large plurality.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-04-13

rounded by great multitude. Tho
temple itself was crowded almost 10
suffocation anl it was estimated that
between C0,0OO and so,too people en-
tered the building before the services
ended.
The Temple is the overtowering OBJ
iect which strikes the eye o. the trav-
elcr as he enters the Sa Lake Valley
The first idea gained on beholding 1t is
that of an enormous castle OF 1eudai
times and its mammoth proportions
and the so!ility of the great blocks OF
stone suggest that it will last as long
as any of the grandest architectural
achievements of antiquity. On nearer
approach the effect of the hattiements,
which give the idea of a castle. disap-
pear, and the tall S; Tres and numerous
narrow windows, with the figure OF tho
ance! surmounting the highest steeple,
suggest cathedral Of magnificent di-
mensions.
1t was on the 24th of July, ls47, that
the Mormons entered the valley of the
Great Salt Lake and decided that here
was Their resting place, the promised
land for which they had been in search.
Four days afterward, in making sur
, vey Of the then sdgel rush covered plain.
Briyh m Young. their leader. struck his
cane on the ground at point midway
between two running streams and ex-
claimed: Here shall be erected the
temple of our God" Six years later
the corner stone of the present structure
was laid.
1t was forty years to the day, almost
to the hour, since the ceremony OF lay
ing the four corner-stones was ceic-
brated in an imposing manner by Brig
ham Young and all the chief dignitaries
of the church living at that time. On
April 6. 1853. the immense excavation
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-04-13

tees. Later investigators have found
excellent reason for believing that
tEcS- structures were the creations Of
a previous race, who. perhaps, had
been driven from their homes by the
Aztss invaders. This view is strength
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-04-13
NJ ,tIe l roo o. His Conversion.

John B. RCden, a storekeeper at
Birmingham, Ala, after listening to
Il sermon on the. evils of card-pfaying,
made bonfire Uf all the cards in his
store, valued ut fully 5000.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-04-13

enc by the fact that some OF the
cities were in ruins: some Of the go:-
geous temple >hrincs were already de-
serted ut the coming Of tn Sraniard.
and so long had they Teen desc ate
that the AziccS or McXican> knew
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-04-13

the Ar>t inhabitants. says tn"
Globe Dcnnrrat. for from the great
lakes OF North America to the
Patagon:an dcscrts. everywhere may
he found abundant and impressive
evidences Of Il former civilization. In
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-04-13

At Cumming, Ga, three small chill
dren of J. Nance were burned to death
while their parents were at q nefghtor's 8
visiting. The house caught fire and the
children burned to a crisp before they
could be rescued. It is not known what
started the fire,
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-04-13

Each congressman has a private
secretary at public expense. This in
the face of the fact that they draw
double the salary that they can earn
and do not employ one-half OF their
own time in the service of the constlt-
uency.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-04-13
TEMPLE OF MORMON.
D!CATION OF THE FAMOUS
SALT LAKE STRUCTURE.

One of tie Mos Remarkable and Elabcr-
ate CatEedrais ia the World-Its WOO-
tr.us Il autIcs Of White and C:old-vast
Dimensions.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-04-13
"A Fishy Fash o..

The fashion of serving the fish DO
fore meats began in 1862.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-04-13

saw, the idols which instantly cx-
cited their religious prejudices. the
n ramids on which some OF their COM
rades taken prisoners in war were.sac-
rifl.el, weIc all the work OF the AZ
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-04-13
After I'nr.Y Years.

The great Mormon Temple, the Tenn
pie of tSp1, which was began Feb. &.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-04-13
HARRISON is ELECTED.
WINS BY COMFORTABLE MA
JORlTY IN CHICAGO.

Chosen to he Worlds Fair Mayor i'm the
Face of Determined Opposition--Endo of
an Exciting Contest Elections In Other
Cities.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-04-13
TIE PROPOSED REMEDY.
OBJECTIONS TO CARIlSLE'S
BANKING SYSTEM.

ANY Which May b. Urged Against the
Old Law Will Obain Equally Against
the One the secretary Is said to
Favor.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-04-13

ed from distant quarries. Great
walls, extending sometimes for hum
dreds of yards aud containing mill
ions Of cubic feet OF stone; obelisks,
monOlithic Statues-all. both in their
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-04-13

and the enormous blocks in their cy-
clopcan walls, riyaling in size the
great stones Of Raalbcr, cause aston
i,hmcnt ds to the means by which
such masses were cut and transport.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-04-13

and descending worshiperS the scene
must have been impressive beyond
description.
But the pyramids are not the only
ruins Of former powerful nations.
Palaces of extensive dimensions are
to be found coverin. acres of ground.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-04-13

ISJ3, and erected at
a C st of $5,000,t0G,
was dedicated Thurs
day in the presence
of a vast throng OF
\ believers ut Salt Lake
SCity, Utah. Mormons
from every city and
town in Utah swarmed
into the city and tho
v,rf of}if;ao woS SIR
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-04-13

The elections in Kansas were the
most quiet and orderly ever held in the
cities Of the State. owing to the opera
tion of the election law assed by the
Legislature ma':ing it fine and i'm
prisonment TO give away whisky or
cigars or TO az money for votes or to
influence votes. Elections we're held in
all III. first end sec nd class cities for
Mayor, Aldermen, and memters Of the
School Board. At these elections wom-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-18
Progress in the Use of Aluminium

Progress in the Use of Aluminium.
Aluminium is gaining a place among
Industrial metals. Lately there has ap-
peared in the show windows of fancy
goods stores a variety of articles made
from aluminium. In appearance these
goods are little, if any, inferior to silver
articles, and they are less liable to
tarniSh from the action of sulphur gas
es. The metal is well adapted for num-
erOuS things in common use, such as
pocket match safes, cigar cases, pencil
cases, and even watch cases. 1t will be
more and more used for these and
other purposes as time advances. One
of the disabilities that has prevented
it more rapid Introduction into various
industries has been the lack of suitable
soldiers for joining it after it has been
reduced to required forms. According
to an article in the Engineering Maya
zine however, several recipes for sol
ders for aluminium working have lately
been brought out, which promise to be
of great value to the various trades in
which aluminium finds a use.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-18

make us pause. They seem to throw
an ugly doubt upon the competence
of our professional skill 1t NAV nor.
haps be urged that clergymen are
financially more prosperous than medi.
cal men; but that would be quite falla.
ciOus, because Dr. Newsholme includes
III his clerical class the ministers of all
the nonconforming denominations: and,
class for class, there is no doubt that
medical men are much better off than
the body of clergymen as thus con-
sueuted. What is the reason, then.
1or this portentous death roll? 1t is
TO be found in the arduous nature of
the doctors daily work. But then the
doctor knows the arduousness of his
work. and if he had faith in physiology
he would comteract the effect of that
righteousness by more HOLIDAYS and by
combining with his fellow doctors to
diminish the killing strain. This is a
matter which is generally talked about
and then dropped
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-18
THE NUEVO DE JULIO.
Type to Be Followed in New Cruisers
Built by the British.

New York, May 11.-Foreign advices
received in this city are to the effect
that the British admiralty proposes to
build a number of cruisers for the
British navy of the type of the Nuevo
de Julio
The Nuevo de Julio was built by Arm
strong, Mitchell & Co., of England, for
the Argentine Republic. She has a
displacement of only $500 tons, but
during a six b ours natural draught trial
she developed 10000 horse power and
made a speed of 22.O2S knots per hour.
Under forced draught conditions she
developed 1850 horse power and made
a speed of 2275 knots per hour.
The NuevO de Julio carries a much
heavier battery than British cruisers
of the same size Her battery consists
of four 6-inch rapid-fire guns, three of
which fire ahead and one astern; eight
4.7-inch rapid-fire guns, twelve 3-pound-
ers and twelve 1-pOunder HOtchkisS
rapid-fire guns, and five tubes for IS
inch Fhitechapel torpedoes. Her ar
mored deck is of 1 IL inch steel, with
sloping sides 4 II to IL inches thick.
She carries $50 tons of coal at the load
draught. Her bunkers have a maximum
capacity for 500 tons of coal. The
Nuevo de Julio is $50 feet long, A feet
beam, and has a draught of 16.5 feet.
The builders of the new vessel de-
clare her to be the fastest cruiser afioat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-18
BURROWED ON THE BEACH.
And That is How the Place Came tC
Be Called Coney Island.

A few days ago Il group of Brook
lynites discussed the christening of Con
ey island, says the Brooklyn Eagle.
One member Of the party, who seemed
to be well Informed, disposed Of all
other theories by saying that the name
of the island is of purely Dutch or
igin. He added: ut simply means rab-
bit island, owing to the multitude of
rabbits which burrowed their holes in
the sandy soil. The ancient Dutch for
rabbit is 'coneyn,' plural, 'coneynen.
The island was called Coneynen Ell
land afterWard anglicized into Coney
island. The name first appears in the
public documents at the time of Cover
nor Kieft. The latter, on May a, 1644,
conveyed COneynen eiland by deed to
one Gysbert OPP Dyck. Later on the
island became a bone Of contention be
tween the English of Gravesend who
laid claim to it, and the Dutch of Man
haitian. Those contentious eliminated
in deeds of violence in 1861, when Dirck
De Wolf, who had obtained from the
chamber of Amsterdam in Holland,
the exclusive privilege to make salt in
New Netherland for seven years, began
its manufacture upon Coneynen eiland.
The people of Gravesend, asserting their
claim, forcibly interfered with his under
taking, and Notwithstanding Governor
Stuvesant sent an armed force to pro-
tect De Wolf and his plant, the latter
was obliged to give up his enterprise,
though don't know whether it was on
account Of the interference of the
Gravesend people or owing to unprofit-
ableness of the business. In 1859 Coney
island was used as a post Of observation,
and a Waterman was stationed there to
warn the authorities at New York in
case more than three vessels at time
should enter Sandy Hook. This was
done as a precautionary measure in
case the partisans Of the dethroned
James II. should take it into their
heads to make an attempt against New
York, which had declared for William
and Mary"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-18
DOCTORS AND CLERGYMEN.
The Former Much the Shorter Lived,
Their Arduous Work the Cause.

The deaths of several well-knOwE
medical practitioners lately at ages
but little beyond the middle period of
life have given a shock to a good many
of their professional brethren. And
10 wonder! One of the first things a
doctor naturally aims at is the preser.
walton Of bis own health and life. If
he cannot keep himself alive and WELL
the prospect is certainly not very en-
couraging for his patients. 1t is com
monty believed that doctors are short
lived class. Is the popular belief well
founded? It is, according to the Lon
don Hospital, only too well founded.
In his Vital Statistics DR.. Arthur
Newsholme informs us that Of every
1000 clergymen between the ages OF
45 and 60 only 1898 die annually. But
of every 1000 doctors between the
ages Of 45 and IS no fewer than 2S.O3
die every year. That is to say, the
mortality of medical men lsalmost dou-
BILE that of clergymen. And the rate
is increasing. Twenty years ago only
q instead of %. These are facts to
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-18

Washington, May 11-Cable advises
at the state department today are Il
the effect that the revolution il Mica
ragua Is successful and the revolution
lists are now practically in control OF
the government.
DR.. Guman, the Nicaraguan minister
has received similar advices, it is un
de1stood. He had a long conference
with Secretary Gresham at the state
department today.
The dispatch received by Secretary
| Gresham was sent from San Juan
Delsur, a port on the coast of Nicara
qua, by Mr.. Newal, who is consul al
the capitol Of the country. He states
in his message that no communication
: is to be had with the cable office and
! it is presumed from this that he was
obliged to send the dispatch to San
Juan Delsur by mail or messenger in
order that it might reach the state de
partment quickly.
Newalfs dispatch in substance says
that the revolution commenced April
IS, headed by eX-Preident Zayalla.
The revolutonists hold Granada, Man
qua, COnstales, Matagalpa and San
Juan DelnOrte. They are well armed,
even having a good supply of Calling
guns. The government forces number
1000, poorly organized and led, while
the revolutionists number from 5000
to 5000, commanded by prominent
generals
The government force made three un-
successful attacks on Mangua. Martial
law was declared and a decree was is
sued for a forced loan of 100000.
1t was learned from another authentic
source that the revolutionists are in
possession of the Nicaragua canal and
it was on this information and that
contained in the dispatch fren Newall
that Secretary Gresham applied to Sec
rotary Herbert for another vessel to be
sent out to Nicaragua
The Atlanta, now at New York, has
already been ordered to proceed to
GreytOWn, on the east coast, but as
the revolutionary movement is nearer
the west coast it was deemed best to
dispatch vessel to that part of the
country. Accordingly orders were sent
by telegraph today to the commander of
the Alliance, at San Francisco, directing
him to proceed at once with his vessel
to a point On the west coast The ALI
ance will probably make it's headQuar-
tiers at San Juan del Sur. There is
no apprehension in official circles that
the rulers Of Nicara qua will fail to pro-
tect American interests They will nat
urally seek to obtain early recog nition
from the United States, and this con-
SideratiOn, aside from international
obligations, it is believed, will prompt
them to protect the lives and property
of citizens of this country, and also
to observe with good faith all contracts
and concessions Of the former govern
nent.
The valuable StorehOuSe belonging to
the Nicaragua Canal company, located
at both ends Of the canal and q number
Of ships are, according to another dis
patch received, under control of the
forces of eX-President Zavalla.
No information has been received at
the state department from Mr. Baker,
the new minister to Nicaragua. When
last heard from, on Saturday the sixth
inst, he was at Panama waiting for Il
steamer to take him to a Nicaragua
port.