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The San Francisco call., 1895-05-19

from Iucatan to European museums and
institutions of learning. Some found their
way to the United States and are highly
priced. But the Mexican Government has
positively forbidden expectation of Mayan,
or Toltec, or Aztec antiquities, reserving
whatever Is best for the National Museum
in the City of Mexico and making it ille-
gal to even chip off particle of stone from
the marvellous ancient cities lying in q
wilderness i'll the very heart of the virgin
forests of Yucatan.
In some parts of Nicaragua. notably the
region adjoining Mexico, where a dead
and gone civilization hourished centuries
ago, isolated Mayan relics have been dis
covered. These antiquities were found
invariably in the tom bs of the Chalchitan
and Pechill, yet preserved in every feature,
although the human remains had moldered
into dust possibly before the Christian
era. In the same tombs Manuel Garcia
EIqueta discovered a rare assortment OF
Mayan pottery, images supposed to repre-.
sent faces of the dead, sacred vessels used
in the temples, articles of personal adorn-
ment and household utensils.
Senor Elqueta sent his collection to San
Francisco, hoping to find a market among
the museums and universities, which he
thought would eagerly bid against one
another 10 secure the prize. At first he
wanted $4,000, but now he is willing to
accept $1,000 or $500. For safe keeping his
collection was set up in cases in the
museum of the Academy of Sciences,
where it has remained for some months,
unnoticed save by few scientists and
others interested in a civilization that NAV
have fiourished contemporaneous with
that of Egypt, and about which little is
known to-day except by analogy.
The most interesting case of the collec-
tion by far is that containing sacred uten-
sils and images. Many of the vessels are
painted in colors which centuries cannot
dull. There are bands of hieroglyphics
and pictures. Probably the character
writing contains prayer or tells story,
but it is plain what the pictures represent.
In every case there is the serpent deity
worshiped by the Mayas He is repre-
sented as crawling over a rude picture oil
rocks, his mouth open wide and his natu-
raj form conventionalized. On either side
is priest, or it may be lay worshipeI
kneeling, and with body bowed in suppli-
cation. Lines drawn from the nose and
mouth, some of them ornamented to look
like an arrow with pointed tip, represent
speech, and show that the worshipers are
in the act of praying to the serpent. The
dress and wonderful headgear have deep
significance in the study of these strange
people, inasmuch as they indicate the
Mayan costume.
AS in all other pictorial writings of the
Mayas these pictures prove that their ar.
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MISS GDiif ~. LAWRENCE, l2l6 SCOTT STREET.
1.-TWO years ago was given up to die and
When l made up my mind to come to the city
1or a change of climate and treatment my folks
objected strenuously, for they did not think
could &C, stand the trip, but came and for time
lhe change OF climate helped me, but as l be-
came accustomed 20 the change / began to fail
again. had doctored so much that was sick
and tired OF taking medicines, but felt that
mad to do something, so ! began treatment
again l tried several different doctors, but
met with the same verdict, could not get well.
BY chance ! learned of the great good being
accomplished by the Copeland Medical Insti.
tute, and with but little confidence l applied
TO them for treatment They encouraged me
to try and did. placed myself under their
treatment, and it was not long until began 70
improve. 1t was slow at first, but gradually
gained strength and with 1t renewed conn
dence; I.persevered in the treatment ana II, In
time the improvement was so marked tnat ali
my friends could see it. 1t was nearly year
ago that they pronounced me cured. 1 nave
gained at least thirty pounds in weight; A
month or two ago l took bad cold and got !
frightened and went back to Drs. Copeland
and Neal. took one month OF their. new
and improved treatment and am now perfectly
well again. cannot say enough for the doc
tors, for feel that they have saved my life"
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The STORY of sonny sahib.


Mrs. Everard Cotes (Dora jeanette Dun
can) gives us in this book another delight
full glimpse at the English people in India.
Sonny Sahib is an English waif-a bit of
wreckage saved by his ayah from the terri
BILE massacre of Christians by the followers
of the famous rebel, Mana Daunder Pant
of Bittner. His father. an army officer, is
away on duty, his mother died while at
tempting to escape. The baoy was carried
far into the interior and grew up in the
court of an Indian prince. Englishmen he
never saw until a missionary came to
court, and was eventually slain. Sonny
Sahib is loving, lovable. honorable little
English chap, and the adventures by which
he eventually reaches his countrymen and
finds his father are told with charming
grace of style of which Mrs. Cotes is
mistress. New York: D. Appleton q Co.
For sale by William Doxey, San francisco.
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ruin many industrious people, In addition
to this the bank system places the control
OF money in the hands of individuals and
corporations and thereby enables small
class OF money-lenders to dominate the in
dustries of the people.
The author proposes to substitute for
bank notes the issue of title certificates by
the Government, to be used for all pur.
poses OF exchange. Such certificates would
be as valid as the Government itself and
being issued impartially to all producers
would prevent anything like monopoly
OF money. The details of the system by
which the Government would issue the
certificates and the methods by which
they would be used in the transactions of
business are thoroughly elaborated in the
volume. The author claims that his sys-
tenn would prevent panics and produce
prosperity, and while it is too radical a
change from the existing monetary
methods of the world to be regarded
as a question of practical politics,
it is nevertheless an important con-
tribution to the abstract science of
money, and can be read with profit by all
who wish to have a thorough comprehen-
sion of what money really does in the
business of the world. For sale by the
San Francisco News Company; price so
cents, paper covers.
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THE NEW TREATMENT

FRANK W. KIFF, 419 KEARNY STREET.
"1 have had practical demonstration Of the
success OF Drs. Copeland and Meals new treat
ment for Catarrh and Chronic Diseases, and
have no hesitation in saying that IL is COM
plete success in every particular"
N. S. Moody, Carson City, Nevp writes: 81
helped me very much. Ny hearing has be-
come almost as good as il ever was; The ring
have no more of that dizziness and / look so
much better that my friends remark about the
improvement"
George Macdonough, Palo Alto. says: "I
never knew anything TO work quite so thor
oughly. / have only taken IL TWO weeks and
/ feel like another person.
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Browns Skull Was Fractured.

John Brown, who lives at 1922 Kearny street,
met with an accident yesterday morning at
the corner of Market and Second streets which
will, in all probability, prove fatal. He was
driving along in q cart when his horse slipped,
and he was thrown TO the street. He struck
upon his head and was rendered insensible.
Upon his removal TO the Receiving Hospital it
was found that the mans skull was fractured.
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THOUGHT SHE WOULD DIE.
Her People Were Afraid She Could Not
Reach the City.

The many friends OF Miss Edith A. Lawrence,
who lives at present at 1916 Scott street, are
rejoicing over her complete restoration 10
health at the hands of Drs. Copeland and Neal
Miss Lawrence's home is in Nevada City, and
two years ago her parents thought she would
have to die and objected to her coming to the
city for treatment because she was so low that
they feared she could not stand the trip. She
tells of her recovery as follows:
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FROM THE FARALLONES.

Prospect of Heavy Export of Gull
and Murre Eggs.
From letter received in this City yes
terday from William Brennan, lighthouse
keeper at the Farallon Islands, it is
learned that the crop of seaguIl and murre
eggs will be unusually large this year. AL
ready the islands swarm with countless
The San Francisco call., 1895-05-19
Recent Fiction.

THE STORY OF CANYoN-By Beveridge
Hill. A story OF mining life, to-day, in a
colorado canyon. The motif of the tale
The San Francisco call., 1895-05-19
The New Moon.

The New Moon.
A strong story, dealing with rather
subtle question of crime. A young ply
sician tells the tale, feeling himself to be
near the end of life. He married, when a
mere boy, a woman who proved to be a
mere burden upon his after life. She is
weak, sickly, superstitious and silly In
the course of his practice he meets woman
the antithesis of all these. They love each
other, and the love becomes noble friend
ship. The sickly wife sees the new moon
twice through glass. She knows if She
sees it thus a third time death is inevitable.
A light seen through blush shade at the
window she mistakes for the new moon.
She becomes territied-is dying of fright.
her husband is in attendance, and the su-
preme moment of the whole book is the
one in which he fights out the question
whether he shall tell her of her mistake.
To keep silent means freedom-to speak
will in all probability save her life. The
light his wife had seen was in the window
of the woman he loved. She comes to as
sist him with his sick wife-the party are all
in Swiss hotel, and the building takes
fire. The unfortunate lover endeavors to
save both women-he does save his wife,
but himself receives fatal injuries, while
Dorothy, whom he loves, perishes in the
flames. The author, G. Z. Raimond, has
made good use of all these tragic elements.
New York: D. Appleton & Co. For sale
by William Doxey, San Francisco.
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Religion in Common Life.

BOOKS OF sermons are not so popular as
they once were. This fact, however, ought
not to tell against the little volume in
hand. 1t is course of sermons delivered
at the Church of st. Martin-in-the-F Fields.
London, by various clergymen of the estab
hshed church. Among those represented
are Archdeacon Farrar, Dean Pigon, DR..
Wace, Canon Brown, Rev. J. F. Kits and
others equally well known. The addresses
are full of practical, kindly sense and are
signlncanJ because of the key in which
they are all pitched. There is generally
spreading feeling, both among the laity
and with the cloth, that the church has
some duty toward the problems now press
Ing upon US. There is the same ring to be
detected through the utterances of these
conservative authorities in the Church of
England that is noticeable in the utter
ances Of certain American religious
teachers. II Christianity is to survive it
must apply itself to the solution of the
questions of the hour. If Christ is to save
the people it must be from their pressing,
everyday need. If the church is to be the
representative of God on earth it must be-
come vital factor in the daily life of the
people. In word, the book is volume
OF applied Christianity. The questions
touched upon are the ones that the whole
world is busy with and staggering under.
"Individualism and Socialism" 'tChristian
Ethics, 'The Religious and Social Uses
of Discomfort" Fairness" ''Religion and
Politics" are titles of some of the dis
courses. The sermons are all of interest,
and In view of their source significant
commentary on the trend of modern
thought. New York: Funk & WagnaIls
Company. For sale at the Popular Book
store, San Francisco.
The Company Doctor,
An American story by Henry Edward
Rood. The tale deals with people and
events in the Pennsylvania coal mines. 1t
is hard to see just what Mr.. Rood is driving
at. The story shows conclusively that the
evils and hardships in the miners lot in
that particular community were the direct
result of infamous oppression by their en-
ployers. There is strike and riots which
the detectives are called in to quell. Then
a Jump is taken, two years further along.
The Irish miners are replaced by Slavs and
POlacks, wages are still lower, oppression
greater than ever and misery and ignorance
rampant. The condition OF wretchedness
is lndescribable and the doctor employed
by the mining company is at his wits
ends to find a remedy for the evil. When
he does find one, it is restricted immigra-
tlOn. Ii the situation were not so desper-
ate the conclusion would be humorous.
Just what difference it makes whether the
men, who are overworked, underpaid,
robbed, treated like cattle. generally
are Americans, Irish or the ignorant
swarming hordes from the oyerpopulated
countries of Europe, the author does not
make clear. That unrestricted immigration
is an evil, none know better than the
American people, but on Mr.. Rood's own
showing, the crimes of which he writes are
the direct result of other and precedent
crimes, by which hope. opportunity and
freedom were slain. New York: The Mer-
riam Company.1
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Title Certificates.

to the monetary discussion which now en-
cages so large part of the attention of
the world is little Certificates" volume
OF 235 pages issued by the Currency Educa-
tional Association, 392 Grand River ave-
nue., Detroit, Mich. 1t develops none
tary system based upon the products of
industry and not upon gold, silver or bank
notes. The author claims that as practi-
cally everybody is a producer and con-
sumer. civilized man requires safe sys-
tenn Dy which he can exchange what he
has produced for what he wishes to con-
sumo. 1t is to facilitate this exchange that
money has come into use. The one use OF
money, therefore, is to show that its holder
has given product valued at the money s
face, and is by this tact, according to the
practices of society, entitled to return gift
OF product of like value.
1t follows, of course, that anything which
shows this entitlemenr does the work OF
money and is money to all intents and
purposes. The use of gold and silver or
other coin for this purpose is survival of
low stage of civilization. The introduce
ton of the system of bank exchange is a
great step in advance and has proven so
much superior to the use of money that
more than 95 per cent of our commercial
transactions are now carried on in that
way,
There are, however, two serious defects
In the bank system. In the first place the
banks are insecure. The people have not
complete confidence in them and OCCASION
ally there result from this lack of conf
dence panics which paralyze business and
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT WOulQ DelleVe IL, Cndt the
little cloud on the horizon meant deadly
internecine strife. But earnestly as he
labored to avert the war and to thwart the
measures that seemed to him calculated to
precipitate it, when. without any RESPONSE
bility on his part the war came, he never
for moment hesitated as to the course he
was to pursue. He felt it was the duty of
every citizen to sustain the Government in
its resistance to territorial dismem berment
and to this task every energy of his mind
was bent.
The second volume of the book is largely
devoted to the ever-memorable Presiden-
tial campaign Of 1876 and the long exam
ination of Mr.. Tilden before the Senate
committee of investigation into the elec-
ton frauds. Whatever of wrong centers
about that page in our political history,
certainly John Bigelow has thrown a
strong light upon Mr. Tilden's part in that
bitter campaign, and light in which the
statesman's name must be vindicated from
the charge of participation in fraud. If
the final breakdown of his already delicate
health had not compelled him in 1880 to
resign denomination to the Presidency,
American history of the last twenty years
of this century might have been materi-
ally altered. Even four years later it was
curious illustration of the hold Tilden's
name had upon the party that, but for the
belief of its constituents that Mr.. Clere-
land was the StateSman's cnOice Tor PreSl-
dent, the imam of destiny" would in all
probability never have received even a
nomination.
Much space in the two volumes is de-
voted to consideration of Mr.. Tilden in a
light in which he is seldom thought of.
As in the case of that other great
statesman, Daniel Webster, the lawyer is
usually lost sight of in Tilden.
But it is in his professional life that Mr..
Bigelow shows us glimpses that throw out
the mans character in strong relief. His
law practice was really, however, incl
dental to his life Skill at the bar was
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-28
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES

A SPIRITED fight occurred at Council
Bluffs. Ia, on the 25th between men
suspected of robbing the bank at Girls
void, Ia, and police officers. in which
several persons were shot and much
powder burned. Two of the suspects
were captured and one escaped. The
men who were arrested said that thev
were farm hands and that they were
scared and did not know that the men
with whom they were fighting were
officers and that they shot as they su D.
posed to defend their lives.
IN the senate on the 25th the sundry
civil appropriation bill was considered
with little interruption all day and at
the night session. The general defici-
ency bill, the last of the regular APP
preparation bills, passed the house.
The senate amendments to the Indian
appropriation bill were non-concurred
in and the bill sent to conference.
THE bill of Senator Martin, of Kan
sas, favoring the Oklahoma sooner was
laid by the senate committee on public
lands until next session to enable the
committee to more fully inquire into
its respective effect.
THE conferees of the two houses
have agreed to strike out the senate
amendment to the agriculture appro-
priation bill making an appropriation
for the determination of the gypsy
moth.
THE First National bank of Girls
void, Cass county, Ia, was entered by
burglars, who blew open the vault
floor and then drilled into the front
door of the safe, put in a heavy charge
of explosive and totally wrecked the
vault, doing over So, 500 damage to safe,
vault and building. Over 800 worth
of the stamps belonging to the post
master and $12O in nickels are known
to have been taken, but the wreck was
so great that it was impossible to tell
what was stolen.
THE deadlock was broken in the
Oregon legislature few minutes before
final adjournment near midnight on
the 23d by the election of George w.
Mcbride to the United States senate to
succeed Senator Dolph. The legisla-
ture was on the point of adjourning
sine die when a final ballot was taken.
One member who had supported Dolph.
when his name was called voted for
Mcbride and the republicans imme-
diately went over to the dark horse. -
giving him the election The new Sem
ator has served several terms as secre-
tary of state in Oregon and is very
popular. The silver men refused to
support Dolph for reelection.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-28
GENERAL NEWS.

THE deadlock in the Oregon legisla-
ture was broken on the 23d by the cleo
ton of George w. Mcbride for United
States senator to succeed Senator Dolph.
Ex-TREAsURER WOODRUFF, of Arkan-
sas, was convicted of embezzlement
after four trials and punishment fixed
at one year in the penitentiary.
WALTER g. HAMMER, for twenty years
the trusted teller of the First national
bank at Lynchburg, Va, was arrested,
charged with embezzling $23, 900 of the
banks funds. The announcement
startled the community.
JOSEPH D. HALL, of North Beach,
Md, was frozen to death while at
tempting to drive across Sinepuxpunt
bay on the ice. His horse dead and
buggy were later found fast in the ice.
A NUMBER of members of the Ameri-
can Bimetallic league met on the ed
in Washington. The greatest secrecy
was maintained as to the conference.
"A rumor has been in circulation, how
ever, to the effect that they were for
mulating a plan which, if carried out,
would result in placing a national sill
yer ticket in the field for the next ma
tional campaign.
FAILURES for the week ended Febru-
dFy - (Dun s. OepOrCJ were 0US In the
United States against 2ss last year, and
80 in Canada against 81 last year.
A FREE-FoR-ALL fight took place on
the 21st at the republican city conven-
ton at Chicago during the discussion
of credentials. The delegates armed
themselves with canes and chairs and
pounded each other theoretically and
1ndiscriminate1y. The battle lasted for
a quarter of an hour. resulting in
many bad bruises and sadly battered
hats. Police interference stopped the
row.
The steamer Gilcher was burned on
Lake Michigan and her crew of
eighteen men lost.
WOMAN suffrage has been beaten in
the North Dakota house by vote of
80 to 25.
THE California assembly has passed
the bill to prevent the wearing of hats
or bonnets in theaters or other places
OF public amusement. The bill i'm
poses penalty of $50 for violation of
law.
A DISPATCH from Vienna says that
twenty persons were frozen to death IN
Galicia in two days recently and that
the severe weather continued through
out central Europe. The lake of Zurich
and the southern half of the lake of
Lucerne were entirely frozen over.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-28
nRoUGHr PROOF FIELD CoRN.

Here is something new. Despite 10
days without a drop of rain. Salzer's
new Yellow Dent corn yielded on a
large acreage over sixty-eight bushels
per acre. while the department of
agriculture reports the average yield
on corn but a trifie over twenty
bushels per acre in the United States.
Now think of the possibilities of this
corn in a good corn seasoni It will
double this yield then or 136 bus.
If YOU WILL CUT THIS OUT AND SEND IT
with 14c postage to the John A. Sa1zer
Seed company, Lacrosse, Wis, you will
get free a pack of this DRoUrH PRooF
CORN and their mammoth catalogue. [Kl