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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-14
FOTNDERS AND PATRIOTS MEET.
GENERAL. COURT OF THE ORDER CONTINUES us
sCM1-ANNUAL SESSION AT THE


The General Court of the Order OF the fouhoers
and Patriots Of America met in the Governor
room, of the City Hall yesterday to continue the
sem-annual meeting of May IL. In the absence oi
Colonel Frederick ID. Grant, governor seherai vi
tho order Morris Patterson Ferris, attorhe!-se"-
eral of the order presided. Routine business occu
n;ed a large part of the session. Much 'iihe WAS
given TO receiving reports from the committees oi
INSIGNIA Diploma Credentials. Finance ana rant
ing General Registrar Howard Sumner Ropp'hs
renor,ed that since May last the order had re-
ce,ved an increased membership of L. OF "hom i'f
uers in the Newly State Society. twentH-ohe III
,ba \ew-Iersev State Society and seventeen III INC
Connecticut State Society ..u,.,,, =,
T,ba question as TO the necessity lot pIeSSI WIS
,ba historical sketches Of members ana tneli ar
ces,ors furnished With the regular apphcauohS'
was discussed al length ,,,. ,,os in
Historian General Thomas Egleston was m
s,ructed TO keep book neurology: the rei''is
RI which should he the last order OF busiieSH at
each meeting. , ,,,,,, Cor the nrepa-
,aiion of a wear book by Registrar-General ron
bins which shall contain summary OF inViue ,S
of general interest to the order. John QulncH ~
nms the unsuccessful Popocratc candda.e dOi
Congress in the XINth District, Is secretais .s.no
eral of the ord n. Congressman-elect jane rS ~
Relden of Syracuse. Is member OF lhe ho"'" "a
Councors-General
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-14
HOT CHASE AFTER 4 Bt RGLAh.
lie STRIKES DOWN a woULD-BE cAPToR AND
DRAWS A PISTOL. on TWO POLICEMEN

lie STRIKES DOWN WOUl-D-BE cAfIoh AND
DRAWS A PISTOL. on TWO POLICEMEN
An exciting chase and capture followed 'he ell
t-,rce of a burglar into the rooms OF MIS- jacob
& esser who lives with her husband over the lat
ter. grocery store at Second-ave and Nnetleth-s'
Yesterday afternoon. Maurice Poons. neighoor
discovered the man In the rooms and rushed up
y.airs 20 capture the Intruder. The burglar VINO
lad by this time filed his pockets with all the
jewelry he could find. including two watches ana
diamond scarfpln. net his would-be captor at the
head OF the stairs. and with a blow OF his jimmy
relled him TO the floor He then rushed out or the
building and started toward the East River, foI-
lowed b, A crowd shouting stop thief
At Flrst-ave and Eighty -nnth-s; me Fugitive en-
counfered Detectives Langons and Nilon. As the
detectives attempted to seize him. the man drew a
loaded revolver and presenting IL at them. shouted
10 them 10 get out of the way. For answer the de-
tectives drew their billies and ordered MIN 10 SUI,
lender which he did at The detectives TOOK
their prisoner TO the East EiRhiy-eighth-st police
s,afjor where he described himself as Frank Dunn
twen,y-seven years old but refused TO give his ad-
dress Dunn was arraigned before Magistrate
Rrann at the Harlem Police Court and held In *1"O
bail. The jewery was recovered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-14
4 CITY HOTEL FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE.

A hotel managed by the municipal authorities
will be one OF the features Of New-York after No
vember 20. On that day the Department of Chari-
ties will open as a hotel for the worthy homeless
people of the city the building at First-ave. and
Twenty third-st., which originally designed for
factory, but which IL being reconstructed to meet
the new demands. strict watch will he main
tained and unworthy persons will be admitted
The guests will be required to work their way az
porters, cooks. chambermalds, etc. and other tasks
VIII probably Be devised. with view TO keeping
ssss sTi Ss ~: p Ss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-14
Az ICE DEALER FAILS.

NJ A. lesser has been appointed receiver In sup
Elementary proceedings for stephen W. Goodwin.
dealer In ice OF No. sol West Forty-sxth-st. on
the application Of the Yonkers City Ice Company
a creditor for 1879. Mr.. Goodwin has been In the
Ice business for twenty-five years. He was a
partner for twelve years In the firm of A. L..
Thompson Co.. at No. 81 and 5ls West Forty
second-st and bought out Mr.. Thompson's interest
IT. 1893 for SIC 72S Last January Mr. Goodwin turned
the entire business, together with his interest
In the icehouse property at GlascO, y. y, 10 Mr..
Thompson. who asserted that Mr.. Goodwin owed
him N5. 000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-14

n,Ty%.n n.frs,s to s."me", ,.l Bank 700. tor 500
=. 10 apd il, II Of Prospect T-rro'e -.
ssm~ 70 Riiefi y Girori same property m'e- -
naeer. MARY 4. ami husband to Isaac wicke-
ct 81. 81 ave 1912. # II Of 18th At. 80,
nlo,mseii william to catherine J Deere. nN' g.
's'aao mo- N, sl, 81. fSs'' ana r S' %S.
crane 5.'' marion TOD " to john " iu-h It al oo
same 60 same n = corner Naerray and Acad .o.,
sa rlny +, '' .am Ss'. Pos, ave. ic II or
samc g. SANE. " corner Emerson and Pos,
same 20 same. corner Columbus aye and ;
II. io~ irregular 70 2o''h =, and Harlem RIVER ,oo.
SAM Sherman ls ' s"c S2,"s %
Des~ar. Wrrrl amt wife 20 MARY f. Waters %.
Der. i"'a ., Il, o. To s %,r; ' iI.yisnd
IN ave l2 ~. m ,Y q WaEerd; :. yea,r
it,h st, IA It = L. AVE- y,sar.;..'x1, l2"
fI s.s M; M-is"'f' vars a. ' c'
Gray Patrick X 10 we'ichss'rr and Van Ne-,
H s-,%4 gos ~ YEAR. '"@.' S'
Hk Jacob r. "sS q. w u to Of f 5raar . yenr. 2
Ioggins E~ q, + Ws., t. r Mir 9,~ ' 5000
KSl"er Iohn' and viz TO Adam e Rinielen lot 20
Is, map q Hun, state =; var SNYDER
Ts ,,e. W., ,~h It. Years. '"t
-, A. trustees for Anna X shaw 81 A. : AN
IAN 4, a35 n " ~ Boulef arb. years, ''
Same to Welcome Jarvis Ius'"'' '''' 800
t-o q a u Houl.yatd. years. '
.V, rnn,el ana wife e. Gertrude Graham
. 1. corner Troy and sidney S'- "'e"'s " -" 900
rsn e. yr'I and wife to serial ImIing Loan
81, e,.virg. institution interval" aN" c..
sn5 q n n - iGI,h- ~. inst ailments 80,
Mcdowell Alexander. and WIZ ,, =, a nv. AMI
lin 81 4 con-ecutve lots. m,r'sn. . I: '
Marals,er. Margaret G. TO r. - ya,r'', 1000
- IL ~ t.mss J. 70 Model Building ana Loan
Recitation ~ Mott Haven: ,a',msn,@ . 5W
nv. East. $40 n . OF ionn w. iarret,e l.
Gates n asd 81. ~ q ~ i'th ave- . J" NJ,
= tcrcsi; e, ,ca ys anG william l. and Mary 9 and
&C., I;trner 10 corielia T. fyeiln ", 10 Nr
,r,trix n . 18th ST. 90 II ~ ',n , aN, ,mnanv
Ramb. Herman TO ia'n Una al ! ib"rfv ST. ras.
pia""nm Albert ] O. and wife TO The hm's na1
Industrial savings BANK p' " 700
scbnnkb~rg Eliza NJ. 10 Cortland, anu ~ . q
Field 1t AL trustees. Madison ave 100 " on
es Iii "a ,ienry and Hartmann. and wives to
sarah II Powell corner '""o'- " 20 ooc
10th ST.. N"it ..,,. nronertv. 1 pWs
s snhs ~ urnry C. and wife 10 Isaac smith ,oo,
. Elton ave. 80 q of 10th st. . mon, nsi, '"
ave- lots ga and 20 map East tre ,nnns 1,asrk
schaefcr Emma !. To , III u, ond iirh- ave
New York. n corner is''h ~ ""' '' 49, IL 800
vnn Gsniher The,aior and wife 10 Edmund n n"1
i,icIs executor Fanny Hendfi'ks u "-' =, oco
st 20 n W NJ Amsterdam ave nrhls -. ''''
VIII Emma 10 Title Guarantee ana trust ''"' :, ono
pany no 2G West 54th st > yrhnIss, wan
WiehEe Franzska TO Frederick S'hn'h' ""''S cno
w s,; J." Peter Il and VIE, to David Marx ,o
lin }ia r. Ta Gr 81" s', nlaeh %"dcr
young, M" W. 90, n : ~ iGith st. Woody ooo
crest ave corner 1929 ST. 3 y'ar'''.''''' '""'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-14
FIint'S Fine Furniture.
Tapestries Of rare beauty
for hangings.
THE STATE or TRADE.

baltimore. Nov. 13-Flour firm ana Unchanged sales
900 ehs Wheat inactive and higher; spo! and N9rsm
nsIac: southern 10y sample ?3n9Jc grade 80. a
"a,c; stock. $1,000 bush 5000 corn s,eaiy; spot
3osc; January ao7sa3lc: February a1Ig03ic; steamer
mixed 2s@2s'sc southern white 2G3oc. do yellow 2'
ing higher No white. 2GD2Gsc No mixed 25p 2a e
stock. lGG9oop bush Rye firm NJ nearby. ila4'c NJ
Liverpool per bush 4sd January; Cork for orle"' per
Coffee duh: Ne T. lie. Ohe: articles unchanged
Boston. Noy l3-F1our firm and unchnngci ,rii IN,
winter patents s5@$5 81 clear and sirairh,s 81
Cornmeal steady at 6s@7oc bag 81 3'esl 90 barrel
35as,i"r '' Oats Arm. ~ clipped eaq2al.c: fancy
higher; 2G'2@27ic Mill feed hm spring bran
s 81 fsp asG nna s s1H sST Ts e
$40 so barrel light heavy backs 50 5pso 20 bar
REL Han Mams Ic,. Gics Lara 5sc Bacon o. But
quiet: Northern creamery 20u2o'gc; western; va
Lambs steady at 10sc. Mutton and ycarlings. 4a7c.
Cheese quiet; Northern. loallc; Western. sn"r fths
81 22c Michigan .;a2ic easier. yellow - -
asi so red kidneys 81 J@Msl 20; marrow peas - '''
sc Western turkeys i2m he: Northern fowls llNl'c
chickens l3ul1c iced chickens ana low - ,",
p;r n6 Vermont, isc New York stock and Rose
4oa45c Grapes good demand at sqloc for In.s: l2'
s,s0sis Rye straw 500 5oas2i 80 Leather irm. hem
lock sole non-ac'd hrs's 2oa2lc; secoros' i'' w ~
sole nrsis. 27a2sc: seconds. 23H26c
Buffalo Nov Spring whoa, closed weak ana Lover,
No hard spot, ole; No Norihern Sc do OLD s. 81,
winter wheat closed T r Ne red weak r oh 1 oa,.
closed arm Barley active; Light offerings fancy 70
4Sc; good TO choice: SGM4 Bemans eh best patent
spring 81 SoGs4 81 do bakers 81 dOqsi a. best winter
s. 90 do baker 81 49, N sn m Hgn' do sio 80
shippers $40: spring bran sacked - a. IN,
ss. rgs fe 3D. SO 80: hon sii 10
Chicago Nov. I3.-The leading futures ranged as Z J.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-14
TALES or TOMBS SWTNDLING.

BOGUS LAWYERS SAID TO COLLECT RETAINING
FEES FROM PRIsoNERs-AN INvEsTI-
CATION PENDING
Recorder Goff and Judge Mcmahon in the Court
of General Sessions have been disturbed by reports
that swindlers have had the hardihood TO seek out
newly indicted prisoners In the Tombs. palm them
selves off lawyers. collect retaining fees ana
leave the prisoners in the lurch There Is 10 be an
Investigation In the Jefferson Market Court yes
terday Magistrate Mott held Louis y. Allen. Who
calls himself a lawyer and Is accused or getting
SIS from a prisoner under pledge o. securing MS re-
lease The prisoner made a complaint AFTER ne was
convicted and sentenced to the Island Tor fnree
months Allen was an aid to the police In getting
evidence against Gardner. the former superinten-
dent of Dr. Parkhurst's society.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-14
RECORDED MORTGAGES

rsrrymsn Uarrieite " to Seamen's Bank for
savings New York. No Bowling Green. year
I,ono,ln. Ernest. 70 Sarah Chase. " IAN
- 10 apd ia5 n Of Prospect Terrace.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-14

METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE.
GRAND TIER BOX FOR SALE
FOR wEDN ESDAY, FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHTS FOR SEASON
OF OPERA. ENQUIRE AT BOOK
STAND, THE: WALDORF.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-14
cTOSJVG PRICES AT san FRiNfIStO
San Francisco. November 10. 1890
Jnstrnftion.

Jnstrnftion.
Fer Boys and Young Men-City.
<-,o, ram. ISsTITlITE go W. 72D-ST.f'ollegia,e
I J Preparatory. Primary Departments opnohii NH
'a'' D'''' EDWIN FOWLER n. D.. A. b.. Principal
DR r. d. LYONS CLASSICAL. SCHOOL, .ou.,,
b7G bth-aye Pupils thoroughly prepaIeo LOT cuss
or for business Number limited 10 tniIy-Ne '''"''
Department Three resident pupils receIveo.
IRVING SCHOOL Pr n hii9, .: W T.o,s ''"-''
- Or nav A. building daily. . 70 T.
School now In session. year DOCK on 'seu.s"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01
NEWSPAPERS AND JURIES.
Appellate Court Says Ordinary Intel
liGence IS No Bar to the Jury Box.

From the New York Herald.
The appellate division of the supreme
court ruled in the Mclaughlin case that If
an honest. Intelligent jury is to be obtained
to try criminal case that has excited great
public interest men who have heard and
read of the case, and who have even formed
and expressed an opinion to the guilt or
Innocence of the accused, must necessarily
be selected The opinion declares:
All Intelligent men are accustomed to read
newspapers. and may form more or less
definite opinions or Impressions as to the
ma tiers therein contained and express such
opinions or impressions to others. Only the
ignorant classes fail to read the newspapers
from day to day
are called as jurors to sit IN an important
criminal case a CASE that has excited great
feeling and interest IN the community. few
honest intelligent men Will be able to say
that they have not heard or read of the
case, and have not formed or expressed an
opinion or impression to the guilt of the
defendant who is being tried.
The question IS not whether a man has
formed or expressed an opinion, but whether
he can render an impartial verdict on the
evidence. The purpose of the law. says the
aDpe Hate court. is to secure a jury .'com-
pC Sod of intelligent men, who read and think
and form opinions and impressions and ex-
press them, rather than one composed of
men who are ignorant, who do not read or
think or have ideas with a reference to
things transpiring in the community"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01
One Leg, a Crutch and a Wheel.

From the New York Tribune.
Everybody who happened to be on Madi-
son avenue in the vicinity of Goth street
Monday morning viewed with undisguised
interest and amusement a bicyclist who
was spinning down the avenue at a lively
late. The wheelman had only one leg, but
he riding with all the assurance and
ease OF an expert, and he evidently could
have "scorched" had he so desired. He had
on tasteful quiet bicycling suit and his one
leg was neatly inCased in half a pair of
krickerbockers. Across the handle bars Of
the wheel lay crutch. At Goth street he
alghted easily and gracefully, leaned his
wheel against the curhing, adjusted his
crutch and hobbled into a cafe. When he
came out the people who had seen him dis
mount had gathered in little crowd in the
interests of science to see him mount his
wheel again. 1t was very simple perform
ance. He gave a glance of mingled amuse-
ment and triumph at the crowd, put his foot
on the step Of his machine, grasped the left
handle bar firmly with one hand gave a
vigorous push with his crutch. and glided
easily away. That's easy" he shouted
back over his shoulder to the crowd.
The people looked at each other in as
constituent. We'll! well! said a fat man
who had been one CT the most interested OBJ
servers, the cripple may throw his crutches
to the winds. That scheme discounts
wooden leg"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01
4 FLIGHT OF PIGEONS.
They Travel Faster Than an Express
Train for Very Long Distances.


From the Chicago Chronicle.
Aided by southerly wind and perfectly
clear sky, the first test of the pigeons which
are to represent the first Chicago Homing
Club in the National Federation races this
year las a most notable success 1t took
place Saturday morning, May O. and the
trial was remarkable in more than one fea-
ture. Two hundred and eighty-one birds
the largest number which the club has ever
liberated from one racing station, made the
trip, and of that number every bird was
reloSinS peacefully in it's loft by | o'clock
IN the AFTERNOON The time made by the
first birds to arrive home was the fastest
ever made over the course, and represents
speed OF more than mile a minute
The birds were liberated at Monee forty
two miles away from the nearest loft at
30 o'clock, and White Wings, owned bv L.
Verschueren, stepped back into his loft at
e:143O. White Wings was closely followed
by nearly half the flock, and fifty arrivals
were reported between S:15 and SI7 Inas-
much as every bird spent at least five min
Ltes in circling before starting on a line for
home, the speed shown is materially more
than mile in each sixty seconds The
members of the club were delighted over
the performances of their pets, and they
unite in saying that the club will he the
richer by several of the federation racing
diplomas before the season is over.
AS an illustration of how little even the
best fanciers are able to judge of the merits
of their own pets, it is interesting to note
that White Wings had been considered al
most worthless. Only month ago he was
flown from 6lst street, distance of eight
miles, to his loft, and took sixteen DAYS TO
make the journey. That was his first trial.
and he was sent to Monee Saturday quite as
much in the hope that ne would be lost as
for any other reason.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01
THE CLIFF RUINS OF COLORADO.
A Region OF Especial Interest to Stu
dents Of the PrehistOric.

Region OF Especial Interest to Stu
dents of the Prehistoric.
From the Denver Field and Farm.
The cliff ruins of the San Juan and the
Mancos have been the center of attraction,
have been viewed from all Sides and their
wonders have been told and retold to the
world time and time again. Scientific men
have visited the region, have penetrated
southwestern Colorado and have consid-
cred that section place Of especial inter-
est, beci.rse the cliff and cave dwellings
are probably the Oldest in this strange land,
being the first built in that mysterious
journey southwark Of a great but unknown
people. For twenty years the prospector
has followed the San Juan river and gazed
with careless unconcern on the rough and
broken walls. SO full Of interest to the
Archaeological.
But the mind Of the prospector has no
room for curios, and he has no time for
archaeological investigation. He sees only
the glitter Of the gold in the sand, and
thinks only Of the time when he shall have
made his stake. In November Of 1892 hum
dreds of gold hunters rushed madly into
the canon north of the Navajo mountain,
travelled 300 miles over bleak, desert table,
lands, suffering terribly from the cold,
munger and the long, wearisome journey
In few days they had staked off all the
available land for fifty miles up and down
the river and then returned home without
having obtained so much as a color of gold.
and today have nothing to show for 1t but
the stakes.
1t Is one of the most wildly picturesque
ana beautiful regions in the world. The
pleak Old Navajo mountain rises abruptly
ana towers like grim sentinel over the
surrounding mesas. while in a canon gorge
more than 5000 feet below its base the Rio
San Juan appears like silver thread The
canon Is several miles wide, and descent
can be made to the river only by a pre-
c1pitous trail; but as the river approaches
the great Colorado the canon becomes more
narrow and the wall more perpendicular,
and when 1t merges into the grand canon
1t Is scarcely more than deep, dark chan
mel
A few miles from the Colorado river,
where the canon is not more than 800 or
1000 feet from wall to WALL and where the
walls are perpendicular and smooth, on the
right wall are the pictures of seven war
rlors with bows drawn to the last notch
while across the river on the opposite side
are the pictures of seven antelope appar-
emily in full run to escape the hunters
These pictures are well executed and are
In the most inaccessible places Evidently
the artist had TO be lowered frcSl a ledge
hundreds of feet above the pictt ~ and held
suspended while he performed his tedious
task: There are many places in the mystic
southwest where such paintings are to be
found.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01
Prices in Russia.

From the London Queen.
One word more as to the cost Of living in
rural Russia. The following list of prices
in White Russia may be Of interest to In
tending visitors: Chickens. 31ad. to Sd. each;
fat ducks. sd. to I'd; geese, Is. Cd. each;
turkeys, Is. ID. to Is. Sd. each; eggs, 212d.
to Sd. dozen; excellent fresh butter, Cd.
to Sd per pound; beef and mutton, Sd. to
312d. the pound; veal, from 212d to Sd. the
ence in the price of the various portions of
beef or mutton, the best filet being sold at
the same price the Inferior portions.
Nearly all the butchers in White Russia
are Jews. and, in accordance with their
religious customs here, reserve for their
own people the forepart CT the carcass,
selling to Christians the headquarters, which
they themselves refuse to eat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01
MUST THE WEDDING RING GO.
VIII Woman Rebel Against Wearing
the symbol of Man,a Authority:


From Pesrsons Weekly.
For two thousand years. ever since the
Romans plighted their troth with tiny
iron band, the magic circlet has kept its
hold upon the world, but will that hold be
as firm in the future? 1t must be remem-
bered that after sill, the ring is nothing
more than a symbol, that the putting on
Of ring is not necessary to complete the
legal contract of marriage.
Nor are signs wanting that its star IS
already on the wane. The engagement ring
may be regarded as doomed, since Princess
May substituted an engagement bracelet
fer the conventional ring of betrotnal. She
has not indeed. declined the mystic SYM
Dol of the union of hearts presented oy
the Welsh people to the Duke OF YORK, but
the refusal Of the engagement ring might
quite fairly be regarded as the first step
ir the path toward the abolition OF its
more important successor.
There is yet another argument against
the wedding ring. The ring was adopted
as the outward and visible sign of power
and authority. In the olden days, when
messages were sent by word of mouth II
was the custom, in order to prove the au-
thenticity of the bearer, to intrust him
with the signet ring of the sender.
Thus when man took unto himself a
wife whom he placed at the head of his
household, that delegated authority was
made visible to the world by comforting
uron her the all-potent ring-the only dis
tinction being that the woman wore her
ring on the left hand, as being the Inferior
hand of the two, while the man. as lord
and master, carried his upon the right or
superior hand.
In day. therefore, when the woman
claims the authority in her own right and
scornfully regulates the idea of being
delegated" it would be only consistent
for her to refuse the symbol. If. indeed.
there should be a comforting of rings at
all 1t would be more in keeping with the
man to receive it, since the spirit OF the
age is all in favor of his being the dele
gated authority.
1t is not generally known that in all there
are about twenty-four different makes OF
rings and three qualities of gold. The
cheap quality is in favor with the Scotch
and Irish, while in the north of England
heavy rings are in demand. OF the two
styles of ring-the round and the broad
sort-the popular taste approves the latter
as being the most snowy. The wants OF
the United Kingdom in this respect are
supplied for the most part by BirminG-
ham, where the trade is so brisk that 1t Is
no uncommon thing for one establishment
to turn out patches of from sixty to sew
enty dozen week, and, SO far as We can
see at present, there seems no prospect III
any decay in their thriving trade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01

From the Louisville Courier Journal
David Prather of Clark county, Ind who
lives four and a half miles southeast Of
Charlestown, made remarkable discovery
recently On his farm Is mound In which
he has at various times found many curious
stone and bone relics. While at work in
his garden he was surprised to find the
bones of mans hand. Further investi-
gaticn led to the finding Of a skeleton
which he thinks is that Of a mound builder
The bones were in good condition. but ex-
posture to the air caused them to crumble
MIR. Prather, in lifting the skull from the
ground, noticed a black stone spearhead
imbedded in the left temple. A year ago
Mr.. Prather found six bodies buried in a
sitting posture in his yard. and each Of
them had the left temple crushed in the
same manner.
The skeleton just found vas given to Dr.
Will F. Work. He and Dr. Charles p Me-
10y say it Is that of .lan about thirty
years old One tooth is missing, and the
place from which 1t was AIKEN shows that
the mound builders possessed knowledge Of
dentistry.