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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-02

AT the sides of the stair are sloping
sculptured slabs forming kind of bal
ustTade
The length of the building is seventy
hVe feet, the width twenty-five feet,
and the walls are about four feet thick.
The great tablets, placed two at the
sides of the sanctuary door and one
against the back wall of the sanctuary,
contain only hieroglyphics. These are
the largest and most important mural
inscriptions found in America, and are
in the usual style of characters and in
low relief.
In the great ruined cities of Militia,
Chichen-Itza, Uxmal, Copan, Tlacolula,
Quiche, Papianpla, Misantia, Lacqua-
mazda, Tepotzlan, Xochicalco and Teo-
tihuacan, the pyramidal ruins
crowned with crumbling temples, are
very numerous. 1t is at Teotihuacan
the most imposing structure on the
continent is TO be found, viz: Pyramid
of the Sun. The Photographic views of
it and from it showing in the distance
the Temple of the Moon were made by
Professor Marshall H. SaVille. of the
American Museum of Natural History
one of the eminent authorities on Mexi
can antiquities, as well as explorers.
This is one Of the most historic places
in the conquest of Mexico by the Span
iards. 1t is the opinion of Professor
Saville and others that the city was
destroyed by volcanic eruption. as the
valley and the two great pyramids are
covered with volcanic debris. M. De-
sire Charnay, who has given much Of
his life to American exploration. thus
describes the Pyramid of the Sun:
1.-THE famous edif1ces at Teotihuacan.
twenty-five miles from the City of Mex
leo, are still in existence. The two prin-
cipal pyramids were dedicated to the
sun and the moon and were taken for
models for building later temples in
this region. That Of the sun is the most
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thirteen acres of ground. Its construc-
ton extended over a period of thirty
years, and from one hundred thousand
TO two hundred thousand men were en-
gagged in its erection. 1t contains two
tomb chambers, the larger of which is
the sarcophagus of its royal builder.
The first thing that engaged the at
tentiOn of an Egyptian king when he
assembled his throne was the planning
and building Of his tomb. This Contin-
ued down long after the age of pyramid
building, and until the fall OF IhebeS
and the seventh century B. c. 1t is
now settled that the sole object of the
pyramid was a tomb for the royal
builder. The bodies were removed be-
fore the fall of Thebes. Only the King
and sometimes his queen were buried IN
the pyramid. The members of the royal
family were buried near its base. 1t
was the discovery of some of these
tOmbS at DashOOr by NJ. de Morgan
1S93-5) that brought to light the body
of the Princess khumit and jewelry
valued at $780, 600
Thus in Egypt there was but one OBJ
ject in view in the building of the pyra-
mid-the erection of a grand and i'm
posing tomb. The fourth dynasty,
which marked the golden period of the
old empire, produced the GiZeh pyra-
mids and one at DashOOr and MeydOun
the grandest in Egypt. 1t was only a
great ruler VINO cOuIQ Dullu d great
pyramid.
On the continent of North America,
where the pyramids and contcal
mounds reach up into the thousands,
they were erected for various uses, and
have been divided into temple mounds,
mounds of sacrifice, mounds of sepul-
ture. mounds Of observation and
mounds of fertilization. To give illus
trations showing the various types
would tax the limits Of large octave
volume. Unlike the pyramids of Egypt,
the age of the mounds and pyramids
of North America is unknown, as well
as the history of their builders.
To illustrate so far as possible in a
short article the character and place
in architecture of the pyramids of Mex
leo. we give Professor William Henry
Holmes'-of the United States Ma
tional Museum-pen sketch panoramic
view Of the ruins Of Palenque, one of
the best known of the ruined cities OF
Mexico. In this we see temples sur
mounting the truncated pyramids. TAX
ing as a single example the pyramid
to the right of the palace ruins,
crowned by the Temple of Inscriptions,
we find it to be about sixty feet in
height, sloping at an angle of forty-f1ve
degrees A platform about twelve feet
wide occurs near the top, and from
this. midway In the front, few steps
Of well-hewn stone lead to the summit.
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-. 7 T would be difficult to find a person
who is not familiar with some of
the great pyramids of Egypt, if only
1 from pictures. But very few know
by whom and when and why they
were erected. Much less is known about
the great mounds and pyramids of
North America, still grand and i'm
pressfve in their ruin. If the term may
. be. appropriately applied, the art of
pyramid building reached a higher
standard in the pre- Columbian civiliza-
tiQn~of North America than in Egypt.
The: largest pyramids of the world are
standing in Mexico and Central Amer
lea, surrounded by the ruins of once
. magnificent cities.
= There are in Egypt, in round num-
bers, seventy pyramids. The pyramidal
and conical mounds in the United
States. from Georgia to the Mississippi
River. and the pyramids in Mexico and
: Central. America number thousands.
The age and names Of many Of the
builders of the pyramids OF Egypt are
known. We know that they were all
erected from the first TO the fourteenth
DYNASTY, a period of about $500 years
from 5000 to $500 years b. c. The old
est of the pyramids is the so-called
Step Pyramid of Sakkara, and was
probably built by ZOsir, the third King
of the third dynasty, about 1000 years
B. C.
e.. 1t is claimed by some authorities to
have been built by Unefes, the fourth
King Of the first dynasty. This is shown
10 have been quite impossible by the
discovery, a little more than a year
ago, by the great French explorer, NJ.
Jacques de Morgan, of the tomb Of
Menes, the first King of historic Egypt.
The age of pyramid building did not
begin for several centuries after Menes'
time.
/. The largest of the Egyptian pyramids
is that of Cheops Of the GiZeh group,
and was built by Cheops, the second
King Of the fourth. dynasty, about 1850
years B. c. 1t is the nOblest monument
of Egypt, and from. its lofty summit
many of the worlds greatest rulers,
from its builder to Napoleon, have
looked down upon the most historic
plain of the. universe. The pyramid
is built Of limestone from the hills of
Mokattam and granite from Syene. 1t
and several others were covered with
casing stones, as was the pyramid next
to t-Chefren-buiIt by the king who
succeeded him, some of which still re-
main on the summit.
The original height Of the pyramid Of
Cheops, before the casing stones were
removed to build Cairo, was 482 feet.
Its present height is 451 feet. 1t covers
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SOnOuS ingredient. She did so, and the
water had no unpleasant effect upon
her. This fact now puzzled the King.
who asked Purnon how he accounted
for this. Purnon replied that the
Marquis d'Efiat, having foreseen the
possibility of just such an occurrence.
had not poisoned the water, but the
Princess cup by rubbing the poison on
the inside.
Following close upon the tragical
death of Henerietta there came many
others, all in rapid succession, and all
sudden, mysterious and inexplicable.
All attempts to detect foul play failed,
but no one doubted that the instru-
ment of death was some subtle poison.
Everybody was. terrorized, and no one
felt safe.
At length, under the seal Of confess
sion, the Grand Penitentiary of Paris
learned that the mysterious deaths
were due to poison, and he informed
the authorities, who upon investigation
discovered that two Italians, named
Exili and Destinellt, who had bank
rupted themselves in the vain pursuit
of the philosophers stone, were en-
deavoring to recuperate their fortunes
by compounding and secretly selling
fatal poisons, which left no outward
visible trace. These Italians were i'm
prisoned in the Bastile, where Desti-
nelli soon afterward died. Exilf re-
NAMED in prison, having been convict
ed of nothing more than selling en-
pirical drugs for the cure of various
diseases and practicing astrology and
divfnation He was given consider
able liberty, and from his prison he
continued to trade in his murderous. Sc
crets.
1t was at this juncture that the Mar
quise de Brinvilliers came into prorni-
nence as a poisoner. Her maiden name
was Marie Marguerite d'Aubray,
daughter of Dreux d'Aubray, munich
pal lieutenant of Paris. She was a gay
and beautiful girl when she attracted
the attention of the Marquis de Brin-
viIliers. who married her in 1851. Some
years later her husband introduced her
to an officer named st. Croix, for whom
she soon conceived an uncomfortable
passion, the result being an intrigue
that was carried on between them for
a long period. 1t was interrupted tenn
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lNCEs the pOlSOI1iII5 CASE
the name of Lucrezia Borgia has
frequently cropped up as being
the arch fiend in that line, but
modern historians declare that
Lucrezia Borgia has been very
much maligned woman.
Historical evidence does not support
the charges of poisoning made against
her, but on the contrary Shows that
her life was free from blame. After
her marriage to the Duke OF Ferrara
son her career was prosperous, but I'M
eventful. She died in 1920, universally
respected and admired for her piety
and prudence and her patronage OF men
of letters. Lucrezia Borgia suffered vi
cariously for her father and brothers.
Even if it were true that Lucrezia
Borgia was guilty of all the crimes she
is generally credited with her record
as a poisoner would pale into 1nS1gnln-
canoe when compared with that OK the
Marquise de Brinvilliers. Yet in the
popular belief the Borgia overshadows
all other masters in the art OF secret
poisoning.
It was during the time of Louis XIV
that a reign of terror was tnaugurated
in Paris through the instrumentality of
two Italians. A short time prior to
their advent, however, had occurred the
sudden and mysterious death of the
Princess Henrietta, sister OF King
Charles II of England and wife of
Monsieur the Duke of Orleans, brother
of the King of France.
On Sunday, June 20, 1869, while at st.
Cloud and in good spirits and in her
usual health, she asked for cup of
succory water, which she drank, and
after taking dinner she lay down upon
q pile of cushions, soon falling asleep.
Nine de la Fayette, happening to look
at her, was struck by the livid and
CHASTITY appearance of her face and
was at loss to account for the sud
den change in her beautiful counte-
nance At that moment the Princess
Henrietta awoke in great distress and
exclaimed that she was dying. She de-
clared that she had been poisoned, and
at once summoned her confessor. Mean
time she embraced her husband, assur-
ing him that although she knew he had
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tleman named Morel, who
was innocent Of the nature
of his commission, and by
whom it was delivered to
the Marquis de Beuvron-
While Henrietta was dy-
ing her husband suggested
that the Succory water be
tried on a dog to ascertain
its effect, but Nine. Des-
bordes, her first femme de
chambre, said that she had
prepared the drink; she
would prove by swallow
ing a glassful herself that
the water contained no poi
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INCE the Dunning poisoning case
the name of Lucrezia Borgia has
frequently cropped up as being
the arch fiend in that line, but
modern historians declare that
Imcrezia Rorgia has been a very
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THE POISON
HELD SWAY.


Famous instances Suggested by the Dunning Case
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Continued on Page Twenty-six.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-08-17
Special Premiums.

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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

METHODIST CHURCH.
LEwIsTowN-Services at IL a. m. and $50
p. m. every Sunday. Sunday school. 2 80 q. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening.
BEAVER CREEK-Service at 3 d. m. first and
third Sudays of each month.
UPPER OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES last Thurs
day evening of each month at 40.
JOEL VIGUs, Pastor.
On the LIST and Sd Sabbaths of each month
preaching at Pleasant Valley at IL a. M; at
Utica, 5 p. m, and Philbrook, Sp. m, proceeded
by 30 minutes song service. Every second Sab.
bath of each month preaching at Ubet,1 II a. M.
and Antelope at 30 p. m. Every 4th Sabbath
of each month preaching at .Ubet. II a. m. and
80 p. m.
w. d. LUTHER. Pastor.
ST. JAMES CHURCH.
Services once a month. conducted by Arch
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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-08-17

RACE PROGRAM
Sixth Annual Fergus County Fair,
September 81, 20. go, 1898.
FIRST DAY--SEPTEMBER ~.
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purse SlOO-S5O, SIS, SIS, $40.
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Running, four furlongs; purse $3.50, SIS.
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Running, one-fourth mile dash; purse s4O-S25, SIS.
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PAS tot and pace, best two in three, mile heats; purse.
slOO-s5O, S25, SIS, $40.
Running, three furlongs and repeat; purse $3.50, SIS
Running, o~nefourth mile dash; purse s4O-s25, SIS.
One mile novelty race; purse, S. at quarter; $40 at half;
SIS at three-quarters, and SIS at finish.
Indian race; purse $3.50, S..
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Free-for-aIl trot and pace, best three in five, mile heats;
purse $500 s1OO, $50, $50, $50.
Running, four furongs and repeat; purse $3.50, S25.
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Double team race, one mile, three to enter, two to start;
purse S25-S15, $40.
Bicycle race, one-haf mile, no entrance fee; purse SIS
$40, SIS.
Indian race; purse $3.50, S..
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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-01-27
Probate Court.
First publication Jan. 6, 1887

:; First publication Jan. 6, 1881
coanS q fsr% Ge%
In THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE or LEANDER X.
LAKIN, deceased.
Letters Parliamentary on the estate of Leander
r. Lakin. deceased late of the County OF Mar
shall and State OF Minnesota. being granted to
l.. Henderson, &. e. Winchester and Jessie 4.
Lakn:
1t is Ordered. That six II onths be and the sam e
is hereby allowed from and afetr the date of this
order. III which all persons having claims OF de-
munds against the said deceased are required to
file the same in the Probate Court of said Couu-
ty. for examination and allowance or be forever
barred. go
1t is Further Ordered. That the fifteenth day
OF July, 1893. at 10 o'clock m. at SPECIAL term
Ut said Probate Court. to be held at the Probate
Office in the City of Warren in said
County. be ard the same hereby ia ap-
pointed as the time and place when and where
the said Probate Court will examine and adjust
said claims and demands. =.
And it is Further Ordered. That notice OF such
hearing b. given to all creditors and persons IN
terested III said e+tate by forthwith publishing
this order once in each week for three successive
weeks in the WARREN SHEAF. weekly newspaper
printed and published III said County.
Dated ct Warren, Minn., this third day OF
January, A. D. 1895. #.
By the Court.
[sEAL1 >" PETER II. HOLM,
-. ,r Judge OF Probate.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-01-27

ANDREW BoLsrAD, an old gentleman
who lives near Thief Lake, fell while
cutting wood last week and broke his
arm. He was brought to this city
and DR.. Grundy fixed up the broken
member. During the operation the
discovery was made that his shoulder
was out of joint and had been for some
six months, and if it could be placed
where it belongs it would have to be
done after the break was healed. The
patient is doing well.-Thief River
Falls Press. 49,. ....=
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The Surprise Of All.

Mr.. James Jones, of tile drug
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IL speaking OF Dr.. Kings New
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his wife was attacked with La
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Gus that physicians at Cowden and
Pana could do nothing for her. 1t
seemed to develop into Hasty
Consumption. Having DR.. Kings
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lots Of it, he took bottle home,
and TO the surprise Of all she be-
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Coughs and Colds is guaranteed to
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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-01-27

DURING the winter months it would
be we'll for the people in the various
towns to discuss what improvements
shall be made on the public highways
during the year. Talk over the mat
ter OF building new roads, degrading.
ditching and improving existing
roads, when and where the work is t.,
be done, etc. Nothing speaks better
for the thrift and enterprise Of the in
habitants OF a town than good
country roads = : : - - y y ~: t S'.Ss
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-01-27
A Clever Trick.

It. certainly looks like it, but
there is really no trick about it..
Anyb dy can try it who has Lame
Back and Weak Kidneys. Malaria
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can cure himself right away by
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Liver and Kidneys, is blood pu-
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Constipation, Headache, Painting
Spells, SleepleSsness, AMI Melan.
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mild laxative, and restores the s"s-
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that they are miracle worker.
Every bottle guaranteed. Only
SOC a bottle at Z. NV hitney's
Drug Store. 4
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-01-27

The rush for the. Klondike gold
fields has already commenced. 1t is
estimated that not less than loo, 900
persons will goby way of the Northern
Pacific, Great Northern and Canadian
Pacific: From nearly every town in
the Northwest and also in the East,
parties, some larger and some smaller,
have either started or are on the point
of starting for this new Eldorado. It
is claimed that all the steam ships
that can be pressed into the service
on the Pacific coast will be unable to
transport all who may wish to go
there. Not only from the United
States but from all parts of Europe,
Africa, Australia, in fact, from all
over the world, will the gold seekers
come, All at once Alaska has sprung
into prominence, and will be peopled
and developed more rapidly than any
one dreamed of few years ago.
How the Russian bear must regret
that he allowed Alaska to pass from
his grasp for paltry 81, SOC, 600 which
our government paid for this vast ter
ritory.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-01-27

The Polk County Bar Association
will give banquet III Crookston, at
Hotel Crookston, ON February 22nd,
to which all the attorneys on the
Minnesota side of the Red River Val
ley will be invited. 1t will require no
expert testimony to prove that there
will be a hot time in the old town
that night. Blackstone will be on
toast and many lawyers on the roast.