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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-12

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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-12

The morrow was to bring the fatal as
sauIt before Savannah. Possibly the
whole scene is more vivid to me on
account of that memory. for Count
Pulaski, although we were very jealous
of foreigners, was a most excellent cap
tain. as his achievement in the southern
department showed.
That he served with us at all was en-
tirely due to the adventure of which
have given a poor enough description,
and in which, although it led to his
Punishment, he himself had no part.
Although have heard many stories to
the contrary, have no reason to doubt
the strict truth of this statement, for in
my own experience I ever found CAST
mir Pulaski a man of his word.
THE END.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-12

sold for immense sums has so stimulat-
ed the ir cupidity that mercenary col.
lectors have entirely Outstripped care
full students and scientific men in the
search for and the acquisition of these
| articles, and in their zeal have un-
happily Oftentimes committed the
direst and most pernicious acts OF
vandalism. = y.
DIR. Fewkes is earnestly of the opin-
ion, gained by observations in yearly
expeditions to. these regions, that the
work of vandalism is progressing SO
rapidly that it is probable, If some
steps are not taken, either by the
friends of antiquities or by our legisla-
tore, that the archaeologist OF the next
generation will find most of our i'm
portant ruins SO defaced and mutilated
that they will have little resemblance
to their pristine condition.
The question arises as to what is the
proper step or the most expedient
method of bringing about cessation
of the rapid aud pern'cious destruction
of these glorious memorials. Two
NAV be offered. One is
that public benefactors, through prop
er scientific societies, with adequate
take the matter in hand;
the other, strongly urged, is that the
truly proper course should be to pro-
tect by national legislation, brought
about by popular interest, a few well
chosen types representing the various
phases of aboriginal engineering and
architectural skill.
1t is likely that the United States is
the only civilized country in the world
that has not stringent laws in regard
to the expectation of antiquities. One
Or two of the best collections from the
ruins of ancient mound builders have
been sold to foreign museums, SO that
it is now necessary for student who
wishes to examine antiquities Of bis
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-12

quite in accord with certain religious
dictates, which demanded the erection
of vast fiat, topped pyramids and
mounds, or marvellous earth bas-reliefe
in the shape Of animals, birds and SER
penis; the other The outcome of the sad
need of all human creatures for last
resting place when the tenure of NOR
| tai life has ceased, made manifest by a
preference for tenderly laying away
their dead in huge esrthen sarcopha-
gus raised far al Ove the surrOunding
plain. They also deposited with their
dead the accountremeuts and domestic
psraphernalia used by the individuals
in life.
While numbers of fine collections
have been excavated and brought
together from the mounds through the
of archaeology, it is a S ad fact that by
far the greater portion have been
ru hlessly, nay even wantOnly. sacrific
ed at the hands CT unframed am ateurs,
who, with unrestrained enthusiasm or
with mercenary motives, have I'M
earthed splendid collections ard passed
over MANY of the closely connected and
vital problems, as those of construc-
ton, distribution and association
Only in rare instances has there been
displayed a comprehensive apprecia-
ton. by few public-spirited men, to
the crying need OF careful scientific
investigation and the rescue of type
examples of these prehistoric works for
perpetuation from the rsvages of col
lectors.
One example may be pointed to in
.he east with considerable pride, |
where public interest has been shown |
in the preservation of an ancient |
earth work: this instance is the famous |
Serpent mound. situated in the fair |
fertile Ohio valley. A handful of pub |
lic-mipded citizens purch ased the site, |
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-12
COIN TALK.
How and Win Metal CamtO be U {,
AS Money.

How and Win Metal CamtO be U id
AS Money.
In very ancient times, commerce
was carried on principally by barter {.
There was always q necs ssity, how
ever, for q common standard, and any
commodity was said to be worth 80
many sheep, oxen, etc. In course OF
time it was found much more con-
venient to express the value of most
commodities by bits of feathers, on
which certain marks were made, in
dicating the number of beasts each
piece was worth. These stamped bits
OF feathers were the first "coins."
The precious metals we're first made
use of as currency in the form of un-
stamped bullion, and values and
amounts. were hen determined and
expressed by weight; hence the
origin OF the terms pound, ivre, mark,
etc.
The original process Of coming was
indie ID simple. A piece OF me- tai, hay
ing . defined weight, was placed on q
die engraved with some nations al or re-
ligious symbol, and was struck with
hammer until it had received the i'm
preston of the die. At the present
day the device is first engraved upon q
plug of forged steel, which, when
finished, is hardened and is then called
''matrix.'
From this matrix, by means of q
powerful fly press, an impression In re-
lief is taken upon another piece of soft
steel, which, when properly shaped
end hardened, is called the punch"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-12
The Wolves.

Ye who listen to stories told,
When hearths are CHEEKY and nights are cold,
OF the lone woodside and the hungry pack
That howls ON the frinting travellers track;
Flame red eyeballs that waylay,
By the wintry moon, the belated sleigh;
The lost child sought in the dismal wood,
The little shoes and the stains of blood
On the trampled snow-oh we that hear.
With thrills of pity chills of fear
Know ye the fiend that Is crueler far
Than the gaunt gray herds of the forest aref
Swiftly vanish the wild feet tracks
Before the rifle and woodman's AK,
But bark to the coming of unseen feet,
Pattering by night through the city street,
Each wolf that dies in the woodland brown
Lives a specter and haunts the town.
BY square and market they stink and prowl
In lane and alley they leap and howl.
All night they snuff and sDnrl before
The poor patched window and broken door.
They paw the clapboards and claw the latch
At every crevicc they whine and scratch.
Their tongues are subtle and long and thin,
And they lap the living blood within.
Icy keen are the teeth that tear,
Red as ruin the eyes that glare.
Children, crouched i'll corners cold,
Shiver In battered garments old
And start from sleep with bitter pangs
At the touch Of the phantom's viewless fangs.
Weary the mother and worn with strife,
Still she watches and fights for life.
But her hand is feeble and weapon small
One little needle against them ALL
In evil hour the daughter fled
From her poor shelter and wretched bed.
Through the city's pitiless solitude
To the door of sin the wolves pursued.
Fierce the father and grim with want,
His heart IL gnawed by the specter gaunt.
Frenzied. stealing forth by night,
With whetted knife, to the desperate fight,
He thought to smite the specters dead,
But he smites his brother man instead.
oh, you that listen to stories told
When hearths are CHEEKY and nights are cold,
Weep no more at the tales you hear.
The danger Is close, and the wolves are near.
Shudder not at the murderer's name.
Marvel not at the maiden's shame.
Pass not by with everted eye
Tho door where the stricken children cry.
But when the beat of the phantom feet
Sounds by night through the stormy street
Follow thou where the specters glide.
Stand. like Hope. by the mothers side
And be thys self the angel sent
To shield tho hapless and innocent.
He giveth little who gives but tears.
He giveth his best who aids a2d cheers.
He does well in the forest wild
Who Stays the monster and saves the child.
He does better and merits more
Who drives the wolf from the poor man g door.
y. 7, Trowbridge.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-12

Coccel, who lad bel teved the king to tie
dead, arrived at the mill door in his
carriage.
But then again KDlinski trembled.
He is one of the conspiracy, sire.
have proof positive the general of the
guards declared.
"Proof positiveI' Stanislaus answer
ed, smiling II hav proof positive that
Count Kolinski has saved my life.''
Kolinski had listened to every word.
"Sire, " said he at last, IAN indeed
pardoned?'
"HushI" said Stanislaus. 1--WE are
friends. Our fortune lies together. Your
friends will accuse you Of siding with
me. All, you haveP'
"You have tho proof, your excel
lency," Kolinski said, turning to the
commander of the guards. He had cour-
age. The adventure of the wood had
changed his politics-nay, his opinions.
Stanislaus appeared to him as he was,
! likable gentleman, misplaced as king
of Poland.
In the event Stanislaus kept his word
given in his desperation. He had seen
during that strange walk they had taken
together how clever a man Kolinski
was. He alone received pardon. ne
alone of all the conspirators escaped
the fiat of the Polish law.
Two of the conspirators, Strawenski
and Lowenski, accused him very bitter
ly of their betrayal. They execrated
him as they assembled the scaffold.
But Count Kolinski answered the
charge boldly. He said the other con-
| spirators abandoned him. He could not
keep the king without aid When he had
discovered that Stanislaus was inclined
| to be clement he had accepted his Glenn
! ency, and. the king had kept to his
word. However erroneous Stanislaqs'
political opinions and practices might
be, he at least had not lied in this and
was ever, as far as he was able to be, the
! good friend of those who supported
him. At least Count Kolinski declared
that the "man" was greater than the
"opinion.
If these declarations were influenced
by fear, I am sure that Count Kolinski
| had good, prudent reasons for his con-
duct. At least I have a very vivid pic
ture of the strange scene between king
and conspirator, of the rainy night in
the wood. 1 fear have not made the
scene SO clear as the account Casimir
Pulaski gave of the adventure that be-
gan with the abduction in the street of
the Capuchins.
i On the last night Of Casimir Pulaski's
! life. as I have said, he told me-this.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-12
own country to go to Europe. Our
neigbOring republic of Mexico has for

own country to go to Europe. Our
neigboring republic of Mexico has for
long years set good and shining ex-
ample, which we have disregarded, in
her comprehensive laws which not
anly regulate tie expectation of arch
geological material. but to prevent to
very measurable extent the violation
and wholesale destruction of antiquities
by commercially imbued spirits.
Today there is nothing to prevent
oDy one in this country from tearing
down q ruin, gathering together the
ancient objects which are found there
in, and selling them to the highest
bidder in America or abroad.
Do you wonder that the poor scien-
tist at Washington suffers night after
night with the horrid vision before his
minds eye of that other fellow, who is
no scientist at ell, who hae stolen
treacherously and surreptitiously into
the heart of his most Utopian, pre-
historic splendors, and in mercenary
wicked ness robbed him of his rightful
wreath of scientific laurels?
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-12

as the Great American desert, cover
, ing, as it does, almost the entire ter
ritories of Arizona and New Mexico
and smaller portions of Nevada, Utah
! and Colorado, are to be found thOus.
ands of examples of simply wonderful
handiwork of primitive communal
peoples.
Cliff houses are found there, cavate
lodges, ruins on the narrow tillable
tensive buried cities som times entire
ly covered and again only partially
hidden by the drifting alkali sands
which mercilessly hurtle over the lone
some wastes. and one or two examples
of stupendous and massive temples.
which have proudly held their own in
desolation and solitude for centuries,
every type of work telling q sad and
patentic tale of race which, in the
struggle for existence was combat ng
the most sinister and arid environment
of the world.
All these invaluable posse ,siOns are
fast disappearing, simply for LACK of
proper legislation to protect them.
DR.. j. Walker Fewkes of the Smith
sonian institution, one of our best au-
thorities on south we stern arch aeOlogy,
has very deep rooted convictions on the
gu bject and the need for immediate and
prompt action, and has Interestingly
related the present status of the stu
alton.
It seems that within the last dozen
years the south west has become tour
lug point annually for thousands of Wis
itors, attracted thither by the marvel
GUS and eccentric forms of nature, the
luxurious climate, the impressive
structures of the pueblos, the curious
aud still almost primitive life of their
and, lastly, the remark
abe cliff dwellings, of the canyons aud |
the massive temples of the plains. J
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-12
CONTINUED from last Saturday.

IL
The count paused at that. Again they
were in the forest Again he was not
certain of their path, but it was not Of
this uncertainty he was thinking now,
but of the king.
"Why did you not cry out to the
monk?''
"You would have been caught"
"Of course, but 30 much the better
70. you ;. .,,o.o, 49,. .,,,,, &C.,, ,,,r,,
the worse, Kolinski.
"And whyp have asked"
Count, has not tonight proved how
much the king Of Poland needs friends
strong, daring men?'
"And you are trying to gain me?"
"I am trying to gain you"
Count Kolinski was ever most sus-
piciousl Now he saw the kings cum
ming, he thought, in endeavoring to
gain him.
And suddenly he asked himself why
would it not be better for him to side
with the king. The issue of the adven-
ture was uncertain. He was alone with
the captive, who, of course, was dis
abled with the wound in his foot and
the rough usage. de, hollnskl, easily
could let the king escape. 1t would be
easy to persuade his fellow conspirators
>that he had been forced to abandon the
captive, as all the others indeed had.
Byaiding the king he might purchase
for himself immunity. The thought
was tempting, possibly more so because
Of a oertain dignity with which Stanis-
laus had borne himself since the first of
the adventHre. Kolinski felt himself,
you may zee, grasping a horn Of the
dilemma be had not before taken. And
as he thought of bis position he remem-
bered the strong oath he had taken to
carry out his object.
"Come," he began.
"But"- Stanislaus began.
81 have sworn, sire, began Kolinski
almost humbly, for he understood well
che significance behipd, the 'aut"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-12

the king made after his sorry expert
ence
Pardon, sirev' he cried, falling on
his knees. 'PardonP'
up man! l do not wonder. The
Count Kolinski and were set on by as
sassins in the forest"
Mafiement.
eyes, assassips,'' Stanis1aus answer
ed, while he pushed into the bare little
room where the miller's wife and son
stood staring their establishment.
Kolinski now began to tremble for
himself Would Stanjslaus -.kesp Ibis
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-12
GA. r.

emmett Crawford Post, No. 70, q. a. r.
Hall on San Antonjo street An oomrSde =. -
good standing invited to visit the post.
A. 6. MALLOY Commander
f, 70. TUsTEN \ d1ptap.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-12

"1he kin0 is here at uoatr door, .rascalr'
word with him row? The kings fnan-
ner had changed. He was writing to
General Coccei of the guards in War
saw:
"By kind of miracle I am saved
from the assassins. 1 am here at little
mill of Mariement. I am wounded, but
not badly
He called to the miller, who was now
eager enough to gain the royal favor,
to carry the letter to Warsaw.
While they waited Kolinski again
hesitated but, being a brave man, he
saw that regrets ava allied nothing. Pos
sibly Stanislaus was equally suspicious
of him. AT any rate, they both showed
their relief in their faces whep GENERAL
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-12
Song of the BUSINESS Man.
Said More Than he Meant.

bdIU MOF0 IUdH Ht WtdHC.
Sallie De Witte-Do you p. ay whist,
Mr.. LANCE?
Willis Lanpe-Me play whist? Well,
I don't thir kip G
Sallie De Witte-Ab, true. had for
gotten that.-Brooklyn Life.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-12


again taken upon pieces of steel, aft.
be ing shaped ON lathe and tempered
are the dies A good pair OF dlei
will sometimes yield two or three hun
dred thousand imprG ssiOns before they
become too much worn for use.
The WI I'd mint is derive d from the
Anglo-Saxon ''myI et," word mean
ing money" and mint Is the place
designate by law where money i;
The first mint in the UnIted States
vas est. blished q t Philadelphia.
'"The Father of History" ascribes
the invention" of coins to the
Lydians, about nine centuries B. @. l,
is saio, however, that more than 2OOt
wears B. G.. the Chinese had iron coins
that were iron shaped The Persian
daric was one of the most ancien,
Asiatic coins. 1t was a gold coin and
was struck during the reign of Oar us,
| about five centuries B. @.
| The first coinage in Rome was in the
year 600 B. G. The coins we're OF
brass, brick shaped, stamped with the
figure of q sheep or an OK, snd weighed
1000 grains. Julius Caesar was the first
whose head was stamped upon coins b.
order of the senate.
The Unite" mentioned in the Bible
| was a Greek coin that circulated freely
in Rome and Palestine. 1t weighed
about eighteen grains. Silver was first
coined at Rome 275 B. c., and about "a
years B. G. the first Roman gold coin
| v as issued
The aureus was the heaviest gold
erin minted by the ancient Romans; it
was worth about $5.03 in our money.
The first coined money regularly
minted, and properly socalled amorg
the Jews, was issued in the time of
Judas .Maccabeus. In the year 279 A..
D., the Saxons coined the frat British
piece.
The first colonial coins issued in
America were struck in Mass achusetts,
i" 1852; they were three, six and twelve
pence pieces By act of congress the
dollsr was established July 6, 1885.
Prior to that date the English pound
was used in the colonies. The first
morey coined by authority of tt e
Uni ed S "a es cons sted of copper cents !;
they were issued in 1898. In 1894 silver
dollars were coined, and in 1895 gold
eagles.
The first United States coins bore
the likeoess Of Martha Washing ton.
General Washington appreciated the
compliment thus paid to himself and
his wife, but was much worried because
he was afraid his political opponer is
would think the image of Mrs. WASH
ington on coins indicated love and
desire for royal honOrs, SO he had the
die chan ged.-Houston Post.
Song of the BUSINESS Man.
Alb, the dreamers see it clearly, we are
voluntary slaves,
And cruel master mocks US, while
we dig each Others graves;
We can hear him daily, hourly, rs he
cries in accents stern:
"In the market men must murder, and
be murdered in their turn.
No, 1 cannot rise while hupger's
phantom fills my soul with
dread;
And 1 am bound by tender ties; my
wife and children must be fed.
There are thousands pledged to rob
them, must fight as others
fight,
And dare not be q dreamer, though
the dreamers Sc e Alright"
John T, BrOderick.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-12
X. OFF.

e Paso Lodge, No a..
Regular meeting every Friday night At
Jastle hall, over Benches hardware 81, re
io1oufntnG Knights will receive . cordja
selcome. WIN. KIRBY. q. q.
b Ellis. Z. 3. 8.
knights Of Labor.
Gate City Assembly Il. A. 90Gl.j
Meets every Friday evening 1t she } all
.oFBef San Antonio and n. Stanton street at
800 O'Clock. JOHN sORRENsON. n. v.
&. J. BAKER r. g.
Dolores knights Of Pythias
Myrtle Lodge. No. 10
Regular meeting every Wednesday ever ;ng
n Union Labor Hall over BADGERS GfoC. n
tore. eo1oufntng Knights respectfully In
tied to attend.
"A. q. MURPHY. K. of r. and g.
Bliss Lodge No. 22I. x. or p.
Regular meeting every Monday evening ~
.: =. Q. hall. Waiting knights Welcome.
We. HlNPlL, ], @. GRAFT
K. of &. q. 10
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-20

type than any vessel of that kind
we now have in the service, about
400 tons, but the torpedo boats will
be about the size of the average
torpedo boat now in use, namely,
about $50 tons. Bidders are left
the widest liberty in the matter Of
original designs, but no bid will be
considered which fails to guarantee
speed of at least % knots for de-
stroyers and 26 knots for torpedo
boats No more than eighteen and
thirteen months respectively will be
allowed to complete these boats and
shortness of time of construction
will be an important element in de-
termining the awards.
Hemstead, L. l., has been defin-
itely selected as a rendezvOusing
point for the troops from the New
England and Middle States section,
and it is expected that nineteen reg
iments eventually will be quartered
there. The long expected appoints
ments OF officers to the staff Of the
fourteen new major generals have
been made, so that the way is now
clear for the entry upon active
duty Of the officers who have been
Obliged for several weeks to remain
in Washington.