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examination shows il to be a work of I'M
usual beauty ana interest. The temple has
consisted OF q rectangular pyramid about
sixty by seventy feet in dimension. and
less than twenty fee; in height with a SUI
perstructGre or temple, occupying 4 central
position on the scaffold of which only
small portions now remain. about forty by
NIFTY feet square, and having an elevation
about equal to that Of The pyramid beneath
FUrther buildings OF the group may have
Deen more extensive, hut tbs seems to have
been the only one finished in cut stone and
the origin of these stones is a great mys-
terry. as nothing Of the kind has been found
in this viciaity, and besides they are of ex-
traorGinary size to have been Ciarried and
dragged up the sides of the hill nv a-race
possessed of neither draught animals nor
machinery of any kind. The largest stores
have weight of from five TO ten tons.
ne profile of The building displays some
striking characteristics. The walls rise
from the surface of the plaza. so far as
can now be seen. and slope inward at an
argyle OF 40 degrees, 10 a heigh; of ten or
twelve feet Above this a slightly project
ing course of large stones rises Vertically,
and this course is siirmounted by a cornice
nearly two feet in height sloping outward
a. sharp angle. On the west front arr, he
remains of great stairway built of large
and well-cut stones, well preserved below
but in an advanced state of ruin above so
that the number OF steps cannoi be deter
mined. though it evidently led to the level
of the pyramid. and the front of the temple
was about fifteen feet from the edge.
All that remains of the temple itself
are portions of the walls at the corners and
these indicate that the profile of the temple
| repeated that of the pyramid Oh which it
stands. The doorway. of which only por-
| tons of one jamb remain, must have been
about twenty-five feet in width and of no
great height, and following the rule OF more
southern examples Of ancient structures
/ must have been divided by two or three
| columns supporting lintels of wood or stone.
! Symbolic Temple Decorations.
| The stones have been we'll cut and the
massive walls laid with great precision, but
| the feature that gives character and inter-
| est to the structure is the carving that COW
ers the entire surface from base to summit.
| 1t Is unique and beautiful specimen of the
/ symbolic temple decoration of the ancient
| peoples The principal design used upon
| the temple is that Of ouetzelcoau. the feath-
| cred serpent. god of the Aztecs-quetzel
| meaning bird and coat, snake
The bird and serpent In one IL conNen-
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is possible only through Crookes' method
of eXhaustinG the tubes of air.
Soon after his work with the radiOmetcr
Crookes became interested in electrical IL
Elimination and his house in kensington
park gardens was the first to be lighted
with incandesceEt lamps in all London.
Prof Crookes laid the wires for these
practically the same quality OF light Ed-
sons lamps. The vacuum IN the bulbs was
produced exactly as he had produced Il I'm
his rad!ometer, and the carbon filaments
used were made by dissolving celluloSe I'm
strong solution of ammonium copper sui
phate. drying the solution into sheets and
then dissolving out the copper. The horn
like residue served the desired purpose adj
mirably. At last accounts the Crookes fila
ments. produced in an entirely different
way from Edisons, Were still doing good
service. but the Crookes electric lamps
have never come into general use, There
were two reasons for their faiiure-firSt,
the financial weakness of the company
formed to exploit them. and. second, the
action of the courts in passing adversely
upon the patents.
Sir William Creokes has spent much OF
his life in the class room as an Instructor,
has written vouminously on widely diverse
scientific subjects and has long been an e0i-
tor of technical periodicals Some years
ago he made prolonged Investigations into
certain so-called SpritualiSsic phenomena,
produced in the presence of Anna Eva FAY
and other mediums. He seems to have ac-
cepted spiritualystic theories with some de-
gree of seriousness, and only las; year he
published a paper declaring his belief In
thought transference. Ii was he who gave
the name "odie force" to the power sup
posed to be developed al table tipping
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HOMESICkNEsS IN THE ARMY.
some Comparisons Between Civil War
Times and the Present.

rrolE the New York Sun.
Il don't remember" said a civil war vet
| eran. that soldiers in the army in the civil
war in this country suffered greatly from
homestckness. about which we have heard
more or less in the recent Spanish-Ame,i-
can war from our armies in Cuba and the
Philippines. ] may be mistaken about this
however 1t is quite a spell now since the
civil war, and l find that. while some or
my recoliections of ii are still perfectly
vivid, others, If not fading are at least
hazy. Then, 1 am not myself constitution
ally Liable to homesickness. For these rea-
sons it may be that / am mistaken: but I
find my impression to be that the men IN
those armies did not suffer so much from
Inconsistencies as the men in the armies in
the recent war have suffered. | dan't sup
pose that men have substantially changed
IN the meantime, but certainly the means
Of communication have greatly improved.
and | imagine We get many more details
Of army life nowadays as Of everything
else, than We did then: that is TO say. that
along with news about many other things
of interest, get more about hume,ick-
ness than We got then, and that may ac-
count in some measure for the present APP
parent increase.
But at the same time ] imagine that
there actually is proportionatcly more
homesickness mong soldiers now than
there was then, and Ii seems to me that il
iilsiA br uut 10 the ldCI lldl the men are
out Of their home country, away from their
native land: that even in lands less distant
from their own homes than many parts Of
their own land would be. they might have a
feeling of greater rcmotCness If there was
a sea intervening, and so be more inclined
to inconsistencies.
The regiment In which / served in the
civil war served in various states as far
south Florida, that ut times were
quite piece from home. and with greatly
different surroundings. the vegetation, for
instance, very different from that to which
we had been accustomed; but as | recall
those days now il never seemed though
we were very far away. for We were stu
in our own country. l don't mean Ia say
that we thought of all these things then;
there was occasion to think Of them.
Perhaps should have felt differently II
we had been beyond an intervening sea.
But here's where the better modern
means of communication comes in again,
and where It ought to be of some use. Diff
ferent men have different ideas of dis
tances. and what might seem far TO one
man might not seem far to another: but
the whole blessed earth is just grid cd and
grdironed nowadays with telegraph cables
and land wires, and wherever man may
be he can never get so far but what he Is
still in touch with home"
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But it's quite natural. what he has done -
A little. nervous. gray-haired village car
penter. he carries his fifty-eight years gal
lantiy. drinking his glass and singing his
song. He no longer works. The govern
ment has given him retail tobacco store
government monopoly, which brings in an
income of $50 a year. Thoissy, town Of
LOO inha bitants. is situated POLITICALLY on
the pretty little river Chalaronue. near Ia
where it empties into the Sa0ne There is
no freshor, cleaner or more smiling country
than this little corner Of France. In the
home of victorious Burgundy CHEEKY.
heady wine-the strong, good-humored peo-
plc-three-bottle men. and four and five and
six-brag of their petit Jules" the COM
mandant and sit around the taverns swap
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resident in the capital of the young King
Tieba, Marchand arrived at Sikasso In the
same year 1t was a lively year for him.
spent in leading war parties. outWitting ma
tive diplomacy and protecting his lifc from
assassination; hut as he succeeded In XIII
ing and piundcring several natiVe kinss
ard in reducing Frances young aud con-
fiding ally, Tieha. to the CONDITION of an
impotent 3SSil. his time WAS not spent IN
vain. Returning to France. H. WAS named
captain. received the decoration OF The
AZ ademic Palms and tie cross Of Nicham-
Htikar.
Ills I.ffe's Dream.
In Is9S-@i Captain Marchand WAS spend
~ his tine unsuccessfuliy over his trans
Niger project-the water route by which
he proposed To unite the Niger with The
Gulf OF Guinea. the central Sou1an with
the ocean. lie had not counted however,
with :hc rcdoubtable Samory. At the end
he wrote: Il am played ont, finished. crazy
with fatigue ard suffering" Returning %
Franco. he was named officer of the Legion
OF Homer, and charged with important
works for The ministry Of tho colonies lie
might have remained in ease, hut he dream
"a OF rarcUs!ng the dark continent, ~
planting thu French flag on tn Nile. The
English were advancing from below. Mar
chdhd would advance from above. The
rest l. known. his long trip ending I'm the
cap ufe OF FaShoda-and its CcSSipn TO the
English.
The English officers stcaminr up the
river Ia imposing gunboats. rcSplcutpft IN
cream uniforms, came TO pay "A call upon
the waEWorn, battered Frenchmcu. win
their little band of darley pprt,rs. They
brought gifts-canned salmon. pickles bot
tied bcer-and bundle of old newspapers.
All, the terrible lrony-pcrhaps uuinten-
0onal-of that gift of the bundle Of old
papers But the Frcnchman-and IL takes
a Frenchman for such thingS-managed Ia
return irony for irony, gently. courteollsly.
He wrote to General Kitchener the follow
Ing letter NJ ~ inc Mill 4.
supply Of fresh vegetables:
My General: / have just learned that
you LEFT us case of beer. / am profoundly
touched with this delicate attention al
though We are abundantly supplied with
everything. Permit me to offer you In
friendly exchange. the modest products of
our gardens. green vegetables. which YOU
may be lacking in Omdurman."
tIhe meaning is. of course. ''Fashoda is
ours We got here first We have been
mere long enough to grow vegetables.")
The bon mot Will have 10 compensate the
French for the loss of Fashoda.
STERLING HELLO.
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and supported by three stone arches. the
httoI indicating clearly that the bridge is
not Pre-SpaniSh. as no such arches were
known To the ancient peoples of hat
region The crossing of thr bridge requires
steady head. for, although il is some
thirty feet above the river. 1t has no rails.
Snme $40 feet above the river is tae ancient
and exceedingly primitive village of Tet-
tarani which is known 10 have been OcCu-
pied ever since the coming of the Spanish
by indians Of unmiXed blood speaking the
ancient language, and doubtless building
after the original fashion. The women OF
the town bring their washing DOWN to the
river. and carry all the water used fol
household purposes up the 800 feet of steep
ard tOrtuOus path TO the town above. The
huts are made of upright reeds or sugar
cane, tied together and matched. They
also use mixture of stones and adobe
where necessary.
The Hill of Flowers.
Three miles beyond the village We ap-
preached the object Of our quest, Xochical-
COS the hill Of flowers which is the site
of the ancient ruin we had come TO eX
pierre. The Hin Of Flowers and 'Scor-
piOn Hilr stand side by side connected by
. sadiIe-like ridge or divide. AT the right
hand there IL a steep descent into the
b&ranCa. or canon. through which a small
river makes its way out INTO the plains
beyond. 1t is seen at first glance that the
FERNS of these hills have been modified by
human hands. especially the I'M of
Flowers by series of terraces extending
from base TO summit. Approaching from
the north. the ascent was made by trail.
IN the saddle. zigzagging from terrace to
terrace 10 the top of the hill. Here for
the first time the true character of the an
Gent work is observed. The h;lI IS found
to be quite irregular in form. having table
like spurs extending of to the west and
south-the elevation on these sides reach
ing six to eight hundred feet from the
river bed. So far as can be seen every
part of the surface has been modified by
the ancient builders, and the circumference
of the hill at the base must be at least two
miles.
The System of Terraces.
THE first impression received Is that the
terraces may be continuous. forming a
spiral road from base to summit. But this
Is not the case, and they are continuous
only where the surface admits of symmet-
rical treatment. They are disconnected
and Of Irregular elevation, yet altogether
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Owed Into Molasses.
From the st. Louis Republic.

Frcm the st. Louis Republic.
That man who's arranged the entertain
ment at the E.lksS Club which took place
last night, deserves a sr1edal.
Two hundred men, after an elabora te
banquet, watched five colored bows dive
into washtub 1of molasses, eat soda
crackers without a drink of water until
they were near bursting, and swallow pie
until all, save one, were compelled to give
up the contest.
The pie and cracker races were not new.
but they were amusing. The bout which
took the negroes into the tub of molasses
was novelty, however None of the men
present ever sd w one before
The boys were lined around the tub and
at @ signal jumped for the money, which
was at the bottom. 1t could not be seen.
and as they were bound hand and foot
they could search with their mouths onIv'
When they came out of that tub they look
ed as if they had been in a syrup barrel al
their lives. Their wool was stuck fast. and
they were unable to open their eyes They
could hear the coins strike the molasses
though, and when a shower of dimes and
nickels struck the surface they ducked
again.
They kept this up for nearly an hour.
By that time they were SO stuck up that
1t is doubtful whether they win be able to
see for week.
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hill OF FLOWERS"
Remarkable Ruins of a Famous
Aztec City.
IIC0'S LOST ATLANTIS
Recent Explorations and Discoveries
by Prof. W. H. Holmes.


Upon the minds of the eminent scientists
at Washington there has dawned within
six weeks the suggestion that a lost At
lantis lies in the oceans depths between
old Esyp. and South America. The con-
clusiOn Is growing that 4 link of land once
connected these ancient countries, over
which the knowledge of art and science
which brought about the erection of the
mysterious pyramids along the Nile was
transmitted to the Aztecs, whose golden
rule of South America ended with the COM
ing of CCrtez.
This latest sensation in scientific circles is
the result of a highly successful trip of ex-
plOration in Mexico. just finished. by Prof.
Vim. II. Holmes. head curator Of anthro-
polOgy in the National Museum at Wash
ington, who Is an authority upon all mat
tiers pertaining To- prehistoric man in Amer
lea. during which he investigated &ochicaI-
cos. one Of the most important and least
known Of the ancient Aztec cities Of Mexico.
Prof. Holmes brought with him fine
collection of photographs ground pans,
elevations and sketches in color which go
TO show that XOchicalcos was great for
titled city. built. as were most of the an
Gent cities Of the far south, upon hill,
commanding "A magnificent panorama of
mountain. lake and plain. In describing his
work Prof. Holmes stated:
These ruins still bear evidence of Won
derful skill in engineering. architecture and
art; that XochiCalc0s was d city of pyrd-
midS. temples terraces. subtcrranean pas
sageS splendid symbolic carvings and hero
glyphic$-all leading one 10 think involun-
tartly of Egypt, and to question whether
the marked resemblances are everywher5
worthy subjects for study, and the earth
teens with treasure TO be won by the turn
ing OF the spade.
Famous Stone bridge
About daylight We started west. and
soon passed beyond the beautiful green
fields. latticed with the Hfe-giving irriga-
tion bitches, into the barren gray plateau.
We crossed on our way several eorges
through one Of which the River Tettarmf
wound over rocky bed. spanned by 2
stone bridge. famous all over the country
as having heen built by the Aztec peoples
This stone bridge is about eight feet wide
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How the Parisians Regard the French
African Explorer.
RESULT OF THE DREYfUS SCANDAL
Why France Was Compelled to
Give Up Fashoda.
THE SOLDIER PATRIOT
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
PARIS, June 8, 1890.
Marchand has arrived! They have not
made the Boulanger Of him that they had
hoped; on the other hand, the partisans of
his Just glory have no reason to COM
plain. In 4 way, the hero of Fashoda may
be called the Dewey of France. You will
answer that Deway accomplished some
thing? Well, the French are very much In
need. They are welcoming the gallant
commandant. not SO much for what he did
as for what he might have done. In any
case, a glimpse at the French mind in the
present crisis is not without Its pic
turesqueness.
For these generously patriotic French
men, Marchand is not only the intrepid SOL
der and great explorer who, at the price of
superhuman fatigues and privations, unim
aginable obstacles and perils, planted the
three colors on the walls Of Fasboda; he is
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tionalized in a manner SO simple and sin
cere as to rouse the utmost enthusiasm,
and the design is arranged and diStrib-
uted in the spaces to be filed in a manner
that reveals a keen sense of symmetry and
proportion. Cut with the chsel of a mas
ter in strokes bold yet sensitive. it stands
revealed, a masterpiece of decorative SYM
bolic art. The main band of sculpture con-
sists of eight great feathered serpents, two
on one side. the heads being ut the four
corners, turned inward. Separating the ser
penis is an ornamental vertical band and,
filing in the spaces between the undula-
tons OF their bodies. are symbolic figures
ana hierrglyphs. The serpents head is
summarized by an elaborate and effective
comb; his wide-open mouth has teeth most
decordtjvely rendered.; feathers drpnn from
the end of the muzzle and form fringe
about the neck. from Out his open mouth Is
hung highly conyentionalizcd fnrked
tongue, while the rendering Of the feathers
upon his body, varied according to the
space to be filed. but always good, are a
delight 10 The eyes of a modern decorator.
used the frivolous decorative motives
and methods Of The modern world. Sitting
with crossed legs upon the last loop of the
SERPENT; body is il human figure. wearing
a highly ornamental. hcaddrcss. clasring to
his hr,.:,s, sono object not now distinct.
The tail of the serpent is erect. bearing a
fine burst al dropping fe1th 'rS. Every
form is worked out with the utmost care
and displays II keen arprc,it.ip Of sym
mCtry, lin" ana composition.
Fiat Hand of Carving.
above Ibis fine decoration is project
ing lat hand of carving, some Two feet in
height having upoa it repeat design of q
cross-lcGge.i human figure. looking az and
holding by one hand basEat-l;k" object
that rests upon the ground beside the fig
Trc. accom-. ,anieti on the other side by
hieroslyh. all carved with the same attcn-
ton Ia details and sense % proportion
shown in the larger subject below; the
projecting cornice above this vertical band
being decorated with repeat Of either the
feather form or else highly conventional
lied form of the rattleSnake's diamond IN
perfect harmony with the rest Of the de-
sign. The walls of the upper temple prob
ably repeated those below.
The dwellings of the common people ex-
tended far down the slopes leading to the
valley below. while on the terraces of the
fortified hill and, in fact wherever space
was available. houses were built, as the
ruins now show.
Even more striking and mysterious than
the buildings of the summit are the subter-
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side il a large mound. which doubtless in
former times supported 4 Structure of
similar character.
The Ruined Temple.
The better preserved temple is not at
first a strig:ng object. buried as it is in the
debris of fallen walls. and obscured by tall
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ping anecdotes of his youthful promise.
How he rescued his brother from the river,
how he helped to put out a fire in stable,
how he rebuked a socialist agitator for in
sulting the army, and all the rest, they
father on to petit Jules the entire anec-
dotll stock of the village
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As n Boy.

Certainly the young mans history is a
pleasing and instructive ore. Having at
tended the village school up 10 the age of
twelve, Jules Marchand was admitted as
what would cali a charity student
(boursier) to the College of Thoissey. He
could only stay one year, however, As MS
father needed his aid. As a notarY'' clerk
at SD a month he remained patient and
dutiful, but utterly dissatisfied, continually
reading travel books ard stories Of adven-
ture One day his employer said to him:
My dear Jules, you are intelligent, and
have many qualities, but Unhappily they
are not those which Justify the career of
notary. Enlist and go to one Of the
colonies. There your aptitudes will have
a chance, and YOU may perchanCe make
something Of yourself
With the consent of his family the young
man volunteered as q private in a regiment
of marine infantry at TouloE. Within
three months he was corporal. Within
three months more he was sergeant. In
the cholera year of 1SSi-5 he distinguished
himself by his courage and devotion. In
1886, after passing a brilliant examination,
he came out number four from the EcOle
des Sous OFFICERS of Saint-Maixent, sub
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As an Officer and Explorer.

Ordered to Senegal in 1SSS, Sublieutenant
Marchand was for six months in command
of the God-forsaken Fort N'Diago, situated
in the middle of the blank desert of Bar
barry. Every one who beholds that place.
writes Gen. Frey, feels the same invoIun-
tary shudder, the same sinister preSenti-
ment of disgust Marchand escaped from
its monotony and discomfort by means OF
an exploring expedition into the Sou.ian.
In 1889 he distinguished himself at the TAX
ing of the fortress of koundian. where his
wounds and his valor Won for him the cross
of the Legion of Homer. In 1890 he return
ed to France, after having opened the route
to Timbuctoo. He obtained the grade of
first lieutenant, and departed again for At
RIGA. In 1891 he was Under the walls of
Moro, vanquishing the Sultan Ahmadou.
In 1892 he captured Diona, delivering Capt.
Hourst, who had been there three months
beSieged. In this fight Marchand was
again seriously wounded. Sent as French
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and there is no knowing what astonishing
features may be developed by future ex-
pioratiOn.
There is also no determining to what use
these subterranean galleries were put: thew
may have been retreats from the excessive
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-06-13
Influx Of slayonio Laborers.

CHICAGO, June 9.-The Chronicle
says: Slavonic laborers are being brought
by the wholesale to South Chicago.
The majority are promptly given en-
ployment by the Illinois Steel company.
United States immigration inspectors
have been watching this big influx and
are convinced that there have been
many violations Of the contract labor
law. One batch of men has been sent
back to their native land and efforts
are being made to get evidence sufficient
to return 1900 more who have arrived
in South Chicago since last fall.