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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
Wonderful Discoveries Just
Great Antiquity.

ArchaeologistS have just returned
from Yucatan with accounts of discov-
cries about the most marvellous of all
native tribes in North or South Ameri-
ca, the Maya of Yucatan. These
scientists have been studying, investi-
eating and exploring for hundred
years and more to find out the history
of these strange folk, who care little
for the world outside their own dwell
ing place, or that they are perhaps the
Oldest of the peoples now living on
this earth. Students from France,
Germany, Spain, England and the
United States, not to mention Mexico.
where the government has done much
work, have sought to discover the
meaning of the picture writings, bas-
reliefs, the sculpture and the architec-
ture which are the relics of the Mayas
Of olden time, and to connect this dis
tant past and its imposing civilization
with the rude simplicity of today.
There is not in the world today more
puzzling problem to solve than, What
is the significance of these remains
OF ancient Maya civilization? Students
agree that the Maya of today is of
the same race as the ancient Maya. foi
when the Spaniard discovered him 400
years ago he had written books in
which he used the same characters that
the old sculptors used in decorating
the wall of the ancient palaces and
temples. Priests burned up the books
because of their heather authorship,
and now only the ruins of the orna-
mented walls remain. The Maya Of
today does not know the meaning Of
the carving of his ancestors. or. if he
knows, he will not tell, and so the man
OF science guesses and tries again and
Keeps a-guessing. In time he will sue
coed.
Then if the Brooklyn savant, DR..
August lie Piongeon, is right and the
doctor has spent twelve years in Yucca
tan studying the Maya language and
digging among the ruins, where he has
made some famous finds -Yucatan
will have a claim to call itself the
cradle of the race. The doctor SAYS the
Mayas are the Oldest race living Their
history, he says, goes back beyond that
of Egypt or China; they had the orig
inal Isis and Osiris and the original
Sphinx; they had highly developed
language before Sanscrit had been
heard of-words Of which were seen
on the walls of Nebuchadnezzars pal
ace, and were also used by Jesus when
nailed to the cross. They lived in
splendor long before and long after
that strange land the land of Mu.
which Plato called Atlantis sank be-
low the waters to become the bottom
of the sea.
Among other English writer's who
have studied the Mayas are John L.
Stevens, one of the greatest travellers
of the century; ]. A. Maudslay. the re-
suit of whose seven years work ap-
pears in the archaeological section of
the splendid Biologia Centrali-Ameri-
cana; Prof. Cyrus Thomas of the
Smithsonian institution. Dr. D. G.
Brinton of the University of Pennsyl-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
INDIAN VILLAGE LOST.
Apparent Ruins That Puzzle the Mich
igan Historians.


Historians are at a loss to account
for the apparent ruins of an Indian
village in Silver Greek township, this
county, about half mile west of In
dian lake, says the Detroit News. In
1S43, when William Gilbert, one of the
wealthiest farmers in this section,
built his house in this locality, he
built upon the ruins of what had evil
IDENTIFY been church. In fact, settlers
in the twenties claim to have attend
ed church there, the service being con-
Quoted by priest from Bertrand or
Notre Dame. Other settlers state that
in the early thirties one Slater taught
school there, later going to the vicinity
that occupation there The fact of its
being a schoolhouse would not pre-
clude its being Used occasionally as
church, and there are in existence in
this city records of baptism of Indian
children at the Church of the Indian
Village" On the same farm were ruins
of nine sugar camps, each about II
by 16 in size, with holes bored in a log
at the back, in which sticks had been
driven on which to make their beds.
Copper kettles were used. and copper
knives, nails and hatchets, of poor
temper. have been plowed up there.
There is not an Indian in the vicinity
who knows anything about this church
or school, yet the evidence that one
did exist is indisputable. Indian lake
was named from the fact that this To-
cality VAS the favorite resort of the
Indians in the maple sugar season.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14

and represent late Pliocene or early
Pieistocene times. thus possibly bring
ing the date of the elevation of Yuca-
tan down somewhat near that of the
reputed sinking of Atlantis. some IL
600 or $4,000 years ago, or not far from
the period that witnessed the oscilla-
tons attending the close of the glacial
period.
Whatsoever the period of these
events, it is observed that the eleya-
ton of the level bed of the sea result
ed in the formation of a strangely
featured land, and that its peculiar
topographic and geologic conditions
have left their mark on the people and
their art. The strata of soft porous
limestones Were more or less broken
up by the strong throes of upheaval,
and acted like sieve for the surface
waters, which, charged with vegetable
acids, dissolved for themselves sub
terranean channels leading hither and
thither into the sea. AS consequence.
we rarely find spring or stream of
running water on the surface of the
land in central or northern Yucatan.
Though soil has gradually formed on
the rocky plains. and dense forests
have overspread all, there is every
where present. especially in the dry
season. the suggestion of a waterless
and forbidding desert. But a strange
thing has happened to fit this land for
habitation. AS time passed by, the
roofs OF .ae underground streams
wera perforated in places by the pro-
cess Of disintegration, and, caying in
formed yawning sinks in the bottom
Of which We're pools of darkling water
In the midst of the forest the traveller
comes suddenly upon these cistern-
like pits leading down into the bowels
of the earth Many are irregular in
outline and section, taking the char
acter Of cayerns. but others are so
round and even vailed as to be taken
for works of art They are often 100
feet deep and geo or 300 feet in di.
ameter In some cases one cannot
reach the water without ropes or lad
ders, while in others portions of the
wall have fallen away, making
smooth, steep pathway to the waters
edge. From these unique reservoirs
the ancient inhabitants obtained al
most of their entire water supply"
When the Spaniards came the many
tribes of Yucatan were at war, but they
united against the invader and would
have kept him off that part of the earth
had it not been for his gun and horse.
1t is said that at the time of the in
vasion the Maya tribes numbered O.
OOO,OO persons. They were all over
Yucatan and reached out to the south
and west. Today there are fewer than
100000, probably, of whom 250,O still
speak pure Maya. In the northern
part of the peninsula there is now
half Maya. half Spanish race. but in
the interior the tribes are today as
free as they were 400 years ago. These
hold to the temples of their ancestors,
and defy all corners, white or red, or
half and half Physically they are
short, sturdy and dark, with the gen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
A Nation of Farmers.

The Transyaal is a land of farms.
1t had no other value till gold was dis
covered, and the gold regions are of
small area and nearly all in English
hands. The Beers still farm. These
farms are picturesque. They consist Of
sheep kraals, ostrich farms, Kafiir
huts, where the boys eat and sleep, the
wagon houses, and outbuildings rooted
in zinc, while the dwelling house is
usually a square, red brick building,
with matched roof, fronted by low
brick wall. The walls surrounding the
sheep kraals are made of sod. The av-
erage Boer house consists Of one big
room, into which the front door i'm
mediately opens. 1t is called the sit
kane (sitting-room) which has no
flooring beyond clay, or clay thickly
studded with peach stones, to prevent
the wear and tear Of passing feet, fur
nished with a table, touches and
chairs, seated with rimpis, or strips OF
hide.-New York Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
HIS ONLY COMFORT.
lie Said, Was in Making Up to Resem-
BILE His Dead Wife.


BILE His Dead Wife.
From the toes of the dainty boots
which peeped from beneath a tailor
made skirt to the stylish bonnet
perched upon the head of gray hair,
the prisoner arrested recently by De-
tective Kelly of the Pennsylvania rail-
road in the big waiting-room at Jer-
sey City appeared woman, but when
taken to the First precinct station
house the supposed woman removed
her gray wig and stood revealed a man
of SO years. II have been almost
crazy ever since lost my wife some
years ago, crazy to see her, and the
only comfort have is in dressing and
making up as she used to look" was
all the explanation the prisoner, who
said he was John Jones, So years old,
of Newark, would give 1t was about
IL o'clock when Detective Kelly had
his attention attracted to the supposed
woman by seeing the latter leave the
ladies' parlor. g. netting in the walk
caused the detective to think the sup
posed woman makeup and he start
ed to question her. Receiving no an
swers. he called Policeman Murphy of
the First precinct, and they took their
prisoner to the station-house. There
the latter broke into tears. but still
refused to speak Take off that wig"
ordered Murphy, and when he was
obeyed the partially bald head of an
old man was revealed. Then it was
that the prisoner told Of losing his
wife, and how, with no children, the
Idea of seeing her again had SO grown
on him that time and again he made
himself up as she would appear, then
donned womens clothing and started
away from home Under further ques-
tioning from Inspector Archibald,
Jones (Which he admitted was not his
right name) said he lived in Mont
clair. He said that he was a book
keeper and that he was well connect
ed Every article of clothing worn by
him was female apparel His make
up was excellent. AS he refused to give
any further information he was held.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
Frightening the silver.

New York Evening Post: Silver
that has been stored for the summer
in safe-depcsit vaults is apt to be re.
turned in the autumn in a furnished,
blackened condition. Frequently the
severe rubbing resorted to under these
circumstances Injuries the delicately
frosted surfaces of valuable piece.
In order to avoid this misfortune, as
well as to save considerable time and
labor in the whole operation, fill a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
SCOTCH PRISON FARE.
Porridge or Soup Three Times Day
and No Solid Food.

The commissioners of Scottish pris-
ons appear to be turning their atten-
ton TO a change in the diet of their
prisoners in the direction of larger
quantity and better quality, and they
have just published the report Of DR..
]. Craufurd Dunlop, who has been
making inquiries and experiments in
many Of their establishments. That
the food is capable of improvement
may be judged from the following list
Of weeks meals in Aberdeen prison,
which is a fair sample of others:
Breakfast, porridge every day; din
ners varied for seven days thus,
broth, broth, pea soup, potato SOUP
broth, pea soup, potato soup; suppers,
porridge every evening. At Edinburgh
Dr. Dunlop made careful examination
Of the effect of the diet on various
prisoners, finding that some of them
lost weight, while others remained
steady. He admits that the penal diet
produces abnormal conditions in the
organs Of the prisoner. Broadly. he
considers that the diet for certain
classes of inmates is insufficient and
SO UNMARRIED that its repetition day
after day is likely to inspire them with
disgust. But the conyicts on moder-
ate and severe labor at Peterhead pris-
on he considers to be well fed. Suet
pudding would seem to be unpopular
among long-sentence men, and queer
soup made Of fish trimmings, flour ana
milk is so disliked that a great deal of
what is served is wasted Among the
recommendations of the doctor are the
following: That the system of dieting
according to length of sentence should
be abolished, and that certain extras
should be allowed for prisoners of
more than average size, for nursing
mothers and for growing Juveniles;
also that a time limit should be put on
the application of punishment dieta-
ries. Brooklyn Eagle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
Baiiey's Laxative Tablets Cures Constipa-
ton.

The active principle is cascara sa-
grada, plant found in California.
1t does not do the work for the bowels
but makes the bowels do their own
work. 1t gets the bowels back in the
habit of doing their own work, and
after they have been reused into a
state Of healthy activity, and the liver
and other organs also, they will con-
tinue on without medicine. They
will cure sick headache, billiousness
and liver troubles and constipation
and remove poisonous matter from
the system. Put up in 10 and 20 cent
packages. For sale J. I. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
WAS YUCATAN CRADLE OF RACE?

limo, his children and grandchildren,
all intact. without trace of the inhu-
man feast which was alleged to have
taken place, and this discovery, which
is causing considerable connection
among Italian men of letters, not only
puts an end to a poetic and artistic
fiction, but also discredits the story
that the bones of the count and his
progeny were removed to Florence. In
the course of years fact and gossip are
apt to get mixed up, but If the discov-
cries at Pisa prove authentic many
people will be relieved of nightmare.
while the poetic genius of Dante re-
mains unimpaired.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14

eral characteristics of the red men.
They have two stories of their origin
one that they came over the ocean. or
through it, ages ago, with their hero
god Itzamna, and another that they
came from the west with a warrior god,
also a hero. There are few language
ties between the Mayas and the Aztecs
or other Mexican peoples.ss In culture
they stood at the head Of all the
American tribes; though still barbar-
Gus, they were on the threshold of
civilization. They were the only peo-
pie on the western continent to use
phonetic system of writing. They
made paper of maguey, and three of
their books, all that are known to
have escaped the burning desire of the
priests. are now in European libraries.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
Related Proving

than that OF the Aztecs, as they had
little to do with human sacrifices.
Their priests were intelligent and
powerful. They were good farmers,
good navigators, and understood trade.
They were clever workers in wood,
stone and clay. They did not have
native minerals, but obtained copper,
silver and gold from foreign parts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
ANOTHER LEGEND EXPLODED.

Many persons will be concerned to
hear that the traditional story of
Count Ugolino's cannibalistic repasts
on his two children and two grandchil-
dren stands in danger of being shown
up as nothing more than an artistic
but grim allegory. Readers of the
Inferno" will remember that in the
Tenth circle Dante and Virgil found
Count Ugolino munching the Uranium
Of Archbishop Ruggieri. The legend
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14

large porcelain preserving kettle with
boiling water, add piece OF washing
soda as large as a good-sized egg, and
boil the silver for twenty minutes
After this soda bath, the few discolor-
atoms that remain can be removed In
an instant with a paste made of whit
ing and ammonia, applied with a fan
mel cloth. The silver, after this proc
ess, will look as fresh as when it frs,
came from the dealer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14

IS: "Then hunger did what sorrow
could not do in describing the death
OF the unfortunate Ugolino, and on
these words cannibalistic theory has
been founded.
But recent excavations made in the
monastery of st. Francis at Pisa, of
which the Hunger tower once formed a
part, have disclosed the remains OF
what are supposed to be Count Ugo-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14

and show advanced skill in picto-
graphic and glyptic writing, as well as
fertile imagination. Their calendar
system was highly developed and ac-
curate. Won Humboldt thought it must
have been borrowed from the far east,
but DR.. Brinton believes the Mayas
worked it out for themselves. The
language is cultural. It is more like
English than any other American
tongue Their religion was less cruel
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14

was that the latter, a traitor himself,
caused Ugolino, who was another of
the same, to be bricked up in
the Hunger tower of Pisa. to-
gether with his offspring. and then
dropped the keys of the cell into the
Arno, in order that no help might te
forthcoming to the prisoners.
Hundreds of pictures havs been
painted and countless sopEets have
been written on the supposition that
the unfortunate count prolonged his
own days at the expense of his chill
dren and grandchildren, but it must
be admittes that neither Dante nor
tradition gives direct encouragement to
such an idea. Ali that the Italian says
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14

Mrs. Hicks-Do you have any trouble
in keeping your children clean Mrs.
Wieks Not bit. / don't try.-De.
troit Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
FOUND IN GOVERNORS HOUSE. UxMA14 YucArAN.

Their pottery was the best in America,
and they wove flax SO fine the Span
iards mistook it for silk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
Official DIRECTORY.

A TToRNEYS- BUSHNELL. WATKINS MosEs
Practice in all State and United States
courts. 0itiees over State Bank of Grant Coun-
ty, Lancaster.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-19
TO CHANGE THE POWER
Armours to Replace Steam
With Electricity.

KANSAS CITY. Mo. May Dit
IL probable that within a few months
All 90 thc vast machinery % the Ar
m0ur Paeking house vii be opefat-
81 bg electricity. The company IL Sc
ri0usiy considering the afvisabiiity
% abandoning the steam motive
power. substituting electricity. The
work OF enlarElnR itA old electrical
plant 10 now in progress. and when
completed II viii be one Of the best
in this part % the country, The ca
pacity % the old plant viii be more
than doubled. and ~ experiments TO
be made prove successful. u vii be
Increased sufficiently 10 furnish mo
tive power 70 the entire plant
The company proposes TO frst use
electric power IN running the sleva-
tors and other minor machinery q
The plant. and. II Il gives aatiafac-
ton, then steam viii be abandoned
aifsrethcr In the operation OF the
plant. Assistant Superintendent W.
CarEiIi states that he would not be
surprised II electricity was used eN-
eiusivciy at the plant within less
than a year.
The old electric plant has hereto
fore furnished only illumination at
the packing house. and when the
company decided 10 use electricity
Tor other purposes It was necessary
ta enlarRc the power house. Con-
adorable new machinery has been
ordered. including several large gen
orators.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-19
HAS GIVEN UP
KELLY MOTOR

BOSTON. asss.. May is.-~fsureet
Kinraide. the jamaica Plain inven.
tor. has abandoned all work on the
Kelly motor and will chip back 10
the Keeiy Motor company all the
machines and manuscripts left By
the Philadelphia promoter and In
vsntor. Since the exposure Of the
aHpIssity Of the inventors iabora-
tory Mr.. Kinraide has done work on
the machines. After the death Of
keeiy all % the machinery pertain
ing to the famous motor. together
with the manuscripts left BY him.
were shipped to his laboratory in
Spring Park avenue. Jamaica Plain.
This exposure was considered by Mr..
Kinraide tire greatest breach OF con-
fdsnee on the part Of the men who
made the statement ia public. II
brought him the most unpleasant
kind OF notoristy and soou after he
made up his mind to have nothing
further 10 do With the motor ma
chinery.
When asked II ne believed that
the motor was a fraud. he replied
Il have BY no means arrived at
any such conclusion. hut. under the
circumstances. have determined to
make no further Investigations.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-19
THE YOUNGEST
GLOBE TROTTER

BATAVIA. q. May ta.~Amnnk
ether hsnars 10 which Batavia lays
claim Il that Of having ihe Infant
child ef Me-. and Mrs pr. +, ". Ash
burn as a resident. The child has
just completed trip around the
world. II IL rrd-fsecd infant. aged
, months. nFl Aahburn was station
- 81 Fort Thomas. ny. last vim
ter. and IN January received orders
n leave for Manila. lie with his wife
aui child. left Tor New York on
January ~ they. With Mater General
tsswton. GeseFal Hall and 1919 sol
dlsrs. sailed on the steamer Grant
Ter Manila.
After they arrived AZ Manila u
Was not thoaEht advisable. In view
Of tho situation at Manila. for NO
men 10 81 ashore. Mrs. ANhburn
remained on beard with her chiid
until u was found impnssihtr 70 let
her land. and then decided 10 re-
turn home. she and her Hon arrived
at Ban Francisco on the steamer
Grant last sunday and they viii ar
rive at their hons Ia Batavia to-
morrow night.
The child Was aboard ship 100 days
and holas the record for trip. around
the world by children under the aEe
Of ten months.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-19
THE RED CROSS
STATE CONVENTION

TACOMA. May is.--At the meeting
Of the Red Cross executive COM
mltiee yesterday. the hnal details
we're arranged for the state conven-
ton which IL to be held here on
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday
morning OF next week. The eonven.
ton viii be held NJ the United states
court room IN the chamber Of com
meroe building. and viii be open to
the public. who are cordially invited
to attend.
II Is expected about 10 delegates
will come to Tacoma from various
parts of the state. There are now T.
AUXILIARY organizations ana each one
viii he represented The officers ot
each ~ the auxiliarics and one dole
gate per q members Is qualified 10
vote IN the state assembly.
The officers OF the state Red Cross
are Mrs. John =. Allen or Seattle,
president. Mrs Rotch, Seattle. cor
responding secretary. Miss Marie
Hewitt. Of Tacoma. recording score
tnry, and Miss Sadie Maynard. Of
Tacoma, treasurer All the delegates
viii he received at the train and eHs
corted To the headquarters on the
ourth floor Of the chamber Of com
merce building. The rooms viii be
kept open at all times for the use of
the delegates The reception conn
mittec consists If Mrs. II. NJ. Thorn
as. chairman; Mrs. Addison q. FuH-
ter. Mrs. r. j. Addison and Mrs
Charles McCuthoon The chairman
~ the entertainment committee Is
Mrs. W. a. Bul Mrs. G. .. Bates
will act as chairman OF the music
committee.