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The Coconino sun., 1901-01-12
BY UNKNOWN HANDS.
Mississippi's Great Stone Wall a
 Puzzle to Archaeo logists.
Wonderful and Massive Structure That Has Withstood the RAvages of Many Thousands of Years
 in Claiborne County.

One of the scientific puzzles of the state of Missouri is the "Brandywine Stone Wall" It has long been prob- lem that is yet unsOlved. Some time ago. says the New Orleans Picayune
 Thomas Watson, of Hazelhurst, sent Gov. Longino a pencil drawing of an immense pile of stone in the south eastern portion of Claiborne countye suggesting that the stone might bc utilized in building the new capitol.
 In letter which accompanied the drawing Mir. Watson stated that these stones, piled high on each other, cover an area four miles square. Each stone is six feet long, three feet wide and two feet thick, and they are joined to- gether with an excellent quality of ce- ment. No man knows how they came there. They may have been there fer thousands of years. TAe builders, the Jackson News thinks. were some pre- historic race-it could not be other wise. This structure is supposed to be continuation of the great Chinese wall" which seems o begin below Ray mond, in the southern part of Kinds
The Coconino sun., 1901-01-12

county. and which is traceable through Copiat. It is broad enough to accom- modate two or three wagons abreast. and is one of the wonders of the world.
 Mention of this remarkable exhib- it." says the Hazelton Courier, "has elicited no little comment-in fact. has brought letter to MT. Watson from the warden ofth United States pe eniten- tiary at Leavenworth, Kan, and also a letter to Dr. T. B. Birdsong from an other distinguished source. it being known that the latter some years ago investigated the matter. MT. Watson, however" says the Courier. "has given the subject more patient thought than anyone else. and to him the Courier is indebted for the following interesting facts:
 t'He calls it the 'Brandywine Stone Wall and says this wonderful and massive structure or parts of structure of masonry done in stone. which has withstood the ravages of time for per h'ns many thousands of years. sti'! stands an enduring relic of rre- historic civilization and a knowledge of the art of building not inferior in many to the present day. These stone buildings lie. for the most part, buried in the earth in the southe ast- ern part of Claiborne county, and lying against the Copiah county line. on the slopes overlooking the valley of the Brandywine creek from the west side.
 These walls run from northeast to southwest. They are built of white or grayish white stone of immense size, weighing from two to three tons,
The Coconino sun., 1901-01-12

the earth would relieve tbe minds of the most skeptical of all doubt of it not being the work of the hands of man.
 "In all that is above mentioned in connection with numerous cavings-in of the earth's surface, which repre- sent the existence of underground cav erns. abundant evidence is forrd to bear out the theory of the existence of great buried city in that locality.
 "The information above given is vouched for by other parties who have visited the scene in recent years, and bears out the theory advanced by Mir. Watson. Truly. there is work for the scientist here"
The Coconino sun., 1901-01-12
Photoeraphipm Distant Objects.

Recent improvements in te,ephoto cameras are said to have obviated the old difficulty which required long ex- posures. and have rendered it possible to take pictures with such cameras IS quickly as with those of ordinary cor- struction. The improve has been effected by placing tube. containing positive lens at one end and nega- tive at the other, in front of the ordi- nary lens of the camera.-Youth'sC Com panion. 2.
The Coconino sun., 1901-01-12
Accidents In Iron Mines.

During 1898 there were 226 accidents in 19 mines on the iron range in Minne- sota. resulting in deaths averaging to every l93 employed. During 1899 there were 42l accidents. with the same average rate of fatalities. = Mining Journal.
The Coconino sun., 1901-01-12

King Century xxx. Infant sovereign mounts his throne and all give greet ing. The Nineteenth Century is dead. The Twentieth Century reigns. It is young, vigorous, full of promising life. The nations look forward to it's sway with eager expectation, with hopeful anticipation. Man believes it will bring him fuller control of nature. Woman believes it will give her con lrol of herself PhilanthrOpists hope t will bring universal peace.
The Globe-republican., 1901-03-28
EAST END NOTES

From the spearviIle News. March 21-
We understand that Dick Wood
bury who has been firing on the San
ta Fe has been promoted, and is in
charge of an engineI Good for
Dick.
Miss Katherine Shelly completed
her term of chool in Clark county
last Frid ~ and returned home Sat
urday. AIahlon. and Mss Minnie
drove down after her en- Friday
Wheat is looking very fine and
and there is a large acreage sown.
This applies not only to Ford county,
but all over the state. Old Kansas
promises to turn out another record
breaker.
John SPANS little girl, about
seven years old, was severely bitten
on the arm and leg the other day, by
a dog We understand that the
child is in a serious condition. Mr..
Span is one of the newcomers, near
Oferle.
The TINS of year is again at hand
for trimming up shade trees and we
would caution all against throwing
locust brush in the street. They not
only do not look well, bat are a
source of great danger, as to drive
onto large. thorny brush would
probably cause a runaway.
Miss Mamie Lentz met with a
serious accident the other day in a
very unusual manner. She was un-
buttoning shoe for one of Kossuth
Isreal's children and had a table
fork in her hand when her hand
| slipped, the fork striking in her eye
injuring it SO severely that The DR.
| fears abe will lose it.
The Globe-republican., 1901-03-28
CImarron Township, r. fs. Bonds
Held Void.

From Liberal News. March 2i
In October, 1884. the township boards
of Cimarron and Fargo townships made
a contract with s. s. Ashbaugh, an attor-
ney of Klngman who agreed TO undertake
to cause the $40. GOO co bonds which were
issued by Ciinarron township during The
spring of 1SSS, to the c. X tsa N. raE3way.
declared void. The county Treasurer was
eDjoined from paying, any coupea and
this forced the holders of. the bonds TO
bring suit Which they did. in the Federal
Court at Wichita Judge Hook l,eael the
bonds void for the. reason the election
was called AMI held before the eomnty
had been organized year. Not 5eeiing
satisfied with this decision,. the boltlers
of the bonds appealed the the
United States Court of Appeals where
the matter was argued last December,
and on March 4, 1901, tho Court sffSrmed
the decision OF Judge Hook.
The township is now released of about
S3f 10000 over and. above the amount
paid for attorney fees in thas case. Mr..
Ashbaugh accepted the case 0n con-
tingen fee, except the siain of $500 90 :,
which was advanced by the township.
Mr. Afhbaugh agreed that shomld he win
the suit, the amount advanced wonld he
deducted from the amount agreed upon.
Many persons found, fault with the town
ship for advancing the SOGcO0. and also
made complaint with Il. A Se-ates who
assisted in inducing MIR. Ashbangh TO
come here and take charge of the matter.
Some of the people Thought the action of
the board was some scheme. that the
township was out 5000 and that the peo-
pie would have to pay the bonds and
! coupons. We know that all our citizens
are now glad the township board took
| the steps it did over six years ago.
Attorney S. s. Ashbaugh. who was as
sisted by Attorney Scates. is to be =
graduated fof winning this suit. The
| victory means ENuch for the that
cases of this nature are seldom ever won
| because it is the policy of the courts a nd
! especially she higher courts to uphold
| the validity of all bonds.
The Globe-republican., 1901-03-28

some beans were cooked in the same
kettle The entire party ate of the
beans, and all of them were taken
sick Shay partook sparingly of
them and was able to care for Gene
and his daughter until help arrived
DIR. Hollembeak was called and re
lieved their sufferiags somewhat, and
they are now in fair way to recovery
The Doctor is sure it was poison that
did the work but is unable to ac-
count for it under the circumstances.
It was a close call
The Globe-republican., 1901-03-28
RAILROAD NEWS.


Bob Kissick is at work in telegraph
Office Newton.
Engineer Mac Barnhart, u visiting
friends in the city Mac's hessse is in
Denver
Mrs Ed Babcock, wife of Brakeman
Babcock. is in Okarehe. Ok1s, visiting
her mother.
-Brakeman Babcock hung up "a hos
pitai flag in his back yard w lsst.i, bad tho
desired effect. The boys took, tbs hint
The Santa Fe Hallway with ship no
more coal west The strike-5eiaa:. over ie
is expected that coal twill be Furnished
soon-
j. A CulIom is the fosesnan in
charge of the round hnt,se, .aaa.ing the
temporary absence of !. .B-IIasty, the reg
ular foreman.
The dingy locomotives is.@E cate the
lack of the wiper Only a few passenger
engines ever find confines with the
waste Too much business gives little
time to the cleaning of engines.
John Husser has gene to. Topeka for
medical treatment, and has Been obliged
to give up his work on the road. Mrs
Husser has gone to Topes4> with her has-
band.
1t has become such. sabis for the
boys to jump on moving trains ut the de-
pot, that the road has ordered Dir. Chap
| man to arrest them if he city officers
do not. 1t is time that such work was
stopped.-Garden City herald.
A. A Snideman. travelling auditor
| for the Rock Island, was here Saturday
| He left for Colorado. Springs and Neb-
raska. Qnite coainotlon among the
fair sex while Ssle was here. Hes "a
heart breaker.
A number OF. sentlemen who had not
| the fear of the lax ian. their hearts. swipe1
the tools from tlss Santa Fe tool house at
I-akin one nightlast week and used them
| to pry open the STRONG box in the bank
They did not' take anything but tho
money
Three new dispatchers were installed
in the local ossire this week. Owing to-
the enormous traffic on the Santa Fe, the
division will be divided, three men hand
ling the trains between Coolidge and
Dodge City from La Junta, and three
handling the business between Coolidge
and Canon. Gity-
. The Santa Fe will soon put into SER
vice out of Topeka eight new passenger
engines, laaely built by the Rhode Island
locomotive works. 1t is expected that
these engines will be held out of the pool
, and instead regular men will be assigned
+ to them for the passenger between
, Topeka and Newton and Topeka and
Marcel5ae. They were set up several
! days ago at Fort Madison, Ia, and have
been doing service since then the
Chicago extension. They all ten
wheelers and will prove valuable addf.
ton to .ie motive power.
The Globe-republican., 1901-03-28
April weather for &c Years.

The following data. covering a period of 26
years have been compiled from the weather
Bureau records at Dodge City. kas-. for the
month of August by Geo. t. Todd, OBJ
server:
Mean normal temperature. So
The war1ncst moath was that of 1856, with
average OF co.
The coolest month that of 1875, with
average of As
The highest temperature was 90 on April
G. 1898
The lowest temperature was 137
April 13, 1881.
Average date on which first sskilIing" frost
Average date on which last killing frost
occurred in spring, April 16-
Average precipitation for the month. 1-s3
inches
Average number of days with .c1 of inch
more 6.
The greatest monthly precipitation was
$50 inches In 1896
The least monthly precipitation -o4
inches in 1885,
The greatest amount of precipitation re-
inches on april IL and II, 1896
in any 24 consecutive hours Crecord extend
ing winter of 1884 s. only WAS &c inches
on April 3 and 6, Is95-
cloudy days. 12s cloudy days, s.
south
miles from the north on April &C. 1855
The Globe-republican., 1901-03-28
WHEN YOU PLANT a TREE.
Prune Back the Top, Trim the BrokOn
Roots and Give 1t Plenty of
Good Soil.

From The Woman . Home Com panion-
The failure or success of the young
tree for the first two or three seasons
after planting out depends largely on
how this work Is done. The young
tree as it comes from the nursery
row has been deprived in digging of
probably half its roots, whose office 1T
is to supply nourishment to the top
or to the branches and leaves The
supply thus diminished SO considera-
BILE necessitates u rather severe prun
ing of the top, cutting away
amount proportionate to the amount
of roots or rootlets left behing in dig
giug. This pruning should be done
just before planting the tree, using d
sharp knife. Cut away about three
fourtbs of the top, preserving a
strong center shoot or leader, which
should be cut back we'll. The lower
lateral branches should be left longer
than the upper. which should be
pruned back rather severely. Any
broken or injured roots should also
be pruned SO that the ends will be
smooth
In planting the tree in the ground
set it no deeper than it grew in the
nursery, which depth may be deter
mined by the discoloration Of the
bark at the base. Let the roots rest
on a bed Of we'll loosened soil. Re
place the subsoil or clay, at the bot
tom Of the excavation with top soil
and let the excavation be somewhat
larger than merely necessary to nc
.commodate the roots. Fill in abou
the roots with pulverized soil, using
the hand to perform the work. After
the roots are covered tread the sol
we'll with the feet. All the soil used
for filling should be trodden dowr
firmly. After tree is planted stake
it and tie to the stake, or better
still, make a compact hard mound OF
soil about the base of the tree, te
prevent the wind from whipping i
about. In the spring remove thi
mound. During the first few sea
sons the young tree should be wei
mulched with manure or grass clip
pings winter and snmmer.
The Globe-republican., 1901-03-28
Kiowa and Comanche Opening.

There is to be no racing in the
new Kiowa and Comanche land in
Oklahoma. This much is provided
for in an act Of Congress approved
of the 3rd inst. This new law does
not, however, specify the manner in
which these lands are to be allotted.
Several plans were proposed, but in
the rush of more urgent business,
none of them were adopted Finally
the whole task Of devisipg some plan
to avoid tho usual .erush'' and conse-
quent contests and litigation was left
to the President by the following pro
vision being inserted in the law;
ssThe lands to be opened to settle
ment and entry under the acts of
Congress ratifying said agreements
respectively shall be opened by proc
1amation of the President, and to
avoid the contests and conflicting
claims which have heretofore result
ed from opening similar public lands
to settlement and entry, the Presi-
dents proclamation shall describe
the manner in which these lands may
be settled upon, occupied and entered
by persons entitled thereto under the
acts ratifying said agreements, re
spectively; and no person shall be
permitted to settle upon, occupy or
enter any of said lands except as
prescribed in such proclamation un-
til after the expiration of sixty days
from the time when the same are
opened for settlement and entry"
The best information obtainab1e al
Washington is that these lands will
probably be thrown open to settle
ment about August first.
The Globe-republican., 1901-03-28
STRIKE SETTLED.
Fremont County Miners Accept
Terms of e. F. & 4. SO. and
Mines Will Reopen.

Special to The Denver News
Florence. Colo, March ga rousing
mass meeting of the miners of Fremont
county was held at the Isoekyale town
hall at ? O'Clock this afternoon. The
meeting was for the purpose of hearing
what concessions the Colorado Fuel and
Iron company had to Offer the terms
having been sent froua the Denver offlce
to the Office at the paine at Rockvale-
According to the new terms, the miners
will receive 10. cents per ton of 1000
pounds of mine The terms were
accepted without hesitaney- Under the
old scale miners received 81 per ton of
2,4O0 pounds of lump coal. The strike
was declared ten weeks ago tomorrow.
The company also agreed to give the
miners check weighman, the wages
for whom would be held from the miners
pay by the company. Other minor con-
cessiOns Were made, all of which were at
once accepted
The company further agrees that there
will be no one victinlizeel- fact which is
appreciated by the men. The mine will
resumed without delay. Some time ago
an electric plant was installed ut Bear
&nlch mine and electric drills will be
used for mining instead of the old
method of mining by pick According
TO the new.scale the leaders will receive
95 cents per ton for loading, the men not
to either shoot the coal nor set in a prop
The Globe-republican., 1901-03-28

A merchant who had two stores in
small towns tried experiment. lie
put bargain counter in each store, con-
tanning the same articles at exactly the
same prices. In :he newspaper of one
village he advertised his special sale
counters. In the paper of the ether he
did not. In mouth in the village
where he did not advertise he sold the
S9S4 worth of goods. In the store where
he did advertise he sold the same month
goods amounting to S1723. In COM
menting on the result of the experiment
the merchant says: People who got
the paper with the advertisement would
pass by of the stores and drive for
miles to the other one, for what they
could have gotten at the same price in
my store at their doors. but they did not
know it was there--Sterling Bulletin.
The Globe-republican., 1901-03-28

Interest is taken in a new Kansas law
which authorizes counties to give alb
solute deed to property sold for taxes.
after thRee years. The bill provides that
where property has been sold for taxes
three years the county may go into the
the district court and enforce its lien in
the same manner mortgage. The
property shall be foreclosed, and sold by
the sheriff to the highest bidder to satis-
the claim. The deed given to the prop
erty shall be absolute and be conclusive
evidence of the regularity of all proceed
ings prior to the date of the filing of the
the same for record. 1t is intended to
force the cOllecti on of taxes and prevent
people from allowing their property to
be sold for taxes and invalidate the tax
deed if one has been given. 1t is believed
that the law will result in great benefit
to the counties and all persons owning
property will be more careful about kee p-
ing their taxes paid up.
The Globe-republican., 1901-03-28
GRAY COUNTY NEWS.

From the Cimarron Sentinel, March 81.
Game and Kafir corn seed is go
ing like hot cakes at 60 cents per
bushel on the Cimarron market
&C. T. Vinson sold 32 head of fat
steers to q Kansas City man last
Saturday for $37.75 per head. Al
English also sold 25 head to the same
party, but we did not learn the price
paid.
An expert accountant of ST.
Louis, Mo-, is in correspondence
with interested parties here concern
ing the examination of the county
treasurer's records for several years
back We understand that he will
make the examination for a certain
per cent of the money which may be
found to be due to the county as a
result of his work, such amount not
to include any balance due from the
state.
The large pump at the Santa Fe
pumping station, or perhaps we
should say the water in the well, is a
sure and never failing weather barom-
eter, the pump indicating the ap-
preaching of storm by throwing up
merky or muddy water. When the
muddy water begins to flow it is n
cinch bet that it will storm within
twenty-four hours. Geo. Wallace,
manager of this department of the
weather bureau service, predicted
Mondays storm on Sunday, and lie
/ has not missed it in single instance
this winter. Here is something fo1
/ the wise heads to ponder over.
Mike Sutton of Dodge City. who
still has tail hold on the office Of
sas, was in Cimarron last Saturday
on legal business, accompanied By
his son, Stuart. Notwithstanding
the official gang plank is already be
ing suspended in mid air in readiness
for him to do the grand walk act hs
is the same genial, jolly old Mike
and will long live in the hearts of the
people of western Kansas. He lined
up on the wrong side of the politica
battle-feld-that's all-and will bs
cast into outer darkness for a spell
'Tis sad-but such is life and poll
tics
Gene Hall, his daughter Vera
and Frank Shay, had a narrow es
cape from death by poisoning a few
days ago. On last Friday a hog
head was cooked in a kettle that hac
been in use around the house 70
years. A few slices of meat put tw,
or three dogs to sleep to wake n
more On the following Tuesda,
The Globe-republican., 1901-03-28

@. @. Chandler last week added
another bank to his string by pur-
chasing the State Bank of Hazelton-
The officers of the bank are c. @.
Chandler, president; J. S. Runyan,
vice president; L. w Fullerton,
cashier. Mr. Fullerton has been con-
nected with the bank for some time
Claude Beatty will be retained as
book keeper. This is one of tie
best little banks in the southwest, the
deposits running from fifty to sixty
thousand dollars. It was owned by
Fisher Brothers of Pennsylvania
Medicine Lodge Cresset.
The Globe-republican., 1901-03-28

The wheat prospects are simply
grand. In driving through the
country we have noticed the wheat
fields on both sides of the river and
there never was a finer crop outlook.
Of course. everything depends on the
weather of the next three months,
but if it is anyway half favorable,
Barton county viii come up sn niling
again this year with another 5000, 900
bushel erop.-Great Bend Register.
The Globe-republican., 1901-03-28
The north side school house in Garden

The north side school house in Garden
City caught fire and burned up at day
light, Thursday last The building con-
tanned eight rooms. was built in 1855.
and cost SIG, 900. An insurance of 5000
was upon this building. The Herald
says: When the fire was first discovered
just before daylight. flames were coming
out of the chimney and some ventilators
the west side of the building A few
minutes after the fireunen arrived there
quite heavy explosion in the building
which blew the windows in the
southwest corner, ard forced open the
doors to the Vestibule. It is not known
what caused the explosion but it is sup
posed 20 have been caused by hot air or
gas that escap ped from hot blast stove
The school library, n portion of Prof.
Wheeler's private library, piano, most
of the scholars books, the records of all
the city schools and the furniture is a
total loss. The Imprint says: 1t seems
that the fire had its origin in the base
ment in the northwest corner, from spon-
taneous combustion.