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found a man who was willing to do
the William Tell act" to help him
make good his assertion.
When Mr.. Phasey came to the bar
racks and was told of the sergeant's
boast, he Immediately sent for the
man and promised to provide the
head ani coin for the experiment.
The entire company gathered to see
the thing done, and preparations were
made to take care of the bandmaster
in case Page should clip off a slice of
his head
Sergt. Page barred his arm. placed
Mr.. Phasey in an erect position with
a ten-cent piece on the very top of
his head, stepped back about five feet,
and began the "one-two" exercise.
"He slashed backward and forward
in long sweeps with his heavy weapon"
SAYS Mr.. Phasey, leach stroke coming
closer. until the wind of the blade
raised my hair each time. Finally he
stepped a bit closer. and with a slant
ing downward stroke struck the coin
cleanly and sent it spinning across the
barracks.
'The sergeant said afterward that
he wouldn't repeat it for G1OO. But I
have a testimonial telling that I am
the most foolhardy idiot that ever Wis
tied the cavalry barracks"
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A GREAT MONUMENT.
The HierOglyphic Stairway Found
at COpan, Honduras.
Finest Specimen OF Aboriginal Amer
lean Architecture in Existence
lis Beauty Is "A Puzzle to
ArchReOIOgists.

The remarkable hieroglyphic stair
way at COpan, in Honduras, not far
from the boundary of Guatemala. is in
many ways the most important and in
terestlng monument of aboriginal
American architecture that has ever
been brought to light by the excava-
mons OF the archaeOlOgist. Ten years
ago 1t was practically unknown, but
since then it has been uncovered and
studied as whole by the various CO.
pan expeditions of the Peabody mu-
scum of American archaeology and
ethnolOgy at Harvard, under the di-
rection of George B. Gordon, whose
elaborate report on the discovery and
restoration of the stairway-just is
sued TO subscribers by the museum au-
thOrities-affOrds much incidental in
formation concerning a memorable
prehistoric civilization that may prove
to be older than even the Assyrian or
the Egyptian-that of the ancient
Maya people which once dwelt in the
plains and valleys of Central Amer
lea.
How many hundreds-or thousands
of years old the hieroglyphic stair
way really is. even the archaeolOgist
hardly ventures to guess. It is a prin-
cipal feature of the ruined acropolis
Of what is known to be one of the most
ancient cities on the American con-
tinent, the annals of which, however.
were no more than a shadowy legend
even when the Spaniards came to
Mexico; and in spite of the fact that
the steps of the stairway carry, craven
in series of picture characters or
hierOglyphics, what is apparently
some kind of a continuous chronology
ioal record, these 'glyps" are still, for
the most part, quite undecipherable,
and the record which they contain is
as yet little more than an archaeoIog-
ical puzzle-thOugh to solve it might
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moonshiners had hidden the worm
and still too securely for the search
ers to find them.
Nothing more was heard of the
gang until JEFF Cundiff got informa-
ton that the outfit was located on
Bic Meeting creek, four miles north
of Big Clifty. Maj. Hancock left
town Monday afternoon at 4:3O
o'clock for Big Clifty. JEFF Cundiff
met him with five possemen. The
party left Big Clifty at 1890 o'clock
Monday night. going north. 1t was
about midnight when they came in
to the neighborhood Of the still.
Creeping as close as they could by
taking advantage of the ground the
officers from a distance of 25 feet
watched the sinners at work. There
were three of them, and they were
Just preparing to stop for the night.
Hancock and Cundiff crept up TO Is
feet. and then suddenly stepping out
into the light with their pistols drawn.
surrender in the name of the gov
ernment!"
Two moonshiners jumped back into
the shadow of the cliff, the third
leaped sidewise and crouched behind
the worm. And then three shots
rang out together. 4 bullet scared
Mai. Hancock's face. spinning him
around.
jeff Cundiff's pistol had already be-
gun to work. As the old soldier
straightened his hand went up and
his 44-caliber Colt spoke out, with
the deputy's gun. The two were
standing straight up in the freight,
plain marks themselves, and with
only the flashes Of their antagonists
pistols to shoot at. For 4 minute it
was like the sound Of a cOrpOraPs
squad firing at viii, then the two
moonshiners who had jumped back
against the cliff broke away and ran
down stream.
The boy crouching behind the
worm only took more careful aim at
the officers. In another instant the
firing was over, the boy was dead
The men who had run brushed past
the guards on the lower path, taking
pot shot as they ran past, and es-
raped.
Mai. Hancock and JEFF Cundif ex-
amined the Young man who had
fallen. Fe was dead, with a bullet
hole through the lower part of his
head. Both recognized him as Asa
Humble. one of the men for whom
they were searching Next, while
some Of the posse laid him out as de-
Gently as they could others destroyed
the still.
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well mean the opening up of a chapter
Of history as romantic as it is mys-
terious.
At one end of the main structure of
Copan, as the acropOlis of the city is
called, a broad pyramid, which at one
time was crowned by some public
buiding-a temple or palace-rises to
a height Of about s5 feet. On the
western slope of this pyramid is the
bieroglyphic stairway, originally af
fording access from a square or plaza
below to the temple above and a gys-
TEN Of terraced courts beyond At
some time in the past, however, land
slide swept away the symmetry of
two large faces of the pyramid and
brought down the upper steps Of the
great staircase in an almost indistin-
guishabIe mass of debris which com
pletelv buried the lower stairs, so that
when Mr.. Gordon first visited Copan
the whole plan Of the stairway was en-
tirelv obliterated, and the pyramid it.
self was little more than an OvergrOwn
mound of earth and broken stones.
Four entire seasons were required
to bring something like order out of
this chaos. From so to 100 labOrers
were at one time constantly employed,
and the fragments which were re-
moved covered an acre of ground.
Every important fragment was care
fully nodded, and the molds shipped
TO Cambridge in order that some day
q restoration of the whole staircase
NAV be made and set up in the Peabody
museum. Only Is of the 40 or so up
per steps which went down in the land
slide retained in any degree their iden-
titv or their relative positions, how
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ing in a dark corner. The next instant

inc in dark corner. The next instant
2 snake made for her.
Selling a broom handle which lay
by the stairs, the woman defended her
self from the attack of the snake. At
the same time she tried to strike the
reptile with her club, but the snake
was too quick for her.
Finally. after struggle Of nearly an
hour. she drove the reptile into a cor
ner and killed it with the club.
The reptile proved TO be a water
snake about three feet in length. How
If got into the cellar is not known.
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FIGHT FOR LIBERTY
Three MOOnShiners Trapped by In
ternal Revenue Men.
The story of "A Typical Meeting OF
Officers of the Government and
Illicit DistiIIers-EXcitinE
Midnight Battle.

Standing out in the freight, plain
marks for the antagonists, Internal
Revenue Agent r. A. Hancock and
Special Deputy jeff Cundiff fought
three hidden moonshiners and killed
one, says the Louisville COurier-Jour-
nal. The exciting midnight battle
took place on Big Meeting creek, in
Hordin county. Asa Humble, a
young fellow just 81, fell because
he wouldn't run. After the fight
they found him with two empty
chambers in his pistol and the
weapon half-cocked. Maj. Hancock
bears an ugly red welt on his face,
where a bullet scraped the cheek.
Asa Humble was one of a gang
that has been making "moonshine"
in that vicinity for some time. A few
weeks ago Mai. Hancock and JEFF
!unditf thought they had located the
still. 1t was in a cave that opened
out from the bottom of a sink-hOle
within a few yards of the county
road. To enter the cave meant al
most certain death, but Maj. Han
cock and Cundiff determined to try.
They crept out one dark night and
dropped down into the hole. Just
the length of Ulan's leg down in
the hole was ladder that dropped
away into darkness. Without light
and silently as possible. the two men
climbed down the ladder into the un-
explored cave, not knowing what
might be awaiting them. Once in
the cave, they used dark lanterns. 1t
so happened that the n+Oonshiners
were not there, so the officers, after
exploring the cave, noting the NOON
sinners plans for defense and Sc
curing evidence to show who were
members of the gang, crept away
without disturbing anything. The
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Heard Lords Prayer.

# Hetty Williams, of Fort Scott,
Kan. could have repeated the Lords
PRAYER she might have had one year
less TO serve in prison-but she
couldn't. She confessed She never
had even heard she prayer. She is a
dashing and rather pretty young
woman Of the frontier who has been
convicted of horse stealing The eyi-
deuce showed she was a professional,
The court. moved by her youth, after
having sentenced her to five years in
the peuitentfary, offered TO reduce
the term of four years if she would
repeat the Lords prayer as an indi-
cation that there was good ground
in her heart in which to start crop
of reform. Hetty owned up frankly
she didn't know a word Of it. She
viii serve five years.
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uedeehog Kills "A viper.

A resident at Versailles, NJ. Guignet.
sends 10 Nature vivid account OF a
duel he saw between a hedgehog and q
viper. The two enemies knew very well
AT first sight who was who, and eyed
each other as if they knew moment =
inattention would he fatal. The viper
was the first TO get tired of gazing and
it began to glide away. Just then the
hedgehog rushed for the yiper's tail,
and having nailed il fast with his teeth.
il rolled itself mp, The hedgehog was
very careful. however, not TO cut the
tail off. The viper curled back. and
delivered furious assaults on its ag-
gressor. wrestling and rolling with the
curled-up hedgehog all over the place.
At length the snake, wounded ina hun
dred places, died. The hedgehog be
gan its repast on the tail of its victim,
and was careful not 10 eat the head.
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BANDMASTER HAD NERVE.
Allowed AK Expert Sw0rasman 10
Cut n Small silver Coin on
the Top of His Head.

How would you like to take a chance
al having a cavalryman cut a ten-cent
piece off the top of your head with a
sword?
Handle Y. Phasey, the English band
master, was willing. and lad a letter
from a cavalryman stationed at Win
nipeg, Man, to show for it.
Sergt. Page was admitted 20 be the
most expert swordsman in the cavalry
barracks, and had ofren boasted that
in the ''One-two" sword exercise he
could cut a coin off the head of mans
head without brushing a hair.
But until Mr.. Phasey came along
with Dan Godfrey's band he had not
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WOMAN FIGHTS SNAKE.
Kills Reptile in Cellar After an Ex-
citing Experience Lasting Near
Iy Whole Hour.

A woman fought with a snake in
dark cellar for nearly an hour in Phil
adelphia. The contest ended with the
death of the reptile.
Mrs. George H. Smith, who lives at
jackson and Bridge streets. Frankfort,
went into the cellar of her home to
get some coal. She was just about
to go upstairs when she heard a hiss
inc sound, and. turning in the direc-
ton of the noise, saw two eyes gleam-
The Washington bee., 1902-06-07
Catholics inY. NJ. c. A.

There is a movement in the Roman
Catholic church toward the general
organization Of associations similar to
the Y. VI. c. \. This is not altogether
a new movement, for Catholics have
had such associations for years, which
have been social. athletic and frater-
nal. with occasional religious ad-
dresses. But. says Association Men. it
will not be until the young men Of that
skurch shall be moved with the same
spirft and enthusiasm for the spiritual
welfare Of young men that the orgaIi-
zation viii attain the measure Of sue
cess and influence for good that its
griginators desire.
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NaturaIism Among Amateurs.

The little daughter Of New York
family, who is in school near Washing
ton. wrote home describing some anna
teur theatricals the pupils had. and
the letter contained the information
that Susie Jackson played the part
of a peasant woman. She was very
for she wiped her lips with
as ta5Isc!5tl4''
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and, packing his belongings on its
back, started for his new field. He
took with him the firms sign, think
ing that with a little fresh paint and
some erasure it might be made to do
duty all over again. When he reached
his destination group Of miners gath
cred TO welcome him. All eyes were
fixed on the sign. For a moment no
one spoke, and then one grizzled vet
eran drawled: Say. young felIer,
which of you all is Ed?"
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when the Kaiser Gets Mad.

Emperor William Of Germany speaks
six languages huently, but when he is
angry. and adorns his conversation
with profane expletives, HIS terrified
listeners think he is speaking in sR
languages all at once.
H~~EruEaz~S EsEgzEzz
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Attentire RihIe Reader.

From early youth Ambrose ). Ottey.
Of Cecil county, Nd, has been an at
+entfva reader OF the Bible He has
read il from beginning TO end III times
and informs us that it contains 1,lsS
chapters. 31.19S verses, 1862 words
and 3.5G6. $50 letters.
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b. Rarher shon. IndIn.

There are no barber shops in India.
but plenty of BARRIERS. They visirtheir
customers, and do their work at the
homes of the latter. For daily service
they receive from each patron about
IS cents a month. 4 single shave costs
about one cent and a hair-cutting
three cents.
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was duly swung TO the breezes. Busi-
ness was bad, however, and Ed" de-
cided To move TO neighhOrinP local
ity where silver had been found and
where the general prospect was i'm
proving daily. So he bought a donkey,
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A LEADING QUESTION.
II Was Asked of Senator WoIcOtt
Soon After He Had Landed in
the WOoIIy West.

At the outset Of his careed Senator
Edward 0. WalcOtt. of Colorado, es-
tablished a law and real estate Of
fee in Georgetown. Being in partner
ship with member of his family,
sign reading thus:
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aErUs9 AOu-9~'
L.- .-ar and Justice be your guide
L.. .5..-r as.. -.,I rha, your occupation is
ro.s-. .,gr intended is quite
Reascaa' Teis everything that IS
ase1 No, should notlbe 50 , quick nick
E. a. a. Always think twice before
yo1 9.,'. 5.I.n dress aashy it givssyOu bad
's2-.5..'T Ia w, should take time and
u-=re 10 your friends
"--., Fs-..aaa is vulgar in any one
r.,... ,,ar company especially
81 s'.--. r.. .rz away from home.
o..... q slight effort would COD
.N... N--.. that all love IS not unreqGiT-
VIZ. .- .r--. Cd nd enjoys the granaii-
S-r-rre of d s.lyery lining
...r walks be all sunshine
"a Ls. r-. worth living for, when
,I.r4 .-..- is always q confusion.
,....r display Of affection is not
.-Ha.t..E.n .r wen bred people.
~..-. m. genius of life like the
os~.r. ms ... energy and industry.
r keep vour lips closed and
-..-. ... know your ignorance.
c-..r.- not the proper thing for
.r-#... hold man. $ h2t and coat
... @.--. ..urrh services. Men
..r...- -..-to know they have
r.r.. ... lap To-. their own.
rr . should not disappoint
v..-.... ...... be your bond.
a.a.. lang. o-.rays d vacant mind,
nLGa.-.oa listener and a slow
.a.s=.
Dm.....- about other peoples
business
Meth. ..-. who weds for pro-
f.s.. ... aeds TO her souow. 20
Amers person is not worthy Of
bis SHIRE
SHThns well and do nothing
.ha.HI. cause suspicion.
D5voar duty and follow the. rules
uml-s.rg.
EC.R- grateful to those who are
yo-r friends
A Acou-eHel man lmagines that he
.s,u-ht more than the man OF
good sense.
Speak we. of your neighbors.
The world aull of talkative girls.
Taeman who speaks i'll of any wo-
man H..lou, cause, IS UNFIT for SOCI-
s.r.
Never be mgrateful neither should
you .e.ray g..r .reuds.
Ars..a. g.r. is a benefit to any bus
lt,..
Ia. -.d aaa gaeerishe5 taste vii
Ce..-.g attract
Wr+amran-s ailro thank those
Bay ass.sru-.
1"a &uat imagine that you
'aa. every thing you see.
Ia-aas .o hold your friends is to
yya.t' ....u.
Fa.es DON'T imagine that you
@r.e..E ... sNe I because you are
".. 'o. -...els motive behind H..
Never o..ga.e yourseIfto any one.
'0- may E-sregu some day.
j.. You dress we'll gou will cause com
T. T-,-. " l.u ouuI d comment will
ell -erusaag.
An homes. g.as Jewel.
5ePo.ae. discreet and amiable.
81 Change. person usually han
'.'> HE n-.aoar-.rssly.
o. D. TIE. the truth sometimes.
-... s' ... SNOW when you are tell
Suspicion aaants the guilty mind.
-. ..s.a. gou know.
~ should be independent. She
.,.. ..-... -eg. one mans company
b ....a Of others, except she
e.. ."t be couCeited Meth
Die -ue that you are ad-
.... looks. Girls are often
-,.- ... themselves but dis
G-... #.. never dIsObey YOU
. .r disregard your ad
,.... ...s i've TO : lease and
rarsou is The one who
...ls own good traits.
- is the hardest work
.....s person.
e.. .... cd man or woman puff
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Is'I ''''I''I I'tIlss1 assIssIssIssss .
Ed. WOlcott q Bro.
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nutternies In the Arctirs.

Mountain climbers often find butter
flies lying frozen Oh the snow, and -
brittle that they break unless they ara
carefully handled. Such frozen but
terfies, on being taken to a warmss
temperature, revive and fly away. Sir
species of butterflies have been fOUn1
within q few hundred miles OF EA@,
north pole.
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ATTENTION La 5
Hair RestOrer.-

All VINO are dersirous Of having
a beautiful suit Of hair, or if your
halr is falling out, you should get
a bottle of HairOline, better known
as the Renowned Hair Restorer
Oriental Complexion Gre m 40
cures all skin diseases and makes
the skin like velvet. Price, 25e to
75c per bottle.
Treatment of the Skin and
Scalp,
STRENGTHENING 4 SPECIALITY.
All kinds Of implements anu
toilet articles for sale.
1904 4th Street Northwest.
Agency st THE BEE Office.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-04-19
the COMING BALL.

The Odd Fellows ball TO be given FRI
day evening, April %, promises to be an
enjoyable occasion. as great pains have been
taken TO make it . social success. April &c,
the anniversary Of the founding of this
Order. is always celebrated with special
festivities. and this year they hope to honor
the day 10 . manner BETTING the occasion
in every particular. The Committee Of Ar
engagements selected from the three Lodges
giving the ball will use their best efforts to
make the occasion one long to be remem-
bersd in Eureka. and they assure ell who
attend this SD anniversary ball q good
time.
The Committee has arranged with the
Brown Hotel 70 serve supper to all those
attending ths ball. and the hotel manage
msns 10 already planning to feast q large
crowd. Especial pains will be taken to
serve an elegant repsst on this occasion.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-04-19

On Friday evening, April IL, 1902. . sur.
prise party was given Mr.. Bert Moorish At
the residence Of Mrs. ]. Nicholas at Ruby
Hill. Besides the usual number Of young
people from that town several Eurekans
also attended. The evening was very pleas
sntly spent in games, chsrsdes. etc., and at
a late hour, after assuring the hostess Of the
pleasant time had, oil departed for home.
Those who attended were as follows: Misses
Mildred Moyle. Irene Moorish, Ethel
Quick, Rebecca Eocles. Clara Moyle. Lou
Williams, Jennie Gregovich. Amy Rosevesr,
Rose Ivy, Amy Ford. and Messrs. VIM.
Moorish, Joe Arthur, Harry Frey. Joe Bry-
ant, Byron Moorish, Will Frey. Tom
Hooper. Sam Hoskin, Tom Kitchen, Bert
Moorish. Dslbsrs Broy. James Ford. VIM.
McGarry, Wendell Jones. VIM. Walker.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-04-19
PROF.. ORvIs RING VISITS EUREKA

Prof. Orvis Ring, State Superintendent Of
Public instruction, arrived in Eureka Wednss-
day and will remain until Saturday. visiting
the schools of Eureka, Ruby Hill and Prospect.
Professor Ring is making q tour of al the
principal schools Of the State in accordance
with the requirements of his Office q State
Superintendent.
The schools in several Of the larger towns
along the Central Pacific railroad In Nevada
have been considerably broken up this Spring
on account Of measles, scarlet fever and
smallpox, and for this reason. in connection
with other circumstances, the proposed Teach.
ers' Institute at Elko viii be postponed until
Fall.
There are at present about $40 teachers en-
ployed in the State, and something over 5000
pupils enrolled, and the terms Of the various
schools vary in length from two to ten
months.
Professor Ring has made several visits to
Eureka and has been connected with the
schools Of the State in various positions for
nearly forty years. On Thursday Governor
Sadler accompanied Superintendent Ring to
the schools of Ruby Hill and Eureka and
made short addresses in all the departments.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-04-19
BETTER PRICE FOR MErALs.

The American Smelling and Refining
C~ompsny's new plant at Salt Make City
will be started up about May l. The
smelter has cost more than 81, 900. 900. The
president Of the company. Simon Guggen-
helm, is Of the opinion that the coming IL
months will see . great improvement in the
market price and the demand for ell metals.
He says:
1.-THE outlook for silver, / think, has i'm
proved because the prospect Of passing the
Philippine coinage bill is good. The meas
ure will provide . new market for the metal
and will, l think, materially Affect the price.
Just what price may be reached l I'm not
prepared to say.
1.-THE lead situation is more ~roseste. This
is caused by the prosperity ell over the
country. The farmers are painting their
houses and that means the consumption Of
an immense amount Of lead used in making
white lead. Then the great amount of con-
strucsion work which is being done all over
the country will require . corresponding
amount Of lead pipe. l believe that the
market for that metal will be much i'm.
proved"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-04-19
COUNTY Ds AMI SIGN BOARDS

Upon receiving the final report Of the
Grand Jury Last week, Judge Jones ordered
County Clerk Hoegh to inform the County
Commissioners OF the recommendations
made in the Jury's report regarding the
condition Of certain county roads, and the
placing Of additional sign boards on certain
roads.
The Commissioners informed the Clerk
that men had been put to work on the New
ark. Pinto. Diamond and Ruby Hill roads
3 week previous to the report Of the Grand
Jury. They state that the Goodwin Canyon
road had never been considered q county
road, although they had allowed small sums
for lie repair when there were surplus
funds on hand. Referring to the sign
boards asked for by the Grand Jury. the
Commissioners state that ever since the
passage Of the law seven years ago they
have always been ready, and are now. to
furnish sign boards and have them put up
in any part Of the county upon a proper
showing being made.