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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1902-11-23
pie S%6ulmam(eG.

Sic ging gum eriten Mtal bur9 i9r
reues QnfpeIen. SS6r Mann mar auf's
SeI0 qefa6ren nit benz S4ptegerDater
nQ9 8riinfutter. Sic mar gang uQein.
Nus ben StGuen f4a1te ounn uno
mann bas Dumpfe, bebaglt4e 8riiaen
Der aii6e. Sell unb nurm lag Die
@onne uuf benz Itattli6en 9ofe, ben bic
neuen 8ebGube auf alien Seiten ctnz
fuBten. 9as Mobn6au8 mar erit gang
bor &ur8em fertig getporOen, eben jeBt
bor Der 6o65eit. 9eitern paren fie elm
ee3ogen. 9erabeDegs bon Der alien
Seimatb Der tDaren ie nit eigenem
6u6rpert gefabren ; flint @tuno:n
Weges. Sic bate als 8rdut etnndl
Die Rebe gebro9t auf cine 9o33ettSz
retie. 9d bate ibr fiinftiger S4Dtez
~gerbater, Der Ionit tein iibler Munn BON
Gbarutter mar, nit elmer Dirt Dumpfen
8nurrens geiagt : nSol4e Raupsn
nimm Dir nur aus Dem &Opf 9uS
lit mas fir 6erri4aften, uber ni4t fir
8auersleute !" Sic mar iebr roth gez
ppr0en unD bate betreten gei9ptegen.
Nun itanb iie ba auf ibrem eigenen
6ofe, beQ BON Der Sonne beI6tenen.
Inn tire 6iBe itri9 Elm &dB4en nit
IeiIem Miauen. Sben in Der bluuen
2lft tummelten ft4 nit raul 9en0em
Tliigef9lag Die peiBen 3auben. = Sic
mar cine feline @eitalt, f6Dn unb 3ierz
lid getpa9fen. SEPT bob fie bus &C.
ft6t ; Elm paar groBe, buntle, leuG>
tenoe 4ugen bliften aufpdrts.
% Soft !" iagte fe Ieiie, unb ttef
bob uno Ientte ii6 ibre 8rut. LIMB
bier ION i4 fein, INNER ietn ? limb bier
mein Qeben berbGmmern dIein -? @dr3
auein 2" sic bate Die 6Gnbe ineinanz
Der geI9Iagen. sic 3eugten BON Or
belt !; aber fe tparen uuffGuig tlsin uno
tpobGgeformt.
8ie fam bieIe CARTE, feline GrI4eiz
rung bier auf ben 8auernbof al5 iunge
6errin ?
@ie mar Elm 9flegefinb. Sn gang
friiber Sugsn0 maj fie Don benen, bic
lie @ltern nannte, aufz unb angenomz
men norbeu. Warum, bas pubte tetz
ner mebr. 2luBer i6r mar Elm re4ter
Sobn in Der Samtlie gepeien; Elm
bierf9r0tiger, berber 8eieQe, Der ibr
ME febr freunblt9 begegnet mar. Die
uprin3eB" bate er iie oft genunnt,
neil fie 10 gang anbers par tpie bic
8uuerntinbsr Ionit. 4ber f9le9t Be-
6dnbelt bate er tie aud ni4t. 9a5u
bate er gu Diel Qngit bor Dem Batter,
Der Die tleine Jrembe nit elmer Dirt
adrtIi9er &iiffi9t umgab. So NOR es
Diele Sabre g~egungen. 9einri4 mar
f6on t~pnfirmirt unb emma fpqte ton=
firmirt perben. sic ging nit benz
gater Our4 bic iunge, frO6li4 iPriez
Benbe Saat.
.Gaa' NAL, emma" bate Der Batter
na6 lanqem S9peigen ~begpnneu,
mas m16teIt 9u pOhl Derben?"
" sic bate %erftaunt bas 9eTi9t ge6oz
ben: n@erOen?" bate lie gefugt, unb
TIN nit ben grOBen 4ugen ungeidaut;
,perben2 Soq i9 benin ni9t auf Dem
9pf ~bleiben?".
Sein 4uge mar an ibrer 9eftaGt
binuntergeglitten: r8it pobt ni4t
Hart genug CUR 9ofarbeit," bate er
ni9t RnfysuR0li4 gdast; n3dtteE 9uI
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1902-11-23

Sd aber f9miebete peiter. Nus ben
b%erbiinnten, sOlbenen &reis9en quplz
len tpieber in langen S9niiren groBe
9brGnen 6erbor, bic bic ganse @tubs
nit folaigem, bitterem @afer erfiinten.
&us ibnen beraus erf9tenen blei9e, abz
gemugerte Geitalten, tpel9e leife ein
ftines, tpe6miitbiges Qieb murmelten.
S6re Stimmen tpurben INNER sarter,
Die @eitalten INNER me6r perI6leiert
Bis audi fte in einem S6rdnenItrpm in
benz 8pben berfanten.
limb i9 f9miebete t%peiter, Big uuF
benz QmboB nur cine groBe, biinne
9ldtte @olbbIe6 5uriidblieb. 0urals
quouen gar5e @tr0me 8lut in Die
90be empor, bic i'm 6erabflieBen
bic S6miebe nit elmer biden @6idt
bebedten. Cine LANCE 3eibe bon 2ei6z
namen fam gum @orf9ein; ie 6atten
ale pffene Wunben unb perI6lofene
9ebeimnife in ben @eIidtern.
Sd aber bOrte in meiner Qrbeit ni6t
auf. Die golbige platte purbe gu ctz
ner breiten unb 5arten Mafe, bic Ipcz
Der SbrGnen nod 8Iut entbielt, Q6er
nod INNER Elm bumpfes St0bncn,
nebmiit6iges &lagen unb ~frompf6Lfz
tes @9Iu45en ert0nen GieB. &m @nbe
lieB audi bas na6 unb in Der Stlt6e
erI9ou Der refine Son bes eblen Nez
td1s, tpel9en bic Ndtur ibm 3ur SecIe
i6uf.
SeBt erft bielt i9 inne. Miibe unp
obgefpannt mari i9 ben 6ammcr lpcs,
nabm BON Nmbos bic, mic elm @pinnz
gepebe, carte PGatte berab, bano tie
Inn meinen 9ut uno berlieB Die
@9miebe. Die @onne mari lire
@trablen baruuf, bic in einem Silent
tenben Qt9te e%rglii6ten. unb uls mid
bag 8olt in bieiem bltnfenben 6ein
erblifte, f4rie e5 Dor 6rcube Iaut
cuff"
On einem groBen Slide bes @olfs=
bauies itBen 20 junge MGb9en BEL Der
Qrbeit. Sic i4neiben nit elmer
S9eere gan5 feline freisf0rmigeStiidz
den aus benz @olbble9 aus unD f9iez
ben tie unter bic S9uppen zines ftz
benben Babies, ben man aus eil1am
8aItn bergebra9t bat. @ie gIei6ei(>
tt9 unb rubig bic MGO4en ieBt i9rc
Qr6eit berrt9ten!
Sn 8egleitung elmer 3d6lloi en- Mcuz
16cnmenge trugen bann bic 8orgeIegz
ten ben Slid gum Meere unb parFen
Jpn BON einem &abn in Die Slutbcn
9inab. SIN leBten Qugenblid blin3eltc
CT nod nit ben golbig i9iGernoen
@4uppea unb peri4pano in ben Sic
fen.
@o purbe bic IeBte @eIbmiin3e Gus
Der 0elt geI6afft.
Die am ufer @%tebenben at6metcn
erlet4tert auf al5 pb fie BON cinem
4l6 befrett porben nGren. Die BE-
fi9ter er6elten Ii9, aus ibren 8prz
ten ftr0mte pieber 6er3li9teit.
On Der Spite beS beimte6ren5cn
Bottles ging bas f90ne MGb6en am
Qrm beS SiingGings.
n2iebit bu mid, 4rios?" fragte iie
i'm.
,So, i6 licbe bi6!"
LIMB BAIT bic Meni3en ltcb?"
nSu, i4 babe fie lieb."
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1902-11-23
6 e hr b !.

vSeben sic, ba bin i'd eisen. 8enn
es fi9 einmul trifft, baB i9 etpas
DUMMIES fuge, 70 pflese i4 tets mid
felbit suerft dus5ulu4en!"
Nber, Serr 9edle, ba miiFen Sic
ia bas Iuftisfte 2eben bon Der Melt
fIbreni!""
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1902-11-23
6 6Gtr m m.

a.: rSbre 5rau 1T iebr eebilbet!
Sd CLAUDE, bic fam iiber t%aufenb &C.
genftGnbe fpre9en!"
g.: ga -. Qeufaenb) Ieiber t6ut
,fie's auh!"s
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1902-10-24
PRAIRIE DOGS.
Methods Found Best In DESTROYING
Them at the Kansas Station.

Methods Found Best In DESTROYING
Them at the Kansas Station.
The net result Of the experiments
thus far is that we have found nothing
more effective than carbon bisulphide
or cheaper than strychnine poison.
A tablespoonful of carbon bisulphidc
placed upon some absorbent material
as cotton, dry horse manure or q piece
of corncob. and rolled down the prairie
dog burrows is effective in killing the
animals. 1t is best Immediately to
cover the hole with q sod and stamp
down firmly.
l found by experiment that four
parts of gasoline mixed with one part
of carbon bisulphide is about as eff.
fective as the carbon bisulphide alone
and not nearly as expensive. The mix
ture is used in the same manner as
carbon bisulphide alone, but a some.
what larger dose is needed.
Strychnine Poison.-Dissolve one and
half ounces of strychnia sulphate in
quart of hot water. Add quart of
sIrup-molasseS sorghum or thick sug-
ar and water-and teaspoonful of oil
of anise. Thoroughly heat and mix the
liquid. While hot pour it over O bush
ell of clean wheat and mix completely.
Then stir in two CT more pounds of
fine cornmeal. The quantity of corn
meal needed will depend upon the
amount of extra moisture present
There should be enough to wet every
grain of the wheat and no more. Care
should be taken that there is no leak
age from the vessel in which the wheat
is mixed.
Let the poisoned grain stand over
night. and distribute it in the early
morning of bright day. Use table
spoonful of the wheat to each hole &C.
cupied by prairie dogs, putting it near
the mouth Of the burrow in two or
three little lunches. Do not put out
the poison in very cold or stormy
weather. 1t VIII keep for a consider
able time and is much more effective
after cold PERIOD as the animals are
then hungry and eat the grain readily.
a bushel of wheat should poison 1000
to 1920 holes.
An excellent substitute for the oil Of
anise in the above formula can be
made by soaking two ounces of green
coffee berries in the whites of three
eggs. Let this stand for about twelve
hours and use the LIQUID instead of
anise OLD. E. Lantz, Kansas Sta.
ton
Es~.4.-.~ ~TaE}T' ~->..- .-....
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1902-10-24

let him compare it with the facts
and evidence that his time, mon
ey and diligence enabled him to
ascertain in the region round
about Evansville, where he says
the great 1iberator was born.
In simple justice to one of
" the few the immortal names
that were not born to die" and
that your readers may have the
truths of history. I request
that you publish what is here
written. Asking your pardon
for prolixty, I am, with great re-
spect, yours sincerely,
James C. Jenkins.
p. S.-Some of the older At
lantians will remember Colonel
Nick Vedder, paymaster in the
United States army, and station
ed here a number of years after
the war. His attractive family
were with him at the Kimball
House. Mrs. Colonel Vedder s
maiden name was Hanks, and she
was second cousin of Mr.. Lin
coin, and we'll acquainted with
the family history.
The writer has often heard
her discuss the family genea1o-
gical tree, and give expression to
her righteous mitigation at the
wicked stories about Mr.. Lin
coins paternity. She herself
was a noble woman, and in point
OF intellect was splendid. rep
resentative of the Hanks family.
Her accomplished daughter,
Belle, is now the wife of a wealthy
and Leading resid ent of Wash
ington City, Mr.. Robert I. Flem-
ing. &c. J."
Oct. Is, 1902.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1902-10-24
Oct. IS, 1902

Destroy Fevers, Chills and Malaria
by taking Roberts Chill Tonic-25c.
We guarantee it." J. Hawkins Good.
man and A. r. Denmark. Also B. E.
Wilcox & Bro, Mystic, Ga. lilly
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1902-10-24

tied upon a farm of $50 acres in
which is now Elizabethtown,
Kentucky. Their friends and
relatives, the Sparrows, Berrys
and Mitchells, settled a few miles
distant, at Beachland, near the
present Springfield, Washington
county.
Joseph Hanks lived four years
on this farm and died. His will
bore date January 9th, 1898, and
was probated May 18th, 1898.
In his will he bequeathed to his
daughter, Nancy, "one heifer
yearling, called Piedy," and one
eighth remainder interest in the
15O-acre farm, after the death of
his widow, to whom he wills a
life estate. This will settles
beyond shadow of doubt or
peradventure" the parentage Of
Nancy Hanks. It establishes
the fact that she was the eighth
child of d highly respected Ken
lucky pioneer, who placed her on
a basis of equality in his will
with his other seven sons and
daughters.
"Nancy's older sisters and
brothers married and Nancy and
her mother lived at the old home
till the mothers death. Then
she went to live with Mrs. Rich
ard Berry, whose maiden name
was Shipley. Abraham Lincoln,
grandfather of the sixteenth pres
ldent, had married one of the
Shipley girls before they moved
from Virginia to Kentucky. He
was killed by the Indians in 1888,
leaving two sons, Mordecai and
Thomas. Mordeci being the old
est, under the law of primogon-
ture then governing landed es-
tates in Kentucky, Mordecai took
the whole estate and Thomas
was left with nothing. He (Thom
as) lived with first one relative
and then another. Finally he
settled in Elizabethtown to learn
the carpenters trade from his
cousin, Joseph Hanks, Nancy
Hanks brother.
Nancy was six years younger
than Thomas Lincoln. The ac-
quaintance made and associations
here soon became love affair."
and in 1906 they were married at
the home of Richard Berry bv
Rev. Jesse Head, a Methodist
preacher of Washington county.
Kentucky. The marriage bond,
certificate and minister's return.
establish beyond any reasonable,
doubt that Thomas Lincoln and
Nancy Hanks were married on
June IA, 1906, three years prior
to the birth, in 1909, of the author
of the Emancipation Proclama-
ton.
These documents, which have
been published in recent years.
would seem amply sufficient to
forever put at rest the illegitina-
cy myth, and to clear the name
of the Angel Mother" of all Vi
carious of personal stain.
What is herein stated is in
some measure a reproduction of
facts set forth in an interesting
booklet by Mrs. Catherine H
Hitchcock, entitled ''Nancv
Hanks" and synopsis the reof.
which the New York Herald pub
hshed several years ago.
The useful little book gives far
SMILES of the marriage bond
marriage certificate and minis
ter's return, of the MARRIAGE Of
Thomas Lincoln and Nancy
Hanks, leaving no room to ones
ton their record existence.
The writer commends to Gen
eral Wilson the reading of this
little brochure, which can be- had
by writing to the publishers.
Doubleday, Page e. Co. Then
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1902-10-24

Vdludple paper ap-
rial entitled, Gen
sdects on Lincoln s
TACT, worthy of note,
ST the great men, sought
med, and the mother of
were born in odd Vir-
. cradle of so many of
3 statesmen, warriors
It's.
writer takes no stock in
Drt to cast aspersion on
Both of them reached
round in the ladder of
md each erected for him
Monument more enduring
onumental brass, and that
stand when governments
lions fall. The shafts and
rs of General Wilson's ma
nee, therefore, will make no
Expression upon them than
lte of a mosquito upon arail-
team locomotive. Their
led names will gosounding
The corridors of time till
ia Of all time.
III code of Law provides
II object of all legal investi-
Is the discovery of truth.
be pardonable to say this
Of the most substantial
for being pleased with
I'D profession.
ruth crushed to earth shall
ain"
Slis old myth of the illigiti-
" the Rail Splitter" had
RIii in those dark days of
Feat civil war and recon-
ION, when the organs of the
lion sought to ascribe to
me of Lincoln many things
we're base in nature and in
ia. But through it all, not
LIE word of vindictiveness
ard to fall from the lips of
Gmancipator.
story was bred in ma
nurtured by prejudice,
feeds upon ignorance
Guilty. Noteworthy is
bat in all you quote as
IRA General Wilson,
a line, not even a
court would admit
II a legal investiga-
Rht be allowed to
Heading, but could
ED as testimony.
Lincoln was born
pf country round
and that he had
a spent money in
Of the facts, and
d unimpeachable
able to say that
81 was not the son
coin and Nancy
wedlock.
4 ard for our feel
least have given
eovered as to the
place where the
ident of these
as born.
IA student of his
hat Nancy Hanks
A mother of Abra-
That she died
"a was nine years
hereafter Abraham
and began the bat.
himself, and that
lincoln, the father,
ID one place to another
ke of Illinois and ulti.
eated at Goose Nest
ID Coles county, where
II 1851, at the age of 70
81 age and poverty the sor
u and tenderly provided
. The son had at that
secome prominent as a law
i'd politician in Springfield,
The early life and manhood
Eaham Lincoln, the father
sn drifted and lived apart.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1902-10-24

of candor, and prided not in an
cestry, but was careful to admit
that he had sprung from humble
walks in life.
His opponents sliced upon
this and boldly asserted that his
origin was not only humble, but
spurious and shameful; that his
father was not Thomas Lincoln;
that there was no such person as
Thomas Lincoln. At one time
they had it that the father was
Calhoun; at another that it was
Hardin; and again that his pat
ronymic was Etoc. The puta-
tive father was credited to sever
al different states. Some years
ago there was a book published
in the old North State" in
whichan effort was made to prove
that the father hailed from that
good old commonwealth. But it
was largely by mixture of con-
lecture and heresay evidence of
witnesses born long after Lin
coin, and who never seen him, or
his parents, or heard the 1oath-
some story till after his nomina-
ton for president.
Many of your readers have no
doubt read of the Mecklenburg
Declaration of independence of
May 20, IT'S, more than a year
prior to the historic Fourth of
July declaration, and doubtless
few of them look with incredul-
ity upon it; and yet, one of the
best men l ever knew, in 1875
wrote an article in the North
American Review discrediting
the whole story, and proving to
his apparent entire satisfaction
that the goth of May declaration,
in which all "Tar Heels" take
special pride, was not a fact but
mere fiction.
wv. A. Graham, one of the abb
lest governors of the "Old North
State, " wrote a booklet about the
the same time, establishing to
the satisfaction of every North
Carolinan, the authenticity of the
goth of May declaration. Thus
illustrating that historians and
students of history disagree, as
well as doctors.
But unprecedented historians
do not disagree as to the pater-
nifty of the Immortal Lincoln.
The wicked slanderers, how
ever, did not stop here. They
cruelty asserted, also, that Nancy
Hanks, his mother, as we'll as he.
was a child of shame, and the BIZ
ased and prejudiced believed it.
And this was the noble woman
of whom the son spake as fol-
lows: All am, or hope to be,
l owe to my angel mother. Bless
ings on her memory"
Fortunately, the truth crush
ed" for many years has risen.
The SANDERS against Nancy
Hanks and the son have never
been accepted as true by reliable
historians; but only in recent
years have the records to dis
prove them been discovered and
adduced.
The Hanks family is found
first in Wiltshire, Eng. In 1899
VIM. Hanks immigrated to Amer
lea and settled at Plymouth,
Mass. He had eleven children
len remained in New England
The other left there and settled
IN Virginia. His son Joseph, set
tied in Amelia county, and there
married Nancy Shipley. Josepb's
Youngest of eight children was
Nancy Hanks, mother of the
martyred president.
Nancy was born February
the 5th, 1884, and was named for
her mother. In 1899 her parents
moved to the state which has
since become famous for it's blue
grass, good whisky, fine horses
and pretty women. Nancy was
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1902-10-24
|lmacy OF Lincoln.
AYES. Editor News.

s HON. ]. c. JENKINS, OF GEORGIA.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1902-10-24

d Coles county, where
II 1851, at the age of 70
81 age and poverty the sor
ii and tenderly provided
M. The son had at that
ecome prominent as a law
Rd politician in Springfield.
the early life and manhood
raham Lincoln, the father
nn drifted and lived apart.
the son became the leader
4 of the greatest political
IS during the bitters struggle
in the War Be-
The States" it dawned
some of his enemies that Mr..
la did not know who his faith
IS they insisted, because,
zee, he did not have the
10 show when and where
and mother were mar
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-01
INDUCEMENTS Arc OFFERED
To People to Take Government Clerk
ships in the Philippines.

To People to Take Government Clerk
ships IN the Philippines,
The government is anxious TO secure,
clerks foy tho Philippines service. 10 would
srcm that the necessity flr special luducc-
meuis has made the department liberal 90
AN extent NOT apparent In the civil service
In the United States. IN it's notices of
examinations 10 Dee held for positions en-
tho Philippines. tho civll ser,i.c hoard
SAYS:
These examinations ohcr an excellent
opportunity 90 enter q service which hls
D. aNA attractive features and 20 see % most
Interesting part OF the world The P4u.
iiplnr service Is classified. and the law cou.
templates promotions on the basis lf usrit
from the lowest Go the highest positions.
Thirty DAYS leave Of absence Is granted
each year, exclusive OF SUNDAYS and hoY,
uaNs, and those employees waO gic pru
Woted 60 Nl>oN per aunum are entitled Ia
lh'lN'iNe days, or ahunt forty uayA ni.
Guiding SUNDAYS and holidays tvr fs
ALSO cumulative and Nt the end NJ tbr.,
!Naf~ lhuSr who hHVr 90 their rl.,lIf ,..is,t.
,&i'N iraNc Tor TWO years mas Mar MA
Wici Stsies Without asVug mo tHu d,
~thN- 70 aunt rcfnruiug FROM SgA Nam. l.,,
,haltNd acNinsf itrir leuve thi4 sra
dtpAn are near az hand and sp. ft,...f. T,
Ploccs 10 visit during vacations Sa,lif,lsv
- % bali holiday
Apprentices will he required 10 IN, ,,.,,
travelling sIpansss 20 ssn FVanolses. but
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-01
VISITOR FROM aRAzoRlA
Talks of the Outlook IN tho Adjoining
CauntY

Talks of the Outlook IN the Adjoining
County
Mr. - Ktause tho manager q c. J..
Th"llcr~ Brsc merchandise business, IN
Rrazorlu county, Us in jho City huylng
goods Mr. Kauso is always thoroughly
posted regarding conditions 90 his soctlon.
~" say, now that the crops atc nrth T.
advanced than t.r I've or six years nj This
date, lnd ih0t tho farmers and merchants
nTe oatrd 80 the promises " good yields
Corn ls up high; much cotton Is MP and
what ~ NOT is counting r0pidlN, 0nd the land
BIS lh fine bN." Every one rs planting ulore
"r Joss raur small plants are hriug plt
ny every v'Hr 10 grind and hoi Into syrup
Tor those urar enough hut every one is
planting enough tn havo their own "saeJ
raNr Whom barge plants arc erected
Through tnHt section. lhov hayo NO doubt
huj tuat thorc VIII be numbers. as soon ts
~" ny" railroads ihGt are building arc com
plcttd
w. kraUsc SAWS the people have pretty
welt gotten ufpr The oNrnt~ on .thr storm"
aud nuF -U"U, Of 10 n- i1 the dl.ruut past
.ih' lH"y do tte r'yii war He SAYS.
.1h. nothing ram kccp old Bu1ura roun
y down. % was the hrst county in iur
state settled NV white mcu; II win he ,hr
lNet iu Che iuiud States given up hv fh,In
Wien Gabriel blows his horn
Mn krauso, hpvlug "rpstockcd.' for the
summer trade, VIII return home tomorrcv
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-01

pieces, makes Il dlfncun TO come 70 any
dehnite conclusion In the matter.
These stantes and affairs Including those
nu the stairway above were evident!
carved after they had been put into their
ornament positions. and. indeed. from the
iact hat the cutting OF the EIyphs them,
seiEes y never 20 deep nor quite 80 nnisAea
az the ends Of the steps rs Il is 10 tne cen
tral portions which might well result from
ne sculptors being hHmpered In their WoFA
ny the nearness Of the balustrado on ether
side-Sir. Gordon concludes that the blocks
Of stone throughout were put In place N
Tue rough and chiseled aftsrTard. me
| hleety OF adjustment between the parts OF
o carving which occupies more thsn one
piece OF stone can he accounted for IN Tue
same way. ana, as Alr Gordon says In his
report, there Is nothing contrary 10 the sup
position that the carving Of the Inscription
was done In the same order in which i IS
70 ne read, that Is TO say. from top 10 ool'
tom and that the top step with the begin
mig OF the Inscription Was the trst that
was carved, and the lowest step with the
end Or the Inscription was tue last exc
cuted."
The architectural beauty OF the Hero
giyphic stairway, however, as well as Of
Copan as a whole, was only secondarily
due to its sculpture. Apparently every
square foot of the s,al~cuse- s.yphs, stat
ucs and sculptures-was covered Win
Stucco. and TINS stuccO With color. lutct-
estlng as Is the workmanship OF the Nari.
Gus carvings many Of which approach ohg
modern Ideals OF beauty in q manner Whlcl
j. really remarkable, IL was rolSIed-ln the
brightest aud most vivid ioLes-Wllea Wa
he glory Of the original structure. lue
trachite In which the Magyar artist worked
was a somewhat coarse stone, not susCep.l
BILE TO tue nncst touches OF MS tools' anL
the only tools wAlch be Lad were etuurR
made from the hard obsidiau which is found
Ia such quantities in .le volcanic lorna
lions OF central America IRON, ,@f ,ssl