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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-17
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from Wisconsin, during the past few
weeks would have formed the conclu-
sion that he has been seekig to line up
democratic support in the senate.
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and Cheops had taken possession or the tomb chambers. Rather late for grand opening.
 When he arrived at the great Pyramid he stepped it off and put down the dimensions, and then he remarked to some of the natives standing around that it must have been quite job to build a tomb of that size. They said yes; it had been big contract. and as the thing had been completed only two thousand years they were enabled to go into deaails. They gave Herodotus
 a fine layout of round figures. They
 said that one hundred thousand men
 had worked on the job. that the
 time required was thirty years-ten
 years to build the road and the huge
 incline for bringing the blocks of stone into place, and then twenty years to quarry the stone and transport 1t across the Nile and the valley. The stone cut ters worked all the year, and during the three months inundation, when farming was at standstin, the entire rural population turned out, just as they would at husking bee or a barn raising, and helped Cheops with his tomb. They did this year after year for thirty years, until they had piled up 2,300,00 blocks of stone. each con taining forty cubic feet.
 Herodotus discovered some large on the face of the Pyra- mid and asked the guide for c transiaS tion. It Is now supposed that the guide could not read. Any one with educa- tion or social standing wouldn't have been a guide, even in that remote pe- riod. But this guide wanted to appear to be earning his salary and be justified in demanding a tip, so he said that the told how much garlic and onions the laborers had consumed while at work on the job and how much these had cost. Herodotus put 1t all down in his notebook without batting an eye.
 How much did they spend for onions and garlic?" he asked. poising his pen- ell.
 The guide waited for a moment, so that his imagination could get a run ming start. and then he replied. They cost 1.600 talents of silver"
 Now. that sum in talents Is equiva- lent. under modern computation, to S50,000 English pounds, or $1,750,00 Think of a million dollars worth of garlic! Try to imagine the bouquet that permeated the desert when one hundred thousand men who had been eating garlic began to call for more bricks and mortar
 Herodotus told his story and got away with 1t. By the time the next letter writ ing traveller came along. good many centuries later. the outer casing of the Pyramid had been stripped off and the inscription had disappeared. Ills story has stood because hs was here ahead
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6ecrqe Hde in Pastures Dew
BIT. PeasIey Goes Into the Pyramid or
 Cheops and Lives to Yell About It.

AIr. PeasIey Goes Into the Pyramid or
 Cheops and Lives to Yell About It.
 Copyright, 1906. by George Ade)
 During the first three days in Cairo brilliant and original plan of action had been outlining itself in my mind. At last I could not keep 1t to myself any longer, so I told Mir. Peasley.
 Do you know what am going to lo?' asked.
 Mir. Peasley did not.
 T am going to write up the Pyramids, [ am going to tell who built them and how long 1t took and how many blocks bf stone they contain. I shall have my self photographed sitting on a camel and holding an American flag. Also, I shall describe in detail the emotions that surge within me as stand in the shadow of the sphinx and gaze up at that vast and imperturbable expanse or gace."
 .It's a great scheme" said MT. Peas ley, but you've been scooped. They've been written up already"
 Are you sureg
 "Yes. sir. the whole outfit of Pyra- rids has been described in a special article by a man named Herodotus.
 How long since"
 About 470 B. C."
 He produced a guide book and proved khat he was right. All the things that | had been getting ready to say about he Pyramids had been said by Herodo- tus. He had got there ahead of me- lust 2,376 years ahead of me. In daily newspaper competition, when some man Eets his news twenty-four hours ahead ef another one he Is proud of his beat" and is the hero of the office for fifteen pr twenty minutes. But think Of trail- ng along twenty-four centuries behind a Greek space writer! It took all the starch out of it.
 Mir. Peasley suggested that inas- much as a considerable time had elapsed since the appearance of the First writesup, possibly the average reader would have only a dim recollec- tion of 1t and accept my account as brand new stun. But knew better. l knew that some old subscriber. with B complete file put away in the bureau, would rise up and draw the deadly par kliei on me. All can safely do in re- gard to the Pyramids is touch up few points overlooked by my predecessor.
 Herodotus. by the way. had quite time in Egypt. At that time Shep- heard's Hotel was not in operation. al- though 1t must have been under way. and no round trip tickets were being Issued by Cook, so Herodotus had to do his own booking and put up at boarding house. In Memphis. which is now a fragmentary suburb of Cairo. Herodetus engaged guide. He does hot tell us what he paid. but he does give us a line on the character of the dragoman. who was full of superfluous end undesirable information. but who tell down and sked to divulge facts bf real importance. This proves that
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free lunch for the laborers-about $2,o00,000 worth of garlic and onions. If he had tried to feed them on quail probably he would have gone broke.
 Nowadays visitors go out to the Py- ramids by tramcar. For some reason we had the notion, doubtless shared by many who have not been there. that to get to the Pyramids one simply rides through Cairo and out on the fiat des- ert. As matter of fact, the great Pyramid at Ghizeh, its two smaller companions and the Sphinx are oil a rocky plateau five miles to the west of the city. There Is a bee-line road across the lowlands. It Is a wide and graded thoroughfare, set with acacia trees, and as you ride out by trolley or carriage you look up at the Pyra- mids. and when you are still three miles away they seem to be at least half mile distant. At the, end of the ave-
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of the rst of us and saw the marks with his own eyes and had been translated by a lo-eent guide. But can you be- lieve that a great monarch would de- vote thirty years and sacrifice thousands of lives and work the whole male popu- lation of his Kingdom to skin and bones putting up colossal sepulchre. and then set aside the most valuable space on this glorious monument for telling how much onions and garlic had been fed to the help?
 Marco Polo. Mark Twain and all the other great travellers of history love to tell tall ones once in a while. but the garlic story by Herodotus will doubt less be regarded as record perform ance for a lone time to come
 Cheops was possibly the most suc-
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open for few hours. and the man who finds himself ''bridged" must either swim or engage a boat.
 It issa i've minutes climb from the end of the drive up to the rocky pla- teau on which the Pyramids are perched, and the ordinary tourist goes afoot. But we were p!c!ag for Orien- tai extravaganza and new sensations. so we engaged camels. The camel ai- lotted to me was destitute of hair, and when first discovered was in a coma tose condition. His or her name was Zenobia, and the brunette in charge said that its age was either six or sixty It sounded more like "six," but the general appearance of the animal seem cd to back up the sixty" theory. As we approached Zenobia opened one eye
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about to collapse. The distance to the ground is probably ten feet, but you seem to be fifty feet in the air. As soon as we could escape from the camels we walked around and gazed In solemn silence at the Sphinx and the three Pyramids and doubtless thought all or thei things that were appropriate to the time and place.
 The great Pyramid of cheops has been advertised so extensively that doubtless many people will be surprised to learn that there is a whole flock Of Pyramids on this plateau along the edge of the Libyan desert. There are Pyramids to the north and Pyramids to the south, five groups in all. sixty of them, and they vary In size from a stingy little mound looking like an extinct lime kiln up to the behemoth specimen which Is photographed by every Cook tourist.
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cessful contractor in history It is es- timated that he must have worked one hundred thousand men in the building of the great Pyramid. as telated by Herodotus. and that he must have de- voted at least thirty years to the big During all that time he never had stTike or even clash with the walking delegate. The eight-hour day was unknown and no one dreamed of such a thing as an arbitration com
 mittee. All her had to do was to give
 orders and the entire population obeyed
 him. Everybody worked but Cheops He didn't even pay salaries. It Is true
 that in spirit of generosity he set
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and took a hard look at the party, and ahen made low wailing sound which doubtless meant More trouble for me-" The venerable animal creakcd at every joint as 1t slowly rose into the air on the instalment plan. foot or two at time.
 We had come thousands of miles to zee the Pyramids, and for the next ten minutes we were so busy hanging on to those unduiating ships of the desert that we overlooked even the big Pyra- mid. which was spread before us 75o feet wide and, 450 feet high. Riding a camel is like sitting on a high trestle that Is giving way at the joints and Is
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nue and at the foot of the hill there is a hotel, and from this point one may
 Not knowing the ropes, we engaged a carriage at 100 piastres to take us from the city out to the plateau. This is not as much as 1t sounds, but 1t Is about twice the usual rate. After we struck the long road leading across the valley and saw the trolley cars gliding by and leaving us far behind, we decided to send the carriage back to the city and take to the trolley, where we would feel at home. The driver informed us that he could not return to the city. as the big bridge had been opened to permit the passing of boats. and that 1t would be three hours before he could drive back tp town, Ie seems that he open but once a day, and then 1t stays
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Why do these Pyramids vary so greatly in size? Each was built by some royal parsonage as an enduring monument to his administration and the last resting place of his remains. The most eminent students of Egypt
 ologv now agree that the size of each of these Pyramids is a fair measure of the length of each kings reign. The reason that Cheops has the biggest Pyramid is that he held office longer than the others. When a king mount ed the throne if he was feeling rugget snd was what an insurance company would call preferred risk" he would block out the foundation of a Pyramid tomb that would require, say, ten years for the building. If at the end of ten wear he was still feeling in good phy- sical condition and 'onf1dent of lasting while longer ne would widen the
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the breed has not changed since 800

the breed has not changed since 800 B. c.
 The guide took Herodotus out to the Pyramids and filled him up. It is now believed that most of what Herodotus sent back was merely hearsay, but 1t made good reading. The Pyramids had been standing some two thousand years. and any information in regard to their origin could hardly come under the head of personal recolIections. Whatever Herodotus has to say about the Pyra- mids Is now accepted as gospel. in spite of the fact that he never saw them until twenty centuries after the last block of stone had been put in place
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foundations and put on additional lay
 CTS up to the summit. Labor was free and materials were cheap. and he kept everybody working on his tomb as long as he lived. Finally. when the court physicfans began to warn him that his time was limited. he would begin put
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ors of people arc starving with . full stomach.

TT CTS of people arc starving with II . full stomach.
 II You know. it's not how much A ws Eat. but how we Digest that makes US Strong. or Brainy. or Successful.
 When tho Bowels are filled with undi- gss,ed food ws may be . great deal worse off than If ws were half starved for want of Food.
 Because. food that stays too long in the Bowels decays there. just e If t stayed too long in tho open aif.
 We'll, when food decays in the Bowels. through delayed and overdue action. what happensf
 Tho millions of little Suction Pumps that line the Bowels and lntestines then draw Poison from tho decayed Food. instead of tho Nourishment they were intended to draw.
 This Polson gets into tho blood and. in time. spreads all over the body. unless the Cause of Constipation Is promptly removed.
 That Cause of Constipation is Weak. or Lazy. Bowel Muscles:
 When your Bowel-Museles grow flabby they need Exsrcise to strengthen them - not e Physio" to pamper them.
 There's only ono kind of Artificial Exercise for tho Bowel-M0scles.
 Its pame is "cAScARETS." and It's price is Ten Csnts box.
 Cascarets act like Exercise on tho Muscles oi the Bowels. and mako them stronrsr every time they force these Muscles to act naturally.
 The stronger these Muscles propel tho food. the stronger does the friction of tho food act on the flow of Digestive Juices. The more of these Juices that act on food, the more Nutriment does that food turn into. and the richer nourishment do the little Suction Pumps of tho lntestines draw. out of 1t.
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To Get More Strength
 from Your Food

lt needs only one Cascaret at a time to stimulate all the Bowel Muscles enough, without purging. discomfort or loss of nutrition.
 So, if you want tho same natural action that . six-mile walk In the countT would give you. (without the wearinessi take ono Cascaret at time, wfth intervas between. till you reach tho exact condl ton you desire.
 One Cascaret at . time will properly . cleanse foul Breath, or Coated Tongus. thus proving clearly its ready. steady, sure. but mild and effective action. x
 A coming Headache can be warded of. in short order. by single Cascaret. and tho cause removed.
 Heartburn, Cas-belching, Acid-nsings In tho throat. and Colicky feeling are sure signs of Bowel trouble from food polsons, and should be dealt with promptly.
 One Cascaret will stop tho coming trouble. move on the Bowel load. and free the Digestive Juices. if that one Cascarst is taken e soon z the first signs are noticed
 Don't fail 10 carry the Vest Pocket Cascaret Box with you constantly.
 All Druggists sell them--over ten million boxes year, for six years past. Be very careful to get tho genuine. made only by the Sterling Remedy Com pany and never sold in bulk. Every tablet stamped "CCc."
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rRKE To bun nHApEns.

if has bssn asrsnssd te maii frss bsso-. fui little French-designed 0OLD~RLATED trfnket boz. hard enameIed fn pretty .eoI- fer ever made. and we. want every reader to have one. Ten ceEts in stamps is ssksd as of cascarsts with which this dainty bex l. loaded. t
 Send today, be suro to mention this paper and write your address plainly. Address stcrIing Remedy Company. chfcaEe or New York.
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n1e sEryR.s er TIE FYRNs1O rtk.oRitts
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THERE WILL De No
WEDDING BELLS.
Prentiss n. Gray, College
Athlete, Not to Wed
Belle of Honolulu

OAKLAND, Aug. 11.-Despite the an
nouncement of the engagement of beau
tiful Genevieve Dowsett, one of Homo
lulu's bellies, and Prentiss N Gray foot
ball hero Of the University of Califor-
mia. athlete and former head of the AS
sociated Students, there will be no mar
riage of the pair.
The romance of the balmy isles of the
Pacific has ended. George D. Gray,
head of the big lumber shipping com
pany that bears his name, is authority
for the declaration that no engagement
exists between the young pair whose
names had been linked in a setting of
delightfully."- interesting detail
Miss Dowsett, a sister of Mrs Fred
Knight, wife of George "A. knights son.
is member of one of the wealthiest
Honolulu families. Her beauty is typ
ical of the Hawaiian Islands. She met
Prentiss Gray a year or so ago and
saved his life while he was sea bathing
off the beach at Honolulu. Strong,
handsome athlete that he is. Gray was
suddenly overcome, and Miss Dowsett
herself a magnificent swimmer, went
to the rescue and brought the young
col1egian ashort safely.
1t was only fair that Dan Cupid
should busy himself, and the attentions
that the young heroine received from
her adm!rer became the subject of So
ciety small talk. The announcement of
the engagement came in due course
But everything is off
Prentiss Gray is absent from the city.
He departed soon after publicity was
given to the reported engagement His
father has taken occasion to make
written denial of the existence of a
prospective alliance of the house of
Gray with that of the equally wealthy
Dowsetts. Miss Dowsett is with Mrs
Knight in Marin County.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-12
Brake Parts on Grade, but She
Guides Coolly as Machine
Whirs Down Incline.

ERKELEY. Aug. 11.-Mildred
Burnett. former actress and Mills
College girl, now a realty opera
H. tor Of Berkeley, added to her
laurels last night by directing big
automobile so skillfully that three per-
sons were saved from what seemed like
certain death. Incidentally Miss Bur
nett saved her own life and is pleased
to have been the medium through
which salvation came to two others.
The girl is a slight young woman
but possessed of the grit of her fore
bears, one OF whom was Governor
Peter Burnett, known in California
early history. The grit was in evil
dence at a time when it was most
needed. this being during period when
a big automobile in which the trio was
seated dashed down the steep hill on
Euclid avenue, in North Berkeley with
the brake completely disabled and all
signs pointing to the swift and certain
death Of the trio
Miss Burnett was showing r. Wye
koff and ]. Hill some property IN
Berkeley, for which she is agent Part
OF her equipment is big automobile
which Mrs. H. NJ. Sanborn, her associate
IN the realty business pIONluSS. AlIN
brake of the car broke just as the au-
tomobile began its descent of the long,
steep Euclid-avenue hill. Miss Burnett
realized her predicament but never fal-
tered.
The car sped down the terrible grade
with the speed of a bullet, while fear
blanched the faces of every rider in the
car. Without relaxing her grip of the
steering gear for an instant Miss Bur
nett was enabled through her own skill
and an extraordinary combination OF
luck and apparently providential in
reference TO keep the flying machine
straight in the road, so that at the end
of a mile run-the fastest mile ever
made by an automobile in Berkeley
the car stopped Of its own inertia
There was no damage done, no bones
broken, but there were three badly
scared persons who descended from the
car when il finally halted.
Miss Burnett was congratulated upon
her nervy work She is the California
girl who gave up a career on the stage
after graduating from Mills College be
cause OF III health and for the fun Of
the thing entered the real estate bust
ness IN Berkeley. On the stage she had
prominent parts in Belasco's companies
and had the prospect Of brilliant ca
reer as a player.
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BACON NOT On HER
FLIRTING LIST.
Agnes Johns, Leading
Lady,Denies That She
Made Him Leave Wife

If 1 were in the habit of flirting, It
would be with a manly man, and not
with one of the caliber OF Millar Ba-
con-" declared Agnes Williams Johns
yesterday afternoon at the Central
Theater. The leading lady of the Mar
ket-street playhouse Indignantly denies
that she was the cause OF the estrange-
ment between Bacon, who is reported
TO have eloped from Portland last Fri
day with the comic opera singer, Lot
tie Kendall, and his wife, Myrtle Vane,
whom he deserted. The denial was ac-
companied by blazing cheeks-real
blushes-for the matinees at the Gen.
tral are conducted by daylight and no
rouge hid the color.
When the report of the elopement
reached San Jose. some acquaintance
OF Mrs Johns remembered that three
years ago. at the Garden Theater in
tnat city, there was an estrangement
between Bacon and his wife over the
Juveniles attentions to Mrs Johns.
then Miss Agnes Williams. Mrs. Johns
ATTRIBUTES the circulation of the report
70 Mae Keane, leading woman of the
hedmond company, now playing at the
Garden Theater, who was in the COM
pany with her and the Bacons three
years ago.
In denying the rumors of the affair
MRS. Johns says that she remembers
L,
that she thought at the time it was
over money matters. At the time, Ba-
con was being pursued by matinee girls
with love notes and bouquets and Myr-
Tie Vane was keeping an eagle eye on
MIN. The jealousy of the ingenue ex-
tended to every woman with whom Ba-
con came in contact and was the sub
Ject of remark in all the companies in
winch they appeared together. When
the trouble arose Mrs. Johns renlem-
oers that 1T was Bacon who left the
company, his wife remaining.
II is Mrs. Johns private opinion that
bacon did not exhibit much solicitude
ior his wife at any time. She says that
he was not the stamp of man she ad-
mired adding that it was well known
throughout the profession that he de-
pended for his engagements upon the
ability of the clever ingenue. 1t is
Well known by theatrical managers
that Miss Vane would not accept an
engagement unless Bacon also became
member of the company.
mrs Johns engagement at the Cen
tral closes tonight, and she will open
within two weeks at the Macdonough
In Oakland. Millar Bacon and his COM
panion are in New York on the Rialto.
seeking job that pays, while Myrtle
Vane is in Portland, awaiting the re-
suits of benefit that the Redmond
company will give her in San Jose and
which. SO claims Mrs. Johns, is respon-
sible for the connection of her name
with the northern theatrical mix-up.
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stated that this city would be the OBJ
jective point for the new railroad
which the Walker interests intend
building into their extensive forest
holdings in the Shingletown section.
Walker has had a force OF sur
veyors at work selecting a route.
They have abandoned the Miles survey
and established new lines, which will
insure a more feasible route. The pro-
posed new road will be a standard
gauge route. operated by steam. and
will be built to convey the lumber Of
the Shingletown region TO market. =