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The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-12-18

ing underground any longer than is ab-
solutely necessary, so in a few minutes
| was left alone though l knew that
there must be a guard mounted at the
entrance OF the ccnote.
| resolved TO make desperate strug-
gle for my life and without further
ado threw of my bonds and began TO
reconnoiter my position. To my delight.
/ found that while my food boxes had
been taken there was a selected case
Of canned goods in plain tins that the
Indians had left with my instruments.
They did not know they contained food
a brilliant idea came to me.
The MGyzS MHSi hGVe Hc aGfcr from
fhe eeHote AID / could Keep Mcm from
az
1 had my Luger pistol more than
two hundred rounds OF ammunition,
and the Mayas could descend only one
at a time / had food, wafer. shelter
and could stand 4 three weeks scigc
/ could drive them TO seek another
source of water supply II there was
one close. I was done. for they could
keep me imprisoned until my supplies
Should he exhausted and keep them
selves supplied with water from the
other water hole. Ii there was none
nearer than several miles they would
hardly try 10 supply a garrison at the
mouth OF the hole with water brought
from such a distance,
My gratitude over having brought nv
Lueer with me and having had II over
looked when | was captured was ex-
The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-12-18

crything was absolutely quiet till the
hole grew dark and | knew it was
night. / moved over to point where
| could see the stars through the sper-
ture and once a man appeared as If to
make a descent My bullet that flew
past him must have deferred them from
any such attempts.
In those tense quiet hours with every
nerve strained | had abundant time to
think clearly / realized that | must
dispose of the dead bodies and there
was but one way that could do 1t.
They must go down the stream. | ex-
plored the exit OF the stream and saw
that there was no reason why they
should not float away if bouycd up so
as to be just half submerged II they
floated fully on the top of the water
they would catch on the top of the
natural conduit and if they went lower
they would ground and sink By plaS-
tering the nostrils and mouths with clay
[ closed the apertures that would admit
water and after a little experimenting
with weighing with stones set the
weird, ghastly craft on their dark jour
ncy into the bowels OF the earth.
The thing that smote my heart with a
chill was the knowledge that there was
one fatal weakness in my position.
There 7Uos no one 10 sfdnd guard for ne
5oiiiic slept and sooner or later mast
sleep.
The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-12-18

/ did not have long to SIT idle Some
one was coming down the ladder and
waited until the view was complete
Two OF the men OF the band appeared
with some freshly cut stakes and some
thongs. They 1Cere coming 10 take NE
aud stake me out waited until they
stood side by side on the first landing
looking down in the dark and then
Crack Crack
The one fell silently. killed instantly
and the other screamed like wounded
panther as he came down, but the fall
finished him.
Instantly there was great excitement
above and in another moment or two
could hear all the voices stilled They
had formulated some quick plan, II
was an attempt to rush me. a hail
dozen Of the most agile came down, ono
after the other. as rapidly is they could
descend One slipped and fell and |
dropped the leader before he reached
the hrst landing The second, though
,ut two OF the big steel iackeied bullets
in him, olung TO the ladder and blocked
the descent OF the others They made
an effort TO turn and ascend but be
fore they got out had wounded two OF
them badly
Tha; IS not nice work. have seen
and participated in my share OF blood
shed in battle and in the outlands, bu, |
relate this mankiling incident with any
thing but 2 boastful spirit
The desperate situation in which they
were, they must now have realized. Ey-
The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-12-18

how in all the close corners In which |
have ever been hope has not entirely
died within me al any time. After what
seemed years, dawn came, and then the
sun rose and 1t began to grow warmer.
All feeling was gone from my feet and
hands save that they were big centers
Of throbbing pain. As the pitiless sun
mounted the arc and its rays fell full
on me I realized that I could not hope
to last much longer The vultures ap
pcared TO be well aware of this fact
and constantly hovercd nearer. 1
found myself wondering II they would
treat me as l had seen others treated,
lips ripped off and eyes dug out before
any other part of the body was touched.
1t was approaching the rainy season
but the FIRST great storm had not yet
come. though clouds gathered every day
and how | prayed for 4 cloud to rise
and shield me from that blasting. with
eriug sunshine A perspiration that
sprang out made breathing easier and |
realized that were it not for the sun
| might even have lasted the day out
but gradually my senses began to go, the
whole scene became one rolling, tossing
phantasmagoria OF terrible shapes and
men and things in awful pain. / was
aware that | was raising my head and
trying TO bite the stone lying on my
chest, then I began to forget and thor
| oughly aware that the end was at hand.
| lost consciousness in the act of study
ing and observing my own mental pro-
ccsses in so doing One thought was to
try to perceive the moment when my
soul left my body was eager for that
mental experience.
What did happen though was that
I came sharply to myself again, feeling
beating wings in my face. feeling that
awful weight slipping from my chest
up under my chin. a great vulture
was just rising away from me. My
face was bleeding where his bcak had
struck my check There was great cx-
citement among the others. In alight
ing he had perchcd on the stone on my
chest, had struck me and as 1 started
or moved he had attempted TO rise
giving the stone a push with his feet
that displaced it With little shaking
of my head l got it off entirely and
slowly my natural breathing began TO
supervcne- The sky was clouding now
and in little while l dropped into a
deep sleep.
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Walked by a Native Dog.

One night shortly after we had camp
ed. heard a scuttling noise in the un-
dergrowth. but supposed it was only
some snake or armadillo travelling
around our fire and paid no further
heed till Jose touched me on the shoul-
der and I turned my head 10 look where
he was pointing. Standing in the grass
up to his eyes. looking at US in our ham
mocks. was what was unmistakably a
dog. Very soon he began to bark and
all doubts about him vanished. He was
! typical native dog. What could he
De doing there in the forest? Jose sur
missed that we were near some remote
Maya village but that did not seem pos
sibe 10 me and so we went to sleep.
Sometime in the night / felt some
thing tightening around my arms and
shoulders and endeavorcd to spring
from my hammock. was bound fast
in it Then I heard a wild yell from
lose 1t was so dark that my observa-
iinns were all confused Why was there
10 light from the hrea Suddenly |
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Overcome by Sleep.

The remainder OF the night and the
whole OF the second day passed and
the only thing that kept me aware that
the camp had not moved to another
water supply was the sound of voices
TO he heard now and then. That third
night, however, there was absolute
silence and / hope | may never be
called upon to endure the torture that
approach of slumber. | do not recall
the morning of the fourth day clearly
but / must have fallen asleep, SO pro-
foundly asleep that it did not disturb
me when they came down the ladder.
picked me up, bound hand and foot, and
carried me out The first thing | recall
is feeling 4 sharp blow III the face, The
widow of one OF the men | had killed
/ had stamped me in the face with her
naked foot
knew that the struggle was all over,
that | had played the game and lost
through my own weakness and | went
back to sleep, strange as it may seem.
When l awoke there was terrible
sense OF oppression that was the dom
inant thing in my sensations and / felt
as though | were dried and baked while
terrible pains shot through my chest and
back the pains of vast wearincss.
realized that l was gasping for breath.
land | opened my eyes shocked into 4
realization of my terrible plight
Those hends had carried out their in
tentions of stalking me ont. They had
waited until the sun was declining and
then had stretched me out on the naked
top OF 4 hill, my arms and legs spread
out and my wrists and ankles tied TO
stakes driven in the ground The dry
thongs cut deep into ny flesh. This
was not the worst thing they had done.
however With care they had selected
i stone somewhat larger than my two
fists and had laid IT on my chest 1t
was not j heavy load but each time |
breathcd as | must breathe when lying
fiat on my back. my respiratory muscles
must lift that stone and sooner or later
the extra effort would tire them to the
point of exhaustion, / shuddercd with
horror when | realized that at last the
muscles would refuse to act at all and
with my mouth and nostrilS gaping for
breath | should smother because | could
aot take in the free air
Already / was suffering terribly from
the strain on my breathing functions.
had slept enough that | had rcgained
my mental faculties and | watched the
rising and falling load on my chest
wondering just how many hours IT
would be till could raise it no longer.
All around me on the brush and wheel
ing in the air above were the horrible
vutures. Stalking out is an old and
familiar method OF execution among the
T-d;one NJ the sub-tronic and douhticSS
the vul;ures knew full we'll when they
saw my cxecutioners placing me on the
hill top that in a little while there would
be a good meal for them.
The coming OF night was some relief
and found that by using my dia-
phragm 7 could rest my intcrcostal mus
clcs TO some extent. ! knew was
merely prolonging my agony but some
The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-12-18

OF them were armed with old style
rifles and some with pistols. but all had
great hooked henequen knives. weapons
that are tcrrihcly effective in the hands
Of men trained TO use them. The quiet
deliberate manner IN which they had
gone about the capture and their silence
were in marked contrast with many
other native raids which | have wit
messed or known Of.
After perhaps an hour OF travel
through the forest l began TO hear
voices on ahead OF lis and the barking
of dogs. Then ] caught sight OF some
Garing torches and in a few minutes
was stood on my feet against tree
and found myself confronting the en-
tire band, men. women and children,
numbering about two hundred All of
the able bodied men had gone to effect
my capture. Outside OF great volume
OF chatter and much curiosity as TO my
clothes and my outfit there was no
marked demonstration among them.
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Captured by Maya Rebels.

BY the LIGHT OF the torches I could
make out that we were in 4 clearing in
which two ruined buildings OF one Of
the old towns stood and that the band
appeared 10 be camped in the buildings.
] saw large number Of other wounded
men and one OF the fellows who was
guarding me wore n part Of the outfit
of Mexican rcgionalc and carried a
hne Mauser rife. From al Of this |
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Imprisoned in the Underground Cave.

Perhaps it IS as we'll that | should
explain the nature OF cenOte In the
region in which had penetrated begin
the great underground rivers OF Yuca-
tan. There seems to be a highly porous
layer OF soil from ten 10 a thousand
feet IN thickness through which the
water sinks so rapidly that it forms IN
no pools or streams on the surface.
Underneath. however, is a clay and
stone bed and on this the streams form
under ground and run away under the
earth only the great Creator that made
them knows where. All over the region
are spots where the Garth has fallen
in leaving a hole with running water
ut the bottom and in some places there
are winding caves hundreds of feet deep
For countless centuries the natives have
descended to the water by rude wooden
ladders 1t was in one OF these caves.
room about sixty feet across that
found myself / could sec up to the
entrance OF the hole not over seventy
feet above me On one side the dark
stream ran slowly and on the other was
sort of sand and gravel bank Super
sttion prevents al Indian from remain
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treme. I am very fond of it at any
rate. and though an indifferent pistol
shot | knew from shooting game with
it that could expect results nearly the
same rs from rifle, as modern maga-
zinc pistol of the Lugcr type is so
balanced that even the most indifferent
shot will score we'll | made up my
mind to make every one OF the nine
shots in each magazine charge count
for one of the bronzcd devils that had
trapped me.
The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-12-18

When the bottom OF the cave was
reached beside the underground stream
found all my traps except the guns
and ammunition and the food boxes all
ready heaped up there and was laid
on the sand beside them,
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-02
THE HORSES MOUTH.
When to Expect Teeth, and Care to Be
Taken.

A colts mouth does not ordinarily
require attention until he has reached
his second year, says II. (. Kingman of
the Colorado agricultural college in the
Southern Agriculturist. BY the time the
youngster is one year old, he has on each
law, upper and lower, six front teeth,
or incisors, and six grinders, or molaTs.
Between the second and third years, a
horse dscards II teeth in all, which are
replaced by permanent ones. These are
the middle ineisors and the first and
second grinders on each side During
this time, very serious difficulties may
be encountered. Frequently an incisor
will fail to loosen and be tipped forward
by the incoming tooth, until its sharp
edge lacerates the lip. The wound may
become infected and extremely swollen
and sensitive, and the animal may be
unable to chew, because OF the pain.
The same applies to the back teethone
may fail to be shed and the permanent
tooth is likely to push the temporary
grinder out, so that the cheek is severely
injured. An animal may rapidly lose
flesh or actually starve TO death from
such an occurrence.
Inc third grinder rs replaced at 5He
years This baby tooth frequently falls
to drop Off, forms cap over the perma-
nent one, and is likely to keep the other
teeth from grinding properly, or other
wise interfere with mastieation. A horse
at five years OF age has so-called full
mouth This means that all his teeth
are permanent and in full wear. At one
time, before the horse was servant of
man, he was provided with a full set
of teeth that is, there was no space left
between the incisors and the molars. II
is not infrequent to see a very small
tooth Just in front of the first grinder
This Is a vcstige of the old times and
is commonly termed a wolf tooth"
II does not harm and has no i'll effect
upon the animals eyes, as is sometimes
claimed The grinding surface of the
moIars normally wears in an oblique
fashion, so that very sharp points form
on the outside of the upper teeth and
on the inside of the lower These should
be carefully removed. 1t is probable,
however that in most cases too much
is taken away, and the grinding surface
of the tooth is injured. A horses mouth
should be dressed once every year, and,
as has already been intimated, the young
horse should be watched lest some irreg-
ularity in shedding cause him great
deal of suffering and perhaps cost his
life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-02
The COWBOYS Return.

Backward, turn backward, oh, Time,
with your wheels,
Aeroplanes, wagons and automobiles.
Dress me once more in sombrero that
flaps,
Spurs, and flannel shirt, slcker and
chaps.
Put six shooter or two in my hand
Show me vearling to rope apd to
brand,
Out where the sage brush is dusty and
gray,
Make me cowboy again for day.
Give me a bronco that knows how to
dance,
BuclSskin of color and wicked Of glance,
New to the feeling Of brides and bits,
Give me qurt that viii sting where It
hits,
Strap on the poneho behind in a roll
Pass me the ariat, dear to my soul.
Make me cowboy again for a day.
Over the trail let me gallop away,
Thunder of noofs on the range as you
ride.
Kissing Of iron, and smoking Of hide,
Bellow Of cattle, and snort of cayuse,
Shorthorns from Texas as wild as the
deuce,
Midnight stampede, and the milling of
herds,
Yells of the cowmen too angry for
words,
Right in the thick of it all 1 would
stay,
Make me a cowboy again for a day.
Under the star-studded canopy vast,
Camp fire and coffee and comfort at
last.
bacon that sizzles and crisps in the
After the roundup smells good to a
man,
Stories OF ranchers and rustlers retold
Over the pipes as the embers grow cold
These are the tunes that old memories
play,
Make ne a cowboy again for a day.
-Leslies Weekly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-02

To begin with the most important
thing in Surgeon General TOrney's an
nual report flor the fiscal year 1907
recently issued, he says, "the govern
ment service threatens to become large
" the refuge Of women and of men
who lack the training, the energy, and
the ambition for private success" The
percentage of women clerks in the sur
geon- generals office is twenty-thrce
Hereafter he would like to see only men
appointed. Apparently the only reason
for this ungalant desire is that the
women clerks are not amenable to dis.
cipline.
The general health Of the army was
fairly satisfactory during the wear in
question. There was somewhat alarm.
ing increase of venereal diseases, and
the admission and death rate for tuber-
culosis were nigh, higher in fact than
in any armies except those of the Span
ish, French, and Dutch. In this connec-
ton better ventilation of barracks is
urged. 0vercrowded guard houses are
still common, and that sanitary abom
nation" the oberhead or double decked
bunk, is still in use at Forts Totten
and Adams. Twenty-three thousand
five hundred and twenty recruits were
medically examined, and 1920 per
1000 rejected as unfit for service.
When II comes to the tropical sta
tons remarkably good records and con-
ditions are reported. There was not a
single case of cholera among white
American troops in the Philippines, aud
but seven of the native soldiers died
OF the disease, although the non-mili-
tary natives were badly stricken. This
remarkable result was achieved BY the
use of sterilized water and abstention
from uncoolSed native vegetables. There
was a general decrease Of malarial in
lection. The Alaska station was. as
heretofore, the most healthful. The
surgeon general makes a strong plea for
compulsory anti-typhoid vaccination,
which be considers safe and unquestion-
ably valuable.-New York Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-02

Brooks Relief corps, No. is, Of Mont
pelier held a memorial service last even
ing for the members wh6 have died with
in q few months The altar was draped
and decorated with flowers. Prayer was
offered by the chaplain and Nearer, My
God to Thee" was sung. a memorial
from the department and a letter of
sympathy was read Mrs. Tracy sang
"The Vacant Chair" and Mrs. Buker
read short sketch of the life OF Miss
Bernice Richardson, saying she was the
youngest member of the corps. Mrs.
Ella Roberts read an article on the life
Of Mrs. Edmund Baker, who joined the
corps about 20 years ago. and Emma
LaPoint read a paper on the life Of Ellen
NJ Seaver. who has been a member near
" p years. The meeting closed with
the repeating Of the Lords prayer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-02

AT the Barre opera house Friday even
ing, November H. What for? To hear
the bells, bells, bells, silver-toned bells,
and Harry Dunbar, the gifted imper-
senator, flute, cello and piano trios, quar-
tet and vocal solos. Oh, yes; and Ralph
Dunbar, whose cello solos have won for
him splendid praise from exacting critics.
The young men Of the First Baptist
church are confident that such an enter
tainment viii appeal to the musical
talent of Barre and vicinity Tickets for
this concert at the Eastern Estate tea
store, the ID. A. Perry real estate office
and the Averill feed store.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-02
Notice to the Public.

The undersigned has done the shoe
repairing for the Homer Fits company
since March, 1909, but voluntarily fin
ished work for them October 10. 1910.
People looking for No. I Union and
sherman oak soles viii find that quail
ity at my shop. Cheap work is done
with cheap leather; not in my line.
STANDARD prices.
n. Charbonneau, basement Gordon blk
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THE BARRE DAILY TIMES
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER ,, 1910.
weather Prediction.

Rain this afternoon or tonight. Cold
er, except in southern New Hampshire
Fair and colder tomorrow. Brisk south
TO west winds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-02

NJ. D. Coffrin was at st. Johnsbury
Monday on business.
Mrs Emma j. Clark and Mrs. A. w.
Coffrin went to ST. Johnsbury yester-
day,
Mrs. Bowman Beeman and two chill
dren of West Brookheld, Mass, arrived
here Monday and will visit her grand
mother, Mrs. A. NJ Heath, and sister,
Miss Emma Jones, for few weeks.
Nearly every man who owns a gun
and IS able to tramp, has been in the
woods this week looking for deer, and
a few have been successful. Leon Moul.
ton was the FIRST to bring one in, which
he shot in the edge Of Topsham. IT
was a small buck in prime condition
Others who have secured the mucn
sought game are James Frost Fred Car
penter, A. III Hopper, the last named get
ting the largest yet reported here,
weighing over two hundred pounds
Walter Dana, aged twelvs years, start
ed out in the early hours Of Monday
morning and went Jar into Groton pond
woods. Before noon he had secured his
deer but although small one it eas
with great difficulty that he succeeded
in getting it out where he dared to leave
it to 60 after help. He reached the
village with il sometime during the
evening and sold the carcass at the mar
ket for $1,000 and went home a tired
but happy boy