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mountains of consider
able height, supplied
with an abundance Of
never failing streams,
and renowned for it's
fertility, offers a strik-
ing contrast to the
rch e d waterless
plains of northern Yu-
catan, which form the
general environment OF
northern Maya sites.
With the former the
water supply was new
er a question of mo-
ment, but with the lat
ter Its satisfactory 80
luton in a few places
only, absolutely de-
termined the distribu-
ton of the aboriginal
population. And yet,
unlike as these two re-
gions are, the Maya
civilization, which over
spread both of them,
was of sufficient homo
geneity, as we shall
see, to follow in each
one much the same
lines of cultural devel-
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SION the Pain.

The hurt of a burn or cut stops when
Coles Carbolisalve is applied. 1t heals
quickly and prevents scars. 25c and SOC by
druggists For free sample write to
J. W. Cole & Co.. Black River Falls, Wis.
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Nothing can be so inspiring to a
human being as the idea that he is of
value, that his help is really wanted.
Oliver Lodge.
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Death and birth are two boundaries.
Beyond these boundaries there is an
identical something.
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There are men who sound like pure
gold, and then there are others wkO
make q neise Ike brass.
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Horse Sense.

"He has plenty of horse sense"
why so?"
HE never bets on one"
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: Lydia E. Pinkhan's Vegetable Compound

4 Natick, Mass.,-"T cannot express what
4 went through during the Change of Life before
Hill tried Lydia Il. Pinkham'S Vegetable Conn
pound. was in such o nervous condition
NcOuld not keep still. My limbs were cold.
Hhad creepy sensations and could not sleep
Hnights. L was finally told by two physicians
u that had tUmOr.
81 read one day of the wonderful cures made
Nby Lydia Il. Pin1ham's Vegetable Compound
n and decided to try it, and 1t has made me a we'll
woman. My neighbOrs and friends declare it
miracle for me- Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
rorth ifs yveiosht in gold for women during this.
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Had tne san,a rrouhIe.

Howell-They say that the new
queen likes to have her own way.
Powell-My wife is a queen, all
right.
No man is base who does a true
work: for true action is the highest
being-Henry Giles.
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ANOTHER SIMILAR CASE.


CornwaIlvilIe, N. Yer have been taking
Lydia e. Pinkha1n's Vegetable Compound for
some time for Change of Life, nervousness, and
O fiDroid growth.
"TwO doctors advised to so TO the
hospital, but one day while was away visiting,
met a woman who told mo to take Lydia r..
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. did so and
know it helped me wonderfully. very
thankful that was told to try Lydia IL.
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haS a miracle
worth its weight in gold for women during this
of will help publish this
Creation, 81 No. Main St Natc Mass
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and half wide, and Tt 10 Upon tnls TIcn TIVeT
plain that the ancient Maya metropolis was built
The river here flows east and west now skirting
the northern foothills, and again having crossed
the plain, rushing along the base Of the southern
slopes, a modest stream, easily forded in the dry
season, but a raging, swollen torrent frequently
overfowing it's banks after the rains have set in.
This pleasant valley surrounded on all side by
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Cornwa1vile, N. Y, Greene Co.
The makers of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com"
Mound have thousands of such letters those above
they tell the TRUTH else they could not have been obtained
for love or money This medicine is stranger-it has
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HE ruins of Copan are situated in
the valley of the Copan river in the
western part of the Republic of Hon
duras only a few miles from the
boundary Of Guatemala Mountains,
the foothills of the Cordillera, reach
ing an altitude Of some $500 feet,
surround it on every side, their low
er slopes overgrown with a we'll
nigh impenetrable thicket of low
trees and bushes, and their SUBMITS
sparsely covered with pine. The
valley at this point is about mile
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For so years Lydia e. Pin1zham's Vegetable
Compound has been the standard remedy for
female ills. No sick woman does justice to
herself who will not try this famous medicine.
Made exclusively from roots and herbs and
has thousands of cures to its credit
EmzsNEzHw Mrs. Pinlxham invites all sick women
aEs$ to write her for advice. She has
guided thousands to health free of charge.
Address Mrs. Pinkhaml, Lynn, Mass.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-30
CHURCH LOSES HOLD
ON GERMAN PEOPLE
Collections on Sunday Become So Small Protes,
Arises Against Building New Houses of Worship.

Berlin, April 2s.-church authorities here
are in CONSERVATION at what they re-
gard as the deplorable shrinkage in the
Sunday collections throughout Berlin
and the province of Brandenburg gen.
orally. Congregations remain unrespon-
sive and callous to the most fervid ap-
peals for missionary work. whether at
home or abroad. and other branches OF
home work, such as church extension.
are treated with the same Indifference.
1t often happens that even in the rich
est and most fashionable districts spe-
cial collections do not exceed $25, and
not a few congregations are content to
contribute one single dollar. mostly in
coppers.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-30
BAMES MAY COME
BACK TO BOSTON
Singer Plans Return to Opera
in United States.

Paris. April Notwithstanding her re-
House two years ago, which was almos,
unnoticed in the excitement caused by
Marcella Sembrichs farewell, Emma
Eames may return to the American
boards next season. She Is now negoti-
ating with Henry Russell for series OF
appearances at the Boston Opera House,
which would almost inevitably imply
that she would also sing again at the
Metropolitan.
Among the roles in which she may be
heard is that OF Desdemona, which suits
her admirably.
,, Since the settlement OF the difficulties
and worries resulting from her romantic
attachment to Mr.. Gogorza, who is now
in Paris. Mime. Eames has found new
interest in her art. She is now in splen-
did voice. According to present arrange
ments, the marriage of Mime. Eames to
Signor Gogorza will take place in July.
Next season Mr.. Russell expects to in
troduce Mime. Koutnieszoff. a gifted Rus
sian lyric soprano, to America. She will
probably appear in the Boston and the
Metropolitan opera houses. She has sung
successfully at the Opera Comique. not
ably in La Boheme," and at Covent
Garden. She is now a member of the
Paris Opera House.
Jeanette, manager Of the Montreal
Opera House. is in Paris making arrange
ments for his next Canadian season. He
Is an ardent advocate Of the eventual
establishment Of opera in English and
hopes within a year or SO to give per-
formances regularly In both the Canadian
vernaculars.. His immediate ambition is
to give Montreal an equivalent Of the
Paris Opera Comique.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-30
GERMANS CHANGE
SERVICE UNIFORM
Slate-colored Cloth Makes
Hussars Invisible.

Berlin, April A-Germany has set the
fashion for new army service uniform.
Khaki has had its innings. 1t was adopt
ed by the British army and spread to
practically all the armies Of the world.
Then it was discovered that although the
khaki color was very suitable as a serv-
ice dress for soldiers in the dusty plains
of Africa and India. It was hardly eff
cient against the green summer back
grounds and gray-white winter coloring
Of a European terrain.
A German officer, wandering on the
Indian frontier. had his attention drawn
to the peculiar slate colored body cloths
affected by the Yaghistan Afridis. He
vas told that the reason this color was
so generally worn was that 1T disap-
peared rapidly on a rock-bound hillside,
BILE at few feet distant in the night,
and that it was used by the Afridis as
an artificial protection in their. blood
feuds by day and theiviny expeditions by
night He returned to Berlin with re-
port that set the army clothing experts
thinking.
AS a result Of exhaustive tests. the
German general star ait upon blue
green-gray mixture, that blended with
the summer green tHe Ufue-sTdy VIII
ter shadows OF European scenery. Trials
have given entire satisfaction, so much
SO that bodies of hussars, when wearing
the new uniform. were mistaken for
parties of led horses.
France has now decided to adopt a
similar color. and the ministry Of war
has selected a light gray-green for the
kit that is TO supersede the blue great
coat and the red trousers that French
L., -iaf1 .v,I 14fA An
for half a century. Two battalions TAX
ing part in this years French maneuvers
will be supplied with uniforms made
from the new material
The Washington herald., 1911-04-30
SMOKERS CONTEST
FOR Cash PRIZE
Longest Smoke and Longest
Ash Are Winners.

Vienna, April 2s.-Hundreds Of specta-
tors in Vienna one day last week fol-
lowed with interest a grand smokers
competition. There were forty entries.
the champions of various smokers clubs
which bear names such as Mont Peiee,
the Calumet, and the Joyous Fogmen.
In one contest the winner was he who
kept his cigar-one of medium size
alight longest. The record was achieved
by a man who kept his Virginia alight
for two hours and thirty-three minutes,
no relighting being permitted. He gained
q money prize.
There was also an ash contest. and this
was won by the competitor who kept the
longest ash on his cigar. He was able to
take a mahogany smokers table home,
after succeeding in keeping a length of
intact ash Of seventy-two millimeters. or
nearly three inches.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-30
GERMANS LURED
TO LONELY END
Colonist Sends Families to
Death in Forest.

Berlin, April 2s.-Frequent warnings are
published here against the wiles of a
certain class Of agents who seek to en-
tice German families to Brazil by bril-
liant promises which only end in the
Turing Of the victims to ruin, and some
times death. in the primeval Brazilian
forests.
One of the warnings is directed against
an alleged colonist, who. from an office
on the Netherlands frontier, advertises
for colonists to bring under cultivation
q part of the region Of Antipalois. and
processes to have q steamer ready for
their transport.
Inquiries have shown that the man, who
cannot offer the slightest guarantee for
the performance of his promises. acts as
middle-man for a Brazilian firm, which
has already deceived hundreds of Ger
man families
The Washington herald., 1911-04-30
FATPROTECTSWOMEN
WEARING PEEK-A-BOOS
Years of Exposure to Cold Weather Has Caused
Nature to Provide Protection

London, April 2s.-Why can apparently
fragile women wear pneumonia blouses
in the arctic springs of the British Isles? ?
Why can they walk about in the thinnest
Of shoes and transparent stockings when
the temperature is below the freezing
point? Why can they do these things
and wear an evening costume which
would be fatal to the majority Of men
and yet suffer no harm?
These are questions that have puzzled
the Daily Mirror. To solve them. it ap-
piled to IAN experienced doctor who has
studied the subject" He had been puz-
zied by the same problems. He know
that woman's skin was more tender than
mans and their constitutions generally
less able to stand cold and wet, so he
looked into the matter.
He then discovered that women have
a special layer Of fat all over their
The Washington herald., 1911-04-30

Constantinople, April GA perjury
syndicate" which did a fiourishing busi-
ness In manufactured evidence supplied
to htisants at the law courts here, has
Just come to an end through internal
disagreement, and details of its peculiar
methods are published. The personnel of
the syndicate was composed Of pensfoned
ushers and other petty officials attached
to the courts.
This organization devotes itself to pro-
viding at reasonable charges witnesses
for the service of litigants who arrive
at court insufiiciently provided with testi-
mony
The society.s agents are to be found
outside the doors Of all branches Of the
oudlcature. including those dealing with
divorce and chancery cases. and by rea-
son OF the extensive experience of Its
members. gained by long service in Off
cial posts Of trust, it is able to supply
any class Of evidence desired, not as I'M
intelligent perjury, but in a form ap-
propriate to the usual preference Of the
particular Judge detailed to try the case
The success OF the society has so
widened its sphere of operations that its
terms are on low cash basis. The
charges for even the highest class Of
testimony supplied-that In divorce pro-
ceedings-are SO reasonable that for s.. so
a head the society will provide a petit
tioning wife with eyewitnesses, Of
straightforward and convincing simplicity
OF bearing. of the actual Ill treatment on
the part Of the respondent required to
secure the desired separation.
Strife Brings End.
The collapse Of this organization is due
to internal dissension among its members
as to whether the basis Of the division
of profits should take account Of the ad-
ditional strain and conscience and relig-
ious conviction entailed by the more COM
plicated cases submitted to the society
or whether regard should be had only to
time spent in attendance at court. This
the attention Of the police
Without a single exception, all the
members of the society have offered to
give evidence for the Crown, and SO high
an appreciation of each others abilities
IS shown by the late associates of the dis
banded enterprise that the most intricate
and narrowing revelations have been
promised to the authorities by ex-mem-
bers eager to obtain the benefits of SER
vice in the witness-box.
1t Is stated that with the dissolution
of this association the main supplement
tary source of livelihood for a large num-
Der Of meagerly pensioned court officials
In Constantinople has been removed.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-30
PREVENT
SKIDDING OF AUTOS

London, April 29.-Skidding-the night
mare of all motorists-is soon to be-
come a thing Of the past. The gyro-
scope affords a cure.
When a gyroscope is fitted to motor
car-either in front or on the back
wheels-it is absolutely impossible for the
car to swerve even an inch from the
path along which It is being steered. The
gyroscope making 5000 revolution to the
minute. correct any tendency to skid
in its initial stage.
Experiments have already been made
on steep hills with q right angle turn at
The Washington herald., 1911-04-30

appearance Of the policemen with the
white baton. who now becomes prema-
turely old in the heroic task of evolving
order out Of chaos at street crossings.
An iron structure with semaphore arms
has been erected In the center Of the
square at the Montmartre, where the
traffic is very heavy at all hours of the
day. single policeman placed In charge
Of this semaphore will control all the
traff1c converging on the square.
The apparatus is fitted with four signal
arms. and these can be seen at q consid-
erable distance. Drivers Of vehicles ar
rivIng at any one Of the four arteries
opening on the square will halt IL the
signal is against them, and wait for q
white disk to be shown before proceed
ing. At night red and green lights will
replace the red and white disks Of day.
time.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-30

the bottom. In every case the corners
were negotiated with the greatest ease.
The Gyroscopic Nonskid Company.
Limited, are giving a demonstration
Of the gyroscope's possibilities at their
works in Grosvenor road.
A 4o-horsepower car fitted with a gyro-
scope, will be driven at a high speed on
the roof Of a large building covered with
soft soap and Thames mud.
The brakes will be jammed on suddenly
as the slippery surface is reached. In
the ordinary course Of events the car
would swing over the edge Of the roof
The Washington herald., 1911-04-30

In view Of these facts a large sec
ton of the population of Berlin is pro-
testing against the building Of new
churches. when those already existing are
not half full. and when SO many citizens
show by their absence and lack Of partic-
ipation how Indifferent they are to the
claims Of the national church on their
attention.
Similar complaints are heard with re-
gard to the rapid decrease in the number
of combinations, and to the striking IN
crease in secessions. Churchmen here at
tribute the decay Of church life to the
spread Of liberal theology. and to the
frequent remoteness of pulpit teaching
from the actualities Of life.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-30
,ATEST NEWS FROM FOREIGN HERALD
BOY SHAFTS CLASSES
TAKE UP ENTIRE DAY
Little Monarch Has Eight Professors to Keep Hin
Busy Learning Affairs of Government

Teheran, Persia, April "a most in
teresting sketch Of the daily life of
Ahmed Nurza, the boy Shah, was OBJ
tanned from his tutor. excellency Mozain-
ed-Dowleh, master of arts, who directs
his studies. The youthful potentate is
but thirteen years old.
The Shah strives very hard not to let
anybody get ahead of him in his studies.
French appears to be his favorite sub
ject. When at 9 O'Clock in the morning
the school bell rings he promptly leaves
the women's quarters and takes hts place
at the head, Of the class. The training
In punctuality Is very necessary, as in all
Persians 1t Is conspicuous by It's absence.
Through the whole day. with several
short intervals for play and an hour and
a half for lunch, the classes follow each
other. At O'Clock classes end. 1t is con-
The Washington herald., 1911-04-30

bodies, thicker than mans and acquired
when human kind dwelt in caves and
huts."
In those days" he argued. the men
were able to keep themselves warm by
hunting and fighting. Z" The woman
had to stay at home in the cave to look
after the baby and cook her husbands s
dinner whenever he might bring 1t in.
And caves or huts must have been
chilly abodes in keen weather with an
east wind blowing, and women, who had
no hunting to warm their blood and en-
able them to resist cold, suffered.
so Mother Nature set to work and
gradually built up on women a special
layer Of protective fat That took a few
thousand years probably. for nature
never works in a hurry, since time is no
object to her. but bit by bit the work
was completed. and now women can play
what seem to. men foolhardy tricks with
comparative immunity
The Washington herald., 1911-04-30
MRS. ASTOR GOODIES"
FOR HUSBANDS VOTES

London, April 29.-Waldorf Astor. men,
Der of Parliament for Plymouth. has
taken a house. No. 8. Eliot Terrace. on
the famous Hoe" in that naval port,
and Mrs. Astor has already begun to
play the game known as "coddlins" her
husbands constituents.
She was at Plymouth this week, and in
addition to looking after her new home,
which will be exqusitely decorated and
furnished, found plenty Of time to run
around everywhere, to bazaars, teas.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-30

girls clubs. Primrose League meetings.
and dances.
She is admitted to be q model for what
an NJ. P.'s wife should be-charming in
appearance. Intellectual, always beauti-
fully dressed. without being overelabor-
ated.
The Plymouth women, among whom
are many wives of naval and military
men. instead Of tearing her to pieces
which is the usual practice Of the serv.
ice circles, all agree that she Is simply
a dear"
The Washington herald., 1911-04-30
SCHOOL FAILURES
CAUSE SUICIDES

Berlin, April 2.-In Germany. too. the
distribution Of the Easter school certin-
Gates has been marked by a series Of
schoolboy suicides. The famous peda-
gogue. Dr.. Ludwig 0urlitt. in an open
letter, frankly confesses his apprehen-
sion that there must be something rad
ically wrong about the much-vaunted
German educational system which causes
this terrible sacrifice Of young lives, .
state Of affairs which Is unapproachsd
by any other country in Europe. with the
sole exception Of Russia.
Schoolboys seem to play with the SUD.
eide idea, which Il an unhealthy symp-
tom At Osterode on April the Latin
school students made . life-sixe. dummy
wearing q cap with the college colors
and hung Il on q tree in front OF the
schoolhouse- A 1etfer nailed 70 the tree
was to the. effect that ''eo-and-so had
hanged himself because he was not pro-
moted this Easter
The Washington herald., 1911-04-30

sidered advisable to withdraw his majes-
ty as much as possible from the infiu-
enc Of the ignorant and superstitious
Persian women.
The Shah is taught by eight professors
and Ii trained in gymnastics and mill
tary drill before the heat Of the day COM
mences. His course Of study comprises
Persian. Arabic, French, Russian, geog-
raphy. history. mathematics, and other
minor subjects.
There are, OF course, many festivals.
when the Shah may put his lesson books
away for more congenial occupations, but
his hours Of relaxation are often cur
tailed by court functions, which must ap-
pear very tedious to him. The most i'm
portant court function il the "Salaam, -
when the Shah receives the diplomatic
corps and his ministers and reviews the
Teheran garrison, rising to salute each
time a regimental flag passes before him.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-30
SERVANTS DEMAND
RAISE IN WAGES
Scandinavian Mattresses
Plan Protection Union.

Copenhagen. April 2s.-The servant
problem is scarcely less acute in the
Scandinavian countries. The servants In
Denmark, Norway, and Sweden have
started an organization. with offices at
Copenhagen. Christiania, and Stockholm.
The demands they have formulated are:
L The suppression Of all night WORK:
servants to knock OF at 9 o'clock in the
evening and to rest until o'clock next
morning.
2 Extra pay for servants should they
be requested to work after o'clock. as,
for instance. when company is being en-
tertained.
8. A night out from S o'clock every
week. Sunday OF from 10 o'clock In the
morning every fortnight. and q fort
nights summer holiday, the regular
wages. and in addition board wages to
be paid.
l. Increase Of wages when the work. Of
the house is satisfactorily performed
5. The servants room to be light and
warm, and to be so situated as to catch
the sun.
The mistresses in these three counties
are preparing to unite for the protection
OF their own interests.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-30
REFUSED PASS, OPERA
STAR MOPES IN BED

Vienna, April 29.-Prima donnas are a
difficult lot the world over. and Frau
Selma Kurz, of the Vienna Court Opera,
is no exception to the rule. Because her
sister was not given a free pass to the
performance Of THE Rose Cavalier"
Frau Kurz refused to sing. drove from
the theater after the first act, and went
to bed. where she has stayed ever since.
If the manager does not apologize. she
The Washington herald., 1911-04-30

declares that she will go straight to the
Empeor Francis Joseph and state her
case. To save the poor old Emperor
from meeting with the indignant
woman, the manager will undoubtedly
give In, and Frau Kurz will begin to
think of what her next demand shall be.
If she wants to sing her part in wood
en- shoes and eating frankfurters. the di-
rector will know better than to refuse
the just demands Of q genius.