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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-16
An Observart Youth.

rs that man a bill collector" said
The new clerk.
He may be in some places" replied
the messenger boy, but not in this Of
fee. "-Washington Star
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Unfortunately, Yes.

The trouble with the story which
you tell Is that it is almost sure to
remind somebody Of another which is
just as old.-Chicago Record Herald.
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Doing nothing for others is the un.
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STEEL CORPORATE TON
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[By Associated Press.l
Washington, May 16.-The house to-
day ordered an Investigation of the
United States Steel Corporation.
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Freight rates from Florida from
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-02

The knight bowed and crossed the
! square toward one of the entrances
! to the palace. There he paused.
There is a traitor among us. Guard
! the square we'll. We shall find a
short way of dealing with him. 1t
is easy to play the traitor, but he shall
find it difficult TO bear the punish
ment."
Escape seemed impossible, but that
short method the king spoke of came
as a tonic to me and gave me the
courage of desperation. l saw Organ
with his company waiting for the
kings command. I saw the knight
still at the palace entrance regarding
the scene as he might have watched
an interesting comedy. Who was he?
Surely it was he who had betrayed me.
There was pause-a silence which
seemed long. Then the king looked
at me quickly. straight and without
hesitation. He knew exactly the spot
where l stood.
"Seize the traitor, Clintonw and his
arm shot out, pointing at me as he
spoke.
1t was no time to plead. My sword
was III KY HI u LuOLntllr anu i
rushed to the open side of the square.
1t never occurred to me that 1 could
save my life, but / might escape the
fortress. 1 looked TO see Organ rush
to fight his way out with me, but he
did not do so. Instead he gave a word
of command to his company and, lead
ing them. roared as he came:
For the kings honor. Seize the
traitor!
l was betrayed. indeed, and by the
man l had trusted l dashed onward
That the command to arrest me had
come suddenly gave me tie advantage
for moment. Those about me had
no time to lay hands upon me. 1 was
half across the space toward my only
hope Of escape before a man came
within reach OF my sword, and then
1 seemed to be surrounded.
take him alivei" 1 heard a voice
cry. The devil who cried it was be-
hind me. The devil was O'Ryanl
Into the thick of my enemies 1 went,
always a little space before me clear
ed by the swing of my weapon. Yet
they closed in upon me. Hands be-
hind attempted to hold me, but 1
shook them Off
They rushed in upon me on every
side. 1 struck right and left with my
sword. 1 struck out with my left
arm. struggled forward My enc
mics fell back from me. Only one
man seemed to stand between me and
freedom. / cut him from my path
and sprang over him as he fell.
Take him alivev'
The cry was behind me. Ny enc
mics were behind me, and 1 rushed
madly through the streets of the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-02
THE
S 7 A r
BY Percy
Brebmer

7 as, but Bridget was su1len. URyar
attempted TO make the conversation
general and did his best to be humoc
BUS. Bridget was not to be cajoled,
and there was no smile in me-
Perhaps you're right" he said sud
denly after laughing at one Of his own
sallies. Its not a time to be merry,
and, faith, my tankard's empty"
"Our friend here is In danger, Bird
get" said Organ, leaning back after
long draft.
what kind of danger?" she asked
I'VE don't quite know" he answered.
THE fact is, Bridget, the king has
strange fancies, which vary often In
accordance with what he sups upon.
1t may be that 1 shall not be able to
convince the king how mistaken he Is
If he is inclined to think Ill of Clinton,
and in that event the best thing Gin
ton can do is to get out Of his maj
esty's way"
Easier to speak of than it is to d."
she replied. 81 never yet heard Of a
man escaping IL the king was bent
upon his punishment"
"Our friend Clinton may be the first
to do So" said Organ. Being first
is not always the place one would
choose but it's a. position somebody
must always occupy. Think you there
is a rope handy long enough to reach
from the top to the bottom of the
WALTZ"
81 think could find the rope"
every well. Now, is there q ring in
the roof firm enough to fix this rope
to-frm enough to bear the weight OF
a manT
Eyes"
Then Wen fix the rope in case Of
necessity"
THE sentry will see you.'
81 have a better way" she said sud
denly. 'I have been washing clothes
today. will hang them to dry. I can
fix the rope and let it be hidden under
some of the clothes. Does your friend
go tonight?"
NO"
Bridget left US.
"Why not tonightT' asked.
THAT roads the last resource" he
answered. cit will be the most dan
gerous way you've ever traversed.
The way you got into this country was
child's play to the road you'll take out
of Yadasara If you have to use the
rope Patience; we're not caught yet.
This knight who came today may be
a friend Before we act 1t will be well
to know that he has not come from the
princess with a message for Us"
81 should know him"
':She may have tcNuse- strange mes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-02
Nearly Smothered.

Chandler, ". C.-Mrs. Augusta
Lomax of this place writes: 81 had
smotherfng speels every day so bad
that 1 expected death at any time.
1 could not sit up in bed. 1 suffer-
ed from womanly troubles. My
nerves were unstrung. 1 had almost
given up all hope of ever being bet1
ter. | tried Cardui and it did me
more good than anything 1 had ever
taken. L am better now than / ever
expected to be-" Thousands of
ladies have written similar letters,
telling of the merits OF Cardui. II
relieved their headache, backache,
and misery just as it will relieve
yours, if you will let IT. Try.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-02

whoever wins. We stand to lose. 1
overheard that the time to accomplish
this villainy is ripe. 1t is to be done
at once, Verrall; how I don't know,
but it's quite likely we shall hear to-
morrow"
Quite" answered. Now the com.
ing of the knight is explained"
The coming of what knight"
told him what had happened that
evening.
You did not recognize him" he
asked.
mo. His face is familiar. but do
not know who he is"
Some archer perhaps tricked out as
a knight"
Can we reach the top Of the wall
from the roof Of this houseY'
Yes
And drop DOWN.
Eyes. What would be the use OF
that?"
1--WE should be free"
1--WE might If we happened to get
killed. We should probably only
break our legs. and that wouldn't help
US much"
I'VE could use a rope"
'The wall is guarded night and day.
There is a sentry always behind this
house" He crossed to a window
which commanded view of the wall.
There is always one stationed there.
Just now there are two"
well. man. suggest something. We
are wasting valuable time" 1 said
somewhat irritably.
Lets go and eat"
Food was upon the table ready fos
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-02
- 7 HE
| SILVER
4 A R0Mn@mcg
I OF DrWssemlamd

Clinton verraIl. traveller, hears from
Austapha of q mysterious country beyond
the Caucasian range. They are carried
by an avalanche into this mysterious
country. Mustapha Il killed, and VERBAL
&c captured by Captain Organ
Organ serves the king of Drussenland.
who In at war with Princess Darfa, whose
soldiers capture Organ and verraIl. Yer
rail meets the princess. who is beautiful
Prompted by Organ. Verran claims 70
be the expected Knight of the Silver Star.
who Is to aid the princess and find a great
treasure Verrau discovers an enemy tn
Count Vasca-
killing prisoners f. a custom IN Drus-
senland. VerraI IS accepted as the knight
Vasca plots TO defeat him in q lance tour
nament Drussenland's people have pro-
crossed no further than the time of the
crusades.
VERBAL challenges Vasca- Daria gives
rail- unhorses the count and wins. The
kings forces attack Daria's army. led
by vasca, drives the kings forces 20
Yadasara verran suspects Vasca OF
treachery.
VERBAL, piqued by Daria's indifference,
courts Lady Aldrida- He and she plead
with Daria for the lives of prisoners
handkerchief
Daria disgraces VerraIL but through
Jasar. her confdant. arranges a secret
meeting VerralI begs her pardon
The princess tells him he will be m
great peril IL she saves the prisoners and
insists that he make her a public apology.
While guard before her door he Is at
tackled
Verran kills the would be assassin, but
is wounded He suspects that the plot IL
Vasca's work. VerraH shows the princess
that he loves her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-02

sengers If she is surrounded by treach-
cry"
How was it the knight entered
Yadasara so easily?" l asked.
"Since some about the princess are
friends of the king some about the
king may be friends of hers. Treach-
cry was never yet one sided. Fill
your tankard," he said, pushing me
the wine.
Next morning early I took occasion
to follow Bridget on to the roof The
sentry was on the wall, standing by a
raised battlement. which formed a
kind Of sentry box. He was man
knew something of, and he chaffed me
for my devotion to Mistress Bridget.
laughed and asked him If he would
change places with me.
"If were sure the captain were on
duty" he answered.
"And there's another you'd have to
think Of" said Bridget as she lifted
some clothes to show me where the
rope lay curled ready for use. 1t was
deity done, and no longer questioned
her good viii toward me.
The wall rose only about six feet
dDONc Tue EOO1y anu Casually dShi1lS
permission of the sentry, 1 clambered
up. 1 was anxious to measure the
height of the wall with my eye to see
what the ground Immediately below
was like and to look at the surround
ing country.
IAN impregnable city," I said.
"Yes," answered the sentry, "and
this is one Of the lowest parts of the
wall"
1 nodded hin a farewell, hoping he
would not be the sentry when the
time came for me to 60
SHARP eyes and wide ears, remem-
ber," said Organ as l went to the
palace.
The day passed slowly. The kings
revels had been protracted to the early
hours of morning. and doubt not the
generous wine had flowed freely.
1t was late in the afternoon when
the king came. He passed through the
chaIAber in which l was stationed,
leaning upon the arm of a friend and
cracking some Jokes with him as he
went Soon afterward the knight who
caused me so much anxiety passed.
Either he did not see me or else he had
no message for me, for he went
through the room looking neither to
right nor left
1t was dark when I went OF actual
duty. The king not having retired,
I was not at liberty to leave the pal
ace, so made my way to the guard !
room. A kind OF cloister, open to the /
square, ran along outside the guard !
room, and, the night being warm, we
to drink our wine.
Suddenly the tramp of men sounded |
in the square, and I saw Organ at |
the head of his company. 1 was seat
ed In such a position that he must
have seen me. but he took no notice
1t was an unusual thing for him to
be there at all. 1 heard a captain
OF the guard ask him the reason
The kings orders" he answered
shortly.
Then there was the fare Of torches
In the square, and the king came out
followed by several knights. I only
noticed one particularly. the one who
walked beside him. the strange knight
who had come to the city yesterday.
I saw the king whisper to him, and
The knights eyes wandered roDd the
square In search Of some one.
With my comrades I had risen to
my feet and stood waiting
The king did not look toward me. but
The knight did and our eyes met Then
be turned TO the king and spoke TO
him.
Perhaps it is no sight for such eyes
% yours" heard the king say Re
Ire II you Will"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-02
CHAPTER XVI


M0 WENT to Organ. When I
IXh met him he said:
49, I've made q discovery,
Es2& verralL"
$50 have l."
, THE same, perhaps"
TT is likely. I hurried here to find
you"
"a lot has happened since was IN
Yadasara last, or else didn't keep my
ears wide enough open when was here
For a long time past Vasca has been
in treaty with the king. At a favor
able opportunity he is to deliver up
the princess to her enemies"
The scoundrelr'
There's regular conspiracy. Vasca
is only one of the scoundrels. There
are dozens of them at the princess
court. and there are hundreds OF men
ready to desert at the counts bidding.
In Yadasara Vasca has many friends
and, it is said, may play a double game
with the king, openly serving him
while he waits his opportunity to de-
throne him and reign IN his stead. A
pretty piece OF villainy, Ell. VerraHr'
And our position, O'Ryan?'
Faith. it's much the same to us
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-02

"The rope!" she whispered
"Still there?" ~
Eyes"
She might be deceiving me. vut -Ser
manner sounded honest. How was
she still my friend when her husband
was so vile a traitor to friendship /
frz - ,,o..,u,1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-02

CTo be Continued.l
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-09-08

not have embraced onefonrth of the period of
building activity at Copan
Again, as We shall see the hieYoglyphc in.
scriptions at Copan indicate that 1t was far
older than any Of the Yucatan sites and that
1t probably had been abandoned many years
before the rise of the great northern cities.
Still another reason for doubling that Copan
was coonzed from Yucatan arise when we ex-
anime the historical data bearing on each. All
the early writer's native as we'll as Spanish,
with the exception of Palacto, above quoted,
pass over the great southern metropolis in abb
solute silence; but when they come to describe
Iucatan nearly all of them mention the two
largest of the ancient cities there Chichen
liza and Uxmal, and in some instances even
give brief outlines Of their history.
The striking absence OF tradition relating
to such an extensive site as Copan can only
indicate one thing-that it's fall and subse-
quent desoation had outlived the memory OF
man even at the time of the Spanish Conquest
In 1880; and a generation later, when Palacio
visited the place, IL had been forgotten so long
that he was unable to find out anything about
It's former history except the very dubious ira
dition given above.
The ruins are more easily reached today
from Guatemala than from Honduras, in which
latter Republic they are located. One leaves
the Guatemala Northern railroad at Zacapa,
and either by horseback or cart journeys east.
ward for two days stopping overnight at Jaco-
tan. The actual distance travelled cannot be
more than 80 or 40 miles at the outside. but
the road Is so rough and winds through coun-
try so mountainous that IL takes two days 10
reach the ruins after leaving the railroad. The
modern village Of Copan. where one can secure
accommodations OF a sort, is about three-quar-
ters Of mile from the main group of ruins.
II Is built over a part of the site of the ancient
city, and has two beautifully sculpmred altars
standing In the plaza under large tree Sew
eral other sculptural monuments are 20 be
found I'm various pigstes and chicken yards
throughout the village, and there is another
group Of two or three, short distance TO the
northwest IN the campo santo" or burying
ground
Taking the path leading TO the east from the
village, a fifteen minutes walk brings one to-
the entrance on the west sides OF the Great
Plaza, the largest and doubtless the most i'm
portant court in the city. This imposing area.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-09-08
eTONE AND IDOL TO

some 300 feet long by $50 wide, Is surrounded
on three sides by terrace 10 to 10 feet high.
The interior sides Of this are stepped so that
standing in the center of the plaza the effect is
that of a sunken court surrounded on all sides
but one, with tiers of stone seats or benches.
The southern open side is occupied by a
small pyramid about 90 feet high, which,
standing midway between the ends of the ter
race, appears to inclose the area. This pyra-
mid because Of its central position with refer
ence to the Great Plaza must have been a
much more important structure than its size
would now seem to indicate. Standing on its
summit and looking northward, a great open
air auditorium lies at ones feet Tier upon
tier of stone benches rising around its sides,
and five great monumental states, posted
like gigantic sentinels guarding its sacred pre-
cints.
This mound, so conspicuously located the
open side OF the Great Plaza attracted the at
tenton of the English traveller and archaelol-
ogist, Mr. A. p Maudslay, who visited Copan
in 1885 spending several months there in pho
tograhpng and making molds OF the sculptures
and in studying the ruins. He cleared its
sides and excavated It. The summit, he says,
is very small. and shows no signs of any build
ing ever having stood there. Digging through
the floor he sank a shaft into the interior of
the pyramid and found at a depth Of six feet
from the top an earthen pot which contained
several jade beads. few pearls, a jade spin.
die whorl perforated disk and some roughly
carved pieces of pearl shell. The bottom OF
the pot was covered with some finely ground
cinnabar and several ounces of quick silver.
Fragments OF human bones were taken out
during the course of these excavations and,
finally. at a depth of nine feet below the level
of the plain, skeleton of a jaguar was
covered
The use Of this pyramid without a building
OF any kind surmounting It must forever re-
main a mystery. Perhaps here in full view Of the
assembled inhabitants OF the ancient city were
pracuced the bloody rites Of human sacrifice;
or perhaps the DEGREES Of rules or the omens
from above were banded down Who can say
now? One thing alone seems reasonably GER
tain; the close proximity and commanding
relation of this pyramid 70 such vast open
afr auditorium as the Great Plaza indicates
that IL formerly played some very important
part in the life Of Copan.
The most interesting feature of the Great
Plaza. however is not this pyramid, but the
great sculptured monuments which are scat
tered here and there around the inclosure. OF
these. FIVE are now standing and three lie pros
trate They average not far from 10 feet in
height and are about 3lR feet in breadth. The
general treatment OF them all is much the
same. The side facing the plaza is uniformly
sculptured with the likeness OF human be
ing sometimes Of one sex and sometimes OF
the other. carved in very high relief. which. in
places amounts 10 sculpture In the round. The
clothing and headdresses of these figures are
exceedingly ornate.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-09-08
Incident Overlooked.

A New England farmer, noted for
his uncontrolled temper, became con
verted, according to the st. Louis Re-
public.
a month later he was holding forth
to number of friends and relatives
gathered at the Thanksgiving dinner
table on the subject of his religious
principles, his entire change of char
acter and his kind and forbearing dis
position.
Finally growing enthusiastic in his
description, he called on his wife TO
uphold his assertions.
Jane" he shouted. you haven't
had an unkind word or deed from me
since got converted-now, have
you?"
There was a dead silence; then
came in meek, yet reminding tones
from the other end of the table.
Jerome, Jerome. you've forgot the
time you bit me-"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-09-08
FOUND RIGHT PATH
After a False Start.
"Tn 1890 7 began to drink coffee.

"In 1890 I began to drink coffee.
AT that time l was healthy and en-
joyed life. At first l noticed no bad
effects from the indulgence but in
course of time found that various
troubles were coming upon me.
"Palpitation of the heart took unto
itself sick and nervous headaches, kid
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my stomach became so deranged that
even a light meal caused me serious
distress.
Our physicians prescriptions failed
TO help me and then / dosed myself
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Finally l began TO suspect that cof-
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perimented by leaving Il of, except
for one small cup at breakfast This
helped some but did not altogether re-
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however. that was on the right track.
$50 / gave up coffee altogether and
began to use Postum. In ten days 7
found myself greatly improved. my
nerves steady, my head clear, my kid
neys working better and better, my
hearts action rapidly improving. my
appetite improved and the ability 70
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suffering restored TO me. And this con-
dition remains.
Leaving OF coffee and using Postum
did this, with no help from drugs. as ]
abandoned the use OF medicines when
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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-09-08
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