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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-09-08

some 300 feet long by 200 wide is surrounded
on three sides by terrace 10 to 10 feet hlgh'
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 sizes
but one with tiers of stone seats or benches.
The southern or open side is occupied by
small pyramid about 20 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
much more important structure than It's size
would now seem to indicate. Standing on lts
summit and looking northward, a great open
air auditorium lies at ones feet Tier upon
tier of stone benches rising around its sides,
and Ave great monumental states posted
like gigantic sentinels guarding Its sacred pre-
cints
This mound conspicuously located on the
open side Of the Great Plaza, attracted the at
tention of the English traveller and archaelot
ogist, Mr.. A. P. Maudsay, who visited Copan
in 1885 spending several months there In pho
tograhping and making molds of the sculptures
and in studying the ruins. He cleared Its
sides and excavated it. The summit, he says,
Ia very small and shows no signs of any build
ing ever having stood there. Digging through
the floor he sank shaft into the interior OF
the pyramid and found at depth OF six feet
from the top earthen pot which contained
several Jade beads, a few pearls, a JADE SPIN
die whor perforated fisk, 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 a skeleton Of 1aguar was I'M
covered.
The use OF this pyramid without building
Of any kind surmounting 1t must forever re-
main a mystery. Perhaps here in full view OF the
practiced the bloody rites of human sacrifice;
or perhaps the DEGREES of rules or the omens
from above were handed down. Who can say
now? One thing alone seems reasonably GER
tain; the close proximity and commanding
relation of this pyramid to such vast open
air 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 Enclosure. or
these, Ave are now standing and three lie pros
trate. They average not far from IL feet in
height and are about 319 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 to sculpture in the round. The
clothing and headdresses of these figures are
exceedingly ornate.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-09-08
GREAT REVIVAL OF RELIGION
One of Most Remarkable Features
Among Soldiers During Last Days
of Great Struggle.

"One of the most remarkable fea-
lures of the Civil war;" says an old ex-
Confederate of st. Louis, Mo-, was
the great revival of religion in the
Confederate armies during the last Is
months of the struggls.
while most of the Confederate SOL
diers were loath to admit it, yet after
the fall of Vicksburg, which opened
the Mississippi and cut the Confed
eracy in two, the awful defeat at Get
tysburg, which proved the impossible
ity a successful invasion of the
North, it became clear to every think
ing man in the south that the cause
was lost. And yet, self-convinced that
they were in the right, the soldiers
could not persuade themselves but that
in some mysterious way they would
win. They hoped that complications
between the United States government
and Great Britain would take place.
and when this hope was disappointed
they looked confidently for trouble
with France over the Mexican affair.
Nothing came of it, however, and still
the poor fellows chung to their hope
of help from some unexpected quar-
ter until some of them actually came
to believe that supernatural aid
would be extended at the last. mo-
ment
The chaplains in the southern army
were as a rule very earnest, devout
men, and encouraged the superstitious
hopes of the soldiers, until finally both
chaplains and men came to believe
that earnest prayer and supplication
would bring about Divine intervention
in their behalf.
But the chaplains told the men
they must first, as they expressed it.
get right with God themselves So
the men proceeded at once to seek
their own salvation The movement
first began in the Tennessee army, and
among the regiments from the noun
tain districts of Georgia, North Car
DINA and Tennessee. Most eX-
traordinary scenes were witnessed
in the camps. All night, after a long
days march, perhaps skirmishing or
fighting from dawn till dark, the men
would gather round the fires, and
what little rations they had-and the
rations were often very unequal to
their needs-then pray and sing, often
until long after midnight.
THE preachers were everywhere.
They went from one camp fire to an
other, encouraging those who were 'un-
der conviction praying with those
who were groaning crying, shouting
with those who thought they had re-
ligion, clapping their hands, roaring
'Hallelujah,' and in every way seeking
to promote the excitement which had
already passed beyond their control.
Many men seemed actually crazed
with religious enthusiasm. 1t seems
paradoxical to say it, but whole groups
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-09-08

could be seen in a sort of hysteria,
crying and laughing at the same time,
embracing one another and perform
ing antics that would. have justified
looker-on in the belief that they were
all insane. Many cases Of the jerks
occurred, many of the soldiers went
into frances, some had visions, and
one member of a Tennessee regiment
claimed to have a revelation which
foretold the coming OF Jesus Christ,
with II legions of angels to assist the
Confederate cause. He said that all
human help was vain, and after the
Confederacy had been reduced to the
last possible extremity, then Christ
and his angels would appear, drive
back the Union armies, and the cause
would be saved. OF course the poor
man was insane; he afterwards died
In an asylum, but there were many
like him, and many, too, who believed
in him and his prophecies. But no
wonder can be felt at the numerous
cases of insanity, both religious and
otherwise, which occurred In the Con-
federate armies during the last year
Of the var
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-09-08

.opment At the very beginning of study
of Copan we find ourselves confronted with
grave difficulty. namely, the entire absence OF
aboriginal tradition concerning the place.
which consequently renders a reconstruction
OF the historical background impossible. In
Yucatap we were able to piece together some
what of the early history of the principal cities
such as Chichen liza, and Uxmal, from the &C.
count of native well as Spanish "rlters'
many of whom derived their Information from
those well acquainted with the former history
of the country. And while this Information ~
often quite fragmentary, nevertheless IL sneas
n. very considerable light on the pre-Columoian
history of these two northern sites, ana III q
measure. at least, dispels that darkness ana
nbscnrity which so completely enshrouos al
most all the other great centers or the Maya
culture
Concerning the former history or Copen'
hexuaver we know absolutely nothing, except
ing the tradition of very doubtful vaiue given
below In 1867, or thereabout, Diego 1aIolA
de Palacio, an official of the Audencla Oh uua
tema1a visited these ruins and later descrlOeu
them in a letter to Philip H., the 'heh AiAe
Spa.n. In this communication, alter ue
.,crIntion of the different buildings, he says ne
Andeavored to ascertain who the FORMER III
hahitants of the city were:
.r endeayored with all possible care 10 %
certain from the Indians, through the uaci
tIors derived from the ancients, what peopie
lived here. or what they knew or hao he az.
rom their ancestors concerning them. nu'
they had no books relating to their .nrs
nor do believe that In all TINS uisN ~, Gov
). ,,ora than one. which possess. They say
nat IN ancient times there came from Yucca
ban a great lord. who built these ediices, Out
w.. ot the end of some years ne returheu "
Ms native country, leaving them entireiy ue
sertsd.'
r7rfortunately the reliability of this uaui
hon Is disproved by too many ainelenI - the
ss evidence to permit our accepting II. III 80
arst place. the structures OF o Sa been built
u',.htr the snan of single life; and Its eiaD-
ara ,n,L sculptured monuments are far TOO IN,
Ir;cate to have been carved in one geneTa. aoS
80 az tools available. Had that Great loro
from Yucatan" lived twice the allotted ss o onr
score years and ten. his hfe' even tnsA' 'o''-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-09-08
.REJZORFTOY o.
DOQPNI4T 70 Ity/XER
.CHAhREP or CREa7
ZEJhP E.

mountains of consider
able height, supplied
with an abundance of
never failing streams,
and renowned for its
fertility, offers a strik-
ing contrast to the
pare he 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 q question of mo-
mens, but with the lat
ter its satisfactory So
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
tfuac .of cultural daynl-
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-18
ELKO NEVADA SATURDAY, NOVEMBER IS 1911
SHE KNEW VIRGINIA'S LAWS
no" Maiden Lady Of the Old Domin-
ION Saved Her Lawn From the
Road Builders.

II women ever come to sit on tho
bench in old Virginia. there's a mai
den lady living OH her ancestral acres
just across the Potomac from Wash
lhston who can qualify for the job.
Recently realty company bought
tract OF land the other side of her
property and plated IL into suburban
lots. Desiring ready access to the
capital. they instituted proceedings to
run public road through the old
lhdy iand: worse. as she learned,
the projected road would cut right
through the prettiest part Of her trim
lawn. dear with its memories Of her
childhood
She consulted her lawyer. only to
De told there was no help for II,
since private property may. under the
law. be condemned for tIblic use, no
matter how unwilling an indignant
owner may be.
Far from rCsiEninE herself to the
ruthless inrGad on her cherished lawn,
the old lady buried herself in the
musty law library handed down from
an ancient ancestor. once n prominent
judge in the Old Dominion.
When some days later party OF
Surveyors appeared with stakes and
chains To lay out the line of road they
round the owner, spade in hand. just
setting out the last Of Il phalanx Of
young apple trees squnrcly in front
of the lawn and r!Eh; i'm the line OF
the proposed highway
IF you set foot inside this orchard" :"
she said dcfianriy To the astonished
surveyors, "I'll have you all thrown
out and then arrested for trcspass"
With tina; she called up half dozen
trusty young "ountrymcn waiting be.
hind the barn for the summons.
what does all this mcan?" asked
the leader Of thc surveying party. In
who's" contract there had been no
mention of lighting I'VE are survey
Ing for public road and can go any
whore"
Anywhcrc--rXC"pt through an or.
chard!" exclaimed the old lady. pull
ing II musty volume from under her
apron. IT'S been the law In Virginia
since the days Of Patrick Henry that
you cant run even public road
through an orchard. 40 You stay out!"
The old lady had dag up an ancient
law unknown tn modern attorneys,
confoundcd her opponents and saved
her lawn
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-18
Forms of Oath.

a Chlnaman has been thus sworn
in On entering the box the Witness
inmo diatcly kncli down. and china
saucer having been placed In his hand
he broke II. The officer Of the court
through an Interpreter then addressed
him thus: You shall tell the truth
and the whole truth, and If you do not
tell The truth your soul will bo
cracked Ike the saucer" A MOham.
mCdnn Witness FIRST placed his right
hand on the Koran. put tho other hand
to his forehead and brought tho top
Of his forehead down to the book and
touched II with his head. lie then
looked for some time upon II. and he.
ing asked what effect that ceremony
was to produce answered that no was
bound by II to speak the truth. Tho
deposition Of n CientOO has been re-
cciycd who touched with his hand tho
foot of 3rahmin. BuddhIsts havo
hc"n sworn by the three holy exist
onCog- Iiuddha. DhnmmH and Pro
Sangha and tho devotees Of the ~
frmamcnis." and Parsce on the
Xcnd Avcsia. or by binding holy
cord" round his bOdy.-Law Times.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-18
Know Your Work and Do II.

There Is perennial nCblcnCss and
even snCrcdncss In work: were he
never so bcnightCd. fOrEetfui OF his
high calling, there Is always hope
In man that actually and earnestly
works; In idlencss alone is there per.
petual despair. Work, never so mann.
moniSh, mean. is In communication
with nature: the real desire to get
work done will itself lead one more
and more to truth. to natures ap-
pointmcnta and regulations which
are truth. rho latest gospel In this
world Is: Know thy work and do Il.
kno" thyscif-long enough has that
poor sell Of thine tnrmcnlcd thee:
thou wilt never get to know It, he.
llcvc. Think II not thy business, this
OF knowing thysclf: thou art an I'M
knowablc Individual: know what thou
canst work at. and work at n like
Hercules! That VIII be thy better
plan. Thomas Carlyle.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-18
Amt II the Truth

"Cmuso says that little thing IL:
money doesn't bother him"
Nor us. It's a little thing like tn
lack Of money that is bringing silver
threads amongst the gold"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-18
OFFICIAL TAX NOTICE.
Elko, Nevada,
November 9th, 1911.

~ WI, l 81 ! Z.
I'm compliance with Section llOd
of an An Act Of the Legislature of
the State Of Nevada, entitled "An
act to provide revenue for the
support Of the government Of the
State of Nevada, and % repeal
certain Acts relating thereto. "
Approved March 3rd, 1891, and all
Acts amcndatory hereto.
hereby give notice that the
State, County an1 other taxes,
leried by the Board Of County
Commissioners of Elko County,
Nevada. for the fiscal year Of 1911,
together with all Poll taxes
entered on the Assessment Roll by
the County Assessor as'providcd by
nIaw are now due and payable in
lawful money Of Of the United
States of America TO me at my
Office located IN the new Court
House building in the town Of
Elko, Nevada.
Under the law, tax payers as
scssed for Real estate and personal
property, have the option of pay
ing the whole amount Of taxes as.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-18
WALL PAPER! WALL PAPER! WALL PAPERI
The Elko Paint and Wall Paper
Company has just received a new
line of Wall Paper at City;Priccs.
+. A. George.
Women of india.

u have seen women under q burn.
Ing midday gun rcaping In the fields"
sayF writer on India. II have seen
them ~ road making In the streets OF
clticS; ] have seen them loading en-.
Eincs with coal at railway stations:
have seen them In long procession
on The white roads Of the plains car.
ryine great burdens on their heads
nkc string Of camcls And have
seen also IN the eyes Of every old
woman whom have encountered.
every ono Of them. such misery. nd.
Versity and angry bitterness as
seemed to curse the very air OF heay.
On. ] havo not seen one happy old
Woman In the whole country"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-18
Wi|bertR. Howell
Baptist Minister
TELEPHONE 472 ELKO, NEVADA
Long Search Rewarded Mother.

After search that has taken her
IL years and has cost her $4,000. Mrs.
Samuel klugman. nurse OF Brook.
iyn. has found the son from whom she
was separated when no was only
year old. She had been informed he
was dead. but has refused to believe
II. and continued her Inquiries far and
wide. AT length rumor reached her
that the boy had been placed in tho
New York Founding hospital. at Six.
ty-elghth street and Lexington ave.
nue.. Only last week was the boy pro-
duced In court before Justice Green.
baum and she learned that he was
well and happy and had been brought
up by farmer In Schaffcr. Mich.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-18

ccmhcr, I9l1, or making payments
in two installments, the first
instalImcnt to be paid within the
time specified, (betwccn the first
Monday in November and the first
Monday IN December, 19lD, which
payment shnuId include the who'll
amount # Pol taxes assessed aga
nst the person or property. an
the Second payment, or install
mcnt, consisting Of the remaining
half OF the tax to 30 paid at any
time before the first Monday in
June, 1912
All taxes upJn which the whole
or the first installnent thereof
remains unpaid after Monday. the
dth day IF December, 1917, be
comes delinquent upon the whole
amount If lax assessed and ten per
cent is aided thereto as penalty
for delinquency, together with the
cost Of advertising and 81 90 to
each assess ment for County
Auditors fCcr for Certificate.
M. II. Miller,
County Treasurer & Ex. Oficio
Tax Receiver Of Elko County,
Nevada.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-18
The Busy Separatkn

IN our country, where can ono
reaib find tho cream OF society7"
asked Miss Blase. In Reno, OF course.
whcro society goes through the sep.
arnt0." replied tho oynic acridly.-
Judge.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-18

Mrs IIoylc--Who was Tie best man
nj your wedding? Mrs. Duyie-TheTp
were only tx" IN tho wedding party.
and 80 II IL proper to call one tho
better man
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-18
EyDerienCe.

Mrs fIiphupp- What's the matter.
dear? Mrs Blase--rm sure ! won't
know now to take care Of little Elm.
ma after next year You see. she 10
seven now. and I never had q dog
that lived over eight
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-18
Foolish Waaer Caused Death.

A workman named Ccl"siin Leroy.
aged fifty. died In Paris. France, the
other day while trying, for n wager.
10 caI large bccfst"ak at one mouth
ful
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-18
OF IWn EXlla.

Speaking Of jumping from the skill.
lot into the stove. there is the gent
who takes TO chewing tobacco as an
aniIdOte for smoking. g.-AtchIson
Globe
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-18
Evils Have Root In IdIen.ss

ldleness ls the root OF many evils.
The idIcncss which prcys upon the
money making power OF another and
forces It 10 dishonesty, is tho criml.
nal In the cnse.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-18
Handy Desk ImoIoment

A letter opener. mail scale and six
inch rule have been combined IN
handy desk implement.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-08-16

lion = ! peivats u Co. d, IL Mains In
yhntYy Volunteer, thsxvfofo - q
Received, That IN the death OF Ocmrade
Andrew 0findle, James 4. 0arAeld post
- lot worthy msmbsr. ~
Resolrei. Tat Ne, his lass comsn1se In
srns, extend our sympathy 20 his bsrsevsd
children; that . copy Of thess rsD6luticns
s. placed on record; that copy b ssnt
10 TMH EIxswpnrH AMxRIcAN for pub
iication, and the hall be draped in mourn
8. p. SNOWMAN,
A. c. Oo0oOD,
A. c. SrEvENs,
Committee.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-08-16
EAST sURRY.

Mrs. Laura Alexander, of Lynn, Mass,
spent last week ut NJ. D. Chstto's.
Mrs.. Anna Morrison and family, Of
Pittsnsld, are occupying one Of the IRE
worry cottages.
B. b. Chatto and wife, Of New York, are
spending their vacation ct the home OF
4r. Chatto's parents.
Rev. Alfred Smith, of Chicago, field Sec
ystaxy Of the Methodist temperance league,
spoke 1t Surry Thursday evening, ON the
question Of rstAining tie proAlhitcey lxw
IN the constitution.
Mn. MaSDsy Basseli, Of Lubec, was in
town last week calling on old friends.
6he resided here several years, when the
With Of Rev. Herman Day, former pastor
Of The Baptbt church.
Simon w. Flood, agsd ninety two years
was given an automobile ride 70 and
s T Ellswo.th Friday morning y Dr.
sxly an Ellsworth boy. Amasa Young,
who b recovering from stroke Of paraly-
sis, accompanied them.
Aug. Il. C.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-08-16
BuCKsPORr.

W. @. Carpenter, Of Brooklyn, N. Y,
b spending two weeks ct The Wafdweli.
Miss Myrtle g. Marks il home from
Boston for an extended vacation.
J. B. DeNyse and wife, Of Brooklyn,
N. r., are spending two weeks q The
Wardwell.
Frederic Sails, Of Milford, Mass., 10 Wis
iting his sister, Mrs. Harry Austin, OF
Brooklyn, N. Y, who 10 spending the sum-
mar here.
with banking firm in Bridgeport Conn.,,
b spending his vacation with bis mother,
Ars. Z. Z. Homer.
Mrs.. w. H. L. Odell and daughter, Miss
Ava Treiove, Of Dorchester, Mass, who
morning for Kezar lake.
The many friends Of Louis B. Farnham
are pleased to learn Of his appointment as
school. Mr.. Farnham is . native OF Or
land. He married Miss Lepora Cousins,
of Bucksport.
Fellows and wife, Of Bangor and Bucks
port, passed q very successful examination
before the State board OF bar examiners ct
Portland Aug and 2. He was the young
est Of class of forty.
Mrs. Harry F. Ames was called to
Brunswick by the death July 81 of her
father, G. Frank Kane. Mr.. Kane was q
former resident OF Bucksport, but had for
several years made his home in Bruno
wick. He leaves q widow, one daughter,
Mrs. Ames, and . son, George, Of Ma
chias.
Aug.S ].
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-08-16

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