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The Springfield herald., 1912-05-31
WERE MAYAs BABYLoNIANs7

The towers and pyramids built by
the Mayas. the ancient civilized in
habitants of Mexico. who flourished
before the Aztecs, are the greatest
wonders of antiquity in America.
An interesting theory. now strong
ly held by scientists and scholars of
the Smithsonian Institution. is that
the Mayas are descended from the an
cient people of Babylon who were dis
persed over the face of the earth aft
er the capture of that famous city by
Cyrus.
If this be so. then the ancient Mayas
built the tower of Babel of the Bible.
and those inhabitants of the earth
were in sense Americans. This view
is confirmed in great degree by the
extraordinary resemblance between
the ruined towers and pyramids Of
Babylonia and those built by the
Mayas in Yucatan. In addition to this
there is other evidence that the Mayas
came from somewhere in Asia.
The tower of Babel was the largest
one of many. similar structure of
pyramidal shape in Babylon which
were crowned with temples. But
where the ancient Assyrians con-
structed scores of such terraced tow
ers the Mayas built thousands. many
TALLY the same pattern-likewise up
holding temples on their platform
submits.
According to the Maya legend,
Nelhuc, one of the seven giants who
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-31

I'm practically WE'LL" said Richard
son.. I'm sorry. old man. I'm sorry"
He reached over and grasped the fed
erals hand. Brace up and get we'll"
Then he lay back and went to sleep.
When Richardson awakened the
sun was up. He turned toward the
federal and greeted him:
"Buenos dias."
There was no reply. The federal
was dead.
Richardson, who with a machine
gun. had held dangerous position,
sinele-handed, aESinSt the federals at
Villa Rose, was found after the battle,
crawling toward the town. bullet
hole in his chest. He has been called
the hero of Jiminez.
Richardson is 23 years old. His
father. the late A. R. Richardson, was
a well-known contractor In Kansas
City. His mother now is living in
Lamar. Mo.
Richardson had service in three
campaigns. In 1910 he went to Blue
helds, Nicaragua, and joined the revo-
lutionists. He was in every fight
from Bluefields to Managua. Later
he became one of the Honduras revo-
lutionary junta leaders. Last Decem-
ber he Joined the Mexican revolution.
lists
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-31

G ALT LAKE CITY.-Two unmarried
y young women, masked and heavily
armed, robbed the stag car on the
Shriners special train at . o'clock
the other morning a few minutes aft
er the train pulled out. at Salt Lake
City. Several shots from revolvers
were fired at each entrance to the
car and fifteen badly frightened men
on the inside began mad scramble
to find their revolvers and to conceal
their purses. Their revolvers, how
ever. had been ia zen from the car
while they were uptown celebrating.
AS the men made dash TO get out of
the car they We're met at the doors
with threats and liberal display of
revolvers.
I'VE are not looking for money. We
are looking for bachelors" the two
women explained
That disclosed the joke and the fif-
teen men tried 10 smile. 1t was a
weak attempt. The attempted train
robbery was too real for their liking.
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-31
MAKING PERSIAN BEAUTIES

Great care is taken that :he Per-
sian girl shall conform to tie recog-
nized standard of beauty. which re-
quires her to have a cypress waist. a
full moon face. gazelle eyes and eve
brows that meet" says a traveller.
Her eyes. brows and hair must he
black as night, her lips, cheeks and
gums as red as blood, her skin and
teeth as white as almonds and her
back. limbs and fingers long. If these
conditions are naturally absent tbey
are supplied. as far as possible Nv
art. Persian women are always paint
ed. their eyes darkened with khol and
their fingers stained with henna."
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-31
Two Utah Girls Hold Up a Stag Car

Only last night they were told by one
OF the trainmen robbery was feared
out in the desert before daylight.
DR.. l.. A. Corwin of COTS, Kan, and
A. l.. Swearingen of Kansas City, Kan,
the only two bachelors on the car,
pleaded. Save us. men. It's leap year
ana we are in Utah. too"
Come with u.s." the two train rob-
bers demanded. The two bachelors
We're led to the observation car,
where several OF the unmarried young
women We're assembled. DR.. ]. F.
Hereford, the official auctioneer
mounted box He placed his hands
on Doctor Corwin's shoulder.
This is to be bargain day in
bachelors, young women" Doctor
Hereford explained. This handsome
noble has kiss as sweet as the per-
fume of any orange blossom. l guar
antee he can weather the storm of
the toughest marital sea as he cross
ed successfully the hot sands of the
desert to the mystic shrine. It's true
he never paid grocery bills and prob
ably never will How much am I
bid?"
To the disappointment of the two
bachelors, there was not bid
The two bachelors, heart-broken
and detected, were placed in seclu-
sion on the train.
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-31

survived the deluge. erected a pyra-
midal tower Of enormous height for
the purpose Of storming heaven. But
the offended gods destroyed the Ian
guages of the builders.
The pyramids of Yucatan are square
or rectangular in shape. Some are
nearly one hundred feet high. and the
largest is more than five hundred feet
square. They have sloping sides.
some are nearly vertical. and many
rise in steps. Faced with stone and
dressed smooth or plastered and en-
bellished with sculptures. they are as
cended by steep stairways on one or
more sides. The interior mass is OF
earth and stones. or of stones and
mortar. In some cases the slopes were
filled In to a smooth slant.
The loftiest is the pyramid of Ell
Castillo. or the Castle. at Chichen Itza
which is of the stepped type. The
largest and most imposing is the 30
called governors palace. at Uxmal.
which stands on a natural elevation
artifcially heightened by stone blocks
and rising in three terraces. 1t is
considered by ethnologists the most
important prehistoric structure in
America. The building. 800 feet lcng.
40 feet deep and 26 feet high. is COW
cred with marvellous elaboration Of
sculpture. one belt of which. ten feet
wide, running entirely around the pal
ace. contains 10000 stones. nearly ev-
cry one of them separate work of
art
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-31
TO PREVENT HAIL STORMS

a theory has been advanced by
scientists that hail is caused by cleo
tricity In the clouds. A practical test
of It's truth will be made in the next
four years at the Eiffel tower in Paris.
Almost at the summit of the tower
has been placed a group of points that
resemble huge garden rake. They
are bound together with bands of pure
copper. and heavy copper band leads
to tank OF water In the ground
During the summer this apparatus, it
is hoped, will prove the practicability
of the idea. but three or four years
will probably be required before 1t is
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-31
PoLITENEss CAR is LATEST

A "politeness car" is the newest In
novation on the Northwestern Elevat-
ed railway. Chicago. The carrier
made its first appearance the other
night and startled many patrons be-
tween the downtown district and
Evanston. Along the aisles on either
side is line of enameled posts, from
floor to ceiling. Each passenger is
wedged in between two of these up
rights This leaves no chance for
passenger to be jostled against by his
neighbor, whether standing or sitting
officials of the road say the new ar
rangement will encourage politeness
among passengers. The uprights are
also expected to be a relief to the
straphanging patron.
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slapping on fines for boob plays.
remember one day he fined King Cole
5000 for poor pitching. Cole was as
mad as a halter. and turning to
Chance he cried:
Tim going to quit the team and &c
into the navy
IF you do I'll give you $500 and
remit the fine!' replied Chance. earn
estly, and Cole decided to remain with
the Cubs.
Fielder Jones. In my opinion. was
another great baseball leader. He
knew how to drive his men. We had
a great team when the White Sox.
called the hitless wonders. beat us in
a fall series. feat that was entirely
due to Jones' pluck and pugnacity.
Too bad Jones quit baseball for he
would have kept the White Sox al
ways near the top.
You've got to hand 1t to John Nc
Graw, too. He keeps the Giants hus-
ting. and that wins games. McGraw
has made baseball in New York and
is entitled to all the praise he re-
ceives."
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-31
TAME DEcoY FOR vULTuREs

The Tibetans of the upper Mekong
valley have an interesting method of
catching vultures. the feathers of
which are used for making fans. They
fasten tame vultures to stone pedes-
tails near the cliffs where the wild
birds live, and when the latter are
sighted one or two of the decoys are
loosed and the men hide in huts. Near
the pedestals heap Of carrion has
been placed in rough wooden cage.
SO constructed that 1t is difficult for
the birds to make away with piece
bodily. though 1t is easy enough to get
at: they therefore hop clumsily round
the cage, pecking and tearing furious
ly at the sinking morsels. in full view
of the savage birds above. The car
rion is the bait the tame vultures
are the decoy. No sooner do the wild
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-31
Millionaires Held Prisoners an Hour

long and at Its conclusion Mr.. Nor.
gan went to the door.
There was no knob on the inside.
A steel bar ran In from the outside
knob, but 1t was 80 short that II
couldn't be turned
When Mr.. Morgan saw the bar he
gazed blankly at Mr.. Bacon and Mr..
Bacon gazed blankly at Mr.. Morgan.
Jailed" exclaimed Mr.. Bacon.
wonder how long term 1t will
be-" smiled Mr.. Morgan.
II suppose policeman will be
along pretty soon to take our Ber-
tillon measurements" observed the
former ambassador.
Mr.. Morgan fished penknife from
his pocket and tried to loosen the
screw which held the steel bar. He
broke the blade of the knife.
There ought to be some way out
of this the financier said, after he
had worked at the bar until the
perspiration stood on his brow. Then
he looked about and discovered an
automatic fire alarm.
The breaking of a glass cover on
the alarm ought to have brought fire.
men, but the alarm was not in work
ing order, and the glass was broken
to no purpose.
After they had waited and waited,
with no signs of firemen, they set to
work at the door again. Mr. Bacon
used his pocket knife this time and,
after much laborious effort, managed
to loosen the screw and shove the
steel bar out of its groove.
Then the handle of the knife was
inserted into the groove and 1t open
ed the door. Mr.. Morgan will prob
ably take fire axe with him when
he again holds conference in the
private suite.
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-31
AROUND
~ BASIS

Walter Johnson pitched % innings
before he was scored on
The Chicago White Sox have turn
ed Catcher Tom Carney over to Sioux
City.
St. Louis has sold Hickory Johnson,
secured by the waiver route from the
Giants. to Omaha.
Phillies are said to be after Laddy
Linke, former Nap southpaw, now
with Indianapolis.
Nick Allen. former White Sox catch
er who was with Des Moines. has re-
ported to Minneapolis.
President Fogel has determined to
stick to $3.50 as the time for starting
games in Philadelphia.
The Brooklyn Club has released
Pitcher Dent to the Newark Club of
the International League.
Zimmerman's work at first makes
Cub fans wonder why Manager Chance
didn't think of him before.
The Milwaukee club has signed
Pitcher Bruce Noel and Outfielder Ca
prom of the Pittsburg team.
lnfielder Barney Reilly has been re-
leased by Brooklyn to the st. Joseph
club of the Western League.
Pitcher Jack Pheister is back In
the Association in another uniform,
Chicago having sold him to Milwau-
kee.
Probably the reason Cincinnati is
now playing good ball is that the play
ers have run out of hard luck ex-
cuses.
Pitcher Gaiser, returned to the New
York Americans by Rochester has
been turned over to the Wilkesbarre
Club.
Ty Cobb and Crumb Kahler have
declared a vendetta. Cobb says the
Nap pitcher purposely hit him with n
pitched ball.
The showing of Catcher Wingo with
the Cardinals every time he gets a
chance makes one wonder why Bliss
is in the game.
In spite of auto accidents. railroad
wrecks and defeats, Hugh Jennings
seems to be as frisky as ever on the
coaching lines.
Manager Davis is repeating, Il love
you, ! love you not" as he considers
Jack Graney and Heinie Butcher. his
pair of left fielders.
They do say in Cleveland that Lefty
George is n warm weather pitcher and
will not be started again until the
weather begins to boil.
Columbus used fifteen men and Min
nesota thirteen In one game. The
score was just as bad. IL to 10. with
Minneapolis on the long end.
Joe Yeager continues to hold down
third base for the Royals in man
ner that excites the envy of the young
sters breaking into the game.
Cleveland has turned Catcher Bert
Whaling back to Seattle. The Maps
are left with four catchers, Easterly.
O'Neill. Livingston and Adams
Roy Hartzel is pretty lucky to come
out of his collision with Bert Daniels
with nothing more than a headache
ii was feared for awhile that he was
done for.
The American League is going up
The Offices of President Johnson have
been moved from the thirteenth to
the fifteenth floor OF the Fisher build
ing In Chicago.
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-31

become a great batter II l went about
It different way" said Joe. He
told me to quit pulling away from the
plate, and he hid my black hats with
which ! had been knocking down
fences in the south. He had me use
Harry Davis bats. l didn't hit near
lly as well, and made up my mind
then and there that l would continue
to bat as | had before
Joe's long step away from the plate
has fooled lot of pitchers, most not
ably George Mullin. The Detroit star
predicted before last season that Joe
wouldn't hit $50. He hit .40S.
"Jackson's bat shy" said Mullin.
"All pitcher needs to do against him
is to cut a fast one loose at his head
and then put three balls over the out
side corner. He'll pull so far he'll be
lucky to make a long foul
Mullin tried it. Joe batted .435
against Mullin.
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-31
STRENGTH OF THE INSECTS

When one Is asked 20 name the
strongest animal he generally begins
with elephants as the largest. and con
tinue with oxen. horses. and on down
through creatures of lesser size. But
for real strength proportionate to size.
one must go to the insect world. A
mans strength is absurdly small com
pared with that of an insect. The bee
tie will carry 500 times its own weight
on Its back. To be proportionately
strong a man would have to lift $4,000
or 100000 pounds. a weight which
only the biggest steel freight care
carry. II a man were placed under 9
box containing five times his weight
he would be held there indefinitely.
But to hold a beetle down the boz
would have to be 1.S00 times as heavy
as the beetle.
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-31
JOE JAcKsoN's STYLE AT BAT
Connie Mack Told Hard Hitting MAP"
Outf1eldcr He Would Become
Great Sugger.

Joe Jackson isn't stylish batter.
He pulls away from the plate, which
is decidedly bad form according to the
set standards for hitting. Joe plants
his right foot within six inches OF the
plate when he faces the pitcher. but
as the ball comes up he takes long
step toward first base.
Theoretically batter who pulls
away from the plate as Joe does can
not hit the ball hard, and 1t has often
been remarked that Joe was lucky to
escape being taught a different style
OF hitting.
1t is generally believed that If Joe
had been changed he would have lost
his natural swing and ability.
One manager tried to teach Joe to
bat differently-Connie Mack.
when / Joined the Athletics in
1908, Manager Mack told me would
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-31

David Thompson. James Thompson
and Mrs. Rhoda Haskins were lost l
ripped up about dozen houses an
then rose and passed over several
blocks before 1t touched again.
The escape of ten families from
death in their demolished houses was
with the flying timbers and rolled
over and over in the wreckage. Some
were found clasped In each others
arms several hundred feet from
where their homes had stood
The path of the cyclone was about
300 yards wide. Those who saw the
approach of the funnel-shaped cloud
in time were able to save themselves
by running to one side or the other
of the path.
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-31
Rebel and Federal Meet After Battle

KANSAS CITY-A message telling
n how Tracy Richardson, a Kansas
City boy. met the Mexican federal
soldier who fired the bullet that
wounded him at the battle of Villa
Lopez, was received the other day
from Addison Hughes, correspon-
dent with the rebel army of General
Orozco. The dispatch, which is dated
from Jiminez, Chihuahua, Mexico,
reads as follows:
This morning wounded federal
was laid on an adjoining cot. The
federal prisoner was moaning. Rich
ardson awoke. peered through the
dim candle light and said in Spanish:
Hello. are you badly hurt?'
Pretty badly" answered the man.
Federal or rebel?" queried Rich.
ardson.
Federal" replied the other. And
you?"
Rebel" said Richardson. I've a
eral gun. l wish had the man here
who topped me over"
What were you doing when you
fell?"
Working machine gun"
by the adobe house to the right
of the church," queried the federal.
THAT was the position. How did
you know" Richardson asked.
How did l know" the federal ask
ed. well, l guess I'm the hombre
who got you. After l located you,
some one of the rebels got me twice,
once through the head and once
through the stomach. It's all OF with
me"
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-31

wavy whiskers. which has been culti-
waited with care and pride for thirty
six years and has been increasing in
length at the rate of almost four
inches per annum. Mr.. Langseth
claims that instead Of being a him
drance, this facial adornment Is Of
real value. making an excellent chest
protector in cold weather and warding
off the chill blasts of the Dakota win
ters.
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-31
WORLDS RECORD BEARD

Boards are not as fashionable now
as they were thirty years ago, but
there is a man in North Dakota who
has a growth which is probably a
worlds record Hans N. Langseth, q
native of Norway. possesses a growth
of eleven feet six inches OF beautiful
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-31
DonIin Is EastIdlous

Mike Donlin changes his clothes
three times day and tries to make
as many base hits each day. Hans
Wagner wears the same togs all day,
but he makes base hits Just the same.
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-31
METHUSELAH IN IRELAND

A venerable Hibernian who had at
tanned the great age Of III years and
six months. has just passed away at
Moneyquid Killeigh, Kings county,
ireland.
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-31
KENTucKY's YOUNG MOTHER

The youngest mother in Kentucky
is Mrs. Kate Fields, of Georgetown.
She is thirteen years old. and the
grandmother of her new born daugh-
ter Is Just thirty.
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-31

birds see what is going on than down
they swoop to join in the tussle for
tit-bits. The trained birds, incensed
with their unbidden guests. imme-
dlately try conclusions with them. and
In the dust and turmoil of the CORY en-
counter out rush the men from am
bush and the wild birds are either
killed or captured.
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-31

made
Each the engraving printing
unfit for further committee
pieces The committee
em
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-31

possible to place an exact estimate on
the true value of the system.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-08-29
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

l, Chas. F. Fletcher, of Richfield
Idaho, assignee Of R. S. Beachy, as
signee of Lewellyn G. Railsback, VIII
made entry No. 339 under the pro.
visions of an act of the leg
islature of the state of Idaho
commonly known as the Carey Act
approved March End, 1899, which
embraces the SE1-4 CT the NE1-4,
section 20, twp. 4 south, range 10 F.
B. M. do hereby give notice of my
intention to make final proof to Is
tablish my claim to the land above
described, and that l have resided
on, reclaimed and cultivated said
land as required by law before Chas.
j. Lisle. representative of the state
land board, at Richfield, Idaho, on
September %, 1912, by two of the
following witnesses
F. w. Powell, l.. c. Eastwood, R.
S. Hilton, w. e. Openshaw, all of
Richfield, Idaho.
CHAS. L. FLETCHER,
Entryman
Aug 29-Sept 26
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-08-29
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, U. S
Land Office at HALEY, Idaho, Angus
10, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that Dem
cy c. Strunk, of Tikura, Idaho, who
on May 21st, 1909, made himestead
entry No. O597O, for WIZ SE1-4
SE1-4 SE1-4, Sec. 81, r. 2 s., R. 81
e. and Lot 1, Section 6, Township 3
south, range 81 east Boise merid-
ian, has filed notice of intention to
make final three yeart proof, to
establish claim to the land above
described, before the Register and
Receiver, U. S. Land Office, at Hal
ley, Idaho, On the 21st day of
October, 1912,
Claimant names as witnesses:
George F. Kelly, Charity Kelly,
andYRandolph Powers, all of Rich
field, Idaho; Claude Faddis, of Pic
abo, Idaho.
P. F. HORNE,
Register.
Aug 29-Oct 10
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-08-29
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

/, Ivan R.. Lcuderback, of ich-
field, Idaho, assignee of Margaret
M. Johnson who made entry Nc 1885
under the provisions of an act of
the legislature of the state of Idaho
commonly known as the Carey Act
approved March End, 1899, embrace
es Mp of NE1-4, section %, town
ship 3 south, range 10 East
B. " 10 hereby give notice of my
intention to make final proofto es-
tablish my claim to the land a.
bcve described and hat l expect to
prove that l have resided on, re-
claimed and cultivated said land as
required by law, before Chas. j..
Lisle, representative of the state
land board, at Richfield, Idaho, on
September 26, 1912, by two of the
following witnesses.
c.. o. Chatfield, Duet Johnson, ".
v. Bower, Mark Johnson, all of
Richfield, Idaho.
IVAN R. LOUDERBACK,
EntrymaD
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