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Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-10
i MYSTERY or THE PAST
Peruvian Civilization, Judged BY
Monuments, Tells . strange
story.

In a newspaper report. Prof. Bingham
OF Yale. who has been exploring among
the monuments of pre-Inea civilization In
Peru. Is reported as saying OF the three
Widowed temples OF Macchu Fichu.
AS to whether or not they were built
by races originally from the far east we
can say nothing: our object In going 10
Peru was To ind facts. We have learned
that the workmanship Of these prs-incA
peoples, preceding those whom rzarrc
conquered. exceeded in beauty the WORK
Of the lncas Of PizarTo's time. How icEE
they had been In this plateau region We
cannot say. Our work hss been purely
one Of exploration. We leave the specu-
laiiye archasologist to pronounce ON the
antiquity Of Peruvian civilization"
Archaeological research. Of course. may
be pursued without specnistion- But the
intsrcsf Of the larger part Of mankind
Tn stx results Is almost whniiy speculative.
IL may BE- interesting to know thx< the
architecture Of an ancient Peruvian tam
pie Is Egyptian; Il would DO vastly more
interesting to know hoo The sruhitsr-
tural IDEAS Of the Egyptians urs taken
10 Peru That Is. amer all Tie underlying
question IN archaeology. The ahxntanx
one What relation sge rhs ukyas Of
yucafan to the Phoenicazns and tho Car
thaEsuixns? Whence I'D they came. hps
dlA they reach the vesfsn csnttnsnf,
Why dla the Tnltecs AM the Mrxlnan.
buiis pyrEnidzl tempies. WHIST y ms
Eymbolic significance a the csss disrrv-
cred in the ue-C Christian rxtnx In OAK.
AGA, Speculative persons have been say
Ing for many years that the moruneri
builders Of South and Csnfrai Anerics
and Aezino werV AZ oriental origin. Bu'
this Is mere gunsswork. Aruhaeologtca
digEers unsarth more monuments, dis
asvur the sites Of more cid and forgvttsi
cities yaGriy- The practical archasolnstS
may derive sufficient sauxfacrion iron
his discoveries. He may safi&ty hiuzsel
J that he Is not ooncernsd with TN frc-s
J teriss Of the past. Yet the ultimate ain
! % his work must be 10 reveal the secrets
: Mankind Is not content to marvel at tn
! buildings and carvings Of unknown 30
J pie In O remote ags wfthDat trying to dis
cover who the people were. why the,
: buiidsd. whence they came.
! Some day the clue ID the mystsry ma,
! DO discovered The new and sostiy hand
> book Of aboriginal remains in the Unite
States which the bureau Of ssnnrlcgy /
soon TO publish would be conparasivel
i unimportanf II Its contents were not 4
; some way. q guide to the revelation o
7 the mystery. thus far inperetrahie. q
q the American Indian We cannot hei
: admirins Prot Bingham's PRACTICABLE,
But. after al, his work would nat be vsr
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-10
SMOKERS WORKING OVERTIME
Amazing Calculations ON the Con-
sumption of Tobacco In
This Country.

The national reputation OF the Ameri-
can people as the eigaret smokers Of the
world stands indicated for iNi. &C
cording to statistics complied and pub
hshed by .ae United States Tobacco
Journal from monthly returns Of tho In
ternai revenue receipts. According to
these figures. despite ''hoosier legisla-
ton" designed to ban and extingush the
little cigaret. nearly ioooo.coooo Of them
were manufactured In this country In the
year just ended, without counting several
billions more that were tax exempt Boz
cause rolled ~ the smokers themselves
anyone Of whom. even an average
healthy office boy. could stow away the
smoke Of several thousands in much less
than q year.
The heavier smoke Of the more manly
big cigar has also risen In thicker and
denser fragrance than ever through the
land, IN 1911. according to the same fig
pres. the incense Of no less than 7.z7o-
tx4,sz1 Of them having been waited I'D
ward TO the Goddess Nicotine n against
tcaocaooo less in the preceding year.
And yet the tobacco paper iaments the
comparative decline Of cigar smoking as
:. disparaxinE showing"
Hero are the figures that win irrftata
the eyes Of tho Anti-Smoke leagues
throughout the land:
Output Of large cigars In isii. 7,Ho,iti.-
s12; increase. @o.S6Ws
Little ciga1s in isii. i.M,T8is; IN
crease. is.uoz0.
cixare,s In ini. s.ss&saeos; Increase,
l,is4,I4xsi&
Manufactured tobacco. pounds. 1885,
si7: decrease. A1s.1
Taxing the length Of the average large
cigar as four inches. the total consumed
in the United States In the year B1l. II
laid In a straight line. would girdie the
earth eighteen times. while the cigarets
turned out. IL measuring only three
inches on the average. would girdle th'
Eiobe nineteen tines to the nineteen
fpld Enlargement Of the health and
moran Of every small boy On route
from HnIlznd TO Hfnduxtxn and from ths
yliGx palace to the Esfs Martha wash
tnsrsn-
Thnt ffn Masses have already deserted
the big brown for the little whfts coffin
nan u shown by comparison Of ths
tobacrD rEurss with tina figures Of ths
counf1Jt prsrufkftun- Taking that pupz-
lation ss nne.cn. every mzn. woman ant
ehild-frr the purpose of srgument only
eear Mr. Anti SnokH-wouid have ro1sE
forth thu Erzy-hfus AROMA Of eightJ
large cigars In tho year Just passed
thirteen small cigars and the lunspeak
able Injury Of 100 wicked cigarets. not ts
mentien four pounds Of smoking tobaccS
10 pipes or hand-roiled cigzrets-a pretfy
heavy par capita fur growing nstlDn--
| New YcrA Times.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-10
INVENT Fo0L-PRooF PLANE
Four-Ounce BAR Calculated TO Put
Flying Maehiscs In safety
Class.

The Wright brothers have made the
aeroplane fool-proof
The device by means OF which an
aviator can ny without concerning him
self In the least about turning q somer-
ssult In his aeroplane has been prac.
ticaily perfected and demonstrated at
Dayton. A. L. Welsh one Of the pioneer
Wright flyers. announced recently at the
Manhattan hotel. that he had flown a
craft equipped with the device recently
for over half an hour In stiff wind with
complete success.
II was practically in order TO perfect
this automatic stability device that the
wriehts conducted their experiments at
Kitty Hawk. n. c., last fail. The sue
cessful completion OF the device IL re-
suit that has been sought by expert
mentors In every part of the world ever
since the wrights brought out the aero
plane. II means that any man can step
In flying machine and pilot It through
the air with as much ease as ne can
pilot a motorboat.
The balancing skill which has hitherto
made good aviators 50 rare and has made
flying 90 dangerous is no longer neces-
sary with the aid Of this device. II
brings the driving Of flying machines
practically within the range Of any or
binary persons eapabiIity without an In
tricate knowledge o; aeronautics.
The device Ii so small that II scarcely
can be detected even by those who are
familiar with aeropianes. II consists
Of small steel bar Weighing less than
four ounces. which hangs as a pendulum
from an arm which projects from under
the operators seat. This pendulum Is
set so delicately that II responds to the
slightest deviation Of the aeroplane from
the horizontal iateraily. II the craft Is
thrown from its balance only the frac-
tion OF an inch the movement OF the
pendulum causes two small valves 10
open. which make either a miniature
tank Of compressed air or the compress
sion from an engine force a piston back
and forth, which communicate with the
warplnE levers and distorts the craft
back TO a horizontal position. The de-
vice causes the levers 10 do what has
hitherto been done by the hand Of the
operator. .st.
ut. Is new with u.s. said Mr., Welsh
recently. I'VE have been experimenting
with this device at Dayton since last
May. But IL is only within the last
month that the wrights have been will
ing TO set the final stamp Of their ap-
proyal upon the mechanism They are
never willing TO permit a thing to be
given TO the public for use until they
have fully and adequately demonstrated
10 their own satisfaction that II is Just
what they wish Il to be. The fact that
they are willing to place II on any ma
chine for any person who desires II
shows that they are thoroughly salts
fed with Il.
II think the perfection Of this ap-
paratus for practical use on aeroplanes
makes a tremendous step in the evoiu-
ton Of the flying machine. In lite es-
sence II means that a man who has been
drilled In the art OF leaving the ground
and landing with reasonable skill can
drive the aeroplane with complete safety
New York American.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-10

II appears mat q Los Angeles bachelor
declared he would marry the FIRST gtri
who asked him. and q little later was
asked by an unusually nice young wumkn'
Wen, what did the bachelor do?
What did that uuwedded blped do,
Why, II the reports are correct he
backed squarsly down On the proposition.
Was he gamer
He wasn't
Junf let him run for office In southern
California and see what happcnsi-C7exs-
land Plain DsahsH
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-10

PRACTICAL II Il should end With the UNI
earthing Of the remains Of an old civiliza-
ton. The speculative archaeologist" %
not TO be ridiculed. We all want TO know,
even Prof. Bingham. how the people Of
the orient reached the western continent
thousands of years. perhaps. before Co
lumbus discovered L.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-10


eThe doors were thrown open ana every
ssesf in the house aad his fnl Of vine
aH6 edIhles free Of charge A hust plsczrd
,s<s posted IN fruuf of TN hotel Open
hxss. today: everything fres. An are
sa.e1ne II Was q merry lark The
xAose city seemed TO catch IN and The
b5use was fall. When Johnny thought h.
had enough fun he turned the house over
"a tie landlord. who relnstatsa the odisus
r<rk Johnny was frantic with rage. He
want over to the cirzrd house and tried
IL sny Il. He Arranged with the proprietor
e burk' the cunttnenfad By making the
rsioes 20 low that sFsrybody would CONF
lh<rs. Ths Continental did mighty little
business as long as that arrangement
iaz<>d.e
Fhiis Johnny ras away from bis oil
farm Il 6xindled in production. Mr.. Wick.
ham 1>sisuing 10 purchase II, then Johnny
cane % hinseif When he hurried homo
be had very ittfls money and no self.
rzspeck H waz thoroughly ashamed q
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-10

Please understand that in the choicest flock
there may be bad sheep and that even in
this choice lot of skins from choicest kids and
lambs there may be defective pair of gloves.
The broad Fitzpatrick guarantee covers such
an emergency and the purchaser will freely
get new and perfect pair Gloves will be
distributed in lots and so arranged that you
can purchase quickly Give this sale your
early attention for later we have another i'm
portant sale which should have your presence.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-10

No limit on quantity. None fitted on day of
sale. All fitted afterwards, and all guaran-
teed, if claims are made within 80 days from
date of SALE
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-10

Dresses for house and reception. Silks Panamas,
Serges and yoles suited TO occasions or two
Oriental in coloring and trimming; some sweet and
dainty effects. Did sell as high as $500
Down and Out, Saturday, SIS
This Sale opens at 10 AM, timed allow you at
tend the glove sale al 8 A. NJ
The new underprced Square elevator will show
Oriental house slippers at % CENTS PER PAIR.
How can they be made for that price? We don't think
they can-we ourselves sold hundreds Of pairs at so
CENTS, and at that they decided bargain.
No set time for this sale while the slippers last TELLS
THE STORY.
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Put No Limit on Trust.

The late Meredith Townsend had ar affection for Scotsmen as contributors to the Spectator, of which he was toi so many years proprietor and coed itor. MT. Townsend's liking for the Scots was based on an experience he had in Leith when boy. He was on holiday, and had run short of money for his return to London. He boldly boarded a London passenger boat, in. timated his desire to the captain to SC south, explained who he was, and stated that he was without funds. Seemingly favorably impressed by the lads tale and appearance, the cap. tain, Scot, said that would be ali right, and showed him to a cabin. But" said young Townsend, this is a saloon. As things are, steerage would do all right" "Na, na, my man nie," said the captain; If I trust ye at all, I'll trust ye first class!"
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upon my pillow convinced me that had actually been the victim of an as- sault. I dressed leisurely. When entered the next room, however, found a dispatch requiring my pres ence at St. James palace instantly. It had been there since the preceding evening.
 Gulping down a measure of hot cof fee, sprang into cab and waH soon at the palace gates. l found that 1 had been expected on the preceding evening. Sir Francis (now baron) Knowles, his majesty's secretary, was inclined to lecture me in his usual fussy manner, but a sudden summons from his majesty sent him hurrying out. When he returned he brought the king with him. He greeted me cordially.
 Captain Adams" he said, I've have another mission for you, one peculiar ly suited to your romantic tempera- ment. We want you to go to Paris and take charge of a Persian princess. !"
 "The devil!" cried. forgetting to whom spoke. "Rakkim Khan's got her!"
 Thereupon I had to explain the events of the preceding evening. The king was very grave when had con cluded my story.
 "If Rakkim Khan gets back to Belu- chistan,' he said, "he will lease sea- port to Germany in return for her pro- lection, and so give her a foothold upon the Persian gulf littoral in re- venge for our refusal to .countenknce his usurpation. You must follow them up at once and find means to set the princess free. Once freed, take her to l Peshawur. upon the Beluchi border. where a regiment of British troops 1 will be placed at your disposal to re- | store her to the throne. We cannot let Beluchistan fall into the princess hands. But so long as the princess is in his power he holds her as hostage, and all our efforts will be fruitless. l The prince left England at midnight
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nople. While the prince was embark ing to cross to the Asiatic shore upon a leaking Turkish gunboat, was se- lecting my company from among the seamen for the enterprise of staying his progress. I selected 15 veterans of little eastern wars. On the follow ing morning we landed at Aleppo and proceeded inland toward our destina- tion, disguised as tourists, since, un- der international law, our act was in- vasion of friendly territory.
 Upon the second morning, encamped in the pass of the Taurus. we had word from our scouts that a caravan was approaching. The pass was the only entrance to Damascus through the mountains; once they gained this, nothing could bar their progress.
 I placed my men in advantageous positions behind rocks; then, as the into sight, rode down with white flag to greet them. An elderly Turk came out to me.
 You have with you," said, in French, "a prince and 8 princess whom we are seeking. Give them to us and go your way in peace, brother" |"
 "We are but merchants" he qua vered, his white beard rising and fall ing in agitation. we carry goods to Damascus. Moreover, there is no woman in this caravan. Come and see for yourself"
 "It Is we'll" I answered. "But re- member, at the least treachery, I have men hidden behind those rocks who will shoot you down mercilessly."
 We rode down the line, past the halted camels and the mules, which, released from their harness, were rolling ecstatically in the dust of the road. Upon the ground near by were wellpacked bales of cottons, silks, car. pets and other eastern ware. There were some sleek horses at a picket line; there were Armenian merchants, Turkish guards, and negro or Abys- sinian slaves; but there was no sign
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MOST LOYAL FRIEND OF MAN
Eloquent and Deserved Tribute Paid to This lnseparsble and Faith
 fuI Companion.

Where can man find in the animal kingdom truer friend, closer com panion, a more faithful guardian or a more efficient and braver ally than the dog?
 Friendship in life may spring from many causes, and, under test, vanish like mist before the sun and wind, but the friendship of dog can always be relied upon unless you yourself de stroy it.
 A dog will not bite the hand that gives it food and drink.
 Can one imagine closer friendship between animal and man than that ex- isting between the lonely trapper and his faithful companion? What com pany they are to each other! Years of association have made communica- tion an open book to them, the dog to the man, the man to the dog. A look, nod, gesture, single word, and with wag of the tail the dog un' derstands and obeys.
 And mindful of his good friend, the lone hunter sees to it that he goes not hungry If there's enough for one, yet not enough for two.
 At the blazing campfire in the early hours of the night the trees have lis tened to many a one sided converse tion between man and dog, and not one sided either, for with eyes and wagging tail the dog replied. And when the master rolled himself in his blanket and went off to sleep, with his faithful dog curled up beside him. a sense of security, absolute, was his-
 Let prowler come within scenting distance of the camp and low growl told the master to be alert and doing.
 With what glee the dog trotted by it's masters side when the rounds to traps were made! A rabbit, squirrel. a hedgehog or a porcupine might en- tice him off the beaten path, but only for a moment. He had grown old in the service and understood that such game was not for such staid dos 1 as he.
 Then the day comes when the de. cree of war has come upon our four footed friend, for in the tussle with old bruin it has been maimed to the death. With what care does the mas ter lave and bind the wounds and how lovingly he beds and shelters his old companion. Nothing Is neglected to make him comfortable and bring him back to strength and health. But it is no use. The old dog, refusing to eat grows lank and wan, until, when toe weak to raise it's head, it can only look and feebly tap the ground with its grateful tail. And then comes the saddest duty of his life, to open the ground and hide away the last of a dog that was to him everything that man or woman might have been, but was not. A dog that never lied tc him, that was always kind and will ing, ever mindful of his master and faithful and loyal even unto death.
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wrestled for the weapon together, the princess face livid with rage and fear. "Flyl" 1 cried in French to the wom- en; but neither stirred. Rooted to the spot, apparently, with terror, they had not even strength to scream. felt that I was the prince's master. Gradually I overcame his resistance. In another instant I should have had him at my mercy when a shower of sparks flew up before my eyes. Then a dark curtain seemed to close over my brain and blot out the impressions of the senses.
 When I opened my eyes police man was shaking me-. He helped me to my feet, not unkindly. believing that had imbibed too freely, and so- licitous for my welfare, his solicitude not unmingled with anticipations of pecuniary recompense for helping me to my residence. All at once his aspect changed,
 "Blackiscked!" he muttered, hold ing up my head, which dropped un' steadily. What 'appened, sir?"
 "Happened?"
 Your 'ead's all covered with blood, sir. Did they get your watch and cashf'
 No, my watch, money and jewelry were undisturbed.
 Must have been scared away, sir Shall call keb, sir?"
 "Yes. What Is the timer
 "Arf past eleven at night, sir.''
 And where am I?" I asked. "Is that the Persian embassy"
 His eyes followed the direction ot my finger. Then he burst into laugh ter.
 Persian H'embassy? Lord love you sir, that's Greek street, Soho, tho worst street in London"
 My cab came up, tipped the man and was driven home to Half Moor street. All the way puzzled ovel what had occurred. Presently 1t be came clear. had been struck on thu head by the Moslem bishop, who, per Euading the prince that 1t would b. unsafe to dispatch me, had had m conveyed in 8 cab and flung into tn alley Tn WHICH Ine pollCemdn 1Oun me. But what of the women? NJ brain was reeling. reached home found my way to my apartment ant my servant Talbot being away on ful tough, undressed myself somehow an was soon fast asleep.
 I awoke with a clear brain but a aching head. At first l was incline to set down the whole affair to nigh mare; then a quantity of clotted bloc
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yesterday for Calais. If only we had known he had her with him"
 That was all the instructions that l received. How was I to rescue this helpless lady when her very where abouts were unknown? I soon reflect ed, however, that 1t would be impos- sible for the prince, travelling with his retinue, to keep his progress secret from the police of the countries which he passed through. Accordingly I got into telegraphic communication with several continental capitals, and soon ascertained that he had landed at Calais that morning and taken train for the German border.
 There was only one thing to do; to stick doggedly upon their trail and follow them. So long as they were in Europe I should be powerless; when they reached the no mans lands of Asia it would be different. For 1t was clear that, in order to avoid the Brit ish ships of war cruising in the Per sian gulf, they would be compelled to make the overland journey across the Arabian deserts and through Mes opotamia.
 My first admonition that they knew I was In pursuit came to me when occupied their suite in the hotel at Belgrade, which they had evacuated | 12 hours before. The room I slept in was the princess. Pinned to the cover of the dressing table was nasty scribble in French:
 Help me, monsieur. When once we have reached the desert I shall be in his power and forced to marry him Mon Dieu! I hate him more each mo ment. I shall stab myself to the heart rather than wed him."
 It was not my intention to attacl | the prince and his retinue single handed. I had been busy sending ou telegraphic dispatches; detachment of tackles from the British squadron was to be placed at my disposal a! soon as they crossed the Dardanellei and moved upon Damascus. This wal the starting point of the caravan journey, and we were to come upol them in a pass of the Taurus range between Damascus and the sea.
 In the hotel at Constantinople found another note, left in the hand of the dragoman, for "the gentleman who should arrive from England o1 the morrow"
 q have abandoned hope," it rea6 T have secured a loaded pistol.
 swear that, unless you rescue m soon, shall blow out my brains"
 A British cruiser was in Constant
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past finding out" He turned and looked into my eyes with piercing gaze.
 Why did you pursue us hither7" he asked.
 "Why did you fy?" I answered.
 "Why7" he repeated. Because feared the English government wished to steal iny bride and give her to you. Perdition! She told me that. Maledic- ton on women's pranksi"
 You had married her?" l cried in astonishment. q pursued you in order to release her from her captivity and secure the throne of Beluchistan to her. Had you made known to my gov ernment that you had married her with her consent, we would have made a treaty with you"
 The prince let his revolver fall.
 Allah give us domination over womeni" he said softly. ''Verily, their tricks are stronger than our right arms. Here this woman has set me at war with you and your na- ton, and all to gratify her pride and to test some saying of dead and gone poet" He paused. A smile H. lumined his face. '1s not this remi- niscent of our first encounter-the one before that in the garden?" he said.
 Our first encounter?" I exclaimed.
 "Yes. For my bishop married us and, incidentally. destroyed the motive for your pursuit"
 "Well?"
 "Parbleu, friend, did not take your queen with my bishop three times in succession on that same afternoon when we played chess together in the shop window?"
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True Happiness,

Happiness consists in activity; such is the constitution of our nature; 1t is running stream, and not stag. nant pool.-Good.
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Pure CInch.

My wife can't decide on a car" This model is the last word in tour. ing cars" ''The last word, eh? Then she'll have it."