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charge of DR.. Edgar l.. HeWett ana ffol:
Sylvanus G.. Morley. who have gangs of
natives at work. They are now uncov-
ering what was once the great temple
ready cleared away the jungle over a
great part of the tract. They have cut
down mahogany and other trees, and are
now digging up monuments so g1Sanuc
that they remind one OF the Hlshts
statues of the upper Nile.
Before | describe the city itself, let me
tell you something about these mght4
monuments. There are thirteen OF them
which have been already uncovered, az
though some are still sunken deep IN the
earth. These are gigantic monollths, OF
sandstone solid blocks from twenty 10
thirty feet high, some of which must
weight many tons. These great hgures
stand right in the jungle. One, Tor IN
stance, is supposed to be thirty feet
in length 1t rises twenty feet above the
ground and it is said to extend az ieas.
twelve feet below it. 1t leans like the
Tower of Pisa, but 1T was propapis
straight when it was erected
Another monument is twenty-four 1eet
in height and four feet in diameter: ana
a third mammoth stone. which pnoto-
graphed. was thirty-three feet in circum-
ference All of these monuments are
covered with carvings. and the arche-
ologists have translated some OF the
writings upon them. They believe them
to have been made along about 500 years
be over twelve hundred years old.
1t is difficult to reconstruct a clVli1za-
tion when one has nothing but stones To
tell the story. So far the archeologists
have not gotten much beyond the trans
lation of the dates. and they are not
absolutely sure of them. They believe the
monuments to be largely religious. ana
that the City of Quirigua was a temple
city and the place of worship of many
people.
| can only give you the note which
have made of the monuments as they
stood before me- What they mean. YOU
must figure out for yourself. Here. FOR
instance. is a great stone column which
rises eight feet out of the earth and eN-
tends many feet below the surface. Ii
is about ten feet wide and the whole is
covered with carving. On one side is a
Womans figure. l take my tape measure
and find that the face Is about Ioot
thick. 1t is evidently that of a queen, for
the head has a crown and in the lady S
ears are plugs, which remind me OF the
women of Burma. who wear great plugs
in their ears. -
The lady who sat as a model for this
engraving may have been Mayan
princess. and she was probably vain
Many ear plugs made of jade have
been found among the ruins. rms
monument is as big as the. caboose OF
a freight train. 1t is of sandstone, ana
notwithstanding its 1900 years of life
is still beautiful
But let us go on through the jungle
We walk few rods along the path
that has been cut and come to stone
which has Il woman's face on one slde
and that of monkey on the otner
This is like some of the East Indian
Evening star., 1912-11-17

OMAN as the min
istering angel is
represented in this
country by societies
which contain a
membership of i'm
preSsiVe numbers.
Such a varied as
sortment of patri-
otic. philanthropic.
benevolent associa :
tSsns exist that a
meager listing of
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This Is ONE Or The Sr1AMER HGURES. PERAAPs
TWENTY FEET TALL, MORE THAN ONE-AALF
BfINC ,RURmp IN TlE IAETA 5-----

that it hardens with age, being compara-
lively soft when it comes from the quarry,
and the carving may have been done with
stone axes and stone chisels, aided py
knives of obSidian.
z.
So much for the monuments about Qulrl-
qua Now let us look at the main part OF
the city. j found the men working there
when l visited it yesterday. They were
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laboring in the heart of the jungle. Palm
trees and mahogany trees. some of the
latter $50 feet high, shaded them, and
the trunks of great trees lay among the
debris of the temple mounds which they
were cutting out. They have already
cleared a space of six or eight acres
which is filled with great mounds, under
which lie some mighty temples of the
past. The mounds are twenty or thirty
feet high. and you can see the stones or
temples showing out On the tops OF
some of them grew trees many feet
thick and in mound number ! 1 saw
negroes cutting out the stumps of mahog-
any trees. They were taking away the
earth in one corner and there under the
supervision of Mr.. Morley the ancient
walls We're being relaid. The temple on
which he was working was about thirty
feet wide and one hundred feet long. The
stones taken out We're covered with cary
ings ,and upon them were the faces Of
men and women. There were also glyphs
or characters cut in the stone.
The stones | first saw were part OF
a frieze and Mr.. Morley showed me that
the wall of the temple was nine feet
thick, and that the whole of the outside
is covered with carving. One door has
been excavated and the slabs over this
are seven feet long. l saw one piece of
sandstone which had hole cut through
it. and it seemed to me as though it
might have been the top Of a letter box.
From this temple + went to others,
climbing up the steps until 1 could look
down on the great court in which the
mounds Of temples lay. The whole made
me think of the stadium at Athens: and
! can see that when the earth is all
cleared away the site will be very inn
posing. Much of the buildings have al
ready been uncovered, and you can wan
der about through the ancient struc-
lures and wonder what kind of peo-
pie put them into shape. There is no
doubt but that the stone all came from
some distance.
The soil Of the court is a sandy loan.
and there are no rocks of any. kind
within three miles of it excepting those
in the temples. The chief quarries
are three miles away. and it is be-
lieved that the heaviest monuments
We're brought here by turning the
course of the Quirigua river SO thai
it ran past the temples.
The city seems to have been laid witt
a grand plaza or court, with a smallel
court adjoining. which seems to have
been for the temples or main buildings
! The main buildings surround a court
They had terraced walls from thirt,
To sixty feet high, and in some o
them are rooms with walls of squar'
stones and doorways arched with fla
stones To the north of the plaz;
: is a pyramid which is $50 feet squar'
T at the base and forty feet high. Nea
e this pyramid is round, carved Ston'
e so big that it would take forty horses
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EzSN A Nh The Central American Jun4le@
GEg{@ : J
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THE Ruins of Quirigua
l The Motagua Valley.
Where the Ruins Lie-A
Look at the Grave Mounds
and Their Contents-Mighty
Monuments of Solid Stone
Thirty Feet High-Wonder-
full Carvings-Our American
Archeologists at Work-The
Original Bull Moose and His
Laugh-A Look at Quirigua
City-The Grand Plaza and
It's Temples-A Word About
the Mayans.
,Copyrisit 1872, by Frank q. tarpcnterl
SnecipI Correspondence of The Star.
nS sNATFS Guatemala
Evening star., 1912-11-17

BY MARGARET IL. DOWNING.
Evening star., 1912-11-17

speciaI Correspondence of The Star.
LOS AMATES, Guatemala.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-01
SPEED, THE AMERICAN SLOGAN
Foreigner critlclxes the Desire for
Haste Characteristic Of the
United States.

One day in New York was COM
plimenting an example of American
architecture to an American architect
Of great talent. "Yes, yes" he an
.swered with a touch of satire, my
fellow countrymen would willingly
spend hundred millions of dollars
to build a church as beautiful as st.
Marks In Venice, but they would COM
mand me, as a condition Of the work.
to finish It within eighteen months"
That is significant phrase. How is
It possible to beautify world which
is necessarily In transformation,
wherein nothing is stable, and which
wishes to multiply everything It pos
sesses-buildings, as It would furni.
ture? To create beautiful palaces, to
construct beautiful furniture, to at.
tain the distant ideal OF perfection,
time Is essential-time and wise de-
liberation, reasonable limitation of the
multiplicity Of human demands. and q
certain stability In taste. No one
could have built st. Marks or Notre
Dame In 18 months. and France could
not have created her famous decora.
tive styles Of the eighteenth century
II public taste had been so tickle as
ours. and II everybody at that time
had wished to change his furniture
every ten years.-Guglielmo Ferrero.
in the Atlantic.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-01
LITERATURE NEW OR OLD?
Matter Of Reading Has Long Been q
Point Of Dispute Between
Authorities.

An author was asked how his new
est book was selling. 81 am afraid 1t
isn't very good book" he replied
dubiously, 1T is selling pretty we'll"
Emerson Is credited with the advice
not to read book until 1t is ten years
old. Whether the dictum is held to
fiatter that sage or slander him, It is
a safe rule for fiction. What reader
who chews mental cud has not felt
sinking of the heart on overhearing
some misguided soul profess to be
keeping up with the current fiction?"
But the rule is not so safe in other
kinds Of reading. The clergyman who
reads only theology ten years old is
known by his sermons; the scholar
who reads only criticism ten years
old is back with the dust; the jour
nalist or politician who read only
history ten years old would soon be
promoted to the job of sweeping out
the Office. Some men lose their self
respect unless they are at least 20
years ahead Of their time; these are
they who think new books faster
than authors can write them. Some
men find 1t all they can do to keep
up with the procession; these are
they who read the significant books
as fast as they appear. And some
have no faith In book unless 1t ia
old.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-01
WEST DUBLIN.
o'clock.

Frank Rice who has employ
ment at Kearney has been unable
to work for some time on account
of large carbuncle on his neck.
Lloyd Price and Samuel Laidig
who have employ ment at Kear-
ney, spent the time from We'd
nesday evening until Sunday at
their respective homes in this
township.
Ralph Laidig came home from
Kearney to spend Christmas and
to help his father Martin Laldig
cut logs for the saw.mlll. the re-
mainder of last week.
George King, coke foreman at
Kearney, spent Christmas and
part of Friday at his home in this
township.
William Deaver Of Hustontown
has sawed some lum Der for j. F.
Johnson and expects later to saw
for Relchley Bros. The saw mill
is at the foot of Kings Knob.
Mrs. Sarah Shaw and sons Rus
sell and Bruce spent Christmas
with the family of Mrs. Eliza
Hoover.
The snow and rain of Christ
mas made the roads, which were
already bad for travlllng, sttll
worse.
Samuel Hockensmlth is helping
his son l.. j. Hockensmith at the
sawmill on Broadtop mountain.
They are furnishing lumber for a
lot of new houses to be built at
Robertsdale.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-01
GRACEY.

Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Berkstres.
ser visited at the home of Isaac
McClaln's last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Cutchall
of Robertsdale, have been visit
ing at the home of the latter g
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James w.
Cutchall.
Snow is here at last; but very
poor shedding.
Meeting Is IN progress at
Mount Tabor, at this time.
Isaac McClain killed a very
nice hog one day last week that
weighed sos lbs. and measured
8 feet and 2 inches in length.
Mrs. Minta Miller, and son
Glenn visited a few days IN the
home of Jesse 3. Heefner's.
George Heefner has been quite
i'll, but is better now.
Miss Lillian Gracey was home
for Christmas and left again to
take up her work at Three
Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Black
spent Sunday in the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. d. A. Black.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-01
Due Warnlnu.

AS illustrating the remarkable re-
suits sometimes obtained by the mode
Of expression so much in vogue by
a certain class Of darkies In the south,
Senator John Sharp Williams tells OF
a bandbill, announcing that "colored
picnic" would be held in a grove near
Mobile.
After the preliminary statement as
to the delights In store for the sub
scribers to this entertainment, the bill
concluded with this notice:
Proper behavior will be strictly
and reservedly enjoined upon all pres.
ent, and nothing will be left undone
which will tend to mar the pleasure
Of the gathering"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-01
THOMPSON.

Roy Gregory is home for the
holidays.
The Xmas entertainment at
Antioch Christian church was
very successful.
Mary kellner, of Hancock, Is
spending the holidays with her
cousin Mrs. John Yeakle.
James Funk and son Arnold,
of Tiffin, Ohio, are spending some
time in this vicirlty visit n g
friends and relatives.
M. j. Pittman, who holds a lu-
crative position with the B. & O.
railroad people at Cum berland
is home for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Gordon
entertained their children and
grand children at dlnn er on
Christmas.
Infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Denton Everts departed this
life Sunday, Dec. 21st. Inter-
ment at Antioch Christian church
on Monday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-01
Copyright. 1911. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
BRUSH CREEK.

We greet you, New Year, with
q smile!
Mr.. and Mrs.N. B. alxon and
son spent Christmas with Mr..
and Mrs. W. H. Williams.
The Xmas entertainment t
Akersville last Wednesday even.
ing was we'll attended and report.
success.
Miss Pearl Barkman, who IS
employed IN the "Home", IN Phil.
adelphla, and Troy Barkman, who
js employed at Everett, spent t
Christmas with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Barkman.
Ada B. Hixon and Carrie Bark.
man spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. H.-Akers.
Quite a number Of young peo.
pie of Crystal Springs and Gaps.
vile attended the entertainment
at Akersville.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bottomtield
and children and "Grandmother"
Selling, spent Christmas with
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Lamberson
and family.
Blaine Hlxon spent Christmas
with friends near Warfordsburg.
Quite a number of our young
folks have been attending the pro
tracted meetings at Gapsvllle.
Russell Akers spent Christmas
with friends In Hopewell.
Ira Duvall, OF Dickinson Semi
nary, Is spending his New Year
vacation with his father, w. Fl
Duvall.
Miss Lizzie Hlxon spent Xmas
with Olive Hlxon.
o. A. Barton and wife attend.
ed the entertainment at Breeze.
wood, and spent Saturday even.
ing at the home of Mrs. Bryson.
DR.. A. Lee McKlbbln, of Salem
W. Va, is spending his holiday
vacation with his mother, Mrs.
L e. McKibbln.
Listen for the tlnkle of those
bells, bellies, sleigh bells, then
wedding bells, then rebels (?)
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-01
CURIOUS BITS
OF HISTORY
PILLAR SAINTS.
BY A. w. MACY,

II 10 marvellous what strange
things men have done In the
name Of religion, but none arc
more curious than the practices
Of the styIltes, sometimes called
Air Martyrs, but usually known
az Pillar Saints. Tho founder
Of the sect and It's most con-
splcuous example, was a shep-
herd Of CIllcla named Simeon,
now known In church history as
81. Simeon stylltes. With the
Idea Of gaining tho favor Of
heaven and attaining salntshIp
on earth no took up his resi-
dence on a pillar, or column,
said to have been sixty feet
high. The top Of this pillar was
about three feet In diameter,
and was IncIosed by an Iron rail-
Ing. II seems Incredible, but he
10 said to have lived hero for
thirty years, never descending,
eating very sparlngly Of food
sent up to him, always standing
or bowling In prayer, and ex-
posed to all kinds Of weather.
He woro the skins Of animals,
and always kept an Iron band
about his neck. At a certain
hour every day he addressed
those gathered at the foot Of
hIs pillar, exhortlng them to
lives Of holiness. He died on
top Of his pillar, and his body
was taken to Antioch and buried
with imposing ceremonies. Tho
practice Of this extreme form Of
Christian aseetleIsm was taken
up by others, and "PllIar Saints"
became quite numerous In east
ern countries. The sect did not
entirely disappear tlll the
twelfth century.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-01
CLEAR RIDGE.

James M. Brown spent the
time from Wednesday of last
week until Monday in Waynes-
boro.
Robert Fleming, of the County
Seat, came to this place on We'd
nesday and spent Christmas with
his mother, brother and sister.
CLAIR Baker, of Altoona, spent
sometime with his parents Mr..
and Mrs. CALVIN Baker.
A. G. Kerlin is busy saving
wood for the com munity.
David D. Fleming, of Waynes.
boro. spent the time from We'd
nesday until Monday with his
home folks at this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lew P. Morton,
of llDudley, Pa, were recent
guests Of Mrs. Morton's home
folks.
Harry N. Henry, travelling
salesman, recently spent a day
with his father John A. Henry.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-01
Tho Pope Remembered.

In that distant time when he was
only humble priest at Tombolo, Plus
X, then Giuseppe Sarto. dispensed in
charity all the meager emoluments of
his office. 1t once happened that
when his purse was empty he Dor
rowed from his vicar some sums to
meet a pressing need. Then Giuseppe
Sarto, called suddenly to another
charge. forgot to pay to his vicar
three lires that he owed to him.
Time passed, Giuseppe Sarto was
named pope. He had forgotten his
debt. Recently an old priest came to
kneel at the feet Of the holy father.
1t was the old vicar of Tombolo. The
pope recognized his voice, and at the
same moment he remembered the
three lires 80 obligingly lent him.
The pope then caused to be given to
the old man from his private purse
500 lires. and named him for an i'm.
portant curacy. Only sovereign pom.
tiffs can pay such interest!--Le Cri
de Paris.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-01
Jane Spriggs, wife of Thomas

Jane Spriggs, wife of Thomas
Spriggs living west of town, went
to Chambersburg last Saturday
to attend the funeral of her faith
er Jacob S. Swingler, who was
killed in an accident at Hotel
Carrolton, Easton, Pa. He was
sitting by the elevator one day
when a lady came to ride in the
lift. She called Jake's attention
to the fact that the elevator had
risen a foot or more above the
level of the floor and Swingler
stepped into the cage to lower it.
AS he did so it started upward
and caught him in the door across
the chest killing him instantly.
Jake was the porter at the Ma
tional Hotel Chambersburg. for
many years and was known to
many Fulton county people.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-01
WHIPS LOVE.
A little more snow, please!

"A little more snow, please!
Robert Diehl's Canadian friends
came en- masse to spend the Sab.
bath with him. VIII Diehl con-
tlnues very much indisposed.
Alfred Layton, who had been
slightly "under the weather" for
some time, was able to get out
and join In the chase of a sly old
Reynard.
Lem Kirk of Pigeon Cove has
purchased tract of timb ber land
from Will Diehl. and will soon be
gin operating a sawmill upon 1t.
Henry Sharpe will cut and saw
the timber on the old Ringel
farm.
Benny Morris has located his
mill near that of Mr.. Sharp's and
will saw for Simon Garland.
Jacob Schultz is drilling a we'll
on Simon Gar]and's farm.
A few OF the Cove people atten.
ded the Christmas services at
Pleasant Grove last Saturda y
evening. The program was we'll
rendered.
The services atBedford Chapel
conducted by Rev. Funkhouser,
of Hancock last Sunday evening
were much enjoyed by a half doz
en- of US from the Cove. A large
congregation were present, and
we believe were well repaid for
their trouble in attending.
John Cleve1ger has crippled
horse.
Christmas was a Qules day IN
the Cove The schools we're clos
ed and the teachers were away.
The Sunday school at the
Whips Cove church has been clos
ed until spring.
Aaron Hess continues very
much indisposed.
D. g. Mallott killed a gad-about
dog last week, which was after
ward found to belong to Will Mar.
tin.
Roy Rice and wife pas g d
through the Cove last Saturday
evening enrou te to Sidellng Hill.
This neck-o'.woods was rep
resented at the Christmas servi-
ces at McKendree last Saturday
evening.
Rev. A. h. Garland will preach
In the Whips Cove church Satur.
day evening January third at 7:30
o'clock.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-01
Soon Turn to Dust.

What becomes of the millions OF
millions of pins that are turned out
annually by the factories? They get
lost" Yes, but If they merely got
lost" our floors and streets would be
Uttered by them. They not only get
lost" but they vanish by rueting away
to dust.
Or. Xavier, a Paris scientist, has
been keeping tabs on individual speci.
mems. He finds that an ordinary hair.
pin took only 154 days to blow away
In dust. A steel pen nib lasted just
under Is months. A common pin took
IS months, while polished steel
needle took 21s years to disappear.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-01

Mr.. Urner Truax, of Pleasant
Ridge brought Miss Annie Varnes
to town yesterday, where she
will visit the family of Frank Ma
son. Miss Varnes has been abb
sent from the county about six
years. Her home has been at
Republic, o.. for some time.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-01
Tho Attraction.

A rather eccentric man, calling on
q family blessed by an observant little
son, wore kid gloves that had been
cleaned. The little boy, seeming to
be much attracted by the visitor.
stayed close at his side. "You like to
stand by Mr.. Blank and hear his funny
stories, don't you. Jimmie?" presently
asked Jimmie's father. 'T don't care
about his stories." replied the honest
youngster, "but his hands smell just
like our automobile"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-01
About the Human Eve.

Greenish, hazel and spotted eyes
are accompanied usually with shrewd.
quick, nervous, restless temperaments
According to Professor Hudson, Asia
tics with hazel eyes are cunning and
weasel-like. Contrary to the popular
notion, persons with green eyes are
too Indifferent in passion to be at all
Jealous Of the opposite sex; they are,
however. frequently envious of their
own.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-01

Mrs. Sadie Fisher left yester-
day morning to spend a well de-
served vacation with her son Ben
at Port Treverton, Pa. From
there she will go to Millville, N.
j. where she will visit her daugh
ter, Nora MRS. A. ]. Dohner).
We wish her a very nice trip.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-01
Inter PocuIa.

The old man with the rosy nose had
become cheerfully communicative.
my father" said he, twas an inn.
keeper. He accustomed me to wine
while was being taught my c's."
Wasn't that early?" said the prim
individual in the next seat.
EARLY, do you say? Why early?
Didn't l learn my letters off wine
list?-New York Evening Post.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-01
Posslhla Solution.

why do you suppose 1t is" she
asked. that nearly all the great men
Of this world have been married?"
81 suppose" replied the old bachelor.
"its because they had to do some-
thing to get their minds of the trou-
bles they had at home."-Chicago
Record-Herald.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-01
People Worth Watehlna.

There are certain persons whom
physiognomists say should be avoid
ed by certain other persons Thus, the
talker is warned to keep away from
the person with the overhanging fore
head, for he will prove exceedingly
deep in argument. The business man
is advised to watch carefully when
dealing with the man with the reced-
ing forehead and chin, the large.
curved and prominent nose, for he will
prove shrewd in business.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-01

A new trainer was engaged for the
circus and was told to put lion and
lamb through an act. He seemed
nervous. and the next his boss asked
him how he got along with the savage
lion. Sure, the lion didn't bother
me much.' he said. but that burned
lamb butted the daylights out Of mel"