The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-17
A SORT OF "OLD MORTALITY"
EEPING ALIVE THE
GRANDEURS OF THE INCAS.
And Living in a Cottage With the
Unromatic Surroundings of
Chilean Freight Yards.
CBy the Reverend j. Sumner stOns)

10y the reverend J. sumner otOne-l
In my pantheon Of heroes no humble
place must be given to thc AntiquarY OF
Antifogasta a bit OF a hero worshiper
from my youth J recall the thrill 60 my
boyish Imagination. when la the days
before the wa In Virginia city. /
stood az the back Of a gaping crowd 70
watch stOcky man with brewn beard
bronzed face. unmilitary stoop. pass
from a hotel 20 his carriage. while the
band played See the ConquerinE Hero
Comes" Again a. p grown up. ! stood
one day on the platform OF a Swiss rail,
at more gallant looking figure than
that Of the immortal Ulysses Of Amer
lea. In the person Of "Inser Fritz.
about 10 mount the throne OF Imperial
Germany. and. like Grant. 20 discover
that Paths Of glory lead but 20 the
grave" Grant wrought like n Titan TO
keep the greatest % Republics zone and
divisible" "Unscr Frttz" played his
part manfuiiy In forging on the anvil u
war the severed states Of Germany into
But there are other heroes. other
worlds 70 conquer. The wclkin rings
with the trumpets Of our Theodore
Roosevelt hcraldinE The adding Of a new
While the eyes Of men are fixed upon
the continent Of mysteries and opportu-
mites I would direct you 90 an humble
hero tnilinE ln that far county. who I'm
horaldcd b. fanfare OF trumpcta. de-
serves the recognition 81 hir fellows
rus task 10 not 20 add rivers or em-
discover q lost race and restore the rem-
nants of once mighty people 90 their
place among men.
Under the southern cross. On our
hemisphere there are traces OF lost arts
suEEcetlOuH ~ lost civilizations. the
wreckaEc ~ lost empire. All hail 90
heroes who have SEE Themselves the
task 81 rrhahItfnfiur people whose
story h7a been one or the tru-edica OF
The human race.
was standine o. Few hours between
train ana ship In one OF tne most dis
utl tItIfH on tne planet AufIfurH asia.
'hue ne shabby queen Of On rainicas
desert who're ultrItcr and hurHN are the
Hnngurta chat dIaw men Co. a region up
~ whirh Goo seems not o. smile. where
Two hundred miles away. whore Eraci-
GUS shower native fruits and flowers
1rC but memorira % more favored lands.
hink of discovering hero in such q
The Anuquary.
Ifi me Introduce SOU fl The Anti
ana collector III i1ea arti4nitie. iis
lives in 90 uule cottage lust bey ond the
,f f,, Ss ssq' s5fei gned ,res',t, waaiag
grDsaIur maTra Of trarfr hawthorne
dreamed Immortal rumlnree in Cua.
s lg. i 5,.,'. .,,.4 , ann f5nE ~
ruundIura Of TruuIc Count london d.
wee uur good fortune t1 discover or
ur Furrogndinfs Of freight yard de-
foiel to handling FERTILIZER. This wiz
ard wac rnrtFed in summouinr from
their fumhs fne children % long Van-
Iahrd Civilizations. end recalling from
remote arra mighty men HH H1Vaferf-
GUS iu their origin az the tabled Mrirh-
IHeleE King Of Salem A. we we're
uHnrred into the museum 81 the cottage
utiQuhrf We rreiued lu the presence
% an Aladdin With Dts wonderful lawn.
fhr ruHNIrG ~ which rrNn1 BED treas.
urea 81 fabulous worth. D wish 10 uers
ln my power to reproduce the imprca-
eInua ~ The hour spent iu thar cottage
= nonF tnr freiHht yards Of hnffora eta.
20 desc De the objects gathered there
nitfn ur n TIE arts and origins III n
heroic people ThrouEh tnr magic nrfr.|
rnr ~ TIE wizard aufluuHriHn W were
permitted o. zee far into fHe pest ~
y merIrH. who're rlffed actors uIavaf
their uHrfa on uu mimic stage nrra DO.
fore columbus launched hla rarnrHfa.
or ever TIE tabled shlua ~ Lief ErIrr-
Huni The Nereeman. sailed into the