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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18

studying the hieroglyphs the author
explains that in Maya inscriptions the
glyphs are usually arranged in paral-
lei columns and read two columns at a
time from left to right at the top.
Some inscriptions. however, occur in
horizontal bands, In which case they
are read from left to right, taking
two glyphs at time. Unlike the Egyp-
tians, the Maya complicated their
writing by varying and augmenting
their elemental forms until a COM
plete symmetrical picture, filling the
whole allotted space, was evolved. For
this reason there appear to be many
forms with the same meaning, which
have to be analysed for their essential
characteristics. In some cases two en-
tirely different forms represent the
same thing, and again the writer's in
dividual peculiarities in style caused
variations which are puzzling to the
student Careless drawing and even
the material employed also caused va
riations and difficulties, which, togeth-
er with those mentioned, have led the
author to use another form of classi-
fication than by appearances alone.
He advocates an arrangement into
two groups, the first consisting of the
glyphs used in counting, and the sec
ond those having an explanatory
meaning. Most of the glyphs whose
meanings have been determined fall
within the first group, though the
names of the principal gods, the signs
of the cardinal points and their asso-
ciated colors, and some glyphs with
astronomical significance, are included
in the second.
Mr.. Morley says that the theory
most generally accepted is that the
Maya glyphs are chiefly Geographic,
each presenting some complete
thought, although they are sometimes
phonetic also. This kind of writing
has been called ikonomatic, but it is
more Familiarity known to us as rebus
or puzzle writing. The picture of an
eye, for instance, recalls not an eye
but the sound of the word, and means
the personal pronoun |, the principle
being that Of homophones, or words
and characters which sound alike but
have different meanings, such as were
used also by the Aztecs in their pic
ure-writings.
Maya Time Reckoning.
The writer devotes a chapter to
Maya time reckoning, another to arith-
metic; he then enters into a detailed
study and translation of the inscrip-
tions found on monuments, and finally
takes up the texts drawn from the CO.
dices or hieroglyphic manuscripts.
1t was due to Mr.. Morley's re-
searches that the Oldest dated anti
guilty in America was recently identi-
fled and described by the Smithsonian
institution; the TuXtla statuette dated
100 B. c.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18

kidneys are deranged the blood is filled
with poisonous waste matter, which set
ties IN the feet ankles and wrists; or
under the eyes IN bag like formations
II Is Just as necessary to keep the kid
ncys acting properly as to keep the bow.
els active.
The very best possible way to take care
Of Yourself is to take glass of hot water
before meals and an "Anuric" tablet. In
this way it is readily dissolved with the
food. picked up by the blood and finally
reaches the Kidneys. where it has tonic
effect in rebuilding those organs,
Step into the drug store and ask for
30 cent package of "Auuric," or send DR..
Pierce Zoe for trial pcllg. "Anurc"-many
times more potent than ltha, eliminates
uric acid as hot water m'lts sugar A short
trial viii convince yVR. ADV.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18
COLLECTED ITEMS

An electrically lighted cross revolves
on top of a San Francisco steeple.
The 554 people on. of very thou
sand In Switzerland who save money
must be compared with meager lOS
in this country. the difference account
ing, according to a Chicago banker.
for the fact that in our large cities
one burial out of ten is made in
potter's field.
Pellagra may be prevented or cured
by proper diet
A large eastern railroad is instruct
ing its signal erectors and testing its
engineers knowledge Of signals by
means of modern pictures shown in a
car which travels over its lines.
THE flowers OF Hawaii declare the
giories Of God, and the fish showeth
his handiwork," declares realistic
writer in the Christian Herald. assert
ing, by the way, that nowhere else in
the world can FISH be found in so many
and such variegated hues as in the
waters of these Pacific possessions of
ours.
Open air is the best spring tonic.
Typhoid fever is a disease peculiar
to man
Mutual benefit insurance societies
have been established in the public
schools Of Rome and other Italian
cities The underlying idea is thai,
pupils shall pay small weekly sums to
amounts are paid out in case OF sick.
ness, accident or death. The system
is said to be growing rapidly.
There is an unquestionable record
OF hearing the firing at Ypres at dis.
lance of 140 miles and somewhat
doubtful one OF $50 miles.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18
CONFLICT OVER
FOSSIL REMAINS
Unusual Case Tried Over Bones
of MaStodon in Tennessee 4
Court.
BOYS MAKE THE DISCOVERY
Courts Are Asked to Decide Whether
the Remains Belong to Discov-
erer or the Owner
Of the Farm.

Halls, Tenn unusual case has
just been tried over the bones of a
mastodon by the Lauderdale county
circuit court at Ripley, Tenn. few
weeks ago two little boys, David Oar
nell and Cherrell Boone, were setting
traps on the farm of n. ID. Salisbury.
five miles northwest of here. One
of the boys hurt his foot on what
they thought to be the end of large
horn. Their curiosity was aroused
by the unusual size OF the object, ana
the Boone boy went for his father
to assist them in digging it out.
Tusk Weighs 98 Pounds.
The father, Ellis Boone, came with
implements and dug out a tusk
weighing SO pounds and feet
s inches long Another tusk was
found, but was broken in prying it
out Of the ground jawbone with
four teeth was unearthed. The teeth,
when removed from the bone. weighed
five and fourth pounds each and
were in perfect condition. Several
other bones were found
There was also found the jawhone
of some other animal. with the teeth
in it. The back teeth of this animal
are an inch long and worn, denoting
that it was very aged when it died.
Salisbury contended that as the
bones were found on his farm they
n Oh
from Boone Boone contended that
by right of discovery they should be
his
Goes to Supreme Court.
The hearing was before Esquires
Kinley and Dunavant. One thousand
people were present. A decision was
rendered in favor of Salisbury. Boone
then appealed to the circuit court and
that court decided in Boones favor.
Now Salisbury appeals to the supreme
court of the state and that high body
will pass on the case.
Local authorities are of the opinion
that there is no law, ancient or mod
ern, to just fit the case, and that the
final decision will govern all such
cases in the future. Salisbury was
represented in the trial by T. G.. Cor
don of Dyersburg and w. c. Patten
of Halls. Boone was represented by
w. n. Beasey of Halls.
The mastodon itself is said to have
been the only party within con
siderable distance who didn't mani.
fest some interest in the case
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18
WANTED LEFT LEG EXHUMED
Will Of Former Convict Provides That
Severed Leg Be Burned
With Him.

San Jose, Calm the will OF the
late Franklin II. Ingram, filed in the
probate court, he requests that his
left leg, amputated as a result OF q
pistol fight with the notorious bandit,
Harry Tracy, be exhumed from field
near the Oregon state penitentIary and
brought to Santa Clara county for
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18
Broke Prison for English Food.

Broke Prison for English Food.
A remarkable story was told by
Karl Burkhard, who was remanded
as an alien the other day. He said
that he served in the German army
for II months, was captured by the
French and sent to prison camp
on the coast, He escaped and be
came stowaway on a ship at Dieppe,
hoping to have more food in England.
London Globe
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18
Customs of the Mayas.

Mr. Morley mentions many Of the
Maya customs which are of interest.
They disfgured and tattoed their faces
in accordance with their religious be-
liefs; squint-eye was striven for, and
the youths had their faces scalded to
prevent the growth of boards. The
men decorated their whole bodies with
red paint, and the women all except
their faces, for in that day modesty
decreed that the face should be left
Imprinted The women were chaste
and modest; when passing men on the
road they stepped aside. turned their
backs, and hid their faces in retiring
manner. On marriage the young hus-
band was obliged to work for his board
at the home of his wife's parents for
five or six years, but the mother-in-law
saw to it that her daughter fed him
we'll. The Maya were Of Jealous ma
ture, and divorces were frequent and
easily effected Polygamy was I'M
known. Men suffered death for adul-
terry, but the woman's infamy was con-
sidered stuff cient punishment for her.
Widows or widowers might marry
without other ceremony than partak-
ing Of meal in the house of the es-
poused. 1t was considered improper
for a Maya to marry his mother-in-
law, sister-in-law, or aunt by marriage,
although he could marry first cousin.
Their hospitality knew no bounds, and
the upper classes entertained one an
other regally. Drinking was so in
dulged in at their banquets that the
wives of the guests were often obliged
TO come for their husbands and drag
them home. The military efficiency Of
the Maya was of high degree. each
city had chosen soldiers, supported by
the community, who organized and
drilled all the ablebodied men in time
Of war. During the eleventh and
twelfth centuries three of the embry-
onic Maya nations are supposed to
have formed a triple alliance, but fur
Their Capitalization of government
failed, and the Spanish invaders found
the country in a chaotic state with a
number Of independent petty chief
tains.
How to Read Maya.
In taking up the introduction for
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18
Cnmnlete Succesa.

Somebody told Vanessa that II
she would walk backward down the
stairs she would see her intended"
Did ii work."
Completely. She fell down the
stairs and now she is engaged to the
young doctor they called in"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18
Seventy Second Wedding Anniversary.

Mitchell, S. D.-Mr and Mrs. Il. r.
Johnson observed their seventy.second
wedding anniversary with dinner,
which the ninety-yearold bride helped
to prepare, The .Iohnsons were mar.
ried at Wilmington, N. Y, on April II,
1854. They have three children liv.
ing, one of whom, Civil war vet
eran, makes his home with his par.
ents.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18
May II, 1915.

British made more gains In La
6assee region.
French and 6eleans drove Ger
mans across User canal.
Austrians captured Drohobycz,
central Galicia.
Russians repuIsed Germans at
Shawl.
Zeppelirs dropped bombs on
Ramsgate.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18
Birds Nest in Mail Boy

Bellebontaine. GA Young, rural
mail carrier. reports finding a blue
birds nest in the mail box of Jacob
Troyer's home. lie is depositing the
mail very carefully each day so az not
to disturb the nest.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18
Rouah Stuff.

Shall 20 over your face again?"
asked the barber.
u don't mind your going over it,"
replied the man in the chair, but
please don't go under the skin like you
did the first time
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18

burial. At the time he lost his leg he
was serving a life term for numbering
his brother, but the governor pardoned
him for the gallant manner in which
he assisted the guards In the fight
with Tracy.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18
Feedino the Land.

ia this land rich?" asked the pro-
speetiye purchaser, cautiously.
1T certainly ought 10 be" replied
tho gentleman-farmer Il nave put
all tho money had into IT,"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18
More Expense.

MIR RoXe has promised to donate a
new lectcrn to the church"
eyes, and suppose he'll expect the
rest of us TO chip In and hire somo-
body to play the blamed thing
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18
May 20, 1915.

May 20, 1915.
French advanced in Champagne
and near Baeatelle.
Tremendous fighting along the
San river.
Allies attacked Turkish positions
at krithia and Atchi Baba, Gal
lipoIi.
Continuous bombardment Of Ma
CARA, Turkey, by allied fleet.
Przemysl bombarded by squad
ron of Austrian aeropIanes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18
MANY Children are Sickly.

Mother Grny's Sweet Powders for Children
Break up Colds in q hours, relieve Feyerish-
ness, Headache, stomach Troubles, Teethiug
Disorders, move and regulate the bowels, aud
Destroy Worms They are 80 pleasant TO take
children like them. Used by mothers for2syenrs.
All druggists 2oc. sample FREE. Address,
Mother Gray Co, lie Roy, n, Y.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18
Coninu TO Him.

so they hanged old Sweeneys son
at last"
Yep, died a natural death"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18
Easter buds,

Smith looks as if he had just got
something off his chest
Il guess it's his new spring lid"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18
May 81, 1915.

way Ct, I5TJ.
French drove Germans entirely
from Lorette heights.
Canadians captured German posi-.
ton north of Ypres.
Desperate battle below PrzemysI.
British ship Glenholm sunk by
gunfire from submarine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18

A woman seldom talks to herself.
She just has to rest occasionally.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18
Not Very.

My wife and | are thinking OF char
tering yacht for the summer"
Wont that be pretty expensive?"
Not so long as we contine ourselves
TO thinking about it,"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18

It's the man who makes a fool of
himself that seldom boasts Of being
self.made
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18

One way to earn u living is by hon
est labor but some men never think
of TRYING IT,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18

FITS, EPILEPSY. FALLING SICKNESS
stopped Quickly. Fifty years Of uninterrupted
lasting results LAHGE TiiIAi BorrLE FltEE DIX
kLiSE COMPANY, Rcd Bank. N. J.-Ady.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18
Eeahk for
sick Gomen
For Forty Years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Has Been
Woman's Most Reliable Medicine
Here is More Proof.

To women who suffering from some form of
woman's special ills and have constant fear of breaking
down. the three following letters ought to bring hope:
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18
May 10, 1915.

Germans Captured French
trenches on heights of Lorette.
British repuIsed near Neuve
ChapelIe.
Austro- Germans forced crossings
Of the San river.
Russians broke Austrian right in
Bukowina.
Turks drove allies from advanced
positions near Kara Burnu, Gallip-
oil.
German submarine sank two
British steamers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18
important to Mothers

There's more than one way to shut
fle off this mortal coil. That's why
doctors often disagree.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18
May 10, 1915.

French made gains near Ablain.
Germans repulsed British south
of Neuve ChapelIe.
Austro-Germans began lombard.
ment of Przemysl forts.
Russians attacked vigorously in
South Poland.
Two ZeppeIins destroyed by al
lies fire.
Premier Asquith announced reor-
ganization of British cabinet.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18

North Crandon, Wis -"When was 16 years
old got married and at Is years | gave birth to
twins and it left with very poor health. Icould
not walk across the floor without having to sit
down to rest and it was hard for me to keep about
and do my work. / went to a doctor and he told
me | had displacement and ulcers, and would
have to have an operation. This frightened me so
much that l did not know what to do. Having
heard of Lydia f.. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Z thought would give it trial and it made me as
lwell ever. / cannot say enough in favor of the
S.n-Mrs MAYME ASBACu North Crandon, Wis.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
May is, 1915.

May IS, 1915.
Russians completely driven from
Jaros!av and all towns on west
bank of San.
Austrian Tenth army arrived In
front of Przemysl.
Russians drove Teutons back ten
miles In Bukowlna.
Turks repuIsed allies near Avi
Burnu.
American note on Lusitanla de-
Iivered to Germany.
Russian Black Sea fleet de-
stroyed "a Turkish vessels.
German submarine sank Danish
steamer Martha without warning.
May is, 1915.
British broke German line near
La Bassee and won mile If terri
tory.
Lively fighting in Champagne.
Russians massed behind the San
and Austrans behind the Pruth.
Germans defeated by Russians
in Baltic provinces.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18
The Reason.

"Old friends are the best"
Eyes. They have usually borrowed
the limit and stopped"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18
AIDS STUDY OF
MAYA WRITINGS
Smithsonian Institution Issues
Textbook on Ancient Indian
HierogIyphs.
IS WELCOMED BY STUDENTS
Explains How Writings Were Made,
How Indians Reckoned Time and
How They Performed Their
Processes of Mathematics.

Washington.-Th bureau Of Ameri-
can ethnology of the Smithsonian In
stitution has recently issued a text
book, an archaeological primer so to
speak, for the study of the ancient
writings of the Maya Indians who have
inhabited the Atlantic coast plains OF
southern Mexico and northern Central
America from time immemorial. The
book is entitled AN Introduction to
the Study Of the Maya Hieroglyphs,
and is a new form for the diffusion OF
knowledge in relation to one branch
of American archaeology.
The author of this new book, Mr.
Sylvanus Griswold Morley Of the Car
negie Institution of Washington, be-
lieves that his work will be welcomed
by students; the writings of many
previous investigators, designed to
meet the needs of the specialist rather
than the beginner, are in the main too
advanced and technical for general
comprehension. Consequently Mr.
Morley begins his work at the begin
ming, explaining what Maya HERO
glyphs are and how they are made,
how these people recHoned time, per-
formed their processes of mathemat-
les, their method of Enumeration and in
scription, and so on; all well Illus
trated with numerous plates and fig
ures which graphically show the read
err many things.
A DwindIing Race.
In the first chapter Mr.. Morley
writes briefly on the habitat, history.
and manners and customs of the Maya,
in order that the student may gain
general idea of the remarkable people
whose glyphic and calendar systems
are presented for study. There are
dialects of the Maya language, perhaps
half million people in all, living in
the general region their ancestors oc-
cupied. Yucatan, Campeche, Tabasco,
Chiapas, Guatemala, and Honduras
were all inhabited by the forbears of
this race, who were actually the van
Of civilization in the New World; but
today there is only the remnant of
dwindling race, their once remarkable
civilization being thing of the past,
their manners and customs practically
forgotten.
Emerging from barbarity, probably
during the first or second century of
the Christian era, with excellent sculp-
ture and system Of elaborate and in
volved hieroglyphs, bespeaking both
skill and high mentality which must
have taken at least two centuries to
evolve, they began to develop For
four hundred years they expanded and
grew until, in the sixth century, the
Golden Age Of the Maya was reached.
But after that their civilization either
collapsed, having run its natural
course or they were driven from their
homes by stronger people. At any
event, no dates later than those of
their Cycle 8, toward the end of our
sixth century, have been found in their
old southern cities.
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Testimony from Oklahoma.

Iawton, Okla" When began to take Lydia f. Pinkhan
Vegetable Compound seemed to be good for nothing ted easily
and had headaches much of the time and irregular took again
before little child born and did wonderful amount Of
good that time recommend Lydia + Pnklams
Vegetable Compound to ag because has done much
for me"Nlrs. A. L. MCCAsLAND, 500 Have st, LaWton Okla
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DR.. Pierce's Pellets are best for liver,
bowels and stomach. One little Pellet for
O laxative-three for a cathartic.-Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18

An idle tongue is usually an advance
agent of busy intellect.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-18

The world would have more to worry
about if each man could make his own
weather
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Panamas are woven under water.
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A woman usually buys happiness
when she spends money for clothes.
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From a Grateful Massachusetts Woman.

Roxbury, Mass-"T was suffering from intlam-
nation and was examined by u physician who found
that my trouble was caused by displacement.
My symptoms were bearing down pains, backache,
and sluggish liver. | tried several kinds of med-
cine; then | was asked to try Lydia +. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound. 1t has cured me and am
pleased TO be in my usual good health by using it
and highly recommend it, Mrs. Is. NJ. OsGooD,
l Haynes Park, Roxbury, Mass.
If you want special advice write to Lydia
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The Penn's Grove record., 1916-06-16
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured.

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
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ternal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, and acts directly upon
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Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. 1t
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a regular prescription. 1t is composed of
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Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
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