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The Last Straw.
MOVING picture comedian /.

A MOVING picture comedian said at
~ a supper party in New York:
Il didn't always have as easy work as
l have now. l remember a season when
l was prompter in an English provin-
cial theater for Is shillings a week.
I'm addition to keeping the actors to
their lines / had to make all the out
side noises
II Numbered, l galloped like horse.
j sang like a woman. / marched like an
army. ! howled like a drink maddened
mob and / screeched like locomotive,
all for Is shillings a week.
Il remember one night when ii seemed
that the last straw had been heaped
on me. I was letting off female shrieks
of terror and laundering with one hand
and hailing with the other. while my
right leg was working the moan of the
wind and the left was initiating the
crash of falling trees. when the leading
man stuck his head round at me from
the stage. He was supposed to be pur-
sued by dogs, and he Missed:
Bark You chump. bark, Why don't
you bark. you lazy shirker:
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a fine glaze and painted in rich colors.
which have retained their luster Tor
hundreds of years. although buried IN
a permanently moist soil
In the collections of many grave dig
gers are found pieces of pottery that
clearly define the various epochs marx
ing the advancement OF the race me
earlier pieces are exceedingly crude
and display practically no traces OF
either expert workmanship or artistic
conception or imagination Mere utliity
seems all that was aimed at. with IN
creased experiences came a higher de-
yeloped ina gination and artistic con-
ceptjon The result is shown in the
many handsome pieces of the later Pc
RODS.
have confined himself to picturing his
models in the home incidents of every
day life in the pueblo. The result was
an intensely human picture, which fire.
ouently depicted the domestic occupa-
frankness which left little to the imagi-
nation. Apparently the early dweller
of the country was guilty of neither
prudery nor ssham modesty.
Most of the later clay utensils show
traces of fire and probably were used
for cooking. Others appear to have
been used only for storage, as neither
the inside nor the outside shows the
slightest discoloration beyond that i'm
parted by the moist soil in which they
were buried. Their colorings are
practically as brilliant as when first
applied. Many of the pieces are with
out legs, while others have three. The
legs are hollow. and small clay ball,
which no doubt ratified musically to
the Indian ear. is found in each.
Later samples of the painted glazed
pots and other utensils show the strip
ings in peculiar designs. which seem to
,oh all h4 af
epoch and those Immediately following.
The designs are well defined hero
glyphics. which presage the beginnings
OF sign writing. These are totally alb
sent from the pottery that must have
come from the graves of an earlier and
ruder civilization. In the latter period
the appearance of the monkey figure
on many utensils is very frequent
The gold ornaments probably are of
a very late period in the development
of the race. They are known to have
been worn by some of the Indians found
in the Chiriaui country during the
earlier raids of the Spanish conquista-
dores. who. however. seem not to have
learned the secret of the ancient burial
places. At all events. the Spaniard
opened no graves, and the rich loot re-
manned undisturbed for much later
treasure hunters. Whether the Indian
of the earlier Spanish days was related
to these who created the burial places
is not now known. It is probable, how
ever. that this earlier race had reached
extinction long before the discovery of
America.
Attempts have been made to identify
the ancient inha bitants as the fore
bears of the present Guaymie Indians
who live to the eastward of the country
once occupied by the more ancient race.
1t is hardly probable. although not i'm
possible. that these are descendants Of
the older people. The Guaymie. while
more advanced in other branches OF
civilization, does not now possess the
proficiency Of the older tribe in fash
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Joining either the gold ornaments or
the excellent pottery of the ancient
Indians of Chiriqui. There are no Quay
mics in the extreme western section of
Panama, and no traditions among them
to indicate that they had ever lived
there.
Strange as it may seem. very few
weapons of either warlike or ag-
sressive character have been found in
the Chiriqui graves. There were a few
small arrowheads and spearheads, but
most of these were of a size and form
to warrant the belief that they were
used merely for the chase. 1t is well
known that with the exception of a
very few tribes the aborigines of Cen
trail America were of a peace-lovlng
nature and followers of pastoral rather
than warlike pursuits. Nowhere have
extensive defensive Notifications been
uncovered which could be construed as
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tries. Colombia. Ecuador. or Peru is the
business carried on to any great ex-
tent. There are few hunters In these
countries.
The discovery of the huacas occurred
about the year 1850. and quite by ac-
cident. A ditch was being dug in
glade not far from the little village or
Boquete Bajo, in the Caldero valley OF
the present province of Chiriqui. One
of the laborers uncovered large gold
Image, which led to an investigation
by the English owner of the place.
Grave after grave was found ana
opened and valuable gold ornaments
taken from almost all of them. Also
there were many handsome pieces or
decorated pottery. 1t is estimated that
since the initial find nearly $5OO,000 IN
gold trinkets has been taken from the
ancient graves.
Unfortunately for the private COL
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and small stone idols are often found.
Many are several feet high and rudely
carved into the semblance of the hu-
man figure. Those found in graves
are often decorated with brilliant col
ors which have retained the luster.
All are hdeous.
there are huge boulders carved with
a species of sign writing which no one
has yet been able to decipher. On
a high, rocky bluff about twenty miles
inland from the ocean and near nat
topped mountain which the natives call
la Mesa" the table. there is carved
a tall figure of an Indian woman which
can be seen for miles. According to
transit measurements it is fully fifty
feet high.
For many years there stood near the
town of David a "pedra pintada," or
painted stone. 1t has been gone now
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-HE Chiriqui country. or, accord
ing to the meaning of "Chiri
aui'' in the ancient Indian Ian
q guage, The Valley of the
Moon" is generally regarded as the
garden spot of Panama. 1t is in the
western part of the republic and bor-
ders on Costa Rica. Some few CEN
turtles ago. probably ten. tribe of In
dams lived there which had apparently
chosen this spot for it's habitation be-
cause Of its richness and fertility.
There is nothing now in the whole
territory to give the faintest indication
of the once extensive civilization of
this long dead race, which is supposed
20 have reached its new home after
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self with an iron staff five or six rect
long and slightly pointed at one END.
Having reached the ground when ne
believes to be rich in graves. he drives
the staff deeply into the earth at ire
ouent intervals. When the staff strikes
rock, it Is safe to assume that the
stone covering of grave has been
found And one grave proclaims an
other.
From then on the work becomes diff
cult 1t is first necessary to uncover
completely the top layer OF stones or
the large slab which usually indicates
the last resting place of powerful
chieftain or wealthy members OF the
tribe. Frequently the top layer is sue
ceeded at an interval of about two or
three feet by second one, and occa-
sionally by third. The graves fire.
quently are fifteen feet deep, but
usually they are from eight TO ten
feet deep beneath the top layer OF
stones.
After the second or third layer has
been removed 1t Is essential that the
hunter use considerable care in his fu-
ture operations because he might crush
the pottery and also so displace the
gold ornaments that they are lost with
the dirt. The usual position of the
ornaments is about where the breast
would be if the grave stlll contained
a body The pottery is always found
either in the four corners of rec
tangular grave or beside the body in IN
oval one.
The business il still very profitable
In spite of the fact that fewer graves
are annually opened. The reason is
that the gold trinkets are growing
scarcer and consequently command a
higher and higher price. They are still
a few areas of the district that have not
yet been carefully explored.
A considera BILE part of the huaca hun
ters revenue is derived from the sale
of the pottery he finds in all the graves.
l, CT COG nf he an q
this was destroyed because 1t was
then without value. The market had
not yet been developed. Now there is
a great demand from tourists and from
collectors in the United States. There
are several collectors in New York who
are constantly adding to their already
large number of pieces. Pottery is still
quite cheap. about $50 assorted pieces
having recently sold for $50.
The reason for the cheapness. Is the
large number of pieces found. All
graves, whether that of a poor or a
wealthy Indian or chief. contain from
. two to as high as fifteen pieces. No In
, dian. however poor and poverty strick-
, en- he may have been, was put to rest
. by his friends and relatives without at
least two or more pottery untensils, In
, which was placed the provisions which
, were to sustain him on the long Jour-
ney on which he had entered. The quail
ity of the pottery as well as the num-
! Der, size and f1neness of the gold images
, , proclaims the status of the possessor.
~
In certain sections the pottery /.
! very crudely manufactured and of pool
!, quality. From this circumstance. and
E also the almost complete absence o,
gold ornaments, 1t is deduced tina
when these Indians lived the tribe hat
r not advanced very far along the patti
= toward civilization. In other section,
= the pottery Is beautifully made, will
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tions to the mountains of Costa Rica-
he is the luckiest as well as tne
wealthiest of his profession. 1t is SAID
of him that a few years ago. Wnen
he despoiled the first grave of his
career. he took from it about $4,000
and from the second $4,000 in hand
some gold images. His luck has APP
parently held good, for it is reported
that in few years he has discovered
and sold about $4,000 in these gold
ornaments.
There are several large private COLI
Iections of Indian relics from the west
ern section of Panama. There also
are collections in some of the museums
in the United States and Canada one
of the earliest was that of former
French consul at David. 1t has now
been removed to Paris. The largest
private collection is that of Minor c.
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and its upkeep costs some thousands
of dollars per annum. Within the past
few years 1t has been made more and
more fit for automobiles. The first
time an automobile road was proposed
the opponents OF the measure scoffed
at the idea and said that 1T could not
be done. The matter came up before
the parliament at ottawa and it was
discussed pro and con. An appropria-
ton of $4,000 had been proposed for
the purpose The objections were
made that automobiles could not be run
in the low temperatures of the Yukon,
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Keith. president of an American fruit
company. 1t is now in New York. and
made almost completely from the pot
terry and gold images found in the
graves in Costa Rica
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Queer Features Motor Car Travel the Overland
Building AkaGaa Clay and Perpetual ce-A
in so Degrees Below ZoA Graphic
Known CuntyFei Charges
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NE hundred miles through Tn
wilds of the Yukon in a high
powered motor car.
Dashing through the virgil
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-07
MAY IRWIN HERE DEC. 18th.

May Twins first serious dramatic
engagement was as a member Of Au-
gustin's famous company. She play
ed constantly with Ada Rehan and the
famous members of this memorable
organization and to the coaching of
the lamented Daily, Miss Irwin cred
its her ability as a commedienne.
Miss Irwin left the Daley ~organiza-
ton to become q star. She made a
phenomenal hit Immediately in her
famous comedy, 1.-THE Widow Jones'"
This vas i'll 1895. And her dramatic
chronology since then contains ore
series of unbroken successes. They
have been:
1s96-7-"Courted into Court;
1S97-8-"The Swell Miss Fitzwe!l';
lSoS-9-"Sister Mary;
1S99-0o-"Kate Kip, Buyer;
1900-1-"The Belle Of Bridgeport;
19O1-2-"Madge Smith, Attorney;
1904-5-"Mrs. Black Is Back;
l906-7-"Mrs Wilson Andrews;
l909-10-"Getting a POLISH;
1913-14-"Widow by Proxy;
19l5-16-m33 Washington Square"
Miss Irwin will be seen here in the
latest of her c me- d i e IS, 81
Washington Square," with the origin
New York cast and production at
the Greenwood Theatre, Friday, De-
cember 18th.
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Perhaps broiled lizard will never
find its way to the menu cards Of fash
ionable New York restaurants, but the
United States marines attached to the
American legation at Managua, Mica
ragua, have found, as entremets to the
lotus, fried or brciled iguana steaks,
served with a nasty sauce made from
alligator pears, to be everything
claimed by the native epicures. The
iguana, or giant lizard, has been used
for food by the natives for many years,
and igUana steak finds much favor
with them because of it's gamy taste
The iguana is h%erbivorous.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-07
U. S. MARINES IN SANTO DOMINGO.

We do not look with favor upon the military
rule, which our marines have had to put into effect
in Santo Domingo, but we suppose there was
nothing else to do. Since the government has I'M
i~dertaken to guarantee the payment of interest on
foreign loans it is necessary that it maintain or
der, even if force of arms is the only way to
secure the desired result.
But regardless of the fact it is apuarent that
there will exist in the island a faction which will
always believe that the United States stepped be-
tween them and control of their government.
Whether their opinion is righteous or upright
eous matters not. 1t is theirs and will exist.
There are other countries in which it begins
to look like some similar action will have to be
taken. In each II Of them, as the American govern
ment acts, there will spring up a feeling similar
to that which must exist in Santo Domingo.
the occurrences very often and you will
find that our government will be looked upon as
a boss, trying to control the hemisphere, even re-
to permit small countries to run their own
This is unfortunate and we do not like to con-
the fact, but frankly, we have no other
plan to suggest. 1t is nothing but just that since
The Monroe Doctrine keeps Europe from protect
ing itself we must see that the small countries re-
'pect their international obligations, or else, the
doctrine so peculiarly essential to our welfare. will
a cloak to small nation thieves, a thing
not to be tolerated by Americans, much less
Europeans.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-07
FASHIONED SO slEnpERLx.

Common sense would undoubtedly
rsfute the assumption that there can
be Il mode not merely in what woman
wears, but in what she is. Yet the
news m from Paris that 'the
slim silhouette" will prevail this
winter. The style will change and
woman will change with 1t. There
will be n o stout girls left, nor even
any of a comfortable plumpness, says
Philadelphia Public Ledger. How the
thing will be done we do not profess
to know; but done it will be. Won.
an can adapt herself to anything, from
crinoline to a hobble skirt. Look at
any volume of ancient fashions. Were
these indeed VI grandmOthers? Did
they really have such small waists,
such diminutiye feet? 1t seems in
credible. But no one who has wit
messed the procession of the fashions
Through many a varying year will
doubt it. And the marvel of it is that
woman makes each new fashion more
beautiful than the last. Hail to the
slender girl, "tke slim silhouette I"
May her shadow never grow larger!
Caesar wanted men about him that
were fat. But a mans looks do not
matter. He is at best a gross carica-
ture of divinity No woman ever
failed to be beautiful. if she chose. Nor
~is'there much doubt that the ideal of
beauty inclines more to the slender
than the stout. What torture may re-
side In the effort to change the figure
let us not too curiously inquire. Moth
ing is too much for woman to endure
in the pursuit of an ideal.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-07

Saws and sawyers have changed.
The old saw has new teeth-the nicked
flint of our antediluvian ancestors has
long since given way to the toothed
blade of tempered steel. Closely par
alleling the development of saving in
struments is progress in saving meth
DDS. The first saw, a piece of stone
with roughened edge, was worked
slowly back and forth across the ma
.terial to be cut. The modern saw is
a narrow band Of steel travelling at ire
,mendous speed. Against the cutting
edge of this logs are held by mechan,
iical conveyors.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-07

One curious fact may be noted in
passing: This war is a wal Of rivers,
says Literary Digest. The important
battles on the western front have all
been connected with some rivers,
namely, the Marine, Aisne, Mouse and
SOmme. On the eastern front great
conflicts have taken place on the Wis.,
ttula. Dvina, Pruth, Dniester, Bug,
Styr and Lipa rivers, while the river
iTigris was the scene of the British
disasters before Kut-el-Amara.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-07

1t appears there We're introduced
during the session Of congress which
has just closed 1880 bills and 642 res
lOlutions. Of these, 252 bills became
laws and 33 public resolutions were
adopted, in addition to $50 private bills
and resolutions passed. Notwith.
standing the lesson this teaches, there
is certain to be an equally large grist
'of useless and impossible measures Of
'fered next year.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-07
Lydia Crane, Helen Barnett Ford and Ellen Cranei in 'THE
ONLY GIRL" Greenwood Theatre, Tuesday, De-. II
Air of Soil Analyzed,

The air OF the soil--eXtracted down
to a depth of six inches by mean Of
a special kind Of pump-has been
found by e. J. Russell and A. Apple
yard, English experimenters, to con.
tain more carbon dioxide and less oxy.
gen than atmospheric air. It also
shows greater fluctuations In compost
ton, due chiefly to the varying rate in
the changes from life process, and ap-
parently quite unconnected with baro-
metric pressure, winds, or any wealth.
er conditions.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-07

The perfected British scout-biplane,
which is credited with having de.
stroyed u Fokkers, is said to be the
fastest thing in the world, except a
projectile from a gun. And still U
navy department shows a disposition
TO boast of a hydroplane that can &C
80 miles an hour.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-07
Ear You? Are You?

Can you define the words "chamfer,"
"dibble," "gambit," 'synecdoche,"
"testudo," "mitosis," "peneplain," with.
out consulting the dictionary? If you
can you will pass the new mental test
proposed by Chicago psychological ex-
perts. II you cant you may still con.
slider yourself mentally as sound as
the general u of mankind.--Clevs.
land Plain Dealer.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-07

England's merchandise exports last
June We're much the largest since the
war began. They were $7O,O0O,OOO
greater than in June, 1915, and S115,.
100000 above August, 1914, the low
est monthly level. But her imports In
June were also the largest Of the war,
exceeding even June, 1915, by $50, $780,.
00O-this not including munitions i'm
ports Of the government.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-07

"A serious shortage of French
brier,' says an exchange, "threatens
the peace Of pipe smokers" Nonsense
Genuine French brier pipes will con.
tlnue to be marketed as long as there
is an apple tree left.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-07

The fellow who first said life Is one
blamed thing after another, would be
more convinced of the fact than ever
during these parlous times, when on
crisis treads on the heels of another,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-07

Isn't 1t hard enough for the po,iti.
clans to do their work now, without
the possibility of wooden shoes as thu
result Of the scarcity OF leather?
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-07
Safest Plaza.

A Cleveland man gave up his street
car seat TO a woman, she thanked him
land theirs was the first wedding Of
the year. The back platform IL. after
al, the safest placs.-Minneapolis
Journal
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-07
Beer Iona a Popular Drink

Beer is believed to be ope o. mi
most ancient Of drinks. ManuIcrivh
written at least 5000 years before u
Christian era show conclusively tAa
even at that primitive period the mn
ufacture Of an intoxicating liquor tp1
barley or other grain was extenslysJ
carried on In Europe.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-07

The British navy allowed NAL German squad
rons to sneak through twice a week to raid it's
coasts. Then there was a new first lord ap-
pointed.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-07

The streets Of this town should be we'll kept
and the roads of the county demand constant at
tention. The best way to kill a good town is to
disregard these essentials.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-07

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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-07

1t begins to look like the Courts double
quicked' in order to get the test case against the
Adamson Eight-Hour Law finally decided by the
Supreme Court.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-07

If they could be assured it would not be
quickly followed by another, both sides would be
willing to call the war a draw and quit.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-07

Football is certainly the biggest drawing at
traction in our country. Over a million specta-
tors witnessed the various contests of Thanks
giving.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-07

February, 1915, sold for eight dollars share and
now brings $l93? War, that's all!
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-07

One great difficulty in the latest
atrocity reports is that the fighters are
unhble to invent anything new.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-07

The first of all charity is to spend your money
for your family before trying to attract atten-
ton because of your liberty"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-07

If half of the slanderers were held to the
strict accountability with which the law hedges
newspapers we would have less scandal running
around this section of the country.