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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
First Feed Your Cat
BY BRUCE BARTON.

v YEARS ago ! lived in the
" same apartment house
with a professional
A ideaIist.
He was such a superior person
that | used to feel quite i'll at
ease in his presence. He talked
about social revolution, economic
readiustment and other matters
do not understand, and was
frankly contemptuous of our
middle class habits and phiIoso-
phies.
But | noticed a slight rip in
the fine garment of his perfec-
ton. His soul was so much alb
sorbed with nobler thoughts that
he neglected the little detail of
supporting his wife and child.
He did not pay his bills. And
when he went away for the Sum-
mer he left his cat in the hall
way.
We had to feed the cat.
Now, ! am content to have you
label yourself an "ideaIist," a
liberal" or even a Performer"
provided you don't assume that
this gives you the right to ride
free on the world and criticize
the paying passengers.
Some one ought to point out
occasionally that not all idealists
have been an asset, by any
means. Prosecutions and wars
are the fruits of ideaIism, as
we'll as revivaIs and reforms.
Said Anatole France: "Robes-
pierre was an optimist who be-
Iieved in virtue. If you want to
make men perfect, you end, like
Robespierre, by desiring to euiIlo-
(Copyri
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
Filipino Leader Faces ID.
Financial Difficulty.

Troubles for Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo.
Filipino leader. have not come singly.
A few weeks ago he was compelled
to buy the friar land he has been
holding since the revolution, and to
bid for it under the hammer-tanta.
mount to REIMBURSEMENT. Then the
lnsular treasurer probed his vet
Grams organization and reported it,
financially unsound. It's dissolution
by law. unless Immediately made SOL
vent, was recommended. 1t seems.
that among other things funds of the
organization had gone into the pur-
chase OF a Limousine for Aguinaldo.
The treasurer rebuked this act. point
ing out that obligations to members
could not be met. The matter is
still pending, but evidently Aguinaldo
is hard up.
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SEPULCHER WITH STONE SNAKES
UNEARTHED In AZTEC PYRAMID
95 Serpents Set Like Soldiers to Guard Sacred Edi
fce-ldOls and Other Articles Painted i'm
Bright COlOrs Also Recovered

guarding wall of snakes once ran all
around the base of the structure.
The pyramid is otherwise in good
condition and is believed to have been
covered with earth by the Indians to
save it from the fate of most of the
Aztec temples after the arrival of
Cortes. The superstructure which
must once have stood on the fiat top
OF the pyramid is gone, and many
stones from the north and west side
or the pyramid have been carried
away long ago for building material.
Small idols of baked clay have been
found during the excavations. bearing
curious Aztec cOuntenances. some of
which appear to be portraits and
others merely conventionalized figures.
There are also broken knives of
obsidian, perhaps once used in the
sacrificial rites which took place on
the pyramid centuries ago. as well
as lance or spear heads.
Other Relics Recovered.
Small ornamented and perforated
clay disks used TO rest the point of
the spindle also were found, as well
as many painted pottery fragments.
Two large stone shields, like those in
Aztec Goddess. a large human figure
carved of stone and a great stone
eagle are among the other notable
relics recovered
A much smaller but similar pyramid
at Santa Cecilia about mile away is
also known, but no regular work of
excavation has been done there The
pyramid of Santa Cecilia is curious
for the large number of stone crani.
ums which once decora ted it's sides
but which have long since fallen.
More than so of these craniums have
been collected in an orderly pile and
resemble rows of real skulls in some
ancient catacomb
A third pyramid of the same type is
near the town of Cuernavaca in the
neighboring State of Morelos, and a
study of the three is being made by
the Mexican department of archaeology
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11

Even if the disc comes out of thee
annealing safely, it is not known
what will be done with it. The St.
Eopaln works were demolished and
many or their most skilled workers
killed in the war, so large discs are
very hard to obtain. Several Ameri-s
can obseTvatOries are in the market
for big discs for rejecting telescopes,
but just how the bureaus disc eouIds
be transferred to one of them is not
certain. There are legal difficulties
hampering the sale or gift of the
glass. and so it might take an act of
Congress to dispose of it.
But the bureau officials are not
worrying about this problem ct
present. What they are chiefly In,
terested in is whether or not they
have the disc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
Ripening Bananas.

Ripening of bananas by electricity
is being done by a firm of fruit mer-
chants in Hull. England in order to
develop the port into an Important
distribution center. These banana
rooms may be heated by three indie
pendent systems. electricity. gas andS
hot water. Electric fans will changef
the air from hot to cold in from five
to eight minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
Philippine Hardwood
Is Used Widely in U. S.

Hardwoods are a remarkable item
among Philippine products shipped
to the United States. One Of the
worlds finest remaining stands OF
hardwoOds is on the American public
domain in the islands, where not
half enough mills are working as yet,
but more are being installed as the
market increases. During the first
half of this year the United States
bought more than 100000 board
feet Of Philippine hardwoods. 5000 900
more than during the same period of
1926, the price being S767.7S4. or
about $45 per / 200 board feet, at
Manila. The rest Of the world takes
the remaining cut sold outside the
islands, which is about 40 per cent
altogether OF what America buys.
Japan is the second most important
customer for Philippine hardwoods.
China is the third.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11

Excavations on the Aztec pyramid
OF Tenayuca in the Galley of Mexico
by the Department of Archaeology of
the Mexican Ministry of Education
this year have disclosed a curious
sepulcher and have brought to light
altogether IS serpents hewn of stone
set like soldiers around the pyramid
walls TO guard the sacred edifice.
The structure. believed to be the
top of a sepulcher, is hollow casket-
like stone box, set on a stone plat
form near the southeast corner of the
pyramid at its base. The stone casket
is about 4 feet long and a foot and
a half wide, and is decorated on the
inside with polychrome paintings SYM
bolic of death. The illustrations are
six craniums and other figures in
blue. yellow, red. white and black.
The exterior of the stone box car
ries out the same symbolism by means
of eight craniums carved of stone
and set into the masonry at regular
intervals around three sides There
are also square stone insets showing
conventionalized figures of what are
thought TO represent crossed ulna
bones, resembling fancy Christian
crosses placed askew.
Casket Found Empty.
The casket was empty when the
eXcaVators found ii, but ii may once
have contained votive offerings to the
dead. 1t is thought thar under the
solid platform on which the super
fetal casket rests there is probably a
true sepulcher with some human re-
mains of some ancient Aztec lord or
high priest, sufficiently important
enough to have been buried by the
pyramid.
Stone craniums have also been
found set in the sloping pyramid walls
at varying intervals, giving the i'm
preston that the structure may have
been dedicated to Mictlantecuhtli,
Aztec god Of death, as well as 30
QuetZalcoatl. god of the evening star,
from the apparent orientation OF the
coiled figure of a huge snake Of ma
sonry in front of the pyramid, with
the star Venus.
Two sides of the pyramid have now
almost been completely eXcavated. on
the south side there is a low rampant
running around the base of the struc-
tire. surmounted by 43 coiled ser.
nents of stone, highly conventional
lied. In the c1A:vr and al regular
intervals the serpents are larger and
extend their grotesque heads with
their monstrous fangs out beyond the
nattIe line of the others. There are
IA of these larger serpents on the east
side.
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Painted in Bright CoIors.

The south side has a similar ram
mart with 81 such carved serpents, Of
which 10 are prominent by their extra
size. The protective covering of earth,
--.,ic.. has recently been removed, has
preserved remnants of the bright col
ors with which the figures were once
,,ainted On the other two sides the
imilding has been badly damaged at
aaa bottom. but it is thought that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
Euripides the Human

TIME greatest of Greek dramatists
was born, tradition says, on
the very day of the battle of
4 Salamis, and on the island
itself where his mother had
| taken refuge after the sack Of Athens
OF his father Mnesarchus, we kno"
nothing; of his mother, ''WCIse thar
nothing" for the gossip of the time
describes her as keeping a grocer 5
shop and hawking fruit and towers on
the street. Let every grocers son
take courage.
Like so many Greek geniuses, Eurlp-
ides combined athletics with scholar
ship. He won the victor crown AT
the E'eusinian games, and then passed
from the gymnasium to science ana
philosophy. His father must nave
been a man of means, for we near OF
Euripides receiving instruction III
physics from AnaXagOras, in rhetoric
| from Prodcus and in ethics from Pro
tagoras. Euripides became passion
ate lover of literature. and the hrst
private individual in history, so far as
we know, to collect library. HIS
modest home, facing the historic pay,
| became a rendezvous for Athens 1ree
| thinkers Here it was that Protagoras
read his famous paper ION the tiods'
for which. despite the efforts Of Perl
| cles, the intolerant popuiace 81 AfhehS
drove him into exile.
| We are to picture the age as AKIN TO
! the French enlightenment of he eight
zenith century. Economic development
and political supremacy had brought
as under Louis XIV and Louis XIV,
| leisure. letters and irreligion. Neither
side" says Thucydides, 'carcd for re-
| ligion, but both used it with enthusl-
| asm as a preteXt for various Ghlous
purposes" In this Hellenic illumlna-
| ton Euripides was the Greek Noltalre,
worshiping the Goddess of Reason with
| free thought and clever innuendc IN
the midst of dramas that were staged
| to celebrate a god.
X *
Was it strange that the crowd NJ
the theater did not like him. that ii
chung to it's ancient deities and won
dered why these blasphemous plays
| should be presented at sali' Eurlpijes
produced dramas for half century.
| But in all that time only four prizes
were given him, and not until 40 did
he win the highest award. Neverthe-
less the people. after their contrary
| fashion, thronged TO these plays as TO
no others, and talked about them
more. Socrates, who would not take
step to see other drama, said he
would walk to the Piraeus "a serious
matter for stout philosopher to see
production by Euripides,
The Athenians mated the man and
| liked his plays They did not object
to his faults of dramatic technique-his
failure to weave his plots into organic
wholes, his deviation into picturesque
| details, his lazy Tor ingratiatingO way
of bringing in god at last to punish
| the wicked for their sins and console
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11

Note In the fourteenth instalment of his
story of Civilization t. be ~ hshed next
Sunday. DR. Durant VIII write of ''Pheidias
and Greek Art
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
BY w. r. McCALLUM.

N VINE months of attempts tc
N solve the Cretan puzzle having
VI failed months passed in the
4 hope that some universal pan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
BY WILLIAM HARD.

" HE forces endeavoring to play
agricultural politics with the
Federal Farm Loan Bureau
Il were severely j0lted last week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
BY HENRY w. BUM.

TIME opening of Congress with
its central feature, the Presi'
dents message. so tremendously
4 over shadows for us the week S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11

TINE greatest of Greek dramatists
was born, tradition says, on
the very day of the battle of
Il Salamis, and on the island
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01
CHARLES HENRY LE,StHER
 CROSSES GREAT DIVIDE,

Charles H. Lescher, well known for many years in Nome. passed away at the home of his mother. Mrs. E. D. Lescher, last Monday morning. September 26th.
 Charles was bern at Evansville. Indiana. August 9th. 1888. and came with his parents to Douglas Island. Alaska, March 4th. 1897.
 Some time later he went to Daw- son and the Klondike during the gold rush days. finally coming to his people ever since. He arrived in Nome July 2nd, 1903
 During the World War he volun- teered and served in the United States Army until after the great Armistice, when he again icturned to Nome, where for many years he was engaged in the barber trade.
 His .ur.,oI was conduc,ct: Oy the local Lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose. of which he was Paet Dictator. The Pioneers of Alaska of which he was member. attend ed in body The floral offerings were many and gorgeously cover cred his coffin.
 The funeral was held at 200 o'clock Thursday afternoon. September .29th. A large cortege of sorrowing friends followed the remains of their we'll known friend to Belmont Point Cemetery. where the. remains were placed in the receiving vault for shipment to the States at later date. The people of Nome. extend their sincere and heartfelt sympathy to Mrs. Lescher. the sorrowing mother in her black hour of grief for her departed son.
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01
PLANE ARRIVES FAIRBANKS

The airplane which left Nome Saturday. just before noon. with two passengers and mall. bucked headwinds all the way to Panama and darkness compelled them to stay there for the night. The plane took on the next morning and landed at Fairbanks about Noon Sunday.
 Editors Note-Anyone sending out orders on the plane will do well to mail duplicate orders on the return trip of the steamer Ala meda and in that way they will be sure to have their order filled for shipment on the last trip of the Alameda, which will replace the Victoria. owing to engine trouble of the later vessel.
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01
TO THE PUBLIC

.is am leaving on the Alameda to seek medical aid outside. I am taking this means. s.of thanking the good people of Nome for the kind sympathy they lave extended to me during my long illness. I ex- peer to return to Nome about the first of December and I hope then to be well and strong again.
 Farewell to All
 Fred Harrison
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01
ANOTHER CONSOLIDATION
 OF NOME STORES MADE

During the past week a deal was consumated whereby Mir. Thorulf Lehman becomes the oxner of the Independent Meat Market. the Crowley Grocery Company and the chas. Lewis Mercantile interests ip Nome.
 Mir Lehman states tha' the Independent Meat Market and the Crowley Grocery Company stores were closed today Saturday,. but tha. the Chas Lewis store will -eman open for the pres ant and business viii he conducted as Us
 -.es..Jas -sis..- by
 D Oomiak will be n charge of
 Lewis store
 T. is believed tha: the nerrraats . nnected with this deai hare r de good move. and o7- tha
 hould benefit rha puhl:c oF Nome, Nr. Lehman s-a.ed rhs- h. be- lieves thai by concentrating afor,s itTI f!tt.Is 0bN II EDpu I-til 'i surplus overhead expenses. should be able to give the people of Nome a better service and even make l reduction in prices in many in stances
 Mr. R E. Julian. who has been conducting the Crowley store. will be assoeiated in the future with the Lehman stores Earl C. Mo- dni of the Independen. Meat Mar ket. is undecided as what his fut- ure plans will be Charles Lewis. formerly proprietor of the Lewis store. will leave for the outside on the last boat
 In next Saturady's issue MT. Lenmana will make further ar nouncement of his future policy fin the conducting of his business interests
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01
ALAMEDA BRINGS
 BIG MAIL NOME

The Alaska 5. s. Co. steamer Alameda arrived at Nome from Seattle at 10:45 A. NJ. Monday. Sept. 26, and besides shipment of cargo carried big consignment of U. S. Mail matter and 16 pass engers for Nome as follows:
 J. F. Geary
 Miss E. C. Morrow
 Miss NJ. Monagle
 G. F. Hopewen
 R. J. Ball and wife
 H. Greenberg
 T. C. ScuphoIm
 E. Brunn
 Mrs. G. F. Hopewell
 J. H. Wagonner
 Mrs. T. C. Scupholm
 Father P. F. Savage
 Mrs. E. .Chapmon
 And two steerage. There are two passengers for St. Michael Mrs. W. D. Civens, and Mrs. L. Petre. The vessel after unloading will sail for Solomon. Golovin and St. Michael thence return to Nome about Sept. 29th. and after taking on passengers and mail will sail for Seattle via. Akutan.
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01

The new coast guard cutter Northland. J. A. Hottell in com mand which arrived al Nome yes terda. will be in these waters for some time and will be back and forth to Nome during her stay in the North The vessel will pro- bably sail for King Island Monday with the natives who have been waiting transportation to their homes. Plans for an afternoon aboard the Northland to give the people of the North an opportun ity to inspect the new vessel and a dance in the evening for the officers and crew ashore the same evening are now being considered. The date of which will be amour ced later The Nugget. owing to go the printing of description of the vessel until next issue, ow- ing to the length of the details.
 4 reception committee appoint ed jointly by Mayor Modini and President of the Chamber of Com merce. Geo. s. Maynard. went a. board the Northland and extended a cordial welcome to the Com mander and crew.
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01

Jas. ". Clark. for long time half owner of the local Dream Motion Picture Theatre, left for the States on 'he Alameda in the inter ests of his health He sold his in teres, in the theatre to Bernard W. Nelly who will conduct the popular motion picture place in the future
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01

Francis E. Barden. a young gen. tleulau of parts. who has spent the Seattle Post Intelligencer. and in the interests of journalism gener- ally. left on the Alameda for the States.
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01

Mrs. J. H. Dowd popular post office and telephone office employee, and wife of the redoubtable Jack Dowd. whom all Nomeiies know and like a lot. left for the States on the Alameda leaving poor Jack looking very lonely
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01

Fodas is big day a, Golovin. The occasion being the opening 7f -,.s first reindeer canning plant tta, place The day has been given oyer 10 d big celebration ard the entire community has been Invited & well as netghhoring vllags 10 take part in the ceie- bration. From 'oday ca -he nian viii begin canning reindeer meat for the markets Of ,Ne world and large shipment of the canned pre6aet will be mad= on the .a-t steamer.
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01

Mr and Mrs. (. L Hershman, Of the Golden Center Mining Com psay ot Candle lsf, for the States ol tae steamer Alameda sailing yest =rca5 forenoon Mr Hersh- ta4L r-r,r-- . yerr successful sea sub operation, s- Candle
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01
CHURCH NOTES
FEDERATED CHURCH

Rev. R. z. Newton, Pastor.
 11:OO a. m., Sunday School. Pri- mary, Young People and Adult De- partments.
 7:45 D. m.. Preaching Service. Subject: "The Romance of Faith Peter"
 All are invited to these services. Let nothing take the place of pub lie worship with your Sunday.
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01

Judge C. J Lomen. of the Dis trict Court in session this morn ing announced the appointment of Thomas b Jensen as clerk of the district court vice Elmer Reed. resigned The appointment. will take effect November ist
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01

J 5s-t~v- niafoaa.re mine sf,-rato7. formerly Q: Candle.
 e7- h. owned th- k=e7ga lik N .sn- Coupsng-aow the Gold -1 g-a-=f y ming Com pany, left -r t;- seattle home sa th- steam- ,-.q Alameda.
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01

Fred Harrison tinted States i5t-'rie- Attorney, who has been in Il health for some months. left on le Alameda for medical treat Lent iu the States. He plans to return to Nome. via airplane about New Years and resume his office
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01

Mir. and Mrs. Elmer Reed well known in Nome. where NIT Reed has been Clerk of the United States District Court for some time. and for many years prior 10 that. con nected with the Court in various capacities, left with their two little ones for the Outside on the Ala meda It is officially reported that Mir. Reeds position in the court will be filled after the 1st of November by Territorial Senator Thomas D. Jensen
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01

He =4f ,,- s.=r Ali4H .e.t for 5- J-l- 1-a- .Hs Alameda slr ALI V-L 5 h@7e and F1ns ;a- sl =.5en Ga.n p=ny
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01

Harry Dotsan. tho American riv- CT miner and prosBeetor left for the States on the Alameda He re- ports Q successful seasons opera tions
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01

iae1.r= =5.9a H5aI-z t-aa aaa.- e5s u.t9-d et- Ii,.r- Ees-= .5=ez ;zsIl- s4.-a- fu--a- eza=a-d b
 e.a- HelE -=day
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01

re.. slEzdo-s maa4ger of the Go.d-n..A dretge aa Solomon riv- er made basiass. trip 10 Nome ;his week
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01
LOCAL NEWS

sam Gayl7rd the casadepaga inning operator let: for the States u1 the Alameda
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01

H. 4 Rieeei well known old timer miner Er5zpzcto- and Span ish American Wa7 Yc=eran left on the Alameda 70 spend the Winter among the brighf lights
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01

W E Thomas who was em- ployed under ] J Keenan on Norton Bay this summer. and who s well known here left on the Ala ameda
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01

r. ;, .dulo4 a, e5lG wafer t4e'slag eAper, oi tae Hsmmoa Consoittst- cd Gold Fields HaylHE completed his work al Nome, .et, ea the -sla- neda
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01
ARCOLA HEATING

Have you radiation taken and estimates given on your heating problem.
 C. ". LAIBLIN
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01

Axel Johnson who was employ d as engineer in the City Light Plant las, Winter and who was
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01
INFORMATION WANTED

Inquiries are being made thru the Traffic Dept. Alaska s. S. Co.,, for LESLIE E. JUDD, who came to Nome from Seward this summer on the s. S. Victoria. Address all information to Jas P. Daily, Nome. Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01

J C. widstead. ou= of the first white men to land at Nome be- fore the days of the gold rush. lef, on the last sailing to spend the Winter outside A- Wids.ezd d is engaged iu mining or ,r.buta-- ies 70 Anvil creek
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01
N. E. CHURCH

Rev. ". F. Baldwin. Pastor.
 l1:o0 :. m. Morning Worship and Sabbath School. Come out this Sabbath Day and Worship with us. We Will do thee good.
 @1:00 P. V. Evening Worship. Is minutes Popular Song Service. Special Music Sermon.
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01

A writer says that girls of today do not use cosmetics more freely than their mothers did, but ap- pearances are against him.
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01
NOTICE MOOSE

NOTICE MOOSE Class Initiation and Smoker MOn- day, Oct. 3, at 500 p. m. Mem- bers of the Order are urged to at. tend.
 W. H. KOCH, Secretary.
The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01
ANOTHER OUTSIDE MAIL
 COMING ON DONALDSON

The motorship Donaldson is ex- pected to arrive at Nome tomorrow with a big outside mail