TOE 03HAltA 'DAILY TUESDAY. 14. 1897.
I AN HOUR IN HADES.
The Story of Two letters.
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For many minutes 1'hlllp Wabsoin had Ml
snotionUM at hlu desk , In Iho cozy , well-
lighted 1H > TtTof * a. handsome cottage la ths
miburbst of a. western city , staring dumbly
at the closelywrittenpagcrf of a letter that
lay opcii before him. He had read and re
read , it until every won ! w i scared Into his
brain. It seemed too horrible , too monstrous
to be true , It must be a , dream , a bldcoun
nightmare of the ImagLatlca. He would
awaken eoon and find her still there the
bonny , wee brldo he had taken to his heart
and home only a short twelvemonth before ;
Hla F.orcnco gone and left him deserted
him for another man7 Oh , no ; It cou'-i cot ,
It must not be. Aid yet , there wiia the
letter. It was her handwriting , the nlgna-
turo was hero , the i > ord - < ih , what bitter ,
accusing words they wcre-t-they , toj , were
hers. \
Picking up the letter fie readmit once more ,
la th itnlld , liopelesa manner In which a
condcicn ( tnurdercr listens u > tils death
warrant. .ere was ao blaze of Indignation ,
no resentment In his eyes , as he reid thcsa
already familiar words nothing but dumb
despair : ' >
, 'JMy Dear Husband It would seem strange
tp address joU ' 3y any other term , so for the
last : " time I shall call jou that. I My the
last tlmo and mean It , for when you read
these wqrds the sacred name of husband ami
wife will have no further mnmcg for un ,
CD I shall then be- , not In the ejcs of the
law , perhaps , but In my heart and In the
sight of the being who alone has the right
to Judge me , the wife of another.
"Whon I stood with you at the altar , ono
brief year ago , and trustingly guve my future
liapp'isets Into your keeping , I little dreamed
tbit I chould ever bo driven to take the step
I am about to take. I know what the world
If In the first rush of your blind rage ( not at
the trivial loss of so unloved end unap
preciated wife ; but at the Indignity that hss
been put upon you as a husband ) you fee :
that you must wlp out the stain on your
honor by shedding blood , please rpare him
and kill mol .1 alone am to blame. Love was
sweet to me. I had heard scarcely a weed of
It .from you since our brief ijneymcon was
over. My hcolt was. hungry fsr love for your
love , Philip , If.I.might have hid It. Hut , no ;
you were always , too preoccupied , too buoy ,
tx > much taken-up with your club , or with
politics , orVllh'"somo matter outside ycur
home , to pay any attentlcu to ocor mel The
love and syrttfsthy that -wore rlchtfully mine
you denied me. Perhaps you bestowed them
on some ono else. 1 dn't know as to that ,
bill I do know that when my famishing heart
asked for bread It received a stone. Da you
remember the laat tlmo you kissed my Dps
upon returning from your office ? But ol
course you do not. You have BO many more
.Important matters to occipy J'our mludj
i Qlnn's'Iovo ' Is of mnn's life n. thing apart ,
. 'Tls woman's whole existence.
"Uyron was right. That event was a little
thing ; the veriest trine to you ; to mo it was
anepoch , a milestone marking the spot where
our pathways diverged. August 7 was the
date , only two short months ago ; yet these
months without your kisses have been an
eternity to mbl' Do you remember , Philip ,
how I sprang toi welcome you upon your re
turn that day and pu up my lies for the
usual kiss , and you tried to brush mo aside ,
with the remark that It was abut time I
got over such .schoolgirl foolishness ? Aud ds
you remember how I clung to you until I got
the kUs the last you have ever given me ?
"This Is n rambling , Incoherent letter , but
such as It Is It has como straight from my
heart. A soul writhing In agony dses not stop
to chocsi Its words. I do not ask you to for-
glvo me thcro Is nothing- forgive ; all I ask
of you Is to'.forget'me- speedily as pas-
SHE DROPPED THE LETTER WITH A CONVULSIVE SOB.
say ; I know that on my weak phouldera
will fall all thebl'ame , whio : you will re-
cclvo only pity acd condolences ; yet even
that will Mt suffice to hold me back. You
oni I , at least , wll.- know the truth ; but lost ,
In theflrt'l bitterness of your rceentmss.t ,
you should Jorget some part of It , I w 111 here
set 11 down.
"In .liio days of our courtthlp u thou.iand
years ago It seems as I look badk at H to
night you fed mo on hoYisyed words and
phrases and poured unceasing fla/.tery Inlo
my willing car. After wo had wedded and
you had grown weary of mo , as a child
grows weary of a new toy , the empty .busks
ot love would : have been grateful to my
Bturvlug soul , but I did not receive even
them nothing but neglect. Sometimes you
spolto lightly of love and klmcd me , Imt mt
often , and when you did ilhero was In the
toUch of your lips none of the warmth , the
Joyous electric thrill of old , nothing but
the carolcss and. perfunctory performance
ot a distasteful duty. That was all , Philip ;
and though it may tiave signified- little Joy
toyou , Uaieant much to me life. Joy , honor ,
everything lhi.k c ; .woman holda dear !
"A starving rat In Ita desperation will at
tack cvcei man ; the starving soul of woman
famishing for love will risk all to obtt'in
It The love , the companionship of a hud-
> ba.ml Is sweeter than all other , but If fftat
( bo denied her she munt seek elsewhere for
too love and sympathy which her heart
craves. I did rot seek It. It came to mo
BTAHED DUMULY AT THE LETTER.
unsought , and as I possess no longer any
Bhuro in , your love , I tmmt needs accept that.
"It was you who trampled on ( ho tender
buda ot womanly affection In my bosom by
studied Indifference cud nc&lect , and then
left him 4o blrU them up and watcft over
and coax them Into bloom.
"Y o , I'hlllp , It U nil your own doing , and
although U may humble your prldo somewhat -
what to flml < tbat I have at last taken you
at your word ( unspoken , It Is true , but none
the less a reality ) , I bcllovo and trust you
will bo happier wit-bout - me. As ( or my
self , whatever my future may tie , I cannot
ho moro miserable than I have been , for the
post two month * neglected , and ebill I i&y ,
despised by tbo very man who had vowed
to lovo. cherish , and protect me through
life ,
"I Lave bor p It In ollcnco as long as 1
could , and now I am free yea , Philip , freel
'And the terrible price I rauat pay ( or ( hat
freedom will tell you < how dear U Is to mo
BUj > how much I must have Buffered 4o bring
too to- { hit step.
"I tiavo ouo fltil request to moke of you.
s'We ; and when you have succeeded In doing
.
this ( It ought not to take long , seeing you '
tavo already half foe-gotten me ) I know , you
will bo ( ar happier than I have ever mailo
you.
you."If
"If you wish to send me a parting word , or
nave any communication tor me , ycu may ad
dress It to cy maiden name , care or general
postoffijo. Chicago , and it will reach me
eately. Once more , fwewcll , and may heaven
help us both I FLORENCE. "
Tossing the letter on his desk , Philip
V/Atcon , eprang to his feet and began strid
ing up and down the length ot the room ,
llko a tiger restlessly pacing the rounds of
Its ccgo. There was a picture of his -wife
hanging on the wall bevlde his desk. Paus
ing In front ot It ha held out his bands , ao
It In supplication.
"My Col ! my God ! " he groaned ; ' 'she Is
gone beyond recall , and 1 how can. . I face
the world without her ? What shall I do ? "
He stopped speaking- and Hung himself
Into the chair it his ddk. Already hh
mind was made up , and seizing paper and
peuoll ho hastily dashed off the following
note : ,
"My Poor Neglected Darling It Is with
dccpent sorrow -have read your farewell let
ter , and though shocked and stunned by
the calimlty whldi has fallen upon mo , I
have no words oft reproach for you. It Is
wholly my fault. Your accusing words have
slabbed me to the heart , but they nro
true God pity and forglvo me they are
true , I have slighted and neglected jcu
shamefully , cruelly neglected you ; but It
was more from thoughtlessness < hon any
thing elEo. You are the only woman I ever
made love to or cared for , and until I read
jour letter I knew Ill-tie of the requirements
ot a woman's heart ; I did not realize what
a tender ulant wis woman's love , nor how
casl ) ; . crushed , I am a mat ] ' and judged
worrin'K feelings from a man's standpoint.
"VVrappeJ uu In'my business by day , and
with my club nt night. I wns blindly con
tent , and did not think ot your loneliness ,
nor of the hfart that was breaking at
home.
"I remember the occasjona of which you
speak. IlustnctiB had gone wrong those days
and I was cress and irritable. I did not
mean to treat you us roughly as I did. but
utter It&B dona and the words were said
I was too stubborn to take them back. A
thousand times stcpo I have been on the
point of asking you to forgive mo and begin
anew , but each time the dovll of cott'a-
rlncBS tbt lurl : : ( (9 ( every man's breast said :
'No , let her tnko the first step' and I fool-
lahly listened to this advice Instead of act
ing upon the bt-ttcr Impulses of my nature.
"Tonight , however , I came home two
hours earlier < han usunl , fully resolved to
confess my fault , but , alas , I nnd I am
too late ! I have , forever driven from my side
the worm-n to whom I was bound by ( ho
most sacred of ties , the woman who ono jcar
ago placed her life happiness and her honor
In my keeping. I have failed In the great
trust I took -upon , myself , and there Is but
ono way In which I can roiko reparation and
that Is , to take myself out ot the world as
quickly as possible and leave you legally fre-a
to marry the man who Is now your friend
and protector.
"TMs I shall do , When you receive this
note I ahnll TJO lying iJ'ead ' In my rooms ihero
the rooms that once were ours ; would to
Cod Mint they wcro stllllwlth n bullet
through my unworthy heart. Then you can
cnme buck , alone , to your old home , and
follow mo to my last resting place ; Itwill
be better so ; nnd then , -when I am 'forgotten ' ,
by the world ( It will not be long to wait ) ,
you may go back to Tilm , with no 'breath '
of ecandal to assail your fair name ,
"I have failed you In all else , il know , but
I shall not In this ) 'Farewell ' , dear wlfu , and
when you look upon -my dead face I trust
you -will forfflvo the past for tlio Bake of the
atonement I liave made , and the love you
once bore me. Your repentant
"P , S , I shall Inclose your letter with
< hls , so no ono but you will know my rcas-u
for killing myself , and as my body -will
probably not be discovered before you re
turn , you can doubtless readily explain your
abtenco 1n gome way without aubjectlug
yourself to criticism or fiosalp. My last
anxious wish , dear ( Florence , IB to shield you
from any possible censure for the awful step !
I am about to take. HUMP. "
I'hlllp Wati.n folded the two fetters to-
xether , placed them In an envelope and ad-
drcsecd It to Florence .Fnlrctoild ( how
strange It seemed to wrlto that < iame ) , Kcn-
cral postofllcc , Chlcaqo , 111. Then , unlocking
a drancr In his desk , he took therefrom a
heavy , -pearl-handled icvolvcrhlch ho
carefully examined to BCD that It was loaded
arjJ ready for use , and then placed It along
side the letter.
"There , 1 guess everything Is ready ; all
I've got to do tr.-rw Is to step out and cnull
this letter , and then this .will end U , " tic
gMmfV remarked , toying -witto - thewcnpon. .
At that moment ho heard the front door
pen , and a well known footstep sounded lr >
ho hall. Dropping the revolver , he turned
isd faced ihls-nlfo , who stopped quickly Into
ho room.
"Ytu here ? " she gnspcd , as she caught
light of her hiisbs.nd's . pale face and staling
eyes.
'Yes , nnO you ; I 1 thought you -hod gone
wlth wltti "
'No ; I thought I could do It , but I 1
couldn't. A sudden revulsion of feeling came
over mo when. I reached 'tie station whnrc
lie v.ns watting forme. I s-iw the enormltj ,
: he wickedness of the step 1 was about to
: akc , and told him el , and said ho must
never RCO me again. As soon as I had con
vinced him that I meant It. and that our
fool lift dream was over , I' hurried tuck ,
thinking \Vould I IKS In time to destroy my
letter , and then I wouMt go on ami live out
my life here , oven If It were an unhappy'
ono. Dut of course , U you have read my
letter you -will nt want mo loagcr ns your
wife. You thought lltte enough of cno be
fore , and now "
"Florence , " ho broke In , with n choking
voice , "whatever have done It is I that
drove you to It. U Is all my fault that you
wore led to break yoiir marriage vows. "
"Surely , Philip , you do not think so badly
of mo as that ? " eho exclaimed. In tonco of
mingled reproach nnd sadness. "I have no :
been untrue to my vows. 0 , no , I could not
bring mysulf to that alep while living under
the roof to which you brought mo a bride.
I havn not allowed him to oven ktsc my hand.
It would have been tlmo enough for that It
If I had gone with him. Out I listened to
h'o ' words ot love , Philip ; In my heart I have
sinned against you , and I nm n/ > longer fit
to live , oven with the husband who dcsplncs
me. I see you have a weapon ready. Take
It nnd kill me , If you will. I shall be willIng -
Ing and even glad to die It you will bo hap
pier without me. Come , Philip , I nm ready ! "
"poi't Florence ! " | ie pleaded ) "please dsn't
talk llko tint. I cannot boir to henr you
accuse youi 2lf , when my conscience tel'.a
mo I alone am to blame for all our past mi-
hspplneEs. I have made you suiter , cruelly
and unjustly ; but for the past hour I have
beer through the torments of hell to pay
for It !
" 1 have read your letter ; perhaps you
would llko to reid my reply I was about
to go out and mall It when you came In
and this weapon was meant for mjself , not
for you. "
Ho gave her a chair , anil then tearing
open the envelope ho handed her the note he
had just written.
As she read it the hot tearo gathered in
her eyes and began to loll slowly down her
cheeks , and when she had finished she
dropped the letter , and with a convulsive
neb stretched forth her hands toward her
husband nnd attempted to rise , but the room
swam around her , and she would have fallen
to the floor had ho not sprung forward and
gathered her quickly to his brcaat.
For a tlrao she Uy in his arms llko ono
deid , while ho chafed her hands nnd called
her endearingly by name ; thsn the color g o.J-
nally came creeping back to her cheaks and
llrs , and as she looked Up Into the eyes that
were tenderly bending over her , she whis
pered :
"I'm so sorry I "
"I'm not ! " replied her husband , cutting
off the rest of the confession with a lover-
llko kiss. "It has tiught me how worthless
life would bo without you ; and now , that I've
got you safe under the shelter of my wing
oaco more , I'm going to do my best to keep
you there. " W. S. Q.
Thousands sink Into an early grave for
want of a bottle ot Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup.
This great remedy would have saved them.
OUT OP THE
From two corn , crlbs at Monticollo , 111. ,
'tho ' rat catchers cot-1,400 rats in one raid.
Conductors atid. motormen of 'tho ' Hartford ,
Conn. , street railway'-company have bean
ordered not to chew tobacco while on duty.
A curlcsHy has been -brjousht 'to ' light In
.East Friendship. .Mo , aTniaD who his kept
'a dairy since January 1 , 1S70 , and never
missed a day. : "
Mrs. Antoalo Dnlayo ot Orange , ! M. J. , has
presented her husband with Twenty children
In. twenty years. Mrs. Dalayo Is evidently
uot a delayer.
About 3,000 people are employed by tbo
English 1 rowers of Cass' ale. Eighty thou
sand acres are devoted to hop raisins and the
annual output Is about 230,000,000 bottles.
In London the omnibus horse Is worn out
In five years , the tram horse In four , the
pnstofllce horse In six and the brewers' from
six to seven , while the vestry horses last
eight ycats.
A runaway team In Gloucester the other
day ran into a big telegraph -jxilo. breaking
tbo neck of ono ot the horsos. The shock
of the collision set off the fire alarm box on
tbo pol" and called out the department.
Following tha grocer "who sold butter that
had "never been cat , " there has come a
butcher who announces , in Sturgeon , Mo. ,
that ho will "ahonlly handle meata that
have never ibeen soli In Sturgeon ibefore. "
One of a gangof tank robbers lately ar-
icatert In Indiana aald tua't ' In , attempting to
cscu-p-o efter ono of their burglaries they
rubbed onions on their elicca , anJ thus were
able to throw the bloodhounds sent after
them oft the scent.
A London artist iwho ordered soda water
at a bar and -wtca hit In the eye by the
cork when the barmaid opened the bottle ,
has recovered $1BOO damages from the pro
prietor of the restaurant , though no struc
tural Injury .was doneto the eye.
"There Is an old woman , " s-aja a London
paper , "who has a milk stand In St. James'
Park , whD has -stood at It .for elxty-threo
ycais. Her mother kept It .before her and
her grandmother before that , the latter hav
ing ibeon in possession for seventy-two
years. "
Miss Evatlma Tardo , the young woman who
his attracted BO much scientific attention
abroad on account of a total lack of the
sense of touch , has also bcern found to .pos-
sts complete control over the < : Irculatlon of
her blood , which aho can caute to stop flow
at. will.
Now Madrid county Is tha home of probably
the youngest successful farmer In Dllssaurl
Ames Ulley , a 9-year-old bay residing there ,
having planted In ot'tton Jhreo acres of
ground which hla grandfather had given him ,
ar.4 raised tborcfrcoi this seison 1,521
pounds.
It is a fclngular fact , but one proved by
statistics , that crlrao Is more' common In
alngle llfo than In married. In the- former
thirty-three In every 100,000 are guilty ,
while only cloven of the married hav
gravely -broken the laout of the game
number.
Not long ago a professor of the University
of Chicago advertised in a morning paper for
information concerning hexadactylous or six-
fingered people. Ho received 155 answers
from slx-ttcd or fingered people. Perhaps
an unusual number of toea may account for
the extraordinary size of feet In Chicago.
James Carter of Kansas recently went tea
a drug store and purchased eomo pllla for
Insomnia. Doing unable to sleep again that
night ho groped around In the dark until ho
found what be supposed to bo the pills and
gulped down three of them , after which he
elcpt soundly. U was discovered the- next
morning that he had swallowed three of
hla wife's ehlrt nalst .buttous.
Federal authorities on tbo Marlcopa and
Prlnia Indian reservation , near Phoenix ,
Ariz. , report the death of Ne-un-ca-ma , the
famous Plmii fat -boy , who was but ID years
old , yet tipped the scales at 440 pounds , Oc
casionally Nc-un-ca-ma ned to como up
from the reservation on a vla to Phoenix ,
This was excitement enough for ouo day
In Pboeulx , Crowds followed him about the
street and stared at him as though he were ;
a curio In a museum. He was a great la-
vorlto among bla own people , and great
preparations are being made for hh funeral
services.
Coughs cod colds. Those who are suffer
ing from cousin , colds , sore throat , etc. .
should try Qrowu'a Ilronchlal trachea. Bold
only In boxes.
MEXICO'S MARVELOUS RUINS
Wonderful Evidence of a "Rcmaikablo
Prehistoric Raca ,
BELIEVED TO BE A MIGHTY PEOPLE
Htplnrer Slvrn'n lll c vcrlr In UIP
\Vllilorno.ih o ( SoiitlMvcHturu
Mrxli-i > _ eiit 1'IIrft of
CrnaitiUnir 'Hutu * .
Mr. William Nivin. an explorer nlisec In
dustry ami cnthiisbwm In the field of Cen
tral American -archaeology and ethnology
have contrlbulcdnnut a little to the general
Block of knowletieejof trueo subjects , Is once
mro In the xrllddincss ot southncstcrn
Mexico delving- the ruined remains of
the prehistoric Inhabitants ot that country ,
There Cio hvlll remain many months to come.
Tbo following lettcc ; which was written by
him to the Now York Jlerall from hla
oimp , possesses ( belli popular and scientific
Interest :
I am again lnith.fr heart of the wilderness
of southwesterruWuxlco .and am encamped
bcsldo tbo rulnsli ot a. prehistoric city that
had evidently failed Into decay long before
Columbus discovered America , Before my
eyes streto.i away acres upon acres of the
rcmalr.a ot this mysterious civilization , and
aa I look out trcm my tent door 1 sco onj
every hand evidences of tnc mlghllucEs of
this now utterly lost race.
Our camp Is near the same neighborhood
that I touched at last year , but where I was
not able to remain long , owing to the climate
niul lack ot help. My journey to this wild
spot on that occasion was by the mercbt ac-
nlJcnt. I was .traveling In quest ot minerals ,
when some natives came to my tent or.e
night and showed mo a number \\onJcrful
etono Idols , war Implements and pieces ot
Jewelry , which they said they had found In
the ruins of a great , mysterious , unknown
and half-burled city .that lay crumbling In
decay -In the unexplored wilderness beyond.
GUIDED BY A NATIVE.
I Induced one of the natives to guldo mete
to the spot. Tor several days we traveled
through a wild and uninhabited land , that
was so unpropltlous that I began to doubt
.the . faithfulness of.my guide. So wild \\as
the country as we Journcjcd Inward that I
woa on the point of abandoning the quest ,
when the native pointed out to mei what ap
peared to bo an artificially leveled patu and
tali ! that It had once formed a roadway lead
ing up to the mined city. It w > : a so over
grown with trees and underbrush that It was
only by the greatest difficulty wo were able
to follow. Passing threugb. vast tracts of
swampy wilderness and dense tropical for
ests , \\o at lust came upon the site of the
wonderful ruins.
Through vast extents or crumbling remains
the guide took me , and on every hand I saw
the evidence of n great buried nation. I taw
at once ithat It was a discovery of great
archaeological Importance , but had not the
necessary equipments and assistance to ex
cavate the remains. So I made a careful
study ot the location , and returned to New
York for the requirements necessary for a
prolonged stay. Equipped with arms , am
munition , tools Giul provisions , I again set
out for the ruins last September.
A ROUQH JOURNEY.
Our Journey was a. rough one , but we
rcuch&l here all right. We had some .trouble
In finding the old roadway , but finally'struck
it and shortly afterward began encounter
the little detached groups of ruins that I
had noticed on my previous trip. Presently ,
as we began to get near the.great mass oi
decaying grandeur tb.it once formed the an
cient metropolis Itself , I for the second tlmo
got a good view of tha ; ruins. They seemed
to me even more wonderful than before. It
must have been an Immense nation , and this
city , or district , I should Judge , was fully
as large as Babylon or Inches or other fa
mous , cities of remote antiquity. Its build-
tings , 'save those that were built ! ont the tops
of- , huge pywmlds , iwere of Miner" low con
struction , but exceedingly massive.
As w.o journejed along through the tanglel
underbrush we could see the faint outlines
ot a great mass ot ruins that rose maJMtl-
cally up from the ulalnilsomc distance ahead
of us. ' 'This we have since found out to be
an Immense arch doorway , and It seems
probable that 111 uay at one time have bean
one ot the chief entrances Into the city. It
Is made , of great unhewn stones , piled closely
together and hsld-ln place by a clay sub
stance resembling cement.
AN IMPRESSIVE l-IOENE.
A few mlnutesabefore the sun finally sank
we reached the fltst of crumbling struc
tures , nnd , clambering over great masses of
fragments Of stone ; mounted a IKtlo hill and
leaked out over1 * the remains of the fallen
nation. I wish lt < lay within the power of my
pern to givesomerlden of that wonderful
sight. There , all bathed In the Jed glow of
the sinking sun , were miles upon miles of
ruins fiuginents of shattered columns , portions
tions of temple 'walls and the last .remnants
of what had once been shrines and the pal
aces of kings , varledl here and therewith
patahes of green brush and tangled under
wood.
After viewing the impressive scene for
same time we deicended to the ruins and ,
sleeting a spot beside the crumbling .walls of
a great temple" , pitched our tent. Our equip
ments and provisions were then moved up
and wo m-ade preparations for a long stay.
After establishing the camp as comfortably
as circumstances would aliow wo unloaded
the mulea and. wrapping ourselves In our
blankets , wcro soon fast asleep. The next
day we began explanations in earnest. Wo
c-amo upon The foundations ot huge build
ings In a fast decaying state , and that I have
no doubt within the next few centuries will
have crumbled away altogether , tand upon
the walls , that had sunk until new only n
few feet remained standing above tbo ground.
Many of these measure from , forty ito 100 tett
square.
GREAT PILES OF CRUMBLING RUINS.
Wo made a general survey of the place
and on every hand encountered monuments
and unlls of the greatest Interest. In many
places gresit mounds of decaying stona
marked the sites where huge structures tad
once ate : < J. Wo finally began excavations
upon the slto ofuJvat appeared to have been
a building of great Importance. The < plan of
this structure measures 300 by 200 feet. In
the cen > ter of It wo found a hugct aMar w :
eolld masonry fifteen feet equsre by nearly
twenty feet high < andi In a remarkably good
state of preservation. There are many such
altars scatteitd throughout thcso ruins.
They appear to have been used for sacrificial
purposes , and eome of them are bulH upon
the very apex of huge ipyrarnldal plies , evi
dently constructed solely for their founda
tion.
tion.At
At each corner ot the foundations ot the
building mentioned wo unearthed circular
towers six feel In thickness and most re
markably designed. Wo endeavored to take
photographs of them , but , owing to tbo trees
and the thick tropical underbrush. It was
Impossible to show them as they really ap
peared. In fact , the dense growth In places
almost burled the great walls from vlcyv , *
trees as largo around as a man's body grow
straight up beside them and almost right
out of the Rtoncs themselves. For hundreds
of years this , unrestrained growth ot wild
vegetation has been going on , until some
portions of tbo mined structures are so en
twined with vines and wccda that ItVBB
only with great difficulty that wo could re-
inovo them without displacing the stones
themselves. In many Instances wo found
tbo underbrush actually growing out o ( the
walls.
After digging' through a thick layer of
masonry wo effected an opening and found
ourselves In ant Immense circular chamber
lilted with clusti and fragments of timber
This wood had remained BO long sealed up
hero that upon contact with the air It became -
came soft oa tinder and crumbled at the
dllghtcet touch. .The chamber also contained
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a quantity of broken plaster , painted ft brll-
llant red and white , and which had un
doubtedly once formed tbo coating of the
Inner walls. The pigment appeared to have
been of excellent quality. Mixed with this
debris wcro largo boulders , grovel and many
parts of broken statues. In the center ot
this remarkable building was A long carved
altar and In an adjoining chamber wo were
astonished to find skeletons and human
bones.
, A NEST OF CURIOUS IDOLS.
Wo cleaned out the chamber and on the
floor , lying under a nines ot crumbllngs ,
found largo quantities ot stone beads , Idols ,
masks and heads made of dlorlte. Thcso
Idols are ot various shapes and appearances ,
but nil of them , even the most weird look-
in f- , have the human form. Some of them
are fairly well proportioned , while others
are of the meat hideous conception , with
lutgo licada and abnormally long faces.
Others , again , have small bodies and ex
ceedingly largo legs , inch leg being al-
mcst as largo OB the entire rest of
the ludy. Then , there are still othera with
small heads , small legs and great wide bodies ,
ulillo others , again , da not bear resemblance
to any form or beings known of today. Thcso
Idols undoubtedly represent the religious
worship ot this forgotten pocple. The masks
which wo have found are meetly ot stone ,
and In nearly every case the face bears a
stolid cvtfresslon , with the mouth wldo open.
They vary In slza from that of a man's head
down to but. a few Inches , and all of them
scorn to have been very carefully made.
TWO REMARKABLE PYRAMIDS.
Some little distance southeast ol these
ruined buildings are two wonderful pyramids ,
ono being no less than etxty feet high. Here
the ruins are rich In treasure In the shape
of ( personal ornamentations , terra cotta seals
and various other objects. Hero also , we
found an Idol with the most curious markIngs -
Ings on the breast a design ot fire , and on
the face a striking expression of pain. A
little further on we excavated In what seemed
a particularly Inviting rpot and dug up a
quantity of bone and shell ornaments , and
within a space of twelve Inches no less than
two dozen finely formed lance heads and two
small masks. Close to this spot Is a layer
of human bones six Inches thick and twenty
feet In length. The skulls copear perfect ,
but nro so frail that they fall to pieces at
he slightest pressure. A similar deposit of
bone Is visible from a canyon twenty-five feet
below. Wo have also explored a few miles
north of what appears to have been the
Imlts ot the city Itself and have found a
number ot structures similar to those In the
city prefer , but smaller and almost entirely
burled.
Wo are pushing our cxcavatlcas with all
possible dispatch , and In a short time hope
o bo nblo to find something that will give
us a wore definite clew to the rest of the
human race , and In what period of the re
mote oust they Inhabited this continent.
Thf I'Mcec-rd uiul < ! te Ploi-ccrx.
The receipts from , the Ranibllns hell nt
Monte Carlo for the last fiscal your , cay *
the Philadelphia Pnsswere $2,970.000. the
expense ! ) being$1,200.CCO. . of which the prince
of..Monaco got $100,000. Among the Items of
expense i ns one of $20.000 for the prevention
of suicide , and another ot $20.000 for trivol
money to enable unfortunates T\ho lost their
nil to roach their homes. The nnnrmous
profits of nearly $2,000,000 are eloquent of the
fleecing that goes on nt this famous retort.
Nr > one "breaks the bank" save In n con
cert hall song , and those iwho win simply
win nt the. expense of their fellcw s'-yers.
Thirty-five suicides In a year tell the talc
of despair that attends this form of amuse
ment , and taken In conjunction with the
Kross profits of the concern preach a telling
homily against gambling.
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PRACTICAL TALKS ON GARDENS
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ALL HAIL THB
We're off for the skating ! We're
down the toboggan slide ! Gee ! But
isn't it fun !
The Ice Carnival is on at the Ex-
position grounds. They charge 10 cents
to get into the grounds , 10 cents admis
sion to the ice and 5 cents for each ride
down the toboggan slide.
IF you will bring in two new sub
scribers for the Daily and Sunday Bee
for two weeks each , you can get a ticket
to the grounds , an admission to the ice
and four trip tickets for the toboggan
slide , or eight tobggan tickets or four ice
admissions.
IF you bring in one new subscriber
to the Daily and Sunday Bee for three
weeks , you can get a ticket to the
grounds , an admission to the ice and two
trip ' * tickets for the toboggan slide ; or
three ice admissions , or six toboggan
tickets ,
IF you bring in more subscribers , or
for a longer time , you can get tickets at
the same rate for each -bona fide new
subscriber that is , an admission to the
grounds , or an admission to the ice , or
two trip tickets for the toboggan slide ,
for each week paid in advance by the
new subscribers you bring in. The
more subscribers , the more tickets. A
whole lot of fun for just a little work ,
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