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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02
GREAT STONE WHEEL.
Indian Shrine Discovered by Prospec-
tors In Wyoming Mountains.


tors In Wyoming Mountains.
One of the most remarkable monu.
ments left by n prehistoric people has
Just been discovered in the Big Horn
Mountains, near this place, by mining
prospectors. The monument, which
is known as the Medicine Wheel" is
looked upon by the Indians as sacred
and Is held in the utmost awe and
veneration by all the tribes of the
central mountainous country.
The Medicine Wheep Is giant
stone wheel built on the fiat top of
Medicine Mountain. 1t Is laid out
symmetrlcally and is built Of great
granite boulders so placed as to form
perfect wheel with spokes $50 feet
long. At the centre is great rocky
hub.
For years the whites have known
that somewhere on Medicine Noun
tain the Indians had a sacred altar or
monument of some kind, but so zeal
ously has the subject been guarded
that no white man ever knew the char
acter or the location of the Indians
holy place. The red men always re-
fused to talk to the whites on the
subject and 1t was only by chance that
the prospectors came upon the great
stone wheel and made a snapshot pic
ture of the object.
The identity of the builders of the
Medicine Wheel is as unknown to
the Indians as to the whites. The
only tradition possessed by the In
dians concerning the wheel is that II
was built by the gods themselves and
Is to remain as a sacred object to the
end of the world. Medicine Mountain,
so named by the Indians for the rea-
son that 1t was to its rocky slopes
that the Indians went for the "medi.
cine" or charm which was to protect
them through life, has long been
known among the Indians as the
home of the Great Spirit, and for
generations these Indians have camp
ed around the great wheel while en-
gagged in the mystic rites and cere-
monies of making Indian medicine"
No Indian would pilot q white man to
the mystery and only chance brought
the two prospectors to the place of
the Medicine Wheel."-Basin CORE
spondence Cincinnati Enquirer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02

bring into the city every year unfail-
ingly 5OO,O00,0OO gallons an expendi.
ture of s162,O0O,OOO is estimated. But
these disbursements will be spread
over many years, and the burden will
not fall heavily, except for possible
temporary difficulties in raising ready
money for construction payments. In
deed the cost of water for every per-
son will be on the average less than
one cent per day. Furthermore,
these waterworks, well managed, will
not only pay interest on the invest
ment and cost of operation but in a
relatively few years will pay the cap
ital cost 1t is reasonable to believe
that the works will be as permanent
as those of Rome.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02
THE HoNoRLsss PROPHET.

Jed Hawkins knowed n bank as well as
any man or men
u ever see. although he wasn't workin'
He did ali kinds o. tinkerln' but any
Summer day
He used to stan an talk finance In his
convincin' way;
He moved what's wrong with currency,
an what we Orto do
T. make 1t more elastic for tn needs o
me an you,
But when they got new cashier, they
paid one round an high
u come on from some city bank an
passed Jed Hawkins by.
Jed Hawkins knowed dry goods store, /
l.. guess from y TO u,
An knowcd department stores, which
was his speciality
He'd been all through tn Broadway
stores an had tn system down
So fine he thought with backin he could
run one here in town.
He used { often stand in front on sunny
days an line
An tell how he llnowel dry goods stores
from ladies' suits to wine;
But when they got manager Tor our
one store here. why
They got one from outside somewhere
and passed jed Hawkins by
Jed Hawkins knowed newspaper work,
guess about as well
As any editor that walks, an | have
heercd him tell
About tn Times an Trlbbyoon, them
-. days when big men run
Tn papers as they orto be, an Dana
Why, all that kept Jed often them was
bein here, an so
TIL papers ever ho"red o. him, an so
he had 10 show,
But when ~ Ng.uwh Courier was short
writer, WI"
They hircl some smoothfaced colleged
/ Kid, an passed Jed Hawkins by.
Jed Hawkins said a good, live man such
as he had In view
Would run bout half our business men
i. light oJtcn town he knew;
An sech bank as he would run, right
from tn hats fust drop
Would make tn cid Curnplanters Bank
80 some or shut up shop.
An Jed be amt much disturbed because
d., they pass him by
An said it's pain to any one to see tn
reason why.
"a prophet" Jed says, lool,ln wise up
a.. at tn town han dome,
"A prophet gifts no honor list as long
as he stays hOmew
j. W. Foley, in the New York Times.
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my remark, ''he speaks in the lang
'iage Of the poet"

my remark, che speaks in the lans.
'iage Of the poet"
(which poet?' I said cuttingly.
'His sayings are original" informed
PAMELA airily.
'I'll bet he calls 1t iofe' and diff
fuses the delicate odor of garlic with
every breath,' | flung out
Really, Billy" reproved PAMELA,
you're growing spiteful."
A bunch of inveterates arrived just
then for quantities of afternoon tea,
so bolted for the club, anathematlz-
ing that prince roundly.
On the night of the 22d the prince
and the Lathams were little late. Pal
mella was at one end of the room
surrounded by Gordon of admirers,
and surrounded by a few pretty girls
ready to pick up any stray admiration
that PAMELA did not want. Being
barred as an admirer | stood out
side the pale talking to jim, when
the butler pompously announced the
prince. Afterwards he mentioned the
Lathams apologetically.
The prince spotted PAMELA and
went toward her smiling. was facing
him and got good chance to size
him up. There was something fam
iliar-the upturned pointed mustache,
the melting black eyes.
Jim turned and then looked at him
looked and then smiled blandly.
Good evening, Tony" he said, and
then turned carelessly away.
knew him now. He had been bar
Der ,bootblack and general servant to
some of us fellows at Weld He quit
when he hit the lottery for 500 and
none of us had seen him since. Evil
IDENTIFY society had appealed to him. |
expected to see him wilt at once, but
instead he puffed himself out like
peacock and glared at jim.
Jim turned on him again. IL said
good evening, Tony" he repeated
pointedly and there was a hard CLEAN
in his eye that Tony probably had
seen before. At any rate he covered.
He face went pasty white, and after
one last languishing look at PAMELA,
he faded away.
Good barber, that Tony" laughed
jim. "As a prince he's a joke"
PAMELA turned giddy and was as
sisted to her room by the supporting
party of pretty girls. Mrs. Latham
tainted outright, and was carded for
by bevy of overjoyed matrons.
When she was able she went home.
PAMELA came down again shortly, and
it was about midnight, guess, when
| cornered her in conservatory.
"Well, anyhow" she replied to my
taunts, "he had the loveliest eyes!"
'I'll concede him that l said, "his
eyes were certainly all right. They
were not blind to your cnarms."
HUH" said PAMELA scornfully,
frank aattery" But all the same she
looked nightly pleased.
"And now that this distressing af-
fair is over" said l, edging little
closer, 1--WE are going to announce our
engagement"
Ooh, are we?" said Pamela, and
although she sat up stiffly and elevated
her chin several degrees, l noticed
that her voice was a trife subdued.
Encouraged by this ract, | plunged
on boldly. Eyes. I've waited long
enough. I've. seen Tom, Dick and
Harry come and go, to say nothing of
the prince"
And then, don't know how in the
world ever mustered up the courage,
but the next minute | was holding
PAMELA in my arms, kissing those
adorable lips.-Boston Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02
Breaking the News.

Patrick arrived much the worse for
wear. One eye was closed, his nose
was broken and his face looked as
though it had been stung by bees.
GLORY bel" exclaimed his wife.
"Thot Dutchman Schwartzheimer- -
twas him." explained Patrick.
Shame on ye," exploded his wife
without sympathy. "a big shpalpeen
the loikes of you to get bate up by a
little omadhaun Of Dootchman the
size of him! Why
whist, Nora" said Patrick, don't
spake d.srespectfully Of the dead!"-
Everybody's Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02

Brightpupil-The change In price.
Red Hen.
Teacher-When water becomes ice.
what is the great change that takes
place?
What Is your SON doing now, Mr..
Smart?" "Oh, everybody he cam
Baltimore American
public servants can be relied on
more than private ones" Howl"
cThey never quit. ."-Cleyeland Leader.
Youngwed-'I always crack up my
wife's biscuits" Mr.. Bachelor
Heavens! Are they as hard as that?"
Boston Transcript.
Have a pleasant trip east?"
yep" How did you find New York;"
"Why, you can't miss 1t If you take
the right train. ."-Clevelan Leader
She-'There is really an art in put
ting on ones gloves, you know" He
"True; you have to get your hand in
before you can do 1t properly. ."-Bos-
ton Transcript.
To Mendcant-"You are an explor-
err? What instruments did you have
with you?" "a sextant, a theodolite, a
-" well; what you needed was a
safety zor."-Life.
Man differs from the beasts in that
he can piece out what he knows with
guesswork, and thus possess himself
of illusions sufficient on which to build
philoscphies.-Puck.
81 want to see the president" Have
You an appointment" mot yet, but
have my eye on something. That's
what | want to see him about. Lou
isville Courier-Journal.
81 am afraid Dulby is putting an en-
emy into his mouth to steal away his
brains" Yes" answered Miss Cay
enne; and it's case Of petty larceny
at that. Washington Star.
Elsie-"So Madge married that old
millionaire. / suppose there was a
good deal of throwing at the wedding"
Ethel-"Oh, yes; rice, old shoes and
insinuations. Boston Transcript.
Little Willie-"What is logic, pa?"
Pa-"Logic, my son, is your line Of
argument in a controversy" Little
Willie-"And what is sophistry?" Pa
THE other fellows. s."-Chicago Daily
News.
pop" "What is it, SOM" "Is an
osteopath an end man in a minstrel
show?" Gracious, no, child! What put
such an idea into your head?' well,
they told us at school he was spe-
cialist in bones. ."-Baltimor Ameri-
can.
Komutter enthusiastically DO
you know that this place is nearer
the city hall than Harlem is, as the
crow flies? You ought to move out
here, Knickerbpcker." Knickerbocker
with feeling)-"T will-when get to
be a crow."-Judge.
"WhativeT made thee marry, John
and thee 70?" Because thowt, lad,
It 'ud be nice to think there'd be some
un to close my eyes when time
comed." "Close thee eyes! Why. mon,
Use had three wives and they's all on
'em opened mine!"-Punch.
Couple of fine girls, amt they?
One of em Is fine singer, and the
other one can cook" Yes, old man.
But there's a tragedy in your home.
The one who sings thinks she can
cook, and the one who cooks thinks
she can sing."-Cleveland Leader,
Auto Salesman-"Business Is boom.
ing. In fact. we are so rushed that
we have filed our orders only up TO
last April" Auto Owner-"I can ap-
preciats that. At the present time l
have had repairs made on my car only
to the smash-ups of'May, 190S."-Puck.
81 am sorry to have to inform you,"
said the head Of the firm. that we are
compelled to dispense with your ser.
vices" Are you?" replied the office
boy. But I 'spose you're goin' 10 let
me keep on workin' here, just de
same, amt you?"-Chicago Record
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02
A Hundred and Fifteen Miles An
Hour,

An electric railway is to be con-
structed between Liverpool and Man.
chester, intended especially for the
swift transportation Of passengers.
1t is said that the system adopted will
be that of the single elevated rail, the
cars being suspended from the rail.
The projectors talk of sending trains
from one city to the other, a distance
of about 29 miles, in Is minutes, or at
the rate of lis miles an hour.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02
PAMELIA'S PRINCE.
By Elizabeth W. GerrltS)n.

J Pamela snubbed me numerically
when she returned from Philadelphia.
That's where she met the prince. Also
she gave me an earache on the sub
ject of that worthy's charms and vir-
tues. Impressed by Pamelia's elo-
.quence was beginning to admire the
chap myself But PAMELA overdid Il.
In her enthusiasm she ndowed his
royal highness with more good quail.
ties than any one man could possess,
and still retain a residence on this
mundane sphere. So | doubted.
How do you know he's a prince?"
i scoffed
PAMELA eyed me. pityingly. "Of
course, Billy this sweetly, "you
would not know But one accustomed
to royalty could tell at once"
l took no notice of Pamelia's sar-
casm; had grown immune by now.
Royalty" sneered |. Where's all
the fuss and unroar the advent of roy.
atty would cause? What's muzzled the
press? Do you think it would remain
dumb if a member of Italy's royal
family were loose among us without
a keeper?"
ooh of course, he isn't enc of the
reigning family" PAMELA hastened to
explain. His family, though, by
rights ought to be in possession Of the
throne
"Ah! see; a pretender." I remark
ed.
''No-o; that is, not real pretend
err" corrected PAMELA ambiguously.
''He says he could not bring himself
to the point of making a public de-
mand for his rights. The quarrel
that would ensue would be distasteful
to HIM"
"Afraid to fght?" I ventured.
mot he" defended PAMELA. Hes
as brave as-as anything. And by the
way, Billy, why do you and Jim al
ways so smooth sbaven? Now the
prince has the darlingest mustache-
pointed at the ends and turned up.
And he has those beautiful melting
He is to be with the Lathams the
goth. We are to have him here on the
22d. Mamma is going to ask few
people to meet him and Jim is CON-
ing home"
Jim is Pamelia's brother. He and l
graduated together and are chums.
That explains my footing in the fam
fly. Pamela lapsed into silence, and
was smiling in anticipation OF the
event she had just mentioned. AS
looked at her | thought this had gone
about far enough. Why wouldn't It be
a good idea to get down to cold facts
with Pamela, before the prince got
another inning? | thought it would,
so made beginning.
do you know, PAMELA" said critl-
cally, ''that you are getting to be q
stunning locker"
PAMELA shuddered and looked at me
coldly IF you intended that for a
compliment, you should have labelled
dt as such, she said scathingly. 1T
was clumsy-very clumsy. Now the
prince is an adept at compllmentlng,
he does it so artistically."
"Daubs it on with brush?" / asked
innocently, but was ignored.
"He says, went on PAMELA, smiling
reminiscently, that my hair is like
spun gold; that my eyes are blue as
the sky above Capri"
'Isn't indigo where you get the real
thing in blue?" | interrupted. Again |
was ignored.
"And he says" PAMELA dimpled de.
nciously, and turned rosy, that my
teeth are whittier than the ivory of
India, and that my lips rival the red
OF the ruby"
That's no compliment" / jeered
'That's an ALTERATION"
"And when he speaks Of love- re-
sumed PAMELA, not even smiling at
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02
A Very Queer Man.

He has a queer way of celebrating
a holiday"
what " it?"
Instead Of blowing all his money in
foolishness he goes around paying his
btlls."-Loufsville Courier-Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02

English astronomers have advanced
the theory that Mars has turned yel-
low. That statement is evidence that
England In chagrin over losing the
North Pole, Is trying to steal planet
which we have always regarded as an
American possession.
Leon Outlets and Ch Griffith's ex-
periments on the cementation of iron
by pure carbon show there Is no ce-
mentation If precautions are taken to
prevent the presence of gases, but 1t
takes place II contact is insured.
Moreover, 1t increases with the pres
sure but always occurs extremely
slowly.
For two years past the Pittsburg
& Lake Erie Railroad has been test
Ing car wheel that was designed
by the chief engineer of the Carnegie
Steel company. Although the Pitts
burg & Lake Erie railroad carries an
unusually heavy freight traffic, the
wheel has stood up so well under the
trying service that the company has
announced that it will build $3,OO0,-
600 plant at Homestead for the ex-
elusive manufacture Of the new wheel.
A circular has just been issued by
electrical measuring instruments in
general, describing the various types
OF instruments, pointing to the
sources Of error and explaining meth
DDS of checking them. The bureau un-
dertakes to test any instruments sent
to it for this purpose, making small
charge for the work involved. The cir
cular contains the regulations gov.
erning these tests, and schedule of
the fees charged
An interesting discovery has been
made at Reze, little place near
Nantes, formerly under the Romans,
the flourlshing capital of Pagus Ratia-
tensis. The discovery consisted of
molds for coins bearing the heads OF
several roman emperors. The Archae-
illogical society of Loire Inferieure
has met In informal session to con-
slider the find, which was made by ex.
cavators, but no decision has been
reached M. Soullard supposes that
the molds, which are very clearly cut,
are the work Of modern coiners, and
were most probably made after a dis.
covery in 1859 at Bernard, in Venee.
NJ. Maitre, archivist Of Loire-Infer-
ieure, put forward the theory that
they may be. ancient, and extempor-
lied at the time of the occupation to
pay the troops. Among the heads rep
resented are Diocletian, Maximianus,
Constantius l., Probus and Marcus
Aurelius.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02
GobbIe, Gobble, Git.

81 wonder what the iadies do at
those afternoon teas?
"Oh, they just sip and gossip
Boston Transcript.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02

1t is said that growth Of ivy alb
serbs the moisture from stone wall
rather than imparting it, as is popu-
larly supposed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02

rom Worlds century
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02
New York To Drink Catshill Waters.
ONE or THE GREATEST ENGINEERING ENTERPRISES
EVER UNDERTAKEN
AT COST OF $16e, 100000.
AT A COST OF s16e,OOO,OOo.

Present Coton Supply Gives New York 100000 Gallons
Daly-Thc New Caskil Supply Means 5oooOo,ooo
Day.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02

English astronomers have advanced
the theory that Mars has turned yel-
low. That statement is evidence that
England, In chagrin over losing the
North Pole, Is trying to steal planet
which we have always regarded as an
American possession.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-09
KILLS SELF TO PUNISH
HER ACCUSED BETRAYER
Robbed of All by Alleged Bigamist
Reason Given

BAKERSFIELD, May S-Brooding
over treatment received at the hands
of her husband, who is now in Jail
here charged with bigamy, Mrs. Julia
Goldberg, formerly of st. Louis and
later of San Francisco and Seattle,
shot herself through the head about
daylight this morning in the outskirts
of Moron. She was dead when found.
Goldberg was arrested three weeks
ago on complaint Of the woman.
who said that after being married to
him on two weeks acquaintance he
induced her to sell her hotel business
and come to San Francisco with him.
Later, she alleged, she went with him
to Seattle, where he secured all her
money and deserted her. She said that
he returned and took from her trunk
$3.50 she had saved working in hotels.
Later she learned he had married
woman in Manford, she said.
Some days after her marriage he
forged her name to a check, which she
paid to save him from prison, she al
legged. Goldberg was found at Moron.
At the time of making the complaint
Mrs. Goldberg told friends she intended
to kill herself as punishment to her
husband. Goldberg's preliminary ex-
animation is set for Tuesday, May 10.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-09
TURNS AUTO DOWN
CANYON; MOTHER
INSTANTLY KILLED
Son in New Machine Crashes
Into Bank and Then
from Road
RIVERSIDE PARTY IS WRECKED
Son, Grandson and Granddaugh-
terS Escape with Only
Slight Bruises
RIVERSIDE PARTY is WRECKED
Especial to The Heraldl

nIVERSIDE, May S.-Mrs. Mary
X, Breedlove, mother of b. b. Bush,
AZ a we'll known Riverside real es-
tate dealer, was instantly killed at
about 9 o'clock this morning as the
result of an automobile accident on the
Box Springs grade.
Mr.. Bush was on his way TO his
ranch in the country and was driving
q new gasoline White, which Lee, his
son, was teaching him to operate. In
endeavoring to make way for an ap-
preaching team on the fill about a mile
north of the head of the grade, Mr..
Bush went too far to the right and
brushed into the bank; he turned so
sharply to the left that the car crossed
the road and ran directly off the side
The occupants remained in their
seats until the car struck a huge
boulder, when, with the car. they went
hurtling through the air about twelve
feet. Mrs. Breedove struck the rock,
her skull being fractured.
With the party were May Bush, the
eldest daughter of Mr.. Bush, and Fan
ME Bush. ID years of age. While
seriously bruised and rendered uncon-
scious for a time, none of them sus-
tained any broken bones. Medical aid
was secured within an hour after the
accident w. S. Collins of Newport
happened along in his touring car and
hurried back to town for assistance.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-09
WANTS ECONOMIST TO
SAVE MONEY FOR CITY
Socialist Alderman of Milwaukee
Will Introduce Resolution to
Fix Cost Unit
(sneolal to The Herald.l

MILWAUKEE,, May 8.-The city of
Milwaukee will be in position to save
100000 yearly, if an adequate cost unit
for contracts and other municipal ex-
penditures can be substituted for the
present haphazard way of doing busi-
ness. This is the gist of opinions ex-
pressed by the university professors
and other economists in conference
with Victor L. Berger, Socialist alder
man, at Madison.
Berger returned today with many
new ideas on municipal management.
He will introduce a resolution in the
council at the next meeting providing
for the employment of professional
economist to make a study of various
departments of the city and devise an
up-to-date system of management.
"The secret of success of the trusts
in a large measure lies in their system
of keeping account of the cost OF their
business" said Mr.. Berger "Why
shouldn't the city, when it has so much
buying to do, also have a system
whereby its officials may know just
how much everything it uses will cost?''