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huanacu was the work of the red race,
and that he believes that 1t dates far
back of that time to a white race who in
habited this part of the Andes. In this
belief he is not alone. A scientific tray
eler who recently passed through here
has brought forth the idea that the b.
livian plateau was once settled by the
ancient Phoenicians. This man claims
that the gold of ophir came from the
Andes. He says the Bible states that it
took three years for the ships to make
the journey to the mines; and this is
borne out by I Kings, tenth chapter.
twenty-second verse. In the navigation
of those ancient times it would certainly
have taken as much as three years for
q ship to have passed out Of the Medi-
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Egyptian origin. Many Of the cups and
bowls have the shape Of a cat. They
made me think Of Bubastis. the famous
seat Of the worship Of the cat in the
days Of the Pharaohs. This ancient city
was situated in the Land Of Goshen, not
far from where Zagazig now stands, and
right on the route the Egyptians took
when they came down into Egypt for
corn. Bubastis had many cat goddesses
and its chief goddess was a cat-headed
woman. It had a cat cemetery. situated
ON the west side of the town. This was
crammed with cat mummies, many of
which had been fncased in cat-shaped
cases of wood and bronze. photograph
ed some of the cat-bowls from Tiahua-
nacu, and their heads are lifelike.
y
DR.. Buchtein found skeletons of llamas
among these cat-pots. He thinks the an
Client citizens of Tiahuanacu may have
worshiped namas in connection with the
jaguar. which has head like cat.
Some Of the heads are as big as my two
fists, the vases being covered with spots
Hike those Of a leopard or jaguar. Other
vases show the heads Of the condor, the
great vulture eagle OF the high Andes.
Among the implements are spoons Of
terra Gotta and of bone. There are knives
Of bone. some of which are sharp: and
Also arrow points Of obsidian. There are
also bone rings, and bone needles of va
rious kinds. There are stone pipes drilled
out Of a rock as hard as quartz. How
the people were able to drill the holes
without steel or other metal is unknown.
= All Of these finds have come from
within ten feet Of the surface Of the
earth. The soil above where they were
found is sand. and DR.. Buchtein says
this indicates that the city Of Tiahuanacu
was for a long time covered with water,
and that this was the cause of the won
derful preservation of the articles.
Among the discoveries is a large number
of skeletons of human beings. The
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trained OF educated in the art of slap
ping this psychological stuff to the peo
pie before the opposition could get there.
Private secretaries understood that their
principal duty was to prevent news
paper callers getting anything of what
was going on. Presidents talked to in
Innate newspaper friends in a strictly
confidential manner, not for publication.
Presidents who wanted to get their views
to the public did SO through messages
to Congress or an occasional letter. pub
LEGATION Of which was permitted. 1t was
considered undigniied to be fighting the
opposition through some Of the modern
day methods. Grun but honest Grover
Cleveland paid little attention to the
newspapers and President Harrison used
the press very little to put out his
views. Neither resorted to travelling
among the people as a means Of dis
seminating their views. Cleveland went
fishing and hunting but not for votes.
He was fond of the whir Of rod and
the fash of a game fish at the end Of
the line. while duck shooting was the
height of his joy.
Mckinley was the first chief executive
to begin going among the people in
response TO invitations to attend func-
tions here and there. He enjoyed cir
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opposition had handed him" some hard
wallops The other fellow got to the
pub &c first in his case. He had, though,
the good will and esteem Of all news
papermen.
The Wilson administration came into
office with the determination to play no
favorites among the correspondents. and
to give all the same start in news Under
this policy there have been few big
Scoops" such as was insured under an
administration where. few correspond
ents had the inside at the White House
and were told things that the others did
not know. Mr.. Wilson occasionally gives
private audience to writer. but his
contact with the correspondents is in the
semi-weekly conferences he sets aside for
them These are Monday mornings at 10
o'clock and Thursday afternoons at )
o'clock. The President answers n broad
side of questions concerning every possi-
BILE feature of administration work, and
rarely falls back upon the privilege of
withholding information. He prefers not
to talk on State Department matters
that are up for settlement, but on other
subjects he is willing to answer up to
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~sHE WAS A YOUNG WOMAN 1890 YEARS oLD.,

was q great stone Stag eighteen inches
thick, and twice as tall as man: The
doorway that was cut through Its center
is four and a half feet high and almost
three feet in width. The stone above the
door is beautifully carved with figures
that seem to be Egyptian. and over the
doorway is central figure in high re-
lief. Some of the figures evidently rep
resent kings, for each holds a scepter and
some have crowns on their heads. They
have human bodies, feet and hands.
X y
Others of the stones are enormous. I
saw one thirty-six feet long and seven
feet thick, and another which is twenty
six feet long, sixteen feet wide and six
feet in thickness. Some Of the blocks are
of sandstone and others are trachyte,
dark in color and exceedingly hard. The
latter are beautifully carved and pol
ished.
Among the most remarkable features Of
the ruins are the stone idols, dug out
since Squier's time and made to stand
upright. Some Of these idols are of 81
gantic size. Their bodies are as big
around as a -four barrel. and they are
more than eight feet in height. The
faces have thick lips. and the heads are
SO cut that they would be a delight to
the cubists of today. They are all an
El6S, even 10 tuc cS CO, uoSCS dAio ups.
Some Of the smaller idols have been
brought to La Paz. There is one in the
center of the National Museum here. 1t
is about three feet in height, and is ar.
tistically carved. I took picture of
myself standing beside it. and also of Dr..
Buchtein, the director OF the museum,
who has been making the excavations.
1t was in company with DR.. Buchtein
that went through the museum ana
examined the objects he has Just dug
from the ground. The collection is large.
covering many tables and filling several
rooms. 1t consists Of pottery of all sizes.
from vases of three or four gallons down
to the little cups the size of half an egg
shell. Some of the objects are almost
Etruscan in their decoration. Other
pieces have hieroglyphics that make one
think Of Chinese or japanese characters.
Much Of the terra Gotta Is as fine as por-
celain, and, when tapped upon, 1t gives
forth the same sound. The bowls are Of
the color of terra Gotta, and there are
beautifully shaped cups. each Of which
would hold one or two quarts. The coll
lection altogether numbers thousands OF
pieces. and It has all been excavated In
the past two or three months.
DR.. Buchtein believes that the pottery
of his latest excavations dates back to
eight thousand years ago. or to more
than six thousand years before Christ.
IL he is correct. he has found the oldest
records of civilization now in existence.
He tells me he does not think that Tia
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tonceS as many Suppost.
bage rows and disaffections; lack
harmony, national or local; per-
talousieS and chickering's among
/ most of which eventually find
ky to President Wilson or Secre-
Imulty: Secretary Bryan's foreign
and hosts of other minor matters
In kept bottled up on the general
/ that their publication would do
Iany good, but there is real wide
bblicity around President Wilson
Immediate assistants on momen-
tional questions in which the peo-
directly and vitality interested.
which leads to a story OF the
development of pitiless publicity
by the White House and Of tho
! and channels by which the peo-
In and fancy-obtain their infor-
of the doings and movements Of
hts.
twelve years ago no regular ac-
lations had been granted news
en in the daily life of the execu-
rcs. When the White House was
tated in 15o2 and the President
ffices at the west end of the re-
cted building q room was set
DR. reporters and correspondents
anks have increased SO fast that
w have regular organization of
nature 10 the correspondents at
.pitol, and this organization is
,ed by the President and his as
to the time of President McKin-
ortinS the White House had not
an organized daily and hourly
5 as 1t is now. Up to 1902 the
of Presidents were in the main
House. Five comparatively small
on the east end of the second
! the White House belonged to
ats, their secretaries. stenogra-
nd clerks, and there the executive
OF the nation was conducted.
, now the private entrance for the
of Presidents was then the main
for all purposes, social. poitti-
personal. Catering to the peo-
ough the newspapers and maya
ad not become the art 1t now Is.
permen made occasional trips to
lite House 10 inquire of private
les about appointments or other
upon which their newspapers
enlightenment. but there were
ular assignments to cover the
House as in late years. Presi-
visitors were not held up" and
% tell about their business with
esident. They would have been
] at such a proceeding.
ess publicity had not become
Or an issue. Presidents were not
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HUANACA

terranean, through the Strait of Gibral-
tar and across the Atlantic ocean to the
west coast OF this continent and back.
The verse referred to says ''they brought
back gold and also almug trees, and
ivory, apes, and peacocks." There is no
ivory in South America and the peacock
comes from india As to apes there are
plenty Of monkeys In the lowlands OF
this continent, but as to the almug tree.
I know it not.
The excavations of Dr. Buchtein in
clude many finds of implements of stone
and also some of gold. copper and bronze.
The first belong to the stone age, and
the latter are said to date before the
times Of the Incas. AS to the pottery, !
saw much that seemed to indicate an
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Tiahuanacu are Aymaras. the race that
includes most of the red men of Bolivia
1t is different from the Inca and is sup
posed to be much older. 1t is by no
means certain. however, that the Ayma-
ras were the original Inhabitants of the
country, and I am told that the shape O.
their skulls proves that they were moi
So
The Aymaras have their own stories as
to their origin. One of these is that the
first people upon earth became SO wick
ed that the gods turned them into stone
and that the idols of Tiahuanacu were
the result.
According to their tradition of the
creation, the world was made by the
great god Pachacamac, and at first il
was beautiful to look upon and filled
with comforts for man. 1t was ruled,
however. by one Khunu, who seems to
have been an angel of darkness rather
than Of light. 1t was he who brought
droughts and cold and other troubles. in
creasing them from time to time until
man became little more than beast.
Then Pachacamac fought the devil
Khunu. He spread rains over the earth,
causing the deserts to bloom, and he
brought forth the sun to warm II.
Thereupon the Khunu added to the rains
and the flood came. during which the
earth was covered with darkness The
fight went on, but Pachacamac finally
and covering the world with light He
created another god to aid him. and this
god cut down the mountains and made
the plateaus. He wiped out the deserts
and caused springs to flow forth from
the rocks 1t was under these gods that
man got a fresh start and eventually
rose to be the lords of creation.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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neart OF the Jungle
four or five days of Cuzco, the
of the Incas. That is situated in
On the high plateau of Bolivia
remains of another ancient city
from La Paz that has been
for generations. Its origin has
cen settled. but now out of the
from under it are coming pot
Hes of gold and copper and the
of human beings that lead
here to suppose that it was in
e two thousand years or more
he first stones of the pyramids
d.
ncient city Is known as Tiahua-
I Is twelve miles from Lake IT.
md some of its ruins are within
throw of the railway that goes
uaaui. the Bolivian port on the
La Paz. stopped there on my
oss the plateau.
Inns are scattered over an area
about a dozen 160-acre farms.
insist of the remains of massive
f terraced mounds. and of the
lifice sometimes called the Tenn
he latter building covers four
d it was made OF blocks of black
iirty inches in thickness. The
re much like those of the ancient
saw in Cuzco. They were fit
ther without mortar and that so
hat found it impossible to in
Snife blade between them. The
re cut with absolute regularity,
have no modern buildings which
closely fitted together.
5 now, most of the structures of
acu have been carried away, and
ly the mighty pillars that are
here and there and the cut
emaining from the old buildings
icate the wonders of the past.
pie itself was in the shape Of a
:, 445 feet long by 1888 feet wide.
mes are marked by massive
red sandstone, some Of which
erect. They evidently formed
of "a rough wall and they. sup
platform of earth that rose
t above the country surrounding.
EASTERN side of this platform was
terrace. along the edge of which
eat stone pilasters ranging in
rom nine to fourteen feet and in
pm two to four feet. There were
hese. All except one stand there
his plafform is what Su,,;er called
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A Look at the Ruins
liahuanacu and
heir Enormous Build
gs = G ia n t Idols
I'd the Aymara Tradi-
IN Concerning Them.
ow the World Was
'eated = Did These
lcients Worship Cats
Jaguars? Rare
,ttery and Other
2lics of the Stone
re The Mummies
the Chulpas Just
'und Near the New
ulroad From africa
La Paz.
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BY w. W. PRICE.

HE great white light
of publicity, which
all statesmen and
politicians cry for
and few ally
want, has made i'm
mense Roadway at
the White House
under the Wilson
administration, and
there are not 30
IN any S ecr e I s
around the eX-
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bones were scattered about, and the
tawbones were often a yard away from
in the museum I saw thirty or forty per-
feet skulls, which were practically the
same as within a few years after the
death OF their owners, now more than
5000 years ago. Those skulls are differ
emit from any now known. They are OF
enormous size, and they indicate a race
of giants. They slope back from the eyes
almost to the crown, reminding one OF
the fathead Indians of North America.
The jawbones are heavy, and the teeth,
still almost perfect. 1t seemed strange
to look at the grinning molars and to
peer into the eyeless sockets OF these
men Of 5000 years ago.
most of the pottery near the skeletons,
and that there were two pots beside each
skull of a man or woman, and one pot
only beside the skull Of a child.
The skulls of the women had plates of
gold upon their foreheads. There are
many Of the plates in the museum. They
are Of pure gold, but as thin as paper.
Each bears the image Of man. show
ing that the weaker sex worshiped the
stronger 5000 years before the adj
vent Of the militant suffragette. The
features of the image are beautifully
marked; they look as though the gold
leaf had been pounded or pressed upon
die made for the purpose. They were
probably fastened to the skulls by
strings.
X
In talking with Mr.. Manuel Vicente
Bolivian, who is now collecting the ex-
hibit this country will have at the San
Francisco exposition, have learned that
many of these ancient objects will be
taken to the United States and shown
there DR.. Bolivian says that he is in
correspondence with the University of
Yale as to its sending a scientific expedi-
ton here to investigate the ancient
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Old

sivilization OF Tiahuanacu and certain
other archaeological wonders OF the
Bolivian plateau. Dr. Buchtein says that
many other parts of Bolivia have EVIL
museum will gladly welcome foreigners
who wish to investigate them H.
thinks, however. that what Is found
should In whole or in part be given to
the National Museum OF La Paz.
L
The museum has many objects outside
those ! have described 1t has huge
stone figures from Tiahuanacu. One
head that stands on the, floor of the
court is more than yard high. and its
eyes are as big around as a dinner, plate
The figure is AssyriHn in its carving. Inc
doctor thinks II represents the head OF n
warrior
Among the most interesting features OF
the museum is a large collection OF
mummies.. recently discovered not ial
from the line of the Arica-La Paz rail-
road, which last year was first opened
to traffic. They come from near Gala
coto, a station about fifteen miles from
mummies of the Chulpas. who lived be-
fore the time Of the Incas. Each mum
my is Enclosed in a basket or bag OF
fiber. with window in Its SIDE out o.
which sticks the head of the mummy
The material of the bag appears to b.
a pineapple fiber, and 1T is firm ana
strong notwithstanding its great age
The threads are evenly twisted, and each
bag is woven to the exact size anu
shape of the mummy within.
The mummies were buried in a sitting
posture with their legs SO doubled that
the heels kicked the thighs and the knee
met the chin. The arms were clasped
back of the neck. saw scores of these
mummies, and upon my asking the doc
tor to be allowed to make some photo
graphs, he aided me in carrying several
out into the court The one that / most
tenderly handled was that of youns;
woman. She was at least 1,300 years
old, but, although she had lost her flesh.
her bones were sound and her teeth were
as white as snow and in a far better
state than my own carried her out
OF the darkness and sat her down gently
on the steps beside me, in the full light
of the sun. / then laid my hand caress-
ing1y upon her head, and as the doctor
photographed us / repeated the soliloquy
of the hero in Tennysons Vision of
Sim as he dances the tango with his
skeleton partner:
you bones, and what OF thatf
Every face. however full.
Padded round with flesh and fat,
Is but modelled a skull.
Death is king and WHAT Rex,
Treads measure on the stones,
Madam-if know sex,
From the fashion Of your bones.
No, cannot praise the hre
In your eye-nor yet your lip;
All the more do admire
Joints of cunning workmanship
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LA PAZ, Bolivia.
AM able to give
you today the story
of some wonderful
discoveries j u s t
made in the heart
of the Bolivian
Andes. You may
have read of the
ruined city of Mac
chu Pichu. found
by DR.. II i r a IN
Bingham in the
heart of the Jungle
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'ishted, 1914, by Frank G. Carpenter.)
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a business meeting Of the Ladies'
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church was held last evening at the
home of Mrs. I'D. sumnieF|.
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Are Charged
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Constable Riggs. Deputy shcrin
Buckley and Chief lIarr yesterday
afternoon made u raid on II house in
the outskirts of tile Third ward and
arrested the occupants who were Min
ME Wells and Frank Fisher. They
were found in room together and
We're brought to the county JUL and
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Prisoners To
Work On Roads
SHERIFF CoNAWAY GETTING
READY To PUT SQUADS ON
COUNTY HIGHWAYS.

In compliance with the new state
law, which provides that prisoners
confined in the county jails may be
placed at. work upon the county
roads, the county court has offered
an order directing that the law be
placed in effect in this county.
The court has authorized the sher-
III of the county to appoint guard
or as many rs he thinks necessary
TO look after the men while they arc
at work to prevent their escape, and
also to make any other arrangements
that may deem advisable to get the
best results from the experiment.
Sheriff Conway is getting ready
at the present time to put the order
in effect and will probably have the
men at work on or before the good
roads days on May rs and 20, which
have been proclaimed by the Cover
nor Of the state. II Is expected that u
guard will be necessary for about
every ten men placed OH the roads. "
The labor done by, It's prisoners
will be under the direction Of the
G9gPg Road EpginesT9 who will
have personal supervision of the
work. .t,ot.,-
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Personals.


MIR. Dent Hawkins and family
have moved into the Bennett prop
erty in Market street.
MIR. and Mrs. Luther Carpenter re-
turned yesterday from Il short visit
with relatives at Colfax.
Miss Katherine Miller has been
very III for several days.
Messrs Fred Robinson of Win
chester, Va, and Frank Robinson of
Charleston. spent Wednesday with
relatives here.
Mrs. Amanda Powell has returned
TO Toledo. Ohio. after u visit with
relatives here and at Morg0ntown.
Margaret and Donald Wilson OF
Clarksburg are guests Of their grand.
Mother Mrs. Flora Wilson OF Co.
lumOia street.
Mr.. Dale Zinn of Tunnclton is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. George I!end.
Crson of Morgantown avenue.
Mr.. Fred Rice of Uniontown, PA.
who has been visiting here has gone
TO Ripley, PA. to spend few days
before returning home.
Master Brooks Mortified is recov.
ering frmo n several days Illness.
Mrs. Jay Hough of Maryland ave.
nue. has returned from visit a,
BuclhanEcn. Mrs. Maymc Helm.
bothane of Buckllannon is visiting
her sister. Mrs. liough.