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Show c 3 Clog Making in Wales. WRESTLER. NAVAJO The maanfaeture of woodea shoe or eloga la quite a pictnccaqne Industry of Ws.ee. Thai la a large demand there fur tneaeaboea, for they are the popular footwear nut only fur tbe Welsh country fo.ks but fur hundreds of men. women and children who work la tbe taeto-ica- Priest Warrior. I . Wherever alder trees can be purchased from tbelr owner three clog makers appear on tbe acenot and, having bought tbe wood, are allowed to act up their little trnta on the spot and commence work. They begin by aawlng the wood Intu blocks about a foot la length, all Inches across.aud six Inches deep. Tpe neit thing Is to shape these pieces Into the resemblance sf a aabot oe shoe. Thla Is done with the aid of a powerful cnt'.er. sharp enough to slice off the wood as eisllp as out would sharpen a pencil. In a tew momenta the shapeless block of wood assumes tbe shape of a shoe. Though In rather rough shape, tbe clog is now ready to be carted to tbe arirest tow n. when- tbe finishing touches are tdd d. These con at of a certain amount of leather to form the upper part of the shoe and an Iron rim round the sole and heel. When completed the eluga are sent away In great quantities, some being reserved to stock the neighboring village shops, where they jeau be purchased fur about S3 cents a pair. DIFFICULT Woolen Silk. The illkwoc m ha a longer a monopoly of the silk trado. Modern evmpetlilua boo proved too otrong for It. The Inventor of tbo artificial proem of ellh making, Connt Hilaire de Chardonnet, has discovered that tbe worm does not make silk at all. Wlal It really does la to mis tho vegetable contained In the mulberry leaves which form Its food with a gummy arcrrtiou aud than spin. Tha real fabric of the silk, the Count maintains, is contained in lb mulberry leaves, and tho wurm is simply a sort of middleman. Ha, therefore, erected machinery for maceof tha rating tho leaves and younger wood mulberry, orange and other trees which he with a them and treated fouud suitable, preparation the chemical com position of which la rnactly tha earns a the secretion of tbo silkworm. Life la Krw Tork breeds many odd ways mean of presses and machinof making a livelihood, lurt none la mors odd eryDyfor chillinghydraulic the mlnture by electricity an seen be who Patrick of may Quilty, than that artificial silk waa obtained which surpassed tha lustre of the natural product aud was the prire. turned out at lean than It was also discovered that almost any soft wood answered the purpoee as well a the comparatively rare mulberry, ao It weuld teem now to be only a question of time silk can be purchased as low as from eenta yard. fifteen to tweuty-fi- One of the mart daring and nneecsaful In tho army In Crete la a priest. Ha was noted all over the island for bis reck leas daring and unfailing energy. Ha was frequently In one village or another arrangement for attaping to make tbe then would march all tack or defense, tad night miles across the mountains to appear at rams other point In time to taka He called his nctlelty part In tha action.with the Turks and was playing at ball" an mack feared among the enemy an he wan respected among his own followers. clj v u&.'V XT:. Marie Antoinettes Bel : ROSE ;i 'v I companions, who bare for centariea been loved by the women of Spain. It eeem tbe moat nnwomanly calling which ever wae followed by tbe women of Ac twen tletb century, and It la difficult to And reason why any ahould care to taho It op. u . . The bedstead used for many yean by Queen Maria Antoinette to still preserved exactly as ah left It at tbc Uraad Trlauun. Judged by many modem designs neither the furniture nor the settings are toparticularly Inlaid, barroyal la appearance. The bed t, with hla bundle of whret any evening In the gay tbmnga of the.Qroadway theatre dir tract. Hr. Qullty know every cab driver, and for fifteeu years has enjoyed among them practical monopoly of the trade la AZTEC whip, A Bullet Mis in bis Heart. 4 d The parish church at Kempary eoaUlaa a rfaeslMul tree which grows from tbs tomb of Plr Edward Wilde. The school children of Aa village need to alt in tha chancel. aad Itonala said on oac occasion their teacher found of them sating ehaaieut, aud that ha snatched It away and threw It behind tb tomb, where It took root aad baa doorUhad. if .1 s: ? T ? f CALENDAR. f1 i.: lug been bnllt after A dralgn. artist of the court. Ittoroaaldrredpitoeleaa, f Its artistic and historic bo) a because value. young Germaa, reeeutly presented himself at leading hospital la clothes la whM It was dressed were formerly Loudon aad requested one of tbo surgeons wore by Nelsoa himself. flomi what shabby to cumin him, is ho was confident that they are now, being slightly frayed here and there was a bullet In bis heart. The surthere, bnt the figure looks well Is thei geon at first laughed and tmiured him that mark better Indeed than It would look If he would nut be alive If that were the case, The United States battleship Maine has In a new all with the uniform Insignia arrayed bnt a few lellrra from German specialist been reproduced In miniature, med entirely of an admiral. convinced him msa showed which the young out of pesteboerd. It we constructed b him that hie visitor wae not trying to playa Hubert Collin, Inmate of the Nava. Home a Jolie on him, aad he it enre summoned The value of the Import Into Chill from aad presented to the rbap-lalat Philadelphia, mattew of bla col leagues and explained tb of tbo Inilltuttou. tha Hev. Prank Thornthe United fitatr greatly exceed Chilian ter mai the Aa yonng l result to them. ton. Tha masts, turrets, smokes ticks, gun. exports to the United States, In the eight was examined, and si a amall sear showed decks and the hall arc made entirely out of bad bullet where the the place years from UK to IMA. laclnslv. Chill plainly as deftly moulded that they tons material Ala were X rays the eurgcons by using Imported from the Unit' d fitatr merchandise bla representation. Nearly three remarks a wan their and locate great It, lo the value of (M.BKT.tMfl, whl'e Chilian soon able to pleees of pasteboard were need la that It waa em- thousand exports to the United Btitra during the surprise when they found formation aud the only tool employed a me period amounted to only t&.fiao.KS, a bedded la the heert. The next question waa the brash and be of floe, la whether they ohoald attempt to extract It wee penknife, balance of trade In favor of the United Blatea model L'elllun occupied nearly a tha hove making tbl on aotytt aad point they or not, of (U.MG.Blt In the eight years, or au year. mad up Aelr mind. balance of (1,438,351 Meyer, - INSIDE A CHURCH. Rosa, Hertfordshire, een boost of i church where two fine elms are growing one on iltber Ida of pew oecopied by o member earned of Jobs Syria. Mr. Kyrle waa a great ! he trees, and especially of elm, of which of planted aa avenue near the church. One It venue wisent do a. and I ha trees of thlo bare grows up la supposed that Its offshnts Inside of tho church at each end of tha pew. I OF - HELL before It practiced carefully a long tlm be perforated successfully, and as a reeuix ao. there are nut many who ran be auto try. roinpllsblug It whenever they Italian therefore, wa I be urptise wbca aa iilticer mounted on horseback performed Ihia difficult feat. Moreover, lo which them ara two or three Wghfeecem aud these be cleared at full gallop without losing tha egg. Thera era ne belter horarmen in As world than the cavalry officer f tbe Italian army, yet even among them there ara very few who could perform tbe feat whlcb la shown in the accompanying picture. To run an ordluaty font race la easy enough, but lo run at full speed tor several hundred yards hnldlug in one hand a spoon on which reals an egg and to reach tb goal without I a foal which must be dropplug (he egg be- Tha tut laacvatloa la tbc paitlmc of bull of TenerlBe. Ightlag ti credited to tbc women In Thar ban decided to tike part the iport, apactateea, bat to go Into the arena lot wielding the apeor, tbo red dig and the abort award, exactly Ilka the matadora and their i :: v FIGHTERS. EDLl t t TREES WOKEN .. t graph of a KitiJo wrratler I icprodnrci1 herewith, which ihowi tbc native athlete la tdC costume of bl profession. Tbc role governing wrestling matches among tb Navajo, singularly enough, are very ilmilar to bote recognised among civilised prop. tor centuries. ok Ac natives of ladU and tbc Indians of America. A photo "VT . 's-- ra In the accompanying picture Is shownna-a fnmouu seal figure of Kelson. Englund's is val hero. Iulike many other wax figure. It reIt wai wbn tnd remarkably true to life, cently exhibited In London patriotic Briton rejoiced when they were Informed that the la ikllful wrestler. : Whip Seller. Nelson in Wax. t FEAT. oarer - of' athletic exercise fo Wrestling ti and dm. to bo eommo to ill nation tribe throughout ill hlatory. Curiously tbe h tbo interior of Africa barb been found to EQUESTRIAN i ! i Cardboard Ship. n a rf I v I i j ? an-u- - CEYLONESE of the moat remarkable botanical carl-ritle- a la the world I the woodea flower, . la found la the enter of the Volcan del or nre volcano, of Guatemala, The 'ego. os of Hell, ai It la called, resembles a half-blow-n rose, with tour distinct petals curving gracefully (torn tho point of Junction with 9 ihtstem. The Guatemalan Indians regard the pleat with inperstltions reverence and believe tbit BELLE'S JEWELED FOOT. BIRDLIKE Out la California they grow vegetable hlca frequently bear a remarkable resemblance lo blrdi and beast. Bom time ngo nr paper contained a picture of a mammoth beet which had curiously enough naenmed the form of ani eagle, including beak, eye and ven talons. This photograph, at will be 1! ' It Is Indestructible. They hive del Aqua, Volesn that when on aide of tho let or wmer volcano,, burst out In 1M1 nand shrub water flood of angry loose a raging of thi Rose of Hell wai tha en.y thing that and escaped destruction, tbs waters parting btlleTS leaving It uninjured. The Indiana tha: the Roie or Hell can canto or prevent au eruption of the volcano. Calendars nr probably the oldest form of literature In tbe world. The cards which appear by A millions la all civilised countries nowadays have their counterpart among the most ancient known races. Tbe Alter, tor example, were well supplied with calendar, aad several of theta kava been preserved vA i i to thia day. They were published la stone end set up le public placet. Germaa Imperial authorities bare secured flue of 12,51)0 from the heirs of a niannfocturer on the ground of hie Bering underetaled hie Income, end so paid toe lew a tax during several year of hla lifetime. , I i t f TURQUOISE DEALER IN CAIRO. BEET. Ose ef tbe meat picturesque ef trades people la tha But are Uv turquoise mercfaseU of cl era Egypt Brow of the quaint old chars arete found at Cairo. Tbe atockef a single merchant Is frequently ef greet valee, yet ae he Is eeateat t display It mech tha oft owl. area, Is a fairly good liken. le known bnt It 1 really another beet of whatwaa grown a the Yellow Tankard variety, aad eonnty. Kecog-nlnln- g by farmer In Los Angelea It resemblance to a bird he It by placing buttons In Its head to represent eyes, then tied a ribbon around Itf sack and placed It on exhibition. an Italian la aa American city display hie fruit. Tb atuaca ara laid out la little pile and parcel on a little stand, wbtcb may bt carried tram place to place. The fi0.4 coat nearly police of tbe United Kingdom 7,0Mw a year. i I ; i s Every one hae heard of the maiden wlA d brill on her toes, but few have ever ring seen tbe reality. The accompanying photograph shows the foot of aa Eastern Ceylon beauty richly adorned with Jewelry. Each toe. It will ha seen, carries a ring, which In chain running I attached to a golds to an elaborate anklet Tbe Jewelry worn on the foot Of an Eastern beauty la frequently worth as much a WWO. These decorations ere. aa might be expected, designed for walking and are worn only on special lura WORLDS THE Without being crowded le the limit of Its capacity this pump can dri ver 2.500,000 ga.lona of water every hoar la tbe twenty-fouMoreover, It will do thf work wltboat making aa much nolae a Is aerie by i hr .operation of the old style sewing machine. ' tjuis.de the doors of tbe great bcl.dlng which bouses it aa sonnd a heard from within, and. standing lurid? tbc monster upon ihe brink of the pt connected with the lake from which Ae water la taken, almost tbc only toaud la the colae of. the lactlim. Is with every stroke more than a tn'Kmud gallons are r. lifted. . . ' It la a triple erpvnrinti pumping engine, with a capsclry nf sail oil. stand- lug nearly lifiy.foet iu lieigkt, and rriiiuilig 1.5W bnrspnwsT for lis operation. II b proved by actual test thnt tbc nominal BIGGEST occasions. Two thousand automobile chain, wlA eeata for two persons, will be tor hire, with or without ehanlfeur, IB tho Wor d Fair grounds at BL PUMP. as capacity ean be easily maintained forand Indefinite time without Injury or strain, that pushed to Its full rapacity tbe pump coald handle spproxlmite.j 75.000.000 gal- consecutive hour. lons In twcniy-fou- r The duty of tbe pump to to furnish water for the great etsmp mill of tbc Calumet A hick has twenty two steam Her'.a Company, g pumps In cAtitmunui operation, dally pa.vet-lidn5,000 ion of conglomerate rock Into can by It he carried away and so fine that contained la tb ruck separata the from tbe worthless sand, and Ae e.ae and force of tbo etreems of water are so nicely the aaad and yet regulated as to wash sway of copper. carry with It the minimum Iu Barela there la soldier for every S2 Inhabitants: In the United Slates there Is one soldier for every 1.300 Inhabitants. a novel restaurant at the Werld'e Felt of Ae tral.dlng will be on with tbe wallswhich will awliu mode of glass tank. In a stream of swiftly running water. tb pump I hound la a tpcclni build eg flsbrm arar tbe shore of Tmtb Lake and below the American computing ralp. rash red era mills, and It force a steady vtrcr.m of w1 widely cM i and ollrr specialties bare Wn lo the upper portion T the mill, Ibis ye.T. or I rim agents nay c small J 1 ef water p.ay lipca tli) In thnt there l yet a vtry broad flc.d before I gnat slim- - tables and Jlue. Ibre llic sptbtiu. j c'flo gravby of tbc fine particles of C"fpT wherein-smmsral- j ! |