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Show flfWULTU-- J -m r Jj)jjljThnWYVV1il -m m m m m -- i,WMWWMWirir rnmm fif-- t nlWWV1lr r , M iIiiib A " STRANGE AND CURIOUS THINGS THAT ARE ENCOUNTERED IN VARIOUS PARTS OF WORLD g WASHINGTONS ?. !..'.& -- V. .; : fv- - ;.. DISiPEARKG IN THE ARCH. GHOST X: - ' " - ?:'. .:. ' ,- -J j-- w.-r- hundred 11 Of Juat two montlia It waa agalu received profile, made op partly cf the arch, the tree and the neighboring house. Tbe photographer aomlt it would be a dlBieait thing to repeat this feat, whli b waa wholly In tbe way accidental, for the would be to determine the proper angle at which to ataal and tbe arrangement of all object a lu the proper proportion. lngront Three ernpliona gen- OF SPECIMEN RARE The owner of the remarkable wampam belt abown in tbe llluetratlon claim that It I tbe original belt made by the Indian and given In keeping of tbf Mancie tribe of Delaware! when the territory now the Slate about or Pennsylvania waa ceded to William l'eiin. Another belt waa made at tbe reaewal of tbe treaty In ITtlt or ITtXS, and It ia now believed A BELT. WAMPUM cehool-lionae- For Old Time Scolds. dlaoppeared. A well knvwa French hydrograpker, II. Thoulet, aayc there are two great aoae of vfilt-aul- c on, runactivity the trrri-atrta- l merle. Mexico, tha ning throagh Oatral Antilles, the aouth of Spain. Haatorln, the Red Sea and the Pvralaa Gulf, to the Malay Archipelago; while the marlue vulrauieaou traveraea the Atlaatie, near Trlataa d'Acuu-ha- , St. Helena. Ascension, the rsuirles, the Aiure and Madeira. to be In'tbe poaaeaalen of Pennsylvanians. The belt above ahowa waa held by John Wampam. a Cbrlatlaa India, who on two different oeeaaloua flailed England aad aonght red real for ladlag grievances and toa get money to tinlld churches and oa their reaerratloa la W cetera Canada. Wbea Chief Wampam died thla belt lfit-2- Y'enai haa been called the birthplace of traata. The flrat waa formed then In 1K7H. Tntaia now control practically tb whole trade of the dty. Dog a la Mode. w Fanlike Palm. Eactcrifi In Ink. la aome parta of Madagascar perfectly farmed tana frequently grow with a apreod if V feet. Ko use la made of them, alnee they are too large for practical uae. The (haa are, nerertbeleaa. perfect of the palm tut hind, aad If cut and dried would he In their uatural (toad very aervleeable. tale they are fringed with beautiful green of gigantic proportions, the whole be- - hew cauae for anilely for thoea who really lerrlfled by tbe thought of coming In contact with dangeroua bacteria haa been found In ruch Ink aa la uaed In acbuola. Professor Mnikmann, of Lelpilc, baa ly examined sixty seven klnda of such Ink and baa arrived at the mult tbit under certain rlrcumatancea It may be dangeroua to wouod one's aelf with au Inky pen. Most of the Inka be examined conta.ned a large qnautlty of micrococci, bacteria and fungi. From a red and purple cample tbe eultlraf-a badllui which killed a mouae in four doya. The moral to be derived from tbeoe fart a la that Ink bolt we niuat be kept earrfuly cloaed when not In uae. It la aim advlaablo to alutndoa tbe Imd habit of wettlag the pea with the tongue. A scold-lu- g An old gag which waa uaed to atlc-ncwomen In England la atlll preserved. It consist of a large piece of Iran so arranged In a steel frame that It may be held rigidly In plaee, keeping the who rained this peculiarly shaped vegetable apoke of It aa a bird of a tomato." and, ao for as the shape and augKixtloa got, ll certainly Itean a marvelluua resemblance to a young chicken or fledgeling. It waa produced In the kitchen Vndoubtcdly the agriculturist This to a snapshot of two deer taken to thu wilds of Blsklyo county, Cul. It loqultua eommoa thing lu the game haunted sections f this star to ace them aa Unit as la the game preserve. On sum-rroo- s predacu of sum anme sen linn of rallfnrnio are deer In aad so little shot at that thy seem to ha utterly devoid of tbe fear of niaa. "I waa driving along slowly, says the grille saa a who look tbs photo, my horse trotting oa tbo levels of the grade of the rood. Chief fall Into the hand of hla Wolf, and then to the Initera aoo, who disponed of It to In present owner. oti Tomato. Bird WITH A CAMERA. UOl. the tiny Mind of Rermuja. In the auuthern water of the Gulf of Meals, aud-dral- y erally occur In (billow water. The lilmd Georgioa, lu the Archipelago of Santorln. la a comparative lufaat lo laud auaala. having made lt appearance ao late at I'M). About two faun ago, in September, luto the dn p which bad given and then ultra Ussy persona hSTC.takei photograph at Arch tu New York, but It Is ulr to say that ao other camera entliuxliat this the pontrlbutor of thla picture haa been toeniuiful la retching the "ghott" of the "Fitter of His Couutrr'' within the moan-meLook at tbe curve of to hla greatness. the arch on the left and you wIll'Me Waak- - metre. SHOT WILD DEER ISLANDS. e taken at the away. Sounding! which tpot showed a depth of iff;y metres. Au le'.aad called Sabrina appeared la 1S11 near the Axorea aad di'pp.arcd tbe aania year. Her tha depth aui.ndi-- afterward waa very great, an raoriauue tl.eore being traceable baring a depth if at leaat thirl Submarine valeanoea are tbe ranee of many deep sea phenomena. Among the moat curious of tbeae are lalauila tbat come and etay awhile, tbea viu'.eh la a Lighi a completely aa though tbe earth bad swallowed them or tbe aea. wbiek la rea.ly the hungry uiaw which opena up to gorge Itarlf upi u tboae loat Atlautlaea. aa Inland wbleb received tbe Ia name of Julia appeared elf tlie aoulb roaat of Hlcily. After an earthly existence v- - ttar 3 whea looking ahssd I saw tho deer In tbe mad ahead of me. I reined up uud was delighted Bud that the two fine yoang bucks gave uo Indication of fright. I reached under lb rat of tha buggy, serured wy camera and took the snap. After taking the picture the deer atlll remained curiously observing bus I replaced my earners under th srat and fighting my cigar drove la the direction ot the game. 1 actually cracked my whip al tbe tall of on of them so I passed. to Pius Old W&tch. v i The latest application of the art de nouveau la tu tha dealgulug of horse aud rlotklng tor dog, la Germany, where the new art las Imcu carried further thru anywhere dec, dog collar, coati aud Tirenty-Ihre- e ed election of Flue X. a sculptor began tu model hla bust and oa afternoon, thinking that ha bad worked too long and tbat Hla Holism might hsve grown tired of posing for him, b taraed lo bis assistant aud ashrd him what oclock It was. The assistant replied tbat he bad n natch, whereupon Ffus said: "I'll tell yoa tbe time. 1'vo got a goad old watch." aud with the ward he drew from his pocket a large. Old foshiuned. nickel plated timepiece, whlrk was bold fast to a halloa hy mesa of a common Mack cord. Of thla watch th Pontiff I vary fund, for ko has bad It many years. Bom of hla former parishioners. It to said, have at. time spoke after the A few day - lro-feaa- d Key. of tbe most famous torture cbamliert of the Middle Agra Ie situetej at I'urnca, Kaet Hpalu. It waa widely known throughout tbe eonntry aa No. 13. Bo gres was tbe dread of the particular mom that tlie fatal numbers 21 were synonymous for many with unspeakable cruelly. The dour ct the room was locked with a key whoee fact formed the aumcralt The key, which Is still On jocularly of It. calling It a turnip aad aa salon, yet aont more than they appreciate th arailment which causes tbelr revered paator ta ellug so tenderly to bis aaetout timepiece. Curious Cactus. Brobdignaglan Bike. Tbo largest cacti la tbe world are found ia Mexico. Tbe curious, bristling spiked plants common In green house give little Idea of tbe ala and beauty of this variety. It la common, fur example, to find a single plant growing to height of eight or ten feet, which will weigh several hundred pounds. Tbey grow In bewildering variety of forms The largest wheel la th world uaed for ryellng purposes was a tricycle which toured England net long ago. Th rear whslls. which are, of eoursa, tha larger, me cured nearly U feat la height The machine waa propelled by ala an, who sat high la Us air midway between tha two great keels. gpuppu. ,iu oy a u.uue ui a.iiii uuuui are hat In diameter and 111 feet or morr in height. gardes of a farmer who Is also laureates la poultry, ao this may acconnt tor tha "freak." mouth open. lemon Juice Essence. The Instrument ia not unllkt The wage hill of the English aavy Is that used by the modem demist to keep the 998,800,000 a Jaw apart while he ie working with one teeth. The original gasdesigned, aud doubtlen with success, to keep It victims Europe baa 8,000.000 Hebrew, Asia now from speaking any Intelligible word. e has six aiore than 09.n00l WWai- yr. Alexander HaiUgartner, la Bldly, h discovered novel machine for extract-k- f Msvnre from lemoa peels. He says: Consul Import!!', part bf this mach.ne eon-t- s of two dlaka. of about 4 btehea dlam hr each, the surfaces of wbk-- are Indented like a nutmeg grater, ao a to bo.d tbe peel h slice. The disks are placed opposite each atlur. in the flrat movement they separata about 3Vi lacbea, and receive a half peel hmloualy deprived of the po p) from a heel, the spokrt of which project about u lach above tbe rim, which places tbe pee! httween tbe disk Just before tbey meet. The dlaka la opposite directions and tarcae the eaaeure from the peel without hniklug It. The prOI ia then ejected aad a fresh one I laaerted. The oeace, aa It la extracted, la gathered la Wages p aced under the disk. The disk a hardly lie seen, being hiddei by two npa. which prevent the eacape and evapornf tbe eisenee, ate "A.I the wora' la done t ntomatlenlly, placing tk. peel oa the tpokes of the heel whi h snpp.lea the dirk. This work, hehic very almplc. la done by women and "f- who receive eighty eentialml (sixteen sits) for tea honra' work. Tbe caps city (he machine Is alxteea thou'and half r nro,pera day of tea boar. Ur. Boearlo dl large producer of eaaenee at l,M twenty mncblnec la hit factory iff f,Sfd with them. The patentee la tl0Taanl Fern valle. of Messing, glclly. The rev-iiv- y es-S- - BUTTONS - -- OF IVORY Advice to Smokers. vta chain aad beiehaa an la man ar less Oaiy eertala breeds at dogs an daconud in this way. Tha breeds with thla long, neck, with bodies tad legs ta mateh, an. aa a matter of fact, constructed tew art line aad eonaaquantly took well demead. Dr. Cate, well known Freack phyaicha, leva down the following rules for smokers, and maintains that those who observe them need bsve bo fear that tobacco will do them any barm. 1. Daly smoke mild cigar. 2. (Inly smoke good rlgare. 8. Never amok Ike toft half of a alga rue the end of cigarette. a cigarette goes put do not 4. If a cigar light It again. A Do not sit where than to a cloud of t In each a setting. MILK. Ia Pea I re I America there la a frail produc- - Most of the button need la America, whether cation of button. Jng pa'm which bat quite metamorphosed called Ivory, pearl, bone, bon or rubber, The Ivory plant hao been recently discovthe button business and formed the nuclea come from this Ivory plant. That It to prob- ered la California, but the nut It produces for one of the moat Important Industrie able tbat your button art milk and grew to Ita wild itate to of Inferior quality and will lu tbe United State. Tbe seed of this fruit on trashes. aad colors. Their blossom are correspond sot make good button. Rut It I believed milk contain a Is to sweet The Ivory plant la oat of tha wonders of tbat with proper eulttvetlon the fruit will tbat tbe and Uate varied. lngly large I and relished by tbe native. Tbe miik. the age. and to rewarding Its growers with be as valuable as tbat of central America. whMl allowed tq (cnjaln la the ant long vast fortune. The aula are brought to the If no, tbe rn rn growing of button! to America becomes turn and Indurated, I ln;o United State by tbe shipload end hauled would become au luduitry of PPflni , n substance aa brittle and hard n Importance UltotUV Cl Cl UI Iww VlCulU tbe Ivory across the continent to the big button second only to the growing at eon, wheat from tbe elephant's tusks. The plant which from which they lease forth In every to these nut called A French chef, who prepured the dish for the Ivory plant. concelrable design, color, grade end claealfi ad eottoa, for every aa west produces the Due de Chartres In 1774. If said lo havo made the first ice cream. Lord Baron was aware of the process of rangcilitloa by HUNDRED rOUR YEAR OLD PRUGGAR VIOLIN. mean nf enow and salt, but to him It was a scientific fact of greater or Its Interest, and he had nu idea of tbe delightful nf this process aa various eatables. iV-wrrr knows Ird drinks and water Ices to tbe Parisian epicure a renlury and a half earlier, tbe dainties having probably come from the Far East hy tbe hand nf aome traveller who bad tested sherbet. Tbe Engy ' I i ' lish knew or eared nothing for lurh artificial refreshment till the present eentury. Even- now tbey do not rrgerd the iced pudding" with especial fsvor. . Th trtryele wue complete In every detail, even to the bora light, which was propore tioaataly large and powerful. liirrnvprfr nf Monument lo Pigeons. A monument to to be erected la Paftotetb to commemorate their worn inter pistonsJBTOi of Mr. i the clear of Hocbet-Hoopte- posa1-bliltl- Peycholtigte Bnolaglqu, hs aisested the Idea aad haa the support of n person. M. Fwnilet. th nnr erulptor, has hera commissioned monument will i carry out the work. The kr tbe form of a column, surmounted by a hleld bearing th anna of tbe City f Part, a la th left will be a neat, coutalulngan-hlothcr and two young pigeons, uhll to about to take Ite flight from the top rlght-hen- d bird eld f tbe shield. Oa th end of rills end frag- lying on the hull to Institute '' LIGHTHOUSE VIEW OF A FLIRTATION. very one Ie familiar with the appearance brack they sit upon kln. go far aa la knowspark tbe Pkotograph to the only one which a,ct ground plan of such a scrae. Picture wai taken from the top of Beacby u l Head Lighthouse, In England, tbe couple engaged In tbe flirtation belli quite unconscious that they were being photographed. The dark sbadtug at the aide of the atone platform aa which they are sitting to tbt rough, ened surface of tbe weter. 1 . 'tfes A violin to set the fingers of the ronrola-aeu- r to tingling I ownnl liy I,. W. Hrndley. o. Boston. It bears the uete of J51S aud the (Ignuthre of the great Gesperd Dnlffo Frnggar. of, Bologna, tbe Inveutoc of the violin is It to known Frugger antedates the other greet makers. the Anistl, Guarnertasand Btradlvarlus, of Cremona. Ha was a viol maker at first, and was noted for the beautiful mosaics Voltaires Home. Vo.-talr-e. s t Vnl-f.lr- e e Mu-eu- s j with which he adorned hla Instrument. In hi experiment with hla much loved strings aud bows be evolved (he violin or little viol, "the most perfect thing that man haa rvvr It ll customs ry among tbe hunters of big tu game In India for the psrllea nowadays gw about equipped with cisimh. cion with artaal photoAn their guns and provisions. flue specimen graph of some psrlk-ulaittold low I, of course, n very which has waa couviucirg argument.. Thia photograph istic style, with Inlaying, painting and carving. Tb Inlaying to of rare and eurtons wood so marvdoaaly cat and fitted that ealy a close scrutiny pf the fiaUhed work reveal the fart that It to a mosaic Instead of a poiatlng. precious does Mr. Bradley consider this masterpiece that he ha It Insured for 810,400 and locks It up every made.1 Mr. bu I h Bradley specimen of P rugger's work Is. far as It I knows the earliest aad perhaps the only one lu existence. It Ik flubbed end adorned In Prnggar's character According to a Trench statistician. million letter of tbe ordinary typ used to d newapspera p'ari J la cloa Juxtapoaltloa over fifteen hundred metres somewhat lew thia a mile. Il.it according to this reckm -e lhaa eleven hundred oning there to to the average Fa matt'-af aids y reading lirsn daily. Within the cover ofa ti flnililir yllow barkrd sorel sir, I. a rule,to aud lu order be found docti.e tbat rover the grnnnd wb.fb to represented by ill s tli" eye will I. ate to of M. T.i'la's , ,.f IV re than thirty mfl-s-1 It1 r 'for ihe nversgi' ; ip-xvi-ng- c - n Is'rrt j period nf a hriiiHii llf. Way lie ra ! hiiudre-- l miles X- -t aimrl tmuty-liiIhnciih 1 . hi- - 'r-- l. fo d ni. f read'!.-- baeco imoLa. A Do art ehew the cud af cigar. T, die a cigar bolder ar cigarette hoMet and lino It with eottoa, for tb BleoMoe will cling to tb totter and will only penetrate la my tein. small quaaltttoa tot th amokor'a aye-- A Whea reu ar at boaae only amok a pipe with a long stem. aud. when obtainable, omnka a narglie la preference to any othw kind of pip. Deepest Bore Hole. Tb deepest boro bolt la the world to aa of AS71 fret below the surface ot the sell made at Paruaehowlta, near liybrlek. Upper Bilceto. The previous record for depth was a 6.7.43 foot bole drilled tome years ago it e Hchladebarb, near Lelpstc. The latter was made la search far coal meant, e aome elgbiy-threaf separate teems, ard considerable thickness, were penetrated. T he demand for private gorrrncsacs I rap. Idly demeaning. It baa fallen off 20 per coat la tbe tost five ye re. boro-tml- HUNTING IN THE JUNGLE night la a aafe deposit vault . . Tbe Deepest lake. 2,500 Miles of Reading. Extensive repair are now being made la Tarla on tbe fmuuuf residence which has so long ben associated with the name of lu this building; which stands on tbe (Jual Voltaire, the l.los'rluus Frencknu-lived for tme time death, and there ra a memorable ocraslon Le received tlie homage of all Paris. The residence at time to til Marquis dr VII. so w lrttr. whose friendship for s.n'-ertbat ko Mined his ana after him. Tbe ropm Jn Vo.uire died wss not disturbed fur nearly fifty year. In lhoO tb n as the porK-rfrbsngcd. Lords, and. at was ramsre'et the vi.ed, of the Mariuls(!e Vli'e'ifi's-ds- h It a.', ed lo the interesting all'll h.i l la tiin .q d Iim:c a i.tv .Vo tslie preserved. I a very ponderous affair. Prlamatle Imke, to the Ydewstone National Park, to th largest body of hot water la tho world. Lake Bilks!, Is'FlDetia. Is by fir the deepest Ikks kuotr i to the world. It ll la every way comparable to thw Great Likes a regards alae. for. while As arc Is more than aiae thonsaad sqaare making It abont equal l to Erie la are. Its enormous depth of between 4.000 aud 4.8JO feet make the rotnme of lu Waters almost equal ta that of Lake Surtrlor. Alibougk Its surrsee ta 1.8.40 feet els it era leyeb' It bottom to nearly three tbonaaad feet lie'bw It. ia Ita basin The Ca'plsu Be ha a more thin three bnusi4 feet. Lake anpt-rficto- ih l Maggl-ir- Iikc this' iniLi- - Cuwo Igigu de Garda, nearly twq ihoawbd fret and ltaba'i Juke, has a d'pib in sti'-tlir- r of I m-- r ,l.i-- ; All-1- , giii. l.!Sffcer IjiSi ih-a:.d t Jmp i v Is li.d Hn-'-- n al.d 1 t'nn-i:if-- ili pi of l') .n , frrt. i P bunk fake a by a party at German era. lathi case Ihc camera was carried several miles la tb rush arter the elephant through the Jungle before the animal wai told low and the humeri were ready to pdet fur their photograph. |