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Show t BS -- . - I ' . . ef i ' BALLOONING EXPEDITION. sorted to various substitute fur material for their dwellings. Toaopuh Is not a temperance town, and sut-- a quantity of beer la consumed that empty bottles are abundant. Feck lilt upon the idea of wishing himself n bouse out of these bottles, ad col h fna a selentlSe ataadpolnt. one will admit," ho says, "that of the exact force of heat a Malta idea la the BMHintalB and of the depth at whl A It la to be found ran be obtained by placing Terp arnaitlve thermometers at aped-dletaacea from the volcano and br to the wtatlattrs fnralabed thereby the kuowa lawa of heat, la thla war and br repeatlnx the samp operation eereral ttweo It will be possible to obta In a thorough y knowledge of the changes, which are tiklnx hlae within the mouateln. Tksa we can tell at any time whether tha liubterrBBcaa die la assuming alarmlnx or Is diminishing or la extinguished. Vo tifnal of alarm need he xlren until It raslly danxerona and thna tfaoae who litre near It will not be troubled with ragne frsrs. When dinger threateni them they will be distinctly told of It, and they will Belt her be eeared without canoe nor will they be lolled Into a falae security. If, for example, the wind la blowing tennis the northwest, there la nothing to pre t7 aad con-ustl- v Where vent a ateamer approaching te within three or four mllee of the volcano. Moreover,' experiment!, which were drat made at the Observatory of Tex el a few years ago, aud which have been eon tinned since then with Biarked success, ahow that kltea and bal-- . loons Invariably prove of great service in an undertaking of this kind. Br nalng a kite In connection with a balloon the regiaterlug Instruments ean be brought within 9 or in thousand feet of tha crater, in that position they will prose thoroughly effective, and Interesting photo graphs mar be obtained. Oa the other band. If a kite only le used,' a height of 12.000 feet can be attained; and at drat glaucie this scents to promise better results. It must lie remembered, however, that It would take a kite throe hours to attain Its greatest altitude, whereas It would taka a balloon only ona hour. Tho experiments of the Count de lu Vsulx have shown that n steamer can easily tow balloons of euermoua volume and on various oeoaslona aueeesaf ul ascents in balloons bare bees made from French aud .German vessels. It Is evident, therefore, that la this way observations of the greatest Interest could be made and that photographs of the moat Interesting points could readily bo taken. Furthermore, if tbeap ascents were made under favorable condition! of wind. It would ha possible to condense tbe gas coming out of the crater and to see whether It contained any poisonous elements or not. Colombian Stump. NelsonFelL, On the dark af H. M. 8. Victory, the old ship wklck did inch gallant work at Trafalgar, la a small tablet marMag the spot where Kelson mull tablet marking tbe spot where Kelson ML On Trafalgar Bay many visit tho various place where, relics of the gnat admiral are kept. Ko spot ufcra attention than the old Victory. Her Majesty the Queen went there once with Prince Albert, on Trafalgar Bay, and after Though they are prised by collectors, It Is Baft to aay tliat no artist would find anything beautiful Ivtbe stamps, which aro shown In the accompanying picture. Indued, they are shockingly crude, aud ( HOUSE. SPANISH BONE t lected enough to make a dwelling which la SO feet In length, 10 feet hi width and contain tan rouaut-- It I stated that ne leas tbaa 10,000 bottle were used lu tbe walls of this unique structure As the photograph hows, they were placed with the bottom ends project eg outward and are held le position by dry mod, which the builder substituted for mortar. The corners of tho walla are formed of wooden posts, also covered with mud. The rows of bottles nearest the rorurra ate act IB the material ao tightly a to make weatherproof joint. The lurid to rover if the walls are coated Out in tho mining camp of Tonopab. Kev., William K. Pet, a miner, baa built himself perhaps the most remsrkalde house la which a family ever lived. It Is an art nal fact that not a tree ran be found wiihlu 09 miles of the town, aud lumber for bullilfug cuir.uuudo such a high price that the people have re- Pleach aeronauts bm' serious! thluk-- u of organising aa expedition with tha notort-(t)Mt af studying Moat Pals, that Bonntala, tha arapttaa from which T prosed ao fatal to tha resident of X. W. da Fouvlelle, ona of rarir MwdBlqaa. ana bar, haaannaatad that they do this, and fet gtrro many raaaoaa whj their work la tssad to prora successful. both from a BOTTLE BEER A ,Fi tho seeks o the bottle as that the walla of tho houao ate almost ns solid nn If cow-sacted of stuns, being tally n tout In thicktr ness. The miner bee sens of tho artletir. end eouatrueted two of the walls of Ids hon of light groee buttles and the other walls of dork green, whh-- prodsce quite n pleasing aged. This novel residence has lieen Cnlsbed about n yosr and Feck has lived In It sinew that tlma with hi wita aud two children. Although last wlator was unusually cold la Tonopah tha family bad ao difficulty la keeping a arm. mflii-lrnU- i Tourists visiting uie West Iodise and leaking for curiosa sights should not fall to visit a small town shout seven mllee north of Ban Joss, Puerto Klco. Ask any no tiro whsrs tbebooe-yaf- d I end fora taw pansies will conduct you to s cemetery, situated sa s hill. In one ceruse of tha cemetery Is s pise surrounded by n stout wall, gray h PICTURED hard to realise that s relic of some THE enough In his roprsaeatiUuu, for te this day. on the plains of Tartary, I found a wild bora of Just this kind, aud belonging, as wa know, to the widest typ existing. From under tha dab r ef a cavern hi tha It Is artist's work should be still discernible after s period of 28H.0OI) year, a nearly as the time can be reckoned. But such Is the esse. It Is a small baa relief of two horses carved on s piece of rrledeer horn. chalk waa this picilirs dug up, and near It. ware huinas bones, doubtless thoss of the artist and his family. Above wers tha skeletons of "Huge bears, and among these more human hoses. It Is hard to lx They are big beaded brutes, with mule-lik- e tails and points which woiild make tbs judges at the Hurts dhow shudder. Yet theiw is no doubt tbs artist was accurate hit WASH DAY -- AT ... WORLD. . the data with prsrwloa, but ws ran eou near It. Above these remains ars trace of tbs last gnat Im age which ground all Korop tar thousands af years. Andthedva-tio- a of tho lea age ws ds, to some extant, understand.- Taking poq roast dent I on wltl another It would appear that SM.009 years most hnvs rolled by since this little picture ursa engraved. with ags. There Is s door loading t tho Interior, and by opening and looking inside you will sat sight sever to be few I gotten. Before you are hundreds of r uslns or native thrown there to lie and 1 Inquired as to this method of buriar dsesy. and was told that only tho well to do could .J have their rtisllvss' remains placed Is the ground. -- Accidental Inventions. Champion Jumping Dog. It often happens that an Ignorant man will si amble upon an Invention which clever men have been working over for years. one tlma all lbs gum used In Euglsud was mad from gum arable ssd cost no end of money. It bsinmned auo night that s Mg starch taetory on the basks of tha UffVy. near Dublin, took tra and groat puddles of Champion high divar of tho West Is Joker, S small fox terrier dog belonging to track Ko. 3, of Portland, Ora. Tbe fsvnrito pa it OLDEST YARD. ' 4 I alma of thla remarkable eanlaa consists la leaping from tbs roof of the Ira house to alarrh aud water were fuuud satriil.Home calico printers who bad bseu making aa sveulug of It esmo by, and, bring very tipsy, one of them tumbled Into tho tieky mess. Next morning, when he tried to dress, all hie ckithes wees stuck tight If they had been dipped Is glue, together aud Uk wretched man wso obliged to riay In bed till bla wife bod soaked them In class water. Tbs man, from his trads, knew how this gum was, sad taking tbs rest of tho party Into h.s emiBdewo they experimented by arorrhlng starch an s ire shovel They found It mads rxeellent gum whet mixed with water, sad It was this luvouttoa which enabled postage slaaip to b produced in an sdbeuslve form. - SEA. ' 11 i j . Cedars ol Lebanon. i Is This Is the largrel cedar of the I'ulted Htstls. It wssseulluklK Wlrfc-bslu sa envelope from friend In tbs Holy t tally tad reading the small tablet, while all stood with uncovered heart, she taped end gathered two leave from a there la honor of tho day, them away as meueuios of Ot occasion. On the steering wheel of this tae ship la Inscribed the Immortal signal: tfltiid expects every man to do his duty." tallcarried placed ta . w a. for that of lha supply. Psrcha la sixty ts obvious reason. They were loaned In Colombia daring the recent revolution, and. aa tha government had other thing to think alwut, tbe various postufliees printed stamps whenever they needed thmp, and took little or no pains to maintain any uniformity of design or color. Naturally, tbe craftsmen employed at this skilled In tbe work were not specially art of engraving: hence, though they doubt-len- s did their best, tbe stampa manufactured by moat of them are lu many respect tbs moat unsightly that have ever appeared. Fortunately, their duration of life was short, and In future they will only possess Interest for collectors who may not And It very easy to procure a complete set of them. for I !; Tho metal lithium is little more than half the weight of water. A cubic ' foot of it weighs 1U0. ounces. Mercury la Si times heavier. loud, lie planted It opposite bl borne between Ilsyslde svenne and Chestnut street. Flushing, L, I. It Is about 100 year old. It Is niscestie and stands skis In the middle of farm. It has beautiful color and bat L h k k Intae toerimen af sixteenth cent taallTe woodwork has recently been a It la a pn "pea Uka a wise glass, simply hut rir Balloon Collision. Oldest Modern Man. carved. It stands In the nave of tha Abbey, against a stone pillar, which In tarn I mors than 800 years old. Wash day on s warship Is as Istereetlng time la more ways than' one. It I common to speak of the great as anthills for activity, bat the else of tbe crews Is never so patent as os wash days. Thsae- compsnylug lllustrxllon Shows oa of tho, warships of tbs Hiuslsn nary with this peof culiar decoration. Only about oae-hs-lf men-of-u- k Is L L b b f , great attraction fur artists. A QUAINT PULPIT. . I be street, a distance of 35 feet. Of coarse, Joker docs not land oa the bard asphalt pavela s out held blanket for by bis adment, miring friends ts catch him as ho makes the Jump. As scon as tbs little dog sees the Bremen make for the street, blanket in hand, b be- -' gins .to Isirk and grow ao exHted that H I hard to keep him from bounding to tbs roof-enlsilu og before tho men are prepared fnr tho r Irons test. He rn ns back ssd forth across the top of tha building until tbs signal Is gives below, when up lu tbs sir he goes, aud down straight Is to tho oatotrotchsdl blanket. ROYAL This remarkable tree Is sn large that a bs I teen built In It whh-- will hold more than 400 people at onetime. Usage, ton, Is very great, scientists agreeing that for severs) ban- It mast have ; j ! AT OAK th elotbee actually drying nr shews Is tbs picture. Prone has four clause of roods. They are, respectively, MX 40, M sad 3 feet wide. Plus-mogo- EPPELBARN. dred year. At the top are four small non, from which shots are Bred on holidays or solemn occasions. The man who Is responsible for the scheme has taken out n patent for It sa tbe ground that It iaaa ls-ron-ha- ll HIGHEST A seceding to th "Inter msrtlsrs dss Chctehsuro," tho oldest mu of modern times was S laborer of Brest, Is Trance, named Jean Csusens. Ms ws born In os tbs coast, and died at It. Msthisu, sear Brest, at tbasgestlBTyssra. Thu Italian pointer Csfllerl painted s portrait ef tho centenarian In tbs year 1771, IS years before be died. TELEPHONE ftltutlou for the fresh tlreurc. Toodles Is tbe horse, Hinkle tbe ger. Toodles doesn't like bring a hone murk, though: It Is so humiliating ts l Usd up to n esrt. ssd especially so If you hara to pull shout another dog you know you esn wklp If yon ran only get the chance. Tern dies look peaceful enough, nod he I gentle and sgeetlouate with hlshumea friend Tbs dugs sro the piayvnale of e little New York Blskte hi very lively yauagnter. aud boy. lost thlsgs lu life ere full of Interest aid pa"' STATION. P CD west . ...i...... - j I k. ' n. V.w there hllt '' ctoium-It- t i tie -- yi., jBv with a li sltltede, 9.72 .0 feel, for I Twelve are 5 foci ! Inch' - British Army or orer In bright. only nf th - An actual odllsioa of balloons la midair ' occurred recently sear London. Several Urge balloons bad bseu liberated at tha Crystal ' False when a ebaaca gnat of wind brought two of the balloon together. The snuud ef tbe Impact, furious scraping noise, eras hoard tor a considerable aists ae. Tha elasticity ot tha balloon caused them to kessd sport Instantly without rilher sugaring ssy damage. USEFUL DOG TRACTION. Dorsetshire end Hertfordshire are tbs pter-ss- t counttec la England. Bach has t sup port 40 paupers per 1,000 Inhabitants. kb Lusillses: the' blgbcsl point In lieBavarian Alps, where muni a traveler bu felt repaid fur hlsfcsni Hiuib by tie. wondern I ful vew he f lien otitAlrrol. foriiiorl;-ha-refuge for vlsltoru except tiny lint on Hit- .. j l excitement for hi in. IT wants to be In rerythlng thA goes on. lie and Toodles are not exactly frlesd. merely acquaintance. aud I would not trust them slose together very long for fear that one or- the other would insist upon settling theqncstios of which was tbs I letter flghrer. Tuedle ts well n Is yesrs. dignified, fat and indifferent; Bibkf young, slim aud always ready for pis). They are Imtli very and sin. - i i |