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Show . , Camel Hump and Giraffe Sway at the Capital WASHINGTON. In a furtive sort of way peoplo havo takea note of the "camel hump walk." It's hero. It came to Pennsylvania avenuo rath-er rath-er gradually, but by much quicker process than that by which the aboriginal abor-iginal raan stopped walking on all fours; for It tracos Us ancestry back to the hobblo skirt and no farther. Just as wo used to have tho "kangaroo "kan-garoo walk," wo now havo the "camel-hump "camel-hump walk." Tho camel-hump walk Is naturo's way of adapting Itself to the sheath skirt. It Is naturo's law and probably tho very best naturo could do under tho circumstances. It will bo seen by careful attention lo the pictures that tho genuine camel-hump Is nothing moro nor loss thnn an attempt on tho part of tho hobbled fomalo to get away from what Is coming behind her, a direct application applica-tion of tho theory that solf-prescrva-lion Ih ono of tho primal Instincts of humanity. Tho peculiar effect Is duo to tho tendency of the uppor portion of tho torso to advance n little fastor than tho hobbled extremities. Tho hobblo skirt, being truo to Its nnnrnnnrnnftnn nrwwwym name, deters tho legs In their deslro for freedom. Tho right log payB to Its colleague, "May I pass?" Not to be outdono In politeness, tho left leg nnswers, "Why, my dear, of course; but I warn you that you will not be able to go far. Your career noces sarlly will be somewhat limited." "Cat!" exclaims tho right leg. and fares forth confidently, only to come up against that hobble llko a colt at tho end of Its tother. Mcanwhllo, tho shoulders and spine, having tho utmost confidence In the right leg to do Its full duty and ranking rank-ing no allowance for tho confoundod hobblo, forge ahead Just as they used to In the days beforo tho tubo skirt was ever dreamed of. Now, It Is that very tendency of the upper portion of tho torso to continue tho old movements of a natural gait that produces that peculiar phenomenon pheno-menon tho camel-hump. Thcro Is also tho "glraffo sway," which Is a variation of tho camol-hump camol-hump employed by slender girls only. Tho complement of theso two actions ac-tions Is tho "wldeawako sit." The namo originates with tho tondency of the ankles and foot to como right out and greet you In broad daylight. The tecs no longer peep from out of the folds of a tailored gown; thero nro no folds Needless to say tho wldeawako Is particularly popular with occupants of tho opposlto seat In tho car and with tho manufacturers of silk hoso. Famous Stockbridqe Indians Are to Go West DECIDING to nbandon their tribal form of government and adopt the whlto man's way of doing things, the remnant of tho Stockbrldgo tribe of Indians, numborlng COO men, women and children, will shortly become citizens of Wisconsin and cense to be under tho supervision and guardianship guardian-ship of tho fedcrnl government. Tho Stockbrldgo Indians will have n wholo township to thomsclvcs, cast of Lake Winnebago, nnd other land that tho government Intends giving them. Already they aro planning the organization of a town government, and they hnvo written to various fed-oral fed-oral and stato officials nbout the state .for Information respecting civil gov- eminent, parliamentary practlco and ' " whntover clso may bo useful to them In solving tho problems beforo them. Originally tho Stockbrldgo Indians were a part of tho Mohican confederacy confeder-acy and wero known under the nnmo of Housatonlc. When tho pilgrim fathers landed nt Plymouth Hock, the Stockbrldgcs occupied part of the Housatonlc valloy nt Dcrkshlro Hills, Mass. Soon nftcr tho famous missionary, mis-sionary, Sorgennt, went to work among them they wero collected on a tract , reserved by tho English government. Tho Fronch and Indian war, which broke out In 1754, marked tho beginning begin-ning of tho dccllno of tho Stock-bridges. Stock-bridges. They sided with tho French and thus aroused tho lro of many other oth-er Indian tribes. At tho closo of tho wnr they woro forced to move, partly becauso tho war had reduced their numbers and pnrtly bccaUBO tho Now Knglnndcrs desired thoy should leave that community. . Their number reduced to a beggarly band of 200 nnd their villages pillaged and burned by their enemies, It was with Joy that they accepted tho Invitation Invi-tation In 1765 to Join tho Oncldas In Oneida and Madison counties. Now York. Tho Interior Department has given Its approval of tho plan, and the Stockbrldgcs aro planning to lny aside soon tho blanket, tepoo and other mnrks of "tho only real Amorlcan," nnd tako up tho whlto man's duties. Uncle Sam Opens Another National Playground Ity ..?l&1 TW& PARK f -1 fS j2gf&WIU rtMfi punier years ago congress passed 1 u law setting asldo a tract of 1,-675 1,-675 square miles In northwestern Montana Mon-tana of tho wildest country on this continent to bo kept as n national park und plnyground and gntuo pro-serve. pro-serve. Tho park has now Just been opened for tho Benson, nnd It will ro-nialn ro-nialn open for visitors until October 15, For eight months of tho year It Is practically Inaccessible, as snow blocks the mountain pnssos. Thero aro as yet but fow roads, and tourists have to do most of their traveling on horseback over rudo trails. Glacier National pnrlt Is so named from tho fact that within Its bordors thero aro upwards of sixty Hying glaciers Theso glaciers fcod numor- on streams which go plunging through gorges of tho wildest grandeur. Thcro ore nearly 300 'lakes, tho largest of which Is I.nl;o McDonald, covering over ten square miles and being over 3,000 feet nbovo son level. Mount Cleveland Is tho highest mountain 10,135 feet but thero nro scores of other peaks of hugo slzo, many of which aro very grotesquo In sbnpo. Ono of tho most curious Is a great cIlfT which hns been dubbed "Heaven's Fold." Hero tho strata of rock formation for-mation hnvo been doubled and crushed crush-ed In a very striking way, and tho height from tho valley is ovor 200 feet. Whlto goats aro numerous In tho region. re-gion. Thoy have worn trails around cliffs which rlso vertically from tho valleys, nnd they tread theso precarious precari-ous paths with apparently no Idea of fear. Travelers who Ilka to try their mountain-climbing abilities will have plenty of work beforo thorn hero, It will tnko years to exploro tho wholo region, nnd every party that goes through roports Interesting new discoveries. Chinese Are Happy Over the New Issue of Bills WASHINGTON'S Chinatown eagerly eager-ly awaits the appearance of the now pnper money of tho Chinese republic. Chop sucy restnurantours. dealers In colestlal teas nnd spices nnd brlc-r brae ind tho vendors who line lower Pennsylvania n :nuo aro W on the qui vivo of anticipation. nankers, particularly thoso who have accounts with Chinamen nnd with Amerlcnns now traveling or living liv-ing In China, nro also Interested In the new money, which Is now being mnuufnrturcd In Now York and which I Is expected to mako an nppoaranco shortly n Chinese circles In this country Local Chinamen say that a groat compliment has been paid lo tho United States by tho celestial republic repub-lic In thnt tho standard of value of the now ir-nney Is tho American dol-lar. dol-lar. Ono ido of the notes will be printed In Chinese tho other In English Eng-lish It will be extremely easy to exchange American mouoy for Chinese and vice versa. The money Is the first Issue of paper pa-per by the new Chinese republic, and L Is mndo prlmnrlly to retire tho money of tho old empire, which also was printed In tho United States nnd bore tho portrait of tho Chinese diplomat, LI Hung Chang. Upon the new bills will bo found the portrait, not of LI Hung Chang, but of tho PhUeaophor Menlzos, who Is held Eocoud only to Confucius In tho estimation of tho Chinese. Tho bills are In denominations of $1, $5, $50 nnd $100 China, of all nations, was tho first to uho paper money. As early as the second century paper money was usod by tho Chinese, but In tho fifteenth century tho Chinese minister of finance fi-nance abolished It, and not until the latter part of tho nluotoonth century was It resumed. |