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Show AS TIMMIIIM rur olumt iitrirr i-rnicLP in rxmAKCi A ilupllcaln ol proUlily Ihe moil ancient wheel vehicle In eilalence haa been received at the World'e Columbian Colum-bian exroiltlon. It la a duplicate or a chariot that waa exhumed from tbe mlna In Kgyit, and la now In the miiaeum In I'lorene, Italy. The transportation department could not Ktt the urlglnal, but had ono made that In every nrllcular la aa rlecl m the original. It la procured at the e enae cf the hipoaltlon company. UJ will bo ixhltilled In the vehicle dlvliloii. Of coune there la no telling how oil til la car la, aa II waa burled In the rulna many yiara before fjhrlat. It probably lay In the I,ava be la for at feaat twu llinuand yenra. Una alrango thloK about II ll that everything la aa terfect and free Irnm decay de-cay aa It could have been when It waa burled up. r.venlheraw. hldeetrlngettiatiupiort the footboard have not decayed. Another curloua feature la thai tho wbecla are not materially dlllerent from Ilia wlieela utcdatlbeprceeot time. 'Ihe apokte nreleuonid Into Ihe fellow the aameaa ti. 7 an dona at the ireacut time. Of courx there la no lire on the felloe, but thoejokialnateal of lielns driven In the hub, aa tliey are made at tbe preieul time, were glued lu, forming a aiMJIecc. The iokea am lawed out ol large p'ecea of wood, ao that the ondaolllieekeearH long, and when glue! loitelher, lorm Ihe hub. The axle la of wood, turned round, making a very ctood arm, anil the wheel la hung on by tho ordinary llncli I In. Probably tbefl eat dliplayol modern velllclaa at the I.lpoelllou will le made by the well known firm of Hludebakrr llroa. MIV. Co. at llielr factory, the largtal lu the worlJ, thy ate in w building a line of work for the Columbian l.xpoOtlou, which will rival lu magtilflcetiiu any vehicle ulali.y iivirniiilo. The Hilt Lake branch of tbla ealab IMiiuentle inakllig a Hue dleplay of nuvelllradiirliig conlereuce week nun vlalhra are Invited lu too look over tlrlratick. TlioNaucy llanka rlulky with bw wlieela and naumatlo tiru la ihown, alio a lull line o! W4ool anl bugglea alprlcealhatare right. |