Show ON THE ROAD TO MANDALAY MANDALA Y Babel Baber of Tongues at Burmese City to Witness Dedication of New Newt t Pagoda A curious festival was held not long ago In Mandalay a alay the chief town of Burma A new pagoda dedicated to the Buddhist religion was to be completed completed com com- by the placing of a huge crown or Ull thi upon Its summit more than feet above e the ground To witness the came Buddhists Bud nude from Indo China fr from m the Himalayas from Laos and Chan and Slam Warriors from sorcerers sorcerers sorcerers sor sor- from Mot and people from other other oth oth- er places made a n medley of languages like that of Babel On a street corner would be seen a barber pulling a customers customer's teeth On another corner a Mohammedan bird dealer sold caged to Buddhists who bo piously set them free At very mod modern rn booths one could buy Ice cream soda or tea Mandalay was a gorgeous spectacle and the he new pagoda da was the center of ot It Every pagoda has at Its ita summit a athi thi or or cap the placing of which Is often a herculean task The one oneto oneto oneto to be raised weighed several hundred pounds and consisted of at a gilded balland balland ball balland and crown and a great spindle above It To get It to the top an Inclined plane of bamboo scaffolding like liken a huge toboggan slide had been built and ond was decorated with silk flags and umbrellas Up tip the Inclined plane the hea heavy vy cap capp was slowly pulled Six da days s 's were required for the ascent and anda a n seventh to fasten It In place |