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Show mr Oat la the mining camp of Tone pah, Ncv., William P. Pack, a miner, baa built blniaelf perhaps the most remarkable house lu which n family rrer lived. It Is an actual fact that not a tree can be found wit bln tiu miles of tlic town, and lumlier for building command ueb a high price that tbe people have resorted to various aulwtllules for material for their dwrlllugs. Tonopab la not a temperance towu, mid such a quantity of beer In consumed that empty bottles are abundant. reck bit upon tbe Idee of making himself n house out of these bottles, and col BOTTLE BEER A BALLOONING EXPEDITION. lected enopgh to make 30 feet lu length, in HOUSE dwelling which la a Keen. The miner baa a ketiae of the artistic, aud couMiiictnl two of the walls of bis home uf light green Ih.iiIh aud tbe other walla uf dark green, wkh-l- i produce quite a pleatThis novel leahleuce has been ing edect itiuslied about a year and Peek ha lived In It since that time with hla wife aud two children. Although last wilder was cold In the fuuilly had uodlf flculty In keeping warm. pna-Itlo- - .i- -n BONE YARD. the necks of the bottle, so that tb walla of a solid as tf conthe house are alm-w- t structed of aiuus, being lully n fool in thick f.- -t lu width aud Ikat no leas ronluiua two rooms. It l I In ihe walls wrr10.000 buttles than ;of this unique structure a ihe photograph i li the bottom kbnwa, they were placc-rinjs projectug outward evil are held lu by dry uind, which ti.e builder sole of tl;e diluted for mortar. 'I inwall are formed of woposit, also l.nTtleanrari-with mud. The run so lightly the corners are set la tlo- u as to make weatherproof v ills, The liiriilr S of tbe walls are coaled iently to cover - SPANISH rov-ere- ! ru-rl- uuue-imll- Toio-pa- ' Ti ffnnch HMinti are seriously think-k- i of organising an cxpudltloa with tha ahject of studylug Hoot Fslee, that nutorl-mosntals. tha eruption from which recently proved an thtal to tha residents of Mirtlolqoa. M. W. da FMvtolla, aaa of thalr number, haa annealed that they dotlilo. and ha gives many reaaona why their work la bound to prora auccaaafnl. both from a humanitarian and from a aclentlflc atandpoint. "Every one will admit," he ear, "that a deflnlta Idea of tha exact force of heat la the mountain and of the depth at which It la to be found can bo obtained hr placing very sensitive thermometers at aperl-fledistances from tha volcano and hr applying to tha atatlatlca furnlahed therelir tha known lawn of heat. In tbta war and hr repeating tha name operation aetreral tlmee It n 111 he possible to obtain a.tharongh hnowledge of the changes, which are taking place within the mountain. Thus we ran tell at aar time whether tha nubtnrranran Hi la aaanmlug alarming proportions ar la dlmlnlahlng or la oxtlngniahed. So algnal of alarm need he given until It really dangerona and thua thnae who lire near it will not be troubled with vague ra. When danger threatena them they will be dlatlartlr told of It, and thrr will naltbef be arared without cauao nor will they be lulled Inta a falae areurltr. If. for example, the wind la blowing toward the northwest, there la nothing to pro vent a ateamer approaching to within three or four mllee of the volcano. Moreover, experiments, which were flrat made at the Obaervatorr of Texei a few rear ago, and which have been con tinned ulnre then with marked aureeaa, ahow that kltea and Invariably prove of great acrvlcc lu an undertaking of thin kind. Hr ualng a kite In connection with a balloon the rrglaterlug luatrumenta can- be brought within 9 or 10 thooaand feet of tha crater. In that tlier will prove tboroughlr effective, and Interentlng photographa inajr be obtained. On the other hand, if a kite ouljr la need, a height of 11000 feet can be attained. and at drat glaaoe title eeema to promlae better results. It Dinal be remembered, however, that It would take a kite three hour to attain Iti arc teat altitude, whereas It would taka a balloon oalr one Wheft Nelson Fell. Colombian Stamp; On the deck otH. M. H. Victory, the old ship rhlch did snrb gallant work at Tnralgar, la a small tablet Burking the spot where Nelson small tablet aurklug the spot where Nelson fell. On Trafalgar Day many herowerahlp-per- a rlalt tbe various place where relics of the great admiral are kept. No spot receives more attention than the old Victory. Her Majesty, the Qneen went there owe with Triuce Albert, on Trafalgar Day, and after Though they are priied hy collect ora. It la safe to say that no artist would Bud m d - hour. ves-ael- In the stamps, whb-picture, ara ladeed, they ahorkiuglcrude, anything shown la the accompanying with ago. Theta la a doar Interior, nod by opening aid yon will aaa a atgha got loo. Befors yon ara feandrodg of main ef native thrown there to Ha and; deray. I Inquired as to this aiethed ofbsrtajl and waa told that only tho vil) to do ootildj have their relatives' remains plnced lntbe! ! ground. Accidental Inventions. Champion Jumping DogJ Tourists visiting oal-tk- The experiment of the Count da la Vaulx have aluiwa that a ateamer can eaallr tow halloo na nf enormous volume and on various occasion aucccaeful ascents In balloon have been made from Preach and German It In evident, therefove. that in thin war observation of the greatest Interest could be made and that photographs of the moat Interesting point could readily Im taken. Furthermore. If these ascents were aiade under favorable eonditloas of wind. It would be poeelble te condense tbe gas coming oat of the enter end to sec whether It contained any poisonous element or not. looking for ruriuua sight should not fall to rlalt a small town almut neven mils north of Ban Juan, Puerto Bice. Ask any native where the bone yard I and fur a few pennies he will eoudart yon to a cemetery. sUoated bn a hill. In one corner of tbe cemetery la a place surrounded hy a ntuna wall, gray PICTURE OLDEST THE IN WORLD. enough In his representation, for to this day, on the plain of Tarlary. I fonnd a wild horse of Juat tills k.inl, mid belinigtug, . as we know. u tlie plil-'X- t typo From undoc the floor jf a cavern lu tbe rhalk was this picture dug op, and near It wers human honea, ik.uMlexs those of tbe arllat and hla famflr. Almve west Ilia "beam, and among skeletons of huge these more human Mines. It Is hard to As It Is hard to realise that a relic of some artist's work should be still discernible after a period of 2S8,WN years, as nearly as tbe time can lie reckoned. Rutauch le of two It la a small has-n-llhoraea carved ox a piece of reindeer horn. e nnilc-llkThey are Mg headed brulra, with tails and points which would make the Yet Judge at tbe Horse Show shudder. then Iq ne donbt the arllat was accurate Ihe ease. i WASH ..i DAY AT the ilale with precion, hut we eaa come near It. Above these remains are trac--a uf the last great lee age which ground all Europe fur thousands of years. And the dilation of the Ice age we do, to tome extent, understand. Taking one consideration wlA another. It would appear that P.Ml yuan must have rolled by alnre this llttls picture w as engraved SEA. uu West Indira and It often happens tbat in Ignorant man will stumble upon snlnveuilon which clever men here been working over for year. At one lime all tbe gum used in England wss made from gnu arable and east ne and nf Mg money. It happened one night that starch factory on tha banka of the Uffey, near Dublin, took dr and great puddles ef atsrrh sad aster were found outride. Home rallco printer who bid been making an evening of II esme by. lud. being very tipsy, one uf the is tumbled Into tha bo tried sticky mess. Nest morning, when to rirea. all bis clothe were riw-- tight together as If they hid bees dipped In glue, and the wretched niau waa obliged pi at ay In bed till hi wife bad soaked them In dess water. The men. from hla trade, knew bow valuable this gum was, and taking tbs rust of tbe party into his eoiifldvse they experimented by ararrhlng starch mi s dre shovel. t gum when They found It made mixed with water, sad It was Ibis Invention which r us hied postage stamps to be produced la an ailbeurive form. rhamploa high diver of tb Wait la Joker,, a Binsll fna terrier dog belonging to track No. 3, of Portland. Ore- - The fsvortt pastime of this remartslile rsuts consist in leaping from tk roof of tb dr boon In M II PS i Cedars oi Lebanon. in la the largest cedar of Hiatts. It was sent to Mr. Wickham lu au nreloie from s friend lu the Holy Tbl llie silently reading the small tablet, while all around stood with uncovered beads, alis stooped and gathered two leaves from a wreath placed there la honor of tha day, and carried them away as memento of the occasion, Uu the steering wheel of thin same ship la Inscribed the Immortal signal: "England expects every nun to do bla duty. The demand for gotta percha Is sixty times that of the supply. t for aa obvious reason. They were Issued In Colombia during ihe recent revolution, end, as the government had other things to think about, the various poatofflees whan ever they needed printed stamp them, and took little or no pains to maintain any uniformity of design or color. Naturally, the craftsmen employed at this skilled In tha work were not specially art nf engraving; hence, though they doubtless did their best, tbe stamps manufactured by most of them are In many respects tbe moat unsightly tbst bare ever appeared. Fortunately, their duration of life was short, and In future they will only possess Interest for collectors who may not Dud It very eaay to procure a complete set of them. I - unique specimen of sixteenth osntury decorative woodwork haa recently been added to Westminster Abbey. It In a pulpit shaped Ilka n win glass, simply but richly : i i v. .tify! The metal llthlnm Is little more than half the weight of water. A cubic font of It Mercnry Ig 23 times weighs 090 ounces. heavier. ' He planted It opposlle hie borne between Ray aide avenue and t.'beotnnt street. Flushing, I.. I. It. Is about 100 yearn old. II It magestle and risuds alone In tb middle of farm. It has beautiful color and has great attraction for artists. A QUAINT PULPIT. A- l'nlli-- the afreet, a distance of 19 feet Of roe roe, Joker does not land on the bard asphalt pve-- ( sent, for a blanket la held out by hla admiring friend to catch him aa ht stakes the Jamp. As soon as the little dog eee the Irma make for the street, blanket la hand, ha be-- j gins to lurk and grow so ascited that It In hard to keep him from branding to tb roof , and leaping off before the axe ar prepared for tbe elrcno feet. He ran bach and forth across the top of the banding nntll tb signal I given below, w ben up la tha air be goes, and down straight Into tha outstretched blanket. , !f BaUoon Collision. Oldest Modem Man. carved. It Hands InAhe ssve ef the Abbey, igulust a atone pillar, which In tun lu more than BOO year old.' lntermodlara dos to lbs Cbereheurs," the oldest man of modem time wan a Is bore of Breet, In Prance, named Jean ranees. He wss born la an tb roast, sad died at Ef. Kathies, near Brest, at the age of 1ST years. Tha Kalla painter fa fllerl painted portrait of tbe centenarian la tb year 1TT1, 10 yearn before be died. According Wash day on a warship Is tn Interesting time In more ways thau one. ' It is common to speak of the great men of war a anthill for activity, but tlic slae of the crenu la never in patent aa ou wash day. The accompanying Illustration ubowa one of the warships of the Itiixslan nnvy with this peof culiar decoration. Only shout one-hal- f ' ROYAL This remarkable tree Is so large that d ha been built In It which will boh! mare than 40U people at one time. Its nge, too. I very great, scientists sgn-eluthat It must bare, been growing for several hun- - : OAK AT imyl 4U, are, respectively, M, 33 and IS feet wide. EPPELBARN. dred years. At the top are four small can-ha- ll non, from which shot are flrwl on holiday nr sulrniu oorsri'iiis. The man who Is tl-t-- r scheme he taken out a patent for It on the ground tbst It Is an In RICHEST tbe clothes actually drying ar abowa la tha picture. TELEPHONE stitution for the fresh sir euro. An actual eolllatoa of balloons In mMalfi eccmrred recently near London. Bevorsl large balloons bed been liberated at tha Crystal Palace when a chance gnat of wind brought two ef the balloons together. The sound ef tha Impact, s eartona scraping nolsa, wu beard for a eonriderabia distance. Tha elasticity ef the balloons ratued them to bonsd sport Instantly wltheat rither suffsring any damage. . USEFUL DOG TRACTION. Dorsetshire and Hertfordshire are Ihe counllei In England. Each haa to port 40 paupers per 1.000 lababltasts. sup- STATION. Toodle le the horse. Blnkle the paaacn-ge- r. Toodle doesn't like Iielng a hone much, though: It M ao humiliating te be tied up to a cart, and especially so If yon have to poll about another ng yen know yen ran whip If you can only gel tbe chance. Too-dlhka peaceful enouah, and be Is gentle and affertlnnate with hlu humun friends The dnga are toe playmates of s little New York boy. Blnkle is a very llrely youngster, and must things la Ufa are full of Interest sad f esrltemeat .fur him. Ha want to be In everything that goes ra. Hy aud TDoUle are not exactly friends, merely acquaintances. and I would not trust them ilea together very long for fear that era nr the other would Insist upon setUlug tb queutiou nf which was the better flgkter.. Toodles Is well on In years, dlgnlfled, fit and Indifferent ; Blnkle young, slim and always ready for pla . They ar both very nrie cos tola d and rain. MW 4 Pu ' & f i' re 1 ' f'l: h "Liig-pltae- Ml ." die highest WA?hU tart E point lu (Ini tbVw'on d! by fu! view he there obtained. f rmerty hsj n flw visitor except a tiny but on the nfnge . , uert peak. Ub- I ten;. Ne'.' there Is From tic ivinifurtahl''. H Jiia." with a a.'- altitude, B,;z feet, for tin- - uiii.h- -r a .,r 11 ,,,...1,.-:,--.- .. :d one may on pUKe. : . ie:,t- - only i f the Ilriilah Army are 6 foot Id lucbos or over lu bright Th.-liepcr rrrrrrrr 1 I |