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Show oo The Relic Industry The relic hunter is still abroad in the land, and his desire for the unique Is fully bet by several factories In this and other countries, whose busl-neBS busl-neBS is to supply the demand of those who w ill not be " satisfied until they get it." Tomahawks by the thousand are turned out in Kansas Cltj and are sent to the Indian reservations res-ervations In the west, where they are sold to tourists, especially to foreign tourists. The manufactured article Is said to look more archaic than the tomahawks toma-hawks made by hand There Is a relii factory at Valley Forge that runs nkht and day at this season, turning out In a continuous stream broken swords and rusty gunstocks, pepper box pistols, corroded bullets, bloodstained blood-stained knee breeches shot-riddled haversacks ;ind other relics dear to the tourist s heart. New Orleans Picayune. |