| Show WHO IS KO IT IS NOT Pred dent roosevelt has a perfect double arto Is a resident of washington capt wilton B strong who so frequently has been taken for the president has more TC semblance tem blance than that of a facial one ie is ar man of force and character and talks square from the shoulder like pal roosevelt he manc matters a little bit captain strong was an officer in the t infantry organized at san antonio j tex during the summer ot 1899 the queer thimble case very curious Is a thimble case about is years ago at of mall exhibition hc in the crystal palace in new york it it made from the nut of a palm tree grows in peru ayi the kernel of this nut when unripe Is sott 1 A and it Is then that the nut is picked so that alts kernel can be easily cut into emall artl cleg thimble case made from one of these kernels ig about the size and abady to an egg it Is hollowed out and into two which crew together the hercel has been carved in anch a way that an openwork of leaves aad stems Is all that it left 0 the not real dog of war Dru ramond the mott bodame dog in england la dead lie wag owned liy colonel ray and all his life was spent with old ler lie took part in the campaign and present tt the battle ot Om dunnan bater I ater he accompanied hla regiment to south acca aid took part in alie battle of maberg lie waa also with bis aben it enec red and not even a scratch did be at where lie was wounded in the shoulder when he returned to europe queen victoria wished to confer on him the military tredal but the minister of war objected drummond however a collar to were attached emall medals bearing ho names of diamonds celi foont and modder karer doc na ct hava boon employed to draw anby tor lucli n burpoe 1 a new idea amro J en of luverne iowa haa a flock ot china owls among tem a rooter thelta n giant la alie feathered hagbom on account of bis and breed he la a pet la the family and lias become very tame ayi fyi clr the plan of trains r taff bani to draw tha baby tarr lage in vt rough killers were organized there in 1808 on account of injuries he received captain strong was ant out ot service coming to from honolulu LI I 1 and he lias made that city his borne since he Is an expert in sanitation and street cleaning and wag closely associated with colonel waring of new york A short time he hla services to mayor ton T chicago saying that he would do for that city what colonel waring had done or new notifying the god one ot the odd things the visitor to bur mail will notice Is the large number ot bi about the pagodas these bells arc hune on sacred posts a few feet adov the ground they are sweet toned as all burmese as are hot they are not furnished with tongues the worshiper who comes to pray j before tho pagoda strikes one ot bells with a wooden mallet this Is to attract the attention of the god caff you blow it out then it Is your turn to provide your quota of un at tin evening party ask tor a piece of candle and after you have obtained it alghi it and request the person nearest to you hi petco it on the top 0 bis head and then blow it ont very probably he will claim be done but if you assure him that you can do it he will certainly place the candle on bis head and blow upward at it with all his might much to the amusement of his companions lie will be unable however to extinguish the candle and go will all the others who try tp do the trick yet it can be put out and quite faslli i provided it I 1 placed in a proper pointon on the head it placed as far forward on the head as possible and the jihad must be tilted back while it 1 byln placed there even n slight breath will then suffice to blow it out there as one wood much lighter than cork marsh ahoua found in brazil ISEJi HO ROOSTER daog liter takes exercise in the air he tiddo alight a light harness it to the tat annl after a few weeks taught him to pall tho vehicle along the path riia little one of course cannot drive but tier getis into the carriage and the feathered horse nebout the wa WHOLE TOWN ON ONE STUMP on and around a red cedar stump Is grouped the entire male population of the town of wash sitting IDI standing on alie topi of the stump are 29 full grown men ami one tittle girl there Is ample room on top of this tump artificial clay artificial clay according to german reports Is receiving increased attention inroad this ceramic novelty which Is used for the manufacture of artificial stone elleb gutters etc Is composed of sand chalk cement liquid gue bcd petroleum the substances are mixed in certain quantities ind n bags results can be formed at pleasure and acquires an excellent degree of hardness by beang subjected to heat ft this artificial clay can employed in a variety ot structures tiles of different forms and sizes are made of it T hey have a perfectly even surface anil sharp edges arc fireproof and resist the influences of the weather they furthermore absorb no moisture J the clay Is also used for the manufacture of artificial stona and in all colors testa with this clay hive been made at the rabo of the technical sta alon at and the result s have been pronounced very favorable As the substances arc easily mixed without the aid of mach the smallest builder can use process and so obtain structural alow price can tinted at graat tah ha ion been lown anil the day may not bo far wilt lie sew in nit large ukle aad other leht the chown in this was trained lit florida ml moved the shirt very and when he wn Ia cled 1 lia 0 a carr laite lie did not duclo luclo lu clo alck ns n how 1 apt tida ant stood ni A i or all the men in sight but 1 placed there some of them would bo out of sight it Is thoroughly interesting to note that this huge stump is feet in circumference making it a fit associate for the mighty redwood of california Q MRS birthplace 0 ravage of time and the demand for improvement pro continues to destroy much that Is of historical interest and one of the buildings boon to be torn down Is the birth place ot mrs phil sheridan in old albu guerque querque quer que new mexico the palace Is the most pretentious building old town ever possessed built in the seventeenth century it was the official residence of the local governor until lifter the mexican war when 11 was used as quarters for the american officers it was when her father major blucker commanded the garrison at old albuquerque that mrs sheridan was born aside from the interest attached to this me bull dlug passed through all the turbulence of early indian warfare and its thick i walls were a refuge from many indian ai tacks the remains of a large acob corral stand at 0 the building the could bo driven and in the could withstand a siege for days its walls are adobe two feet thick the pillars arc made of pine logs and the o the varanda Is characteristic of the time NAVAJO SAND band by the navajo indians la a great religious rite sand for the groundwork Is carried in blankets the alre which has burned through other ceremonies Is first removed and all traces of it covered with cand the colors used are made from ground pigments sprinkled on with the thumb and forefinger pieces of bark berte as paint cups the colors are yellow red and white from sandstones black from charcoal and a grayish blue formed of white and and charcoal with a very small quantity of yellow and red sands the eye usually Is the only guide for drawing lines although gome times a weaving stick Is used ih the pictures represent gods and goddesses the god carry in their right hand a rattle and in their left sprigs of panon the goddesses carry panon in both bands the rattle and the panon bring the rain after the paintings ara completed the priests sprinkle them with sacred meal and water when the ceremony la finished the people hasten to take sand from the hearts heads and limbs of the figures to rub upon themselves the sand is gathered into a blanket though his incest orsi tor had been to tue M nal after he was it took a while to on 11 the fact that he would amt tie to aa jagt over country broadi nud n ho naturally d in n desert tint even ho learned in tarap anil now it 1 till on durdil baril Is buhy and ann cnn donw i or many at i i A to alre ai good den 0 the timber growth in the vicinity of this wonderful stump it amsy be stated that there arc many stumps lii the of this one that are 50 to GO feet la circumference and deposited at the foot of the panon tree these sand paintings are begun at sunrise and often not until late in the afternoon although the artists work with great rapidity the mingling of the colors Is mot beautiful oia p the work having the appearance pe arance of florentine mosaics windows of stone ii a new attached theome in germany a novelty in windows ha been introduced light Is introduced thron gli bonc windows the ordinary panes of cross were impracticable on account of the dearness pe arness of the works to the railway blocs go pneumatic glass stones haag been used from the outride the appearance Is the same na be bo called autzen nu panes they arc and at the earic time as 11 alic atone wall in which they are set ahey will any pressure or blow that the walla will stand f y iron can b drawn into thinner wire than any other capt eold 4 OSTRICH DRIVEN TO SULKY r the achievement 0 ti i Is 0 ain usual ct to owner 0 and ionic theiu ara to 0 young birds ng this was they hat a race bt to sulkies would lie a mot nofri aind in view of the ardit of alio bard that mcconie popular SOME CARTING IN MIDAIR MID AIR very novel Is abo form of carriage or rather wagon being used to re the dirt and stone from a great cellar now being dug in new york the contractors lit charge of the excavation have discarded the use of horses entirely except tor drawing wagons to and from the work instead the heavy two horse carts DP by a giant crane lifted higher than the average house and swung about in great arcs of halt 0 block or more derricks have been used for such purposes before but never probably on so extensive a scale this peculiar hauling or rather lifting operation goes on all day long on the west side of gierald square between thirty fourth and thirty fifth streets the excavation being mad of this entire block Is said to be the largest in the city the floor of this cellar Is 30 feet below the level of the street making it very difficult to haul heavy loads upon an incline which could be built the plan adopted Is really amazingly simple and effective A roadway was built a block in length the grent excavation at the street level old burial urn at the american museum 0 natural ills tory Is on exhibition a large and maled collection of lude prehistoric implements found in burial mounds ani caches in many of the states this Is the roost elaborate gathering of ancient utensils ani other objects illustrating the culture stage of ho early inhabitants on our shores that has yet been made the leading exhibit comes from michigan anil was presented to jhc thc museum by liar lani smith assistant curator of archaeology as the result of years search and excavation the prominent feature of the collection Is a large and unique urn it was firel located by a striking the top oa further it proved to be located to an ancient burial mounil had been partly leveled down the urn 1 l a skeleton head and measured three pet in circumference and over a toot in height it Is the only urn of suck unusual dimensions that hs EO far been preserved invented postal stamp the inventor of the stamp was it scotchman sir Chal nera of dundee who lu the adoption ol 01 lie practical system of squares of paper to envelopes art was aud men that the of would b con the health of the nation it prejudicial to waa 1611 that the plan of mr not until the gerlous attention of the lu prays as if preys very strange la the insect known as the praying popularly insect M J n cabre mantis of athla french a naturalist has eludy made a thorough according to him ita arcen wings like amplo velli lonte pale to heaven ita ilg head arnia crossed ian Us breast folded and ele it n false blance to n annj in ecstatic A ferocious creature it la carnoto car noeo the workshops wort shops of eTer went on various bur being its bance there it la almosa fand prey to bosted on some bush at benr he burrows aada cabre tabre in the insect it wait hl account of aeed tome other infect until it return loit home by a probably 4 apliss ita half open it tt insect which hr tho ftp moment and then na M a the toothed forearm foldi aaa arm alto toothed and the baal on an insect 1 between the ambel of tho same manner in as the trap close on im bawa tit ti wolf distant li stant when it ta clang the lilt pl nt abo atio deadly then mantl machine the slowly cata ita in tula emel ai dacou which lit etow n on oni i iray to A r well out in the middle of the great holt a huge crane 50 feet hilgh was placed end rigged with a powerful steam littles P baratin pa ratin the empty double trucks are driven on one end of the elevated roadway a long line of them and are baited oear the middle the horses are taken ot A fatout chala is quickly passe dunder the wagon and at 1 tignal the entire truck wheels and all Is hoisted rapidly into the air at another signal it s swung into space tee the ground and lowered to any point ID the y there are a dozen or more 0 these carts being loaded down in the hole at tie fame time As soon as one has beca fillol with great boulders it Is again agarn attached to the derrick raised as easily a though it were a toy swung about for half a block 0 BO and dropped neatly on the elevated md way exactly behind the particular team ot horses which are waiting tor it working hours a cart Is handled in ehlt woj J on an average every alve minutes unique tablecloth 4 when a southeast wind Is mowing tha capo town Is treated liar and interesting phenomenon for under such conditions table mountain u the language of the natives puts on aj table loth in other words the thin line of fleecy clond forming above it descends until it rests flat upon the mountain top with its edges drop i ing gracefully over its aides it Is really not unlike the article of noose hold use winch gives it its name A monster chinese lottery Is proposed at J the suggestion it Is said of sir roberta hart to help pay the indemnities thea first prize is a tickets will be fold ills hoped that will clear about a year largest railroad Bail road station largest and costliest cost liest of railway tat lons in the world Is not in london new york or paris but in faraway far away bar 1 the building laying claim to this distinction Is the terminus or the great peninsular railroad which with india ing hoc extends to nearly every part els it Is a burlou fact that while anany dent manuscripts are almost illegible froah of the ink fading manuscripts of the fifth auda the twelfth centuries have eardly any trace of fading odd drinking cups when a every man sot drunk anil proud of it in olden days much abet a aulty was expended in the construction 0 queer and elaborate drinking anil j many luch are yet to bo found la cais especially in lern moy one preserved in n berlin resents diana mounted on a stag and surrounded by hounds and alie cup consists of tae hollow body 0 the stiver stag the head of which la able the piece stands U inches bash it was baade at 1 1610 it in alm an automobile propelled ly con coaled in the base trick cups watch drenched the uninitiated were very popular recty contained alno and water in separate compartments the drinker buo all not know bow to them filled bl with water though the cup wa apparently ull ot atno abc sass with the fighting barea in th 1 baime museum belonged to 1 W B helm I 1 the bares represent two ot bh ministers and boon companions |
