Show A Wonderful Piece of ITIcclmiiism WARNERVILIE Schoharie Co April 24 E M Calkins of this village has just completed one of the most wonderful pieces of mechanism ever produced He has worked on it twenty years and like Darius Greenes flying machine at last it is done On a large platform 7x20 feet constructed so as to represent mountain moun-tain scenery rocks trees lawns rivers I cascades caves and lakes there are several hundred moving figures of men birds and beasts In the center is a lifelike life-like facsini lie of Washingtons residence at Mount Vernon On the roof are two beautiful figures carved and painted sots so-ts to represent sculptured marble guarding guard-ing with drawn swords the historic mansion man-sion while a gilt eagle perches upon the porch In a room Washington is lying on his deathbed surrounded by weeping I friends In the kitchen are colored servants at work In the yard are men sharpening their scythes and chopping and sawing wood Several incidents connected with Indian life are vividly pictured Railway cars are running run-ning and a ship with sail unfurled and laden with passengers floats in a miniature minia-ture river Even Noahs ark is represented repre-sented with Noah at the head of the procession pro-cession marching into it while up on the hill tops surrounding are men and women awestruck at the rising waters A perfect per-fect grist mill in operation is presented also a country home with the father and mother sitting by the fireside reading by the light of pine knots The figures are I overshot all kept in motion by a small wheel less than ten inches in diameter All of the figures were carved with jack out knives Mr Calkings having worn several knives since he began the work |