Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-08-08
SOME WONDERFUL AUTOMATIC.
4 Curious Collection Designed for
the Emperor Of China.

leisure Hour,
In mechanical curiosities there have
been many wonderful exhibits in the
present daF. The piping bulllinch in
tine great exhibition OF l>G2 drew
crowds to it but We remember dur.ng
the sale OF Weeks mechanical cole
tlon. half century ago, similar
graceful little warbler. and We saw two
other mechanical sungsters which the
French troops brought back as part OF
TIE spolls from the emperors summer
pala at pckin. We regret that We
missed the ma hine for making | atu.
verses, which was exhibited III our ,iav al
the gYptian hall a real blessing to
school boys: nor have we seen the
s Iualiing baby which modern man OF
science CONSTRUCTORS surely Il bringing
OF Goals to Newcastle; hut We rcmcm-
Der we'll, about the wear l. -. sep.ng Il
very wonderful collection OF automuta
winch had be, II orr inaIlv designed IL
presents to the eInl error OF { lima.
There WAS Il youn@ lady, liir-,iIe
that played tunes ulon spintt
another that wrote lines with tn.
beauty Of cop er plate; while sir,a :
M all III ingenuity wa, the figure OF Il
magician with tiny wand i'll hs hand.
1t WAS mounted upon Il small movuhl,
frame, which could be wheeled about
at the pleasure of spectator
ST. that there was no place fui
confederate to conreI him
self. nn put Ing into an oriiice III
the frame any one OF the numerous
~; l., 4. l Al
Questions inscribed on them, the figure
after making you IL bow. struck with
has rod little door, which opened, aud
there WAS the answer printe on another
card. The reply given WAS Away,
strictly app rOpriate to the question
and was Tot of II mere general charac
ter, Like the answers on conversation
cards. Then, when we aSkel Mr.
Conluror, are you not troubled viii
the inquiries OF your numerous visit
orS? the answer Was: Il should be
un9rateful to say so" Our next qucs
ton was of an entirely different kind.
1t was, we being Young: What i, the
sweetest passion in nature" The con
Juror bowed, knocked at the gate. an
10. appeared Cupid with his bow and
arrow.
slr avid HreW stcr, who not .ced tli~
toy Ill his volume on Natural Magic,
nJectures that the cards, though
seem ;ly alike to the eye, differed in
weight, and passed through the oritice
We have named until they fell into the
pre- per groove, and touched n spr NJ
which moved forward the answer. The
machinery employed must have, at all
events. been IF the most delicate order
Still tn St things were but the tr Ties o
mecl anlcal skill. " hat wonders have
which, you might almost say, though
With 1nu h interest We looked in lh
great exhibition of 1892 on the lac uaru
loom, and, ten years later. on the mar
vel OF marvels, Babba8e's calculating
machine.
Washington Paying Court 10 IA Queen
New York Oh>,rv"rl
When Maj George Washington wa
sent b.. Governor Dinwid,.ie OF Nir-
GINA, to inquire into tie encroach
ments the French were making on lands
elaine b. his ma; esty George IL, KIN.
of Great Britain, IN the valley OF the
Ono he committed n St rious breach
of good manners in one part OF hi, at
vehtlrous Journey. He passed the
court OF an Indian queen without stop
ping to pay his respects to the SOY, +
eign Of tie forest. Queen Aliluippa
held her court at the lovely
spot where the clear waters of the
ougmogl eny are lost in the muddy
MonoIgahela, soon to be merged in tn,
Allegheny and with it to form the Ohio.
Happily for his reputation for courtesy
he la an opportunity the next month
Dec, 1913, to make atol.e ment for his
negligence AS he went homeward. he
stopped to visit Queen Aliquippa, and
The says i'll his diaryl IL made her IL
present OF q watch coat AMI a ottle OF
run, which latter was thought much |
the better present Of the two" just |
about where the Indian queer held her !
court town Was located towards the |
last century, called, from its founder.
Mckoesport, and in the last few years |
it has grown to be one of the smoky. |
busy manufacturing cities which char
acterize western PENNSYLVANIA. 1t i |
situated on the Monongahcla, fife. n
miles southeast of Pittsburg, Just at
the outlet of the great Council willie
coke region.