The times., 1899-10-04

ness all day, and their boards were nearly
bare OF the shining medals and bright rib
/ bons when night came. They were lost
sight OF while the procession was passing.
but We're much in evidence both before and
after the long line of soldiers marched
down Pennsylvania Avenue
+ One of the most striking devices dis
played on the street corners was minia-
ture oiograph, which portrays in
series Of moving pictures" Dew
ey's entrance into Manila Bay. The
toy was simple enough in itself.
and is merely clever application
of the old "shadowgraph" game. strip
of cheeseclcth a foot long and nine or ten
inches wide was placed upon a small frame
and stretched until ii was perfectly smooth
and taut. Behind this was small kerosene
lamp kept in place and protected from the
wind in a wooden box. bright tin re-
flector was nailed behind the lamp to
strengthen the rays thrown upon the strip
of cloth. The rest was simple enough The
man in charge drew a cardboard battle
ship through paper sea between the lamp
and the canvas and the battle of Manila
was on, To withdraw the Olympia for
breakfast and to cool her guns was quite as
simple The performance-contin
attracted not a small open audience.
For the visitors, with the old craving
W HDu6 COpl Ol tut Oou-
stitution of the United States done on
the back of a postage stamp, OF
wooden model of the Washington
Monument enclosed in a homeopathic pill
bottle glass paperweight had been de-
vised in the form of a gundeck cleared for
action, and containing between the layers
of glass an illustrated microscopic biog-
raphy OF Admiral Dewey. Fac-similes of
the Bounding Billow," the paper gotten
out by the crew of the Olympia, and con-
tanning the description of the battle in
Manila Bay, were also sold on the street.
Strange and fearful medaiiions of Dewey.
done in wax and lead. plaster busts min
iatures OF the cruiser Olympia made of
lead, and with the Admral's picture en-
blazoeud On her starboard bow, silk flags
and Stars and Stripes handkerchiefs, all
containing lkenesses of the hero of Ma
Mia Bay. could be found on any place
along the curb.
A jaeftar temporarily relieved the old
familiar monkey climbing up a yellow
stick, and cross bar gave to the stick the
dignity of military spar. The monkey S
relief when he reached the top of the bar
shielded his eyes with his hands and scan
ned the horizon. Thousands of squawkers.
containing the wantonly distorted features
of the great naval officer, were to be had
for the expenditure of cents
The scenes at the Capitol Immediately
before and during the presentation cere-
mony were a reminder of inaugural events.
1t is stated by those who have witnessed
many inaugurations since the Civil War
that the crowd yesterday equaled that of
any of these occasions.
During the sword presentation exer-
cises yesterday several boys climb the pc
destal of the Greenough Statue of Wash
ington and perched themselves on the arm
and shoulders One youth sat on Wash
ington's head. AS the crowd dispersed
this boy attempted to regain the ground
and kicked away a part of the marble in
the course of his descent 1t was discov-
cred that the part displaced was a statu-
ette representing Conquest" which. with
a figure of Civilization supported the
back of the chair. The figure was that OF
an Indian about three feet high, and was
executed in Parian marble When it struck
the asphalt the figure proke into a dozen
pieces Repairing it is out of the ques-
ton.
Ill luck seems to have pursued this work.
1t was planned for the rotunda, but could
not be taken in at any entrance to the
Capitol. Finally some one broke away the
original great toe of the left foot as q
relic, and a substitute had to be NOR
tised in place.