New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-27
NEwYoRK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY. JANUARY 2. 1900

largest In the world-containing WITHIN i.S s.
practical models for upward OF two hunoIe
will be sent from Philadelphia to the Paris Elk
position. The huge composite model Is tne w. =
J. p. Frugoli a resident Of this city. VINO nis -
ceived the idea OF the unique EXHIBIT ABOUT -
ago. The total height Of the big model Is 90 in'o
the brIm of the hat II feet In circurnierehoe anu
its crown IS inches tall The smaller models are so
ingeniously constructed that they ut snusS i"'O
each other and form column or -FOUR secuonN
This column Is OF such dimensions that IL nus mt
the hollow crown OF the large model. ana "hen
placed IN position the model FOR Uncle sam
large hat has the appearance Of one piece OF SOHO
plaster work Hats for the following nations can
be made from the models United States France
England Switzerland Germany. Russia. ltaiy
Norway Sweden. Denmark Greece. Belgium. Scot
land Turkey Spain. Holland. Portugal IransVaa'
Poland. Japan. China and Ireland"
We read about vnjoen. but few pronounce i
properly. with the ending 1oen IKE the y ba1
generally hears President KRUGER and the Tugels,
River pronounced incorrectly. with SOFT q lnstsaG
Mafeking. which are both commonly heard; one
s In two syllables (rhyming win SAFE eng s se
but Is falsely accented Mafeking The consonahIai
invariably draws the accent TO the. last syllable:
thus the names OF two powerful tribes SattiaPlns
shoshong and others OF like ending should all be
&C. and ''x' represent clicks impossible one
but a native; names like Cetywayo and the tribal
"Ketshwayo 5" and Kosa by the whites Ekowe
the capital Of zgluland Is ana a{5e T
is a solitary relic OF the photography invented for
sehre 1Te oSse Wrongly accents the first sy
liable instead Of the second in the appendix Of MS
penultimate stress.-(Notes and Queries
THE Chicago Tribune" says: The people Of
North Dakota are certain that within the next few
months they will succeed in having thrown open
for settlement more than two hundred and fifty
49, - Tu
cupied reservation by the Fort Totten Ind
ians These lands lie Immediately south OF and adj
joining DEVILS Lake. and easily support, II Is
claimed. white population of twelve thousand or
fifteen thousand. 1t is reported that the signature
of nearly every Indian the reservation has been
secured to a petition asking the National Govern
ment TO remove them TO the Standing Rock Agency.
great meeting of the white residents of the
three counties directly interested will be held at
DEVILS Lake next week for the purpose Of taking
action looking to the carrying out of the project
In anticipation Of the opening of the reservation
money has been subscribed for the building OF a
bridge across the so-called Narrows Of Devils
Lake. AS the reservation is opened North
Dakota looks for an old fashioned Oklahoma boom"
81 suppose there is no doubt about the signature
the man who was cashing a check in his own favor
- L Loo mere: was the ans"s' 9r re nc anS
Eot to stick up Blackboard and go to work
a word about anybodys handwriting. I'm nat
ural sticker for the formalities. ''-(W ashington
Star.
Missouri" says THE Kansas City Journal" has
furnished more mules for the South African trade
than any other State in the Union. or nearly as
many It Is claimed. all OF them. V. l. Smock.
a prominent stock dealer OF Monroe County. has
just returned from Cape Town. where he shipped
and sold for the supply of the British army cargo
of mules He says the supply is much less than
the demand. and that a with capital has a
fine field for speculation in buying and shipping
mules to the South African country. Good mules
can be bought in Missouri at $50 to $50 1t costs on
an average, se5 to ship them to Cape Town, and
every animal that arrives in good shape Will sell
for two three times its cost"
No Radical Change.-'NoE. then " Piped the little
the witness NO! No! What's your full
name?' Full name?" queried the witness. 'Oh.
IT'S the same when I philadelphia
North American