The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-16
FACES FAC IN STONES
STRANGE PICTURES FOUND IN
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Hoodoos'' In the Stones Ornanaenting
or Supporting the Different Houses Of
the United States Government Alleged
Apparition of Aguinaldo.

:, Not only for it's shoodoos'' Of the
flesh is Washington famous, but also
Tor many that have made their myste-
rlous appearances in the stones or or
namenting or supporting the different
houses of the governmen Some of
them are positively uncanny, and are
supposed to exert baleful influence,
others are very good portraits, and
still others are remarkable only for
their beauty and artistic value. They
have never appeared until the stones
were in place, and most of them are
particularly appropriate to their sur
roundings. Perhaps the most famous
is the sshoodoo Of the postoffice." The
posatoffiice has never been a very lucky
building. From start to finish the
building seems to have been fated.
Many We're the accidents attendant on
Its construction, and not few deaths
have occurred in the building since its
completion. One day it was discov-
cred that in two large slabs of beau
tlful Sienna marble there sat huge
black cat, whose wide open eyes stare
into space, and fairly glare at every
,Deholdef. She is seated at the end of a
corridor in "a. small alcove. and is
formed form by the junction of the two
slabs In the treasury department, too,
there are some very clearly outlined
figures, who have silently taken up
their abode in the cash rooms, as if
keeping tab on the work going on
around them. In the black markings
in gray marble brought from Italy
there are accurate portraits of Queen
Victoria and. Jay Gould, while above.
them stand bishop with miter, GRO -
zler and white robes High in the wall
is a. salmon and slate colored block
with design of what is supposed to
be lady just rising from her coffin,
trailing long robes on the floor. Not
far off are shieroglyphics that seem to
be almost facsimiles Of Gen. Spinner's
famous signature. The pictures at the
capitol are very well known. They
have been found in the pillars Of Poto-
&C marble or calico rock. as it is
sometimes called, that support the
gallery of Statuary hall, which was for
merly the old house of representatives.
There is quite a variety Of eatables,
fruit, venison, birds and even a knife
to cut them with. so that the former
representatives could feast their eyes
if not the inner man. There is on one
pillar pair of very perfect antlers of
a deer, whose pathetic brown eyes
seem to be seeking the departed great
ness Of former days, when his soft
white ears doubtless heard many tale
or many a plot not intended for them.
Near him there is white rabbit
-gravely munching piece of cabbage,
which was supposed to bring good luck
to those sitting in close proximity. One
of the most perfect is miniature man,
a cavalry officer reading newspaper.
He is 'booted and spurred and ready to
ride" with long white cape half
concealing one arm. while the other
hand holds the paper, and the face is
turned to look at the audience 1t is
the face that is the finest, for though
hardly larger than ones thumb nail, the
cheeks are a rosy pink, the hair and
mustache are dark brown, the former
being brushed back to disclose the
high forhead Altogether he is hand