Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-08

come there, nut there dIe diSo ever -
many interesting things to see. and II
you would like to 20
..Oh. I'd love to- Mr. Dream Man, Bob
bic cried before the little old fellow could
finish But Is It the Treasury he
added, trying very hard to think What
building was next to the White House.
"Oh, / know. its the State, War and
Navy bu lding.'
Bobbie said this very impressively. for
the name sounded SO long and important.
And It proved to be the very building the
Dream Man meant; SO they were soon off
on the magic cloak to see II.
It was quite early in the morning when
they reached the building. and they
walked down the dim corridors BoDbie
suddenly took tight hold of the Dream
Mans hand. for there at a table sat two
men.
'Ha. ha.' laughed the Dream Man.
They scared you. didn't they, just as
they startle many strangers who come
into the building. even in the middle of
the day..
why, they're sitting in a glass case!
Bobbie declared as he moved little
closer And so they were. for Bobbie had
been frightened by two wax figures
other in Il cavalry uniform.
There they sat playing checkers. the
infantry soldier almost smiling and the
other looking very worried. and any one
who knew how to play checkers C uld
see that it was mis- move and he didn't
know what to do. II was to show on
their uniforms. however. that they were
put there in the case. and Bobbie real
lied presently that there We're other
cases, too, filled with queerly dressed
men.
There stood one old fellow i'm tn. fun
nfest sort of a blue coat and leather
trousers all trimmed with fringe. on H.;
head he wore a fur hat of coon skin ana
Pohbie found it hard to believe that lust
over in MARYLAND during the time of the
revolution the soldiers. called the Mary
land r.fiemen. wore such stranS- tni-
forms Nearby We're other hsu"es
dressed in knee-breeches and high boots
and fancy coats with ruffles on their
sleeves These were continental soldiers
OF George Washington army.
In another case were four figure tl'at
looked very much like the soldiers OF
TODAY in their khaki uniforms. Eo,bie
thought them the best of all, for on man
stood reading Il newspaper uhilc TN 9TH
ers were listening intenty.
..What IS he rea ling. Mr.. Dream Man"
Bobbie asked
..They are soldiers in the Philippines.
Bobbie" explained the Dream Man.
and the paper is one that has come to
them from the United States. Some
times they don't hear from home for
several weeks and when paper or the
| mail does come they can hardly wait 10
read the news.
This big flag in back Of them Was tn
! very last nag used by the United States
soldiers in Cuba. ON the LIST OF April
four wears ago they hauled il down from
the fagpole at Camp Columbia and the
| American army LEFT the Island But
look at these, Bobbie and the Dream
Man pointed 10 several cases tina: con-
tanned toy wagons pulled BIZ little mules.
There was hospital ambulance with
four mules, an army tump cart drawn
by one mule, and siX-mule army team.
In fact there were several little wagons
each like those used in the army. and
Bobbie thought the mules We're the hnest
| toy ones he had ever seen. In one case
two of them stood with big saddles
strapped to their backs
They are the army pack mules ex-
planned the wise Dream Man, and at
some of our forts near mountains the
mon practice tying small cannon on their
backs as they would have to do in the
time of war to carry them across the
steep mountain trails. But &c must nus
tie up to the library of the state De
partment, Bobbie. for there We can ma
clared the Dream Man, leading Robbie up
the broad -eps to the next floor.
.Here is something Bobbie. that once
upon a time only kings and princes We're
allowed to See and the Dream Man
pointed to a big brown thing that looked
almost like cows horn.
1T is a whales tooth. and it was SO
very precious to the people of the Fiji
Islands that many of them We're killed
irving to get possession of 1t. For years
and wears II belonged to the different
kines and their families, and they be-
,ieyed II to be ages and ages old. and a
e,ft from their god of good and bad,
Deigal.
..This god was supposed To live i'm an
;,,,,ranse cave in the center of the largest
;sIand and when the earth trembled they
thought he was turning over. His flash
Inv eyes and his tongue We're like light 4
ing and they believed that terrible |
things would happen IL any one outside
IF the kings family looked at this
whale's tooth that Deigal had given.
pm, during the time that Gen. Grant
was President Of the United States, hins
Thakoban. the last Of the kings OF tne
vii Islands, sent it to our President to
.hn,, how very friendly he felt toward
.ha United states. The President was
Wind 10 the king. but he couldn't promise
n helm the people of the Fiji Islands fight
AGAINST the other countries that were
irving to make them colonies. King
Thakohan felt badly over this. for he