Front:
A Freak of Nature
at Panama.
143-8
BY UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD, N.Y.
Back:
The Valentine-Souvenir Co., New York. Printed in U. S. A.
In 1888, when the French abandoned their
futile attempts at building the canal, after
spending in the neighborhood of about $280,-
000,000, so utterly heartbroken were they, that
the machinery upon which they expended mill-
ions of dollars, was left to rust and turn into
junk.
canal route.
Here is one of the cars left deserted along the
As years went by, a tree which
had taken root in the shadow of the car, grew
into maturity. In its growth, it encountered
an iron rail, and taking the path of the least re-
sistance, grew about it. Finally, as the pro-
portions of the tree increased, it embraced the
iron obstruction, and the rail became a part of
the tree.
THROUGHOUT
FAMOUS
SUPERIOR QUALITY
Some
Freak
eh?
MAR 4 - 1914
THE WORLD
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