Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-08-06
NEIE YOEK CRYsThL PALACE.


Foster Il Ericsson: Under the impress
sion might benefit some Of your Gu
rious readers, who contemplate Wis.
it to the Crystal Palace, perhaps anx-
ious and in q hurry to be off to see it,
| would say--stay at home for at
least six weeks or two months. Hay-
inc been to see it, I would candidly
saw that as yet it attracts scarcely any
Of tho citizens here to visit it, being
only partly finished, many goods ~
ing unopened within it, and others
opened and not yet arranged. That
It is worth visit, from one having
other bushes here, is true but that
it should induce persons to expend
thirty or forty dollars in travelling
from the West to see it, is mistake.
That it don't take SO well as was ex-
pected, is evident from the stock 60
inc down twenty-five dollars a share
in ono day, and the little stir it makes
among the citizens of New York.
However it will no doubt be more
attractive in couple of months, and
then let the Western people who
have mony to spare and spend lhrong
hote. Tho city is complete fair, all
tho time, and you will see almost as
much in tho stores and the streets, to
admire and wonder, as Gun be found
in the palace itself. Except the stat
uary of Italy, our own country can
produce, if brought to the test, the
equal Of any imported article | have
seen; perhaps painting should also
be excepted. Belgium has not sent
much but what are exhibited are
choice specimens of painting and
staluary. France I judge will make
the greatest display. OF English
productions l see, in machinery and
pottery ware, they make large dis
play; also in wooden fabric and cut
iery. But, as l heard an English agent
remark about model for a Railroad
Y, chad the inventor known 1t was
in use in this country he would not
have sent it," This remark will ap-
ply to many things sent from this
same region. l was sorry to sec the
only representative from Pittsbnrg
was Hall & Speer's pillow, which | see
is said by the Tribune to be the best
exhibited. have no doubt but, in
the additional wing now being finish.
ed at the palace, Pittsburg manuiac-
lures could find space. | cannot go
into detail; as there is now publish
ing an illustration Of tue articles on
exhibition, it is not necessary to be
specific. There is one great want
felt by the unscientifc visitor, in not
having every article labelled with the
name or design and author or exhibit
tor. This would enable the spectator
to read, as he walks around, the inter-
esting information, without going to
the volume of illustrations for his
knowledge. But enough at present.
l am yours, truly, GOTHAM
PAtsburg, we understand is not
we'll represented in tho great Exhibi-
ton; but we have been told that there
is a piece of mechanism far surpass-
ing the great German clocks which
we read about. The great utility OF
the invention consists in the fact, that
the watch will keep oil kinds of time
railroad time, church time, steam
boat time and omnibus time-of which
latter species there are several varie-
ties. The necessity Of such an in
strument may be inferred from the
answer of hotel waiter to travel
er, who inquired what hour it was
said he "If you want yer breakfast
its about eight o'clock if yer goin'
in tho cars its most nine and you'll
have to hurry up yer cakes. "-GniOn.