Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-26
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N5ERTCAS CRYSTAL PALACE.--Fol
IA THE EXHIBITION OF THE INDUSTRY OF AL
| NATI0NS.-0pen every day and evening, Except Sur
day,) from A. NJ till 10 ?. NJ TWENTY-FIVE CTS
ADMITTANCE will be the price hereafter, all occasion:
There will be no Free Admissions, with the exception
Exhibitors and the Press, and no Season Tickets will
| sold
The Crystal Palace has undergone the most extensiv
alterations and improvements, and is rapidly filling III
with elegant and interesting specimens Of handicrat from
every quarter of the world.
The MACHINERY DEPARTMENT is very complete
Quite large number Of additional and curious machines
however, are in preparation and will find place. in few
weeks, in the Exhibition.
The PICTURE GALLERY is already the most COM
prehensve and valuable collection in the Western Hems-
| phere
The SCULPTURE contributions embody 800 pieces
of marbe-most of them rare, many of them originals,
and all OF exquisite workmanship. Many choice statues
besides, route from Europe.
The Association has completed arrangements for the
purchase of collection Of MODELS OF ANTIQUE
STATUARY, of great celebrity.
A section Of the great CALIFORNIA CEDAR TREE
which, in its native forest stood three hundred feet high
measuring ninety two feet in circumference, and is es
mated from the most demonstrave internal evidence, to
be full three thousand years DID, has been deposited in the
Crystal Palace, by its patriotic proprietor.
Altogether, the Crystal Palace ncoses at this moment
articles of novel; useful and instructive character
than be examined in several days with proper discm
nation and incesSant augmentdtions may be confidently
relied upon.
An efficient orchestra Of music will be in attendance at
the Crystal Palace morning. afternoon, and evening
The Association offers prize of gold medal, costing
thousand dollars its equivalent in cash. preferred
for the useful and valuable invention discovery
which shall have been patented entered in the United
States Patent Office during the year closing the first day
of December next, provided only that the said invention
discovery, by specimen, model product, shall have
meantime beer exhibited in the Crystal Palace.
Second.-A Gold Medal costing thousand dollars,
its equivalent in cash. the Artist whose work. having
been exhibited in the Crystal Palace during the three
months closing the LIST day of December next shall be
deemed most worthy of such testimonial.
Five Medals costing one hundred dollars each,
their equivalent in cash. If preferred the five Inver
whose inventions in the various departments of the
useful arts patented entered caveaed within the year.
and exhibited in the Crystal Palace aforesaid shall be
adudged most worthy of such testimonials after the
adjudged most excellent as aforesaid.
FOurth.-Five Medals, costing one hundred dollars
EACH their equivalent in plate cash. if preferred
the five artists whose original works completed since the
first opening of the Crystal Palace and exhibited therein
as aforesaid, shall be adudged most worthy of such dis
tinction next after the most excellent aforesaid
The abest and most respectable Jury Jurors that
be selected shall be appointed to examine critically the
several articles exhibited and award the prizes mentioned
The Directors will proceed early practicable select
such Juror Jurors and hope to be able the
appointments about the LIST day of June next The
Association WILL also in their discretion award medals
diplomas the exhibitors inventors Of such articles
possess merit sufficient to entite them to such dstnc
ton.
All rticles which are deemed worthy of place in this
Grand Exhibition of the Worlds Industry and Art adj
mtted without any charge whatever to exhibitors. An
efficient Police in constant attendance day and night,
and the utmost used in protecting articles exhibited,
but the Association dsclaims accountability for loss
damage to such articles.
All umbrellas canes &C. must be left at the stand
the door. As the Crystal Palace is Bonded Warehouse,
visitors be permitted to convey packages of any
size into out Of the building.
No checks gwen and persons re-admitted on the
same ticket. p. L. BARNUM, President.