Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-06-02

MEXICAN CRYSTAL PALACE.-FoR
| Ia THE EXHIBITION OF THE INDUSTRY OF ALL
NATI0NS-Open every day and evening" Except Sun
day,) from A. NJ, till 10 P. NJ. TWENTY-FIVE CTS.
ADMITTANCE will be the price hereafter, all occasions
There will be no Free Admissions, with the exception Of
Exhibitors and the Press, and no Season Tickets will be
sold.
The Crystal Palace has undergone the extensive
alterations and improvements, and is rapidly filling up
with elegant and interesting specimens Of handicraf from
The MACHINERY DEPARTMENT is very complete
lutte large number of additional and curious machines
owever in preparation and will find place, in few
The PICTURE GALLERY is already the most COM
pehensiye and valuable collection in the Western Hemi
phere.
The SCULPTURE contributions embody 300 pieces
of marble-most of them rare many of them originals,
and all of exquisite workmanship Many choice statues,
besides, are now en- route from Europe.
The Association has completed arrangements for the
purchase of a collection Of MODELS OF ANTIQUE
STATUARY, of great celebrity.
A section Of the great CALIFORNIA CEDAR TREE
which, its native forest stood three hundred feet high
measuring ninety two feet in circumference, and is es
mated from the demonsrave internal evidence,
be full three thousand years old has been deposited in the
Crystal Palace, by its patriotic proprietor.
Altogether, the Crystal Palace incoscs at this moment
articles of novel; useful and instructive character,
than be examined in several days with proper discr
nation, and ncessant augmenations may be confidently
relied upon.
the Crystal Palace morning. afternoon, and evening
The Association offers prize of gold medal, costing
thousand dollars, equivalent
for the most useful and valuable invention or 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 or product, shall have
meantime been exhibited in the Crystal Palace
Second.-A Gold Medal costing one 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.
Third Five Medals costing one hundred dollars each,
Or their equivalent in cash. If preferred five Inven-
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
adjudged worthy of such testimonials after the
one adjudged most excellent aforesaid.
FoHrth.-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 worthy of such dis
tincton next after the most excellent as aforesaid.
The ablest and most respectable Jury Jurors that
be selected shall be appointed to examine critically the
several articles ehbte and award the prizes mentioned
The Directors will proceed early practicable to select
such Juror Jurors and hope be able the
appointments about the LIST day of June The
Association will, asn, in their discretion award medals
diplomas the exhibitors inventors of such articles
possess merit sufficient to entte them to such dnc
ton
All rticles which are deemed worthy of place in this
Grand Exhibition of the Worlds Industry and Art are adj
mitted without any charge whatever to exhibitors.
efficient Police in constant attendance day and night
and the utmost used in protecting articles exhibited
but the Association discaims accountability for loss
damage to such articles.
All umbrellas canes &C, be left at the stand near
the door AS the Crystal Palace is Bonded Warehouse
visitors cannot be permitted to convey packages of any
size into out of the building.
No checks given, and no persons re-admitted the
same ticket. z. L. BARNUA, President.
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