The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-10-27
Random Thoughts.
BY THE EDITOR.

gone. His voice is full aud sOHorous.
He has fine head, and is evidently
a man of good mind. lie was constant
ly taking notes Of the authorities cited
by counsel.
The court room was not half 80 6ne
a room as the court room in our court
house.
The case Of the United States VS.. 364
boxes of cigars, belonging TO one John
Kirk, was on trial. This was a proceed
ing in rem, as the lawyers would say, or
against the property. Kirk had two
cigar manufactures in the city, and he
had been cheating the Government by
failing to attach the proper stamps.
Kirk is a coarse looking young man. ]
was sorry for his wife. She sat by his
side, with a babe in her arms She
was quite young, and although not
showing much evidence of refinement,
her features were innocent and rather
pretty. The jury only remained ont
five minutes, when verdict of guilty
was returned.
The Exposition was so much grand
er a thing than had supposed, that l
concluded not to attempt TO specify
anything which | saw. But l will refer
very briefly to a very few of the many
things that were to be seen.
There must have been hundred diff
ferent patterns of stoves. Then the
carriages, buggies. &c. were very fine,
and OF great variety.
There was cutlery of endless variety,
from the largest circular saw to the
smallest pen knife and scissors. Whole
cases Of surgical instruments were
spread out oil along.
There was every kind, variety and
style Of pictures, paintings, 60. Music.
cal instruments in the greatest variety
abOunded.
Among the specimens Of bank note
and other fine engravings, noticed q
mngnifying glass hanging by cord.
On one engraving saw a square, ol
oblong shading, one and three fourth
inches long, and three quarters of ar
inch wide. / looked at this shading
through the glass, and found that il
was the Declaration Of Independence, il
letters as distinct and we'll defined a,
any you see in the Standard. Neal
this was an engraving with dark Spot
in the centre of it, about the size of q
common garden pea. Looking at thi'
through the glass found that it con.
tanned the Lords Prayer complete.
Printing presses were running BY
steam. Aman was making type. Sew.
eral grist mills we're in full operation
and also several saw mills. A pair o.
steam shears were at work, which cut
of the end ofa bar of irou half an incl
thick, aud one and three fourths of ar
inch wide. II took il off as smooth,
as il it had been bar Of soap instead o.
q bar Of iron. Then strip of paper
was held between the blades, and they
clipped it off as smoothly as the iron
There was little engine with stroke
Of the piston rod of only two inches
1t moved two sets of artificial teeth, on,
on each side, which kept alternately
gnashing up against an upper set A
cradle was rocking by clock work in,
serted in one end of it, moved by I
spring.
There was . great artificial waterfall
over rough rocks, into lake, in which
an artificial duck was swimming, Wild
weeds and flowers and shrubbery grew
all about the waterfall and lake.
There was an aquarium in two oI
three different apartments. This was 1
box with glass sides, and filed with
water. In the water were several va.
rietles of living fish. In the bottom
was gravel, and several varieties ol
weeds, such as grow in water.
Standing In the second story of the
building, you could sec all around the
upper room and also nearly all below,
looking down through an opening in
the second floor, AT glance you eau
see queenswars, glassware, fine furni.
ture, cloth, thread, everything which i,
made OF wood, iron, silver, gold, or any
thing else. You could hear the putting
of the engines, the buzz Of the carding
and spinning machines, the hum OF the
sewing machines, the Clatter of the
looms, the roaring of the grist mills,
the whi1zing OF the saw mills and turn.
ing lalheS, the pounding of the sausage
cutters, aud hundred other sounds, all
at once.
But why attempt to describe this